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00:00:14No evidence. Can't do anything.
00:00:28One year. I promised her one year. But I lied. It's not one year. It's today.
00:01:03Miss White, please sit.
00:01:04Mr. Astral was impressed by your resume.
00:01:08I believe in giving back. Every young artist deserves a chance to shine.
00:01:18You've handled several high-net-wealth divorce crises. Why'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. How do I know you'll be on my sister's side?
00:01:30I don't make promises. I do the job. You'll see the results.
00:01:36Standard protocol. Your personal phone stays with us. You may use this house phone.
00:01:50Welcome aboard, Mrs. White.
00:01:56Jeffrey, I'm inside.
00:02:04They say it's just hormones. Post-portum.
00:02:11It's not.
00:02:16How do you know?
00:02:19Because I've seen this before. The fear. The 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.
00:02:37Victoria, did Jeffrey ever hurt someone else? Someone who wasn't you?
00:02:42What do you mean?
00:02:43Before you.
00:02:44Was 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.
00:02:55She 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.
00:03:13Right.
00:03:22He said no one would believe me.
00:03:33Not unstable.
00:03:35Broken.
00:03:36By you.
00:03:55Mia!
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.
00:04:11You didn't even hide it.
00:04:18You 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?
00:05:02Everything?
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?
00:05:13I'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, she was a student at an art school five years ago.
00:06:35The same school that received a large donation from 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.
00:07:06Welcome to the team, dear.
00:07:12Thank you so much for coming.
00:07:38You're playing a dangerous game.
00:07:40I don't play games, Mr. Wyndethup.
00:07:42I solve problems.
00:07:44I don't play games, Mr. Wyndethup.
00:07:45Whose 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.
00:08:17I'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.
00:10:13Pastor.
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, police reports, lawsuits, anything.
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.
00:11:05Martha, the Nancy who quit, she also told me something else about a girl, years ago, an 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.
00:11:17Tried to ruin his career.
00:11:19He said she was crazy.
00:11:21She wasn't crazy.
00:11:25How 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.
00:11:43Ella?
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.
00:13:22Five years?
00:13:23Two months and 11 days.
00:13:28Hello.
00:13:40I admit tomorrow, sis.
00:13:43Tomorrow he starts to fall.
00:13:46Because my client needed me on her side.
00:14:00We're requesting supervised visitation.
00:14:02Mrs. Winthrow's recent behavior suggests...
00:14:06I did not push Daisy.
00:14:08You 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 Xaffahun for the problem...
00:14:20First point is when Annie's audited.
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.
00:15:20Because 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.
00:15:42Let 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.
00:16:00You'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.
00:16:59Done.
00:17:15I'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.
00:17:43Victoria.
00:17:45No.
00:17:47For believing me.
00:17:48And for believing her.
00:17:55You're going to be okay, Victoria.
00:17:57I know.
00:17:59I know.
00:18:12I know.
00:18:23I know.
00:18:35For you, Mia, when these bloom, he'll be in prison.
00:18:48The settlement agreement is enough to open an investigation,
00:18:51but without your sister's testimony, it's weak.
00:18:54I have a witness. Martha, the former nanny.
00:18:57She heard Jeffrey threaten my sister, and she saw my sister at the house, distraught.
00:19:03That's corroborating evidence, but not enough for a conviction. We need more.
00:19:08Then find more. I'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. I need you to try.
00:19:28Fifty thousand dollars, right now, in cash.
00:19:32You walk away. No one gets hurt.
00:19:35You're offering me a bribe.
00:19:37I'm offering you a choice. Take the money, leave the city, forget you ever knew my name.
00:19:45And if I don't?
00:19:48Then I'll destroy you.
00:19:50Your sister's medical records will be all over the internet.
00:19:53Every breakdown, every diagnosis, she'll be a laughing stock.
00:19:58No one will believe her. No one will believe you.
00:20:03You 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. I made my mistake five years ago. I waited.
00:20:31No. I made my mistake five years ago.
00:20:51Astor.
00:20:52He took the bait. Fifty thousand. And he mentioned my sister.
00:20:56I heard. The driver had the window cracked.
00:20:58Then you know what happens next.
00:21:01I'll have the divorce papers ready by 9am, and 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. Victoria has full custody.
00:21:31You'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.
00:22:02Nothing.
00:22:03No anger.
00:22:04No fear.
00:22:06Just...
00:22:07That's called peace.
00:22:09You'll get used to it.
00:22:17For your sister.
00:22:18For your brother.
00:22:19And for your new company.
00:22:21I meant what I said.
00:22:24Thank you, Victoria.
00:22:27You saved my life.
00:22:29You saved your own.
00:22:32I just showed you the door.
00:22:33you saved your own.
00:22:51sleep 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
00:23:11to feel the sun on my skin
00:23:35come in I come bearing gifts
00:23:40I didn't invite you
00:23:45no but I was in the neighborhood
00:23:49you live an hour away
00:23:50fine
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
00:24:24the divorce
00:24:26the criminal investigation
00:24:27Nicholas told me everything
00:24:29about your sister
00:24:31I'm sorry I didn't know
00:24:33no one knew
00:24:34that was the point
00:24:35you've been carrying this alone for five years
00:24:39I'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
00:25:07ten years ago
00:25:08you saved my life
00:25:10I never forgot
00:25:11that was a different life
00:25:12maybe
00:25:13but you're still the same person
00:25:15the one who stops for strangers
00:25:17the one who fights for people
00:25:19who can't fight for themselves
00:25:23I'll wait
00:25:24however long it takes
00:25:41we have the settlement agreement
00:25:44Martha's testimony
00:25:45and the new recording of Jeffrey's bribe attempt
00:25:48but we still don't have
00:25:50Mia's testimony
00:25:53without it
00:25:53a 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
00:26:17whatever you think I was a villain
00:26:19pattern evidence is admissible
00:26:21in some states
00:26:22but it's not enough
00:26:24for a sexual assault charge
00:26:26then find another way
00:26:27wire fraud
00:26:28money laundering
00:26:30witness treempering
00:26:32put him away for something
00:26:34you're willing to let him walk
00:26:35on the assault charges
00:26:37I'm willing to let him rot
00:26:39in prison for anything
00:26:43you didn't tell me about the snow
00:26:45about saving my brother
00:26:49it wasn't relevant
00:26:50he's been looking for you
00:26:51for ten years
00:26:53and you just
00:26:55let him
00:26:57I had other things
00:26:58to focus on
00:27:02like revenge
00:27:04like justice
00:27:05there's a difference
00:27:09is there
00:27:09revenge is personal
00:27:11justice is for everyone
00:27:13I want him in prison
00:27:14so he can't do this
00:27:15to anyone else
00:27:16that's not revenge
00:27:18that's prevention
00:27:21you really believe that
00:27:24I have to
00:27:49I 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
00:28:07Oregon
00:28:08she's married
00:28:09different name
00:28:10I have her contact info
00:28:13the professor
00:28:14the professor was
00:28:14Jeffrey's friend
00:28:15they covered for each other
00:28:16Sarah might have
00:28:17information about both
00:28:21I'll call her
00:28:35hello
00:28:37Sarah
00:28:37my name's Ella White
00:28:39my sister was Mia White
00:28:41five years ago
00:28:42she accused
00:28:43Jeffrey Wintrop
00:28:44I know who you are
00:28:45I saw the news
00:28:46but I can't
00:28:47I have a family now
00:28:49I can't go through that again
00:28:51I understand
00:28:51but Mia
00:28:52my sister
00:28:53she's still in a care facility
00:28:55she hasn't painted
00:28:56in five years
00:28:56he took everything from her
00:28:58Mia White
00:28:59she was the one
00:29:00who 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
00:29:06five years
00:29:07to tell the truth
00:29:07no one believed me back then
00:29:10but if your sister
00:29:11was brave enough
00:29:11to come forward
00:29:12so 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
00:30:11would 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
00:30:27we have enough to indict Jeffrey on multiple counts
00:30:29but I need to warn you
00:30:30his lawyers will attack your sister's credibility
00:30:33they'll say she was unstable
00:30:34they'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
00:31:00you 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
00:31:15when 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
00:31:24who Oberst
00:31:32you
00:31:32you
00:31:34you
00:31:34you
00:32:05Jeffrey 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.
00:33:31The 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.
00:33:45No bail.
00:33:56Mrs. White, are you the consultant who uncovered the evidence against Jeffrey 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?
00:34:31Alexander.
00:34:32Why?
00:34:34He makes you smile. I like him.
00:34:39He's complicated. Everyone is complicated. You're complicated. That 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. They want to depose Sarah next week.
00:35:11And they want to talk to your sister. Just an informal interview, not under oath.
00:35:16To see if she can handle testifying.
00:35:18She can't. She's not ready.
00:35:21I know. I told them that. But they're worried Sarah alone won't be enough.
00:35:24Then find more victims. There have to be more.
00:35:27I'm trying. But these cases are old. People have moved on. They don't want to relive it.
00:35:32Neither does my sister. But she didn't have a choice. Neither do they.
00:35:37There's something else. The private investigator found a woman in Chicago.
00:35:41Same pattern. Mentorship. Art funding. Then assault.
00:35:46Her name is Lisa. She's willing to talk.
00:35:51I'll call her.
00:35:57Hello?
00:35:59Lisa. My name is Ella White. My sister was Mia White. Five years ago.
00:36:04I know who you are. I saw the news. I'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. I'll testify. I've been silent for seven years. I'm done.
00:36:16Thank you, Lisa.
00:36:17Don't thank me. Thank your sister. She was the first one who spoke. The rest of us were too scared.
00:36:32Two now, sis. You're not alone.
00:36:42Another one, sis. Her name is Lisa. She's going to testify.
00:37:06Thank you for seeing me. Thank you for trusting me.
00:37:13I read about you. About the Winthron case. About your sister. You're not just a consultant. You're a fighter.
00:37:25I'm both. What do you need?
00:37:39Do you have access to his financial records?
00:37:46Some. Not all. Then we start there. I'll bring in a forensic accountant.
00:37:53Don't delete anything. Don't confront him. Just wait.
00:38:00How long?
00:38:02As long. As 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.
00:39:03You're terrible.
00:39:06I know. She said I need practice.
00:39:11He's a good student.
00:39:27We found another witness. A former employee of the Winthrop Foundation. She handled the payments to the art school. She
00:39:34has emails showing Jeffrey personally approved the settlement.
00:39:37That's direct evidence.
00:39:39It is. Combined with Sarah and Lisa's testimonies, we have enough for a strong case. But we still need to
00:39:45address the defense's likely strategy. They'll attack the victim's credibility. Especially your sister's, given her medical history.
00:39:52Then we put a psychologist on the stand. Explain that trauma doesn't look the same for everyone. That her bake
00:39:58-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. Just to see if she's willing to give a deposition.
00:40:12Not in court. Just on video. That way the jury can see her without her having to face Jeffrey.
00:40:21I'll ask her.
00:40:22I'll ask her.
00:40:28The DA wants to talk to you. On video. You don't have to go to court. Just answer questions. Tell
00:40:36your story.
00:40:40Will he see it?
00:40:41His lawyers will. But not him directly. Not in person.
00:40:48I'll do it. For you. And for the other girls.
00:40:56You don't have to do this for me.
00:40:58I know. I'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. I just forgot.
00:41:20Ella. When this is over. When he's in prison, what then?
00:41:25I told you. I 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?
00:42:07He came to the art school.
00:42:10He said he wanted to support young artists.
00:42:14He said I was talented. Special.
00:42:17He invited me to his house.
00:42:20For mentoring.
00:42:22I went. I was 18. I 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.
00:42:44And because I'm not nobody.
00:43:10I will.
00:43:17The evidence is insufficient.
00:43:20The 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.
00:43:58And 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.
00:44:36his face
00:44:39I 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
00:44:53we'll find you a therapist
00:44:55someone who specializes in trauma
00:44:56we don't have to carry this alone anymore
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
00:45:28this is the one you gave me
00:45:31yes
00:45:32Charles put it in the will
00:45:33as a way to find you
00:45:34he knew I'd been looking
00:45:35I don't want anything from your family
00:45:37I know
00:45:39but the will is being contested
00:45:41if we don't defend it
00:45:42the cousin will get everything
00:45:43including the pendant
00:45:45then defend it
00:45:46I'll help
00:45:46but not for me
00:45:47for Charles
00:45:48he sounds like he was a good man
00:45:55he was
00:46:10Alexander
00:46:11why are you helping me
00:46:13with Jeffrey I mean
00:46:14this isn't your fight
00:46:15you asked me that before
00:46:17I told you
00:46:18it is now
00:46:19that's not an answer
00:46:22because I watched you sit on the floor
00:46:23with my sister
00:46:24when everyone else was afraid of her
00:46:28because you took on a billionaire
00:46:29with nothing but a laptop
00:46:31and a voice recorder
00:46:33because you've been fighting
00:46:34for five years
00:46:35for someone who can't fight
00:46:36for herself
00:46:37that's not just doing your job
00:46:39that's who you are
00:46:41and I want to be part of that
00:46:44I'm not good at this
00:46:46I know
00:46:47me neither
00:46:48but I'm trying
00:47:11he wrote about you
00:47:12in his letters
00:47:19he never met me
00:47:20no
00:47:21but he believed in finding you
00:47:24he said the world
00:47:26needs more people like you
00:47:27people who stop for strangers
00:47:39look at this
00:47:44Robert and Jeffrey
00:47:45knew each other
00:47:46if Robert was connected
00:47:48to Jeffrey
00:47:48then the will case
00:47:49isn't separate
00:47:51it's connected to everything
00:47:52you think Jeffrey
00:47:53helped Robert forge the will
00:47:55I think we need to find out
00:48:04you're not just a consultant
00:48:06you're a detective
00:48:07I'm just someone
00:48:08who doesn't stop
00:48:09until she finds the truth
00:48:11that's what scares me
00:48:12about you
00:48:14why?
00:48:15because you might burn
00:48:15yourself out
00:48:16before you let anyone help
00:48:22I'm trying
00:48:23like I said
00:48:24I know
00:48:31we have three victims
00:48:33willing to testify
00:48:33we have financial records
00:48:35Martha's testimony
00:48:36and we have Mia's
00:48:38video deposition
00:48:38the defense will try
00:48:40to discredit the victims
00:48:41especially given
00:48:42Mia's mental health history
00:48:43but our expert psychologist
00:48:45will explain
00:48:45that trauma-induced breakdowns
00:48:47are not evidence of lying
00:48:48what about the connection
00:48:49to Robert Astor
00:48:50and the will forgery?
00:48:53that's a separate case
00:48:55but if you have evidence
00:48:57we can use it
00:48:58to show a pattern of corruption
00:49:02I'm working on it
00:49:10not so deep
00:49:11the 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
00:49:34he's assigning
00:49:34a forensic accountant
00:49:35to look into Robert's
00:49:37connections with Jeffrey
00:49:37if there's a paper trail
00:49:39we'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
00:49:46the 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
00:49:53a mission anymore
00:49:54I've been fighting
00:49:55for so long
00:49:56I don't know
00:49:57who I am without it
00:49:59you're Ella
00:49:59the woman who saved
00:50:01my life in a snowstorm
00:50:02who sits on the floor
00:50:03with strangers
00:50:03who plants sunflowers
00:50:05for 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
00:50:11figure 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
00:50:34by the defendant
00:50:35we will prove
00:50:37that Jeffrey Winther
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
00:50:45with questionable motives
00:50:46one has a diagnosed
00:50:48mental illness
00:50:49another waited
00:50:50seven years
00:50:51these are not
00:50:52reliable witnesses
00:50:54not now
00:50:55trust the process
00:50:58why now?
00:50:59why come forward
00:51:00after seven years?
00:51:03because I saw
00:51:04another woman
00:51:04come forward
00:51:06Mia White
00:51:07she was brave enough
00:51:09to speak
00:51:09I decided to be brave
00:51:11too
00:51:15so you're motivated
00:51:16by media attention?
00:51:18I'm motivated
00:51:19by justice
00:51:24so you're motivated
00:51:25by media attention?
00:51:28he said he would
00:51:29make me disappear
00:51:30from the art world
00:51:31if 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
00:51:40a liar?
00:51:42it makes me someone
00:51:43who was scared
00:51:44and broke
00:51:47but I'm not scared
00:51:49anymore
00:51:57I heard on the news
00:51:59Sarah and Lisa
00:52:00they were brave
00:52:04yes
00:52:04they were
00:52:07do you think
00:52:07I'm brave?
00:52:09you're the bravest
00:52:10person I know
00:52:11and why do I still
00:52:12feel so small?
00:52:14because he made you
00:52:15feel that way
00:52:18but you're not small
00:52:20you never were
00:52:21I'm here Mia
00:52:23everything's okay now
00:52:43he said no one
00:52:44would believe me
00:52:46he said I was nobody
00:52:48he was wrong
00:53:04objection your honor
00:53:06this is prejudicious
00:53:07overruled
00:53:08sit down
00:53:09Mia
00:53:21Mr. Winthrop
00:53:22did you ever
00:53:23assault any of
00:53:24these women?
00:53:25never
00:53:28they're liars
00:53:29every one of them
00:53:30Mr. Winthrop
00:53:31did you pay the art
00:53:32school to silence
00:53:33Mia White?
00:53:34I donated to the
00:53:35school
00:53:36that's not a crime
00:53:36did you personally
00:53:37approve the
00:53:38settlement agreement?
00:53:41I don't recall
00:53:44settlement agreement
00:53:45signed by
00:53:46Jeffrey Winthraus
00:53:47this is your
00:53:47signature isn't it?
00:53:50I
00:53:50it was handled
00:53:51by my lawyers
00:53:52so you don't deny
00:53:53it's your signature?
00:53:54yes
00:53:54that's my signature
00:53:55but it doesn't mean
00:53:56what 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
00:54:19believe us
00:54:20they will
00:54:23how do you know?
00:54:25because
00:54:25I 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
00:54:40since the first day
00:54:41you walked into my
00:54:42garden
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
00:55:17see who he is
00:55:18winning is a conviction
00:55:19anything less is just
00:55:20an expensive therapy session
00:55:21no matter what
00:55:23you're not alone anymore
00:55:24the jury has reached
00:55:26a verdict
00:55:37have you reached
00:55:39a verdict?
00:55:41yes
00:55:41your honor
00:55:49on count one
00:55:50sexual assault
00:55:52in 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
00:56:03guilty
00:56:03on count four
00:56:04money laundering
00:56:05guilty
00:56:06on count five
00:56:07conspiracy to commit
00:56:09bribery
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
00:56:19remanded into custody
00:56:20sentencing will be
00:56:22scheduled in six weeks
00:56:23court is adjourned
00:56:31Mia sends her love
00:56:48miss white how do you feel
00:56:49about the verdict
00:56:50justice
00:56:50that's how i feel
00:56:52will your sister be
00:56:53speaking 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
00:57:03i have a company to run
00:57:05and sunflowers to grow
00:57:26guilty
00:57:28guilty
00:57:29guilty
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
00:58:10you didn't have to
00:58:11yes i did
00:58:12you gave me my life back
00:58:14the least i can do
00:58:16is bring you flowers
00:58:20these are beautiful
00:58:21mia'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
00:58:34you're the reason i'm alive
00:58:36don't argue with me
00:58:42fine
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
00:59:01for 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
00:59:07and 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 you'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
01:00:39so 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
01:02:24as a course field
01:02:25me
01:02:25and then lies
01:02:26whom age
01:02:27has it quite
01:02:27we were suckers
01:02:28stance and i'd like
01:02:29things we share
01:02:30he said my color palette
01:02:31was too depressing
01:02:31can you believe that
01:02:38it's perfect
01:02:38isn't it
01:02:41home
01:02:47on the sexual assault
01:02:48counts
01:02:4915 years
01:02:5015 years
01:02:51without 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 him
01:03:09for us
01:03:10it's just beginning
01:03:23how long
01:03:2520 years
01:03:29he'll be old
01:03:30when 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
01:03:53you didn't have to
01:04:02good
01:04:05your work
01:04:06it's beautiful
01:04:09what now
01:04:12now we live
01:04:15it's over
01:04:15he's been
01:04:15he's been
01:04:16for him
01:04:37he's been
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