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00:00:01Your Honor, members of the jury, I am Alexander Hale, delivering my 283rd closing argument.
00:00:09My client, Ryan Colby, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing Senator Barrington three months ago.
00:00:17The prosecution cannot prove premeditation or that my client had the capacity to commit murder.
00:00:27All rise.
00:00:30The jury finds Ryan Colby not guilty.
00:00:33He is released and ordered to undergo one year of mandatory psychological treatment.
00:00:47Mr. Hale, you just defended a murderer.
00:00:50His widow says you're defiling the law.
00:00:52What do you say?
00:00:53I'm not the one defiling the law, miss.
00:00:55But your client did kill someone.
00:00:57Aren't you helping him escape justice?
00:01:00The law is not perfect.
00:01:04Mr. Hale, Ryan Colby's psych evaluation was done by Dr. Whitman at your request, but he seems perfectly normal.
00:01:13Sarah, you've been with me three months.
00:01:16You know the rules.
00:01:17But if he's not insane, this was premeditated murder.
00:01:21Aren't we helping a killer escape?
00:01:34Charles Blackwood, CEO of Blackwood Properties, has requested you three times for an urgent case.
00:01:40Charles Blackwood, the richest man in New York.
00:01:41Yes, his son, son Victor, is charged with rape, and the prosecution's evidence is solid.
00:01:47Is that so?
00:01:52You can't even screw around without ending up in court?
00:01:56What's in that empty head of yours?
00:01:58Dad, it was an accident.
00:01:59That woman...
00:02:00Shut up!
00:02:01You raped a woman on your yacht and left evidence.
00:02:05Do you think the media will let it slide?
00:02:08I'm just trying to extort him.
00:02:09Shut up!
00:02:15I've hired Hale.
00:02:16If he takes it, you walk free.
00:02:19It cause trouble, and you'll rot.
00:02:22Fine.
00:02:23But is this Hale really that good?
00:02:2625 years, 283 wins, zero losses.
00:02:29They call him the Grim Reaper because he never misses.
00:02:32So I can countersue that bitch?
00:02:33Put her in jail?
00:02:35As long as you stay put.
00:02:38Don't leave this house before the trial this afternoon.
00:02:46Did you hear me?
00:02:47Yeah, yeah.
00:03:04Sir, Hale's here.
00:03:11Mr. Hale!
00:03:12Finally!
00:03:13Come in, please.
00:03:14Have a seat.
00:03:14You're too kind, Mr. Blackwood.
00:03:16That limited edition Groff bracelet you sent, I haven't thanked you yet.
00:03:19It's nothing.
00:03:19Having you here is already an honor.
00:03:30Mr. Hale, I'll be direct.
00:03:32My son, Victor, has been set up.
00:03:34Framed for rape.
00:03:36But I assure you, he is innocent.
00:03:37Legal fees, $5 million.
00:03:40Cash.
00:03:40You can take half today.
00:03:42Generous, but...
00:03:43I take cases for the challenge, not the money.
00:03:46Your son's case is...
00:03:48Interesting.
00:03:50I'll take it.
00:03:53Excellent.
00:03:54When is the trial?
00:03:55In two hours.
00:03:56The files have already been sent to your email.
00:04:01I'll go prepare.
00:04:02We're counting on you.
00:04:04Anything you need, just ask.
00:04:13Clara?
00:04:15What's wrong, sweetheart?
00:04:16Dad, they're beating Daniel to death.
00:04:18You're in big trouble.
00:04:20What?
00:04:21Where are you?
00:04:22Send me the address.
00:04:23I'm coming right now.
00:04:26Daniel and Clara are gentle.
00:04:28How'd they get into this mess?
00:04:30Wait for me here.
00:04:31I'll be right back.
00:04:32But the trial starts in just over an hour.
00:04:34I gave Charles my word, and I'll keep it.
00:04:36But my daughter is now in danger.
00:04:38I'll be back as soon as I can.
00:04:47Yeah, Dad?
00:04:48Listen.
00:04:49I met with Hale.
00:04:50He's agreed to take your case.
00:04:52Really?
00:04:53That Grim Reaper lawyer you talked about?
00:04:55So I won't have to go to jail?
00:04:56As long as Hale takes the case, he'll win.
00:04:59But remember this.
00:05:00Hale is tough and ruthless.
00:05:03Don't cross him, or we'll both pay for it.
00:05:07Yeah, yeah, I got it.
00:05:08Gotta go.
00:05:09I'm heading to eat.
00:05:12Victor, your dad really got that Hale guy?
00:05:15Damn right.
00:05:17One word from me, and that bitch who accused me goes to jail.
00:05:21That's our Victor.
00:05:22She came willingly, and now blames you.
00:05:25Ungrateful bitch.
00:05:27You sure know how to talk.
00:05:29All right, enough of that depressing stuff.
00:05:30Let's go eat.
00:05:37Daniel, thank you for bringing me here.
00:05:39And this bracelet, it's gorgeous.
00:05:42You've been working so hard lately, you deserve a break.
00:05:44This bracelet isn't for me.
00:05:45Dad asked me to give it to you.
00:05:48Dad?
00:05:53Daniel, give this bracelet to Clara for me.
00:05:59This is Graf's limited edition?
00:06:02A gift from a client.
00:06:05Only one in the world.
00:06:06Knew it'd suit her the second I saw it.
00:06:09Claire will be thrilled.
00:06:12Take good care of her, Daniel.
00:06:14Daniel, she means everything to me.
00:06:17Oh my God.
00:06:18Dad's always like this.
00:06:19He never says it, but he spoils me rotten.
00:06:22Because you deserve it.
00:06:24A toast to our one-year anniversary.
00:06:28Cheers.
00:06:33Clear out the best table for me.
00:06:35Mr. Blackhut, welcome.
00:06:37Your reservations.
00:06:38The best table.
00:06:39Now!
00:06:44That table is already occupied.
00:06:47That one?
00:06:48Get them out.
00:06:53Hey.
00:06:53I want this table.
00:06:55Pack up and get lost.
00:06:56Excuse me.
00:06:57We're dining here.
00:06:58And we arrived first.
00:06:58You?
00:06:59This whole place is on my father's property.
00:07:01I own this entire block.
00:07:03I sit wherever I damn please.
00:07:04Let's just go.
00:07:05I don't want any trouble.
00:07:07This chick is gorgeous.
00:07:10And she looks pregnant.
00:07:13Victor's got good taste.
00:07:14A pregnant one?
00:07:15Way more exciting than those models on the yacht.
00:07:18Shame she's stuck with such a loser.
00:07:20Excuse me.
00:07:21Don't go.
00:07:22Since we crossed paths, must be fate.
00:07:25Want to grab a drink?
00:07:26No thanks.
00:07:27She's my wife.
00:07:28Show some respect.
00:07:38Don't look at him.
00:07:39Just eat.
00:07:43Marcus, how much do you think that pregnant chick over there would go for one night?
00:07:46Victor, piece like that?
00:07:47$50,000 a night minimum.
00:07:49$50,000?
00:07:50Too low.
00:07:51$200,000.
00:07:52I'd pay that for one night.
00:07:55Watch your mouth!
00:08:04Teach him how to talk.
00:08:20Let him go!
00:08:23Beat him!
00:08:24Beat him!
00:08:39Dad!
00:08:41We're at Prime & Co.
00:08:44Who are you calling?
00:08:46Daddy?
00:08:47Daddy can't help you now.
00:08:52You smell good.
00:08:54Beautiful.
00:08:56And pregnant.
00:08:58I love pregnant women.
00:09:01That grave eternal.
00:09:03Only one in the world.
00:09:04My dad bought it.
00:09:05How does she have it?
00:09:06She knows Hale?
00:09:07Hale is tough and ruthless.
00:09:10Don't cross him.
00:09:13Fakes are everywhere these days.
00:09:14Who knows if it's real?
00:09:21A pregnant one.
00:09:23Never had one before.
00:09:25Today I'll make you my first.
00:09:31You idiot!
00:09:33Let her go!
00:09:35You bitch!
00:09:36You dare bite me?
00:09:40Clara!
00:09:43Hold her down!
00:09:44Go!
00:09:58You animal!
00:09:59I'll kill you!
00:10:00I'll tear you apart!
00:10:03Look at her bloody face.
00:10:05How many teeth do you think she'd have left after one more punch?
00:10:08You don't touch her.
00:10:09Please, take it out on me.
00:10:11Put your right hand on that griddle.
00:10:12Hold it for ten seconds, and you walk.
00:10:16No!
00:10:17Your hand will be ruined!
00:10:18Your hand will be ruined!
00:10:30Does it hurt?
00:10:36No!
00:10:37No!
00:10:37Please don't hurt him!
00:10:42Hold him up!
00:10:44Put his hand on the griddle!
00:10:51Clara's phone is still not going through.
00:10:53GPS shows she's still at the restaurant.
00:10:58Hold on!
00:11:09Look at me.
00:11:12I told you to look at me.
00:11:14Your husband's right hand is done for.
00:11:16Let's play something else.
00:11:20He fell asleep, but I'm not done playing yet.
00:11:37How about I help wake him up?
00:11:38No, please.
00:11:40Look at what's become of him.
00:11:43Open his hand.
00:11:46Three, two...
00:11:49No!
00:11:52Daniel!
00:11:54Stay still, bitch.
00:11:58Tear her clothes off.
00:12:00No, don't.
00:12:17Don't move.
00:12:30Please, don't.
00:12:33Don't?
00:12:37I'll take good care of you.
00:12:39Hold her steady.
00:12:46Scream.
00:12:47You can't scream now, can you?
00:12:52Hear that?
00:12:54That's the sound of a pregnant woman moaning.
00:12:57Beautiful, isn't it?
00:13:04Wake that woman up.
00:13:05No fun if she's asleep.
00:13:18Cold.
00:13:19So cold.
00:13:20My stomach.
00:13:22Awake?
00:13:22Good.
00:13:23Let's continue.
00:13:24You know the best part?
00:13:26That thing inside you must be terrified.
00:13:29Please, spare my baby.
00:13:31I'll do anything you want.
00:13:33Anything?
00:13:36Good.
00:13:37Then crawl over here like a worm and say,
00:13:41Please, sir, have mercy on me.
00:13:53Please.
00:13:58Louder!
00:13:59I can't hear you!
00:14:00Please!
00:14:01Please!
00:14:04Good.
00:14:05Very good.
00:14:07Did you get that?
00:14:09Got it.
00:14:10HD.
00:14:11We can savor it later.
00:14:21Does it hurt here?
00:14:27Hear that?
00:14:28Ah!
00:14:36Ah!
00:14:39Ah!
00:14:40Ah!
00:14:41Ah!
00:14:42Ah!
00:14:43Ah!
00:14:45Ah!
00:14:47Ah!
00:14:47Ah!
00:14:47Ah!
00:14:47Ah!
00:14:47Ah!
00:14:49Ah!
00:14:50Ah!
00:15:01what if i cut would that little thing pop out no don't please spare my baby spare you
00:15:09your husband punched me you bit me you still owe me
00:15:36what did you do to her
00:15:40another one looking to die
00:15:47daddy's here you're safe now dad daniel daniel
00:15:59do you know what you've done this is assault torture you'll rot in prison the law
00:16:06old man he's the blackwood heir and you're talking law blackwood the case i just took
00:16:12hear that i am the law here but then again hand over some cash and maybe i'll let you drag
00:16:18a
00:16:18cripper out of here
00:16:21it's half a million pins on the back let him go half a million my dad gives me more pocket
00:16:27money
00:16:28just for one day besides your pretty pregnant daughter i'll care for her after you you dare
00:16:32touch her again beat him
00:16:42old bastard
00:16:43you dare hit me dad no please don't hit him
00:16:55look carefully alexander hale attorney at law what i'm the defense attorney your father hired
00:17:09hale
00:17:17victor this this this looks real you dare try to fool me with a fake id
00:17:27alexander hale the grim reaper you a sweaty haggard old man don't make me laugh you're making a catastrophic mistake
00:17:53you think you can fool me with a fake id fine i'll call my dad right now and expose you
00:18:05dad victor where the hell are you i'm having dinner with the guys
00:18:11hey dad has that hail guy shown up at the courthouse yet
00:18:20he's here his assistant is right outside trial starts soon get here now if you're late you're done
00:18:26yeah yeah i got it great acting stop it he really is hail
00:18:37victor what if he really is my dad just said hail is at the courthouse
00:18:44you'll regret this regret it keep beating him
00:18:56old man just kneel down and say you're not hail and i'll let you go
00:19:06i am alexander hale
00:19:12keep hitting
00:19:17victor we're running out of time cut the crap i don't have time for this i'm heading to the courthouse
00:19:29i need two ambulances address prime and co 45 east 52nd street critical injuries send them
00:19:35immediately i'm sorry this is all daddy's fault
00:19:43mr hale your son-in-law
00:19:47how is he right hand may need amputation left palm treated ribs fractured brain bleeding neurosurgery
00:19:53evaluating
00:19:55and my daughter three cracked ribs mild concussion we couldn't save the baby facial trauma may require
00:20:02reconstructive restrictive surgery later thank you please get the best doctors money's not a concern
00:20:09mr miller mr miller is stable but his right hand we did everything we could miss hale is awake she's
00:20:15asking for you
00:20:19that's not a concern
00:20:20daniel
00:20:22my baby
00:20:27sweetheart daniel is alive
00:20:30but the baby
00:20:32Dad, I'm sorry
00:20:34No
00:20:36Sweetheart, no, don't apologize
00:20:38None of this is your fault
00:20:42That scumbag
00:20:45I'll make him pay
00:20:46I swear it
00:20:50Charles Blackwood
00:20:51Victor Blackwood
00:20:53You think money puts you above the law
00:20:57You're wrong
00:21:04Mrs. Cruz, can you recall what happened?
00:21:06Don't touch me!
00:21:08Stay away from me!
00:21:09Don't film my daughter!
00:21:12Baby, mommy's here
00:21:18Mommy's here
00:21:19Mr. Blackwood, the victim insists on charging you with rape
00:21:22What's your response?
00:21:23Rape? Ridiculous, I'm innocent
00:21:25She hit on me, tried shaking me down
00:21:28You're lying!
00:21:29You raped my daughter
00:21:31My lawyer will prove me innocent
00:21:33I'll find you later with my friends and we'll have fun
00:21:38You animal!
00:21:40Stay away from my daughter!
00:21:42Animal?
00:21:42The law will prove my innocence
00:21:45After all, the Grim Reaper is defending me
00:21:58They say the law only favors the rich
00:22:01But today
00:22:03I'm gonna see who the law truly stands with
00:22:06Victor's records for the last three years
00:22:08Seven female complaints
00:22:09All settled with Blackwood's money
00:22:14Let's go
00:22:15Prepare for trial
00:22:22I was very gentle that night, Mrs. Cruz
00:22:25How come you don't remember?
00:22:27You monster!
00:22:28You know what you did to my daughter?
00:22:30You'll rot in hell!
00:22:34Say that again?
00:22:35Victor!
00:22:36Sit down!
00:22:37You want to be found guilty right here?
00:22:39Sit!
00:22:42Bitch
00:22:42Once we leave, your family's finished
00:22:48My lawyer's on his way
00:22:50You're doomed
00:23:06Prosecuting attorney Alexander Hale
00:23:09Now present
00:23:12Prosecuting attorney Alexander Hale
00:23:14Now present
00:23:15Mr. Hale
00:23:17Your face
00:23:18What happened?
00:23:19Who did this?
00:23:19Tell me and I'll make them pay
00:23:20You did it, Mr. Blackwood
00:23:23What do you mean?
00:23:24What are you talking about?
00:23:25What you did to me today was no kindness
00:23:28I'm dropping your case
00:23:29Take your check back
00:23:30Mr. Hale
00:23:31Whatever's happened
00:23:32It's all a misunderstanding
00:23:33Name your price
00:23:34Ten, twenty, fifty million
00:23:36Keep your hands off me
00:23:37From now on
00:23:38I only defend justice
00:23:47Where did you go at noon today?
00:23:52I just went out for lunch
00:23:55Ran into some trouble
00:23:58What kind of trouble?
00:23:59A woman had the bracelet you bought
00:24:01I beat her until she miscarried
00:24:02Beat her husband
00:24:03Beat her husband
00:24:03And I hit Hale
00:24:07You idiot!
00:24:09You touched someone you shouldn't have!
00:24:13Order
00:24:17Defense counsel absent
00:24:18Final question
00:24:19Any other legal representation?
00:24:22No
00:24:22Your Honor
00:24:23The counsel just encountered
00:24:24A temporary issue
00:24:26Given the defendant has no counsel
00:24:28We'll appoint a federal public defender
00:24:30Until then
00:24:32Your Honor
00:24:33Wait, please
00:24:35You are?
00:24:37Your Honor
00:24:38I am Ethan Reynolds
00:24:39Counsel for the defendant
00:24:41Victor Blackwood
00:24:42Mr. Reynolds
00:24:43Do you know who the prosecuting attorney is
00:24:45In this case?
00:24:46Of course
00:24:46Alexander Hale
00:24:48My mentor
00:24:51You're not my student
00:24:52My students don't defend rapists
00:24:57Everyone deserves a defense
00:24:58Isn't that what you taught me?
00:25:02Since defense counsel is now present
00:25:04This court will proceed
00:25:10Sarah
00:25:11Heard Hale's trouble
00:25:12He'll need the old files for reference, right?
00:25:19Mr. Hale has his own plans
00:25:20I'm not at liberty to say
00:25:21Sarah
00:25:21He never goes unprepared
00:25:23Give me the files
00:25:23I'll help him build a counter-strategy
00:25:28These are all the materials for Victor's case
00:25:30But promise
00:25:31Only for reference
00:25:32Sarah
00:25:33He never goes unprepared
00:25:34Give me the files
00:25:34I'll help him build a counter-strategy
00:25:36I promise
00:25:41Mr. Hale
00:25:41You're old
00:25:42This courtroom is no place for an old relic like you
00:25:46Is that so?
00:25:47You think you've learned all my tricks?
00:25:49No
00:25:49I'm better than you
00:25:55Both present
00:25:56With new prosecution
00:25:58Both may give new openings
00:25:59Prosecution first
00:26:01Your Honor
00:26:02Members of the jury
00:26:03The defendant Victor Blackwood
00:26:05Is charged with first degree rape
00:26:07False imprisonment and assault
00:26:08Three months ago
00:26:10The victim Isabella Cruz
00:26:11Was sexually assaulted aboard his yacht
00:26:13Objection
00:26:14State your grounds
00:26:16Sexual assault is prejudicial
00:26:18Until proven
00:26:20My client is only accused
00:26:21Please remind them
00:26:22Objection sustained
00:26:24Prosecution
00:26:26Mind your language
00:26:34Members of the jury
00:26:35The prosecution painted a terrifying picture
00:26:38A powerful man rapes an innocent girl
00:26:41Yet they have no proof
00:26:43No third party witnesses
00:26:45Only her word
00:26:46I suspect a false accusation
00:26:54I learned that my mentor had withdrew from your defense
00:26:58So here is my gesture of goodwill
00:27:03Mr. Reynolds
00:27:05You've given me something to think about
00:27:07That money was well spent
00:27:08Of course Mr. Blackwood
00:27:10I'll have your son acquitted
00:27:13You outsmarted Hale
00:27:14He thought he was the hunter
00:27:15But he got out hunted in his own den
00:27:17I've waited long enough
00:27:19Hale thought he was above me
00:27:20In this city
00:27:21Money rules
00:27:22He turned
00:27:23I'll deal with him
00:27:25The prosecution calls its first witness
00:27:27Isabella Cruz
00:27:35Mrs. Cruz
00:27:36Please tell the jury
00:27:37What happened that night
00:27:38On the yacht
00:27:39Victor grabbed my arm
00:27:41And pulled me inside
00:27:42Despite my refusal
00:27:43And then
00:27:46He locked me in
00:27:48Pushed me on the bed
00:27:49And wouldn't stop
00:27:50Despite my pleas
00:27:57Order
00:27:59Mrs. Cruz
00:28:00I understand this is difficult
00:28:01But I have a few questions
00:28:03Please answer truthfully
00:28:07How much did you drink
00:28:08At the party that night?
00:28:10I
00:28:11I don't remember
00:28:12Maybe two or three
00:28:13Two or three?
00:28:14The steward said you had at least six
00:28:16Is memory reliable after six drinks?
00:28:20Objection
00:28:21Defense counsel is leading the witness
00:28:23Confusing alcohol with unreliable memory
00:28:25Objection sustained
00:28:27Defense counsel watch your questioning style
00:28:29Let me rephrase
00:28:30After drinking
00:28:31Did you voluntarily walk into the inner area?
00:28:34No
00:28:35He pulled me in
00:28:36Whether he pulled you or you followed
00:28:38No one can verify that except you
00:28:40Correct?
00:28:41He's lying
00:28:42I'm not saying anyone lied
00:28:43I'm stating there is no third party witness
00:28:45That's a fact
00:28:50Miss Cruz
00:28:50You said no one saw him pull you in
00:28:52Was anyone else in that room?
00:28:55No
00:28:56Just the two of us
00:28:57So Victor chose a place with no one around
00:29:00Where no one could hear you scream
00:29:02That's not a coincidence is it?
00:29:07Mrs. Cruz
00:29:08Please answer my final question
00:29:09Did Victor Blackwood sleep with you against your will?
00:29:13Yes
00:29:15He raped me
00:29:16I begged him to stop
00:29:18But he didn't
00:29:20Your honor
00:29:21I have no further questions
00:29:29My daughter
00:29:31How terrified she must have been
00:29:44Mr. Lane
00:29:45You were working on the yacht that night
00:29:46Correct?
00:29:48Yes
00:29:48Please tell the jury
00:29:50Did you see Isabella Cruz
00:29:51And Victor Blackwood together?
00:29:53I saw them
00:29:54They were chatting on the deck
00:29:56She seemed
00:29:58Happy
00:29:59Kept laughing
00:30:04Did she drink?
00:30:05Yes
00:30:06She asked me for several cocktails
00:30:08At least five or six
00:30:09Then what happened?
00:30:12Then
00:30:12They walked into the cabin hand in hand
00:30:15It looked
00:30:16Consensual
00:30:20He's lying!
00:30:22I didn't hold his hand!
00:30:25Order
00:30:27Mr. Lane
00:30:28Who do you work for?
00:30:30Blackwood Yacht Club
00:30:31Who pays your salary?
00:30:34The Blackwood family
00:30:36How long have you worked for the Blackwood family?
00:30:42Two years
00:30:43Two years on Blackwood's payroll
00:30:45Your testimony can keep Victor free
00:30:49Wouldn't you hate to let your boss down?
00:30:54Objection!
00:30:55Prosecution is attacking the witness credibility
00:30:57I'm asking a reasonable question
00:30:58Could his testimony be influenced by his employer?
00:31:02Objection overruled
00:31:03Witness
00:31:03Please answer
00:31:07I'm just saying what I saw
00:31:08You said they walked in hand in hand
00:31:10Did you see any bruises on her arm?
00:31:13Did you see the fear on her face?
00:31:14Did you hear her crying for help inside?
00:31:17I didn't look closely
00:31:18You didn't look closely yet you're sure they were hand in hand
00:31:21Your eyesight is very selective
00:31:25Mr. Lane
00:31:26Did you lie to keep your job?
00:31:27I swear I'm telling the truth
00:31:29Sure you swear
00:31:31But your paycheck's worth more than your conscience, isn't it?
00:31:36I have no further questions
00:31:43Your Honor, members of the jury
00:31:45After today's proceedings, I ask you to reflect on what we've heard
00:31:48No third-party witnesses
00:31:50No physical evidence
00:31:51Just a Blackwood employee the prosecutor can point to
00:31:54But any direct proof?
00:31:56No DNA
00:31:57No medical report
00:31:58No evidence
00:31:59Just a drunk story
00:32:07Your Honor, members of the jury
00:32:08My opponent is right
00:32:10So far I have no direct proof of rape
00:32:13But I remind you this trial is not over
00:32:16And remember
00:32:17In a courtroom the only constant is change
00:32:22Given the time we'll proceed
00:32:25Prosecration continue
00:32:31Your Honor, I submit this sexual assault exam report as Exhibit 1
00:32:40From the hospital
00:32:41The chain of custody is complete
00:32:43With police supervision and signatures
00:32:45You may verify it
00:32:48The chain appears complete
00:32:50Admitted
00:32:51Prosecration proceed
00:32:59DNA testing confirms Victor Seaman was found on the victim
00:33:03This is irrefutable proof
00:33:05Not mere suspicion
00:33:11Objection!
00:33:12This sample may not be within the golden window
00:33:14She went within 4 hours
00:33:16Within the 72 hour window
00:33:17Valid
00:33:20Objection overruled
00:33:22Defense note
00:33:23Unless you have substantial rebuttal
00:33:30What now?
00:33:31You said we win
00:33:33Let me think
00:33:34This DNA evidence eliminates all reasonable doubt
00:33:36But I'm not done
00:33:39Next evidence that Victor Blackwell is a habitual offender
00:33:42NYPD records
00:33:44Seven complaints in three years
00:33:45All settled by Blackwood's money
00:33:52Objection
00:33:53Objection
00:33:53These are unsubstantiated complaints
00:33:56Pattern evidence under Rule 404B
00:33:58Proves behavior
00:34:00Not direct conviction
00:34:01Objection overruled
00:34:03Prosecution proceed
00:34:05Not his first time
00:34:07Cruz is one of many victims
00:34:09It's habit
00:34:10Not impulse
00:34:11Choice
00:34:12Not accident
00:34:15Your honor
00:34:16Final evidence
00:34:18Yacht hallway surveillance
00:34:24No
00:34:25Impossible
00:34:28Admit it
00:34:30Play it
00:34:41Look at his pocket
00:34:42GHB the date rapes drug
00:34:44He carries date rape drugs
00:34:46Cruz wasn't drunk
00:34:48She was drugged
00:34:57His M.O. drugged them
00:34:58Then claim it was consensual
00:35:00I request the enlarged screenshots
00:35:02And GH forensic documentations
00:35:04Be admitted as physical evidence
00:35:08Granted
00:35:09Say something
00:35:10Refute him
00:35:12You said you knew all his strategies
00:35:14Let me think
00:35:15Let me think
00:35:18Recall defense's earlier claims
00:35:20Cruz drank six drinks
00:35:22Memory underliable
00:35:23No witness
00:35:24No physical evidence
00:35:25Now you've seen the drug
00:35:27The drag
00:35:28Her limp body
00:35:29This is evidence
00:35:31Not memory
00:35:32Overwhelming
00:35:38Your honor
00:35:39Final exhibit
00:35:40Medical records
00:35:40For my daughter Clara
00:35:41And son-in-law Daniel
00:35:42My pregnant daughter
00:35:43Was beaten
00:35:44Until she miscarried
00:35:45Daniel's right hand
00:35:46Was burned
00:35:47His left palm
00:35:48Was pierced by a fork
00:35:52Victor Blackhood
00:35:53Brutally abused them
00:35:54At the restaurant
00:35:54He thought his money
00:35:56Put him above the law
00:35:57But he was wrong
00:35:58But the law
00:35:59Treats everyone equally
00:36:00Rich or poor
00:36:01He drugged
00:36:02And raped Isabel
00:36:03Brutalized my family
00:36:04And praise on women
00:36:05Repeatedly
00:36:06If he walks free
00:36:07Our laws mean nothing
00:36:08Make the right choice
00:36:11For every potential victim
00:36:13For those who still trust the law
00:36:16Find him guilty
00:36:23Order
00:36:24Order
00:36:25I request the enlarged screenshots
00:36:28And GHB documentation
00:36:29Be admitted
00:36:32Granted
00:36:36Members of the jury
00:36:39My client
00:36:40Made mistakes
00:36:41What he did in the restaurant
00:36:43Is unforgivable
00:36:44But
00:36:44But what happened in the restaurant
00:36:47And the rape charge
00:36:48The DNA
00:36:50The drug
00:36:51I ask you
00:36:53When it comes to sentencing
00:36:54To leave some room
00:36:56Closing of permience concluded
00:36:58Jury
00:36:59Retire for deliberation
00:37:00Base your decision
00:37:01On evidence
00:37:02Beyond reasonable doubt
00:37:11That evidence
00:37:13When did you get it?
00:37:14Ethan
00:37:15In a courtroom
00:37:16The only constant
00:37:17Is change
00:37:18You thought you knew me
00:37:20But you only saw
00:37:21What I wanted
00:37:22So you let me think
00:37:23I'd won
00:37:24Then struck the fatal blow
00:37:25No
00:37:26The law convicted him
00:37:27I just let the evidence
00:37:29Speak at the right time
00:37:36Members of the jury
00:37:37Have you reached a verdict?
00:37:42Yes, Your Honor
00:37:45Please read the verdict
00:37:48On the charge of first degree rape
00:37:51We
00:37:51The jury
00:37:52Find the defendant
00:37:53Guilty
00:38:03No
00:38:05Impossible
00:38:10Guilty on all charges
00:38:12Victor Blackwood
00:38:14You are taken into custody
00:38:15Valus removed
00:38:16No
00:38:17My dad has money
00:38:19He can fix anything
00:38:20You can't do this
00:38:22You think you won?
00:38:24My dad won't let you get away with this
00:38:26Tell your dad to book an appointment
00:38:28I'll defend everyone who's hurt
00:38:30Free
00:38:39You had his files
00:38:40Promised me it was foolproof
00:38:42Took my money
00:38:44And this is how you my son to prison
00:38:46Mr. Blackwood
00:38:47The evidence Hale had
00:38:49Wasn't in those files
00:38:50He never let me know
00:38:52I didn't hire you for excuses
00:38:55You and he staged this
00:38:56His evidence
00:38:57Your files
00:38:58You conspired to send my son to prison
00:39:01Mr. Blackwood
00:39:02I didn't work with Hale
00:39:03I betrayed him
00:39:05I took your money
00:39:06I just
00:39:06Just not smart enough
00:39:08Not good enough
00:39:09Not as good as your mentor
00:39:14Listen you get nothing
00:39:16I'll make sure every firm knows
00:39:18You're a useless lawyer
00:39:19Who took money and still lost
00:39:28Mr. Hale
00:39:31I lost
00:39:32I accept it completely
00:39:33You didn't lose to the court
00:39:34You lost to yourself
00:39:36You abandoned your principles for money
00:39:38Five years Ethan
00:39:39You learned my techniques
00:39:41But forgot the most important lesson
00:39:43A lawyer's duty isn't to win
00:39:45It's to bring truth to light
00:39:52Dad
00:39:53You're here
00:39:54Sweetheart
00:39:57How are you feeling?
00:39:59Much better
00:40:00It's just
00:40:02The baby's gone
00:40:03Mr. Hale
00:40:04In court
00:40:06What happened?
00:40:09Victor Blackhole
00:40:10Victor Blackhole was found guilty
00:40:10On all four charges
00:40:13Really?
00:40:15He's really in prison?
00:40:18Yes, sweetheart
00:40:20He'll never have the chance
00:40:21To hurt anyone again
00:40:23Mr. Hale
00:40:24Miss Cruz and her mother
00:40:26Insisted on thanking you in person
00:40:27Mr. Hale
00:40:28I had nightmares for months
00:40:30Thought he'd never be punished
00:40:31You made me believe
00:40:33The law protects us
00:40:34Thank you
00:40:38Thank your own courage
00:40:39Your testimony was more powerful than my evidence
00:40:42Mr. Hale
00:40:44I don't know how to repay you
00:40:45The best re-impostment
00:40:47Is to help your daughter live a normal life
00:40:48Take her away from New York
00:40:50Somewhere his name will never be heard
00:41:00Alexander Hale?
00:41:01That's me
00:41:03FBI
00:41:03We've received complaints
00:41:05Bribery
00:41:06Witness threats
00:41:07Evidence fabrication
00:41:08These are interesting
00:41:10Who filed them?
00:41:11Charles Blackwood
00:41:12And your student
00:41:14Ethan Reynolds
00:41:15Cole
00:41:16That's a rapist father
00:41:17And a losing lawyer
00:41:18Venge-tive and sore
00:41:19That's your basis?
00:41:21This is a federal subpoena
00:41:22For you to appear next Wednesday
00:41:23For questioning
00:41:27I'll be there
00:41:28Passport held
00:41:30Confirm search record seized
00:41:36Charles
00:41:38You think this will take me down?
00:41:48Well, well
00:41:49If it isn't my mentor
00:41:51How does it feel to be subpoenaed?
00:41:54Ethan, your revenge is slower than I expected
00:41:56I figured I'd give you a minute to brace yourself
00:41:59After all
00:42:00Going from a lead attorney to a suspect
00:42:02That kind of crash isn't easy for most people to swallow
00:42:08Ethan, you know why you can never beat me?
00:42:11Can't beat you?
00:42:13Hale, did you get something wrong?
00:42:15You're the one being subpoenaed, not me
00:42:17Oh really?
00:42:18You think you've already won?
00:42:20Still stubborn at a time like this
00:42:22You think you can really protect those two women?
00:42:25Against power like Blackwood's?
00:42:27You're nothing
00:42:27All of you
00:42:35I'll remember that
00:42:43Ethan, you have the nerve to show up here?
00:42:46Sarah, I'm just here to cooperate
00:42:47And while I'm at it, I thought I'd see if my mentor needs some consolation
00:42:52You're despicable
00:42:53You stole Mr. Hale's files to help that rapist
00:42:56And now you're turning around and framing him?
00:42:59Framing him?
00:43:00Those files were legally obtained
00:43:02And the subpoena
00:43:04That's the FBI's decision
00:43:06What does that have to do with me?
00:43:08Sarah, don't waste your breath on him
00:43:10Ethan, you just said that in the face of power, I am nothing
00:43:14Then let's just see who ends up being nothing
00:43:16Mr. Blackwood
00:43:24There's still room for appeal
00:43:27Appeal? My son's facing 20 years behind bars
00:43:30Do you have any idea what prison's like?
00:43:33Mr. Blackwood, please listen
00:43:34We lost the case, but we can get this verdict overturned
00:43:38What do you mean?
00:43:40If Hale's bar license gets reseaked
00:43:41Every cases he worked will be retried
00:43:43Your son's included
00:43:44We've got a solid shot at reversing the conviction
00:43:47Go on
00:43:48I've already filed complaints with the FBI
00:43:50Hale took bribes, threatened witnesses, fabricated evidence
00:43:53Once he's convicted and disbarred
00:43:55Every case he's ever won will be overturned
00:43:57So, you had me pay you not to win the case
00:44:01But to help you take down Hale
00:44:03Mr. Blackwood, this is a win-win
00:44:05Ethan, listen to me carefully
00:44:07If my son can't get out because of Hale's case
00:44:10I'll make sure you never work in this country again
00:44:14I promise
00:44:15I'll get your son's case overturned
00:44:24Dad, did they do anything to you?
00:44:26I'm fine
00:44:27They're treating me well here
00:44:29After all, we're all familiar faces
00:44:34They cuffed you
00:44:36It's just procedure
00:44:37Besides, I've been here two days
00:44:39And actually gained a pound
00:44:41The food here is better than my own cooking
00:44:43Mr. Hale, I've contacted over a dozen firms
00:44:47No one's willing to take this case
00:44:49Expected
00:44:50Charles Blackwood holds too much sway over this city
00:44:53No one wants to cross him for my sake
00:44:55But you did all that for those victims
00:44:57It shouldn't be like this
00:44:58Those lawyers all said
00:45:00They said you deserve this
00:45:02It's completely unfair
00:45:03Dad only stood up for those victims
00:45:05And now he's being targeted as payback
00:45:07How dare they say you deserve this?
00:45:14Sweetheart, this world was never fair
00:45:16After defending the rich for so many years
00:45:18I should have known this day would come
00:45:23No!
00:45:24Mr. Hale, you're not that kind of person
00:45:26You've helped so many people
00:45:28You don't deserve to be treated like this
00:45:30Sarah, listen to me
00:45:32You and Clara
00:45:33Leave New York tonight
00:45:34Go to the West Coast
00:45:35Somewhere the Blackwood family can't reach
00:45:37No, I won't leave
00:45:38Clara!
00:45:39You just lost your baby
00:45:40Daniel's still in the hospital
00:45:42What you need is safety
00:45:43Not to be dragged down with me
00:45:45Dad
00:45:47Why'd you have to take all of this on alone?
00:45:50I won't leave
00:45:51Mr. Hale
00:45:52I'm your assistant
00:45:54If I walk out on you too
00:45:56They'll have won for good
00:45:57If I gave up on you now
00:45:59I never would have picked this profession from the start
00:46:03Sarah
00:46:04This path is hard
00:46:06I'm not afraid
00:46:08Mr. Hale
00:46:08The first thing you ever taught me was
00:46:10A lawyer isn't here to win
00:46:11A lawyer is here to make the truth heard
00:46:14If I walked away now
00:46:15I wouldn't deserve to be your assistant
00:46:19Good
00:46:20Then let's see exactly what they're capable of
00:46:24Mr. Hale
00:46:27What's your response to the bribery charges?
00:46:29Do you admit threatening witnesses?
00:46:33Alexander Hale
00:46:34You devil
00:46:36You remember me
00:46:38This is my son
00:46:39Patrick Doyle
00:46:40He died 20 years ago
00:46:42Because of you
00:46:43My son was innocent
00:46:45He was about to win
00:46:47It was you
00:46:48You drove him to his death
00:46:51Ladies and gentlemen
00:46:52I was once Hale's student
00:46:54Today I must step forward to expose him
00:46:57This man would sacrifice anyone for his own gain
00:46:59And Ms. Margaret's son Patrick is the perfect proof
00:47:05Lock him up
00:47:06A lawyer like that doesn't deserve to live
00:47:11Shut up
00:47:12You know nothing
00:47:13My dad only ended up like this because he was helping others
00:47:17Helping?
00:47:18Clara, your father only helped himself
00:47:25Trust me
00:47:29Mr. Hale
00:47:30Please
00:47:32Help me
00:47:34I can't win this case
00:47:38Patrick, what are you saying?
00:47:41You're the plaintiff
00:47:42You're about to win
00:47:43The evidence is all on your side
00:47:45The jury is leaning toward you
00:47:47Your chances are great
00:47:48No
00:47:49I can't win
00:47:51Those people
00:47:52The gang behind the defendant
00:47:54They know where I live
00:47:55They know which school my sister goes to
00:47:57If I win I'm done for
00:47:59They'll kill my whole family
00:48:05Do you know what you're asking for?
00:48:07You're my opponent
00:48:08I'm the defendant's opponent
00:48:09I never planned to win this case
00:48:12But now you want me to help you
00:48:14Help the defendant win?
00:48:16Please
00:48:17Let me lose
00:48:18I'll plead guilty
00:48:19I'll take any charge
00:48:21Just keep them safe
00:48:27Counsel for the defendant
00:48:34Sarah
00:48:34Where are you?
00:48:36Defense counsel is not present
00:48:38This court will wait five more minutes
00:48:41If counsel fails to appear by then
00:48:45Time is up
00:48:46Given that defense counsel has failed to appear
00:48:49Your honor
00:48:51Please wait a little longer
00:48:53Ma'am
00:48:54Please sit down
00:48:58Looks like your assistant has abandoned you too
00:49:00Truly
00:49:01Beautiful
00:49:02This court hereby declares
00:49:09Your honor
00:49:10Wait
00:49:16What is the meaning of this?
00:49:18Your honor
00:49:18I am Harold Vance
00:49:19Former federal prosecutor
00:49:21I apply to serve as counsel for the defendant
00:49:24Alexander Hale
00:49:26Your honor
00:49:26I am Diana Foster
00:49:28Former New York State Supreme Court Justice
00:49:30I apply to serve as counsel for the defendant
00:49:33Alexander Hale
00:49:35Your honor
00:49:36I am Marcus O'Brien
00:49:37Criminal defense attorney
00:49:38I apply to serve as counsel for the defendant
00:49:41Alexander Hale
00:49:42Your honor
00:49:43I am Elena Rodriguez
00:49:44Civil rights attorney
00:49:46I apply to serve as counsel for the defendant
00:49:49Alexander Hale
00:49:54Your honor
00:49:55This is ridiculous
00:49:56One defendant doesn't need this many lawyers
00:49:59Mr. Reynolds
00:50:01It's true
00:50:01One defendant doesn't need this many lawyers
00:50:04But when the entire legal community believes someone has been wronged
00:50:08Every one of us has a duty to step forward
00:50:11Mr. Hale
00:50:12I meant to appear alone
00:50:14But
00:50:15They heard about what happened to you
00:50:17And they all volunteered to come
00:50:18They all want to defend you
00:50:22Your honor
00:50:24A total of 99 attorneys have applied to serve as counsel for the defendant
00:50:2999?
00:50:31How many lawyers are there in New York in total?
00:50:34150
00:50:34That's the total number
00:50:36Racklar of registered practicing attorneys in New York
00:50:39Your honor
00:50:40I'm not here to apply to be Hale's attorney
00:50:42I'm here to tell everyone a story from 20 years ago
00:50:4720 years ago
00:50:48There was a young man named Tommy Reilly
00:50:49He was charged with second degree murder
00:50:51All the evidence pointed to him
00:50:53Mr. Hale wasn't famous back then
00:50:55But he insisted on defending him
00:50:57Tommy had a sister named Lily
00:50:59Just 16
00:51:00Lily had leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant
00:51:04Tommy's parents were already dead
00:51:06He worked three jobs and still couldn't scrape together the money for the surgery
00:51:09In the end, Tommy borrowed $30,000 from loan sharks
00:51:13He had no idea it was gang money
00:51:14The surgery was successful and Lily survived
00:51:17But the interest snowballed
00:51:18In just three months, the debt swelled to $150,000
00:51:22That night, two collectors wamed to his door
00:51:24They pinned his sister to the sofa right in front of Tommy and raped her
00:51:27Then they beat Tommy relentlessly
00:51:30With steel pipes, kicking him, beating him within an inch of his life
00:51:36Tommy was cornered
00:51:37He saw his sister covered in blood
00:51:39He saw the collector raise that steel pipe to smash Lily's head
00:51:43So he grabbed a fruit knife from the table and stabbed
00:51:46The collector died on the spot
00:51:47The prosecutor charged Tommy with second degree murder
00:51:50All the evidence was against him
00:51:52He had indeed killed a man with a knife
00:51:54The prosecution argued it was premeditated
00:51:56Tommy's chances of being convicted were over 90%
00:51:59Hale spent three months investigating
00:52:01He found other families who had been victimized by those collectors
00:52:05He found evidence that had been destroyed
00:52:07In court, he laid it all out before the jury, piece by piece
00:52:12Hale said, this wasn't murder
00:52:15This was a brother protecting his sister
00:52:18He took a case that was virtually guaranteed to end in conviction
00:52:22And he argued it all the way to an acquittal
00:52:28One case proves nothing
00:52:30People change
00:52:31So what if he did that back then?
00:52:33He's still guilty now
00:52:34Guilty of taking bribes
00:52:36Guilty of driving innocent people to their deaths
00:52:40Young man, do you know what happened to Tommy afterward?
00:52:45The gang didn't forget about him
00:52:47Three months later, they found Tommy and beat him to death in an alley
00:52:51Lily heard the news in the hospital
00:52:53Her illness realized
00:52:55Three months later, she was gone too
00:52:59And Hale
00:53:01The gang believed Hale had crossed their line
00:53:04They hunted him for ten years
00:53:06Ten years
00:53:07He couldn't stay in any city for more than six months
00:53:09He couldn't take any major cases
00:53:11He couldn't let anyone know where he was
00:53:13It took him ten years to rebuild himself
00:53:15And in those ten years
00:53:16He remembered Tommy and Lily every single day
00:53:23This is the man who was willing to destroy his own career for justice
00:53:28This is the man who was hunted for ten years
00:53:30And never gave up his beliefs
00:53:32And now you accuse him of taking bribes and threatening witnesses
00:53:37Your Honor
00:53:38Members of the jury
00:53:39I've stood in courtrooms for 50 years
00:53:41I've seen all kinds of lawyers
00:53:43But in all my years
00:53:45I've only ever seen one true lawyer
00:53:48It's him
00:53:55Your Honor
00:53:56I am Elena Rodriguez
00:53:57I wish to submit a document to the court
00:53:59Mr. Hale's financial records from the past 15 years
00:54:04These records show that every penny Mr. Hale earned from wealthy clients
00:54:08Was donated to a charitable organization called the Hale Justice Foundation
00:54:12This foundation provides legal aid to victims who cannot afford attorneys
00:54:33Over the past 15 years
00:54:35Mr. Hale has funded more than 3,000 cases through this foundation
00:54:403,000 people received fair trials because of him
00:54:483,000 cases
00:54:51He donated all his money?
00:54:53Would a man who takes bribes donate every cent to charity?
00:54:57So what?
00:54:58Maybe he donated money to ease his guilt
00:55:01And what about the case where he drove a plaintiff to his death?
00:55:05Ms. Margaret's son, Patrick Doyle
00:55:07He was covered in injuries after meeting with Hale
00:55:09And ended up being sentenced to death
00:55:11That's a fact
00:55:16Margaret
00:55:17I always wanted to tell you the truth
00:55:21But I made a promise
00:55:22Tell me
00:55:23Just tell me
00:55:25What really happened to my son?
00:55:30Patrick's injuries
00:55:31Were not because of me
00:55:34Margaret, do you remember the time before Patrick's incident?
00:55:37Did he ever mention to you
00:55:39That someone was threatening him?
00:55:41He said
00:55:41He said some people were following him
00:55:44But he never told me why
00:55:46Patrick was your son, Margaret
00:55:47But back then
00:55:48He was my opponent
00:55:49I was the defendant's lawyer
00:55:50He was the plaintiff
00:55:51The defendant in that case was a gangboth
00:55:53Just as powerful as Blackwood is today
00:55:54Patrick was about to win
00:55:55The evidence was all on his side
00:55:57The jury clearly favored him
00:55:58I had no chance of winning
00:55:58Those people
00:55:59They knew that
00:56:00They followed Patrick
00:56:02They threatened him
00:56:03They even beat him in front of his sister
00:56:05Patrick came to me
00:56:06He knelt before me
00:56:07Face covered in tears
00:56:08And begged me to help him lose
00:56:10He said that if he won the case
00:56:11His family would be destroyed
00:56:12They already knew where you live
00:56:14Knew which school his sister attended
00:56:15So he begged me
00:56:17He voluntarily gave up everything
00:56:19He pled guilty
00:56:20Just to keep you safe
00:56:22No
00:56:24Impossible
00:56:25Patrick wouldn't
00:56:26He was so brave
00:56:27He was
00:56:29Margaret, your son was one of the bravest young men I've ever known
00:56:31He was willing to sacrifice everything to protect me
00:56:38Margaret
00:56:40I never told you the truth
00:56:41Because I promised Patrick I would protect you
00:56:44If those people knew you'd discovered the truth
00:56:46You'd be in danger too
00:56:50A story isn't evidence
00:56:52Hale, you say Patrick voluntarily gave up and asked you to help the defendant win
00:56:55Where's the proof?
00:56:56Who can verify you didn't just make this up?
00:56:59See?
00:56:59He can't produce it
00:57:01He has no evidence at all
00:57:06I can prove it
00:57:13Frank
00:57:14Your honor, my name is Frank O'Malley
00:57:16I'm Patrick Doyle's father
00:57:1920 years ago, the night Patrick went to see Mr. Hale
00:57:22I followed him secretly
00:57:24I hid outside the door
00:57:26I heard their conversation
00:57:27I secretly recorded it
00:57:31You...
00:57:32Why didn't you say anything back then?
00:57:34Do you know how I've suffered these 20 years?
00:57:36Because Patrick begged me
00:57:38He said if those people knew we'd found out the truth
00:57:41They'd kill our whole family
00:57:44Margaret
00:57:46I thought hiding was how I could protect you
00:57:48I hid for 20 years
00:57:50I didn't dare contact you and returned to New York
00:57:53Dieland did a chingreted met home all along
00:57:55When I heard Mr. Hale had been accused, I knew I couldn't hide anymore
00:57:59If Patrick were still here, he would never want Mr. Hale to destroy his life protecting us
00:58:05Margaret, I'm sorry
00:58:07The two greatest regrets of my life
00:58:11Failing to protect our son
00:58:13I'm failing to step forward soon
00:58:16Mr. Hale, please
00:58:18Help me
00:58:18I can't win this case
00:58:20Patrick, what are you saying?
00:58:21You're about to win
00:58:23They'll kill my family
00:58:28Those people
00:58:28They know where I live
00:58:30They know which school my sister goes to
00:58:32If I win, they'll come after us
00:58:35You know what you're asking for
00:58:37You're asking to avoid my own reputation
00:58:40Let them bear
00:58:41Justice
00:58:42Please
00:58:43I'm willing
00:58:44Just keep them safe
00:58:48Impossible
00:58:49Impossible
00:58:53The injuries on my son
00:58:55They were from those people threatening him
00:58:57They came for him
00:58:58Before I agreed to help him lose
00:59:01They beat him, threatened him
00:59:03Leaving him too scared
00:59:04He had no choice but to turn to me
00:59:11You, you destroyed yourself
00:59:13To protect us
00:59:17Patrick was a brave young man
00:59:18I, I just did what I had to do
00:59:24I'm sorry
00:59:25I didn't know
00:59:26I truly didn't know
00:59:28No need to apologize
00:59:30Protecting you was my promise to Patrick
00:59:35Even if the Patrick case is true
00:59:38What about all these years?
00:59:39Hale must have done other terrible things
00:59:41He works for rich people
00:59:43He can't be clean
00:59:44Ethan Reynolds
00:59:45You say Hale has done evil
00:59:47What about you?
00:59:50This is the FBI's preliminary forensic report
00:59:53The recording you submitted was AI generated
00:59:55Ank records upon tracing were forged documents
00:59:59From an offshore shelf
01:00:00Your Honor
01:00:01On behalf of the defendant
01:00:02I countersue Ethan Reynolds
01:00:04For fabricating evidence
01:00:05False accusations
01:00:06And obstruction of justice
01:00:07No
01:00:08Impossible
01:00:12Order
01:00:12Ethan Reynolds
01:00:13Given that the evidence you submitted
01:00:15Has been proven fabricated
01:00:16This court now enters judgment
01:00:20All four charges against Andrew Hale
01:00:22Are dismissed
01:00:23Alexander Hale
01:00:25You're acquitted
01:00:28Dad
01:00:29Dad
01:00:30Dad
01:00:34Ethan Reynolds
01:00:35For fabricating evidence
01:00:36False accusation
01:00:37And obstruction of Jodas
01:00:38You are hereby disbarred
01:00:40And sentenced to three years in prison
01:00:42Bailiffs take him away
01:00:43No!
01:00:45I was fighting for justice
01:00:47I only wanted to
01:00:48Get up
01:00:52Hale
01:00:54Why
01:00:54Why do you always win?
01:00:57Ethan
01:00:57I never beat you
01:01:00You lost to yourself
01:01:10Mr. Hale
01:01:19I owe you a thank you
01:01:20And an apology
01:01:22Margaret
01:01:23You owe me nothing
01:01:24Your son was a hero
01:01:28Mr. Hale
01:01:30What's next?
01:01:33Back to the firm
01:01:35There are still many cases waiting for us
01:01:39Dad
01:01:40I'm proud of you
01:01:47Justice
01:01:48Justice
01:01:48Was never one man's fight
01:01:5425 years
01:01:55I spent 25 years building this empire
01:01:59And I couldn't even protect my own son
01:02:03Sir
01:02:04About Victor
01:02:05He
01:02:06Enough
01:02:09Hale
01:02:10He won't stop
01:02:12A lawyer who doesn't even care about his own life
01:02:16He'll keep digging
01:02:17Notice all department heads
01:02:19Starting today
01:02:20Everyone covers their tracks
01:02:22If anyone leaves Hale any dirt
01:02:24I'll feed him to the Hudson
01:02:25Yes sir
01:02:28Hale
01:02:28You think you've won?
01:02:30The game has only just begun
01:02:34To Mr. Hale
01:02:40To Dad
01:02:43Dad, I'm proud of you
01:02:44To all of you
01:02:45Without you
01:02:47I wouldn't have made it
01:02:52Dad
01:02:55I'm sorry
01:02:56I failed to protect Clara back then
01:03:00Daniel
01:03:00You protected Clara
01:03:02In front of that monster
01:03:04You didn't back down
01:03:05That's enough
01:03:12Mr. Hale
01:03:13Do we have any cases coming up?
01:03:19Rest for a week
01:03:20And then
01:03:26Then
01:03:28We dig deep
01:03:29Into the Blackwood family
01:03:34I knew you wouldn't let it go
01:03:36That's
01:03:38That's Alexander Hale
01:03:48Hey!
01:03:49Hey!
01:03:50You can't come in here
01:03:51Get out!
01:03:53Mr. Hale
01:03:55Please
01:03:57Just give us five minutes
01:04:02It's alright
01:04:03Let them speak
01:04:05Mr. Hale
01:04:07We know who you are
01:04:08We all know
01:04:11You're the lawyer
01:04:12Who put Blackwood's son in prison
01:04:17We want to ask you to take a case for us
01:04:21Who do you want to sue?
01:04:28Charles Blackhill
01:04:31Go on
01:04:3620 years ago
01:04:38He sent his men
01:04:39To take our homes by force
01:04:41To build a golf course
01:04:44That land was our home
01:04:49Joseph
01:04:53They beat our parents
01:04:54Our neighbors
01:04:55To death
01:04:59Mr. Hale
01:04:59Please
01:05:00It's been 20
01:05:02We've been 20 years
01:05:04We've appealed so many times
01:05:06But no lawyer's willing to take our case
01:05:19Get up
01:05:21You don't kneel
01:05:25Do you have evidence?
01:05:29Yes
01:05:30Not much
01:05:32But we have
01:05:50Tomorrow morning, 9 o'clock
01:05:52Come to my office
01:05:58You
01:05:59You'll take our case?
01:06:02I never take easy cases
01:06:14Dad
01:06:16Why'd you call us to the study?
01:06:23You two are leaving New York tomorrow morning
01:06:25Go to Boston
01:06:27To your Aunt Margaret's
01:06:28I've already booked your tickets
01:06:38Sweetheart
01:06:38I can't fight while worrying about your safety
01:06:41So you have to leave
01:06:44Don't come back until I've resolved this case
01:06:47Dad
01:06:49I don't want to leave you alone
01:06:53Clara, listen to me
01:06:55You're the child I'm most proud of
01:07:01As long as you and Daniel are safe
01:07:03I can fight with a clear head
01:07:05You understand?
01:07:08I promise
01:07:13Here are the tickets and the address
01:07:15Leave at 5 tomorrow morning
01:07:17Don't tell anyone
01:07:22I swear
01:07:23I'll protect Clara with my life
01:07:26Go
01:07:27Don't leave the house until tomorrow morning
01:07:36Joseph, start from the beginning
01:07:38Don't leave out any details
01:07:4020 years ago, I was 12
01:07:43My family lived at the foot of the Cat Holes
01:07:45A little town called Willow Creek
01:07:48Only about 30 families lived there
01:07:50But we did fine on our own
01:07:52I was 8
01:07:54My parents ran a little grocery store there
01:07:58Every day when I came home from school
01:07:59Mom would bake apple
01:08:00My dad was the town's traveling pastor
01:08:03He officiated everyone's weddings for free
01:08:05He said when I grew up
01:08:07He'd officiate mine
01:08:09But then
01:08:11Blackwood's people came
01:08:12Continue
01:08:13In the spring of 1998
01:08:15Blackwood Group sent people
01:08:17They said they were going to build a golf course
01:08:19At the foot of the mountain
01:08:20And we had to move
01:08:21The offer was insultingly low
01:08:23Daylight robbery
01:08:24Most of us refused to sell
01:08:26Didn't the government step in?
01:08:29The government?
01:08:31Blackwood had already signed a deal with the county
01:08:34They had money
01:08:35And connections
01:08:39That summer
01:08:40Late one night
01:08:44A group of masked men drove into town in pickup trucks
01:08:47They set the grocery store on fire
01:08:49Then they went door to door
01:08:51Smashing their way in
01:08:52My dad grabbed his shotgun
01:08:54And went out
01:08:55They pinned him on the porch
01:08:58Beat him to death with baseball bars
01:09:01They dragged my mom into the house
01:09:07They killed my parents
01:09:09Then they set the house on fire
01:09:12I hid in the basement
01:09:15Listening to their books upstairs
01:09:20What happened next?
01:09:23The next day
01:09:24The county police came
01:09:26They ruled it an accidental fire
01:09:29Blackwood's men gave each family $5,000 as condolence money
01:09:32And that was the end of it
01:09:34Over 20 of us survived
01:09:35For 20 years
01:09:37We've gone to countless lawyers
01:09:38No one dared take the case
01:09:39Blackwood holds far too much power
01:09:41We would never have turned to you
01:09:43If we hadn't been utterly desperate
01:09:4920 years ago
01:09:50The cat was
01:09:52Willow Creek
01:09:53I'll help you get justice
01:09:54And help you get your home back
01:10:0220 years
01:10:03That land still brings me
01:10:0520 million a year
01:10:06I suppose the effort wasn't wasted
01:10:10Sir
01:10:11There's trouble
01:10:15Speak
01:10:15Hale
01:10:16Hale's taken on a case
01:10:20What case?
01:10:24The Willow Creek case
01:10:25He's going to investigate
01:10:27What happened back then
01:10:34He's asking for it
01:10:38Mr. Hale, I've checked
01:10:41The fire report from Willow Creek
01:10:43Back then is definitely questionable
01:10:44The county fire department's records
01:10:46List the cause as undetermined
01:10:48No follow-up investigation
01:10:49And
01:10:51The county sheriff back then
01:10:53Is now Blackwood Group's
01:10:55Security consultant
01:10:56Predictable
01:10:58Mr. Hale
01:10:58There's one more thing
01:11:02What happened back then
01:11:04It wasn't Blackwood himself
01:11:05Who did it
01:11:06He had a whole team
01:11:07Those masked men
01:11:08They were from a security company
01:11:09One that specialized
01:11:10In handling Blackwood's problems
01:11:14Do you have their names?
01:11:18We never gave up all these years
01:11:21This is every name we've recorded
01:11:23Including the twelve men
01:11:24Who took part in the operation
01:11:29Twelve
01:11:30Sarah, look up these twelve
01:11:32Every single one
01:11:33Where they are now
01:11:34What they're doing
01:11:35Any criminal records
01:11:36Already on it
01:11:42Charles Blackwood
01:11:44You can keep buried it deep enough
01:11:45But no one can hide forever
01:11:48Hale's already investigating
01:11:49Are your people
01:11:51Clean?
01:11:53Sir, everyone involved
01:11:54Sign confidentiality agreements
01:11:55They won't talk
01:11:57Confidentiality agreements
01:11:58In front of Hale
01:11:59What good is a piece of paper?
01:12:03Listen
01:12:04The moment Hale finds anything
01:12:08Tell me
01:12:10And if you find something substantial
01:12:13You know what to do
01:12:15Understood
01:12:23It's me
01:12:25The contingency plan
01:12:26If Hale gets that far
01:12:29We strike first
01:12:33Mr. Hale
01:12:34I found it
01:12:35The security company
01:12:36From back then
01:12:37Ironclade Security
01:12:37Founded in 1997
01:12:39Dissolved in 2001
01:12:40But here's the key
01:12:41Of the three are already dead
01:12:42Two accidental car crashes
01:12:43One suicide
01:12:44Of the remaining nine
01:12:45Four are still working for Blackwood
01:12:46The other five
01:12:46They're scattered across different states
01:12:48But every year
01:12:50At the same time
01:12:51Each of their accounts
01:12:52Receives an anonymous transfer
01:12:54From Blackwood Group
01:12:57Hush money
01:12:58Exactly
01:12:59And
01:13:00There's something even more
01:13:01The mayor of Willow Creek
01:13:02Back then
01:13:03Thomas Griffin
01:13:03Three months after the fire
01:13:05He drowned in his own swimming pool
01:13:06But his wife Margaret Griffin
01:13:07She's still alive
01:13:08Living in Florida
01:13:09Contact her
01:13:09I want to talk to her
01:13:12Mr. Hale
01:13:13Long time no see
01:13:15Mr. Blackwood
01:13:17Showing up uninvited
01:13:18That's not very polite
01:13:20I heard you're looking into some
01:13:22Old matters
01:13:23You sure have good sources
01:13:25Hale
01:13:26You're a smart man
01:13:27And a smart man knows
01:13:29Some things
01:13:30Are better left alone
01:13:31I heard something too
01:13:32What?
01:13:33Your son isn't doing well in prison
01:13:35I hear he cries every day
01:13:37You think you can win?
01:13:39You think you're the embodiment of justice?
01:13:41I will make you regret this
01:13:42You
01:13:43And everyone around you
01:13:45Threatening me?
01:13:46Here?
01:13:48Sarah
01:13:49Call the police
01:13:49Report an illegal trespass
01:13:51And threat to my personal safety
01:13:55Very well
01:13:56Very well
01:13:57Hale, remember
01:13:58You started this
01:14:00But when it ends
01:14:01That's up to me
01:14:03Mr. Hale
01:14:04He
01:14:05He's already started
01:14:09Sir
01:14:10Hale's already found out
01:14:11About Ironclad security
01:14:12And Margaret Griffin too
01:14:14If he contacts her
01:14:15You won't have the chance
01:14:16Activate the insurance
01:14:17Sir
01:14:18Are you sure
01:14:19That's the last resort?
01:14:20We shouldn't use it
01:14:21Unless absolutely necessary
01:14:22I said
01:14:23Activate it
01:14:29Excuse me
01:14:29Are you Mr. Hale?
01:14:31Yes
01:14:32Who are you?
01:14:33Someone told me
01:14:34To give you this
01:14:36Mr. Hale
01:14:41Good morning
01:14:42Charles
01:14:42What do you want?
01:14:46Charles
01:14:47You're pretty smart
01:14:48Moving your daughter
01:14:50And son-in-law
01:14:50Out of New York
01:14:51But this city
01:14:52I call the shots here
01:14:58God damn it
01:15:04Good girl
01:15:04Hold on
01:15:06Daddy will win this
01:15:15The plaintiff's counsel
01:15:16Is Alexander Hale
01:15:17Now present
01:15:20I'm here
01:15:21Today
01:15:23We finish this case
01:15:27Son-in-law
01:15:28Are still in my hands
01:15:30And you dare show up?
01:15:32Your honor
01:15:33Before this trial begins
01:15:33I need to report something to the court
01:15:34What is it?
01:15:3550 minutes ago
01:15:35Right outside the courthouse
01:15:36Charles Blackwood
01:15:37Had someone deliver this phone to me
01:15:38On-in-laws
01:15:39Now but chair inside a warehouse
01:15:40Blood on their faces
01:15:40He threatened to kill them
01:15:41If I didn't drop the case
01:15:42Mr. Blackwood
01:15:43Is what Mr. Hale's saying true?
01:15:45This is completely what I'm doing
01:15:46What are you doing
01:15:47If your daughter and son-in-law
01:15:48Really are in Blackwood's hands?
01:15:49But during that call
01:15:49My daughter's the eyes
01:15:50Of someone who fights for justice
01:15:51Just like me
01:15:51I believe she wants me to go on
01:15:53He's lying
01:15:56Order
01:15:57I stand here
01:15:57Not because I don't care about my family
01:15:59But if I back down now
01:16:00Charles Blackwood
01:16:00Walks out a free man
01:16:01And goes on to destroy more lives
01:16:0320 years ago
01:16:0317 people were burned alive
01:16:04In Willow Creek
01:16:05For 20 years
01:16:05No one dared speak for them
01:16:06This man waited 20 years
01:16:0820 years sleeping under bridges
01:16:09Digging through trash for food
01:16:10Chased off like a stray dog
01:16:11Her childhood burned to ashes
01:16:12She waited
01:16:12Gave and lost 20 years
01:16:13Just for one day
01:16:14For one voice
01:16:14To speak justice for her
01:16:20Given these developments
01:16:21This court needs to confirm
01:16:23Mr. Hale
01:16:24Are you certain you want to proceed?
01:16:26I am certain
01:16:27Then let the trial
01:16:28Members of the jury
01:16:2920 years ago
01:16:30In the little town of Willow Creek
01:16:31At the foot of the Cat Hills
01:16:3230 faint found
01:16:3217 lives were lost
01:16:33This man lost his parents at 12
01:16:35This woman had her entire childhood
01:16:37Burned away at 8
01:16:38And the one responsible
01:16:39Is Charles Blackwood
01:16:40Sitting right over there
01:16:41You have no evidence
01:16:42You have nothing
01:16:42No evidence?
01:16:44Your Honor
01:16:44This is the disillusion document
01:16:45For Ironcliffe security
01:16:46Were to kill and burn
01:16:47For Charles Blackwood
01:16:48That was for normal security services
01:16:49This is the testimony
01:16:50Of one of the 12
01:16:51William Hart
01:16:55He's lying
01:16:55He took money from Hale
01:16:57He's dead
01:16:58Three years ago
01:17:00Accidentally drowned
01:17:01In his own bathtub
01:17:02Ladies and gentlemen
01:17:03This is not coincidence
01:17:03Of the 12
01:17:04Three died in accidents
01:17:05Four still work for Blackwood
01:17:06Black and the other five
01:17:07Receive anonymous money every year
01:17:08This simply cannot be a coincidence
01:17:10You think you've won?
01:17:11You think you control everything?
01:17:12You forgot one thing
01:17:12Your son's still in prison
01:17:13And you
01:17:14You'll be joining him soon
01:17:15Daniel
01:17:15Daniel wake up
01:17:16Please look at me
01:17:17I'm sorry
01:17:18I couldn't protect you
01:17:20Or our
01:17:20Don't say sorry
01:17:21We're getting out of here
01:17:22Dad will come for us
01:17:24Sam O'Connell
01:17:25Shh
01:17:30Don't be afraid
01:17:31We're here to help you
01:17:32Your dad, Mr. Hale
01:17:33He's fighting for us in court
01:17:34We owe him
01:17:35You're my dad's
01:17:35Yes
01:17:35He's risking everything for us
01:17:37We couldn't let him lose
01:17:37The ones he loves because of us
01:17:39Oh my god
01:17:40Go
01:17:40Move
01:17:42Quick
01:17:42Give me a hand
01:17:43Help him up
01:17:55Your honor, members of the jury
01:17:57I have one final piece of evidence
01:17:58This is the call log
01:17:59From the only public pay phone
01:18:01In Willow Creek
01:18:01Early morning, July 14, 1998
01:18:032.17 a.m.
01:18:04Someone called a number
01:18:05Charles Blackwood's personal phone number
01:18:07That's fabricated
01:18:09This is the original record
01:18:11Pulled from the telecom company's archive
01:18:13Plaintiff, have you concluded your statement?
01:18:15Yes, Your Honor
01:18:17Your Honor
01:18:18We request a recess
01:18:20Request denied
01:18:21This court has given you ample time
01:18:23Jury, are you prepared to deliver your verdict?
01:18:25Yes, Your Honor
01:18:26We, the jury, find the defendant
01:18:28Charles Blackwood
01:18:29Guilty of first-degree murder
01:18:31Arson, kidnapping
01:18:32And obstruction of justice
01:18:34Guilty on all counts
01:18:36Charles Blackwood
01:18:37Due to the extreme cruelty
01:18:38And severity of your crimes
01:18:39You are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment
01:18:41Without the possibility of
01:18:43Parole
01:18:44No, this is impossible
01:18:44I am Charles Blackhead
01:18:45Hale, you're insane
01:18:46You sacrificed your own daughter
01:18:48For strangers
01:18:48I have never abandoned her
01:18:51That is exactly why
01:18:52I fought until the end
01:18:5820 years
01:18:59It's finally over
01:19:00After 20 years
01:19:01Please stand up, Joseph
01:19:02This is long-awaited justice
01:19:04But I need to find my daughter
01:19:05Right now
01:19:09Dad
01:19:11Dad, I'm sorry
01:19:14I almost made you bow to them
01:19:18No
01:19:19I'm the one who's sorry
01:19:21I couldn't protect you
01:19:23Dad
01:19:23You did the right thing
01:19:25You didn't give up
01:19:26Not on Joseph
01:19:27Not on Elena
01:19:28Not on anyone who needed you
01:19:29You're the bravest person I've ever known
01:19:31Not because you're not afraid
01:19:32But because even when you're scared
01:19:33You still choose justice
01:19:34Sam
01:19:35Thank you
01:19:36You helped us first
01:19:37We were just repaying a debt
01:19:39Yes
01:19:40We won
01:19:40We won
01:19:45Mr. Hale
01:19:47Ruby and Tom have already taken those bastards to the police station
01:19:49The 20 of us
01:19:50We finally got this day
01:19:51Sam, Joseph, and Marcus helped me in court
01:19:53You, Tom, and Ruby saved my family in that warehouse
01:19:55All 20 of you
01:19:56I won't forget a single one
01:19:57You helped us first
01:19:58We just did what we had to do
01:20:00Mr. Hale
01:20:01When the trial started
01:20:02I was terrified
01:20:03For Clara and Daniel
01:20:04I was scared too
01:20:05I've never been more scared in my life
01:20:07But in that moment I remembered 20 years ago
01:20:08Patrick kneeling before me
01:20:10Begging me to protect his family
01:20:11I remembered Tommy really
01:20:12Willing to sacrifice himself to protect his sister
01:20:14If I had backed down those people
01:20:16Charles, Ethan
01:20:18Everyone who thinks power is above the law
01:20:20They would have won
01:20:21I couldn't let Clara and Daniel live in a world without justice
01:20:31Mr. Hale
01:20:33What are your plans going forward?
01:20:35But in this world there are countless Charles Blackwoods
01:20:39Countless ordinary people crushed by power
01:20:44I'm 65
01:20:46One day I'll leave this battlefield
01:20:49Sarah, let me finish
01:20:50Sarah, you're the best young lawyer I've ever seen
01:20:52You have a sense of justice, courage, and brains
01:20:54From today on Hale and Lociots becomes Hale Mitchell
01:20:56You
01:20:56Mr. Hale, I don't deserve this
01:20:57You do
01:20:58You deserve it more than anyone
01:20:59Dad, are you planning to retire?
01:21:01Retire? No
01:21:01I'm just switching battlefields
01:21:03From now on I'll focus on nurturing the next generation
01:21:05And you
01:21:06You will continue the fight
01:21:07Dad
01:21:08Growing up I never understood you
01:21:10I never got why you were always so busy
01:21:11Why you couldn't stay with me
01:21:12Why you always had to help complete your stranger
01:21:13Now I understand
01:21:14You weren't helping strangers
01:21:15You were helping everyone who might be swallowed by the darkness
01:21:17Including me
01:21:18Clara, you and Daniel
01:21:19Stay safe
01:21:20That's my greatest wish
01:21:22Dad, from now on
01:21:23We'll walk this path together
01:21:26Let's see who's river
01:21:27Dad, from now on
01:21:27I know
01:21:27I know
01:21:27People
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