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Season1Episode4

Lindsay:

Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.MynameisLindsayDole.Goodmorning.MynameisLindsayDole.Irepresenttheplaintiff.Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury,goodmorning.MynameisLindsayDole.Irepresentthemanseatedoverthere.

Judge:

Mr.Pierson,doyouhaveanyadditionalquestionsofthisjuror?

Pierson:

Ihaveafewquestions,YourHonor,ifImaybepermitted.Anybodyinyourfamilysmokescigarettes,Mrs.Stokes?

Stokes:

Oh,almosteverybody,atonepointoranother.

Pierson:

Anybodyhaveanyhealthproblemsconnectedwithcigarettesmoking?

Stokes:

Let'ssee.Well,myfatherhademphysemaandmysisterhadababywithbirthdefects.Twoofmyuncleshadheartattacks.Andmyaunthadtohavealegcutoffbecauseherveinsshriveledup.Andthedoctorssayitwasallcausedbysmokingtobacco.

Pierson:

Andyoubelieveyoucouldbeimpartialonacaseaboutcigarettes?

Stokes:

IbelieveIcould.

Ellenor:

Thisisnuts.

Bobby:

Idon'tthinkso.

Ellenor:

Fourwitnesses,thewholecase.

Bobby:

Look,Wecan'tmatchexpertswiththetobaccoindustry.Ifweparadeupscientistsonaddictionordopamineorwhatever,welose.Cozwhatevergunswegot,theygotbiggerones.

Ellenor:

So,howdoesputtingupnobodyhelp?

Bobby:

Becausewemakeourweaknessesourstrength.Letthemdotheirdog-and-ponyshow.Letthemcalltheirscientists.Withus,it'stheunglamorousbutsimpletruth.Shesmoked,shedied.Shesmoked,shedied.Shesmoked,shesmoked,she’sdead.

Ellenor:

Thiscaseisalongshottobeginwith...

Bobby:

Whichgivesustherighttotakechances.Lindsay,whereareyouwithyouropening?

Lindsay:

Ihaveadraft.

Bobby:

Makecopiesforeverybody.Pickitapart.Ellenor,youprepareEmersonRay.Eugenewilltakethedoctor.Whereareweonthephotos?

Rebecca:

They’llbeheretomorrow.

Bobby:

Jimmy?

Jimmy:

Don'tgivemethedogwork.

Bobby:

AndersonPierson'sopeningargumentsinhisthreeprevioustobaccocasesallofwhichhewon.Iwantyoutodevourthesepages.Highlighthispetargumentsorphrases.Anythinghelikestosay,IwantLindsaytosayitfirst.

Eugene:

Foundher,ex-girlfriendofRonaldMartin,andhebeatthehelloutofherfortwoyears.

Bobby:

What?

Eugene:

Heeventriedtostrangleheronce.Martin'sfamilypaidhertokeepquiet.

Ellenor:

Eugene,thejuryisalreadydeliberating.

Bobby:

It'sstillnottoolate.Bringherbackhere.

Goode:

YourHonor,thisisridiculous.Theevidenceinthiscaseisclosed.Thejuryisindeliberation.

Pam:

Wecansuspenddeliberations.Certainlytheprecedentexists.Thisisanewlydiscoveredevidencebroughttolight.

Goode:

Ifyoudragthejurybackinhereandtellthem:

"Oh,bytheway,wehavediscoveredanewwitness.It'sawomanRonaldMartintriedtostrangle."Wemightaswellsavethetimeanddeclareamistrialrightnow.

Pam:

Thejuryisfreetodisregardthewitness.That'syourspecialty,Mr.Goode,convincingpeopletoignorethetruth.

Goode:

DoyouknowIthoughtwewerefriendshere.

Judge:

Allright,look,Ms.Morris,whyisitthatyoudidn'tgotothepolice?

Morris:

Threehundredthousanddollars.AndIwouldn'tbehere,excepthesaidhewouldsubpoename.

Judge:

Allright,look,giventhefactthatshedidn'tgotothepoliceandsheacceptedmoneyinexchangeforhersilence,Igotsomereliabilityproblems.

Pam:

ThatreliabilitycancertainlybetheobjectofMr.Goode’sgiftedskillsofcross-examination.

Goode:

Tookind,yourhonor,tookind.

Jude:

Now,quiet.Moreover,theprobativevalueofhertestimonyisgrosslyoutweighedbytheprejudicialimpact.IfMiss.Morrisgetsupthereandsaysthatthedefendanttriedtokillher,well,that'sabellyoujustcan'tun-ring.I'mnotgoingtoadmitthetestimony.

Goode:

Thankyou,yourhonor.

Lindsay:

Youdon'tlikeit.

Ellenor:

No,Ido.Ido.

Lindsay:

Bobbysaidit'simportantforthejurytofeeltheyknowme.

Ellenor:

Iunderstandyourstrategy.Ido.Butyour…yourhighschoolfieldhockeyrecordisn'texactlygonnamakeourcaseandwhetherornotyoustillhaveanappendixisn'treallyaburningquestion.

Jimmy:

Thisguytalksgood.Pierson.Goodtalker.

Eugene:

Well,that'sabighelp,Jimmy.Anythingsayslightlymorespecific?

Jimmy:

Yeah.Allthreecases,hetellsthejury,thebiggestassettothedefenseistheircommonsense.Verbatim,allthreeopenings,hesays:

"Morethanallourexperttestimony,morethanallourunconvoluted...I'msorry....uncontrovertedevidencewhatthedefenseisgoingfor,morethananythingelse,isyourcommonsense,theseat-of-the-pantswisdomofthereasonableperson."

Lindsay:

That'sgood.Whatelse?

Jimmy:

Well,hegoesonalotaboutfreesociety,personalchoice.Youknow,we'reAmerica.Peoplearefreetomaketheirowndecisions.Red,whiteandblue.Then,youknow,theusual.Hegoesoverhishighschoolfield-hockeyrecord.

Lindsay:

Haha,you'reallsuchabigriot.

Braun:

Hetriedtokillanothergirl.Thisdirectlycontradictshisinsanitystory.Now,howcanthejudgenotletthejuryhearthis?

Bobby:

Cozitwouldbetooprejudicial.Likehesaid,itwouldguaranteetheguyanewtrial.

Pam:

They'vereachedaverdict.

Judge:

Willthedefendantpleaserise?

Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury,haveyoureachedaverdict?

Juror:

Wehave,yourhonor.

Judge:

Whatsayyou?

Juror:

Onthechargeoffirst-degreemurder,wefindthedefendantnotguiltybyreasonoftemporaryinsanity.Onthechargeofsecond-degreemurder,wefindthedefendantnotguiltybyreasonoftemporaryinsanity.Onthechargeofvoluntarymanslaughter,wefindthedefendantnotguiltybyreasonoftemporaryinsanity.

Judge:

Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury,thiscompletesyourserviceandIthankyouforyourtime.AndIwanttoalsocautionyouthatwhenyouleavethisroomyoumaybesubjecttosecond-guessing.Iwanttoemphasizetoyouthatasidefromthepartiesandattorneysandmyself,youareactuallytheonlypeoplewhoheardalltherelevantfactsofthiscase…

Braun:

Liar!

TheyknowlessaboutRonaldMartinthananyone.

Judge:

Gethimout.

Braun:

Youwithheldthetruthfromthisjury!

Judge:

Dr.Braun...

Braun:

Thetruththathetriedtokillsomebodyelse!

Thatjudgewouldn'tletyouknowthat!

Judge:

Puthiminlockup.

Braun:

Youwithheldthetruth!

Youwithheldthetruth!

You,you'refilth!

Youshoulddie!

Youshoulddie!

Youshoulddie!

You'refilth!

You'refilth!

Filth!

Judge:

Sincethedefendantwasjudgedonthebasisoftemporaryinsanityandsincethepsychiatricreportsattesttonosuchcontinuingcondition,Ihavenochoicebuttoreleasehim.Thedefendantisfreetogo.Thismatterisadjourned.

Goode:

No,therearenovictorieshere.MyheartiswiththeBraunfamily.ButIthinkthejuryrealizedthattopunishRonaldMartinisonlyapointlesscontinuationofanalreadytragicsituation.

Danny:

Idon'tknowwhatI'dtellhim.Ican'texplain.IfGodhimselfappearedandofferedexplanation,Idoubtanyofuswouldfinditsatisfactory.Thisissuchaperversity.

Bobby:

That'senough.That'senough.Thankyou.That's...Isaid,that'senough.Areyouokay?

Danny:

Hegetstohavechildren.

Bobby:

What?

Danny:

RonaldMartin.Hegetstohavealife.Hecanhavechildren.Hecanbuyaboatandtakethemsailing.

Bobby:

Allright,Danny?

Danny?

Danny,takeabreath.

Danny:

Donnacan'thaveanyofthat.She'sdead.

Bobby:

Listen...

Danny:

Donnacan'thaveachild.

Bobby:

Danny,listentome.Geraldneedsyounow.Yougottagobackthere.Andyougottabewithhim.You'retheman'srabbi,heneedsyounow.

Goode:

Bobby.Youaresoveryaboveallthis,aren'tyou?

IwishthatIcouldtreadonyourmoralhighground.

Bobby:

Getoutofmyface,Leonard.

Goode:

No,no.BecauseyougetthemoffjustthesameasIdo.

Bobby:

Yeah,butIdon'thaveasmuchfun.

Goode:

Yeah,butyoudoitjustthesame,don'tyou?

Bobby?

Bobby:

Isaidgetoutofmyface.

Reporter:

Yeah,herehecomes.

Reporter:

Yes.

Lindsay:

MargaretRaybecameaddicted.Didshewanttoquitsmoking?

Ofcourse.Butshecouldn't.Shetried...

Eugene:

Wrong.

Lindsay:

Whatwrong?

Eugene:

Don'tmakeherouthelpless.Weshouldsayshe'stoblametoo.Piersonisgonnasayit.Wesayitfirst,weundercut...

Lindsay:

Wecan'tadmitliability.Imean,that'llfeedrightintohiscontributorynegligencedefense.

Eugene:

Millionsofpeoplequitsmokingeveryyear.MargaretRaycouldhavetoo.Let'sjustadmitit.She'stoblame,butthey'retoblamemore.

Bobby:

Eugene'sright.

Lindsay:

Wewillbeintroducingevidencethatwillestablish...

Eugene:

Lookatthejury.

Lindsay:

Youwanttodothecase,Eugene?

Whydon'tyoudoit?

Bobby:

Lindsay,areyounotreadytodothis?

Lindsay:

We'renotready,Bobby.You'renotready.Whoarewekidding?

Thiswholestreamlinestrategy?

Itisn'tstrategy.Wehavenochoice.Wedon'thavetheexpertslinedupbecausewecouldn'taffordtohireany.Wedon'thavethescienceonaddictionbecausewedidn'tdothelegwork.We'regoingwithnothingbecausethat'swhatwehave,nothing.Andyou'rethrowingmethiscasenotbecauseofanyconfidence,butbecauseyoudon'twanttobetheonetotakethefall!

I'msorry.I'mjustnervous.I'msorry.

Bobby:

Listen,Icandothecase.

Lindsay:

No.No.I'mready.I'llbefine.Iapologize.

Bobby:

It'sallrighttobenervoustomorrow,Lindsay.Infact,Ithinkyoumightbemoreeffectiveseemingnervous.Butifyou'regonnacomeundone...

Lindsay:

Iwon't.I'mready.I'llbefine.I'llbefine.

Rebecca:

DonnellandAssociates.What?

Bobby:

Attorneys.

Man:

It'sRonaldMartin.

Officer:

Hey,you.Beatit.

Bobby:

Irepresenttheaccused.Whereishe?

Officer:

Inthebackseat.

Bobby:

DidthismangetMiranda?

Officer:

Yeah,hedid.

Bobby