Bull (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 11 - Survival Instincts - full transcript

[♪ MEGHAN TRAINOR:
LIPS ARE MOVIN]

[MESSAGE ALERT]

[RUNNING WATER]

♪ I know you lie 'Cause
your lips are movin'

♪ Tell me do you think I'm dumb?

♪ I might be young
But I ain't stupid... ♪

[TRAIN HOOTER BLARES]

MAN: Hey, Jemma.

I know. I know I'm a
little bit older than I said.

And the pictures... I
was gonna tell you.

I just figured it'd be better
to wait till we met in person.



But everything else
I said is totally true.

I mean, I'm... I'm only 16.

And you're even prettier
than your pictures.

And you're smart and
you're sophisticated.

Thanks.

We've been talking and
texting for, what, five months?

Well, look, I don't want you to do
anything that you don't wanna do.

So you can go back home and we
can pretend that this never happened.

We don't even
have to talk anymore.

Or you could come to the
city with me like we planned.

Are you hungry? You haven't
had dinner yet, have you?

- No.
- No?

Let's go have a meal,
we'll have a couple of beers

and we can talk things through.



You ever ride in a
sports car before?

- No.
- No?

Well, come on. Maybe
I'll even let you drive.

Yeah?

OK, come on.

Thank you all for coming.

My name is Maya Whitbeck.
I'm Jemma's mother.

She's my only child and she's
been missing for four days.

Please, if you have any information
about where she might be,

if you've seen her,
please call 911.

Jemma, honey, if you can hear
me, everyone is looking for you.

I love you. I miss you so much.

I just want you home.

Thank you.

Help me find Jemma.
She's my best friend.

JEMMA'S FRIEND:
Hey, help me find Jemma.

MAN: Everyone up against the wall,
and hands where I can see them. Now!

[ALARMS WAIL]

All right, let's go!
Let's go, let's go!

- Police! Don't move!
- Freeze!

Drop your weapons. Drop
'em! Hands on your head.

Don't say a word,
OK? Not a word.

- WOMAN ON TV:My client didn't just...
- Oh. Look who it is.

It's Thalia Macera.

She was a 16-year-old child when
she was ripped from her home...

I see her on TV all the time.
That woman loves a television lens.

Isn't that the victims'
rights attorney?

She is no attorney. She is a
piranha with a license to practice law.

And now she is being
charged with armed robbery

and facing 25 years in prison.

Talk about an injustice.

The ADA is the one
who should be in jail

for compounding
this child's trauma.

Thank you. No one in the
DA's office could stand her.

She alienates everyone
in the courtroom,

and she's never met a
victim she couldn't exploit.

I don't get it. Why would
Bull wanna work with her?

Bull and Thalia go way back.

When he first got out of school

and started to practice
as a forensic psychologist,

Thalia was the first one to
hire him as an expert witness.

It was the first time he
ever set foot in a courtroom.

He says it was
love at first sight.

The courtroom, not Thalia.

It's gonna be a
tough case to defend.

It's pretty clear
that the girl is guilty.

I'm sure Bull has
a theory, right?

Yeah. His theory is
she did it against her will.

As to the why and the how,
everything is on the table:

brainwashing, exploitation,
manipulation, fear, abuse.

BENNY: Terrific.

We got a guilty client,
an impossible lawyer

and about a half dozen unproven
theories with which to defend her.

Sounds like a dream come true.

[DOOR OPENS]

You see that? How quickly
Jemma reacted to Ryan's presence?

He's really got a hold on her.

It's gonna be hard to make a case
that she did what she did against her will

when they're whispering in each
other's ears like co-conspirators.

- Want me to stand between them?
- Could you, would you?

Let's call the next case. The People
V Jemma Whitbeck and Ryan Mitchell.

I'll hear you on bail.

Your Honor, Mr. Mitchell has a
criminal record: assault, fraud, larceny.

Given the incontrovertible
facts of this case,

the People request 250,000 cash.

Most of those cases you
cited have been dismissed

and my client has
never defaulted.

I would ask Your Honor to
consider releasing my client

on his own recognizance.

I'm adopting the prosecutor's
recommendation. 250 cash.

What about his friend?

Objection to the use
of the word "friend."

JUDGE: Relax, Miss Macera. I'll
let you know when it's your turn.

On the matter of Miss Whitbeck,
while she has no criminal record,

the case against
her is airtight.

She was caught fleeing the scene
of the crime with the gun in her hand.

The People request bail
in the amount of $100,000.

- Your turn, Miss Macera.
- $100,000?

It might as well be 100 million.
My client can't make that.

- What are you asking for?
- I'm asking for a dismissal.

And an apology
from the prosecutor.

My client has suffered
unimaginable trauma.

She didn't willfully commit this
crime, and everyone knows that.

No, Miss Macera,
everyone doesn't know that.

That's what we're
here to determine.

And for the future, this
is just you and me here.

Save the theatrics for the jury.
I'm setting the bail at $100,000.

[BANGS GAVEL]

Tell the judge we have a motion and
we need it to be heard immediately.

- Do it now.
- JUDGE: Next case.

[CLEARS THROAT]
Excuse me, Your Honor.

I have a motion and
I need to be heard.

It's an urgent matter
and it cannot wait

and my client's constitutional
right to due process is at stake.

Motion to sever? That's
what was so urgent?

I got a courtroom full
of people out there.

Separate trials are
essential to our case.

There are two
inconsistent defenses.

We fully plan on pointing
the finger at Mr. Mitchell.

Your Honor, two trials will be
a waste of time and resources.

Both cases require the same
witnesses, the same evidence.

There's no reason both
cases can't be heard together.

I can give you a
couple of reasons.

First, if Jemma and Ryan
are seated at the same table,

it will send a subliminal message
to the jurors that they are a team.

They are a team.

Second, victims of abuse
are more likely to speak freely

if their abuser is removed
from the equation.

Hold on. Abuse? Where
is that coming from?

There's nothing to back that up.

There's no witnesses, no
medical reports of injuries.

What grounds do you have
to support a claim of abuse?

I have 20 years of experience
working with victims.

Yes, but do you have
anything tangible to present?

- Not just yet, Your Honor.
- Because it doesn't exist.

Your Honor, the defendant was
a willing participant in the robbery.

Your motion to sever is
denied, without prejudice.

You can refile if you develop
concrete evidence of abuse.

But until then, it's two
defendants, one trial.

BULL: Good to
have her back, huh?

I had to drain her college fund

and take out a second mortgage
on the house to make her bail,

but, yes, I'm relieved to
finally have her back home.

Thing is, she's not the same
kid she was when she left.

- How could she be?
- [KNOCKING]

JEMMA: Come in.

Honey, what are you doing?
You love those posters.

And your animals?

If I have to stay here, can't I
make it look the way I want?

Of course.

- You remember Dr. Bull.
- Mm-hm.

Why don't you give us a minute?

So what is it? She won't
let you smoke in the house?

Well, can't be about not letting
your boyfriend visit your room.

He's still in prison.

Is it the hair? Your mom
got issues with the hair?

I'm just trying to figure out why
you have all this anger towards her.

All she did was put together
as much money as she could

so you wouldn't
have to sleep in a cell.

What do you want?

I feel a sense of
professional obligation.

I want you to understand
how much trouble you're in.

You committed armed robbery.
You held up a jewelry store.

You're looking at
25 years in prison.

Stop me if I say anything
that makes you give a damn.

What are you doing in my
bedroom? You're not my lawyer.

No, I'm the guy
your lawyer called

when she realized just
how difficult it was gonna be

to dig you out of the
hole you dug for yourself.

- Where'd you get the gun?
- I bought it.

Obviously you didn't
tell them who you were.

The whole country's been looking
for you for the last 18 months.

- I bought a fake ID online.
- With what, credit card?

Bitcoins.

Oh, yes, because he
let you use the computer

and watch TV and read the paper.

Who's the president?

- Get out of my room.
- Sorry. That was a tough one.

Which Kardashian is pregnant?

So how'd it work
when you were hungry?

Did you have a
special word you'd use?

What about when you wanted
water or to go to the bathroom?

How about when he
wanted something?

Did he have a special
pet name he'd call you,

or did he just come and
take what he wanted?

I've been doing this a long
time and I know how it works.

He convinces you you
can't live without him,

and you can't because he's
got you under lock and key.

So you do the only thing
you can do to make sense of it,

the only thing you
can do to survive.

You develop feelings for him.

But he's gone now, Jemma, and
the only one who can save you is you.

You're not being
disloyal or unfaithful

by telling the truth
about what happened.

It only feels like love 'cause you
didn't know what other box to put it in.

When you're ready to fight
for your life, give me a call.

But don't wait too long.
Justice is impatient.

Jemma Whitbeck
grew up on Long Island,

an only child, raised
by her mom, Maya.

Mom and Dad never married

and Dad was out of the picture
before Jemma's third birthday.

She was a solid student.

No hint that this kind of
thing was in her future.

What about friends? She's
alone in all these pictures.

- Did she have any friends?
- Mostly on the web.

Got it. I can relate.

Wait, she was in high school
and she didn't have any friends?

No. She did, a best friend.

Cassie Walters. According to
her mother, they were inseparable.

Halfway through tenth grade
they had some kind of a falling-out

and then a few months
later Jemma disappeared.

So, what's the plan?

Bull is convinced
that Jemma is a victim.

He believes that she was coerced
and he wants to argue duress.

Duress? Well, that's...
that's not gonna be easy.

Duress is an
affirmative defense,

which means that once
the prosecutor proves

that she was guilty
of armed robbery,

we have to prove that
she was in fear for her life,

that the only reason that
she committed this crime

was because she was
convinced that this guy Ryan

was gonna kill
her if she didn't.

Well, then, I guess
that's what we have to do.

BULL: People who are able
to adapt to difficult situations

will understand Jemma's plight.

They will see that what Jemma
did was adapt to her circumstances.

She did what she had
to do in order to survive,

including rob a
store at gunpoint.

So what kind of characteristics
are we looking for?

We'll start with
extroverts, thrill seekers.

Who here likes amusement parks?

What's your favorite
part? The rides?

The roller coasters.
Anything that goes fast.

We find this juror to be
acceptable. How about you?

The games. Ring toss, Skee-Ball.

- And the food. I like the food.
- Me too.

We'd like to thank and excuse
this juror. How about you?

- Does Disney count?
- Are you kidding? We love Disney.

We'd like to thank
and excuse this juror.

But not just thrill seekers.
Agreeable thrill seekers.

You are in a bar, minding
your own business,

and someone comes
up to you and insults you.

- What do you do?
- Me? I look the other way.

Sticks and stones
will break my bones...

We find this juror
to be acceptable.

People who are emotionally
stable. No neurotics.

You are gonna ask
your boss for a raise.

- How do you prepare?
- Just go in and ask.

We find this juror
to be acceptable.

Hey, what are you doing
here? It's past seven.

Finishing my report
on Jemma's online life.

BENNY: Oh, is this the
website where she met Ryan?

Yeah.

This guy was patient.

He took his time, got her
to open up about herself,

share intimate thoughts.

Not your first time
at this rodeo, huh?

Well... I never ran
away with a stranger,

and I certainly never
robbed anyone at gunpoint,

but when I was 16, sure, I trusted
some people I shouldn't have,

I fell in love with
some guys I never met

and I had my heart broken

by some men I now realize
were probably three times my age.

What did we do
before the internet?

- [PHONE CHIMES]
- Oh, hold on one second.

Ah, it's Bull. Excuse me.

Hey, what's up, boss?

Oh.

All right, I'll hop a
cab. I'll be right there.

[LOUD MUSIC]

She actually tried
to visit him in prison?

Got the call two hours ago.

What's most concerning to me is
she has no idea how damning this is.

That all by itself could completely
sink any chance she has for acquittal.

I had to go to work. She promised to
stay home. That was our agreement.

If we can't get this
girl under control,

not only are you gonna lose your
daughter, you're gonna lose your house.

I don't know what to do.

I do.

You told them to revoke my
bail? You're sending me to jail?

- What kind of mother are you?
- I love you, Jemma.

- Maya...
- JEMMA: Get your hands off me!

- It's for her own good.
- Get off me!

You're doing the right thing. It's
only for the duration of the trial, OK?

She will be released as
soon as the jury acquits her.

It's OK.

I feel like the
bandleader on the Titanic.

Our client's totally disengaged.

It's like she's watching
someone else's trial.

You need to keep
your eye on juror ten.

How did we end up
with a neurotic introvert

who works for the post office?

- He's the opposite of adaptive.
- BULL: We were out of challenges.

And it was either him or the lady whose
idea of a thrill is playing Skee-Ball.

I'd, uh, like to clean
their stuff out of here,

but they told me I couldn't
until the trial was over.

You don't know when
that's gonna be, do you?

No, sir, we're not with the cops.
You have to check with them.

- DANNY: How long did they live here?
- About a year and a half.

They were late on their
rent just about every month.

Did you ever see the girl?
Did you ever see Jemma?

Once, that I can remember. A
couple of weeks before the robbery.

I came to get the rent.

Did you ever get the impression
something was wrong?

- How do you mean?
- Well, did she look scared?

- Did she try and signal you?
- No.

A 35-year-old man
with a 16-year-old girl?

- That didn't raise any red flags?
- I only saw her for a split second.

Could have been his daughter
or his niece. She had green hair.

I didn't know it was the girl
everyone was looking for.

If I did, I would have
called the police.

- CHUNK: What do we have in here?
- [FLIES BUZZ]

Think I found the guest room.

Oh...

Did the defendant, Jemma
Whitbeck, enter the store with anyone?

No, she came in alone. I was helping
another customer at the counter.

- PROSECUTOR: So she had to wait.
- Yes.

She was there for
at least half an hour.

- Objection. No foundation.
- Overruled.

- Did she ever ask to use a phone?
- No.

- Did she say she needed help?
- Objection. Calls for hearsay.

Overruled, Counselor.

Did the defendant ever
try to slip you a note

or ask if there was another
way out of the store, a back door?

OK, we get it. She
didn't try to escape.

Sit down, Miss Macera.

Would you stop it? You
are pissing everyone off.

It's a sea of red, Bull. Not
a speck of green anywhere.

OK, I give up. I'm
going to plan B.

Let's find the ADA,
see if we can cut a deal.

Well, come on, the ADA
has no incentive to cut a deal.

Set up a meeting. Let's see
if we can negotiate a plea.

Maybe we can get the
25 years down to 10.

Miss Macera, let me
take the lead on this.

I have a relationship
with the DA's office.

- Thank you.
- Haven't done anything yet.

You don't honestly think I'm
gonna dismiss the charges?

No, but we were hoping
you might discuss a plea.

Why would I do that?

Softballs like this don't come
across my desk all that often.

Be that as it may, you don't wanna
send an innocent woman to prison.

You're right, I don't.

But you haven't shown me
anything pointing to innocence.

She was coerced. She
was in fear for her life.

Not according to your client.

You two should talk,
get your stories straight.

Look, all I'm asking
for is some proof.

A scar, a threatening
email, a cry for help.

- Something to back up your claim.
- We have proof.

We have an expert.
Dr. Stephanie Messner.

- Who?
- She's a shrink's shrink.

A world-renowned expert
in the field of victimization.

And she will explain that Jemma was
not a willing participant in the robbery.

I'll take my chances
with the jury.

I've seen this doctor
testify before. She's good.

She'll prove you wrong
and she'll sink both cases.

Jemma will be acquitted
and so will Ryan.

Ryan? That's a stretch.

Well, credibility is a
prosecutor's currency,

and once the jury sees that
you were wrong about Jemma,

they are gonna question
your case against Ryan,

and before you know
it... reasonable doubt.

Look, we're not asking you
to dismiss the charges, OK?

Just show some
humanity. She's a kid.

Will she testify against Ryan?

I'm not doing that.
I won't do that.

Jemma, honey,
listen to Dr. Bull.

Let me make this simple for you.

If you don't testify against him, he's
probably gonna testify against you.

- That would never happen.
- Why not?

He doesn't wanna spend 25 years
in prison any more than you do.

- You don't understand.
- No, you don't understand.

[SIGHS]

He doesn't love
you. He never did.

Everything he wanted you for,
everything he wanted to do, he's done.

And if he wants to use you
as a bargaining chip, he will.

- I wanna go back to my cell now.
- Not yet!

You need to tell that jury all of
the awful things that he did to you.

Everything.

And only then is there a chance
that we can make this go away.

But if you let him
get the upper hand,

he will continue to do what
he has been doing to you,

only instead of treating
you like an animal,

he is gonna get you
to serve his prison time!

GUARD: This meeting's over.

He's gonna trade you to the ADA
like the thing he thinks you are.

Why would you let him
destroy your life twice?

If you're afraid, we
will get you protection!

Jemma, trust me!

JUDGE: Call your next
witness, Mr. Pappas.

The People call Ryan
Mitchell to the stand.

Objection. We haven't
been given proper notice.

Counselor knows good and well

the defendant doesn't have to
give notice of his intention to testify.

Could all of the many legal teams
come up to the bench for a sidebar?

You made a deal, didn't you?

Someone wanna tell
me what's going on?

Dr. Bull and Mr. Colón came to
me last night asking for a deal.

I made them an offer which
they did not respond to,

so this morning I made the
same offer to Mr. Mitchell.

And my client accepted.

So the kidnapper is going
to testify against his victim.

You two were very
persuasive last night.

I mean, you have this
important expert witness coming

who threatens to damage
my credibility with the jury.

I needed to be sure I could still
secure convictions against both parties,

like you said.

- What did you offer him?
- Five years off the maximum.

So he's getting less
time than his victim.

She's his co-defendant,
not his victim.

Mr. Mitchell, step up
to the witness stand.

The clerk will swear you in.

PAPPAS: Did you kidnap your
co-defendant, Miss Whitbeck?

Of course not. Uh, she
came with me willingly.

I've never had to force
her to do anything.

Objection. She was
under the age of consent.

She's an adult now and
she's not pressing charges.

THALIA: Well, then, I'll press
charges. Her mother will press charges.

You can't, not without
cooperation from your client.

Counsel, enough.
Ask him a question.

Sir, whose idea was the robbery?

- It was Miss Whitbeck's.
- [MURMURING]

MARISSA: Not to
add insult to injury,

the mirror jurors find Ryan
credible and compelling.

Well, they're
idiots. He's lying.

She knew that we were low on cash
and she told me about an idea that she had.

I laughed when she first put it out
there, but she wouldn't give it up,

and, um, I told her that
I just can't handle a gun.

I can't carry a gun.
It's... I just can't.

You know, there are certain lines
that you just don't cross, and, um...

But she said that that
wouldn't be a problem.

Eventually I... I said sure.

This guy has no lines. He has no
limits. Listen to him. He's shameless.

PAPPAS: I'm gonna
change the subject.

Some people would
have us believe

that you had your
co-defendant under lock and key.

- Did you?
- Of course not. We were in love.

We lived together, but everybody
could come and go as they wished.

But to the best of your knowledge,
she never actually did leave.

Well, she did. Once
she left for a whole day.

PAPPAS: Did she tell
you where she went?

- RYAN: When she got back, I asked her.
- Objection. Hearsay.

I'll allow it. What did she say?

She said that she went
back home to Farmingdale.

PAPPAS: So you're
testifying that she told you

she left the house of her own free
will and returned to her mother's house.

Did she have dinner?
Did she stay overnight?

No, she was back
before dinnertime.

She told me that she was standing
across the street from the house

with a baseball cap
and sunglasses on,

and she could see her
mother through the windows

but just couldn't bring
herself to knock on the door.

And she just wanted
to come back to me.

- And that's what she did?
- That's what she did.

PAPPAS: Prosecution
has nothing further.

That ADA double-crossed us.

We went to him in
good faith to cut a deal

and he turned it around
and used it against us.

Come on. It wasn't
exactly in good faith.

You knew I was bluffing,
and for all I know, so did he.

Still, using a man who abducted
a minor to convict her, that's a first.

You know what else I
think might be a first?

Every one of our
mirror jurors is red.

The whole jury. Not
an inkling of green.

You don't have
a lot to say, boss.

- I was just thinking about the upside.
- The upside? Wow.

- Marissa, cut him off.
- Oh, no.

Ryan's no longer part of the
case. He's been dealt with.

He won't be in the
courtroom anymore,

which is what I
wanted in the first place,

for Jemma to have
her own day in court.

Should we be lining
up any new witnesses?

Like who? There are no
witnesses. That's part of the problem.

What about the pictures Danny
and Chunk took at the shack?

- They're really compelling.
- They're nothing.

Picture of a pillow and
a bucket in a tiny closet?

Doesn't mean a thing unless
Jemma gets on the stand and says,

"That's where I slept. That
bucket was my bathroom."

Any chance she changed her mind?

I think we're getting close.

But... she's so mired in shame.

Even when Ryan was talking about
how she couldn't bring herself to go home.

I was watching her. You could
see it. She... She had a story to tell.

But she was so
ashamed of that story,

so ashamed of what she
did, of what he did to her.

And I'm sure she
feels completely alone.

And when she walks
into that courtroom,

there's nobody there,
just her mom and us.

Remember all those people
who were searching for her?

Friends, neighbors.
Where are they now?

Benny, that's an
excellent question.

Jemma and I always talked
about coming to this school,

being roommates freshman year.

Best-friend talk. I can relate.

We met in first grade,
did everything together.

Girl Scouts, Model
UN, robotics camp.

What happened?

I mean, when she disappeared, you
guys hadn't been speaking for a while.

I don't know.
Yeah, she got weird.

What do you mean, weird?

She was moody, never
wanted to do anything.

She just, like, stayed
in her room alone.

She might have been mad at me.

It was right around the
time I joined the debate team,

and then I got a boyfriend
and I guess she felt left out.

- Do you miss her?
- Of course.

Would you be willing
to do something for her?

When Jemma went missing, you were
the people who searched the woods.

You put up posters, you
marched in candlelight vigils.

Well, I'm here to ask you
to be there for Jemma again.

Thank you for welcoming
me to your church.

To Maya Whitbeck's church.

To Jemma Whitbeck's church.

Now, I know that when Jemma
first disappeared, it was you,

it was this congregation,

that organized the search parties
and that sent her your prayers.

Well, Jemma needs you again.

I know you've all heard
a lot of terrible things

since Jemma first
vanished 18 months ago.

But just because you hear
something doesn't make it true,

and we can't fairly judge anyone
if we don't have the full story.

The prosecution is
done with his case

and now it's our turn
to present a defense.

I'm gonna be honest
with you, Jemma.

I'm having a really hard time
figuring out what that defense could be.

It doesn't matter.

BENNY: The jury, they need
to know how he treated you.

How he coerced you.

It's... It's the only
way we can win.

It's OK. Let's just be done with it.
I'm... I'm ready to serve my time.

There's a part of me
that's looking forward to it.

I believe you believe
that. But it's just not true.

Come on. Let's go to court.

You ever heard of
learned helplessness?

It's when people feel they
have no control over their lives.

They see no future.

They resign themselves to just
getting through the day, to surviving.

Sound familiar?

So many people care
about you, Jemma.

So many people understand the
awfulness you've been through.

They may not know the particulars, but
they know how dark it must have been.

They can't wait to see you
again, show you the light.

No, you're wrong. No one cares.

Maybe just my mom, but... the
truth is, she'll be better off without me.

GIRL: Hey, Jemma.

Everyone at school says hi.

BOY: We're glad you're back.

- GIRL 2: Love you, Jemma.
- GIRL 3: It's so good to see you.

- Cassie?
- I missed you so much.

I'm sorry I wasn't there for
you. You must have felt so alone.

God, it's so good to see you.

It's so good to see everybody.

So what do you say?

Tired of just surviving?
Ready to put up a fight?

I think I am.

I think I'm ready to testify.

When I first started chatting
with Ryan online, I was only 16.

He said he was 18, and
he seemed really nice.

Were you surprised by his age
when you met him in person?

- Yeah.
- So why did you go with him?

I... I know this sounds
stupid, but I felt like I knew him.

We'd been talking for months.

I trusted him, which I
know sounds ridiculous.

So I... I said I'd... I'd
go have dinner with him.

Just dinner, that's it.

We had dinner and then he said
he was going to drive me home.

We stopped at one point 'cause he
said he wanted to show me the stars.

It was the middle of nowhere.

We got out of the car to look
and that's when he told me

he wanted to have sex with me.

I was... I was really... I
mean, I was shocked and...

I told him I'd never
done that before.

I was shaking and really scared.

And at first he seemed OK with it,
so I calmed down for, like, a second,

and then that's when he pushed me
to the ground and did what he wanted.

- Did you cry?
- Yeah.

- Did you scream?
- Yeah.

But no one heard?

I finally fell asleep or passed
out there on the ground,

and when I woke up, he, um,
had zip-tied my hands and feet.

And then he... he covered
my mouth with this thick tape,

carried me into the car and, um,
then he laid me across the back seat,

and then it felt like
we drove for hours.

That's... That's where I lived.

In the closet mostly.

He threatened me,
he beat me, he...

And... and he, you know, he
wanted... sex, all different kinds.

THALIA: At some point,
did his behavior change?

JEMMA: Well, a few weeks
in, I stopped putting up a fuss.

I just did whatever he wanted,
made him think I liked it.

That seemed to work
because he... things got better.

He stopped beating me and
he let me out of the closet.

Jemma, at some point, did
you develop feelings for him?

I know this sounds
crazy, but yeah.

He... He fed me.

He, um... He bought
me clothes. He...

He was scary, but he also...
he... he took care of me,

or it... or it felt like it.

He would use the word "love,"
but I know and I realize now,

that for me it was just
about surviving, staying alive.

Jemma, was it your idea
to rob the jewelry store?

I've... I've barely ever
been in a jewelry store.

I've never even
had my ears pierced.

He said he'd hurt
me if I didn't do it,

if I didn't buy the gun,
didn't do what he said.

He said he'd hurt my mom.

He said he'd find her and
do to her what he did to me.

So I just... I just went along with
it. I didn't know what else to do.

I'm... I'm... I'm sorry
we scared those people,

'cause I know how that feels.

Ryan said at some
point you went home.

Like, a month before the
robbery, he was in the yard,

and I, um... I just... I
grabbed the car keys.

I made it all the way home.

But I couldn't... I
couldn't go in the house.

Were you afraid
he'd come after you?

Yeah, that was... that
was a big part of it, but...

but it was more than that.

I just felt... so, like...

I just felt so dirty.

I mean, I... I went with him.

I thought it was my own fault and I
couldn't... I couldn't face my mom.

I couldn't face anyone.

Talk to me.

I can't explain why, but
we have a juror ten problem.

- Ten?
- Yep.

You don't get to this guy and
you are staring at a mistrial,

in which case
Jemma stays in jail

and we get to do the
whole thing all over again.

You're a real downer,
you know that?

No further questions, Your
Honor. The defense rests.

Can I just say one more thing?

Go on, Miss Whitbeck.

I just... I just
wanna add that...

that I love my mom
and I love my friends...

and I love my life and I'd
love a second chance to live it.

There's only one
explanation. That guy's dead.

I'm gonna ask Benny to go
over there and close his eyes.

JUDGE: Ladies and gentlemen,
let's take a 20-minute recess.

Oh, boy. Trash-can basketball.
You're worried about the verdict.

- Well, three days is a long time.
- We've waited longer.

I got a bad feeling
about juror number ten.

- [TEXT ALERT]
- Oh.

Well, trash-can basketball
worked. That's the clerk.

The judge wants us
back in the courtroom.

You go ahead. I
gotta make a call.

- I will meet you there.
- OK.

Someone get me ADA
Pappas on the phone!

This doesn't look good.

Members of the jury, I've been
handed a note that informs me

that you are at an
unbreakable impasse.

- Is that true?
- Yes, Your Honor.

You're unable to reach
a unanimous verdict

and you believe that further
deliberation will be futile?

We tried.

It's 11 to one to acquit.

JUDGE: [SIGHS]
Then I have no choice.

I find this jury to be
hopelessly deadlocked

and I am declaring a mistrial.

Jurors, thank you for your time
and consideration. You're excused.

All right, let's set
a date for a retrial.

No, I... I can't go
through this again.

Your Honor... I got a call
this morning from Dr. Bull.

He reminded me of something
counsel said at the outset of the case,

that prosecutors are supposed to
protect victims, not prosecute them.

The jury's verdict
isn't lost on me.

11 to one in favor of an acquittal,
it's not unanimous, but it is powerful.

And I listened carefully to
the defendant's testimony

and I found it credible.

Is there a motion to
dismiss headed my way?

Yes, Your Honor.

The People move to dismiss all
charges against Miss Whitbeck.

Dr. Bull also informed
me that Miss Whitbeck

is willing to testify
against Ryan Mitchell.

With that in mind, I'll be
filing additional charges

for sexual assault
and kidnapping.

JUDGE: Then this
court stands adjourned.

[BANGS GAVEL]

If you wanna smoke, it's OK.

I'm not smoking anymore.

I'm trying to put all that
away, all that behind me.

Right.

I am so happy you are here.

I am so happy you're back.

Me too, Mom.

Can I make you something?
Can I get you something?

Is there anything you want?

No, I just... I
just wanna sleep.

I just wanna open my eyes and
see that it's morning and sunny out

and that I can start all over
again, make everything right.

If you need me, you
know where I am.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]