The Practice (1997–2004): Season 8, Episode 1 - We the People - full transcript

We need Emma
at the trial.

I can't allow that.

Brad--
She's 10-years old.

I understand that.

BRAD: I said no!

She's a child.

Listen to me.

You have serious
monster issues here,

to the world
and to the potential jury pool,

you are the man

who murdered his pregnant wife



and unborn son.

The best way to humanize you

is to let the jury see you
as a father

and not a killer,

and the best way
to accomplish that

is to have your daughter

by your side,

at your side.

And what will that do to her?

To have to sit there
and listen while her father

is demonized before--
FRUTT: She's already hearing

that everywhere she turns.

I think the real question is,

"What will it do to her



to see you go to prison?"

Which is exactly
what we're looking at.

You need to get me out
on bail, Ellenor.

Brad, you are up
on double homicide.

I hardly think--
BRAD: You need to think

of a way.

I need to address
the potential jury pool.

For that, I need
to have a news conference.

To do that,
I got to get out of here.

The judge is never going--
BRAD: Ellenor,

I need you to start
demonstrating the zeal

that comes with defending

an innocent man.

Homicide suspects
are sometimes afforded bail.

I need you to accomplish
that courtesy

for me now.

(music playing)

(door closes)

Gentlemen,
thank you for coming in.

I'm informed you still plan
to argue self-defense?

Actually, defense of others,
but same principle.

You will not be arguing
self-defense

or defense of others,
Mr. Young.

There's no factual
basis for it,

and it won't be asserted.

Well, we have to be allowed
to put on a defense.

Well, you won't be allowed
to put on that one.

Let's watch it together,
shall we?

We've all seen the tape.

You'll see it again with me.

Here comes your client.

(music playing)

HARROD:
If you so much as attempt

to argue self-defense
or defense of others,

I will hold you
in contempt of court.

Are we clear, gentlemen?

Then we'd like to change
our plea, Your Honor.

To?

Insanity.

And what's your basis for that?

You saw the tape.

She's crazy.

Young, Frutt, and Berluti?

Insanity?
That's all we got left.

Tara?
Jamie,

I need that motion
in limiting.

Uh, please hold.

I went through the list
of doctors.

Two are willing to testify,

but they want
their full retainer.

And you have another problem.

Markham got called.

For when?

For now.
Judge Dickem.

Did you tell--
I did. He won't budge.

Jamie, can you do the pretrial?

Me? Oh, yeah.

If we don't find a shrink,

we might as well--
We will.

Keep looking.

Come on, let's go
see the client.

Call Dickem's clerk.

I need to speak
to him personally.

Ellenor.

Alan, hey, what's up?

Do you have a second?

Actually, I don't.

Something came up
at Caruthers.

I left.

Now I'm looking
for new employment.

And since my heart
has always yearned

to do whatever this is.

What exactly came up
at Caruthers, Alan?

I embezzled,

allegedly.

Could I have
some coffee, please,

with cream?

Thank you.

I'd be such a natural here.

FRUTT: Wait a second.

You expect me to recommend you

for employment
after you stole?

The important thing is...

I feel icky.

Alan--
I'm the leading antitrust lawyer

in the state.

I'm going through

an enormous character growth--

Just the same--
And I need a break.

I'll tell you what.

You do a case for us today,

see how you like it.

Today? I could--
Misdemeanor battery,

homeless person
kissed somebody.

You certainly
don't expect me to walk in

and try a case on the fly.

If there's any problem,

I will be on vibrate.

Elly, Elly.

(sighs)

I have issues
with homeless people.

What issues?

They don't like me.

I think it must be cultural.

Look, I am late for a motion.

You try the case,
then we'll talk.

Bugger.

(door buzzes)

AISHA:
Isn't it up to a jury?

I don't get a jury?

YOUNG: You do.
But, unfortunately,

the judge can cut off a defense

if he feels
it's not supported.

What do I do?
I'm dead.

Our only choice now
is insanity.

I wasn't insane.

YOUNG: Understood.

But it's the only
mechanism we have left

to secure an acquittal.

Shooting that man

was maybe the most
clearheaded thing

I ever did in my life.

Not anymore.

MAN: Case number 2246--

Wait, you're his lawyer?

Is there a problem?

You're Alan Shore.

What are you doing
at a criminal bench trial?

Looking to meet women.

I perused the file,

and I think we can both
agree it's beneath us.

So why don't we
dispose of it,

go get a drink?

The victim filed,

and my boss won't kick
civilian complaints.

It's not like anybody
got hurt, Cindy.

May I call you Cindy?

My name is Kate.

Kate.
Hmm.

Sixty days.

Is this the way
it's gonna be?

Hey, if you can get
the victim

to withdraw,
the drink's on me.

Otherwise,
take the offer

to your client,
who's, uh,

right over there

in case
you haven't met him.

(sighs)

Mr. Markham,
I'm Alan Shore, your attorney.

What happened
to Ms. Frutt?

She's tied up,

nothing sexual,
I assure you.

I'll be taking
over the case.

So, how are we today, sir?

I just Halle Berry'd her.

That's all I did.

I beg your pardon?

Like at the Oscars?

The guy just planted one on her

'cause when else
would he get a chance?

That's all I did.

I see.

KANE: We all knew
it was a crack house,

and a lot of us were upset,

especially Aisha.

She lost a child
to a drive-by

three years ago.

ASHER: Now, sir,
calling attention

to the afternoon
of July 3rd,

could you tell us
what you saw?

KANE: Yeah.

Well, there were a bunch of us

kind of sprucing up the street

'cause we were planning
a July 4th block party,

and then there we saw him.

Saw who?

Marcus Thayer,

crack dealer,

selling his stuff on the steps

like he did every damn day.

He had some clients there.

ASHER: And what happened?

KANE: Well, Aisha,
she went right up to him,

and she started telling him
this and that.

"Get your ass off the street."

He got in her face
like he always does,

and they're yelling
back and forth

at each other.

And then she just walked off.

After she left,
what happened?

Well, then I got
into it with him,

and he came at me
just like he did her.

And I told him,
"He better not be out there

pushing his crack
during our block party."

And we talked
a little bit more trash.

And as I started off,

I looked up,
and here she comes again,

and now she's got a gun.

And she's saying something,

but the truth be told,
I couldn't hear it.

My eyes were on that gun.

She walked right up to him,

she aims,
and she shoots him three times.

Shot him dead right there
in the street.

ASHER: Mr. Kane,

could you describe for us

Ms. Crenshaw's demeanor

as she fired the gun?

She looked fed-up.

ASHER: Thank you.

You said this Mr.Thayer

sold crack every day.

Why didn't you people
just call the police?

KANE: We called them
all the time.

They never did anything.
Nothing?

KANE: Oh, they'd drive by
now and then.

They'd put up their
observation post

with the little cameras.

That's how they got that tape,

but they never did do nothing.

To get them to come
into our neighborhood,

a gun has to go off.

That sounds like
an exaggeration.

KANE: An exaggeration?

There's an ice-cream truck

drives down our street,

makes all the kids come running.

They sell popsicles,

fudgesicles,
and cocaine.

The ice-cream truck!

There are children
on our street,

10 years old,

not only using,
but dealing!

Mr. Berluti,

please step up.

What is the relevance
of this testimony, Mr. Berluti?

Goes to defendant's intent.

Just trying to get
a clear picture, Judge.

Do you enjoy practicing law,
counsel?

You know, Judge,
you rebuking me

in front of the jury

doesn't make me look good.

So I'm just gonna smile

and make it look like
the two of us

are having a good
laugh together.

Would that be okay, Judge?

I'm just smiling for effect.

Please don't think
I consider you a funny guy.

(chuckles)

Can I continue now, Judge?

(door opens)

SHORE: Mr. Markham.

It is selective prosecution,

that's what this is.
You're right.

But while the man who kissed
Halle continues to go free,

why don't we sit in here
and go over your testimony?

Excuse me.

Hi.

We have a problem.

We can't expense
new clothes for clients.

Uh, not in the budget.

This is the top criminal firm
in Boston.

Surely we can afford $200.

WILSON: Uh, the top firm
that you speak of

is Donnell, Young,
Dole, and Frutt.

Donnell is gone.

Dole is gone.

Washington is gone.

And we don't take
clients shopping.

Do we take each
other shopping?

I wasn't insane
when I fired that gun.

I won't say I was.

I shot that man because
he was killing our children,

because he wouldn't stop
killing our children.

Okay, look...

at me, Aisha,

right in the eyes.

The judge has taken away
defense of others.

You explained that.
YOUNG: Well, evidently,

not well enough.

If we don't claim insanity,

we have no theory
by which to prevail.

AISHA: Then I go to prison.

I'd rather do that than
to pretend I'm crazy.

You look me in the eye.

I am not nuts.

Drugs are killing our babies.

Somebody has to protect
our babies.

If the police refuse--
You cannot say that.

AISHA: Yes, I can,

and you can't stop me.
YOUNG: The judge will stop you!

AISHA: I'm the client.

I get to decide what
our legal strategy is, counsel.

It won't be insanity.

I do not want bail.
Why not?

FRUTT:
Because if you get let out,

there will be
a public outcry, Brad,

and that outcry
could prejudice us at trial.

I don't think you follow.

If I'm allowed
to address the public,

the outcry will be squashed.

That's the point.

I think you're overestimating
your charm a little.

(door opens)

Daddy!

BRAD: Hey, baby!

Oh, God,

you're getting bigger
every day, young lady!

Hey, Christine.

Hello.

Look at you.

FRUTT: Ms. Shepherd,

I was wondering
if I could talk to you

for a few minutes?

Your client murdered
my sister, Ms. Frutt.

I won't be cooperating much

with his defense.

It was so gross.

I, like, came around
the turn in the corridor,

and he was there.

The defendant?

DEBBIE:
Yes. And next thing,

he was like forcing
his scuzzy tongue

into my mouth.

BARRON:
And this occurred when?

DEBBIE: At my place of work,
for God's sake!

Everybody saw it.

And the way he smelled--

his smell was on me.

It took three showers
to get it off.

BARRON: Thank you, Debbie.

Forgive me, I just want
to say for the record

you are a very fetching
young lady.

Do gentlemen hit
on you a lot?

Some.

SHORE: I can imagine.
At the office Christmas party,

you ever been suddenly kissed

while standing
underneath the mistletoe?

By co-workers,

not total strangers.

You never filed
criminal charges

in those instances?

No.

That was an honest
answer, Debbie.

I appreciate that.

Let me ask you this,

if Brad Pitt suddenly
approached you,

kissed you at the office,

would you call
the police? Honestly.

He's not Brad Pitt.

SHORE: Yes, I see.

So it's not so much
being kissed,

but rather by whom.

By what.

SHORE: Thank you, Debbie.
That was refreshingly honest.

By the way,

if I were to--

never mind, that's probably
not appropriate.

You can step down,
young lady.

SHORE: Okay.
Accept responsibility,

show remorse,

convey that you never
meant to harm

or scare her, okay?

Yeah.

The defense calls
Randy Markham.

Why?

Why?

If he did it,

I don't have to hear why.

It takes my time.

I value my time, Mr. Shore.

When it's wasted,
my hemorrhoids tend

to bubble up.

He's the defendant.

In Massachusetts,

I believe
the constitution trumps

the bubbled hemorrhoid.

I could be wrong.

DICKEM: You know what?

You're absolutely right.

If your client chooses
to testify,

that is his
constitutional right.

It would certainly be
very inappropriate for me

to deter the exercising

of that precious entitlement.

Would your client like
to testify, Mr. Shore?

Why don't you have a seat.

We wanted to talk to you
about your dad's trial,

which starts next week.

He told me.

You want me to come.
FRUTT: Yes.

We also were thinking
of calling you

as a witness.

Did your dad tell you that?

Yes.

You want me to say my mom
seemed really sad,

so people will believe
she committed suicide.

We just want you
to tell the truth.

She seemed really sad.

Do you think your mom
killed herself?

I know my dad didn't kill her.

He loved her.

She seemed so sad,

so I think she must
have committed suicide.

Emma, did your dad

ask you to say that?

No.

(engine revving)

(dog barking)

(Ashley laughs)

(water splashing)

RANDY:
Ah! Did you like that?

ASHLEY: Yeah!

Mr. Markham?

Uh, so sorry to come here.

Uh, my daughter, Ashley.
Say hello, baby.

Hi.

RANDY: She's never swam
in a pool before.

I thought
while we were waiting--

you have a daughter?

Yeah.

Does she live with you
on the street?

Actually,
I'm not homeless.

I'm living in a tenement
in a project.

I try to give her
as normal a life as I can.

(laughs)
What are you doing here?

I got rolled.

I'm sorry?

RANDY: For my shoes.

I got rolled for my shoes.

I got nothing
for testimony tomorrow.

Had your address,
and I just figured,

you got me the suit.

Without the shoes,
you know,

the whole point.

I'll bring you another pair
of shoes tomorrow.

Can I ask you a question?

You don't got to answer
if you don't want to.

No, go ahead.

The girl at court today
said I smell.

Do I smell?

At the moment,
only like chlorine.

RANDY: Please.

Be honest with me.

You do have a distinctive
body odor.

I do bathe.

Maybe not as much,

I do bathe.

ASHLEY: Look at this, daddy!

Hey, I'm really sorry.

She's always dreamed
of swimming in a pool.

I shouldn't have done this.

No, it's okay.

Swim as long as you like.

And I'll see you tomorrow
in court.

Thank you very much.

(music playing)

The observation posts
are a joke.

Those drug deals
are captured on tape

just as clearly
as what I did,

but the police don't respond.

I doubt they even look
at those tapes.

Is crack a big problem

in your neighborhood, Aisha?

Is it a big problem?

My two year-old daughter
was killed

in a drive-by three years ago.

I've seen my friends' children

become dealers, addicts.

My street has become
crack lane, Mr. Berluti.

It's almost impossible

for a child to grow up
in our neighborhood

without it being shoved
in his face!

There are drive-by shootings,

random killings,

intentional killings,

and at the root of it all
are drugs.

Cocaine, crack,

all being dealt openly

and notoriously
by Marcus Thayer

and others,
and the police do nothing.

Counsel.

So, what happened that day?

AISHA: What happened is...

I decided to do something

to save the kids
on our street.

I decided to protect the lives

that Marcus Thayer
was so intent on destroying.

HARROD: Ms. Crenshaw,

as I have advised your counsel,

I will advise you.

Defense of others
is not a justifiable theory--

AISHA: It's justifiable
to the parents

who live in our neighborhood.

HARROD: Ms. Crenshaw,
I will instruct this jury

not to accept self-defense

or defense of others as--

AISHA: Why don't you
instruct the mayor

to instruct the police

to clean up our streets?

HARROD: You have the right
to present your testimony,

but as you move forward--
AISHA: These dealers

are arrested over and over,

and never do time.
It has to stop.

HARROD: I will tell this jury
in no uncertain terms

that, as a matter of law,

they cannot even consider
defense of others

as an exculpatory theory.

Do you understand that?

CRENSHAW: I think so.

As a matter of law,
the truth

of what happened that day

can't be considered
in this room.

I will see counsel in chambers.

(indistinct chatter)

(door opens)

I gave you a specific order.

We passed that on
to our client.

But as, Your Honor,
well knows,

every criminal defendant

has the right to take
the stand

and tell his or her story.

Our client chose to exercise
that right.

HARROD: If you argue defense
of others in your closing,

I will have both
of your bar cards.

Do you understand me?

Do you understand me, counsel?

We understand.

I just think we need

an alternative version
to suicide.

The idea that she killed herself

with cyanide--

look,
I assembled a mock jury.

I presented
the defense side only,

none of the prosecution's
evidence,

and still...

none of them
would swallow suicide.

What do you mean
a mock jury?

I wanted to test our defense

because I am very
nervous about it.

And as I said,
I only gave them

our version and still--
No, you didn't give them

our version, Ellenor.

I am the defense version.

Your little mock jury
didn't hear from me.

Brad--
My wife

was a very bad woman.

She had an affair.

She wanted to leave me, Ellenor,

destroy our family.

I'm sure she was racked
with guilt over that,

don't you?

Ask Emma.

Molly seemed very sad.

She committed suicide.

You kissed her

as she described?

Well, I didn't totally
surprise her.

I gave her a chance
to see me coming.

I wanted her to see me first.

SHORE: Why is that?

Because I wanted her to know

who was kissing her.

SHORE: Can you tell us why?

RANDY: Well, the day before,

I'm sitting on Columbus.

I had my little girl with me,

six years old.
What were you doing

on Columbus street?

RANDY: Begging,

soliciting for money.

I work here and there
where I can,

but when I don't have
enough money for food,

I'm not above asking people
for help.

That's what I was doing
this day...

and she walks by.
SHORE: "She" being?

RANDY:
The girl I went on to kiss.

She walks by,

I asked for help,

and she made a remark about...

me being disgusting,

about me smelling.

You said that...

right in front of my daughter,

and then you...

mumbled some other things

as you walked away,

things that I won't repeat,

but my daughter heard it.

Then what happened?

I watched her walk
into the building.

And I turned to my baby,

and she was crying.

Why was she crying?

Because of what she heard.

I haven't been able to give
my daughter much,

but I did give her the right
to respect her dad,

and maybe even
on the odd day, admire.

You took that from her.

SHORE: Mr. Markham,

why kiss this woman?

Because I wanted
to embarrass her the way

that she embarrassed me.

I walked my...

smelly ass into her office.

I walked my disgusting self
right up to her,

and I kissed her
to humiliate her

to make you feel
the way I felt.

The way I still feel.

Sitting in a courtroom,
listening to you...

tell this judge and everybody

that it...

took you three showers

to get the smell off of you!

(banging)

Murder two?

YOUNG: It allows
for the possibility of parole.

We think you should take it.

What would my sentence be?

Life. But, again,

with murder one--
Forget it.

YOUNG: Aisha--
I said, forget it.

I heard what you said,

but listen to me, please.

We have nothing.

Our only hope,
if you can even call it a hope,

is for a hung verdict.
Our only chance to get that

is to convince a juror to say
"The hell with the law."

CRENSHAW: Good,
get one to say that.

If they come back guilty,
which...

truthfully,
how could they not,

you get life, no parole.

YOUNG: There's no point
in being a martyr.

I know you care.

You care because we're all
on the same side.

The problem is
with too many voices,

you get noise.

So let's speak with one voice.

And since I'm the client,

since I'm the one who's gonna be
sitting in that prison cell,

let's let the voice be mine.

Jimmy...

I want you to look those jurors
in the eye

and tell them...

that the law is wrong.

Marcus Thayer had it coming.

The law is wrong.

(elevator bell dings)

Debbie, hello.

You're dishonest, you know,

dressing him up like that
in a suit.

That is not what accosted me,
and you know it.

SHORE: Debbie, this case
was assigned to me.

Certainly, you know that.

Do you think I like defending

these kinds of people?

You know, this isn't technically
relevant to the case,

but I touched myself
with you in mind last night.

Your hair was...

very different,

but anyway.

Just between you and me,

it turns out Mr. Markham

has a homeowners
insurance policy.

Cheap, but not totally
worthless.

If you were to say,

sue him civilly,

you might get, say $10,000.

I would?

The policy covers defamation
of character.

For you to allege
his kissing you defamed you.

Perhaps people thought
you were a couple--

the claim would be colorable

with the assistance
of a good attorney,

which I am.

Of course, I would need you
to drop the criminal complaint.

We'd wanna...

throw Randy a bone,
wouldn't we?

I bet you could use $10,000.

Think of the shopping, Debbie.

Isn't that,
like, an illegal bribe?

SHORE: Which means...

this would have to be
our little secret.

YOUNG: It's all
in the wording, Jimmy.

If you word it right,
he can't shut you down.

But if you're not disciplined

with every word--
Okay.

All we need is one juror, Jimmy.

One juror buys us a hung jury.

With that, we get a new trial,

and that's all we can hope for
at this point.

And what if he does
shut me down?

Well, if you word it right,

he can't without handing us
a new trial.

And if he does that...

great.

Hello.

What's this embezzling thing?

Thank you for asking.

It was sort of a...

half-Robin Hood kind of thing.

I took from the rich.

And who'd you give to?

I kept it.

Thus, the "Half-Robin Hood."

I've disappointed you.

What's this about bringing
a hooker

to a client's wedding?

The invitation said
"Significant other."

I assure you,
she was extremely significant.

It doesn't even matter

whether the judge allows cameras

in the courtroom or not.

You're already in that room.

More importantly,
and alarmingly,

you're in the jury room.

Every article being written

about Brad Stanfield

presupposes his guilt.

He's the horrible husband

who murdered his pregnant wife.

Amazing...

that you can all know that

without being privy
to the facts.

The prosecution has guarded
this case tightly.

We don't even know
the evidence.

And yet, with the media,

the world, and possibly
the potential jury pool,

he already stands guilty.

Get this,

Molly Stanfield
took her own life.

And when the facts finally

and appropriately come out
in trial,

you will all know

what I know now.

My client is innocent.

Ms. Frutt!

(indistinct chatter)

Okay.

Hmm, Chanel.

We can make this very simple.

Randy will agree
not to contest the claim,

which he has to do
as the policy holder.

He'll also waive the conflict,

so I can help you, Deborah.

You agree to drop
the criminal complaint,

and we all agree
to keep this agreement

completely private.

And what if the insurance
won't pay?

They will.
It's a lot less

than the cost of litigation.

I also know the claims adjuster.

He's a friend,

a giver,

corrupt.

The only thing left then
would be the apology.

We would like it to be both oral

and written.

Wait, you want me to apologize?

In person now and in writing

so his daughter can read it
when she's older.

Why would I ever apologize
to him?

Because you offended
his dignity, Debbie.

You were disrespectful

to an honorable man
and his daughter.

You demeaned his character.

What you did was wrong.

Those are the conditions,

non-negotiable.

I believe...

quite strongly...

in law and order.

We are a nation of laws.

And it would be wrong for me

or any lawyer to say,

"It's okay for one person

to take the law
into her own hands."

So I won't argue that.

Even if children

were dying in front of her,

as was the case with my client.

Even if she had to witness
teenage drug addiction,

gunfire,

sometimes the killing
of innocent people

such as her own
two year-old daughter.

As I said,
it would be wrong for me

as an officer of the court

to argue that she be allowed

to take the law
into her own hands.

So I won't argue that.

I won't argue self-defense

or defense of others,

but you all heard

what was in her mind.

It is within...

the power of this jury

to vote your conscience,

and I would implore you

to dig into
your conscience today.

Mr. Berluti.

BERLUTI:
Martin Luther King Jr. said,

"When confronted
with an unjust law,

the moral and ethical
thing to do

is to break that law."

He said that.

It would be wrong for me
to say it.

Counsel.

My client had no right

to take the law
into her own hands,

of course not.

It is totally irrelevant

that the police weren't
protecting her neighborhood,

also irrelevant...

that the conviction rate
for drug arrests in Boston

is below 10%.

Below 10%.

Put that out of your minds.

Drug use is going up,

while drug arrests
are going down.

It's out of control,

but it has no relevance here.

What are we as parents
supposed to do?

That's a rhetorical question,
of course.

It's not an issue for today.

Mr. Berluti.

BERLUTI: As a matter of law,

Aisha Crenshaw should've waited

for the police to respond,

even though they weren't
responding.

She should've let the children

become drug addicts
or drug dealers.

She should have let them
continue to die.

She should have done nothing
and let all this happen,

because, after all,

we are a nation of laws.

The law Mr. Berluti
suggests you defy

is the one against murder,

and what he's asking you
to embrace

is terrorism.

The defendant decided

someone was not worthy of life,

and so she acted to execute him,

and her lawyer now stands
before you

mocking our allegiance
to law and order.

There are many countries
in the world

who tolerate street justice.

You don't like somebody,
you just shoot him.

There are places
where this happens,

but this is America.

We don't permit vigilantism.

We don't tolerate murder

when the killer sees fit,

no matter what his
or her conscience,

and we certainly
don't embrace terrorism.

My heart goes out
to Ms. Crenshaw

for the loss of her child.

Could the police do
a better job?

Perhaps.

If they had the resources,

I'm sure they would.

But what's the answer

for citizens to pull out guns
and shoot the bad guys?

Is that the country
we want to live in?

Is it?

I, too, believe...

a jury should reflect
the conscience of America.

That is not in my conscience.

And I pray to God...

for all our children,

it's not in yours.

Hi.

Hi.

It's just too phallic.

Do you mind?

You know, I've heard of this
faux flirtatiousness

being used to cover
the real thing.

Are you attracted to me?

Are you looking for a slap?

SHORE: Tara,

rather rough trade
for a secretary.

I'm a third-year law student
and a paralegal,

not a secretary.

This agreement
that you had me type up,

tantamount to insurance fraud.

Is that wrong?

A little advice.

You might mock the law
and get away with it,

but don't make sport of me.

Are we clear,

Al?

So, you are attracted to me.

Mr. Markham.

RANDY: I don't want to take up
much of your time.

I'm not a good talker, but...

in my life...

I never had anybody...

recognize me
as a person of dignity.

Nobody ever...

called me honorable before.

And in keeping with the...

character you accused me
of having,

(sighs) thank you...

Mr. Shore.

(music playing)

You think you're clever,
counsel.

You think that closing
was clever.

Hey, Judge,

if you think
I crossed a line,

call a mistrial.

In fact, you might have

a duty to--
You'd like that,

wouldn't you,

get a new trial?

Is that what's going on,
you want a mistrial?

I'm just interested in us
all doing the right thing.

Now, you listen to me, you--
Hey,

you told me
what I couldn't argue.

I stood up there
and expressly didn't argue it.

You got any problem
with me now,

then it must be personal.

I take my courtroom
very personal,

and if--
If I crossed the line,

call a mistrial.

All right.

(knock on door)

Jury is back.

(music playing)

Mr. Foreman,

am I to understand
you have reached

a unanimous verdict
in 20 minutes?

Yes, Your Honor.

(indistinct chatter)

Okay.

What say you?

On the matter
of the Commonwealth

versus Aisha Crenshaw

on the charge of murder
in the first degree,

we find the defendant,
Aisha Crenshaw

not guilty.

Not guilty,

as in straight not guilty?

Obviously,
there is no accounting for it.

This jury simply made
a decision

to let a guilty person go free.

Clearly,
Mr. Berluti's endorsement

of civil disobedience
registered.

Not my version
of justice, Paul.

I'm being informed Ms. Crenshaw

is about to make a statement.

AISHA: Am I surprised?

Yes.

But I'm also heartened.

The jury sent a message

not just to me or the police,

but to all of us.

We need to take back
our streets.

The Second Amendment gives us
the right to bear arms

to defend our homes,
our streets.

It's time that the good people
start exercising that right

to defend our children.

We the people...

need to rise up.

We need to put
these dealers down

before they take any more
of our children,

and it's not just in Boston.

All over,
you hear about tax cuts.

Well, it's service cuts.

And it's the poor neighborhoods
suffering these service cuts

across this country.

We need to rise up
and do a job.

MAN: Mr. Young!

(indistinct chatter)

WOMAN: Mr. Berluti,
do you have a comment

about she just said?

(indistinct chatter)

(music playing)

(music playing)

WOMAN: You Stinker!

(music playing)