Reasonable Doubt Season 2 Episode 9 - Who You Whit
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00:00Previously on Reasonable Doubt.
00:02What was different about that morning?
00:04I'm stopping this.
00:05I know that your friend is on trial,
00:08so some advice, fewer emotions, more reason.
00:11It's good to see you, Lucy.
00:12How did you find me? Joint custody?
00:14Oh, my God. What am I going to do?
00:16Look, I put this house up as part of her bill.
00:18Do you really think I would help her run and risk losing the bond?
00:21We will lose the house that we both live in.
00:24I'm just going to school in Cuman.
00:26You have Cuman today?
00:27I really don't like it.
00:28Spencer!
00:29Spencer!
00:30I don't do that type of stuff, but I vape, though.
00:32I got the results of the paternity test.
00:34The baby is mine.
00:35I decided to give Louis a chance.
00:37If I'm going to co-parent, Jax is going to be involved, too.
00:40Are you Ebony Phillips?
00:42We need you to testify about everything between you and JT.
00:45You ready to testify?
00:46That son of a bitch deserves to fucking die.
00:48I don't know. Maybe this has all gone too far.
00:50Maybe we should tell the truth.
01:00Well, it's another day in the Chanel Tucker case.
01:03And to say that each day in this trial has left the public on the edge of their seats is an understatement.
01:08Last week, retailers reported a drop in JT jerseys, showing heavy support for Mrs. Tucker.
01:13But this week, after the testimony of Mrs. Tucker's cousin, Sally Brosswell,
01:18JT jerseys are flying off the shelves, backing their beloved NFL star, Jamarian Tucker.
01:24You okay? You want to talk about it?
01:29Now you want to talk.
01:31Listen, you're still my wife and the mother of our children.
01:35So if something's wrong besides our shit, then yes, Sally, I want to know.
01:39Look, I still love you.
01:42I still love you.
01:44I still love you.
01:46I still love you.
01:48I still love you.
01:50No. Look, I still, I still care.
01:56I don't believe you.
02:03I'm also still mad.
02:16I don't believe you.
02:20What?
02:33No.
02:37God damn it!
02:50♪ Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl ♪
02:53♪ Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl ♪
02:56♪ And I don't wanna be stuck up in this club, girl ♪
02:59♪ Cause I don't wanna be, better keep your eye on me, girl ♪
03:04♪ Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl ♪
03:07♪ And I don't wanna be stuck up in this club, girl ♪
03:10♪ Cause I don't wanna be, better keep your eye on me, girl ♪
03:16♪ And I don't wanna be, better keep your eye on me, girl ♪
03:19♪ There is no excuse, no excuse, I said I got this icebox where my heart used to be ♪
03:25♪ I got this icebox where my heart used to be, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold ♪
03:33♪ I got this icebox where my heart used to be, I got this icebox where my heart used to be ♪
03:45♪ From the greatest sloth son, it's all us, south central, out jazz, it's all us ♪
03:51♪ Where we at, hit the Maverick flats, love my ride back to the ark, it's all us ♪
04:03♪ We coastin' on the west between sets and wells, we toast the sunset in the dawns ♪
04:08♪ Take flight into the night under calloused stars, in a world on wheels, it's all us ♪
04:17♪ It's the world we build, it's all us, from the hills to Hollywood, it's all us ♪
04:25♪ No doubt we all we got, holdin' down black and brown in a city of dreams, it's all us ♪
04:45Look what I found in Spencer's room.
04:48No, are you serious?
04:51It fell out of his jacket pocket.
04:53I'm so mad right now, I could snatch his behind right up out of his bed.
04:57Tell his ass to stay in his room for the rest of his fucking life.
05:00That part.
05:02What?
05:03I mean, I guess we can't be too hard on him, right?
05:06Because, I mean, we still need to talk to the kids about...
05:08Yeah, I know.
05:11So when are we gonna tell them?
05:13About the baby?
05:14We?
05:17I mean, I'll be there, but this is your show.
05:20So you let me know when you want us to tell them.
05:23I say we wait.
05:26Until the baby comes.
05:27It'd be better to tell them as their, me and their new baby brother.
05:31Mm-hmm.
05:34Okay.
05:37How's the launch coming?
05:40I saw your text earlier about one of your coders quit.
05:43Yeah, man, he fucked us.
05:45But, uh, I suggested that we promote Lena.
05:48Oh, Lena.
05:49I love her.
05:50She's the best.
05:51If she teased pattern of abuse, then that takes some of the pressure off Chanel's testimony.
05:56Yeah, okay.
05:58How are you doing?
06:00Um, I'm good.
06:03Okay, I know that didn't sound convincing, but I actually am.
06:07I mean, the medication is working.
06:09Not being first chair is helping.
06:11At this point, all I know is one of my best friends could spend the rest of her life in prison.
06:17And it's my job to try to prevent that from happening.
06:20Do or do not.
06:22There is no try.
06:24What are you talking about?
06:25The Star Wars.
06:26Oh, God, I forgot you a nerd.
06:28Star Wars is not, you know what?
06:31Whatever.
06:32It's okay, my little nerd.
06:33You're my little nerd.
06:35All right.
06:37Oh, you know what we should do?
06:38We should tell Spencer tomorrow.
06:40That way he could spend all day freaking out trying to find it.
06:44Oh, good idea.
06:46He could spend tonight smoking it.
06:48Yes.
06:52Unbelievable.
06:54Yeah, we gotta talk to him about this.
06:56That's your son.
07:01Morning, Jax.
07:02Got some great news.
07:04Talked to Daniel.
07:05He spoke to Ebony last night for about an hour.
07:07And guess what?
07:09She's agreed to testify.
07:11That's fantastic.
07:12I'm glad we don't have to subpoena her as a hostile witness.
07:15Yes, exactly.
07:16However,
07:19she does have one condition.
07:22The fuck is she doing here?
07:24Chanel, we need Ebony's testimony.
07:27JT didn't have any other long-term relationships that can confirm his pattern of abuse.
07:32So just hear her out.
07:34Great.
07:35Now my life depends on the word of an alcoholic pill-popping no-good-ass baby mama.
07:39There's a lot of things that you don't know.
07:41I've been clean for three and a half years.
07:43And?
07:45How come I ain't heard from you until now?
07:46What are you looking for?
07:47A paycheck?
07:48Attention?
07:50Because JT is dead.
07:52Now I can get to you without him tearing up my fucking life.
07:58You know what?
08:00We're gonna let the two of you talk.
08:01Yeah, we'll be right outside.
08:06This is crazy.
08:07Chanel, give her a chance.
08:15Look, I know Jamarion was a horrible person.
08:20However, he did say that you were a selfish person and a terrible mother.
08:26And given the way you abandoned Natasha,
08:29let's just say two things can be true.
08:32Okay.
08:34After he got drafted, he knocked me up.
08:38And then he resented me because I didn't want to get rid of my baby, Natasha.
08:45And that's when the abuse started.
08:48Do you know how sick it is for someone to punch you in your face
08:52and then expect for you to give them something for their pain?
08:56Toradol, Demerol, Oxy.
09:00Yeah.
09:01I gave him all that shit.
09:03Just so that he could play well.
09:05And then after,
09:07I would just inject myself with whatever was left.
09:12Allow that to happen.
09:14Anyway,
09:16you're not the one I wanted to hear my story.
09:20You want me to tell Natasha?
09:23Yes.
09:30And if I agree, you'll testify?
09:38So what do you think is happening in there?
09:40Either way,
09:41we're good.
09:42I'm going to testify.
09:44That is great.
09:45Thank you, Ebony.
09:46And I know it's the weekend,
09:47but could you please come by the office tomorrow?
09:49First thing.
09:50We need to prep you.
09:51I'll be there.
09:52Perfect.
09:55I ain't never had nobody fight for me
09:57the way that you did.
09:59But I will fight for you.
10:01That's not stated in your testimony.
10:05The way I fight for you is it's black and white.
10:08I fight with my fists.
10:10I fight for you.
10:12And I have to fight for you.
10:14And I have to.
10:16And I have to.
10:17And I have to,
10:18Just like you.
10:20I will fight for you.
10:22Just like you.
10:23fight for me the way that you did.
10:25You lost 16 years of your life because my fight
10:28wasn't enough.
10:31I will watch you take on Kacen, though.
10:36It's not mine.
10:37It was in your pocket.
10:39I was holding it.
10:40For a friend?
10:43Hide it's mine.
10:44Yeah, what a surprising turn of events.
10:46You know what, you're on punishment.
10:47No video games, no phone.
10:49And no more hanging out with these new friends of yours,
10:50because clearly, they're a bad influence.
10:53It's a big deal, Spencer.
10:54What are you talking about?
10:56I'm your mom, Dutchie.
10:57What'd you say?
10:59Excuse me?
11:01I'm also not 15.
11:03And not you, but it's what?
11:04OK, don't start.
11:06Just everyone's looking a lot like Jadakiss
11:07for his dip set in there.
11:09You gonna make it, though.
11:10OK.
11:11You don't wait till you hear about your baby news, Cam'ron.
11:17When was the first time Mr. Tucker was
11:20physically abusive towards you?
11:22That night I told him I was pregnant,
11:25he wanted me to get an abortion, and I refused.
11:29He got so angry and started kicking me in my stomach.
11:34Was that the only time he physically assaulted you?
11:36No, it became a regular occurrence.
11:40And then he started verbally humiliating me
11:42in front of our friends.
11:44And then sometimes he would lock Natasha and I
11:46into our guest house, just so that he
11:48could entertain other women.
11:51Some of them being my friends, some of them
11:53being the wives or girlfriends of his teammates.
11:57Were you ever in fear of your life
11:59when you were involved with Mr. Tucker?
12:01Yes, most definitely.
12:06So Miss Phillips, you said that Mr. Tucker physically
12:08assaulted you because he didn't want you to give birth
12:11to your daughter, Natasha, correct?
12:13Yes.
12:14However, Mr. Tucker ended up with full custody
12:15when you two decided to talk.
12:17They were spending thousands of dollars in a custody battle
12:20that I just couldn't afford.
12:21So you're saying money was the reason you
12:22were not awarded visitation?
12:24No.
12:25OK, so tell us why the court denied you
12:28visitation rights to your child.
12:33Because by the end of my relationship with JT,
12:37I was addicted to painkillers.
12:41And in order to have visitation, the court put me in rehab.
12:48And did you finish that program?
12:49No.
12:51Because JT kicked me off the medical insurance
12:54because he wanted me to get kicked out the program
12:57and to lose custody and to remain addicted.
13:03He doesn't care who he hurts as long
13:07as he maintains some control.
13:11OK.
13:12That was pretty good.
13:13Yeah.
13:14That was good.
13:15Good job.
13:15So we're going to take a break.
13:16And when we come back, we're going to do some tactics
13:19the DA may use.
13:21You need anything?
13:23Some air.
13:24I know a place.
13:29That went better than I thought.
13:31Same.
13:32Now be a bit more aggressive with this round.
13:34See how she does with that.
13:35It's a good idea.
13:36I mean, her testimony.
13:37And I, as a mother, I align myself with the right people.
13:42Natasha just buried her father.
13:43And then the only mother that she's ever known
13:45is about to go to prison.
13:46But you still want to stop me from seeing her?
13:48Because it's what my son wanted.
13:50And the least I can do right now is honor his wishes.
13:53And that means keeping you quiet.
13:56I've been quiet long enough, Gerald.
14:00So what?
14:02It's better that the world knows the truth about your son.
14:05And what about what Natasha learns about you?
14:08And since you're supposedly sober,
14:13you won't have the drugs to numb that shame.
14:18Yes.
14:31Hey, Daniel, I'm two minutes away.
14:33Jax, we have a problem.
14:35All right, can you try to wake up for me?
14:38Oh, my god.
14:39Oh, my god, does she drive here?
14:42Her parking ticket says she got here about an hour ago.
14:45I was, I was nervous.
14:48I was.
14:49It's OK.
14:56Miss Phillips is stable now.
14:58That's good.
14:59Thank you, Dr. White.
15:01She should be thanking you.
15:02If you hadn't gotten her here in time for us
15:03to pump her stomach, the combination
15:05of alcohol and diazepam would have been lethal.
15:10I'm sorry.
15:11No, no, no, no, no apologies.
15:13We just pushed you too hard, too fast.
15:16We'll be able to postpone the testimony.
15:18No, I can't do it.
15:21Ebony.
15:22I've done things.
15:24I've done terrible things.
15:27I don't want anybody to know.
15:28And if I walk into that courtroom, they're going to dig.
15:34I could lose my job.
15:37I could lose any chance of being back with Natasha.
15:40I could lose everything.
15:43I, uh, I completely understand.
15:46And I wouldn't want you doing something that you just,
15:49that you're uncomfortable doing.
15:56Me stepping away, I think, is best for everybody's safety.
16:00Safety, what are you?
16:03Ebony, did somebody get to you?
16:06Fucking Mavis.
16:08Ebony was pretty shaken up.
16:10Yeah, I don't even know why I'm surprised.
16:12She put her son on a pedestal his whole damn life.
16:15She ain't ready to see him get knocked down now.
16:17You know, wait till I get on the stand.
16:18I'm going to put an end to this shit.
16:20Do you feel ready to testify?
16:22Absolutely.
16:24And there aren't any landmines we could step on?
16:25Jax, no.
16:28I've known for a while I was going to have to do this.
16:30Right, but with Ebony gone, this now falls solely on you.
16:34Thanks a lot.
16:35I'm not saying that to be mean, Chanel.
16:37I just want you to be ready.
16:40Corey and I can add an extra day of prep to get you ready.
16:44It's going to be hard, but crucial.
16:45You up for that?
16:48Fuck Mavis.
16:50I'll be ready.
16:51Yeah.
17:08Fucking Spencer.
17:10Damn it.
17:14Mm.
17:20We absolutely need Juror 11.
17:23I will let you know what happens.
17:24Thank you, Henry.
17:29Dad thinks he can get us tickets to a hockey game.
17:31Then we're going to David Buster's,
17:32and then some go-karting place in Torrance.
17:34OK, honey.
17:35I think you should manage your expectations with your dad, OK?
17:38Three days is a long time.
17:39A lot can happen.
17:40You're just going to need to send him a lot.
17:43Uh, books.
17:44Oh, yeah.
17:45Oh, yeah.
17:52Yeah?
17:53I need you to keep this on you, OK?
17:58It's just getting chilly out of nowhere.
18:03Bye.
18:05People understand the court's concern about Juror Number 11,
18:08but he claims his notes were for deliberations only,
18:12and the publisher that he was seen speaking
18:13with is an acquaintance.
18:15The defense feels that we should make the assumption
18:17that Juror Number 11 has ill intentions,
18:19considering the high-profile nature of the case.
18:21At this point in the trial, the people
18:22feel like replacing him would be disruptive.
18:24Your Honor, the defense is prepared to provide
18:26photo evidence that a publisher had direct contact
18:28with Juror Number 11's notes.
18:29And furthermore, keeping Juror Number 11 on this case
18:32could be grounds for a retrial if the verdict
18:34yields a need for an appeal.
18:36With the dismissal of Juror Number 11,
18:38we have no more alternates.
18:40However, I do need to maintain the integrity
18:42of the judicial process.
18:44Therefore, Juror Number 11 will be dismissed.
18:55Hey.
18:57Sorry you're on punishment.
18:58Are you?
18:59I didn't tell on you.
19:03I know.
19:04They took away your phone.
19:05And my video games.
19:07And I got to come home straight after school,
19:09which means I'm missing the practice for the showcase.
19:11It's fucked up.
19:14Well, I still got my phone.
19:16So maybe one of your friends can record the practice,
19:19and it's me, and I'll just show it to you.
19:21For real?
19:22Yeah, they said you couldn't use your phone, not mine.
19:25Damn, Naima, you for real.
19:27I know.
19:28Hey.
19:29Hey, hey.
19:30I am so sorry.
19:31I got caught up at work.
19:32Oh, good.
19:33We just got started.
19:34Is this your wife?
19:36No.
19:37My wife, Kendall, had a last-minute business trip.
19:39This is my friend, Sally.
19:41We grew up together.
19:42Oh, that's nice.
19:44Let's see how we're doing post-embryo transplantation,
19:46shall we?
19:47Mm-hmm.
19:48Mm-hmm.
19:49OK.
19:50OK.
19:50OK.
19:51OK.
19:52OK.
19:53OK.
19:54OK.
19:54OK.
19:55OK.
19:56OK.
19:57OK.
19:58OK.
20:14Please, tell me you have good news.
20:21I'm so sorry, Mrs. Owens.
20:24I'm unable to find a heartbeat.
20:28OK.
20:32So I'm no longer pregnant.
20:36But we do have one embryo left.
20:38So there's still hope.
20:40But if that one doesn't take, then I
20:42have to start the IVF process from the beginning, right?
20:44Yes, that's right.
20:48Why don't you get dressed and meet me in my office
20:49so we can discuss next steps?
20:52Take your time.
20:53Yeah.
20:54OK, thanks, Dr. Bum.
20:57Let's keep this between us.
20:59Jax and Chanel have enough to worry about.
21:01That's great.
21:02Another secret.
21:03What does that mean?
21:04Nothing.
21:06This stays between us.
21:10It's going to be OK.
21:13Yeah.
21:15Oh, come on.
21:17Yeah, it's going to be OK.
21:18It's going to be OK.
21:23OK, so Lucy is going to want to focus on that tick
21:25that you sent Tony as you starting
21:26to plan JT's murder.
21:28We need you to focus on that being
21:30the catalyst for you wanting to leave, not kill.
21:33Got it?
21:34OK.
21:35All right, here we go.
21:37Mrs. Tucker, I'm sorry you endured such a painful time.
21:41I'm sure that was very difficult for you.
21:45Yes, it was.
21:46How would you describe your relationship with Mr. Tucker?
21:49Well, it was good in the beginning.
21:51And then it turned slowly.
21:54He became controlling and jealous.
21:56He forced me to quit my job and move to Atlanta,
21:59where he was playing at the time.
22:00Forced you?
22:01Did he hold a gun to your head?
22:03He did not.
22:03So how did he force you?
22:04He manipulated me.
22:05How?
22:06If I knew how, it wouldn't have worked, would it?
22:08OK, Chanel, I need you to keep your cool
22:10and just simply answer the question.
22:12OK, saying something like, I don't know,
22:13is much better than coming out smug to the jury.
22:15OK.
22:16Let's just move on.
22:18Why did you stay with Mr. Tucker for over 15 years
22:21if it was so bad?
22:22Because of my children.
22:23And I was scared of what he'd do to me.
22:25But you knew.
22:26So what changed?
22:27Mr. Hunter, Tony Holly, or you just weren't
22:29ready to give up the Gucci?
22:33Is this Lucy talking or you?
22:35This is me testing you.
22:38The other ADA schooled me on Lucy's tactics,
22:40and you saw it with Sally.
22:42She'll start off soft and sweet to lure you in.
22:44She will twist words, and then she will pounce.
22:47We need you to compartmentalize.
22:50The prosecution's job is to paint you
22:52as a lying gold digger who has so much pent-up anger inside
22:56of you that you killed JT in cold blood.
22:58If you take anything Lucy says about you personally,
23:01you will lose.
23:02So kill that insecure girl from high school
23:05and be the woman who endured hell
23:07and is still standing here.
23:11Shall we start again?
23:23So of course we know that jury selection
23:26isn't an exact science.
23:28So based on voir dire, of the four jurors dismissed,
23:31three were picked by the prosecution.
23:33Only one was chosen by the defense.
23:36And of the four alternates that were chosen to replace them,
23:39three were favored by the defense,
23:42only one by the prosecution.
23:43So where does that leave us now?
23:46Eight to four in our favor.
23:48So winning is a win-win situation.
23:52So winning?
23:53Win-win?
23:55I don't have the numbers.
23:56I told you early on not to underestimate them, Lucy.
24:00Trust me, I remember.
24:03I just can't lose this case, Mike.
24:05I know.
24:06What about making or floating a plea?
24:11To plea something lesser?
24:13All right, so just got an offer from Lucy.
24:16Wait, what?
24:16Yep.
24:17Voluntary manslaughter, 10 years, less with the behavior.
24:20OK, this does not seem like Lucy.
24:23But it does sound like Mike.
24:25If they bite, then they're just as scared as you are.
24:28If not, then.
24:29I should be scared.
24:30No, just prepared.
24:32Lucy must be worried about the jury.
24:34Clearly, but that solidifies the fact that we're winning.
24:37For now.
24:38Chanel still has to testify.
24:39Yes, but Chanel came off very sympathetic
24:41in that TV interview.
24:43And once she starts detailing the abuse.
24:45I'm worried about Chanel and if she's ready.
24:47Me too.
24:48Obviously, we need to talk to Chanel.
24:50But after today, I think she might
24:52consider taking something.
24:53It's her safest bet.
24:55Who knows?
24:57Maybe they've underestimated you.
25:01Yeah, but how do we tell her she may have to serve 10 years?
25:06It's better than life.
25:08Lucian's offering you 10 years for voluntary manslaughter.
25:11However, we can ask them to consider
25:13some midterm or low term sentencing, which means you
25:16can serve as little as three years.
25:18Yeah, you already told me that.
25:21And you don't think I could do it?
25:25I think you're hiding something.
25:27And if I think that, then the jurors might too.
25:29Look, at the end of the day, Chanel,
25:31this is completely up to you.
25:33We're just here to offer you some advice.
25:35And that's not based on anything personal.
25:37It's just the pros versus the cons, and that's it.
25:42OK, so the pros would be this would finally be over.
25:45I wouldn't have to testify.
25:46What are the cons besides prison?
25:50Fine, I'll start.
25:52I'd be considered a convicted murderer, right?
25:54Technically, it's a convicted felon.
25:56Whatever. I'd have to put that on my job.
25:58Might take steps to block you from getting it.
26:01So probably not.
26:04What about my kids?
26:06Well, the children's custody might be up for debate
26:09while you serve time.
26:11So let me get this straight.
26:12What I'm hearing is I would be broke, unable to get a job,
26:15and I could lose my kids.
26:21Fuck.
26:27This nigga Jamari, I couldn't have written a better outcome.
26:34You know what?
26:35We promised that we were going to get you out of this.
26:38We're not about to back down on their promise.
26:40Right, Jax?
26:42I know what we agreed to, but I'm just taking
26:44a page out of your book.
26:45I'm considering the client.
26:46No, I don't think Chanel's the client you're considering.
26:50Don't bring Isabella into this.
26:51Unfortunately, she is all over this.
27:10What are these for?
27:12Kendall called me.
27:13I'm so sorry, girl.
27:15Come here.
27:16She is such a snitch.
27:18I'm fine, ready to move on.
27:19OK.
27:21Mm-hmm.
27:24How's Chanel?
27:25I feel so bad.
27:26I haven't been able to see her in a minute.
27:28But there's been a lot going on.
27:31I mean, she's OK, you know, just taking it one day at a time.
27:36How's Sally?
27:38She's been short and stressed, like she's
27:41spiraling over this trial.
27:42I've noticed that, too.
27:43I mean, Chanel is her cousin.
27:46Yeah, but it's like an unhealthy attachment, you know?
27:50Like she's going through it herself.
27:52And I love her, but she is definitely not an empath.
27:54Girl, will you mind checking on her?
27:57Of course.
27:58You take care of Chanel, I'll talk to Sally.
28:02This reminds me of when we were in high school.
28:03Remember when shit went south and you would take Chanel
28:05and I would take Sally?
28:06Yep, same shit, different decade.
28:09Here we go.
28:13Come on.
28:30Why haven't you wanted to see me?
28:31I tried at least three times this week.
28:33Girl, I'm testifying soon.
28:35I got to focus on that.
28:37OK.
28:38I had a moment of weakness.
28:40All right, I'm sticking to my original plan.
28:42But you said Jax was already suspicious.
28:44Do you think she can help you win this case without knowing
28:47what really happened?
28:48Are you talking about what Jax wants or what you want?
28:50What I want is not to be burdened with the truth.
28:55Sis, did you open your mouth?
28:57Of course not, I didn't say anything.
28:58No, you, Jax, Autumn, sitting around drinking,
29:03talking shit about me.
29:05Look at how paranoid you are.
29:09I've been here for some shit I didn't fucking do.
29:12You don't think it's ruining my life?
29:14Do you hear how selfish you sound?
29:16Selfish?
29:18I lost my house when you decided to run off
29:21with your little boyfriend and you didn't tell me about it.
29:24My husband is not even talking to me
29:26because I was protecting you.
29:28But you think this is selfish.
29:30OK, fine.
29:33I'll show you what selfish really is.
29:36Because from now on, you're on your own.
30:03Hey.
30:03Hey.
30:04So we just wanted to check on you.
30:06Yeah, how you feeling?
30:08Ready?
30:10Well, I wasn't, but then I made a decision.
30:14I want Corey to question me on the stand today.
30:18Why?
30:19Where's this coming from?
30:20From you.
30:22From me?
30:23You have been doubting me this entire time.
30:26Hell, you've been doubting me since the 10th grade.
30:29Sweetness.
30:30Not someone ready to take some deal.
30:31OK, hold on.
30:32Listen, initially, Jax and I both agreed
30:35that you should take the deal.
30:36So if you're doing this to punish her.
30:38You're punishing yourself.
30:40Well, wouldn't be the first time.
30:48I hope you're ready, Corey, because I shall win.
31:02I hope you're ready.
31:04You solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,
31:06and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
31:08I do.
31:18Miss Tucker, how are you doing today?
31:21I'm OK, considering.
31:24I understand.
31:25Let's talk about this.
31:27I'm sorry.
31:27I'm sorry.
31:28I'm sorry.
31:29I'm sorry.
31:30I'm sorry.
31:31I'm sorry.
31:32Let's talk about your marriage with Jamariel Tucker.
31:36What was that like?
31:37Well, at first, it was magical.
31:39It was a fairy tale come true.
31:40He courted me.
31:42He romanced me.
31:43And he married me.
31:46How long did that fairy tale last?
31:47Not long.
31:49There are some small things in the beginning.
31:51He once forgot his ticket to a basketball game at home.
31:54So he took mine.
31:55He made me go back to the house to get his.
31:57And somehow, it was my fault that I
31:59didn't make sure he had his.
32:01Sadly, I believed him.
32:03By the time I got back to the game,
32:04there was another woman in my seat.
32:06That sounds like a big thing to me.
32:08Why would you consider that small?
32:10A broken heart was better than a broken jaw.
32:13So let's talk about the months leading up
32:15to the final confrontation with you and Mr. Tucker.
32:18What were those like?
32:19They were horrible.
32:20I remember him being stressed about money.
32:22He was angry, agitated.
32:24He was barely ever home.
32:25And when he was, I would just try to avoid him.
32:28So I finally realized that I had to leave
32:32and just wanted to be happy.
32:34So what did you do?
32:36I made a plan to leave.
32:37Made a plan to leave.
32:39So could you please just tell the court what your plan
32:42was to leave Mr. Tucker?
32:43So I picked a day where I knew he wouldn't be home.
32:46I dropped my baby off at school early.
32:49And then I went back to the house to face leaving.
32:51Then I was taking Natasha and our youngest, Jordan, with me.
32:54And I headed for the door.
32:56How did he respond to that?
32:58He started yelling, telling me I wasn't going
33:01anywhere with his children.
33:02And I didn't want any part of it.
33:04So I tried to leave to avoid a fight.
33:08And in that moment, did Mr. Tucker
33:10become violent with you?
33:14He started choking me.
33:15And what did you do in that moment?
33:18I tried to remove his hands from around my neck.
33:21But he was too strong.
33:23So I panicked because I started getting lightheaded.
33:26And I couldn't breathe.
33:27So I grabbed the thing closest to me.
33:29And I hit him hard.
33:32Had he ever choked you before?
33:35No, that was the first time.
33:37So beside that being the first time that he choked you,
33:40what made this time different than any
33:42of the other incidents of physical abuse
33:44that you suffered from Mr. Tucker?
33:48His eyes.
33:50They were cold.
33:53And while he was doing it, he said,
33:57I should have done this a long time ago.
34:06No further questions, Your Honor.
34:08Ms. Wargo, your witness.
34:17I am so sorry for everything you had to endure, Mrs. Tucker.
34:23Sounds awful.
34:24It was.
34:26And yet you stayed.
34:26Why?
34:31Because I didn't have a choice.
34:34But you had money, family, friends.
34:39I was ashamed.
34:40I was scared.
34:41Being thieves, Your Honor.
34:43People's Exhibit 27.
34:44Mrs. Tucker, what exactly did you mean by,
34:47you made it that much easier for me to do
34:49what I know I have to do next?
34:51I meant to leave JT.
34:53But instead, you killed Mr. Tucker.
34:55Objection.
34:56Argumentative.
34:57Sustained.
34:58Be careful, Ms. Wargo.
34:59Understood.
35:00I'll rephrase.
35:00Did Mr. Tucker have certain triggers that
35:03would cause him to be violent?
35:04Yes.
35:06And I tried to learn them so I could avoid them.
35:08But you could also use those triggers to kind of set
35:11him off, correct?
35:12No.
35:17I would never, in a million years,
35:20intentionally provoke JT.
35:22You started an affair with Mr. Tucker's mentee, correct?
35:26Weren't you concerned if Mr. Tucker found out about it,
35:28he would act violently?
35:30Yes, that's why I ended the affair.
35:32According to Mr. Hunter's testimony,
35:34the affair began three months before Mr. Tucker's death.
35:38Wasn't that during the time that you were
35:39allegedly planning to leave?
35:42It was somewhere around that time, yes.
35:44So you finally get the courage to leave Mr. Tucker,
35:48a man that you feared for years.
35:50And you decide to start an affair
35:51with one of his closest friends?
35:56Adrian helped me see my worth after years
35:59of believing I had none.
36:00Wow.
36:01So during this time, would you say
36:03that you became more confident, braver, smarter?
36:07Yes, I believe so.
36:10Let's talk about the day in question.
36:12You said that Mr. Tucker came back unexpectedly.
36:15Why did you move forward with leaving then?
36:19Because I couldn't wait any longer.
36:21Oh, what, so you just told him your entire plan?
36:23Well, I didn't know how mad he would get.
36:25But you just told me that you were
36:27aware of the triggers that made him violent, correct?
36:30Yes, but that was the worst that he had ever been.
36:32OK, so during the fight, at what point
36:34did you hit Mr. Tucker on the back of the head?
36:37When he walked away.
36:39Mrs. Tucker, do you recall giving
36:42a statement to the police?
36:44I do.
36:46In that statement to the police,
36:49you said, and I quote,
36:51I hit Mr. Tucker while he was choking me.
36:54Well, that meant when he was, when he walked away,
36:57I was still scared.
36:58I was confused.
36:59Oh, I thought you were now confident, brave, smart.
37:02Or is that not true?
37:03You're doing exactly what he did.
37:05Nothing further.
37:06You're twisting my fucking words.
37:07Mr. Cash.
37:08He was going to kill me.
37:10Mr. Cash.
37:12Mrs. Tucker?
37:12Mrs. Tucker, it's OK.
37:15It's OK.
37:16It's OK.
37:17What?
37:18We'll come back and finish what he started.
37:22That is completely understandable.
37:26No further questions, Your Honor.
37:27The defense rests.
37:30Mrs. Tucker, you are dismissed.
37:47Well, thanks for not saying I told you so.
37:50Who?
37:51Me?
37:57I'm trying to be different.
38:01But sometimes in trying not to make the same mistakes,
38:04you make the same mistakes.
38:07So I'm sorry for not believing in you.
38:09No.
38:10No.
38:12This one's on me.
38:15I can't make rash decisions without thinking them through.
38:18It's how I got myself into shit to begin with.
38:23So the offer is off the table.
38:27I figured.
38:29So what's going to happen?
38:33That's something only those 12 jurors and God know.
38:47How was it?
38:48Hey, Mom.
38:49Oh, hello.
38:50Hey.
38:51It was awesome.
38:53Bye, Dad.
38:54Bye, John.
38:59It's been a lot to him.
39:00Peter, thank you.
39:01No, Lucy.
39:12Jax, you got a second?
39:14I know you didn't get a chance to question Chanel in the stand
39:17today.
39:18I was wondering if you wanted to.
39:21No, there is no world where the second chair
39:23would do the closing.
39:24Today was not your fault.
39:25No, it was.
39:26It was my fault.
39:27I should have taken that deal.
39:30I just wanted so badly for Chanel to win.
39:34It really was about my shit.
39:36It's always about our shit.
39:38That's why we're good lawyers.
39:40We care.
39:42Yeah, I guess.
39:44Good luck on your closing.
39:46You're going to kill it.
39:53And this is the column you cannot miss out on.
39:57I don't understand.
39:58And what are y'all doing in here?
40:05I didn't do well on my LSAT practice exam.
40:08And she was so sad that she asked for my help.
40:11Now we're officially best friends.
40:13OK.
40:14Put me in, coach.
40:16OK.
40:17All right, well, you better bring your A game for Jax.
40:20Hey, don't you embarrass me.
40:23Hey, hey.
40:27Oh, you're reading.
40:30Well, I'm not allowed to do anything else.
40:33Oh, poor baby.
40:39Well, you were right the other day.
40:42I shouldn't be smoking.
40:44And honestly, I've limited how often I do it because
40:50unfortunately, it's a bad habit I picked up.
40:53And that's the thing.
40:54I don't want you to take on any bad habits.
40:56Because once you start, it's almost impossible to quit.
41:00You have to know your limits.
41:03You'll thank me.
41:07Yeah, maybe.
41:08But not today, Ma.
41:12That's fair.
41:13That's fair.
41:14But I still love you.
41:16I guess.
41:17You guess?
41:19You're playing games.
41:20Stop it.
41:21All right, OK.
41:22All right, Ma.
41:23All right, all right, all right.
41:25You're still my baby.
41:26I don't care how big you get.
41:27I'm not a baby anymore.
41:28Yes, you are.
41:39Hello?
41:40You have a collect call from Kelly.
41:43Been following your case.
41:45Doesn't look like it's going very well.
41:47Look, no matter what happens, I'm garnering some more attention.
41:50I am going to make more people aware of your case.
41:53I'm going to get you that clemency.
41:55Getting my hopes up just to be let down feels like getting convicted over and over again.
42:00I know it's hard, Isabella, but I am telling you we're so close to the finish line.
42:04Except you're the only one that's running.
42:06I bowed out of this race a long time ago.
42:08Isabella, as your lawyer, I am telling you you are making a mistake.
42:12Well, maybe you shouldn't be my lawyer.
42:14You're fired, Corey.
42:17Okay.
42:24Between the 405 and Slauson, that took me an hour to get home.
42:27Oh.
42:28And I still got to do this all nighter.
42:30I'm so sorry, baby. Come here.
42:33What's happening, beautiful?
42:38Well, guess what?
42:40I had a talk with Spencer tonight.
42:43I'm like oddly turned on right now.
42:46Oh, wow.
42:48Anyway, all I'm saying is it felt good coming clean to him.
42:52And to myself.
42:54That smoking has been a problem.
42:56You know, I think hiding it from him has sent the wrong message.
43:00And it's sent me deeper and deeper down this rabbit hole I haven't been able to come back from.
43:12I have to go.
43:14Yeah, I'll be back.
43:29Are you coming home tonight?
43:34Already?
43:35But she's only 29 weeks.
43:38Okay, okay, I'll be there.
43:44Hey, Lou. Sorry to call so late.
43:47But can you watch the kids?
43:57What's wrong?
44:01I know who killed JT.
44:13I know who killed him.
44:43I know who killed him.