22x02 - Battle Lines

[bunniefuu]

In the criminal justice system,

the people are represented

by two separate,
yet equally important groups:

the police, who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

[INTENSE PERCUSSIVE MUSIC]

♪

Excuse me, do you know where...

Hey, girlie.

How you doing?

Check this out.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

Hey, if you don't pay attention,
you'll miss the magic.

- Hey, whoa, whoa.
- Please let me go.

Come on. Show some love.

I see that pretty
pink purse you got there.

- Give us some money.
- Come on, girl, give it up.

Hey! Where you going?

Dang.

You're not listening to me!

Why won't anyone listen to me?

[SIRENS BLARING]

- Watch it!
- Ah!

♪

My first official day in the squad,
and caught a body for breakfast.

Welcome to the - .

I appreciate you reaching out like that.

Best to work with people you know.

You guys got here fast.

We were nearby. What do we got?

Witness who called saw
a man grab the victim's purse,

and he pushed her off the bridge.

Get a description?

White, s, maybe s,
wearing a baseball cap.

Said the purse was bright pink.

Was he armed?

Not that she could tell.

Oh, she's just a teenager.

Still waiting on the MLI techs?

Like I said, you got here fast.

What time did the call come in?

: .

Only minutes ago.

k*ller might still be in the area.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- Squad to Central.

Search the meadow
and the surrounding areas.

Anyone... anyone matching
the suspect's description.

Requesting a level-one mobilization.

- You got it.
- Suspect is a white male,

possibly wearing a baseball cap,

and could be in the possession
of a pink purse.

Barton Creek High School.

It's a suburb outside of Austin.

Looks like our vic wasn't local.

The concrete jungle
where dreams are made of.

♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

Did you know the deceased?

No, I was...

I was just walking when
I heard a girl shouting.

It sounded like she needed help.

So I ran, and when I came
around the corner there,

I saw the guy attacking her.

The man with the baseball cap?

Did you notice anything about him?

Visible tattoos, the color of his shirt,

the type of shoes he was wearing?

A light-colored shirt,
I think, but I'm not sure.

All I remember are those eyes.

You got a good look at his face?

Yeah, right before he took off running,

he looked right at me.

Do you think you'd recognize
him if you saw him again?

Yeah, I think I can.

It's just too crazy.

I've had three friends mugged
in the past few months.

What is wrong with the people
in this city?

Thank you for your
cooperation, Miss Richards.

If there's anything else,
we'll be in touch.

Hey, man. I didn't do anything.

Thank you.

- I'm telling you.
- Officer?

I didn't do anything.

A word.

Detective?

The canvass order was for a white male,

age to .

Oh, I'm sorry. I was just, uh...

You were just what?

You have enough potential suspects

who actually match the description

of the person we're looking for,

so I don't understand what
you were doing over there.

Stop! Police!

[TENSE MUSIC]

- - Squad to Central.
- Go ahead, - .

- in pursuit
of a white male headed north

on East Drive in Central Park.

Currently headed to Bethesda Fountain.

NYPD!

Hey! Hold it right there. Stop.

♪

NYPD!

Where you going, buddy?

I didn't do anything.

Were you out for just a light jog?

What do we got here?

I found it on the ground.

I did nothing wrong.

Got it. Let's go, kid.

[SIGHS] Empty.

Both eyewitnesses
are positive that the runner

is not the same man that
pushed our vic off the bridge.

k*ller must have taken
the valuables out of the purse

and then ditched it on the go.

Where this guy probably picked it up.

So where are we in finding
the guy who actually did it?

We did the video canvass of that area

of the section of the park,

and we're going through the footage.

But I don't want to shock you, Lou,

but there's a lot of white guys
with baseball caps.

All right, what about the vic?

Have you been able to ID her yet?

I talked to the principal
at Barton Creek High in Texas.

She IDs our DOA as Becca Carter,

a senior at the school.

Well, did she know why
Becca was in New York?

She says the school
was on break this week.

Get this... Becca Carter
is the daughter of Ron Carter.

The governor of Texas?

Oh, Jesus.

I just saw him on Fox News last week.

He was talking about how the
rising crime rate in New York

and Chicago is a result
of coastal liberals

neutering the police.

He's the governor of Texas.

What's he so concerned
about New York for?

Gets him camera time.

The guy has gained a national
profile hating on our city.

Until his daughter
wants to visit New York

and see a Broadway show.

I will coordinate
with the mayor's office

and notify the family.

Buckle up, everybody.

This is gonna bring some heat.

I might have something.

A camera four blocks

from the th Street
entrance to the park.

Facial rec got a hit.

Steven Cabrera has priors
for petty theft and burglary.

Looks like he's holding something.

Could be the contents of Becca's purse.

: a.m... That's ten minutes

after our eyewitness called .

The file shows a last known address.

Let's find him.

[DOOR BUZZING]

Does not look like Mr. Cabrera is home.

By the way, that situation
earlier with the union,

the stop and frisk,
I'm not cool with that, either.

Hold on, hold on.

That's our guy, yeah?

Steven Cabrera? NYPD.

[BOTH GROAN]

I'll take the front.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

[GROANS]

- You good?
- Yeah, I'm good.

He went that way.

Oh.

♪

Show me your hands.

You got... ooh.

We got two options now.

One, you come with me.

Or two...

Why two?

♪

Nice try.

Assaulting a police officer,
resisting arrest.

You're looking at some
real time, Steven.

You need to come clean about
what happened in the park this morning.

Park? I don't know
what you're talking about.

We're talking about
the young girl you k*lled.

k*lled? No, no, no, man.

[PHONE BUZZING]
You got... you got the wrong guy.

Oh, really?

It's Dixon.

Yeah, Lou?

We got a video of you...

Of you five blocks from the crime scene

right around the time of the m*rder!

I got a job washing dishes
at a restaurant on nd Street.

They made me stay minutes
after my shift was over

because they're understaffed.

It was gonna make me late
for my second job, all right?

That's why I was running.
I was gonna be late.

You can check with my manager.

We will.

Word of advice,
stop hitting cops with chairs.

- All yours.
- Yeah, we're on our way.

- What's up?
- We gotta head down

to City Hall. Our vic's father landed.

He's called himself
a little press conference.

I've already contacted the
Justice Department

demanding an investigation
into how it's possible

that the NYPD has no suspects

despite the fact that it was
a mugging in broad daylight

in a heavily trafficked tourist area.

Now, if New York cannot
keep people safe,

then the federal government
should step in

and hold them accountable.

Now, in the meantime, we're asking

that anyone with information,

please, please come forward.

I'm not leaving this state
until my daughter's m*rder*r

is brought to justice.

Thank you.

[REPORTERS CHATTERING]

Fellas, fellas, we're on the job.

Governor Carter, I'm Detective Cosgrove.

This is Detective Shaw.

We're the lead investigators
working your daughter's case.

Sorry about your loss.

This is my wife, Barbara,
our son, Blake,

and this is Tyler, Becca's boyfriend.

Look, I'm sorry if my words
just now seemed unduly harsh.

She was my baby girl.

We understand. We're on your side, sir.

Is there anything that you can tell us

about your daughter's visit,
any specific plans?

She was here on a college
visit, Tompkins University.

They got a week-long program

for kids considering enrollment.

Tyler, did you accompany her?

No, I flew in this afternoon.

I tried to talk her out of it.

I told her how dangerous this city was.

She promised me
she wouldn't go anywhere alone.

If you'll excuse us.

Sir, ma'am.

We should talk to somebody
from the university.

Maybe they know why Becca
was in the park alone.

Becca was supposed to be sitting in

on a class from :
to : p.m. today,

and according to the
sign-in sheet, she was.

Obviously, Becca skipped out.

Honestly, I'm not surprised.

I didn't get the vibe she was really

interested in attending here.

According to her family,
she was hellbent

on coming here despite their protests.

I don't know what to tell you.

I try to plan a tour that's
both fun and exciting

for our prospects, but Becca
just didn't seem into it.

Did you notice anything else
unusual during her visit?

This morning in the dining hall,

I interrupted an argument
between Becca and Valerie,

the student hosting her for the week.

Do you know what the fight was about?

No.

I asked, and they said it was nothing.

But Valerie did not look happy.

I was pissed.

The girl kept ducking out

of all the official tour activities.

As her host, that could
have got you in trouble.

That's what I told her,
not that it did any good.

The first day, she took off
to meet up with someone

and stayed out all night.

She tell you where she was going?

No, but she was obviously partying.

She showed up the next morning
super hungover.

And you didn't report this to anyone?

I wasn't happy about it,
but I wasn't gonna narc on her.

It sounded like she came from
a really conservative family.

So I guess it's not that surprising

she wanted to have a little fun.

Why'd you two get in a fight?

She was supposed to come with
me to a class this morning,

but she told me she had
something she had to go do

and asked me to cover for her again.

So I let her have it.

But you still signed her in.

Am I in trouble?

Did she mention
who she was meeting up with?

No, but I do know
that whoever she met with

that first day, she met them
at Evo Café in Midtown.

She needed my help
figuring out how to get there.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

We pulled the footage
from the café around the time

that Valerie Adams claims
Becca was set to meet

with the mystery person.

Well, if Becca is meeting
somebody in secret,

maybe that means
she's got something to hide.

Whatever that is, maybe
that's what got her k*lled.

There she is.

That's Becca.

♪

She's meeting a woman.

- Can you zoom in on her face?
- Mm-hmm.

You're kidding me.

You recognize her?

That's the witness
from the park who called .

♪

Any luck?

Not yet... the contact info

she gave me was bogus,
but the credit card receipt

from the café confirms
Drea Clark is her real name.

Andrea Clark, .

Driver's license registered
with the Texas DMV.

Home address, Austin.

And they arrived in New York
on the same plane together.

So what's the connection to the victim?

I don't know, but it definitely

looks like they traveled together.

Why would she lie about knowing her?

Secret affair?

Closeted kid from a conservative family

comes to the big city to live her truth.

Wouldn't be the first time
that's happened.

So then what?
They get in a lover's quarrel

and she pushes Becca off a bridge?

Mm, no, the second witness
corroborated that it was

a white male in a baseball cap
that pushed Becca.

No, Simone Richards
only saw a white male

running from the bridge holding a purse.

She didn't actually see the push.

Evo Café is across the street
from the Westin.

The hotel manager just got back to me.

Drea Clark was staying there
for the past five days,

checked out two hours ago.

Run a trap and trace on her cell phone

and monitor all her
credit card activity.

Let's contact Amtrak,
Greyhound, and TSA.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

- Her bus leaves from gate .
- Let's move.

Gents.

There she is.

Where you running to?

I'm just going home.

You lied to us.

I know, but it's...

It's not what you think.

I was trying to protect Becca!

Well, that ship has sailed.

She's dead, and it's starting
to look like

you had something to do with it.

I didn't! I swear.

I was helping her.

I am a volunteer for an organization.

Project Circe.

We assist women in need in traveling out

of the state of Texas
to receive abortion care.

Becca was pregnant?

She reached out to us because she wanted

to terminate the pregnancy.

She was just about to start
her life, go to college.

She wasn't ready to be a mother,

but the ban in Texas took effect

days after Roe was overturned.

She didn't know what else to do.

Do you know who the father was?

Her... her boyfriend.

Tyler, I think.

Okay, how does this work?

You make the arrangements,

and then you come up
with some cover story

- about visiting a college?
- No, that was her idea.

A lot of the women we help
need financial assistance,

but a number of them, like Becca,

are just looking for logistical
or emotional support.

Becca's situation
was particularly delicate,

obviously, because of who her father is.

Had she already had
the abortion before she d*ed?

I took her to a clinic
the first day we were here.

She was only six weeks in,

so everything was done with medication.

But those pills, they cause
severe cramping and bloating.

And that's why she didn't go back

to the dorm room that night.

She stayed at my hotel.

I got her soup.

I kept her hydrated, held her hand.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

She was... she was really brave.

She went back to the university
the next morning.

And that was the day before she d*ed?

I was supposed to meet her
in the park near the clinic

in the morning so that I could take her

to her follow-up appointment,
but when I got there,

I saw a man attacking her,
just like I told you.

Yeah, well, if that's true,
you left a lot of that out.

Her abortion didn't seem relevant.

A woman is dead.

I don't think it's really
up to you to decide.

I just wanted to respect her privacy.

She was so terrified of what
her father would think of her

if he found out.

♪

The blood work confirms
there was mifepristone

and misoprostol in Becca's system.

Meaning?

Meaning Becca Carter had recently

had a medical abortion.

That explains why the student she was

staying with thought she was hungover.

Excuse me, Dr. Mercer?

Becca's body was still recovering.

If you gentlemen will excuse me.

- Thanks, Doc.
- For God's sake.

She was only .

That's the same age as my daughter.

Her parents had every right
to know what was going on.

Her father ran on an
anti-abortion platform.

That's not the point.
He's still her dad.

It's starting to sound
like your problem is the fact

that she had an abortion at all.

It's a Catholic thing?

It's a little more
complicated than that.

Look, I told you guys,

I was in Texas when it happened.

You can check my flight info.

Detectives, what's going on?

We just have a few more

follow-up questions for Tyler here.

So if we could just have a moment.

You're not speaking to anyone
without an adult present.

All right.

Tyler, did you know the real reason

Becca came here to New York?

She was here on a college tour.

We've been over this already.

Tyler, just tell us the truth.

Whatever you did, don't make
this worse by lying to us.

Tyler, what are they talking about?

You knew, didn't you?

That Becca was pregnant?

And you were upset because
you knew the baby was yours.

No, no, it wasn't like that.

- No, no, no. What on Earth?
- Oh, God.

I knew she was pregnant,
but I wanted her to get

the abortion, all right? I was glad.

I'm not ready to be a father.

Tyler, do not say another word.

Get out of our room.

We have nothing more to say right now.

We're just trying to figure
out who k*lled your daughter.

I said get out!

Hmm.

You know, actually, Governor,
we have a few more questions.

I'm not answering anything
without my lawyer.

Can you account for your whereabouts

the morning your daughter was k*lled?

I've made myself perfectly clear.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

According to the airline,
Tyler Robbins flew into JFK

late yesterday afternoon.

- What about the governor?
- Same deal.

Ronald and Barbara Carter
were on a United flight

that landed at : p.m.

Hold on, there should have been

three Carters on that flight.

Their son, Blake, was with them.

The manifest only has
the governor and his wife.

Maybe the son was on another flight.

Or maybe he was already here.

He fits the description
of the suspect to a T.

Her own brother?

Show a photo array to both
witnesses from the park.

If they ID Blake Carter,
arrest that son of a bitch.

♪

Blake Carter?

Yeah?

Easy, cowboy.

I know you got warrants in Texas.

You're under arrest for
the m*rder of Rebecca Carter.

Ron.

This is harassment.

I'll bury both your careers for this.

You told us to do our jobs.

We did.

Dad.

Hey, the police weren't able
to recover any video that puts

Blake Carter in the park,
but a search warrant

for his hotel room
did turn up the contents

of Becca Carter's purse,
including her wallet,

cell phone, and a prescription
bottle of misoprostol.

That's why he wanted the purse,

to get ahold of her medication.

Keep anyone from knowing
she's had an abortion.

You catch Governor Carter
on Hannity last night?

He's circling the conservative wagons

around his son.

And he's using
the national press to paint

your star witness as a
pro-abortion activist

with an axe to grind against his family.

Good morning.

I think we're good.

Evidence is compelling.

I have some concerns
about your witness list.

You plan on calling Barbara Carter?

Text messages exchanged between Blake

and his mother show she was the one

who figured out Becca was pregnant.

She hacked into her daughter's
period-tracking app

and sent Blake here to stop her.

Putting the defendant's
mother on the stand

is a risky move, Nolan.

She's also the victim's mother.

And the messages establish
Blake's state of mind

at the time of m*rder.

They make it clear
he was angry enough to k*ll.

He refers to Becca
as a slut and a m*rder*r.

Did Barbara encourage him
to use force with Becca?

No.

No, she just wanted him
to talk her out of it,

but she certainly
tolerated his language.

If you att*ck a grieving mother,

you run the risk of turning
the jury against you.

Hearing the words
from Barbara's own mouth

is an opportunity
to drive home for the jury

just how hypocritical this family's

pro-life stance really is.

At one point in the conversation,

Blake actually says to his mother,

"I'm going to k*ll her."

The defense will argue
it's hyperbole, but still.

Put her up if you really
think it's the right move,

but tread lightly
and focus on the facts.

This issue strikes
at the core of some people's

entire worldview on both sides.

But the right to choose
isn't on trial here.

Mrs. Carter, I am showing you
what has been marked

People's .

Do you recognize these messages?

Yes, they are texts
I exchanged with my son.

What was it you and your son

were discussing in these messages?

After my daughter left for New York,

I discovered that she was pregnant.

She wasn't answering my calls,

and I was concerned for her safety.

I asked Blake to find her,

make sure she was okay.

Specifically, you asked him
to follow her to New York

and stop her from having an abortion.

Isn't that correct?

I knew she was confused, overwhelmed.

I was worried about her,

as was Blake.

Was Blake worried, or was he angry?

He was upset.

I see where you're going.

And yes, he used
some very strong language,

but you have to understand,

we are a deeply pro-life family.

Can you... can you read
this text here, please?

I would rather not.

Your Honor?

Please do as requested, Mrs. Carter.

"That stupid bitch.

I'm going to k*ll her."

It doesn't sound very pro-life.

He didn't mean it literally.

He was venting.

Blake never texted you
after he arrived in New York.

Did he tell you what happened
once he found Becca?

- No.
- No?

So your son came here
to confront your daughter,

and she ended up m*rder*d.

And he never told you what happened?

He didn't need to.

I know Blake would
never hurt his sister.

Well, I can see
how it would be comforting

- to cling to that belief.
- Objection.

- Sustained.
- How dare you patronize me.

I lost my daughter and my grandchild.

No, I, uh...

[TENSE MUSIC]

My apologies, Mrs. Carter.

I assure you that was not my intent.

No further questions.

Your Honor, the defense wishes

to extend our condolences
to Mrs. Carter for her losses.

We have no questions.

The witness may step down.

This seems like a good place
to adjourn for the day.

Members of the jury, we'll
see you at : a.m. tomorrow.

She put on a good show.

Yeah, make sure Drea Park
is ready to go.

She's up first thing tomorrow.

♪

- Ms. Maroun.
- I've been calling you.

- I was getting worried.
- I'm sorry.

No, you know, it's okay,
but let's jump right in.

We've got a lot to cover.

I talked to a lawyer back home in Texas.

I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna testify.

And according to him, you can't make me.

♪

Drea Clark is invoking
her Fifth Amendment rights.

In helping Becca Carter get an abortion,

she technically committed a crime.

There's no law making
it illegal to assist

a person in traveling across state lines

to obtain an abortion.

Actually, that's exactly
what the SBA Law in Texas did.

Yes, but with no criminal liability.

That law only provides private citizens

the right to sue the person.

The Fifth doesn't apply in civil suits.

The issue is that
Becca Carter was a minor.

Drea Clark transported her
across state lines

without her parent's consent.

And that, theoretically, opens her up

to felony kidnapping charges.

If she testifies, she'll be
confessing under oath.

She could be facing ten years in prison.

And she's not compelled
to take the risk?

Blake Carter m*rder*d Becca
right in front of her

for making the choice Ms. Clark herself

claims to be the champion of.

She won't budge.

And lacking jurisdiction,
we can't immunize her.

So we can't force the issue.

Can you win without her?

We still have the text
messages between Blake

and his mother and his
possession of the contents

of Becca's purse.

None of that proves Blake
actually pushed his sister.

What about your other eyewitness?

Simone Richards.

She saw Blake fleeing the crime scene.

You better make sure
her testimony lands.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

She's your last, best hope.

♪

And I heard this girl scream.

And the next thing I know,
this dude is hauling ass

off of a bridge with a purse in hand.

And what did you do then?

Well, I tried to get my phone out

to record the purse snatching
son of a bitch,

but I was too slow.

And is the man you saw

here in this courtroom today?

Homeboy right over there.

Nothing further.

Did you actually see Blake Carter

push Becca off of that bridge?

No, but I saw him running...

Like "he was in trouble" running.

Miss Richards,
have you ever been pregnant?

Objection.

Your Honor, I don't even
know where to begin.

My client is a frequent target

for pro-abortion activists
due to his beliefs.

Now, we have a right to establish

if this witness has reason
to show bias towards him.

Sustained.

I'm not going to allow you
to intimidate witnesses

- under the thr*at that they're...
- It's okay.

It's not some terrible secret.

I'll talk about it.

Ms. Richards, you don't have...

No, it's okay.

Objection withdrawn.

So you have had an abortion then?

Two years ago.

It saved my life.

And I'm not gonna let anybody
make me feel bad about it,

especially not you.

And are you aware of the
Carter family and their work

with the pro-life movement?

I'm aware they're pro-some lives.

Miss Richards, you obviously
have a problem with my client.

So why should the court believe anything

you have to say about it?

I don't have a problem with your client.

I don't have to.

Luckily, I live in a state

where what he thinks
about what I do with my body

has no effect on what
I'm able to do with my body.

Including k*lling your unborn child?

- Objection.
- Withdrawn.

No further questions.

Simone, is Blake Carter
the man you saw that day?

Yep.

Thank you.

The people rest, Your Honor.

Mr. Hollands, you're up.

The defense calls
Blake Carter to the stand.

Mr. Carter, were you in the
park on the day in question?

Yes, my mother asked me
to track Becca down

and talk some sense into her.

She wasn't taking my calls, either,

but we shared the location
on the maps app

on our phone for safety.

So you followed her to the park?

When I found her, she was
really upset, crying hard,

and that's when she confessed
to me what she had done.

So she had already had the abortion?

I was too late.

Were you angry with your sister?

I'd be lying if I said no,
but I couldn't stay mad.

It was so heartbreaking.

She felt terrible.

She... she knew that
she'd made a huge mistake.

You didn't fight with your sister?

No.

You didn't push her off a bridge?

No, of course not.

But I saw who did.

So there was someone else?

Yes.

Becca started telling me
about how she tried

to get out of going to the clinic.

She realized that she wanted
to keep that baby,

but she said there was a woman

who forced her to go through with it.

Did she tell you who this woman was?

Some activist who had helped her.

I couldn't really make
sense of it at the time.

I was trying to get her to calm down,

you know, to explain it to me.

And I thought, well, maybe a
cold drink of water might help.

So you went to get her some water?

Yes, and I didn't have any cash on me.

So she gave me her purse,
but when I came back,

there was this other woman there,

and they were arguing.

Now, was this the woman
who coerced Becca

into getting the abortion?

I mean, Becca was yelling
at her, telling her how

she was gonna go back
to Texas and report her,

warn other people
about her organization.

So what did you do?

Well, I tried to run over
to intervene, but before...

But before I got there,
that woman, she...

She pushed Becca over the railing.

And then she started screaming for help

and... and pointing at me, but like

I was the one who had done it.

And I could see how it looked.
I panicked.

I... I took off.

Why didn't you tell
this story to the police?

I should have, but I
wanted justice for myself.

That woman m*rder*d
my sister and her unborn child.

No further questions.

You stated that you never

told the police what you claim

you witnessed because, as you put it,

you wanted justice for yourself.

Yes, but I was arrested
before I got the chance.

You didn't tell anyone else?

Your parents or a friend, maybe?

No.

You saw someone m*rder your sister,

and you didn't tell a soul?

You think it was important
that someone...

That anyone should know the truth?

After I was arrested,
the lawyers got involved.

They told me to keep my mouth shut.

And I'd made such
a huge mess of everything,

I figured I should just
do what I was told.

Isn't it true, Mr. Carter,
that you att*cked your sister?

No, sir.

Stole her purse where you knew

the last two pills
of her prescription were?

No.

Once you had the purse,
isn't it true that

you pushed her out of anger,
out of spite?

No, I only wanted to protect her.

The sister you called
a slut, a m*rder*r?

You have no idea
what you're talking about.

Objection, Your Honor.

Sustained.

Asked and answered, Mr. Price.

Nothing further.

That's enough for today.

We're adjourned.

It's obvious he's lying,

and the jury will see right through it.

I hope so.

I already told you
on the phone, Ms. Maroun.

I know, I know.

I'm not here to beg or preach.

Just, uh, I can use a drink.

Tequila reposado on the rocks, please.

You saw what happened in court today?

Yeah.

My phone's been blowing up.

Newspapers in Texas
are covering every move.

For what it's worth, Becca
didn't regret her decision.

She felt sad, sure.

Relief? Definitely.

But not regret.

It's a shame no one will ever
get to hear that truth.

What... what made you want to
volunteer with Project Circe?

I wanted to help.

To whatever extent I have a religion,

this is how it's practiced,
helping people.

And the organization is
supposed to be anonymous.

Well, the Carters are using the secrecy

to blame you for Becca's m*rder.

If I testify, I could go to prison.

If you testify,
it'll blow up your entire life.

But if you don't, Blake
Carter's version of the story

is the only one that will ever be heard,

and Becca will become a cautionary tale

to scare other women.

And all that work,
all that courageous work,

will be for nothing.

You signed up to make a difference,

help other women.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

You knew there were risks involved.

So you're saying
I have to sacrifice myself?

Well, religion does love a martyr.

But no, you don't have to.

It's your choice.

That's the whole point.

♪

When I came around the corner,

they were fighting over the purse.

And what did you do?

I pulled out my pepper spray.

I told him to leave her alone.

I didn't know he was her brother.

I thought he was a mugger.

That's when she let go of the purse.

And he put both his hands
on her shoulders

and just shoved her.

So it wasn't an accident?

No.

He already had the purse.

He turned and looked me
straight in the face.

He looked proud of himself.

It breaks me to think that was
the last thing that she saw,

her own brother.

♪

Will the defendant please rise?

Has the jury reached a verdict?

In the charge of m*rder
in the second degree,

we find the defendant, Blake Carter...

Guilty.

[PEOPLE MURMURING]

♪

[PROTESTORS SHOUTING]

Drea, if you wait here,
we can get you an officer

to escort you to a taxi.

It's fine. I can manage.

Back to Texas?

It's my home.

You could always move here.

I could, but there are women that can't.

That's why I stay, to help them.

Thank you again
for your help and your courage.

Let us know if we can be
of any assistance.

[HOPEFUL MUSIC]

♪

m*rder*r!

[g*nshots]

[SCREAMING]

sh*ts fired, sh*ts fired!

[OFFICERS SHOUTING]

[TENSE MUSIC]