01x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

[suspenseful music playing]

[phone pings]

[receptionist] They're on their way up.

-Okay, guys. We're here.
-[laughs]

-Shall we?
-[sighs]

[laughter]

-This is fire!
-Guys, look at this place.

[whistles]

[Raquel squeals]

No, look! Yeah.

-This is my style.
-Wow. This place is ridiculously enormous.

-[Kim] We made it, we made it.
-[Marina screams and laughs]

-[Bernardo grunts]
-[Kim] Wow.

-[Marina] Just look at this table.
-Murilo, thank you. Thank you so much.

-Ana isn't going to go for this. She's--
-No. she won't.

-But we'll keep it off the books.
-Okay, and Pedro?

Come on, the man
would do anything for his boy.

Go for the jugular, right?

[elevator dings]

Wait here a sec.

-Chief!
-Oh, hi. I'm meeting with Ana.

-Oh, with Ana?
-Yes.

-Oh.
-[eerie music playing]

I wasn't aware you were hiring.

-[Murilo sighs]
-Inez Franco.

No reason to be modest.
I've heard plenty about you.

In photos, you really look bigger,
much taller.

So, you've returned to work?

Yes, I've begun to.

Just a criminal review for now.

Inez.

An innocent guy
has been in prison for six years.

A congressman, by chance?

I've heard that you like
to protect those who have status.

Chief, should we go to my office?
We'll call Ana and we'll talk.

No, no. That's not necessary,
I already stumbled on the answer I wanted.

Careful, you might stick
your attorney's license in a hornet's nest

your daddy can't get you out of this time.

Look at this.

Infiltrating a public agency
to abscond with information.

Remind me, Murilo.
That's considered a breach

of professional confidentiality,
if I'm not mistaken.

I simply wonder
if it'll matter much to the court

once they've seen
the illegalities we found

in your handling of the Vasquez case.

We know how you got
that confession from Jonathan.

[scoffs] Please child.

Inez, I've come to believe
nothing compliments one's outfits

like a bulletproof vest under a blouse.

The downside is,
it doesn't go with everything. [chuckles]

I spend 12 hours of my day
with crooks who want me dead.

I negotiate with g*ng leaders
in the morning,

and by evening,
I'm eating with the governor.

You think you can intimidate me
with this silly collection

of excitable preschool kids?

Inez… Inez, she's… she… she's right. Yep.

You can't do a lot
against um, the police chief.

But that's why the firm's
lodging a complaint

with the Department of Internal Affairs
in the civil division.

I'll move to get it tossed.

I will drown you all,
I will bury you in motions,

and by the time
you've grown completely exhausted--

Abuse of authority

and intention to coerce the accused
during the proceedings?

Care to comment?

I'll grab a video release form for you.

[scoffs]

I'm gonna relish the opportunity
to write you a recommendation

for your next promising internship.

[elevator doors open]

I'll be in touch, just wait.

[ominous music playing]

Hey, give it up for Inez.

We'll be m*rder*d.
Tina's definitely murdering all of us.

Don't spiral out on me.

Okay, what do you think
Tina was doing here?

She panicked
after the testimony Helinho gave.

Wants to negotiate something.

-[Pedro shouting] Career suicide!
-[Murilo] It's the exact opposite.

We lost Renata
because we were trying to protect Tina.

Shut up. We lost that commission
all because of you.

You heard me. She fired us for cause

and she's already claiming
breach of contract

-so she won't have to pay us.
-Get in here.

[Murilo] Well, there's no going back.

Tina saw Inez, and now, we need to commit.

Alright. Wanna defend your ex, go for it.

But I won't let you use me or my firm.

I don't feel
like taking a b*llet to the chest.

But it'll come out that you've
been firmly in the chief's pocket,

and you don't want that either.

Or do you?

Bernardo, please press play.
Might as well show him.

Bê, out.

You better go.

[Cristina] The Borrmanns
are scared shitless but I'm watching them.

I've gotten them all under my thumb.

[Flávio] I knew that sh*t
would hit the fan

as soon as Inez came to me that day.

[Cristina] What the f*ck?

[Inez sighs]

I built all of this with you.

I don't wanna use this against you,
but I'm out of ideas.

Tina's clear. You were accomplices.

-You'll f*cking extort me now?!
-Pedro, Pedro, Pedro. Please think.

We stand up against Tina,

and the other cases she's been holding
over our heads are gonna break loose.

And we free someone who's innocent.

Yeah, and Renata would also return.

Oh, Ana.
Please. Please, you can't be serious.

You don't get to where Tina is
without having b*ll*ts in your g*n.

And Tina is going to fire
in every direction.

I swear.

I swear in front of my own son.

If you go ahead with this, then I'm out.

I'll leave the firm.

And don't forget
whose name is first on our placard.

I've won 47 cases for this firm,
on my f*cking own!

Wow! What do you win at 50?
Some steak knives or a gold watch?

I side with Inez.

[music turns somber]

So what's your strategy?

f*ck my f*cking life.

We have to be faster than Tina.
That's all.

We'll be working overnight
to finish and file the request for review.

[indistinct chatter]

[Murilo] In the meantime,
Ana and I will file a complaint

with Internal Affairs.
We'll claim abuse of authority,

procedural fraud,
personal favoritism, and coercion.

We need it by tomorrow.

We'll make the argument
that Jonathan's conviction

was based on testimonies that were false.

Evandro's, Helinho's…

"A review of completed proceedings
shall be permitted

when, after judgment and sentencing,
new evidence comes to light."

"Proving the innocence of the convict."

[groans] Marina, take over.

-[Marina] I'm on it.
-[Inez sighs]

Don't forget to mention
the regret Helinho expressed

during Renata's trial.

[sighs]

Hey!

[dramatic music playing]

-[phone vibrating]
-Just connect it. That's good.

DAD
NEW MESSAGE

Guys, we're at the t*rture part.
Do we call out Tina?

No fear, Bernardo. No fear. Go ahead.

Attach the recordings
that establish Tina tortured Jonathan

along with the chain-of-custody
certification statement.

"To exclude from all proceedings
the illegally obtained evidence,

and order a new trial to commence."

"Even though justice was delayed,
it remains possible."

Period. Finished.

Yes! [laughs]

-[Inez] Ah!
-Off it goes.

Civil Police Internal Affairs, with a copy
to the Public Prosecutor's Office.

-[cheering]
-Congrats, Kim.

[indistinct chatter]

Bê, it's done!

Marina, submit it.

Here we go.

UPLOAD DOCUMENT

[tense music playing]

[laptop pings]

Submitted.

What now?

[Inez] Now, the firm
will issue a statement to the press.

Tina is dangerous in the shadows,
but if we expose her,

if this becomes news, any retaliation
becomes evidence against her.

Yes, um, I'm sorry to say
the chief of police

has used her position of power
to pressure and threaten our firm

so, yes it's probably a fair assessment
to say that our approach is changing,

but we have a responsibility
to work on the side of justice.

The conviction
of Renata Vazquez was unjust,

but that wasn't the only injustice.

Yet another innocent person
was the chief's target.

Jonathan Ferreira.

-That's that. It's public now.
-Should we see Jonathan?

-Breakfast on the way, let's go.
-Let's do it.

You guys, you… you…
you guys go with Ana, yeah?

Uh, one, two, three,
plus Ana. I'll go with you.

Inez.

Let me come with you.

Marina, we're not gonna argue
about this anymore.

Jonathan now falls
outside your jurisdiction.

-But it's not fair, it was just--
-No, it's not unfair.

It's not, I'm sorry.

But now everything is going
to get done legally. It has to.

[tense music continues]

Murilo?

Thanks, everyone. Excuse me.

Thanks.

You alright?

Your dad upset you?

No. [sighs] Just, my thoughts are racing.

So is my heart.

Oh, are you in love, Bê?

[sighs] What're you talking about?
Of course not.

f*cking pissed as hell at my dad.

He's a coward.
I want him dead, that's all.

-Yeah, I get it, Pedro's not easy.
-Hm.

-He'll catch up.
-[Inez chuckles]

You've got a second option, you know.

-What's that?
-k*ll him, or…

understand him.

Become friends, I don't know,
become equals eventually.

There's nothing you owe him.
No expectations.

And how'd that go with your father?

You got burned.

Nice, dude!

[laughs] It's a miracle!

-[Ulisses gasps]
-Did it work out?

It's gonna.
But I need to pass out for 12 hours. Hm.

Hm.

How about you guys? All good?

We're making it work.
Alive and still kicking.

Is what Silas said really true?

-[Silas] Do I ever lie?
-I dunno, what'd he say?

You're getting married
and he's gonna be my dad.

[gentle, upbeat music playing]

Not what I said.

I'm already your dad now,
there's just gonna be paper to prove it.

Then, if the police show up,
things won't go like the other day?

Everything is going
to get done legally now.

[laughs]

[indistinct chatter]

[Murilo] Okay.
And all this stays in this room.

Jonathan.

This is the group
that has been working on your case.

Kim, Raquel, Bernardo, Lima.

And Murilo, you know already.

Ana Hueda.

Well, we're here to get you out.

Forgotten for six years, like Job.

[somber music playing]

Now I'm here surrounded by lawyers.

I still don't get what the benefit is
for all of you in this.

Mea culpa.

Huh? [scoffs]

You two working together now?

Well, because we weren't successful
with the habeas corpus,

we made the choice
to file for a new trial.

You weren't successful?

The situation is in our favor.

You have an alibi.

There is proof that your confession
was the result of t*rture.

-And Helinho has told the truth.
-So you feel confident?

Absolutely.

So why is there an army here?
Because of the chief?

Yes. Yes, but that's not all.

We're confronting the system
that did this to you in the first place.

Cristina, who accused you,
your legal advocate as well,

-the judge who convicted you.
-Where's Marina?

-We're going ahead without Marina.
-Without Marina, I won't do it.

Jonathan, sit down. Sit. Sit, Jonathan.

We know that Marina
was romantically involved with you.

[tense music playing]

But that's in the past by now.
It's over. Right?

Letícia know about it too?

No.

Nor does Bruno,
and this must remain confidential.

They can and will
use any misstep against us.

Jonathan, you've got to decide
if it's your freedom, or Marina.

[music intensifies]

Okay.

Let's go over a couple of key points.

You got into some kind of fight
with Evandro Almeida Souza

when he worked as a doorman
at the Mirante Realeza building,

and you were also doing work there.

[ominous music playing]

[grunts]

All over a debt of 300 reais.

Then Evandro and Jonathan,
they're both fired.

Evandro wants revenge, and when Tina
offers the opportunity, he goes for it.

That was the only crime
Jonathan committed.

He attacked a guy. as*ault and battery.

Yeah, but that's three months in jail,
at worst.

Instead, he's been in jail six years.

So, I was reviewing testimonies
that my dad couldn't use.

At one point, Renata says that
on the day Evandro went to the building

to sign the exit paperwork,

he asked Benedita
to help him talk to Jorge.

[tense music playing]

-[Benedita] Mister Jorge, Evandro is here.
-Hm?

[Evandro] Hello, sir.

I appreciate you seeing me.

Is there a possibility that

you'd be willing
to assist me at this time?

Do I look like the kind of man
who coddles criminals? [scoffs]

Fix your own life.

Apparently, he'd been working
for him for ten years

and wanted some sort of consideration.

And that's when he decided
to steal from him.

Yeah, because he already
had access to the building

and knew money was in the apartment.

With no intention to m*rder.
But what's with Renata?

We need to speak to Helinho.

Guys. Good news,
they have assigned our petition.

The reporting judge
is Appellate Judge Fausto Nilo.

-The reviewer?
-Judge Roberta Zambra.

She's married to Castro.

I'm aware of it.

But we shouldn't have this conversation
in front of the students.

Mm. It's their case as well.
They're now interning at the firm.

[tense music playing]

I'm back.

Help me serve justice.

Justice, as an entity,
does not exist in the courts.

There's only justice for each case.

In this case, justice wasn't served.

Yes, your petition seems solid.
Drafted well.

Let's do this. [sighs]

Explain the case to me from the top.

The lawyer came down on me hard.
I'm not interested in making in a deal.

Hélio, think about this.

At this point I just wanna tell the truth.
That's all.

It's my hands that are covered in blood.

Jonathan didn't do a thing.

[eerie music playing]

[Castro] This right here,

if this is what I expect it is,

then my wife is going to be offended.

Just open it.

[music turns tense]

Jonathan is just the tip of the iceberg.

If our review manages to progress,

would you be willing
to make a formal revised statement?

If you were a victim of coercion as well,
we need to include that information.

And it could reduce your prison time.

And the chief? Will she pay as well?

You have lost your minds,
initiating this thing.

Conviction reviews are complicated.

Is that why we so rarely discuss
wrongful convictions in law school?

There must be
some 30,000 Jonathans in Brazil.

I'll consider it carefully in my review,
but I can't make promises.

That's all I could hope for.

I'm grateful you took the time
to meet with us. Let's go.

The second we get Jonathan out,

I can resume
teaching the extension course.

Focusing on criminal review.

We'll be working on real cases
at the university,

with students and professors.

No judge in the world
likes to admit they're wrong.

Yeah.

Then they forgot
why they became lawyers to start with.

Do you remember?

Hm.

Do you remember the first time
your uncle told you about the plan?

[tense music playing]

He kind of fell apart
after he was fired from there.

He was broke. He had nothing.

That was me too, for real.

I was drowning in debt.
Child support and sh*t.

Hadn't done anything like this.

But he made it sound easy.

He knew the layout of the building.

He knew it was getting renovated,
so there were no cameras.

He knew where they kept the keys.

It shoulda been quick.

Go in, grab the stuff, get outta dodge.

ALL CLEAR
COME UP

He went ahead,
told me it was all clear, so I went up.

But the old guy was still there.

[door creaks]

Dita? Dita! Di…

What is this?
Get out of my house, right this minute!

-Wait, calm down.
-I am calling the police.

Stop, don't do that!

My uncle got desperate,
and then I guess, he…

It was f*cking awful

-Get out! Let go!
-Shut up!

-Stop! Get off!
-Be quiet!

-Help me! Help! Help!
-Shut up!

[groaning]

Wait!

-[screams]
-Ah, sh*t.

You k*lled him.
[breathes shakily] He's dead.

I'd never seen blood like that.

Never.

[eerie music playing]

But we couldn't leave the stuff, you know?

He had to have died for something.

[breathes shakily]

[grunts]

Where's the damn backpack?

Uncle! Uncle!

[pants]

We collected everything
and then we were just about to go.

But someone else came.

[tense music playing]

What the f*ck was that?

-What was that?
-Shut up, now. Shh. Be quiet.

[door creaks]

Evandro!

Please, you don't have to do this.

[screams]

[indistinct shouting] Hurry, we got her!

To be completely honest with you,

I thought with money and jewelry,
I'd feel happy, but…

But no.

The opposite.

-[cars beep]
-[birds tweet]

I'll ask them to schedule
an evidentiary hearing

as soon as I can file it.

That's so we can officially
document his testimony.

You were in the right.

Defending Renata's innocence.

No.

I was never entirely certain
she was innocent.

Still not certain.

Why is that?

I dunno.

Evandro may have kept that from Helinho.

And, she repeatedly lied.

I suppose it's not important now.

[clears throat]

Forgive me.

For not handing Inez your message.

And I'm grateful to you
for returning her to herself.

I know you lost a lot.

Inez tried, you know.

She did.

I was the one…

who abandoned her.

But you're here today.

And I am too.

When you can't win,
you switch sides, right?

No.

I never switched sides.

You're on mine now.

[phone vibrates]

BIANCA
NEW MESSAGE

[Murilo] All good at Lívia's?

[Bianca] Mm-hm.

-She's the most amazing friend.
-Mm.

-Is the coffee maker broken?
-Yeah.

Turns out nothing works quite right
when you're not here.

[sighs] Mm.

Stop. Cut the charming act.

I'm not here to make up.

Mm.

So why did you come back?

Because

I want

to tell you something personally,

even in the midst of all this.

Seven weeks.

[tense music playing]

[music turns hopeful]

Seriously?

You're pregnant?

Um…

Can I be sappy, just for one minute?

-I was afraid that's how you'd be.
-Hey. But why?

Alright, but just for a minute
because I'm still angry with you. Because…

It's destroyed me, Murilo.

Hey. Hm?

That I'm going to need you. Yeah?

Mm-hm.

Not the lawyer. Just Murilo.

Mm-hm.

Hey. Hey, little thing.

I'm here, little thing.

-[Bianca laughs]
-I'm right here.

[upbeat music playing]

[indistinct chatter and cheering]

We did it! We did it!

[indistinct chatter]

-Hey, careful with the suit there.
-Murilo's here. Murilo's here.

Hey! [laughs]

Ugh! Murilo, the Prosecutor's Office
agreed and recommended the review.

-[gasps]
-Jonathan's first trial has been voided.

Wow! How about the petition for release,
was that…?

No. No, but the judge
made a submission for urgency.

Since there's "potentially" an innocent
man in jail. "Potentially."

Within a week, Jonathan will begin
a completely new process.

Hold up, don't pop the champagne.

Inez, I'm gonna need you review this.

And don't worry,
I'll get on the phone with Tina.

-[Marina] What is it?
-My girl Tina screw us again?

It's from the prosecutor.

They've forbidden us to use Helinho.

-Wait, but…
-[sighs]

-You're kidding me.
-What's the reason?

Producing evidence illicitly
prior to the evidence collection phase.

This is all Tina.

I saw how she operates. She's gotta have
people at the DA on payroll.

I bet she's working with the judge
at this very second.

Can't we just make Helinho
repeat it all in court?

No. You don't understand.

Helinho was disqualified as a witness
outright by the judge

because of tainted origin.

They're saying
there are indications of coercion.

You've gotta be joking.
That's accusing us of her offenses.

And there's more here.

The Prosecutor's Office is also saying
that some evidence

disappeared from police custody.
That true?

It's the video. The video in which
Tina forces Jonathan's confession.

-We can't even use that?
-No, we can by settled law.

All evidence favoring the defense
can be entered, lawful or not.

You're right, but Tina
has sought out an expert witness

to claim that the video
is edited and manipulated.

Yes, but we can rebut that
without difficulty.

Sure, but if we go and try to appeal it,
then they'll want to postpone the trial.

She wants that.

Okay, without proof of t*rture
and no Helinho, basically we're f*cked.

-Okay. So, I have spoken to Tina.
-Mm.

Basically nothing else is coming.
But, she gave us an option to weigh.

Apparently, she went to the table
with the prosecutor,

and they are proposing
an off-the-record deal.

We've scared her.

She would be left out of it,

then the agreement would be
that the role Jonathan played was minor.

Minor? He did nothing!

Reduction of his prison sentence
by one third.

He's served about six years.

Maybe in another two years
he can apply for parole.

Two years? Two years? No,
we'll bring the fight to the courtroom.

Marina, that's two years maximum.

The alternative could be staying in prison
for the rest of his life, remember.

[tense music playing]

Inez, think before you do it.

So Helinho's out of reach now,
but we demand a substitution.

We subpoena her instead.

Throw Tina on the witness stand
and force her into confessing everything.

You know how to do that.

So you wouldn't subpoena Tina
as a witness?

I'll… Yeah, I'll think about it, Dad.

Thanks.

And?

Any decision made yet?

Diplomacy or g*nf*re?

Well, my dad thinks diplomacy is right.

You and your father
aren't the same, though.

You're a better lawyer.

Better than me.

I don't have the same courage.

[Inez laughs]

[sighs]

You ever think about losing our child?

Oh, wow, Murilo, I mean,
what… what brings that up now?

Do you?

I dunno, I mean it, um …

-seems like another life, you know?
-Yeah.

But it's…

It isn't, is it?

Remember when I said that Bianca was gone?

No, you don't owe me
an explanation, Murilo.

-You are dealing with it, I know that.
-Yes, I… Yes.

It's resolved now.

And Bianca's back.

She's pregnant.

[somber music playing]

You know, I mean…
You know what this means to me.

Yes.

I'm happy for you.

You're gonna be the world's best dad.

This is what you were made for.

Where are you going?

To send Tina a witness subpoena.

g*nf*re.

Will you

be okay?

Meaning without you?

Sure, I'm used to it.

We can keep this professional.

And are you okay…

going to the courthouse?

[piercing ring]

[tense music playing]

[Inez] We, serving as the gladiators
in this arena, we have come to win.

At whatever cost.

-[piercing ring]
-[heartbeat thuds]

But suppose I did, what would I be then?

I'd be a criminal.

You will be condemned
by your own conscience.

Restitution.

Or vengeance.

[music intensifies]

-Inez?
-No, wait, wait.

[Bernardo] What's wrong?

Inez? Inez, you okay?

[whispering] I… I can't do this.
Wait, wait, please, I can't.

Inez.

I can't do this.

-Guys, someone go in and call Murilo.
-I can't do this.

Inez, you've got to get in there.

Don't pressure her, Marina.

Dad? Why'd you come here?

It's your debut.
I'm a proud dad. Nothin' for it.

-[gasping for air] Wait, just…
-It's a shitshow, I was right.

Boy, always the f*cking fix-it man.

Gimme a sec, there's another way in.
Go with Inez. Bê, follow my lead.

Just my f*cking luck.

I can't do this. I can't do this.

-What's up, gentlemen?
-Hey.

-Hey, Silva!
-Afternoon. How are you?

All good? How's the family?

-Been good.
-Fantastic.

Look, guys, you're always saving me
and once again, I need a little help.

-Same as always.
-I have to, um…

-take a friend of mine inside.
-Sure.

-Can we make it happen?
-Yeah.

-We got a deal.
-Usual amount.

Done. Excellent.

[police sirens wail]

-Put her right in the van
-Yes, sir.

All good? Great.

[whistles] Bê!

Thanks, Silva.

Come on, come on, come on. This way.

Put her in there. Get in.

Go, Inez.

Marina, come with me.
Please, please come with me.

[tense music playing]

Bring him. Come on.

I don't know what's going on here,
but my life is on the line.

Get yourself together.

Let's go. Come on.

It's time, Inez. You have no choice.

Marina.

Please call me by my name.

Larissa.

Come on.

Gonna be okay?

[somber music playing]

I'm home again.

I was in charge
of the General Investigations Unit

when the call came in.

Two dead bodies.

Weapon was a knife
that was found at the scene.

And with no sign of forced entry?

Well, Chief Cristina later argued that so…

she could transfer the case
to the Homicide Unit.

Which was her unit at the time,
by the way.

Interesting. I thought
she cited incompetence on your part.

Did you find
any fingerprint evidence at the scene?

No.

So, the Chief's logic was sound,
wasn't it?

-Course not.
-[attorney] Why not?

For starters, I tracked the goods
and brought in the culprits.

But the case had already
been passed off to her by then.

And classified as homicide
in the first degree with a mastermind.

{\an8}JUDGE

This chief, she uh…

she had it in for me

because of messages I'd sent.

[tense music playing]

An argument with my father, no big deal.

But she got the whole country's press corp
fired up against me.

Why did your defense attorneys
choose not to…

to highlight the partiality
of the investigation?

-Objection, Your Honor.
-I'll rephrase, Your Honor.

Why did your defense choose
to center their approach around my client?

Counselor, would your preference
have been to fight the delivery guy

or the current Civil Police Chief
of the city?

And what… what was Tina's interest
in calling you the mastermind?

The seat for the Chief of the Civil Police
was vacant, yes, but uh--

And the case
had been getting a lot of attention.

Could that benefit a campaign?

Mr. Flávio,
who was it that approached you

to be the defendants' attorney?

Uh, Chief Cristina did.

At the time, I needed clients,
I needed to earn a paycheck.

So she went out
and she got you some clients.

In exchange for what?

I know what you're insinuating, Counselor.

[Inez] What am I insinuating?

That I threw those guys
to the wolves out of self-interest.

Thank you.

Why did your clients
alter their statements, sir?

To begin with,
they claimed it was a robbery gone bad,

but once you became involved, then--

They took a deal under advisement.

Yes, what deal?

A reduction in time served
for including Renata as the boss,

and Jonathan as co-author,

to extract one of the accused
from the scene of the crime.

I had no choice,
I negotiated what I could, or…

Or?

It's my reason for leaving
and turning into a Public Defender.

I couldn't take much more
of that type of thing.

In the police station,
I saw a lot of injustice, Counselor.

Hold on, you witnessed or took part?

It's easy enough to judge
when you're not there

at 3:00 in the morning,
down at the station,

with the Chief of Police on speakerphone

and terrorized clients
trembling in front of you.

The result is
that an innocent man was imprisoned

from the age of 19 to 25
because you helped.

I did say it was him, Counselor.

But I feel terrible I said that.

I wasn't certain of it.

Mrs. Neusa, do be cautious.

Saying that
you incorrectly identified a suspect,

that could be considered
giving false testimony.

Your Honor,
if I could remind our jurors quickly,

the Council of National Justice
approved a resolution

that disallows arrest warrants

based solely
on photographic identification.

Neusa was doing her job that night.

She was exhausted,
she briefly saw something,

and she was commanded
to confirm what the authorities said.

Is there any other independent evidence?

Are there fingerprints,
or DNA, location trace, anything?

Without something solid to go on,
what remains is reasonable doubt.

There is evidence, in fact.

Considerable evidence
against Mr. Ferreira.

He was identified
by the other conspirators.

He confessed to the crime.

The point is
that all of it is fraudulent evidence.

[sighs]

The cops put the key
in his backpack, I saw it.

Your Honor, come on.

There is no evidence of a key
in any police report.

[Inez] That's true.

He's not wrong.

The only key that exists
in this case, is this one.

Obtained by Detective Matos
while processing the scene of the crime.

Seal 4587, seizure report 231/2020.

Tracking the chain of custody
for this key reveals that on August 20th,

it was removed
and then returned, just two days after.

No identification or cause.

What's even stranger,
is that on that same day,

three agents working
in the Department of Homicide

broke into Letícia's home
and said they found a key

to the apartment of Jorge Vasquez.

In theory, that very same key

should have been
in the custody of the state.

[tense music playing]

So how was it in more than one location
at the same time?

The avoidance,
or attempted avoidance, of this question,

explains the decision
by the Department of Homicide

not to mention this supposed evidence
in the case record.

Why didn't you file a report, Letícia?

Because I was scared. They beat us.

They made threats,
they forced me to pressure him

and make him confess to it.

I'm sorry, Jota.

And then after, I had to keep surviving.

They told me if I didn't stay silent,

my son would no longer have a mother.

Our son.

That's my brother.

We went to a fight that day.

-The night of the crime?
-Yes, ma'am.

I dropped him off outside his place
just after 11 p.m. or so.

When you heard he'd been put in prison,

-did you try to talk to him?
-Yes, ma'am.

Did you try to explain to the authorities
that you were with him that night?

Yes, but no one listened to anything.
Told me I wasn't able to visit either.

Who told you?

The court summons to the witness stand

Police Chief
of the Civil Force, Cristina Ogino.

[ominous music playing]

Chief Ortega,
will you please confirm to the Council.

Did you request that the GID transfer
the case to the homicide division?

Yes. The evidence was
for aggravated homicide,

not robbery resulting in death.

What evidence? What proof was there?

Because we've already shown
indications of coercion,

both in the ID made at the police station,
and in testimony from the other witnesses,

not to mention his alleged confession.

But even if there were
no evidence of coercion,

legally speaking,
nothing that has been put forth

supports a conviction so far.

Were your decisions altered by the fact
that the visibility of the case

would advance your campaign
to become police chief?

My position, is why I'm here.

The ones after the spotlight
are the lawyers.

Describe to me the exact methods
of interrogation you used

that led the defendant
to confess the crime.

[sighs] I interrogate 20 criminals a week,

and to be frank,
I do not remember them all.

So he's simply one more.

-[scoffs]
-Make an effort in this case.

Anything particular
or strange you noticed?

From what we've heard,
he'd been in jail three days,

and was beaten almost within--

We used techniques that we often use
in interrogations, they work.

Techniques you use often?

Which techniques?

[sighs] The same techniques that you
are trying to use right now on me.

No, they're not the same techniques.

No, your interrogation is done publicly.

-You're at liberty to leave.
-[scoffs]

You're entitled to a defense.

No one is torturing you.

Objection. Please, Your Honor,
she is accusing the witness.

I'll respond.

Your client, was IDed and accused,
he was tried, and was found guilty also,

everything was within the law.
And do you know why?

Because the law
is the pact bonding us together.

It's the most sacred thing we have.

He is a criminal.

And no handout or guide
to human rights can ever change that.

-It's the law.
-Who's law?

[scoffs] What?

Who is the law? Is it you?

Who drafts all the laws?
And in whose interests?

[scoffs] Alright, look.
Rhetoric doesn't have much of an impact

on those of us
who have had a loaded g*n pointed at us.

But you know I have. You know I have.

[music intensifies]

Perhaps that's how I know what you are.

You're not mysterious to me either.

You're the promising daughter
of the famous attorney Antonio Franco,

who turned into some kind
of half-baked jailhouse litigator.

Excuse me, that's enough.

Come on ladies.

You continue like this,
and I will interrupt the hearing.

Counselor Inez,
just stick to what's pertinent.

Yes, Your Honor.

It's true, isn't it, that Counselor Flávio
was to make certain the accused

would support your version of the events?

It's true, isn't it, that the key
recovered by forensics at the crime scene

was reused as a means
to incriminate Jonathan?

It's true, isn't it, that you told Hélio

if he could show
he wasn't at the scene of the crime,

he'd get a reduced sentence?

It's true, isn't it,
that you tortured Jonathan?

You want the honest truth? The truth?

What if you can't handle the truth?

'Cause the truth is,
you and your students,

you're all mocking the law.

Look at all of you, crying over this boy,

up here blaming police officers,
and chiefs, and judges.

The mere existence of this entire trial
is disrespectful to Brazilian law.

It's a waste of public money.

But you can afford the luxury, can't you?

[laughs] Not me. Not in the job I do.

I go get my damn hands dirty
each and every day,

because you people need that.

You need the security,
the safety, and the confidence

to sit around and philosophize
about the inefficiency of justice.

But why Jonathan?

[scoffs]

I've never met him, I've got no clue.

What reason could I possibly have
for… for all that--

No, you didn't have a motive,
but the worst part is you had a reason.

You'd have a culprit,
you'd get elected chief easily,

-and nobody would care.
-Your Honor.

But why is that?

Because he is an invisible man.

He is a man no one sees,

no one hears,

who matters to no one.

He's just one more boy
who would've landed in prison anyway.

You said the words, not me.

You see?

The two of us aren't so different.

I was proud once to say that…

that my thirst for power
was in service of the law.

[tense music playing]

But I know better now.

It was hard.

And I can't put trust
in the legal system we represent.

You and I.

But I do have faith in justice.

It's all I've got.

For so many, it's all they have too.

Marina. Marina.

You okay?

What's wrong? You think we won't win?

Hey, everybody.
Go home and rest. There's more tomorrow.

Marina, you're with me tomorrow.

I want you
to prepare the closing argument.

[anticipatory music playing]

{\an8}J
CALLING

[phone vibrating]

Hi.

[Jonathan sighs] I know
I shouldn't be calling.

[tense music playing]

I'm glad you did.

I'll have to testify tomorrow, right?

I'm scared.

I'll be there.

Letícia as well.

You think they'll release me? [sighs]

Don't lie.

I can't say.

Marina, I wanted to say that,
regardless of whatever happens tomorrow,

I won't forget that you tried.

Thank you so much.

It's weird, I know.

But it's the truth.

I love you.

I love you too.

Rest now, Jonathan.

[gasps]

So it wasn't just in my head?

What's with you and Jota?

"I love you," I mean, what is that?

I'm not sure how to explain.

I don't know.

But this is who I am.

No lies.

Keep working, I'll be around.
I know the trial's important to you.

Then we'll talk after.

[tense music playing]

{\an8}DEFENSE

It's kinda funny.

You know, people say prison
is the closest thing to hell.

That meant I prayed every day.

Every single day for six years.

If I stopped,
all I had in my life was anger.

There had to be some…
some reason for everything they did to me.

Everything I lost.

I lost a home.

My loved ones.

I lost my brother.

I lost my son.

{\an8}Everything.

And for what? Nothing.

I missed the death of my mom.

All my dreams dissolved into shame.

[breathes shakily]

I now know that leaving
your entire life in God's hands

is not a form of giving up.

And I never gave up.

{\an8}[somber music playing]

I wanna get out.

I want out so my son can have a father.

But I'm terrified to get out…

because of my son.

I don't know how to be a parent.

I wasn't able to learn.

They don't bother much
with teaching in jail.

But something I learned
is when they take your world away,

{\an8}they take away who you are.

I'm not sure who I am, to be honest.

The one thing I know for sure…

is I was always innocent.

"Everyone has the right
to a full defense."

This simple,
banal phrase sounds like a cliché.

We frequently, as lawyers, depend upon it
to justify our work and approach.

"My client is worthless,
but he's entitled to a full defense."

The danger of making
this phrase so common…

is that there's a risk of forgetting
what the phrase truly signifies.

Like when we say, "I love you."

Or say, "I'm sorry."

That's why I'll repeat it.

"Everyone has the right
to a full defense."

Everyone.

Jonathan was denied this.

This man's trial
had no semblance of justice in it.

And our penal system is most effective
when aimed at those who can't fight.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

the question you have to ask yourselves

is not if Jonathan's guilty.

You know very well he's not.

We've proved that here.

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO A FULL DEFENSE

[suspenseful music playing]

The better question…

is if they stripped you of all you knew…

your name, and your surname,

your job, your ZIP code,
your house, your bank account,

your titles, your awards, your diplomas…

could you manage to trust

and have faith in justice?

This question will leave you with horror

and indignation.

And that is where your answer must lie.

[music turns hopeful]

[somber music playing]

Does it normally take this long?

I'm saying it once and once only.

You f*cking rocked.

I know.

I expected a "you too, buddy," but,
that's not exactly your style.

[suspenseful music playing]

The judge ordered an official notice
to be issued to Internal Affairs,

recommending the immediate removal
of Chief Cristina Ogino.

Excuse me, coming through.
Please that's enough.

Excuse me.
Yeah, excuse me, coming through.

Get outta my way, move. Move already.

Okay. And Jonathan?

And Counselor Flávio
will be investigated also.

That's great. And Jonathan?

The three of us will be, um…

We're all gonna end up
charged with corruption.

But we're bringing Renata on again
and we'll win this time.

And Jonathan?

Well, innocent of course!

[cheering]

[screams]

[dramatic music playing]

It's amazing.

[Kim] I told you, man. I told you. Ah!

TAUBATÉ PENITENTIARY

[Jonathan whistles]

[upbeat music playing]

-Yeah, that's what I'm talking about!
-[laughs]

-What the hell?
-Man.

f*ck!

-Whoa.
-Dude, I'm free.

Finally, man!

Where's Bruno?

At Letícia's.

Here, look what I got.

It's a day to celebrate. [laughs]

[somber music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

Calm down, breathe. Just speak slowly,
try not to cry. How long since he went in?

We've set up a form online.
Anyone's able to submit.

-[Pedro] Anyone can?
-[Bernardo] With relevant documentation.

-[Pedro] Got it.
-[Bernardo] Just go to this page.

[chatter continues indistinctly]

-[Pedro] Makes sense.
-[Bernardo] Of course it does.

I'm not from the Stone Age.

[Inez] I'll call you back, okay?
Just a sec, I'll call back.

[indistinct chatter fades]

[somber music playing]

We're getting contacted constantly
about other innocent folks in prison.

Even a judge gave me a call,

hoping we'd review a sentence
he himself passed down.

You ready?

Okay.

Guys, can I get a sec? Attention up here.

Our next case has been decided.

Eliane Linhares.

Marina's mother.

And the woman I helped
to unjustly imprison.

Feel free to explain.

My name is Larissa Linhares.

My name is Larissa Linhares.

And my mother was framed for a crime
when I was just 14 years old.

[soft crying]

How much time did it take to get him out?

A while.

In here, days seem longer, don't they?

CAUTION! PRISON SECURITY AREA

Go on in.

She's willing to meet with you.

Together, we'll free her.

When will Silas get back?

I don't know.

Mom, why did grandma get put in prison?

Hm.

She protected her child.

[tense music playing]

[fire crackles]

["Força Estranha" by Gal Costa playing]

[ominous music playing]