Conviction Page #8

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Wait. Did she give you

his letters?

He wrote to you

every week!

On

(BANGING ON DOOR)

BETTY:
He's innocent!

(CHATTERING ON TV)

Ma, are the pancakes

almost ready?

BETTY:
Hey, guys.

Anybody up for a drive?

RICHARD:
Any pancakes

left back there?

Oh. You wanted some?

(GROANS)

Richard!

Give me One.

BEN:
Forget it, you lose!

Hey!

BEN:
Immature. Immature.

Hey, come on. Come on.

You're gonna

make me crash. Here.

One pancake.

Okay.

(SIGHS)

You guys gonna tell your father this

is how I made you spend Christmas?

Your secret's

safe with us,

Besides, we're

willing accomplices.

You guys would do this

for each other, right?

If Ben tried to go to law school for

me, I'd die an old man in prison.

Don't worry about it,

I Wouldn't do it.

You wouldn't?

I mean, I'd want

to help and all,

but I don't think I could give

up what I really wanted to do.

Which is what? Sleep till noon

and hang out at the mall?

Shut up. What,

you'd do it for me?

Yeah. I would.

You'd sacrifice

your whole life for me?

When you put it

like that...

Forget n.

You think I sacrificed

my whole life?

It's okay. Come on.

Hey, give me the gift.

Come on, let's go.

Merry Christmas.

Mandy, these are your cousins.

Thanks, but this isn't

a good time right now.

BETTY:
I'm sorry.

Merry Christmas.

Okay, here.

Sorry, I can't take that.

Come on.

BETTY:
The boys

got you a video.

God knows long it'll

take to approve it.

Do you remember the year they

wouldn't let me give you Babe?

Hey, here we go.

Happy New Year.

We're getting close,

everyone!

ALL:
Nine, eight,

seven, six, five, four...

..."three, two, one...

(ALL CHEERING)

(CAR ENGINE STARTING)

I'm working.

Please.

MANDY:

l have this memory

where I'm sitting on the

kitchen floor and I'm like

three or four years old,

and my mom and aunt are talking about

Daddy's shirt being covered with blood.

I couldn't figure it out.

You know, I just

didn't understand why Daddy's

shirt was covered in blood.

It wasn't..

She lied?

The DNA proves she did.

Why would she

lie like that?

I don't know, honey, but that's

what we need to ask her.

Did he really

write me every week?

For 18 years.

Even when you

were just a baby.

Is he getting

out of jail?

They're not gonna let him

out without new evidence.

Why new

Because people don't like to admit

when they've made a mistake.

We need a statement

from your mother.

I can't control what she does.

Yeah, I know.

Either could Kenny.

You know,

if Massachusetts had the death penalty,

your father would be

dead by now.

He made that for you.

He's had that on the wall of

his cell this whole time.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(DOGS BARKING)

After me and Kenny split up,

I had this boyfriend,

Robert.

And he says that we could get money

from the cops if we rat on Kenny.

So he goes to Nancy Taylor

and says that

I told him that Kenny confessed to Mrs.

Brow's murder.

Nancy Taylor tells Robert

he can f*** himself.

And she hauls me in,

brings me to this hotel,

makes me look at all

these gross pictures.

And she says

that they can prove

I was an accessory,

And that they'll

take Mandy away.

Hi. Do you guys have

a printer I can use?

Can you guarantee I won't

go to jail if I sign this?

No. l can't.

Sign it, Ma.

Martha Coakley, please.

No. I have Barry Scheck

calling and it's urgent.

Ms. Coakley?

Betty Anne Waters.

Look, Barry's tied up

right now,

but he wanted me

to let you know

that Brenda Marsh, your key witness

in the Kenneth Waters case,

has just recanted

her original testimony.

(WHISPERING)

And we just faxed

the affidavit,

and so you should be

getting it shortly.

Hang on,

here's Barry now.

Martha! Yeah. That's something

about Brenda Marsh, isn't it?

Oh, really?

Listen, I just wanted

to give you a heads up

while you're deciding whether or

not to vacate Kenny's conviction,

the folks over at the Boston

Globe and the New York Times,

they just love this story.

No. They're all over it.

Yeah, the phone's

been ringing. Yeah.

Great. All right

Okay, bye-bye.

(CHUCKLING)

(GATE UNLOCKING)

(EXHALES)

JUDGE:
Are all sides in agreement

to vacate the conviction?

Yes, Your Honor.

Yes, Your Honor.

Yes, Your Honor.

Kenneth Waters,

you're free to go.

That's it?

That's it.

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

(CAMERAS CLICKING)

Hey, those 18 years, man,

they're gone. (LAUGHS)

Right now, I'm...

How could you possibly

thank your sister

for what she's

done for you?

I don't know. How would you thank her?

it's a good question.

MALE REPORTER:
Betty, you have any

big cases lined up after this?

No, no, no. I never really planned

on practicing law, so... (LAUGHS)

Is this for us?

This is for you.

We chipped in.

Hey. Kenny, Kenny, Kenny.

KENNY:
Hey.

What?

Look who's here.

Where?

BETTY:
it's Mandy.

That's Mandy?

Yeah.

Go talk to her.

Just two seconds, guys.

Hi.

Hi.

You're so beautiful.

I'm sorry,

I can't just...

My whole life,

I thought...

Not your whole life.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

What my mother

did to you...

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

That's not your fault.

That's not

your fault, honey.

Oh, come on, let's get out of here.

Come on.

Come on.

KENNY:
Lake Betty Anne

and Kenny.

BETTY:
Lake Kenny

and Betty Anne.

Even if it had taken you

another 20 years or so,

I would've been okay.

Another 20 years?

Jesus. I would've

lost my mind!

(CHUCKLES)

No, I mean, you know...

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Knowing you

were out here,

working so hard for me,

knowing that you

loved me that much.

What goes on

inside your head

Walking slowly

towards the night

There's nothing wrong

with me you say

You kept me

spellbound by the hour

And f fry

I tried with all my might

And I try

I tried with all my might

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Saw you again the other day

Walking fast into the night

There's nothing wrong

with me you say

I think I just saw the lie

And I try

I tried with all my might

And I try

I tried with all my might

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Well, I've been

bad before

And I know the feeling well

They're always there

I can sense you

There's always a heaven

where there's a hell

Oh, did I fer you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

Did I let you down?

Did you want too much?

Did he steal your heart

when you felt his touch?

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