Crown Heights Page #3

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Go back to your cell right now.

No, I'm an innocent man!

Mr. Warner,

got to go back to your cell.

- I'm an innocent man!

- If you don't start walking,

he's gonna make your life hell

right now,

and I don't want to see

nothing bad happen.

Got

to be careful with the guards.

They're small-minded.

They'll never cut you no slack,

especially no killer like you.

I'm not no killer, man.

I'm serious.

I never killed nobody.

You had everyone saying

you did something.

After a while,

you start to question yourself.

Sh*t.

- He's a f***ing...

- Whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hey! Let go!

Shut the f*** up.

Yeah, try to catch me

in the shower, motherf***er.

- F***ing f*ggot.

- Motherf***er!

- Yo, what the f*** was that?

- That sh*t, man,

don't pay it no mind.

Trini maricn gonna

f***ing die.

It's payback time,

motherf***er.

Who did that to you?

You don't know?

You got something

you want to say to me?

Look, I can't be associated

with the things you do.

I could get killed for that.

Then go inside and eat.

You ain't have no more friends

in the courts.

Brethren.

It's a girl.

I wish you could see her, man.

She gonna know her uncle Colin,

all right?

I promise you that.

Congratulations, brethren.

Thanks, man.

Shh.

What's up, man?

I wanted to tell you this

in person, that, uh...

...the appeal was denied.

They admitted

the evidence was weak.

"Far from overwhelming. "

That's the way they put it.

But they still ruled

against us.

Well, there's potentially

other grounds for appeal,

but you should find

an appellate attorney

who does this

on a regular basis.

Sorry to bother you,

- but we're raising money

for Colin's appeal. -Oh.

So anything you

could contribute would help.

Here you are. Good luck.

Thank you so much.

Here, take this.

- Kc!

- Antoinette.

When'd you get back?

I just got off active duty

last month.

- This is my daughter, Sasha.

- Nice to meet you.

What are you doing here?

Uh, you remember Colin?

Yeah, of course.

He got arrested

for a murder he didn't do,

and he's been upstate since.

How long has he been in jail?

Going on six years now.

They found the guy that did it,

but they still sent Colin away.

You remember antoinette?

It's nice to see you.

Been a long time.

When the police arrested me

that night, that was it,

I haven't been back home since.

My life...

Ended right there.

You know,

my family in Trinidad,

I haven't seen any of them.

Most of these prisoners,

they know deep down

they put themselves here.

But I don't have that comfort.

Yes?

- Hello?

- Hi, grandma. It's Colin.

Oh, my god, Colin.

I miss you so much.

Yeah, I miss you, too.

I called to, uh,

wish you a happy birthday.

Another year older.

Not sure I feel like

celebrating it.

How is everyone?

Everyone is doing fine.

Your father's been working

at the school,

coaching the teams

and all that.

- He talk about you all the

time. -Come on, you're done.

- Let's go. Time's up. Come on,

let's go. - Hello?

Please, I...

I just need one moment.

Colin?

- That's a direct order.

Get off the f***ing phone,

or you're getting written up.

Are you still there?

Is everything okay?

Yeah, everything is fine,

grandma.

But... but...

What's that noise?

I got to go.

But, um,

i just want you to know

that I love you and I miss you.

I love you, too.

I'll tell your father

that you called.

Any holdup?

Come on.

F*** you!

Stand up.

Remove your clothes.

I said,

remove your f***ing clothes.

Mr. Warner, we will not

tolerate attacks on the staff.

You're being sentenced to two

years in solitary confinement.

Colin...

I want you to know that

I believe in your innocence.

It's hard to accept

that I don't have the power

to take you out of there,

that the best thing

I can hope for

is peace of mind.

If you focus on your breathing,

it'll bring you out of your

mind and back into your body.

Just know

that you are not alone.

Come on. Come on.

Okay, let's go. Come on.

Come on.

I will keep

America moving forward,

always forward,

for a better America,

for an endless enduring dream

and a thousand points of light.

This is my mission,

and I will complete it.

I get to realize now

that prison

is more mental than physical.

I have the power

to at least control

certain little things.

I refuse to become

what they label me.

That wasn't part of me.

I tell myself,

go back and fight,

get out.

I need to go

to the law library.

Okay. I'll put you down.

Thanks.

The truth

cannot be hidden forever.

My goal was:
Clear my name.

And I know I have to live

to clear my name.

I was looking through

these old photo albums, and...

I found these.

Oh, my god.

Look at this.

Do you remember that day, um,

I fell off my bike?

It was right by Kingston park,

and I was lying there

all banged up, and you saw me,

and you took me by the arm,

and you carried my bike

all the way home.

I always knew

you were a good kid.

I spoke to the lawyer,

but they're

not gonna take the case.

They read over

the brief you wrote,

but they don't think

there's enough for an appeal.

But listen, man,

i got another lawyer

who gonna take a look at it,

all right?

Thanks.

Colin, I know in my heart

there's justice for you.

There is good in this world.

And there are people out here

who love you.

If nothing else,

have faith in us.

And when you walk

out of those prison gates,

I'll be waiting.

Yours, antoinette.

People in Colin's situation

rarely get a competent defense

at trial.

The system doesn't work

for people who can't afford

to defend themselves.

- Right.

- So what we do is

look for mistakes

that were made at trial

that could invalidate

a conviction.

And what if you don't find

any mistakes?

We already found several

in our preliminary review.

There's more than enough

to work with here.

Well, I'm gonna need some time

to put the money together.

Here's $2,000

from the church groups.

That just puts us

over $10,000.

We're still five short.

I can float the rest.

Are you sure about that?

Yeah.

Lead story:

Today president Clinton signed

the crime bill into law,

closing the chapter

on his largest

legislative victory to date.

Longer sentences,

three strikes and you're out,

60 new capital punishment

offenses,

more prisons, more prevention,

a hundred thousand more police.

Baby.

What's this

$5,000 line of credit?

We didn't take this out?

I had to pull some funds

for the appeal.

How are we gonna afford this?

There's about to be

four of us soon,

and we're already behind

on everything as it is.

I picked up extra hours

at work.

And I'm gonna work weekends

at the other garage.

When were you gonna tell me

about this?

Babe, I didn't want you

to worry.

You have enough to think about.

It's this one right here.

Congratulations, son.

Your honor, uh,

the, uh, first lawyer

made several motions.

I- if you'll just,

uh, bear with me.

Your honor, we-we did find,

uh, two instances

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