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Monica Patterson,

who got run over by

the bus on Broadway.

It was in a lot of the newspapers...

Sure, okay, sit down.

Thank you. I...

You know the case is closed.

I assumed it was. But part

of the reason it's closed is

because of my statement,

and the statement I...

Because of your statement?

Yes.

What do you mean it was closed

because of your statement'?

I mean, I was the...

The DA's office

closes the case.

You don't close the case. The

DA's office closes the case.

I'm sure it does.

I obviously didn't mean

I personally closed

it, like legally.

I meant what I said was

probably instrumental in

getting the case closed...

What's your name, honey?

Lisa Cohen.

Okay.

Don't call me

"honey," okay?

Okay.

Are you not gonna help me

now that I've said that?

Look, what's your name?

Lisa Cohen!

Okay, Lisa, first thing,

you're gonna calm down.

I'm calm right now.

Okay. Just checking.

Second thing... Oh. Here he is,

your knight in shining armor.

This guy giving'

you a hard time?

No.

So now you're saying'

he ran the light.

Yes. He wasn't even

looking at the road.

And I was definitely trying

to get his attention.

Okay.

Well, before we do

anything, Lisa,

anybody will tell you that just

because he ran a red light

is not a criminal offense.

Even if he kills someone?

Even if you cause an accidental

death, that's right.

Now, in order for it to

be a criminal offense,

the law says you need

two aggravating circumstances.

Like he ran a red light

and he was speeding.

Or he ran a red light and...

So he's not liable

to be prosecuted

for manslaughter or

No.

He could be charged

with reckless driving,

or filling out

a false police report,

which...

That's no joke...

That's unbelievable!

What does he have to do?

Kill her on purpose?

Yes. Because that's

the definition of murder.

Killing' someone

on purpose.

Now, you're not saying' that

he ran her over on purpose.

Are you?

Are you?

No.

Okay, look...

Let me take

another statement.

We'll look

into it, okay?

You're kidding.

No. I'll talk it

over with my sergeant,

probably pull

this guy in again.

Put a little pressure

on him.

We'll see what he says.

Thank you!

The Central Park Conservatory,

or whatever it's called,

put up about 500

miles of these cheap,

shitty-looking

fences all over the park,

which is totally

antithetical to what

the park was

originally designed for.

We are so

gonna miss the game.

Oh, my God,

it's John!

Hi, John.

Hi, John.

You want

some?

Come on, guys.

Come on, you can't be

smoking' a J on your way

to a school

soccer game!

- Now, come on!

- Sorry!

We're really sorry.

So, how about how he

was like, "smoking' a J"?

Like, "You can't be

smoking' a J."

Like, "Everybody, let's go

over to John's house and smoke a J."

Hi, Mr. Aaron!

Lisa, how are you?

Pretty damn good.

How are you?

I'm all right.

Tell me something.

Whatever happened

with that situation?

Oh, I'm working on it. I'll

tell you all about it sometime.

Hey, what kind

of a bike is that?

It's a Trek.

I'm supposed to

take a horseback riding

trip with my father

over Christmas break

and I was wondering, does it bear any

resemblance to riding a bicycle?

As far as I know, no.

But you must have

ridden a lot of horses.

What makes you say that?

Aren't you from Texas or Wyoming

or some place like that?

Some place like what?

You know,

not New York.

I'm actually from Indiana.

But don't let me overwhelm you

with superfluous details.

God, so what are you doing at

a New York private school

teaching geometry to a bunch of

over-privileged liberal Jews?

Well... Um...

I came here to be a teacher,

and that's what I'm doing.

So, would you say

you've reached

the summit of your

lifelong ambition?

Is that a real question

or is that a Lisa question?

About half and half.

In that case...

Before you go.

I'm actually thinking about getting

one of these. Can I try it?

Just for a second?

All right.

Thanks.

Here, I'll adjust

the seat for you.

Thank you.

Watch my bag?

Yeah.

Oh, hi.

Where've you been? I didn't

know if you wanted dinner.

No, thanks.

I'll order something.

Someone named

Emily called.

And Detective

Mitchell called from

the Accident

Investigation Squad.

Is that that one we met?

What's going on? Did you

ever go back and see him?

I'd rather not talk about it when

you have one foot out the door,

if that's okay.

All right.

I'm gonna go.

Have a good show.

Thank you.

Dave, Lisa.

Hi.

How are you?

So...

Lisa, Dave is one

of my best friends.

He's a terrific lawyer, and if he

doesn't know what to do himself,

he'll certainly know

someone we can talk to.

Okay, great.

When someone is killed, it's what's

called a wrongful death suit,

which is a statutory case,

which means there's a statute

passed by a legislature which gives

you the right to bring the case.

As opposed to what?

As opposed to common law,

which is law passed by judges

which is why

the damages are limited.

I don't understand.

Just skip that part.

We don't care about that.

I thought we were trying to get

the police to arrest this guy.

No, the police are

not gonna...

Why not?

They told me

they were gonna

look into it again.

I'm just telling you

that even if they do,

there is no way in this world

the police are gonna recommend

to the DA that

they charge this guy.

So, what can we do?

I'm getting to that.

Sorry.

- That's okay.

- That's okay, honey.

I'm just getting

to that.

You can't do anything

unless you're a relative...

She didn't have any relatives,

except for those idiots in Arizona.

Hang on a minute. Or unless you're

the executor of her estate...

I am the executor

of her estate.

Which is Emily.

I know.

Because the executor

of her estate

can bring a wrongful

death suit,

but the beneficiary

has to be a relative.

So let me explain

about that.

In a wrongful death suit you can

sue for pain and suffering,

pecuniary losses, loss

of support or services.

Also what's called

care, comfort and society.

It's like advice or counseling

of the parent that the kids

aren't gonna get anymore.

I don't understand.

Who are we suing?

The bus driver?

Well, no, because the bus

driver wouldn't have any money.

You basically sue everybody

and hope something sticks.

The person who pays will probably

be the MTA's insurance company.

But do you think the

driver would get fired?

No. Not necessarily.

Even if all the facts

came out at the trial?

Maybe. I don't know.

But how much could

they be liable for?

It depends...

How badly do you think

we could ever hurt them?

If she was alive, and in pain

for an extended period of time,

they give more

money for that.

I'd say she was

alive for 10 minutes.

Was she conscious?

Was she awake the whole time?

I'm sorry, Emily.

Yeah, awake.

It's okay.

Well...

If she was in a lot

of pain for that long,

I don't know, maybe 300,000,

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