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to do than go to trial with a sure loser?

What the hell has gotten into you?

- We owe her.

- Owe her what?

We put the rapists away.

I owe her.

I see. You want to spend my money

to put a bunch of spectators on trial -

a trial you'll lose -

because you owe her.

No.

You don't get to use this office

to pay your debts.

I am gonna try this case

and you're not gonna stop me.

Kathryn, you're an ace.

You've got a great future.

Don't put it in jeopardy.

What are you gonna do? Fire me?

Go right ahead.

My first case will be a civil suit

against the rapists, the solicitors,

the Bar, and the state.

I will show that Sarah was in hospital

because this office sold her out.

I will subpoena your records

and cross-examine you

on every sleazy plea bargain

this office ever made.

You go try your case.

You have a good time.

Because, win or lose, you're through.

What are you lookin' at?

Get back to work.

Sarah? I'd like to talk to you.

May I come in?

We got nothin' to talk about.

- Yes, we...

- Get outta here.

Who the hell do you think you are?

- I have to talk to you.

- Get out of my house.

Will you listen to me, please?

I'm listenin'.

Sarah, I made a mistake.

Before I made the deal,

I should have offered you the choice

of going to trial and testifying.

I can offer that to you now.

I've found a way for you to go into court

and testify that you were raped.

- The case is over.

- The rape case, sure.

You made sure of that, didn't you?

I want to prosecute the others.

The ones who cheered and clapped.

- The ones who made it happen.

- So you can make another deal?

No. I'm not gonna make any more deals.

If I prosecute the others, the rapists

will stay in jail for the full five years.

And the rape will go on record.

The deal won't matter

because the rape will go on record.

You really wanna do that?

Only if you help me.

I need you to testify.

I get to tell my story?

Yes.

Are you alone now?

Yeah. I kicked him out.

While I was laid up, he came back

to pick up all of his stuff.

What's his is his, what's mine is his.

Thank God he left me the radio.

Anything I can do?

Yeah.

What?

No deals.

Sally? It's Kathryn Murphy.

Hi.

Listen, I need your help again.

Come on, cut it out.

- Are these yours?

- Yeah.

Go play someplace else now, OK?

I thought it was all over.

I'm gonna prosecute

the ones that cheered it on.

You said of the guys blocking your view

that they were "real rowdy",

"yelling and clapping".

Not the guys at the door.

The ones over by the pinball machine.

So you knew that

they were yelling about Sarah?

Yeah, but they aren't the kind of guys

you really wanna mess with.

You know what I mean?

Listen, I'd like you to come in and see

if you could identify them in a line-up.

Jesus. They're gonna be

right there, aren't they?

Yes.

I don't know.

Why don't we make a date for you to

come in to my office and talk about it?

Sally, she's your friend.

Number two.

Seven.

You positive?

Yes.

Number four. Definitely.

You can go in now. It's down

to the end of the hall to your right.

There's no purpose in meeting again

because I'm taking them to trial.

Good luck to you, too.

Hi.

Thank you for coming. Sarah,

there was no need for you to come.

- I figured she could use the company.

- Would you mind waiting outside?

- Alana, could you hold my calls?

- I'll wait outside, then.

Sally, why don't you have a seat

right down here, OK?

I want to begin by asking you a few

questions about the night of April 18th.

Answer as simply and honestly

as possible.

A few. Maybe three.

I've seen her drink a lot more than that.

She needed to get loose cos she'd just

had this big fight with her old man.

And she goes "I'm so pissed at him."

You know?

Cos she's sure

he's runnin' around on her.

You mean sleeping around?

Right. Which I bet he is.

So we were sitting in a booth

just sort of talking...

There were these two

fraternity guys there,

and Sarah looks at one of 'em - Bob.

She goes "He's cute. Who's he?"

- So we started jokin' around.

- What do you mean?

You know.

Like, how could she get back at Larry?

Should she take this guy home

and just do it right in front of him?

- You said she should take Bob home...

- No, she said it.

She didn't mean it.

She was just jokin' around.

She'd had a few drinks.

God, she didn't mean it.

- I'll wait for you downstairs.

- Wait a minute.

- I want to talk to you.

- What's goin' on?

- I warned you:
No secrets.

- I didn't keep any secrets from you.

She told me what you said in the bar

when you met Bob. Do you remember?

- Do you?

- Yeah. I said...

"I'd like to take that guy home

and f*** him in front of Larry."

- So what? It was a joke.

- She can't be a witness for you.

In fact, when the defence finds her,

she'll be a witness for them.

Now what other surprises

have you got waiting for me?

None.

I'm sorry.

- Is Jesse around?

- No, it's his day off.

- Can I get you a drink or somethin'?

- No, thank you.

- Mr Joyce?

- Hi.

I'm Deputy District Attorney

Kathryn Murphy.

I'd like to talk to you about the night

of April 18th and the rape at The Mill.

- I don't know anything about it.

- Yes, you do, Mr Joyce.

- You want to talk over here?

- Sorry. I got a class.

Your class can wait. You were there.

Your name is on the video machine.

And I'm calling you as a witness.

Now would you like to sit down

and talk about it?

What do you want?

You got the ones who did it.

I'm prosecuting the others.

The ones who cheered them on.

- I didn't see a thing.

- Yes, you did.

You were in the room all night.

You saw everything.

Those other guys didn't do anything.

They probably didn't even know

what was going on.

It was like a show.

Big deal. They watched.

I bet if you asked a thousand people,

They did more than watch,

and that is a crime.

Wanna tell me about it?

Look, if you don't tell me about it now,

you'll have to tell me about it

on the witness stand.

Why? This isn't my business.

I don't care about this.

Yes, you do.

- Birchfield County Emergency.

- I'd like to report a girl's in trouble.

- May I have your name?

- Listen, a girl's in trouble.

- It's The Mill, the bar on Mill Road.

- Sir, I must...

She may be hurt. An assault's going on.

It's a rape. There's three or four...

Arriving at the courthouse now

is Kathryn Murphy,

the deputy district attorney

in this precedent-setting case.

With her is Sarah Tobias.

This is our first chance

to see the victim in person.

Will you put Miss Tobias on the stand?

- Who else will you put on the stand?

- No comment.

- Is your friend testifying against you?

- Son of a b*tch.

- Did you make a deal with the defence?

- No comment.

Are you deaf, a**hole? No comment.

You'll wait right here

for the officer to come and get you.

- What are you doing here?

- Moral support.

Saw Whitewood having breakfast with

Anderson. Seemed in a good mood.

Good luck, Sarah.

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