Throwdown

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Ladies and gentlemen,

let me ask you

a very important question.

Are you ready

to pass judgment

on one of your peers?

And today, you must do

what you think is right

to find true justice.

Now, the prosecution has

painted a picture of my client,

and they've told some very

very interesting stories.

But I'm not here

to paint any pictures

and I'm not here

to tell you any stories.

Because my client

is not made of canvas,

and my client

is not made of paper.

He is made of flesh and blood.

And he has a heart

and he has a soul.

And right now he has a future.

You have the power

to change all of that,

so what I need you to do

is I need you to be strong,

to feel with your heart,

to feel with your soul

and to do what's right.

Not what's popular,

but what is good.

His life...

His life is

what's on the line here.

He's innocent.

You know it. I know it.

Let's set him free.

Have you reached a verdict?

"We, the jurors

in the above-titled case,

find the defendant

ramon rios

not guilty

of murder in the first degree."

Do you know if court's

let out yet?

You know what?

I'm not sure.

All right, thank you.

Alberto, how are we doing,

buddy? Doing all right?

- Doing fine, my friend.

- Good good, man.

Good good. How's the wife?

How's the kids?

- Doing great, sir.

- Awesome, man.

Justice prevails,

as always, right?

Mr. Stone? Mr. Stone.

My name is megan smith.

I work for k.T.A.C.

I was wondering if I could

get an exclusive interview.

- Megan smith, absolutely.

- After the miracle in there,

you're sure

to be at the top

of everyone's list.

- Ah ha, I don't...

- Do you have anything

- that you'd like to share

with the viewers at home?

- Absolutely.

It's not about

being on top of the list,

it's not about a miracle.

It's about our justice system

setting a man free

- who was wrongly

accused of a murder...

is one of the greatest

things in the world.

And tonight, a free man

will get to go home

and reunite with

his daughter, and...

Let me tell you something,

that's an amazing feeling.

Go u.S.A., god bless america,

and the right man won tonight.

- I need to talk

to you, mr. Stone.

- Excuse me.

Sir, if you don't

get your hands off me,

I'm calling security.

- We're in the middle

of an interview.

- Hey hey, sir!

- Guard! Guard.

- I have to talk to you.

Make sure you're

getting this on camera.

- Whatever the problem is...

- He was my son!

- Hey, please!

Please, stop! Sir!

He has a gun.

Shut up, girl.

Oh, you... no!

Where are we?

Where are we?

Where are we going?

No. Let me go, let me go.

You stay over there.

Here's 75.

- Wait a minute,

I thought it was...

- 75.

I'll see you tomorrow.

I'm so sorry.

Just promise to get

out of here, okay?

If you get a chance,

okay, just run.

Don't think about me

in here. Just run.

If you can get out

of here, okay? Go.

- I need water, please.

- Shh shh shh.

- Shh shh shh.

- Ah!

Olivia, run! Go! Now!

Run! Get out, olivia!

Don't hurt her!

Okay okay okay okay okay.

You don't listen

to her anymore.

Do you understand?

- Yes.

- Please, she's only 12.

She's just 12.

She's just a baby.

- Please.

- Okay, now you just stay right there.

And you.

You'd better start

praying to god right now,

'cause you're dealing

with the devil.

Please don't hurt her.

I'll do whatever you want.

Please. No, she's my family.

I'm your family.

I own you.

- Every bit of you.

- You own me?

- Now, do you love

your little sister?

- Yeah.

Do you wanna see her get hurt?

No, please, no.

All right, then you will

do everything I say.

Okay. Okay okay.

- I love her.

- Be quiet, be quiet.

She'll be all right.

Please, olivia, no.

Is that your name, olivia?

Do you love your sister?

Yes.

You don't want

to see her get hurt?

- No.

- You will do

everything I say.

Do you understand?

If I tell you

to be nice to somebody...

- Olivia, don't.

- ...You'll be nice to 'em.

Remember.

You have to do

everything I say...

Or I'll kill your sister.

No, don't listen to him.

It's okay.

Don't worry about me.

I'll be fine. Oh god.

It's gonna be okay, olivia.

- What can I get ya?

- Uh, you know what?

I would love

some kind of a shot.

You look like...

A johnny walker black.

Yeah? How's that?

It's smooth...

deep... and bold.

- Not a lot of people

can take it.

You see, that's

definitely not me,

because I'm clumsy,

shallow and I can

take just about anything.

- Ryan?

- Huh?

Sorry. Are you ryan?

Why, are you looking

for a ryan?

- Yeah.

- There's a guy

that actually was

sitting right there,

his name might've been ryan.

What's your name?

- Amanda.

- Amanda, I am jaxon stone.

It's really nice to meet you.

- To ryan...

- Absolutely.

- ...not being here.

- To ryan.

Here's my card.

Give me a call.

I'll be up all night.

Do you have

a driver's license?

Yep.

Ms. Torres, is this

your correct address?

Yeah. It's my current address.

How much have you had

to drink tonight?

Well, I went in, like,

a couple hours ago.

I had one drink.

I think you've had more

than just one drink.

I smell alcohol

very strongly

on your breath.

- Very strongly?

- Mm-hmm.

- Officer hill.

- Jaxon stone.

How are you, sir?

...Help her out a little...

Ms. Torres,

looks like

this is your lucky day.

Jaxon's going to buy you

a cab to take you home.

You have a nice evening

and be safe.

You know, drinking and driving

can get you a year

in prison, right?

Thank you.

Probably shouldn't do that.

So if you're an attorney,

can I ask you something?

- Well...

- I need my brother

out of jail.

What's your brother

in jail for?

Murder. He didn't do it.

I'm a good person,

but it does take money.

We're talking 50, 75 grand.

I can find you $50,000.

I'll talk to your brother.

I'll talk to the prosecutor.

I'll find out some facts,

and I'll see

what I can do to help.

Don't worry about payment.

- We'll figure something out.

- That's not a problem.

My cab's here.

Would you like

to take that, or...

yeah, 'cause I'm sick

of hearing you talk.

Prisoner to the front.

Prisoner to the back.

Back up.

Thank you, sir.

Ah, mr. Torres.

What's going on?

I am jaxon stone

and I am your attorney.

First of all,

anything you tell me

is covered under

attorney-client privilege,

meaning that

nothing we talk about

can go further than this room

and it's not

admissible in court.

Do you understand? Okay?

Now let's start off

with a few basics.

Um, what is your official

birth name for the record?

I didn't hire an attorney.

Okay, mr. Torres,

you don't know me,

I don't know you,

but let's come to some sort

of agreement here, okay?

I'm pleading guilty.

Your sister hired me

to help you out,

to keep the needle

out of your arm.

I'm good. That's what I do.

I need you to trust me.

Now... let's talk about

the night of the murder.

Can you tell me

exactly what happened?

I killed a man

with these hands.

If that's the case, we need

to talk about a plea deal.

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