Diggstown (2019) s02e02 Episode Script

You too.
Oh my god, yeah,
- we really did it.
- Yeah.
Are we going to do the smudging again?
Not whoo, dude.
Seriously?
Oh come on, go back to the Reserve.
'Cuz I'm from right here, buddy.
Okay, keep walking Pocahontas.
You actually, uh,
well you look better from
the back anyway, wow.
What pasty-ass European potato patch
did your ancestors crawl out of?
Bitch, you don't know
anything about my ancestors.
I know a racist piece
of shit when I see one.
Let's go! Let's go.
I think you're gonna apologize.
I think you can kiss my ass.
What did you say to me?
Hey, hey, don't touch her!
Apologize, okay?
Stop, stop, stop!
Maybe get on your
knees and I'll forgive you.
Dude! Brent.
Let me go!
Down here, okay.
Come on, down here.
- Let me go!
- Come on.
Let me go!
Dillon.
Dillon?
Dillon!
Dillon!
Dillon!
Dillon?
No!
These are the
prospective jurors for Cheryl's trial.
And what are we looking for exactly?
Anything you can glean
from name, address or occupation.
Are they rich, poor,
conservative, liberal?
Are they likely to
have a relative in the system?
Or be a person of colour, please God.
Are we still meeting
tonight by the way?
Yeah, for sure.
Conner's great.
MacDonald, MacDougal, MacDonnell,
Not exactly colourful names.
This feels dangerously
close to research.
Hey, hey,
this is just some casual banter
with my colleagues about the array.
Now get to work, read.
I do enjoy our collegial banter.
Seriously, there's like
no names from Preston on here.
Nothing from the Wallace
Hills Reserve area either.
My client's sitting untried in jail
for the last 18 months,
and now they're gonna
whitewash the jury pool?
You know, you should get Doug to help.
I thought I was helping?
No, I mean,
be there with Marcie during
the selection process.
What,
so I can be the Indigenous Whisperer?
Doug,
I actually could use
your help on this one.
I mean, Reid said she's
gonna add a hate crime charge
on top of the murder charge.
Hate crime?
She's gonna say your
client killed Dillon
'cause he was white?
As opposed to about to rape her friend?
She's just running the plays.
I saw Dillon
profiled on the news last night.
Spotless military record,
high school hockey hero.
You'd think he was a
candidate for sainthood.
Meanwhile my client's
a scholarship student.
She's a community activist.
They're gonna turn
that social activism against her.
Say she's an angry Indian.
Not if I can find the right jury.
A diverse jury will see
right through all that
stereotyping crap.
I'll swing by this afternoon.
You're the man.
So, jury selection starts today.
Once a jury is chosen then
The deal's off the table.
I know.
It's a good one, Cheryl.
I know five years is a lot,
but now we have this
hate crime charge to contend with,
which could add as much as
12 years to your sentence.
You take the deal, that goes away.
Even without the hate crime,
it's a gamble.
We could end up with
an unsympathetic judge.
And then we have the jury.
The white jury.
There's a good chance the
jury could be all-white, yes.
I'm saying,
the odds aren't in your
favour if we go to trial.
I mean, this-this deal
is the safer bet.
But the jury can't order
me to make an apology.
Is it really that big a price to pay
if it keeps you out of
federal prison for a decade?
I'm not doing it.
The Crown's not gonna take the apology
off the table, Cheryl,
I mean, they're saying it's
important to the family.
If an apology's part of the deal,
then I'm not taking the deal.
End of story.
Well then, we'll just have to find you
one hell of a solid jury.
Why don't we get started?
I think we should wait for Pam.
I mean, what's the point of doing this
without the lawyer here?
Well, as your social worker,
I do need to ask
I don't wanna have to repeat myself.
This whole process is
tedious enough as it is.
Here's a thought,
maybe you could,
I don't know,
go look for her?
- Hey.
- Hey!
Everything okay?
'Cause Victor is getting a
little bit antsy out there.
Oh, shoot.
Ah, you know what?
I double booked.
Um, could you ask
Reggie to take Victor?
And tell him I'll owe him huge.
Sure.
- Okay, um,
- Okay.
I'll go ask him now.
Thank you, and I'm
sorry about this Iris.
I know we were gonna work together.
Yeah, no problem.
So we're doing this, are we?
Like I said,
the apology's a non-starter.
The hate crime charge
didn't move the needle?
You know you'll never make that stick.
Yeah, okay.
Still haven't seen a copy
of the indictment, by the way.
It should be on your table.
Hmm, thanks a bunch.
You ready for this?
- Do I have to do anything?
- No.
The idea is,
that you have a right
to witness the process,
so you can see that the
selection is done fairly.
Will I see that?
That's the hope.
Damn.
What's wrong?
The banner.
The Crown charges that the defendant,
Cheryl Battiste,
did unlawfully kill Dillon Lovett.
And did thereby commit manslaughter,
contrary to Section 234
of the Criminal Code.
Further,
Miss Battiste did
unlawfully incite hatred
in a public place
by communicating written
statements on a banner,
To wit:
"Filthy white hands,
off Indigenous lands",
Contrary to Section 319
of the Criminal Code.
Thank you, Susan.
Well, folks,
now we know why we're all here.
Your Honour,
once again,
I find the reading out of the
indictment at this stage,
highly prejudicial toward my client.
Yes,
I heard you the first time, Ms. Diggs.
That's why it's been
made clear to the panel,
that these are only allegations.
But ultimately I agree with Miss Reid
that it's important for
the jury to have a grasp
of the charges from the onset.
Well, I just need to reiterate,
- that this is
- And you have, Miss Diggs.
A few times now.
Can we move on?
Now folks,
I have a little spiel I like to give
before we kick things off.
Jury duty can be a hardship,
but it's an obligation of citizenship,
and one of the more exciting ways,
the average citizen
can participate in our democracy.
- That said
- Your Honour?
Yes, Miss Diggs?
I want to challenge the array.
Get outta here!
What, move!
The next time you
come around with a basketball
I'm gonna stick it where
the sun don't shine!
You hear me? You little monkeys!
Go on!
You too.
I didn't mean monkeys that way.
I meant,
"you mischievous children",
kinda monkeys.
And what about, uh,
"I'll stick the basketball
where the sun don't shine?"
Well that I meant as it sounded, yes.
Obviously, I'm not gonna do that.
I was just at the end of my rope.
I was on deadline,
and they'd been bashing that basketball
against the side of
my house all morning!
Well the timing of this
is a little unfortunate.
Oh, it's fabulous timing for Jonathan,
it's exactly what he wants.
To paint me as some
kinda foaming racist,
who's a danger to my own daughter.
- Would he do that?
- Just the fact,
that he's demanding full
custody all of a sudden.
It's because of the video.
Otherwise he wouldn't
have a leg to stand on.
I do all of the parenting,
for God's sake.
Well we'll just have to
- demonstrate that to the mediator.
- We're lucky if
he shows up to Callie's frickin'
Christmas pageant once a frickin' year.
- Victor, how is Callie
- Just tell me this,
how bad does this make me look?
Do I come across as some kind of
loud-mouthed asshole?
However it makes you look,
I'll do my best to ensure
that the mediator's decision
is fair to you and Callie.
We'll just have to play up
your good qualities, right?
Yeah.
Miss Diggs
feels the jury panel is too "monotone".
Can you tell the court how
you came up with the array?
I just did my job, same as always.
Uh, we go through the voting lists,
even use the phone book sometimes
and just call people in.
How do you chose who to call?
It's just random selection.
Random?
And yet there were no names chosen
from the communities of
Preston or Wallace Hills?
Just the luck of the draw, I guess.
Do you know Halifax well, Sheriff?
- You grow up around here?
- Not too far.
I grew up in the valley.
Uh, Kentville.
Um, moved here in my 20s.
Mm, the valley, beautiful place.
It's kinda the place
where everyone knows everyone, yeah?
Yes, ma'am.
So then you know
Dillon Lovett's family?
I mean, he grew up in Wolfville,
just down the road from you.
Plus, he played hockey, right?
I understand his dad
played hockey as well?
His dad would be around your age,
come to think of it.
He wouldn't happen to
be one of those boys
that you still sometimes play with,
- now would he?
- No, gosh, no.
I mean, I-I know who Steve Lovett is,
I used to see him all the time
at my nephew's games,
but it's not like we were
- playing on the the
- Oh, so, I'm sorry,
you're saying that your
nephew played against Dillon,
the deceased in this case.
So,
you've attended Dillon Lovett's
hockey games?
Oh boy.
Thanks.
Hey.
Hey.
Where's, uh,
where's our dates?
Get stood up?
Uh, no.
Pam's MIA, she's not
answering her texts.
And Conner, well,
Pam is the one coordinating
with Conner, so.
She's probably just
underwater with work.
Yeah.
So, uh, what-what should we do?
I'm starving.
We're here.
So
There they are,
Marcie, Avery.
- You must be Conner.
- So nice to finally meet you, yes.
It's nice man, it's great.
- I've heard so much from Pam.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
I think I gotta hug you.
- Oh!
- Is that?
I mean, I know consent's a big deal
these days, so I just wanna?
- Yeah, sure.
- We're good, we're good, okay.
That's good.
Oh, so good, finally!
Oh god.
It's been tough for me.
I'm a natural hugger.
So.
I'm excited, I hear that you golf.
No.
Oh, okay, well I just
must've misunderstood Pam.
I coulda sworn she said you golfed.
My bad.
Where is Pam, anyway?
So, we're not sure that
Pam's gonna make it.
So, Avery and I were thinking
maybe we should just reschedule.
No, Pam will show.
Not to worry.
She-she's probably just
giving us some time
to get to know each other.
It's so Jaeger of her.
I'm sorry, so what?
Did Pam never tell you the nickname
that I gave her back at McGill?
Jaeger Mistress.
No? Nothing?
Oh my
I have a story for you
guys before she gets here,
this is a great story.
So, listen, don't tell
her I told you either.
Yeah, there's a couple
of crazy people, but,
it's still nice,
nice and crazy, yeah.
The 23-year-old Mi'kmaw woman
charged in the stabbing
death of Dillon Lovett.
We're dying.
We're dying.
From now on we can't
just sit idly by anymore.
- Sorry.
- You okay?
If they hit us, we hit them.
Marcie, your client's
all over the news.
We can't just sit idly by anymore.
If they hit us, we hit back!
Kill or be killed!
Kill or be killed!
Kill or be killed!
It was a demonstration about
murdered and missing women.
I noticed they didn't
mention that on the news.
It's all about optics, Morningstar.
All anyone's going to
take away from this
is Cheryl saying
"kill or be killed."
A teenage girl was
found strangled to death
from our reserve just
around the corner from here.
And that's what that protest was about.
Every one of us felt raw
and terrified that day,
under siege.
Cheryl said what we were all feeling.
I understand that.
Do you?
Our lands, our language,
our women, our men,
they would rather forget
that we were here first.
Cheryl stood up for me
and they wanna punish her for that.
And I'm trying my best to stop them.
Look, there's a good deal
on the table right now.
She told me about that deal.
- That apology?
- Yes,
I need her to say yes, today.
So why are you talking to me about it?
Because you're her friend.
And she'll listen to you.
Two men, were about to rape me.
And she stopped them.
Cheryl is my hero,
and she will never apologize
for what she did, Marcie,
and I would never ask her to.
Oh, please!
Anger issues, oh, that's brilliant!
Why don't we talk about
negligence issues?
Half-assing it issues?
Never-showing-up issues?
This is what I have to deal with.
Just constant yelling and histrionics.
It's not good for Callie.
You know I would never yell at Callie.
You don't even know
when you're doing it!
Okay, okay,
uh, let's just all take a breath.
No, I mean it, both of you.
Breath in.
Breath out.
What's next, chanting?
Uh, here's the thing, Kathryn,
the video shows my client in a
um, well, an unfortunate light.
He was on a deadline.
He works at home.
He's a respected novelist.
Respected might be stretching it.
It was a long day.
Victor was at the end of his rope.
Now, Mr. Castleman here may
be the main breadwinner, but,
well, Victor does his writing,
and the lion's share
of the child rearing.
You think I'm
happy about leaving my daughter
with Mount Vesuvius all day?
Well, Callie is by all accounts
a-a thriving,
and well-adjusted little girl.
Whose accounts?
Pardon?
Who says Callie's thriving?
Talk to her teachers,
her gymnastics instructor.
They'll all tell you
that Callie's happy.
She's a dream.
What if I talk to Callie?
I think that's a wonderful idea.
That's a terrible idea.
I don't wanna put her in
the middle of all this.
Well, she won't be put
in the middle of anything, Mr. Deer.
She'll have a lovely talk
with Ms. Beals here,
about how she's been feeling lately.
Let's set it up.
Welcome everybody.
Now before we begin, I'd like to say
Your Honour?
Miss Diggs?
Well, I'd hate for you
to waste your spiel again.
Okay, what's your
issue with this panel?
Some footage appeared
in the news last night
that was highly
prejudicial to my client.
All right.
Ladies and gentlemen,
raise your hands if you saw
the TV footage of the defendant
on the news last night,
that Miss Diggs is referring to?
Wonderful.
All you folks with your
hands up can go home.
Sheriff, we're gonna
need you to round up
a few more people.
Then, who knows?
Maybe we'll actually get
around to selecting this jury.
Hey!
Who the hell do you think you are?
Excuse me?
You're supposed to be working for me!
I am working for Callie.
You just don't offer up my daughter
to this miserable process,
like some kind of human sacrifice!
Victor, all that is happening
Why are you even a part of this?
Are you even qualified to work here?
Can I help you with something, sir?
And who are you?
Mr. Deer was just
expressing some frustration.
Well, Mr. Deer,
if you could express those frustrations
somewhere besides this office.
Oh, well is this the way that, uh,
your people here speak to clients?
"Your people". My god.
Victor, I think it's time to go.
Past time.
Make sure Mr. Deer has got a copy
of our harassment
policy on the way out.
Harassment, are you joking?
What is her name? I want her fired.
She's my boss,
and if you don't check your attitude,
she might fire you.
I'm sorry, I
I just get worked up.
Listen, go home,
try meditating or something.
Yeah, right.
You're right.
I hate to break this to you,
but I think our client
is a racist idiot.
Oh, no, I think he's pretty
much equal opportunity.
If you say so.
Challenge.
- 50.
- Ladies and gentlemen,
don't get too comfortable
just because your
number has been chosen.
You now enter the challenge portion
- of our program.
- Challenge.
We'll be
calling each of you individually,
when your number is called,
please stand,
and Miss Diggs and Miss Reid
- will determine,
- CLERK: 50.
If you're the right fit for our jury.
Challenge.
81.
Challenge.
50.
Challenge.
- 41.
- Now don't
- let it hurt your feelings
- Challenge.
If you end up being excused,
- this is the process.
- 59.
And it's nothing personal.
- Challenge.
- It just means
our lawyers here
- are doing everything they can
- Challenge.
- To ensure that
- Challenge.
the accused in this case
- gets a fair, impartial trial.
- 26.
- Challenge.
- Really?
She can't challenge every
person of colour, can she?
There aren't that
many more to challenge.
Gregor?
Do you mind?
Oh, no, of course.
Do you need something?
The, uh,
Organizational
Committee met last night.
Given the sheer volume of clients,
we've decided that the role of
Director needs to be more
than purely administrative.
Meaning what?
Meaning clients,
cases, trial work.
I'd like to know how the committee
expects that to happen in a manner
that doesn't shortchange the clients?
Oh, you don't seem happy, Colleen.
Last time we spoke I
thought you were just
itching to get back into the courtroom.
I'm thrilled, Gregor.
I'm glad.
At your service.
My name is Annabel Draper.
Mrs. Draper, it says here
that you live in Portland Estates?
Yes, my husband and I retired there.
I was born on Wallace Hills Reserve,
but grew up in Dartmouth.
Here we go.
Challenge for cause.
Cause?
She still has a couple of
peremptory challenges left.
Well maybe she's saving it for
someone a little trickier.
She's from the same reserve as Cheryl.
Well folks,
now it gets interesting.
Miss Reid has challenged
Mrs. Draper for cause.
That means we'll now have a mini-trial,
to determine her
suitability for the jury.
Two of you from the panel,
will now be chosen at random,
to help us with that.
Susan?
Number 57 and number 29,
stand up please.
Your Honour, I have to point out,
we have a very small number
of people of colour
to choose from here.
What's your point, Miss Diggs?
The two triers won't
be able to serve on the jury,
leaving us with one less
person of colour in the pool.
So you'd prefer me,
to hand-pick you a pair of Caucasians
to try Mrs. Draper,
is that what you're saying?
- No, Your Honour.
- Then let's move on.
Victor, it doesn't matter
what people are
saying about you online!
It matters, everything matters,
- what people say about me online.
- N-No,
- the mediator won't care.
- Are you kidding me?
We need to get back in the office
Oh, god, okay, yes, fine,
if you wanna come back
- in I'm here 'til six.
- You need to bring Jonathan in
- we need to settle
- Is that the guy from this morning?
- Give me the phone.
- Victor, we'll talk about it
when you get here.
I'm hanging up now.
The gift that keeps on giving.
- You gotta get him under control.
- Oh please,
he's like a barking chihuahua,
you tap him with a newspaper,
and his tail goes between his legs.
I'm worried about Iris though.
- Why?
- Ah, you know,
she's young, new at the job.
I mean, you saw,
he was screaming at her today.
She shouldn't have to
put up with that crap.
No, she shouldn't.
And he was this close to
getting banned from the office.
Mm.
Uh, better get back to it, then.
I haven't been back to the reserve
since I was a little girl.
No, you don't have family there?
Oh, I do, my dad's people.
We just never had much
contact growing up.
So you
don't really know your dad's folks,
and you don't know Miss Battiste here,
or any of her family?
No, sir.
- Satisfied counsellors?
- Your Honour,
I'd be interested in the reason
Mrs. Draper's mother left the reserve?
I don't see what relevance
Mrs. Draper's personal
family business could have.
Would it bother you to answer
the question, Mrs. Draper?
Oh, no, my mother always just said
that my dad's folks were screwed up.
But-but mainly she had
a lot of sympathy for
what they suffered.
- What they suffered?
- Oh, well,
my dad and his brothers,
they'd been in residential school.
It caused the family a lot of grief.
Your Honour, in light of
Mrs. Draper's background,
and her father's
- traumatic experience
- Wait.
Does counsel seriously mean to imply
that Mrs. Draper is biased
because of her family history?
We're talking about her father.
Mrs. Draper barely knew her father.
I didn't know him at all.
I I never knew my father
because he committed suicide
not long after I was born.
Thank you, Mrs. Draper.
I think our jury has more
than enough, counsellors.
What is your decision?
No, Your Honour.
Twelve jurors confirmed,
ladies and gentlemen.
We're in the home stretch.
Susan, who's our lucky final two?
Number 84.
- Name?
- Ronan Hawley.
North end.
He's military.
We're out of peremptory challenges.
Worth its challenge for cause?
I don't know.
I don't want it in the jury's head
that this is about Cheryl
versus the Canadian military.
Counsellors?
Content, Your Honour.
Content.
Welcome, Mr. Hawley.
Do you swear that you will well
and truly try the accused?
Why are you letting a bunch
of white guys on the jury?
They're always over-represented.
And if we challenge for cause,
we need to be able to prove bias.
Well folks,
I never thought we'd get here.
Just one juror left to confirm.
- Susan?
- 13!
Name?
Juanita Stevens.
What's the verdict, counsellors?
Content.
Miss Reid?
Challenge.
You're all out of peremptory
challenges, counsellor.
- Your Honour, I
- Think carefully.
It's been a very long day, hm?
Content.
Ms. Stevens, welcome to the jury.
Do you swear that you will well
and truly try the accused?
Don't lose heart, okay?
Mu na newtugwa'lugwe'wen ewjit u't
Thank you for your patience everyone.
We still have a bit of administrative
housekeeping to do, but,
It's late.
Let's reconvene tomorrow,
at which point Miss Battiste's case
will be formerly placed in your charge.
Have a good evening, folks.
All rise.
Okay, I'll come visit
you tonight, all right?
Thank you.
Hi.
Hey, you feeling any better?
Actually, not really,
I'm not 100%.
I was thinking I might
just go home early and
try and get some sleep.
Oh.
Well, now I'm worried.
If you're leaving work
it must be serious.
Uh, you want me to come over later?
I make a mean Campbell's soup.
Rain check?
Okay, well then,
I'll touch base tomorrow.
Feel better.
Okay, 'night.
Bye.
Cheryl, there comes a point,
when we have to cut our losses.
We're at that point now.
How can it be fair
when there's twice as many men
on that jury as women?
How can it be fair,
when I watched that lawyer get rid of
every single non-white
person she could?
It's not fair, it's the system.
You told me I had to be there,
because the system wants me to see
it's an impartial process.
That's a joke!
Okay, but this is
where we are now Cheryl.
This is the jury we're stuck with.
You want me to take the deal.
You could end up doing a lot more time
if this hate crime charge sticks.
The kind of time,
that changes the
trajectory of your entire life.
- They still want an apology?
- Yes.
For the family.
Huh.
And what about my family?
And Morningstar's family, huh?
The generations and
generations of our people
who've been terrorized and attacked
exactly like we were?
But you going to jail
isn't gonna help those people.
You can't take on history
when you're fighting
- for yourself here.
- History?
It's not about history,
Marcie, that's my point.
It's right now.
I defended my friend,
that is why I'm being punished.
I fought back.
And they want me to
Beg forgiveness?
I won't do it.
I won't do it.
Cheryl, I understand your stance,
and I respect it.
But eight to 12 behind bars
is no victory over racism.
If you get put away, they win.
Talte'min Kil?
Ankite'ten kwetey n'sis.
Kil na tepaquatiken.
We should go now.
The idea was that you'd say something
to get her to change her mind.
I know.
I had every intention of doing that.
Okay, so what was that in there?
She asked me what I thought.
"As a brother," she said.
I told her she was
doing the right thing.
Cheryl is the kind of
brilliant, driven person,
who could change the world one day.
Now she's gonna spend a decade
of her life incarcerated
because she won't say a few words.
How does that add up to justice?
It doesn't.
None of this does.
It's just a system that
we have to maneuver in.
Right! That's what
Cheryl has to do now!
She has to work the system
so she can have her freedom.
Yeah, but that's only
one kind of freedom, Marcie.
Not the one that matters
to Cheryl in the long run.
calling me a demon online.
They're calling me a raving lunatic.
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do.
Oh, hey Victor.
Hi.
Sorry, Reggie, did I
overlook a meeting?
No, uh, Victor just, uh,
dropped in to strategize
a bit on the fly,
I got it covered.
Okay, well, goodnight.
Night.
So, where were we?
How'd you like Conner?
Just read, Jager Mistress.
That good, huh?
No, I don't recognize
any of these names.
We're just looking for any
advantage at this point.
Well at least the women
jurors should be sensitive
to the idea that Cheryl was defending
Morningstar against
a potential assault.
Of course some might
have white sons Dillon's age,
- in which case that's
- Still,
just 'cause they're
all white doesn't mean
they'll all be racist.
No, but when it comes to race
people have blind spots that
they don't even realize.
I need jurors who understand
all the ways in which
society is stacked
against my client from jump.
I need people who've experienced
discrimination for themselves.
There's always Ms. Stevens.
Yeah, our one lone person of colour,
who might end up being
chosen as an alternate,
and then getting sent home.
Well, good luck tomorrow, guys.
Goodnight.
Night.
- Night all.
- Hey.
You never got back to me about,
uh, my new jury array.
Was I supposed to?
I left it in your inbox.
Ah, I was gonna check
that on the way out.
Well,
they've already chosen a jury, so,
now you only have to look at 14 names,
as opposed to 100.
How'd selection go anyway?
Don't ask.
Ronan Hawley.
What about him?
Well, it's a distinctive name I
It just rings a bell.
I think I might have defended this guy,
it woulda been a long time ago.
- That's the military guy.
- Yeah.
Are you sure? I mean, was he convicted?
If he-if he was convicted then
we can get him off the jury.
Nah.
Reggie, come on, you gotta think.
No, all I remember is the name.
God I have not wanted to Google
someone's name so badly in my life.
Except we can't investigate jurors.
But you know who can?
Hey, can I talk to you?
Spoken to your client about the deal?
I have, but that's
not what this is about.
I got some intel about
one of our jurors,
Ronan Hawley.
He might have a criminal record.
Researching jurors, Marcie?
That is beneath you.
I came across some information,
pertinent to the trial.
I brought it to your attention,
which I'm legally obliged to do.
Except I don't buy
that you came across it,
not for a second.
And you're legally
obliged to look into it.
No, I don't think so.
I think my legal
obligations lie elsewhere.
I'm taking this to the judge.
This is a serious claim you're making
against Miss Diggs, Miss Reid.
Your Honour, this brings me
absolutely no pleasure.
I just thought I should
bring it to your attention.
Isn't it equally serious,
to have someone on
the jury who shouldn't be?
Your Honour, Miss Diggs
has been obsessed
with jury composition
since the beginning.
Excuse me, I'm obsessed?
I'm trying to get my
client a jury that's
Okay, okay, stop.
We'd better take this inside.
Victor,
- we have good news for you.
- Hm.
I found out some things from Callie
this morning when I interviewed her.
Victor, pay attention.
She told me about
something that happened
a month or so ago.
You were away on some kind of business?
The AWP Conference,
I was on a panel.
Apparently, there was a day
that Jonathon neglected to pick up
Callie from daycare.
What, he just didn't show up?
He didn't show up.
And they couldn't reach his phone.
They ended up calling
Jonathan's mother,
who picked up Callie two hours late.
Oh my god.
Couldn't even be a decent
parent for one lousy week.
And apparently,
he instructed Callie not
to tell you this occurred.
- I'm gonna kill him.
- Victor, this is good.
Please, don't tell me what's good,
what do you even know what's good?
You just spent the entire morning
torturing my daughter.
Making her relive the
worst possible experience
Okay, that's enough.
And the woman you're berating
just won you equal
custody of your daughter.
Do you not get that?
Hell,
she could've gotten you full custody,
if you'd wanted it.
You should be thanking her!
Every day I watch you come in here and
dismiss and disparage the person
who's been working her ass off for you.
And you don't even show her the respect
of making eye contact
with her half the time!
- Reggie, really it's
- No, no, no, no.
I-I'm done with this.
Now you're gonna look at her,
and show her the respect
that she deserves.
Go on, look at her!
Now I want you to apologize.
I'm sorry, Reggie.
No, no, not to me, to her!
Here are your options.
One, we excuse the juror in question
and choose an alternate,
as Miss Diggs has requested.
Or two
We can discharge the jury altogether.
Discharge the jury?
I don't see why not.
The trial hasn't started.
The accused hasn't been
placed in the jury's charge.
- In which case
- You'd get me.
Trial by judge.
What'll it be, counsellor?
A jury or no jury?
Well, I'll take you,
Your Honour, thank you.
Well, you ladies chose a fine jury.
I'm sure they're all
glad to be going home.
Oh, not all of them will be.
Some of them looked like
they were just settling in
to a nice episode of "Law and Order."
Oh, you noticed that.
My wife and I had a part in
getting that centre built.
Set up a scholarship fund too.
I'm so proud of those kids.
Your Honour, it seems
How does it seem now, sorry?
Like someone suddenly
reshuffled the deck?
We can go to trial if
you want Miss Reid,
but in my opinion,
the longer this heartbreaking
case drags out,
the worse the damage
for all concerned, so
Maybe we can come to
a reasonable agreement
and limit the damage.
What do you say, ladies?
By all means, Your Honour.
It's two years, less a day,
time served,
and three years probation.
During which time you'll be forbidden
from attending any political rallies.
The upshot being,
you take this deal,
you walk outta here in six months.
What about the
The apology?
It's off the table.
I made that non-negotiable.
Wela'lin.
You weren't answering your phone, so,
thought I'd check and make
sure you're still alive.
Sorry,
I had it on silent, I was just resting.
Pam, what's going on?
I mean, you haven't been
yourself these past couple days.
Skipping out on a date that you set up,
awkward pauses when I call. It's
It's not about you.
Okay then Pam, what is it about?
I didn't mean for it.
It's not even a big deal, it didn't
It didn't hurt. I
Wait, what?
What didn't hurt, Pam?
I didn't know.
I had no idea.
I was just, going through my morning,
and I went to the bathroom
and the next thing I know,
the toilet bowl is
Full of blood.
Oh my god, Pam.
Avery, I didn't even
know I was pregnant.
Pam, I, um
I am so sorry.
How did I not know?
Whiskies?
We need to celebrate.
Celebrate what?
Well, Victor's gone,
we won the case, and, uh,
did I mention Victor was gone?
I'm glad you're feeling
good about it, Reggie.
Did I say something wrong?
You made some assumptions
about me this week
that I don't really appreciate,
- to be honest.
- About you?
Mmhmm, you assumed I needed
protecting from my client, and that,
forcing Victor to give me
an insincere apology was somehow
showing me respect.
No, no, that's not what I
I don't need you
to run interference for me.
Look, I get it,
but, it wasn't about you,
the guy just made me angry.
Then be angry.
But just let me do my job.
Don't keep me out of meetings,
and don't get in between
me and my client.
It's condescending.
I didn't realize that
was what I was doing.
- Why didn't you say something?
- Because, Reggie,
sometimes it's just less exhausting,
to fend off the straight
up bigots like Victor,
than to educate
well-meaning white guys,
like yourself.
Well I apologize, sincerely.
And Reggie,
the next time two of us
have a conversation and,
one of us says something is racist,
who do you think is the
expert in that scenario?
Not me?
Now you may buy me a drink.
Thank you.
Congrats.
Thanks.
Marcie
We are celebrating, so let's celebrate.
Why did I push so hard?
What do you mean?
The apology.
I knew how much it mattered to Cheryl.
You were fighting for your client.
I just, I couldn't understand the idea
that this system could defeat
someone so strong and so
- Decent.
- But for Cheryl,
the defeat wasn't about time served.
It would've been in the apology.
I thought about what
you said last night,
in the prison, and the different,
kinds of freedoms.
Mm.
I was always taught,
the way you get free,
is you work your way into the system,
and then you be better
at it than everyone else.
To take it over.
To make it yours.
I was taught something different,
that the system wants
to make us disappear.
And we can't let it.