Elsbeth (2024) s02e07 Episode Script

1
(THUNDER CRASHES)
(GASPS)
(CLATTERING)
Hello?
(PHONE RINGING)
Hey, what's up, dude?
No, I already left.
I'm-I'm home already.
Well, is Sheila still there?
'Cause, like,
she honestly knows
the model better than I do.
No, I-I honestly don't know.
All right, well, good luck.
Okay, bye.
Hey.
(SHOUTS)
(EXHALES)
Delia, you scared me.
Open the safe.
I don't know the combination.
Don't you lie to me.
(EXHALES)
I wouldn't lie to you.
I'm gonna get that
combination out of you.
The question is,
are we gonna do this the easy way
or the hard way?
(INHALES DEEPLY) Ooh.
I'm thinking maybe the hard way.
I bet you are.
(MOANING)
(THUNDER CRASHES)
I'm gonna shower.
Let's have some Donna.
("DIM ALL THE LIGHTS"
BY DONNA SUMMER PLAYING)
(SCREAMING)
Hello, Andy.
- It's been a long time.
- God!
You?
Man, I told you, we have no issue, okay?
And you've kept your promise
all these years?
Yes, I swear, I told you
I was never gonna say anything.
That makes this much tidier.
What are you doing?
I'm not gonna say anything!
I swear! I promise! Sorry.
Can't take that chance anymore.
(BLOWS LANDING)
Up ♪
Andy?
Why's it so loud?
Dim all the lights, sweet darling ♪
'Cause tonight ♪
Andy?
Hey, if you don't turn the music down,
that Lydia lady is gonna call the cops.
(THUNDER CRASHES)
Andy!
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)
Here's Teddy!
Uh, Ma, I don't think anyone wants to
Teddy, the man everyone's
been waiting so long to meet.
Welcome to the precinct.
And everyone heard how you crushed
that big work presentation last month.
- Well done.
- Oh. You've heard about that?
Let's head into my office.
Is this the famous Teddy?
Oh! Lieutenant Connor.
Nice to put a face to a name.
I thought you would be shorter.
I'm sorry?
Not your fault.
Hey, Chef Boy-Ar-Tee.
Huh?
Your mom told me you made
the best pasta sauce
she ever had last night.
Oh, that was just some recipe
I found on TikTok.
Mmm, you got to send it to me.
ELSBETH: Okay, so
you can set up here.
I'll run down to the courthouse
and deal with this summons mix-up.
And then I'll pick you up for lunch
and we can decide
what my Teddy fact of the day will be.
"Teddy fact of the day"?
I'm only giving her one new piece
of information about me a day.
Because we have boundaries.
TEDDY: Speaking of
which, um, maybe let's not
broadcast every Teddy fact
to the entire NYPD.
Note taken.
And I'm sorry
about this jury duty fiasco.
I was just so excited
to get the summons.
Feels like I'm a real New Yorker.
You'd be the first real New Yorker
to get excited by a jury summons.
But if I had known that you were
gonna be here this week,
I would have postponed.
Oh, it's fine. (LAUGHS)
Really, I-I have a lot of work
to catch up on.
Okay, you watch.
I'll be back by noon.
Okay. (LAUGHS)
Um, sorry.
So sorry.
I'm sorry, guys.
Oh, did I spill that?
(CLEARS THROAT)
Oh, sorry, uh
Excuse me, do you have any idea
who I talk to
about postponing my service?
I think if you wanted to postpone,
you had to call the number
when you got the summons.
Right, I just didn't have
to postpone back then, now I do.
- I'll just explain it to the judge.
- Okay.
(WATCH BEEPING)
So, do you think they'll,
uh, call our names soon?
Oh, please, every time it's the same.
They tell you to be here
at 9:00 on the dot,
then they don't start until 10:00
because they assume
everyone will be late.
Some of us have real jobs
we could be doing right now.
I woke up to 300 emails.
Wow, you must do something
really important.
Marketing. But listen,
my assistant researched
effective excuses.
All you have to do is tell the
judge you can't be impartial
and then give some reason.
Like you were the victim of a crime.
Or you hate lawyers.
I can be impartial.
And I am a lawyer.
I heard that some judges get mad
if they think you're lying.
No, I really am a lawyer.
Who would lie about that?
- (PHONE BUZZES, RINGS)
- Oh. Hey.
The client doesn't want it
to say Peyronie's disease
anywhere in the ad.
So what's your excuse gonna be?
Oh, I'm not giving an excuse.
I'm dying to get on a jury.
But if you're a lawyer,
they'll ding you for sure.
So what do you do?
I'm making a podcast.
- Ooh!
- Yeah.
Would I have heard of it?
Is it Car Talk?
Ooh you probably haven't heard of it.
I'm still building my audience.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
That must be the defendant.
POTENTIAL JUROR: Oh, my God,
The New York View is obsessed with her.
She supposedly snuck
into her neighbor's apartment
and beat him to death.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
She looks so scared.
You can't judge by looks.
Some women turn out to be total loons.
Like both my ex-girlfriends.
Both? Wow.
(CLEARS THROAT)
All rise for the Honorable
Judge Milton Crawford.
Oh, shoot, I'm so sorry!
Oh, gosh, I'm so sorry.
I think I got tea leaves on your shoes.
- Ma'am.
- Yes?
You need to rise.
Sorry.
I'm sorry, Your Honor.
Be seated.
After hearing the details of this case,
is there anything
you heard that you feel
would make you unable
to be fair and impartial?
Is it a problem if we've read a lot
of news coverage about the case?
It depends.
Have you?
No, but I overheard that woman
saying that she has.
CRAWFORD: Ma'am, do you feel that you
could set aside what you've read
in order to render a verdict
solely based on evidence?
You mean pretend I don't know
all the stuff that lady did?
- I guess.
- MILANO: Your Honor,
move to strike this juror for cause?
Au revoir, mon ami.
CRAWFORD: Overruled.
The juror clearly stated
that she would set aside
what she'd read.
Huh.
That seems wrong.
Ms. "Tasaroni," you are a
consent decree lawyer with
the Department of Justice.
My question is: what, uh,
what-what is that?
Well, I work with the police
- Move to strike for cause.
- Now wait just a moment.
- Huh?
- Ma'am, do you know
any of the officers or detectives
involved in this matter?
No, Your Honor.
But I did want to mention, my son
And is there any reason why you feel
you can't be impartial in this case?
No, I suppose there isn't, but I
I see no cause to strike this juror.
Seriously?! She's basically a cop!
Can I use a-a-a?
- A peremptory?
- A y-yeah.
You've used all your peremptories.
Yeah, but I would way have preferred
those people to her.
Counselor, any objections?
None, Your Honor.
But I did have plans.
CRAWFORD: Not anymore.
We're looking
at our first alternate juror.
(SIGHS)
(KNOCKING)
Captain, I thought
we were meeting in your office.
- I was just about
- I thought I'd
come up to the fifth floor and see
where we've got you stashed away.
So,
precinct morale.
Yes, I've prepared something
for this week's meeting.
"Browner finishes the coffee
without making a new pot."
What is this?
A list of complaints folks have
lodged against their colleagues.
"Smullen's deodorant smells like
a middle school dance floor."
This feels a little
beneath my dignity.
I agree, and normally
I'd pass these on
to the personnel bureau.
But I thought an informal word from you
might make a stronger statement
about your commitment
to a positive work environment.
Since you've made it clear that other,
more significant issues
won't be addressed.
Is this all about her taking
Noonan's office?
It is not about the office.
I'm very happy in this office.
I think it's a fabulous office.
Hmm.
It is about the fact
that having a babysitter
hired by the Justice Department
is a source of shame
for this department.
She is a constant reminder
of past failures,
and until that is resolved,
she will continue to cause you problems.
Well, I have a different perspective.
And with respect, my perspective
outranks yours, so I don't want
to hear any more about it.
But
I recognize that you're trying
to fulfill your mandate, so
I'll set some meetings with folks
on these
other important matters.
- Yeah.
- All right, bye.
Bye.
Teddy?
Done for the day?
Uh, yeah. Early shift.
What Shouldn't you be
out with your mom?
You mean juror number 13?
(GASPS)
She got picked? Oh, no.
She was really looking forward
to showing you the city.
Yeah. It's no big deal, though.
Courts let out early, so we'll
still have evenings together.
And I don't really care
about New York anyway.
Oh. First of all, rude.
- (CHUCKLES)
- Secondly,
who doesn't like New York?
I don't know, it's just
a lot of buildings.
(SCOFFS) Okay.
What was your mom planning
for the afternoon?
Um, Coney Island.
Aw. I used to love Coney Island
- when I was a kid.
- (CHUCKLES)
You know what?
This is an arrest.
You're coming with me.
- Oh, Kaya, you don't have to.
- Mm-hmm. Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah.
You have the right to remain silent.
(SQUEALS EXCITEDLY)
I never get to do this touristy stuff.
Okay. Let's go to Coney Island.
PROSECUTOR:
The first time the defendant
broke into Andrew Mertens' apartment,
he took out a restraining order
against her.
On dozens of occasions
in the years following,
she violated that order.
- (PHONE WHOOSHING)
- The night of the murder,
just minutes before police responded
to a neighbor's 911 call,
- two witnesses either saw or heard
- (WATCH CHIMING)
the defendant entering
the victim's apartment.
Responding officers then discovered
the defendant naked,
crouched over the victim,
covered in his blood.
Forensics showed
the defendant's fingerprints
- were found on the murder weapon.
- (PHONE WHOOSHING)
Every piece of evidence in this case
tells the same story:
Delia Kirby was obsessed
with Andrew Mertens.
He wanted nothing to do with her.
So she killed him for it
brutally and without remorse.
The only question is:
What are you, the jury,
going to do about it?
(PHONE WHOOSHING)
Counselor?
- Mr. Milano?
- Me? Oh.
Sorry, Your Honor.
Just having a little thing
with the missus.
Good morning. My name is Chaz Milano.
And if I seem familiar,
then you probably have seen
my ads in the subway.
"Chaz Milano,
the lawyer you can afford."
While it is true my client
was in possession
of a laser pointer that day
at the zoo, I ask you
- Counselor.
- Your Honor?
I think there's been a mistake.
Oh.
Uh, Your Honor, I see what happened.
I printed out the wrong document.
I keep them all in
an "opening arguments" folder.
(SIGHS): Oh, my God.
Your Honor, I would
respectively request a recess
so I can run to Kinko's and
print up the correct argument.
Uh, just a couple hours.
Hours?
God, we're never leaving here.
Request denied. You've had
plenty of time to prepare.
Savage.
I love this judge.
The woman deserves a defense.
It's not her fault.
Uh, okay. Um
this woman just told
you a bunch of stuff
about, uh, restraining orders
and, uh, eyewitnesses
and fingerprints.
And, listen, some of that is true.
But it doesn't matter
because my client did not
commit this crime.
In fact, at the time
of the murder, she was
- In the shower.
- In the shower.
She was in the shower.
(SIGHS)
Well, I guess not everyone is capable
of the very basic requests
we make of citizens in our democracy.
But I do hope your mother feels better.
One more for you, Your Honor.
Another personal matter.
Hi. So sorry to bother you.
Ms. Tascioni, is it?
What can I do for you?
Apologies, there's no
court reporter here,
so we'll have to be careful not to
Talk about the case? Of course.
Uh, I was just wondering
if you had any more clarity
on our timeline.
I really should get back to my son.
He was supposed to be with his father.
And the father is not available?
Oh, uh, no. He's in Chicago.
So, you are your son's
only childcare option?
In that case, they should
have excused you.
Oh, no, no. My son's in his 20s.
He's just visiting for the week.
Ah. Oh.
I see.
I really didn't think I'd get picked.
In the past, when I've had jury duty,
judges have always let
the defense strike me.
Well, I confess,
I prefer having attorneys on my juries.
A random sample of 12 New Yorkers
rarely yields the sharpest minds.
Having a few properly educated
folks in there
gives me confidence in the verdicts.
Feels like your faith
in members of the bar
is a little misplaced.
You think so?
Chaz Milano?
"The lawyer you can afford"?
I mean, aren't you worried
this guy's leaving you open
- to an appeal for ineffective counsel?
- Ah-ah-ah.
You're breaking our agreement.
- Oh.
- No case talk.
Right. Sorry, sorry.
Um, as I was saying, my son
You might be used to
high-powered corporate law.
Attorneys who make four figures an hour.
But for most people
that's not the way the system works.
Believe me, I have seen far worse
come through my courtroom
than Chaz Milano.
I just think this woman deserves better.
I'm sorry to keep you from your son.
Unfortunately,
that was the second alternate
that you passed on the way in.
His mother fell this morning.
I had to excuse him.
Which means that
if I let you go and anything
happens to another juror,
we're looking at a mistrial.
But don't worry.
Without commenting on
the strength of the case,
I anticipate a quick proceeding.
Hmm. Really?
You disagree?
Well, I just left those arguments
with a lot of questions.
- Oh, did you?
- Well, why did she stick around?
She murdered the guy.
Allegedly.
She was violating a restraining order,
but she hung out
for the police to find her?
I don't get it.
Oh, but we shouldn't
be talking about this.
No, we should not. In fact,
I will alert the other lawyers
to this audience just to be transparent.
I appreciate your commitment
to fairness.
I'll see you in court, Ms. Tascioni.
I'm sorry if I like
to see the sky once in a while.
You're just spending way
too much time in Midtown.
Or, okay, what's with the subways?
They're organized by color
except also by letter
except also by number?
And they all run local except
when they're running express
on a different line,
except when they're not
running at all, which is always.
That doesn't matter when you have
- a car with a siren.
- (LAUGHS)
Plus it gives us something
to complain about.
You know, New Yorkers love to complain.
I actually think you'd fit right in.
We'll turn Manhattan ♪
Into an isle of joy. ♪
(BOTH LAUGH)
Did you just have the best day
in the Big Apple?
- You're back.
- Did you love it?
- Tell me everything.
- Yeah, we had fun.
- How was jury duty?
- Weird.
- What does that mean?
- Well, the poor defendant.
She's obviously a little quirky,
and she's made some mistakes
in her past.
I just feel really drawn to her.
I don't know why. Plus she seems
like the only person in the courtroom
actually grieving the victim.
Mm. That sounds sad.
And sometimes it feels
like Judge Crawford
is deliberately helping the prosecution,
which isn't necessary at all.
The defense is losing the case
all by themselves.
Ah, Judge Crawford.
Yeah, D.A.s love him.
Though not as much as he loves himself.
- You know the guy?
- Oh, yes.
He's as stuffy as they come.
Always going out of his way
to let you know his family
came over on the Mayflower.
That's kind of a weird thing
to brag about.
Oh, he's one of those
Historical Law Society judges.
This says he's on the short list
for a federal bench nomination.
Oh. (WHIMPERS) La-la-la-la-la. ♪
I should not be listening to this.
They were very clear
that we should not be
researching the trial
or any of its participants.
But you didn't research him. I did.
Oh. (CHUCKLES)
That's true.
Oh, wow. His uncle was a senator.
I think you're onto something, Mom.
There's something off about this guy.
I wonder
Mm-hmm.
PROSECUTOR: If you would, Ms. Debecker,
could you state your relationship
to the victim Andrew Mertens?
I was his neighbor.
We shared a wall.
And do you recognize
that woman over there?
Delia?
She lives in the building, too.
Would you say you know
all your neighbors?
(HUSHED): Objection. Leading.
DEBECKER: Course not, but she was always
jumping around on Andy's
and my shared fire escape.
It was a real nuisance.
And did that noise bother you?
(HUSHED): Objection. Leading.
(SNORING) DEBECKER: I called the
police probably a dozen times on her.
And Andy, too,
when he'd play that terrible music.
PROSECUTOR: What do you
remember about the night Andy died?
DEBECKER: I heard Delia
stomping around the fire escape.
I was trying to hear Ken
read "Final Jeopardy!"
I can't read the clues
on the screen anymore.
After a little while, Andy's music
got real loud.
I called the police.
Bet they got a real shock when
they turned up to a dead body.
(HUSHED): Objection.
DEBECKER: I suppose they did.
PROSECUTOR: And would
you say Delia was a bad neighbor?
DEBECKER: A nightmare. No boundaries.
I used to see her
barefoot in the elevator.
And obviously,
she had a violent streak.
(THUDS LOUDLY)
Everything okay over there?
Yes, Your Honor. I'm so sorry.
Clumsy.
Yeah, I can see their fire escape
from my living room couch.
What kind of things
would you see out there?
Well, I'd see that lady over there
climbing through his window.
Did you see her on the night
of Andy's murder?
Yep.
- Would you say she looked angry?
- (PHONE WHOOSHING)
Objection.
Go on.
Uh, leading the witness.
Sustained.
PROSECUTOR: Okay.
How would you say the defendant seemed
when you saw her
on the fire escape that night?
Cold. It was raining out.
(PHONE WHOOSHES)
You wanted to see me, Captain?
Have a seat, Officer.
I wanted to say,
I appreciate you
taking the time to mentor me.
I've been learning a lot.
You're welcome.
But this actually is not about that.
Okay.
Should I be worried?
I am trying to take
a more direct involvement
in what goes on around here.
And, well,
there's been a complaint about you.
Oh, God.
- Okay.
- The fact is,
there are reports
that you're not storing
your lunch leftovers
in the communal fridge properly.
I What?
You're putting foil over the containers,
and it's leaving an odor.
And the rule states that
you need to store food
in an airtight container.
(CHUCKLING)
It's just, the last time you
had that look on your face,
I ended up in night school.
Oh, no, that's fine.
I was just trying
to cut down on plastic,
but I'll bring some Tupperware from
I'll bring Tupperware from home.
I appreciate it, Officer.
Mm-hmm.
PROSECUTOR: Ms. Davenport,
could you describe
an interaction you had
with the defendant 15 days prior
to your ex-boyfriend Andy's murder?
Sure.
I found that lunatic over there
smashing the headlights on my car.
Objection. Uh
Uh prior acts.
You can't introduce prior
crimes that the defendant
may have committed. It's prejudicial.
PROSECUTOR: Prior acts are allowed
in limited circumstances,
including the one
I outlined in a pretrial motion
on just this subject.
Did you not read that memo?
MILANO: Your Honor, the defense
has never been made aware of
Oh, wait, here it is.
Huh.
Sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm in a bit of a tiff
with my wife right now,
and the motel mattress
is not the most conductive
- to a good night
- CRAWFORD: All right, that's enough.
I'd like to see all the attorneys
in my chambers.
You might as well
join us, too, Ms. Tascioni.
(GALLERY MURMURS)
(MURMURS STOP)
CRAWFORD:
I'm gonna say this once.
I want whatever it is
that's going on between
the two of you to stop immediately.
What's this, Your Honor?
This juror is sending
signals to the defense.
Isn't that right, Ms. Tascioni?
No. I just have an emotive face,
and I couldn't help emoting
that Chaz here is doing a terrible job.
- No offense, Chaz.
- No. No, that's fair.
It's just, since my wife found
out about the other family,
- that's all.
- PROSECUTOR: Your Honor, I move
to have this juror dismissed.
As much as I would love to oblige,
I can't lose
our last remaining alternate.
PROSECUTOR: Seriously?
She's acting as a de facto
co-chair for the defense.
I will not risk a mistrial.
Justice delayed is justice denied,
and my ancestors didn't
sail here on the Mayflower
to see justice miscarried.
Guess you've never seen
The Crucible.
Ms. Tascioni, can you control yourself
while we hear the rest of the evidence?
Of course I can. Can you?
Pardon me?
You've stacked the jury.
You've shown Chaz here no leeway
despite his family issues,
and your bench rulings
are showing a clear bias
for the prosecution.
Your Honor, this is abso
CRAWFORD: You may be an excellent
defense attorney, Ms. Tascioni,
but you are not the
defense attorney in this trial,
and if you continue
to behave as if you are,
I will not only dismiss you,
I will hold you in contempt.
Then I will place a call
to the attorney general
he's a friend
and I'll tell him that his DOJ's
consent decree lawyer
is facing criminal charges in my court.
Mr. Milano, your objection
to the witness's testimony is overruled.
The jury will hear
what the witness has to say.
SADIE: After we broke up,
Andy and I shared custody of our cat.
I was over there
picking her up because it was my week,
and I guess Delia came down
on the fire escape,
saw me in there
because when I got down to my car,
I found her smashing it up.
She assumed there was something going on
between me and Andy again,
which, for the record, there wasn't.
I'm a lesbian now.
- Congratulations.
- Oh,
it's not 'cause of Andy or anything.
Ms. Davenport,
what kind of weapon was the defendant
- using to damage your car?
- A baseball bat.
And what did she say to you
when you encountered her?
Word for word?
"I'll kill you, and I'll kill him, too."
(GALLERY MURMURING)
No further questions.
I used to see Andy in the elevator,
and I thought he was cute.
And then the COVID lockdown happened,
and I guess I went a little stir-crazy.
I started stress baking.
(CHUCKLES) A lot.
I knocked on Andy's door one day
to offer him some extra scones,
but he freaked out.
He took the whole
social distancing thing serious.
So the next time I had extras,
I thought it would be polite if I
waited for him to go out
and left them in his apartment.
I do see now how-how that was
maybe crossing a line.
I've always had boundary issues.
One day, though,
I was in the laundry room,
streaming a baseball game on my phone
while I waited for the dryer.
Andy heard it, and turns out,
he's a fanatic, too.
(CHUCKLES)
We got to talking,
even with the restraining order
thing, and
we ended up doing it
right there on the dryer.
I'm sorry.
I get a little emotional
thinking about it.
MILANO: And why didn't Andy lift
the restraining order?
Honestly?
It was part of the fun.
We used to role play.
I always came in
through the fire escape.
We'd play cops and robbers.
Boss and employee.
It took a while
to break through with Andy,
but when you did, what you found was
a total freak.
Ask that gay lady who used to date him.
I'm sure she'll tell you the same thing.
Objection.
Sustained.
Why didn't you hear the murder?
Well, I was in the shower,
and whoever did it turned
the music up super loud.
MILANO: Any idea who that was?
I've thought about this a lot.
When Andy
had had a few drinks, he'd get dark.
He said, after what he'd seen,
he would believe anything of
the people who run this country.
PROSECUTOR: Objection. Your Honor,
is it really relevant that the victim
was a conspiracy theorist?
Yeah, I thought they were
conspiracy theories, too,
but then, you know, I found him dead.
That's enough. Sustained.
MILANO: What was the game
you were watching that first
night in the laundry room?
Objection. Relevance?
It's related, Your Honor.
I don't see how it could be. Sustained.
Move on, Counselor.
Geez, really? I Okay. Um
Uh
(SIGHS)
Where did you grow up, Delia?
Here in the city, but my parents
are from Rhode Island.
MILANO: Ah. And was it your parents
who first got you into baseball?
Objection. Your Honor.
You need to stay on topic, Counselor.
Can I approach? It would be helpful
to tell you what I'm trying to do.
No, you may not.
MILANO: Okay, well
I mean, I had a really good point,
but I guess if you
don't want to hear it, I
- I'm done.
- Seriously?
You're just gonna let that go?
Oh, my God, you are the worst lawyer.
- CRAWFORD: That's enough, ma'am.
- DELIA: No!
No. My brother sold his car
to help pay this idiot's retainer.
I'm gonna kill him!
(GAVEL BANGS)
That's enough.
We will take a brief recess.
Counselor, compose your client.
Did she just threaten to kill again?
Crazy bitch.
ELSBETH: Where do we think he was going
with those questions, though?
Judge Crawford says they're
starting deliberations tomorrow.
Hmm.
I just wish there was some way
I could get into that jury room.
Maybe someone will get a mild
but infectious illness.
Like pink eye.
Poor Delia. She loved Andy.
She's being railroaded. I can tell.
And if I had been able to help her,
I would have at least felt better
about the time I missed with you.
I really wanted to see
you fall in love with the city.
Well, if it makes you feel any better,
that was never something
that you were gonna see.
What?
(CRYING): You didn't love New York?
Okay, whoa, hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's happening? Mom?
I'm sorry. I don't want
to burden you. I'm sorry.
This is silly. (LAUGHS)
I just I wanted you to like it here
so that you would visit me more,
and then we could have this mature,
adult relationship where
we went to Broadway shows
and we got brunch
and we walked the High Line.
Okay, whoa, hey, Mom.
Mom, stop. First of all,
the High Line is just
a very tall sidewalk.
I like how you can see
into people's apartments.
Is this why you blew up your whole life?
- To be mildly closer to me?
- Huh?
You think I'm a closed book? (SCOFFS)
You're the one who just
up and left Chicago,
and no one knows why.
Dad says everyone back home
is asking him about it.
Well, there Um
There were a lot of reasons.
Did you try the halal cart?
Okay, listen. It's not New York's fault.
(SIGHS)
I was never gonna
let myself like it here
because the boy I'm seeing
just told me that
he's moving to Brooklyn.
The boy you're seeing?
Yeah. There you go. It's your
Teddy fact for the day.
What's his name? Where's he from?
Does he have any allergies?
Wait, what's his T-shirt size?
In case I want to send him something.
No. Stop. It's one fact a day.
Oh.
This is a really good one.
Okay, Mom, listen, no more deflecting.
You just blew up your life
and moved to this new place,
and then I get an SOS text
from your coworkers
saying I have to come,
so now I'm here trying
to figure out if you're okay.
Are you okay?
Oh, sweetheart, you don't
have to worry about me.
There are some things going on
in my life, but all I ever
really need is to see you.
Well, it was nice
getting to know your coworkers.
You're making a really good life
for yourself here.
(SMACKS LIPS)
You're trying not to ask me more
questions about Roy, aren't you?
Roy! (GASPS)
I love that name.
- Mm.
- Okay.
Just one more question.
Why is he moving to New York?
Well, he got a job at a podcast company.
But, you know, we're gonna try
to make the distance work.
It seems like everyone has a podcast.
Somebody else was just
Wait a minute!
Uh
Oh, if you're already
texting your coworkers
about this, I swear
No, no, no. I'm just trying to see if
Oh, my God!
(GASPS) Teddy!
I know how
I'm going to get on that jury.
ELSBETH: Good morning,
- Madame Foreperson.
- Good morning.
Oh, such a big responsibility,
but you wear it well.
Oh, thank you.
I was wondering, are we allowed
to make our own recordings of the trial?
Absolutely not. Why?
It has come to the court's attention
that someone here
might be making recordings
of the trial proceedings.
If there's any truth to that,
I would appreciate that person
making themselves known.
Mm.
Juror Number Six.
My pen has a microphone in it.
I didn't think anyone would care.
Oh, no. Does Lonny have to be dismissed?
I don't think that'll be necessary.
I'll just ask that you
delete those recordings
and accept a warning
to make no more records of the trial,
aside from such notes
as you might keep for deliberation.
ELSBETH: Well, hang on.
Uh, shouldn't we know why
Lonny was making that recording?
Well, I certainly would like to know.
It was gonna be for my podcast.
But I'll delete it.
Well, you can't do a
a podcast on this.
Actually, he can.
After you all reach a verdict,
jurors are welcome to
discuss the proceedings
with whomever they like.
Hang on.
What is the title of the podcast, Lonny?
I don't want to say.
It's called
Nutjob Sluts Who Kill.
(GASPS SOFTLY)
CRAWFORD: I ask that
you be fair and honest
in your assessment of the evidence.
Justice demands that
of each and every one of you.
Guilty. Guilty.
Guilty.
That's 11 guilties,
and one giant question mark
written in purple?
I know it was anonymous,
but maybe our one holdout
would like to explain
why she's keeping us all here?
Happily.
My first question is about the weapon.
So, Delia's dad was from Rhode Island.
What's that got to do with the weapon?
Rhode Island is pretty close to Boston,
which suggests that Delia's dad,
and therefore Delia, was a Red Sox fan.
Meanwhile, the victim, Andy,
was from Cape Cod,
which means he was definitely
a Red Sox fan.
Now, Francine, you watched
the trial pretty closely.
What do you remember
about the murder weapon?
Oh, it had some kind of a
an autograph printed on it.
Exactly.
Sporting goods stores sell bats
printed with different
players' autographs.
This one was signed by Derek Berretta.
FRED: Hang on. Berretta played
his whole career in New York.
Right.
And Red Sox fans hate New York.
So why would Delia
have that bat?
Why would Andy,
- for that matter?
- JOAN: Who cares?
Her fingerprints were on the bat.
Well, she says she found it
leaning against the bathroom door,
and she picked it up
before she saw the body.
It's odd, but it hardly seems
like enough to acquit.
Right. So, let's move on to motive.
Delia told Andy's ex
that she was going to kill him.
She was obviously upset.
It suggests a crime of passion.
But she murdered Andy two weeks later?
Yeah, that didn't
make much sense to me, either.
Yeah, if it was premeditated,
well, why didn't she do a
better job covering her tracks?
JOAN: Who knows? Who cares?
There were literally two eyewitnesses.
Well, there was one eye witness,
and one ear witness.
And neither of them witnessed
her actually murdering Andy.
The old lady, Lydia,
says she heard Delia
on the fire escape
when she was listening to
the clue for "Final Jeopardy!"
Now, if you watch Jeopardy!,
and I do, they always
read that clue at about 7:27,
give or take, which means
that's when Delia was
on the fire escape.
Except,
the man from across the way,
George, says
when he saw Delia on the fire escape,
it was raining outside.
Now, I checked the weather radar
for the night of the murder.
Didn't start raining until 8:05.
So one of them got confused.
What if neither of them were confused?
What if the person that Lydia
heard on that fire escape
wasn't the person that George saw?
What if there were two people
on the fire escape that night?
And someone could have snuck in
before Andy even got home.
That person could have hid themselves,
waited for Delia to get in the shower,
killed Andy, and then
lean the bat against the door
to ensure that her fingerprints
would get on it.
JOAN: Okay, fine.
It's pretty good.
But, I mean, come on.
If Delia didn't kill him,
who the hell did?
No, no, no. It's not our job
to figure that out.
Yeah, the only question
we should be answering is
whether or not we believe
beyond a reasonable doubt
that Delia killed Andy.
Look, we all gave up a lot to be here.
Work, time with our kids.
I mean, if you ask me,
we should make that sacrifice
worth something.
Delia had a terrible lawyer,
but that doesn't mean
that we can't ask the questions
that he didn't.
And if we can't think
of good answers, then,
as I see it,
we only have one choice.
Maybe we should take another vote.
Has the jury reached a verdict?
We have, Your Honor.
The defendant will rise.
On the first count of murder
in the first degree,
how do you find?
FRANCINE: We the jury
find the defendant not guilty.
(GASPING)
(DELIA LAUGHS)
Congratulations, Ms. Tascioni.
I hope you know what
you were doing in there.
Or is this just another example
of Elsbeth Tascioni helping the unsavory
to evade justice?
Pardon?
I asked around about you.
Interesting list of clients
you had back in Chicago.
No, no, no, I get it.
Corrupt governors need lawyers.
Billionaire team owners, too.
That was another life.
My consent decree is
about holding power to account.
Justice means
no one should be above the law.
What about Andrew Mertens?
Even perverted disco lovers
deserve justice.
Did Andrew get that today?
No, but Delia Kirby did.
And maybe now the police
will look harder at Andy's case.
As far as the police are
concerned, this case is closed.
You tried to railroad that poor woman.
What I can't figure out is why.
Get home safe, Ms. Tascioni.
And thank you for your service.
Wait.
Oh, Delia!
Oh, my God, it's you!
I'm so glad I'm getting to see you
- so I can give you this.
- Oh. Okay.
- You're a real lifesaver.
- (LAUGHS)
Oh, sorry. Boundaries.
Delia, what was the music
that was playing when
you found Andy's body?
Donna Summer.
Andy loved disco unironically.
Why?
They never said that at trial, right?
No one ever mentioned
the song or the genre?
I wasn't listening that close,
to be quite honest.
I don't remember anyone saying it.
- Are you okay?
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
- Okay, so
WAGNER: Connor!
I'm done.
You can turn the rest
of these over to personnel.
It didn't go well?
"Detective Edwards
wears open-toed shoes"?
If this is some kind of twisted way
to punish me for backing Elsbeth
- I was wrong about that, sir.
- Pardon?
You'll see it in my next memo,
but we've received
several formal complaints
against the department this week.
Meyers interrogated
a minor without their guardian.
Browner arrested
a suspect's twin brother
by accident. I could go on.
Come on. This is amateur hour.
What the hell is going on with people?
It's more like what hasn't.
Elsbeth?
She's been out of office
on jury duty all week.
These are the kinds of things
she might have noticed
and prevented.
- But you knew that.
- Hmm.
I'll turn these over
to personnel right away.
Captain.
How'd it go?
Huh? Um
not guilty.
Mom, you did it. Oh, my God.
Lieutenant Connor!
I just want to say,
I know it's been your mission
to get me out of here.
Well, actually, I was just talk
But I want you to know I intend to stay,
because I have unfinished
business in this town.
Noted.
Teddy, leaving us so soon?
Tonight, yeah.
It was just a short trip
this time, but, um,
I'll be back.
CONNOR: Safe travels.
Mom.
What's going on?
Did something happen with that judge?
I don't know, sweetheart,
but I'm gonna find out.