[to Price] I'm a cop. A good one. I catch 'em, you cook 'em. That's how this is supposed to work. Like it or not, I get paid to lie to people like Nicole Bell. Stop trying to save the world and do your damn job.
S21 E1The Right Thing
[about Nicole] She put on a hell of a show today.
Jury ate it up, too. Juror number four had tears in her eyes.
I get it. Her story's heartbreaking. But they have to know that she's lying, that this self-defense claim is nonsense.
They know. They just don't care.
Henry King did some horrible things. He took something from Nicole Bell that she can never get back. Unfortunately, in the eyes of the law, that doesn't matter. When a good woman kills a horrible man in cold blood, it's called murder.
It's okay to play the hero, Nolan, as long as you win.
Maroun: I'm a prosecutor. I'm sworn to enforce the laws of this state. Yet I understand the defendant's desire for revenge, for street justice. Nine years ago, my sister was raped and murdered in Georgia. Police never arrested the offender. But I knew who did it. Police knew, too. Just couldn't prove it. So it's easy to understand the defendant's rage, her desire for vengeance, her need for this son of a bitch to pay for what he did to her, to suffer like he made her suffer. When Henry King was released from prison, the defendant's thirst for revenge escalated. Maybe she even began to fantasize about killing him. Pictured herself grabbing a gun, going to his house, waiting for him to show up. She probably even planned what she was going to say, where she was going to shoot him. Those types of fantasies are perfectly normal. Trust me. They're also perfectly legal. But to actually take the life of another human being, to wait outside someone's house and shoot him five times in cold blood, that's not only wrong, that's criminal. Just ... Just because you're suffering and you're filled with anger doesn't mean you get to play God. Now that doesn't mean you shouldn't have tremendous sympathy for the defendant, that you shouldn't appreciate the pain and the suffering she endured. So, when you go back to the jury room to deliberate, give yourself permission to feel sorry for her. But that doesn't mean she's innocent, that she should walk free. This case comes down to one simple question. Did Nicole Bell intentionally shoot and kill Henry King? If the answer is yes, you must convict.
S21 E2Impossible Dream
Big tech has changed the world. Electric cars, artificial intelligence, virtual reality.
Hard to keep up.
Is that your way of saying that you're not happy with it?
Just because it's shiny doesn't mean it's good.
There are a lot of reasons Kyle's DNA could be on that coat.
That is correct. But the most obvious one is that she was wearing it when she shot his ass in cold blood.
[to Price] I want Nina Ellis off the streets and the public to know that these tests are phony. We're arresting her today. Whether or not you charge her with murder is on you.
Nina Ellis thinks that she's special, that the rules of society don't apply to her. That the ends always justify the means. That killing your fiancé is just another cost of doing business. But make no mistake - the poised, successful woman you see at the defense table is a cold-blooded killer, as cold-blooded as they come.
[looking suspiciously at Price's takeout] What's "jiang reed"?
Better not to ask.
What's that mean?
It means it's really good, but it's better not to know what you're actually eating. [pause] It's sauteed crickets.
Seriously?
"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar."
Abraham Lincoln?
Yeah, well, things have changed since he was around. Honesty isn't exactly in vogue any more. People lie. Even worse, people have gotten used to it. It's become an accepted part of our society, which is why it's so dangerous.
S21 E3Filtered Life
MMan
Remember when this park was a refuge from tourists?
WWoman
You mean back in the '80s, when it was full of drug dealers and riots?
MMan
The good old days.
We'll need you and Megan to come down to the precinct with us.
BBass
[nervously] Uh, okay. Why?
Because you're lying your ass off.
Maybe she has a stalker.
She made it easy for him. Posted every detail of her life and her future plans. A predator's dream.
I know you're not implying that this is her fault.
No, I'm just making an observation. Call me old fashioned, call me paranoid, I don't give a rat's ass, that is why my kids don't have social media in the house.
There's a lot of money in being an influencer.
Your point?
All they have to do is convince one juror that there's a possibility that Amanda is alive, that this is all a publicity stunt, and we have a mistrial.
So, let's keep all social media addicts and aspiring influencers off the jury.
That's pretty much everyone under 30.
And everyone with negative views of social media stars.
That's pretty much everyone over 30.
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