I want you to listen to me closely. You need to let these hostages go. If you do that, there's still a way out of this. There's some good news. The corrections officer that you shot is still alive. We've got the video, so we know that you two were wrestling over the weapon, and that he is the one who actually pulled the trigger. That's good news, too. But you've got to let these people go, Troy. You do that, you'll be able to tell your side of the story.
I've been trying to explain myself for 18 months! I didn't kill him! I saw the real killer. I was there at the scene. I was trying to help the dude who got shot. That's why I had blood on my clothes. I tried to save his ass, but no one wants to hear any of that!
Tell it to the jury. That's what trials are for, Troy. You have to believe in the system.
Believe in the system? Are you serious? The system is the thing that's trying to kill me!
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