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Clips from Good Trouble - Opening Statements (S03E03)

are being held in jails for weeks or months,

"are being held in jails for weeks or months,"

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awaiting trial,

"awaiting trial,"

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and they need more than just child care.

"and they need more than just child care."

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I want to expand my campaign.

"I want to expand my campaign."

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You know, I want to make it bigger,

"You know, I want to make it bigger,"

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offer more services,

"offer more services,"

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but I need to raise more money.

"but I need to raise more money."

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Can DPN help?

"Can DPN help?"

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No. We're stretched as it is.

"No. We're stretched as it is."

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But I just saw a grant that you could apply for.

"But I just saw a grant that you could apply for."

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But the deadline is coming up soon.

"But the deadline is coming up soon."

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I can do it.

"I can do it."

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-Okay, I'll text you the info. -Malika: Okay.

"-Okay, I'll text you the info. -Malika: Okay."

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-And, Dyonte... -Hmm?

"-And, Dyonte... -Hmm?"

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I know we've been pulling you

"I know we've been pulling you"

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into a lot of other projects,

"into a lot of other projects,"

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but you've got to decide on your mini campaign.

"but you've got to decide on your mini campaign."

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I got a couple of ideas.

"I got a couple of ideas."

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I'm not trying to pit y'all against each other,

"I'm not trying to pit y'all against each other,"

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but the internship is about to end

"but the internship is about to end"

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and we can only hire one of you

"and we can only hire one of you"

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for the full-time paid position.

"for the full-time paid position."

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I'll nail it down this week.

"I'll nail it down this week."

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Good.

"Good."

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Marc: Ladies and gentlemen, first off,

"Marc: Ladies and gentlemen, first off,"

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I want to thank you for being here today,

"I want to thank you for being here today,"

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doing your civic duty,

"doing your civic duty,"

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serving on this jury.

"serving on this jury."

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It's no small thing.

"It's no small thing."

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So let's talk about this case.

"So let's talk about this case."

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The opening statement is when jurors

"The opening statement is when jurors"

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often make up their minds about a case.

"often make up their minds about a case."

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They pick the side that tells the best story.

"They pick the side that tells the best story."

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So prosecution will start

"So prosecution will start"

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with an emotional one-sentence theme

"with an emotional one-sentence theme"

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that grabs their attention.

"that grabs their attention."

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This is a case about competition, jealousy,

"This is a case about competition, jealousy,"

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and the loss of a college scholarship

"and the loss of a college scholarship"

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that erupted in a drunken rage

"that erupted in a drunken rage"

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and ended in a violent, grisly murder.

"and ended in a violent, grisly murder."

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Then they'll follow with a riveting story about the case

"Then they'll follow with a riveting story about the case"

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that will have the jury sitting on the edge of their seats.

"that will have the jury sitting on the edge of their seats."

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Tommy Sung, starting quarterback for his high school team.

"Tommy Sung, starting quarterback for his high school team."

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He's getting recruited by Big Ten colleges all over the country.

"He's getting recruited by Big Ten colleges all over the country."

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And then along comes Zack Smith, the victim,

"And then along comes Zack Smith, the victim,"

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and he yanks that all away from Tommy.

"and he yanks that all away from Tommy."

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They want the jury to feel like they were there.

"They want the jury to feel like they were there."

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Marc: We're at a keg party, Griffith Park.

"Marc: We're at a keg party, Griffith Park."

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You got that beautiful LA skyline

"You got that beautiful LA skyline"

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twinkling in the distance.

"twinkling in the distance."

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To feel the horror of the crime.

"To feel the horror of the crime."

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Marc: Tommy saw an opportunity.

"Marc: Tommy saw an opportunity."

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Tommy picked up a rock.

"Tommy picked up a rock."

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And in the darkness, Tommy snuck up behind him,

"And in the darkness, Tommy snuck up behind him,"

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and he reached back with that cannon arm of his,

"and he reached back with that cannon arm of his,"

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and he bludgeoned Zack with a blow

"and he bludgeoned Zack with a blow"

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so brutal and vicious,

"so brutal and vicious,"

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it cracked Zack's skull.

"it cracked Zack's skull."

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And then when he saw his friend on the ground,

"And then when he saw his friend on the ground,"

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when he saw the blood, when he realized what he'd done,

"when he saw the blood, when he realized what he'd done,"

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you know what he did next?

"you know what he did next?"

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Pushed him.

"Pushed him."

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He shoved Zack over the drop-off

"He shoved Zack over the drop-off"

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where he fell to his death.

"where he fell to his death."

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Then they will tell the jury

"Then they will tell the jury"

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how they plan to prove it.

"how they plan to prove it."

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Now, our witnesses will tell you

"Now, our witnesses will tell you"

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that they saw a violent altercation

"that they saw a violent altercation"

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between Tommy and the victim that very night.

"between Tommy and the victim that very night."

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Tommy says he was never at the drop-off point,

"Tommy says he was never at the drop-off point,"

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yet a beer bottle with his fingerprints all over it

"yet a beer bottle with his fingerprints all over it"

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was found right at the spot.

"was found right at the spot."

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And in conclusion, they'll tell the jury what they need to do,

"And in conclusion, they'll tell the jury what they need to do,"

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what they must do.

"what they must do."

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You must make sure that Tommy Sung pays

"You must make sure that Tommy Sung pays"

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for letting his best friend bleed to death

"for letting his best friend bleed to death"

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while he...

"while he..."

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went on a beer run,

"went on a beer run,"

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like nothing ever happened.

"like nothing ever happened."

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Wait a minute. Did he just change their timeline?

"Wait a minute. Did he just change their timeline?"

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Yup.

"Yup."

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My photo's time stamp.

"My photo's time stamp."

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So the security camera is five minutes slow,

"So the security camera is five minutes slow,"

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meaning that Tommy was at the liquor store

"meaning that Tommy was at the liquor store"

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longer than we thought.

"longer than we thought."

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So he wouldn't have gotten back to the party

"So he wouldn't have gotten back to the party"

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until one minute before Zack's time of death.

"until one minute before Zack's time of death."

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Only you can make sure that Zack's family

"Only you can make sure that Zack's family"

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gets the justice they deserve.

"gets the justice they deserve."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Now they're saying I did it before the beer run.

"Now they're saying I did it before the beer run."

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What's our defense now?

"What's our defense now?"

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The same as it's always been.

"The same as it's always been."

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There was no murder. This was an accident.

"There was no murder. This was an accident."

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Their timeline is irrelevant.

"Their timeline is irrelevant."

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judge: All right, we'll take a short recess

"judge: All right, we'll take a short recess"

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and then the defense will give their opening statements.

"and then the defense will give their opening statements."

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Hey, don't worry. All of their evidence is circumstantial.

"Hey, don't worry. All of their evidence is circumstantial."

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Kathleen is the best there is.

"Kathleen is the best there is."

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You'll see.

"You'll see."

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So...

"So..."

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Hmm?

"Hmm?"

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What are these ideas?

"What are these ideas?"

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You heard the lady. I'm your competition.

"You heard the lady. I'm your competition."

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[chuckles] Shut up.

"[chuckles] Shut up."

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You helped me figure out my mini campaign.

"You helped me figure out my mini campaign."

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Okay, well, um, as a part of our wellness initiative,

"Okay, well, um, as a part of our wellness initiative,"

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I would like to do a mini campaign about...

"I would like to do a mini campaign about..."

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rest.

"rest."

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Mmm.

"Mmm."

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I don't know, but it sounds a little trivial

"I don't know, but it sounds a little trivial"

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-compared to what you're doing. -See, that--

"-compared to what you're doing. -See, that--"

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That's exactly the problem.

"That's exactly the problem."

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See, we think rest is trivial, but it's all about self-care.

"See, we think rest is trivial, but it's all about self-care."

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You know what people really need is--

"You know what people really need is--"

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-Permission. -Exactly.

"-Permission. -Exactly."

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That's what I want to do. Yeah.

"That's what I want to do. Yeah."

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Like raise awareness that rest isn't a reward.

"Like raise awareness that rest isn't a reward."

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It's-- It's a right.

"It's-- It's a right."

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I love it.

"I love it."

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