WEBVTT - Rooms of Experience - Act 1 0:00:00.280 --> 0:00:03.120 Tailor rooms. I experience. 0:00:08.320 --> 0:00:11.400 Here we go taory rooms. 0:00:11.440 --> 0:00:19.560 I experience rooms of experience by Stephanie Summers. Fade in 0:00:20.320 --> 0:00:25.680 exterior Children's Hospital day flashback eight years prior. People stride 0:00:25.720 --> 0:00:27.960 in and out through the automatic doors of the brightly 0:00:27.960 --> 0:00:32.040 colored building on a sunny spring day. Graceful willows line 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:37.120 the walk. Dana, thirty, attractive long hair tied back in 0:00:37.159 --> 0:00:40.199 a loose, messy braid, dressed simply in jeans and a 0:00:40.240 --> 0:00:42.720 T shirt, walks a few feet out of the doors, 0:00:42.920 --> 0:00:47.640 stops midstep, her face tight with stress. People stream past 0:00:47.680 --> 0:00:51.400 her around her. A nurse pushes a wheelchair with a 0:00:51.440 --> 0:00:54.000 woman and her newborn towards a car waiting at the curb. 0:00:54.640 --> 0:00:58.680 A man beams alongside. As they passed Dana, a tiny 0:00:58.720 --> 0:01:00.720 pink and blue hat falls on the ground in front 0:01:00.720 --> 0:01:04.639 of her. Her gaze lands on the hat. She breathes heavy, 0:01:05.080 --> 0:01:08.640 something weighs on her, then walks faster toward the parking lot. 0:01:08.959 --> 0:01:13.680 The hat left abandoned on the cement. Exterior parking lot day. 0:01:14.680 --> 0:01:17.760 Dana reaches her car, grabs the door handle. A sob 0:01:17.800 --> 0:01:20.640 almost escapes her lips, but she fights it back, wrenches 0:01:20.680 --> 0:01:26.480 the door open, gets in the driver's seat, fade to interior. 0:01:26.520 --> 0:01:32.280 Dana's car moving present. Day Dana, impeccably dressed, expertly made 0:01:32.319 --> 0:01:35.280 up hair and a tight bun, drives down a crowded 0:01:35.280 --> 0:01:38.440 city street. Wiper blades thumb away rain from her windshield, 0:01:39.400 --> 0:01:41.920 turns into a parking garage, deathly parks in her spot, 0:01:42.600 --> 0:01:45.319 exits the car, a chirp of the alarm, her heels 0:01:45.319 --> 0:01:50.720 click on a cement. Her actions smooth and controlled. Interior 0:01:50.720 --> 0:01:55.320 Office of the District Attorney. Day Dana enters from the street, 0:01:55.600 --> 0:01:57.600 drops a wet umbrella and a stand by the door, 0:01:57.960 --> 0:02:03.320 heads down the hall Interior Dana's office. Day Dana opens 0:02:03.320 --> 0:02:08.120 the door, which reads Dana Jeffrey's Assistant District Attorney Homicide. 0:02:08.280 --> 0:02:10.120 Hangs her purse on a coat rack in the corner, 0:02:10.560 --> 0:02:13.200 takes a seat at her desk, grabs mail from her inbox, 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:17.639 stifts through the mail, gets to a baby blue envelope, stops, 0:02:18.880 --> 0:02:21.280 stares at it, runs her finger over the handwriting on 0:02:21.320 --> 0:02:25.520 the front contemplates the letter opener on her desk. Her 0:02:25.560 --> 0:02:29.400 desk phone rings startles her. She opens a bottomed desk drawer, 0:02:29.520 --> 0:02:32.040 throws the envelope on top of several other envelopes in 0:02:32.080 --> 0:02:36.440 the same color with the same handwriting. Reaches for the phone. 0:02:36.600 --> 0:02:42.720 Exterior Ada's backyard night. Ada, elderly, close to ninety, put 0:02:42.760 --> 0:02:45.320 trim and well put together, stands on the lawn in 0:02:45.360 --> 0:02:48.440 the dark, eliminated by a small shaft of light from 0:02:48.480 --> 0:02:50.640 a bulb above the sliding glass door to the house. 0:02:51.480 --> 0:02:54.919 She holds a yellow balloon gently to her chest. There 0:02:55.000 --> 0:02:58.000 is the rumble of thunder in the distance. She closes 0:02:58.040 --> 0:03:00.960 her eyes and opens her arms, lets the balloon float 0:03:01.000 --> 0:03:04.480 up into the night sky, opens her eyes and looks up, 0:03:05.000 --> 0:03:09.519 watches the balloon disappear, and turns and goes inside. Drops 0:03:09.560 --> 0:03:14.679 of rain fall on the cement. Exterior residential street night. 0:03:16.080 --> 0:03:19.000 Drops of rain beat against the asphalt, reflect the street lights. 0:03:19.520 --> 0:03:22.720 The click of a phone being answered nine one one operator, 0:03:22.720 --> 0:03:25.320 Where is your emergency? Silence? 0:03:26.560 --> 0:03:29.679 Hello, nine one one, Is anyone there? 0:03:30.639 --> 0:03:31.320 I I. 0:03:33.720 --> 0:03:35.680 My sun is dead. 0:03:36.320 --> 0:03:40.200 The wail of a siren heard in the distance. Exterior 0:03:40.240 --> 0:03:44.080 Ata's house night. A coroner's van approaches, stops in front. 0:03:44.520 --> 0:03:47.520 An ambulance and two police cars, lights flashing, are already 0:03:47.520 --> 0:03:50.640 on the scene. This is a well kept, but older, 0:03:50.640 --> 0:03:53.640 middle class suburban neighborhood. All of the homes appear to 0:03:53.640 --> 0:03:56.960 have been renovated or upgraded, except for this one. It 0:03:57.000 --> 0:04:01.720 appears frozen in time. The door is open, lights ablaze 0:04:01.760 --> 0:04:05.600 against the night sky. Officers move about, Neighbors peer out 0:04:05.600 --> 0:04:08.160 their windows, Some step out on porches to see what's 0:04:08.160 --> 0:04:14.280 going on. Interior Ada's House, Bedroom night. The body of 0:04:14.320 --> 0:04:18.680 a man teddy sixties, dressed in pajamas lies dead on 0:04:18.720 --> 0:04:22.320 the bed in a sparsely furnished room. Nothing in the 0:04:22.400 --> 0:04:25.400 room looks out of order or unusual, except that every 0:04:25.440 --> 0:04:29.480 inch of wall space is tacked with abstract drawings. There's 0:04:29.520 --> 0:04:31.760 a folded cloth and a length of plastic tubing on 0:04:31.800 --> 0:04:34.440 a nightstand. A tank of helium stands next to it. 0:04:35.360 --> 0:04:40.560 CSI one takes pictures while CSI two, catalog's evidence Detective 0:04:40.600 --> 0:04:43.800 Curtis fifties pokes his head in looks at the drawings. 0:04:44.560 --> 0:04:46.720 Quite the art collection. How's it going? 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:48.479 Just finishing up? 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:54.560 The detective nods. Interior Ada's living room night. All the 0:04:54.560 --> 0:04:57.359 furniture is fifty or sixty years old, with the exception 0:04:57.400 --> 0:04:59.800 of a laptop computer on a small desk in the corner. 0:05:00.560 --> 0:05:02.919 The walls are covered in shelves filled with hundreds of 0:05:02.960 --> 0:05:07.520 neatly arranged books. Detective Curtis enters from the hall, surveys 0:05:07.520 --> 0:05:10.839 the room, steps over to the books, wills out a title, 0:05:11.680 --> 0:05:16.440 Yoga for Healthy Aging and Longevity. Scoffs places it back 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:20.040 on the shelf, notices an upright piano crosses to it, 0:05:20.440 --> 0:05:25.599 tinkles a few keys. Walks into the kitchen interior Ada's 0:05:25.640 --> 0:05:29.479 kitchen night. Ada sits at the table with a uniformed officer. 0:05:29.960 --> 0:05:34.039 Another officer stands in the background. Ada still wears daytime clothes. 0:05:34.320 --> 0:05:37.359 Her hands are folded in her lap. She stares straight ahead. 0:05:38.640 --> 0:05:41.200 Detective Curtis takes a seat next to her. There is 0:05:41.240 --> 0:05:44.000 mail on the table. He picks up an envelope, looks 0:05:44.000 --> 0:05:44.440 at the name. 0:05:45.200 --> 0:05:49.719 Uh, missus Wells. Yes, are you the owner of this home? 0:05:50.680 --> 0:05:54.520 She nods, missus Wells? Can you tell me who else 0:05:54.600 --> 0:05:55.320 lives here with you? 0:05:56.520 --> 0:05:57.400 Just my son? 0:05:58.360 --> 0:06:00.120 And is that your son in the bed? 0:06:02.800 --> 0:06:05.080 Has anyone else been in your home this evening that 0:06:05.120 --> 0:06:10.479 you're aware of? No, Missus Wells, there's a tank of 0:06:10.520 --> 0:06:13.480 helium in your son's bedroom. Do you know anything about that? 0:06:14.240 --> 0:06:15.800 She still does not look at the detective. 0:06:16.600 --> 0:06:18.160 We have it for the balloons. 0:06:19.600 --> 0:06:25.400 Teddy likes to Teddy likes to let them go outside. 0:06:27.160 --> 0:06:30.800 The yellow ones are is favored. He thinks it's like 0:06:30.880 --> 0:06:31.600 the sunrise. 0:06:32.839 --> 0:06:35.400 Detective Curtis and the seated officer exchange glances. 0:06:36.400 --> 0:06:39.640 Missus wells, do you have any family in the area? 0:06:39.680 --> 0:06:41.560 Is there anyone we could call for you? 0:06:42.040 --> 0:06:44.560 She finally looks straight at him, takes in his face 0:06:44.600 --> 0:06:46.280 for a moment before she answers. 0:06:46.960 --> 0:06:47.560 They're gone. 0:06:49.000 --> 0:06:53.560 Everyone is gone. It's just Teddy and me, has been 0:06:53.680 --> 0:06:57.200 for years, for as long as I can remember. 0:06:57.640 --> 0:07:01.640 Really, excuse me for a moment. 0:07:01.680 --> 0:07:01.880 Man. 0:07:02.760 --> 0:07:05.640 He stands up, motions to the standing officer. They walk 0:07:05.680 --> 0:07:09.400 out of the kitchen into the hallway interior atis front 0:07:09.400 --> 0:07:12.760 hallway continuous. Detective Curtis and the officers stand by the 0:07:12.800 --> 0:07:14.920 open front door, pulls on it. 0:07:15.240 --> 0:07:17.560 Possibly, what do we know about the sun? 0:07:18.120 --> 0:07:21.160 The csis enter from the bedroom. CSI one exits out 0:07:21.200 --> 0:07:21.720 the front door. 0:07:22.320 --> 0:07:26.960 We're done. You could sit in the wagon. Suicide probably 0:07:27.480 --> 0:07:28.600 those sides of a struggle. 0:07:28.680 --> 0:07:31.720 The tank of helium popular with the final exit crowd. 0:07:32.240 --> 0:07:35.600 The artwork is a bit curious, though. A mental illness. 0:07:35.680 --> 0:07:38.920 Maybe Mom appears to have dementia, could run in the family. 0:07:39.600 --> 0:07:41.440 Maybe taking care of her was just too much of 0:07:41.440 --> 0:07:44.360 a burden. Surprised it wasn't murder's suicide. 0:07:44.880 --> 0:07:47.760 CSI two shrugs, steps aside for the corner to enter. 0:07:48.360 --> 0:07:50.920 Ready for me, Yeah, make this way. 0:07:51.720 --> 0:07:54.760 The officer leads the coroner away. Detective Curtis pulls a 0:07:54.760 --> 0:07:57.000 piece of gum from his pocket, steps out the front 0:07:57.040 --> 0:08:03.200 door exterior ATI's house continuous. Detective Curtis notices some commotion 0:08:03.320 --> 0:08:06.640 as Gina fifties hurries up the walk. She has obviously 0:08:06.720 --> 0:08:09.440 been woken up in the middle of the night. Officer 0:08:09.480 --> 0:08:12.120 too is close behind her as she heads towards Detective Curtis. 0:08:12.280 --> 0:08:14.720 Ma'am, ma'am, you cannot be here. This is a potential 0:08:14.720 --> 0:08:16.200 crime scene. I'm going to have to ask you to 0:08:16.320 --> 0:08:17.160 leave immediately. 0:08:17.560 --> 0:08:18.360 She looks back at. 0:08:18.240 --> 0:08:24.360 The officer crime scene. Oh my god, what happened? Are 0:08:24.400 --> 0:08:25.080 Aida and Teddy? 0:08:25.120 --> 0:08:25.480 All right? 0:08:25.800 --> 0:08:27.920 He indicates to the officer he will handle this, pulls 0:08:27.920 --> 0:08:28.680 out his notepad. 0:08:29.000 --> 0:08:31.880 A Detective Curtis, ma'am, are you family? 0:08:32.400 --> 0:08:33.760 No, I'm their neighbor. 0:08:34.120 --> 0:08:35.280 And what is your name? Please? 0:08:35.520 --> 0:08:35.880 Gina? 0:08:36.200 --> 0:08:36.960 Gina Gordon? 0:08:37.160 --> 0:08:37.800 Where's Ada? 0:08:38.320 --> 0:08:38.680 Ada? 0:08:38.800 --> 0:08:41.959 That's missus wells, the elderly female occupant. 0:08:41.600 --> 0:08:42.320 Of this residence. 0:08:42.600 --> 0:08:43.680 Yes, Is she all right? 0:08:43.960 --> 0:08:45.920 She is all right, she's inside. 0:08:46.280 --> 0:08:48.320 Gina calm somewhat, is more willing to talk. 0:08:49.080 --> 0:08:51.280 What did the officer mean by crime scene? 0:08:51.280 --> 0:08:51.480 Then? 0:08:52.160 --> 0:08:54.040 How long have you known, missus Wells? 0:08:54.840 --> 0:08:56.880 Since I was a little girl. I grew up in 0:08:56.920 --> 0:08:58.000 the house across the street. 0:08:58.120 --> 0:08:59.160 And where do you live now? 0:08:59.679 --> 0:09:00.439 Still there? 0:09:01.160 --> 0:09:03.920 I mean I left, and then I moved back after 0:09:03.960 --> 0:09:06.559 my divorce to take care of my parents before they died. 0:09:07.400 --> 0:09:09.319 My mother used to check in on her, and now 0:09:09.480 --> 0:09:10.480 I do so. 0:09:10.640 --> 0:09:13.440 Missus Welsh has been ill for some time ill. 0:09:14.840 --> 0:09:16.440 What do you mean Ada's not ill? 0:09:17.280 --> 0:09:17.480 Then? 0:09:17.520 --> 0:09:19.280 Why was her son taking care of her? 0:09:20.400 --> 0:09:20.480 What? 0:09:21.080 --> 0:09:24.400 No, Teddy's not taking care of Ada. Ada takes care 0:09:24.440 --> 0:09:29.120 of him. She has his whole life. He has autism. 0:09:29.679 --> 0:09:34.920 The drawings right, autism? Do you think that would have 0:09:35.040 --> 0:09:36.479 led him to commit suicide? 0:09:37.440 --> 0:09:40.760 No, Teddy wouldn't commit suicide. 0:09:40.800 --> 0:09:41.760 He can't even talk. 0:09:43.280 --> 0:09:45.040 Oh my god, where's Ada? 0:09:45.600 --> 0:09:50.520 Pushes past him, runs into the house. Ada interior, Ada's 0:09:50.600 --> 0:09:54.280 kitchen night. Gina rushes in, sees Ada at the table, 0:09:54.360 --> 0:09:57.320 kneels down in front of her, takes her hands. Detective 0:09:57.360 --> 0:09:59.120 Curtis follows, stands in the doorway. 0:10:00.040 --> 0:10:05.800 Ye, Ada, honey, what happened? Are you all right? What 0:10:05.920 --> 0:10:06.720 happened to Teddy? 0:10:07.120 --> 0:10:09.600 We're gonna need to take missus Wells to the station. 0:10:09.880 --> 0:10:11.680 Gina stands up as if to shield her. 0:10:11.840 --> 0:10:15.080 Now in the middle of the night. What is wrong 0:10:15.120 --> 0:10:17.160 with you? She's eighty nine years old. 0:10:17.679 --> 0:10:19.960 The corner wheels the body passed the kitchen towards the 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:24.040 front door. Ada does not react. There's complete silence except 0:10:24.040 --> 0:10:26.040 for the wheels of the gurney squeaking on the floor. 0:10:26.760 --> 0:10:28.800 He it looks like we have a few more questions 0:10:28.800 --> 0:10:29.640 for missus Wells. 0:10:30.080 --> 0:10:34.320 Exterior Ada's house night Detective Curtis escorts Ada down the 0:10:34.320 --> 0:10:38.600 walkway towards an unmarked car. Gina, close behind, punches buttons 0:10:38.600 --> 0:10:39.400 on a cell phone. 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:42.760 Ada, it's going to be okay. I'm calling a friend 0:10:42.800 --> 0:10:45.280 of mine. She's a lawyer. We'll meet you at the station. 0:10:45.440 --> 0:10:48.000 Do not answer any more questions until we get there. 0:10:48.360 --> 0:10:50.800 The detective assists Ada into the back seat of the car, 0:10:50.920 --> 0:10:53.319 shuts the door. Gina yells at him, phone pressed to 0:10:53.360 --> 0:10:53.720 her ear. 0:10:54.040 --> 0:10:55.920 You ought to be ashamed of yourself. 0:10:56.000 --> 0:10:57.560 I'm just doing my job, ma'am. 0:10:57.880 --> 0:11:02.320 He gets into the driver's seat, shuts the door. Interior 0:11:02.360 --> 0:11:06.200 Police station interview room night. Ada sits at a table 0:11:06.400 --> 0:11:10.520 coughs into a handkerchief. Detective Curtis stands nearby. 0:11:11.679 --> 0:11:13.280 Do you like some water, missus wells? 0:11:13.640 --> 0:11:15.960 She nods. He pours a glass of water from a pitcher, 0:11:16.040 --> 0:11:16.679 hands it to her. 0:11:17.960 --> 0:11:18.360 Thank you. 0:11:18.559 --> 0:11:21.760 You're welcome. You've taken care of your son for a 0:11:21.760 --> 0:11:22.760 long time, haven't you. 0:11:23.480 --> 0:11:27.360 Yes, it must have been very difficult for you alone 0:11:27.400 --> 0:11:27.640 like that. 0:11:28.320 --> 0:11:30.880 She opens her mouth to respond, then remembers. 0:11:32.040 --> 0:11:36.320 Gina said I should wait until the lawyer gets here. 0:11:36.800 --> 0:11:37.960 He takes a seat next to her. 0:11:38.080 --> 0:11:41.440 Yeah, sure, sure, but you don't have to say anything. 0:11:42.000 --> 0:11:44.720 You're not under arrest. We're just trying to understand what 0:11:44.800 --> 0:11:48.520 happened tonight. The sooner we can sort it out, the 0:11:48.640 --> 0:11:49.160 sooner we. 0:11:49.080 --> 0:11:49.880 Can all go home. 0:11:50.400 --> 0:11:55.480 She speaks plainly, almost monotone, still in shock. I'm not senile. 0:11:56.080 --> 0:11:58.760 He casually reaches up a hand indicates to start recording. 0:11:59.360 --> 0:12:03.559 No, of course not. No one thinks that I didn't. 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:06.839 Lose my mind. I knew what I was doing. 0:12:07.520 --> 0:12:09.040 You mean, when you killed your son. 0:12:10.360 --> 0:12:15.920 I wanted his last day to be with me at home, peaceful. 0:12:16.600 --> 0:12:20.760 Anyone would want that. Where did you get the helium? 0:12:21.280 --> 0:12:25.360 The party store delivers it. We get a tank every 0:12:25.400 --> 0:12:28.960 other week or so. Teddy loves his balloons. 0:12:29.840 --> 0:12:32.480 And how did you know to use helium to kill 0:12:32.520 --> 0:12:32.920 your son? 0:12:33.480 --> 0:12:36.480 I read about it on the internet. It said it 0:12:36.480 --> 0:12:42.240 would be fast and painless. I didn't want him to suffer. 0:12:43.080 --> 0:12:45.400 And were you trying to make it look like suicide? 0:12:46.360 --> 0:12:49.160 A knock on the door. Detective Curtis rises to answer it. 0:12:49.160 --> 0:12:52.600 Steps halfway out into the hallway. A uniformed officer whispers 0:12:52.640 --> 0:12:54.880 something to him. Detective Curtis leans back. 0:12:54.760 --> 0:12:57.040 In excuse me for a moment, ma'am. 0:12:57.440 --> 0:13:02.000 The door clicks behind him. Interior Detective Curtis's cubicle night 0:13:02.880 --> 0:13:06.440 Alexis early fifties, A force to be reckoned with energy 0:13:06.520 --> 0:13:09.760 radiates from her even at this hour, stands next to Gina. 0:13:10.400 --> 0:13:13.640 Detective Curtis approaches, smiles when he sees Alexis. 0:13:13.360 --> 0:13:17.200 Ah Alexis Martinez, counsel for missus. 0:13:17.240 --> 0:13:19.880 Wells, I presume does she need representation? 0:13:20.440 --> 0:13:22.160 Well, she did just confess. 0:13:23.120 --> 0:13:24.920 In that case, I'd like to know why my client 0:13:24.960 --> 0:13:26.040 was being questioned without me. 0:13:26.320 --> 0:13:28.439 Well, she wasn't under arrest. We were just having a 0:13:28.480 --> 0:13:29.880 friendly chat at. 0:13:29.760 --> 0:13:32.640 Four o'clock in the morning. I'm taking her home. 0:13:32.679 --> 0:13:34.640 Oh, I'm afraid I can't let you do that. Why not? 0:13:35.040 --> 0:13:36.600 I thought you said she wasn't under arrest. 0:13:36.920 --> 0:13:39.800 She wasn't when we were talking, But now that she's 0:13:39.880 --> 0:13:42.640 confessed to murder, I simply can't let her walk out 0:13:42.640 --> 0:13:42.960 of here. 0:13:43.320 --> 0:13:45.480 Yes, Heaven forbid, an eighty nine year old woman with 0:13:45.520 --> 0:13:48.079 no passport and no car, who's barely stepped foot outside 0:13:48.080 --> 0:13:49.800 of her home in six decades should be. 0:13:49.760 --> 0:13:50.760 Out roaming the streets. 0:13:51.240 --> 0:13:52.960 Thank god, you boys are keeping us safe from the 0:13:53.040 --> 0:13:54.239 likes of Ada Wells. 0:13:54.559 --> 0:13:57.240 She looks around several cops mill about not doing much 0:13:57.240 --> 0:13:59.240 of anything except eating and drinking coffee. 0:13:59.320 --> 0:14:00.920 I would have confessed too, to get the hell out 0:14:00.960 --> 0:14:04.079 of here. I'm taking her home. She's not a danger 0:14:04.080 --> 0:14:07.080 to you or anyone else. We'll be back in the morning. 0:14:07.440 --> 0:14:11.720 Nine am eleven. She can't go home. It's an active 0:14:11.720 --> 0:14:12.440 crime scene. 0:14:12.520 --> 0:14:13.520 Gina steps forward. 0:14:13.800 --> 0:14:14.760 She can stay with me. 0:14:15.600 --> 0:14:17.600 See there, all. 0:14:17.400 --> 0:14:21.160 Settled and I am holding you responsible, Miss Martinez. 0:14:21.440 --> 0:14:24.280 I think I can handle it. Now, Please release my client. 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:28.320 He walks away, smiles as he hears Alexis call out 0:14:28.880 --> 0:14:34.280 friendly chat my ass exterior Gena's house night. Gina's car 0:14:34.280 --> 0:14:38.080 pulls into the driveway. She exits helps Ada. Ada looks 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:40.520 across the street at her own house until Gina gently 0:14:40.600 --> 0:14:45.320 ushers her inside. Interior Gena's dining room, day, Alexis and 0:14:45.360 --> 0:14:48.760 Ada sit at the table. Gina sets out mugs horse coffee. 0:14:48.920 --> 0:14:50.600 Gina told me a little of your story on the 0:14:50.600 --> 0:14:53.200 way to the station last night, taking care of your 0:14:53.200 --> 0:14:55.360 son by yourself and barely leaving the house for all 0:14:55.360 --> 0:14:59.080 those years. I can't even imagine that kind of isolation, 0:14:59.320 --> 0:15:00.960 the effects on the psyche. 0:15:01.480 --> 0:15:04.680 You're an incredible woman, Ada, She takes a drink. Thanks. 0:15:06.120 --> 0:15:07.880 I'm not certain which way the d is going to 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:11.560 go with this, but based on your please forgive me 0:15:11.960 --> 0:15:15.200 advanced age and the circumstances, I really can't see them 0:15:15.200 --> 0:15:16.320 pushing to prosecute this. 0:15:16.920 --> 0:15:19.720 So we'll talk to the nice officers. 0:15:19.280 --> 0:15:21.320 And get you released on your own recognizance until we 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:24.320 can get the charges dismissed. I don't want you to worry. 0:15:25.040 --> 0:15:26.600 Everything will be taken care of. 0:15:28.160 --> 0:15:31.400 I want to have a trial. Why would you want 0:15:31.400 --> 0:15:31.760 to do that? 0:15:33.760 --> 0:15:39.080 Kitty was smart and beautiful and gifted, but he couldn't 0:15:39.080 --> 0:15:43.560 take care of himself. I didn't want anyone to think after. 0:15:43.360 --> 0:15:44.440 All those years. 0:15:44.560 --> 0:15:50.160 I finally just snapped, that's not what happened. It's important 0:15:50.200 --> 0:15:53.880 to me that people know he was my son. 0:15:56.000 --> 0:15:56.920 And I loved to. 0:15:58.080 --> 0:15:59.640 Alexis tries to think of an argument. 0:16:01.000 --> 0:16:04.160 Okay, Ada, I promise you'll get to tell your story, 0:16:04.240 --> 0:16:05.960 but you should know this is the kind of case 0:16:06.000 --> 0:16:07.640 people like to use as a soapbox. 0:16:08.480 --> 0:16:11.160 If we go to trial, it could be very difficult 0:16:11.240 --> 0:16:11.480 for you. 0:16:13.080 --> 0:16:15.280 I'm not worried about difficult. 0:16:16.440 --> 0:16:22.680 Alexis knots, gives Ada's hand to squeeze. Interior Dana's office day. 0:16:23.440 --> 0:16:25.840 Dana types on her laptop at her desk. Her assistant 0:16:25.920 --> 0:16:29.640 pokes her head in. Harvey is asking for you. Dana 0:16:29.680 --> 0:16:31.720 pulls out a compact from the top drawer of her desk, 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:35.320 unnecessarily checks her appearance. Not a hair is out of place. 0:16:37.000 --> 0:16:41.240 Interior District Attorney Harvey Davis's office day. The inner door 0:16:41.280 --> 0:16:45.040 is open. Dana knocks lightly. You wanted to see me, 0:16:45.200 --> 0:16:50.320 Sir Harvey mid sixties. All business exudes authority, weighs Dana in. 0:16:51.040 --> 0:16:53.240 Dana, come in, have a seat, she. 0:16:53.200 --> 0:16:55.400 Purchased lightly on the edge of the chair across from him. 0:16:55.640 --> 0:16:57.040 How's homicide treating you? 0:16:57.840 --> 0:17:02.480 Whoa it's very well. I enjoy the challenge. 0:17:02.600 --> 0:17:03.360 Good good. 0:17:04.040 --> 0:17:06.359 He Ap peers intently at her. She shifts slightly in 0:17:06.359 --> 0:17:06.840 her seat. 0:17:07.520 --> 0:17:09.200 Nice job on the Hansome case. 0:17:10.320 --> 0:17:13.159 Thank you, sir, I appreciate that. 0:17:13.960 --> 0:17:18.440 Two for two in this department. Not bad. You're already 0:17:18.480 --> 0:17:20.640 earning a formidable reputation. 0:17:21.600 --> 0:17:22.000 Thank you. 0:17:22.359 --> 0:17:24.800 Think you're ready for something a little more high profile. 0:17:25.119 --> 0:17:27.280 She sits up even straighter, if that's possible. 0:17:27.800 --> 0:17:28.399 Absolutely. 0:17:29.119 --> 0:17:31.240 He pulls out a file from a desk drawer, drops 0:17:31.240 --> 0:17:32.919 it with a thud on the desk in front of her. 0:17:33.800 --> 0:17:37.520 Glad to hear that, because I'm giving you the Wells case. 0:17:38.760 --> 0:17:40.640 Carter will second chair. 0:17:41.800 --> 0:17:45.160 The Wells case. I thought that was going through elder abuse. 0:17:45.440 --> 0:17:49.280 Not anymore. The case is gaining ground since a disability 0:17:49.440 --> 0:17:51.000 rights group got wind of it. 0:17:51.800 --> 0:17:54.119 She flips through the file, takes out a picture of Ada, 0:17:54.359 --> 0:17:57.920 holds it up, studies it disability right. 0:17:58.600 --> 0:17:59.000 How so. 0:18:00.800 --> 0:18:03.640 The sun had autism? So they're calling it open season 0:18:03.680 --> 0:18:07.440 on the disabled, the accusing society and the justice system 0:18:07.520 --> 0:18:16.080 of devaluing people who are differently abled. It's looking to 0:18:16.119 --> 0:18:19.359 get political. Too many photo ops not. 0:18:19.280 --> 0:18:23.159 To turns his computer screen for Dana to see close 0:18:23.240 --> 0:18:27.440 on screen article headline reads disability rights forefront of murder case. 0:18:28.680 --> 0:18:31.880 It's only my third homicide, and I don't have any 0:18:31.920 --> 0:18:33.280 political aspirations. 0:18:34.359 --> 0:18:37.320 With all due respects, sir, why would you choose me? 0:18:38.280 --> 0:18:42.800 A female prosecutor sits better on this one. The defendant's 0:18:42.840 --> 0:18:46.560 eighty nine years old. We don't want to look completely heartless. 0:18:47.280 --> 0:18:52.080 We're already up against this sympathy vote. Kendri's tied up 0:18:52.119 --> 0:18:55.520 with the Corruther's case, and Lauren's about to go out 0:18:55.560 --> 0:18:59.520 on maternity leave. That leaves you. You look good, You 0:18:59.560 --> 0:19:03.159 speak well, just be sure to brush up on your 0:19:03.720 --> 0:19:04.600 sound bites. 0:19:06.280 --> 0:19:10.760 So I'm getting the case by default, not because I'm 0:19:10.800 --> 0:19:11.760 the most qualified. 0:19:12.240 --> 0:19:13.639 He shrugs as an admission. 0:19:14.080 --> 0:19:16.639 There's always a chance it won't be a win for you, 0:19:17.119 --> 0:19:21.359 but relax, it'll be fine. At least you have a confession. 0:19:22.119 --> 0:19:25.400 Alexis breezes in, waves a document in the air. Speaking 0:19:25.400 --> 0:19:27.520 of confessions, Harvey throws his hands off. 0:19:27.920 --> 0:19:29.840 Counselor do come in. 0:19:30.520 --> 0:19:34.000 Alexis brushes imaginary lint off his jacket. He tolerates it. 0:19:34.359 --> 0:19:37.359 Harvey, always a pleasure. I can hardly believe I left 0:19:37.400 --> 0:19:38.240 all this behind. 0:19:38.960 --> 0:19:46.960 Dana Meet Alexis Martinez opposing counsel and former Ada. Sadly, 0:19:47.080 --> 0:19:49.520 she defected long before you arrived. 0:19:49.760 --> 0:19:53.680 Not fast enough, pleasure. She offers her hand to Dana. 0:19:54.280 --> 0:19:57.600 They shake, then she immediately hands Dana the document motion 0:19:57.720 --> 0:20:02.840 to suppress your confession. Harvey and Dana speak simultaneously on 0:20:02.920 --> 0:20:06.480 what grounds Alexis signores. Dana speaks directly. 0:20:06.160 --> 0:20:10.320 To Harvey, a frail, elderly lady who wasn't properly mirandized 0:20:10.320 --> 0:20:12.680 being questioned without a lawyer in the middle of the night. 0:20:13.400 --> 0:20:16.560 Come on, she wasn't under arrest at the time, as 0:20:16.600 --> 0:20:17.399 I understand it. 0:20:17.600 --> 0:20:20.159 Seriously, I can't believe you even filed us in the 0:20:20.160 --> 0:20:24.240 first place a murder charge, and to place her in custody. 0:20:25.000 --> 0:20:27.120 I knew you were ruthless, but this is over the top, 0:20:27.200 --> 0:20:27.720 even for you. 0:20:28.520 --> 0:20:33.240 We represent the people, Alexis. You know that they talk. 0:20:33.480 --> 0:20:36.560 We have to listen. Murder is murder, no matter who 0:20:36.640 --> 0:20:37.199 commits it. 0:20:37.320 --> 0:20:41.400 Oh, please save it for the reporters. That's not true, and. 0:20:41.359 --> 0:20:41.920 You know it. 0:20:42.320 --> 0:20:45.400 She whirls around to Dana. At any rate, there's something 0:20:45.440 --> 0:20:48.200 I'd like you to see. Are you free for a bit? 0:20:48.640 --> 0:20:51.040 Dana looks at Harvey, who shrugs. 0:20:51.560 --> 0:20:56.119 To Spike out what appearances she's relatively harmless. 0:20:56.520 --> 0:20:59.520 Nice to see you too, Harvey. She strives out, does 0:20:59.520 --> 0:21:01.440 not wait for Dana, who grabs the file off the 0:21:01.520 --> 0:21:07.159 desk scrambles after her. Exterior ATIS House Day, Alexis and 0:21:07.240 --> 0:21:10.400 Dana pull up in separate cars. Yellow crime scene tape 0:21:10.400 --> 0:21:12.520 hangs limply from one side of the front door frame. 0:21:13.680 --> 0:21:16.119 Alexis strides up the walk without looking back at Dana. 0:21:16.320 --> 0:21:20.720