WEBVTT - Rooms Of Experience - Act 2 0:00:03.040 --> 0:00:05.400 After the death of Teddy Wells is initially treated as 0:00:05.400 --> 0:00:10.280 a possible suicide, police discover clues that suggest something more deliberate. Ada, 0:00:10.440 --> 0:00:12.880 his eighty nine year old mother, makes a quiet but 0:00:12.960 --> 0:00:16.759 startling confession she took the life of her adult, nonverbal, 0:00:16.800 --> 0:00:20.479 autistic son, not in a moment of panic, but with intention, 0:00:20.840 --> 0:00:25.560 care and love. Detective Curtis brings her in for questioning. 0:00:26.200 --> 0:00:30.120 Despite her age and fragile appearance, Ada doesn't waiver. She 0:00:30.160 --> 0:00:32.960 admits what she did and insists she was fully aware. 0:00:34.040 --> 0:00:37.919 Alexis Martinez, a sharp and compassionate attorney and former Adya, 0:00:38.520 --> 0:00:40.600 is brought in by Ada's friend and neighbor Gina to 0:00:40.600 --> 0:00:44.880 defend her and quickly moves to suppress the confession. But Ada, 0:00:45.120 --> 0:00:49.519 dignified and unwavering, stuns everyone when she calmly insists, I 0:00:49.560 --> 0:00:52.920 want to have a trial, not to escape punishment, but 0:00:53.000 --> 0:00:57.160 to explain why. At the DA's office, Dana Jeffreys is 0:00:57.160 --> 0:01:02.560 handling the case. She's ambitious and eager to prove herself. Harvey, 0:01:02.640 --> 0:01:05.280 her boss, makes it clear this is a political hot 0:01:05.319 --> 0:01:07.759 button and she's been chosen as the public face because 0:01:07.800 --> 0:01:10.600 she looks good and plays by the rules. It's not 0:01:10.680 --> 0:01:16.800 about justice, It's about optics. Still, Dana accepts the challenge, 0:01:16.959 --> 0:01:20.080 supported behind the scenes by her longtime loving boyfriend Ethan. 0:01:21.680 --> 0:01:24.520 As Dana steps into Ada's reality, her black and white 0:01:24.520 --> 0:01:27.960 worldview begins to blur. The haunting truth of what life 0:01:28.000 --> 0:01:30.680 was like for Ada alone for decades with a nonverbal 0:01:30.720 --> 0:01:34.080 child who is completely dependent on her throws Dana off balance. 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:37.399 The burden of judgment is now hers to carry, and 0:01:37.440 --> 0:01:40.679 it's heavier than she imagined. It's not just about law now, 0:01:41.240 --> 0:01:44.440 it's about meaning, legacy, and the right to define your 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:48.360 own story. What looked like a straightforward mercy killing becomes 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:51.680 something deeper and messier, a public courtroom battle over the 0:01:51.720 --> 0:01:57.960 meaning of caregiving, autonomy, and dignity. Interior Dana's house foyer, 0:01:58.320 --> 0:02:02.480 night closes, the front door behind her, sets down her briefcase. 0:02:02.960 --> 0:02:05.040 The sound of laughter floats in from the living room. 0:02:06.600 --> 0:02:10.440 Interior Dana's living room, continuous. Dana enters to find Ethan 0:02:10.480 --> 0:02:13.880 with two other couples, Izzie and Marshall and Corey and James, 0:02:14.200 --> 0:02:17.840 all in their thirties. They stand in chat, drinks in hand. 0:02:18.560 --> 0:02:21.919 Appetizers and plates adorn the coffee table. Everyone lets out 0:02:21.919 --> 0:02:25.320 of cheer at the side of Dana. 0:02:26.360 --> 0:02:28.640 Wait, hold one second, there's only five of you in 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:30.160 the room. 0:02:30.800 --> 0:02:33.840 That might be too many people. 0:02:35.040 --> 0:02:36.799 Everyone lets out of cheer at the sight of day 0:02:37.560 --> 0:02:39.360 Ethan walks over to give Dana a kiss. 0:02:39.480 --> 0:02:40.119 There you are. 0:02:40.560 --> 0:02:44.000 I totally forgot. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm late. 0:02:44.080 --> 0:02:45.360 I'm sorry, I'm late. 0:02:46.000 --> 0:02:48.680 They move into the group. Martin hans Dana a glass 0:02:48.720 --> 0:02:49.120 of wine. 0:02:49.160 --> 0:02:51.120 Not to worry, Darling. We all know how hard you 0:02:51.160 --> 0:02:53.400 work the police. The slacker can do is keep us 0:02:53.480 --> 0:02:54.519 entertained in your absence. 0:02:55.040 --> 0:02:58.840 Interior Dana's living room. Later, the three couples sprawl on 0:02:58.880 --> 0:03:01.200 the soface board games on the coffee table, along with 0:03:01.240 --> 0:03:04.280 dirty plates and half empty glasses. They finish a game 0:03:04.280 --> 0:03:05.359 of cards against humanity. 0:03:06.200 --> 0:03:07.840 Okay, final round? 0:03:09.520 --> 0:03:11.440 What gets better with age? 0:03:11.639 --> 0:03:11.799 Oh? 0:03:11.880 --> 0:03:12.639 You mean beside you? 0:03:13.120 --> 0:03:13.280 Oh? 0:03:13.600 --> 0:03:14.400 Nicely played? 0:03:14.880 --> 0:03:16.680 No, I just don't age period. It's true. 0:03:16.680 --> 0:03:19.280 I mean she's been twenty nine for six years now. 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:23.519 Buzzy gives Marshall a playful backhand. Everyone looks through their cards, 0:03:23.600 --> 0:03:24.880 reads their answers. 0:03:25.800 --> 0:03:29.240 An ice pickle bottom oooh pre teen. 0:03:30.639 --> 0:03:31.560 Jennifer Lawrence. 0:03:32.320 --> 0:03:34.800 Iuzzy gives Marshall a look. What He shrugs. 0:03:35.400 --> 0:03:38.800 Okay, Ethan, what gets better with age. 0:03:39.400 --> 0:03:40.640 Full frontal nudity. 0:03:41.320 --> 0:03:45.360 Oh, I was saving that one. 0:03:45.480 --> 0:03:46.640 Dana finished us off. 0:03:47.760 --> 0:03:48.520 Not funny. 0:03:49.120 --> 0:03:49.920 The only card I. 0:03:49.840 --> 0:03:55.320 Have left yeast Dana and Izzy. The men laugh, the 0:03:55.400 --> 0:03:56.240 laughter dies off. 0:03:56.920 --> 0:03:59.720 I know, not funny, but kind of true. 0:04:00.040 --> 0:04:00.880 Actually, who won? 0:04:00.960 --> 0:04:01.120 Is he? 0:04:01.600 --> 0:04:02.800 Who always wins? 0:04:03.120 --> 0:04:03.560 Ethan? 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:07.200 Of course? Corey raises his glass to Ethan. Everyone else crying. 0:04:08.440 --> 0:04:10.800 Always the nice ones you have to look out for, Ethan. 0:04:10.880 --> 0:04:14.760 Fan's being hurt oooh me. Dana gathers up the cards. 0:04:15.000 --> 0:04:18.040 The guests finish their drinks, stack plates and glasses, retrieve 0:04:18.080 --> 0:04:21.480 their belongings. Dana stands with Ethan to see their guests out. 0:04:22.040 --> 0:04:23.320 Marshall pat's Ethan on the back. 0:04:24.400 --> 0:04:26.200 Another fantastic evening. 0:04:25.920 --> 0:04:27.080 My brother is. 0:04:27.120 --> 0:04:28.480 He gives Ethan a kiss on the cheek. 0:04:29.320 --> 0:04:31.400 Ethan, you are the best. 0:04:31.000 --> 0:04:32.560 Host YouTube, Dana. 0:04:33.480 --> 0:04:36.560 Ethan, thanks again for the auction items. That training camp 0:04:36.640 --> 0:04:39.279 experience is going to fetch a pretty penny. 0:04:39.440 --> 0:04:41.200 Oh, I'm happy to do it. All I did was 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:41.760 make a call. 0:04:42.200 --> 0:04:44.480 Well, I appreciate it. We'll see you both there. 0:04:45.720 --> 0:04:46.320 Where was that? 0:04:46.680 --> 0:04:46.880 Oh? 0:04:46.920 --> 0:04:50.080 Remember how the galap for Alzheimer's in honor of Corey's dad. 0:04:50.960 --> 0:04:52.680 It's next weekend. 0:04:53.720 --> 0:04:57.960 That's right. Yeah, of course, sorry it it depends on 0:04:58.000 --> 0:04:59.000 where the trial's at. 0:04:59.040 --> 0:05:01.800 But I I hope so, me too. 0:05:02.320 --> 0:05:05.159 Hugs and goodbyes all around. Ethan waves. He closes the 0:05:05.160 --> 0:05:08.880 door after all the guests make their way out. Interior 0:05:09.000 --> 0:05:12.400 Dana's bedroom night. Dana and Ethan stood up in bed. 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:14.000 Dana rubs lotion on her legs. 0:05:15.040 --> 0:05:15.920 That was a funny evening. 0:05:16.320 --> 0:05:24.640 Yeah, what, your friends don't really like me. They just 0:05:24.680 --> 0:05:25.880 tolerate me because of you. 0:05:26.160 --> 0:05:30.440 What, babe, why would you say that? Besides, they're your 0:05:30.440 --> 0:05:30.920 friends too. 0:05:31.200 --> 0:05:32.119 H No, not really. 0:05:32.640 --> 0:05:35.080 I gained them by a default, and you knew them 0:05:35.120 --> 0:05:37.320 before you met me. I mean, if you and I 0:05:37.400 --> 0:05:41.320 weren't together, they wouldn't still be my friends. Like nobody 0:05:41.400 --> 0:05:42.520 likes lawyers. 0:05:42.560 --> 0:05:44.159 He grabs her, pulls her on to the bed. 0:05:44.720 --> 0:05:45.200 Well I do. 0:05:45.720 --> 0:05:47.560 He kisses her neck, tries to get her in a 0:05:47.560 --> 0:05:47.960 good mood. 0:05:48.520 --> 0:05:51.480 In fact, let me show you how much I like lawyers, 0:05:52.320 --> 0:05:53.400 this one in particular. 0:05:53.920 --> 0:05:56.320 They kiss more intently. He moves his hand up her thigh. 0:05:56.839 --> 0:05:59.320 She rolls over to get up. It just hold on, 0:05:59.600 --> 0:06:01.480 He tries to keep her in bed. She squirms out 0:06:01.480 --> 0:06:02.080 of his embrace. 0:06:03.000 --> 0:06:04.960 It'll be okay, just this once, just just leave it. 0:06:05.000 --> 0:06:06.479 Oh, I'll be right back. 0:06:06.800 --> 0:06:07.800 She heads to the bathroom. 0:06:08.680 --> 0:06:10.480 You know, it wouldn't be the end of the world. 0:06:11.240 --> 0:06:12.800 He flops back on the bed, groans. 0:06:12.920 --> 0:06:14.120 Oh. 0:06:14.160 --> 0:06:15.880 Exterior Ada's backyard day. 0:06:16.880 --> 0:06:19.479 Ada sits at the patio table, a thick, plastic covered 0:06:19.480 --> 0:06:22.200 book open in front of her. She gazes out at 0:06:22.240 --> 0:06:24.800 the garden, where adult Teddy, a figment of her imagination, 0:06:25.400 --> 0:06:28.719 expertly tends to the plants. He is tall and broad, 0:06:28.920 --> 0:06:32.360 with an innocent open face, soft brown curls dance in 0:06:32.400 --> 0:06:35.800 a light breeze. Teddy turns to her, holds up a 0:06:35.800 --> 0:06:37.200 perfect red ripe tomato. 0:06:39.080 --> 0:06:42.400 I don't know how you do it, Teddy. Every year 0:06:42.560 --> 0:06:43.440 they're better. 0:06:43.240 --> 0:06:44.040 Than the last. 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:45.240 He beams at her. 0:06:46.480 --> 0:06:49.799 Ada, I'm outside, deer. 0:06:50.440 --> 0:06:52.120 Gina emerges through the sliding door. 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:55.080 There you are, is someone here. 0:06:55.880 --> 0:06:58.440 I thought I heard you talking. Ada looks at the 0:06:58.480 --> 0:06:59.920 garden again, then back at Gina. 0:07:00.080 --> 0:07:05.520 Shakes her head, just getting some fresh air. Thinking about Teddy. 0:07:06.240 --> 0:07:08.800 Gina gives her a squeeze, sees the book on the table. 0:07:09.920 --> 0:07:11.360 Is this his baby book? 0:07:11.560 --> 0:07:11.800 Yes? 0:07:13.040 --> 0:07:14.360 May I of course? 0:07:15.040 --> 0:07:17.000 Gina sits next to her flips through the book. 0:07:18.400 --> 0:07:20.600 Such a handsome boy. 0:07:21.400 --> 0:07:24.200 Do you think about having children? 0:07:28.000 --> 0:07:33.080 I used to, but I have endometriosis and couldn't get pregnant. 0:07:34.080 --> 0:07:36.440 I think that's why I became a teacher. I get 0:07:36.440 --> 0:07:37.920 thirty new children every year. 0:07:39.360 --> 0:07:45.760 Well, I'm sorry, Ugh. So many expectations around being a woman, 0:07:46.880 --> 0:07:47.920 being a mother. 0:07:48.400 --> 0:07:52.480 Yes, there are. That's why my husband left after only 0:07:52.520 --> 0:07:55.120 a year. He knew I couldn't never give him the 0:07:55.200 --> 0:07:56.720 son he wanted so badly. 0:07:57.080 --> 0:07:58.240 That wasn't your fault. 0:08:00.000 --> 0:08:02.920 I didn't see it that way. Ada puts her hand 0:08:02.960 --> 0:08:04.760 on Gina's. They look through the book together. 0:08:07.520 --> 0:08:13.440 That's the only photo Teddy's father ever took with him. 0:08:13.680 --> 0:08:18.520 He tried to distance himself as much as possible. I 0:08:18.560 --> 0:08:21.240 couldn't give him the son he wanted either. 0:08:22.520 --> 0:08:25.120 Close on a photo of young Ada seated with baby Teddy. 0:08:25.240 --> 0:08:27.640 An unsmiling man stands behind them. 0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:30.760 We were more alone when he was here than after 0:08:30.800 --> 0:08:31.440 he was gone. 0:08:34.000 --> 0:08:38.360 What happened? Unless it's too painful to. 0:08:38.360 --> 0:08:41.600 Talk about, there's nothing that can hurt me anymore. 0:08:43.080 --> 0:08:43.360 Jack. 0:08:43.880 --> 0:08:48.280 My husband blamed me, just like the doctors did. He 0:08:48.400 --> 0:08:51.680 said I'd baby Teddy too much and that he needed 0:08:51.720 --> 0:08:56.840 to start acting like a normal kid or else. I 0:08:56.920 --> 0:09:00.600 was afraid Jack might hurt him, especially after he'd drinking. 0:09:02.280 --> 0:09:07.679 One day, Teddy woke from a nap screaming. He screamed 0:09:07.720 --> 0:09:11.559 for hours. Nothing I tried would make him stop. Jack 0:09:11.720 --> 0:09:15.040 flew into a rage, yelling he couldn't take it anymore 0:09:15.040 --> 0:09:21.600 and that it was Teddy or him. I guess he 0:09:21.640 --> 0:09:25.200 could tell by the look in my eyes what my 0:09:25.400 --> 0:09:32.880 choice was, so he left never came back. I hated 0:09:32.960 --> 0:09:39.160 him for a long time, until I realized I didn't 0:09:39.200 --> 0:09:42.959 have the energy for it anymore. Sometimes I even felt 0:09:43.000 --> 0:09:47.880 sorry for him. I can only imagine what he experienced 0:09:48.080 --> 0:09:52.120 in the war just to come home to another. 0:09:53.000 --> 0:09:55.080 Are you sure you wouldn't rather stay with me? 0:09:56.520 --> 0:10:00.480 Teddy sits beside Ita, puts his head close to hers. 0:10:01.200 --> 0:10:04.720 No, thank you, dear, I'm all right here. 0:10:06.120 --> 0:10:11.080 Okay, I'll check in on you a little later. I've 0:10:11.080 --> 0:10:14.520 got lasagna in the oven for dinner. I'll bring some over. 0:10:14.960 --> 0:10:17.079 Mm. That sounds wonderful. 0:10:18.200 --> 0:10:20.080 Thank you, takes Gina's hand. 0:10:21.200 --> 0:10:23.960 You do such a beautiful job taking care of others. 0:10:25.120 --> 0:10:28.400 There's more than one way of being a mother. 0:10:29.760 --> 0:10:34.600 Gina gives her a hug. Interior office of the District attorney. 0:10:34.760 --> 0:10:38.240 Day Dana enters from the street, walks towards her office 0:10:38.240 --> 0:10:40.960 with a paper takeout bag. Her assistant runs. 0:10:40.760 --> 0:10:44.480 Up, Dana, the Emmy called while you were out sis. 0:10:44.520 --> 0:10:46.240 He's got fifteen minutes for you if you can. 0:10:46.080 --> 0:10:50.320 Get there before one. Dana checks her watch here Enjoy 0:10:50.800 --> 0:10:52.800 hands the bag to her assistant, heads back the way 0:10:52.840 --> 0:10:58.680 she just came. Interior medical Examiner's office. Day Dana sits 0:10:58.679 --> 0:11:01.040 across from the medical examiner flips through the report. 0:11:01.679 --> 0:11:04.240 What exactly is asphyxiation by. 0:11:04.280 --> 0:11:08.320 Helium breathing impure Healium deprized the body of oxygen. If 0:11:08.360 --> 0:11:10.800 the body is unable to take in oxygen, it starts 0:11:10.840 --> 0:11:11.840 to die within minutes. 0:11:12.400 --> 0:11:13.920 Helium speeds up this process. 0:11:14.679 --> 0:11:16.840 When the gas fills the lungs, it creates a diffusion 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:18.040 gradient that washes. 0:11:17.800 --> 0:11:18.680 Out the oxygen. 0:11:18.960 --> 0:11:22.400 In other words, each time the body breeds in helium, 0:11:22.640 --> 0:11:25.280 more oxygen is sucked out of the system. The body's 0:11:25.320 --> 0:11:27.920 oxygen level can plummet to a hazardous level in a 0:11:27.960 --> 0:11:28.720 matter of seconds. 0:11:30.080 --> 0:11:34.080 Could Teddy Wells have killed himself this way without any assistance? 0:11:35.120 --> 0:11:37.839 It is possible for someone to perform death by asphyxiation 0:11:38.080 --> 0:11:42.839 unassisted but given mister Wells's substantial development disabilities, it's highly 0:11:42.840 --> 0:11:45.000 improbable he would have been able to do this by 0:11:45.080 --> 0:11:47.319 himself or even agree to it. 0:11:48.520 --> 0:11:49.960 So definitely homicide. 0:11:50.960 --> 0:11:51.200 Yes. 0:11:52.000 --> 0:11:55.960 The curious thing is though helium is nearly undetectable in 0:11:56.080 --> 0:12:11.240 toxicology probes, meaning lo more time, talks a lot toxological, toxic, toxicological. 0:12:11.480 --> 0:12:13.199 So definitely homicide. 0:12:13.440 --> 0:12:13.680 Yes. 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:18.160 The curious thing is though helium is nearly undetectable in 0:12:18.240 --> 0:12:23.360 toxicological probes, meaning meaning if the defendant hadn't left the 0:12:23.400 --> 0:12:25.760 hood and the tubing out, I wouldn't. 0:12:25.440 --> 0:12:27.160 Have checks specifically for helium. 0:12:27.480 --> 0:12:29.640 With those signs of visible trauma on the body and 0:12:29.640 --> 0:12:32.600 no determinable cause of death, I wouldn't have ruled it 0:12:32.640 --> 0:12:37.079 a homicide. She could have walked, so why does she confess? 0:12:37.840 --> 0:12:40.320 Dana breaks the examiner's gaze to look back at the report. 0:12:41.280 --> 0:12:45.440 Interior Police Station, Front Desk Day. Dana approaches the desk. 0:12:45.480 --> 0:12:47.120 Sergeant flashes cir credentials. 0:12:47.320 --> 0:12:50.680 I'm looking for Detective Raymond Curtis. Is he available? 0:12:51.160 --> 0:12:55.280 Interior Robbery Homicide Office Day. Detective Curtis greets Dana. 0:12:55.440 --> 0:12:57.960 Where's Jefferys? How can I help you? Hello? 0:12:58.040 --> 0:12:58.640 Detective. 0:12:59.360 --> 0:13:02.920 I'd like to say, see the interrogation tapes for Ada Wells, please. 0:13:02.880 --> 0:13:04.559 Of course, this way. 0:13:04.760 --> 0:13:08.679 Motions for her to follow. Interior Detective Curtis is cubicle 0:13:08.880 --> 0:13:12.240 day Dana and Detective Curtis stod at his desk, a 0:13:12.320 --> 0:13:13.679 laptop open in front of them. 0:13:13.840 --> 0:13:15.400 You're looking for anything in particular. 0:13:16.080 --> 0:13:18.280 Honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for. 0:13:19.040 --> 0:13:20.000 She watches the screen. 0:13:20.640 --> 0:13:22.160 I didn't want him to suffer. 0:13:22.880 --> 0:13:25.120 Were you trying to make it look like a suicide? 0:13:25.440 --> 0:13:27.840 She presses pause. Faces the detective. 0:13:27.480 --> 0:13:29.520 That Emmy told me he wouldn't object for helium. If 0:13:29.559 --> 0:13:31.760 she hadn't left the equipment out, so it wouldn't have 0:13:31.760 --> 0:13:33.120 been ruled a homicide. 0:13:33.240 --> 0:13:35.439 She could have gotten away with it. 0:13:35.440 --> 0:13:37.960 It didn't appear she was trying to get away with anything, though. 0:13:38.440 --> 0:13:41.240 She didn't try to hide it at all. She gave 0:13:41.320 --> 0:13:44.720 us permission to enter and search the home, the hood, 0:13:44.840 --> 0:13:49.040 the tubing, Everything was in plane view. Her fingerprints were clean, 0:13:49.200 --> 0:13:50.880 no attempt to wipe anything off. 0:13:52.240 --> 0:13:54.480 Would you find her guilty if you were on the jury. 0:13:55.320 --> 0:13:56.360 I'm a police officer. 0:13:57.760 --> 0:13:59.680 Well, that isn't an answer. 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:01.600 I've known. 0:14:01.720 --> 0:14:06.520 Alexis Martinez Is said a long time. I was close 0:14:06.559 --> 0:14:09.960 with her brother growing up, played ball in school. I 0:14:10.040 --> 0:14:11.439 worked for her when she was in. 0:14:11.400 --> 0:14:14.520 Your position, which means what exactly. 0:14:15.200 --> 0:14:19.200 She's good people. She only takes cases she believes in, 0:14:19.240 --> 0:14:23.480 and that's why she didn't last at the DA's office 0:14:24.280 --> 0:14:28.680 in all my years assessing murder suspects. Missus Wells's actions 0:14:28.720 --> 0:14:31.760 indicate she didn't believe she had done anything that needed 0:14:31.800 --> 0:14:35.720 to be covered up. So I'm guessing the defense is 0:14:35.840 --> 0:14:38.200 arguing capacity they are. 0:14:39.040 --> 0:14:40.800 He shrugs, as if to indicate he agrees. 0:14:42.680 --> 0:14:45.000 I think I just struck you from my witness list. 0:14:45.560 --> 0:14:50.880 Gives her a sympathetic luck. Interior Dana's office day. Dana 0:14:50.920 --> 0:14:53.680 takes a bite from a sandwich, studies a brief. Harvey 0:14:53.680 --> 0:14:57.200 breethes in with Alexis. Dana swallows, quickly wipes her mouth, 0:14:57.360 --> 0:14:57.880 stands up. 0:14:58.880 --> 0:15:02.640 Look who I found wandering the holes twice in one week. 0:15:03.240 --> 0:15:05.280 If I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying 0:15:05.320 --> 0:15:06.480 to get your old job back. 0:15:06.960 --> 0:15:08.600 You'll be the first to know, Harvey. 0:15:08.760 --> 0:15:11.520 Well, I'd love to stay in chat, but I've got 0:15:11.560 --> 0:15:14.320 a meeting. Go easy on this one. I don't want 0:15:14.360 --> 0:15:15.720 to lose another pretty face. 0:15:16.360 --> 0:15:18.200 He nods his head at Dana leaves. 0:15:18.680 --> 0:15:19.920 He's a peach that one. 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:22.640 Dana does not respond, tries to wait her out. 0:15:23.040 --> 0:15:27.560 Then, was there something I could do for you? 0:15:27.560 --> 0:15:29.600 No, I was in the neighborhood and thought i'd drop 0:15:29.640 --> 0:15:31.240 off our witness lists in person. 0:15:31.160 --> 0:15:34.120 Pulls a folder from her briefcase, hands it to Dana. 0:15:34.320 --> 0:15:36.880 Thank you. I plan on reaching out to them. 0:15:37.040 --> 0:15:39.680 I'm counting on it. They're all more than happy to 0:15:39.680 --> 0:15:41.800 speak with you. I think you'll find what they have 0:15:41.840 --> 0:15:43.360 to say very enlightening. 0:15:44.000 --> 0:15:45.120 She makes no move to leave. 0:15:46.960 --> 0:15:52.120 Well, if that's all, that's all, have a nice afternoon, Dana. 0:15:52.880 --> 0:15:55.720 She leaves. Dana perus is the list reaches for the 0:15:55.760 --> 0:16:01.680 phone Interior State Department of Public Health building. A staff 0:16:01.680 --> 0:16:04.040 member leads Dana down a hallway to an office, shows 0:16:04.040 --> 0:16:08.280 her inside missus maccario sixties. Where's an American flag pin 0:16:08.360 --> 0:16:11.680 on her lapel? Stands in greet Stana offers her a seat. 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:15.080 Thank you for seeing me. I know it can be 0:16:15.120 --> 0:16:17.400 awkward talking to the other side. 0:16:17.280 --> 0:16:17.920 Not at all. 0:16:18.120 --> 0:16:21.960 I've testified on both sides. Facts are facts. What questions 0:16:21.960 --> 0:16:23.640 can I answer for you? 0:16:23.640 --> 0:16:27.960 You've been deputy director for the Center for Health Care Quality. 0:16:27.600 --> 0:16:28.160 For how long? 0:16:28.520 --> 0:16:31.040 Thirty eight years this year be my lassed. 0:16:31.560 --> 0:16:33.320 Congratulations on your retirement. 0:16:33.920 --> 0:16:34.320 Thank you. 0:16:34.960 --> 0:16:36.800 What exactly is the role of the center? 0:16:37.200 --> 0:16:39.480 We play a critical role in the protection of patient 0:16:39.520 --> 0:16:43.240 safety by evaluating health facilities, agencies, and professionals for compliance 0:16:43.280 --> 0:16:46.360 with state laws and regulations in order to license, certify, 0:16:46.480 --> 0:16:47.360 or register them. 0:16:47.600 --> 0:16:49.520 Dana smiles at her tries to winer over. 0:16:50.400 --> 0:16:52.360 You've said that a few times, I guess. 0:16:53.080 --> 0:16:58.560 Indeed. We also investigate complaints compliance with federal laws and regulations, 0:16:59.000 --> 0:17:02.280 oversee the education, training, and criminal clearance of nursing home 0:17:02.280 --> 0:17:06.719 administrator's assistance and home health aids. The abuse cases are 0:17:06.760 --> 0:17:08.200 the hardest part of the job. 0:17:08.760 --> 0:17:11.879 I would imagine how many complaints do you receive? 0:17:11.960 --> 0:17:16.200 On average around six thousand a year. Physical and sexual abuse, 0:17:16.240 --> 0:17:20.119 sometimes patient to patient, inappropriate use of restraints, medical or 0:17:20.119 --> 0:17:24.280 basic needs neglect, patients going without food or lying in 0:17:24.320 --> 0:17:25.560 their own waste for days. 0:17:26.320 --> 0:17:27.400 Well, that's concerning. 0:17:28.000 --> 0:17:31.159 It's criminal. Most of the victims are not physically or 0:17:31.200 --> 0:17:34.600 mentally capable of speak in upper defending themselves, so if 0:17:34.640 --> 0:17:37.199 there aren't any living relatives to monitor their care, the 0:17:37.240 --> 0:17:41.600 abuse can go unchecked for years. With budget cuts year 0:17:41.640 --> 0:17:43.760 after year, it's just not possible for us to reach 0:17:43.800 --> 0:17:46.960 every facility on a regular basis. It's sad to say, 0:17:46.960 --> 0:17:49.119 but the defendant's fears of her son being abused in 0:17:49.119 --> 0:17:52.600 an institutional setting were not unfounded or unreasonable. 0:17:54.400 --> 0:17:57.240 In total, how many patients are there in the state, 0:17:57.480 --> 0:18:03.199 Approximately a little over three hundred, so six thousand out 0:18:03.240 --> 0:18:07.959 of over three hundred thousand. That's that's less than two percent. 0:18:09.000 --> 0:18:10.720 Spoken like a true lawyer. 0:18:10.720 --> 0:18:13.600 I mean, still less than two percent. That makes for 0:18:13.600 --> 0:18:15.840 a pretty small chance of being a victim of abuse, 0:18:15.840 --> 0:18:17.440 wouldn't you say? 0:18:18.200 --> 0:18:20.760 Did you know that less than one percent of our 0:18:20.880 --> 0:18:23.120 nation's military was killed in the Iraq War? 0:18:24.520 --> 0:18:27.760 No, I didn't missus. Mccario turns a framed photo on 0:18:27.800 --> 0:18:29.960 her desk towards Dana. It is a young man in 0:18:30.000 --> 0:18:34.600 military dress. Less than one percent. That's a pretty small number, 0:18:34.600 --> 0:18:38.080 would you say, unless, of course, that number included your child, 0:18:38.880 --> 0:18:40.280 then that's still too many. 0:18:41.440 --> 0:18:44.679 I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you for your time. 0:18:45.280 --> 0:18:49.399 She gathers her belongings, stands to leave exterior office of 0:18:49.440 --> 0:18:53.000 the District Attorney day. Dana exits out onto the street, 0:18:53.080 --> 0:18:55.840 dressed in running clothes, takes off towards the surrounding park 0:18:55.880 --> 0:19:01.080 at a fast pace. Interior Dana's office day. Dana enters, 0:19:01.160 --> 0:19:03.480 flushed from her run, dabs at herself with a towel. 0:19:04.200 --> 0:19:06.680 Harvey sits at her desk. She startles at the side 0:19:06.680 --> 0:19:06.960 of him. 0:19:08.080 --> 0:19:12.240 Sir, apologies, didn't mean to surprise you, just stop by 0:19:12.320 --> 0:19:15.560 to see how the case was developing. Things must be 0:19:15.640 --> 0:19:17.800 going well. You have time to spare. 0:19:18.200 --> 0:19:21.120 It's running. It clears my head, helps me think. 0:19:21.400 --> 0:19:23.800 Well, don't let me impede progress. 0:19:23.840 --> 0:19:26.440 Then he rises moves towards the door. 0:19:27.760 --> 0:19:28.360 Thank you, sir. 0:19:29.040 --> 0:19:32.880 She SLINKs down on the vacated chair, goes through her messages, stops, 0:19:33.000 --> 0:19:34.880 grabs the phone, punches some numbers. 0:19:35.280 --> 0:19:39.720 Mister Unger, this is Dana Jeffries from the district's attorney's office. 0:19:40.080 --> 0:19:43.600 Thank you so much for returning my call. Today, would 0:19:43.640 --> 0:19:47.240 work four o'clock. Yes, the address is in the file. 0:19:47.320 --> 0:19:48.600 Thank you. I'll see Then. 0:19:48.920 --> 0:19:51.320 Dana grabs her gin bag to change clothes and freshen up. 0:19:52.560 --> 0:19:56.800 Interior Dennis Unger's office day. Mister Unger, early sixties, with 0:19:56.840 --> 0:20:00.320 a kind but tired face, rises to greet Dana. They 0:20:00.320 --> 0:20:02.440 shake hands. He indicates for her to say. 0:20:04.080 --> 0:20:07.280 Mister Hunger, I appreciate you. Green to meet with me. 0:20:07.960 --> 0:20:10.320 I won't take too much of your time. I see 0:20:10.320 --> 0:20:13.120 in the notes you have a brother with autism who 0:20:13.160 --> 0:20:14.359 lives in a group home. 0:20:14.760 --> 0:20:16.240 Yes, my twin Leo. 0:20:17.040 --> 0:20:18.920 And how long has he been in the group home? 0:20:19.480 --> 0:20:21.000 This one of four years? 0:20:21.760 --> 0:20:23.000 There have been other placements? 0:20:23.200 --> 0:20:26.959 Oh, yes, well over a dozen, probably closer to twenty. 0:20:27.040 --> 0:20:29.480 Now, I'm sorry, did you say twenty? 0:20:29.800 --> 0:20:32.760 I guess over the past forty years. 0:20:33.320 --> 0:20:36.320 My father passed away when my brother and I were 0:20:36.480 --> 0:20:41.359 only twenty two heart attack. My mother she couldn't handle 0:20:41.440 --> 0:20:44.000