CONVICTION (2010) CD-2/2
Something happen?
Okay. Start eating.
Here, baby. Aura?
What's wrong, Ma?
Naming.
Come on, start eating your food, it's gonna get cold.
So, how's your fathers new girlfriend?
What is She, 14? 15?
You tell them. They have a right to know.
What? What?
It's just a setback.
Berry.
What am I gonna do, Abra? Give up? Is that what you're saying?
It's gone. They maxed?
Can't they look again? They did.
Mistakes happen.
Obviously, or Kenny wouldn't be in prison.
Berry, they destroyed n.
No.
That evidence exists Somewhere and I'm gonna find it.
Okay. Let's say you do find it.
What if the DNA matches Kenny's?
Get out. Get the hell out of my house right now!
No, you gotta hear this.
Even if you're the most amazing fighter,
the most brilliant lawyer in the world,
there are forces greater than you and you may not win!
You think I haven't thought of that?
No. You haven't.
Just go.
Sorry, boys.
It's just a setback.
Eat your food. Come on.
Good morning.
Can I help you? Yeah.
I'm an attorney, Abra Rice,
and I'm trying to locate evidence from the Kenneth Waters trial.
Yeah, we spoke on the phone.
Did you check with the courthouse?
Yeah, and they can't locate it.
Yeah, well, like I said, they probably destroyed it by now.
I mean, it's been, like, what...
Betty Anne Waters?
You know, I'm sorry, I don't...
Lieutenant Daniels.
I knew your brother Kenny.
I was a rookie here when...
You're his sister?
But I am an attorney, and he is my client.
Holy shit!
My sister won't even send me a birthday card!
I was just telling Ms. Waters that we don't have any evidence here.
Here? From back then?
That's a lot of years.
Would you mind looking?
You're really his lawyer, huh?
Yeah.
That's it for the old evidence.
And there's nowhere else?
That's it, just supplies.
Working hard for your brother. I wish I had better news for you.
How's Kenny holding up?
Not so great.
I remember that case.
Funny guy, that Kenny. I gotta tell ya,
even with what he did... He didn't do it.
I liked Kenny. We all liked him.
Nancy Taylor didn't.
Yeah, well, Nancy Taylor doesn't work here anymore.
Why new
She got herself into a little hot water.
Groton Police Department. Chief O'Connell's office.
No. He's not available right now, sir.
I gave him your message.
I understand.
I will let him know.
Why aren't you a cop anymore?
I left the force when I got married.
Really? You mean it had nothing to do with you framing another cop?
I beg your pardon?
What was his name? Oh, yeah, Stanley Randall.
He found out that you were dirty,
so you got a waitress from the Rusty Scupper to accuse him of rape.
Is that what they told you over in Ayer?
I'm sure you can imagine what it was like
to be the only woman on that police force. Hmm?
I wasn't dirty, and the rape charge wasn't false.
The truth is, they never got over me solving the Brow murder.
You didn't solve it. You put an innocent man in prison.
I am sorry you have wasted your life on this.
Your brother killed that Woman.
Hi, Don.
Hi, Betty.
Is she sleeping?
She usually is at 5:00 in the morning.
Come on in. I'll get her up.
Thanks.
Baby, sweetheart. Guess who?
I wish we could use this. I mean, she framed a cop, for Chrissakes.
It still doesn't prove she framed Kenny,
I mean, it wouldn't be enough.
Thank you.
No. it's not enough for a new trial.
God, I hate the damn legal system. it's so fucking inconvenient.
I'm sorry I kicked you out of my house.
It's okay. Your mac and cheese sucks.
You were wearing that outfit when you said you were me?
Yeah. Too bad being you didn't get me anywhere.
Uh-huh?
You know, there is one thing we haven't tried yet.
How long will it take you to make yourself look like a lawyer?
Hi. I'm attorney Abra Rice and this is my associate.
I'd like to talk to Mrs. Halloran.
Do you have an appointment?
It's a pressing legal matter. Mrs. Halloran's aware of it.
I'm Mrs. Halloran.
Hello. I'm Abra Rice, we spoke earlier.
Yes, but as I told you on the phone...
I'm Betty Anne Waters.
And the evidence in question is from my brother's trial.
Well, we can't just have family members...
I'm also his attorney, and I became an attorney just to help him.
I understand that you looked, but if you could please just look one more time.
If we did this for every person who came in here...
We don't have the Staff.
Look, I don't know what else to do but beg.
I'm asking for a favor,
a favor from a complete stranger, but, please.
You're talking about evidence that's 16 years old.
Our record shows it was destroyed.
Is it possible that the record could be wrong?
That's highly unlikely.
But possible.
Are those you r g rand kids?
Yes. Beautiful.
They look like you.
Oh.
Please.
My brother's innocent. And you're right, it's been 16 years.
And our family really wants him home.
She's there.
Why don't we come back here?
Just set it right there.
Thank you. it's okay,
Here you go.
You're allowed to touch.
14B.
Victim's blood.
Number 29?
Victim.
Exhibits, A through F.
Perpetrator.
Good job, Counselor.
I'll need to file a Motion to Preserve the Evidence.
Well, that office is closed now,
but I'll file it for you in the morning.
I'll get you the paperwork.
You're gonna... You're just gonna leave the box out on the table?
It'll be fine.
My brothers life is in there. Please.
Could I just put a sign on it with my name?
That really isn't necessary. Please.
If anything happens to this...
Well, all right.
Okay. Thank you. Yeah.
Could I borrow some tape?
It's right over there.
Okay. Here you go.
Thank you.
All right.
Okay.
You missed a spot.
lNMATE: He's getting out of here!
Shit.
Hello.
Is this Betty Anne Waters? - Yes.
This is Barry Scheck.
Oh, my God. Hi.
Hi.
How are you?
Fine, fine! Great!
Congratulations on finding the evidence.
It's extraordinary.
Thank you, but I really didn't do anything.
You mean, besides becoming a lawyer?
No, I mean, you know, we were just lucky that the box was still there.
I hear you beat up an old lady to find it.
No, but that was gonna be my next step.
Kenny thinks he's getting out tomorrow.
I wish.
DAs don't like to admit they put an innocent person in prison.
And this DA, Martha Coakley,
has just gotten elected, so she's really not gonna like it.
How long do you think it's gonna take?
We're gonna have some hoops to go through,
it might be a couple of months.
A couple of months?
It may be less.
But the important thing is, if your brother's innocent...
He is.
Then this is a travesty of justice, and we will get him out.
Thank you, Barry. Thank you. Thank you so much for calling.
No hugging.
I'm his sister!
He's in segregation. And that's the rules.
Let's go.
Thanks, Dad.
What were you thinking? Why wouldn't you just take the test?
It's been a year, Betty Anne. A fucking year.
I don't trust them. I'm not doing it.
What?
I'm not doing it.
Jesus Christ, Kenny, are you out of your mind?
This is it. This is what we've been waiting for!
What, you're not gonna take the fucking test?
Why now, all of a sudden, out of the blue?
Why can't you be in the room when they test me?
They won't allow that. They're not gonna agree to that!
So, I'm supposed to trust a bunch of staties to do it?
This isn't a choice. You have to do this.
It's gonna test positive.
They'll find a way. They're gonna fuck me again.
You'll see.
I'm leaving.
You'll do it, or I'll kill you.
That's your sister and your lawyer talking.
What the hell is going on over there?
Why don't we have the test results yet?
The evidence is still sitting in the crime lab.
Just sitting there?
It takes six months to approve the testing,
five to decide how to test it, and now they're doing nothing?
That's what you're telling me?
Martha Coakley is definitely stonewalling this.
Are we having a famine?
I have teenagers, remember?
Look, do we even know if Kenny's DNA ever made it to the lab?
Or if the crime samples are still there?
It's there.
Have you seen them?
Why aren't you doing anything about this?
We call the DA's office every day, and the crime lab,
the interns have sent, like, 8,000 e-mails.
Interns? Jesus, Barry, this is beyond interns!
It's just gonna take some more time.
Great. You and your interns take your time while Kenny rots in jail.
Fuck. Okay.
You shouldn't take it out on Barry.
You're right.
Are you Dr. McGilvray?
Yes, l am.
Betty Anne Waters.
I need the evidence for my brothers trial sent today.
Excuse me? I'm sorry, I'm don't know who...
The DNA evidence from Kenneth Water's trial..
Why is it just sitting here?
We have procedures to follow...
I'll tell you the procedures. Test the goddamn evidence today
and fedex the result to Ed Blake's lab in California,
How hard is that? Why don't you
leave your name and number with Lois here, and someone will...
So, what is it? Martha Coakley's telling you not to do it?
Excuse me, I have a meeting that I'm late for.
Or is there some promotion you'll get if you kiss her butt?
You can't keep fucking with my brothers life like this!
You have my name and number. I called, many times.
Mom, let's go! We're gonna miss the kick-off!
I'll be right down!
Shit. I forgot my phone!
When's the last time you used it? I don't remember.
Can it. Maybe it'll ring.
Yeah. You check my desk. Okay.
Where's it coming from?
The COUCH.
Holy shit. What?
He's innocent! What?
Uncle Kenny's innocent! It wasn't his DNA.
"Kenneth Waters is eliminated as the source of the male blood."
RICHARDS Oh, my God.
You guys... Oh, my God.
We did it. You... We did it. We did it.
We...
I love you guys. I love you.
It was all you.
Is this what I think it is?
Yup.
Is this for real?
Yeah. We did ii.
You did it. You fucking did it.
When am I getting out?
A few days. A few days?
I can't wait a few days!
There's paperwork, Kenny, you can't just walk out of here.
Why not? They know I'm innocent!
Hey. Do you hear that, motherfuckers? Waters.
I'm innocent. Negative DNA test. Waters. Waters.
I'm very happy for you, but take your seat.
Okay. My baby sister's a fucking genius.
You look great. They can still kick your ass.
She's getting me out of here.
Sit down and finish your visit.
So when? What do you think? Monday? Tuesday?
No. I have to hear back from Barry.
As soon as he reaches Martha Coakley and she vacates the conviction.
Well, you tell Miss Martha fucking Coakley
I want a shiny new limousine picking me up, with a fully stocked bar!
You gotta call Mandy for me.
You gotta call her and tell her they know I'm innocent.
I will. As soon as I get out of here, I will.
Tell her I'm getting out.
Tell her I miss her and I wanna see her.
Will you tell her that?
I will.
I love you, Kenny.
I love you.
Mandy, this is your Aunt Betty Anne.
You probably don't remember me,
but I really need to talk to you about your dad.
It's very important. it's nothing bad.
I mean,
it's great. We finally found the evidence that proves he's innocent.
So he wanted me to call you and let you know.
So he thought...
You have zero messages.
Hey, you guys hungry?
I'm gonna throw you a sandwich up. I've got ham and tuna.
Mom, if you throw a sandwich up here, the roof will cave in.
Very funny. I'll remember that when you wanna bring a girl up here.
At least Uncle Kenny'll think it's nice compared to jail.
(PANTING} Barry? Hr.
Thank God! I'm going crazy here,
and Kenny's going absolutely insane.
I know. I'm sorry.
Did you reach Martha Coakley?
Yes.
What'd she say? How long is it gonna take?
There 's a problem.
She said...
Thai there was still enough evidence to try you as an accomplice.
So I'm not getting out?
Not now. But.,.
I'm sorry, Kenny.
It's okay.
I can't do this anymore.
Kenny.
Can't
It's not fair, you know. It's not fair.
I gotta go. Kenny.
I'm gonna kill that fucking bitch! Kenny.
I'm gonna kill her.
Waters. Sit down.
Kenny.
Kenny, Kenny, listen to me.
We can't give up.
We... We have Barry on our side now. No, no, no.
And we will fight her in court.
Hey, you tell Barry forget it, okay.
We're way past that, little Sis.
Take care of your boys. You gotta move on. it's over.
It's not over. It's over, honey.
It's not over. Why? it's over, honey.
Fuck her. I fucking knew it. Motherfucker.
Kenny, sit...
Waters! Motherfucker.
Sit down, or you're out of here!
Hey, man. Haven't you heard? I'm never getting out of here. Never.
I'm here forever, man.
Remain down.
Hey, get out of my face, shithead. Come on, sit down.
I tell you that it's over. You understand?
I said, sit down!
I'm talking to my sister. Move...
Visit's over.
Take your hands off.
Kenny, Kenny... Kenny, don't.
That's not nice... Motherfucker. Kenny!
Motherfucker. I told you to stay out of it.
Kenny!
Take him down. Don't.
Motherfucker! Motherfucker!!
Motherfucking bitch! I told you. Don't.
Didn't I fucking tell you?
They made fools out of both of us.
They made fools out of both of us,
Betty Anne. Settle down now.
We're fucking chumps.
I told you.
Kenny's in solitary, for Chrissakes!
Why is everyone congratulating me?
You proved he's innocent.
Yeah, well, not to Martha Coakley, I didn't.
We'll fight her.
We are not going back to court.
Kenny will not survive another trial!
And I'll be damned if we have to prove his innocence all over again
just because of that evil bitch.
There won't be atrial if we gather new evidence.
How are we gonna do that?
Think about it.
The DNA doesn't just prove that Kenny's innocent...
It proves all those witnesses were lying.
Rosseanna?
Oh, shit.
Well,
see, what happened was I was threatened, okay?
Who threatened you?
Don't I know you from TV?
Oh, yeah! I know! You're that famous Jew lawyer.
Roseanna, who threatened you?
You know, that fucking cop, Nancy Taylor, had it out for Kenny.
She kidnaps me, right? Her and this Chief of Police.
And they take me to this room, this hotel, against my will.
That ain't legal.
And they get me drunk. You know, am I gonna argue?
And the Chief of Police, he's wanting me to pray with him.
You know? So I get down, I pray,
for forgiveness, forgiveness... Forgiveness for what?
'Cause they fucking lied,
saying they had all this evidence they didn't have,
telling me that I'm gonna be an accessory,
and threatening to take my daughters away.
I was absolutely, totally sick.
I mean, I puked. I mean, you should have seen it.
I never seen pictures like that before in my life.
Oh, my God. This is the part.
Pictures of Mrs. Brow?
...just happened.
He's your husband's best friend.
Yeah, the pictures.
You know, the fucking pictures.
You know, you've seen them.
She had stab wounds all over her body,
and her brains are coming out and everything.
And I just went...
You know, I went hysterical. I was hysterical.
And I broke down and, you know,
they were talking at me, like,
"You want this to happen to you?"
You know, "You want a fucking murderer walking out on the street?
"It could happen to anybody.
"Your mother, your kids, you. " You, meaning me.
So Nancy Taylor said that Kenny could murder you or your mother or your girls?
Yeah, she fucking did. That's exactly right.
Excuse my French.
I mean, there was a lot of thing that wasn't quite right in Denmark.
And I was trying to put it together, I just...
I mean, I was telling them.
I was, like, I was fucking plastered at the time.
I don't remember what Kenny said.
And you'll sign this affidavit once we're done?
I can't live like this any longer.
Betty Anne, I'm sorry.
I know I put your brother in there. I know I did, I did.
I'm sorry.
But I was up against a wall, you know, I was railroad.
I told them Kenny is innocent.
You know?
Nancy Taylor, she fucking...
She says, "Once I get my lead, I never let it go."
So, I just need to know, you'll sign this affidavit, then?
Yeah.
So, after we leave here, we'll just...
You can come with us, we'll just quickly get it notarized.
Oh.
What about perjury, then?
What about perjury?
Yeah. If I sign this,
then everybody's gonna know I lied before.
What's the statute of limitations?
I didn't know she could say so many syllables.
I'd like to knock out the rest of her teeth.
Taste in women was not one of your brother's strong points.
Mandy? Yeah.
I'm your Aunt Betty Anne.
You r father's sister.
What do you want?
Did you get my messages?
I... I gotta go.
I really need to talk to your mother.
She's not home.
Please, your father's innocent.
My father's a murderer.
No. The DNA test proved he's not.
Wait. Did she give you his letters?
He wrote to you every week!
On
He's innocent!
Ma, are the pancakes almost ready?
Hey, guys.
Anybody up for a drive?
Any pancakes left back there?
Oh. You wanted some?
Richard! Give me One.
Forget it, you lose! Hey!
Immature. Immature.
Hey, come on. Come on.
You're gonna make me crash. Here.
One pancake.
Okay.
You guys gonna tell your father this is how I made you spend Christmas?
Your secret's safe with us,
Besides, we're willing accomplices.
You guys would do this for each other, right?
If Ben tried to go to law school for me, I'd die an old man in prison.
Don't worry about it, I Wouldn't do it.
You wouldn't?
I mean, I'd want to help and all,
but I don't think I could give up what I really wanted to do.
Which is what? Sleep till noon and hang out at the mall?
Shut up. What, you'd do it for me?
Yeah. I would.
You'd sacrifice your whole life for me?
When you put it like that...
Forget n.
You think I sacrificed my whole life?
It's okay. Come on. Hey, give me the gift.
Come on, let's go.
Merry Christmas. Mandy, these are your cousins.
Thanks, but this isn't a good time right now.
I'm sorry. Merry Christmas.
Okay, here. Sorry, I can't take that.
Come on.
The boys got you a video.
God knows long it'll take to approve it.
Do you remember the year they wouldn't let me give you Babe?
Hey, here we go.
Happy New Year.
We're getting close, everyone!
Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four...
..."three, two, one...
I'm working.
Please.
l have this memory
where I'm sitting on the kitchen floor and I'm like
three or four years old,
and my mom and aunt are talking about Daddy's shirt being covered with blood.
I couldn't figure it out. You know, I just
didn't understand why Daddy's shirt was covered in blood.
It wasn't..
She lied?
The DNA proves she did.
Why would she lie like that?
I don't know, honey, but that's what we need to ask her.
Did he really write me every week?
For 18 years.
Even when you were just a baby.
Is he getting out of jail?
They're not gonna let him out without new evidence.
Why new
Because people don't like to admit when they've made a mistake.
We need a statement from your mother.
I can't control what she does.
Yeah, I know. Either could Kenny.
You know,
if Massachusetts had the death penalty,
your father would be dead by now.
He made that for you.
He's had that on the wall of his cell this whole time.
After me and Kenny split up, I had this boyfriend,
Robert.
And he says that we could get money from the cops if we rat on Kenny.
So he goes to Nancy Taylor and says that
I told him that Kenny confessed to Mrs. Brow's murder.
Nancy Taylor tells Robert he can fuck himself.
And she hauls me in,
brings me to this hotel,
makes me look at all these gross pictures.
And she says
that they can prove I was an accessory,
And that they'll take Mandy away.
Hi. Do you guys have a printer I can use?
Can you guarantee I won't go to jail if I sign this?
No. l can't.
Sign it, Ma.
Martha Coakley, please.
No. I have Barry Scheck calling and it's urgent.
Ms. Coakley?
Betty Anne Waters.
Look, Barry's tied up right now,
but he wanted me to let you know
that Brenda Marsh, your key witness in the Kenneth Waters case,
has just recanted her original testimony.
And we just faxed the affidavit,
and so you should be getting it shortly.
Hang on, here's Barry now.
Martha! Yeah. That's something about Brenda Marsh, isn't it?
Oh, really?
Listen, I just wanted to give you a heads up
while you're deciding whether or not to vacate Kenny's conviction,
the folks over at the Boston Globe and the New York Times,
they just love this story.
No. They're all over it.
Yeah, the phone's been ringing. Yeah.
Great. All right Okay, bye-bye.
Are all sides in agreement to vacate the conviction?
Yes, Your Honor. Yes, Your Honor.
Kenneth Waters, you're free to go.
That's it? That's it.
Hey, those 18 years, man, they're gone.
Right now, I'm...
How could you possibly thank your sister
for what she's done for you?
I don't know. How would you thank her? it's a good question.
Betty, you have any big cases lined up after this?
No, no, no. I never really planned on practicing law, so...
Is this for us? This is for you.
We chipped in.
Hey. Kenny, Kenny, Kenny.
Hey.
What? Look who's here.
Where?
it's Mandy.
That's Mandy? Yeah.
Go talk to her.
Just two seconds, guys.
Hi.
You're so beautiful.
I'm sorry, I can't just...
My whole life, I thought...
Not your whole life.
What my mother did to you...
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
That's not your fault.
That's not your fault, honey.
Oh, come on, let's get out of here. Come on.
Lake Betty Anne and Kenny.
Lake Kenny and Betty Anne.
Even if it had taken you another 20 years or so,
I would've been okay.
Another 20 years?
Jesus. I would've lost my mind!
No, I mean, you know...
Knowing you were out here,
working so hard for me,
knowing that you loved me that much.