...[ Children Shouting ]...
...[ Chattering ]...
...[ Water Running ]...
...[ Bird Calling ]...
...[ Metal Banging ]...
... [ Classical On Piano ]...
...[ Girl Narrating ] YOUR WHOLE LIFE CAN CHANGE
AND YOU NEVER EVEN KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING.
BEFORE, YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF WORLD THIS IS.
AND AFTER, EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT FOR YOU.
NOT BAD, MAYBE, NOT ALWAYS...
BUT DIFFERENT... FOREVER.
[ Piano Continues ]...
...[ Girl ] I DIDN'T USED TO KNOW THAT...
'TIL THE DAY IT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE COULD BE
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, FOR US, 'BEFORE' WAS ALREADY OVER.
[ Hits Wrong Note ]...
... [ 'Chopsticks' Drowns Out Classical ]...
...[ Both Laugh ]...
...[ Giggling ]
T.J., THIS WON'T HURT. I PROMISE.
THIS IS MY SPECIAL BOO-BOO LIGHT.
IN FACT, IT'S MAGIC. DID YOU EVER SEE A MAGIC...
...[ Woman ] HE HAD NO BUSINESS
DARN THING'S BIGGER THAN HE IS.
[ People Murmuring ]
T.J.'S A LUCKY BOY, MRS. FOLEY, BUT I'D
IF HE COMPLAINS OF NAUSEA OR DIZZINESS,
OR EVEN IF HE JUST SEEMS DROWSIER THAN NORMAL,
THAT'S NOT MAGIC. THAT'S JUST A FLASHLIGHT.
OH, YEAH? HERE. BLOW.
SEE? [ Giggles ]
SEE YOU LATER.
SHE'S GONE, TRYGVE. NO, DAMN IT.
[ Trygve ] GIVE ME THAT.
SHE WASN'T GONNA MAKE IT ANYWAY.
[ Man ] WE DID OUR BEST.
LET'S BREAK IT DOWN.
WHAT HAPPENED? [ Doctor ]
UP NEAR POOR FARM ROAD, THEN LEFT HER THERE.
SHE WAS LYING IN THE SNOW BY THAT POND.
DO WE KNOW WHO THIS IS?
[ Trygve ] MARTHA TAVERNER.
MARTHA TAVERNER. MM-HMM.
OH. I'VE MET HER.
I EVEN TREATED HER ONCE, I THINK, WHEN YOU WERE ON
YEAH.
[ Trygve ] HE'S STILL OUT THERE,
COULD BE ANYWHERE.
[ Girl ] HEY, DAD.'THREE OUNCES
MM-HMM. YUCK.
OH-HO-HO-HO.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST CRUCIAL,
FANTASTIC, TOP-SECRET INGREDIENT...
...[ Door Slamming ] [ Girl ]
HI. JACOB.
JAKE'S PARKING IS GETTING SLOPPIER THAN EVER.
MAN. HIS CAR IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
BEN? I SWEAR I COULD HARDLY EVEN GET MINE IN THE GARAGE.
PARKING IT RIGHT WOULD FEEL TOO MUCH LIKE WORK.
MM. [ Chuckles ]
HI.
LET ME HAVE SOME.
HEY, YOU'RE TREMBLING. MM.
I'M JUST... COLD. SIT DOWN.
[ Girl ] DAD, THIS STUFF'S FREAKING OUT.
CAROLYN, WHAT-- [ Deep Sigh ]
WE HAD AN EVENT AT THE HOSPITAL TODAY.
[ Doorbell Rings ] 'EVENT'?
DAD, COME QUICK.
[ Doorbell Rings ] AHHH.
FRAN. DR. RYAN.
[ Chuckling ] YOU HAVEN'T CALLED ME 'DOCTOR'
HI, MOM. BEN.
OUT OF UNIFORM TODAY. WHAT'S UP?
UH, SORRY TO BARGE IN ON YOU LIKE THIS,
GET YOU SOMETHING, FRAN? A BEER, IF YOU'RE NOT ON DUTY.
THAT'S OKAY. THANKS. UM--...
...[ Sighs ] IS JACOB AROUND?
HE'S UP IN HIS ROOM, I GUESS, WITH THOSE DAMN HEADPHONES ON.
YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM COME IN?
DO YOU NEED HIM FOR SOMETHING? YOU WANT US TO GET HIM, FRAN?
YEAH, GO ON, HONEY.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?
[ Expelling Air ] OKAY, UH--
SOMETHING HAPPENED OUT ON POOR FARM ROAD TODAY.
A GIRL GOT HERSELF KILLED.
I KNOW. I SAW HER. - WHAT?
WE HAD HER IN E.R. BEYOND SAVING.
I MEAN, IT WAS-- IT WAS AWFUL.
GEEZ. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA
GOD, I'M SORRY. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO
OH, GOD, I DON'T--
I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS.
JACOB WAS SEEN WITH THE GIRL.
HE PICKED HER UP FROM WORK.
SHE WORKS DOWN AT JACEY'S AFTER SCHOOL,
HE CAME BY IN HIS CAR, AND THEY WENT OFF TOGETHER,
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, RIGHT NOW,
HE WAS THE LAST PERSON WITH HER.
ARE YOU SAYING JACOB WAS DATING THAT GIRL,
NO, NO. WHAT HE'S-- WHAT HE'S SAYING IS HE'S--...
...[ Chuckles ] HE'S STANDING HERE
SAYING THAT HE THINKS OUR SON WAS--
OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, FRAN.
LET'S NOT JUMP THE GUN HERE. I JUST NEED TO TALK TO HIM.
JESUS CHR--
HE'S NOT UP THERE. I LOOKED ALL OVER.
I-I-- HIS CAR'S IN THE GARAGE.
YOU HAVE A SPARE SET OF KEYS
YEAH, I THINK THAT I DO. DADDY.
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED, JUDITH, BUT THERE'S BEEN
WE'LL EXPLAIN LATER, OKAY? MM-HMM.
OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
DO WHAT? YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
YOU CAN'T GO SNOOPING AROUND IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S CAR.
YOU DO NOT HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT.
I'M SURE THERE'S SOME VERY SIMPLE EXPLANATION
JACOB AND THE TAVERNER GIRL MUST HAVE SEPARATED SOMEHOW
YOU KNOW, MAYBE HE JUST DROPPED HER OFF SOMEWHERE.
MAYBE SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WALKED AWAY.
FRAN, HOW DO WE KNOW HE'S ALL RIGHT?
MAYBE SOME MADMAN DID SOMETHING TO BOTH OF THEM, AND MAYBE
OH, MY GOD.
CAROLINE, FOR HIS OWN SAKE, THAT CAR MIGHT GIVE US
NO. [ Gasps ]...
...[ Sighs ]
YOU'RE HIS PARENTS. YOU WANNA PROTECT HIM.
I GOT KIDS TOO, BUT--
BEN, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE
HOW 'BOUT IT, JUDITH? YOU KNOW ANYTHING--
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. OFF LIMITS. LEAVE HER
OKAY, PLEASE, PLEASE, BEN. I'LL TELL YOU
IT'S JUST FRAN. I KNOW
HE'S JUST TRYING TO HELP US FIND HIM, DARLIN'.
BUT IF I HAVE TO, I WILL GO FIND JUDGE GRADY,
YEAH, YEAH. YOU DO THAT.
IT'S OKAY. OKAY.
SWEETIE, YOU LOOKED UPSTAIRS? YOU'RE SURE?
[ Car Engine Starts ]
WE SHOULD HAVE LET HIM LOOK IN THE CAR, BEN.
THE HELL WE SHOULD HAVE. NOT WITHOUT A LAWYER
LOOK, WE'VE GOT RIGHTS HERE.
AND WHEREVER HE IS, WHATEVER THEY THINK HE DID,
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME, OKAY?
YOU AND I WILL LOOK IN THE HOUSE.
I'LL CHECK OUT THE GARAGE AND STUDIO.
AND IF HE'S NOT THERE, WE'LL JUST START CALLING HIS FRIENDS.
BETTER CALL WENDELL TOO. HUH?
[ Squeaking ]...
...[ Chuckles, Grunts ]...
...[ Sniffles ]...
...[ Panting ]...
...[ Panting ]
OH, NO.
[ Panting ] OH, JAKE.
[ Panting ]
I KNOW THAT, WENDELL.
[ Judith ] MOM?
WHEN FRAN COMES BACK, WE'LL BE PERFECTLY--...
...[ Carolyn ] I KNOW IT'S A SMALL TOWN,
HE WILL. I PROMISE. I PROMISE.
JUST HURRY, OKAY?
LAWYERS. MOM?
YEAH. JACOB WAS REALLY MAD
SAID HE MIGHT NOT EVEN GO TO SCHOOL.
WHY?
WHAT HAPPENED?
HE AND DADDY, WELL--
YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY HAD ANOTHER FIGHT.
WHAT?
YOU KNOW THAT JACOB WANTS TO RENT A BIG CAR
AND, LIKE, RIDE AROUND ALL NIGHT?
SO DADDY GOES, 'HOW ARE YOU PLANNING...
'WE'VE GOT RULES ABOUT THIS SORT OF THING, MISTER.
IT'S TIME YOU LEARN TO PAY YOUR OWN WAY, JACOB.'
MOM, HE KNOWS JAKE COULD NEVER SAVE UP
MM-HMM. BUT, LIKE, JAKE'S
HE ALREADY PROMISED RIDES TO ALL HIS CREEPY FRIENDS.
HE'S ALREADY BRAGGED ABOUT IT TO MARTH--
YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS GIRL?
JUDE, HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN GOING OUT?
SINCE SEPTEMBER.
BUT HE MADE ME SWEAR I WOULDN'T TELL.
JAKE SAID TO DADDY, 'YOU THINK 'CAUSE YOU'RE
IT'S LIKE RULES DON'T APPLY TO YOU, BUT THEY SHOULD...
'YOU'RE A HYPOCRITE,' JAKE SAID.
AND THEN DADDY-- DADDY JUST TOTALLY LOST IT.
BUT IT WAS NEVER THAT BAD.
OH. MOM, I'M SO SCARED.
HMM. YOU DIDN'T SEE
YOU WEREN'T THERE.
WELL, DADDY JUST-- HE WANTS JACOB TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE, SO
MAYBE TOO HARD SOMETIMES, BUT THAT'S LOVE, JUDE.
[ Sobbing ] YOU KNOW?
[ Sighs ]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
[ Panting ]...
...[ Sirens Wailing ]...
...[ Fran ] I'LL GO ON UP TO THE HOUSE.
[ Pounding On The Door ]
WHAT ARE YA DOIN', BEN?
HAVING A LOOK AT MY CAR.
DON'T I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE IN MY OWN GARAGE?
HOW LONG YOU BEEN OUT HERE?
COUPLE OF MINUTES.
ALL I DID WAS LOOK AROUND, AND I SURE DIDN'T SEE...
KEYS, BEN. - WHAT ABOUT THE WARRANT?
OH, BEN-- [ Sighs ]
YOU ARE ASKIN' FOR TROUBLE ON THIS.
[ Sighs ] YOU'RE NOT THINKIN' CLEAR.
NOW, HOW CAN I HELP YOU IF YOU
IT'S ALL YOURS.
[ Trunk Lid Opening ]...
...[ Policemen Talking, Indistinct ]
THIS ALWAYS SUCH A MESS?
[ Ben ] I'VE GOT SUPPLIES
I CAN'T USE CAROLYN'S CAR. SHE HAS A FIT.
AND THE JEEP'S TOO SMALL. [ Clattering ]
WHAT ABOUT THE FLOOR?
WHERE'D ALL THIS SAWDUST COME FROM--
ALL THESE LITTLE PIECES OF NEW WOOD?
[ Sighs ] YOU THINK I'M STUPID, BEN?
OKAY. SO I LOOKED IN THERE.
MAYBE SOME SAWDUST DRIFTED OUT. IS THAT A CRIME?
[ Sighs ]
THIS CAR IS OFFICIALLY IMPOUNDED.
[ Sighs ] AND I WANNA
IF IT TURNS OUT YOUR KID IS IN TROUBLE,
THEN YOU ARE IN TROUBLE TOO.
NOW LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT HIS ROOM.
YOU'RE SEARCHING JACOB'S ROOM? [ Chuckles ]...
...[ Fran ] OHH.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN YEARS.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD CALL DECENT,
WELL, WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH PRACTICE, FRAN,
ALL RIGHT, I WANNA LOOK IN THAT CLOSET, BUT FIRST...
...[ Fran ] CHECK THE BOTTOM
NOW LET'S GET THE BED.
[ Fran Talking, Indistinct ]...
...[ Fran ] FINISH UP IN HERE, WILL YOU?
OH--
HEY. EXCUSE US.
'THE PREMISES,' 'THE OCCUPANT,'
NOW MAYBE YOU SEE WHY I DIDN'T JUST FALL INTO LINE.
IT'S SO STUPID AND USELESS. WHY AREN'T THEY OUT
WELL, NOW.
HIDDEN IN HIS TOP DRAWER.
[ Ben ] SO?
THAT'S A LINK, DON'T YOU THINK?
THIS PROVES THAT THEY KNEW EACH OTHER.
FRAN, NOBODY'S PRETENDING THEY DIDN'T.
SORRY I'M LATE. I'M SO SORRY.
IFTHAT'S EVEN HER. - OH, IT'S HER, WENDELL.
HERE'S THE SEARCH WARRANT.
WELL, I WANT A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF ALL THE ITEMS...
THAT YOU'RE REMOVING FROM THIS HOUSE,
COME ON UP. OKAY.
OH, CAROLYN.
UH, ONE MORE THING.
WHEN DID YOU LOAN JACOB YOUR TIRE JACK?
MY--
WELL, I'M JUST WONDERING WHY A BEAT-UP OLD CHEVY...
HAS THE JACK FROM A '94 PARK AVENUE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. HOLD ON.
FRAN, FISHING SEASON STARTS IN APRIL. LET'S YOU AND I...
...[ Fran ] LOOK, JACOB, MAY NOT
BUT THEY ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN FRONT
THAT DOES NOT HELP ANYBODY. YOU SEEM TO BE CONDUCTING...
...[ Fran ] I'M JUST SAYIN' THAT...
...[ Door Closes ] CAROLYN.
[ Fran, Wendell CONTINUE CONVERSING,
WHAT-- WHAT DOES HE MEAN-- LISTEN, LISTEN,
THERE WAS BLOOD IN THE CAR.
HER BLOOD ON HIS JACK. BLOOD EVERYWHERE.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS HER BLOOD?
[ Carolyn ] FOR GOD'S SAKE,
SHOW ME. I WANNA SEE IT. NO, NO, NO.
BELIEVE ME. ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
WH-- WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHATEVER WOULD BURN, I BURNED.
THE JACK I TOOK APART. I WASHED IT CLEAN.
BUT THERE WAS NO TIME TO-- THEY MIGHT FIND SOMETHING
FIBERS OR SOME LITTLE MICROSCOPIC--
GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT SORT OF TESTS THEY'VE GOT NOW.
IF WE JUST HAD MORE TIME.
YOU CAN'T JUST DESTROY EVIDENCE THAT MIGHT SAVE HIM.
YOU CAN'T JUST-- WHAT IF YOU'VE DESTROYED EVIDENCE
BEN, PLEASE, JUST STOP ONE MINUTE.
PLEASE. WE HAVE TO THINK.
WE HAVE TO DECIDE. WHAT? WHAT HAVE WE
NOTHING'S GONNA BRING THAT GIRL BACK.
I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S TOO LATE. WE'VE GOT
BUT JACOB'S INNOCENT. JACOB'S NOT A KILLER.
IF ANYTHING, HE'S IN DANGER HIMSELF.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY WERE ALONE IN THAT CAR?
SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN THERE AND KILLED
AND NOW YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP
AND WHAT IF IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, AND JACOB'S
WE DON'T KNOW THE FACTS, BEN.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.
[ Tow Truck Pulling Away ]
OKAY, THEY'RE GONE. YOU WANNA TELL ME...
...[ Wendell ] HEY, HEY, HEY. LOOK,
AND I LOVE JACOB. JESUS.
SAT THROUGH EVERY DAMN CLASS PLAY OF HIS.
I GAVE HIM 50 BUCKS LAST YEAR FOR THE BIKE-A-THON.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.
WENDELL, THERE IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW.
WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT, BEN RYAN?
ARE YOU GONNA PRESUME NOW TO TELL ME WHEN I CAN SPEAK...
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR OWN TONGUE IF YOU WANT TO, BUT YOU--
JACOB.
HELLO? YES. WHO IS THIS?
[ Sighs ]
UH-- WELL, I HOPE YOU SLEEP WELL TONIGHT. YOU'RE A PERSON
CAROLYN, IT'S BETTER IF YOU JUST HANG UP.
YES, YOU ARE. AREN'T YOU PROUD?
OH. WELL, YOU HAVEN'T GOT MUCH OF A BRAIN,
BUT YOU'VE GOT MIGHTY Q-QUICK REFLEXES.
[ Panting, Sobbing ]
IT'S OKAY, HONEY.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. [ Sobbing ]
IT'S OKAY.
[ Carolyn Sobbing ]...
...[ Panting ]
MA'AM? [ Gasps ]
THE-- WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THIS AREA AND...
SOMEBODY JUST BURIED THEIR DOG THERE.
OH. WE DUG IT UP...
...[ Carolyn ] I'M GOING BACK TO WORK.
WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS IS CRAZY.
WELL, I HAVE TO LIVE MY LIFE.
AND THIS TOWN HAS ITS NEEDS TOO. DOESN'T JUST REVOLVE AROUND US
I'LL EITHER BE BACK IN 15 MINUTES
OR I'LL BE THERE ALL DAY.
HEY. HMM?
I LOVE YOU.
BYE. GOOD-BYE.
[ Church Bell Tolling ]...
...[ Bell Tolling ] [ Children Chattering ]...
...[ Chattering Stops ]...
...[ Loud Sobbing ] [ Woman ]...
...[ Groans ]...
...[ Carolyn ] JACOB.
WHAT IF WE NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN?
OH, DARLING.
NO, DON'T LOSE FAITH. WE JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE
HE'LL FIND HIS WAY BACK TO US. HE WILL.
AND THERE IS SOME OTHER EXPLANATION FOR ALL THIS.
I KNOW IT.
'DEAR FOLKS, TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET TO BOSTON...
'IN THE BIG STORM.
'WASN'T SURE WE'D MAKE IT. I MIGHT MOVE ON.
'I MIGHT HANG OUT HERE A WHILE.
WILL TRY TO WRITE. I KNOW YOU DON'T PRAY,
POSTMARKED THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.
CAROLYN, HE'S ALIVE. THIS IS CRAZY.
THAT'S HIS HANDWRITING. NO, NO, NO.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? THE POINT IS, AT LEAST
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M CALLING FRAN.
FRAN? CAROLYN, LISTEN TO ME. WILL YOU
IF FRAN SEES THIS, THE FIRST THING HE'LL DO
TO INTERCEPT OUR MAIL AND TAP OUR PHONES.
THEN YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT EVER HEARING
AND THAT'S JUST FOR STARTERS.
THEY'LL SLAP A MANHUNT ALL OVER BOSTON.
HE'LL RUN AGAIN. GOD KNOWS WHERE.
THINK ABOUT IT. DO WE REALLY
I-- I JUST WANT MY BOY BACK. I JUST WANNA HOLD HIM AGAIN.
I JUST-- I JUST WANT MY BOY.
OH, SHH, SHH, SHH.
[ Weeping ]...
...[ Register Rings ] THAT'S OUT OF 30.
TWENTY-SIX, TWENTY-SEVEN, TWENTY-EIGHT...
TWENTY-NINE, THIRTY. [ Whispering ]
BEN RYAN.
KEEP YOUR CHIN UP, YOU HEAR?
SORRY, JOE. ALL I NEED IS CHANGE.
OH.
GOOD NIGHT, KAREN. SEE YOU FOR MY 8:00.
SHE SAID YOU'D UNDERSTAND.
OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.
HI, DOCTOR. T.J. HI.
I GOT A FEVER. YOU GOT A FEVER?
OH, WHAT YOU-- COME ON, HONEY.
[ Awkward Laugh ] I'M SORRY.
ST. LOUIS ON MARCH 11. THAT'S THE THIRD CARD.
THEN HE WAS IN L.A. JUST TWO DAYS LATER.
IT'S A NEW ONE. CALIFORNIA.
WHAT'S THIS DOING OUT? THIS SPOILS.
THAT'S IT? THAT'S YOUR WHOLE REACTION?
LOOK, YOU WON'T SHOW THESE TO FRAN. ALL RIGHT.
BUT YOU WON'T EVEN SHOW THEM TO WENDELL, BENNY, AND HE'S
IF THIS GETS OUT, WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT
MMM. IN FACT, IT MIGHT
HANDY? [ Phone Ringing ]
WAIT, WAIT.
HELLO. WENDELL.
WHAT'S--
TURN ON THE TV. CHANNEL 3. YEAH.
...CROSS AMERICA-- - ???? [ Theme Music ]
THE 16-YEAR-OLD HIGHLAND RESIDENT, WHO IS A SUSPECT IN
WAS A FUGITIVE FOR FIVE WEEKS.
THE TEENAGER, AS REPORTED MOMENTS AGO, WAS ARRESTED...
...[ Carolyn Gasps ] - IN THE BUILDING
APPARENTLY, THE YOUNG FUGITIVE WAS HIDING
WE UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS NOW BEING HELD IN THE JUVENILE
AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT HE WILL BE ARRAIGNED...
...[ Beeping ]
THIS WAY.
[ Indistinct Chatter ]
JAKE. JAKE.
HI, SON. OH, THANK GOD
HOW ARE YOU, SON?
WHERE WERE YOU?
JAKE, FIRST OFF, YOUR SISTER--
SHE WANTED US TO ASK YOU, UM, IF THE POSTCARDS--
W-WERE YOU REALLY IN ALL THOSE PLACES, JAKE?
OR WERE YOU HERE THE WHOLE TIME IN YOUR FRIEND DARREN'S
YOUR DAD ASKED YOU A QUESTION.
HONEY, ARE YOU GONNA TALK TO US?
YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HOLD OUT LIKE THIS
POLICEMEN CAN'T HEAR YOU. AND WE HAVE TOLD THEM NOTHING.
ARE YOU STILL MAD AT ME?
IS THAT IT? YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER
TELL ME, PLEASE. DO YOU
JAKIE. GODDAMN IT, MISTER.
HAVE YOU ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE PUT US THROUGH?
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MARTHA TAVERNER?
THERE IS A WARRANT FOR YOU BACK IN HIGHLAND.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO COME HOME. FIRST, THEY JUST HAVE TO HAVE
A-AND WENDELL BYE WILL BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU, AND
AND YOU BETTER SPEAK UP THEN, JAKE, IN COURT.
JAKE.
CAN YOU LOOK AT US?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
DO SOME THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY TO WENDELL.
LET'S GO.
[ Chattering ]...
...[ Demonstrators ] NO BAIL. KILLERS IN JAIL.
NO BAIL. KILLERS IN JAIL.
NO BAIL. KILLERS IN JAIL. NO BAIL. KILLERS IN JAIL.
LOOK OUT, PLEASE. GIVE US SOME ROOM.
[ Chanting Continues ] WHY DID YOU KILL HER?
JACOB RYAN, YOU'VE HEARD THE CHARGE AGAINST YOU.
IN JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS, WE ENTER A PLEA OF 'TRUE'
HOW SAY YOU TO THIS CHARGE?
NOT TRUE. [ Demonstrators Chanting ]
JACOB RYAN IS A LONGTIME RESIDENT.
HE'S A FINE STUDENT. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN
AND HE IS STILL, AT THE MOMENT, A MINOR,
AND, THEREFORE, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
JACOB RYAN IS CHARGED...
WITH A TERRIBLE AND ALMOST UNTHINKABLE CRIME.
MOREOVER, THE PEOPLE WILL PROVE THAT HE
AFTER THE FACT...
BY HIS CUNNING, DELIBERATE AND COLD-BLOODED DESTRUCTION
NO PARENT IN THIS TOWN...
AND SURELY NO DAUGHTER COULD FEEL SAFE...
WITH JACOB RYAN ON THE LOOSE AGAIN.
THE PEOPLE URGE THAT BAIL BE DENIED.
MARION, I'M JUST NOT PERSUADED...
THIS BOY IS A THREAT TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY.
YOUR HONOR, I WAS ALSO THINKING
DEFENDANT, PLEASE RISE.
PRETRIAL RELEASE GRANTED.
BOND SET AT $250,000.
?? YOU SAY YOU FEEL SO DISTORTED??
]???? [ Continues, Indistinct
NOW LISTEN, MISTER. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT
BUT DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT OPENING THIS DOOR.
YOU HEAR ME? [ Whispering ]
JUDE.
JACOB. I MADE YOU SOME COOKIES.
JACOB? - [ Carolyn ]
MAYBE YOU WANNA HAVE SOME SOUP FIRST OR S--
A SANDWICH OR SOMETHING.
MOM, WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO GIVE HIM A FEW DAYS, SWEETIE.
WHEN WE FOUGHT THAT MORNING,
I RAISED MY FIST TO HIM.
I WOULD'VE HIT HIM.
AND WE BOTH KNEW IT, CAROLYN.
I SENT HIM OUT INTO THE WORLD
BUT YOU DIDN'T, BENNY. YOU DIDN'T HIT HIM.
AND PEOPLE DO FIGHT. THEY ARGUE ALL THE TIME.
IF I'M TO BLAME FOR THIS, HOW CAN I
NO.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED YET.
IF WE START BLAMING OURSELVES, OR, OR EACH OTHER,
HOW ARE WE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS?
WHEN HE'S READY AND WHEN HE'S ABLE, HE'LL
RIGHT NOW...
THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE'RE ALL TOGETHER
HE'S HOME. HE'S HOME.
[ Whimpering ]...
...[ Weeping ]...
...[ Wendell ] THEY GOT EYEWITNESSES.
THEY'RE NOT CLAIMING TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO
AT LEAST NOT YET. THEN WHAT, EXACTLY, DO THESE
THE TWO OF THEM IN HIS CAR, I WOULD GUESS.
HIS CAR STOPPED MAYBE UP ON, UH, POOR FARM ROAD?
PROSECUTOR SAYS THEY HAVE PROOF THAT JACOB DESTROYED EVIDENCE.
WELL, SHE HAS TO SAY THAT,
THEY STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THE MURDER WEAPON.
THAT HELPS OUR, OUR CASE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY'VE GOT A LOUSY CASE.
I'M SAYIN' THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND, WENDELL. WHY ARE YOU...
...[ Ironic Laugh ] I WOULDN'T, UH--
IT'S NOT THAT.
LOOK, I-I--
I DO MORTGAGE CLOSINGS.
YOU NEED AN EXPERT NOW.
CRIMINAL GUY.
AND BELIEVE ME, THIS GUY I'M TELLIN' YOU ABOUT--
HE IS THE BEST.
UH, PANOS DEMERIS.
GREEK-AMERICAN. LIVES OVER IN SPRINGFIELD.
HE'S LOST MAYBE ONE CASE IN HIS WHOLE LIFE.
HE'LL HAVE JACOB'S JURY VOTING FOR SAINTHOOD.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED?
THE TRUTH, MRS. RYAN? THE TRUTH ISN'T ALWAYS
I JUST MEANT DO YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE SOMEONE IS INNOCENT
A LOT OF MY CLIENTS HAVEN'T BEEN INNOCENT OF ANYTHING YOU'D CARE
SINCE THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OLD, BUT THEY STILL DESERVE
DO YOU MIND IF I EAT WHILE WE TALK?
IS THIS LATE LUNCH, MR. DEMERIS, OR
THIS IS BREAKFAST, I THINK.
I HAD A PRETRIAL MEETING AND NEVER DID STOP.
OKAY, SO... YOUR SON, JACOB.
NOW FROM WHAT YOU'VE TOLD ME, HE SEEMS
I MEAN EVEN THESE SILENCES, YOU KNOW? HOPING IF HE
MAYBE THIS WHOLE THING WILL JUST DISAPPEAR?
[ Chuckling ] TEENAGERS, HUH?
BUT, UH, LET ME--
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. NOW, PLEASE, TAKE THIS AS
IT'S NOT AN ACCUSATION OF ANY KIND, BUT-- ANGER.
DOES JACOB HAVE ANY PARTICULAR PROBLEM EXPRESSING HIS ANGER?
DOES HE TEND TO KEEP THINGS BOTTLED UP?
DOES HE EVER JUST EXPLODE? YOU SEE, I'M ASKING YOU BECAUSE
I MEAN EVEN JUST A WHIFF, I HAVE TO HEAR IT FROM YOU.
NOT SOME PROSECUTOR. NO, HE--
JACOB'S A VERY-- HE'S A VERY KIND PERSON.
DECENT. CARING. YOU'D LIKE HIM.
BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, MR. AND MRS. RYAN-- I'M SORRY.
BEN AND CAROLYN. OKAY. NOW YOU
JURIES, IN CASES OF THIS NATURE, THEY TEND
THEY TEND TO FEEL THAT WHERE THERE'S SMOKE,
HEY. I COULD BE UP THERE, ARGUING THAT JACOB IS THE MOST
THAT'S ONE STRATEGY. BUT WHAT THEY'LL BE THINKING,
WHAT THEY'LL SEE IN THEIR MIND'S EYE...
AND NEVER FORGET IS THIS.
YOU CAN'T-- YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
NO, DR. RYAN, I'M-- YOU CANNOT JUST SIT HERE AND EAT...
HOW DO YOU EXPECT US TO SURVIVE THIS?
I'M NOT BEING UNSYMPATHETIC. DON'T INFER THAT.
BUT THIS HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH SYMPATHY. I THOUGHT YOU
THIS IS NOT JUST ANY CORPSE. THIS IS A GIRL THAT I KNEW,
JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE THIS KIND OF THING EVERY DAY--
YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME WITH VIOLENT, HORRIBLE PEOPLE,
NO? WELL, THEN, YOU'RE VERY LUCKY.
I'M A PHYSICIAN, AND THERE ISN'T MUCH I HAVEN'T SEEN, BUT THIS IS
YOU MAY LIKE TO REMEMBER, DR. RYAN, IT'S ALWAYS
DON'T YOU PATRONIZE ME, SIR, BECAUSE I CAN--
LET'S CALM DOWN. ALL OF US. CAROLYN.
THIS ISN'T GETTING US ANYWHERE.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, FOLKS.
BUT IF YOU DON'T LIKE ME NOW,
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY WHEN I HAVE TO GET UP
AND ARGUE THAT YOUR SON IS NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF
THAT HE WAS DRUNK. STONED.
HEY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. YES, BOMBED OUT OF
MY SON DOES NOT DO DRUGS. HE MAY BE YOUR SON, MR. RYAN,
AND I WOULD NOT ASK YOUR PERMISSION FOR HOW
I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY STYLE, WAIT 'TIL
LISTEN, DR. RYAN, YOU WANNA JUMP IN
WELL, YOU BETTER MUSCLE UP.
LOSE YOUR BEDSIDE MANNER AND TRUST ME TO BE AS GOOD
WILL YOU DO IT, MR. DEMERIS? WILL YOU TAKE OUR CASE?
FOR YOUR SON, YEAH.
YEAH, I'LL DEFEND JACOB.
JAKE?
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANNA TALK, BUT I
CAN I COME UP? PLEASE?
CAN I JUST ASK YOU ONE QUESTION?
DID YOU EVER REALLY GO ANYWHERE, JAKE?
OKAY. THAT'S COOL. I UNDERSTAND.
BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU WERE IN THAT JAIL,
THEY WOULDN'T LET ME.
JAKE, I REALLY WANTED TO SEE YOU.
THEY ACT LIKE THEY HAVE TO PROTECT ME FROM ALL OF THIS.
SURE. THEY CAN'T EVEN PROTECT THEMSELVES.
AND I HEAR PLENTY. I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
LIKE...
MOM'S HAD TO CLOSE HER OFFICE.
SHE SAYS IT'S JUST TEMPORARY.
SURE. GIMME A BREAK.
WELL, ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE POSTCARDS.
JUDE, WAIT. DON'T GO.
ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, I'D TAKE THE TRAIN
THEN I'D FIND A FLIGHT THAT WAS GOIN' TO WHERE I WANTED TO GO.
AND THEN I'D FIND SOMEBODY THAT WOULDN'T MIND MAILING A
AND I SAID THAT I'M HOME FROM VACATION,
AND I DON'T WANT MY PARENTS TO THINK I DON'T MISS 'EM.
AND THEN, LIKE, I'D SIT IN ONE OF THOSE CHAIRS,
IN THE WAITING AREA AT THE AIRPORT.
I'D SHUT MY EYES LIKE THIS...
AND SIT.
I WENT THERE WITH 'EM.
I WENT TO ALL THOSE PLACES, JUDE.
YOU WON'T SAY ANYTHING, WILL YOU?
NOBODY ELSE WOULD UNDERSTAND.
[ Phone Rings ]
WAIT.
[ Rings ]
HELLO.
[ Laughs ]
YES, SIR, I SEE. OH, THAT'S VERY BIBLICAL.
AND I TAKE IT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CAST
NOW, I WANT YOU TO LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY--
I WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOU GOOD CITIZEN,
HE'S A FREE YOUNG MAN, LEGALLY HERE ON BOND,
NO, NO. YOU'RE WRONG.
UNLESS HE'S CONVICTED IN A COURT OF LAW, HE IS
SO SLEEP TIGHT, PAL, AND HEY, HAVE A WONDERFUL...
...[ Hangs Up Receiver ]
YEAH, DAD. YOU'RE SO COOL.
YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?
WELL, OF-- OF COURSE I DO.
OUR WHOLE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE--
I DON'T MEAN OUR SYSTEM. I MEAN ABOUT ME.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M NOT GUILTY?
JAKE,
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT--
WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, WE CAN--
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT WHATEVER THE TRUTH IS, WE'RE STANDING BY YOU.
ABSOLUTELY. OH, THAT'S JUST A BUNCH
I MEAN ME. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
[ Carolyn ] 'SENTIMENTAL BULLSHIT'?
EVERYBODY'S PARENTS SAY STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND DO THEY HIDE THE WEAPON AND DESTROY EVIDENCE...
AND LIE TO THE POLICE?
DO THEY, INDEED? YOU KNOW THIS
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO JUST SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT
JAKE, STOP RUNNING. PLEASE.
YOU'RE HOME NOW. STOP RUNNING.
IF I TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED--...
...[ Sighs ] IT WASN'T ME, ALL RIGHT?
WE HUNG OUT A LOT THIS YEAR.
I KEPT MEANING TO TELL YOU GUYS.
I WANTED YOU TO KNOW, BUT--
I TOLD MARTHA YOU GUYS WERE COOL,
BUT THE IDEA OF HAVING TO MEET YOU, CONVERSE WITH YOU,
THAT DAY WE HAD A TERRIBLE ARGUMENT.
[ Sighs ] FROM THE MOMENT I PICKED HER UP AT THE
SHE WAS ON MY CASE ABOUT NOT HAVING A RENTAL CAR
SHE WAS SAYING IT'S YOUR WAY, OURS, OF FINALLY SAYING...
...[ Jacob Sighs ]...
...[ Sighs ] I-I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO HER,
SHE KEPT YELLING AT ME AS I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE.
THEN SHE SAID, 'PULL OVER RIGHT HERE.'
[ Jacob ] AND IT TURNS OUT,
I'M NOT THE ONE SHE'S MAD AT, REALLY.
SHE'S MAD AT EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING.
GOD, ESPECIALLY, FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN TO HER,
I'M PREGNANT.
[ Jacob ] IT GETS EVEN MORE...
'CAUSE SHE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS OURS.
SHE WOULDN'T SAY WHOSE IT MIGHT BE, BUT...
OBVIOUSLY SHE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW--
GETTING AROUND.
I NEVER EVEN HAD A CLUE.
SHE FIGURED IT WASN'T OURS BECAUSE WE WERE
SO SHE'S GETTING ALL WOUND UP.
'I HATE YOU. I NEVER WANT TO
SHE WAS EVEN MOCKING ME FOR TAKING CARE WITH HER,
LIKE ONLY A WIMP WOULD THINK AHEAD
I SAID, 'THAT'S IT. LET'S GO.
'YOU CAN HAVE YOUR BABY OR NOT; YOU CAN STAY WITH
I DON'T CARE.'
SO THEN SHE GOT ALL SORT OF--
JAKE, WAIT.
DON'T GO YET.
[ Horn Honking ]
NEED ANY HELP?
WE'RE ALL RIGHT.
LOOK-- [ Sniffles ]...
...[ Sighs ]
I DIDN'T MEAN WHAT I SAID.
I'M SORRY. I REALLY AM.
COME HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU.
[ Jacob ] WE STAYED FOR...
...[ Sighs ] WE SORT OF MADE UP AND...
IT WAS NICE, BUT...
BY NOW WE WERE BOTH SO TIRED,
SO WIPED OUT.
IT WAS BEGINNING TO GET LATE, SO I FINALLY STARTED UP THE CAR.
AND THAT WAS THAT.
TRIED ROCKING IT, PUSHING IT.
FIRST ME, THEN BOTH OF US. WE EVEN TRIED PUTTING
WE JUST ENDED UP DIGGING OURSELVES IN DEEPER.
SO FINALLY SHE SAYS, 'GET THE JACK.
PACK SOME SNOW UNDER THE RUTS...
AND THAT DIDN'T EVEN WORK. - THIS IS THE REASON...
...[ Jacob ] NOW WE'RE BOTH REALLY PISSED OFF AGAIN.
JUST SHUT UP, ALL RIGHT?
IF I WERE WITH KEVIN OR MATT, I'D BE HOME BY NOW.
I SAID, SHUT UP, ALL RIGHT?
FUCKIN' PUSSY. PUSSY RICH--
I DID IT.
I SLAPPED HER.
I JUST LOST IT.
[ Sighs ] DO I HAVE TO DO THIS?
YES. YOU HAVE TO.
SHE STILL HAD THE CROWBAR.
YOU-- [ Grunting ]
SHE JUST MISSED ME BY ONE INCH, I SWEAR.
[ Both Grunting ]
OHH.
[ Metal Clanks ]...
...[ Panting ]
JUST THAT ONE WORD-- MURDER.
THAT SOUNDS SO IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE.
IT WASN'T EVEN SOMETHING I WAS TRYING TO DO.
IT-- IT WASN'T EVEN ME.
IF I HAD JUST MISSED HER
ONE INCH, JUST LIKE,
LIKE SHE DID ME--...
...[ Sighs ] MY BIGGEST PROBLEM
DO I SAY HELLO TO HER WHEN I SEE HER
DARLING.
THANKS.
MMM.
NOW WE KNOW.
AT LEAST THAT'S SOMETHING, BEN.
IF HE TELLS IT THAT WAY IN COURT, THE SAME WAY
HE WOULDN'T BE TELLING IT TO PEOPLE WHO LOVE HIM.
THEY'LL SEE THAT IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.
ARE YOU PREPARED TO BET HIS FREEDOM
WHAT'S THE ANSWER, THEN? OF COURSE HE HAS TO TELL THEM.
BEN, OF COURSE HE HAS TO TELL THEM.
LET HIM TELL PANOS FIRST, OKAY?
WE'RE NOT LAWYERS, CAROLYN. THERE MIGHT BE A CERTAIN WAY
I DON'T KNOW, PRESENTED.
I'LL TAKE HIM IN TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU'RE UP PRETTY EARLY. - [ Gasps ]
I WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
THEY KEPT THE CAR.
BUT IT'S CLEAN.
AT LEAST I HOPE TO GOD.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. MOM SAID SOMETHING TOO,
OH, JAKE, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT,
TRUST ME. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM ANYMORE.
[ Sighs ] DAD, YOU COULD
IF THEY HAVE TO TAKE ONE OF US,
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
JACOB, LISTEN TO ME.
THAT NIGHT WHEN I CAME OUT HERE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
BUT MAYBE I BOUGHT US A CHANCE.
THEY'VE GOT NO MURDER WEAPON, NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE,
AND WE NEVER HEARD YOUR CONFESSION.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
YOU NEVER SAID IT AND WE NEVER HEARD IT.
JAKE, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO TESTIFY
NOW, THAT'S FAIR. THAT'S LEGAL.
THAT'S HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.
SO, IF WE ALL JUST KEEP QUIET,
MAYBE THEY'VE GOT NO CASE.
MAYBE--
MAYBE YOU'LL WALK AWAY FROM THIS WITH SOME KIND OF
YEAH, BUT THERE ARE WITNESSES.
PEOPLE SAW US PARKED THERE. YOU'RE NOT DENYING
YOU WERE STUCK IN THE SNOW, RIGHT?
YOU HAD THAT ARGUMENT AND YOU WALKED AWAY MAD,
LEFT HER WITH THE CAR AND THE KEYS.
SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED WHEN SHE...
WAIT A MINUTE. BUT THE CAR WAS HERE.
YOU CAME BACK AND YOU FOUND HER.
YOU JUST PANICKED.
ISN'T THAT POSSIBLE? BECAUSE YOU KNEW
DROVE BACK HERE, STILL IN A STATE OF SHOCK,
FOOLISH, YES.
BUT NOT MURDER.
I WISH THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY.
I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT WRACKING MY BRAINS-- ANY
IF I JUST TOLD THE TRUTH--
THE FACT THAT YOU RAN AWAY, NEVER WENT FOR HELP,
JAKE, HOW'S THAT GONNA LOOK?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE A JURY.
AND LET THE PROSECUTION TAKE THEIR SHOTS.
ALL I'M SAYING IS, LET'S JUST...
NOT MAKE THEIR CASE FOR THEM.
SO I THOUGHT-- I FIGURED SINCE THE POLICE
THEY'D ALSO BE LOOKING FOR THE CAR, SO...
I THOUGHT I'D BETTER HITCHHIKE.
[ Clears Throat ]...
...[ Sighs ] I-I KNOW THAT WAS REALLY...
...[ Sighs ]
YOU KNOW, ALL OF IT IS JUST A BLUR,
EVERYTHING AFTER I WALKED BACK...
...[ Tape Recorder Clicks Off ]
WELL, JACOB, WHAT IF I SAID IT SEEMED PRETTY CLEAR TO ME
YOU HIT HER ON THE HEAD WITH SOMETHING,
BUT I DIDN'T. - NO, NO, NO.
NO, I'M THE PROSECUTION NOW, AND YOU'RE THE GUY
HOW YOU GONNA PROVE TO ME YOU DIDN'T DO IT?
WELL, I-- NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU DON'T ANSWER THAT.
NOW, REMEMBER, JACOB, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
THEYHAVE TO ANSWER IT. THEY HAVE TO PROVE
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE THE OPPOSITE.
SO? HOW DOES IT LOOK?
WELL, THE GRAND JURY SITS NEXT MONDAY, BUT WE'VE STILL...
YOU MEAN THE TRIAL STARTS MONDAY?
IT'S NOT A TRIAL. NOT YET.
THE GRAND JURY WEIGHS THE FACTS, THEN DECIDES WHETHER THERE'S
NOW, IF YOU'RE VERY, VERY LUCKY, YOU MAY NOT
BUT I'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA ONCE I SEE THE FINAL
THANKS.
OKAY. THANKS.
OH, JAKE. I'M SORRY. I'M A LITTLE SLOW
I'M JUST CURIOUS. LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
WHAT WERE THE TWO OF YOU FIGHTING ABOUT?
I-I MEAN, W-WHAT GOT YOU SO MAD?
I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET THIS GO.
SHE WAS PREGNANT, FOR ONE THING.
I THINK YOU'D BETTER SIT DOWN AGAIN, KIDDO.
IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE'S. AT LEAST SHE SAID IT WAS.
WHAT? THIS IS GOOD?
OH, THIS IS VERY GOOD, MY FRIEND. THIS IS THE
AND YOU'RE CONVINCED THAT IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU MEAN--
YOU KNOW. RIGHT. YOU KNOW.
WELL, YEAH, BUT WE WERE AL--
SAFE. YOU CAN SAY IT, SON.
AND SHE SWORE THIS WAS SOMEBODY ELSE'S.
GO TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, GET A FULL D.N.A. REPORT.
PANOS, WH-- I DON'T-- WE STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'S CALLED REASONABLE DOUBT, MR. RYAN.
SUPPOSE JACOB AND MARTHA WERE FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE WITH
SUPPOSE THE WRONG BOYFRIEND GOT ARRESTED.
SO?
SO WHAT?
HOW DO YOU THINK IT WENT?
DID HE LIKE IT, YOU MEAN, OR DIDILIKE IT?
YOUR STORY.
WELL, YES, MY STORY, I GUESS.
OURSTORY.
JAKE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ Signal Blinker Clicking ]
WHAT?
REMEMBER THAT LAST MORNING?
THAT ARGUMENT WE HAD? REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID
YOU SAID THAT IT'S TIME I LEARNED TO PAY MY OWN WAY.
AND YOU CALLED ME A HYPOCRITE.
JAKE, IF YOU'RE NOT OKAY WITH THIS,
IT'S STILL NOT TOO LATE.
YOU SURE THIS IS THE BEST THING TO DO?
I HAVEN'T BEEN SURE OF ANYTHING IN MY LIFE
BUT IT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT, SON;
ALL I'M PROPOSING IS WE SAVE YOUR LIFE FIRST.
LATER ON WE CAN WORRY ABOUT YOUR SOUL.
IS THAT BEING A HYPOCRITE? I DON'T KNOW.
BUT THE WORST THING YOU CAN BE CALLED
IS SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T STAND UP FOR HIS FAMILY.
I--...
...[ Sighs ]
I REALLY AM GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE
I--
DAD, IAMGRATEFUL, OKAY?
I REALLY MEAN IT.
COME ON.
WITHOUT A WORD, BEN? NOT ONE WORD?
IT'S JACOB'S CHOICE, JACOB'S LIFE.
AND YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
WE DISCUSSED HIS OPTIONS, YEAH.
'OPTIONS'?
BEN, HE'S YOUR BOY.
HE'S SCARED AND AFRAID AND HE WOULD DO ANYTHING
HE WOULD SAY ANYTHING, IF HE THOUGHT HE COULD
HE NEVER LOST IT.
AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW HE DESERVES YOURS TOO, THEN YOU'VE
HOW DARE YOU? HOW DARE YOU?
IT'S DONE, IT'S TAKEN CARE OF. - JUST LIKE YOU TOOK CARE...
...[ Ben ] THAT'S RIGHT. YOU NEVER EVEN HAD TO...
...[ Carolyn ] TRIM A LITTLE HERE,
HOW COULD I FORGET HOW CLEVER YOU ARE AT MAKING THINGS?
DO YOU THINK YOU'VE MADE IT EASIER ON HIM NOW?
DO YOU NOT SEE THAT YOU HAVE TIED HIS HANDS?
NOW HE HAS YOU TO DEFEND AS WELL AS HIMSELF.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT?
THAT HE SHOULD PAY WITH THE NEXT 20 YEARS,
FOR ONE MISTAKE, FOR ONE MOMENT?
THAT HE SHOULD COME OUT OF PRISON A MIDDLE-AGED MAN?
WHO DOES THAT BENEFIT? WHO?
OH, LOVE.
SOONER OR LATER SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO BE FORGIVEN--
HIM FOR WHAT HE DID, OR US BECAUSE WE DID NOTHING WHEN
WOULDN'T YOU RATHER FORGIVE HIM?
[ Whispers ] HEY... JUDE.
[ Door Closes ]...
...[ People Murmuring, Chattering ]
GOOD NEWS.
OKAY, I STOPPED AT THE LAB ON THE WAY UP HERE.
NOW, THEY HAD THE M.E.'S FETAL TISSUE ANALYSIS...
AND THEY HAVE THAT BLOOD SAMPLE THAT
OKAY, THIS GETS PRETTY TECHNICAL, BUT--
JACOB WASN'T THE FATHER.
BINGO.
OH, MAN, LISTEN TO ME, TELLING A DOCTOR
BUT THIS WORKS BOTH WAYS, DOESN'T IT?
I MEAN, THEY COULD SAY HE WAS JEALOUS.
THIS LETS US GO AFTER THE GIRL,
MARTHA TAVERNER JUST BLEW 50 SYMPATHY POINTS.
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY: THIS INTRODUCES DOUBT.
AND DOUBT, KIDDO, IS OUR VERY BEST FRIEND.
[ Door Opens ] - MRS. RYAN?
[ Ben Shouting ] GET AWAY FROM ME.
WHAT HAPPENED? WE'LL SEE YOU DAY AFTER
YES, THAT'S FINE. [ Reporters Shouting ]
BENNY? BEN? SCREW THEM. FORGET
I DIDN'T TESTIFY AND I WON'T TESTIFY.
SO YOU CAN PRINT ANY DAMN THING YOU WANT TO.
YOU DIDN'T TESTIFY? THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME
SOME KIND OF PRIVILEGE SO THEY CAN'T TRY TO MAKE YOU SNITCH
WHY DON'T YOU WRITE THAT? THERE'S SUCH A THING AS
ASK MY LAWYER. [ Reporter Shouting ]
WEREN'T YOU LISTENING TO ME?
I TOLD YOU IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO ASK, COME OUT AND ASK ME.
FIND ME SOME PRIVILEGE. 'FIND ME SOME PRIVILEGE.'
[ Reporters Murmuring ] THERE'S NO SUCH THING
THERE OUGHTA BE. YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE ASKING TO GO TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT,
YOU'RE ASKING ME TO GO TO JAIL TOO, AND I'M NOT
WHAT DID HE MEAN BY 'PRIVILEGE'?
YOU'RE ACTING AS IF WE'VE GOT SOMETHING
THEY TWISTED EVERY WORD I SAID, TRIED TO TRICK ME INTO SOME
I WON'T PLAY THAT GAME. I TOLD THEM SO. I GAVE THEM
AND WHAT WAS THAT PRINCIPLE? I THINK I MISSED THAT PART.
AND I WON'T HELP THEM TO CONVICT HIM.
I WON'T TESTIFY, PANOS. NOT TODAY, NOT EVER.
IF I HAVE TO GO TO JAIL, SO BE IT.
AND IF THERE WAS ANY MORE I COULD DO, YOU'D BETTER...
...[ Reporters Shouting ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[ Knock On Door ]
OH. GIVE ME A MINUTE, BEN, PLEASE.
MOM, CAN I TALK TO YOU?
MM-HMM.
MOM, THEY'RE LYING.
THEY'RE COMPLETELY CHANGING THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED.
HOW CAN YOU LET THEM DO THAT?
WELL, PEOPLE DON'T GO TO COURT NECESSARILY...
TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.
THEY, UM-- THEY GO TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
BUT YOU HEARD JACOB AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
ARE YOU JUST GONNA DO WHAT DADDY SAYS?
[ Sighs ] JUDE.
DIDN'T YOU EVER LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT A FRIEND
BUT YOU KNEW IF YOU TOLD HER IT WOULD JUST HURT HER FEELINGS,
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT--
THAT'S NOT LYING EXACTLY.
IT'S-- YOU JUST DIDN'T VOLUNTEER SOMETHING.
JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO,
JUST BECAUSE THEY MIGHT GET AWAY WITH IT, DOES THAT
SOMETIMES-- YOU'RE JUST-- YOU'RE TOO YOUNG...
TO UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS, THAT'S ALL.
I'M JUST BEGINNING TO LEARN SOME OF THEM MYSELF.
SOMEDAY, DARLING, YOU MIGHT...
UNDERSTAND WHAT DADDY-- I CAN'T STAND IT
THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME RIGHT NOW.
[ Judith ] YOU LET DADDY CONVINCE YOU.
IT'S DISGUSTING.
NOBODY EVEN CARES WHAT I THINK; I'M JUST
NOBODY EVEN THINKS THAT I COULD GO AND TELL.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'TELL'?
YOU FIGURE IT OUT. JUDITH.
[ Door Slams ] [ Footsteps
CAROLYN, YOU ASLEEP?
MM-MMM.
ABRAHAM AND ISAAC. REMEMBER THAT STORY?
GOD SAYS TO ABRAHAM,
'PROVE YOUR FAITH.
'TAKE ISAAC, YOUR BELOVED SON,
'WHY? BECAUSE I'M GOD.
BECAUSE I SAY SO.'
AND ABRAHAM IS WILLING.
HE'S VERY SAD, BUT HE'LL DO IT.
HE'LL CUT HIS OWN SON'S THROAT...
IF THAT'S WHAT GOD REQUIRES.
VERY OBEDIENT, ABRAHAM.
AND VERY RIGHTEOUS.
BUT WHEN THEY TELL THAT STORY
WHO'D WANT HIM FOR A FATHER?
[ People Chattering Quietly ]
GOOD MORNING, CAROLYN. HI.
FIRST TIME YOU'VE DONATED BLOOD?
[ Sighs ]...
...[ Toilet Flushes ]
MRS. TAVERNER.
OH, PLEASE.
THIS HAS BEEN, FOR ME, FOR ALL OF US--
I'VE JUST-- I'VE SPENT A THOUSAND HOURS NOT SLEEPING,
THINKING ABOUT... MARTHA.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW SORRY I AM.
I AM SO SORRY.
I KNOW IT WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING, BUT--...
...[ Sighs ] OH, GOD, IF YOU COULD--
WHAT? IF I COULD WHAT?
IF YOU COULD SOMEHOW...
LOOK AT US AS HUMAN-- AS A FAMILY, I MEAN.
JUST AS A FAMILY THAT'S ALSO SO HELPLESS.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO BE HELPLESS ABOUT?
SHE WAS ALIVE IN THE MORNING WHEN I SAID GOOD-BYE TO HER.
YOU'RE A DOCTOR. YOU THINK ABOUT THIS,
AND NOTHING YOU SAY IS GONNA GET ANY PITY
OH, I'M NOT ASKING FOR YOUR PITY.
I'M-- I'M JUST-- YOU'RE TRYING
WITH YOUR BIG SHOT LAWYER AND ALL YOUR MONEY.
HE'S FREE TO WALK THE STREETS RIGHT NOW, AND YOU'RE TRYING
PEOPLE LIKE YOU THINK THEY OWN THE WORLD.
[ People Chattering ]...
...[ Glass Breaking ]
JESUS.
STAY INSIDE. CALL THE POLICE.
[ Jacob ] DAD, DON'T. - [ Ben ] HEY.
COME HERE, YOU BASTARD. - [ Man ] I DID IT.
BEN. - [ Man Grunts ]
HEY. HEY, YOU. COME ON.
PLEASE. LET'S GO.
[ Men Yelling, Whooping ]
MOM. GOD.
GODDAMN IT.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH.
HERE. THIS IS YOUR FAULT.
YOU'VE TURNED US ALL INTO FREAKS.
I WISH YOU'D NEVER COME BACK. WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST STAY AWAY?
I HATE YOU. I HATE YOU.
OHH. [ Ben ]...
...[ Yells ]
AAAH. GOD.
HELP. [ Carolyn ]...
...[ Ben ] GET DOWN.
[ Crying ] IT'S OKAY.
LET'S GENTLY, GENTLY GET HIM UP.
IT'S OKAY. COME ON, SWEETHEART.
THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.
NO, NO. I CAN'T-- I CAN'T TREAT THIS HERE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE HIM TO THE OFFICE.
NO, YOU STAY HERE WITH JUDITH.
PLEASE, BEN.
THIS WON'T HURT, I PROMISE.
THERE YOU GO.
I'M JUST GONNA WRAP THIS UP...
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT INFECTION.
OKAY?
YOU MAY START TO FEEL DROWSY NOW FROM THAT SHOT.
SO IF YOU DO, YOU JUST PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN.
OKAY.
MOM? MM-HMM?
JUDE IS RIGHT.
YOU'D ALL BE BETTER OFF IF I JUST DISAPPEARED.
MAYBE I STILL SHOULD.
DON'T EVEN SAY THAT.
I DON'T MEAN JUST YOU. I MEAN--
I MEAN THE WHOLE TOWN.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT, ISN'T IT?
NO.
NO, JAKE, THOSE MEN--
THOSE MEN TONIGHT WERE COWARDS.
IF YOU SAW THEM TOMORROW IN THEIR SHOPS,
THEY'D SMILE AND NOD WHILE THEY GAVE YOU CHANGE.
I'M THE COWARD.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING TORN APART, YOU KNOW?
AND-- [ Sighs ]
IF I HOLD THIS IN, I-IT'S LIKE...
A POISON, YOU KNOW?
IF I TELL THE TRUTH, DAD'LL GO TO JAIL TOO.
HE'LL HATE ME.
EITHER WAY, IT'S THE END OF US.
YOUR DAD'LL NEVER, NEVER HATE YOU.
YOUR DAD LOVES YOU...
SO MUCH, JACOB.
AND RIGHT OR WRONG, HE ALWAYS GIVES...
HIS WHOLE HEART.
IT CAN BE PRETTY OVERWHELMING SOMETIMES...
BECAUSE HE JUST ALWAYS SEEMS SO SURE.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.
YOU KNOW?
IT IS POSSIBLE TO DISAGREE WITH SOMEONE...
AND STILL LOVE THEM.
AT A CERTAIN POINT, WE JUST--
WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR OWN DECISIONS.
YEAH. YEAH, BUT HE RISKED SO MUCH FOR ME.
MMM.
HE DIDN'T EVEN STOP TO COUNT THE PRICE.
HE JUST DID IT.
MOM? HMM?
HOW CAN I LET HIM DOWN?
HOW CAN I DO THAT TO HIM?
YEAH.
HOW CAN YOU?
[ Whispering ]
MRS. RYAN?
DR. RYAN?
[ People Chattering ] THERE SHE IS.
DR. RYAN. DR. RYAN, DID YOU ALSO...
HOW'D IT GO, TROUPER? - I DID IT. I TOLD THEM.
SEE? WHAT'D I TELL YOU?
NO SWEAT. NO, I MEAN I TOLD THEM
WHAT?
BEN AND JACOB HAVEN'T BEEN TELLING YOU
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVEN'T KNOWN THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO ABOUT THIS.
[ Reporter ] MIGHT WE HAVE
DR. RYAN. EXCUSE ME.
TALK.
IT'S HARD TO SAY. THEY'VE BEEN IN THERE
THERE'S NO STORY HERE. TWENTY MINUTES.
OKAY. MY TURN.
JACOB DOESN'T KNOW, DOES HE?
DID YOU AT LEAST TELL BEN?
OH, JESUS CHRIST.
ALL I CAN SAY IS I HOPE HE DOESN'T HAVE HIS SON'S TEMPER,
HE DOESN'T HAVE HIS SON'S TEMPER.
HIS SON HAS HIS. THIS WEAPON.
THIS CAR JACK THAT YOU SAY KILLED HER.
IT'LL NEVER SURFACE, I PROMISE YOU,
DID YOU EVER SEE IT? - MM-MMM.
WELL, THEN IT'S HEARSAY.
JUST LIKE THIS SO-CALLED CONFESSION; IT'S YOUR WORD
THERE'S STILL NO PROOF. PANOS, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
WHY CAN'T JACOB JUST TELL THE TRUTH?
JACOB IS MY CLIENT, NOT YOU, NOT YOUR HUSBAND.
AND THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO PUT HIM
FOR MARIAN RAYNOR TO CUT TO PIECES.
I'M GONNA DEFEND YOUR SON EVEN IF YOU DON'T.
EVEN IF IT MEANS HANGING YOU OUT TO DRY.
ME? COLD.
VINDICTIVE.
FULL OF CRAZY, PARANOID FANTASIES ABOUT YOUR SON
HONEY, BY THE TIME I'M DONE WITH YOU,
PANOS, IF YOU TRY TO GO ON HIDING THIS--
IF WE DON'T, AT SOME POINT, ACCEPT
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED? CAROLYN, WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE
THEY TELL THEIR VERSION OF THE STORY; WE TELL OURS.
AND THESE 12 PEOPLE DECIDE THE TRUTH.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A CONTEST BETWEEN AD CAMPAIGNS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT SAVING YOUR SON.
IT'S ABSOLUTE, WHY I DID THIS, PANOS.
FINALLY, IT'S JUST ONE TRUE THING.
ABSOLUTE.
I DIDN'T ASK YOUR PERMISSION BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT IT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD IT ANYMORE.
OH, MY DEAR DOCTOR.
YOU AND YOUR GODDAMN ABSOLUTES.
YOU'LL SEE WHAT A SHALLOW, LITTLE THING
WHEN YOUR FAMILY'S BLOWN TO HELL.
AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE BACK
JACOB. JACOB. WHAT?
COME ON, WAKE UP. COME AND HEAR WHAT
SHE'S DONE IT NOW, BOY. SHE JUST COULDN'T KEEP
DAD, STOP. YOU'RE HURTING ME.
SHE'LL TELL YOU HERSELF.
TELL HIM. TELL HIM.
WHAT KIND OF A LIFE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE,
WHAT KIND OF A LIFE, ALL OF US?
I LOVE YOU AND I WANTED TO SAVE YOU.
BUT SAVE YOU FOR WHAT? AS WHAT?
EVERYTHING HE'S BEEN FOR 16 YEARS,
THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM VALUABLE?
YOU NEVER WANTED TO SAVE HIM. YOU BROUGHT HIM...
BUT YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO FORGIVE HIM.
JAKE, FOR GOD'S SAKE, DON'T LISTEN TO HER.
WE CAN'T GIVE UP NOW. OH, LEAVE HIM ALONE.
THERE'S STILL A CHANCE. DON'T YOU HAVE ANY FAITH
WE CAN STILL FIGHT THIS, YOU AND ME TOGETHER.
BACK OFF MY SON. IF HE'S YOUR SON,
JACOB. JAKIE, I DID THIS FOR YOU,
I ONLY WAS TRYING TO HELP YOU. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
YOU'RE ASKING A HELL OF A LOT IF YOU EXPECT YOUR OWN SON TO...
I DIDN'T BE-- YOU CAN'T SAY THAT.
ALL RIGHT?
BOTH OF YOU.
HEY, MOM. MOM. WAKE UP.
JACOB'S GONE. HMM?
WHAT?
JACOB. HE'S GONE. HE'S GONE.
CHECK THE KITCHEN AND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
I ALREADY LOOKED. LOOK AGAIN.
OH, NO.
OHH.
THE JEEP'S GONE. HE'S RUNNING AGAIN,
NO, HE DIDN'T TAKE ANY CLOTHES OR FOOD.
MAYBE HE DOESN'T THINK HE'LL NEED THEM.
MAYBE HE'S GONNA DRIVE THAT THING
OH, MY GOD.
NO, THAT CAN'T BE TRUE.
BEN? CAROLYN?
I THINK YOU'D BETTER COME WITH ME.
DO THEY KNOW? UH-UH.
JACOB, WERE YOU RUNNING TO SOME--
NO, I CAME DOWN HERE TO TELL 'EM THE TRUTH.
JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU.
BUT YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS.
IT TURNS OUT THAT IT'S NOT THAT EASY...
EVEN IF YOU REALLY WANT TO.
TURNS OUT THAT MY STATEMENT ISN'T LEGAL UNLESS IT'S
DAD?
YOU WANT THIS NOW. YOU THINK YOU WANT THIS,
YOU'RE STILL UPSET FROM LAST NIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT THINKING CLEARLY.
I AM THINKING CLEARLY.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO LEAVE YOU OUT OF THIS, BUT YOU MIGHT BE
AND I'M SORRY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU--
OH, GOD, JAKE. IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK
FOR ONE MINUTE?
I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THIS?
YOU THINK I'M SOME-- SOME KIND OF A SELFISH BULLY?
I'VE ALWAYS GOT TO HAVE MY OWN WAY? JAKE.
NO. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID TO ME?
YOU SAID THE WORST THING YOU CAN BE CALLED...
IS SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T STAND UP FOR HIS FAMILY.
THIS IS MY WAY. THIS IS HOW I'VE
FOR US. FOR OUR FAMILY.
THEY'LL PROBABLY TAKE IT WITH JUST MOM'S SIGNATURE
BUT I NEED YOU TO DO THIS.
I NEED YOU TO DO THIS, PLEASE.
I NEED THIS FOR ME, PLEASE.
I HAD TO BE STRONG.
I HAD TO ACT CERTAIN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU
BUT I CAN'T DO THIS.
[ Clipboard Lands On Bench ]
I CAN NEVER PUT MY HAND TO ANYTHING THAT WOULD
I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH, JAKE.
NOTHING CAN EVER TAKE ME AWAY FROM YOU.
OH, SON. MY SON.
[ Jacob Sobs ]
I WISH WE COULD GO BACK.
YEAH.
I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH YOU LOVED ME.
I NEVER KNEW THAT.
[ Ben Sobs ] [ Jacob ]
JAKE.
[ Panos ] LANGDALE'S A GOOD JUDGE.
HE'S SMART AND HE'S FAIR, AND I THINK I MAY HAVE
THAT PRISON TIME IN THIS CASE WOULD BE
I THINK WE GOT A REAL SHOT.
BUT YOU SURE DIDN'T LEAVE ME MUCH TO TRADE WITH.
I GUESS WE HAVEN'T BEEN THE MOST HELPFUL CLIENTS
WHY DIDN'T YOU QUIT, PANOS?
I TOLD YOU I'D DEFEND JACOB.
OR MAYBE I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT YOU TWO WOULD DO NEXT.
[ Bailiff ] HEAR YE, HEAR YE.
THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT IS NOW IN SESSION.
THE HONORABLE HENRY LANGDALE PRESIDING. ALL RISE.
PLEASE BE SEATED.
HAVING REVIEWED ALL THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY...
IN THE CASE OF THE PEOPLE VERSUS JACOB RYAN, JUVENILE,
THIS COURT IS NOW PREPARED TO RENDER JUDGMENT.
MARTHA TAVERNER'S DEATH, IN THE OPINION OF THIS COURT,
WAS NEITHER PREMEDITATED NOR DELIBERATELY CAUSED...
...[ Spectators Murmuring ]
THERE WAS A HEATED ARGUMENT, A MUTUALLY RECKLESS STRUGGLE,
[ Murmuring Continues ]
YOUNG MAN, I'M ALSO MINDFUL THAT YOU'VE
THAT YOU'VE MADE A FULL AND FREE CONFESSION...
AND DONE SO AT YOUR OWN INSISTENCE WITHOUT STIPULATING
NEVERTHELESS, YOU HAVE A CLEAR CULPABILITY.
BY RUNNING AWAY, BY COVERING UP
IN THE DEATH OF MARTHA TAVERNER,
YOU CAST GRAVE DOUBTS ON YOUR OWN ACTIONS...
AND YOU SHORT-CIRCUITED THE VERY PROTECTIONS
JACOB RYAN, PLEASE RISE.
I FIND YOU GUILTY... - [ Crowd Gasps, Murmurs ]
OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
I SENTENCE YOU TO BE TAKEN FROM THIS PLACE AND CONFINED...
AT THE JUVENILE CORRECTION FACILITY AT FRAMINGHAM...
FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS.
[ Spectators Murmuring ] [ Gavel Bangs ]
STILL THINK IT WAS WORTH IT?
[ Judith Narrating ] MY FATHER HAD TO SERVE ALMOST
JACOB WAS RELEASED ON PROBATION AFTER TWO YEARS.
HE HAS TO GO TO COUNSELING, THOUGH.
SO WE HAVE THEM BACK.
BUT NONE OF US IS FREE.
EACH OF US IS MARKED FOREVER NOW.
BEFORE... AND AFTER.
I LOOK AT JACOB NOW...
AND I THINK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT OUR LIVES
ALL OF US. AND THAT'S THE SADDEST PART OF ALL.
[ Jacob ] HEY, JUDE, LOOK.
[ Judith ] BUT LATELY, SOMETIMES,
I CAN FEEL MYSELF STARTING TO COME ALIVE AGAIN.
AND IT'S SCARY, KIND OF.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN ALLOWED.
MAYBE YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO KEEP HAPPINESS OUT
ANY MORE THAN TROUBLE.
YOUR WHOLE LIFE CAN CHANGE IN A SECOND,
AND YOU NEVER EVEN KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING.