:44:09
I'd been plea bargaining everything
that came across my desk.
:44:13
I just wanted to show
the good old boys how good I was.
:44:16
I was hot for it.
Thought I had the case locked tight.
:44:19
My star witness, the arresting officer.
:44:23
He said when he came up on the car,
that Bobby Earl was on top of her...
:44:26
...in the back seat and she was screaming.
:44:30
Two seconds into the cross-examination...
:44:33
...the defense attorney produces
a prom photo...
:44:36
...with my star witness in a tuxedo
with the victim.
:44:39
Son of a bitch admits
they were high school sweethearts!
:44:41
I didn't want to give up, so...
:44:44
...I got the judge to grant me
a 24-hour recess so I could regroup.
:44:50
I came back with nothing
and he threw the case out.
:44:55
Why the hell didn't you tell me?
:44:57
I did. I told you when I met you.
:44:59
Bullshit.
:45:01
Should've told me
when you read the letter.
:45:05
-I didn't--
-Why not?
:45:08
I didn't know if it would influence you.
:45:13
That you might not take the case,
you might not help this kid.
:45:17
He paid dearly for what happened to him.
:45:20
Why? Because he lost a scholarship
and spent an extra night in prison?
:45:24
No, Paul.
:45:25
It was more than that.
:45:28
Later, I found out that they beat him
real bad that night.
:45:31
He ended up in the hospital.
:45:34
Listen.
:45:36
It was my fault.
:45:39
I want you to help him get his life back.
:45:42
I want you to make it right for him.
:45:45
No, Laurie, you want me
to make it right for you.
:45:49
You're right.
:45:52
But how does what I'm telling you
change his situation on Death Row?