Presumed Innocent

Ray, Ray, Ray? You okay? Hey, hey.

- I'm his wife. I'm his wife. - Hey, somebody call an ambulance!

Did you call an ambulance?

Loss of consciousness upon arrival.

- Sensing erratic pulse. - IV started in the right arm.

Okay. Let's make sure his O2 is at eight liters.

He's gonna need a 12-lead EKG, a full blood panel, CBC and cross.

He's going into V-tach, check his pulse.

We've lost the pulse.

- Hey, honey. - I'm home with the kids.

How is he?

He's still in surgery.

- As Raymond Horgan... - Okay.

- I'll keep you posted, okay? - Okay. Okay.

- I love you. - Yeah. Bye.

...after suffering from an apparent cardiac arrest.

- Definitely an unexpected turn of events. - God.

We're not hearing at all if this trial is actually going to continue at this point.

Rae, is there any precedent at all for this type of thing happening?

A defendant jumping in and saving his attorney's life?

You know, it typically works the other way around.

But to answer your question, there's no rule.

It's up to the judge.

And given the one we have here, I'd say anything goes at this time.

- - Okay, so if it's a mistrial,

they do it all over again?

It seems so.

This is so fucked.

... pandemonium there at the courtroom.

I'm guessing it's the same way over at the emergency room.

Hey, you want something to drink?

You want some water or something like that?

Yeah.

- Yeah, thank you. - Yeah?

Lorraine, I just want to say I'm so sorry.

And, uh, if there's any way I can help...

I know that rings hollow... but, um, whatever I can do...

Um...

- Thank you. - Yeah.

- Okay. - Thanks.

- Mrs. Horgan? - Yeah?

- Mrs... Mrs. Horgan? - Yeah.

He's gonna be okay. Improved, even.

- Really? - It wasn't a coronary.

- It was a bradycardia. - Oh, my...

It's an... an electrical issue that slowed his heart rate down to a near stop.

We gave him a pacemaker. There's no neurological damage.

- He'll walk out improved. - Thank you, Doctor.

S... So he's gonna be okay?

- He's gonna be all right, fine. - Yeah.

Better. He's in recovery right now.

He'll be in his room in a few hours and you'll be able to see him then.

Oh, my God.

- Thank you. Thank you. - Yeah. You're welcome.

- Yeah? -

We got a problem.

Yeah, we got a problem.

Uh, the jury just saw Rusty go all hero an...

We need to move for a mistrial.

- What? - Yeah.

- We... We... - We're winning.

- I'm not so sure of that. - A mistrial and he walks.

- No. We don't know that. - Yes, we do. Come on.

Second time through, he's gonna know our hand.

Think about this. As-As lying, cheating psychopaths go,

- he's a pretty charming guy, right? - It doesn't...

And he just saved a human life in front of the jury.

It can also be argued that the jury just saw him act impulsively,

physically in a way that they saw him snap.

But you have to just trust the jury.

Know that they're more equipped to visualize what happened that night

than either of us.

So, the question is, "Now what?"

You can't keep going without your head counsel

this deep into a murder trial.

Maybe they put things on pause?

I'm pretty sure that's not how it works.

From everything I'm reading from legal experts, it...

So what are we thinking?

Are we thinking?

Mr. Delay Guardia, you certainly seem cognitively overdue.

Mmm. I'm just weighing the principles of judicial economics

versus those of fairness, you know?

We recognize, as agents of the court, that we have a duty

to ensure proceedings are free of prejudice and undue bias.

What the fuck are you talking about?

We left law school years ago.

- What are you talking about? - I'm saying that

we think a mistrial is justified.

- Well, that's all you had to say. - We oppose.

You wanna keep going?

I'm prepared to take over.

- Immediately? - You're gonna take over?

Tomorrow. I'd like a day.

Mr. Delay Guardia?

Uh... S-S-Sorry.

Yeah. Yeah. The prosecution stands ready to proceed.

I'd like to represent myself.

I'm sorry?

I'd like to take over as lead counsel. My appearance is already on record

and Ms. Winslow's experience is more limited than my own.

- No, a person cannot stand as a witness... - She can serve as second chair.

...and an advocate in the same proceeding.

I will not stand as a witness. I'll stipulate that right now.

You will be a witness. You're gonna be the most clever witness of all time

'cause you'll get to put your point of view and your demeanor to the jury...

- My lead counsel is incapacitated. - ...without facing cross-examination.

I will not offer anything evidentiary or testimonial.

And may I remind the court that it is my right.

Then the court will remind you, Mr. Sabich,

if you even hint at giving your version of events,

I will allow prosecution to put you into that witness chair,

where you will be subject to full cross-examination.

And should you blow a hole in your foot,

you will not be granted appeal on Sixth Amendment grounds

of having a fool for an attorney.

You're gonna go pro per ?

So long as he doesn't give testimony, there's no bar to it.

I understand, Your Honor.

Bad idea.

But you're free to indulge it.

I'll instruct the jury, and we shall resume tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

You might wanna rethink.

How-How can this be? You promised me that you would shield him.

- We'll do our best. - You'll do your best?

You'll do your best?

Is no one watching out for my son?

He will now be cross-examined by the very man who murdered his mother.

- It is his right, right to represent... - He's a fucking murderer!

Even for a case involving such twists and turns,

this is still a shocker.

And, Eleanor, this whole idea of Rusty Sabich representing himself,

- what are your thoughts on that? - Mom, this is nuts.

Don't underestimate your father, honey.

- Not in that room. - Mom, come on.

Come the fuck on.

- Honey! -

Stop! Stop.

Come on, this way! This way, please!

All right, I'll see you in there.

Please excuse my tardiness, Your Honor.

Mr. Sabich.

Hello, Michael. First, let me offer my deep condolences.

I cannot imagine the pain of losing your mom.

You killed my mother.

You used to go to your mother's house a lot

and just watch?

To see her life. To see the...

the life that she didn't want you to be a part of.

Yes.

Did she ever tell you why she didn't want you to be a part of her life?

No.

Did your father ever tell you why she didn't want to?

No.

Well, that must have made you pretty angry.

Is that a fair statement?

Not enough to kill her.

Careful.

- Raymond. - I'm just watching.

That's interesting, Michael, 'cause in the last few weeks of her life,

you had a number of text exchanges with your mother.

Did you write her, "It would be easier if you were dead"?

Did you text her that?

She didn't just hurt me.

She hurt my father.

"Just really fucking mad at you. You ruined my life."

Did you text her that?

You wished for her death.

No, I said it would be easier.

People move on from death.

Divorce is harder.

That's what I meant.

Okay. Leave it there. Just... That's good.

You took this video of me

entering your mother's house on the night that she died,

and you testified that you had seen me go there before.

So you were aware that your mother and I were lovers.

Yes.

The idea that she didn't want you in her life,

but that she would have affection for me, that didn't make you hate me at all?

I hate you because you killed her.

Go easy, Rusty.

So after you took this video, what did you do?

I left.

And how long after you saw me enter her house did you leave?

- Pretty much right away. - And where did you go?

I went home.

Who was at home?

My father.

Just-Just the two of you?

Yeah.

Anybody else?

No, it was just us.

So nobody to vouch for you but him.

And nobody to vouch for him but you.

- Objection. - Overruled.

Did you tell your father that you saw your mother's lover go into her house?