Mercy

Please pay close attention

to this important announcement.

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Millions of people have been affected by crime.

Civil unrest was at an all-time high...

and mass unemployment and homelessness...

drove Los Angeles into a crime epidemic.

Prisons were overcrowded...

...citywide Red Zones were established...

to restrict individuals

implicated in violent activities...

...and still, hundreds of our heroes in blue...

were killed in the line of duty.

Now, extreme circumstances call for extreme measures.

We need the Mercy Court...

and I will be encouraging my colleagues

on both sides of the aisle...

to support it.

After two years in operation...

this program is the reason

you can sleep peacefully at night.

Violent capital offenders

are now judged by artificial intelligence...

which reduces the need for lengthy trials...

by acting as judge...

jury...

and executioner.

In this fully autonomous courtroom...

suspects are presumed guilty...

unless proven innocent.

Mercy analyzes it all with pinpoint precision...

drawing on an immense range of data...

including evidence provided by the LAPD...

and its quadcopter team.

Since launching this program...

Mercy has already impartially judged...

sentenced and executed 18 individuals...

cutting crime in the city by 68%...

saving billions of tax dollars...

due to the accuracy and efficiency

of the program.

Mercy uses hard facts and a wealth of evidence...

to ensure justice is served...

within hours of a murder being committed.

It's the ultimate crime deterrent.

The freedoms that all Americans cherish...

are now protected by a system

designed to eliminate threats...

- quickly and efficiently. -

The future of law enforcement is Mercy...

and you are its next case.

To ensure a fair trial...

you, the accused,

will have access to crime scene evidence...

and your complete digital footprint.

Holy shit.

- Hey. Hey. - You will have a chance

to defend yourself...

- How the hell did I get here? - ...but understand...

Mercy does not make mistakes.

Your city thanks you

for participating in the Mercy program.

Your contribution will restore peace and stability

to our communities.

Mercy is justice

- for a better future. - Get me out of this chair.

You have been assigned

- case number 19. - Hello?

Hello!

This is the Mercy Capital Court.

I'm Judge Maddox.

I will preside over your trial today.

Wait. No, no, no. What are you talking about?

There is no trial.

I'm Detective Raven.

Please exhale a deep breath.

Hold on. Just wait a... Wait a second.

- Identity is confirmed. - Okay...

Please exhale a deep breath.

I put eight people in this chair.

I'm Chris Raven from robbery-homicide.

I don't belong here.

Please exhale, Mr. Raven.

- - Thank you.

Your blood alcohol level

has now reduced sufficiently for trial.

Wait. How long was I out?

- 5 hours, 26 minutes. - Man.

Before we proceed, you must swear

that all testimony you give this court...

will be honest and truthful.

Wait.

Hold on. Just hold on.

Wait a second. This can't be real.

I assure you, this is very real.

You must swear an oath.

Look, if you think that this is real...

you are making a very big mistake.

And if there is a mistake,

I will uncover it...

but you must comply with the rules before I can.

Okay, fine. Fine. I swear.

What do you swear?

Well, to tell the damn truth, okay?

And maybe you can tell me what I'm supposed

to be telling the truth about...

- because whatever it is... - Christopher Raven,

you're before this court today...

charged with the murder of your wife.

Nicole Raven.

- -

- Where's the vic? - In the kitchen.

Over here!

- We need a medic! - What?

Is anyone else in here?

No. There's no one else here. It's just me.

Yeah, we're comin' in hot.

There's no one here. It's just my mom!

- Yeah, are you all right? - Yeah...

Paramedics on scene.

I don't know what happened to her!

Female, stab victim, suspect unknown.

Ma'am, you're gonna be okay.

Try to stay as still as possible. Okay?

Yeah, I'm trying. Please help her!

Who did this to you?

Please help my mom.

Who?

Chris.

That's impossible.

Oh, my God.

This court will now present...

an opening statement

evidencing your extensive ties to the victim.

- Oh, my God! Oh, Jesus Christ! - Culminating today...

when you and you alone were in the house with Nicole...

at the time that she was stabbed to death.

You're lying to me.

I urge you to check for yourself.

Voice commands and touch-sensitive controls

are available to you.

Okay.

Mr. Raven...

...voice commands and touch-sensitive controls

- are available to you. - Just search...

Can you search Nicole Raven?

LAPD Officer Chris Raven...

has been arrested today for the murder of his wife.

Raven and his partner, Jaq Diallo...

were early supporters of the Mercy program...

and were responsible for arresting David Webb...

and bringing the murderer to trial...

as the first participant in the Mercy Court...

just two years ago.

I'm proud to have sent the first suspect

for trial here...

and I will continue to send more...

until the message

- is received. - This is really incredible.

One day he's sending people to the Mercy Court...

the next day, he's there.

Mr. Raven, how do you plead?

Mr. Raven, how do you plead?

Not guilty.

I'm not guilty.

I can't be. I wouldn't hurt her.

Based on available evidence...

I have already judged your probability of guilt to be...

97.5%.

- - This is 17.5% above...

the 80% threshold to trigger a Mercy trial.

This is the Los Angeles Municipal Cloud.

Every private citizen and organization

is mandated by law...

to connect their devices to it.

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I have full access to the servers during trials.

It is the foundation of my ability

to reach verdicts.

You may use any and all resources

available to this court...

to provide me with evidence of your innocence.

Should you be found guilty...

you will be executed in precisely...

- 90 minutes. - No.

- Your trial will now commence. - No, no, no.

This is wrong.

Everything is wrong! You gotta shut this thing off!

You know I cannot do that.

AI Systems are prohibited by law...

from any direct involvement in taking of a human life.

The chair's on a closed system

and I have no control over it...

but it will not deliver the fatal sonic pulse...

if I end the trial before the time limit is reached.

For that to happen, your probability of guilt...

must fall below the 92% threshold...

of reasonable doubt.

I'm not a murderer, I'm on your side.

I'm on your side! Do you remember David Webb?