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- Down.
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- Hut... hut!
- 3
- 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,795
- <i>I remember
- my first game of football.</i>
- 4
- 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,396
- <i>Something happened that afternoon
- that's hard to explain.</i>
- 5
- 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,832
- <i>I felt like I could do anything.</i>
- 6
- 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,240
- <i>I felt...</i>
- 7
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- <i>free.</i>
- 8
- 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,680
- <i>I didn't know much about
- what that word meant then.</i>
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- 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,030
- <i>Free.</i>
- 10
- 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,271
- <i>Not like I do now.</i>
- 11
- 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:42,960
- <i>Freedom doesn'tjust start
- on the football field.</i>
- 12
- 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,549
- <i>It starts in the mind.</i>
- 13
- 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:02,680
- - Banks, runnin' a cover two, ready?
- - Break!
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- 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,959
- Go right, go right.
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- 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,316
- Wingback, wing.
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- - Yeah, bro.
- - Yeah.
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- 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:27,960
- Good hustle today, Banks.
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- 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,474
- Thanks, Coach.
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- 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,841
- Though it took a minute
- for that muscle memory to kick in.
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- 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:34,674
- I know we're not SC,
- but we are glad to have you here.
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- 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,069
- This is Brian.
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- 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,755
- <i>Need you in my office
- 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, Banks.</i>
- 23
- 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,432
- Well, I thought our next meeting
- wasn't until next month.
- 24
- 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,591
- <i>Special meeting. Be there.</i>
- 25
- 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,552
- All right, listen up, children.
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- Those of you who have seen the news,
- I'm sure you know...
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- Sacramento has implemented
- a new law last week
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- that all 290 registrants
- who are currently on parole
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- must wear one of these.
- 30
- 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,718
- It's a GPS tracking monitor
- that you wear on your ankle.
- 31
- 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,269
- Put your hand down, son.
- I already know your question.
- 32
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- Can you take it off?
- 33
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- The answer is never, ever.
- 34
- 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,754
- You must wear this thing 24/7.
- 35
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- You charge it in the morning,
- you charge it in the evening.
- 36
- 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,679
- Now remember,
- you must be within LA County
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- but cannot be within 2,000 feet
- of a school or a park.
- 38
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- Are we clear?
- 39
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- You know I've been playing football
- with Long Beach City College.
- 40
- 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,440
- Not anymore you're not.
- You can't bust this thing up.
- 41
- 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,751
- Can I just remove it while I play?
- 42
- 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,400
- - No, no. No way.
- - But I gotta play, sir.
- 43
- 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,836
- See, I'm trying to work my way back
- to a shot at the NFL.
- 44
- 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,832
- You know how many kids
- tell me that every day?
- 45
- 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,675
- They wanna be in the NFL, NBA, rap stars.
- 46
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- Forget about football.
- 47
- 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,990
- Boyhood dreams got no place
- in a man's life.
- 48
- 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,800
- You need to concentrate
- on getting employed.
- 49
- 00:04:23,280 --> 00:04:26,432
- Or you can dick around,
- end up right back in the system.
- 50
- 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,758
- It's on you. Next.
- 51
- 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,994
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no!
- 52
- 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,276
- No!
- 53
- 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:55,837
- Maybe they'll cut your time short.
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- They ain't gonna cut it short.
- 55
- 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,630
- Well, maybe you can play football
- when it's up.
- 56
- 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,509
- Mom, nobody starts playing football at 27.
- 57
- 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,552
- <i>♪ Yup, yup ♪</i>
- 58
- 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,512
- <i>♪ Uh-huh ♪</i>
- 59
- 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:52,874
- <i>♪ Uh-huh ♪</i>
- 60
- 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,036
- <i>♪ First things first
- I been down with the clique ♪</i>
- 61
- 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,919
- <i>♪ Don't nobody get poppin' like this ♪</i>
- 62
- 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,595
- <i>♪ Many ways I could do it
- I switch ♪</i>
- 63
- 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,320
- <i>♪ Up the game
- Show cold, tight grip ♪</i>
- 64
- 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,119
- <i>♪ All I know is how to be me ♪</i>
- 65
- 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,590
- <i>♪ Haters all up in my face
- Like it comin' 3-D ♪</i>
- 66
- 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,189
- <i>- ♪ 3-D? ♪
- - ♪ 3-D, man, they comin' 3-D ♪</i>
- 67
- 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:14,760
- <i>♪ That's why I gotta roll 300 deep ♪</i>
- 68
- 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,111
- - I think we'll get along good.
- <i>- ♪ Beep beep, who got the damn keys? ♪</i>
- 69
- 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,840
- <i>♪ Cooler than an ice cube
- Drop it in the tea ♪</i>
- 70
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- <i>Today marks the culmination
- of a five-year battle</i>
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- <i>by the California Innocence Project
- to right a terrible wrong.</i>
- 72
- 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:41,071
- <i>Twenty-one years ago, this man
- was convicted and locked away</i>
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- <i>for a crime he didn't commit.</i>
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- Write 'em again.
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- 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:46,496
- <i>The truth is, Mr. Hanline is innocent.</i>
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- They already turned me down, Mom.
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- This time don't tell 'em
- about your case.
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- Tell 'em about you.
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- Tell 'em who you are.
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- <i>Dear Mr. Brooks,</i>
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- 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,430
- <i>I'm writing you again in the hope</i>
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- 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:20,150
- <i>that the California Innocence Project
- will reconsider my case.</i>
- 83
- 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,317
- <i>I know you hear from a lot of people.</i>
- 84
- 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,630
- <i>But maybe if you got to know me,
- you might reconsider.</i>
- 85
- 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:32,194
- <i>Let me state clearly and unequivocally
- I am innocent.</i>
- 86
- 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:37,759
- <i>I spent six years in prison
- and the past three on parole</i>
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- 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,833
- <i>for a sex offense that I did not commit.</i>
- 88
- 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,190
- <i>I wrote you two years ago from CMC
- and you turned me down.</i>
- 89
- 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,158
- <i>But I don't stay down. Not for long.</i>
- 90
- 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,514
- <i>I learned that in prison,
- and I learned it growing up, too.</i>
- 91
- 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,674
- <i>You see, I played a lot of football
- when I was young.</i>
- 92
- 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,559
- <i>And it wasn't all ice cream
- and pizza parties.</i>
- 93
- 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:02,116
- <i>No, sir.</i>
- 94
- 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,680
- <i>I had a different walk home.</i>
- 95
- 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,836
- <i>Life in Long Beach was for real</i>
- 96
- 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,192
- <i>and it was hard to see a way out.</i>
- 97
- 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,592
- <i>But football gave me an option.</i>
- 98
- 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,710
- <i>It taught me discipline and dedication,</i>
- 99
- 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,679
- <i>and strangely, it gave me faith.</i>
- 100
- 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,754
- <i>Because Mom said my talent
- was God-given.</i>
- 101
- 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,720
- <i>So each night I promised
- to give something back in return.</i>
- 102
- 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,316
- <i>By the time I was 16,</i>
- 103
- 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,393
- <i>I wasn'tjust your average
- high school football player.</i>
- 104
- 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,120
- <i>I was what they called a "sure thing."</i>
- 105
- 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,556
- <i>All-American Brian Banks with the tackle!</i>
- 106
- 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:48,074
- <i>Brutal hit by Brian Banks,
- all the way up here in the press box.</i>
- 107
- 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:52,074
- <i>I played middle linebacker
- on one of the best teams in the country.</i>
- 108
- 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,595
- <i>We had two thousand fans at every game.</i>
- 109
- 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,519
- <i>But to be honest, I only heard one.</i>
- 110
- 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,030
- Yes! That's my baby!
- 111
- 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,112
- <i>The sky is the limit for this kid...</i>
- 112
- 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:03,919
- <i>Even though
- I was just a sophomore,</i>
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- 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,957
- <i>I had the attention of the media...</i>
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- 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,033
- Big game coming up, Brian.
- Remember we're doing that feature on you.
- 115
- 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:12,115
- - You'll call me, right? Great game.
- - Yes, sir.
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- 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,157
- <i>and the best coach in college football...</i>
- 117
- 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:15,976
- - Let's go! Push it up!
- - Hey, Coach Carroll.
- 118
- 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,515
- - Brian!
- <i>- Coach Pete Carroll of USC.</i>
- 119
- 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,672
- Good to see you, man. Just reviewed
- the tape on you from last season.
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- 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,592
- - Amazing.
- - Thanks, Coach.
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- 00:09:23,680 --> 00:09:25,273
- Can't wait to see what you bring today.
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- 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,696
- We do this right we're not just
- talking about the Rose Bowl,
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- 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:29,951
- we're talking NFL
- and a lifetime of opportunities.
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- 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,111
- <i>Coach Carroll was someone I looked up to,</i>
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- 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,999
- <i>and his belief in me
- made a world of difference.</i>
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- 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:36,920
- What did it say?
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- 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,753
- - USC.
- - Huh?
- 128
- 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,840
- - It says USC!
- - Yeah.
- 129
- 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,357
- <i>But all that changed on July 8th, 2002.</i>
- 130
- 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:51,678
- <i>You know that feeling you get
- that tells you something is off?</i>
- 131
- 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,751
- <i>Some say it's the voice of God.</i>
- 132
- 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,039
- <i>Had I listened to that voice
- we might not be here today.</i>
- 133
- 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:02,200
- <i>But I didn't.</i>
- 134
- 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,513
- <i>And here we are.</i>
- 135
- 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,079
- Yo, wait. Hold up, hold up.
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- 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,470
- - Yeah.
- - Pack it up. Get outta there.
- 137
- 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,576
- - I'm not done with the job yet.
- <i>- No, you are done.</i>
- 138
- 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,035
- The monitor says
- that you're at Pomona fairgrounds.
- 139
- 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,715
- "Fair" and "sex offender"
- do not go together, Banks.
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- 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,951
- Look, sir, we're only here
- for a couple more hours.
- 141
- 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,111
- You know how long it took me
- to get this job?
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- 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,576
- - If I leave now I get fired.
- <i>- Yeah. If you don't leave now,</i>
- 143
- 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,671
- might as well drive yourself
- straight to county.
- 144
- 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,356
- <i>Pack it up. Get your ass outta there.</i>
- 145
- 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,119
- <i>All right, so I'm innocent.
- What are my options?</i>
- 146
- 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,953
- Anybody?
- 147
- 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,635
- Come on, what are my options? Yes?
- 148
- 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,319
- Um, take it to the Supreme Court?
- 149
- 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,359
- No. You have no constitutional right
- to take it to the Supreme Court,
- 150
- 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,717
- even if you're innocent. The best
- you can do is take it to the state level.
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- 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,031
- And good luck with that in California.
- 152
- 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,760
- Because?
- I'm gonna keep tellin' you guys this.
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- 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,516
- It is almost impossible to overturn
- a conviction here in California.
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- 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,434
- We make those people out in Alabama
- look like a bunch of liberals.
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- 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:21,640
- I quote, "New evidence must completely
- undermine the prosecution's case
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- 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,679
- and point unerringly to innocence."
- 157
- 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,596
- All right?
- That's it for today. Thanks.
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- 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,952
- Mr. Brooks, I'm Brian Banks.
- 159
- 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:37,192
- Oh, hey, Brian.
- Yeah, you're the football player, right?
- 160
- 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:41,270
- - You got my letter.
- - I got your letters, plural, right?
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- 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,475
- Look, Brian,
- I know Alissa explained to you
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- 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:46,677
- we only work
- with wrongly imprisoned people.
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- 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:50,800
- - I was wrongly imprisoned...
- - I know, I know, but you're out now. Okay?
- 164
- 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:53,118
- It's a good thing, and you took a plea.
- 165
- 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,936
- - I only took the plea 'cause I was...
- - You don't have to explain. It's okay.
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- 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,714
- It's okay. Ninety-seven percent
- of all cases plead out.
- 167
- 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,793
- But you didn't go to trial
- so you can't appeal.
- 168
- 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,317
- - There's nothing you can do.
- - There's always something you can do.
- 169
- 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,074
- - You can file a habeas petition.
- - A what?
- 170
- 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,913
- It's a writ of habeas corpus.
- 171
- 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,271
- You challenge the conviction
- based on new evidence.
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- 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,496
- But if you were paying attention in there
- you heard me.
- 173
- 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,910
- It's gotta be damn good evidence,
- all right?
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- 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,879
- - I gotta go.
- - Let me tell you about my DNA evidence.
- 175
- 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,429
- Which you had at the time, right,
- and you didn't use it.
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- 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,216
- That's what I'm trying to tell you, Brian.
- You need something new.
- 177
- 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,310
- New piece of evidence.
- 178
- 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,871
- A new witness who can place you somewhere
- else at the time of the incident,
- 179
- 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,031
- or a recantation by the complainant.
- 180
- 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:33,315
- What's that?
- 181
- 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,955
- Well, basically the girl
- would have to say you didn't do it.
- 182
- 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,750
- Come on. I go anywhere near that girl,
- they're gonna put me right back in prison.
- 183
- 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,436
- And ain't no way that girl gonna flip.
- She got paid a million and a half bucks.
- 184
- 00:12:44,560 --> 00:12:45,710
- She what?
- 185
- 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,440
- Her and her mom sued the school district
- for lack of security.
- 186
- 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:49,749
- They got one-point-five.
- 187
- 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,834
- All right. Well, look, Brian,
- I've got clients,
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- 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,840
- innocent people,
- they've been locked up 20, 30 years.
- 189
- 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:02,640
- They'd love to be able to take
- a nice drive to San Diego.
- 190
- 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,396
- The criminal justice system is messed up.
- 191
- 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,790
- It's supposed to be innocent
- until proven guilty.
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- 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,476
- In a lot of cases it's the exact opposite.
- 193
- 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:12,873
- Sounds like yours included.
- 194
- 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:14,756
- I'm sorry.
- 195
- 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,033
- What's that thing called again?
- 196
- 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:20,716
- A writ of what?
- 197
- 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:23,554
- Habeas corpus.
- 198
- 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:27,399
- <i>♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪</i>
- 199
- 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:30,517
- <i>♪ I'm the master of my own fate ♪</i>
- 200
- 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,671
- <i>♪ I keep my head
- And it's on straight ♪</i>
- 201
- 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,358
- <i>♪ 'Cause opportunities
- They don't wait ♪</i>
- 202
- 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,750
- <i>♪ And you miss every shot
- That you don't take ♪</i>
- 203
- 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,153
- <i>♪ So what you want, what you need ♪</i>
- 204
- 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,880
- <i>♪ They're the milk and honey
- But ain't nothin' free ♪</i>
- 205
- 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,270
- <i>♪ Tryin' to run a faster mile
- Without my cleats ♪</i>
- 206
- 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,556
- <i>♪ Asked before
- Can you show me somethin', please? ♪</i>
- 207
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- <i>♪ I'mma lift myself up ♪</i>
- 208
- 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:53,149
- <i>♪ I'mma be better than I was ♪</i>
- 209
- 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,914
- <i>♪ I know the world got a few bumps
- But it's almost my time ♪</i>
- 210
- 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,559
- <i>♪ I'll be ready when it comes ♪</i>
- 211
- 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,071
- Hey, Corey, look, man. I really appreciate
- what you're trying to do.
- 212
- 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,312
- But I ain't gonna be surprised
- if the owner's got a problem with this.
- 213
- 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,120
- Brian, I've known you since we were kids.
- 214
- 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,034
- I'm gonna talk to the owner,
- let him know you're a straight-up dude,
- 215
- 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,200
- and he has nothing to worry about
- because he doesn't.
- 216
- 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:18,760
- - Hey, thanks, man.
- - I got you.
- 217
- 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,194
- That means the world, all right?
- 218
- 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,359
- Hey, Karina, come here for a sec.
- 219
- 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,913
- I want to introduce you to my man Brian.
- He's gonna be working here soon.
- 220
- 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,753
- Great. Nice to meet you.
- 221
- 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,496
- Let me tell you something about this dude.
- 222
- 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,718
- Like, back in the day,
- baddest football player ever.
- 223
- 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,918
- - Yeah. I'm tellin' you.
- - You don't play anymore?
- 224
- 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,671
- I'm not in playing shape right now.
- 225
- 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,040
- Karina could help you with that.
- 226
- 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,478
- I mean, this girl right here is fierce.
- Get you back in tip-top shape in no time.
- 227
- 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,631
- So listen, I'mma call you in a few days.
- 228
- 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,916
- All right. Thanks again.
- 229
- 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,878
- - Really.
- - No problem, man. I got you.
- 230
- 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,194
- Corey's great. Treats people really well.
- 231
- 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,351
- He's steppin' out for me,
- that's for sure.
- 232
- 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,074
- So, are you gonna work out?
- 233
- 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,198
- I'm thinking about it.
- Corey said it was cool, so, you know...
- 234
- 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,312
- Well, I can train you, if you want.
- 235
- 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,757
- Oh, wow, look,
- that's really generous, thank you.
- 236
- 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,071
- But things have been kind of tight
- for me lately, so...
- 237
- 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:12,160
- No problem.
- 238
- 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,039
- First session is complimentary. Really.
- 239
- 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,877
- Come on. Let's see what you got.
- 240
- 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,310
- Push it. Nice. Arch the back.
- 241
- 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,074
- Four, three, five, six.
- 242
- 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:27,874
- Both arms.
- 243
- 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,153
- Both arms. Up.
- 244
- 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,195
- And rest. Nice.
- 245
- 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:35,640
- Yeah.
- 246
- 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,631
- - Hey, let's go.
- - Oh, yeah, in a minute.
- 247
- 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,232
- Nice, nice. Okay.
- 248
- 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,396
- Pump those knees, stick the landing.
- 249
- 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:51,630
- Give me ten.
- 250
- 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,036
- Okay.
- 251
- 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,754
- So, I wanted to get my master's, but...
- 252
- 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:05,754
- I have so many student loans
- 253
- 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,880
- that I just thought, you know,
- why not take a break.
- 254
- 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:12,875
- Work, chip away at some of that debt.
- 255
- 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,434
- And before I knew it
- two years turned into five
- 256
- 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,399
- and still not in grad school, but...
- 257
- 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:20,834
- So, what you studying?
- 258
- 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,034
- I majored in art.
- 259
- 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,033
- What? That's cool.
- 260
- 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,431
- Anyway, Columbia is the dream
- for grad school,
- 261
- 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:30,954
- so fingers crossed.
- 262
- 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,032
- Hey, got 'em crossed.
- 263
- 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:36,394
- Anyway, what about you?
- 264
- 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,951
- - You used to be a football player.
- - Yeah.
- 265
- 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:41,640
- But you don't play anymore?
- 266
- 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:43,514
- I'm hopin' to.
- 267
- 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,953
- What happened? Why don't you play?
- 268
- 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:52,557
- Okay, Karina, look,
- if we're gonna hang out, be friends...
- 269
- 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,556
- there's something I gotta tell you.
- 270
- 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:58,475
- Okay.
- 271
- 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:07,439
- When I was 16, I was accused
- of something that I didn't do.
- 272
- 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,155
- Now, this is back in high school,
- you know.
- 273
- 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,951
- I was on my way to USC,
- full ride, football, everything, right?
- 274
- 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:20,557
- This young lady falsely accused me...
- 275
- 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,112
- I've just been working to get
- my life back and clear my name.
- 276
- 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,157
- - Uh...
- - Yeah.
- 277
- 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:41,435
- I, um...
- 278
- 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:45,672
- I have to go back to work.
- 279
- 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,400
- - I'm sorry. Let me...
- - Yeah, no. I mean, it's your job.
- 280
- 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,631
- I'll give you... I-I'll give you something.
- 281
- 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,234
- No, don't worry about it.
- 282
- 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,391
- I got it. I got it, yeah.
- 283
- 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:58,235
- - I'll see you at the gym, okay?
- - It's okay. It's okay. Yeah.
- 284
- 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:09,716
- Mom.
- 285
- 00:18:11,360 --> 00:18:12,510
- Mom!
- 286
- 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:59,351
- <i>Your assignment this week
- is to copy this...</i>
- 287
- 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:04,638
- <i>and tape it to your cell wall where
- you can see it morning, noon, and night.</i>
- 288
- 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,599
- This circle is your life.
- 289
- 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,478
- And the goal is to travel this circle...
- 290
- 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,678
- until you get back to who you are.
- 291
- 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,315
- Now, most people never make it
- because of this.
- 292
- 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,119
- In here are distractions.
- 293
- 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,637
- You gotta have more,
- you gotta make more.
- 294
- 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,996
- You gotta keep up with the Joneses.
- 295
- 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,552
- But you gentlemen have been given a gift.
- 296
- 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,471
- You've been removed
- from these distractions.
- 297
- 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,520
- You can't get more.
- 298
- 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,193
- You can't make more.
- 299
- 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:47,674
- Given the right perspective,
- prison can set you free.
- 300
- 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:53,271
- And your despair can become a doorway.
- 301
- 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,596
- <i>Use that despair</i>
- 302
- 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:01,471
- <i>and never give up
- on what lives within you.</i>
- 303
- 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,896
- <i>California Innocence Project.</i>
- 304
- 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,709
- Hi. This is Brian Banks.
- May I please speak to Alissa Bjerkhoel.
- 305
- 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,040
- It's Brian Banks again.
- You want to take it or you want me to?
- 306
- 00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:20,351
- - No, no, no. I got it, I got it.
- - Okay.
- 307
- 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,278
- Brian.
- 308
- 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,269
- Hey, I saw your habeas petition.
- 309
- 00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:31,477
- You can't just put us down
- as your attorneys, Brian.
- 310
- 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,280
- I had to put somebody down
- just in case they gave me a hearing,
- 311
- 00:20:34,360 --> 00:20:36,256
- - which they're not gonna do because...
- <i>- Yeah, I know.</i>
- 312
- 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:37,600
- They sent me a copy of this.
- 313
- 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,536
- I tried to tell you,
- you need some new evidence.
- 314
- 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:40,914
- <i>So help me find some.</i>
- 315
- 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,280
- It's out there, it's gotta be,
- 'cause I'm innocent.
- 316
- 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,518
- We've had prisoners put together
- their own habeas petitions before.
- 317
- 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,633
- Never very good, but, uh...
- 318
- 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:50,915
- but this is...
- 319
- 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,520
- Guys, I see you hiding out there.
- Why don't you just come on in?
- 320
- 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,456
- You sure you didn't have
- any help with this?
- 321
- 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:57,800
- You didn't give me any, remember?
- 322
- 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,511
- Right. Well, you got a real fan club
- up here, Brian.
- 323
- 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,358
- I'm gonna have a mutiny on my hands
- unless we do something,
- 324
- 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,911
- so Marilyn and Alissa
- are gonna head up to Los Angeles,
- 325
- 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,753
- ask you a few questions, all right?
- 326
- 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,480
- Meanwhile, I don't want you
- to go outside county lines.
- 327
- 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,119
- Does that mean you're taking on my case?
- 328
- 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,431
- No. It doesn't mean that.
- 329
- 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,955
- In fact, I'm hesitant to even have
- this conversation with you
- 330
- 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,759
- for fear I'm gonna get your hopes up.
- 331
- 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:28,156
- But if we have an inkling
- that we can help somebody out,
- 332
- 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,277
- we try and at least grant 'em
- an interview.
- 333
- 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:32,669
- So you have an inkling?
- 334
- 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,237
- - No, I didn't say that.
- - You just did.
- 335
- 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,676
- - You definitely did.
- - No, I said if I have an inkling.
- 336
- 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:41,515
- <i>Inkling: a slight knowledge, hint,
- or suspicion. Middle English origin.</i>
- 337
- 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,056
- I read the dictionary twice
- when I was in prison, Mr. Brooks...
- 338
- 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,231
- We gotta go, Brian.
- 339
- 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,675
- - Happy?
- - Come on, let's go.
- 340
- 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,358
- So, is it okay if we record you?
- 341
- 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,715
- - Absolutely.
- - Okay.
- 342
- 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,429
- Now we need you
- to walk us through the incident.
- 343
- 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,799
- Can you tell us what happened that day?
- 344
- 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,520
- I just left history class.
- 345
- 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,079
- I was going to call this reporter.
- 346
- 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,549
- <i>This is Mike. Leave a message.</i>
- 347
- 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,871
- Hey, Mr. Paley, it's Brian Banks.
- 348
- 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,953
- Um... guess I'll just try you
- after school.
- 349
- 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:27,837
- <i>Her name was Kennisha Rice.</i>
- 350
- 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,473
- <i>I knew her from middle school.</i>
- 351
- 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,870
- <i>Her and her sister Ava.</i>
- 352
- 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,075
- Hey, Kennisha, what up?
- What you doin'?
- 353
- 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:38,954
- Bathroom.
- 354
- 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,194
- Bathroom that way.
- 355
- 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,556
- I was gonna go to the 700 building.
- 356
- 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,273
- I mean, you want me to walk with you?
- 357
- 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,195
- Okay.
- 358
- 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:49,789
- Okay.
- 359
- 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,793
- <i>The 700 building was across campus.</i>
- 360
- 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,913
- <i>It had this place
- where everybody went to make out.</i>
- 361
- 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,875
- <i>The whole school knew about it,
- that if you liked a girl</i>
- 362
- 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:05,872
- <i>and a girl liked you...</i>
- 363
- 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:08,599
- <i>you always ended up there.</i>
- 364
- 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,416
- <i>- But it was tricky to get to.</i>
- - Your homework will be chapter...
- 365
- 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,878
- <i>There was this long hallway,
- and you had to be really quiet.</i>
- 366
- 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,075
- <i>But if you made it through...</i>
- 367
- 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,072
- <i>you were on your own.</i>
- 368
- 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:26,996
- <i>Usually.</i>
- 369
- 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,474
- What you tryin' to do, though?
- What's up?
- 370
- 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,310
- <i>And then I was thinking,
- what are you doing?</i>
- 371
- 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,715
- If we get caught,
- then I get kicked out of summer school,
- 372
- 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,792
- and that could mess up
- the whole football season.
- 373
- 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,159
- So when I heard the teacher,
- 374
- 00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:01,953
- I-I stopped.
- 375
- 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:04,435
- I stopped.
- 376
- 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,955
- Hey, look, I ain't really
- feelin' this no more, so...
- 377
- 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:13,157
- um... you go out that way,
- I'm gonna go out that door.
- 378
- 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:14,920
- All right?
- 379
- 00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:19,114
- <i>There's just so many things
- I could have said.</i>
- 380
- 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:23,273
- "I didn't want you
- to get in trouble," or...
- 381
- 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:26,880
- <i>"I just don't think
- this is special enough of a place."</i>
- 382
- 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,311
- But I w... I was 16.
- 383
- 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,033
- I wasn't grown-up enough.
- 384
- 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,113
- And to be honest,
- 385
- 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,671
- I just went back to class
- and I forgot about it.
- 386
- 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,434
- But she didn't forget.
- 387
- 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,158
- <i>She went back to math class.</i>
- 388
- 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,520
- <i>Was with her friend Shayla.</i>
- 389
- 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,118
- <i>And that's where it all went wrong.</i>
- 390
- 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:08,989
- <i>While she and her mom
- were with the police...</i>
- 391
- 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:10,590
- Show us where.
- 392
- 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:12,834
- <i>I was at home.</i>
- 393
- 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,196
- <i>I still remember my dream.</i>
- 394
- 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,760
- <i>It was that same feeling I had
- when I was a kid.</i>
- 395
- 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,836
- <i>The feeling of being free.</i>
- 396
- 00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:33,352
- - Don't move! Let's go!
- - Put it on the wrist.
- 397
- 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,296
- - Put your hands behind your back.
- - Wait, wait, wait a minute.
- 398
- 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,056
- - Wait a minute, wait a minute.
- - Get him cuffed. Shut up.
- 399
- 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:38,616
- - But I didn't do nothing.
- - Get him up!
- 400
- 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,599
- I didn't do nothing! Mom! Mom!
- 401
- 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,360
- - Mom! Mom!
- - Let's get him up! Get him up!
- 402
- 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,551
- - Get him out of here!
- - Mom, I didn't do nothing!
- 403
- 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,439
- - I didn't do nothing.
- - Where are you taking my son?
- 404
- 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,876
- - Brian! Brian!
- - Mom! I didn't do nothing!
- 405
- 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,590
- Brian! Stop! Brian!
- 406
- 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:56,960
- Brian!
- 407
- 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,520
- Brian's problem is that he told the truth.
- 408
- 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,035
- Without legal counsel present
- he admitted
- 409
- 00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:06,032
- to being in the stairwell with Kennisha,
- 410
- 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:08,555
- and the DA determined
- there was probable cause.
- 411
- 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,394
- Two months later Brian was removed
- from juvenile court
- 412
- 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:12,960
- and tried as an adult.
- 413
- 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:14,997
- Two counts of felony rape
- 414
- 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:18,312
- and one count of sodomy with
- an enhanced circumstance of kidnapping.
- 415
- 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,518
- His mother had to sell their house
- and their car to afford a new attorney.
- 416
- 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,599
- According to the record, every time
- Kennisha told her story it changed.
- 417
- 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:26,558
- And how did he drag her down a hallway
- 418
- 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,916
- by a bunch of open classrooms
- without being noticed?
- 419
- 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,471
- Exactly. Unfortunately,
- no one ever visited the hallway...
- 420
- 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,358
- not the attorneys, not the investigators.
- 421
- 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,875
- - And the DNA evidence?
- - It came back negative.
- 422
- 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,873
- Which supports Brian's assertion
- they never had sex.
- 423
- 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,714
- So why did he plea? Did you ask him?
- 424
- 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,471
- I'm sorry, folks.
- We need a 30-minute recess
- 425
- 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,995
- while I meet with counsel in chambers.
- 426
- 00:27:10,120 --> 00:27:12,999
- I got some good news.
- I worked out a deal with the DA.
- 427
- 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:17,350
- - They're gonna drop the charges?
- - Kidnapping and sodomy charges
- 428
- 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,080
- if you agree to plead no contest
- to one count of rape.
- 429
- 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,034
- What's "no contest"?
- 430
- 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:23,720
- It means you don't contest the charges.
- 431
- 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,800
- You don't plead guilty,
- you don't plead not guilty.
- 432
- 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:27,559
- But I am not guilty.
- 433
- 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,791
- Brian, I have seen this too many times.
- 434
- 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,590
- You admitted to some intimate contact,
- so it comes down to consent.
- 435
- 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:36,798
- Who's the jury gonna believe?
- 436
- 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,156
- And did you see
- all those white folks out there?
- 437
- 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,872
- All they see is a big black teenager
- accused of rape.
- 438
- 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,953
- And if any of them end up on the jury
- they're gonna find you guilty.
- 439
- 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,871
- But if you take this deal
- you are almost guaranteed probation.
- 440
- 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,056
- And in three months' time
- you can be back to your family,
- 441
- 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:53,992
- back to your life,
- back to playing football.
- 442
- 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:55,480
- You'd be free.
- 443
- 00:27:58,080 --> 00:27:59,833
- Can I talk to my mom about this?
- 444
- 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,040
- No, Brian.
- 445
- 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,635
- You've been charged as an adult and
- you need to make this decision yourself.
- 446
- 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,677
- And they've only given us
- ten minutes to decide.
- 447
- 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,150
- - Ten minutes?
- - Then the deal is off the table.
- 448
- 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,118
- You need to decide now.
- 449
- 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,271
- You wanna go home, put this behind you,
- 450
- 00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:19,239
- or do you want to risk your whole life
- for something you didn't do?
- 451
- 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,479
- Ten minutes, Brian.
- 452
- 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:37,875
- <i>So, Mr. Banks,</i>
- 453
- 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,440
- it's my understanding
- that you wish to enter a plea.
- 454
- 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,109
- Is that correct?
- 455
- 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,155
- Uh, yes. Yes, sir.
- 456
- 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,115
- <i>Now, you understand
- that a plea of no contest</i>
- 457
- 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,396
- <i>has the same legal effect
- as a plea of guilty,</i>
- 458
- 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:04,519
- that you will be required to register as
- a sex offender for the rest of your life.
- 459
- 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:05,954
- Do you understand that?
- 460
- 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:09,640
- Mr. Banks?
- 461
- 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:12,674
- Do you understand?
- 462
- 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:20,195
- Yes, sir.
- 463
- 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,312
- Brian Keith Banks,
- 464
- 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:24,914
- on count one,
- 465
- 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,150
- that you committed the crime
- of forcible rape, a felony,
- 466
- 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:29,240
- how do you plead?
- 467
- 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,756
- N-No... No contest.
- 468
- 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:38,479
- Probation is denied.
- 469
- 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,437
- Defendant is to be imprisoned
- for a total of six years,
- 470
- 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:47,160
- followed by five years
- of supervised parole.
- 471
- 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:51,115
- No! No!
- 472
- 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:52,856
- - No, no. Wait, wait...
- - This is not right.
- 473
- 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,216
- - That's what you get.
- - This isn't right.
- 474
- 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,152
- - Six years?
- - Judge, my son is innocent...
- 475
- 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:57,913
- - No. Wait. Mom, Mom.
- - Brian.
- 476
- 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,281
- Mrs. Ford, you were supposed
- to keep my son out of prison.
- 477
- 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,039
- You didn't say six years.
- 478
- 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,158
- You ain't say nothing
- about six years. Mom! Mom!
- 479
- 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,000
- Now you about to pay
- for raping my daughter.
- 480
- 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:08,719
- Hold on. Wait a minute, wait a minute.
- 481
- 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:12,157
- My son is innocent! My son is innocent!
- 482
- 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,631
- <i>My son is innocent!</i>
- 483
- 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:23,680
- Really good job, you guys.
- 484
- 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,951
- You laid out the facts of the case
- really clearly.
- 485
- 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,475
- How does any of this help Brian?
- 486
- 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:31,155
- - What about the DNA?
- - There are no witnesses.
- 487
- 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:35,712
- Guys. I know, I know.
- A lot of really bad stuff happened.
- 488
- 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,160
- Not to mention he got questionable advice
- from his attorney.
- 489
- 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,790
- But they had the DNA evidence,
- all right? And they didn't use it.
- 490
- 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:42,996
- We can't either.
- 491
- 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,312
- Right? There's nothing new here, guys.
- 492
- 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:49,189
- Alissa, Marilyn, I sent you guys
- up to LA to dig around.
- 493
- 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,480
- Did you find any new evidence
- that hasn't been submitted?
- 494
- 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:53,960
- Okay, there was never a trial,
- 495
- 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:56,056
- so there have to be witnesses
- that weren't questioned.
- 496
- 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,336
- - We can find them and talk to them.
- - And when are we gonna do that?
- 497
- 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:02,036
- Are we gonna take away time from cases
- we have a legitimate chance of winning?
- 498
- 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:04,336
- The Johnson case is definitely gonna push.
- I'll find the time.
- 499
- 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,637
- I've got spring break coming up. I can
- use my time to question a few people.
- 500
- 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,956
- - I've got time. I'm happy to help.
- - Me too.
- 501
- 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:11,713
- - I'll help.
- - I can.
- 502
- 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,998
- He's innocent. We got this.
- 503
- 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:18,554
- This is your fault.
- 504
- 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:28,076
- This is Brian.
- 505
- 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,038
- Hey, Brian, it's Alissa.
- 506
- 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:34,238
- Uh, do you have
- your 2002 yearbook by chance?
- 507
- 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:35,320
- - Yeah.
- <i>- Okay, great.</i>
- 508
- 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,096
- Do you think you can identify
- some of the students
- 509
- 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,360
- you went to summer school with?
- 510
- 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:40,359
- Oh, yes, ma'am. Right away.
- 511
- 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:52,680
- <i>- What's up?</i>
- - Hey, yo, Eli, what's up, man? It's B.
- 512
- 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:54,914
- Yeah, it's been a while, man.
- 513
- 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,279
- And then out of the blue Kennisha says,
- 514
- 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,154
- "Well, just so you know,
- I wasn't even really raped.
- 515
- 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,278
- I only said that so my mom wouldn't
- find out I was getting with boys."
- 516
- 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,275
- Shayla, would you be willing
- to put all of this in writing?
- 517
- 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,111
- - Yeah.
- - That's great.
- 518
- 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:25,919
- I'm sorry, man.
- 519
- 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:27,514
- Hey, you tried, man.
- 520
- 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:29,753
- - You tried.
- - Yep.
- 521
- 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:35,280
- Brian?
- 522
- 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,474
- How'd it go with Corey?
- Did you get the job?
- 523
- 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,715
- Actually, the owner said no.
- 524
- 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:49,079
- But Corey, no, he was great.
- Really went to bat for me.
- 525
- 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,873
- Listen, I'm sorry about the other day.
- 526
- 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:57,715
- It's fine. Look, there's no good way
- to tell a bad story, all right?
- 527
- 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:00,715
- And no matter how I tell it,
- 528
- 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,395
- people are always gonna wonder
- if I'm telling the truth, so...
- 529
- 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,392
- I'm not wondering anymore.
- 530
- 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,119
- Corey and I spoke, and I know now
- 531
- 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,396
- that you didn't deserve
- what happened to you.
- 532
- 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:13,840
- You know, the other day,
- 533
- 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,833
- I hesitated when I told you
- I was an art major.
- 534
- 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:19,719
- That's because whenever I say it
- people judge me.
- 535
- 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,355
- Brian, I judged you.
- 536
- 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,197
- And I am so sorry.
- 537
- 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:30,797
- In football we used to say,
- 538
- 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,480
- you spend too much time
- thinking about the last play...
- 539
- 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:37,997
- you won't be ready for the next one.
- 540
- 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,398
- So you wanna work out with me?
- 541
- 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:45,391
- First session's complimentary.
- 542
- 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:51,950
- Brian?
- 543
- 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:55,999
- I'm not gonna work out in this.
- 544
- 00:33:57,960 --> 00:33:59,792
- I'll be back in five minutes.
- 545
- 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:03,194
- Five minutes. Don't lock me out.
- 546
- 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,872
- <i>♪ While my heart's still beating ♪</i>
- 547
- 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:20,351
- <i>♪ Take me alive ♪</i>
- One more time, everybody, now.
- 548
- 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,198
- <i>♪ While my heart's still beating ♪</i>
- 549
- 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,033
- <i>♪ Take me alive ♪</i>
- 550
- 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:39,513
- <i>♪ And while my heart's still beating ♪</i>
- 551
- 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,956
- <i>♪ Take me alive ♪</i>
- 552
- 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,791
- Give it up for Justin!
- 553
- 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,109
- Thank you all,
- 554
- 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,999
- and don't let my playing
- affect your donations.
- 555
- 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,039
- You're a man of many talents.
- 556
- 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:01,196
- Hey.
- 557
- 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:04,111
- When I was younger
- I wanted to be a rock star.
- 558
- 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,238
- If I could've sung worth a lick
- I never would've gone to law school.
- 559
- 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:09,277
- Lucky for me you can't sing.
- 560
- 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:10,589
- Was it that bad?
- 561
- 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:12,794
- It was pretty bad.
- 562
- 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,678
- So I'm guessing Alissa told you
- how to find me tonight.
- 563
- 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,436
- - If I say yes, is she in trouble?
- - No.
- 564
- 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:24,355
- Alissa's always in trouble.
- I happen to like that about her.
- 565
- 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,678
- You got a little time before your curfew?
- 566
- 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:32,280
- Yeah.
- 567
- 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:35,510
- Okay.
- 568
- 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:37,751
- <i>♪ I ain't gonna stop ♪</i>
- 569
- 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,716
- <i>♪ Just because I get old ♪</i>
- 570
- 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,359
- Come on, show me.
- 571
- 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:44,033
- I'm... I'm sorry, what happened?
- 572
- 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,436
- - I think the table's slanted.
- - Come ready.
- 573
- 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,591
- - I respect it. I respect it.
- - Whoo!
- 574
- 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:54,120
- Pow.
- 575
- 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,477
- That's it? You givin' up?
- 576
- 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:58,676
- I'm out of money.
- 577
- 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,797
- - Hope you're happy.
- - I'll be happy when you represent me.
- 578
- 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,075
- Mmm.
- 579
- 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,558
- Brian, I want to help you. I do.
- 580
- 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:13,037
- And in a perfect world you and I
- would just waltz into the court,
- 581
- 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,477
- you'd tell 'em what Shayla said
- and they'd reopen your case.
- 582
- 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,117
- But that is not the world we live in.
- 583
- 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,675
- The system is broken,
- it's what I'm trying to tell you.
- 584
- 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:24,274
- It just doesn't care.
- 585
- 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,991
- I'm just supposed to accept that,
- that the system is broken?
- 586
- 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:30,113
- You know what I say to that?
- 587
- 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:31,956
- Fuck the system.
- 588
- 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,040
- No, for real, man.
- I mean, why can't we at least try?
- 589
- 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,111
- What is the system? It's people.
- 590
- 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,477
- Yeah? It's cops, lawyers, judges.
- 591
- 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:45,111
- If one of them had just cared enough
- 592
- 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:48,352
- to even go down to that hallway
- Kennisha said I dragged her,
- 593
- 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,512
- listened to how
- the tiniest little noise echoes,
- 594
- 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:54,069
- I wouldn't have this damn thing on my leg.
- 595
- 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:56,793
- - Mr. Brooks.
- - Justin.
- 596
- 00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:58,595
- Justin...
- 597
- 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:02,871
- I know the system doesn't care about me.
- 598
- 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,238
- I've known that my whole life.
- 599
- 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:08,432
- The question is, do you?
- 600
- 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,629
- I carry three pictures in my wallet.
- 601
- 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,720
- My, uh... My wife...
- 602
- 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:25,152
- my kids, and that one right there.
- 603
- 00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:26,799
- That's her on the left.
- 604
- 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,918
- My longest-standing client,
- Marilyn Mulero.
- 605
- 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,798
- One day I'm looking through the newspaper
- 606
- 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:36,796
- and I see that Marilyn gets
- the death penalty on a plea bargain.
- 607
- 00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:39,837
- I'm wondering, how's that even possible?
- 608
- 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:42,193
- To get death on a plea.
- 609
- 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:44,314
- Where's the bargain?
- 610
- 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:46,872
- So I look into it, sure enough,
- 611
- 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,794
- this woman here,
- she's the one who pulled the trigger.
- 612
- 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:52,758
- So I find a couple of witnesses,
- 613
- 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:54,991
- I find a mountain of evidence,
- 614
- 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:57,519
- and I lose.
- 615
- 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:00,359
- Eighteen years.
- 616
- 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:02,511
- With new evidence.
- 617
- 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:06,071
- Marilyn's still behind bars.
- 618
- 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,869
- She's the reason I started the CIP
- and I'm not giving up until she's free.
- 619
- 00:38:13,720 --> 00:38:16,076
- So, yeah, I can be a little jaded.
- 620
- 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:19,517
- But every once in a while we win.
- 621
- 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:22,559
- And it's amazing,
- 622
- 00:38:23,240 --> 00:38:24,833
- see an innocent person go free,
- 623
- 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:29,233
- and we do it because we bust our asses
- and we know what the system wants.
- 624
- 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:32,352
- Something extraordinary.
- 625
- 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:36,035
- Now you want me to be your lawyer, Brian?
- 626
- 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,840
- We've already looked at your case,
- talked to potential witnesses.
- 627
- 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:41,555
- I even called the parole board
- about shortening your time.
- 628
- 00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:43,120
- The well is dry.
- 629
- 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:47,153
- So let me tell you what I need
- to argue your case.
- 630
- 00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:50,278
- Not some piece of hearsay evidence
- from ten years ago.
- 631
- 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:52,670
- I need something big.
- 632
- 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,354
- Earth-shattering.
- 633
- 00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:58,639
- Extraordinary.
- 634
- 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:05,676
- Sorry.
- 635
- 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,160
- Just a reminder.
- 636
- 00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:55,200
- You do have a family.
- 637
- 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:56,909
- Going soon.
- 638
- 00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:58,640
- What is that?
- 639
- 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:04,952
- This is the hallway Brian
- supposedly dragged that girl down.
- 640
- 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:06,715
- All the doors were open.
- 641
- 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:10,038
- I checked the school records.
- Classrooms were full of kids.
- 642
- 00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:14,273
- Ten separate classrooms.
- No way nobody didn't hear something.
- 643
- 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,875
- Which gets rid of the kidnapping charge
- right there.
- 644
- 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:21,195
- But that's still not enough
- to reopen the case, is it?
- 645
- 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,436
- No, it's not.
- 646
- 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,200
- I don't understand, Justin.
- 647
- 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,916
- No, it's just...
- It's something Brian said. It was, uh...
- 648
- 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,912
- I mean, we all know the system's broken.
- 649
- 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,117
- Which is why you started this place.
- 650
- 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:40,432
- I know, but I just don't want
- to ever stop trying
- 651
- 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,558
- because the system
- has conditioned us to stop trying.
- 652
- 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:48,114
- Go home.
- 653
- 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:52,511
- Come on. You visited this hallway.
- 654
- 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:54,829
- Go visit your family.
- 655
- 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:57,155
- Yeah.
- 656
- 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:00,416
- <i>In other news,
- the City of Long Beach</i>
- 657
- 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:02,352
- <i>has approved a $15 million...</i>
- 658
- 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:05,154
- Since when did you become interested
- in art museums?
- 659
- 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:08,596
- You remember that trainer
- I told you about, Karina?
- 660
- 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:10,640
- So she's an artist?
- 661
- 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,400
- Yeah. Yeah. She just sent me this.
- 662
- 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:15,550
- Check it out.
- 663
- 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:20,239
- Baby, she painted this?
- 664
- 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:21,549
- Yep.
- 665
- 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:24,838
- So you want to take her to the museum?
- 666
- 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:28,237
- Just to thank her
- for all the free training sessions.
- 667
- 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:31,873
- But there's some special exhibit
- going on right now
- 668
- 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:33,394
- and the ticket prices are crazy.
- 669
- 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:36,998
- - I don't...
- - Boom. Get the tickets, baby.
- 670
- 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:40,956
- Oh, Ma, come on.
- Look, I know things are tight right now.
- 671
- 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:42,880
- I mean, barely made
- the car payment last month.
- 672
- 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,599
- The car payment can wait.
- 673
- 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:46,953
- Your happiness can't.
- 674
- 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:55,832
- Brian, you deserve happiness.
- 675
- 00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:59,712
- Not shame, not guilt.
- 676
- 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:01,359
- Happiness.
- 677
- 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:04,596
- Thanks, Mom.
- 678
- 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:08,754
- Thanks.
- 679
- 00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:11,270
- <i>♪ You say I make you shy ♪</i>
- 680
- 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:13,636
- <i>♪ I don't know why ♪</i>
- 681
- 00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:15,717
- <i>♪ Every time we kiss ♪</i>
- 682
- 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:18,110
- <i>- ♪ It gets better every time ♪
- - ♪ Yeah ♪</i>
- 683
- 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:20,431
- <i>♪ Underneath the lights ♪</i>
- 684
- 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:22,796
- <i>♪ You're shining so bright ♪</i>
- 685
- 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:24,712
- <i>♪ The tension in the air ♪</i>
- 686
- 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,269
- <i>- ♪ You could cut it with a knife ♪
- - ♪ Yeah ♪</i>
- 687
- 00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:29,875
- <i>♪ See, I'm just tryin' to be somebody ♪</i>
- 688
- 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:31,679
- <i>♪ You can be in love so deep ♪</i>
- 689
- 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:34,514
- <i>♪ Now, I don't gotta do these things ♪</i>
- 690
- 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:36,592
- <i>- ♪ But you make me ♪
- - ♪ Yeah ♪</i>
- 691
- 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:39,149
- <i>♪ See, I'm just tryin' to be somebody ♪</i>
- 692
- 00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:41,391
- <i>♪ You can be in love so deep ♪</i>
- 693
- 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:43,756
- <i>♪ Now, I don't gotta do these things ♪</i>
- 694
- 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:45,513
- <i>- ♪ But you make me ♪
- - ♪ Yeah ♪</i>
- 695
- 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:47,159
- What is it?
- 696
- 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,434
- Reminds me of something
- someone taught me once.
- 697
- 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:52,318
- <i>♪ You make me wanna act different ♪</i>
- 698
- 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,790
- <i>♪ I love you for who you are ♪</i>
- 699
- 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:59,750
- <i>♪ You make me wanna run circles around you
- So glad that I found you ♪</i>
- 700
- 00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:01,718
- - Um, I gotta take this.
- - Yeah.
- 701
- 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:03,314
- - I'll be right back.
- - Okay.
- 702
- 00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:07,550
- - This is Brian.
- <i>- What the hell are you doin', Banks?</i>
- 703
- 00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:09,438
- Two thousand feet, remember?
- 704
- 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:11,591
- - What?
- <i>- Look out the window.</i>
- 705
- 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:14,356
- <i>Look out the goddamn window.</i>
- 706
- 00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:19,752
- <i>Does that look like 2,000 feet?
- Get out of there, now.</i>
- 707
- 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:24,795
- What the...
- 708
- 00:43:33,720 --> 00:43:35,234
- Is everything okay?
- 709
- 00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:38,873
- I-I can't be here.
- 710
- 00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:43,035
- - Okay.
- - I'm sorry. I should have checked.
- 711
- 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:46,272
- I just got so excited with the art,
- you know, and...
- 712
- 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:52,556
- But hey, I got a chance to see
- your kind of art, right?
- 713
- 00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:55,877
- Would you mind if I showed you mine?
- 714
- 00:43:57,960 --> 00:43:59,076
- Okay.
- 715
- 00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,198
- Yeah, okay. Yeah, let's go.
- 716
- 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:04,829
- - Okay.
- - Yeah.
- 717
- 00:44:05,360 --> 00:44:07,875
- <i>♪ Sometimes it's hard to breathe
- Sometimes I wonder why ♪</i>
- 718
- 00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:10,216
- <i>♪ Sometimes I wanna live
- And that's the times when I cry ♪</i>
- 719
- 00:44:10,240 --> 00:44:11,560
- Wow.
- 720
- 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:14,235
- Brian, this is some canvas.
- 721
- 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,957
- I remember going to my first USC game
- when I was 15.
- 722
- 00:44:19,040 --> 00:44:22,477
- I went with my mom and my brother Brandon.
- I was sitting right up there.
- 723
- 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:25,075
- Section 6, seat 14.
- 724
- 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:26,913
- The best part wasn't even the game.
- 725
- 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,959
- The best part was just watching
- my mom be so happy
- 726
- 00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:31,554
- because I was so happy.
- 727
- 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:35,190
- Hey...
- 728
- 00:44:36,240 --> 00:44:38,436
- I'm sorry about today, Karina.
- 729
- 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:42,075
- I didn't even know what it meant
- when I took that plea.
- 730
- 00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:46,834
- All I knew was that I just didn't want
- to spend the rest of my life in jail.
- 731
- 00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:50,914
- My cousin went to prison.
- 732
- 00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:55,320
- And when he came out
- he just wasn't the same.
- 733
- 00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:58,792
- And you were, what, 16?
- 734
- 00:45:00,040 --> 00:45:01,474
- How did you survive it?
- 735
- 00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:03,554
- I almost didn't.
- 736
- 00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:06,073
- Especially in the beginning.
- 737
- 00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:11,677
- Then I met a man
- who showed me a different way.
- 738
- 00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:14,838
- And everything changed.
- 739
- 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:18,516
- Two men look out from prison bars.
- 740
- 00:45:18,600 --> 00:45:20,512
- One saw mud...
- 741
- 00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:24,040
- the other the stars.
- 742
- 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:26,679
- Perspective, gentlemen.
- 743
- 00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:31,832
- Perspective is the key
- to how one fares in life.
- 744
- 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:35,399
- Mr. Banks, what do you think?
- 745
- 00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:39,870
- I don't think none of this shit
- apply to me.
- 746
- 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:43,560
- Then you need this class more than most.
- 747
- 00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:46,680
- Thank you, gentlemen.
- 748
- 00:45:53,720 --> 00:45:54,995
- Mr. Banks.
- 749
- 00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:57,110
- Brian.
- 750
- 00:46:00,280 --> 00:46:04,433
- I know you think football
- is the pathway to happiness.
- 751
- 00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:06,751
- But on my life, son,
- 752
- 00:46:06,840 --> 00:46:08,911
- I promise you that it is not.
- 753
- 00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:14,990
- The path to happiness
- begins and ends... in the mind.
- 754
- 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:18,033
- Free your mind, Brian.
- 755
- 00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:20,912
- And your ass will follow.
- 756
- 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:25,633
- <i>Before him...</i>
- 757
- 00:46:26,480 --> 00:46:28,676
- <i>all I could think was, why me?</i>
- 758
- 00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:47,109
- All right, look...
- 759
- 00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:52,993
- I don't know exactly what it is
- you're going through,
- 760
- 00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:56,312
- but you've got to let it go.
- 761
- 00:46:57,040 --> 00:46:59,236
- Or it's gonna pull you down.
- 762
- 00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:04,714
- How you got here may be wrong,
- but the fact is you are here.
- 763
- 00:47:05,240 --> 00:47:07,471
- And before you leave this place
- physically,
- 764
- 00:47:07,560 --> 00:47:09,916
- you must leave it mentally.
- 765
- 00:47:11,360 --> 00:47:12,874
- Or you'll be back.
- 766
- 00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:28,393
- This is for you.
- 767
- 00:47:31,080 --> 00:47:33,640
- I might give you more books
- from time to time.
- 768
- 00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:36,033
- Books I hope you'll read.
- 769
- 00:47:57,400 --> 00:48:00,313
- <i>I wish I could say I got it
- from the start,</i>
- 770
- 00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:01,754
- but I was scared.
- 771
- 00:48:02,680 --> 00:48:04,399
- Scared my life was over.
- 772
- 00:48:05,120 --> 00:48:07,316
- Then this dude,
- doesn't know nothing about me,
- 773
- 00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:08,914
- he's talking about helping me?
- 774
- 00:48:09,640 --> 00:48:11,996
- Was this the kind of help
- that my lawyer gave me?
- 775
- 00:48:12,560 --> 00:48:14,392
- So, yeah, I was skeptical.
- 776
- 00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:19,096
- And right when I'm trying to understand
- everything he's teaching me,
- 777
- 00:48:19,120 --> 00:48:20,634
- I get transferred.
- 778
- 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:22,714
- Didn't see him again.
- 779
- 00:48:24,520 --> 00:48:27,274
- And that's when prison had its own ideas.
- 780
- 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:03,193
- What's up, homie?
- 781
- 00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:07,911
- - You got a problem, bitch?
- - No. I ain't got no problem.
- 782
- 00:49:08,920 --> 00:49:10,149
- B87.
- 783
- 00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:12,200
- Gate's open.
- 784
- 00:49:17,880 --> 00:49:22,159
- <i>In prison, it's the not knowing
- that gets to you.</i>
- 785
- 00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:26,752
- <i>Not knowing what's on
- the other side of a door,</i>
- 786
- 00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:29,878
- <i>not knowing if you'll make it out alive.</i>
- 787
- 00:49:38,200 --> 00:49:39,236
- What's up, homie?
- 788
- 00:49:40,400 --> 00:49:45,429
- <i>But sometimes you gotta walk deeper
- into the darkness to find the light.</i>
- 789
- 00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:47,273
- - Hey, Banks, get up!
- - Let's go!
- 790
- 00:49:47,360 --> 00:49:48,760
- Up. Now.
- 791
- 00:49:48,880 --> 00:49:50,280
- You broke his jaw, Banks.
- 792
- 00:49:50,360 --> 00:49:52,556
- Don't you ever want to get out of here?
- 793
- 00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:55,200
- Sixty days. Think about it.
- 794
- 00:49:56,280 --> 00:49:58,272
- <i>That was solitary for me.</i>
- 795
- 00:50:30,760 --> 00:50:32,956
- ...two, three, four...
- 796
- 00:50:37,360 --> 00:50:39,317
- I don't even feel you no more, God.
- 797
- 00:50:40,680 --> 00:50:42,114
- I can't feel you.
- 798
- 00:51:01,560 --> 00:51:04,519
- Brian, we need you back in the game.
- 799
- 00:51:13,840 --> 00:51:17,800
- Hey. You think they give a shit about you?
- 800
- 00:51:18,280 --> 00:51:20,840
- About how twisted up
- and pissed off you are?
- 801
- 00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:24,000
- They don't even remember your name. Shit.
- 802
- 00:51:38,240 --> 00:51:39,356
- Brian.
- 803
- 00:51:43,280 --> 00:51:45,112
- You've got to let it go.
- 804
- 00:51:46,160 --> 00:51:48,914
- You've got to let it all go
- 805
- 00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:51,556
- or it's going to pull you down.
- 806
- 00:51:52,960 --> 00:51:55,429
- All you can control in life...
- 807
- 00:51:55,520 --> 00:51:57,000
- This is for you.
- 808
- 00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:05,358
- Is how you respond to life.
- 809
- 00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:46,672
- <i>It's strange.</i>
- 810
- 00:52:46,760 --> 00:52:50,436
- <i>I didn't see Mr. Johnson
- after that first year in juvie.</i>
- 811
- 00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:54,191
- But he's been with me every day since.
- 812
- 00:53:01,240 --> 00:53:02,469
- Listen, I...
- 813
- 00:53:03,800 --> 00:53:05,473
- I want to be honest with you.
- 814
- 00:53:06,240 --> 00:53:07,640
- I, um...
- 815
- 00:53:08,360 --> 00:53:10,511
- I told you I put off grad school.
- 816
- 00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:13,719
- But I didn't say why.
- 817
- 00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:18,992
- Why I reacted when I heard your story.
- 818
- 00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:24,030
- I...
- 819
- 00:53:24,120 --> 00:53:28,637
- I didn't have the best experience
- in college, and...
- 820
- 00:53:37,400 --> 00:53:38,754
- Who was he?
- 821
- 00:53:41,640 --> 00:53:42,960
- A friend.
- 822
- 00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:45,396
- I thought.
- 823
- 00:53:47,320 --> 00:53:48,356
- Uh...
- 824
- 00:53:49,560 --> 00:53:52,200
- he said he couldn't remember me saying no.
- 825
- 00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:55,915
- Said I could have gotten those bruises
- from anywhere.
- 826
- 00:53:58,440 --> 00:54:01,911
- The cops were like,
- "Sure you're not overreacting?"
- 827
- 00:54:02,320 --> 00:54:04,357
- And when the school...
- 828
- 00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:07,035
- did nothing...
- 829
- 00:54:08,000 --> 00:54:09,070
- I left.
- 830
- 00:54:11,360 --> 00:54:13,033
- I'm sorry.
- 831
- 00:54:15,600 --> 00:54:19,753
- I don't even know how you could
- hang with me after hearing my story.
- 832
- 00:54:24,600 --> 00:54:26,557
- Well, I couldn't at first.
- 833
- 00:54:29,320 --> 00:54:30,913
- But then I got to know you.
- 834
- 00:55:12,920 --> 00:55:15,071
- No, can't do that.
- 835
- 00:55:15,880 --> 00:55:17,234
- Can't do that.
- 836
- 00:55:36,280 --> 00:55:39,910
- <i>Here we go.
- We are set, and there's the snap.</i>
- 837
- 00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:44,755
- <i>Here he comes,
- and that'll be a first down.</i>
- 838
- 00:55:44,840 --> 00:55:45,876
- <i>Whoo!</i>
- 839
- 00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:48,919
- <i>What a way to freakin' pass, baby!
- Yeah, baby!</i>
- 840
- 00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:51,754
- <i>And Coach Pete Carroll
- calls another time-out.</i>
- 841
- 00:55:51,840 --> 00:55:53,176
- <i>I gotta tell you, Eddie,</i>
- 842
- 00:55:53,200 --> 00:55:54,936
- <i>when it comes to Coach Carroll
- there's no quit.</i>
- 843
- 00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:57,395
- <i>And, yeah, the players
- really believe in him.</i>
- 844
- 00:55:57,480 --> 00:56:00,080
- <i>They believe in the system.
- He brings a lot of energy to the team.</i>
- 845
- 00:56:00,120 --> 00:56:02,715
- <i>And I think Carroll coming on
- to the Seahawks</i>
- 846
- 00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:04,996
- <i>is the best decision they could have made.</i>
- 847
- 00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:28,039
- Oh, shit.
- 848
- 00:56:28,600 --> 00:56:29,600
- Oh, shit.
- 849
- 00:56:30,360 --> 00:56:31,476
- Oh, shit.
- 850
- 00:56:58,760 --> 00:57:00,240
- "Bygones be..."
- 851
- 00:57:56,240 --> 00:57:57,390
- Hello?
- 852
- 00:57:58,960 --> 00:58:00,076
- <i>Hello?</i>
- 853
- 00:58:01,560 --> 00:58:04,200
- - Kennisha?
- - Hey.
- 854
- 00:58:07,720 --> 00:58:08,870
- Hey.
- 855
- 00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:12,200
- So, um...
- 856
- 00:58:14,440 --> 00:58:19,834
- I-I guess I'm still wonderin' why you
- sent me a friend request like that.
- 857
- 00:58:19,920 --> 00:58:23,516
- <i>Yeah. I wasn't even sure you would answer.</i>
- 858
- 00:58:24,280 --> 00:58:27,876
- So I was just lookin' through people
- I know from high school,
- 859
- 00:58:28,640 --> 00:58:30,597
- and I saw your page.
- 860
- 00:58:31,440 --> 00:58:32,954
- And I was like...
- 861
- 00:58:33,600 --> 00:58:35,273
- "You look good."
- 862
- 00:58:36,840 --> 00:58:39,514
- <i>But I was thinking maybe we could,</i>
- 863
- 00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:43,950
- I don't know, hang out or something?
- 864
- 00:58:44,800 --> 00:58:46,359
- Hang... Hang out?
- 865
- 00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:50,240
- Can you understand
- why that might seem a little weird to me
- 866
- 00:58:50,320 --> 00:58:52,198
- that you'd want to do that?
- 867
- 00:58:53,160 --> 00:58:54,913
- <i>I was in prison.</i>
- 868
- 00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:58,072
- <i>I can't work. I can't play football.</i>
- 869
- 00:58:58,760 --> 00:59:01,275
- Things have been pretty tough
- for me, Kennisha.
- 870
- 00:59:01,360 --> 00:59:05,832
- So, I guess that mean
- you ain't trying to hang out, then?
- 871
- 00:59:09,760 --> 00:59:12,116
- Uh, well, uh...
- 872
- 00:59:14,920 --> 00:59:16,320
- Well, maybe we could.
- 873
- 00:59:17,600 --> 00:59:18,750
- <i>Yeah, maybe we could.</i>
- 874
- 00:59:18,840 --> 00:59:21,071
- Truth is, I'm just stuck.
- 875
- 00:59:22,600 --> 00:59:25,240
- And you're the only one
- who can help me get unstuck.
- 876
- 00:59:26,200 --> 00:59:29,159
- <i>I mean, you're the only other one
- who knows what really happened.</i>
- 877
- 00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:32,274
- <i>And if you did help me,</i>
- 878
- 00:59:32,360 --> 00:59:35,080
- <i>then we would never have
- to talk about this stuff again.</i>
- 879
- 00:59:36,080 --> 00:59:37,480
- All right, well...
- 880
- 00:59:38,440 --> 00:59:40,352
- what is it you need me to do?
- 881
- 00:59:45,360 --> 00:59:48,637
- Brian, if they find out
- you went anywhere near that girl,
- 882
- 00:59:48,720 --> 00:59:50,240
- they'll send you right back to prison.
- 883
- 00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:52,792
- That's why nobody's gonna find out.
- 884
- 00:59:53,240 --> 00:59:55,357
- Okay, please,
- let's think about this some more.
- 885
- 00:59:55,440 --> 00:59:57,671
- You only have ten months left
- on your parole.
- 886
- 00:59:57,760 --> 00:59:59,433
- But I'm still gonna be on that damn list.
- 887
- 00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:01,576
- Nobody's gonna ever hire me
- if I don't clear my name.
- 888
- 01:00:01,600 --> 01:00:05,594
- - Well, then let the attorneys handle this.
- - What attorneys, Ma? Who?
- 889
- 01:00:05,680 --> 01:00:08,149
- The CIP? I ain't heard from 'em in weeks.
- 890
- 01:00:08,680 --> 01:00:11,400
- Besides, Kennisha already said
- she ain't going nowhere near a lawyer.
- 891
- 01:00:12,040 --> 01:00:14,999
- The only person she agreed to talk to
- was Corey's friend.
- 892
- 01:00:15,080 --> 01:00:16,833
- You remember Corey from the gym?
- 893
- 01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:20,596
- So, look, he's got a friend,
- been selling insurance for a little bit,
- 894
- 01:00:20,720 --> 01:00:22,376
- but he's starting up
- his own PI firm, right?
- 895
- 01:00:22,400 --> 01:00:25,154
- So we all got together, we got a plan.
- Trust me, we got a plan.
- 896
- 01:00:25,240 --> 01:00:27,675
- - An insurance agent, Brian?
- - Mom, Mom.
- 897
- 01:00:28,120 --> 01:00:29,998
- Sometimes things come your way
- 898
- 01:00:30,080 --> 01:00:31,958
- and you have to act on 'em
- right then and there
- 899
- 01:00:32,040 --> 01:00:33,759
- or else you won't have another chance.
- 900
- 01:00:35,920 --> 01:00:37,479
- This is my chance.
- 901
- 01:00:38,200 --> 01:00:39,475
- Okay?
- 902
- 01:00:56,120 --> 01:00:57,120
- Brian.
- 903
- 01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:09,640
- Hey.
- 904
- 01:01:11,040 --> 01:01:13,555
- I wasn't sure if this is the right place.
- 905
- 01:01:13,640 --> 01:01:14,960
- You found it.
- 906
- 01:01:15,600 --> 01:01:17,239
- I was nervous about comin'.
- 907
- 01:01:17,360 --> 01:01:19,875
- Yeah, shit,
- I've been kinda nervous myself.
- 908
- 01:01:20,640 --> 01:01:22,438
- Did I tell you
- I got three little ones now?
- 909
- 01:01:22,520 --> 01:01:25,080
- - You got three kids?
- - Yeah.
- 910
- 01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:26,416
- But there's some drama goin' on
- with all that,
- 911
- 01:01:26,440 --> 01:01:28,955
- so that's why I told you
- I don't want to talk to no lawyers.
- 912
- 01:01:29,080 --> 01:01:31,197
- Oh. No, this guy's not...
- 913
- 01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:34,478
- He's not a lawyer.
- He's more like an adviser, so...
- 914
- 01:01:37,960 --> 01:01:39,997
- - So, Ms. Reed...
- - Rice.
- 915
- 01:01:40,840 --> 01:01:43,400
- Oh, I'm sorry. Ms. Rice.
- 916
- 01:01:43,480 --> 01:01:47,156
- I understand from Brian there are some
- things that you guys wanted to discuss.
- 917
- 01:01:47,240 --> 01:01:49,311
- Yeah, uh...
- 918
- 01:01:49,400 --> 01:01:52,950
- Well, we wanted to talk to you
- about what happened in 2002.
- 919
- 01:01:53,720 --> 01:01:57,714
- Okay. Ms. Rice,
- is that what you want to do?
- 920
- 01:01:58,240 --> 01:01:59,594
- I guess so.
- 921
- 01:02:00,320 --> 01:02:03,552
- I mean, Brian ain't playing in the NFL
- right now. I guess that's 'cause of me.
- 922
- 01:02:04,520 --> 01:02:06,318
- So you want to help him.
- 923
- 01:02:06,400 --> 01:02:09,837
- Well, I can't do nothing where I gotta
- pay back none of the money or anything.
- 924
- 01:02:09,920 --> 01:02:11,559
- That would take a long time.
- 925
- 01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:14,197
- Okay, and I understand.
- 926
- 01:02:14,280 --> 01:02:18,115
- This is just for my own education
- so that I can offer advice.
- 927
- 01:02:18,200 --> 01:02:19,953
- Now...
- 928
- 01:02:20,040 --> 01:02:22,999
- take me back to the incident in 2002
- 929
- 01:02:23,640 --> 01:02:25,632
- and just tell me how you see it.
- 930
- 01:02:26,440 --> 01:02:28,113
- Um...
- 931
- 01:02:28,200 --> 01:02:30,760
- Well, I guess the way I look at it is,
- 932
- 01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:34,754
- we was just being young,
- curious about things.
- 933
- 01:02:34,840 --> 01:02:37,674
- Okay, so you're saying that
- 934
- 01:02:37,760 --> 01:02:39,752
- he never raped you.
- 935
- 01:02:39,840 --> 01:02:41,513
- I don't like using that word.
- 936
- 01:02:41,600 --> 01:02:43,876
- Well, then tell me what happened.
- 937
- 01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:45,872
- Well, after we was down there
- 938
- 01:02:45,960 --> 01:02:47,872
- and he went out the door
- and I went my way,
- 939
- 01:02:47,960 --> 01:02:49,679
- there was this security guard.
- 940
- 01:02:49,760 --> 01:02:51,592
- Hey!
- 941
- 01:02:51,680 --> 01:02:54,718
- You know, I saw you with that boy.
- 942
- 01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:56,678
- Y'all went in the 700 building,
- didn't you?
- 943
- 01:02:56,760 --> 01:02:58,831
- I know what you kids do in there.
- 944
- 01:02:58,960 --> 01:03:00,474
- Well, it wasn't my idea.
- 945
- 01:03:00,560 --> 01:03:01,960
- - Whose was it?
- - His!
- 946
- 01:03:02,040 --> 01:03:03,040
- Oh.
- 947
- 01:03:03,120 --> 01:03:06,750
- So you're saying he made you go in there,
- made you do stuff.
- 948
- 01:03:07,960 --> 01:03:10,350
- So if that's true,
- you're saying he raped you.
- 949
- 01:03:10,440 --> 01:03:12,238
- Is that what you're saying?
- 950
- 01:03:13,080 --> 01:03:15,231
- So I wasn't the first person
- to use that word.
- 951
- 01:03:15,320 --> 01:03:16,993
- So the security guard said it first.
- 952
- 01:03:17,080 --> 01:03:19,816
- Then you wrote it down on a piece of paper
- and gave it to your friend?
- 953
- 01:03:19,840 --> 01:03:20,876
- Mm-hmm.
- 954
- 01:03:21,440 --> 01:03:24,433
- Okay, did you tell any of these people
- 955
- 01:03:24,520 --> 01:03:26,796
- that you and Brian
- were just kissing and heavy petting
- 956
- 01:03:26,880 --> 01:03:28,917
- and that you didn't actually have sex?
- 957
- 01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:31,799
- Nobody was listening
- to anything I had to say.
- 958
- 01:03:31,880 --> 01:03:34,679
- My attorney was like,
- "Just don't say nothin'.
- 959
- 01:03:34,760 --> 01:03:37,229
- Don't talk at all.
- Just let them do what they gonna do."
- 960
- 01:03:37,800 --> 01:03:39,632
- Okay, so, to be clear,
- 961
- 01:03:41,040 --> 01:03:42,713
- Brian never raped you.
- 962
- 01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:48,634
- No, he did not rape me.
- 963
- 01:03:53,760 --> 01:03:55,353
- Did he kidnap you?
- 964
- 01:03:56,240 --> 01:03:57,310
- Never.
- 965
- 01:04:02,840 --> 01:04:03,876
- Alissa.
- 966
- 01:04:07,880 --> 01:04:11,191
- <i>To be clear, Brian never raped you.</i>
- 967
- 01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:12,919
- <i>No, he did not rape me.</i>
- 968
- 01:04:14,600 --> 01:04:16,193
- <i>Did he kidnap you?</i>
- 969
- 01:04:16,280 --> 01:04:17,280
- <i>Never.</i>
- 970
- 01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:25,833
- Amazing.
- 971
- 01:04:25,920 --> 01:04:27,877
- A full recantation on tape.
- 972
- 01:04:31,360 --> 01:04:34,637
- And she knew, right?
- This guy told her she was being taped.
- 973
- 01:04:35,800 --> 01:04:38,110
- Uh, no. No. No.
- 974
- 01:04:38,200 --> 01:04:41,750
- But he did have a sign on the wall
- that said the room was being monitored.
- 975
- 01:04:45,960 --> 01:04:49,078
- A sign on the wall. That's it?
- 976
- 01:04:50,640 --> 01:04:51,960
- Ju... J-Justin.
- 977
- 01:04:53,280 --> 01:04:55,749
- This is what you said I needed...
- something extraordinary.
- 978
- 01:04:55,840 --> 01:04:59,720
- This is what I brought you.
- Kennisha, she's telling the truth.
- 979
- 01:04:59,800 --> 01:05:01,632
- It's amazing, Brian.
- 980
- 01:05:01,720 --> 01:05:03,154
- It really is.
- 981
- 01:05:04,160 --> 01:05:05,753
- I've never seen anything like it.
- 982
- 01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:08,040
- But it's also...
- 983
- 01:05:08,120 --> 01:05:09,713
- It's inadmissible.
- 984
- 01:05:12,320 --> 01:05:13,549
- You can't use it.
- 985
- 01:05:14,560 --> 01:05:16,995
- You can't record somebody
- in the State of California
- 986
- 01:05:17,080 --> 01:05:18,639
- without their explicit consent.
- 987
- 01:05:19,640 --> 01:05:23,316
- Come on. We got her sitting there,
- right on tape, telling the truth.
- 988
- 01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:25,079
- You're telling me I can't show anybody?
- 989
- 01:05:25,160 --> 01:05:28,676
- What are the chances of getting her
- to say it again, on the record?
- 990
- 01:05:28,760 --> 01:05:30,911
- No chance! PI already scared her off.
- 991
- 01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:33,720
- I was trying to get her
- to sign something at the end.
- 992
- 01:05:33,800 --> 01:05:35,616
- Once she knows she perjured herself
- and could lose the money,
- 993
- 01:05:35,640 --> 01:05:37,438
- she's gonna recant to her recantation.
- 994
- 01:05:37,520 --> 01:05:38,590
- Yeah.
- 995
- 01:05:38,680 --> 01:05:40,956
- Brian, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- 996
- 01:05:41,720 --> 01:05:44,394
- I wish you'd have called us
- before you reached out.
- 997
- 01:05:44,480 --> 01:05:48,076
- You wish I would've called you?
- You wish I would've called you?
- 998
- 01:05:48,160 --> 01:05:50,072
- You know why I didn't call you, Justin?
- 999
- 01:05:50,160 --> 01:05:53,551
- Because every time I throw you a pass
- you bat it down, like you're doing now.
- 1000
- 01:05:53,640 --> 01:05:54,915
- That's not what we're doing.
- 1001
- 01:05:55,000 --> 01:05:57,754
- Come at me with all these legal excuses
- about the system,
- 1002
- 01:05:57,840 --> 01:05:59,240
- about how the truth doesn't matter.
- 1003
- 01:05:59,320 --> 01:06:01,880
- - The truth matters!
- - I know it matters.
- 1004
- 01:06:02,840 --> 01:06:04,240
- I know that. Okay?
- 1005
- 01:06:04,320 --> 01:06:08,394
- And that tape is extraordinary. I agree.
- 1006
- 01:06:08,480 --> 01:06:11,154
- - But I can't do anything legally...
- - Okay, okay.
- 1007
- 01:06:11,240 --> 01:06:13,550
- Stop. Okay?
- 1008
- 01:06:13,640 --> 01:06:16,109
- You know what, man? Forget the tape. Okay?
- 1009
- 01:06:19,840 --> 01:06:21,559
- You want extraordinary?
- 1010
- 01:06:22,840 --> 01:06:26,390
- I'll tell you what's extraordinary
- about this case.
- 1011
- 01:06:27,280 --> 01:06:28,350
- I am.
- 1012
- 01:06:30,520 --> 01:06:33,513
- It's extraordinary that I'm still here.
- 1013
- 01:06:35,080 --> 01:06:36,719
- That I'm still standing.
- 1014
- 01:06:38,320 --> 01:06:39,879
- You ever been in prison?
- 1015
- 01:06:40,640 --> 01:06:43,678
- I'm not talking about to visit one of
- your clients. You ever been locked up?
- 1016
- 01:06:45,520 --> 01:06:47,591
- I spent my 17th birthday
- 1017
- 01:06:47,680 --> 01:06:50,434
- and the 60 days after that
- in solitary confinement.
- 1018
- 01:06:50,520 --> 01:06:52,113
- It nearly killed me.
- 1019
- 01:06:54,080 --> 01:06:57,756
- And the only reason it didn't
- is because something happened to me.
- 1020
- 01:06:57,840 --> 01:06:59,752
- Something extraordinary.
- 1021
- 01:06:59,840 --> 01:07:02,435
- Someone extraordinary.
- 1022
- 01:07:11,640 --> 01:07:16,032
- I've done everything I can on my own...
- 1023
- 01:07:17,200 --> 01:07:18,793
- to get myself free.
- 1024
- 01:07:18,880 --> 01:07:23,079
- There's only one other person who can get
- me the rest of the way, and that's you.
- 1025
- 01:07:23,160 --> 01:07:24,719
- So I'm begging you.
- 1026
- 01:07:26,200 --> 01:07:29,272
- Forget all the rules.
- Forget all the reasons.
- 1027
- 01:07:29,360 --> 01:07:32,353
- Forget all the roadblocks
- they put in our way.
- 1028
- 01:07:33,080 --> 01:07:36,312
- I know the system doesn't care
- about me, Justin. I know.
- 1029
- 01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:39,039
- But I know you do.
- 1030
- 01:07:43,160 --> 01:07:44,719
- Help set me free.
- 1031
- 01:07:54,080 --> 01:07:55,080
- Okay.
- 1032
- 01:08:00,040 --> 01:08:01,156
- Okay?
- 1033
- 01:08:05,640 --> 01:08:06,640
- Okay.
- 1034
- 01:08:12,760 --> 01:08:13,989
- Okay.
- 1035
- 01:08:14,080 --> 01:08:15,992
- Brian Banks lost ten years of his life.
- 1036
- 01:08:16,080 --> 01:08:18,151
- We have ten months to clear his name. Why?
- 1037
- 01:08:18,280 --> 01:08:20,476
- Because the habeas petition
- will only be considered
- 1038
- 01:08:20,560 --> 01:08:22,313
- while you're still
- under state supervision.
- 1039
- 01:08:22,400 --> 01:08:25,393
- That's right. If we can't get this thing
- overturned within ten months,
- 1040
- 01:08:25,480 --> 01:08:27,278
- before his parole runs out,
- 1041
- 01:08:27,360 --> 01:08:29,079
- he's guilty the rest of his life.
- 1042
- 01:08:29,160 --> 01:08:32,073
- 99% of all habeas petitions get rejected,
- 1043
- 01:08:32,160 --> 01:08:34,760
- so just getting the DA to pay attention
- to this is gonna be tough.
- 1044
- 01:08:34,800 --> 01:08:37,554
- Hey, Barbara. Justin Brooks again.
- 1045
- 01:08:37,640 --> 01:08:39,154
- <i>Hey, is Rafael in?</i>
- 1046
- 01:08:39,240 --> 01:08:41,038
- He'll have to get back to you, Mr. Brooks.
- 1047
- 01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:44,113
- All right, as soon as he can, please.
- Thank you.
- 1048
- 01:08:45,320 --> 01:08:47,280
- So while I'm trying to force him
- to pay attention,
- 1049
- 01:08:47,360 --> 01:08:49,795
- Alissa will put together a new petition
- 1050
- 01:08:49,880 --> 01:08:52,315
- while, Marilyn,
- you try to track down Kennisha Rice
- 1051
- 01:08:52,440 --> 01:08:54,193
- and get her on the record this time.
- 1052
- 01:08:54,280 --> 01:08:56,351
- Now just remember, and this is critical,
- 1053
- 01:08:56,440 --> 01:08:59,478
- if the court doesn't schedule us ASAP,
- Brian's gonna run out of time.
- 1054
- 01:08:59,560 --> 01:09:03,520
- Brian's the same age as some of you.
- He should've gone to college by now.
- 1055
- 01:09:03,600 --> 01:09:05,353
- He should be playing in the NFL.
- 1056
- 01:09:05,440 --> 01:09:08,478
- Hey, we found Mateo.
- He's on the Loller case, LA Superior.
- 1057
- 01:09:08,960 --> 01:09:12,112
- And the reason he isn't
- is not just because a girl lied.
- 1058
- 01:09:13,840 --> 01:09:17,151
- It's because the system didn't care
- about the truth in the first place.
- 1059
- 01:09:19,000 --> 01:09:21,276
- Well, in the words of somebody
- I greatly admire,
- 1060
- 01:09:21,800 --> 01:09:23,154
- fuck the system.
- 1061
- 01:09:27,040 --> 01:09:28,997
- - It was a good day.
- - Yeah.
- 1062
- 01:09:31,560 --> 01:09:34,632
- Well, if it isn't
- our elusive district attorney.
- 1063
- 01:09:35,720 --> 01:09:38,030
- - Mr. Brooks.
- - How you doing? I've been looking for you.
- 1064
- 01:09:38,120 --> 01:09:39,896
- Aren't we seeing each other for Leftowich
- in three weeks?
- 1065
- 01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:41,434
- This can't wait three weeks.
- 1066
- 01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:44,797
- I'm representing Brian Banks,
- falsely accused of rape.
- 1067
- 01:09:44,880 --> 01:09:47,349
- The girl's recanted her story.
- We got it all on tape.
- 1068
- 01:09:47,440 --> 01:09:50,877
- - Let me guess. You want me to look at it.
- - I want you to meet Brian Banks.
- 1069
- 01:09:50,960 --> 01:09:53,395
- He's an amazing kid.
- Could have played pro ball.
- 1070
- 01:09:53,480 --> 01:09:57,190
- I'm telling you, this is gonna blow up.
- Media's gonna be all over it.
- 1071
- 01:09:57,280 --> 01:09:59,351
- Chance for you to jump in
- and control the spin.
- 1072
- 01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:01,875
- And you are the master spinner,
- aren't you, Mr. Brooks?
- 1073
- 01:10:02,520 --> 01:10:04,113
- Well, I'm a lawyer, so...
- 1074
- 01:10:04,760 --> 01:10:05,830
- it's redundant.
- 1075
- 01:10:08,240 --> 01:10:10,709
- Come on, Rafael. The kid's different.
- 1076
- 01:10:13,520 --> 01:10:15,239
- Have your client here in 90 minutes.
- 1077
- 01:10:15,320 --> 01:10:17,437
- Otherwise, he waits in line
- like everyone else.
- 1078
- 01:10:23,280 --> 01:10:24,280
- Hey, Justin.
- 1079
- 01:10:24,360 --> 01:10:26,272
- You got a jacket and a tie?
- 1080
- 01:10:27,640 --> 01:10:28,835
- I look okay?
- 1081
- 01:10:29,480 --> 01:10:31,790
- Ain't nothing okay about the way you look.
- 1082
- 01:10:32,720 --> 01:10:33,790
- Now go.
- 1083
- 01:10:36,960 --> 01:10:39,714
- Please do not tell me
- this is another bad decision.
- 1084
- 01:10:40,760 --> 01:10:43,400
- I'm gonna start calling you
- Bad Decision Banks.
- 1085
- 01:10:43,480 --> 01:10:45,711
- - I have a job interview, sir.
- - Oh, yeah?
- 1086
- 01:10:45,800 --> 01:10:48,838
- Like the one in San Diego
- when you were meeting with that lawyer?
- 1087
- 01:10:49,520 --> 01:10:51,352
- I got my sources.
- 1088
- 01:10:51,440 --> 01:10:54,558
- - Give me the keys, Banks.
- - Sir, I really have...
- 1089
- 01:10:54,640 --> 01:10:56,632
- Give me the goddamn keys, Banks.
- 1090
- 01:11:01,000 --> 01:11:04,277
- Yeah, I got him.
- 1091
- 01:11:05,680 --> 01:11:07,273
- - Where's your guy?
- - Hey.
- 1092
- 01:11:08,080 --> 01:11:10,197
- He's coming. He's just...
- 1093
- 01:11:10,280 --> 01:11:11,634
- Let me get you a cup of coffee.
- 1094
- 01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:14,673
- Nice try, Mr. Brooks. Time's up.
- 1095
- 01:11:15,800 --> 01:11:19,032
- Nobody from the DA's office
- ever visited the crime scene.
- 1096
- 01:11:20,200 --> 01:11:21,236
- I did.
- 1097
- 01:11:21,320 --> 01:11:24,631
- I saw where this girl claims
- she was dragged down a hallway
- 1098
- 01:11:24,720 --> 01:11:28,600
- lined with open classrooms,
- full of students, and forcibly raped.
- 1099
- 01:11:29,080 --> 01:11:30,992
- Nobody saw it, nobody heard it.
- 1100
- 01:11:32,160 --> 01:11:33,276
- Hey.
- 1101
- 01:11:34,000 --> 01:11:36,879
- You think the press is gonna wonder
- why you and your investigators
- 1102
- 01:11:36,960 --> 01:11:38,792
- never checked this place out?
- 1103
- 01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:42,554
- Sir, this is my mom's car.
- 1104
- 01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:45,553
- My mom.
- There aren't any drugs in there, I swear.
- 1105
- 01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:47,552
- Good. So you got nothing to worry about.
- 1106
- 01:11:47,640 --> 01:11:49,632
- Why you going to LA?
- 1107
- 01:11:49,720 --> 01:11:52,758
- You know you can't take a job
- outside the district.
- 1108
- 01:11:52,840 --> 01:11:55,071
- The job's local.
- Corporate headquarters are in LA.
- 1109
- 01:11:57,160 --> 01:11:58,355
- Car's clean.
- 1110
- 01:12:00,680 --> 01:12:03,320
- You better not be lying to me, Banks.
- 1111
- 01:12:03,880 --> 01:12:06,031
- Straight there and straight back.
- 1112
- 01:12:06,120 --> 01:12:10,433
- 'Cause if you so much as pull over
- to piss, you'll be back behind bars.
- 1113
- 01:12:15,760 --> 01:12:17,831
- <i>- Where are you?</i>
- - I'm on my way.
- 1114
- 01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:21,072
- My PO was busting my ass. I'll be there.
- 1115
- 01:12:33,560 --> 01:12:35,552
- Hey. I'm sorry, man.
- 1116
- 01:12:36,600 --> 01:12:39,638
- Save it for the DA. Mateo's in a mood.
- 1117
- 01:12:46,440 --> 01:12:48,875
- Mr. Brooks says
- you filed the habeas petition yourself.
- 1118
- 01:12:48,960 --> 01:12:50,440
- Yes, sir.
- 1119
- 01:12:50,520 --> 01:12:53,274
- Read the California Appeals Code
- while I was in prison.
- 1120
- 01:12:55,520 --> 01:12:58,274
- Why do you think she lied, Mr. Banks?
- 1121
- 01:12:58,360 --> 01:13:01,910
- She was a 15-year-old girl with her whole
- life ahead of her. Why would she lie?
- 1122
- 01:13:02,720 --> 01:13:05,110
- I've asked myself that a thousand times.
- 1123
- 01:13:05,920 --> 01:13:07,718
- Maybe it was the money.
- 1124
- 01:13:08,400 --> 01:13:09,959
- Maybe I hurt her feelings.
- 1125
- 01:13:10,760 --> 01:13:14,515
- But with all due respect, sir,
- I don't know why it's my responsibility
- 1126
- 01:13:14,600 --> 01:13:16,990
- to explain why she lied.
- 1127
- 01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:18,600
- The fact is, she did.
- 1128
- 01:13:19,280 --> 01:13:22,512
- Her testimony changed every time.
- Mine never did.
- 1129
- 01:13:23,640 --> 01:13:27,520
- Mr. Mateo, I don't wish any ill will
- towards Kennisha.
- 1130
- 01:13:28,200 --> 01:13:32,240
- I just want a chance to turn all this
- negativity into something positive.
- 1131
- 01:13:36,760 --> 01:13:38,831
- - Has she gone on the record?
- - No.
- 1132
- 01:13:38,920 --> 01:13:40,832
- We're having a hard time
- tracking her down.
- 1133
- 01:13:40,920 --> 01:13:42,479
- I need to speak with her.
- 1134
- 01:13:43,600 --> 01:13:45,353
- I won't recommended
- reversing any conviction
- 1135
- 01:13:45,480 --> 01:13:47,153
- until I interview the victim myself.
- 1136
- 01:13:51,080 --> 01:13:54,391
- - Tell me we're getting close.
- - Absolutely. You did great in there.
- 1137
- 01:13:54,480 --> 01:13:56,312
- We just gotta get her to show up.
- 1138
- 01:13:56,400 --> 01:13:58,551
- - What does that mean?
- - It's not gonna be easy.
- 1139
- 01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:02,475
- If the State finds out she lied, she could
- lose the whole settlement, the 1.5.
- 1140
- 01:14:02,560 --> 01:14:05,536
- Well, Kennisha doesn't know that.
- Ain't no way she told her mom she flipped.
- 1141
- 01:14:05,560 --> 01:14:08,598
- I know, I know, but I've seen
- this sort of thing before.
- 1142
- 01:14:08,680 --> 01:14:11,991
- - Witnesses, they stay hidden, unless...
- - Unless?
- 1143
- 01:14:12,960 --> 01:14:15,429
- No. No, no, no, Brian. You can't.
- 1144
- 01:14:15,520 --> 01:14:16,749
- I can't what?
- 1145
- 01:14:18,760 --> 01:14:22,117
- I've gone to reporters before to help me
- find a witness or get them to talk.
- 1146
- 01:14:22,840 --> 01:14:26,595
- Sometimes when you go public,
- people want to defend themselves.
- 1147
- 01:14:26,680 --> 01:14:29,400
- - Then that's what we do.
- - Listen to me, Brian.
- 1148
- 01:14:29,480 --> 01:14:33,440
- Your PO finds out you contacted Kennisha,
- you could go right back to jail.
- 1149
- 01:14:35,520 --> 01:14:37,159
- I told you.
- 1150
- 01:14:37,240 --> 01:14:38,913
- I'm already in jail.
- 1151
- 01:14:47,280 --> 01:14:48,953
- <i>- This is Mike.</i>
- - Hey, Mr. Paley.
- 1152
- 01:14:49,040 --> 01:14:50,759
- This is Brian Banks.
- 1153
- 01:14:50,880 --> 01:14:52,599
- <i>Twenty-six-year-old Brian Banks,</i>
- 1154
- 01:14:52,680 --> 01:14:54,956
- <i>who once had dreams of the NFL,</i>
- 1155
- 01:14:55,040 --> 01:14:57,271
- <i>is now fighting to clear his name.</i>
- 1156
- 01:14:57,360 --> 01:15:00,319
- <i>His football dreams ended at the age of 16</i>
- 1157
- 01:15:00,400 --> 01:15:03,871
- <i>when he was accused of a crime
- he claims he didn't commit.</i>
- 1158
- 01:15:04,680 --> 01:15:07,593
- <i>To be clear, Brian never raped you.</i>
- 1159
- 01:15:07,680 --> 01:15:09,194
- <i>No, he did not rape me.</i>
- 1160
- 01:15:11,920 --> 01:15:13,957
- Brian! Brian!
- 1161
- 01:15:14,040 --> 01:15:17,078
- Brian? Brian. Is the district attorney
- reopening the case?
- 1162
- 01:15:17,200 --> 01:15:18,793
- Any more word from Kennisha?
- 1163
- 01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:20,736
- Do you think you'll get
- another shot at the NFL?
- 1164
- 01:15:20,760 --> 01:15:23,753
- First I gotta get my day in court.
- All right?
- 1165
- 01:15:26,640 --> 01:15:28,154
- - Yeah?
- <i>- It worked, Brian.</i>
- 1166
- 01:15:28,240 --> 01:15:29,310
- The mother surfaced.
- 1167
- 01:15:29,400 --> 01:15:31,920
- She called the district attorney's office,
- had a whole shit fit.
- 1168
- 01:15:32,000 --> 01:15:34,515
- <i>- Okay.</i>
- - So Mateo issued a subpoena.
- 1169
- 01:15:34,600 --> 01:15:36,751
- He threatened to call the school district,
- 1170
- 01:15:36,840 --> 01:15:39,480
- turn over all the evidence
- unless they show.
- 1171
- 01:15:39,560 --> 01:15:42,519
- So now we're close, Brian.
- We're really close.
- 1172
- 01:15:43,160 --> 01:15:45,152
- Okay, thanks, Justin. Later.
- 1173
- 01:15:56,640 --> 01:15:58,472
- Contacting the victim.
- 1174
- 01:15:58,560 --> 01:16:00,677
- Recording her without her consent.
- 1175
- 01:16:00,760 --> 01:16:02,592
- Lying to your PO about job interviews.
- 1176
- 01:16:02,680 --> 01:16:04,433
- That's three strikes right there.
- 1177
- 01:16:04,520 --> 01:16:06,273
- I know you saw it.
- 1178
- 01:16:06,360 --> 01:16:10,070
- And you heard her say I didn't do it,
- because I didn't do it.
- 1179
- 01:16:10,160 --> 01:16:12,880
- Someone put that on you,
- you would've done the same thing.
- 1180
- 01:16:12,960 --> 01:16:15,156
- Wrong. Don't tell me what I'd do, Banks.
- 1181
- 01:16:15,240 --> 01:16:17,038
- You and I ain't the same.
- 1182
- 01:16:17,120 --> 01:16:19,157
- Do you even know
- what the word "credibility" means?
- 1183
- 01:16:19,240 --> 01:16:23,519
- You have no credibility when you lie to me
- to prove that someone lied about you.
- 1184
- 01:16:24,160 --> 01:16:27,392
- That is in direct violation of your parole
- under the law.
- 1185
- 01:16:27,520 --> 01:16:29,034
- Do you hear me?
- 1186
- 01:16:30,320 --> 01:16:31,515
- Do you hear me?
- 1187
- 01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:35,000
- Yes, sir, I hear you.
- 1188
- 01:16:37,960 --> 01:16:41,556
- It is my duty to report your violations.
- 1189
- 01:16:42,360 --> 01:16:44,352
- And I plan to obey that duty.
- 1190
- 01:16:45,720 --> 01:16:46,915
- In time.
- 1191
- 01:16:49,840 --> 01:16:53,072
- The law says I have to report it.
- It just doesn't say when.
- 1192
- 01:16:54,200 --> 01:16:57,034
- I'm gonna give you eight weeks,
- till your parole is up.
- 1193
- 01:16:58,200 --> 01:17:00,840
- If in that time
- they do not overturn your conviction,
- 1194
- 01:17:01,880 --> 01:17:04,190
- you won't just be
- a registered sex offender.
- 1195
- 01:17:05,400 --> 01:17:07,198
- You'll be a prisoner again.
- 1196
- 01:17:29,320 --> 01:17:31,915
- Mr. Brooks, where is this witness?
- 1197
- 01:17:33,120 --> 01:17:35,476
- Your Honor, we respectfully ask the court
- 1198
- 01:17:35,560 --> 01:17:37,756
- to just indulge us
- with a little more time.
- 1199
- 01:17:37,880 --> 01:17:41,317
- She's half an hour late. You think
- this is the only hearing on the docket?
- 1200
- 01:17:41,400 --> 01:17:43,392
- Issue another subpoena
- and reschedule the hearing.
- 1201
- 01:17:43,480 --> 01:17:44,516
- Adjourned.
- 1202
- 01:17:49,840 --> 01:17:52,230
- Come on, Rafael.
- Can't you work with me a little bit?
- 1203
- 01:17:52,320 --> 01:17:54,437
- There's no time for another hearing.
- 1204
- 01:17:54,520 --> 01:17:56,716
- Brian's parole is gonna run out.
- 1205
- 01:17:56,800 --> 01:17:59,031
- Then it's over. He's done. You know that.
- 1206
- 01:17:59,120 --> 01:18:01,954
- I need a statement from the complainant
- on the record,
- 1207
- 01:18:02,040 --> 01:18:04,056
- a statement that casts doubt
- on her original testimony.
- 1208
- 01:18:04,080 --> 01:18:05,594
- Now, you know that.
- 1209
- 01:18:08,440 --> 01:18:10,238
- Justin. That's her mom.
- 1210
- 01:18:10,320 --> 01:18:11,720
- And that's her.
- 1211
- 01:18:14,640 --> 01:18:16,711
- Ms. Rice. Ms. Rice!
- 1212
- 01:18:19,400 --> 01:18:22,359
- - Who the hell are y'all?
- - District Attorney Rafael Mateo, ma'am.
- 1213
- 01:18:22,440 --> 01:18:24,432
- You're in the right place.
- Are you Kennisha?
- 1214
- 01:18:24,520 --> 01:18:26,159
- Yeah, that's her.
- 1215
- 01:18:26,240 --> 01:18:29,392
- The only reason we came down here
- is to clear up all this bullshit.
- 1216
- 01:18:29,480 --> 01:18:31,631
- We want to clear this up too, ma'am.
- 1217
- 01:18:31,720 --> 01:18:34,030
- So maybe we can all sit down
- and have a talk.
- 1218
- 01:18:38,480 --> 01:18:41,056
- Kennisha, this won't take long.
- We just wanna ask you a few questions.
- 1219
- 01:18:41,080 --> 01:18:44,994
- This all you need to know.
- That boy out there, he raped my daughter.
- 1220
- 01:18:45,080 --> 01:18:48,596
- End of story. All that other shit on TV
- he forced her to say.
- 1221
- 01:18:48,680 --> 01:18:50,717
- He offered her $10,000.
- 1222
- 01:18:51,600 --> 01:18:54,434
- Kennisha, you told our investigator
- that Brian offered you 20,000.
- 1223
- 01:18:54,520 --> 01:18:56,318
- Mama, can you take him
- out of here, please?
- 1224
- 01:18:56,400 --> 01:18:58,471
- Just say what you said
- the first time in court.
- 1225
- 01:18:58,960 --> 01:19:01,680
- Come on.
- 1226
- 01:19:18,440 --> 01:19:21,035
- I'm not gonna answer
- none of y'all's stupid questions.
- 1227
- 01:19:21,120 --> 01:19:23,794
- - Ms. Rice, I just need...
- - I said I'm not answering 'em!
- 1228
- 01:19:26,240 --> 01:19:29,517
- What if I make my best effort
- to not ask any stupid questions?
- 1229
- 01:19:30,080 --> 01:19:31,992
- They're all stupid, if you ask me.
- 1230
- 01:19:32,120 --> 01:19:35,477
- Well, my name's Justin Brooks, and I run
- the California Innocence Project.
- 1231
- 01:19:35,560 --> 01:19:40,112
- We get thousands of requests every year
- for people to represent them
- 1232
- 01:19:40,200 --> 01:19:44,831
- and, Kennisha, if Brian Banks raped you,
- I don't wanna represent him.
- 1233
- 01:19:44,920 --> 01:19:46,434
- - He did rape me.
- - Okay.
- 1234
- 01:19:46,520 --> 01:19:48,876
- Well, if you can get me to accept that
- 1235
- 01:19:48,960 --> 01:19:51,077
- and clear up
- a few of these inconsistencies,
- 1236
- 01:19:51,160 --> 01:19:52,594
- we can all move on here.
- 1237
- 01:19:52,680 --> 01:19:53,796
- Okay?
- 1238
- 01:19:53,880 --> 01:19:58,636
- I just wanna talk to you briefly
- about the incident in July of 2002.
- 1239
- 01:19:59,680 --> 01:20:01,876
- When you went into that stairwell
- with Brian,
- 1240
- 01:20:01,960 --> 01:20:03,713
- what did you think was gonna happen?
- 1241
- 01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:06,120
- I don't know.
- 1242
- 01:20:06,200 --> 01:20:08,635
- - I was young at the time.
- - Right.
- 1243
- 01:20:09,560 --> 01:20:12,359
- At the top of the stairwell
- there are classrooms.
- 1244
- 01:20:12,440 --> 01:20:14,557
- - School was in session.
- - Mm-hmm.
- 1245
- 01:20:15,160 --> 01:20:18,039
- So why didn't you
- just shout out to anybody?
- 1246
- 01:20:18,120 --> 01:20:20,077
- 'Cause I didn't know he was gonna do it.
- 1247
- 01:20:20,760 --> 01:20:24,390
- When we first went down there,
- I thought he was just gon' touch.
- 1248
- 01:20:24,480 --> 01:20:26,119
- You know, touchy-feely.
- 1249
- 01:20:28,880 --> 01:20:32,760
- So, Ms. Rice, are you saying that
- you initially went down there willingly?
- 1250
- 01:20:34,120 --> 01:20:37,033
- No. You're putting words in my mouth.
- 1251
- 01:20:37,120 --> 01:20:40,256
- You said, "When we first went down there,
- I thought it was gonna be touchy-feely."
- 1252
- 01:20:40,280 --> 01:20:41,976
- You didn't say
- that he forced or dragged you.
- 1253
- 01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:44,356
- There you go again
- with them stupid questions.
- 1254
- 01:20:44,880 --> 01:20:46,234
- Brian know he did it.
- 1255
- 01:20:46,360 --> 01:20:49,432
- If he was so innocent,
- he would have took it to trial and won.
- 1256
- 01:20:49,520 --> 01:20:53,912
- Kennisha, don't you think
- anybody's ever been coerced
- 1257
- 01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:55,719
- into taking a plea before?
- 1258
- 01:20:56,600 --> 01:20:59,354
- I mean, maybe Brian just felt trapped.
- 1259
- 01:20:59,440 --> 01:21:02,353
- But listen, we all make mistakes.
- 1260
- 01:21:02,440 --> 01:21:04,113
- Especially when we're young.
- 1261
- 01:21:04,720 --> 01:21:06,439
- We say things we regret.
- 1262
- 01:21:08,680 --> 01:21:10,160
- Isn't it possible
- 1263
- 01:21:10,240 --> 01:21:13,233
- that maybe you said some things back then
- that you didn't mean?
- 1264
- 01:21:15,560 --> 01:21:18,553
- Kennisha, did Brian ever coerce you
- or pay you to talk to him?
- 1265
- 01:21:20,320 --> 01:21:22,073
- He ain't got no money.
- 1266
- 01:21:22,600 --> 01:21:24,114
- Right.
- 1267
- 01:21:24,200 --> 01:21:27,477
- So you reached out to him
- on your Facebook page yourself.
- 1268
- 01:21:27,560 --> 01:21:28,880
- To help him, right?
- 1269
- 01:21:29,880 --> 01:21:31,519
- That was nice.
- 1270
- 01:21:31,600 --> 01:21:35,389
- 'Cause you know you didn't
- have sex with him in that stairwell.
- 1271
- 01:21:37,640 --> 01:21:40,075
- You know that.
- You guys went down there to make out.
- 1272
- 01:21:40,160 --> 01:21:41,640
- And then Brian...
- 1273
- 01:21:42,760 --> 01:21:45,480
- He may have embarrassed you
- a little bit that day, right?
- 1274
- 01:21:46,920 --> 01:21:49,355
- Maybe 'cause he didn't
- want to go through with it.
- 1275
- 01:21:51,520 --> 01:21:53,512
- I understand. And you liked him.
- 1276
- 01:21:55,920 --> 01:21:57,434
- You liked him a lot.
- 1277
- 01:21:58,960 --> 01:22:00,110
- That's okay.
- 1278
- 01:22:01,560 --> 01:22:04,439
- Yeah,
- y'all started it, but we gonna finish it.
- 1279
- 01:22:05,440 --> 01:22:09,753
- What you said on the tape the other day,
- if it's true, Brian can get his life back.
- 1280
- 01:22:10,520 --> 01:22:12,955
- You can help him get a job.
- He can move on.
- 1281
- 01:22:13,040 --> 01:22:15,839
- What the hell's taking so long in here?
- 1282
- 01:22:15,920 --> 01:22:17,593
- Did you tell him the truth this time?
- 1283
- 01:22:17,680 --> 01:22:20,195
- Or they got you in here
- making up some other story?
- 1284
- 01:22:21,680 --> 01:22:23,512
- What about my life?
- 1285
- 01:22:23,600 --> 01:22:26,354
- I go on with my life,
- can I get my virginity back?
- 1286
- 01:22:26,440 --> 01:22:29,000
- - I just need...
- - I ain't talking to you no more!
- 1287
- 01:22:29,080 --> 01:22:31,151
- - You a smart-ass!
- - Let's take a break.
- 1288
- 01:22:31,240 --> 01:22:34,039
- - We'll just come back here and...
- - I'm not coming back.
- 1289
- 01:22:34,120 --> 01:22:37,750
- I'm never coming back. I'm done
- talkin' to y'all. I'm not talkin' no more.
- 1290
- 01:22:37,840 --> 01:22:39,752
- - Ms. Rice, we have to...
- - You heard her.
- 1291
- 01:22:39,840 --> 01:22:42,036
- Talking's over. Let's go.
- 1292
- 01:22:45,320 --> 01:22:46,800
- She admitted it was consensual.
- 1293
- 01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:50,396
- - She said it started consensually.
- - Which eliminates the kidnapping charge.
- 1294
- 01:22:50,480 --> 01:22:52,312
- You said you needed
- something on the record
- 1295
- 01:22:52,400 --> 01:22:54,357
- that would cast doubt
- on her original testimony.
- 1296
- 01:22:54,440 --> 01:22:56,033
- Didn't you just get that?
- 1297
- 01:22:56,120 --> 01:22:58,696
- All I can do is recommend that the same
- judge who put Brian away overturn this,
- 1298
- 01:22:58,720 --> 01:23:00,040
- and you know the chances of that.
- 1299
- 01:23:00,160 --> 01:23:02,197
- Don't let that stop you.
- 1300
- 01:23:05,120 --> 01:23:07,271
- Do you have a child, Mr. Mateo?
- 1301
- 01:23:09,440 --> 01:23:11,557
- Can you imagine
- 1302
- 01:23:11,640 --> 01:23:14,030
- what it's like seeing that child,
- 1303
- 01:23:14,120 --> 01:23:15,952
- that innocent child,
- 1304
- 01:23:16,600 --> 01:23:19,991
- taken from you and locked away with...
- 1305
- 01:23:20,800 --> 01:23:22,871
- men who have done real crimes...
- 1306
- 01:23:23,600 --> 01:23:25,671
- and can do real harm to him?
- 1307
- 01:23:27,560 --> 01:23:30,120
- All a mother ever wants...
- 1308
- 01:23:31,000 --> 01:23:33,151
- is to protect her children.
- 1309
- 01:23:34,640 --> 01:23:37,553
- And I was never able to do that
- for my boy.
- 1310
- 01:23:39,840 --> 01:23:41,752
- I'll go to my grave
- 1311
- 01:23:41,840 --> 01:23:44,560
- feeling the pain of that past.
- 1312
- 01:23:45,800 --> 01:23:48,520
- But you can do something today,
- Mr. Mateo...
- 1313
- 01:23:49,120 --> 01:23:51,760
- to stop the pain of his future.
- 1314
- 01:23:52,920 --> 01:23:54,274
- Now, that judge...
- 1315
- 01:23:55,520 --> 01:23:57,239
- he will listen to you.
- 1316
- 01:23:58,280 --> 01:23:59,760
- You know he will.
- 1317
- 01:24:00,520 --> 01:24:03,160
- If you believe in your heart...
- 1318
- 01:24:03,240 --> 01:24:06,551
- that what was done to my son was wrong.
- 1319
- 01:24:25,000 --> 01:24:26,070
- All rise.
- 1320
- 01:24:30,640 --> 01:24:31,960
- Be seated.
- 1321
- 01:24:33,600 --> 01:24:35,717
- Okay, <i>People vs. Banks.</i>
- 1322
- 01:24:35,840 --> 01:24:38,958
- I have before me a petition
- for writ of habeas corpus,
- 1323
- 01:24:39,040 --> 01:24:43,512
- petition of error <i>coram nobis</i>
- to overturn the original judgment.
- 1324
- 01:24:43,640 --> 01:24:46,997
- So, do the petitioners
- wish to say anything?
- 1325
- 01:24:47,080 --> 01:24:49,072
- Yes. Thank you, Your Honor.
- 1326
- 01:24:53,760 --> 01:24:56,958
- Brian Banks was 16 years old
- 1327
- 01:24:57,600 --> 01:25:00,160
- when he was accused of a crime
- he did not commit.
- 1328
- 01:25:01,440 --> 01:25:05,434
- He lost 11 years of his young life,
- a scholarship.
- 1329
- 01:25:05,520 --> 01:25:08,592
- He was prevented from playing football,
- a game that he loves.
- 1330
- 01:25:08,680 --> 01:25:10,399
- And I think we have to ask why.
- 1331
- 01:25:11,760 --> 01:25:13,433
- Was it the system that failed him?
- 1332
- 01:25:13,520 --> 01:25:17,036
- Nobody has been more critical
- of this system than I have.
- 1333
- 01:25:18,560 --> 01:25:22,236
- But I've come to realize
- maybe it's... it's not the system.
- 1334
- 01:25:22,320 --> 01:25:23,879
- Maybe it's us.
- 1335
- 01:25:25,320 --> 01:25:26,515
- All of us.
- 1336
- 01:25:28,080 --> 01:25:29,309
- Maybe it's me.
- 1337
- 01:25:30,040 --> 01:25:32,032
- Yes, we have laws.
- 1338
- 01:25:32,120 --> 01:25:34,589
- But those laws can be interpreted.
- 1339
- 01:25:35,320 --> 01:25:39,917
- There is just enough flexibility
- to allow for some amount of choice.
- 1340
- 01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:42,515
- And with that choice
- comes the power to do right,
- 1341
- 01:25:42,600 --> 01:25:45,399
- to choose justice over expediency
- 1342
- 01:25:45,480 --> 01:25:48,075
- and the truth over a technicality.
- 1343
- 01:25:48,160 --> 01:25:50,755
- And the truth is, Brian Banks is innocent.
- 1344
- 01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:54,073
- Eleven years, Your Honor.
- 1345
- 01:25:54,160 --> 01:25:57,073
- Eleven years
- my client will never get back.
- 1346
- 01:25:57,160 --> 01:26:00,073
- Eleven years his family...
- 1347
- 01:26:00,960 --> 01:26:02,553
- has had to suffer.
- 1348
- 01:26:03,200 --> 01:26:05,192
- Eleven years of dreams deferred.
- 1349
- 01:26:07,920 --> 01:26:10,913
- And we can fix it.
- We can rectify it all here today.
- 1350
- 01:26:12,360 --> 01:26:15,671
- You know, most of the time I'm just
- trying to get my client their lives back.
- 1351
- 01:26:15,760 --> 01:26:17,752
- In Brian Banks' case,
- 1352
- 01:26:17,840 --> 01:26:20,355
- we have a chance
- to give him his dreams back.
- 1353
- 01:26:23,560 --> 01:26:25,597
- Please don't deny him that chance.
- 1354
- 01:26:26,920 --> 01:26:27,920
- Thank you.
- 1355
- 01:26:32,640 --> 01:26:34,313
- And the people?
- 1356
- 01:26:47,320 --> 01:26:49,357
- The people will concede the matter,
- Your Honor,
- 1357
- 01:26:49,960 --> 01:26:53,397
- and ask the court
- to grant the petition for exoneration.
- 1358
- 01:27:39,240 --> 01:27:40,469
- All right then.
- 1359
- 01:27:41,640 --> 01:27:42,960
- The petition is granted.
- 1360
- 01:27:58,120 --> 01:27:59,270
- Brian?
- 1361
- 01:28:10,000 --> 01:28:11,116
- Thank you.
- 1362
- 01:28:11,800 --> 01:28:12,800
- Thank you.
- 1363
- 01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:15,229
- Thank you...
- 1364
- 01:28:15,960 --> 01:28:17,314
- for not giving up,
- 1365
- 01:28:18,160 --> 01:28:19,719
- for making sure I didn't either.
- 1366
- 01:28:24,680 --> 01:28:26,911
- - Well done, Brooks.
- - Thank you.
- 1367
- 01:28:31,200 --> 01:28:32,953
- Brian!
- 1368
- 01:28:42,080 --> 01:28:44,959
- - Brian! Tell us how you're feeling.
- - Do you plan to sue?
- 1369
- 01:28:45,040 --> 01:28:47,509
- Are you angry at the situation?
- 1370
- 01:28:47,600 --> 01:28:50,195
- No, at some point
- you gotta let all that go.
- 1371
- 01:28:51,040 --> 01:28:54,716
- All I ever wanted was my freedom,
- and we got that here today.
- 1372
- 01:29:41,360 --> 01:29:42,555
- Down.
- 1373
- 01:29:43,280 --> 01:29:44,430
- Set...
- 1374
- 01:29:44,960 --> 01:29:46,917
- Hut! Hut!
- 1375
- 01:29:47,920 --> 01:29:48,920
- Hut!
- 1376
- 01:30:01,840 --> 01:30:03,069
- Hello?
- 1377
- 01:30:03,160 --> 01:30:06,358
- Hey, I'm looking for a linebacker.
- Know where I might find any?
- 1378
- 01:30:08,600 --> 01:30:10,239
- Coach Carroll.
- 1379
- 01:30:12,000 --> 01:30:15,596
- It was good to see you on TV
- the other day. How are you, old friend?
- 1380
- 01:30:15,720 --> 01:30:18,030
- On top of the world, Coach. How you doing?
- 1381
- 01:30:18,520 --> 01:30:20,239
- Doing pretty well up here in Seattle.
- 1382
- 01:30:20,960 --> 01:30:24,237
- <i>So sorry you had to go to hell and back,
- Brian, but I wanted to ask you.</i>
- 1383
- 01:30:24,960 --> 01:30:27,520
- Think you may wanna come up here
- and try out for the Seahawks?
- 1384
- 01:30:30,640 --> 01:30:33,030
- Most definitely, Coach. Most definitely.
- 1385
- 01:30:33,120 --> 01:30:35,560
- <i>All right. I need you on the plane
- first thing Monday morning.</i>
- 1386
- 01:30:35,640 --> 01:30:36,994
- Yeah.
- 1387
- 01:30:37,080 --> 01:30:38,116
- Thanks.
- 1388
- 01:30:53,440 --> 01:30:54,840
- Y'all trying to play?
- 1389
- 01:30:54,920 --> 01:30:55,956
- Yeah!
- 1390
- 01:30:56,040 --> 01:30:58,316
- All right, line up. Let's see something.
- 1391
- 01:30:58,400 --> 01:31:01,234
- <i>♪ They tried to bring me down ♪</i>
- 1392
- 01:31:01,800 --> 01:31:04,952
- <i>♪ They tried to count me out ♪</i>
- 1393
- 01:31:05,040 --> 01:31:06,793
- <i>♪ They filled my head with doubt ♪</i>
- 1394
- 01:31:06,880 --> 01:31:09,440
- <i>♪ But it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1395
- 01:31:09,520 --> 01:31:11,671
- <i>♪ I cry freedom every time I speak ♪</i>
- 1396
- 01:31:11,760 --> 01:31:14,753
- <i>♪ Move through the dark clouds
- To the light I seek ♪</i>
- 1397
- 01:31:14,840 --> 01:31:17,275
- <i>♪ Straight from the fire
- Right into the heat ♪</i>
- 1398
- 01:31:17,360 --> 01:31:20,671
- <i>♪ I shout so loud
- That they yellin' "Preach!" ♪</i>
- 1399
- 01:31:20,760 --> 01:31:23,116
- <i>♪ So throw everything you want at me ♪</i>
- 1400
- 01:31:23,200 --> 01:31:25,237
- <i>♪ Now you think you got me
- Where you wanted me ♪</i>
- 1401
- 01:31:26,480 --> 01:31:28,278
- <i>♪ Yeah ♪</i>
- 1402
- 01:31:28,360 --> 01:31:30,520
- <i>♪ Through the mud, through the pain
- Through this door ♪</i>
- 1403
- 01:31:30,560 --> 01:31:32,950
- <i>♪ Lord knows that I'm impatient
- But still I pray ♪</i>
- 1404
- 01:31:33,040 --> 01:31:37,319
- Go! Come on, come on!
- Let's go! Come on, Banks! That's it!
- 1405
- 01:31:37,400 --> 01:31:38,720
- Go, Brian!
- 1406
- 01:31:39,680 --> 01:31:41,433
- <i>♪ They filled my head with doubt ♪</i>
- 1407
- 01:31:41,520 --> 01:31:44,399
- <i>♪ But it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1408
- 01:31:46,400 --> 01:31:47,914
- <i>♪ Preach ♪</i>
- 1409
- 01:31:48,840 --> 01:31:50,320
- <i>♪ Oh, yeah ♪</i>
- 1410
- 01:31:51,040 --> 01:31:52,235
- <i>♪ Yeah ♪</i>
- 1411
- 01:32:02,000 --> 01:32:03,195
- Banks.
- 1412
- 01:32:04,400 --> 01:32:06,278
- Why don't you lead us out of here?
- 1413
- 01:32:06,360 --> 01:32:08,352
- Come on, guys! Let's gather round!
- 1414
- 01:32:14,520 --> 01:32:16,830
- Banks! Banks! Banks! Banks!
- 1415
- 01:32:19,400 --> 01:32:21,198
- <i>♪ They filled my head with doubt ♪</i>
- 1416
- 01:32:21,280 --> 01:32:23,920
- <i>♪ But it's not, it's not ♪</i>
- 1417
- 01:32:24,000 --> 01:32:26,356
- <i>♪ It's not over ♪</i>
- 1418
- 01:32:28,240 --> 01:32:29,879
- Brian!
- 1419
- 01:32:32,200 --> 01:32:33,839
- Brian!
- 1420
- 01:32:34,800 --> 01:32:37,793
- <i>♪ They tried to bring me down ♪</i>
- 1421
- 01:32:40,200 --> 01:32:41,714
- <i>♪ But it's not over ♪</i>
- 1422
- 01:32:41,800 --> 01:32:44,474
- <i>♪ It's not over ♪</i>
- 1423
- 01:32:51,760 --> 01:32:54,536
- <i>♪ Come hell or high water
- I just fightin' like I oughta ♪</i>
- 1424
- 01:32:54,560 --> 01:32:56,552
- <i>♪ Put my heart in these recordings
- Never fallin' ♪</i>
- 1425
- 01:32:56,640 --> 01:32:58,552
- <i>♪ 'Cause ain't no autumn in California ♪</i>
- 1426
- 01:32:58,640 --> 01:33:00,950
- <i>♪ The paranoia that comes
- With tryin' to be great ♪</i>
- 1427
- 01:33:01,040 --> 01:33:02,440
- <i>♪ Sometimes it's too much to take ♪</i>
- 1428
- 01:33:02,480 --> 01:33:05,234
- <i>♪ So I reinin' in every snake
- That try to change my fate ♪</i>
- 1429
- 01:33:05,320 --> 01:33:08,199
- <i>♪ They thought they had my name
- But I just changed the date ♪</i>
- 1430
- 01:33:08,280 --> 01:33:11,478
- <i>♪ Funny how they love to build you up
- Just to tear you down ♪</i>
- 1431
- 01:33:11,560 --> 01:33:14,200
- <i>♪ Put you on the ground
- While your head in the world round ♪</i>
- 1432
- 01:33:15,240 --> 01:33:17,960
- <i>♪ They tried to bring me down ♪</i>
- 1433
- 01:33:18,040 --> 01:33:20,953
- <i>♪ They tried to count me out ♪</i>
- 1434
- 01:33:21,040 --> 01:33:22,952
- <i>♪ They filled my head with doubt ♪</i>
- 1435
- 01:33:23,040 --> 01:33:25,999
- <i>♪ But it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1436
- 01:33:26,760 --> 01:33:29,434
- <i>♪ And yes, I been through hell ♪</i>
- 1437
- 01:33:29,520 --> 01:33:32,354
- <i>♪ But on the other side ♪</i>
- 1438
- 01:33:32,440 --> 01:33:34,113
- <i>♪ Is where I found myself ♪</i>
- 1439
- 01:33:34,200 --> 01:33:37,557
- <i>♪ And it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1440
- 01:33:38,480 --> 01:33:40,376
- <i>♪ I cry freedom every time I speak ♪</i>
- 1441
- 01:33:40,400 --> 01:33:43,711
- <i>♪ Move through the dark clouds
- To the light I seek ♪</i>
- 1442
- 01:33:43,800 --> 01:33:46,395
- <i>♪ Straight from the fire
- Right into the heat ♪</i>
- 1443
- 01:33:46,480 --> 01:33:49,552
- <i>♪ I shout so loud
- That they yellin' "Preach!" ♪</i>
- 1444
- 01:33:49,640 --> 01:33:52,235
- <i>♪ So throw everything you want at me ♪</i>
- 1445
- 01:33:52,320 --> 01:33:55,119
- <i>♪ Now you think you got me
- Where you wanted me ♪</i>
- 1446
- 01:33:55,200 --> 01:33:57,431
- <i>♪ But ain't no stoppin'
- What I'm gonna be ♪</i>
- 1447
- 01:33:58,040 --> 01:34:00,271
- <i>♪ You see, the struggle is a part of me ♪</i>
- 1448
- 01:34:01,000 --> 01:34:02,957
- <i>♪ They tried to bring me down ♪</i>
- 1449
- 01:34:04,080 --> 01:34:06,675
- <i>♪ They tried to count me out ♪</i>
- 1450
- 01:34:06,760 --> 01:34:08,353
- <i>♪ They filled my head with doubt ♪</i>
- 1451
- 01:34:08,440 --> 01:34:11,638
- <i>♪ But it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1452
- 01:34:12,720 --> 01:34:15,155
- <i>♪ And yes, I been through hell ♪</i>
- 1453
- 01:34:15,240 --> 01:34:17,994
- <i>♪ But on the other side ♪</i>
- 1454
- 01:34:18,080 --> 01:34:19,753
- <i>♪ Is where I found myself ♪</i>
- 1455
- 01:34:19,880 --> 01:34:23,191
- <i>♪ And it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1456
- 01:34:23,840 --> 01:34:26,435
- <i>♪ They tried to bring me down ♪</i>
- 1457
- 01:34:26,520 --> 01:34:29,354
- <i>♪ They tried to count me out ♪</i>
- 1458
- 01:34:29,440 --> 01:34:31,477
- <i>♪ They filled my head with doubt ♪</i>
- 1459
- 01:34:31,600 --> 01:34:34,593
- <i>♪ But it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1460
- 01:34:35,960 --> 01:34:37,997
- <i>♪ You know I prayed for it ♪</i>
- 1461
- 01:34:39,240 --> 01:34:41,596
- <i>♪ I prayed for a miracle ♪</i>
- 1462
- 01:34:42,680 --> 01:34:45,798
- <i>♪ And it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
- 1463
- 01:34:45,880 --> 01:34:48,839
- <i>♪ They try to tell you that you wrong
- When you know you right ♪</i>
- 1464
- 01:34:48,920 --> 01:34:51,674
- <i>♪ I ain't gonna fall
- I'mma stand and fight ♪</i>
- 1465
- 01:34:51,760 --> 01:34:54,195
- <i>♪ I already made it through
- A million nights ♪</i>
- 1466
- 01:34:54,280 --> 01:34:58,877
- <i>♪ And it's not, it's not over ♪</i>
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