Murder in the First

While the trial's going on,

send out regular press releases on coming product.

I don't care what. Work with marketing to decide.

But the world needs to see we're doing business as usual.

Got it.

Is that the nicest suit you've got?

Absolutely not. Let's roll.

Turn on the radio.

Feels like we're heading to a funeral.

Man: From the moment a lawyer like Warren Daniels signs on,

he's planting seeds of doubt about the credibility

- of witnesses... - Music!

About the motives of the district attorney.

Christ, we're gonna be late.

Jimmy, go left. Flank left!

Watch out!

God.

Take a deep breath, son. Pull yourself together.

I just don't want to be late.

They're not gonna start without you.

It'll play to the narrative that I'm an entitled asshole.

Listen to me, Erich.

It's gonna be a very long trial.

And if you're already in this state now,

you're not gonna survive,

'cause it's gonna get a whole lot harder before it gets easier.

Show some backbone. Grow up.

Siletti: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

My name is Mario Siletti.

I work for the District Attorney of the County of San Francisco.

We represent the citizens of the state of California

in prosecuting persons charged with criminal conduct.

And as you all know by now, Erich Blunt is accused

of murdering Cindy Strauss and her unborn child.

Their unborn child.

In the course of this trial, the evidence will show

that Erich Blunt lied

about the true nature of his relationship with Cindy Strauss.

He lied about being at her home the night she was murdered.

He lied about having sex with her

minutes before her neck was broken,

and D.N.A. evidence will show that Erich Blunt

is the father of the child who died

when he killed Cindy Strauss.

At the end of this case, I'll have another opportunity

to address you regarding what we've proven,

and I believe that at that time, you will agree

that Erich Blunt's pattern of lies,

in addition to a wealth of other physical evidence,

will compel you to convict Erich Blunt

of the murder of two innocent persons.

Thank you.

Mr. Daniels.

Good morning, everyone.

My name is Warren Daniels,

and my co-counsel is Tonia Pyne.

Now, to the business at hand.

You've just heard my friend Mr. Siletti,

the prosecuting attorney, promise to prove

a good many allegations.

But, as we all know,

there are always two sides to every story.

And you are here today because it's your job

to determine what the facts are,

based on the evidence presented to you

through the testimony of sworn witnesses.

One thing Mr. Siletti will not present

is any direct evidence... either by police officers,

the expert witnesses, or even a potential eyewitness...

as to who committed the murder

of Cindy Strauss and her unborn child,

and that is because no such evidence exists.

What you will hear is testimony

that the government would like you to accept as true.

But the beauty of our jury system

is that those judgments lie exclusively

within the province of the 12 of you.

Now, I'm pretty sure if you've ever

watched a trial on television, real or fictional,

you've probably heard of the term "Reasonable Doubt."

Good.

So, if, after you've heard all the testimony,

you believe beyond a reasonable doubt

that Erich Blunt committed the crime of which he is accused,

then it's your job to find him guilty as charged.

But if, after all the so-called evidence has been presented,

you still believe that the government's case

has not risen above the level of reasonable doubt,

then it's your duty to acquit the accused.

At the conclusion of this trial,

Mr. Siletti and I will have the opportunity

to address you again,

and at that time, I'm going to ask you a few simple questions.

First...

Did Mr. Siletti prove all that he said he was gonna prove?

Did he prove beyond a reasonable doubt

that Erich Blunt had a motive to commit murder?

Did he prove beyond a reasonable doubt

that it was Erich Blunt who committed murder?

And finally, did he even prove beyond a reasonable doubt

that an actual murder was committed at all?

I am confident

that when you have answered all of these questions,

you're going to find that young man over there,

Erich Blunt,

not guilty.

Thank you.

You look tired, Inspector. Are you ill?

- English: No. - Hung over?

- I'm fine. - Must be a rough period for you.

My condolences on the recent death of your wife.

- Objection. Immaterial. - Overruled.

Where were you when you heard the news of your wife's death?

I was at Cindy Strauss' house.

- Investigating the crime scene? - Correct.

Okay, so, maybe I should speak to the investigator, then,

that took over for you when you left.

Ah. I never left.

- You stayed on the job? - Mm-hmm.

Despite your personal feelings?

I admire that.

Okay, where you going with this, Hildy? For real.

Let's return to your first interview with Erich Blunt.

Okay.

- You claimed that he lied. - Yes.

Did he actually say he didn't see the e-mail

from Kevin Neyers, in those words?

He said that he received thousands of e-mails a day.

Which he does, so he didn't lie.

Maybe he just wasn't ready to break the news

that his biological father was a blackmailing junkie.

- You look like you could use a date. - Maybe, like you,

- Woman: We're good. - he just wanted to stay focused on work...

Ah.

- despite his personal feelings. - Just leave us alone.

This is good.

- Man: She was making eyes at me. - I'm sorry.

No, no, I need to hear it.

Oh, don't touch me.

- Man: Can't you just leave us alone? - I can't.

Let's just ignore them.

It's kind of hard for me to ignore this asshole.

You talking to me?

I wasn't, but I am now.

- Oh. - Why don't you guys move on

- and leave this nice couple alone? - Oh, he's a thug!

Show us your eyes, thug!

Really?

All right, let's go.

Now look what you've done.

Well, don't just stand there.

Clean up your mess, boy.

What did you call me?

Terry!

- You guys okay? - Yeah. Thank you.

All right, you guys should get up out of here

before they, uh, come to.

Hey, uh, looking sharp, T-Dog.

Thanks, man.

Ready for prime time?

You know me. I was born ready.

Good, good. Let's go, Molky. We're late.

Hey, good luck, Terry.

All right, man. Appreciate it.

Okay. I should get out of here.

Um...

Okay, you want to get something off your chest?

Last night?

Yeah, okay.

I just...

I don't really think you needed to lay those guys out, you know?

Hildy, those guys were assholes, okay?

They were looking for a fight, and I didn't...

I didn't... I didn't have a choice.

Yeah, you did.

You could have shown them your badge,

arrested them for drunk and disorderly.

You wanted to fight.

Hey, that's... that's not true. That's not the case.

It is true, but it's fine. I get it.

I get it. I mean, they were total assholes.

I'm just saying I feel like

you've been kind of...

quick with your hands lately, you know?

- I've been quick with my hands lately? - Yeah.

Okay. Uh, give me an example.

Okay, parking-lot fight with my ex.

Oh, come on. That was three years ago,

and you can't put that on me.

That's... No. Give me something else.

All right, what about Chris Walton?

You beat the shit out of him in the interrogation room.

Why did you do that?

I'm just saying, you know?

All right.

I've got to go.

Siletti: Inspector English, on the morning of June 6, 2014,

you and your partner, Inspector Hildy Mulligan,

were dispatched to the home of Cindy Strauss

at 1124 Brannan Street.