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Sofia: Call me a cynic, but from this post,
I've been able to observe that the world is a shittier place
than I ever imagined and the shittiest of all, sanctioned injustice.
I wasn't trained to shake down the weak and powerless
and uphold the law for the strong, rich, and powerful.
Senator's Son: There's your money.
Brent Renard: DA's happy, cops are happy, got a lackey in jail.
The rest is history.
Senator's Son: I'll see to it that my father comes through for you.
Brent Renard: As the next DA, I hope to do more for you and your father.
Sofia: Sometimes I wish I could just run away from the ***, but I can't.
Although i've lost faith in the prescribed idea of the law,
I can't turn my back on justice.
Justice is not law.
No matter the cost, I remained committed
to restoring what's beyond man's self-serving laws
to make right with might.
No longer one traffic ticket at a time, but one person at a time.
(theme music)
Ruby: Are you sure?
Rob: No.
Ruby: Oh, hi, Sofia.
Sofia: Hey Ruby.
Ruby: Think about it.
Bye.
Rob: Okay.
Sofia: What was that all about?
Rob: Nothing, how was last night?
What, you told me you had a visitor and hung up on me.
Sofia: I told you my mom was visiting and I hung up because ...
Sofia's Mother: The empanadas are burning,
the empanadas are burning.
(latin music)
Sofia: I got to go, Rob.
Rob: Okay, so why are you so late, then?
Sofia: My car broke down, I had to get it into the shop.
Rob: That sucks.
(eerie music)
Sofia: Oh, before I forget, my mom made this for you.
Rob: She did?
I haven't even had breakfast yet.
(latin music)
Why would you do that?
Sofia: I'm Sofia Escala, the prosecutor on this case.
Steven: I'm Steven Romero.
Sofia: Nice to meet you, Steven.
Do you want to tell me what happened the night of the incident.
Steven: Well, my boyfriend and I had been drinking and -
Sofia: How many drinks?
Steven: I couldn't really tell you, but it was a lot.
We started drinking at home and then we went to the local bar.
When we returned home, that's when things got worse.
Steven's Boyfriend: Why do you always have to do that?
Every time we go out.
Steven: No, I wasn't doing -
Steven's Boyfriend: Every time we go out you got to do something.
Steven: I was hoping he'd calm down.
He usually does.
Sofia: So this has happened before?
The cops found you lying on the staircase.
Did he push you?
Steven: No, I fell.
I promise, I was pretty drunk that night.
Sofia: You mentioned your boyfriend almost got
into a fight with two guys at the bar.
Did you know them?
Steven: No, they were just some random guys.
I started talking to one of them and I don't really remember what I said,
but he got pretty upset and then he called me a ***,
so my boyfriend pushed him.
Sofia: Did the guy push back?
Steven: No.
Sofia: Does your boyfriend have anger issues?
Steven: No, he was only trying to defend me.
Look, I just want this whole thing to go away.
Sofia: Steven, there's a reason you're here.
You ended up in the emergency room
and your boyfriend ended up in jail for 36 hours.
From what you're telling me, you two have had prior altercations.
When cases are generated, we take over.
Steven: He promised to quit drinking.
Sofia: When were you in contact with him?
Steven: His attorney contacted me.
Sofia: His attorney.
This is a domestic violence issue.
His attorney is not supposed to be contacting you.
Look, I know you have feelings for him,
but you need to get rid of this guy.
Steven: I can't, I love him.
We've been together for three years
and he told me he would quit drinking.
I just want this whole thing to go away, all right?
(crying) I just want this whole thing to go away.
Sofia: Here's a tissue.
I have to step out for a second.
Do you have a few more minutes?
Jeez, I can't talk sense into this guy.
His boyfriend beats him up, puts him in the hospital,
and he still wants him back.
Rob: Maybe he's into it.
(mumbling) What do you care?
Sofia: Because I've seen this *** happen too many times.
Maybe you haven't, growing up in Bucolic New England,
but hell, I saw this *** all the time in the Bronx.
I remember my neighbors used to keep me awake
with their yelling and screaming.
Rob: Maybe they were having a good time too.
Sofia: Rob.
Rob: What?
Sofia: Can you be a little less S and M and a bit more compassionate?
It's unbelievable how sex permeates every single one of your thoughts.
Rob: And love.
Don't forget, I'm going to be a step mommy soon.
Sofia: A wicked one.
Come on, will you go talk some sense into him?
The file's on the desk.
Come on.
(music)
Rob: No.
I can't do that, I cannot do that.
I know that guy.
Met him in a bathhouse, put my fingers right up his butt.
Sofia: What?
Rob: I'm not joking.
Maybe his boyfriend slapped him around for being a little ***.
Sofia: I'll go talk to him.
Can you do me a favor?
Rob: What?
Sofia: Can you keep your pants zipped up a little more often?
Rob: I need my protein, okay?
It's my bucolic upbringing, remember?
(groaning) So good.
(record scratch) You are so good.
I love you.
(theme music)