"PILOT (over radio):" "Almost to altitude." "Three minutes to jump." "Walt." "whoo!" "000 feet!" "You guys pumped?" "!" "Governor!" "DEAN:" "Ha-ha!" "I just wanted all of you to experience this thrill with me. it might feel like a free fall." "okay?" "And why is that?" "PILOT:" "One minute to jump." "Because we're a team." "we're family." "And that's what families do." "Families stick together." "Am I right?" "sir!" "Am I right?" "sir!" "Yes!" "sir?" "DEAN:" "Ronnie thinks it's gonna come out in the next few days." "WALT:" "Here we go!" "All right!" "Whoo! and I'll be right behind you." "Governor." "Ha-ha!" "Geronimo!" "(whooping)" "(whooping)" "Yeah!" "(grunts)" "(cords snap)" "(gasping)" "Help!" "Help me!" "Help me!" "I can't let this happen!" "Help!" "Help me!" "Help me!" "Help me!" "I got you!" "I got you!" "DEAN:" "Help me!" "WALT:" "I got you!" "Just hold on! having jumped several dozen times." "The FAA recently concluded that the governor's primary and reserve parachutes both malfunctioned. apparently died heroically while attempting to rescue him." "The dive was supposed to be a team-building exercise who has since been sworn in as governor of Connecticut. jury selection begins in the wrongful-death lawsuit against the skydiving company." "This lawsuit is not about the money." "who deserves justice." "(reporters clamoring)" "Mrs. Whitfield just wants Hyland Skydiving to be held responsible for her husband's death so a tragedy like this never happens to anyone else." "Our girl Liberty is moving up in the world." "I feel like a proud parent." "Bigger cases beget bigger cases." "I was thinking maybe we should let her spread her wings on this one." "Okay." "But she doesn't need us." "A skydiving company should give their clients open." "It's no slam dunk." "The governor signed a liability waiver." "and the waiver can be broken if Liberty proves either gross negligence or willful misconduct." "We both know how clever she is." "She'll be able to get past the waiver." "Not worried about Liberty." "why would she need our help?" "(chuckles) She doesn't." "are we?" "No..." "You're actually considering going up against her?" "uh... and his daughter Dylan and his brother Max run this company now." "What do you think she'll say?" "Liberty." "right?" "I just don't want her to feel blindsided by us." "Didn't you just say that we should let her spread her wings?" "Bull? not to mention the courts and a lot of money and resources." "I'd say it's time to level the playing field." "So there it is." "You think this is Goliath picking on David again." "All I know is a skydiving company with a 27-year spotless safety record becomes a national villain overnight." "and a little hungry." "We should have stopped at that barbecue joint." "David deserves to lose." "I'll call the author of the Bible and tell him you have a few notes on one of his stories." "Thanks for calling." "can I help you?" "Hi." "I'm Dr. Jason Bull." "This is my colleague Marissa Morgan." "We left a message. but we can't afford to bring on a trial consultant." "business isn't exactly booming at the moment." "we had 24 employees." "Now we only have six." "We understand." "Just want to hear your side of the story." "sure." "this is my Uncle Max." "this is Marissa Morgan and Dr. Jason Bull." "Did Dylan mention that we can't afford your services?" "She did." "And we're still here." "DYLAN:" "Max handles our business affairs. after Dad died." "I'll be representing us at the trial." "Didn't the insurance company assign an attorney to litigate the case? which would destroy my dad's legacy. the insurance won't cover the settlement." "It'll bankrupt us." "Why is the governor's widow doing this?" "My dad gave his life trying to save her husband." "She needs someone to blame." "So whose fault was it?" "The FAA ruled that both parachute cords snapped due to wear and tear." "That's impossible." "My dad double-checked every pack before each jump." "He would have easily noticed if those cords were worn." "My dad never would have made that mistake." "Did your father have a separate office?" "Yes." "Can you show it to me?" "(printer whirring)" "Hey." "You gonna be long?" "I just got to scan a couple things." "no." "Done." "Chunk." "Thanks." "Benny." "Who's Hayden Watkins?" "Someone I prosecuted a long time ago." "You look exactly the same." "(laughs)" "(chuckles)" "Not on the inside." "Hayden Watkins... bad guy?" "bad guy." "This is you." "Telluride." "Four years ago." "I was training for the X Games." "Wow." "huh?" "I guess." "Haven't been able to do much of anything since... the accident." "I haven't even been able to jump with our clients." "How's that make you feel?" "Out there." "Competing in the X Games?" "Fearlessness." "Is there such a thing?" "Of course." "(sighs) it was my dad." "He was the real deal." "People used to tell me I was just like him." "But lately I've been nothing but afraid." "Afraid of losing the company he built." "Afraid of not being able to restore his name." "(sighs) Dr. Bull?" "this is great." "Dylan." "BULL:" "Her father was meticulous." "Had an engineer's mindset. both filled out." "Somebody like that doesn't forget to check parachutes multiple times." "it doesn't matter. he's still at fault for not discovering that the cords were worn and about to break." "which is all Liberty needs to get around the waiver." "Unless..." "You don't need to pause for dramatic effect. they were in perfect condition." "why did they break?" "A popular U.S. governor died." "Maybe he wasn't popular with everyone." "Bull..." "It wasn't gross negligence." "Walt didn't make a mistake." "He followed the same procedure he had for years. somebody sabotaged the governor's parachutes." "*" "so who are we pointing the finger at?" "Danny's investigating everyone who had access to the governor's parachutes." "Chunk." "Did you put all that GoPro footage together?" "It's good to go." "Let's focus on senior staff." "Who had motive?" "Everyone has certainly moved on to bigger and better things." "former lieutenant governor" "Garrett Aiken is now the governor of Connecticut." "Nice upgrade there." "Former chief of staff Travis Robbins and former treasurer Avery Tottenham runs one of the most successful hedge funds in the country." "Let's find out how they felt about their boss." "Dylan." "We were just getting started." "We're talking about bosses." "don't they?" "Not everybody." "Hate's" a strong word." "I wouldn't say hate." "CABLE:" "No!" "look at you scramble." "It's adorable." "MAX:" "I know you guys are but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this." "My brother was a good man;" "The last thing he would want is an innocent person to be accused of murder." "Do you think this was Walt's fault?" "Of course not." "Neither do I." "if our strategy of pointing the finger and the governor's widow gets justice." "let's talk about voir dire." "Who do we not want on the jury?" "Her." "We do not want risk-takers." "People who don't take risks like to blame people who do." "They'll blame the skydiver and not the skydiving company." "There's our jury plan." "Let's keep her off the jury and find some people who don't take risks." "Dr. Bull." "Liberty." "So... here we are." "Opposing sides." "Here we are." "I was surprised" "I'm assuming..." "Out of all the other cases in the entire country. no hard feelings." "Liberty." "Why did you say it like that?" "How'd I say it?" "It was a little adversarial." "we are adversaries." "the gloves are off already?" "Dr. Bull." "I wasn't trying to." "Sounds like I'm already in there." "You're not." "Okay." "Raise your hand if you like camping." "MARISSA:" "How'd it go with Liberty?" "She's fine." "How come you don't like camping?" "Just doesn't seem very safe." "That's okay. raise your hand if you've ever purchased bear repellant." "Plaintiff would like to strike five and 11." "She's weeding out all the risk-averse jurors." "Striking all our favorites." "Looks like Liberty did her homework." "Marissa." "Please raise your hand if your favorite color is red." "Raise your hand if your least favorite color is red." "Okay." "She might be taking this personally." "Bull." "MAX:" "Please raise your hand if you don't buy extra insurance when you rent a car." "Please raise your hand if you always buy extra insurance when you rent a car." "Taxi or Uber?" "Subway?" "Raise your hand if you think you deserve a raise." "Please raise your hand if you would feel burdened if you went to work tomorrow and your salary was tripled." "He's the one I want." "Jacob." "She doesn't know if she should strike him." "Doesn't realize he's risk averse." "Liberty." "Don't do it." "Hmm." "Your Honor." "It's more fun than I thought it'd be. ranking the top PR firms in New York." "I'm sure you know we have unparalleled resources here." "I'm very proud of what we've built." "and in such a short time." "you worked" "Dean Whitfield?" "I was his press secretary." "that must've been a really difficult transition for you." "Do you mind talking about the skydiving accident? so there's not much I can say about it. but you certainly were there in spirit." "What do you mean?" "I obtained some video footage from the plane that day." "sir?" "DEAN:" "Ronnie thinks it's gonna come out in the next few days." "We need to prepare for the worst." "DANNY: "Ronnie thinks it's going to come out in the next few days." "Veronica?" "What was coming out in the next few days?" "It was a chaotic time." "I-I don't remember." "You don't remember preparing for the worst?" "Stellar damage control." "Tell me how you dealt with this." "Okay." "Off the record." "Understood." "There was an FBI investigation into Governor Whitfield." "Some false accusations." "as they should have." "There's no reason for any of this to be in your article." "you have my word." "This will never be mentioned in Visionary Weekly." "Perfect." "Let's continue." "Let's. and used all her strikes on risk-averse jurors." "risk and fear. usually something they don't understand. but I'm still afraid of them." "BULL:" "But there are fears we all share: death... and intimacy." "why look at me when you say intimacy?" "I'm most afraid of an IRS audit. but it's a very popular fear." "Oh." "Glad to know that I'm not original." "(chuckles) Benny?" "What you afraid of?" "Making a mistake." "previously mentioned." "Jacob." "what makes him good for us?" "He's got a strong fear of losing control." "but outside the box." "He needs to know the outcome before it happens." "You just described yourself." "You like Jacob because he's basically your mirror." "everyone!" "forgetting something?" "Your biometric watch." "So we can keep tabs on your juror." "BULL:" "I get it." "Hey." "Got a minute?" "Depends." "Another favor?" "Maybe." "I'm all out of favors." "since when?" "since you got the last three." "Favors usually go both ways." "I'm starting to feel used here." "then?" "Mm." "That'd be nice." "Like right now?" "I could use a coffee." "Iced latte." "Seriously?" "Yeah." "A coffee?" "This must be a really big favor." "What do you need?" "we are representing the skydiving company in Governor Whitfield's wrongful death lawsuit. and she told me that the FBI was investigating Whitfield during the time of his death." "this was an investigation out of the Washington Field Office." "Ongoing for two years." "How's the boyfriend?" "Gabe was his name?" "We're fine." "He's fine." "Everything's fine." "Looks like Governor Whitfield was under investigation for corruption. a federal grand jury was about to indict him on 28 counts." "Whoa. so you cannot disclose." "Don't worry." "I know the drill." "we have to find out who had access to the governor's parachutes that day." "we're gonna retrace their steps." "Where's Chunk?" "He's afraid of heights." "does that mean we're...?" "Class starts in five minutes!" "Yes." "he noted that he packed the governor's parachutes at precisely 4:17 the afternoon before the accident." "He then locked it up until he retrieved it the following day." "Governor Whitfield and his senior staff arrived around 6:00 a.m." "for their Accelerated Free Fall program." "That class lasted about four hours." "INSTRUCTOR:" "There we go." "Perfect." "Nice." "Good job." "You got it." "hold the safety altitude." "land safely." "(quietly):" "This is gonna take four hours?" "Everybody ready?" "Thumbs up?" "Thumbs up." "Let's go have some fun." "Good." "Let's head out." "boss. we know someone cut the cords on his parachutes." "Couldn't have been easy." "CABLE:" "Are you kidding?" "I've had at least three opportunities to cut your cords. and were together the entire time." "they probably did it right here." "You okay?" "Yeah." "when do we jump?" "We're not jumping." "What?" "head back." "But I want to jump." "why did we take a four-hour class if we're not gonna jump?" "We were retracing steps." "I'm with Bull." "There's a perfectly good runway about ten minutes from here." "how are you a pilot and scared to jump?" "I just have a healthy respect for gravity." "they should jump." "They're fully prepped." "It's safe." "(whoops) baby..." "BULL:" "Just remember to pull your rip cord." "I'll see you at the office." "Okay." "Ready?" "(whoops)" "I'm ready." "blondie." "I hope I see you at the office." "girl." "(Marissa screams)" "* Doesn't mean there ain't honey inside. *" "BULL:" "Looks like we've got ourselves a murder mystery." "Now we just need to solve it." "All three of these people have motive and opportunity. why did the FBI shelve the investigation?" "my contact said Governor Whitfield was the big fish." "Everyone knows that the senior staff usually takes the fall." "BULL:" "Unless they flip." "Testify against the boss to gain immunity. keep them close." "I'm still feeling the adrenaline rush of that jump." "too." "It was life-changing." "team-building exercise." "You didn't even jump." "Not all bonding is with the boss." "Right." "Bull." "It was almost as fun as High-Five Day." "I forgot about High-Five Day!" "Oop. (Chuckles)" "Are we seriously considering putting Governor Aiken on the stand?" "Not if the governor has anything to do with it." "Check this out." "I've always liked the seal of the state of Connecticut." "It's sturdy yet soft." "MARISSA:" "This is a cease and desist from the Connecticut attorney general." "We have been put on notice that it will be considered harassment if we contact any of the governor's former staff." "very little that's actionable." "It's just a warning." "Am I the only one that's intimidated by all of this?" "These guys could bury us." "it seems a little bit unethical not until we've ruled out the other suspects." "The evidence that Danny brought us on Travis and Avery should be enough to go after them." "we can't bring this evidence up in court." "BULL:" "It's relevant to our defense." "The judge will allow it." "I promised my contact that this wouldn't get out." "The details are specific to the FBI's investigation." "I-I could burn my source." "We need to convince the jury it was sabotage." "This evidence provides motive." "Danny." "Okay." "you want me to accuse two of the former governor's staff of murder." "yes." "MARISSA:" "Hey." "got a sec?" "I was just tinkering" "Max's look for the trial." "I'm thinking British traditional." "this might be a mistake." "The color or cut?" "the suit is great." "I just am worried about Max trying this case." "Maybe we should put Benny on it." "Bull's got his eye on him." "Max has been resistant to our strategy." "the jury'll know." "He hasn't been in front of a jury in years." "at least he'll look good." "Chunk." "I know. his posture;" "He's doing his best." "Max is trying to save his company." "and clearly that impacted him." "The jury will feel his pain." "Just got to give him a chance." "Okay." "But Benny is on deck." "We need to have a quick hook in case Max can't get his head in the game." "You were Governor Whitfield's chief of staff." "Yes." "Did you like him?" "Objection." "Relevance." "Overruled." "Witness can answer." "I liked him very much." "at all." "Why not?" "lying blowhard." "At least she's honest. they like her." "So do I." "Why were you skydiving that day?" "Governor Whitfield loved team-building activities." "we drove race cars." "skydiving." "What if you were afraid to jump out of a plane?" "I wasn't afraid." "Avery and Garrett were a little scared." "I was pumped." "(chuckles) right?" "MARISSA:" "Mirror Bull does not like this guy." "There is no Mirror Bull." "AVERY:" "Governor Whitfield would take us on these thrill-seeking adventures to show off." "I guess the last one didn't turn out too good for him." "Ouch." "MAX:" "Isn't it true a corruption scandal involving all of you was about to come out?" "Objection!" "This is clearly a cheap stunt in an attempt to distract the jury from the facts of this case." "This case is about fault in a skydiving accident." "We believe the two are connected." "On what planet? the governor's senior staff has been implicated in an investigation alleging they accepted bribes for political gain." "I've made copies for everyone and would like to enter them into evidence." "(scoffs)" "JUDGE:" "I'll allow it." "Would you like me to repeat the question?" "That's not necessary." "I'd like to invoke my Fifth Amendment... right against self-incrimination." "MAX:" "Did you... sabotage Governor Whitfield's parachutes?" "Did you murder your boss?" "I did not." "Of course not." "No." "MARISSA:" "The jurors" "Bull." "So do I." "Neither of these staffers killed Whitfield." "What's our next move?" "This murder is looking like a power play by Aiken to become governor." "I think we have no choice but to put Governor Aiken on the stand." "Why didn't you tell Rick you broke up with Gabe?" "Why does it matter?" "Because you like him and you're single." "When did I say I liked him?" "You told me he asked you about Gabe." "So?" "Before you mentioned the corruption scandal." "I was just telling you about our meeting in chronological order." "Right." "Can we just focus? and we need something on him." "(sighs) it's not very juicy." "Aiken moved his office to another building." "that's not juicy." "A week before the accident." "Juicier." "RICK:" "Danny?" "Hey." "Can we speak privately?" "Sure." "Cable." "I'll go tell Bull about the semi-juicy detail." "She broke up with Gabe." "I'll let you go first." "We had to use the information." "Right." "I thought maybe you would lead off with some sort of apology." "you could've given me a warning." "okay?" "And these people may be suspects in the governor's murder." "Sensitive and specific to the FBI investigation." "That's what I said." "I had planned on telling you." "But I didn't have a choice." "This is my fault." "I should've known this would happen." "That's not fair." "No... it's not." "any comment?" "No comment." "(reporters clamoring)" "Connecticut Governor Garrett Aiken has arrived at the courthouse and is scheduled to testify today in the wrongful death suit." "Governor Aiken will take the stand shortly." "It is unclear if he will be implicated in the corruption allegations brought up during the former chief of staff Travis Robbins' testimony. would you say that you and Governor Whitfield were friends?" "We had a strong relationship." "But you had differences. but we had different ideas for its future. the jurors love this guy." "He's a natural leader. not you." "And I accepted that. were you able to implement your ideas?" "I changed course on a few things I didn't agree with." "Yes." "But I've done everything in my power to honor." "Governor Whitfield's legacy." "I'm well aware he was." "this past year has been difficult on the entire state of Connecticut." "I don't think I could've gotten through it without the love and support Colleen." "Colleen is my rock." "She always steers me in the right direction. and I've relied on her thoroughly." "the jury just spiked for this guy." "Maybe he should run for president." "GARRETT:" "When I think of how I should fill." "Governor Whitfield's shoes..." "When did Cable say Aiken moved his office to another building?" "(types)" "Six days before the accident." "Why?" "What?" "Bull?" "What's going on?" "you should probably have Max cut him off before they throw a parade for Aiken." "(whispers):" "Max." "Come here." "Uh..." "(clears throat)" "I-I..." "I just have one more question. you moved your office out of the building where Governor Whitfield had his office." "Objection." "Where is this going?" "Let's find out together." "Overruled." "did you move your office because you found out that." "Governor Whitfield was sleeping with your wife?" "LIBERTY:" "Objection!" "This is completely outrageous and irrelevant." "JUDGE:" "Sounds kind of relevant to me." "Overruled." "The witness will answer the question." "Yes." "That's why I moved my office to another building." "(gallery murmuring) it was personal." "Biometrics have completely shifted on Aiken." "There goes his shot at president." "Do you think this is a game?" "Maybe it's best if we don't interact" "Liberty." "Exposing an irrelevant affair? so you had to play dirty?" "Liberty. don't you?" "That's not why I took this case. and you had nothing to do with it. so you ran to the other side." "Dr. Bull." "I've learned my biggest lesson." "So thank you for that." "(sighs) one more than we need in a civil trial." "BENNY:" "So we move on to closing arguments." "you have a call." "Tell them I'll call them back." "It's the U.S. Attorney's Office." "They say it's important." "man. who was the lone holdout on the jury?" "Jacob." "Huh." "The man in the mirror." "either." "It doesn't matter." "Doesn't it?" "we'd like to call a rebuttal witness." "Dylan Hyland." "(gasps softly) I am very sorry for your loss." "Thank you. signed a new zoning bill that would allow for local and regional airports to expand?" "No." "the airport your skydiving company leased from and established airlines were coming in to take over the existing hangars and runways." "What are you talking about?" "It's right here. your company received notification that its lease effectively shutting you down." "Did your father tell you about this?" "No." "I had no idea." "After the governor's death... which ended up saving your company." "So maybe you should be thanking him instead of accusing him of murder." "Here is a portion of the videos obtained from Governor Whitfield's and your father's GoPro cameras moments before the accident." "I don't want to see this." "MARISSA:" "What's Liberty doing?" "Attacking." "Walt?" "You don't seem like yourself today." "Should we not do this?" "WALT:" "I'm okay." "Just business stuff." "DEAN:" "All good?" "I hope so." "cords snap)" "DEAN:" "Help me!" "WALT:" "I can't let this happen!" "I got you!" "Help me!" "Help!" "I got you!" "Help me!" "Just hold on!" "LIBERTY:" "Governor Whitfield signed a bill that was going to put your father out of business. but your father sabotaged the governor's parachutes." "Objection!" "This is a preposterous theory fabricated by Ms. Davis to further slander my brother's name! and we have ours." "we have audio of the murderer changing his mind at the last minute." "You heard him." "I can't let this happen!" "So it wasn't Governor Aiken who killed him." "That leaves only one person with motive and means to kill the governor." "what are you thinking?" "we're gonna have to" "Max." "What would you like me to say?" "Now we know Walt was responsible for the governor's death." "Right?" "Maybe you shouldn't be in here for this." "BULL:" "I'd like her to stay." "The only way we win this case is for you to get out in front of that jury and tell them Walt did this." "um... tell the jury... that my brother murdered the governor? which proves that the company's not liable." "I just don't know if I can do that." "I prepared your summation for you." "All you have to do is read it." "I'd like to hear it out loud." "My brother..." "Walt... vengeful man." "Keep reading." "He murdered the governor... to get back at him." "(inhales sharply)" "I-I can't do this." "Max." "He blamed me." "(sniffles)" "He thought it was my fault the company was going under." "He blamed me." "Who did?" "Walt." "The airport wasn't gonna renew the lease. but I didn't." "it wasn't..." "(sniffles) He-he fired me." "I gave 22 years to that company." "I gave 22 years to him." "I gave my whole life!" "My whole life!" "(pounds on table)" "And it was Governor Whitfield's fault." "It was his fault." "It was all his fault." "And I wanted him to pay." "So I checked to see the next time that he was gonna be in. and he double and triple checked everything like he always did." "I frayed the cords." "honey." "I'm so sorry." "I just want it all to be over." "It's over." "(talking quietly) can I have a minute?" "I think you were right." "I think we should wait until after the trial." "It's important." "Will you give us a minute?" "You should both hear this." "Max Hyland turned himself in to the police today." "He confessed to killing your husband." "Dylan is the only person left at Hyland Skydiving." "now her uncle. please don't take away the only thing she has left that reminds her of her father." "After everything you've exposed during this trial?" "corruption?" "You've destroyed his legacy." "I know." "I'm sorry. but why punish Dylan for that?" "Max is going to prison for the rest of his life." "Walt cared about your husband." "And he died trying to save his life." "Do you think you can let go of this so everyone can move on?" "Yes." "I hope so." "about what I said earlier..." "I liked seeing this side of you;" "She should come out more often." "I'll check her schedule." "(chuckles)" "You were right." "About what?" "I was intrigued about this case because you were on it and I wasn't." "That's worrisome." "Should I expect this challenge every time I'm on my own case?" "Maybe." "we don't solve this." "We were looking in the wrong direction." "You pointed the finger at Walt." "by the way." "I learned from the best. even when we're on opposing sides." "Hmm." "Until next time." "you said you learned your biggest lesson from me on this case." "Can you tell me what it was?" "How to win." "I brought a peace offering." "Coffee." "I can't accept that." "Why not?" "I'm on a short leash here." "I'm gonna have to fill out a gift receipt." "Okay." "I'll take it." "But it's mocha mint." "Just don't tell anyone." "Rick." "It'll never happen again." "So why didn't you tell me you broke up with Gabe?" "I don't know." "you thought I was gonna ask you out or something?" "Would you have asked me out?" "I guess we'll never know now." "(scoffs)" "So you want to grab a drink?" "man." "You good?" "Yeah." "I don't know." "You want to talk about it?" "(sniffs)" "Remember the guy I told you I prosecuted?" "Hayden Watkins?" "Yeah." "Turns out he may be innocent." "New DNA evidence." "But I thought you said he was a bad guy." "Thought he was." "How long has he been inside?" "Nine years." "His wife... remarried and... started a whole new family." "I may have destroyed an innocent man's life." "You know this is statistically safer than cheerleading?" "but it can't possibly be true." "Look it up." "(laughs)" "You don't have to do this." "I do." "*" "Dylan." "Your father would want you to live your life the way he did." "Fearless." "You good?" "Ready?" "It's safer than cheerleading." "* Follow me down" "(whoops) don't let me" "* Don't let me drown" "* Than only my life to live" "* I'd rather have life to give. *" "Captioning sponsored by CBS." "Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org"