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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Chris reveals that he knows more than he claims because he knew Jon was from the Lower East Side.
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* DeathOfAChild: The episode starts with a dead kid, who is subsequently identified as Jon Lasky.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Tori Lasky says that her son was taken away from her to keep him safe, and he died anyway.
* ParentalAbuse: Prior to being in foster care, both Andy and Chris had been beaten by their fathers.
* ParentalAbuse: Prior to being in foster care, both Andy and Chris had been beaten by their fathers.
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->"For God's sakes, the kid's dying! Get a cop, now!"\\
--Father Jack Malone
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--Father
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->"So everybody's partying and Johnny's gonna take care of Johnny?"\\
"What do I look like, the Partridge family?"\\
--Mike Logan and Zach Mohr
"What do I look like, the Partridge family?"\\
--Mike Logan and Zach Mohr
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"What do I look like, the Partridge
--Mike Logan
-->-- '''Mike Logan''' and
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->"Why don't you and Captain America go blow it out your butt?"\\
--Chris Pollit
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--Chris Pollit
-->-- '''Chris Pollit'''
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->"It's not easy to get a case remanded to family court. The burden's still on the defense."\\
"Well, the burden just got a lot lighter for them..."\\
--Claire Kincaid and Ben Stone
"Well, the burden just got a lot lighter for them..."\\
--Claire Kincaid and Ben Stone
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"Well, the burden just got a lot lighter for them...
--Claire Kincaid
-->-- '''Claire Kincaid''' and
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->"And why does our Mr. Pollit deserve two bites at the apple?"\\
"Because he's not even fifteen years old."\\
--Adam Schiff and Claire Kincaid
"Because he's not even fifteen years old."\\
--Adam Schiff and Claire Kincaid
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"Because he's not even fifteen years old.
--Adam Schiff
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->"He also has blond hair and brown eyes. Should we allow that as a defense for murder as well?"\\
--Ben Stone
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--Ben Stone
-->-- '''Ben Stone'''
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->"...would you say this behavior is uncontrollable?"\\
"No more controllable than your height."\\
--Helen Brolin and the scientist
"No more controllable than your height."\\
--Helen Brolin and the scientist
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"No more controllable than your height.
--Helen Brolin
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->"You might spend the rest of your life there, Chris."\\
"So what?"\\
--Claire Kincaid and Chris Pollit
"So what?"\\
--Claire Kincaid and Chris Pollit
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"So
--Claire Kincaid
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* ExtraYExtraViolent: Brolin argues that Chris should not be found guilty since his extra Y chromosome predisposes him to be violent.
* ExtraYExtraViolent: Brolin argues that Chris should not be found guilty since his extra Y chromosome predisposes him to be violent.
* InTheBlood: Brolin puts this forward as a legal defense -- due to a unique genetic condition, Chris is predisposed to a life of violence, and thus not wholly responsible for his actions. This backfires in the most spectacular way possible, as Chris himself decides to plead guilty after hearing his own defense talk about how he's destined to be a violent criminal.
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: The attitude Chris takes after his lawyer makes a case that he was not responsible for his actions and he can't be fixed. He decides he does not care anymore.
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: The attitude Chris takes after his lawyer makes a case that he was not responsible for his actions and he can't be fixed. He decides he does not care anymore.anymore.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Brolin's defense works a little too well; she accidentally convinces her client that he really can't be fixed, and he pleads guilty in order to get himself sent to jail.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: To defend her client, Brolin makes a case that the traits that made him commit the crime had a genetic basis and made him unable to control his actions. She ends up convincing ''him'' that he is irreparably screwed up and he ends up accepting a plea that sends him to jail for life.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: The attitude Chris takes after his lawyer makes a case that he was not responsible for his actions and he can't be fixed. He decides he does not care anymore.
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Later, Stone doesn't want to take the deal, but Schiff orders him to. Schiff says that it's ridiculous how people start supporting killers once they act guilty. In court, Kershan is surprised that Pollit is pleading for a maximal sentence, but Pollit insists. He even rejects Stone's idea that he'll stay at the juvenile facility until his 18th birthday. The plea is accepted, and Pollit is sent to jail for life.
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Later, Stone doesn't want to take the deal, but Schiff orders him to. Schiff says that it's ridiculous how people start supporting killers once they act guilty. In court, Kershan is surprised that Pollit is pleading for a maximal sentence, but Pollit insists. He even rejects Stone's idea that he'll stay at the juvenile facility until his 18th birthday. The plea is accepted, and Pollit is sent to jail for life.life.
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Directed by Creator/FredGerber
Written by Creator/MichaelSChernuchin & Creator/SallyNemeth
Written by Creator/MichaelSChernuchin & Creator/SallyNemeth
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Later, Stone doesn't want to take the deal, but Schiff orders him to. Schiff says that it's ridiculous how people start supporting killers once they act guilty. In court, Kershan is surprised that Pollit is pleading for a maximal sentence, but Pollit insists. He even rejects Stone's idea that he'll stay at the juvenile facility until his 18th birthday. The plea is accepted, and Pollit is sent to jail for life.
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Later, Stone doesn't want to take the deal, but Schiff orders him to. Schiff says that it's ridiculous how people start supporting killers once they act guilty. In court, Kershan is surprised that Pollit is pleading for a maximal sentence, but Pollit insists. He even rejects Stone's idea that he'll stay at the juvenile facility until his 18th birthday. The plea is accepted, and Pollit is sent to jail for life.
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Van Buren talks to Andy, and discusses Flo Bishop. Briscoe comes in and says that Pollit blamed Bishop for the break ins. According to Briscoe, Bishop fenced the sound equipment that Jon, Chris, and Andy stole from Mohr. Pollit also says Bishop killed Jon to stop him from ratting her out. Andy quickly says that Pollit must be lying, and that he's the one who killed Pollit.
Logan interrogates Andy, who says that Jon wanted money so that his mother could afford a place to live. Pollit was supposed to fence the equipment for money, but he spent all the money on clothes before giving it to the others. On the night of the murder, the three fled after they heard Delia, and then Pollit went nuts and kicked Jon to death. Andy says that Pollit scared him worse than his own abusive father.
Logan interrogates Andy, who says that Jon wanted money so that his mother could afford a place to live. Pollit was supposed to fence the equipment for money, but he spent all the money on clothes before giving it to the others. On the night of the murder, the three fled after they heard Delia, and then Pollit went nuts and kicked Jon to death. Andy says that Pollit scared him worse than his own abusive father.
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Van Buren talks to Andy, and discusses Flo Bishop. Briscoe comes in and says that Pollit blamed Bishop for the break ins. According to Briscoe, Bishop fenced the sound equipment that Jon, Chris, and Andy stole from Mohr. Pollit also says Bishop killed Jon to stop him from ratting her out. Andy quickly says that Pollit must be lying, and that he's the one who killed Pollit.
Jon.
Logan interrogates Andy, who says that Jon wanted money so that his mother could afford a place to live. Pollit was supposed to fence the equipment for money, but he spent all the money on clothesbefore instead of giving it to the others. On the night of the murder, the three returned to the house to steal more stuff. They fled after they heard Delia, and then Pollit went nuts and kicked Jon to death. Andy says that Pollit scared him worse than his own abusive father.
Logan interrogates Andy, who says that Jon wanted money so that his mother could afford a place to live. Pollit was supposed to fence the equipment for money, but he spent all the money on clothes
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Stone objects that the scientific evidence is not generally accepted by the scientific community, but Brolin says all scientists accept gene theory. Kershan brings up a precedent where this was tried, the Richard Speck case, but Brolin points out that Speck didn't have the chromosome, so it's a different situation. Kershan decides to allow the defense.
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Stone objects that the scientific evidence is not generally accepted by the scientific community, but Brolin says all scientists accept gene theory. Kershan brings up a precedent where this was tried, attempted and didn't work, the Richard Speck case, but Brolin points out that Speck didn't actually have the chromosome, so it's a different situation. Kershan decides to allow the defense.
