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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: When Warner agrees to confess to the crime in exchange for being sentenced to death, his lawyer files a motion to quash the confession on the grounds that his client is not competent to negotiate on his own behalf. However, a lawyer has no power to ignore their client's wishes or to make or change any deals on their behalf without their explicit consent, and no court would even entertain such a motion.
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* TheStoner: Warner was a heavy user and dealer of marijuana.
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* TheStoner: Warner was a heavy user and dealer of marijuana.marijuana.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Not-so-subtly implied by [=McCoy=]'s jaw going wide with a confused stare at what he just heard when Warner gives his ultimatum for a plea deal: ''[[DeathSeeker he gets the death penalty.]]''
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Not-so-subtly implied by [=McCoy=]'s jaw going wide with a confused stare at what he just heard when Warner gives his ultimatum for a plea deal: ''[[DeathSeeker he gets the death penalty.]]''
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* {{Irony}}: The biggest obstruction in Warner's case is his own attorney pleading for Warner's continued living and going for victim-shaming an AssholeVictim. The heroes are ''giving Warner what he wants'' to close the case despite not exactly wanting to.
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* PyrrhicVictory: On one hand, a killer gets to go to Death Row, and the case is solved thoroughly with no loose ends. On the other hand, not only did the killer take down an AssholeVictim, but he got the death penalty on his own request, is utterly remorseless about his hand in it thanks to a sociopathic mindset, and effectively [[TheBadGuyWins got what he wanted.]] Our District Attorneys got played like a fiddle and are understandably not very happy they danced Warner's tune.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on Jack Henry Abbott, who wrote the bestselling book ''In the Belly of the Beast'' whilst imprisoned for murder.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on Jack Henry Abbott, who wrote the bestselling book ''In the Belly of the Beast'' whilst imprisoned for murder.murder; and Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who successfully requested the death penalty.
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A taxi driver named Bobby Lee Redburn is killed in a robbery; the detectives discover that he was a missing felon wanted on child porn charges. From a rare book inside the victim's cab, Briscoe and Green trace Nelson Lambert, an eccentric novelist. Lambert likes Green and insists on drinking with him. After a few drinks, Lambert indicates he was present when the murder took place. The detectives learn that Lambert was drinking with his friend Clay Warner on the night of the murder. Warner's DNA is found on a cigar stub from the scene, and he is arrested.
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A taxi driver named Bobby Lee Redburn is killed in a robbery; the detectives discover that he was a missing felon wanted on child porn charges. From a rare book inside the victim's cab, Briscoe and Green trace Nelson Lambert, an eccentric novelist. Lambert likes Green and insists on drinking with him. After a few drinks, Lambert indicates he was present when the murder took place. The detectives learn that Lambert he was drinking with his friend Clay Warner on the night of the murder. Warner's DNA is found on a cigar stub from the scene, and he is arrested.
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* TheStoner: WarnerWarner was a heavy user and dealer of marijuana.
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* AssholeVictim: The victim allegedly burned down a church, was a card-carrying member of the KKK, and downloaded child porn in his spare time. Briscoe remarks that he's not exactly sad that the victim was murdered.
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A taxi driver named Bobby Lee Redburn is killed in a robbery; the detectives discover that he was a missing felon wanted on child porn charges. From a rare book inside the victim's cab, Briscoe and Green trace Nelson Lambert, an eccentric novelist. Lambert likes Green and insists on drinking with him. After a few drinks, Lambert indicates he was present when the murder took place. The detectives learn that Lambert was drinking with his friend Clay Warner on the night of the murder. Warner's DNA is found on a cigar stub from the scene, and he is arrested.
Warner is known for a bestselling novel he wrote whilst in jail on a drugs charge. It turns out that he was suspected of killing another prisoner in the same manner as Redburn, but it could not be proven. His novel also contains a detailed description of such a murder. Southerlyn recovers the murder weapon and stolen money, which Warner's co-worker had found in his office. Warner admits to killing Redburn and insists on receiving the death penalty. He says he killed Redburn just for telling him not to smoke inside the taxi.
[=McCoy=] agrees to push for the death penalty since Warner is legally sane and totally remorseless. He agrees Warner has the right to die. Warner's lawyer thinks Warner should be allowed to live because his talent contributes to society, and the victim was a racist pedophile. Lambert, who shares this view, testifies as a defence witness. But when Warner states he prefers to die rather than face life in jail, the judge feels his wishes should be taken into account and sentences him to execution. Branch and [=McCoy=] are left unsure as to whether this was right.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* AssholeVictim: The victim allegedly burned down a church, was a card-carrying member of the KKK, and downloaded child porn in his spare time. Briscoe remarks that he's not exactly sad that the victim wasmurdered.murdered.
* TheAlcoholic: Lambert is one. The victim also had a serious drinking problem and was illegally using the cab licence of a friend he met through Alcoholics Anonymous.
* DeathSeeker: Warner, who insists repeatedly that he be executed.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Refers both to Warner, and the concept of what constitutes "genius", which is discussed during Warner's trial.
* EvilIsPetty: What Warner's motive amounts to.
* HayseedName: The victim, Bobby Lee Redburn, had such a name.
* MissingMom: Warner's mother deemed him to be "a bad seed" and abandoned him.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on Jack Henry Abbott, who wrote the bestselling book ''In the Belly of the Beast'' whilst imprisoned for murder.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Lambert's influence got Warner's first novel published, landed him a job as a university professor, and got him out of jail halfway through a ten-year sentence.
* TheSociopath: Skoda concludes that Warner fits this profile.
* TheStoner: Warner
Warner is known for a bestselling novel he wrote whilst in jail on a drugs charge. It turns out that he was suspected of killing another prisoner in the same manner as Redburn, but it could not be proven. His novel also contains a detailed description of such a murder. Southerlyn recovers the murder weapon and stolen money, which Warner's co-worker had found in his office. Warner admits to killing Redburn and insists on receiving the death penalty. He says he killed Redburn just for telling him not to smoke inside the taxi.
[=McCoy=] agrees to push for the death penalty since Warner is legally sane and totally remorseless. He agrees Warner has the right to die. Warner's lawyer thinks Warner should be allowed to live because his talent contributes to society, and the victim was a racist pedophile. Lambert, who shares this view, testifies as a defence witness. But when Warner states he prefers to die rather than face life in jail, the judge feels his wishes should be taken into account and sentences him to execution. Branch and [=McCoy=] are left unsure as to whether this was right.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* AssholeVictim: The victim allegedly burned down a church, was a card-carrying member of the KKK, and downloaded child porn in his spare time. Briscoe remarks that he's not exactly sad that the victim was
* TheAlcoholic: Lambert is one. The victim also had a serious drinking problem and was illegally using the cab licence of a friend he met through Alcoholics Anonymous.
* DeathSeeker: Warner, who insists repeatedly that he be executed.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Refers both to Warner, and the concept of what constitutes "genius", which is discussed during Warner's trial.
* EvilIsPetty: What Warner's motive amounts to.
* HayseedName: The victim, Bobby Lee Redburn, had such a name.
* MissingMom: Warner's mother deemed him to be "a bad seed" and abandoned him.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on Jack Henry Abbott, who wrote the bestselling book ''In the Belly of the Beast'' whilst imprisoned for murder.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Lambert's influence got Warner's first novel published, landed him a job as a university professor, and got him out of jail halfway through a ten-year sentence.
* TheSociopath: Skoda concludes that Warner fits this profile.
* TheStoner: Warner
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* AssholeVictim: The victim allegedly burned down a church, was a card-carrying member of the KKK, and downloaded child porn in his spare time. Briscoe remarks that he's not exactly sad that the victim was murdered.
