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Briscoe and Green identify a man found dead in a park as Norman Pratt, who worked for a limo company. The victim's last assignment was to Kevin Seleeby, a famous baseball player Pratt regularly drove. Seleeby, his agent Martin Stanley, and cousin David Arkus all give suspiciously detailed accounts that are easily proven false. Under questioning, Stanley's and Arkus's stories soon fall apart. They confess that they went to Seleeby's apartment and found Pratt already dead, so they helped hide the body. All three men are charged with first degree murder.
Due to the high-profile nature of the case, the prosecutors agree to drop all charges against Stanley and Arkus in exchange for their testimony against Seleeby. The defence intends to argue that Seleeby, who is addicted to steroids, killed Pratt in a fit of "roid rage" - uncontrolled aggression caused by the drugs. With evidence of Pratt blackmailing Seleeby, [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn assume this was to do with Seleeby's addiction. But a memo accidentally leaked by the defence leads them to discover Seleeby is gay, and Pratt, who recognized Seleeby's then-boyfriend, threatened to out Seleeby to the press.
Because the memo wasn't intended to be seen, the defence easily gets it and any testimony from Seleeby's ex rendered inadmissible. Furthermore, the judge won't allow a witness who could testify that the blackmail may have been drug-related. Without evidence of a motive, Seleeby is likely to walk. But in [=McCoy=]'s summation to the jury, he reminds them that Seleeby has repeatedly attempted to evade the law: first with his drug abuse, now with the murder. The jury convicts.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* ArmoredClosetGay: Kevin Seleeby.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When [=McCoy=] proposes to call a witness who would suggest the blackmail was drug-related (which both the prosecution and defence know to be untrue), Southerlyn gets in such a speech about why this would be completely unethical.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on the case of Jayson Williams, a former NBA player who pleaded guilty to accidentally shooting a limousine driver. There are also many references to murder cases involving famous sports stars such as O.J. Simpson, Ray Lewis, and Rae Carruth.
Due to the high-profile nature of the case, the prosecutors agree to drop all charges against Stanley and Arkus in exchange for their testimony against Seleeby. The defence intends to argue that Seleeby, who is addicted to steroids, killed Pratt in a fit of "roid rage" - uncontrolled aggression caused by the drugs. With evidence of Pratt blackmailing Seleeby, [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn assume this was to do with Seleeby's addiction. But a memo accidentally leaked by the defence leads them to discover Seleeby is gay, and Pratt, who recognized Seleeby's then-boyfriend, threatened to out Seleeby to the press.
Because the memo wasn't intended to be seen, the defence easily gets it and any testimony from Seleeby's ex rendered inadmissible. Furthermore, the judge won't allow a witness who could testify that the blackmail may have been drug-related. Without evidence of a motive, Seleeby is likely to walk. But in [=McCoy=]'s summation to the jury, he reminds them that Seleeby has repeatedly attempted to evade the law: first with his drug abuse, now with the murder. The jury convicts.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* ArmoredClosetGay: Kevin Seleeby.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When [=McCoy=] proposes to call a witness who would suggest the blackmail was drug-related (which both the prosecution and defence know to be untrue), Southerlyn gets in such a speech about why this would be completely unethical.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on the case of Jayson Williams, a former NBA player who pleaded guilty to accidentally shooting a limousine driver. There are also many references to murder cases involving famous sports stars such as O.J. Simpson, Ray Lewis, and Rae Carruth.
