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* MiscarriageOfJustice: Downplayed. Grimes didn't commit the murder he was convinced of 20 years ago, but he ''had'' committed a different murder.
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* DirtyCop: Daniels arrested a white teenager for a crime committed by a Hispanic. A few years later, he beat a confession out of this same person for a murder, found the murder weapon, and used it to frame the man for a totally different murder.
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the victim is a fan not a player, just like Steve Bartman
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Brendan Donner, a baseball player, has become a public hate figure after he caused his team to lose a crucial play-off. He is killed in a bar fight and DNA evidence shows that the killer is Walter Grimes. Grimes has recently spent 20 years in jail for the murder of Leanne Testa but was exonerated when his lawyer, Rodney Fallon, was able to prove with forensic evidence that Grimes wasn't guilty. Grimes is terrified of going back to jail and attempts to take a hostage to evade arrest.
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Brendan Donner, a baseball player, fan, has become a public hate figure after he caused his team to lose cost the Yankees the pennant by interfering with a crucial play-off.foul ball. He is killed in a bar fight and DNA evidence shows that the killer is Walter Grimes. Grimes has recently spent 20 years in jail for the murder of Leanne Testa but was exonerated when his lawyer, Rodney Fallon, was able to prove with forensic evidence that Grimes wasn't guilty. Grimes is terrified of going back to jail and attempts to take a hostage to evade arrest.
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* RacistGrandpa: The elderly owner of the store that Grimes allegedly robbed dislikes Latino people, and insists the robber was Latino (whereas Grimes is white.) Daniels insists the owner didn't get a proper view of the criminal and just assumes they must have been Latino.
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* RacistGrandpa: The elderly owner of the store that Grimes allegedly robbed dislikes Latino people, and insists is adamant that the robber was Latino (whereas Grimes is white.) Daniels insists the owner didn't get a proper view of the criminal and just assumes they must have been Latino.
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* RacistGrandpa: The elderly owner of the store that Grimes allegedly robbed dislikes Latino people, and insists the robber was Latino (whereas Grimes is white.) Daniels insists the owner didn't get a proper view of the criminal and just assumes they must have been Latino.
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Brendan Donner, a baseball player, has become a public hate figure after he caused his team to lose a crucial play-off. He is killed in a bar fight and DNA evidence shows that the killer is Walter Grimes. Grimes has recently spent 20 years in jail for the murder of Leanne Testa but was exonerated when his lawyer, Rodney Fallon, was able to prove with forensic evidence that Grimes wasn't guilty. Grimes is terrified of going back to jail and attempts to take a hostage to evade arrest.
Fallon claims that false imprisonment has severely affected Grimes' mental state, so he can't be held responsible for his actions when he killed Donner. [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn discover that Grimes was previously suspected of an armed robbery, but never charged despite the arresting officer, Kenny Daniels, insisting Grimes was guilty. Subsequently, Grimes killed a girl named Julie Sayer; Daniels beat a confession out of him, but this caused the charges against Grimes to be dropped. Daniels admits to framing Grimes for the murder of Leanne Testa and tells Green, who's an old friend, that it was the only way to get justice for Julie.
Since modern DNA analysis can prove Grimes killed Julie, he's charged with that murder. Daniels is the key witness but will not look credible to a jury, because he previously framed Grimes. Fallon browbeats Daniels during cross-examination, but cannot deny that Grimes has killed at least two people. Eventually, Fallon is forced to agree a plea deal with [=McCoy=]; Grimes will now serve five years of a 25-year sentence for Julie's murder, taking into account the 20 years he's already spent in jail.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: There were so many similarities between the murders of Leanne Testa and Julie Sayer (including the method, location of injuries, and age and blood type of the victim) that Daniels was able to frame Grimes for the former, since DNA analysis didn't exist yet.
* CrusadingLawyer: Fallon is the head of the "New York Exoneration Project" which exists to free those he sees as wrongfully incarcerated.
* FrameUp: Daniels having previously framed Grimes for Leanne Testa's murder is a key element of the plot.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half of the episode is about the investigation into Brendan Donner's death. The second half is about Daniels framing Grimes.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Daniels delivers this line verbatim when telling Green that he's been pushed to "retire"
* InsanityDefence: In effect, Grimes' defence for the death of Brendan Donner is this.
* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: It is briefly mentioned that Julie Sayer's murder made headlines for weeks because of this.
* NeverTheObviousSuspect: Despite Donner receiving thousands of death threats, he was killed by Grimes, who didn't know of him and claims to have killed him in self-defence.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Partly based on the "Steve Bartman incident" during the 2003 National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs & Florida Marlins.
* TitleDrop: Fallon gets in one of these during cross-examination of Daniels.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Daniels pulls this on Green who, he feels, should have helped to cover for him.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Daniels genuinely believes that framing Grimes for a murder he didn't commit was the only way to avenge Julie Sayer and take a dangerous criminal off the streets.
Fallon claims that false imprisonment has severely affected Grimes' mental state, so he can't be held responsible for his actions when he killed Donner. [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn discover that Grimes was previously suspected of an armed robbery, but never charged despite the arresting officer, Kenny Daniels, insisting Grimes was guilty. Subsequently, Grimes killed a girl named Julie Sayer; Daniels beat a confession out of him, but this caused the charges against Grimes to be dropped. Daniels admits to framing Grimes for the murder of Leanne Testa and tells Green, who's an old friend, that it was the only way to get justice for Julie.
Since modern DNA analysis can prove Grimes killed Julie, he's charged with that murder. Daniels is the key witness but will not look credible to a jury, because he previously framed Grimes. Fallon browbeats Daniels during cross-examination, but cannot deny that Grimes has killed at least two people. Eventually, Fallon is forced to agree a plea deal with [=McCoy=]; Grimes will now serve five years of a 25-year sentence for Julie's murder, taking into account the 20 years he's already spent in jail.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* ContrivedCoincidence: There were so many similarities between the murders of Leanne Testa and Julie Sayer (including the method, location of injuries, and age and blood type of the victim) that Daniels was able to frame Grimes for the former, since DNA analysis didn't exist yet.
* CrusadingLawyer: Fallon is the head of the "New York Exoneration Project" which exists to free those he sees as wrongfully incarcerated.
* FrameUp: Daniels having previously framed Grimes for Leanne Testa's murder is a key element of the plot.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half of the episode is about the investigation into Brendan Donner's death. The second half is about Daniels framing Grimes.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Daniels delivers this line verbatim when telling Green that he's been pushed to "retire"
* InsanityDefence: In effect, Grimes' defence for the death of Brendan Donner is this.
* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: It is briefly mentioned that Julie Sayer's murder made headlines for weeks because of this.
* NeverTheObviousSuspect: Despite Donner receiving thousands of death threats, he was killed by Grimes, who didn't know of him and claims to have killed him in self-defence.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Partly based on the "Steve Bartman incident" during the 2003 National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs & Florida Marlins.
* TitleDrop: Fallon gets in one of these during cross-examination of Daniels.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Daniels pulls this on Green who, he feels, should have helped to cover for him.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Daniels genuinely believes that framing Grimes for a murder he didn't commit was the only way to avenge Julie Sayer and take a dangerous criminal off the streets.
