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Larry Bello, a social worker, is murdered. The investigation reveals that he was part of a scam involving false claims of foster parents taking in more children than they really had. In trying to find out which parents were part of the fraud, the detectives encounter Mr. and Mrs. Corbin, whose adoptive son Alex has just been kidnapped. Alex came to them as a foster child through Bello and is African-American, whereas the Corbins are white. Briscoe and Curtis soon find out that Alex's biological mother Jenny Mays took him. Jenny is a former crack addict and lost custody of Alex for neglect. With evidence linking her boyfriend Michael Walters to the murder, Walters' lawyer claims it was self-defence and wants a minimum sentence for manslaughter. The detectives catch Jenny just as she is about to take Alex out of state. She is charged with kidnapping and murder.
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Larry Bello, a social worker, is murdered. The investigation reveals that he was part of a scam involving false claims of foster parents taking in more children than they really had. In trying to find out which parents were part of the fraud, the detectives encounter Mr. and Mrs. Corbin, whose adoptive son Alex has just been kidnapped. Alex came to them as a foster child through Bello and is African-American, whereas the Corbins are white. Briscoe and Curtis soon find out that Alex's biological mother Jenny Mays took him. Jenny is a former crack addict and lost custody of Alex for neglect. With evidence linking her boyfriend Michael Walters to the murder, Walters' lawyer he claims it was self-defence and wants takes a minimum sentence for manslaughter.plea bargain. The detectives catch Jenny just as she is about to take Alex out of state. She is charged with kidnapping and murder.
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Larry Bello, a social worker, is murdered. The investigation reveals that he was part of a scam involving false claims of foster parents taking in more children than they really had. In trying to find out which parents were part of the fraud, the detectives encounter Mr. and Mrs. Corbin, whose adoptive son Alex has just been kidnapped. Alex came to them as a foster child through Bello and is African-American, whereas the Corbins are white. Briscoe and Curtis soon find out that Alex's biological mother Jenny Mays took him. With evidence linking her boyfriend Michael Walters to the murder, Walters' lawyer claims it was self-defence and wants a minimum sentence for manslaughter. The detectives catch Jenny just as she is about to take Alex out of state. She is charged with kidnapping and murder.
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Larry Bello, a social worker, is murdered. The investigation reveals that he was part of a scam involving false claims of foster parents taking in more children than they really had. In trying to find out which parents were part of the fraud, the detectives encounter Mr. and Mrs. Corbin, whose adoptive son Alex has just been kidnapped. Alex came to them as a foster child through Bello and is African-American, whereas the Corbins are white. Briscoe and Curtis soon find out that Alex's biological mother Jenny Mays took him. Jenny is a former crack addict and lost custody of Alex for neglect. With evidence linking her boyfriend Michael Walters to the murder, Walters' lawyer claims it was self-defence and wants a minimum sentence for manslaughter. The detectives catch Jenny just as she is about to take Alex out of state. She is charged with kidnapping and murder.
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* LogicalFallacies: One of Robinette's expert witnesses is the author of a study which concluded that Black children adopted by white parents are more likely to be poor or get into crime or drugs as adults. [=McCoy=] points out that the study did not consider whether this is related to the fact that children aren't generally put up for adoption unless they have suffered trauma or abuse.
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* LogicalFallacies: One of Robinette's expert witnesses is the author of a study which concluded found that Black children adopted by white parents are more likely to be poor or get into crime or drugs as adults. adults; and concluded this is because of inter-racial adoption. [=McCoy=] points out that the study did not consider whether this is related to take into account the fact that children aren't generally put up for adoption unless they have suffered trauma or abuse.abuse in the first place.
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* DepartmentOfChildDisservices: Not only did Bello run a scam with foster parents and try to extort Jenny out of money, but the department is so underfunded and under-staffed that no one really keeps track of the kids they deal with.
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* LogicalFallacies: One of Robinette's expert witnesses is the author of a study which concluded that Black children adopted by white parents are more likely to be poor or get into crime or drugs as adults. [=McCoy=] points out that the study did not consider whether this is related to the fact that children aren't generally put up for adoption unless they have suffered trauma or abuse.
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The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal. He reflects that after leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
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The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child.took Alex despite knowing that she couldn't support him financially. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal. He reflects that after leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
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* DrugsAreBad: Alex was taken into foster care because of Jenny's drug addiction.
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* DrugsAreBad: Alex was taken into foster care because of Jenny's drug addiction.crack addiction, and Mrs. Corbin has a previous conviction for causing a car crash under the influence of prescription drugs.
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The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal. He reflecting that after leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
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The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal. He reflecting reflects that after leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
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The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal, reflecting that since leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
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The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal, deal. He reflecting that since after leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
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* MalcolmExpy: One of several episodes showing Robinette's transformation into this as a defence lawyer.
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* MalcolmExpy: MalcolmXerox: One of several episodes showing Robinette's transformation into this as a defence lawyer.
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Larry Bello, a social worker, is murdered. The investigation reveals that he was part of a scam involving false claims of foster parents taking in more children than they really had. In trying to find out which parents were part of the fraud, the detectives encounter Mr. and Mrs. Corbin, whose adoptive son Alex has just been kidnapped. Alex came to them as a foster child through Bello and is African-American, whereas the Corbins are white. Briscoe and Curtis soon find out that Alex's biological mother Jenny Mays took him. With evidence linking her boyfriend Michael Walters to the murder, Walters' lawyer claims it was self-defence and wants a minimum sentence for manslaughter. The detectives catch Jenny just as she is about to take Alex out of state. She is charged with kidnapping and murder.
When Kincaid and [=McCoy=] find evidence of premeditated kidnapping, Walters confesses that Jenny offered Bello money to give her Alex's address. He wanted more than she could afford, but she was determined to get Alex back, so she sent Walters to threaten Bello. Former [=ADA=] Robinette takes the case and manipulates the original judge into backing out so he can get a more favourable replacement. In court, Robinette claims that Jenny is the victim of a racist conspiracy to remove Black children from their birth parents and give them to white families to raise. He then reveals to the jury that Mrs. Corbin was once addicted to painkillers and insists she should, by the prosecutors' logic, be no more fit to raise a child than Jenny Mays is.
The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal, reflecting that since leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* DrugsAreEvil: Alex was taken into foster care because of Jenny's drug addiction.
* HappilyAdopted: Alex was, although Jenny didn't seem to agree.
* MalcolmExpy: One of several episodes showing Robinette's transformation into this as a defence lawyer.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: During the trial, Robinette gets in a lengthy one aimed at the [=DA=]'s office.
When Kincaid and [=McCoy=] find evidence of premeditated kidnapping, Walters confesses that Jenny offered Bello money to give her Alex's address. He wanted more than she could afford, but she was determined to get Alex back, so she sent Walters to threaten Bello. Former [=ADA=] Robinette takes the case and manipulates the original judge into backing out so he can get a more favourable replacement. In court, Robinette claims that Jenny is the victim of a racist conspiracy to remove Black children from their birth parents and give them to white families to raise. He then reveals to the jury that Mrs. Corbin was once addicted to painkillers and insists she should, by the prosecutors' logic, be no more fit to raise a child than Jenny Mays is.
The case has now become politically contentious. Jenny testifies that she did not mean any harm to Bello or the Corbins, but no matter how loving the Corbins are, they aren't equipped to raise a Black child. [=McCoy=] points out that at the time she found out Alex had been adopted, she didn't yet know that a white family had taken him in, but was already planning to take him back. Furthermore, she had no home or job and this wasn't a suitable environment to raise a child. With the jury unable to reach a verdict, the judge declares a mistrial. Robinette says he just wanted to prove a point and he'll talk Jenny into a plea deal, reflecting that since leaving the [=DA=]'s office, he now knows his race is a far more integral part of his identity than he once believed.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* DrugsAreEvil: Alex was taken into foster care because of Jenny's drug addiction.
* HappilyAdopted: Alex was, although Jenny didn't seem to agree.
* MalcolmExpy: One of several episodes showing Robinette's transformation into this as a defence lawyer.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: During the trial, Robinette gets in a lengthy one aimed at the [=DA=]'s office.
