January 28, 2004
Forgiveness
In this episode (3.3), a young, intelligent Mexican immigrant college student is investigated for the killing of his wealthy white girlfriend. Logan initially believes the girl's abusive father is to blame, but Cerreta has his eye on the boyfriend the entire time. Cerreta's instincts prove to be more accurate, however, and a search of the boy's apartment turns up materials used in the murder. Before the detectives can arrest him, he shows up at the police station with his priest, to whom he has previously confessed.
The remainder of the episode hinges on whether the crime is Murder 2 or Manslaughter 1. Stone argues there was intent, but it's hard to come by evidence of this. Meanwhile, the defense argues mental defect, but that doesn't go over very well either.
Overall, this is a straighforward episode with an eerie performance by Luis Antonio Ramos as the defendant. The title refers to the confession and to the boy's apparent need to be forgiven by everyone, including the jury and himself.
Posted by adm at January 28, 2004 10:33 PM
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