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18. Capitol Crimes

Jimmy, Eugene, and Sarah---a former prosecutor---go to a death penalty hearing held by a committee of prosecutors who have decided to ask for the death penalty for one of the firm's clients, 19-year-old drug dealer Troy Ezekiel, who fired at a threatening rival but accidentally killed a 36-year-old mother of three. After Eugene, Jimmy, and Troy himself plead passionately, the committee recommends life in prison without parole to the client, but the Attorney General rejects their recommendation.…

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Jimmy, Eugene, and Sarah---a former prosecutor---go to a death penalty hearing held by a committee of prosecutors who have decided to ask for the death penalty for one of the firm's clients, 19-year-old drug dealer Troy Ezekiel, who fired at a threatening rival but accidentally killed a 36-year-old mother of three. After Eugene, Jimmy, and Troy himself plead passionately, the committee recommends life in prison without parole to the client, but the Attorney General rejects their recommendation. Bobby has dinner with Sarah, and Sarah claims he is starting an affair. Bobby and Lindsay's marriage takes a turn for the worse when Lindsay tells him that she doesn't love him. Lindsay says that she still wants their marriage to work out. Bobby and Sarah have dinner again and, while awaiting Sarah's cab, Bobby kisses Sarah---unaware Lindsay is parked across the street with a full view.

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