Not guilty of murder? No amount of controversy can ruin this 8.7-point drama

Orin 2022-12-27 09:42:50

Half a month ago, a few words from the old drama bone Li Chengru in "Actors Please Take Your Place" were repeatedly chewed on the hot search.

Although this remark is a little old, it still caused the dramatist to think.

What kind of film and television works can be considered significant?

The show owner feels that nothing is more simple than white characters on a black background—

"Based on true events".

But what if a drama dared to put down both the word "adaptation"?

The show owner feels that it must be more confident and sharp.

This edge is not about how strong the dramatic conflict is.

It lies in the despair and struggle of everyone in real life.

Just like this story.

It's bizarre, but never far away.

01

It was four people who didn't know each other in the town who shook the storm.

A policeman, two mothers, a stranger.

Senior Detective Steve , who pursues a simple and efficient pragmatism.

People don't offend me, I don't offend people.

In the "Legend of the Fallen Street" that the showrunner talked about before , a police officer like Steve was called a " Grass Eater " :

Never take the initiative to seek personal gain, but also well versed in the operation of the system.

You can say he is focused, or you can say he is sophisticated.

In short, he is by no means an idealist who makes a decision with a slap on the forehead.

There are many similarities between the two mothers.

The family is also reorganized, and the daughter is also looking forward to returning home.

Bei Qi 's mother spent nearly 10 years looking through the autumn water, anxious and helpless——

Back then, my daughter ran away from home because of a drug addiction, and she had no choice but to do a meat business.

She understands that it takes great courage for both of them to meet.

The only thing that comforted her was the frequent news about her daughter from her ex-husband.

That's why she didn't report her daughter as a missing person.

Sheehan 's mother wasn't so troubled.

She just wondered, where did her daughter, who was separated from her boyfriend, go home without going home for a day?

Tick, tick.

The clock struck, and the time when Shinn lost contact crossed the threshold of anxiety.

Sheehan's mother couldn't take it anymore and decided to report the crime first.

Relatives and friends do not know why, and the search has been unsuccessful.

At the most optimistic point of view, Sheehan is also incarcerated.

Worse situation?

No one dared to think about it.

at this time.

The source of fear, targeting unknown suspects .

Steve led the team, checking suspicious information day and night.

Finally, clues were found in the surveillance.

02

Christopher John Halliwell.

Had a few misdemeanor convictions and registered a bunch of false identities.

The last video recording of Sheehan left in the outside world was to catch his taxi at the door of the bar that night.

Old cases and new doubts made Steve basically focus on Chris.

But in order not to startle the snake, but also to collect more evidence.

Steve decided not to bring Chris to justice.

Put pressure on him and force him to show more.

Here, the French Open is gradually tightening.

On the other hand, Chris seemed overwhelmed and bought a lot of sleeping pills.

Clouds hang over.

If Chris does commit suicide, Sheehan's whereabouts will be lost.

Can't wait any longer.

There must be a thunderous strike to capture Chris.

Look at the look on Chris's face when he was escorted into the police car.

Dazed and regretful, he gritted his back molars and glanced out the window unnaturally.

The slight trembling on his face shows that his heart is not as peaceful as the surface.

Steve concluded that Chris was on the verge of collapse at the moment.

So, regardless of the risk of violating the forensic regulations, he took Chris to an empty space where no one was around.

Are you going to tell us where Sheehan is?

Shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders.

I know you did it. You can continue to resist and go back to the police station and wait for a lawyer. But once the media exposure, you will be ruined.

You don't think about yourself, you have to think about your family, right?

He pondered, turned around.

Chris finally said something about Sheehan:

I remember that I just brought her here, her body.

Frustrated, helpless.

Just when Steve found Sean's body and was about to finish work, he suddenly heard Chris muttering:

Want to hear another one?

03

Just a word.

Just choked Steve in place.

He ignored the procedure and re-arrested Chris in the name of the suspected second murderer.

Rather, he eagerly asked:

when?

Any more?

Chris didn't answer him.

Instead, he questioned him with a heartbroken expression.

Is it not enough?

The rest of the process is much smoother.

Find the scene and unearth the cold bones.

After DNA testing, it was Becky who had not seen him for many years.

The two adjacent families collapsed one after another, and Steve was exhausted.

Just as the case slowly subsided, the families of the victims tried to forget.

The situation took a turn for the worse again.

Chris, who returned to the police station, changed his frustration from beating his chest before.

But calmly coping with the interrogation—

No comment.

Even more terrifying.

Steve frowned, realizing that he didn't have the weapon to balance Chris at all.

You say hard evidence is a mountain?

Sorry, Chris' defense attorney said you were "extorting a confession by torture."

Stuck again.

Steve even brought in Chris's daughter, hoping that empathy would change the stubbornness.

Unexpectedly.

As soon as he saw his daughter, Chris moved out of his prepared rhetoric.

Stop talking, they are recording

I want you to change your name and surname, and go away

Sell ​​your story and make as much money as possible

on the court.

Chris' previous confessions were ruled out.

He was only responsible for one murder, not two.

Steve, however, was sued by Becky's family for malfeasance , facing the risk of losing his job.

In the supermarket, on the street.

When people saw him, they would gather around and call him " Living Sherlock Holmes ".

He pushed aside the crowded crowd and came out in the opposite direction.

Only he could hear the irony in the cheers.

04

You have the right to remain silent, and what you say may be used as evidence against you at trial. You have the right to see a lawyer, and if you can't afford a lawyer, the government can provide you with a lawyer for free.

This simple "Miranda Declaration", the show owner believes that everyone has heard it in countless movies and TV shows.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find contradictions:

Why do you yearn to confess your sins as soon as possible, while repeatedly reminding you of the consequences?

After all, this is the protection of prisoners ' rights .

Do you still remember the black feet of Agent Cao played by Jin Leihe in "Memories of Murder" ?

A disabled young man who could not speak clearly was "beaten" by him and became a murderer.

The Miranda Declaration was born to avoid such a situation.

Compared with the public prosecution power of state agencies, the expression rights of a single individual is essentially a great inequality.

In order to make up for this inequality, everyone will not be "guilty for words".

Law enforcers must first bind their hands and feet so that the interrogators fully understand their own situation.

And it is precisely because Steve did not take such action before the account of the second case.

Chris just took him firmly.

From the Simpson wife murder case that shook the world back then, to the "New York Disaster" that Sister Tiao talked to you recently .

When you see movies and TV works in Western countries, they always try to squeeze the bottom line of the law on the edge of human nature.

The show owner still remembers that the push of "New York Disaster" was sent out, and a highly praised question was thrown out:

Which is more important, substantive justice and procedural justice?

The answer given by Sister Tiao is that it is all important.

That's why judicial heroes are so amazing.

The so-called "dancing in chains".

After Steve defeated Maicheng, there was such a sudden awakening——

One thing he was right about, he did ruin me

That day, it felt like I had to lose everything to bring him to justice

as if we had some pact

It seems so.

The title of the film "A Confession" seems to cover a wider range of its original meaning.

The first layer is confession .

This confession may be the truth itself.

But under the use of people with a heart, it will also become a sharp weapon.

As New York Times writer Andrew Solomon put it:

The truth will lie.

The second level is confession .

Expose the truth to the sun, and let the ghosts and ghosts have nowhere to hide.

This may require the courage to kill oneself.

Or maybe pay the price of feeding the tiger with your own body.

Only when these are placed on both ends of the judicial scale can the weight of justice be increased.

When the truth was revealed, the sincere hearts of the law enforcers turned into crystal crumbs and fluttered in the sky.

Only then will you understand.

Justice requires more than a cry.

Justice requires more decency.

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