Spoilers ahead for episode 11 of Lawcalled “second chance”.
Law the heat is rising Samantha Marun (odelya halevi) in “Second Chance,” when a gruesome murder coinciding with the anniversary of her sister’s death made the case even more difficult. Though he eventually found a way to put the killer behind bars, it was after going through the emotional and even legal upheaval due to nolan price (big dance) handing over the reins of the company. Even though Maroun ultimately won, I wondered: Did Price make the wrong decision by taking the second chair at trial?
Now Maroun is one of my favorite characters so I’m always okay with seeing her more exposed in the courtroom but that didn’t happen in the most ideal way in ‘Second Chance’. After investigators found evidence that a white high school student from a wealthy family beat a black man to death, Maroun wanted to push for the more severe charge with no possibility of a plea deal. Price disagreed because they had no reason, but McCoy agree with her.
The plot became complicated when the killer’s defense claimed he was not guilty of mental retardation due to marijuana-related psychosis. Price doubled, saying his marijuana use meant the correct charge was man two, despite what the boss and colleague said about him. When McCoy came out and said they hadn’t yet been read to convict him on any charges, Price decided:
If that’s what you want to do, I think Sam should take over. I will sit in the second chair. I will support her as best I can. I just don’t see murder two here. not but you [Maroun] Do.
She said she was “absolutely” ready for it, and there was no reason to doubt her afterward. as it proved in the last two seasons. her and her price they have a strong dynamic and they are usually a great team too in the worst cases , so it seemed like he would be uniquely qualified to know when she was the best advocate for the case. She was interested and passionate, but that didn’t seem like a bad thing, and it wasn’t Nolan’s fault that she ended up being a little too tough on the judging panel.
But the moment where I questioned Nolan’s decision to hand the trial over to his colleague came near the end of the episode, when Maroun was voicing his frustration to Price over a potential witness questioning whether he had a vendetta against the murderer. He said:
Good. I asked myself the same thing. From the moment we charged this kid, you were convinced that he was a monster despite the evidence.
Good, Nolan, if you thought she was biased and had a vengeance “from the second” the guy was accused, why did you give her the case?!? She went on to make some good points about the evidence for psychosis and that the jury was losing. When she insisted that giving him ten years wasn’t enough for what he had done, Price crossed the line, insinuating to his colleague that his investment in the case was related to his sister’s death.
To his credit, Price quickly realized he had gone too far and apologised, and eventually Maroun realized that the only way to get a degree of justice for the victim was to get the killer to agree with the prosecution. . At the end of the episode, he made it clear to Price that he wasn’t holding him back for mentioning his sister.
Even if it all goes well, what ends well usually is how episodes work in procedural shows LawI’m still stuck with the idea that Price made the wrong decision to give Maroun the case when he thought it wasn’t clear. He did his job and the killer goes behind bars, so it was worth it… but maybe that’s not what Price should have done. It’s an interesting look at her character, as well as how she sees it.
Discover the perspectives of Maroun, Price and the others with the new episodes of Law Thursdays at 8pm ET on NBC, premiere Law and order: SVU (who dealing with Benson in more danger than usual ) at 21:00 and Law and order: organized crime (who put Jamie alone in a dangerous situation ) at 10 p.m. If you want to watch previous episodes of the franchise, you can stream them with a Peacock Premium Membership .
Source: Cinemablend
