- As attorney John Stone counsels Naz, lead detective Dennis Box investigates the crime.
- Still the day after the murder. Naz recalls his time with Andrea.
Officer Wiggins explains to a Detective what they did with Naz, and that he was quiet as a mouse.
John Stone comes to visit Naz in jail. The lawyer tells him again to stop trying to explain what happened, he doesn't have to from a legal defense viewpoint.
Naz's family leaves their house to look for him.
Det. Box calls Andrea's step father, the next of kin. In the murder house there is still evidence being collected. Box walks around, the body is still on the bed. An asthma inhaler is marked as 39 on the corner of the bed.
Stone explains to Naz that Box is a good, thorough cop but stretches the rules.
Finally the body is bagged and removed. A media reporter tries to get Box to provide names and details.
Leaving, Stone once again tells Naz not to talk to anyone.
Andrea is autopsied. Her step father, Don Taylor, waits in a corridor. After a wait he is brought in to see another official. The coroner's rep shows him two photos to select one. Another cop watches. Taylor selects Andrea's photo.
Stone picks at his scaly foot with a chopstick on the subway, to the disgust of others. He is late for court.
The Khans go to the wrong precinct, but the desk sergeant finds out and directs them to the '21'.
Stone empties his overcoat pockets of a lot of junk but still sets off the metal scanner at the courthouse security.
Taylor is in a daze and signs a form at the coroner's, he leaves but Det. Box is there.
In court, Stone has a young client and they wait their turn.
The Khans show up at the 21 but can't see Naz as he is 23 yrs old. The sergeant is brusque and dismissive. They decide to wait.
Box and Taylor chat in a coffee shop. Taylor says that Andrea had been in police trouble before, her mother died last year, the father was dead a few years. No job no school, not sure if she wasn't a prostitute. Taylor doesn't recognize Naz or recall the name. He lives in Queens, the house was Andrea's mother's.
Stone's client is sentenced to three years upstate, they leave the judge quickly.
The Khans sit quietly until Box arrives. He lets them visit with Naz in a private room. Naz tells them he was with the girl but fell asleep. Box listens and watches on the CCTV. Naz switches to Urdu and says he has a lawyer but can't remember Stone's name. After awhile, Box comes in to say time's up.
Stone meets Box at the precinct vending machines. They taunt each other. Stone then introduces himself to the Khans. He explains Naz has not been charged yet and tells them to go home. Later, Stone is angry with Naz, he tells him Box recorded his talk with his parents.
The cops tease Stone and they trade barbs. Box chats to a silent Naz. He tries to downgrade Stone and says the lawyer is only in it for the money. Box only wants the truth. He says he has an open and shut case and gives Naz his asthma inhaler. Box seems friendly and tries to get Naz to open up. Naz ends the conversation politely.
Box gives Naz his clothes back, Naz is taken away in a paddy wagon. Box gets in his car, it is after dark. Stone goes home by subway. The Khans are silent at their dinner table. Stone spreads topical cream on his feet at his apartment. The police van arrives at a large secure facility, Naz and the other prisoners are led downstairs. It is dark and wet. Other prisoners are yelling in the distance. The prisoners are told to empty their pockets, they are scanned with metal detectors. Another man is trying to hide a cellphone in his underwear. In a holding cell a scared young man cries and vomits , Naz tries to sit quietly. The crying man is beaten up by another. Stone thinks in silence, in the morning he chats with his teenage son about schoolwork. The ex-wife arrives to give a ride, she seems incredulous Stone has a murder client, then apologizes for her reaction.
In court the DA is briefed on the case and requests Box. The Khan taxi is dusted and processed, Box comes by to see what they have. They find some postcards of an Islamic imam, Box recognizes the obscure portrait and briefly explains the 17th century roots of the Shi'ite Sunni factions.
At the Khans a group of police come with a court order and search the house. They takeover Naz's room and also take the Khan's desktop computer, to their dismay.
Stone calls the Khans and tells them the arraignment will be later today and where to come.
Box explains the case to the DA. She tests Box but the Detective convinces her they won't lose.
In the court Stone waits with the Khans. Case 4362 is called. Naz pleads Not Guilty to Murder in the 1st Degree and a number of lesser charges. An ADA requests remand as Naz is a Pakistani and a flight risk. Stone responds that Naz is an American, the case is circumstantial, but the judge refuses bail.
Naz is once again taken away, in a armoured bus to Riker's Island.
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