Criminal Justice Season 1 [portable] Direct

Ben insists: “I didn’t do it.” But his lies (about taking heroin, about leaving the flat) make him look guilty. His own barrister, Juliet Miller, initially believes he’s guilty too. Ben is sent to HM Prison Belmarsh to await trial. There, he is placed in a cell with Rashid, a volatile but intelligent young Muslim dealer who runs the wing’s drug trade. Rashid initially bullies Ben, but later protects him from violent predators in exchange for Ben running errands (delivering drugs).

Ben breaks down. His mother screams in relief. Juliet shows no emotion. Ben is released. He walks out of the courthouse into the rain. No one waits for him but his father, who says nothing and drives him home. criminal justice season 1

He knows now: He did kill her. The heroin didn’t make him do it. The rage did. The shame of rejection did. And the justice system let him go not because he was innocent, but because the story the police and jury built wasn’t solid enough. Ben insists: “I didn’t do it