The Race Card
- Episode aired Mar 1, 2016
- TV-MA
- 53m
As the trial begins, Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran go head to head in court and the jury visits the crime scene.As the trial begins, Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran go head to head in court and the jury visits the crime scene.As the trial begins, Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran go head to head in court and the jury visits the crime scene.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie.
- GoofsOnly Cochran's car and a few other vehicles in the 1982 scene were available in the 1980s. Many models from the late 90s/early 2000s are visible in the background.
- Quotes
Judge Lance Ito: Mr. Dunne, I've read some of your past coverage of murder trials in Vanity Fair magazine.
Dominick Dunne: I'm lucky I write for a magazine that allows me to take a stand, Your Honor.
Judge Lance Ito: Well, there's no mistaking how you feel.
Dominick Dunne: No, that's something I'm proud about.
Judge Lance Ito: I am assigning you a permanent seat in the front row. You'll be next to the Goldmans. And that seat is yours for the length of the trial.
Dominick Dunne: Thank you, Your Honor.
Judge Lance Ito: Without, uh, being too forward, I sense that you'll be able to sympathize with them in a way that the rest of us cannot, that you'll know how to deal with them, not intrude or ask inappropriate questions.
Dominick Dunne: Because of my daughter's murder?
Judge Lance Ito: Yes. Well, I apologize for dredging up what I imagine is a deeply painful memory, but I felt it was important that you know why.
Dominick Dunne: I'm sure the Goldmans will appreciate the gesture, Your Honor. I know I do. The trial of Dominique's killer was torture enough. But then the way he got off with a slap on the wrist...
[beat]
Dominick Dunne: Let's hope this one goes better.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016)
- SoundtracksGet Down on It
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Written by Claydes Smith, James 'JT' Taylor, Ronald Bell, George 'Funky' Brown, Eumir Deodato, Robert 'Spike' Mickens and Robert 'Kool' Bell
Performed by Kool & The Gang
And that speaks to what's really great about this show: the acting. There are some fine performers in this cast, and I'm enjoying reliving this case because of it.
9/10
- Mr-Fusion
- Mar 26, 2017