He did. This time Maggie studied it closely. RBG’s mouth moved in sync to Maggie’s words. Her head was proportional to Maggie’s body. “You can do this for anyone if you have an image?”

“Yep, though the more images of the person, the better the quality. But these porn dudes spent a lot of time on this, so the tech is solid.”

Never underestimate the power of a creep with too much time on his hands.

“You made a video. Could someone do this from a live call?”

“Probably,” Toby said. “But if the caller didn’t talk much, they could also just make it look live and pump in a video feed.”

“Can you make me one more?” Maggie asked.

“Sure,” Toby said, biting into a pizza roll, red goo dripping down his chin.

Maggie leaned over his shoulder and tapped on his computer, pulling up Netflix.

“Whose image are you looking for?” Toby asked.

Maggie didn’t reply. She just clicked the mouse, fast-forwarding until she found what she needed. She paused on the image. Charlotte’s pretty face looked back at the two of them.

Maggie stood up tall, adjusted her hair. “I need you to film me again.”

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A Violent Nature

Season 1/Episode 8

“The Unknown Partygoer”

INT. CAR – SUNRISE

Lieutenant Governor NOAH BRAWN looks ahead at the sun casting highlights on cornfields lining the two-lane highway.

NOAH

I’ve known Detective Ron Sampson for years. I don’t believe he intended to coerce a false confession. The Adair force had never handled a homicide case, never had sophisticated interrogation training. And even good people, dedicated professionals in the system, make mistakes. It’s one of the awful truths of our supposedly foolproof justice system: innocent people aren’t just locked up because of odious wrongdoing, but also because of devastating human error.

INTERVIEWER (O.S.)

Interrogation experts we’ve talked to haven’t been so charitable to Detective Sampson or his partner.

NOAH

I understand. The interrogation is hard to watch. But I believe Ron had his doubts himself and wanted to keep investigating, but was shut down by the county prosecutor.

INTERVIEWER (O.S.)

You’re no fan of Rusty Halford?

NOAH

Don’t get me started.

INTERVIEWER (O.S.)

Did Danny’s case inspire all the work you’ve been doing for criminal justice reform?

NOAH

Absolutely. Fifteen percent of cases recorded in the National Registry of Exonerations included false confessions. Almost a third involve eyewitness identification, which we’ve learned is notoriously unreliable. Jailhouse informant testimony makes up another fifteen percent. We’re trying to fix that in Nebraska and nationwide.

INTERVIEWER (O.S.)

This sounds really personal to you.

NOAH