WEBVTT 00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:07.920 align:middle line:-1 'Tuesday, May 9, 1989. London' 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:10.880 align:middle line:-1 The house is on fire. It's on fire. 00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:13.040 align:middle line:-1 We need more force. Come on! 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:15.520 align:middle line:-1 Put more water. Hurry up. 00:02:15.640 --> 00:02:18.360 align:middle line:-1 Be carefully. 00:02:18.760 --> 00:02:20.960 align:middle line:-2 Where's the ambulance? Get a stretcher now! 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:24.320 align:middle line:-2 She's sitting over there. She hasn't moved or said a word. 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:34.160 align:middle line:-1 Ma'am. 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:38.120 align:middle line:-1 Are you alright? 00:02:41.680 --> 00:02:43.200 align:middle line:-1 I'm police constable, O'Connell. 00:02:45.520 --> 00:02:46.320 align:middle line:-1 Ma'am! 00:02:50.480 --> 00:02:52.160 align:middle line:-2 I think we need to get her to a hospital. 00:02:52.440 --> 00:02:53.760 align:middle line:-1 I'm dying! 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:56.240 align:middle line:-1 Quickly get a doctor. 00:02:56.360 --> 00:02:58.960 align:middle line:-2 Alright. I'll call one right away. - She tried to kill me! 00:03:18.880 --> 00:03:20.120 align:middle line:-1 My God! 00:03:20.480 --> 00:03:22.760 align:middle line:-1 Sir, this is where it all started. 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:26.120 align:middle line:-2 The victim sprang out of bed and ran down the stairs. 00:03:26.320 --> 00:03:28.920 align:middle line:-2 And everything that came in his way caught fire. 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:30.680 align:middle line:-1 He kept screaming in pain. 00:03:31.040 --> 00:03:34.240 align:middle line:-2 Finally, he went out and fell unconscious on the lawn. 00:03:36.360 --> 00:03:37.160 align:middle line:-1 Alright. 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:40.240 align:middle line:-2 So, this guy falls asleep while watching television. 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:43.200 align:middle line:-2 And his cigarette that's alight sets everything on fire! 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:45.120 align:middle line:-1 The case is solved. Should I leave? 00:03:45.440 --> 00:03:49.520 align:middle line:-2 That is what even I thought at first but please take another look. 00:04:00.160 --> 00:04:02.560 align:middle line:-2 After sniffing this, what do you think actually happened here? 00:04:05.240 --> 00:04:06.840 align:middle line:-1 Where's his wife? 00:04:08.760 --> 00:04:10.280 align:middle line:-1 Ma'am, I'll be back in a minute. 00:04:38.440 --> 00:04:39.840 align:middle line:-1 Have some tea. 00:04:50.080 --> 00:04:51.880 align:middle line:-1 It might be hard for you. 00:04:52.960 --> 00:04:55.000 align:middle line:-2 Boys are always the hardest to manage. 00:04:56.600 --> 00:04:58.120 align:middle line:-1 My name is James. 00:04:59.440 --> 00:05:00.960 align:middle line:-1 What's your name? 00:05:05.400 --> 00:05:06.480 align:middle line:-1 Alright. 00:05:07.880 --> 00:05:10.480 align:middle line:-2 It's fine if you don't want to tell me. 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:15.720 align:middle line:-1 Kiran. 00:05:16.880 --> 00:05:17.920 align:middle line:-1 I beg your pardon? 00:05:19.760 --> 00:05:20.840 align:middle line:-1 My name is 00:05:21.920 --> 00:05:22.920 align:middle line:-1 Kiran. 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:29.160 align:middle line:-1 What happened? 00:05:30.960 --> 00:05:32.320 align:middle line:-1 Say something! 00:05:32.720 --> 00:05:34.120 align:middle line:-1 What's wrong with you? 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:36.080 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! 00:05:37.280 --> 00:05:39.400 align:middle line:-2 What's wrong with her? Is she hurt? 00:05:39.640 --> 00:05:40.480 align:middle line:-1 Who are you? 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:42.360 align:middle line:-2 I'm her mother-in-law. Who are you? 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:44.680 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit Ahluwalia! 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:47.760 align:middle line:-1 Mrs Ahluwalia. 00:05:48.880 --> 00:05:50.960 align:middle line:-2 I'm detective sergeant Myers. You need to come with me. 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:54.200 align:middle line:-2 Detective Sergeant, you... - Mrs Ahluwalia, please. 00:05:54.360 --> 00:05:57.000 align:middle line:-1 Kiran, what do they want? 00:05:57.120 --> 00:05:58.240 align:middle line:-1 Mom... 00:06:00.640 --> 00:06:02.400 align:middle line:-1 'Where do I get this from?' 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:04.920 align:middle line:-2 'I think there's a medical store here...' 00:06:17.240 --> 00:06:18.200 align:middle line:-1 Mom. 00:06:18.280 --> 00:06:19.240 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:20.920 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:22.880 align:middle line:-1 Where are they taking her? 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:30.800 align:middle line:-1 Mom! 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:37.440 align:middle line:-1 Would you like something to drink? 00:06:37.760 --> 00:06:40.120 align:middle line:-1 Some water, or tea? 00:06:42.320 --> 00:06:43.760 align:middle line:-1 Alright then. 00:06:50.600 --> 00:06:52.480 align:middle line:-2 Mrs Ahluwalia's statement is being tape-recorded. 00:06:52.640 --> 00:06:57.520 align:middle line:-2 It is now 10:38 am, Tuesday the 9th May, 1989. 00:06:57.760 --> 00:06:59.240 align:middle line:-2 My name is detective Sergeant Myers. 00:06:59.320 --> 00:07:01.920 align:middle line:-2 Constable James O'Connor is also present in the room, 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:03.320 align:middle line:-2 who'll be a witness in the investigation. 00:07:03.400 --> 00:07:07.000 align:middle line:-2 Mrs Ahluwalia is aware that this investigation 00:07:07.040 --> 00:07:09.320 align:middle line:-2 is being conducted in the absence of a solicitor. 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:11.680 align:middle line:-1 Mrs Ahluwalia, 00:07:12.320 --> 00:07:15.600 align:middle line:-2 a fire broke out at your house last night. 00:07:16.200 --> 00:07:18.480 align:middle line:-2 Your husband suffered severed burns. 00:07:19.320 --> 00:07:23.040 align:middle line:-1 Do you know what started the fire? 00:07:24.640 --> 00:07:30.040 align:middle line:-2 Ma'am, your husband has made a serious allegation against you. 00:07:30.360 --> 00:07:31.920 align:middle line:-1 Do you understand? 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:37.320 align:middle line:-2 Do you need a translator who speaks Punjabi? 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:43.440 align:middle line:-2 I'm concluding the investigation at 10:39 am, for now. 00:07:49.080 --> 00:07:51.280 align:middle line:-1 Come outside. Now! 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:02.960 align:middle line:-1 Constable, do you know 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.000 align:middle line:-2 what it means to be a witness while questioning a suspect? 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:06.040 align:middle line:-1 Sir, with all due respect, 00:08:06.160 --> 00:08:08.160 align:middle line:-2 I thought it might be easier to get a statement 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:10.360 align:middle line:-2 if she understood what we were asking. 00:08:10.440 --> 00:08:12.160 align:middle line:-1 Since when are you a constable? 00:08:12.480 --> 00:08:14.680 align:middle line:-2 Three or four months? - Six months. 00:08:14.760 --> 00:08:16.000 align:middle line:-1 Oh, six months! 00:08:16.080 --> 00:08:17.640 align:middle line:-2 And that makes a lot of difference! Doesn't it? 00:08:17.720 --> 00:08:21.720 align:middle line:-2 You think you're experienced enough to tell me how to do my job! 00:08:22.720 --> 00:08:26.320 align:middle line:-2 Sir, perhaps you should have kept a senior officer as witness. 00:08:26.960 --> 00:08:29.440 align:middle line:-2 Listen, she's putting an act. Alright? 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:31.520 align:middle line:-2 I've come across such people numerous times. 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:33.560 align:middle line:-1 They can speak English fluently. 00:08:33.680 --> 00:08:35.560 align:middle line:-2 But when they get suspected for felony, 00:08:35.680 --> 00:08:37.160 align:middle line:-2 they start talking nonsense in their native language. 00:08:37.240 --> 00:08:38.240 align:middle line:-1 Punjabi. 00:08:39.120 --> 00:08:40.000 align:middle line:-1 What? 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:42.480 align:middle line:-2 I believe she only understands Punjabi, detective sergeant. 00:08:42.640 --> 00:08:45.440 align:middle line:-1 Oh well! Aren't you the clever one? 00:08:45.720 --> 00:08:47.880 align:middle line:-2 Listen, buddy, I know people like her very well! 00:08:48.200 --> 00:08:51.000 align:middle line:-2 Let me handle this my way. Don't try to interfere. 00:08:51.360 --> 00:08:52.600 align:middle line:-1 If you do as I say, 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:54.920 align:middle line:-2 I'll speak to the commander regarding your promotion. 00:08:55.000 --> 00:08:56.080 align:middle line:-1 Are you satisfied? 00:08:58.320 --> 00:08:59.360 align:middle line:-1 That's good. 00:09:19.640 --> 00:09:24.480 align:middle line:-2 I'm resuming Mrs Ahluwalia's interrogation on May 9th, 1989. 00:09:28.920 --> 00:09:31.080 align:middle line:-2 Do you recognise any of these items in the picture? 00:09:32.040 --> 00:09:36.280 align:middle line:-2 I'm sure you do since all the three pictures were taken at your house. 00:09:37.640 --> 00:09:40.400 align:middle line:-1 Mrs Ahluwalia, the fire... 00:09:41.160 --> 00:09:43.240 align:middle line:-1 It was not an accident, right? 00:09:43.640 --> 00:09:44.880 align:middle line:-1 Answer me! 00:09:46.560 --> 00:09:48.040 align:middle line:-1 I asked you a question. 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:53.000 align:middle line:-1 Fine! 00:09:53.560 --> 00:09:54.840 align:middle line:-1 You don't want to speak! 00:09:55.760 --> 00:09:57.280 align:middle line:-1 I'll tell you what happened. 00:10:01.080 --> 00:10:03.320 align:middle line:-2 You waited for your husband to fall asleep! 00:10:03.560 --> 00:10:05.280 align:middle line:-1 Then you snuck into his room. 00:10:05.760 --> 00:10:08.960 align:middle line:-2 He was drunk, and he didn't smell it at first, until 00:10:09.720 --> 00:10:11.400 align:middle line:-1 you threw that candle! 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:14.280 align:middle line:-2 Your fingerprints are on the petrol can 00:10:14.360 --> 00:10:15.560 align:middle line:-1 and also on the bucket! 00:10:15.640 --> 00:10:17.720 align:middle line:-2 We know you did it and how you did it! 00:10:17.800 --> 00:10:19.000 align:middle line:-2 What we still need to figure out is why! 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:21.160 align:middle line:-2 So come on, dear, will you spit it out or not? 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:24.960 align:middle line:-1 Why? Why did you do it? Why? 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:30.680 align:middle line:-1 Kiran, don't be afraid. 00:10:31.680 --> 00:10:34.400 align:middle line:-2 I know you are afraid, but no one here would harm you. 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:37.320 align:middle line:-2 We only want to know what really happened that night. 00:10:41.800 --> 00:10:45.360 align:middle line:-2 My children... I want to see my children! 00:10:49.520 --> 00:10:52.480 align:middle line:-2 First, tell us what happened and then you can meet your children. 00:11:04.200 --> 00:11:05.280 align:middle line:-1 All I wanted 00:11:06.240 --> 00:11:09.000 align:middle line:-1 was to hurt him 00:11:11.240 --> 00:11:14.000 align:middle line:-1 the way he had hurt me. 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:22.160 align:middle line:-1 It's not exactly a confession. 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:24.360 align:middle line:-2 It isn't a denial either. She's the culprit. 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:27.440 align:middle line:-2 It's clear she's behind this. - But what's her motive? 00:11:27.680 --> 00:11:30.080 align:middle line:-2 Who knows. She might've had a bad day or... 00:11:30.160 --> 00:11:33.400 align:middle line:-2 That will be all, sergeant! Put her in prison. 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:36.360 align:middle line:-1 Today's headline. 00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:38.240 align:middle line:-2 A wife tried to burn her husband alive. 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:40.440 align:middle line:-2 A wife tried to burn her husband alive. 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:54.560 align:middle line:-1 Hey! That's my copier! 00:11:54.920 --> 00:11:57.160 align:middle line:-2 It used to be. It belongs to the bank now. 00:11:57.240 --> 00:11:58.120 align:middle line:-1 What? 00:11:58.200 --> 00:12:00.000 align:middle line:-2 I guess you'll have to manage without it. 00:12:04.360 --> 00:12:06.760 align:middle line:-2 Jamila! What's going on? - I know! 00:12:06.880 --> 00:12:08.200 align:middle line:-1 Don't worry, I'll handle it! 00:12:08.280 --> 00:12:10.080 align:middle line:-2 How are we supposed to make flyers without a copier? 00:12:10.160 --> 00:12:11.520 align:middle line:-1 I'll have my nephew draw them. 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:13.320 align:middle line:-2 At least, he won't draw on my walls! 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:16.000 align:middle line:-2 Very funny! - It's not a big deal, Radha! 00:12:16.280 --> 00:12:18.360 align:middle line:-2 They took it when we really needed it! 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:21.000 align:middle line:-2 What do you mean? - Look, this is our next case. 00:12:21.040 --> 00:12:22.400 align:middle line:-1 Oh! You found one so quickly! 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:24.840 align:middle line:-2 You just got to London and already found yourself a case! 00:12:24.920 --> 00:12:26.960 align:middle line:-2 Shut up, Asha! - Are you kidding? 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:30.320 align:middle line:-2 We are here to help the victims of violence, not the perpetrators! 00:12:30.400 --> 00:12:33.000 align:middle line:-2 Yes, that's what I'm saying. - How do you know she's innocent? 00:12:33.920 --> 00:12:36.280 align:middle line:-2 Why else would one set one's husband on fire? 00:12:36.360 --> 00:12:38.280 align:middle line:-1 Just for fun! 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:41.080 align:middle line:-2 We can't take all the cases that you fancy. 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:43.080 align:middle line:-2 I mean, we don't even have the resources. 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:45.400 align:middle line:-1 And she's got a lawyer now. 00:12:46.160 --> 00:12:47.720 align:middle line:-1 Where's the fax machine? 00:13:12.360 --> 00:13:15.680 align:middle line:-2 All of you, come out. I haven't got all day. 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:26.320 align:middle line:-1 Okay. 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:29.040 align:middle line:-1 Speak up when I call your name. 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:31.680 align:middle line:-1 Adams Sabrina. 00:13:31.760 --> 00:13:32.680 align:middle line:-1 Yes. 00:13:35.760 --> 00:13:37.960 align:middle line:-1 'Ahluwal'... 'Walalia'... 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:41.640 align:middle line:-1 Kiran... Kiranjit! 00:13:42.200 --> 00:13:43.880 align:middle line:-1 What a long name! 00:13:44.480 --> 00:13:45.640 align:middle line:-1 Answer her. 00:13:47.600 --> 00:13:48.480 align:middle line:-1 Yes. 00:13:49.080 --> 00:13:51.560 align:middle line:-1 Say it louder the next time. 00:13:52.880 --> 00:13:55.960 align:middle line:-2 Blaire Jacqueline. - Yes, that's me. 00:13:56.680 --> 00:13:58.080 align:middle line:-1 You're back again! 00:13:58.160 --> 00:13:59.800 align:middle line:-1 I love it here! 00:14:00.760 --> 00:14:03.080 align:middle line:-2 Roberts Jenina. - Yes. 00:14:04.040 --> 00:14:05.800 align:middle line:-1 Come on, let's go now. 00:14:08.440 --> 00:14:10.440 align:middle line:-1 Come on. Hurry up. 00:14:32.040 --> 00:14:33.360 align:middle line:-1 Now listen carefully. 00:14:33.680 --> 00:14:36.000 align:middle line:-1 These are your prison handbooks. 00:14:36.240 --> 00:14:38.640 align:middle line:-2 Everything you need to know is in this book. 00:14:38.880 --> 00:14:40.920 align:middle line:-1 Keep it with you all the time. 00:14:43.640 --> 00:14:44.920 align:middle line:-1 Go and sit over there. 00:14:47.600 --> 00:14:51.080 align:middle line:-1 Ahlu... You! Go inside. 00:15:19.160 --> 00:15:21.160 align:middle line:-1 Please deposit all your belongings. 00:15:26.720 --> 00:15:28.560 align:middle line:-1 Take off your jewellery, please. 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:56.160 align:middle line:-1 Those as well. 00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:55.120 align:middle line:-2 Welcome to Mullwood Hall prison, ladies! 00:17:09.200 --> 00:17:11.120 align:middle line:-2 This colour is better than the last one. 00:17:15.840 --> 00:17:17.240 align:middle line:-1 Blaire, get in. 00:17:19.080 --> 00:17:20.440 align:middle line:-1 Not you, lady! 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:22.160 align:middle line:-1 Follow me. 00:17:50.360 --> 00:17:52.160 align:middle line:-1 Home, sweet home! 00:18:04.680 --> 00:18:06.960 align:middle line:-2 'Have patience Kiran. Have patience.' 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:08.240 align:middle line:-1 'Be careful.' 00:18:08.760 --> 00:18:12.480 align:middle line:-1 'Alright. Mind your head. Okay.' 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:16.920 align:middle line:-1 'Give me your hands. I got them.' 00:18:17.000 --> 00:18:19.360 align:middle line:-1 'Okay. I'll shut the door.' 00:18:21.240 --> 00:18:22.440 align:middle line:-1 'Okay!' 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:24.720 align:middle line:-2 'Deepak. - Yes?' 00:18:24.800 --> 00:18:27.160 align:middle line:-1 'Where have you brought me?' 00:18:27.360 --> 00:18:28.640 align:middle line:-1 'I'll tell you.' 00:18:29.840 --> 00:18:31.680 align:middle line:-1 'Just wait for a minute. 00:18:33.960 --> 00:18:36.080 align:middle line:-2 'Okay, are you ready? - Yes.' 00:18:36.600 --> 00:18:38.000 align:middle line:-1 'Here you go.' 00:18:46.480 --> 00:18:47.920 align:middle line:-1 'Is it for us?' 00:18:48.680 --> 00:18:50.000 align:middle line:-1 'It's for you.' 00:18:50.560 --> 00:18:52.200 align:middle line:-1 'And for our baby.' 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.360 align:middle line:-1 Are you daydreaming? Get in! 00:19:51.520 --> 00:19:53.160 align:middle line:-1 'Rise and shine.' 00:19:56.800 --> 00:19:58.880 align:middle line:-1 It's a new day in prison! 00:20:01.120 --> 00:20:02.320 align:middle line:-1 Don't be afraid. 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:04.880 align:middle line:-1 Who are you? 00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:07.880 align:middle line:-1 I'm your cellmate. 00:20:08.320 --> 00:20:09.840 align:middle line:-1 My name is Ronnie! 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:14.080 align:middle line:-2 Did you think you'll have this luxurious accommodation 00:20:14.160 --> 00:20:15.800 align:middle line:-1 all to yourself? 00:20:17.160 --> 00:20:18.600 align:middle line:-1 Do you have a name? 00:20:21.560 --> 00:20:24.120 align:middle line:-2 Are you going to tell me or should I give you one? 00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:27.800 align:middle line:-1 I'm Kiran. 00:20:29.400 --> 00:20:30.400 align:middle line:-1 Kiran. 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:33.640 align:middle line:-2 You missed breakfast. I thought you might be hungry. 00:20:37.760 --> 00:20:38.960 align:middle line:-1 Suit yourself. 00:20:39.960 --> 00:20:41.040 align:middle line:-1 As you wish. 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:47.960 align:middle line:-1 Wow! How did this happen? 00:20:49.520 --> 00:20:52.480 align:middle line:-1 Oh! So, how much did you spend? 00:20:52.600 --> 00:20:53.360 align:middle line:-1 Not much! 00:20:53.520 --> 00:20:55.600 align:middle line:-2 But you will have to shell out an additional 15 pounds every month. 00:20:55.680 --> 00:20:58.000 align:middle line:-2 15 Pounds! Where will get the much money? 00:20:58.040 --> 00:20:59.000 align:middle line:-1 Tea? 00:20:59.120 --> 00:21:00.560 align:middle line:-1 It's the least you can do! 00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:02.800 align:middle line:-1 It's very serious this time. 00:21:02.880 --> 00:21:04.360 align:middle line:-2 You'll have to be careful from now on. 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:07.680 align:middle line:-2 You have no idea what I had to do to extend the lease for this place! 00:21:07.760 --> 00:21:09.320 align:middle line:-1 And the bank isn't interested 00:21:09.400 --> 00:21:11.440 align:middle line:-2 in helping a company that's running a loss! 00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:14.200 align:middle line:-1 It's against their belief. 00:21:14.360 --> 00:21:17.520 align:middle line:-2 Thank God you are a solicitor and not a banker! 00:21:19.160 --> 00:21:20.400 align:middle line:-1 Tell me one thing. 00:21:20.480 --> 00:21:23.680 align:middle line:-2 Until when will you continue to chase one lost cause after another? 00:21:24.600 --> 00:21:28.560 align:middle line:-2 Always, because a lost cause is better than no cause at all. 00:21:29.920 --> 00:21:31.360 align:middle line:-1 And there she goes again! 00:21:31.440 --> 00:21:33.000 align:middle line:-1 Shut up, Anil! 00:21:38.080 --> 00:21:39.120 align:middle line:-1 Thank you. 00:21:42.920 --> 00:21:44.080 align:middle line:-1 Mrs Ahluwalia. 00:21:44.760 --> 00:21:47.160 align:middle line:-2 I'm Chris Jones, your legal aid solicitor. 00:21:47.280 --> 00:21:50.040 align:middle line:-2 This is Miss Miriam Taylor. She is a barrister on this case. 00:21:50.240 --> 00:21:53.520 align:middle line:-2 We've picked up some of your things from your mother-in-law's house. 00:21:53.760 --> 00:21:55.600 align:middle line:-1 Let's get right to work. 00:21:56.160 --> 00:21:58.240 align:middle line:-2 You spoke to the police without a solicitor. 00:21:58.320 --> 00:22:00.200 align:middle line:-1 That wasn't very clever of you. 00:22:01.560 --> 00:22:03.880 align:middle line:-1 I want to see my children. 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:05.320 align:middle line:-1 Yes... 00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:08.000 align:middle line:-2 They're staying with your mother-in-law. 00:22:08.040 --> 00:22:10.160 align:middle line:-2 You'll have to speak to her about it. 00:22:11.920 --> 00:22:13.840 align:middle line:-1 When can I go back home? 00:22:17.360 --> 00:22:21.320 align:middle line:-2 Mrs Ahluwalia, you are charged with attempted murder. 00:22:21.600 --> 00:22:23.320 align:middle line:-1 Right now, you are on remand. 00:22:23.800 --> 00:22:25.320 align:middle line:-1 But if you are convicted, 00:22:25.400 --> 00:22:28.160 align:middle line:-2 you may have to stay here for a very long time. 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:30.000 align:middle line:-1 Why did you do it? 00:22:35.440 --> 00:22:37.200 align:middle line:-1 I was afraid. 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:39.560 align:middle line:-1 Of whom? Your husband? 00:22:40.880 --> 00:22:41.960 align:middle line:-1 But why? 00:22:46.800 --> 00:22:50.280 align:middle line:-2 Mr Jones, would you mind stepping outside for a moment? Please. 00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:52.160 align:middle line:-1 Sure. Excuse me 00:23:13.000 --> 00:23:14.400 align:middle line:-1 What hell! 00:23:15.320 --> 00:23:16.800 align:middle line:-1 Did he do that? 00:23:18.080 --> 00:23:19.280 align:middle line:-1 That night? 00:23:22.760 --> 00:23:24.120 align:middle line:-1 Every night. 00:23:27.680 --> 00:23:30.080 align:middle line:-2 Mrs Ahluwalia, my heart goes out to you. 00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:31.720 align:middle line:-1 But the truth is 00:23:32.400 --> 00:23:35.920 align:middle line:-2 that your husband was sleeping when you set him on fire. 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:38.080 align:middle line:-2 And you weren't in any imminent danger at that time. 00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:41.200 align:middle line:-2 According to the law, we can't claim self-defence. 00:23:44.880 --> 00:23:46.200 align:middle line:-1 I will do my best. 00:24:41.600 --> 00:24:44.480 align:middle line:-1 'Kiran, we are going to be late.' 00:24:47.000 --> 00:24:49.600 align:middle line:-2 'Come on! The film starts at 3 o'clock!' 00:24:50.080 --> 00:24:52.400 align:middle line:-1 'Don't yell. I'm coming.' 00:24:56.080 --> 00:24:57.360 align:middle line:-1 'It's pretty, isn't' it?' 00:24:58.240 --> 00:24:59.760 align:middle line:-1 'I bought it on sale.' 00:25:01.120 --> 00:25:02.160 align:middle line:-1 'Do you like it?' 00:25:02.760 --> 00:25:04.000 align:middle line:-1 'What are you wearing?' 00:25:09.280 --> 00:25:12.440 align:middle line:-2 'You shouldn't copy white girls. It doesn't look good on you.' 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:17.840 align:middle line:-2 'But, I... - Go and get changed.' 00:25:18.360 --> 00:25:19.320 align:middle line:-1 'Now!' 00:25:21.080 --> 00:25:23.160 align:middle line:-2 'Didn't you hear what I said? Go on.' 00:25:26.280 --> 00:25:27.520 align:middle line:-1 'Right now.' 00:25:46.120 --> 00:25:49.720 align:middle line:-1 Rajeev, Sandeep, the food is ready. 00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:53.360 align:middle line:-1 Hello? 00:25:53.520 --> 00:25:55.840 align:middle line:-2 You have a reverse-charge call from Mullwood Hall Women's prison. 00:25:56.000 --> 00:25:58.000 align:middle line:-1 Do you wish to accept? 00:26:09.840 --> 00:26:12.960 align:middle line:-2 Are you done? Others need to use the phone too. 00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:15.920 align:middle line:-1 Who is on the phone, grandma? 00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:18.960 align:middle line:-2 Nobody. Wash your hands quickly and eat your food. 00:26:49.600 --> 00:26:50.480 align:middle line:-1 Next. 00:26:57.000 --> 00:26:59.440 align:middle line:-2 What this? - It's beef curry. 00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:03.200 align:middle line:-1 Beef! I don't eat beef. 00:27:03.280 --> 00:27:04.400 align:middle line:-1 No problem. 00:27:04.560 --> 00:27:07.240 align:middle line:-2 Take the beef off, and it'll become a vegetarian dish. 00:27:08.360 --> 00:27:09.440 align:middle line:-1 Right? 00:27:44.360 --> 00:27:47.600 align:middle line:-2 It looks like the Indian girl is finally hungry! 00:28:00.960 --> 00:28:03.600 align:middle line:-2 'The food here is fantastic. - Yes, that's right.' 00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:06.000 align:middle line:-2 'But your wife must be a better cook. Isn't that true?' 00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:10.000 align:middle line:-2 'You must come home for dinner. - Oh! I will.' 00:28:10.080 --> 00:28:14.000 align:middle line:-2 'But today is my treat for the newlyweds.' 00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:18.680 align:middle line:-2 'Ladies and gentlemen, this next song is a dedication' 00:28:18.800 --> 00:28:21.120 align:middle line:-2 'from Mr Ravi Sharma to his guests,' 00:28:21.200 --> 00:28:23.400 align:middle line:-1 'Mr and Mrs Ahluwalia.' 00:28:23.680 --> 00:28:25.680 align:middle line:-1 'What...' 00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:28.480 align:middle line:-2 'Ravi, you are unbelievable! - Really?' 00:28:28.600 --> 00:28:31.560 align:middle line:-2 'Come on! Go and dance with your beautiful wife.' 00:28:35.360 --> 00:28:38.000 align:middle line:-2 'No. I can't dance. - Oh, come on!' 00:28:38.040 --> 00:28:41.640 align:middle line:-2 'If Kiran agrees, then you could dance with her.' 00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:43.920 align:middle line:-1 'No.' 00:28:44.280 --> 00:28:45.720 align:middle line:-2 'Go ahead. - Don't worry.' 00:28:45.800 --> 00:28:47.680 align:middle line:-2 'Come on, your husband doesn't mind.' 00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:50.160 align:middle line:-2 'Hey! Yes? - Yes.' 00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:52.240 align:middle line:-1 'Let me see what you've got.' 00:28:54.800 --> 00:28:59.160 align:middle line:-1 "It's a match made in heaven." 00:28:59.280 --> 00:29:01.920 align:middle line:-1 "It's a match made in heaven." 00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:05.080 align:middle line:-1 "Whether you agree or not." 00:29:05.520 --> 00:29:10.840 align:middle line:-1 "This is what everyone says." 00:29:13.360 --> 00:29:18.080 align:middle line:-1 "It's a match made in heaven." 00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:20.880 align:middle line:-1 "It's a match made in heaven." 00:29:20.960 --> 00:29:23.720 align:middle line:-1 "Whether you agree or not." 00:29:23.800 --> 00:29:25.080 align:middle line:-1 'Rock and roll!' 00:29:25.160 --> 00:29:30.360 align:middle line:-1 "This is what everyone says." 00:29:35.400 --> 00:29:38.000 align:middle line:-2 'Ravi and you got along quite well.' 00:29:40.040 --> 00:29:41.280 align:middle line:-1 'He's a nice man.' 00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:42.880 align:middle line:-1 'He's funny.' 00:29:43.880 --> 00:29:45.640 align:middle line:-1 'He certainly fancies you.' 00:29:45.800 --> 00:29:48.640 align:middle line:-2 'Don't be silly. He was just being friendly!' 00:29:48.840 --> 00:29:50.560 align:middle line:-1 'He'll definitely be friendly...' 00:29:52.280 --> 00:29:55.840 align:middle line:-2 'It was only one dance and that too because you insisted!' 00:30:00.080 --> 00:30:01.280 align:middle line:-1 'Water?' 00:30:02.000 --> 00:30:03.120 align:middle line:-1 'No.' 00:30:05.160 --> 00:30:07.080 align:middle line:-1 'You should've married Ravi.' 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:09.800 align:middle line:-1 'You obviously fancy him!' 00:30:10.880 --> 00:30:13.600 align:middle line:-1 'My God, don't be silly!' 00:30:27.240 --> 00:30:29.160 align:middle line:-1 'Oh my God! I'm so sorry.' 00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:32.240 align:middle line:-1 'I... I love you so much.' 00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:35.360 align:middle line:-2 'I just can't stand to see you with anyone else.' 00:30:37.840 --> 00:30:40.760 align:middle line:-1 'Oh God! Kiran, forgive me.' 00:30:41.360 --> 00:30:43.440 align:middle line:-1 'Oh God! I am sorry.' 00:30:53.560 --> 00:30:57.080 align:middle line:-2 What are you staring at? - Sorry. I'll leave. 00:30:57.160 --> 00:30:59.200 align:middle line:-1 You dare not do that again! Get it? 00:30:59.400 --> 00:31:01.560 align:middle line:-2 It's dangerous for a girl like you in a prison like this! 00:31:01.640 --> 00:31:03.360 align:middle line:-1 You have no friends here! 00:31:03.600 --> 00:31:05.040 align:middle line:-1 Did you register any of that? 00:31:05.120 --> 00:31:08.080 align:middle line:-2 If I find you gawking at me ever again, I will beat you to a pulp! 00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:11.920 align:middle line:-1 That's how you pay. 00:31:12.080 --> 00:31:14.880 align:middle line:-2 Remember this. Everybody has got to pay. 00:31:15.040 --> 00:31:17.200 align:middle line:-2 Why do you need an extra cake, Doreen? 00:31:17.320 --> 00:31:19.680 align:middle line:-2 Did you take a look at your waist? It's as big as a room! 00:31:19.760 --> 00:31:21.560 align:middle line:-1 Hey! Stop babbling! 00:31:21.760 --> 00:31:24.040 align:middle line:-1 No, I was just saying. 00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:28.240 align:middle line:-2 If I had a body like you, I could have been a model! 00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:30.000 align:middle line:-1 I could have made some money. 00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:32.560 align:middle line:-2 You think you are very clever, don't you? 00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:34.480 align:middle line:-1 Yes, compared to some people! 00:31:34.600 --> 00:31:37.000 align:middle line:-1 Then listen to me carefully. 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:40.120 align:middle line:-1 You too have to pay me from now on. 00:31:41.280 --> 00:31:43.240 align:middle line:-1 Alright. Here you go. 00:31:45.040 --> 00:31:48.200 align:middle line:-1 Fight! Fight! 00:31:48.280 --> 00:31:49.600 align:middle line:-1 Are you happy now! 00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:53.040 align:middle line:-1 Ronnie! Fight! 00:31:53.120 --> 00:31:55.640 align:middle line:-1 What did you do, Ronnie? Not again! 00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:57.560 align:middle line:-2 I think you like the solitary confinement. 00:31:57.640 --> 00:31:59.840 align:middle line:-1 Yes, I like it very much. 00:32:01.280 --> 00:32:05.880 align:middle line:-1 Fight! Fight! 00:32:06.280 --> 00:32:07.920 align:middle line:-2 Here you go. - Thank you. 00:32:08.000 --> 00:32:09.600 align:middle line:-2 Please take a seat. She'll be right with you. 00:32:09.720 --> 00:32:10.840 align:middle line:-1 Sure. 00:32:18.880 --> 00:32:19.840 align:middle line:-1 Hi. 00:32:21.680 --> 00:32:22.640 align:middle line:-1 Greetings. 00:32:29.080 --> 00:32:30.360 align:middle line:-1 I am Radha Dalal. 00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:34.320 align:middle line:-2 Have you heard of Southhall Black Sisters? 00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:41.080 align:middle line:-2 Take a look. This will tell you a little about us. 00:32:41.320 --> 00:32:42.600 align:middle line:-1 You can keep it. 00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:46.680 align:middle line:-1 We are a support group for women. 00:32:47.560 --> 00:32:51.280 align:middle line:-2 We help women who are abused by their husbands. 00:32:53.320 --> 00:32:55.760 align:middle line:-1 Do you speak Punjabi? 00:32:56.200 --> 00:32:58.760 align:middle line:-1 No, but I do understand. 00:32:59.520 --> 00:33:01.960 align:middle line:-1 I once had a Punjabi boyfriend. 00:33:06.960 --> 00:33:08.000 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit. 00:33:08.880 --> 00:33:10.840 align:middle line:-1 I want to help you. 00:33:13.560 --> 00:33:15.240 align:middle line:-1 How are they treating you here? 00:33:16.320 --> 00:33:17.760 align:middle line:-1 Please say something. 00:33:22.760 --> 00:33:23.840 align:middle line:-1 Free. 00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:26.840 align:middle line:-1 I feel like 00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:28.960 align:middle line:-1 I am feel. 00:33:32.480 --> 00:33:35.840 align:middle line:-1 'Monday, May 15, 1989' 00:33:48.800 --> 00:33:49.800 align:middle line:-1 What? 00:33:50.000 --> 00:33:50.960 align:middle line:-1 Yes. 00:33:55.440 --> 00:33:57.080 align:middle line:-1 Get a grip on yourself. 00:34:08.240 --> 00:34:09.240 align:middle line:-1 Deepak! 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:16.000 align:middle line:-1 God, please forgive me! 00:34:18.680 --> 00:34:20.360 align:middle line:-1 I know this is a terrible news. 00:34:20.560 --> 00:34:22.800 align:middle line:-2 We do, however, have a much bigger problem. 00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:25.880 align:middle line:-1 I have made a request 00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:29.080 align:middle line:-2 with the prosecution to reduce your jail term. 00:34:29.160 --> 00:34:31.560 align:middle line:-1 Since your husband is dead now, 00:34:31.680 --> 00:34:33.720 align:middle line:-2 they are charging you for murdering him. 00:34:35.680 --> 00:34:38.560 align:middle line:-2 If you are convicted, you would be sentenced to life. 00:34:43.720 --> 00:34:46.920 align:middle line:-2 'May God show us the right path and bring devotion in our hearts.' 00:34:47.000 --> 00:34:50.440 align:middle line:-2 'The one who prays to God will be free of all worldly pleasures.' 00:34:50.600 --> 00:34:53.800 align:middle line:-2 'May He guide us on the right path when we are in despair.' 00:34:53.880 --> 00:34:55.520 align:middle line:-1 'Be devoted to the God' 00:34:55.600 --> 00:34:57.600 align:middle line:-2 'and you will realise that He is always there for you.' 00:35:24.640 --> 00:35:27.520 align:middle line:-2 'Don't worry! You look very pretty.' 00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:30.640 align:middle line:-1 'I don't even know him.' 00:35:30.720 --> 00:35:32.400 align:middle line:-1 'You don't need to.' 00:35:32.880 --> 00:35:35.400 align:middle line:-2 'He is my brother-in-law's friend from London.' 00:35:35.520 --> 00:35:37.200 align:middle line:-1 'He'll take good care of you.' 00:35:37.400 --> 00:35:40.120 align:middle line:-1 'But what about my education?' 00:35:40.240 --> 00:35:43.360 align:middle line:-2 'Who's stopping you? He doesn't mind.' 00:36:18.000 --> 00:36:21.200 align:middle line:-1 'Monday, December 4, 1989.' 00:36:22.680 --> 00:36:24.600 align:middle line:-2 This is a copy of my pathology report 00:36:24.680 --> 00:36:27.200 align:middle line:-2 of the deceased Mr Deepak Ahluwalia. 00:36:27.560 --> 00:36:29.800 align:middle line:-2 Could you tell the court what you found? 00:36:30.680 --> 00:36:33.800 align:middle line:-2 There were traces other elements mixed with the petrol 00:36:33.880 --> 00:36:35.680 align:middle line:-1 that was poured over the victim. 00:36:35.760 --> 00:36:37.640 align:middle line:-1 Caustic soda to be specific. 00:36:38.320 --> 00:36:41.280 align:middle line:-2 It caused a reaction similar to that of napalm. 00:36:41.360 --> 00:36:42.400 align:middle line:-1 I don't understand! 00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:44.880 align:middle line:-2 As a result of this, the petrol was stuck to the victim's flesh 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:47.680 align:middle line:-2 and he kept burning for a longer period of time. 00:36:48.680 --> 00:36:52.040 align:middle line:-2 In fact, it burnt the flesh right up to his bones. 00:36:52.160 --> 00:36:53.520 align:middle line:-1 Thank you, doctor. 00:36:54.000 --> 00:36:57.880 align:middle line:-2 Your Honour, with your permission I'd like to introduce Exhibit A. 00:36:58.000 --> 00:36:59.200 align:middle line:-1 Granted. 00:37:18.480 --> 00:37:21.800 align:middle line:-1 'Tuesday, December 5, 1989' 00:37:25.840 --> 00:37:28.680 align:middle line:-2 Sheela Ahluwalia, you have been called inside. 00:37:31.240 --> 00:37:33.960 align:middle line:-2 Mrs Ahluwalia, how would you describe your daughter-in-law? 00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:37.920 align:middle line:-2 She is very arrogant. She always ordered Deepak around. 00:37:38.760 --> 00:37:41.120 align:middle line:-2 The defence has made statements that your son 00:37:41.240 --> 00:37:43.720 align:middle line:-2 assaulted the defendant on many occasions. 00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:47.320 align:middle line:-2 Did you witness any of these alleged attacks? 00:37:49.600 --> 00:37:51.840 align:middle line:-1 'If the oil isn't hot enough,' 00:37:51.920 --> 00:37:55.080 align:middle line:-2 'the pakoras burn on the outside but remain uncooked inside.' 00:37:55.160 --> 00:37:56.840 align:middle line:-1 'It's that simple.' 00:37:57.960 --> 00:37:59.720 align:middle line:-1 'Why did you call me at work?' 00:38:00.680 --> 00:38:02.200 align:middle line:-1 'Deepak, what are you doing here?' 00:38:02.280 --> 00:38:04.560 align:middle line:-2 'She called me at work and embarrassed me!' 00:38:04.720 --> 00:38:06.800 align:middle line:-1 'You embarrass yourself.' 00:38:07.440 --> 00:38:08.760 align:middle line:-2 'Shut up. - Mother!' 00:38:08.880 --> 00:38:10.160 align:middle line:-2 'Mom... He cheats on me. - What?' 00:38:10.680 --> 00:38:11.920 align:middle line:-2 'He is going out with a white woman.' 00:38:12.200 --> 00:38:14.760 align:middle line:-2 'Her boyfriend has been making threat calls!' 00:38:14.880 --> 00:38:17.280 align:middle line:-2 'You leave my mom out of this! - Deepak!' 00:38:17.880 --> 00:38:18.760 align:middle line:-1 'Help me!' 00:38:18.840 --> 00:38:21.000 align:middle line:-1 'Deepak! Have you gone mad?' 00:38:21.080 --> 00:38:23.200 align:middle line:-1 'You will kill her! Let her go!' 00:38:23.320 --> 00:38:25.160 align:middle line:-1 'Do you want to kill her?' 00:38:30.960 --> 00:38:32.840 align:middle line:-1 No, I didn't see anything. 00:38:38.800 --> 00:38:41.400 align:middle line:-2 Ma'am, didn't your son move into your house leaving the defendant 00:38:41.560 --> 00:38:44.960 align:middle line:-2 with two small children for a brief period earlier this year? 00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:47.200 align:middle line:-1 Because she drove him away! 00:38:47.440 --> 00:38:48.400 align:middle line:-1 Right! 00:38:48.480 --> 00:38:51.720 align:middle line:-2 Because she was arrogant and demanding as well. Wasn't she? 00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:54.240 align:middle line:-1 She treated Deepak like a servant. 00:38:54.320 --> 00:38:56.200 align:middle line:-2 My Lord, defence has submitted a copy 00:38:56.320 --> 00:38:58.200 align:middle line:-2 of a letter to the court from Exhibit C, 00:38:58.320 --> 00:39:01.360 align:middle line:-2 written by Kiran to her husband when he left the house. 00:39:01.520 --> 00:39:02.680 align:middle line:-1 It was originally in Punjabi, 00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:05.720 align:middle line:-2 but it has been translated into English for the exhibit. 00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:08.720 align:middle line:-2 Would you please read the letter to the court, ma'am? 00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:17.800 align:middle line:-1 I can't read English. 00:39:17.920 --> 00:39:19.440 align:middle line:-2 They are all like that. You are right. 00:39:19.560 --> 00:39:20.960 align:middle line:-1 I'll read it. 00:39:23.000 --> 00:39:24.200 align:middle line:-1 'Deepak,' 00:39:24.560 --> 00:39:28.280 align:middle line:-2 'if you come back, I promise you I will do whatever you say.' 00:39:28.640 --> 00:39:32.040 align:middle line:-2 'I won't drink black coffee. I won't watch television.' 00:39:32.400 --> 00:39:35.200 align:middle line:-2 'The children need you. Please come home.' 00:39:36.120 --> 00:39:39.920 align:middle line:-2 Mrs Ahluwalia, do these sound like the words of an arrogant woman? 00:39:44.920 --> 00:39:48.200 align:middle line:-1 'Wednesday, December 6, 1989.' 00:39:52.200 --> 00:39:53.960 align:middle line:-2 I hope you are ready for your testimony. 00:39:54.000 --> 00:39:54.880 align:middle line:-1 Yes, sir. Absolutely. 00:39:54.960 --> 00:39:57.600 align:middle line:-2 Alright. However, a problem has come up. 00:39:57.720 --> 00:39:59.960 align:middle line:-2 It won't be right to say that it's a problem. 00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:03.000 align:middle line:-2 Rather, I'd say we don't agree with the defendant's view! 00:40:03.080 --> 00:40:04.280 align:middle line:-1 About what? 00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:06.560 align:middle line:-2 Listen, the defence are claiming that 00:40:06.640 --> 00:40:10.040 align:middle line:-2 their client was traumatised when she was arrested. 00:40:10.120 --> 00:40:11.600 align:middle line:-1 She was in shock. 00:40:11.680 --> 00:40:13.200 align:middle line:-2 That's why she didn't know what was going on. 00:40:13.280 --> 00:40:16.880 align:middle line:-2 It's all nonsense cooked up by the defendant's barrister! 00:40:17.000 --> 00:40:18.720 align:middle line:-1 So what's that got to do with me? 00:40:19.600 --> 00:40:22.040 align:middle line:-2 I want you to say this in your testimony. 00:40:22.120 --> 00:40:25.120 align:middle line:-2 When you saw her for the first time, 00:40:25.200 --> 00:40:27.960 align:middle line:-2 she was in the right state of mind at the time you found her. 00:40:30.880 --> 00:40:32.480 align:middle line:-1 Sir, this isn't true. 00:40:33.000 --> 00:40:34.240 align:middle line:-1 But you'll say that. 00:40:34.320 --> 00:40:37.800 align:middle line:-2 It's best for you if you do as I say. 00:40:38.560 --> 00:40:40.760 align:middle line:-2 Police constable, James O'Connell, it's your turn now. 00:40:41.000 --> 00:40:41.960 align:middle line:-1 Hmm. 00:40:46.680 --> 00:40:48.320 align:middle line:-2 Constable, weren't you the first person 00:40:48.400 --> 00:40:50.320 align:middle line:-2 to arrive at the scene on the night in question? 00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:51.440 align:middle line:-1 Yes, ma'am! 00:40:51.600 --> 00:40:54.600 align:middle line:-2 How would you describe the defendant's state of mind 00:40:54.680 --> 00:40:57.080 align:middle line:-2 when you first encountered her in the backyard? 00:40:57.600 --> 00:41:00.120 align:middle line:-2 I am sorry, I don't understand the question. 00:41:02.600 --> 00:41:04.280 align:middle line:-1 Let me ask you again. 00:41:05.680 --> 00:41:08.680 align:middle line:-2 When you first encountered Mrs Ahluwalia that night, 00:41:08.800 --> 00:41:10.080 align:middle line:-1 what did you think? 00:41:10.160 --> 00:41:12.400 align:middle line:-2 Would you describe her as alert and attentive 00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:14.240 align:middle line:-1 or perhaps dazed and incoherent? 00:41:17.800 --> 00:41:20.960 align:middle line:-1 She seemed lucid, 00:41:21.520 --> 00:41:23.360 align:middle line:-1 and aware of her surroundings. 00:41:23.440 --> 00:41:25.000 align:middle line:-2 What? - He is lying! 00:41:25.120 --> 00:41:26.920 align:middle line:-2 It would have been better if he was tied to a pillar! 00:41:27.000 --> 00:41:28.480 align:middle line:-2 Keep quiet, or we'll all be thrown out! 00:41:28.600 --> 00:41:30.640 align:middle line:-2 Keep quiet! - Oh God. 00:41:30.760 --> 00:41:32.480 align:middle line:-1 That will be all. 00:41:33.640 --> 00:41:36.960 align:middle line:-1 'Thursday, December 7, 1989.' 00:41:37.040 --> 00:41:39.200 align:middle line:-2 Dr Stillman, where do you practice medicine? 00:41:39.280 --> 00:41:42.000 align:middle line:-2 I currently have my own practice in Greenpark. 00:41:42.080 --> 00:41:43.240 align:middle line:-1 And before that? 00:41:43.320 --> 00:41:46.600 align:middle line:-2 For two years, I was at the Hansel Accident and Emergency Centre. 00:41:46.720 --> 00:41:48.600 align:middle line:-1 Do you recognize the defendant? 00:41:50.600 --> 00:41:51.840 align:middle line:-1 I do. 00:41:57.360 --> 00:41:58.840 align:middle line:-1 'Okay. Alright.' 00:41:58.960 --> 00:42:01.240 align:middle line:-1 'Now, try to rotate your shoulder!' 00:42:08.160 --> 00:42:10.160 align:middle line:-1 'Don't be anxious. Let me check.' 00:42:18.360 --> 00:42:21.080 align:middle line:-2 'Okay, the good news is that you haven't broken any bones.' 00:42:21.160 --> 00:42:22.760 align:middle line:-1 'But you'll have to wear a bandage' 00:42:22.840 --> 00:42:25.120 align:middle line:-2 'on your wrist and abdomen for several weeks.' 00:42:26.040 --> 00:42:28.480 align:middle line:-1 'Did you say it was due to a fall?' 00:42:32.120 --> 00:42:33.000 align:middle line:-1 'Yes, ma'am.' 00:42:33.040 --> 00:42:35.920 align:middle line:-2 'Our son always leaves his toys near the stairs.' 00:42:36.000 --> 00:42:38.880 align:middle line:-2 'I keep telling him to put them away, but...' 00:42:40.840 --> 00:42:42.000 align:middle line:-1 'He's a kid.' 00:42:42.480 --> 00:42:43.760 align:middle line:-1 'I understand!' 00:42:44.880 --> 00:42:47.520 align:middle line:-2 'Mr Ahluwalia, could you please wait outside' 00:42:47.640 --> 00:42:49.520 align:middle line:-2 'so that I could finish your wife's check-up?' 00:42:49.800 --> 00:42:51.320 align:middle line:-1 'Is that really necessary?' 00:42:51.800 --> 00:42:54.240 align:middle line:-2 'Either way, you'll have to take care of the case papers.' 00:42:54.320 --> 00:42:57.680 align:middle line:-2 'So, you take care of that while I'll do her check-up.' 00:42:58.840 --> 00:43:01.440 align:middle line:-2 'We are in a hurry. We have to pick up our son from my mom's place.' 00:43:01.560 --> 00:43:03.320 align:middle line:-2 'Look, she needs to be treated today and if you...' 00:43:03.400 --> 00:43:04.560 align:middle line:-1 'Thank you for your help.' 00:43:04.640 --> 00:43:08.320 align:middle line:-2 'Mrs Ahluwalia, is there something you wish to tell me?' 00:43:10.720 --> 00:43:11.920 align:middle line:-1 'No.' 00:43:17.680 --> 00:43:21.040 align:middle line:-2 Doctor, are you sure that the defendant was a victim of abuse? 00:43:22.200 --> 00:43:24.240 align:middle line:-1 Yes, I am. 00:43:24.440 --> 00:43:25.560 align:middle line:-1 Thank you. 00:43:26.920 --> 00:43:28.160 align:middle line:-1 No further questions. 00:43:29.240 --> 00:43:32.480 align:middle line:-2 You'll have to say everything, Kiran. Everything. 00:43:33.440 --> 00:43:36.960 align:middle line:-2 I won't be able to say it clearly. Everyone will laugh at me. 00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:38.680 align:middle line:-1 No one is going to laugh at you. 00:43:38.800 --> 00:43:40.680 align:middle line:-2 The court will arrange an interpreter. 00:43:41.240 --> 00:43:43.640 align:middle line:-1 Look, I am running out of options. 00:43:43.760 --> 00:43:46.480 align:middle line:-2 Our best option is to put you on the stand, 00:43:46.640 --> 00:43:48.320 align:middle line:-2 and hope that at least the women members of the jury 00:43:48.400 --> 00:43:49.840 align:middle line:-1 are sympathetic towards you. 00:43:53.240 --> 00:43:54.720 align:middle line:-1 I can't do it. 00:43:55.960 --> 00:44:00.120 align:middle line:-1 It's so shameful. 00:44:00.200 --> 00:44:03.440 align:middle line:-1 What! Really! It's shameful! 00:44:03.800 --> 00:44:06.040 align:middle line:-1 Are you ashamed to speak the truth? 00:44:06.320 --> 00:44:09.400 align:middle line:-2 Deepak should have been ashamed, Kiran, not you. 00:44:09.520 --> 00:44:11.640 align:middle line:-1 It is not your fault. 00:44:12.000 --> 00:44:15.040 align:middle line:-2 Counsel for the defence, do you have any other witnesses? 00:44:25.680 --> 00:44:27.720 align:middle line:-1 The defence rests, Your honour. 00:44:28.080 --> 00:44:29.200 align:middle line:-1 Very well! 00:44:30.760 --> 00:44:32.640 align:middle line:-2 Members of the jury, you may now retire 00:44:32.720 --> 00:44:35.440 align:middle line:-2 and consider all the evidence in the case. 00:44:35.800 --> 00:44:37.120 align:middle line:-1 You've heard everyone's statements. 00:44:37.200 --> 00:44:39.120 align:middle line:-1 The deceased, Deepak Ahluwalia, 00:44:39.240 --> 00:44:42.720 align:middle line:-2 has on many occasions inflict bodily injuries on the defendant, 00:44:43.360 --> 00:44:44.880 align:middle line:-1 his wife. 00:44:45.040 --> 00:44:48.000 align:middle line:-2 However, it appears to me that none of these injuries 00:44:48.080 --> 00:44:50.280 align:middle line:-2 was of the highest severity. - What? 00:44:50.360 --> 00:44:52.640 align:middle line:-2 This is wrong! She was right to kill him! 00:44:52.760 --> 00:44:55.360 align:middle line:-2 Please, calm down. - Silence! 00:44:55.440 --> 00:44:57.240 align:middle line:-2 How strange! - What's this? 00:44:57.320 --> 00:45:00.640 align:middle line:-2 If you keep this up, I will have you leave the courtroom. 00:45:02.040 --> 00:45:04.120 align:middle line:-2 After careful consideration and study of all the evidence, 00:45:04.200 --> 00:45:06.160 align:middle line:-1 the court has deduced 00:45:06.240 --> 00:45:08.400 align:middle line:-2 that two hours after beating up his wife, 00:45:08.480 --> 00:45:10.200 align:middle line:-2 the defendant splashed petrol on her husband 00:45:10.320 --> 00:45:12.320 align:middle line:-2 while he was asleep and set him on fire. 00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:16.400 align:middle line:-2 This is the reason we can't consider this case 00:45:16.480 --> 00:45:19.960 align:middle line:-2 as neither a plea for self defence nor provocation. 00:45:20.120 --> 00:45:22.160 align:middle line:-2 If you can't reach a unanimous decision, 00:45:22.280 --> 00:45:24.640 align:middle line:-2 I will accept the majority's verdict. 00:45:26.400 --> 00:45:30.080 align:middle line:-2 The court will now adjourn while the jury deliberates. 00:45:30.160 --> 00:45:31.960 align:middle line:-2 The decision might not be made today. 00:45:32.120 --> 00:45:34.040 align:middle line:-1 It might even take days. 00:45:38.720 --> 00:45:40.760 align:middle line:-1 It might even be in our favour. 00:45:46.400 --> 00:45:48.000 align:middle line:-1 It doesn't matter. 00:45:48.680 --> 00:45:49.760 align:middle line:-1 Why? 00:45:50.200 --> 00:45:52.000 align:middle line:-1 Why did you say that? 00:45:56.080 --> 00:45:57.880 align:middle line:-1 I have committed a sin. 00:46:00.080 --> 00:46:01.440 align:middle line:-1 And now, 00:46:03.280 --> 00:46:05.040 align:middle line:-1 I must pay for it. 00:46:08.920 --> 00:46:11.080 align:middle line:-1 Has the jury reached a verdict? 00:46:11.200 --> 00:46:12.400 align:middle line:-1 Yes, my Lord. 00:46:13.440 --> 00:46:15.240 align:middle line:-1 The defendant may rise. 00:46:19.240 --> 00:46:22.480 align:middle line:-2 Did the jury find the defendant guilty or not guilty 00:46:22.640 --> 00:46:24.720 align:middle line:-1 on account of her husband's murder? 00:46:24.800 --> 00:46:26.560 align:middle line:-2 Guilty! - What! This is an injustice! 00:46:26.680 --> 00:46:27.960 align:middle line:-2 Liars! Shame on you! - This is not fair! 00:46:28.000 --> 00:46:29.720 align:middle line:-2 She's not guilty! Do you understand? 00:46:29.800 --> 00:46:32.000 align:middle line:-2 She's not guilty! - Order! 00:46:32.080 --> 00:46:35.160 align:middle line:-2 Order in the gallery! Or I'll charge you with contempt! 00:46:35.240 --> 00:46:36.320 align:middle line:-2 This is madness! - It's disgusting! 00:46:36.440 --> 00:46:37.880 align:middle line:-1 Shameless people! 00:46:38.000 --> 00:46:39.120 align:middle line:-1 Silence! 00:46:40.000 --> 00:46:44.600 align:middle line:-2 Kiranjit Ahluwalia, you have been found guilty of murder. 00:46:45.360 --> 00:46:48.120 align:middle line:-2 I hereby sentence you to life imprisonment. 00:46:50.360 --> 00:46:52.360 align:middle line:-1 The court is adjourned! 00:46:53.520 --> 00:46:55.080 align:middle line:-1 All, rise. 00:47:03.760 --> 00:47:05.040 align:middle line:-1 I am sorry! 00:47:45.160 --> 00:47:50.640 align:middle line:-1 "Oh God..." 00:47:52.960 --> 00:47:58.080 align:middle line:-1 "Oh God..." 00:48:06.880 --> 00:48:10.480 align:middle line:-2 Oh! Home, sweet home! That lovely smell! 00:48:10.600 --> 00:48:13.600 align:middle line:-2 I am tired of shuttling you around! Try to stay here for now! 00:48:13.680 --> 00:48:16.080 align:middle line:-1 Don't lie. You love doing it. 00:48:16.160 --> 00:48:17.840 align:middle line:-1 Come on, give me a kiss! 00:48:35.840 --> 00:48:36.800 align:middle line:-1 Oh! 00:48:39.720 --> 00:48:42.120 align:middle line:-2 Don't you know that it's impolite to stare? 00:48:43.280 --> 00:48:44.320 align:middle line:-1 Why? 00:48:45.600 --> 00:48:46.480 align:middle line:-1 What? 00:48:47.200 --> 00:48:48.880 align:middle line:-1 Why did you help me? 00:48:49.800 --> 00:48:51.680 align:middle line:-1 I mean nothing to you! 00:48:52.640 --> 00:48:54.120 align:middle line:-1 I've no idea! 00:48:57.840 --> 00:49:00.640 align:middle line:-2 It's just that I always hated bullies. 00:49:08.040 --> 00:49:10.840 align:middle line:-1 'Hey, pass it over here.' 00:49:10.960 --> 00:49:14.000 align:middle line:-1 Here we are! Prisoner's playtime! 00:49:15.040 --> 00:49:17.120 align:middle line:-1 Every day for one hour! 00:49:17.760 --> 00:49:19.240 align:middle line:-1 Hey! Hey! 00:49:21.520 --> 00:49:24.600 align:middle line:-1 Hey ladies! Good morning! 00:49:24.680 --> 00:49:27.040 align:middle line:-1 Hey, good to see you again. 00:49:27.160 --> 00:49:28.680 align:middle line:-1 Hey, come on. Come on. 00:49:28.760 --> 00:49:30.760 align:middle line:-1 You are one crazy woman, Ronnie! 00:49:30.920 --> 00:49:33.160 align:middle line:-2 You were kept in the solitary confinement as punishment. 00:49:33.240 --> 00:49:34.560 align:middle line:-1 Did you learn a lesson? 00:49:34.640 --> 00:49:37.240 align:middle line:-1 Doreen's just waiting to see you! 00:49:37.320 --> 00:49:40.760 align:middle line:-2 Come on! I don't give two hoots about people like her! 00:49:40.840 --> 00:49:42.480 align:middle line:-1 Come on, give me a light. 00:49:44.160 --> 00:49:45.760 align:middle line:-1 Run! Run! 00:49:45.960 --> 00:49:47.360 align:middle line:-1 Hey! 00:49:48.080 --> 00:49:49.920 align:middle line:-1 She can play well! 00:49:56.240 --> 00:49:58.000 align:middle line:-1 Kiran, these are my friends. 00:49:58.080 --> 00:50:01.520 align:middle line:-2 More like my sisters, in this palace! 00:50:01.600 --> 00:50:03.320 align:middle line:-1 This is Jackie, the great. 00:50:03.400 --> 00:50:05.880 align:middle line:-2 We have already met. We were brought in together. 00:50:06.320 --> 00:50:08.360 align:middle line:-1 I wasn't very polite to her. 00:50:09.000 --> 00:50:12.760 align:middle line:-2 This is lovely, Lula. Lula works in the canteen. 00:50:12.840 --> 00:50:14.640 align:middle line:-2 So, next time if you need something special, 00:50:14.720 --> 00:50:16.840 align:middle line:-2 you should ask her, and she'll get it for you. 00:50:17.000 --> 00:50:18.280 align:middle line:-1 Aren't you vegetarian? 00:50:19.400 --> 00:50:21.800 align:middle line:-2 Don't worry. I will take care of you. 00:50:21.960 --> 00:50:25.440 align:middle line:-2 But you would get healthier if you ate meat. 00:50:26.120 --> 00:50:29.400 align:middle line:-2 And last but not the least, we have Gladys. 00:50:29.520 --> 00:50:31.640 align:middle line:-2 Go to hell, Ronnie! - You see that! 00:50:31.760 --> 00:50:34.560 align:middle line:-2 She works in the laundry, and she beats the hell out of everyone! 00:50:34.640 --> 00:50:37.000 align:middle line:-2 And we love her for her warm disposition! 00:50:37.800 --> 00:50:39.280 align:middle line:-1 'Run! Run!' 00:50:39.360 --> 00:50:40.840 align:middle line:-1 Why are you here? 00:50:41.280 --> 00:50:43.320 align:middle line:-1 'Oh! You missed it!' 00:50:43.400 --> 00:50:45.400 align:middle line:-1 Sorry, I will take a leave. 00:50:46.600 --> 00:50:49.880 align:middle line:-1 No! You didn't understand! 00:50:50.040 --> 00:50:52.960 align:middle line:-2 She means what are you serving the sentence for? 00:50:53.040 --> 00:50:55.560 align:middle line:-1 You don't look like a criminal! 00:50:56.000 --> 00:50:58.720 align:middle line:-2 You look more like a swimming suit model! 00:50:59.360 --> 00:51:01.000 align:middle line:-1 'Pass it here!' 00:51:02.000 --> 00:51:03.440 align:middle line:-2 Why are you here? - 'Take this. Here you go.' 00:51:03.560 --> 00:51:05.120 align:middle line:-1 I thought you already knew. 00:51:06.000 --> 00:51:08.240 align:middle line:-2 I have issues with drugs. Do you get me? 00:51:08.360 --> 00:51:11.000 align:middle line:-2 She stole her neighbours' television to buy drugs. 00:51:11.080 --> 00:51:12.920 align:middle line:-1 What else could I've done with it? 00:51:13.000 --> 00:51:15.320 align:middle line:-1 He didn't even have a DVD player! 00:51:17.080 --> 00:51:18.000 align:middle line:-1 And you? 00:51:18.040 --> 00:51:21.360 align:middle line:-2 Ronnie is the boss around here. She has killed her husband. 00:51:23.000 --> 00:51:24.160 align:middle line:-1 Why? 00:51:24.600 --> 00:51:26.000 align:middle line:-1 He used to snore. 00:51:28.200 --> 00:51:29.920 align:middle line:-1 No. It's a joke! 00:51:31.560 --> 00:51:34.240 align:middle line:-2 I told him if he raised his hand to me again, 00:51:34.320 --> 00:51:36.000 align:middle line:-1 that would be the last time. 00:51:36.160 --> 00:51:38.320 align:middle line:-1 He thought I was joking! 00:51:38.480 --> 00:51:39.840 align:middle line:-1 Poor guy! 00:51:41.800 --> 00:51:42.920 align:middle line:-1 Hey! Catch! 00:51:43.000 --> 00:51:45.680 align:middle line:-1 Don't you feel guilty? 00:51:46.200 --> 00:51:49.120 align:middle line:-2 No. I should have done it many years ago. 00:51:49.200 --> 00:51:51.640 align:middle line:-2 Come! At least, try to take a good catch! 00:51:52.600 --> 00:51:54.880 align:middle line:-1 Don't even ask about Gladys. 00:51:55.000 --> 00:51:58.040 align:middle line:-2 Gladys doesn't like to talk about it. 00:51:58.120 --> 00:51:59.800 align:middle line:-1 She considers it bad luck! 00:51:59.880 --> 00:52:02.640 align:middle line:-1 Because, unlike some people, 00:52:02.720 --> 00:52:04.480 align:middle line:-2 I don't like to tell the world about my mess! 00:52:04.640 --> 00:52:07.520 align:middle line:-2 But you sure do like washing off others' mess! 00:52:10.480 --> 00:52:12.680 align:middle line:-2 How are you, Kiran? Are you alright? 00:52:13.040 --> 00:52:15.160 align:middle line:-1 I feel a little better. 00:52:15.680 --> 00:52:17.800 align:middle line:-1 I'm getting used to this place. 00:52:18.000 --> 00:52:19.120 align:middle line:-1 Okay. 00:52:20.360 --> 00:52:24.320 align:middle line:-2 I called to tell you that the judge has given his verdict. 00:52:25.320 --> 00:52:28.640 align:middle line:-2 You're punished with 12 years of imprisonment. 00:52:35.000 --> 00:52:37.440 align:middle line:-1 Kiran, are you there? 00:52:39.640 --> 00:52:41.160 align:middle line:-1 So long! 00:52:41.800 --> 00:52:44.880 align:middle line:-2 The last six months of your remand is taken into count. 00:52:51.560 --> 00:52:55.640 align:middle line:-2 I will not be able to see my sons for 12 years! 00:52:55.960 --> 00:52:57.600 align:middle line:-1 I am so sorry. 00:53:00.400 --> 00:53:03.000 align:middle line:-2 I was there for your trial every day. 00:53:04.320 --> 00:53:07.080 align:middle line:-2 I was upset about the way everything went! 00:53:10.160 --> 00:53:12.400 align:middle line:-1 Why have you come here to see me? 00:53:13.400 --> 00:53:15.520 align:middle line:-1 To help you with your appeal. 00:53:17.760 --> 00:53:19.880 align:middle line:-1 I already have a lawyer. 00:53:19.960 --> 00:53:22.960 align:middle line:-2 Yes, and what a great job she has done for you! 00:53:23.600 --> 00:53:25.560 align:middle line:-2 Has she begun working on your appeal? 00:53:25.680 --> 00:53:27.320 align:middle line:-1 Has she spoken to anyone? 00:53:28.000 --> 00:53:29.000 align:middle line:-1 Tell me, Kiran! 00:53:29.040 --> 00:53:31.880 align:middle line:-2 Has she even come to check on you since you were sentenced? 00:53:35.360 --> 00:53:36.640 align:middle line:-1 I thought not. 00:53:38.080 --> 00:53:40.400 align:middle line:-2 Time is running out for your appeal. 00:53:40.800 --> 00:53:42.240 align:middle line:-1 We will find you a better lawyer. 00:53:42.360 --> 00:53:44.600 align:middle line:-2 Someone who can actually do something for you. 00:53:45.200 --> 00:53:48.000 align:middle line:-1 Kiran, give us a chance. 00:53:50.760 --> 00:53:52.920 align:middle line:-1 Do you really want to help me? 00:53:53.000 --> 00:53:54.000 align:middle line:-1 Yes. 00:53:56.160 --> 00:53:57.880 align:middle line:-1 Bring my children here. 00:53:58.800 --> 00:53:59.800 align:middle line:-1 Please. 00:54:02.920 --> 00:54:03.840 align:middle line:-1 No! 00:54:04.040 --> 00:54:07.040 align:middle line:-2 She is their mother. - I know who she is! 00:54:08.160 --> 00:54:11.000 align:middle line:-2 Don't come here again! - But, please... 00:54:11.920 --> 00:54:15.000 align:middle line:-2 She slammed the door on me so hard that I almost lost a finger! 00:54:15.080 --> 00:54:17.040 align:middle line:-2 Well, I guess there's nothing more we can do! 00:54:17.120 --> 00:54:20.080 align:middle line:-2 What are you saying, Asha? We can't just abandon her! 00:54:20.320 --> 00:54:21.640 align:middle line:-1 We can't let her rot there! 00:54:21.720 --> 00:54:24.560 align:middle line:-2 Hey! Come on! What else can you really do? 00:54:24.680 --> 00:54:27.640 align:middle line:-2 Her mother-in-law won't let you near the children. 00:54:27.760 --> 00:54:30.040 align:middle line:-2 Well, at least, not without a court order! 00:54:33.080 --> 00:54:35.880 align:middle line:-1 You are just brilliant! 00:54:46.320 --> 00:54:48.280 align:middle line:-1 Hi. Not so quickly. 00:54:49.920 --> 00:54:51.680 align:middle line:-1 Take this. Read it. 00:54:57.800 --> 00:55:00.240 align:middle line:-2 What does it say? - It's a court order! 00:55:00.320 --> 00:55:02.880 align:middle line:-2 It instructs you to hand the boys over to me 00:55:02.960 --> 00:55:05.040 align:middle line:-2 so that I can take them to visit their mom in jail. 00:55:05.120 --> 00:55:06.240 align:middle line:-1 And what if I refuse? 00:55:07.200 --> 00:55:09.800 align:middle line:-2 Then they will have to visit you in jail as well! 00:55:19.760 --> 00:55:21.680 align:middle line:-2 You can meet them for just five minutes. 00:55:24.000 --> 00:55:26.040 align:middle line:-1 She's waiting at table eight. 00:55:26.320 --> 00:55:27.880 align:middle line:-1 Rajeev and Sandeep! 00:55:27.960 --> 00:55:30.160 align:middle line:-2 Mom, I missed you. - Mom, I've missed you. 00:55:33.360 --> 00:55:35.320 align:middle line:-1 I have missed you too! 00:55:39.320 --> 00:55:40.360 align:middle line:-1 Yay! 00:55:49.760 --> 00:55:52.760 align:middle line:-1 No, my dear. No, don't cry. 00:55:52.840 --> 00:55:54.480 align:middle line:-1 We'll come back again to meet mom. 00:55:54.600 --> 00:55:56.040 align:middle line:-2 Look at Sandeep. He's such a good boy. 00:55:56.120 --> 00:55:57.920 align:middle line:-1 Oh! Don't cry! 00:56:00.040 --> 00:56:01.000 align:middle line:-1 What happened? 00:56:01.360 --> 00:56:03.080 align:middle line:-1 Kiran has agreed. 00:56:03.160 --> 00:56:04.240 align:middle line:-1 Yes! 00:56:06.160 --> 00:56:08.360 align:middle line:-1 Come on. Get inside. 00:56:10.640 --> 00:56:12.680 align:middle line:-1 Come on, my dear. Sit down. 00:56:12.960 --> 00:56:14.320 align:middle line:-1 Sandeep, you too. 00:56:14.400 --> 00:56:15.840 align:middle line:-1 Good boys! 00:56:17.400 --> 00:56:19.840 align:middle line:-2 I've an appointment with her lawyer tomorrow at 2 o'clock. 00:56:19.960 --> 00:56:21.840 align:middle line:-2 I don't believe it! - Hmm. 00:56:21.920 --> 00:56:24.240 align:middle line:-2 How on earth did you get that awful lady to back down? 00:56:26.160 --> 00:56:27.320 align:middle line:-1 With this court order. 00:56:27.400 --> 00:56:28.320 align:middle line:-1 What? 00:56:29.800 --> 00:56:31.720 align:middle line:-2 But this is an old one from another case. 00:56:31.800 --> 00:56:32.680 align:middle line:-1 Yes! 00:56:33.520 --> 00:56:36.120 align:middle line:-2 You remember that lady had trouble reading English in court. 00:56:36.200 --> 00:56:37.320 align:middle line:-1 So I took a chance. 00:56:37.400 --> 00:56:39.000 align:middle line:-1 You are really clever! 00:56:42.160 --> 00:56:45.280 align:middle line:-2 Hey, baby! You have seen nothing yet! 00:56:47.080 --> 00:56:49.400 align:middle line:-1 I'm not getting a single good card! 00:56:50.400 --> 00:56:51.680 align:middle line:-1 Mails! 00:56:55.120 --> 00:56:56.760 align:middle line:-1 Amaiz Colo. 00:57:00.200 --> 00:57:01.760 align:middle line:-1 Writon Amanda. 00:57:02.040 --> 00:57:03.720 align:middle line:-1 'That was a nice joke.' 00:57:05.440 --> 00:57:08.120 align:middle line:-2 Scott Veronica. - Yes. 00:57:08.360 --> 00:57:10.680 align:middle line:-2 'Twenty one...' - Thank you. 00:57:12.640 --> 00:57:13.640 align:middle line:-1 Take a look at her. 00:57:13.760 --> 00:57:15.200 align:middle line:-2 She's so delighted to get that letter. 00:57:15.280 --> 00:57:18.000 align:middle line:-2 From whom? - It must be her daughter's. 00:57:18.320 --> 00:57:22.000 align:middle line:-2 She's 14 years old. Ronnie loves her a lot. 00:57:22.320 --> 00:57:23.920 align:middle line:-2 Ronnie has sent her to a boarding school 00:57:24.000 --> 00:57:26.480 align:middle line:-1 until her appeal is accepted. 00:57:31.000 --> 00:57:33.720 align:middle line:-2 It's true. Children bring joy to our life. 00:57:47.000 --> 00:57:49.640 align:middle line:-1 Miriam... Yes. 00:57:52.440 --> 00:57:53.840 align:middle line:-1 So what can I do for you? 00:57:53.960 --> 00:57:56.160 align:middle line:-1 I'm with Southhall Black Sisters. 00:57:56.280 --> 00:57:59.000 align:middle line:-2 I guess Kiranjit Ahluwalia might have told you about me. 00:57:59.040 --> 00:58:01.640 align:middle line:-2 Yes. So, what can I do for you Mrs...? 00:58:01.720 --> 00:58:04.560 align:middle line:-2 It's Ms Dalal. But you can call me Radha. 00:58:04.640 --> 00:58:06.400 align:middle line:-2 I hope you can see that I'm swamped with work. 00:58:06.480 --> 00:58:07.880 align:middle line:-1 I'm not in a position to discuss... 00:58:07.960 --> 00:58:09.320 align:middle line:-2 Is that what you're going to tell Kiran 00:58:09.400 --> 00:58:12.560 align:middle line:-2 when she asks you why you missed the cut-off date for her appeal? 00:58:12.880 --> 00:58:15.760 align:middle line:-2 She has only two more days left to make an appeal. 00:58:15.960 --> 00:58:17.440 align:middle line:-1 Otherwise, her sentence stands. 00:58:17.560 --> 00:58:20.160 align:middle line:-2 And you are saying that you don't have time! 00:58:20.240 --> 00:58:23.560 align:middle line:-1 Ms Dalal, let me be frank with you. 00:58:23.680 --> 00:58:27.800 align:middle line:-2 I have heard praises about your group and the work you do. 00:58:28.000 --> 00:58:30.000 align:middle line:-1 I can't do your job. 00:58:30.080 --> 00:58:32.080 align:middle line:-2 And at the same time, I won't walk into your office 00:58:32.160 --> 00:58:34.440 align:middle line:-2 and tell you how to do your job either! 00:58:34.560 --> 00:58:36.240 align:middle line:-1 I worked hard for weeks together, 00:58:36.320 --> 00:58:38.560 align:middle line:-2 burnt the midnight oil to find a way to help her. 00:58:38.640 --> 00:58:41.960 align:middle line:-2 Anything which could challenge this conviction. 00:58:42.320 --> 00:58:44.280 align:middle line:-2 I am not one of those white-collared lawyers 00:58:44.400 --> 00:58:46.080 align:middle line:-1 who charge 500 pounds for an hour 00:58:46.160 --> 00:58:48.240 align:middle line:-2 and then spend it in a club drinking alcohol! 00:58:48.320 --> 00:58:50.480 align:middle line:-1 But I know the law. 00:58:50.600 --> 00:58:55.520 align:middle line:-2 And the truth is that the verdict was accurate, as a matter of law. 00:58:55.640 --> 00:58:58.680 align:middle line:-2 I'm sorry. I feel for her too. - But... 00:58:59.280 --> 00:59:01.520 align:middle line:-2 But there's just nothing else that can be done. 00:59:07.760 --> 00:59:11.520 align:middle line:-2 I suppose then we'll have to look for some other way to help her! 00:59:36.280 --> 00:59:37.200 align:middle line:-1 'Deepak!' 00:59:39.680 --> 00:59:40.720 align:middle line:-1 'Oh! It's you.' 00:59:44.760 --> 00:59:46.360 align:middle line:-1 'You've come back very late.' 00:59:55.520 --> 00:59:56.640 align:middle line:-1 'What's this?' 00:59:59.720 --> 01:00:02.360 align:middle line:-1 'Alcohol! Is it?' 01:00:03.960 --> 01:00:05.160 align:middle line:-1 'You are...' 01:00:07.120 --> 01:00:09.160 align:middle line:-1 'You are very beautiful.' 01:00:11.560 --> 01:00:13.120 align:middle line:-2 'You're drunk! - No.' 01:00:13.600 --> 01:00:15.000 align:middle line:-1 'Deepak!' 01:00:15.560 --> 01:00:16.760 align:middle line:-1 No! 01:00:19.160 --> 01:00:21.560 align:middle line:-1 No, Deepak. No! 01:00:25.880 --> 01:00:26.880 align:middle line:-1 No! 01:00:27.240 --> 01:00:28.440 align:middle line:-1 Kiran! 01:00:28.720 --> 01:00:30.120 align:middle line:-2 Kiran! - No! 01:00:30.480 --> 01:00:33.000 align:middle line:-1 No, Deepak. No! 01:00:33.080 --> 01:00:34.640 align:middle line:-2 No! - You're having a nightmare. 01:00:34.760 --> 01:00:35.920 align:middle line:-1 It's okay. 01:00:36.360 --> 01:00:37.720 align:middle line:-1 You're safe. 01:00:38.200 --> 01:00:39.640 align:middle line:-1 You're okay. 01:00:41.880 --> 01:00:42.960 align:middle line:-1 Okay. 01:00:43.760 --> 01:00:46.640 align:middle line:-2 I'm here for you. I'm Ronnie. I'm here for you. 01:00:46.800 --> 01:00:48.040 align:middle line:-1 I'm here. 01:00:51.240 --> 01:00:52.720 align:middle line:-1 You're safe. 01:01:02.240 --> 01:01:05.200 align:middle line:-1 I've killed my husband. 01:01:13.080 --> 01:01:15.680 align:middle line:-2 I was married to Deepak for 10 years. 01:01:17.320 --> 01:01:19.560 align:middle line:-2 I wasn't happy even for a single day. 01:01:23.360 --> 01:01:25.680 align:middle line:-1 He used to beat me up. 01:01:28.440 --> 01:01:30.040 align:middle line:-1 He raped you. 01:01:34.480 --> 01:01:36.080 align:middle line:-1 So, you killed him. 01:01:39.920 --> 01:01:41.360 align:middle line:-1 You did the right thing. 01:01:49.760 --> 01:01:51.080 align:middle line:-1 Hey! 01:01:52.000 --> 01:01:55.720 align:middle line:-2 I was born in a village called Chak Kalal in Punjab. 01:02:01.520 --> 01:02:03.920 align:middle line:-1 I was the youngest of nine children 01:02:05.000 --> 01:02:06.480 align:middle line:-1 and the most loved. 01:02:09.200 --> 01:02:13.840 align:middle line:-2 My father died when I was just a few months old. 01:02:16.360 --> 01:02:20.320 align:middle line:-2 My mom died of cancer when I was 16 years old. 01:02:25.600 --> 01:02:29.360 align:middle line:-1 She wanted me to become a lawyer. 01:02:31.320 --> 01:02:33.680 align:middle line:-1 Then why didn't you? 01:02:36.080 --> 01:02:40.120 align:middle line:-1 My husband... He didn't allow me. 01:02:44.000 --> 01:02:45.600 align:middle line:-1 It's a free country, Kiran. 01:02:46.720 --> 01:02:48.640 align:middle line:-1 You can be whatever you want to be. 01:02:52.160 --> 01:02:54.680 align:middle line:-2 But my family asked me to get married, 01:02:54.760 --> 01:02:58.080 align:middle line:-2 have children and to be an ideal wife! 01:02:58.240 --> 01:03:01.720 align:middle line:-1 Rainbow. Triple score! 01:03:02.680 --> 01:03:04.480 align:middle line:-1 Is it? Yes. 01:03:05.040 --> 01:03:07.000 align:middle line:-1 It's like my family. 01:03:07.320 --> 01:03:08.720 align:middle line:-1 If I had listened to them, 01:03:10.000 --> 01:03:12.000 align:middle line:-2 I would have been a housewife in Birmingham. 01:03:12.360 --> 01:03:14.280 align:middle line:-1 But you wouldn't be here! 01:03:15.760 --> 01:03:18.200 align:middle line:-1 Some places are worse than prison. 01:03:24.320 --> 01:03:25.600 align:middle line:-1 'Hey! Come with us!' 01:03:25.680 --> 01:03:28.000 align:middle line:-1 Big word! 'Sholder'! 01:03:29.640 --> 01:03:32.760 align:middle line:-1 A big word... But a wrong word! 01:03:33.600 --> 01:03:34.840 align:middle line:-1 'Sholder!' 01:03:35.040 --> 01:03:39.680 align:middle line:-2 Yes! Shoulder. But you forgot one of the... 01:03:40.080 --> 01:03:41.920 align:middle line:-1 letters. Shoulder! 01:03:42.000 --> 01:03:43.400 align:middle line:-2 U! - Yes! 01:03:43.520 --> 01:03:44.560 align:middle line:-1 I need 'u'. 01:03:44.680 --> 01:03:46.040 align:middle line:-1 Yes, you need me. 01:03:46.120 --> 01:03:48.360 align:middle line:-1 Don't worry, I'm here for you. 01:04:05.960 --> 01:04:08.600 align:middle line:-1 'Connie was 'fasckinated'!' 01:04:08.720 --> 01:04:09.880 align:middle line:-1 Fascinated. 01:04:10.280 --> 01:04:11.720 align:middle line:-1 'Fasckinated.' 01:04:12.080 --> 01:04:14.680 align:middle line:-1 'It was becoming 'unbeerable'.' 01:04:14.760 --> 01:04:15.920 align:middle line:-1 Unbearable. 01:04:16.280 --> 01:04:18.000 align:middle line:-1 'Unbearable.' 01:04:18.160 --> 01:04:22.000 align:middle line:-1 'She had only one desire now.' 01:04:29.440 --> 01:04:30.400 align:middle line:-1 Next! 01:04:32.880 --> 01:04:34.120 align:middle line:-1 Ahluwalia. 01:04:42.440 --> 01:04:43.400 align:middle line:-1 Next! 01:04:46.120 --> 01:04:47.080 align:middle line:-1 Lula. 01:04:54.480 --> 01:04:55.760 align:middle line:-1 'What are you doing?' 01:04:56.160 --> 01:04:58.160 align:middle line:-2 'I need 60 pounds for the phone bill.' 01:04:58.840 --> 01:05:00.000 align:middle line:-1 '60 pounds! 01:05:00.120 --> 01:05:02.080 align:middle line:-1 'Why? That's a lot!' 01:05:02.400 --> 01:05:03.600 align:middle line:-2 'You are the one who's always on the phone' 01:05:03.680 --> 01:05:05.280 align:middle line:-1 'with your brothers in India.' 01:05:07.400 --> 01:05:09.360 align:middle line:-1 'Give me my black shirt.' 01:05:13.120 --> 01:05:15.280 align:middle line:-2 'How will I manage the household expenses?' 01:05:16.080 --> 01:05:18.200 align:middle line:-2 'You should tell your brothers to send money' 01:05:18.280 --> 01:05:19.520 align:middle line:-1 'for their beloved sister.' 01:05:19.640 --> 01:05:20.960 align:middle line:-1 'Where are you going?' 01:05:21.400 --> 01:05:23.920 align:middle line:-2 'I'm going to meet my friends. I will be back soon.' 01:05:25.240 --> 01:05:27.920 align:middle line:-1 'I know who you're going to meet!' 01:05:28.640 --> 01:05:32.440 align:middle line:-2 'You should be ashamed. I'm carrying your baby!' 01:05:33.240 --> 01:05:34.560 align:middle line:-1 'Get out of the way!' 01:05:37.960 --> 01:05:39.120 align:middle line:-1 'I said move!' 01:05:39.360 --> 01:05:41.200 align:middle line:-1 'Kiran! Kiran!' 01:05:42.480 --> 01:05:43.760 align:middle line:-1 'Are you alright?' 01:05:44.080 --> 01:05:45.520 align:middle line:-1 'Is the baby alright?' 01:05:46.240 --> 01:05:47.840 align:middle line:-1 'My baby!' 01:05:48.200 --> 01:05:49.440 align:middle line:-1 'Is the baby alright? 01:05:50.920 --> 01:05:53.560 align:middle line:-1 'Why do you keep doing this?' 01:05:53.640 --> 01:05:55.320 align:middle line:-1 'Why do you keep bothering me?' 01:05:55.640 --> 01:05:57.000 align:middle line:-1 'You infuriate me!' 01:05:57.880 --> 01:05:59.600 align:middle line:-1 'Kiran.' 01:06:00.200 --> 01:06:01.600 align:middle line:-1 'I'm sorry, Kiran.' 01:06:02.080 --> 01:06:04.040 align:middle line:-1 'Forgive me! I'm sorry.' 01:06:09.000 --> 01:06:11.120 align:middle line:-2 The children loved all those things. 01:06:11.240 --> 01:06:13.240 align:middle line:-2 It was very thoughtful of you. Thank you. 01:06:13.360 --> 01:06:16.440 align:middle line:-2 Wow, Kiran! Your English has really improved! 01:06:18.080 --> 01:06:19.880 align:middle line:-1 It's all thanks to Ronnie. 01:06:20.080 --> 01:06:21.880 align:middle line:-1 I really wanted you to meet her. 01:06:22.320 --> 01:06:24.880 align:middle line:-2 So, what is the situation with Kiran's appeal? 01:06:25.000 --> 01:06:27.560 align:middle line:-2 Our solicitor barely made the deadline. 01:06:27.680 --> 01:06:30.640 align:middle line:-2 It is now over a year, and we are still waiting for the hearing date. 01:06:31.640 --> 01:06:33.320 align:middle line:-1 Did you get a good barrister? 01:06:33.440 --> 01:06:36.600 align:middle line:-2 Well, that's our biggest challenge. Who will work without a pay? 01:06:40.080 --> 01:06:41.680 align:middle line:-1 Lord Foster's office. 01:06:44.160 --> 01:06:45.880 align:middle line:-1 Yes, please hold. 01:06:51.600 --> 01:06:53.160 align:middle line:-1 I said no interruptions! 01:06:53.240 --> 01:06:56.160 align:middle line:-2 I'm sorry, sir. But your sister is on the phone. 01:07:04.400 --> 01:07:05.800 align:middle line:-1 Are these your children? 01:07:08.000 --> 01:07:09.040 align:middle line:-1 They are wonderful! 01:07:10.280 --> 01:07:11.600 align:middle line:-1 Do you have children? 01:07:11.760 --> 01:07:13.520 align:middle line:-1 I've two children. Both are girls. 01:07:15.600 --> 01:07:17.000 align:middle line:-1 You must be missing them. 01:07:17.680 --> 01:07:19.440 align:middle line:-1 Each moment and every day. 01:07:20.960 --> 01:07:22.000 align:middle line:-1 There's so much work left! 01:07:22.080 --> 01:07:24.000 align:middle line:-2 Two more bundles are yet to come from three blocks. 01:07:24.080 --> 01:07:25.520 align:middle line:-1 Come on, get back to work. 01:07:33.120 --> 01:07:34.840 align:middle line:-2 Do you have any idea what this is about? 01:07:34.960 --> 01:07:37.000 align:middle line:-1 No. I had no idea two hours ago! 01:07:37.080 --> 01:07:39.960 align:middle line:-1 And neither do I know now! 01:07:40.560 --> 01:07:42.840 align:middle line:-2 There's no need to be so anxious! I was just wondering! 01:07:47.920 --> 01:07:49.320 align:middle line:-1 That's a nice necklace. 01:07:56.920 --> 01:07:58.080 align:middle line:-1 That's a nice tie. 01:08:01.680 --> 01:08:04.160 align:middle line:-2 Lord Foster will see you now. Come on! 01:08:05.920 --> 01:08:07.880 align:middle line:-1 Yes. Come in. 01:08:08.720 --> 01:08:09.960 align:middle line:-2 Hello. - Hello. I'm Radha. 01:08:10.000 --> 01:08:11.760 align:middle line:-2 How do you do? - I'm Anil Gupta. 01:08:11.920 --> 01:08:13.360 align:middle line:-2 Please be seated. - Thank you. 01:08:13.520 --> 01:08:15.280 align:middle line:-2 Can I offer you something? Tea, coffee... 01:08:15.400 --> 01:08:16.920 align:middle line:-1 No. No, thank you. 01:08:17.000 --> 01:08:18.680 align:middle line:-1 I would love some tea. 01:08:18.760 --> 01:08:20.200 align:middle line:-1 Glenda, two teas, please. 01:08:21.160 --> 01:08:22.720 align:middle line:-1 Well, thank you both for coming. 01:08:23.040 --> 01:08:26.600 align:middle line:-2 I'm well aware that time is of the essence in this case. 01:08:26.960 --> 01:08:31.000 align:middle line:-2 So, I feel it would be in every body's interest, Mr Gupta, 01:08:31.200 --> 01:08:34.600 align:middle line:-2 that you continue being the solicitor for the proceedings. 01:08:34.920 --> 01:08:38.000 align:middle line:-2 Pardon me! - Obviously, you'll have full access to our law library 01:08:38.120 --> 01:08:40.240 align:middle line:-2 and whatever staff you might require. 01:08:40.640 --> 01:08:41.600 align:middle line:-1 Thank you. 01:08:42.040 --> 01:08:43.040 align:middle line:-1 Thank you. 01:08:43.240 --> 01:08:46.400 align:middle line:-1 I'm sorry, Mr Foster. 01:08:47.000 --> 01:08:49.000 align:middle line:-1 We are a bit confused. 01:08:49.400 --> 01:08:52.160 align:middle line:-2 About what? - Well, what are we doing here? 01:08:52.880 --> 01:08:56.400 align:middle line:-1 Oh, I see! I apologize. 01:08:56.680 --> 01:08:58.400 align:middle line:-2 I will be the Queen's counsel for Mrs Ahluwalia 01:08:58.480 --> 01:09:00.480 align:middle line:-1 and put forth her appeal. 01:09:00.760 --> 01:09:01.760 align:middle line:-1 What! 01:09:02.000 --> 01:09:03.720 align:middle line:-1 But why would you take... 01:09:03.840 --> 01:09:05.800 align:middle line:-2 Mr Foster, you are a well-renowned barrister 01:09:05.880 --> 01:09:08.080 align:middle line:-2 and we don't have the funds to pay for your services. 01:09:08.360 --> 01:09:09.560 align:middle line:-1 Nor will I ask for any. 01:09:09.640 --> 01:09:12.240 align:middle line:-2 I'll do this without any fees. I'll do this as a favour. 01:09:12.360 --> 01:09:13.640 align:middle line:-1 To whom? 01:09:14.080 --> 01:09:16.320 align:middle line:-1 To my sister, Veronica Scott. 01:09:17.240 --> 01:09:20.480 align:middle line:-2 She is acquainted with your client at Mullwood Hall. - Ronnie! 01:09:21.720 --> 01:09:23.760 align:middle line:-1 I believe they are cellmates. 01:09:25.120 --> 01:09:27.520 align:middle line:-1 What! You are her brother! 01:09:29.800 --> 01:09:32.680 align:middle line:-2 To be honest, I was surprised to receive a call from her. 01:09:32.760 --> 01:09:35.440 align:middle line:-1 We never got along well together. 01:09:36.720 --> 01:09:40.000 align:middle line:-2 She wouldn't even let me help her with her own legal issues. 01:09:41.840 --> 01:09:45.680 align:middle line:-2 She must consider Mrs Ahluwalia to be a very good friend. 01:09:49.680 --> 01:09:50.920 align:middle line:-1 Hi. 01:09:54.200 --> 01:09:55.600 align:middle line:-1 What is it? 01:10:02.120 --> 01:10:03.640 align:middle line:-1 You are welcome! 01:10:08.120 --> 01:10:10.600 align:middle line:-2 Let go of me! I'm having trouble breathing now. 01:10:17.680 --> 01:10:20.200 align:middle line:-2 Yes. Yes, I know about it. I'll let you know soon. 01:10:20.320 --> 01:10:23.000 align:middle line:-2 Asha. - Please, hold on a minute. 01:10:41.680 --> 01:10:42.720 align:middle line:-1 Jamila! 01:10:53.560 --> 01:10:55.400 align:middle line:-2 What's the matter, ma'am? Can't you read English? 01:10:55.520 --> 01:10:56.800 align:middle line:-1 Can't you? 01:10:56.880 --> 01:10:58.320 align:middle line:-2 This isn't some stupid advertisement. 01:10:58.400 --> 01:10:59.520 align:middle line:-1 A woman's life is in question here! 01:10:59.600 --> 01:11:02.240 align:middle line:-1 No bills means no bills. 01:11:02.320 --> 01:11:05.880 align:middle line:-2 So sorry, officer. We'll remove them right away. 01:11:05.960 --> 01:11:07.080 align:middle line:-1 Come on. Hurry up. 01:11:07.920 --> 01:11:10.240 align:middle line:-2 Are you crazy? We aren't going to remove them. 01:11:10.480 --> 01:11:12.800 align:middle line:-1 What? Why are you smiling? 01:11:12.880 --> 01:11:14.320 align:middle line:-1 'Free Kiranjit' 01:11:18.200 --> 01:11:20.040 align:middle line:-1 I don't believe this! 01:11:25.520 --> 01:11:28.640 align:middle line:-2 Lula, what's happening? - It's Gladys. Come on. 01:11:34.400 --> 01:11:37.000 align:middle line:-2 You thought we wouldn't find out! Didn't you, Gladys? 01:11:37.120 --> 01:11:39.840 align:middle line:-2 That's right! I found out what you did. 01:11:39.920 --> 01:11:42.360 align:middle line:-2 What the hell is your problem, Doreen? Leave her alone! 01:11:42.480 --> 01:11:45.120 align:middle line:-2 Look, Gladys! Your lackeys are here! 01:11:45.320 --> 01:11:47.840 align:middle line:-2 What do you say? Should we tell them? 01:11:48.080 --> 01:11:49.760 align:middle line:-2 Do you think they will still like you 01:11:49.840 --> 01:11:51.120 align:middle line:-1 when they know what you've done? 01:11:51.200 --> 01:11:52.720 align:middle line:-1 What are you talking about? 01:11:52.920 --> 01:11:55.080 align:middle line:-2 Do you know why's she here for 12 years? 01:11:55.920 --> 01:11:58.080 align:middle line:-2 Because she killed her own children! 01:12:01.360 --> 01:12:04.600 align:middle line:-2 That's right! Now, I won't spare you! 01:12:04.680 --> 01:12:05.760 align:middle line:-1 No! 01:12:07.840 --> 01:12:09.760 align:middle line:-1 What's your problem? 01:12:10.320 --> 01:12:13.000 align:middle line:-1 Get lost before I hit you too! 01:12:13.920 --> 01:12:15.160 align:middle line:-1 Leave her alone. 01:12:15.760 --> 01:12:18.920 align:middle line:-2 I think you want her share of thrashing too! 01:12:19.200 --> 01:12:20.120 align:middle line:-1 Why? 01:12:22.440 --> 01:12:24.120 align:middle line:-1 She's my friend. 01:12:25.640 --> 01:12:27.840 align:middle line:-1 And I don't like bullies. 01:12:34.160 --> 01:12:36.640 align:middle line:-1 She doesn't like bullies! 01:12:37.400 --> 01:12:38.960 align:middle line:-1 Oh! What's all this? 01:12:39.000 --> 01:12:41.080 align:middle line:-2 No one told me there was a party here! 01:12:41.160 --> 01:12:43.400 align:middle line:-1 I feel left out! 01:12:45.240 --> 01:12:47.400 align:middle line:-2 You'll have to deal with me first, Doreen. 01:12:47.520 --> 01:12:48.640 align:middle line:-1 And me too. 01:12:49.840 --> 01:12:51.640 align:middle line:-2 If you want to give it a try, go ahead. 01:12:58.080 --> 01:12:59.560 align:middle line:-1 I'll deal with you later! 01:13:09.880 --> 01:13:11.040 align:middle line:-1 And, you! 01:13:11.120 --> 01:13:13.240 align:middle line:-2 I know one should stand up for oneself, 01:13:13.320 --> 01:13:17.080 align:middle line:-2 but pick someone smaller next time, my friend! 01:13:22.680 --> 01:13:25.360 align:middle line:-2 What's wrong, Gladys? - It was an accident. 01:13:25.840 --> 01:13:27.960 align:middle line:-1 I used to drink a lot then. 01:13:28.360 --> 01:13:32.480 align:middle line:-2 And one night I fell asleep while I was making supper. 01:13:33.000 --> 01:13:35.160 align:middle line:-2 I think I left a towel over the oven. 01:13:35.240 --> 01:13:38.240 align:middle line:-2 The house caught fire. My girls were upstairs. 01:13:40.000 --> 01:13:43.520 align:middle line:-2 A neighbour dragged me out of there. 01:13:43.720 --> 01:13:45.320 align:middle line:-1 But he couldn't go upstairs. 01:13:45.400 --> 01:13:47.400 align:middle line:-1 And the fire had begun to spread. 01:13:47.760 --> 01:13:49.440 align:middle line:-1 They were screaming! 01:13:50.760 --> 01:13:54.800 align:middle line:-1 My daughters were screaming! 01:13:57.000 --> 01:13:59.960 align:middle line:-1 Leave me alone. Leave me! 01:14:11.840 --> 01:14:13.240 align:middle line:-1 I can't do it. 01:14:13.560 --> 01:14:16.160 align:middle line:-2 What happened? You had agreed earlier. 01:14:17.520 --> 01:14:18.760 align:middle line:-1 It's a household matter. 01:14:19.680 --> 01:14:21.000 align:middle line:-1 I feel ashamed. 01:14:22.280 --> 01:14:25.680 align:middle line:-1 I cannot be so open to the world. 01:14:25.800 --> 01:14:27.240 align:middle line:-1 I understand, Kiran. 01:14:27.760 --> 01:14:31.400 align:middle line:-2 But people need to hear your story in your own words. 01:14:35.880 --> 01:14:38.240 align:middle line:-1 My English still isn't very good. 01:14:39.280 --> 01:14:42.080 align:middle line:-2 So, write it in Punjabi. I'll have it translated. 01:14:45.280 --> 01:14:48.480 align:middle line:-1 What should I say? And how? 01:14:50.120 --> 01:14:52.200 align:middle line:-1 Say it just the way you told me! 01:14:52.880 --> 01:14:56.000 align:middle line:-2 It'll also help other women. Think about it yourself. 01:14:56.440 --> 01:14:59.840 align:middle line:-2 The hall has been booked. We have mailed out the leaflets. 01:15:00.160 --> 01:15:03.240 align:middle line:-2 This rally is a good chance to get public support. 01:15:05.640 --> 01:15:09.080 align:middle line:-2 Is your reputation more important than your freedom? 01:15:10.360 --> 01:15:12.280 align:middle line:-2 At least, think about your children. 01:15:35.280 --> 01:15:38.680 align:middle line:-2 'My culture has become a part of me.' 01:15:38.760 --> 01:15:42.320 align:middle line:-2 'It flows through every vein in my body.' 01:15:43.360 --> 01:15:45.720 align:middle line:-1 'The values with which I was born' 01:15:45.960 --> 01:15:49.840 align:middle line:-2 'and brought up with, sees a woman as the honour of the house.' 01:15:50.360 --> 01:15:52.320 align:middle line:-2 'In order to uphold this false honour, name, 01:15:52.400 --> 01:15:54.640 align:middle line:-1 reputation and modesty,' 01:15:58.160 --> 01:16:01.440 align:middle line:-2 'she has to endure all sorts of oppression' 01:16:01.840 --> 01:16:04.560 align:middle line:-2 'and pain, and asked to remain silent.' 01:16:04.680 --> 01:16:09.600 align:middle line:-2 'For 10 long years, I suffered abuse and brutality.' 01:16:10.240 --> 01:16:12.080 align:middle line:-1 'And no one noticed.' 01:16:13.000 --> 01:16:17.160 align:middle line:-2 'I came out of my husband's jail and entered the jail of the law.' 01:16:18.000 --> 01:16:19.040 align:middle line:-1 'And, it is here at last,' 01:16:19.600 --> 01:16:24.680 align:middle line:-2 'that I found freedom for the first time in life.' 01:16:25.920 --> 01:16:29.000 align:middle line:-2 Yay! - Yay! 01:16:31.280 --> 01:16:32.760 align:middle line:-1 Yay! 01:16:33.240 --> 01:16:35.200 align:middle line:-1 I'm so proud of you. 01:16:41.040 --> 01:16:42.880 align:middle line:-1 Did you see him? 01:17:10.200 --> 01:17:11.360 align:middle line:-1 James O'Connell? 01:17:12.400 --> 01:17:13.920 align:middle line:-2 Who are you? - Anil Gupta. 01:17:14.040 --> 01:17:16.120 align:middle line:-1 I'm Kiran Ahluwalia's solicitor. 01:17:26.840 --> 01:17:27.760 align:middle line:-1 Will you have some? 01:17:27.960 --> 01:17:29.280 align:middle line:-1 No. Thanks. 01:17:32.760 --> 01:17:33.840 align:middle line:-1 What do you want? 01:17:34.000 --> 01:17:36.000 align:middle line:-1 I... I saw you at the rally. 01:17:36.920 --> 01:17:38.920 align:middle line:-2 I am not going to beat around the bush. 01:17:39.000 --> 01:17:40.200 align:middle line:-2 We're appearing before the high court 01:17:40.280 --> 01:17:41.960 align:middle line:-1 to appeal for Kiran's conviction. 01:17:42.720 --> 01:17:44.160 align:middle line:-1 And I need your help. 01:17:44.600 --> 01:17:45.920 align:middle line:-1 What are her chances? 01:17:46.640 --> 01:17:49.560 align:middle line:-2 To be honest, the chances look bleak. 01:17:57.840 --> 01:17:59.960 align:middle line:-1 Pretty girl! Is she your wife? 01:18:01.520 --> 01:18:02.800 align:middle line:-1 She was about to be. 01:18:03.440 --> 01:18:04.440 align:middle line:-1 But not anymore. 01:18:05.560 --> 01:18:06.680 align:middle line:-1 I'm sorry. 01:18:07.120 --> 01:18:08.560 align:middle line:-1 She dumped me. 01:18:10.760 --> 01:18:12.560 align:middle line:-1 I didn't drink much before. 01:18:14.800 --> 01:18:16.920 align:middle line:-1 Sarah used to say jokingly 01:18:17.400 --> 01:18:19.840 align:middle line:-2 that I got intoxicated just by the smell of alcohol. 01:18:21.320 --> 01:18:24.480 align:middle line:-2 But after the case, she knew something changed. 01:18:25.000 --> 01:18:26.720 align:middle line:-2 She didn't know what exactly it was. 01:18:26.800 --> 01:18:29.880 align:middle line:-2 She could just tell that something was eating me up on the inside. 01:18:31.440 --> 01:18:35.400 align:middle line:-2 In the original trial, you testified 01:18:35.760 --> 01:18:38.920 align:middle line:-2 that after the fire, Kiran Ahluwalia was lucid 01:18:39.000 --> 01:18:41.760 align:middle line:-1 and aware of her surroundings. 01:18:41.960 --> 01:18:43.000 align:middle line:-1 Is that correct? 01:18:43.920 --> 01:18:46.280 align:middle line:-1 I lied that day. 01:18:48.840 --> 01:18:50.560 align:middle line:-1 She wasn't lucid. 01:18:51.520 --> 01:18:54.080 align:middle line:-2 She was hardly aware that we were even there. 01:18:54.600 --> 01:18:57.440 align:middle line:-2 I had to testify in court as I was present there. 01:18:59.000 --> 01:19:01.920 align:middle line:-2 I gave importance to my career rather than the truth. 01:19:02.000 --> 01:19:04.560 align:middle line:-2 They say confession helps you get rid of the guilt. 01:19:05.880 --> 01:19:07.160 align:middle line:-1 Do you think that's true? 01:19:08.320 --> 01:19:12.600 align:middle line:-2 I believe it's never too late to make amends. 01:19:13.640 --> 01:19:15.040 align:middle line:-2 I think Doreen might change her mind about you 01:19:15.120 --> 01:19:17.040 align:middle line:-1 after she sees you in that outfit. 01:19:17.200 --> 01:19:19.800 align:middle line:-2 Even if she were a man, I wouldn't consider her! 01:19:22.400 --> 01:19:24.480 align:middle line:-1 Ms Scott, let's go. 01:19:26.320 --> 01:19:28.360 align:middle line:-2 How's it? Do I look fine? - Yes. 01:19:31.320 --> 01:19:32.280 align:middle line:-1 Bosoms! 01:19:33.800 --> 01:19:34.960 align:middle line:-1 Oh! 01:19:37.560 --> 01:19:41.520 align:middle line:-2 Hey! Whether I get an appeal or not, at least I'll find a lover! 01:19:44.600 --> 01:19:46.880 align:middle line:-2 I hope it's going to be worth the money that we have paid him. 01:19:46.960 --> 01:19:50.360 align:middle line:-2 It should be alright. Just let me speak, alright? 01:19:50.440 --> 01:19:51.560 align:middle line:-1 Okay! 01:19:52.600 --> 01:19:53.680 align:middle line:-1 There it is. 01:19:54.760 --> 01:19:57.040 align:middle line:-2 I have looked over the material you sent to me. 01:19:57.120 --> 01:20:00.280 align:middle line:-2 What do you think? - You are not going to like this. 01:20:00.960 --> 01:20:03.520 align:middle line:-2 Her statement is completely self-justifying. 01:20:03.920 --> 01:20:05.440 align:middle line:-1 She did it. She admits doing it. 01:20:05.560 --> 01:20:07.040 align:middle line:-2 Why should she be treated differently 01:20:07.120 --> 01:20:08.720 align:middle line:-1 than any other murderer? 01:20:08.800 --> 01:20:10.440 align:middle line:-2 But that is ridiculous! You know that she... 01:20:10.600 --> 01:20:12.560 align:middle line:-2 But, surely, there is something that we could do. 01:20:12.680 --> 01:20:15.280 align:middle line:-1 Well, there might be one thing. 01:20:16.000 --> 01:20:19.000 align:middle line:-2 Follow up on the prison's psychiatrist's report. 01:20:19.320 --> 01:20:22.800 align:middle line:-2 He saw her shortly after the incident, just before the trial. 01:20:22.880 --> 01:20:26.560 align:middle line:-2 And he mentioned she's suffering from endogenous depression! 01:20:26.880 --> 01:20:29.280 align:middle line:-2 Do you mean, we have to say that she's crazy? 01:20:29.360 --> 01:20:31.880 align:middle line:-2 Right. Thank you, doctor. You have been of great help. 01:20:31.960 --> 01:20:33.320 align:middle line:-1 What kind of a world is this? 01:20:33.400 --> 01:20:36.000 align:middle line:-2 Where a woman has to lose her mind to get justice! 01:20:36.040 --> 01:20:38.400 align:middle line:-2 And a man just has to lose his temper! 01:20:38.560 --> 01:20:40.960 align:middle line:-2 I am sorry, doctor. Thank you, once again. 01:20:41.080 --> 01:20:42.720 align:middle line:-1 We should leave now. 01:20:48.640 --> 01:20:51.600 align:middle line:-2 Ronnie, look you won't believe the number of letters... 01:20:52.840 --> 01:20:57.040 align:middle line:-2 What's wrong? - You know well that I get emotional very easily. 01:20:59.520 --> 01:21:01.000 align:middle line:-1 Your appeal! 01:21:02.200 --> 01:21:04.320 align:middle line:-2 Lawyers said it would be impossible. 01:21:04.560 --> 01:21:07.240 align:middle line:-1 But I just had high hopes. 01:21:12.240 --> 01:21:14.360 align:middle line:-2 I don't know what I am going to tell her. 01:21:15.120 --> 01:21:18.160 align:middle line:-2 Everyone calls her a murderer's kid. 01:21:18.280 --> 01:21:20.120 align:middle line:-1 She's been in two... 01:21:21.400 --> 01:21:25.040 align:middle line:-1 No, three fights because of me. 01:21:26.440 --> 01:21:28.680 align:middle line:-1 Tell me what kind of a mom I am! 01:21:30.160 --> 01:21:31.560 align:middle line:-1 In here. 01:21:33.000 --> 01:21:34.440 align:middle line:-1 Average. 01:21:39.600 --> 01:21:41.880 align:middle line:-1 When did you get so strong? 01:21:44.440 --> 01:21:47.720 align:middle line:-1 The day I met you. 01:21:53.600 --> 01:21:56.760 align:middle line:-2 Why didn't Kiran's lawyer appeal on the defence of provocation? 01:21:56.840 --> 01:21:58.760 align:middle line:-2 Because it doesn't apply in her case. 01:21:59.160 --> 01:22:02.280 align:middle line:-2 Well, Deepak did beat her up that night, 01:22:02.360 --> 01:22:04.680 align:middle line:-2 but Kiran murdered him two hours after the incident took place. 01:22:04.760 --> 01:22:05.640 align:middle line:-1 So what? 01:22:05.720 --> 01:22:08.640 align:middle line:-2 So, the law considers that time as a cooling down period. 01:22:08.720 --> 01:22:11.440 align:middle line:-2 Basically, what they are saying is Kiran had 01:22:11.600 --> 01:22:13.680 align:middle line:-2 enough time to calm down and think rationally. 01:22:13.760 --> 01:22:15.160 align:middle line:-1 Therefore, it isn't provocation. 01:22:15.240 --> 01:22:17.440 align:middle line:-2 And so this is murder, and not manslaughter. 01:22:17.600 --> 01:22:21.960 align:middle line:-2 But she was emotionally, physically and sexually abused for 10 years! 01:22:22.040 --> 01:22:23.920 align:middle line:-1 And one night she snapped. 01:22:24.000 --> 01:22:27.600 align:middle line:-2 So, instead of cooling down, she boiled over. 01:22:27.760 --> 01:22:29.520 align:middle line:-1 Is that so difficult to fathom? 01:22:29.720 --> 01:22:31.720 align:middle line:-1 This is brilliant! 01:22:31.880 --> 01:22:32.880 align:middle line:-1 What? 01:22:32.960 --> 01:22:35.160 align:middle line:-2 We can use this as the basis for the appeal. 01:22:35.240 --> 01:22:36.320 align:middle line:-1 What do you mean? 01:22:36.480 --> 01:22:38.200 align:middle line:-1 In his submission to the jury, 01:22:38.320 --> 01:22:41.920 align:middle line:-2 the judge failed to mention Kiran's history of abuse 01:22:42.000 --> 01:22:43.880 align:middle line:-2 which would have proved she was a battered woman. 01:22:43.960 --> 01:22:44.920 align:middle line:-1 Yes! 01:22:45.000 --> 01:22:47.920 align:middle line:-2 This means that the jury was misdirected! 01:22:48.040 --> 01:22:50.480 align:middle line:-2 So, are you trying to say that we have a chance? 01:22:50.680 --> 01:22:54.120 align:middle line:-2 Yes, a small one, but a chance nevertheless! 01:23:00.040 --> 01:23:01.080 align:middle line:-1 Where's Ronnie? 01:23:01.200 --> 01:23:03.600 align:middle line:-1 I last saw her by the toilet. 01:23:04.000 --> 01:23:05.000 align:middle line:-1 Why? 01:23:05.840 --> 01:23:07.720 align:middle line:-1 I haven't seen her all day. 01:23:11.720 --> 01:23:12.960 align:middle line:-1 Ronnie? 01:23:19.120 --> 01:23:20.480 align:middle line:-1 Ronnie! 01:23:25.960 --> 01:23:27.160 align:middle line:-1 Ronnie. 01:23:31.840 --> 01:23:33.080 align:middle line:-1 Ronnie! 01:23:35.840 --> 01:23:37.200 align:middle line:-1 Ronnie! 01:23:37.920 --> 01:23:38.960 align:middle line:-1 Ronnie! 01:23:43.040 --> 01:23:44.800 align:middle line:-1 Yes, she's alright now. 01:23:45.840 --> 01:23:47.720 align:middle line:-1 I've never seen anything like this. 01:23:47.840 --> 01:23:49.280 align:middle line:-2 It takes a lot of determination to commit suicide 01:23:49.400 --> 01:23:50.680 align:middle line:-1 with a plastic blade. 01:23:51.560 --> 01:23:53.880 align:middle line:-2 She's quite fortunate that you found her in the nick of time. 01:23:53.960 --> 01:23:55.680 align:middle line:-1 Will she be alright? 01:23:56.680 --> 01:23:59.800 align:middle line:-2 She will be confined to the ward until she recovers. 01:23:59.880 --> 01:24:01.320 align:middle line:-1 Yes, she'll live. 01:24:08.240 --> 01:24:09.880 align:middle line:-1 Nice work, Ahluwalia! 01:24:10.160 --> 01:24:13.680 align:middle line:-2 You have saved me a mountain of paperwork! 01:24:49.640 --> 01:24:51.840 align:middle line:-2 I don't know if this is a good idea. 01:24:51.960 --> 01:24:53.720 align:middle line:-1 Trust us. It is. 01:24:53.840 --> 01:24:55.520 align:middle line:-2 You are a different person now, Kiran. 01:24:55.600 --> 01:24:58.040 align:middle line:-1 You deserve a new look. Go for it. 01:25:05.000 --> 01:25:08.360 align:middle line:-1 'Thursday, July 30, 1992' 01:25:50.200 --> 01:25:52.200 align:middle line:-1 Yay! 01:25:58.240 --> 01:26:02.160 align:middle line:-2 Wow! Kiran, you look very good! You'll surely succeed. 01:26:10.080 --> 01:26:13.960 align:middle line:-2 Good luck, Kiran. Go and show the world what you are. 01:26:15.280 --> 01:26:17.080 align:middle line:-1 Go! Go, Kiran! 01:26:17.440 --> 01:26:23.000 align:middle line:-1 Kiran! Kiran! 01:26:23.040 --> 01:26:26.000 align:middle line:-1 Kiran! Kiran! 01:26:49.000 --> 01:26:50.560 align:middle line:-1 'I'm coming from the bank.' 01:26:51.760 --> 01:26:53.320 align:middle line:-1 'Where's the money, Kiran?' 01:26:57.000 --> 01:26:59.080 align:middle line:-2 'Tell me what you did with the money.' 01:27:01.720 --> 01:27:03.280 align:middle line:-1 'I spent it.' 01:27:05.000 --> 01:27:07.880 align:middle line:-2 'The money was mine. You had no right to spend it!' 01:27:11.520 --> 01:27:12.800 align:middle line:-1 'I spent it!' 01:27:13.640 --> 01:27:16.280 align:middle line:-1 'On food for your sons.' 01:27:24.880 --> 01:27:27.960 align:middle line:-2 'What If I burn that pretty face which you are so proud of?' 01:27:28.080 --> 01:27:29.360 align:middle line:-1 'You keep on with your nonsense!' 01:27:30.920 --> 01:27:33.760 align:middle line:-1 'This is my house. It's my money!' 01:27:34.960 --> 01:27:38.000 align:middle line:-2 'If I want to spend it on other women, I will.' 01:27:39.880 --> 01:27:42.120 align:middle line:-2 'What are you staring at? Should I press this hot iron on your face?' 01:27:42.240 --> 01:27:44.000 align:middle line:-1 'Tell me! Should I do it?' 01:27:46.400 --> 01:27:49.520 align:middle line:-2 'I can do whatever I want. Who is going to stop me?' 01:27:51.600 --> 01:27:52.560 align:middle line:-1 'You!' 01:27:54.120 --> 01:27:55.920 align:middle line:-1 'You are nothing!' 01:28:06.200 --> 01:28:10.880 align:middle line:-1 "Oh, God..." 01:28:12.760 --> 01:28:19.120 align:middle line:-1 "Oh, God..." 01:29:11.640 --> 01:29:13.120 align:middle line:-1 'All rise.' 01:29:28.560 --> 01:29:31.640 align:middle line:-2 counsel, are you ready to present your case? 01:29:31.760 --> 01:29:33.680 align:middle line:-2 Yes, my Lord. - Proceed. 01:29:33.760 --> 01:29:36.800 align:middle line:-2 My Lords, today we've come before you 01:29:36.920 --> 01:29:40.240 align:middle line:-2 to present our appeal on behalf of our client, 01:29:40.600 --> 01:29:42.320 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit Ahluwalia. 01:29:43.200 --> 01:29:47.200 align:middle line:-2 Her conviction for murder was handed down 01:29:47.320 --> 01:29:50.400 align:middle line:-1 by the court on December 07, 1989. 01:29:50.480 --> 01:29:52.120 align:middle line:-1 It is our belief, my Lords, 01:29:52.200 --> 01:29:55.240 align:middle line:-2 that this conviction was handed down in error. 01:29:55.520 --> 01:29:58.640 align:middle line:-2 And for that, we seek to appeal for a new trial. 01:29:58.800 --> 01:30:02.400 align:middle line:-2 We note that you are presenting grounds for your appeal. 01:30:02.560 --> 01:30:06.480 align:middle line:-2 My Lords, we seek an appeal on three grounds. 01:30:06.920 --> 01:30:09.320 align:middle line:-2 With my first and second submissions, 01:30:09.400 --> 01:30:11.800 align:middle line:-2 I'd like to direct the honourable judge's 01:30:11.880 --> 01:30:14.080 align:middle line:-2 and the jury's attention on provocation. 01:30:14.480 --> 01:30:16.560 align:middle line:-2 The classic definition of provocation is that 01:30:16.640 --> 01:30:20.000 align:middle line:-2 which was approved by this court in the Regina versus Duffy case. 01:30:21.600 --> 01:30:24.120 align:middle line:-1 I quote, 'Provocation' 01:30:26.320 --> 01:30:30.000 align:middle line:-1 'is some act or series of acts,' 01:30:30.080 --> 01:30:33.000 align:middle line:-2 'which would cause in any reasonable person' 01:30:33.040 --> 01:30:36.480 align:middle line:-2 'a sudden and temporarily loss of self-control' 01:30:36.600 --> 01:30:39.840 align:middle line:-2 'rendering the accused so subject to passion' 01:30:40.120 --> 01:30:43.000 align:middle line:-2 'as to make him or her, for the moment,' 01:30:43.120 --> 01:30:46.160 align:middle line:-2 'not master of his or her own mind.' 01:30:46.840 --> 01:30:52.120 align:middle line:-2 My Lord, I believe the honourable judge in the present case 01:30:52.200 --> 01:30:56.920 align:middle line:-2 repeated those very words on that date to the jury. 01:30:57.080 --> 01:30:58.720 align:middle line:-1 Yes, my Lord. It's true. 01:30:58.800 --> 01:31:01.160 align:middle line:-2 However, it is my belief that despite using 01:31:01.240 --> 01:31:03.120 align:middle line:-1 the Duffy case as a reference, 01:31:03.200 --> 01:31:05.880 align:middle line:-2 the judge reached an incorrect verdict. 01:31:06.000 --> 01:31:08.080 align:middle line:-1 Tread carefully, counsel. 01:31:08.200 --> 01:31:09.840 align:middle line:-1 I beg your pardon, My Lord. 01:31:09.920 --> 01:31:11.880 align:middle line:-2 I didn't intend to disrespect the court. 01:31:12.320 --> 01:31:13.320 align:middle line:-1 However, 01:31:14.040 --> 01:31:16.640 align:middle line:-2 in his submission to the jury, the honourable judge 01:31:16.840 --> 01:31:18.480 align:middle line:-1 remarked that in between the period 01:31:18.600 --> 01:31:21.720 align:middle line:-2 during which my client was assaulted 01:31:21.800 --> 01:31:24.440 align:middle line:-2 and the subsequent crime for which she was charged, 01:31:24.600 --> 01:31:27.280 align:middle line:-1 there was a gap of two hours. 01:31:27.400 --> 01:31:29.120 align:middle line:-2 This is termed as the cooling down period 01:31:29.240 --> 01:31:31.040 align:middle line:-2 and it won't be considered as provocation. 01:31:31.120 --> 01:31:35.200 align:middle line:-2 And yet, My Lords, the Homicide Act of 1957 reads, 01:31:35.400 --> 01:31:38.320 align:middle line:-2 'Where there is evidence on which the jury can' 01:31:38.400 --> 01:31:43.120 align:middle line:-2 'find the defendant was provoked to lose his self-control,' 01:31:43.280 --> 01:31:47.160 align:middle line:-2 'the question of whether it was enough to make a reasonable person 01:31:47.240 --> 01:31:50.920 align:middle line:-2 do as they did, shall be left to the jury.' 01:31:51.400 --> 01:31:53.920 align:middle line:-1 It could also be argued, my Lord, 01:31:54.000 --> 01:31:56.360 align:middle line:-2 that the honourable judge didn't consider 01:31:56.720 --> 01:31:58.840 align:middle line:-2 setting fire to a man who was asleep 01:31:58.960 --> 01:32:02.440 align:middle line:-2 being the action of a reasonable person. 01:32:02.560 --> 01:32:07.280 align:middle line:-2 It's reasonable, my Lord. But to people like you and me! 01:32:08.000 --> 01:32:09.400 align:middle line:-1 But what about a woman like Kiran, 01:32:09.520 --> 01:32:11.800 align:middle line:-2 who suffered violence, abuse and humiliation 01:32:11.920 --> 01:32:13.760 align:middle line:-1 of the highest order for 10 years? 01:32:14.200 --> 01:32:16.840 align:middle line:-2 She feared not only for her own life, 01:32:16.920 --> 01:32:19.080 align:middle line:-2 but for the lives of her little children too. 01:32:19.200 --> 01:32:22.000 align:middle line:-2 I don't think, or rather I can't even imagine 01:32:22.080 --> 01:32:25.240 align:middle line:-2 what the honourable court deems fit as reasonable, 01:32:25.400 --> 01:32:26.560 align:middle line:-1 for such a woman! 01:32:29.640 --> 01:32:31.640 align:middle line:-1 My second submission, my Lords, 01:32:32.200 --> 01:32:34.200 align:middle line:-2 concerns the way the honourable judge 01:32:34.320 --> 01:32:36.000 align:middle line:-1 dealt with the question of the 01:32:36.040 --> 01:32:38.440 align:middle line:-2 defendant's list of the characteristics. 01:32:38.640 --> 01:32:41.960 align:middle line:-2 I submit, my Lords, that this woman was 01:32:42.000 --> 01:32:44.080 align:middle line:-2 suffering from Battered Woman Syndrome. 01:32:44.160 --> 01:32:48.160 align:middle line:-2 And that her ill-treatment so affected her personality 01:32:48.240 --> 01:32:51.360 align:middle line:-2 that she was in a state of Learned Helplessness, 01:32:51.640 --> 01:32:53.360 align:middle line:-2 which has been termed by psychiatrists 01:32:53.520 --> 01:32:55.000 align:middle line:-1 who have recognized this condition. 01:32:55.080 --> 01:32:57.040 align:middle line:-2 You believe that the judge should have 01:32:57.120 --> 01:32:59.000 align:middle line:-1 added this condition to the list. 01:32:59.080 --> 01:33:00.480 align:middle line:-2 My Lords, at the very least, the entire list 01:33:00.600 --> 01:33:02.160 align:middle line:-2 should have been presented to the jury 01:33:02.240 --> 01:33:04.720 align:middle line:-2 so that they may have considered it before giving their decision. 01:33:04.880 --> 01:33:08.840 align:middle line:-2 Finally, my third submission deals with the ground 01:33:08.920 --> 01:33:11.560 align:middle line:-2 of diminished responsibility, my Lords. 01:33:11.680 --> 01:33:15.160 align:middle line:-2 We submit the sworn statement of police constable, James O'Connell, 01:33:15.640 --> 01:33:18.480 align:middle line:-2 which states that the defendant was neither lucid 01:33:18.680 --> 01:33:20.680 align:middle line:-1 nor aware of her surroundings, 01:33:20.760 --> 01:33:24.200 align:middle line:-2 when he interviewed her immediately after the incident in question. 01:33:24.600 --> 01:33:27.120 align:middle line:-2 Also, my Lords, we have psychiatric reports 01:33:27.200 --> 01:33:28.440 align:middle line:-1 that were obtained recently. 01:33:28.560 --> 01:33:31.760 align:middle line:-2 They clearly state that at the time of the murder, 01:33:32.840 --> 01:33:35.320 align:middle line:-2 the appellant's mental functions for her actions were impaired, 01:33:35.400 --> 01:33:38.040 align:middle line:-2 which is termed as diminished responsibility. 01:33:38.760 --> 01:33:42.000 align:middle line:-2 And this falls within the scope of the Homicide Act of 1957. 01:33:42.480 --> 01:33:47.120 align:middle line:-2 My Lords, my client has suffered two great injustices. 01:33:47.240 --> 01:33:51.520 align:middle line:-2 First, by the man who had promised to love and honour her in marriage. 01:33:51.600 --> 01:33:55.120 align:middle line:-1 And second, by our judicial system. 01:33:55.200 --> 01:33:58.160 align:middle line:-2 Unfortunately, it's too late to correct the first. 01:33:58.400 --> 01:34:02.160 align:middle line:-2 But by granting our appeal, you could help us 01:34:02.240 --> 01:34:04.840 align:middle line:-2 on take the first step towards rectifying the second mistake. 01:34:10.080 --> 01:34:13.240 align:middle line:-2 We will consider your appeal overnight. 01:34:13.960 --> 01:34:18.280 align:middle line:-2 The court is adjourned until 10:30 am tomorrow. 01:34:23.120 --> 01:34:24.160 align:middle line:-1 One more, please. 01:34:24.240 --> 01:34:26.840 align:middle line:-1 Hey, come on! You've had enough! 01:34:28.000 --> 01:34:31.960 align:middle line:-2 So, what are we drinking to, solicitor? 01:34:33.160 --> 01:34:37.360 align:middle line:-2 To tomorrow's victory, or to another one of my lost causes? 01:34:38.400 --> 01:34:40.280 align:middle line:-1 Don't be so hard on yourself. 01:34:41.320 --> 01:34:43.040 align:middle line:-1 Why do you take it so personally? 01:34:43.280 --> 01:34:44.760 align:middle line:-1 Yes, it's personal. 01:34:45.360 --> 01:34:46.400 align:middle line:-1 What? 01:34:47.160 --> 01:34:48.360 align:middle line:-1 My sister! 01:34:51.680 --> 01:34:53.360 align:middle line:-1 I wish I didn't ignore it! 01:34:55.240 --> 01:34:58.000 align:middle line:-2 Every time I would ask her about her bruises, 01:34:58.160 --> 01:35:02.200 align:middle line:-2 she would tell me that she bumped into the furniture at night. 01:35:03.600 --> 01:35:05.400 align:middle line:-1 And I actually believed it! 01:35:06.840 --> 01:35:09.800 align:middle line:-2 I wonder why she protected that scoundrel! 01:35:10.440 --> 01:35:14.080 align:middle line:-2 That monster beat my sister black and blue! 01:35:14.960 --> 01:35:17.280 align:middle line:-1 This went on for six long years! 01:35:19.000 --> 01:35:20.480 align:middle line:-1 And I didn't even know about it! 01:35:22.760 --> 01:35:25.440 align:middle line:-1 Then one day, she... 01:35:26.600 --> 01:35:28.160 align:middle line:-1 She committed suicide. 01:35:30.240 --> 01:35:33.000 align:middle line:-1 And I could do nothing. 01:35:34.400 --> 01:35:35.880 align:middle line:-1 Radha, I am so sorry. 01:35:36.480 --> 01:35:38.920 align:middle line:-1 I... I didn't know this. 01:35:42.440 --> 01:35:43.520 align:middle line:-1 To sisters! 01:35:48.320 --> 01:35:49.680 align:middle line:-1 To sisters! 01:36:06.000 --> 01:36:09.120 align:middle line:-1 'Friday, July 31, 1992' 01:36:09.200 --> 01:36:13.400 align:middle line:-1 Yay... Kiranjit! 01:36:13.560 --> 01:36:15.680 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! 01:36:16.200 --> 01:36:21.600 align:middle line:-2 This is a tragic case that has aroused a lot of public attention. 01:36:21.960 --> 01:36:24.680 align:middle line:-2 Three grounds of appeal have been raised. 01:36:25.680 --> 01:36:27.200 align:middle line:-1 The first two relate to 01:36:27.280 --> 01:36:32.560 align:middle line:-2 the honourable judge's directions to the jury on provocation. 01:36:32.760 --> 01:36:38.400 align:middle line:-2 In our judgement, the honourable judge took the right decision. 01:36:38.960 --> 01:36:42.000 align:middle line:-2 Now, let's get to the third ground of appeal, 01:36:42.120 --> 01:36:44.040 align:middle line:-1 diminished responsibility. 01:36:44.960 --> 01:36:48.840 align:middle line:-2 We consider this a strong ground for the appeal. 01:36:49.040 --> 01:36:51.760 align:middle line:-1 We have before us a report, 01:36:51.920 --> 01:36:55.080 align:middle line:-2 which was even available before the trial. 01:36:55.680 --> 01:36:58.120 align:middle line:-2 In this report, the doctor has stated 01:36:58.200 --> 01:37:02.720 align:middle line:-2 that the appellant was suffering from 01:37:02.800 --> 01:37:05.000 align:middle line:-2 endogenous depression at the time of the incident. 01:37:05.160 --> 01:37:08.000 align:middle line:-1 It is unclear 01:37:08.640 --> 01:37:12.920 align:middle line:-2 how such important information was overlooked by the honourable court. 01:37:13.240 --> 01:37:16.360 align:middle line:-2 And after taking this into consideration, 01:37:16.440 --> 01:37:18.080 align:middle line:-1 we dismiss the earlier verdict. 01:37:18.280 --> 01:37:20.240 align:middle line:-2 And on the basis of this information, 01:37:20.320 --> 01:37:22.680 align:middle line:-1 have come to the conclusion 01:37:23.040 --> 01:37:25.240 align:middle line:-2 that the proper course here is to order a retrial. 01:37:34.280 --> 01:37:35.840 align:middle line:-1 Yes, that's great! 01:37:36.760 --> 01:37:37.960 align:middle line:-1 Yes! 01:37:44.320 --> 01:37:45.240 align:middle line:-1 Hurray! 01:37:45.320 --> 01:37:47.320 align:middle line:-2 'Of course, there never was a retrial.' 01:37:47.400 --> 01:37:49.360 align:middle line:-1 'The court would never find a woman 01:37:49.440 --> 01:37:51.200 align:middle line:-2 who had burnt her husband to death, to be innocent.' 01:37:51.280 --> 01:37:53.800 align:middle line:-1 'But, on September 25, 1992, 01:37:53.880 --> 01:37:55.320 align:middle line:-2 they convicted her of manslaughter instead of the 01:37:55.400 --> 01:37:57.520 align:middle line:-1 earlier conviction of murder,' 01:37:57.600 --> 01:38:00.080 align:middle line:-1 'and reduced her jail term.' 01:38:00.400 --> 01:38:03.440 align:middle line:-2 'They considered the term of 3 years and 4 months 01:38:03.560 --> 01:38:06.680 align:middle line:-2 that she had spent in jail as her full term, and released her.' 01:38:06.760 --> 01:38:08.800 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! Kiranjit! 01:38:08.920 --> 01:38:13.520 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! Kiranjit! 01:38:13.600 --> 01:38:16.000 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! Kiranjit! 01:38:16.080 --> 01:38:17.840 align:middle line:-1 Yay! 01:38:22.600 --> 01:38:26.120 align:middle line:-2 Kiranjit! - Yay! 01:38:26.240 --> 01:38:29.440 align:middle line:-1 Kiran! Kiran! 01:38:29.600 --> 01:38:32.240 align:middle line:-1 Kiran! 01:38:32.320 --> 01:38:36.400 align:middle line:-1 Kiranjit! Yay! 01:38:38.200 --> 01:38:40.320 align:middle line:-1 Kiran, a few words from you. 01:38:41.400 --> 01:38:42.800 align:middle line:-1 Go on, Kiran. 01:38:42.920 --> 01:38:45.120 align:middle line:-1 Kiran! Kiran! 01:38:45.320 --> 01:38:47.960 align:middle line:-1 Thank you for your support. 01:38:49.000 --> 01:38:52.840 align:middle line:-2 In life, there is no honour in suffering silently. 01:38:53.680 --> 01:38:56.480 align:middle line:-2 There is no point in being in a relationship 01:38:56.680 --> 01:38:59.120 align:middle line:-2 where one is subject to abuse and suffering. 01:39:00.360 --> 01:39:02.320 align:middle line:-1 It is our responsibility as mothers 01:39:02.960 --> 01:39:06.720 align:middle line:-2 to raise our sons to treat women with love and respect, 01:39:07.000 --> 01:39:09.280 align:middle line:-2 not by resorting to anger and violence. 01:39:10.000 --> 01:39:12.120 align:middle line:-1 Only then will the suffering end. 01:39:15.360 --> 01:39:18.600 align:middle line:-1 I am one amongst many such women. 01:39:19.440 --> 01:39:24.280 align:middle line:-2 I may not be important, but this issue is important. 01:39:27.000 --> 01:39:30.960 align:middle line:-2 Please don't forget that there are many women out there 01:39:31.080 --> 01:39:33.360 align:middle line:-1 who need your help. 01:39:35.320 --> 01:39:36.480 align:middle line:-1 Please... 01:39:37.960 --> 01:39:41.200 align:middle line:-2 Fantastic, Kiran! - Hurray! 01:39:49.240 --> 01:39:52.040 align:middle line:-2 'Most people can't imagine what it would be like' 01:39:52.160 --> 01:39:54.600 align:middle line:-2 'to spend the most invaluable years of their lives' 01:39:54.680 --> 01:39:55.920 align:middle line:-1 'locked away in a place like this.' 01:39:56.000 --> 01:39:59.440 align:middle line:-2 'But for Kiran, Mullwood Hall was never really a prison.' 01:39:59.600 --> 01:40:02.560 align:middle line:-2 'It was her first step towards freedom.' 01:40:03.360 --> 01:40:06.200 align:middle line:-2 Rajeev, do up the buttons on your shirt. 01:40:09.960 --> 01:40:11.200 align:middle line:-1 Take care. Get going. 01:40:12.960 --> 01:40:14.200 align:middle line:-2 Bye, mom. - Bye, mom. 01:40:23.320 --> 01:40:27.040 align:middle line:-2 'Regina vs Ahluwalia became the monumental court case' 01:40:27.120 --> 01:40:29.040 align:middle line:-2 'that changed the nature of British law forever, 01:40:29.120 --> 01:40:30.960 align:middle line:-2 as affords the 'Provocation Defence',' 01:40:31.000 --> 01:40:33.560 align:middle line:-2 'the acceptance of Battered Woman's Syndrome 01:40:33.680 --> 01:40:34.800 align:middle line:-1 as a legal state of mind,' 01:40:34.880 --> 01:40:37.840 align:middle line:-2 'in accordance with defendants who have suffered 01:40:37.960 --> 01:40:40.040 align:middle line:-2 extended physical abuse at the hands of a spouse.' 01:40:40.120 --> 01:40:42.000 align:middle line:-2 'In 2001, Kiranjit Ahluwalia was honoured 01:40:42.080 --> 01:40:43.840 align:middle line:-2 by Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife.' 01:40:43.920 --> 01:40:48.600 align:middle line:-2 'Cherie Booth with the Asian Woman role model award for her courage.' 01:40:59.040 --> 01:41:04.720 align:middle line:-1 "Why does my heart skip a beat?" 01:41:06.960 --> 01:41:12.680 align:middle line:-1 "Why do tears roll down my cheeks?" 01:41:13.920 --> 01:41:21.560 align:middle line:-2 "In every darkness, there's a light." 01:41:22.000 --> 01:41:28.200 align:middle line:-1 "Life doesn't wait for anyone." 01:41:29.040 --> 01:41:34.000 align:middle line:-1 "Life goes on and so do we." 01:41:38.760 --> 01:41:45.680 align:middle line:-2 "Just let life happen, it might surprise you." 01:41:46.680 --> 01:41:54.640 align:middle line:-1 "Don't let the fear hold you back." 01:41:56.600 --> 01:42:04.000 align:middle line:-2 "Nobody knows what future holds for us." 01:42:04.400 --> 01:42:12.680 align:middle line:-2 "Do you ever wonder what will happen tomorrow?" 01:42:14.080 --> 01:42:19.840 align:middle line:-1 "Let's touch the sky." 01:42:22.000 --> 01:42:27.760 align:middle line:-1 "Don't let your hope die." 01:42:29.240 --> 01:42:31.560 align:middle line:-1 "Let's build a home." 01:42:33.160 --> 01:42:35.760 align:middle line:-1 "Keep smiling, no matter what." 01:42:37.120 --> 01:42:43.640 align:middle line:-2 "Your dreams will come true. Just keep smiling." 01:42:49.120 --> 01:42:53.080 align:middle line:-1 "Keep smiling." 01:42:55.840 --> 01:43:01.120 align:middle line:-1 "Keep smiling."