You realize that even if Ben wins his appeal, he is already losing himself. The boy who couldn't lie to save his life is learning to become a predator. Back in the outside world, we check in on Ben’s barrister, the brilliant but exhausted Margaret (Pete Postlethwaite, in an Oscar-worthy performance). He is not a crusader for truth; he is a mechanic trying to fix a broken machine. Episode 5 reveals the grim calculus of the legal system. It’s no longer about whether Ben did it. It’s about procedure. Technicalities. A witness who might have lied.
There are courtroom dramas that make you cheer. And then there is Criminal Justice . criminal justice season 1 episode 5
(If you need to cry afterward, no one is judging.) You realize that even if Ben wins his