they usually say that you're innocent until proved guilty. but in this case, it seems you're guilty until proved innocent. it's really sad that the American system works this way...
fortunately, in my country there is no jury. the decision is up to the judge, a person who is actually "trained" to make that kind of decisions. yes, it also fails, specially in corruption, since it is easier to pay a judge than an entire jury, but I still think it's a better system.
if you ask me "did Steven do it?" my answer is "I don't know". I don't say it's impossible, but the truth is they didn't actually prove it. besides, he had just got out of jail, he was getting his life back. why would he do this?
when it comes to Brendan, I would risk saying "he's innocent". the statement that defined everything (the one which lasted 4 hours or so) was clearly "fabricated", they were tipping him about what they wanted to hear. and no offense, but he just wasn't smart enough to do that.
now, if they convicted Brendan, it was based on that confession where he described that bloody slaughter and Teresa could have only died once so Steven would have gone to jail for that same bloody slaughter. but there are no evidence to support that description Brendan gave so I really don't understand how they can put them in jail for that. so, without any blood to support the bloody slaughter, we have to conclude it didn't happen (at least that way). and why would Brendan come up with a false story when he could have told the real one? I mean, if he was admitting the crime, he would have told the real story. the fact that he told this made-up story just proves that he didn't know what to say, so he was just saying random things, hoping they would be satisfied and stop asking more questions. otherwise, why would he take 4 hours to tell the story? it's not like he resisted for 3 hours and used the last hour to tell the story. no, he started telling the story almost in the beginning. so, if he was already admitting, why not telling them what happened right away? because he didn't know what had happened, or what they wanted to tell that had happened. so he needed those 4 hours to come up with this whole story. if it had really happened, he would have just told it in probably less than an hour, but he needed those 4 hours to try to understand what they wanted him to say. he needed those 4 hours to decide where he would take the narrative, to decide if what he was going to say was too stupid or if they would believe it and stop bothering him.
well, I really hope they get a second chance. maybe this documentary will help them get it.
also, is it just me or is Teresa's brother getting really annoying. ok, you want your sister's murder in jail, but can that desire blind you so much that you can't see the truth?
there was an episode in which they referred there were other suspects who were never investigated because the police immediately assumed it was Steven. do they remain uninvestigated? well, with all the time passed, they could have easily gotten rid of the evidence, but they might still find something so why nit give it a shot?
I was hoping the last episode would be about them getting released somehow, but there would probably be to much to tell in just one episode, so I just lost hope. or maybe Brendan's dream came true and Teresa just showed up... well, I'll know when I watch it.
