Monster

By cassidyokeeffe28
  • Steve Harmon's trial starts today.

    Steve Harmon's trial starts today.

    Steve decides to record this upcoming experience in the form of a movie screenplay. Kathy O'Brien, Steve's defense attorney, briefs him on what will happen next. At this stage, only two of the four accused (three of them black and one Latino) are on trial, James King and Steve. The other two, Richard "Bobo" Evans and Osvaldo Cruz, have entered into a plea bargain
  • Steve confesses his hate for jail.

    Steve confesses his hate for jail.

    Steve wrote a note saying how awful jail is and how all they talk about is hurting people. In addition, he says thinking of it as a movie is the only thing helping him to not go crazy.
  • Osvaldo states in court that Bobo, James King, and Steve Harmon where all part of the robbery.

    Osvaldo states in court that Bobo, James King, and Steve Harmon where all part of the robbery.

    Osvaldo is on the stand and Petrocelli is questioning him. She asks him if he recognizes anyone in the court room and he identifies Bobo, James, and Steve.
  • Steve Harmon is paranoid about the sentence he might receive

    Steve Harmon is paranoid about the sentence he might receive

    Miss O'Brian's tells him that things are not looking good for him. She says the Judge can sentence him to 25 years to life, & he must serve at least 21 years and 3 months.
  • Steve talks about how he has never seen his father cry before.

    Steve talks about how he has never seen his father cry before.

    He expresses his feelings for how emotional it is to see his dad crying. He thinks that whenever his dad looks at him, his dad is seeing a monster. He does not want to be compared to all the bad guys taking stand.
  • "Miss O'Brien was mad today. She said that Petrocelli was using a cheap trick. O'Brien said Petrocelli wanted to leave as bad an image in the mind of the jury as she could."

    "Miss O'Brien was mad today. She said that Petrocelli was using a cheap trick. O'Brien said Petrocelli wanted to leave as bad an image in the mind of the jury as she could."

    Steve says he does not want what happened in the drug store in his mind, so he will not write about it and that the pictures of Mr. Nesbitt scare him.
  • Steve has a flashback to what happened before the murder.

    Steve has a flashback to what happened before the murder.

    Steve talks about how King offered him the job of lookout, and how Bobo said he would take part. King asks him if he is in and the flashback stops there.
  • In jail, Steve witnesses many fights.

    In jail, Steve witnesses many fights.

    There is a fight and the guards have to break it up. They get locked down in their cells, because of the fight.
  • Petrocelli, Briggs, and O'Brien are talking to the judge.

    Petrocelli, Briggs, and O'Brien are talking to the judge.

    They start calling witnesses into court. She speaks of an argument between two young men and the drugstore owner.
  • Miss O'Brien says that Bobo's testimony hurt them a lot and she had to find a way to separate him from King.

    Miss O'Brien says that Bobo's testimony hurt them a lot and she had to find a way to separate him from King.

    King's lawyer wants the connect them but O'Brien does not want that.