Ep. 05 - "The Race Card" gets played, Lance Ito: The Starstruck Judge, 875 Bundy, Toobin's O.J. ticket
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Jeffrey kicks off the show by describing the powerful emotions on the set of "The Race Card" episode, directed by John Singleton. The O.J. defense team coalesces around Johnnie Cochran's strategy to use race and the necessity of it in the hope get an acquittal. Jeffrey Toobin describes how Christopher Darden gets pinned in the middle by this defense approach by being labeled as an 'Uncle Tom'. In the miniseries, actor Sterling K. Brown's portrayal of Darden, according to Toobin is amazing. The episode 6 preview that you don't want to miss.
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