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Episode 3: The Sentence ‘The Retrievals,’ Episode 3: The Sentence
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The patients are still reckoning with what the pain the nurse inflicted has cost them. Now a court will decide what it should cost her.The patients are still reckoning with what the pain the nurse inflicted has cost them. Now a court will decide what it should cost her.
Having entered a guilty plea, the nurse arrives in a courtroom in downtown New Haven, Conn., to receive her sentence. She faces a maximum of a little more than five years in prison.Having entered a guilty plea, the nurse arrives in a courtroom in downtown New Haven, Conn., to receive her sentence. She faces a maximum of a little more than five years in prison.
Some patients choose to attend the hearing. Allicia is one of them. In her work, she’s encountered lots of patients with addiction, and she starts out sympathetic to the nurse. But during the hearing, Allicia will learn something about the nurse that she cannot forgive.Some patients choose to attend the hearing. Allicia is one of them. In her work, she’s encountered lots of patients with addiction, and she starts out sympathetic to the nurse. But during the hearing, Allicia will learn something about the nurse that she cannot forgive.
The judge begins the hearing by announcing that she hasn’t yet made a decision about the nurse’s sentence. And she really hasn’t. As the judge works toward a ruling, she takes up questions about trust, betrayal and intent, and she weighs the harms the nurse inflicted on the patients against the harms that will come to the nurse’s children if she is sent to prison.The judge begins the hearing by announcing that she hasn’t yet made a decision about the nurse’s sentence. And she really hasn’t. As the judge works toward a ruling, she takes up questions about trust, betrayal and intent, and she weighs the harms the nurse inflicted on the patients against the harms that will come to the nurse’s children if she is sent to prison.
After emotional testimony from victims, the judge rules. She gives the nurse a sentence that no one saw coming.After emotional testimony from victims, the judge rules. She gives the nurse a sentence that no one saw coming.
Carla Pallone is a composer based in France. After classical training as a violinist, she performed in the bands Mansfield.TYA and VACΛRME. She now composes music for cinema and the theater, and has written music for films including “La Fille au Bracelet,” “Libre Garance!” and “Midnight Skin.”Carla Pallone is a composer based in France. After classical training as a violinist, she performed in the bands Mansfield.TYA and VACΛRME. She now composes music for cinema and the theater, and has written music for films including “La Fille au Bracelet,” “Libre Garance!” and “Midnight Skin.”
Reported, produced and hosted by Susan BurtonProduced and edited by Laura StarecheskiExecutive Editor, Serial Productions Julie SnyderSupervising Producer, Serial Productions Ndeye ThioubouMusic supervision and sound design by Phoebe WangOriginal score by Carla PalloneMusic mixing by Thomas Poli at Impersonal FreedomResearch and fact-checking by Ben Phelan and Caitlin LoveStandards Editor Susan WesslingLegal review by Dana GreenArt direction by Pablo DelcanAdditional editing by Katie Mingle and Ira GlassAdditional production by Michelle NavarroDeputy Managing Editor Sam DolnickProducing help by Jeffrey Miranda, Kelly Doe, Renan Borelli, Desiree Ibekwe and Anisha MuniReported, produced and hosted by Susan BurtonProduced and edited by Laura StarecheskiExecutive Editor, Serial Productions Julie SnyderSupervising Producer, Serial Productions Ndeye ThioubouMusic supervision and sound design by Phoebe WangOriginal score by Carla PalloneMusic mixing by Thomas Poli at Impersonal FreedomResearch and fact-checking by Ben Phelan and Caitlin LoveStandards Editor Susan WesslingLegal review by Dana GreenArt direction by Pablo DelcanAdditional editing by Katie Mingle and Ira GlassAdditional production by Michelle NavarroDeputy Managing Editor Sam DolnickProducing help by Jeffrey Miranda, Kelly Doe, Renan Borelli, Desiree Ibekwe and Anisha Muni
Special thanks to Erik Tanner, Pierre Cattoni, Lee Riffaterre, Katie Fuchs, Jordan Cohen, Victoria Kim, Jason Fujikuni, Kimmy Tsai, Ashka Gami, Nina Lassam, Jon McNally, Krystal Plomatos and Sam Posner.Special thanks to Erik Tanner, Pierre Cattoni, Lee Riffaterre, Katie Fuchs, Jordan Cohen, Victoria Kim, Jason Fujikuni, Kimmy Tsai, Ashka Gami, Nina Lassam, Jon McNally, Krystal Plomatos and Sam Posner.