It’s finally time for the jury to deliberate. They take a vote. Eight people think OJ is guilty. Two don’t. The majority of the jurors say the Defense didn’t prove its case and they will "never, ever" change their minds about that. The hold outs quickly cave. Someone calls Judge Ito to tell him the jury’s reached a verdict.
Ito: Are you shitting me?
Me: LMAO.
It’s been four hours. Shapiro says the jury has “discussed this case less than anybody in America”. Welp.
In Cochran’s office, the investigator fills in the team about the Fuhrman tapes. In short; they’re really messy. Cochran Is thrilled. He says “God brought us these tapes… this is manna from heaven.” So God is looking out for OJ? Um. Ok.
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The jury is over this case. They were supposed to be sequestered for 2 months, and now it’s over 8. A few of them get conjugal visits, but other than that, they are cut off from the outside world. No TV, no radio, they can’t talk to other hotels guests, swim, discuss the case even with each other, their newspapers have holes where related stories have been cut out, and they can’t drink. And on top of that, the security guarding them talks to them like they are prison. The jurors don't have names, but numbers.
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“If there’s going to be a media circus, you better damn well be the ringmaster,”
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