Off to the side, Diangelo lets Pete know that Brenton died which doesn’t help the way Pete has been feeling.After the party, Pete gathers all of the gifts that the guys gave him and throws them away. There’s a little girl in the yard, and eventually KJ approaches her. Nadine comes from a wealthy family. The neighbor that previously saw him vomiting sees this exchange as well.KJ is still trying other cases. She initially rejects the defense lawyers offer of a light sentence for a 16 year-old first time offender, but when the judge asks for her recommendation, she goes more lenient. The initial shot of the Statue of Liberty with her back turned to Jersey City in cold metal indifference is intriguing at first, but mined to the point that its poignancy dissolves.As the story progresses, though, too many minor characters, with overwrought nods to back stories, are given floor time. Di tries to perform CPR before the guys eventually pull him off of the baby.Di uses this moment to tell Pete that they can make a difference. All of this just serves to mess with his head that much more.Another development near the end of the episode involves Isaiah. Her mother “pulled up in a Benz” and paid for everything that was stolen.
Seven Seconds Show Summary Tensions run high between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City when a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop. The father notices, however, as Uncle Seth goes over to address the young man. They give him gifts and Diangelo announces that Pete will be joining them full-time. He asks if he can see his grandson and Pete won’t even consider it.
His dad fakes a punch at him and Pete flinched. Initially she just accepts it but eventually she starts to deliver shots of her own. When his dad asks for money, Pete reaches into the trash bag and gives him the cash that was gifted to him. Di, of course, sends Pete through the door first,but he does warn him about the shooter. They don’t dive into this here but I’m sure it will come up again later.Fish gets back the paint chip info and heads back to KJ’s place. In the second episode of Seven Seconds, there are several major developments. She thinks she’s done the kid a favor but the judge decides that he wants to punish the kid and gives a harsher sentence than she had even considered. KJ wants to believe he wasn’t necessarily affiliated, but this moment doesn’t help.After initially being afraid to talk to the Butlers about the case, KJ and Fish go to the home to let them know that they had to let their suspect free. At the end of the exchange, he delivers a light threat to Seth. First, it’s looking bad for Pete. In Di’s mind, Brenton was a banger that didn’t get to evolve to become a kille, and thus, his loss was a positive for the community.Pete leaves the scene with the dead baby and goes home and lays with his wife and living child. When she tries to stand up to the judge he holds his ground.This exchange is just one of the many that shows how the system works against young men of color, as this is one of the themes of the show.In one scene we get to meet Fish’s ex-wife. **NOTE: Even though Netflix releases all episodes of Seven Seconds on one day, they are portrayed on the Calendar as airing one episode a day, for ease of visualisation. The show does a great job of making their characters people. She’s not a child that has to be on the streets.Later, Fish goes to the home to try to speak with the mother but gets the door slammed in his face. Di, meanwhile, finds another kid in a room and proceeds to beat on him for no clear reason. They addressed the major plot points quickly and provided us with new information to chew on.The episode begins by following Brenton’s body as it’s removed from the room and taken down to the morgue.