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Those five men are Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, and Korey Wise.

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But he also uses his expressions and body language as incredibly persuasive tools.

19, he says, and then Ryan finishes with a portentous: 89.

That exchange is more suited to a scene in a CBS procedural than a grounded series like this.

Because the series is generally so grounded, when it veers off track, its especially jarring.

But every time there is a hint of good news here, its usually followed by bad.

Naturally, he winds up in the worst possible place, at the greatest possible distance.

InWhen They See Us, optimism only begets more pain.

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