From The New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is the Daily on Sunday.

Today we've got a little something different for you, because our colleagues over at serial

productions have a new series out that we're excited to share. It's called The Last 12 Weeks,

and it follows a team of death penalty lawyers in their last-minute scramble to try to stop

their client's

execution in Texas. And what's kind of incredible about it is that the team at serial managed

to convince a team of death penalty lawyers to let them follow them around in the middle of an actual

case. They put microphones in the room as the lawyers tried to argue their case, to witnesses,

to the media, to a victim's mother.

And these are the kinds of behind-the-scenes conversations you rarely get to hear and they are riveting.

So we're sharing the first episode of the five-part series, a collaboration with the Marshall Project and hosted by reporter Maurice Shama.

You can find all episodes by searching for the last 12 weeks

wherever you get your podcasts.

Okay, here's the show.

In the fall of 2024, a criminal defense lawyer got the kind of phone call that most lawyers

can only dream about.

It concerned a client of his, a guy named David Wood, one of Texas's most notorious serial killers.

He was sitting on death row, months away from his execution.

Good. Thank you, George, Call.

And I would like to discuss with you something about David Wood.

Why, don't condone what is happening in that case. discusses you something about David Woods.

Why, don't condone what is happening in that case.

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