SACRIFICES WILL NEED TO BE MADE WHEN A TURN IN THE PUBLIC'S OPINION HELPS CARTER'S PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION DATE GET MOVED UP AND ALONZO DOES EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER TO RETAIN PRIVATE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR TONY, ON ABC'S AMERICAN CRIME

Regina King ("Southland") guest stars as Aliyah Shadeed

"Episode Nine" - Following the march in support of Carter that erupted in violence, Aliyah and her lawyer use the turn in public opinion to leave the court no choice but to move up Carter's preliminary examination date. Emotions felt by the families on both sides of the case come to a head when Aubry's mother, Ruth, sets up a meeting with Aliyah. Meanwhile, Russ continues to work on Matt and Gwen's house as a means to fill a void created by his regretful decision to abandon his family years previously. Desperate to do everything he can for a now fearful Tony in juvenile detention, Alonzo turns to an unlikely source for help. After Aubry receives news from Carter, she is left feeling emotionally distraught. She makes the decision to completely change the course of the case by going on record with an incendiary statement, on "American Crime" THURSDAY, APRIL 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network

"American Crime" stars Felicity Huffman as Barb Hanlon, Timothy Hutton as Russ Skokie, W. Earl Brown as Tom Carlin, Richard Cabral as Hector Tontz, Caitlin Gerard as Aubry Taylor, Benito Martinez as Alonzo Gutiérrez, Penelope Ann Miller as Eve Carlin, Elvis Nolasco as Carter Nix, Johnny Ortiz as Tony Gutiérrez and guest starring Regina King as Aliyah Shadeed.

"Episode Nine" was written by Keith Huff and directed by Jessica Yu.

Guest starring Jesse Borrego as Oscar, Julian Works as Edgar, Lili Taylor as Nancy Straumberg, Pablo Bracho as Raul Seravia, Kedrick Brown as Brad Joseph, Barbara Chisholm as Judge Days, Cedric Duplechain as Timothy Little, Timothy Eric as DuPaul, Avery Fields as Boy, Rey Herrera as Hayes, Bob Hess as Detective Quinn, Shelton Jolivette as Minister Yousef, Jennifer Matyear as Clerk, Diane Melius as Nurse, Joe Nemmers as Rick Soderbergh, Kattia Ortiz as Sibila Nunez, Christopher Dontrell Piper as Malik, Nicholas Saenz as Devon Hall, Jennifer Savidge as Ruth Taylor, Tony Sears as Warren Copeland, Marshall Teague as Ben Callahan and Todd Terry as Jackson.

"American Crime" is created and executive produced by Oscar(R) winner John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave"). Michael J. McDonald also serves as executive producer. "American Crime" is produced by ABC Studios.

"American Crime" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,D,L,V parental guideline.

For more information about "American Crime" visit ABC.com/American Crime