All Chris had to do was shut the fuck up and his attorney may have been able to swing a bond for him. Maybe a high one, with requirements he’d never successfully meet, but - and sorry for the PL- when I did my internship at a jail here in Chicago, the most hopeless inmates were the ones without a bond, or held on a parole hold, because they had no end in sight. It’s frightening how different people act when they have nothing to lose.
Even a 20k to walk, nowhere near family, ankle bracelet, etc. bond would be preferable because you have that beacon of light at the end of the tunnel: a goal to strive for.
Instead, Chris has “well, your next court date is in six weeks, you can discuss that with my paralegal - I’ll talk to you five minutes before hearing time, sir.”