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- Fun is a little child

watching you make a party from a package.

Pillsbury Deluxe Golden Yellow Cake.

Fun is frosting.

Fluffy, white, swirly.

Light the candles of fun

on your Golden Yellow Cake.

Pillsbury Deluxe.

- Everything's been set, Mr. Chief Justice.

- Oh, thank you, Lou.

You know, it's been ages since

a Supreme Court decision was read publicly.

- Well it is historic.

The press has been relentless.

- Yes, I'm sure.

There's a lot of people out to get me.

I guess now we'll have to put Nixon

and Goldwater at the top of the list, huh?

All right.

Let's do this.

- This just in.

Today in a split decision, the controversial

Miranda Ruling as it's being called

requires the police must inform criminal suspects

that they have the right to remain silent.

And that any statement they make

can be used against them in a court of law.

- No, no, no, don't be silly.

I'm gonna pay for your new uniform.

I already told Mr. Hirschfeld.

It's my responsibility as a mother.

So all of your money, except for $5 a week,

goes right into that account for secretarial school.

Remind me how much you've saved.

- Almost 700.

- And there's time to save probably 400 more.

So then if my tin can throws in 400,

well that should get you all the way through the year

without having to work during the week.

- How many times do I have to tell you?

- Mom, it's not the 1950s anymore.

- A smile is a girl's best weapon any day.

And you should practice it here at work

because successful men like a girl with an easy smile.

And after secretarial school,

you are gonna meet a lot of successful men.

Don't you hang out with that Vonda.

Everybody knows that girl is loose.

She has a reputation and you do not need that association.

I am serious.

You don't know how people talk.

Here's a sweater.

You'll need it for afterwards on the bus.

- Mom.

I'm fine.

- Have a good night.

- I will.

- Hi.

- Hello.

Pour a Foster's.

- Thank you.

One, two.

Right this way.

- Thank you.

- Enjoy the movie.

- I'm no idealist.

To believe firmly in the integrity

of our courts and of our jury system.

That's no ideal to me.

That is a living, working reality.

Now I am confident that you gentleman

will review, without passion, the evidence.

- James is working the projector room.

I bet he'll come down to the snack bar

once he gets the film rolling.

- Okay.

Vonda.

- Do you want to end up in a convent?

- My mom says that a girl's best weapon is her smile.

- Yeah, but tits are the best bait.

- Okay, okay.

Do you want some popcorn?

- I'm sure James will want some.

Here he comes.

- 7-Up and popcorn?

Vonda told me.

- Oh.

I noticed that you take the 7th Street North bus.

We could take the same one.

If you were willing to wait for the 11:30.

- I could work later.

Maybe if there's vacuuming to do or...

- Neat.

Okay.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Thank you.

Hi.

- Trish.

Good to see you.

- Good to see you.

Here you go.

- Thank you.

- Is this okay?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Okay.

Do you ever get to see the movies or...

- Yeah.

Son of Flubber was really funny.

- It's dumb.

I mean in a good way.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

- Oh, did you see The Day Mars Invaded The Earth?

- No, but I really liked Lawrence of Arabia.

- Oh yeah.

And it's in color too.

- Yeah.

What are you reading?

- Oh, science fiction and fantasy.

I mean it's really the best stuff.

- Space Gypsies?

- Yeah.

There's a really great bookstore

that's not part from the theater.

We could go sometime.

- Yeah, well this is my stop.

But when for that?

For the bookstore, if you...

- Yeah, we could go in early on Saturday?

Noon and then walk over?

- Yeah, that sounds good.

- Saturday at noon.

- Saturday at noon, yeah.

I should probably...

- Yeah.

- Sorry. - Sorry.

- See you then.

- See you then.

Okay.

- Trish, it is so late.

Mom is not gonna be happy.

You know, I was about to...

What happened?

Sweetie, what happened?

You okay?

Oh my goodness.

Are you hurt?

Honey, what's going on?

Just breathe.

Here, sit down.

It's gonna be okay.

I'm right here, it's okay.

What happened to your clothes?

Oh honey, did...

Were you...

- What's going on? - Oh baby.

- What's happening?

- You're shivering.

- Let's hold up with that.

So you're the girl.

Well.

I'll take a quick look and then we'll all be on our way.

And you are?

- Ann, her sister.

- All right, sis, if you'll take a seat there.

I should say good morning, but I guess that's not the case.

Now are there any injuries, cuts, severe bruising,

broken bones I should know about upfront?

No?

Okay.

All right, let's take a look.

Okay. Sorry.

I am not going to touch you.

Sis, if you can give us a hand.

- Can you stand?

Can you stand for me, honey?

It's okay.

I'm right here.

I'm just gonna slide this off.

It's like a warm day by the lake.

Remember when we used to go swimming on Sundays?

- I don't see a mark on you.

Does it hurt anywhere?

Can you point to where it hurts?

- I think it's somewhere that you

can't see at the moment, Doctor.

- We'll get to that.

Now let's take a look from behind her while she's standing.

You'll have to raise your arms.

Sis, if you can step back a second

so I can get a closer look.

Okay.

You can put your gown on and sit at the end of the table.

No sign of violence so far or use of force for that matter.

Take a seat at the end of the bench.

May I take a look at your fingernails?

You didn't give him a good scratch?

- He had a knife.

- Oh.

I see.

You know how to use these?

- All right.

Just put your legs in there.

You can keep the gown on, okay?

Just try to breathe and relax, okay?

It's okay.

- Are we ready?

- It'll be a little cold.

Oh sweetheart.

Hey, easy with that!

- Just keep your feet in the stirrups.

And the lab will tell us if there's any semen present.

All done.

You can get dressed now.

The nurse will take it from here.

- It's over.

- So?

Somebody tell me the whole story?

- She needs to rest, Mom.

Trish, you go upstairs.

I'll fill her in.

- What's going on? Why is everybody up?

- Come sit down.

- Okay.

Wait a minute.

And then he dropped her off in the exact same place?

- That's what she said.

It just comes out in bits and pieces, honey.

I think she's in shock.

- All these plans I've made.

Just ruined.

- Dear God, Mother, why on Earth would you say that?

- I know she's been around a girl

that is much too loose with men.

And I know our Trish isn't ready for any of that.

So is said any chance-

- Stop it.

If Trish said she was raped.

She was raped.

- Paul, you know how it is sometimes.

A girl gets pushed into it before she's ready

and then the boy gets blamed.

- Mother!

- Don't look at me.

- Well they don't let just anybody into the Gibbs school.

- Oh don't do this.

- Don't do what?

Don't do what?

Try to protect my daughter's future?

The police are not gonna do anything and don't you pretend

that you haven't figured that out by now.

- They're giving it to the detectives.

- I'm sorry, Mom.

- For what?

- For ruining everything.

- Oh shhh.

Nothing's ruined.

And it doesn't need to be.

Trish, you know I love my girls.

And now you're women.

And the whole world wants nothing but to take from us.

So.

If this was a boy that you know.

Or one of his friends.

Maybe there's something to be done about it.

- What? No.

- Well then there is no point

to any of this police business.

- You don't know how it feels.

- And what makes you so sure?

Hmm?

Do you think you're the first girl this ever happened to?

Time heals all those wounds, my dear.

- It's not fair.

It's not fair, he has to pay.

- But he won't.

No, they never do.

And I don't want to see you become damaged goods.

I mean for what, Trish?

So your life is ruined?

And no one will marry you and no businessmen

will even give you a second look because

they think you're the sort that accuses men?

And that's if the school will even accept you at all.

So.

You're gonna rest.

And I am gonna take your uniform to the cleaner's.

And tomorrow we're gonna get back to what we were doing.

- Pst.

You know, if we leave now we can just get you to school

in time and not ruin your perfect attendance.

- You're worried about attendance now?

- Trish.

Are you sure about this?

- Of course she's sure.

- Ann!

I just want to hear it from Trish.

- Yes.

- Why?

Why?

I mean what do you think you can gain here?

- It's not just for me, Mom.

He's gonna do it again.

What about the next girl?

- Good morning.

Patricia.

Did I guess that right?

And you must be Ann.

And this lovely young lady-

- I am her mother.

Zeola.

- Well I'm Detective Carroll Cooley

of the Maricopa Police Department

and I've been assigned to Patricia's case.

You guys want to come in so we can

have a proper conversation?

Mom?

I want to thank you ladies for coming in here today.

It takes a lot of courage.

Can I offer you a cup of coffee?

There's a pot right behind you.

- No thank you, Detective.

- You mind if I smoke?

- It's a terrible waste of money.

- Moms are always right aren't they?

Okay.

Patricia.

- It's Trish.

She prefers Trish.

- Very well.

Trish, first and foremost, I'd like to say that I'm sorry

that you're going through such a difficult time.

Now your type of case is a crime against-

- Look, she already went through it.

Do we really have to make her go through

the whole thing all over again?

- Mom, it's okay.

- You work at the Paramount?

- Yes.

- You were working Saturday night?

- Yes. - What time did you get off?

- Around 11:30.

- So you rode home with a boy from work?

- Yes, Jimmy Valenti.

- What were you wearing that night?

- She was wearing her Paramount uniform.

Buttoned all the way up to the top.

Since that was going to be your next question.

And I know because I buttoned it.

- Thank you very much, Mrs. Weir.

Now Trish, is that right?

What happened after that?

Just take me from there.

And you're absolutely sure that he had a knife?

I mean you saw the knife?

- You don't believe her?

- It's not my job to believe.

Trish.

- He was driving for about 15 or 20 minutes.

Out to the desert.

I'm not sure.

And I got my hands loose.

But not in time.

- And how did you end up undressed?

- I don't remember.

- Did he penetrate you?

What did he penetrate you with?

- I don't know.

- Honey, what do you mean you don't know?

- Ma'am.

Please.

Trish, I know this is extremely difficult.

But I need to know, did he penetrate you with his finger?

Or did he-

- Yes, I think, I don't - I'm not sure.

My eyes were closed.

I didn't want to look at him.

- Trish, honey.

- Can you describe the man?

- About 5'10.

Normal size.

I'm not sure.

He had black, wavy hair.

Normal length.

And no accent.

He didn't have an accent.

As I got out, he said.

- Pray for me.

- Will you take a a lie detector test?

- There it is.

Never believed.

Never believed ever.

What did I tell you, Ann?

- Mrs. Weir-

- Never, ever believed!

- Mrs. Weir!

Keep in mind that the burden of proof

lies with the prosecution.

If we find this man, and that's if,

he could say that he was just giving her a ride.

He could say that they just talked.

He could say that nothing happened.

He could say it was consensual.

He could say that he asked her for a cigarette.

And you're right, Mom.

Nine times out of 10 no one believes a victim.

Trish, are you willing to take a polygraph?

- Honey, nothing has changed in all these years.

- Yes.

- Mom, he's trying to help

and you are not at your charming best.

- He doesn't believe her.

- Do you?

- But that doesn't matter!

We work so hard.

She's worked so hard.

- She's doing what's right.

- The gospel of Ann.

But right for whom, honey?

- Mom, I've gotta go to work.

So you wait for Trish right here

and when you drive her home you can

twist her arm all you want.

I know you will.

You always do.

- You can count on me.

- Do any of these cars

look like they could have been the one?

- I'm sorry, I only saw it from the back

and on the inside, so I don't know.

Sorry.

- No no, you're good.

- I'm sorry.

- Let's talk about the interior.

Do you remember any logos, design, the color?

- It was dark.

- Okay.

- Maybe gray.

- Okay.

- And I remember there were ropes.

- Ropes?

Hey, how did that go?

- Just peachy.

Something definitely happened.

Earlier, she's with a boy.

Jimmy Valenti.

They rode the bus home together.

- So how'd the mother present?

- The mom, the mom's a piece of work.

- So what, you think the kid made it up?

Doesn't know how to back out?

- No, I-

- Put her on the lie detector.

- I did. Inconclusive.

- So what's your gut tell you?

- My gut's telling me that when

an 18-year-old girl can't bring herself

to say the word penis, something happened.

I want to run with this.

- I think you should.

Let me show you something.

Barbara O'Donnell.

Sylvia Stewart.

Both forced into cars, both robbed.

There's been a rash of this sort of thing downtown lately.

The only difference between yours and these?

They weren't raped, or so they say.

- All at night?

Same description of the guy?

- Bingo, baby.

Let's work these together, yeah?

- Bingo, baby.

- Why are you so mad?

- Because I told you that they wouldn't believe you.

And did they?

- I don't know.

- And it didn't help.

You couldn't say what he stuck in you.

- How was I supposed to know?

- Jimmy is bigger than a finger, Trish.

I mean most of them.

Anyway.

- Careful, kids!

What did I say about running around the table?

Hey you guys, leave your aunty alone.

Upstairs, upstairs.

I'll call you and dinner's ready.

Go upstairs.

Why don't you come sit with me

while I finish cooking dinner?

Look, I don't know if it's that

you just couldn't bring yourself to say it.

But you know, in Arizona a finger isn't rape.

- I wasn't looking.

How was I supposed to know?

- Well.

Finger.

Thumb.

- How's it that I come to have two girls saying

they weren't raped, I think they were.

You got one says she was, but you have doubts.

- I don't have doubts.

I believe her.

I do.

- O'Donnell says he tried to rape her,

but she talked him out of it.

I don't buy it.

- It could be escalation.

The first time he robs the girl, he doesn't get caught.

The second time he chickens out with O'Donnell.

Now the third time with my girl Trish, she's timid.

He senses that.

He takes advantage.

And he finally does it.

- No, no. - What do you mean no?

- Ropes, knives!

- And?

- Look, if he got there with your girl,

he's been doing this all along.

Probably did girls that never reported anything.

- An assault? No.

No, I'm not...

- Did you take the bus home last Saturday night?

- I did.

The 11:30 bus with Trish.

- Oh you know Trish?

- Is she okay?

- Ladies and gentlemen, we're investigating an incident

that happened last Saturday night at around this time.

Were any of you riding the bus

or around the neighborhood then?

No? We just have a few questions of your driver

and then we'll have you on your way.

Thank you again.

Sir.

So you know Patricia Weir?

- Trish?

Yeah, she rides all the time.

She'll talk to me.

She don't talk to most people.

- Why do you think that is?

- Probably 'cause I'm a good guy.

- This guy's a good guy. - I like him already.

- What about last Saturday night?

- Sat way in the back with one of the kids from the theater.

- Jimmy Valenti.

- Yeah, that's him.

Maybe made a little love connection.

They were just talking, but she kind of had

a little shy smile when she got off.

- Did you see anyone drive up

behind you in the mirror at all?

- Not that I remember.

- Look, here's my card.

If you remember anything, you call me.

- You got it.

- Thank you!

So what now?

- My sister wants to amend her statement.

She's remembered some things.

- Okay.

That's not uncommon.

But Trish, you're gonna have to speak for yourself.

- I think he wore glasses.

- You think?

- I don't remember them on, but I remember when he

pushed me down them falling onto the floorboard.

- Good, good.

That could help us.

Is there something else?

- It wasn't his finger.

- Can you repeat that?

- It wasn't his finger that he put inside of me.

- Okay, just to be clear, you're alleging

that the man that kidnapped you inserted

something other than his finger into your vagina.

Is that right?

- Yes.

- Trish.

I need to hear you say it.

- He put his...

He put his penis in my...

My down there.

- Okay.

Paul will be waiting at the bus stop to walk you home.

- Okay.

- Are you sure you're ready?

It's only been a week.

- Mom, it's fine.

I need to take my mind off of it.

- Okay.

- You doing okay, honey?

Let's me and you go down to the lounge for a break.

- Is James still here?

- I guess you didn't hear.

It's James' last night.

He got a job at a bookstore or something.

Maybe you could go say goodbye to him.

He's upstairs.

- Hey.

- Hey, hey!

DFL-312.

Trish, I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

You okay?

Let's get you home, okay?

- Tell him that when I get home I'll talk to him.

Okay.

Yeah, uh-huh.

- I got the plate.

- I gotta call you back.

Lieutenant!

- There's no DFL-312, but I got a '53 green Packard.

DFL-317.

- 317. - 317.

- It's registered to a Twila Hoffman.

210 North LeBaron.

- Bingo, baby.

Outstanding work, Ms. Harper.

- Can't believe you're still wearing that jacket.

- Nobody lives there no more!

- Hi.

- Hi!

- We're looking for the Hoffmans. Do you know the Hoffmans?

- No.

I knew the Mirandas.

They used to live there.

- The Mirandas?

- Yeah.

- When you say used to, what do you mean?

- Probably about two weeks ago.

A United Produce truck just backed

right up in there and took them all away.

Ernie and Twila.

- You don't say.

- No, that's the truth.

- United Produce?

- United Produce, yes sir.

- All right.

Ma'am, you've been incredibly helpful.

- All right.

- Have a good night.

- Ernest Arturo Miranda spent six months

in the stockade at Fort Campbell for peeping Tom.

Dishonorable discharge.

And as a kid he was in and out of juvie.

Car theft, burglary, armed robbery and.

- Assault and attempted rape.

- Bingo, baby.

- Insurance agents or cops?

- We're detectives.

- How can I help you?

All my guys are legal.

- Ernest Miranda here?

- He works nights mostly.

Ernie's a good guy.

Never gives me any problems.

- Miranda used one of your trucks

to move his family to the new home.

Do you know about that?

- It was on the square.

He asked, I loaned it to him.

- Any chance you have Ernie's new address?

- Hey Joe, get me the Miranda address.

- Got it!

- Anything else?

- Last Saturday.

The night of the second.

Was Miranda working?

- Yeah, he was here.

- Worked all night?

- Clocked out at 11:30 like everybody.

- How about that address?

- Look at this.

Got rope.

- Holy shit.

Hey hey hey, be cool.

- I am cool.

Hi.

Twila Hoffman?

- Yes?

- How are you?

- I'm good.

- Is that '53 Packard right there your car?

- Yeah.

- Are you the only person who drives that car?

- My husband.

- Ernie Miranda?

- Yeah.

- Could we speak to him?

- He's asleep.

- Could you wake him up?

- No.

- Well it's a police matter.

We'd really like to talk to him.

Hi.

Hey.

- Yeah.

- Gotta get him to the station.

- I know.

Mr. Miranda, I apologize for getting you out of bed.

- Hi.

What's this about?

- Sorry to wake you up.

We're investigating an incident

that we think you may have witnessed.

- Oh really?

What happened?

- We think it'd be best to not have this conversation

in front of your kids and the rest of your family.

Would you be willing to come down

to the station and talk to us?

Take about an hour and I'll bring you right back.

What do you say?

- Okay.

- Great.

So put a shirt on and we'll be waiting for you right here.

Thank you.

Again, sorry to interrupt your...

- Bye.

- Am I being arrested?

- By no means.

You're just helping us out.

Hell, you don't even have to talk to us.

- Excuse me, did you look up my car?

'Cause I haven't been in any accidents.

- Oh no, we know.

This is about a robbery a week ago Saturday.

On 15th street.

Isn't 15th Street a straight shot home for you from work?

- I don't take 15th coming home.

- Guy on 15th saw your car.

Wait, did you cross it?

Maybe you drove up Central or...

- No, not on Saturday night.

I take Seventh to avoid downtown traffic.

- Seventh.

- Yeah.

- Why don't we just talk about this at the station.

We'll pull out a map and maybe we get lucky.

Have a seat.

I am so sorry that we got you out of bed for this.

Why is this on?

You know, I could really use a hot cup of coffee right now.

You want one?

- Sure.

- Cream, sugar?

- Just black.

- That's how I drink it.

You smoke?

- No thank you.

- Smart. Waste of money.

I'll be right back.

- And you're gonna bring them back here.

Be quick, be polite.

Go.

- Yes sir.

- What do you think?

- I think he's slick.

Maybe a little old school persuasion?

- No, no no, hell no.

He already put himself on Seventh.

Let me talk him into a lineup all right?

Will you call the girl please?

- Way ahead of you.

I already sent cars for them.

- Ernie, now we have a problem.

Well actually, now you have a problem.

- What's that?

- Well I had my guys upstairs run your sheet and well.

To be honest with you, your record is not great.

- Well you know, all that's in the past.

I got a wife, kids, decent job.

I'm never even late.

You can ask my boss.

- I did ask your boss.

And you're right.

He says that you're great.

But here's the problem.

A girl was grabbed on Seventh Street on Saturday night.

Right around the same time that you got out of work

and were heading home on Seventh Street.

She said you - well she said a guy drove her out

to the desert and had intercourse with her.

- Wasn't me.

- I'm not saying it was you.

You didn't come up Seventh, see a cute girl,

say something sweet, she liked it, she smiled,

she came to your car, she popped in.

You guys headed out to the desert.

Had a nice time together.

Three hours later she didn't feel so ladylike.

As a matter of fact she felt bad, so she made up a story.

Ernie, this happens all the time.

- Whatever happened, it wasn't me.

- I'm saying she said that whoever forced her

into the car on Saturday night on Seventh Street

has the same color car as you.

That's what I'm saying.

- Do you know how many green cars there are in Phoenix?

- Tell me about it.

My wife's car's green.

- It's gotta be half the city.

- But the problem here is your record.

Attempted rape at 16, peeping Tom in the military,

burglary, armed robbery, grand theft auto.

You see why my guys want to point the finger at you?

- I was just a kid back then.

Done nothing for three years.

- Three years huh?

Nothing?

Clean.

- Clean.

- Straight and narrow.

- Straight.

- That's real good, Ernie.

You know, I'm glad we had this conversation.

'Cause I believe you.

You don't seem like a guy that's hiding anything.

- I'm not.

- Let's do something.

Let's have a lineup, let's get you cleared,

and I'll drive you home myself.

How's that sound?

What do you say?

I'll be right back. Drink that coffee.

I don't want it to get cold, all right?

- Are you here for a lineup?

What happened?

You got robbed?

Did he do anything else?

- Don't you want to stop him too?

- Thank you for your patience.

Barbara, you'll go first.

Trish, would you wait here please?

It shouldn't take long.

Hey, don't worry.

They can't see you.

- Does number one wear glasses?

- Number one, put on your glasses.

- Number one looks like him.

- Are you sure?

- I know it's not the others.

Maybe if I heard his voice?

- We can arrange that.

- How'd I do?

- Not so good, Ernie.

Not so good.

- So...

I got picked?

- Maybe we try this again.

Except this time you tell me everything.

- When I get her in the backseat, I told her she's pretty.

You know, she's very shy.

But she's pretty young.

- Yeah, she is.

She is young.

Come in!

Do you know her?

- You did good, Trish.

Thank you.

Edgar, could you run her home please?

- Yes, sir.

- Did Barbara give us the rape?

- Barb is engaged.

Getting married in three months.

She's not gonna go there.

- I should have never gone to that lineup.

- Ernie, come on man, don't do that.

You did the right thing.

- That's right.

You know, it would look even better if you

write down what you told Detective Cooley.

Would you do that?

- Hi Ann.

Patricia, how you feeling?

Are you ready?

- Hello Ernie.

How you holding up?

Okay, listen to me very carefully.

- You're gonna do great.

All right?

You just tell them what happened.

And if you don't know the answer to a question,

don't feel that you need to guess.

- The jury's gonna be gauging your behavior

looking for a clue in your expressions,

so look interested and never ever yawn.

No faces and be respectful of the people

on the stand even if you don't like them.

Don't say a word.

Not a mumble, not a grumble.

If you do that, we should be okay.

Understood?

- Just say you don't know.

You do that for me, I promise I'm gonna

put this guy in jail for a very long time.

Excuse me.

Mr. Moore.

- Mr. Turoff.

- Morning.

How you doing?

- Doing well, how are you?

- Good, thanks.

It's not too late to have your client plead guilty.

Throw himself at the mercy of the court.

- Or you could have offered a deal

at any point along the way.

- Oh I'll have him convicted faster

than I could have written up the memo.

Well yesterday, for Barbara Sue,

got it in less than six hours.

And that's without a signed confession.

You understand?

- Then why use Mr. Miranda's confession here?

- Why not?

It's totally voluntary.

Nobody laid a hand on him.

- So you say.

Well that'll be the basis of my appeal.

- A rapist in Arizona?

Good luck with that, Mr. Moore.

- Well we shall see.

I'll see you inside.

- Let me get that for you.

- These are perfect. - If I can walk in them.

- Oh don't even think like that.

I'm gonna check on the guests.

- Mom, what are you doing?

- Shush shush, give me a second.

Okay.

Now you feel that.

- But they're sharp now.

They were perfect.

- A boy like yours is gonna have certain expectations.

So after he's finished,

use this to make just a tiny prick.

Just a drop of-

- Mother, what is this?

We're not in the Dark Ages.

- He is the type that will check.

He won't know it, but he will.

- Well he knows about...

But surely.

- My name was never in the papers.

- And it's none of anybody's business

if Trish doesn't want it to be.

- Trish, he's about to be your husband.

Do you really want to start out-

- I don't want anyone to ever talk about it again.

- And that's the end of it, Ann.

Trish is very lucky to be marrying

into such a good family.

My baby is gonna make the most beautiful bride.

Today's gonna be perfect.

For both of you.

- Hey, you know I'd rather be in court than out fishing.

So keep talking jail time, Mr. Corbin,

and that's where we'll go.

How about three years, out in 18 months?

- From John Frank at the ACLU.

- Thank you.

No no no, I'm not thanking you at $5,000,

but I will thank you at $2,000 restitution.

Then we'll have a deal.

Okay, you let me know.

- Mr. Franks already had a look.

He said to tell you this is the perfect case.

- Perfect as in the client didn't do it?

Or perfect as in no one can prove otherwise?

- Will there be anything else, Mr. Flynn?

- Not tonight.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Miranda.

What happened here?

- And is this man who cornered you

on a dark street at midnight,

grabbed you, forced you into a car,

bound you, drove you to the desert.

And raped you.

Is this man in the courtroom today?

- Objection, Your Honor.

Leading the witness.

- Overruled.

The witness may answer.

- Yes he is.

- Could you please point him out to the jury?

- Objection, Your Honor.

- Overruled.

- It's that man with the glasses and the tan jacket.

Sitting at that table.

- Let the record state the witness

has indicated the defendant.

- Hello?

Honey, I know.

I know what...

It's gonna be another late night.

I am working this time. I promise.

Okay, don't wait up for me.

All right, I love you.

Where was I?

- This is a photo of the lineup.

Mr. Miranda is man number one.

Ms. Weir.

What did you say, in your exact words, of man number one?

- That looks like him.

- "Looks like him."

It looks like him.

Not that it is him.

- I said maybe if I heard his voice.

- Maybe.

Ms. Weir, I know that this has been very difficult for you.

But if there really was a rape,

the jury needs to know all the facts.

So which was it?

His finger or his penis?

Of all of those moments when he grabbed you.

When you were in the backseat of the car

and that man was driving.

When you were in the dark of the desert.

In which of these moments did you actually see his face?

Just to make it clear, you said that he dropped you off

in the same location that he had picked you up.

Yet just moments ago you testified

that it was too dark to see and then you

told the police that it was too dark to see.

Is it too dark to see, yes or no?

- What I said was that it was-

- No no, it's a very simple question.

Yes or no?

- Yes.

- No further questions, Your Honor.

- But it was him over there.

I just know it-

- Your Honor, please.

Objection, Your Honor.

- Sustained.

- In summation, we have a girl

that has suffered a horrible event.

Of that I feel sure.

Yet it is she who's unsure.

The only thing consistent about

her testimony is its inconsistency.

Not coincidentally, a brown man who just happens

to be driving his car up the same street one week later.

Then we have two large policemen that brought him in,

they walked him into a small room with no attorney present.

There was not an attorney present.

And they walked out with?

A confession?

Now do you really believe they didn't intimidate him?

That they didn't lean on him?

But in our great land, this young man is innocent.

He is innocent until proven guilty.

So I ask you, have you heard any conclusive evidence at all?

No.

There's none because the prosecution has none to present.

- And when pressed on this, she said clearly it was him.

But you don't have to only believe her.

You heard what happened in Mr. Miranda's own exact words.

- Right then and there you bastards made up your mind.

- "I started to take clothes off her,"

"and with cooperation, asked her to lay down."

"And she did."

"Could not get penis into vagina."

"Got about half inch in."

"Told her to get clothes back on."

"Drove her home."

"I couldn't say I was sorry."

"But I asked her to say a prayer for me."

- "I do hereby swear that I make this statement"

"voluntarily and of my own free will."

"With no threats, coercion or promises of immunity."

"And with full legal knowledge of my rights."

- The defendant, he's admitted his own guilt.

So I ask you please.

Just believe him.

- Will the defendant please stand?

Ernest Arturo Miranda, you have been found guilty

of the crimes of first degree kidnapping

in the rape of Patricia Ann Weir.

You are hereby confined

to the Maricopa County Jail pending sentencing.

- Totally unfair.

- What's that, Counselor?

- Your goons, they had no probable cause.

Not one scrap of solid evidence.

Totally railroaded this kid.

- I'm sorry, I just, I don't see it that way.

- All you have is a confession gained God knows how

from a man with an eighth grade education who didn't know

his rights because there was no attorney present.

- No, see, the law is very clear, Mr. Moore.

Your client, he gets an attorney at trial.

And well, here you are.

- We'll see.

- Bullshit.

- Hello, Ernie.

- Mr. Moore.

How'd it go?

- How you holding up?

- Been better.

What did they say?

- I still feel that we were right and you were wronged,

but the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled otherwise.

I'm sorry.

If you wouldn't have signed that confession

I think we would've been okay.

- You know they tricked me.

They lied when they said she recognized me.

And they started talking about

all these other crimes, you know, and they said

plead guilty to this or we can't help you.

- I understand.

- Well did you tell them that?

- Of course I told them that.

It was coercion plain and simple.

Your rights were violated.

But the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled.

It's wrong, it's just wrong.

- That's 20 years per count.

I'm gonna be your age when I get out.

- I did my best, Ernie.

I did my best.

- Well you're not quitting me.

Are you?

You can't.

- My wife is ill.

My wife needs me.

I decided to retire and honestly

there's nothing else I can do for you.

- Mr. Moore.

Twila, she quit coming to see me.

She's moved with her baby girl

and I don't even have a number to call her.

Please.

- That much I can do for you.

I'll find her and I'll try to convince her to call you.

- 40 Years.

- I'm sorry, son.

I truly am.

- Shh, shh.

- Please!

- Pray for me.

- Trish, you feeling all right?

Come back to bed.

You know I always wanted a son.

- Hello Ernest.

I'm John Flynn.

I'm a criminal defense attorney.

You ever heard of the ACLU?

- Mm-mm.

- Well ACLU stands for American Civil Liberties Union.

Civil liberties are your rights as an American.

ACLU believes yours were violated.

And I should become your attorney.

- Hope you're better than my last one.

- Well.

Some people say I am.

How long you been in prison now, Ernest?

- Two years, six days.

- Man, that's a long time.

- Feels like forever.

- I'm sure it does.

So I reviewed your case and I think

we have an excellent chance on appeal.

- That's over.

Moore tried.

Supreme Court said I'm guilty.

- That was Arizona Supreme Court.

I'm talking about the Supreme Court of the United States.

The highest court in the land.

- Moore said there was nothing else we could do.

- No, Mr. Moore said there was nothing else he could do.

But he left behind a strong record.

A record of sound objections to violations of your rights.

But it's not beyond me.

- Well mister, I can't afford you for a day.

- The ACLU will pay every dime.

All you gotta do.

Is agree that you'd like me to represent you.

If so, sign this right here.

- Aren't you gonna ask me if I'm guilty?

- I'm far more interested why you signed that confession.

- Well they tricked me.

They said they would hold me if I didn't do the lineup.

That would've cost me my job.

And then they lied.

Said I was picked.

- So they intimidated you.

- Write down everything you told me.

And don't leave anything out.

Because if you do, well, we'll have to tell the judge.

- Hell yeah.

They were big cops with guns.

They said they didn't want to have to throw the book at me.

Which sometimes that means the phone book.

Slammed into the back of my head.

You read my file didn't you?

Did you see I was the only damn guy

with glasses in the lineup?

- So does this mean I'm representing you?

- Can you get me out of here?

- I believe I can.

- That's all you gotta say, mister.

- Ernest.

I'll be in touch.

- Nurse!

- It's a girl.

- Another apartment? We can't even pay the rent on this one!

It isn't good enough for you though.

If we had a bigger one you might be able

to buy some more furniture I suppose.

You might want to see me bankrupt!

All you ever think about is spending money!

Furniture and rent and clothes!

Ed Russell says that he hasn't spent as much-

- Hello?

- Shh, it's almost over.

- You ungrateful, stingy, bossy big shot!

- No.

Oh this show was so good.

- Trish, have you seen the paper?

- No, Charles usually brings it with him to work

in the morning, but I catch the evening news.

You promised me.

I mean I did everything I was supposed to do.

- I assure you that we're active on this

and that our men, they've done everything possible.

They've done it correctly.

They've done it to the letter.

- Mr. Turoff, you need to understand

that Trish was scared to go to work.

To get on the bus.

I mean her nightmares are just now going away.

Will she have to testify in Washington?

- No ma'am.

The Supreme Court, they don't work that way.

And it doesn't matter how much the papers write about this.

Her name won't come out.

- But what if they say he's not guilty?

- They can't do that, but they might make us retry him here.

- Trish would have to testify again.

- Let's worry about that when the time comes

because right now Arizona and 24 other states,

they stand with us.

Not one state disagrees.

- Thank you, Mr. Turoff.

Trish, I have to ask.

Does Charles know?

- No.

He can't.

Husbands can't handle this.

It's just like on that soap.

- Sergeant, I've entered into evidence

your last 10 reports of drunk driving arrests.

I couldn't help but notice that in each

you've written slurred speech,

poor sense of balance, and bloodshot eyes.

I've also entered into evidence page four

of the Arizona Police Academy manual

on alcohol and drug use detection.

Do you notice any common language?

Actually, strike that.

I'll rephrase.

Do you simply copy from the textbook

rather than record the true facts each time

you pull someone over for an improper turn?

- Sir, I can assure you I do

a careful examination of each suspect.

- And my client had poor balance.

- Correct.

- Slurred speech?

- Yes, sir.

- And bloodshot eyes.

- Absolutely.

- Well perhaps my client had a lash.

Causing an irritation in one eye.

- He had bloodshot eyes.

- Both eyes?

- Yes.

Both eyes.

Sergeant, was this.

My client's left eye, bloodshot?

- Sergeant, you may step down.

- John Flynn, the man who got Arizona's

most notorious kidnapper off scot-free.

He's now doing a lowly DUI case?

- What a lot of fun that one was.

I know who you are.

Suppose you want to talk about the Miranda case.

- You know who I am.

And yeah, I'd like to know how deeply committed you are.

- A chance to argue before the Supreme Court?

Are you kidding?

- I mean the man's as guilty as sin.

He's kidnapped, robbed and raped

I don't know how many young women.

He's been at it since he's 15.

- And there's a point to this?

- Yeah, he signed a confession.

- I've coached little league with Nealis.

His back pockets all have the outline of a blackjack.

- Oh come on, those are the days of old.

This really was voluntary.

- If you really believe they didn't lean on him,

then the Phoenix Sun has baked your brain.

- I'm telling you they didn't.

- But someone else somewhere else will.

That's the whole point of it.

- You know what it takes for a girl

to put a guy like that in jail?

I've gotten to know her.

She's a kind young kid.

Don't make me put her through it again.

- I'm not the one causing that to happen.

- You know that we weren't required to give him

an attorney while he's being questioned.

- I'm afraid I disagree.

- John, I know what you're trying to do okay?

I get it, but I'm just telling you, this guy?

He's the wrong fucking guy, okay?

Don't make him the face of your crusade

'cause he ain't worth it.

- Ain't worth it?

- No.

- Why? 'Cause he had a tough youth?

- Come on.

- Or just maybe because he's Mexican?

- No, because he's guilty.

I have a daughter.

John, I know that you have two girls, right?

- ACLU would just hire someone else, Larry.

- But not John Flynn though.

Everybody knows what they say.

Flynn it to win it.

So what about Miranda's victim?

- Lawrence.

I really don't care.

- It was him over there.

- You have been found guilty.

- Trish.

Trish?

Wake up, honey.

Hey, just breathe okay?

Shh shh shh shh shh.

It's okay.

You're okay.

Oh Trish.

What happened?

- I'm sorry.

- No, it's okay.

It's gonna be okay.

Shh, just breathe.

- I don't know what else you could say.

We all know Flynn can be very persuasive.

- Why our side is sending Nelson, a 30-year-old rookie,

to argue I'll never understand.

I mean he's the worst possible choice.

Especially when you've got this Sandra Day O'Connor

who's two offices down the hall.

I don't get it.

I want you to go to that hearing and report back.

- I'm on it.

- Oyez, oyez, oyez!

All persons having business before the Supreme Court

of the United States are admonished to draw near

and give their attention for the court is now sitting.

God save the United States and this honorable court.

- This is case number 759, Ernesto A. Miranda,

petitioner, versus the State of Arizona.

Mr. Flynn, you may proceed.

- Mr. Chief Justice and Associate Justices.

May it please the court.

The issue is whether this defendant's confession

should have been allowed in evidence.

- So it looks bad.

- All I can say is when it was over,

Nelson looked stunned and Flynn was grinning.

- Okay, just let me know the moment the ruling comes in.

- Everything's been set, Mr. Chief Justice.

- Thank you, Lou.

- Right this way, sir.

- Let's do this.

The cases before us raise questions.

Which go to the roots of our concepts

of American criminal jurisprudence.

More specifically, we deal with the admissibility

of statements obtained from individual

who is subjected to custodial police interrogation.

And the necessity for procedures which assure

that the individual is accorded his privilege

under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.

Miranda was taken in custody to a Phoenix police station.

It was there that Miranda was identified

by the complaining witness.

The written confession was admitted into evidence

over the objection of counsel.

And Miranda was found guilty of kidnapping and rape.

The Arizona Court affirmed that Miranda

did not specifically request counsel.

Therefore, in the case of Miranda versus Arizona.

We reverse.

- I just need one minute.

I just need one minute of your time.

Larry, you're not gonna believe this.

- Confession's out.

Without it, the case is just he said she said.

- I'll testify to what he said.

- No, you won't

Because everything, and I mean everything,

that he said after the lineup, it's inadmissible.

- But he put himself on Seventh Street

before we ever got to the station.

- Inadmissible.

Let me see your back pocket.

- Excuse me?

- You keep a blackjack in it?

Great.

- Carried one for 18 years.

Sometimes, well it beats shooting a guy.

- All right, fellas.

Time to come clean, all right?

What really happened?

Why did Miranda write the confession?

- Instant Folgers taste good as fresh perk.

Try it.

- Prosecutor Turoff, didn't your

Phoenix Police Department just handle it wrong?

- Well the Miranda decision's in no way

an indictment of how this office

or the Phoenix Police Department performs its duties.

We'll continue to prosecute and convict

at the highest possible level while always-

- Jesus Christ, Trish, will you just feed her?

There's nothing on that TV that concerns you.

I swear to God I'm gonna throw

the damn thing out the window.

- Hey Barry, put him in holding.

- Did you read him his Cooley rights?

- You say that again, and you won't need the right

to remain silent until they unwire your fucking jaw.

- I'm sorry.

- Detective, I have a lady waiting for you.

- How can I help you?

- Detective, hi.

Do you remember me?

It's been about two years.

I still drive the Packard.

- Green Packard.

License plate DFL-317 registered to you,

Twila Hoffman, at 2525 Maricopa Street.

I do remember you.

How have you been?

- I've been good.

I got back together with my first husband.

He treats me really well.

- That's nice to hear.

- Is Ernie getting out of prison?

- He probably will.

- Well do you remember, Detective?

The day that you found the rope in the car?

- Baby.

You look so beautiful.

- Thank you for coming in.

Appreciate that.

That son of a bitch is as guilty as hell.

Nice and cool in here.

Get a little older and that heat

really takes it out of you.

- Ann was right.

I should have told Charles from the beginning.

- Well I can see why you didn't.

I mean nobody could have seen that coming, Patricia.

- Mr. Turoff, I really appreciate everything you've done.

- Of course.

- But I've put this behind me.

And as far as I'm concerned, it's over.

- It's because of Charles isn't it?

- You can't understand how he can be.

- Do you want me to speak to him?

- No.

No. Thank you.

- I made you a promise.

Just let me talk to him.

- I'm sorry.

But I'm done with this.

I really am.

- Patricia, you do realize that I'm not asking for me.

- Dinner's ready.

Hope you're hungry.

- Was someone over today?

How many times have I told you

not to let salesmen in the house?

- He wasn't a salesman.

- You want to tell me who the hell he was?

- Let's just have dinner and then we can talk about it.

- No, there's nothing to talk about.

You had a man into my house

while I'm off making us a living?

- Charles.

- Now who the hell was it?

- No, don't do that.

He did that.

- He who?

- Can we sit?

- Tell me.

Now goddammit!

- I need to sit.

I need to tell you something.

- Well I certainly wouldn't have bought the cow

if I'd known the milk was free.

- It wasn't my fault. I was raped.

- The Supreme Court of the United States disagrees.

- The police made a mistake, okay?

They're gonna try him again and it'll all be fixed.

- No no no no, no.

- Yes!

- No, there's not gonna be another trial.

I won't have it.

I won't have my friends, my brothers

thinking of some Mexican screwing

my wife every time we go somewhere.

- No, it won't be like that!

They'll never know that it was me!

- They'll know, goddammit!

You've seen the TV!

That's why you've been staring at it!

This Miranda thing's all over the news.

You want to be America's jezebel or something.

- I don't care!

Him being locked away is the only thing

that lets me sleep at night!

- No, no, no!

Shut your fucking mouth right now.

I swear to God, shut your mouth.

- I'm testifying.

- You disgust me.

You know that?

- Sit down, Mr. Shumway.

You're very lucky that your wife has a friend on the force.

- When do I get to go home? - You don't.

Not until you talk to-

- Goddamn Coke machine's broken.

How you doing, Mr. Shumway?

Feeling a little rugged I bet, huh?

Lawrence Turoff.

Maricopa County prosecutor.

Now you had a clean record, right?

So what set you off?

Charles, no husband wants to hear

what your wife had to tell you.

I get it.

She tried very hard to protect you from it.

But I think in order for you and me to get along,

you're gonna need to not use that word.

Willing to forget about the drunk driving escapade.

In exchange for that, I need to show you something.

- What's this?

- It's a list of names.

Young women that were preyed upon.

Sexual assault, robberies, attempted rape.

All close to downtown, all within the last few years.

But out of all these women, there was just

this one shy girl who was willing to stand up

and take this guy off the street.

Keep any pictures in your wallet?

I do.

Yeah.

See that there?

That's my daughter.

What would you call the person that prevented your daughter

from getting raped by a guy that likes of Miranda?

Say it.

What's the word?

- A hero.

- A hero.

- A hero.

- But what your Patricia told you last night.

Is she refuses to be a victim.

- Yeah, but she lied to me.

Her whole family knew.

- And I promise you we'll keep her name out of the papers.

Okay?

- Thank you.

- Probably ready to go home, huh big guy?

- Yeah.

- These guys, they didn't rough you up, did they?

- Nah.

We were good.

- Take care.

- That's it?

- What do you mean?

- We're not gonna charge him?

- When's the last time we prosecuted a drunk driver?

Okay, now that's a coincidence.

I was just thinking about you.

What do you think?

10 years on top of whatever he's doing, eligible in five.

I mean that beats the shit out of another 30, right?

- That's funny, huh?

It's not enough that you just set

the whole damn system ablaze?

Now you want to personally prove him innocent?

And to erase what exactly?

The stain of freeing a rapist on a technicality?

- Alleged rapist.

Unless you have any real admissible evidence this time.

- Last chance.

- Mr. Turoff just added Twila Hoffman to the witness list.

- His wife?

No, that's bullshit!

We'll see about that.

All right, Turoff.

Game on.

- Testifying is a mistake.

- Mom, please.

- What it could do to your marriage.

To your family.

All those people in there.

Trish, there's still time.

We could just slip away.

- Mom, maybe you should go home.

- All rise!

- Please be seated.

Ladies and gentlemen.

As you know, this trial had to be moved

from Maricopa County due to publicity.

With that in mind, I have two items to address.

Firstly, to the members of the press.

The complainant's name is not to be used

in any of your reporting.

She was quite young when this happened.

And her privacy will be maintained

or there will be consequences.

Dire consequences.

Secondly, members of the jury.

I remind you that for the duration of this trial

you may watch television, but not the news.

You may only read newspapers provided to you by the bailiff.

And you may not listen to the radio.

One has no way to know when they will interrupt

their current programming with breaking news.

Any questions?

Let us begin.

Mr. Turoff, you may call your first witness.

- Your Honor, the prosecution calls.

- Patricia Ann Shumway.

- Now Patricia, on the evening of March 2nd

you got off work, took the bus home as you so often did.

Tell us about that.

- I was in high school.

And I was working part time at the Paramount Theater.

- What happened next?

- He grabbed my arms and twist them behind my back.

I know that I was dressed when he dropped me off.

- Back near the bus stop.

- I just remember seeing a cactus out of the window.

And praying it was over.

He told me to stop crying.

And then take off my clothes and I said no.

And then he asked me if I wanted him

to take them off and I said no I don't.

- Did you want him to touch you?

- No.

- And what happened next?

- He asked me to lie down and I said no.

And I was fighting to keep my legs together.

I kept screaming please don't, please don't do this.

I don't do this.

Finally he got my legs apart and tried to make penetration.

At first he couldn't and then he got off of me.

He said you can't tell me you've never done this before.

And I said no I haven't.

And then he turned away and I thought it was over,

but then he turned back to me and he shoved my head

against the seat and he performed the act.

- Were you certain that the defendant was the man

who kidnapped and raped you on March 3rd, 1963?

- I was.

- And for the record, you'd never seen

the defendant before or consented to go anywhere

with him that night or consent to the act

of intercourse with him in any way, is that correct?

- No.

No, never.

- Thank you.

No further questions.

- You earlier identified Mr. Miranda

as the man who abducted and raped you.

But when Mr. Miranda was in the lineup,

didn't you tell police officers quote

"I think he's the one"?

"Maybe if I heard his voice"?

- Yes, sir.

- And then you were brought into the interrogation room.

into the presence of Mr. Miranda?

- Yes, I wanted to hear his voice.

- And what were the first words

Mr. Miranda said in your presence?

- Detective Cooley asked him

if I was the girl he drove into the desert.

He said.

- I'm sorry.

- So the police asked.

And he answered that you were the girl he drove

to the desert even before you made a positive ID?

- I guess so.

- But you had made no positive ID

before hearing him say that.

- No, only that I-

- Thank you.

Now do you recall testifying under oath.

On a previous occasion.

As to what your assailant made penetration with?

- Yes.

- You answered "I don't know".

- Yes, sir.

- Do you recall, in the very same testimony,

being asked with what portion

of his body did he make penetration,

was it his finger, and you answered yes.

Do you recall that?

- I do.

- On the morning of March 3rd, did you mention

to officers any scars, tattoos, birthmarks,

or any other identifying physical attributes?

- Not that I can recall.

- Ernest, would you please stand and remove your jacket?

- Objection!

This isn't a fashion show.

- Overruled.

You may remove your jacket.

A man in a t-shirt grabs you, shoves you in a car,

removes your clothes, removes his clothes.

Wrestles around with you in all manner of ways.

And you didn't notice those tattoos?

- It was dark and I'm not sure.

- Finally, do you remember in your interview

with Detective Cooley stating that you remember

black heavy-framed glasses falling

to the floorboard of the car?

- Yes.

- And as I hold up this lineup photo.

Other than the tattoos and the white t-shirt,

what else separates Mr. Miranda from the others?

- He was wearing glasses.

- He is the only one wearing glasses isn't he?

Thick and black.

- Objection!

- I withdraw the question.

No further questions.

- Mr. Turoff.

- No redirect at this time.

And Detective Cooley, after the lineup, did you have

the occasion for further discussion with the suspect?

- I did.

- And what did the suspect do-

- Objection!

Your Honor, may we approach?

Your Honor, once Ms. Weir picked Miranda from the lineup,

even without a positive ID, this investigation

became focused solely on my client.

This is the very point at which he should have been

advised of his right to an attorney.

- Mr. Flynn-

- This is the very heart of the Supreme Court decision.

Any evidence or testimony gained from Mr. Miranda

before he did in fact have a lawyer is inadmissible.

- I agree.

Objection sustained.

Objection sustained!

Mr. Turoff, I know you know very well by now

that you cannot use those statements made

to law enforcement without an attorney present.

So don't even try to go there.

- Yes, sir.

- Take your places please.

- Thank you.

Detective Cooley.

Before speaking to Mr. Miranda, this is prior to the lineup,

did you have the occasion to look inside

Twila Hoffman's 1953 Packard?

- Objection!

This search was without a warrant!

- Your Honor, he just glanced in the window.

- Your Honor, the car was parked

in a driveway on private property.

- Objection sustained.

- Does the bus stop from where the victim

states she was kidnapped, does that stop lie

on Mr. Miranda's route home from work?

- Objection!

That calls for speculation!

- Sustained.

- What time did Mr. Miranda get off work that night?

- His timecard recorded that he clocked out at 11:22 PM.

- Could the suspect have reached the site of Ms. Weir's

abduction by midnight when she was kidnapped?

- Absolutely.

- Lieutenant Nealis, was it you who supervised the lineup?

- Yes it was.

- And you were aware that Ms. Weir recalled

seeing black-framed glasses during her assault.

- I was.

- And then here he is in a lineup you conveniently

arranged such that he was the only one wearing glasses.

- It was his choice.

- What do you mean his choice?

- But it didn't matter.

She asked to see him.

- No no no, sir.

It was your choice not to put glasses on any of the others!

And with only what Mr. Miranda said before the lineup,

and based upon the fact that Ms. Weir

made no positive identification in the lineup,

could you have made an arrest without

further questioning of my client at that time?

- No.

- No further questions.

- Mr. Turoff?

- Thank you, Your Honor.

Did both Mr. Miranda and Twila Hoffman

confirm that the suspect drove her '53 Packard

to and from work when you first spoke to them?

- They did.

- And when you were waiting outside the house

for Mr. Miranda, where were you standing?

- By that same Packard.

- And did you notice anything in the backseat?

- Objection!

- Sustained.

- Pardon me, Your Honor, but-

- I just said sustained.

You know better, Mr. Turoff.

- Yes, sir.

No further questions.

- The witness may step down.

Will the prosecution be calling another witness?

- Yes, sir.

The prosecution calls Mrs. Twila Hoffman to the stand.

- Objection, Your Honor!

Objection!

This is unconstitutional!

- Mr. Flynn, are you serious right now?

- Both of you approach now.

- This is outrageous.

She can't testify.

There's spousal privilege here.

The prosecutor knows it.

He's playing games.

She is the mother of his child for God's sake.

- Your Honor, there was no wedding.

There is no marriage certificate.

Being a mother, it has nothing to do with it.

Your Honor?

- Your objection is overruled. Mr. Flynn.

Under Arizona law they were never married.

Therefore there is no spousal privilege.

Now return to your chairs.

And behave yourselves please.

- Thank you, Your Honor.

Mrs. Hoffman, on March 3rd, 1963

did you happen to know Mr. Miranda?

- I did.

- And how did you happen to know him?

- He lived with me and we had a baby girl together.

- And would you describe the relationship

as idyllic or tumultuous?

- Tumultuous.

- And when you visited the defendant in prison,

what did he tell you?

- That he raped that girl.

- So why didn't you come forward earlier?

- I was scared.

I've been so worried.

You know, I was confused.

I've been worried about our daughter Cleopatra.

And my other two children.

- Thank you for your testimony today.

I know that it wasn't easy for you.

I have no further questions at this time.

Thank you.

- So is it Twila Hoffman or Twila Miranda?

- Twila Hoffman.

- Hoffman.

So it's your testimony that you lived

with Mr. Miranda in March of 1963.

But you weren't married to him?

- That's correct.

- Ms. Hoffman, have you ever applied

for welfare benefits or filled out

income taxes under the name Mrs. Twila Miranda?

- Objection!

Immaterial to the testimony that she's here to provide, sir.

- Your Honor, it bears on whether

she is a credible witness or not.

I can show clear motive for her to lie.

- Overruled.

You may proceed for now.

But with caution.

Ms. Hoffman, didn't you commit fraud when you applied

for welfare under the name Mrs. Twila Miranda?

- Objection, Your Honor!

- Overruled.

- I had to.

I was out of work and I have three kids.

He was in jail, okay?

What else was I supposed to do?

- Didn't you sign and cash the defendant's

tax refund check and keep his money?

- It was a $30 check.

I was out of work and I have kids.

I mean when you have kids you just...

- So let me get this straight.

First.

You lied to welfare.

Then you lied to the IRS.

Then you forged his signature.

Then you stole his money.

So Twila Hoffman, or Twila Miranda, you're nothing more

than a liar, forger, and a thief aren't you?

- Objection, Your Honor!

Counsel's badgering the witness.

- Withdrawn.

And now you're living with another man?

- No, I got back together with my husband.

The father of my two children.

- So if Miranda's freed.

Then what?

Aren't you afraid that he'll take his baby back?

- No.

He would never take his baby back.

He never even changed her diaper.

Not once.

He could've cared less about her.

He only really cares about himself.

You know that being his lawyer, right?

- So you say.

No more questions, Your Honor.

- The witness may step down.

Ladies and gentlemen, we will recess now.

- Hey Charles.

Hi there.

Listen, you did great the other day.

You're gonna do great today, okay?

- Yes she will.

- No I didn't.

I know I didn't.

I really wish I was one of those people

who always knew what to say.

- So just stay with me, okay?

Pardon me.

Charles, thank you for coming and supporting Trish.

Now you heard the judge, right?

They're gonna keep her name out of the papers.

- Yeah.

Yeah, we'll see.

- Sure would be nice if you maybe put your arm

around her or something like that.

I'll see you in there.

- Ernie, I need to ask you one question.

It's just between you and me.

- Just you and me?

- Yeah.

When Twila came to visit you in jail,

exactly what did you tell her?

- About that night?

- Yes.

Did you tell her that you took this girl

to the desert and raped her?

Is that really true?

Okay, it's okay.

If you hadn't I'd put you on the stand,

but I can't let you swear to the truth and then let you lie.

Anyway, they don't have beyond a reasonable doubt.

- Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it's a complex case.

The matter of Patricia Weir identifying

the make and model of the car.

You must disregard all of her testimony.

With regard to her having identified

the defendant in any lineup.

No positive ID was made.

Mr. Turoff, you may continue.

- The prosecution recalls Patricia Ann Shumway.

Patricia, I now show you this photograph specifically

of the backseat of Twila Hoffman's 1953 Packard.

- Objection!

- Your Honor, a little latitude please.

The photos of Twila Hoffman's '53 Packard.

The actual backseat.

- Objection overruled.

I will allow.

- That's exactly what I saw.

I remember that ratty, smelly piece of rug

he shoved in there.

And I remember the spring on the car,

feeling it when I was forced onto my back.

- Now a few days ago Mr. Flynn read back

some of your testimony from the trial

that was held back in 1963 when you were how old?

- 18 Years old.

- A high school girl.

- Yes, sir.

- And as a high school girl did you know anything

about the difference between the size

of an erect penis compared to a finger?

- No.

I was still a virgin then.

- But you've been married for how long now?

- Almost three years.

- So you know the difference now.

- Yes.

- So now that you do know,

what did the defendant make penetration with?

- His penis.

- The defendant made penetration

into your female organ with his penis.

Is that correct?

- Yes.

- I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

- Thank you.

It's just.

It's just so hard to have to keep

reliving this over and over.

- I know that, and I'm sorry.

I think that we all are for what you've had to endure.

I have just one last question.

How did you feel during that drive out into the desert?

What did you expect was going to happen?

- Objection, Your Honor!

Objection!

This is outrageous, it's ridiculous, and it's prejudicial!

Her feelings are not an issue.

- Your Honor, what about the victim?

Don't her feelings count?

- Your Honor, you must stop this and you must stop this now!

- No, no!

No please!

Please please!

- Shut up.

Shut up.

- I thought I was going to die!

- No further questions.

- Mr. Flynn.

- No questions

- Jury's in.

- Okay.

I'll see y'all in there.

All right?

- All right.

- In the matter of the State of Arizona

versus Ernest A. Miranda.

On the count of first degree kidnapping,

we find the defendant guilty.

On the count of first degree rape,

we find the defendant guilty.

- Mr. Miranda, your case was taken

all the way to the high court.

At no cost to you.

You were appointed one of the finest attorneys

in this country also at no cost to you.

While there are many who would

quarrel with the advisability,

the desirability, of this legal structure.

Our justice system has afforded you every privilege.

Every protection.

This is a courtesy that was not extended to your victim.

Who must now live with the trauma of your horrendous crime.

The jury here, like the previous jury,

has heard the evidence.

And has found you guilty as charged.

Therefore, I sentence you to 20 years.

In the Arizona State Prison.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned.

- Mr. Miranda.

I did pray for you.

- The court overturned the first kidnapped

rape conviction of the Arizona truck driver

on grounds that police improperly obtained his confession.

The ruling strengthened the rights of suspects.

Miranda was tried again and today the court

upheld his conviction and 20 to 30 year sentence.

- Mr. Flynn, Mr. Miranda's here

and he does not have an appointment.

- That's all right.

Hey, Ernie!

I heard you got out.

- Look what they did to my hand, sir.

- Ernie, slow down.

Sit down.

Tell me what happened.

- So I got parole last week.

And as I was getting out,

a guard slammed the door on my hand.

I lost half my finger.

And let me tell you, that was no accident.

- Why do you think it was deliberate?

- I was autographing those cards for a buck 50 each.

$2 for the guards.

Made some pretty good money.

And now look.

Look at this.

Can't sign shit.

They did this to me because they were jealous.

Can I sue the State of Arizona?

'Cause that would serve them right.

Can you do that for me, sir? - Ernie, listen.

I'm a criminal defense attorney

and what you need is a civil attorney.

Unless of course the guard confesses.

But then you know that he'd need

to be read his Miranda rights.

- Sign my Miranda Rights cards?

- You know, that would work,

but I already threw the ace of diamonds away.

- It ain't gonna go down that way.

- Ernie!

You're on parole!

Get the fuck out of here or I'll never see you again!

- So you're exercising your Miranda Rights?

- Hello?

No, I haven't.

- What happened?