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Previously on The Practice.

Some guy stabbed me.

Guy? Yeah, a guy.

You can help prevent a big miscarriage
here. Get out.

This integrity of the robe thing, that's
just a bunch of crap.

I never had a gun.

All right, take him out. For the rest of
the trial.

His hands are cuffed to the chair and
his mouth is taped. Your Honor, that

be so prejudicial. It's not up for
debate.

We find the defendant not guilty.

Marry me.

Marry you?

I love you.

And I want to be your husband.

I'm going to move in with Bobby.

But I'm going to have to move out. I
can't spend that place on my own.

You can find another roommate.

I'm looking at the moment and I thought
maybe...

On a temporary basis, we can... You
think Eleanor and I are a good match?

Well, look, she dates men who cut off
heads. I have this thin little neck. Oh,

okay, that's really funny.

See, you're already bickering.

Roommates.

Lucy?

You scared me. I'm sorry.

Bobby, look at this.

It's a nun holding the Boston Herald
with yesterday's date.

What? Look.

He's still out there.

The nun that stabbed Lindsay, he's not
dead. Bobby, do you see that? That's

yesterday's date. Calm down.

Don't tell me to calm down. Why is he
doing this? What is this, some kind of

threat?

What are you doing?

Check the background.

You'll see that lamp on Jimmy's desk.

That picture was taken here.

What? He knows how to get in.

That's great.

He's alive.

With his own key.

Could be a copycat. Could, but this
doesn't exactly fit a copycat profile.

It fits Joey Herrick's profile.

He would love to taunt us this way. You
blame Joey Herrick for everything.

How would he get a key?

Isn't it possible the lock was picked?

Doesn't look like it.

Are you telling me that the guy who
stabbed me might still be out there?

mind out there, Lindsay. How about in
here?

Okay, let's not panic.

That's easy for you to say. You're not
the one he's after.

It's got to be connected to that nun
killer case.

What else could it be?

Six months.

I got to serve?

Ronnie. She thought it out in front of
me. I wasn't even speeding. The problem

is you fled the scene.

But then I turned myself in.

Doesn't that count for something?

If you want to try it, we can try it.

I'm ready. The prosecution's ready.

But if we lose at trial, you could get
two to three years.

My recommendation is we take the deal.

All right.

They'll call us up then.

We don't necessarily think it's the same
guy.

This firm has had a lot of high -profile
cases where you put murderers back on

the street. The highest profile being
that Nunn case.

Also, Lindsay's attack got a lot of
media attention.

I thought you said this wasn't a
copycat. I said it didn't fit the

It could be someone that hates this firm
and is using the Nunn motif to, well,

dramatic effect.

So what's going to be done?

We'll investigate, Bobby.

But we don't even have a death threat
here.

I won't lie and say you'll get
tremendously high priority.

Great.

Changing the locks would be a good place
to start. You're moving in with me

tonight.

Do you still have your gun?

Unless you took it.

No, I got it.

Let's not overreact here.

Overreact? There's some psycho targeting
us, Jimmy. And you think a gun's gonna

be the answer? Well, maybe not, but if
it is, I want it to be in my hand.

I'd say this guy is already winning.

3 -0 -5 -0 -1, Commonwealth versus
Ronald Vega, reckless driving, leaving

scene of an accident.

Another police conspiracy, Counselor?

No, Your Honor.

Your Honor, we've reached a tentative
agreement subject to the approval of the

court. Let's hear it.

One second, Your Honor, I need a moment.

I'm sorry, the agreement is off.

What? Something you'd like to share with
the rest of us? Your Honor, Elizabeth

Nicklin, the victim, died this morning
from a ruptured spleen. Because the case

now involves a homicide... Homicide! It
was an injury sustained in the accident.

In light of the new circumstances, the
Commonwealth would like to withdraw the

plea offer agreement, add the vehicular
homicide to the charges, and move

forward. You can't be serious. Bond sent
in $75 ,000.

Take him into custody.

This is outrageous!

Yes, well, given the fact that your
client confessed... I suggest you get

together with the DA and work out a
plea.

I need to talk to you. I'll be back
there in a second. Miss Washington. I'll

there in a second.

What the hell? The doctor connects the
death with the accident. Beck, it's not

like I have much of a choice.

I'll give you five.

Five years? That's a deal.

Vehicular plus leaving the scene. Swack
would pin him with eight.

Minimum. But he might not even sign off
on five.

Let's have it recalled. We'll get rid of
it.

I have to talk to my client first.

The offer is now five years.

I didn't do it. The doctors evidently
can connect the injury. I didn't hit

I wasn't driving the car.

What are you talking about?

Teddy Barrington. He's this big real
estate guy. I detail his car.

He hit her. He was drinking. He paid me
to say that I did it.

Somebody else is paying you to take the
fall.

Yes. How much?

$30 ,000, plus $10 ,000 for each month I
had to serve.

For five years?

No way.

I'm not doing five years.

Ronnie, you signed a confession. But I
didn't do it!

Okay.

Is there any way we can prove this? Do
you have an alibi?

No. It was late at night and I was home
sleeping when he called.

If you go to my apartment, look in my
closet, you'll find the money.

It's Washington.

I wasn't driving that car.

This is exactly what you want.

Get your auto recoil, small, easy to
conceal.

How much?

$6 .50. That's a lot of money.

Pay him five.

I don't dicker.

Look, you can't buy this anywhere.

It's illegal for you to own it, and they
don't give out carry permits.

Eleanor.

Okay, here.

In any trouble, call me.

Thanks, Tom.

Have a safe day.

I don't know whether to be happy I have
a gun or appalled that you can buy them

on the street.

Well, look at it this way. One less gun
to fall into the wrong hand.

You know, maybe I should learn how to
shoot it. There are plenty of places for

that. There's not much kick on it, so it
won't be that hard.

Have you ever fired yours?

Only in target practice.

It sounds a little

like a tall tale, Rebecca.

Yes, it does.

With one exception.

Not a bribe.

This is evidence.

30 ,000.

He also promised to pay him an extra 10
for each month he spent in jail.

No witnesses?

No. But I ran Barrington's priors. He
has two DURs. And your client has two

cocaine priors. But maybe he got this
money dealing. He has been straight,

sober, and honest for six years.

We'll talk to this Barrington guy.

Can I be there?

Okay.

But listen, Rebecca.

If I find we're being put through the
ring around this, I'm taking five years

off the table and I'm pushing for eight.

You think I'm putting you on?

I think he might be.

George? What are you doing with a gun?
Never mind. What are you doing crashing

into people on the sidewalk? I wasn't
crashing. I was walking with your head

down. What are you doing here?

Well, I was coming by to say hi, but I'm
certainly rethinking that given the

sound of your voice.

I'm sorry. What the hell are you doing
with a gun?

Our office is being terrorized by some
wacko. Well, just a little jumpy. What,

gun? You?

Well, I just... What you should be doing
is moving. Getting out of that

apartment. It's a bad neighborhood. It's
already taken care of. I'm moving in

with Helen Gamble.

It's Beacon Hill. It's very safe. I
still want a gun.

We've been terrorizing your house.

It's just... It's a long story, and I'm
late for a depo. How about we get

dinner? You can tell me then.

Yeah, great. Okay. It would have to be
an early one. 5 .30, let's say.

Angelina? Great. You'll be coming armed?

That's cute.

I'll see you.

When Ronnie returned the car, I noticed
he looked rattled. How do you mean

rattled? Nervous.

Fidgety. So I decided to check the car
out before I paid him.

And that's when you saw the damage to
your car?

Yes. And it was at that time that he
told me what he had done.

I was upset with him at first.

He started to cry.

He was very distraught about the whole
situation.

Whose idea was it to call the police?

It was mine.

I told him that either now or later, the
police were going to have to be told.

I also made it very clear that if he
voluntarily turned himself in, the DA

be more forgiving.

Did you go anywhere while Mr. Vega had
your car?

No, I stayed at home.

Was anyone with you? My wife. Why were
you getting your car detailed at night?

I typically have it done at night
because that's when I'm not using it.

All of a sudden I get the feeling I'm
the one being investigated.

Mr. Vega claims that you're paying him
$30 ,000 to take the fall for you.

That you hit Elizabeth Nicklin, not him.

You're not taking him seriously.

Then this interview's over.

Out of a van? What difference does it
make where... What difference does it

make? Yes, it's a 30 -day wait in
Massachusetts. We got a guy dressing up

nun sending us threats. We're supposed
to wait a month? That's the law.

There's a law against stabbing people,
too. Oh, please.

What? Oh, please. We're lawyers,
Lindsay.

Members of the bar. That goes for you,
too. We don't commit crimes, and you

buying that gun off of God knows who? It
was a client. It's against the law.

You complain every day we're not doing
enough to legitimize ourselves. What if

you get caught carrying?

You could get disbarred. Did you think
about that? Did you?

Bobby, shut up.

All right, let's all... The fact that
we're engaged doesn't mean I'm not still

seeing your partner.

You don't speak to me like that in here.

Hey. Hey.

I don't like the sound of that.

Barrington's wife backed him up.

Said he was home the whole time.

Well, what'd you expect? She's his wife.

Let's talk about what you expect,
Rebecca.

Jennifer, say what you have to say.

We're pressing forward against Vega.

I'm telling you... We have a signed
confession.

He was paid to give that. Which we can't
prove.

And that is what this is all about,
isn't it? The only case you'll be able

prove is against Vega.

Why even investigate Barrington? Because
with Ronnie's testimony, he represents

automatic reasonable doubt.

Rebecca. Give him a lie detector.

Not admissible, and you know it. But
it's accurate.

Rebecca.

We're going forward against Vega. It
comes from above.

Because the woman is dead, and somebody
needs to be convicted.

That it?

All the evidence we have points to Vega.

Mr.

Barrington's wife will provide an alibi.

They're moving forward against you.

Ronnie, I think we should just try it.

You convince me, you persuade one juror,
we've got reasonable doubt. And we can

impanel first... I'm excited to stick
with my confession, Miss Washington.

I'm sorry?

It was me.

I hit the woman.

I decided to stick with my confession.

Let that be that.

Wait a second. You're going back to
saying you drove the car? Yes.

You had any visitors here?

Mr. Barrington's attorney.

Came to ask why I was accusing somebody
else of doing what I did.

How much?

How much they offering you this time?

He appealed to my conscience.

You can't do this.

This is a homicide.

I don't care how much they're offering
you. This will ruin your life. For God's

sake, listen to me.

My life will be ruined?

Do you know the first thing about my
life, Miss Washington?

My parents were dead when I was nine.

I never finished high school. I make
about $11 ,000 a year if I'm lucky.

Going to prison may be the best way to
prevent me from becoming a criminal.

You're a criminal right now if you do
what you're talking about. I hit the

woman. You have my confession.

What do you expect me to do about it?
Well, I want to be let off.

A lawyer can't knowingly defraud the
court. You don't know anything.

You suspect.

Your Honor, I know.

So what? I take you off the case, just
lies to his next lawyer.

He marches in here with some ignoramus
and the court is no better protected

against fraud.

Most attorneys wouldn't give a damn
anyway.

How did you get to be so cynical?

I'm not cynical, counsel. I'm annoyed.

My day was supposed to end 20 minutes
ago.

Oh, forgive me. I'm sure you have a nice
bowel movement plan and you want to get

to it, give your day some meaning.

Have you been listening to what I'm
saying?

A kid has been bought off to take a
homicide rap.

In your court.

If that doesn't bother you, then don't
tell me you're not cynical, or jaded, or

even putrid for that matter.

I will reject the kid's guilty plea.

Thank you. He will have a trial, whether
he likes it or not.

And you will be his lawyer.

Me?

I can't. Yes, you can.

I may have to be a witness because of
what I heard. I'll decide that as I go

along. We impanel in the morning.

He'll just fire me. I won't let him.

In the interest of justice and non
-cynicism, you're the best lawyer for

job. Your Honor. Nine o 'clock, counsel.
You delay my bowel movement one more

second, I'll hold you in contempt.

It's an emergency.

I think there's somebody in my
apartment.

I put a little piece of tape on at
lunchtime. It's broken.

And you don't have a maid or a super?
No, no.

Nobody goes in there but me.

And nobody's come out since you arrived?

No.

Okay. Let's go in.

Judge Kittleson?

Out!

Get out!

Let's go.

What?

I came to surprise you.

Oh.

Work.

She was standing there naked nude to
surprise me, and they busted in with

What'd she say? Not much. She gathered
her stuff and left. Won't take my calls.

We can wait till the end of the week if
it's easier. No, it's fine.

Eleanor's gonna move in with Helen
today, so I'll need to sleep at your

tonight.

Sounds romantic.

I gotta go to court. I'm second chance,
Rebecca.

He's been here again.

He held this.

He held it.

He had a certain smell, a cologne, this
is it.

This is no copycat.

It's him.

I don't smell anything.

It's him.

When we got there, he was crying.

The defendant?

Yes, he said he'd hit a woman who was
crossing the street and that he panicked

and drove off.

Anybody with him when you arrived?

Yes, Mr. Theodore Barrington, the owner
of the car.

And were you able to establish Mr.
Barrington's connection with all this?

Basically, the defendant was detailing
Mr. Barrington's car.

And when driving it home, the defendant
hit the woman.

He told Mr. Barrington about it, and
evidently Mr. Barrington convinced him

notify us.

Did you look into whether Mr. Barrington
was driving the car himself?

I'm told he was questioned later.

My question is, did you look into this
possibility?

No. Why not?

Because the kid confessed to it.

Are you aware that the defendant claimed
he was paid $30 ,000 by Mr.

Barrington? Objection.

Overruled. I made that up. Mr. Vega,
take your seat.

Judge, I told I just wanted to... I said
take your seat and close your mouth, or

I'll have it taped shut.

And if you don't think I'll do it, ask
your lawyer. I don't want her to be my

lawyer. I'll give you one last warning.
Look, I just want to plead guilty.

Okay, Detective Simons, I'll ask you
again.

Are you aware that my client claimed he
was paid $30 ,000 by Mr. Barrington to

say he was driving the car?

I was not aware of that at the time.

I was made aware of that this morning,
but I was told that the defendant has

since retracted the statement.

Are you aware his subsequent retraction
came after Mr. Vega was paid a visit to

his cell by Mr. Barrington's attorney?

I was not aware of that, no.

Thank you, detective.

That's all.

The Commonwealth calls Ronald Vega.

Objection, Your Honor. My client has a
Fifth Amendment right not to testify. I

think if you remove the tape from Mr.
Vega's mouth, you'll learn that he

that right.

What were you thinking?

Is that why you came?

To compound my humiliation? Because
believe me, it's not possible.

Roberta, I didn't know you and I were
speaking romantically, much less... I

it difficult to tell a man I miss him.

For whatever reason, it's just easier to
show up in his apartment naked.

My God.

How can I ever make eye contact with
people again?

Oh, you said that when you were on the
Internet.

You got over it. This is much worse.

I was standing there naked.

I can't even imagine what people must
think.

Why do you care what they think?

You're always saying when you put that
robe on, you're a judge.

It's so important that everybody think
of you as a great judge with integrity.

Part of being a good judge is the
appearance of dignity. So they walked in

on your personal life.

That doesn't make you any less dignified
professionally.

You weren't doing anything illegal. It
was a big mistake.

And know what they were all talking
about, Roberta?

Your body.

How great it is.

Really?

I wasn't calling you over and over last
night just because I felt bad for you.

It got me a little worked up.

Not happy I walked in there with the
police seeing you like that.

I'll be honest, I was shocked.

But I was glad to see you.

I've missed you too.

That was McGuire. No leads yet, but the
fact that he's become bolder like this,

they consider him dangerous.

Gee.

Look, I think we should get a guard.

Can I talk to you?

Go ahead.

In my office.

What have I done to deserve this?

You've done absolutely nothing, Bobby.

I'm getting this because I don't like
you buying illegal guns. It doesn't make

any sense. You're getting it for always
judging me. I'm not judging you. Judging

me when you have absolutely no idea what
you're talking about.

What do you think Eleanor and I should
do, Bobby?

Expect the police to protect us? Go to
court and get a restraining order? All

murderers stay away, one mile radius?
Expect you to protect me? Okay, that was

personal. You're attacking me again. No,
you're the one who started the attack

on me. Lindsay, what the hell is going
on? I've got scars, Bobby.

You want to see them?

And they still hurt. Here we go.

Here we go.

Look, Lindsay, I know what you went
through. I understand. You know what I

through. If you want. I got stabbed
three times.

Somebody took a knife and stuck it into
me three times. It went through muscle

and ligaments and arteries.

I was on that floor dying.

And you think you know?

You know, you just, you give me an
engagement ring, you think I'm going to

it all go away? Will you marry me?
That's supposed to just heal everything.

I almost died, and you can't bring
yourself to talk about it. I need to

about it.

You know, a week later, you're wondering
how many people we should invite.

We can't pretend it never happened now.
Okay, he's out there. He's back.

And he's coming to this office, and I
can smell him, and I can smell him. I

smell him.

I can smell him.

I can smell him.

Living room or bedroom?

You can leave it right there.

Two more.

George, take a break. Two more, then
I'll collapse.

What's the dish, Eleanor? No guy carries
that many boxes without expecting to

get a little something in return.

Sorry to disappoint you, just friends.

Oh, come on. Roommates are supposed to
share their little sexual secrets.

I sleep with this football player. He
comes over with his poodle.

Dog likes to lick my toes during.

For a second, I felt safer on the
street.

Seriously, Eleanor, no guy is interested
in being just friends.

Not even a loser like George.

Shh.

Look, the truth is, under these
circumstances, it's not the worst thing

world to have a male friend close by.
No, especially one who can cut off

Would you shut up? Look, I'm sorry.

He's weird, okay?

Not as convinced as you are that he's
innocent.

Will you just unpack?

Aren't you already bossing me around?

Under oath, is it your testimony that
you struck Elizabeth Nicklin while

Teddy Barrington's car?

Yes. You turned yourself into police.
You signed a full confession.

Yes. Now, did you tell your attorney
that Mr. Barrington paid you for a false

confession? Yeah, but I was lying to
her.

He never paid me.

I hit the woman, and I'm accepting
responsibility.

So you were just lying to me when you
told me you were paid to confess.

That's right.

And you suddenly changed your story
after getting a visit from Mr.

attorney, didn't you, Ronnie? Yeah,
because he appealed to my conscience.

Plus, you know, I don't want to be sued
for false accusing somebody.

I see.

You first told me he paid you $30 ,000.

And then you told me to go to your
apartment.

And when I did, sure enough, I found
almost 30...

Your Honor, I have to object. She's
giving testimony here. If she's going to

a witness... Let's just get through
this.

A lawyer can't stand... Overruled.

Where'd the $30 ,000 come from?

Savings.

Savings? Ronnie, you made $11 ,000 a
year in your best year.

You saved up $30 ,000?

Yes. You have an account at Commonwealth
Savings Bank tolling $703.

Why not put the $30 ,000 in a bank?

It was illegal gains.

Illegal how?

I refuse to answer that on grounds that
could incriminate me. But you have a

conscience, Ronnie.

And you're of the confessing mind.

Objection. Sustained. When you told me
you were being paid to confess, and I

trying to talk you out of doing that,
you said I couldn't know you. These are

attorney -client communications.

You're lucky enough to have a scumball
here who's willing to confess. Why don't

you sit and be happy with that?

You said the $30 ,000 plus $10 ,000 for
every month you'd spend in jail, that's

more money than you'd ever know.

You said that going to prison, getting
this money, might actually prevent you

from becoming a criminal.

That was all just a lie?

Yes. You're lying now, aren't you,
Ronnie? No. Taking the fall for a

bet you're getting a lot for that.

It was me driving the car.

Why aren't you looking at me, Ronnie?

I look at you, but you're just some
ambitious bitch doing I don't know what

why.

I guess that's it.

I'm just some ambitious bitch standing
up here who you're having trouble

at.

Hey, you sure you don't want to stay for
dinner? I'm going to the market. I can

get you whatever you like. Thank you,
but believe it or not, I actually have

plans tonight.

Oh, really?

You have a hot date?

Are you making fun of me, Eleanor?

Uh, no.

Actually, I wasn't.

Well, I thank you for the offer, but I
do have plans.

Well, I thank you for all the help.

You want to walk me out?

Sure.

This is the craziest trial I've ever
heard of.

We have the defendant saying he's guilty
while his lawyer said he's not.

I've been acting like a witness,
offering facts into evidence, and a lot

has been attorney -client privilege.

And all the while, we have your honor up
there, taping my client's mouth,

calling him scum.

We have more grounds for appeal. This is
the trial court, counsel. You can make

your appeals later.

Maybe he doesn't care about Ronnie, but
I bet he cares about the integrity of

this room.

I hope you care about it.

Ronald Vega doesn't. He accepted money
to be bought off the truth.

He spits on this room. He spits on me,
the judge, on you. You don't represent

me, Mr. Vega.

You want to rot in jail for cash? It's
not just your business.

It's mine, and it's theirs.

And I won't be bought off.

And I doubt you will be either.

You took an oath to uphold the law and
find the truth.

And we all know the truth here, don't
we?

Ronald Vega wasn't driving that car.

If we can't convict with a confession,
then something is definitely wrong with

the system.

All the evidence, all of it, supports
Mr.

Vega's confession.

A woman is dead here, ladies and
gentlemen.

Ms. Washington may choose to
characterize this trial as a farce, but

life was lost, and we have an admission
from the man responsible.

If you were to acquit on the basis of
the defense counsel's opinion, well,

then we would have a farce.

Wouldn't we?

You all set?

I still have a lot of work to do,
actually.

Well, I'm not leaving you here alone.

I have a gun, remember?

Lindsay.

I'm sorry.

You just seemed to recover so fast. It
didn't occur to me what should have been

so obvious.

I'm okay, Bobby.

No. We're not going to make that mistake
again and just assume you're okay.

You were almost killed.

It's going to take a long time before
that trauma goes away.

You're right. I was just happy to move
forward and pretend it was all behind

That's what I do.

I like to believe everything's okay.

But I can't do that here.

I'm still being out there.

It just brings it all back.

I just keep thinking.

What if he's caught, ever?

He goes to trial.

I'd have to testify it.

It was just so much easier.

With him being dead.

I just want him dead.

The jury has reached its verdict.

We have, Your Honor.

The defendant will please rise.

I'll say you, Madam Foreperson.

Commonwealth versus Ronald Vega on count
one, vehicular homicide, and count two,

leaving the scene of an accident.

We, the jury, find the defendant, Ronald
Vega, not guilty.

What do you know?

Members of the jury, we thank you.

You're free to go, as is the defendant.
We are adjourned.

This is a pattern with me. I get them
off, they never say thank you.

Miss Washington, the court thanks you.

You see that look he just shot me?

What was that?

Well -deserved.

Come on, I'll buy you dinner.

the spinach angel hair pasta I got all
the ingredients hello

I changed my mind about dinner.

But I think Helen's too dead tired to
cook.

You?

Susan Robin?

Lindsay?

You told me you had to work late that
night, remember, Eleanor?

I had theater tickets.

You said you'd be in the office till at
least nine, but when I went there, I

found Lindsay.

Helen's not dead.

She just inhaled a little chloroform.

She's alive.

Sometimes I like to simulate death.

When she wakes, she'll find you.

You came to kill me?

You know how many times you've killed
me.

Think you can reach that gun?

You can use that gun to kill me,
Eleanor.

Let me make it easier for you.

I would love to go out that way.

With you pulling the trigger.

Go ahead, Eleanor.

Get your gun.

Go ahead.

Shoot me.

You'd be doing me a favor, wouldn't you?

Putting me out of my miserable, pathetic
existence.

What you don't know about me is that I
would.

I will shoot you.

Then do it.

I'll make you do it.

I'm going to kill you unless you kill
me.

George. Do it!

Don't come any closer! Shoot me,
Eleanor!

Don't make me pull the trigger. Don't
make me do it! You're going to have to

it, Eleanor.

You're going to have to be the
executioner.

George put the knife down and we're
gonna talk about it. Just put it down

I'm feeling better.

I could even dance.

What's the matter, Eleanor?

Not as dead as you'd hoped for?

I told you I love to simulate it.

I put blanks in your little gun earlier.

You didn't really think I wanted to be
killed by you, did you?

Oh, I did want to see if you'd do it.

George, please.

If you're psychotic or whatever, you
obviously need help, and I can help you.

You just shot me.

Now you want to help me?

You have an insanity defense for
everything you've done.

Well, then, I'll also have one for what
I'm about to do.

Please?

Bad boyfriend.