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I was walking up the side there. It
sounded like somebody was calling for

So I pulled myself up to the window. It
seems like they got somebody locked in

there. All right, ma 'am, we're going to
need you to make a statement. I want

you to wait back in the corner over
there. Go back in your house, please,

Back in your home. Rodriguez, cover the
rear door.

Martin on the fence.

Owen and Dixon, let's go through the
front.

LAPD, open up.

LAPD!

The truth, tonight I'm a politician,
seeking your support in my re -election

campaign. But tomorrow morning, I am a
prosecutor, working to fulfill the

promise I made to restore public
confidence to the L .A. District

office.

Thank you.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Thank you.

Hello.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm
Deputy District Attorney David McNorth,

and I'd like to speak to the renewed
sense of pride we all feel since Ben

office.

There's this great old saying amongst
lawyers, if you don't know the law, make

damn sure you know the judge.

We lawyers are the best lawyer jokes
because we know what we are. We don't

us any more than you trust us.

But that's what sets Ben Fisher apart.

Look at him. He's the guy in the white
hat.

He's Elliot Ness.

We had a case recently that dealt with
this family of some means and the

possibility that a member of that family
had committed a capital crime.

Do you remember what you said to me?

Ben?

Standing together at that indoor
swimming pool at that Holmby Hills

No?

Well, I will never forget what you told
me. He said, David, pursue this

investigation wherever it leads, without
fear or favor.

So, to all you rich folk here this
evening, let that be a warning to you

matter how deep your pockets, the Los
Angeles District Attorney is not for

To you, Ben.

She didn't agree, but we believe her.

It's the black BMW.

Okay. Thanks.

You got a minute?

I was pretty damn good in there.

How much have you had to drink tonight?

You know I don't drink at functions.

No, I mean before you got here and then
in the bathroom when you can sneak out.

What are you doing in there?

I'm backing Fisher's play.

Is that what you think? You have a funny
way of showing it. Well, I can't let

him take my corruptibility for granted,
can I?

Right now, David, you need him a lot
more than he needs you.

No, I don't need him at all.

I need you.

No.

No. I need you to give me a ride to my
car because your valet was full when I

got here.

I gave you a right now.

Get out.

I think I'm too drunk to drive.

I'll call you back.

Yeah.

I'm not that drunk.

You have no idea how unattractive you
are when you're like this. Look, if you

want me to stop drinking, it's pretty
simple.

Just come back to me.

David, I can't give you the help you
need.

Right now, I'm just trying to save
myself.

Okay, okay. So I should be feeling sorry
for you because you're the one who has

the miserable life right now, huh?

I think you better get out of the car.
No, because you're the victim of this

whole thing, aren't you? You know what I
always forget to remember is that life

revolves around that pretty little rich
girl, doesn't it?

Go to hell. Yeah, you know what? I'll
see you there.

Oh, yes.

Oh, hello, hello, hello.

Yeah,

little people.

gambling in Havana.

I took a little risk.

And loyal guns and money did get me out

of there.

Welcome home, Mr. McNorth.

Like a horse to the barn.

Andrea. Hey, Andrea.

It's David. Sorry for calling you last
night. It's 2 .26 in the morning.

I don't exactly remember what I said,
but I hope...

that it was an apology for my bad
behavior in the car last night. So

you can give me a few hints as to what I
may have done when I left you. Just

give me a call when you have a chance.
Okay.

All right. Bye.

Where the hell is Layla?

Oh, Layla.

Oh.

Hi,

I need a round card.

For today?

Yeah.

That's what it takes.

to 5th Street while they investigate a
hit -and -run fatality, and that has

traffic slowing all through the Bernina
Corridor.

Now headed to 405, there's a stick
alert.

Dave McNorris, Deputy DA.

Go ahead.

Hi, Peter. Hey, yeah.

Yeah, cancel everything for the rest of
the day. No, no, everything.

That's at 4 o 'clock, isn't it? Okay,
not the hearing. Just cancel everything

else.

Yeah, I'll be on my cell phone if you
really need me. Okay, yeah.

Nick Norris. Hey. Where's your Cadillac?

Uh, it wouldn't start this morning. It's
a rental. What's going on down here?

Your publicity flax gave you a bum tip
on this one.

No lights, no camera, no action.

So, uh, what happened?

The homeless John Doe.

Happened last night, but nobody found
him until daybreak.

Any witnesses?

We haven't started the cameras yet,
Counselor, but if you want to take the

side of the street, we can use all the
manpower we can get.

Yeah.

You see what I see?

No skid marks on either side of the
impact.

Driver never even slowed down.

Probably DUI.

Definitely.

There's a media event for you.

Oof.

Thanks.

I got pictures of the victim.

Take it around to the shelters and soup
kitchen, see if we can put a name to

this guy.

You know, it looks so good, McNorris,
maybe you should call in sick.

Look, who's the detective in charge on
this one?

Fearless. Okay.

Just tell him I want to be kept in the
loop on everything, all right?

Absolutely.

He's got an angle.

I don't know what it is yet, but he's
got one. Well, maybe he cares.

Oh, he cares, all right. It's just not
about the poor slob we scraped up off

pavement. 8 -149, possible kidnap
hostage, victim of David Cannon.

8 -149, roger.

Bonnie, code 3.

Yeah, I was walking up the side there,
and it sounded like somebody was calling

for help. So I pulled myself up to the
window, and it seems like I got somebody

locked in there.

How's he doing?

He's dehydrated. I'm on there.

Wait, are you taking me to work?

No, Mr. Dinger, we're taking you to the
hospital.

But I've got to get to work.

Where do you work, sir?

Raleigh Aerospace.

Uh -huh.

Tool and die cutter.

Oh. Okay, well, I'm sure they won't mind
if you're a few minutes late, sir.

Risa.

The defense plant closed, like, 20 years
ago.

You should put a call in to the DHD.

Looks like elder abuse, huh?

Textbook, Kate.

Hey, what happened? Hang on, sir. What's
going on? You live here?

Where's my dad?

We're taking him to the hospital.

Is he all right? Dad?

Yeah, he'll be fine. He's just a little
dehydrated. He'll be fine.

Sir, is your father in your care?

I've got... Control, 1 Adam 49. My
partner's in quick pursuit. St.

Andrews, 29 south, eastbound, through
the houses.

Control 1849, suspect down.

Request RA for a Caucasian male, 25
-year -old, unconscious and breathing.

Roger that, A149. RA unit is the
request.

What do we got?

Knocked himself out cold.

He tanked out. Yeah.

Taker Smith.

Hey, how's it going, Counselor? Good. I
was wondering if you made any headway in

that John Doe hit -and -run case yet.

No, but I'm going to the autopsy this
afternoon, so I hope to get an ID from

guy's fingerprints.

Any witnesses?

In the area where this occurred?

I wouldn't hold my breath.

Look, I told Tom to keep me in the loop
if anything happened, so I'd appreciate

any assistance from you.

Yeah, but there's not much we can do
without a suspect.

Right. Right.

Right.

Coat, tie.

I'm sorry?

Coat and tie.

Court this afternoon. Here to talk about
the affidavit?

Of course.

No, well, it's just a suppression
hearing. I'll put you on the stand. I'll

probable cause. The judge will rule on
the admissibility of the evidence.

Right. Suppression hearing.

I know what it is.

Great. See you in court.

That's your boy.

That's your boy.

You know, that's very important to me.
You know, I need to know how you feel

about children.

I love kids. Bingo!

I think kids are very important. Well,
they're very important to me anyway.

I think you're drunk.

No, I'm not.

Oh, wait a minute.

Look at all these guys here.

I've got to know how many of these guys
propose to you every night. Look at this

guy wagging his head. Oh, all of them,
all the time. Yeah? Mm -hmm.

I bet they do.

What's your name?

Layla. Layla?

Really?

Really.

I love that song. I know, I'm serious.
It is.

I love that song. One second.

What's your name?

David.

David. What do you do, David?

I am a lawyer.

A lawyer?

That's nice. No, it sucks.

You're supposed to take pride in your
work, right?

You don't take pride in your job.

Maybe I did at one time. I just, I don't
know.

I don't really like it anymore.

Well, I don't know about you, but I work
for my money.

Wow.

You're kind of tough, aren't you?

Only the strong survive.

You see, now a woman like you could keep
me in line.

You can count on me.

Layla?

Go to hell. No, no, no, just wait.

Look, get away from me before I start
screaming. Please, just give me one

minute, please.

Why, so you can try and explain last
night? See, that's the problem.

I don't really remember what happened.

What? You're blackout drunk?

Then really pick them. Look, I don't
remember coming to the club. I don't

remember meeting you.

I don't really remember anything.

Then how do you know my name?

I called your voicemail. I got your
name. I came down here to the bar.

I asked the bartender what happened. He
said that we left last night, but that's

all he had given me.

So...

I've been waiting here. Waiting for
what? Waiting just to find out what

happened. We met in the bar. We had a
drink. You seemed like a nice guy.

We went for a drive.

Where did we go to?

No place. You got a phone call.

Here, why don't you let me help you?
Hold the wheel. Come on. I've got it.

on.

Hello? I got it.

Hello? Mary.

Holly. What?

She did what?

No.

Why would I tell her?

I don't know. She's a reporter. She gets
information on things. Could you just

slow down? Slow down a little bit,
please.

Look, no, no, there's not a girl in the
car, okay? I'm not talking to a girl,

okay? Marion?

Marion! Look, why don't you just pull
over?

Pull over!

Please, just be quiet while I'm on the
phone.

Shut up! Just please shut the hell up
while I'm on the phone! Stop the car!

That's it?

That's it.

Why? What happened?

Nothing.

You know why I let you buy me a drink?

You're the only guy in there who was
looking at my face.

How pathetic is that?

Hey, fearless.

Hey. Got some walking sun. That hit and
run.

Thanks. All right. Oh, hey, listen.

The old guy that you found, how's he
doing?

He said he's got some kind of dementia.

Teresa said that he's so out of it that
he probably didn't know he was tied up.

Man. Did you interview his son yet?

No. No, I'm not going to bring him into
the hospital. Wow.

All right.

Hang in there, man. All right. All
right.

All right.

I was just seeing if you had a match
with those John Doe prints yet. No, not

yet.

I was caught.

Oh, son of a bitch.

Maybe not finished.

Don't worry, my boy.

I called your office, I called your cell
phone. Leave it on the floor.

How was the hearing?

Well, the judge said some unflattering
things about you, and then he granted

defense motion. What, he threw out the
evidence?

Yeah, he threw out the evidence. He
threw out the whole case.

We've been trying to make this case for
six months, and thanks to you, our

dealer just walked.

Glad you think it's funny.

You okay, Counselor?

Um, take a Stephen Simeon figure, will
you? No. Come on.

Hit me.

Just punch me right in the face. You
know it's been coming, so just do it

Please, just hit me.

Come on. No. Come on. You'll be doing us
both a big favor. Come on. Just hit me.

You know I gotta come. Just do it. Do me
a favor. Do us both a favor.

What have you had to drink today,
counselor?

Huh?

We run a blood alcohol on you and I'm
gonna find out.

You wanna make a statement?

No, that's not why you're here.

Hey.

You don't look so good, McNorris. Maybe
you had a call in sick.

Who's the detective in charge in this
case?

Peerless. Just tell him I want to be
kept in the loop on everything, okay?

Okay, absolutely.

He's got an angle.

I don't know what it is, but he's got
one.

All right, all the witnesses for the hit
and run, line up right here.

You're going to go down the hall this
way.

Follow this officer to the interview
room.

You can follow your belongings with you.

Line up right here. We'll get you some
coffee.

You can go into the interview room one
at a time, take a brief statement, and

then you'll be done. Excuse me.

Is this for the hit run?

Yes, it is.

You want to make a statement?

Yes, I'd like to.

All right, we'll just get in line there
and see you at the end of the hall here.

All right, people.

We're all going to go in one at a time.

You will, but you won't, all right?

Anyway, we had him in the car two
minutes when his phone rang, and it was

woman.

I think he called her Marianne.

It was probably his wife.

Anyway, that's when he lost it. I mean,
he just went crazy, started screaming at

me and driving crazy, and I made him let
me out right there.

So what makes you think that your dream
date turned into our hit -and -run

driver? Well, he showed up where I work
this afternoon, really nervous.

Said he had a blackout that he doesn't
remember anything about last night.

But... What he really wanted to know was
what happened after we got in the car,

like he knew he did something wrong.

Give you a name, a business card,
anything like that?

He said his name was David and that he
was a lawyer.

Mid -30s, average build, had really
close -cropped, white,

blonde hair.

What I remember the most about him were
his eyes. He had these really intense...

Blue eyes.

David.

Yeah, I mean, who knows if that's his
real name or if he's even a lawyer.

And what did he say his wife's name was?

Marianne. Marianne.

All right, well, uh, thank you for
coming in, Miss French. It's very

Let's ask for it today, counselor.

We want a blood alcohol, and what are we
going to come up with?

Huh?

Hello.

Hey.

I know, I know, I know.

I know what to do, Papa. I know I can
fix this. I can fix it with a little

and water. That's what it's going to
take. Soap and water. A little soap and

water.

A little soap and water.

Okay.

Okay. I mean, what are they going to do?

Are they going to take the word of some
stripper? Her testimony says one of them

is a stripper. I don't think.

No, isn't it?

You don't care, do I?

I wasn't afraid of the fact. I wanted
the fact.

Young lady, did you actually see Mr.

McNorris' car strike the victim? No, you
did not. No more questions. I made a

mistake.

Okay, I made a mistake.

A man is dead. Yes, I know, but there
was no man. He was walking in the street

himself. In the middle of the street,
there was no intent, Your Honor. He was

walking with one victim already, a John
Doe, a homeless.

Alcoholic. Do we need to destroy the
life of... It's not what I call justice.

What was he thinking?

You want to talk about law. What about
law of the jungle?

It was a mistake.

Believe me.

This man's death will not go in vain,
Your Honor.

The lesson of this will not be lost on
me. I'm going to go about my life in a

whole new way.

A whole new way.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Mr.
McNorris is not a criminal. No, he is

He is a promising...

He's an aggressive prosecutor with a
promising future. Please don't take that

promising future away from him.

Because I swear to you that he will then
dedicate himself to making this city a

better place for all men and women. And
isn't that worth the life of one

homeless alcoholic?

Homeless alcoholic?

Why?

I'm not believing a word I'm saying.

Okay, Ronnie, you want to know the
truth?

The truth is...

Defendant is a lying, womanizing,
cheating drunk.

And yes, he's a murderer.

He's a murderer.

I was about to wash away the evidence of
his crime.

Sorry, Pop.

Can't fix this one.

Just the man I was looking for.

I need to take a look at your car,
Counselor.

You drunk now?

Not as much as I'd like to be.

Yeah.

You probably don't want to say anything.

You got the right not to.

You ought to know that stripper you took
for a little spin, Layla.

She came into the station today.

She heard about our John Doe.

And she was outraged that anyone could
commit an act like that and not take

responsibility.

And then what do I find when I come
here?

The great David McNorris.

All ready to destroy evidence in order
to save his own ass.

But I guess the rules the rest of us
have to live by, they don't apply to you

guys, huh? You must really be enjoying
this, huh? Why?

Because I found out that you're no
better than what you accused me of

I already knew that.

Get your clothes. I'm taking you down to
the station.

We'll use this one.

You want to take a seat?

You know how this works.

I'll be right back with the detective.

If you want to pull yourself together,
you look like crap.

All right, have a seat, Mr. Dinger.

This is Deputy D .A.

McNorris.

Um... Does anyone want to explain to me
what's going on here?

Officers Heckler and Turcotte responded
to a report of a possible kidnapped

hostage victim.

Arriving at the scene, it looked like
what they really had was a case of elder

abuse. Mr. Dinger's father has
Alzheimer's disease.

He can't afford full -time supervision,
so he tied his father to the bed. It was

the first time, and it was for his
protection. What was I supposed to do?

What does it have to do with me?

The reason he tied him to the bed was
because sometime late last night, his

father got out and took Mr. Dinger's
pickup truck for a ride. He thought he

to go to work.

When the old man got back, the pickup
truck had been in an accident.

But it looked like he hit a fence or
something like that.

It's Officer Turcotte who put it all
together.

He figured out that old man Dinger used
to work in the factory, right near where

we found the hit -and -run.

So he checked out the pickup truck, and
he found fibers that matched the

victim's shirt lodged in the headlight
socket.

Bottom line, Mr. Dinger's father killed
our John Doe. He didn't know what he was

doing. I mean, he thinks that Reagan is
still president.

We just figured we better find out how
the DA's office wanted to handle this.

You said you wanted to be kept in the
loop.

We don't trust us any more than you do.

Let that be a warning to you rich people
here this evening.

The Los Angeles District Attorney is not
for sale.

The bed!

Huh?

Get out of the car, David. I always
forget that everything revolves around

pretty little rich girl, doesn't it?

Go to hell. Yeah, wait, what? I'll see
you there.

David's not here.

Yeah, I know. He's out on the road
somewhere drunk.

Then call the police.

Who the hell are you to come to my house
like this? I didn't come for myself.

Of course you did.

What could I possibly say to you?

I feel like a fool standing here, but I
just...

David's destroying his life.

If he keeps going the way he's going,
pretty soon there aren't going to be any

pieces left to pick up.

He needs someone he loves and trusts to
tell him, to get through to him somehow.

He needs you.

My only concern now is what I need, and
what I need more than anything is for

David with Norris to be out of my life.
I can't believe that. I can't believe

after eight years of marriage, you
suddenly stopped caring?

What do you know about caring and
commitment? Have you ever built a life

someone?

Have you ever had a moment in your life
that wasn't about satisfying your needs

and your wants, no matter what the cost?

Excuse me.

My marriage ended when I realized that
David didn't care back.

You went to his wife?

That's incredibly stupid.

No, really, Scott, don't try and make me
feel better.

How you feel and what you do about it
isn't my responsibility.

Any more than David's feelings and
actions are your responsibility.

So my job as a sponsor is to stand
outside your craziness and remind you of

that. That's great.

That'll make a heck of a bumper sticker
someday.

I held a gun on a liquor store owner
once.

If he sold liquor to my son one more
time.

So I'm not just uniquely stupid and self
-destructive.

It's done.

Let it go.

When does it stop?

When do you finally quit thinking,

maybe this time it'll be different?

When it happens to me.

I'll let you know.

I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming.

What are you doing here, David? Look, I
had a really bad day.

And I can't really remember what
happened last night, and I was hoping

said something to you when I called.

Take a seat.

I didn't pick up.

He spoke to my answering machine.

You have one saved message.

Andrea.

Andrea, this is David. Pick up the
phone.

Pick up the damn phone. I know you're
there.

Pick it

up. You haven't lost your people skills.

Just some kind of sick thrill for you?

Huh? I mean, what do you think you're
doing? Because if this is the game that

you want to play, let me tell you,
I'll... Oh, my God.

Oh, I think I hit something.

What did I hit?

Oh, God.

Oh, God, I didn't have a collar to
somebody's dog.

I killed a stray dog.

Yeah.

I... I thought that I killed a man.

This homeless guy.

David.

You don't have to do this alone. There
are people that can help you. Now,

therein lies the problem. The lie.

What lie?

That somehow we're not alone.

That we'll be somehow there for each
other. And what's the truth, David?

You know what the truth is? The truth is
that we were born alone and we're going

to die alone.

And sometimes there are these sweet
little moments that we have this

that we're connected.

You just don't get it, do you?

It's all right there in front of you and
you can't even reach for it. Oh,

really? All we have is each other,
David.

That connection.

All the rest, the careers, the homes,
the cars, the money, that's the

Can you really see me unfolding chairs
in some church basement singing kumbaya

with a bunch of drunks?

No.

You're right.

You're so much better off just going on
like this.

There you go.

You can collect those instead of 30 -day
tips.

Don't mind me. You can see yourself out.

How's it going?

Good.

How are you?

A bit wet, but I can't complain.

Look, you mind if I have a moment here
alone?

Sure. Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

I guess it's still John Doe, huh?

Pretty popular name around here.

Look, we haven't...

really meant.

My name's David.

That guy who killed you that night, he
didn't mean anything by it. He was just

this old guy who lost his mind.

At least he had an excuse.

He could have just as easily have been
me that night.

If you're wondering why I'm here,

I thought someone ought to say a few
words, you know.

Maybe I thought that you could, that you
had some wisdom to share.

To be honest with you, I'm a lot out of
ideas lately.

I can't help you.

You've got to figure out for yourself.

Because we're not going to be done here
for an hour, that's why.

Dang.

Are you done?

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