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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:01:30,510 --> 00:01:34,470 time again. Time for the man you either hate or love but can't ignore. 2 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:37,830 Time for the man to whom nothing is sacred except the truth. 3 00:01:38,310 --> 00:01:42,830 Time for the most controversial program on the air, the Barney Austin Show. 4 00:01:47,030 --> 00:01:49,210 Now, let's get right down to business. 5 00:01:51,030 --> 00:01:55,830 Let's see, our first call tonight is to some nut who says I called him a 6 00:01:55,830 --> 00:01:58,010 chiseler because he's holding up freeway construction. 7 00:01:58,670 --> 00:02:01,490 This chiseler's name is... Lewis Ogden. 8 00:02:03,370 --> 00:02:04,370 Clinton. 9 00:02:05,690 --> 00:02:06,690 Seven. 10 00:02:06,870 --> 00:02:07,870 Oh. 11 00:02:08,669 --> 00:02:09,669 Seven. 12 00:02:10,229 --> 00:02:11,230 Nine. 13 00:02:11,990 --> 00:02:12,990 Nine. 14 00:02:13,510 --> 00:02:16,490 And don't forget to turn down your radio, Mr. Ogden. 15 00:02:17,510 --> 00:02:18,930 Hello? Hello. 16 00:02:19,510 --> 00:02:20,510 Barney Austin. 17 00:02:20,550 --> 00:02:22,390 I've got your card. What's your beep? 18 00:02:22,990 --> 00:02:26,050 I just want you to know I'm suing you for libel and slander. 19 00:02:26,530 --> 00:02:28,730 People like you shouldn't be allowed on the air. 20 00:02:29,500 --> 00:02:31,860 I never lost one yet, Mr. Chisler. 21 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:33,520 See you in court. 22 00:02:37,860 --> 00:02:41,960 Well, here's one I ought to shake up the boys in the control room. I have a note 23 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,800 here from the man who owns this station, Mr. Kevin Steele. 24 00:02:45,220 --> 00:02:46,220 Okay, boss. 25 00:02:46,380 --> 00:02:48,640 If this is a gag, turn your radio down anyway, huh? 26 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:51,380 Adams to... 27 00:03:01,910 --> 00:03:03,110 Chief, Barney Austin. 28 00:03:03,610 --> 00:03:06,590 I want to... How did you get in here? 29 00:03:07,190 --> 00:03:08,390 Put that gun away. 30 00:03:09,290 --> 00:03:10,290 Chief, 31 00:03:11,090 --> 00:03:12,090 what is it? 32 00:03:12,670 --> 00:03:13,670 What's happened? 33 00:03:14,050 --> 00:03:15,130 Chief, answer me. 34 00:03:17,290 --> 00:03:19,410 Get the police over to Steele's place. 35 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:49,599 It was close. 36 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,200 Are you all right? I think so. 37 00:03:51,780 --> 00:03:53,040 Have a first aid kit in the car. 38 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,280 This is Holly. I just got back. Clara and Ronnie were here and they've both 39 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:47,480 gone. Did Clara leave a message with you at the switchboard? 40 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:49,500 Have you seen them? 41 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:51,900 All right. Thanks. 42 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:14,020 Ronnie, what is it? 43 00:05:14,420 --> 00:05:15,800 What happened? What's wrong? 44 00:05:16,180 --> 00:05:17,180 Oh, now calm down, Holly. 45 00:05:17,380 --> 00:05:18,380 Well, where's Clara? 46 00:05:19,060 --> 00:05:21,460 Clara's husband phoned. He must have had an attack, so she went to see him. I 47 00:05:21,460 --> 00:05:23,220 just came over to watch Ronnie. Well, where have you been? 48 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,520 I couldn't sleep, so I thought a little ride might do him some good. 49 00:05:28,460 --> 00:05:29,460 Looks like it did. 50 00:05:29,700 --> 00:05:30,700 Yeah, put him to bed. 51 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:40,600 How did you get your arm? 52 00:05:41,610 --> 00:05:44,590 It was a little accident. I was driving too fast. 53 00:05:45,050 --> 00:05:49,770 Kevin wasn't home and I was... Holly, you know I believe everything you say. 54 00:05:50,970 --> 00:05:55,090 Are you sure Kevin Steele didn't do this to you? I told you, he wasn't home. 55 00:05:55,910 --> 00:06:00,710 Holly, your ex -husband was home. He was murdered tonight. 56 00:06:03,110 --> 00:06:06,610 The last report said he was shot with a .38 caliber revolver. 57 00:06:33,930 --> 00:06:36,670 All right, Mr. Richards, which one of them brought her car in for repairs? 58 00:06:42,450 --> 00:06:44,170 Keep your hands to your sides, please. 59 00:06:49,250 --> 00:06:51,110 Yeah, that's the girl. 60 00:06:51,350 --> 00:06:52,350 The third one. 61 00:06:52,910 --> 00:06:54,770 She asked for an insurance estimate. 62 00:06:55,150 --> 00:06:57,710 New glass in one door and some chrome trim. 63 00:07:01,030 --> 00:07:02,030 Sergeant Bryce. 64 00:07:02,270 --> 00:07:04,430 Thank you, Mr. Richards. We'll be in touch with you. Now put him through. 65 00:07:04,990 --> 00:07:05,769 Perry Mason. 66 00:07:05,770 --> 00:07:07,990 Will you show Mr. Richards out, Sergeant? Yes, sir. Steve Drum. 67 00:07:08,530 --> 00:07:09,770 Steve, what are you doing there? 68 00:07:10,350 --> 00:07:13,170 They finally get smart and transfer you from homicide to traffic? 69 00:07:14,150 --> 00:07:17,330 I thought I was supposed to identify a woman who was in an accident, I 70 00:07:17,650 --> 00:07:19,310 I'm still with homicide, Perry. 71 00:07:20,050 --> 00:07:23,890 And you were supposed to identify this woman. And if you do, she won't be an 72 00:07:23,890 --> 00:07:24,890 accident victim. 73 00:07:25,030 --> 00:07:28,110 She'll be a killer. Look, I made a simple accident report. 74 00:07:28,730 --> 00:07:31,010 But now you're a key witness in a murder case. 75 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,040 Perry, come on. Where are you? What's up? 76 00:07:33,260 --> 00:07:35,400 I'm sorry, but my probate case was called late. 77 00:07:36,660 --> 00:07:38,440 I really don't see how I can get down there today. 78 00:07:39,260 --> 00:07:40,720 Get them out, Bryce. Yes, sir. 79 00:07:41,740 --> 00:07:42,740 Turn those lights on. 80 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:44,560 All right, girls. We can leave. 81 00:07:50,820 --> 00:07:53,620 Okay, I understand, Perry. I'll tell you what. Let's wait till it gets dark so 82 00:07:53,620 --> 00:07:56,680 the conditions will be similar, and I'll take the suspect up to the scene. Say, 83 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,080 uh, two hours, eight o 'clock. Shall I pick you up? 84 00:08:11,530 --> 00:08:12,530 That's the girl, all right. 85 00:08:13,110 --> 00:08:14,450 You get the brass ring, Perry. 86 00:08:15,010 --> 00:08:18,290 Her name is Holly Andrews, and you just clinched the case for the DA's office. 87 00:08:18,890 --> 00:08:22,750 On my identification alone, well, you identified her in the area of the murder 88 00:08:22,750 --> 00:08:25,470 at the time of the murder, and you've come up with the motive. 89 00:08:26,170 --> 00:08:29,610 Steele is worth over $10 million, and although they were divorced, their four 90 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:31,390 -year -old son is now the richest kid in L .A. County. 91 00:08:31,770 --> 00:08:34,510 Did she receive much of a settlement at the time of the divorce? 92 00:08:34,890 --> 00:08:38,270 According to what we were able to piece together, she divorced him before he 93 00:08:38,270 --> 00:08:40,909 ever found out he was going to be a father. She didn't ask a dime from him. 94 00:08:41,699 --> 00:08:44,059 Apparently Steele was difficult to live with and she wanted out. 95 00:08:44,780 --> 00:08:46,760 Murder is a pretty permanent way of getting out. 96 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:48,360 I knew it, Perry. 97 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,680 I give you a set of circumstances and all of a sudden you start thinking like 98 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:53,660 the lawyer for the defense. Well, do me a favor, will you? 99 00:08:53,860 --> 00:08:56,360 Start thinking like the state star witness for a change. 100 00:08:57,620 --> 00:09:00,880 Why are they doing that? I told you where I had the accident. I know what 101 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,100 told me, Miss Andrews. Now, Perry, you saw her car come down from that road, 102 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:05,200 right? 103 00:09:05,560 --> 00:09:09,260 Yes. That road goes up to Steele's place. Now, according to your report... 104 00:09:09,660 --> 00:09:12,140 The accident took place at ten minutes after twelve. 105 00:09:12,980 --> 00:09:16,640 Steele was murdered at six minutes after twelve. Look, you know I was at the 106 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,500 house, and you know where the accident occurred. That doesn't prove anything. 107 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,500 What did you do with the gun, Miss Andrews? 108 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,180 I didn't touch the gun. 109 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:25,380 You just saw it on the floor by the body, huh? 110 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,280 I didn't see the gun, and I didn't see the body, and that's the third time I've 111 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:30,179 told you so. 112 00:09:30,180 --> 00:09:33,460 Miss Andrews, you're being held on suspicion of murder. Do you understand 113 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:36,520 No, I'm stupid. Well, I'm going to tell you once more, and in the presence of 114 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,010 witnesses. You have a right to be represented. 115 00:09:39,250 --> 00:09:42,370 And I'm going to tell you once more in the presence of witnesses, I didn't do 116 00:09:42,370 --> 00:09:44,390 anything and I'm not afraid to answer questions. 117 00:09:45,490 --> 00:09:46,790 Okay, let's go up to the house. 118 00:09:48,790 --> 00:09:52,570 Steve, I asked Paul to pick me up either here or at the house since he hasn't 119 00:09:52,570 --> 00:09:55,610 arrived yet. Well, I don't want to leave you stranded, Perry. Come on up there 120 00:09:55,610 --> 00:09:57,850 and wait. But Perry, do me a favor, will you? 121 00:09:58,390 --> 00:09:59,390 Restrain yourself. 122 00:09:59,870 --> 00:10:00,870 Keep quiet. 123 00:10:01,590 --> 00:10:04,590 You know, Steve, if that girl did kill Steele... 124 00:10:05,550 --> 00:10:07,510 She certainly carries off a bluff very well. 125 00:10:07,810 --> 00:10:11,150 And if she didn't, she certainly has plenty of spunk. 126 00:10:13,770 --> 00:10:16,490 Now, Miss Andrews, where did you stand when you looked in? 127 00:10:16,730 --> 00:10:17,910 Here, by the French doors. 128 00:10:18,310 --> 00:10:20,530 Steve, if you can get inside, you could turn the lamp on. 129 00:10:21,210 --> 00:10:22,830 You're a guest here. I'm sorry. 130 00:10:23,750 --> 00:10:26,430 This key was found in your purse. 131 00:10:26,910 --> 00:10:27,910 I know that. 132 00:10:28,150 --> 00:10:29,770 Was this the key you used to get inside? 133 00:10:30,770 --> 00:10:35,370 I didn't go inside. The key was just still on my key ring. I hadn't taken it 134 00:10:35,370 --> 00:10:36,930 since I moved out of this tomb. 135 00:10:37,990 --> 00:10:38,990 Sergeant. 136 00:10:40,130 --> 00:10:42,170 Go inside and turn on the lamp. Yes, sir. 137 00:10:45,870 --> 00:10:49,250 Now, Miss Andrews, I want you to tell me exactly what you saw when you looked in 138 00:10:49,250 --> 00:10:50,310 the window the night of the murder. 139 00:10:51,270 --> 00:10:54,490 There were no lights on except the light on the end table. 140 00:10:54,770 --> 00:10:58,390 The radio was on. I could see it. I could hear it. 141 00:10:59,050 --> 00:11:01,610 The only furniture that... Now, you're talking about the furniture. What 142 00:11:01,610 --> 00:11:06,190 furniture? The bookcase, the coffee table, just the furniture near the 143 00:11:06,190 --> 00:11:07,190 fireplace. 144 00:11:07,390 --> 00:11:09,270 Would you describe the fireplace, please? 145 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:13,030 It's marble. There's a painting over the fireplace. 146 00:11:13,830 --> 00:11:15,110 The fire was on. 147 00:11:15,450 --> 00:11:19,310 Miss Andrews, you saw all this, but you couldn't see steel. 148 00:11:19,750 --> 00:11:20,750 That's right. 149 00:11:21,630 --> 00:11:22,870 Story check, Steve. 150 00:11:23,550 --> 00:11:24,910 With one exception. 151 00:11:25,170 --> 00:11:27,470 There's no painting over the fireplace. What painting? 152 00:11:27,820 --> 00:11:29,260 This room hasn't been touched since the murder. 153 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,960 You didn't see the painting either when you examined the room yesterday? 154 00:11:32,540 --> 00:11:35,100 I was examining a dead body, a very dead body. 155 00:11:36,100 --> 00:11:37,100 All right, let's go in. 156 00:11:42,620 --> 00:11:43,620 Ready, Perry? 157 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:45,260 Just a few minutes, Paul. 158 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:47,840 Meantime, take a look around back. 159 00:11:52,980 --> 00:11:55,120 Does your return bother you that much? 160 00:11:55,560 --> 00:11:57,080 Everything in this place bothers me. 161 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,580 Every wall, every door. 162 00:12:04,980 --> 00:12:07,420 That's all that's left of Kevin Steele. 163 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:09,540 A chalk mark. 164 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:12,780 Not one kind word for the deceased? 165 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,600 If you can find one person with a kind word for Kevin Steele, I'll find one 166 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,500 Why did you hate him, Miss Andrews? 167 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:22,120 I don't think you understand. 168 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,140 Let me show you something. 169 00:12:32,300 --> 00:12:37,020 Kevin Steele may have died last night, but part of me died in this room nearly 170 00:12:37,020 --> 00:12:38,020 five years ago. 171 00:12:38,060 --> 00:12:40,440 Did this room have anything to do with what happened last night? 172 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,440 How do you explain a man's ego? 173 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:45,640 His conceit. 174 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,980 His belief that the world exists for only his benefit. 175 00:12:51,500 --> 00:12:53,960 He had to have everything completely his way. 176 00:12:55,460 --> 00:12:59,140 He had visitation rights, but he never exercised them. 177 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,040 He wanted Ronnie for himself alone. 178 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:07,580 A few times we went out socially, he was furious if I even spoke to another man. 179 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,060 You're not checking coats on the strip anymore, he'd say. 180 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,480 You're my wife, try acting decent. 181 00:13:13,820 --> 00:13:16,340 All right, so he gave you a bad time, Miss Andrews. 182 00:13:16,820 --> 00:13:18,660 How does this room figure in that? 183 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,140 We had a visitor one day, Dan Thorne. 184 00:13:23,220 --> 00:13:27,280 You knew Dan Thorne at that time? Dan Thorne was a stranger. He wanted 185 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:28,380 for his military academy. 186 00:13:28,990 --> 00:13:33,050 When Kevin indicated that he might invest in the school, Dan came back with 187 00:13:33,050 --> 00:13:34,050 plans he'd drawn up. 188 00:13:34,530 --> 00:13:37,810 Kevin wasn't home. Dan and I went over the plans in this room. 189 00:13:38,210 --> 00:13:42,290 That's what we were doing when Kevin returned and saw us here. 190 00:13:42,670 --> 00:13:43,990 He wouldn't let me explain. 191 00:13:45,430 --> 00:13:46,890 I thought they'd kill each other. 192 00:13:47,310 --> 00:13:48,310 Why didn't they? 193 00:13:48,510 --> 00:13:49,510 Someone walked in. 194 00:13:49,970 --> 00:13:50,970 Who? 195 00:13:52,130 --> 00:13:53,130 It's unimportant. 196 00:13:53,410 --> 00:13:58,210 His name's Jackson. He used to help Kevin with his art collection. 197 00:13:58,970 --> 00:14:00,470 Why was the room left this way? 198 00:14:01,030 --> 00:14:04,550 As a reminder that I was to never be alone again with another man. 199 00:14:05,850 --> 00:14:09,310 I'd stayed married to Kevin Steele out of wound up as insane as he was. 200 00:14:24,650 --> 00:14:25,950 All right, Sergeant, lock up. 201 00:14:27,630 --> 00:14:28,629 Harry, we'll be seeing you. 202 00:14:28,630 --> 00:14:29,990 Well, thanks for letting me tag along. 203 00:14:30,190 --> 00:14:32,690 Boy, you're more than welcome. I didn't know that you were interested in sob 204 00:14:32,690 --> 00:14:33,690 stories. 205 00:14:34,490 --> 00:14:36,090 Mr. Mason, you're an attorney. 206 00:14:36,730 --> 00:14:37,890 Do you think I'm guilty? 207 00:14:38,370 --> 00:14:42,310 I think anyone who'd talk as freely and answer questions as willingly as you 208 00:14:42,310 --> 00:14:43,770 have is either innocent or a fool. 209 00:14:44,230 --> 00:14:45,430 And I don't think you're a fool. 210 00:14:47,170 --> 00:14:50,630 How'd you like to take on a client who probably can't pay you? 211 00:14:51,030 --> 00:14:55,010 In the first place, a client whose son is going to inherit $10 million could 212 00:14:55,010 --> 00:14:56,550 probably pay off in gold bullion. 213 00:14:56,970 --> 00:15:00,670 And in the second place, Mr. Mason is already engaged for this case as a 214 00:15:00,670 --> 00:15:01,670 for the state. 215 00:15:02,350 --> 00:15:05,570 He's right, Miss Andrews. If the district attorney calls me, I'll have to 216 00:15:05,570 --> 00:15:07,910 testify to everything I've seen and heard up to this moment. 217 00:15:09,090 --> 00:15:10,090 I'll chance it. 218 00:15:10,190 --> 00:15:11,430 Get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow. 219 00:15:14,210 --> 00:15:18,090 Something told me I should have sent you home down on the road, Mr. Mason. 220 00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:47,140 You wanted me to find somebody, but I never expected this. 221 00:15:47,420 --> 00:15:49,520 You're a little frail for second -story work, aren't you? 222 00:15:50,460 --> 00:15:52,480 Picked a strange time for a robbery. 223 00:15:52,740 --> 00:15:53,619 Not robbery. 224 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:55,060 I was taking what's mine. 225 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,680 My name's Abel Jackson. I run a small gallery on Beverly Boulevard. 226 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,700 I bought many paintings for Kevin Steele, but he refused to pay me for 227 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:12,300 I paid out $75 ,000 of my own money, every cent I had for this Vandermeer. 228 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:17,120 But he refused to pay me back until the canvas was appraised by an expert from 229 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:18,120 Chicago. 230 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,700 Well, he was killed before the expert could come here. 231 00:16:22,020 --> 00:16:26,120 I had neither the money nor the painting nor anything in writing to prove it was 232 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:30,380 mine. I had to have the picture back. Can't you see that? I can see you're not 233 00:16:30,380 --> 00:16:31,380 very good businessman. 234 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:36,180 Well, you can't be a good businessman with a God. And that's what Kevin Steele 235 00:16:36,180 --> 00:16:37,099 thought he was. 236 00:16:37,100 --> 00:16:41,420 You ended on with it or he'd ruin you. All right, Mr. Jackson, you may leave. 237 00:16:42,990 --> 00:16:45,590 But I advise you to make yourself available for questioning. 238 00:16:46,450 --> 00:16:48,410 May I take my painting with me? 239 00:16:49,310 --> 00:16:51,430 Don't press your luck. You better clear out. 240 00:16:55,790 --> 00:16:57,030 Why did you give him a break? 241 00:16:57,890 --> 00:16:59,010 He can't run far. 242 00:16:59,790 --> 00:17:02,830 And besides, he's put up a $75 ,000 bond. 243 00:17:13,130 --> 00:17:17,010 I didn't even know Kevin was dead until I got home and Dan told me. 244 00:17:17,230 --> 00:17:18,849 But I've told the police all of this. 245 00:17:19,869 --> 00:17:22,150 Did you tell them why you went to Steeles? 246 00:17:22,410 --> 00:17:24,270 No. Would you tell me? 247 00:17:24,750 --> 00:17:26,210 Gordon Sellers called me. 248 00:17:27,230 --> 00:17:31,430 He owns one of the independent radio stations. He's had a running feud with 249 00:17:31,430 --> 00:17:35,850 ex -husband ever since Kevin hired Barney Austin away from him. 250 00:17:37,310 --> 00:17:39,350 Well, last night they had another big argument. 251 00:17:40,210 --> 00:17:42,090 And after Kevin left... 252 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,740 Mr. Sellers called to warn me. About what? 253 00:17:46,140 --> 00:17:51,140 Kevin was going to get a court order to have our son taken away from me. 254 00:17:51,460 --> 00:17:55,120 Ever since he'd found out about Ronnie, he'd been trying to do exactly that. 255 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,800 I was so scared after I talked to Mr. Sellers. 256 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:03,580 Then since Clara was with Ronnie... Clara? Clara Michaels. 257 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:09,440 I had to work awfully late getting out tuition notices for next semester. Clara 258 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:10,440 was sitting for me. 259 00:18:10,780 --> 00:18:12,920 I went to the house to plead with Kevin. 260 00:18:13,900 --> 00:18:16,600 Knowing full well there was no way of convincing him. 261 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:22,760 Then when he didn't answer the doorbell, I thought I was too late. I thought he 262 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:23,760 was already on his way. 263 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,460 That's why I was driving down the hill too fast. That's why I was so anxious to 264 00:18:28,460 --> 00:18:29,460 get away from you. 265 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,660 You didn't hear anything inside the house? 266 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:33,100 Voices? An argument? 267 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:34,640 Shots? No. 268 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,820 Only the radio. It was tuned into Barney Austin's show. 269 00:18:39,660 --> 00:18:42,880 And the police say that Steele was killed with Dan Thorne's gun. 270 00:18:43,380 --> 00:18:45,980 Do you have any idea how the gun got into the murder room? 271 00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:52,520 Well, a few months ago when Kevin first threatened to foreclose on Dan, I... 272 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:57,220 I went to see him. We argued as usual. 273 00:18:57,460 --> 00:18:59,080 He took the gun away from me. 274 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:01,980 Is there any reason to bring Dan into this? 275 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,620 Would he object to being brought into it if he knew it might help you? 276 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,200 I don't know. 277 00:19:08,780 --> 00:19:12,640 Dan's been awfully good to me. He gave me a job when I was dead broke. 278 00:19:13,180 --> 00:19:14,800 He even let me live on the grounds. 279 00:19:16,780 --> 00:19:19,000 I don't know. I can't answer for him. 280 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:20,280 All right. 281 00:19:20,580 --> 00:19:21,960 We'll let him answer for himself. 282 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:25,740 Would you do something for me? 283 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:27,400 Today's Ronnie's birthday. 284 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:29,580 His presents are at my house. 285 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:31,160 Clara's with him. 286 00:19:33,180 --> 00:19:34,560 I'll see that he gets his presents. 287 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,880 Come on, break it up, break it up, break it up. Come on now, no fighting. 288 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:04,160 We're back in the game. 289 00:20:04,340 --> 00:20:05,340 Come on, come on. 290 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:07,840 Daniel Thorne? 291 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:08,859 Yes, that's right. 292 00:20:08,860 --> 00:20:11,860 I'm Paul Drake, a private investigator working with Holly Andrews' attorney. 293 00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:13,720 I wonder if you could give us some information. 294 00:20:15,260 --> 00:20:16,260 What sort? 295 00:20:16,860 --> 00:20:18,680 Well, Kevin Steele was killed with your gun. 296 00:20:19,420 --> 00:20:21,620 Holly told the police you didn't know how the gun got in the house. 297 00:20:22,140 --> 00:20:23,140 Was that the truth? 298 00:20:24,540 --> 00:20:25,540 No. 299 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:27,940 No, it wasn't. 300 00:20:28,220 --> 00:20:29,220 How did it get there? 301 00:20:30,759 --> 00:20:32,180 I gave Holly the gun. 302 00:20:33,100 --> 00:20:34,100 Showed her how to use it. 303 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,540 In case she had to protect herself from Steele. 304 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,060 Did Steele loan you the money to start this school? 305 00:20:40,060 --> 00:20:41,820 I approached him, but he refused. 306 00:20:43,020 --> 00:20:45,080 Maybe Holly told you about the big ruckus we had. 307 00:20:45,340 --> 00:20:47,260 You're sure he didn't hold the notes on this place? 308 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:48,520 I didn't say that. 309 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:50,780 I arranged financing. 310 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,020 The first couple of years, I managed to get extensions on my payments. 311 00:20:54,580 --> 00:20:57,900 But a little while after she left them and had Steele's child... 312 00:20:58,550 --> 00:21:00,710 I got the word Steele bought up my mortgage. 313 00:21:01,110 --> 00:21:02,330 How did you feel about that? 314 00:21:05,270 --> 00:21:06,270 Scared. 315 00:21:06,730 --> 00:21:10,250 Thank you very much, Miss Street. I'll see that Ronnie gets these with his 316 00:21:10,590 --> 00:21:11,870 How is he, Mrs. Michaels? 317 00:21:12,090 --> 00:21:13,090 Oh, he's fine. 318 00:21:13,570 --> 00:21:14,930 He's a real good boy. 319 00:21:16,310 --> 00:21:19,470 So good, it's hard to believe he has Kevin Steele's blood. 320 00:21:20,110 --> 00:21:21,490 You didn't like Mr. Steele? 321 00:21:22,050 --> 00:21:24,590 I know you're not supposed to be disrespectful of the dead. 322 00:21:25,050 --> 00:21:26,770 But between you and me, I hated him. 323 00:21:27,669 --> 00:21:29,310 Not only for what he did to Holly. 324 00:21:30,190 --> 00:21:31,530 Let me show you something. 325 00:21:38,750 --> 00:21:40,890 That's what Kevin Steele did for me. 326 00:21:42,130 --> 00:21:44,850 He made a wreck, an invalid out of my husband. 327 00:21:46,170 --> 00:21:48,870 Stepped on poor Charlie like he was a bug. 328 00:21:49,790 --> 00:21:51,070 But why Mrs. Michaels? 329 00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:53,430 Because we crossed him. 330 00:21:54,610 --> 00:21:56,230 You see, Holly used to live with us. 331 00:21:56,570 --> 00:21:57,610 Before she married Steele. 332 00:21:58,890 --> 00:22:02,550 She was pregnant when she left her husband, but she wanted to keep it a 333 00:22:02,970 --> 00:22:04,410 So she came to us. 334 00:22:05,370 --> 00:22:10,490 And Charlie and I helped her. We found her a room in a private hospital under 335 00:22:10,490 --> 00:22:14,630 another name where she could have her baby without Kevin knowing. 336 00:22:14,970 --> 00:22:16,790 But he found out not right away. 337 00:22:18,430 --> 00:22:21,970 But when he did, Charlie was in real estate. 338 00:22:23,030 --> 00:22:25,850 All of a sudden, his notes are called in. 339 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:30,820 His credit's no longer good, and the real estate commission get complaints, 340 00:22:30,820 --> 00:22:32,260 they lift his license. 341 00:22:33,780 --> 00:22:40,440 And ever since, Charlie's been in that wheelchair, just sitting and 342 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:41,440 staring. 343 00:22:43,220 --> 00:22:48,360 If I sound glad that Steele is dead, it's because I am glad. 344 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,000 I only wish it could have been somebody besides Holly. 345 00:22:52,810 --> 00:22:57,490 But if ever there was a case of justifiable homicide, why, after all 346 00:22:57,490 --> 00:22:58,590 years, would she do it now? 347 00:22:59,210 --> 00:23:00,210 Who knows? 348 00:23:01,290 --> 00:23:03,730 Maybe because he was going to take Ronnie away from her. 349 00:23:04,330 --> 00:23:05,330 Legally. 350 00:23:08,030 --> 00:23:13,170 And that does it for tonight, you wonderful Barney Austin haters. Turn the 351 00:23:13,170 --> 00:23:17,210 dial at KRMQ again tomorrow night. Same time, same old stand. 352 00:23:17,650 --> 00:23:21,710 And maybe I can make you mad enough to do something about the world around you. 353 00:23:22,210 --> 00:23:24,930 Good night and unpleasant dreams. 354 00:23:31,170 --> 00:23:32,170 Glad to know you, Mason. 355 00:23:32,370 --> 00:23:33,450 I'm honored that you're a fan. 356 00:23:34,150 --> 00:23:35,370 As a lawyer, I'm intrigued. 357 00:23:35,650 --> 00:23:38,510 You always seem to border on the edge of libel. And I come out smelling like a 358 00:23:38,510 --> 00:23:40,470 daisy? I have some smart attorneys of my own. 359 00:23:40,830 --> 00:23:46,870 Your secretary said you wanted to hear that tape. It's... Wow. 360 00:23:47,750 --> 00:23:48,750 Feedback. 361 00:23:48,970 --> 00:23:49,970 Somebody goofed. 362 00:23:53,390 --> 00:23:54,830 Sorry about that, Barney. It was my mistake. 363 00:23:55,090 --> 00:23:56,230 You're not paid to make mistakes. 364 00:23:59,570 --> 00:24:04,870 I shouldn't have lost my temper, but guys like that get to me. I'm not really 365 00:24:04,870 --> 00:24:05,870 such a tough guy. 366 00:24:06,690 --> 00:24:08,410 From your show, I gather that you were. 367 00:24:09,630 --> 00:24:10,970 You think I'm really a heel? 368 00:24:11,930 --> 00:24:14,470 You probably work at building that kind of public image. 369 00:24:15,990 --> 00:24:17,430 I'm the last of the vigilantes. 370 00:24:32,110 --> 00:24:34,310 I was just a cog in the machine, Mr. Mason. 371 00:24:34,770 --> 00:24:37,290 My office looked like a broom closet. 372 00:24:38,590 --> 00:24:40,610 Obviously, you must have become the whole machine. 373 00:24:41,430 --> 00:24:42,730 Yeah, I like a one -man show. 374 00:24:43,090 --> 00:24:44,090 It's my show. 375 00:24:44,290 --> 00:24:45,290 My existence. 376 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:46,550 My lifeblood. 377 00:24:47,390 --> 00:24:48,390 You're very fortunate. 378 00:24:49,710 --> 00:24:50,770 Give me that tape now. 379 00:24:55,290 --> 00:24:56,290 Okay, boss. 380 00:24:56,490 --> 00:24:58,610 If this is a gag, turn your radio down anywhere. 381 00:25:00,450 --> 00:25:01,450 Adam... 382 00:25:02,410 --> 00:25:08,770 1, 2, 7, 3, 9, 9. 383 00:25:11,070 --> 00:25:13,730 Hello? Chief? Barney Austin? Oh. 384 00:25:14,130 --> 00:25:16,790 Well, I wanted... How did you get in here? 385 00:25:17,350 --> 00:25:19,790 Put that gun away before... Chief? 386 00:25:20,830 --> 00:25:21,830 Chief, what is it? 387 00:25:22,790 --> 00:25:23,790 That's it. 388 00:25:24,870 --> 00:25:26,250 You get anything out of that? 389 00:25:27,570 --> 00:25:31,250 I'm not sure yet. Well, if it'll help, take this copy with you. 390 00:25:31,470 --> 00:25:32,830 The police have the original for my files. 391 00:25:34,050 --> 00:25:35,050 Thank you. 392 00:25:36,930 --> 00:25:39,750 Oh, Mr. Austin, one thing might help. 393 00:25:40,190 --> 00:25:42,050 Do you know the circumstances of that call? 394 00:25:43,070 --> 00:25:43,969 Why Mr. 395 00:25:43,970 --> 00:25:45,130 Steele wanted you to call him? 396 00:25:45,510 --> 00:25:47,190 Oh, I'm afraid I can't help you there. 397 00:25:47,890 --> 00:25:50,510 Nobody could predict what the chief would do from one minute to the next. 398 00:25:52,730 --> 00:25:55,430 Could it have had anything to do with Gordon Sellers? 399 00:25:56,450 --> 00:25:57,450 Why do you ask that? 400 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,600 We heard that Sellers and Steele were involved in a bitter argument a few 401 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:02,600 prior to the murder. 402 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,180 Yeah, I see what you mean. 403 00:26:04,660 --> 00:26:09,220 Now, if Sellers went up there to finish the argument, you might say, it just 404 00:26:09,220 --> 00:26:10,220 could be. 405 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:16,199 Hello, Paul. 406 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,260 I'm sorry I'm late. 407 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,660 Does Della know we'll be here? She does, and she'll refer all calls. 408 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:21,920 What's the deal? 409 00:26:22,180 --> 00:26:23,660 Well, I have a hunch we'll be having company. 410 00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:25,080 Did you get to the county museum? 411 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:26,860 Right after I saw Thorne. 412 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,480 I'm going to have a report that Jackson gave us a snow job. 413 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:31,400 Paintings of forgery. 414 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,960 There hasn't been a genuine Vandermeer in this country in 120 years. 415 00:26:35,220 --> 00:26:37,240 The museum people were surprised he'd even try. 416 00:26:37,780 --> 00:26:39,800 Jackson's had a fine reputation for 40 years. 417 00:26:40,740 --> 00:26:42,280 Well, score one for your hunch. 418 00:26:44,660 --> 00:26:45,660 Mr. Mason? 419 00:26:46,220 --> 00:26:47,360 Mr. Gordon Sellers. 420 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:48,920 You expected me? 421 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,640 Just as soon as you'd finished talking with Barney Austin. 422 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,800 Now, please sit down. This is Mr. Paldre. 423 00:26:54,020 --> 00:26:55,020 All right. 424 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,320 Well... Barney called me. He's a friend. 425 00:26:58,740 --> 00:27:00,120 I figured I'd want to help Holly. 426 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,160 I've got nothing to hide, so here I am. 427 00:27:03,420 --> 00:27:04,420 What can I do for you? 428 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,920 Holly said you had a bitter argument with her ex -husband the same day he was 429 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,120 killed. Aren't you telling us what it was about? 430 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:12,560 I guess not. 431 00:27:13,300 --> 00:27:16,540 It wasn't our first argument. If he were still alive, it wouldn't be the last. 432 00:27:17,060 --> 00:27:18,940 Didn't Barney Austin work for you at one time? 433 00:27:20,180 --> 00:27:21,520 I started him in radio. 434 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,520 Developed the Barney Austin show. 435 00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:25,920 And steel took him away from me. 436 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,460 Was Austin that important? 437 00:27:29,340 --> 00:27:30,340 He was. 438 00:27:30,360 --> 00:27:32,580 He is. Top rated in late night radio. 439 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,080 And that was the subject of the argument? 440 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:36,600 No. 441 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:39,740 After Barney left, I found a replacement. 442 00:27:39,980 --> 00:27:41,040 Started a new show. 443 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:42,800 The Larry Stevens Show. 444 00:27:43,860 --> 00:27:47,980 Three months ago, Steele began trying to take Larry away from me just as he had 445 00:27:47,980 --> 00:27:52,080 Barney. Well, yesterday I found out about it. And things came to a head. 446 00:27:52,750 --> 00:27:54,630 But why would Steele want Larry Stevens? 447 00:27:54,930 --> 00:27:56,730 Barney Austin's the biggest moneymaker in town. 448 00:27:57,290 --> 00:27:59,270 Nobody ever asked Kevin Steele for reasons. 449 00:27:59,690 --> 00:28:01,850 But I did ask Barney. I thought he might know. 450 00:28:02,790 --> 00:28:05,250 Exactly why did you call Holly? 451 00:28:05,510 --> 00:28:06,930 I told you, I like the girl. 452 00:28:07,650 --> 00:28:09,650 Steele told me what he was planning to do to her. 453 00:28:09,970 --> 00:28:13,750 He was a legal petition to prove that she was an unfit mother. For moral 454 00:28:13,750 --> 00:28:15,230 reasons. Take the child away from her. 455 00:28:15,490 --> 00:28:17,750 A scandal like that could have wrecked Thorne's school. 456 00:28:18,350 --> 00:28:20,170 I don't think there was any hanky -panky. 457 00:28:20,730 --> 00:28:24,130 But you've got to understand, Steele was an unscrupulous tyrant. 458 00:28:24,490 --> 00:28:27,970 He'd been watching Holly and her boyfriend, this, uh, what's his name, 459 00:28:28,030 --> 00:28:31,990 for six years. War he'd nail him. Who was supposed to sign the petition? 460 00:28:32,990 --> 00:28:37,410 From what I gather, members of the household staff and, uh... Oh, yes, 461 00:28:37,410 --> 00:28:38,750 Michaels. He did mention her. 462 00:28:39,010 --> 00:28:41,770 Paul, we'd better have a look at that petition before we go into court 463 00:28:42,250 --> 00:28:43,530 Is there anything else I can do? 464 00:28:45,950 --> 00:28:48,530 Yes, Mr. Sellers. Come to think of it, there is. 465 00:29:01,450 --> 00:29:05,090 Several hundred thousand people actually heard this murder committed. 466 00:29:06,330 --> 00:29:12,150 And the records of the radio station, now admitted in evidence, show the exact 467 00:29:12,150 --> 00:29:14,970 time the shots were fired, six minutes after midnight. 468 00:29:16,450 --> 00:29:21,250 Now, what time was it when you saw the defendant, Holly Steele, on the Canyon 469 00:29:21,250 --> 00:29:23,330 Road adjacent to the decedent's property? 470 00:29:24,310 --> 00:29:25,690 Ten minutes past midnight. 471 00:29:26,350 --> 00:29:28,610 Would you describe the circumstances, please? 472 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:32,840 The defendant had an accident. Her car ran off the road. I stopped to be of 473 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:33,940 help. Mr. 474 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,400 Mason, I'm going to read to you from the police department accident report. 475 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:42,120 You were quoted as saying, the young woman was extremely nervous. She had a 476 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,960 on her arm. She had been traveling at a high rate of speed. 477 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,820 She left the scene before I could render first aid, unquote. 478 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:50,520 Are those your words, Mr. Mason? 479 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:55,600 Yes. Now, you visited the scene of the murder with the police and the defendant 480 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:56,780 next day, didn't you? 481 00:29:57,530 --> 00:30:01,510 I'm sure the district attorney realizes that as the defendant's attorney, I 482 00:30:01,510 --> 00:30:05,310 cannot be required to... But, Mr. Mason, you were not attorney for the defendant 483 00:30:05,310 --> 00:30:09,150 until after you had visited the scene of the crime. Now, please tell us, to 484 00:30:09,150 --> 00:30:13,350 begin with, the distance from the house to the spot where the defendant ran off 485 00:30:13,350 --> 00:30:13,949 the road. 486 00:30:13,950 --> 00:30:16,510 I'd estimate it at a little over half a mile. 487 00:30:16,790 --> 00:30:18,990 Very good. It's exactly seven -tenths of a mile. 488 00:30:19,630 --> 00:30:23,590 Now, driving at a moderate rate of speed, how long did it take you to cover 489 00:30:23,590 --> 00:30:25,150 distance? I don't recall. 490 00:30:25,740 --> 00:30:31,260 Police experiments showed that driving with extreme caution, it took less than 491 00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:32,260 two minutes. 492 00:30:32,500 --> 00:30:36,560 Now, you, of course, have the defendant traveling at a high rate of speed, so 493 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:40,420 it's obvious, isn't it, that the four minutes that elapsed between the time of 494 00:30:40,420 --> 00:30:44,300 the shots and the time the defendant ran off the road, is the district attorney 495 00:30:44,300 --> 00:30:48,960 putting questions to me or merely getting speculation into the record? I'm 496 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:53,020 sorry, Mr. Mason, I'm so used to your insistent voice behind me. 497 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:58,340 Keeping me in line with your brilliant, incessant objections, I have just one 498 00:30:58,340 --> 00:30:59,299 more question. 499 00:30:59,300 --> 00:31:03,360 How did you gain access to the murder house that next night? 500 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:05,620 Lieutenant Drum arranged that. 501 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:09,920 Yes, but you were with Lieutenant Drum, able to observe him, weren't you? How 502 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:10,920 did he get in? 503 00:31:11,020 --> 00:31:12,140 Why don't you ask him? 504 00:31:12,380 --> 00:31:16,440 Isn't it true that the defendant assisted in this process? Didn't the 505 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,460 actually... The defendant said she had been there on the night of the murder. 506 00:31:20,940 --> 00:31:22,520 I didn't ask you that, sir. 507 00:31:22,890 --> 00:31:25,530 She denied having killed him. She said she heard the radio blaring. 508 00:31:25,790 --> 00:31:27,770 She willingly answered all questions. 509 00:31:27,990 --> 00:31:32,570 She explained very clearly why she'd gone there. Your Honor, this witness is 510 00:31:32,570 --> 00:31:34,870 being responsive at all. 511 00:31:35,290 --> 00:31:37,670 You have any further questions, Mr. Berger? 512 00:31:37,890 --> 00:31:43,070 Yes, Your Honor. I want this witness to tell us how the police gained access to 513 00:31:43,070 --> 00:31:46,210 the murder house on the occasion of his visit there with them. 514 00:31:46,570 --> 00:31:50,010 As the witness suggests, you might question the police on that score. 515 00:31:50,730 --> 00:31:54,190 But if you want to continue the examination... Thank you, Your Honor. 516 00:31:55,330 --> 00:31:56,890 The witness is excused. 517 00:32:00,250 --> 00:32:04,310 Yes, sir. The key taken from the defendant's purse was used to gain 518 00:32:04,310 --> 00:32:08,530 night. Did the defendant say why she had the key in her purse? Yes, sir. She 519 00:32:08,530 --> 00:32:11,050 said she hadn't taken the trouble to remove it from her key ring. 520 00:32:11,610 --> 00:32:14,090 After nearly five years since the divorce? 521 00:32:15,730 --> 00:32:17,210 That's what she said, Mr. Berger. 522 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:22,740 Lieutenant, your investigations established that the murder weapon was a 523 00:32:22,740 --> 00:32:27,460 caliber service revolver registered to Daniel Thorne, the defendant's employer. 524 00:32:28,060 --> 00:32:31,580 Now, when you arrested the defendant, did you have occasion to question her 525 00:32:31,580 --> 00:32:32,580 about this weapon? 526 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,220 Yes, sir. She admitted that Mr. Thorne had given it to her. 527 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:40,360 And now, Lieutenant, let's discuss the fingerprints that you were able to... If 528 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:43,840 the purpose of the prosecution is to establish that the defendant was at the 529 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:46,460 house the night of the murder, defense will stipulate. 530 00:32:47,070 --> 00:32:48,070 Thank you, Mr. Mason. 531 00:32:48,590 --> 00:32:50,170 That's all, Lieutenant. Cross -examine. 532 00:32:51,410 --> 00:32:53,790 I have no questions of Lieutenant Drummond. 533 00:32:56,470 --> 00:33:00,990 So because of the recorded broadcast of the event itself, your examination 534 00:33:00,990 --> 00:33:04,730 confirmed rather than established the time of death. Is that correct, Doctor? 535 00:33:05,090 --> 00:33:06,090 That's correct. 536 00:33:06,110 --> 00:33:07,110 Thank you, sir. 537 00:33:07,770 --> 00:33:08,770 Cross -examine. 538 00:33:10,090 --> 00:33:12,370 How did you establish the post -mortem interval? 539 00:33:12,670 --> 00:33:14,910 We were fortunate in this case. We had two known facts. 540 00:33:15,580 --> 00:33:18,180 The time the shots were fired, the time the body was discovered. 541 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:21,780 It was only a matter of maybe 15 minutes before the police arrived. 542 00:33:22,740 --> 00:33:24,940 Obviously, no deterioration was evident. 543 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,720 Did you note if any analytic processes had taken place? 544 00:33:29,060 --> 00:33:30,060 No, Mr. Mason. 545 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:32,680 The non -medical facts were conclusive. 546 00:33:33,260 --> 00:33:34,520 Thank you. That's all. 547 00:33:34,940 --> 00:33:41,160 Well, I heard Kevin Steele accuse Mr. Thorne and the defendant of carrying on 548 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:42,160 while he was away. 549 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,880 It's been a long time. I don't remember any details. 550 00:33:45,580 --> 00:33:49,500 And did you have occasion to visit the Steele home again after overhearing this 551 00:33:49,500 --> 00:33:54,860 fight? I handle Mr. Steele's art acquisitions, so I was in and out all 552 00:33:55,220 --> 00:33:59,080 Well, did you notice any other evidence of friction between the defendant and 553 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,180 her husband, for example? 554 00:34:00,780 --> 00:34:03,000 And did they agree about art purchases? 555 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,400 They couldn't agree on the time of day. 556 00:34:05,860 --> 00:34:08,040 No, I only dealt with Mr. Steele. 557 00:34:08,260 --> 00:34:09,260 Why was that, sir? 558 00:34:09,639 --> 00:34:13,980 Well, about a month after the fight, I noticed that Mrs. Steele, the defendant, 559 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:15,080 had gone. 560 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,219 He hadn't given her a dime, but she'd go on anyway. 561 00:34:18,580 --> 00:34:19,580 Thank you, sir. 562 00:34:19,620 --> 00:34:20,880 Take the witness, Mr. Mason. 563 00:34:23,620 --> 00:34:26,739 Did Mr. Steele always pay promptly and in full? 564 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,840 Well... Now, let's not waste the court's time, Mr. Jackson. We both know the 565 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,040 facts. He stole from me for years. 566 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:35,780 Held back on my commissions, that's the same thing. 567 00:34:36,060 --> 00:34:39,159 But you arranged to get your commissions paid in full, did you not? 568 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:42,860 Well, I took the painting, but I've already admitted that to the police. 569 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,239 You tried to pass off that painting and Mr. Steele caught you at it. 570 00:34:46,620 --> 00:34:49,940 Then you tried to take it back after his death to remove the evidence of fraud. 571 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:54,000 Were you also in and out of that house on the night of the murder? 572 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:55,960 Objection. 573 00:34:56,120 --> 00:35:00,400 Your Honor, it's been established in previous testimony that the painting 574 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,960 missing from the murder room was taken by Mr. Jackson. 575 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:08,060 It seems pointless to intimidate a witness over an already acknowledged 576 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:09,400 All right, Mr. Berger. 577 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:11,080 I'm through with the witness. 578 00:35:11,860 --> 00:35:12,860 For now. 579 00:35:13,950 --> 00:35:15,150 Yes, I gave her the gun. 580 00:35:15,570 --> 00:35:16,930 She was afraid of Steele. 581 00:35:17,430 --> 00:35:18,610 And she had a right to be. 582 00:35:19,130 --> 00:35:23,570 I saw her about a week after... About a week after I had the battle with Steele. 583 00:35:24,230 --> 00:35:25,330 Her face was swollen. 584 00:35:25,570 --> 00:35:26,570 He'd beaten her. 585 00:35:27,070 --> 00:35:31,670 So you did see her again, even after Steele had warned her not to see you. 586 00:35:31,670 --> 00:35:32,930 was purely accidental. 587 00:35:33,790 --> 00:35:37,230 I was talking to Clara Michaels about acting as nurse for my school when I was 588 00:35:37,230 --> 00:35:37,888 planning it. 589 00:35:37,890 --> 00:35:40,830 And Holly, the defendant, came by to see her. 590 00:35:41,050 --> 00:35:42,790 Let's get back to the gun, Mr. Thorne. 591 00:35:43,690 --> 00:35:47,710 The defendant did ask you for the gun before she saw Steele the first time, 592 00:35:47,750 --> 00:35:50,950 isn't that so? I mean, you didn't volunteer it or suggest it. 593 00:35:51,470 --> 00:35:53,130 All right, she asked for it. 594 00:35:53,670 --> 00:35:58,570 And after she had seen him, and I assume had no further use for the gun, she 595 00:35:58,570 --> 00:35:59,870 gave it back to you, is that right? 596 00:36:00,090 --> 00:36:03,130 Well, no. No, as a matter of fact, she didn't. That'll be all. Thank you very 597 00:36:03,130 --> 00:36:04,630 much, sir. You're a witness, Mr. Mason. 598 00:36:06,110 --> 00:36:10,650 Did the defendant tell you why she was going to see Mr. Steele that first time? 599 00:36:11,090 --> 00:36:14,570 Yes. He bought up my mortgage, and he was threatening... The defendant? 600 00:36:14,890 --> 00:36:15,910 Please let me finish. 601 00:36:16,550 --> 00:36:18,210 He was threatening to foreclose. 602 00:36:18,690 --> 00:36:22,990 So he threatened you, Mr. Thorne. And the defendant went to him to ask him to 603 00:36:22,990 --> 00:36:23,990 give you time, is that correct? 604 00:36:24,330 --> 00:36:29,170 Yes. Mr. Thorne, when the defendant went back to see the decedent on the night 605 00:36:29,170 --> 00:36:31,770 he was murdered, do you know why she went there? 606 00:36:32,490 --> 00:36:34,310 Yes. He was going to take Ronnie. 607 00:36:35,510 --> 00:36:37,050 That's her child, away from her. 608 00:36:37,290 --> 00:36:39,790 He tried for six years, and successfully. 609 00:36:40,590 --> 00:36:43,430 Why was that night any different from any of his other attempts? 610 00:36:43,810 --> 00:36:46,290 He wasn't above barging in and forcibly taking the child. 611 00:36:47,150 --> 00:36:51,690 But in this case, he was getting together a custody petition, accusing 612 00:36:51,690 --> 00:36:55,730 being an unfit mother and implicating me, all of which is ridiculous. 613 00:36:56,510 --> 00:37:00,150 Knowing that it might reflect on your school, you nonetheless allowed her... 614 00:37:00,150 --> 00:37:02,650 didn't ask my permission. Thank you, Mr. Thorne. 615 00:37:03,310 --> 00:37:05,510 Oh, one thing more. 616 00:37:06,330 --> 00:37:09,310 When the defendant took your gun and didn't return it, 617 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,040 Did she explain why she couldn't give it back to you? Yes. 618 00:37:13,980 --> 00:37:16,020 She told me Steele had taken it away from her. 619 00:37:16,240 --> 00:37:20,680 So as far as you know, anyone entering Steele's house on the night of the 620 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:21,940 could have used that gun. 621 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:23,460 Yes, I suppose so. 622 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:28,040 I'm through with it. 623 00:37:28,720 --> 00:37:30,200 Well, I'm not quite. 624 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,220 One moment, Mr. Thorne. 625 00:37:33,460 --> 00:37:37,720 You say the defendant told you Steele took the gun away from her. 626 00:37:38,170 --> 00:37:40,630 Now, did Steele himself ever tell you that? 627 00:37:41,450 --> 00:37:44,290 No. Did anyone else ever tell you that? 628 00:37:44,970 --> 00:37:46,290 No. Why would they? 629 00:37:46,530 --> 00:37:50,090 So all we really have is the word of the defendant herself. 630 00:37:52,470 --> 00:37:57,830 No, I never saw anything wrong going on between Holly and Dan Thorne. Never. 631 00:37:58,490 --> 00:38:04,230 Oh, come on now. A man like Kevin Steele was not planning to use your statement 632 00:38:04,230 --> 00:38:05,230 in that petition. 633 00:38:05,850 --> 00:38:09,510 Unless he had grounds to believe that you were willing and able to say that 634 00:38:09,510 --> 00:38:14,710 had seen the defendant and her employer behaving immorally in the presence of 635 00:38:14,710 --> 00:38:15,488 the child. 636 00:38:15,490 --> 00:38:19,730 That's what the petition alleges. And that would certainly constitute grounds 637 00:38:19,730 --> 00:38:21,530 for his gaining custody of the child. 638 00:38:21,810 --> 00:38:23,050 The decedent knew that. 639 00:38:23,270 --> 00:38:24,270 Well, I didn't know it. 640 00:38:24,630 --> 00:38:28,370 I never even heard of the petition until the lieutenant there showed it to me. 641 00:38:28,790 --> 00:38:33,530 Didn't you tell me in my office... I told you that Steele had asked me 642 00:38:33,530 --> 00:38:34,830 about it some time ago. 643 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:36,600 That's all. 644 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:37,959 Very well. 645 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:38,960 Cross -examine. 646 00:38:41,240 --> 00:38:44,880 Mrs. Michaels, let's be fair with Mr. Berger. 647 00:38:45,180 --> 00:38:48,960 Isn't it a fact that you told Miss Street... I told your secretary about 648 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:50,240 petition after the murder. 649 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:54,880 And you just told Mr. Berger that you heard about it from Lieutenant Drumm. 650 00:38:56,020 --> 00:39:00,320 Well, what I meant was I... I heard about the details of it from the 651 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:02,560 Thank you for making that clear. 652 00:39:04,049 --> 00:39:07,970 Now, Mrs. Michaels, how did you know about the petition? I mean, generally, 653 00:39:08,110 --> 00:39:09,470 before that time. 654 00:39:09,830 --> 00:39:12,190 Well, I don't really remember. 655 00:39:12,790 --> 00:39:15,410 Isn't it true that you went to the decedent's home on the night of the 656 00:39:15,410 --> 00:39:16,750 and that he... No, that's not true. 657 00:39:17,190 --> 00:39:21,290 Then where did you go when you called Mr. Thorne to sit with the defendant's 658 00:39:21,290 --> 00:39:24,550 son? My husband was suddenly taken terribly ill. 659 00:39:25,070 --> 00:39:26,210 I had to go home. 660 00:39:26,530 --> 00:39:27,530 Did you call a doctor? 661 00:39:28,610 --> 00:39:30,990 No, I... Mrs. Michaels. 662 00:39:32,270 --> 00:39:36,670 Is it not a fact that you went to see Kevin Steele that night? 663 00:39:37,330 --> 00:39:43,510 No. I started to go, but I didn't. I changed my mind. 664 00:39:43,970 --> 00:39:45,610 Why were you going there, Mrs. Michaels? 665 00:39:46,490 --> 00:39:47,950 Steele said he wanted my signature. 666 00:39:48,550 --> 00:39:50,110 He'd already ruined Charlie. 667 00:39:50,390 --> 00:39:52,110 He'd already taken everything he had. 668 00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:57,750 And now he told me either I sign or he'd take what little we had left. 669 00:39:58,470 --> 00:39:59,690 But I couldn't lie. 670 00:39:59,970 --> 00:40:01,330 I couldn't let that... 671 00:40:02,130 --> 00:40:03,130 Animal, take Ronnie. 672 00:40:03,530 --> 00:40:06,690 Mr. Thorne testified that he relieved you at 11 o 'clock. 673 00:40:07,330 --> 00:40:11,090 Now, where did you go if you did not go to Steele's residence and you did not go 674 00:40:11,090 --> 00:40:14,670 home? Well, I went up Sunset, but I didn't turn to Coldwater. 675 00:40:15,290 --> 00:40:17,350 Then I went on to Westwood. 676 00:40:17,870 --> 00:40:21,570 I tried to call Steele to tell him that I wouldn't sign no matter what he did. 677 00:40:21,950 --> 00:40:24,090 Tried to call him? I couldn't get any answer. 678 00:40:24,410 --> 00:40:25,490 How long did you try? 679 00:40:27,170 --> 00:40:28,170 Oh, until... 680 00:40:28,510 --> 00:40:30,130 Maybe about quarter past twelve. 681 00:40:30,550 --> 00:40:31,870 Did you get a busy signal? 682 00:40:32,210 --> 00:40:33,730 There wasn't any answer. 683 00:40:33,990 --> 00:40:34,990 You're certain about that? 684 00:40:35,530 --> 00:40:38,630 Yes. More certain than you were about the petition? 685 00:40:39,790 --> 00:40:41,490 Yes, I'm positive. 686 00:40:41,990 --> 00:40:45,790 Mrs. Michael, several hundred thousand people won't corroborate your testimony. 687 00:40:45,970 --> 00:40:49,710 They heard Kevin Steele answer his phone at the very time you say you couldn't 688 00:40:49,710 --> 00:40:50,710 get an answer. 689 00:40:50,830 --> 00:40:52,670 Your Honor, I'm going to excuse this witness. 690 00:40:53,750 --> 00:40:55,950 Subject to recalling her to the stand. 691 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:03,380 Well, the defendant got all excited. 692 00:41:03,660 --> 00:41:07,240 Said that she'd tried everything to get Steele to leave her and her boy alone, 693 00:41:07,460 --> 00:41:10,540 and that... And that what, Mr. Sellers? 694 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:16,320 That there wasn't anything to do short of... short of killing him. 695 00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:18,100 Thank you, sir. 696 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:19,560 Cross -examine. 697 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:26,800 Mr. Sellers, apparently you were quite busy making phone calls that day. You 698 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:28,700 called Barney Austin, you called the defendant. 699 00:41:29,140 --> 00:41:30,520 I was just trying to help. 700 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:34,700 Now, you told us you had an argument with the decedent because he was taking 701 00:41:34,700 --> 00:41:37,380 your star performer, Larry Stevens, away from you. 702 00:41:37,740 --> 00:41:42,240 We are to understand, I assume, that Mr. Steele paused in an argument and said, 703 00:41:42,420 --> 00:41:46,280 By the way, I'm going to take my son away from his mother. 704 00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:48,380 Well, it wasn't exactly like that. 705 00:41:48,620 --> 00:41:49,840 Then how was it? 706 00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:54,280 He broke off our discussion and said that he had to leave because of this 707 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:56,620 about his son, his wife, and Thorne. 708 00:41:56,820 --> 00:41:59,120 After this heated argument, he told you that? 709 00:41:59,340 --> 00:42:00,340 Yes. 710 00:42:00,930 --> 00:42:04,910 Listen, Mr. Mason, I've been over backwards trying to cooperate with you. 711 00:42:05,190 --> 00:42:06,410 Just what are you getting at? 712 00:42:06,970 --> 00:42:12,570 Mr. Sellers, there's no intent on my part to impugn your testimony. 713 00:42:12,870 --> 00:42:15,690 I'm simply trying to put all the facts before the court. 714 00:42:15,990 --> 00:42:17,750 Now tell us, had Mr. 715 00:42:17,990 --> 00:42:21,510 Steele in fact managed to take your star performer away from you? 716 00:42:21,790 --> 00:42:24,070 Yes. That was the second time, wasn't it? 717 00:42:25,010 --> 00:42:28,250 The first time he took Barney Austin away from your station. 718 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,300 And from a look at the court records, you were in considerable financial 719 00:42:31,300 --> 00:42:34,000 difficulty before you recovered from that loss of revenue. 720 00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:35,340 But I did recover. 721 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:37,760 And Barney and I remained friends. 722 00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:40,500 Yes, I recall that you talked to Mr. Austin, too. 723 00:42:40,820 --> 00:42:41,819 Now, why? 724 00:42:41,820 --> 00:42:46,060 I wanted to find out what he knew about Steele trying to take my man away from 725 00:42:46,060 --> 00:42:46,819 me, that's all. 726 00:42:46,820 --> 00:42:48,680 And what did Mr. Austin tell you? 727 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,380 Nothing. He didn't know anything about it. 728 00:42:52,940 --> 00:42:53,940 Thank you, Mr. Sellers. 729 00:42:55,220 --> 00:42:56,220 You may stand down. 730 00:42:57,220 --> 00:42:58,220 Your Honor. 731 00:42:58,510 --> 00:43:02,850 At this point, and with the court's indulgence, we would like to attempt a 732 00:43:02,850 --> 00:43:05,690 faithful recreation of the Barney Austin show, The Night of the Murder. 733 00:43:06,950 --> 00:43:08,690 How is that possible, Mr. Mason? 734 00:43:09,150 --> 00:43:11,730 By using an exact transcript of the tape. 735 00:43:12,330 --> 00:43:17,370 Mr. Sellers has agreed as a public service to use his radio station, and 736 00:43:17,470 --> 00:43:21,490 Barney Austin has volunteered to assist us. 737 00:43:21,770 --> 00:43:27,330 Your Honor, Mr. Mason is about to launch another of his courtroom spectaculars. 738 00:43:28,090 --> 00:43:31,990 And while I admit that in the past these have been as entertaining and diverting 739 00:43:31,990 --> 00:43:37,930 for me as for the spectators, I just fail to see... Mr. Mason, it's vital to 740 00:43:37,930 --> 00:43:41,010 defense that we establish the precise sequence of events on the night of the 741 00:43:41,010 --> 00:43:42,010 murder. 742 00:43:42,630 --> 00:43:43,770 Very well, Mr. Mason. 743 00:43:44,070 --> 00:43:45,850 You may proceed with your demonstration. 744 00:43:47,010 --> 00:43:50,190 Subject to the right of the district attorney to object at any stage. 745 00:43:55,090 --> 00:43:56,150 We're ready, Your Honor. 746 00:43:57,640 --> 00:43:58,840 Mr. Austin, please. 747 00:44:02,380 --> 00:44:03,920 Oh, a technicality. 748 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:08,680 Since Mr. Austin will, in effect, be giving testimony, perhaps he should be 749 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:09,680 sworn in at this time. 750 00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:11,660 As your witness, Mr. Mason? 751 00:44:12,240 --> 00:44:13,680 As my witness, Mr. Berger. 752 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:16,300 The clerk will administer the oath. 753 00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:19,520 Raise your right hand. 754 00:44:19,960 --> 00:44:22,460 Do you sound this word to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but 755 00:44:22,460 --> 00:44:24,600 truth? I do. State your name. Barney Austin. 756 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:25,800 Be seated. 757 00:44:26,670 --> 00:44:31,330 Your Honor, there we have a studio microphone on a direct line to Mr. 758 00:44:31,390 --> 00:44:32,368 station. 759 00:44:32,370 --> 00:44:36,190 Mr. Austin's words will be broadcast over the air on a specially assigned 760 00:44:36,190 --> 00:44:40,690 frequency and will be received here on the radio the decedent used. 761 00:44:41,450 --> 00:44:45,490 The telephones are private lines provided by the phone company. 762 00:44:46,010 --> 00:44:50,370 Now, if Your Honor, please, Mr. Sellers has agreed to play the part of the 763 00:44:50,370 --> 00:44:51,550 decedent Kevin Steele. 764 00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:56,420 This is the tape transcript. 765 00:44:57,700 --> 00:45:00,380 I remind you, Mr. Sellers, that you are still under oath. 766 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:10,440 Well, here's one that ought to shake up the boys in the control room. 767 00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:13,680 This note's from the man who owns this station, Kevin Steele. 768 00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:18,000 Okay, boss. If this is a gag, turn your radio down anyway, huh? 769 00:45:19,720 --> 00:45:20,720 Adams. 770 00:45:22,260 --> 00:45:23,260 Two. 771 00:45:24,350 --> 00:45:28,650 Seven, three, nine, nine. 772 00:45:32,690 --> 00:45:34,090 Hello? Jake? 773 00:45:34,730 --> 00:45:35,730 Barney? 774 00:45:35,990 --> 00:45:37,250 Mr. Mason, what's wrong? 775 00:45:38,150 --> 00:45:39,570 Mr. Mason, what's wrong? 776 00:45:39,950 --> 00:45:41,170 I'm sorry, Your Honor. 777 00:45:41,390 --> 00:45:46,050 Your Honor, Mr. Mason promised us an exact reenactment. The last detail, 778 00:45:46,050 --> 00:45:49,070 true. Three, nothing wrong, gentlemen. It's feedback. 779 00:45:49,770 --> 00:45:52,630 If you've listened to my show, you know that's why I asked the guy on the other 780 00:45:52,630 --> 00:45:54,070 end to turn the volume down on his radio. 781 00:45:54,570 --> 00:45:57,930 Yes, but thousands and thousands of people will confirm the fact that there 782 00:45:57,930 --> 00:45:59,410 no feedback on the air that night. 783 00:45:59,650 --> 00:46:01,330 But Steele's radio was on. 784 00:46:01,670 --> 00:46:05,230 I testified that the defendant said she heard it, and Lieutenant Drum's 785 00:46:05,230 --> 00:46:09,510 testimony will confirm it. Then when Austin called Mr. Steele's number and 786 00:46:09,670 --> 00:46:12,990 Steele answered it, why wasn't there feedback on the broadcast? 787 00:46:13,390 --> 00:46:15,610 Mr. Austin, would you explain that, please? 788 00:46:16,590 --> 00:46:18,850 Uh, I don't know. 789 00:46:19,150 --> 00:46:23,510 Everybody who listened to the broadcast that night heard Mr. Steele answer the 790 00:46:23,510 --> 00:46:27,830 telephone and then heard the murder committed. Not the murder, but what 791 00:46:27,830 --> 00:46:28,830 purported to be the murder. 792 00:46:29,370 --> 00:46:33,610 A tape recording of Steele's voice and the recorded sound of two gunshots. 793 00:46:34,430 --> 00:46:36,710 Mr. Mason, I made that call. 794 00:46:37,690 --> 00:46:39,450 I don't think you called Mr. 795 00:46:39,670 --> 00:46:40,850 Steele's number, Mr. Austin. 796 00:46:41,170 --> 00:46:45,190 You remember Mrs. Michaels testified that she tried to call Steele several 797 00:46:45,190 --> 00:46:46,190 and couldn't get an answer. 798 00:46:46,330 --> 00:46:47,730 I recall that testimony. 799 00:46:48,570 --> 00:46:51,670 Someone saw to it that Mr. Austin would not call the correct number. 800 00:46:52,190 --> 00:46:57,270 That someone edited together a tape of Steele's voice from other radio 801 00:46:57,270 --> 00:47:00,690 conversations and put it on an answering device at another phone. 802 00:47:00,990 --> 00:47:01,990 But that's impossible. 803 00:47:02,650 --> 00:47:06,550 No one could have gotten away with it. No one is going to get away with it, Mr. 804 00:47:06,610 --> 00:47:07,610 Sellers. 805 00:47:07,790 --> 00:47:13,710 The reason Clara Michaels got no answer, the reason Holly Andrews didn't see 806 00:47:13,710 --> 00:47:16,270 Steele, was because he was already dead. 807 00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:21,020 killed prior to the broadcast by the person who planned so well to commit the 808 00:47:21,020 --> 00:47:24,880 perfect murder. A murderer who could count on the corroboration of thousands 809 00:47:24,880 --> 00:47:25,880 witnesses. 810 00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:39,300 This is Barney Austin. 811 00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:41,220 Leave your message when you hear the signal. 812 00:47:42,500 --> 00:47:44,100 But he was my friend. 813 00:47:45,009 --> 00:47:48,330 Kevin Steele was my friend. I had no reason to... What happened, Mr. Austin? 814 00:47:49,170 --> 00:47:51,770 Did King Kevin decide to get rid of King Barney? 815 00:47:52,510 --> 00:47:55,170 Did he decide to take away your microphone, your crown? 816 00:47:55,490 --> 00:47:57,550 When Sellers called me, I knew what Steele was up to. 817 00:47:57,890 --> 00:48:01,070 I knew why he wanted me to phone him. So he could fire me on the air. 818 00:48:01,890 --> 00:48:05,910 And when I went to him, all I asked was for time. The time to work something 819 00:48:05,910 --> 00:48:06,910 else out. 820 00:48:06,950 --> 00:48:08,970 But the king didn't make bargains, did he? 821 00:48:10,190 --> 00:48:11,370 But I had it planned. 822 00:48:12,410 --> 00:48:14,230 I had it so perfectly planned. 823 00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:16,300 Except for one thing. 824 00:48:17,860 --> 00:48:20,880 You forgot to turn down the radio. 825 00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:24,480 Nobody pulls the rug out from under Barney Austin. 826 00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:27,940 Nobody. I don't get pushed around. 827 00:48:28,820 --> 00:48:32,280 I'm the one who calls the shots. Me, Barney Austin. 828 00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:38,840 Hurry it up, boys. 829 00:48:39,060 --> 00:48:40,180 Lights out in ten minutes. 830 00:48:47,950 --> 00:48:48,948 That's the truth. 831 00:48:48,950 --> 00:48:52,010 Time for the most controversial program on the air. 832 00:48:52,550 --> 00:48:54,430 The Larry Stevens Show. 833 00:48:56,470 --> 00:48:59,710 And a big fat hello to all you Larry Stevens haters. 834 00:49:00,130 --> 00:49:02,670 It's nice. Clay, will you turn that thing off? 835 00:49:03,050 --> 00:49:04,049 What for? 836 00:49:04,050 --> 00:49:05,470 This fellow's sensational. 837 00:49:05,870 --> 00:49:07,770 He really kills them. 838 00:49:08,730 --> 00:49:09,830 The king is dead. 839 00:49:10,050 --> 00:49:13,450 Long live the king. Those to prove Dylan. 840 00:49:15,210 --> 00:49:17,710 really changes. Life goes on very much the same. 841 00:49:18,010 --> 00:49:22,170 So let's call our first member of the Larry Stevens should drop dead club. 842 00:49:22,430 --> 00:49:25,390 And remember please to turn down your radio. 67004

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