All language subtitles for Walker s05e26 Texas Vs. Cahill

The state has 30 days to refile charges.

Court is adjourned.

A hung jury.

Well, it's getting so that if you're
wealthy enough to hire an expensive

attorney and a team of experts, the jury
doesn't have a snowball's chance of

coming to a verdict.

Good try, counsel.

Almost like the old days. Save it, Tony.

Yeah, it's not good enough.

It's not over yet, Tillman.

You may have gotten a break on this one,
but count on it. I will take you down.

Come on, Tony.

Let's go out and celebrate.

I will refile charges in the morning.

We'll discuss that tomorrow.

I'm sorry, counselors.

No, it was not your fault, Detective
Jackson. You brought us a solid case.

It's too bad the jury didn't think so.

Yep, sure is.

Were you surprised by the deadlock?

Was I surprised that five of the jurors
had the intelligence to see through the

prosecution's rush to judgment and to
realize that the case against Mr.

was riddled with inconsistency,
procedural error, and police misconduct?

No, not in the least.

Do you think the district attorney's
office will refile charges in the case?

Well, you'll have to ask them that.

Oh, there they are. Okay, this is the
district attorney's office.

Were you surprised?

We're disappointed.

But our belief in Mr. Tillman's guilt
remains unshared. So you do plan to

charges in the case? Absolutely.

No more questions. Thank you.

You wanted it? You got it. You better
bring me back a conviction on this.

And Alex, I don't care how good you are,
if you ever... Jam me up in public like

that again. I promise you, you're going
to spend the rest of your career on

hooker duty down in Night Court. Is that
clear?

Yes, Crystal.

Thank you.

400 bucks for each one of those things.

Can you believe that?

It's art.

Art?

Art smart.

What do you think of this?

You don't want to know.

I like it.

You would.

Now, that.

You don't like it.

It's not that I don't like it.

I just don't get it.

You don't get it?

Oh, please.

Anyone can see that it's a meditation on
life in the inner city.

The austere study of the alienation and
despair of living in faceless oblivion.

What was he thinking?

Ah, now I get it.

Ranger Walker, you have a phone call.

Okay, thanks.

I'll be right back.

Right.

Tony, what are you doing here?

Alex, I have to talk to you.

You have nothing to talk about. Please.
I mean, just leave me alone.

Alex, please.

Please.

I really have to talk to you.

Tony.

Are you okay?

Who was that?

Nobody important.

Would you take me home?

I have a huge day tomorrow preparing for
trial, and I'm really tired.

Sure.

Excuse me. Would you hold these? Thank
you.

In the eyes of a ranger, the
unsuspecting stranger had better know

wrong from right.

Cause the eyes of a ranger are upon you.

Any home you do, he's gonna see.

When you're in Texas, look behind you.

Cause that's where the ranger's gonna
be.

After you left, there was a knock at the
door. I thought it was you.

Tony.

I told you, we have nothing to talk
about. Alice, wait, please.

Listen to me.

I know we have history.

I have some information about Lane
Tillman that I think you should know.

The DA's office is going to refile
charges against Tillman. You know I

discuss the case with you. You're
Tillman's attorney. No, no, it's not

that case.

And believe me, what I have to say is
going to make that case look like small

potato. This time, I guarantee you're
going to take Tillman down.

Come in.

I invited him in. I mean, maybe that was
wrong, but I just wanted to nail

Tillman so bad.

Then what happened?

I made some tea.

And Tony asked for some milk. Oh,

no.

I came back, we talked, and then
everything goes black.

Where are the teacups?

I don't know.

I mean, I don't know.

Oh, God, Walker.

Everything will be all right, Alex.

How can you say that? He's dead, and I
don't remember a thing.

The one thing I do know, you didn't kill
him. How do you know that?

I mean, I don't know that. I just can't
remember.

I can't remember.

Excuse me, Miss Cahill.

I'm sorry, but you're going to have to
come downtown for questioning.

Why can't you talk to her here, Doug?

Walker, you know I don't want to do
this.

But it's best for everybody if we go by
the book.

No, he's right.

I'm going to have to get changed.

Sure.

I don't remember.

Maybe you just don't want to remember,
huh?

Mark, it's me, Alex.

You know me better than this.

Which is exactly why I can't show you
any favoritism.

Look, Alex.

I don't think you did this.

But I'm going to have to go after you as
if I do.

That way when this thing is over, it's
going to be over. There's going to be no

clouds hanging over your head.

Okay?

Now, let's just take it from the top one
more time, all right?

You met Tony Seville at the archaea?

Yes. No.

I didn't meet him there. He came over to
me.

While Walker was on the telephone?

Yes. And you told Tony that you would
see him later?

No. That's not what happened. He didn't
end up at your apartment? Yes.

Why?

He said he needed to talk to me.

About what?

Lane Tillman.

Don't say another word, Alex.

Dad, what are you doing here?

It's difficult to believe that the
daughter of Gordon Cahill would even

answering any more questions without
benefit of an attorney.

Are you representing your daughter?

That's correct, Counselor.

Unless you plan on charging her in this
matter, the interview's over, isn't it?

Okay, fine. Fine, Counselor. We can do
it your way.

Detective Jackson, please read Miss
Cahill her rights.

Oh, now, wait a minute. Now, Detective.

Alexandra Cahill, I'm placing you under
arrest for the murder of Anthony

Seville. You have the right to remain
silent.

If you choose to give up that right,
anything you say can and will be used

against you in a court of law.

Turn to the left, please.

Turn to the right.

Welcome.

Hello there, Walker.

Hey, Gordon.

What are you doing here?

My daughter's in trouble. I got on a
plane.

You gonna represent her?

Yep. Good.

She couldn't get a better lawyer.

Listen, Walker.

Those visits you paid to me in rehab, it
meant an awful lot to me.

I just wanted you to know how much I
appreciate it.

Don't mention it.

Okay.

Well...

Guess we better see what we can find
here, huh? Yeah.

Oh, hey.

Alex's mother?

Yeah, beautiful lady.

Lovely, huh?

You can see where Alex gets her good
looks.

Like I told you, I'll never forgive
myself for letting booze steal that part

my life.

Let's hope to God I'm well enough to do
what has to be done.

I'm sure you are.

How can you be so sure, son?

Because you have to be.

You've got a cellmate, Miss Cahill.

She's not the sociable type.

She had a few problems in C Block.

We'll see how she does over here.

Good luck.

You're in my bunk.

No, I'm not.

I said you're in my bunk.

Is there a problem here? No, ma 'am.

Ain't no problem.

It's cool.

What about you, Miss Cahill?

You got a problem?

No. No, ma 'am.

Is there some reason you need the top
bunk? You care.

Look.

I'm claustrophobic.

And this cell doesn't help.

Fine.

It's yours.

Got the lab results.

Alex came up positive on the paraffin
test, so she definitely fired a weapon

during the time frame that Tony Seville
was killed.

What about blood tests?

Positive on the chlorohydrate, too.

Your hunch was right. He probably
slipped it into her cup of tea.

We don't have the cup, we don't have the
tea, and if I was prosecuting, I would

make a very compelling case. She slipped
herself the chlorohydrate after she

shot Seville to make it look like she
was framed.

To that, yeah.

Seville told Alex that he wanted to talk
to her about Lane Tillman.

All right, I'll see what I can dig up on
the both of them.

Okay, thanks.

Oh, Walker, somebody's constructed a
very tight little scenario here.

Yeah.

Well, we'll just have to untighten it.

All righty.

I didn't catch your name.

I didn't go.

It's, um, it's Alfre.

Alfre Grimes.

Alex Cahill.

You, uh, you had a DA.

Yeah. Yeah, I heard you killed somebody.

It's recess time, ladies.

Let's go.

Hey, Counselor. Remember me?

Good. Because I definitely remember you.

We've got some unfinished business.

Later, Counselor.

Your Honor.

Believe me, we are all aware of the
seriousness of the charges before this

court. But given the presumption of
innocence and my client's unblemished

and deep ties to this community, we
request that she be released on her own

recognizance. Or in lieu of that, that a
reasonable bail be granted.

Thank you.

Ms. Cahill, the court cannot but take
note of your long and distinguished

of service to this community.

And given your position with the
district attorney's office, we are also

aware of the hardship that incarceration
places upon you.

However, as the prosecution pointed out,
this is still a capital case.

So I'm sorry, Mr. Cahill.

Mr. Cahill, bail is denied.

Your Honor, I really must protest. Then
do so in writing, sir.

Escort Ms. Cahill back to her cell.

I'm sorry, Don.

It's okay, Dad.

It'll be okay.

Well, Tony Seville started out right.

Graduated law school with honors.

Landed himself a good job downtown.

So what happened?

Cocaine.

Developed himself quite a habit.

Rumor was it may have cost him a few
cases. It definitely cost him his job.

He was censored by the Bar Association.
Then after that, working for slime like

Lane Tillman was the best he could do.

Does Seville have any family around
here?

Got a sister named Molly lives in
Richardson.

Now, the way I see it, they've got means
and opportunity, but they're going to

have one hell of a time establishing
motive.

Maybe not.

What? What do you mean?

I've never told anybody this.

I'm not even my abused women's group.

It happened 12 years ago.

I was straight out of law school.

I was working for legal aid.

I was really struggling and barely
making ends meet.

And then I met Tony.

He was handsome and charming, and he
treated me like a princess.

And our first few months together was
like a fairy tale.

He was my Prince Charming.

He changed.

One night I came home late and he was in
my apartment.

You can see right away he was high on
something. He was.

I asked him to leave.

We argued.

He hit me.

He hit me and he slapped me.

I was so shocked.

It could be with my back.

I ran into the bedroom and I called 911.

Tony ran when he heard the sirens and
they picked him up later on that night.

Did you press charges?

No.

I wanted to. I know I should have,
but...

Just couldn't.

Well,

gentlemen, now it looks like we're in
for quite a battle.

Opportunity, means, and motive.

Prosecution's got it all.

Except one thing.

What's that?

The truth.

Where are you going?

Talk to Seville's sister.

Who is it?

Texas Ranger Cordell Walker, ma 'am.

Yeah?

I'd like to talk to you about your
brother.

Do you know of anyone who would want to
kill Tony?

What do you mean?

They already caught the person who did
it. It was that DA.

She's already in jail.

No, ma 'am, I don't think Alex Cahill's
the one that did kill your brother.

Well, of course you don't.

Johnny, what are you doing here?

Well, you guys sure do stick together,
don't you?

Yeah, I'm surprised your little friend
there's still in jail.

If you don't mind, I'm having a private
conversation with Miss Seville. I do

mind. Tony was a friend of mine.

And I don't much appreciate you poking
around trying to get the one who killed

him off scot -free.

So I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna give you about three seconds
to get your sorry ranger butt on out of

here. It's okay, James. Shut up, you fat
pig!

You okay?

Yes.

Well, I think my three seconds are up.
Let's go.

Can I ask you something?

Whatever.

Why would you do something?

I mean anything that would take you away
from her.

You got it all figured out, don't you?

You think you know me?

You know nothing about me.

I'd do nothing to get in this place.

My crackhead cousin, he left a half
ounce under my car seat.

I'm just out driving with my baby.

Next thing I know, getting pulled over
for a busted taillight.

Here I am, sitting up in here.

It was 7 to 10.

7 to 10?

That can't be right.

Yeah, well, I guess maybe the public
defender had better things to do.

Don't try to play this game with me, all
right?

What game? Like you care.

You don't care about me.

You don't know nothing about me.

To you and to people like you, all I am
is another con with another story.

So Tillman manages to put Alex out of
commission, but what's to stop the DA

simply assigning somebody else to the
case?

Politics.

Yeah. You know, I've been thinking about
that, and it brings up another issue.

If Tillman's new attorneys can show that
the first trial was the result of

prosecutorial misconduct, you follow me?

Such as the lead prosecutor having an
affair with the defense attorney.

And then the defense attorney winding up
dead.

Exactly.

Which means double jeopardy goes into
effect. Which means there will be no

second trial.

Which means that this snake, Tillman,
walks away a free man.

You may have hit on something here.

Ranger Walker.

Send him in.

What have you decided to do about the
retrial of Lane Tillman?

Nice to see you again, too, Walker.

We're not refiling.

I scheduled a press conference for
tomorrow. Why?

I believe Tillman had something to do
with Tony Saville's murder.

Okay, Walker, I'll bite. Why would
Tillman kill his own attorney?

Saville's sister said that there was a
lot of tension between the two of them.

Mm -hmm.

What kind of tension?

Well, she thought it had something to do
with her brother knowing too much about

Tillman's operation.

Okay.

In Tillman's line of work, knowledge is
definitely power.

Exactly. So if he murders DeVille,
implicates Alex, he kills two birds with

stone.

He gets rid of a troublesome employee,
and he provides himself with solid

grounds to assert double jeopardy in the
event of a new trial.

You got it.

Okay, what do you want?

I need more time to prove it.

Okay,

I'll give you a week.

Party time, Princess.

Get her!

Get her!

Get her! Get her!

Get her!

Get her!

Now. You ain't so tough now.

Are you? Huh?

You all

right?

Thanks.

You know, I've handled a lot of capital
cases, but this is getting to be... Oh,

no, look at this.

Ranger?

Counselor?

What are you doing here, Tillman?

We just had a little meeting with the
district attorney.

Seems he may be considering retrying my
case after all.

By the way, Counselor, I'd like to
express my condolences. His daughter's

of incarceration, I'm sure that must be
most difficult on both of you.

Save it, Tillman.

No, it's all right, Walker. Listen,
punk.

I've been defending gutter trash like
you for 25 years, and you know

You all make the same mistake.

Oh, really? Really.

You all firmly believe you're a lot
smarter than you really are.

You know, Cahill, I actually do feel
rather bad about your daughter's

It's always sad to see someone with such
talents unable to put them to good use.

On the other hand, locked up in a
woman's jail,

Maybe she'll discover new talents.

Let's go, Gordon.

You never, ever talk about my daughter
like that again.

Good.

Not so bad yourself.

It's all right, Dad. I mean, it looks a
lot worse than it is. Who did this? It's

all right, really. Oh, come on.

Who do you think you're talking to? It's
Dad, remember?

Oh, baby.

Dad was so scared. I thought they were
going to kill him. Oh, baby, baby, baby.

I'm trying to be strong. I really am.
But you've got to get me out of here.

Pre -trial is tomorrow.

I'm going to have you move to isolation
until then.

Okay?

Dad. Yeah.

Lawyer to lawyer. What are my chances?

Are you kidding?

With me at your side, Walker in your
corner, how could we possibly lose?

Hold it.

Huh? Whatever you're looking for,
Gordon.

You're not going to find it in there.

Huh.

Won't I?

Look, what... Oh, my God, Walker.

I don't think I can continue to
represent Alex.

The stakes are too high.

What if I'm not good enough anymore?

I mean, this is my daughter.

What in the hell if I lose, Walker?

The only way you're going to lose,
Gordon, is if you drop back into that

Oh, no.

Look, you don't understand.

More than once, this has gotten me
through. I mean, gotten me through

You know, just a minute.

Take the edge off.

Give me some focus.

It almost destroyed you, remember?

Yeah, well, look, why do you think I
carry this around unopened?

You know, it's to remind me.

Tonight is not reminding me, it's
getting to me, Walker.

I cannot face tomorrow without this to
back me up.

Look, you owe it to yourself and you owe
it to Alex to go into that courtroom

and do your very best.

No matter how you feel tonight, your
very best is not in that bottle.

Think about it.

Sounds good to me.

Oh, Tony.

You ready?

Your old dad was born ready.

This DA's not going to know what hit
him.

Do you recognize this, Detective?

Yeah. It's the gun recovered from the
scene of the crime.

By recovered, I take it you mean that
this was a murder weapon?

That's correct.

Was it checked for fingerprints?

Yes, it was.

And whose fingerprints were found on the
murder weapon?

The defendant's, Ms. Alexandra Cahill.

Thank you, Detective.

Nothing further, Your Honor?

Your witness, Counselor. Thank you, Your
Honor.

Morning, Detective.

Morning.

How is it the police were called to Miss
Cahill's apartment on the morning of

the murder of Anthony Seville?

A call was placed to 911.

911. Who placed the call?

Miss Cahill.

Well, let's clarify that. The woman you
arrested for the murder of Tony Seville

is the one who reported the crime?

Yes.

Now, in all your experience, Detective,
is it common practice for a cold

-blooded murderer to pick up the phone,
call the police, wait for their arrival,

while leaving all of the evidence
untouched?

No. No.

Of course not.

Thank you, Detective. Nothing further,
Your Honor.

You may step down, Detective.

Walker. Yes, Ranger Walker?

Tony left a tape I think we need to see.
And I think someone's following me.

Okay, Molly. We'll be right there.

And,

Mr.

Collins, did you see the defendant, Miss
Cahill, at the art gallery that

evening? Yes.

Did you also see the deceased, Mr.
Anthony Seville, at the art gallery that

evening? Yes.

Were they together?

Objection. Calls for speculation on the
part of the witness.

Sustained.

Rephrase the question, Mr. Clark.

Mr. Collins, please tell the court what
you saw that evening.

They were kissing.

Give me the tape now.

What tape? The tape from Al Cahill's
apartment. No.

It's not a game, Molly. Give me the tape
now.

Major Walker, you're not going to
believe this.

The state calls Alexander Cahill to the
witness stand.

You do not have to do this.

Yes, I do.

How

would

you characterize your relationship with
the deceased, Anthony Seville?

We were involved for a short time, a
little over 12 years ago.

And you broke off the relationship?

Yes.

Please tell the court why.

Excuse me?

Please tell the court why you broke off
the relationship with Anthony Savelle.

He hit me.

That's right. He hit you.

And you called the police.

Yes.

Your Honor, the state would like to
enter the 911 recording.

Into evidence?

So ordered.

Bailiff?

Emergency services.

My name is Alexander Cahill. There's a
man in my apartment. He's going crazy.

He's on drugs or something. He hit me.

All right, ma 'am. Just stay calm.

No, I'm trapped. Please send someone.
Please. He hit me. He's going to kill

Please. He hit me and he's going to kill
me. Please.

And 12 years later, Anthony Seville
comes back into your life, and you're

going to let that happen again, are you?

That's why you killed him.

No. I did not kill him. He was found in
your bed, killed with a gun you fired.

If you didn't do it, who did?

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

Mr.

Cahill?

Nothing at this time, Your Honor.

Miss Cahill, you may step down.

The state rests, Your Honor.

Very well.

Mr. Cahill, is the defense prepared to
call its first witness?

Your Honor, um... Excuse me, Your Honor.

Oh, please, oh... Connickville's murder
on tape.

The defense calls Anthony Seville. Your
Honor.

Mr. Cahill. I know this is unusual, Your
Honor.

Due to the evidentiary nature of these
proceedings, I do request some latitude.

This is outrageous, Your Honor. We're
trying to get to the truth here, Mr.

Clark.

I'll allow it.

Baylor.

anybody's shooting her.

Case was dismissed.

Baylor, issue a bench warrant for the
arrest of Lane Tillman.

Texas Rangers, I want to see Tillman.
They don't want to see you.

I'll do my fighting in court.

Good choice.

Just stand up.

Come on.

Move.

Let's go.

Move, gentlemen.

That's it now.

Got it right over here.

Watch your head.

I'd say the Cahill's worked very well
together.

We took him down, just like he said.

To justice!

And I still haven't heard where that
take came from.

Tony Seville.

See, between the time he slipped you the
mickey and the time that he called

Tillman, he set up a small video camera
in one of those heating vents, mailed

his sister a key to Alex's apartment.

Why? He figured the tape would provide
him with insurance.

Boy, was he wrong.

He included a letter with the key, and
in the letter he told Molly if anything

should happen to him, she should get
over to Alex's and get the tape.

That's it.

And I, for one, am awful glad it's over.

It's not over yet.

Huh? What?

Alfred.

I'd like you to meet your new attorney.

Cahill.

Gordon Cahill.

At your service, ma 'am.

Cause the eyes of the ranger are upon
you.

Ain't all you do, you're gonna see.

When you're in Texas, look behind you.

Cause that's where the ranger's gonna
be.