All language subtitles for LA Law s04e17 Justice Swerved

Previously on L .A. Law.

Move along, Douglas.

I said, why don't we move along?

She bossed me. Did you hear the way she
bossed me? Who doesn't bossing you,

Douglas? Support, support, support.

She beat me in the election. I'm the one
who should be sensitive around here.

Abby had no choice but to do what she
did.

And for you not to support her here is
reprehensible. Abe Lassen is good for

about $500 ,000 a year. There was no
price tag on our ethics when Leland was

charge, and there isn't now.

Start wearing your hearing aids.

But that's a personal decision,
Rosalind. Leland, if a client's

is compromised because you didn't catch
something or you misheard something,

this firm could be subject to a
malpractice suit.

I never knew he wore a hearing aid.

Oh, you're getting a little up there,
you know.

Is that why he stepped out?

He's still a valuable contributor,
Daniel.

There's nothing for me to be concerned
about, is there?

Of course not. You're in very good
hands.

I've been complete charge here.

There they are.

There they are. Mr. Cofantis, is it true
the state offered manslaughter last

night? No, that is not true. There's
been no new offer by the prosecution.

Mr. Lafferty, how did you and your wife
get ready to testify today? My client

has no comment. I'm sorry. We have no
comment. Any thoughts about accepting

second degree?

Mr. and Mrs. Lafferty are both innocent
of all the charges that have been

brought against them. We have no
intention of entering into any guilt.

Lafferty, how are you holding up?

We have nothing to say. I'm sorry. Is it
true they've been offered a movie deal

for the right time? Who will be taking
the stand first?

Excuse us, please.

Please excuse us, folks. We have no
further comments.

I can't take this.

This is just the beginning, Wayne. How
are we ever going to get through this?

Because we will.

Look, I'm sorry, but you're going to
have to get used to this.

The press is going to be here hounding
us every day. It's only going to get

worse. Don't even listen to their
questions.

How can we not hear their questions?

Mrs. Lafferty, did you kill your baby?

Mrs. Lafferty, who is the actual
murderer, you or your husband?

How can I not hear those questions?
Look, Mrs. Lafferty, people are going to

think what they're going to think, but
by the end of the trial, we'll be okay.

Things will never be okay, Mr.
Sifuentes.

We hadn't buried him yet, and they
arrest us for murder.

Come on, Wayne.

Our friends look at us like they don't
know us.

They're not sure.

After the acquittal, they will be.

No, they won't.

A little boy stays dead no matter what.

No matter what, people are going to
think we did it.

Moving on. I'm lunching with Richard
Mermelstein, CEO of Tappan.

Oh, sorry, Douglas.

He's got an idea for a new television
interaction program. Arnold, I'd like

to join. I can't. Corinne and I are
taking Chloe to lunch this afternoon.

her seventh birthday.

Stiff them. This is a big -paying
client.

I will not stiff them, Douglas.

Come on, Arnold. I'm talking about new
business.

Rent her a clown for the day or give her
a puppet show.

All right, Douglas, let's not get into
this big debate right now.

Move along.

I'm sorry, Arnold has the expertise in
entertainment.

He should be there. Then you should have
given him notice.

Move along, Douglas.

What, are you still telling me to move
along?

Is the right to snap move along,
Douglas, a function of senior partner

only? Does everyone here have that
authority? Last week it was Michael.

Jonathan, Abby, would you like to tell
me to move along?

Why don't you try it? Move along,
Douglas.

people versus elizabeth and wayne
lafferty victor's in court representing

baby killer he's only representing the
mother the judge wanted co -counsel

because this is a murder case he
appointed john to shoot it to represent

father i don't know how you can defend
either one of them the baby wasn't

douglas the baby died of sudden infant
death syndrome so the theory goes victor

says they're innocent and i believe it
all i know is it'd be nice to see this

firm representing somebody other than an
accused murderer for a change i have

this arsonist i'm trying to snag

Just kidding.

Move along, Douglas.

Isn't it nice to have this levity?

We're adjourned.

All right, Douglas.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I just don't appreciate all the
jocularity of the staff meeting, that's

Okay.

Leland, wait.

I had a date last night.

Yes? Things progressed to the point
where there was an opportunity for a

culmination of sorts, and I couldn't.

I haven't been intimate with a woman for
almost a year, Leland.

Is this, uh... Is this something
medical?

It's Sheila.

I beg your pardon? Sex reminds me of
her.

and I think it's her memory that
incapacitates me.

Well, that doesn't... That doesn't sound
like it could be right, Douglas.

It's right.

I just never knew her vileness could
have such reach.

Listen.

When I was with Jennifer, I initially
suffered from intimidation.

But I was referred to an excellent
therapist, one of the best.

Did it work?

Well, I never went, actually. I was
going to, but I suddenly came to.

But I think you should give it a shot.

What made you first suspect foul play,
Dr. Weibel?

Well, I noticed when the baby was first
brought in, it had extensive bruises on

his chest and neck.

Which told you what?

It told me this baby was subjected to
physical trauma.

It suggested child abuse.

And what else, doctor? The child also
had conjunctivitis in his eyes. That's a

telltale sign of suffocation.

Well, Mr. and Mrs. Lafferty claim that
their little boy just stopped breathing.

Well, as the doctor who examined this
child, I don't believe that. I think

baby was killed.

Move to strike. Objection. No
foundation, Your Honor.

Sustained. The jury will disregard that
last remark.

Nothing further?

You've heard of sudden infant death
syndrome, haven't you, Doctor?

Of course.

Of course.

For the court, what is it, sir?

It's crib death.

Basically, it's when a baby inexplicably
just stops breathing and dies in its

sleep. In fact, more babies have died of
SIDS than from heart disease, cancer,

cerebral palsy, and virtually all other
diseases combined. Isn't that right,

Doctor? Yes.

And, Doctor, babies...

that die from sudden infant death
syndrome are sometimes inaccurately

as having been suffocated, aren't they?
It happens sometimes.

It happens so often that for death scene
investigations, there has been new

legislation in California that requires
police officers to take SIDS awareness

training, right?

That's correct.

I want to show you a statement that was
made by State Senator Dan Boatwright.

Thank you, John.

Are you familiar with this, sir? I am.

Could you read the last sentence on the
first page here?

Objection. Hearsay.

Overruled. I'll allow it. Read the line,
please.

With our focus on child abuse, we have
too many parents being treated as

criminal suspects at the scene of Sid's
death. Thank you, Doctor.

Now, you say you saw bruises on the
child's neck and chest area. Could these

bruises have resulted...

from CPR attempts to revive the child.

I don't believe they were caused by
that. Is it possible, doctor, that these

bruises resulted from CPR attempts to
save the baby after it had stopped

breathing? It's possible.

Thank you.

Thank you, doctor.

I have nothing further.

Nice, Markowitz. Our anniversary lunch,
you're working the room.

Ah, their clients have to be polite.

You know the romance is gone when
passion gives way to good manners.

You want passion?

There's a cheap little motel up on
Sunset about six minutes away.

Right. Oh, really?

Excellent day, right?

Very fast room service.

You're bluffing.

What if I'm not?

What, do you want me to cancel my 2 .30
conference call?

One hour of undivided attention.

No baby, no nanny.

Just you and me in a tacky little room
with orange bedspreads and a red carpet

doing unspeakable things.

Hi, Sandy. Listen, something has come
up, and I know I have that 2 .30

conference call, but I think you'll be
able to push them all until 3 .15.

We'll be back by 3.

Tell Stuart's secretary, too, will you?

Bye.

Very well, then.

I feel like I'm skipping school.

All right, you know it.

Oh, my God.

Oh, boy, unbelievable.

Take it easy, Stuart. Just...

Just pull over. Pull over nice and easy.

Okay. What did I do?

Did I do anything?

You didn't do anything.

Relax, sir. Just keep your hands on the
wheel. Where's the registration?

In glove compartment.

It's coming. It's coming. Of course it's
coming. He didn't pull us over to test

his siren. Don't start with me, Ann. I'm
not starting. Just relax, will you? All

right. All right. Here he is.

Driver's license and registration,
please. Yeah. Here's the registration.

And proof of insurance.

This is insurance, and here's the
driver's license.

Did I do anything wrong, officer?

You went right through a stop sign
without even slowing down.

Oh, okay.

We were talking, and I didn't even see
it. You know, we were talking, so I...

Have you been drinking, sir?

I just had a little wine with lunch.

How much wine, sir? Don't answer that.

Excuse me, ma 'am.

Would you like to be arrested for
interfering with a police investigation?

I'm a lawyer.

I'm his lawyer.

I'm entitled to give him legal advice,
officer.

Step out of the car, sir.

Please step to the curb.

Stand completely still. Watch my finger.

Okay. Put your arms to your side and
close your eyes. Feet, heels together.

back slightly.

Now take your right index finger and
touch your nose.

Your right hand.

Okay, Sarah, please take eight steps.
Heel to toe in that direction. And take

eight steps back in the same direction.

Okay, sir.

Please turn around.

Put your right hand behind your head.

You're under arrest on suspicion of
driving under the influence of

substance. You have got to be kidding.

I'm glad I don't test you, ma 'am.

Come along with me, sir.

No blood test, Stuart. Come on. You're
under breathalyzer. Don't let them take

blood, Stuart.

I'll be right down, Stuart.

We're not animals, damn it. You can't
chain us up like this.

Hey,

come on. You shut up.

Next.

Okay, open up.

Please blow very hard.

Again, please.

Take him back and book him.

How can this take so long?

Hey, it's one of those days.

There is no reason for this. I'm posting
bail.

What are you doing to him?

We're not done with him yet, Counselor.

We will let you know.

Turn to the right, please.

Now to your left.

We just finished watching this TV movie
and the news was about to come on.

The 11 o 'clock news.

Yes, sir.

I went into the nursery.

He was laying on his stomach, so I

couldn't see too much.

Then suddenly I noticed that there
wasn't even any breathing movement.

So I flipped him over.

My God.

He was just blue.

Was your son alive, sir?

I don't think so.

What did you do?

I screamed to my wife, and then we
called 911 and talked to somebody there.

And what did you do as a result of that
conversation?

They told me to do CPR, and I did. I
started

breathing air into his mouth.

And I squeezed it out of him. And did
you push down on his chest during this

procedure? Yes.

A man told me to.

Objection. Hearsay. State of mind.

Overruled.

What happened next, Mr. Lafferty?

He wouldn't breathe.

Stephen wouldn't breathe.

An ambulance came and took him to the
hospital and they tried to revive him.

But he was dead.

Thank you, sir.

Nothing further.

I have no questions at this time, Your
Honor.

Your son had an impartially formed
intestine as a result of being a month

premature. Isn't that right?

Yes. And as a result of complications at
birth, your son was also blind,

correct? Yes, that's also true.

So, you came home from the hospital with
a six -week -old blind infant with

intestinal problems.

There were a lot of medical bills ahead
for you, weren't there?

Objection. It goes to motive, Your
Honor. The survival of this child would

worked severe financial hardship on the
defendants.

Objection is overruled.

You told your friend, Alan Levin, that
you thought this baby would be better

dead, didn't you?

I was despondent. In fact, you told him
that you prayed for its death. Isn't

that right?

I was devastated, for God's sakes. That
wasn't reflective thought.

Well, was it reflective thought, Mr.
Lafferty, when you tried to place this

with the West Side Adoption Agency?

Objection! I have a copy of adoption
papers here filled out by Mr. Lafferty

connection with... Your Honor, these
papers were never made available to the

defense. Overruled. I'll admit them.

What did the agency tell you, Mr.
Lafferty, in response to your inquiries?

They said they couldn't place my son.

When was this?

The day before he died.

So, this baby, whose death you prayed
for, who you tried to give away,

who was going to cost you hundreds of
thousands of dollars in medical care.

This baby just happened to die
inexplicably? Argumentative.

Sustained. Nothing further.

I do have one question, Your Honor.

Go ahead.

Did your wife know about this adoption
plan, sir?

No.

She didn't.

Thank you.

Nothing further?

Please.

It's a little unusual, coming to a
residence, isn't it?

Douglas, I think you're a little
confused about something which I'd

clear. Please, sit down.

I'm not a sexual therapist.

What I am is a surrogate partner.

Excuse me?

I thought so. It's okay.

Let me explain.

A sex therapist renders their services
exclusively in the form of dialogue.

Surrogates are partners.

I beg your pardon?

We start with talking.

Then we move on to a series of intimacy
exercises.

Touching, holding, stroking.

And we gradually work to eliminate the
discomfort brought on by sexual

encounters.

You mean, you and me, we touch?

Yes, we do.

How exactly do I graduate?

Are you asking me if we ultimately
engage in intercourse?

In most cases, yes.

But not always.

It depends upon the type of problem and
the progress achieved.

I see.

I can see you're very skeptical.

No, no.

Well, I'm wondering whether Blue Cross
will cover this.

Perhaps you should think this over,
Douglas.

But judging from our phone conversation,
I think you will ultimately be referred

to a surrogate.

Okay.

I think I will think about this.

That's great.

Case number 90420. Okay, Ellen Harris is
the city attorney. I know her.

We agreed on a September trial date.

September? That long, huh? Oh, this is
good. A long trial delay works in our

favor. The arresting officer won't
remember us much.

What's more, Judge Matthews will be
sitting in Division 3 in September. This

all so good.

Why?

Because Rosalind is a good friend of
his. That's why every little bit helps.

Michael, Stuart, Ann.

How are you guys doing? John, how are
you? Great.

Listen, Stuart, thanks for the contracts
on the Ofner syndication.

You'll be getting my red line copy at
the end of the week.

We can put this thing to bed.

Good, very good.

What brings you boys and girls down to
the zoo?

People versus Stuart Markowitz.

Driving under the influence.

Excuse us, John.

Stuart?

Michael Kuzak to the defendant.

Wave reading. Plead not guilty.

Question of bail?

No, Your Honor. First defense O .R. is
fine.

Both parties agree on a September trial
date.

Second week of September.

Mr. Markowitz, check with probation,
please.

Next case.

Victor.

Come on in.

What's going on?

I'm not sure.

I came in because I don't know what's
going on.

What's the matter?

This adoption thing.

It came with a total shock to me.

You know that.

And when I got home, I started going
through Wayne's desk looking for the

papers.

I found this.

It's an article on sudden infant death
syndrome.

And?

Look at the date.

It's two weeks before Stephen died.

Well, maybe somebody sent it to him
after.

That's what I thought at first, but why
wouldn't he show it to me?

And read it. That article is all about
how Sid's... How you never know the

and how it can be mistaken for child
abuse.

Wait a minute. Are you saying that you
think he got the idea from this?

No.

Victor... That night, when we were
watching the TV

movie... Wayne did go in to check the
baby.

An hour before the news, he did go in.
Why didn't you tell me about that

Because we discussed it, and we figured
it'd be better not to say anything about

it, and I never thought he could have
done something like this.

I still don't.

I know, Wayne. I can't believe he could
be capable of something like this.

Elizabeth, the reason you're here now is
because you think he might have done

it. The reason I'm here right now is
because I don't know what to think

That article, the lie, the adoption
thing, I don't know what to think. Maybe

just going crazy.

You got to testify about this.

No.

I have to put you on the stand,
Elizabeth, in which case you have to

truth. I don't know what is the truth,
and I am not going to hang my husband.

Well, I'll tell you this.

We got hurt today.

It looks really bad for us, and as your
lawyer, I am advising you to tell the

court what you just told me.

And what if I'm wrong? So then you'd
admit that you could be wrong.

Right now, everybody on that jury thinks
you both did it. This is a murder trial

here, Elizabeth. You could be looking at
life imprisonment.

You gotta think about yourself.

He's my husband.

He also could be the person who killed
your son.

I don't know what to do.

Then you listen to your lawyer.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth,

help you God?

I do.

Say your name for the record, please.

Elizabeth Lafferty.

Mrs. Lafferty, you were present for your
husband's testimony yesterday?

Yes. And were you aware, ma 'am, that
your husband tried to put your son

up for adoption?

No, I wasn't. And, Ms. Lafferty, your
husband also testified that neither you

nor he went in to check on the child the
night of his death.

between the hours of 9 .30 and 11 o
'clock.

Now, is that correct?

Is that correct, ma 'am?

Ms. Lafferty, I'm going to remind you
now that you are here under oath.

Did anyone check on the baby before 11 o
'clock?

Yes, my husband did during the movie.

Your Honor, move for a recess to confer
with co -counsel. I am not interested in

conferring, Your Honor. Move for a
recess.

Denied. Victor!

Mr. Trasciuta, sit down.

I'm going to show you an article on
sudden infant death syndrome that is

September 12th, 1989.

That is two weeks before the death of
your child. Do you recognize it?

Objection! Mr.

Trishuta, I said sit down.

Mr. Lafferty, do you recognize it?

Your Honor, permission to treat this
witness.

Objection! She's your own client.

Your Honor, in the interest of justice,
I am asking this woman to give testimony

against her husband. Mr. Cifuentes, I'll
give you a little attitude.

Thank you, Your Honor.

You found this article in your husband's
death drawer, did you not?

Yes.

Would you please read the first line on
the second paragraph for the court?

Please, read it, Ms. Lafferty.

Sometimes victims of sudden infant death
syndrome will appear to have suffered

from suffocation.

And the next line.

And efforts to resuscitate can end up
bruising the infant, giving rise to

abuse allegations.

Did it occur to you that your husband,
after reading this article, came up with

the idea of suffocating your child?

Objection!

Sustained. All right, I'll put it
another way.

As a result of your husband going in to
check on the baby that night, alone,

As a result of you finding that article
in his drawer, an article that predated

the death of your son by two weeks, as a
result of his wishing aloud to you for

the death of your baby, you have now
come to the conclusion that your husband

killed your child, haven't you, Mrs.
Lafferty?

Haven't you?

I'm sorry, Wayne. I don't know anymore.
I want to believe you, but I just don't

know.

Your Honor, I move for an immediate
mistrial.

Denied. I just don't know what to think.

You suckered me. I didn't sucker you.
This whole thing unfolded last night. We

met for 20 minutes this morning before
going into court. You told me none of

this. I couldn't tell you. Now, come on,
John. I am her lawyer. You're his.

We have to protect our clients. From the
beginning, our defenses were common.

They were joint. Now you sell me out,
you son of a bitch. Hey, look, I didn't

know things were going to turn out like
this.

But I had no choice. I had to do it this
way. If I would have told you, I would

have been violating privilege. I would
have been undermining my client's

interests. I did what I had to do, okay?

Good. Now I'm going to do what I have to
do.

Come on, Wayne.

Wayne, let's go.

The first exercise is called the hand
caress.

The object here is to establish intimacy
without establishing sex.

I'd like you to try this.

Like this?

Good.

Now try to be just a little more
rhythmic.

Now contemporaneously, along with the
caress, I'd like to continue our

discussion.

Move along.

As I said, it's not the holding hands or
hugging that debilitate me.

It's always been after we're disrobed.

Right at that point, I become excited.

You both have been man and wife for a
long time.

The prospect of having sex with another
woman could cause you to become

overridden with guilt.

I doubt it.

I had no trouble cheating on her when we
were married.

I see.

It's almost chemical.

As soon as I see a naked woman, I get
nervous.

I get gas.

You get gas.

It varies with my diet, but yes. And
then, as soon as I experience a

I almost black out.

This can't be normal.

Anxieties are neither normal or
abnormal.

But nudity makes my knees wobble.

What the hell is going on?

I'm not quite sure.

But you know, there's only one way for
us to find out.

Tomorrow, two o 'clock, you and I are
going to get naked.

Peter Heimson is the best toxologist in
the state. With him testifying for us,

our stock goes way up.

Great. Okay, to the facts. Now, you had
a glass of wine minutes before leaving

the restaurant, right?

Well, I had wine with lunch, so I guess
it was... Yes, but timing is very

important. Let me explain something.

It takes 30 minutes for a drink to get
into your bloodstream. That means that

you had a glass of wine just before you
got into your car, our expert witness

could testify that it wasn't in your
system when you were arrested. He could

testify that even though your blood
alcohol level was 0 .9 when you took the

breathalyzer 50 minutes later, that it
was actually much lower when you were

behind the wheel.

This is very important testimony.

But if you had that drink over lunch,
say, half an hour before driving, that

argument wouldn't be available to us.

So, when do you think you had that last
glass of wine?

He drank it right before we left.

You willing to testify to this?

Yes. Good.

Very good.

Excuse me.

Rosalind. I just spoke with Judge
Matthews.

He will be in Division 3.

Thank you.

Thank you, Rosalind.

And he's a fair judge.

I just hope it all works out.

So, what now?

Well, I put all of this together, I take
it to the district attorney, and I hope

that I make this whole mess go away.

Good.

Good.

Good.

I remind you, you're still under oath.

Mr. Lafferty.

Would it be safe to say your wife's
testimony comes as some surprise?

Yes, completely.

Did you cause the death of your son,
Stephen Lafferty?

Of course not. Can you think of any
reason why your wife would accuse you?

There's only one reason I can think of.
What might that be, sir?

She must have done it.

This isn't simply the best defense, it's
a good offense, is it, sir? No, it's

not, no, sir.

It's... First of all, I...

I never checked on the baby that night
before 11 o 'clock.

I did leave the house once when she
asked me to get her a footstool from the

garage. A footstool? What she wanted it
for, I don't know, in the middle of the

movie. But I left the house.

Giving her time and opportunity to do
whatever she wanted. Objection!

Overruled. What about that newspaper
article she found in your desk drawer?

That... that was never in the drawer.

After we were arrested, the police
searched all through the house. They

through my drawers.

They never found the article.

During the course of your marriage, sir,
did your wife ever require psychiatric

care? Yes.

She suffered terrible depression on
account of the child, and she was seeing

psychiatrist. Did she ever tell you why
she was seeing this doctor?

Yes.

She felt there was something wrong with
her because she couldn't love her child,

because she hated the son she gave birth
to.

And that's why I looked into adoption.

because I was afraid she couldn't handle
this.

Your Honor, Dr. Peter Wolper has invoked
the doctor -patient privilege and

refuses to testify.

However, he does confirm by declaration
that he did, in fact, treat Mrs.

Lafferty in the weeks immediately
preceding and following the child's

Sir,

did you think your wife had killed your
son?

Of course not.

How could I? This is the woman I love.

For now, I can't.

I can't believe she could have done
this.

But I... I think... I think she's gone
crazy.

Objection, Your Honor.

Sustained. The last remark is stricken.

Give me a break.

Well, this is not a bribe. I just don't
like...

Plea bargaining and dreary rules, that's
all.

I had to bring you up on charges.

I have three little words for you.

.09.

That's not even enough to be charged in
another state.

But he was driving in this state, and in
California, the legal limit is .08. So

that means... Yeah, yeah, but it's
rebuttable. He passed two field sobriety

tests. I got a witness who says he
passed all four. Which witness happens

his wife?

Ellen, I need this.

Now, Stuart Markowitz is a friend.

He's a good man.

He's a respected attorney with no
record. Ellen, I need this one.

I'll give you a wet reckless.

Come on, the insurance companies still
go crazy with that.

Dry reckless.

I got a witness who says he took his
last drink just before he got in his

I got the best toxicologist in the
state.

I got Judge Matthews.

You've got .09.

Why do you want to bother with this?

Try reckless, but you owe me big.

I owe you very big.

Get out of here with your stupid
flowers. You're gonna get me in trouble.

Thank you.

And he never suspected her until she
testified against him.

And suddenly he has to come up with a
new defense.

And the only one he can offer up to
refute her compelling testimony was that

must have done it.

Out of desperation, in the 11th hour, he
blames her.

But I want you to remember, ladies and
gentlemen, who came forward first.

She did.

And remember that he was the one who
tried to give away his child.

He was the one who openly admitted to
his best friend that he wished his son

were dead.

The bruises on that child's chest
matched his thumbprints.

Wayne Lafferty killed his son, ladies
and gentlemen.

He read that newspaper article and he
came up with the idea.

And as much as Elizabeth Lafferty loved
this man, she simply...

could not ignore that awful truth.

And neither can you, ladies and
gentlemen.

Neither can you.

She was the one who was in such a
depression over this baby that she had

psychiatric help.

She was the one who sent her husband out
to the garage that night, giving her

time alone with the infant.

She's the one who suddenly comes up with
the smoking gun article that police

detectives somehow couldn't find.

And after she comes to the so -called
conclusion that her husband killed the

child, where did she sleep that night?

With him.

The night before her surprising
testimony, she is in bed with him.

If she really thought that this man
killed her son,

Her son.

Would she be sleeping next to him at
night?

This is one smart, calculating criminal,
ladies and gentlemen.

She killed the baby, then pretended to
cooperate with her husband at trial in

order to sink him at a time when it was
too late to react.

She did it.

She killed her son.

And she's trying to frame an innocent
man.

Wow. You know what they've just done
here?

They have conspired to create reasonable
doubt.

He says she did it. She says he did it.
They confuse us all.

And we've got reasonable doubt for both.

This was a masterpiece, ladies and
gentlemen. Yet maybe one of the most

ingenious defense strategies I've ever
seen because they think if we can't

figure out which of the two did it...

They both have to go free.

Don't be fooled, ladies and gentlemen.

They came forward with their sudden
infant death syndrome defense, a defense

which in and of itself is appalling.

SIDS is a real tragedy. It affects
thousands of babies every year, and they

using it as a device to commit a murder.

And when that device suddenly falls
apart for them?

They suddenly shift strategy, start to
point the fingers at each other.

They both deserve Oscars.

But they're both liars.

Both killers.

And they deserve guilty verdicts as
well.

They're laughing at you right now.

Don't give them the last laugh.

This is a little excruciating.

It's really important that you feel
comfortable with this, Douglas.

Are you feeling any nausea right now?

I think I'm okay.

Good. Now I'd like you to stare at my
breasts.

Really?

One of the things we want to get from
this exercise is we want to remove some

the sensitization that society has built
up around certain body parts.

Okay.

Good. Very good.

You're doing fine.

Now tell me, exactly what are you
thinking at this moment?

The truth?

Mm -hmm.

I'm hoping I don't become flatulent.

Okay. That's fair.

Now tell me, did you and Sheila look at
each other's body parts when you were

making love?

You were usually dark.

Does looking at me remind you of her?

Not even remotely.

Great. Douglas, I think you're doing
fantastic.

I'd like to try something.

All right?

What?

I'm going to kiss you.

Just a soft kiss.

No hugging or groping.

Just a small kiss.

Do you think I'm ready? I'm a little
queasy.

Let's give it a try.

Okay?

Don't be afraid now.

I'm going to touch you with my tongue.

Just unclench your jaw a little bit.

Oh, dear.

Stuart?

I just talked to Michael. That's
fantastic.

Yeah, isn't that great?

Straight, reckless, no one to the
influence, over and done with. Yeah,

done with.

So what's the matter?

I was guilty.

Stuart, you weren't drunk. I was there.
Remember, you were not drunk.

I had three glasses of wine.

It's not what you can call completely
sober.

I was lucky.

I was lucky I had Mike Kuzak, who knows
how to work the system.

And I was lucky I had Rosalind, who
knows a judge.

And I was lucky I had three grand so I
could buy the best expert witness money

could buy.

I was real lucky some kid wasn't running
across the street when I barreled

through that intersection with my little
buzz on.

Stuart. You know the difference between
me and some drunk you read about in the

newspaper who kills people?

You said I'm lucky.

Madam Foreman.

Has the jury reached its verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

Will the defendants please rise?

In the matter of the people versus Wayne
Lafferty, criminal complaint number

6239, we, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty.

In the matter of the people versus
Elizabeth Lafferty, criminal complaint

6240, we, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty.

So say you all on both questions?

Yes, Your Honor, so say us all. Members
of the jury, thank you for your time and

service. This matter is concluded. You
are dismissed.

You're adjourned.

Any chance for reconciliation?

So what now?

What's the point?