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Previously on L .A. Law. I've gone over the court transcript.

You had no direct evidence. Your case against Osgood was circumstantial. This

was my first capital case. I was damn careful.

I did my job.

This note was found in your files on the Holiday investigation.

Do you recognize the handwriting?

It appears to be my own. Would you please read the note aloud?

Called from Frank Yates, probation officer.

Prisoner in custody claims he saw a man leave Holiday apartment on night of

murder.

Not Osgood. Did you make any attempt whatsoever to track down this witness?

No. You heard the judge. He found your non -disclosure of a witness acceptable.

Given the code in 1959.

Leland, at worst, you made an error in judgment.

The thought that my error may have cost a man a life of freedom is almost too

staggering to bear.

We tried to call you as soon as he went into arrest.

I'm surprised to find you here.

I'm full of surprises today.

How's your father?

Dead. We had a fight. I walked out to cool off. Next thing I know, I get this

phone call. He's out of heart.

As soon as Linda Salerno's photos faxed, we'll let Gwen try and make a positive

ID. Why would she pick me?

In most cases of erotomania, the initial contact's insignificant.

I mean, you might not even remember it, but to her, it's the beginning of the

most meaningful relationship in her life.

Why take Lucy?

To force a confrontation.

Gwen!

Gwen! Get back!

Mom, just put the phone by Lucy's ear.

Hi, sweetie, it's Daddy.

How's my girl? You okay?

I love you, sweetie, and I'll see you soon.

Bye -bye.

She said bye -bye.

Yeah, Mom.

Yeah.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Night.

You know, Santa Barbara is the safest place for her right now. I know, but

been a week.

And I miss her.

A lot.

Thanks, Ms. Taylor.

By the way, you need another roll with CP.

Everything okay?

Pop's been escaped out in front so long now it feels like family. I'm providing

everything but turndown service.

Come in.

Boomer, here's your coffee. It's ready.

When's it going to end?

When the psychopath resurfaces.

Okay.

Until then, what are our choices?

We can live in fear or get on with our lives, I guess.

Get on with our lives?

Miss Taylor, we're out of half and half.

Obviously, that's not so easy.

Oh, I'm in the morning when you take the sports section.

Could you leave the rest of the paper at the door, huh?

Yeah.

Let's go to bed.

God.

Hello.

What have I ever done to you? Why can't you leave us alone?

I took a vow with Daniel.

And since you stole my husband, I want to share the same vow with you.

Till death do us part.

Daniel is not your husband.

You are not his wife. And if you think I am going to spend my life this way, you

are wrong.

If you want me, come and get me.

What's wrong with Benny? No bagels, no bear claws.

I don't blame L .A.'s finest who have us surrounded.

Being under surveillance is no picnic, Arnie, but I'm trying to go about my

daily routine, so sit down with business. Couldn't put it better myself.

First up.

Everyone's favorite innocent convict, People vs.

Osgood. Well, the bad news is Philip Tice, who confessed to the Holliday

recently died.

On the upside, I've secured an address on the missing witness.

Daniel and I plan on paying him a visit. Assuming the address is current. Let's

hope so, because this could be Frank Osgood's last chance.

Next, People vs.

Darcy. Anton Darcy is a longtime family friend.

The grand jury indicted him for arranging his father's murder.

I believe he's being framed.

What do you know? The grand jury doesn't. Come on, Douglas. The grand

indict a bologna sandwich if the DA wanted. Doesn't the DA have a

Not from our client. The police have another suspect in custody who's been

offered a deal. Now he's pointing the finger at Anton to save himself. Because

the trial's been expedited, I've been helping Melina. And I'll step in if

needed. Keep us posted.

Bancroft versus Bennett. Camille Bancroft, a Shakespeare professor at

is suing her colleague Simon Bennett for unfair competition.

Over Shakespeare?

Simon Bennett and Camille Bancroft have taught together for years. Not long ago,

he published his own book based on their teaching methods. That's a great book,

Shakespeare in Love. Won the Bollinger Prize.

Right. Depositions start today, and I was hoping to reach a settlement, but

Simon and Camille are like stubborn children. They always have been. Do you

them? My first year at Stanford, I majored in drama.

Over time, I've kept in touch with Camille. Shakespeare's so depressing. I

the lovers are always doomed.

Or dead. That's why they call them tragedies. All's well that ends well.

I'm the assistant DA, Mullaney.

Thomas M.

Mullaney, Jr.

Thanks, Denise.

I'll sell a voucher for Mr. Mullaney.

Roxy, what's with this police shakedown?

It's protection for Gwen. Oh, do I look like a clear and present danger?

Only to yourself.

You want to know something?

She's having my baby.

Honest.

Tommy, I'm not going to pretend to understand this. What?

It's one thing to grieve the loss of a parent. It's another to destroy yourself

in the process. Knox, I'm fine. You're drunk.

Well, excuse me if I like a little Kahlua in my coffee.

No, you're smoking.

I can quit any time.

Well, hey, I'm late for work. You can't go to the office. Sure I can. Rox, I am

fine. Honey.

What? Stop.

It's been a bunch of days since we slept together.

I'm not the one who can't find his way home. Stop.

Who needs this anyway?

It was the third weekend in November.

A reunion at USC, Darcy's 10th, my 25th.

I met Anton Darcy in a bar. How long were you there?

Till closing. We must have talked seven hours.

He kept buying.

I kept drinking.

What did you discuss?

You name it. Life, ambition, family, our disappointments. I just lost my job.

Darcy seemed sympathetic.

What was Mr.

Darcy's disappointment?

Objection. Hearsay. These are admissions, Your Honor.

Overruled. Witness will answer.

What was troubling Mr.

Darcy that night?

Working for his father, primarily.

Darcy said his father was a control freak and wouldn't give him any real

responsibility. Were you sympathetic?

Sure, but I'd just been fired.

I told him I'd switch places with him any day.

That's when he made his proposal.

And what proposal was that?

Darcy said he could solve both our problems if I killed his father.

That way he would inherit the business and I would come in as a partner. And

agreed? Not at first. I thought he was joking. But he kept on talking about

a bastard his father was and what a great team we'd make.

About how this was the perfect crime no one would ever suspect.

Eventually I said yes. On the night of December 14th at approximately 10 p .m.,

what did you do?

I drove my car to Darcy's house and parked out front.

I rang the bell, and when Burdick Darcy answered the door, I shot him. Then

what? I took off. They didn't even see that kid walking his dog.

But he saw me.

Your witness?

Mr. Swilling.

Since your USC reunion, have you seen Mr. Darcy? Even spoken to him on the

phone? No, never.

We agreed not to. He just picked the date of the murder and told me his

address. Have you received any money, anything of value from Mr. Darcy?

Just a few drinks.

And his word? The word of a man you never met before.

That's right. A man who you claim, after a few drinks, persuaded you to murder

someone you didn't even know. I was broke.

It isn't easy finding employment my age.

Seemed like as good a solution as any. Well, Mr. Swilling, are you still

unemployed? How about a drink after court? I've got a couple of enemies I'd

for you to knock off.

Objection. Miss Pardos, restrain yourself.

Either ask your next question or sit down. Mr. Swilling, in exchange for this

story... Objection. This is foreign testimony, not some story. I'll

exchange for your testimony, what deal have you made with the DA?

I've pled guilty to second -degree murder in exchange for testimony.

My cooperation will be brought to the attention of the sentencing judge.

Oh, I see. So you hand over my client's scalp, and you go to the minimum

security reservation.

Objection. Ms. Paros. Nothing more.

Yes.

Hey, Peter.

Yeah?

Mr. Monzo?

Who are you?

We're attorneys.

We'd like to ask you a few questions about a client. A man named Frank

Is the name familiar?

Could be. What about the name Felicia Holliday?

What about it?

In 1959, you allegedly told your probation officer you saw someone

scene of Felicia Holliday's murder.

1959's a long time ago.

Maybe I forgot.

It's possible Frank Osgood has spent the last 34 years wrongly imprisoned.

I put him there.

If you saw anything that night that supports his innocence, we'd very much

to hear it.

What did it for me? You have the power to free an innocent man who suffered a

terrible injustice.

And what's better for me?

You'd be a hero, Mr. Manzo.

Get your name in a paper, on TV.

The tabloids would probably even pay you some cash for your story.

Oh, yeah?

Rocky Star, huh?

He's willing to hold his own on the cross.

Monica, nail him.

Anton, you remember Jonathan?

Oh, yeah, hi. He's gonna help us rethink our attack.

Same old problem?

Motive. We have to find a logical explanation why someone decided to kill

total stranger.

And the idea it was a botched robbery?

Swilling didn't take anything.

He left a wallet full of money, Rolex.

The jury's not going to buy that.

Anton, in your conversation with Swilling, can you think of anything he

have taken offense to?

No, it was just a usual amicable barroom BS. I spouted off about my father.

Three weeks later, he's dead. Maybe Swilling's nuts.

DA's ahead of us. Police psychiatrist examines Swilling, says he's weird but

sane. My guy said the same thing.

So we find another expert.

All right, see who you can find.

If we can get medical testimony that says Swilling's unbalanced, we have

reasonable doubt.

I'll get on the phone.

Thanks.

You okay?

Yeah, I get it.

You know, in a way, this whole thing is really my fault. I mean, if I hadn't

been ragging on my father... You two have been having a pretty rough time of

I've been at each other's throats since the time I was 12, you know that.

But I didn't kill him.

I mean, if that's what you're thinking.

Miss Peros, the judge is coming out.

Thank you.

Anton, for what it's worth, I believe you. Come on.

When the guard said you were here, I thought he was yanking my chain.

Daniel Morales and I found the witness.

He'll testify that he saw Tice at the murder scene, not you.

The court's reopening your case.

I told you I was innocent.

I can't begin to express my regrets.

You know how many times I've dreamed of getting close enough to you so I

could... And the time it would take that guard to walk through the door, I...

could snap your neck like a chicken bone.

You won't.

How can you be so sure?

You're not a killer.

Camille, Simon's lawyer has agreed to re -release Shakespeare in Love and

include your name as co -author.

Too late.

The damage has been done.

Simon Bennett brings Shakespeare alive to the modern audience. Simon Bennett

this, Simon Bennett that. I mean, Simon's talent is performance.

Not analysis.

I mean, he benefited from my work, and now he's going to add my name as an

afterthought? The venom clamors of a jealous woman, poisoned more deadly than

mad dog's tooth. Hello, Camille.

Still intent on this foolish exercise.

You need only look in the glass to see the fool, Simon.

Paul Jameson. Ben Kelsey.

Hello, Professor Bennet.

Anne, is it you, my sweet Juliet, my Titania, my Kate? My lawyer.

Never saw a more natural actress or more beautiful.

Oh, Simon, do stop flirting.

Anne's not one of your students anymore.

Camille, you wound me.

Always the innocent.

Well, perhaps we should get started.

I need to speak with Arnie.

He's in with someone.

Who? If he wanted you to know, he would have left the door open.

He's with the man who's starring in your life story.

No. Yes.

Who? Oh, not now, Douglas.

I'm feeling sick to my stomach.

These days, who isn't?

Mr.

Siegel, is it true that last year Camille Bancroft and Simon Bennett

you about publishing?

Yes. They had an idea for a book to make Shakespeare more accessible to the

average person.

Dry academic criticism doesn't seem the stuff of bestsellers, Mr. Siegel.

Normally I'd agree, but this particular book captured my imagination. Putting

the great love stories of Shakespeare in a cultural context.

West Side Story as Romeo and Juliet during the 60s, for example. Made for

enjoyable reading.

Were Bennett and Bancroft collaborating at the time? If you could call it that.

What do you mean?

They only had a general idea of what they wanted to write.

So what happened?

Camille Bancroft withdrew from the project.

And? I published Shakespeare in Love with Simon Bennett's name as sole

Did you have my client's permission?

I didn't need it. I obtained a full release from Mr. Bennett, which included

warranty that he owned the work.

I have spent years developing those ideas.

I mean, you think I'd just let you up and steal them? You can't own an idea.

Camille is counter to every notion of scholarship.

Oh, scholarship.

What would you know about scholarship? You're an actor.

You don't even know how to think creatively.

Well, you don't know how to feel.

You've spent a lifetime studying the great love affairs of literature, and

don't have the slightest idea what it means to love.

We'll be back.

I was Burdick Darcy's personal attorney for 28 years.

What was your most recent assignment for Mr. Darcy?

Restructuring his estate.

Burdick wanted his holdings, including 100 % of his company's stock, to be

placed in a spendthrift trust.

And what is that?

It's an arrangement under which assets cannot be sold or collateralized without

approval from the trustee. Who was to be the trustee? Mr. Darcy. And upon his

death, I became trustee. Why didn't he appoint Anton?

Anton was Burdick's sole heir and...

He's the reason for the trust.

Six months ago, I had the distasteful task of settling some of Anton's

debts. Gentlemen of questionable repute were threatening him.

Burdick gave me $30 ,000 to make them go away.

Under the trust, how much control would Anton have over his father's fortune?

None. Was the trust executed?

No. Verdict was to sign the documents December 21st, and he was murdered on

December 14th. So, what now?

Anton gets everything.

Nothing further.

Mr. Banyan, have you discussed this trust with my client?

No. Do you know if Verdict Darcy told his son about the trust?

I have no idea.

So you don't know if Anton even knew about it? I mailed a draft of the

to Burdick's office, where Anton works as well. I can only presume... Let the

jury do the presuming. Do you know for a fact if Anton knew about this trust?

No. Thank you.

Since the night I bailed you out, we must have had a hundred conversations.

You didn't tell me anything about any gambling debts.

And I've got to find out about it from a prosecution witness?

If I thought it was significant, I would have said something about it. It makes

you look like dirt.

Come on, you know how my father felt about me. You knew about the trust.

Well, I didn't know about this.

I didn't want you to know.

I mean, look at me, Melina. I'm 30 years old. I mean, you have no idea what it's

like not to be a success.

You of all people. When you were 12 years old and you started that fire in

father's garage, I was the only one you told.

Yeah, and when father asked you if you knew anything about it, you said no.

Did you have him killed, Anton?

No. God, no.

Come on, Melina, if you don't believe me, what's the jury gonna think?

Is there anything else I should know?

No.

Nothing.

Hello, this is Gwen.

Gwen.

I didn't want you to think I'd forgotten.

I am coming to get you.

I'm not afraid of you.

Yes, you are.

Bye -bye.

He's still in there?

Roxanne, who is it? Who's starring in my life story?

Douglas, if you don't move, this isn't going to be pretty.

Ah, Douglas. Great timing. There's somebody I want you to meet.

Eric Estrada, Douglas Brackman. Hi.

I'm really looking forward to playing your character in the film. We should

spend some time together, you know, so I can pick up your routine.

Sure.

Ah.

Good. Who's there?

It's me, Roxanne. It's Anne.

Everything okay?

Anne, when you were pregnant, did you ever have any problems?

Oh, you know, just the usual morning sickness.

Why?

I'm bleeding, and I feel really sick.

Why don't you come over here and sit down?

I'm afraid I'm losing my baby.

Oh, I'm sure you're not, sweetie. Just, why don't you lie down here?

I'm going to call your doctor.

Dr. Kaiser, have you examined Mr. Swilling and his psychiatric records?

Yes. In my opinion, Mr.

Swilling suffers from borderline dependent personality disorder.

And what are the symptoms of that disorder?

Unstable personal relationships and impulsive behavior combined with a

for social acceptance.

Objection, Your Honor. He's just described half of Los Angeles.

Sit down, Mr. Scott. You'll have your turn.

Continue, Doctor. Well, a man like Mr.

Swilling could exist for many, many years without any noticeable incident,

then a crisis occurs.

Could losing one's job qualify as such a crisis?

Certainly. What could happen to a person with Mr. Swilling's personality

disorder? A micro -psychotic episode could be triggered and the subject could

become delusional. Could Mr.

Swilling's delusional propensity have caused him to believe that Anton Darcy

asking him to murder his father when, in fact, no such overture occurred?

In my opinion, that is exactly what happened.

Thank you.

Dr. Kaiser, for a man of 50 to suddenly commit murder, wouldn't you expect to

find some history of violence?

Yes. Do you know of a single incident in Mr. Swilling's past?

No, but... So, a man with no violent history suddenly commits premeditated

murder in order to please a complete stranger.

Is that what you're saying? It's not that simple. Yes or no, doctor?

Essentially. You're asking this court to believe that this killing was due to a

micro -psychotic episode rather than a simple murder for hire?

Oh, it's possible.

Where did you get your degree, doctor? Disneyland?

Objection. Withdrawn. I'm done with the doctor.

Mr. Mansell, where were you at the time?

Well, like I told you, I was on the second floor landing.

Somebody came out of Felicia Holliday's apartment and ran downstairs.

Did you recognize the man?

Yeah, it was Phil Tice.

He's one of my best customers.

How so?

Well, I used to sell him junk.

Anyway, this time he was in a hell of a hurry, and he had a necklace in his

hand. How can you be sure it was a necklace?

He acted suspicious to me, so I followed him outside.

When he got out there, he threw whatever he had in his hand down a storm drain.

After he left, I fished it out.

It was a necklace all full of blood.

Your Honor will recall that Philip Tice confessed to strangling Felicia Holliday

with her necklace.

Mr. Manza, what became of the necklace?

Well, I washed the blood off it and took it downtown and fenced it.

After that, I don't know what happened to it.

Nothing further.

How long have you taught at Stanford, Professor Bancroft? Twelve years.

And how long have you been associated with Simon Bennett? He began teaching

grammar the same year that I joined the English department.

Professor Bancroft, why did you go with Simon Bennett to a publisher?

I thought that we were discussing a scholarly work, not a witless hack job.

bestseller! The public loves my book. However you may have bastardized the

prose, the ideas are still mine.

After twelve years of working together, you can tell...

Whose ideas are whose?

Easily. Simon never had an original thought in his life. I object to that. I

wrote, Romeo reconciles his conflicts between love and sexuality through

the duality of growth and decay.

And here...

Romeo saw Juliet as a ripe tomato.

I mean, is this what my life's work has been reduced to?

Camille, I... If you don't like the book, why object if your name isn't on

cover? In my world, the currency is neither money nor fame.

It's ideas, originality of thought. I mean, this is how we are judged.

Judged by whom?

A bunch of dried -up professors just like us. I saw the chance for us to do

something together, to grab a little glory.

Notoriety. I mean, all those college girls clamouring for an autograph.

This is all you cared about, Simon, your own ego.

Open your eyes, Camille. I care about you.

All those years, side by side, you never really looked at me.

I'm no Romeo, no Hamlet, but for God's sake.

Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, but bears it out even to the

edge of doom.

If this be error, and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man

ever.

I humbly do beseech you of your pardon for too much loving you.

No, Eric, it's okay. You wait here. I'll be a minute.

How are things going? He's trying to pick up my rhythms. What are you talking

about? Senor Estrada refuses to leave me alone.

Keeps asking me questions about a lawyer's motivation.

We should have kept this story in a woman's prison.

Douglas, what would you like me to do? Kill this project at Worldwide.

Otherwise... Otherwise what?

Otherwise nothing.

As a friend, please.

Hey, Tommy.

We've been trying to reach you since yesterday. Where have you been?

What? What's up?

Roxanne went into the hospital yesterday.

She had some bleeding.

Oh, God, no.

Well, the judge has thrown out your conviction.

I'm free?

No, no, unfortunately, the D .A. refuses to drop the indictment.

What does that mean?

You're entitled to a new trial.

How many trials do I have to win?

Tithe is dead, Manzo is a career criminal, and the D .A. is not totally

convinced. So they offered a deal.

The D .A. will agree to time served.

You could be on the street by tonight.

I'm innocent, but you want me to plead guilty? That's up to you.

You tell the court you're guilty, you walk out the door.

Once you're free, you can tell the world the truth, that you're innocent.

For 34 years, I've been telling the truth.

I'm not about to start lying now.

I'll take the trial.

Arnie, did you talk with Beatrice Schuller at Worldwide? I'm waiting for

return.

People, everyone, let's stay calm.

Proceed to the nearest exit in an orderly fashion.

Arnie, I'm waiting for Beatrice's call.

Don't be insane. Bring the portable.

Nice and easy. Not the elevators. Take the stairwell.

Miss Taylor.

Miss Taylor.

There you are. Come on. I'm getting some files.

Stay close. I don't want to lose you in the crowd.

Nice and orderly.

I smell smoke. Do you smell smoke?

Stay calm.

Slowly.

Don't rush.

Lucky no one was hurt. A real catastrophe was averted. Are you

been a long time before Philipson's reopens and topless women are showing

wares again.

Did you spot him?

No, I looked carefully, but I didn't see him.

Who knows? Maybe this nutcase has finally decided to leave you alone.

I don't think so.

It's always so dramatic around here. It has been lately.

So have you thought any more about Simon's little show?

What's an outrage?

I'm a flirt.

You know, he's been married twice.

Because this is just a ploy to get me to drop the lawsuit.

What if it isn't?

What if he really does love you? Oh, please, I know so much about him. And

annoying habit, every kick, every... Well, there won't be any surprises.

A lot of women would jump at the chance to be with Simon. A lot of women have.

Besides, I don't jump.

I'm a professor, not an acrobat.

You're entitled to step back from the books now and then.

He's made the first move. All you have to do is... My dear Anne, I am too old

play Juliet.

Too old or too scared?

Camille, I've learned so much from you as a student. Will you listen to me now

as a friend?

In the last few months, Stuart and I were so far apart that we hardly had any

marriage at all. And instead of reaching out to him, I shut myself off.

I came so close to losing the most precious thing in my life.

And I'd hate to see that happen to you.

Besides, Simon's too old to play Romeo.

True, we have seen better days.

At least show me the courtesy of hearing me out.

It is best to speak plain and to the purpose.

Encycloman, will you kindly shut up?

I would, but it's the thickness of your skull makes you hard of hearing. Come,

come, you wasp. In faith you are too angry. If I be waspish, best beware my

sting.

Would you find out...

Well, I went down to Delmar where Swilling worked and nosed around.

Found out why I was fired.

He was forced out by a supervisor, a guy named Larry Tarika, in order to make

room for a younger man.

So? So, Tarika was shot by an unknown assailant outside Pandora's nightclub on

December 11th. That's three days before my father. Yeah, but Swilling didn't

kill Tarika.

Delmar cops already checked it out. His alibis are airtight. Are you sure?

Oh, yeah. But a witness prescribed our client here to a T.

Well, there must be about a thousand people who look like me. Yeah, but a

thousand people didn't valet park outside Pandora's that night.

They wrote down your plate number, Anton.

You switched victims with Swilling.

You have been watching too much Hitchcock.

You switched the victim so neither of you would appear to have a motive. It

makes it impossible to investigate.

If that's true, why didn't Swilling just tell that to the DA?

Because if he couldn't, he'd be admitting to two homicides and risk the

penalty.

Look. What I may or may not have done is really my business. No, I don't think

so. This discussion is privileged.

And your investigation, such as it is, goes nowhere.

I'm withdrawing from this case. Why? Because you think I might be guilty?

A parking stub is hardly proof of murder, Melina. In any case, it isn't

your job to judge me. I've got a shot at acquittal here. You screw it up and

I'll have your license.

You little son of a bitch.

You're the one who always bragged about becoming a lawyer when we were growing

up. Defend me, Melina.

That's your job now.

How can you continue to doubt this man's innocence?

The murderer confessed and Manzo backed him up. They're crooks.

They'd been available when I had this case. It never would have gone to trial.

They were available.

You didn't follow through. So Frank Osgood should continue to pay the price?

we drop the charges, the DA could be sued for Osgood's false imprisonment.

Would the district attorney's office actually keep an innocent man locked up

fear of a civil suit?

Miss Jenkins, as an officer of the court, I ask you to reconsider.

Is this the justice you and I sought to obtain?

I made a mistake, and Frank Osgood spent nearly half his life in jail.

You must fight this, because believe me, it will become your nightmare, too.

And I assure you, it will haunt you.

Verdict Darcy was about to handcuff his spendthrift son.

But Anton Darcy found out about it and didn't like it. What to do?

Anton couldn't kill his father himself.

No, better to find someone else and have an alibi.

Peter Swilling was unemployed and greedy.

An ideal dupe for a mere promise of financial security.

He killed a man and got caught.

At least he had the decency to come clean.

Now, a so -called expert psychiatrist suggests that Mr. Soling was nuts, but

I have suggested, the motive was greed.

Old -fashioned greed, ladies and gentlemen.

And now it's time for Mr.

Darcy to pay.

It's not my job to convince you of anything.

That's his job.

My job in this case is to remind you what's missing.

To point out that when you're in that jury room debating Peter Swilling's

bizarre story, wondering how it is possible that a man without so much as a

jaywalking ticket could agree to murder a total stranger.

You are putting into action the key concept of our system of justice.

Reasonable doubt.

The concept that protects you and me and Anton Darcy.

Now Blackstone said it is better that 500 guilty men go free than one innocent

man be convicted. If you are not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt in

heart, you must let this man go.

I still want you staying in bed the next few weeks. Okay.

Rox. Hey.

Roxanne. Tommy, in here.

Roxy.

Oh, hi, Dr. Parker. Rox.

Sorry. This is my fault.

No. Yeah, I should have been there for you. Rox, forgive me, please.

I need our life together.

I know.

I'm so sorry about our baby.

And when you're ready, if you want to.

We can try again.

What are you talking about?

The baby's fine.

Is this true?

Roxanne experienced some bleeding, but there's no sign of effacement and

everyone appears healthy.

Wait.

I want you to hear something.

Do you mind?

With pleasure.

What?

There, hold this.

Hold it.

Listen.

Is that?

The child's heartbeat.

Is your verdict unanimous? It is, Your Honor. What say you?

In the matter of the people of the state of California versus Anton Darcy, we,

the jury, find the defendant not guilty.

Members of the jury, thank you for your time. Mr. Darcy, you're free to go.

Court's adjourned.

Congratulations, Counselor. Keep away from me.

What? I was this close to turning you in. Oh, yeah, but you didn't. Hey, come

on, come on. Is there any way to treat an old friend?

I mean, what are people going to think?

Go to hell.

Mr. Darcy?

Did you know about the trust?

So they agreed on a settlement.

Bennett will re -release the book with both their names, the profits to be

donated to a scholarship fund. All for a pair of star -crossed lovers.

You know, I worked with the Shakespeare Company once.

Really? Oh, yeah, yeah. The summer before law school.

Let me guess.

Hamlet. I was the stage manager.

You know, you need a sword, you need a bodkin.

I'm your man.

I've always loved your bodkin.

What about my sword?

What I want to know is, what would have happened with us if I hadn't made the

first move? You mean if you hadn't gotten sloshed and dragged me off to

apartment? Yeah. You think we would have gone on like Camille and Simon, just

working side by side, never seeing the possibilities?

No way I was going to miss you.

Not unless I was struck blind.

This is only about setting a date. All rise.

Be seated.

Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. Morales, I am setting trial in this matter for April 3rd. Your

Honor, that won't be necessary.

The people believe, in light of Mr. Osgood's 34 years of incarceration and

difficulty of proving our case, it's no longer in the public's interest to retry

him. So ordered.

Mr. Osgood, you're a free man.

Case dismissed. This court is adjourned.

Thanks, Morales.

Congratulations.

Mackenzie.

Thank you so much.

Any idea when you'll be leaving?

I can leave now.

Well, whatever you want to do. If you want to work late, I can send down for

some supper.

Nah, let me just go grab a file and we can go.

Okay.

Hello, Gwen.

Oh, my God. I was hoping we'd have time for a little chat.

You've been awfully busy lately.

What do you want?

What do you want, Gwen?

I just want to be left alone.

Is that all?

I think you want a little more than that.

I think you want Daniel.

I think you want Lucy.

I think you want to be a big -shot lawyer. I think you want all kinds of

Okay.

I assume I want those things. Is that wrong?

It depends on how you go about getting them.

Daniel used to be interested in me.

He paid attention to me. He used to flirt with me.

You can't just cut in front of someone.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know I had done that.

Yes, you did.

You cut ahead of me.

And now I'm going to cut ahead of you.

Allison.

Did you get my little pun? That was funny.

Yeah. I got it.

You never invited me over to your house.

Let me make up for that right now.

Let me invite you over.

We'll get to know one another. I don't want you looking at me as though I'm

case study in aberrational behavior.

In fact, I don't want you looking at me at all.

In fact, I'm going to have to put your eyes out.

Drop the knife.

I said drop it. You'll have to kill me first.

We have everything we need. You two can go on home.

Okay? Hey, Gwen.

The thing you gotta do now is forget that this ever happened.

I don't know if I can.

Thank you.