All language subtitles for L.A. Law S05E14 The Gods Must Be Lawyers

Previously on L .A. Law.

We asked you to step toward the car. Get
your hands off me. Shut your mouth!

There's a police officer in the hospital
with a broken jaw, Judge. Which police

officer attacked Mr.

Rollins without provocation? He was
resisting arrest.

You're just looking for a conviction to
insulate the department from a civil

suit. That's not going to happen. Then
we got another problem.

See, the grandmother that was raped, we
showed her your picture.

With others, of course.

And while she couldn't conclusively ID
you as the rapist, she couldn't rule you

out either.

How's Zoe doing?

Zoe? She's the DA.

She's also my ex -wife.

That woman is your ex -wife?

You can't win this, Tommy.

Don't try to be a hero. The kid needs a
hero. Tommy!

Look, Zoe, I'm sorry.

I know I got no right putting you in the
middle. Yeah. But this thing, it's just

a little hard to walk away from.

I am coming forward as an officer of the
court to prevent what I believe to be a

gross violation of the judicial process.

Bruce Rogoff abused his power. Jonathan
Rollins is an innocent man. Don't worry,

Mr. Rogoff. I only believe every word.

Sometimes it's hard to believe that you
were such a god -awful wife.

Because you are still the greatest
person that I ever met.

Can I quote you on my resume?

Absolutely.

You are such a bad influence.

I know.

The biscuits are getting cold, Joseph. I
can't keep the good heart forever.

It's funny that way.

I can't tell a blessing to people. Sit,
Gabi. Everybody, sit down.

All my cookies are about to waste.

Now, Charlie, I want you there.

Anna, you're here, Victor, next to your
father.

Grace, honey, next. Everything looks so
delicious. Grace, hurry up. Her biscuits

get cold. She turns into a piglet.

You know what? I don't even like her
biscuits. They're like knee pads.

Can we just get started here?

Dear Lord in heaven above. Wait, wait.
I'm not in my chair yet.

Charlie, hit your father.

Bow your head.

Dear Lord, we give thanks for the food
we are about to receive.

We give thanks for this family.

That we can be together like this, on
this occasion, where Victor brings to us

his beautiful friend, Grace Van Allen.
Hey, I bring at least 20 girls home for

dinner. None of them get mentioned in
the blessing.

What's the stupid, Charlie?

That's the way I like it. Why don't we
just skip the rest of the blessing? Oh,

the lawyer doesn't want to say the
blessing. All right, okay.

Silence,

silence. Charlie Boy wants to say
something.

We've already thanked God for the food
and the family, right?

I mean, he's got other blessings he has
to listen to. He's a busy God,

especially nowadays.

So, let's just give Grace a welcome,
okay?

We're happy to have you here, Grace.

Thank you.

I'm honored to be here.

That's nice.

Now pass me those damn bed kits.

All right, people.

Busy days for everyone. Let's keep it
short.

First up, on a very exciting note, I
spoke last evening with Henrik Shea, the

estate planning counsel for Ricky Davis.

The Ricky Davis?

Yes. For those of you who have been
skipping page one for the last few

Miss Davis and her lover is charged with
murdering her 72 -year -old husband.

The Beverly Hills hangers.

The very one.

The young widow was apparently upset
with her defense counsel. She wants to

interview us. Wow. Are you serious? I
want this case. You've got it, Michael,

you can hook her.

She's due in this morning at 11.

Needless to say, this would be a public
relations home run. It's probably the

most talked about murder case in the
country. Let me take a chair, Mike. Why

does Michael always get the big cases?
For once, I'd like a murder case, maybe.

You never want murder cases, Ann. I want
this one.

Well, you can't have it. All right.
There's probably enough work here for

everybody, if we get it.

Michael, might I suggest you're bringing
someone else in for the meeting?

Whatever it takes to snag her. Michael.

Moving on.

Jonathan? Jonathan?

Are you still planning to proceed with
your action against the police?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm not chasing the DA's
office, though, out of deference to Zoe

Clements. Be apprised, people. I'm out
of the office Wednesday morning with

minor bunion surgery. That's all. We're
adjourned.

Bowling? Yeah, bowling.

Really, Charlie's in this thing called
Friends, I believe, and he wants us to

with him tonight.

You want to go? Yeah, well, sure. I
mean, we can grab a bite to eat after

and then from there, about 7 o 'clock,
we hit the lanes. What do you say? Okay,

sure. Great.

Hey, Grace, thanks for last night, too.
I mean, you were a real support.

I really liked him, Victor.

You have a terrific family.

Come here.

Thanks.

I'll see you later?

Mm.

Bowling.

Yeah, don't.

After the rape, I'll go with low term.
You'll be off in 18 months.

That's ridiculous.

All right.

Misdemeanor battery.

Suspended.

He rapes a 16 -year -old girl. You
expect me to let him walk on a

didn't rape anybody.

And she got exactly what she was looking
for. All right. If it hadn't been me,

it would have been somebody else. All
right.

As we agreed, anything said in this room
is in the context of plea negotiation

and therefore totally inadmissible.

Did you contact the girl's mother and
offer her $300 ,000 to drop this thing?

Lear anticipated a potential civil
claim.

It would be illegal for me to tamper
with a criminal prosecution.

Yeah, well, she got the impression
that's exactly what you were doing.

She misunderstood.

You listen to me. If I get wind you're
offering bribes or doing anything to buy

your way out of this, I'll bring you
both up on obstruction of justice.

Don't threaten me, Miss Clements. Stay
away from the girl. Stay away from the

mother. Well, until they're represented
by civil counsel, and thus far they're

not, I'm entitled to approach them. Go
near them again. I'm bringing charges.

I don't care how many banks you run or
how many lawyers you hire. I'll screw up

your life.

Well, you're never going to make rape or
statutory rape.

And after we beat up the girl in a
criminal case and make no mistake, I

her. We're going to bring a civil libel
action against her.

And even if we don't win it, we'll
bankrupt them with legal bills.

Now, you go back and tell your people
that, Miss Clements, and then you ask

if they really want to follow through on
this.

Will you excuse us?

My last lawyer suggested I plead out.

That means either he thinks I'm guilty
or he doesn't think he can win.

Either way, a switch seems in order.
John Fryer's a pretty sharp defense

attorney. If he's telling me to admit to
a crime I didn't commit, Mr. Mullaney,

he's not sharp enough.

From what I gather in the papers, you
got a tough case.

What exactly have you gathered?

Your husband was found dead one week
after he decided to divorce you. A

would have cut you off at the knees with
a prenup, while his death, on the other

hand, leaves you $26 million as the
grieving widow. You also had a lover.

They found his prints along with yours
on the cord used to hang your husband.

That's pretty much it. Those prints were
on the beam, not on the cord, and they

got there when we discovered him and
tried to cut him down.

We didn't hang him.

Then who did?

I think maybe he hung himself.

He was depressed.

What about?

A month before he was diagnosed with the
inoperable liver cancer.

They say that's not much to go on, but I
didn't murder my husband, and I didn't

participate in any conspiracy to murder
him, and I need a lawyer who can help me

prove that.

Well, I'm going to need all the files
from John Fryer's office today.

I also want you to take a lie detector
test.

Why? Because evidently you want a lawyer
who believes in your innocence.

I'm not there yet.

Are you, Tommy? Nope.

Why don't you think it over?

No.

You're hired.

Set up the polygraph. Let me know.

Nice to meet you both.

Nice touch with the lie detector.

You know, I figured that would get her
attention.

I went in on this case, Michael, as much
as possible. Don't worry, Tommy. I got

big plans for you. Good, because this
thing here, this is serious juice.

I certainly don't want you to back down,
but I don't want to mislead you.

If we prosecute, his lawyer is going to
do anything he can to destroy you, and

his lawyer is great.

Does she have to testify?

I mean, with statutory rape, consent
doesn't matter, right?

But we're also going with straight rape.
On that one, consent is an issue.

Maybe we should drop that one. That
would be a mistake.

Our best shots with the straight count.

With stat rape, the only issue is age,
and he can argue mistaken belief that

looked old enough.

If we go forward, we really should go
with both counts.

Can you get him convicted?

I don't know, Laurie.

No.

I don't want her put through this. Mom.

Honey, you have no idea how hard it's
going to be in there.

And the likelihood is you'll lose.

It's all for nothing.

What do you think?

I want to prosecute. But she's right.

There's a good chance we'll lose.

I want to go through with it.

He raped me.

How can I just let him get away with it?
You understand how tough, how strong

you'll have to be in that witness chair.

I can do it.

I'm ready to do it.

And so am I.

You're going to regret this, Charlie.

I'm a lousy bowler.

Anybody can roll a ball, Grace. Besides,
you're probably a lot better than

Victor. What are you talking about? I
kicked your ass last time. Sure you did.

Sure you did. Stinks.

Stinks.

Obey me. Go into your car, sir.

Hey, you going to follow me? I don't
need to follow you. I know where I'm

You just make sure you don't get lost.

Yeah. Great.

He stinks.

This is good to know, Charlie.

You are in deep trouble here. Why?

Family likes you.

Oh, no.

What comes after bowling?

What comes after bowling? Last year, he
dragged me to poor man's polo on cows.

Real flow.

You're right.

Johnny!

What happened?

Johnny!

Help! Somebody help!

Johnny!

Come on, get away.

Where did you first meet this group?

At the bar.

They were on a business trip or
something.

And then he invited us up to his suite.

How old are you, Lori?

Sixteen. And what were you doing in a
hotel bar having drinks?

I don't know. We were just sitting home,
bored.

I don't know. We just decided to go out.

Okay. But I want you to tell us exactly
how you happened to go up to the

defendant's hotel suite.

There were two other men and a woman
besides Carol and me.

And we talked about ordering room
service and stuff up there.

And... Well, Carol and I just thought, I
mean, we didn't think they were

dangerous or anything.

Okay. So what happened after you got
there?

Well, we all talked and we danced a
little. There was a stereo.

And I was dancing with him.

Oren. Did you like him? Sure. I mean, he
seemed really cool.

even though he was older.

So what happened?

Well, at about 12 .30, Carol said she
had to leave because she had to be home

1. He said he'd drive me home, so I...
You stayed?

Yeah. And what happened after your
girlfriend left?

Well, then the other people left, too, I
guess to go back to their rooms.

And then he made another drink, and then
we

hugged.

And then we kissed.

You willingly kissed him?

Yeah.

Then what?

Then, um, the kissing started to get
heavier, you know?

A lot.

And then he began putting his hands on
my breasts.

And I told him no, but he just kept
telling me to relax.

And then he pushed me onto the bed.

And I tried to get away, but I couldn't.

And he just kept saying, you know you
want it.

And then he pulled up my dress, and I
just screamed.

And I tried to get out from under him,
but I couldn't, because he had my arms

pinned back, and he was just too strong,
and I couldn't get him off.

And, well, the next thing I knew, he was
pushing himself inside me.

When you say pushing himself inside of
you... He was raping me.

I mean, I tried to fight him, but I
couldn't.

Okay.

And, Laurie, are you sure the defendant
knew that you didn't want intercourse?

Yes, he knew. I mean, I was screaming at
him to stop. I was screaming for help.

He knew.

Thank you.

I have nothing further.

Let's take a short break. Let the
witness collect herself.

We've removed all the skull fragments.

But the news isn't good.

What?

You'll survive, but there's damage to
the brain stem.

bilateral damage, especially to the
parietal and temporal lobes.

It looks permanent.

He's going to be extremely
dysfunctional.

How dysfunctional?

I don't think he'll ever be able to
speak or even to understand verbal

He'll be completely paralyzed on his
right side.

We'll do whatever we can.

You were married to your husband for
three years?

Yes.

Did you love him?

Very much.

Did you know he was planning to divorce
you?

No.

Miss Davis, did you murder your husband?

No, I did not.

Is your dress black?

Yes.

Did your lover, David Schaefer, murder
your husband?

No, he did not.

Do you know who hung him?

No, I do not.

Thank you.

That's all. We're done.

Excuse us a second, Ricky. We'll be
right back.

She's telling the truth.

You sure?

Well, these things aren't foolproof. You
know that well as I do, but she passed.

I gotta get my gear.

Michael, news on Victor.

It looks like the brother will have
permanent brain damage.

Oh, God.

Guy who hit him registered .16. Drunk
driver.

Obviously, anything he needs, we give it
to him.

Hello, Miss Penn.

Would it be all right if I called you
Laurie?

Yeah. Laurie, that night in the bar, you
were dressed a little differently than

you are right now, weren't you?

Yeah. Nice dress, makeup.

Would it be fair to say you looked
older?

I guess.

Well, the bartender served you alcohol.

We had fake IDs.

Did you ever tell Mr. Baldwin that you
were under the age of 18?

No. And before he sat next to you, did
any of the guys at the bar, you know,

on you?

A couple.

You looked pretty adult that night,
didn't you, Laurie?

Objection. Withdrawn.

Laurie, why did you and your girlfriend
go to the bar that night?

I already said we were bored. We were
just looking for something to do.

You carry condoms in your purse, don't
you, Laurie?

Objection. Goes to consent, Your Honor.

All right.

You carry condoms in your purse, don't
you?

Yeah, because my mother wants me to.

To be safe, if I ever... Oh, so you were
out looking for sex that night.

Objection! And I never told him that I
wanted to have sex with him.

Laurie, how many drinks did you consume
that night?

Two. Two.

Were you inebriated?

I don't know.

Maybe just a little.

Maybe. So when the two of you were
kissing, it became passionate, did it

I don't know.

Well, you testified earlier that as we
were kissing...

He got heavier, you know, and a lot.

Well, that didn't mean he could do what
he did. Did you put your hands on his

buttocks, Laurie?

Did you grab his buttocks and pull them
towards you?

I don't remember.

So it's possible that you did. The
witness said she doesn't remember.

Move on, Mr. Bird. Laurie, what did you
do immediately after the two of you made

love? We didn't make love. He raped me.

What'd you do there? I left. I went to
the lobby and I got a cab.

Did you report to the hotel security
that you'd been raped? No, I just got

of there.

Where'd you go?

Home. Not to the hospital, not to the
police?

No, I just wanted to go home.

And when you arrived at home, your
mother was waiting for you.

Very angry, wasn't she?

I mean, dressed the way you were, all
that makeup, 2 .30 in the morning.

Coming home drunk without your panties?

Objection. In fact, you were so afraid
of what she'd do that you made up this

whole story of being raped. Isn't that
true? That's not true. He raped me.

Come on, Lori. You'd rather commit
perjury than have your mother find out

truth? Objection.

Withdrawn. You know, you seem to be a
very nice young lady.

And I hope you realize that these lies
are hurting an innocent man.

Move to strike that.

Sustained. Come on, Mr. Byrd.

No further questions, Your Honor.

I had him examined this afternoon by
three more doctors, including the best

neurologist in the state. I used him as
an expert in one of my trials.

He's not coming back.

Well, Charlie's only breathing right now
because of the machines.

Well, I'm not giving up.

The doctors, they say if he's lucky,
that he might be able to brush his teeth

feed himself, but that he's never going
to be able to communicate. He's never

going to be able to understand.

They told me that he's going to have the
mental capacity of a dog.

You remember that Jamie Ferguson trial
that I had two years ago?

Mm -hmm.

Charlie and I, we used to talk about
that one a lot.

I remember him saying that if he ever
got like that, that he wouldn't want to

suffering, hooked up to some device.

Well, I'm not killing myself.

But he's gone, Pa. No, he's not gone.

He's not gone!

Charlie is not dead, Victor!

I don't want to let him go any more than
you do. He's my only brother.

We can't just let him live like that. We
can't just let him live like that, Pa.

I know

that.

God should have him now.

I wish I could be strong to help your
son.

I know how much you'll hurt.

I wish I could be strong.

What do you mean we can't do it? He
isn't dead, Victor. We can't just

disconnect. The damage is permanent.

He'd be living like a vegetable. Not
totally.

He'll have some use of his left side.
He'll be able to sit up. You told me

he'd be living like a dog.

Told me that. But that isn't brain dead.

I'm sorry.

The hospital just isn't authorized to
suspend life support under these

circumstances.

Victor, try to understand their
position. They really can't just... How

let him just exist like this?

Charlie would never want to be kept
alive like that. Don't you understand

I can't... I can't do that. Victor,
honey, we'll get a court order. We'll go

this afternoon.

I'll handle it, okay?

Okay? Okay, okay.

Doctor, can I count on your support
medically?

Absolutely. Thank you.

Ms. Van Owen, you should know...

I'll back you 100%. You'll get no
argument from me.

But you will from the hospital.

Yeah.

So, Mr. Baldwin, you thought that the
woman was older than 18.

Yes. She was sitting at a bar being
served alcohol when we met, so I assumed

had to be at least 21 years old.

Uh -huh.

Did she ever at any time tell you her
true age?

No. And she looked a lot different than
she does right now.

Okay, Mr. Baldwin.

But even though you did mistakenly
believe that she was old enough to

she said she did not consent.

Well, that's not true.

She initiated it. She did? I was
certainly a willing participant, don't

wrong, but me pushing her on the bed and
forcing her, it's not even close to the

truth. Well, what did happen?

I had just made a drink, and we were
standing over by the bed.

It was all incredibly awkward because,
well, we both knew what we had come back

to my suite for.

Objection as to what the victim knew.

Sustained. Look, I am no ladies' man. I
think I was more nervous than she was.

And I guess I was hoping she'd make the
first move.

And did she?

Yeah, sort of.

She put her hand on my shoulder, and
then she ran it down my arm, into my

and then she squeezed it.

What'd you do then?

I turned to her.

And I put my arms around her waist and
pulled her to me gently.

And then we hugged a little.

I rubbed the top of her back and we
kissed. And the kissing escalated.

And then it all progressed.

Continue, sir. We fell back on the bed
and we made love.

We both made love.

And afterwards, she kissed me goodbye
and she left.

Mr. Baldwin, did she ever scream at any
point?

No. God, no.

If anything, she enjoyed herself.

And the next thing I know, the police
show up and charge me with rape.

Thank you, sir.

I have nothing further.

When the police arrested you, you had
scratch marks on your neck.

Yes, she did scratch me, but it was from
aggressive lovemaking. She wasn't

telling me to stop.

How did her panties get ripped?

I don't know.

They may have torn while she was taking
them off.

Oh, she took them off and ripped them
herself.

I guess so. I pulled her dress up, yes.

But she took off the panties.

You say that when contact was initiated,
you put your arms around her waist.

That's right.

Would you stand up outside the witness
box, please?

Your Honor. A little attitude, Your
Honor. I'd like him to show us exactly

he's described.

Stand up.

Laurie, could you come here, please?

Objection. This will only take a second,
Your Honor. I beg the court's

indulgence.

You don't have to do this, Miss Penn.

Laurie, please.

Laurie, I want you to go to the witness
and stand before him.

Laurie, please do it.

Mr. Baldwin, could you show us how you
put your arms around her? Your Honor. I

will get through this a lot faster if
you stop jumping up. Sit down, Mr. Byrd.

Show us, Mr. Baldwin.

Show us how you held her before the
kissing began.

Now, show us how you pulled her towards
you.

Show us, Mr. Baldwin.

Now, rub the top of her back like you
said you did.

Your Honor, this is outrageous. Mr.

Byrd. Look, I don't care if you lock me
up for contempt.

I'm going to keep objecting to this
blatant side shit. Mr. Byrd. Your Honor,

know what counsel is doing, and I'd like
to be heard in chambers.

Let's go.

She's trying to shock the jury, Your
Honor, and there is no... Your guy

up the description. I just asked for a
demonstration. That's not what that was

about. You just wanted the jury to see
the girl in his arms and be disgusted.

That's right. I wanted him to get the
picture. But that wasn't the picture.

was dressed totally different that
night, Your Honor. All right, Mr. Byrd.

Honor, I want to put on my
demonstration.

Meaning what? She put the girl up there
to punctuate to the jury just how young

she looked.

I'd like permission to dress Laura Penn
the way she was dressed that night. I

object to that. Her appearance is
directly relevant to my client's defense

he thought she was of age. What are you
proposing to do?

The girls took a picture of themselves
before they left that night, so we have

means of assuring accuracy.

We'll send her to an independent makeup
artist. She can wear the same dress. Oh,

please. Your Honor, the jury should be
allowed to see her this way. It is vital

to their understanding of the events.
Your Honor, I could not be more opposed.

All right, look.

You had him see her your way. The
defendant could be prejudiced if I don't

him his shot.

The court will appoint a makeup person.

Your Honor.

Miss Clemens, I got to let them put on
their defense.

The jury will see her before closing
arguments.

That's all.

You don't think this is a little bit
sick?

This is a rape trial, counsel.

Everything about it makes me sick.

Tomorrow at 10 a .m.

This here's the deceased.

Before.

And after.

Wait, this one's better.

Look at his face. Is he blue?

He ain't happy.

Victim had a bruise, top of forehead.
They might be saying the killer knocked

him cold before stringing him up. Damn.

The guy's teeth. I don't believe it. The
cord must have squeezed him right out

of his head. Incredible shot.

The boyfriend.

David Schaefer. Guilty.

His trial is separate. It starts in
about two weeks.

Abby, I want you to monitor that. Sure.

Victim's daughter cut out of the will.

We should do some digging on her.

Mildred Spicer, next door neighbor.

She did it. She would come over twice a
week and scratch the victim's feet.

Sweet. Yeah, she has a criminal record
for kleptomania. She does.

Okay, that's all the photos in the
police box.

Okay. All right, people, now look.

If we're going to win this thing, we
either have to hand the jury another

suspect or sell suicide.

We're going to have to pick one thing
and run with it. In the meantime, I've

called a press conference.

The media's coming out with stuff on
this every day, and since prospective

jurors are probably reading about it, I
want to have our version in print, too,

as soon as possible.

Now, Abby, I need the motion to suppress
by Friday. Jonathan, the same thing

goes with the change of venue. C .J., I
want you to start working with the

private investigation team. And Stuart?
The will.

Let's get cracking on the will.

Okay, everybody, that's it. I want an
acquittal here, people. That looked like

pretty good knot in Michael. He had to
have help.

Boyfriend. Yep, boyfriend did it. No
way. Too cute. Yeah, way too cute.

Did you ever discuss with your brother
the possibility that he could end up

this? Yes.

I had had a case about two years ago
which involved a young woman who was in

persistent vegetative state.

And her parents were petitioning the
court to have the G -tube removed, which

was keeping her alive.

And my brother and I had talked a lot
about that case.

And he said... He said that if he ever
ended up where he couldn't speak or

couldn't think...

He would not want to be kept alive by
artificial means.

Was he clear in his intent?

Yes. Yes, he was very clear.

Thank you.

Your Honor, I submit the declarations of
three physicians, including the

attending Dr.

Nyberg, each stating that the left side
of Charles Cifuente's brain is

permanently destroyed, that he has
severely impaired cognitive brain

and that this condition is irreversible.

I have nothing further.

I'm very sorry for your tragedy, Mr.
Cifuentes.

I'll try to keep this short.

You and your brother never sat down
specifically to discuss this

did you?

He told me his wishes.

Yes, in the context of one of your
cases.

But your brother might not stay in a
vegetative state like the woman in that

case. He might be able to sit up, to
recognize people, maybe feed himself.

therapy, maybe he could do even more.

Ma 'am, the doctors say, at best, he'll
end up with less intelligence than a one

-year -old.

In the Jamie Ferguson case, according to
the transcript, you stood before the

court and said a judge should never
measure the quality of a person's being

decide whether that person has a right
to be.

No. That's exactly what you're asking
this judge to do.

Well, at that time, I was standing up
for the hospital. Right now, I... Right

now, I'm standing up for Charlie. Are
you sure you want to do this?

Are you sure you want to end your own
brother's life?

Of course I'm not sure.

I want him to be alive.

But you see, it isn't about what I want.

I know my brother.

And he would never want to end up like
this.

If he can't be himself, then he'd just
rather not be.

Back in the Ferguson case, you begged
the judge not to play God. You asked

for Jamie Ferguson's sake, to leave open
the possibility that God might be God.

Why doesn't your brother deserve that
same consideration?

All right, let's bring her in.

Members of the jury, the party stipulate
that Miss Penn's appearance today

fairly reflects the way she appeared the
night in question.

Miss Penn, please walk up and stand
before the jury.

I'd like her to turn to the side, Your
Honor.

Miss Penn?

Now, if you would please turn around and
put your back to the jury.

All right, that's enough.

Miss Penn, you can go back and sit down
now.

Mr. Byrd, make your closing statement.

Well, I think Laurie Penn just made it
for me.

I mean, how could any red -blooded
American male not be attracted to her?

The bartender believed it would be 21.

Other patrons believed it.

My client believed it.

And you can certainly understand why.

What a beautiful woman she is.

As for consent, ladies and gentlemen,
she dressed herself like that.

She equipped herself with condoms and
camped out at a hotel bar.

She willingly went to my client's suite,
willingly kissed him, fondled him, and

eventually she made love to him.

Now, faced with a little guilt and a
disapproving mother, she made up a

She got caught up in that story when Mom
went to the police, and now Oren

Baldwin is entangled in it, too.

I'm not going to assault your dignity by
trying to convince you.

that there is a reasonable doubt. You
must already know that.

Was Oren Ballin guilty of bad judgment
that night?

Perhaps.

But rape?

That's just ridiculous.

She dressed the way 16 -year -olds dress
these days.

They grow up watching Madonna videos.
The black lingerie, sexy, is in.

It's hip.

And the condoms in her purse. We teach
our children to carry condoms with the

AIDS epidemic.

Don't you dare accept a suggestion that
to do so is evidence of consent.

And yes, she kissed him.

And maybe she even grabbed his buttocks.
But she also did something else.

She said no.

Lori Penn pushed the defendant away and
told him no, and he responded with

violent, forced intercourse. That's
rape.

It isn't sex.

It isn't making love. It's rape.

And she's here today, willing to be
judged by you, willing to relive that

vicious attack because that's the only
way to make the point that every woman,

whether 16...

or 60, still has the right to say stop.

You don't forfeit it when you go to a
hotel room. You don't wave it when you

a condom or when you kiss a man, even
lying on a bed.

There is never a point, ladies and
gentlemen, where if a woman says no, a

man is entitled to overpower her.

That's why she's here, to make that one
simple point.

A point that Orrin Baldwin refused to
get that night.

Please.

See that he gets it today.

This is hard.

This isn't about somebody who's brain
dead.

This person...

Might not even remain comatose. He is
capable of life.

Although, horrible life at that.

I feel extremely uncomfortable at
drawing a line of, well, where

someone should be kept alive and where
they shouldn't. And I don't think it's

appropriate for judges to have this kind
of discretion to decide whether

someone's life is worth living.

But I have to trust the family.

That you know what Charlie would have
wanted.

Are you sure?

Yes, Your Honor, we're sure.

Okay, I'm hereby granting your petition.

The life support equipment shall be
disconnected.

I'll say a prayer tonight for everybody.

We're adjourned.

Thanks. Mr. Cusack, Mr. Cusack, over
here. Mr. Cusack, was it your success in

the Earl Williams trial that made Ricky
come to you?

I won't speculate as to why she chose us
as counsel. The most important thing

for us is just to prove her innocence.

Mr. Mulaney, you said that you spent the
day with her. How would you describe

her spirit?

Her husband's dead. The police are
blaming her. You people are calling her

hanging bitch every day in the papers.

She is unhappy.

What are you going to do that her last
lawyer didn't try? Any comment on our

strategy would be premature. Except to
say that we're going to show that she

didn't do it.

Most likely, the guy killed himself.

What is your basis for thinking that Mr.
Davis took his own life?

Well, he had a few squirrels running
around up there. Let's face it, the guy

a kook. How do you explain the severe
bruise on the side of the head?

I think when the homicide dicks cut him
off the beam, he fell in a heap.

Uh, Mr. Mulaney, do you expect Ricky to
testify?

Well, at this time, we have not yet
determined whether or not Ms. Davis will

take the stand. But if you're gonna
bet... Put your money on, yeah.

Yeah, now hold on.

Make it easy. I will get all of you.

It worked.

They loved you. You came off as Mr.

Candidate, a straight shooter. If we got
to manipulate a headline or two down

the line, you're going to have an inside
track.

I hope you're right. Are you kidding?
They were ready to adopt you out there.

You watch. We do this a few more times,
the press is going to be our friend. I

got to admit, this is fun.

Of course it is. This is a case of a
lifetime.

Mr. Foreman, the jury has returned a
verdict.

Yes, Your Honor.

On the count 3 -2 -7 -4, statutory rape,
we find the defendant, Oren Baldwin,

not guilty.

On the count 3 -2 -7 -5, rape, we find
the defendant, Oren Baldwin, guilty as

charged.

Your Honor, Your Honor, the people ask
that bail be revoked and that the

defendant be remanded to custody.

Opposed. It is so ordered the court
officers will take him into custody?

Honor. Forget it, Counsel.

Court is adjourned.

Victor, I don't think the family should
stay in the room.

I think you should go outside now, okay?

Go with God.

Be with God.

I think

I'm going to want to stay with him.

I want to be here in the room, okay?

Just tell me when.

I hope we're doing the right thing here,
Charlie.

I know you don't like being like this.

I'm gonna be okay, Charlie.

You don't have to worry about anybody.

I love you.

Okay.

I'm still here, Charlie.

I'm right here, Charlie.

I'm right here.