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Well, he was lying there, and somebody hit me

over the head, and that's all I remember.

Hm.

Here, I'll take over, Phil.

Oh.

You don't have to read me my rights, lieutenant.

I already know 'em. Heh.

Are you all right, counselor?

Oh, I guess so.

Well, we got a gunshot report about 9:00

from a man who lives across the street.

Same man that saw you drive up ten minutes later.

Oh-ho.

Did he see anybody else?

Car drive away.

Ah. It wouldn't happen to have been

a late-model blue sedan?

Yeah. Ah.

That's the same one that was here the other day.

You know these are dangerous people,

and you're... You're right there in the middle.

Next time, you could get hurt.

What am I gonna do about it?

Ben, are you all right?

Cassie, what are you doing here?

Somebody call you?

Yeah. One of my men. Huh.

I figured you'd better get to the hospital

and get a x-ray. You might have a concussion.

Huh. Free to go.

Okay. Thanks, lieutenant.

Mm-hm.

Uh, I'm sorry they drug you in on this.

I'm okay. Are you sure?

Oh, sure.

Oh.

Oh. Hm.

You don't mind driving me?

Of course not. Oh.

A little woozy?

A little bit. Heh.

Uh, i-is your car radio still broken?

Yeah.

That's good.

I'm going up.

Don't touch me.

I don't have a gun or a knife or even a pencil,

so don't put your hands on me.

Mr. Gerard?

Mr. Matlock.

Where is he?

I think you'd better leave, Mr. Matlock.

Mr. Matlock.

Mr. Gerard?

Where are they going?

On a trip.

They gonna start a little, uh,

shooting match with the Benedicts?

We don't start anything.

They did that when they killed that witness.

We don't know they killed that witness.

Mr. Gerard... we...

We have to take this stuff

one step at a time.

If you let it escalate, everybody loses.

Particularly your son.

When it suits your purpose, he's my son.

Well, uh...

We have that in common.

All right, tequila all around!

On Tyler Hudson!

Oye.

He asks if you're interested in a car.

If it's the right kind.

Has, um... Mrs. Martinez been in today?

Just what you do want?

I was just wondering, uh, does anybody around here

drive a full-size maroon station wagon?

Why? Well, last night,

a fellow by the name of Mickey Morrison

got himself killed.

And, uh, it seems that someone who drives

a full-size maroon station wagon might be involved.

It means nothing to me. What's it to you?

Well, it seems that whoever killed Mickey Morrison

might really be the person that killed Congressman McGinnis,

and the talk is that that someone...

could maybe be you.

Now, why would I do such an outrageous thing?

Well, talk also is that when it comes to the distribution

of illegal drugs in this city,

that you and your family are number one.

An ugly, unfounded rumor.

Well, there's also talk that the investigation

Congressman McGinnis was conducting

threatened to shut down your entire operation.

Pure fiction.

Talk also is, is that you're a very smart woman.

I confess.

And the word is that someone in your group

stabbed the congressman and framed Craig Gentry,

knowing that his father would blame his old enemy,

Carl Benedict, and start a war for revenge.

Now, while the Benedicts and the Gerards were busy

killing each other off, then you and your gang...

Your "family..." would move in and establish yourselves

as number one in the city.

You know something?

That's a hell of a good idea. I wish I'd thought of it.

Hm.

Get out.

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you for your time.

Good morning, Mr. Matlock.

Mr. Benedict's expecting you.

Well, I should hope so.

So you got me down for 5

on the home team, right, Jimmy?

Right.

Thank you for coming by, Mr. Matlock.

Didn't seem I had much choice.

I'd like to get something on the record with you,

since you now work for the Gerards.

So tell this to Sam...

I don't work for the Gerards.

Now, you listen to what I have to say, please.

We do not want a war.

We have nothing to do with any of this.

I did not kill Mickey Morrison.

He was gonna help put the son of the man I hate away for life.

Why would I kill him?

Well, how about this?

You paid him to give false testimony,

and then he reneged on the deal, and so you killed him.

How about that?

Paul. Come over here, please.

I'd like you to sit in that chair, please.

Yes, sir.

Tom. Yeah?

Take out your gun and cover Paul.

Tom, you will count to ten.

When you reach ten, you will pull the trigger,

unless I tell you to stop.

Paul... I want you to tell me the truth.

I always tell you the truth.

Now, who is my right-hand man around here, Paul?

Count.

I am. TOM: One.

You know everything that goes on around here, don't you?

Two.

You know I do.

Three.

Did I kill Congressman McGinnis?

Four. No.

Do you know who did?

Five. No.

Please, Mr. Benedict.

Six.

Do you know who killed that witness last night?

Seven. No!

Eight.

The truth! Nine.

I don't know. For God's sakes, Carl!

Wait a minute!

Stop.

Put your gun away, Tom.

Paul doesn't lie, Mr. Matlock.

I warned you about dangerous people.

Mr. Benedict, I'm Lieutenant Webber.

I don't understand.

Somebody shoots up your place, and you don't see anybody?

It all happened very fast.

What about you, Mr. Matlock?

Well, to tell you the truth, I didn't see much.

I saw a lot of floor and underneath the tables.

I... I gave my statement to the officer.

All right. Thank you.

Uh... Hey, um, lieutenant.

Carl Benedict is sure it was

the Gerard group who did this.

Uh-huh.

You may have a really hot potato here.

My potato's not any hotter than yours, you know.

These gentlemen are here to see Mr. Gerard.

Mr. Gerard?

Yes?

These two officers want to see you.

Hey!

Mr. Gerard's been hit.

How is he?

He's still in surgery.

Oh.

You want a cup of coffee?

Thanks.

Mm.

Heh. You, uh...

Do you remember being a little boy?

What?

Being a little boy.

I remember.

I mean, I remember things.

Heh-heh.

Seems like a long time ago.

Hell, it was a long time ago.

But I remember.

There you go.

I bet when you were a little boy, you thought he was it.

I mean, I bet you thought he was the greatest, didn't you?

Hm.

Mm.

They, uh...

They had to take out his spleen,

but he... He's gonna be in intensive care for a while,

but he's... He's gonna be all right.

I mean, at least that's what they say.

Oh.

He's a lucky man.

That's good.

Uh, you want to see him?

No.

Tequila all around, courtesy of Tyler Hudson!

What is it this time?

The shootout at the Benedict house.

Oh, you know, by the way,

that Sam Gerard got shot a couple times?

I heard.

You shouldn't have used a maroon station wagon.

That's how I knew it was you.

Váyanse.

Whoa.

You have 60 seconds to convince me not to use this.

All right. I took a look around in the back

before I came inside.

I saw the maroon station wagon in the garage.

Now, the bullet holes that are in there now

were not there before the shootout

and can be used for the process of identification.

Now, the Gerards know that

they didn't shoot up the Benedicts,

and Sam's hit was a retaliatory gesture.

So as you can understand,

both sides are more than a little upset.

If they find out what you have done,

you can depend on having

a very fine and splendid funeral

in the very near future.

Now, I have left the best parts of this story

on Ben Matlock's answering machine,

because I never travel without insurance.

Mm.

Hi.

Hello.

Don't shoot, okay?

Hello in there.

Hello, Carl?

Hello, Tom?

Hello, Paul.

Now, don't shoot.

I've got somebody I'd like you all to meet.

So stand back... keep a good thought,

and kind of aim your guns towards the ground.

This person... This person may very well be

an answer to our problems.

So say hello to good news.

Now, if there's any more trouble

between now and the end of the trial,

I'm telling you,

your son might as well just plan to go to prison.

I'm appreciate what you're trying to do, Mr. Matlock,

but I'm not sure.

You're not going to believe this.

Carl Benedict is here, and he's alone.

Why is he here?

I asked him to come.

Show him in.

Hello, Carl.

Sam.

It's been a long time.

Yes, it has.

How's your father?

You know him. He never changes.

Give him my regards.

Sam, we were only acting out of what we thought

was self-defense.

We don't want a war with you.

I came here personally as an act of good faith to tell you this.

I'm truly sorry about what happened.

I accept that.

Thank you for coming.

Good night.

All right, Mr. Matlock.

I'll agree to your suggestion.

Good.

How's Craig?

Um... he's holding up.

Do you have any children, Mr. Matlock?

Yes.

You get along?

Yes.

That's good.

That's good.

Um, I will... I'll come again.

Leave us.

Mr. Gerard has agreed to a proposal I made

that may get us by our immediate problems here.

I'm listening.

Somebody must've seen Craig Gentry

after 8:30 the night of the murder.

Your people cover the streets.

Find someone who saw him.

You're asking a lot.

I have a big problem with a prosecution witness

who says he saw my client

enter the victim's office building at that time.

It is essential that I provide him with a legitimate alibi.

There's no guarantee I can find you someone.

I know that. But if you can,

Sam Gerard would consider it

repayment for all the trouble you've caused him.

And it would go some distance in demonstrating

that you didn't frame Craig Gentry yourself.

That'll be $5.50.

Hey, didn't I see you on TV?

Yeah.

You're the guy who said he saw Craig Gentry

go into that building over there

the night somebody killed the congressman, right?

Yeah, that's right.

Is this about the same place

you parked that night?

So what if it was?

Well, when you saw him, was he...?

Was he coming from that direction over there

or from that direction back over there?

What do you want to know that for?

O-or was he just standing in front of the door there?

I mean, how long were you watching him?

You know, five seconds, ten seconds. What?

Hey, who are you? Well, I'm certainly not the guy

that paid you to perjure yourself, that's for sure.

And I also know about your two felony convictions.

Just give me my money and get out of the cab.

Hey, you're gonna get a second chance, you know.

They're gonna call you back to the stand.

And this time, I wouldn't lie...

'cause you can't spend your money in jail.

Oh, Mr. Silvers... you testified earlier

that you saw the defendant

going into an office building,

uh, at 15589 Peachtree

around 8:25 the night of the murder.

That's right.

Mr. Silvers, are you nearsighted?

Do you wear glasses?

Yeah.

Were you wearing glasses the night of the murder?

Yeah.

According to this copy

of a bill from your optometrist,

your glasses were being repaired the night of the murder.

That's right, they were.

But I was wearing these.

I always carry my spares.

Heh.

Oh-ho.

Well... I guess...

I guess you could see as well

that night as you ever have.

That's right.

Have you been... back

to the building since the murder?

As a matter of fact, I took a fare over there last night.

Would you recognize that person again?

As a matter of fact,

that's him sitting right there

at the end of the first row.

For the record, he's identified Tyler Hudson.

Did you see anybody else last night?

Yeah. You.

Me?

Yeah, that's right. You and him

were standing at the front door, talking.

Oh, wh...?

About what time was that? Do you recall?

Around 8:30.

Are you as certain

you saw me last night as you are

about seeing Craig Gentry the night of the murder?

You bet I am.

You know... the problem...

with your seeing me last night...

was I was here last night at 8:30

with the deputy district attorney

discussing, uh, jury instructions.

There.

That's the man you saw last night,

and you thought it was me.

You tricked me.

Oh, well.

Of course I did.

Tricked you, huh? Yeah.

Are you still sure it was Craig Gentry

you saw outside that building the night of the murder?

Well, you... Withdraw the question.

Nothing further.

Redirect?

No, Your Honor.

If the court please, the state rests.

This court is adjourned until 9 a.m. Monday morning,

at which time we'll hear the case for the defense.

You saw Craig Gentry that night.

I was going past the Blue Moose Bar, when...

How did you know it was him?

I saw him on the TV. On the news.

And you're willing to testify?

Yes, sir.

Tell Mr. Gerard this evens things.

No, I have a few more things I need to clear with Miss Lynn.

What were you doing the night the congressman was murdered?

I was at my boyfriend Jack's.

I remember watching a news bulletin about it,

uh, the next morning during breakfast.

We are engaged, by the way.

And how is it you happened to see Craig Gentry?

Well, I ran out to get a couple things

at a deli near Jack's condo.

What was the name of the deli? Do you recall?

Mm, sure. Simon's Deli.

Oh, Simon's. We take out from there all the time.

Mr. Matlock loves their chicken salad.

And that's where you saw Craig Gentry?

No. No, no. I saw him through the window

at the Blue Moose Lounge.

That's a place you've got to pass

to get the deli from Jack's condo.

Anyway, I saw Mr. Gentry sitting at the bar.

And what time was that?

About 9, 9:15.

You're sure about the time?

Yes.

Now, the time is very important.

If you saw Craig Gentry in that bar at 9:15,

then he couldn't have been

at the congressman's office building.

And you're positive that it was Craig Gentry.

Positive.

After all, I... I did see him twice.

Oh, you made two trips to Simon's?

Like I said, I ran down there around 9 to pick up some sodas.

And then around 11 or so, Jack and I were starving,

so I ran back down there again

to pick up some ham and cheese sandwiches.

Ham and cheese.

Uh-huh.

Ham and cheese are Jack's favorites. Ha-ha.

Anyway, when I... I went past the Blue Moose the second time,

I looked in the window and I noticed

he was still sitting at the bar.

That'll be all, Miss Lynn.

I can go?

Uh, Ms. Martinez will be in touch.

Okay. Oh, nice to meet all of you.

Goodbye.

Problem?

Did she owe you, or was she strictly for hire?

What are you saying?

Simon's a kosher deli.

You can't get a ham sandwich from there.

Well, I thought she was pretty effective.

All she needs is a little rehearsing.

What we need is a legitimate witness.

Hm.

Nice try.

You'll put in a good word with Mr. Gerard?

Absolutely.

Morning, Cassie.

Let me know when Ben comes in.

I'll be in Michelle's office.

Oh, he's already here.

Hm?

He's not due until 11.

Well, he was here when I got here.

He said he didn't want to be disturbed.

How is he?

Well, let's put it this way:

He's not playing the ukulele.

I'll see if I can cheer him up.

Uh, better not.

He's in there with somebody. Who?

Mr. Morgenstern from the Taxi Licensing Board.

Now, what's he doing with him?

Beats me.

All right, I'll just go say good morning.

Good morning.

We're expected.

What's going on in there?

Am I late?

I wouldn't know.

Mr. Matlock's expecting me.

Uh, Mr. Atkins is here. Go right in.

Thank you.

What's Ben doing?

I'm Carl Benedict.

They're expecting you.

Right in there.

Cassie, call over to the TV station

and ask 'em if I can look at that file tape again.

I'll meet you there.

The police are arriving now.

Maybe they can tell us more.

Officer?

Officer?

Sir, any idea what's happened up there?

Want to run it again?

Well... What are you doing?

We've been going about this all wrong.

It's not who came out of the building that's important.

It's who went in.

Lieutenant Webber... uh, h-how long...

have you been with the Atlanta police?

Seventeen years.

And how long have you been

with the Organized Crime division?

Twelve years.

So 12 years

with the highest-grade detective salary.

That would mean, what, you make,

what, $40-, 50,000 a year?

Objection. No relevancy.

Your Honor, I beg the court's indulgence here.

All right. Overruled for now.

You may answer.

Yeah, that's about what they pay.

So I guess with... With, what, a pension

and medical and, uh, overtime, you must...

But still, with the... With prices

as high as they are,

it must be really difficult to make ends meet.

I see where you're going, counselor.

The departmental regulations allow moonlighting,

and I do make some extra money as a security consultant.

Oh. So that's how...

That's how I have a condominium in Hawaii, as you have found,

and an Italian sports car in my garage.

It's a good investment. And a toy.

So what?

Well... yeah.

So I guess with, uh... With this, uh...

The moonlighting...

The... The security work that you do...

Uh, on an annual basis, that's...

About $150,000.

You know what I'm gonna ask before I ask it, don't you?

What do you do to make that kind of money?

I told you, I'm a security consultant.

Well, I mean, do you put in alarm systems,

or build special fences or hire guards?

Security, like a lot of things now, is highly specialized,

and I know a great deal about it.

One of your major clients

is, uh, Benedict Industries.

Uh, I'd have to, uh, consult my records on that now.

You didn't anticipate that question, did you?

And w-what...? What do you do for Benedict Industries?

Give 'em a little, uh, inside information?

Advance warning of sting operations?

Objection. Your Honor.

Mr. Matlock's questions are speculative and insulting.

Sustained.

You know better, Mr. Matlock.

Now, let's move along.

Yes, sir.

Let's follow this line.

Congressman McGinnis comes down here

to investigate, uh, local organized crime.

Oh, like, um, say... the, uh...

Benedict Industries.

You're appointed liaison officer.

That's a happy coincidence.

The problem is...

Congressman McGinnis was going to investigate

everything and everybody.

And sooner or later, your connection

with the Benedict family had to come up.

At the least, there would be

an Internal Affairs investigation,

and maybe even criminal charges against you.

Now, what do you think?

The congressman had to go...

and someone else had to get the blame.

What do you think?

I think you're crazy.

Well, that may be. I got a little...

The... The morning the body was discovered,

you arrived at the building with the other police officers?

Yes, that's right.

About what time was it?

About 7 a.m. About 7 a.m.

You know what happened?

There was a TV news crew that arrived at that building

before the police did...

and they had their cameras rolling.

They recorded everything.

Everybody who went in and out of that building.

And the police have looked at that tape.

And... And... And the TV news people. I did.

Everybody looked at that tape over and over and over again,

just hoping...

they might see somebody come out

of that building...

that could be the killer.

And you know what?

Everyone was accounted for.

That's right.

That's right. How about this?

I was looking at that tape again this morning.

And it's in evidence, and the jury will be viewing it.

I hadn't thought of it before.

But you know what...

I did not see, lieutenant?

I did not see you...

entering that building.

Well, I was there.

Oh, I have no doubt that you were there.

But I don't think you entered the building that morning.

I think... you had been there all night.

Oh, no.

I think you... You waited,

as you had several nights before,

for the congressman to be alone in his offices.

And that night you killed him.

No.

And then you spent the night.

No. Yes.

And then the next morning, when the police arrived,

you just folded yourself in with them.

Your Honor... And then you framed the man

you knew had had two heated arguments

with the congressman, Craig Gentry.

Lieutenant, you're...

You're not very good at this.

And I'm not talking about graft.

You may be pretty good at that.

I'm talking about... committing murder...

and then placing the blame...

on someone else.

You're just not good at it.

There were too many mistakes.

When you planned this, did you have any idea

whose toes you'd be stepping on?

I didn't plan anything.

Let's speculate.

You planted the murder weapon in Mr. Gentry's home

while you were searching it.

No.

You destroyed his alibi

by paying Mickey the bartender to lie.

You further incriminated Mr. Gentry

by paying Dick Silvers to commit perjury.

That's not true.

Your Honor, I object.

Can Mr. Matlock substantiate any of this?

You betcha.

A moment longer, Your Honor?

Proceed.

I'm afraid it is true.

That's what I meant by "you're not very good at this."

When a... When a person has to

lie himself, that's one thing.

But when you have to pay someone else to lie...

You had to kill Mickey when it became apparent

he was gonna come forward and tell the truth, didn't you?

No.

But Dick Silvers,

he played his part beautifully, didn't he?

I don't know what else to tell you. No.

How long have you known Dick Silvers?

I first laid eyes on him

when he came forward after the murder.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Mr. Silvers has had an interesting history.

Two felony convictions,

31 arrests in the past seven years.

Isn't that right?

Could be, yeah.

He's worked for you for a number of years, hasn't he?

Objection. Your Honor?

Go ahead.

He has, hasn't he?

No. As a gofer,

a sometimes private detective,

uh, um, an informant.

Kind of your connection with the underworld, so to speak.

I've used a lot of people, but he was not one of them.

You pay these informants sometimes.

Sometimes you see to it

that they... avoid prosecution

when they give you information, is that right?

It's common practice, yeah.

So, what did you do for Dick Silvers

to get him to lie about seeing Craig Gentry?

I did nothing. And I am not aware of his lying.

What, did you get him a new cab?

No.

You did get him his own taxi franchise

so he wouldn't have to drive for a fleet anymore, didn't you?

No.

He does have his own cab

and taxi seal, doesn't he?

You tell me.

This is Defense Exhibit F for identification.

By law, an applicant for a city cab franchise

must not have gotten a felony conviction

in the prior five years,

but that requirement can be waived

with a recommendation

from a law enforcement or judicial officer.

Now, this is a certified copy of Mr. Silvers' application.

What does it say in the upper right?

"Approved Atlanta P.D. endorsement."

The application doesn't reveal

the endorser's name, does it?

I don't see it, no.

Public documents don't carry that information.

This is Defense Exhibit G for identification.

This is a certified copy of a document entitled,

"Memo of Franchise Approval."

And it's signed

by Commissioner Morgenstern himself.

Would you read what it says

on the second line, lieutenant?

Just... It's right... Right... Right there.

Right there. You see?

It says... "Atlanta Police endorsement

"by Lieutenant Chet Webber.

Noted for file."

It was noted for file.

See, that's... another mistake.

You just can't trust these bureaucrats...

not to cover for themselves, can you?

We find the defendant, Craig Gentry, not guilty.

The jury having found the defendant not guilty,

this court is adjourned.

All right.

Congratulations.

Congratulations. Tyler, thank you.

All right. Uh, Ben. Thanks.

I'll see you back at the office.

Dad?

I, uh...

I've been thinking a lot about...

that night... ten years ago...

when I walked out.

And the worst thing about it was...

The worst thing about it was that I never said goodbye.

Goodbye.

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