1 00:00:00,990 --> 00:00:02,390 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:08,930 --> 00:00:12,730 As most of you know, I have decided to run for city council. Only I didn't take 3 00:00:12,730 --> 00:00:14,010 into account the time that's needed. 4 00:00:15,050 --> 00:00:16,530 I'd like to extend my leave of absence. 5 00:00:16,810 --> 00:00:17,810 We'll be fine, Jonathan. 6 00:00:18,110 --> 00:00:21,910 All the best. This is a different world from my private practice up north, I'll 7 00:00:21,910 --> 00:00:22,389 tell you. 8 00:00:22,390 --> 00:00:23,390 Where were you up north? 9 00:00:23,550 --> 00:00:24,550 Santa Barbara. 10 00:00:25,770 --> 00:00:26,910 You want to see my scar? 11 00:00:27,890 --> 00:00:28,890 Yeah. 12 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:34,540 You can't lock me up without due process. L .A. is under siege. We're 13 00:00:34,540 --> 00:00:35,720 a favor by locking you up. 14 00:00:39,180 --> 00:00:45,980 Found it. My 15 00:00:45,980 --> 00:00:49,500 passport. When the going gets tough, smart guys leave the country. 16 00:00:50,220 --> 00:00:52,640 How can I ever repay you? 17 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:54,360 Cashier's check. Info. 18 00:00:57,100 --> 00:00:58,100 Mom? 19 00:01:20,780 --> 00:01:24,440 As a prisoner's rights advocate, I hear a lot of guys claim they're innocent. 20 00:01:24,780 --> 00:01:26,820 33 years and two months. 21 00:01:27,660 --> 00:01:29,220 I love the woman. 22 00:01:29,700 --> 00:01:35,280 I didn't kill her. That's why I'm here. I have a signed confession by someone 23 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:36,440 who agrees with you. 24 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:38,440 Name's Philip Tice. 25 00:01:38,980 --> 00:01:40,700 Why is he coming forward now? 26 00:01:40,980 --> 00:01:44,800 Mr. Tice is dying of stomach cancer and afraid of burning in hell. 27 00:01:46,860 --> 00:01:48,100 I'm living in it. 28 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,100 So when do I get out? 29 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:55,540 Courts are skeptical of third -party confessions. Before I could do anything, 30 00:01:55,540 --> 00:01:58,400 need to have to take a polygraph to see if he's for real. For real? 31 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,980 I've been in this pit half my life writing a beef for a crime I didn't 32 00:02:06,100 --> 00:02:07,100 That's real. 33 00:02:07,220 --> 00:02:08,220 Well, it's your call. 34 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,540 If you want to pursue this, I'll handle the case. 35 00:02:12,820 --> 00:02:16,840 I was 27 years old when that son of a bitch put me away. 36 00:02:18,220 --> 00:02:20,240 prosecutor in the DA's office. 37 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,820 Smug, cocky, phony New England accent. 38 00:02:25,060 --> 00:02:26,580 I'll never forget him. 39 00:02:28,100 --> 00:02:29,520 Leland McKenzie. 40 00:04:29,740 --> 00:04:33,220 Next up, people versus Brackman. Well, weren't the looting charges dropped? 41 00:04:33,460 --> 00:04:37,460 Yes, but a pesky, disturbing the peace charge remains. One officer used an 42 00:04:37,460 --> 00:04:41,180 illegal chokehold while escorting me to the paddy wagon. I expressed my outrage 43 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:42,880 verbally. The elbow was in. 44 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:47,020 Douglas, maybe you should pay the fine and be done with it. The city attorney 45 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:50,400 stopping by this afternoon, and since I have an eyewitness, he'll be forced to 46 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:51,359 drop the charges. 47 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,540 Would you mind if I observed? I'd like to see the process. 48 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:54,559 Bring a notebook. 49 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:55,560 It should prove educational. 50 00:04:55,900 --> 00:04:59,960 Moving on, Osgood versus the state of California. That's my pro bono case, 51 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:03,940 Leland. I still need to speak with you about this one. In my office, right 52 00:05:03,940 --> 00:05:04,659 this meeting. 53 00:05:04,660 --> 00:05:08,060 I'll be there. And since we're on the subject of pro bono work, I'd like to 54 00:05:08,060 --> 00:05:12,060 congratulate you all on your commitment to rebuilding Los Angeles. 55 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,540 While we're busy patting ourselves on the back, let me reiterate yesterday's 56 00:05:15,540 --> 00:05:19,140 message. Mackenzie Brackman numbers are at their lowest level in six years. 57 00:05:19,220 --> 00:05:20,500 We're losing out to our competition. 58 00:05:20,820 --> 00:05:23,480 It doesn't take 20 -20 vision to know we may not land on our feet. 59 00:05:23,780 --> 00:05:28,180 If things don't turn around... This is probably a lousy time to be interviewing 60 00:05:28,180 --> 00:05:29,280 at the DA's office. 61 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:30,520 You bet it is. 62 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:32,860 Just to be close to Zoe? 63 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,940 Oh, come on, Ann. It's bigger than that. 64 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:39,080 This is no secret. I've given it a lot of thought. This makes our loss in our 65 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:43,420 tax and domestic litigation areas seem inconsequential. If that is a not -so 66 00:05:43,420 --> 00:05:47,940 -thinly -veiled comment about my husband's job, you will be glad to know 67 00:05:47,940 --> 00:05:49,080 is coming home today. 68 00:05:49,380 --> 00:05:53,100 Good news. Stuart, like myself, was a victim of events beyond his control. 69 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,100 Mr. Arnold Beck's disappearance, on the other hand, I mean, who's kidding whom? 70 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:01,160 Five months and nothing but a series of cryptic postcards from around the world? 71 00:06:01,340 --> 00:06:03,300 It is puzzling. Puzzling? It's downright irresponsible. 72 00:06:03,940 --> 00:06:07,800 The man is a partner in this firm. He owes it to us to be present and holding 73 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:08,800 his own. 74 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:10,080 Here's my witness. 75 00:06:10,980 --> 00:06:14,800 Before we adjourn, serious weight should be given to Douglas' comments. 76 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:19,320 The future of Mackenzie Brackman is in serious jeopardy. In the upcoming weeks, 77 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,880 I would like you all to consider whether or not we have a future. 78 00:06:27,630 --> 00:06:30,310 My apartment's just across the street from the liquor store. 79 00:06:31,010 --> 00:06:33,650 Convenient if I need a little creme de menthe. Yes, right. 80 00:06:34,390 --> 00:06:38,310 Miss Hennepin, how much of my arrest did you actually witness? 81 00:06:38,550 --> 00:06:39,630 Oh, beginning to end. 82 00:06:40,390 --> 00:06:41,830 Totally uncalled for. 83 00:06:42,090 --> 00:06:44,550 That policeman used excessive force. 84 00:06:44,910 --> 00:06:48,330 And would you be willing to testify to that effect at my trial? Oh, goodness, 85 00:06:48,450 --> 00:06:49,450 yes. 86 00:06:49,810 --> 00:06:52,770 Miss Hennepin, Mary, you're a dream come true. 87 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:56,580 I'll have my assistant come in to take a statement. Shouldn't we discuss 88 00:06:56,580 --> 00:07:01,700 remuneration? Excuse me? Well, there'll be certain out -of -pocket expenses. 89 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:06,100 Eating lunch, taking a bus. Oh, of course. And remunerated you shall be. 90 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,940 Not to mention the value of my time. 91 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,720 Exactly what dollar sum did you have in mind? 92 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,760 Oh, I don't know. 93 00:07:18,020 --> 00:07:19,580 Ballpark it. And even grand. 94 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,340 A thousand dollars? I've seen the car you drive. 95 00:07:23,020 --> 00:07:26,780 You can afford it. Madam, I will not participate in bribery. 96 00:07:27,140 --> 00:07:28,140 Eight hundred. 97 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:32,920 You'll not get a penny from me. 98 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:34,720 Seven hundred. Not one red cent. 99 00:07:34,940 --> 00:07:39,220 Five hundred. Take it or leave it. What kind of a sucker do you think I am? 100 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:40,520 First class. 101 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,200 Roxanne. 102 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,580 Another postcard from Arnie. Good. 103 00:07:55,140 --> 00:07:57,860 Where are the seashells? Down by the seashore. 104 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:01,900 Oh, the Seychelles Islands. 105 00:08:02,100 --> 00:08:03,960 They're off the east coast of Africa. 106 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,560 Is Arnie ever coming back? 107 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:07,840 I hope so. 108 00:08:08,620 --> 00:08:09,620 Me too. 109 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,000 Can I keep this one? 110 00:08:13,380 --> 00:08:14,440 It's my favorite. 111 00:08:14,780 --> 00:08:15,780 Why's that? 112 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:18,240 Nudie. 113 00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:27,420 Philip Tice aced his polygraph. 114 00:08:29,020 --> 00:08:32,400 Well, nothing in this confession convinces me he's telling the truth. 115 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:37,659 One thing is certain, this statement isn't worth the paper it's printed on. 116 00:08:37,659 --> 00:08:41,760 can recant any time, and there'd be no evidence to prosecute him for this 117 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,980 murder. I've gone over the court transcripts. 118 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:48,500 You had no direct evidence. Your case against Osgood was circumstantial. This 119 00:08:48,500 --> 00:08:51,000 was my first capital case. I was damn careful. 120 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:52,580 I did my job. 121 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,860 In any event, this is a conflict of interest for you. You'll have to drop 122 00:08:56,900 --> 00:09:01,640 Given the time that's passed, the DA is willing to waive the conflict on the 123 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,780 condition we agree in writing not to discuss the case. If I refuse, I look 124 00:09:05,780 --> 00:09:07,560 I'm stonewalling to protect myself. 125 00:09:08,780 --> 00:09:10,040 Is that the idea? 126 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:13,960 Leland, it's possible the man you convicted is innocent. 127 00:09:36,470 --> 00:09:37,710 Zoe? Welcome back. 128 00:09:38,930 --> 00:09:41,390 I guess I forgot to ask someone to water this. 129 00:09:42,890 --> 00:09:46,330 The last time you left, they wheeled you out on a stretcher. 130 00:09:46,930 --> 00:09:48,610 Probably had other things on your mind. 131 00:09:50,250 --> 00:09:51,930 Strange. This is the Meacham file. 132 00:09:52,270 --> 00:09:55,750 Right where I left it. Like I haven't been gone at all. Did they paint? 133 00:09:56,430 --> 00:09:58,490 I don't remember the office being so dark. 134 00:09:58,730 --> 00:09:59,950 Zoe, I want to talk... 135 00:10:03,020 --> 00:10:04,240 You're early for our interview. 136 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,320 I just thought I'd stop by and see how Zoe's doing. 137 00:10:08,020 --> 00:10:10,300 Well, I'll see you in my office. 138 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:13,800 You okay? 139 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:14,880 I don't know. 140 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,360 I thought I'd feel different. 141 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:19,760 More comfortable. 142 00:10:19,940 --> 00:10:22,160 Maybe I've been too hard on you to get back. 143 00:10:22,740 --> 00:10:27,600 But you know, if you're not ready, you're not ready. I don't want to push. 144 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,640 can tell me to shut up anytime you want. Shut up. 145 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:34,460 You sure you don't want to move in together? 146 00:10:34,780 --> 00:10:40,740 And if I take this job here, working side by side, sleeping side by side, we 147 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:43,680 get a bed that converts into a partner's desk. Go! I'm leaving. 148 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:44,880 I'm gone. 149 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:14,180 lives 15 miles and a world apart from the district he pretends to represent. 150 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,620 Now, come November, we have a chance to change that. 151 00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:18,900 Same to you, Ellis. 152 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,600 Why can't you write a speech like that? Instead, you give me this. 153 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,660 Racism is like a virus emerging when the resilience of the body politic is 154 00:11:25,660 --> 00:11:26,980 lowered by economic disparity. 155 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:28,359 It's a good metaphor. 156 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,960 You can't categorize the riots as a race issue. What does that say? That's one 157 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,580 line about underclass versus middle class. 158 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:35,880 It's all skewed very black. 159 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,200 I don't want to alienate the Latinos and Koreans. They were all equally affected 160 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,119 by the riots. 161 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:41,580 Jeff, you stink. 162 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:43,240 Fix it. 163 00:11:46,900 --> 00:11:47,900 Yeah. 164 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,120 I can't make it that early. 165 00:11:50,780 --> 00:11:51,780 Okay. 166 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:56,460 The latest numbers show you're tracking way down with the over 60 set. Ellis has 167 00:11:56,460 --> 00:11:57,520 pulled within eight points. 168 00:11:58,560 --> 00:12:00,400 You need the endorsement of Councilman Cook. 169 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:01,840 Desperately. 170 00:12:02,100 --> 00:12:05,280 Councilman Cook's been a force in South Central for years. 171 00:12:06,190 --> 00:12:09,810 He throws a lot of weight. He carries a lot of water. I don't know, Terry. I 172 00:12:09,810 --> 00:12:13,530 mean, the man makes me crazy. Jonathan, this isn't personal. This is business. 173 00:12:13,890 --> 00:12:15,070 You're hemorrhaging in the polls. 174 00:12:15,590 --> 00:12:18,010 An endorsement from Councilman Cook could stop that. 175 00:12:22,790 --> 00:12:23,790 I'll go see him. 176 00:12:24,510 --> 00:12:28,050 Well, aren't you required to report solicitation of a bribe? Why? 177 00:12:28,460 --> 00:12:31,300 So an investigation can be opened and more of this firm's valuable time 178 00:12:31,300 --> 00:12:35,040 squandered? No, thank you. It would be an impropriety. I'll take my chances. 179 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,300 attention. You're in for a treat. 180 00:12:38,460 --> 00:12:42,200 City Attorney Dana Romney? That's me. 181 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,120 You're Douglas Brackman. 182 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,840 415 violation. Let me introduce... Glenn Taylor. 183 00:12:47,180 --> 00:12:49,580 I used to see you hovering around the law review office. 184 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,460 Always thought you had great legs. 185 00:12:51,780 --> 00:12:54,250 Thanks. You went to Loyola? Just graduated. 186 00:12:54,530 --> 00:12:56,030 How long you been with the city attorney's office? 187 00:12:56,350 --> 00:12:59,450 This is my first case. They gave it to me because it's a slam dunk. 188 00:12:59,770 --> 00:13:02,610 Young man, pardon me. Pardon you. 189 00:13:02,890 --> 00:13:03,890 Wish I could. 190 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:08,110 I would hardly call my case a slam dunk. I was falsely arrested while headed for 191 00:13:08,110 --> 00:13:09,110 my wedding. 192 00:13:10,090 --> 00:13:15,410 I have a gold shield cop with no history of force who says you used profanity, 193 00:13:15,550 --> 00:13:19,030 spit in his face. I was exercising my right to free speech. Is that why you're 194 00:13:19,030 --> 00:13:22,450 persecuting me while 80 % of looting -related charges have been dropped? 195 00:13:22,670 --> 00:13:23,690 Police don't want you dropped. 196 00:13:26,770 --> 00:13:27,970 I'll tell you what, Brackman. 197 00:13:28,690 --> 00:13:30,190 Thanksgiving's just around the corner, right? 198 00:13:30,470 --> 00:13:33,810 You already spent time in the slam. I'll recommend the judge give you time 199 00:13:33,810 --> 00:13:35,050 served if you plead guilty. 200 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,380 I'd rather be vivisected with a rusty church key. Now, you listen to me, 201 00:13:39,560 --> 00:13:43,180 You're talking with an experienced litigator. If you want to avoid 202 00:13:43,180 --> 00:13:46,100 yourself in court, I suggest you drop the charges. 203 00:13:47,180 --> 00:13:50,080 Mr. Brackman, I've waited years to say this. 204 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:52,360 I'll see you in court. 205 00:13:54,340 --> 00:13:56,400 Let's grab a drink sometime. The hell she will. 206 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:57,840 What? 207 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:06,840 Stuart? 208 00:14:06,940 --> 00:14:07,940 Hi. 209 00:14:09,860 --> 00:14:10,860 What are you doing? 210 00:14:12,580 --> 00:14:15,160 I'm looking at the wires and gears. They make the bed move, see? 211 00:14:16,300 --> 00:14:17,940 Stuart, the car is parked out front. 212 00:14:18,180 --> 00:14:19,500 Let's finish packing your suitcase. 213 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:21,500 Are you taking me home? 214 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:22,859 Uh -huh. 215 00:14:22,860 --> 00:14:24,100 Remember, we talked about this. 216 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:27,740 I don't want to finish packing right now. 217 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:30,160 Anne? 218 00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:35,540 Hello, Stuart. 219 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:37,960 I'm busy. 220 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:45,460 Whenever Stuart feels threatened or scared, the pattern's the same. 221 00:14:45,780 --> 00:14:48,520 Regression, inappropriate, even childish behavior. 222 00:14:48,940 --> 00:14:53,260 I thought his recovery would be quicker. He bounced back so fast after his heart 223 00:14:53,260 --> 00:14:55,500 attack. Don't underestimate Stuart's return. 224 00:14:55,780 --> 00:14:57,620 His blood clotting's under control. 225 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:02,420 Latest MRI shows no new swelling in the medial temporal lobe where your husband 226 00:15:02,420 --> 00:15:03,780 suffered the most brain damage. 227 00:15:04,060 --> 00:15:05,060 He's so unpredictable. 228 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,320 One minute he makes complete sense. 229 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:08,720 The next, gibberish. 230 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:14,580 And the mood swings and periods of sadness. The area in Stuart's brain 231 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:17,740 been affected has to do with the storage of information. 232 00:15:18,340 --> 00:15:22,260 A full or even partial recovery could take months. 233 00:15:22,540 --> 00:15:26,740 We don't know how much tissue was actually damaged when he was beaten. 234 00:15:27,630 --> 00:15:30,210 You know, I've been a neurologist half my life. 235 00:15:30,790 --> 00:15:34,590 I've seen miraculous recoveries. Or he could stay this way forever. 236 00:15:34,870 --> 00:15:36,010 Have patience, Ed. 237 00:15:36,990 --> 00:15:38,230 Try again. 238 00:15:47,250 --> 00:15:49,610 Felicia Holiday lived in the upstairs apartment. 239 00:15:50,490 --> 00:15:55,030 She had borrowed 300 bucks from me and never paid me back, so I went to 240 00:15:55,660 --> 00:15:59,400 This would be February 3rd, 1959, the night of the murder. 241 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:04,280 That's right. She claimed that she was broke, so I suggested an alternative 242 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,220 method for settling the debt. 243 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:07,500 How? 244 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:10,160 Oral sex. 245 00:16:11,180 --> 00:16:16,140 Felicia told me to leave, but I wasn't about to leave until I got paid back, 246 00:16:16,140 --> 00:16:17,140 way or another. 247 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:21,380 I started to kiss her, and she grabbed a pair of scissors. 248 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,080 That's when I... 249 00:16:24,940 --> 00:16:29,880 Went for her throat. She was wearing a big necklace, and I started to twist it 250 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,300 to make her drop the scissors, but she wouldn't let go. 251 00:16:35,500 --> 00:16:36,860 I didn't mean to kill her. 252 00:16:37,140 --> 00:16:40,800 Mr. Tice, the police never found that necklace you claimed to have used to 253 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,000 strangle Felicia Holliday. Can you describe it? 254 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:49,980 It was a thick silver chain with a cluster of heavy 255 00:16:49,980 --> 00:16:51,560 metal hearts on the front. 256 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,740 I dropped the necklace down a sewer grate. I was worried about my 257 00:16:56,160 --> 00:17:00,060 Your Honor, I'd like to offer into evidence the affidavit of Felicia 258 00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:03,840 mother, taken last week, confirming the victim owned a necklace matching the 259 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:07,579 description given by Mr. Tice. It was a family heirloom, missing from the 260 00:17:07,579 --> 00:17:09,040 victim's effects after her death. 261 00:17:09,260 --> 00:17:10,260 Any objection? 262 00:17:10,339 --> 00:17:14,240 No. Additionally, it is stipulated that none of the documents filed in 263 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:17,280 connection with Miss Holliday's death contain any mention of this necklace. 264 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,480 What's more, the width of the necklace, as described by the witness, conforms to 265 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,480 the bruise on the victim's neck. 266 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:24,720 So stipulated. 267 00:17:24,819 --> 00:17:29,260 Mr. Tice, what prompts you to confess at this time? 268 00:17:29,740 --> 00:17:32,660 My doctor says I have less than a year to live. 269 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:35,760 Stomach cancer. 270 00:17:37,540 --> 00:17:40,660 That made me take a hard look at my choices. 271 00:17:42,740 --> 00:17:43,740 My mistakes. 272 00:17:44,570 --> 00:17:49,530 I know I can't give Frank Osgood back the last 33 years, 273 00:17:49,710 --> 00:17:55,190 but I want him to have his freedom for whatever time he has got left. 274 00:17:55,510 --> 00:17:56,510 Thank you. 275 00:17:57,170 --> 00:17:58,170 Nothing further. 276 00:17:58,910 --> 00:18:00,570 Court will take a brief recess. 277 00:18:04,410 --> 00:18:05,870 That's him pretty fast up there. 278 00:18:06,110 --> 00:18:08,190 Like I told you, Frank, it's an uphill push. 279 00:18:08,870 --> 00:18:10,690 Your first trial, you were presumed innocent. 280 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:12,590 This time it's the other way around. 281 00:18:22,380 --> 00:18:26,000 Then my coming to see you is beside the point? I have been approached by your 282 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,380 opponent, Mr. Ellis, but I haven't promised him my endorsement. 283 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:30,600 That's what you mean? 284 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,700 Then you'll still consider endorsing me? 285 00:18:33,900 --> 00:18:35,640 Despite our past differences. 286 00:18:36,220 --> 00:18:38,540 But I need your support in return. 287 00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:44,080 I've been impressed by your leadership, enabling merchants to rebuild faster. 288 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:48,060 Best way for this community to recover its dignity is to continue mobilizing 289 00:18:48,060 --> 00:18:48,799 cleanup efforts. 290 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:49,800 Open stores. 291 00:18:50,220 --> 00:18:53,600 Helped get people working again. That's true. However, you've excluded certain 292 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:54,600 businesses. 293 00:18:54,940 --> 00:18:56,280 Liquor outlets, for instance. 294 00:18:56,640 --> 00:19:00,020 I believe we should encourage owners to redirect their efforts in a more 295 00:19:00,020 --> 00:19:06,360 positive way. Of course. But I assume if I gave you my endorsement, you'd help 296 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:09,140 me protect those store owners who want to open their doors again. 297 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,520 When I took this office, I promised myself. 298 00:19:12,250 --> 00:19:15,770 I would act according to my conscience. The constituents don't give a damn about 299 00:19:15,770 --> 00:19:19,030 your conscience. They want your help. By discriminating against liquor stores 300 00:19:19,030 --> 00:19:22,450 burned during the riots, don't you think you're punishing those merchants twice? 301 00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:25,590 Rethink your position on this. 302 00:19:27,530 --> 00:19:28,770 Something to consider. 303 00:19:34,350 --> 00:19:35,350 All rise. 304 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:40,920 Case number 62589, people versus Brackman, the Honorable Janice L. Neiman 305 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:42,180 presiding. Be seated. 306 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:46,900 Mr. Romney, present your first witness. The people call Mary Hennepin to the 307 00:19:46,900 --> 00:19:48,580 stand? You've got to be kidding. 308 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:54,820 Your Honor, move to find Mary Hennepin, an unfit witness. 309 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:59,020 On what grounds, Counselor? Yesterday, this woman solicited a bribe in return 310 00:19:59,020 --> 00:20:00,520 for testifying on my behalf. 311 00:20:00,780 --> 00:20:04,360 Did a conversation take place between you and Mr. Brackman? Yes, he invited me 312 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:06,640 to his office and tried to bribe me. 313 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,080 Liar. Mr. Brackman, go on, please. 314 00:20:09,390 --> 00:20:14,330 Well, he offered to pay me $1 ,000 to change my story and testify for him. 315 00:20:14,630 --> 00:20:18,830 Lawyer! Counselor, as an officer of the court, you are obligated to report such 316 00:20:18,830 --> 00:20:20,590 things to the city attorney immediately. 317 00:20:21,110 --> 00:20:25,070 Your Honor, may I address the court? I'm Gwen Taylor, Mr. Brackman's intern. I 318 00:20:25,070 --> 00:20:27,650 can attest to his version of the alleged bribe. 319 00:20:27,930 --> 00:20:32,090 Alleged? Mr. Brackman, I'm denying your motion. Miss Hennepin may testify. 320 00:20:32,550 --> 00:20:34,230 Maybe then we'll get to the bottom of this. 321 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:38,600 Your Honor, in that case, I request a recess so I can prepare to question the 322 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:39,600 witness. 323 00:20:39,820 --> 00:20:41,780 We'll reconvene tomorrow morning. 324 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:43,080 Court's adjourned. 325 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:49,840 Wow. 326 00:20:57,740 --> 00:20:58,860 This is our home. 327 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,260 Yours, mine, and the bank's. 328 00:21:17,830 --> 00:21:18,830 With our son. 329 00:21:19,210 --> 00:21:20,770 I forgot his name again. 330 00:21:21,870 --> 00:21:25,210 Matthew. Why can't I remember that? It's a nice name. 331 00:21:26,410 --> 00:21:32,310 Matthew. I like the color of the walls. 332 00:21:33,390 --> 00:21:37,030 You hated this color. We had a huge argument at the paint store. 333 00:21:37,570 --> 00:21:39,590 It's me. 334 00:21:45,670 --> 00:21:46,670 Who are these people? 335 00:21:47,460 --> 00:21:51,780 That's Matthew, and that's your daughter Sarah. She's away at school, and that's 336 00:21:51,780 --> 00:21:52,940 me. I know you. 337 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:54,720 I'm your wife. I know. 338 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:58,520 Where was it taken? 339 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,760 That's our backyard. That was my birthday party. 340 00:22:05,100 --> 00:22:06,100 Happy birthday. 341 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:07,800 Thank you. 342 00:22:10,300 --> 00:22:14,500 Stuart, do you really know that I'm your wife? 343 00:22:15,580 --> 00:22:16,580 Yeah. 344 00:22:23,630 --> 00:22:27,430 Mr. Tice, what's your relationship with Mr. Osgood? We were neighbors when he 345 00:22:27,430 --> 00:22:29,910 lived with Felicia. That isn't the only time you were neighbors, was it? 346 00:22:30,390 --> 00:22:35,570 I'm referring to your 1982 fraud conviction. You served nine months in 347 00:22:35,570 --> 00:22:36,570 was in for eight months. 348 00:22:36,810 --> 00:22:41,150 You and Mr. Osgood labored on the same work detail, didn't you? We hardly 349 00:22:41,290 --> 00:22:45,050 and we never talked about Felicia. Yet the only proof you offer to back up your 350 00:22:45,050 --> 00:22:49,390 confession... is a description of a necklace which may or may not be the 351 00:22:49,390 --> 00:22:53,410 weapon. Is the reason you're able to describe this necklace because Frank 352 00:22:53,410 --> 00:22:55,990 described it to you? Objection asked and answered. 353 00:22:56,230 --> 00:23:00,210 Sustained. Are you expecting the court to believe that you worked alongside an 354 00:23:00,210 --> 00:23:03,050 old neighbor and never... I avoided Frank Osgood. 355 00:23:03,390 --> 00:23:06,090 And if he remembered me, he never showed it. 356 00:23:06,290 --> 00:23:10,170 Your illness must be saddling your family with a sizable debt. 357 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:12,319 Has Mr. 358 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,820 Osgood offered to help you financially if you help him? 359 00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,000 Objection. Assuming fact, not in evidence? 360 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,080 I'll allow it. Osgood never offered me a thing. 361 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,260 Mr. Tice, when you were on trial for fraud, did you ever lie under oath? 362 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:25,840 Yes, but I'm telling the truth now. 363 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,440 I killed Felicia Holiday. 364 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:33,600 I swear on my life. That's not saying a lot, Mr. Tice. 365 00:23:34,020 --> 00:23:35,680 Objection. Withdrawn. Nothing further. 366 00:23:46,420 --> 00:23:47,580 Yep. Settling in? 367 00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:50,880 Ruby, I want more to do than just write a pellet brief. 368 00:23:52,060 --> 00:23:53,940 I thought you should start back slowly. 369 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:58,460 Well, I appreciate your concern, but I want a full caseload, not the victim's 370 00:23:58,460 --> 00:23:59,460 discount. 371 00:24:00,300 --> 00:24:01,300 Okay. 372 00:24:01,860 --> 00:24:04,900 The asset forfeiture unit is bogged down. I'll send you the file. 373 00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:06,120 Good. 374 00:24:07,260 --> 00:24:13,380 Zoe, I want you to know that I do feel somewhat responsible. 375 00:24:13,980 --> 00:24:17,200 for what happened. You were in a vulnerable place during the Meacham 376 00:24:17,460 --> 00:24:20,960 Ruby, you and I both know you advised me to perjure myself. 377 00:24:21,300 --> 00:24:24,980 But the decision was mine. You're not responsible for what I said on the 378 00:24:24,980 --> 00:24:25,980 stand. 379 00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:28,100 I'm not blaming you because I got shot. 380 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,300 Then we'll be able to get past this. 381 00:24:30,780 --> 00:24:32,000 We have to, don't we? 382 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:56,760 Hey, Tom. 383 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,420 Got a moment? Sure, Leland. 384 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:00,760 What's up? How was your interview? 385 00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:02,600 It was good, I think. 386 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:05,520 Thanks for asking. 387 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:13,880 And, Leland, I know that we're sure -handed around here. I'm just... I'm 388 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:14,880 feeling restless. 389 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:19,360 I wonder what it might be like working at the DA's office, you know? Truth and 390 00:25:19,360 --> 00:25:20,700 justice and... 391 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,060 The American way. 392 00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:25,860 Well, for what it's worth, lately I empathize with your restlessness. 393 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:28,240 Tom. Hey. 394 00:25:28,700 --> 00:25:30,600 Leland. I'm glad I caught you. 395 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:32,440 What is it, Daniel? I'm late. 396 00:25:33,180 --> 00:25:34,840 Tomorrow I'm calling you as a witness. 397 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,620 What exactly do you hope to accomplish putting me on the stand? 398 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,140 Questions have cropped up about how you prosecuted the case. 399 00:25:46,020 --> 00:25:48,780 What questions? I can't discuss the details with you. 400 00:25:49,550 --> 00:25:52,430 If you'd like, speak to the prosecutor. I've already apprised her. 401 00:25:57,130 --> 00:25:58,130 I'm sorry. 402 00:26:16,430 --> 00:26:20,090 Mr. Osgood, where were you the night Felicia Holliday was killed? 403 00:26:20,370 --> 00:26:22,250 Alone in my picoefficiency. 404 00:26:23,310 --> 00:26:25,970 Blitzed out of my brain. I was a wreck. 405 00:26:26,550 --> 00:26:29,050 Felicia and I had stopped seeing each other a few weeks before. 406 00:26:29,490 --> 00:26:33,050 And you still had feelings for her? She was the only woman I ever loved. 407 00:26:34,170 --> 00:26:38,010 Of course, in prison, my opportunities have been limited. 408 00:26:40,090 --> 00:26:44,190 At any time, did you discuss Felicia's murder with Mr. Tice? 409 00:26:44,590 --> 00:26:46,930 No, I barely remember him at the apartment. 410 00:26:47,130 --> 00:26:53,410 Not at all at Lompoc. And Mr. Osgood, over the 33 years since your arrest, 411 00:26:53,410 --> 00:26:55,490 you steadfastly maintained your innocence? 412 00:26:55,870 --> 00:27:00,390 At the time, the DA offered me seven years if I'd plead to manslaughter, but 413 00:27:00,390 --> 00:27:03,810 wouldn't take it. Two years ago, the parole board said they wouldn't let me 414 00:27:03,810 --> 00:27:05,450 because I would show remorse. 415 00:27:05,790 --> 00:27:08,430 I can't show remorse for something I didn't do. 416 00:27:08,970 --> 00:27:09,970 Thank you. 417 00:27:10,170 --> 00:27:14,270 Mr. Osgood, you had a history of physically abusing Felicia Holiday. 418 00:27:14,470 --> 00:27:18,810 In fact, three months before she was murdered, you were arrested for 419 00:27:18,810 --> 00:27:19,609 her, weren't you? 420 00:27:19,610 --> 00:27:20,950 She called the cops, yeah. 421 00:27:21,170 --> 00:27:24,670 Isn't it true you said to the arresting officer, I'll kill her for this? 422 00:27:24,910 --> 00:27:28,930 Yeah, but I never... And weren't you identified by two eyewitnesses as the 423 00:27:28,930 --> 00:27:32,850 they saw running from Miss Holiday's apartment the night she was murdered? 424 00:27:33,770 --> 00:27:34,770 They were mistaken. 425 00:27:35,450 --> 00:27:36,450 Thank you. 426 00:27:36,510 --> 00:27:37,510 Nothing further. 427 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:44,260 It was horrible. The police were risking their lives while this man screamed 428 00:27:44,260 --> 00:27:49,480 threats and obscenities. Oh, the officers tried reasoning, but he just 429 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:50,439 taunting them. 430 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,520 And is the man you saw presently in our midst? 431 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:54,860 Presently in our midst? 432 00:27:55,060 --> 00:27:56,060 That's the man. 433 00:27:58,020 --> 00:28:01,880 Let the record show Miss Hennepin has identified the defendant, Douglas P. 434 00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:03,180 Brackman. 435 00:28:03,620 --> 00:28:04,620 Thank you, ma 'am. 436 00:28:04,980 --> 00:28:05,980 Your witness. 437 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:07,520 Watch this. 438 00:28:08,660 --> 00:28:09,680 Miss Hennepin. 439 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,240 Had you been drinking on the night in question? 440 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:17,800 I don't drink. Not even a little creme de menthe now and then? Objection. 441 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:18,739 Leading the witness. 442 00:28:18,740 --> 00:28:22,580 Witness will answer. I hadn't sipped any that night. How many people were in the 443 00:28:22,580 --> 00:28:24,200 parking lot during the arrest? 444 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,060 20, maybe 30. You're not sure? 445 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:28,640 Objection. Irrelevant. 446 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:34,100 Overruled. 25 people. And you're absolutely certain it was me you saw 447 00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:38,440 crowd at dusk from across the street? Objection. Badgering. Oh, shut up. 448 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:39,900 Counselor, that's enough. 449 00:28:40,410 --> 00:28:43,890 Miss Hennepin, if you would answer that question, please. It was Mr. Brackman I 450 00:28:43,890 --> 00:28:47,950 saw. His bald head was shining like a beacon. 451 00:28:48,490 --> 00:28:52,610 Your Honor, it's time for my medication, may I? Your Honor, this is an obvious 452 00:28:52,610 --> 00:28:53,830 ploy to gain sympathy. 453 00:28:54,110 --> 00:28:56,210 Ma 'am, you go right ahead. 454 00:28:58,550 --> 00:29:02,510 Miss Hennepin, were you taking medication on the night in question? 455 00:29:04,810 --> 00:29:07,670 Yes, primadol. For what ailment, may I ask? 456 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:09,680 Change of life? 457 00:29:09,780 --> 00:29:14,960 Isn't it true that the menopausal condition can cause hot flashes, wild 458 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:19,640 swings, irrational outbursts, symptoms that can distort a woman's perception? 459 00:29:19,940 --> 00:29:24,220 Objection. Speculation. You're also insulting half the population, Mr. 460 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:28,300 I use the same prescription. And believe it or not, I experience neither 461 00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:30,280 irrational outbursts nor misperception. 462 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,120 Your Honor, I meant no disrespect. 463 00:29:32,380 --> 00:29:37,180 Mr. Brackman, any further legitimate questions for the witness? 464 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,160 Okay, run that by me again. I'm having Jeff rewrite my proposal. 465 00:29:47,380 --> 00:29:49,120 I'm taking out the sanctions against the liquor stores. 466 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,060 That's not going to look good. There's a lot of resistance from community leader 467 00:29:53,060 --> 00:29:56,080 Cook's support. You said that yourself. It's the only way we can get it. How do 468 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:57,420 you feel about the latest poll? 469 00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:02,720 I'd like to make a brief statement before answering any questions. 470 00:30:04,220 --> 00:30:07,440 I'm here to tell you that South Central is growing strong again. 471 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:10,600 You know, not far across town, there are vacant lots. 472 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,360 Scars, not from our most recent unrest. 473 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,860 but from the Watts riots nearly three decades ago. 474 00:30:17,140 --> 00:30:21,360 I will not allow this neglect to continue. It's a waste, it is a shame, 475 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,319 going to have to stop. 476 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,080 Remember how you've changed your stand on the licensing of liquor stores? 477 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:29,040 Many small businesses rely on alcohol sales to maintain their profit margin, 478 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:33,180 thereby allowing them to sell milk and bread at a reasonable cost. Are you 479 00:30:33,180 --> 00:30:35,300 surprised by Councilman Cook's endorsement? 480 00:30:35,780 --> 00:30:38,800 Should I be? Now that he's supporting Ellis, do you consider yourself the 481 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:39,800 underdog? 482 00:30:42,059 --> 00:30:44,740 The councilman's endorsement is his business. 483 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,300 Look, I'm not here to maintain a status quo. We need to shake things up. 484 00:30:49,620 --> 00:30:50,620 We need to wake up. 485 00:30:52,220 --> 00:30:52,600 Who 486 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:59,820 are 487 00:30:59,820 --> 00:31:01,600 you? How did you get in here? 488 00:31:01,860 --> 00:31:02,980 Jane Sangstack. 489 00:31:03,620 --> 00:31:06,260 I saw your name on the door. It wasn't locked. 490 00:31:06,580 --> 00:31:07,640 What can I do for you? 491 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:12,400 The woman in Mrs. Thomas' office said I should see you about my asset forfeiture 492 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:13,400 case. 493 00:31:16,060 --> 00:31:17,720 Why are you prosecuting me? 494 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:19,560 I'm not a drug dealer. 495 00:31:20,740 --> 00:31:24,420 My son Michael made a terrible mistake. I'm not saying that he shouldn't be held 496 00:31:24,420 --> 00:31:25,420 accountable. 497 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:29,360 But I wasn't charged with a crime. How can you take away my home? Mrs. 498 00:31:29,460 --> 00:31:32,820 Sangstack, if drugs were found on your property, we can seize your house. 499 00:31:32,820 --> 00:31:36,800 the law. But I didn't know he must have been doing this after school, before I 500 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:37,759 got home from work. 501 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,360 According to this affidavit, an informant said you were present. 502 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:44,000 According to this affidavit and that report and this informant, take your 503 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:45,000 out of that file and listen. 504 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:49,240 Mrs. Sangstack, you should really talk with your lawyer. I spent 20 years 505 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:50,240 the mortgage. 506 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:52,920 Most of my money is in that house. 507 00:31:53,540 --> 00:31:54,439 I'm sorry. 508 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:59,680 I drive an 82 Civic with a bad clutch, and ever since you took away my home, me 509 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,300 and my 8 -year -old have been living in it. 510 00:32:12,580 --> 00:32:13,580 Ann? 511 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:15,160 Ann? 512 00:32:15,740 --> 00:32:16,740 What is it, Stuart? 513 00:32:17,300 --> 00:32:18,300 How does it work? 514 00:32:18,420 --> 00:32:19,760 How does what work? This. 515 00:32:20,260 --> 00:32:21,480 It's Chinese checkers. 516 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,840 Doesn't work like the checkers I had at the hospital. 517 00:32:26,540 --> 00:32:28,260 Don't let him put any marbles in his mouth. 518 00:32:34,660 --> 00:32:35,660 What's your name? 519 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:36,880 Beth, we do. 520 00:32:37,540 --> 00:32:38,900 Right. Sorry. 521 00:32:56,010 --> 00:33:01,150 Mr. McKenzie, in 1959, as deputy district attorney, you successfully 522 00:33:01,150 --> 00:33:04,370 Frank Osgood for the murder of Felicia Holliday. Is that correct? 523 00:33:04,730 --> 00:33:08,110 Yes. This note was found in your files on the Holliday investigation. 524 00:33:08,510 --> 00:33:09,590 Do you recognize the handwriting? 525 00:33:09,930 --> 00:33:13,870 It appears to be my own. For the record, the note is dated September 4th, 1959, 526 00:33:14,250 --> 00:33:16,490 one month before Frank Osgood's murder trial. 527 00:33:16,690 --> 00:33:18,370 Would you please read the note aloud? 528 00:33:19,070 --> 00:33:23,230 5 .30 p .m. Call from Frank Yates, probation officer. 529 00:33:23,710 --> 00:33:28,370 Prisoner in custody claims he saw a man leave Holiday Apartment on night of 530 00:33:28,370 --> 00:33:30,350 murder, not Osgood. 531 00:33:30,770 --> 00:33:35,370 And below is the single word, unreliable. It's underlined twice. 532 00:33:35,730 --> 00:33:38,870 Did you tell Mr. Osgood's lawyer about this potential eyewitness? 533 00:33:39,070 --> 00:33:42,890 As I recall, the probation officer who passed this information on to me 534 00:33:42,890 --> 00:33:46,930 cautioned that the prisoner had not been credible in the past, as underscored 535 00:33:46,930 --> 00:33:50,950 here. Is it possible you determined the informant was unreliable and dependent 536 00:33:50,950 --> 00:33:52,330 at the probation officer's assessment? 537 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:57,380 The conversation took place over 30 years ago. To the best of my 538 00:33:57,380 --> 00:34:02,320 was told the informant was unreliable. Did you make any attempt whatsoever to 539 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:03,320 track down this witness? 540 00:34:03,740 --> 00:34:08,000 No. And by not giving this information to Mr. Osgood's attorney, didn't you 541 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,260 deprive him of the chance to seek out this witness? 542 00:34:10,500 --> 00:34:15,500 It's true. I didn't pass it on. But otherwise, I have no idea. Isn't it 543 00:34:15,500 --> 00:34:18,960 if someone had tracked down this witness, now lost forever? 544 00:34:19,469 --> 00:34:23,530 He might have identified Philip Tice as the man seen running from Felicia 545 00:34:23,530 --> 00:34:27,370 Holliday's apartment. I suppose it's within the realm of possibility. 546 00:34:27,650 --> 00:34:28,650 Thank you. 547 00:34:29,929 --> 00:34:30,929 Your witness. 548 00:34:31,670 --> 00:34:37,429 Mr. McKenzie, in 1959, when you were a prosecutor, the rules governing 549 00:34:37,429 --> 00:34:40,210 disclosure of evidence were less rigid than today, correct? 550 00:34:40,630 --> 00:34:41,288 That's correct. 551 00:34:41,290 --> 00:34:45,570 You had no legal obligation to turn over information that appeared unreliable, 552 00:34:45,590 --> 00:34:46,569 did you? No. 553 00:34:46,570 --> 00:34:50,610 And rumors from a prisoner attempting to barter early release are hardly 554 00:34:50,610 --> 00:34:55,010 convincing, particularly when that prisoner has a history of being 555 00:34:55,150 --> 00:34:56,129 Nothing more. 556 00:34:56,130 --> 00:34:57,130 Redirect. 557 00:34:58,470 --> 00:35:05,190 The legal obligation aside, didn't you have a moral obligation to 558 00:35:05,190 --> 00:35:08,790 turn over evidence suggesting Mr. Osgood might be innocent? 559 00:35:09,030 --> 00:35:12,310 Objection. Irrelevant. Overruled. I'd like Mr. McKenzie to answer. 560 00:35:12,510 --> 00:35:13,890 Didn't you have a moral obligation? 561 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:15,319 To tell Mr. 562 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,400 Osgood's lawyer about this third witness. 563 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:20,700 Perhaps. 564 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:35,840 You set me up. 565 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:38,400 You never had any intention of giving me your endorsement. 566 00:35:40,460 --> 00:35:42,260 I consider supporting you. 567 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,740 But I decided the 16th District would be better served by Ellis. 568 00:35:47,260 --> 00:35:48,260 Why? 569 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:51,320 Honestly? 570 00:35:53,180 --> 00:35:55,740 You grew up in Privilege, UCLA, Harvard. 571 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:59,180 Now, what does the editor of the Law Review know about the streets of South 572 00:35:59,180 --> 00:36:02,620 Central? Ellis fought his way up. He knows the problems firsthand. 573 00:36:02,820 --> 00:36:05,460 He's someone I can work with, find practical solutions. 574 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:08,080 Give us a minute. 575 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:14,210 I'd love to know what kind of deal you offered Ellis. 576 00:36:14,450 --> 00:36:17,490 Oh, don't be so sanctimonious. You were pretty quick to make a deal yourself. 577 00:36:18,890 --> 00:36:20,350 So you don't think I'm the best man? 578 00:36:20,590 --> 00:36:22,030 It's not about who's best. 579 00:36:22,550 --> 00:36:24,150 It's about getting into office. 580 00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:27,270 Frankly, I don't think you're going to win. 581 00:36:27,610 --> 00:36:28,610 Excuse me. 582 00:36:33,310 --> 00:36:39,150 In the matter of the people versus Douglas Brackman, violation of Penal 583 00:36:39,150 --> 00:36:43,560 415, disturbing the peace... I find the defendant guilty as charged. 584 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:50,100 Oh, Your Honor, the people asked that Mr. Brackman receive the maximum 585 00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:54,420 of 90 days in the county jail. Over my dead body, Your Honor, I protest. 586 00:36:54,740 --> 00:36:57,100 Protest all you want, Mr. Brackman. 587 00:36:57,420 --> 00:37:02,060 Your conduct when placed under arrest was disgraceful. As an officer of this 588 00:37:02,060 --> 00:37:06,020 court, you're expected to set an example by showing respect for law enforcement. 589 00:37:06,260 --> 00:37:10,520 And since you failed to do so, I'm making an example out of you. Sentencing 590 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:11,319 be Monday. 591 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:14,860 Bailiff, take Mr. Brackman into custody. Hurry back to the office. Get Leland on 592 00:37:14,860 --> 00:37:17,780 top of this and Mulaney. For God's sakes, get Benny. Anyone. 593 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:19,880 Glenn. Glenn, come meet my folks. 594 00:38:56,460 --> 00:38:57,460 It's okay, Stuart. 595 00:38:58,240 --> 00:39:00,020 Everything's going to be all right, I promise. 596 00:39:03,180 --> 00:39:04,660 We will all come to order. 597 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:06,920 Be seated. 598 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:16,820 Although I'm unable to dismiss Mr. Tice's confession entirely, it comes 599 00:39:16,820 --> 00:39:21,960 surrounded by doubts, unsupported by physical proof, so that it's impossible 600 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,520 believe with any degree of certainty. 601 00:39:24,170 --> 00:39:28,010 Therefore, the petitioner's request for a new trial is denied. 602 00:39:29,390 --> 00:39:30,390 He's innocent. 603 00:39:31,470 --> 00:39:33,710 Damn it! Mr. Tice, sit down. How can you do this? 604 00:39:34,030 --> 00:39:37,290 Philip, don't do this. Mr. Morales, get control of your witness. I confess. 605 00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:39,410 What more do you want me to do? 606 00:39:39,650 --> 00:39:41,250 Bailiff, remove him. This isn't fair. 607 00:39:41,490 --> 00:39:43,610 One innocent person has died already. 608 00:39:44,390 --> 00:39:45,390 Isn't that enough? 609 00:39:45,870 --> 00:39:47,470 The man is innocent. 610 00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:04,420 I found this in your bottom drawer. 611 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:06,400 I hope you don't mind. 612 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:10,680 It's a gift from my ex. 613 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,060 How bad do you think Cook's hurt me? 614 00:40:17,580 --> 00:40:19,760 Latest poll say you and Ellis are in a dead heat. 615 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,920 Sorry about your losing the endorsement, but how was my speech? Did the 616 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:28,760 Reaganomics joke, did it get a laugh? 617 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:30,040 I didn't use it. 618 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:31,859 Why not? 619 00:40:31,860 --> 00:40:32,860 Jeff. 620 00:40:33,150 --> 00:40:34,710 Don't let the door hit you in the ass. 621 00:40:41,430 --> 00:40:45,210 Jonathan, just because you got fan bag doesn't mean you have to give up the 622 00:40:45,210 --> 00:40:48,690 fight. If you want, I can have Jeff do some opposition research. 623 00:40:49,010 --> 00:40:50,290 Euphemism for digging up dirt. 624 00:40:50,930 --> 00:40:51,930 Ellis has momentum. 625 00:40:52,030 --> 00:40:55,110 We have to drop him in his tracks. That means change our tactics. 626 00:40:56,390 --> 00:40:57,390 Go on the offense. 627 00:40:57,990 --> 00:40:58,990 No, no. 628 00:41:00,990 --> 00:41:01,990 You want to win? 629 00:41:02,570 --> 00:41:03,570 What do you want to lose? 630 00:41:09,350 --> 00:41:10,350 All right. 631 00:41:11,710 --> 00:41:12,730 Let's go after Alice. 632 00:41:13,710 --> 00:41:14,990 See what Jeff can come up with. 633 00:41:20,690 --> 00:41:21,690 Hey there, Benny. 634 00:41:22,150 --> 00:41:24,070 We got another postcard from Arnie. 635 00:41:24,830 --> 00:41:27,330 Roxanne, another postcard from Arnie. 636 00:41:29,890 --> 00:41:34,700 You know... Going to find yourself is one thing, but if Arnie doesn't get 637 00:41:34,780 --> 00:41:36,480 he's going to find himself unemployed. 638 00:41:38,260 --> 00:41:39,260 Jesus. 639 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:41,600 Close. 640 00:41:45,340 --> 00:41:46,340 Arnie? 641 00:41:46,660 --> 00:41:47,660 Oh, you rocks. 642 00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:56,060 Benny. I know. 643 00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:02,040 Well, you've lost weight. 644 00:42:02,220 --> 00:42:05,380 Yeah, I started a macro diet in the western Antilles. Five months, guys, 645 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,320 traveling the globe, I saw it all. 646 00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:12,860 The Brazilian rainforest, the Himalaya Mountains, the Sahara Desert. 647 00:42:13,720 --> 00:42:16,080 I've always wanted to visit Egypt. 648 00:42:16,580 --> 00:42:20,900 The pyramids, the Sphinx. What was it like? 649 00:42:21,180 --> 00:42:23,800 A little too much chlorine at the Cairo Hilton, but rocks. 650 00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:27,760 You would have loved this spot, the Yak and Yeti. You never left the hotels? 651 00:42:28,980 --> 00:42:31,220 Didn't... five months away teach you anything? 652 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:32,680 No. 653 00:42:33,940 --> 00:42:36,140 Of course I left the hotels. 654 00:42:36,580 --> 00:42:38,400 This is a new dawn, a new day. 655 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:39,720 A new me. 656 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:40,980 I've heard this before. 657 00:42:41,300 --> 00:42:42,420 Well, you wait and see, Rox. 658 00:42:43,300 --> 00:42:44,300 I've changed. 659 00:42:46,060 --> 00:42:47,980 By the way, have you been starting my car? 660 00:42:48,380 --> 00:42:50,600 After two weeks, I disconnected the battery. 661 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:53,280 Rox, you know that screws up the alarm. 662 00:43:00,430 --> 00:43:01,730 Oh, I am looking at this woman. 663 00:43:04,610 --> 00:43:06,630 And I think she's telling me the truth. 664 00:43:07,030 --> 00:43:11,050 But a sworn affidavit says that she knew her son was selling cocaine in the 665 00:43:11,050 --> 00:43:12,009 house. 666 00:43:12,010 --> 00:43:14,170 That she might even be selling coke herself. 667 00:43:14,530 --> 00:43:16,410 Well, let the jury decide who's telling the truth. 668 00:43:16,690 --> 00:43:18,390 She's living in her car, Tommy. 669 00:43:18,630 --> 00:43:23,710 All I'm saying is that maybe my time is better served going after serious 670 00:43:23,710 --> 00:43:27,630 criminals instead of single mothers of small -time dealers. 671 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:31,280 Talk to Ruby. Convince her. Right, and reaffirm her suspicions that I've gone 672 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,060 soft, that I can't handle this anymore. 673 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:34,360 Ow, ow. 674 00:43:34,460 --> 00:43:35,700 You have gone soft. 675 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:36,960 I don't know. 676 00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:39,900 Maybe I've been avoiding going back because I don't want to go back. 677 00:43:42,100 --> 00:43:43,460 I mean, why should I? 678 00:43:44,500 --> 00:43:45,640 Upholding the law, remember? 679 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:48,660 Getting the bad guys. Thank you, corporate lawyer. 680 00:43:49,220 --> 00:43:52,800 All your rah -rah -ing about moving to the DA's office, hop on over. 681 00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:54,280 Next week, soon enough. 682 00:43:56,140 --> 00:43:57,300 Are you serious? 683 00:43:59,720 --> 00:44:01,900 I'm feeling kind of bad about jumping ship. 684 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:06,100 Looks like Mackenzie Brackman is unraveling. That's not your problem. 685 00:44:06,380 --> 00:44:07,760 In that case, I feel great. 686 00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:12,060 I'm so happy for you. 687 00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:13,960 Yeah, I'm happy for me, too. 688 00:44:15,980 --> 00:44:16,980 I'm getting happier. 689 00:44:34,830 --> 00:44:35,830 Car won't start? 690 00:44:36,910 --> 00:44:38,270 I owe you an apology. 691 00:44:38,550 --> 00:44:39,550 Me first. 692 00:44:39,590 --> 00:44:43,010 You heard the judge. He found your non -disclosure of a witness acceptable. 693 00:44:43,870 --> 00:44:45,970 Given the code in 1959. 694 00:44:47,870 --> 00:44:52,430 To dismiss a possible witness without even talking to him is arrogant. 695 00:44:52,810 --> 00:44:56,370 A hotshot working in the DA's office about to make his career. 696 00:44:56,810 --> 00:44:58,570 Leland, you believed in your case. 697 00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:01,410 Fought hard for a conviction. At worst... 698 00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:07,380 You made an error in judgment. This case launched my career, put me in private 699 00:45:07,380 --> 00:45:08,380 practice. 700 00:45:09,260 --> 00:45:14,280 The thought that my error may have cost a man a life of freedom is almost too 701 00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:15,280 staggering to bear. 702 00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:21,360 Good night, Dan.