1 00:02:28,481 --> 00:02:31,094 How'd he get to you? Who? 2 00:02:31,118 --> 00:02:33,785 That federal agent, Paul Davies. 3 00:02:38,191 --> 00:02:41,538 He said that it was absolutely imperative that I plead guilty. 4 00:02:41,562 --> 00:02:44,040 He said that the investigation he was spearheading 5 00:02:44,064 --> 00:02:45,575 would clear me and he promised me 6 00:02:45,599 --> 00:02:47,443 that I wouldn't spend a day in prison. 7 00:02:47,467 --> 00:02:48,979 What's the matter with you? 8 00:02:49,003 --> 00:02:51,414 He can't promise that. Nobody can. 9 00:02:51,438 --> 00:02:53,917 The system isn't made to work that way. 10 00:02:53,941 --> 00:02:56,786 Why didn't you consult with me before you agreed? 11 00:02:56,810 --> 00:02:58,488 He said not to discuss it with anyone. 12 00:02:58,512 --> 00:03:00,223 He said it was a matter of national security. 13 00:03:00,247 --> 00:03:02,325 Well, maybe that's what he said, 14 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:04,227 but that's not why you complied. 15 00:03:04,251 --> 00:03:07,029 He promised you an exclusive, didn't he? 16 00:03:07,053 --> 00:03:08,464 He told you you could break the story 17 00:03:08,488 --> 00:03:10,466 as soon as his investigation was over. 18 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:12,668 You weren't thinking about national security. 19 00:03:12,692 --> 00:03:14,892 You were thinking about a Pulitzer Prize. 20 00:03:16,162 --> 00:03:20,076 You lied, and if this investigation comes up dry 21 00:03:20,100 --> 00:03:23,179 or loses its funding or just plain folds, 22 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:25,281 you just made the biggest mistake of your life. 23 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:30,753 Yeah, Tyler. Did you find him? 24 00:03:30,777 --> 00:03:32,888 Oh, yeah. Paul Davies? 25 00:03:32,912 --> 00:03:34,557 Yep, and he wants to talk to you too. 26 00:03:34,581 --> 00:03:36,526 Good. 27 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:37,827 Paul Davies, 28 00:03:37,851 --> 00:03:40,997 section chief, special projects. 29 00:03:41,021 --> 00:03:42,398 Now, what's this all about? 30 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,273 You don't know anything about a secret investigation? 31 00:03:50,297 --> 00:03:52,776 No, and furthermore, no one in this office 32 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,478 is conducting any investigation that involves you. 33 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:58,214 The IDs these guys were flashing 34 00:03:58,238 --> 00:04:00,350 didn't come out of a cereal box. 35 00:04:00,374 --> 00:04:02,418 Did anybody quit your staff recently? 36 00:04:02,442 --> 00:04:05,588 No one fitting the description of the men you saw. 37 00:04:05,612 --> 00:04:07,790 Damn. Impersonating a federal agent's 38 00:04:07,814 --> 00:04:09,459 a serious offense, Mr. Matlock, 39 00:04:09,483 --> 00:04:12,951 and I assure you we will look into this immediately. 40 00:04:14,721 --> 00:04:16,266 I've got a client 41 00:04:16,290 --> 00:04:19,169 who just confessed to murder in open court. 42 00:04:19,193 --> 00:04:21,537 Unless I find who talked her into that, 43 00:04:21,561 --> 00:04:23,906 she could go to prison for the rest of her life. 44 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:26,576 And you think the person that killed this Karen Wyler 45 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,111 is behind all this? 46 00:04:28,135 --> 00:04:29,445 Yes, got to be, 47 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:30,713 and I think it's one of the men 48 00:04:30,737 --> 00:04:32,314 my office has been investigating. 49 00:04:32,338 --> 00:04:35,118 Lambert Crawford, for one. Lambert Crawford? 50 00:04:35,142 --> 00:04:37,287 Senator Lambert Crawford? Yes. 51 00:04:37,311 --> 00:04:39,689 That's who Karen Wyler was working for 52 00:04:39,713 --> 00:04:40,890 at the time she was murdered. 53 00:04:40,914 --> 00:04:43,326 She believed that he, Michael Fitzmorris, 54 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:44,994 Robert Irwin... Robert Irwin? 55 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:46,929 The attorney. And that whiz kid 56 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:49,932 who ran the senator's reelection campaign, Jed Palmer. 57 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:53,003 She told my client, who works for the newspaper, 58 00:04:53,027 --> 00:04:54,604 that they were up to something 59 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:57,273 involving a lot of money and a lot of secrecy. 60 00:04:57,297 --> 00:05:00,310 Now, doesn't it stand to reason that's why she was murdered? 61 00:05:00,334 --> 00:05:02,300 What kind of proof did she have? 62 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:04,969 She didn't. 63 00:05:07,808 --> 00:05:10,142 And neither do I. 64 00:05:12,012 --> 00:05:15,057 He told her she'd be helping her country, Your Honor. 65 00:05:15,081 --> 00:05:17,827 She was tricked into making that confession. 66 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:21,231 Your Honor, I was approached and fooled by these same men. 67 00:05:21,255 --> 00:05:22,498 My client is innocent. 68 00:05:22,522 --> 00:05:25,735 I wanna clear her of these charges as soon as possible, 69 00:05:25,759 --> 00:05:29,806 but I need the time to find these phony federal agents. 70 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:31,741 Your Honor, I'd like a continuance. 71 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:33,631 Denied. Next suggestion. 72 00:05:35,069 --> 00:05:37,113 Then I'll move for a mistrial. 73 00:05:37,137 --> 00:05:39,571 I'll deny that too. 74 00:05:48,748 --> 00:05:50,060 How'd it go? 75 00:05:50,084 --> 00:05:52,062 He shouldn't be removed from the bench. 76 00:05:52,086 --> 00:05:53,930 He should be removed from the planet. 77 00:05:53,954 --> 00:05:56,332 That well, huh? Cheer up. 78 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:58,801 Remember the car that followed Michelle and Jed Palmer 79 00:05:58,825 --> 00:06:00,336 to his apartment, the one that belonged 80 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,072 to those alleged G-men? Yeah. 81 00:06:02,096 --> 00:06:03,639 I traced the license plate and found out 82 00:06:03,663 --> 00:06:04,941 who it's registered to. Who? 83 00:06:04,965 --> 00:06:06,142 The Leyland Group. 84 00:06:06,166 --> 00:06:07,310 Who's the Leyland Group? 85 00:06:07,334 --> 00:06:09,345 It's some kind of giant holding company, 86 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:12,815 but the most interesting thing here is the legal counsel 87 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,584 that they've retained here in Washington. 88 00:06:14,608 --> 00:06:16,219 Who? 89 00:06:16,243 --> 00:06:18,477 Robert Irwin. 90 00:06:19,679 --> 00:06:22,725 Oh. 91 00:06:22,749 --> 00:06:25,661 How about getting together with Jed Palmer? 92 00:06:25,685 --> 00:06:29,988 See what he knows about this Leyland Group and Robert Irwin. 93 00:06:34,828 --> 00:06:36,439 Is there a problem? 94 00:06:36,463 --> 00:06:38,596 No. No problem. 95 00:06:46,540 --> 00:06:48,272 Coming. 96 00:06:50,511 --> 00:06:51,688 Hello. 97 00:06:51,712 --> 00:06:54,491 Hi. 98 00:06:54,515 --> 00:06:56,860 Welcome back. 99 00:06:56,884 --> 00:06:58,628 Come on in. 100 00:06:58,652 --> 00:07:01,097 I've got some espresso. It'll be ready in just a minute. 101 00:07:01,121 --> 00:07:02,732 Oh, no. None for me, thank you. 102 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:05,334 No. It's no problem. 103 00:07:05,358 --> 00:07:08,104 I need to talk to you. 104 00:07:08,128 --> 00:07:10,439 I've got nothing against talking. 105 00:07:10,463 --> 00:07:12,742 It comes in, uh, pretty handy sometimes. 106 00:07:12,766 --> 00:07:14,699 You never know where it might lead. 107 00:07:17,738 --> 00:07:20,249 I wasn't exactly forthcoming with you last time 108 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:22,351 about who I am. 109 00:07:22,375 --> 00:07:24,253 You're not Michelle Thomas? 110 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:26,789 I am, but I'm also an attorney. 111 00:07:26,813 --> 00:07:28,913 I work with Ben Matlock. 112 00:07:30,884 --> 00:07:32,728 Defending Melinda Stuart? 113 00:07:32,752 --> 00:07:34,452 That's right. 114 00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:40,903 You're very good. 115 00:07:40,927 --> 00:07:42,338 Thanks. 116 00:07:42,362 --> 00:07:47,910 You, uh... You set me up. 117 00:07:47,934 --> 00:07:49,478 Set you up? Yeah. 118 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:52,003 You had me completely fooled. 119 00:08:00,013 --> 00:08:01,557 I didn't lie to you. 120 00:08:01,581 --> 00:08:03,701 No, but you kept certain things from me. 121 00:08:10,523 --> 00:08:14,003 When I look at you, I see a bright, interesting woman. 122 00:08:14,027 --> 00:08:16,806 Someone I can relate to. Someone I can... 123 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:18,407 be comfortable with. 124 00:08:18,431 --> 00:08:20,932 A woman I can spend special time with. 125 00:08:22,269 --> 00:08:24,680 You set me up. 126 00:08:24,704 --> 00:08:26,082 What did you want from me? 127 00:08:26,106 --> 00:08:28,266 Just someone to answer your questions? 128 00:08:29,642 --> 00:08:31,087 I'm really sorry. 129 00:08:31,111 --> 00:08:34,189 I apologize. 130 00:08:34,213 --> 00:08:36,359 But I need to ask you a couple more. 131 00:08:37,984 --> 00:08:40,796 Why not? 132 00:08:40,820 --> 00:08:42,965 Ever hear of the Leyland Group? 133 00:08:42,989 --> 00:08:44,933 Sure. It's some big conglomerate. 134 00:08:44,957 --> 00:08:46,769 Principal interests are oil. 135 00:08:46,793 --> 00:08:48,337 Headquarters in Houston, I think. 136 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:52,375 Ask Michael Fitzmorris. He used to work for them. 137 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:54,544 What's Robert Irwin's connection to them? 138 00:08:54,568 --> 00:08:56,446 I'm afraid you'd have to ask him that. 139 00:08:56,470 --> 00:08:58,848 What about his connection to Karen Wyler? 140 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,482 He ever have an affair with her? 141 00:09:00,506 --> 00:09:02,285 Again, you'd have to ask him. 142 00:09:02,309 --> 00:09:05,188 What about Crawford? You'd have to ask him too. 143 00:09:05,212 --> 00:09:07,178 What about you? 144 00:09:08,648 --> 00:09:11,008 Of what possible relevance is any of this? 145 00:09:12,419 --> 00:09:14,897 Whoever actually killed her was very familiar 146 00:09:14,921 --> 00:09:16,766 with the burglar alarm system in her apartment, 147 00:09:16,790 --> 00:09:19,924 and I imagine very familiar with her. 148 00:09:21,328 --> 00:09:23,172 Which rules me out. 149 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:25,974 I was at the Brazilian embassy that whole evening 150 00:09:25,998 --> 00:09:28,644 with 150 other people. 151 00:09:28,668 --> 00:09:31,781 She told Melinda that your relationship 152 00:09:31,805 --> 00:09:34,984 with Senator Crawford went beyond being a media consultant. 153 00:09:35,008 --> 00:09:36,853 What's that supposed to mean? 154 00:09:36,877 --> 00:09:38,777 I was hoping you'd tell me. 155 00:09:41,348 --> 00:09:46,150 I wish I could, but I can't. 156 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,465 Too bad you can't ask Karen. 157 00:09:49,489 --> 00:09:52,690 Yeah. It's too bad. 158 00:09:54,861 --> 00:10:00,342 Well, thanks for the talk. 159 00:10:00,366 --> 00:10:02,745 Anytime, Michelle. 160 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,914 And, uh, listen. 161 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:09,418 Next time you have a question to ask me, just ask. 162 00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:11,475 Don't set me up. 163 00:10:24,391 --> 00:10:27,169 Well, if it's information you were looking for, Mr. Matlock, 164 00:10:27,193 --> 00:10:29,972 you have definitely come to the right place. 165 00:10:29,996 --> 00:10:32,241 You know, many people, my husband included, 166 00:10:32,265 --> 00:10:35,845 regard me as nothing but a flighty, garrulous old fool. 167 00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:38,781 Well, not only do I have eyes in my head, 168 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:40,716 I have a brain as well. 169 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:44,887 Oh, I could tell that the instant I met you. 170 00:10:44,911 --> 00:10:48,057 In fact, I... I said to Michelle, I... I said, 171 00:10:48,081 --> 00:10:52,094 "Michelle, there is a smart woman." 172 00:10:52,118 --> 00:10:53,629 You know what she said? 173 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:55,597 What? "I know it." 174 00:10:55,621 --> 00:10:58,000 Oh, she is such a wonderful girl. 175 00:10:58,024 --> 00:10:59,168 Oh, isn't she? 176 00:10:59,192 --> 00:11:02,237 You are a very, very lucky man. I know. I know. 177 00:11:02,261 --> 00:11:05,808 Now, what do you know about your husband's connection 178 00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:07,977 with the Leyland Group? 179 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:10,146 More than I'm supposed to, I can tell you that. 180 00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:12,247 You know, I knew something was up 181 00:11:12,271 --> 00:11:14,616 when Robert started to lock the door of his study 182 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,585 whenever they'd call him at home. 183 00:11:16,609 --> 00:11:18,220 Well, I mean, that only served 184 00:11:18,244 --> 00:11:20,455 to pique my desire to learn more. 185 00:11:20,479 --> 00:11:24,060 Oh. So... did you? 186 00:11:24,084 --> 00:11:27,363 Mm. Are you sure that you won't have one of these? 187 00:11:27,387 --> 00:11:30,332 They are quite delicious. Oh, no, thank you, Miss Irwin. 188 00:11:30,356 --> 00:11:32,134 Oh, please, please. 189 00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:33,569 Clarissa. 190 00:11:33,593 --> 00:11:35,771 You know, whenever anyone calls me Mrs. Irwin, 191 00:11:35,795 --> 00:11:37,439 I tend to look over my shoulder 192 00:11:37,463 --> 00:11:39,942 expecting to see Robert's mother. 193 00:11:39,966 --> 00:11:41,577 Which is a little disconcerting, 194 00:11:41,601 --> 00:11:44,580 as she died seven years ago. 195 00:11:48,174 --> 00:11:51,253 Did you, uh...? Did you find out? 196 00:11:51,277 --> 00:11:52,654 About what? 197 00:11:52,678 --> 00:11:53,755 The Leyland Group. 198 00:11:53,779 --> 00:11:55,524 Oh, the Leyland Group. 199 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:57,426 Excuse me. Mr. Matlock, 200 00:11:57,450 --> 00:11:59,562 you have a phone call from a Mr. Davies. 201 00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:00,863 Which one? 202 00:12:00,887 --> 00:12:02,931 All I know is he says it's an emergency. 203 00:12:02,955 --> 00:12:06,224 Oh, please go ahead and take it. I'm in no hurry. 204 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:13,198 Uno más. Ahem. 205 00:12:17,003 --> 00:12:19,236 This is Ben Matlock. 206 00:12:22,042 --> 00:12:24,253 Hello? 207 00:12:24,277 --> 00:12:26,110 Hello? 208 00:13:01,247 --> 00:13:03,826 Hey, Clarissa! 209 00:13:25,037 --> 00:13:27,516 I'm telling you there's a conspiracy afoot, 210 00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:30,041 and my client is innocent. 211 00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:34,190 Is this the same client who confessed in open court? 212 00:13:34,214 --> 00:13:36,492 She was tricked into that by the same people 213 00:13:36,516 --> 00:13:39,116 who kidnapped Clarissa Irwin. 214 00:13:40,587 --> 00:13:42,498 Lieutenant, what is this all about? 215 00:13:42,522 --> 00:13:45,300 Sorry to bother you, but Mr. Matlock here 216 00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:46,768 claims your wife has been kidnapped. 217 00:13:46,792 --> 00:13:47,837 Kidnapped? 218 00:13:47,861 --> 00:13:49,972 Do you have any idea where she is right now? 219 00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:52,741 I know precisely where she is right now. 220 00:13:52,765 --> 00:13:56,946 She's down in Texas at a spa called, uh, the Springs. 221 00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:59,047 Call the place and get Mrs. Irwin on the line. 222 00:13:59,071 --> 00:14:02,684 I know I had lunch with her, at least tried to. 223 00:14:02,708 --> 00:14:04,453 I really don't have time for this. 224 00:14:04,477 --> 00:14:07,189 Call the maitre d' at Rex's. - We did. 225 00:14:07,213 --> 00:14:08,557 He says while you were on the phone, 226 00:14:08,581 --> 00:14:11,227 Mrs. Irwin got up and left with two gentlemen. 227 00:14:11,251 --> 00:14:14,663 Those gentlemen are impersonating federal agents. 228 00:14:14,687 --> 00:14:16,053 Lieutenant, line one. 229 00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:23,739 Mrs. Irwin? Hello. 230 00:14:23,763 --> 00:14:26,130 This is James Norris from the Washington, D.C. police. 231 00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:28,911 Fine, thank you. 232 00:14:28,935 --> 00:14:32,448 More to the point, how are you, Mrs. Irwin? 233 00:14:32,472 --> 00:14:34,950 Oh. Sorry, uh, Clarissa. 234 00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:36,040 Uh. 235 00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:39,121 Clarissa? 236 00:14:39,145 --> 00:14:41,590 Ben Matlock. What in the world's going on? 237 00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:44,026 I do apologize for getting up and leaving like that, 238 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:46,428 but I'd entirely forgotten that I booked myself in 239 00:14:46,452 --> 00:14:47,829 for a stay down here. 240 00:14:47,853 --> 00:14:51,533 And the spa is just dreadful about no-shows. 241 00:14:51,557 --> 00:14:54,136 I'm sorry, Ben. I have to go. 242 00:14:55,995 --> 00:14:58,107 Whatever it is you're trying to pull, 243 00:14:58,131 --> 00:14:59,742 I advise you not to try it again. 244 00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:01,911 Thank you for coming down and helping us clear this up. 245 00:15:01,935 --> 00:15:04,446 My apologies. 246 00:15:04,470 --> 00:15:05,736 Okay. 247 00:15:08,708 --> 00:15:10,553 - The Springs? - Yeah. 248 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:13,289 Some kind of spa in Texas. 249 00:15:13,313 --> 00:15:15,057 Well, what am I supposed to do when I find her? 250 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:16,525 Talk to her. 251 00:15:16,549 --> 00:15:18,760 We've got to find out what her husband's connection is 252 00:15:18,784 --> 00:15:21,263 with the Leyland Group. Now, she was kidnapped? 253 00:15:21,287 --> 00:15:23,466 I thought so. Well, if she was, 254 00:15:23,490 --> 00:15:25,968 what if the people who did it don't want her to talk to me? 255 00:15:25,992 --> 00:15:29,171 Find a way. BOTH: You always do. 256 00:15:29,195 --> 00:15:31,440 Their identification looked real. 257 00:15:31,464 --> 00:15:33,376 It looked real. 258 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,545 I honestly believed that they were federal agents. 259 00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:39,248 So I did what they asked me to. 260 00:15:39,272 --> 00:15:41,784 I confessed. 261 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:46,054 Melinda, did you shoot Karen Wyler? 262 00:15:46,078 --> 00:15:48,023 No. 263 00:15:50,684 --> 00:15:52,795 That's all, thank you. 264 00:15:52,819 --> 00:15:54,863 Just tell me this, Miss Stuart. 265 00:15:54,887 --> 00:15:57,566 Were you lying the other day, or were you lying just now, 266 00:15:57,590 --> 00:15:58,834 or were you lying both times 267 00:15:58,858 --> 00:16:01,837 and have yet another tale to tell us? 268 00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:05,523 Um... Approach the bench, Your Honor? 269 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:17,252 Your Honor, I submit 270 00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:20,355 that you're impugning the credibility of my client 271 00:16:20,379 --> 00:16:23,513 with your every word, gesture, and expression. 272 00:16:24,951 --> 00:16:27,596 And if you continue, I'll have no choice 273 00:16:27,620 --> 00:16:31,867 but to move to have Your Honor disqualified for prejudice. 274 00:16:31,891 --> 00:16:35,037 Lack of impartiality is probably the most serious charge 275 00:16:35,061 --> 00:16:38,474 that can be leveled against someone in my position. 276 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:42,078 Are you certain that your observations are not colored 277 00:16:42,102 --> 00:16:44,680 by your own partiality, Mr. Matlock? 278 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:48,417 Your Honor, I'm supposed to be partial. 279 00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:49,873 I'm the defense. 280 00:16:51,610 --> 00:16:54,657 Mr. Hobbs, are you aware 281 00:16:54,681 --> 00:16:57,626 of any demonstrations of prejudice on my part? 282 00:16:57,650 --> 00:17:00,395 No, Your Honor. No. 283 00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:03,899 Then I suggest not only that you reconsider your options, 284 00:17:03,923 --> 00:17:05,267 Mr. Matlock, 285 00:17:05,291 --> 00:17:08,504 but that you bear this in mind as well: 286 00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:11,374 I have never been removed for cause, 287 00:17:11,398 --> 00:17:15,499 but I have cited many, many lawyers for contempt. 288 00:17:18,237 --> 00:17:20,270 Do I make myself clear? 289 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:22,806 Abundantly. 290 00:17:26,746 --> 00:17:29,391 Should I repeat the question, Miss Stuart? 291 00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:32,160 I lied before, I admit that, 292 00:17:32,184 --> 00:17:34,796 but I did not kill Karen Wyler. 293 00:17:34,820 --> 00:17:37,967 Let me point out that it doesn't excuse her 294 00:17:37,991 --> 00:17:40,536 because she was lying before... - Mr. Matlock, 295 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,438 I asked Miss Stuart the question. 296 00:17:42,462 --> 00:17:45,507 Your Honor, I am this woman's defense attorney. 297 00:17:45,531 --> 00:17:47,576 I have the right to speak. 298 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,678 When she confessed, she was not under oath. 299 00:17:49,702 --> 00:17:51,246 She is under oath now. 300 00:17:51,270 --> 00:17:54,316 Her statement that she did not kill Karen Wyler 301 00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:55,651 is for the record! 302 00:17:55,675 --> 00:17:57,908 Mr. Matlock, sit down! 303 00:18:09,388 --> 00:18:11,233 Believe me, Mr. Davenport, 304 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:13,869 if discretion and results are what you want, 305 00:18:13,893 --> 00:18:15,604 the Springs is unsurpassed. 306 00:18:15,628 --> 00:18:18,540 Good, because that's exactly what I'd heard. 307 00:18:18,564 --> 00:18:21,777 And we are particularly adept at meeting the needs 308 00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:27,015 of people who are... Well-heeled? 309 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:30,886 Well, since we seem to understand each other, 310 00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:34,022 what exactly is your wife's problem? 311 00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:38,694 She is, uh... fat. 312 00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:41,797 Well, a weight problem is no problem for us. 313 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,865 Look, why don't I take you on a little tour 314 00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:46,201 and I'll show you how we deal with our food dependencies. 315 00:18:46,225 --> 00:18:49,371 As soon as I answer this call. 316 00:18:49,395 --> 00:18:51,039 Please, why don't you have a seat outside 317 00:18:51,063 --> 00:18:54,098 and I'll be right with you. Thank you very much. 318 00:18:55,901 --> 00:18:58,046 Yes, this is the manager. 319 00:18:58,070 --> 00:18:59,848 No, we have not received those orders yet, 320 00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:02,440 and I would like for you to check on that for me. 321 00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,373 Mr. Davenport? 322 00:20:00,299 --> 00:20:01,732 Hey! 323 00:20:43,342 --> 00:20:46,355 I don't know. I just... 324 00:20:46,379 --> 00:20:48,890 I just locked myself out. 325 00:20:48,914 --> 00:20:51,293 Tyler... 326 00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:54,195 You've gotta get back in there and get Clarissa out. 327 00:20:54,219 --> 00:20:55,564 Whoever we're dealing with 328 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:58,989 might decide to make her stay permanent. 329 00:21:00,125 --> 00:21:01,236 Do you understand? 330 00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:03,972 Okay, okay. 331 00:21:03,996 --> 00:21:06,429 I'll be in touch. 332 00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:11,680 Clarissa Irwin is at that spa in Texas 333 00:21:11,704 --> 00:21:13,349 under heavy sedation. 334 00:21:13,373 --> 00:21:16,986 The Springs is owned by the Leyland Group. 335 00:21:17,010 --> 00:21:19,054 I'm gonna listen to the tapes that Melinda made 336 00:21:19,078 --> 00:21:20,456 of her interviews with Karen 337 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:21,890 to see if there's anything on them 338 00:21:21,914 --> 00:21:24,526 that might tell us something Melinda may have overlooked. 339 00:21:24,550 --> 00:21:27,562 As usual, you're two steps ahead of me. 340 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:28,797 Where are you going? 341 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:30,699 Once you get a fire started, 342 00:21:30,723 --> 00:21:34,903 you've gotta stir the pot. 343 00:21:34,927 --> 00:21:37,138 There's always work to be done. 344 00:21:37,162 --> 00:21:39,507 That's why I love this job. 345 00:21:39,531 --> 00:21:41,509 This country never stands still. 346 00:21:41,533 --> 00:21:43,345 It's always moving. 347 00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:44,512 Growing. 348 00:21:44,536 --> 00:21:46,949 Changing. 349 00:21:46,973 --> 00:21:50,418 I've helped clean up after World War II. 350 00:21:50,442 --> 00:21:54,122 I've done my damndest to prevent World War III. 351 00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:57,459 I've come through missile crises, oil crises, 352 00:21:57,483 --> 00:21:59,895 overseen aid to our schools, 353 00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:02,030 aid to our farmers. 354 00:22:02,054 --> 00:22:05,000 Never the same thing twice. 355 00:22:05,024 --> 00:22:06,602 I like to think that means 356 00:22:06,626 --> 00:22:08,470 that we must've been doing something right. 357 00:22:08,494 --> 00:22:10,205 Yeah. 358 00:22:10,229 --> 00:22:13,942 I, uh, I... I admire people in public office. 359 00:22:13,966 --> 00:22:15,811 I really do. 360 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:18,046 Uh, didn't you become chairman 361 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:20,149 of the Senate committee 362 00:22:20,173 --> 00:22:22,684 that polices the activities of big oil companies 363 00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:24,887 about the time of the oil crisis? 364 00:22:24,911 --> 00:22:27,455 That's right. I have reason to believe 365 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:29,892 that the Leyland Group... 366 00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:32,427 Y-You're familiar with the Leyland Group, are you? 367 00:22:32,451 --> 00:22:34,263 Yes, of course. It's a conglomerate 368 00:22:34,287 --> 00:22:36,498 which owns several oil companies. 369 00:22:36,522 --> 00:22:39,501 I have reason to believe that the Leyland Group 370 00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:43,126 is somehow involved in Karen Wyler's murder. 371 00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:47,408 Why would they want to murder my secretary? 372 00:22:47,432 --> 00:22:49,578 I don't know. I don't know, 373 00:22:49,602 --> 00:22:52,648 but I do know that Michael Fitzmorris, 374 00:22:52,672 --> 00:22:55,372 your legislative assistant, used to work for them. 375 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,488 Mike, step in here, please. 376 00:22:59,512 --> 00:23:01,289 It could be that it's just a coincidence, 377 00:23:01,313 --> 00:23:05,494 or it could be that he's some sort of watchdog 378 00:23:05,518 --> 00:23:07,529 who's supposed to make sure 379 00:23:07,553 --> 00:23:10,899 that a certain elected official holds up his end 380 00:23:10,923 --> 00:23:14,836 of whatever deal was struck with this Leyland Group. 381 00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:17,773 I don't think I like what you're implying, Mr. Matlock. 382 00:23:17,797 --> 00:23:19,207 What's going on? 383 00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:23,178 I was just sounding out a couple of ideas on the senator here, 384 00:23:23,202 --> 00:23:27,115 asking him if, uh, he thinks maybe a person 385 00:23:27,139 --> 00:23:29,851 who thought he was facing retirement 386 00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:31,420 might've gotten a little greedy 387 00:23:31,444 --> 00:23:33,455 and allowed himself to be bought off. 388 00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:37,725 After all, 40 years is a long time to remain idealistic, 389 00:23:37,749 --> 00:23:40,195 isn't it, senator? 390 00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:42,364 What the hell are you suggesting? 391 00:23:42,388 --> 00:23:43,865 Oh, nothing. Nothing, 392 00:23:43,889 --> 00:23:45,968 just shooting off my mouth. 393 00:23:45,992 --> 00:23:49,126 I guess it comes from sitting in a courtroom all day. 394 00:23:52,164 --> 00:23:56,678 Oh, uh, uh, I spoke with that security guard 395 00:23:56,702 --> 00:23:59,714 about, uh, your being up here 396 00:23:59,738 --> 00:24:02,884 working with the senator at the time of the murder. 397 00:24:02,908 --> 00:24:06,221 He said that he saw you around 8, 398 00:24:06,245 --> 00:24:09,557 and the murder occurred in Karen's apartment 399 00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:10,747 around 9. 400 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:31,939 Mrs. Irwin? 401 00:25:31,963 --> 00:25:33,708 Mrs. Irwin, wake up. 402 00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:35,843 You're being released. 403 00:25:35,867 --> 00:25:37,579 You can change in the truck. Truck? 404 00:25:37,603 --> 00:25:39,247 Oh, yeah, and we're all out of wheelchairs, 405 00:25:39,271 --> 00:25:42,383 so you... You can ride in this. 406 00:25:42,407 --> 00:25:44,808 There you go. 407 00:25:54,586 --> 00:25:56,319 Truck? 408 00:26:26,818 --> 00:26:29,064 Wait a minute. Wa... Hey, wait a minute. 409 00:26:29,088 --> 00:26:30,966 Let me give you a hand there, pal. 410 00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:32,934 Let's go. 411 00:26:34,927 --> 00:26:37,939 Gee, what you got in here? A dead cow? 412 00:26:37,963 --> 00:26:42,377 That's it. I'll be insulted no more. 413 00:26:57,149 --> 00:26:59,327 Wait a minute! Hey! 414 00:26:59,351 --> 00:27:00,595 What? What? 415 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:02,797 Somebody just drove out of here with Mrs. Irwin. 416 00:27:10,963 --> 00:27:13,808 So when Congressman Levin didn't get re-elected, 417 00:27:13,832 --> 00:27:16,378 he called Lambert's office and got him to hire me. 418 00:27:16,402 --> 00:27:17,979 Did you sleep with the senator? 419 00:27:18,003 --> 00:27:20,081 Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. 420 00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:23,752 Karen, I need details. 421 00:27:23,776 --> 00:27:26,555 Telling you all this is making me feel... 422 00:27:26,579 --> 00:27:28,890 - Maybe this is a mistake. - No, it's not. 423 00:27:28,914 --> 00:27:31,348 Please, keep going. 424 00:27:33,385 --> 00:27:36,164 What about Jed Palmer? 425 00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:40,102 You get anything? Anything usable? 426 00:27:40,126 --> 00:27:43,059 Not so far, but maybe. 427 00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:49,010 He can make you feel like somebody special. 428 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:51,480 He said I was a bright, interesting woman. 429 00:27:51,504 --> 00:27:54,316 Somebody he could relate to. 430 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:58,086 Somebody he could be comfortable with. 431 00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:01,756 Somebody he could spend special time with. 432 00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:04,326 Ha-ha. Well, I guess it was special. 433 00:28:04,350 --> 00:28:06,628 He got what he wanted. 434 00:28:06,652 --> 00:28:09,764 I, uh, I slept with him for a while, 435 00:28:09,788 --> 00:28:11,433 then it was over, 436 00:28:11,457 --> 00:28:14,101 and on the off chance that there are still women 437 00:28:14,125 --> 00:28:15,737 in this town he hasn't slept with, 438 00:28:15,761 --> 00:28:17,305 somebody ought to warn them. 439 00:28:17,329 --> 00:28:21,109 He's a user and he's got more lines than Shakespeare. 440 00:28:21,133 --> 00:28:22,999 I don't believe it. 441 00:28:24,136 --> 00:28:25,847 He makes me feel like a louse 442 00:28:25,871 --> 00:28:27,349 for not being totally honest with him, 443 00:28:27,373 --> 00:28:30,552 and then he turns right around and looks me straight in the eye 444 00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:32,220 and gives me the same line. 445 00:28:32,244 --> 00:28:33,521 Boy, he's in for it. 446 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:35,390 Wait a minute. You can't go over there. 447 00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:37,926 He might be the one who killed Karen. 448 00:28:37,950 --> 00:28:40,717 Then he's really in for it. 449 00:28:44,690 --> 00:28:47,869 I think we can freeze-frame right here 450 00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:49,537 on the kid's eyes. 451 00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:52,006 Super the client's name here 452 00:28:52,030 --> 00:28:53,575 and have a voiceover say, 453 00:28:53,599 --> 00:28:55,477 "Let's start tomorrow today. 454 00:28:55,501 --> 00:28:57,244 Vote for Hal Rice." That kind of thing. 455 00:28:57,268 --> 00:28:59,102 Yeah? 456 00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:03,272 I need to see you, Mr. Palmer. 457 00:29:04,677 --> 00:29:07,310 Take five. Okay. 458 00:29:11,116 --> 00:29:13,728 I heard what Karen Wyler said about you. 459 00:29:13,752 --> 00:29:16,965 I listened to a tape of an interview she did with Melinda. 460 00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:18,722 Guess what. 461 00:29:19,859 --> 00:29:22,637 She said we had an affair. 462 00:29:22,661 --> 00:29:24,639 You could say that, yeah. 463 00:29:24,663 --> 00:29:27,175 I also checked with the Brazilian embassy. 464 00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:28,576 Guess what. Now, wait a minute. 465 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,678 I was there. You arrived around 10. 466 00:29:30,702 --> 00:29:33,315 Karen was murdered around 9. 467 00:29:33,339 --> 00:29:35,672 Are you saying I'm a suspect? 468 00:29:36,575 --> 00:29:38,519 You, Senator Crawford, 469 00:29:38,543 --> 00:29:40,543 Michael Fitzmorris, and Robert Irwin. 470 00:29:43,182 --> 00:29:47,528 Michelle, I didn't kill her. 471 00:29:47,552 --> 00:29:51,232 Just like you didn't sleep with her? 472 00:29:51,256 --> 00:29:54,335 All right, I lied. I was trying to be discreet. 473 00:29:54,359 --> 00:29:57,527 In my profession, it's called perjury. 474 00:29:58,998 --> 00:30:02,577 I just didn't want to say something that might 475 00:30:02,601 --> 00:30:06,903 jeopardize our... Our budding relationship. 476 00:30:07,940 --> 00:30:10,300 Budding relationship? Mmm-hm. 477 00:30:13,112 --> 00:30:15,957 You say I'm a bright, interesting woman. 478 00:30:15,981 --> 00:30:17,259 Someone you can relate to. 479 00:30:17,283 --> 00:30:19,795 Someone you can be comfortable with. 480 00:30:19,819 --> 00:30:21,859 That's the same line you used on Karen. 481 00:30:23,555 --> 00:30:27,502 All you were trying to do was get me where you got her. 482 00:30:27,526 --> 00:30:29,805 Truth and lies are the same with you, 483 00:30:29,829 --> 00:30:31,773 something you just edit in or out. 484 00:30:31,797 --> 00:30:33,341 You either wave it around like a flag, 485 00:30:33,365 --> 00:30:34,810 or you shove it in a drawer, 486 00:30:34,834 --> 00:30:38,101 whichever happens to suit your professional or sexual needs. 487 00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:41,683 One woman is dead 488 00:30:41,707 --> 00:30:43,618 and another faces life imprisonment, 489 00:30:43,642 --> 00:30:45,320 and all you're worried about 490 00:30:45,344 --> 00:30:48,311 is our budding relationship? 491 00:30:51,450 --> 00:30:55,518 Well, don't, 'cause there ain't one. 492 00:31:04,929 --> 00:31:07,008 Oh. 493 00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:09,511 I feel like I've been asleep for days. 494 00:31:09,535 --> 00:31:10,811 You have been. 495 00:31:10,835 --> 00:31:13,848 There's a thermos of coffee on the floor. 496 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:15,850 Oh, you dear thing. 497 00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:17,352 What foresight. 498 00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:19,787 Any idea why your husband would do this to you? 499 00:31:19,811 --> 00:31:22,357 I know precisely why he did this to me. 500 00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:26,094 It was because of what I was about to tell Ben. 501 00:31:26,118 --> 00:31:27,261 What? 502 00:31:27,285 --> 00:31:29,631 Sorrel Flats. 503 00:31:29,655 --> 00:31:31,966 Who is Sorrel Flats? 504 00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:35,603 I thought it was a who at first too. 505 00:31:35,627 --> 00:31:39,040 To be honest, I thought it was one of Robert's mistresses, 506 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:42,110 something he was hiding from me out of etiquette. 507 00:31:42,134 --> 00:31:44,879 But finally I realized he was hiding it from me 508 00:31:44,903 --> 00:31:47,916 because he really didn't want me to know. 509 00:31:47,940 --> 00:31:51,052 But, of course, I made it my business to find out. 510 00:31:51,076 --> 00:31:53,754 He must've known I would. 511 00:31:53,778 --> 00:31:57,025 Mrs. Irwin, what is Sorrel Flats? 512 00:31:57,049 --> 00:31:58,592 Oh, please, please. Call me Clarissa. 513 00:31:58,616 --> 00:32:00,728 Whenever anybody calls me Mrs. Irwin, 514 00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:02,230 I feel so terribly uncomfortable. 515 00:32:02,254 --> 00:32:06,901 Clarissa, what is Sorrel Flats? 516 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:08,502 A tank farm. 517 00:32:08,526 --> 00:32:11,072 A tank farm? 518 00:32:11,096 --> 00:32:13,308 Where they store oil. 519 00:32:13,332 --> 00:32:16,044 Only there isn't any oil at Sorrel Flats. 520 00:32:16,068 --> 00:32:17,178 There isn't? 521 00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:18,813 No, my husband and his friends 522 00:32:18,837 --> 00:32:21,883 have been selling the government oil that doesn't exist. 523 00:32:21,907 --> 00:32:23,384 You sure? 524 00:32:23,408 --> 00:32:26,276 Are we in the middle of nowhere? 525 00:32:27,913 --> 00:32:29,390 Not anymore. 526 00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:31,681 We're heading for home. 527 00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:39,801 Hello, Michelle. 528 00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:42,804 Now, before you get excited, this is not an apology. 529 00:32:42,828 --> 00:32:46,140 Then what is it, another come-on? 530 00:32:46,164 --> 00:32:48,810 Crawford, Fitzmorris, Irwin, and I, 531 00:32:48,834 --> 00:32:51,746 we were all taking payoffs from the Leyland Group. 532 00:32:51,770 --> 00:32:53,314 Actually, mine was more of an annuity, 533 00:32:53,338 --> 00:32:54,782 money they promised me when I agreed 534 00:32:54,806 --> 00:32:57,385 to run Crawford's re-election campaign. 535 00:32:57,409 --> 00:32:59,186 What was it for the others? 536 00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:02,690 I don't know. They... 537 00:33:02,714 --> 00:33:04,392 They pulled me over to Crawford's office 538 00:33:04,416 --> 00:33:05,693 every couple of months. 539 00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:08,663 Fitzmorris would pass out the cash he got down in Houston, 540 00:33:08,687 --> 00:33:11,933 and we'd all go our separate ways, no questions asked. 541 00:33:11,957 --> 00:33:13,768 Who was calling the shots? 542 00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:14,969 Irwin. 543 00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:16,571 The night of the murder too? 544 00:33:16,595 --> 00:33:19,207 In fact, he called me that night. 545 00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:20,808 He said that, uh, 546 00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:23,011 Karen had stolen a ledger from Crawford's desk. 547 00:33:23,035 --> 00:33:24,545 There was nothing incriminating in it, 548 00:33:24,569 --> 00:33:27,015 but it proved that she was the one leaking information 549 00:33:27,039 --> 00:33:28,850 to Melinda at the Trib. 550 00:33:28,874 --> 00:33:31,319 He said the others were at Crawford's office 551 00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:32,553 discussing the situation. 552 00:33:32,577 --> 00:33:34,489 He asked me if I had any ideas. 553 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:38,293 I said no, and finally hung up. 554 00:33:38,317 --> 00:33:41,385 That still doesn't explain why you were late to that reception. 555 00:33:43,254 --> 00:33:45,535 I was in bed with a married woman. 556 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:54,709 How do I know this is the truth? 557 00:33:54,733 --> 00:33:57,567 It sure as hell isn't a come-on. 558 00:34:03,975 --> 00:34:06,087 No. Absolutely not. 559 00:34:06,111 --> 00:34:08,989 No way. He's not signing anything. 560 00:34:09,013 --> 00:34:11,725 Not till we get the release. That's what we agreed on 561 00:34:11,749 --> 00:34:14,028 and that's the way it's going to stand. 562 00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:16,030 You can tell him I'm sorry. 563 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,232 Are you busy, Mr. Irwin? 564 00:34:18,256 --> 00:34:20,935 Yes. As a matter of fact, I am. 565 00:34:20,959 --> 00:34:24,093 Uh, too busy to say hello to your wife? 566 00:34:25,597 --> 00:34:27,609 That's right, Robert, darling. 567 00:34:27,633 --> 00:34:30,545 I escaped from that hellhole that you packed me off to. 568 00:34:30,569 --> 00:34:33,681 If you're responsible for this, you're through. 569 00:34:33,705 --> 00:34:36,584 Any number of doctors, uh, 570 00:34:36,608 --> 00:34:39,187 will testify that my wife's mental health 571 00:34:39,211 --> 00:34:41,722 is precarious at best. 572 00:34:41,746 --> 00:34:44,258 He knows about Sorrel Flats. 573 00:34:44,282 --> 00:34:46,361 You know, those big, waterlogged oil tanks 574 00:34:46,385 --> 00:34:48,729 that belong to all those rich friends of yours? 575 00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:50,565 Now see what you've done. 576 00:34:50,589 --> 00:34:51,932 She's totally mad. 577 00:34:51,956 --> 00:34:53,868 You're drowning, 578 00:34:53,892 --> 00:34:55,436 and if you think I'm going to keep lying 579 00:34:55,460 --> 00:34:57,838 about where you were when that pathetic creature was murdered, 580 00:34:57,862 --> 00:34:59,173 then you're the one who's mad. 581 00:34:59,197 --> 00:35:01,575 Clarissa... He was not home 582 00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:03,044 having dinner with me that night. 583 00:35:03,068 --> 00:35:07,036 In fact, I'll be damned if I know where he was. 584 00:35:12,677 --> 00:35:15,289 Uh... 585 00:35:15,313 --> 00:35:18,659 I, uh, I know about the Leyland Group. 586 00:35:18,683 --> 00:35:24,264 I know about the fraudulent oil sales. 587 00:35:24,288 --> 00:35:26,868 I know about your meeting in the senator's office 588 00:35:26,892 --> 00:35:29,726 after Karen stole that ledger. 589 00:35:31,997 --> 00:35:36,110 Is there anything else I should know about? 590 00:35:40,939 --> 00:35:43,372 Get out. 591 00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:05,106 It's Robert. 592 00:36:05,130 --> 00:36:10,378 Um... It's all coming unraveled. 593 00:36:10,402 --> 00:36:11,812 Yeah. 594 00:36:11,836 --> 00:36:14,471 It's gonna be every man for himself. 595 00:36:31,256 --> 00:36:33,167 So it was Robert Irwin that killed her? 596 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:36,037 Well, I'm not certain it was him. 597 00:36:36,061 --> 00:36:37,938 What are we looking for? 598 00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:39,707 I don't know. 599 00:36:39,731 --> 00:36:41,375 Maybe the police overlooked something. 600 00:36:41,399 --> 00:36:43,244 They had Melinda. Maybe they missed something. 601 00:36:43,268 --> 00:36:45,513 Yeah, but the only fingerprints they found belonged to her. 602 00:36:45,537 --> 00:36:46,947 Yeah. 603 00:36:46,971 --> 00:36:51,018 Whoever did it did a pretty good job of cleaning it up. 604 00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:54,922 Well, we know he set the burglar alarm before he ran. 605 00:36:54,946 --> 00:36:58,125 And he had to have deactivated it before he entered. 606 00:36:58,149 --> 00:36:59,527 He must've wiped off the panel. 607 00:36:59,551 --> 00:37:02,396 There weren't any prints found at all, not even hers. 608 00:37:02,420 --> 00:37:04,298 Yeah. 609 00:37:04,322 --> 00:37:08,402 Yeah, he did a pretty good job of cleaning it up. 610 00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:09,559 Hm. 611 00:37:15,433 --> 00:37:18,145 Hm. 612 00:37:18,169 --> 00:37:19,769 Hm. 613 00:37:24,075 --> 00:37:26,954 I wonder if Karen had big hands. 614 00:37:26,978 --> 00:37:29,490 I don't know. Huh. 615 00:37:29,514 --> 00:37:32,827 Looks like a medium or a large. 616 00:37:32,851 --> 00:37:35,730 You think... Well, it might be. 617 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:39,566 Somebody used these to clean up after the murder 618 00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:42,503 and then put 'em back in the bucket where he found 'em. 619 00:37:42,527 --> 00:37:45,072 Now, that is a good theory. 620 00:37:45,096 --> 00:37:48,075 Why don't we take 'em down to the lab 621 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:51,979 and have a technician turn them wrong side out real careful? 622 00:37:52,003 --> 00:37:53,514 You want...? Yeah. 623 00:37:53,538 --> 00:37:55,116 Let's take the whole thing. 624 00:37:55,140 --> 00:37:57,039 You got me. 625 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:02,857 My name is Lambert Crawford. I'm a United States senator. 626 00:38:02,881 --> 00:38:05,093 I reside in San Antonio, Texas, 627 00:38:05,117 --> 00:38:07,929 and I also have a residence in the District of Columbia. 628 00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:09,097 Thank you, senator. 629 00:38:09,121 --> 00:38:12,266 For the past ten years, 630 00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:16,337 you've been chairman of a Senate committee that monitors, 631 00:38:16,361 --> 00:38:19,440 among other things, federal oil purchases. 632 00:38:19,464 --> 00:38:21,809 Is that correct? Yes, it is. 633 00:38:21,833 --> 00:38:25,779 And the oil the government purchases from an oil company 634 00:38:25,803 --> 00:38:27,982 called the Leyland Group 635 00:38:28,006 --> 00:38:30,385 is stored at a place called Sorrel Flats. 636 00:38:30,409 --> 00:38:33,787 Is that correct? I don't recall offhand. 637 00:38:33,811 --> 00:38:35,790 I'd have to check my records. 638 00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:37,791 And I have to ask of what possible relevance 639 00:38:37,815 --> 00:38:38,959 is any of this? 640 00:38:38,983 --> 00:38:41,223 I'm establishing foundation, Your Honor. 641 00:38:43,054 --> 00:38:46,033 The defense contends that Karen Wyler 642 00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:49,837 was killed because she was convinced 643 00:38:49,861 --> 00:38:51,839 that you and three other men 644 00:38:51,863 --> 00:38:53,207 were part of a conspiracy. 645 00:38:53,231 --> 00:38:54,709 Are you aware of that, senator? 646 00:38:54,733 --> 00:38:56,310 I've heard that rumor, yes. 647 00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:59,814 Now, isn't it true that this Leyland Group 648 00:38:59,838 --> 00:39:03,384 made substantial contributions to your last campaign? 649 00:39:03,408 --> 00:39:07,187 Again, I don't recall offhand, but I'm sure if they did, 650 00:39:07,211 --> 00:39:08,723 they were legitimate. 651 00:39:08,747 --> 00:39:10,124 Isn't it true they did that 652 00:39:10,148 --> 00:39:12,727 because they were extremely eager 653 00:39:12,751 --> 00:39:15,096 that you maintain your post 654 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:16,864 as chairman of that Senate committee? 655 00:39:16,888 --> 00:39:19,466 All of my political supportees were interested 656 00:39:19,490 --> 00:39:21,369 in my keeping my Senate posts. 657 00:39:21,393 --> 00:39:24,806 Isn't it true that this Leyland Group 658 00:39:24,830 --> 00:39:27,108 has sold millions of dollars 659 00:39:27,132 --> 00:39:29,477 of nonexistent oil to the government? 660 00:39:29,501 --> 00:39:31,012 Not to my knowledge, no. 661 00:39:31,036 --> 00:39:33,213 And isn't it true you would warn them 662 00:39:33,237 --> 00:39:36,250 whenever government officials were going to make spot checks 663 00:39:36,274 --> 00:39:37,585 of their storage tanks 664 00:39:37,609 --> 00:39:40,154 so they could move the existing oil around, 665 00:39:40,178 --> 00:39:44,313 making 3000 barrels look like 300,000? 666 00:39:46,117 --> 00:39:48,262 I have no knowledge of anything like that. 667 00:39:48,286 --> 00:39:51,498 And isn't it true that you 668 00:39:51,522 --> 00:39:54,034 and three other men 669 00:39:54,058 --> 00:39:56,804 accepted payoffs for your part 670 00:39:56,828 --> 00:39:59,473 in this very lucrative conspiracy? 671 00:39:59,497 --> 00:40:02,376 And isn't it true that Karen Wyler was on the verge 672 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:03,911 of finding out about it? 673 00:40:03,935 --> 00:40:06,247 And isn't it true that's why she was killed? 674 00:40:06,271 --> 00:40:08,349 Objection. No foundation. 675 00:40:08,373 --> 00:40:10,050 No relevancy. Speculation. 676 00:40:10,074 --> 00:40:11,619 Sustained. 677 00:40:11,643 --> 00:40:13,220 Mr. Matlock, you are out of order. 678 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:15,489 You aren't establishing foundation here. 679 00:40:15,513 --> 00:40:17,925 You're using this witness as a excuse to speculate, 680 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:19,293 and I won't have it. 681 00:40:19,317 --> 00:40:20,828 Either you provide this court 682 00:40:20,852 --> 00:40:22,696 with proof of what you're saying, 683 00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:25,040 or you move on to a legitimate line of questioning. 684 00:40:25,923 --> 00:40:27,089 Yes, sir. 685 00:40:29,794 --> 00:40:32,139 We're checking into your Swiss bank account. 686 00:40:32,163 --> 00:40:33,540 That's not a question. 687 00:40:33,564 --> 00:40:36,644 Matlock, I instruct you to move on with your questions. 688 00:40:36,668 --> 00:40:39,102 Yes, sir. 689 00:40:45,977 --> 00:40:47,876 Was Karen Wyler your mistress? 690 00:40:49,581 --> 00:40:51,258 She was my secretary. 691 00:40:51,282 --> 00:40:52,793 Now, careful, senator. 692 00:40:52,817 --> 00:40:57,465 Remember those department store charge cards you gave her? 693 00:40:57,489 --> 00:41:00,167 The bills would come into the office each month. 694 00:41:00,191 --> 00:41:03,771 You paid out-of-office expenses. 695 00:41:03,795 --> 00:41:05,372 I don't know anything about this. 696 00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:07,241 She must've done it behind my back. 697 00:41:07,265 --> 00:41:08,709 How often did you go to her apartment? 698 00:41:08,733 --> 00:41:09,977 Once a week? Twice a week? 699 00:41:10,001 --> 00:41:11,879 That's not true. Did you tell her it was over? 700 00:41:11,903 --> 00:41:14,581 Did you cut it off? Is that why she went to Melinda Stuart 701 00:41:14,605 --> 00:41:16,183 with what she knew of the conspiracy? 702 00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:17,985 Maybe to get back at you? No. 703 00:41:18,009 --> 00:41:20,854 Is that why you decided it'd be best for all concerned 704 00:41:20,878 --> 00:41:22,889 if she were dead? No, that's not true. 705 00:41:22,913 --> 00:41:25,659 I swear it. 706 00:41:25,683 --> 00:41:28,763 I cared about Karen. 707 00:41:28,787 --> 00:41:31,153 I could never kill her. 708 00:41:33,658 --> 00:41:35,970 Never. 709 00:41:37,528 --> 00:41:40,608 That's it for this line of questioning, Mr. Matlock. 710 00:41:40,632 --> 00:41:43,144 You and your client may revel in gossip and scandal, 711 00:41:43,168 --> 00:41:45,713 but I assure you, this court does not. 712 00:41:45,737 --> 00:41:49,750 We're going to take a recess for lunch now, counselor, 713 00:41:49,774 --> 00:41:52,153 and when we return at 2:00 p.m., 714 00:41:52,177 --> 00:41:55,389 you will begin to elicit relevant testimony 715 00:41:55,413 --> 00:41:57,579 and only relevant testimony. 716 00:41:58,783 --> 00:42:01,261 Is that clear? 717 00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:19,479 You had to do it. 718 00:42:19,503 --> 00:42:21,404 I know it. 719 00:42:33,051 --> 00:42:37,553 I sure wish he hadn't gotten involved in all of this. 720 00:43:10,988 --> 00:43:13,468 Oh. 721 00:43:15,393 --> 00:43:19,306 I guess what the old folks used to say is right. 722 00:43:19,330 --> 00:43:21,275 You wanna catch a fellow doing something 723 00:43:21,299 --> 00:43:22,743 he's not supposed to do, 724 00:43:22,767 --> 00:43:25,179 let him catch himself. Hm. 725 00:43:25,203 --> 00:43:26,513 I didn't think it would work. 726 00:43:26,537 --> 00:43:28,515 I figured he'd come in here, 727 00:43:28,539 --> 00:43:30,151 find some way to set the burglar alarm, 728 00:43:30,175 --> 00:43:32,186 think something was up, and turn right back around. 729 00:43:32,210 --> 00:43:35,789 Well, desperation. 730 00:43:35,813 --> 00:43:38,158 Desperation and opportunism. 731 00:43:38,182 --> 00:43:41,295 Mr. Fitzmorris here saw an opportunity 732 00:43:41,319 --> 00:43:45,933 to cash in on what I did to Senator Crawford in court today. 733 00:43:45,957 --> 00:43:49,403 He saw an opportunity to frame him real good, 734 00:43:49,427 --> 00:43:52,528 and you weren't about to let that go by, were you? 735 00:43:53,498 --> 00:43:56,077 Tie clasp. 736 00:43:56,101 --> 00:43:57,544 "L.C." 737 00:43:57,568 --> 00:44:00,602 Lambert Crawford slept here. 738 00:44:01,505 --> 00:44:03,917 He didn't sleep here. 739 00:44:03,941 --> 00:44:06,754 He wasn't having an affair with Karen. You were. 740 00:44:06,778 --> 00:44:09,923 That's how come you have a key. 741 00:44:09,947 --> 00:44:14,461 That's how come you know the code to the burglar alarm. 742 00:44:14,485 --> 00:44:16,697 That's absolutely not true. 743 00:44:16,721 --> 00:44:18,232 That's not real proof. 744 00:44:18,256 --> 00:44:23,003 Well, combined with your fingerprints 745 00:44:23,027 --> 00:44:24,393 in those kitchen gloves... 746 00:44:25,930 --> 00:44:29,877 Kitchen gloves you used to clean up after the murder. 747 00:44:29,901 --> 00:44:33,602 It casts a long shadow on you. 748 00:44:36,641 --> 00:44:39,252 Has the jury reached a verdict? 749 00:44:39,276 --> 00:44:40,688 We have, Your Honor. 750 00:44:40,712 --> 00:44:44,024 We find the defendant, Melinda Stuart, 751 00:44:44,048 --> 00:44:45,692 not guilty. 752 00:44:45,716 --> 00:44:47,261 Oh, great. 753 00:44:47,285 --> 00:44:49,596 Thank you. 754 00:44:49,620 --> 00:44:53,834 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. 755 00:44:53,858 --> 00:44:56,369 I would expect the United States Attorney 756 00:44:56,393 --> 00:44:59,273 to conduct a full investigation into this conspiracy. 757 00:44:59,297 --> 00:45:02,743 This court is adjourned. 758 00:45:02,767 --> 00:45:05,245 Thanks. You're all wonderful. 759 00:45:05,269 --> 00:45:07,447 Thank you. Thank you. 760 00:45:07,471 --> 00:45:09,249 I've gotta get to the paper. Thanks, again. 761 00:45:09,273 --> 00:45:11,833 Goodbye. MELINDA: Bye. 762 00:45:14,112 --> 00:45:16,123 Congratulations. 763 00:45:16,147 --> 00:45:17,891 Thank you. 764 00:45:17,915 --> 00:45:20,527 And thanks for leveling with me before. 765 00:45:20,551 --> 00:45:23,063 Maybe I was wrong about you. 766 00:45:23,087 --> 00:45:25,432 No, you weren't. 767 00:45:25,456 --> 00:45:27,400 I just got a phone call from some people 768 00:45:27,424 --> 00:45:29,036 at the Leyland Group 769 00:45:29,060 --> 00:45:30,938 asking me to help repair some of the damage 770 00:45:30,962 --> 00:45:33,540 this trial has done to their corporate image. 771 00:45:33,564 --> 00:45:34,764 Guess what I said? 772 00:45:37,335 --> 00:45:39,068 Good luck. 773 00:45:40,437 --> 00:45:43,150 Mr. Matlock. 774 00:45:43,174 --> 00:45:45,252 Hm. I'm in trouble. 775 00:45:45,276 --> 00:45:47,921 The trial's over, Ben. Not till he has his last word. 776 00:45:47,945 --> 00:45:49,745 You go ahead. 777 00:45:53,518 --> 00:45:55,929 Yes, sir? 778 00:45:55,953 --> 00:45:59,366 Matlock, you used me. 779 00:45:59,390 --> 00:46:01,735 I don't know what you mean. Oh, yes, you do. 780 00:46:01,759 --> 00:46:04,805 You knew I'd stop your examination of Lambert Crawford, 781 00:46:04,829 --> 00:46:06,340 didn't you? 782 00:46:06,364 --> 00:46:08,175 Well, I figured you would. 783 00:46:08,199 --> 00:46:10,644 And you knew the killer might take this opportunity 784 00:46:10,668 --> 00:46:12,868 to plant new evidence at the scene of the crime? 785 00:46:15,039 --> 00:46:16,984 Yes, I hoped he would. 786 00:46:17,008 --> 00:46:20,075 And it was all dependent on me, wasn't it? 787 00:46:21,312 --> 00:46:22,890 Yes. 788 00:46:22,914 --> 00:46:24,112 You used me. 789 00:46:26,317 --> 00:46:27,661 I suppose. 790 00:46:27,685 --> 00:46:31,520 Matlock, I could hate a man for knowing me that well. 791 00:46:32,757 --> 00:46:35,502 Or you could think a person like that 792 00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:36,770 was such a fine lawyer, 793 00:46:36,794 --> 00:46:38,394 you'd let him buy you a drink. 794 00:46:39,763 --> 00:46:42,809 You're way out of line. 795 00:46:42,833 --> 00:46:44,912 Hell, it's been a long day. 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