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What about tonight?
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Can I see you?
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Please, Neil, don't
start that again.
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I told you on the way up,
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it's finished between us.
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Because you don't
still care for me?
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Or because you're afraid
to stand up to your mother?
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Everything all right, Judy?
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Oh.
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Fine, Uncle Matt.
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Neil, drive us to the river.
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Yes, Mr. Lambert.
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Are you Mr. Farrell?
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Yes, Harvey Farrell.
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This is my attorney,
Ralph Ordway.
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I know Mr. Lambert, of
course, but I don't think
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I've met you, Miss, uh...
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Judy Bryant.
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Bryant. Bryant!
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Oh, yes, you own land
around here somewhere.
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I happen to own the
land we're standing on,
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the land you seem
ready to build on.
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Ralph?
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Miss Bryant is your neighbor.
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Those stakes and
the connecting line
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represent the boundary line
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between your property
and hers, Mr. Farrell.
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The boundary of my
property happens to be
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the Rodero River there,
not those stakes there!
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I want you get your
men, your equipment
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and yourselves off my property.
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I have Mr. Farrell's deed of
conveyance to this property,
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from the boundary
line to the river.
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I'm also familiar with the
trust fund that holds your deed.
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Your property goes to that line,
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and not to the river.
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If anybody's trespassing,
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Miss Bryant, why,
I suggest it's you.
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Uncle Matt? I tried to
tell you on the telephone,
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but you wouldn't listen.
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I checked it out at
the courthouse myself.
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These men are telling
the truth, I'm afraid.
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We could accommodate any
misunderstanding, if you'll just...
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It isn't a case of misunderstanding,
it's a case of theft...
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You're trying to steal my
property, and I won't let you.
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Do you understand?
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I won't let you
get away with it.
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Unfortunately, your deed is
ambiguous on the key issue.
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It doesn't say
whether we're dealing
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with a meander line
or a boundary line.
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Meander line?
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When you survey public
land bordering on a river,
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instead of defining each
twist and turn of the river,
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the surveyor picks
two prominent points,
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or monuments, as they call them,
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and marks the course of the
river between those two points
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as a straight line,
or a meander line.
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David, you've looked
over the documents.
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What's the disparity between
the river and the survey line?
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Uh, the river is more than
300 feet from the survey line.
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Well, there's no
secret about that, Perry.
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That 300 feet was mainly marshland
when the river was surveyed.
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Well, since that
time, the Rodero River
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has dried up a bit and
moved a little, that's all.
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The river was my boundary.
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Since it's dried up
and moved away,
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does that mean
that the new dryland
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can be sold, it
doesn't belong to me?
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Oh, no, no. You see,
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the California
Civil Code provides
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that when there is accretion...
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The forming of new
land by natural causes...
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The new land still belongs to
the original owner of the riverbank.
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That's very legal
and complicated.
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What do we do?
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Della,
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prepare the papers
for two suits...
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A temporary injunction
to stop construction,
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and an action in ejectment
to, uh, recover possession.
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Right away, Perry.
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David, perhaps you'd like
to hop up to Manzana Valley
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and get these suits filed,
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then locate Frank Deane.
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He's the district forest ranger
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and an expert on
repairing accretion.
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You can fly back with us today
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if, uh, the papers'll
be ready in time.
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Mr. Mason, this meander
or express boundary line,
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how do you prove which it was?
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Well, it's a question of intent.
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The success or
failure of your lawsuit
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will depend upon the
testimony of the surveyor.
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That's why
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I asked Mr. Drake to come by.
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Miss Bryant,
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do you know the name of the
man who made the original survey?
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Yes. Amos Bryant.
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Amos Bryant?
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My stepfather.
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Actually, my real
name is Judith Starkey.
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Where is your stepfather now?
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I don't know.
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He deserted us 15 years ago.
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I haven't seen or
heard from him since.
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Perhaps your mother would
know where to locate him.
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You'll have to ask her.
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I'll get right on it.
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We could make a
settlement and avoid litigation.
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Since Farrell bought from
the state certain land...
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Land he now believes
to be his own...
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And is prepared to
spend considerable money
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to develop that
property as a resort area,
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he might wish to avoid any
cloud on the title of that land.
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No settlement, Mr. Mason.
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You see, even before I
found out about Farrell,
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I was contacted about my land.
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An offer to buy?
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Yes.
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If I can show clear
title up to the river,
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I can sell my land for a
quarter of a million dollars.
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Oh, David, this is Judy's
mother, Chloris Bryant.
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David Gideon.
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How do you do, Mrs.
Bryant? How do you do?
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I'm sure you're angry with
me at the moment, Judy.
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I am sorry. I...
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I'm afraid I had to be here.
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Despite our slight disagreement,
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I am the sole executor
for the trust fund
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that controls your properties.
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You made that quite clear
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when you ordered me to
stop seeing Neil Gilbert.
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Judy, I did what I
thought was best,
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even though you
don't feel that way.
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Darling, Neil is a nothing.
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I don't like him;
I-I don't trust him.
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Didn't you like Amos
Bryant 15 years ago, either,
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even though he was the
only father I ever knew?
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Judy, please,
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get the chip off your shoulder.
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After 15 years, you
ought to be willing to admit
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that Amos Bryant
was no good, either.
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Judy, please, let's
not go on like this.
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Mother...
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Will you excuse us, please?
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David and I have to
see the forest ranger.
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Uh, Mr. Deane.
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Hey, Seth!
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Seth Tyson, come on ashore!
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Yeah!
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What? I want you to
meet some folks up here.
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Miss Bryant, David,
I'd like you to meet
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Manzana Valley's one
and only true celebrity,
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a real desert rat, Seth Tyson.
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Hello. Hello. Howdy.
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Seth, uh, there seems
to be some question
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about this property here.
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I've, uh, been going
over it with Miss Bryant.
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Property?
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Now, lookee here, young fella,
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you done woke me up
with some tomfool nonsense
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about worthless real estate?
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No, no, no, nothing
like that, Seth.
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How long you been
in these parts, Seth?
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Oh, 40, 50 years, seems like.
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Seth, has...
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this Rodero River always
been the same here?
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I mean, always in
the same riverbed?
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I should say not.
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Why...
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weren't further than
15, 20 years back,
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this here river
was twice as wide.
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Clear back as far as them
there stakes back there.
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What do we do now, David?
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Well, that's up to Paul Drake.
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The suits are filed; I think
Mr. Mason can prove accretion.
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Now he has to prove intent.
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Which means that
Paul has to come up
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with the original
surveyor... your stepfather.
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Your mother didn't
keep tabs on him,
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but she had a pretty good idea
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where the detective
might find him.
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Yeah, there he
is... Amos Bryant.
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Over there at the
table with Paul Drake.
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Daddy.
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Now, wait a minute,
let me remember.
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Susie.
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Sure, that's it. Susie.
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How are you, baby?
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No.
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I'll see about rooms
for you and Mr. Bryant.
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Oh, Mr. Drake, I...
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Eh, don't worry.
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I'll leave orders
to have it filled.
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And next time you
see your stepdaughter,
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her name's Judy, not Susie.
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Mr. Bryant, my name's
Ordway, Ralph Ordway.
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How are you? Mind
if I buy you a drink?
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I'd like to talk to
you for a minute.
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Well, sure, sit right
down, sit down.
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Waiter?
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You called and asked me
to come here alone. Why?
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How long have you
been standing there?
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A moment or so.
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Might've been 15 years.
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You're not exactly the stuff
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that little girls' dreams
are made of, are you?
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These things happen,
Judy, you know that.
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I'm just sorry things
turned out the way they did.
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Uh, I wanted to talk to
you about your lawsuit
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and my testimony.
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What about it?
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Well, now, don't
get excited, Judy.
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That was a meander line I
surveyed, not a boundary.
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That land belongs to
you, right up to the river.
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It's true, and I can prove it,
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even though the field records
were destroyed a year ago.
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Well...
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it's just that I...
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can't go into court and say so.
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Why not, if it's the truth?
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Well, things have
been pretty rough for me
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the past few years.
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I'm pretty deeply in
debt to some people
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who can make a
lot of trouble for me.
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These trials take a lot of time,
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and they're written
up in the papers.
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They... the people I
owe the money to...
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well, they might
be able to find me.
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You wouldn't want me to
get in that kind of trouble,
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would you?
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But I suppose if
your debts were paid,
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you'd be able to testify.
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Even the truth has
a price, hasn't it?
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Well, winning that case
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could mean a lot of
money to you, couldn't it?
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What are you trying to tell me?
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8:00, tomorrow night.
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Now, put the money
in a box and wrap it,
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so nobody'll know what it is.
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Nobody?
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Well, there's some people
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I wouldn't want to
know about the money...
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and you wouldn't
want people to think
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that you were paying
me to testify, would you?
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You know where that big rock is
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down by the bend in the river?
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Leave the package
there, and I'll pick it up.
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8:00, by the rock
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at the bend in the river.
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How much must I pay
to liquidate your debts?
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Oh, about... $10,000.
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Ah, now, don't get upset.
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Th-This'll be enough
to straighten me out,
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at least for a while.
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Oh, yeah.
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Whew!
258
00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:32,818
Morning, Miss Bryant.
259
00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:34,197
Mr. Drake. Uncle Matt,
260
00:12:34,221 --> 00:12:35,965
could I see you
alone for a moment?
261
00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:36,999
It's important, please.
262
00:12:37,023 --> 00:12:38,801
All right. Go on
up to the office.
263
00:12:38,825 --> 00:12:39,825
Excuse us, please.
264
00:12:39,860 --> 00:12:40,860
Sure.
265
00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,801
Matt...
266
00:12:49,870 --> 00:12:51,936
I need $10,000 in cash,
267
00:12:52,005 --> 00:12:53,515
and I need it right away.
268
00:12:53,539 --> 00:12:54,539
$10,000? But...
269
00:12:54,574 --> 00:12:55,618
Please, Matt, no questions.
270
00:12:55,642 --> 00:12:58,009
Oh, Matt, please?
271
00:13:25,639 --> 00:13:27,805
Judy, you know
what you mean to me.
272
00:13:27,874 --> 00:13:29,040
No, please, I...
273
00:13:29,109 --> 00:13:30,608
I'm not trying to pry.
274
00:13:30,677 --> 00:13:33,444
It's just that I would like
to know if there's anything
275
00:13:33,513 --> 00:13:34,779
I can do to help you.
276
00:13:34,848 --> 00:13:38,316
No, Matt, nobody can help me.
277
00:13:38,384 --> 00:13:40,885
What I'm going to do...
278
00:13:40,954 --> 00:13:42,887
I have to do alone.
279
00:14:02,342 --> 00:14:04,976
Oh, Matt, what is it?
280
00:14:05,045 --> 00:14:06,522
It's your mother's
birthday today.
281
00:14:06,546 --> 00:14:08,958
I'm having a little surprise
party for her down at the inn.
282
00:14:08,982 --> 00:14:10,142
I'd like to have you come.
283
00:14:10,182 --> 00:14:13,183
I'm sorry. I have a date.
284
00:14:13,252 --> 00:14:15,319
All right.
285
00:14:15,388 --> 00:14:16,388
Matt...
286
00:14:16,422 --> 00:14:17,889
I really do have
287
00:14:17,957 --> 00:14:20,290
to be somewhere
else tonight, honestly.
288
00:14:20,359 --> 00:14:22,994
I'll try to join
the party later.
289
00:14:23,063 --> 00:14:24,461
Fine.
290
00:14:24,531 --> 00:14:28,298
Can I borrow a car about 8:00?
291
00:14:28,368 --> 00:14:30,835
I'll have Neil bring
one up to you.
292
00:14:42,182 --> 00:14:44,949
If you want to play golf,
you'd better hurry up.
293
00:14:45,018 --> 00:14:45,950
Coming!
294
00:14:46,019 --> 00:14:47,859
I borrowed some clubs for us.
295
00:14:49,956 --> 00:14:51,334
Well, hi. Hi.
296
00:14:51,358 --> 00:14:52,991
Oh, just a sec.
297
00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:02,077
Okay.
298
00:15:34,834 --> 00:15:36,400
♪ ♪
299
00:15:40,941 --> 00:15:43,207
Isn't Judy having
dinner with us?
300
00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:45,754
She, uh, she may join us later.
301
00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,845
Matt, is there something wrong,
302
00:15:47,914 --> 00:15:49,413
something you're not telling me?
303
00:15:49,482 --> 00:15:52,083
No, no, of course not.
304
00:16:20,113 --> 00:16:22,847
♪ ♪
305
00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:53,611
♪ ♪
306
00:17:21,874 --> 00:17:23,707
♪ ♪
307
00:18:03,182 --> 00:18:05,260
No question about it, Mr. Mason.
308
00:18:05,284 --> 00:18:07,195
It was a homemade
bomb in this box
309
00:18:07,219 --> 00:18:08,430
that killed Amos Bryant.
310
00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:09,965
No accident, that's for sure,
311
00:18:09,989 --> 00:18:12,001
and not much
likelihood a suicide.
312
00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:13,903
Then you're left with
murder, Sheriff Vincent.
313
00:18:13,927 --> 00:18:16,860
Yeah, that's, uh, that's
kind of a specialty of yours
314
00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:18,507
down in Los Angeles,
ain't it, Mason?
315
00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:21,465
But seems like you're
up here on some sort of
316
00:18:21,534 --> 00:18:24,268
a property lawsuit,
ain't that right?
317
00:18:24,337 --> 00:18:25,981
Our chief witness scheduled
in that trial tomorrow
318
00:18:26,005 --> 00:18:28,705
unfortunately happens
to be your murder victim.
319
00:18:28,775 --> 00:18:30,886
They tell me all sorts of
things happen in a murder trial
320
00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:32,387
in the big city...
Things like, oh...
321
00:18:32,411 --> 00:18:34,723
tampering with the evidence,
322
00:18:34,747 --> 00:18:39,083
some smart-alecky lawyer
fussing with the witnesses...
323
00:18:39,152 --> 00:18:41,419
Well, just pulling all
sorts of shenanigans.
324
00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:43,887
Wouldn't want that to
happen up here, Mr. Mason.
325
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:46,157
No, sir, I wouldn't
like that at all.
326
00:18:46,226 --> 00:18:48,792
Looks like my boys
are all through here.
327
00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:50,394
I... guess I can go.
328
00:18:50,463 --> 00:18:53,063
See you around. Ma'am.
329
00:18:55,468 --> 00:18:58,135
Brr! Can get mighty cold
330
00:18:58,204 --> 00:18:59,837
under that there desert sun.
331
00:18:59,905 --> 00:19:01,772
Yes, sirree.
332
00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:06,944
I, uh... found this
next to the tree.
333
00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:08,657
What do you make of it?
334
00:19:08,681 --> 00:19:11,115
Ah, it's a small
piece of wood shard,
335
00:19:11,184 --> 00:19:12,549
probably from the same box
336
00:19:12,618 --> 00:19:14,463
the sheriff's piece
of wood came from.
337
00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:16,020
The box that held the bomb.
338
00:19:16,089 --> 00:19:19,223
Now, Paul, I'd like
you to search this area.
339
00:19:19,292 --> 00:19:23,360
Anything the sheriff
hasn't picked up, anything
340
00:19:23,429 --> 00:19:25,040
that looks as if it came
from that explosion,
341
00:19:25,064 --> 00:19:27,143
tag it with the time, date,
place and your initials.
342
00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:29,867
Maybe the sheriff had
reason to be worried.
343
00:19:29,935 --> 00:19:32,870
Perry, are we here
on an ejectment action
344
00:19:32,938 --> 00:19:34,505
or on a murder trial?
345
00:19:34,574 --> 00:19:35,839
Della's right, Perry.
346
00:19:35,908 --> 00:19:37,341
The last person in the world
347
00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:39,188
Judy Bryant would kill
would be her stepfather.
348
00:19:39,212 --> 00:19:40,623
After all, his
testimony was worth
349
00:19:40,647 --> 00:19:42,057
a quarter of a
million dollars to her.
350
00:19:42,081 --> 00:19:44,181
Suppose someone starts wondering
351
00:19:44,250 --> 00:19:45,627
whether, in that
ejectment trial,
352
00:19:45,651 --> 00:19:48,486
Amos Bryant had decided
to testify for his stepdaughter
353
00:19:48,555 --> 00:19:50,388
or against her.
354
00:19:52,791 --> 00:19:55,359
I spent a small fortune
having that land resurveyed,
355
00:19:55,428 --> 00:19:58,529
in petitioning the state to
accept the survey findings,
356
00:19:58,597 --> 00:20:00,209
and finally in
purchasing the property.
357
00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:02,766
No, Mr. Mason, I
appreciate your position,
358
00:20:02,835 --> 00:20:04,502
and I certainly want to be fair,
359
00:20:04,571 --> 00:20:07,104
but any delay now would
be prohibitively costly to me.
360
00:20:07,173 --> 00:20:09,807
In obtaining the
restraining injunction,
361
00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:11,420
plaintiff posted a
bond to indemnify you
362
00:20:11,444 --> 00:20:12,976
against such loss.
363
00:20:13,045 --> 00:20:16,046
I'm asking only that there
be no objection tomorrow
364
00:20:16,115 --> 00:20:18,093
to my motion for a
one-week continuance.
365
00:20:18,117 --> 00:20:19,250
One week, Mr. Farrell.
366
00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:20,651
Certainly that can't hurt you.
367
00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,354
I don't know.
368
00:20:23,423 --> 00:20:24,522
Come now, Mason.
369
00:20:24,591 --> 00:20:25,923
You're not only
wasting our time,
370
00:20:25,991 --> 00:20:27,870
but you're wasting the
court's time with such a motion.
371
00:20:27,894 --> 00:20:30,194
Isn't the court the
better judge of that?
372
00:20:30,263 --> 00:20:33,030
Your case, such as it was,
373
00:20:33,099 --> 00:20:35,533
rested on the
testimony of one witness,
374
00:20:35,602 --> 00:20:37,167
Amos Bryant.
375
00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:38,936
He's dead.
376
00:20:39,004 --> 00:20:40,583
A week's continuance isn't going
377
00:20:40,607 --> 00:20:42,017
to bring him back to life
378
00:20:42,041 --> 00:20:43,840
No, Mr. Mason,
379
00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:45,142
Ralph's right.
380
00:20:45,211 --> 00:20:48,178
Any delay now would
be financial harassment
381
00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:50,125
your client's bond
couldn't possibly cover.
382
00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:53,117
The answer, I'm
afraid, has to be no.
383
00:20:57,023 --> 00:20:58,422
Seth?
384
00:20:58,490 --> 00:20:59,490
Seth Tyson?
385
00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:00,558
Yeah.
386
00:21:00,626 --> 00:21:01,658
My name's Paul Drake.
387
00:21:01,727 --> 00:21:03,527
I wonder if you'd
join me for a drink.
388
00:21:03,595 --> 00:21:05,595
I'd like to talk to you
for a few minutes.
389
00:21:05,664 --> 00:21:08,143
I understand they've got some
real good lemonade up at the inn.
390
00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:09,644
I'm sorry, son. I got no time.
391
00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:11,101
You see, I'm just about
392
00:21:11,170 --> 00:21:12,847
to take my sporting
constitutional. Your what?
393
00:21:12,871 --> 00:21:14,516
Ain't missed an
afternoon in ten years.
394
00:21:14,540 --> 00:21:16,551
Now, if you feel
you're up to it,
395
00:21:16,575 --> 00:21:18,053
you're welcome to join me.
396
00:21:18,077 --> 00:21:19,917
Look, old sport,
anything you can do...
397
00:21:19,979 --> 00:21:22,539
Stop your jawin',
boy, and come along.
398
00:21:24,550 --> 00:21:26,917
Say, Seth, I understand
399
00:21:26,986 --> 00:21:29,164
you've been around
this valley a long time.
400
00:21:29,188 --> 00:21:31,989
Yep, better than
50 years, I guess.
401
00:21:32,058 --> 00:21:33,890
About, uh...
402
00:21:35,495 --> 00:21:39,396
Say about, uh, oh, 20 years ago,
403
00:21:39,465 --> 00:21:42,166
didn't you help Amos
Bryant survey the river?
404
00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:44,101
Yep.
405
00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:46,403
That's enough practicing.
406
00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:48,538
Right.
407
00:22:02,421 --> 00:22:03,999
Well, come on.
Tee up, young fella.
408
00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:05,122
We ain't got all day.
409
00:22:05,191 --> 00:22:06,823
Uh...
410
00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:09,238
you remember that river survey?
411
00:22:09,262 --> 00:22:12,463
Yep. I remember lots of things.
412
00:22:12,532 --> 00:22:13,797
I remember when Matt Lambert
413
00:22:13,866 --> 00:22:17,667
was just a young
man in these parts.
414
00:22:17,736 --> 00:22:21,005
Same Matt Lambert that
now owns that house on the hill
415
00:22:21,073 --> 00:22:23,152
and the inn and most
of the valley around here.
416
00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:25,242
Biggest developer in
Southern California...
417
00:22:25,311 --> 00:22:27,444
Yes, sir, that's Matt.
418
00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:30,614
Like I said, I knowed him
419
00:22:30,683 --> 00:22:32,349
when he was just out of college.
420
00:22:32,418 --> 00:22:34,885
Yeah, he was a fine boy.
421
00:22:34,953 --> 00:22:37,521
I remember when he went
422
00:22:37,590 --> 00:22:39,956
prospecting for gold
with Pete Starkey.
423
00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:42,526
He was Judy Bryant's
real pa, you know?
424
00:22:45,831 --> 00:22:47,264
Good shot, son.
425
00:22:50,569 --> 00:22:52,280
Now, you take
that Sheriff Vincent.
426
00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:55,005
He used to deliver
milk back then.
427
00:22:55,074 --> 00:22:58,075
Worked for old man
Ordway, Ralph's pa.
428
00:22:58,144 --> 00:23:01,045
Ordway started
farming next to the river.
429
00:23:01,113 --> 00:23:02,946
Ah, no luck at all.
430
00:23:03,015 --> 00:23:06,728
He was a scrawny
kid, that Ward Vincent.
431
00:23:06,752 --> 00:23:10,220
He couldn't hardly
lift them buckets at all.
432
00:23:10,289 --> 00:23:12,423
Well, that broke it, son.
433
00:23:12,491 --> 00:23:17,094
Seth, once and for
all, will you or won't you
434
00:23:17,163 --> 00:23:20,164
testify in court tomorrow
about that river survey?
435
00:23:20,232 --> 00:23:22,444
Is that what you
been hinting at all day?
436
00:23:22,468 --> 00:23:24,946
You should have come right
out and asked me. Well, will you?
437
00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:27,282
Of course, I'd
be glad to testify.
438
00:23:27,306 --> 00:23:29,717
Say, son, you know,
you look all done in.
439
00:23:29,741 --> 00:23:32,342
Come on. I'll buy
you a lemonade.
440
00:23:38,050 --> 00:23:40,817
Well, there's a rapid
fall near the source
441
00:23:40,886 --> 00:23:43,520
as there is in the
Rodero River headwaters
442
00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:44,921
above Manzana Valley.
443
00:23:44,991 --> 00:23:47,858
The river will carry
down large stones,
444
00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:50,026
rocks, even boulders.
445
00:23:50,096 --> 00:23:52,829
You, uh, start out
with what appears to be
446
00:23:52,898 --> 00:23:55,432
a newly formed sand bar of sorts
447
00:23:55,501 --> 00:23:58,001
and end up with a considerable
area of new land in time.
448
00:23:58,070 --> 00:24:00,337
New land which makes it appear
449
00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:02,317
that the river has
changed its course.
450
00:24:02,341 --> 00:24:04,622
You personally examined
both the river and the land,
451
00:24:04,676 --> 00:24:05,916
now the subject of litigation?
452
00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:07,311
Yes, sir.
453
00:24:07,379 --> 00:24:10,781
As an expert, what
conclusion have you come to
454
00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:12,483
concerning that land?
455
00:24:12,552 --> 00:24:15,586
Oh, it was unquestionably
created by accretion;
456
00:24:15,655 --> 00:24:17,387
the gradual addition of
457
00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:18,823
new land on old land
458
00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:21,024
within the past 20 or 30 years.
459
00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:23,661
There ain't no
question of it, no, sirree.
460
00:24:23,729 --> 00:24:25,629
That's no boundary line.
461
00:24:25,698 --> 00:24:27,798
That there line's
a meander line.
462
00:24:27,867 --> 00:24:30,568
And when you made that
survey with Amos Bryant,
463
00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:34,171
the line was indicated
in courses and distances.
464
00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:36,351
How far was it from the river?
465
00:24:36,375 --> 00:24:37,920
It weren't from
the river, mister.
466
00:24:37,944 --> 00:24:39,242
It was plumb on it.
467
00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,623
Why, that there river ran a
good 300 feet further east
468
00:24:41,647 --> 00:24:43,580
than it does now.
469
00:24:43,649 --> 00:24:45,549
Thank you, Mr. Tyson.
470
00:24:45,618 --> 00:24:48,178
Your witness, Mr. Ordway.
471
00:24:51,557 --> 00:24:53,958
Your Honor, may I
have a moment, please?
472
00:24:54,026 --> 00:24:55,693
Certainly, Mr. Ordway.
473
00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:10,586
Mr. Ordway, the
court is waiting.
474
00:25:10,610 --> 00:25:12,977
Yes, Your Honor, excuse me.
475
00:25:13,045 --> 00:25:14,523
But we had requested
certain information
476
00:25:14,547 --> 00:25:15,724
from the sheriff's office,
477
00:25:15,748 --> 00:25:18,816
information that would
have considerable bearing
478
00:25:18,885 --> 00:25:22,152
on the unexpected testimony
of the witness Seth Tyson.
479
00:25:22,221 --> 00:25:24,822
If you have that testimony
now, would you please proceed?
480
00:25:24,891 --> 00:25:26,824
Yes, Your Honor.
481
00:25:29,762 --> 00:25:33,364
Amos Bryant made that
survey in March, 1940.
482
00:25:33,432 --> 00:25:34,943
That is right, isn't it, Seth?
483
00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:38,101
Oh, '40, '41, or...
484
00:25:38,170 --> 00:25:39,970
I ain't too good on dates.
485
00:25:40,038 --> 00:25:42,906
You know, years got a habit
of sort of sliding by pretty fast.
486
00:25:42,975 --> 00:25:44,708
Even in a hospital?
487
00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:47,010
What are you getting at?
488
00:25:47,079 --> 00:25:49,413
You were in a hospital
down in Los Angeles,
489
00:25:49,481 --> 00:25:52,750
admitted the last
week in February, 1940.
490
00:25:52,818 --> 00:25:53,951
Now, look here, Ralph...
491
00:25:54,020 --> 00:25:55,731
Not only didn't you
help Amos Bryant,
492
00:25:55,755 --> 00:25:57,866
but you weren't
even in the county.
493
00:25:57,890 --> 00:26:00,257
When that survey was made,
494
00:26:00,325 --> 00:26:01,770
you were getting a
broken hip treated
495
00:26:01,794 --> 00:26:03,104
for six weeks in a hospital.
496
00:26:03,128 --> 00:26:05,328
Counsel will approach the bench.
497
00:26:05,398 --> 00:26:07,330
You, too, Sheriff Vincent.
498
00:26:10,536 --> 00:26:12,636
My court has been badly used
499
00:26:12,705 --> 00:26:15,138
in what appears to be a
flagrant attempt to pervert justice.
500
00:26:15,207 --> 00:26:17,941
I assure the court I
was totally unaware
501
00:26:18,010 --> 00:26:19,342
of the witness' background.
502
00:26:19,412 --> 00:26:21,423
Sheriff, how long have you known
about this hospital confinement?
503
00:26:21,447 --> 00:26:25,315
Well, we just got the report
in not more than an hour ago.
504
00:26:25,384 --> 00:26:27,295
Just after Mr. Ordway
here sent word
505
00:26:27,319 --> 00:26:30,053
asking what we
had on Seth Tyson.
506
00:26:30,122 --> 00:26:31,733
The kind of a man Seth is,
507
00:26:31,757 --> 00:26:33,735
wandering around the
desert by himself... I...
508
00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:36,526
I guess nobody'd ever known
about that six-week stretch
509
00:26:36,596 --> 00:26:38,395
he put in the hospital.
510
00:26:38,464 --> 00:26:40,074
Only now, Judge,
we've got a killing.
511
00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:42,833
So, we started checking
everybody out pretty thorough.
512
00:26:42,902 --> 00:26:44,112
Your Honor,
513
00:26:44,136 --> 00:26:47,370
we need time to review
the facts in this case.
514
00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:49,372
I request a 15-day continuance.
515
00:26:49,442 --> 00:26:50,707
Just a minute, Judge.
516
00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:52,721
Uh, like I said, we've
been doing some checking,
517
00:26:52,745 --> 00:26:54,155
and we've come up
with some evidence,
518
00:26:54,179 --> 00:26:55,299
a good deal of evidence,
519
00:26:55,347 --> 00:26:58,615
including this $10,000 we found,
520
00:26:58,684 --> 00:27:01,418
wrapped up in a scarf
belonging to Miss Judy Bryant.
521
00:27:01,487 --> 00:27:05,322
No. That can't be!
522
00:27:05,391 --> 00:27:07,290
Well, there's that
523
00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,637
and a lot of other questions
we'll want some answers to,
524
00:27:09,661 --> 00:27:12,496
so it looks to me like maybe
Mr. Mason here is going
525
00:27:12,564 --> 00:27:14,998
to need a lot more than
a 15-day continuance.
526
00:27:15,066 --> 00:27:16,933
You see, I have a warrant here
527
00:27:17,002 --> 00:27:18,747
for the arrest of
Miss Judy Bryant
528
00:27:18,771 --> 00:27:21,371
for the murder of Amos Bryant.
529
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,306
No.
530
00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:25,308
No! No!
531
00:27:31,684 --> 00:27:32,684
I don't understand it.
532
00:27:32,751 --> 00:27:35,719
Why did Seth perjure
himself for me?
533
00:27:35,788 --> 00:27:39,589
The way Seth tells it, he liked
you, and he wanted to help you.
534
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:41,603
He helped you all right,
535
00:27:41,627 --> 00:27:43,438
by giving you a
motive for murder.
536
00:27:43,462 --> 00:27:44,594
A motive?
537
00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:45,840
With his testimony,
538
00:27:45,864 --> 00:27:48,075
you no longer needed
Amos Bryant's testimony.
539
00:27:48,099 --> 00:27:49,866
Oh.
540
00:27:49,935 --> 00:27:52,969
You admitted you
borrowed the $10,000
541
00:27:53,038 --> 00:27:55,439
to pay your stepfather's debts.
542
00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:59,343
Instead of the money, Amos
Bryant was left a lethal bomb.
543
00:27:59,411 --> 00:28:02,579
And the $10,000 was found by
the sheriff, wrapped in your scarf
544
00:28:02,648 --> 00:28:04,759
and hidden in the bottom
of your golf bag at the inn.
545
00:28:04,783 --> 00:28:06,182
Mr. Mason, I swear to you
546
00:28:06,251 --> 00:28:08,229
that I put the money in
the box I left by the river.
547
00:28:08,253 --> 00:28:10,354
I did not put it in my golf bag.
548
00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:11,999
You denied me the chance to help
549
00:28:12,023 --> 00:28:13,702
by acting without my knowledge.
550
00:28:13,726 --> 00:28:17,094
Agreeing to give the money to
Amos Bryant was not only clumsy,
551
00:28:17,163 --> 00:28:19,374
it was unnecessary and
stupid. Now, why did you do it?
552
00:28:19,398 --> 00:28:21,665
I don't know.
553
00:28:21,734 --> 00:28:23,533
Everything was going wrong.
554
00:28:23,602 --> 00:28:24,722
I was trying to forget Neil,
555
00:28:24,770 --> 00:28:26,269
but he-he wouldn't be forgotten.
556
00:28:26,338 --> 00:28:29,206
My stepfather
turned out to be...
557
00:28:29,274 --> 00:28:30,708
to be...
558
00:28:30,776 --> 00:28:32,342
Mr. Mason, I thought
I was doing right,
559
00:28:32,411 --> 00:28:33,744
but I was doing wrong.
560
00:28:33,813 --> 00:28:35,612
Judy...
561
00:28:35,681 --> 00:28:38,248
how did you happen to
own that land by the river?
562
00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:41,351
Amos bought it for me.
563
00:28:41,420 --> 00:28:44,254
Sort of a wedding present
when he married my mother.
564
00:28:44,323 --> 00:28:47,191
Your stepfather made the
down payment on that land,
565
00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:49,738
but he never contributed so
much as one other penny toward
566
00:28:49,762 --> 00:28:51,561
its purchase. What?
567
00:28:51,630 --> 00:28:54,042
Your mother paid
for that land herself.
568
00:28:54,066 --> 00:28:55,577
It was his fault,
not your mother's
569
00:28:55,601 --> 00:28:57,212
that he ran out on both of you.
570
00:28:57,236 --> 00:28:59,903
But I guess you never
wanted to believe that.
571
00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:04,407
Judy, you're a young,
attractive, and very nice girl
572
00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:08,345
who's made independence
the prime thing in her life.
573
00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:11,548
If this crazy world of ours
isn't to become unglued,
574
00:29:11,617 --> 00:29:15,018
we'll all have to face
our need for one another.
575
00:29:16,354 --> 00:29:19,122
Don't turn away from help, Judy.
576
00:29:19,191 --> 00:29:21,591
Right now, you
need it very badly.
577
00:29:49,688 --> 00:29:51,622
♪ ♪
578
00:30:12,945 --> 00:30:15,745
Well, that sure doesn't
leave much time for somebody
579
00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:18,015
to come along and substitute
the bomb for the money.
580
00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:19,727
No, it doesn't, does it, Paul?
581
00:30:19,751 --> 00:30:21,885
Wait a minute. That
could only mean, then,
582
00:30:21,954 --> 00:30:23,594
that somebody
substituted the box earlier,
583
00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:25,188
before Judy even
brought it out here.
584
00:30:25,257 --> 00:30:26,456
According to Judy,
585
00:30:26,525 --> 00:30:28,469
from the time she wrapped
the money in that box
586
00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:29,592
until she left it here,
587
00:30:29,662 --> 00:30:32,262
the box was constantly
in her possession.
588
00:30:32,330 --> 00:30:33,508
But that's impossible.
589
00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:35,143
She was playing golf
with me all afternoon.
590
00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:37,333
I know, but think back, David.
591
00:30:37,402 --> 00:30:39,347
When you called for her,
she had the box with her.
592
00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:40,503
She put it in her golf bag.
593
00:30:40,572 --> 00:30:42,639
When you brought her back,
she took the box upstairs
594
00:30:42,708 --> 00:30:45,341
to her room, put it
in her dresser drawer.
595
00:30:45,410 --> 00:30:49,046
Now, until she
delivered the box here,
596
00:30:49,114 --> 00:30:50,380
she never left her room
597
00:30:50,448 --> 00:30:52,415
nor nobody came to her room.
598
00:30:52,484 --> 00:30:55,018
Doesn't that put you right back
where you started, Mr. Mason?
599
00:30:55,087 --> 00:30:57,787
I mean, the substitution had to
be made right here by the river,
600
00:30:57,856 --> 00:30:59,990
regardless of how
little time there was.
601
00:31:04,129 --> 00:31:06,362
The way the lab
men reconstructed it,
602
00:31:06,431 --> 00:31:08,164
that was a real homemade bomb.
603
00:31:08,233 --> 00:31:11,001
Sort of an amateur job
anybody could slap together
604
00:31:11,069 --> 00:31:12,602
after reading up on it.
605
00:31:12,671 --> 00:31:15,471
I see. Now, about
the serial numbers
606
00:31:15,541 --> 00:31:17,151
and the marks on
the money wrapper.
607
00:31:17,175 --> 00:31:19,208
Can you identify them, Sheriff?
608
00:31:19,277 --> 00:31:22,612
Yes. These are off of the
$10,000 we found hidden
609
00:31:22,681 --> 00:31:24,761
in the bottom of the
defendant's golf bag.
610
00:31:24,816 --> 00:31:26,650
Thank you.
611
00:31:26,718 --> 00:31:28,652
Your witness, Counselor.
612
00:31:30,022 --> 00:31:32,989
Sheriff, let me go back
over your testimony
613
00:31:33,058 --> 00:31:36,526
covering this homemade
bomb that killed the decedent.
614
00:31:36,595 --> 00:31:38,628
Now, the bomb was inside
615
00:31:38,697 --> 00:31:40,797
one of the, uh,
Gracious Lady gift boxes.
616
00:31:40,866 --> 00:31:42,165
That's right.
617
00:31:42,233 --> 00:31:45,334
Was the explosive mechanism
of the bomb so constructed
618
00:31:45,404 --> 00:31:47,704
that someone could have
taken the cash out of the gift box
619
00:31:47,773 --> 00:31:49,039
and replaced it with the bomb?
620
00:31:49,108 --> 00:31:52,141
No. No. From what
the lab men found,
621
00:31:52,210 --> 00:31:53,810
the glue and stuff, that bomb...
622
00:31:53,879 --> 00:31:56,580
That bomb was
built right into the box.
623
00:31:56,648 --> 00:31:58,448
Well, like I said.
624
00:31:58,516 --> 00:32:00,850
I was camping out that
night near the reservoir,
625
00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:02,852
and I heard what they said.
626
00:32:02,922 --> 00:32:05,255
Amos Bryant
blackjacked that girl
627
00:32:05,324 --> 00:32:07,390
into persuading him
to agree to pay him
628
00:32:07,459 --> 00:32:10,460
$10,000 if he'd
testify in her favor.
629
00:32:10,529 --> 00:32:13,897
Now, is this before or after
the defendant became aware
630
00:32:13,966 --> 00:32:16,800
that you could testify for her
concerning the river property?
631
00:32:16,868 --> 00:32:19,602
Oh, she talked to
me about the lawsuit
632
00:32:19,671 --> 00:32:21,638
before she met Amos that night.
633
00:32:21,706 --> 00:32:23,140
And despite that fact,
634
00:32:23,208 --> 00:32:24,886
the defendant did
not turn down this,
635
00:32:24,910 --> 00:32:26,888
uh, this request for
the payment of money.
636
00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:29,579
No. She agreed to pay.
637
00:32:29,648 --> 00:32:32,548
Said she'd bring him the money
in cash at 8:00 the next night
638
00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:36,552
and leave it near the big
rock at the bend in the river.
639
00:32:36,621 --> 00:32:38,332
I want to remind
you, Mr. Lambert,
640
00:32:38,356 --> 00:32:39,656
as a hostile witness,
641
00:32:39,724 --> 00:32:41,369
you will answer
either "yes" or "no."
642
00:32:41,393 --> 00:32:43,493
Now, once again,
643
00:32:43,561 --> 00:32:46,663
was that $10,000
you gave Judy Bryant
644
00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:49,666
the same $10,000
found in her golf bag?
645
00:32:49,734 --> 00:32:51,501
Yes.
646
00:32:51,569 --> 00:32:53,603
That was in the morning.
647
00:32:53,672 --> 00:32:55,049
Now, on the afternoon
of the murder,
648
00:32:55,073 --> 00:32:57,354
did you have occasion to
go into the defendant's room
649
00:32:57,408 --> 00:32:58,608
and did you there see her
650
00:32:58,677 --> 00:33:00,655
wrapping one of the
Gracious Lady boxes
651
00:33:00,679 --> 00:33:01,823
in wrapping paper?
652
00:33:01,847 --> 00:33:03,087
What I saw was none of your...
653
00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:09,653
Yes.
654
00:33:11,023 --> 00:33:13,001
And did you see
and can you identify
655
00:33:13,025 --> 00:33:15,725
the person you saw driving
away from the site of the murder
656
00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:17,805
moments before the explosion?
657
00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:20,396
Yes, sir.
658
00:33:20,465 --> 00:33:22,032
It was the defendant,
659
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:24,768
Miss Judy Bryant.
660
00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:27,070
The night of the murder,
there was a birthday party
661
00:33:27,139 --> 00:33:28,872
for the defendant's
mother, Mrs. Bryant.
662
00:33:28,941 --> 00:33:31,241
Because of our lawsuit,
663
00:33:31,310 --> 00:33:33,810
I felt that my presence
there might be embarrassing.
664
00:33:33,879 --> 00:33:37,047
I, uh, take it you went
out then, Mr. Farrell.
665
00:33:37,115 --> 00:33:39,349
Yes, I decided to
drive out along the river
666
00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:41,095
and take another look
at the site of the resort
667
00:33:41,119 --> 00:33:42,853
I had planned to build.
668
00:33:42,921 --> 00:33:44,098
Such a beautiful, clear night.
669
00:33:44,122 --> 00:33:45,922
And did you go out there?
670
00:33:45,991 --> 00:33:49,993
Yes. I parked across the river
to get a better vantage point,
671
00:33:50,062 --> 00:33:52,461
and I studied the area
through my binoculars.
672
00:33:52,531 --> 00:33:55,165
Now, will you tell the court,
please, what you saw that night
673
00:33:55,234 --> 00:33:58,001
across the river,
through your binoculars?
674
00:33:58,070 --> 00:34:00,770
I saw the defendant,
Miss Bryant,
675
00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:03,940
uh, arrive, place her
package and leave.
676
00:34:04,009 --> 00:34:07,444
I saw the decedent, Amos Bryant,
677
00:34:07,513 --> 00:34:09,290
subsequently
retrieve that package.
678
00:34:09,314 --> 00:34:12,049
I saw the district
ranger arrive,
679
00:34:12,117 --> 00:34:14,184
and I witnessed the explosion.
680
00:34:15,687 --> 00:34:18,288
Counsel for the defense
will no doubt attempt
681
00:34:18,357 --> 00:34:19,467
to create the belief
682
00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:21,858
that after the defendant
left the package,
683
00:34:21,927 --> 00:34:23,860
presumably containing the money,
684
00:34:23,929 --> 00:34:26,396
someone else appeared and
substituted the bomb package
685
00:34:26,464 --> 00:34:27,830
before the decedent arrived.
686
00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:31,268
Now, Mr. Farrell, this
is of vital importance.
687
00:34:31,336 --> 00:34:34,504
I ask you, did you
have that package,
688
00:34:34,572 --> 00:34:37,207
left by the defendant,
in constant observation
689
00:34:37,276 --> 00:34:39,487
until the arrival
of the decedent?
690
00:34:39,511 --> 00:34:40,810
Yes, I did.
691
00:34:40,879 --> 00:34:42,523
Nobody showed up in that area
692
00:34:42,547 --> 00:34:43,791
between the
defendant's departure
693
00:34:43,815 --> 00:34:45,095
and the arrival of the decedent.
694
00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:47,450
The package Amos
Bryant picked up,
695
00:34:47,519 --> 00:34:49,030
the one that exploded
and killed him,
696
00:34:49,054 --> 00:34:52,122
was the identical package
left there by the defendant.
697
00:34:57,729 --> 00:35:00,141
Judy Bryant was
enticed by the possibility
698
00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:02,866
of a quarter of a million
dollar sale of her property.
699
00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:05,280
But one man
could ruin that sale.
700
00:35:05,304 --> 00:35:08,738
A man who would
either lie or tell the truth
701
00:35:08,807 --> 00:35:11,307
only in relation to the amount
of money he was paid to do so.
702
00:35:11,376 --> 00:35:12,942
And Heaven only
knows how large a share
703
00:35:13,011 --> 00:35:14,277
of the quarter million
704
00:35:14,345 --> 00:35:16,545
Amos Bryant would
have ultimately demanded.
705
00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:19,416
It is the contention of the
prosecution, Your Honor,
706
00:35:19,485 --> 00:35:21,485
that in fear of this man,
707
00:35:21,553 --> 00:35:23,364
and in realization
that Seth Tyson
708
00:35:23,388 --> 00:35:25,821
would testify on her behalf,
709
00:35:25,891 --> 00:35:28,258
this woman arranged a secret
meeting with the decedent,
710
00:35:28,327 --> 00:35:30,960
and then did, deliberately
and with premeditation,
711
00:35:31,029 --> 00:35:34,998
prepare and deliver the
bomb that killed Amos Bryant.
712
00:35:35,066 --> 00:35:38,268
Your Honor, we ask that
Judy Bryant be bound over
713
00:35:38,336 --> 00:35:39,902
for trial in superior court
714
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:42,872
and charged with
murder in the first degree.
715
00:35:42,941 --> 00:35:45,108
It would appear to me
716
00:35:45,177 --> 00:35:47,444
that the prosecution
has satisfactorily
717
00:35:47,512 --> 00:35:49,779
made out a prima facie case.
718
00:35:49,848 --> 00:35:52,381
And I'm inclined to so rule.
719
00:35:52,450 --> 00:35:54,684
Mr. Mason, do
you wish to present
720
00:35:54,752 --> 00:35:56,585
a defense at this time?
721
00:35:56,654 --> 00:35:58,487
Your Honor, with
the court's indulgence,
722
00:35:58,556 --> 00:36:01,925
if I'm given permission to
recall just a few witnesses,
723
00:36:01,993 --> 00:36:03,759
I'm prepared to waive
a formal defense.
724
00:36:03,829 --> 00:36:05,561
No objections, Your Honor.
725
00:36:05,630 --> 00:36:08,431
You may recall your
witnesses, Mr. Mason.
726
00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:10,900
District Ranger
Frank Deane, please.
727
00:36:15,307 --> 00:36:17,073
Mr. Deane,
728
00:36:17,142 --> 00:36:19,454
I previously placed
in your possession,
729
00:36:19,478 --> 00:36:22,545
tagged and identified, two
separate sets of exhibits.
730
00:36:24,449 --> 00:36:28,084
The exhibits on this
tray, is that correct?
731
00:36:28,153 --> 00:36:29,852
Yes, sir.
732
00:36:29,921 --> 00:36:32,489
Now, you had certain tests
made on these exhibits.
733
00:36:32,557 --> 00:36:33,934
Would you please
tell this court where
734
00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:35,269
and by whom these
tests were made?
735
00:36:35,293 --> 00:36:38,194
At the Forest
Products Laboratory,
736
00:36:38,263 --> 00:36:40,930
Forest Service, United States
Department of Agriculture,
737
00:36:40,999 --> 00:36:42,332
Madison, Wisconsin.
738
00:36:42,401 --> 00:36:45,701
The tests were performed by
myself and the laboratory staff.
739
00:36:45,770 --> 00:36:48,849
Your Honor, this material was
discovered by Mr. Paul Drake,
740
00:36:48,873 --> 00:36:51,707
Mr. David Gideon,
Sheriff Vincent and by me.
741
00:36:51,776 --> 00:36:53,843
The prosecutor has
already stipulated
742
00:36:53,912 --> 00:36:56,312
as to its authenticity
and to its source.
743
00:36:56,381 --> 00:36:58,982
May I continue my
questioning before, uh,
744
00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:00,594
entering them as evidence?
745
00:37:00,618 --> 00:37:02,886
Proceed.
746
00:37:02,954 --> 00:37:06,022
Now, Mr. Deane.
747
00:37:06,091 --> 00:37:09,692
This first set of exhibits was,
748
00:37:09,761 --> 00:37:12,240
uh, found at the
scene of the murder.
749
00:37:12,264 --> 00:37:15,999
Would you describe
this material, please?
750
00:37:16,067 --> 00:37:19,135
Uh, remnants of the
wooden partitions placed
751
00:37:19,204 --> 00:37:21,237
in the bomb that
killed Amos Bryant.
752
00:37:21,306 --> 00:37:23,940
They were used to
confine the dynamite
753
00:37:24,009 --> 00:37:26,709
to the middle compartment
and to fix the dry cells in place.
754
00:37:26,778 --> 00:37:29,512
They're southern
pine, rotary cut.
755
00:37:29,581 --> 00:37:32,048
Three-sixteenths
of an inch thick.
756
00:37:32,117 --> 00:37:35,385
Portions of a, uh,
vegetable crate slat.
757
00:37:35,454 --> 00:37:36,931
Anything else
that is distinctive
758
00:37:36,955 --> 00:37:38,266
about these pieces of wood?
759
00:37:38,290 --> 00:37:40,323
Yes, they still contain residue
760
00:37:40,392 --> 00:37:43,092
of excessive amounts
of glue used in,
761
00:37:43,161 --> 00:37:45,695
uh, fastening the partitions
and the battery supports.
762
00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:47,530
All right, Mr. Deane,
763
00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:51,968
let's go now to this
second set of exhibits.
764
00:37:52,036 --> 00:37:55,572
Uh, these from source X.
765
00:37:55,641 --> 00:37:59,309
Have you examined
this piece of wood?
766
00:37:59,378 --> 00:38:01,744
It's a piece of, uh,
vegetable crate slat.
767
00:38:01,813 --> 00:38:03,980
The pieces of wood
in both sets of exhibits
768
00:38:04,048 --> 00:38:06,283
were cut from the same
identical piece of wood
769
00:38:06,351 --> 00:38:07,929
that you handed
me from source X.
770
00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:10,053
And this container of glue,
771
00:38:10,121 --> 00:38:13,089
how does it compare with
the glue found inside the bomb?
772
00:38:13,158 --> 00:38:16,626
The glue inside the bomb
came from this container
773
00:38:16,694 --> 00:38:17,860
given to me from source X.
774
00:38:17,929 --> 00:38:19,929
From your
examinations, Mr. Deane,
775
00:38:19,998 --> 00:38:23,966
would it be safe to
say that the bomb
776
00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:26,802
that killed Amos Bryant
was put together at source X?
777
00:38:26,871 --> 00:38:29,138
I would say so, yes, sir.
778
00:38:29,207 --> 00:38:32,408
Source X, Your Honor,
is a private workshop
779
00:38:32,477 --> 00:38:34,489
belonging to one of the
witnesses in this case.
780
00:38:34,513 --> 00:38:37,380
And I should now like
to recall him to the stand.
781
00:38:37,449 --> 00:38:40,683
Yes, it's my workshop
at the golf course,
782
00:38:40,752 --> 00:38:43,019
but that doesn't mean
that I made the bomb.
783
00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:45,921
Who else had access
to that workshop?
784
00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:47,323
Anyone.
785
00:38:47,392 --> 00:38:48,824
You got in, didn't you?
786
00:38:48,893 --> 00:38:52,595
But is it not a fact that you
keep the workshop locked?
787
00:38:52,664 --> 00:38:55,009
That you've issued
standing orders
788
00:38:55,033 --> 00:38:56,643
that no one is to go into it?
789
00:38:56,667 --> 00:38:58,167
All right, I keep it locked,
790
00:38:58,236 --> 00:39:00,136
and I keep everybody else out.
791
00:39:00,205 --> 00:39:02,905
As golf pro,
that's my privilege.
792
00:39:02,974 --> 00:39:06,942
As a golf pro, Mr. Gilbert,
let me ask you something.
793
00:39:07,012 --> 00:39:09,879
Do, um, golfers
using caddy carts
794
00:39:09,947 --> 00:39:11,847
to hold their bags and clubs
795
00:39:11,917 --> 00:39:14,217
always keep those
carts close by them?
796
00:39:14,285 --> 00:39:16,820
That depends upon the player.
797
00:39:16,888 --> 00:39:18,666
On your course, for instance,
798
00:39:18,690 --> 00:39:21,257
are there fairways
with dogleg turns
799
00:39:21,326 --> 00:39:23,493
where players chip
up to the greens?
800
00:39:23,562 --> 00:39:26,362
Take their putters
only, leaving the carts
801
00:39:26,431 --> 00:39:29,131
on the fairways to be picked
up on the way to the next tee?
802
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:30,466
It's possible.
803
00:39:30,535 --> 00:39:33,669
So, the carts are
actually unattended
804
00:39:33,738 --> 00:39:35,449
on two or three of the
holes for periods of up to,
805
00:39:35,473 --> 00:39:36,972
uh, ten minutes or more?
806
00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:38,541
Yes, it's possible.
807
00:39:38,609 --> 00:39:39,875
Mr. Gilbert,
808
00:39:39,944 --> 00:39:41,788
how long have you
worked at the inn?
809
00:39:41,812 --> 00:39:44,280
About, uh, three years.
810
00:39:44,349 --> 00:39:46,049
And before that?
811
00:39:46,117 --> 00:39:49,052
I was a touring golf pro
812
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,354
on a professional
tournament circuit.
813
00:39:51,423 --> 00:39:54,257
A highly successful one.
814
00:39:54,325 --> 00:39:55,658
You never did lose your
815
00:39:55,726 --> 00:39:58,272
well-publicized
Gilbert touch, did you?
816
00:39:58,296 --> 00:40:00,896
No. I...
817
00:40:00,965 --> 00:40:03,499
I just gave up the
professional circuit, that's all.
818
00:40:03,568 --> 00:40:05,501
Just gave it up.
819
00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:07,948
And what was your
last tournament?
820
00:40:07,972 --> 00:40:10,172
The Reno Invitational, Calcutta.
821
00:40:10,241 --> 00:40:13,209
In which you were the
prohibitive odds-on favorite.
822
00:40:13,278 --> 00:40:15,411
But you bogeyed the
16th and 17th holes,
823
00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:19,148
then four-putted the
18th for a double-bogey.
824
00:40:19,217 --> 00:40:23,253
Despite the odds and the
fantastic sums of money
825
00:40:23,321 --> 00:40:24,632
bet on you, you
only placed second
826
00:40:24,656 --> 00:40:25,966
in the tournament,
isn't that right?
827
00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:27,290
Yes.
828
00:40:27,359 --> 00:40:31,026
My investigation indicates
the Reno gambling syndicate
829
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:32,462
lost a fortune on you.
830
00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:35,965
Also that you bet heavily
surreptitiously on yourself.
831
00:40:36,034 --> 00:40:37,512
But how did you
bet, Mr. Gilbert?
832
00:40:37,536 --> 00:40:39,268
How did you bet on yourself?
833
00:40:39,337 --> 00:40:41,749
To win or to lose? What
are you talking about?
834
00:40:41,773 --> 00:40:43,373
I'm talking about how and why
835
00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:45,453
the syndicate forced
you out of competitive golf.
836
00:40:45,477 --> 00:40:47,343
And how and why they reached out
837
00:40:47,412 --> 00:40:49,579
to use you after
you went to work
838
00:40:49,648 --> 00:40:50,928
here in Manzana Valley.
839
00:40:50,982 --> 00:40:52,348
I don't know what you mean.
840
00:40:52,417 --> 00:40:54,283
Oh, I think you do.
841
00:40:54,352 --> 00:40:56,264
I think you know all
about the syndicate.
842
00:40:56,288 --> 00:40:59,088
I think you know
all about its plan
843
00:40:59,157 --> 00:41:01,068
on building a swank and
respectable resort hotel
844
00:41:01,092 --> 00:41:03,404
on the same property
Mr. Farrell purchased.
845
00:41:03,428 --> 00:41:06,328
You were being pressured by
the boys, so you bribed Seth Tyson.
846
00:41:06,398 --> 00:41:08,765
You didn't know about
Tyson's hospital stay,
847
00:41:08,834 --> 00:41:12,468
and Tyson couldn't know a
murder investigation would reveal it.
848
00:41:12,537 --> 00:41:14,304
So, he went along with you
849
00:41:14,372 --> 00:41:16,138
when you bribed him to lie
850
00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:18,185
about having helped
Amos Bryant with his survey.
851
00:41:18,209 --> 00:41:19,709
No. Why should I do that?
852
00:41:19,778 --> 00:41:21,689
To keep Mr. Farrell
from buying the property.
853
00:41:21,713 --> 00:41:23,991
So you could deal
with Judy Bryant.
854
00:41:24,015 --> 00:41:26,716
It was you, Mr. Gilbert, acting
as front man for the syndicate,
855
00:41:26,785 --> 00:41:29,218
it was you who had
someone call Judy Bryant
856
00:41:29,287 --> 00:41:31,688
and make her that quarter
of a million dollar deal.
857
00:41:31,756 --> 00:41:33,422
No, no.
858
00:41:33,492 --> 00:41:35,091
No?
859
00:41:35,159 --> 00:41:38,160
The day before the ejectment
suit on Judy Bryant's property,
860
00:41:38,229 --> 00:41:41,097
you withdrew $5,000
from your bank.
861
00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:45,368
That same day, Seth Tyson
deposited $5,000 in his bank.
862
00:41:45,436 --> 00:41:46,969
Now, do you deny you gave
863
00:41:47,038 --> 00:41:49,973
Seth Tyson that $5,000?
864
00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:55,845
I never attached any
significance to it before,
865
00:41:55,914 --> 00:41:58,180
but now that you ask, yes.
866
00:41:58,249 --> 00:42:01,217
I remember Neil did approach
me about a group of men
867
00:42:01,285 --> 00:42:04,020
who were interested in buying
some choice land in the valley.
868
00:42:04,088 --> 00:42:06,923
I remember being very
angry about who they were.
869
00:42:06,992 --> 00:42:08,391
Those men from Reno.
870
00:42:08,459 --> 00:42:11,005
That's exactly what
I wanted to know.
871
00:42:11,029 --> 00:42:14,564
Now, you, uh, play golf,
don't you, Mr. Lambert?
872
00:42:14,633 --> 00:42:17,000
I do.
873
00:42:17,068 --> 00:42:20,136
On the afternoon of the
day Amos Bryant was killed,
874
00:42:20,204 --> 00:42:23,740
while Judy Bryant was
playing golf with David Gideon,
875
00:42:23,808 --> 00:42:26,220
were you by any chance
on the golf course?
876
00:42:26,244 --> 00:42:29,579
Why... why, yes, I was.
877
00:42:29,647 --> 00:42:33,048
And Mr. Lambert, did you by
any chance know Amos Bryant
878
00:42:33,117 --> 00:42:35,984
before Paul Drake brought
him back to Judy's trial?
879
00:42:36,054 --> 00:42:38,220
Yes, I've known him
for about 20 years.
880
00:42:38,289 --> 00:42:40,823
I met him when he was
making the survey of the river.
881
00:42:40,892 --> 00:42:44,960
Are you in any kind of
financial difficulty, Mr. Lambert?
882
00:42:45,029 --> 00:42:46,629
Trouble?
883
00:42:46,698 --> 00:42:48,097
No, not really. I...
884
00:42:48,165 --> 00:42:51,834
A little overextended, perhaps,
but, uh, nothing very serious.
885
00:42:51,903 --> 00:42:54,036
Then you don't stand
to lose every cent
886
00:42:54,105 --> 00:42:57,206
you've personally tied
up in Manzana Valley?
887
00:42:57,275 --> 00:43:02,545
Uh, no. I... I recently
acquired a half interest
888
00:43:02,614 --> 00:43:06,014
in a group of
mineral land leases,
889
00:43:06,083 --> 00:43:09,218
uh, for land that is
rich in lime deposits.
890
00:43:09,287 --> 00:43:13,689
Now, a large chemical company
is giving us half a million dollars
891
00:43:13,758 --> 00:43:15,023
for the mining privileges.
892
00:43:15,092 --> 00:43:17,260
That's more than
enough to tide me over.
893
00:43:17,328 --> 00:43:19,562
I'm working on closing
the deal right now.
894
00:43:19,631 --> 00:43:22,131
Mr. Lambert, why didn't
you close the deal before?
895
00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:25,234
Was it because you had to
wait until Amos Bryant was dead?
896
00:43:25,303 --> 00:43:26,636
Amos Bryant, alive or dead,
897
00:43:26,704 --> 00:43:28,081
never had the
remotest connection
898
00:43:28,105 --> 00:43:30,873
with me or my business affairs.
899
00:43:30,941 --> 00:43:33,075
I couldn't settle it
because it was simply
900
00:43:33,144 --> 00:43:34,888
impossible before
now, that's all.
901
00:43:34,912 --> 00:43:36,557
Who is Pete
Starkey, Mr. Lambert?
902
00:43:36,581 --> 00:43:39,148
A friend... my best friend.
903
00:43:39,216 --> 00:43:43,719
For years we... we prospected
in this valley in the old days.
904
00:43:43,788 --> 00:43:46,489
Pete Starkey was also
Chloris Bryant's first husband,
905
00:43:46,557 --> 00:43:47,823
the father of Judy Bryant?
906
00:43:47,892 --> 00:43:49,224
Yes.
907
00:43:49,294 --> 00:43:54,163
Mr. Lambert, your half interest
in the mineral land leases,
908
00:43:54,231 --> 00:43:56,165
from whom was it purchased?
909
00:43:56,233 --> 00:44:01,337
Why, from Seth, Seth Tyson.
910
00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:05,374
Sure, I sold Matt a half
interest in the lease I owned.
911
00:44:05,443 --> 00:44:06,776
Glad to.
912
00:44:06,844 --> 00:44:09,345
Why, this here valley'd
be nothing but raw desert
913
00:44:09,414 --> 00:44:11,146
if it weren't for the
likes of Matt Lambert.
914
00:44:11,215 --> 00:44:13,175
How and when did you acquire
915
00:44:13,217 --> 00:44:16,251
this particular mineral
lease, Mr. Tyson?
916
00:44:16,321 --> 00:44:18,887
Part of an old
California Spanish grant.
917
00:44:18,956 --> 00:44:21,357
Picked it up a long
time ago from the estate.
918
00:44:21,426 --> 00:44:23,069
Didn't cost but
peanuts in them days
919
00:44:23,093 --> 00:44:25,795
to latch on to a
99-year lease on land
920
00:44:25,863 --> 00:44:27,496
that was worse than worthless.
921
00:44:27,565 --> 00:44:30,265
Got ahold of this one in, uh...
922
00:44:30,335 --> 00:44:34,203
oh, late April 1939 or '40.
923
00:44:34,271 --> 00:44:37,239
Just after I got out of
that Los Angeles hospital.
924
00:44:37,308 --> 00:44:38,941
You, uh, purchased the lease
925
00:44:39,010 --> 00:44:40,988
because of the lime
deposits in the land?
926
00:44:41,012 --> 00:44:42,144
Nope.
927
00:44:42,213 --> 00:44:44,146
Thought I found me a gold mine.
928
00:44:44,215 --> 00:44:47,984
Only trouble was, didn't have
no gold on it, not an ounce.
929
00:44:48,052 --> 00:44:49,930
As far as them
lime deposits go, I...
930
00:44:49,954 --> 00:44:51,286
I didn't know about them
931
00:44:51,355 --> 00:44:53,133
till just about a
couple of months ago.
932
00:44:53,157 --> 00:44:56,759
You mentioned to my
investigator, Mr. Paul Drake,
933
00:44:56,828 --> 00:44:59,395
that you knew Matt Lambert
when he and Pete Starkey
934
00:44:59,463 --> 00:45:01,108
prospected together
in the good old days.
935
00:45:01,132 --> 00:45:02,498
I gather then,
936
00:45:02,567 --> 00:45:05,012
you also knew Pete Starkey.
937
00:45:05,036 --> 00:45:07,102
Sure, I knew Pete real well.
938
00:45:07,171 --> 00:45:09,216
Yes, as a matter of
fact, in checking back,
939
00:45:09,240 --> 00:45:12,174
I discovered it was you
who found Pete Starkey
940
00:45:12,243 --> 00:45:15,411
in the desert... Found
him dead and buried him.
941
00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:17,791
Exactly when was that?
942
00:45:17,815 --> 00:45:19,081
Yeah, well, let's see now...
943
00:45:19,149 --> 00:45:21,350
Ooh...
944
00:45:21,418 --> 00:45:24,119
Yeah, February 1940.
945
00:45:24,188 --> 00:45:26,856
Poor old Pete must have fallen.
946
00:45:26,924 --> 00:45:28,669
Been dead for days
when I found him.
947
00:45:28,693 --> 00:45:32,294
Just after that, I went
to that hospital in L.A.
948
00:45:32,363 --> 00:45:35,064
You were there from
the last week in February,
949
00:45:35,133 --> 00:45:37,733
after you found and
buried Pete Starkey,
950
00:45:37,802 --> 00:45:40,369
through the first week in April,
951
00:45:40,438 --> 00:45:42,104
after which you found
952
00:45:42,173 --> 00:45:44,807
and purchased the
mineral land lease.
953
00:45:44,876 --> 00:45:46,142
That's right.
954
00:45:46,211 --> 00:45:49,212
Right and, uh, most convenient.
955
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,881
Ms. Chloris Bryant,
would you stand, please?
956
00:45:51,950 --> 00:45:54,383
And would you please
hold up that letter?
957
00:45:56,421 --> 00:45:59,822
Now, that's a letter from
Pete Starkey to his wife,
958
00:45:59,891 --> 00:46:02,157
telling her he'd found
959
00:46:02,226 --> 00:46:04,560
or thought he'd found
a rich gold claim.
960
00:46:04,629 --> 00:46:07,496
And telling her of a surveyor
961
00:46:07,565 --> 00:46:10,432
who helped him mark out
the land he hoped to lease.
962
00:46:10,502 --> 00:46:14,470
That letter is dated March,
1940, a month after you said
963
00:46:14,539 --> 00:46:16,517
you found him dead in
the desert and buried him.
964
00:46:16,541 --> 00:46:19,107
A month after.
965
00:46:19,176 --> 00:46:22,110
Yeah, there must
be some mistake.
966
00:46:28,018 --> 00:46:30,185
You may sit down, Mrs. Bryant.
967
00:46:32,290 --> 00:46:36,926
You killed Starkey,
stole the survey
968
00:46:36,995 --> 00:46:39,762
and then purchased that
lease in your own name.
969
00:46:39,831 --> 00:46:42,832
Now, I checked
deeper into those old
970
00:46:42,901 --> 00:46:45,334
Los Angeles hospital records.
971
00:46:45,403 --> 00:46:47,469
You were admitted
February, 1940,
972
00:46:47,538 --> 00:46:50,139
for a treatment of an old
hip break that had to be reset.
973
00:46:50,208 --> 00:46:51,674
You were discharged
974
00:46:51,742 --> 00:46:54,510
April, 1940, it's true, that's
what the records show.
975
00:46:54,578 --> 00:46:57,280
But it's also true, as
one of the old nurses
976
00:46:57,348 --> 00:46:59,359
and a former resident
at the hospital will testify,
977
00:46:59,383 --> 00:47:01,517
that you were permitted
to leave the hospital
978
00:47:01,585 --> 00:47:05,354
before your hip was put in a
cast for a period of ten days.
979
00:47:05,423 --> 00:47:08,191
Ten days during the
month of March, Mr. Tyson.
980
00:47:08,259 --> 00:47:10,159
Yeah.
981
00:47:10,228 --> 00:47:11,894
For nothing.
982
00:47:11,963 --> 00:47:13,529
For a lease that was worthless.
983
00:47:13,598 --> 00:47:16,599
But later, when the land
turned out to be really valuable,
984
00:47:16,667 --> 00:47:18,734
you had to find Amos Bryant
985
00:47:18,803 --> 00:47:21,436
and somehow settle
with him, is that correct?
986
00:47:21,505 --> 00:47:25,241
Well, I... I arranged
for Farrell to find out
987
00:47:25,309 --> 00:47:28,144
about the meandered
river property.
988
00:47:28,212 --> 00:47:31,346
And I knew that if he bought it,
989
00:47:31,415 --> 00:47:35,217
Judy would... Judy would fight.
990
00:47:35,286 --> 00:47:39,021
And I felt sure that would
bring Amos out in the open.
991
00:47:39,090 --> 00:47:44,193
Only trouble was... how
to settle him for good.
992
00:47:44,262 --> 00:47:45,861
So's he or nobody would have
993
00:47:45,930 --> 00:47:49,832
any reason to get
too curious about me.
994
00:47:49,901 --> 00:47:55,604
And then you saw the
opportunity to settle him for good...
995
00:47:55,673 --> 00:47:59,608
at Judy Bryant's expense.
996
00:48:01,713 --> 00:48:04,446
I heard Amos
blackmailing the girl.
997
00:48:04,515 --> 00:48:09,719
So, I knew how, when and
where she was gonna pay him off.
998
00:48:09,787 --> 00:48:12,121
I watched her from then on.
999
00:48:12,190 --> 00:48:15,958
Now, making that
bomb and changing it
1000
00:48:16,027 --> 00:48:18,005
for the box of money
out in the golf course,
1001
00:48:18,029 --> 00:48:20,629
that was easy.
1002
00:48:20,698 --> 00:48:22,865
But then I had to
make sure that...
1003
00:48:22,934 --> 00:48:25,034
everyone would figure
she had a reason...
1004
00:48:25,103 --> 00:48:26,969
That she really
would kill the man
1005
00:48:27,038 --> 00:48:31,207
who could hand her a
quarter of a million dollars.
1006
00:48:31,276 --> 00:48:34,176
I had to fix that and I did.
1007
00:48:34,245 --> 00:48:36,845
I let Neil Gilbert bribe me,
1008
00:48:36,915 --> 00:48:40,682
so she wouldn't
need Amos to testify.
1009
00:48:40,752 --> 00:48:43,552
It almost worked.
1010
00:48:43,621 --> 00:48:46,055
Almost.
1011
00:48:46,124 --> 00:48:50,626
Yes, sir, I killed once before.
1012
00:48:50,694 --> 00:48:53,428
I killed Pete Starkey.
1013
00:48:53,497 --> 00:48:58,634
Yes, and I killed Amos Bryant.
1014
00:49:05,509 --> 00:49:08,377
The land is unquestionably
yours, Miss Bryant.
1015
00:49:08,445 --> 00:49:10,690
This agreement Mr. Mason drew up
1016
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not only compensates
you adequately
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but also in a very real
sense, makes you my partner.
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The property
doesn't belong to me.
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It belongs to my mother.
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But your mother
wanted the agreement
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in both your names, Judy.
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Mother, what am I
gonna do with you?