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Previously on Boston Legal.

I'm no psychologist,
but I believe the best way...

to relieve anxiety
is to talk about it.

- Humperdinck.
- Clearly I make you uncomfortable. What is it?

Mr. Washington,
you were convicted of rape in 1985?

Date rape.
And I was innocent.

- You were convicted, yes or no?
- She was my girlfriend.

She was 16.
I was 17.

And she was white. She claimed that
I raped her, but I did not.

[Brad]
So you were convicted of rape.

In review: Didn't do this one.

You were framed. You didn't
commit the rape. The victim made it up.

I am innocent of this crime.

- [Elevator Bell Dings]
- [Chattering]

I'm looking for Alan Shore.

- It's important.
- Is he expecting you?

- No.
- May I tell him what this is regarding?

No.

Okay. Just a minute.

- Okay.
- Thank you for agreeing to see me.

Well, my assistant said it, uh,
was some sort of emergency.

Yes. My daughter was murdered.

Oh.

I'm very sorry.

The man who murdered her was found
not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

He's a man of means
with skilled attorneys.

And how exactly can I help you?

I would like to kill this man and be found
not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

I would like you to advise me
as to what legal steps I must take...

in order to accomplish this.

Ms. Kelly, I don't know what
you've heard about me...

but I certainly would not
and could not...

advise a person...

on how to get away with a murder.

Why not?

Well, because that would make me
a conspirator, for starters.

And personally,
I'm not a great believer in murdering.

Let me start over.
I have decided to write a novel.

It's about a woman who kills a man
and is acquitted on grounds of insanity.

I would like to hire you
as a consultant.

What legal steps must my protagonist take
in order to accomplish this?

You cannot be serious.

On a positive note, I can tell you,
for what it's worth, you seem totally insane.

Thank you.

How best do I
legally establish that?

I need to know exactly.

Ms. Kelly, my advice to you
would be to forget it.

By virtue of the fact
that you've come here...

you've demonstrated
that you understand...

the nature and quality of the act.

As for legal insanity...

you don't qualify.

I'm disappointed.

- ## [Funk]
- ## [Man Vocalizing]

[Man]
#Uh-huh #

# All right #

# Come on #

# Come on All right #

# Well, yeah #

# Well, yeah #

# Outlaw ##

Here it is. Right here.

"Anna Kelly, age 22,
bludgeoned to death."

"Sean Harmon, acquitted,
temporary insanity."

All happened a month ago.

Do you think this woman
really plans to kill him?

I don't know.
She was so odd.

I couldn't get a read on her.

I wonder if I should
call the police.

- How did she leave it?
- I'm not sure.

I think I dissuaded her.

But... I'm not sure.

Alan. I was wondering whether
we might discuss your word salad.

Maybe later over drinks?

Looks more like
a courthouse than a jail.

Look. The police department
is part of the courthouse.

- Saves time, I suppose.
- [Shivers]

Hold on.

Hello. My name is Katie Lloyd.
I'm an attorney. I called ahead.

This is my colleague, Jerry Espenson.
I believe you're holding my client.

[Cell Door Opens]

- It reminds me a little of Mayberry R.F.D.
- Where is that?

Hello, Joseph.

- May we go in?
- Inside? With him?

- Please.
- [Sighs]

Give a yell when you're done.

Why were you arrested?

For driving a car.

Evidently it's a crime
for registered sex offenders...

to operate motor vehicles within
the Middletown town borders.

- I beg your pardon?
- [Joseph] They passed it last night.

Because of my prior rape conviction,
I had to register here as a sex offender.

Which I did.
My job is here.

Onlyjob I can get.

The people here have been harassing me
ever since I registered.

My landlord evicted me.

I've been banned from
public transportation. Now this.

Sounds like you're not wanted.

Maybe you should blow
this terrible town.

I would if I were you.

[Scoffs]

It's so unfair what's
being done to him, Shirley.

He was trying to make
a new life for himself.

It's hard enough for an ex-con
without an entire town conspiring against you.

He was so excited to get this job.

And they've essentially passed
an ordinance overnight to run him out.

How much time
are we talking about here?

His arraignment's at 11:00.
I'd at least like to get him out of jail.

Shirley, there are many words
to describe you, but compassion...

- Cut the crap, Jerry.
- [Purring]

You can handle his arraignment.

Then it's back to work for us.

[Phone Rings]

Hey, Alan. Did you report
that woman to the police yet?

No, I still can't decide
whether I should. Would you?

- Well, probably not.
- Why not?

Because she already killed him.

The information
is still coming in...

but what we have learned: The shooter
has been identified as Patrice Kelly.

If you recall, it was Ms. Kelly's
daughter, Hannah Kelly...

who was bludgeoned to death
with a vodka bottle...

by Sean Harmon,
the man who was shot today.

We are getting conformation
that Mr. Harmon is dead...

from a single
gunshot wound to the head.

- As many-
- Okay. First thing, get her into rehab.

- You'll wanna put out a statement.
- I feel sick.

Stay away from anything too controversial,
like Rutgers basketball.

Denny, I should have prevented this.
I could have prevented this.

- [Knocks]
- Alan, you have a call from Patrice Kelly.

She says you'll know
what it's regarding.

Boy, it's exciting being you.

- They passed a law criminalizing his driving a car?
- Yes, Your Honor. Last night.

They then arrested him today,
affording no notice...

He was also arrested for assault.

The suspect became violent
with officers...

The suspect was simply told
to get out of the car.

When he complied, he was thrown
against the hood, handcuffed...

- Anyone subject to a stop can be handcuffed.
- He was not told...

the nature of this ridiculous infraction,
nor was he informed...

Maybe when counsel has children
of her own, she might see...

the rationale in discouraging sex offenders
from prowling neighborhoods.

He was not prowling, Your Honor.
He was driving to his place of employment.

Save your breath, Ms. Lloyd.

The charges against
Mr. Washington are dismissed.

Thank you, Your Honor. Might you also strike down
this capricious ordinance on the grounds that...

I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. I can't do that.
Towns have a right to protect themselves...

and Mr. Washington
is a registered sex offender.

And as such, faces enormous difficulty
getting employment.

He was fortunate enough
to do so here.

I understand, but I gotta be honest.
I live here myself.

He's free to go,
and I would hope that he would do so.

Far, far away.
We're adjourned.

[Gavel Raps]

[Buzzer Buzzes In Distance]

I lost my mind.

I've been charged
with a serious crime.

I was wondering whether you'd
provide me with representation.

No.

Well, that seems at odds
with your showing up.

It's not every day we encounter
compelling characters, is it?

- Do you expect to get away with this?
- I'm insane.

- Not legally.
- Well...

that would be a jury's call,
which, with your influence...

- Patrice- May I call you Patrice?
- I'd like that.

Let's drop the little insanity act.
Let's be frank.

This was a premeditated,
calculated revenge killing.

That's not true.

But if it were true,
he had it coming.

So you took the case.

She was just too
fascinating to pass up.

- Would I like her?
- She's female. Has a pulse.

- [Inhales]
- The arraignment's tomorrow. You want in?

- Of course I want in.
- You ready?

- Ready for what?
- Lorraine and I are getting underpants.

Drinks.

I drink- like a fish.
I promise.

This is the only job he could get, Jerry.
If he can't get there...

Laws denying sex offenders housing, jobs-
they've all been upheld as reasonable.

We could always challenge
Megan's Law itself.

This judge did seem to suggest
some intolerance for it.

We sort of won, but...

But what?

We'd like to go back into court
just one more time.

Because?

To overturn Megan's Law.

- So compassionate.
- The answer's no.

You're both behind on
assignments from other partners.

You need to think about saving your own jobs
instead of your buddyJoe's.

- Mr. Sack.
- There will be no more time spent on Joseph Washington.

You're done.

Tell me more about
this friend of your mother's.

Ah...

She looked like you.

She was impossibly beautiful...

funny...

intuitive.

She took away my virginity
and never returned it.

You were 14.

Is it possible your sex
with me is about anger?

I think it's more about napkins.

Uh, control.

The...

The first time you and I kissed...

you touched my leg in a very...

gentle, familiar way...

which...

My mother was not an affectionate woman.
I've told you this.

The only act of tenderness I can recall
was she would fit me for trousers.

And in so doing, she would
touch my leg in a way that...

in the absence
of any other attention...

an eight-year-old boy might interpret
as nurturing and loving.

And somehow now
you occasion a series of...

visceral memories and responses...

which...

for some reason,
seem to induce green peanuts.

Word salad.

[Crowd Chattering]

- [Man] There he is!
- [Woman] We don't want your kind!

- [Woman #2] Right there.
- [Crowd Clamoring]

[Camera Shutter Clicking]

[All Shouting]

- The fact is Megan's Law is unconstitutional.
- [Crowd Murmuring]

It's a punishment that amounts
to a form of double jeopardy.

My client has already
paid his debt to society.

He served his term.
Requiring that he register post-prison...

Are you seriously going to
challenge an existing law?

This law also denies due process.

My client was afforded
no opportunity...

- to a hearing before having to register.
- He got a trial.

But these are posttrial
consequences.

What's more, the law is capricious.

If we punish
sex offenders like this...

making it impossible for them to get
housing, jobs- impossible to live...

they simply won't register,
as many today don't.

We're talking about a crime
with the highest rate of recidivism.

A crime where most offenders
are powerless not to repeat.

They're sick. Does Megan's Law
pinch a few of their civil liberties?

Sure. I say they forfeit those liberties
when they put their hands on a child.

- [Crowd Murmurs Ascent]
- Settle down.

[Jerry] The so-called sex offense
we're talking about here...

is that he had sex as a 17-year-old
with a girl who was 16.

- No. He raped her.
- It was consensual!

- The jury found otherwise.
- All right. All right.

I've heard enough. Mr. Espenson,
you make many valid points...

but the bottom line:
I'm not overturning Megan's Law.

And good luck finding
anyjudge who will.

Your motion is denied.

- And we're adjourned.
- [Gavel Raps]

- [Chattering]
- [Scattered Applause]

I'm curious.

Which of you had
the bright idea: " Hey.

Let's just defy Carl Sack"?

Mr. Sack, Joseph Washington
is being punished and vilified.

- Yes. We tend to do that with rapists.
- He did not rape her.

You may not believe in him,
but you cannot deny my right to...

- whether you're a senior partner or otherwise.
- [Purring]

I don't know your buddyJoe, Katie.

I believe in you- or did.

If this woman
he was convicted of raping-

if she was really his girlfriend,
Joe-Bob would know her name.

So...

So a good attorney,
which I had believed you to be...

instead of trying to overturn Megan's Law,
would be googling the girl.

Finding her, persuading her to recant,
in hopes of overturning the conviction.

A good attorney would then simply
un-register him as a sex offender.

That's what good attorneys do.

But since you two
are seemingly not...

probably not wise to defy me.

Get out.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

[Door Closes]

If the police report
is to believed...

you walked into Sean Harmon's
place of employment...

approached him
and shot him in the forehead.

I said hello first.

I wanted to give him a second to appreciate
who was killing him... and why.

Do you feel any contrition
whatsoever over this?

Would that help?

I really don't know
what to say here.

Well, the first order of business:
You must get me bail.

I had all my securities
converted into cash.

- So I should be able to get a money order issued today.
- Bail...

If I don't get bail, Alan,
the only images of me will be in this outfit.

We can't have that. We need to think about
influencing that jury pool.

I'm sure you agree.

You're not sounding very insane.

I'm better now.

- It was temporary insanity.
- Oh, right.

I'd like you to get dominion of the room
as soon as arraignment begins.

If possible, please preempt
the reading of the charges.

They tend to make good sound bites.

And also, please don't forget in your
bail argument to state the obvious.

- This is important.
- The obvious?

Yes.

He had it coming.

I'd like you to be
passionate about that.

Thejury will be listening.

Case number 6245,
Commonwealth versus Patrice Kelly...

on a charge
of first-degree-

Alan Shore for the defendant,
along with my colleague, Denny Crane.

We'd like to enter our appearance
and a plea of not guilty. We'll waive...

reading of these charges, which,
quite frankly, shouldn't be read at all.

What kind of society is this
that hauls in a grieving mother who-

We only haul in grieving mothers
who shoot people, counselor.

Yes, Your Honor.
If we could proceed to bail, my client-

Committed cold-blooded murder,
and bail is not...

Her blood temperature was never taken,
and bail is a function...

of flight risk
and danger to society.

Patrice Kelly poses neither.

- She executes people.
- Only the ones who murder her children.

And since my client is
now fresh out ofkids...

I would submit that there's nobody left
for Patrice Kelly to shoot.

Mr. Shore, your tone doesn't seem to grasp
the severity of the matter.

Do you think we're all gathered here
for a good snicker?

No, I do not, Your Honor.
We're gathered here...

because this woman's only
daughter was beaten to death...

by a man of considerable wealth
who was able to hire people...

with all the skills
and resources necessary...

to manufacture
a temporary insanity defense...

the best kind of insanity defense,
because with that one...

you get both the acquittal
and your walking papers...

so long as you show that
the insanity has passed...

which his lawyers of considerable skills
and resources were able to do.

Sean Harmon walked out
of that courtroom a free man.

He bludgeoned her daughter
to death with a vodka bottle.

He did not go to prison.
He did not go to a hospital.

And my client, a grieving mother,
could not allow for that injustice.

She is not a threat
to society at large.

She's not going to run.
Because, frankly, why should she?

Sean Harmon viciously
killed her daughter.

Sean Harmon had it coming.
He made her crazy.

And he got exactly what he deserved.

Bail is set for one million dollars.

- We'll set a conference for scheduling.
- Defense is ready now.

- What?
- There's no discovery to speak of.

My client walked in
and shot somebody, allegedly.

Do you mean you're entering
a straight plea of not guilty?

No, no, no, no. At this time we'd like to
give notice of our affirmative defense.

Which is?

Temporary insanity.

[Crowd Murmuring]

Is it wise to proceed
right to trial?

There was public outrage when Sean Harmon
was acquitted of killing your daughter.

We want to exploit that
while it's still... outrageous.

I'd also like a black attorney
if you've got one.

There will be
African-American jurors.

I may be portrayed as the rich, white
blue blood looking to buy a verdict.

So we should probably color up.

And on that note,
Denny Crane is out.

I don't need the image of corporate
gluttonous wealth sitting next to me.

We should schedule a press conference
as soon as possible.

Since you may not want to
put me on the stand...

I suggest I tell my story to the media,
free from cross-examination.

You scare me.

[Woman]
Yes. That's fine.

Uh-huh.

Hi. I'm Gwen Richards.
Can I help you?

Yes. Thank you.
My name's Katie Lloyd.

I represent a man
named Joseph Washington.

I'm guessing from your expression
you know who I'm talking about.

Um, may we speak in private?

As I understand Joseph,
the sex was consensual...

but you maintained otherwise so as
not to incur the wrath of your father.

That's not true.

The sex was not consensual?
He overpowered you?

He pressured me.

I was 16.
I was afraid to say no.

I didn't feel like I had a choice.

Ms. Lloyd, I can't help you.

[Exhales]
Plus this is something that...

I tried to put behind me.

I have a life, a family. L...

I'm not a psychologist...

but I suspect
if you weren't raped...

you'll never put this behind you.

A man served six years in prison.

He must live what's left of his shattered life
as a registered sex offender.

And-And if you're
a person of conscience...

I need you to leave.

I have to get back to work,
and I can't help you.

I need you to leave.

We need to talk specifically...

about your insanity.

Can we do that?

My thought is it should be
a dissociative state.

They tend to be temporary in nature.

What would be
the precipitating factor?

It was a full month after
Sean Harmon's acquittal.

So what was it that
sent you around the bend?

God.

God.

God.

- He spoke to me.
- And what did God say?

"Shoot him in the head."

I see.
The thing is, Patrice...

for a jury to let you go,
they have to like you.

That won't happen
if they think you're trying to fool them.

- So far I'm not sure I like you.
- What's your point?

- Did God speak to you?
- Yes.

- And his exact words were?
- "Shoot him in the head."

[Katie]
We might subpoena her. Maybe under oath.

I'm not sure she's willing
to risk perjury.

[Scoffs] But that's exactly what she risked
at the trial when she convicted him.

And if what you're saying is true,
it's probably the threat of perjury...

that's kept her from setting
the record straight all these years.

It's just... there must be
something else we can do.

[Knocks]

Excuse me, Katie, Jerry.

Whitney, Alan Shore.
We haven't officially met.

How do you feel about murder trials?

Take 'em or leave 'em.

I need you to take one as second chair.
Would you come with me?

Okay, if that's a line, um,
you're too old and too fat.

I'm not too old.

Please, leave the beer.

Gwen!

Tell me what I need to do.

Tell me again
why we're in this court.

This is the court where you were
convicted of the rape...

and therefore, the only one
that can overturn it.

If we're successful,
then we go back to Middletown.

Please don't make her any more
uncomfortable than she is.

We don't want her leaving.

All rise.

[Woman] In re Commonwealth
versus Joseph Washington.

The Honorable William Howe presiding.
This court is in session.

Good morning, Your Honor.
My name's Katie Lloyd.

I am before you today with attorneyJerry Espenson
representing Joseph Washington...

who was convicted before you
in 1985 on the charge of rape.

- Yes. I've read your papers.
- [Man] Your Honor, I have no idea...

if there has been any deal cut between
Mr. Washington and the witness to effect any...

There's been no such deal, Your Honor, which
is so attested to in Ms. Richards's affidavit.

And I would submit,
since the rape case...

againstJoseph Washington was based solely
and entirely on her testimony...

- Is Ms. Richards with us today?
- She is, Your Honor.

Ms. Richards, step up here, please.

You claimed...

Mr. Washington forcibly raped you.

You're saying now
that was not the case.

Yes, sir.

Why would you say he did?

My father walked in on us, and...

I claimed that Mr. Washington
raped me to avoid punishment.

The sex I had with Mr. Washington
was consensual.

You realize the prosecution
most likely...

will charge you now with perjury?

[Gwen]
Yes. I have consulted a lawyer.

I know what I'm
exposing myself to here.

I find this revelation a little disgusting,
Ms. Richards.

In addition to sending this man
to prison for something he didn't do...

perhaps destroying
his life irreparably...

you continued to let
that rape conviction...

hang over this man
while he was being tried for murder.

Yes, Your Honor.

I will never be able to give back
what I took from him.

I cannot punish him any longer,
Your Honor.

He did not rape me.

I lied.

Okay.

Given that the prosecution's
primary witness has recanted...

I am vacating this conviction...

pending further proceedings.

An arrest warrant is hereby
issued for Ms. Richards.

Please take her into custody.

He hasn't been cleared.
The case is still officially pending.

But the conviction was vacated, which means
he doesn't have to be registered as a sex offender.

- [Woman] Are you serious?
- [All Murmuring]

- All right. Settle down.
- Your Honor, we don't know...

the circumstances surrounding Ms. Richards's
sudden decision to recant her testimony.

Mr. McDougal, unless you show me
some evidence...

to cast suspicion on these circumstances,
my hands are tied.

He doesn't stand before me
as a convicted sex offender.

I therefore order you...

to take his name off the registered
sex offenders list.

[Crowd Grumbling]

All right. Quiet.

He is to be afforded
all the rights and privileges...

that we typically extend
to citizens...

living in what
we like to call a free society.

That's all.

[Crowd Grumbling]

- So I can drive?
- You can drive.

- And you should be able to qualify for housing.
- You still have your job, right?

My boss says I did.
Thank you.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

I'm very sorry to intrude.
Mr. Washington...

my name is Lauren Delhorn...

and I was raised in the town of Middletown,
where I still reside.

I realize you've done
your time in prison...

and paid your debt to society...

but, sir...

we do not want you in Middletown.

This is a safe town where people
still go to Mass on Friday nights.

Please show us the respect...

that you'd like others
to extend to you.

Go live somewhere else.

They mean well.

They just want to raise their children and I suppose
not have to look over their shoulders.

But... it probably would be
best if you went elsewhere.

You seem upset.

[Man] As Ms. Kelly took time out
for a Rod Stewart concert last night...

she stopped to talk to reporters.

The truth is, in the eight months following
my daughter's death, I never went anywhere.

It was as if that man
killed me as well as Hannah.

Well, he didn't kill me. In fact,
it worked out quite the opposite.

And now that my daughter
can finally rest in peace...

I thought maybe I can
live life for both of us.

- [Reporters Chattering]
- [Man] Ms. Kelly. Ms. Kelly, a question, please.

And what exactly
was the thinking here?

I want the jury to know me. It's more difficult
to imprison people you care about.

And you think you engendered
sympathy with that little performance?

Going to a rock concert? Let me tell you
something, Patrice. If the jury detects...

some twisted sense
of joy on your part...

What you saw
was empowerment, not joy.

As for the concert, it was Rod Stewart.
Completely age-appropriate.

Jury's not gonna know you, lady.
It all comes down to...

a collection of impressions,
first ones getting the most play.

- You want to know mine?
- No.

I'm sorry.
That was rude.

Empowerment's no defense
to first-degree murder.

I'm told God speaks to you.

Best you keep talking to him.
That we can make work.

I like her.

## [Speakers: Country]

I've never had a beer
in the middle of the day before.

Well, Winston Churchill
used to drink in victory...

because he deserved it,
and in defeat because he needed it.

[Sighs]
I don't know how much of a victory it was.

- At least he can get to his job anyway.
- Yeah.

- Until the town pressures his employers to fire him.
- [Rings]

This is Katie Lloyd.

What?

When? When did this happen?

Yes.

[Beeps]

What's wrong?

He's dead.

What?

Joseph- he's dead.

We found no identification,
but we're pretty sure it's him.

I really appreciate you coming down.

Are you okay?

I can do this.

I'll do it.

It's him.

Whoever did it, we'll catch 'em.

- [Groans, Chuckles]
- Inseam is 29.

- Let's do your waist.
- [Chuckling] I really don't know...

- what you're trying to accomplish, Lorraine.
- This could desensitize you.

It's not working.
Unless by, uh, desensitize you mean harden.

- Are feeling more comfortable, Alan?
- I am.

What are you, some kind of nymph?

- Whitney. How are you today?
- Yeah, yeah. I hate to intrude...

but did you see the statement
our temporary psycho...

gave to the police
after she shot this guy?

- I did.
- She was methodical, reflective...

deliberate, organized.

How do we make insanity with that?

From scratch.
Everything tastes better that way.

What am I missing?

Nothing, Whitney.
As you said yourself, we go with God.

We have a client who was just slapped with a T.R.O.
Involving some delicate copyright issues.

I'm gonna need both of you to hop
on the research immediately.

It may be a late night.

Look at me, Katie.

Older lawyers typically tell the younger ones
not to get too close to the client.

Good advice, for the most part.

But Mr. Washington was lucky
that he had a lawyer who did get close.

Because of you,
he died an innocent man.

You gave him his name back.

And I would suspect a little faith.

He died without a single person
in the world giving a damn about him.

That's not true, is it?

I'm going to church.

#What a friend
we have in Jesus #

#All our sins
and griefs to bear #

#What a privilege to carry #

# Everything to God in prayer #

# Everything to God
in prayer##

l- I beg your pardon.

I was wondering if I might say just a word
or two in memory ofJoseph Washington?

All right.

I'm terribly sorry to disturb
your evening service...

but a man, Joseph Washington...

maybe some of you knew him-
passed away today.

And, uh...

well, his last place of
residence was Middletown.

He didn't really have
many people in his life.

He spent a great deal of time
in prison.

And when he got out, well,
as you can imagine...

not very many communities
were inclined to embrace him.

He was excited about
coming to Middletown...

because he'd heard
it was a kind town...

a community of tolerant people.

Not all of you welcomed him.

Some of you
thought him a murderer...

though he was not.

Some of you thought
he was a rapist...

though he was not.

Some of you thought him unfeeling-
[Clears Throat]

Though he was not.

Many of you have families and quite rightly
want to protect them.

You don't want people
coming here out of prison.

But you might wonder,
where are they to go?

With over two million people
currently in American prisons...

with about 700,000 due to be released
by the end of next year, where are they to go?

And if we deny them
housing andjobs...

if we treat them
with nothing but scorn...

what's to become of them?

I apologize. I didn't come here
to lecture so much as-

Well, when a human being dies,
he should be prayed for.

And sinceJoseph
last lived among you...

please let us pray.

O Lord, we humbly pray thee to show
mercy on the soul ofJoseph...

who you have commanded
to pass out of this world.

A world which was often
not kind to him.

We pray thee might place him
in a place of peace and light...

of goodwill, love and forgiveness.

- Amen.
- [All] Amen.

# In the shadows #

# Of the morning sun #

# Won't you walk #

# Won't you walk #

# With me #

# Won't you walk #

# And won't you talk #

# With me ##

You can't go in with " God told me
to shoot him" as a defense.

- Why not?
- I don't doubt that God talked to her...

but he wouldn't say "shoot. '"

The devil would say that.
And juries don't like devils.

Except me.

That's right.
They love you.

I must say I feel a little bit
like the devil, Denny.

I mean, I don't believe for a second
that woman was insane.

It was as premeditated as can be.

Yet I'm excited to help her
get away with it.

It's because the bastard
had it coming. Like she said...

he deserved to be shot
right between the eyes.

And you have trouble
admitting to yourself...

that deep down
you're for the death penalty.

An eye for an eye.
Boom. Feels good.

- I'm not for the death penalty.
- Yes, you are.

It's not politically correct.
It's not evolved.

It's not learned.
Spare me.

The guy beat the girl to death.

I'd have shot him
in the balls first.

An eye for an eye.

Boom. Dead.

That's what you believe deep down.

So does God.

What?

[Chuckles]

Did you hearJoseph Washington
was killed?

Yeah. Terrible.

I used to think hope was something
that belonged to everybody.

Put limits on guns and butter...

but hope...

Springs a kernel.

Old farmer saying.
Growing corn.

"Hope springs a kernel."

Haven't you heard that?

"Springs eternal."

"Hope... springs eternal."

Oh.

It didn't forJoseph Washington.

Or if it did, it didn't matter.

Two things this world
has too much of:

Suffering and...

corn.

- [Chuckles]
- I think it is "hope springs a kernel."

[Chuckles]

You may be right.

[Woman]
You stinker!