All language subtitles for The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (TV 1999)

# HUNT FOR THE UNICORN KILLER #

As you're probably aware,
Harvard awards very few

fellowships in the Kennedy
School of Government.

I'm extremely honored to receive it.

Yes, well, it's a bit
of an event here, and,

well, we have to hold a
little press conference.

Hope you don't mind
talking to reporters.

Oh, no. Not at all.
It's one of my favorite things.

...what happens with mutual assumptions
is that we forget that we created

those assumptions, that we use those
assumptions to give structure to the world.

After a while, we see the structure
of the world as if those assumptions

were so deeply embedded that we act as
if we do not operate with assumptions.

Because like nature abhoring
a vaccuum, human beings

never function according
to established structure.

# TYLER WOMAN STILL MISSING #

Morbid jerks!

Buffy Now don't do that.

I don't like it either,
but it's important.

It keeps the case alive.

It took Holly quite a while
to open up in front of the group.

She always seemed afraid that she
might say the wrong thing.

When was the last time you saw her?
- A few months ago.

Right after she came back from Europe.

They must have had a terrible fight
over there because she left him.

For good this time.
I mean it.

I'm glad.
You look terrific.

You know, I feel terrific.

This huge weight has
been lifted from me.

Literally.
And figuratively.

No, really, Norma I
just feel so much stronger.

Thank you.

Do you need a place to stay?

I'm going up to Fire Island to

maybe stay on a boat for a while

A man?
- A very nice one.

And she didn't give you his name?
- No.

Were you happy when
she broke up with Ira?

Well, that would be making
a judgement, wouldn't it?

And we try not to do that here.

Yes.
He'd started abusing her.

You saw this? - No.
I saw the result: Holly's face.

What'd she tell you about it?
- She didn't say anything.

"Ran into a door"
Oldest excuse in the world.

God, I hope she's all right.

I hope she's out sailing right now
with some man who treats her right.

She deserves it.

Just a moment!

Hi, I'm Ira.

I'm Robert Stevens.

I've been trying to
reach you for a while now.

Yes. You're the one who's been
harrassing my friends and family.

Not harrassing... - Look, Mr. Stevens
I've tried to be helpful.

I spoke to Fred Maddux, which is
not one of my favorite pasttimes,

and I gave a complete
statement to the police.

Yes, I know.
- I was in the bathtub when she left.

I've had one phone call from her.
And that's it.

I have nothing more to add.
May I come in? - No. I'm sorry.

I'm very busy planning Sun Week.

What's that?
Well, it's a celebration of the Sun,

in the hopes of promoting
alternative energy sources.

You"e not the least bit
interested, are you, Mr. Stevens?

So, if you'll excuse me... - Who was
the man she was leaving you for?

I don't know what you're talking about.
- Fire Island. He has a boat.

Most people on islands do.
- Do you know who I'm referring to?

Well, it's probably
Saul, I think his name was.

If that's to whom you're referring

I have no idea. - You know
where she met him? - No idea.

Could I possibly take a
look at your phone bill?

If she called him and there's
a record of the call

No.
I'm not disrupting my files.

Why was she leaving you?

Mr. Stevens, women don't leave me.

I leave them.

Some old Stones song I know there's
nobody out here, but just pick it up.

Something off tempo

Hey, I'm Ira.
- So?

Someone should tell him
the sixties are dead.

There are several top secret documents
generated by our Defense Department

that blame the electrical
failures in planes and...

helicopters on UFO's.

But the official stand our
government takes is UFO's don't exist.

That is an example of a paradox.

Do you have a copy of
these top secret documents?

I have seen them, yes.
- But do you have them in your possession?

No.

But I'm working on it.

Anyway,
what's this Stevens guy up to, Ira?

He's called me twice.
- Yeah, me too.

I hope you didn't take his call.
- No, just like you told me.

It's just a little
awkward, Ira I mean, if he's

really looking for Holly,
maybe we should try and help.

Look, this Stevens is an ex-FBI fascist

hired by an even bigger
fascist, Fred Maddux.

I mean, this man, Holly's father,
his den is a shrine to Adolph Hitler.

I'm not kidding.

He has, I kid you not, a Nazi
flag hanging up on the wall.

Let me put it this way: As a nice Jewish
boy, I did not feel comfortable there.

Come on, Ira. You haven't been in
a synagogue since your Bar Mitzvah.

That's not the point, Harry. The point
is, he's an anti-semetic right-winger.

He's dangerous.

You know, the thing that
I don't understand, Ira...

And I don't want you to
take this the wrong way, but,

We, we all know how
much you loved Holly.

But if I were you, I'd be

goin' nuts trying to
find her and, and you...

Don't seem to care?
Is that what you're trying to say?

Sure it is. - No, it's all right, Lucas,
'cause I understand it.

The simplest way I can explain it is

I lift myself to another mental plane.

I can feel these emotions: loss, betrayal,
etcetera, but by stepping out of my body,

and engaging in another level of
consciousness, I can go on with my life.

I feel all the things I should feel.
Believe me.

I loved Holly very much.
I think about her every day.

But it's important to
me that I can function.

Mind over matter.

You look skeptical.

No.

I mean it.
Put it out.

No, Ira Do it, Lucas.

Ira
- I'm serious.

Do it.

All right, enough.
God, that's enough.

Are you telling us that didn't hurt?
- 'Course it hurt.

On one level.

Mentally I just went to another level.

And the pain doesn't matter.

There you go.
- Thanks, Daddy.

There's your brother.
- Johnny! Oh, Johnny! You're back!

He's kind of old for you, honey.

Yeah, just a bit, Meg.
You watch out now.

I don't know Look at that, John.

These women are putting
so much stuff on that tree,

you can't tell what color it is under there.
I mean, it could be purple for all we know.

I'll get it.

Hello.
Merry Christmas.

Oh, hi, Bob.

Oh, no bother.
No bother.

I thought you'd like to
know, I think I found that

last missing piece of
evidence that the cops needed.

Thank God.

Well, I appreciate you calling
me, Bob, and telling me this.

It's good to know.

All right. Well, right after the
first of the year, then.

All right.
Merry Christmas to you too, Bob.

Well John, let's find out what
the color of that tree really is, huh?

What is it, honey?

Every time that damn phone
rings, I get my hopes up.

You know, I just keep thinking
it's someone calling to say

they've found Holly and she's fine

And it's Christmas,
and I miss her so much.

Oh, honey

It's the hardest,

worst thing I've had to do.

But we have to accept the fact
that Holly's not coming back.

Tonight, sorting through Christmas stuff

I mean, a hundred things make
me think about her every day.

But she's not coming back, Liz.

And what we have to do is focus
on the man that took her from us.

Seems there was a complaint
sworn out against him about

fifteen years ago, but it was
dropped, so there's no record.

By itself it's pretty
useless, I'm afraid,

but if we can get the
girl to go to the police

That's her.

What are you doing here?
Ms. Siegel, this is Fred Maddux.

I don't want to talk to you.
- Holly Maddux's father.

I'm sorry.

About what?

I haven't told Fred here anything.
I thought you should.

Don't do this to me. - We need
your cooperation. - I can't help you.

Ms. Siegel, I came all
the way here from Texas.

I need to know what's going on here.

I dated Ira back in the sixties.

He was terrific at
first but then things...

Well, who knows what causes a break-up?

I just knew that I didn't want to
be with him any more.

I don't want to see
you any more, okay, Ira?

You're not welcome here,
so please just leave.

Wait

It was like a little
switch went off in his head,

He was very deliberate.

He knew exactly what he was doing.

To kill what you love
when you can't have it

is a very natural thing.

I'm sorry.

That's when I knew

I was in a room with a madman.

Why didn't you press charges?

Oh, right. He was Ira Einhorn.

A celebrity.

Darling of the intellectuals or people who
wanted to think they were intellectuals.

Who was I?
Some college kid.

I transferred.

Ms. Siegel, I need your help.

No. I'm sorry. - Please, listen to me.
The police don't want to help.

They need all sorts of evidence.

And what you just said...
Well, you could be

the missing piece
we've been looking for.

I don't want to get involved.
It's just been too painful for me.

You don't know what pain is.

Now, I wanna show you something.
Go on. - No, I'm sorry.

Go on, look, dammit! That's my daughter.

And I don't know what happened
to her or where she is.

Don't you know this is a
father's worst nightmare?

My job was to protect her.

It's the not knowing that's tearing
at me. Do you understand that?

I'm begging you.

For my wife, my family

for Holly.

Please?

Help me find out what
happened to my little girl.

And then

he put his hands around my
neck and started to squeeze.

Go on. Then what happened?
- That's it.

I don't remember any more.

All right, that'll be all.
That'll be all.

Rita?

Thanks.

This guy did it, George.
This guy did it.

I wanna go slow here.
You wasted almost a whole damn year.

It's all in there.
What the hell else do you need?

Corroboration.

We have to verify
everything in this file.

He's gonna die of old
age before you get him.

You have to understand
something, gentlemen.

Ira Einhorn is a local
celebrity, with a lot of contacts.

And if we don't do this right,
he's gonna hire some lawyer,

and he's gonna shove this file
down our collective throats.

And he's gonna have the press on his
side the whole time he's doing it.

Tell me something, Inspector.

Do you think he did it?

Yesterday I would have said no.

I would have said Ira Einhorn was the last
person I would suspect of a violent act.

Nice job, Mr. Stevens.

You changed my mind.

So what do we do now? - Just like the
Inspector said: check everything out.

What about this Saul? - What do we
need him for? It's Ira that's the problem.

We gotta check everything out.

This Saul guy, he obviously had
a stake in this thing with Holly.

Until we talk to him,
he is still a suspect.

A distant suspect, all right?

We think some of Einhorn's
friends know who he is.

But they won't talk to us. - Well, that's
the best thing about being a cop.

They gotta talk to me.
- If, God forbid,

something did happen to
Holly, Ira didn't do it.

He loved her very much.
Holly disappeared almost a year ago.

And you still don't think
something happened to her?

Holly was a free spirit.
She went with the wind sometimes.

Holly was involved with
another man, a Saul somebody

Lapides.

Do you have a number on him?
- Lives on Fire Island.

Shouldn't be hard to find.

You seem to have liked Holly.

She was very sweet.
I didn't know her very well.

She was pretty quiet.

Of course, with Ira, it was tough
sometimes for anyone to get a word in.

But you liked her?
- Oh yeah.

Then how come you refused to help her
father's detective when he contacted you?

Ira asked us not to.

You know, I can think of a million
reasons why Holly might want to kill Ira.

But I can't think of one reason
why Ira would ever want to harm her.

So now, this annoyoing Detective
Newhouse is calling every other day.

He's a legendary fascist,
bred in Philadelphia.

Ira's definition of a fascist is
anyone who doesn't agree with Ira.

It's the truth, Barbara.

Tell me, Ira, what do you
think happened to Holly?

Well, I have a theory. But I didn't
want to say anything before now.

Now that the police are
involved, however I think

if something has happened to
Holly, it was done to embarrass me.

No.
No, think about it.

Much of my work has been
in very sensitive areas.

Areas the government would
prefer to remain sacred.

Especially the CIA and
the defense department.

That's ridiculous.

Is it, Andrua?

I'm a celebrity.
I ran for Mayor.

My picture's been on
the cover of magazines.

They can't just get rid of me.
That would look too conspicuous.

But if they got to Holly
If they did something to her

Then that makes me a suspect
and discredits my work.

Which is exactly what they want.

Yeah, Detective Newhouse?
- That's me.

I'm Saul Lapides.

Call you back.

I don't know how he got
my number, but he called.

And he I mean, he's just nuts.

Hear that, Holly?
You hear that?

Do not play games with me!

I'll come back, Ira. I swear!
- She was gonna

go back to Philadelphia, get her stuff,

and how'd she put it Uh
Get him off the wall.

Will you listen to me?

Will you let me drive you?
- No. I'll go back there.

I'll get my stuff.
I'll calm him down.

You coming back?

Yeah, I'll come back.

Hey, remember how you said you wanted to

take the boat out for a month or two?

Not care where you are just drift?

Yeah.
- Can we do that when I get back?

I don't know why he's been able to push

my buttons for so long, but it's over.

Finally over.

And that was the last time I saw her.

So I called Ira.

He gave some story about how she left
when he was in the bathtub or something.

I gave it some time. I called

some other friends, but nothing.

Until you called me.

And I appreciate you coming
down here, Mr. Lapides.

Then why do you look
so skeptical, Detective?

Why didn't you call the police?

I did.

And I was rather brusquely informed of

how close Ira was to some of you people.

And that he was supposedly non-violent.

And I was told that it
would be a big waste of time.

I thought Mom was gonna die!

But she just started laughing.

Wait.
You're too young to remember this one.

And how old was Holly,
maybe about seventeen?

And, you know, so she
shoots these guys a moon!

What the hell you doing in here?
Laughing and carrying on like a bunch of...

This is your sister's room, dammit.

We miss her too.
You're not the only one.

And we like to go in that room,
because it makes us feel good.

Like maybe she's still...

We miss her too, Daddy.

Yeah.

I just heard you laughing.

Come here, come here.

Come here.
- Daddy...

Everything in Stevens'
report checks out.

Plus we have Lapides,
who helps us with motive

and Einhorn's irrational state of mind.

We gotta move on this, George.
It's been over a year.

Evidence disappears. Those two college
boys downstairs are gonna graduate,

and who the hell knows where they're
gonna end up next year... - Okay, okay.

I want you to get help on this one.
- I don't need any help on the warrant.

I can go in there today
and get the warrant.

Jake I want all the I's
dotted and all the T's crossed.

Einhorn has a lot of friends.

And I want you to have DiBenedetto over
in the D.A.'s office look over the file.

So you collect these things?

I make them.

Your application for warrant's fine.

Got a couple of suggestions
to tighten it up.

So let's get to work, hand this over
to a judge, and you can go get this guy.

So what makes you think
somebody's been in here?

I don't know. It's just little things
I've been noticing.

Like look at this
Just marks next to the lock.

Look at all this caulking.

Look at this.
It's just falling out by the handful.

Well, it's old.
- All at once?

It just starts to fall off?
No. Somebody's been prying it.

And just yesterday, I
came home and I found this.

Anything missing?
- It's not burglars I'm worried about?

Who then?

Don't be naive, Lucas.

The government? Why would they
want to berak into your apartment?

To look through my files or
journals, to plant a listening device

There's a myriad of
reasons for them to do it.

If it's the government.

Who else?
- Think about it.

Who's paying a detective
to hound me and my friends?

Holly's family.

Who hates me more?

I think you're just paranoid here, Ira.

Let's hope that's all it is.

Fellas, come here.

We're gonna do this nice and slow.

I want every move,
every move, documented.

That's your job, okay?
I want you with me the whole time.

I don't want anything to
come back to haunt us here.

Okay?
Now, let's go bag us a hippie.

Ira Einhorn, I have a Search and
Seizure Warrant for this apartment.

Search what?

Read the warrant, please.

We're searching for any evidence related
to the disappearance of Holly Maddux.

I see.

Mind if I get dressed?

Go right ahead.

Got a key to this lock?
- No. Sorry.

I'm gonna have to break it.

I suppose so.

I want evidence that this was padlocked
and we were forced to break it open.

I'm gonna need some gloves.

I suppose you wouldn't have
a key for this trunk in here?

Well, I guess we found Holly.

You found what you found.

Hello?

No, Mary's not here.

She's out.

I don't know when she'll be back.

Okay.

Bob, come on in.

Fred...

Newhouse called me.

Thought it would be better if I told you
in person. - They found her didn't they?

Oh my God!

In local news,
Philadelphia's Hippie Guru,

Ira Einhorn, was arrested

today on suspicion of murdering
longtime girlfriend Holly Maddux.

A body, believed to be that
of missing woman Holly Maddux,

was found today in the apartment
of local activist Ira Einhorn.

No way.
No way he did it.

Hey, it's the trunk man. What's up, Ira?
How you doing, man?

Hey, check it out! You're
on the front page, man!

Yeah.
It's a great likeness, too.

I got top billing
over Three Mile Island.

You're the man, Ira.
You're the man.

See ya!

Thank you.

I'm Arlen Specter.
I'll be representing you.

Yes.
And I'm thrilled.

See, I've read everything ever
written on the Kennedy assassination.

Any man who can prove
that Kennedy was killed by

a magic bullet should have no
trouble proving my innocence.

I've arranged for a
psychological evaluation.

It's a very good doctor.
He'll be coming by...

Wait. You're not thinking
of an insanity defense, are you?

Because I'm quite...
- I'm looking at all the options.

And I'm innocent.

I didn't do this, Mr. Specter.
I was set up.

Just let me do my job.
Okay, Ira?

Arlen I assume some of my friends
have taken care of your retainer?

You assume correctly.

Wonderful thing, friends.

If you should need anything
else, just let me know.

What I need from you, Ira, is for you

to do what I say from this point on.

I am your mouth.
I am your brain.

Do we understand each other?

The Lord is my shepherd.

I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters.

He restoreth my soul.

He leads me in right
paths for His name's sake.

Even though I walk through the
darkest valley, I fear no evil.

For You are with me.

Your rod and Your
staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.

You annoint my head with oil.

My cup runneth over.

I guess we should
think about a headstone.

No.
A headstone says it's final.

It's not over.

You understand?

It's not over.

Hello?
- Yeah, is this Fred Maddux?

It is. Yes. - David Neiman.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Wanted to know if you had any
reaction to the bail hearing.

What bail hearing?
- Ira Einhorn

has the highest level of integrity.

A man I found to be
compassionate and loving.

He's known to all of us, the whole
community, as a man of non-violence.

A superb teacher.
Open-minded. Brilliant.

The students loved him.

Because of Ira's intervention,

we were able to keep our
homeless shelter open.

Ira Einhorn is really a
wonderful, wonderful man.

Your Honor, my client is not
only an established member

of the community, he's
an asset to the community.

Ira Einhorn is not a danger to society.

And he is certainly not a flight risk.

In all my years on the bench, I
can honestly say I have never seen

such passionate testimony
to a defendant's character.

Particularly from so many
citizens of excellent reputation.

Therefore bail is set at 40,000 dollars.

Ten percent cash must be posted.

It will all be explained in due time.

Could you turn that on, please?

I don't want to be misquoted.
Thanks, Mitch.

I appreciate you agreeing
to an interview so soon.

I mean, you just got out on bail today.

Well, I think it's important for
people to hear my side of the story.

Look, I know this is difficult,
but can you tell me

in your own words, how did Holly's
body end up in your apartment?

Okay.
That's fair enough.

This is the crazy part of the story.

This case is hard enough, Ira.
I do not need this!

Psychic transmissions, UFO's, CIA.
You want me to get up in court

and convince a jury
that the CIA killed Holly

and put her in a trunk
just to discredit you?

If it's the truth...
- It makes no difference!

No one's gonna believe that story!

Look, if I were guilty, this
would be a hell of a lot easier.

But since I'm innocent, looks like
you'll just have to earn your pay.

Lab report.
No blood.

No bone fragments. Ira Einhorn's
apartment is totally clean.

You forgot your pill. - I didn't
forget it, I'm just not taking it.

The doctor said that if you don't take
it, the diabetes will become worse.

I don't care what the doctor says.
That stuff knocks me out, makes me tired.

Can't stand that. - Fred, if the
circulation in your leg doesn't improve

I don't want to be a damn zombie.

I got too much to do.

I think you're crazy Ira.
- Look, I want to do this.

They're future journalists.
- They'll ask a lot of questions.

Trevor, I have nothing to hide.
- And although

Ira here is my friend, I expect you to

conduct yourselves the way you
would with any other subject.

So here he is, Ira Einhorn.

Tough crowd.

Trevor forgot to mention one thing.

After today's interview, the conclusion,
we're gonna conduct a little poll.

You will decide whether
or not I'm guilty, alright?

Now, I'm sensing a little
hostility here today.

Perhaps you have a right to be hostile.

I'm a dangerous man.

Since the time most of
you were in grade school,

I've been an enemy of
the government, because

I fought against war,
poverty, racism, pollution.

So, in that respect, I am dangerous.

And I will continue to be
dangerous any chance I get.

So, where shall we start.

Why weren't you more upset
when Holly disappeared?

Well, Holly had disappeared before.

And I was rather cool about it at first.

This man she had been seeing had
been putting a lot of pressure on her.

Holly, sadly, had a tendency
to pick up other men.

This is the Holly I knew.
She was very unstable.

I have contacts all over the world.

Just a few months ago
I was a guest of the

Yugoslavian government to
discuss Psychic Phenomenon.

Which can be even more
dangerous than Nuclear weapons.

It was confidential papers such
as those that got me into trouble.

Nothing more.

In conclusion, I want
to bring up two points.

One.

My apartment showed absolutely no
signs of Holly's blood anywhere.

Anywhere.

Now, Holly was brutally beaten.

Her skull was fractured
in at least twelve places.

So blood would have been everywhere.

This proves, at least, that she was
killed somewhere else.

Secondly, I'm considered

a reasonably intelligent man.

Now why would I keep her body
in apartment for eighteen months.

Why would I let the
smell of the body permeate

other apartments while I was
out of the country on business.

When I could have bought a bag of Lime
at the hardware store and covered it up.

Why would I do that?

Ask yourself that question.

Verdict is in.

Six votes for guilty.

Eighty seven votes for not guilty.

They'll never put me in jail.

Even if the CIA is involved in it alone
and can establish reasonable doubt.

What about Holly's parent's?

As most of you know,
I've been the target

of right wing attacks many times before.

And Holly's father just
happens to be quite prominent

in the Texas Ku Klux Klan,
even the Neo-Nazi movement.

Is it really that outrageous
that I could have been framed?

I think not.

I just want you to know,
well I think you're innocent.

I think you're innocent too.

We dropped them off
and then we went home.

How would you describe
their relationship?

Oh, they were in love.

Yes, but.

It was volatile.
Ira is a very passionate person.

But there was never any physical abuse.

No, nothing like that.
Not Ira. - That will be all.

Thanks.

Is that all you need?
- Officially, yea.

But off the record.

He's living at your apartment now?

Yes, we've always said
we have two children.

One dog and Ira.

Doesn't that make you nervous?

Ira did not murder Holly.

Than how did she end up in that trunk?

Holly was a diabetic
you know, and she wasn't

always that careful about
the insulin, her eating.

Is this off the record?
- Yeah.

If Ira was guilty of anything,
it was loving her too much.

What if she passed out,
hit her head on the bathtub?

And instead of reporting
it and losing her forever,

he denied it and kept her.

Ira walks on a very different
plain than the rest of us.

Let me read you the autopsy report.

No, we don't want to. - A lot of
his friends have similar theories.

There were at least
ten or twelve fractures.

Though it's almost impossible
to make an exact count

because the holes in
her skull was so huge.

Her lower jaw was driven
almost to the base of the brain.

It was struck with such force.

Look.
I can't teach.

No one wants me to lecture.

Their railroading me. It's all
part of their plan to discredit me.

I understand that Ira, your
welcome here in my home,

but you can't keep coming to my office.

I can't let an accused and
that's the word I'm using,

accused murdered have
the run of my mailroom.

I'm sorry.
- I need to get this letter out, Arthur!

Ira... - I need to reach people.
I need some help here!

Okay.

But this is the last time Ira.

I am very conscious of the pain
my arrest has brought about.

I am sick at heart at this
disruption of the work.

I have created over a period years.

The psychological shock
has left me paralyzed.

I feel like a child
as if I have lost my home.

I'm faced with a lengthy and
expensive court battle and

I need your financial support,
for my life hangs in the balance.

May this soon be over

so that once again I might direct

all energy towards
the transition at hand.

Peace.
Ira.

What do you think?
- Why didn't you mention Holly?

What's the point?

What's that?

Ira Einhorn's journals.
- You have to read that whole box?

The judge is going to
allow testimony which will

state that you had
physically abused Holly.

Now, I had hoped to suppress this, but.

No, I never abused her.
It means nothing.

No Ira, it means a lot.
- Their building a very

strong case against you.
- And the clock Is ticking here.

This trial starts very soon and
you've ruled out the insanity defense.

Which leaves us with one option,

you plead guilty to
manslaughter and we cut a deal.

You'll be out in seven to ten years.

That's out of the question.

Where's Arlen?

Ira, I'll be representing from now on.

Mr. Specter felt.

Arlen Specter dropped me?

Well, his plate his rather full right
now and to give you the best defense.

I see.

He's running for Senate isn't he?

This won't lie well with the
voters in Scranton will it?

He thinks we're gonna lose doesn't he?

As time passes my relations with the
opposite sex become more complicated.

More unusual.

I'm sorry.
- It's an interesting situation.

I need constant physical
contact with women.

But when contact is complete
I want to be rid of them.

I'll try harder.

I just.
- Just what?

I mean.

How long do I have to wait.

If you're not willing to experiment
I'll find someone who will.

I'm sorry.

You've go a lot to learn.

Any woman can developed
into a worthwhile companion.

If she is trained, disciplined.

Sometimes severely.

How is it?

It's pretty heavy actually.

This guy's got a real
problem with women.

Why couldn't we have had a son?
- Hey, don't look at me.

It was your chromosome.

Call it a night.

Alright.

I am the will of the whisp
all women wish to conquer.

But since this is impossible.
They move on.

No better.
Some worse for the experience.

So he really said this trial
could take a month, huh?

Well, the more expensive the
lawyer, the longer the trial.

Okay, I'm going out.
- Eleven o'clock. No later.

Mom.
- You heard him.

Come on daddy.
Other kids get to stay out later.

I don't care about the other kids
Eleven o'clock. That's it.

Okay daddy.

Am I too rough on her?

Of course not.

You know all I can think
about over the last year or so.

The kids, when they were little.

The mistakes.

Holly, being the first.

I know I was rough on her.

I keep thinking, maybe I was...

Maybe if I hadn't been so...

Maybe if I'd done things different...

She might have stayed home

and we wouldn't be packing to go to...

I sometimes feel it's my fault.

I do.

Honey, don't do this to yourself.

Please don't do this.

It will all be over soon.

Of course Specter quit.

I wouldn't be at all surprised
if the government pressured him.

You have problems
with this thesis Harry?

Me? I'm your friend, but any jury

with a brain would
definitely rule you guilty.

We'll see.
- Well, just remember one thing Ira.

HJK won. - HJK won.
What's that?

That stands for Harry J. Katz.
Number One. I figure since you're

going to be making license plates
soon, I'd put in my order now.

I'm not going to jail Harry.

Specter dropped you because
you're going to lose.

Think about it Ira, where are you
gonna find a jury of your peers?

Look in the mirror
sometime. You're a hippie Jew

who killed a blonde shiksa cheerleader.

They're gonna fry you my friend.

Ira, are you okay?

I've never felt better.

For the first time since
this nightmare happened,

I've reached a kind of mental clarity.

I have a purpose.
A goal.

I know exactly what I have to do.

# WHERE IS THE UNICORN #

How the hell did he get away?

Didn't anybody think to take
his passport or would that be

too offense for his all mighty friends?

I'm telling you Fred, this is a waste of
time. You won't get in to see the judge.

I don't want to see him.
I want him to see me.

Are you alright, did you
hurt your foot or something?

Don't worry about me Rich.
You just take care of your job.

I'm sorry sir you can't
go into the meeting. - Why not?

It's only for people
directly involved in the case.

My daughter is the victim
here Ma'am, I think that

makes me directly involved
in the case, wouldn't you?

Mr. DiBenedetto, would
you come in please.

Judge, I want to talk to you. - I know
who you are Mr. Maddux. I am sorry.

I hope you're happy
with your decision judge.

I hope you sleep nights.

I based my decision on the testimony
of some very prominent people.

Now I've got a father out
there who wants my head.

And I don't blame him.
Do we have any idea where he is?

Judge, we know Einhorn landed
in London and then we lost him.

We're following every
lead we can, but,

well, it's not easy trying to
find a planetary enzyme, your honor.

A what?
- Planetary enzyme, sir.

It's how the defendant would
occasionally refer to himself.

Believe me it's not my choice of words.

Mine either.

Mr. Gelman, warn those prominent

character witnesses that if they assist

Einhorn in any way,
they are going to face

some very serious charges, understood?

We know he left from Canada, probably
with a suitcase filled with Bronfman money.

Any luck with Mrs. Bronfman?

Soon-to-be ex Mrs. Bronfman.
They're getting a divorce.

Nobody knows where the hell she is.

Let the old man know that if the
wife's in jail for aiding and abetting.

He'll get a break on the alimony.
Maybe he'll turn her in.

He's traveled all through
Europe over the years.

But he's only fluent in English.

Einhorn likes to talk too much,
not to be some place where he can.

You don't need a passport to
get from England to Ireland.

Ireland doesn't have an
extradition treaty with us.

It's all done case by case.

A buck says he's in Ireland.

Yes. - May I help you?
- Yes, we've come about the room.

Please come in.

Thank you.

Will you please stop doing that?

Why did you have to
give them your real name?

Because I don't want to be anybody else.

So, how are you doing?

I'm good.
Real good.

When are they letting you out?
- Soon.

Damn leg kept giving me a problem.

But you're okay?
- Oh yeah, I'm just fine Rich.

Now you don't worry about me.

You've got enough to worry about.

Ira, I was wondering if
I could ask a wee favor?

Certainly.

We're taking a trip over
to the states next week.

I have a conference in Chicago and we'd
like you to take care of the dog for us.

No, no problem. How long you gonna
be gone? - A couple of weeks.

May take a little side trip over
to Philadelphia while we're there.

Listen, we better talk.

So because of my anti-nuclear duties.

They trumped up some charges.

Nothing serious, trespassing,
destruction of public property.

That sort of thing.

I'd rather not be harassed,
if you know what I mean.

So I'd like it if you didn't mention

it to anyone that I'm staying here.

The FBI appreciates your
cooperation Mr. Weaire.

Yes, that's him.

Oh, sweet Jesus Dennis,
we left the dog with him.

Notify the State Department.
It's in their hands now.

Don't worry they'll take care of it.

You've been gone all day.

I missed you.

I'm getting my things now Ira.

I'm leaving.

Oh really.

Get out of my way.

No.

We can just talk.

No we don't.

Get out of my way.

Hey, welcome home, Roey
is a wonderful companion.

We're just dropping off our bags.

Collette's not well.
We're gonna pop over.

He's a murderer.
- I know Mr. Weaire.

I've been in contact with the FBI.

But I got no standard to arrest him.

I can't even hold him. Not
until I get words from above.

Which should be any day now.

What are we supposed to do?

If I were you, I'd get
him out of my house.

Get out of my house.

Bye daddy. You have a good afternoon.
- Yes, thank you, honey.

Meg are you there?

Come here a second please.

Well, they're gonna put me in
the hospital again next week.

Mom told me.

And don't know why they
want to cut me open again

Just a waste of time,
not gonna do any good.

Well the doctors say it might.

Doctors... I'm sick of what
the doctor's are saying.

I'm sick of just sitting here.

It's about all I can do anymore.

I want you to do something for me.

Of course.

When I burried your
sister, I said I would not

put a tombstone on her grave
until this nightmare's over.

I remember.
- That's good

because it may take longer

than all of us expected
and I may not be here.

Don't let them forget her.

Don't let them give up on her.

Don't let them put her file on
some shelf and not do anything.

Don't you worry about that.

Promise?

I promise.

Hey, why don't you let me stay
here with you this afternoon?

Get out of here.

I can't watch a football game
with women, you know that.

Get out of here.
- I love you daddy.

I love you too.

Even if we don't find him,
we may not have a case.

It's just been too long.

Witnesses start dying.
Evidence is gonna weaken.

That's why I wanted to talk to you Meg.

We've got to do something now,
before it all goes down the toilet.

Like what?
A trial in absentia.

Well, what's the point,
trying him when he's not here?

When he's found guilty and
I'm pretty sure he will be.

It means that when we get him back here.

He goes right to jail.

No bail, no nothing,
and he can't run again.

Is this whole thing a waste of time.

Because our parents told us
to respect the government.

But the government's doing nothing but

screw us all over and
cause us all a lot of pain.

All I can tell you is I've
pursued every avenue I can.

Is this the best option? Maybe not,
but it's all I've got right now.

And I can't go ahead without
you and your family on board.

Yeah, all that's left of my family.

You know mom died
about a year after dad.

I used to think this thing
was some sort of a nightmare.

But it's worse. Nightmare, you
eventually wake up from.

It just keeps going on.

My parents didn't even
live to see it end.

But I sure intend to.

If you ever get homesick
just look out the window.

Right down there is
your American embassy.

Anika, come here and look at this.

A little touch of home.

My first motion is to bar this trial in
absentia because of the serious problems

involved in trying a person who's
never been notified of the trial date.

If Mr. Gelman knows the
whereabouts of is client,

I can sure you we will notify
Mr. Einhorn of this trial.

Are you Mr. Madlin, the tutor?
- Yes.

I was wondering would
you work with my daughter?

Why certainly.

Ladies and gentleman,
on a rainy Spring night,

Holly Maddux told Ira
Einhorn that she was leaving.

The years of mental and
physical abuse had taken

their toll and Holly was
trying to embark on a new life.

But no woman ever walked
out on Ira Einhorn.

But Holly Maddux tried
and that's what killed her.

Ira Einhorn didn't just hit her.

He pummeled Holly Maddux
with a blunt heavy object.

At least a dozen times.

Leaving holes in Holly's skull,
the size of silver dollars.

But Holly didn't die right away.

She was probably still alive when

Ira Einhorn sealed her in his trunk.

Why did he keep the body?

That's the compelling question here.

But the answer is simple,

Ira Einhorn believes that
he is smarter than all of us.

By keeping her body, Ira
Einhorn was laughing at us.

He still is.

To kill what you love, when you can't
have it is a very natural thing.

Ira Einhorn whispered those words
to Rita Siegel after he attacked her.

He believes it, but he was wrong.

Because the only person that Ira
Einhorn ever loved was Ira Einhorn.

We find the defendant, Ira Einhorn,
guilty of murder in the first degree.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, but I won't
be happy until I see

that bastard in cuffs
and on his way to jail.

Than I'll smile and I'll
laugh right in his face.

Dennis, it's Ira.

How dare you come back to Ireland.
Are you insane?

Leave me alone.
- I'm calling the police.

He left this afternoon.

# SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE #

Thanks.

And that's everything.

I didn't want to tell you because
I didn't want to risk losing you.

I love you so much, Anika.

You're part of my soue.

Look at me.

Do you honestly believe that I
could ever hurt another human being?

No, you could never do that.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Really?
- Yes.

We need people to see
this all over the world.

Are you sure they're
going to see it overseas?

All over Europe and most of Asia.
Okay now I don't want to just focus on Ira.

I think your family story is very important.
There's some fascinating stuff here.

Your father's affiliation
with the American Nazi Party.

What?

What did you just say?
Get the hell out of here.

People have been lying about daddy
since this whole thing started.

Calm down.
Would you excuse us for one minute.

It's got to help.
- It'll get the story out there.

It'll get his picture smeared
over the world.

It might just stir things up. - I'm just
so sick of people lying about daddy.

Well, we all are. But this is a chance for
us to try and get the truth out there.

So what do we say?

We need the publicity
Buffy, it's all we got left.

What do you say, we all
have to agree on this?

Fine.
- Okay.

Not one person in this town
on my intellectual plane.

He said you got into an
argument over a Bridge game.

You know how frustrating that is.

He said you broke a table
and threatened to hit him.

Is that what he said?

No.

The French are famous for
their ability to exaggerate.

Look, we had a terse discussion, but I
certainly didn't resort to any violence.

I'm afraid our friends are
particularly like Americans.

You don't believe him do you?

Do you?
- No, course not.

I can't take it here much more.

It's just us up here all the time.

The library's a joke.

Now I can't even go into town with
somebody spreading lies about me.

I just can't take it.
It's killing me.

I gotta get out.

We know Ira married
Anika Flodin in 1995.

Then he mentioned of Anika Flodin
and Interlope was immediately notified.

She went to renew her driver's license.

And there she was, living with her
American husband in the south of France.

We can't afford to send you
- I've worked a long time on this case.

My daughter was in
diapers when I started.

We can't afford trips to France.

Let the French handle it.

I am not Ira Einhorn.

Hello Ira.
It's been a long time.

Well, it's been a long long time,
but hopefully that's all over now.

Did you ever think they'd find him?
- Yes. Yes I did.

I don't think God would be
that cruel to us or Holly.

I just wish my parents could
have been around to see this.

When you told me that they
found him, you should have seen

my bosses face cause I dropped
everything and ran right out of there.

What time is it supposed to be on John?
- Should be any minute.

That's it. Meg, get in here,
it's on!

Excuse me!

It's on.

What's up?
Spit it out.

I just keep hoping that someday, I can

finally think about Holly
and not get so angry.

I mean even when I think about the
good times I just get so damn mad.

And now that they got him, I want to
start having happy memories again I guess.

You know what?
- What?

I think it's time to buy her headstone.

Yeah.

We are going to fight every attempt
to extradite Ira Einhorn because of

due process violations during the
trial and sentencing in absentia.

The man did not get a
chance to defend himself.

European courts do not
like trials by absentia.

Even Nazi war criminals were
not subjected to this treatment.

Adolph Eichmann was
brought back for his trial.

You know honey it's times like these that
I understand why everyone hates lawyers.

My son is innocent.

Maybe finally we can
get to the bottom of this

and find out who really
killed poor Holly.

A fugitive forfeits his right to appeal.

Once you're tried in absentia that's it.

I know the statute Rich. - That's what
his lawyer's gonna try to nail us on.

Do the French have trials in absentia?
- Yes, but over there it's different.

I looked it up last night. If the person is
caught, he gets the right to another trial.

They're going to argue that according
to Pennsylvania law, he doesn't get

another trial. - We will also bring
to the court's attention, the fact

that you are sentenced to
life in prison without parole.

Our government does not recognize
a sentence that does not allow for

This is fine. But have you read the
paper's I've sent you.

Because it clearly shows a sign
of conspiracy against me, see.

I set up a network and
we became in possession

of documents and these
documents clearly showed

Ira.

No one wants to hear this story again.

This story, as you call it,
happens to be vital to my defense.

No, it is not.

This is just a fairytale
that no one believes

but you and you will not
tell it to the courtroom.

So what happens now?

If it makes you feel any
better, the French have him on

probation for entering the
country under false pretenses.

He has to check in with the local police

twice a week and he
can't leave the province.

He's been shunned in
the village. They don't

like having a murdered
in the neighborhood

and they take every
chance to let him know.

You know what the best part of it is?

He knows we're never gonna give up.

Deep down, he knows we're gonna get him.

Be honest Rich.
How does it look?

I don't know Meg. At this point, I'm just a
consultant for the State Department.

You be sure and let me
know if you hear anything.

Especially if it's bad news cause
I want to tell them in person.

Well let's hope that doesn't happen.
- Yes, let's hope.

The fact that Mr. Einhorn
will never be given

another trial is against
the very fiber of French law.

A life sentence without
chance for parole

is both inhumane and degrading.

But what can we expect from a country
that has become so barbaric

that death sentences are handed to
children and the mentally handicapped.

It's not gonna ring any faster
with you staring at it Buffy.

Yeah, I know.

But I can't help it.
What time is it over there now.

Breakfast.

They will send him back, won't they Meg?

And due to the fact that there
is no legal recourse awaiting you

in America, we cannot, according

to French law, extradite you.

You have made a just decision.

I am a peaceful man.

My whole life has been
dedicated to making sure

this planet remained a peaceful place.

Holly.

Oh, there you are.
Come on Holly.

What you got there, a flower for mommy?

Come here.

Hello.

Did you pick me some flowers did you?

She likes flowers like her auntie does.

Don't you worry Holly,
we're not giving up.

We'll never give up.

There you go Meg.

Let's go.

Happy Birthday Holly.

Who wants to go to Aunt Mary's
house and have some cake?

I do.

# ON FEBRUARY 18, 1999 THE FRENCH
COURTS RULED THAT IRA EINHORN #

# BE RETURNED TO
PHILADELPHIA TO BE RETRIED. #

# PENDING HIS APPEAL, HE
REMAINS IN FRANCE A FREE MAN. #