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[Elevator Bell Dings]

MORNING.

WHERE IS HE? I TOOK HIM BACK TO MY PLACE, PUT HIM TO BED AT 10:00,

WATCHED NEWS TILL 11:00, THEN WENT TO BED MYSELF.

THEN YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING, AND HE WAS GONE. SORRY.

THIS PUNK! DO WE ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE?

AND HOPE THE JUDGE IS IN A GOOD MOOD. [Sighs]

A MURDER IN HOLLYWOOD LAST NIGHT YOU COULD BE INTERESTED IN.

WHY? FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BLONDE NAMED JESSICA COSTELLO.

RICHARD CROSS HAD US REPRESENT HER OLDER SISTER...

ON A SOLICITATION CHARGE A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

WE BEAT IT ON ENTRAPMENT.

HOW DID THE YOUNGER SISTER GET MURDERED?

CLEANING LADY FOUND HER NAKED, TIED UP, STRANGLED,

DRUGS ALL OVER THE PLACE. [Excited Chattering]

FIRST YOU PEOPLE HAVE US MARRIED BECAUSE WE WENT FOR PIZZA,

AND NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE UPSET BECAUSE SHE DATES HER CAMERAMAN?

GET OUT OF MY FACE. ANY CHANCE FOR A RECONCILIATION?

SHE'S A FRIEND, OKAY, AND A TERRIFIC ACTRESS.

- FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO LIE ABOUT, GUYS. - COME WITH ME.

TEDDY! UH, EXCUSE ME, GUYS.

I GOTTA TALK TO MY DOBERMAN.

I'M GONNA NEED A MINUTE.

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? DID YA... YOU WANNA GO TO MIAMI THIS AFTERNOON?

I'LL MAKE A CALL. ARE YOU HIGH?

[Cell Phone Beeps] TED, I'M FINE.

LISTEN TO ME, NEIL. I WORKED MY ASS OFF GETTING YOU THIS DEAL.

AND WE STILL HAVE TO SELL IT TO THE JUDGE.

IF SHE DOESN'T BUY IT, SHE DOESN'T BUY YOU, YOU ARE GOING TO JAIL.

HEY, TED, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, I DON'T CARE IF IT HAPPENS OR NOT.

A COUPLE OF CHRISTMASES IN A BLUE JUMPSUIT MIGHT DO YOU GOOD.

[Cell Phone Beeps]

TEDDY, WATCH THIS.

YOUR HONOR,

I'M EMBARRASSED AND SORRY FOR THIS WHOLE INCIDENT.

LET'S GO.

I WANT TO GET A CLEAR MENTAL PICTURE OF THIS, MR. AVEDON.

YOU'RE AT THE BEL-AIR HOTEL FOR A WEDDING?

YES. [Clears Throat] YES, YOUR HONOR. MY MANAGER'S.

AND YOU DECIDE TO FEED ONE OF THE HOTEL SWANS A CANAPÉ...

OF GRAVLAX AND CAPERS?

I GUESS THAT'S RIGHT, YOUR HONOR.

THE SWAN BITES YOU. YOU WADE INTO THE POND...

AND BREAK ITS NECK WITH YOUR BARE HANDS... [Spectators Laughing]

AT WHICH POINT, A SECURITY GUARD TRIES TO RESTRAIN YOU,

AND YOU PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE.

HAVE I MISSTATED ANYWHERE?

YOUR HONOR, I'M EMBARRASSED AND SORRY FOR THIS WHOLE INCIDENT.

MR. AVEDON AND THE SECURITY GUARD,

MR. VELASQUEZ, HAVE REACHED A CIVIL SETTLEMENT.

AS YOUR HONOR IS ALSO AWARE,

WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PEOPLE CONCERNING A PLEA AGREEMENT.

AT THIS TIME, MR. AVEDON IS WILLING TO ENTER...

A "NO CONTEST" PLEA TO THE INCLUDED MISDEMEANOR CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

MR. HOFFMAN, GIVEN THE DEFENDANT'S HISTORY...

OF DESTRUCTIVE AND IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR AS DOCUMENTED IN THE PROBATION REPORT,

IS THERE A COMPELLING REASON WHY I SHOULD ACCEPT THIS PLEA?

JUDGE, AS HE HAS IN COURT,

MR. AVEDON HAS EXPRESSED HIS REMORSE AND APOLOGIES...

AS WELL AS MAKING RESTITUTION TO BOTH MR. VELASQUEZ AND TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOTEL.

I'M SURE THAT'S A GREAT CONSOLATION TO THE SWAN.

SUBSEQUENTLY, HE HAS, UH,

COMPLETED A DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION AND COUNSELING PROGRAM...

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DR. GRAHAM LESTER,

DOCUMENTATION FOR WHICH HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE COURT.

IN LIGHT OF MY CLIENT'S WILLINGNESS TO PLEAD TO THE LESSER CHARGE,

THE PEOPLE'S INTEREST WILL NOT BE SERVED...

BY ENGAGING IN A PROTRACTED AND COSTLY TRIAL,

WHICH, GIVEN MR. AVEDON'S CELEBRITY,

MIGHT RESULT IN AN ACQUITTAL OR A HUNG JURY.

A HUNG JURY WOULD PROBABLY BE A TURN-ON FOR THIS BROAD.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

[Clears Throat] YOUR HONOR, I ASKED MY LAWYER A QUESTION.

- YOUR HONOR, MAY I APPROACH THE BENCH? - [Microphone Feedback]

YOUR HONOR, I APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT...

FOR ANY PERCEIVED RUDENESS TO EITHER THESE PROCEEDINGS OR TO YOU PERSONALLY.

IF THE COURT CAN FIND ITS WAY TO SHOW A COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING HERE,

I'M CONFIDENT MR. AVEDON WILL HAVE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON...

THAT HOPEFULLY WILL INSPIRE HIM TO ATTAIN THE MATURITY...

WHICH HAS ELUDED HIM THUS FAR.

DON'T YOU SOMETIMES MAKE YOURSELF SICK?

SOMETIMES, YOUR HONOR.

[Reporters Shouting Questions]

NEIL? NEIL!

I'M THROUGH CLEANING UP AFTER YOU, YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE JERK.

YOU'RE FIRED! HEY, MAN, MIAMI!

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO MIAMI WITH YOU. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO OXNARD WITH YOU.

NEXT TIME YOU TRASH YOUR HOTEL ROOM...

OR YOU PUNCH A PHOTOGRAPHER OR YOU PUSH SOME GIRL OUT OF YOUR CAR ON SUNSET,

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU CALL SOMEBODY ELSE.

[Shouting Continues] NEIL!

MORNING, LILA. GOOD MORNING, MR. HOFFMAN.

- EXCUSE ME, TED! - BILL.

SORRY I'M LATE. MAYBE I DON'T HAVE 400 MILLION BUCKS,

BUT I DON'T LIKE WAITING AN HOUR AND THEN GETTING BUMPED BY RICHARD CROSS.

BILL, GIVE ME TWO MINUTES. I'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

OKAY? SURE. I'LL SEND OUT FOR LUNCH.

HOW DID WE DO? HE GOT OFF.

SEND A REGISTERED LETTER AND COPY HIS AGENTS.

"AS I INDICATED, AS OF THIS DATE, YOU ARE TERMINATED AS A CLIENT...

"AND OUR FIRM WILL NO LONGER REPRESENT YOU ON THIS OR ANY SUBSEQUENT MATTER.

"FOR THE RECORD, AS FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR PLEA ARRANGEMENT..."

ET CETERA, ET CETERA. GET THEM FROM DOCKNOVICH. MM-HMM.

WHY IS BILL WEINGART TALKING ABOUT GETTING BUMPED FOR RICHARD CROSS?

CROSS IS IN YOUR OFFICE. HE JUST SHOWED UP. I THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO SEE HIM RIGHT AWAY.

[Door Opens]

- HELLO, TEDDY. - HELLO, RICHARD.

THANKS FOR SEEING ME. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

THERE WAS A MURDER IN HOLLYWOOD LAST NIGHT. FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

YEAH, I HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

YEAH, I OWN THE APARTMENT BUILDING THAT SHE DIED IN.

ANYTHING ELSE?

I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER OLDER SISTER, JULIE COSTELLO.

WHOM YOU HAD ME REPRESENT A COUPLE YEARS BACK.

YES.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE YOUNGER SISTER?

I DON'T. [Clears Throat]

SHE'D BEEN STAYING WITH JULIE FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF CASUAL CONVERSATIONS.

WHERE'S JULIE NOW? SHE'S ON A MODELING ASSIGNMENT IN COSTA RICA.

I GOT IN TOUCH WITH HER EARLY THIS MORNING.

I SENT DOWN MY PLANE TO BRING HER BACK.

DOES YOUR WIFE KNOW ABOUT JULIE?

FRANCESCA HAS, UH...

WELL, SHE HAS A GENERAL SENSE OF THINGS. [Chuckles]

BUT I HAVE APPRISED HER OF THE CURRENT SITUATION...

THAT I OWN THE BUILDING.

I WOULD BE RELIEVED AND GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD REPRESENT ME ON THIS, TEDDY.

- THE POLICE HAVE BEEN CALLING MY OFFICE ALL MORNING. - HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO THEM?

NO.

I SUPPOSE I'LL HAVE TO SOONER OR LATER BECAUSE I OWN THE BUILDING.

WHO CALLED YOU? DETECTIVE POLSON.

HE ASKED ME TO GO DOWN THERE.

RICHARD, IF I HAD ANY REASON TO THINK...

YOUR INTERESTS AND THEIRS MIGHT BECOME ADVERSARIAL, I WOULDN'T LET YOU GO.

NO. IT SHOULDN'T BECOME ADVERSARIAL.

[Intercom Beeps] LOUIS?

[Louis] YES? GET ME ARTHUR POLSON AT ROBBERY/HOMICIDE.

[Richard] YOU KNOW HIM? OH, YES.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMING DOWN HERE, MR. CROSS.

I'M HAPPY TO COOPERATE.

I WANNA SAY MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER GO TO THE PHILHARMONIC ALL THE TIME.

HAVE A SEAT.

I KNOW YOU'RE THE MAIN SUPPORTER OF THAT. I'M GLAD THEY ENJOY IT.

HOW IS IT MR. CROSS CAN HELP YOU?

WE'D LIKE ANY BACKGROUND YOU CAN GIVE US...

IN CONNECTION WITH THAT HOMICIDE AT YOUR BUILDING ON NORTH HAVENHURST.

WHAT KIND OF BACKGROUND? IN CONNECTION WITH THE OWNERSHIP.

THAT IS YOUR BUILDING... AM I CORRECT?

IT'S OWNED BY A COMPANY THAT I CONTROL.

WOULD THAT GIVE YOU OCCASION TO BE IN THE BUILDING? NOT PARTICULARLY.

BECAUSE SEVERAL TENANTS HAVE MENTIONED SEEING YOU IN THE BUILDING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS IN THE BUILDING?

DETECTIVE, I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OLDER SISTER OF THE GIRL WHO WAS KILLED.

I SEE.

WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH EACH OTHER FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW.

AND THIS INVOLVEMENT WOULD BE OF AN INTIMATE NATURE?

COME ON, POLSON.

WELL, WE ALL UNDERSTAND ROMANCE.

HOW ELSE CAN MR. CROSS HELP YOU?

SO THIS JULIE COSTELLO, THE OLDER SISTER,

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE WE COULD REACH HER?

SHE'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY. SHE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW.

- SHE'S A MODEL. - YES.

AND YOU'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH HER SINCE THE HOMICIDE?

YES, I TOLD HER WHAT HAPPENED... WHAT LITTLE I KNEW.

AND, UH, I'M SURE SHE'LL BE CONTACTING YOU AS SOON AS SHE RETURNS.

SHE WILL? YES.

THAT'S GOOD.

SO THIS GIRL WHO WAS KILLED, JESSICA...

HOW MUCH CONTACT DID YOU HAVE WITH HER? NOT MUCH.

SHE'D BEEN VISITING JULIE FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS,

AND I MIGHT HAVE HAD FOUR OR FIVE CASUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH HER.

SO THIS GIRL DIDN'T LOOK TO YOU FOR GUIDANCE...

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO MIGHT HAVE DONE THIS?

- NO. - NO IDEA WHY IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED?

- NO. - HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE BUILDING RECENTLY?

NOT FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION, MR. CROSS.

I KNOW YOU'RE A BUSY MAN, BUT IF ANYTHING COMES TO MIND,

PLEASE, WE COULD SURE USE THE HELP.

HERE'S MY CARD. IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING, JUST GIVE ME A CALL.

DETECTIVE, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER NEED FOR MY CLIENT, CONTACT ME.

WHY, CERTAINLY, COUNSELOR.

THANK YOU.

I GOT A GOOD FEELING FOR YOU ON THIS ONE, HOFFMAN.

YOUR GUY'S IN THIS UP TO HIS HIPS. YOU GET TO SOAK HIM PLENTY.

IF HE'S IN IT, HE'S LUCKY YOU CAUGHT THE CASE.

KISS MY ASS, PAL.

WELL, THAT SEEMED TO GO FINE.

UH-HUH.

[Reporters Shouting Questions]

HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT! HOLD IT. HOLD IT.

RICHARD CROSS HAS MET WITH POLICE INVESTIGATORS AS A COURTESY.

HE'S NOT A SUSPECT HE'S COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE L.A.P.D...

TO HELP SOLVE THIS MURDER.

MR. CROSS IS ACQUAINTED WITH THE VICTIM'S FAMILY AND WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS...

HIS HEARTFELT SYMPATHY OVER THIS SENSELESS TRAGEDY.

THANKS, GUYS. [Shouting Continues]

YOUR CALLS. THE ONE FROM SIDNEY WELLMAN'S A VIRGIN.

AND DAVE BLALOCK IS IN YOUR OFFICE.

EVERYONE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM IN 10 MINUTES. WHAT'S THIS?

FROM GARY BLONDO AT PARAMOUNT FOR KEEPING NEIL AVEDON OUT OF JAIL.

THIS WEEK. TAKE IT HOME IF YOU WANT. I THINK NOT.

HEY, DAVE. [Helicopter Blades Whirring]

I ALWAYS HOPE THOSE NEWS COPTERS WILL CRASH INTO EACH OTHER.

DOES THAT MAKE ME A BAD PERSON?

ARE THEY OVER THAT DEAD GIRL'S BUILDING IN HOLLYWOOD? PROBABLY.

HOW COME POLSON'S SNIFFING AROUND RICHARD CROSS?

HE OWNS THAT BUILDING, AND HE'S BEEN HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THE DEAD GIRL'S SISTER.

POLSON LIKE HIM FOR THE MURDER?

HE BREATHED SCAMPI IN MY EAR ABOUT HOW CROSS IS IN IT UP TO HIS HIPS.

MAYBE THAT'S POLSON BUSTING YOUR CHOPS...

FOR MAKING HIM LOOK LIKE A DONKEY AT THE ANSELMO TRIAL.

MMM. IF THEY'VE GOT ANYTHING,

IT WOULD BE TOO EARLY TO BE FROM THE AUTOPSY.

WELL, LET ME CALL AROUND, SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.

YEAH. LOOK AT THE MISTRESS TOO, WILL YA?

WE BEAT A PROSTITUTION BEEF FOR HER TWO YEARS AGO.

YOU WOULDN'T THINK SHE'D BE GOING OUT THE BACK DOOR ON A GUY LIKE RICHARD CROSS?

COURSE, MAYBE THAT'S NOT ON HER JOB DESCRIPTION... HER NEEDING TO BE BRIGHT.

HOW COME BELTRAM RECUSED HIMSELF ON MOLINA?

THE PROSECUTION FOUND OUT ONE OF HIS CLERKS BROUGHT HARASSMENT CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

JULIE COSTELLO? JULIE COSTELLO.

IT DOESN'T RING A BELL. WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN HER PAPERWORK.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE MISSED HER. GREAT ASS, KILLER BOOBS. THEY'RE FAKE.

YOU'RE JEALOUS. SHE WORKS OUT AT MY GYM.

BUSY DAY, FOLKS.

FOR THE RECORD, WE NO LONGER REPRESENT NEIL AVEDON. TAKE NO CALLS.

I JUST CLOSED OUT THE FILE AND SENT THE FINAL BILL TO HIS BUSINESS MANAGER.

LISA, WHAT'S THE STORY WITH SIDNEY WELLMAN?

- HIS DAUGHTER SHOPLIFTED A RAINCOAT AT NORDSTROM. - A RAINCOAT?

IT WAS RAINING. I HAVE A CALL INTO JACK REIN AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

WHO TOOK BILL WEINGART FOR ME THIS MORNING?

I PRACTICED MY POSTURE FOR HIM. HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

- OUCH. - ARNOLD? - HMM?

HOW'S IT GOING ON SCHAEFER? MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS LUGGAGE SEARCH ARE ALMOST DONE.

IT BETTER WORK. THEY FOUND THREE KILOS IN HIS UNDERPANTS.

CASE LAW'S WITH US. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANT, AND THE GUY DOESN'T FIT THE COURIER PROFILE.

TED, ARE YOU GONNA TELL US ABOUT RICHARD CROSS, OR DO WE HAVE TO BEG?

- IT'S MORE SIZZLE THAN STEAK. - PLENTY OF SIZZLE, THOUGH.

YOU GOT YOUR NAKED 15-YEAR-OLD VICTIM.

YOU GOT YOUR PRESENCE OF DRUGS, YOUR RUMORS OF SEXUAL DEPRAVITY,

AND YOUR GORGEOUS OLDER SISTER AND FORMER ALLEGED PROSTITUTE...

LINKED ROMANTICALLY TO THE RICH, POWERFUL AND MARRIED RICHARD CROSS...

WHICH COULD ALL JUST BE SIZZLE.

THE PRESS WILL BEAT IT TO DEATH FOR THREE DAYS AND MOVE ON.

ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

TED? TED? YEAH?

NOT TO BE CONTRARY, BUT I GET THE FEELING...

THERE'S MORE TO COME IN THIS RICHARD CROSS SITUATION.

I'M NOT EXPECTING IT AT ALL. OKAY. POINT BEING, IF THERE SHOULD BE FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS,

I WOULD REALLY LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER ME FOR THE SECOND CHAIR.

OKAY? BECAUSE I THINK I'VE MORE THAN EARNED MY SHOT.

AS I SAY, ARNOLD, I'D BE SURPRISED IF ANY MORE WERE TO COME OF IT.

- EXCUSE ME, ARNOLD. - WELL, LOOK AT THAT. LIFE'S FULL OF SURPRISES, ISN'T IT?

MR. CROSS. HI.

RICHARD. HI.

I JUST GOT ANOTHER PHONE CALL FROM DETECTIVE POLSON.

HE SAID HE NEEDED TO ASK ME A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.

WE'RE NOT GOING BACK DOWN THERE. I TOLD HIM TO MEET ME HERE.

REAL FAST, DETECTIVE.

WE NEED TO FIRM UP A COUPLE THINGS YOU TOLD US IN YOUR LAST VISIT TO THAT BUILDING.

- WHEN WAS THAT AGAIN? - JULIE LEFT SUNDAY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SATURDAY.

- ARE YOU SURE ON THE DAY? - HE ANSWERED YOU.

DO YOU KNOW A PAUL McGALLION, MR. CROSS?

NO, I DON'T. HE MANAGES YOUR BUILDING.

OH. WELL, THE REAL ESTATE COMPANY OVERSEES THE PROPERTY.

- THEY HIRE THOSE PEOPLE, SO... - YOUR GARAGE HAS A SECURITY CAMERA IN IT.

WHEN WE OPENED IT THIS MORNING, THE TAPE WAS MISSING.

A LITTLE WHILE AGO, THE MANAGER ADMITTED HE LIFTED IT.

- CAN I PUT THIS IN? - WE DON'T NEED VISUAL AIDS. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

I GOT ONE OF THESE. NOT AS EXPENSIVE.

THIS WAS TAKEN LAST NIGHT IN THE PARKING GARAGE OF YOUR BUILDING.

[Tape Ejecting]

THE MANAGER WAS GONNA BLACKMAIL YOU WITH THIS.

IS MR. CROSS UNDER ARREST?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THAT BUILDING, MR. CROSS? THAT'S IT.

IF YOU'RE NOT ARRESTING HIM, YOU'RE THROUGH HERE.

IF YOU CAN MAKE US UNDERSTAND THIS TAPE, MR. CROSS, NOW'S THE TIME TO DO IT.

NOT A WORD, RICHARD.

MR. HOFFMAN'S MY ATTORNEY, AND I'M GOING TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE.

THERE'S THE DOOR. USE IT.

A LAWYER ALWAYS WANTS YOU TO THINK IT'S US AGAINST YOU, MR. CROSS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.

[Sighs] I'M NOT YOUR CONFESSOR, AND I'M NOT YOUR JUDGE.

BUT IF YOU WITHHOLD THE FACTS I NEED TO DEAL WITH AS YOUR LAWYER,

I'M NOT GONNA REPRESENT YOU.

THE FACTS ARE THAT I WAS IN THAT APARTMENT FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE,

AND SHE WAS DEAD WHEN I WALKED IN.

WHY WERE YOU THERE IF YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS OUT OF TOWN? WHEN JULIE WENT OUT OF TOWN,

SHE ASKED ME IF SHE COULD GIVE JESSICA MY PHONE NUMBER.

AND I SAID, "OF COURSE."

JESSICA CALLED ME LAST NIGHT ON MY CELL PHONE,

VERY FRIGHTENED, AND ASKED ME TO COME OVER TO THE APARTMENT.

WHY WAS SHE FRIGHTENED?

SHE WOULDN'T SAY.

I GOT THERE ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER.

WHEN I WALKED IN, SHE WAS DEAD.

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SHE CALLED? I WAS OUT CLUBBING WITH A FRIEND.

I DROPPED HER OFF AT HER PLACE BEFORE I WENT TO SEE JESSICA.

- WHO WAS THE FRIEND? - HER NAME'S BEVERLY. SHE'S A MODEL.

[Sighs]

DID YOU TOUCH THE BODY, RICHARD? NO.

THEY'RE GONNA DO EVERY KIND OF TEST ON THAT GIRL'S BODY.

LISTEN TO ME, TEDDY. I DID NOT TOUCH HER.

AND I NEVER HAD SEX WITH HER!

- SO WHERE DO I STAND WITH THE POLICE? - YOU'RE A SUSPECT.

WELL, CAN THEY ARREST ME?

OF COURSE THEY CAN.

PLEASE HELP ME.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO HELP YOU WHEN I'M BEING HANDLED.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T TELL YOU THE WHOLE TRUTH BEFORE, TEDDY.

THE WHOLE TRUTH'S A PRETTY AMBITIOUS GOAL, RICHARD.

[Chuckles]

BUT DO TELL ME THE TRUTH I NEED TO KNOW.

[Hoffman On TV] HOLD IT. HOLD IT. RICHARD CROSS...

[Woman Shouting Question]

HI, HONEY. HEY. MMM.

HE IS A NOT A SUSPECT. HE IS COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE L.A.P.D...

TO HELP SOLVE THIS MURDER.

HI, LIZZIE.

DADDY, LOOK. YOU'RE ON TV.

SYMPATHY OVER THIS SENSELESS TRAGEDY.

THAT WAS NOTED CRIMINAL ATTORNEY THEODORE HOFFMAN EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON,

DENYING THAT HIS CLIENT, ENTREPRENEUR PHILANTHROPIST RICHARD CROSS,

IS A SUSPECT IN THE BRUTAL SEX SLAYING...

OF 15-YEAR-OLD JESSICA COSTELLO.

BUT JUST AN HOUR AGO, CHANNEL 8 ACTION NEWS OBTAINED THIS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO.

NOW, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS A VIDEOTAPE...

TAKEN BY THE SECURITY CAMERA IN THE GARAGE OF THE SLAIN GIRL'S BUILDING.

AND ENTERING FROM THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN IS RICHARD CROSS,

EXITING THE BUILDING AT WHAT POLICE BELIEVE...

IS THE DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE MURDER SHOWN ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE TAPE.

THE SON OF A BITCH LEAKED THE VIDEOTAPE.

DADDY, YOU OWE ME A QUARTER FOR SWEARING.

HONEY, HERE'S A QUARTER AND A KISS.

ELIZABETH, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE PUPPY UPSTAIRS?

OH...

I'LL CALL YOU WHEN DINNER'S READY, ALL RIGHT?

HOLD HIM TIGHT.

DID HE KILL THAT GIRL?

HE SAYS NO.

DO YOU BELIEVE HIM?

I THINK SO.

HE HAD A REASON TO BE IN THAT BUILDING.

EVERYONE WHO KNOWS HIM KNOWS HIM, TED.

THE COCAINE, THE STASHED TOOTSIE.

THE HOOKERS HE CHEATS ON HER WITH...

WHILE FRANCESCA MAKES A LIFE OUT OF LOOKING THE OTHER WAY.

IT'S A LONG WAY FROM CHEATING ON YOUR WIFE TO KILLING A 15-YEAR-OLD.

ARE THEY GONNA ARREST HIM?

[Sighs] NOT OFF WHAT THEY HAVE NOW.

AND HE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. I HOPE IT'S TRUE.

BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT,

IT'S GONNA TURN INTO A CIRCUS AROUND HERE.

I'M SORRY WE'RE MEETING AGAIN UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, JULIE.

WHERE'S RICHARD?

HE WANTED TO BE HERE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

THE MEDIA'S ALL OVER THIS. I'LL BET.

HE ASKED ME TO TELL YOU HIS CAR AND DRIVER...

WILL PICK UP YOUR PARENTS AT LAX LATER TODAY,

AND HE'S GOTTEN A SUITE FOR YOU AT THE BEL-AIR HOTEL UNDER THE NAME MARY ABBOTT.

ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO GO THERE NOW?

YOU LOOK EXHAUSTED. NO.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO WITH THE POLICE?

A FAMILY MEMBER NEEDS TO IDENTIFY JESSICA.

DO I HAVE TO LOOK AT HER BODY?

IT'S A PHOTO I.D.

THEN WHEN YOU'RE READY, THE POLICE WILL INTERVIEW YOU.

LET'S GET IT ALL OVER WITH.

[Sobbing Softly] IT'S HER.

THAT'S MY SISTER.

[Man] I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING HER MAKE THE I.D. HERE.

NO PROBLEM.

I WANNA ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS, MISS COSTELLO.

DO YOU NEED TO TAKE A MINUTE? NO. [Clears Throat]

CAN YOU HELP US OUT WITH WHO MIGHT HAVE DONE THIS, MISS COSTELLO?

YOU DON'T THINK IT WAS A PROWLER?

SOMEBODY FROM THE STREET? WE DON'T.

THERE'S NO INDICATION OF FORCED ENTRY.

MAYBE SOMEONE FROM THE CLUBS. SHE WENT TO A LOT OF THEM.

WAS SHE INVOLVED WITH DRUGS? SHE WAS TRYING TO STOP.

SHE WOULD GO TO MEETINGS.

[Sighs] BUT SHE STILL USED.

MY PARENTS SENT HER OUT HERE BECAUSE SHE'D GOTTEN IN TROUBLE IN MINNEAPOLIS.

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE INVOLVED IN HER LIFE.

I GUESS I THOUGHT SHE'D JUST FIGURE IT OUT ON HER OWN LIKE I HAD TO.

YOU HAD SOME DIFFICULTIES YOURSELF A FEW YEARS AGO.

- AND? - ANY CHANCE YOUR SISTER WAS INVOLVED IN THAT REGARD?

IN PROSTITUTION? NO.

NEITHER WAS I. MISS COSTELLO,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,

THERE WERE SOME SEXUAL ASPECTS TO YOUR SISTER'S MURDER.

I CAN'T SAY EXACTLY WHAT.

THEN WHY MENTION IT? WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

MISS COSTELLO,

WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP DID RICHARD CROSS HAVE WITH YOUR LITTLE SISTER?

HE WAS LIKE A SECOND FATHER TO HER.

I TOLD JESSICA TO CALL HIM IF SHE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN.

IF HE WAS OVER THERE, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN WHY.

SO YOU'RE A BIG RICHARD CROSS SUPPORTER.

AND, OF COURSE, HE'S A BIG SUPPORTER OF YOURS.

WE'RE DONE HERE. LET'S GO.

[Woman] THERE'S ENOUGH THERE TO ARREST HIM RIGHT NOW.

BUT IT'S YOUR CALL. [Knock On Door]

TEDDY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. COME ON IN.

- DO YOU KNOW MIRIAM GRASSO? - A LONG, UNREQUITED LOVE.

IT NEVER WOULD HAVE WORKED. HE'D HAVE KEPT ME BAREFOOT AND PREGNANT.

YOU'RE DOING A HELL OF A JOB ON THAT KELLER TRIAL, MIRIAM. ISN'T SHE?

MIKE SWEENEY'S GONNA NEED AN EGO TRANSPLANT BY THE TIME SHE'S THROUGH WITH HIM.

OH, COME ON, GUYS. HEY, TEDDY.

THAT CLIENT OF YOURS IS VERY PHOTOGENIC IN THAT GARAGE FILM.

MIRIAM, YOU KNOW THEY CAN DO WONDERFUL THINGS WITH VIDEOTAPE THESE DAYS.

THEY CAN MAKE FRISBEES LOOK LIKE FLYING SAUCERS. [Chuckling]

OFF TO DISMEMBER SWEENEY.

TOODLES. [Door Opens]

TEDDY, I'M AS MAD ABOUT THAT TAPE GETTING OUT AS YOU ARE.

RICHARD CROSS IS MY FRIEND AND ONE OF MY MOST GENEROUS SUPPORTERS.

THE COPS JUST HEARD FROM CROSS'S MISTRESS...

ABOUT WHY HE WAS IN THE APARTMENT THAT NIGHT.

VERY INNOCUOUS. YOU KEEP EMBARRASSING THIS MAN,

YOU'RE GONNA STINK ALL OVER.

I HEAR YOU, TEDDY. I'LL MAKE A CALL AND TRY TO PUT A LEASH ON POLSON.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE'S ANYTHING SUBSTANTIVE THAT'LL LINK RICHARD TO THIS MESS.

WHATEVER YOU IMAGINE, ROGER, LET'S JUST KEEP THINGS CIVIL.

- NO SURPRISES. - NO SURPRISES, TEDDY.

I PROMISE.

TED, COULD WE JUST HAVE A QUICK CHAT? I'M STACKED UP, JUSTINE.

I KNOW, I KNOW. IF I COULD JUST TALK TO YOU IN HERE FOR ONE SECOND, PLEASE.

LOOK, I'M NOT GONNA BE SHY ABOUT THIS.

I WANNA BE PART OF THIS CASE SO BAD, I CAN TASTE IT. THERE IS NO CASE.

SO FAR. BUT WHEN THERE IS, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GO WITH ARNOLD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

IT'S EITHER CHRIS, ME OR LISA. AND AS GOOD AS CHRIS IS, I KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH.

YOU'RE GONNA WANT A WOMAN ON THIS ONE.

TED, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, BETWEEN ME AND LISA, I'M THE BETTER ATTORNEY.

WHEN IT COMES TO COURTROOM EXPERIENCE, WE BOTH KNOW...

IT'S MY ASS YOU'RE GONNA WANT IN THAT SECOND SEAT.

I'LL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT.

GARY BLONDO WANTS YOU TO CALL A.S.A.P. WITH REGARDS TO NEIL AVEDON.

AND RICHARD CROSS IS IN RECEPTION. HE SEEMS DISTRAUGHT.

RICHARD.

NEIL AVEDON WAS BUSTED TWO HOURS AGO. FOR WHAT?

HE WAS POPPED IN A DRUG BUY.

TED, THIS KID COULD HURT ME. HOW?

WELL, ONE OF MY SOURCES TOLD ME RIGHT AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED,

POLSON WENT IN TO TALK TO HIM. IN HERE.

- MR. HOFFMAN? - [Polson] HELLO THERE, COUNSELOR.

- I HAVE A WARRANT FOR MR. CROSS'S ARREST. - [Hoffman] WHAT THE HELL FOR?

MURDER. WE HAVE TO TAKE YOU INTO CUSTODY, SIR.

[Hoffman] IT'S OKAY, RICHARD. STAY CALM.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FIND A JUDGE AT A QUARTER TO FIVE ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON?

- NOT MY PROBLEM, COUNSELOR. PUT THE CUFFS ON HIM. - HOLD IT!

YOU WANNA TELL ME HOW YOUR CASE GOT SO COMPELLING ALL OF A SUDDEN?

UNLESS YOU WANNA GET ARRESTED TOO, COUNSELOR, BACK OFF.

TURN AROUND FOR ME, PLEASE.

YOU'RE GONNA COME DOWN WITH ME, RIGHT, TEDDY? TEDDY CAN MEET YOU DOWNTOWN...

AFTER YOU'VE BEEN BOOKED AND FINGERPRINTED.

LET'S TAKE A RIDE, MR. CROSS.

TEDDY? STAY CALM, RICHARD. DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

UP TO HIS HIPS, COUNSELOR.

FIND FRANCESCA CROSS AND BRING HER DOWN TO PARKER CENTER.

FRANCESCA.

DID HE DO IT, TEDDY?

RICHARD IS ADAMANT HE WASN'T INVOLVED.

HE'S GOING TO NEED ALL YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT TO GET THROUGH THIS.

[Chuckles]

HE HAS ALL OF HIS ASS-KISSING CRONIES' UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.

AND ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT OF HIS GIRLFRIENDS. NOW HE HAS YOURS.

WHAT DOES HE NEED MINE FOR?

FRANCESCA, YOU HAVE EVERY REASON TO BE HURT AND UPSET.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE VERY DELICATE...

AND VERY PUBLIC.

I'D LIKE YOU TO WAIT IN THE LOBBY WITH MS. APPLETON.

IN A LITTLE WHILE, I'M GONNA BE GIVING A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS,

AND I'D LIKE YOU BY MY SIDE.

CAN I COUNT ON YOU FOR THAT?

YES. GOOD.

WOULD YOU GIVE RICHARD A MESSAGE FOR ME? OF COURSE.

TELL HIM THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE.

[Buzzer Sounds] NO SURPRISES, HUH?

TED, I HONESTLY DIDN'T KNOW A THING ABOUT THIS.

MIRIAM GRASSO SIGNED OFF ON THE WARRANT. I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THE ARREST...

TILL AFTER THEY'D ALREADY PICKED HIM UP.

AT A QUARTER TO FIVE ON A FRIDAY SO POLSON COULD KEEP HIM INSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.

IF I'D BEEN IN THE LOOP, I'D HAVE CALLED YOU MYSELF TO ARRANGE HIS SURRENDER.

AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A FRIDAY.

THIS AFTERNOON, ALL YOU HAD WAS A VIDEOTAPE. NOW WE'VE GOT MORE.

NEIL AVEDON.

OTHER THAN WHAT I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU,

I CAN'T COMMENT ON AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION.

I'M GOING TO A JUDGE TONIGHT TO GET MY CLIENT OUT ON A WRIT.

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GONNA OPPOSE ME. TED, UNDERSTAND MY POSITION.

I'VE KNOWN RICHARD CROSS FOR 15 YEARS.

AS A PERSONAL MATTER, I HOPE TO GOD HE'S INNOCENT.

SO CUTTING THROUGH ALL YOUR FEELINGS OF GUILT AND REMORSE,

YOU GONNA OPPOSE THE WRIT?

- I'M SORRY, TED. MY HANDS ARE TIED. - [Man] MR. HOFFMAN?

YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR CLIENT NOW.

GET ME OUT OF HERE.

I'M GONNA TRY TO GET A WRIT. BUT THE D.A.'s GONNA FIGHT ME.

AND NO JUDGE IS GONNA WANT TO LOOK LIKE HE'S CAVING IN TO YOUR INFLUENCE.

GET ME OUT!

[Buzzer Sounds]

WHAT'S NEIL AVEDON TELLING THE COPS?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

WHEN JESSICA CALLED ME, SHE SAID THAT SHE AND AVEDON HAD DONE A LOT OF COKE,

AND THEY HAD GOTTEN INTO SOME KIND OF ARGUMENT.

THINGS GOT VIOLENT. THEN SHE WENT INTO THE BATHROOM, LOCKED HERSELF IN.

HOW DID SHE KNOW HIM?

HOW DID SHE KNOW HIM? MM-HMM.

[Sighs] THEY MET AT A CLUB.

SHE BECAME ONE OF HIS GROUPIES.

AND YOU WENT OVER TO THE APARTMENT AFTER SHE CALLED.

THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF LIGHT IN THE LIVING ROOM,

EXCEPT FOR SOME CANDLES.

WHEN I CALLED HER NAME, SHE DIDN'T ANSWER.

I WALKED UP TO HER BEDROOM.

SHE WAS LYING THERE.

SHE WAS NAKED.

HER WRISTS WERE TIED TO THE BEDPOST.

HER EYES WERE OPEN.

IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS STARING RIGHT AT ME.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO I GOT THE HELL OUT OF THERE. THAT'S IT, TEDDY.

WERE YOU HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GIRL?

SHE WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

THAT'S A PLUS FOR SOME PEOPLE.

NOT FOR ME.

WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO NEIL AVEDON? DID YOU TAKE DRUGS WITH HIM?

UNDERSTAND THIS, RICHARD. WHAT YOU'RE INVOLVED IN NOW,

FACTS ARE WEAPONS.

I CAN BE THE BEST LAWYER IN THE WORLD, BUT IF I GO IN UNARMED,

I'M GONNA GET MY ASS KICKED.

I'LL GET OVER THAT, BUT YOU'LL GET EXECUTED.

- I UNDERSTAND. - I'M NOT SURE YOU DO.

BUT AT SOME POINT, IT'S GONNA SINK IN.

- CAN I GET OUT OF HERE? - NOT TONIGHT.

DAMN IT! [Man] HEY, MAN, SHUT UP!

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

TRY TO GET SOME REST.

[Hoffman] THERE IS NO FOUNDATION WHATSOEVER FOR THE OUTRAGEOUS CHARGES...

MADE AGAINST RICHARD CROSS.

THE PRECIPITOUS ACTION OF THE L.A.P.D. AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE...

SHOWS A RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR THE RIGHTS...

OF ONE OF THIS COMMUNITY'S MOST DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS.

MR. CROSS HAS EVERY CONFIDENCE JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL...

AND THAT HE WILL BE CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [Reporters Shouting Questions]

I AM HERE TONIGHT TO BE WITH MY HUSBAND.

I KNOW THE KIND OF MAN THAT HE IS.

I STAND BY HIM, AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT HE'LL BE HOME SOON.

- THANK YOU. - WHEN DO YOU EXPECT RICHARD CROSS TO BE RELEASED ON BAIL?

WE FULLY ANTICIPATE MR. CROSS WILL BE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY...

MONDAY MORNING AFTER HIS BAIL HEARING.

TH-THANK YOU.

[Hoffman] NO JUDGE WOULD TOUCH THE WRIT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A MONDAY MORNING ARRAIGNMENT.

THE PROSECUTION'S GONNA OPPOSE BAIL BECAUSE IT'S A DEATH PENALTY CASE.

BY NOON TOMORROW, I WANT CASE LAW...

ON THE POSSIBILITY OF BAIL FOR MURDER ONE.

ARNOLD'S IN CHARGE. ANY QUESTIONS?

UH, THE D.A.'s MAKING IT MURDER ONE AS A DELIBERATE, PREMEDITATED ACT?

ALSO A HOMICIDE DURING THE COMMISSION OF A RAPE.

CAN SEX WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD BE CONSENSUAL?

IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S ILLEGAL. BESIDES, TO RAISE A CONSENSUAL DEFENSE,

WE'D HAVE TO ADMIT THE ACT, AND WE'VE GOT A CLIENT WHO SAYS HE DIDN'T DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. WORK WITH ARNOLD. ARNOLD, CAN I TALK TO YOU?

DOES THIS MEAN I'M YOUR GUY? YOU'RE MY GUY FOR TONIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT MONDAY MORNING? WHO'S GONNA BE IN SECOND CHAIR?

ARNOLD, I KNOW HOW BADLY YOU WANT IT. DAMN IT, TED!

BUT I NEED YOU FOR MOTIONS. YOU'RE THE BEST LEGAL WRITER I KNOW.

I'M NOT EXACTLY A COMMANDING COURTROOM PRESENCE.

CHRIS DOCKNOVICH IS, AND I'M NOT GOING WITH HIM EITHER.

OH, YEAH. WELL, A FEMALE VICTIM, ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

"ARNOLD, WE'RE GONNA NEED THE ADDED CREDIBILITY A WOMAN BRINGS TO THE TEAM."

I APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD SPIRIT, ARNOLD.

THERE'S NO ONE IN THE FIRM I VALUE MORE.

YEP. YEP.

LISA, HAVE A DRINK WITH ME.

I WANT EVERY ONE OF THOSE JURORS TO TRUST YOU LIKE A SISTER...

TO FEEL LIKE YOU'VE HEARD CROSS'S STORY,

AND YOU BELIEVE IT AND THEY SHOULD TOO.

BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T INVEST YOUR INTEGRITY IN A GUILTY MAN.

HOW MANY BUSINESS SUITS DO YOU OWN?

UH, FOUR. BUY THREE MORE.

I'LL SHOOT YOU AN ADVANCE IF YOU NEED IT.

I DON'T WANT YOU IN THE SAME OUTFIT TWICE IN A WEEK. OKAY.

I CAN GO SHOPPING TOMORROW.

TED, COULD I HAVE A MOMENT? WHAT'S UP?

WE'VE DUG UP SOME PROMISING CASES ON THE BAIL ISSUE. GOOD.

IS SHE SECOND CHAIR? YES.

YOU'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON MOTIONS WITH SPIVAK.

I'M SORRY, LISA. TEDDY, DON'T MAKE THAT DECISION NOW.

YOU WERE OUT OF LINE WITH THE PRESS, AND YOU'RE OUT OF LINE NOW.

TEDDY, COME ON. TURN AROUND,

KEEP A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AS YOU WALK OUT OF HERE,

AND GO BACK TO WORK WITH ARNOLD.

[Man On TV] NOTED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY THEODORE HOFFMAN...

ISSUED THIS STATEMENT EARLIER THIS EVENING.

THERE IS NO FOUNDATION WHATSOEVER...

FOR THE OUTRAGEOUS CHARGES MADE AGAINST RICHARD CROSS.

THE PRECIPITOUS ACTION OF THE L.A.P.D... READY?

[Hoffman Continues On TV] IF YOU THINK I AM.

[Chuckles] I KNOW YOU'RE READY FOR THE CASE. I MEANT, ARE YOU READY TO GO?

OH. YEAH, YEAH.

EXCUSE ME, MR. HOFFMAN. CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?

CALL MY OFFICE.

[Man] HERE'S, UH, 50 BUCKS.

GET UP ON THE BAR AND DANCE. A LOCAL WIT.

COME ON, HOFFMAN. YOU KNOW THIS GUY'S GUILTY.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK HOOKERS ON SUNSET GOT MORE SCRUPLES THAN YOU GOT.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

MY FRIEND,

DO YOU THINK ANYONE IN THIS BAR BELIEVES YOU'VE GOT A HEAD OF HAIR?

WE ALL KNOW THAT'S A COMB-OVER.

BUT TILL YOU GET SO OBNOXIOUS YOU FORFEIT YOUR RIGHT TO CIVIL TREATMENT,

NO ONE IN HERE POINTS IT OUT.

THINK OF THE TRIAL SYSTEM LIKE THAT.

WE KNOW ACCUSED PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS INNOCENT. MAYBE NOT EVEN USUALLY INNOCENT.

OH, YEAH, YEAH. NOW START TO TWIST THINGS AROUND, HUH?

AND EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THAT,

WE TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THEY'RE INNOCENT TILL THEY'VE HAD THEIR SHOT IN COURT...

BECAUSE IT MAKES US BETTER PEOPLE.

IT CIVILIZES US TO TREAT THEM THAT WAY. CIVILITY IS IMPORTANT.

THAT'S WHY NO ONE IN HERE CALLED YOU A SELF-DECEIVING FOOL...

TILL YOU OPENED YOUR DRUNKEN MOUTH.

I'M NOT GONNA DANCE FOR YOU,

BUT I'LL PUT UP 50 BUCKS OF MY OWN,

YOU PUT UP YOURS, AND THE BARTENDER WILL HOLD THE STAKES.

ARE YOU BETTIN' YOUR GUY DIDN'T DO IT, OR YOU'RE GONNA GET HIM OFF?

NEVER BET AGAINST ME ON THAT.

[Man] THE TRANQUILLITY OF THIS WEST HOLLYWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD...

WAS SHATTERED YESTERDAY WITH THE GRIM DISCOVERY OF THE BODY...

OF 15-YEAR-OLD JESSICA COSTELLO.

POLICE CORDONED OFF A SECTION OF NORTH HAVENHURST FOR SEVERAL HOURS...

[Woman] CNN AND HARD COPY CALLED FIVE TIMES.

EVERY LOCAL STATION, THE WIRE SERVICES...

AND NIGEL... SOMEBODY FROM THE LONDON TIMES...

NEEDS YOU TO CALL HIM BACK A.S.A.P.

IS THE MACHINE ON? YEAH.

I'LL HAVE LOUIS CHANGE THE NUMBER IN THE MORNING.

HOW'S ELIZABETH? GOOD.

YOU MISSED ONE OF MY BETTER HALIBUTS.

I'M SORRY. [Sighs]

HOW'S RICHARD CROSS? OH, HE LOVES IT DOWN THERE.

NOW DO YOU THINK HE DID IT?

I DON'T KNOW, ANNIE.

[Man On TV] EARLIER THIS EVENING, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY THEODORE HOFFMAN...

THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN, HUH?

YEAH.

PROMISE ME...

WE'LL KEEP ELIZABETH AS FAR AWAY FROM THIS AS WE CAN.

I PROMISE.

THE PRECIPITOUS ACTION OF THE L.A.P.D. AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE...

SHOWS A RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR THE RIGHTS...

OF ONE OF THIS COMMUNITY'S MOST DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS.

MR. CROSS HAS EVERY CONFIDENCE JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL...

AND THAT HE WILL BE CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.