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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 RICHARD CROSS.

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

HE WAS LIKE
A SECOND FATHER TO HER.

I'M THROUGH CLEANING UP AFTER
YOU. NEXT TIME YOU PUSH SOME
GIRL OUT OF YOUR CAR ON SUNSET,

YOU CALL SOMEBODY ELSE.

RICHARD CROSS HAS MET
WITH POLICE INVESTIGATORS
AS A COURTESY.

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

AND SHE WAS DEAD
WHEN I WALKED IN.

THE HOOKERS ON SUNSET
GOT MORE SCRUPLES THAN YOU GOT.

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

BECAUSE IT MAKES
US BETTER PEOPLE.

NEIL AVEDON
WAS BUSTED TWO HOURS AGO.
THIS KID COULD HURT ME.

I HAVE A WARRANT
FOR MR. CROSS'S ARREST.

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

I AM HERE TONIGHT
TO BE WITH MY HUSBAND.

AND I'M CONFIDENT
THAT HE'LL BE HOME SOON.

- TELL HIM THIS IS
GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE.
- GET ME OUT!

- NOT TONIGHT.
- DAMN IT!

IT'S GONNA TURN INTO
A CIRCUS AROUND HERE.

WE'RE COMING TO YOU LIVE
FROM LOS ANGELES,

WHERE BUSINESS TYCOON
TURNED MURDER SUSPECT
RICHARD CROSS...

IS ABOUT TO BE ARRAIGNED
FOR THE BRUTAL SEX SLAYING...

OF 15-YEAR-OLD
JESSICA COSTELLO.

THE VICTIM'S SISTER,
JULIE COSTELLO,

THE ALLEGED MISTRESS OF THE MAN
CHARGED WITH THE CRIME,

IS IN THE COURTROOM.

LET'S GO THERE LIVE
AS JUDGE CLIFFORD MAY
HAS JUST TAKEN THE BENCH.

BE SEATED.

PEOPLE VERSUS RICHARD CROSS.

GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.
MIRIAM GRASSO AND MARK
WASHINGTON FOR THE PEOPLE.

THEODORE HOFFMAN
AND LISA GILLESPIE
FOR MR. CROSS.

PLEASE READ THE CHARGES,
MS. GRASSO.

"RICHARD CROSS, YOU ARE CHARGED
WITH ONE COUNT OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE,

"A VIOLATION OF
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE
SECTION 187,

FOR THE DEATH
OF JESSICA COSTELLO, A MINOR."

DO YOU WISH TO HAVE
THE COMPLAINT
READ TO YOU IN FULL?

WE'LL WAIVE THE READING
AND ENTER A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.

YOUR HONOR,
I'D ALSO LIKE TO BE HEARD
ON THE ISSUE OF BAIL.

THIS IS A CHARGE
OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

ARE THE PEOPLE GOING TO SEEK
THE DEATH PENALTY, MS. GRASSO?

THAT DECISION HASN'T
BEEN MADE YET, YOUR HONOR.

BUT THE PEOPLE WOULD OPPOSE
THE SETTING OF ANY BAIL.

RICHARD CROSS
OWNS A PRIVATE JET,

AND WITH ASSETS
ALL OVER THE WORLD,

HE POSES A SIGNIFICANT
FLIGHT RISK.

THE DEFENDANT WAS SEEN
IN A VIDEOTAPE...

LEAVING THE BASEMENT GARAGE
OF THE HAVENHURST ADDRESS...

MOMENTS AFTER
THE CRIME OCCURRED.

HE THEN LIED TO POLICE
INVESTIGATORS ABOUT HAVING BEEN
AT THE BUILDING THAT EVENING,

INDICATING A CONSCIOUSNESS
OF GUILT.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE WOULD ASK
THAT BAIL BE DENIED.

YOUR HONOR, MR. CROSS
DID NOT COMMIT THIS CRIME,

AND HE HAS NO INTENTION
OF LEAVING THIS JURISDICTION.

HE IS ANXIOUS TO ANSWER
THESE CHARGES
AND TO CLEAR HIS NAME.

I'M SURE THE COURT IS AWARE
OF MR. CROSS'S DEEP ROOTS
IN THIS COMMUNITY,

WHICH HAS BENEFITED GREATLY
FROM HIS MANY CHARITABLE...

AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES.

WE ARE ASKING
FOR REASONABLE BAIL...

SO THAT MR. CROSS'S
SUFFERING IN THIS MATTER
IS NOT FURTHER COMPOUNDED.

THE COURT FINDS THAT BAIL
IS NOT APPROPRIATE...

AND IS DENIED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

PRELIMINARY HEARING WILL BE SET
WITHIN 10 COURT DAYS,

UNLESS MR. CROSS
WAIVES HIS RIGHT.

A MOMENT, YOUR HONOR.

UNDERSTAND, RICHARD,
WITH BAIL DENIED,

WAIVING YOUR RIGHT
PROBABLY MEANS THREE
OR FOUR MONTHS IN CUSTODY.

BUT IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE
TO GO FOR A QUICK PRELIM.

- WE NEED TO PREPARE.
- TEDDY, IF THERE'S A LESSON
FOR ME IN ALL THIS,

IT'S PROBABLY LEARNING
PATIENCE AND TRUST.

DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST.

YOUR HONOR,
MR. CROSS WAIVES HIS RIGHT...

TO HAVE THE HEARING SET
WITHIN 10 COURT DAYS.

I'M CALENDARING
THE PRELIMINARY HEARING THEN...

FOR JANUARY 30, 1996,
9:00 A.M., DIVISION 32.

BAILIFF.

I FEEL THIS IS
ALL GONNA WORK OUT.
I BELIEVE IN YOU, TEDDY.

I APPRECIATE
YOUR CONFIDENCE, RICHARD.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

CROSS THINKS HE'S
GETTING OUT OF JAIL.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

BECAUSE HE'S SUDDENLY DISCOVERED
CHRISTIAN EQUANIMITY.

HAVE DAVE BLALOCK FIND OUT
WHO PAID A VISIT TO RICHARD
IN HIS CELL LAST NIGHT,

BESIDES THE BABY JESUS.

DARYL, THAT IS NOT
WHAT I SAID.

I'M NOT TAKING HIS SIDE.

WHAT I SAID WAS THAT MAYBE
HE WOULD LET YOU PAY HIM
THE REST LATER.

- I'VE GOTTA PUT YOU ON HOLD.
- MORNING, LILA.

GOOD MORNING, MR. HOFFMAN.
LOUIS HAS YOUR MESSAGES.

- AND THIS JUST CAME
IN FOR YOU, LISA.
- I CAUGHT YOU ON LAW TV.

AND?
YOU WERE TERRIFIC.

CROSS LOOKED GUILTY AS HELL.
ARNOLD TAPED IT FOR YOU.

I NEED EVERYBODY
IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM
IN 20 MINUTES.

LAW OFFICES.
I DIDN'T HANG UP ON YOU.

DARYL, I'M AT WORK.

WELL, THEN, MAYBE WE SHOULD
THINK ABOUT SELLING MY RING.

WE COULD PROBABLY
GET A THOUSAND FOR IT.

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY THINK,
MAYBE I DON'T WANT THE RING.

LILA, COME IN HERE
FOR A SEC.

I COULDN'T HELP OVERHEARING.
ARE YOU OKAY?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

I DON'T WANNA BRING MY PERSONAL
STUFF INTO THE OFFICE.

LILA, IF YOU'RE IN SOME KIND
OF TROUBLE, DON'T BE AFRAID
TO ASK FOR HELP.

I'D JUST AS SOON
NOT GO OUT OF MY WAY
TO INVOKE STEREOTYPE...

BY TALKING ABOUT MY BOYFRIEND
WHO'S ABOUT TO
GO TO PRISON, OKAY?

LET'S YOU AND I DEBATE
WHO'S WORKING OFF STEREOTYPE
SOME OTHER TIME.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE
IS YOUR BOYFRIEND IN?

HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

SUPPOSEDLY, HE RAMMED HIS TRUCK
INTO SOME GIRL'S CAR
UP ON MULHOLLAND,

WHICH IS RIDICULOUS.

IT'S NOT DARYL, ONE.
PLUS, HE'D NEVER DO THAT
TO HIS TRUCK.

HE TREATS THAT 4x4
TWICE AS SWEET AS ME.

WHY WAS HE ARRESTED?
THE GIRL GAVE THE POLICE...

HIS DESCRIPTION
AND LICENSE NUMBER,
BUT SHE'S LYING.

WE'VE DRIVEN THAT STRETCH
OF MULHOLLAND AT NIGHT I
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES SINCE.

IT'S PITCH BLACK,
NO STREETLIGHTS.

NO WAY SHE COULD HAVE
I.D.'D DARYL OR ANYBODY ELSE.

DOES HE HAVE AN ATTORNEY?

HIS NAME IS MYRON ELKINS.

A FRIEND OF DARYL'S
RECOMMENDED HIM.

HE SAYS HE CAN KEEP DARYL
OUT OF JAIL IF HE PLEADS GUILTY
TO SOME LESSER CHARGE.

BUT DARYL DOESN'T WANNA SAY
HE DID SOMETHING HE DIDN'T DO.

PLUS, THE LAWYER WANTS
A BUNCH MORE MONEY NOW,
WHICH WE DON'T HAVE.

WHAT COURT
IS THIS BEING TRIED IN?
DOWNTOWN.

BEFORE YOU HOCK THAT ROCK,
LET ME MAKE A COUPLE OF CALLS.

JUSTINE, I DON'T WANNA
DRAG YOU INTO THIS.

IT'S NO BIGGIE, REALLY.

I'M WORKING
ON CROSS'S VISITORS.
GOOD.

ALSO, I SENT A COPY
OF THE VIDEOTAPE...

OF CROSS LEAVING
THE HAVENHURST ADDRESS
TO JOHN DENARDIS'S LAB.

BUT IT'S SECOND GENERATION.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE WE CAN
GET AHOLD OF THE ORIGINAL?

WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GET
THE PROSECUTION TO RELEASE IT.

WHO'S GONNA HANDLE THAT?
I DRAFTED SOMETHING
ALONG THE SAME LINES...

FOR THE AUDIO SURVEILLANCE
IN THE CAMPOS TRIAL.

GENTLEMEN, LADIES,
COPIES OF THE MURDER BOOK,

COMPLIMENTS OF
MIRIAM GRASSO'S OFFICE.

ARE WE GONNA TAKE
ANOTHER RUN AT BAIL?

AT THIS POINT,
I THINK IT'S A WASTE
OF OUR ENERGIES.

THEY'RE KICKING UP A LOT OF DUST
ABOUT CROSS'S FINGERPRINTS
BEING ALL OVER THE APARTMENT.

LET 'EM. HE OWNS THE PLACE,
AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES
SPENDING TIME THERE.

DAVE, HOW SOON CAN I
GET THE AUTOPSY RESULTS?

I SPOKE TO THE CORONER'S
OFFICE THIS MORNING.

YOU CAN EXPECT SOMETHING
BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

ARNOLD, I WANT A MOTION
TO SUPPRESS CROSS'S STATEMENT
TO THE POLICE.

- GROUNDS?
- HE WASN'T MIRANDIZED
PRIOR TO THE INTERVIEW.

- HE WASN'T A SUSPECT
OR IN CUSTODY.
- PAGE SEVEN IN YOUR HYMNALS.

THE POLICE REPORT LOGS IN
THE VIDEOTAPE SHOWING CROSS
IN THE PARKING GARAGE...

BEFORE CROSS AND I
TALKED TO POLSON DOWNTOWN.

MEANING, WHEN POLSON
INTERVIEWED CROSS,

HE ALREADY HAD THE VIDEOTAPE
AND KNEW ITS CONTENTS.

- SO CROSS WAS ALREADY A SUSPECT.
- AND SHOULD HAVE
BEEN READ HIS RIGHTS.

AND, THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T USE
THE STATEMENT WHERE HE LIES...

ABOUT BEING AT
THE APARTMENT THAT NIGHT.

NOW YOU KNOW WHY
I DON'T MISS THE JOB.

YOU PEOPLE TAKE ALL THE FUN
OUT OF BEING A COP.

I'LL PREPARE THE MOTION.

WE'LL LOSE.
THEY'LL ARGUE THAT THE TIME
THE TAPE WAS LOGGED IN...

ISN'T PROOF
POLSON HAD SEEN IT YET.

BUT AT LEAST WE'LL GET
GARFIELD'S PULSE GOING.

LET'S GET TO IT, PEOPLE.

I NEED YOUR OKAY ON SOMETHING.
LILA'S FIANCÉ, DARYL JACKSON,

IS IN THE SYSTEM ON WHAT SOUNDS
LIKE A BOGUS CHARGE.

YOU WANNA GET INVOLVED?
I WANNA TALK
TO THE ATTORNEY,

HEAR HIS SIDE.

THIS HAS BEEN
REALLY HARD ON LILA.
THERE'S A WAY I CAN HELP.

DO IT.

HI. MY NAME
IS BEVERLY NICHOLS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE MR. HOFFMAN.
I DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

WILL MR. HOFFMAN
KNOW WHAT THIS IS REGARDING?

TELL HIM IT'S REGARDING
RICHARD CROSS.

I'M TED HOFFMAN,
MS. NICHOLS.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

LISA GILLESPIE, MY ASSOCIATE.
HOW DO YOU DO?

FINE.
HAVE A SEAT.

I HAVE INFORMATION
RICHARD CROSS IS INNOCENT.

WHAT SORT OF INFORMATION
WOULD THAT BE?

I WAS WITH HIM LAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WHEN HE WENT TO
THAT GIRL'S APARTMENT.

SHE WAS DEAD
WHEN WE GOT THERE.

I KNOW I HAVE TO
GO TO THE POLICE,

BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD
TALK WITH YOU FIRST.

MR. CROSS HASN'T SAID ANYONE
WAS WITH HIM AT THE CRIME SCENE.

I'M MARRIED, MR. HOFFMAN.

RICHARD WAS TRYING
TO PROTECT ME.

WHY WEREN'T YOU ON
THE SECURITY CAMERA VIDEOTAPE,
MRS. NICHOLS?

WHEN WE FOUND THE BODY,
RICHARD TOLD ME TO
GET OUT OF THERE.

I DIDN'T ARGUE.

SO I RAN OUT THE SAME WAY
I CAME IN...

THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR
OF THE BUILDING.

I GUESS THE CAMERA
WAS IN THE GARAGE?

WHY DID YOU AND RICHARD
GO TO THE HAVENHURST APARTMENT
TO BEGIN WITH?

THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON RICHARD'S
ANSWERING MACHINE FROM JESSICA.

WHEN HE CALLED HER BACK,
SHE WAS FIGHTING WITH
HER BOYFRIEND OR SOMETHING.

RICHARD THOUGHT HE SHOULD
DROP BY AND CHECK ON HER.

WHAT DID YOU DO
WHEN YOU LEFT THE APARTMENT?

I CALLED MY HUSBAND
FROM RICHARD'S CAR
AND TOLD HIM TO COME GET ME.

I MADE UP A STORY ABOUT BEING
STRANDED BY SOME GIRLFRIEND
AT THE BEL AGE HOTEL.

IT'S RIGHT UP THE STREET
FROM THE DEAD GIRL'S APARTMENT.

I'M SURE THE RECORDS
FROM RICHARD'S CELL PHONE
WILL VERIFY THE CALL.

IMAGINE RICHARD ALLOWING HIMSELF
TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER
JUST TO PROTECT YOUR REPUTATION.

HE MUST CARE ABOUT YOU
VERY DEEPLY.

MY HUSBAND'S A VERY VIOLENT MAN,
MR. HOFFMAN.

ONCE BEFORE, WHEN HE FOUND OUT
I WAS SEEING RICHARD,
HE BEAT ME UP.

THE POLICE WILL WANNA
TALK WITH YOU, BEVERLY.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'LL CALL AND ARRANGE
THE INTERVIEW.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SEEING
RICHARD CROSS?

ON AND OFF,
ABOUT THREE YEARS.

- YOU WERE AWARE
THAT HE IS MARRIED?
- YES.

AND THAT HE WAS PRETTY
INTIMATELY INVOLVED...

WITH JULIE COSTELLO
DURING THAT TIME?

I NEVER ASKED RICHARD
FOR A LIST OF HIS FRIENDS,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

WHEN YOU FOUND JESSICA'S BODY,
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL 911?

WELL, THAT WAS REALLY
UP TO RICHARD.

- I GUESS HE THOUGHT
IT WAS TOO LATE.
- DID HE CHECK FOR A PULSE?

DETECTIVE, YOU COULD TELL
THIS GIRL DIDN'T HAVE A PULSE.

HER EYES WERE WIDE OPEN,
LOOKING STRAIGHT AT US.

- INTERESTING.
- I DIDN'T THINK SO.

NO, I MEAN, MR. CROSS
USED THOSE WORDS IN
DESCRIBING THE BODY,

EXACTLY.

WELL, WE SAW THE SAME THING.

IF YOU WERE STANDING
IN THE HALLWAY,

FOR YOU TO BE ABLE
TO SEE THE EYES,

THE BODY MUST HAVE BEEN
LYING ON THE BED SO THAT
IT WAS FACING THE DOOR.

IS THAT RIGHT?
SHE WASN'T ON THE BED.

SHE WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR.

MY MISTAKE.
SHE WAS ON THE FLOOR.
THAT'S RIGHT.

ONE WRIST
WAS TIED TO A BEDPOST.

IT WAS THE LEFT ONE, I THINK.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO REMEMBER
WHAT COLOR NIGHTGOWN
SHE WAS WEARING?

SHE WASN'T WEARING ONE.
SHE WAS NAKED.

YOU HAVE A TERRIFIC MEMORY,
MRS. NICHOLS.

BELIEVE ME, I'D JUST AS SOON
NEVER HAVE SEEN WHAT I SAW
IN THAT APARTMENT.

WELL, I'M SURE MR. CROSS
IS VERY GLAD YOU DID.

- THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL RING.
- THANK YOU.

YOU SAY YOUR HUSBAND
IS AN ACTOR?

YES. JAKE NICHOLS.
I NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

HE'S JUST MAKING
A NAME FOR HIMSELF.

NOT A DIAMOND FOR AN ACTOR
TO BE PAYING FOR WHO'S JUST
"MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF."

YOU CAN CONTACT MRS. NICHOLS
THROUGH ME, DETECTIVE.

- OF COURSE, MAYBE IT'S A GIFT
FROM A WEALTHY BOYFRIEND.
- LET'S GO, BEV.

BUT THEN, WHY WOULD
YOU BE WEARING IT
SO YOUR HUSBAND CAN SEE?

I MEAN, HIM WITH HIS TERRIBLE
JEALOUS TEMPER AND ALL.

FIRST THEY'RE ASKING ME
ABOUT PICKING YOU UP
AT THE BEL AGE LAST WEEK.

NOW IF I KNOW RICHARD CROSS.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER, JAKE.
WERE YOU WITH HIM
THAT NIGHT?

IS THAT WHAT
THIS IS ALL ABOUT?
JAKE, PLEASE!

I OUGHTA BREAK YOUR NECK,
YOU WHORE!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!

YOU BETTER NOT BE HOME
WHEN I GET THERE!
YOU UNDERSTAND? WE'RE DONE!

LET'S GO, MRS. NICHOLS.

YEAH. A LOT OF CONVICTION.
HE KEPT GOOD EYE CONTACT.

YOU GOTTA APPRECIATE
A NIFTY PIECE OF ACTING.

YOU'RE GONNA WANNA BE RETHINKING
MR. CROSS'S INCARCERATION.

I AM GETTING
THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION HERE...

THAT YOU THINK I'M DOING
A LESS THAN ADEQUATE
JOB FOR DARYL.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE DOING
ANY JOB FOR DARYL.

YOU WANNA PLEAD IT OUT WHEN
THIS SO-CALLED EYEWITNESS...

IS COMING AFTER HIM
IN A CIVIL ACTION...

AND HAS A FINANCIAL MOTIVE
TO SEE HIM CONVICTED.

NEVER MIND THE FACT THERE ARE
HOLES IN THAT POLICE REPORT
YOU COULD DRIVE A TRUCK THROUGH.

'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE
ASKING THEMSELVES ONE QUESTION:

WHAT THE HELL WAS THIS GUY DOING
DRIVING AROUND...

JACK NICHOLSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?

SEE, PEOPLE IN THIS CITY
MOVE UP INTO THE HILLS,

OUT INTO THE VALLEYS
FOR A REASON, OKAY?

ON TOP OF WHICH YOU GOT
A JUDGE HERE WHO'S NOT EXACTLY
PROGRESSIVE IN HIS VIEWS.

THIS PREJUDICE
YOU'RE DESCRIBING,
IS IT HYPOTHETICAL OR YOUR OWN?

HEY, IF I WAS PREJUDICED,
WHY WOULD I EVEN
BE REPRESENTING DARYL?

A $10,000 RETAINER
MAKES LIBERALS
OUT OF A LOT OF FOLKS.

OKAY.

YOU THINK YOU CAN DO
A BETTER JOB ON THIS CASE,
BE MY GUEST.

I'LL NEED DARYL'S FILES
RIGHT AWAY.

HE'S DUE IN COURT
THIS AFTERNOON.
FINE. FINE.

AS SOON AS I'M PAID
FOR EXPENSES.

I'M OUT OF POCKET
ON WORD PROCESSING,
COPYING, TELEPHONE.

IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE REFUSING
TO TURN OVER MY CLIENT'S FILES,

I'D HAVE TO REPORT YOU
TO THE CALIFORNIA BAR...

FOR VIOLATING RULES
OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.

IT'S 3-700D1.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, YOU'RE A REAL
BALLBUSTER, LADY.

IS HE AVAILABLE?
GO ON IN.

HERE'S THE MOTION TO SUPPRESS
YOU ASKED FOR.

GOOD.
SO, I'M OFF.

TO?
OXNARD. BIG TRIAL.
MY COUSIN...

WITH THE PIZZA FRANCHISE,
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.

OH, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

ONE LAST QUESTION, TED.
THE SEQUENCE WITH WITNESSES.

WE TALKED ABOUT FINISHING WITH
THE CIRCUIT MANAGER'S TESTIMONY.

BUT SHE'S
A HOSTILE WITNESS.
UH-HUH.

SO, I'M THINKIN'...

IT'D BE A STRONGER CONCLUSION
TO HAVE THE MINISTER GO LAST.

SPEECH IMPEDIMENT
NOT WITHSTANDING,
HE'S A SOLID CHARACTER WITNESS,

AND WE END WITH A CRESCENDO
OF GOOD FEELING FOR MY COUSIN.

DEALER'S CHOICE, ARNOLD.

YOU'LL HAVE TO
TAKE THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE COURTROOM.

I GUESS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS,
I GOTTA REMEMBER
TO BE SPONTANEOUS.

- DULY NOTED.
- KNOCK, KNOCK.

WISH ME LUCK.
MORNING, DAVE.

THAT NICHOLS WOMAN,
SHE MODELS... MOSTLY CAR SHOWS.

THE ACTOR-HUSBAND'S NOT IN SAG.
BEEN MARRIED THREE YEARS.

SUBLET A CONDOMINIUM.
THIRTEEN PAYMENTS LEFT
ON A '92 CAPRICE.

FIFTEEN HUNDRED
IN JOINT CHECKING.

OWE 4,800 ON CREDIT CARDS.
NO OTHER ASSETS.

- HE HAS ONE D.U.I. SHE'S CLEAN.
- PEOPLE WHO'D LIKE A PAYDAY.

IF CROSS IS BUYING HER ALIBI,
HE'S SMART ENOUGH TO BURY IT.

I'LL BET HE WAS THRILLED
WITH THAT ROCK SHE WAS WEARING
AT PARKER CENTER YESTERDAY.

ON CROSS'S VISITORS,
ONLY ONE BESIDES YOU
AND HIS WIFE...

HIS SHRINK,
DR. GRAHAM LESTER.

WHO PREPARED
THE REHAB AFFIDAVIT
FOR NEIL AVEDON,

WHICH NOW I'M
WONDERING ABOUT.

- SMALL WORLD.
- AND UGLY.

SEE IF YOU CAN PUT DR. LESTER
BETWEEN CROSS AND MRS. NICHOLS.

SOMEHOW BEVERLY
DOESN'T SEEM THE TYPE...

TO BE SEEKING
PSYCHIATRIC AID.

MAYBE THEY MET IN A MALL.

I TAKE IT PRETTY SLOW
ON MULHOLLAND,
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT,

BECAUSE IT'S WINDING,
AND SOMETIMES THE KIDS
LIKE TO DRAG RACE UP THERE.

SO HOW FAST WOULD YOU ESTIMATE
YOU WERE GOING...

WHEN THE BLACK TRUCK
YOU JUST DESCRIBED...

PULLED UP BEHIND YOU
AND BEGAN FLASHING ITS LIGHTS?

TWENTY-FIVE, THIRTY, MAYBE.

DID YOU PULL OVER
TO LET THE TRUCK PASS?

THERE WASN'T ANY ROOM
TO PULL OVER.

SO I HIT THE BRAKES A COUPLE
OF TIMES TO GET HIM TO BACK OFF,

BECAUSE HE WAS PRACTICALLY
IN MY TRUNK.

- DID THE TRUCK BACK OFF?
- IT JUST SEEMED TO MAKE HIM ANGRIER.

- HE STARTED RAMMING MY CAR.
- HOW MANY TIMES DID THE TRUCK
STRIKE YOUR VEHICLE?

THREE, I THINK.
AND THEN HE, UH,

SWERVED AROUND IN FRONT OF ME
AND RAN ME OFF THE ROAD.

WERE YOU ABLE TO GET
A GOOD LOOK AT THE DRIVER?

WHEN HE PULLED UP ALONGSIDE,
JUST BEFORE CUTTING ME OFF.

DO YOU SEE THAT INDIVIDUAL
IN THIS COURTROOM?

YES. IT'S THE MAN
SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THE WITNESS
HAS INDICATED THE DEFENDANT.

YOUR WITNESS.

HAD YOU EVER SEEN MR. JACKSON
PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT
YOU DESCRIBED?

NO.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE DEFENDANT
IN THAT AREA ANYTIME SINCE?

- NO.
- WHEN YOU FILED A REPORT WITH
THE POLICE LATER THAT NIGHT,

YOU DIDN'T GIVE THEM
A DESCRIPTION OF
YOUR ASSAILANT, DID YOU?

NO.
YOU DIDN'T DO THAT UNTIL THREE
AND A HALF DAYS LATER, CORRECT?

- YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
- YOU DIDN'T COME FORWARD
FOR THREE AND A HALF DAYS,

BECAUSE YOU NEVER REALLY
GOT A GOOD LOOK AT THAT DRIVER,
RIGHT, MS. SPIRAKIS?

NO, NO, NO.
I WAS VERY UPSET.

YOU WOULDN'T BE THINKING TOO
CLEARLY, EITHER, IF SOMEONE
HAD JUST TRIED TO KILL YOU.

- YOU FILED A CIVIL CASE AGAINST
MR. JACKSON, DIDN'T YOU?
- OBJECTION. IRRELEVANT.

YOUR HONOR,
THERE IS ONLY ONE SUPPOSED
EYEWITNESS IN THIS CASE.

IF SHE STANDS TO BENEFIT
FINANCIALLY FROM HER TESTIMONY,
IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE ISSUE...

OF HER CREDIBILITY
AND REASONS FOR
FABRICATING THIS STORY.

- I'LL ALLOW IT.
- HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU
ASKING FOR IN YOUR LAWSUIT?

A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
BUT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE
PUNITIVE DAMAGES,

WHICH MY LAWYER SAID I WAS
ENTITLED TO TO MAKE UP FOR
WHAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH.

MS. SPIRAKIS,
WITHOUT A CONVICTION,
YOUR LAWYER TOLD YOU...

IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
FOR YOU TO RECOVER MONEY
IN THE CIVIL CASE, CORRECT?

HE WAS THE MAN
DRIVING THE TRUCK!

DID YOUR LAWYER TELL YOU
IT WOULD BE HARDER FOR YOU...

TO RECOVER DAMAGES
WITHOUT A CONVICTION?

YEAH.

ARE ANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS
OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN DESCENT?

- OBJECTION!
- COUNSELOR, LET'S NOT DRAG
THE ISSUE OF RACE INTO THIS.

IT'S OUR BELIEF THAT RACE
HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT...

IF NOT DETERMINING FACTOR
IN THIS MAN'S PROSECUTION.

I DISAGREE.

BUT I KNOW WE LIVE
IN SENSITIVE TIMES,
SO I'LL ADMONISH THE JURY...

AND ASSURE MR. JACKSON THAT
HIS STATUS BEFORE THIS BENCH...

WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT IF HE
WERE GREEN, BLUE OR PURPLE.

- OR EVEN BLACK.
- THE OBJECTION'S SUSTAINED.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

WELL, AS I READ
THIS POLICE REPORT,

IT WOULD SEEM THAT, UH,
MRS. NICHOLS'S STORY CHECKS OUT.

YOU MEAN, LIKE, IT'S GOT
A BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND AN END.

DETECTIVE POLSON'S
EMOTIONALLY INVESTED.

ROGER, MIRIAM, I THINK
YOU'RE OBJECTIVE ENOUGH
TO RECOGNIZE...

THAT THE SOLE EVIDENCE YOU HAVE
AGAINST RICHARD CROSS...

IS A STATEMENT NEIL AVEDON
GAVE DETECTIVE POLSON...

TO GET OUT FROM
UNDER A DRUG BUST.

I WON'T PURSUE JUST NOW
HOW MUCH OF THAT STATEMENT...

HE WAS SPOON-FED
BY PARTIES UNNAMED.

COME ON, HOFFMAN.

WHY WOULD CROSS HAVE LIED
IN THAT INTERVIEW IF HE DIDN'T
HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE?

AS YOU'VE HEARD, MR. CROSS
WAS TRYING TO PROTECT...

BEVERLY NICHOLS
FROM AN ABUSIVE HUSBAND.

AND MAKE THE WORLD SAFE
FOR DEMOCRACY.

BOTTOM LINE, YOU HAVE NO CASE
AGAINST RICHARD CROSS,

WHOSE ARMANI SUITS,
I NEEDN'T REMIND YOU,
HAVE VERY DEEP POCKETS.

IF HE WERE TO PURSUE THE FACT
THAT HIS CIVIL RIGHTS
MAY HAVE BEEN VIOLATED...

THERE'S NO NEED
FOR THREATS, TEDDY.

IN LIGHT OF MRS. NICHOLS
COMING FORWARD WITH
THIS NEW INFORMATION...

DON'T DO THIS TO ME.

AND MY OWN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
OF RICHARD CROSS
AS A MAN OF PROBITY,

WE'RE GONNA DISMISS
THESE CHARGES.

DETECTIVE POLSON,
YOU'LL SEE TO
MR. CROSS'S RELEASE.

SON OF A BITCH.

WILL YOU BE FILING A LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR FALSE ARREST?

I HARBOR NO ILL WILL.
I WAS CONFIDENT...

THAT MY INNOCENCE
WOULD BE PROVEN
AND MY NAME CLEARED.

AND THANKFUL
TO MY WIFE, FRANCESCA,
FOR STANDING BY ME...

AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHERS,
ESPECIALLY MY ATTORNEY,
TED HOFFMAN.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
-

IT'S BEEN A LONG ORDEAL, FOLKS.
ALL MR. CROSS WANTS
TO DO NOW IS GO HOME.

YOU OKAY?
MORE OR LESS.

I'M WORRIED SICK
ABOUT BEVERLY, THOUGH,
WHAT HER HUSBAND MIGHT DO.

WELL, RICHARD,
THESE THINGS HAVE A WAY
OF WORKING THEMSELVES OUT.

FROM YOUR LIPS
TO GOD'S EARS, TEDDY.

I AM GOING TO GO
AND TAKE THE LONGEST SHOWER
IN RECORDED HISTORY.

SEVENTY-TWO HOURS.

HELL OF A STRETCH OF JAIL TIME.

WELL, I WOULDN'T
RECOMMEND IT.

YOU DO LEARN A LOT
ABOUT YOURSELF THOUGH.

IS THAT SO?
MM-HMM.

WHAT DID YOU LEARN, RICHARD?

I'M GLAD YOU'RE
MY FRIEND, TEDDY.

SERGEANT CAMPAGNA,
HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE...

MS. SPIRAKIS'S DEPORTMENT
WHEN YOU TOOK HER STATEMENT?

DISTRACTED, AGITATED,
LIKE SOMEONE IN SHOCK.

IN YOUR EXPERIENCE
AS A POLICE OFFICER,

IS THAT UNCOMMON
FOR A PERSON WHO'S
JUST BEEN ASSAULTED?

NO, HER REACTION SEEMED TYPICAL.

WHEN YOU TAKE STATEMENTS
FROM CRIME VICTIMS,

IS IT UNUSUAL FOR THEM
TO LEAVE OUT IMPORTANT PIECES
OF INFORMATION?

- NOT AT ALL.
- SO, CONNIE SPIRAKIS...

ISN'T THE FIRST VICTIM,
IN YOUR EXPERIENCE,

WHO'S COME BACK A DAY OR TWO,
AFTER GIVING HER
INITIAL STATEMENT,

WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT AN INCIDENT.

- IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
- WHEN YOU TOOK THE DEFENDANT
INTO CUSTODY,

DID MR. JACKSON
COME ALONG PEACEFULLY?

ANYTHING BUT.

IT TOOK TWO OFFICERS
TO SUBDUE HIM.

NOTHING FURTHER, YOUR HONOR.

OFFICER, WHEN MS. SPIRAKIS
FILED HER FIRST POLICE REPORT,

YOU ASKED HER FOR
A DESCRIPTION OF THE DRIVER
OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, CORRECT?

YES, I DID.

SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE YOU
A DESCRIPTION, WAS SHE?
NO.

YOU'VE SAID MS. SPIRAKIS MIGHT
HAVE BEEN IN SHOCK THAT EVENING.

DID YOU REQUEST
MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HER?

NO. SHE HADN'T
SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES.

OTHER THAN BEING SHOOK-UP,
SHE SEEMED BASICALLY OKAY.

DID YOU REQUEST A PATROL CAR
TO DRIVE HER HOME
BECAUSE SHE WAS IN SHOCK?

IT WAS A BUSY NIGHT.
THERE'D BEEN A GANG SHOOTING
IN THE AREA,

AND SHE SAID
SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE.

SO SHE WASN'T SO DISTRACTED,
AGITATED, OR SHOOK-UP...

THAT YOU WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT HER ABILITY
TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE.

LIKE I SAID,
SHE SEEMED OKAY TO DRIVE.

BUT SHE WAS NOT OKAY ENOUGH TO
DESCRIBE HER ALLEGED ASSAILANT
THAT EVENING, WAS SHE?

I GUESS NOT.

IN YOUR TESTIMONY,
YOU DESCRIBED THE DAMAGE
TO MS. SPIRAKIS'S CAR.

DID YOU ALSO INSPECT
MR. JACKSON'S TRUCK?

YES, AT THE TIME
HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

WHAT DAMAGE DID YOU FIND?

THERE'S A HEAVY-DUTY BUMPER
ON THE FRONT OF HIS TRUCK...

THAT'S DESIGNED
TO SUSTAIN HIGH IMPACT.

OFFICER, I ASKED IF YOU
OBSERVED ANY DAMAGE.

BECAUSE OF THAT BUMPER,
THERE PROBABLY WOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN ANY.

- WAS THERE DAMAGE OR NOT?
- THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE
ANY DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE.

EARLIER YOU TESTIFIED THAT A
PARTIAL LICENSE PLATE NUMBER...

AND A DESCRIPTION
OF THE ASSAILANT,
GIVEN TO YOU BY MS. SPIRAKIS...

SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT,

LED YOU TO CONCLUDE
THAT MR. JACKSON WAS
THE PRIMARY SUSPECT.

IS THAT CORRECT?
YES.

DID YOU INTERVIEW MR. JACKSON,
EITHER BY PHONE OR IN PERSON,

PRIOR TO TAKING HIM
INTO CUSTODY?

- NO.
- WHY NOT?

I WAS AFRAID HE WOULD
TRY TO AVOID ARREST.

- DID MR. JACKSON
HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD?
- NO.

DID YOU CONCLUDE THAT
HE MUST HAVE BEEN THE ASSAILANT
BECAUSE HE'S BLACK?

AND WAS IT ALSO HIS RACE
THAT LED YOU TO CONCLUDE...

THAT HE MIGHT TRY
TO AVOID ARREST?

OBJECTION. IRRELEVANT.
POLICE ARREST PROCEDURES
ARE NOT ON TRIAL HERE.

WHY NOT, YOUR HONOR?
THAT COP KNEW
MY NAME WAS DARYL.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
HE CALLED ME? LEROY.

DARYL!
MR. JACKSON, RESTRICT YOURSELF...

HE PUT HANDCUFFS ON ME
IN FRONT OF MY NEIGHBORS.

DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD HAVE
CUFFED ME IF I LOOKED LIKE YOU?
CALLING ME LEROY!

- SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET.
- THAT'S WHAT GOT ME HERE.

YOU ARE NOT GONNA CARRY ON
AND JUMP UP AND DOWN
IN MY COURTROOM.

- YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
- YEAH, BOSS.

I APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF
OF MY CLIENT, YOUR HONOR,
AND I'D LIKE A BRIEF RECESS.

I KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING
THIS IS FOR YOU.
NO, YOU DON'T.

I'M THE ONE WHO'S GONNA
GET CONVICTED FOR
SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO.

IS HE RIGHT?
ARE THEY GONNA CONVICT HIM
NO MATTER WHAT?

NO, THEY'RE NOT.

IF I COULD HAVE PUT HIM
ON THE STAND, THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN A GROUND BALL.

BUT YOU CAN'T PUT HIM ON NOW?

THE PROSECUTION WILL DO
EVERYTHING THEY CAN
TO PROVOKE HIM,

GET THE JURY THINKING
HE REALLY IS
SOME ANGRY BLACK GUY...

WITH A SHORT TEMPER
WHO MIGHT RUN SOMEBODY
OFF THE ROAD.

TALKING ABOUT LEROY?

DARYL, STOP IT.

YOUR JOB IS TO DECIDE
WHETHER IT WAS DARYL JACKSON...

BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE TRUCK
THAT RAN CONNIE SPIRAKIS...

OFF THE ROAD LAST APRIL 7.

WHETHER IT WAS DARYL JACKSON
WHO FLED THE SCENE,

NOT KNOWING WHETHER
HE HAD INJURED
OR EVEN KILLED HIS VICTIM.

NOW, WE WITNESSED
HIS ANGRY OUTBURST HERE
IN THIS COURTROOM EARLIER.

WE SAW HIM LOSE HIS TEMPER,

JUST AS HE DID THAT NIGHT
UP ON MULHOLLAND DRIVE.

AND THERE IS CONNIE SPIRAKIS'S
DESCRIPTION OF HER ASSAILANT,

GIVING A WORD-PICTURE OF THE MAN
CHARGED WITH THIS CRIME.

I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER
THE EVIDENCE BEFORE YOU...

AND FIND DARYL JACKSON
GUILTY AS CHARGED.

DARYL JACKSON
HAS NO CRIMINAL RECORD,

NO HISTORY
OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.

IN FACT, THE ONLY THING LINKING
MR. JACKSON TO THIS CRIME...

IS A DESCRIPTION MS. SPIRAKIS
GAVE POLICE...

THREE AND A HALF DAYS
AFTER THE INCIDENT,

AN INTERVAL DURING WHICH SHE
COULD HAVE SEEN MR. JACKSON...

DRIVING TO THE ALGEBRA
TUTORIAL HE TEACHES
IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD...

ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS.

BUT WHY WOULD CONNIE SPIRAKIS
ACCUSE AN INNOCENT MAN?

WITHOUT A CONVICTION,
MS. SPIRAKIS WON'T MAKE
ANY MONEY IN HER CIVIL CASE.

THE FACTS ARE AMBIGUOUS
AND UNCERTAIN.

BUT THERE WERE
NO DENTS OR SCRATCHES
ON MR. JACKSON'S VEHICLE,

AND THERE WAS NO DESCRIPTION
FOR THREE AND A HALF DAYS...

ALL OF WHICH SHOULD
RAISE REASONABLE DOUBT.

USE YOUR COMMON SENSE
AND GOOD JUDGMENT AND RETURN
A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

NEIL AVEDON.
WE DON'T TAKE HIS CALLS.

HE SAYS IT'S URGENT.
HE SAYS HE'S DESPERATE.

LINE THREE.

WHAT IS IT, NEIL?

THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT REASONS
I CAN'T HELP YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE.
I'LL BE THERE IN A LITTLE WHILE.

CANCEL MY AFTERNOON.

JURY'S BACK.

THEY WERE ONLY OUT AN HOUR.
IS THAT A GOOD
OR A BAD SIGN?

LET'S GO FIND OUT.

"WE, THE JURY IN THE ABOVE
ENTITLED ACTION,

FIND THE DEFENDANT,
DARYL JACKSON, NOT GUILTY."

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME...

AND ATTENTION AND THE EXERCISE
OF YOUR GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

- YOU'RE DISMISSED.
- JURY, THIS WAY, PLEASE.

MR. JACKSON, I HOPE
THIS IS A LESSON FOR YOU.

DESPITE YOUR ALLEGATIONS
OF MISTREATMENT,
THE SYSTEMS WORK.

IF THE SYSTEM WORKED,
I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
HAULED OFF THE STREET...

- FOR A CRIME I DIDN'T COMMIT.
- YOUR HONOR,
OUR BUSINESS IS COMPLETED...

IF THE SYSTEM WORKED,
I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HUMILIATED
IN FRONT OF MY NEIGHBORS,

AND I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO
PAY EVERY CENT I SAVED
TO KEEP MYSELF OUT OF JAIL.

SO DON'T EXPECT ME TO BOW
AND SCRAPE WITH GRATITUDE...

'CAUSE I ONLY GOT
HALF SCREWED BY THE SYSTEM!

MR. JACKSON, I'LL REQUIRE
AN IMMEDIATE APOLOGY FROM YOU...

FOR THE DISRESPECT
YOU HAVE SHOWN THIS COURT.

- DARYL.
- NO.

YOUR HONOR, MAY I APPROACH?
I DON'T NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU,
MS. APPLETON.

MR. JACKSON,
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?

I SAID ALL I HAD TO SAY.

I FIND YOU IN DIRECT CONTEMPT
OF THIS COURT AND SENTENCE
YOU TO COUNTY JAIL.

YOUR HONOR,
MAY I SEE YOU IN CHAMBERS?
WE HAVE NOTHING TO DISCUSS.

- HOW LONG ARE YOU
PLANNING ON HOLDING HIM?
- AS LONG AS I CAN, COUNSELOR.

DARYL, YOU CAN'T WIN THIS.

I ALREADY WON.
I SAID MY PIECE.

DON'T DO THIS TO YOURSELF.
I DID NOT "DO THIS."

I GOT "DONE TO."

WHAT I DID WAS STAND UP.

WE'LL TALK TO THE CHIEF.
SEE...

COUNSELOR.
WHAT'S YOUR APPROACH
ON THE CASE, POLSON?

ANYONE WHO WAS EVER
A CLIENT OF MINE GETS
CHARGED WITH THIS MURDER?

CAN AVEDON AFFORD YOU?
OR IS HE JUST PICKING UP
SOMEONE'S SOAP?

I ASSUME YOU ARRESTED THIS KID
OFF SOMETHING OTHER THAN
YOUR OWN DIMWIT OBSESSION.

HE LEFT A PRETTY STICKY DEPOSIT
ON THAT GIRL.

SEMEN WHICH YOU
MATCHED TO WHAT?

SEE YOU IN COURT, COUNSELOR.

OH, MAN, TEDDY.
AM I GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

THE COPS CAME TO MY HOUSE,
THEY PUT ME IN HANDCUFFS,

AND THEY SAID I WAS UNDER ARREST
FOR KILLING JESSICA.

THEY GAVE YOU
YOUR MIRANDA RIGHTS?

YEAH.

HAVE THEY DRAWN BLOOD?
NO.

THEY MATCHED YOUR D.N.A.
WITH EJACULATE IN HER BODY.

OH, MAN!

THEY MUST HAVE GOTTEN THE REPORT
WE SUBMITTED LAST YEAR
IN THAT PATERNITY SUIT.

TEDDY, I SWEAR TO GOD
I DIDN'T KILL HER.

- YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME.
- MY BELIEVING YOU
ISN'T RELEVANT.

TEDDY, I HAD SEX WITH HER!
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME A MURDERER.

I WAS OUT OF THERE BY MIDNIGHT.

RICHARD CROSS SHOWED UP,
WE SMOKED A BLUNT TOGETHER,

AND I WENT HOME AND I CRASHED.

YOU TOLD ALL THIS
TO POLSON IN THE INTERVIEW
AFTER THE DRUG BUST?

EXCEPT FOR ME AND JESSICA
GETTING IT ON.

LOOK, I DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS ONLY 15.

AND WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT,
I KIND OF FREAKED OUT.

THAT LIE'S WHAT'S BITING YOU
IN THE ASS NOW, NEIL.

WITH THE SEMEN MATCH,
AND YOUR HOLDING BACK
ON POLSON EARLIER,

IT LOOKS TO HIM LIKE YOU'RE
HIP-DEEP IN A RAPE-HOMICIDE.

- HELP ME, TEDDY.
- I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO TELL YOU, NEIL.

I CANNOT REPRESENT YOU.
LOOK, I AM BEGGING YOU.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN
A JERK IN THE PAST.
I KNOW I OWE YOU MONEY.

BUT DON'T LET THEM
HANG THIS ON ME, TEDDY.

IT'S NOT THE MONEY
OR THE JERK YOU'VE BEEN...

OR EVEN WHETHER I
BELIEVE YOU'RE INNOCENT.

OH, COME ON.
I REPRESENT RICHARD CROSS.

I CAN'T DEFEND YOU
WITHOUT CREATING...

A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
BETWEEN YOU AND RICHARD.

- DON'T GO LEGAL ON ME HERE, TED!
- THESE AREN'T NUISANCE
TECHNICALITIES, NEIL.

LOOK, ANOTHER LAWYER TAKES
THIS CASE, AND HE BIFFS IT,

BECAUSE HE'S NOT AS GOOD...

I'M THE GUY DEAD, TED.

I AM THE GUY DEAD.

TEDDY, PLEASE.

LET'S GO!

- PLEASE?
- I CAN'T.

I'M SORRY.

I'LL GET YOU THE BEST
REPRESENTATION I CAN.

I AM NOT A KILLER, MAN.

LET ME GET ROLLING ON THIS.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

DARYL, THIS IS MY BOSS,
TED HOFFMAN.

WE MET LAST CHRISTMAS
AT THE OFFICE PARTY.

THE JUDGE IS ADAMANT ABOUT NOT
REVIEWING HIS CONTEMPT RULING
WITHOUT AN APOLOGY.

THEN I GUESS I'LL BE IN HERE
FOR A WHILE, 'CAUSE
I'M NOT BACKING DOWN.

- YOUR CHOICE.
- BUT BEFORE YOU MAKE IT,
THINK ABOUT LILA FOR A MOMENT.

SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR YOU
THIS WHOLE TIME. SHE'S
WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU.

YEAH, WELL,
THIS ISN'T ABOUT LILA.

ALL I DID IN THAT COURTROOM
WAS TELL THE TRUTH.

BUT I GUESS THAT'S A CRIME
UNDER OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE.

NOT EXACTLY A REVELATION
THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR,

NONWHITE, NOT POWERFUL,

VERY OFTEN COME OUT ON
THE SHORT END OF THE STICK.

BUT IS YOUR COPPING
AN ATTITUDE WITH THIS JUDGE
GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING?

NOT ONE BIT.
WHAT ABOUT HIS ATTITUDE?

MAYBE HE WON'T CALL ME
A NIGGER TO MY FACE,
BUT THIS JUDGE IS A RACIST.

YOU'RE A TEACHER, RIGHT?

YEAH.
YOU LIKE WHAT YOU DO?

YOU FEEL YOU'RE ACCOMPLISHING
SOMETHING, TEACHING THOSE KIDS?

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
WHATEVER'S WRONG
WITH THE SYSTEM OVERALL,

YOU'VE MANAGED TO CARVE OUT
A WORLD FOR YOURSELF
THAT MAKES SENSE,

NOT ONLY TO YOU,
BUT TO A LOT
OF OTHER PEOPLE.

YEAH. AND DOES ANY OF THAT
MATTER TO THE COPS OR
THE PROSECUTION OR THIS JUDGE?

IT MATTERS TO YOU AND LILA
AND YOUR STUDENTS.

AND APPARENTLY IT MATTERED
TO THOSE JURORS AS WELL.

I URGE YOU TO DO
WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO
IN THAT COURTROOM...

TO GET BACK TO THE WORLD
YOU CAN CONTROL.

THE ONE YOU'VE MADE THROUGH
YOUR OWN ACCOMPLISHMENT
AND HARD WORK.

- MS. APPLETON.
- YOUR HONOR, WE APPRECIATE...

YOU TAKING THE TIME
TO REVIEW THIS MATTER.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
MR. JACKSON WOULD LIKE
TO ADDRESS THE COURT.

YOUR HONOR, I APOLOGIZE
FOR MY BEHAVIOR YESTERDAY.

THE STRESS OF THE TRIAL
DID CLOUD MY BETTER JUDGMENT.

I SAY THIS NOT AS AN EXCUSE,

ONLY TO PERHAPS MAKE
MY ACTIONS UNDERSTANDABLE.

IF RACE WAS A FACTOR
IN THE CHARGES AGAINST ME,
AS I BELIEVE IT WAS,

THEN I WAS VINDICATED
BY A FAIR-MINDED JURY
AND AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE.

I CAME HERE SEEKING JUSTICE.
I GOT IT.

BUT I COULDN'T TAKE YES
FOR AN ANSWER.

I AM SORRY.

THE COURT ACCEPTS YOUR APOLOGY,
MR. JACKSON.

BECAUSE YOU'VE SHOWN
REMORSE FOR YOUR ACTIONS...

AND A PROPER DEFERENCE
TO THIS BENCH,

YOUR SENTENCE IS HEREBY
COMMUTED TO TIME SERVED.

YOUNG MAN,
I HOPE YOU REALIZE...

THAT THE TOLERANCE
THAT YOU ENJOYED
IN THIS COURTROOM...

IS WHAT MAKES THIS GREAT COUNTRY
AND OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE...

THE ENVY OF EVERY NATION
ON EARTH.

I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
YOUR HONOR.

I HOPE YOU'LL PUT
THIS EPISODE BEHIND YOU
AND GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE.

GOOD LUCK.

I HOPE NOBODY GOT ANY OF THAT
ON THEIR SHOES.

LET ME SAY SOMETHING I DO MEAN.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
JUST DOING MY JOB.

LISTEN, JUSTINE, I KNOW YOU
PUT IN A LOT OF TIME ON THIS.

WHAT DO WE OWE YOU?
FAMILY DISCOUNT.

YOU GUYS HAVE GOT
A WEDDING TO COVER.
THEN YOU BETTER PROMISE TO COME.

I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

I TALKED
TO LEONARD GREER, TEDDY.

THE STUDIO WILL PAY HIS FEE.

THE FEE IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, GARY?

WELL, THE PROBLEM,
TEDDY, IS DEADBOLT,

THE $70 MILLION PICTURE,
NOT COUNTING THE EFFECTS BILL
FROM I.L.M.

AND NEIL AVEDON, AS PERHAPS
YOU'VE READ IN THE PERIODICALS,
IS THE STAR OF DEADBOLT.

GREER IS FINE.
GREER IS NOT HOFFMAN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IF THIS KID'S CONVICTED?

DEADBOLT CAN GET IN LINE
BEHIND ISHTAR,

HUDSON HAWK
AND HOWARD THE DUCK.

- TEDDY.
- RICHARD.

GARY. HOW ARE YOU?

SIT.
RICHARD.

I'M SORRY I MISSED YOUR PREMIERE
OF THREE-TON MARY,
BUT I WAS IN JAIL.

YES, THAT'S HOW I FELT
AT TWO HOURS AND 47 MINUTES
FOR A COMEDY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I DAYDREAMED OF
THE WHOLE TIME I WAS LOCKED UP?

THE CRAB CAKES HERE.

YES? DID HE SAY WHY HE'S
REFUSING TO COME TO THE SET?

OH, PLEASE!
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

I HAVE TO ARBITRATE
A TRAILER PROBLEM.

GOOD TO SEE YOU OUT AND ABOUT.
NICE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT.
THANK YOU.

SO, LIFE GETTING
BACK TO NORMAL?

UH, FRANCESCA AND I
HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SORT OUT.

I HOPE THAT HAPPENS.
THANK YOU.

SO, I UNDERSTAND NEIL AVEDON
ASKED YOU TO REPRESENT HIM.

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE
DISCUSSING THIS.
I UNDERSTAND YOU DECLINED.

DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT
I JUST SAID... I'M NOT
COMFORTABLE DISCUSSING IT?

DID YOU TURN HIM DOWN
BECAUSE OF ME?

I'M NOT REPRESENTING AVEDON,
AND THAT'S ALL THE INFORMATION
I INTEND TO DISCLOSE.

LOOK, TEDDY, I'VE KNOWN
THIS KID FOR YEARS, OKAY?
HE'S A BAD BOY.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
BUT HE DID NOT KILL THAT GIRL.

IF HE DOESN'T WALK AWAY
CLEAN FROM THIS,
HIS CAREER IS OVER.

AND I DON'T WANNA
SEE THAT HAPPEN.

NOW, IF I HAVE TO SIGN OFF
ON ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT...

OR WAIVE MY
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
TO GET YOU TO REPRESENT HIM,

I WILL DO THAT.

RICHARD, IF I REPRESENT
NEIL AVEDON,

MY OBLIGATION AS HIS ATTORNEY
WOULD REQUIRE ME...

TO USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION
I KNOW TO SUGGEST YOU
AS THE MURDERER.

I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
TO BE FALSELY ACCUSED.

I CANNOT DEPRIVE
NEIL AVEDON OF THE BEST
REPRESENTATION AVAILABLE,

AND THAT'S YOU.

WILL YOU AT LEAST
THINK IT OVER?

CAN I COUNT ON YOU
TO DO THAT?

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, TEDDY.

ARNOLD, YOU'RE BACK.
HOW'D IT GO?

ACQUITTAL ON ALL COUNTS.
CONGRATULATIONS.

IT'S SMALL POTATOES, REALLY.

BUT THEY WON'T BE FORGETTIN'
THE NAME ARNOLD SPIVAK
UP THERE ANYTIME SOON.

I WAS AWESOME,
AND A LOT MORE SPONTANEOUS
THAN I HAD PLANNED.

HELLO. THERE ARE YOUR CALLS.
AND DAVE BLALOCK'S
WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

THANKS, LOUIS.

CROSS SAID HE'D WAIVE
ANY CONFLICT.

HE WANTS ME
TO REPRESENT AVEDON.

COMPLICATED MAN.

DAVIE, IF I WAS MAKING BOOK,

I'D MAKE IT 3-TO-1
AVEDON DIDN'T KILL THAT GIRL.

IF HE WAS GUILTY,
YOU WOULDN'T THINK
HE'D HAVE TOLD POLSON...

HE WAS AT THE GIRL'S APARTMENT
JUST TO GET OUT FROM
UNDER A DRUG BUST.

IF CROSS DID IT,
WHY DOES HE WANT ME ON THE CASE?

'CAUSE HE LIKES PLAYING
WITH FIRE, AND YOU'RE
THE HOTTEST GUY IN TOWN?

IF HE DIDN'T DO IT,
THEN IT MAKES MORE SENSE.

TAKE A RIDE WITH ME
TO PARKER CENTER.

WE'RE GONNA REPRESENT THIS KID.

THE ALLEGATIONS MADE
AGAINST NEIL AVEDON...

AREN'T WORTH COMMENTING ON,

EXCEPT TO SAY
THEY ARE AS LUDICROUS
AS THEY ARE UNFOUNDED.

- HEY.
- DEADBOLT HAS BEEN R-RATED FOR VIOLENCE.

- IS THIS A CASE OF LIFE IMITATING ART?
- THIS IS A MISTAKE.

WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A POLICE
DEPARTMENT OUT OF CONTROL,

TRYING TO SOLVE THIS CRIME
LIKE IT'S MULTIPLE CHOICE.

MY CLIENT JUST HAPPENS TO BE
THE LATEST SCAPEGOAT.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

HOW WAS MY DAY?

WELL, LIZZIE DIDN'T HAVE
ANY CAVITIES.

BUT DR. MESTMAN SAID SHE'D
PROBABLY NEED BRACES
IN A COUPLE YEARS.

THEN HECTOR CALLED AND SAID
HE COULDN'T TRIM THE EUGENIA
THIS WEEK EITHER.

HE'S RUN OUT OF SICK RELATIVES,
SO WE'RE BACK TO "MY TRUCK
BROKE DOWN" AS THE EXCUSE.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO FIND
ANOTHER GARDENER.

THERE'S LAMB STEW
IN THE OVEN.

AND THE ROBINSONS INVITED US
UP TO OJAI THIS WEEKEND.

SO IS THIS HOW WE'RE
GONNA HANDLE THINGS?
JUST NOT TALK ABOUT IT?

THIS IS HOW I WANNA HANDLE IT,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
THIS CASE...

AND EVERYTHING THAT
COMES WITH IT IN OUR HOME.

- FINE.
- I'M NOT NAIVE, TEDDY.

BUT A CASE LIKE THIS ONE,
WITH ALL THE THEATRICS
AND MEDIA HOOPLA,

IT'S NOT ABOUT
GETTING TO THE TRUTH.

IT'S SHOW BUSINESS.
CRIME AS ENTERTAINMENT.

EVERYBODY'S A CELEBRITY...
LAWYERS, WITNESSES, JURORS...

AND THE WHOLE IDEA OF JUSTICE
GOES RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW.

I'D LIKE TO THINK
THE BASICS HAVEN'T CHANGED.

IT'S STILL ABOUT PRESENTING
YOUR CASE IN THE COURTROOM
AND LETTING THE JURY DECIDE.

MOMMY, JACKIE INVITED ME
TO SLEEP OVER ON FRIDAY.
CAN I?

I THOUGHT SHE WAS
YOUR ARCHENEMY.

NOT ANYMORE, 'CAUSE DADDY'S
NEIL AVEDON'S LAWYER,

AND JACKIE WANTS
HIS AUTOGRAPH.

HI, LIZZIE.
HI.

HELLO?
HOW WAS SCHOOL TODAY?

- GOOD.
- ARE YOU HUNGRY?

JUST A MINUTE.
IT'S RICKY PHILBRICK.

RICKY PHILBRICK
IS CALLING ME?
HE'S SUCH A BABE.

I'LL TAKE THIS IN MY ROOM.

I'M GONNA BE THE MOST
POPULAR KID IN SCHOOL!

I REST MY CASE, COUNSELOR.