All language subtitles for Murder One S01E03 Chapter 3.DVD.NonHI.cc.en.20FOX

I HAVE INFORMATION
RICHARD CROSS IS INNOCENT.

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

HER EYES WERE WIDE OPEN,
LOOKING STRAIGHT AT US.

INTERESTING. MR. CROSS
USED THOSE WORDS EXACTLY.

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

WE'RE GONNA DISMISS
THESE CHARGES.

- I WAS CONFIDENT
MY INNOCENCE WOULD BE PROVEN.
- THE COPS CAME TO MY HOUSE.

THEY SAID I WAS UNDER ARREST
FOR KILLING JESSICA.

I CANNOT REPRESENT YOU.

I SWEAR TO GOD
I DIDN'T KILL HER.
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME.

I CANNOT DEPRIVE NEIL AVEDON
OF THE BEST REPRESENTATION
AVAILABLE.

MY OBLIGATION
AS HIS ATTORNEY...

WOULD REQUIRE ME
TO USE EVERY BIT
OF INFORMATION I KNOW...

TO SUGGEST YOU
AS THE MURDERER.

WE'RE GONNA REPRESENT
THIS KID.

WE TURN NOW TO THE SO-CALLED
GOLDILOCKS MURDER,

FOR WHICH TELEVISION
AND FILM STAR NEIL AVEDON
HAS BEEN ARRESTED...

BY LOS ANGELES POLICE.

THE SEX SLAYING
OF 15-YEAR-OLD
JESSICA COSTELLO...

HAS RIVETED THE CITY
OF LOS ANGELES...

AND VIEWERS
ACROSS AMERICA.

LAST WEEK PHILANTHROPIST
RICHARD CROSS WAS ARRESTED
FOR THE COSTELLO MURDER...

AND LATER RELEASED
WHEN AN ALIBI WITNESS
CAME FORWARD...

WHO PLACED CROSS ELSEWHERE
AT THE TIME
OF THE CRIME'S COMMISSION.

AND IN WHAT CAN BE
CHARACTERIZED AS
AN UNCONVENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT,

DEFENSE ATTORNEY TED HOFFMAN,
WHO HAD REPRESENTED CROSS,

IS NOW REPRESENTING AVEDON.

LET'S GO NOW LIVE TO
THE ARRAIGNMENT OF NEIL AVEDON
JUST GETTING UNDERWAY.

UH, PEOPLE VERSUS
NEIL AVEDON.

GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.

MIRIAM GRASSO
AND MARK WASHINGTON
FOR THE PEOPLE.

THEODORE HOFFMAN
AND LISA GILLESPIE
FOR MR. AVEDON.

READ THE CHARGES,
MS. GRASSO.

NEIL AVEDON,
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 THE COMPLAINT
TO BE READ TO YOU IN FULL?

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

TO THE CHARGE OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE.

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

MS. GRASSO, ARE PEOPLE
SEEKING THE DEATH PENALTY?

THE PEOPLE HAVEN'T DECIDED
THAT YET, YOUR HONOR,
BUT WE WOULD OPPOSE BAIL...

FOR MR. AVEDON
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES...

SINCE WE CONSIDER HIM
A FLIGHT RISK AND DANGEROUS.

NOTHING IN MR. AVEDON'S PAST
REMOTELY SUGGESTS THAT
HE'S A THREAT TO SOCIETY.

MR. HOFFMAN,
WHAT ABOUT FLIGHT RISK?

NEIL AVEDON IS KNOWN
AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH RERUNS
OF HIS TELEVISION SHOW.

HIS FIRST MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
IS COMING OUT ANY WEEK NOW.

DO THE PEOPLE
REALLY THINK
HE'S GOING TO HIDE?

DULY IMPRESSED AS THE PEOPLE ARE
WITH MR. AVEDON'S
RECOGNIZABLE PROFILE,

SOMEHOW I CAN STILL IMAGINE HIM
ON A PRIVATE JET
TO A DISTANT ISLAND...

THE MOMENT BOND IS POSTED.

ALL RIGHT, MS. GRASSO.
I DON'T FIND MR. AVEDON'S
BEING IN THE GIRL'S APARTMENT...

OR THEIR HAVING
INTIMATE RELATIONS...

PROVES HE'S SOME SORT OF
MENACE TO SOCIETY.

AND WHILE I TEND TO AGREE
WITH THE PEOPLE THAT
MR. AVEDON MIGHT BE ABLE TO RUN,

I DON'T THINK
HE'LL BE ABLE TO HIDE.

SO BAIL IS GRANTED IN
THE AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION.

YOUR HONOR, THAT'S TANTAMOUNT
TO NOT GRANTING BAIL AT ALL.

AND IT'S CONDITIONAL
UPON MR. AVEDON...

SPENDING 30 DAYS
IN A COURT-APPROVED
REHABILITATIVE FACILITY...

FOR DRUG
AND ALCOHOL ABUSE.

REMAND THE DEFENDANT
INTO CUSTODY.

COURT IS RECESSED
UNTIL 1:30.

LISA'S DRAFTING A MOTION
FOR BAIL REDUCTION RIGHT NOW.

GARY BLONDO'S
OUR ONLY HOPE.

CALL HIM, TEDDY.

NEIL, THE STUDIO'S GONNA STAY
TEN MILES AWAY FROM YOU.

I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU CAN'T LET ME
STAY IN HERE!

- CALM DOWN.
- IS DR. LESTER HERE YET?

HE'S OUTSIDE.

- WELL, CAN HE
GIVE ME SOMETHING?
- NOT WITHOUT COURT APPROVAL.

I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT, MAN!

NEIL, YOU'RE GONNA
BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN DO THIS.
NO, I CAN'T.

IF I HAVE TO STAY IN HERE,
I'M GONNA DIE.

MORNING, LILA.

GOOD MORNING, MR. HOFFMAN.

YOUR COFFEE, AND YOUR CALLS.

ALSO, YOUNG MR. SCHNEIDER
AWAITS YOU IN THE LAW LIBRARY.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO
GREET HIM.
THANKS. THESE CAN WAIT.

ASK DAVE TO SEE ME IN MY OFFICE.
TELL DOCKNOVICH I WANT
TO SEE HIM IN TEN MINUTES.

WHO'S SCHNEIDER?
SYDNEY.

BILL AND SYLVIA'S SON.
USC, SECOND-YEAR LAW,
THREE-MONTH INTERNSHIP.

OH.
AH.

LAW OFFICES.

SYDNEY.
WELCOME.

MR. HOFFMAN. THANKS.

IT'S GREAT. WOW.

LOOK AT THIS.

HOW ARE YOUR PARENTS?
GREAT, JUST GREAT.
THEY SAID TO SAY HI.

A-AND I WANTED TO SAY
JUST, YOU KNOW,

WHAT AN HONOR IT IS
TO BE HERE,

AND I'M REALLY,
LIKE... HONORED.

WELL, LOUIS'LL
GET YOU SQUARED AWAY.

GREAT.
AND THANKS AGAIN...

FOR GIVING ME
THIS TREMENDOUS
OPPORTUNITY AND...

HONORED.
MY PLEASURE, SYDNEY.

AND MY DOOR
IS ALWAYS OPEN.
THANK YOU, MR. HOFFMAN.

GIVE ME TWO MINUTES, SYDNEY,
AND I'M YOURS.

HOW'D IT GO?
THE MOTION TO REDUCE
IS FILED.

THE CLERK HAS US
SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING
THURSDAY AT 1:30.

SEE IF YOU CAN ADVANCE
THE MOTION TO THE MORNING
WHEN WE'RE IN COURT,

TO COUNTER THE PRELIM.

OH. RIGHT.
LISA.

YEAH?

I'M THINKING
OF CHRIS DOCKNOVICH...

FOR SECOND CHAIR
ON THE AVEDON CASE.

YOU GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THAT?

FEMALE JURORS MIGHT RESENT ME
SITTING NEXT TO NEIL
FOR AN ENTIRE TRIAL.

CHRIS'LL READ MORE
LIKE HIS BIG BROTHER.
IT MAKES SENSE.

I AGREE.

I APPRECIATE
YOUR TEAM SPIRIT.

NO PROBLEM.

BESIDES, ARNOLD WILL BE THRILLED
I CAN START TO PULL MY WEIGHT
ON THE GALBRAITH CASE.

OH. HOW'S IT GOING?

THE PROSECUTION
RESTED YESTERDAY.

ARNOLD SPOKE TO THEM,
AND THEY HAVE
NO INTEREST IN A DEAL,

SO WE START
RIGHT AFTER LUNCH.

GO GET 'EM.
YES, SIR.

- IS DAVE AROUND?
- IN YOUR OFFICE.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CROSS
THAT COULD HELP NEIL?

OH, NOTHING
YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF.

HE'S A PLAYER.

LIKES HIS DRUGS,
LIKES HIS WOMEN,

AND SO FAR AS I KNOW
HE LIKES THEM OVER VOTING AGE.

BESIDES, THE GUY WOULD
HAVE TO BE MORE OF A CREEP
THAN HE ALREADY IS...

TO SEDUCE
HIS MISTRESS'S BABY SISTER
RIGHT UNDER HER NOSE.

WHAT ABOUT THE NICHOLS WOMAN
AND HER HUSBAND?
BEVERLY AND JAKE.

COUPLE OF THE YEAR.

EXCEPT FOR I HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY HOLES
IN HER STORY.

NEIL SWEARS
SHE WASN'T WITH CROSS
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

NEIL WOULDN'T KNOW
IF HE WAS ON MARS
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

I'D ALSO BE CURIOUS IF
THERE'S BEEN ANY CONTACT BETWEEN
BEVERLY AND GRAHAM LESTER.

AND LET'S KEEP TABS
ON BEVERLY'S HUSBAND.

HE'S AN ACTOR.

IF CROSS IS PAYING THEM OFF,

10-TO-1 HE SHOWS UP
STARRING IN SOME CHEESY B MOVIE
FOR GARY BLONDO.

- TED, YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?
- YOU'RE SECOND CHAIR.

I'VE TOLD LISA.
SHE'S FINE WITH IT.

GREAT.

HER HIGHNESS, LINE THREE.
SHE WISHES
A COMMAND PERFORMANCE.

MIRIAM.

WHAT TIME?

IS 12:30 TOO SOON?

WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

HOW DID YOU OBTAIN THE CLIENTS
WHOSE FUNDS YOU MANAGED?

REFERRALS, MOSTLY,
FROM OTHER CLIENTS.

SATISFIED CLIENTS WHO SENT
THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO YOU
TO MANAGE THEIR MONEY?

BEFORE MY JUDGMENT
WAS IMPAIRED BY MY ILLNESS,

I WAS CONSIDERED
EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL
BY ANY STANDARD.

IN FISCAL 1990,

MY CLIENTS
RECEIVED A 34% RETURN
ON THEIR INVESTMENTS,

AND THAT WAS
DURING A RECESSION.

IN 1994,
DID YOU DISCOVER YOU HAD
AN ADDICTION TO GAMBLING?

YES.

HOW DID YOU BECOME AWARE
OF YOUR ADDICTION?

I HAD BEGUN PUTTING MONEY
INTO THINGS NOT SO MUCH FOR
THEIR MERIT AS INVESTMENTS,

BUT FOR THE ACTION.

GREATER AMOUNTS,
GREATER RISK.

I BEGAN LOSING
LARGER AND LARGER SUMS,

THEN CHASING THE LOSSES.

THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.

AS YOUR SITUATION
DETERIORATED,

DID YOU BEGIN BETTING
CLIENTS' MONEY ON HORSES?

YES, TO PAY THEM BACK
FOR MONEY I HAD LOST IN OTHER
HIGH-RISK TRANSACTIONS.

WERE THERE TIMES WHEN
YOU WON AT THE TRACK AND WERE
ABLE TO REPAY THOSE LOSSES?

YES, BUT AS I LATER
FOUND OUT IN TREATMENT,

THE DISEASE
IS A PROGRESSIVE ONE.

I STARTED LOSING
AT THE TRACK TOO.

EVENTUALLY...

EVERYTHING WAS GONE.

MR. GALBRAITH,

YOU ARE ALLEGED
TO HAVE EMBEZZLED...

$4.7 MILLION
FROM YOUR CLIENTS.

AT ANY TIME,
DID YOU DIVERT FUNDS
TO YOUR PERSONAL USE?

NEVER. I MADE UNSOUND
FISCAL DECISIONS.

I CONDUCTED MY BUSINESS
IN AN UNPROFESSIONAL, RECKLESS
MANNER WHICH I DEEPLY REGRET.

BUT I NEVER TOOK A DIME
FROM ANY OF THESE PEOPLE
FOR MYSELF.

ARE YOU CURRENTLY UNDERGOING
TREATMENT FOR YOUR ILLNESS?

I SEE A PSYCHOTHERAPIST
REGULARLY,

AND I ATTEND
THE 12-STEP PROGRAM
FOUR TIMES A WEEK.

- MAKING PROGRESS
IN YOUR RECOVERY?
- OBJECTION.

- HIS PROGRESS ISN'T RELEVANT.
- OVERRULED.

I HAVEN'T GAMBLED
IN OVER A YEAR,

AND I FEEL
MY JUDGMENT AND REASON
HAVE BEEN RESTORED.

RECENTLY I RECEIVED A JOB OFFER
FROM A WELL-REGARDED
INVESTMENT FUND.

I'M... HOPEFUL.

WITH GOD'S GRACE
AND THE HELP OF
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS,

I'LL BE ABLE
TO MAKE AMENDS TO
THE PEOPLE I'VE INJURED...

BY PAYING RESTITUTION FOR
THE SUFFERING I'VE CAUSED.

NOTHING FURTHER.

GOOD THING YOUR BOY
FOUND THE ALMIGHTY.

HE'S GONNA NEED SOMEONE
TO LISTEN TO HIS PRAYERS
WHERE HE'S GOING.

ARE YOU AWARE, SIR, THAT
THE MEDIAN AGE OF YOUR CLIENTS
IS 67 YEARS OLD?

I KNEW, IN GENERAL,
THEY TENDED TO BE OLDER.

DID YOU TARGET
OLDER PEOPLE...

BECAUSE THEY'RE
LESS INDEPENDENT AND THEREFORE
MORE VULNERABLE TO FRAUD?

ABSOLUTELY NOT. OLDER PEOPLE,
GENERALLY, HAVE MORE MONEY
AVAILABLE TO INVEST.

SO THEY HAVE A GREATER USE
FOR THE SERVICES OF
AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL.

DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER
INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL
WHO INVESTS CLIENT FUNDS...

IN HORSE RACES
AT HOLLYWOOD PARK?

I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT
MY CLIENTS FROM LOSSES I HAD
SUSTAINED IN THE OPTIONS MARKET.

IT WASN'T
THE RIGHT THING TO DO,

BUT IN THE LATER STAGES
OF THIS ADDICTION YOU DO WHAT
YOU CAN TO KEEP THINGS AFLOAT.

DID YOU ALSO GAMBLE
YOUR CLIENTS' FUNDS IN LAS VEGAS
"TO KEEP THINGS AFLOAT"?

ONLY AT THE VERY END.
I WAS TRYING TO DIG OUT FROM
A STRING OF LOSSES AT THE TRACK.

IT WAS YOUR TRIP TO LAS VEGAS
THAT WIPED OUT THE FINANCES
OF SAM CARTER AND HIS WIFE,

CAUSING HER TO HAVE
A FATAL HEART ATTACK,
WASN'T IT?

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.
CALLS FOR SPECULATION.

AND IT'S PREJUDICIAL
UNDER 352.

COUNSELOR, YOU CAN DO
BETTER THAN THAT.

SUSTAINED ON ALL COUNTS.

WHEN YOU WERE IN LAS VEGAS, SIR,
DID YOU STAY IN
A $2,500-A-NIGHT PENTHOUSE...

BIGGER THAN MOST
OF YOUR CLIENTS' HOMES?

IT WAS COMPED. I SPENT
MOST OF MY TIME IN THE CASINO.

I WAS PROBABLY ONLY IN THAT ROOM
LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE A SHOWER.

WERE YOU ALSO FETED
DURING YOUR STAY IN LAS VEGAS...

WITH CHAMPAGNE
AND EXPENSIVE MEALS?

THE HOTELS DO THAT
FOR HIGH ROLLERS.

BUT UNDERSTAND,
NONE OF THAT STUFF
MATTERED TO ME.

ALL I WAS LOOKING FOR...

WAS A WIN...

BIG ENOUGH
TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.

THE DEVIL MADE YOU DO IT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT THE JURY
TO BELIEVE, MR. GALBRAITH?

BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL WIN BIG
HERE IN THIS COURTROOM.

WITHDRAWN.
NOTHING FURTHER.

BEEN BEGGING TO HAVE
THIS DOOR FIXED FOR MONTHS.

NEVER WORK
FOR THE GOVERNMENT, FELLAS.
IT'S THANKLESS.

OH, I'M SURE
IT HAS ITS PERKS,
MIRIAM.

APPRECIATE YOU
COMING OVER LIKE THIS.

- HAVE I FORMALLY INTRODUCED YOU GUYS TO MARK WASHINGTON?
- - GOOD TO MEET YOU.

I SEE YOU
AROUND THE COURTHOUSE.
GOOD TO MEET YOU BOTH.

I DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS MARK,
BUT WE CONSIDER HIM ONE OF
THE BRIGHTEST RECRUITS IN YEARS.

AVEDON.

AVEDON.

HERE IT IS.

MMM.

DEAD GIRL...

FOUND NUDE.

EVIDENCE OF DRUGS.

SEMEN LINKING
YOUR YOUNG MAN...

WHO, I MIGHT ADD,
MY NIECES ADORE.

THEY WOULDN'T DREAM OF
MISSING ONE OF HIS SHOWS.

CLIENT'S GOT QUITE A FUTURE.

HAVE WE DISCUSSED
THE ISSUE OF RAPE?

UNLAWFUL SEX, MAYBE,
BUT NOT RAPE.

WHICH KNOCKS OUT
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME
YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT ANYWAY.

YOU KNOW ME, TEDDY.

I WORK FOR THE STATE.
THIS FILE GOES AWAY,
ANOTHER ONE COMES DOWN THE PIKE.

IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME.

BUT MY BOSS,
ON THE OTHER HAND...

YOUR BOSS
HAS A BLOODY NOSE.

POLICE BROUGHT HIM
EVIDENCE AGAINST AVEDON
HE COULDN'T IGNORE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW,
PROSECUTING A POPULAR KID
LIKE NEIL,

HIGH-PROFILE CASE
THIS CLOSE TO AN ELECTION,

FACING TED HOFFMAN AGAIN...

IN THIS TOWN...

THERE COULD BE OTHER OPTIONS.

DROP THE CHARGES
AGAINST MY CLIENT,

SQUARE IT WITH POLSON
DOWN THE ROAD.

TRY THIS.

DRUGS WERE INVOLVED,
EXPERIMENTAL SEX.

IT'S POSSIBLE THERE WAS
NO INTENT, NO PREMEDITATION.

THINGS JUST GOT OUT OF HAND.

I CAN'T POSSIBLY DIVINE
WHAT'S IN MY BOSS'S HEAD,

BUT, UM, INVOLUNTARY MAN
SOUNDS IN THE BALLPARK.

MIRIAM, YOU INSULT ME.

COME ON, TEDDY.
HE'S A YOUNG KID.

DO HIM GOOD
TO STAY PUT FOR A WHILE,
TAKE STOCK OF HIS LIFE.

EXCEPT HE'S INNOCENT.

NOW YOU INSULT ME.

THE LAST THING
I'D EVER WANT OR INTEND.

WE'D BETTER LEAVE...

BEFORE I DO YOU
ANY MORE EMOTIONAL DAMAGE.

SEE YOU IN COURT, FELLAS.

I REALIZE SHE BROUGHT US IN
TO SEE IF WE BELIEVE
IN OUR GUY,

BUT, TED, I THINK GRASSO
ACTUALLY WANTED TO DEAL.

NOT ON YOUR LIFE.
NO, I THINK SHE REALIZES
HER CASE IS SHAKY.

I HONESTLY BELIEVE
SHE'S SCARED.

HER BOSS IS SCARED.

HE'S GOT A POLITICAL CAREER.

MIRIAM GRASSO'S A LIFER.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE BUT THIS JOB.

IF YOU THINK
THAT SWEET, HELPFUL LADY...

WAS REALLY TRYING TO SELL
THE DEAL HER BOSS WAS FLOATING,

I HAVEN'T
TAUGHT YOU ANYTHING.

THIS IS WAR,

AND MIRIAM LIVES FOR IT.

SHE WANTS AVEDON
FOR MURDER ONE,

AND SHE THINKS
SHE CAN GET HIM.

IF WE HAD DEALT IN THERE,
SHE'D NEVER HAVE FORGIVEN ME.

GOING BACK OVER
THE CRIME SCENE.

AND I'M ALREADY
INTO A MOTION FOR DISCOVERY
ON THE FORENSICS...

BLOOD, FIBER,
HAIR ABOVE
AND BELOW THE WAIST.

WE'RE GOING WITH KINCAID'S
OUTFIT IN WESTWOOD
FOR THE LAB ON FIBER?

WORKED FOR US
ON THE ANSELMO CASE.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
RICHARD CROSS IS HERE
WITH JULIE COSTELLO.

I'VE INSTALLED THEM
IN YOUR OFFICE.
YEAH.

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING
TO DRINK, JULIE?
A GLASS OF WATER?

NO, I'M FINE.

RICHARD?

NO.

SO, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

JULIE FOUND
HER SISTER'S DIARY
TODAY.

- HOW'D THE POLICE MISS IT?
- MY CAR WAS BEING DETAILED...

WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN.

JULIE WENT
INTO THE TRUNK
TO CHANGE A C.D.

SHE FOUND THE DIARY.
SHE PHONED ME, VERY UPSET.
SHE BROUGHT IT TO ME.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE
THE THINGS THAT WERE IN IT.

JESSICA WRITES ABOUT
HER EXPERIENCE...

WITH SEX AND DRUGS...

AT A LEVEL OF...

DEPRAVITY THAT, UH...

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS,
I WAS SHOCKED.

AND HEARTBROKEN.
WE BOTH WERE.

MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS,

YOU SHOULD SEE THIS.

OF COURSE, I MADE COPIES
FOR SAFEKEEPING.

HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED IT?

SHE LIVED WITH ME.

JULIE, WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS.
DON'T BLAME YOURSELF.

I HAVEN'T BEEN MUCH
OF A ROLE MODEL.

THESE APPEAR TO BE MEN
OF SOME SOCIAL PROMINENCE.

THEY'RE ALL
IN YOUR ROLODEX, TEDDY.
EVERY ONE OF THEM.

AGENTS, STUDIO GUYS,

POLITICAL TYPES.

"WITH G.B. IN HIS
GOLD RANGE ROVER."

GARY BLONDO. AM I RIGHT?
THERE'S DRUGS ON EVERY PAGE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TAKE IT TO THE POLICE?
I DON'T TRUST THE POLICE.

HONEY, THIS IS
JUST UPSETTING YOU.

LET ME TALK
TO TED ALONE.
OKAY? COME ON.

LOUIS WILL GET YOU SOME TEA
OR WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE.

I'LL MEET YOU OUTSIDE. OKAY?

TEDDY,

I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT...

DOESN'T THIS CAST
REASONABLE DOUBT FOR NEIL?

ONE COULD CERTAINLY
MAKE THAT ARGUMENT.

FOR ALL WE KNOW, JESSICA
WAS PLANNING ON BLACKMAILING
ONE OF THESE MEN,

NONE OF WHOM COULD AFFORD
TO HAVE THESE REVELATIONS...
MADE PUBLIC.

THAT'S A PRETTY
POWERFUL MOTIVE.

AS I SAID,
AN ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE.

THE DIARY WOULD HAVE TO BE
ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE FIRST.

WHICH WOULD CREATE
REASONABLE DOUBT FOR NEIL.

BUT IT CUTS BOTH WAYS.

THE DIARY
COULD ALSO HURT HIM.

UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU SUBMIT IT TO THE COURT
UNDER SEAL.

ARE YOU ALSO A DOCTOR,
RICHARD?

BECAUSE I GOT A SLIPPED DISK
THAT'S BEEN KILLING ME.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SO I'M MEDDLING.

BUT, TEDDY, WHEN I SEE NEIL
BEHIND BARS,

I KNOW IN MY HEART
THAT THIS KID IS INNOCENT.

AND WITH THIS DIARY,
I KNOW YOU HAVE
A WINNABLE CASE.

I WOULD NOT HAVE
PUT UP HIS BAIL OTHERWISE.

- EXCUSE ME?
- I PUT UP THE MILLION
FOR NEIL'S BOND.

MY PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON IT
RIGHT NOW.

HE SHOULD BE OUT BY, UH...
WELL, AFTER DINNER.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S NICE,
RICHARD?

THE INTEREST THAT YOU TAKE
IN THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.

JESSICA, NEIL,

JULIE.

I DON'T WANT
TO KEEP JULIE WAITING.

THANK YOU, TEDDY.

CHRIS, WE'RE GOING TO COUNTY.
RICHARD CROSS JUST PUT UP BOND.

HE WANTED
TO SEE YOUR FACE
WHEN HE TOLD YOU.

HE ALSO BROUGHT A GIFT...
JESSICA COSTELLO'S DIARY.

TEN COPIES, JUSTINE.
BREAK IT DOWN FOR EVERYONE.

LET'S AUTHENTICATE THIS
SO WE KNOW IF THESE
ARE A YOUNG GIRL'S FANTASIES...

OR SOMETHING WE CAN USE.

THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING
INITIALS IN THERE.
RATTLE SOME CAGES.

WHEN CHARLES GALBRAITH
BECAME A PSYCHIATRIC
PATIENT OF YOURS,

YOU DIAGNOSED HIM
AS A PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLER,
DID YOU NOT?

THAT'S CORRECT. THE TYPICAL
COURSE OF THE PATHOLOGY PROCEEDS
THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT PHASES.

MR. GALBRAITH
WAS A PHASE THREE.

COULD YOU
DESCRIBE THESE PHASES
FOR THE COURT?

THE WINNING PHASE,
THE LOSING PHASE,

THE DESPERATION PHASE
AND GIVING UP.

- SO, MR. GALBRAITH
WAS IN THE DESPERATION PHASE?
- RIGHT.

THAT'S WHEN THE PATIENT
CROSSES THE LINE,

STARTING TO DO THINGS
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
PREVIOUSLY UNIMAGINABLE,

SUCH AS STEALING,
WRITING BAD CHECKS...

AND OTHER SUCH
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.

IN YOUR EXPERIENCE,

IS A PHASE-THREE
PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLER
COGNIZANT OF WRONGDOING?

VARIES.

GENERALLY, THE PATIENT BELIEVES
HE IS ONE WINNING STREAK AWAY
FROM SOLVING HIS PROBLEMS.

HE VIEWS AN EVENT
SUCH AS THEFT, FOR EXAMPLE,

AS A SHORT-TERM LOAN...

WHICH HE HAS EVERY INTENTION
OF REPAYING.

- DR. O'CONNER, DO YOU RECOGNIZE
THIS TRANSACTION LEDGER?
- IT BELONGS TO MR. GALBRAITH.

- I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THIS
AS DEFENSE EXHIBIT "C."
- SO ENTERED.

DOCTOR, WHEN DID YOU
SEE THIS LEDGER?

MR. GALBRAITH BROUGHT IT
TO ONE OF OUR INITIAL
THERAPY SESSIONS.

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF THIS BOOK?

IT'S VERY NEARLY DIAGNOSTIC
FOR THE NONVOLITIONAL GAMBLER.

THESE PEOPLE USUALLY
KEEP METICULOUS RECORDS
OF THEIR LOSSES...

IN ANTICIPATION
OF REPAYING THEM
WITH FUTURE WINNINGS.

- WHAT'S HIS PROGNOSIS
FOR RECOVERY?
- EXCELLENT.

HIS POSITIVE OUTLOOK,
EDUCATION AND WORK ETHIC...

PREDISPOSE HIM TOWARD
COMPLETE REHABILITATION.

IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING,
MR. GALBRAITH HAS
A BRILLIANT FINANCIAL MIND.

IF HE'S ALLOWED TO PURSUE
THE JOB OPPORTUNITY
HE'S BEEN OFFERED,

I HAVE NO DOUBT
HE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE ABLE
TO MAKE RESTITUTION,

WHICH IS THERAPEUTIC
IN ITSELF.

YOUR WITNESS.

IS IT YOUR TESTIMONY,
DOCTOR,

THAT MR. GALBRAITH HAD
NO CONTROL OVER HIS ACTIONS?

WHEN A PERSON
IS NONVOLITIONAL,

IT MEANS
HE DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY
TO MAKE CHOICES.

DID HE CHOOSE
TO GET INTO HIS CAR
AND DRIVE TO LAS VEGAS?

DID HE MAKE A CHOICE
TO GAMBLE AWAY $100,000
THAT DIDN'T BELONG TO HIM?

CLINICALLY SPEAKING,
HE DID NOT CHOOSE.

HE WAS DRIVEN
BY HIS COMPULSION.

HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE
FOR AN HOUR OF THERAPY, SIR?

ONE HUNDRED
AND NINETY-FIVE DOLLARS.

ACCORDING TO MR. GALBRAITH'S
FINANCIAL STATEMENT,
HE IS DESTITUTE.

HOW IS IT HE CAN
AFFORD YOUR SERVICES?

MR. GALBRAITH'S ACCOUNT
IS OVER $30,000 IN ARREARS.

SO IF HE'S
CONVICTED OF THIS CRIME
AND SENT TO PRISON,

YOU'D BE UNABLE
TO RECOVER THAT MONEY,
WOULDN'T YOU?

IF I THOUGHT MR. GALBRAITH
WAS A HEALTHY,
FULLY FUNCTIONAL INDIVIDUAL,

I WOULD HAVE BEGUN
COLLECTION PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST HIM A LONG TIME AGO.

BUT GIVEN
HIS REMARKABLE PROGRESS,

I AM CONFIDENT HE WILL MAKE
A COMPLETE RECOVERY,
AND I'LL BE PAID IN FULL.

ASSUMING THAT UNLIKELY EVENT,
WOULD YOU LET MR. GALBRAITH
MANAGE THOSE FUNDS?

- OBJECTION. ARGUMENTATIVE.
- WITHDRAWN.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

- NEIL, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU
AND JESSICA WERE ENGAGED?
- TOTALLY FALSE. GIVE US ROOM.

- DID NEIL SIGN A CONFESSION
THE NIGHT HE WAS ARRESTED?
- PATENTLY, 100% UNTRUE.

HOW DID THEY TREAT YOU
IN JAIL, NEIL?

MR. AVEDON WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
FOR HIS FAIR TREATMENT.

AUSTRALIA LOVES YOU.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY TO YOUR FANS?

UH... ALL I CAN SAY IS
THAT IT'S GREAT TO BE OUT.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE HAVE FAITH THAT OUR SYSTEM
OF JUSTICE WILL BEAR OUT
MR. AVEDON'S COMPLETE INNOCENCE.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- - DID YOU KNOW JESSICA WAS UNDERAGE?

HEY, NEIL! ONE MORE QUESTION!

NEIL!

NEIL!
NEIL! NEIL!

UM, AREN'T WE GOING
BACK TO DR. LESTER'S?

WE'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS
WITH A VERY GOOD REHAB CENTER
IN PASADENA.

I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE
IN THEM.

WELL, CAN DR. LESTER
WORK OUT OF THERE?

YOU KNOW, CAN HE, UM...

CAN HE OVERSEE ME?

I'M NOT SURE GRAHAM LESTER
HAS YOUR BEST INTERESTS
AT HEART, NEIL.

HE'S MY SHRINK.
HE KNOWS ME.

HE ALSO KNOWS RICHARD CROSS.
SO?

NEIL, WE AREN'T SURE
WHY CROSS PUT UP YOUR BAIL,

AND WE DON'T KNOW
THE EXTENT OF HIS CONNECTION
TO GRAHAM LESTER.

I'D JUST AS SOON LIMIT
THE IMPONDERABLES.

ALL RIGHT, WAIT A MINUTE.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE
LOOKING OUT FOR ME. OKAY?

BUT GRAHAM LESTER'S THE ONE
WHO'S BEEN KEEPING ME
IN ONE PIECE.

ALL DUE RESPECT,
YOU'RE STILL ADDICTED
TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

I'M NOT IMPRESSED
WITH HIS WORK.

NO, I FAILED, TED.

OKAY? ME, NOT HIM.

MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE
GOING TO A SHRINK.

IT TAKES TIME...

TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
AND TO HAVE TRUST.

OH, MAN.

I'M IN FOR
THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE.

I CAN'T TAKE ALL THAT
TO A STRANGER.

I CAN'T START OVER NOW.

TEDDY, PLEASE.

PLEASE.

IT'S OKAY, NEIL.

WE'LL GIVE LESTER
ANOTHER SHOT.

LET'S HEAD BACK OUT
TO SANTA MONICA.

I LEFT MY DAUGHTER
AT BREAKFAST.
THIS BETTER BE GOOD.

YOUR CLIENT NEIL AVEDON,
HE'S POUNDING ON MY DOOR AT
2:00 IN THE MORNING LAST NIGHT.

HE WAKES MY WIFE,
HE SCARES MY KIDS,
HE SETS OFF THE ALARM.

I GRAB A HANDGUN
I GOT DURING THE RIOTS.
I NEARLY BLEW HIS HEAD OFF!

- YOU SURE IT WAS NEIL?
- TWENTY MINUTES, I'M TRYING
TO CALM HIM DOWN BY THE POOL.

I'M TELLING YOU, TEDDY.
HE'S CRAZY.

BE MORE SPECIFIC, GARY.
WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S ASKING ME
ABOUT JESSICA COSTELLO.
DID I DO JESSICA COSTELLO?

IS HE CRAZY?
A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL,
FOR GOD'S SAKE?

WITH MY WIFE UPSTAIRS...
SHE'S GOT EARS LIKE A BAT...
HE'S ASKING ME THIS.

AND HOW DID YOU ANSWER HIM?

COME ON. I ADMIT
TO LIKING THE WOMEN.

WOMEN. NOT CHILDREN.

I UNDERSTAND FROM SOME QUARTERS
THAT THE COSTELLO GIRL LOOKED...

MATURE FOR HER AGE.

I WOULDN'T KNOW.
I NEVER MET HER.
I SEE.

AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHY NEIL CAME TO YOU
WITH THESE BASELESS QUESTIONS.

OTHER THAN HE'S NUTS?

BETWEEN YOU AND ME,
I'D HAVE GONE STRAIGHT
TO THE POLICE ON THIS.

BUT IT SO HAPPENS MY STUDIO
IS ABOUT TO RELEASE...

A $70 MILLION PICTURE
STARRING NEIL AVEDON,

AND I DIDN'T THINK
THAT PLAN OF ATTACK
WOULD HELP THE GROSSES!

YOU MADE A WISE CHOICE.

I'LL SPEAK TO MY CLIENT.

PLEASE, I DON'T WANT HIM
NEAR MY FAMILY AGAIN.

YOU WON'T HAVE
ANY MORE TROUBLE WITH HIM.
YOU HAVE MY WORD.

MORNING, MR. HOFFMAN.

LOUIS, ANYBODY WANTS ME,
I'LL BE AT GRAHAM LESTER'S.

MR. HOFFMAN.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

CAN I CREDIT YOU
WITH BASELINE COMPETENCE?

DO YOU KNOW NEIL
WAS OFF GROUNDS LAST NIGHT?

I DO, AND I'VE TAKEN STEPS
TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

ON THE OTHER HAND,
THIS IS NOT A PRISON.
THIS IS A CARE FACILITY.

WITH NO LOCKDOWN.
THAT'S CORRECT.

MY GOD,
THE CONTINENT TILTS.

EVERY QUACK WITH A DIPLOMA
ROLLS OUT HERE
AND GETS AN OCEAN VIEW.

ON THE OFF CHANCE
THAT YOU'RE MYOPIC,
MR. HOFFMAN,

LET ME ACQUAINT YOU
WITH MY WALL HANGINGS.

I AM BOARD CERTIFIED BY
BOTH THE AMERICAN COLLEGES
OF INTERNAL MEDICINE...

AND OF PSYCHIATRY.

I AM A TEACHING
CLINICAL PROFESSOR
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF...

AND I CAN NAME FIVE POPES
WHO KILLED PEOPLE.

NEIL'S FIRST FIELD TRIP
IS TO GARY BLONDO'S AT 2:00 A.M.

WHAT RILED HIM, DOCTOR?

ANYTHING NEIL AND I
MAY HAVE DISCUSSED
IS PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.

YOU TOLD HIM
ABOUT JESSICA'S DIARY.

RICHARD CROSS TOLD YOU.
YOU LAID IT OUT FOR NEIL.

YOU'RE DELUSIONAL.

RICHARD CROSS,
TO YOU, TO NEIL.

YOU KNOW,
THERE'S A CLINICAL NAME
FOR THIS LEVEL OF PARANOIA.

YEAH?

WELL, WE'RE BOTH LUCKY THAT
NEIL HARASSED A MAN WHO CAN'T
AFFORD TO GO TO THE POLICE,

OR HE'D BE BACK IN JAIL
RIGHT NOW.

HEY, TEDDY.

DROP BACK IN TO REFUEL?

I'M SORRY.
I SCREWED UP.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT
NEIL CAME TO ME THIS MORNING...

AND TOLD ME THAT
HE'D GONE OUT LAST NIGHT.

AND THAT WOULD BE WHAT?
PROGRESS?

I DIDN'T DO ANY DRUGS, TED.
I'M CLEAN.

YEAH, WELL, YOU HIRED ME
TO DEAL WITH THAT.

AND THIS KIND OF STUFF
DOES NOT MAKE MY JOB EASY.

AT ALL.

NEIL AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
THESE VERY ISSUES... TRUST,
KNOWING WHEN YOU HAVE AN ALLY,

LETTING THEM DO THEIR JOB.

YOU GOT AWAY WITH THIS ONE,
NEIL.

IT HAPPENS AGAIN,
THEY THROW AWAY THE KEY.

I'LL BE GOOD. I SWEAR.

I CALLED THIS MEETING BECAUSE I
WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS JOB
OFFER YOUR CLIENT'S RECEIVED.

THE HAMILTON PIERPONT GROUP,
WHICH IS A HIGHLY REGARDED
INVESTMENT HOUSE,

HAS OFFERED MR. GALBRAITH
A POSITION AND SALARY
OF $300,000 PER YEAR,

90% OF WHICH HE WILL
PAY AS RESTITUTION
TO HIS VICTIMS.

THIS PREDATOR WORKING
IN AN INVESTMENT HOUSE?

MAYBE THE RAPIST
I JUST CONVICTED...

SHOULD DO HIS TIME
COUNSELING GIRLS
AT A SLEEPAWAY CAMP.

MR. GALBRAITH
WILL NOT BE HANDLING FUNDS...

OR BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED
IN THE TRANSACTION SIDE.

HIS SOLE FUNCTION
WILL BE AS A MARKET ANALYST.

THE IMPORTANT THING, YOUR HONOR,
IS THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO
PAY THESE PEOPLE SOMETHING.

I SPOKE TO THE C.E.O.
OF HAMILTON PIERPONT
THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE SO EAGER
TO HAVE MR. GALBRAITH'S
EXPERTISE ON BOARD,

THEY'LL MATCH
HIS RESTITUTION PAYMENTS
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.

YOUR HONOR, ARE WE FORGETTING
THAT A SERIOUS CRIME
HAS BEEN COMMITTED HERE?

NO, BUT IN OUR ZEAL
TO SEE THAT THIS CRIME
DOESN'T GO UNPUNISHED,

I DON'T WANT THE VICTIMS
TO BE PUNISHED ANY MORE
THAN THEY ALREADY HAVE BEEN.

NOW, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN'T
WORK OUT A PLEA HERE
THAT WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE.

NO DEAL, JULIO.
WE DON'T THINK
YOU'VE MADE YOUR CASE.

AND OUR CLIENT
HAS MADE A VERY REAL
SHOW OF CONTRITION...

THAT'S GONNA WEIGH HEAVILY
WITH THE JURY.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE JURY'S
GONNA THINK?

FROM WHAT? EXAMINING
THE ENTRAILS OF PIGEONS?

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET YOU FIVE.
BUT I'LL HAVE TO GO
TO MIRIAM GRASSO.

WHO KNOWS IF THERE'LL STILL BE
A JOB FOR HIM IN FIVE YEARS?

I'M NOT AS CONFIDENT
ABOUT THIS JOB AS YOU ARE.

HOW DO I KNOW HE WON'T SLIP
AND ALL THIS RESTITUTION
ENDS UP ON TEN THE HARD WAY?

I THINK WE'D ACCEPT SOME
CONDITIONS TO PROBATION.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
THAT WORD AGAIN, ARNOLD.
HE'S GOTTA DO TIME.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.
15 YEARS OLD, OVER 20 MEN.
AND THAT'S JUST L.A.

WHEN I WAS HER AGE,
I WAS STILL TRYING TO
NEGOTIATE MY HAND...

UNDER TINA GLUCKSTERN'S
BRA STRAP.

YOU EVER SUCCEED?

THE RED TABS ARE NEIL?

OVER A DOZEN
SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS
WITH JESSICA.

EXPLAINING THAT AWAY
IS NOT GONNA BE
A WALK IN THE PARK.

THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT THERE'S NOTHING
KINKY OR COERCED.

GRASSO'S GONNA
MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT
THIS THING IS HEARSAY.

GRASSO MAY NEVER SEE IT.

BUT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THIS
TO THE OTHER SIDE.

RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY.

WE ONLY HAVE TO SUBMIT IT
IF WE USE IT AS EVIDENCE,

AND I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO
OR CAN.

IF OUR GRAPHOLOGIST
AUTHENTICATES THE DIARY,

THAT AND AN AFFIDAVIT
FROM THE SISTER SHOULD BE
ENOUGH TO GET IT ADMITTED.

THIS IS GONNA HURT NEIL.
HE'S IN THERE.

BUT SO ARE A WHOLE SLEW
OF OTHER MEN WHO HAVE A LOT
MORE MOTIVE TO KILL HER.

THAT'S REASONABLE DOUBT,
TED.

EITHER OF YOU NOTICE
THE ONLY TWO GUYS MENTIONED...

WITH WHOM YOUNG JESSICA
DIDN'T HAVE SEX?

RICHARD CROSS.

AND GRAHAM LESTER.

WELL, THEY'RE
EITHER SAINTS, HOMOS,
OR SOMETHING'S OUT OF WHACK.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT SAINTS.

I DON'T WANNA LET THIS THING OUT
TILL WE UNDERSTAND
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.

YEAH.

JOYCE LEVINE CALLED ME.

SHE SAID EVERY MARRIED MAN
ON THE WEST SIDE
IS IN A PANIC...

OVER A DIARY
JESSICA COSTELLO KEPT.

I THOUGHT
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THIS STUFF.

I DON'T, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE
WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
NOTHING ELSE BUT.

WELL, ALL I CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT THIS DIARY...

IS THAT IF IT AUTHENTICATES,
AND I THINK IT WILL,

THERE'LL BE
A LOT OF SWEATY PALMS
ON THE WEST SIDE.

GOOD.
THEY DESERVE IT.

THEY MAY DESERVE IT,
BUT NEIL'S THE ONE
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I'M
HAVING A HARD TIME GENERATING
A LOT OF SYMPATHY FOR HIM.

DAVE BLALOCK ALWAYS SAYS...

IF YOU LEAVE A GUILTY SUSPECT
ALONE IN AN INTERROGATION ROOM
HE FALLS ASLEEP,

BUT IF HE'S INNOCENT,
HE BOUNCES OFF THE WALLS.

NEIL AVEDON
IS BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS.

MAYBE NEIL AVEDON'S
BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS...

BECAUSE HE'S A DRUNK
AND A COKEHEAD.

MEANING YOU DON'T
BUY THE THEORY.

HERE'S MY THEORY, TED.

IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF IT WAS NEIL AVEDON
WHO KILLED THAT GIRL...

OR RICHARD CROSS...

OR FROSTY THE SNOWMAN.

SHE WAS A 15-YEAR-OLD CHILD.

THEY PLIED HER WITH DRUGS
IN RETURN FOR SEX,

AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT IT,
IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY I WANNA
KILL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

I UNDERSTAND.
NO, YOU DON'T.

AND DON'T PATRONIZE ME.

I'M NOT.

I JUST DON'T LIKE COMING HOME
AND GETTING LECTURED SIDEWAYS...

ON WHY I SHOULDN'T BE
REPRESENTING NEIL AVEDON.

I'M NOT SAYING
YOU SHOULDN'T REPRESENT HIM.
MAYBE NOT IN SO MANY WORDS.

BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

TED, TRY TO THINK
FOR A MINUTE LIKE A PARENT
INSTEAD OF A LAWYER.

NEIL AVEDON'S
YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE.

HE'S SEXY, HE'S COMPELLING,

AND EVERY YOUNG GIRL
UNDER THE AGE OF 25,
INCLUDING YOUR DAUGHTER,

THINKS HE'S NO WORSE
THAN A CUTE LITTLE BAD BOY
THEY CAN TAKE HOME AND MOTHER.

NO ONE WANTS TO ADMIT...

HE'S A DRUG-ADDICTED SOCIOPATH
CAPABLE OF MURDER.

SO IF YOU WANT TO REPRESENT HIM,
BE MY GUEST.

BUT DON'T TRY AND SELL ME
THE PARTY LINE THAT HE'S
SOME POOR, MISUNDERSTOOD KID...

WHO NEVER GOT A BREAK.

'CAUSE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED
HE'S GUILTY OF MURDER,

WHETHER HE ACTUALLY
STRANGLED HER OR NOT.

THE IDEA OF PROBATION
IS ABSOLUTELY OFFENSIVE.

YOU'LL GET YOUR TURN,
MR. SALAZAR.
LET HIM FINISH.

FURTHER, MR. GALBRAITH WILL
AGREE TO A MONITORED HOUSE
ARREST WHEN NOT WORKING...

AND WOULD WEAR
AN ELECTRONIC
ANKLE TRANSMITTER.

WHAT KIND OF A MESSAGE
DOES THIS SEND?

AFTER WHAT THE DEFENDANT
HAS DONE, HE SHOULD BE MADE
AN EXAMPLE OF AS A DETERRENT.

THE PEOPLE ARE OPPOSED
TO ANYTHING LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

LET'S LEAVE THE PEOPLE
OUT OF THIS FOR THE MOMENT,
MR. SALAZAR.

TRY TO PUT YOURSELF
30 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD...

TO A TIME WHEN
YOUR YUPPIE INCOME STREAM
HAS SHRIVELED UP,

ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER
PART OF YOUR BODY.

NOW, IF YOU MEDITATE
ON THOSE REALITIES
FOR A MOMENT,

I THINK THE PEOPLE WILL SEE
THE WISDOM OF A SENTENCE LIKE
THE ONE MR. SPIVAK PROPOSES.

AGAIN, I CAN'T
THANK YOU ENOUGH.

NOT ONLY AM I GONNA PAY
THE MONEY I OWE THE FIRM
A.S.A.P.,

WHICH YOU'VE BEEN
VERY PATIENT ABOUT,
BY THE WAY,

DON'T BE SHY ABOUT COMING
TO ME FOR FINANCIAL ADVICE,
FREE OF CHARGE.

IF YOU GET IN ON
THE GROUND FLOOR OF SOME OF
THE OPPORTUNITIES OUT TH...

I BROUGHT THIS WITH ME
EVERY DAY...

THINKING IF JUSTICE
WAS NOT DONE IN THAT COURTROOM,

I'D HANDLE IT MYSELF.

WELL, JUSTICE WAS NOT DONE.
SIR, YOU DON'T
WANT TO DO THIS.

- GIVE ME THE GUN.
- GET AWAY!

YOU STOLE EVERYTHING WE HAD.

MY WIFE WAS SO SCARED
OF BEING OLD...

AND NOT ABLE TO PAY HER WAY,

IT KILLED HER!

WHAT'S THE PRICE
YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT?

NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OUT
TO RESTAURANTS FOR A WHILE.

- MR. CARTER, PLEASE...
- I'VE HEARD ENOUGH WORDS.

FROM YOU,
FROM YOUR LAWYERS.

WHEN YOU LOOK BACK, DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING TO BE PROUD OF
WHAT YOU DID IN THAT COURTROOM?

MAKING YOURSELVES
A LITTLE RICHER...

BY HELPING THIS KIND OF MAN
GET AWAY WITH WHAT HE DID...

AND CALLING IT JUSTICE?

THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN YOU WERE JUDGED
BY THE WAY YOU LIVED,

AND NOT BY THE WORDS
YOU COULD STRING TOGETHER.

BUT NONE OF YOU
WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT.

THAT'S WHY I'M NOT
GONNA BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF.

YOU'RE NOT WORTH RUINING
THE GOOD NAME IT TOOK ME
A LIFETIME TO EARN.

SHAME ON ALL OF YOU.

LOUIS?
A MELISSA,
NO LAST NAME.

SHE WAS SITTING THERE
WHEN I GOT BACK
FROM THE COPY MACHINE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE GOT IN,
BUT SHE SAYS SHE ISN'T MOVING,

SO I'M NOT.

MISS, IS THERE ANY REASON WHY
YOU DIDN'T SET AN APPOINTMENT
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?

- I WAS AFRAID
THAT YOU WOULDN'T SEE ME.
- I MAY NOT.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

NEIL AVEDON.

I KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT HIS CASE, BUT I CAN'T
GET IN TO SEE HIM.

THANKS, LOUIS. I'LL BUZZ YOU
IF I NEED ANYTHING.

I'LL NEED YOUR LAST NAME
AND SOME BACKGROUND...

BEFORE I CAN PUT YOU
ON ANY VISITOR'S LIST
AT THE JAIL.

MELISSA GRIOTTE.

NEIL WILL KNOW ME.
WE'RE, UM... FRIENDS.

FRIENDS OF WHAT NATURE,
MELISSA?

ANYTHING YOU SAY TO HIM
YOU CAN SAY TO ME.

WE SLEEP TOGETHER.

NOTHING MONOGAMOUS,
BUT WE, UM, WE MATTER
TO EACH OTHER.

WE KIND OF GO IN PHASES.

ALL WEEK I'VE BEEN WATCHING
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
ABOUT HIM ON THE NEWS...

THE, UM, THE MURDER,
THE VIOLENT NATURE...

AND I CAN'T IGNORE IT
ANYMORE.

IGNORE WHAT?

THIS GIRL.
THIS, UH, JESSICA COSTELLO.

- SHE WAS STRANGLED
TO DEATH, RIGHT?
- THAT'S CORRECT.

WELL, HE TRIED
TO STRANGLE ME TOO...
IN BED.

HE SAID IT WOULD
LEAD TO A...

I'M EMBARRASSED.

TO A BETTER ORGASM.

IT HAPPENED
MORE THAN ONCE.

AND I'M TO TAKE YOUR WORD
BASED ON YOUR PROFOUND
FRIENDSHIP WITH MR. AVEDON?

IS THAT IT?

OR YOU COULD LOOK AT THIS.

THE LAST TIME
WE WERE TOGETHER.

NEIL AVEDON
STRANGLING ME.

DO YOU MAKE A PRACTICE
OF FILMING YOURSELF
HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE?

NEIL INSISTED.

LOOK,

I HAVE GONE THROUGH
A LOT OF EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
OVER WHAT HE'S MADE ME DO,

AND DONE TO ME.

PAIN AND SUFFERING,
I IMAGINE.

I'VE HAD TO CONSULT
A FEW DOCTORS.

MY SYMPATHIES.

I SUGGEST YOU TAKE THIS TAPE
DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE.

EXCUSE ME?

FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND,
I CAN LOSE THIS.

VIDEOS CAN BE DOCTORED.

WATCH THE TAPE,
MR. HOFFMAN,

AND THEN YOU TELL ME THAT.

MM-MMM. MM-MMM. NO.
DON'T PUT YOUR HANDS
AROUND MY NECK.

IT'S TOO SCARY.

I WON'T DO IT HARD.

COME ON. TRUST ME.

IT'S OKAY.
NEIL, DON'T!

SHH.
DON'T!

IT'S OKAY.
STOP.

SHH.

SHH!

I'LL SAVE YOU THE SUSPENSE.

I SURVIVED.

A HUNDRED THOUSAND PUTS THIS
IN YOUR PRIVATE COLLECTION.

TWELVE HOURS.
THEN IT GOES ON THE BLOCK.

I JUST DON'T LIKE IT.

WHEN I SEE CONTEMPT
IN AN OLD MAN'S EYES
WHEN HE LOOKS AT ME,

I DON'T LIKE
FEELING HE'S RIGHT.

ARNOLD, WE GOT OUR GUY
THE BEST DEAL WE COULD.
MMM.

LAST I HEARD,
THAT'S WHY HOFFMAN
SIGNS OUR CHECKS.

I GOTTA BE CAREFUL ABOUT
BEING SO GOAL-ORIENTED
AND TASK-ORIENTED...

THAT IT TAKES AN OLD MAN
WITH HERRING BREATH
AND A BROKEN HEART...

TO REMIND ME MY ACTIONS
HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

WOULD HIS HEART
HAVE BEEN ANY LESS BROKEN...

IF CHARLES GALBRAITH
HAD ENDED UP IN A PRISON CELL
INSTEAD OF AN ANKLE BRACELET?

LISA, DO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
NO REMORSE OR AMBIVALENCE
ABOUT WHAT WE DID TODAY?

I ACKNOWLEDGE SOME REMORSE.
SURE, I DO.

- IS THIS GOING ON MUCH LONGER?
- HI, TED.

SMALL POSTMORTEM
ON GALBRAITH.

I HEARD ABOUT
YOUR SHARED AMBIVALENCE.

- WE GOT HIM A GOOD DEAL, TED.
- I APPLAUD THE PLEA ARRANGEMENT.

IT'S THE MORAL
TEMPERATURE-TAKING...

THAT ISN'T WORTH
THE LIGHT BILL.

I WAS SIMPLY SAYING, AS A MATTER
OF PERSONAL SELF-AWARENESS,
I NEED TO AVOID TUNNEL VISION.

DON'T GET ADDICTED
TO REMORSE.

IT'S CONTEMPTIBLE
IN A LAWYER.

THE WORLD DOES NOT
REVOLVE AROUND YOU.

YOUR BEHAVIOR IS NOT
ITS MORAL CENTER.

SOMEDAY SOMEONE
MAY SIT IN JUDGMENT ON
THIS LEGAL SYSTEM...

AND SAY
IT COULD HAVE BEEN FAIRER
OR MORE COMPASSIONATE...

OR MORE RESPONSIVE
TO SOCIAL NEED.

MAYBE IT'LL BE ME.

BUT NOT WHILE I'M
A CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER.

WHILE I'M A LAWYER,
I'M GONNA DEFEND
MY CLIENTS...

BECAUSE IT'S
THE JOB I CHOSE,

AND I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE...
WHICH MAY BE
SELF-DECEIVING...

THAT THE ONLY SYSTEM
WORSE THAN THIS ONE...

IS EVERY OTHER ONE
I'VE EVER STUDIED.

WHAT I'M NOT GONNA DO
IS BE A LAWYER BY DAY...

AND THEN SCRATCH THE SCABS
ON MY CONSCIENCE...

BY PRETENDING TO BE
A MORAL PATHFINDER BY NIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW
IF CHARLES GALBRAITH GOT
WHAT'S COMING TO HIM.

IF HE DIDN'T,

MAYBE HE'LL GET
PROSTATE CANCER
AND THAT'LL EVEN THE SCORE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS KID
I'M DEFENDING
IS GUILTY OR INNOCENT,

AND I DON'T NEED TO KNOW
TO DO MY JOB.

THAT'S ALL
WE ARE HERE TO DO.

AND IF WE DO IT RIGHT,
THAT'S ENOUGH.

SEE, THAT'S WHERE
I HAVE TO JUMP IN
WITH A POSSIBLE DISAGREEMENT.

MAKE YOURSELVES A PROMISE.

EVERY TIME YOU WANNA HAVE
ONE OF THESE CONVERSATIONS,

FIND A DEFENDANT
WHO CAN'T AFFORD US.

WORK FOR HIM PRO BONO.

THAT'S ELECTRICITY
I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR.