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ALL THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO A SINGLE PERPETRATOR WHO KNEW THE VICTIM...

AND HAD ROUGH SEX WITH HER PRIOR TO HER MURDER.

I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR BURDEN.

MR. AVEDON, YOUR CASE IS BOUND OVER TO THE SUPERIOR COURT.

MY NAME IS BEVERLY NICHOLS. I'D LIKE TO SEE MR. HOFFMAN.

I HAVE INFORMATION RICHARD CROSS IS INNOCENT.

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

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

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

HE SAID HE'D KILL ME IF I EVER SAW HIM AGAIN.

HOW ABOUT HE'S GOT A VIDEO OF BEVERLY AND HER HUSBAND GETTIN' IT ON WITH A JOHN?

THAT PRETTY MUCH BLOWS RICHARD CROSS'S ALIBI ALL TO HELL.

DAVIE.

- OCCUR TO YOU BLALOCK MIGHT HAVE KNOWN THE SHOOTER? - MAKES SENSE.

DID YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DOING WITH GARY BLONDO?

- WHY DON'T YOU GO TALK TO MR. BLONDO? - WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.

WILL YOU DO SOME WORK FOR ME? I OWE YOU, AND I OWED DAVIE. I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU NEED.

YOU WALK IN A FEW MINUTES AGO, YOU SEE ME, YOU HEAD FOR THE MEN'S ROOM...

SO I WON'T REALIZE YOU'RE GARY BLONDO'S LUNCH DATE.

YOU PEEK OUT, YOU SEE ME ABOUT TO LEAVE. YOU GOTTA COME OUT AND LET ME SEE YOU.

LIKE 90% OF YOU WANTS TO BE CAREFUL,

AND 10% WANTS TO TEMPT FATE.

MY SISTER'S DEAD. YOUR DETECTIVE'S DEAD.

AND I KEEP FEELING THAT THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY TERRIBLE GOING ON,

AND I CAN'T SEE IT THROUGH THE PILLOW.

MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLE GOING ON.

WE TURN NOW TO LOS ANGELES AND THE GOLDILOCKS MURDER CASE,

WHERE REVERSALS SEEMED TO HAVE AFFLICTED THE FORTUNES OF DEFENDANT NEIL AVEDON.

WITH ME TO DISCUSS THESE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS...

IS TRIAL EXPERT DANA BENSON.

DANA, DESPITE HIS NEWLY ACQUIRED SOBRIETY,

AVEDON FINDS HIMSELF BACK IN JAIL.

SHED SOME LIGHT, IF YOU CAN, ON JUDGE ALEXANDER'S REASONS FOR REVOKING HIS BAIL.

- COME TO ME, DEAN. - I WANT YOU.

GOD, I HOPE HE'S NOT SHORT. HONEY, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE SHORT ONES.

VICTIM OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, WHOSE BEST INTERESTS,

AND THAT OF SOCIETY'S, WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY ALLOWING HIM TREATMENT...

AT A COURT-APPROVED REHAB FACILITY.

THEN ALONG COMES THE PRELIMINARY HEARING JUDGE, NATHANIEL ALEXANDER,

WHO SIDES WITH THE PROSECUTION'S ARGUMENT THAT, SOBER OR NOT,

NEIL AVEDON REMAINS A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE IN JAIL.

THE DEFENSE SUFFERED ANOTHER BLOW, DIDN'T THEY,

WITH THE AS YET UNEXPLAINED MURDER OF HOFFMAN'S LONGTIME INVESTIGATOR, DAVID BLALOCK?

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHETHER BLALOCK'S...

EXECUTION-STYLE KILLING WILL HAVE ANY BEARING ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS CASE.

BUT I AM SURE TED HOFFMAN WILL BE TRYING TO PERSUADE A JURY...

THAT BLALOCK WAS GETTING JUST TOO CLOSE TO THE REAL KILLER...

AND GOT MURDERED FOR HIS TROUBLE.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT COMMERCIAL BREAK. PLEASE STAY WITH US.

- GOOD MORNING, MR. HOFFMAN. - MORNING, LILA.

SORRY I'M LATE. LET'S GO.

- GOOD MORNING, ALL. - GOOD MORNING.

BEFORE WE GET UP TO SPEED ON AVEDON, AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

I'VE ASKED RAY VELACEK TO COME ONBOARD FULL-TIME TO DO OUR INVESTIGATIVE WORK.

I THINK YOU'VE ALL SEEN RAY HERE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

HE'S A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE FIRM.

LOUIS HAS MY PAGER NUMBER. STORE'S OPEN 24 HOURS.

SO WHAT DO WE GOT? WE DREW JUDGE MICHAELMAN FOR TRIAL.

I KNOW HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER. SHE HAS FOUR YOUNGER SISTERS.

HE'S GONNA HATE NEIL ON SIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO EXERCISE OUR PEREMPTORY, CHRIS. NO WAY CAN WE DO WORSE.

- THEN TAKE ANOTHER RUN AT BAIL? - MIGHT AS WELL TRY.

WHERE ARE WE WITH GRASSO ON THEIR WITNESS LIST?

ABOUT THE SAME PLACE THEY ARE WITH US ON OURS.

KEEP THE PRESSURE ON. I DON'T WANT RAY TO HAVE TO INTERVIEW 50 PEOPLE THE DAY BEFORE TRIAL.

- WHAT ELSE IS ON THE AGENDA? - JURY EXPERTS.

MARKETING OUR WAY TO A VERDICT.

HAL KLEMMER'S IN FLORIDA ON A DEATH PENALTY. I'VE LINED UP TWO OTHER CONSULTANTS.

- BRING 'EM IN, A.S.A.P. - TED, I PICKED UP - A PRO BONO CASE ON FRIDAY.

A P.D. FELL OUT WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

THEY HAD YOUR NAME ON FILE? PER YOUR SUGGESTION, I PUT MYSELF ON THE LIST.

IT'S A HOMICIDE. MY GUY KILLED SOMEONE IN A BAR FIGHT 17 YEARS AGO.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA NEED TO LOCATE WITNESSES. WORK WITH RAY. HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP.

- YEP. - WE'RE DONE HERE.

TED? RAY VELACEK, ARE YOU SURE HE'S THE ONE WE WANNA BE USING ON THIS?

HE'S CONNECTED. HE HAS EXPERIENCE. WHAT'S YOUR RESERVATION?

HE JUST GOT HERE. DO YOU THINK HE'S READY FOR THIS?

HE'S READY, ARNOLD, AND SO ARE YOU.

YOU'RE THE BEST LEGAL MIND IN THE FIRM.

ON MOTION WORK. THIS IS THE SAME THING, DIFFERENT VENUE.

GO INTO THAT COURTROOM, CONTROL THE JUDGE WITH LAW. MAKE YOUR CASE TO THE JURY.

OKAY. THANKS.

JULIE COSTELLO ON THREE. SOMETHING'S WRONG.

JULIE, IT'S TED.

FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT?

I'M HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU?

911 TO HER APARTMENT, NOW.

JULIE, TALK TO ME.

DON'T HANG UP. YES, I'M CALLING TO REPORT A DRUG OVERDOSE,

POSSIBLY A SUICIDE ATTEMPT AT, UM,

1501 NORTH HAVENHURST, APARTMENT 1-B.

TALK TO ME. NO, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE TOOK.

JULIE, YOU COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN SHE WAS IN DANGER.

MY NAME IS LOUIS HINES.

NONE OF THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

NO, JULIE, DON'T PUT THE PHONE DOWN.

JULIE? PLEASE HURRY.

HOW IS SHE? THEY'RE STILL WORKIN' ON HER.

WHAT KIND OF DRUGS DID YOU HAVE HER LOADED UP ON?

I DID NOT HAVE HER "LOADED UP" ON ANYTHING, AND I RESENT YOUR TONE.

SHE WAS TAKING MODERATE DOSES OF PRESCRIPTION TRANQUILIZERS...

FOR ACUTE ANXIETY SYNDROME...

ALONG WITH SOME MILD SLEEPING PILLS AT NIGHT.

DR. LESTER? SHE'S A VERY LUCKY GIRL.

WE HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING HER RATE BACK UP,

BUT SHE'S OUT OF THE WOODS NOW.

- I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HER OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION. - BY ALL MEANS.

DID YOU GIVE HER A SHOT OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL TO SOAK UP ANY RESIDUAL EFFECTS?

AND A SALINE CATH. THE WORKS.

GOOD. THANK YOU. MM-HMM.

YOU DON'T GIVE JULIE COSTELLO ONE MORE MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION, YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR DEPTH HERE, COUNSELOR.

STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW AND LEAVE THE DOCTORING TO THE DOCTORS.

YOUR "DOCTORING" ALMOST KILLED HER.

YOUR CLIENTS COME TO YOU WHEN THEY'RE IN TROUBLE, MR. HOFFMAN. SO DO MINE.

I CAN'T SAVE EVERY PATIENT ANY MORE THAN YOU CAN WIN EVERY CASE.

GRAHAM? HI. I JUST GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

HI, TEDDY. HOW ARE YOU? HOW'S SHE DOIN'?

IT WAS TOUCH AND GO, BUT SHE'S FINE.

YOU THINK SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY? YEAH.

THANK GOD. SO, WHEN CAN I SEE HER? SHE'S RESTING.

THEY WANT HER TO STAY OVERNIGHT.

WELL, PRIVATE ROOM, NURSES AROUND THE CLOCK, WHATEVER IT TAKES, ALL RIGHT?

TEDDY, IF YOU HADN'T BEEN THERE FOR HER, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WOULD HAVE MADE IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, EXCEPT THANKS.

I KNOW WE ALL SHARE A COMMON CONCERN FOR JULIE'S WELL-BEING.

I WAS OUT HERE ON VACATION.

RIGHT, 1978.

I'M SITTIN' ON A BARSTOOL, MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

THERE WAS THIS GIRL, A REAL CALIFORNIA TYPE.

SHE'S GIVIN' ME THE TIME OF DAY.

I'M THIS 21-YEAR-OLD KID FROM NEW JERSEY AND THIS GIRL IS INTO ME.

MM-HMM. AND THEN? THEN A GUY STARTS NEEDLING ME.

HOW? LOUD, FROM ACROSS THE BAR, IN YOUR FACE?

HE WAS AT THE BILLIARD TABLE, CALLING OVER THE GIRL SHOULDN'T BE WASTIN' HER TIME ON ME,

MAKIN' FUN OF MY BOOTS, MY JERSEY ACCENT.

SO I YELLED BACK AT HIM, LIKE, "GO SCREW YOURSELF," SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT.

NEXT THING I KNOW, HE'S BANGIN' ON MY KIDNEYS WITH A CUE STICK.

SO HE ATTACKED YOU. I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA KILL ME.

SO I GRABBED MY BEER BOTTLE AND CLOBBERED HIM.

HE WENT DOWN.

IT GETS HAZY AFTER THAT. I HEARD SOMEONE SAY, "HE'S DEAD."

I RAN OUT, DROVE STRAIGHT TO LAX, GOT ON A PLANE BACK HOME.

JOINED THE ARMY THE NEXT DAY.

AND 17 YEARS LATER, THE POLICE SHOW UP IN GLENDALE...

AND ARREST YOU FOR THE MURDER OF CARL PASTERNAK.

WE'D JUST SAT DOWN TO DINNER AND THE DOORBELL RANG... ME, MY WIFE, OUR BABY GIRL.

WHY DID YOU MOVE BACK TO CALIFORNIA IN THE FIRST PLACE? YOU HAD TO KNOW IT WAS A RISK?

I TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT FROM THE SERVICE...

TO GET ON WITH A TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY IN JERSEY.

THE COMPANY GOT A CONTRACT IN CULVER CITY. IT WAS MOVE OR STARVE.

AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT IF NO ONE HAD EVER COME AFTER ME TILL NOW, THEY NEVER WOULD.

FOR ALL I KNEW, THE GUY WASN'T EVEN DEAD.

SOME DEAL, HUH?

I CAME HERE TO KEEP MY FAMILY TOGETHER.

I GO TO PRISON NOW, I LOSE MY REASON FOR LIVIN'.

NOT IF WE PUT THIS INCIDENT IN ITS PROPER CONTEXT. HOW? I CONFESSED.

TO A JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE, ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE.

OKAY, IT'S NOT A CRIME. I'LL TALK TO THE D.A., OKAY?

I'LL SEE IF I CAN MAKE THIS THING GO AWAY.

I NEVER SPENT THE NIGHT AWAY FROM MY FAMILY TILL NOW.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU COULD GET ME BAIL?

YOU RAN FROM THE LAW. I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO INSULT YOU BY PRETENDING WHAT I DO IS AN EXACT SCIENCE.

WHAT YOU BUY WHEN YOU BUY ME IS A STRONG STATISTICAL PROBABILITY...

THAT THE JURORS I RECOMMEND WILL LOOK FAVORABLY ON OUR ARGUMENT.

- AND IF THEY DON'T? - I RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE YOUR ARGUMENT.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, AS LONG AS YOU GET THE CLIENT OFF?

I ASSUME YOU USE QUESTIONNAIRES, THE MYERS-BRIGGS PROFILES? EVERYBODY DOES.

WHAT YOU PAY FOR IS MY EXPERIENCE IN INTERPRETING THE DATA.

WHAT'S YOUR RECORD IN COURT?

SIXTEEN WINS AND ONE DEFEAT.

- TELL US ABOUT THE LOSS. - WELL, I SUGGESTED A DEFENSE.

THE ATTORNEY IGNORED IT. AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT, I STAYED ON,

FORMULATED A SHADOW JURY, NOT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THE OUTCOME.

HIS CLIENT PAID THE PENALTY.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CASE GOING SOUTH.

YOU HIRE ME FOR THE TRUTH, GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT.

THE TRUTH IS, THE ATTORNEY BLEW IT.

EVERYONE HAS TWO SETS OF BIASES...

THOSE THEY PRESENT TO THE WORLD,

THOSE THEY LIVE BY BUT CAN'T ADMIT TO, EVEN TO THEMSELVES.

WE'RE ASSUMING THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN.

I CAN PINPOINT THOSE SECONDARY BIASES BY WORKING OFF OF FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS.

BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND,

MY RESULTS CAN GO OUT THE WINDOW ONCE A JURY IS SEATED.

YOU DIDN'T MENTION THAT ON THE PHONE.

THEY GO OUT THE WINDOW WITH ANY CONSULTANT.

PEOPLE CHANGE IN RELATION TO OTHER PEOPLE. A JURY'S DYNAMIC IS ALWAYS FLUID.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR CANDOR, BUT THEN WHAT CAN YOU BRING TO THE TABLE FOR MY CLIENT?

I'VE WORKED UP A METHOD OF PREDICTING, TO A DEGREE,

HOW EACH JUROR WILL ALTER THEIR BEHAVIOR AND OPINIONS ONCE THEY'RE IMPANELED.

I'VE ALSO HAD SOME SUCCESS IN PREDICTING THE ELECTION OF THE FOREMAN.

AND I CAN GATHER DATA ON HOW SEQUESTRATION...

WILL FURTHER CHANGE THE JURY.

WITH THE INTENSE MEDIA COVERAGE THIS CASE HAS ALREADY RECEIVED,

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THE PROSECUTION WILL GO FOR SEQUESTRATION.

YOUR RECORD IS 28 WINS, FOUR LOSSES?

EXPLAIN THE LOSSES.

THREE OF THEM OCCURRED EARLY IN MY CAREER.

I LEARNED MORE FROM THEM THAN FROM ANY OF MY WINS. AND THE FOURTH?

I MADE A MISTAKE AND MISREAD THE JURY.

HOW SOON CAN YOU START?

HERE'S THE ORIGINAL POLICE REPORT.

IF THERE'S WITNESSES OUT THERE, I'LL FIND 'EM.

WELL, PEOPLE MOVE, PEOPLE DIE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IF I CAN'T FIND THEM, NEITHER CAN THE OTHER SIDE.

THAT'S VERY COMFORTING, RAY, BUT I'D LIKE TO GO TO THE D.A...

WITH A LITTLE MORE ARTILLERY THAN THAT.

MR. VELACEK? MR. HOFFMAN'S LOOKING FOR YOU.

THANKS, LILA. FROM NOW ON, IT'S RAY.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. MM-HMM.

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY. OKAY.

UNDER THE CATEGORY "THEORY OF THE CRIME."

HOW I SEE DAVIE BUYING IT.

YOU TELL ME IF I'M IN THE BALLPARK.

DAVIE COMES TO ME, SAYS HE GOT A GUY COMIN' DOWN FROM SONOMA...

WITH A VIDEO OF BEVERLY NICHOLS AND HER HUSBAND GETTING IT ON WITH A JOHN.

I ASK HIM IF THIS TAPE HAS A PRICE TAG.

DAVIE SAYS "NO." THE GUY OWES HIM ONE.

SO, WHERE DOES THE HUNDRED GRAND COME IN?

DAVIE MUST HAVE BEEN AFRAID IF HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE MONEY, I'D PASS ON THE DEAL.

SO HE CALLS GARY BLONDO INSTEAD,

WHO SAYS IF THE TAPE IS AS GOOD AS PROMISED, HE'LL COME UP WITH THE MONEY.

SO DAVIE'S AT THE MOTEL.

CARELLO MEETS HIM THERE WITH THE TAPE TO PROVE HIS INFORMATION'S GOOD.

THE TAPE SHOWS JAKE NICHOLS MAKING LOVE TO HIS WIFE, BEVERLY.

BUT FOR THAT TAPE TO BE WORTH A HUNDRED GRAND AND TWO PEOPLE'S LIVES,

THE OTHER GUY HAD TO HAVE BEEN RICHARD CROSS.

YOUR IDEA BEING THAT RICHARD CROSS WOULDN'T EXACTLY WANT...

THE "INSANELY JEALOUS" HUSBAND FROM HIS ALIBI...

ON VIDEOTAPE HAPPY AS A CLAM IN A THREE-WAY WITH HIS WIFE AND RICHARD CROSS.

EXACTLY.

AND AS SOON AS DAVIE VERIFIES THE TAPE IS AS ADVERTISED,

HE CALLS BLONDO, WHO SENDS HIS BAGMAN,

RUSTY ARNOLD, TO THE MOTEL WITH THE MONEY.

MY GUESS IS RUSTY ARNOLD KILLED THEM BOTH,

TOOK THE TAPE AND THE MONEY.

AND DELIVERED THE TAPE TO RICHARD CROSS. THAT'S THE THEORY.

IF YOU'RE RIGHT, IF RUSTY ARNOLD HIT 'EM BOTH, THE GUY'S A PRO.

THE CASE WILL NEVER MAKE IT. MAYBE NOT.

BUT IF YOU WERE FREDDY CARELLO AND YOU HAD A TAPE...

OF RICHARD CROSS IN A THREE-WAY WITH BEVERLY NICHOLS AND HER HUSBAND,

WOULDN'T YOU MAKE AN INSURANCE COPY BEFORE YOU PUT IT UP FOR SALE?

I'LL GET ON IT.

WORST CASE, WE CAN RATTLE THE CAGE WITH THE RUMOR IT'S OUT THERE.

THEY'LL BE LOOKIN' FOR IT TOO, RAY. BE CAREFUL.

THERE WE GO. NICE BRIEFCASE.

OH, YEAH, THANK YOU. IT'S FROM HERMES. I GOT IT IN PARIS.

BUT IT WAS ON SALE. BIG DISCOUNT. AND WITH THE EXCHANGE RATE...

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, MR. SPIVAK?

AH, THE KYLE NESSEN MATTER, I'D LIKE YOU TO DROP THE CHARGES.

ARE YOU KIDDING? NO WAY.

VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. ELEVEN YEARS. BASED ON WHAT?

YOUR GUY'S PRINTS ON THE BEER BOTTLE, PLUS A LITTLE THING CALLED A CONFESSION.

HE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE. WHY DID HE RUN?

HE PANICKED. HE WAS A KID ALONE IN A STRANGE CITY.

HE REMAINED IN THIS STATE OF PANIC FOR 17 YEARS?

NO. BUT DURING THAT TIME HE LED AN EXEMPLARY LIFE.

HE WAS A GULF WAR HERO. HE HAS A WIFE AND A YOUNG CHILD.

I'M ASKING YOU TO WEIGH THE EQUITIES,

AND THEN ASK YOURSELF WHAT PURPOSE COULD IMPRISONING HIM POSSIBLY SERVE?

MAYBE I COULD SEE MY WAY TO AN INVOL. SIX YEARS, OUT IN THREE AND A HALF WITH GOOD TIME.

THIS OFFER'S GOOD TODAY ONLY. IT'S STILL PRISON.

IT'S STILL HOMICIDE. THERE'S NO PURPOSE TO IT!

HE'S A GOOD MAN. HOW DO YOU REHABILITATE A GOOD MAN?

I DON'T CARE ABOUT REHABILITATING HIM. I CARE ABOUT PUNISHING HIM.

YOUR "GOOD MAN" SMASHED ANOTHER MAN'S SKULL AND KILLED HIM. NOW HE'S GOTTA PAY.

WELL, WE'LL LET THE JURY DECIDE THAT. FINE.

IT WASN'T ON SALE. IT COST $400.

AND MY GUY'S GONNA WALK.

TELL THE COURT, DETECTIVE, WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO ARREST THE DEFENDANT?

DIDN'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY BACK THEN.

WE HAD WITNESSES, DESCRIPTIONS, BUT NOBODY KNEW HIM.

AND WE COULDN'T TRACE THE PRINTS ON THE MURDER WEAPON.

HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO FINALLY LOCATE HIM?

SINCE I'M RETIRING IN A MONTH, I GAVE MY BACK-BURNER CASES ONE LAST SHOT.

I DID A COLD RUN AND SENT THE LATENTS THROUGH A.F.I.S.,

WHICH IS OUR AUTOMATED PRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.

AND WE GOT A HIT FROM THE DEFENDANT'S JOB CLEARANCE I.D.

THAT GAVE US HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,

AND WE TRACED HIM TO HIS JOB IN CULVER CITY.

AND DID HE MATCH THE WITNESSES' DESCRIPTIONS?

YES, DEAD RINGER. A LITTLE LESS HAIR, A FEW MORE WRINKLES.

AND WHEN YOU ARRESTED HIM, HE ADMITTED TO KILLING MR. PASTERNAK, DID HE NOT?

YES. HIS EXACT QUOTE WAS,

"I GUESS I ALWAYS FIGURED ONE DAY THERE'D BE A KNOCK ON THE DOOR."

THANK YOU, DETECTIVE.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE HIT THE VICTIM WITH THE BOTTLE...

AND THEN MR. NESSEN PICKED IT UP, OBSCURING ANY OTHER PRINTS BUT HIS OWN?

OBJECTION. SPECULATION, YOUR HONOR.

I'M NOT SPECULATING. YOU'RE ASKING HIM TO.

IN ADDITION TO ASKING A COMPOUND AND CONFUSING QUESTION, MR. SPIVAK.

I APOLOGIZE TO THE COURT. I'LL, UH... I'LL REPHRASE.

IS IT POSSIBLE SOMEONE ELSE HIT THE VICTIM?

THAT'S NOT WHAT THE WITNESSES' STATEMENTS SAID. IT'S NOT WHAT HE SAID.

OKAY, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE?

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ON THE JOB. ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.

- THAT'S A YES FOR THE RECORD, RIGHT, DETECTIVE? - RIGHT.

DID MR. NESSEN HAVE A LAWYER PRESENT WITH HIM WHEN HE MADE HIS STATEMENT?

NO. BUT HE GOT READ HIS RIGHTS.

YOUR HONOR, COULD YOU ADMONISH THE WITNESS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION WITHOUT EDITORIALIZING?

- JUST A YES OR NO RESPONSE, DETECTIVE. - NO. NO LAWYER PRESENT.

THAT'S ALL, YOUR HONOR.

STEP DOWN. ANYONE ELSE, MS. DREYFUSS?

NO, YOUR HONOR. THE PEOPLE BELIEVE WE'VE ESTABLISHED REASONABLE SUSPICION...

THAT THE DEFENDANT IS GUILTY OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

MR. SPIVAK?

YOUR HONOR, MY CLIENT WAS PROVOKED INTO A BARROOM BRAWL...

IN WHICH HE FELT HIS LIFE WAS THREATENED.

HE STRUCK MR. PASTERNAK IN SELF-DEFENSE AND FLED OUT OF FEAR OF HIS LIFE.

IN THE 17 YEARS SINCE, HE'S LED AN EXEMPLARY LIFE DEDICATED TO SERVING HIS COUNTRY.

MR. NESSEN IS NOT A KILLER. WE DON'T THINK THE PEOPLE HAVE ESTABLISHED CRIMINAL INTENT.

- WE MOVE THIS COURT FOR DISMISSAL. - I'M NOT CONVINCED, MR. SPIVAK.

THE DEFENDANT IS HEREBY BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL IN SUPERIOR COURT.

JUDGE AND DATE TO BE CALENDARED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. NEXT.

I WISH I COULD BE MORE ENCOURAGING ABOUT THE RESULTS.

IF THESE ARE THE FACTS, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM.

TWO AREAS OF PARTICULAR WEAKNESS.

ONE... AND WE CONFIRMED THIS OVER THREE DIFFERENT SHOPPING CENTERS...

YOUNGER WOMEN DON'T TRUST NEIL.

THEY IDENTIFY WITH JESSICA COSTELLO.

POSSIBLY. AND THE OTHER AREA?

WE DID AN ASSOCIATIVE RESPONSE SURVEY...

AND RAN IT ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF POTENTIAL JURORS.

AND ALMOST EVERYONE OF THE RESPONDENTS VISUALIZES NEIL BEHIND BARS.

IT COLORS THEIR PERCEPTION OF HIM AND SKEWS HIM TOWARDS VICTIMIZER INSTEAD OF VICTIM.

DID YOU FIND OUT WHO WE DREW FOR TRIAL?

BORNSTEIN... THE SWAN JUDGE. YOU WANNA MOVE FOR RECUSAL?

WE'D LOSE, AND WE'D ONLY ANTAGONIZE HER.

LET'S SEE HOW SHE TREATS US ON BAIL.

TED. ARNOLD.

RAY VELACEK PHONED WHILE YOU WERE OUT. WHAT'D HE SAY?

ON YOUR WITNESS LIST, TWO ARE DEAD, ONE'S DISAPPEARED.

HERE'S THE LOCATION FOR THE LAST ONE. IT'S A BAR.

RAY SAYS GET THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE GUY FALLS OFF HIS STOOL.

THANKS, LILA. YOU'RE WELCOME.

JULIE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. TEDDY.

YOU WERE DREAMING.

WAS I?

IT FELT MORE LIKE REMEMBERING.

MY THROAT.

HERE.

DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT,

YOUR DREAM?

YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR.

YES, I DO. TELL ME.

I'M AT HOME.

I'M IN MY BED SLEEPING.

I FEEL SOMEONE'S BREATH ON ME.

HE'S OVER ME,

KISSING ME.

I WANNA GET UP,

GET AWAY,

BUT MY BODY WON'T DO WHAT I TELL IT.

WE HAVE SEX.

I'M SO ASHAMED.

WHO IS IT, JULIE?

WHO IS IT IN YOUR DREAM?

GRAHAM... LESTER.

HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU HAD THIS DREAM?

I DON'T KNOW.

GET AWAY FROM MY PATIENT, MR. HOFFMAN.

- I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU. - FINE.

JULIE COSTELLO'S DREAM... AND THAT'S ALL IT IS, A DREAM...

IS A SIMPLE MANIFESTATION OF A GARDEN-VARIETY TRANSFERENCE.

IS THAT THE COVER STORY? NO, THAT'S THE FACT.

SHE'S PROJECTED HER ANXIETIES INTO AN IMAGINARY SCENARIO.

THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL HERE EXCEPT YOUR REACTION TO WHAT YOU HEARD.

DOCTOR, WHATEVER BENT LOGIC ALLOWS YOU TO LIVE WITH YOURSELF, DON'T PUSH IT AT ME.

YOU AND RICHARD CROSS DROVE HER TO THIS.

AND SHE'S ALIVE IN SPITE OF YOU BOTH.

I KNOW YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, BUT ALL I CARE ABOUT IS MAKING HER WELL.

THE WAY YOU CARED ABOUT MAKING NEIL AVEDON WELL?

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA COME AROUND, ARE YOU, MR. HOFFMAN?

NOT IN THIS LIFETIME.

DOCTOR, A NOTE FOR YOU.

UNDER SYMPTOMS FOR JULIE COSTELLO, PUT THE NAME "GRAHAM LESTER."

IGNORE HIM. NO. PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION.

YOU ALLOW HIM ACCESS, AND YOU THREATEN...

NOT ONLY HER EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, BUT VERY LIKELY HER LIFE.

BUT HE'S HER PRIMARY PHYSICIAN.

HE'S HER ENEMY.

ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER, I SWEAR, I'LL COME AFTER BOTH OF YOU.

EXCUSE ME, SIR. IS THAT RON WALTERS?

ANDY, ANOTHER ONE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.

RON WALTERS, ARNOLD SPIVAK. PLEASED TO MEET YOU, SIR.

$3.50. THAT'S OKAY. I GOT THAT.

HERE YOU GO. KEEP THE CHANGE.

MR. WALTERS, I'M AN ATTORNEY.

I REPRESENT KYLE NESSEN. DOES THAT NAME RING A BELL? KYLE WHAT?

NESSEN. KYLE NESSEN.

KYLE NESSEN.

DO YOU REMEMBER A BAR IN HOLLYWOOD CALLED CLEO'S?

YEAH. IT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.

UH, LET ME SEE, BACK IN 19...

NINE YEARS AGO. DO YOU REMEMBER A FIGHT IN CLEO'S...

SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO IN WHICH SOMEONE WAS KILLED?

YEAH. SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.

ANDY?

I'LL GIVE YOU $20 NOT TO DRINK, JUST FOR A MOMENT.

WHEN THE POLICE INTERVIEWED YOU AT THE TIME,

YOU TOLD THEM MR. NESSEN HIT THE VICTIM WITH A BEER BOTTLE.

RIGHT. DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE?

BEFORE WHAT?

COULD YOU VERIFY MR. NESSEN WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF WHEN HE HIT THE OTHER MAN?

SURE. YEAH? DID YOU SEE THE VICTIM SWING THE POOL CUE?

UH, A GUY COMES AT YOU WITH A POOL CUE, YOU GOTTA HIT BACK.

YOU HAD NO CHOICE. NO, NOT ME. MY CLIENT.

RIGHT. THE OTHER GUY.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME? KYLE NESSEN.

CAN I HAVE ANOTHER DRINK NOW?

YOU DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT AT CLEO'S, DO YOU, SIR?

LISTEN, PAL. YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER 20 BUCKS,

I'LL REMEMBER WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO.

YEAH. YOU HAVE A NICE DAY.

ANDY!

- TED, A MOMENT. - I'M ON MY WAY OUT, ARNOLD. MAKE IT FAST.

NORMALLY I WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU, BUT I AM BETWEEN THE PROVERBIAL ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

I HAVE NO RELIABLE WITNESSES, AND THE PROSECUTION'S EVIDENCE IS PRETTY STRONG.

PUT YOUR CLIENT ON THE STAND. LET HIM SELL HIS STORY TO THE JURY.

HE BLOWS IT, HE GOES AWAY FOR 11 YEARS. HIS FAMILY DISINTEGRATES.

THEN CALL MIRIAM GRASSO. CALL GRASSO?

IF THE D.A.'s UNREASONABLE, APPEAL TO HER. SHE'D TAKE MY CALL?

OF COURSE. YOU'RE AN ATTORNEY, AND YOU'VE GOT A CLIENT.

RIGHT. WELL, I'LL CALL HER UP, SET UP A MEETING.

WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU? YOU WON'T NEED ME.

NOBODY KNOWS YOUR FACTS AS WELL AS YOU DO, OR HOW THE LAW APPLIES TO THEM.

MAKE YOUR CASE. SHE WON'T BITE.

YOUR HONOR, PRESENTED WITH THE SAME FACTS,

JUDGE ALEXANDER SAW FIT TO REVOKE BAIL.

THE PEOPLE SUBMIT THAT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING NEW TO JUSTIFY OVERTURNING HIS DECISION.

WITH RESPECT, YOUR HONOR, WE WOULD ARGUE...

THAT THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUFFICIENT GROUNDS FOR GRANTING BAIL.

THE FACT THAT A MAGISTRATE MISUNDERSTOOD THE CRITERIA...

SHOULD NOT PREVENT YOU FROM MAKING A MORE JUST DECISION.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU THINK I'M SMARTER THAN JUDGE ALEXANDER.

I THINK YOUR HONOR RECOGNIZES THAT SOMEONE CHARGED WITH A CRIME...

IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

AND, THEREFORE, MR. AVEDON CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A THREAT TO HIS COMMUNITY...

SIMPLY BECAUSE HE'S CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE.

MOREOVER, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

MY CLIENT HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED HE'S NOT A FLIGHT RISK.

HOW COULD HE BE? HE'S EITHER BEEN IN CUSTODY...

OR IN A DRUG REHAB LOCKDOWN.

WHEN THE VIDEOTAPE DEPICTING HIM AND MELISSA GRIOTTE SURFACED,

HE RETURNED TO COURT VOLUNTARILY.

WHEN HE LEFT THE HILTZ CLINIC, HE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY.

ON EVERY OCCASION WHEN HE EASILY COULD HAVE LEFT THE JURISDICTION,

- HE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY. - YOUR HONOR,

IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.

HIS ATTORNEYS' PLOYS HAVEN'T WORKED.

HE HAS TO FACE A TRIAL. HE HAS TO FACE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.

THIS TIME IT'S FOR REAL.

AND THE PROBABILITY OF FLIGHT HAS INCREASED GEOMETRICALLY.

HE'S FACED THE MUSIC BEFORE. HE'LL FACE IT AGAIN.

AND ANY ARGUMENT TO THE CONTRARY...

IS NOT SUPPORTED BY FACT.

IT'S A CLOSE CALL. BUT I'M INCLINED TO AGREE.

I'M REINSTATING BAIL IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS.

PREVIOUS TERMS CONTINUE IN EFFECT.

THANKS.

- OH, DAMN IT. - SORRY I'M LATE.

HI. HELLO. YOU MUST BE ARNOLD SPIVAK.

YEP.

FIND A CHAIR.

I UNDERSTAND YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT A PLEA ARRANGEMENT ON A HOMICIDE?

UH, YES, THAT'S CORRECT. KYLE NESSEN.

CHERYL.

HI. I THOUGHT WE WERE MEETING ALONE.

BUT THIS IS FINE. NO PROBLEM.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, MR. SPIVAK, IT'S NOT GENERALLY...

THE POLICY OF THIS OFFICE TO SECOND-GUESS THEIR DEPUTY D.A.'s,

NOT WITHOUT EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

I APPRECIATE THAT, MS. GRASSO.

AND NORMALLY I WOULDN'T EVER TRY TO GO OVER MS. DREYFUSS'S HEAD,

BUT I FEEL IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, GIVEN THE...

- TICK, TOCK, MR. SPIVAK. - OKAY, HERE'S MY PITCH.

I TOOK THIS CASE PRO BONO FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLIC.

WHAT MS. DREYFUSS WANTS TO DO ISN'T GOOD FOR ANYONE,

NOT SOCIETY, NOT MY CLIENT AND CERTAINLY NOT HIS WIFE AND CHILD.

WHAT ABOUT... IF I COULD JUST FRAME THINGS HERE.

MR. NESSEN KILLED A MAN IN SELF-DEFENSE, AND TERRIFIED, HE RAN.

NOW I KNOW MS. DREYFUSS...

WILL ARGUE THAT THE EVIDENCE OR LACK OF IT DOESN'T PROVE SELF-DEFENSE.

BUT MR. NESSEN'S ENTIRE LIFE SINCE THAT TERRIBLE MOMENT PROVES MY POINT.

I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHO KYLE NESSEN IS AND ISN'T.

HE'S NOT... CHARLIE MANSON,

HE'S NOT JEFFREY DAHMER, HE'S NOT TED BUNDY...

I GET YOUR DRIFT, MR. SPIVAK.

THE POINT IS, HE'S A MAN WHO MADE ONE MISTAKE...

AND HAS SPENT THE REST OF HIS LIFE MAKING UP FOR IT.

NOW, I MAY BE OUT OF LINE SAYING THIS, AND MY APOLOGIES IF I AM, MS. GRASSO,

BUT I THINK A PERSON CAN BE A TOUGH PROSECUTOR AND STILL BE COMPASSIONATE.

IF WE TAKE THIS MAN THROUGH TRIAL, MAYBE I LOSE,

BUT THIS OFFICE DOESN'T WIN.

NOBODY WINS. WE WILL HAVE DONE NOTHING TO MAKE ANYONE'S LIFE...

SAFER OR BETTER.

CHERYL?

I CAME DOWN TO INVOL.

I THINK THAT'S MORE THAN GENEROUS.

WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT, MR. SPIVAK. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

EXCUSE ME.

AND NOW, MORE BAD NEWS FOR FILM STAR NEIL AVEDON,

WHO IS CHARGED WITH THE SLAYING OF 15-YEAR-OLD JESSICA COSTELLO...

IN THE HIGHLY PUBLICIZED GOLDILOCKS MURDER CASE.

INFORMED SOURCES CONFIRM THAT A RECENT TELEPHONE SURVEY...

CONDUCTED BY AVEDON'S LEGAL TEAM...

SHOWS THAT 67% OF SOUTHLAND RESIDENTS...

BELIEVE HE COMMITTED THE CRIME WITH WHICH HE'S CHARGED.

THE POLL, WHICH WAS TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS...

WE HAVE A LEAK IN THE FIRM, LOUIS. IT WOULD SEEM SO.

FIND IT AND CAP IT. UH-HUH.

- HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A FREE MAN? - I'M NOT A FREE MAN.

I'LL NEVER BE A FREE MAN UNTIL JESSICA COSTELLO'S KILLER IS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

YOU FEEL YOU'RE BEING MADE INTO A SCAPEGOAT?

DID YOU KNOW SHE WAS UNDERAGE WHEN YOU SLEPT WITH HER?

I PROMISED MY ATTORNEYS THAT I WOULDN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CASE.

AND I INTEND ON KEEPING MY PROMISES FROM NOW ON.

SO I'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE MYSELF.

THANK YOU. GOD BLESS.

THAT WAS NEIL AVEDON OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT.

COMING UP NEXT, AN ILLINOIS MINISTER FIRES TEAR GAS INTO AN ADULT MOVIE THEATER...

THOUGHT WE'D LOST YOU.

ANY LUCK SO FAR? NOT ON THE TAPE.

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING MY HOMEWORK ON RUSTY ARNOLD.

A FRIEND OF MINE IN NARCOTICS WORKED FOUR CASES WITH HIM WHEN HE WAS WITH THE D.E.A.

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN MEXICO, CUERNAVACA, VERACRUZ.

MY GUY SAYS ARNOLD LOVED TO SPEND,

AND HE LOVED TO PARTY,

BUT HE MADE CASES.

SOMEONE MAKING HIM LOOK GOOD? POSSIBLY.

THE BAD GUYS OWNED HIM... THEY COULD HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP HIS RESUME.

ONLY TIME MY GUY WORKED WITH HIM HERE IN L.A. WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO...

JUST BEFORE ARNOLD GOT OUT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WENT TO WORK FOR THE STUDIO.

HE CAME IN ON AN L.A.P.D. INVESTIGATION.

A PATIENT O.D.'D AT A REHAB CLINIC.

THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE CLINIC DIRECTOR FOR PRESCRIBING ILLEGALLY,

BUT THE CASE NEVER MADE.

TWO GUESSES WHO THE DOCTOR WAS.

GRAHAM LESTER.

APPARENTLY YOU STIPULATED TO ITALIAN FOOD THIS WEEK.

YOU HAVE A 7:30 DINNER RESERVATION AT I CUGINI. YOUR WIFE WILL MEET YOU THERE.

THANKS, LOUIS. TED?

JUST SPOKE WITH MARGARET STRATTON. SHE DID ANOTHER PHONE SURVEY.

AFTER THE JUDGE REINSTATED BAIL, THERE'S A 15% DECREASE...

IN PEOPLE WHO THINK HE'S GUILTY IN EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC.

HIS PRESS STATEMENT HELPED. LET'S HOPE HE BEHAVES HIMSELF.

THE KID COULD BE HIS OWN BEST WITNESS.

BEEP, BEEP, TEDDY, COMIN' THROUGH. I THINK GARY BLONDO'S HERE.

YOU THINK? LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN, AND I DON'T WANT AN ARGUMENT.

I'M LISTENING.

YOU'RE GETTING ONE OF MY POINTS IN NEIL'S PICTURE.

NOT APPROPRIATE, GARY. AGREE TO DISAGREE WITH ME, TED.

WHEN PARASITES AND HAS-BEENS ARE GETTING SEVEN FIGURES,

THE MAN WHO SAVES MY PICTURE DESERVES ONE OF MY POINTS.

AND WE'RE TALKING TRUE GROSS, TEDDY.

YOU DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE FELT THE MORBID FASCINATION...

ABOUT NEIL'S FILM IF HE WAS STILL IN JAIL?

THOSE WARPOS WE'D GET WHETHER HE'S IN JAIL OR NOT.

I WANT THE NORMALS, TEDDY... THE GIRLS WHO GET MOIST WHENEVER NEIL DOES AN INTERVIEW.

WE GET NO DAMPNESS WITH HIM IN PARKER CENTER.

THANKS FOR THE FRUIT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS?

MY FILM'S COMING OUT, MY STAR IS ON THE STREET.

YOU DON'T WANT A GUY TO HAVE FUN FOR TEN SECONDS, DO YA, TED?

JUST BECAUSE I HAD LUNCH WITH RICHARD CROSS?

COME ON, TEDDY. HOW MANY GUYS DO YOU KNOW WHO CAN PUT NINE FIGURES...

INTO INDEPENDENT PRODUCT WHO DON'T NEED A PARKING SPACE FOR THEIR CAMEL?

SEE IF THIS MAKES YOU HAPPY.

RUSTY ARNOLD WORKS FOR RICHARD.

RUSTY ARNOLD WORKS FOR THE STUDIO.

THAT'S HIS DAY JOB.

YOU CALLED RUSTY ARNOLD TO DELIVER THE MONEY TO DAVE BLALOCK.

AND I THINK RUSTY ARNOLD REPORTED TO RICHARD CROSS.

I THINK RICHARD CROSS HAD DAVE BLALOCK KILLED.

AND I THINK YOUR SECURITY GUY PULLED THE TRIGGER.

SO TAKE YOUR POINT AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS.

YOU'RE WRONG.

I DON'T THINK SO.

AND IF I'M NOT, YOU'RE IN WAY OVER YOUR HEAD.

THESE PEOPLE ARE KILLERS.

DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE IN BED WITH THEM OR NOT.

IF IT SUITS THEIR PURPOSE,

YOU MIGHT BE THE NEXT ONE DEAD.

I'M BUSY. I GATHER WE'RE DONE.

ARNOLD, YOU HAVE A VISITOR IN RECEPTION.

HI.

I GUESS YOU'RE HERE TO CHEW ME OUT FOR TRYING TO GO AROUND YOU THIS MORNING.

YEAH, THAT WAS PRETTY NERVY. JUST DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST MY CLIENT.

THAT'S ALL I ASK. IF YOU THINK I'D DO THAT,

YOU MUST HAVE A REALLY LOW OPINION OF PROSECUTORS.

TWO-WAY STREET. I'M SURPRISED YOU COULD BRING YOURSELF TO A DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

AREN'T YOU AFRAID OUR LACK OF ETHICS WILL RUB OFF ON YOU?

BEING ON ENEMY TERRITORY DOES GIVE ME THE CREEPS, I HAVE TO ADMIT.

ANY NEUTRAL TURF COME TO MIND? I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR CASE.

YEAH. THERE'S HARRY'S BAR AROUND THE CORNER.

MAYBE WE COULD GET A BEER?

SURE.

HERE YOU GO. THANKS.

SO, CHEERS. OH, YEAH, CHEERS.

SO? SO, RIGHT.

AFTER OUR MEETING WITH MIRIAM... ONE OF MY MAJOR TRIUMPHS.

STANDING THERE, WORDS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH.

THE ONLY THING I'M THINKING ABOUT IS...

AM I BLINKING TOO MUCH?

I WAS LIKE... ARNOLD.

SORRY. EXCUSE ME. SORRY. GO AHEAD.

IT'S OKAY. AFTER OUR MEETING WITH MIRIAM,

I... PEEKED AT HER LEGAL PAD.

REMEMBER? SHE WAS DOODLING ALL THROUGH THE MEETING.

SHE HAD DRAWN A PICTURE OF A COURTHOUSE,

AND UNDERNEATH IT SHE HAD WRITTEN, "JUSTICE TEMPERED WITH MERCY."

I DIDN'T WANNA FOLD IN FRONT OF YOU. I DIDN'T WANNA GIVE YOU THE WIN.

IT'S LAWYER'S DISEASE.

WAIT. ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE KICKING THIS THING?

YOUR GUY CAN BE OUT BY TOMORROW MORNING. THAT'S GREAT!

WE'LL TAKE IT. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS IN THE OFFICE?

I GUESS I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT UPSTAIRS.

BUT THE TRUTH IS I WANTED TO HAVE A BEER WITH YOU.

HA. YOU DID?

YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A DINNER MENU.

UNLESS YOU HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE. NO, I DON'T HAVE TO BE ANYWHERE.

WOULD YOU MIND IF I MADE ONE QUICK CALL TO MY CLIENT, JUST TELL HIM THE GOOD NEWS?

I'LL BE HERE.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR PASTA?

IT'S FINE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN JULIE COSTELLO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF DRUGS GRAHAM LESTER'S GOT HER ON,

BUT SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S 15 FEET UNDERWATER.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO? NOT MUCH,

EXCEPT SIT AROUND FEELING SORRY FOR THIS POOR KID...

AND OBSESSING ABOUT RICHARD CROSS,

WHEN I SHOULD BE ENJOYING THE COMPANY OF MY VERY PATIENT,

VERY UNDERSTANDING,

VERY BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

WHO APPRECIATES THE SENTIMENT.

BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT FROM UNDER THIS, TEDDY, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY.

IT'S IN THE AIR, LIKE... LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.

WHY DON'T YOU CLIMB INTO THAT NICE BOTTLE OF PINOT GRIGIO...

AND LET ME DRIVE YOU HOME?

LET'S GO SAY HI TO THE HOFFMANS.

- TEDDY? - ROGER.

- YOU KNOW MY WIFE, EVELYN. - IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- HI. - HEY.

I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE NOT STILL AT THE OFFICE...

BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL, GIVEN THE GIVENS.

YOU HERE FOR THE FOOD, ROGER, OR ARE YOU JUST COURTING THE ITALIAN VOTE?

MR. HOFFMAN, THERE'S A CALL FOR YOU FROM A DR. WILKERSON.

SHE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT, SIR.

EXCUSE ME.

SO...

I-I DON'T KNOW. IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH ADRENALINE.

A CERTAIN AGITATED ENERGY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I-I BABBLE. I MEANDER.

IT'S ODD. I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT COULD ALSO BE A NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE CAUSES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S THE FLOOD OF ENDORPHINS...

ENDORPHIN THING, WHICH IS...

THAT'S WHAT RUNNERS GET WHEN THEY GET A REALLY GOOD...

SHH.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA SAY? NO.

YOU KNOW, WE...

HAVE TO FINISH THIS CASE IN COURT BEFORE I CAN...

INVITE YOU INSIDE.

MM. MM.

OKAY. OKAY.

BYE-BYE.

BYE.

HELLO, TED.

WE NEED TO SPEAK...

ALONE.

I'M TOO TIRED, TED. I JUST CAN'T.

I FILLED HER IN ON YOUR ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT HER TREATMENT.

HE'S DANGEROUS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO WITH HIM.

YES, I DO. I NEED HIS HELP.

YOU'RE NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.

I'LL SAY THIS IN LANGUAGE YOU CAN COMPREHEND.

INTERFERE ONE MORE TIME,

I'LL SUE AND I'LL WIN.

JULIE, I'M YOUR ATTORNEY. I CAN PROTECT YOU IF YOU LET ME.

NOT ANYMORE. I HAVE A NEW LAWYER.

HE'S GONNA SEND YOU A LETTER.

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU SAID?

THE LETTER WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

THE CAR'S WAITING.

GOOD-BYE, TED.