All language subtitles for Murder One S01E07 Chapter 7.DVD.HI.cc.en.20FOX

JULIE FOUND HER SISTER'S
DIARY TODAY.

MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS...
YOU SHOULD SEE THIS.

WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THIS
TO THE OTHER SIDE...
RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY.

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

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

INFORMED SOURCES CONFIRM THAT
A RECENT TELEPHONE SURVEY...

CONDUCTED BY AVEDON'S
LEGAL TEAM SHOWS THAT 67...

[TV Continues, Indistinct]
WE HAVE A LEAK IN THE FIRM,
LOUIS.

IT WOULD SEEM SO.
FIND IT AND CAP IT.

[Judge Bornstein]
I'M REINSTATING BAIL
IN THE AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION.

PREVIOUS TERMS
CONTINUE IN EFFECT.
THANKS.

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.

[Hoffman Narrating]
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.

THE GOLDILOCKS MURDER CASE
HAS SPRUNG ANOTHER LEAK.

HARD ON THE HEELS
OF LAST WEEK'S NEWS...

THAT DEFENDANT NEIL AVEDON
HAD FLUNKED A JURY SURVEY...

COMMISSIONED BY HIS ATTORNEY,
TED HOFFMAN,

COMES ANOTHER JUICY
RUMOR DU JOUR...

A MYSTERY WITNESS
KNOWN ONLY TO THE LOS ANGELES
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

ACCORDING TO SOURCES,
THIS WITNESS CAN PLACE
THE TROUBLED FILM STAR...

INSIDE THE APARTMENT
OF 15-YEAR-OLD MURDER VICTIM
JESSICA COSTELLO...

HOURS LATER
THAN HE'S ADMITTED TO POLICE.

THIS WITNESS, SAY SOURCES,
IS THE REAL REASON...

THE D.A. WAS WILLING
TO FILE AGAINST AVEDON...

SO SOON AFTER DROPPING CHARGES
AGAINST PHILANTHROPIST
RICHARD CROSS.

[TV Shuts Off]

THIS CASE HAS MORE LEAKS
THAN THE NIXON WHITE HOUSE.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS,
WHO HAS AN AGENDA
IN THIS FIRM?

IT CAN'T BE THE ASSOCIATES.
CHRIS DOCKNOVICH IS HERE
EVERY NIGHT TILL 10:00.

HE BARELY HAS TIME
TO TAKE A LEAK,
MUCH LESS LEAK TO THE PRESS.

I'VE TALKED TO EVERYONE ELSE...
LILA, SYDNEY, THE PARALEGALS.
THEY ALL DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE.

DO THEY UNDERSTAND OUR
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
EXTENDS TO THEM?

IF THEY DIDN'T, THEY DO NOW.
WHAT ABOUT
OUR ATTORNEY SERVICE?

YOU COULDN'T
STACK THE BIBLES HIGH ENOUGH
TO COVER THEIR DENIAL.

WELL, SOMEONE IS TALKING
TO CONNIE DAHLGREN.

SHE ISN'T GETTING THIS STUFF
OUT OF THIN AIR.

I HOPE THAT IT GOES
WITHOUT SAYING...

YOURS TRULY WOULD SOONER
CUT OUT HIS TONGUE
WITH A RUSTY BLADE...

THAN DIVULGE
A COMPANY SECRET.

UNDERSTOOD, LOUIS,
BUT STAY ON THIS.

THERE'S A LEAK
IN THIS OFFICE, AND I
WANT TO KNOW WHO IT IS.

IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
I HEARD A NEIL AVEDON JOKE
ON THE ELEVATOR.

WHICH, OF COURSE,
YOU'RE GONNA SHARE WITH US.

IT SEEMS NEIL'S NEW GIRLFRIEND
AUDITIONED FOR A PART
IN A MOVIE.

SHE WOULD'VE GOTTEN IT,
BUT SHE CHOKED.

- [Chuckling]
- MM.

I HAD A RATHER UNPLEASANT
EXPERIENCE THIS MORNING,
PEOPLE...

A REPORT ON DEADLINE AMERICA
THAT THE D.A. HAS A WITNESS...

WHO CAN PLACE NEIL AT THE SCENE
LATER THAN HE'S TOLD US.

- WHERE'D THEY GET THAT?
- THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY
LEAKS IN THIS CASE, SOME
OF THEM COMING FROM THIS FIRM.

I'M GONNA ASSUME THAT
NO ONE AT THIS TABLE...

IS DELIBERATELY
LEAKING TO THE PRESS.

BUT WE ALL HAVE
TO BE MORE CAREFUL
WHEN DISCUSSING THIS CASE.

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK.
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS.

ON TO CURRENT BUSINESS.

IF THIS SO-CALLED
MYSTERY WITNESS IS REAL,

HE OR SHE HAD TO HAVE SURFACED
BETWEEN THE TIME...

RICHARD CROSS WAS RELEASED
AND NEIL WAS ARRESTED.

MEANING GRASSO KEPT IT FROM US
AT THE PRELIM.
APPARENTLY.

LET'S SLAP A MOTION
TO COMPEL DISCOVERY ON HER,

FORCE HER TO DISCLOSE THE NAME
OR DENY UNDER OATH
SHE HAS SUCH A WITNESS.

LET ME TALK TO MIRIAM FIRST.

IF SHE PLAYS HARDBALL,
THEN WE TAKE OFF THE GLOVES.

WE'RE AT WAR.
FOR EVERY WITNESS
ON THE PROSECUTION LIST,

I WANT TO KNOW WHO WAS
THEIR BEST FRIEND
IN FIFTH GRADE,

WHEN THEY LOST
THEIR VIRGINITY
AND TO WHOM.

I WANT TO KNOW
EVERY CONCEIVABLE AGENDA
THEIR WITNESSES COULD HAVE.

LISA, HOW'S THE CASE
IN JUVENILE COURT
COMING ALONG?

I'M TRYING TO COLLAR
MATT BARKLEY, SEE IF I CAN
GET THE CHARGES DROPPED.

THIS IS THE GANG KID?
DARREN BUTLER,
A.K.A. LITTLE CHILL.

SHOT AND KILLED
A RIVAL GANG MEMBER
AT A FUNERAL FOR HIS COUSIN.

WHAT'D HE DO, LOOK US UP
IN THE YELLOW PAGES?

HIS BROTHER'S THE RAPPER
SMOOTH G.

BASED ON HIS LAST C.D.,
HE CAN MORE THAN AFFORD
THE RETAINER.

A MILLION COPIES
IN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS ALONE.

I LISTEN TO RAP SOMETIMES.

- ARNOLD,
YOU HAVE HIDDEN DEPTHS.
- [People Chuckling]

- IF BARKLEY WON'T DEAL,
DO WE HAVE A FALLBACK?
- IT'S TOUGH.

FIFTY EYEWITNESSES,
INCLUDING SIX CRASH COPS.

I'M TRYING TO LINE UP
CHARACTER WITNESSES,

BUT THE KID'S OWN GRANDMOTHER
DOESN'T WANNA TESTIFY.

SHE'S PRETTY SCARED.
OF THE KID
OR THE OTHER GANG?

OKAY, FOLKS,
LET'S GET TO WORK.

HEY, YO. SO HOW ABOUT
YOU SAY ME AND YOU DO A LITTLE
SOMETHIN' SOMETHIN' AFTER THIS?

SHE AIN'T TRYIN'
TO HEAR THAT.
I DON'T THINK SO.

YO, SHE TRYIN' TO HEAR ME,
AIN'T YOU?

LISA, YOUR 10:00 IS HERE.

MM-HMM. IF...
LOOKIT HERE.

IF YOU'LL TAKE YOUR SEAT,
MS. GILLESPIE WILL BE
RIGHT WITH YOU.

YOU SEE?
SHE PLAYIN' YOU, MAN.
YO, SHE AIN'T PLAYIN' ME, KID.

NO, I CAN TELL...
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

YOU HEARD THE LADY.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

[Scoffs]
WHAT UP, KID?

THAT'S YOUR BOSS?
[Snickering]

YOU, FEET OFF THE TABLE.
AND...

EVEN IF YOU WERE OLD ENOUGH,
THIS IS A SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE.

NOW, MINERAL WATERS
FOR EVERYONE?

YOU CAN SIT THEM
IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, LOUIS.

HI. I'M LISA GILLESPIE.
WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS MR. BUTLER?

MAN, WHO IS THIS?

I'M SMOOTH G.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

- I'M YOUR BROTHER'S ATTORNEY,
MR. BUTLER.
- [Laughing] WHAT?

YO, YOU TRIPPIN'.
YO! WE CAME HERE
TO SEE THE MAN,

NOT SOME WHACK-ASS GRAPE.

WORD, KID.
MY MAN.

YO, YOU EVEN KNOW
WHAT WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT?

NO, AND I WON'T PRETEND TO.

BUT WHEN
YOUR LITTLE BROTHER HERE
WALKS INTO JUVENILE COURT,

HE'S GONNA NEED MORE
THAN STREET SLANG
TO WALK OUT AGAIN.

THE PETITIONER MAKES
A PRIMA FACIE CASE,

WE CAN'T ARGUE
ATTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES,

HE'S LOOKING
AT A MINIMUM DISPOSITION THAT
WILL HAVE HIS HEAD SPINNING.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?

OKAY, HERE'S WHERE WE STAND.

I'LL BE TALKING
TO DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BARKLEY THIS AFTERNOON.

I WILL ARGUE SELF-DEFENSE,
BUT I DON'T EXPECT HIM
TO DISMISS.

COUNT ON GOING TO
A JURISDICTIONAL HEARING...

IN JUDGE LEYLAND'S COURTROOM
ON WEDNESDAY.

WHAT ARE LITTLE CHILL'S
CHANCES?

JUDGE LEYLAND'S NOT EXACTLY
A BLEEDING HEART LIBERAL.

BASICALLY, HE'S WHITE.
[Scoffing]

DARREN, WE NEED
TO ARRANGE A TIME
TO GO OVER YOUR TESTIMONY.

LOOK, MY TEC-9
DID ALL THE TALKIN'
I'M GONNA DO.

THE JUDGE
IS THE SOLE FINDER OF FACT
IN JUVENILE COURT, DARREN.

HE'S GONNA NEED
TO UNDERSTAND YOUR STATE OF MIND
AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.

IF YOU'RE CONVICTED, YOU WILL BE
CONFINED TO A JUVENILE FACILITY
UNTIL YOUR 21st BIRTHDAY,

AND THEY CAN ADD
ANOTHER FOUR YEARS TO THAT.

LOOK, IF IT'S EITHER THAT
OR BE A PUNK,

- I'LL DO THE TIME.
- NO!
[Slams Table]

YOU... LISTEN TO YOUR LAWYER!

YOU THINK I'M PAYIN'
ALL THIS MONEY...

SO YOU CAN END UP DOIN' 13
IN C.Y.A.?

- HE'LL TESTIFY.
- MAYBE THAT WON'T
BE NECESSARY.

LET ME TALK TO THE DEPUTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FIRST.

[Exhales]
ANYTHING ELSE?

- UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
- NO. WE'RE COOL.

[Murmurs, Indistinct]

LET'S GO.

[Men Chattering]

UNDERSTAND THIS,
MISS THING.

YOU COME CORRECT
FOR MY LITTLE BROTHER,

OR IT'S ON YOU.

HOFFMAN OR NO HOFFMAN.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

[Knocking]
IT'S OPEN.

- TEDDY.
WHAT A NICE SURPRISE.
- [Door Closes]

THE SUBJECT IS SURPRISE, MIRIAM,
AND THERE'S NOTHING NICE
ABOUT IT.

WE SOUND KIND OF GRUMPY.

I DON'T LIKE FINDING OUT
FROM DEADLINE AMERICA...

THAT YOU'RE HOLDING OUT
A WITNESS ON US.

[Exhales]
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING
YOU HEAR ON THOSE SHOWS.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
YOU DON'T HAVE A WITNESS...

WHO CLAIMS TO PLACE
NEIL AVEDON AT THE SCENE?

WELL, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

THEN DON'T PLAY GAMES.

WE ALL KNEW YOU HAD MORE
WHEN YOU ARRESTED NEIL,
AND THIS WITNESS WAS IT.

YOU WANNA TAKE A DEEP BREATH
AND START OVER?

'CAUSE I DON'T LIKE
WHERE THIS IS HEADING.

I THINK YOU OWE ME
AN EXPLANATION.

WE ARRESTED NEIL
OFF OF THE SEMEN
IN JESSICA COSTELLO...

AND HIS INCONSISTENT
STATEMENTS TO THE POLICE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
YOU NEVER WOULD'VE CHARGED HIM
IF THAT'S ALL YOU HAD.

IF WE'RE GOING
TO BE POINTING FINGERS,

WHAT ABOUT THIS PHANTOM DIARY
OF JESSICA'S?

OR HADN'T YOU HEARD THEY VOTED
FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY
IN THIS STATE?

COME ON, MIRIAM.
UNTIL I DECIDE
I'M GONNA USE IT AS EVIDENCE,

I'M UNDER NO OBLIGATION
TO HAND IT OVER.
YOU COME ON, TED.

IF YOU'RE NOT
DEVELOPING EVIDENCE
OFF OF THAT DIARY,

I'LL KISS YOUR ASS
IN MACY'S WINDOW.

AND BEFORE
YOU COME IN HERE ACCUSING ME
OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR,

YOU'D BETTER GET YOUR FACTS
STRAIGHT FIRST.
MEANING?

MEANING THAT THE LEAK
TO CONNIE DAHLGREN
DID NOT COME FROM MY OFFICE.

- THEN WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
- I WISH I KNEW MYSELF.

BOTTOM LINE, MIRIAM,
WHO'S THE WITNESS?

THIRD NAME FROM THE BOTTOM.

"SUSAN DOMINICK"?

SHE'S A NIGHT NURSE
AT ZEPHYR HOUSE.

SHE LOGGED A CALL FROM NEIL
AT 1:45 A.M.
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER...

FROM JULIE COSTELLO'S PHONE.

THAT'S TWO HOURS
AFTER HE SAID HE LEFT.

I'M TO BELIEVE THIS NURSE
JUST CAME FORWARD OUT OF
CONCERN FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD?

THE POLICE DUMPED THE RECORDS
FROM JULIE'S PHONE.

THE CALL TO LESTER'S FACILITY
PRACTICALLY LEAPT OFF THE PAGE.

AND AFTER A LITTLE
ARM-TWISTING,

THIS NURSE GAVE UP NEIL.

I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU
ANY MORE, TEDDY.

ALL THIS GRATITUDE,
I'M STARTING TO GET
A LITTLE GRUMPY MYSELF.

OH. AND THE NEXT TIME
YOU COME BY...

JUST IN THE SPIRIT
OF QUID PRO QUO...

YOU MIGHT LIKE
TO BRING THAT DIARY.

I COULD USE A GOOD BOOK.

A DETECTIVE CAME BY
TO SEE ME.

I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME.
POLSON.

YEAH. I THINK THAT'S IT.
HE TOLD ME THE POLICE
HAD A RECORD...

OF MR. AVEDON CALLING THE CLINIC
THE NIGHT OF THAT GIRL'S MURDER.

HE MADE IT SEEM LIKE
I'D JUST BE CONFIRMING
WHAT HE ALREADY KNEW.

IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME
HE MIGHT BE BLUFFING.
AND THAT'S ALL YOU DID,

CONFIRM THAT THE CALL
CAME FROM NEIL?

THAT'S ALL I KNEW.
DR. LESTER TOOK THE CALL.

THANK YOU, MS. DOMINICK.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL.

[Door Opens, Closes]

WHATEVER YOU'RE
PAYING THAT GIRL,
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

- WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
- YOU'RE USING HER
TO UNDERMINE NEIL.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

IS IT?

SHE FUNCTIONS UNDER THE SAME
UMBRELLA OF PRIVILEGE AS YOU DO.

SHE DIDN'T
HAVE TO TALK TO POLSON,
AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LET HER.

I WAS OUT.
I WASN'T IN THE OFFICE.

I RESENT YOUR SUGGESTING
THAT I WOULD DO ANYTHING...

TO UNDERMINE THE WELL-BEING
OF ONE OF MY PATIENTS.

IF YOU'RE SO ANXIOUS TO HELP,

WHY DIDN'T
I HEAR ABOUT THE CALL
FROM YOU A LONG TIME AGO?

MAYBE I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS
IN NEIL'S BEST INTEREST
TO TELL YOU.

DID THAT EVER OCCUR TO YOU,
COUNSELOR?

WOULD YOUR DEFINITION
OF NEIL'S BEST INTERESTS...

INCLUDE KEEPING HIM
OUT OF THE GAS CHAMBER?

[Exhales]

[Sighs]

I WANT THIS UNDERSTOOD.

I'M TELLING YOU THIS
IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE...

AND ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW
ANYTHING I SAY HERE...

FALLS UNDER NEIL'S
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE.

GET TO THE POINT.

NEIL CONFESSED
TO KILLING JESSICA.

HE CALLED ME THAT NIGHT.
IT WAS, I DON'T KNOW,
ABOUT 1:45.

HE WAS FRANTIC,
OUT OF HIS MIND
ON SOMETHING.

DID HE TELL YOU HE WAS AT
JULIE COSTELLO'S APARTMENT?

I COULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE
OUT OF WHAT HE WAS SAYING.

I TOLD HIM
TO COME TO THE CLINIC.

HE SHOWED UP HERE
ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER...

SOBBING, CONFUSED.

HE TOLD ME HE'D JUST
KILLED JULIE'S SISTER.

IF HE WAS
OUT OF HIS MIND ON DRUGS,
HOW DID HE GET HERE?

CAB, I GUESS.
I'M NOT SURE.

I GAVE HIM A SEDATIVE,
SENT HIM TO BED.

I'LL ROT IN JAIL
BEFORE I'LL TESTIFY
TO ANY OF THIS, MR. HOFFMAN.

BUT, MY LIPS TO GOD'S EARS,
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

[Hoffman]
WE'RE IN FULL
DAMAGE CONTROL, PEOPLE.

EITHER LESTER'S
TELLING THE TRUTH
ABOUT NEIL'S CONFESSION,

OR HE'S RUNNING ANOTHER ERRAND
FOR RICHARD CROSS.

YOU REALLY THINK NEIL CONFESSED?
I'M NOT EVEN SURE
HE MADE THE CALL.

BUT EITHER WAY,
WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN
THIS NURSE'S TESTIMONY.

I SENSE A MOTION TO EXCLUDE.

ARGUABLY, HER STATEMENTS
MAY FALL UNDER LESTER'S
DOCTOR-PATIENT PRIVILEGE.

- WHEN DO YOU NEED IT?
- I COULD HAVE USED IT
BEFORE SHE TALKED TO POLSON.

- BUT I'LL TAKE IT NOW.
- I'M ON IT.

RAY, ANY PROGRESS
UP IN SONOMA?

I RAN DOWN A COUPLE HOOKERS
WHO USED TO WORK FOR CARELLO.

THEY WEREN'T EXACTLY
IN MOURNING.

IF THEY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT
THE TAPE OR DAVIE'S MURDER,
THEY WEREN'T TALKING.

NO FAMILY?

A SISTER WHO HADN'T
SEEN HIM IN MONTHS.

I ASKED IF HE HAD
A SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW.

- THERE'S GOTTA BE
A SECOND COPY OF THAT TAPE.
- IF THERE IS, I'LL FIND IT.

LET IT GO FOR NOW.

GET ON GRASSO'S WITNESS LIST,
STARTING WITH THIS NURSE.
SHE'S THE WEAK LINK.

IF CROSS GOT TO HER,
IT HAD TO BE PRETTY SOON
AFTER THE MURDER.

[Ray]
LESTER WOULDN'T LET YOU
SEE HER ALONE BEFORE.

HE'LL HAVE HER TIED
WITH A RIBBON BY NOW.

CHECK HER FINANCIAL RECORDS.
SEE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY
RECENT RISE IN HER FORTUNES...

A NEW CAR,
CREDIT CARDS PAID OFF...
YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

NEIL AVEDON.

[Door Opens]

[Door Closes]
TEDDY, WHAT'S THE DEAL
WITH THE SECRET WITNESS?

HOW BAD CAN SHE BURN ME?

IF SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH,
NOT GOOD.

OH, MAN.

MAYBE WE OUGHT
TO THINK ABOUT A DEAL.

WHO PUT THAT IDEA
IN YOUR HEAD?

RICHARD SAID GRASSO
OFFERED A DEAL WEEKS AGO.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK
TO RICHARD CROSS.

WELL, HE'S MY FRIEND.

HE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND.
TEDDY.

HE PUT UP A MILLION BUCKS
SO I COULD STAY OUT OF JAIL.
I CALL THAT PRETTY FRIENDLY.

I'LL MAKE THIS
REAL SIMPLE, NEIL.

I AM YOUR ONLY FRIEND.

ANYTHING YOU SAY TO ANYONE ELSE
CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU
IN COURT.

FOR YOUR OWN SAKE,
YOU TRUST ME AND ME ALONE.

UNTIL WE'RE PAST THIS,
YOU CONSIDER EVERYONE ELSE
AN ENEMY.

YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME ABOUT
GRASSO'S DEAL. RICHARD SAID
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

DO YOU WANT TO SPEND
THE NEXT SIX YEARS IN PRISON?

THAT WAS THE DEAL.

GIVEN YOUR CONDITION
AT THE TIME THE OFFER WAS MADE,

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE
IN A POSITION TO CONSIDER IT.

MM, DOES THAT MEAN
IT'S OFF THE TABLE?

- DO YOU WANT ME TO FIND OUT?
- WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

THEN DON'T SECOND-GUESS
MY JUDGMENT...

BECAUSE RICHARD CROSS
IS PISSING IN YOUR EAR.

I'M SORRY, TEDDY.
YOU'RE MY GUY.

[Exhales]

I'M NOT HAVIN'
A GOOD DAY, NEIL.

I NEED THE TRUTH FROM YOU.
YES OR NO...

THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER,
DID YOU CALL GRAHAM LESTER...

FROM JULIE'S APARTMENT?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT
CONFESS TO HIM
THAT YOU KILLED JESSICA?

TEDDY, I DON'T KNOW.

THEN THE ANSWER
TO BOTH QUESTIONS IS NO.

AS FAR AS YOU KNOW,
YOU DIDN'T CALL LESTER,
YOU DIDN'T CONFESS.

THE ONLY PERSON IN THAT
APARTMENT AFTER MIDNIGHT
WAS RICHARD CROSS.

TEDDY,
I COULD'VE BEEN THERE.

LOOK, I WANNA BE STRAIGHT
ABOUT THIS.

SAVE SOME NAILS FOR THE D.A.

OKAY.

GO HOME, NEIL.
LOCK THE DOOR.

DON'T TALK TO RICHARD CROSS.
DON'T TALK TO THE PRESS.

IF YOU GET BORED,
READ A BOOK.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

[Man] OFFICER TORRES,
IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A MEMBER
OF THE ANTIGANG CRASH UNIT,

DID YOU ATTEND THE FUNERAL
OF WILLIAM MOORE...

AT CYPRESS KNOLL
MEMORIAL CEMETERY
ON SEPTEMBER 23 OF THIS YEAR?

[Torres]
I DID.

HAD YOU KNOWN THE DECEASED
TO BE A MEMBER
OF THE ONE-EIGHTS STREET GANG?

- YES.
- WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF HIS DEATH?

HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED
IN A DRIVE-BY
THREE DAYS EARLIER.

- WHO ARE THE AVALON TREYS?
- A RIVAL GANG.

THEIR TERRITORY ABUTS
ALONG AVALON BOULEVARD.

WERE MEMBERS OF THE TREYS
QUESTIONED IN THE SHOOTING
OF MR. MOORE?

THEY WERE THE LOGICAL SUSPECTS,

BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO DEVELOP
ANY EVIDENCE LINKING THEM
TO THE CRIME.

SO ON THE AFTERNOON
OF MR. MOORE'S FUNERAL, YOU HAD
EVERY REASON TO EXPECT TROUBLE.

THAT'S WHY WE WERE THERE.

PLEASE DESCRIBE
WHAT OCCURRED.

MOST OF THE ONE-EIGHTS
WERE PRESENT,
INCLUDING THE MINOR, MR. BUTLER.

THE MINISTER HAD JUST
FINISHED HIS EULOGY...

WHEN A LATE-MODEL OLDSMOBILE 98
APPROACHED THE SITE.

- DID YOU RECOGNIZE
THE OCCUPANTS?
- THEY WERE MEMBERS OF THE TREYS.

KEVIN POWELL,
WHO I'D DEALT WITH PREVIOUSLY,
WAS IN THE REAR SEAT.

WHEN MR. POWELL PROCEEDED
TO LOWER THE REAR-DOOR WINDOW,

THE MINOR, BUTLER, PULLED
A SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL
FROM HIS JACKET,

FIRED FOUR TIMES...
KILLING MR. POWELL.

WERE ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS
OF THIS CAR ARMED?

WE STOPPED THEM
TWO BLOCKS FROM THE CEMETERY.

A SEARCH OF THE CAR
FAILED TO TURN A WEAPON.

HAD MR. POWELL SAID ANYTHING,
DONE ANYTHING...

TO PROVOKE SUCH AN ATTACK?

- HE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE.
- THANK YOU, OFFICER.

YOUR WITNESS.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH A WALL
AT THE CORNER OF 116th STREET
AND AVALON BOULEVARD, OFFICER?

YES.

DOES THE WALL
IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH
ACCURATELY DEPICT...

THE WALL
I'VE JUST DESCRIBED?
IT APPEARS TO.

YOUR HONOR, WE ASK
THAT THIS PHOTO BE MARKED...

AND ENTERED INTO EVIDENCE
AS MINOR'S EXHIBIT "C."

SO ENTERED.

OFFICER, COULD YOU EXPLAIN
TO THE COURT WHAT
THE GRAFFITI ON THIS WALL MEANS?

THE GANGS
WILL MARK A WALL LIKE THIS
TO DESIGNATE TERRITORY.

ANOTHER GANG WILL COME ALONG
AND MARK OVER THE FIRST GANG'S
SIGNS AS A CHALLENGE.

IF YOU KNOW HOW
TO READ THE SIGNS,

YOU CAN USUALLY PREDICT VIOLENCE
BETWEEN THE RIVAL GANGS.

HAD YOU BEEN WATCHING
THE WALL IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH?

WE KEPT OUR EYE ON IT.

MEMBERS OF THE TREYS
HAD X-ED OUT THE NAMES
OF ONE-EIGHTS.

THEY'D ALSO WRITTEN "187"...
PENAL CODE FOR HOMICIDE...
ALONGSIDE SEVERAL OF THE NAMES,

INDICATING THEIR INTENTION
TO KILL THOSE MEMBERS.

PRIOR TO MR. MOORE'S DEATH,
HAD "187" BEEN WRITTEN
ON THE WALL BESIDE HIS NAME?

YES.

WAS DARREN BUTLER'S NAME
ON THE WALL?

"LITTLE CHILL," HIS GANG NAME,
WAS BELOW MR. MOORE'S.

ANYTHING WRITTEN BESIDE IT?
"187."

SO WHEN KEVIN POWELL
AND HIS FELLOW TREYS...

PULLED INTO
CYPRESS KNOLL CEMETERY,

DARREN HAD A REASONABLE
EXPECTATION THAT THEY WERE
COMING FOR HIM, DIDN'T HE?

- OBJECTION.
CALLS FOR SPECULATION.
- OVERRULED.

I CAN'T READ HIS MIND.
I JUST KNOW HE SHOT FOUR TIMES.

WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON
HE'S STILL ALIVE TODAY,
ISN'T IT, OFFICER?

OBJECTION.
WITHDRAWN.

YOU SAID YOU FOUND
NO WEAPONS IN THE CAR,

BUT ISN'T IT A FACT
THAT YOU RECOVERED
A NINE-MILLIMETER HANDGUN...

IN A DUMPSTER A HALF BLOCK
FROM THE CEMETERY?

WIPED CLEAN.
THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD
IS KNOWN GANG TERRITORY.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
OR EVEN LIKELY...

THAT A CARLOAD OF GANG MEMBERS
FLEEING A SHOOTING...

WOULD WANT TO DISPOSE
OF AN UNREGISTERED WEAPON?

IT'S POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU.
NOTHING FURTHER.

LEAKS HAVE ONLY
ONE PURPOSE, CONNIE...

TO BIAS AND INFLAME.

THERE'S A POOL
OF POTENTIAL JURORS OUT THERE,

12 OF WHOM WILL DECIDE
MY CLIENT'S FATE.

I WANT THEM WALKING
INTO THAT COURTROOM
WITH AN OPEN MIND.

WITH ALL THIS PUBLICITY,
CAN NEIL AVEDON
GET A FAIR TRIAL?

THESE LEAKS
ARE AN ATTEMPT TO POISON
THE ATMOSPHERE OF JUSTICE.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER
JURORS CAN BE OPEN-MINDED.
COULD YOU?

RUMOR IS YOU HAD MIRIAM GRASSO
ON THE CARPET OVER THIS.

I RESPECT MIRIAM, BUT I TOLD HER
THE SAME THING I'M TELLING YOU.

LET'S TRY THIS CASE
IN A COURT OF LAW,

NOT BEFORE
THE TELEVISION CAMERAS.

ONE LAST QUESTION.

HOW BADLY
DOES THIS MYSTERY WITNESS HURT
NEIL'S CHANCES FOR ACQUITTAL?

CONNIE, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THIS SO-CALLED
MYSTERY WITNESS HAS TO SAY...

OR WHAT MOTIVATED THIS PERSON
TO COME FORWARD.

THE TESTIMONY MAY NOT
EVEN BE RELEVANT...

TO THE QUESTION
OF WHETHER MY CLIENT
IS INNOCENT OR GUILTY.

THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'LL DO IT.
[Man] ALL RIGHT. CUT.

THE IMPLACABLE FACADE
OF TED HOFFMAN.

NEXT TIME,
I'LL BRING A CHISEL.

YOU TELL ME SOMETHING.

WHO TOLD YOU THE RESULTS
OF OUR JURY SURVEY?

YOU KNOW
I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.

IF I'VE GOT A TRAITOR
WORKING FOR ME,
I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

AND, SPEAKING HYPOTHETICALLY,
JUST WHAT DO I GET IN RETURN?

I'D SAY THE PLEASURE
OF KNOWING YOU DID
THE RIGHT THING.

BUT I KNOW BETTER.

SORRY, TED. I'M AFRAID
I'M JUST A GIRL
WHO CAN SAY NO.

TED.
HOW GOES IT, CHRIS?

JUST FILED
THE SUSAN DOMINICK MOTION.

I JUST FINISHED UP
WITH CONNIE DAHLGREN.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE LILA
KEEPS THE ASPIRIN?

NO, BUT I'VE GOT A RUMOR
I BET EVEN DEADLINE AMERICA
DOESN'T HAVE.

IT'S ALL OVER
THE COURTHOUSE.
YEAH? DO I WANNA HEAR IT?

GRASSO'S QUIT THE CASE.

HMM.

[People Chattering]
[Elevator Bell Dings]

♪♪ [Humming]
MM!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WHAT? WHAT?

- EXCUSE ME.
- WHERE YOU GOIN'?
COME BACK HERE.

[Man]
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?

HEY, GOOD MORNING.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING?

OKAY.

DARREN, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT
TO TESTIFY, BUT I NEED YOU
UP THERE TODAY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
THE WAY YOU DISSED THAT COP,

NO WAY
THEY'LL CONVICT ME.

I APPRECIATE THE VOTE
OF CONFIDENCE, BUT I'M NOT
SO SURE THE JUDGE BOUGHT IT.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
GET UP THERE AND BEG HIM?

HE CAN KISS MY BLACK ASS
BEFORE I DO THAT.

WHAT'D I TELL YOU?

- ALL RIGHT, THEN.
- OKAY.

DARREN, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW YOUR FATHER?

I AIN'T NEVER SEEN HIM.

- YOUR MOTHER?
- OVERDOSED TWO YEARS AGO.

I LIVE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW SOMEONE KILLED?

LAST MONTH.
MY COUSIN WILLIE.

WILLIAM MOORE, WHOSE FUNERAL
YOU WERE ATTENDING
ON SEPTEMBER 23?

YEAH.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE
HOW WILLIE DIED?

BUNCH OF US
WAS CHILLIN' ON THE CORNER.

A COUPLE TREYS ROLLED UP,
POPPED HIM.

[Laughs]
HOW CLOSE
WERE YOU STANDING?

FAR AS I AM FROM YOU.

IS YOUR COUSIN
THE ONLY PERSON
YOU'VE SEEN KILLED?

MAN, YOU BUGGIN' ME?

I SEEN PLENTY OF PEOPLE
KILLED.

MY COUSIN MAURICE,
MY BROTHER DANNY.

K-DOG, SLEEPY.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY.
MAYBE 12.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
SHOT AT YOURSELF?

FIRST TIME, I WAS SIX.

BULLET CAME THROUGH THE WALL
WHILE I WAS SLEEPIN'.

WAS THAT FRIGHTENING?

I'D SLEEP IN THE BATHTUB.

DARREN,
WHY DID YOU BRING A GUN
TO YOUR COUSIN WILLIE'S FUNERAL?

FIGURED THERE MIGHT BE
SOME BANGIN'.

LIKE OFFICER TORRES,
DID YOU ASSUME THERE
MIGHT BE SOME TROUBLE...

IF THE AVALON TREYS
SHOWED UP?

SOON AS I SAW
THAT WINDOW ROLL DOWN,

I KNEW EITHER ME
OR ONE OF MY HOMEYS
WAS GONNA GET IT.

HOW DID YOU KNOW THE TREYS
WEREN'T JUST ARRIVING
TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS?

MAN, THEY CAME
TO BUST A CAP.

NO OTHER REASON
FOR THEM TO BE THERE.

- THAT'S RIGHT, KID.
- MAN, YOU WANT ME?
PUNK-ASS!

- [Commotion, Shouting]
- YOU'RE DEAD, LITTLE CHILL.

- [Judge Leyland]
BAILIFF! CLEAR THE GALLERY.
- COME ON WITH IT!

YOU'RE SMOKED!
YOU TOO, PUNK!
[Gang Members Chattering]

[Officer]
TAKE 'EM OUTSIDE.
TAKE 'EM OUTSIDE.

IN LOS ANGELES,
THE GOLDILOCKS MURDER CASE...

CONTINUES TO BE BESET
BY LEAKS AND RUMORS.

WITH ME TO DISCUSS THE LATEST
IS LEGAL EXPERT DANA BENSON.

THE COURTHOUSE BUZZ IS THAT
DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
MIRIAM GRASSO...

HAS PULLED OUT OF THE CASE
IN A DISPUTE WITH D.A.
ROGER GARFIELD.

SOURCES AREN'T SAYING
HOW THIS DISPUTE BEGAN,

BUT IT'S YET
ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER...

THAT'S SURE TO ROCK
THIS ALREADY SENSATIONAL CASE.

IF GRASSO WITHDRAWS,
WILL THAT HURT OR HELP
DEFENDANT NEIL AVEDON?

MIRIAM GRASSO IS A TOP-NOTCH
PROSECUTOR.

THE D.A.'s OFFICE
HAS OTHERS, YES,

BUT, IF THIS RUMOR
PROVES TRUE,

I THINK THE DEFENSE WILL BE
SLEEPING A LOT BETTER
IN THE NIGHTS TO COME.

[Switches Off TV]

HOW ABOUT IT, TED?
GETTING ANY MORE SLEEP
THESE DAYS?

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN
WATCHING A PRODUCTION
OF WAITING FOR GODOT.

IT'S FASCINATING,
BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IT MEANS THAT THE LEAK
ABOUT LESTER'S NURSE
CAME FROM GARFIELD.

I CORNERED HIM
IN HIS OFFICE,

TOLD HIM I DIDN'T APPRECIATE
HIM GOING AROUND ME
TO THE PRESS.

AND THEN AFTER A BRIEF STAB
AT A DENIAL,

HE ADMITTED IT.

AND ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER,
AND I QUIT.

- YOU THINK THAT'S WISE?
- I'M NOT GETTING RICH
IN THIS JOB, TEDDY.

ALL I HAVE IS MY REPUTATION.

I THINK YOUR CLIENT'S
GUILTY AS HELL,

BUT I DON'T LIKE TO FEEL
LIKE SOMEBODY'S PUPPET,

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S
ROGER GARFIELD'S HAND
THAT'S UP MY DRESS.

EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE,
YOUNG MAN.

WHO'S REPLACING YOU?

- IT'S UP TO ROGER.
- WELL, SPEAKING PERSONALLY,
MIRIAM, I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

WITH ALL DUE MODESTY,
YOU'VE GOT A BETTER CHANCE
OF GETTING NEIL OFF WITHOUT ME.

MAYBE, BUT THIS CASE
IS TURNING INTO A CIRCUS.

AND IF GARFIELD HAS HIS WAY,
IT'S GONNA GET WORSE.

THIS CASE NEEDS
YOUR HONESTY, MIRIAM.

BLOW ANY MORE SMOKE
UP MY BUSTLE, AND YOU'RE
GONNA SET THE SPRINKLERS OFF.

IT'S NOT FLATTERY.
IT'S THE TRUTH.
STAY ON THE CASE.

FUNNY, YOU DIDN'T SEEM
QUITE THIS CHARITABLE
LAST NIGHT ON DEADLINE AMERICA.

NEW DECK, NEW DEAL.

WE'LL START OVER.
I DON'T KNOW, TED.

BUT I'LL TAKE IT
UNDER ADVISEMENT.

TEDDY?

DID I MISS SOMETHING
IN THERE?

GETTING GRASSO OFF THE CASE
IS THE BEST THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN TO US.

HOW MUCH MONEY
YOU GOT IN YOUR POCKET?

WELL, MAYBE 30 BUCKS.

I'LL PUT UP
MY NEXT WEEK'S DRAW
AGAINST YOUR $30...

THAT, BEFORE THE WEEK IS OUT,
MIRIAM GRASSO WILL BE
BACK ON THE CASE,

AND ROGER GARFIELD
WILL BE LICKING HER BOOT.

SHE JUST QUIT.
SHE'S PAPER-TRAINING
THAT IDIOT.

IF YOU THINK MIRIAM
IS GONNA WALK OFF
THE BIGGEST CASE IN HER LIFE,

YOU GOT ANOTHER THINK COMIN'.

WE CANNOT ALLOW THE LAW
OF THE STREETS...

TO BECOME THE LAWS
OF THIS LAND, YOUR HONOR.

NOW, DARREN BUTLER COMMITTED
A BRUTAL ACT OF REVENGE.

HE MAY LEARN NOTHING
IF INCARCERATED
UNTIL HIS 25th BIRTHDAY,

BUT HE WILL
SURELY LEARN NOTHING
IF ALLOWED TO GO FREE.

WE ASK THIS COURT
TO SUSTAIN THE PETITION.

YOUR HONOR, I GREW UP
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD...

WHERE THE ONLY VIOLENCE
YOU WERE LIKELY TO SEE...

WAS THE OCCASIONAL
SCHOOL-YARD BLOODY NOSE,

WHERE "IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE"
WAS AN INNOCENT BEDTIME PRAYER.

DARREN BUTLER GREW UP
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD...

WHERE HE HAD TO SLEEP
IN AN IRON BATHTUB
TO AVOID BEING KILLED.

HE DIDN'T START
THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
IN WHICH HE FOUND HIMSELF.

HE WAS TRYING TO SURVIVE.
YOU SAW AN EXAMPLE OF THAT
IN THIS COURTROOM.

A GESTURE THAT MOST OF US
WOULD NOT EVEN HAVE NOTICED...

WAS A SYMBOL OF THE DEADLY
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
BY WHICH GANG MEMBERS LIVE.

TO DARREN, THE "187"
SCRAWLED NEXT TO HIS NAME
MEANT HE WAS NEXT.

SO WHEN KEVIN POWELL
ROLLED DOWN THAT CAR WINDOW,

DARREN BELIEVED HE WAS
ABOUT TO BE KILLED,

AND HE REACTED IN THE ONLY
WAY HE KNEW HOW...
IN SELF-DEFENSE.

REMEMBER, THE LAST TIME
HE SAW SOMEONE ROLL DOWN
A CAR WINDOW,

HIS COUSIN WILLIE
WAS SHOT DEAD.

COULD HE REALLY AFFORD
TO SEE WHAT KEVIN POWELL'S
INTENTIONS WERE?

YOUR HONOR,
THESE ARE CHILDREN OF WAR.

AND NO PURPOSE CAN BE SERVED
BY PUNISHMENT.

I ASK THAT YOU
FIND MY CLIENT NOT GUILTY.

[Knocking]
[Door Opens]

RICHARD CROSS.
HE DOESN'T HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT.

SHOW HIM IN.

RICHARD.

I'M NOT HAPPY, TEDDY.

HOW CAN I HELP?
I CALLED NEIL TODAY.

HE TOLD ME
YOU INSTRUCTED HIM
NOT TO TAKE MY CALLS.

THAT'S TRUE.
HMM.

I'M RACKING MY BRAINS HERE.

DID I DO SOMETHING
TO OFFEND YOU?

BECAUSE ALL I'VE TRIED
TO DO THROUGHOUT
THIS ENTIRE PROCESS...

IS TO BE
THE BEST FRIEND TO NEIL
THAT I POSSIBLY CAN.

I APPRECIATE THAT, RICHARD,
BUT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND...

NEIL'S IN A FRAGILE
STATE OF MIND.

AND NEIL'S GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

BUT WHAT YOU CONSIDER
A HELPFUL SUGGESTION
SENDS THIS KID INTO ORBIT.

I MENTIONED THAT GRASSO
OFFERED A PLEA.

I THOUGHT HE ALREADY KNEW.

ALL THE SAME, HE CAME IN HERE
BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS.

[Scoffs]
AND YOU THINK
THAT'S MY FAULT.

LOOK, TEDDY,

I HAVE TOLERATED A CERTAIN LEVEL
OF INNUENDO HERE...

BECAUSE I REALIZE
THAT YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO.

BUT YOU CROSS A LINE
WHEN YOU TELL HIM...

THAT HE CAN'T EVEN
TALK TO ME.

I MEAN, I THINK
I DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT.

DON'T YOU?

IT WAS CERTAINLY
NOT MY INTENTION
TO OFFEND YOU, RICHARD.

WELL.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I NEED NEIL
THINKING STRAIGHT,

WHICH MEANS LISTENING
TO HIS LAWYER, NOT HIS FRIENDS,

HOWEVER WELL-INTENTIONED
THEY MAY BE.

AS USUAL, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME.

THIS IS ABOUT THAT POOR KID
WHO'S FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.

I'M GLAD YOU SEE IT THAT WAY.

WHEN THIS WHOLE THING IS OVER,
WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER...
YOU, ME AND ANNIE.

GET ON THE JET,
GO TO MY PLACE
IN BRECKENRIDGE,

PUT THIS WHOLE CASE
BEHIND US.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

STILL FRIENDS?

ALWAYS, RICHARD.

- [Camera Shutters Clicking]
- THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

I HAVE A BRIEF STATEMENT TO MAKE
REGARDING PEOPLE V. AVEDON.

"IN ANY CASE INVOLVING
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST,

"THERE ARE BOUND TO BE
UNSUBSTANTIATED LEAKS
AND RUMORS.

"WHILE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO SHUT DOWN
ALL OF THESE LEAKS,

"IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION
THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THEM...

HAS EMANATED FROM THIS OFFICE."
[Hoffman]
SHOCKING.

GAMBLING IN CASABLANCA.

I WANT TO GIVE THE STRONGEST
POSSIBLE ASSURANCE TO THE PRESS
AND TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE...

THAT EVERY EFFORT
HAS BEEN MADE TO SEE
THAT THIS DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN.

TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS EPISODE
HAS EMBARRASSED MIRIAM GRASSO,

SHE HAS MY SINCEREST APOLOGY.

AH, HE'S NOT JUST
DOWN ON ONE KNEE.

HE'S IN FULL GROVEL.

[Garfield On TV]
THIS CASE IS HERS TO WIN.

YEAH. IN OTHER WORDS,
GUESS WHOSE ASS IT IS
IF NEIL WALKS.

I'LL LET MIRIAM SAY A FEW WORDS,
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.

[Grasso On TV]
THANK YOU, ROGER.
LET ME JUST SAY...

THAT I'M HAPPY
TO BE BACK ON BOARD,

AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO TRYING THIS CASE
WHERE IT ALWAYS BELONGED...

IN A COURT OF LAW.

- [Reporters Shouting,
Indistinct]
- WAY TO GO, MIRIAM.

- WHAT'S THAT FOR?
- DON'T ASK.

WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.

- GOT A MINUTE?
- WHAT'S UP, LOUIS?

I THINK
I FOUND OUR LEAKER.

I'M EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT IT,
BUT I DID A LITTLE
AMATEUR SLEUTHING,

AND YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
WHO I SAW COMING OUT OF
CONNIE DAHLGREN'S APARTMENT...

AT 7:00 THIS MORNING,
WITH WET HAIR, NO LESS.

[Hoffman]
COME IN. SIT DOWN.

BEFORE I START,
IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU'D LIKE TO TELL ME?

[Stammers]
I'M-I'M NOT SURE
I FOLLOW.

I THINK YOU DO.
YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO CONNIE DAHLGREN...

- OH, GOD.
- VIOLATING THE CONFIDENTIALITY
OF THIS FIRM.

MR. HOFFMAN, I...
BE QUIET AND LISTEN.

AN ATTORNEY'S FUNDAMENTAL DUTY
IS TO HIS CLIENT.

TO VIOLATE THAT PRIVILEGE
IS TO VIOLATE A TRUST.

NOT ONLY HAVE YOU
EXPOSED THIS FIRM
TO POSSIBLE CIVIL LIABILITY,

YOU'VE JEOPARDIZED
YOUR OWN CAREER
BEFORE IT'S EVEN BEGUN.

[Whimpers]
MR. HOFFMAN, I SWEAR, I...

I NEVER MEANT
FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

I WAS WALKING TO MY CAR,
AND SHE WAS... THERE,

- ALL DECKED-OUT
AND SMELLING LIKE...
- I DON'T REQUIRE THE DETAILS.

SHE ASKED ME IF I WANTED
TO HAVE A DRINK.

WELL, I DON'T DRINK,
BUT I-I THOUGHT, WELL, OKAY.

TWO PASSION BOWLS LATER,
I WAS IN HER APARTMENT.

SHE WAS UNDOING MY TIE...

NEXT THING I KNOW,
I'M NOT WEARING PANTS.

MR. HOFFMAN, I...
I DIDN'T HAVE A DATE...

UNTIL I WAS A FRESHMAN
IN COLLEGE,

AND HERE WAS THIS...
THIS INCREDIBLE WOMAN.

I MEAN, HER BREASTS...

YOU WERE SEDUCED.
EXACTLY.

SYDNEY, THE REAL MEASURE
OF A MAN IS WHAT HE DOES
WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS LOOKING,

WHEN HE'S GUIDED ONLY
BY HIS OWN SENSE
OF RIGHT AND WRONG.

BY THAT MEASURE,
YOU FAILED.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'LL CLEAR OUT MY DESK.
THERE'S NO NEED TO DO THAT.

FINISH YOUR INTERNSHIP.

TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GROW,

TO BECOME THE KIND OF LAWYER
I CAN BE PROUD OF,

THAT YOUR PARENTS
CAN BE PROUD OF.

IF YOU DO THAT,

THIS MATTER WILL REMAIN
BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS.

FOR YOUR SAKE, I HOPE NOT.

OH, AND, SYDNEY.
YES, SIR.

NEXT TIME SOMEBODY
OFFERS YOU A PASSION BOWL,

STICK TO SHIRLEY TEMPLES.

[Breath Quavers]

[Judge Leyland]
I SEE TOO MANY
OF THESE CASES.

A YOUNG MAN SHOT AND KILLED
AND ANOTHER ACCUSED
OF HIS MURDER.

USUALLY, I MUST DECIDE
WHETHER THE DEFENDANT MINOR
COMMITTED THE CRIME,

BUT, IN THIS CASE,
I MUST CONSIDER WHY.

BY THE STANDARDS
OF HIS YOUNG LIFE,

HE COULD NOT AFFORD
TO SEE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN...

ONCE THAT CAR WINDOW
WAS ROLLED ALL THE WAY DOWN.

I CONDEMN THE WORLD
THAT MADE HIM THINK LIKE THAT,

BUT I CANNOT FULLY
CONDEMN HIM.

I FIND DARREN BUTLER...
ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE.

THEREFORE, IT IS MY ORDER...

THAT HE BE RELEASED
TO THE CUSTODY
OF HIS OLDER BROTHER.

I ORDER
THAT HE PERFORM 300 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE...

AT A FACILITY
FOR THE ELDERLY...

AND THAT HE REPORT
TO A PROBATION OFFICER
OF THE JUVENILE COURT...

EACH WEEK
UNTIL HIS 18th BIRTHDAY.

YOUNG MAN, I'M GIVING YOU
A SECOND CHANCE.

TAKE IT.

[Gavel Raps]

YOU KNOW THEY LAY
WAITIN' FOR YOU, RIGHT?

I'M ON IT.
YEAH. YOU KNOW I'M HARD,
AND I AIN'T EVEN WORRIED.

IS HE GONNA BE
ALL RIGHT?
HEY, HE'S BACK IN THE HOOD.

[Smooth G.]
I'M GLAD YOU'RE FREE.
HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
GOIN' OVER
PRIOR TESTIMONY...

FROM MIRIAM GRASSO'S
EXPERT WITNESSES.

IT'S A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE CREW.
NO DOUBT.

WHY DON'T YOU KNOCK OFF,
GO HOME, GET SOME REST.

ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS,
SOON AS I GET THROUGH THIS.

DAVE BLALOCK
LIVED FOR HIS WORK.

IN THE END,
HOW MANY PEOPLE CARED?

DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE HE DID.

GET A GIRLFRIEND.
[Chuckles]

GET A LIFE
OUTSIDE THIS OFFICE.

MM, THAT'S GOOD ADVICE,
TEDDY.

THANKS.

NIGHT, CHRIS.

GOOD NIGHT.

IN OTHER NEWS,
THE YOUNGER BROTHER
OF RAP STAR SMOOTH G...

WAS ACQUITTED
OF FIRST-DEGREE
MURDER CHARGES...

IN THE DEATH
OF A SOUTH CENTRAL TEENAGER.

I WANNA FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
I REALLY DO.
[TV Continues, Indistinct]

BUT I KEEP THINKING,
PUTTING THIS KID
BACK ON THE STREETS...

IS LIKE GETTING SOMEONE
OFF A SPEEDING TICKET
IN BOSNIA.

MAYBE THE D.D.A. WAS RIGHT.
HIS CHANCES OF SEEING
HIS 13th BIRTHDAY...

ARE PROBABLY BETTER IN PRISON
THAN THEY ARE
IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT A WIN IS A WIN, RIGHT?
HELP ME OUT HERE.

[TV Shuts Off]

SEEMS TO ME
YOU GOT TWO CHOICES.
MM-HMM?

YOU CAN EITHER TAKE COMFORT
IN THE FACT THAT YOU
DID A GREAT JOB,

OR YOU CAN AGONIZE OVER THIS
AND DRIVE US BOTH CRAZY.

DO I DRIVE YOU CRAZY?

OUT OF MY MIND.

HOFFMAN SAYS I SHOULD
GET MYSELF A GIRLFRIEND.

[Laughing]
OH.

WHO'S THE LUCKY BABE?

COME HERE.

[Annie]
SO, MIRIAM GRASSO'S
BACK ON THE CASE.

AND WE FOUND OUR LEAK.
WHO?

SYDNEY SCHNEIDER.

SYDNEY SCHNEIDER?
YOU'RE KIDDING.

WHY WOULD HE DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

HE WAS SEDUCED
BY CONNIE DAHLGREN.

ACTUALLY SEXUALLY SEDUCED?

LITTLE SYDNEY?
I-I REMEMBER
WHEN HE WAS IN DIAPERS.

HE COULD'VE USED ONE.

HE JUST ABOUT WET HIS PANTS
RELATING THE SAGA.

REMEMBER THE EXPRESSION
ON LIZZIE'S FACE...

THE FIRST TIME
WE TOOK HER TO DISNEYLAND?

THAT "I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING,

BUT DON'T PINCH ME
IN CASE IT'S A DREAM" LOOK?

THAT'S THE ONE.
YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN
THIS KID'S PUSS.

WHAT DOES SOMEONE
LIKE SYDNEY SCHNEIDER...

SEE IN A HARPY
LIKE CONNIE DAHLGREN?

I THINK BREASTS HAD
SOMETHIN' TO DO WITH IT.

ARE YOU
GONNA TELL HIS PARENTS?
NAH.

[Clock Chiming]

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

HUSBAND-WIFE PRIVILEGE?
GOES WITHOUT SAYING.

GRAHAM LESTER SAYS
NEIL CONFESSED TO HIM.

IF IT'S TRUE, YOU WERE
RIGHT ABOUT HIM ALL ALONG.

WHAT DOES NEIL SAY?

HE WAS SO COKED AND LIQUORED-UP
THAT NIGHT, HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT HE REMEMBERS.

WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE
BEEN DOING.

TEDDY, HOW WILL YOU BE ABLE
TO LOOK YOUR DAUGHTER
IN THE EYE...

IF NEIL AVEDON KILLED
A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL
AND YOU GET HIM OFF?

THAT'S THE WRONG QUESTION,
ANN.

THE RIGHT QUESTION IS,
HOW CAN I LOOK HER
IN THE EYE...

IF I DON'T GIVE NEIL THE SAME
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
THE CONSTITUTION DOES?

[Footsteps]

DADDY?
OH, HONEY, I'M SORRY.
I FORGOT.

I PROMISED
YOU'D SAY GOOD NIGHT
WHEN YOU GOT HOME.

COME ON, HONEY.
LET'S GO UPSTAIRS.