All language subtitles for Murder One S01E09 Chapter 9.DVD.HI.cc.en.20FOX

JULIE COSTELLO'S A CLIENT AGAIN.
SHE WRECKED RICHARD CROSS'S
ROLLS LAST NIGHT.

SHE WAS CHARGED WITH D.U.I.,
RECKLESS DRIVING,
DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE.

JUSTINE, I WANT YOU
TO HANDLE THIS ONE.

THE TEENAGE GIRL
SAYS THE MAN, SEEN
IN THE POOR-QUALITY VIDEO,

IS NEIL AVEDON.
[Neil] THIS ISN'T
A NEWS BULLETIN, FOLKS.

I SAID EARLIER THE TAPE
WAS A PHONY. NOW MAYBE
YOU'LL BELIEVE ME.

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO CONNIE DAHLGREN.

SHE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO HAVE
A DRINK. NEXT THING I KNOW,
I'M NOT WEARING PANTS.

WHEN SYDNEY SCHNEIDER GAVE ME
THAT TAPE, I MADE THE MISTAKE
OF TAKING IT AT FACE VALUE.

[Hoffman]
YOU'RE FIRED.
WHY?

YOU DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING
FROM YOUR LAST MISTAKE.

[Ray] A STEPHANIE LAMBERT.
SHE TOLD ONE OF
THE INVESTIGATING OFFICERS...

LESTER HAD DRUGGED
AND RAPED HER ON
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

AND THAT SICK CEREMONY
WASN'T JUST SOME BAD DREAM...

THAT'S A NORMAL PART OF THERAPY
LIKE HE KEPT SAYING IT WAS...

WATCHING ME, TOUCHING ME,
FORCING HIMSELF ON ME.

THIS IS NOT AN INTERVIEW.
THIS IS FELICIA NORELL.

THIS IS A BLUE-CHIP OPPORTUNITY
FOR NEIL TO TELL HIS SIDE
OF THE STORY.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
YOU STRANGLED HER,
AND YOU JUST DON'T REMEMBER?

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME
NOT TO REMEMBER SOMETHING...

IT'S INCONCEIVABLE
I WOULD EVER DO TO ANYONE,

LET ALONE A PERSON I LOVED
THE WAY I LOVED JESSICA.

AND WHEREVER SHE IS NOW,

SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH.

YEAH, THIS ONE'S
A REAL PIECE OF WORK.

SHE STUMBLES OUT
OF A CLUB ON SUNSET
THIS MORNING, LOADED.

PATROL OFFICER ASKS HER
IF SHE'S OKAY.

THIS LITTLE BITCH
COPS AN ATTITUDE,
KICKS THE GUY IN THE SHIN.

SHE GETS TO THE STATION AND
SAYS HER NAME IS DEE-DEE CARSON.
WE GAVE YOU A CALL.

I APPRECIATE IT, GREG.

ANY CHANCE OF MY TAKING HER
OUT OF HERE?
HEY.

FOUR YEARS IN
A RADIO CAR TOGETHER.
IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

[Door Opens]
HEY, ARE YOU A COP?

'CAUSE THEY
PROMISED ME A COKE.
I'M NOT A COP.

YEAH, AND I'M A VIRGIN.

WELL, AT LEAST ONE OF US
IS TELLING THE TRUTH.

NAME'S RAY VELACEK.
I'M A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FOR
AN ATTORNEY NAMED TED HOFFMAN.

I DIDN'T ASK FOR A LAWYER.

ALL THE SAME,
THEY'VE RELEASED YOU
TO MY CUSTODY.

WHAT, NO CHARGES?
NOPE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THAT COP?
THE ONE THAT I KICKED?

HE'S FOUND IT IN HIS HEART
TO FORGIVE YOU.
I'M TAKIN' YOU OUT OF HERE.

UH-HUH.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT IT HERE
OR IN THE CAR?

COME AGAIN?

PAYMENT IN FULL.
JUST TELL ME HOW YOU WANT IT.

I DON'T.
ALL I WANT YOU TO DO
IS TALK TO US.

HOLLYWOOD. THE FREAKS
JUST GET WEIRDER EVERY DAY.

WE TURN NOW TO THE GOLDILOCKS
MURDER CASE IN LOS ANGELES.

MOST OF THE ACTION WAS AWAY
FROM THE COURTROOM...

AS BOTH SIDES CONTINUE
TO PREPARE FOR JURY SELECTION.

DEFENDANT NEIL AVEDON'S
RECENT INTERVIEW
WITH FELICIA NORELL...

GIVES THE DEFENSE TEAM,
LED BY ATTORNEY TED HOFFMAN,

SOME HOPE THAT THE FILM STAR'S
TATTERED PUBLIC IMAGE
IS IMPROVING.

THE PROSECUTION, MEANWHILE,
CONTINUES TO HAMMER AWAY...

AT THE GRUESOME DETAILS
OF THE CRIME,

DETERMINED TO KEEP THAT IMAGE
RIGHT WHERE IT IS.

IN A RELATED MATTER,
JULIE COSTELLO,

OLDER SISTER OF
THE 15-YEAR-OLD MURDER VICTIM,

IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR
IN COURT TODAY ON CHARGES
OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

I WOULDN'T MIND DRIVING
UNDER YOUR INFLUENCE, DEAN.

[Crowley Continues]
MAY I COME IN?

[TV Clicks Off]

MR. CROSS.
YOU SEEMED A LITTLE ENGROSSED.
I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT.

- THAT'S OKAY. PLEASE COME IN.
- THANK YOU.

DO YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT ART?

I WAS AN ART MAJOR
IN COLLEGE.
AH.

I CAN'T AFFORD THE PAINTINGS
YET, SO I BUY THE BOOKS.

SO, I JUST CAME BY TO SEE,
UH, WHERE WE ARE WITH JULIE.

HER BREATHALYZER WAS
UNDER THE LEGAL LIMIT,

BUT THE DEPUTY D.A. WANTS TO
TURN THIS INTO CHAPPAQUIDDICK.

IT'S JUST A GUESS,
BUT I THINK HER DRIVING A ROLLS
HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

TELL THAT D.A.
I'LL BUY HER A ROLLS.
JUST MAKE THIS GO AWAY.

WE GET THIS BEFORE A JUDGE,
I'M PRETTY SURE I CAN.

- THE PRE-TRIAL
IS THIS AFTERNOON.
- HOW ABOUT THE CIVIL CASE?

THE MOTORCYCLIST IS MAKING SOME
NOISE ABOUT CALLING ONE OF THOSE
LAWYERS WITH AN 800 NUMBER.

HIS COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
BARELY TOP 5,000.
I THINK SEVEN'LL BUY HIM.

GREEDY MEN ARE THE MOST
EASILY BOUGHT. OFFER HIM 10.

CONSIDER IT DONE.

EXCELLENT WORK, JUSTINE.
I CAN SEE WHY TEDDY
HAS SUCH CONFIDENCE IN YOU.

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

DOES YOUR BOSS EVER LET YOU
OUT OF THE OFFICE FOR LUNCH?

IT'S BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN.

GOOD. BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING
I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU
OUTSIDE YOUR...

OFFICIAL DUTIES
WITH HOFFMAN & ASSOCIATES.

HOW ABOUT TODAY
AT THE EPICENTRE, 1:00?

CARE TO GIVE ME
SOME IDEA OF THE TOPIC?

NOPE.

[Hoffman]
THANK YOU, LOUIS.

TED, MAY I TALK TO YOU
FOR A MOMENT?

- A PROBLEM?
- IT'S SOMEWHAT OF
AN URGENT NATURE.

A FRIEND OF MINE,
STAN FLETCHER... WE BOTH BELONG
TO THE SAME CHORAL GROUP...

HE WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE LIBRARY...
LEWD CONDUCT.

WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES?
I DON'T KNOW ALL
THE DETAILS MYSELF.

HE CALLED ME FROM JAIL
IN AN ABSOLUTE PANIC.

APPARENTLY IT INVOLVES ANOTHER
MAN AND A BATHROOM STALL.
HE HAS A WIFE AND KIDS.

THEY DON'T KNOW.
HAS HE MADE BAIL?

POSTED IT THIS MORNING.
HE'S AFRAID TO GO HOME.
I BROUGHT HIM HERE.

HE'S IN THE LIBRARY
AS WE SPEAK.
LET ME GO TALK TO HIM.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR
ANYTHING PRO BONO HERE.
HE CAN PAY HIS WAY.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO BILL HIM
LIKE ANY OTHER CLIENT, LOUIS.

TED, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
WHAT'S UP, JUSTINE?

I BROUGHT RICHARD CROSS
UP TO SPEED THIS MORNING
ON JULIE COSTELLO'S D.U.I.

WE DISCUSSED A FIGURE
TO PUT THE CIVIL CASE
TO BED, AND HE SEEMED PLEASED.

SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
I'M NOT SURE
THERE IS A PROBLEM,

BUT AFTER WE FINISHED,
HE ASKED ME TO LUNCH.

IT COULD BE SOCIAL,
BUT I SUSPECT HE HAS AN AGENDA.

RICHARD CROSS
ALWAYS HAS AN AGENDA.

ANY INSIGHT INTO
WHAT IT COULD BE?

I'VE KNOWN RICHARD 11 YEARS,
AND I'M STILL GUESSING.

A CLIENT WANTS
TO HAVE LUNCH? HAVE IT.

MR. FLETCHER? I'M TED HOFFMAN.
LET'S GO INTO MY OFFICE.

I'M A PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE
AT ST. BENEDICT'S.

I WAS AT THE LIBRARY
PUTTING SOME BOOKS ON RESERVE
FOR SOME OF MY STUDENTS.

THAT'S WHY I WAS THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT POSSESSED ME.
I WENT TO USE THE BATHROOM,
AND, UH,

THERE HE WAS,
THIS STRIKING YOUNG MAN...

THE KIND YOU NOTICE
RIGHT AWAY.

GOD, THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE
UNCOMFORTABLE, MR. FLETCHER,
BUT I WILL NEED THE FACTS.

YEAH. IRONIC, ISN'T IT?

I CAN HAVE SEX WITH
A COMPLETE STRANGER
IN A BATHROOM STALL,

BUT TO TALK ABOUT IT,
THAT'S DIFFICULT.

[Laughs, Clears Throat]

THIS YOUNG MAN,
I KNEW WHY HE WAS THERE.

YOU SEE THEM IN TRAIN STATIONS
AND IN BARS.
ALWAYS THE SAME TYPE.

I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH HE WANTED.
HE SAID 40 DOLLARS.

WE... WENT INTO THE STALL.

- I SAT DOWN ON THE SEAT.
HE STOOD UP.
- YOU ENGAGED IN ORAL SEX.

I HEARD SOMEONE COME IN.
THERE WAS BANGING AT THE DOOR.

VOICES SAYING THEY WERE FROM
SECURITY. AFTER THAT, I REALLY
CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.

MY MIND JUST WENT NUMB.

THANK GOD LOUIS WAS ABLE
TO GET ME OUT OF JAIL.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CHARGED
WITH ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE?

NO. NEVER. I HAVE NEVER
BEEN ARRESTED FOR ANYTHING.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
VERY DISCREET.

THEN WORST CASE,
YOU'RE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

WITH NO CRIMINAL RECORD,
NO JUDGE WILL IMPOSE JAIL TIME.

ST. BENEDICT'S
IS A CATHOLIC COLLEGE.

MY CONTRACT HAS A MORALS
CLAUSE. IF I APPEAR IN COURT ON
THIS, I COULD LOSE EVERYTHING.

LET ME LOOK INTO IT,
MR. FLETCHER.

WHY DO WE DO THE THINGS
THAT WE DO, MR. HOFFMAN,

WHEN WE KNOW
THE CONSEQUENCES?

I WISH I KNEW,
MR. FLETCHER.

I'LL HAVE THE SEA BASS,
BROILED, LEMON, NO OIL.

TELL VICTOR IT'S FOR MR. CROSS.
THANK YOU.

I'M ON THIS PRITIKIN DIET.
DOCTOR'S ORDERS.
TAKES THE FUN OUT OF EVERYTHING.

SOMEHOW I CAN'T
PICTURE RICHARD CROSS
LIVING A LIFE OF DENIAL.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I CHEAT.

SO, I'M GUESSING YOU
DIDN'T INVITE ME HERE
TO DISCUSS YOUR DIET.

I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
BY ASKING YOU ONE.

- WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FANTASY?
- EXCUSE ME?

IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS,
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF
10 YEARS FROM NOW?

- HOFFMAN & APPLETON, TAKING
ANTONIO BANDERAS'S CALL.
- REALLY?

WRONG ANSWER?
NO, NO, NO.

IT'S JUST THAT I SEE YOU
DOING SO MUCH MORE THAN BEING
TED HOFFMAN'S JUNIOR PARTNER.

I MEAN, YOU'RE BRIGHT,
YOU'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL,

- AND I THINK YOUR DREAMS
SHOULD BE LARGER.
- HOW MUCH LARGER?

JUSTINE, EVERY LAWYER
THAT I KNOW WANTS TO BE
SOMETHING ELSE.

RIGHT NOW,
BEING TED HOFFMAN'S PARTNER
MIGHT SEEM PRETTY BIG.

BUT TRUST ME.
THE DAY WILL COME
WHEN YOU'LL WANT MORE.

- SUCH AS?
- SUCH AS...

A HANS HOLBEIN IS COMING
ON THE MARKET IN THREE MONTHS.

VERY RARE.
A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR...

IS LIQUIDATING
HIS ENTIRE COLLECTION
OF RENAISSANCE MASTERS.

I'D LIKE YOU TO GO TO AMSTERDAM
AND NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE.

- ME?
- WHY NOT?

FOR ONE THING,
I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE.

HUH! WOULDN'T YOU BE BETTER OFF
LETTING A PROFESSIONAL ART HOUSE
HANDLE THIS?

NO. I DETEST THOSE PEOPLE.

BESIDES BEING SNOBS,
THEY CAN'T KEEP
THEIR MOUTHS SHUT.

ONCE PEOPLE FIND OUT THAT
I'M BIDDING, THE PRICE DOUBLES.
YOU KNOW?

NO, I WANT A TOUGH NEGOTIATOR
WORKING FOR ME AND ONLY ME.

I WANT YOU. OF COURSE,
SALARY'S NEGOTIABLE. YOU'LL HAVE
FULL USE OF MY PRIVATE JET.

AND THE KRASNAPOLSKY HOTEL
IN AMSTERDAM IS... UNBELIEVABLE.

I'LL HAVE TO GIVE THIS
SOME THOUGHT.
DO.

AND, PLEASE, I WANT TED
TO BE OKAY WITH THIS.
I'LL TALK TO HIM IF YOU LIKE,

MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT
STEPPING OUT OF BOUNDS HERE.
LET ME HANDLE THAT.

OKAY. WELL, YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
AND YOU GET BACK TO ME
WITH A FIGURE, OKAY?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO AMSTERDAM?
NO.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY,
JUSTINE. BEAUTIFUL.

AND PARIS IS JUST
A JUMP AWAY.

[Hoffman]
DAN, I DON'T SEE WHY
YOU HAVE TO FILE THIS CASE.

THIS GUY HAS A WIFE AND KIDS.
HE'S A FIRST-TIME OFFENDER.

HE WANDERED INTO
THE WRONG STALL BY MISTAKE?

THE ONLY MISTAKE HE MADE
WAS GIVING IN TO HIS NATURE
AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
ABOUT THE NATURE OF PEOPLE
WHO DO THIS, TED.

THEY CARRY ALONG
A SHOPPING BAG.
YOU KNOW WHY?

ONE OF THEM STANDS IN IT,
SO WHEN THE COPS LOOK UNDER...

THE STALL DOOR,
THEY DON'T SEE
TWO SETS OF FEET.

WAS MY CLIENT FOUND
WITH A SHOPPING BAG?

NO, BUT THE 15-YEAR-OLD KID
HE WAS DOING IT WITH WAS.

FIFTEEN?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, COUNSEL?

DIDN'T THE GOOD PROFESSOR
GIVE YOU ALL THE FACTS?

HIS AGE NOTWITHSTANDING,
THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY
A PROFESSIONAL HUSTLER.

HIS AGE MAKES IT A FELONY.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

DOES RUINING A MAN'S LIFE
GIVE YOU PLEASURE?

PROFESSOR FLETCHER
WANTS TO GET HIS JOLLIES
IN THE PRIVACY OF HIS OWN HOME,

I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH IT.

BUT WHEN HE CRUISES
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WHERE
MY SON DOES HIS BOOK REPORT,

I'M COMING AFTER HIM.

TEDDY! WHAT BRINGS YOU
TO ENEMY TERRITORY?

DAN MORRISON.
HE'S PLAYING HARDBALL
WITH A CLIENT OF MINE.

I HOPE THIS DOESN'T
COME AS A BIG SURPRISE,

BUT YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY
MAN OF THE YEAR AROUND HERE.

NICE TIE.
WHO'S THE CLIENT?

STAN FLETCHER.
HE'S A PROFESSOR
AT ST. BENEDICT'S.

HE WAS CAUGHT
IN A BATHROOM STALL
WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD HUSTLER.

I COULD USE SOME HELP.
[Scoffs]

YOU KNOW MY POLICY.
I DON'T OVERRULE MY DEPUTIES...
NOT WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE.

AND AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, WE
TAKE CRIMES AGAINST 15-YEAR-OLDS
PRETTY SERIOUSLY AROUND HERE.

COULD YOU AT LEAST
LOOK INTO IT?

THERE'S A FAMILY SITUATION.
[Sighs]

THE THINGS I DO FOR YOU.
THANKS, MIRIAM.

I APPRECIATE IT.
TOODLES, TEDDY.

[Justine] YOUR HONOR,
WE REQUEST THE COURT, ON ITS
OWN MOTION, DISMISS THIS CASE...

DUE TO INSUFFICIENCY
OF THE EVIDENCE.

YOUR HONOR, THE LAW STATES THAT
A PERSON WHOSE BLOOD ALCOHOL
IS BELOW THE LEGAL LIMIT...

CAN STILL BE CONSIDERED
UNDER THE INFLUENCE...

IF HER ABILITY TO OPERATE
A MOTOR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED.

GIVEN THAT THE DEFENDANT
CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND FLUNKED
HER FIELD SOBRIETY TEST,

THIS IS CLEARLY
THE CASE HERE.

IN ADDITION, THIS IS
MS. COSTELLO'S SECOND D.U.I.,

- AND SHE WAS DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE.
- MS. APPLETON?

YOUR HONOR, I CAN'T HELP
BUT THINK THAT MY CLIENT'S
INVOLVEMENT IN A CASE...

FEATURED ON EVERY NEWS PROGRAM
IN THIS CITY IS THE REAL REASON
THESE CHARGES ARE BEING FILED.

GRANDSTANDING
SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED
WITH SUFFICIENT CAUSE.

THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT
OCCURRED AND NOTHING MORE.

MS. COSTELLO'S
BLOOD ALCOHOL WAS .05,
WELL BELOW THE LEGAL LIMIT.

HER FAILURE TO RENEW HER LICENSE
WAS THE DIRECT RESULT...

OF GRIEF OVER THE RECENT DEATH
OF HER SISTER.

MS. DREYFUSS'S RUSH TO CELEBRITY
MAY BLIND HER TO THESE FACTS.

I TRUST THE COURT
HAS CLEARER VISION.

HOW ABOUT IT, MS. DREYFUSS?
CAN WE SAVE SOME
TAXPAYER MONEY HERE?

- THE PEOPLE WISH TO PROCEED,
YOUR HONOR.
- THIS COURT IS NOT INCLINED...

TO REDUCE
OR DISMISS THIS MATTER
ON ITS OWN MOTION.

HOWEVER, WITHOUT MORE
COMPELLING EVIDENCE THAN YOU
HAVE RIGHT NOW, MS. DREYFUSS,

AT TRIAL I MAY GRANT
A DEFENSE MOTION...

UNDER PENAL CODE, SECTION 1118,
THROWING OUT YOUR WHOLE CASE.

- HOW WILL THAT PLAY UPSTAIRS?
- NOT WELL.

WILL THE COURT GIVE US TIME
TO WORK OUT A PLEA?

THE COURT WILL BE DELIGHTED.

[Reporters Clamoring]

WILL MISS COSTELLO
BE TESTIFYING
IN THE NEIL AVEDON CASE?

MISS COSTELLO'S HERE
ON AN UNRELATED MATTER.
HOW DOES SHE FEEL ABOUT HIM?

WILL NEIL TAKE THE STAND?
YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK
TO TED HOFFMAN ABOUT THAT.

MS. APPLETON...

JUSTINE. I CAUGHT
YOUR REMARKS TO THE PRESS
ON TELEVISION TODAY.

I LIKED THE WAY
YOU HANDLED YOURSELF.
THANKS.

HOW'D IT GO WITH JULIE?
THE JUDGE LEANED ON DREYFUSS,
AND THE CASE WENT AWAY.

JULIE WILL GET
HER LICENSE RENEWED,
DO A LITTLE TRAFFIC SCHOOL.

GOOD. AND LUNCH
WITH RICHARD CROSS?

A GRADUATE COURSE
IN HIDDEN AGENDAS.

HE WANTS ME
TO FLY TO AMSTERDAM
TO BUY SOME PAINTING.

HE MADE A BIG SHOW
OF WANTING IT TO BE
ALL RIGHT WITH YOU.

IT'S NOT.
TED, I KNOW THIS
ISN'T ABOUT ART.

BUT I COULD BE YOUR
INSIDE GUY ON THIS.
I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE...

THAT RICHARD CROSS
HAD DAVE BLALOCK KILLED.

I CAN'T EXPOSE YOU
TO THAT KIND OF RISK.
I'M A BIG GIRL, TED.

AND DAVIE BLALOCK
WAS AN EXPERIENCED DETECTIVE.

TELL RICHARD YOU
AREN'T INTERESTED.
DON'T YOU THINK...

I TOLD YOU WHAT I THINK.
[Phone Rings]

[Louis] GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. HOFFMAN'S OFFICE.
[Sighs]

[Clears Throat]
HER HIGHNESS, LINE TWO.

I'LL TAKE IT IN HERE.

MIRIAM, THANKS FOR
GETTING BACK TO ME.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
THE MAN GAVE IN
TO MOMENTARY TEMPTATION.

THAT MAKES HIM A HUMAN BEING,
NOT A CRIMINAL.

WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT
YOUR INTERNAL POLITICS
ARE TAKING PRECEDENCE...

OVER STAN FLETCHER'S FAMILY
AND CAREER.

EVEN ASSUMING WE WIN AT TRIAL,
THIS WILL RUIN HIM.

OF COURSE,
I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT,
MIRIAM. I JUST NEEDED THIS ONE.

[Knocking]

RAY VELACEK'S HERE.
SEND HIM IN.

AND SET SOMETHING
FOR STAN FLETCHER.

WHAT I HAVE TO TELL HIM
SHOULDN'T BE CONVEYED
OVER THE PHONE.

NOT GOOD?
NO.

I THINK I HAVE SOMEONE
YOU WANT TO SEE...
DIANE "DEE-DEE" CARSON,

A FRIEND OF JESSICA'S
FROM THE DIARY.
HOW DID YOU FIND HER?

PUT THE WORD OUT.
GREG BUNT FROM VICE CALLED.

SAID SHE WAS PICKED UP
BY PATROL ON SUNSET LAST NIGHT.
WHERE IS SHE?

SITTING IN RECEPTION,
LOOKING AT THE PICTURES
IN THE MAGAZINES.

[Dee-Dee]
EVER BEEN IN MICHIGAN
IN THE WINTER?

THE SNOT FREEZES
IN YOUR NOSE.

I RAN AWAY FROM THERE
WHEN I WAS 14, CAME HERE.

MM, MY PARENTS DIDN'T EVEN
FILE A MISSING PERSONS.

[Box Closes]
THEN I STARTED
DOING THE CLUBS...

AND CRASHING AT FRIENDS.

- PARTY, PARTY, PARTY.
- IS THAT HOW YOU MET JESSICA?

AT A RAVE DOWNTOWN.

THIS GUY I WAS WITH,
HE TOOK ONE LOOK AT HER...

AND DECIDED THAT WE
SHOULD DO HIM TOGETHER.

WE SAID, "NO WAY,"

AND HE LEFT WITH THESE
TWO CHICKS FROM THE VALLEY.

JERK.

NOW, IT WAS AFTER THAT...

THAT ME AND JESSICA
STARTED HANGING TOGETHER.

SHE WAS LIVIN' WITH HER SISTER,
AND THEY WERE FIGHTIN' A LOT,

SO SHE WOULD COME
AND CRASH AT MY PLACE... A LOT.

- WHERE WAS THIS?
- SOME DUMP IN HOLLYWOOD.

I WAS TURNING TRICKS
TO PAY THE RENT NOW AND THEN,

BUT JESSICA LIKED
TO GIVE IT AWAY.

ACTORS, MUSICIANS,
ROCK STARS...

JUST AS LONG AS
THEY WERE FINE.

- THAT'S HOW SHE MET NEIL.
- YOU EVER MEET RICHARD CROSS?

UH, YEAH.

THAT BALD GUY.

I NEVER DID HIM THOUGH.

IF I WANTED TO
DO A 40-YEAR-OLD GUY,
I NEVER WOULD HAVE LEFT HOME.

DEE-DEE, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND
THE MAN WHO KILLED JESSICA.

I THOUGHT THAT NEIL KILLED HER.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID
ON TELEVISION.

WE DON'T THINK HE KILLED HER.

WE WERE HOPING MAYBE...

YOU COULD TELL US IF
THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE SHE
WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH.

THERE WAS A GUY NAMED WALTER.

YEAH, WALTER LONDON.

HE WAS THIS BIG RECORD EXEC
THAT JESSICA KNEW.
I MET HIM AT THE ROXY.

HE GOT US IN BACKSTAGE.

- TELL ME ABOUT HIM.
- HE'S A PSYCHO.

- HOW SO?
- AFTER THE CONCERT,

WE ALL GOT INTO HIS LIMO.

THERE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE THIS BIG PARTY
UP IN THE HILLS.

SO WE STARTED DRIVING OFF,
AND HE WANTS TO SEE US
DO EACH OTHER...

SO HE COULD GET OFF.
[Snorts]

WHAT IS WITH
THE GUYS IN THIS TOWN?
ANYWAY, WE SAY, "NO WAY."

HE STARTS TO GET KIND OF PUSHY,
SO JESSICA GOES,
"YOU'RE A PIG."

AND THEN HE STARTS
TO GRAB AT HER,
SLAPPING HER AND ALL.

SO I'M, LIKE, SCREAMING AT
THE GUY, AND THE LIMO DRIVER'S
TRYING TO PULL OVER THE CAR...

WHEN WALTER TOSSES
JESSICA OUT OF THE CAR
WHILE IT'S STILL MOVING.

PHEW!

WE JUST TOOK OFF.

YEAH, JESSICA SAID THAT...

THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME
THAT HE'D GONE OFF ON HER
LIKE THAT.

EVERY TIME HE GOT WASTED,
HE'D GO NUTS.

ANYONE ELSE COME TO MIND?

- THAT MIGHT HAVE
KILLED JESSICA?
- UH-HUH.

NO.

[Whispers]
NO.

I MEAN, HER GETTING
KILLED LIKE THAT?

IT WAS SO WEIRD.

I KEEP ON THINKING
THAT I'M GONNA
RUN INTO HER SOMEWHERE...

YOU KNOW, AT SOME CLUB.

THANK YOU, DEE-DEE.

YOU HAVE A PLACE TO STAY?
YOU NEED SOME MONEY?

YOU GONNA GIVE ME MONEY,
I WON'T SAY NO.

THAT GIRL IS EIGHT YEARS OLDER
THAN LIZZIE.

MAKES MY SKIN CRAWL.

WHAT ABOUT THIS WALTER LONDON?
HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT HIM?

HE'S MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES
IN THE DIARY. USED TO WORK
FOR ENVISION RECORDS.

DAVIE TALKED TO HIM
THEN MOVED ON.

FIND HIM.
RATTLE HIS CAGE GOOD THIS TIME.

[Clears Throat]

WILL MISS COSTELLO
BE TESTIFYING
IN THE NEIL AVEDON CASE?

MISS COSTELLO'S HERE
ON AN UNRELATED MATTER.
HOW DOES SHE FEEL ABOUT HIM?

WILL NEIL TAKE THE STAND?
YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK
TO TED HOFFMAN ABOUT...

[Clicks Pause]
WHY WOULD I WEAR THAT?

LOOK AT MY HAIR!
YOU LOOK GREAT.

I LOOK LIKE I JUST WALKED
THROUGH A WIND TUNNEL!

WELL, FROM NOW ON,
I WEAR A BAG OVER MY HEAD.

MS. APPLETON,
JUST ONE MORE QUESTION.

THAT WAS ATTORNEY
JUSTINE APPLETON
OF HOFFMAN & ASSOCIATES,

MOMENTS AFTER THE D.A.
DISMISSED D.U.I. CHARGES
AGAINST JULIE COSTELLO,

A KEY FIGURE IN
THE GOLDILOCKS MURDER CASE.
YOU REALLY THINK HE'S CUTE?

CALL ME CRAZY.
IT'S THE RED HAIR.
[Continues, Indistinct]

[Ringing]

APPLETON.
[Mutes Volume]

DEAN.
[Smacking Fingers]

UH, YES. YES, OF COURSE
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
[Whispers] DEAN CROWLEY?

WELL, THAT'S, UH...
THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.

REALLY?

NO, WELL, I'VE NEVER...

OF COURSE,
I'D BE INTERESTED.
TODAY.

NO. NO, NO.
THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

I LOOK FORWARD TO IT TOO.
SEE YOU THEN.

[Clicks Off]

HE INVITED ME TO LUNCH
TO DISCUSS BECOMING
AN ANALYST ON LAW TV.

FIRST CROSS, NOW CROWLEY.
WHAT KIND OF SCENT
ARE YOU PUTTING OUT?

UM, LISA, WHAT AM I
GOING TO WEAR?

YOU ALREADY HAVE IT PICKED OUT,
REMEMBER? THE BAG.

- THANK YOU FOR SEEING ME,
MR. LONDON.
- WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

MY NAME'S RAY VELACEK.
I'M AN INVESTIGATOR
FOR TED HOFFMAN.

I ALREADY SPOKE TO SOMEONE
FROM HIS OFFICE.
YEAH.

I'M AWARE DAVE BLALOCK
SPOKE TO YOU,
BUT WE'VE RECEIVED...

SOME NEW INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESSICA COSTELLO.

LIKE I TOLD THE OTHER GUY,
I DIDN'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESSICA COSTELLO.

OUR SOURCES SAY
THAT YOU DID.

A GIRL BY THE NAME
OF DEE-DEE CARSON...

SAID YOU TRIED TO STRANGLE
JESSICA AFTER A CONCERT
AT THE ROXY.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
YOU TRYIN' TO PIN THIS
ON SOMEONE?

I'M NOT YOUR DONKEY, PAL!
I'M JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE THE
TRUTH OF MISS CARSON'S STORY.

LISTEN TO ME!
I KNEW BOTH THOSE LITTLE BITCHES
FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS.

I THREW THEM OUT OF MY CAR,
'CAUSE THEY TRIED TO LIFT
MY WALLET. PERIOD!

CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU WERE
THE NIGHT SHE WAS KILLED?
HOME. WHERE WERE YOU?

ANYONE WHO CAN CONFIRM THAT?
TED KOPPEL.

WE HAD A VERY INTIMATE
DISCUSSION ABOUT BOSNIA.
YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK YOU SHOULD GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

WE CAN COMPEL YOUR TESTIMONY
BY SUBPOENA, MR. LONDON.

IF I DIDN'T JUST HAVE
A HEART ATTACK, I'D COMPEL
YOUR ASS RIGHT OUT THIS WINDOW.

NOW WALK!

GOOD MORNING, ALL.
GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.
GOOD MORNING,
YOUR HONOR.

I UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES
HAVE HAD A CHANCE...

TO LOOK AT THE OTHER'S
PROPOSED JURY QUESTIONNAIRE.

- HOW CLOSE ARE WE?
- THE PEOPLE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS,
YOUR HONOR.

AS DO WE, JUDGE.
HUH! HOW DID I KNOW?

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S THRASH THIS OUT, THEN GO
ON THE RECORD WITH THE REPORTER.

- PROSECUTION FIRST.
- WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS...

WITH DEFENSE QUESTIONS
ONE THROUGH EIGHT,
YOUR HONOR.

SOME OF THEM APPEAR ON OUR LIST
TOO. HOWEVER, WE DO OBJECT
TO NUMBER NINE.

"DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE
FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE
COMMITTED THE CRIME...

WITH WHICH MR. AVEDON
IS CHARGED?"

LOADED QUESTION,
ISN'T IT, COUNSEL?

JUDGE, THIS QUESTION GOES
TO THE HEART OF OUR CASE.

A JUROR WHO ANSWERS
"NO" IS, BY DEFINITION,
PREJUDGING THE FACTS.

TRY TO CONVINCE THEM AT TRIAL.
DON'T PRESENT YOUR OPENING
ARGUMENT DURING VOIR DIRE.

I'M NOT. BUT A JUROR WHO ALREADY
THINKS THAT NEIL IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS...

ISN'T SOMEBODY WE WANT
SITTIN' IN THAT BOX.
HOW ABOUT MORE NEUTRAL WORDING?

UM... BASED ON WHAT
YOU'VE SEEN AND READ,
CAN YOU BE IMPARTIAL?

[Laughs]
WELL, THAT'S LIKE ASKING SOMEONE
IF THEY GO TO CHURCH.

THEY'RE GONNA SAY "YES"
WHETHER THEY DO OR NOT.

LET ME SAVE SOME TIME HERE
BY SUGGESTING THE FOLLOWING:

WILL YOU LISTEN TO THE ARGUMENTS
OF BOTH SIDES...

WITH AN OPEN MIND
BEFORE REACHING A VERDICT?

THAT'S FINE,
YOUR HONOR.

SEE HOW EASY THIS IS?
MR. WASHINGTON?

NO PROBLEMS WITH 10
THROUGH 13, JUDGE.

FOURTEEN GETS STICKY.
"HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO A PSYCHOTHERAPIST?"

DR. LESTER MAY TESTIFY IN THIS
CASE. WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
JURORS' PREEXISTING ATTITUDES.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
ISSUES OF PRIVACY HERE.

LET ME WORK ON SOME ALTERNATE
WORDING, THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO
THIS. FOR NOW, LET'S PUSH AHEAD.

JUMP DOWN TO 23, YOUR HONOR.
THIS ONE TAKES THE PRIZE.

- "DO YOU ENJOY THE FILMS
OF WOODY ALLEN?"
- [Stifled Chuckle]

WE'RE LOOKING FOR JURORS WHO
CAN FOLLOW A SOPHISTICATED
LINE OF ARGUMENT.

WE THINK AN APPRECIATION
OF MR. ALLEN'S FILMS HELPS US
TO IDENTIFY THOSE PEOPLE.

AND THE FACT THAT AVEDON HAD
SEX WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL
IS JUST A COINCIDENCE?

- MR. ALLEN WAS CLEARED
IN THAT CASE.
- OH, COME ON, CHRIS.

THE IMPLICATION COULDN'T
BE CLEARER IF YOU UNDERLINED IT
IN RED MAGIC MARKER.

GENTLEMEN, I THINK THIS QUESTION
NOT ONLY CROSSES THE LINE,
IT LEAPS OVER IT.

LET'S CONTINUE.

[Crowley]
I ENJOYED BEING A LAWYER.

IT WAS A BIG FIRM
IN NEW YORK CITY,
BUT IT GOT BORING.

I NEEDED SOMETHING MORE.

THIS CASE I WAS WORKING ON
GOT PICKED UP BY THE NETWORKS.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.

IT WAS A WALL STREET GUY WHO
GOT MIXED UP IN DRUGS, CLAIMED
THE GOVERNMENT ENTRAPPED HIM.

ANYWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
MY FACE WAS ALL OVER TELEVISION.

IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE.

THE DOORMAN IN MY BUILDING
STARTS CALLING ME "SIR"
ALL OF A SUDDEN,

AND I'M GETTING PHONE CALLS
FROM GUYS I BARELY KNEW
IN COLLEGE.

THAT WAS WHEN FRED ZUCKER
FROM LAW TV CALLED,
SAID HE WANTED TO AUDITION ME.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN
NERVE-RACKING.
NO. SURPRISINGLY, IT WASN'T.

IT FELT VERY NATURAL.
THEY HIRED ME.
THEY MADE ME AN ANALYST.

I THINK THIS GOLDILOCKS CASE
COULD DO THE SAME THING FOR YOU.

DEAN, I'M FLATTERED, BUT THE
LAST TIME I SAW MYSELF ON TV,
I WANTED TO SMASH THE SCREEN IN.

HAIR, MY CLOTHES...
IT WAS ALL WRONG.
SPEAKING PERSONALLY,

BUT HAIR AND CLOTHES,
THAT'S ALL EXTERNALS.

LOOK, WHAT'S IMPORTANT
IS THE ABILITY TO PROJECT
BEYOND THE CAMERA,

TO ESTABLISH A LEVEL OF TRUST
IN THE AUDIENCE.

EVEN IF YOU'RE FAKING IT?

EVERY LAWYER WHO'S APPEARED
IN A COURTROOM IS PART ACTOR.
IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY.

BUT YOU'VE GOT EXACTLY
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
SEXY INTELLIGENCE.

REALLY?
I MEAN, FRED WOULD MAKE
THE FINAL JUDGMENT,

BUT ASSUMING HE'S AS SOLD ON YOU
AS I AM, YOU'D WRITE AND PRODUCE
YOUR OWN SEGMENTS,

YOU'D DO SOME FIELD REPORTING
AND CONTINUE WORKING
AT HOFFMAN & ASSOCIATES.

I COULDN'T COMMENT
ON THE AVEDON CASE.
WE WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU TO.

I'D HAVE TO RUN IT BY TED.
WHEN WOULD YOU NEED TO KNOW?
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

HMM.
WHAT?

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

[Hoffman]
HOWARD, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

WELL, I WISH IT WASN'T UNDER
THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, TED.

WALTER LONDON
IS PRETTY UPSET.

MY ASSOCIATE,
CHRIS DOCKNOVICH.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

SAME. SO, WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE, TED?

YOU SEND TWO INVESTIGATORS
TO SEE A CLIENT OF MINE,
I START TO WORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW
HE WAS REPRESENTED.
AS YOU KNOW, HOWARD,

NEIL AVEDON
IS MY CLIENT IN
THE JESSICA COSTELLO CASE.

WALTER HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH JESSICA COSTELLO'S DEATH.

WE DETERMINE THAT,
WE'LL MOVE ON.

DON'T KID A KIDDER, TED.
YOU'RE CASTING AROUND
FOR REASONABLE DOUBT.

EVERYONE KNOWS
WALTER'S REPUTATION
ISN'T EXACTLY DOILY CLEAN.

THE MAN LIVES A LIFE,
HE HAS TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.

I DON'T DISAGREE.
BUT LET ME EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO YOU.

BEFORE WALTER LONDON'S
HEART ATTACK, HE WAS
A COLD-BLOODED BASTARD.

I MEAN, MY OWN WIFE
WOULDN'T ENTERTAIN HIM
IN OUR HOME.

HE DID COKE, HE...
HE SCREWED EVERYTHING
IN A SIZE SIX.

HE HAD A TEMPER THAT
WENT OFF LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE.
IT COST HIM HIS JOB AT ENVISION.

BUT SINCE HIS HEART ATTACK,
HE'S A CHANGED MAN.

IF HE'S SUCH A BOY SCOUT,
WHY DID HE THREATEN TO TOSS
MY INVESTIGATOR OUT A WINDOW?

HEY, A JOURNEY
OF A THOUSAND MILES
STARTS WITH A SINGLE STEP.

[Laughs]
I'M NOT SAYING HE'S POPE WALTER.

- WOULD HE BE WILLING TO
COME IN AND TALK TO US?
- WELL, I'LL PASS IT BY HIM.

BUT WHAT HE WANTS
IS TO BE LEFT ALONE.

HE GETS ANYWHERE NEAR
THIS JESSICA COSTELLO THING...

AND THE ARIES DEAL
COULD BLOW UP IN OUR FACE.

I'M NOT UNSYMPATHETIC,
HOWARD.

BUT MY CLIENT'S LIFE
IS ON THE LINE HERE.

SO'S MINE, TED.
YOU KNOW THE OFFICE HE'S IN NOW?

A KID HE STARTED IN THE BUSINESS
IS LETTING HIM USE IT.

THAT'S HOW BROKE WALTER IS.

THIS ARIES DEAL'S
HIS LAST SHOT AT THE RING.

DON'T RUIN MY GUY
JUST TO SPRAY ON THE HYDRANT.

THERE. I'VE SAID MY PIECE.

TED, AS ALWAYS, A PLEASURE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
MM-HMM.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.

YOU BUY THAT?

BEST GUESS, RESNICK'S PROBABLY
RIGHT. LONDON HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH JESSICA'S DEATH.

BUT OUR JOB
IS TO GET NEIL ACQUITTED,
NOT FIND THE KILLER.

- I'LL START THE SUBPOENA.
- HOLD OFF. I DON'T WANT TO TIP
GRASSO TO OUR STRATEGY.

LET'S SEE IF RESNICK
BRINGS LONDON IN FIRST.

HE DOESN'T, THEN WE ROLL OUT
THE HEAVY ARTILLERY.

- ALL RIGHT.
- [Knocking]

STAN FLETCHER'S HERE.

I HAVE TO TAKE THIS.

MR. HOFFMAN, I SWEAR ON
EVERYTHING THAT I HOLD DEAR,

I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE BOY
WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

I BELIEVE YOU.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
NONE OF THAT MATTERS TO THE D.A.

SO, WHAT?
NOW IT'S A FELONY?

THE AGE MAKES
ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT WE CAN
KEEP YOU OUT OF CUSTODY.

BUT IF YOU'RE CONVICTED,
YOU'LL HAVE TO REGISTER
AS A SEX OFFENDER.

[Quietly]
OH, MY GOD.

- [Sobs]
- DO YOU NEED SOME WATER?

NO. NO.

THIS MORNING I WAS SITTING AT...
MY BREAKFAST TABLE LOOKING
AT MY WIFE AND KIDS.

I KEPT THINKING,
"WHAT IS THIS GOING
TO DO TO THEM?"

MY WIFE ASKED ME WHY I WASN'T
FINISHING MY EGGS.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL HER,
MR. HOFFMAN?

YOUR WIFE MAY BE MORE
UNDERSTANDING THAN YOU THINK.

AND WE STILL HAVE THINGS WE
CAN DO. DESPITE THIS BOY'S AGE,
HE'S A KNOWN HUSTLER.

THAT CAN WORK IN OUR FAVOR.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
WE'RE FIXING A PARKING TICKET.

I'M NOT MINIMIZING
THE CONSEQUENCES.
AND NEITHER WILL ST. BENEDICT'S.

THEY'LL BOUNCE ME SO FAST,
I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET A JOB
TEACHING NIGHT SCHOOL.

ONE STEP AT A TIME,
MR. FLETCHER. WE HAVE
PRETRIAL MOTIONS TO MAKE.

- DON'T TAKE ALL THIS
ON AT ONCE.
- BUT GET PREPARED, RIGHT?

THAT WOULD BE PRUDENT.

STAN. I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.

BUT MAYBE IN THE LIGHT OF DAY,
YOU'LL SEE THIS WAS ALL
FOR THE BEST.

GOD, LOUIS.
DON'T START SINGING ANNIE.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS
THAT THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE THE END OF EVERYTHING.

IT CAN BE A START TOO.

OH, MY NEW LIFE AS AN OPEN GAY?
IS THAT WHERE THIS IS GOING?

THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
A CHOICE BETWEEN READING
POPULAR MECHANICS...

AND CRUISING
SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD
IN BLACK LEATHER, STAN.

YOU JUST HAVE TO
DECIDE WHO YOU ARE,
THEN BE THAT PERSON.

LOUIS, I STARTED ON MY
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.
I DON'T REACH FOR A KLEENEX...

EVERY TIME I HEAR JUDY GARLAND
SING "OVER THE RAINBOW."

I UNDERSTAND.

I COULDN'T STAY IN THE CLOSET,
BECAUSE I WAS NEVER IN IT.

BUT HAPPY, SAD OR IN BETWEEN,
I'VE NEVER HAD TO LIVE A LIE.

WHY DID I DO THIS?
[Rueful Chuckle]

IF I'D ONLY...
WALKED OUT OF THERE.

THEN IT WOULD HAVE
HAPPENED NEXT WEEK
OR NEXT YEAR.

STAN, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING
YOU CAN RUN AWAY FROM.

MR. HOFFMAN SAID
THERE WERE MOTIONS
THAT WE COULD MAKE.

I'M SURE HE'LL DO
EVERYTHING THAT HE CAN.

BUT I'M KIDDING MYSELF.
[Whispers] RIGHT.

SOONER OR LATER,
MY SECRET WILL BE OUT.

- I HAVE TO TELL MARSHA.
- I THINK SHE DESERVES THAT.

THANK YOU,
LOUIS, MY GOOD FRIEND.

TAKE CARE, STAN.

TED?
HI.

I HAD LUNCH WITH
DEAN CROWLEY TODAY.

HE WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT ME BECOMING
AN ANALYST FOR LAW TV.

I SEE.
THIS WOULD ONLY BE
PART-TIME, OF COURSE,

SO IT WOULDN'T
INTERFERE WITH ANY OF
MY RESPONSIBILITIES HERE.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE
A LOT TO OFFER, JUSTINE.
YOU'RE BRIGHT, PHOTOGENIC.

IF I WERE MR. CROWLEY,
I'D BE AFTER YOU TOO.

BUT?

I THINK YOU HAVE
TO ASK YOURSELF,
"WHY IS THIS OFFER COMING NOW?"

PERHAPS DEAN CROWLEY SEES
THE SAME QUALITIES I SAW
WHEN I FIRST HIRED YOU.

OR IT COULD BE BECAUSE
RICHARD CROSS OWNS 20%
OF LAW TV's PARENT COMPANY.

RICHARD'S AGENDAS
ARE MACHIAVELLIAN.

I'M ALSO NOT SO SURE
I LIKE THE IDEA
OF SOMEONE IN THIS FIRM...

WORKING FOR A COMPANY
THAT'S COVERING OUR
BIGGEST CASE,

EVEN IF YOU ARE
ASSIGNED ELSEWHERE.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
I CAN'T DO THIS?
I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO.

[Huffs]

JUSTINE, I APPRECIATE
YOUR FRUSTRATION HERE.

YOU WANTED TO BE SECOND CHAIR;
YOU'RE HITTING YOUR HEAD
AGAINST THE CEILING.

BUT YOU'RE A VALUED
MEMBER OF THIS FIRM,

AND YOU'RE GONNA BE
A PARTNER SOMEDAY.

PATIENCE IS DIFFICULT
FOR AMBITIOUS PEOPLE.

BUT IT PAYS RICHER REWARDS
IN THE LONG RUN.

I'LL CALL DEAN
AND LET HIM KNOW
I CAN'T DO IT.

I WON'T FORGET
THAT YOU DID.

[Roger]
TED, COME IN.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING
ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS, ROGER.

ANY CHANCE TO
DO A FAVOR FOR MY
FAVORITE DEFENSE ATTORNEY.

PLEASE, SIT DOWN. I'VE ASKED
DAN MORRISON TO JOIN US.
I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

NOT AT ALL.
COUNSEL.

SO, MIRIAM TELLS ME THAT, UH,

YOU HAD QUITE A LIVELY SESSION
IN JUDGE BORNSTEIN'S CHAMBERS.

IT STOPPED SHORT
OF BLOODSHED.
GOOD.

[Chuckles]
ANYWAY, UH,
ABOUT THIS FLETCHER CASE.

DAN AND I HAVE TALKED IT OVER,
AND WHILE DAN FELT
VERY STRONGLY ABOUT PROCEEDING,

WE BOTH THINK THAT THERE'S ROOM
FOR COMPROMISE HERE.

PROFESSOR FLETCHER
IS A RESPECTED MEMBER
OF THE COMMUNITY.

HE'S EXPRESSED REMORSE OVER
THE INCIDENT. NEITHER ONE OF
US WANT TO BE OVERLY PUNITIVE.

- WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE?
- WE REDUCE IT TO CONTRIBUTING
TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR.

A FINE, PROBATION,
NO JAIL TIME.

NO TRIAL. AGREED?

- AGREED.
- THERE. SETTLED LIKE MEN.

THANKS, DAN.

TO WHAT DO I OWE
THIS TURN OF EVENTS?
[Door Opens]

NOTHING MORE THAN THE RESPECT
AND THE REGARD...
[Door Closes]

IN WHICH YOU ARE HELD
BY THIS OFFICE.

THEN I GUESS IT'S FAIR TO SAY
THAT I OWE YOU ONE.

I'M SURE DOWN THE LINE
THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES
TO BALANCE THE BOOKS.

LILA.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. HOFFMAN.

MR. LONDON IS HERE FOR YOU,
BUT YOU'D BETTER
FIND LOUIS FIRST.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
FOR A HALF HOUR.
I APOLOGIZE, MR. LONDON.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT
A MOMENT MORE.

[Door Opens]

WHAT'S WRONG?
STAN FLETCHER
KILLED HIMSELF.

HE SAID HE WAS GOING HOME
TO TELL HIS WIFE.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY,
HE MUST HAVE LOST HIS NERVE.

HE JUMPED OFF AN OVERPASS
ON THE 10 FREEWAY.

MY GOD.

HAS THE FAMILY
BEEN NOTIFIED?

ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS TO TELL THEM WHY.

I ASK MYSELF WHAT MORE
I COULD HAVE DONE.

AND ALL I CAN THINK IS,

WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS IT
WHERE IT'S MORE VIABLE TO KILL
YOURSELF THAN TO BE WHO YOU ARE?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE
SOME TIME OFF, LOUIS?

THANKS. I REALLY DON'T THINK
IT WOULD HELP.

WHENEVER YOU GET AROUND TO IT,
MR. HOFFMAN. I'VE GOT NOTHING
WHATSOEVER TO DO TODAY.

I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT TIME.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
MR. LONDON?

HOWARD RESNICK SAYS
YOU WON'T BUDGE ON THIS.

SAYS YOU'RE INTENT ON LINKING ME
TO THIS MURDER. YOU'RE ABOUT
TO SERVE ME WITH A SUBPOENA.

I HAVE AN OBLIGATION
TO MY CLIENT TO EXPLORE
ANY AVENUE...

THAT MAY RESULT
IN HIS EXONERATION.

THIS IS NOT AN AVENUE!
THIS IS NOTHING!

THIS IS A MIDDLE-AGED PUTZ WHO,
UNTIL HE HAD A HEART ATTACK,

LIKED TO PRETEND
HE WAS 19 YEARS OLD.

I MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO DRIVE
AN EXPENSIVE CAR,

TO ALWAYS HAVE THAT BAGGIE
FULL OF COCAINE ON ME
AT ALL TIMES.

AND I KNEW A FEW YOUNG GIRLS
THAT WERE STUPID ENOUGH
TO THINK IT REPRESENTED...

SOME KIND OF ADVANTAGE TO THEM
TO HAVE SEX WITH ME.

NOW, I'M NOT PUTTING MYSELF UP
FOR A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE,

BUT I'LL SWEAR
ON THE GRAVES OF MY PARENTS
I NEVER KILLED ANYBODY.

YOU'LL UNDERSTAND IF
I DON'T TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT.

THEN YOU TELL ME
WHAT I CAN DO TO CONVINCE YOU.

I'VE TALKED TO
YOUR P.I.'s TWICE.
NOW I'M TALKING TO YOU.

I'LL TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST.
I'LL DO ANYTHING
YOU ASK ME TO DO.

PLEASE, DO NOT DO THIS TO ME.

- OKAY.
- "OKAY," THERE WON'T BE
A SUBPOENA?

THERE WON'T BE A SUBPOENA.

- MR. HOFFMAN, I...
- MR. LONDON, GO HOME
BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND.

HERE'S THE CHECK
FOR OUR MOTORCYCLIST.

GREAT.

SO, HAVE YOU GIVEN
FURTHER THOUGHT TO MY OFFER?

I DUG OUT MY JANSEN'S
ART HISTORY FROM COLLEGE.

I'D FORGOTTEN HOW MUCH
I LIKE HOLBEIN.
SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT.

THE USE OF COLOR,
THE BALANCE OF THE COMPOSITION.

BUT I THINK THE THING
THAT DRAWS YOU IN MOST
IS THE DARKNESS.

NOBODY HANDLED DARKNESS
LIKE HOLBEIN.

SO, DO WE HAVE SOMETHING
TO CELEBRATE?

I HAVE SOME
VACATION DAYS COMING UP.

I COULD USE THEM TO MAKE
THE AMSTERDAM RUN.
EXCELLENT.

ONLY ABOUT TED...
WITH THE AVEDON CASE, HE HAS
A LOT ON HIS PLATE RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD LIKE
TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT TIME
TO TELL HIM.

I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.
I MEAN, I WANT TO BE
ABOVEBOARD AND EVERYTHING.

I JUST...
SAY NO MORE. I'M SURE YOU'LL
TELL TED WHEN YOU'RE READY.

SO, IN HONOR OF HOLBEIN,

HOW ABOUT A GLASS
OF TOKAJ PINOT GRIS?

THE '89 IS SUPERB.

SURE.

JUSTINE, I COULDN'T
BE MORE PLEASED.

I HOPE THIS IS A START
OF A LONG AND PRODUCTIVE
RELATIONSHIP.

ME TOO.

THE MAN SAT IN MY OFFICE.
I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED
HOW DESPERATE HE WAS.

THANKS.
FROM WHAT YOU'RE
TELLING ME,

THIS PROFESSOR FLETCHER'S
BEEN ON THE EDGE
FOR SOME TIME.

STILL, I COULD HAVE GONE
TO GARFIELD SOONER.

MIRIAM HAD ALREADY BEEN TO HIM
ONCE ABOUT THIS, AND I WAS TOO
PROUD TO GO MYSELF, HAT IN HAND.

WHICH I ENDED UP DOING ANYWAY,
JUST TOO LATE TO SAVE
THIS MAN'S LIFE.

YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF
FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE
INTO THE FUTURE, TED.

THIS WAS A SITUATION THAT
MIGHT'VE PLAYED ITSELF OUT
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DID.

LOUIS WORKS
12-HOUR DAYS FOR ME,
NEVER ASKS FOR A THING.

THE ONE TIME HE DOES,
I LET HIM DOWN.

I HAVE A FEELING HE UNDERSTANDS
BETTER THAN ANYONE
WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

I HOPE SO. YOU KNOW
WHAT'S ALMOST AS BAD?

AFTER HEARING ABOUT FLETCHER,
I LET UP ON A WITNESS...

WHO MIGHT HAVE GIVEN NEIL
A REASONABLE DOUBT.

HOW REASONABLE?
HONESTLY?

IT WAS A FISHING EXPEDITION.
BUT IT WOULD HAVE WRECKED
THE GUY, SO I DROPPED IT.

THEN YOU DID
THE RIGHT THING.

MY JOB DESCRIPTION
READS "DEFENSE ATTORNEY,"
NOT "ALL-AROUND GOOD GUY."

DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP.
EVEN YOU'RE NOT INFALLIBLE.

I KNOW.

BUT SOME DAYS
I HATE THIS JOB.