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[Announcer]THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSEFACE OFF DURING JURY SELECTION.
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DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT
OF REASONABLE DOUBT?
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SIR, YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT
OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE,
DON'T YOU?
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THAT IF SUCH DOUBTS AREN'T
REASONABLE, THEN YOU MUST RETURN
A VERDICT OF GUILTY?
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[Hoffman] THE LAW REQUIRES
WHEN THERE ARE TWO REASONABLE
INFERENCES TO BE DRAWN,
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YOU MUST ADOPT THE ONE
SUGGESTING INNOCENCE.
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[Announcer]
NEIL AVEDON'S OBSESSED FAN.
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NEIL IS THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE
ASKING THE QUESTIONS!
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IS HOLLY GERGES CAPABLEOF DOING WHAT SHE SAYSSHE DID IN THIS LETTER?
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ABSOLUTELY!
"TELL YOUR GIRLFRIEND
TO KEEP AWAY FROM YOU,
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OR I'LL DO TO HER
WHAT I DID TO JESSICA."
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HER HANDS FIT AROUND
JESSICA COSTELLO'S THROAT
AS EASILY AS ANYONE ELSE'S.
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I COULD SHOW YOU
A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WAYS...
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WHERE WE ARE 100%
PREDESTINED TO BE TOGETHER.
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WHAT EXACTLY
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO?
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WAIT FOR ME OUTSIDE, BECAUSE
I'M GOING TO KILL YOUR ATTORNEY.
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- I DON'T WANT YOU
TO DO THAT, HOLLY.
- I COULD MAKE YOU HAPPY.
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[Neil]
GIVE ME THE GUN.
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HOLLY GERGES DIED IN CUSTODY.
NO SIGN OF STRUGGLE.
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WHAT ARE THE ACTUARIALSOF A WOMAN IN HER THIRTIESDROPPING DEAD ON CUE?
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IF IT WAS A HIT, IT WAS
PRETTY SOPHISTICATED.
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[Announcer]
TED HOFFMAN CONFRONTS THE ENEMY.
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I KNOW WHAT YOU DID, RICHARD,EVEN IF I'LL NEVER BE ABLETO PROVE IT.
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JUST AS I KNOW YOU WERE INVOLVED
IN THIS GIRL'S MURDER...
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AND DAVE BLALOCK'S
AND JESSICA COSTELLO'S.
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I SEE THROUGH THE ALIBIS,
THE VEILS OF LIES
AND DECEPTION...
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THE PEOPLE
VERSUS MR. NEIL AVEDON.
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GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.
MIRIAM GRASSO AND MARK
WASHINGTON FOR THE PEOPLE.
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THEODORE HOFFMAN
AND CHRISTOPHER DOCKNOVICH
FOR MR. AVEDON.
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DEFENSE HAS A MOTION?
[Hoffman]YES, YOUR HONOR.
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THE DEFENSE MOVES THIS COURTTO DISMISS THE CHARGESAGAINST MR. AVEDON.
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THE PEOPLE OPPOSE.
INCLUDED IN OUR POINTS...
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AND AUTHORITIESIS AN AUTHENTICATED LETTEROF ONE HOLLY GERGES.
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IT PRESENTS EVIDENCE
THAT MS. GERGES CONFESSED...
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TO COMMITTING JESSICA COSTELLO'S
MURDER, NOT MY CLIENT.
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WHAT ABOUT IT, MS. GRASSO?
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WE CONTEND THAT THE LATE HOLLY
GERGES WOULD HAVE CONFESSED
TO KILLING MARILYN MONROE...
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IF SHE THOUGHT IT WOULDFAVORABLY INFLUENCETHE DEFENDANT.
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WE THEREFORE ARE REQUESTING
A POSTPONEMENT...
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IN ORDER TO DEVELOP
INFORMATION TO SUPPORT
OUR POSITION...
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AND TO PREPARE
OPPOSING PAPERS.
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THAT'S A STALLING TACTIC
WHICH IS NOT ONLY
UNFAIR TO MR. AVEDON,
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BUT A WASTEOF THE COURT'S TIMEAND THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY.
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NOTWITHSTANDING COUNSEL'S CIVIC
CONCERN, THE PEOPLE'S REQUEST
FOR MORE TIME IS REASONABLE.
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WE'RE APPROACHINGTHE HOLIDAY SEASON.VACATIONS HAVE US SHORT-STAFFED.
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WE COULD TAKE THIS UP
AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
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IN THE MEANTIME, MR. AVEDON HAS
A MURDER CHARGE HANGING OVER HIS
HEAD THAT DOESN'T BELONG THERE.
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I'M NOT GONNA DERAIL THIS
WHOLE PROCESS, MR. HOFFMAN.
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I'M SETTING THE HEARINGAFTER CHRISTMAS RECESS,TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.
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JURY SELECTION
WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED,
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RESUMING TOMORROW
MORNING AT 10:00 A.M.
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WHAT'S SHE WAITING FOR? WHY
DOESN'T SHE DROP THE CHARGES
AGAINST ME RIGHT THERE?
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SHE HAS TO GIVE THE D.A.
A CHANCE TO INVESTIGATE
THE LETTER AND HOLLY GERGES.
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OH, MAN. TWO MORE WEEKS.
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AND EVEN THEN, NEIL,
IT'S A LONG SHOT,
LIKE A LOTTERY TICKET.
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PUT IT AWAY AND FORGET
ABOUT IT UNTIL THE DRAWING.
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OKAY, TED, SURE, I WILL.
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[Reporters Clamoring]
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[Judge Bornstein]
PLEASE CONTINUE, MR. HOFFMAN.
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YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE STATES
YOU SAW ON LAW TV...
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THAT MY CLIENT
PASSED A POLYGRAPH.
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[Man]
I THINK IT WAS LAW TV.
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DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, UH,
POLYGRAPH RESULTS...
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CANNOT BE USED
IN A COURT OF LAW?
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YES.
NOTWITHSTANDING THAT FACT,
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HAVE YOU ALREADY
MADE UP YOUR MIND?
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IF HE CAN KILL,
HE CAN LIE ABOUT IT.
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LIE DETECTORS ARE SCIENTIFIC.
YOU CAN'T FOOL SCIENCE.
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I THINK HE WAS PROBABLY
TELLING THE TRUTH.
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HE'S AN ACTOR, RIGHT?
HE LIES FOR A LIVING.
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THE FACT THAT HE AGREED
TO TAKE THE TEST...
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TELLS ME HE MIGHT BE INNOCENT.
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AND BECAUSE THIS IS
A HIGH-PROFILE CASE
WITH A WELL-KNOWN DEFENDANT,
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I HAVE TO ASK WHY YOU
WANT TO BE ON THIS JURY.
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I'M RETIRED, AND I'D LIKE
TO DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE
WITH MY TIME.
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I'M JUST HERE BECAUSE
I GOT THAT THING IN THE MAIL.
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THIS CASE IS SO FAMOUS I FEEL
LIKE I'M A PART OF HISTORY.
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DOES THIS MEAN
I HAVE TO LEAVE?
I CAN BE FAIR.
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IT SAYS ON YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE
THAT YOU THINK NEIL AVEDON'S
ATTORNEY IS MEAN.
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- YOU ARE.
- DO I HAVE MOMENTS,OR AM I MEAN ALL THE TIME?
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I SAW YOU ON TV AT THE...
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT...
A PRELIMINARY HEARING.
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YOU WEREN'T VERY NICE.
YOU WERE PUSHY.
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[Hoffman]IF I WERE REPRESENTINGYOUR BROTHER...
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WHO WAS CHARGED WITH A MURDER
YOU KNEW HE DIDN'T COMMIT,
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AND THE PROSECUTOR
WANTED TO PUT HIM AWAY FOR LIFE,
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WOULD YOU WANT ME TO BE NICE?
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THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
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HOW SO?
IT'D BE MY BROTHER.
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AND YOU'D WANT ME TO BE
AS TOUGH AND AGGRESSIVE...
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AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE
FOR YOUR INNOCENT BROTHER,
WOULDN'T YOU?
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- I SUPPOSE.
- YOU SUPPOSE?
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[Woman]
WELL, I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE.
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[Hoffman] SO, IN OTHER WORDS,FOR THE RIGHT PERSON,AN INNOCENT PERSON,
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MY BAD MANNERS ARE PERMISSIBLE?
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MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK YOU
MIGHT LIKE ME BETTER ALREADY.
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I HAVE THREE YOUNG DAUGHTERS,
MYSELF. THE GUY JUST
DOESN'T SET WELL WITH ME.
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[Grasso]
COULD YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC
ABOUT YOUR DISCOMFORT, SIR?
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MAYBE HE DIDN'T KILL
THE COSTELLO GIRL, BUT HE SURE
AS HELL TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HER.
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NOTHING FURTHER.
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MR. HOFFMAN?
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YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW OLD
OR MATURE JESSICA COSTELLO
LOOKED, DO YOU, SIR?
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THE PAPER RUNS HER PICTURE
ALL THE TIME.
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THAT'S HER HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS PHOTO.
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BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHATSHE LOOKED LIKE WHEN SHE WASWITH NEIL AVEDON, DO YOU?
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NO, I GUESS I DON'T.
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[Hoffman]HAVE YOU READ NEWSPAPER REPORTSTHAT SAY JESSICA...
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WAS A REGULAR PATRON
AT CLUBS...
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THAT ONLY ADMIT ADULTS
21 AND OLDER?
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YES.
SO, CAN YOU ACCEPTTHE FACT...
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THAT NEIL AVEDON
MAY HAVE BELIEVED...
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THAT JESSICA WAS OLDER
THAN HER YEARS?
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IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME
IT HAPPENED. YEAH.
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NOTHING FURTHER.
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MR. SWITZER,
IF YOU REMAIN A JUROR,
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AND YOU'RE PRESENTED WITH
FACTS THAT JESSICA COSTELLO NOT
ONLY ACTED OLDER THAN HER YEARS,
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BUT ALSO HAD
A DOZEN SEXUAL PARTNERS,
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WOULD YOU BE INCLINEDTO BLAME HER FOR HER OWN DEATH?
NO.
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AND IF YOU WERE PRESENTED
WITH FACTS...
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THAT SHE HAD IN EXCESS
OF 20 SEXUAL PARTNERS...
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FROM WHOM
SHE MAY HAVE ACCEPTED GIFTS...
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OR MONEY OR COCAINE,
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WOULD THAT DISPOSE YOU
TO BLAME JESSICA COSTELLO
FOR HER OWN DEATH?
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NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
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[Grasso]
I SENSE SOME AMBIVALENCE.
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TWENTY GUYS IS A LOT.
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YES, IT IS. IS IT TOO MANY
FOR YOU TO BE FAIR?
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I DON'T KNOW.AT A CERTAIN POINT,YOU GOTTA WONDER.
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THE COURT THANKS
AND EXCUSES MR. SWITZER
FOR CAUSE.
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YOU'RE A PROFESSOR
OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW?
THAT IS CORRECT.
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IF YOU WERE A PART OF THIS JURY,
DO YOU THINK YOUR EXPERTISE...
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WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE JURY
DURING DELIBERATIONS?
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I WOULDN'T ALLOW THAT
TO HAPPEN, COUNSEL.
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I'M A PURIST WHO BELIEVES THAT
THERE ARE NO EXPERTS ON JURIES,
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JUST 12 DEDICATED CITIZENS.
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YOU HAVEN'T FORMED ANY OPINION
ABOUT THIS CASE?
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NOT YET. UNTIL EVIDENCE
AND TESTIMONY
ARE PRESENTED TO ME,
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HOW COULD I POSSIBLY
HAVE AN OPINION?
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I BELIEVE EVERYONEHAS GOOD IN THEM.EVERYBODY LOSES THEIR WAY.
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DOES THAT BELIEF
EXTEND TO MY CLIENT?
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[Woman]I DON'T KNOW.I'VE SEEN YOU ON TV...
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SAYIN' HE HAD NOTHIN' TO DO
WITH THAT GIRL'S DEATH.
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BUT HE WAS THERE
THE NIGHT SHE DIED.
HE HAD SOME PART IN IT.
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BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
HE HAD SOME PART IN IT...
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BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T
HEARD ANY EVIDENCE,
IS THAT CORRECT?
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THAT'S RIGHT.
THE LAW STATES...
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THAT YOU MUST PRESUME
MR. AVEDON DIDN'T...
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KILL JESSICA COSTELLO...
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UNLESS THE PROSECUTION
PROVES DIFFERENTLY.
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YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,DON'T YOU?
YES, I GOT THAT.
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[Hoffman]
CAN YOU FOLLOW THE LAW...
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AND PRESUME MR. AVEDON'S
INNOCENCE?
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I HAVE TO.
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SIDEBAR, JUDGE.
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APPROACH.
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THE DEFENSE CHALLENGES
MRS. HARRIS FOR CAUSE.
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THE WOMAN SAID SHE'D MAKE
THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE.
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OF COURSE SHE DID.
WE'RE IN A PUBLIC FORUM.
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THE TRUTH IS SHE COULDN'T
PRESUME INNOCENCE
EVEN IF SHE TRIED.
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I DON'T SEE IT.
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IF YOU WANT HER OFF,
YOU'LL HAVE TO
EXERCISE A PEREMPTORY.
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I RESERVE THE RIGHT
TO COME BACK TO HER.
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ONLY IF SOMETHING NEW COMES UP.
I WANT THIS JURY SEATED
BY CHRISTMAS RECESS.
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HMM? STEP BACK.
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WE ARE IN RECESS
UNTIL 3:00.
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I BET YOU SPENT $200
ON THAT SHIRT.
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EIGHTY-FIVE.
HALF-PRICE SALE AT FRED SEGAL.
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WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT I GET
WITH MY CHRISTMAS BONUS.
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YOU THINK WE'RE GONNA
GET OUR BONUSES TODAY?
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WE'D BETTER. I STARTED SHOPPING
FOR A CAR LAST WEEKEND.
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IF HISTORY PREVAILS,
TODAY'S THE DAY...
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TED WILL PASS THEM OUT
IN THE STAFF MEETING,
FIRST THING.
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AFTERNOON, FOLKS.
[All]
AFTERNOON.
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FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'RE STACKED UP ON AVEDON.
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LET'S MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING ELSE IS COVERED.
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I HAVE ALL THE APPEALS
AND MOTIONS UNDER CONTROL.
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I'M HANDLING YOUR COURT
APPEARANCES AND GETTING
CONTINUANCES WHERE NECESSARY.
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EXCUSE ME, TED.
RICHARD CROSS IS HERE.
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HE'D LIKE A MOMENT.
SHALL I PUT HIM IN YOUR OFFICE?
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HE CAN WAIT IN THE LOBBY.
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I'M FIELDING CLIENT CALLS.
GARY BLONDO PHONED TO SAY...
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NEIL'S MOVIE OPENED YESTERDAY
TO RECORD NUMBERS.
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- GREAT. NEIL COULD USE
SOME GOOD NEWS.
- WHAT DID BLONDO REALLY WANT?
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- FOR NEIL TO DO PUBLICITY
ON DEADBOLT.
- THE ANSWER IS NO.
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GOT IT.[Chris] THE STUDIOWILL BE NONE TOO PLEASED.
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WE JUST SENT THEM
LAST MONTH'S BILL
FOR NEIL'S LEGAL SERVICES.
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MONEY WELL SPENT
TO PROTECT THEIR INVESTMENT
AND HIS MOVIE. WHAT ELSE?
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LEONARD MEECH WANTS USTO REPRESENT HIMBEFORE THE STATE BAR.
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- WHAT'S THE CHARGE?
- HE CUT HIMSELF IN FOR 30% OF
AN ESTATE HE WAS REPRESENTING.
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HE ALSO COMMINGLED THE FUNDSWITH HIS BUSINESS ACCOUNTBEFORE THE OLD LADY DIED.
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PASS.
THAT'S MEECH'S M.0.,
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AND WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE
BAD PRESS RIGHT NOW.
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IF THAT'S ALL, WE'RE DONE.
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OH. ALMOST FORGOT.
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CHRISTMAS BONUSES.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS.
THANKS, TED.
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THANKS.
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THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, TED.
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- MERRY CHRISTMAS.
- [All]
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
RICHARD?
200
00:12:45,247 --> 00:12:49,951
I HAVE AN ASSOCIATE,
A VERY INFLUENTIAL MAN,
FROM BRAZIL.
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00:12:50,019 --> 00:12:54,189
HIS SON HAS HAD SOME,
UH, DIFFICULTY...
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00:12:54,257 --> 00:12:56,274
HERE IN LOS ANGELES.
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00:12:56,343 --> 00:13:00,912
I HOPE THAT YOUR HARD FEELINGS
TOWARD ME WOULD NOT PREVENT YOU
FROM HELPING SOMEONE IN NEED.
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00:13:00,980 --> 00:13:03,731
SO BEFORE I TALK TO HIM
ABOUT YOU,
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00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,284
I NEEDED TO SEE
IF YOU WOULD INDEED
TAKE A REFERRAL FROM ME.
206
00:13:07,353 --> 00:13:10,205
WHAT IS IT?
THE BOY'S A STUDENT
AT USC.
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00:13:10,273 --> 00:13:12,740
A COED HAS MADE AN ACCUSATION
OF DATE RAPE.
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THE KID'S YOUNG.
HE'S CONFUSED.
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00:13:15,745 --> 00:13:18,880
HE'S, UH, AVOIDING THE ISSUE.
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00:13:18,948 --> 00:13:21,666
MEANING HE'S A FUGITIVE
FROM JUSTICE.
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00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:27,454
HIS FATHER ARRIVES TODAY.
MAY I SEND HIM TO YOU?
212
00:13:27,523 --> 00:13:29,957
DOES HE HAVE A NAME?
213
00:13:30,026 --> 00:13:32,426
ROBERTO PORTALEGRE.
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HAVE HIM CALL ME.
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00:13:36,382 --> 00:13:38,515
I APPRECIATE THIS, TEDDY.
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VERY FESTIVE. I LIKE IT.
217
00:14:00,072 --> 00:14:02,007
[Loud Whisper]
TEDDY!
218
00:14:11,551 --> 00:14:13,629
SNEAKING IN
THE BACK WAY AGAIN?
219
00:14:13,653 --> 00:14:15,586
LOUIS'S GIFTS.
YOU FORGOT THEM.
220
00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:20,225
OH, THANKS. WHAT DID WE
GET FOR HIM THIS YEAR?
221
00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:24,829
A NICE COLLECTION OF STOCKING
STUFFERS FROM BARNEY'S
AND A CRUISE TO MEXICO.
222
00:14:24,898 --> 00:14:27,499
IF I CAN GET HIM
TO TAKE TIME OFF.
223
00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:29,567
SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP,
224
00:14:29,636 --> 00:14:33,371
I REALIZE THAT CHRISTMAS RECESS
IS YOUR TIME TO PREPARE
FOR THE TRIAL.
225
00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,874
I KNOW. I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT IT TOO.
226
00:14:35,942 --> 00:14:39,154
WE'RE GONNA CARVE OUT SOME
REAL TIME FOR THE THREE
OF US OVER THE HOLIDAYS,
227
00:14:39,178 --> 00:14:41,712
STARTING WITH
CHRISTMAS EVE.
228
00:14:41,781 --> 00:14:44,716
NO TRIAL, NO NEIL AVEDON,
JUST YOU, ME AND LIZZIE.
229
00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:51,957
I'D BETTER GO BEFORE LOUIS
GETS BACK AND REALIZES
THERE'S NO SANTA CLAUS.
230
00:14:52,025 --> 00:14:54,125
[Chuckles]
231
00:14:54,193 --> 00:14:56,895
DID I EVER TELL YOU
HOW CRAZY I AM ABOUT YOU?
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00:15:00,833 --> 00:15:03,234
THANK YOU, SANTA.
233
00:15:10,043 --> 00:15:13,422
I KNOW WE DISAGREE ON THIS, TED,
BUT I LIKE WHAT I'M SEEING
WITH THE LAW PROFESSOR, ADLER.
234
00:15:13,446 --> 00:15:16,326
HE COULD BECOME
YOUR VIRTUAL JUROR.
[Neil] WHO'S THAT?
235
00:15:16,350 --> 00:15:19,950
YOUR VIRTUAL JUROR
IS THE PERSON WHO, IN EFFECT,
BECOMES TED'S STAND-IN...
236
00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:21,997
WITH THE JURY
DURING DELIBERATIONS.
237
00:15:22,021 --> 00:15:25,623
I ALSO LIKE THIS IVERSON LADY.
PROBLEM IS, THEY READ NEUTRAL
ON PAPER.
238
00:15:25,692 --> 00:15:28,792
LET'S SEE HOW THEY DO
IN THE ROOM.
[Louis] TED?
239
00:15:28,861 --> 00:15:32,230
MR. PORTALEGRE'S HERE
FOR HIS 2:00. I DEPOSITED HIM
IN YOUR OFFICE.
240
00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:35,299
ALL RIGHT. WHEN ARE
WE DUE BACK IN COURT?
241
00:15:35,368 --> 00:15:38,503
ABOUT AN HOUR.
I'LL GRAB YOU THEN.
242
00:15:38,572 --> 00:15:41,338
[Lorraine]I'VE GOT PHONE CALLS.MEET YOU DOWNSTAIRS.
243
00:15:41,407 --> 00:15:43,641
YOU OKAY?
244
00:15:43,710 --> 00:15:46,722
I'LL BE BETTER
WHEN BORNSTEIN
DISMISSES THE CASE.
245
00:15:46,746 --> 00:15:50,114
DON'T GET TOO HIGH
AND YOU WON'T GET TOO LOW.
246
00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:57,721
DOES THIS ALLEGATIONCOME OUT OF A RELATIONSHIPOR STEM FROM A FIRST DATE?
247
00:15:57,790 --> 00:16:00,525
MR. HOFFMAN,
EDUARDO'S 20 YEARS OLD.
248
00:16:00,593 --> 00:16:02,860
AND YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THIS CHARGE...
249
00:16:02,929 --> 00:16:05,541
THIS PREPOSTEROUS THING
COULD NEVER HAPPEN
TO HIM AT HOME.
250
00:16:05,565 --> 00:16:10,168
A GIRL WOULDN'T
ALLOW HERSELF TO BE ALONE
WITH A MAN...
251
00:16:10,236 --> 00:16:13,838
AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, DRUNK,
UNLESS SHE WANTED SEX.
252
00:16:13,907 --> 00:16:16,775
TO THINK EDUARDO'S
BEING HUNTED...
253
00:16:18,478 --> 00:16:20,512
I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US.
254
00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:23,114
WHERE IS YOUR SON NOW?
SOMEWHERE SAFE.
255
00:16:23,183 --> 00:16:25,650
HE'LL HAVE TO TURN HIMSELF IN.
256
00:16:25,719 --> 00:16:27,852
I DON'T WANT HIM IN JAIL.
257
00:16:27,921 --> 00:16:30,220
I UNDERSTAND,
BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS CHARGE.
258
00:16:30,289 --> 00:16:33,691
IF HE'LL AGREE
TO TURN HIMSELF IN,
THIS FIRM WILL TAKE THE CASE.
259
00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,194
THEN WE'LL TRY AND WORK OUTA DEAL FOR SURRENDERWITH QUICK BAIL.
260
00:16:37,264 --> 00:16:40,364
- AND THEN HE'LL BE RELEASED?
- AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.
261
00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:42,366
I MAKE NO PROMISES.
262
00:16:42,435 --> 00:16:46,437
UNDERSTOOD.
PLEASE, LET ME KNOW WHEN
I SHOULD BRING EDUARDO TO YOU.
263
00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,439
I WILL.
A PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
264
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:53,244
THE PLEASURE IS MINE,
MR. HOFFMAN. RICHARD
WASN'T WRONG ABOUT YOU.
265
00:16:54,881 --> 00:16:58,249
WHAT'S THIS?
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
266
00:16:58,318 --> 00:17:00,518
DO YOUR BEST FOR EDUARDO.
267
00:17:00,587 --> 00:17:04,188
I'LL SEND YOU A BILL,
MR. PORTALEGRE. I'D APPRECIATE
IT IF YOU PAID BY CHECK.
268
00:17:04,257 --> 00:17:06,824
OF COURSE.
269
00:17:10,997 --> 00:17:12,930
CHRIS IS IN THE LOBBY.
ANYTHING?
270
00:17:12,999 --> 00:17:17,401
I NEED LISA RIGHT AWAY.
AND OPEN A FILE
ON MR. PORTALEGRE.
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00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:28,179
HAVE YOU HEARD REPORTSTHAT MY CLIENT AND JESSICAENGAGED IN CONSENSUAL SEX,
272
00:17:28,248 --> 00:17:30,881
MAYBE EVEN ON
THE VERY NIGHT JESSICA DIED?
273
00:17:30,950 --> 00:17:32,795
[Woman]
YES.
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00:17:32,819 --> 00:17:35,953
HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT THAT, MS. IVERSON?
275
00:17:36,022 --> 00:17:41,259
I DON'T FEEL ANYTHINGABOUT IT ONE WAYOR THE OTHER.
276
00:17:41,328 --> 00:17:43,595
DOES THE FACT THAT NEIL
IS 25 YEARS OLD...
277
00:17:43,663 --> 00:17:46,197
AND JESSICA WAS ONLY 15...
278
00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:50,235
CAUSE YOU TO LOOK AT MR. AVEDON
IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT?
279
00:17:51,571 --> 00:17:54,305
WELL, THAT IS QUITE
AN AGE DISPARITY.
280
00:17:54,374 --> 00:17:57,019
[Hoffman]CAN YOU BE IMPARTIALIN LIGHT OF THAT?
281
00:17:57,043 --> 00:17:59,309
I THINK SO. YES.
282
00:17:59,378 --> 00:18:04,015
[Hoffman] PROFESSOR ADLER,DOES NEIL AVEDON REMIND YOUOF ANY OF YOUR STUDENTS?
283
00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:06,017
[Adler]
NO ONE IN PARTICULAR.
284
00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:10,655
NOT EVEN THAT RARE BREED TO WHOM
THINGS SEEM TO COME TOO EASILY?
285
00:18:10,724 --> 00:18:12,657
NO. NOT AT ALL.
286
00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:18,730
THANK YOU.
[Judge Bornstein]MS. GRASSO?
287
00:18:18,798 --> 00:18:23,535
I'D LIKE TO RETURN TO
YOUR COMMENTS ON EVIDENCE.
WHAT IF A BLOOD SAMPLE...
288
00:18:23,603 --> 00:18:26,538
I'M TELLING YOU.
HE'S A KEEPER.
HE MEANS WHAT HE SAYS.
289
00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:28,773
I DON'T THINK
HE'S GOT A PROBLEM WITH ME.
290
00:18:28,842 --> 00:18:32,677
BUT HE'S GOT A PROBLEM.
MAYBE IT'S ME OR MIRIAM
OR THE JUDGE.
291
00:18:32,745 --> 00:18:35,913
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
THE ONE THAT WORRIES ME
IS IVERSON.
292
00:18:35,982 --> 00:18:40,084
LADY LOOKS RIGHT THROUGH ME.
I'LL TAKE ANOTHER RUN
AT HER, AND AT ADLER.
293
00:18:40,153 --> 00:18:42,987
KEEP IN MIND, WE'RE NOT
NEAR GETTING DISMISSED
FOR CAUSE ON EITHER,
294
00:18:43,055 --> 00:18:45,022
AND WE'RE DOWN TO
THREE PEREMPTORIES.
295
00:18:45,091 --> 00:18:47,792
EXCUSE ME. IS THIS PROCEEDING
INTERRUPTING YOU PEOPLE?
296
00:18:47,860 --> 00:18:50,461
APOLOGIES, YOUR HONOR.
297
00:18:50,530 --> 00:18:52,663
IF I COULD CLEAR UP
A FEW THINGS, MS. IVERSON.
298
00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:56,934
YOU SAY YOU WORK IN
THE FAMILY PRINTING BUSINESS.
IS THIS YOUR HUSBAND'S COMPANY?
299
00:18:57,003 --> 00:19:00,104
MY FATHER'S.
I'VE NEVER BEEN MARRIED.
I SEE.
300
00:19:00,173 --> 00:19:03,508
ANY OTHER SIBLINGS?
I HAVE FOUR BROTHERS.
301
00:19:03,576 --> 00:19:05,843
DO THEY WORK IN THE FIRM?
302
00:19:05,912 --> 00:19:09,147
NO.
DID THEY EVER?
303
00:19:09,216 --> 00:19:11,282
NO.
304
00:19:11,351 --> 00:19:13,695
YOU LIVE IN THE HOUSEYOU WERE BORN IN,IS THAT RIGHT?
305
00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:16,453
I INHERITED IT
FROM MY PARENTS.
306
00:19:16,522 --> 00:19:20,524
- DO YOU LIVE ALONE?
- I'M A SINGLE WOMAN, YES.
307
00:19:20,593 --> 00:19:24,028
THANK YOU. JUDGE,
MAY WE HAVE A SIDEBAR?
APPROACH.
308
00:19:29,435 --> 00:19:32,648
I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW,
MR. HOFFMAN. I DON'T SEE
A DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE.
309
00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:35,139
SHE CAN'T POSSIBLY RENDER
A FAIR VERDICT.
310
00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:39,377
NEIL AVEDON REPRESENTS
EVERY MAN WHO LEFT HER BEHIND.
311
00:19:39,445 --> 00:19:41,579
HE'S JUST TRYING
TO SAVE HIS PEREMPTORIES.
312
00:19:41,648 --> 00:19:44,248
IVERSON'S BIASED
AGAINST MY CLIENT, YOUR HONOR.
313
00:19:44,316 --> 00:19:47,885
MAYBE. I CAN'T BE SURE
OF THAT UNLESS YOU
INTERVIEW HER FURTHER.
314
00:19:47,954 --> 00:19:50,555
IF I ASK HER ANY MORE
PERSONAL QUESTIONS...
315
00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:52,802
AND SHE DOESN'T
REVEAL HER BIAS,
316
00:19:52,826 --> 00:19:54,937
SHE'LL NEVER FORGIVE ME,
OR MY CLIENT.
317
00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:57,041
DO YOU WANT TO EXERCISE
A PEREMPTORY?
318
00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:00,664
NOT AT THE PRESENT TIME.
319
00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:08,172
[Phone Beeps]
YEAH?
320
00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,875
[Lila]
LISA, DEPUTY D.A. BRONSON
RETURNING YOUR CALL.
321
00:20:10,944 --> 00:20:13,210
THANKS, LILA.
322
00:20:13,279 --> 00:20:17,047
DAVID, YEAH. THANK YOU
FOR GETTING BACK TO ME. I'M
REPRESENTING EDUARDO PORTALEGRE.
323
00:20:17,116 --> 00:20:19,194
YOU HAVE A WANT
OUT ON HIM FOR RAPE.
324
00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:22,858
I'D LIKE TO GET TOGETHER
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND NIP THIS IN THE BUD.
325
00:20:27,093 --> 00:20:29,505
LOOK, WE DON'T HAVE
TO HOOK AND JAB
ABOUT THIS OVER THE PHONE.
326
00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:33,898
WHY DON'T YOU GET
OUT YOUR CALENDAR AND
WE'LL SET UP A TIME.
327
00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:35,945
DO YOU HAVE ANY OPENINGS
THIS AFTERNOON?
328
00:20:35,969 --> 00:20:40,154
SO, IS THIS YOUR FIRM'SSPECIALTY NOW... BOY STUDS WHOWON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER?
329
00:20:40,222 --> 00:20:43,457
HOW DO YOU KNOW SHE SAID NO?
'CAUSE SHE TOLD YOU?
COME ON!
330
00:20:43,526 --> 00:20:47,072
SHE PRESENTS NO VISIBLE
INJURIES, NO TRAUMA...
YOU SAID SO YOURSELF.
331
00:20:47,096 --> 00:20:50,197
WELL, IF IT'S NOT A RAPE,
WHY IS YOUR GUY ON THE RUN?
332
00:20:50,266 --> 00:20:52,216
HE'S A STRANGER
IN A STRANGE LAND.
333
00:20:52,285 --> 00:20:56,019
THIS IS A WOBBLER, DAVID.
LET'S JUST RESOLVE IT AND SAVE
EVERYBODY A LOT OF GRIEF.
334
00:20:56,088 --> 00:21:00,358
PUT SOMETHING ON THE TABLE.
LET HIM SELF-SURRENDER
ON A BOOK AND RELEASE.
335
00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:02,743
YOU AND I AGREE IN ADVANCE
ON $5,000 BAIL.
336
00:21:02,812 --> 00:21:05,879
HE'S ALREADY ON THE RUN.
TWENTY GRAND.
337
00:21:05,948 --> 00:21:08,065
HE'S COMING IN, REMEMBER?
LET'S MAKE IT TEN...
338
00:21:08,134 --> 00:21:10,902
AND HE PLEADS TO MISDEMEANOR
ASSAULT WITH A FINE,
AND WE CALL IT A DAY.
339
00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:14,204
AND THE VICTIM GETS TO LIVE WITH
THIS FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE?
340
00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:17,241
UH-UH. NO DEAL.
OFFER UP SOME TIME.
341
00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:20,544
OFFER UP A CASE.
OH, I WILL. I PROMISE.
342
00:21:22,782 --> 00:21:25,549
ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT THIS?
343
00:21:27,587 --> 00:21:31,088
GIVE ME THE BOOK AND RELEASE,
AND HE POSTS $10,000 BAIL.
344
00:21:31,157 --> 00:21:33,741
THAT WAY, HE SURRENDERS,
AND YOU FILE ANY WAY YOU WANT.
345
00:21:35,227 --> 00:21:37,328
DEAL.
346
00:21:37,397 --> 00:21:39,313
CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HIM.
347
00:21:39,382 --> 00:21:43,751
MY MONEY SAYS THERE'S
GONNA BE A NEW SUSPECT,
WHICH'LL FREE AVEDON UP.
348
00:21:43,819 --> 00:21:47,338
AND I BET RICHARD CROSS
HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
349
00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:50,218
SIR, HAVE YOU FOLLOWED
THIS COURT'S ADMONITION
SINCE JURY SELECTION...
350
00:21:50,242 --> 00:21:53,627
NOT TO WATCH OR READ ANYTHING
ABOUT THE COSTELLO CASE?
351
00:21:53,696 --> 00:21:56,313
YES, I HAVE, YOUR HONOR.
352
00:21:56,382 --> 00:21:58,315
WHY?
353
00:21:58,384 --> 00:22:02,720
BECAUSE THE COURTNEEDED CLARIFICATION.PLEASE PROCEED.
354
00:22:02,788 --> 00:22:05,973
LIKE I SAID, RICHARD CROSS
WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH AVEDON GETTING OUT.
355
00:22:06,041 --> 00:22:08,893
AND YOU BASE THIS THEORY
ON WHAT?
356
00:22:08,961 --> 00:22:11,696
CROSS PUT UP HIS BAIL,
DIDN'T HE?
FOLLOW THE MONEY.
357
00:22:13,015 --> 00:22:15,382
WHAT'S FORBES SAY
CROSS IS WORTH?
358
00:22:15,451 --> 00:22:19,771
FOUR HUNDRED MILLION?
ALL IN MULTINATIONAL
CORPORATIONS.
359
00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:24,191
NOW LOOK AT AVEDON'S NEW MOVIE.
COULD IT BE ANY CLEARER?
360
00:22:24,260 --> 00:22:26,193
I'M AFRAID, SIR, IT COULD.
361
00:22:26,262 --> 00:22:30,965
AVEDON'S NEW MOVIE WAS PARTLY
FINANCED BY A DUTCH COMPANY,
362
00:22:31,033 --> 00:22:34,318
SHOT IN CANADA TO BE DISTRIBUTED
BY A FRENCH CORPORATION.
363
00:22:34,387 --> 00:22:36,587
FOLLOW THE MONEY.
364
00:22:36,656 --> 00:22:38,705
MM-HMM.
MULTINATIONALS.
365
00:22:38,774 --> 00:22:42,994
EURODOLLARS. THE ERASURE
OF ECONOMIC BOUNDARIES.
366
00:22:43,062 --> 00:22:46,881
CROSS AND AVEDON
ARE FREEMASONS.
367
00:22:46,950 --> 00:22:49,683
YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION?
368
00:22:49,752 --> 00:22:53,704
I AM REFERRING, MA'AM,
TO THE SECRET ORGANIZATION...
369
00:22:53,772 --> 00:22:57,425
WHOSE GOAL IS A ONE-BANK,
ONE-GOVERNMENT WORLD.
370
00:22:57,493 --> 00:23:00,677
CROSS AND AVEDONARE ACTIVE MEMBERS.THAT'S WHY AVEDON SLIPS OUT,
371
00:23:00,747 --> 00:23:03,180
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR YOUR LITTLE TRIAL.
372
00:23:03,249 --> 00:23:05,917
OH, NOW I GET IT.
373
00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:07,919
YOUR HONOR?
374
00:23:07,987 --> 00:23:11,271
THE COURT APPRECIATES
YOUR INSIGHTS, SIR.
THANK YOU.
375
00:23:11,340 --> 00:23:13,708
YOU'RE EXCUSED.
376
00:23:13,776 --> 00:23:16,076
OH, I'M DISMISSED, IS THAT IT?
377
00:23:16,145 --> 00:23:19,196
THAT'S IT. THE BAILIFF
WILL SEE YOU OUT.
378
00:23:23,569 --> 00:23:27,004
FINE. THE CONSPIRACY CONTINUES.
379
00:23:34,714 --> 00:23:37,492
ARE YOU SURE
THIS DEPUTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY CAN BE TRUSTED?
380
00:23:37,516 --> 00:23:40,751
ABSOLUTELY. EDUARDO
WILL BE BOOKED, PRINTED
AND BAILED OUT TONIGHT.
381
00:23:40,820 --> 00:23:43,587
AND WILL YOU BE THERE TO MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED?
382
00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:45,590
MS. GILLESPIE
IS MORE THAN CAPABLE.
383
00:23:45,658 --> 00:23:49,793
YOU CAN PLACE YOUR FULL FAITH
AND CONFIDENCE IN HER.
384
00:23:49,862 --> 00:23:52,090
DO I HAVE YOUR ASSURANCE THAT
MY SON WILL NOT GO TO PRISON?
385
00:23:52,114 --> 00:23:54,565
NOBODY COULD GIVE YOU THAT,
MR. PORTALEGRE.
386
00:23:54,634 --> 00:23:57,217
EDUARDO IS FACING
VERY SERIOUS CHARGES.
387
00:23:58,671 --> 00:24:01,572
THEN WHY SHOULD I CHANCE
LOSING MY SON?
388
00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:03,908
BECAUSE OTHERWISE, HE'LL REMAIN
A FUGITIVE FROM THE LAW.
389
00:24:03,977 --> 00:24:07,178
AND WHEN THEY DO CATCH HIM,
HE'LL FACE FELONY CHARGES
FOR FLEEING...
390
00:24:07,247 --> 00:24:09,363
AND PRISON WILL BE
A NEAR CERTAINTY.
391
00:24:09,432 --> 00:24:13,900
YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THE UNITED
STATES HAS AN EXTRADITION
TREATY WITH BRAZIL.
392
00:24:19,442 --> 00:24:22,610
EDUARDO?
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH
FOR YOUR HELP.
393
00:24:22,678 --> 00:24:26,130
THIS HAS BEEN A VERYDIFFICULT EXPERIENCE.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
394
00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:30,184
- I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT, MI HIJO.
- ADIÓS.
395
00:24:32,588 --> 00:24:34,755
MR. HOFFMAN, MS. GILLESPIE.
396
00:24:42,382 --> 00:24:44,765
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
NO.
397
00:24:44,834 --> 00:24:47,368
I JUST WANNA
GET THIS OVER WITH.
398
00:24:47,437 --> 00:24:50,137
FOLLOW MS. GILLESPIE'S
INSTRUCTIONS
AND WE'LL SPEAK TOMORROW.
399
00:24:50,205 --> 00:24:51,972
THANK YOU, MR. HOFFMAN.
400
00:25:00,049 --> 00:25:04,435
IT'S ALL RIGHT TO FEEL
A LITTLE NERVOUS.
IT'S COMPLETELY NORMAL.
401
00:25:07,373 --> 00:25:10,241
DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
EXCUSE ME?
402
00:25:10,309 --> 00:25:12,488
I SEE. YOU DON'T
WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.
403
00:25:12,512 --> 00:25:15,379
IS THAT BECAUSE OF
YOUR ATTRACTION TO ME?
MY WHAT?
404
00:25:15,448 --> 00:25:17,981
I ASSURE YOU; IT'S MUTUAL.
405
00:25:18,051 --> 00:25:22,819
I REALLY HOPE YOU'RE NOT
STUPID ENOUGH TO TALK LIKE THIS
IN FRONT OF THE DEPUTY D.A.
406
00:25:22,888 --> 00:25:25,973
WHOA, WHOA, JUST A SECOND.
HEY!
407
00:25:26,042 --> 00:25:28,637
DON'T YOU EVER!
YOU WERE UNDER
THE MISTLETOE.
408
00:25:28,661 --> 00:25:32,346
EXCUSE ME. WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
YOU MUST BE THE BOYFRIEND.
409
00:25:32,415 --> 00:25:35,165
WHAT'S GOING ON?
410
00:25:35,234 --> 00:25:37,434
NOTHING.
IT'S A MISUNDERSTANDING.
411
00:25:37,503 --> 00:25:40,838
YOU SURE?
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
412
00:25:42,141 --> 00:25:44,408
WE'D BETTER GET DOWNTOWN.
413
00:25:56,589 --> 00:25:59,123
YOU'VE HAD YOUR OWN RUN-IN
WITH THE POLICE, HAVEN'T YOU?
414
00:25:59,191 --> 00:26:02,170
[Woman]YEAH, LAST YEAR.
WHAT HAPPENED?
415
00:26:02,194 --> 00:26:05,274
WELL, ME AND MY FRIENDSWERE LOOKING FOR A CLUBIN HOLLYWOOD,
416
00:26:05,298 --> 00:26:07,343
AND THE POLICE
PULLED US OVER.
417
00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:09,967
WHY'D THEY DO THAT?
418
00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:12,481
THEY SAID WE FIT
THE DESCRIPTION OF SOMEBODY
WHO HELD UP A 7-11.
419
00:26:12,505 --> 00:26:15,639
- HOW DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
- IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
420
00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:19,120
THEY DID WHATEVER THEY HADTO DO ON THEIR RADIOS,AND THEN THEY LET US GO.
421
00:26:19,144 --> 00:26:22,480
DOES THAT EXPERIENCE LEAD YOU
TO BELIEVE THAT THE POLICE...
422
00:26:22,548 --> 00:26:24,882
MISTAKENLY ARRESTED NEIL AVEDON?
423
00:26:27,053 --> 00:26:28,986
NOT NECESSARILY.
424
00:26:29,055 --> 00:26:31,756
[Grasso]DESPITE YOU BEING DETAINEDFOR A CRIME YOU DIDN'T COMMIT?
425
00:26:31,824 --> 00:26:34,191
THEY STOPPED US
BECAUSE WE WERE BLACK.
426
00:26:34,260 --> 00:26:36,371
THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS CASE.
427
00:26:36,395 --> 00:26:38,596
YOUR HONOR, SIDEBAR?
428
00:26:38,664 --> 00:26:40,731
APPROACH.
429
00:26:44,370 --> 00:26:48,072
CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE.
THE PEOPLE'S CASE IS BASED...
430
00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:51,008
IN PART
ON POLICE INVESTIGATION.
431
00:26:51,077 --> 00:26:54,912
THE JUROR HAS AN ANTIPATHY
FOR THE POLICE.
SHE JUST SAID OTHERWISE.
432
00:26:54,980 --> 00:26:58,916
I AGREE.
YOU WANT HER OUT, MS. GRASSO,
EXERCISE A PEREMPTORY.
433
00:27:00,886 --> 00:27:03,420
WE'LL KEEP HER AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
434
00:27:04,656 --> 00:27:06,791
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
435
00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:09,339
YOUR HONOR, ONE MORE
PIECE OF BUSINESS.
436
00:27:09,395 --> 00:27:14,398
AT THIS TIME, THE PEOPLE ARE
PREPARED TO GO FORWARD WITH
THE MOTION TO DISMISS THE CASE.
437
00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:17,379
I'M ASSUMING THEN
YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW
TO PRESENT TO THE COURT?
438
00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:19,637
YES, YOUR HONOR,
THAT'S CORRECT.
439
00:27:19,705 --> 00:27:24,007
THE DEFENSE HAS HAD NO
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW WHATEVER
IT IS THEY'RE PUTTING FORTH.
440
00:27:24,076 --> 00:27:28,111
WE WOULD ASK YOU TO RETAIN
THE ORIGINAL DATE
FOR RESUMPTION.
441
00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:31,315
WE'RE ALL HERE NOW.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY HAVE,
AND WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
442
00:27:33,118 --> 00:27:36,654
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,THE COURT HAS SOMEUNFINISHED BUSINESS.
443
00:27:36,723 --> 00:27:41,058
IF YOU WILL FOLLOW THE BAILIFFS,WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROWAT 9:00 A.M.
444
00:27:46,331 --> 00:27:49,867
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE'RE RESUMING
THE HEARING TO DISMISS.
445
00:27:49,935 --> 00:27:53,637
TWO WEEKS EARLY,
WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE SOMETHING.
446
00:27:55,241 --> 00:27:58,242
MS. GERGES'S PRIORS
LED ME TO THINK SHE
MAY HAVE BEEN STALKING...
447
00:27:58,311 --> 00:28:01,378
THE DEFENDANT IN THE DAYS
PRECEDING JESSICA
COSTELLO'S MURDER.
448
00:28:01,447 --> 00:28:05,966
I WORKED BACK ALONG THEDEFENDANT'S PERSONAL APPEARANCESTO ESTABLISH HIS WHEREABOUTS.
449
00:28:06,035 --> 00:28:08,552
- AND WHAT DID YOU FIND?
- THE DEFENDANT WAS A GUEST...
450
00:28:08,621 --> 00:28:11,371
OF THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW
THREE DAYS BEFORE THE MURDER.
451
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,692
I REQUISITIONED MS. GERGES'S
CREDIT CARD RECEIPTS...
452
00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:19,096
AND FOUND SEVERAL CHARGESTHAT PLACED HER IN MANHATTANDURING THAT TAPING,
453
00:28:19,165 --> 00:28:22,433
AND SUBSEQUENTLY UP TO AND
INCLUDING THE DAY OF THE MURDER.
454
00:28:22,502 --> 00:28:27,087
DETECTIVE, WOULD IT REFRESH YOUR
RECOLLECTION AS TO SPECIFICS IF
YOU COULD REFER TO YOUR NOTES?
455
00:28:27,156 --> 00:28:30,090
[Polson]YES, IT WOULD.
PLEASE DO SO.
456
00:28:30,159 --> 00:28:33,226
MS. GERGES CHARGED A MEAL
AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD
IN NEW YORK...
457
00:28:33,295 --> 00:28:36,896
AT 6:18, SEPTEMBER 20,
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER,
458
00:28:36,965 --> 00:28:40,868
AND THEN ATTENDED
THE 8:00 SHOWING OF CATS,
459
00:28:40,937 --> 00:28:43,937
AND RETURNED TO HER HOTEL,
WHERE SHE MADE
A LONG-DISTANCE CALL...
460
00:28:43,973 --> 00:28:48,441
TO FLORIDA FROM HER HOTEL ROOM
AT TWO MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
461
00:28:48,510 --> 00:28:51,862
[Mark] DID YOU TAKEANY STEPS TO INSURE THATTHESE CHARGES WERE, IN FACT,
462
00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:54,798
MADE BY MS. GERGES
AND NOT SOMEONE ELSE
USING HER CREDIT CARD?
463
00:28:54,867 --> 00:28:57,367
I FLEW TO NEW YORK
WITH A PHOTO OF MS. GERGES.
464
00:28:57,436 --> 00:29:01,939
I INTERVIEWED THE WAITERSAT THE RESTAURANT,AN USHER AT THE THEATER,
465
00:29:02,007 --> 00:29:04,040
AND THE DOORMAN AT HER HOTEL.
466
00:29:04,109 --> 00:29:09,095
- THEY ALL POSITIVELY
IDENTIFIED MS. GERGES.
- OBJECTION. HEARSAY.
467
00:29:09,164 --> 00:29:11,231
THESE ARE STATEMENTS
FROM PERCIPIENT WITNESSES...
468
00:29:11,300 --> 00:29:13,701
WHO WE CAN FLY OUT HERE,
IF THE COURT SEES FIT.
469
00:29:13,769 --> 00:29:17,705
DETECTIVE POLSON IS RELATINGTHEIR STATEMENTS THAT THEYCOULD IDENTIFY MS. GERGES.
470
00:29:17,773 --> 00:29:19,990
I'LL ALLOW THEM.
SO,
471
00:29:20,059 --> 00:29:22,893
YOUR INVESTIGATION
DEMONSTRATES, CATEGORICALLY,
472
00:29:22,962 --> 00:29:25,061
THAT MS. GERGES COULD
NOT HAVE BEEN IN LOS ANGELES...
473
00:29:25,130 --> 00:29:27,248
TO COMMIT
JESSICA COSTELLO'S MURDER.
474
00:29:27,316 --> 00:29:29,783
IS THAT CORRECT, DETECTIVE?
THAT'S CORRECT.
475
00:29:29,852 --> 00:29:32,402
THANK YOU.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
476
00:29:32,471 --> 00:29:34,488
EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS...
477
00:29:34,557 --> 00:29:36,657
SUPPORTING
DETECTIVE POLSON'S TESTIMONY.
478
00:29:36,726 --> 00:29:40,511
- ANY CROSS-EXAMINATION?
- WE NEED SOME TIME TO REVIEW
THESE DOCUMENTS, YOUR HONOR.
479
00:29:40,580 --> 00:29:45,983
ALL RIGHT, SO DOES THE COURT.DETECTIVE POLSON,YOU'RE EXCUSED.
480
00:29:46,051 --> 00:29:48,752
I'LL RULE ON THIS
TOMORROW MORNING.
481
00:29:55,094 --> 00:29:58,195
TAKE IT EASY, NEIL.
TEDDY, LOOK ME IN THE EYE...
482
00:29:58,264 --> 00:30:01,009
AND TELL ME THIS THING
IS GONNA BE DISMISSED AFTER
WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN THERE.
483
00:30:01,033 --> 00:30:04,367
YOU'RE RIGHT, NEIL.
WE CAN EXPECT BORNSTEIN
TO DENY OUR MOTION TO DISMISS.
484
00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:07,805
OH, MAN!
BUT IT'S JUST ONE BATTLE
IN A LONG CAMPAIGN.
485
00:30:07,873 --> 00:30:10,107
YEAH, RIGHT.
YOU OKAY?
486
00:30:10,176 --> 00:30:13,376
OH, I'M TERRIFIC.
WHY DON'T YOU AND ME
HANG OUT TONIGHT?
487
00:30:13,445 --> 00:30:15,612
NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE FINE.
488
00:30:21,052 --> 00:30:23,153
[Hoffman]
I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.
489
00:30:25,457 --> 00:30:27,724
TED? TED, DO YOU
HAVE A MINUTE?
490
00:30:27,793 --> 00:30:30,160
CAN I TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING?
491
00:30:30,228 --> 00:30:32,162
NEITHER MRS. HARRIS
NOR THE IVERSON WOMAN...
492
00:30:32,231 --> 00:30:35,131
HAVE EVER BEEN INVOLVED
IN A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTION.
493
00:30:35,201 --> 00:30:38,268
THE SAME FOR THE PROFESSOR.
HOWEVER, WHEN I RAN
A WESTLAW SEARCH...
494
00:30:38,337 --> 00:30:42,072
FOR ANY CASES
HE MIGHT HAVE LITIGATED,
THINGS STARTED POPPIN'.
495
00:30:44,910 --> 00:30:48,312
BE ADVISED, THE WESTLAW FEE
FOR THIS MONTH WILL BE
HIGHER THAN USUAL.
496
00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:54,262
ATTORNEY OF RECORD,
SIMON ADLER.
497
00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:56,219
HE USED TO BE AN ASSOCIATE
AT SACHS, BALLANTINE.
498
00:30:56,288 --> 00:30:59,689
WHICH SHOWS UP NOWHERE
IN HIS FACULTY BIO.
EXACTLY.
499
00:30:59,758 --> 00:31:03,427
I CALLED A GUY I KNOW
OVER THERE. I CLERKED WITH
HIS SISTER FOR JUDGE CONNALLY.
500
00:31:03,495 --> 00:31:05,495
WORD IS WHEN PROFESSOR ADLER
WAS AN ASSOCIATE,
501
00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:08,399
HE DREW SECOND CHAIR
ON ALL THE BIG PRODUCT
LIABILITY CASES.
502
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:12,769
HUMONGOUS CLIENTS. HE GETS
HIS SHOT AT ONE OF HIS OWN...
BEASLEY V. SOUTHERN DYNAMICS...
503
00:31:12,838 --> 00:31:15,905
HIS TICKET TO PARTNER.
BUT HE BLEW IT.
504
00:31:15,974 --> 00:31:17,907
BIG TIME. HE COST
SOUTHERN DYNAMICS...
505
00:31:17,977 --> 00:31:21,378
A TREBLE DAMAGE AWARD WHEN
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SLAM DUNK.
506
00:31:21,447 --> 00:31:23,380
DID SOUTHERN THINK THAT?
APPARENTLY.
507
00:31:23,449 --> 00:31:26,089
THEY LEFT THE FIRM
AND TOOK EIGHT MIL A YEAR
IN BILLABLES WITH THEM.
508
00:31:26,118 --> 00:31:28,830
ADLER WAS FORCED TO RESIGN.
COULDN'T GET ARRESTED
AT ANY FIRM IN TOWN.
509
00:31:28,854 --> 00:31:31,388
MY FRIEND, HE TOLD ME
THE LITIGATORS AT SACHS...
510
00:31:31,457 --> 00:31:35,025
STILL REFER TO SCREWUPS
AS "LAYING AN ADLER."
511
00:31:35,094 --> 00:31:38,896
SO, HE PACKED HIS BAGS
AND CHECKED INTO ACADEMIA.
GOOD WORK, ARNOLD.
512
00:31:38,964 --> 00:31:42,900
GLAD TO BE OF HELP.
I'LL LEAVE THAT FOR YOU.
THANKS.
513
00:31:42,968 --> 00:31:44,901
[Knocking]
514
00:31:46,238 --> 00:31:48,271
TED, LINE THREE.
IT'S ABOUT NEIL AVEDON.
515
00:31:49,541 --> 00:31:51,674
THIS IS TED HOFFMAN.
516
00:31:53,946 --> 00:31:57,780
WHERE?
THANKS FOR THE CALL.
517
00:31:59,818 --> 00:32:01,951
LOUIS BUZZED ME.
THAT WAS NEIL'S GIRLFRIEND.
518
00:32:02,020 --> 00:32:06,289
HIS PHONE'S BEEN OFF THE HOOK
FOR OVER AN HOUR.
WE'D BETTER GET OUT THERE.
519
00:32:16,251 --> 00:32:18,251
NEIL?
520
00:32:20,088 --> 00:32:22,088
NEIL?
521
00:32:24,159 --> 00:32:27,427
NEIL. TEDDY!
TEDDY, OVER HERE.
522
00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:30,963
NEIL, YOU OKAY?
523
00:32:31,032 --> 00:32:34,484
COME ON, NEIL.
LET'S GET YOU OVER.
524
00:32:34,552 --> 00:32:37,104
THERE WE GO.
[Moans]
525
00:32:37,172 --> 00:32:39,823
- LET'S LIFT YOU UP.
- I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.
526
00:32:42,995 --> 00:32:46,363
HI, CHRIS, TEDDY.
527
00:32:46,431 --> 00:32:49,766
EASY NOW.
OH, MAN, I MESSED UP.
528
00:32:49,834 --> 00:32:52,102
THAT'S OKAY.
I MESSED UP, MAN.
529
00:32:52,171 --> 00:32:54,103
I'LL STAY WITH HIM.
530
00:32:54,172 --> 00:32:57,123
YOU'RE SURE?
YEAH.
531
00:32:57,192 --> 00:32:59,476
HE'LL BE IN COURT TOMORROW.
532
00:33:02,947 --> 00:33:06,216
- I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
- CALL ME IF HE NEEDS ANYTHING.
533
00:33:06,285 --> 00:33:09,535
YEAH.
WHAT'D I DO? WHAT'D I DO?
534
00:33:17,229 --> 00:33:19,229
[Reporter]HEY, NEIL,CAN WE GET A PHOTO?
535
00:33:19,297 --> 00:33:23,633
YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT
TO BE MAD AT ME.
IN HERE.
536
00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:27,137
[Reporter]NEIL, CAN YOU MAKEONE QUICK COMMENT? MR. AVEDON?
537
00:33:27,206 --> 00:33:31,441
I LEFT HERE LAST NIGHT INTENDING
ON GOING STRAIGHT HOME.
538
00:33:31,509 --> 00:33:34,343
ALL I DID WAS STOP
AT THE CANYON MARKET
TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT.
539
00:33:34,412 --> 00:33:36,746
THE GUY IN THE DELI
WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME.
540
00:33:36,815 --> 00:33:40,183
THERE'S AN OLDER WOMAN
STARIN' AT ME LIKE I'M DIRT.
I GO IN THE CHECKOUT LINE.
541
00:33:40,252 --> 00:33:42,853
THERE ARE TWO GIRLS, MY AGE.
THEY SEE ME,
542
00:33:42,921 --> 00:33:46,422
THEY PUT DOWN THEIR STUFF,
AND THEY WALK OUT.
543
00:33:48,961 --> 00:33:50,894
I FIGURED, SCREW IT.
544
00:33:50,963 --> 00:33:54,164
I WENT AND GOT A BOTTLE
OF SCOTCH, TOOK IT BACK
TO MY PLACE.
545
00:33:54,233 --> 00:33:56,333
YOU KNOW THE REST.
546
00:33:58,370 --> 00:34:02,339
[Sighs]
I KNOW IT'S A BROKEN RECORD,
547
00:34:02,408 --> 00:34:05,108
BUT... I'M SORRY.
548
00:34:07,446 --> 00:34:10,080
YOU'RE SOBER NOW,
AND THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.
549
00:34:10,148 --> 00:34:13,917
ONE DAY AT A TIME.
LET'S GO.
550
00:34:18,924 --> 00:34:21,591
I'VE REVIEWED THE PROSECUTION'S
EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS...
551
00:34:21,659 --> 00:34:23,826
ON THE DEFENSE'S MOTION
TO DISMISS THIS ACTION.
552
00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:26,563
I FIND THEM WHOLLY AUTHENTIC
AND DISPOSITIVE.
553
00:34:26,631 --> 00:34:28,832
THEREFORE, I'M DENYING
THE DEFENSE'S MOTION...
554
00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:31,434
AND EXCLUDING THE HOLLY GERGES
LETTER FROM EVIDENCE.
555
00:34:31,503 --> 00:34:34,003
BAILIFF, BRING THE JURY IN.
556
00:34:36,274 --> 00:34:38,274
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
557
00:34:38,343 --> 00:34:40,877
WE'RE NO WORSE OFF
THAN WE WERE BEFORE.
558
00:34:45,817 --> 00:34:47,750
[Grasso]
DO I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY?
559
00:34:47,819 --> 00:34:50,387
YOU THINK THAT BY LIVING
A PROMISCUOUS LIFE,
560
00:34:50,455 --> 00:34:54,057
JESSICA COSTELLO
WAS PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR HER OWN DEATH?
561
00:34:54,125 --> 00:34:58,027
YES, I DO. BUT THAT
DOESN'T MEAN I BLAME HER.
562
00:34:58,096 --> 00:35:00,030
COULD YOU EXPLAIN
THE DISTINCTION?
563
00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:03,332
I'M ANGRY AT MY OWN DAUGHTER
FOR LIVIN' WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
564
00:35:03,401 --> 00:35:07,137
THAT DOESN'T MEAN I THINK
SHE DESERVES ANY TROUBLE
THAT MIGHT COME HER WAY.
565
00:35:07,206 --> 00:35:09,806
[Grasso]THE PEOPLE HAVE NO CHALLENGEFOR CAUSE TO MRS. HARRIS.
566
00:35:09,874 --> 00:35:12,609
MR. HOFFMAN?
567
00:35:12,678 --> 00:35:15,979
MRS. HARRIS, FORGIVE ME
FOR BEING PERSONAL, BUT, UH,
568
00:35:16,048 --> 00:35:18,415
IS YOUR DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND
OLDER THAN SHE IS?
569
00:35:18,483 --> 00:35:21,251
THEY'RE THE SAME AGE... 18.
570
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,487
IS HE AN ACTOR?
571
00:35:23,555 --> 00:35:27,557
- HE'S A MECHANIC.
- DO THEY DO DRUGS TOGETHER?
572
00:35:27,625 --> 00:35:30,493
- I WOULD HOPE NOT.
- AS WOULD ANY PARENT.
573
00:35:30,562 --> 00:35:32,628
THANK YOU.
574
00:35:32,697 --> 00:35:34,931
A MOMENT, JUDGE.
575
00:35:37,369 --> 00:35:39,380
WELL, SHE GAVE ME
ALL THE RIGHT ANSWERS.
576
00:35:39,404 --> 00:35:43,240
I THINK SHE'S GOT AN UNCONSCIOUS
AGENDA. CONVICT NEIL AND SHE
TEACHES HER DAUGHTER A LESSON.
577
00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:45,675
I'M GETTING THE SAME VIBE.
LET'S LOSE HER.
578
00:35:45,744 --> 00:35:49,713
YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE
EXERCISES ITS PEREMPTORY...
579
00:35:49,781 --> 00:35:52,616
AS TO MRS. HARRIS
AND THANKS AND EXCUSES HER.
580
00:35:52,684 --> 00:35:55,151
THE DEFENSE REALIZES
IT HAS NO OTHER PEREMPTORIES?
581
00:35:55,220 --> 00:35:57,920
WE DO.
582
00:35:57,989 --> 00:36:00,556
YOU'RE EXCUSED, MA'AM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
583
00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:02,759
MS. IVERSON, YOU WRITE
IN YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE...
584
00:36:02,828 --> 00:36:06,529
THAT YOU'VE HEARD ACCOUNTS
OF MR. AVEDON'S RELATIONSHIP
TO HIS FAMILY.
585
00:36:06,598 --> 00:36:08,531
IN PASSING, YES.
586
00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:12,769
AND MOST OF THOSE ACCOUNTS
PAINT MY CLIENT
AS AN IRRESPONSIBLE PLAYBOY...
587
00:36:12,837 --> 00:36:15,038
WHO ABANDONED HIS FAMILY,
DON'T THEY?
588
00:36:15,107 --> 00:36:17,039
GENERALLY, YES.
589
00:36:17,109 --> 00:36:19,309
WOULD YOU BE SURPRISED TO KNOW
THAT MR. AVEDON...
590
00:36:19,377 --> 00:36:22,678
HAS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED
HIS FAMILY SINCE
HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD?
591
00:36:22,747 --> 00:36:25,693
OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.
COUNSEL'S GIVING
CHARACTER TESTIMONY.
592
00:36:25,717 --> 00:36:30,320
I'M TRYING TO DETERMINEWHAT MS. IVERSON HAS READOR HEARD ABOUT MR. AVEDON.
593
00:36:30,389 --> 00:36:32,688
I'LL ALLOW IT.
THE JUROR MAY RESPOND.
594
00:36:34,259 --> 00:36:37,127
I WASN'T AWARE
HE SUPPORTS HIS FAMILY. NO.
595
00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:39,996
IF WE PRESENT FACTS THAT SHOW
A DIFFERENT PICTURE...
596
00:36:40,064 --> 00:36:43,466
OF MR. AVEDON
THAN IN THE MEDIA,
597
00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:45,546
WOULD YOU CHANGE
YOUR IMPRESSION OF HIM?
598
00:36:45,570 --> 00:36:48,004
I DON'T KNOW.
599
00:36:48,072 --> 00:36:51,208
ARE YOU AT LEAST OPEN
TO THE POSSIBILITY?
600
00:36:51,276 --> 00:36:53,510
I'M OPEN TO ANYTHING.
601
00:36:56,982 --> 00:37:00,083
THE DEFENSE PRESENTS
NO CHALLENGE TO MS. IVERSON.
602
00:37:00,151 --> 00:37:03,631
I DID WRITE ON MY JUROR'SQUESTIONNAIRE THAT I'M FONDOF DETECTIVE NOVELS,
603
00:37:03,655 --> 00:37:07,157
BUT THAT'S LIKE
WORKING CROSSWORD
PUZZLES FOR ME.
604
00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:10,625
REST ASSURED THAT
I WOULD CONFINE MYSELF
IN MY DELIBERATIONS...
605
00:37:10,662 --> 00:37:12,790
TO THE EVIDENCE
PRESENTED IN THE CASE.
606
00:37:12,814 --> 00:37:17,017
THANK YOU, PROFESSOR.
THE PROSECUTION HAS
NO CHALLENGE TO PROFESSOR ADLER.
607
00:37:17,085 --> 00:37:18,852
MR. HOFFMAN?
608
00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:25,725
BEFORE YOU WERE A LEGAL SCHOLAR
YOU WERE A LITIGATOR,
IS THAT RIGHT, PROFESSOR?
609
00:37:25,794 --> 00:37:29,429
THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
DID YOU ENJOY TRIAL WORK?
610
00:37:29,498 --> 00:37:31,431
NOT PARTICULARLY, NO.
611
00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:34,801
ANY SPECIAL REASON?
I SIMPLY PREFER ACADEMIA.
612
00:37:36,505 --> 00:37:40,072
WAS THERE ANY ONE CASE
THAT STANDS OUT
IN YOUR RECOLLECTION...
613
00:37:40,141 --> 00:37:43,442
AS HAVING HAD A PARTICULARLY
NEGATIVE IMPACT...
614
00:37:43,511 --> 00:37:46,179
ON YOUR CAREER AS A LITIGATOR?
615
00:37:46,247 --> 00:37:48,531
OBJECTION. BEYOND THE SCOPE
OF VOIR DIRE.
616
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,218
[Hoffman]IF THE COURT WILL INDULGE MEHERE, I NEED TO KNOW...
617
00:37:51,286 --> 00:37:54,470
IF THE PROFESSOR HARBORS
ANY PREJUDICE TOWARDS
THE SYSTEM...
618
00:37:54,539 --> 00:37:56,517
OR TOWARD TRIAL LAWYERS
IN PARTICULAR.
619
00:37:56,541 --> 00:37:59,192
I'LL ALLOW IT, BUT GET TO IT,
MR. HOFFMAN.
620
00:37:59,260 --> 00:38:01,778
YOU WERE LEAD COUNSEL
IN A CASE BY THE NAME OF...
621
00:38:01,847 --> 00:38:05,799
BEASLEY VERSUSSOUTHERN DYNAMICS,
WERE YOU NOT?
622
00:38:05,868 --> 00:38:09,319
- I WAS AN ASSOCIATE AT THE TIME.
- BUT YOU TRIED THE CASE.
623
00:38:09,387 --> 00:38:11,537
YES.
HOW DID YOU DO?
624
00:38:11,606 --> 00:38:13,389
NOT VERY WELL.
625
00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:15,575
YOU LEFT THE FIRM
VERY SOON AFTER THAT CASE.
626
00:38:15,643 --> 00:38:17,911
THAT'S NOT WHY I LEFT.
627
00:38:17,980 --> 00:38:20,596
BUT YOUR LEAVING WASN'T ENTIRELY
VOLUNTARY, WAS IT, PROFESSOR?
628
00:38:20,665 --> 00:38:23,300
OBJECTION.
WITHDRAWN.DO YOU EVER MISS IT?
629
00:38:23,368 --> 00:38:27,954
- NEVER.
- IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU TO BESO LEARNED IN JURISPRUDENCE,
630
00:38:28,023 --> 00:38:30,607
AND AT THE SAME TIME
TO BE OUTSIDE OF IT?
631
00:38:30,676 --> 00:38:33,075
I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF
TO BE OUTSIDE.
632
00:38:33,144 --> 00:38:35,345
OUTSIDE THE FRAY
IS WHAT I MEANT.
633
00:38:35,414 --> 00:38:39,599
WHAT YOU MEANT?
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
634
00:38:39,667 --> 00:38:43,136
NO, I DON'T DEAL WITH THE
LIFE-AND-DEATH MATTERS ANYMORE.
635
00:38:43,205 --> 00:38:45,839
I'M NOT ASKED TO GO ON TV...
636
00:38:45,908 --> 00:38:49,142
AND TALK ABOUTTHE PRESSING LEGAL ISSUESOF THE DAY THE WAY YOU ARE.
637
00:38:49,211 --> 00:38:51,339
AM I SUFFERING
BECAUSE OF THAT? NO.
638
00:38:51,363 --> 00:38:55,264
YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.
AND I'M GOOD AT WHAT I DO.
639
00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:58,785
YOU ARE, INDEED.
I WOULD RATHER BEWHERE I AM...
640
00:38:58,854 --> 00:39:01,705
AND WHO I AM THAN STRUTTING
AROUND A COURTROOM...
641
00:39:01,773 --> 00:39:05,742
IN YOUR $2,000 SUIT,
TWISTING AND OBFUSCATING...
642
00:39:05,811 --> 00:39:08,828
AND DISTORTING FACTS
AND LOGIC AND COMMON SENSE,
643
00:39:08,897 --> 00:39:12,031
ALL TO PROTECT A CLIENT,
WHO MORE LIKELY THAN NOT,
644
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:14,634
IS ALSO FILTHY RICH
AND GUILTY AS SIN!
645
00:39:14,703 --> 00:39:17,503
IT'S A GAME TO YOU,
COUNSELOR.
646
00:39:17,572 --> 00:39:20,056
IT IS NOT A GAME TO ME.
647
00:39:25,613 --> 00:39:30,367
YOUR HONOR,THE DEFENSE CHALLENGESPROFESSOR ADLER FOR CAUSE.
648
00:39:30,435 --> 00:39:34,353
GRANTED. THE COURTEXCUSES YOU, SIR,AND THANKS YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
649
00:39:40,044 --> 00:39:42,679
DO YOU, AND EACH OF YOU,
UNDERSTAND THE DEGREE...
650
00:39:42,747 --> 00:39:47,016
THAT YOU WILL ACCURATELY
AND TRULY TRY THIS CASE NOW
PENDING BEFORE THIS COURT,
651
00:39:47,084 --> 00:39:49,797
AND A TRUE VERDICT
RENDER ACCORDING ONLY
TO THE EVIDENCE...
652
00:39:49,821 --> 00:39:52,622
PRESENTED TO YOU AND THE
INSTRUCTIONS OF THE COURT?
653
00:39:52,691 --> 00:39:54,424
[All]
I DO.
654
00:39:54,493 --> 00:39:57,527
I REMIND YOU AGAIN NOT TO READOR WATCH ANYTHING HAVINGTO DO WITH THIS CASE,
655
00:39:57,596 --> 00:40:00,463
OR TO DISCUSS IT WITH EACH OTHER
OR ANYONE ELSE.
656
00:40:00,531 --> 00:40:03,232
ENJOY THE HOLIDAY. THE COURT
EXPECTS YOU BACK HERE...
657
00:40:03,301 --> 00:40:06,336
AT 9:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 4
FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL.
658
00:40:06,405 --> 00:40:08,337
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
659
00:40:16,715 --> 00:40:20,083
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, MIRIAM.
SAME TO YOU, TEDDY.
660
00:40:20,151 --> 00:40:24,520
I HAVE A FEELING THE NEW YEAR IS
GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING
ONE, DON'T YOU?
661
00:40:32,130 --> 00:40:34,397
EDUARDO PORTALEGRE?
662
00:40:34,466 --> 00:40:36,933
THE D.A. JUST CALLED.
THE CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED.
663
00:40:37,001 --> 00:40:39,802
NICE WORK.
THE GIRL RECANTED.
664
00:40:39,871 --> 00:40:43,589
I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
ROBERTO PORTALEGRE IS HERE.
665
00:40:43,658 --> 00:40:45,792
SHOW HIM IN.
666
00:40:49,914 --> 00:40:53,349
MR. HOFFMAN, MS. GILLESPIE.
667
00:40:53,418 --> 00:40:56,196
I COULDN'T LEAVE TOWN
WITHOUT THANKING YOU
FOR HELPING MY SON.
668
00:40:56,220 --> 00:41:00,006
YOUR FIRM IS EVERY BIT
AS EFFECTIVE AS
RICHARD CROSS PROMISED.
669
00:41:00,075 --> 00:41:02,108
ACTUALLY, THE GIRL IS THE ONE
YOU SHOULD THANK.
670
00:41:02,177 --> 00:41:06,228
SHE SUDDENLY AND INEXPLICABLY
REFUSED TO COOPERATE
WITH THE PROSECUTION.
671
00:41:06,297 --> 00:41:08,631
WITHOUT HER,
THEY HAVE NO CASE.
672
00:41:08,699 --> 00:41:11,885
YOU SAW TO IT
JUSTICE WAS SERVED.
673
00:41:11,953 --> 00:41:16,055
MAY I CONTINUE TO
CALL UPON YOU FOR COUNSEL?
OF COURSE.
674
00:41:16,124 --> 00:41:20,793
EXCELLENT. I CAN FIND
MY OWN WAY OUT.
MS. GILLESPIE.
675
00:41:26,401 --> 00:41:29,547
IF HE WAS GONNA PAY
THAT GIRL OFF ALL ALONG,
WHAT DID HE NEED US FOR?
676
00:41:29,571 --> 00:41:31,938
GOOD QUESTION.
677
00:41:32,006 --> 00:41:34,524
GO HOME, LISA.
OKAY.
678
00:41:36,795 --> 00:41:40,312
- MERRY CHRISTMAS.
- MERRY CHRISTMAS.
679
00:41:40,381 --> 00:41:43,516
OH, AND THANKS AGAIN
FOR THE BONUS.
680
00:41:49,507 --> 00:41:51,707
[Eduardo]
LISA?
681
00:41:53,427 --> 00:41:57,130
FOR YOU.
PLEASE ACCEPT THESE,
682
00:41:57,198 --> 00:42:00,183
NOT AS RECOMPENSE
FOR MY POOR BEHAVIOR
THE OTHER DAY...
683
00:42:00,251 --> 00:42:03,053
I WAS A BOOR...
BUT AS A TOKEN...
684
00:42:03,121 --> 00:42:07,340
FOR MY RESPECT
AND ESTEEM FOR YOU.
685
00:42:07,409 --> 00:42:09,876
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
686
00:42:09,944 --> 00:42:13,997
AND MY APOLOGIES TO YOU, SIR,
FOR ANY DISCOURTESY ON MY PART.
687
00:42:14,065 --> 00:42:15,999
IT'S CHRIS, ISN'T IT?
688
00:42:16,067 --> 00:42:20,019
YEAH.
CHRIS, SOMETIMES
I NEED TO BE REMINDED...
689
00:42:20,088 --> 00:42:22,622
THAT THE WAY A MAN ACTS
WHERE I COME FROM...
690
00:42:22,691 --> 00:42:27,293
CROSSES A LINE IN A MORE
REFINED CULTURE LIKE THIS ONE.
691
00:42:28,763 --> 00:42:32,031
I ASSURE YOU.
I MEANT NO SLIGHT.
692
00:42:35,070 --> 00:42:37,236
A JOYOUS HOLIDAY
TO BOTH OF YOU.
693
00:42:37,305 --> 00:42:40,807
AND HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
IN THE NEW YEAR.
694
00:42:42,611 --> 00:42:44,660
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
695
00:42:45,830 --> 00:42:47,830
AND TO YOU.
696
00:42:52,437 --> 00:42:54,904
THAT WAS NICE OF HIM.
697
00:42:54,972 --> 00:42:56,939
YOU DIDN'T BUY
THAT PHONY ROUTINE?
698
00:42:57,008 --> 00:42:59,359
HE APOLOGIZED.
OH, YEAH.
699
00:42:59,427 --> 00:43:01,393
ALL HE NEEDED WAS
A CAPE AND A WIND MACHINE.
700
00:43:01,462 --> 00:43:05,364
OH, STOP!
GIVE ME TEN MINUTES ALONE IN AN
ELEVATOR WITH THAT GREASEBALL,
701
00:43:05,433 --> 00:43:07,584
HE WON'T BE FORGETTIN'
HIS MANNERS AGAIN ANYTIME SOON.
702
00:43:07,652 --> 00:43:09,764
LET'S NOT HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION.
703
00:43:09,788 --> 00:43:11,737
THAT'S FINE BY ME.
704
00:43:14,726 --> 00:43:16,726
OOH, PRETTY.
705
00:43:17,829 --> 00:43:21,096
TAKE 'EM HOME WITH YOU.
OH, I COULDN'T.
706
00:43:21,165 --> 00:43:23,800
NO, REALLY. I'M GOING
TO HAWAII FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
707
00:43:23,868 --> 00:43:27,603
WHY SHOULD THEY SIT IN
MY APARTMENT SHRIVELING UP
WHEN YOU COULD BE ENJOYING THEM?
708
00:43:27,672 --> 00:43:30,573
ARE YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
709
00:43:30,642 --> 00:43:33,810
THANK YOU.
HEY, WHAT PART OF HAWAII
ARE YOU GOING TO?
710
00:43:33,878 --> 00:43:38,348
THE BIG ISLAND.
WELL, YOU AND CHRIS
HAVE A GREAT TIME.
711
00:43:38,416 --> 00:43:41,617
I KNOW WHAT'S UP.
I SEE A LOT FROM THIS CHAIR.
712
00:43:41,686 --> 00:43:44,854
RELAX. I WON'T SAY A WORD.
713
00:43:44,922 --> 00:43:46,922
OKAY.
714
00:43:54,866 --> 00:43:58,200
DAD, CAN WE PUT LIGHTS
IN THE FRONT WINDOW?
715
00:43:58,269 --> 00:44:00,602
I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.
[Doorbell Chiming]
716
00:44:00,671 --> 00:44:02,939
YOU WANT TO GET THAT, TED?
717
00:44:04,309 --> 00:44:07,410
MOM, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SNOW
IN PERSON?
718
00:44:07,478 --> 00:44:09,845
IN PERSON?
LOTS OF TIMES, HONEY.
719
00:44:09,914 --> 00:44:14,317
GRANDMA SAYS MAYBE WHEN SHE GETSHERE, WE CAN ALL DRIVE UPTO THE MOUNTAINS FOR A DAY.
720
00:44:14,386 --> 00:44:16,386
WE HAVE A VISITOR.
721
00:44:17,889 --> 00:44:19,822
HI, MRS. HOFFMAN.
722
00:44:19,891 --> 00:44:22,258
HELLO.
723
00:44:22,326 --> 00:44:25,094
YOU MUST BE LIZZIE.
724
00:44:26,364 --> 00:44:30,066
I, UH, BROUGHT THESE
FOR ALL OF YOU.
725
00:44:34,873 --> 00:44:37,206
THANK YOU.
726
00:44:37,275 --> 00:44:39,943
WELL, I JUST THOUGHT
I'D DROP 'EM BY.
727
00:44:40,011 --> 00:44:43,979
COULD NEIL HELP US PUT THE ANGEL
ON TOP OF THE TREE?
728
00:44:45,483 --> 00:44:47,817
I CAN'T STAY, LIZZIE.
729
00:44:47,886 --> 00:44:49,986
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
730
00:44:50,054 --> 00:44:52,222
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
731
00:44:52,290 --> 00:44:55,491
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[Hoffman]MERRY CHRISTMAS.
732
00:44:56,761 --> 00:44:58,695
NEIL?
733
00:45:02,033 --> 00:45:05,968
WHY DON'T YOU STAY AND
HELP US DECORATE THE TREE?
734
00:45:06,036 --> 00:45:09,739
I WOULDN'T WANT TO INTRUDE.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
735
00:45:11,876 --> 00:45:14,043
ARE YOU SURE?
736
00:45:14,111 --> 00:45:15,812
YES.
737
00:45:18,650 --> 00:45:22,318
OKAY. THANK YOU.
738
00:45:31,096 --> 00:45:34,663
[Lizzie Murmuring][Neil]WOW, LOOK AT HER.
739
00:45:36,133 --> 00:45:38,701
[Indistinct Chatter]
65852
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