All language subtitles for Murder One S01E16 Chapter 16.DVD.HI.cc.en.20FOX

[Announcer]
THE VICTIM'S DIARY.

[Richard]
JESSICA WRITES ABOUT HER
EXPERIENCE WITH SEX AND DRUGS.

THESE APPEAR TO BE MEN
OF SOME SOCIAL PROMINENCE.

[Richard]
AGENTS, STUDIO GUYS,
POLITICAL TYPES.

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

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

[Announcer]
THE VICTIM'S SISTER
GOES FOR THE DEFENSE.

I WALKED OUT ON RICHARD...

AND THE ONLY PERSON
I COULD THINK TO GO TO
WAS YOU.

YOU COULD, UH, STAY AT MY PLACE
UNTIL YOU FIGURE OUT
YOUR NEXT MOVE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'D
BE TAKING ON WITH RICHARD.

COME HOME WITH ME
AND WE'LL SORT THIS OUT, OKAY?

NO, RICHARD.
PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE.

HONEY, LISTEN...
I BELIEVE JULIE STATED
HER PREFERENCE.

YOUNG MAN, WHATEVER
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SAY, DON'T.

GRANTED, YOU'RE UPSET, SIR,
BUT YOU CAN'T...

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE SAME
ADVICE THAT I GAVE YOUR BOSS:
DON'T COME BETWEEN US.

[Announcer]
RICHARD CALLS IN A FAVOR.

I'D LIKE YOU TO INTERCEDE
WITH JULIE ON MY BEHALF.

I DON'T THINK SHE WANTS TO
SEE YOU, RICHARD.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT SHE WANTS.

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE
BEING A MESSENGER
IN THIS SITUATION.

JUST GET ME
IN A ROOM WITH HER.

YOU KNOW MY LOYALTY
TO THOSE I TRUST.

[Announcer]
RUSTY ARNOLD,
SECURITY SPECIALIST.

[Hoffman] DAVIE BLALOCK WAS
SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO DO WITH IT?

[Gary]
HE TOLD ME HE HAD A LINE
ON PROOF TO CLEAR NEIL.

HE SAID HE NEEDED
$100,000 CASH.

- WHO'D YOU SEND
WITH THE MONEY, GARY?
- RUSTY ARNOLD.

[Hoffman]
RUSTY ARNOLD WORKS FOR RICHARD.

RUSTY ARNOLD
WORKS FOR THE STUDIO.

THAT'S HIS DAY JOB.
I THINK RICHARD CROSS
HAD DAVE BLALOCK KILLED.

AND I THINK YOUR SECURITY GUY
PULLED THE TRIGGER.

[Announcer]
A MARRIAGE DESTROYED.

I KEEP PUTTING THIS CONVERSATION
OFF AND PUTTING IT OFF
AND I CAN'T ANYMORE.

I CAN'T KEEP LIVING
THE WAY WE'VE BEEN LIVING.

THE TRIAL'S BEEN EXHAUSTING,
I KNOW.

I THINK WE NEED
TO SEPARATE FOR A WHILE.

ANNIE, DON'T DO THIS.
I LOVE YOU.

I'M SORRY.

GROWN-UPS ARE FUNNY
SOMETIMES, HONEY.

THEY LOVE EACH OTHER,
BUT THEY CAN'T ALWAYS
LIVE WITH EACH OTHER.

AND MOMMY AND I BOTH THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE BEST TO...

ARE YOU GETTING
A DIVORCE?

[Chattering]
♪♪ [Piano]

EXCUSE ME.
AREN'T YOU TED HOFFMAN?

YES.
I KNEW YOU WERE.

BUT FOR SOME REASON
I FELT THE NEED TO PRETEND
THAT I WASN'T SURE.

THIS GOLDILOCKS TRIAL,
I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY
RIVETING.

- AND YOU ARE?
- OH, I'M SUZANNE PARREY.

JUST ANOTHER LONELY SOUL
HAVING DINNER FOR ONE.

I'M SORRY.
THAT WAS INSENSITIVE.

I'VE READ ABOUT THE PROBLEMS
THAT YOU AND YOUR WIFE
HAVE BEEN HAVING.

AN UNFORTUNATE SIDE EFFECT
OF THIS CASE IS THAT
EVERYONE'S READ ABOUT THEM.

WELL, IF I'M NOT BEING
TOO MUCH OF A TRIAL GROUPIE,

WOULD YOU MIND
IF I JOINED YOU?

MUST BE TERRIBLY DIFFICULT...

BIG CASE,
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE
IN TURMOIL.

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?
YEAH.

I KNOW
YOU MUST MISS THEM.

WHEN MY BOY'S WITH MY EX
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,
IT'S HARD, SO...

TO BE HERE ALONE
IN THIS BIG HOTEL...

IT JUST MAKES IT HARDER,
DOESN'T IT?

[Inhales]
IT DOESN'T HELP.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
JOIN ME IN MY ROOM...

FOR A DRINK?

[Both Chuckle]

I SHOULD BE, UH,
TURNING IN.

I CAN MAKE YOU FORGET
THIS CASE, MR. HOFFMAN.

I'LL BET.
[Chuckles]

WITH A COUPLE OF
8-BY-10 GLOSSIES THROWN IN
AT NO EXTRA CHARGE.

BUT, PLEASE,
WHEN HE PAYS YOU,

GIVE MY BEST
TO MR. CROSS.

[Knocking]

GARY BLONDO WITH
AN UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE.

TEDDY, I GOT YOUR SUBPOENA.

AND LET ME SAY UP FRONT,
I AM READY TO GO
TO BAT FOR NEIL.

GOOD.
SO I GET UP THERE,

I JUST SAY MY PIECE
AND I GET OFF, RIGHT?

JUST TELL THE TRUTH, GARY.

AND THE TRUTH
SHALL SET HIM FREE.

I'M WITH YOU, TEDDY.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO WHY I'M HERE.

DO YOU KNOW,
UH, LINDSEY MERRICK,
MERRICK PUBLIC RELATIONS?

AN HONOR TO MEET YOU,
MR. HOFFMAN.

[Gary]
LINDSEY MAKES A POINT,
AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE.

THAT SO FAR THE JURY
AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE
HAS ONLY SEEN ONE SIDE OF NEIL.

HOW DO YOU PROPOSE
WE REMEDY THAT?

WITH A CAREFULLY CHOSEN LIST
OF CHARACTER WITNESSES,
MR. HOFFMAN,

EACH ONE HIGHLIGHTING
A HERETOFORE HIDDEN ASPECT
OF NEIL AVEDON.

DID YOU KNOW THAT NEIL ADOPTED
A BOLIVIAN ORPHAN, TEDDY?

HE'S WATCHING TV ONE NIGHT,
AND SALLY STRUTHERS COMES ON...

WITH A WHOLE BUNCH
OF THESE THIRD WORLD KIDS.

YOU KNOW, BIG EYES,
BLOATED BELLIES.

BREAKS HIS HEART.
RIGHT THEN AND THERE,
HE SENDS SALLY A CHECK.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING
THAT WE CALL SALLY STRUTHERS?

NO, NO, THE ORPHAN KID...
MIGUEL, UH, PACO...
WHATEVER HIS NAME IS.

WE FLY HIM IN.
WE SET HIM UP AT THE BEL-AIR.

WHAT ELSE?
LAST THANKSGIVING,

NEIL SERVED TURKEY DINNERS
TO A COUPLE HUNDRED
HOMELESS UNFORTUNATES.

NOBODY KNOWS THAT.

OKAY, GARY. LET'S PRETEND
I'M MIRIAM GRASSO.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN
MR. AVEDON?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.
SINCE LAST THANKSGIVING?

ARE YOU AWARE
THAT HE DID DRUGS?

DID YOU KNOW THAT HE REGULARLY
HAD SEX WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL?

THAT HE CHOKED
HIS SEXUAL PARTNERS
TO ACHIEVE SATISFACTION?

CAN YOU TELL US WHERE HE WAS
ON THE NIGHT JESSICA COSTELLO
WAS BRUTALLY STRANGLED?

- TEDDY.
- CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING
ABOUT MR. AVEDON...

BESIDES THE FACT THAT HE SERVED
CRANBERRY SAUCE AT YOUR MISSION
FOR TWO HOURS ON THANKSGIVING?

GARY BLONDO HERE
TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
HIS SUBPOENA?

[Hoffman]
OR TO SUGGEST WE NOMINATE
NEIL FOR SAINTHOOD.

WE BEGIN OUR CASE-IN-CHIEF
TODAY, PEOPLE.

AND FRANKLY, IF IT WENT
TO THE JURY RIGHT NOW,
NEIL WOULD SWING.

THANKS TO THE GOOD
DR. LESTER.

HIS STORY ABOUT NEIL'S
CONFESSION STANDS AS
UNCONTROVERTED TESTIMONY.

SINCE WE CAN'T SHAKE HIS STORY,
WE HAVE TO SHAKE HIM.

I WANT ANYTHING WE CAN DIG UP
ON LESTER'S PERSONAL, FINANCIAL
AND PROFESSIONAL DEALINGS.

WELL, ARNOLD AND I
ARE PREPPING JULIE
AGAIN THIS MORNING.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE
IF SHE'LL TESTIFY
ABOUT LESTER RAPING HER?

KEEP HER FOCUSED
ON CROSS FOR NOW.

GIVEN THE GAPS IN HER MEMORY,
I THINK THE OTHER GIRL
MAKES A BETTER WITNESS.

STEPHANIE LAMBERT?
ISN'T SHE A LITTLE SQUIRRELLY?

YEAH, BUT SHE'S ALSO
STILL ANGRY AT LESTER.

WE BUILD A FIRE UNDER THAT,
I THINK SHE'LL TESTIFY.

CHRIS, WHERE DO WE STAND
ON OUR SUBPOENAS?

BESIDES BLONDO,
WE'VE SERVED RUSTY ARNOLD...

AND FOUR OTHER NAMES
FROM JESSICA'S DIARY...

ALL POTENTIAL BLACKMAIL VICTIMS
WHO MAY HAVE HAD MOTIVE
TO KILL HER.

I THOUGHT WE COULDN'T
GET THE DIARY IN.

ARNOLD MAY HAVE FOUND
A UNIQUE WAY AROUND THAT.

INSTEAD OF OFFERING IT UP
AS A DIARY, WE ARGUE THAT
IT'S A FINANCIAL JOURNAL.

- WAY TO GO, ARNOLD.
- YOU REALLY THINK THAT'LL WORK?

I'LL LET YOU KNOW
AFTER BORNSTEIN HEARS
OUR MOTION THIS MORNING.

ANYTHING ELSE?
WE'RE DONE.

HE WANTS TO ADMIT HER DIARY
AS A BUSINESS JOURNAL?

YOUR HONOR,
THIS IS UTTER NONSENSE.

MS. COSTELLO'S INCOME
DERIVED FROM SELLING
HER SEXUAL FAVORS...

AND THEN BLACKMAILING THE MEN
WITH WHOM SHE'D HAD SEX,
YOUR HONOR.

HER DIARY CONTAINS A FULL
ACCOUNTING OF HER MONETARY
TRANSACTIONS IN THIS REGARD.

SCRIBBLED IN THE MARGINS
OF HER PRIVATE,
ADOLESCENT THOUGHTS.

[Chris]
TO QUALIFY
AS A BUSINESS RECORD,

A DOCUMENT MUST BE
PREPARED BY AN EMPLOYEE
WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENTRIES.

IT MUST BE WRITTEN
CONTEMPORANEOUSLY
WITH THE FACTS RECORDED.

AND IT MUST BE THE BUSINESS'S
CUSTOMARY PRACTICE TO DO SO.

ALL OF WHICH APPLIES HERE.
OH, WITH ONE EXCEPTION.

IT ALSO MUST BE FACTUAL
IN NATURE.

MS. GRASSO, IT'S NOT
I.B.M.'s ANNUAL REPORT,

BUT MS. COSTELLO'S DIARY
DOES DOCUMENT, HOWEVER CRUDELY,

HER TRANSACTIONS
IN HER CHOSEN FIELD OF BUSINESS.

MOTION GRANTED.

WE STAND ADJOURNED
UNTIL 2:00.
[Gavel Raps]

CONGRATULATIONS, TEDDY.

I SUPPOSE NOW
WE'LL SEE A PARADE
OF RELUCTANT WITNESSES...

ALL SQUIRMING TO DENY
THEY EVER KNEW
JESSICA COSTELLO.

COULD BE, MIRIAM.
BUT PERSONALLY,
I LOVE A PARADE.

[Chuckles]

JULIE, WE WANT TO GET
INTO YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH RICHARD TODAY.

TED'S HOPING
TO USE HIM TO CREATE
REASONABLE DOUBT FOR NEIL.

WE CAN'T DO THAT
WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?
LAST THING WE WANNA DO
IS EMBARRASS YOU,

BUT WE THINK RICHARD KNOWS
MORE ABOUT YOUR SISTER'S DEATH
THAN HE'S WILLING TO ADMIT.

ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN TELL US
ABOUT HIS SEXUAL HABITS,

HIS PROPENSITY FOR VIOLENCE,
WE NEED TO HEAR IT.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA
GET INTO THE SEX STUFF?

WHY NOT?

RICHARD AND ME,

IT WASN'T EXACTLY
PRETTY WOMAN.

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST
BE TALKING TO JUSTINE.

JULIE, NO ONE'S HERE
TO JUDGE YOU.

THE FIRST THING
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND,

RICHARD AND I NEVER
ACTUALLY HAD INTERCOURSE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "ACTUALLY"?

RICHARD'S THING
WAS TO SET ME UP
WITH OTHER MEN...

FRIENDS,
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES.

- WHILE HE WATCHED?
- NO. HE WOULDN'T BE THERE.

THEN HOW WOULD IT WORK?

WE'D GO OUT TO DINNER
WITH ONE OF HIS FRIENDS,

HAVE A FEW DRINKS.

I'D GO HOME
WITH THE FRIEND.

THE NEXT MORNING,
HE'D HAVE ME
DESCRIBE IT TO HIM.

THE MORE DETAILS,
THE BETTER.

THIS WENT ON FOR TWO YEARS?

HE STOPPED
AFTER JESSICA DIED.

JULIE, IS IT POSSIBLE
THAT RICHARD WAS USING JESSICA
THE SAME WAY HE USED YOU?

NO. HE SWORE
HE'D NEVER DO THAT.

I MADE HIM PROMISE.

AM I GONNA HAVE TO
TESTIFY ABOUT ALL THIS?

THAT'S UP TO TED...
AND YOU, OF COURSE.

[Phone Ringing]

APPLETON.

THANKS, LILA.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

IT'S MY 10:30.
IT'S A CLIENT I'VE
ALREADY RESCHEDULED TWICE.

GO.
I CAN HANDLE THIS.

WHEN I LOOK BACK
ON MY LIFE WITH RICHARD,

I FEEL SO HUMILIATED.

SO ASHAMED.

WHAT KIND OF PERSON
WOULD DO THE THINGS I DID?

I JUST...
JULIE.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH RICHARD,
THAT WASN'T YOU.

YOU WERE FRIGHTENED
AND CONFUSED,
AND HE TOOK ADVANTAGE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU AREN'T DECENT.
YOU ARE.

YOU WERE JUST USED TERRIBLY
BY SOMEONE WHO ISN'T.

AND YOU CAN FORGIVE ME?
FORGIVE YOU?

JULIE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
THERE'S NOTHING TO FORGIVE.

NOT ONE SINGLE THING.

[Humming]

[Dog Whimpering]

AW. HEY, BOY.

YOU'RE SO SWEET.

HI. HI.
OH, HE'S SO CUTE.

[Chuckles]
YOU REMEMBER ROME
LAST YEAR?

THE PUPPY YOU SAW
ON THE VIA CORSO?

YOU SAID YOU WANTED ONE
JUST LIKE IT.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULIE.

IS IT YOUR BIRTHDAY?

I HOPE THAT CREATURE
IS HOUSEBROKEN.

I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS,
RICHARD.

COME HERE.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THAT TIME...

HOW MUCH HAS HAPPENED
AND HOW FAR APART WE'VE GROWN.

AND I DON'T WANT US
LIKE THAT.

IF YOU DO, I'LL GO AWAY
AND I'LL NEVER BOTHER YOU AGAIN.

[Dog Whimpering]
BUT I'M HOPING,
AGAINST HOPE...

THAT THAT IS
NOT THE CASE.

MR. CROSS,
I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE TIME...

THERE'S NO PRESSURE, JULIE.

JUST A DECLARATION
OF MY DEVOTION.

ENJOY THE PUP.
[Dog Whimpering]

YOU OKAY?

[Man] LOOK. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT SHE WROTE ABOUT ME
IN HER DIARY.

I'M AN AGENT. I TALK TO
A HUNDRED PEOPLE A DAY.

MOST OF THEM
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER.

- DO YOU REMEMBER TALKING
TO JESSICA COSTELLO?
- I GOT A REFERRAL ON HER.

SHE, UH, SHE WANTED
TO BE AN ACTRESS,
SO I MET WITH HER.

ONCE, AS A COURTESY.

A COURTESY TO WHOM?
UH, RICHARD CROSS.

I THINK HE WAS DATING
HER OLDER SISTER.

NOW, THIS REFERRAL,

WAS IT TO EVALUATE
MS. COSTELLO AS A CLIENT
OR AS A SEXUAL PARTNER?

HEY, THIS WAS
STRICTLY LEGIT.

MR. KRIENDLER,
I DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION
TO THE MONITORS...

WHERE WE'RE DISPLAYING
PAGE 46 OF DEFENSE EXHIBIT "R"...
MS. COSTELLO'S DIARY.

SPECIFICALLY, SIR,
DO YOU SEE THE ENTRY,

"MET THIS BIG AGENT,
MORT KRIENDLER.

"SAYS HE CAN HELP ME.
DID IT ON THE SOFA
IN HIS OFFICE.

HE GAVE ME $150."

I WAS JESSICA COSTELLO'S
DENTIST, MR. HOFFMAN.

I RESENT YOUR IMPLICATION
THAT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH HER
WENT ANY FURTHER THAN THAT.

HOW DID MS. COSTELLO
BECOME YOUR PATIENT, DOCTOR?

UH, A REFERRAL,
I BELIEVE.
FROM WHOM?

- RICHARD CROSS.
- WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

OBJECTION.
WITHDRAWN.

NOW, DOCTOR,
HOW DID MS. COSTELLO
PAY FOR YOUR SERVICES?

CASH, USUALLY.

DID SHE EVER OFFER
TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU
IN LIEU OF PAYMENT?

NO.

SIR, DIRECTING YOUR ATTENTION
TO THE MONITOR,

DO YOU SEE THE ENTRY
FROM JESSICA COSTELLO'S DIARY?

YES, I SEE IT.

[Hoffman]
LET ME READ IT
FOR THE RECORD.

"LET DR. B. DRILL ME
IN HIS OFFICE.

DIDN'T NEED NOVOCAINE.
HA, HA."

ASSEMBLYMAN GALLOWAY,
YOU REPRESENT A RATHER
CONSERVATIVE DISTRICT...

OF ORANGE COUNTY,
IS THAT CORRECT?

PROUDLY SO.

IF THE CITIZENS OF ORANGE COUNTY
WERE TO DISCOVER THAT ONE OF
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES...

WAS HAVING SEX
WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL,

WOULD THEY BE MORE
OR LESS LIKELY TO REELECT HIM?

LESS LIKELY, OF COURSE.

SIR, DID YOU
ATTEND A FUND-RAISER
FOR YOUR ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN...

AT THE SHERATON ANAHEIM HOTEL
ON JUNE 15 OF LAST YEAR?

- YES.
- AND FOLLOWING THIS EVENT,

DID YOU HAVE SEX
WITH JESSICA COSTELLO
IN ROOM 319?

- ABSOLUTELY NOT.
- BUT YOU DID
MEET HER THAT NIGHT.

I DON'T RECALL.
SHE MAY HAVE COME WITH ONE
OF MY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS.

- AND WHO WOULD THAT BE, SIR?
- RICHARD CROSS.

- THAT NAME AGAIN?
- RICHARD CROSS.

[Hoffman]
SO, SUBSEQUENT TO THAT EVENING,
DID JESSICA COSTELLO...

EVER ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL YOU
OVER THE EVENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE
THAT NIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IS THAT WHAT SHE PUT
IN HER DIARY?

LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE MONITORS.

"GALLOWAY GAVE ME $1,000.

WITH HIS GROSS, HAIRY BACK,
HE SHOULD PAY ME TWICE THAT."

[Sighs]

THE DEFENSE CALLS
GARY BLONDO, YOUR HONOR.

YOUR HONOR, ROBERT FAHREN,
ATTORNEY FOR MR. BLONDO.

AT THIS TIME, MR. BLONDO
IS UNAVAILABLE TO TESTIFY.

WHY IS THAT, MR. FAHREN?

PHYSICAL INCAPACITY, YOUR HONOR.
MR. BLONDO'S BEEN TAKEN ILL.

YOUR HONOR, FAR FROM LOOKING
TO SHIRK HIS DUTY IN THIS CASE,

MR. BLONDO
IS EAGER TO TESTIFY.

UNFORTUNATELY,
HIS MEDICAL CONDITION IS SUCH
THAT HE CANNOT AT PRESENT.

I'LL NEED SPECIFICS,
MR. FAHREN.

MR. BLONDO BEGAN TO
EXPERIENCE CHEST PAINS...

DURING A PRODUCTION MEETING
IN HIS OFFICE THIS MORNING.

HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO CEDARS-
SINAI, WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH A HEART ARRHYTHMIA.

HE'S CURRENTLY RESTING
IN THE CARDIAC UNIT AWAITING
FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.

DO YOU HAVE A PHYSICIAN'S
STATEMENT CONFIRMING
MR. BLONDO'S CONDITION?

WELL, NOT AT THIS TIME,
YOUR HONOR. IT ALL HAPPENED
SO SUDDENLY.

THEN BASED ON YOUR OATH
AS AN OFFICER OF THE COURT,

I'LL EXCUSE MR. BLONDO
FROM THE SUBPOENA
FOR 24 HOURS.

BUT I WANT A DOCTOR'S
STATEMENT ON MY DESK
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES, YOUR HONOR.

MR. HOFFMAN,
ARE YOU PREPARED
TO CALL YOUR NEXT WITNESS?

OUR NEXT WITNESS
IS RUSTY ARNOLD, YOUR HONOR.

HE'S NOT SCHEDULED
UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.

[Sighs]
THEN WE'LL STAND
IN RECESS UNTIL THEN.

CHRIS, CALL RAY VELACEK.

GET HIM TO FIND OUT
HOW CLOSE TO DEATH'S DOOR
GARY BLONDO REALLY IS.

YOU GOT IT.

[Knocking]

IT'S THE MISSUS.
SHE SAYS IT'LL ONLY
TAKE A MINUTE.

SHOW HER IN.

THANK YOU.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN
BY "ALL RIGHT."

A FRIEND OF LIZZIE'S
GAVE HER THIS
AT SCHOOL TODAY.

ANNIE.

THIS WAS TAKEN
AT THE FIRE AND ICE BOWL
TWO YEARS AGO.

IF YOU RECALL,
WE POSED WITH THE CROSSES.

WHAT THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY DONE HERE
IS THEY'VE CROPPED YOU
AND RICHARD OUT OF THE PICTURE.

SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

LIZZIE AND I STAND
IN THE 10-ITEMS-OR-LESS LINE
AND EXPLAIN THAT TO EVERYONE?

WHO'S HAVING A PROBLEM HERE,
YOU OR LIZZIE?

IF YOU'RE ASKING WHETHER I HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH OUR DAUGHTER
BEING TAUNTED AT SCHOOL,

- THE ANSWER IS YES.
- ANNIE, I'M NOT HAPPY
ABOUT IT EITHER.

BUT YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO ASKED FOR THIS SEPARATION,
NOT ME.

THIS IS WHY
I ASKED FOR IT, TED.

THEN BE A GROWN-UP...

AND RECOGNIZE
THAT GARBAGE LIKE THIS
COMES WITH THE TERRITORY.

MAYBE THAT'S
WHAT'S BOTHERING ME.
IT DIDN'T USED TO.

ANNIE, I KNOW
WE'VE GOT PROBLEMS.

AND I'M WILLING
TO WORK ON THEM.

BUT DON'T COME IN HERE
AND DUMP YOUR AMBIVALENCE ON ME,
BECAUSE I'M NOT AMBIVALENT.

I WANT US ALL
UNDER ONE ROOF AGAIN.

THE QUESTION IS
WHAT DO YOU WANT.

RUTH AND HER HUSBAND WENT
TO A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR
LAST YEAR.

SHE SAYS
IT HELPED THEM.

NAME THE TIME AND PLACE.
I'LL BE THERE.

[Car Alarm Chirps]

[Chirps]
JUSTINE.

WHAT IS THIS, RICHARD?
I FEEL LIKE DEEP THROAT.

I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU.

ABOUT WHAT?
ABOUT JULIE.

DOG DIDN'T DO IT, HUH?

I FINALLY GOT HER
ON THE PHONE THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT SHE WAS RELUCTANT TO TALK.

I GET THE SENSE THAT TED
WANTS HER TO TESTIFY
ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP.

DEEPLY PERSONAL DETAILS
ABOUT OUR LIFE TOGETHER.

I CAN'T DISCUSS
JULIE'S TESTIMONY.

OH, WELL.

THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.

I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL
THAT WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING.

WHY? BECAUSE YOU GAVE ME
A $75,000 PIECE OF ART?

[Chuckles]

JUSTINE, I AM REACHING
OUT TO YOU AS A FRIEND.

I CAN'T SEE THAT ANYTHING
THAT'S SAID BETWEEN US
WILL CHANGE JULIE'S TESTIMONY.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,
WHY RUSH TO HEAR IT?

TO PREPARE MYSELF
PSYCHOLOGICALLY.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IN ADVANCE
IF JULIE INTENDS TO DO
ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE...

TO OUR RELATIONSHIP.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON?

I MEAN, IT'S... IT'S NOT BECAUSE
YOU FEAR SHE MIGHT IMPLICATE YOU
IN JESSICA'S MURDER?

JUSTINE, I AM GUILTY
OF MANY WRONGS IN THIS LIFE.

BUT I SWEAR TO YOU,
I DID NOT KILL JESSICA.

ARNOLD.

YOU LOOK BUSY.
NO, NO, PLEASE.

HOW'S THE PUPPY?

DESTROYING
JUSTINE'S FURNITURE.

ARNOLD,
I WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOU SAID TODAY.

WHAT I SAID?
YOU DIDN'T JUDGE ME.

THAT MEANS A LOT.

JULIE, IT TAKES, UH,
COURAGE TO CHANGE.

GETTING OUT OF ZEPHYR HOUSE?
LEAVING RICHARD?

TO ME, THAT SAYS A LOT MORE
ABOUT YOU THAN ANYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

A LOT MORE.

I'VE BEEN WITH RICHARD SO LONG,
I ALMOST DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT
AROUND SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

I'M NOT USED
TO KINDNESS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MEN
WOULD HAVE CONDEMNED ME...

AFTER THE STORIES
I TOLD TODAY?

YOU'RE ONE
IN A THOUSAND.

JULIE, I'M... I'M JUST...

[Sighs]
MAKE LOVE TO ME, ARNOLD.

WHAT?

MAKE LOVE TO ME.

[Scoffs]
OH, GOD.

YOU DON'T WANT TO?
NO. NO, I DO. I DO.

BUT PUTTING ASIDE OUR DESIRES
OF THE MOMENT,

I THOUGHT WE AGREED
THAT WE WEREN'T GONNA...
OH.

DON'T THINK.

PLEASE DON'T THINK.

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Sighs]

ARE YOU LEAVING?

I BETTER GET BACK
TO JUSTINE'S.

I DON'T WANT TO
GET YOU IN TROUBLE.
[Moans]

JULIE.

I'VE NEVER HAD
A NIGHT LIKE THIS...
[Clears Throat]

IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

ME EITHER.

BYE.
BYE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

RICHARD WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GO IF YOU WANT ME TO,
JULIE, BUT I BEG YOU
TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

WILL YOU DO THAT FOR ME?

I THINK
I'LL EXCUSE MYSELF.

GOOD NIGHT, JUSTINE.

SIT. PLEASE.
I WON'T BITE.

I PROMISE.

MORNING, FOLKS.
[All]
MORNING.

WHERE'S JUSTINE?
[Lisa]
COULD BE TRAFFIC.

I HEARD COMING IN
IT WAS A MESS ON SANTA MONICA.

WE BETTER GET STARTED.
WE'RE PUTTING RUSTY ARNOLD
ON THE STAND THIS MORNING.

ARNOLD, HAVE YOU
UPDATED THE NOTEBOOK?

- WHAT?
- THE TRIAL NOTEBOOK?
IS IT READY?

UH, YES, TED.
UH, I GOT IT.
DON'T WORRY.

- WHERE ARE WE WITH GARY BLONDO?
- HE'S DEFINITELY AT CEDARS.

RAY'S CHECKING OUT
JUST HOW, UH,
INDISPOSED HE REALLY IS.

YEAH, WELL, IF I WERE
NEXT UP TO BE SQUEEZED
ABOUT JESSICA'S DIARY,

AT THE VERY LEAST I'D HAVE
AN IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT.

HAS ANYBODY
HEARD FROM JULIE?

ISN'T SHE SUPPOSED TO
BE STAYING WITH YOU?

WHEN I GOT UP THIS MORNING,
HER BED HADN'T BEEN SLEPT IN.

SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO HER.
I KNOW IT.

LET'S NOT PANIC ON THIS.
SHE HASN'T BEEN MISSING
FOR VERY LONG.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE, TED?
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE RICHARD
CROSS TO DISPOSE OF SOMEBODY?

COME ON, ARNOLD.
WAKE UP, JUSTINE.

ANYONE WHO GETS
IN HIS WAY DISAPPEARS,
OR HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?

HOLLY GERGES.
DAVE BLALOCK.

THE BODIES ARE
BEGINNING TO STACK UP.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE'D DO THAT.

WHY NOT?

I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, I THOUGHT
THEY HAD A RELATIONSHIP.

CHRIS AND I HAVE TO BE
IN COURT. I WANT RAY VELACEK
ON THIS A.S.A.P.

TELL HIM I WANT
A FULL-COURT PRESS.

CHECK THE NEIGHBORS,
THE HOSPITALS...
AND THE MORGUE.

MY NAME IS
RUSSELL ARNOLD JR.

I'M HEAD OF SECURITY
FOR MAJESTIC STUDIOS.

WHO IS YOUR IMMEDIATE
SUPERIOR, MR. ARNOLD?

GARY BLONDO.
DID YOU EVER SEE
MR. BLONDO...

IN THE COMPANY
OF JESSICA COSTELLO?
YES. ONCE.

[Hoffman]
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
THAT OCCASION, PLEASE?

MR. BLONDO, MYSELF,
RICHARD CROSS, JESSICA
AND HER SISTER JULIE...

FLEW ON MR. CROSS'S PLANE
TO VEGAS...

FOR THE TYSON-McNEELEY FIGHT
LAST AUGUST.

AND WHAT WAS THE NATURE
OF THE RELATIONSHIP...

BETWEEN MR. BLONDO AND
JESSICA COSTELLO AT THAT TIME?

THERE WASN'T ONE.

I MEAN, THEY WERE SOCIABLE.
UH, CONVERSATION,
STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND YET AT A LATER DATE,
MR. BLONDO DISPATCHED YOU
TO MEET WITH JESSICA...

TO RESOLVE A PERSONAL PROBLEM,
IS THAT CORRECT?

YES.

WHAT WAS THE NATURE
OF THAT MEETING, MR. ARNOLD?

JESSICA HAD BECOME
SOMEWHAT OBSESSED WITH HIM,

WITH WHAT HE,
AS A STUDIO EXECUTIVE,
COULD DO FOR HER.

TO THE POINT
THAT SHE BECAME BOTHERSOME.

AND MR. BLONDO WAS VULNERABLE.
AFTER ALL, HE'S A MARRIED MAN...

IN A VERY SENSITIVE,
RESPONSIBLE POSITION.

SHE'S ONLY 15 YEARS OLD.
A GIRL LIKE THAT CAN MAKE
ALL KINDS OF ACCUSATIONS,

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF THEY'RE TRUE OR NOT.

SO SHE WAS BLACKMAILING HIM.
IS THAT CORRECT?

[Rusty]
I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE IT
AS BLACKMAIL.

I'M GOING TO READ TO YOU
A PASSAGE FROM PAGE 61
OF DEFENSE EXHIBIT "R."

"G.B. WOULDN'T TAKE MY CALL
AT THE STUDIO. AGAIN.

MAYBE HE'D LIKE IT BETTER
IF I CALLED HIS WIFE."

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE BLACKMAIL
TO YOU, MR. ARNOLD?

NOT NECESSARILY, NO.
REALLY.

YOU WERE A D.E.A. AGENT
FOR 14 YEARS...

AFTER HAVING SERVED
WITH THE F.B.I.

YOU MUST HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE
EXPERIENCE WITH VARIOUS FORMS
OF EXTORTION.

AND YET, THAT DOESN'T QUALIFY
AS BLACKMAIL?

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR,
ASKED AND ANSWERED.

SUSTAINED.
MOVE ON, MR. HOFFMAN.

ON THE OCCASION THAT YOU
APPROACHED JESSICA COSTELLO,
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HER?

I TOLD HER MR. BLONDO
WAS INTERESTED IN HELPING HER
WITH HER CAREER ASPIRATIONS,

BUT THAT THESE THINGS
TOOK TIME.

AND, WELL,
YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING:
"DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU."

WAS MS. COSTELLO
SATISFIED WITH THAT?

SHE WANTED SPECIFICS.

HOWEVER, I TOLD HER
THAT MR. BLONDO COULDN'T
GIVE HER SPECIFICS.

NO THREATS
TO HARM HER PHYSICALLY?
NONE WHATSOEVER.

THIS ENTRY'S FROM PAGE 72
OF THE DIARY.

"R.A. SAID HE'D
BREAK MY LEGS...

IF I ASKED FOR MORE MONEY
FROM G.B."

IF YOU DIDN'T THREATEN HER
WITH PHYSICAL VIOLENCE,

MR. ARNOLD,
WHY DO YOU THINK
SHE WROTE THAT?

I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.
BUT I KNOW I NEVER SAID IT.

I MEAN, WHO KNOWS
WHAT RACKET SHE WAS WORKING
WITH THAT DIARY.

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

YOUR WITNESS.

MR. ARNOLD,

DID YOU EVER HEAR GARY BLONDO
THREATEN JESSICA COSTELLO?

[Rusty]
NO.

DID GARY BLONDO EVER ASK YOU
TO THREATEN HER?

NO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE
OR INDICATION...

OF ANY KIND THAT GARY BLONDO
WAS INVOLVED IN HER DEATH?

- NO, I DON'T.
- NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

[Judge Bornstein]
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE EXCUSED, MR. ARNOLD.

TED.
DID YOU GET ANYTHING
WITH JULIE COSTELLO?

NO, THE NEIGHBORS DIDN'T
SEE ANYTHING. NOTHING AT
THE HOSPITALS OR THE MORGUE.

BUT TAKE A LOOK
AT THESE.

YOUR HONOR, WE REQUEST
A CONFERENCE IN CHAMBERS.

[Hoffman]
THESE WERE TAKEN THIS MORNING
WITH A 500 MILLIMETER LENS...

FROM A BUILDING OPPOSITE
CEDARS-SINAI HOSPITAL.

YOUR HONOR, WITH DUE RESPECT
TO MR. VELACEK HERE,

YOU DIDN'T JUST FALL OFF
THE TURNIP TRUCK.

MR. BLONDO WAS HOSPITALIZED
IN JULY OF '92 AT CEDARS.

THESE PICTURES COULD HAVE
BEEN TAKEN AT THAT TIME.

ASSUMING, THAT IS,
THAT THEY WEREN'T FABRICATED
TO BEGIN WITH.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT
TO COUNSEL, I HAVE STATEMENTS
FROM A FLOOR NURSE...

AND AN ORDERLY
THAT MR. BLONDO WAS CONDUCTING
ACTIVE, NOISY MEETINGS...

IN HIS ROOM AT THE TIME
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN.

THEY WILL ALSO VERIFY THE FACT
THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS...

HE AUDITIONED ACTRESSES
FOR AN UPCOMING FILM.

IN ADDITION, HE CHOSE TO
MEDICATE HIMSELF...

WITH A PASTRAMI AND SWISS
SKY HIGH FROM JUNIOR'S.

JUDGE, THIS WHOLE ISSUE
IS JUST A DISTRACTION.

AN ATTEMPT ON THE PART
OF COUNSEL...

TO MANUFACTURE
ALTERNATE SUSPECTS
OUT OF THIN AIR.

BESIDES WHICH, WHO KNOWS
WHAT MOTIVATED THE HOSPITAL
PEOPLE TO SAY WHAT...

MR. VELACEK CLAIMS THEY SAID?
NEVERTHELESS, COUNSEL,
THE BALL'S IN YOUR COURT.

DO YOU HAVE THE PHYSICIAN'S
STATEMENT I ASKED FOR?
I'M STILL WORKING ON IT.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

I WANT MR. BLONDO'S DOCTOR
HERE TO CERTIFY HIS ILLNESS
UNDER OATH.

YOUR HONOR, THE MAN'S
GOT SURGERIES SCHEDULED.

THERE ARE PEOPLE
BACKED UP IN HIS OFFICE.

YOUR CHOICE:
HIS TESTIMONY
OR MR. BLONDO'S.

EITHER WAY, I WANT
ONE OF THEM IN MY COURTROOM
THIS AFTERNOON.

OR I'LL HOLD YOU IN CONTEMPT.

[Chris]
LOOK WHO JUST ROLLED IN.

HAPPY, TED?

MR. BLONDO, HOW LONG
HAVE YOU KNOWN NEIL AVEDON?

[Gary]
HOW LONG?

PRACTICALLY FOREVER.
I GOT THE KID HIS FIRST BREAK.

I PUT HIM IN ALL FOR ONE WHEN
THOSE GENIUSES AT THE NETWORK
WANTED GARY COLEMAN.

SO YOU'VE KNOWN HIM
FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS.

AND I LOVE HIM.
THE KID'S GOT A HEART OF GOLD.

HE'S NO KILLER,
MY HAND TO GOD.

WHICH IS WHY I'VE DRAGGED
MYSELF FROM A HOSPITAL BED,

SICK AS I AM,
TO SAY THAT NEIL AVEDON
WOULDN'T HARM A FLY.

OBJECTION.
UNRESPONSIVE.

SUSTAINED.
[Gary]
I'M SORRY, YOUR HONOR.

I GET EMOTIONAL. THIS IS
TAKING A LOT OUT OF ME.
IS THERE MUCH MORE?

JUST A FEW ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, MR. BLONDO.

DID YOU EVER
GIVE OR SELL DRUGS
TO JESSICA COSTELLO?

[Scoffs]
WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY?
OF COURSE NOT.

[Hoffman]
LET ME DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION
TO A PASSAGE...

FROM JESSICA COSTELLO'S DIARY
ON THE MONITOR. "JUNE 18."

[Microphone Feedback]
TED. TED.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?

NO PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS,
MR. BLONDO.

RESPOND ONLY TO
THE QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU.

"JUNE 18.
SCORED A NICKEL BAG...

AND A QUARTER-FOLD OF BLOW
FROM G.B."

LOOK. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER
WHAT SOME PERSON WANTS TO
MAKE UP AND PUT IN A DIARY.

SO YOUR ANSWER IS NO.

YOU AND THE VICTIM
WERE NEVER INVOLVED WITH DRUGS.

CORRECT.
MY ANSWER IS NO.

WERE YOU EVER
INVOLVED SEXUALLY?

[Scoffs]
NO. NO WAY IN THE WORLD.

"HAD SEX WITH BLONDO.
TOTAL GROSS-OUT.

"HE GAVE ME $200.

HE PROMISED ME A PART IN A MOVIE
HE'S GOING TO MAKE IN HAWAII."

[Stammers]
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
IT-IT'S PREPOSTEROUS.

I-I MEAN, AND ANYONE
WHO BELIEVES THIS TRASH,

WHETHER THEY ARE
IN THE COURTROOM OR WATCHING
THIS AT HOME ON TELEVISION,

WOULD BE
VERY MUCH MISTAKEN.

HOW COULD I DO SUCH A THING?
THIS WAS A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

SHE WANTED TO BE AN ACTRESS.
I MADE A FEW CALLS ON HER
BEHALF. THAT'S IT. FINITO.

MR. BLONDO, RUSTY ARNOLD,
YOUR SECURITY CHIEF,

TESTIFIED THAT YOU SENT HIM
TO STOP JESSICA COSTELLO...

FROM ATTEMPTING
TO CONTACT YOU.

- WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
- LOOK.

NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF THE DEAD,
BUT THIS GIRL WAS AN OPERATOR.

SHE WANTED ME
TO SET HER UP WITH AGENTS,

GET HER FREEBIE HEADSHOTS
FROM STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHERS.

WHICH I DID. NEXT THING I KNOW,
SHE'S NOT ONLY PESTERING ME,
SHE'S PESTERING OTHER GUYS.

NOW MY FRIENDS ARE UPSET.
I HAD TO DO SOMETHING.

SO YOU SENT AN ENFORCER...

TO STOP HER FROM BLACKMAILING
YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS.

- IS THAT RIGHT?
- NOT BLACKMAIL. I TOLD YOU.

WH-WHY AM I SUDDENLY
JOSEPH STALIN?

I'VE BEEN FOR 12 YEARS
ON THE BOARDS OF VARIETY
CLUB INTERNATIONAL.

DO YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH MONEY WE RAISE
FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN?

THAT'S ENOUGH, MR. BLONDO.
JUST GIVE US SHORT,
CONCISE ANSWERS.

I'M TRYING, BUT, I MEAN,
THE MAN IS PRACTICALLY
ACCUSING ME...

OF BEING A DRUGGED-OUT,
SEXUAL PERVERT MURDERER.

I MEAN, NOT PRACTICALLY,
THAT'S WHAT HE'S SAYING.

I'M NOT TESTIFYING,
MR. BLONDO. YOU ARE.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

MR. BLONDO, WHERE WERE YOU
ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 20,

THE NIGHT JESSICA COSTELLO
WAS MURDERED?
AT THE FRIARS CLUB.

AND BELIEVE ME, YOU DON'T
JUST GET UP OFF THE DAIS
AT THE FRIARS CLUB...

AND GO OUT AT 1:00 A.M.
AND KILL SOMEBODY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC
KNOWLEDGE THAT JESSICA COSTELLO
WAS BLACKMAILING ANYONE?

[Sighs]
NO, I DON'T.

THANK YOU.
NO MORE QUESTIONS.

- STEP DOWN, SIR.
- NOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'M GOING TO GET
IN MY CHAIR...

AND SEE IF I CAN SALVAGE
WHAT REMAINS OF MY CAREER
AND MY MARRIAGE.

- MR. BLONDO...
- THEY DID AN E.K.G.
OF MY HEART THE OTHER DAY.

SIR, DON'T MAKE ME HOLD YOU
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.

THEY MAY HAVE FOUND
AN ARRHYTHMIA. BUT THEY FOUND
NO HATRED THERE, NO PERVERSION.

THAT'S ENOUGH, MR. BLONDO.
YOU CAN MEASURE
YOUR GENEROSITY IN CONCERN...

FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN
WITH THOSE THINGS.

GO AHEAD.
THROW ME IN JAIL.

I ALMOST FEEL SORRY
FOR THE POOR BASTARD.

DON'T. IF THERE'S
EVER A NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST,

FIND GARY BLONDO
AND STAND NEXT TO HIM.

THE MAN'S A SURVIVOR.

LOUIS, SEE IF
THESE ARE FOR YOU
AND COULD YOU...

BILL WEINGART,
SOUNDING SNIPPY,

AND CONNIE DAHLGREN
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WORD.

APPARENTLY,
SHE'S BEEN INFORMED...

YOU AND MELANIE GRIFFITH
ARE TRYSTING IN A BUNGALOW...

AT THE NEWLY REMODELED
BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL.

SHE WANTS CONFIRMATION
BEFORE SHE GOES PUBLIC
WITH THIS EFFLUVIUM.

THANKS, LOUIS.
OH, ALSO,
YOUR WIFE CALLED.

SHE SET AN APPOINTMENT
WITH A COUNSELOR FOR 6:00
THIS EVENING.

IS THAT SUITABLE?
I'LL CALL HER.

TED, JULIE CALLED.
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?

SHE SAID SHE'S FINE.
NO PROBLEM. SORRY
TO MAKE US WORRY.

WHERE WAS SHE, ARNOLD?
SHE WAS A LITTLE
NONSPECIFIC ABOUT THAT.

BUT AGAIN,
THE GOOD NEWS IS
SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

PLUS, SHE'LL BE
IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON
READY TO TESTIFY.

HOW LONG WERE NEIL AVEDON
AND YOUR SISTER TOGETHER,
MS. COSTELLO?

THEY WERE TOGETHER
OFF AND ON
FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.

AND DURING THAT PERIOD,
DID YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO OBSERVE THEIR BEHAVIOR...

- TOWARDS EACH OTHER?
- YES, I DID.

HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE
THAT BEHAVIOR?

THEY LIKED EACH OTHER.
THEY HAD FUN TOGETHER.

VERY SWEET.
CHILDISH SOMETIMES,
BUT CARING.

DID YOU EVER OBSERVE
MR. AVEDON BEHAVING VIOLENTLY
TOWARD YOUR SISTER?

NO. THEY ARGUED
ONCE IN A WHILE,
BUT THAT'S NATURAL.

AND IT NEVER
GOT PHYSICAL.

NEIL WAS VERY FOND
OF JESSICA.

DO YOU BELIEVE
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HER?
[Grasso] OBJECTION.

- CALLS FOR SPECULATION.
- SUSTAINED.

MS. COSTELLO, ARE YOU
ACQUAINTED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL
NAMED RICHARD CROSS?

YES.
HOW LONG
HAVE YOU KNOWN HIM?

ALMOST TWO YEARS.

[Hoffman]
WERE YOU HAVING DINNER
AT CITRUS LAST YEAR...

WHEN A MAN THREW A DRINK
IN RICHARD CROSS'S FACE?

YES.
SUBSEQUENT
TO THAT INCIDENT,

DID MR. CROSS TELEPHONE
RUSTY ARNOLD?
YES.

AND THE FOLLOWING DAY,
WERE YOU INFORMED
THAT THE MAN IN QUESTION...

HAD SUFFERED
A FRACTURED SKULL?

YOUR HONOR, OBJECTION.
THIS WHOLE LINE OF QUESTIONING
IS IRRELEVANT.

OVERRULED.
YOU MAY ANSWER,
MS. COSTELLO.

I DON'T THINK
I'M SUPPOSED TO, JUDGE.

I JUST MADE MY RULING.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER.

BUT ISN'T THERE SOME LAW
ABOUT TESTIFYING
AGAINST YOUR HUSBAND?

EXCUSE ME?

RICHARD AND I WERE MARRIED
NIGHT BEFORE LAST IN RENO.

[Hoffman]
YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE REQUESTS
A CONFERENCE IN CHAMBERS.

[Judge Bornstein]
WE'LL STAND IN RECESS
FOR 15 MINUTES...

WHILE THE COURT CONFERS
WITH COUNSEL IN CHAMBERS.

BAILIFF, WILL YOU ESCORT
THE JURY OUT?

DID JULIE SAY ANYTHING
TO YOU ABOUT THIS?

WHAT WE SAW OUT IN THAT
COURTROOM IS A TRANSPARENT
ATTEMPT BY RICHARD CROSS...

TO SUBVERT THE INTENT
OF THE MARITAL PRIVILEGE.

HEY, SHE'S HIS WIFE.

[Hoffman]
SECTION 980
OF THE EVIDENCE CODE...

PROTECTS COMMUNICATIONS
BETWEEN SPOUSES MADE DURING
THE MARRIAGE, NOT BEFORE.

BUT MR. CROSS
IS NOT A DEFENDANT.

HE VERY WELL COULD BE
IF HIS WIFE WERE ALLOWED
TO TESTIFY.

WILL SHE TESTIFY
HE'S A MURDERER, MR. HOFFMAN?

SHE WILL TESTIFY
TO HIS PROPENSITY
FOR VIOLENCE.

NOT THE SAME THING.
NOT BY A MILE.

JUDGE, THIS IS JUST
ANOTHER FISHING EXPEDITION.

COUNSEL, AS USUAL, IS DESPERATE
TO MANUFACTURE NEW SUSPECTS,

AND THAT'S NO JUSTIFICATION
TO VIOLATE LEGITIMATE PRIVILEGE.

IF HE HAS SOURCES
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
THIS ALLEGED VIOLENCE DIRECTLY,

LET HIM PUT THEM
ON THE STAND.

YOUR HONOR, IF YOU ALLOW
THIS WITNESS TO INVOKE PRIVILEGE
UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES...

I'M GOING TO STOP YOU
RIGHT THERE, MR. HOFFMAN.

IF RICHARD CROSS
WAS CHARGED WITH A CRIME,

AND JULIE COSTELLO
HAD SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
OF IT, THAT'S ONE THING.

BUT THAT'S NOT
WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

THE MARITAL PRIVILEGE APPLIES,
AND THAT'S MY RULING.

NOW, IF YOU HAVE OTHER ISSUES
YOU WISH TO PURSUE WITH THIS
WITNESS, LET'S GET TO IT. HMM?

IF NOT, WE'LL RECONVENE
IN AN HOUR.

[Chattering]

JULIE. RICHARD.
CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, TEDDY.
I KNOW THIS MAY COME
AS A BIT OF A SHOCK.

IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION,
I'M STILL SOMEWHAT
DISORIENTED MYSELF.

JULIE'S CONSENTING
TO BE MY BRIDE...

HAS LEFT ME IN A DELIGHTFUL
STATE OF GIDDINESS.
[Chuckles]

I'M SURE YOU'LL RECOVER
YOUR EQUILIBRIUM SOON, RICHARD.

YOU'RE WONDERING WHY I DID IT.
WELL, BECAUSE I WAS
A SINGLE MAN.

BECAUSE I REALIZED
WHAT A TREASURE I HAD
IN THIS WOMAN.

AND BECAUSE I AM IMPULSIVE
WHEN IT COMES TO MATTERS
OF THE HEART.

IMPULSE ASIDE, RICHARD,

HOW WERE YOU ABLE
TO DIVORCE FRANCESCA
AND REMARRY SO QUICKLY?

OH, TEDDY, THAT'S WHAT COUNTRIES
LIKE THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ARE FOR...

SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME
CAN GET ON WITH THEIR LIVES.

BYE-BYE.

[Sighs]

[Annie] SIX YEARS AFTER
WE WERE MARRIED, THEY CAME TO
HIM FROM ROYCE AND STOVALL...

AND ASKED HIM TO HEAD UP
THE CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT.

I KNEW IT WOULD MEAN
A BIG JUMP IN OFFICE TIME,
BUT WE TALKED IT OVER.

IT WAS
AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.

AND I WAS EXCITED FOR HIM.

WHEN I GOT THE CHANCE
TO START MY OWN FIRM,
WE TALKED AGAIN,

ABOUT HOW MUCH
THE WORKLOAD WOULD INCREASE,
THAT SORT OF THING.

IT SEEMED LIKE
A LOGICAL PROGRESSION,
SO I WENT ALONG.

"WENT ALONG"?

MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT
WE BOTH WENT ALONG
QUITE ENTHUSIASTICALLY.

AS I SAID, I WENT ALONG.

SO, YOU'VE ALWAYS
HAD RESERVATIONS?

I HAD FEARS,
WHICH MATERIALIZED.

THE FIVE DAYS THAT YOU WORKED
AT THE OFFICE BECAME SIX,
SOMETIMES SEVEN.

THE CALLS THAT PULLED YOU
OUT OF THE HOUSE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT...

BECAME MORE FREQUENT.

AND NOW, YOU'VE GOTTEN
YOURSELF INTO THIS AVEDON THING.

WHICH AGAIN,
WE TALKED ABOUT.

WHICH YOU WERE FULLY APPRISED
WOULD BE DIFFICULT.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THIS CASE.
IT'S EVERY CASE THAT'S
GOING TO COME AFTER IT.

IT'S... IT'S LIVING ON DISPLAY
WITH MY FAMOUS HUSBAND,

WHO'S GOING TO BECOME
EVEN MORE FAMOUS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO, ANNIE?
WOULD YOU BE HAPPIER...

IF I TOSSED IT ALL ASIDE
AND STARTED A PROBATE PRACTICE
IN BAKERSFIELD?

YES, I THINK I WOULD.

[Chuckles]
SO I'M SUPPOSED TO
FEEL GUILTY, IS THAT IT?

I'M SUPPOSED TO APOLOGIZE
FOR HAVING ACHIEVED
SOME SUCCESS IN MY PROFESSION.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND
AS IF I'M JEALOUS.

WELL, I'M NOT JEALOUS,
BUT I AM ANGRY.

WELL, YOU KEPT YOUR ANGER
WELL DISGUISED.

IT WAS THERE.
YOU JUST IGNORED IT.

[Sighs, Chuckles]
NO. I'M NOT A STUPID MAN.

AND I'M NOT INSENSITIVE.

EVIDENTLY, WHAT YOU EXPECTED
WAS FOR ME TO READ YOUR MIND.

JUST SO THERE'S NO MISTAKE, TED,
HERE'S WHAT'S ON MY MIND.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT HOW BIG
YOU'VE GOTTEN. IT'S ABOUT
HOW SMALL I'VE BECOME.

NOT MY JEALOUSY
BUT MY ANGER OVER
HOW I'VE TURNED...

INTO JUST ANOTHER ACCESSORY
IN YOUR LIFE.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET IT
EAT ME UP.

I'M NOT GONNA
TURN INTO JUST ANOTHER
BITTER WEST SIDE BITCH.

WELL, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.