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[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.