All language subtitles for Murder One S01E18 Chapter 18.DVD.HI.cc.en.20FOX

[Announcer]
THE MURDER.

ALL THE EVIDENCE POINTS
TO A SINGLE PERPETRATOR...

WHO KNEW THE VICTIM
AND HAD ROUGH SEX WITH HER
PRIOR TO HER MURDER.

[Announcer]
THE SUSPECT, DRUG-ADDICTED
MOVIE STAR, NEIL AVEDON.

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

AND HIS INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS
TO THE POLICE.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE HIP-DEEP
IN A RAPE-HOMICIDE.

[Announcer]
THE TRIAL.

[Neil] I DON'T THINK
I CAN GET THROUGH THIS.

YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME,
AND YOU'RE GONNA
PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME.

AND YOU WILL COME OUT
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

[Announcer]
RICHARD MAKES JUSTINE
AN OFFER.

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

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

IT'S NOT. TELL RICHARD
YOU AREN'T INTERESTED.

DO WE HAVE SOMETHING
TO CELEBRATE?
EXCELLENT.

ONLY ABOUT TED... I WOULD
LIKE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT
TIME TO TELL HIM.

[Announcer]
RICHARD CALLS IN A FAVOR.

I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL
THAT WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING.

'CAUSE YOU GAVE ME
A $75,000 PIECE OF ART?

I CAN'T DISCUSS
JULIE'S TESTIMONY.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF JULIE
INTENDS TO DO ANY PERMANENT
DAMAGE TO OUR RELATIONSHIP.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU FEAR
SHE MIGHT IMPLICATE YOU
IN JESSICA'S MURDER?

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
- RICHARD WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.
I THOUGHT IT'D BE ALL RIGHT.

[Announcer]
JULIE SHOWS UP IN COURT
TO BURY THE DEFENSE.

ARE YOU ACQUAINTED
WITH AN INDIVIDUAL
NAMED RICHARD CROSS?

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

RICHARD AND I WERE MARRIED
NIGHT BEFORE LAST IN RENO.

[Announcer]
A NEW SUSPECT.

- THIS IS YOUR
SECOND ARREST FOR RAPE.
- IT WAS NOT RAPE.

DO YOUR 20 YEARS
AS A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE
GIVE YOU A STRONG SENSE...

THAT EDUARDO PORTALEGRE
COULD BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR JESSICA'S DEATH?

[Polson] IF YOU'RE ASKING ME
IF I THINK HE'S CAPABLE OF A
RAPE-MURDER, THE ANSWER IS YES.

TED.
LORRAINE, HELLO.

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT THE TYPE
TO SHOOT THE MESSENGER.

IT DEPENDS.
WHAT'S THE MESSAGE?
OUR LATEST JURY SURVEY.

THE RESULTS
AREN'T VERY ENCOURAGING.

OKAY, FOLKS, LET'S GET STARTED.
LORRAINE'S GOT SOME
POLL RESULTS FOR US.

A SURVEY OF 525 ADULTS,
MATCHED TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS
OF OUR CURRENT JURY,

INDICATES THAT
IF THE TRIAL ENDED TODAY,
59% WOULD VOTE TO CONVICT.

- ONLY 18% THINK
NEIL'S INNOCENT.
- THANKS.

FIFTY-NINE PERCENT?
THAT'S... THAT'S ALMOST
NO MOVEMENT AT ALL.

EVEN LESS COMFORTING
ARE THE REASONS GIVEN
BY THOSE VOTING TO CONVICT.

DESPITE OUR ASSAULT
ON SUSAN DOMINICK,

24% STILL CITE DR. LESTER'S
CONTENTION THAT NEIL CONFESSED.

SIXTEEN PERCENT
CITE THE PRESENCE
OF HIS SEMEN IN JESSICA.

AND A DISTURBING 47%
SIMPLY BELIEVE...

NEIL IS THE TYPE OF PERSON
WHO WOULD COMMIT SUCH A CRIME.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT ALL
COMES DOWN TO CHARACTER.

OR MORE PRECISELY
THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION
OF NEIL'S CHARACTER.

TOWARD THAT END,
NEIL'S MOTHER ARRIVES TODAY.

BESIDES DISHING UP SOME MOM
AND APPLE PIE, WHAT ARE WE
HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH HER?

ALONG WITH THE OTHER WITNESSES
WE'VE LINED UP, A MORE
SYMPATHETIC PORTRAIT OF NEIL.

DRAGGING MY MOTHER OUT HERE
FROM INDIANA, IT'S A HELL OF
A WAY TO GET IT DONE.

I TAKE IT YOU AND YOUR MOTHER
AREN'T CLOSE.

TRY WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN
IN YEARS.

I'M HERE FOR ONLY
ONE REASON, MR. HOFFMAN,
BECAUSE MY SON NEEDS ME.

[Hoffman]
AND NEIL APPRECIATES THAT,
MRS. RENNICK.

"NEIL." SO HARD FOR ME
TO REMEMBER THAT'S WHAT
HE CALLS HIMSELF NOW.

IT WAS ALWAYS JAMES
BACK HOME.

- ARE YOU SETTLED IN
AT YOUR HOTEL?
- YES. IT'S VERY NICE.

NOISY, BUT NICE.

IF THERE'S A PROBLEM,
MRS. RENNICK...

NO, IT'S FINE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ONE
TO COMPLAIN.

[Exhales]

OUR BEST ESTIMATE
IS THAT YOU'LL BE TESTIFYING
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

- CHRIS WILL BE
HELPING YOU PREPARE.
- FINE.

WE'LL BE ASKING YOU
ABOUT NEIL'S CHILDHOOD,
THE KIND OF BOY HE WAS.

WE WILL HAVE TO GET
INTO HIS RELATIONSHIP
WITH MR. RENNICK.

I EXPECTED AS MUCH.
NEIL AND MY LATE HUSBAND
HAD THEIR SHARE OF DIFFICULTIES.

THAT'S ONE WAY TO PUT IT.

- THERE'S NO NEED TO GO
INTO THAT HERE, NEIL.
- YEAH, RIGHT.

JUST AS LONG AS YOU'RE CLEAR
ON WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING,
MRS. RENNICK.

YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS,
MR. HOFFMAN. I'LL ANSWER THEM.

I THOUGHT WE'D START
REVIEWING YOUR TESTIMONY
OVER DINNER TONIGHT.

IS THERE ANY TYPE
OF FOOD YOU PREFER?
WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE.

NEIL, YOU'RE WELCOME
TO COME ALONG IF YOU LIKE.

NO, I CAN'T.

I DON'T GO OUT MUCH ANYMORE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE
MEETING YOU, MRS. RENNICK.

AND YOU, MR. HOFFMAN.

MR. DOCKNOVICH.

NOT EXACTLY THE BRADY BUNCH.

HOW'D IT GO
WITH MRS. RENNICK
LAST NIGHT?

[Chris]
I TOOK HER TO DINNER AT
HOUSTON'S. MAY NOT BE EASY,

BUT I THINK SHE'LL GIVE US
WHAT WE WANT.

NEIL, WHATEVER YOUR PROBLEMS
WITH YOUR MOTHER,

HER TESTIMONY ONLY HELPS US
IF THE JURY SEES A LOVING SON.

YOU'LL SEE IT
WHEN SHE GETS UP THERE, TED.
IT'S CALLED ACTING.

ALL RISE.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF LOS ANGELES,

THE HONORABLE JUDGE
ELIZABETH BORNSTEIN PRESIDING.

WE'RE ON THE RECORD
IN PEOPLE V. AVEDON.

IS THERE SOME REASON WHY
MS. GRASSO AND MR. WASHINGTON
ARE NOT PRESENT?

NONE THAT I KNOW OF,
YOUR HONOR.

BAILIFF, WILL YOU CHECK
THE HALLWAY?

BEGGING YOUR PARDON,
YOUR HONOR.

MR. WASHINGTON,
THESE SESSIONS BEGIN
PROMPTLY AT 9:30.

LAST TIME I CHECKED,
THE ELEVATORS TO THIS FLOOR
WERE IN RUNNING ORDER.

I APOLOGIZE
FOR MY TARDINESS, YOUR HONOR.
MAY I APPROACH?

[Murmuring]

MS. GRASSO'S HUSBAND DIED
OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK
AT 6:30 THIS MORNING.

YOUR HONOR, IN LIGHT
OF THIS TRAGEDY,

THE DEFENSE WOULD HAVE
NO OBJECTION TO A REQUEST FROM
THE PEOPLE FOR A CONTINUANCE.

IT'S YOURS FOR THE ASKING,
MR. WASHINGTON.

APPRECIATED, YOUR HONOR, BUT
ON MS. GRASSO'S INSTRUCTIONS,
I'M PREPARED TO GO FORWARD.

VERY WELL. STEP BACK.
BAILIFF, PLEASE BRING IN
THE JURY.

[Bailiff]
WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?

[Clears Throat]
KAREN LOCKWOOD.

MS. LOCKWOOD,
WERE YOU ACQUAINTED
WITH JESSICA COSTELLO?

YES. I WAS HER SPONSOR
OVER AT THE WEST HOLLYWOOD
CHAPTER OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS.

APPROACH, YOUR HONOR.

YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE
OBJECT TO THIS WITNESS AND FAIL
TO SEE A RELEVANCE TO THIS CASE.

MS. LOCKWOOD KNEW
THE DECEASED TWO WEEKS
AND BARELY KNEW MR. AVEDON.

SHE OBSERVED
THEIR RELATIONSHIP,
YOUR HONOR.

THE PEOPLE HAVE PUT ON WITNESSES
WHO ALLEGEDLY OBSERVED
MR. AVEDON ON A SINGLE OCCASION.

ARE THEY NOW SEEKING
TO DENY OUR RIGHT
TO REBUT THAT TESTIMONY...

THROUGH SOMEONE WITH
CONSIDERABLY GREATER KNOWLEDGE?

THE PEOPLE'S WITNESSES
OBSERVED MR. AVEDON'S
TENDENCY TO VIOLENCE.

THAT MS. LOCKWOOD DID NOT
IS HARDLY PROBATIVE.

IF THAT'S YOUR POINT,
MR. WASHINGTON, MAKE IT
ON CROSS-EXAMINATION.

YOUR OBJECTION
IS OVERRULED.

[Hoffman]
MS. LOCKWOOD, HOW LONG
BEFORE HER DEATH...

DID JESSICA COSTELLO BEGIN
ATTENDING MEETINGS
OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS?

ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

AND HOW DID YOU HAPPEN
TO BECOME HER SPONSOR?

WE STARTED TALKING
AFTER ONE OF THE MEETINGS.

I THINK SHE LIKED THE FACT
THAT I WAS YOUNG TOO.

SHE ASKED ME TO SPONSOR HER,
AND I SAID OKAY.

AND HOW WAS SHE DOING?
IT WAS A STRUGGLE FOR HER,

BUT I THINK SHE REALLY
WANTED TO GET CLEAN.

IN THE COURSE OF
YOUR SPONSORSHIP OF HER,
DID YOU EVER MEET NEIL AVEDON?

SEVERAL TIMES. HE'D
DROP HER OFF AND PICK HER UP.
THAT SORT OF THING.

WOULD YOU SAY HE WAS SUPPORTIVE
OF HER EFFORTS TO GET CLEAN?
VERY.

THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE SLIPPED,
HE INSISTED THAT SHE CALL ME.

[Hoffman]
PLEASE DESCRIBE THIS INCIDENT.

[Lockwood]
ABOUT A WEEK INTO THE PROGRAM,
JESSICA BEGAN USING AGAIN.

NEIL WENT OVER
AND FOUND HER STRUNG OUT.
HE MADE HER CALL ME.

WHEN I GOT THERE,
YOU COULD JUST SEE
THE CONCERN IN HIS EYES.

JESSICA BECAME ABUSIVE.
SHE STARTED LASHING OUT AT HIM.

NEIL JUST HELD HER
UNTIL SHE CALMED DOWN.

SO DESPITE THE FACT
THAT JESSICA BECAME
PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE TO HIM,

NEIL DIDN'T RESPOND
IN KIND?

LIKE I SAID,
HE JUST HELD HER.

IN ALL THE TIMES
YOU SAW THEM TOGETHER,

DID NEIL EVER ACT AS ANYTHING
BUT A LOVING BOYFRIEND?

- NEVER.
- THANK YOU.
NOTHING FURTHER.

MS. LOCKWOOD, ARE YOU AWARE
THAT UP UNTIL SEVERAL WEEKS
AFTER MS. COSTELLO'S DEATH,

THE DEFENDANT HIMSELF
USED DRUGS AND ALCOHOL?

- [Lockwood]
I'VE READ THAT, YES.
- DID YOU EVER SEE HIM HIGH?

OBJECTION. CALLS FOR
A MEDICAL CONCLUSION.

THE WITNESS IS A FORMER
DRUG USER, YOUR HONOR. I THINK
SHE'S QUALIFIED TO ANSWER.

OVERRULED.
THE WITNESS WILL ANSWER.

[Clears Throat]
WELL, UH, A COUPLE OF TIMES
I... SAW HIM,

- HE MAY HAVE BEEN ON SOMETHING.
- COCAINE?

- I COULDN'T SAY.
- COME ON, MS. LOCKWOOD.

WEREN'T YOU IN C.A.
FOR YOUR OWN COKE PROBLEM?

YES.
THEN I REPEAT,

DID THE DEFENDANT
EVER DEMONSTRATE BEHAVIOR...

CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU KNOW
TO BE COCAINE ABUSE?

I GUESS HE DID.
AND ARE YOU AWARE THAT COCAINE,
IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES,

CAN LEAD TO PARANOIA,
EVEN VIOLENCE?
I'M AWARE OF THAT.

SO IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE
THAT ON OCCASIONS
OTHER THAN YOU OBSERVED,

MR. AVEDON BECAME VIOLENT
WITH MS. COSTELLO
AFTER USING COCAINE.

I-IT'S POSSIBLE.

FOR ALL YOU KNOW,
HE COULD HAVE KILLED HER
IN SUCH A STATE. CORRECT?

OBJECTION.
CALLS FOR SPECULATION.
WITHDRAWN.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
FOR THIS WITNESS, YOUR HONOR.

ANY LUCK GETTING THROUGH
TO MIRIAM?

I LEFT A MESSAGE.
APPARENTLY SHE'S
WITH HER FAMILY.

I DIDN'T KNOW HER HUSBAND.
DID HE HAVE A HISTORY
OF HEART DISEASE?

I SAW HIM AT A BAR ASSOCIATION
DINNER THREE MONTHS AGO.

HE SEEMED TO BE
THE PICTURE OF HEALTH.

TED. CHRIS.

I WASN'T SURE
IF I SHOULD COME OVER IN CASE
YOU WERE STILL MAD AT ME.

I WAS NEVER MAD
AT YOU, JULIE.

PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THE DECISION NOT TO TESTIFY
AGAINST DR. LESTER...

WAS MINE
AS MUCH AS RICHARD'S.

FORGIVE ME, BUT RICHARD
SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO SUMMON UP
YOUR AMNESIA AT WILL...

WHAT HAPPENED AT ZEPHYR HOUSE,
HIS ROLE IN
YOUR SISTER'S MURDER.

TED, I KNOW RICHARD
HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH JESSICA'S DEATH.

THANKS TO JUSTINE,
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
WE CLEARED UP.

- COME AGAIN?
- THE NIGHT WE FLEW TO RENO,

RICHARD WAS
AT JUSTINE'S HOUSE
WHEN I ARRIVED.

AFTER SHE WENT TO BED, RICHARD
AND I LEFT TO GET A COFFEE.
WE TALKED EVERYTHING OUT.

AND HE ASKED ME
TO MARRY HIM RIGHT THERE
AT STARBUCKS.

OVER A DECAF ESPRESSO.
HOW ROMANTIC.

I KNOW IT'S NOT MOONLIGHT
AND CHAMPAGNE, BUT A GIRL
TAKES WHAT SHE CAN GET.

I WISH I COULD BE AS CONVINCED
OF RICHARD'S INNOCENCE
AS YOU ARE, JULIE.

BUT I DO WISH YOU HAPPINESS.
AFTER ALL YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,
YOU DESERVE IT.

AND WE'RE STILL FRIENDS?

OF COURSE.

YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW HAPPY THAT MAKES ME.

WELL, I SHOULD LET YOU
GET TO YOUR LUNCH.

I'D LIKE TO THINK
JUSTINE CAN EXPLAIN THIS.

YOU WANTED TO
SEE ME, TED?

YES.
SHUT THE DOOR.

SIT DOWN.

I RAN INTO JULIE COSTELLO...
AT LUNCH TODAY.

MM-HMM.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU'D LIKE TO TELL ME
ABOUT THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED?

SUCH AS?

SUCH AS THE FACT
THAT RICHARD CROSS WAS IN
YOUR APARTMENT THAT NIGHT.

I'M PRETTY SURE
I MENTIONED THAT.

THAT HE WAS THERE?
I DON'T THINK THAT'S
SOMETHING I'D FORGET.

TED, I ADMIT, I WAS PRETTY
FLUSTERED THAT MORNING,

BUT I'M... I'M POSITIVE
I TOLD YOU THAT RICHARD
DROPPED BY.

ALL I REMEMBER YOU SAYING
IS THAT JULIE'S BED
HADN'T BEEN SLEPT IN.

THAT'S NOT MY RECOLLECTION,
BUT ASK THE OTHER ASSOCIATES.

IF I'M WRONG,
IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT.

HOWEVER YOU
CHARACTERIZE IT, JUSTINE,

IT WAS POOR JUDGMENT
TO ALLOW RICHARD
TO HAVE ACCESS TO HER.

HE SHOWED UP
AND DEMANDED TO SPEAK TO HER.
SHOULD I HAVE CALLED THE POLICE?

YOU'RE A LOT SMARTER
THAN THAT, JUSTINE.

RICHARD CROSS ARRIVES
THE NIGHT BEFORE JULIE
IS ABOUT TO DELIVER...

POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
TESTIMONY AGAINST HIM,

AND YOU SUSPECT NOTHING?

THERE ARE A THOUSAND WAYS
YOU COULD HAVE REFUSED HIM,

SHORT OF DIALING 911.

THEN YOU'RE RIGHT.
I MADE AN ERROR IN JUDGMENT.

WHICH I TRUST
YOU WON'T LET HAPPEN AGAIN.

TED, I PROMISE...

MY RICHARD CROSS RADAR
IS ON EXTRA ALERT.

[Door Opens, Closes]

MIRIAM.
HI, TEDDY.

I'M SO SORRY ABOUT HARRY.
THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO,
IF YOU NEED A DELAY
IN THE TRIAL?

NO, THAT'S THE LAST THING
I NEED, TO STAY HOME.

NO, I'D MUCH RATHER
BE HERE.
WHATEVER HELPS.

THE FUNERAL WILL BE SUNDAY.
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS
HAVEN'T BEEN MADE YET,

BUT I'LL INFORM
YOUR OFFICE.

[Chris]
MR. STRICK, WOULD YOU TELL US
WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

I'M AN APARTMENT MANAGER
FOR THE CARLTON APARTMENTS
IN HOLLYWOOD.

AND IN THIS CAPACITY,
DID YOU EVER MEET NEIL AVEDON?

ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
HIS UNCLE USED TO LIVE
IN THE BUILDING.

WHEN NEIL MOVED HERE
FROM INDIANA, THAT'S WHO
HE MOVED IN WITH.

HOW OLD WAS NEIL THEN?
MAYBE 15.

A REAL CHARMER.
GOOD-LOOKING AS HELL.

HE HADN'T GOTTEN HIS BIG BREAK
ON ALL FOR ONE YET,

BUT YOU COULD TELL
HE WAS GOING PLACES.

AND HOW WELL DID YOU
COME TO KNOW HIM?
PRETTY WELL.

UH, LIVING IN HOLLYWOOD,
I KNEW A LOT ABOUT THE OLD DAYS.

STEWART GRANGER USED TO
LIVE IN THE BUILDING.

NEIL LIKED HEARING
THE OLD STORIES.
I LIKED TELLING THEM.

[Chuckles] HE'D COME HOME
AFTER BEING REJECTED
FOR SOME PART,

AND I'D REMIND HIM
EVERY ONE OF THOSE STARS
ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD...

WAS REJECTED A HUNDRED TIMES
BEFORE THEY MADE IT.

AND WHEN HE GOT HIS ROLE
IN ALL FOR ONE,
DID NEIL CHANGE?

NOT TOWARD ME.
EVEN AFTER HE MOVED OUT
TO MALIBU,

HE'D STILL COME BACK
TO SEE ME.

WHEN MY WIFE DIED
TWO YEARS AGO, NEIL GAVE ME
SOME MONEY TO TIDE ME OVER.

I TRIED TO PAY HIM BACK,
BUT HE WOULDN'T ACCEPT IT.

SAID HE OWED ME
MORE THAN THAT
FOR ENCOURAGING HIM...

BACK WHEN HE WAS NOBODY.

I'LL TELL YOU.
IT REALLY TOUCHED ME.

SO WHEN YOU HEAR NEIL
DESCRIBED IN THIS COURTROOM...

AS A VIOLENT,
SELF-CENTERED DRUG ADDICT,
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THAT PERSON?

UH-UH, NO. THAT'S NOT
THE NEIL I KNOW.

MY FIRST ACTING CLASS,
NEIL WAS THERE.

HE HAD ALREADY GOTTEN
THE PART ON ALL FOR ONE,

BUT I-I GUESS THEY THOUGHT
HE SHOULD STILL TAKE CLASSES.

UH, OUR TEACHER
WAS A SCREAMER.

HE WAS A REAL TYRANT.

AND I WAS GIVEN A SCENE
TO DO WITH NEIL.

I WAS PETRIFIED.

AND THE FIRST RUN-THROUGH,
I JUST SCREWED UP ROYALLY,

AND THE TEACHER
JUST UNLOADED ON ME.

AND NEIL JUST CAME
TO MY DEFENSE.

HE SAID THAT HE WAS THE ONE
WHO HAD SCREWED UP...

BY NOT GIVING ME ENOUGH
TO PLAY OFF OF.

WHICH WAS TOTALLY UNTRUE,
OF COURSE.

BUT I APPRECIATED
HIM SAYING THAT.

DID YOU SEE HIM AFTER THAT?
WE WENT FOR
A CUP OF COFFEE,

AND HE GAVE ME TIPS
ON ACTING AND AGENTS.

WE JUST BECAME
PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS,

EVEN THOUGH MY CAREER
NEVER TOOK OFF LIKE HIS.

SUBSEQUENT TO THIS, MS. REESE,
DID YOU WORK WITH NEIL
PROFESSIONALLY?

YEAH. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER,
I WAS VISITING NEIL ON THE SET
OF ALL FOR ONE.

HE WAS REALLY BIG THEN.
HE WAS IN
ALL THE TEEN MAGAZINES.

AND I, UH, MENTIONED TO HIM
THAT I COULD REALLY USE
A DAY PART...

TO KEEP
MY HEALTH INSURANCE.

AND HE CALLED
HIS PRODUCER OVER,

AND THEY GAVE ME
A GUEST ROLE ON THE SHOW.

I PLAYED THIS GIRL
THAT NEIL'S CHARACTER
GETS STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR WITH.

I GOT A LOT OF WORK
OFF OF IT TOO.

DID, UH, DID NEIL ASK
FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN?

IF YOU MEAN
DID HE COME ON TO ME?

NO. NEIL HELPED ME
FOR ONLY ONE REASON...

THE GOODNESS
OF HIS HEART.

YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE
CALLS JEANETTE RENNICK
TO THE STAND.

[Chris]
MRS. RENNICK,
WHERE DO YOU RESIDE?

FRANKLIN, INDIANA.

AND PRIOR TO COMING HERE
FOR THIS TRIAL, WHEN WAS
THE LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR SON,

- NEIL AVEDON?
- ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

WHY SO LONG?

I THINK JAMES...
I MEAN NEIL...

BLAMES ME FOR
CERTAIN THINGS THAT HAPPENED
DURING HIS CHILDHOOD.

WOULD I BE CORRECT IN ASSUMING
THAT ONE OF THESE THINGS...

WAS HIS RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIS LATE FATHER?

YES.

WHAT DID YOUR HUSBAND
DO FOR A LIVING?

HE WORKED
FOR BENDIX BRAKE LININGS
IN BLOOMINGTON,

ON THE PRODUCTION LINE.
HARD WORK?

VERY.

WHEN NEIL WAS A YOUNG BOY,
WHAT KIND OF A RELATIONSHIP
DID HE HAVE WITH HIS FATHER?

A NORMAL
FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIP.

THEY'D PLAY CATCH
IN THE BACKYARD.
GO FISHING.

THAT SORT OF THING.

DID THIS CHANGE
AT SOME POINT?
GRADUALLY.

OVER THE YEARS.
LOU BEGAN HAVING
LESS TIME FOR NEIL.

ANY PARTICULAR REASON?

I DON'T THINK HE GOT
THE PROMOTIONS HE WANTED.

IT MADE HIM BITTER.

DID HE CHANGE
IN ANY OTHER WAY?

HE BEGAN TO DRINK...

AND TAKE HIS FRUSTRATIONS
OUT ON NEIL.

[Chris]
IN WHAT WAY?

WE'D SIT AT THE DINNER TABLE,
AND NO MATTER WHAT NEIL DID,
IT WAS WRONG...

HOW HE HELD HIS FORK,
HOW QUICKLY OR SLOWLY
HE ATE HIS FOOD.

LOU CRITICIZED EVERYTHING.

IF NEIL TALKED BACK,
LOU WOULD START YELLING.

AND WHEN LOU YELLED,
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
GET IN HIS WAY.

YOU WERE LIKELY TO GET
A SMACK ACROSS THE FACE.

SO HE WOULD HIT NEIL
WITH HIS HANDS?

OR HIS BELT. YES.

AND WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

NOTHING.

MRS. RENNICK, WHAT KIND
OF A STUDENT WAS NEIL?

OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL PLAYS,
NOT MUCH OF ONE.

HE HAD THE ABILITY,
JUST NEVER APPLIED HIMSELF.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT WAS?

HIS FATHER'S CRITICISM.

AND THEN IN HIS FRESHMAN YEAR
IN HIGH SCHOOL,
HE STARTED DRINKING.

NEIL'S SOPHOMORE YEAR.
DID SOMETHING HAPPEN FOLLOWING
A PLAY IN WHICH HE APPEARED?

YES.

WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THAT
FOR US?

NEIL PLAYED DANNY
IN A PRODUCTION OF GREASE.

HE WAS QUITE GOOD,
EVEN THEN.

OPENING NIGHT,
HIS FATHER NEVER SHOWED UP.

NEIL HID HIS DISAPPOINTMENT,
BUT I COULD TELL HE WAS CRUSHED.

WHEN WE GOT HOME,
THERE WAS LOU
ON HIS FIFTH SCOTCH.

[Chris]
DID NEIL ASK HIM WHY
HE MISSED HIS PERFORMANCE?

NO. BUT LOU STARTED
YELLING AT HIM ANYWAY.

HE TOLD NEIL THAT HE'D
NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING,

THAT ACTING
WAS FOR SISSIES.

NEIL SAID SOMETHING BACK,

AND LOU JUST STARTED
HITTING HIM.

OF ALL THE BEATINGS
I SAW NEIL TAKE,

THAT ONE WAS THE WORST.

[Chris]
WHAT HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY?

[Mrs. Rennick]
NEIL RAN AWAY FROM HOME,

WENT TO LIVE
WITH MY BROTHER
IN LOS ANGELES.

HE AND HIS FATHER
NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.

DID YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER
CONTACT WITH HIM?

AFTER HE GOT THE PART
ON ALL FOR ONE,

HE'D SEND ME MONEY.

SOMETIMES
WITH A BRIEF LETTER.

ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, HE CAME
BACK HOME TO DO A PHOTO SHOOT
ABOUT WHERE HE GREW UP.

AFTER HE LEFT,

I FOUND OUT HE PAID OFF
OUR MORTGAGE.

[Chris]
DESPITE EVERYTHING
THAT HAD HAPPENED.

YES.

[Chris]
THANK YOU, MRS. RENNICK.

YOUR WITNESS.

[Mark]
MRS. RENNICK,

DID YOU GIVE AN INTERVIEW
TO TV GUIDE IN MARCH OF 1991?

- YES.
- DO YOU REMEMBER TELLING
THE INTERVIEWER, QUOTE,

"NEIL HAD A HAPPY CHILDHOOD.
HE HAD EVERYTHING A BOY
COULD POSSIBLY WANT"?

YES, BUT I WASN'T
BEING TRUTHFUL.

- THEN OR NOW?
- THEN.

WHAT YOU'RE
TELLING US NOW, MA'AM,
ISN'T THIS "THE ABUSE EXCUSE"?

NEIL ISN'T RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIS BEHAVIOR BECAUSE
HIS FATHER DISCIPLINED HIM.

THIS WASN'T DISCIPLINE.
THIS WAS ABUSE.

[Mark] WELL, LET'S SEE
HOW THIS SO-CALLED ABUSE
HAS AFFECTED HIS LIFE.

HE'S RICH. HE'S FAMOUS.
HE'S LIVING OUT IN MALIBU.

WE SHOULD ALL BE SO ABUSED,
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

I WOULDN'T WISH
MY SON'S CHILDHOOD
ON ANYONE, MR. WASHINGTON.

BECAUSE YOU LOVE HIM.

- YES.
- BUT BECAUSE YOU LOVE HIM,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY OR DO
ANYTHING TO KEEP YOUR SON
FROM GOING TO PRISON?

- I WOULDN'T LIE.
- YOU LIED TO TV GUIDE.

- THAT WAS DIFFERENT.
- WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MA'AM,

HAVEN'T YOU CONCOCTED
THIS ENTIRE STORY TO PLAY
ON THE JURY'S SYMPATHIES?

TO GET THEM
TO EXCUSE YOUR SON'S CRIME?

[Mrs. Rennick]
THE CRIME IS MINE,
MR. WASHINGTON.

FOR 20 YEARS, I'VE LIVED WITH
THE GUILT OF WHAT I ALLOWED
NEIL'S FATHER TO DO TO HIM.

I'VE SEEN
MY SON'S BITTERNESS.

THE ANGER IN HIS EYES
WHEN HE LOOKS AT ME.

IF I COULD
TAKE HIS PLACE...

RIGHT NOW, I'D DO IT.

I'D DO IT.

MAYBE THEN HE WOULDN'T
HATE ME FOR MY WEAKNESS.

FOR THE TERRIBLE WAY
I'VE FAILED HIM.

I'M SORRY, NEIL.
I'M SO SORRY.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

[Louis]
THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS.

RICHARD, THANKS
FOR COMING BY.

I MUST ADMIT, TEDDY,
GIVEN OUR RECENT RELATIONS,

I, UH, I WAS SURPRISED
BY YOUR INVITATION.

WELL, WHATEVER OUR DIFFERENCES,
I ASSUME WE SHARE A COMMON
INTEREST IN HELPING NEIL.

ALWAYS.

IN THAT REGARD,
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT EDUARDO PORTALEGRE?

BESIDES THE FACT
THAT HE'S HANDSOME, ARROGANT
AND CHEATS AT DOUBLES TENNIS,

VERY LITTLE.

ARE YOU AWARE
THAT HE WAS SEEING JESSICA?

TEDDY, DO I TAKE THIS TO MEAN
THAT YOU SUSPECT YOUNG EDUARDO
IN JESSICA'S DEATH?

I THOUGHT THAT PARTICULAR
RING OF HELL WAS RESERVED
FOR ME.

I TRY TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE
ON THAT POINT, RICHARD.

WELL, NO OFFENSE, TEDDY,

BUT THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
I'VE HEARD PARANOIA
BEING DESCRIBED AS FLEXIBILITY.

THEN YOU WON'T MIND INDULGING
MY PARANOIA ON ANOTHER SUBJECT.

WHEN DID JUSTINE APPLETON'S
DUTIES FOR YOU EXPAND
TO INCLUDE MATCHMAKING?

- I BEG YOUR PARDON?
- WHEN SHE ASKED IF SHE
COULD DO SOME WORK FOR YOU,

IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT SHE'D BE BUYING PAINTINGS.

NOW I'M INFORMED
THAT SHE ARRANGED THE MEETING
WHICH LED TO YOUR MARRIAGE.

TEDDY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
IN ALL HER ACTIVITIES
ON MY BEHALF,

JUSTINE SCRUPULOUSLY AVOIDED
ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST
BETWEEN US.

DID SHE?
ABSOLUTELY.

AND AS FAR AS
MY MARRYING JULIE GOES,

THERE IS NO WAY
SHE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY
ANTICIPATED THAT.

I BARELY ANTICIPATED IT
MYSELF.

SOMEHOW, RICHARD,
IMPETUOSITY...

ISN'T A CHARACTERISTIC
I ASSOCIATE WITH YOU.

WELL, I'M CHANGING, TEDDY.

A NEW MARRIAGE.
A NEW LIFE.

AND IF I'M NOT BEING
TOO PRESUMPTUOUS,

A RETURN TO SOME CIVILITY
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.

I-I FEEL TRULY BLESSED.

YOU SHOULD.

SO THEN WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER
REGARDING JUSTINE.

PERFECTLY.

PAUL CARTER,
WITH THE CASE IN RECESS,

HOW BADLY HAS THE PROSECUTION
BEEN HURT...

BY MARK WASHINGTON'S
OVERLY AGGRESSIVE QUESTIONING
OF NEIL AVEDON'S MOTHER?

WELL, DEAN, ANYTIME YOU REDUCE
MEMBERS OF THE JURY TO TEARS,

THOSE TEARS HAD BETTER
BE WORKING TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.

IN THIS CASE, THEY WEREN'T.

[Crowley] WELL, WE ALL KNOW
THAT MIRIAM GRASSO'S HUSBAND
DIED YESTERDAY MORNING.

SHOULD THE PROSECUTION
HAVE ASKED FOR A DELAY,

RATHER THAN DEPEND
ON THE RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE
OF MR. WASHINGTON?

JUSTINE.
TED. I WAS JUST WATCHING
THE LAW TV WRAP-UP.

LOOKS LIKE WE CAUGHT
A MAJOR BREAK
WITH NEIL'S MOTHER.

I'M NOT HERE
TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

I HAD A CONVERSATION
WITH RICHARD CROSS
THIS MORNING.

HE INFORMS ME THAT
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING FOR HIM.

WE HAD DISCUSSIONS.
I TOLD YOU ABOUT THEM.

YOU TOLD ME
THAT HE WANTED YOU
TO BUY A PAINTING FOR HIM.

NOW I WANT TO KNOW, DID YOU
OR DID YOU NOT CONTRAVENE
MY INSTRUCTION TO TURN HIM DOWN?

TED, LET ME EXPLAIN.
DID YOU BUY THE PAINTING?

- YES.
- AND DID YOU DELIBERATELY
MISLEAD ME...

BY FAILING TO MENTION
YOU HAD ARRANGED FOR RICHARD
TO MEET WITH JULIE...

ON THE NIGHT
SHE DISAPPEARED?

I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE IT
AS DELIBERATELY MISLEADING YOU.

BUT NO, I DIDN'T TELL YOU
THE ENTIRE TRUTH.

YOU'RE FIRED.

EXCUSE ME?
I CAN'T HAVE YOU
WORKING FOR ME ANYMORE.

I CAN'T TRUST YOU.

GOOD MORNING.
[All]
GOOD MORNING.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T
AWARE, JUSTINE APPLETON
WAS TERMINATED YESTERDAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET
INTO ANY OF THE DETAILS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
SOME OF US WOULD LIKE
TO HEAR THE DETAILS.

- CAN YOU TELL US IF IT'S FINAL?
- ABSOLUTELY FINAL.

AND AS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION,
WE REALLY HAVEN'T GOT TIME
FOR IT.

LORRAINE VITALE DID
A QUICK PHONE POLL LAST NIGHT.

OFF NEIL'S MOTHER'S TESTIMONY,
WE MADE A BIG DENT
IN THE "NOT SURES."

EXCUSE ME, CHRIS.
TED, DON'T YOU THINK JUSTINE
DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE?

IF I THOUGHT
SHE DESERVED A SECOND CHANCE,
I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HER ONE.

I HOPE YOU'RE AWARE THAT
I DON'T FIRE PEOPLE LIGHTLY.

THEREFORE, YOU CAN ASSUME
I DID WHAT I DID
WITH JUSTIFICATION.

IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO TAKE
IT UP WITH ME BEYOND THAT,

YOU CAN DO IT INDIVIDUALLY
IN MY OFFICE AT A LATER DATE.

[Chris]
AS I WAS SAYING, LORRAINE
LIKES THE NUMBERS...

COMING OFF MS. RENNICK'S
TESTIMONY.

NOT TO MENTION THE JURY,
WHO BOUGHT INTO IT BIG-TIME.

WHEN DO WE GET
HER PAPERWORK?

FULL BREAKDOWN
WITH MATCHED DEMOGRAPHICS
IN A DAY, DAY AND A HALF.

WHEN THE MATERIAL COMES IN,
LET'S LOOK FOR THE AREAS WHERE
OUR NUMBERS ARE STILL WEAK.

WE'LL NEED STRATEGIES
TO SHORE THEM UP.

[Louis]
TED.
YES.

MIRIAM GRASSO ON THE PHONE.
SHE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU
IN HER OFFICE...

AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
TELL HER I'M ON MY WAY.

SORRY TO HAUL YOU
DOWN HERE LIKE THIS, TED.

NOT A PROBLEM.
HOW YOU DOING?

I'M DOING FINE.
THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS.

THE OFFER STILL STANDS,
MIRIAM.

ANYTHING I CAN DO,
ANYTHING AT ALL,
CONSIDER IT DONE.

ACTUALLY, I THINK
I'VE GOT THINGS
PRETTY MUCH UNDER CONTROL...

THE WILL,
NOTIFYING PEOPLE...

THE FUNERAL, BY THE WAY,
WILL BE AT 10:00 A.M.
AT FOREST LAWN IN GLENDALE.

DID YOU KNOW THAT
THEY CALL THEMSELVES
"BEREAVEMENT COUNSELORS"?

AND THEY OFFER PACKAGES.
JUST LIKE BOOKING A CRUISE.

WELL, TO THE BUSINESS AT HAND.

I THOUGHT WE WOULD EXPLORE
YOUR CLIENT'S FUTURE.

ONE, I TAKE IT,
THAT WOULD NOT CONTEMPLATE
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR NEIL?

WELL, BEFORE THIS TRIAL BEGAN,
I TOLD YOU...

THAT I WAS WILLING TO LOOK AT
INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
WITH FOUR YEARS SERVED.

TAKING ANOTHER LOOK.

WHAT, TEDDY?
IT CAN'T BE THAT SHOCKING.

I KNOW WE HURT YOU
WITH NEIL'S MOTHER, MIRIAM,

BUT, FRANKLY, I'M MORE
THAN A LITTLE SURPRISED...

THAT YOU'RE OFFERING TERMS
AT THIS STAGE
OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

I CAN GET YOU
A GLASS OF WATER IF YOU LIKE.

I STILL THINK THAT YOUR CLIENT
IS GUILTY OF MURDER,

BUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
THAT ONE OR TWO OF THE JURORS
MIGHT HAVE BEEN SWAYED.

LOGIC AND EVIDENCE
TO THE CONTRARY.

THIS IS UNCHARACTERISTIC
OF YOU, MIRIAM,

THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF FAITH
IN THE JURY SYSTEM.

THIS IS LOS ANGELES, TED.

WE BOTH KNOW HOW DIFFICULT
IT IS TO CONVICT A CELEBRITY
IN THIS TOWN.

IT'S A SIMPLE EQUATION,
REALLY.

IF I CAN PUT YOUR CLIENT
AWAY FOR FOUR YEARS,
IT BEATS A HUNG JURY.

SO, CAN I ASSUME
THAT YOU'LL TAKE THIS OFFER
TO YOUR CLIENT?

YOU'LL HAVE OUR DECISION
BY THE END OF THE DAY.

GOOD.

TED. I HAVE TO SAY
I FEEL I'VE BEEN
TERRIBLY MANIPULATED.

REALLY, RICHARD?
WHY IS THAT?

WELL, FRANKLY,
WHEN WE SPOKE YESTERDAY,

I ASSUMED THAT YOU, UH,
UNDERSTOOD AND SANCTIONED
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JUSTINE.

IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS,
I REALIZE YOU PRETENDED TO KNOW
MORE THAN YOU ALREADY DID.

THEN WE COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER,
SINCE YOU PRETEND
TO KNOW SO MUCH LESS.

TED, JUSTINE IS
A VERY INTELLIGENT
AND CAPABLE PERSON.

I DON'T THINK
SHE DESERVES THIS KIND OF
DRACONIAN PUNISHMENT.

JUSTINE IS A GROWN-UP.
SHE DID WHAT SHE DID
WITH HER EYES OPEN.

LOOK, TED, WAIT. MAYBE
SHE WAS A LITTLE WIDE-EYED,
PERHAPS EVEN DAZZLED.

IN WHICH CASE, IT WAS
HER JUDGMENT THAT WAS AT FAULT,
NOT HER ETHICS.

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE ME
THE SNAKE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN?
DON'T BLAME THE VICTIM.

MAKE NO MISTAKE, RICHARD.
I'M AWARE OF YOUR ROLE
IN THIS AFFAIR.

YOU SET OUT TO CORRUPT
ONE OF MY ASSOCIATES,
AND YOU SUCCEEDED.

WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY
HAVE TO GAIN?

WHAT YOU HAVE TO GAIN
IS ACCESS TO MY PRIVATE
DELIBERATIONS...

AND THE OPPORTUNITY
TO INJURE ME.

PLEASE DON'T INSULT
MY INTELLIGENCE ANY MORE
THAN YOU ALREADY HAVE.

I CAN SEE THAT
YOU'RE BECOMING OVERWROUGHT.

ACTUALLY, I'M FINE.
THE HARM YOU'VE DONE
TO ME IS TEMPORARY.

AND IT'S NOWHERE
NEAR THE HARM
YOU'VE DONE TO JUSTINE.

THEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT
AND REINSTATE HER.

ARE WE DONE, RICHARD?

NO. BUT I SENSE
THAT YOU'RE DONE, TEDDY.

AND NEVER ONE TO OVERSTAY
MY WELCOME, I WILL ACCEDE
TO YOUR DESIRE FOR CLOSURE.

AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.

I HOPE THAT
WHEN THE DUST SETTLES,

YOU'LL RECONSIDER.

GOOD-BYE, TEDDY.

HEY.
DID I MISS SOMETHING
THIS MORNING?

WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
THAT WOULD BE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR JUSTINE...

WHEN HER REMAINING FRIENDS
TRIED TO FIGHT
TO KEEP HER EMPLOYED.

UH-HUH. YEAH.
YOU MISSED THAT.

SO, YOU AGREE WITH
THIS SUMMARY EXECUTION?

THAT'S A... THAT'S
A LITTLE EXTREME, ISN'T IT?

I MEAN, YOU GO OUT IN THE LOBBY,
THAT'S TED'S NAME
UP THERE ON THE DOOR.

HE'S GOT THE RIGHT
TO LET HER GO.
BUT NOT THE JUSTIFICATION.

SHE SCREWED UP, LISA.

CHRIS, SHE WAS YOUR FRIEND.
SHE'S STILL MY FRIEND.

BUT THAT DOESN'T
CHANGE THE FACT
THAT SHE SCREWED UP.

TED'S GOTTA BE ABLE TO TRUST
THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR HIM.

I HOPE I NEVER SCREW UP.

[Sighs]
MEANING?

WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TRUST
EACH OTHER TOO, DON'T WE?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS
HAPPENED TO ME?

YOU WOULDN'T
LET IT HAPPEN.

BUT HYPOTHETICALLY,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF I SCREWED UP?

WOULD YOU BACK ME
OR YOUR BOSS?

TELL ME SOMETHING.
IS THIS YOUR VERSION
OF A LOYALTY CHECK?

I'M SORRY.
AM I GETTING
A LITTLE TOO PERSONAL?

DON'T MAKE THIS INTO A WAR
BETWEEN MY AMBITION
AND MY DEVOTION TO YOU.

VERY CLEVERLY PUT.
YOU SHOULD BE A LAWYER.

WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK
THE SAME WAY JUST BE-BECAUSE
WE SHARE A BED.

BOTTOM LINE:
I AGREE WITH TED.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ME A HYPOCRITE.
IT DOESN'T MAKE ME
A DISLOYAL FRIEND.

AND IT DOESN'T MAKE ME
A FUTURE TRAITOR
TO OUR RELATIONSHIP.

IF YOU THINK THAT,
THEN YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL.

CHRIS? NEIL AVEDON'S
IN TED'S OFFICE.

OKAY.

FOUR YEARS.

WHICH MEANS I'LL BE OUT
BEFORE I'M 30.

NEIL, MIRIAM GRASSO
MADE THIS OFFER FOR A REASON.

AND THE REASON IS
HER SIDE OF THE CASE ISN'T
GOING AS WELL AS SHE'D HOPED.

HOW GREAT
IS OUR SIDE GOING, TED?

YOUR MOTHER WAS AN EXTREMELY
EFFECTIVE WITNESS.

SHE MADE A STRONG IMPRESSION
ON THE JURY.

SHE GOT UP THERE AND EXPOSED
TO THE WORLD HOW MY FATHER
USED TO BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF ME,

AND A COUPLE OF JURORS
MISTED UP.

YOU THINK THAT
GETS ME HOME FREE?

- IT WAS A VERY
POWERFUL TESTIMONY.
- IS IT GOING TO WIPE OUT...

WHAT THOSE PEOPLE SAID
ABOUT MY VIOLENT NATURE?

HOW I CHOKE WOMEN?

YOU KNOW, WHEN THE TEARS
DRY IN THOSE JURORS' EYES,

THEY'RE STILL GONNA HEAR
GRAHAM LESTER'S VOICE SAYING
I CONFESSED TO MURDER.

NEIL, WE'VE DAMAGED
LESTER'S TESTIMONY
BY UNDERMINING HIS CREDIBILITY.

[Chris]
SAME WITH SUSAN DOMINICK.

[Hoffman]
AND WHEN WE GET RICHARD CROSS
BACK UP ON THE STAND,

WE'LL POSITION HIM,
VERY CREDIBLY, AS THE KILLER
OF JESSICA COSTELLO.

OH, SO THAT'S WHAT
MY FREEDOM DEPENDS ON?
CONVICTING RICHARD?

THIS IS NOT ABOUT CONVICTING
HIM. IT'S ABOUT ESTABLISHING
A REASONABLE DOUBT FOR YOU.

AND I THINK WE HAVE
A VERY GOOD CHANCE
OF DOING THAT.

SO DOES GRASSO,
OR SHE WOULDN'T
BE MAKING THIS OFFER.

[Sighs]

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT
WHAT I'VE GOT TO GAIN
AGAINST WHAT I'M RISKING...

WHAT YOU HAVE TO GAIN
IS YOUR FREEDOM.

IF YOU WANT ME
TO TELL YOU THERE'S NO RISK,
I CAN'T DO THAT.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT
IF YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER,

YOU'LL BE ADMITTING THAT
YOU KILLED JESSICA COSTELLO.

AND THAT'LL FOLLOW YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

[Sighs]

HI.
HELLO, NEIL.

ALL PACKED
AND READY TO GO?

THE HOTEL CHECKOUT
WAS 11:00.

MR. HOFFMAN SAID
I COULD WAIT HERE UNTIL...

WELL, MY FLIGHT
LEAVES IN THREE HOURS.

OH, WELL,
THAT'S QUITE A WHILE.

OH, I HAVE A MAGAZINE,
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHY DON'T I DRIVE YOU
TO THE AIRPORT?

OH, NO, YOU...
YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO.

MR., UH, DOCKNOVICH SAID
THAT HE WOULD GET SOMEONE
TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WELL, THIS WILL BE BETTER.
IT'LL GIVE US SOME TIME
TOGETHER.

WHAT YOUR FATHER DID,

I NEVER WANTED
ANY OF THAT TO HAPPEN.

I KNOW.

DO YOU THINK MY TESTIFYING
HELPED YOU, NEIL?

I MEAN, D-DO YOU THINK
THE JURORS UNDERSTOOD?

YEAH, I DO.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
A PERSON GETS FORCED
INTO A PLACE,

AND THEY CAN'T GET OUT.

YOU KNOW, THEY GET BLAMED,
BUT IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT.

DID YOU KILL
THAT GIRL, JAMES?

NO, MA.

NO, I DID NOT.

MY CAR'S DOWNSTAIRS.

LET'S GET
SOMETHING TO EAT.

BILL WEINGART CALLED
REQUESTING A SESSION WITH YOU...

TO REVIEW FEES AND CHARGES.

THE BAR ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON
HAS BEEN MOVED FROM FRIDAY
AT NOON...

TO MONDAY THE EIGHTH,
SAME TIME.

AND A PEPPER LADINSKY
CALLED WITH A PROBLEM.

I'LL CALL HIM
IN A FEW MINUTES.
ONE MORE ITEM.

JUSTINE IS OUTSIDE.
SHE'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT.

LOUIS, I HAVE NOTHING MORE
TO SAY TO JUSTINE.

MAYBE SHE HAS SOMETHING
TO SAY TO YOU.

I CAN'T CONCEIVE
OF WHAT THAT WOULD BE.

SHOULD I TELL HER
YOU'RE UNAVAILABLE?

SHOW HER IN.

I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, TED.
THANKS FOR SEEING ME.

LOOK. I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU FIRED ME.

IF I'D BEEN IN YOUR POSITION,
I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
FIRED ME TOO.

JUSTINE...
WAIT. I'M NOT GOING TO
GET DOWN ON MY KNEES...

IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE AFRAID OF.

WHAT I AM GONNA DO THOUGH
IS CROUCH A LITTLE,

OWN UP TO WHAT I DID
AND TRY TO EXPLAIN.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW MY PURPOSE
WAS NEVER TO HARM THE AVEDON
CASE OR TO HARM THIS FIRM.

I TOOK A CALCULATED RISK,
AND IT TURNED OUT
TO BE A POOR ONE.

I GUESS PLAYING MATA HARI
ISN'T MY STRONG SUIT.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE CLAIMING?
THAT YOU SAW YOURSELF AS A SPY
AGAINST RICHARD CROSS?

INITIALLY, YES.
I SAW THAT POSSIBILITY.

BUT YOU ABANDONED IT,
JUSTINE.

EVEN IT HAD BEEN A LEGITIMATE
APPROACH IN THE FIRST PLACE,
YOU DROPPED IT.

INSTEAD, YOU DIRECTLY
CONTRAVENED MY INSTRUCTIONS
AGAINST WORKING FOR RICHARD.

YOU REVEALED
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION,
WHICH HURT OUR CASE.

- AND THEN YOU LIED ABOUT IT.
- TED,

IF IN FIRING ME, YOUR AIM
IS TO TEACH ME A LESSON,

I WANT TO ASSURE YOU,
I'LL NEVER FORGET THE LESSON.

I DIDN'T FIRE YOU
FOR INSTRUCTIONAL REASONS.

THERE WERE VERY PRACTICAL
CONSIDERATIONS.

WELL, THEN CONSIDER THIS.

CONSIDER THAT
I'VE SPENT FOUR YEARS
WORKING FOR THIS FIRM.

THAT SHOULD COUNT
FOR SOMETHING, IF NOT
FRIENDSHIP OR COMPASSION.

AND IT SHOULD EARN
THE RECOGNITION
THAT I'M A DAMN GOOD LAWYER,

ONE WHO CAN DO A GREAT DEAL
FOR THIS FIRM IN THE FUTURE.

I DON'T QUESTION
AND NEVER HAVE QUESTIONED
YOUR ABILITY, JUSTINE.

I MADE A MISTAKE, TED.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

A MISTAKE.

I THINK YOU KNOW BASICALLY
I'M NOT AN UNETHICAL PERSON.

BUT YOU DID
UNETHICAL THINGS.

YOU LEFT ME NO CHOICE
EXCEPT THE ONE I MADE.

AND I'M STANDING BY IT.

WELL... [Chuckles]
YOU'VE SAID MANY TIMES
ALL WE CAN DO IS PLEAD OUR CASE.

- GOOD-BYE, TED.
- GOOD-BYE, JUSTINE.

[Hoffman]
LOUIS.

WOULD YOU GET MR. LADINSKY
FOR ME, PLEASE?

[Justine Sobbing]

[Louis]
IT'S RINGING.

TO LOYALTY.
HUH.

WHICH TED HOFFMAN
COULD USE A GREAT BIG DOSE.

OH, TED HOFFMAN COULD USE
A GREAT MANY THINGS.

THE POINT IS
HE'S NOT WORTH THINKING ABOUT.

HE'S IRRELEVANT TO THE ONLY PART
OF YOUR LIFE THAT MATTERS...
YOUR FUTURE.

I KNOW THAT I SHOULD MOVE ON.
IT'S JUST THAT I HAD SO MUCH
GOING FOR ME,

AND I BLEW IT.

I MEAN, I CAN SAY GOOD-BYE
TO BEING A PARTNER ANYWHERE.

PARTNER?

JUSTINE, I THINK
YOU'RE MISSING THE BIG PICTURE.

WHEN CHRIS DOCKNOVICH
IS MADE A PARTNER,
HE'LL BE WORKING FOR YOU.

YOU DIDN'T THINK I'D ABANDON
MY FRIEND IN HER TIME OF NEED,
DID YOU?

QUITE FRANKLY,
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU THINK
ABOUT GAMBLING?

I HAVE A CASINO
IN ARUBA THAT REQUIRES
A STRONG MANAGERIAL HAND.

I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT ABOUT ANOTHER
ADVENTURE IN THE ART WORLD?

RICHARD, THE ONLY EXPERIENCE
I HAVE IS IN LITIGATION.

YOU LEARN FAST
AND YOU'RE LOYAL.

THOSE ARE
THE ONLY TWO QUALITIES
THAT I REQUIRE.

TO LOYALTY.

[Knocking]
[Hoffman]
DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT, MIRIAM?

WELCOME, TEDDY.

I WAS BEGINNING TO WONDER
IF I WAS GOING TO SEE YOU TODAY.

WE ARE GONNA
PASS ON THE OFFER.

REMEMBER,
IT'S A ONE-TIME SALE.

YOU PASS NOW,
IT'S OFF THE TABLE FOR GOOD.

I UNDERSTAND.
AND YOUR CLIENT UNDERSTANDS.

WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE OUR CHANCES.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY
ONE OF THESE?

FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS,

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLYING ME
WITH ALL KINDS OF FOOD.

THE UNIVERSAL SIGN
OF CONDOLENCE.

MMM. VERY GOOD.

I USED TO SHOVE
THIS STUFF AT HARRY.

ALWAYS NONFAT,
LOW CHOLESTEROL.

HE'D SHOVE IT RIGHT BACK
AND SAY IT TASTED LIKE DIRT.

[Chuckles]
YOUR HUSBAND ALWAYS HAD
A WAY WITH WORDS.

SIX MONTHS.

THAT'S HOW LONG
HE'D BEEN HAVING CHEST PAINS.

AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH
I BEGGED HIM,

HE WOULDN'T DO
A DAMN THING ABOUT IT.

AND THEN...
[Sighs]
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,

HE HAD SOME NUMBNESS
IN HIS ARM.

I SAID I WAS GOING TO
CALL THE PARAMEDICS
IF HE DIDN'T DO SOMETHING.

HE SAID I WAS
A PAIN IN THE ASS,
BUT HE WOULD.

HE'D GO TO THE DOCTOR.

JUST AS SOON AS HE FINISHED
THIS S.E.C. FILING
HE HAD IN NEW YORK.

SO I LET HIM OFF THE HOOK.

YOU DID EVERYTHING
YOU COULD, MIRIAM,
BUT HARRY WAS HIS OWN MAN.

THE NIGHT BEFORE
HE WAS TO GO TO NEW YORK,

HE WENT DOWNSTAIRS
AND HE GOT OUT
HIS TAPE RECORDER,

AND HE DICTATED
A MESSAGE TO ME.

LAID OUT WHERE
THE INSURANCE POLICIES WERE.

THE EXTRA KEY
TO THE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.
YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND THEN HE WROTE A LETTER
TO HIS BROTHER IN OMAHA,

PATCHING UP AN OLD FEUD.

AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING,
WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER,

BEFORE HE COULD DRY
HIMSELF OFF,

HE WAS DEAD.

HE WAS GOING TO RETIRE
IN FOUR YEARS.

AND WE WERE GOING TO TRAVEL,
JUST THE TWO OF US.

MAYBE TAKE A TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD.

MIRIAM.

YOU CAN'T LET
25 YEARS BE DEFINED
BY WHAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE.

I KNOW WHAT WE HAD, TEDDY,

AND I'LL ALWAYS
LOVE HIM FOR IT.

BUT I CAN'T HELP IT.

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME
FORGIVING HIM.

I KNOW THAT SOUNDS STUPID,
RESENTING A MAN FOR DYING.

WANTING TO YELL AT HIM...

BECAUSE HE SKIPPED OUT
ON A CHANCE...

TO WEAR THE TIE
I BOUGHT HIM FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.

OH, GOD, TEDDY.

[Sobbing]
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?