All language subtitles for Murder One S01E21 Chapter 21.DVD.HI.cc.en.20FOX

[Announcer]
THE VICTIM.

MURDER IN HOLLYWOOD LAST NIGHT
YOU COULD BE INTERESTED IN.

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BLONDE
NAMED JESSICA COSTELLO.

CLEANING LADY FOUND HER
NAKED, TIED UP, STRANGLED,
DRUGS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

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

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

[Announcer]
THE BETRAYAL.

[Hoffman]
RICHARD CROSS INFORMS ME THAT
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING FOR HIM.

- TED, LET ME EXPLAIN.
- YOU'RE FIRED.

[Announcer]
A MARRIAGE UNRAVELS.

WE WANT HALF THE ESTIMATED
VALUE OF THE LAW FIRM.

- HAS IT REALLY COME TO THIS?
- I'M TIRED OF LIVING ON THE
FRONT PAGE OF THE TABLOIDS.

- YOU THINK I LIKE IT?
- I THINK YOU LOVE IT.

[Announcer]
A FRIEND TO LEAN ON.

- COME HOME WITH ME.
- I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S
A GOOD IDEA.

JUST THIS ONE NIGHT.

[Announcer]
ILLNESS REVEALED.

I HAVE THIS HEADACHE.
IT JUST WON'T GO AWAY.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO EXCUSE
MYSELF FOR ONE SECOND.

- YOU JUST... YOU KNOW, JUST...
- RICHARD? RICHARD!

- CALL 911!
- RICHARD HAS AIDS.

IT'S ONLY GONNA GET WORSE
UNTIL IT KILLS HIM.

MAYBE HE KILLED MY SISTER
AND HE DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER IT.

[Announcer]
THE TRIAL.

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

AND YOU WILL COME OUT
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

[Announcer]
THE JURY DELIBERATES.

IT IS YOUR JOB TO FIND OUT
WHETHER THAT MAN...

IS GUILTY
OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

ALL 12 JURORS MUST AGREE
TO THE DECISION.

[Chris]
WHATEVER THE WORD IS FROM THAT
JURY, WE ARE GONNA DEAL WITH IT.

I'M JUST WAITING TO HEAR
IF THEY'RE GONNA LOCK ME UP
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

THE AVEDON JURY
HAS BEEN IN DELIBERATION
SINCE LAST THURSDAY.

SATURDAY'S HALF-DAY SESSION
BROUGHT A SURPRISE...

WHEN THE FOREPERSON ASKED
THAT CERTAIN PORTIONS
OF THE TRANSCRIPT...

BE READ BACK TO THE JURY.

FELICIA NORELL ON LINE TWO.
SHE WANTS TO BE YOUR FIRST
POST-VERDICT INTERVIEW.

- [Crowley]
AND OF DR. GRAHAM LESTER...
- HELLO, FELICIA.

THAT'S QUITE A REQUEST,
GIVEN WHAT YOU DID THE LAST TIME
I LET NEIL SIT DOWN WITH YOU.

UNBELIEVABLE.
NO HARD FEELINGS.
JUST A LONG MEMORY.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT WOULD MEAN
I'M DECLINING THE INTERVIEW.

I'M NOT GONNA COMMENT ON MY
DIVORCE. GOOD-BYE, FELICIA.

TAKING THEIR DUTY
VERY SERIOUSLY.

- THEY'RE GONNA CONVICT.
- YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.

TEN THOUSAND PAGES
OF TESTIMONY, THEY ONLY WANNA
HEAR ABOUT MY CONFESSION.

THEY'RE GONNA CONVICT.

THEY COULD JUST AS EASILY
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMING THAT THE
TESTIMONY WAS BOGUS, TO ACQUIT.

- GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP.
- I CAN'T SLEEP.

EVERY DAY I THINK THIS COULD BE
THE LAST DAY OF MY FREEDOM.

TED, LINE THREE.

NO MORE MEDIA REQUESTS.
TAKE A MESSAGE.

IT'S NOT THE MEDIA.
IT'S THE CLERK.

TED HOFFMAN.

THANK YOU.

JURY'S REACHED A VERDICT.

LET'S GO.

[Crowd Shouting]

NEIL, ARE YOU SCARED?

YOU'RE GONNA WALK, NEIL!
MY TAROT CARDS ARE NEVER WRONG!

THE JURY WASN'T OUT TOO LONG.
IS THAT GOOD OR BAD FOR NEIL?

EXCUSE US.
SEE YOU INSIDE.
EXCUSE US.

GOOD MORNING, NEIL.
ANY THOUGHTS THIS MORNING?

ANY PREDICTIONS?
COME ON. TALK TO ME, TED.

- [Shouting Continues]
- EXCUSE US.

NEIL! NEIL! NEIL!

[Shouting Continues]

ALL RISE. THE HONORABLE
BETH BORNSTEIN, JUDGE PRESIDING.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

WE'RE BACK ON THE RECORD
IN THE PEOPLE VERSUS AVEDON.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A VERDICT.

WE DO, YOUR HONOR.

[Judge Bornstein]
DID YOU BRING THE VERDICT FORM?

- I DID.
- PLEASE CHECK TO MAKE SURE
YOU'VE SIGNED IT PROPERLY.

PLEASE HAND THE FORM
TO THE BAILIFF.

[Sighs]

[Crowley] THE FOREPERSON,
A 57-YEAR-OLD BOOKKEEPER,

KNOWN ONLY AS JUROR NUMBER FIVE,
HAS RISEN TO HAND THE VERDICT
TO THE BAILIFF.

MADAM FOREPERSON, IS THIS
A TRUE AND CORRECT VERDICT?

- YES, IT IS.
- BEFORE MY CLERK READS
THIS VERDICT,

I WANT TO WARN EVERYONE
IN THIS COURTROOM...

THAT IF THERE'S
ANY ACTING UP OR HYSTERICS,

YOU WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY.

WILL THE DEFENDANT
PLEASE RISE.

[Judge Bornstein]
HOW SAY YOU?

[Clerk]
"WE, THE JURY, IN THE ABOVE
ENTITLED ACTION,

"THE PEOPLE V. NEIL AVEDON,

"IN THE CHARGE OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE...

"FOR THE PREMEDITATED
AND DELIBERATE TAKING
OF ANOTHER HUMAN LIFE...

"DURING THE COMMISSION
OF A FELONY RAPE,

FIND THE DEFENDANT,
NEIL AVEDON, GUILTY."

[Spectators Chattering]
TO WIT, VIOLATION
OF SECTIONS 187-A...

AND 189 OF THE PENAL CODE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

AS CHARGED IN COUNT ONE
OF THE INFORMATION.

YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE
TO HAVE THE JURY POLLED.

JUROR NUMBER ONE, IS THIS
YOUR TRUE AND CORRECT VERDICT?

YES.
JUROR NUMBER TWO?

- IT IS.
- JUROR NUMBER THREE?

YES.

IT MOST CERTAINLY IS.

- YES.
- YES.

- YES.
- YES.

- YES.
- YES, IT IS.

- YES.
- [Man] YES.

[Chris]
YOU'RE OKAY.

WE'RE READY
FOR THE NEXT STEP.

[Judge Bornstein]
JURORS, THIS COURT THANKS YOU
FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND TIME.

YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO
SPEAK TO EITHER OF THE PARTIES,

ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A RIGHT
TO APPROACH YOU.

YOU ARE EXCUSED.
THE BAILIFF WILL SEE YOU OUT.

YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE MOVES
THAT THIS VERDICT BE SET ASIDE.

- DENIED.
- WE MOVE TO FILE A NOTICE
OF APPEAL AT THIS TIME.

- SO NOTED.
- WE ASK THAT MR. AVEDON'S BAIL
BE CONTINUED PENDING APPEAL.

THE PEOPLE VIGOROUSLY
OPPOSE ANY BAIL.

THIS COURT IS IN AGREEMENT.

MR. AVEDON,
YOU'VE BEEN FOUND GUILTY.
BAIL IS REVOKED.

THE DEFENDANT IS REMANDED
TO THE CUSTODY OF THE MEN'S
JAIL UNTIL SENTENCING.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.
PLEASE CLEAR THE COURTROOM.

[Chattering]

CONGRATULATIONS.
THANKS.

MR. GARFIELD.
WELL DONE.

KEEP BREATHING, BUDDY.
THERE'S AN ENTIRE APPEAL
PROCESS.

GOOD JOB, KID.
THANKS.

PREPARE YOURSELF, NEIL.
THE NEXT 24 HOURS
ARE GONNA BE THE TOUGHEST.

YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT.
DON'T PANIC.

LOOK AT ME, NEIL.

NO MATTER WHAT,
DO NOT PANIC.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES
AND GIVE ME YOUR SOCKS.

TEDDY.
IT'S PROCEDURE.

THEY'LL WANT YOUR BELT
AND YOUR TIE TOO.

YOU'LL BE OKAY.

[Guard]
LET'S GO.
THIS IS WRONG.

THIS IS ALL WRONG.

[Muted Cheering]

THE JURY HAS SPOKEN.
JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED,

AND WE'VE SENT A MESSAGE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY...

THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS A PRIORITY IN LOS ANGELES.

ALL OF US IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
OWE A DEEP DEBT OF GRATITUDE
TO THE POLICE...

AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE...

WHO HAVE WORKED SO TIRELESSLY
TO RETURN THIS VERDICT.

[Applause]
AND THAT, OF COURSE,
INCLUDES OUR LEAD PROSECUTOR,

MIRIAM GRASSO.
[Cheering]

[Cheering Continues]
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THE DEDICATED
MEMBERS OF THIS OFFICE,

OF MY SUPERB ASSOCIATE,
MARK WASHINGTON,

D.A. GARFIELD'S LEADERSHIP.

BUT IN OUR VICTORY,
LET US NOT FORGET...

THAT A YOUNG GIRL'S LIFE
HAS BEEN LOST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- [Crowd Shouting]
- ANY STATEMENT?

HOW'S NEIL?
IS HE ON SUICIDE WATCH?

JUSTICE WAS NOT SERVED TODAY.
THIS IS A MISTAKEN VERDICT...

FUELED BY SUSPECT EVIDENCE
AND INNUENDO.

THE JURORS ARE GOOD PEOPLE, BUT
THEIR PASSIONS WERE INFLAMED.

NEIL AVEDON WOULD NOT,
COULD NOT AND DID NOT KILL
JESSICA COSTELLO.

WE ARE GOING
TO AGGRESSIVELY APPEAL
THIS WRONG-HEADED VERDICT,

AND YOU WILL FIND,
AS I'VE SAID ALL ALONG,

THAT THE TRUE KILLER
OF JESSICA COSTELLO
IS NOT NEIL AVEDON.

- THANK YOU.
- [Crowd Shouting]

EXCUSE ME. YOU PUT UP
A GOOD FIGHT, MY MAN.

YOU'RE A WORTHY OPPONENT.
THE GAME'S NOT OVER, ROGER.

IT IS AS FAR
AS I'M CONCERNED.
THAT'S RIGHT.

BY THE TIME
THE COURT OF APPEALS
MAKES THIS RIGHT,

YOU'LL BE INTO YOUR
SECOND TERM AS GOVERNOR,

WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM RICHARD CROSS.

YOU KNOW WHY YOU COULD NEVER RUN
FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, TEDDY?

YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED THE FINE ART
OF LOSING GRACEFULLY.

MAYBE. BUT I KNOW HOW TO WIN
WITHOUT STACKING THE DECK.

[Reporters Clamoring]

MR. HOFFMAN! MR. HOFFMAN!

REMOVE YOURSELF FROM
THE PREMISES, CONNIE, AND TAKE
THE VILLAGE PEOPLE WITH YOU.

LEWIS...
TELL MS. NORELL HE HASN'T
CHANGED HIS STANCE AS OF YET.

LOUIS, ALL WE WANT IS FIVE
MINUTES. NO TED. JUST,
"WE'RE IN THE OFFICES OF"...

IF WE LET YOU UP,
WE LET EVERYONE UP.
OUT. OUT.

[Chattering Continues]

SORRY, SIR.
YOU CAN'T COME IN HERE.

I'M DELIVERING A PIZZA.
NOBODY HERE
ORDERED A PIZZA.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
COULD I JUST CALL MY OFFICE?

NO, NO, NO. TAKE YOUR BOX
AND YOUR HIDDEN CAMERA...

AND GET OFF THIS FLOOR,
OKAY?

WOULD YOU SIGN THIS RELEASE?
NO, I WOULD NOT.

[Louis]
PLEASE, CONNIE. I CANNOT
LET YOU UP THERE. I TOLD YOU...

PROMISE ME, LOUIS.
CONNIE, HAVE I EVER
LET YOU DOWN BEFORE?

IF I SAY YOU'RE
ON TOP OF THE LIST,
YOU'RE ON TOP OF THE LIST.

I'M HOLDING YOU TO THAT.
LOUIS, HI.
I NEED TO TALK TO TED.

HE'LL BE AVAILABLE TO CONSIDER
A CONVERSATION AFTER 2:00 TODAY.

GREAT.
N-NO. NO.

NOT YOU, JUSTINE.
LOUIS, THIS IS URGENT.

YOUR PHONE NUMBER,
AREA CODE FIRST.

AS YOU MAY HAVE GATHERED,
THIS IS NOT A GOOD DAY.

I HAVE INFORMATION TED'S
GONNA WANT, AND I'M NOT LEAVING
THIS OFFICE UNTIL HE HEARS IT.

WE DO MISS YOU
AROUND HERE, JUSTINE.

HEY, JUSTINE.
HOW ARE YOU?

LISA, GET ME
10 MINUTES WITH TED.

I'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD
FOR YOU WHEN HE GETS BACK.

THANK YOU.

CHRIS, YOU OKAY?

I BLEW IT.
I BLEW THE TRIAL.

IT WAS A GROUP
EFFORT, CHRIS.

NO. I'M THE GUY
WHO EXAMINED CROSS.

I ALSO SHOULD'VE TALKED
NEIL OUT OF TAKING
THE STAND.

I COULD'VE DONE IT.

THERE WERE A MILLION VARIABLES
THAT WENT INTO THIS VERDICT.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I JUST WISH
I WASN'T ONE OF THEM.

NOT TAKING ANYTHING
AWAY FROM THE DEFENSE,

BECAUSE THEY DID PUT ON
A MASTERFUL CASE, GIVEN
WHAT THEY WERE UP AGAINST,

WHAT THEY FAILED
TO COMMUNICATE TO THE JURY WAS
THAT NEIL AVEDON WAS INNOCENT.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, DAVID,
THE DEFENSE HAS NO BURDEN
TO PROVE ANYTHING.

LEGALLY THAT'S TRUE, BUT...

WE'VE MADE EVERY CHANNEL.
PULL UP A CHAIR.

TED HOFFMAN AND HIS ASSOCIATES
DID NOT GIVE THEM ONE.

[Dana]
I'M AFRAID I HAVE TO JUMP
ON THE BANDWAGON WITH YOU.

TED HOFFMAN DID FLOAT HIS
"UNHOLY THREE" THEORY...

AT CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

BUT LET'S FACE IT.
IF HOFFMAN REALLY BELIEVED...

THAT RICHARD CROSS WAS
IN CAHOOTS WITH GRAHAM LESTER
AND HIS NURSE,

YOU'D HAVE EXPECTED HOFFMAN
TO HAVE EXAMINED CROSS HIMSELF.

INSTEAD, HE PASSED HIM OFF
TO HIS SECOND CHAIR,
CHRIS DOCKNOVICH,

AND THAT COMMUNICATED
TO THE JURY A SECONDARY STATUS...

- THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING.
- TED HOFFMAN'S COMMENTS...

ABOUT RICHARD CROSS WERE
BEGINNING TO SOUND PATHETIC.

HE SEES CONSPIRACY
EVERYWHERE HE TURNS.

HE'S GIVING OLIVER STONE
A RUN FOR HIS MONEY.

I'M NOT GOING TO DISCUSS THE
PARTICULARS OF OUR DELIBERATION,

BUT I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE TOOK
OUR FIRST INFORMAL VOTE...

THERE WASN'T
A LOT OF DISAGREEMENT.

THAT I WILL SAY.

[Gary]
THERE IS ONE PIECE OF BUSINESS
I MUST CLEAR UP.

OVER AND OVER, THE PRESS
ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED...

THAT NEIL AVEDON'S LEGAL DEFENSE
WAS PAID FOR BY THE STUDIO.

HE WORKED FOR US.
HE MADE A MOVIE,

DEADBOLT, WHICH IS NOW OUT
FOREIGN AND AVAILABLE ON VIDEO.

BUT WE NEVER PAID FOR HIS
DEFENSE. WE HAD NO PART
IN HIS DEFENSE.

[Laughs]
I'M NO OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

BUT FRANKLY,
IF WE HAD BEEN INVOLVED,

THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A DIFFERENT OUTCOME
IN COURT TODAY.

SADLY, NEIL AVEDON IS EXACTLY
WHERE HE SHOULD BE TODAY.

AND, YES, I AM CONTEMPLATING
A SLANDER SUIT AGAINST
HOFFMAN & ASSOCIATES...

FOR THEIR EGREGIOUS ATTEMPTS
TO IMPLICATE ME...

IN THE DEATH
OF JESSICA COSTELLO.

THEY'RE A RUTHLESS GROUP...

LED BY AN IMMORAL TACTICIAN
WHO WOULD STOP AT NOTHING...

FIRST RULE OF A LOST VERDICT:
DON'T ATTEND THE WAKE.

WE TOOK IT ON THE CHIN TODAY.

BUT IT'S THE END
OF ROUND THREE. THAT'S ALL.

NOW WE GET BACK UP,
GO TO WORK ON THE APPEAL. WE
STILL HAVE A CLIENT BEHIND BARS.

PERSONALLY, I HAVE THE WILL
BUT NOT THE WAY.

HOW MANY TIMES
DID YOU HEAR ME TELL NEIL
A MURDER TRIAL'S A MARATHON?

THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SOME STRETCHES YOU COAST,

YOU RETURN TO FUNDAMENTALS.

THIS IS OUR TIME
TO ORGANIZE, REGROUP.

ARE YOU CONSIDERING ANY KIND
OF REGROUPING STAFF-WISE, TED?

BECAUSE IF YOU ARE,
I'D CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND...

IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE
A CHANGE AT SECOND CHAIR.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I NEED FROM YOU, CHRIS,
IT'S TO STAND FAST.

I DIDN'T HIRE ANY OF YOU
TO SEE IF YOU COULD DO THE JOB.

I HIRED YOU
BECAUSE I KNEW YOU COULD.

THIS CASE, FROM THE START,
HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR US
TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND.

WE'VE HAD A SETBACK.
IT'S NO ONE PERSON'S FAULT.

I CONSIDER IT TEMPORARY.

IT MAY ULTIMATELY PROVE
TO BE A BONA FIDE FAILURE.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA FIND IN LIFE...

THAT YOU LEARN MORE
FROM YOUR DEFEATS THAN YOU'LL
EVER LEARN FROM YOUR VICTORIES.

GO HAVE LUNCH, ON THE FIRM.

SEE YOUR FAMILIES.
ANSWER YOUR MAIL.

LIFE DOES GO ON.

THEN COME BACK HERE,
'CAUSE WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I UNDERSTAND JUSTINE
WANTS MY EAR.

AND THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IS WHY HIS NAME IS ON THE DOOR.

JUSTINE.

TED, IF THE VERDICT
HAD GONE ANOTHER WAY,
I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

BUT I DON'T THINK NEIL
SHOULD SPEND THE REST OF HIS
LIFE BEHIND BARS...

WHEN ANOTHER MAN IS GUILTY.

IF YOU ARE TRYING
TO GET MY ATTENTION,
YOU'VE SUCCEEDED.

CHRIS.

[Clears Throat]

RICHARD CROSS HAS AIDS.

NOT A RUMOR, NOT CONJECTURE.
HE'S GOT IT, FULL-BLOWN.

- OH, MAN.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?

I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL
WHEN HIS PHYSICIAN TOLD JULIE.

HE COLLAPSED THE OTHER NIGHT.
HE'S IN STAGE FOUR
AIDS DEMENTIA.

HE WAS JUST IN COURT.
HE LOOKED FINE.

THEY'VE HAD HIM ON STEROIDS.
IT MASKS THE EFFECTS.

IT CERTAINLY WOULD EXPLAIN
HIS BEHAVIOR IN COURT.

WHAT WAS JULIE'S RESPONSE?

SHE WAS SHOCKED
BUT NOT SURPRISED.

HAVE YOU TOLD
ANYONE ELSE?
NO.

IF JESSICA KNEW,
SHE MAY HAVE THREATENED
TO GO PUBLIC WITH IT.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL
THE MOTIVE CROSS NEEDED
TO KILL HER.

AND WITH THE DEMENTIA,
HE MIGHT VERY WELL NOT REMEMBER.

IF RICHARD CROSS
KILLED JESSICA AND REALLY IS
IN THE LAST STAGES OF AIDS,

HE WOULD HAVE NOTHING
TO LOSE BY TELLING US.

HE WAS AT CEDARS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO GO WITH YOU.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BETTER
IF CHRIS HANDLES IT ALONE,
JUSTINE.

I HOPE I'VE DONE
THE RIGHT THING.

THERE'S NO DOUBT
IN MY MIND THAT YOU HAVE.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
I CAN DO?

NOT THAT I CAN THINK OF.
BUT THANK YOU.

CALL ME FROM CEDARS.

YOU DON'T HOLD OUT MUCH HOPE
CROSS IS STILL THERE, DO YOU?

RICHARD CROSS HAS ALWAYS MANAGED
TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF US.

IF HE'S DYING, IT JUST MIGHT
ALLOW US TO CATCH UP.

I KNOW HE'S GONE, DOCTOR.
THAT'S PRETTY EVIDENT.

WHAT I'M ASKING YOU
IS WHERE HE'S GONE TO.

AS I'VE TOLD YOU,
I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY.

THEN YOU'RE IN VIOLATION
OF THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH,

BECAUSE RICHARD CROSS ISN'T
THE ONLY LIFE AT STAKE HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT I'M SAYING IS
OTHER LIVES WILL BE LOST...

IF I DON'T FIND CROSS
BEFORE HE DIES.

IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T HELP YOU.

[Woman On P.A., Indistinct]

LARRY KING'S OFFICE ON TWO.
NO WORD YET
FROM FRANCESCA CROSS,

BUT I'LL PENCIL HER IN
WHEN SHE CALLS.

AND YOUR WIFE.
WHAT LINE?

SHE'S HERE.

ANNIE?

HI.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. I'M HERE
TO SEE IF EVERYTHING'S
ALL RIGHT WITH YOU.

COME IN.

I'LL TELL LARRY KING
WE'LL GET BACK.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU
ON TV ALL DAY.

HOW'RE YOU HOLDING UP?
I'M FINE.

YOU FOOL EVERYONE BUT ME.

I SEE YOU ON EVERY CHANNEL,
A MICROPHONE STUCK IN YOUR FACE,

RESPONDING TO THESE RUDE,
RIDICULOUS QUESTIONS.

YOU LOOK SO STRONG
AND STEADY.

NO ONE COULD GUESS
HOW BADLY YOU'VE BEEN HURT.

BECAUSE THE JURY
DIDN'T GET BEHIND YOU,

DIDN'T SEE THE LOGIC,
YOUR LOGIC.

FOR THREE MONTHS
YOU SHOWED THEM THE WAY,
AND THEY IGNORED IT.

AND THAT HURTS.

YEAH. IT HURTS LIKE HELL.

COME HOME WITH ME TONIGHT.

WE'LL ORDER IN FROM THE IVY
AND PLAY SCRABBLE WITH LIZZIE.

NO TV, NO VERDICT.

AREN'T YOU WORRIED
THAT'LL CONFUSE HER?

CONFUSE HER HOW?
GET HER HOPES UP...

THAT THE DIVORCE IS OFF,
THAT WE'RE A FAMILY AGAIN.

TED, WE ARE A FAMILY.

WHETHER YOU AND I
ARE MARRIED OR NOT,

LIZZIE AND I ARE YOUR FAMILY.

I THOUGHT THIS DOOR
WAS CLOSED.

JUST BECAUSE
WE CAN'T LIVE TOGETHER...

DOESN'T MEAN
WE CAN'T LOVE EACH OTHER.

WOULD YOU BE HERE
IF I'D WON TODAY?

WOULD YOU NEED ME
IF YOU'D WON TODAY?

COME ON. LET'S GO HOME.

[Hoffman]
ARNOLD, LET'S GO.

THIS IS THE BRIEF
ON POST-CONVICTION BAIL.

THIS IS THE LIST OF CASE
CITATIONS YOU SHOULD MAKE
DURING ORAL ARGUMENT.

DID YOU SHEPARDIZE
THOSE CASES, ARNOLD?
YES, CHRIS. GOOD YOU ASKED.

I SENT A GUY TO PHOENIX.
HE'LL BE AT THE FREEDMAN CLINIC
BY THIS AFTERNOON.

IF THERE'S ANYONE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING BOUGHT,
HE'LL FIND 'EM AND BUY THEM.

TELL HIM NOT TO WORRY
ABOUT HOW MUCH FOR.
HE KNOWS.

[Hoffman]
THE DEFENSE WOULD ASK THE COURT
TO RECONSIDER THE ISSUE OF BAIL.

[Judge Bornstein]
ON WHAT BASIS
SHOULD THE COURT DO THAT?

NEIL AVEDON, WHILE OUT ON BAIL,
NEVER MISSED A DAY OF COURT.

HE'S DEMONSTRATED
THAT HE'S NOT A FLIGHT RISK.

HE SHOULD BE FREE ON BAIL
PENDING THE DETERMINATION
OF HIS APPEAL.

[Grasso]
YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE WOULD
OPPOSE THE SETTING OF BAIL.

GIVEN THE CHANGE
IN CIRCUMSTANCES,

GIVEN THAT THE DEFENDANT
NOW STANDS CONVICTED
RATHER THAN ACCUSED,

THE FACT THAT HE HASN'T FLED
JURISDICTION UNTIL NOW...

HARDLY PROVIDES A COMPELLING
ARGUMENT FOR HIS RELEASE.

MY CLIENT'S FACE IS KNOWN
AROUND THE WORLD, MS. GRASSO.

WHERE IS HE GONNA GO?

HE HAS ACCESS TO FUNDS.
HE CAN GO WHERE IT DOESN'T
MATTER IF HIS FACE IS KNOWN.

YOUR MOTION FOR BAIL
IS DENIED, COUNSEL.

WE HAVE SUPPORTING PAPERS.
WE WOULD ASK THAT THEY BE READ
BEFORE THE COURT RULES.

I'VE ALREADY RULED.
SUBMIT YOUR PAPERS TO THE CLERK.

- MAY I BE HEARD, YOUR HONOR?
- I'VE RULED, COUNSEL.

THE DEFENDANT
IS REMANDED TO CUSTODY.

[Sighs]

LET'S GO, MR. AVEDON.

[Spectators Murmuring]

[Hoffman]
NEIL?

YOUR HONOR, MAY I... MAY I HAVE
30 SECONDS WITH MY CLIENT?

GO AHEAD.

[Panting]

NEIL, PULL
YOURSELF TOGETHER.

WE'RE GONNA SEE YOU LATER.

I'M EXPECTING TO HAVE
SOME GOOD NEWS.

I WANT YOU TO HANG IN
AND LET ME WORK
ON WHAT I'M WORKING ON.

OKAY, NEIL?

NEIL, LET GO
OF THE TABLE.

COME ON.

HOW'S NEIL TAKING IT, TED?
HE'S DOING FINE.

WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, TED?
WE HAD TO GO OVER
A COUPLE OF THINGS.

SO HE WASN'T
REFUSING TO LEAVE?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.

DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU HAVE
GROUNDS FOR A NEW TRIAL?
ABSOLUTELY. EXCUSE US.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GET
WITH ARNOLD AND LISA...

FOR AN APPEAL
OF HER RULING ON BAIL.

DO WE HAVE ANY CHANCE?
SO THAT WOULD BE NO.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST
TAKE A SHOT.

WITH THAT IN MIND, CAN I
TALK TO YOU ABOUT JUSTINE?

GIGI FASANELLA CALLED
FROM THE LARRY KING SHOW.

SHE NEEDS YOU AT THE STUDIO
NO LATER THAN 4:30.

DO YOU WANT THEM
TO SEND A CAR?
NOT NECESSARY.

I HAVE A LONG LIST OF CALLS.
I WON'T GIVE THEM TO YOU.
THANK YOU.

WHAT JUSTINE DID
WAS DEAD WRONG.

WHEN YOU FIRED HER,
I THOUGHT YOU WERE 100% RIGHT.

[Sighs]
I WISH I COULD SAY THE SAME.

GIVEN WHAT SHE'S DONE
SINCE THEN,

YOU WOULDN'T
BE BETRAYING ANY PRINCIPLES
IF YOU BROUGHT HER BACK IN.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN TRUST HER.

I THINK SHE'S TRYING
TO SHOW YOU THAT YOU CAN.

[Intercom Beeps]

YES?

SEND HER IN.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

I WAS AT THE ACCOUNTANTS
IN CENTURY CITY
WHEN I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

WHAT IS IT, TEDDY?

WHAT'S WRONG?

RICHARD HAS AIDS.

I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU KNEW THAT.

IN THE EVENT YOU DIDN'T,
I FELT AN OBLIGATION
AS A FRIEND TO TELL YOU.

YOU ARE A FRIEND, TEDDY.
A VERY DEAR ONE.

AND I'VE KNOWN RICHARD
WAS H.I.V. POSITIVE
FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT?

IT'S BECOME SELF-EVIDENT.
HE'S GRAVELY ILL.

IF, UM...

IF YOU ARE AT ALL CONCERNED
ABOUT ANY RISK, YOU NEEDN'T BE.

WHEN RICHARD WAS DIAGNOSED...

ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO NOW...

HE WAS FORTHRIGHT
ENOUGH TO TELL ME.

I WAS TESTED EVERY MONTH
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

I'M FINE,
AND SO ARE YOU.

AT LEAST HE HAD
THE DECENCY TO TELL YOU.

HE WAS VERY CONCERNED
THAT HE NOT GIVE THIS
DISEASE TO ANYONE ELSE.

NOT THAT HE'S
JOINED THE PRIESTHOOD.

BUT HE'S CONTENTED HIMSELF
WITH EXPLORING...

THE ONE PART OF HIS NATURE
THAT APPARENTLY GIVES HIM
PLEASURE:

WATCHING.

AN INTEREST
I NEVER SHARED.

WAS ANYONE ELSE
AWARE OF HIS CONDITION?

I CAN'T IMAGINE SO.

RICHARD'S
AN INTENSELY PRIVATE,

VERY SECRETIVE MAN.

FORGIVE MY SELF-INTEREST,

BUT DO YOU THINK HIS ILLNESS
COULD HAVE FACTORED INTO
JESSICA'S DEATH IN SOME WAY?

YOU MEAN BLACKMAIL?
POSSIBLY.

I DON'T THINK HE KILLED
THAT GIRL, TEDDY.

WHY NOT?

RICHARD ISN'T SOMEONE
WHO GETS HIS HANDS DIRTY.

HE SITS BACK
AT AN EXQUISITE REMOVE,

LOOKING AT THE REST OF US
GO ABOUT OUR LIVES.

COOL, DETACHED,

ALWAYS WATCHING,
VOYEUR THAT HE IS.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR
THAT HE'S SO ILL.

IF YOU SEE HIM, TELL HIM
THAT HE'S IN MY PRAYERS.

NOT TO SOUND UNCHARITABLE,

I'M NOT SURE HE DESERVES
YOUR PRAYERS, FRANCESCA.

REGARDLESS, THE ENTERPRISE
IS GOOD FOR MY SOUL.

GOOD-BYE, TEDDY.

[Hoffman]
PLANNING TO TAKE ANY TIME OFF?

I'VE GOT A MULTIPLE HOMICIDE
TRIAL STARTING ON MONDAY.
HOW ABOUT YOU?

THE EINHORN CASE OUT
IN SANTA MONICA GOES TO TRIAL
THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH.

IT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR YOU
WHAT WE DO.

WHO EVER SAID IT WAS?

THESE ARE FOR YOU, FOLKS,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SHOW.

HMM. GEE. SUSPENDERS.

WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED
ABOUT HAVING THE TWO OF YOU
ON THE SHOW.

THANK YOU.
IT'S NICE TO BE BACK.

AND THANKS FOR THE BRACES.

MIRIAM GRASSO,
DO YOU HOLD OUT ANY CHANCE...

THAT THAT JURY MANAGED
TO CONVICT THE WRONG MAN?

I RESOLVED, LARRY, ANY DOUBT
I HAD BEFORE WE WENT TO TRIAL.

AS CERTAIN AS I CAN BE
ABOUT ANYTHING, I'M CERTAIN
WE'VE CONVICTED THE RIGHT MAN.

TED HOFFMAN, HOW LONG ARE YOU
PREPARED TO DRAG THIS OUT?

AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

YOU'RE GONNA FILE APPEAL
AFTER APPEAL AFTER APPEAL?

I WILL PETITION WHATEVER
APPELLATE FORUMS ARE
AVAILABLE TO ME. YOU BET.

LET'S TAKE A CALL.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, HELLO.

[Woman]
HI, LARRY.
HI.

I HAVE A QUESTION
FOR MR. HOFFMAN.

I'M GUESSING, BUT I'D SAY
THAT IF YOUR CLIENT TOLD YOU...

THAT HE HAD RAPED
AND MURDERED THAT GIRL,

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DONE
ANYTHING ANY DIFFERENT.

AM I WRONG ABOUT THAT?
YOU ARE WRONG.

I WOULDN'T HAVE PUT HIM
ON THE WITNESS STAND
TO PROCLAIM HIS INNOCENCE.

BUT YOU WOULD HAVE CONTINUED
TO REPRESENT HIM?

THE GUILTY AS WELL
AS THE INNOCENT ARE ENTITLED
TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

IF I SIGNED ON TO DO THE JOB,
I'D FULFILL MY OBLIGATION.

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, YOU'RE NEXT.
GO AHEAD, CALLER.

[Woman]
YEAH, LARRY. I HAVE
A QUESTION FOR MR. HOFFMAN.

I HAD A DAUGHTER
WHO WAS RAPED AND MURDERED
TWO YEARS AGO THIS NOVEMBER.

SHE WAS NINE YEARS OLD.
I'M SORRY.

WELL, THE MAN THAT DID IT TO HER
ALSO HAD A SMART LAWYER,

AND THAT LAWYER MANAGED TO GET
THE CHARGES KNOCKED DOWN
TO VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER,

TO WHICH THEY PLEADED GUILTY
AND FOR WHICH THIS MAN WILL BE
OUT OF PRISON IN SEVEN YEARS.

SO MY QUESTION IS...

[Clears Throat]
DOES MR. HOFFMAN THINK
THAT JUSTICE WAS DONE?

BASED ON THE FACTS
AS YOU PRESENTED THEM,
ABSOLUTELY NOT.

THANK YOU, CALLER.

LARRY, CAN I JUST SAY THAT,
UM, TED HOFFMAN DOES HIS JOB.

HE DOES IT WELL.
AND THE TRUTH IS...

THE JUSTICE SYSTEM DOESN'T
WORK IF HE DOESN'T DO IT.

FAIR ENOUGH. TED,
I ASKED MIRIAM THIS EARLIER.
LET'S TURN IT AROUND FOR YOU.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE,
ANY THOUGHT IN YOUR MIND,

THAT THAT JURY CONVICTED
THE RIGHT MAN?

NO.

NO CHANCE AT ALL?
NO CHANCE AT ALL.

WE'VE GOTTA TAKE A BREAK.
DON'T GO AWAY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[Quiet Chattering]

FIND OUT WHEN WE GET TO SEE
A COPY OF NEIL'S
SENTENCING REPORT.

I HAVE A CALL IN
TO THE JUDGE'S CLERK.

AND GET ME A LIST
OF SHRINKS FOR NEIL.

I WANT TO DISCUSS WHAT'S GONNA
BE IN HIS REPORT TO THE JUDGE.

OKAY.

HOW BAD WAS I?

IT WASN'T BAD AT ALL.

WHEN I SIT AT HOME
AND ACTUALLY WATCH MYSELF
DO ONE OF THESE THINGS,

I ALWAYS GET A LITTLE
SICK TO MY STOMACH.

[Laughs]

LET'S SEE HOW WE'RE
PLAYING IN PEORIA.

[Man]
NEXT IN LINE. THAT'LL BE $9.50.

HERE'S YOUR CHANGE.

NEXT, PLEASE.

NEXT, PLEASE!

YOUR CHANGE.
MISTER, YOUR CHANGE!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

SOMEWHERE IN JESSICA COSTELLO'S
APARTMENT IS A CAMERA.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

RICHARD CROSS IS A VOYEUR.

WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE
JULIE COSTELLO TOLD US.

WE KNOW IT BECAUSE
FRANCESCA CROSS TOLD US.

GIVEN THAT, AND GIVEN THAT
HE HAS LIMITLESS RESOURCES,

IT MAKES SENSE THAT HE WOULDN'T
LIMIT HIS VIEWING PLEASURE...

TO THOSE OCCASIONS
WHEN HE WAS PHYSICALLY PRESENT.

AND I'LL BET THERE WERE THINGS
HE WANTED TO SEE MORE THAN ONCE.

WHICH MEANS THERE'S A V.C.R.

WHICH MEANS THAT SOMEWHERE
THERE MAY BE A VIDEOTAPE
OF THE MURDER.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WE CALL RAY VELACEK,
TELL HIM TO MEET US OVER THERE.

WHAT'S UP, TED?

THERE'S A CAMERA
AND A TAPE DECK HIDDEN
SOMEPLACE IN THAT APARTMENT.

YOU KNOW THAT FOR A FACT?

I KNOW IT IN MY GUT.

IS THERE ANYONE LIVING THERE?

NO. CROSS HAS KEPT IT
VACANT SINCE THE MURDER.

ANY WAY FOR US TO GET IN,
SHORT OF BREAKING AND ENTERING?

NO WAY THAT'S IN TIME
FOR US TO DO ANY GOOD.

LET EDDIE AND ME GO IN.
YOU AND CHRIS TAKE A RIDE.
I DID THAT ONCE, RAY.

YOUR PREDECESSOR GOT HIMSELF
KILLED DOING MY BIDDING...

WHILE I WAS HOME
SLEEPING IN MY BED.

THIS TIME
YOU GO IN, I GO IN.

LET'S DO IT.

WHERE DO WE START?

BEDROOM AND BATHROOM'S
THE ONLY PLACE THEY WOULD
PUT A CAMERA.

LET'S DO THE CEILING FIRST.

THERE MAY NOT BE
A CAMERA IN HERE.

THERE IS A CAMERA IN HERE.

GIVE ME SOME MORE LIGHT.

- YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
- FIND THE DECK.

IT'S IN THE CLOSET.

YEP.

IT'S DOWNSTAIRS.

[Chris]
LET'S CHECK THE GARAGE.

[Pounding]

NOW WE GOT US A GAME.

HI, JUSTINE.
HI, TED. HI, CHRIS.

COME ON INTO MY OFFICE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS TO HELP US.

I HOPE THEY AMOUNT
TO SOMETHING.

I'D LIKE TO OFFER YOU
YOUR JOB BACK.

- THANK YOU.
- I'M GUESSING HERE
THAT YOU WANT IT BACK.

YEAH. I'VE NEVER STOPPED
FEELING AS THOUGH I WERE
A PART OF THIS PLACE, TED.

I'VE NEVER STOPPED FEELING
AS THOUGH I HAD TO MAKE
AMENDS FOR WHAT I DID.

I OWED THAT TO YOU...
AND TO NEIL,

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT
I WAS EVER GETTING MY JOB BACK.

I HATED LIKE HELL
TO LET YOU GO.

- [Knocking]
- DETECTIVE POLSON'S HERE.

CHRIS'LL BRING YOU
UP TO DATE.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, DETECTIVE.
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE
AT THIS HOUR?

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
A NINE-TO-FIVE KIND OF GUY, TED.
I THOUGHT I MIGHT FIND YOU HERE.

AND SO YOU HAVE.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HAD
ANY REASON...

TO STOP BY
JESSICA COSTELLO'S APARTMENT
RECENTLY, WOULD YOU?

WHY DO YOU ASK?

SEEMS AS THOUGH SOMEONE
BROKE IN THERE TONIGHT.

IS THAT RIGHT?

ANY IDEA WHY SOMEONE
WOULD'VE DONE THAT?

MY FIRST GUESS WOULD BE
TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, GIVEN
THE NOTORIETY OF THIS CASE,

IT COULD JUST AS EASILY
HAVE BEEN SOUVENIR HUNTERS.

I DIDN'T REALLY COME HERE
TO SPECULATE ALOUD
WITH YOU, TED.

WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

I GOT A PARTIAL PLATE
FROM A NEIGHBOR THAT
MATCHES UP WITH YOURS.

AND I FOUND A PIECE OF BLACK
ELECTRICIAN'S TAPE OVER THE LENS
OF THE SECURITY CAMERA.

DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU WERE DOING THERE, TED?

I WAS LOOKING FOR A HIDDEN
CAMERA AND A V.C.R.

DO YOU REALIZE
YOU COMMITTED A FELONY?

BEFORE YOU ARREST ME, YOU
MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO LEARN...

THAT WE FOUND
WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

WHY IS THAT SIGNIFICANT?

BECAUSE IT MEANS THERE'S
A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOMEWHERE
THERE'S A TAPE OF THE MURDER.

ASSUMING SUCH A TAPE EXISTED,
WHERE WOULD IT BE FOUND?

MY GUESS WOULD BE SOMEWHERE
IN RICHARD CROSS'S POSSESSION.

WHAT HE WAS DOING ON
THAT SECURITY CAMERA THE NIGHT
OF THE MURDER WAS RETRIEVING IT.

ACCORDING TO YOUR THEORY,

RICHARD CROSS EITHER
KILLED THIS GIRL HIMSELF...

OR PAID SOMEONE
TO HAVE HER KILLED.

IF A TAPE EXISTED, WHY
WOULDN'T HE HAVE DESTROYED IT?

BECAUSE HE'S A VOYEUR.
HE LIKES TO WATCH IT.

HELP ME FIND HIM, ARTHUR.

THERE'S NO LONGER AN OPEN
INVESTIGATION IN THIS CASE.

OFFICIALLY, THERE'S
NOTHING I COULD DO.

OTHER THAN LOOKING THE OTHER WAY
WHEN YOU BREAK THE LAW.

[Door Opens]

I DID IT TO MYSELF.

I WAS A DRUNK
AND I WAS A DOPE FIEND.

NOW IS NOT THE TIME
TO BE BEATING YOURSELF UP
OVER THAT.

I DIDN'T DO THE ONE SMART THING
THAT I COULD'VE DONE,

WHICH WAS LISTEN TO MY LAWYER
AND KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT!

- DON'T DWELL ON IT, NEIL.
- YOU WERE RIGHT.

YOU SAID IF I TOOK THE WITNESS
STAND, I'D CONVICT MYSELF.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT DID IT, NEIL.
"WHAT DID IT"?

WHAT DID IT WAS ME, TEDDY!
ME. I DID IT.

I LIVED A BAD LIFE,
AND NOW I'M PAYIN' FOR IT.

THEY'RE GONNA PUT ME IN PRISON
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

MAYBE NOT.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME
ABOUT APPEALS NOW?

I'M GONNA TELL YOU
THAT WE FOUND A CAMERA...

AND A V.C.R.
IN JESSICA COSTELLO'S
APARTMENT TONIGHT.

I THINK THERE'S A VIDEOTAPE
OF JESSICA'S MURDER.

WHERE IS IT?

SOMEWHERE UNDER
RICHARD CROSS'S CONTROL.

- WHERE IS HE?
- WE DON'T KNOW YET.

[Pounds Fist]

WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT
HE'S GOT FULL-BLOWN AIDS.

OH, GREAT.

THAT MEANS
HE'S GOT NOTHING TO LOSE
BY TELLING US THE TRUTH.

[Door Lock Buzzes]

ASSUMING YOU FIND HIM IN TIME.

WE WILL FIND HIM.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
WE WILL FIND HIM.

WHAT IF YOU DON'T?

I'M SCARED, TEDDY.

I AM SO SCARED.

[Sobbing]
OH, GOD, AM I SCARED.