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[Announcer] THE VERDICT.

WILL THE DEFENDANT PLEASE RISE?

[Clerk] "WE, THE JURY, IN THE CHARGE OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE,

FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY."

[Spectators Murmuring]

[Announcer] THE DISCOVERY.

SOMEWHERE IN JESSICA COSTELLO'S APARTMENT IS A CAMERA.

- WHICH MEANS THERE'S A V.C.R. - WHICH MEANS THAT SOMEWHERE...

THERE MAY BE A VIDEOTAPE OF THE MURDER.

[Announcer] THE BREAK-IN.

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

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

NOW WE GOT US A GAME.

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

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.

[Announcer] THE TRUTH REVEALED.

- RICHARD CROSS HAS AIDS. - IF RICHARD CROSS KILLED JESSICA...

AND REALLY IS IN THE LAST STAGES OF AIDS,

HE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BY TELLING US.

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

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

MARTINA SPECTOR CALLED TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY TIME TODAY TO GO OVER YOUR DIVORCE SETTLEMENT.

YOU'RE FREE AT 11:30. HAVE HER COME IN.

MORNING, PEOPLE. GOOD MORNING, TED.

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, LET'S OFFICIALLY WELCOME BACK JUSTINE.

I JUST PICKED OUT NEW CARPETING FOR THAT OFFICE.

THANKS A LOT. [Ray] WELCOME BACK, JUSTINE.

WHERE ARE WE ON LOCATING RICHARD CROSS?

WE'RE STILL LOOKING. GIVEN THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF HIS ILLNESS,

HE'S PROBABLY IN AN AIDS CLINIC THAT SPECIALIZES IN NEURAL PATHOLOGY.

THREE OF THE BEST ARE IN EUROPE.

THERE'S THE NEWBERRY CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO AND ST. CATHERINE'S IN NEW YORK CITY.

WE WON'T GET ANY PATIENT INFORMATION OUT OF ANY OF THOSE PLACES.

NO. BUT I GOT PEOPLE CAMPED OUT AT THE PRIVATE AIRPORTS IN EACH AREA...

LOOKING FOR THE TAIL NUMBER OF CROSS'S PLANE.

- KEEP ME POSTED. - ALSO, WE'VE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON CROSS'S ESTATE.

JULIE COSTELLO TURNED UP THERE LAST NIGHT.

JUSTINE, TAKE A RIDE OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN GET OUT OF HER.

OKAY. [Arnold] LET'S CHECK OUR THINKING HERE FOR THE MOMENT.

ARE WE REALLY PUTTING OUR ENERGIES TO THE BEST USE...

BY SCOURING THE PLANET FOR RICHARD CROSS, WHEN THE FACT IS...

WE REALLY HAVE NO IDEA IF HE HAS A VIDEOTAPE OF THE MURDER...

OR THAT SUCH A TAPE EVEN EXISTS?

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY SUGGESTIONS HOW OUR ENERGIES COULD BE PUT TO BETTER USE.

I ALSO BELIEVE THERE IS A TAPE AND RICHARD CROSS HAS IT.

[Chris] HE WAS IN THE PARKING GARAGE THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

THERE'S A V.C.R. DOWN THERE. IT'S NOT A BIG LEAP, ARNOLD.

JUST ASKING THE QUESTION. [Lisa] ANY SENSE HOW BORNSTEIN...

WILL RESPOND TO OUR ARGUMENT FOR MITIGATING FACTORS IN SENTENCING?

NO WAY SHE GOES BETTER THAN 25 TO LIFE.

ALL WE'VE GOT TO HOPE FOR IS STRAIGHT LIFE. THAT WAY NEIL HAS A SHOT AT PAROLE.

IS THERE AT LEAST ENOUGH MITIGATION TO KEEP HIM OUT OF A LEVEL-FOUR FACILITY?

UNFORTUNATELY NOT. ALL WE HAVE TO HOPE IS THAT HE GETS SENT...

TO THE CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION CENTER AT NORCO...

RATHER THAN SOMEPLACE LIKE FOLSOM OR PELICAN BAY OR TEHACHAPI.

GOD HELP HIM IF THEY SEND HIM THERE.

THE VAN'S DOWNSTAIRS. IT'S TIME.

WILL THE DEFENDANT PLEASE RISE?

MR. AVEDON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY BEFORE I PASS SENTENCE?

YES, YOUR HONOR. PROCEED.

THERE ARE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS MY SORROW OVER JESSICA'S TRAGIC DEATH...

OR HOW COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE IT IS THAT I COULD'VE KILLED HER.

AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I AM INNOCENT.

THIS IS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

I PRAY THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT SOMEHOW.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

MR. AVEDON, RARELY HAVE I SEEN SUCH A STUBBORN REFUSAL TO ACCEPT THE TRUTH.

IN YOUR STATEMENTS TO PROBATION AND TO THIS COURT TODAY,

YOU CONTINUE TO PROFESS INNOCENCE...

IN THE FACE OF OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE OF YOUR GUILT.

YOU HAVE SHOWN ABSOLUTELY NO REMORSE FOR THIS HEINOUS CRIME.

YOU'RE A VIOLENT YOUNG MAN AND A DANGER TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THEREFORE, I SEE IT AS MY DUTY TO SENTENCE YOU...

TO LIFE IN PRISON, WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.

MR. AVEDON, YOU ARE REMANDED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL,

TO BE TRANSFERRED ONE WEEK FROM TODAY...

AND DELIVERED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON AT FOLSOM,

A LEVEL-FOUR FACILITY, TO BEGIN YOUR SENTENCE.

[Gavel Bangs]

THIS VERDICT ISN'T THE LAST WORD.

NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

WE'RE GONNA FILE AN APPEAL.

BUT, TEDDY, ALL MY MONEY'S GONE.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT OUR FEES.

THE IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW IS NOT TO PANIC.

I'M GONNA DIE IN PRISON. YOU WON'T.

LOOK, I'M NOT GONNA TRY AND CON YOU. THIS IS GONNA BE AN UPHILL FIGHT.

IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY,

AND YOU'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS.

TRY AND GET SOME REST. I'LL BE BACK TO SEE YOU TOMORROW.

TED. WHAT'S UP, RAY?

ANYTHING ON CROSS? NO.

BUT I CAN PUT THE PORTALEGRE KID AT THE COSTELLO MURDER SCENE.

I FIGURED YOU'D WANNA KNOW. EDUARDO PORTALEGRE.

A BENCH WARRANT'S JUST BEEN ISSUED FOR HIM ON SOME OUTSTANDING PARKING TICKETS,

ONE OF WHICH PUTS HIS CAR IN FRONT OF JESSICA'S BUILDING AT 1:52 A.M.

ISN'T THAT THE SORT OF THING THE POLICE WOULD ALREADY HAVE TURNED UP IN THEIR INVESTIGATION?

THE CAR HAD BEEN SOLD. NEW OWNER GOT STUCK WITH THE TICKETS.

WHEN HE GOT OUT FROM UNDER THEM, IT SPUN AROUND TO PORTALEGRE.

WHO SUPPOSEDLY RAPED JESSICA TWO MONTHS BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.

COULD BE HE GOES BACK TO SEE HER AGAIN AND IT TURNED NASTY.

OR MAYBE CROSS ORCHESTRATED THE WHOLE THING FOR HIS VIEWING PLEASURE,

AND IT GOT OUT OF HAND.

AND HE TRIES TO SEAL YOU OFF BY HAVING YOU TAKE THE KID ON AS A CLIENT.

THANKS, RAY.

WHAT IS THE BASIS OF YOUR MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL, MR. HOFFMAN?

NEW AND RELEVANT EVIDENCE POINTING TO THE REAL KILLER.

DON'T TELL ME. THE ONE-ARMED MAN.

[Hoffman] COUNSEL'S SARCASM IS GRAVELY MISPLACED...

WITH A YOUNG MAN FACING LIFE BEHIND BARS.

WHAT'S YOUR EVIDENCE? EDUARDO PORTALEGRE,

A YOUNG MAN TWICE ARRESTED FOR RAPE,

HAS BEEN ALLEGED TO HAVE RAPED JESSICA COSTELLO BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.

WE HAVE CONCRETE AND IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE...

THAT MR. PORTALEGRE'S CAR...

WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH.

AND THE JURY CONCLUDED THAT NEIL AVEDON WAS ACTUALLY IN THE APARTMENT...

AND THAT HE KILLED JESSICA COSTELLO.

MR. AVEDON'S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS NECESSITATES...

THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO PLACE THIS PORTALEGRE EVIDENCE BEFORE A NEW JURY.

OH, COME ON, TED. YOU DID EVERYTHING...

BUT SHOUT FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP THAT RICHARD CROSS...

KILLED JESSICA COSTELLO, AND IT DIDN'T WORK.

NOW YOU WANNA TAKE ANOTHER BITE OF THE APPLE WITH THIS NEW SCAPEGOAT?

IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE AND NOT RELEVANT.

CLEARLY MS. GRASSO DOESN'T WANNA GIVE UP A WIN.

BUT YOUR HONOR, I ASK YOU TO FOCUS ON...

THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION HERE, WHICH IS JUSTICE.

MR. AVEDON GOT A FAIR TRIAL AND HAS RECOURSE THROUGH APPEAL.

THAT IS JUSTICE. MOTION DENIED.

COUNSELOR. DETECTIVE, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

A 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS A HOMICIDE.

WE'VE GOT A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY. HE'S ASKING FOR YOU.

HIS NAME IS JERRY ALBANESE. DON'T KNOW HIM.

HE SAYS HE KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT JESSICA COSTELLO'S MURDER.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT HIM? NOT MUCH.

CAME OUT OF BROOKLYN. PRIORS FOR BURGLARY AND A.D.W.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, HE'S AT PARKER CENTER.

I'M INTERESTED AND GRATEFUL. I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.

UNDER THAT HEADING, DO YOU REMEMBER EDUARDO PORTALEGRE?

YEAH. WE CAN PUT HIM AT THE JESSICA COSTELLO MURDER SCENE...

WITH A PARKING TICKET HE GOT OUTSIDE HER BUILDING.

I KNOW YOU'D BE STICKING YOUR NECK OUT.

I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

TED, THESE ARE FOR YOU.

AND MARTINA SPECTOR'S WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

THANKS, LILA.

SPECTOR'S THE DIVORCE ATTORNEY? YEAH.

WHAT A SHAME. TELL ME ABOUT IT.

TED, WHY EVEN HIRE ME TO HANDLE YOUR DIVORCE?

YOU'RE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO MY JOB.

I'M NOT LOOKING TO GO TO WAR HERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FALL ON YOUR SWORD EITHER.

THE HOUSE, HALF OF EVERYTHING YOU OWN AND 30,000 A MONTH?

TEDDY, THIS ISN'T A SETTLEMENT. IT'S PENANCE...

AND UNWARRANTED AT THAT.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU DITCHED YOUR WIFE FOR SOME TOOTSIE.

I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER PUT THROUGH AN UGLY, DRAWN-OUT CONTEST.

I WANT HER FUTURE ASSURED. SHE SHOULD HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO HER.

SHE'S 10 YEARS OLD. DON'T YOU THINK AN ALLOWANCE...

OF A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IS OVERDOING IT?

I'LL GIVE YOU A LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR RESERVATIONS.

TEDDY, I'M NOT TRYING TO COVER MY ASS.

YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE YOU WOULD NEVER LET A CLIENT MAKE.

AS I SAID, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE ARRANGEMENT.

AT LEAST GIVE ME A CRACK AT THE VALUATION OF THE FIRM ON THE SCHEDULE OF ASSETS.

THE VALUATION'S FINE.

THE OTHER SIDE'S OVERESTIMATED THE LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES OF THE FIRM.

AN INFLATED GOODWILL WAY OUT OF PROPORTION.

I KNOW MELANIE KENDALL, AND I GUARANTEE YOU,

SHE DID THIS EXPECTING US TO NEGOTIATE.

MARTINA, MAKE THE OFFER, CLOSE THE DEAL.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT, TED,

BUT LET ME ACCOMPLISH THIS IN A WAY THAT MAKES SOME DEGREE OF SENSE.

[Sighs] FINE.

HI, JUSTINE. HOW IS HE?

NOT GOOD.

WE NEED TO TALK TO HIM, JULIE.

NOW'S NOT A GOOD TIME.

JULIE, NEIL'S BEING SENT TO FOLSOM.

AND WHAT IS TALKING TO RICHARD GONNA DO TO CHANGE THAT?

RICHARD DIDN'T KILL MY SISTER.

HE IS NOT GOING TO CONFESS TO SOMETHING HE DIDN'T DO.

WE FOUND A HIDDEN CAMERA IN THE BEDROOM, JULIE.

WE THINK RICHARD HAS A TAPE OF THE MURDER.

THERE WAS A V.C.R. IN A LOCKED CABINET IN THE GARAGE.

WE THINK RICHARD RETRIEVED THE TAPE THAT NIGHT AND HAS KEPT IT HIDDEN EVER SINCE.

- WHO DO YOU THINK IS ON IT? - THAT WE'RE NOT SURE OF.

WHAT IF IT TURNED OUT TO BE NEIL? THEN THAT WOULD BE THAT.

AT LEAST WE WOULD KNOW THAT HE DESERVES WHAT HE'S GETTING.

JUSTINE, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,

AND I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO.

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TRY AND UNDERSTAND ME.

I WILL NOT BETRAY MY HUSBAND.

WE'RE NOT ASKING THAT YOU BETRAY HIM, JULIE.

ALL WE WANT IS FOR TED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM.

- I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. - WE MAY NOT HAVE VERY MUCH TIME.

I KNOW THAT. I SAID I'LL THINK ABOUT IT, AND I WILL.

OKAY.

HE'S NOT BACK YET. I EXPECT HIM ANY MOMENT. OKAY.

LOUIS, CANCEL THE REST OF MY MORNING.

I HAVE TO GO DOWN TO PARKER CENTER. RIGHT.

HERE'S THE SCHEDULE OF THE EXHIBITS.

AND I UPDATED OUR BRIEF TO INCLUDE A CASE I PICKED UP ON WESTLAW.

IT'S FROM THE NINTH CIRCUIT. IT'S NOT CONTROLLING,

AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY ON POINT, BUT...

WHAT IS IT? A DICTUM BACKING UP OUR CONTENTION...

THAT NEIL'S SUPPOSED CONFESSION TO GRAHAM LESTER...

SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ADMITTED DUE TO ITS UNRELIABILITY.

I'LL READ IT. I THINK THAT THE DICTA...

IN THE CONCURRING OPINION SERVES US TO THE EXTENT THAT... ARNOLD.

I'LL READ IT. RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME. COME IN.

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH JULIE CROSS.

SHE DOESN'T THINK HER HUSBAND SHOULD BE DISTURBED.

KNOWING HE COULD HAVE A VIDEOTAPE OF HER SISTER'S MURDER?

MY GUESS IS THAT JULIE TOOK A RUN AT CONVINCING CROSS, GOT SMACKED DOWN AND GAVE IN.

I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK SHE'S ACTUALLY STEPPING UP TO THE ROLE OF WIFE HERE.

THEN WE'LL HAVE TO TRACK DOWN CROSS OURSELVES.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK.

MR. HOFFMAN, LET ME SAY RIGHT OFF THE BAT,

I KNOW YOU'RE A VERY BUSY GUY, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING IN HERE TO SEE ME.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

I WAS HOPING MAYBE WE COULD HELP EACH OTHER.

OKAY. HOW CAN WE HELP EACH OTHER?

DO YOU KNOW SAL DeGENOA?

NO.

SALLY ROCKO? SAL DeGENOA? SAL JUNIOR?

DON'T KNOW ANY OF THEM. NO, NO. IT'S ALL THE SAME GUY.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM? I DON'T KNOW HIM.

HE'S A MADE GUY IN THE PHILADELPHIA MOB, YOU KNOW.

OCCASIONALLY I DO SOME WORK FOR HIM.

WHAT KIND OF WORK?

LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY... I AIN'T A BRICKLAYER.

IF SAL CALLS ME, IT'S BECAUSE HE WANTS ME TO WHACK SOMEBODY.

I'M THE ONE WHO WHACKED JESSICA COSTELLO, MR. HOFFMAN.

- DID SAL TELL YOU TO DO THAT? - THAT'S RIGHT.

WHY DID SAL DeGENOA WANT JESSICA COSTELLO KILLED?

HE WAS DOING IT FOR RICHARD CROSS. DID HE TELL YOU THAT?

I PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER, YOU KNOW?

CROSS IS IN ATLANTIC CITY. HE GOES DOWN THERE...

FOR THE PERNELL WHITAKER- JULIO CÉSAR VÁSQUEZ FIGHT.

HE'S AT THE TABLES. HE'S HANGING OUT.

WHO'S WITH HIM?

SAL'S WITH HIM.

THE NEXT DAY, SAL CALLS ME ON THE TELEPHONE.

HE WANTS TO SEE ME.

SO YOU TELL ME, WHO AM I WORKING FOR?

JESSICA WAS STRANGLED. THAT'S AN UNUSUAL METHOD...

FOR A PROFESSIONAL KILLER TO USE, ISN'T IT?

WHICH IS EXACTLY THE WAY THAT I WANTED IT.

I WANTED IT TO LOOK LIKE A CRIME OF PASSION.

THIS THING YOU'RE IN ON NOW, WAS IT ALSO A CONTRACT KILLING?

NO. THAT WAS A CRIME OF PASSION.

IT'S JUST, I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WRONG GIRL, THAT'S ALL.

I TRUSTED HER. SHE GOES OUT ON ME.

SO ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER AND, YOU KNOW...

WHAT'S YOUR PURPOSE IN COMING FORWARD NOW, MR. ALBANESE?

MY PURPOSE IS GETTING YOU TO REPRESENT ME.

- WHAT'S THE DEFENSE? - THAT I'M CRAZY, YOU KNOW?

ARE YOU CRAZY? YOU COULD CONVINCE A JURY THAT I AM.

I KNOW YOU COULD, YOU KNOW?

YOU GET ALL THE RIGHT SHRINKS.

YOU'D FIND SOMETHING THE COPS DID WRONG. YOU'D FIND SOMETHING,

AND YOU'D CONVINCE 12 PEOPLE THAT I'M CRAZY.

I'VE SEEN YOU IN ACTION, MR. HOFFMAN.

YOU COULD CONVINCE 12 PEOPLE TO SET THEMSELVES ON FIRE...

IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT.

- THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. - [Laughs]

YOU'RE THE MAN. [Chuckling]

WHAT ROOM IS THIS GOING INTO? IT'S DOWN THE HALL ON YOUR RIGHT.

[Indistinct]

HI, ARNOLD. HI. GOT A MINUTE?

YEAH. SURE. COME ON IN.

IF IT'S ALL THE SAME, I'D JUST AS SOON STAY OUTSIDE.

OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE ELECTED NOT TO TELL US WHERE RICHARD IS.

RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE,

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES...

OF YOUR HUSBAND DYING BEFORE WE CAN TALK TO HIM.

THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT AN INNOCENT MAN GETS SHIPPED OFF TO FOLSOM PRISON.

HE'LL TURN MIDDLE-AGED IN THERE.

IF HE LIVES THAT LONG, HE'LL TURN OLD.

BEFORE THAT, HE CAN EXPECT TO GET GANG-RAPED ON A REGULAR BASIS...

ARNOLD... DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO IN PRISON IF YOU'RE A PRETTY BOY?

THEY KNOCK OUT YOUR FRONT TEETH TO MAKE IT EASIER...

TO USE YOUR MOUTH... STOP IT.

THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HIM.

NOTHING TED IS GOING TO SAY TO RICHARD IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

HOW CONVENIENT IT IS FOR YOU TO THINK THAT.

AND I THINK RICHARD IS ENTITLED TO DIE IN PEACE.

REALLY? WHAT DID HE DO OVER THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE TO ENTITLE HIM TO THAT?

ISN'T EVERYONE ENTITLED TO THAT? NO.

PARTICULARLY NOT WHEN IT RUINS THE LIFE OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.

WELL, I DON'T THINK RICHARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. [Sighs]

LET ME CUT RIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER, JULIE.

WHATEVER DEAL THAT YOU HAVE MADE WITH RICHARD,

AND WHATEVER ELABORATE JUSTIFICATION YOU'VE MADE TO YOURSELF...

REGARDING THIS "MARRIAGE," IT DOES NOT,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU WANT IT TO,

ABSOLVE YOU OF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

YOU OWE IT TO US TO TELL US WHERE RICHARD CROSS IS.

WHATEVER YOU THINK OF MY MARRIAGE TO RICHARD, IT IS A FACT.

HE IS MY HUSBAND, AND I AM HIS WIFE.

AND WHATEVER ELSE I DO, I AM GOING TO HONOR THE COMMITMENT I MADE TO HIM.

DON'T YOU DARE STAND THERE WITH YOUR AIR OF MORAL SUPERIORITY...

AND TELL ME WHAT I OWE YOU.

I OWE YOU NOTHING.

WOW. WHAT'S HE WORTH, 400 MILLION?

WHATEVER ELSE THEY SAY ABOUT YOU, THEY CAN'T SAY YOU SOLD YOURSELF CHEAP.

FURTHER, YOUR CLIENT AGREES TO PAY ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT...

TOTALING IN THE AGGREGATE $427,000 A YEAR.

TED WILL ALSO PAY ALL OF HIS DAUGHTER'S MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.

REASONABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.

OKAY. REASONABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES...

UNTIL LIZZIE IS 21.

ANNIE GETS THE HOUSE AND ITS CONTENTS.

WHAT AM I LEAVING OUT?

ON THE LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS, WE'RE AGREED...

THAT TED KEEPS THE STOCK PORTFOLIO, VALUED AT 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS,

AND ANNIE GETS THE CASH, TOTALING 900,000,

WITH TED CONTRIBUTING $100,000...

IN AT&T SHARES TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.

WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS YOUR CLIENT PAYING $100,000 IN CASH.

WE'RE AGREEING TO PAY THE 100,000.

WE JUST WANNA DO IT IN STOCK.

EXCEPT THAT 100K IN STOCK...

IS ONLY WORTH 72 WHEN YOU GO TO SELL IT AND PAY CAPITAL GAINS.

- [Martina] THEN DON'T SELL IT. - [Melanie] WE WANT THE CASH,

AND WE DO NOT WANT TO BE SADDLED WITH HIS TAX LIABILITY.

COME ON, MELANIE. WE'RE GIVING YOU THE HOUSE.

WE AGREED TO YOUR INFLATED EVALUATION OF THE FIRM.

TO ALL OF WHICH WE ARE ENTITLED.

YOU CAN'T BE SAYING THAT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE.

- I ABSOLUTELY AM. - [Martina] THIS IS A FRONT-LOADED DEAL.

[Melanie] I WANT CASH, MARTINA. I DO NOT WANT STOCK EQUIVALENCY.

- I FIND THIS OFFENSIVE. - I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY.

WE'LL TAKE THE $100,000 IN STOCK.

[Melanie] HANG ON A SECOND. WE'LL TAKE THE STOCK.

ANNIE, MAY I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT IN PRIVATE?

THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT, MELANIE.

I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HAD A MARTINI.

[Sighs]

I THOUGHT GIN GAVE YOU A HEADACHE. IT DOES.

BUT AFTER TODAY, HOW COULD I POSSIBLY FEEL ANY WORSE?

WELL, AT LEAST IT'S OVER WITH.

YEAH.

THANKS. FOR WHAT?

YOU COULD'VE MADE THIS WHOLE PROCESS PRETTY GRUELING...

IF YOU'D CHOSEN TO, AND YOU DIDN'T.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ALL I EVER WANTED WAS FOR YOU TO BE HAPPY.

I THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT WAS TO WORK HARD, BE SUCCESSFUL,

AND THAT WOULD MAKE ME A GOOD HUSBAND.

A LESSON LEARNED.

ALL THESE LONELY PEOPLE WITH NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN SIT AROUND GETTING SCHNOCKERED.

YOU WANNA SEE A STUDY IN LONELINESS,

CHECK INTO A HOTEL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

EVERYBODY'S EN ROUTE.

THE MORE ORNATE THE LOBBY, THE MORE DEPRESSING IT IS.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET OUT OF THERE AND GET A PLACE OF YOUR OWN?

IT'S ON THE LIST OF THINGS TO DO.

I DROVE BY A LITTLE HOUSE FOR SALE IN SANTA MONICA, ON 20th.

SPANISH, LAP POOL IN THE BACKYARD.

YOU'D ONLY BE THREE MINUTES AWAY,

SO LIZZIE COULD COME OVER WHENEVER SHE WANTS.

SOUNDS GREAT.

WANT ME TO CALL THE REALTOR AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?

SURE.

MR. HOFFMAN, YOU HAVE A CALL FROM YOUR OFFICE.

- WHAT IS IT, LOUIS? - [Man] ANOTHER ROUND?

NO. JUST THE CHECK, PLEASE.

I'M ON MY WAY.

AN INMATE JUST ATTACKED NEIL WITH A KNIFE.

- OH, MY GOD. - I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

[Door Buzzes]

- ARE YOU OKAY? - NO, I'M NOT OKAY.

SOMEBODY TRIED TO KILL ME.

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

I'M IN THE SHOWER. THIS GUY COMES ON TO ME.

HE WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER, AND HE WON'T BACK OFF.

SO I HIT HIM, AND HE CAME AFTER ME WITH A SHANK.

YOU GOTTA GET ME OUT OF HERE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

BUT LIKE I SAID, IT MAY TAKE A WHILE.

IN THE MEANTIME, I'LL SPEAK TO THE WATCH COMMANDER.

I PROMISE YOU THE PERSON WHO DID THIS WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ANYWHERE NEAR YOU FROM NOW ON.

DO YOU WANT TO PRESS CHARGES? AND SET MYSELF UP AS A SNITCH?

I'M ALREADY A TARGET.

EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS MY NAME, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS MY FACE.

AND BELIEVE ME, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN.

AND THIS IS NOT ME BEING PARANOID. THAT'S A FACT.

I'LL GO TO BORNSTEIN AND SEE WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE TO GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY.

YOU GOTTA GET ME OUT OF HERE, TEDDY. [Sighs]

YOU GOTTA GET ME OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE DOING OUR BEST, NEIL. I PROMISE YOU THAT.

[Phone Beeps]

APPLETON. SURE. SEND HER IN.

HI.

RICHARD'S IN ZURICH.

HE'LL BE BACK IN LOS ANGELES TOMORROW NIGHT.

TED'LL WANT TO MEET HIM AT THE PLANE.

THEY ARE LANDING AT VAN NUYS AROUND 9:00.

I CAN'T PROMISE HE'LL TALK TO YOU.

I UNDERSTAND.

THIS WASN'T EASY. I KNOW.

MY MOTHER WAS A GOOD WIFE TO MY FATHER.

I WANTED TO BE A GOOD WIFE TO MY HUSBAND.

YOUR MOTHER WASN'T MARRIED TO RICHARD CROSS.

ARNOLD SPIVAK GAVE ME HIS OPINION,

WHICH FOR SOME STRANGE REASON MATTERED TO ME.

I DECIDED THAT NEIL NOT GOING TO PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE...

WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE KIND OF WIFE I WAS.

I DECIDED I OWED IT TO HIM.

I DECIDED I OWED IT TO ALL OF YOU.

I'D BE VERY SURPRISED IF JERRY ALBANESE KILLED JESSICA COSTELLO.

WHY? I'VE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE PHILLY MOB.

NOBODY'S EVER HEARD OF HIM. IT'S NOT INCONCEIVABLE...

IF CROSS WAS HANGING AROUND WITH SAL DeGENOA.

IT'S NOT INCONCEIVABLE AT ALL. CROSS LIKES TO BE AROUND WISE GUYS.

SO WHEN ALBANESE SAYS CROSS WAS WITH DeGENOA...

AT THE WHITAKER-VASQUEZ FIGHT, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.

WHEN HE SAYS CROSS ASKED DeGENOA TO TAKE CARE OF JESSICA, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.

THE ONLY THING THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT TO YOU...

IS THAT DeGENOA WOULD BRING IN ALBANESE.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU SAY NOBODY EVER HEARD OF HIM.

IF YOU'RE ASKING ME, CAN I PROVE HE'S LYING? THE ANSWER'S NO.

I DON'T HAVE THAT ON THE NIGHT OF THE WHITAKER-VASQUEZ FIGHT,

CROSS WAS ATTENDING A STATE DINNER IN JAKARTA.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE MIGHT BE TELLING THE TRUTH.

I KNOW HOW BAD YOU WANT HIM TO BE, TED. I JUST DON'T THINK HE IS.

WHAT I AM ASKING FOR, YOUR HONOR, IS THAT YOU USE YOUR INFLUENCE...

TO HAVE MY CLIENT MOVED TO A MORE PROTECTED STATUS WHILE HE'S AT COUNTY.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THE PEOPLE WOULD OPPOSE ME ON THAT.

AS LONG AS HE'S OFF THE STREET, THE PEOPLE HAVE NO VESTED INTEREST...

IN WHERE MR. AVEDON IS INCARCERATED.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN, MR. HOFFMAN, BUT MY POWER IS LIMITED IN THIS SITUATION.

I HAVE TO BELIEVE A CALL FROM A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE TO ARTICULATE THE RAMIFICATIONS...

OF A LIABILITY SUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY,

SHOULD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.

I'M AWARE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID AND TO WHOM.

AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT'D BE EFFECTIVE, I CAN'T SAY,

BUT I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

THANK YOU. YOUR HONOR, I ALSO URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER...

THIS YOUNG MAN'S SENTENCE IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

MR. AVEDON IS GOOD-LOOKING, VULNERABLE. HE'S A CELEBRITY.

ALL OF WHICH MAKES HIM A TROPHY IN A PLACE LIKE FOLSOM.

PERHAPS IF HE WERE SENT TO A LESS-SEVERE FACILITY...

SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION CENTER.

YOUR CLIENT MAY BE FAMOUS, BUT HE ALSO HAS A WELL-DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF VIOLENCE.

I DON'T WANT HIM IN A PLACE WHERE HE CAN VICTIMIZE...

OTHER INMATES CONVICTED OF LESSER OFFENSES.

WE'LL HAVE TO DISAGREE AS TO WHETHER NEIL POSES A THREAT TO ANYONE.

WHAT I'M SURE WE CAN AGREE ON...

IS THAT MR. AVEDON STILL ENJOYS THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION...

FROM CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.

HE WON'T SURVIVE A YEAR AT FOLSOM.

I'LL TAKE THIS MATTER UNDER ADVISEMENT...

AND MAKE WHATEVER RECOMMENDATIONS I DEEM APPROPRIATE.

UNDERSTAND, HOWEVER, THE FINAL CALL IS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

THIS WAS NEVER A DEATH PENALTY CASE.

IT'S MY HOPE THAT YOU WILL USE ALL YOUR INFLUENCE...

TO KEEP IT FROM BECOMING ONE.

SIR, EXCUSE ME, BUT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN MR. HOFFMAN WILL BE RETURNING.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT REGARDLESS OF WHEN HE DOES GET BACK,

HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MEET WITH YOU TODAY...

CAN I HELP YOU? I'M SAL DeGENOA.

TED HOFFMAN. HOW DO YOU DO? SOMEBODY SAYS THEY KNOW ME?

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THIS GENTLEMAN THAT HE NEEDS AN APPOINTMENT.

I DON'T NEED AN APPOINTMENT, FRUITCAKE.

WHEN I HEAR AN ACCUSATION MADE AGAINST ME, I GO TO THE SOURCE.

THAT'S ME. THAT'S THE WAY I OPERATE.

I'M REPRESENTING A CLIENT, MR. DeGENOA.

NAMES COME UP, I CHECK THEM OUT. THAT'S THE WAY I OPERATE.

SOME GUY, JERRY LA-LA, WHATEVER,

MENTIONS MY NAME, AND YOU'RE CHECKING ME OUT?

I NEVER HEARD OF THIS GUY IN MY LIFE.

HE TELLS A STORY, AND SUDDENLY PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME...

IF I ORDERED A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL KILLED.

WHAT IS THAT? YOU DO KNOW RICHARD CROSS.

- YOU GOT SOMETHING TO DO? - YEAH. THIS IS IT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, LOUIS. LET'S STEP INTO MY OFFICE.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE.

THIS ISN'T A CONVERSATION I WANTED TO HAVE IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS.

I UNDERSTAND.

RICHARD CROSS DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY KILLED.

- NOT THAT BROAD, NOT ANYBODY. - HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE PEOPLE KILLED.

RICHARD CROSS ISN'T LIKE THEM.

RICHARD CROSS IS THE KIND OF GUY WHO LIKES TO HAVE STORIES TO TELL.

HE LIKES TO BE ABLE TO SAY, "I WAS OUT LAST NIGHT WITH A HOLLYWOOD STAR.

"I WAS OUT LAST NIGHT WITH A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER.

I WAS OUT LAST NIGHT WITH A MOB GUY."

HE HUNG AROUND ME SO HE COULD TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

HE AIN'T NO TOUGH GUY.

I AIN'T NO TOUGH GUY.

LARRY HERE, HE'S A TOUGH GUY.

WHAT WAS IN IT FOR YOU?

WHAT WAS IN IT FOR ME? I LIKED THE GUY.

WAS THE NATURE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP PURELY SOCIAL?

WHOA, WHOA. WAIT. WAS I SERVED WITH A SUBPOENA WHEN I WASN'T LOOKIN'?

I'M SURE YOU CAN APPRECIATE THAT THE ROLE OF AN ATTORNEY...

IS TO EXPLORE ANY AND ALL THEORIES...

THAT MIGHT SERVE TO EXONERATE HIS CLIENT.

I NOT ONLY APPRECIATE IT, I ADMIRE IT.

THE WHOLE REASON FOR MY COMING HERE TODAY...

IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT I AM NOT A THEORY.

NOW SO LONG AS YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,

AS LONG AS MY NAME IS OFF THE TABLE, WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM.

IF YOU HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP TO THIS CRIME, MR. DeGENOA,

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN YOU.

BEAUTIFUL. WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

CASE CLOSED. NEW SUBJECT. YOU LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEVADA?

NO.

- CAN I MAKE A MODEST PROPOSAL? - BY ALL MEANS.

I'M PAYING AN ATTORNEY A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR RETAINER IN LAS VEGAS.

I'M READY TO DROP HIM DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT.

AND YOU'LL BE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO REPLACE HIM.

- THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. - I DON'T THINK I'M THE GUY.

HMM. LET'S NOT CLOSE ANY DOORS. CAN WE MANAGE NOT TO DO THAT?

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S ALL. WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANOTHER WORD.

HI, ARNOLD. HI.

TO WHAT DO I OWE THE PLEASURE OF THIS VISIT?

I WAS WRONG TO SAY WHAT I SAID EARLIER. I'M SORRY.

YOU WEREN'T WRONG.

YOU WERE HORRIBLE, BUT YOU WEREN'T WRONG.

I'M SORRY THAT I WAS HORRIBLE.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I THINK YOU DID THE HONORABLE THING.

YOU ALSO THINK I MARRIED RICHARD FOR HIS MONEY.

WHY YOU MARRIED HIM IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

I DID MARRY HIM FOR HIS MONEY...

AND THE SECURITY IT BUYS ME...

AND THE FACT THAT HE ASKED ME.

WOULD I HAVE MARRIED HIM IF HE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY?

PROBABLY NOT.

BUT IF IN SOME SMALL CORNER OF MYSELF,

I DIDN'T ACTUALLY LOVE HIM, I WOULDN'T HAVE MARRIED HIM,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY HE HAD.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

YOU REALLY MEAN A LOT TO ME, ARNOLD.

I THINK ABOUT YOU, AND I THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN,

AND IT MAKES ME SAD.

THINK ABOUT ME SOMETIMES.

[Door Opens]

HOW ARE YOU, MR. HOFFMAN? GOOD, JERRY. HOW ARE YOU?

SEEING AS YOU'RE HERE, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

YOU'LL UNDERSTAND IF I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

- YEAH, SURE. - WE MADE SOME INQUIRIES IN PHILADELPHIA.

NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE HEARD OF YOU.

THAT'S 'CAUSE I AIN'T FROM PHILADELPHIA.

I'M FROM PROVIDENCE.

BUT I KNOW SAL ON ACCOUNT OF HE USED TO HAVE A GOUMADA UP IN PROVIDENCE.

HE USED TO COME UP THERE ALL THE TIME AND HANG OUT, YOU KNOW?

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT ON THE NIGHT PERNELL WHITAKER...

FOUGHT JULIO CÉSAR VÁSQUEZ,

RICHARD CROSS WAS ATTENDING A STATE DINNER IN JAKARTA?

I'D JUST SAY, LET'S GO TO PLAN "B," YOU KNOW?

WHICH WOULD BE WHAT?

TELL THE TRUTH AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

YOU DIDN'T KILL JESSICA COSTELLO, DID YOU?

- NO, SIR. - [Chuckles]

OKAY.

BUT I WOULD MAINTAIN THAT DOESN'T MAKE THE LEAST LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE.

LET ME EXPLAIN WHY.

I GOT HOMICIDAL TENDENCIES.

I HAVE MURDERED SEVERAL PROSTITUTES,

INCLUDING ONES THE AUTHORITIES DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT,

WHICH WOULD MAKE ME A WHOLLY CREDIBLE SUSPECT IN YOUR MURDER.

WHY WOULD YOU WANNA TAKE THE RAP FOR A MURDER YOU DIDN'T COMMIT?

THE SAME REASON I GAVE YOU BEFORE, HERR COMMANDANT.

BECAUSE I'D HAVE YOU AT THE CONTROLS, THAT'S WHY.

MR. HOFFMAN. NOT TO TELL YOU YOUR BUSINESS,

'CAUSE I AIN'T GONNA DO THAT,

BUT... WE CAN PULL THIS THING OFF.

YOU THINK RICHARD WIDMARK IN THE KISS OF DEATH,

OR YOU THINK JIMMY CAGNEY IN WHITE HEAT.

THINK PETER LORRE FROM M.

THAT'S WHAT THAT JURY'S GONNA SEE WHEN THEY LOOK AT ME.

I'M GONNA GO TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR A FEW YEARS.

NEIL AVEDON'S GONNA BE A FREE MAN.

MAYBE I'M MISSING SOMETHING, BUT THIS LOOKS LIKE...

YOUR CLASSIC WIN-WIN SITUATION TO ME.

YOU'RE A SMART FELLOW, JERRY.

TOO BAD YOUR MIND HASN'T BEEN PUT TO MORE BENEFICIAL PURPOSES.

WHAT'S GONNA BE MORE BENEFICIAL THAN STAYING OUT OF PRISON?

I'M NOT GOING INTO COURT CLAIMING THINGS I KNOW TO BE FALSE.

- [Laughs] SINCE WHEN? - SINCE ALWAYS.

WELL, CAN YOU REFER ME TO SOMEBODY OR...

- I'M SORRY. I CAN'T. - [Laughs]

ALL RIGHT. WELL, MR. HOFFMAN, YOU CAN'T BLAME ME FOR TRYING, CAN YA?

[Mutters]

COUNSELOR, WE LOCATED THE PORTALEGRE KID. HE'S IN NEW YORK CITY.

ANY IDEA WHEN HE PLANS TO RETURN? NOT ANYTIME SOON.

AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE COSTELLO INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED,

MY BOSSES AREN'T EAGER TO COUGH UP THE AIRFARE FOR ME TO GO BACK THERE...

AND QUESTION HIM ABOUT A PARKING TICKET.

WAS JERRY ALBANESE ABLE TO SHED ANY LIGHT ON THINGS?

NOT REALLY. OH.

HE SEEMED TO ME LIKE A GUY WHO WAS LOOKING TO PLAY THE ANGLES.

YEAH.

[Door Buzzes]

[Hoffman] HELLO, NEIL. WHAT'S UP?

- HOW'S THE HAND? - UH, IT HURTS.

I UNDERSTAND THEY'VE MOVED YOU IN WITH A MORE-PROTECTED POPULATION.

YEAH. THANKS. I'M PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY GUY IN THERE NOT WEARING A DRESS.

SO, WHERE ARE THEY SENDING ME?

I SPOKE TO BORNSTEIN. SHE'S RECOMMENDING YOU GO TO CHINA LAKE.

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THEY LOCK YOU UP FOR 23 HOURS A DAY.

THE JOB RIGHT NOW IS TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY DURING THE APPEALS PROCESS.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PRISONER OR A GUARD KILLED AT CHINA LAKE.

HOW ABOUT YOU QUIT JERKING ME OFF?

YOU AND I BOTH KNOW I'M GOING AWAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT. AT LEAST AT FOLSOM,

SOMEONE MIGHT DO ME THE FAVOR OF SLITTING MY THROAT...

AND PUTTING ME OUT OF MY MISERY.

NEIL, WHEREVER YOU ARE, HOWEVER BAD IT IS,

YOU GOTTA DO WHAT IT TAKES TO STAY ALIVE.

IS THAT THE WORD FROM ON HIGH, TEDDY?

IS THAT MY INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE DAY?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WHY DON'T THEY LOCK YOU UP IN HERE?

THEN YOU TELL ME HOW IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BAD IT IS.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TELL YOU, NEIL? NOTHING.

JUST STROLL ON OUT OF HERE TO YOUR NEXT BIG TRIAL.

NO ONE'S STROLLING ANYWHERE, NEIL.

WHAT I AM DOING IS BUSTING MY ASS ALL DAY, EVERY DAY,

TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY...

GETTING YOU OUT OF HERE.

I'M SORRY THAT UP UNTIL NOW I HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

IF YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO'LL WORK HARDER OR BE MORE EFFECTIVE,

I SUGGEST YOU HIRE THEM.

JUST TELL ME WHERE TO SEND THE FILES.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

DO WE HAVE ANY REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS THAT RICHARD CROSS...

IS GONNA BE FORTHCOMING WITH WHAT HE KNOWS, WHATEVER IT IS?

I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE MAN THERE'S A HUMAN HEART.

PROBABLY THE SIZE OF A CARAWAY SEED,

BUT A HUMAN HEART NONETHELESS.

AND IF I WAS ABOUT TO MEET MY MAKER,

I WOULDN'T WANNA LEAVE THIS WORLD HAVING SENT AN INNOCENT MAN...

TO PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

LET'S HOPE.

LET'S HURRY IT UP!

EXCUSE ME. THIS IS A SECURED AREA.

I'M AFRAID I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE.

WE HAVE BUSINESS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL ARRIVING ON THAT PLANE.

THE INDIVIDUAL ON THAT PLANE DOESN'T WANNA BE DISTURBED.

COULD YOU JUST GET BACK IN YOUR CAR? GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.

[Julie] IT'S ALL RIGHT, DOUGLAS.

I HAVE MY INSTRUCTIONS. I'M GIVING YOU NEW INSTRUCTIONS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION AND SO DOES NEIL. OKAY.

SURE. [Man] ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET IT IN HERE CLOSER.

RICHARD.

WHO'S THAT?

- IS THAT YOU, TEDDY? - HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

WELL, I'M NOT DOING SO WONDERFUL AT THE MOMENT.

[Chuckles]

AM I IN LOS ANGELES? YES. YOU'RE HOME.

- GOOD. - RICHARD, NEIL NEEDS YOUR HELP.

I HEARD THEY FOUND HIM GUILTY.

AND YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT HE'S NOT.

WE FOUND THE VIDEO CAMERA IN THE APARTMENT, RICHARD.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MURDER,

IF YOU TRULY ARE NEIL'S FRIEND AS YOU CLAIM YOU ARE,

NOW IS THE TIME TO HELP HIM.

YOU'RE A SMART GUY, TEDDY.

[Chuckles]

DESPITE ALL OUR DIFFERENCES, YOU KNOW,

I ALWAYS ADMIRED YOU FOR YOUR MIND.

I'M DYING, TED.

I DON'T FEEL READY FOR THAT JUST YET.

[Hoffman] I'LL HOLD A GOOD THOUGHT FOR YOU, RICHARD.

BUT IN GOD'S NAME, DON'T DIE WITH THIS ON YOUR HEAD.

FOR NEIL'S SAKE AS WELL AS YOUR OWN, TELL ME WHERE THE TAPE IS.

RICHARD.

DO IT FOR ME, RICHARD.

- IT'S IN MY SAFE. - WHAT SAFE?

ONE IN MY OFFICE.

IN THE FLOOR UNDER THE DESK. IT'S A BEIDERMEYER DESK, TED.

YOU SHOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE IT WHILE YOU'RE THERE.

- WHAT'S THE COMBINATION? - THE WHAT?

- THE COMBINATION. - COMBINATION.

UM, 1-94-11...

SIR, WE'VE GOTTA GET THIS MAN TO A HOSPITAL.

TAKE DOUGLAS WITH YOU.

AND YOU REALLY SHOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO ADMIRE THAT DESK, TED.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU FOR COMING BY TO VISIT ME.

IT MEANS A LOT.

[Dr. Kressel] PLEASE. COME ON.

[Siren Wailing]

I'LL DO THAT.

SO I BET YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GONNA GET YOUR SHOTS IN NOW, AREN'T YA, HUH?

NOW THAT MR. CROSS IS TOO SICK TO STAND UP TO YOU?

THE COMBINATION IS 1-94-11.

I SAW WHAT YOU TRIED TO DO TO HIM DURING THE TRIAL...

THINGS YOU SAID ABOUT HIS WIFE IN PUBLIC,

THE WAY YOU PLANTED THAT APPLETON BROAD IN HERE TO SPY FOR YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. IN MY OPINION, YOU'RE THE LOWLIFE, NOT HIM.

[Hoffman] WE APPRECIATE THE AWKWARDNESS OF THE SITUATION, MR. FOURNIER.

- ALL WE WANNA DO IS GET THE TAPE. - I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE EVER WORKED FOR,

I'VE NEVER MET MORE OF A GENTLEMAN THAN RICHARD CROSS.

HERE'S YOUR TAPE.

WHAT'S UP, TED? WE'VE GOT THE VIDEOTAPE.

EVERYBODY IN MY OFFICE.

[Justine] IT'S NEIL.

- OH, NO. - SOMEONE HIT THE FAST-FORWARD.

THERE.

HE DIDN'T DO IT. JESSICA WAS STILL ALIVE WHEN NEIL LEFT.

SPEED THROUGH THIS.

RIGHT HERE.

OH, MY GOD.