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NARRATOR: THe new case,

MAN ION TV] : Police arrested basketball great, Rickey Latrell,

Get me out of here.

DOCKNOVICH : We enter a plea of not guilty.

On the issue of bail, my client is eager to demonstrate his innocence.

We assure the court that he will be ready and available for trial .

Bail is denied .

NARRATOR: THe Sharon Rooney case,

We, the jury, find the defendant, Sharon Rooney, not guilty.

We did it. Everything's going to be okay.

REPORTER: How do you feel? -You got away scot-free.

Ms. Rooney did not get away with anything .

The murderers of Governor Van Allan and Marlee Donovan got away.

NARRATOR: THe Mob informant,

I wanna give you some information. And I want you to get me out of here.

-What's in it for me, Carmine? -I'll give you who killed . . .

-. . .the governor and that girl . -Who killed them?

You' re looking at him, counselor.

NARRATOR: THe deal,

GARFIELD: I've been thinking about your offer.

As much as it pains me to provide comfort for a man. . .

. . .of Carmine D' Nardis' character, I' m prepared to deal .

Put that in writing, we've got a deal .

He'll do a killing on a handshake, but wants a written agreement with me?

Go figure.

NARRATOR: Confronting the enemy,

You' re playing a dangerous game, son.

So you keep saying .

-Apparently you' re not hearing me. -Well, hear this, Mr. Dietrich.

I' m taking you down, and Roger Garfield along with you.

NARRATOR: THe reporter,

We are interested in putting together a tape of you telling your side of the story.

See, we can start out by shooting you at the actual crime scene.

Then, the women's clinic where you can talk to us. . .

. . .about what was going through your head during that abortion.

WYLER: I told you not to talk to her.

BOSTIC: No questions--?

WYLER: You are done for the evening . Deposit this gentleman at his car.

Are you okay?

I guess I'll just be a magnet for creeps from now on, huh?

No, all this is gonna blow over.

I don't know how I can ever thank you enough.

By putting this all behind you and living the great life that you deserve.

I hope you won't forget me.

VAUGHN : She told me she was going to the ladies' room a half-hour ago.

ICHATTER]

Hey, Jimmy.

That seat's taken.

-By who? -Anyone but you.

ISIGHS]

You' re upset. And I totally sympathize, Jimmy.

I absolutely shouldn't have approached Sharon Rooney the way I did .

-And I' m eating my heart out over it. -That's a one-bite lunch.

Jimmy, please. I wanna make this up to you. Please.

Will you get the hell away from me?

If you supply me with just one tiny morsel of information. . .

. . . I'll make it worth your while.

-What do you want? -I want the location of Carmine D' Nardis.

Let me think about it for a couple years.

Look, Jimmy, if you can help me out on this one. . .

. . .it'll put $2 million in your pocket.

You' re gonna pay me $2 million so you can write. . .

. . .about some guy that rolled on the Mob?

Let's just say there are certain people who would like to talk to this guy.

Mm-hm .

It's not like you' re giving up Mother Teresa.

I' m not gonna deal with you on this one.

Set me up with the guy running the show, maybe we can do business.

Done. I'll be in touch.

Detective.

What, first you represent a double murderer. . .

. . .then scum like D' Nardis, now you hang out with tabloid sleaze?

Next thing you know, you'll be socializing with defense attorneys.

Well, why don't you sit down and elevate my social standing .

Vince, I know you can't be happy with the outcome of the trial .

I would have preferred if she were in jail right now .

And so would I, but I have a better candidate.

Not the conspiracy song and dance again, please.

Look, I talked to the killer.

He told me how the whole job went down.

lt was Carmine D' Nardis.

-Busy boy. -Vince, just talk to the guy.

I don't want any credit. I just want to settle this.

Come on, Vince. Talk to him .

-Hello, Lee. -Hey.

Here's the breakdown of Rickey Latrell's assets.

He's leveraged out pretty good .

-ls there enough if the judge sets bail? -lt depends on how high he sets it.

-You planning on letting Chris argue? -He's trying the case. . .

-. . . he can handle the bail argument. -I know they' re smart young lawyers. . .

. . .don't get me wrong . Rickey loves them . But we may not get. . .

. . .another shot at bail .

The Rooney case is over. I'd like you to step in.

Lee, Aaron and Chris know the case inside and out.

They don't have your profile.

Which is probably not a bad thing right now .

It's not a secret I put a lot of noses out of joint during the Rooney case.

I'll be consulting with Chris and Aaron every step.

Let them try the case. That's the best thing, believe me.

Jimmy. . . .

Seybolt wants me to come down to Parker Center and give a statement.

-You don't want to do that. -Can you tell him that? As my attorney?

-I don't think it's a good idea. -Why not?

We represent Rickey. That's a potential conflict of interest.

Look, I'll call Don Semel at Diamant and Kilbride. He'll take care of you.

You take care of Rickey.

Nothing in U, S, v, Gordon says securing the appearance of the accused at trial . . .

. . .outweighs the objective of relieving him of imprisonment.

DOCKNOVICH : That's good .

Good, Gordon. 1 90 Fed, 2nd, 1 6.

-Anything else? -Yeah.

Who said, "The medium is the message" ?

Marshall McLuhan in Understanding Media, his seminal work, published in 1 964.

Hm? You suggesting we quote McLuhan in Rickey's bail argument?

My point is, we've got a good message.

-Yeah, I agree. -Okay.

And I think if I' m the medium, it will be even more compelling .

-Really? -Maybe I should leave.

No. That's okay. Stay where you are. You've come to this conclusion why?

Because I' m black.

Now, if I stand up there arguing . . .

. . .for a black man's freedom, we'lI have a psychological edge.

-Which is? -A lot of the jury. . .

. . .looks like me and Rickey.

Now, if a judge turns us down for bail, two black men. . .

. . .it's gonna generate sympathy with prospective black jurors.

-I don't buy it. -What have we got to lose?

If I stand up for Rickey and we win, terrific.

But if a judge rejects our argument, odds are strong . . .

. . .we'll get some jurors on our side before the trial even starts.

You agree with that, Arnold?

I can't help you there. I' m very white myself, so my input would be de minimis.

Come on. You must have some opinion.

Here's my opinion. If you' re right, more and more cases. . .

. . .are going to be decided on the basis of demographics, not merits.

We' re gonna end up polarizing not only our justice system, but society as well .

-That's exactly-- SPIVAK: On the other hand . . .

. . .from a strictly pragmatic perspective, your observation seems sound .

After all, we' re lawyers, not social engineers.

And we have to get the most out of the hand we' re dealt, so. . . .

Bottom line. . .

. . .there are two sides to every issue. . .

. . .and I' m not taking either one.

Chris, if I make the argument. . .

. . .and it gives us one iota more leverage, it's worth it, man.

It's loser thinking . I don't wanna win by playing victim .

I wanna win it on the merits.

Our responsibility is to do what is best for Rickey Latrell .

And I believe that what I' m suggesting is the best way to go.

I want out of this place.

Unhappy with the cuisine?

No room service after 1 1 . No premium channels on the cable.

And all I can see out my window is an office building .

BIGGIO: You wanna go back to men's jail?

Where you have a view of some guy sticking a shank in your gut?

Now, what about the governor?

I got a call from this guy I did a job for.

He said some guy named Rose was gonna call who wanted my services.

I needed the work, so I met this kid out at the airport.

-Kid? -Well, I use the term .

Early 30s, something like that.

Anyway, we agree on a figure. Thirty grand .

HaIf now, haIf on the back end .

You whacked Van Allan for 30 grand?

He didn't tell me it was gonna be the governor.

Hell, I' m a registered Democrat.

He just said I was supposed to do this girl .

The contract was on Marlee Donovan?

And the guy she was banging . But I didn't get any names.

All I got was an address, the time, and a . 22 Beretta Rose wanted me to use.

Four nights later, I park on PCH, walk down the beach to this house.

Back door's unlocked, just lik e said it would be,

I slide it open, then I go inside,

THe girl's going at it with some guy,

I do them,

IGUNSHOTS]

I split,

-End of story. -What did you do with the weapon?

Gave it back to Rose at the airport. That was part of the deal .

I took the back-end money and I left.

Now, I' m driving over to the rental place to return the car. . .

. . .and I hear on the radio. . .

. . .the governor's been shot out by the beach.

The governor.

So I hopped a plane for Key West. . .

. . .and took two weeks off.

Everything that you've told us, you could have gotten from the trial .

-What about this guy, Rose? BIGGIO: What about him?

-He give you a receipt with his picture? WYLER: Biggio is having trouble. . .

. . .with your credibility, Carmine.

Tell him about the other one.

WYLER: About two months after the beach house job. . .

. . . I got another call from Rose, who I went off on.

How could he not tell me it was the governor, et cetera. He tells me to relax.

No one's gonna come for me on account of how they set up the Rooney girl .

And he offers me another job, with a raise.

Forty grand to pop some guy in a motel room .

What was his name?

Some fat guy.

I said I'd do it, which he agreed to.

This time, he wanted it to look like an accident.

He told me the guy liked to party, so I went another route.

I got this hooker and I paid her 500 to load him up on smack,

Waited across the street until he nodded off,

THen I went in to fin s he deal,

Pure coke hot shot,

Over and out,

What was funny about it was. . .

. . .the guy was sitting on the can when I sent him off.

I got a chuckle out of that.

How's my credibility now?

BIGGIO: I don't know . WYLER: You don't know what?

BIGGIO: The guy stilI seems flaky to me. I don't trust him .

Vince, he's a button man. The pope doesn't do contract murders.

Well, he's also your boy.

What are you saying? I orchestrated this whole thing to rehabilitate my image?

The thought crossed my mind .

You know what crossed my mind?

You made a mistake about Rooney, and you' re having trouble dealing with it.

I can deal with my mistakes. If they' re mistakes.

Then will you stop trying to second-guess what we've got here?

Look, I' m not asking to be drinking buddies, Vince.

I' m asking you to drop your animosity and do your job.

-Will you hang in with me? -To what end?

-This thing seals off with D' Nardis. -Not if we talk to Rose.

How are you gonna do that?

Look, somebody reached out with a serious offer to give D' Nardis up.

Now, why don't we play that out? Maybe we'll get lucky.

Les Bostic's here from THe National Inquisitor, he says you' re expecting him .

-Yeah, send him in. -Seriously?

Yes.

Okay.

BOSTIC: Thank you, sweetheart.

Oh, whoa!

You got yourseIf one good secretary there, Jimmy. . .

. . .or assistant or whatever they go by these days.

Thanks. What's going on?

Well, the gentleman we spoke about earlier?

He's willing to meet with you.

Does this gentleman have a name?

But it's not important.

Where does he want to meet?

He's understandably reluctant to come up here.

So he suggested Palisades Park in Santa Monica.

When?

Can you be there in two hours?

I can juggle my schedule to accommodate him .

Excelente,

Are you getting a percentage of this?

ILAUGHS]

Two hours, Jimmy.

-Got a minute? -Thirty seconds. What's up?

On Rickey Latrell's bail hearing, Aaron wants to do the argument.

-You don't want him to? -I' m first chair.

I've been there before. I' m on top of the material .

Then you do it.

He says it's a racial thing .

That we'lI have an edge with black jurors if the judge turns us down.

Do you agree with him?

It's a sensitive situation.

LATRELL: You got some size, man. Did you ever play?

ILAUGHS]

Man, I tried out for the team sophomore year in high school .

Went 0 for 1 0 from the free-throw line.

So, you know, I decided to do the world a favor and joined the church choir instead .

Made my mama proud and I got to hang with the sisters with the voices. . .

-. . .on a regular basis. -I bet you did .

Nothing but the dog in me, man. Know what I' m saying?

LATRELL: I surely do, brother. I surely do.

Sorry I' m late.

Okay.

ICLEARS THROAT]

Aaron and I ran the numbers.

Based on our research and our firm's experience with the Avedon case. . .

. . .we figure if the judge grants bail, it will be in the neighborhood of $ 1 0 million.

-Am I in that neighborhood? DOCKNOVICH : Not in cash.

Which means we have to look into other alternatives.

One, you can go to a bail bondsman, but his cut is 1 0 percent.

That's a million bucks you'll never see again.

All right, what else?

We recommend you self-finance, all right?

You put up your assets as collateral, when you appear for trial, you lose nothing .

The problem is, with your houses in L.A. and Vegas, your cash, stocks and cars. . .

. . .you' re looking at a shortfall of 1 . 5 million.

Lee said he would put up a million on an interest-free loan.

We've already factored that in.

So we don't have a choice. We go with the bondsman.

We can avoid that. . .

. . .if we include your mother's house. Adding that to your assets--

-No. -Rickey, it's worth $2 million.

And it'll impress the judge as good faith.

It's a show of bad faith for my mother. I bought it for her. It's in her name.

I won't hock something she's been dreaming of.

DOCKNOVICH : Rickey. -Forget it.

I already talked to your mother, man. And she's cool with it.

-You did what? MOSELY : Look, come on.

She knows you. She knows you' re not gonna skip town, man.

If the judge grants our motion, you'll be a free man.

Your mother wants that more than anything .

Make her happy.

ISIGHS]

All right, man.

Good .

I made up my mind, Aaron.

I' m doing the argument.

If you've got something to say, get it out now .

-We don't need this festering . -Nothing to say.

If you believe you' re the horse for this course, I've got to go along .

-I'll get the job done. -Yeah, you'd better.

If you don't, you still get to go home every night.

Mr. Latrell is willing to make a show of good faith regarding his personal property.

He's prepared to put up all his assets, including his mother's home.

lt doesn't change the facts in this case.

Mr. Latrell is accused of a brutal murder. . .

. . .committed with a gun registered in his name.

DOCKNOVICH : Accused, but not convicted .

Rickey Latrell was raised by a mother who worked double shifts. . .

. . .in a hospital cafeteria so that her son could play basketball . . .

. . .and not have to work after school .

He bought her home with money from his first contract.

It's inconceivable that he would now leave her homeless. . .

-. . .to avoid prosecution-- -Not inconceivable to the people.

This man stands to spend the rest of his life in prison.

DOCKNOVICH : If he wanted to flee this jurisdiction, he had ample opportunity. . .

-. . . before he was arrested . He didn't. GELLER: Doesn't mean he won't.

What it boils down to is this:

Grant bail and send a message: Money talks, celebrity walks.

DOCKNOVICH : With all due respect to my adversary. . .

. . .incarceration in advance of verdict cannot have a punitive function.

lts sole purpose is to assure appearance at trial .

There is no question that Rickey Latrell will appear.

To deny bail would represent a gross miscarriage of justice.

Bail is set at $ 1 0 million.

ICHATTER]

Mr. Latrell, I' m going to require you. . .

. . .to surrender your passport before you' re released .

Thank you, Your Honor.

Okay, I' m a convert. Your guy's good .

It's gonna feel good sleeping in my own bed tonight. Thanks.

DOCKNOVICH : No problem .

IINDISTINCT YELLING]

-Hey, Rickey, how does it feel to be out? REPORTER: What was jail like?

Do you expect to be vindicated when this is over?

I' m very grateful that Judge Horton saw fit to release me.

I' m confident when this case comes to trial . . .

. . .we will be able to convince a jury of my innocence.

REPORTER 2: Glad that Rickey's coming home?

Yes, I' m very pleased . And so are our children. Thank you.

Were you surprised the judge granted bail?

I think Horton saw in the manner in which Rickey posted bond . . .

. . .the sincerity of his commitment to demonstrating his innocence.

More than anyone, Rickey wants this trial to begin.

REPORTER 3: How will this affect Rickey's endorsements?

Nobody's thinking about endorsements. We' re thinking about getting through this.

Afternoon, Mr. Wyler. I have greetings from Les Bostic.

How is our mutual friend?

I doubt he's your friend . He's certainly not mine.

I prefer to think of Bostic as the fertilizer. . .

. . .from which we can grow our own relationship.

We are going to have a relationship, aren't we?

-That depends. -On?

How deep your pockets are.

Bostic already explained that to you, Mr. Wyler.

My pockets hold $2 million.

My pockets are much deeper than that.

You want D' Nardis, it's gonna cost you $5 million.

Unacceptable.

Don't forget to put your sun block on.

Let me get you a counteroffer.

I' m not negotiating .

You cut off D' Nardis' tongue or any part of his anatomy it's all right with me.

He deserves what he gets.

But if you want me to put him in your sights. . .

. . . I want enough to buy a place by the ocean and a chunk of change for utilities.

-Let me see what I can do. -And I want the money wired . . .

-. . .to an account in the Caymans. -That won't be a problem .

Yeah, well, don't think about it too long .

Carmine talks in his sleep.

That's him .

That's Rose.

You interested now?

Wonder if D' Nardis dumped any bodies out there.

Wonder if D' Nardis is gonna get dumped out there himself.

Anything's possible, Mr. Wyler.

Good news. My employer will pay the 5 million you requested .

You supply me with D' Nardis' address and your bank account number. . .

. . .and I'lI see to the transfer of funds.

I' m concerned with the sequence of events.

Fifteen minutes after you give me the location. . .

. . . haIf the money will be deposited into your account.

When we verify your information, you'll get the rest.

And how do I know I'll get the rest after you kill him?

Kill him?

I don't think I've said that, have I?

-I don't think I' m gonna do this. -What are you talking about?

I don't like how you keep dancing around this. How do I know you' re not wired?

Why would I do that?

WYLER IOVER RADIO] : I've made enemies,

I've got to say. . .

WYLER IOVER RADIO] : More coming out every day,

-. . .Wyler's got a set of brass ones. MAN : No kidding .

ROSE IOVER RADIO] : With all due respect, the people I represent, , ,

. . .aren't paying $5 million just so they can tarnish your good name.

They want D' Nardis out of the picture. Permanently.

-Which would make me an accessory. -Just give me the address, Mr. Wyler.

- Whatever misfortune D 'Nardis, , , , BIGGIO: Let's take him .

COP: You' re under arrest. You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law .

You have the right to a lawyer. . . .

IKNOCKING]

Rose is Eric Gilchrist, an associate of Dillon, Lassner and Gates.

Roy Lassner is Malcolm Dietrich's personal attorney.

Small world, isn't it?

-When do I get to make my phone calls? -Sit down.

-This is unlawful detainment. -I said, sit down.

I' m sorry that our conversation ended so abruptly, Mr. Gilchrist.

But I' m still prepared to tell you where Carmine D' Nardis is.

Only it won't cost you anything .

Good to see you again, Mr. Rose.

You wanna tell us how that went down, Eric?

-I don't know what you' re talking about. WYLER: We' re talking about. . .

. . .a conspiracy to murder Tom Van Allan, Marlee Donovan and Terry Philbrick.

D' Nardis has fingered you as the bag man.

I've never seen that man before.

Yeah, you have. And that's the reason you want him dead .

I don't want him dead . That's crazy.

Well, we'lI see how crazy the jury thinks it is. . .

. . .when they see this tape of our conversation on the pier.

With D' Nardis lD'ing you, I'd say you could roll your sleeve up. . .

. . .and get ready for the lethal injection.

This whole thing is entrapment.

I' m not talking until I get a lawyer.

WYLER: You could go that way.

But the way I see it, is that you' re either the middleman. . .

. . .or the guy who paid for the contract.

Big difference in how it turns out for you.

I'll discuss it with my lawyer.

Eric. . .

. . . how old are you? Thirty? Thirty-one?

Okay, let's just say some bleeding-heart jury decides to spare your life.

Then, actuarially speaking, you have about 46 years to live.

And you' re gonna do them in a 1 0-by-7-foot room . . .

. . .with bars on the window .

So let's stop this second-year law-school noise about violating your rights.

With what we've got on you, a jury's gonna come back. . .

. . .in maybe 1 0 minutes, guilty as charged .

And then you' re gonna have 46 years to get tough enough to bluff me. . .

. . .with your crap about entrapment. Now we gonna have a conversation or not?

-I want immunity. -Give us Dietrich.

I can't do that.

Then get on your feet. We' re gonna get you fitted for a jump suit.

I can't do that because Dietrich did not give me my instructions directly.

But I think I can connect Roger Garfield to the Terry Philbrick murder.

I can't seem to get my arms around this.

I mean, Roger Garfield?

The honorable governor-elect is into this up to his lying lips.

I knew he was a slimeball, but murder?

I don't think he pulled a trigger or stuck a syringe into anyone.

But there's a damn good chance he's an accessory.

And I think if we squeeze him hard enough. . .

. . .we can get him to roll on Malcolm Dietrich.

GARFIELD: Miriam . Gentlemen. To what do I owe the pleasure?

Well, Jimmy and Vince have been telling me a rather compelling story, Roger.

One that doesn't end with you unpacking those boxes in Sacramento.

Clue me in on the joke, fellas.

Eric Gilchrist just gave you up for the Terry Philbrick murder.

What?

Philbrick was gonna sell us the name of your mole in the Van Allan campaign.

You knew that. You bugged my office.

You wanted Philbrick dead, and Malcolm Dietrich took care of it.

That's ridiculous.

BIGGIO: We have a confession from the guy who pulled the trigger. . .

. . .on Tom Van Allan and Marlee Donovan.

WYLER: Carmine D' Nardis, Roger.

Gilchrist hired him, and Gilchrist worked for Malcolm Dietrich's lawyer.

ls it necessary for me to connect the next dot?

I can't believe this is happening .

-You can't? -I' m the next governor of California.

WYLER: You can kiss that goodbye.

Next time your hand touches a Bible. . .

. . .will be in a prison chapel unless you get in front of this.

What could you be thinking? I didn't kill anyone!

I may have had knowledge of certain things, but it was too late to do anything .

And dropping a dime to the police was out of the question?

Of course it was out of the question! I was running for governor of California!

What?!

Are we gonna work something out, Roger?

I' m gonna need immunity in exchange for my testimony against Malcolm .

GRASSO: You know the drill . Before we can finalize the deal . . .

. . .we need to hear the whole story.

Here's the story:

Everything I worked for all my life was brought down by an underwear model .

Marlee Donovan?

Can you believe it?

Why did Dietrich want Marlee dead?

ISIGHS]

The oldest reason of all . Jealousy.

-They were lovers? -Uh-huh.

Malcolm saw her in an underwear catalog and decided he had to have her.

Got one of his lackeys to line her up. She was only too willing .

So, it's Dietrich's guys who broke Donny McKee's leg?

Mr. McKee should consider himseIf lucky it was only a leg .

-Malcolm was obsessed with this girl . -Obsessed how?

Let's say Malcolm and Ms. Donovan shared an affinity. . .

. . .for the dark recesses of human sexuality.

Fun couple like that. . .

. . .what went wrong?

She overplayed her hand . She wanted Malcolm to leave his wife and marry her.

When he wouldn't, she chose to use Tom Van Allan to make him jealous.

She met Van Allan before. Knew he was in Aspen. . .

. . .with Larry White, doing a strategy session.

Marlee showed up and had a little session with him herself.

In bed .

She knew that it would get back to Dietrich through Larry, which it did .

Malcolm flipped out.

lt was one of the few times in my life I've been genuinely frightened .

And the next thing I knew, Van Allan and the girl are dead .

I had no idea he would go that far.

Dietrich used Dillon Lassner to hire Carmine D' Nardis. . .

. . .and took out Van Allan as a bonus?

All he needed was a fall guy.

Thanks to Larry, he had all the information needed to frame Rooney.

Even where to send the B and E guy who stole her roommate's gun.

As soon as I heard the second victim was Donovan, I knew it was Malcolm .

When I confronted him, he told me to grow up.

That with Van Allan gone, I was on my way to the governor's mansion.

How did Dietrich get around Van Allan's security detail?

Michael Beiden was paid to get out of the way. . .

. . .for what he was told was a blackmail photo.

And Terry Philbrick?

Yes.

I was angry at him . Yes.

I felt betrayed that a trusted advisor. . .

. . .was a spy for the other side.

But when Malcolm started to talk about killing him . . .

. . .well, I said it would be wrong and I didn't want to know about it.

And you didn't say a word .

I was terrified .

Don't you see? I was a victim too.

You put Sharon Rooney on trial knowing she was innocent.

You were, at the very least, complicit in framing her.

Now she's dead because of your ambition.

We' re gonna need your testimony to put Dietrich away.

Fine.

I'll draw up the immunity agreement.

Once I took the oath of office, I was gonna sever my ties to Malcolm .

Finally be my own man.

DIETRICH : Mr. Wyler.

I was expecting something a little more palatial .

I like to invest in people, not things.

I' m flattered . . .

. . .you think I' m worth investing $5 million in.

I don't remember placing a dollar figure on you, son.

Come on, let's not play that game.

That kid you sent didn't try to buy me with his milk money.

Don't know what you' re talking about.

You can find Carmine D' Nardis at that address.

You know, it's interesting . . . .

For years I found it easier to blame you for buying my father. . .

. . .than I did to blame my father for being bought.

I never bought anybody, Jimmy.

I only invested in folks to our mutual benefit.

Given our history, what makes you think I' m worth investing in?

When Garfield passed you over for that promotion. . .

. . .you went to the other side, and without hesitation.

You grabbed that Rooney girl's case in a manner. . .

. . .that many would describe as unethical .

And you did whatever you had to do to win that case.

Bending the rules, sacrificing your friends when necessary.

And you took me on. I respect that.

That is why I' m willing to invest $5 million. . .

. . .as a down payment to a promising future.

Speaking of futures. . .

. . .it was interesting to watch the swagger go out of that Gilchrist kid . . .

. . .when we told him he could spend 45 years in prison for doing your dirty work.

I don't get your drift.

He gave up Garfield in under 30 seconds.

And we know what a gutless bastard he is.

We shook his tree, and he gave you up. . .

. . .faster than it took the first apple to hit the ground .

As we speak. . .

. . .your attorney is in a little room in Parker Center with a couple detectives. . .

. . .telling them everything they need to know .

I don't believe you.

Come on, Malcolm . Lassner is 65 years old .

Do you really think he's gonna spend the rest of his life in prison to save your ass?

You were right about one thing :

Everybody's got their price.

Garfield, Gilchrist, Lassner.

Their price was freedom .

Mr. Dietrich.

Greetings from Harry Wyler.

Malcolm Dietrich, Detective Biggio.

You' re under arrest for the murders. . .

. . .of Tom Van Allan, Marlee Donovan and Terry Philbrick.

GARFIELD ION TV] : Several days ago, in my search for the truth, , ,

, , ,behind the death of Governor Tom Van Allan, , ,

, , ,I began an investigation into my own campaign,

THe investigation has resulted in charges, , ,

, , , that one of my principal backers, Malcolm Dietrich, , ,

, , , ordered the assassination of the governor and Marlee Donovan,

My shock at this news was devastating,

In my 20 years of public life, I've prided myseIf in playing by the rules,

In playing hard, but playing fair,

After wrestlin ith my conscience, , ,

, , ,and in spite of my belief that no one is guilty of any crime until proven so, , ,

, , ,I have decided that I cannot allow myseIf to benefit, even indirectly, , ,

, , , from the possibility that such a heinous act took place,

THerefore I am announcing that I will t be sworn in as governor of California,

I do so with a heavy heart but with the certain knowledge, , ,

, , , that this is the just and proper course of action,

I haven't seen spin like this except on a Nolan Ryan fastball .

GARFIELD ION TV] : --to many,

But to those who poured their hearts into my candidacy, I say, be not sad,

Rejoice in the battle won, the principle preserved,

ILAUGHS]

GARFIELD ION TV] : Do not mourn for Roger Garfield,

He had his shining moment,

He reached the hill p and saw the endless tomorrow,

And you shall ever remain in his heart,

Good night, my fellow Californians,

My God . We actually worked for that creature.

Hard to believe.

At least you had the sense to quit.

I don't know, Miriam . I can see an opportunity in this for you.

I don't think so.

Any hilltop that Roger Garfield could reach, I don't want to see.

Hey, could you turn that up?

MAN ION TV] : Why did Sharon Rooney get framed?

We felt right from the beginning that Sharon was the victim of a conspiracy, , ,

-, , ,but proving it was another matter, -So there were really three victims,

THat's right, Ijust hope that everyone that rushed, , ,

, , , to condemn Sharon will member that,

What's next for Justine Appleton?

I'm happy where I am, working with Jimmy Wyler at Wyler and Associates,

That's nice. Letting your associate have the spotlight.

Yeah, I've had enough ink.

GRASSO: You and me both. Listen, I just stopped by to say. . . .

What is that?

What does it look like? It's toilet paper.

Why are you walking around with toilet paper?

Some woman standing in line for the ladies' room . . .

. . .she was saying that she thought the Rooney girl was still guilty.

So I took this and I left. She can air-dry.

ICLEARS THROAT]

This is Miriam Grasso. This is my mother.

You' re the one who lost.

-Because your son is such a fine lawyer. -Damn right he is.

It's very nice meeting you, Mrs. Wyler. Congratulations, Jimmy.

WYLER: Thanks. Don't think just because. . .

. . .that rat Garfield's gone that Jimmy's coming back to the DA's office. He's not.

-Mom, stop. -Well, you' re not.

GRASSO: Excuse me.

Mom, Miriam is one of the good guys. She's probably gonna be the one. . .

-. . .who prosecutes Dietrich. -Tell her to put that bastard . . .

. . .in a cell with Charlie Manson.

And then Charlie Manson can carve an X on Dietrich's forehead . . .

. . . right next to the sign of the beast. A little drinkie here, please?

No, no, no. Cancel that. Come on.

I' m gonna take you out and put you in a cab and get you home.

-Oh, my curfew's up, huh? -Yes.

Jimmy. . .

. . .your father would have been so proud of you.

That's great, Mom .

I' m glad .

Yeah, only I gotta go. Okay. Love to Pop.

Yeah. I will . Bye.

-My mother. -Mm .

She saw me on LawTV.

Along with haIf her garden club.

IJIMMY CHUCKLES]

Well, you handled yourseIf well .

Thanks.

You ought to feel pretty good right now .

I guess.

Every victory leaves something bitter and drastic in the cup.

Excuse me?

It's William James.

William James.

You just think of that?

I've actually been waiting to use that for years.

-I' m impressed . -Well, thank you.

Your approval's the first tangible benefit of my entire undergraduate education.

Have you eaten?

I' m not hungry.

Are you always this cheery after a win?

I' m not so sure that we won anything .

Don't tell that to Malcolm Dietrich or Roger Garfield .

Yeah, I guess.

Come on. At least keep me company while I eat.

-All right. -All right.

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