1 00:00:02,010 --> 00:00:03,010 Here's how. 2 00:00:06,670 --> 00:00:07,790 You sure you can do this? 3 00:00:09,190 --> 00:00:11,370 I go to the brokers, deliver the check, right? 4 00:00:12,290 --> 00:00:13,290 That's it. 5 00:00:13,450 --> 00:00:14,850 I'd feel better if you were going with me. 6 00:00:15,670 --> 00:00:16,850 I've got to take care of Woody. 7 00:00:17,550 --> 00:00:20,690 He hears about this, he may wimp out, leave us to twist in the wind. 8 00:00:21,950 --> 00:00:24,150 You better get going before I get there. I am here. 9 00:00:25,070 --> 00:00:26,070 Hi, Woody. 10 00:00:27,370 --> 00:00:29,210 We'll see you later, Mark. 11 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:35,380 If I hear about what? 12 00:00:35,860 --> 00:00:38,220 Another investment. We're pyramiding our profits. 13 00:00:39,020 --> 00:00:41,320 You're going to find us another sure thing. 14 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:42,520 Not in your life. 15 00:00:44,180 --> 00:00:45,580 What are you being so difficult? 16 00:00:45,980 --> 00:00:47,800 If you chicken out now... Get out of your mind, you know that? 17 00:00:48,860 --> 00:00:51,980 I mean, you're turning into such a... A rich guy is what I am turning into, as 18 00:00:51,980 --> 00:00:52,799 are you. 19 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,640 Remember? No, you're out of control. 20 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,080 Just this once, that's what we agreed on. 21 00:00:57,980 --> 00:00:59,880 Now, I want my share of the money. I'm pulling out. 22 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:04,629 You need a drink. 23 00:01:16,590 --> 00:01:18,710 I want my money! 24 00:01:31,210 --> 00:01:36,970 The couple at table number five suggested that it might perhaps be a 25 00:01:36,970 --> 00:01:38,170 to pay the fire god. 26 00:01:39,870 --> 00:01:42,430 You've got to cook pork very thoroughly, try to notice it, you know. 27 00:01:43,530 --> 00:01:46,750 Rick, more bacteria on the moon than there is on that. 28 00:01:48,650 --> 00:01:52,670 I wouldn't worry about it. I think our days in the food service industry are 29 00:01:52,670 --> 00:01:53,670 numbered. 30 00:02:04,190 --> 00:02:05,210 Don't move, gentlemen. 31 00:02:05,850 --> 00:02:07,770 Mahalo. Book him, Dano. 32 00:02:09,610 --> 00:02:10,830 Always wanted to say that. 33 00:02:12,310 --> 00:02:13,310 Freeze, immigration! 34 00:02:20,490 --> 00:02:21,490 AJ. 35 00:02:31,910 --> 00:02:32,910 You're... 36 00:02:34,070 --> 00:02:35,070 Matthew. 37 00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:50,470 You look at your watch one more time, I'm going to steal it from you. 38 00:02:50,890 --> 00:02:52,050 I'm sorry, Doug. 39 00:02:53,010 --> 00:02:57,470 It's just that I... I know. Being the mother of private investigators, you 40 00:02:57,470 --> 00:02:59,790 probably don't know when to worry and when to be cross. 41 00:03:00,250 --> 00:03:01,330 Too psychic. 42 00:03:01,730 --> 00:03:06,000 No. Lawyers are supposed to know the answers to questions before they ask 43 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:11,620 right? Well, it's my fault. I raised them to stick with their principles and 44 00:03:11,620 --> 00:03:12,800 finish what they start. 45 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:14,380 Probably a tough case. 46 00:03:15,460 --> 00:03:19,400 God knows you could feed a cast of thousands with the dinners that I've 47 00:03:20,060 --> 00:03:22,780 You have principles, don't you? Try not to have. 48 00:03:23,260 --> 00:03:24,740 Part of my boyish charm. 49 00:03:25,060 --> 00:03:28,540 True. Their being late gives me a chance to... 50 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:32,190 Maybe to ask a question that I don't know the answer to. 51 00:03:34,090 --> 00:03:35,330 Joe, Mom, we made it. 52 00:03:35,970 --> 00:03:36,970 Timing is everything. 53 00:03:37,550 --> 00:03:42,850 Total strangers. I've never seen them in my life. I'm sorry. If we'd stopped to 54 00:03:42,850 --> 00:03:46,830 change, it would have been even later. Hi, Doug. Hi. Nice to see you. How are 55 00:03:46,830 --> 00:03:47,830 you? Sit. 56 00:03:48,110 --> 00:03:49,110 Yes, ma 'am. 57 00:03:49,390 --> 00:03:50,390 So, 58 00:03:52,230 --> 00:03:54,030 Counselor, how's life in the shark tank? 59 00:03:54,390 --> 00:03:56,490 Oh, not too bad. I haven't had to... 60 00:03:57,100 --> 00:04:00,700 Chase any ambulances lately, I'll know how much St. Luke's is all you have. 61 00:04:00,860 --> 00:04:02,380 Yeah, whatever the job's called for. 62 00:04:02,660 --> 00:04:06,060 That old Polynesian restaurant, the insurance company that holds the policy, 63 00:04:06,180 --> 00:04:08,540 thought they were having a problem with the employee theft. 64 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,600 In fact, when we looked at the record, it turned out that there were some 65 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,600 disproportionate orders for sugar. 66 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,279 Looked at the records? 67 00:04:16,500 --> 00:04:18,720 They open their books for you just like that? 68 00:04:19,180 --> 00:04:22,420 Well, no, not exactly like that. 69 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:27,700 You mean you broke in? 70 00:04:28,020 --> 00:04:30,940 Well, broke is a pretty strong word. 71 00:04:31,180 --> 00:04:32,180 Besides, that's illegal. 72 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:33,720 Yeah, not to mention inadmissible. 73 00:04:34,300 --> 00:04:37,820 We merely persuaded them to show us the records. 74 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,800 And how did you manage to do that? 75 00:04:44,740 --> 00:04:48,980 Secret Dakota ring come with those things? 76 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,200 Yeah. 77 00:04:53,770 --> 00:04:57,990 I could have used you boys on a case I had last year. What are you up to next? 78 00:04:58,850 --> 00:05:00,950 Um, missing persons case. 79 00:05:01,250 --> 00:05:07,150 A first -year law student went out joyriding two days ago, disappeared. 80 00:05:07,450 --> 00:05:10,510 We generally find him down in Ensenada, you know, with a bottle of tequila in 81 00:05:10,510 --> 00:05:14,870 one hand and Chiquita Bonita in the other. 82 00:05:16,610 --> 00:05:18,230 Sounds like a trip we could all enjoy. 83 00:05:18,750 --> 00:05:22,650 Take my boat, hanker off Baja, do a little fishing. 84 00:05:23,580 --> 00:05:24,680 Have a few margaritas? 85 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,600 Just as long as you don't start with any chiquitas. 86 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:33,660 Students live here. 87 00:05:35,840 --> 00:05:37,400 You can operate in this place. 88 00:05:37,660 --> 00:05:38,660 They probably do. 89 00:05:40,700 --> 00:05:47,020 What is wrong with this generation? I want to see some beer cans and dirty 90 00:05:47,020 --> 00:05:51,480 and panties. Wake up, Rick. Smell the 90s. 91 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,940 I don't know who you are, but you got one minute to get the hell out. 92 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:02,800 Oh. 93 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:05,460 I'm A .J. Simon. 94 00:06:06,300 --> 00:06:07,720 This is my brother, Rick Simon. 95 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,900 We're private investigators who were hired by your roommate's father to 96 00:06:11,900 --> 00:06:12,900 investigate his disappearance. 97 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,020 Great. Look, I'm sorry. John Channing. 98 00:06:17,820 --> 00:06:19,100 Please, go on. 99 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,480 I've been over the place at least a dozen times myself. 100 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,300 And I take it Woody doesn't usually just drop out of thought like this? 101 00:06:25,630 --> 00:06:28,910 Well, sometimes after finals, I go out and have a few drinks. We're rolling a 102 00:06:28,910 --> 00:06:29,709 day later. 103 00:06:29,710 --> 00:06:31,850 You know, we've all got to let off a little steam now and then. 104 00:06:32,270 --> 00:06:34,450 I know how that is. I was pre -law myself. 105 00:06:35,610 --> 00:06:37,570 Personally, I've never needed breaks like that. 106 00:06:39,130 --> 00:06:40,430 Sobriety would be a nice break. 107 00:06:43,050 --> 00:06:44,050 This your buddy? 108 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:45,070 Yeah. 109 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:47,990 Who's the girl? 110 00:06:48,270 --> 00:06:49,310 The girlfriend, Judy. 111 00:06:49,690 --> 00:06:51,430 A picture we've taken up by the... Senator Cliff. 112 00:06:53,490 --> 00:06:54,510 Gee, you guys are good. 113 00:06:55,850 --> 00:06:58,550 They go up there a lot on weekends, Woody's parents' cabin. 114 00:06:59,010 --> 00:07:00,230 Any chance he's up there now? 115 00:07:00,490 --> 00:07:02,170 No. No, I already checked there. 116 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:06,410 I also called Judy and she said she hadn't seen him. Told the police as 117 00:07:06,630 --> 00:07:08,970 I guess they used to go up there to be alone together, huh? 118 00:07:09,270 --> 00:07:10,590 Yeah, you know how that is. 119 00:07:10,810 --> 00:07:12,350 Yeah. Who took the picture? 120 00:07:13,670 --> 00:07:14,670 I did. 121 00:07:15,770 --> 00:07:17,530 So it wasn't always just the two of them. 122 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,580 Couldn't he have just been drunk and alive in Ensenada? 123 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:07,940 Roommate said he was a drinker. 124 00:08:09,310 --> 00:08:10,410 Occasional binges, yeah. 125 00:08:10,630 --> 00:08:13,610 He seemed rather anxious to park with that information. 126 00:08:14,230 --> 00:08:15,230 What's this? 127 00:08:15,970 --> 00:08:17,770 It's a traffic ticket. Old or new? 128 00:08:18,670 --> 00:08:20,530 Uh, 22nd. They disappeared. 129 00:08:21,950 --> 00:08:23,630 I'll find the officer who issued it. 130 00:08:25,350 --> 00:08:26,350 Damn. 131 00:08:27,030 --> 00:08:28,670 I guess we better call his dad. 132 00:08:28,890 --> 00:08:29,890 Uh, Rick. 133 00:08:30,630 --> 00:08:32,330 My people can handle it from here. 134 00:08:35,110 --> 00:08:36,110 Mr. 135 00:08:36,510 --> 00:08:38,169 Grant, I'm sorry to put you through this. 136 00:08:38,859 --> 00:08:41,600 Our autopsy shows he died of a blow to the head. 137 00:08:42,179 --> 00:08:43,960 I don't want to hear this, please. 138 00:08:44,460 --> 00:08:48,760 I'm afraid you have to, sir. There was a great deal of alcohol in his system. 139 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:50,880 That's so senseless. 140 00:08:51,460 --> 00:08:52,460 Maybe. 141 00:08:53,220 --> 00:08:55,060 The M .E. found something puzzling. 142 00:08:55,680 --> 00:08:59,380 The blood sequestered in the head bruise itself did not have a high blood 143 00:08:59,380 --> 00:09:00,380 alcohol content. 144 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,180 I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, Lieutenant. 145 00:09:04,910 --> 00:09:09,310 In other words, someone might have introduced alcohol into your son's 146 00:09:09,310 --> 00:09:10,870 while he was dying. 147 00:09:12,110 --> 00:09:14,430 Are you suggesting someone murdered him? 148 00:09:17,770 --> 00:09:24,410 Were you aware, Mr. Grant, that your son was under investigation by the SEC for 149 00:09:24,410 --> 00:09:25,410 insider trading? 150 00:09:27,030 --> 00:09:30,990 Your firm does specialize in arbitrage, corporate buyouts. 151 00:09:31,370 --> 00:09:32,370 God. 152 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:34,560 I don't believe this. 153 00:09:36,300 --> 00:09:37,960 I mean, yes. 154 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,580 He visited me at the firm. 155 00:09:44,060 --> 00:09:50,660 I suppose he could have picked up some information from one of our... The SEC, 156 00:09:50,860 --> 00:09:51,860 you sure? 157 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:59,020 Was your son the kind of person who might become panicky or depressed? 158 00:09:59,300 --> 00:10:01,280 You're implying suicide? No. 159 00:10:03,020 --> 00:10:06,320 Might he have had partners, someone with a stake in killing him? 160 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:08,320 I don't know. 161 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:15,620 I'm sorry. I wish I could... Thank 162 00:10:15,620 --> 00:10:18,700 you, sir. 163 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,100 That'll be all for now. 164 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,800 Mr. Grant, her deepest sympathies. 165 00:10:30,649 --> 00:10:34,750 There won't be a fee. Lieutenant Marsh can handle this. No, no, you're still on 166 00:10:34,750 --> 00:10:36,050 the case, Mr. Simon. 167 00:10:36,630 --> 00:10:41,070 I want you to find out who killed my boy. But, sir... No, I insist now. 168 00:10:41,990 --> 00:10:46,670 No offense to you personally, Lieutenant, but I have witnessed police 169 00:10:46,670 --> 00:10:49,190 firsthand for years in the courtroom. 170 00:10:51,070 --> 00:10:53,590 His mother died when he was 12. 171 00:10:55,290 --> 00:10:59,130 I thought I had done a pretty respectable job bringing him up on my 172 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:04,160 How much more wrong could I have been? 173 00:11:12,140 --> 00:11:15,300 Abby, let's nail this one. 174 00:11:16,060 --> 00:11:17,060 It's going to be a fair. 175 00:11:17,620 --> 00:11:18,940 Cause of death is cloudy. 176 00:11:19,560 --> 00:11:20,560 Motive is shaky. 177 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:21,860 We got no suspect. 178 00:11:22,300 --> 00:11:23,800 Yeah, I can help you on the suspect. 179 00:11:24,340 --> 00:11:25,880 Remember the citation you found? 180 00:11:26,180 --> 00:11:27,900 Yeah. Check out the time it was written. 181 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:29,840 538. 182 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,820 Coroner's estimated time of death? 183 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,600 Between 6 and 7 p .m. 184 00:11:35,900 --> 00:11:38,700 The officer remembered the citation quite well. 185 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,340 He also remembered that Grant was carrying a passenger. 186 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:44,140 Did he give you a description? 187 00:11:44,540 --> 00:11:45,560 He did better than that. 188 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,920 This is crazy. He was my friend, my roommate. 189 00:11:58,180 --> 00:12:00,880 Then why didn't you tell anyone that you were with your friend less than an hour 190 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:01,779 before he died? 191 00:12:01,780 --> 00:12:05,400 Were you involved in any financial partnerships with your friend, Mr. 192 00:12:07,140 --> 00:12:09,460 I'm not going to answer any more of your questions. 193 00:12:10,140 --> 00:12:11,680 Not until after my turn arrives. 194 00:12:11,980 --> 00:12:14,000 You shouldn't be answering any questions at all. 195 00:12:14,540 --> 00:12:17,260 But, Tenet, may I see my client alone? 196 00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:26,860 I suggest if we get together again, I didn't think it would be so soon. 197 00:12:32,020 --> 00:12:36,640 Well... This is awkward as hell. 198 00:12:38,340 --> 00:12:40,300 How did you wind up defending Channing? 199 00:12:41,380 --> 00:12:42,560 He's the son of an old friend. 200 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:44,360 Class of 44. 201 00:12:44,780 --> 00:12:45,860 Another lawyer, right? 202 00:12:47,260 --> 00:12:49,820 Legal community in this town is like an inbred family. 203 00:12:51,220 --> 00:12:52,220 Doug. 204 00:12:54,780 --> 00:12:59,600 The evidence isn't exactly stacked in your client's favor. Are you sure you 205 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:00,459 to do this? 206 00:13:00,460 --> 00:13:02,440 Might hardly call what I've seen so far evidence. 207 00:13:07,660 --> 00:13:10,720 Well, we all have our jobs to do, and I'm sure we'll do them. 208 00:13:11,560 --> 00:13:13,840 I just hope we can keep our personal feelings out of this. 209 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,320 I can handle that. 210 00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:22,000 Well, looks pretty damn good for trial to me. 211 00:13:23,180 --> 00:13:24,820 Pretty good is not airtight. 212 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:29,560 Oh, come on, AJ. The traffic ticket puts Channing at the scene. It's classic 213 00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:33,820 circumstantial. Oh, save it, will you? You're beginning to sound like McKenna. 214 00:13:34,260 --> 00:13:36,060 Doesn't your gut tell you this guy is guilty? 215 00:13:38,900 --> 00:13:41,020 I wonder how Mom's going to handle all this. 216 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:43,680 What's to handle? 217 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:44,760 I don't know. 218 00:13:44,980 --> 00:13:46,340 I think she's in love with him. 219 00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:48,260 I've noticed. 220 00:13:48,900 --> 00:13:49,900 Hi. 221 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:51,600 Oh, hi. 222 00:13:51,790 --> 00:13:53,190 We were just talking about you. 223 00:13:53,650 --> 00:13:54,650 Yeah. 224 00:13:55,010 --> 00:13:56,090 Are you in love with him? 225 00:13:58,530 --> 00:14:00,790 Oh, would that be so terrible? 226 00:14:01,750 --> 00:14:04,250 Well, you know, we are going up against him in court. 227 00:14:04,490 --> 00:14:05,490 Yes. 228 00:14:05,770 --> 00:14:06,810 Does that bother you? 229 00:14:07,650 --> 00:14:08,730 Well, you're all pros. 230 00:14:09,210 --> 00:14:13,110 It's a hazard, but I believe Doug when he says he can divorce his personal 231 00:14:13,110 --> 00:14:14,210 feelings from the case. 232 00:14:16,270 --> 00:14:18,330 You two better do the same or else. 233 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:26,160 Woody was in your study group. 234 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,060 Yeah, pulled his own weight. 235 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:29,520 Good, solid man. 236 00:14:30,620 --> 00:14:31,980 Did you know he played the market? 237 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:33,700 Never talked about it to me. 238 00:14:34,220 --> 00:14:35,220 Do you play the market? 239 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:36,560 Ah, too risky. 240 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:38,200 I'm into real property. 241 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:40,640 Yeah, I can see that. 242 00:14:41,180 --> 00:14:44,700 Listen, did Woody have any enemies you know anybody might have a grudge against 243 00:14:44,700 --> 00:14:45,700 him? Heck no. 244 00:14:46,660 --> 00:14:48,040 Nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. 245 00:14:48,340 --> 00:14:50,500 Ah, well, I can see you're all grief -stricken. 246 00:14:51,180 --> 00:14:53,260 The hell do you know about how I'm feeling, huh? 247 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,840 About the times we stayed up together cramming for finals, the times we got 248 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,000 drunk together, the things we're going to do after we graduate. I mean, what 249 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:00,959 hell do you know about anything? 250 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,700 Nothing, pal. That's why I'm asking you a question. Rick, now if this guy was 251 00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:07,640 such a great friend of yours, why don't you want to help us catch his killer? 252 00:15:07,900 --> 00:15:11,060 Hey, that dragnet crap doesn't work with me, buddy. 253 00:15:11,660 --> 00:15:14,280 What my brother means is we want what you want. 254 00:15:14,980 --> 00:15:16,600 We want some justice for Woody. 255 00:15:19,180 --> 00:15:20,400 I can't help you. 256 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:23,360 Well, listen, I apologize. 257 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,640 I thought before you were just unfeeling. I can see now you were just 258 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,680 Hey, go to hell. 259 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,800 My father coughed up $50 ,000 for the best criminal lawyer in San Diego. 260 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,120 Some dad. 261 00:15:47,540 --> 00:15:49,660 Thinks the world of me. What really happened to Woody? 262 00:15:50,140 --> 00:15:51,140 Ah. 263 00:15:52,140 --> 00:15:53,900 His dad's PIs pay you a call? 264 00:15:54,420 --> 00:15:56,580 You sure they're working for him, not the SEC? 265 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:58,480 When the feds come knocking, you'll know. 266 00:16:00,340 --> 00:16:01,340 But they won't. 267 00:16:02,020 --> 00:16:03,340 Not as long as we hang tough. 268 00:16:04,540 --> 00:16:08,120 As far as they're concerned, it was Woody who was using insider information. 269 00:16:12,220 --> 00:16:13,220 Just Woody. 270 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:14,900 Which brings me back to that question. 271 00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:17,660 What happened to Woody, really? He died. 272 00:16:36,300 --> 00:16:39,720 Would you tell the court what connection you discovered between Mr. Channing and 273 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:40,720 the deceased? 274 00:16:41,020 --> 00:16:44,040 They both held securities accounts at the same brokerage firms. 275 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:46,120 Firms? 276 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:47,800 How many firms? 277 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,480 So far, eight. 278 00:16:51,980 --> 00:16:54,620 They held small blocks to avoid attracting attention. 279 00:16:55,340 --> 00:16:56,340 Objection. 280 00:16:56,700 --> 00:16:59,280 Conjecture. Simply trying to establish motive, Your Honor. 281 00:17:00,100 --> 00:17:01,580 Overruled. You may continue. 282 00:17:03,580 --> 00:17:05,319 Mr. Simon, would you tell the court? 283 00:17:05,740 --> 00:17:08,040 What the existence of these interests suggested to you? 284 00:17:08,700 --> 00:17:11,380 Illegal stock trading based on inside information. 285 00:17:12,380 --> 00:17:15,980 The deceased, Mr. Grant, was under investigation by the SEC. 286 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:18,880 And Mr. 287 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:21,640 Channing was afraid that the scrutiny might turn to him. 288 00:17:25,180 --> 00:17:26,480 Your witness, Counselor? 289 00:17:27,060 --> 00:17:28,099 Mr. Simon. 290 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:33,900 Exactly how did you go about obtaining this account information? 291 00:17:35,370 --> 00:17:38,190 I spoke to the brokers at each house and requested their help. 292 00:17:40,130 --> 00:17:44,090 And you told them that you were working for the victim's father, Mr. Grant? 293 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:47,170 Oh, no, sir. Our client's names are confidential information. 294 00:17:48,510 --> 00:17:51,250 You did tell them that you were a private investigator? 295 00:17:52,410 --> 00:17:53,650 Not precisely. 296 00:17:55,230 --> 00:17:58,630 Well, you showed them your investigator's license. 297 00:17:59,090 --> 00:18:00,090 Oh, yes, absolutely. 298 00:18:00,110 --> 00:18:01,890 And how long did they have to examine it? 299 00:18:03,410 --> 00:18:04,410 One minute? 300 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,140 Well, maybe less than that. 301 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,040 30 seconds? 302 00:18:10,460 --> 00:18:12,960 A little less. 303 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:14,700 10 seconds? 5? 304 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,660 Yeah, somewhere right in there, yeah. 305 00:18:19,860 --> 00:18:21,200 Something like this, Mr. Simon? 306 00:18:23,540 --> 00:18:25,860 How much were you able to get out of that, Mr. Simon? 307 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,500 I got this from a cereal box. 308 00:18:34,830 --> 00:18:38,190 And so it would be fair to say that you were operating under color of authority 309 00:18:38,190 --> 00:18:39,190 that you didn't possess. 310 00:18:39,390 --> 00:18:41,970 I never claimed to be anything other than what I am. 311 00:18:43,650 --> 00:18:49,550 But in the past, you have used aliases to obtain similar information. True? 312 00:18:50,410 --> 00:18:54,330 Only information used to further our own investigations, never intended for 313 00:18:54,330 --> 00:18:58,730 submission in court. Isn't it true, Mr. Simon, that in 1984, you and your 314 00:18:58,730 --> 00:19:03,410 brother gained access to a high -security aerospace firm? 315 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,460 posing as military personnel. 316 00:19:07,500 --> 00:19:11,880 Our lives were in danger. It was the only way we could get in. In other 317 00:19:12,020 --> 00:19:15,220 the end justifies the means. 318 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,000 No further questions. 319 00:19:25,060 --> 00:19:30,480 So in your position, you had good opportunity to observe the Simons' 320 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:37,880 Yes. Is it true that in 1987 you had them jailed on federal wiretap charges? 321 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,180 Those charges were later dropped. Answer the question, Lieutenant. 322 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:46,320 Yes. 323 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:47,640 Louder, please. 324 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:48,840 For the court. 325 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,000 Yes. 326 00:19:52,740 --> 00:19:57,980 Did the Simon brothers ever try to pry information from you about your 327 00:19:58,020 --> 00:19:59,860 Mr. Pinkston? Yes, sir, they have. 328 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,860 Men who have served their prison time and are trying to make a go of it in 329 00:20:04,860 --> 00:20:05,860 society. 330 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:07,740 Well, they aren't exactly saints. 331 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,700 The ex -convicts or the Simons? 332 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:12,920 Objection. 333 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:14,680 Withdrawn. 334 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,160 No further questions. 335 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,640 At this time, the defense would like to call Mr. 336 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:22,700 Richard Simon to the stand. 337 00:20:37,420 --> 00:20:38,420 Raise your right hand. 338 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:42,140 Do you swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole 339 00:20:42,140 --> 00:20:44,180 truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 340 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:44,879 I am. 341 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:45,880 Let me sit down. 342 00:20:46,940 --> 00:20:51,220 Mr. Simon, last year you were diagnosed as suffering from post -Vietnam stress 343 00:20:51,220 --> 00:20:52,320 syndrome. Is that right? 344 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,060 Objection. Irrelevant. 345 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,180 That's all right. I'd like to answer this question. 346 00:20:57,940 --> 00:20:59,020 Yes, sir, that's correct. 347 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:02,300 Me and about a million other vets, I was treated and I recovered. 348 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:04,260 Good for you, Mr. Simon. 349 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,880 Was Jimmy Kirkland a... 350 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,040 Beneficiary of your recovery? 351 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:13,920 Tell the court about Jimmy Kirkland. 352 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:20,820 I had just lost a very close friend to a drive -by shooting. That was what 353 00:21:20,820 --> 00:21:23,680 triggered my stress -related episode. 354 00:21:27,860 --> 00:21:28,980 Jimmy Kirkland. 355 00:21:30,540 --> 00:21:35,800 Jimmy Kirkland was a young boy who witnessed the incident. 356 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,620 And when he refused to answer your questions, what did you do? 357 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,260 What did you do, Mr. Simon? 358 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,120 I pushed him around a bit. I was emotional. 359 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:54,180 You attacked him viciously, so much so that your brother had to pull you off 360 00:21:54,180 --> 00:21:55,760 him. Is that right? 361 00:21:58,700 --> 00:22:00,340 It was an isolated incident. 362 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:01,760 I see. 363 00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:05,460 And another isolated incident took place last year. 364 00:22:05,950 --> 00:22:10,270 It involved the shooting of a South Vietnamese man. He died of gunshot 365 00:22:10,510 --> 00:22:13,490 Not for me. I didn't shoot him. He was my friend. 366 00:22:13,730 --> 00:22:18,170 But your friend was about to be indicted for racketeering charges at the time of 367 00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:19,410 his death. Isn't that right? 368 00:22:19,770 --> 00:22:21,590 Need I recall, Lieutenant Marsh? 369 00:22:22,230 --> 00:22:24,070 You really are something, you know that? 370 00:22:24,570 --> 00:22:25,610 Mr. Simon. 371 00:22:25,890 --> 00:22:27,330 Your Honor, this is deplorable. 372 00:22:27,570 --> 00:22:28,930 What is the defense's point? 373 00:22:29,390 --> 00:22:30,390 Simply this. 374 00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:34,330 The prosecution has presented one traffic ticket. 375 00:22:34,940 --> 00:22:40,620 one composite record as circumstantial evidence against the defendant who has 376 00:22:40,620 --> 00:22:44,120 criminal record and was in fact the best friend of the deceased. 377 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:50,660 The prosecution is trying to convince the court to infer motive from financial 378 00:22:50,660 --> 00:22:54,980 records obtained under false pretenses and without warrants. 379 00:22:55,220 --> 00:22:59,340 These men have a record of bringing personal prejudice to bear in 380 00:22:59,340 --> 00:23:03,760 work. In fact, if need be, my client... 381 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:10,080 can testify that he heard the witness make derogatory remarks about men of his 382 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,720 youth, wealth, and social station. 383 00:23:14,020 --> 00:23:19,280 Your Honor, this hearing is a travesty. 384 00:23:26,740 --> 00:23:28,740 You may step down, Mr. Simon. 385 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:05,600 It is the judgment of this court that there is insufficient evidence to bind 386 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:07,060 defendant over for trial. 387 00:24:08,020 --> 00:24:12,920 The court further orders that a transcript of this hearing be forwarded 388 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:18,660 State Licensing Bureau to determine whether the private investigator's 389 00:24:18,660 --> 00:24:22,740 issued to Richard and Andrew Simon should be reviewed. 390 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:24,880 He's dismissed. 391 00:24:48,780 --> 00:24:52,160 Rick, you have every right to be upset. You don't give me my rights, Counselor, 392 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:53,460 and you don't tell me what they are. 393 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,380 You have the right to have your career stripped away from you, the right to be 394 00:24:56,380 --> 00:24:59,260 called a psychopath in court, the right to see a murderer go free. 395 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:00,599 Alleged murderer. 396 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,460 Well, that kid's a killer as sure as I'm standing here. Look at his eyes. 397 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:04,860 There's nothing there. There's a black hole. 398 00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:07,260 Your opinion is not evidence. 399 00:25:07,580 --> 00:25:10,560 And you weren't interested in evidence. You were only interested in getting rid 400 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:11,700 of it if it went against you. 401 00:25:12,420 --> 00:25:13,420 Okay, okay. 402 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:14,640 I can hear it. 403 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:18,960 I can hear it coming, the big speech about the rights of victims. Your mom 404 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:23,320 have a soapbox around here somewhere. I thought that you were professionals. 405 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:27,660 You're out of line, Doug. 406 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:34,800 See, the air is thick with bromides about the rights of victims, forgetting 407 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:39,360 fundamental American right that the accused must be presumed innocent until 408 00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:40,500 proven guilty. 409 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,720 And tomorrow, the accused could be you or me or... 410 00:25:45,219 --> 00:25:48,680 Any of us. Yeah, does that give you the right to do anything to get your client 411 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,200 off? Just about. In other words, the ends justify the means. 412 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,160 I would like to speak with Doug alone. 413 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,800 How the hell can you have done that to my sons? Honey, I can see I'm in trouble 414 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,660 here. But believe me, there was nothing personal. 415 00:26:19,500 --> 00:26:23,300 Parading Rick's psychological problems in front of the world isn't personal? 416 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,740 I may have come on a little strong. 417 00:26:25,940 --> 00:26:30,360 May have? I'll apologize. The last thing I want is to hurt you or your family. 418 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:36,280 But I do have real responsibility to give my client the best possible 419 00:26:36,860 --> 00:26:38,880 Even at the cost of another's livelihood? 420 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:41,500 Or his integrity? 421 00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:54,640 See, 40 years ago, I was a young lawyer, fledgling, practicing 422 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:55,700 law in another state. 423 00:26:56,900 --> 00:26:59,760 And I had a case where I was defending a man accused of murder. 424 00:27:01,020 --> 00:27:06,500 The evidence was really circumstantial. But the prosecutor was larger than life. 425 00:27:06,820 --> 00:27:07,940 A local hero. 426 00:27:08,410 --> 00:27:10,290 I revered him when I was still in law school. 427 00:27:10,850 --> 00:27:14,250 So, I didn't press. 428 00:27:15,570 --> 00:27:18,390 I didn't use all the weapons I could have. 429 00:27:20,070 --> 00:27:22,770 Intimidated, maybe? I don't know. But I held back. 430 00:27:24,350 --> 00:27:26,070 My client went to the gas chamber. 431 00:27:27,290 --> 00:27:33,270 Oh, now, Doug, what does that have to do with this particular case? 432 00:27:33,690 --> 00:27:35,810 Two years later, new evidence came to light. 433 00:27:36,650 --> 00:27:38,130 Evidence proving him innocent. 434 00:27:39,350 --> 00:27:41,170 I cost that man his life. 435 00:27:41,450 --> 00:27:43,730 Well, you couldn't feel responsible for that. 436 00:27:44,450 --> 00:27:47,190 I cost that man his life. 437 00:27:47,670 --> 00:27:48,970 Doctors lose patients. 438 00:27:49,350 --> 00:27:50,530 Lawyers lose clients. 439 00:27:51,630 --> 00:27:55,330 True. And I've lost more than a few since then. 440 00:27:55,950 --> 00:28:00,310 But not through inaction, indecision, or holding back. 441 00:28:02,150 --> 00:28:03,710 I can't do it, Cecilia. 442 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:07,500 Not for you, Rick. 443 00:28:09,180 --> 00:28:10,180 Anyone. 444 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,280 1 ,500 as agreed. 445 00:28:17,900 --> 00:28:21,680 Mr. Grant, there's no reason to give up hope. There isn't. 446 00:28:21,940 --> 00:28:24,040 You're talking about what happened in court. 447 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:28,280 What do you think I'm talking about? I've seen botches in my time, but 448 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:29,280 Mr. Grant. 449 00:28:29,770 --> 00:28:33,510 With enough extra evidence against Channing, we can go back to these 450 00:28:33,510 --> 00:28:35,790 with subpoenas. We can reopen this thing properly. 451 00:28:36,570 --> 00:28:39,250 Not on my nickel, you won't. Goodbye. 452 00:28:40,810 --> 00:28:41,890 One more question. 453 00:28:43,370 --> 00:28:46,590 We did a little follow -up on the brokerage information. 454 00:28:48,630 --> 00:28:49,990 I don't hear a question. 455 00:28:50,990 --> 00:28:55,570 The stock that was traded was Wincott International. 456 00:28:56,510 --> 00:29:00,280 So? Their buyout last year was handled by your firm. 457 00:29:03,580 --> 00:29:04,580 Goodbye. 458 00:29:05,260 --> 00:29:09,080 Were you tempted to profit by the inevitable rise in those stocks? 459 00:29:10,340 --> 00:29:12,980 I make my profit by the practice of law. 460 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,460 I've resisted similar temptations a dozen times. 461 00:29:18,660 --> 00:29:20,780 Unfortunately, your son didn't have your principles. 462 00:29:22,140 --> 00:29:24,740 The gain on his buy and sell order was over $2 million. 463 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:26,660 Now, what are you suggesting? 464 00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:29,660 That you knew exactly what he was up to. 465 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,700 Oh, you may not have helped him specifically, but don't play stupid with 466 00:29:34,700 --> 00:29:36,060 did know what was going on. 467 00:29:36,260 --> 00:29:38,500 You can't prove any of this. 468 00:29:42,060 --> 00:29:43,060 Prove? 469 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,420 Prove? Your son is dead, Mr. Grant. 470 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:50,120 Your own flesh and blood, man. 471 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:55,880 And... This thing, Channing and this deal are what killed him. What are you 472 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:56,880 thinking about? 473 00:29:58,720 --> 00:29:59,740 It is an outrage. 474 00:30:00,620 --> 00:30:02,680 You loved Woody. We can see that. 475 00:30:04,980 --> 00:30:08,460 Maybe you were overindulgent with him. Maybe you were short -sighted. 476 00:30:10,220 --> 00:30:11,340 The hell does it matter? 477 00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:15,640 What matters now is his murder. 478 00:30:20,380 --> 00:30:21,380 Give us a chance. 479 00:30:35,020 --> 00:30:37,060 I didn't know it at first. 480 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:39,420 I discovered it. 481 00:30:41,660 --> 00:30:48,320 My son and a junior associate 482 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:49,720 were meeting covertly. 483 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:54,940 And Channing was there with him, always. 484 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:56,960 Moving him. 485 00:30:59,460 --> 00:31:01,780 Manipulating him like a marionette. 486 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,360 And my concern was for myself. 487 00:31:04,910 --> 00:31:08,470 that none of the money be traceable back to me. 488 00:31:13,390 --> 00:31:15,810 Are you willing to tell a grand jury what you're telling us? 489 00:31:21,810 --> 00:31:27,190 You know, when Channing was released, I thought nothing will bring my son back. 490 00:31:29,570 --> 00:31:31,290 Maybe I can do one thing right. 491 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,120 I was in the hall. I overheard and I didn't want to interrupt. 492 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:47,320 Thank you. 493 00:31:48,420 --> 00:31:51,220 So how did your little tete -a -tete with your friend go? 494 00:31:52,740 --> 00:31:54,040 His name is Doug. 495 00:31:54,940 --> 00:31:56,640 And Rick, he wants to apologize. 496 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,020 Oh, good. I feel so much better. 497 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:00,540 Rick, he feels very bad. 498 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:01,759 He should. 499 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:03,760 He should take an ad out from the paper. 500 00:32:04,180 --> 00:32:05,180 Listen to me. 501 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,620 I can't undo what's been done. 502 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,980 But I want you to remember that I feel... 503 00:32:11,690 --> 00:32:13,330 Very strongly about this man. 504 00:32:14,230 --> 00:32:16,290 He had reasons for what he did. 505 00:32:17,050 --> 00:32:20,510 They might not make sense to you, but they do to him. 506 00:32:21,850 --> 00:32:22,990 And they do to me. 507 00:32:25,090 --> 00:32:26,870 Oh, great. Our own mother. 508 00:32:28,930 --> 00:32:35,090 Rick, when the wounds are healed, you might see that Doug is just totally 509 00:32:35,090 --> 00:32:36,630 committed to his clients. 510 00:32:37,510 --> 00:32:39,390 Like some other people I know. 511 00:32:40,379 --> 00:32:42,280 Don't you see how much alike you are? 512 00:32:51,380 --> 00:32:52,380 We'll get over it. 513 00:32:53,980 --> 00:32:55,500 Just do what you have to do. 514 00:33:01,220 --> 00:33:04,780 Thanks to Mr. Grant, we found over two dozen securities accounts. 515 00:33:05,060 --> 00:33:08,360 Not only in Channing's name, but in Fordham's as well. Does that give us 516 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:09,289 anything? 517 00:33:09,290 --> 00:33:12,810 Well, sure, if you're looking for securities fraud. Yeah, but what if 518 00:33:12,810 --> 00:33:13,810 looking for murder? 519 00:33:14,250 --> 00:33:16,090 We are not looking for anything. 520 00:33:16,850 --> 00:33:20,670 Frankly, guys, if you brought me the smoking gun right now, I think the DA 521 00:33:20,670 --> 00:33:22,050 be reluctant to take it in. 522 00:33:22,430 --> 00:33:24,810 We're not going to roll over on this, Abby. We're not walking away. 523 00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:28,830 Guys. Don't, guys. That's why I'm going to lose my license. I'm going out with a 524 00:33:28,830 --> 00:33:29,830 bang. 525 00:33:30,070 --> 00:33:31,250 Can you stop him? 526 00:33:31,890 --> 00:33:32,890 Sure. 527 00:33:34,210 --> 00:33:35,410 But who's going to stop me? 528 00:33:40,970 --> 00:33:43,730 God's sakes, John, they found Woody's account. They found yours. 529 00:33:44,090 --> 00:33:45,890 It's only a matter of time before they're going to find mine. 530 00:33:46,290 --> 00:33:47,530 So what do you suggest we do? 531 00:33:47,730 --> 00:33:51,450 Cop a plea. We cut our losses. Pull an Ivan Boesky, just get it over with. And 532 00:33:51,450 --> 00:33:54,490 risk being indicted for murder? Hey, I don't know a damn thing about that. 533 00:33:55,030 --> 00:33:56,090 That's strictly your doing. 534 00:33:56,490 --> 00:33:58,630 Most they can get me for is accessory after the fact. 535 00:33:59,190 --> 00:34:00,710 Maybe not even that if I cooperate. 536 00:34:02,170 --> 00:34:03,170 Okay. 537 00:34:04,010 --> 00:34:05,050 I can't force you. 538 00:34:05,890 --> 00:34:09,469 Cop a plea of security, Sproggs, but if you keep quiet about Woody's death... 539 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,380 I promise not to try to implicate you. 540 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:14,080 Deal? 541 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:17,440 Deal. 542 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:19,159 Okay. Come on. 543 00:34:20,420 --> 00:34:23,139 I'll introduce you to my lawyer. He's a nice guy. I think you'll win. 544 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:53,940 I even tried the phone on Rick's boat before I came over here. 545 00:34:54,460 --> 00:34:55,460 And? 546 00:34:55,940 --> 00:34:56,940 Answer machine. 547 00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,060 I know, he's there, he's there. He's just brooding. 548 00:35:00,460 --> 00:35:03,060 Oh, if he were there, he wouldn't miss a chance in giving you hell. 549 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:04,940 He gets that from me. 550 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:10,560 Hello? 551 00:35:11,460 --> 00:35:13,840 Oh, Rick, we were just talking about you. 552 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,200 Well, yes, he's here. 553 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:19,400 Sure. 554 00:35:26,220 --> 00:35:27,380 I've been trying to reach you. 555 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:32,280 You have every reason in the world to be angry at me. And I'd like to... Save 556 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:33,280 it, Counselor. 557 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,820 Just thought you'd like to know we got a call from Lieutenant Marsh. 558 00:35:38,060 --> 00:35:39,520 Mark Fordham turned up dead. 559 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,760 Seems he took a 40 -foot fall about an hour and a half ago, broke his neck, 560 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:46,760 instantly. 561 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:49,340 I hope you're satisfied. 562 00:36:01,260 --> 00:36:05,320 Autopsy place at the time of death at around 10 p .m., shortly before the 563 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:06,319 library closed. 564 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:07,320 You aren't studying? 565 00:36:07,720 --> 00:36:12,100 There were no books, notebooks, not so much as a pen found anywhere near the 566 00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:13,560 body. It's a little break. 567 00:36:13,820 --> 00:36:16,000 Far from anybody on campus, much less in the library. 568 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:17,900 What was Channing doing all this? 569 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:19,280 Having dinner with his broker. 570 00:36:19,500 --> 00:36:20,500 Already got a statement. 571 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:22,580 That's one. Well, he's probably in on the scam. 572 00:36:22,940 --> 00:36:24,040 You know who we need, don't you? 573 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:26,238 Oh, no. 574 00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:27,240 No. 575 00:36:27,690 --> 00:36:32,090 Come on, guys. I just wrote a letter to the board begging them not to pull your 576 00:36:32,090 --> 00:36:33,990 ticket. Okay, all right, fine. 577 00:36:34,510 --> 00:36:36,050 Fine. You're on your own. 578 00:36:36,970 --> 00:36:37,970 What else is new? 579 00:36:40,850 --> 00:36:45,410 The same as before. 580 00:36:46,730 --> 00:36:48,590 Everything is circumstantial. 581 00:36:49,090 --> 00:36:50,610 Did you ever get tired of saying that? 582 00:36:51,210 --> 00:36:53,370 Rick, none of what you have will stick. 583 00:36:53,830 --> 00:36:56,350 It's not what I want. It's what will happen. 584 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,840 Wasn't there anything in your conferences with Channing that... Stop 585 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:04,020 You know better, A .J. 586 00:37:06,060 --> 00:37:10,080 I wonder how Mark Fordham feels about attorney -client privilege right now. 587 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:11,480 Lay off me, Rick. 588 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:16,040 I haven't had so much blood on my hands for years. 589 00:37:18,660 --> 00:37:25,500 Anything I know about Channing and the death of Woody Grant is inadmissible. 590 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:30,260 So let's go after this one. 591 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:45,680 Hello? Hello, John. Doug McKenna. How are you? 592 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,320 Just fine, thanks. I trust you received my check. 593 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,360 Yes, but that's not why I'm calling. I heard about your friend Mark. I'm sorry. 594 00:37:52,700 --> 00:37:56,200 I hoped you'd be spared any further unpleasantness. 595 00:37:56,420 --> 00:37:58,060 Thanks. Came as a real shock. 596 00:37:58,430 --> 00:38:02,430 After all you've been through, I don't want to alarm you, but it's come to my 597 00:38:02,430 --> 00:38:07,010 attention there are some people who saw you near the university library last 598 00:38:07,010 --> 00:38:08,350 night. That's impossible. 599 00:38:09,070 --> 00:38:10,070 The back of the library. 600 00:38:10,450 --> 00:38:13,310 Not far from where your friend's body was found. 601 00:38:14,010 --> 00:38:17,150 I'm afraid they've given sworn statements to that effect. 602 00:38:17,470 --> 00:38:20,930 And just how has this come to your attention, Counselor? 603 00:38:21,630 --> 00:38:27,130 Well, you probably recall my mentioning this woman I've been seeing, the Simon's 604 00:38:27,130 --> 00:38:28,130 mother. 605 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:31,180 One statement, huh? 606 00:38:34,260 --> 00:38:36,400 What exactly is it you want from me, McKenna? 607 00:38:36,740 --> 00:38:38,240 Nothing, John, just to help you. 608 00:38:39,380 --> 00:38:43,820 Maybe a slight lapse of professionalism, but you've come to seem like a son to 609 00:38:43,820 --> 00:38:44,820 me. 610 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,280 Then prove it. 611 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:49,820 Give me those papers. 612 00:38:50,860 --> 00:38:51,860 The papers? 613 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:57,340 Well, you know, there is a matter of ethics there. 614 00:38:57,600 --> 00:38:59,500 How does an extra hundred thousand sound? 615 00:38:59,950 --> 00:39:01,230 To cover your expenses, of course. 616 00:39:01,590 --> 00:39:05,650 Do you think that can get me those documents by tonight, say, around ten? 617 00:39:06,370 --> 00:39:12,010 I suppose there's no harm in being well -prepared in court. 618 00:39:13,450 --> 00:39:14,790 Meet me on the campus tonight. 619 00:39:16,110 --> 00:39:17,890 Parking structure three, level two. 620 00:39:18,090 --> 00:39:19,090 I'll be there. 621 00:39:19,430 --> 00:39:22,150 And, John, be careful. 622 00:39:32,270 --> 00:39:33,510 You sure you've never done this before? 623 00:39:37,990 --> 00:39:38,990 Abby. 624 00:39:45,510 --> 00:39:46,510 Rick. 625 00:39:47,490 --> 00:39:48,490 Guess what? 626 00:40:04,270 --> 00:40:08,250 You know, if I had to do this all over again, including stiffing you guys in 627 00:40:08,250 --> 00:40:11,450 court the way I did, I'd think twice about it. 628 00:40:12,750 --> 00:40:14,070 And then I'd go ahead and do it. 629 00:40:16,030 --> 00:40:18,910 You think that I'm the right guy for this job? 630 00:40:20,830 --> 00:40:21,830 No. 631 00:40:22,350 --> 00:40:24,670 But the ends justify the means. 632 00:40:25,210 --> 00:40:27,170 Just think of it as a closing argument. 633 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:10,400 Counselor? John. 634 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:11,760 Let's see what you've got. 635 00:41:26,940 --> 00:41:28,540 What are you worried about? This is nothing. 636 00:41:30,340 --> 00:41:34,460 According to one of these witnesses, I was seen leaving the university library 637 00:41:34,460 --> 00:41:36,720 with Fordham at 8 .35 p .m. 638 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:38,560 Exactly. 639 00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:39,830 Were you there? 640 00:41:44,950 --> 00:41:46,330 Take a walk, McKenna. 641 00:41:46,590 --> 00:41:50,570 You go peddle your paper somewhere else. John, please, think about this. 642 00:41:51,070 --> 00:41:55,970 What do you suppose are the odds that another assailant would have encountered 643 00:41:55,970 --> 00:41:57,050 your Mr. 644 00:41:57,270 --> 00:42:03,110 Fordham? I believe the counsel is leading the witness. Within minutes of 645 00:42:03,110 --> 00:42:05,810 meeting that the eyewitnesses described. 646 00:42:06,700 --> 00:42:09,600 You know, maybe you need your eyes checked. You can't read your own 647 00:42:11,420 --> 00:42:16,520 Your so -called witness saw me leave the library at 8 .35 p .m. Now, that's at 648 00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:18,800 least an hour and a half before Fordham died. 649 00:42:21,580 --> 00:42:25,600 They saw you heading for the stairwell. North stairwell. 650 00:42:26,820 --> 00:42:29,780 That's clear on the other side of the library from where the body was found, 651 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:30,880 isn't it? 652 00:42:32,180 --> 00:42:34,580 That's a pretty shoddy attempt, Dad. 653 00:42:36,810 --> 00:42:37,810 Wait a minute. 654 00:42:39,870 --> 00:42:41,170 All this concern? 655 00:42:42,650 --> 00:42:44,090 Now these phony documents? 656 00:42:48,450 --> 00:42:49,450 Damn. 657 00:42:51,890 --> 00:42:52,890 Yo, why? 658 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:18,000 I'll call an ambulance. 659 00:43:30,940 --> 00:43:33,400 I can't believe you took that risk. 660 00:43:34,380 --> 00:43:35,920 Of course I have, Mom. 661 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:39,140 The time and place supportive of death weren't released by the media. 662 00:43:39,500 --> 00:43:41,440 But Channing had it cold. 663 00:43:42,020 --> 00:43:43,060 Oh, that's wonderful. 664 00:43:43,630 --> 00:43:46,610 Instead of two of you to worry about, now I have three. 665 00:43:46,870 --> 00:43:50,110 No, no, no, no. I leave the rough and tumble stuff to you, gentlemen. 666 00:43:50,750 --> 00:43:55,590 Oh, thank you very much. My days of private detection work are over. 667 00:43:55,830 --> 00:43:58,990 Back to defending the scum of the earth, are we, Counselor? Yeah. 668 00:43:59,970 --> 00:44:02,050 How much longer are we going to have to put up with this guy, Mom? 669 00:44:02,790 --> 00:44:05,630 Oh, a while, if he behaves. 670 00:44:07,570 --> 00:44:12,170 I must tell you all, you know, this whole Channing business... 671 00:44:12,490 --> 00:44:18,610 It's made me wonder if the next time, perhaps... Well, let me put it to you 672 00:44:18,610 --> 00:44:19,610 way. 673 00:44:20,290 --> 00:44:23,910 The accused always has the right to a good defense. 674 00:44:26,250 --> 00:44:28,650 But I'm not the only lawyer in San Diego. 675 00:44:30,490 --> 00:44:33,370 I'll tell you, if I ever get busted, I know who I'm calling. 676 00:44:34,430 --> 00:44:36,370 You can expect daily calls. 677 00:44:36,770 --> 00:44:37,770 You're here.