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based on these circumstantial events and the testimony of Anna Dare, an

experienced police witness.

A psychic?

Psychics have often been used to help solve crimes.

Call me a strict constructionist, Ms. Kaufman, but I have trouble picturing

this anywhere in the minds of our founding fathers.

Detective Tippin has been building a case against Edward Durrell for six

months.

It appears he's been building it in secret.

Judge, time is of the essence here. What makes you think I'm even going to sign

this warrant?

Your Honor, you tend to say no quickly and yes very slowly.

Tess, I sincerely hope this one doesn't come back to haunt you, so to speak.

Thank you.

What brings us to such an upscale neighborhood?

This is our love letter killer, Cobb.

Well, I hope so, Tippin.

It's not often Tess gets to drag a judge and me out of bed on the same night.

It's all over but the shouting, Durrell.

And good evening to you too, Detective Tippin.

Nice night.

For a murder? You want to see murder?

Wait for my civil suit.

Filed from death row?

Filed from right under your nose.

You couldn't put together a case on me if someone mailed you instructions.

You're a killer, Durrell.

You're a sick, demented... Whatever I am, Tippin, is far beyond your slender

powers of ratiocination.

You're highly unstable, Tippin. You're gonna fry, Durrell!

You're gonna fry! You count on it! Six months, you'll be having your gun for

dinner.

Must belong to the psychopath book of the month club.

No law against sick minds.

Just how they're used.

A psychic got us in here, huh?

Happens more than you think.

Reputable psychic could be a whole other set of eyes and ears.

Brought this one in, we showed her photos of 15 crime victims. She started

rattling off facts, things she couldn't have known.

It was unbelievable.

She also described a vacant lot.

And my men just found it.

There's not a ground to cover.

Lucky that your psychic didn't picture Lake Michigan.

Hold it. I found something here.

Psychic's golden, Cobb. I knew it.

I can't tell you how bad I want to nail this guy.

great to be on the outside i can hardly wait to see my city have one of those

terrible french dip sandwiches in the cafeteria do they still have those what

else has changed uh new buildings weddings

births it was only six months what can i say

it seemed a lot

So to all you headbanging freaks out there, this tune is just for you. It's

real geek love.

See you in bed.

Edward Durrell.

You know him?

Nope.

He's a financial analyst from McGregor Stevens.

I don't go much for analysts. They're a little too analytical for me.

What is this?

Well, you wouldn't believe the places my name is written.

What's he done?

He's under arrest for murdering women.

Sounds like a guy who divides his time.

This guy writes very threatening letters before he attacks.

You ever receive anything like that?

And that's just this week.

I never read them.

Where'd they go?

Our attorney.

Ms. West, this guy's into pain.

I'm not talking about the kind of pain that a headbanger suffers when he sticks

a pin through his nose.

I think you could be in real danger.

Hey, come on. I generate electricity and people respond.

That's how I know I'm alive.

So, uh, how do you know you're alive?

By a few simple bodily functions.

This guy is under arrest, but there are no guarantees.

is I think you ought to be more careful.

Honey, careful is worse than dead.

Wrong. And I hope you don't get a chance to test that theory.

Hey, it beats the cell.

Bit of a view.

Just like home.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to find a way back into my profession.

Generate a little capital, put it to work.

I am looking squarely at the future, Tess.

Times may be hard, but opportunities are everywhere.

Electronics, cable TV.

You know, I don't see why... Stop.

What is it?

It's the same thing.

I'll talk.

No, it isn't, Tess.

If I could express to you what I learned sitting in that jail.

I am not the man I was before.

In time, you will see that.

Ms. Zombrow.

Face to face.

And quite a nice face.

If that's your idea of charm, Mr. Durrell, and I fear that it is, save it

for the boys down the hall.

Very good.

You're exactly what I'd hoped, only better.

How do you wish to plead?

Not guilty, of course.

Tell me what happened.

I was sitting in my home reading, then the death squad knocked on my door,

barged in, and took me away.

You're said to have been quite close when both these murders occurred.

Coincidence?

It's also the matter of a knife with Tina Cullen's blood type and your

prints. A knife that matches her many wounds perfectly.

Do you know anything about that?

Nothing whatsoever.

Anything else you want to tell me?

Only this.

Just because we have a nice constitution and a pretty flag doesn't mean our

rights actually exist.

And you have nice eyes.

So do you, Mr. Durrell.

You should be quite popular here.

I think using a psychic on a murder case is an act of total desperation.

According to Detective Tippin, she has a real good record.

What, two for four, three for six?

Tippin needs her to be real good, or his bust is no good.

We got the murder weapon, and we got Prince on it. Which could turn out to be

totally worthless if the search was bogus.

You got any background on this psychic yet?

Only from tipping. Come on, people.

You know we need more than that.

No. No, I'm not very enthusiastic, Tess.

I don't believe in psychics.

Believe in hamburgers.

Road signs.

Rational communication.

Cobb. What?

You have to do this. Fine. Just don't expect me to be all gung-ho.

Psychics.

Next, they're gonna have an office astrologer.

Cobb, we're taking you off the streets. Your moon's in Virgo.

So given the heinousness of this crime, the extreme and terrible threat to other

women, and the compelling nature of the evidence, the people request that bail

be denied to Mr. Durrell.

Ms. Zambro?

Your Honor, I can't believe what I'm hearing.

My client has no criminal record whatsoever, has a very successful

business, and has shown considerable generosity toward our community.

To deny a citizen of this caliber his freedom prior to trial based on the

imaginings of a psychic would constitute an indefensible misuse of the system.

We respectfully request that Mr. Durrell be released on his own recognizance.

Based on the record and on the arguments before this court today, I must rule the

defendant Edward Durrell held without bail.

Yes, Ms. Zombrow. Your Honor, this entire case is being held together by

nothing more than a gypsy's daydream. That may become evident in trial, Ms.

Zombrow. But at this point, there are two dead women and a matching knife with

your client's prints.

And that's no daydream.

Bail denied.

Bailiff, next case.

And that there?

There's no need to leave the dog in the car.

He'd be much happier with you.

You can bring him up if you'd like.

You can let him go.

Nice apartment.

It's really, uh, quite... Normal?

I can't see your car from here.

I just had a feeling about your dog.

I guess I'm not much for psychics.

Then you don't want to see my shrunken head collection.

So, when did you first start being a psychic?

When I was eight, a friend of mine didn't make it to my birthday party.

I told Mom he was trapped in a turquoise box.

Turns out he almost drowned in their swimming pool.

How does it work?

You know, these visions you have.

I don't know.

Well, how do you know a vision is real?

Just a daydream or something?

It feels real.

You ever been cross-examined?

A few times, including now.

This is not a cross-examination.

This is nothing.

Darrell is hired by one of the toughest attorneys around. She's gonna try to

tear you apart.

We're gonna be doing some checking to evaluate you as a witness.

If you have any skeletons, now is the time to say so.

I'm quite proud of who I am.

I accept every moment of my life.

You're confident.

I do readings, Mr. Cobb, if you're ever in the need of, um, personal insight.

Ah.

No, I don't think so.

How are you coming?

Checking into this psychic. She's definitely the prosecution's weak point.

I could use a little more.

Such as?

An alibi or two.

I'm a loner, Ms. Zombrow.

Frankly, I don't care terribly for people.

But that shouldn't get me convicted.

You don't seem terribly excited about my case.

People get excited, they make mistakes.

Then I trust that you won't.

My acquittal will add a substantial bonus to your fee.

I'm one of the best financial analysts around, Miss Sombro.

Let me help you build your portfolio.

Just help me win the case.

We are kindred souls, counselor.

Tough, hungry, and too smart for the role.

It appears only one of us was too smart for this one.

How do people write this stuff?

Listen to this. Nicole, I want you to come over to my house, drop your clothes

like dead leaves, go over to the refrigerator and get out of here.

I got a food letter right here.

All kosher.

Well, if Nicole read this stuff, she'd get another line of work.

What's prehensile mean?

There it is.

See why I'm here?

I've never read anything like this before in my life.

It's like... It's like he's inside my skin.

He's not well.

Yeah, no kidding.

I mean, I like to party the edge, but, uh... This isn't the edge.

This is out where life and death don't matter a bit.

Have you killed the woman? Two.

I am asking you again to be careful.

You don't have to ask me.

I mean, he's in jail, right?

For now.

They're gonna convict him, right? I think so.

It's an unusual case.

Well, I gotta go to work.

The thing is... You know, the thing is, I'm just playing, you know? You don't

want to play with Edward Durrell.

Well, well, well.

This is the New Age crime squad.

Hello, Maggie.

You don't really intend to whip this dead horse all the way home, do you,

Counselor?

Let me guess.

You're willing to save us the embarrassment of a trial? Once I move to

quash the warrant, there won't be any trial.

You sound nervous.

I'm going to turn your psychic into ground beef.

She won't be able to give a palm reading in Las Vegas.

There's a very thin line between a paranormal and a subnormal.

Well, she's obviously bluffing, Tess.

And I am looking into Anna Dare.

Completely? Yes, completely.

Hey! Hey, what about lunch?

Don't have lunch? Get real, cop.

Dickie!

Hey, Bruce.

Welcome back.

I don't think I've ever heard you use my first name before. I'm flattered.

It's great to be part of the machinery again, huh?

What are you up to?

Exactly.

I got some irons in the fire. You know how it is.

What about you?

I keep busy.

Tess seems well. She is.

Very well.

Is she seeing anybody now that Sean Kelly's out of the picture?

No one in particular.

A few blind dates.

Russian roulette. Yeah.

Kind of like marriage.

You want to have lunch?

I got some things I gotta do.

Anything I can help with?

I checked out our friend Anna.

She started in Cleveland, then she came here.

And she's done some very impressive work.

Except for one little detail.

It's bad, right?

the reason she moved out of Cleveland.

This gas station owner was killed for no apparent reason.

The police, they had nothing, so they called Anna. She described a guy.

They picked him up, they found some evidence, and they went to trial.

Halfway through the trial, somebody else confessed.

So, basically, Anna was quietly run out of town so the police

wouldn't look so stupid.

Mucky was right.

Unbelieved. So I told Anna to meet us here. I figured the least we could do is

take off her head.

I'll go ahead.

Get it all out.

We asked you about skeletons.

Why didn't you tell us?

Would you have used me again?

With anyone?

Your job security is not the issue here.

I don't know how any of it happens.

Did it ever occur to you to set up a booth somewhere and get the hell out of

police work?

I can't stay out.

I have visions in which people are hurt and killed.

Could you ignore the sounds of a crying baby inside a collapsed building?

That's what my visions are to me.

Tell us about the case.

I worked with Mr. Tippin and another policeman.

They explained the crime.

and then they handed me objects what'd they say about the crime they said that

it involved the murder of young women that letters were written first and then

they handed me the letters i ran them through my hands i closed my eyes and i

gave them what came then they turned on the tape recorder

Cleveland. Nobody's perfect, Cobb.

You fed her information.

What? You prompted her. And then you turned on the tape recorder.

She thought it was because she was slow.

Every word should have been on that tape. You do not coach a witness.

She's nervous, Cobb. Don't give me that crap.

I come from the same world that you do.

I never questioned anybody like Darrell.

It was like he was teasing me.

And then during those parties, I'm telling you, I could see those dead

girls right there in his eyes.

Do you have any idea what I'm talking about?

Yes.

So I started looking around.

One night I went to his backyard. I ran a light around.

He did his flower beds.

They found the knife?

Yeah, legally.

You could have gone back for a warrant. Nah, brass was already on me for

following Darrell too close. So you took the knife home, and you fed Anna Dare

words and phrases before you turned on the tape? Maybe she picked up on my

thoughts. I don't know how this stuff works.

But she was in such a trance, she never realized what I was doing.

Do you understand something?

If anyone finds out about this, Darrell is gonna walk.

No, he's got to be convicted.

And you've got to keep this quiet. Keep it quiet?

My job is in jeopardy here, Tippin.

I do not like the idea of sending Tess Kaufman to court with a ticking bomb

like this. You've got the evidence.

The man is guilty.

But if this guy walks, innocent people are going to die.

Do you want him to live with that?

Sergio. Oh, but isn't the college white collar? Free and clear, Serge.

Almost.

Listen, I know some of the guys you post bond for.

They're not exactly sweet risks.

What you need is someone who can stay on top of them.

How's a guy like you gonna stay on top of my clients?

Some of the places they go to, you'll never make it out of.

They'll smell you coming a mile away.

I'm gonna take that as a compliment, Serge.

Listen, there is something about me a lot of people don't know.

I was raised on the streets. Is that easy street you're talking about?

Call me a hard man, Bruce, but I can't quite shake the feeling I'm being

hustled. Listen, I will do my first assignment half price.

Let me get back to you.

Give me your tupper, Sergi. I can find people.

Hello, Bruce.

Hi.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

You look good.

Starchy food must agree with you. And of course, now that you're out celebrating

your new life, certain parts of your assorted past probably have grown a

little distant.

Listen. Like my $40,000 fee?

I certainly haven't forgotten about that, Maggie.

But to be honest with you, and this isn't easy for a guy like me to say, but

I'm having a little trouble adjusting.

What a surprise.

Well, isn't it nice to know in such uncertain times, you do have a job.

As my research assistant and clerk.

Terrific.

It doesn't feel right.

What doesn't feel right?

Anna dear.

Tess, she's a psychic.

Being weird is part of her job description.

That's not it.

I don't know.

You're starting to sound like her.

My feeling is that everything will be fine.

Trust me.

Tell me something good.

They won't offer you a plea.

Who wants a plea?

I want out.

The judge likes the evidence.

And it was taken off a vacant lot.

Doesn't really violate your civil rights, does it? If you can't break that

little herb-snorting twit... Judge Clausen will overlook a little incense

and crystals to put you away.

A matching knife with your prints.

Witnesses placing you near both murders.

A sick taste in reading.

And a disdainful personality.

I need something.

Maybe I need a new lawyer.

I wouldn't lose any sleep over that.

How tough are you, Ms.

Zombrow? Try me, Mr.

Durrell.

They couldn't have found that knife

in a vacant lot.

Because after I killed Tina Collins, I buried it in my backyard.

Does that help, Ms. Zombrow?

So now we're talking about tainted evidence, not guilt or innocence.

That's what I'm paying you for.

So it never has to get to that.

A denturee hearing?

Tell me. I've got nothing to worry about.

It's just a show to try to undermine Anna Dare.

I've seen Maggie Zombrow put on some damn impressive shows.

Well, it's a desperation move.

She'll lose the hearing and then cop a plea.

We have enough evidence to convict. Anna Dare's credibility leaves a lot to be

desired.

She once picked out the wrong man.

But in our case, she located what is indisputably the murder weapon.

Picked out the wrong man for murder.

I can just see the headlines now.

Durrell freed on crank statement.

Psychics predict shake-up in DA's office.

A lot of psychics are strange.

Anna Dare seems sincere, and she's tough. Tough enough for Maggie Zombrow?

Cobb, nobody's tough enough for Maggie.

Anna Dare will be fine.

She's fine.

I am not feeling very reassured here, people.

Detective Tippin, why did you hire Anna Dare?

Frankly, it was out of frustration.

We had a killer loose.

We were at a dead end. I'd heard good things about Anna, so I called her in

and tested her.

We have the test results here, but for the record, what was your impression?

She was uncanny.

The people would like to remind the court that the test was administered in

the presence of two other officers who've submitted sworn statements to

that effect.

Detective Tippin, this test where you show a crime photo and the person gives

her impressions, isn't it possible if someone carefully studied local crime

they could walk in knowing enough to pass?

That's virtually impossible.

Those photos were never publicly released. So virtually impossible

meaning highly improbable?

Yes. But possible.

Possible. Isn't it true, Detective Tippin, that though you were at a dead

end, as you say, you had a chief suspect in Mr. Durrell?

Yes. In fact, didn't you pursue him for months?

Yes. Weren't you warned off, harassing Mr. Durrell by your boss?

She just wanted me to be careful.

Is that a yes or no?

Yes. So...

In your professional opinion, Mr. Durrell was guilty, but you had no

strong evidence. So you hired this psychic, hoping she'd help give you this

evidence. I wanted to break the case.

Which to you meant breaking my client.

Objection. Argumentative.

Sustained. So you hired Ms. Dare and tried to get her to give you information

which would implicate my client.

Objection. Maybe even twisted this information.

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Ms. Dare, you've listed your psychic crime accomplishments in the past.

Some of them sound quite impressive.

Tell me, have you ever made any mistakes?

Maybe a couple. Maybe?

I don't understand.

I've had visions that didn't agree with the leanings of the prosecution. I'm not

so sure that that makes me wrong.

Isn't it true that in Cleveland you ended up going against the prosecution?

In a murder case not unlike this one. And that case was in fact decided by the

confession of someone else?

Someone else did confess.

Someone with knowledge not gleanable unless the confessor had done the crime?

The man who confessed was retarded.

I think that he was obsessed by the killer and wanted to be him. I think

that he confessed to something that in fact he didn't do even though he

believed he did.

Isn't it true that you left Cleveland as a result of this failure?

I'm not so sure that I failed, but enough people believed that I did, so it

was clear my reputation would suffer.

Yes, I moved.

In your description to the prosecution of your envisioning of Mr. Durrell,

did he look to you like he looks today?

I usually see edges.

An eye, a fall of hair.

It's more of a sense than a precise physical picture.

Sounds rather subjective.

I can only compare it to something like falling in love.

You just know it. It's beyond logic.

Sounds more suited to a summer field than a courtroom.

Now, this vision of the lot, how did that come about? They asked me to

picture places.

And after I'd seen the house, then I saw a dark, empty place.

Well, that could have been anywhere.

A cemetery, a park, a closet.

It started.

In darkness.

And then it...

Yes, Ms. Dare.

I saw almost nothing but dirt.

It was definitely a vacant lot.

You are aware of the penalties for perjury.

Lying under oath, aren't you, Ms. Dare?

Yes.

You planted evidence and manipulated a witness.

You found out about it and said nothing.

And you lied about it on the witness stand. Durrell's a killer, Tess, and you

are talking about a technicality. What you call a technicality is the right

under law that people won't falsify evidence. The right to a fair trial.

Law school crap.

Fucked! Look, Miss Kaufman, I know you're upset, but this psycho's gotta be

locked up.

How could you do this?

When I realized up there that I'd been manipulated by this man.

I was outraged.

But I went along with it.

Because he's right.

Durrell kills men for fun. He's got to be put away.

This isn't the way. The case is over, Tess.

The evidence was admitted. Maggie's gonna have to plead.

Case? We have no case.

I can't go forward with this. What? You have got to go forward. No.

Because my job is to uphold the law, not break it. You violated that defendant's

rights. I'll have to notify your superiors. I can't just sweep this under

the rug.

Wait.

You would send me off to jail?

So a guy like Durrell can walk?

Good. Fine.

Don't sweep it under the rug. I want everyone to see just how this business

works.

dealer today

big

day durell you gotta give a little life advice oh you're a clever guy we all

know that but your wires are crossed it's just a matter of time before they

short out altogether you're on the minus side You've destroyed before, and you'll

try to destroy again.

It's your nature.

I'm afraid I'll have to call the guy.

But this time, someone will be watching you all the time.

Until finally, you will just want to explode.

I'll find a way to express myself.

This incident involved some highly unfortunate circumstances, which

resulted in the charges being brought. But it did, at the very least, vindicate

the integrity of the process.

In our position as representatives of the people, we don't have the option of

not playing fair, no matter how tempting it is to do so.

What's going on?

Feeding frenzy. They released Edward Durrell.

I go to jail and they let this guy off?

Congratulations. I don't need to hear it, Dickie. Come on, counselor.

A win's a win.

Isn't that what a lawyer's career is all about? Box scores?

With life and death consequences.

Yeah. I'm glad you brought that up.

Doesn't it bother you?

Even you.

To represent a guy like that? Even me. Yeah, even you.

Is there anyone you wouldn't defend?

Maybe a cop who's planning evidence.

Or going along with it. Oh, yeah. Yeah, well, next to them, Edward Durrell is a

real solid citizen.

Well, he doesn't whine and his checks don't bounce.

Well, that should make you feel just great.

Especially when you think about how his next victim is gonna look.

I did my job, Dickie. If the cops do theirs, there won't be a next victim.

Yeah, right.

This is Nicole West of Wild...

Can I help you?

Cup of soda.

Kind of a day that makes you wish you'd gone to med school, huh?

All right.

God, what a case.

I'm sorry.

What a case.

Two women argue it to a third.

The main witness is a woman.

The defendant is accused of killing women.

The guy gets out, and now every woman in town wants to burn down the Justice

Building.

How do you plan them?

Neither do I.

When you're not in this business, it's hard to remember that the law protects

the worst of us, too.

Most people don't want to acknowledge that minor complication.

That's our life.

Funny thing is, I'd shoot Darrell myself if I wouldn't go to jail.

And they wonder why people hate lawyers.

Brass is looking into it.

I'm gonna take whatever comes.

What does that mean for us?

Mean for us?

Tess, to be honest with you, I would do it again.

I'm a cop.

The idea of letting somebody go who's that guilty just gets

inside of me and...

Won't quit.

Serve justice.

Follow the law.

When the law lets somebody who is that guilty go,

there's something wrong with it, not us.

Plant evidence.

I'm not the kind of person who would ever do something like that.

You were to walk with it.

It's almost the same thing. The guy was guilty.

He killed two women.

I didn't go to law school.

To me, the law is about people getting together and trying to do the right

thing. But you... This was not the right thing.

But you lied to me. Yes, I did.

And you don't know...

how much that tears me up inside.

I don't want to make a practice of walking out of your office.

Maybe it's better if I just didn't come back.

So I left.

That was it.

Don't go giving me the silent treatment, John.

These things are complicated.

There's got to be more to my life than just putting dog food in your dish.

Besides, you're the one who'll believe in the psyche.

Hey, Tippin.

How'd it go, man?

I'm finished as a cop.

He'll be all right, though. I told him it was my doing which it was. That's

crap. Forget it.

Maybe I don't want to be a cop no more after tonight anyway.

Darrell just killed Nicole West.

Kill him?

Yeah, he came at Winslow with the knife.

Only took one shot.

I saw him just before I got out.

I'm gonna rub Tess Kaufman's nose. No, you're not.

I'll tell her.

How did it happen?

They had him under surveillance, and he managed to beat it.

Maybe one of the, uh... surveillance guys dozed off. Maybe he had his

face buried in a jelly donut. I don't know.

They're always pretty smart at that level.

Why did we come here?

I thought you should hear it from me.

Better?

I'm not trying to make you feel bad.

Why do we do what we do?

Some of us think we're right.

I'll never change the way...

I feel about this, Tess.

Neither would I. I know you won't.

You're always out there...

I'm sorry that I wasn't straight with you.

That was wrong.

It doesn't matter how bad the case is.

I'll never do that again.

Because...

in any case.

Will I see you at work tomorrow?

No.

Yeah, I'll be there.

Where else am I gonna go?