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While the trial's going on,

send out regular press
releases on coming product.

I don't care what. Work
with marketing to decide.

But the world needs to see
we're doing business as usual.

Got it.

Is that the nicest suit you've got?

Absolutely not. Let's roll.

Turn on the radio.

Feels like we're heading to a funeral.

From the moment a lawyer
like Warren Daniels signs on,

he's planting seeds of
doubt about the credibility

- of witnesses...
- Music!

About the motives of the district attorney.

Christ, we're gonna be late.

Jimmy, go left. Flank left!

Watch out!

God.

Take a deep breath, son.
Pull yourself together.

I just don't want to be late.

They're not gonna start without you.

It'll play to the narrative
that I'm an entitled asshole.

Listen to me, Erich.

It's gonna be a very long trial.

And if you're already in this state now,

you're not gonna survive,

'cause it's gonna get a whole
lot harder before it gets easier.

Show some backbone. Grow up.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

My name is Mario Siletti.

I work for the District Attorney
of the County of San Francisco.

We represent the citizens
of the state of California

in prosecuting persons
charged with criminal conduct.

And as you all know by
now, Erich Blunt is accused

of murdering Cindy Strauss
and her unborn child.

Their unborn child.

In the course of this
trial, the evidence will show

that Erich Blunt lied

about the true nature of his
relationship with Cindy Strauss.

He lied about being at her
home the night she was murdered.

He lied about having sex with her

minutes before her neck was broken,

and D.N.A. evidence will
show that Erich Blunt

is the father of the child who died

when he killed Cindy Strauss.

At the end of this case,
I'll have another opportunity

to address you regarding what we've proven,

and I believe that at
that time, you will agree

that Erich Blunt's pattern of lies,

in addition to a wealth
of other physical evidence,

will compel you to convict Erich Blunt

of the murder of two innocent persons.

Thank you.

Mr. Daniels.

Good morning, everyone.

My name is Warren Daniels,

and my co-counsel is Tonia Pyne.

Now, to the business at hand.

You've just heard my friend Mr. Siletti,

the prosecuting attorney, promise to prove

a good many allegations.

But, as we all know,

there are always two sides to every story.

And you are here today
because it's your job

to determine what the facts are,

based on the evidence presented to you

through the testimony of sworn witnesses.

One thing Mr. Siletti will not present

is any direct evidence...
either by police officers,

the expert witnesses, or
even a potential eyewitness...

as to who committed the murder

of Cindy Strauss and her unborn child,

and that is because no
such evidence exists.

What you will hear is testimony

that the government would
like you to accept as true.

But the beauty of our jury system

is that those judgments lie exclusively

within the province of the 12 of you.

Now, I'm pretty sure if you've ever

watched a trial on
television, real or fictional,

you've probably heard of
the term "Reasonable Doubt."

Good.

So, if, after you've
heard all the testimony,

you believe beyond a reasonable doubt

that Erich Blunt committed the
crime of which he is accused,

then it's your job to
find him guilty as charged.

But if, after all the so-called
evidence has been presented,

you still believe that
the government's case

has not risen above the
level of reasonable doubt,

then it's your duty to acquit the accused.

At the conclusion of this trial,

Mr. Siletti and I will have the opportunity

to address you again,

and at that time, I'm going to
ask you a few simple questions.

First...

Did Mr. Siletti prove all that
he said he was gonna prove?

Did he prove beyond a reasonable doubt

that Erich Blunt had a
motive to commit murder?

Did he prove beyond a reasonable doubt

that it was Erich Blunt
who committed murder?

And finally, did he even
prove beyond a reasonable doubt

that an actual murder was committed at all?

I am confident

that when you have answered
all of these questions,

you're going to find
that young man over there,

Erich Blunt,

not guilty.

Thank you.

You look tired, Inspector. Are you ill?

- No.
- Hung over?

- I'm fine.
- Must be a rough period for you.

My condolences on the
recent death of your wife.

- Objection. Immaterial.
- Overruled.

Where were you when you heard
the news of your wife's death?

I was at Cindy Strauss' house.

- Investigating the crime scene?
- Correct.

Okay, so, maybe I should speak
to the investigator, then,

that took over for you when you left.

Ah. I never left.

- You stayed on the job?
- Mm-hmm.

Despite your personal feelings?

I admire that.

Okay, where you going
with this, Hildy? For real.

Let's return to your first
interview with Erich Blunt.

Okay.

- You claimed that he lied.
- Yes.

Did he actually say he
didn't see the e-mail

from Kevin Neyers, in those words?

He said that he received
thousands of e-mails a day.

Which he does, so he didn't lie.

Maybe he just wasn't
ready to break the news

that his biological father
was a blackmailing junkie.

- You look like you could use a date.
- Maybe, like you,

- We're good.
- He just wanted to stay focused on work...

- Ah.

- despite his personal feelings.
- Just leave us alone.

This is good.

- She was making eyes at me.
- I'm sorry.

No, no, I need to hear it.

Oh, don't touch me.

- Can't you just leave us alone?
- I can't.

Let's just ignore them.

It's kind of hard for me
to ignore this asshole.

You talking to me?

I wasn't, but I am now.

- Oh.
- Why don't you guys move on

- and leave this nice couple alone?
- Oh, he's a thug!

Show us your eyes, thug!

Really?

All right, let's go.

Now look what you've done.

Well, don't just stand there.

Clean up your mess, boy.

What did you call me?

Terry!

- You guys okay?
- Yeah. Thank you.

All right, you guys
should get up out of here

before they, uh, come to.

Hey, uh, looking sharp, T-Dog.

Thanks, man.

Ready for prime time?

You know me. I was born ready.

Good, good. Let's go, Molky. We're late.

Hey, good luck, Terry.

All right, man. Appreciate it.

Okay. I should get out of here.

Um...

Okay, you want to get
something off your chest?

Last night?

Yeah, okay.

I just...

I don't really think you needed
to lay those guys out, you know?

Hildy, those guys were assholes, okay?

They were looking for
a fight, and I didn't...

I didn't... I didn't have a choice.

Yeah, you did.

You could have shown them your badge,

arrested them for drunk and disorderly.

You wanted to fight.

Hey, that's... that's not
true. That's not the case.

It is true, but it's fine. I get it.

I get it. I mean, they were total assholes.

I'm just saying I feel like

you've been kind of...

quick with your hands lately, you know?

- I've been quick with my hands lately?
- Yeah.

Okay. Uh, give me an example.

Okay, parking-lot fight with my ex.

Oh, come on. That was three years ago,

and you can't put that on me.

That's... No. Give me something else.

All right, what about Chris Walton?

You beat the shit out of him
in the interrogation room.

Why did you do that?

I'm just saying, you know?

All right.

I've got to go.

Inspector English, on the
morning of June 6, 2014,

you and your partner,
Inspector Hildy Mulligan,

were dispatched to the
home of Cindy Strauss

at 1124 Brannan Street.

Is that correct?

- Yes, sir.
- Why were you called?

Miss Strauss had failed to show at work,

so one of her co-workers, Bill Wilkerson,

went to her house.

They were let in by the landlady.

When they entered, they
found a nude Miss Strauss

sprawled on the foot of the stairs

that opened up into her bedroom.

Based on her position,

she had either fallen or
was pushed down the stairs.

Were you able to ascertain
the cause of death?

According to the medical examiner,

the cause of death was a broken neck.

Tell the court, what
initially made you suspect

that Erich Blunt might
be Cindy Strauss' killer?

We usually look at a victim's best friends,

spouse, or family members.

In this case, one of our
clues was the presence,

in plain view, of multiple photographs

of Miss Strauss and Erich Blunt

that indicated a very close
and personal relationship.

What kind of pictures did you see?

Pictures of them smiling,
their arms around each other,

lying in bed together.

Is that the only reason
you suspected Erich Blunt?

No.

Several days earlier, I was investigating

a murder of a 50-year-old
pusher, Kevin Neyers,

in the Tenderloin district.

Now, in the course of this investigation,

my partner and I had the occasion

of interviewing Mr. Blunt several times.

How did the death of
a 50-year-old pusher

lead you to Erich Blunt?

On Kevin Neyers' iPad,

there was an e-mail
addressed to Mr. Blunt.

What did this e-mail say?

It asked for $50,000,
or he would, "Go public."

And did you infer from
this that Kevin Neyers

was trying to blackmail Erich Blunt?

- I did, sir.
- And when you asked Erich Blunt,

what did he say about this e-mail?

Mr. Blunt said he never
received the e-mail

and that he didn't know
who Kevin Neyers was.

- That was a lie, wasn't it?
- It was.

My partner and I had interviewed
Kevin Neyers' in-laws,

James and Betty Harbach.

Now, they had a deceased daughter

who had a son with Kevin Neyers.

This son was Erich Blunt.

The Harbachs confirmed that
Blunt did, in fact, know

that Kevin Neyers was
his biological father.

So, when Erich Blunt denied knowing

who Kevin Neyers was, that was a lie.

It was a lie.

And then, upon asking him again,

he later admitted that

he did know Kevin Neyers
was his biological father

and that he had given him money.

Inspector, to recap.

You first interviewed Erich Blunt

in the murder of his biological father,

and then again in the death
of Cindy Strauss, correct?

Yes, sir.

Didn't you find that an odd coincidence?

No, I do not believe in coincidence, sir.

Did Erich Blunt lie to
you when you questioned him

- about Cindy Strauss' death?
- He did.

He said he had never slept with her

and that he hadn't seen
her the night she was...

the night she died. Excuse me.

And both those statements

were proved false by
subsequent investigation?

Yes, sir.

I have no further questions.

Your witness, Mr. Daniels.

- Inspector English, good morning.
- Good morning.

Inspector, did you ever
consider the possibility

that Erich Blunt didn't
admit he knew Kevin Neyers

because he was embarrassed
or even ashamed at his father,

a drug addict who was
always asking him for money?

Objection. It calls for speculation.

Overruled.

I never gave any thought

to what Blunt was thinking
about Kevin Neyers.

Is it correct that you
didn't pursue Mr. Blunt

as a suspect in the death of Kevin Neyers?

Yes, sir.

Is that because you didn't
think he committed the murder?

He had an alibi.

He was in Los Angeles
the night of the murder.

So, you knew he couldn't
have killed Mr. Neyers.

And, as it turns out,

a drug dealer named Chris
Walton confessed to the murder

and is now serving his
sentence in San Quentin.

Isn't that right?

That is right.

Now, in your earlier testimony,

you stated that you don't
believe in coincidence.

Is that correct?

That is correct.

So, wouldn't you think it was a coincidence

that Mr. Blunt was a person of interest

in two homicide investigations,

but had nothing to do with either death?

I suppose so.

You suppose so.

Do you think Mr. Blunt

had something to do with both deaths?

I didn't say that.

Well, what are you saying, Inspector?

I'm saying that the common denominator

in both deaths is Erich Blunt.

So, let me get this straight.

You suspected Erich Blunt

in the murder of his biological father,

and because someone else
confessed to the murder,

you were predisposed to the biased belief

that he murdered Cindy Strauss.

Objection. He's badgering the witness.

No further questions.

In this scenario, she trips
at the top of the stairs.

She stumbles, falls to the landing here,

where she crashes into the
vase set into the wall niche.

The vase shatters on impact.

She falls down the lower set of stairs,

landing head first, with
her upper body on the ground

and her lower body sprawled awkwardly

on the bottom four stairs.

Based on this simulation,
in your expert opinion,

was it possible for this fall

to have caused Cindy Strauss' broken neck?

No.

We simulated every trajectory

that a body of her height and
weight might possibly travel

when falling down the
stairs, and in no scenario

does she ever break her own neck

in the specific manner
in which it was broken.

Which was?

The violent protrusion

of the cervical vertebrae
column into the cranial vault.

Someone had to have broken her neck.

Doctor, could you tell us
what time her death occurred?

Assessing many factors,

analyzing the partially
digested food in her stomach,

comparing the room temperature
with the lividity of the corpse,

and the fact that the victim

wasn't in full rigor mortis
when the body was found,

we put the time of death
between 8:30 and 9:00 P.M.

the night before the body was found.

Thank you, Dr. Burnside.
No further questions.

Mr. Daniels.

Okay, then.

In your toxicology report,

you state there was
alcohol, Xanax, and MDMA

in Cindy Strauss' body.

Is that correct?

Yes.

In combination,

what would be the likely
side effects of these drugs?

Dizziness, disorientation,
loss of impulse control,

lack of motor coordination,
impaired reaction time.

So, would it be safe to say, Doctor,

that, simply put, Cindy Strauss was loaded?

Sadly, yes.

In other words, an
accident waiting to happen?

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Moving on, Doctor.

You estimated the time
of death based, in part,

on the amount of partially digested food

in Miss Strauss' stomach.

- Is that right?
- Yes.

Can't one woman digest

at a different rate than another woman?

Yes, of course,

based on age, size,

weight, level of fitness, general health.

And would a woman simultaneously

under the influence of alcohol,
Xanax, and ecstasy, say,

digest at a different rate

than a woman not similarly medicated?

I took all those factors into account.

Really?

Isn't that just a fancy way

of saying you took an educated guess?

With an emphasis on "Educated."

Ah, and would it also be fair to say

that the time of death you pegged

at between 8:30 and 9:00 P.M.
is also an educated guess?

Yes.

With the emphasis on "Guess."

Could the time of death
have been, say... 8:28?

Certainly.

8:24?

It's possible.

Because 8:30 isn't really
an exact number here,

is it, doctor?

- It's an approximation.
- Ah.

So, you've given us

an approximate half-hour window of death,

but it could be that she died

somewhere between 8:18
and 9:07, couldn't it?

- Yes, it could.
- So, really,

your half-hour window

might actually be much closer to an hour.

Now, let's go back

to your computer-generated
scenarios for a minute.

Let's imagine that Cindy Strauss,

under the influence of
alcohol, Xanax, and ecstasy,

has sex with a man on
the night of her death,

and in the aftermath,
she reveals to this man

that she is pregnant with his child.

Shocked, he demands to know

how she could put the
health of the fetus at risk

by drinking and doing drugs.

They argue over whether
she should have an abortion.

She refuses.

Furious, he turns to go.

Naked, she follows him out
into the hall, grabbing at him.

He pulls away from her
and starts down the stairs.

She runs after him,

and in her drug and
alcohol-addled condition,

she trips and tumbles head
over heels down the stairs,

landing on her head and breaking her neck,

when her cervical vertebrae column

violently protrudes into her cranial vault.

You wouldn't happen to have that particular

computer-generated
scenario handy, would you?

It's obviously impossible

for us to imagine every
conceivable scenario.

Aha. Aha.

Thank you, Doctor.

No further questions.

Hey.

Hey.

What's up?

Oh, nothing's up.

Walk with me for a second?

Sure.

I, uh... I earned something today.

I wanted to celebrate with someone.

Two years.

Clean.

That's amazing.

I just wanted some applause.

I didn't know who to call.

Anyway... I thought of you.

Well, I'm glad you did.

Seems like Louise is doing great.

Yeah.

She loves her teacher this year,

Mrs.
I-can-never-remember-her-name.

Stauffenberger.

Yeah, she wants to be a
teacher when she grows up,

just like Ms. "S."

At least she doesn't want to be a cop.

Yeah, you got that right.

How's Terry holding up?

Good.

He's been on my mind lately.

I'm on step 9,

and, well, I owe him an amends.

I got to say I'm very proud of you.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

That means more to me
than you will ever know.

We were so good together...

before I screwed things up.

I'll...

We'll always have those memories, right?

And we'll always have Louise.

Yeah.

Well, congratulations again.

Thank you.

- I'm gonna go.
- Go.

We identified Mr. Blunt's genetic material

in two locations on the body.

Not only was he the father
of Cindy Strauss' child,

his D.N.A. also matches

that of the seminal fluid
left in the victim's mouth.

Is it possible, with
any degree of certainty,

to pinpoint how long
before Miss Strauss' death

she engaged in oral sex with the defendant?

Mm-hmm.

The sex act occurred roughly
15 minutes before her death.

Just to be clear,

it is your expert opinion
that Erich Blunt ejaculated

into the victim's mouth 15
minutes before her death?

Unless he'd like to tell us it
arrived there via turkey baster,

that is indisputable.

Objection. Non-responsive and obnoxious.

Sustained as non-responsive.

Obnoxious is not a legal objection.

Thank you, Doctor.

Your witness.

How are you today, Dr. Gibbs?

Dandy, Counselor. Yourself?

Oh, not too bad for an old geezer. Thanks.

Dr. Gibbs, you are testifying
today for the prosecution

because you are generally recognized

as a leading authority
in forensic pathology,

with a specialty in semen analysis.

- Is that correct?
- Yes.

Tell us how you developed your
particular interest in semen.

I am a biologist by training,

and in the course of my career,

I have become something of a D.N.A. expert.

To me, semen is just another bodily fluid.

You testified earlier

that Ms. Strauss performed
oral sex on Mr. Blunt

about 15 minutes before she died.

Mm-hmm. That's correct.

How can you be sure it wasn't
25 minutes or 32 minutes?

Because for this analysis, I
look at one simple question.

How long could seminal fluid
have remained detectable

without being washed away

by the natural process of saliva glands?

The answer tells us that
Mr. Blunt had oral sex

with Cindy Strauss no more
than 15 minutes before she died.

Thank you, Doctor.

Nothing further, your honor.

Hey. How you doing?

- Good.
- All right.

- Good. Good. Sorry I'm late.
- No. No sweat.

I saw you on the news.

- Yeah.
- You did good.

Do you want a coffee, a sandwich?

No, no. I'm good.

- I've only got a few minutes, so...
- Oh.

Well, then, uh, why don't
I just get down to it?

I owe you an amends.

Okay. For what?

For that fight we got
into outside Dexter's.

It was ages ago.

That's... that's water under
the bridge. You don't have to...

Yeah, well, I'm, uh...
I'm doing my 9th step,

and this is part of the process.

Oh, okay. Right.

Well, that was a... that was a crazy night.

You know, we were all drunk off that, uh,

moonshine Teddy made.

I get a headache just
thinking about that rat poison.

Yeah, I mean, you know, I appreciate...

I appreciate what you're doing,

you know, you reaching out to
me and whatnot, but we're good.

You don't have to
apologize to me. We're cool.

I hear you, man.

Um, but an amends is a little
different than an apology.

It's... it's about honestly

cleaning up my side of the street.

And, so, I just have a couple things

I need to say to you, and
then... then we're done.

Cool?

Yeah, of course, sure.

You know, I hated you for a long time,

ever since you and Hildy became partners.

I saw what you guys had,

how close you were from the get-go,

and I saw how she saw you,

and it was different than how she saw me.

And I was envious, and I, uh...

I resented you, and I thought I hated you,

but I was just afraid...

afraid you were gonna steal my wife.

Hmm.

For real? That's...

I mean, that's crazy.

Well, I was drinking daily,

and it didn't seem so crazy at the time.

- Mm.
- Anyway, that's, uh...

that's what was underneath my
behavior that night at Dexter's.

That's... that's why I
punched you in the face.

Sucker-punched me, technically.

Absolutely.

Anyway, that's it.

That's what I needed to say.

Uh, it's impressive, you know,

and it takes a lot of courage

to do what you're doing right now, so...

Yeah, well, it's the steps.

When I take the next indicated action,

like, you know, making this amends...

I feel better.

I try to keep it as simple as that.

And you feel better right now?

Yeah.

I do.

- Barbara, we can work this out.
- Can we?

Really? What are the odds?

I admit everything.

Yes, because I saw it
on your filthy sex tape!

I'll give you everything you want.

Oh, clearly not, because
she wants this over.

- Look, I'm no divorce lawyer.
- And I very much am.

And I'm very much aware of
your reputation, Miss Vasilikos.

- Then what are you doing here?
- I'm here as a favor.

He's Erich Blunt's cleaner.

Well, I guess this qualifies
as a mess, wouldn't you say?

Mr. Wilkerson will happily line up

an attorney down the road, if necessary.

Right now, my goal is to see
if we can work things out.

Work things out? I-I never
want to see you again.

You make me want to vomit.

I could literally...
I could puke my guts out

right now all over this table.

I don't clean up vomit.

Look, it's over, Bill, okay?

Get a clue.

- You realize this will bankrupt me.
- Oh, oh, here.

Well, there it is...

the real reason he
wants to work things out.

- It's the money.
- People, people,

do you have any idea what the value

of this estate is right now?

Essentially nonexistent.

Bill has been spending against
his Applsn stock options,

which, considering the current
trial, is profoundly devalued.

You are arguing literally over nothing.

And, Adele, have you considered,

if Warren Daniels calls
Barbara as a witness,

what you will look like
by the end of questioning?

W-why would Barbara be called to testify?

Really, you haven't thought about this?

That sex video gives you

as much motive to kill Cindy as anyone.

- What?
- Excuse me?

Now, look. I'm just
looking to dial things back.

This is not the time to discuss this.

Put a pin in it for another day.

I don't want him back in the house.

- I know. I know.
- That's fine. That's fine.

He's gonna stay with Erich Blunt, okay?

I'll lock him in... in my closet,

if that's what it takes, okay?

Are we good?

Are we good? Hmm?

- Huh? Is that what you want, Bill?
- Oh, yeah!

- Is that it? Look. Look at this.
- Stop.

- Stop it!
- Barbara! Hey!

Stop! Stop it! Stop!

- Stop it!
- Oh!

Barbara. Are you all right?

Thanks. You didn't have to do that.

Yeah, well, you didn't have
to come and meet me, so...

Just glad they put us in here

so people don't think I'm informing.

Am I informing?

- No. No.
- So, what?

You just come here to blow off some steam,

maybe kick my ass again
for shits and giggles?

That's actually why I, uh...

I just wanted to apologize for that.

It was way out of line, and I'm sorry.

That's why I came.

Hell.

That's kind of a risk, telling me that.

What if I sue the city?

You could do that.

You have every right to file
a complaint with the city.

Like anyone would listen to me, huh?

Don't sweat it. Apology accepted.

Okay.

Cool.

I don't get a whole lot of folks

showing me respect, Inspector.

Good for you.

- Can I ask you a question?
- Shoot.

Why'd you take the rap
on that murder charge?

What do you mean, "Why?"

Don't you think I done it?

I didn't...

until you confessed.

Did you kill Kevin Neyers?

Hell, I have trouble killing a damn spider.

So, you took the fall.

You made a false confession.

What else was I gonna do?

I didn't have no alibi.

I had been there earlier,

so I knew my prints
were all over the scene.

Look at me.

What jury's gonna believe me?

I'm the kind of guy the
system lives on, Inspector.

Got to fill the prison somehow, right?

You really want to atone?

Find out who really killed

that son of a bitch Kevin Neyers,

'cause it sure as hell wasn't me.

All right.

Thanks.

For the record, state your full name.

Could you repeat the question?

Please state your full name.

Right. Mark Strauss.

And your relationship to the deceased?

- She was my wife.
- To be candid,

the two of you had a pretty
bumpy relationship, didn't you?

Yes. We were separated.

And she had a temporary
restraining order against you.

Isn't that also correct?

Yes.

Why?

Because...

I hit her a time or two.

She hit me, too.

We've both got fiery tempers,
but I'm a changed man.

I loved her very much.

When was the last time you saw your wife?

The night before he killed her.

Objection. Move to strike.

Non-responsive, assumes
facts not in evidence,

and is a lie!

Sustained. The jury will
disregard that answer.

Let me warn you, Mr. Strauss,

you may not state opinions
based on assumptions of facts

that are not in evidence.

I'm sorry, your honor.

So, you went to see your wife

in violation of a standing T.R.O.

the night before she died.

Why?

She called me. She asked me to come over.

She... she was hysterical.

She said Erich had yelled at her,

thrown his shirt in
her face, and fired her.

I went over there to calm her down.

She... she was very... pretty shaken up.

Did she say she was afraid of Erich Blunt?

Yes.

Objection. Hearsay. Move to strike.

Sustained. That answer is stricken,

and the jury is ordered to disregard it.

Did you call Erich Blunt the next day?

Yes.

What did you say to him?

He said to let him know
anytime I wanted a piece of him

and that he'd break my neck.

He said that exactly,

that he would "Break your neck"?

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

I have no more questions.

Besides beating your wife
and threatening Mr. Blunt,

you've been arrested twice in the past

for violent conduct, correct?

Only a couple times. It's nothing serious.

Assault reduced to drunk and disorderly

at a Giants game in 2009

and battery on a person,

also reduced to drunk
and disorderly, in 2011.

Sounds like you've got
anger-management issues, Mr. Strauss.

That was a very long time ago.

Mr. Strauss, would you tell the jury

where you were on the
night of your wife's death?

Yeah, I met a woman at a bar,

and we went out to her
car for a couple hours.

We talked for a while, smoked a "J,"

and had sex a couple times.

What was the name of the bar?

It was downtown somewhere. Um...

How long were you in this bar

before you went out to this woman's car?

I don't know. A couple hours, maybe.

What kind of car was it?

I don't remember.

How much had you had to drink?

It's hard to say, exactly.

And what was this lady's
name you claim you were with?

I don't... I don't remember.

So, let me see if I understand
what you've just told us.

On the evening after Cindy told you

that she was pregnant
with Mr. Blunt's child

and you threatened to tear Mr. Blunt apart,

you can't tell us where you were,

who you were with, or
how much you had to drink,

but you do admit that
you were a little drunk,

and you had sex a couple of times. Correct?

Yeah, something like that.

Do you also remember going
back to Cindy's after that,

getting into another argument,

and pushing her down the stairs?

- Objection!
- Strike that!

The jury will disregard that question.

We are adjourned for today.

I want to see both
attorneys in my chambers.

Do I need a lawyer?

I would really consider it
if I were you, Mr. Strauss.

The people call Dr. Sally Smoot.

Your honor, may we approach?

This person is not on the witness list.

Mr. Daniels just questioned
Mark Strauss' alibi.

We need a chance to respond.

You opened that door
yesterday, Mr. Daniels.

Oh, Jesus.

Mr. Siletti, Mr. Daniels, my chambers now.

This court is in recess.

All rise!

Thanks.

- Crazy shit, huh?
- What have we got?

What? You don't know?

Radio died after we got
the code and address.

No shit. Cheap-ass com units.

Fill us in.

Dead Caucasian male.
Looks like an overdose.

- A lot of units for an O.D.
- Not when you see who it is.

Hey, thanks, bro.

This way.

Hey.

Well, this job... is never dull.

Oh.

Mark Strauss.

Mm-hmm. Dude wanted
serious shut-eye.

What do you say?

No words.

Okay, watch your back. Coming through.

We got some words here.

Oh, shit.

It's a suicide note.

It says he killed Cindy Strauss.