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Frank.

Morales.

- As a prisoner's rights
advocate, I hear a lot of guys

claim they're innocent.

33 years and two months.

I loved the woman.

I didn't kill her.

That's why I'm here.

I have a signed confession by
someone who agrees with you.

Name's Philip Tice.

Why is he coming forward now?

- Mr. Tice is dying
of stomach cancer

and afraid of burning in hell.

[chuckles]

I'm living in it.

So when do I get out?

- Courts are skeptical of
third party confessions.

Before I could do
anything, I need

to ask to take a polygraph,
see if he's for real.

For real?

I've been in this
pit half my life

riding a beef for a
crime I didn't commit.

That's real.

Well, it's your call.

If you want to pursue
this, I'll handle the case.

- I was 27 years old when that
son of a bitch put me away.

Prosecutor and the DA's office.

Smug.

Cocky.

Phony New England accent.

I'll never forget him.

Leland McKenzie.

[theme music]

[music playing]

- Next up, People
versus Brackman.

- Well, weren't the
looting charges dropped?

- Yes, but a pesky disturbing
the peace charge remains.

One officer used an illegal
chokehold while escorting me

to the paddy wagon.

I expressed my outrage verbally.

The elbow was an accident.

- Douglas, maybe you should pay
the fine and be done with it.

- The city attorney is
stopping by this afternoon,

and since I have an
eyewitness, he'll

be forced to drop the charges.

Would you mind if I observed?

I'd like to see the process.

Bring a notebook.

It should prove educational.

Moving on.

Osgood versus the
state of California.

That's my pro bono case.

Leland, I still need to speak
with you about this one.

- In my office right
after this meeting.

I'll be there.

- And since we're on the
subject of pro bono work,

I'd like to congratulate
you all on your commitment

to rebuilding Los Angeles.

- While we're busy patting
ourselves on the back,

let me reiterate
yesterday's message.

McKenzie, Brackman numbers
are at their lowest

level in six years.

We're losing out
to our competition.

Doesn't take 20/20
vision to know we

may not land on our feet.

If things don't turn around--

- This is probably a lousy
time to be interviewing

at the DA's office.

You bet it is.

Just to be close to Zoey?

Oh, come on, Ann.

It's bigger than that.

This is no secret.

I've given it a lot of thought.

- This makes our loss and our
tax and domestic litigation

areas seem inconsequential.

- If that is a not so
thinly veiled comment

about my husband's job,
you will be glad to know

that he is coming home today.

Good news.

- Stuart, like myself,
was a victim of events

beyond his control.

Mr. Arnold Becker's
disappearance,

on the other hand, I mean,
who's kidding whom five months?

And nothing but a series
of cryptic postcards

from around the world?

- It is puzzling.
- Puzzling?

It's downright irresponsible.

The man is a partner
in this firm.

He owes it to us to be
present and holding his own.

He has my witness.

- Before we adjourn,
serious weight should

be given to Douglas's comments.

Future of McKenzie, Brackman
is in serious jeopardy.

In the upcoming
weeks, I would like

you all to consider whether
or not we have a future.

- My apartment's just across the
street from the liquor store.

Convenient if I need a
little creme de menthe.

Yes, right.

Ms. Hennepin, how
much of my arrest

did you actually witness?

Oh, beginning to end.

Totally uncalled for.

That policemen used
excessive force.

- And would you be
willing to testify

to that effect at my trial?

Oh goodness, yes.

[sighs]

- Ms. Hennepin-- Mary,
you're a dream come true.

I'll have my assistant come
in to take a statement.

- Shouldn't we
discuss remuneration?

Excuse me?

- Well, there'll be certain
out-of-pocket expenses--

eating lunch, taking a bus.

Oh, of course.

And remunerated you shall be.

- Not to mention the
value of my time.

- Exactly what dollar
sum did you have in mind?

Oh, I don't know.

Ballpark it.

An even grand.

$1,000?

I've seen the car you drive.

You can afford it.

- Madam, I will not
participate in bribery.

$800?

- You'll not get
a penny from me.

$700.

Not one red cent.

$500.

Take it or leave it.

- What kind of a sucker
do you think I am?

First class.

[door slams]

- Roxanne, another
postcard from Arnie.

Oh, good.

Where are the seashells?

Down by the seashore.

Oh, the Seashell Islands.

They're off the East
Coast of Africa.

Oh.

Is Arnie ever coming back?

I hope so.

Me, too.

Can I keep this one?

It's my favorite.

Why is that?

Nudie.

- Philip Tice aced
his polygraph.

- Well, nothing in this
confession convinces me

he's telling the truth.

One thing is certain.

This statement isn't worth
the paper it's printed on.

Tice can recant
anytime, and there'd

be no evidence to prosecute
him for this murder.

- I've gone over the
court transcripts.

You had no direct evidence.

Your case against Osgood
was circumstantial.

- This was my
first capital case.

I was damn careful.

I did my job.

In any event, this is a
conflict of interest for you.

You'll have to drop it.

- Given the time that's
passed, the DA is

willing to waive the conflict.

On the condition
we agree in writing

not to discuss the case.

- If I refuse, I look like I'm
stonewalling to protect myself.

Is that the idea?

- Leland, it's possible the
man you convicted is innocent.

[music playing]

Zoey?

Welcome back.

- I guess I forgot to ask
someone to water this.

- Well, last time you left, they
wheeled you out on a stretcher.

Probably had other
things on your mind.

It's strange.

This is the Meacham file.

Right where I left it.

Like I haven't been gone at all.

Did they paint?

I don't remember the
office being so dark.

- Zoey, I want to talk--

You're early for our interview.

- I just thought I'd stop
by and see how Zoe's doing.

- Well, I'll see
you in my office.

You OK?

I don't know.

I thought I'd feel different.

More comfortable.

- Maybe I've been too
hard on you to get back.

But you know, if you're not
ready, you're not ready.

I don't want to push.

You can tell me to shut
up any time you want.

Shut up.

- You sure you don't
want to move in together?

[chuckles]
And if I take this job here--

Would you get out?

- Working side by side,
sleeping side by side.

We can get a bed that converts
into a partner's desk.

Go!

I'm leaving.

I'm gone.

[office chatter]

- Because Jonathan
Rowlins lives 15

miles and a world
apart from the district

he pretends to represent.

Now come November, we have
a chance to change that.

Same to you, Ellis.

- Why can't you write
a speech like that?

Instead, you give me this.

"Racism is like
a virus, emerging

when the resilience
of the body politic

is lured by economic disparity."

It's a good metaphor.

- We can't categorize the
riots as a race issue.

- What-what does that say?

- That's one line about
underclass versus middle class.

It's all skewed very Black.

I don't want to alienate
the Latinos and Koreans.

They were all equally
affected by the riots.

Jeff, you stink.

Fix it.

[beeps]

Yeah.

I can't-- I can't
make it that early.

OK.

- The latest numbers
show you're tracking

way down with the over 60 set.

Ellis has pulled
within eight points.

You need the endorsement of
Councilman Cooke, desperately.

Councilman Cooke's been a force
in South Central for years.

He throws a lot of weight.

He carries a lot of water.

I don't know, Terry.

I mean, the man makes me crazy.

Jonathan, this isn't personal.

This is business.

You're hemorrhaging
in the polls.

An endorsement from Councilman
Cooke could stop that.

I'll go see him.

- Well, aren't you required to
report solicitation of a bribe?

Why?

So when an investigation
can be opened,

the more this firm's
valuable time squandered?

- No, thank you.
- It would be an impropriety.

I'll take my chances.

Pay attention.

You're in for a treat.

I'm going to go get it.

Thanks.

City Attorney Dana Romney?

That's me.

You're Douglas Brackman.

415 violation.

Let me introduce--

Gwen Taylor?

I used to see you hovering
around the law review office.

I always thought
you had great legs.

Thanks.

You went to Loyola.

Just graduated.

- How long you been with
the city attorney's office?

This is my first case.

They gave it to me
because it's a slam dunk.

You know, pop.

Young man, pardon me.

Pardon you?

Wish I could.

- I would hardly call
my case a slam dunk.

I was falsely arrested
while headed for my wedding.

- I have a gold shield cop
with no history of force

who says you used
profanity, spit in his face.

- I was exercising my
right to free speech.

Is that why you're
persecuting me?

While 80% of looting related
charges have been dropped.

- Police don't
want yours dropped.

I'll tell you what, Brackman.

Thanksgiving's just
around the corner, right?

Now you already spent
time in the slam.

I'll recommend the
judge give you time

served if you plead guilty.

- I'd rather be vivisected
with a rusty churchkey.

Now you listen to me, junior.

You're talking with an
experienced litigator.

If you want to avoid
embarrassing yourself in court,

I suggest you drop the charges.

- Mr. Brackman, I've
waited years to say this.

I'll see you in court.

[snickers]

Let's grab a drink sometime.

The hell she will.

- Well I--

Stuart?

Hi.

What are you doing?

- I'm looking at
the wires and gears.

They make the bed move, see?

- Stuart, the car's
parked out front.

Let's finish packing
your suitcase.

Are you taking me home?

- Uh-huh.

Remember, we talked about this.

- I don't want to finish
packing right now.

Ann.

Hello, Stuart.

I'm busy.

- Whenever Stuart feels
threatened or scared,

the pattern's are the same--

regression, inappropriate
even childish behavior.

- I thought his recovery
would be quicker.

He bounced back so fast
after his heart attack.

- Now don't underestimate
Stuart's return.

His blood clotting's
under control.

Latest MRI shows no new swelling
in the medial temporal lobe

where your husband suffered
the mouse brain damage.

He's so unpredictable.

One minute he makes
complete sense.

The next, gibberish.

And the mood swings
and periods of sadness.

- The area in Stuart's
brain that's been affected

has to do with the
storage of information.

Now full or even partial
recovery could take months.

We don't know how much
tissue was actually

damaged when he was beaten.

Now, I've been a
neurologist half my life.

I've seen miraculous recoveries.

- Or he could stay
this way forever.

Have patience, Ann.

Try again.

[sighs]

- Felicia Holliday lived
in the upstairs apartment.

She had borrowed $300 from
me and never paid me back.

So I went to collect.

- This would be
February 3rd, 1959.

The night of the murder.

That's right.

She claimed that she was broke.

So I suggested an alternative
method for settling the debt.

How?

Oral sex.

Felicia told me to leave.

But I wasn't about to
leave until I got paid

back in one way or another.

I started to kiss her, and she
grabbed a pair of scissors.

That's when I went
for her throat.

She was wearing a big
necklace and I started

to twist it to make
her drop the scissors,

but she wouldn't let go.

I didn't mean to kill her.

- Mr. Tice, the
police never found

that necklace you
claimed to have used

to strangle Felicia Holliday.

Can you describe it?

- It was a thick silver chain
with a cluster of heavy metal

hearts on the front.

I dropped the necklace
down a sewer grate.

I-I was worried about
my fingerprints.

- Your Honor, I'd like to offer
into evidence the affidavit

of Felicia Holliday's
mother taken last week,

confirming the victim
owned a necklace

matching the description
given by Mr. Tice.

It was a family heirloom missing
from the victim's effects

after her death.

Any objection?

No.

- Additionally, it is stipulated
that none of the documents

filed in connection with
Ms. Holliday's death

contain any mention
of this necklace.

What's more, the width
of the necklace as

described by the
witness conforms

to the bruise on
the victim's neck.

So stipulated.

- Mr. Tice, what prompts
you to confess at this time?

- My doctor says I have
less than a year to live.

Stomach cancer.

That made me take a
hard look at my choices.

My mistakes.

I know I can't give Frank
Osgood back the last 33 years.

But I want him to have his
freedom for whatever time

he has got left.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

- Court will take
a brief recess.

Happened pretty fast up there.

- Well, like I told you,
Frank, it's an uphill push.

First trial, you were
presumed innocent.

This time, it's the
other way around.

- Ben, my coming to see
you is beside the point.

- I have been approached by
your opponent, Mr. Ellis.

But I haven't promised
him my endorsement.

If that's what you mean.

- Then you'll still
consider endorsing me.

Despite our past differences.

But I need your
support in return.

I've been impressed
by your leadership.

Enabling merchants
to rebuild faster.

- Best way for this community
to recover its dignity

is to continue mobilizing
the cleanup efforts.

Open stores.

Help to get people
working again.

That's true.

However, you've excluded
certain businesses.

Liquor outlets, for instance.

- I believe we should
encourage owners

to redirect their efforts
in a more positive way.

Of course.

But I assume if I gave
you my endorsement,

you'd help me protect
those store owners who

want to open their doors again.

- When I took this office,
I promised myself I would

act according to my conscience.

- The constituents don't give
a damn about your conscience.

They want your help.

By discriminating against liquor
stores burned during the riots,

don't you think you're
punishing those merchants twice?

Rethink your position on this.

Something to consider.

All rise.

Case number 62589.

People versus Brackman.

The honorable Janice
L. Neiman presiding.

Be seated.

Mr. Romney, present
your first witness.

- The people call Mary
Hennepin to the stand.

You've got to be kidding.

Your Honor, move to find Mary
Hennepin an unfit witness.

On what grounds, Counselor?

- Yesterday, this woman
solicited a bribe in return

for testifying on my behalf.

- Did a conversation take place
between you and Mr. Brackman?

Yes.

He invited me to his office
and tried to bribe me.

Liar.

Mr. Brackman.

Go on, please.

- Well, he offered to pay
me $1,000 to change my story

and testify for him.

Liar!

- Counselor, as an
officer of the court,

you are obligated to report
such things to the city

attorney immediately.

- Your Honor, may I
address the court?

I'm Gwen Taylor, Mr.
Brackman's intern.

I can attest to his version
of the alleged bribe.

"Alleged?"

- Mr. Brackman, I'm
denying your motion.

Ms. Hennepin may testify.

Maybe then we'll get
to the bottom of this.

- Your Honor, in that
case, I request a recess

so I can prepare to
question the witness.

[sighs]

- We'll reconvene
tomorrow morning.

Court's adjourned.

Wow.

This is our home?

Yours, mine, and the bank's.

Come on in.

We live here.

With our son.

I forgot his name again.

Matthew.

Right.

Why can't I remember that?

It's a nice name.

Matthew.

Matthew, Matthew, Matthew.

I like the color of the walls.

You hated this color.

We had a huge argument
at the paint store.

[chuckles]

Oh, right.

That's me.

Who are these people?

- That's Matthew and
that's your daughter Sarah.

She's away at school.

And that's me.

I know you.

I'm your wife.

I know.

Where was it taken?

That's our backyard.

That was my birthday party.

Happy birthday.

Thank you.

Stuart?

Do you really know
that I'm your wife?

Yeah.

Welcome home.

- Mr. Tice, what's your
relationship with Mr. Osgood?

- We were neighbors when
he lived with Felicia.

- That isn't the only time
you were neighbors, was it?

I'm referring to your
1982 fraud conviction.

You served nine
months in Lompoc.

I was in for eight months.

- You and Mr. Osgood labored
on the same work detail,

didn't you?

- We hardly spoke, and we
never talked about Felicia.

- Yet the only proof you offer
to back up your confession

is a description of a
necklace which may or may

not be the murder weapon.

Is the reason you're
able to describe

this necklace because Frank
Osgood described it to you?

Objection.

Asked and answered.

Sustained.

- Are you expecting
the court to believe

that you worked alongside
an old neighbor and never--

- (FIRMLY) I avoided
Frank Osgood.

And if he remembered
me, he never showed it.

- Your illness must be
saddling your family

with a sizable debt.

Has Mr. Osgood
offered to help you

financially if you help him?

Objection.

Assuming fact not in evidence.

I'll allow it.

- Osgood never
offered me a thing.

- Mr. Tice, when you
were on trial for fraud,

did you ever lie under oath?

- Yes, but I'm
telling the truth now.

I killed Felicia Holliday.

And I swear on my life.

- That's not saying
a lot, Mr. Tice.

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Nothing further.

[muttering]

[knocks]

Yep.

Settling in.

[sighs]

- Ruby, I want more to do than
just write appellate briefs.

- I thought you should
start back slowly.

- Well, I appreciate
your concern.

But I want a full caseload,
not the victim's discount.

OK.

The Asset Forfeiture
Unit is bogged down,

I'll send you the files.

Good.

Zoey.

I want you to know
that I do feel somewhat

responsible for what happened.

You were in a vulnerable place
during the Meacham trial.

- Ruby, you and I both know you
advised me to perjure myself.

But the decision was mine.

You're not responsible for what
I said on the witness stand.

I'm not blaming you
because I got shot.

- Then we'll be able
to get past this.

We have to, don't we?

[music playing]

Hey, Tom.

Got a moment?

Sure, Leland.

What's up?

How was your interview?

It was good, I think.

Thanks for asking.

And Leland, I know that we're
shorthanded around here.

I'm just-- I'm still
feeling restless.

I wonder what it might be like
working at the DA's office,

you know?

Truth and justice
and the American way.

- Well, for what
it's worth, lately,

I empathize with
your restlessness.

Tom.

Hey.

Leland, I'm glad I caught you.

What is it, Daniel?

I'm late.

- Tomorrow, I'm calling
you as a witness.

- What exactly do you
hope to accomplish

putting me on the stand?

- Questions have
cropped up about how

you prosecuted the case.

What questions?

- I can't discuss
the details with you.

If you'd like, speak
to the prosecutor.

I've already apprised her.

I'm sorry.

[music playing]

- Mr. Osgood, where were you
the night Felicia Holliday

was killed?

Alone in my pico efficiency.

Blitzed out of my brain.

I was a wreck.

Felicia and I had stopped seeing
each other a few weeks before.

- And you still had
feelings for her?

- She was the only
woman I ever loved.

Of course, in prison,
my opportunities

have been limited.

[muttering]

- At any time, did you discuss
Felicia's murder with Mr. Tice?

- No, I barely remember
him at the apartments.

Not at all at Lompoc.

- And Mr. Osgood, over the
33 years since your arrest,

have you steadfastly
maintained your innocence?

- At the time, the DA
offered me seven years

if I'd plead to manslaughter.

But I wouldn't take it.

Two years ago, the
parole board said

they wouldn't let me out
because I wouldn't show remorse.

I can't show remorse for
something I didn't do.

Thank you.

- Mr. Osgood, you had
a history of physically

abusing Felicia Holliday.

In fact, three months
before she was murdered,

you were arrested for
assaulting her, weren't you?

She called the cops, yeah.

- Isn't it true you said
to the arresting officer,

"I'll kill her for this?"

- Yeah, but I never--

- And weren't you identified
by two eyewitnesses

as the man they saw running
from Ms. Holliday's apartment

the night she was murdered?

They were mistaken.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

[muttering]

It was horrible.

The police were risking their
lives while this man screamed

threats and obscenities.

Oh, the officers
tried reasoning,

but he just kept taunting them.

- And is the man you saw
presently in our midst?

"Presently in our midst?"

That's the man.

- Let the records
show Ms. Hennepin

has identified the defendant,
Douglas P. Brackman.

Thank you, ma'am.

Your witness.

Watch this.

Ms. Hennepin.

Had you been drinking on
the night in question?

I don't drink.

- Not even a little creme
de menthe now and then?

Objection.

Leading the witness.

Witness will answer.

- I hadn't sipped
any that night.

- How many people were in the
parking lot during the arrest?

20.

Maybe 30.

You're not sure?

- Objection.
Irrelevant.

Overruled.

25 people.

- And you're
absolutely certain it

was me you saw among that crowd
at dusk from across the street.

- Objection.
Badgering.

Oh, shut up!

Counselors, that's enough.

Ms. Hennepin, if you would
answer that question, please.

It was Mr. Brackman I saw.

His bald head was
shining like a beacon.

Your Honor, it's time
for my medication.

May I?

- Your Honor, this is an
obvious ploy to gain sympathy.

Ma'am, you go right ahead.

Oh.

- Ms. Hennepin, were
you taking medication

on the night in question?

Yes.

Premedol.

For what ailment, may I ask?

Change of life.

- Isn't it true that
the menopausal condition

can cause hot flashes, wild mood
swings, irrational outbursts?

Symptoms that can distort
a woman's perception.

Objection.

Speculation.

- You're also insulting half
the population, Mr. Brackman.

I use the same prescription.

And believe it or
not, I experience

neither irrational outbursts
nor misperceptions.

- Your Honor, I
meant no disrespect.

- Mr. Brackman, any further
legitimate questions

for the witness?

[muttering]

OK, run that by me again.

- I'm having Jeff
rewrite my proposal.

I'm taking out the sanctions
against the liquor stores.

That's not going to look good.

There's a lot of resistance
from community leaders.

- I need Cooke's support,
you said that yourself.

[clamoring]

- Yeah, how do you feel
about the latest poll?

- Now look here, I'd like
to make a brief statement

before answering any questions.

I'm here to tell you
that South Central

is growing strong again.

You know, not far across
town, there are vacant lots.

Scars not from our
most recent unrest,

but from the Watts Riots
nearly three decades ago.

I will not allow this
neglect to continue.

It's a waste, it's is a shame,
and it's going to have to stop.

- Rumor has it you've changed
your stand on the licensing

of liquor stores.

- Many small businesses
rely on alcohol sales

to maintain their
profit margin, thereby

allowing them to sell milk and
bread at a reasonable cost.

- Are you surprised by
Councilman Cooke's endorsement?

Should I be now?

- That he's supporting
Ellis, do you

consider yourself the underdog?

- The councilman's
endorsement is his business.

Look, I'm not here to
maintain the status quo.

We need to shake things up.

We need to wake up.

[clamoring]

[ringing]

Who are you?

How did you get in here?

Jane Sengstack.

I saw your name on the door.

It wasn't locked.

What can I do for you?

- The woman in Mrs.
Thomas's office

said I should see you about
my asset forfeiture case.

Why are you persecuting me?

I'm not a drug dealer.

My son Michael made
a terrible mistake.

I'm not saying that he
shouldn't be held accountable.

But I wasn't charged
with a crime.

How can you take away my home?

- Mrs. Sengstack, if drugs
were found on your property,

we can seize your house.

That's the law.

But I didn't know.

He must have been
doing this after school

before I got home from work.

- According to this
affidavit, an informant

said you were present.

- (ANGRILY) According to this
affidavit and that report

and this informant.

Take your nose out of
that file and listen!

- Mrs. Sengstack, you should
really talk with your lawyer.

- I spent 20 years
paying the mortgage.

Most of my money
is in that house.

I'm sorry.

- I drive an 82 Civic
with a bad clutch.

And ever since you took away my
home, me and my eight-year-old

have been living in it.

[whirring]

Ann.

Ann!

What is it, Stuart?

How does this work?

How does what work?

This.

That's Chinese checkers.

- Doesn't work like the
checkers I had at the hospital.

[rings]

- Don't let him put any
marbles in his mouth.

What's your name?

Matthew.

Right.

Sorry.

Daddy.

Mommy, Mommy.

- Mr. McKenzie, in 1959 as
deputy district attorney,

you successfully prosecuted
Frank Osgood for the murder

of Felicia Holliday.

Is that correct?

Yes.

- This note was
found in your files

on the Holliday investigation.

Do you recognize
the handwriting?

It appears to be my own.

- For the record, the note
is dated September 4th, 1959.

One month before Frank
Osgood's murder trial.

Would you please
read the note aloud?

"5:30 PM.

Call from Frank Yates,
probation officer.

Prisoner in custody claims
he saw a man leave Holliday

apartment on night of murder.

Not Osgood."

And below is the single
word "unreliable."

It's underlined twice.

- Did you tell Mr.
Osgood's lawyer

about this potential eyewitness?

- As I recall, the
probation officer

who passed this
information on to me

cautioned that the prisoner had
not been credible in the past,

as underscored here.

- Is it possible you determined
the informant was unreliable?

Independent of the probation
officer's assessment.

- Well, that conversation
took place over 30 years ago.

To the best of my
recollection, I was told

the informant was unreliable.

- Did you make any
attempt whatsoever

to track down this witness?

No.

- And by not giving this
information to Mr. Osgood's

attorney, didn't you
deprive him of the chance

to seek out this witness?

- It's true, I
didn't pass it on.

But otherwise, I have no idea.

- Isn't it possible if someone
had tracked down this witness,

now lost forever, he
might have identified

Philip Tice as the man
seen running from Felicia

Holliday's apartment?

- I suppose it's within
the realm of possibility.

Thank you.

Your witness.

- Mr. McKenzie, in 1959 when
you were a prosecutor, the rules

governing disclosure
of evidence were

less rigid than today, correct?

That's correct.

- You had no legal obligation
to turn over information that

appeared unreliable, did you?

No.

And rumors from a
prisoner attempting

to barter early release
are hardly convincing,

particularly when
that prisoner has

a history of being unreliable.

Nothing more.

Redirect.

The legal obligation
aside, didn't you

have a moral obligation to
turn over evidence suggesting

Mr. Osgood might be innocent?

- Objection.
Irrelevant.

Overruled.

I'd like Mr. McKenzie to answer.

- Didn't you have
a moral obligation

to tell Mr. Osgood's lawyer
about this third witness?

Perhaps.

[muttering]

Tight schedule?

We'll make it work.

Son of a bitch.

You set me up.

You never had any intention
of giving me your endorsement.

[dings]

I considered supporting you.

But I decided the
16th District would

be better served by Ellis.

Why?

Honestly?

You grew up in privilege.

UCLA, Harvard.

Now what does the
editor of the Law Review

know about the streets
of South Central?

Ellis fought his way up.

He knows the problems firsthand.

He's someone I can work with,
find practical solutions.

Just give us a minute, please.

I'd love to know what kind
of deal you offered Ellis.

Oh, don't be so sanctimonious.

You were pretty quick
to make a deal yourself.

- So you don't think
I'm the best man?

It's not about who's best.

It's about getting into office.

Frankly, I don't think
you're going to win.

Excuse me.

- In the matter of the People
versus Douglas Brackman,

violation of Penal Code
415, Disturbing the Peace,

I find the defendant
guilty as charged.

Yes!

Oh, Your Honor, the
people asked that Mr.

Brackman received the
maximum sentence of 90 days

in the county jail.

Over my dead body!

Your Honor, I protest.

- Protest all you
want, Mr. Brackman.

Your conduct when placed
under arrest was disgraceful.

As an officer of
this court, you're

expected to set an
example by showing

respect for law enforcement.

And since you
failed to do so, I'm

making an example out of you.

Sentencing will be Monday.

Bailiff, take Mr.
Brackman into custody.

Hurry back to the office.

Get Leland on top of
this and Mullaney.

For God's sakes, get Benny.

- Anyone.
- Gwen.

Gwen, come meet my folks.

[yelling and gunfire]

[volume increases]

Hello?

Hello?

(URGENTLY) Hello?

[grunts]

[dial tone]

[pounds]

[beeping]

Mom?

Mom?

(WEAKLY) Mom?

Stuart?

Sweetheart?

Stuart?

[sobs]

It's OK, Stuart.

Everything's going to
be all right, I promise.

We will all come to order.

Be seated.

Although I'm unable to dismiss
Mr. Tice's confession entirely,

it comes surrounded by doubts,
unsupported by physical proof

so that it's
impossible to believe

with any degree of certainty.

Therefore, the petitioner's
request for a new trial

is denied.

[muttering]

He's innocent!

Dammit!

Mr. Tice, sit down.

How can you do this?

Philip, don't do this.

- Mr. Morales, get
control of your witness.

I confessed.

What more do you want me to do?

Bailiff, remove him!

This isn't fair.

One innocent person
has died already.

Isn't that enough?

The man is innocent.

[music playing]

- I found this in
your bottom drawer.

I hope you don't mind.

It's a gift from my ex.

So how bad do you
think Cooke's hurting?

- Latest polls say you and
Ellis are in a dead heat.

- Sorry about your
losing the endorsement.

But how was my speech?

Did the Reaganomics
joke-- did it get a laugh?

I didn't use it.

Why not?

- Jeff, don't let the
door hit you in the ass.

Jonathan, just because
you got sandbagged,

doesn't mean you have to
give up the good fight.

If you want, I can have Jeff
do some opposition research.

Euphemism for digging up dirt.

Ellis has momentum.

We have to drop
him in his tracks.

That means change our tactics.

Go on the offense.

No.

No.

- You want to win, or
do you want to lose?

All right.

Let's go after Ellis.

See what Jeff can come up with.

Hey there, Benny.

- I got another
postcard from Arnie.

Roxanne, another
postcard from Arnie.

- You know, going to find
yourself is one thing,

but if Arnie doesn't
get back, he's going

to find himself unemployed.

(SOFTLY) Jesus.

Close.

Arnie?

Hiya, Rox.

[laughs]

Oh god.

Benny.

Ben-O.

[laughs]

That really is you.

Yeah.

You've lost weight.

- Yeah, I started a macro
diet in the Western Antilles.

Five months, guys,
traveling the globe.

I saw it all.

The Brazilian Rainforest,
the Himalaya Mountains.

The Sahara Desert.

Ooh.

- I've always wanted
to visit Egypt.

The Pyramids, the Sphinx.

What was it like?

- A little too much chlorine
at the Cairo Hilton.

But Rox, you would have loved
this spot in the Yacking Yeti.

You never left the hotels?

Didn't five months away
teach you anything?

No.

[snickers]

Of course I left the hotels.

This is a new dawn, a new day.

A new me.

I've heard this before.

Well, you wait and see, Rox.

I've changed.

By the way, have you
been starting my car?

- After two weeks, I
disconnected the battery.

- Rox, you know that
screws up the alarm.

[moans]

Oh.

So I'm looking at this woman.

And I think she's
telling me the truth.

But a sworn affidavit says
that she knew her son was

selling cocaine in the house.

That she might even be
selling coke herself.

- Let the jury decide
who's telling the truth.

- She's living in
her car, Tommy.

All I'm saying is that
maybe my time is better

served going after
serious criminals

instead of single mothers
or small-time dealers.

- Talk to Ruby.
Convince her.

- Right, and reaffirm her
suspicions that I've gone soft?

That I can't handle
this anymore?

Ow.
Ow.

You have gone soft.

I don't know.

Maybe I've been avoiding
going back because I

don't want to go back.

I mean, why should I?

Upholding the law, remember?

Getting the bad guys.

Thank you, corporate lawyer.

All your rah-rah thing about
moving to the DA's office.

Hop on over.

Next week soon enough?

Are you serious?

Yeah.

I'm feeling kind of
bad about jumping ship.

Looks like McKenzie
Brackman is unraveling.

That's not your problem.

In that case, I feel great.

[laughs]

I'm so happy for you.

Yeah.

I'm happy for me, too.

I'm getting happier.

Car won't start?

I owe you an apology.

Me first.

You heard the judge.

He found your non-disclosure
of a witness acceptable.

- Given the code
in 1959, to dismiss

a possible witness without even
talking to him is arrogant.

A hotshot working
in the DA's office

about to make his career.

- Leland, you
believed in your case.

Fought hard for a conviction.

At worst, you made
an error in judgment.

This case launched my career.

Put me in private practice.

And the thought
that my error may

have cost a man
a life of freedom

is almost too
staggering to bear.

Goodnight, Daniel.

[car starts]

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