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- Thanks very much for coming
in on such short notice.

You're sure you don't
want some coffee?

- No.
No, thank you.

- At this stage, we're just
questioning anyone who had

recent dealings with Ms. Greer.

Please sit down.

So when did you last see her

Uh, two days ago.

- And what were
the circumstances?

It involved a legal matter.

- Was it how you and Ms.
Greer knew each other,

this, uh-- this legal matter?

- Actually, we met
several years ago.

A mutual friend introduced us.

- How often did you
see her after that?

- Four or five times,
all social occasions.

Were you a client?

Uh, no, no.

Our relationship
was strictly social.

- She never procured
anyone to accommodate

your particular taste in women?

What's that supposed to mean?

- We hear, when
it comes to women,

you're something
of a rough rider.

What?

- Did Ms. Greer
ever try to extort

money from you in
exchange for keeping

your relationship secret?

- Look, I came down here
voluntarily as someone who

happened to know the deceased.

If I'm a suspect, I should have
damn well been told before you

started asking me questions.

You are a suspect, Mr. Becker.

Based on what?

- Based on the fact that
you were seen leaving

Camilla Greer's home last
night two hours before her body

was found.

- You want to tell us
what you were doing there?

- I'm not answering
any more questions.

- All right, at
this point, I have

to inform you that you are
under arrest for the murder

of Camilla Greer.

What?

- You have a right
to remain silent.

If you give up that
right, anything you say

can and will be used against
you in a court of law.

You have a right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford an
attorney, one will be

provided to you free of charge.

Now, do you understand
each of these rights

as I've explained them to you?

[theme music]

[upbeat music]

- And he went down
to the police station

to make what he thought
was a routine statement.

They arrested him for murder.

- And he didn't tell
you any more than that?

- No, not on the phone.
- This is unbelievable.

Has a bail hearing been set?

- The DA's office
is playing games.

I'm going there this
morning to see Holzman.

- You mean he might have
to spend the night in jail?

It is a distinct possibility.

- Once it's set, Ann, can
you handle the bail hearing?

- Sure, the only problem
is I won't be able to talk

to Arnie till this afternoon.
I'm in court all morning.

I'll go talk to him.

- Jonathan, you should
talk to the police.

Find out the names of all
the officers involved,

get as much as you can.

Right.

- We may also need the services
of a private investigator.

I'll call Jinx.

- All of Arnold's
active clients need

to be contacted,
reassured, and signed

to other members of
the firm until Arnold

is available again.

- You and I should make
those calls, Douglas.

- And under no
circumstances should

anyone talk to the press.

We'll issue a short statement
emphasizing our support and

belief in Arnold's innocence.

I can do that.

I have some contacts
at the LA Times.

I'll talk to the office staff.

Good.

- There's no chance he
actually did it, is there?

- We will proceed on the
assumption there is not.

[chatter]

- They were thinking about--

Uh, excuse me?

I'm looking for Ms. Iannello.

Oh, she's over there.

Thanks.

OK.

Yeah, I got it all.

I'll tell him you called.

OK, bye-bye.

Hi, I'm here about the copier.

- I thought you were
coming yesterday.

- Yeah, I know.
And I'm sorry.

I was hung up in traffic
most of the afternoon.

- Well, somebody
could have called.

They didn't call you?

No, nobody called.

I apologize for that.

Have you been here before?

No, never.

- Oh, Benny, can you show this
gentleman where the copier is?

Oh, sure.

Thanks.

Thank you.

[whistling]

Oh, Stan.

I've been looking for you.

What's up?

- I wanna talk to you
about John Rosten.

Oh, come on, Tommy.

- There's got to be
another way to do this.

- I thought we already
had this discussion.

Whether we like it or not,
three-strikes is the law.

- What if we reduced the
charge to a misdemeanor?

One year county jail.

- The guy received $6,000
worth of stolen goods.

How do you make that
into a misdemeanor?

- I think we can figure
some special circumstances.

No, no.

- I get the conviction,
John Rosten does life.

That's right.

- Stan, he got caught with
stolen building supplies.

- Before that, he committed
two armed robberies.

Go for the felony, Tommy,
and go for the conviction.

- He did those
robberies and served

time for 'em 15 years ago.

What happened to a little
prosecutorial discretion?

- The three-strikes
law is what happened.

Our job is not to redefine
it, but to enforce it,

as is across the board.

No exceptions.

Go for the felony, Tommy.

[knocking]

It's me.

Hi.

I just called you.

I pulled some
strings, and I got us

a suite at the Ventana for
Friday, Saturday, and

Sunday night.

Great.

That was convincing.

Oh, I just talked to Holzman.

- And he won't agree to reducing
the charge against John Rosten?

Nope.

Are you surprised?

- I don't think I have
ever gone into a trial

before where I've
actually wanted to lose.

- Well, I'm sure that
once you're in there,

whatever ambivalence
you have will

soon give way to that well-worn
killer instinct of yours.

And more's the pity.

I win, and the sky
goes away for life?

- Look, the guy has committed
two violent felonies

in the past that we know about.

God knows how many
we don't know about.

And having committed a third--

- Non-violent felony.

A felony nevertheless.

He's got to pay
the consequences.

I hate it.

Who's the judge?

Oh, Arthur Bryson.

- You're not gonna be too
crazy about this either.

What?

- Remember I told
you I live with a man

for a couple of years?

- Well, that man
was Arthur Bryson.

Does he know about us?

- Tommy, we have been seeing
each other for three months.

The courthouse parking
attendant knows about us.

- Or should I ask him
to recuse himself?

Well, see how it goes.

I really don't think
it's necessary.

The relationship's
been over for a while,

and we're very cordial
with one another.

And as a rule, Arthur
is pretty fair minded.

- Who else have you slept
with around this courthouse?

- I don't think you really want
to know the answer to that,

do you?

- Oh-oh, you slut.

You slut, Your Honor.

Ah, forgive me.

- The guys' out of town--

Get me out of here.

Everything's being handled.

You need to tell
me what happened.

- The cops asked me to come down
here for routine questioning.

I cooperated.

Next thing I know, they
accused me of being

one of Camilla's customers.

Were you a customer?

No.

- Did the police give you
any indication as to why

they consider you a suspect?

- Last night, I went
to Camilla Greer's

on behalf of Frank Askoff.

I found her dead.

I left.

Apparently, someone saw me.

You didn't report it?

- Frank hired me in large part
to protect his reputation.

I didn't want to
associate myself

and by extension him to
a prostitute's murder.

- Do you think that Frank
could have killed her?

I don't know.

He certainly had motive.

But knowing Camilla,
he wasn't the only one.

Look, I got to talk to Frank.

OK.

I'll let you know as soon
as the bail hearing is set.

- Do we know what DA is
in charge of my case?

Someone named Belinda Fox.

Do you know her?

Yeah, I know her.

- Sorry to keep you
waiting, Leland.

- Well, there's no sense
breaking with tradition

this late in life.

What have we got?

How's the pain?

It passes.

Are you taking the medication?

Nope.

Leland.

- Well, for some odd reason,
my clients and my partners

rely on me to keep a clear mind.

Now, what are we looking at?

- The biopsy came back positive,
remains to be seen what

course of treatment to follow.

But we didn't catch it early.

- You'd always like
to catch it earlier.

But no, we didn't.

I'd like to schedule
you for surgery.

We need to get in there
and see how things stand.

How are you the
week of the 23rd?

Fine.

It's fine.

[whistling]

- Excuse me, is all that
whistling necessary?

Oh, forgive me.

Was I bothering you?

Well, a little bit.

You whistle a lot, you know?

Yeah, I do whistle a lot.

I find it relaxes me.

- Yeah, well, could be
somewhat annoying to others.

Well, that's interesting.

You know, there are those
who very much enjoy it.

- Is that right?
- Yeah.

You know, there was
a period of time

where my dad used to whistle
the theme of the movie Laura.

You know the one.

[whistling]

Over and over and
over again, you

know, until I finally
said to him, Dad,

you've got to expand
your repertoire a bit.

You know what he said to me?

He said, Chet, when I
get a song in my head,

I get a song in my head.

[whistling]

- Could you please
just stop whistling?

Sorry.

- Mr. Dorsett, on or
around March 10, 1994,

did you have a conversation
with the defendant John

Rosten regarding copper pipe?

Objection.

Calls for hearsay.

Admission against interest.

Overruled.

The witness will answer.

- I told John that the
Myatt brothers were planning

on stealing a load
of copper pipe

from Stroh Snider's
building supply.

I also told him that if
he held it in his yard

until a buyer was found, he
could make himself 500 bucks.

What was his response?

Said it was OK.

- Did you actually see the
pipe after it was stolen

in Mr. Rosten's possession?

Yes, I did.

I saw it in his garage.

I have no further questions.

- Mr. Dorsett, when you
asked Mr. Rosten to hold on

to the copper piping, you
made no mention of the fact

that it was stolen,
isn't that true?

Uh, no, that's not true.

- Do you have any reason
to lie here today, sir?

No.

- Isn't it true that at
the time of your arrest,

you offered to
testify against Mr.

Rosten and the Myatt brothers
in return for leniency?

I offered to tell the truth.

- What, if anything,
did the district

attorney's office offer you
in exchange for testifying?

- They would charge
me with a misdemeanor.

- Are you familiar with
California's three-strikes law?

Objection.

Sidebar, Your Honor.

Approach.

- Your Honor, the three-strikes
law is irrelevant.

We all know that the
jury is not supposed

to consider punishment when
deciding guilt or innocence.

Ms. Krieger is only
making reference

to get sympathy for her client.

- Your Honor, this law
is entirely relevant.

It goes to impeach Mr.
Mullaney's star witness,

who was facing his
third strike when

he cut his deal with the DA.

That true?

Yes.

- It goes to the
credibility of the witness.

The objection is overruled.

Stand back.

- Mr. Dorsett, at the
time of your arrest,

you had two felony
convictions, one for burglary

and one for armed
robbery, correct?

Yeah, that's correct.

- Are you aware of the fact
that had you been charged

with a third felony, you'd be
facing a mandatory sentence

of 25 to life?

Yes.

- Would it be fair to say
then that you were extremely

anxious to reduce your
charge to a misdemeanor

and willing to turn
on people that you'd

known most of your life?

- Oh, like they
wouldn't do it to me?

- I wouldn't do
it to you, Albert.

That's enough, Mr. Rosten.

- What sentence did you receive
as a result of your deal?

I got three years probation.

I have nothing further.

Witness may step down.

This court is adjourned
for lunch until 2:00 PM.

- Mr. Mullaney, would
you please give me

five minutes in the
room so I can explain

to you how this all happened?

- Ms. Krieger, would
you please advise

your client that
this constitutes

an inappropriate communication?

- I just want you
to see who I am.

I'm not the type of person
you should be doing this to.

- All right, come on, John.
- Sir.

- Mr. Mullaney,
please, five minutes.

That's all I ask.

- Your Honor, the defense
asks that Mr. Becker's

bail be set at $100,000.

My client has numerous ties to
this community, not the least

of which is a long-standing
partnership with the law

firm of McKenzie Brackman.

As such, he does not
represent a flight risk.

- Respectively, Your
Honor, the people disagree.

Mr Becker has the financial
means and the connections

to leave this country
quickly and quietly.

We ask that he be
held without bail.

- Ask that counsel explain her
reference to financial means

and connections, Your Honor.

Ms. Fox.

- Mr. Becker's salary is
in the high six figures,

and he owns property in Tabitha.

- Although the defendant will
gladly give up his passport,

I would ask that counsel
explain how she knows

these things about my client.

He told me.

- In the context of your
investigation of this case?

- In the context
of a conversation

we had prior to his arrest.

- This brings us to our
second motion, Your Honor.

We ask that the Court
order the district

attorney's office to disqualify
Ms. Fox as prosecutor

in this case.

- Why would I do
that, Ms. Kelsey?

- She was recently involved
in a romantic relationship

with my client, which
ended rather badly.

We believe that her
resulting animus makes

it impossible for her
to prosecute this case

in an unbiased manner.

- Your Honor, my
relationship with Mr. Becker

was inconsequential and has
no bearing on this case.

These charges were brought
against the defendant

because he was seen leaving
the scene of the murder

by two investigators for the
district attorney's office.

His fingerprints were found
throughout the victim's house

and on the victim's body.

- And who was it that assigned
the investigators to follow

him in the first place?

I did.

For what reason?

- Mr. Becker is the subject
of an ongoing investigation

for obstructing justice.

That is a total sham!

Arnie.

This woman is out to get me.

That is the only
reason that I'm here.

- Ms. Kelsey, please advise
your client that these outbursts

are in no way helping his case.

- I'm sure he understands
that, Your Honor.

All right.

As to this motion
for disqualification,

I want supporting papers
filed by both sides.

I'll take that matter
under advisement.

As to the issue of bail, I do
not believe that Arnold Becker

represents a flight risk.

I, therefore, am gonna
set bail in this matter.

Due to the seriousness
of the crime,

I'm going to order the bail
be set in the sum of $500,000.

All right, let's call
the next case, please.

So what's the problem?

There's no problem.

It's just I'm not sure this
is the weekend to go away.

I knew you'd get
out of this one.

So what's up there exactly?

Yes, sir, about 10 minutes.

- What do you mean?
It's Big Sur.

Haven't you ever
been to Big Sur?

No.

- We're clearing your
table right now, Judge.

Thanks, Rudy.

It's far, isn't it?

- Only takes two
hours to get there.

- You don't think it would
be more relaxing to just

stay in town and sulk?

No, I don't.

All right.

- Look, I have a suite
reserved with a hot tub

and a fireplace plus massages
scheduled for both days.

I think we should take
advantage of that, don't you?

I heartily concur.

- Hi, Arthur.
ARTHUR: Hi, Carolyn.

Judge Bryson.

Counselor.

CAROLYN: Gunther.

- Hi, Carolyn.
- Good to meet you.

Tommy Mullaney.

Judge Riddick.

It's a pleasure.

What's it look like?

Give me five minutes.

I'll see you at the table.

So where are we going?

Ventana.

Oh, I remember it well.

- Yes, it didn't stop raining
the whole time we were there.

Both times we were there.

- Your Honor, your
table's ready.

- Good seeing you
again, Carolyn.

Counselor.

Oh, that sounds good.

Yes, change that date.

Change that date to tomorrow.

Arnie.

I called when I
heard it on the news.

You and everybody I ever knew.

Well, what happened?

- I went there to
make the offer.

I found her dead.

- Well, you didn't say anything
to the police about me,

did you?

- Attorney-client
privilege obtains.

I didn't violate
your confidence.

Well, I appreciate that.

- Attorney-client privilege does
not obtain when the attorney

has to defend himself.

- Now, you mean, you're
not my lawyer anymore?

That's right.

One of the principal
components of my defense

is gonna be pointing the
finger at someone else.

As far as I'm concerned,
whoever was in Camilla's book

is a potential suspect.

- It's gonna be hard to
know who they all are.

I mean, I imagine whoever killed
her also got rid of the book.

Was it you, Frank?

What do you mean?

I mean, was it you?

- I take it you're asking me
this not as my lawyer, huh?

- I'm asking you this as someone
who's been arrested for murder.

- Look, they're not gonna
make this thing stick.

I mean, if you didn't do it,
they're not gonna convict you.

- Sometimes that equation
doesn't hold true.

Well, it wasn't me, OK?

It wasn't me

- So you know, I'm
going about defending

myself with everything
this office has to bear.

That means top-flight
trial lawyers.

It means private investigators.

Whatever it takes,
I will prove that I

did not commit this murder.

Well, no doubt you will.

- Mr. Rosten, how did you come
to have $6,000 worth of stolen

copper pipe in your garage?

- Albert Dorsett asked me if he
could keep it there as a favor.

I did not know it was stolen.

- Did he say why he needed
you to keep it there?

- He said he bought the
pipe for a plumbing job

and needed someplace
to store it.

- Is it your testimony that
he made no mention of the fact

that the pipe was stolen?

Yes.

- Following your
arrest, did you sign

this confession stating
that you did have knowledge

that the pipe was stolen?

Yes.

- Why did you sign
it if it wasn't true?

- Because the cops told me
they had me dead to rights

but that they could go easy
on me if I was cooperative.

- Have you ever been convicted
of a felony before this?

Sidebar, Your Honor.

Approach.

- Council is trying to
slip in that he's facing

strike three, Your Honor.

I believe that to be both
irrelevant and prejudicial.

- The fact that he was
facing his third strike

meant that his only
chance of leniency

was having this reduced
to a misdemeanor.

That's what the
cops promised him.

That's what they
lied to him about.

- I've been advised that
no promises were made.

- Counselor, whether or
not your client was misled,

there's no evidence that
the confession was coerced.

As such, I find testimony as to
these so-called three-strikes

law are the type of sentence
Mr. Rosten is likely to receive

if found guilty.

To be prejudicial
rather than probative,

you're to make no
mention of either one.

Stand back.

- Mr. Rosten, how long
has it been since you

were convicted of a crime?

More than 15 years.

You gainfully employed?

- Yes, I've been
working in a hardware

store for the past 12 years.

- Are you permitted to operate
the register, handle cash?

Yes.

- Have you ever been
accused of stealing anything

- while you were working there?
- Objection.

Sustained.

OK.

I have nothing further.

- According to police records,
you and Albert Dorsett

were arrested for burglary
together back in 1970.

Objection.

Past Bad acts are inadmissible.

I move for an
immediate mistrial.

- Defense counsel brought
up his record on direct.

She opened the door.

So she did.

The objection is overruled.

- But is it your testimony that
knowing Mr. Dorsett's history,

you had no suspicion,
no inkling at all that

the copper pipe he was asking
you to look after was stolen?

I didn't think about it.

- Were you lying when you
confessed to the police?

- Yes, they told me that
was the only way they could

knock it down to a misdemeanor.

- Wouldn't you agree that
you have a far greater

incentive to lie
today than you did

on the day you were arrested?

- I don't deserve to get life
imprisonment over this, sir.

- Move to strike.
- I've got two children.

Mr. Rosten.

- A girl who's seven
and boy who's nine.

Mr. Rosten, that's enough.

The jury is instructed
to disregard

the defendant's outburst.

Mr. Mullaney?

No more questions.

[tense music]

[whistling]

Thank you.

- Benny, have you seen
Chet, the copier guy?

- I don't think he's
been here today.

Oh.

I feel bad.

How come

- Ah, because this
guy was whistling.

And he got on my nerves,
so I told him to stop.

So why do you feel bad?

Oh, I don't know.

I guess I was a
little harsh, right?

I don't know.

Was he obnoxious?

No, not really.

I mean, the guy
was just whistling.

I found I liked his whistling.

More guilt?

Is he coming back?

I assume so.

I mean, I don't
think he finished

programming the copier.

- So when he comes back,
you'll tell him you're sorry.

Is that absolutely necessary?

No.

It's really up to you.

- Should have known
better than to ask.

It's who he is.

- OK, I'll put a tail
on him starting tonight.

- We have to be prepared
for the possibility

- of his leaving the country.
- Yes.

And at this point,
there's nothing

we can do to prevent that.

So track his movements.

Hmm, that I can do.

- Are we looking into
any of her other clients?

- I'm gonna talk to
some of the girls,

see if I can start
piecing together a list.

- You think it
was Frank, though?

Yes, I do.

- Well, until we have
something definite,

we mustn't overlook anything.

- I wanna ride along with
you when you tail him.

What for?

- 'Cause I wanna watch
him with my own eyes.

- What is it, you
think, all of a sudden,

I'm gonna miss something?

- Jinx, if I can gain some
insight by riding along

with you and thereby
assist in my own defense,

I think it's probably
time well spent.

- I'll be in front of
the building at 5:30.

- I guess there's no reason for
me to come along in that case.

Was there ever?

- Can a reasonable person look
at the prosecution's evidence

and not have doubts as
to Mr. Rosten's guilt?

I think a reasonable person
could have strong doubts.

Mr. Rosten was in custody for
five hours before he confessed.

He was scared.

And the police were
telling him over and over

again that he was
as good as convicted

and that it was to his
advantage to confess.

And he believed them.

The only other evidence
comes from a man

with two violent
felony convictions who,

under the three-strikes law,
is looking at a possible life

sentence if convicted, a
man who would do or say

anything to get out of that.

Thanks to the DA, that
man is a free man,

while the defendant, a man
who has led an exemplary life

for more than 15 years.

A man who also has
two felony convictions

but stopped being a
criminal long ago is sitting

here facing life in prison.

Objection.

Move to strike.

Objection sustained.

The defense counsel's
last remarks are stricken.

The jury is instructed
to disregard.

Ms. Krieger, you are
treading dangerously close

to a mistrial.

- John Rosten says he did
not know the pipe was stolen.

I ask you as reasonable
men and women

to give him the
benefit of the doubt.

- All I ask is that
you look at the facts.

$6,000 of stolen pipe was
found in Mr. Rosten's yard.

By Mr. Rosten's own
testimony, the man

who asked him to store
the pipe, Albert Dorsett,

had been his partner in crime.

Mr. Rosten knew Dorsett
was a thief, not a plumber.

He knew the pipe was stolen.

He admitted so
himself in writing.

Now, that's something innocent
people don't usually do.

And despite Ms.
Krieger's suggestion,

there's no evidence of
any kind that Mr. Rosten's

confession was coerced.

As jurors, your job
is not to consider

what penalty lies ahead for
Mr. Rosten if he's convicted.

My job is to present you with
those facts, which I believe

prove John Rosten's guilt. Your
job is to examine those facts

and make a decision.

I'm confident that
having done so,

you will find John
Rosten guilty.

- Remember Gene Hackman
in The French Connection?

He was on the
street, eating pizza,

drinking coffee, while Fernando
Rey was in a restaurant.

Remember that?

What's he doing in there?

He's buying magazines.

- He's sure taking
his sweet time.

- Would it be out of
the question for me

to go over there
and buy a magazine?

- Completely out
of the question.

But I have an idea.

Why don't you boys go
home and I'll bring you

a full report in the morning?

[camera shutter clicking]

I gotta use the bathroom.

There's a bar half a block up.

And try not to let him see you.

- Boy, you really know your
way around this kind of thing,

don't you?

Why are you here, Eli?

- I told you, I wanna
keep an eye on Arnie.

Right.

Now, why don't you tell
me the real reason?

- What if I said
that I had hoped

to rekindle the spark that
used to be there between us?

- I'd say that
tonight is probably

not a good night to do that.

That's all right.

If I've managed to
lay a foundation so

that rekindling might
occur at a later date,

I have accomplished something.

Have I done that?

So good to see you again.

[camera shutter clicks]

- Careful.
Be careful.

Yeah.

So what kind of massage
did you schedule?

Basic shiatsu.

Which is what?

- You've never had
a shiatsu massage?

I've never had any massage.

You're kidding?

- Well, not everybody
has massages, Carolyn.

- You're still gonna go through
with it, though, aren't you?

- Yeah.
- OK, good.

[doorbell rings]

I can't believe you've
never had a massage.

Arthur?

Yeah, Arthur?

I wanna talk to you.

OK.

I wanna go somewhere else.

I don't wanna talk here.

- Well, this really
isn't a good time.

Whatever it is, can we
talk about it tomorrow?

- No, I don't wanna
talk tomorrow.

I wanna talk right now.

- Uh, why don't I step
out for a minute, huh?

No.

We'll talk tomorrow, Arthur.

- Every day for the past
week, this son of a bitch

has been standing
in my courtroom.

I have had to look at him.

I have had to listen to him.

Up until today, I
could handle it.

I think Mr. Mullaney
will bear me

out when I say that I think I
have been fair in my rulings

and judicial in my temperament.

When, however, I heard you
were going away to Big Sur

together for the weekend,
something in me just gave out.

- Arthur, pull yourself
together and go home.

If you don't do that, I'm
gonna have to call the police.

- Oh, isn't he capable
of throwing me out?

Are you challenging me, sir?

Yes, sir.

Right here and now,
I'm challenging you.

I want you to demonstrate
how much you're

willing to risk for this lady.

Stop it.

- Look, why don't we go
outside and talk this over?

Take your hand off me!

You have no idea how
much I loved you.

- I think it's time
to leave, Your Honor.

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- I can't imagine
how terrifying it

is to actually be faced with the
possibility of going to prison.

- There's still a lot
that has to happen

before you reach that point.

[eli snoring]

- You know, I never
told you this.

I was secretly happy when
you stopped seeing Eli.

Yeah?

Why-- why was that?

- Well, I guess I felt, if you
were gonna be seeing anybody

at the firm, it should be me.

- Mm-hmm.

One time, it was me.

Yes, it was.

- Ever think about
that happening again?

- Are you asking because
you're terrified to face

the possibility you
might go to prison

or because we just happened
to be sitting here?

Both.

You're unbelievable.

And with all the stuff
that you have in your mind,

you still make the time
for a little action.

That isn't an answer, Jinx.

Here it comes.

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Out back.

OK.

[chatter]

What's he doing?

Oh, my god.

That's what he's doing.

- Do you have any
inkling of this?

No.

Arnie, where are you going?

Arnie!

[knocking]

- Wanna roll down
your window, Frank?

What do you want?

- You and I need to
have a little chat.

Who's that?

- (STAMMERING) Just
someone I know.

- Yes, someone who doesn't
want to go to prison

for committing a
murder you and I both

know that I didn't commit.

- Look--

Bye.

What do you want, Arnie?

- Look, would you two go
back to the car for a minute?

- This is not the
way to go about--

Just give me a minute!

What do you want?

- I want you to take a good
look at yourself, Frank.

It's 3:00 in the morning.

You're in the middle of
a murder investigation.

And you're picking up
hustlers in West Hollywood?

What does that tell you?

- It's nothing I haven't
known for a very long time.

- Camilla Greer was providing
you with male prostitutes?

- Look, I don't wanna get
into this with you, Arnie.

Now, excuse me, huh?

You listen to me, Frank.

Whether you come forward
of your own free will

or whether you're dragged
forward, kicking and screaming,

you and all your
secrets are coming out!

[tires screeching]

- Alex, do you know a Jimmy
Burns from San Francisco?

[chatter]

Oops.

Chet.

Oh, you're not Chet.

Nope.

Is Chet coming back?

I have no way of knowing.

Hmm.

What do you mean?

- Chet had himself a
heart attack yesterday.

The last I heard, he was
still in intensive care.

Oh, my god.

How well did you know him?

I hardly know him at all.

He was a good egg.

His whistling used
to drive me crazy.

But all in all,
he was a good egg.

It's all programmed
and ready to go.

You shouldn't have any problems.

You want me to take
you through it?

No.

No, thank you.

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That's great, Nance.

He's in with Arnie.

- So after I took
off last night,

I just drove, just pretty much
through instinct to the house

that I had lived in
for the past 22 years.

And Vivian allowed
me to come in.

I proceeded to
tell her the truth.

It was quite a night.

- I always thought that
if you're smart enough,

you could hide almost anything.

But-- but that's proven
not to be the case.

Why did you kill her, Frank?

- Look, I didn't start
out intending to.

I-- I went over there to
try to make a deal with her.

- That's what I was
going over there for.

- Yeah, I know, but
your heart wasn't in it.

I just thought that
I could do it better.

Why did you kill her?

- I realized I
couldn't trust her.

I mean, no matter how
much money I paid her, I--

it seemed that there'd
always be that chance that--

that my secret would get out.

And realizing that, I panicked.

I, um-- I put my
hands in her throat.

And before I knew what I was
doing, I'd strangled her.

Now what?

Now I turn myself in.

- You wanna have a lawyer
with you when you do that.

Can any of you represent him?

No.

No one here can represent him.

We'll find you a lawyer.

Good.

I think I wanna go home
now and change my clothes

before I go down there.

Arnie, I'm sorry for
what I put you through.

I'm really sorry.

Good luck, Frank.

Thanks.

- Has the jury
reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

In the matter of the
People versus John Rosten

on the charge of
receiving stolen property,

we the jury find the
defendant guilty.

- Your Honor, we ask that
Mr. Rosten be released

on bail pending sentencing.

- I don't believe that
will be necessary counsel.

I'm ready to pronounce
sentence now.

I've been a judge
for 17 years now.

I can honestly say that I've
never loved a job half so well.

In all the time I have
been on the bench,

I judged each case
based on its merits

and imposed sentences after
considering the severity

of the crime and the character
of the individual

who's responsible.

I considered both, and I
considered them carefully.

But a new law has
come into being.

And now I'm instructed
not to consider anything.

My mandate is to mete out
punishment based on categories.

Upon conviction
of a third felony,

the defendant is
sentenced to life

imprisonment, no ifs, ands,
or buts, no consideration.

Well, folks, I'm
not gonna do that.

I realize that as a
result, in all probability,

sanctions will be imposed on me.

I suspect that
come next election,

I'll be off the ballot
and off the bench.

But as much as I
love being here,

I can honestly say none
of that matters to me.

What matters to me is
that as a sitting justice,

I do that which I think is just.

It's not a matter
of being heroic.

It's not a matter
of being noble.

Mostly, it just lets me
sleep better at night.

Mr. Rosten, despite the fact
that the crime for which you

have been found guilty
is your third felony,

you are sentenced to
one-year probation.

The jury is dismissed with
the thanks of the Court.

We are adjourned.

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Arnie.

Hello, Belinda.

- Normally, I'd say
it's great to see you.

But if you'll forgive me,
right now is not a good time.

Hmm.

We have something to
talk about, you and I.

I can't imagine what.

Askoff confessed to
Camilla Greer's murder.

You're no longer a suspect.

- The only reason I was a
suspect was because of you.

- The reason you
were a suspect was

because you left the scene of
a crime without reporting it.

- Look, let's cut through
the crap, Belinda.

It's only you and me here.

You had me followed
out of personal malice.

You were looking for
anything you could find,

and this just happened
to fall in your lap.

You misused the
power of your office

as a way of exacting some
sort of sick revenge.

- You have a pretty high opinion
of yourself, don't you, Arnie?

You think every
ex-girlfriend you

couldn't make a
commitment to stays up

nights plotting your downfall?

- I could bring you up on
charges to the attorney

general's office.

I could personally
sue you for libel.

Then why don't you?

- Because I don't want to
involve myself in your life

one minute longer
than I have to.

And should you decide to involve
yourself any further in mine,

I won't hesitate.

I will take you on, and
I will bring you down!

You wanted a commitment?

That's a commitment.

You packed?

You miserable?

- When your friend, the judge,
came over here last night,

I thought he was
kind of a sad guy.

He didn't look sad today.

- Do you admire him
for what he did?

Yeah.

- He placed his
own gratification

over the doing of his job.

I find that contemptible.

- His job is to
administer justice.

- His job is to
administer the law.

Three strikes, you're
out is the law.

It's a stinking law.

I happen to disagree with you.

But even if I didn't, he did
today what he did last night.

He took over.

He anointed himself king.

- All I can say is
that I wish I had

had the courage to
act on my convictions

to the extent he did.

I wish I had had the courage
to anoint myself king.

Well, I'll tell you what.

While we're away this
weekend, I'll let you pretend.

[moody music]

You wanted to see me?

Uh, yeah.

Rosenstile is set for the 17th?

Uh, I believe so.

- I don't want any more
continuances in that case.

Whoever's going to handle
it, I want it to go forward.

Will do.

- Also, I have to go into
the hospital in a week or so.

I'm not sure of the exact date.

What's it for?

- I was in getting
my prostate examined.

My internist found something.

- Your secretary
in there, and she

said you had to sign this before
I give it to the messenger.

- Could you wait
outside, Benny, please?

- He said he's parked
downstairs in the circle.

It doesn't matter, Benny.

Wait outside.

- I will just be
a minute, Benny.

OK.

Oh, my god, Leland.

- I don't want any visitors
when I'm in that hospital.

OK.

- The Bradshaw arbitration
is scheduled for that week.

I'll need for you to take over.

Fine.

Well, that's about it.

I'll keep you posted.

How does it look, Leland?

- Oh, we won't know
until after the surgery.

Is there anything I can do?

Try not to lose the Bradshaw.

Would you ask Benny to come in?

OK.

Benny.

Can I come in now?

Yes, you may.

Yeah.

[whistling]

Thank you.

Is everything OK?

Everything's fine.

- Yeah, you-- you want
me to close the door?

If you would.

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