All language subtitles for Law and order S15E18 - Dining Out

the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,

the police
who investigate crime

and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

MAN: Most people
aren't allowed in.

But we're special, right?

Used to bring your father
here when he was your age.

Oh, look. A hawk!
See it?

Grandpa?
Up in the tree.

Grandpa?

ED: Never been
in here before.

It's the last private
park in Manhattan.

FONTANA: Yeah, you know, you'd think
it'd really be something, wouldn't you?

Just looks like another park to me.
What's the big deal?

You tell a New Yorker
they can't go somewhere,

they won't rest
till they do.

Hey, what you got, man?

Female, white.
Maybe late 40s.

No ID, no purse,
no wallet.

What, is it a robbery?

It could be.

But she's got diamond earrings
on worth more than my car.

And that's a Prada
coat she's wearing.

How long?

Rigor, lividity, never hit
freezing last night...

Let's say 10 hours.

Petechial hemorrhaging,
bruising on the neck.

FONTANA: Swollen lip
and a nice shiner.

ED: She's got a
bloodstain on her dress.

Oh, it could be blood. I
don't see any lacerations.

Hey, Sarge, are those your
footprints facing the body?

Uh, no, they're not.

Can we get
a mold on those?

And those over there, too?
Got it.

(CHATTERING)

Well... Maybe it's
nicer in the spring.

I don't recognize her.

But I knew it was
only a matter of time

before something
horrible happened.

They leave the gate open.
Who's "They"?

Well, the Falls Foundation.
Their benefit dinners?

The Director lets the
guests into the park.

It was like Grand
Central last night.

How many key-holders
are there?

Oh, well, not many.
That's the point.

A few hundred.

Oh, you have to live
adjacent to the park

and pay a maintenance
fee that isn't cheap.

What time did you see
all these people?

Well, we take a walk around
the perimeter of the park

from 9:00 to 9:20.
Or Sammi gets upset.

How did you know the people
were from the Foundation?

Well, the Director
of the Falls Foundation

was right over there,
leading the parade.

Oh, my God. This is
a friend of ours.

Lisa Taylor.

One of our
favorite volunteers.

Uh, and she was at your
benefit last night?

She was the benefit.
Helped plan it,

sold two of our most
expensive tables.

"A brighter future
for kids in need."

That's what we do at
the Falls Foundation.

We raise money
for children in need.

Last night's benefit was for
children affected by the tsunami.

So many orphans.

That's a great cause.
How'd you guys do?

We raised several hundred
thousand dollars.

Listen, we're gonna need a list of
everybody that was here last night.

Yeah, and if you
could tell us

which of your guests
were in the park.

I wouldn't know that.
I was inside all night.

We have a witness
who saw you in the park.

They're mistaken.
It wasn't me.

(DOOR OPENING) ED: She
seemed pretty sure.

Ah, Detectives, my brother
Max, the Foundation Chairman.

Uh, how you doing, man?

Um, were you in
the park last night?

I was. Uh, in fact, I
was with a few guests.

Everything all right?

The woman they found murdered?
It was Lisa.

Our Lisa?
Yeah.

Oh, my God.

Her poor husband.

Police? (CHUCKLES) Wow.
What am I, in trouble?

Aw, jeez,
it's almost noon.

Uh, sir, can you just walk us
through where you were last night?

(LAUGHS) Why, what's up?
What's going on?

Please, Mr. Taylor. If you could
just tell us where you were.

I'm the chef at
the Chelsea Steakhouse.

Iwent in
about noon.

ED: What time
did you get home?

3:00 in the morning.

And when was the last
you spoke to your wife?

Lisa? What does she
have to do with this?

Did you see her
when you got in?

Well, I didn't
wanna wake her.

She gets up
early for work.

I just hung out
on the couch,

I watched a little TV, I sacked
out and slept right through...

What's going on?

Maybe... Maybe
you should sit down.

Screw that.
Just tell me.

We found your wife's
body this morning.

Murdered.

The sous chef confirms
that Taylor was working

in that restaurant
all night long.

What else? Crime Scene's
working on some footprints,

and we're waiting to see
if there's any activity

on her missing
credit cards.

And we're still trying to get a
hold of Cynthia and Bud Walden.

Taylor said that they were
supposed to share a taxi home

with his wife
after that benefit.

What about the blood stain
on Mrs. Taylor's dress?

We have to check
with the M.E.

All right.

Cause of death,
strangulation.

Lots of bruising,
no lacerations.

As for the stain, it is blood,
and it's not the victim's.

Well, could it be
her assailant's?

I doubt it.

It's from a
psoas majoris bovinis.

What?

(SIGHS)
It's filet mignon.

With maybe a dash
of mushroom Bordelaise.

She was wearing her dinner.
Great.

Yeah. As to whether she
fought off her attacker...

Skin and blood
under her nails.

Now, would that
be human skin?

100%,
and it's not hers.

Soon as the lab gets
DNA, I'll call you.

You know, you could have told
us that in the first place.

It's not as much fun.

Lisa was such an asset
to the Foundation.

Uh, Head of Programming
at Cuisine TV,

so she knew about food.

Well, no disrespect, but she
didn't know the difference

between prosciutto and pastram i.
Bud!

Well, listen, she was a sharp
businesswoman, I'll give her that.

She knew her way
around a balance sheet.

Her husband said that
you guys were planning

to share a taxi ride
home together?

Yes, we did,
but she left early.

FONTANA: How come?

Well, she got in an
argument with Max Finneran,

our Chairman of the Board.

They really were into it.

What did they
fight about?

Oh, the Foundation
Board of Directors.

See,Budis the largest
contributor to the Foundation.

Uh, one of the largest.

Um, naturally,
he's on the Board.

Uh, Lisa wanted
to be, too,

but Max wouldn't
approve her.

Uh, felt
she was disruptive.

And you both
overheard this argument?

I caught
the tail end of it.

I was
in the bathroom.

But if you want
more details,

you can talk to Eugene Syles.
The architect?

He was sitting
at her table.

The argument had
nothing to do

with Lisa wanting to be
on their precious Board.

Then what was it about?

Lisa saw
an expense report,

and got it into her head the
brothers were padding expenses.

She confronted them?

She confronted Max when he
came to our table to schmooze.

Called him a thief.
He called her a liar.

How did it end?

Well, she said she
knew what was going on

and she wasn't just
gonna turn a blind eye,

and then she stomped out.

And what did he do?

He went to
find his brother.

Here we are, trying to
help tsunami victims.

Orphans, for God's sake, and
they're at each other's throats.

You know, it wouldn't
surprise me if the twins

were trying to cash in
on the tsunami.

Oh, me, neither.

But, you know, before
we talk to the twins,

it might be a good idea
to know if there was

any evidence that their fingers
were in the cookie jar.

Well, the Attorney General
has got a charity fraud unit.

Let's see what they know
about the Falls Foundation.

Works for me.

Twenty thousand
non-profits report to us,

and we have
a grand total

of seven accountants
to review the paperwork.

On paper, mind you.

No computers?

Can you believe it?

Most charities
don't get audited

unless someone on the
inside blows the whistle.

And what happens then?
What do you guys look for?

At least 60%
of the money donated

should get to the people
it was meant to help.

Otherwise, that
charity is ineffective.

Maybe worse.

Speaking of which,
Falls Foundation

took in 4.6 million
last year.

Gave away 30 grand.

What? That's
far less than 60%.

Yeah, what the hell happened
to the rest of the money?

We won't know until
we audit their books,

and that'll take us some
time to put into motion.

This is a homicide
investigation.

I don't follow.

We'll get you
those books.

What the hell is this?

You gotta be
kidding me.

Marshal!
What's the story?

Uh, fire's point of origin was the
office of the Falls Foundation.

Course it was. So their
records and paperwork...

No, most of it's okay.
We got here in time.

I'm sure they'll be glad
to hear about that.

Any idea
what caused it?

From the smell
when we got here,

I'd say an accelerant was used.
Paint thinner, maybe?

So, it wasn't a pro.

Strictly amateur hour.

Thanks, bro.
Thank you.

Gentlemen!

We just spoke
to the Fire Marshal,

and surprise, surprise,
he suspects arson.

Oh, my God. Who would
do such athing?

Who?

Well, whoever did it, you
can be sure we'll find them

and they will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.

I would hope so.

And you'll be
happy to know

that all of the records in your office
survived. Unscathed and intact.

Oh, that's...
That's a relief.

Speaking of which,
why was Mrs. Taylor

upset about
your expense reports?

Our expense report?

The night of the benefit?
The night she died?

FONTANA: You remember
you had a fight with her?

Oh, it wasn't a fight.
She was confused.

Let's cut to the chase.

Mrs. Taylor knew that you were
ripping off the Foundation

and you fought.

I didn't.
You mean me.

Exactly, and she was
going to report you

to the Attorney
General's office.

Okay, are... Are we
under arrest here?

We're the victims here.

Our offices were
just firebombed.

And the last thing we
need is to be harassed

by a pair of Gestapo
thugsmflfl1badges“. Thugs!

You listen to me.

You and your Doublemint
freak show partner here

better learn some manners,
do you understand?

Huh?

Joe. Let him go.

We'll get
with them later.

Come on,
get outta here.

You will hear
from our attorney.

I will file
a formal complaint.

A brutality complaint.

Yeah, well, don't forget to spell
my name right, you little creep.

What'd you do that for?

I wanted to give one
of them a black eye

so we could
tell them apart.

We don't need to. We could
just run their DNA.

That's only from
one of them.

Identical twins
have identical DNA.

Just what the world needs.
Two of these guys.

Assuming we do get
a positive match,

we still can't tell
which brother did it.

Well, that Barry's
got an alibi,

but for all we know they
could've switched places.

And play one twin
off against the other?

I don't think so.

Detectives.

Hey! You ran
a DNA test for us?

Got it right here.

We checked the sample
you gave us

against skin from under
the victim's nails.

FONTANA: And?
There was no match.

Dead end.

Two of them.

The Attorney General's indicting
the twins for grand larceny,

a possible five-to-15.

Fire Marshal's still
investigating the arson.

Well, that's the thing
about twins.

Basically, they're
a conspiracy of two.

So let's try
a new angle.

Lisa Taylor's
credit cards.

Now, there's no activity
since she was murdered,

but she ran up a lot of
charges before her death

from an account she didn't
share with Mr. Taylor,

and all the bills
went to her office.

Crowne Plaza, Omni
Berkshire, Sheraton.

Yeah, she booked hotel rooms
a couple of times a week.

Yeah, on nights when her husband
thought she was at the charity.

It was a charity,
all right.

He just didn't know
what she was giving away.

Hmm. Who's Taylor's alibi?

Kitchen staff at
the Chelsea Steakhouse.

Try 'em again. See if they
could cook up the same story.

Taylor was here all night.

ED: "Here," as in,
in this kitchen?

Can we talk about it
later? Fire 13!

Thirteen, go.
Bail Frenchie out.

Baboso, get yourself
together. Pick up!

Hey, listen. Does anybody
know when Mr. Taylor

took his break
on Friday night?

Fire seven!

Guys, we're in
the weeds here, okay?

Okay, everybody stop
what you're doing, now!

Okay, he left
around 9:00.

When did he come back?

No idea.

I saw him come in the
back just after 11:00.

I was working a lot.
I almost never saw Lisa.

But I felt like she was
keeping something from me,

so I read
one of her e-mails,

and that's how I found
out that she was cheating.

Who sent the e-mail?

I couldn't tell from the address,
and Lisa wouldn't tell me,

but she said it didn't matter,
that she was ending it.

Did she?

She said she did.
I believe her,

because afterwards,
she was a different person.

She was sweet
and caring,

and it was like we fell in
love all over again, you know?

(LAUGHING) So that's why you
were sleeping on the couch?

Look, I told you, I
didn't wanna wake her.

Okay, I'm gonna ask you
this one more time.

What time did you
get home from the restaurant?

(SIGHING) Around 3:00.

And you worked at the
restaurant all night long?

From noon on.

You never left?
Not once.

Lieutenant said to go
ahead and book him.

Book... Book me? Why?

You never left
the restaurant, huh?

Then where'd you go between 9:00 and 11:00?
Where? Where?

Uh...
Exactly.

No. No, I said
I... I...

I see. Yeah, I know. I heard.
You were working.

You know what else
I also heard?

You have the right to remain...
No. Okay, okay!

I was in
Washington Heights.

Really? Why?

It had nothing
to do with Lisa.

(STAMMERING) You work
in a restaurant,

the pace, the hours, sometimes
you need a little help.

A boost.

Is he talking about
a double espresso?

Man, don't tell me
you went all the way

up to Washington Heights
to get ice.

They got plenty of that in Chelsea.
Coke.

My guy usually delivers to the
restaurant, but he got hung up.

All right, come on, Chef Boyardee.
Let's go meet your guy.

First time I ever had someone
use a coke deal as an alibi.

And it checks out?

We found
Taylor's dealer.

He gave us
the same story.

And Taylor got cash at St.
Nicholas Avenue on 181st Street.

We took this photo
from the ATM machine.

He took out $300
at 10:05.

What time did Lisa Taylor
leave the benefit?

Eugene Syles says shelefl
right around 10:00.

So Mr. Taylor could not have been
downtown in the park with his wife.

Hey,yo! lgotanlD ontheloven

VAN BUREN: Thejilted lover.

That is, if you believe Mrs.
Taylor ended the affair.

I pulled the e-mail
from Taylor's hard drive,

and it eventually
led me to this.

VAN BUREN: "Aberto Moretti,
The Flavor Renaissance."

Another chef?

Well, he's doing a little
better than her husband is.

He's a celebrity chef.

He's got a show
on Cuisine TV,

he's got a three-star
restaurant in Midtown.

The guy's a regular
rock star.

So if Lisa Taylor
did end the affair,

could be our rock star chef
didn't take it so well.

I loved working with Lisa.
We all did.

It wasn't just a professional
relationship, now was it?

Well, I considered her
also a friend.

(DETECTIVES LAUGHING)

So when did
the affair start?

I'm sorry?

FONTANA: Let's not play dumb.
We know all about it.

We met five months ago. I was
shooting the cooking show.

She came to my dressing
room to congratulate me.

We immediately had
sort of a connection.

Mr. Moretti?
Would you sign this?

Oh, of course.

You should hang on to that
for the future, ma'am.

It could get
more valuable.

Is that right?

Yeah.
Think Martha Stewart.

(LAUGHS) Thank you.

Buon apetito,
WOMAN: Thank you.

How did you take it when
Lisa ended the affair?

Ended?
Who said it ended?

Her husband.

Please.

That's what she told him just
to get him off her back.

So it wasn't over?

Well, if it was, she had a
strange way of showing it.

You know what I mean.

Did you see her
Friday evening?

No. No, I was
doing the show.

We shot until 9:30, then I met
a business partner downtown.

I'll find his
number for you.

You mind telling me where
you got that, uh, cut?

All these years as a chef,
I still cut myself.

I like to think it's
a badge ofhonon

Do you have any other badges
of honor on your body?

Like on your neck
or your arms, maybe?

Of course not.

Mind if we take a look?

Not at all, but I have a
driver waiting for me outside.

He's taking me
to the set,

and I have a critic from
the Times on Table 18.

Well, they'rejust
gonna have to wait,

because we're not
done yet.

Am I being
detained, Detective?

Because if I am, I should
have my lawyer here.

Then if you'll
excuse me, please.

Okay.

Okay.

ED: You
Mr. Moretti's driver?

I work for Cuisine TV. I drive
whoever they tell me to.

Well, what about
last Friday night?

Yeah, I drove Mr. Moretti.

FONTANA: What time?
9:45.

Where did you drop him?
Twentieth and Lex.

ED: At the park?

Across the street from it.

Thank you.

So, you think the victim and Moretti
agreed to meet in the park?

Well, that could be
where she broke it off.

Which, like you said,
he didn't take that well.

What else?

Crime Scene generated this from
the mold of a footprint we found.

Penis W“ pounds,
wears a she W boot,

and we even know
what kind of boot it is.

They're made by an English
shoemaker, name of Jack Farlow.

Cost six grand a pair.

Come again?

Well, they're
custom made.

They fit your feet
like a glove.

If we do find the boot, we can
match the wear of the sole.

But we don't have
enough for a warrant.

So we figured we'd start
with the shoemaker.

There's only one
in New York.

Yeah, well, there can't
be a lot of people

paying those
prices for boots.

Six thousand dollars
for a pair of boots?

I'm sorry. We don't divulge
the names of our customers.

Many of them
are well-known.

They value
their privacy.

It's a shoe store,
not a rehab clinic.

(CHUCKLES)
Hey, look here.

We come back
with a warrant,

I can't guarantee that our boys
ain't gonna toss this joint.

Be a real shame to see all of
this fine quality footwear

in a pile
on the floor.

The name again?

Moretti. Aberto Moretti.

Yes, Mr. Moretti.

Commissioned a pair of fixed-strap
ankle-boots last spring.

FONTANA: Have you
seen him since?

As a matter of fact,
he came in two days ago.

Don't tell me he came here to
buy another pair of boots?

No, he, uh,
had them resoled.

Said he needed
it done immediately.

I thought they were
fine as they were.

Any chance those soles
are still on the premises?

They were thrown away.

Yeah, but you would know
'em if you saw them.

Have you thrown
out the trash?

Well, there's a
dumpster out back,

but it would take all day
for me to go through it.

Well, I've got all day.

How about you?

I'm even free tomorrow.

Well, there you go.

(slzzl_me)

Get a little wine, turn down the
flame, now that's beautiful.

We'll be right back.
Don't touch the remote.

If you miss
the mascarpone tart,

you'll never
forgive yourself.

Basra é finite!

DIRECTOR: And we're clear.

Who put the spices
on the right?

Who the hell is moving things around?
Denise!

ED: Mr. Moretti. You
need to come with us.

Gentlemen, if you'd like to discuss
what we talked about earlier,

we can go
to my dressing room.

Oh, it's a little too
late to make nicey-nice.

You're under arrest for the
murder of Lisa Taylor.

Basra, finito.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.

You have the right
to an attorney.

"Docket 49884,
People v. Aberto Moretti.

"One count of murder
in the second degree."

Aberto!

Ian. FEIST: What are
you doing here?

Facing murder charges,
Your Honor.

This man makes the best
osso buco in New York City!

Your Honor!

A fact which will in no way
influence these proceedings.

Mr. Moretti,
how do you plead?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

Ms. Borgia?
The People request remand.

My client has strong
ties to this community.

He owns a restaurant
on 54th Street

and he stars in a cooking show
filmed right here in Manhattan.

The People have considerable
forensic evidence, Your Honor,

including DNA.

None of which
is conclusive.

The defendant will
surrender his passport.

Bail is set at
one million dollars.

(BANGS GAVEL)

DRESSLER: My client is not
interested in discussing a plea.

Tell him to reconsider.

Forensics prove only that he
had an affair with the victim,

which he freely admits.

He was in the park
that night.

So? That's not what
he told the police.

He lied to them.

And his DNA was under
the victim's fingernails.

You ever had wild sex?

Excuse me?

You know, secretive,
passionate, forbidden sex

between two
consenting adults?

If not, I'll tell you, sometimes
there's scratching involved.

Which would be
relevant if Mr. Moretti

and Lisa Taylor had
had sex that day.

Exactly.

You're saying they...
Had sex that day.

Yeah.

(SCOFFS)

They could've had sex.

He says they used
a condom,

so there's no way
to disprove it.

Kind of takes the edge
off our theory

that Mrs. Taylor was ending the affair.
Have you seen this?

"Aberto Moretti paints
the town last month

"with model Rachel Klaas"?

A month before
Taylor was murdered.

The jury might wonder if Moretti
was really broken-hearted

about Taylor if he was
running around with models.

Why don't I ask her?

RACHEL: Aberto and I
were never exclusive.

We were on and off.
We're now seriously off.

So you knew he was seeing Mrs.
Taylor?

I'd hear the messages she'd
leave on his machine.

"Love you, honey.
Call me."

Did he ever say anything about Mrs.
Taylor leaving him?

No, and even if he did,
he'd spin it.

Say that he
dumped her.

I mean, men like Aberto, they're
always the dumper, never the dumpee.

But as far as you know,
they were still together?

The perfect couple.

I mean, what was she?
A decade older?

Twelve years.

Well, they had
one thing in common.

They were both
in love with Aberto.

You know how
they met, right?

On the set of his show?

They met when he went in for the pitch.
She bought the show.

I thought that...

He lies about it,
'cause if people knew

he slept his way to a cooking
show on basic cable.

I mean,
how sad is that?

DAN: The network
wanted an ethnic show,

preferably Italian, so
we put Aberto on tape.

Later he sent Lisa
a bottle of Chianti,

a plate of carpaccio,
and some caviar.

As if caviar
is Italian.

Would you have
hired him?

It wasn't up to me.
Let's leave it at that.

And how
are the ratings?

We started off
not so hot.

Now we're ice cold.

Shot 13 episodes, still
waiting for the network

to order more.

Officially, we're still
on the bubble, but, uh...

Who makes that decision?

Would've been Lisa. Now it's him.
Mr. Desmond.

Aberto's numbers went up
temporarily after he was arrested,

but now they're
down again.

How did Lisa Taylor
feel about the program?

Ratings affect
advertising.

Ads make the world
go round.

Was she canceling
the show?

Decided to pull the plug a
few days before she died.

Did Aberto know?

I assume.

Lisa could've had
someone else tell him,

but I know that
she wanted him to

hear it
from her first.

So, Lisa Taylor wasn't
canceling the relationship.

Just his cooking show.

That's motive?
You buy that?

You get a hit show, you could
have a dozen restaurants

in world-class resorts.

Millions of
dollars a year.

Any sense as to whether
Moretti will take the stand?

He's charismatic.

I don't see the defense
risking a cross-examination.

Too many lies
to keep straight.

If the defense can't offer
up a damn good explanation

as to why Moretti
changed his story,

then I'd say
you have an advantage.

Or am I
tempting fate?

It was determined that the skin
under the victim's fingernails

belonged to the defendant.

After the defendant
was arrested,

the police took these pictures
of his hands and neck.

He had a scratch on his right
thumb and one on his neck,

two inches above
his right clavicle.

Any way to determine the
cause of these injuries?

They are consistent
with defensive wounds

a victim may inflict
while being strangled.

Your Honor, may I have
the witness step down

and demonstrate
for the court?

Objection.
JUDGE: I'll allow it.

JACK: If a court officer
will assist her?

There were
half-moon-shaped bruises

on the back
of the victim's neck,

left there by
the killer's fingernails.

And this means that
the killer and victim

were facing
each other.

Now, if he is
strangling me...

Your Honor?
Overruled, Ms. Dressier.

Continue.

The easiest way for me
to reach his hands,

is to reach
my arm across.

Now, if I go
for his right hand,

I will dig
into his thumb.

And if I try to push him
back with my left hand,

my thumbnail might leave a
horizontal scratch on his neck.

Thank you.

Do you believe
these scratches

were sustained
during consensual sex?

I do not.

No further questions.

Regardless of what you
may or may not have seen

during your time
in the morgue,

can you imagine
any configuration

in which someone
would scratch their lover

exactly that way
during lovemaking?

I can imagine it.

If strangulation
turns you on.

And would you care to
demonstrate for the court?

JACK: Your Honor?
DRESSLER: Withdrawn.

No further questions.

Excuse me, Ms. Borgia?

Ben Gorman.

I left a message with Mr.
McCoy's office.

Nobody got back
to me.

A message regarding...

I thought you should
hear it from me.

How can I help you?

Iwork at a publishing
house, Craig & Staehler.

I got a call yesterday
from a woman,

she wouldn't tell me
her name,

asking if we would publish her
book about Mr. Moretti's trial.

What sort of book?

She believes
he's innocent.

Everyone's entitled
to their opinion.

There's no law
against writing a book.

She said she's one of the
jurors in your trial.

DRESSLER: Could be a hoax.

Nevertheless, we have
to take this seriously.

It's like
a bomb scare.

Probably a prank, but you still
have to leave the building.

Yeah, well, if this
proves to be true,

I don't know how
we avoid a mistrial.

You know, when ajuror is sharing
her opinions with publishers,

then she's obviously been
speaking to otherjurors.

Iwouldn't make
that assumption.

There's no indication the rest of
the jury has been contaminated.

All right,
let's not be naive.

I don't want a mistrial any
more than you do, Mr. McCoy.

We voir dire each
member of the jury.

Anyone found to have had
an unauthorized discussion

of this case
will be excused.

If that leaves us without
12jurors, then, Ms. Dressier,

we have a mistrial.

Not before.

And our
mystery juror?

If she exists, we find
out who the hell she is.

Of course the defense
wants a mistrial.

They have
nothing to lose.

It could take six months to get another
trial going, anything can happen.

Evidence gets lost,
a witness drops dead.

Or their memory
gets hazy.

What've you got?

Seven women
on the jury.

We're focusing
on these two.

Thais Walters, 29, single.
West Village bartender.

Claimed during
voir dire

she never knew anyone
convicted of a felony.

Turns out she has a
half-brother at Sing Sing

for the assault
of a police officer.

Could have a bone to pick
with the justice system.

Or maybe
she never knew.

Her brother
was homeless.

It's possible
they weren't in touch.

I'm curious
about this one.

Sara Jobson.

Forty-one, divorced. A writer
and part-time receptionist.

A writer.

She neglected to mention
during voir dire

that she worked
as a food critic

for a magazine
called Ambrosia.

Read any
of her articles?

They have an office
on Pitt and Stanton.

Couldn't be much
of an office.

She wrote a half-dozen
pieces before we let her go.

Why was she fired?

There are hundreds of
great chefs in New York.

Sara kept writing about the same ones.
Here we go.

"Chef Aberto Moretti,
The Perfect Dish."

He's her favorite.

"Graceful and handsome,
women find Aberto

"as mouthwatering
as his tiramisu."

Another reason she was fired.
Her writing sucked.

SARA: I'd have
mentioned the articles,

if I'd known
it was important.

I wasn't trying
to hide them.

Ms. Jobson, did you
recently contact

a publisher
named Ben Gorman?

In order to sell my
writing, I call publishers.

Did you provide this
publisher with information

about Mr. Moretti's
criminal trial?

Is that illegal?

JUDGE: Please answer
the question, Ms. Jobson.

Yes, I did.

Did you discuss this
case with otherjurors?

SARA: No.

You were told to refrain from
discussing this case with anyone

until you were
instructed otherwise.

Why did you contact
Mr. Gorman?

Because, in my opinion, this
has not been a fair trial,

and people have
a right to know that.

How has it been unfair?

They're saying Aberto killed Mrs.
Taylor out of desperation?

Why would he be desperate when
he has a new restaurant opening

in the Time Warner building?

Another cookbook
coming out in the fall?

Ms. Jobson,
that's irrelevant.

Your job is to weigh
the facts as presented.

Your Honor, I've done
research on this.

A juror has to follow
their conscience,

even when it
contradicts the law.

That's what jury
nullification is.

That would be if you were taking
issue with a specific law,

which isn't
the case here.

And while we're
on the subject,

jury nullification
is illegal.

My understanding... You have none, Ms.
Jobson.

Do the People
wish to comment or object

to the discharge
of this juror?

No, Your Honor.

Ms. Dressier?

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Sara Jobson, I find you to be grossly
unqualified to serve as ajuror.

You are hereby discharged.

(BANGS GAVEL)

JACK: She said she never talked
about the case with otherjurors!

You think that woman kept her
mouth shut during lunch breaks?

"Jury nullification"
my ass.

In terms of the defendant
getting a fair trial,

if Ms. Jobson
expressed her views,

she was pulling in the
defendant's favor!

Ajuror like that could
easily have turned

the others
against my client.

That's speculation until we
voir dire the rest of the jury.

Yes, Mr. McCoy.
And the alternates.

One down, 13 to go.

How'd it turn out?

The jurors all say they
never discussed the case.

Congratulations,
you're back on track.

Let me buy you both dinner.
Great.

Jack? Pn1reading
this transcript.

Ms. Jobson said Moretti
has a new restaurant

opening in
the Time Warner building?

So?

First I heard of it.

How does she know
about this?

Could've read it somewhere.

Maybe.

Call management at the
Time Warner building.

If they say there's
a restaurant opening,

get the name
of the realtor.

Guess dinner can wait.

Where you going
with this?

Not sure yet.

I was doing a piece
on Aberto last year.

Someone said he had another
restaurant in the works.

I don't remember
who told me.

There wasn't space available
in the Time Warner building

until three weeks ago.

You're one of the few
people who know about this.

I'm off the jury.

This has nothing
to do with me now.

Since the trial began,
you've received five calls

from a payphone outside Mr.
Moretti's apartment.

You can explain that to the police or us.
Your choice.

I can't help it
if someone calls me.

If you have an agreement with Mr.
Moretti in regards to this trial,

you could be charged
with receiving a bribe.

That carries a sentence
of up to seven years.

I wanted to write a
book about the trial.

That's all.
Just a book.

Who made contact,
you or him?

He found me.

You're putting ajuror
on the stand?

An ex-juror.
Is that legal?

Ms. Jobson is not a
credible witness, YourHonoL

She was present for all
preceding testimony.

I mean, she is
hardly objective.

She wasn't objective
to begin with.

Okay, without admitting guilt
on the part of my client,

jury tampering is
an unrelated charge,

completely separate
from the trial in progress.

An attempt to
corrupt a 'gum:

demonstrates consciousness
of guilt, Your Honor.

An alleged attempt.

The People have enough to bring
the issue before the court.

And since the trial was
almost derailed over this,

I'd say yes,
the charges are relevant.

The People may call
Ms. Jobson as a witness,

and I'll give limiting
instructions to the jury.

That woman is lying.
She has no life.

She only wants to
be part of mine.

Aberto, that's enough.

Your client just came
dangerously close

to admitting an affiliation
with Ms. Jobson.

I apologize, Your Honor.

This is very stressful
for him.

I'm sure it is.

I wrote articles
about Aberto,

so I'd go to his
restaurant a lot.

He definitely
knew my face.

And after the trial began, did you
have any contact with the defendant?

I was hailing a cab
near the courthouse,

Broadway and Duane.

Someone touched
my shoulder,

I turned, and Aberto asked
if I wanted to share a cab.

I said okay.

You knew that you were
violating the court's orders?

Yes, I did.

Did the two of you
discuss the trial?

He asked me,

"Do you really think I
could've done such a thing?

"You really think I
could have killed her?"

And what was
your answer?

I said no, I didn't.

I told him I was writing
a book about the trial,

that I wanted the people
to know the truth.

And he wanted to help.

He said he'd give me
exclusive details, photos...

And after the book
was published,

we'd do
a tour together.

And did you get
your exclusive details?

He called me
from a payphone.

Did he ever tell
you what happened

the night Lisa Taylor
was murdered?

He met Lisa
at the park.

They held hands,
talked.

He said
it was romantic,

but that he had to leave and go
downtown to meet his business partner.

He was so angry at himself
for leaving Lisa alone.

He said he'd never
forgive himself

for what happened to her.

JACK: Did you ask him
why he told the police

he never went
to the park?

I didn't have to.
I knew.

He was afraid
of what they might think,

and he was right.

And while he was helping
you with your book,

did he ask for anything
from you in return?

Well, he just said
it would be easier

to get the book
published if...

If?

Ms. Jobson?

If he didn't
go to prison.

Nothing further,
Your Honor.

Can you name anyone
who was present

when you climbed into
this taxi with my client?

No.

And these calls
you claim Mr. Moretti made,

they were all placed
from a public payphone

anyone could
have accessed?

I guess.

Before this alleged
conversation in the taxi,

had you and Mr. Moretti
ever spoken to each other?

No, but as
I said before,

he definitely
knew who I was.

So you never
spoke with him

when you went
to his restaurant?

No.

Did you try?

Yes.

How many times?

I don't know.
Maybe half a dozen?

Would it be fair to say

that you wanted to speak with
him, but that he avoided you?

Argumentative.

I'll rephrase.

When you found
that you were

unable to speak
with Mr. Moretti

despite numerous trips
to his restaurant,

were you angry?

Disappointed.

DRESSLER: And when asked
during voirdire

what you knew
about N“. Murat“,

why didn't you say that you had
written articles about him?

L---

Did you lie
to the court

in order to
get on the jury,

and was your intent

to exact revenge
upon Mr. Moretti

for spurning
your advances?

No!

And when that
didn't work,

did you invent
a new story

about how he got
into a cab with you,

how he called you
from a payphone...

We did!
No, we spoke and...

Aberto, tell them
what happened!

Ms. Jobson, you are to address Ms.
Dressier,

do you understand?
Not the defendant.

Yes, Your Honor.

He told me
he could trust me.

More than that snake
of a business partner.

More than Lisa, even.

So after lying to the court,

and seeking to profit from
my client's legal troubles,

you want us now
to believe that this man,

who you are now trying to
bury with your testimony,

trusted you more than his
business partner and his lover?

He... He said...
No, he said that!

No further questions.

JUDGE: Redirect?

JACK: Nothing further,
Your Honor.

Why didn't you
redirect?

I trust your judgment,

but Dressier went a long way
toward discrediting our witness.

Jobson called him
a snake.

What?

Ms. Jobson called Moretti's
business partner a snake.

That's who Moretti met with
after leaving the park.

His name is Carter.
The police spoke to him.

Uh, he confirmed
the meeting.

He has a small interest in
Mr. Moretti's restaurant.

So, why is he a snake?

I told the detectives, Aberto
met me just before 11:00.

He seemed fine,
a little distracted.

We had a few drinks, talked
business, then he left.

Did you discuss
anything else?

Something personal, maybe?
Nothing like that.

Did you discuss any other
business besides the restaurant?

Like what?

You're aware this is an ongoing
criminal investigation.

There is one thing.

I may not have mentioned
it to the police.

I was hoping to avoid
any negative publicity,

but I'm happy to
talk about it now.

Man one? That's the
best you can do?

Beats murder two
and 25-to-life.

Look, if you think Ms. Jobson is
gonna win this trial for you...

No, that would
be Garret Carter.

Mr. Carter was
your client's liaison

to International
Foods Incorporated.

They were launching a line of food
products in Mr. Moretti's name.

The contract was potentially
worth millions of dollars,

and it was contingent on your
client's show staying on the air.

If Mr. Carter testifies,
the jury will hear

how much your client
had at stake.

Well, then why didn't Mr.
Carter come forward earlier?

He didn't wanna
lose the contract.

And what's changed?

The project is proceeding.

They're using
a different chef.

I've been working in
restaurants since I was a kid.

All I ever wanted
was to share my craft.

Lisa told me, "There are
millions of people out there

"who will love
what you do.

"You have an obligation
to reach out to them."

She pushed you
into doing the show?

The show was
a dream of mine,

but Lisa used it
to her advantage.

She wasn't an artist, she
had no feel for cuisine.

With me, she was drinking the best
wines, meeting famous people.

You were also her lover.

She liked to say
the show was our baby.

It was something
we could share.

And when you found out
she was killing the baby?

We were in the park.

Her hands were cold.

She asked me
to warm them.

While I was massaging
her freezing hands,

she told me she was
canceling the show.

I thought
she was joking.

What happened then?

She thought we would
keep seeing each other.

She tried to kiss me.

Don't you see?

It was repulsive.

Did you strike Mrs. Taylor?

You're not listening.

This is pointless!

Aberto, you need to tell
them exactly what happened.

I hit her.
She screamed.

I choked her
to keep her quiet.

When I took my hands
away, she wasn't moving.

Don't you understand?

I was doing it to protect
everything I am.

DRESSLER: Now that Moretti's
making headlines again?

Bet the network
reruns his show.

Too bad he won't be
around for season two.

How many stars do you think
the chef at Rikers has?

Fewer than three.

Another chance
for Moretti to shine.