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‐Whoa! ‐Sheriff Brock.

‐I want you to make two copies. ‐Sheriff.

I can't believe it.

They told me, I heard it, but I still can't believe it.

What do you mean you heard it, you're deaf.

He's coming.

Here.

‐Who's coming here? ‐The Pope.

The Pope.

He's coming to Rome.

‐He lives in Rome. ‐No.

He's coming to this Rome.

Small town, America, Rome.

‐[Jimmy] When? ‐What?

Tomorrow.

Secret service will be here

at three o'clock to go over security.

There will be a parade and then I'm supposed to officially welcome him.

Wait a second. The Pope?

‐The Pope? ‐The Pope, Pope.

‐He's coming here? ‐Tomorrow.

[theme music starts]

[theme music ends]

[agent] We will be providing the security,

but we want to coordinate with your full department.

‐Can I meet him? ‐No.

All we need to do today is

seal the manhole covers on the parade route.

Now, tomorrow, I'd like your men also to man each and every garbage can along Main Street.

He'll be in a bullet proof vehicle,

but we'll position a counter sniper team just the same.

What about when he speaks?

He'll do that from inside the bubble.

Now, we haven't had enough advance to secure off the town,

so there won't be any mingling.

‐May I speak after? ‐[all] No.

We‐We apologize for the short notice and the inconvenience,

but he very much wanted to visit an ordinary American small town.

And he chose here?

He thinks we're ordinary America?

I think because we are the town of Rome.

Pope John Paul, here?

I saw a president once.

I saw Nixon, but to see a pope in person, especially this one.

‐You're gonna go to the parade? ‐Of course, I'm going.

‐Isn't court in session? ‐Not anymore, it isn't

Why can't I meet him?

‐[door closes] ‐Because you can't, Kenny,

so stop being a pest about it.

I'm assigned to security, I'm a life‐long Catholic,

shouldn't I be allowed just to say hello.

You can say hello, but if you touch him you could be shot.

I've dreamed of meeting the guy.

Me, too.

You? You're Episcopalian.

I know, but when I was in my 20s,

I went through this stage where I fantasized

about being with a different men.

And the more remote the possibility, the greater the fantasy.

The Pope's about as remote as you can get.

You've had, you've had sexual fantasies about the Pope?

Well, not this particular pope, just popes in general.

That's sacrilegious.

You should burn forever.

Kenny, he is a man.

And what if I was standing next to him

wearing this nice perfume. He smiled

‐and said hello. ‐Max.

All I'm saying is

do you think it's absolutely impossible

for the Pope to be attracted to a woman?

Yes.

Popes are human.

Can I miss school?

They're gonna close schools 11 o'clock.

Kimberly is going to come by and get both you and Matthew.

Mom's gonna be mad she missed this.

Well, that's what she gets for going to North Carolina.

You can tell her about it when she gets home, okay?

This is big, Dad, really big.

Ooh, I know.

Could you get me a security clearance?

Hi.

Hello, Mr. Pope.

‐Can I shake his hand? ‐Yes.

‐Am I supposed to kiss it? ‐No. No, no, no.

[TV playing in background]

What about refreshments? Should I offer him something to eat?

Eh, no, no.

After his address, he'll adjourn to his hotel.

He's, he's very tired.

And you don't need to be nervous at all.

He's a very friendly man.

[softly] Yeah, here we go, yeah.

All right, obviously, if anybody approaches the vehicle,

you move in immediately, okay?

‐Maxine. ‐The parade is expected to last 36 minutes.

The address, 12 minutes.

The commute to his hotel, seven minutes.

They'll be taking the Rod Road route.

All those assigned at the hotel get there now.

‐Any questions? ‐[all] No, sir.

Well, let's go. Move it.

[over radio] All security are in place.

Can you believe it? You actually believe he's coming?

‐It's a trick. ‐Shut up.

I wish Gary could have been here for this.

Father Barrett, he's dead.

‐I know. ‐Shut up.

All right.

‐Hey, let me in front, I can't see from behind you. ‐Go ahead.

Hey buddy, my father is the sheriff!

‐Did you see, Zack? ‐Yeah.

I can't believe I'm guarding a trashcan!

This is a plum assignment. You know, thrash cans are very big with terrorists.

Plum assignment! We've gotten rubbish!

We are making sure that no one puts a bomb in here.

Well, oh, my God. Here he comes.

[crowd cheering]

I wanna be Catholic, I can feel it.

[crowd cheering]

I have to admit, I'm getting goosebumps!

Me too!

Uh, Kenny, Max, in case you haven't noticed, this is it.

We are all secure here. Over.

I gotta call my mother. Remind me to call my mother.

There he is.

He's not bad looking.

Max.

‐[gunshot] ‐[screaming]

Down.

Go, go, go, go, go.

Everybody stay down. Out of the way.

Out of the way.

Step back, I say step back.

Come over here. He shot himself.

‐Jimmy, is he all right? ‐He shot himself, please.

Okay, people in front, step back! Now!

He's my boyfriend.

He's my boyfriend.

‐Please, he shot himself. ‐Okay, relax.

Max, get him back. Get him back!

Stand back.

[woman] Step aside, let's go. We have no comments at this time.

[indistinct chatter]

Okay, he wants ten.

How many times do I have to go over it?

And did you know he brought a gun to the parade?

Of course not, you think,

you think I'm going to be near the Pope with a man who has got a gun?

But you knew he was suicidal?

I knew he talked about it. But I certainly never...

[sobbing] I can't believe this has happened.

Okay, tell us

once again what he said before.

Um...

Just I love you.

We were at the parade, watching it like everyone else.

He...

pulled out the revolver, said I love you

and then pointed it at his head.

Did you grab it before or after it went off?

I don't know.

Uh...

I think it went off

as I grabbed it.

‐[sobbing] ‐[reporter] As for the confession...

Apparently he decided to do it at the parade as sort of a statement of protest.

[reporter] Against what?

The deceased Mr. Farm we've been told was involved

in a homosexual relationship with Mr. Speers.

We've also been told that Mr. Farm was very angry towards the Catholic church

which may have something to do with his decision the end his life in this manner on this day.

‐[indistinctly yelling] ‐If we learn more, we'll keep you informed.

[indistinct shouting]

Well, his parents evidently disowned him when he came out of the closet.

‐[door slams] ‐They're strict Catholics.

That made him want to kill himself?

Well, says he was married and left his wife for Speers.

Well, so much for small town visits.

You had to ruin it.

Could have taken your life anywhere, but you had to ruin it for all of us.

The Pope will never come back.

Just give us the call, Carter.

Single gunshot wound to the temporal lobe, likely self inflicted.

‐You ruined everything. ‐[engine revs]

I was up all night with Zack.

How do you explain suicide to an 11‐year‐old?

How do you explain it to anybody?

[agent] We, uh, we have a problem.

‐What? ‐Uh, this is Bishop Cole.

He's traveling with the Pope.

‐Bishop Cole. ‐Hello.

‐Won't you come in, sir? ‐Thank you.

[clears throat]

Yes, sir, how can I help you?

Sheriff, the incident yesterday was not a suicide.

The Speers fellow actually shot and killed Mr. Farm.

It was murder.

You saw this?

Uh, no.

‐He did. ‐He, who?

Pope John Paul.

He turned back to wave and he saw the man shoot the other man.

He didn't know you were calling it suicide

until he read the account in this morning's paper.

But he said you've got it very wrong.

This is definitely a murder.

[all shouting]

And we move for an immediate trial.

Absolutely no comment.

This, this was a suicide.

No comment, absolutely no comment. The man took his own life.

You're crazy, you don't know what you're doing.

He shot himself, you're all insane!

Okay, come on, come on.

I'm going to stick to that.

Such a tragedy.

Arresting people every time a gun goes off,

this is supposed to be America.

All right, just get on in there, Doug. I don't get it.

I do. Who's going to commit murder in front of thousands of people, that's ridiculous.

It would have to be a suicide.

That's what he wants us to think.

He knew everybody would be looking at the Pope,

he just didn't count the Pope looking back at him.

‐Please, come on now. ‐No, Jimmy,

listen, they were standing here,

on the opposite sightline from everybody else.

And everyone's looking at the Pope in the bubble, it was perfect.

‐He would, why? ‐I talked to Farm's sister.

‐Who's Farm? ‐Dead guy.

Farm told his sister that if he ever wanted to leave Speers, Speers would kill him.

And the sister says he was going to leave Speers.

Oldest motive in the world.

Well, now, this is a local matter now, so...

Hold it, hold it, we need his statement.

Who?

[scoffs] What do you mean "Who?" Him, who.

‐He's a witness. ‐The Pope?

‐He saw the crime. ‐You're joking.

Well, we've got a helicopter waiting to take him to Chicago,

he's due back at the Vatican.

We can't make this arrest without his statement.

So, you want me to bring the Pope here

to, what, identify a suspect out of a line up?

He is our only witness here.

The key to this arrest.

And the trial, he needs to testify in court.

Exciting times.

[all chattering]

Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet down!

‐[all chattering] ‐I can't hear anything if you all talk.

Your Honor, I'm Gloria Borf,

counsel to the Vatican embassy.

With the greatest respect to our system of jurisprudence,

the idea of subjecting the Pope to this process is completely untenable.

Why? He witnessed a crime.

‐I understand, but he is the‐‐ ‐Quiet.

I wanna hear from the assistant attorney general.

What I would submit is that we simply videotape the deposition immediately

subject to cross examination.

and then we can let the pontiff resume his travels.

‐[Douglas] I object. ‐Why?

My client has the right to confront his accuser

‐and‐‐ ‐He can do that in the deposition.

We want to do it in open court.

Videotapes are only appropriate when the witness is not available.

Now he's here, Your Honor, and he's available.

And once he leaves the jurisdiction, I have no power to bring him back.

So, let's do it now, tomorrow.

‐What? ‐Excuse me, it's a simple case.

One witness, it's a one‐day trial.

We wouldn't even need voir dire.

The Rosner jury is already empaneled

on the Tamrac robbery case.

We can switch them over, use them on this trial.

The defense offers no objection.

‐Counsel? ‐You're not serious?

We are talking about the Pope.

We're also talking about a defendant's right

to confront his accusers in the court of law.

You promise you'll limit your cross examination to half a day?

‐Absolutely. ‐Your honor.

‐Judge. ‐[Judge] Then I see no hardship.

You cannot subpoena the Pope.

You have a case law that says I can't?

He's a Head of State.

If he doesn't testify, then a murderer goes free.

Why don't you ask him what he wants to do?

That's not fair. You're exploiting his morality.

Opening arguments, 10 o'clock tomorrow.

[Douglas] Uh, your Honor.

It it wouldn't be too much trouble,

I'd like a lot of cameras in the courtroom.

Forget it.

Agent Johnston, you can secure off the courthouse.

I can't believe you're doing this.

Wambaugh against the Pope.

Eventually, it had to happen.

‐Are you crazy? ‐[Douglas] Keep your voice down.

Why wouldn't we prefer the videotape?

He's the Pope for God's sake.

I assume that the man makes for a credible witness.

I would think he holds quite a presence.

I mean the jury will be spellbound

to be in a room with him.

‐Ben. ‐No.

This was stupid.

You just want to be able to have your moment. That's all this is.

H‐How can my defense attorney want the Pope

to appear against him in court. I mean it's ludicrous.

You can keep your mouth shut for two seconds.

I'll tell you my strategy.

In person or on tape, it doesn't matter.

The Pope is the Pope.

What I wanted was the Rosner jury.

By using the Pope's unavailability to get an immediate trial,

I got the Rosner jury.

‐What's so important about that? ‐Eight women, that's what.

Two are divorced, one had a child through in vitro and one is a lesbian.

This is the jury we want for this trial.

What, y‐you think they're anti‐Catholic?

It only takes one.

They'll never get a unanimous verdict, this I promise you.

What about his sister, if the death threat comes in?

It won't. I already suppressed it.

‐How? ‐Hearsay. Your death threats don't come in.

Do I testify?

I don't know yet.

The Pope's demeanor doesn't scare me.

Yours does a little.

[serene music playing]

This is a fabulous honor, Your Holiness.

And we hope not to take up too much of your time.

‐This is Sheriff Brock. ‐Hello.

Uh, nice to meet you. This is my son, Zachary. He's desperate to meet you.

Last year I was a stigmatic. God came to me and my palm's bled.

[all laugh]

That's cute.

Jimmy, this is Speers' record.

He was convicted of extortion in 1986.

Served 10 months, not an altar boy.

Hi.

Sheriff, can we go some place more quiet?

‐How're you doing? ‐My office.

[Zack] Come on, Mr. Pope, I'll show you to my father's office.

‐Could you stop sniffing me, please. ‐I can't believe you.

Where are we?

No other witnesses. His sister's testimony was suppressed.

Put out a reward. Ten thousand people, somebody had to see it.

I hope so. Otherwise, our case comes down to him.

[all sigh]

[reporter] ...and the pontiff is expected to take the stands sometime after 11 o'clock

as the first and only prosecution witness.

Meanwhile media attorney, Sherin Donahue brought yet a third motion

seeking cameras to be allowed into the courtroom,

but Judge Bone simply told her to get out.

Will he wear white or red?

‐What? ‐The Pope.

What color scheme will he go with?

Uh, can you just eat your breakfast. It's getting soggy.

I like the green.

Can we just not make a big deal out of this, huh?

‐[siren wailing] ‐[indistinct chatter]

[man over radio] All units standing by, no further backup needed at this time.

[officer] Stay back, please.

‐Just stay where you are. ‐[indistinct chatter]

What?

Max, it's the Pope‐mobile.

It's illegally parked.

Don't even think about it.

First you say suicide, now it's murder.

I never categorically said suicide.

I said likely self‐inflicted.

And then you change your medical diagnosis

because the Vatican told you to.

‐Object. ‐Counsel.

[Carter] I factored into my original findings

the statement of the defendant.

upon that statement being impeached

and a new eyewitness' statement I modified by conclusion.

But the wound itself, it's consistent with suicide?

Consistent, yes, but no more likely than homicide.

Nice job, Carter,

but you forgot to say amen.

‐What? ‐Objection.

Withdrawn, nothing further.

The witness may step down.

Call your next witness.

Bring him to the front doors, right away.

Thank you, Your Honor. The people call...

The Pope.

[hushed whispers]

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

‐I do. ‐Be seated.

Your Holiness.

Could you please state your name and address for the record.

Pope John Paul II, Vatican City, Europe.

Your Holiness, I call your attention to Monday last.

Were you involved in a parade in the Commonwealth of Rome, Wisconsin?

‐...Roma, Wisconsin? ‐Yes.

Do you recall if you saw anything unusual

during the course of this parade?

[Pope] Yes.

Could you tell what you observed.

This man points a gun at a man

‐and shoot him. ‐That's right to the point. I admire that.

Your Holiness, are you absolutely sure it was this man?

This is the man.

[bishop] "I was waving at the crowd.

I turned back over my right shoulder

and the people were waiving and I was waving back.

And my eye caught a man pointing a gun.

Not at me, at another man

standing next to him holding it to the side of his head.

And then suddenly the man turned facing the gun man..."

‐Boom. Boom. ‐"Boom"? Boom.

The man went down.

Your Holiness, the defendant claims that the deceased

turned the gun on himself and that he, the defendant, tried to intercede.

[bishop] "No, no, this is not true.

Erm, he had his arm extended with the gun.

‐May I show you?" ‐Yes.

[speaking Italian]

Sit down.

[bishop] "His arm was at full length

and then the victim turned to see

and as he reached up to push the gun

the gun was discharged and it was more..."

‐[speaks Italian] ‐"More like an execution."

Hmm.

Your Holiness,

are you sure about this? That's what you saw?

As God is my witness

and I am yours.

Thank you, Your Holiness. I have nothing further.

[all groaning]

Good afternoon, Your Holiness.

I'd like to say first that our country

is very honored by your visit.

Rome, Wisconsin, is honored by your visit.

My client, well, not so honored. [chuckling]

I also hope you understand our system is adversary in nature.

So I must be adversary. So if I do or say anything despicable,

it's not because I'm anti‐Catholic,

it's because I'm a lawyer.

So nothing I say should be interpreted as disrespect

to either you or your prestigious position.

‐[translating softly] ‐Thank you.

Wambaugh's being polite. This is a bad sign.

You testify that you saw a murder take place.

And yet I'm curious.

You didn't tell anybody about what you witnessed until a day later.

This is true.

"Because I saw the police apprehend the criminal.

And I mistakenly assumed that they considered him to be the murderer

and till the next day when I saw the newspaper."

Oh, I see.

The police estimate that you were

about 50 to 60 yards away

at the time of the shooting.

Would that be fair?

‐[whispers] ‐Yes.

Sixty yards.

You're in the glass bubble which is moving,

you really recognize this man's face?

[bishop] "I did not see his face clearly.

What I saw was his outstretched arm with the gun."

[Douglas] Oh, yeah, well, forgive me.

But earlier you testified that you clearly recognized him.

You pointed at him.

This is the man. I am sure.

But you didn't clearly see his face.

Objection. The defendant by his own statement says he was there.

Thank you, thank you, I...

I'm just curious as how the witness can be so determined?

Now I noticed, in the newspaper account which you read,

that it referred to my client,

as a homosexual.

Did this influence your decision to come forward?

‐Objection! ‐Goes to bias, Your Honor!

The objection is overruled.

Do you have bias against my client

because he's a homosexual?

‐No. ‐Are you more likely to consider a person capable of evil

because he is a homosexual?

‐Objection! ‐Sustained!

[Douglas] Do you consider homosexual acts to be evil?

‐[woman] Objection! ‐[Judge] Sustained!

I'm entitled to explore bias!

‐This is the Pope! ‐Well,

perhaps Your Honor would like to take a break,

and go into chambers and genuflect?

‐Objection! ‐You are out of order!

Please, please!

Sit down!

I should like to answer on his charge of bias.

You may speak, Your Holiness.

[speaking Italian]

"The Catholic Church does not consider homosexuality to be evil."

But the homosexual act...

that is sinful, isn't it?

A homosexual act is bodily evil.

‐[speaking Italian] ‐"This is not a bias.

"Any genital act, outside of marriage is wrong."

Oh, I see! So if two homosexuals get married...

sex would be okay!

‐[Pope] No! ‐[bishop] "No."

[Douglas] Why not?

"It is not permissible for homosexuals to marry."

Well, why not?

Your Honor, this is getting into religious debate.

It has nothing to do with the bias, whatsoever!

[Douglas] I'm just trying to understand!

It's okay for heterosexuals to get married, but not homosexuals.

And yet he says that there is no bias.

[stammering] "It is because a Catholic marriage requires a recital of vows,

and consummation of the union."

Yes, and...

"It is wrong for homosexuals to consummate."

Why?

Because sex, which is morally wrong

when there is no possibility of transmitting new life.

So what about sterile heterosexual couples?

Is it evil for them to have sex?

‐No. ‐Why not?

Because it is still God's way.

Oh, but it isn't God's way for a homosexual couple?

I object! I object! I object!

‐Now there's three objections! ‐Quiet!

I think I got it! No sex without marriage,

no gay marriage whatsoever,

but there's no Catholic bias against gays!

Does that sum it up?

[Henry sighs]

You're supposed to be a guardian of the judicial process,

what happened in there today was vile! It was blasphemy!

He has a right to cross‐examine!

It had nothing to do with the truth!

It had nothing to do with evidence! And for you to allow it to continue,

‐you should be ashamed! ‐Get out!

We're not in a courtroom now, we're in the house!

My house! Get out!

You wonder why, people hate lawyers?

Hate the judicial process?

That was the Pope in that chair, where's the decency to this system?

Get the client off!

Isn't there a canon of ethics that requires lawyers

to conduct themselves with a scintilla of dignity?

Nope!

[sighs]

You were guilty up there today, Henry! You let it go on.

For what? To honor our system!

What a system! What a great country we live in!

American justice at work!

[door opens and closes]

How do homo sapiens have sex?

Homosexuals, stupid! Not homo sapiens!

Homosexuals!

[announcer] ...percent of all Catholics...

Eat your breakfast!

While only 21% of Non‐Catholics would convict.

Fifty two percent of all Protestants think

he did commit the crime, but would nevertheless find reasonable doubt!

I say no!

Right now, the prosecution's entire case is a coroner who says it could be suicide!

and one eyewitness from 60 yards, who I think we put a dent in.

But the jury might want to hear it from me!

That's true, but if you take the stand, your prior record comes into evidence.

And we don't want that!

‐But if I say nothing‐ ‐Now you listen to me, young man!

If you make one mistake up there,

you'll be making license plates for the rest of your life.

Frankly, Ben, you don't come off so good.

And first impressions count big in trials. And for what it's worth?

I don't like you.

I recommend we don't testify!

[sighs]

‐Okay! ‐Okay.

You heard Carter Pike.

He said it could have been self‐inflicted!

What's that if not reasonable doubt?

Now, the Pope says he saw what happened,

he says he saw it with his own eyes!

But did he? Well,

it's easy to be blinded by his celebrity!

We've all seen him on the TV,

oh, bigger than life, His Holiness!

But underneath the fancy outfits and holy hats,

he is a man.

A 75‐year‐old man,

with 75‐year‐old eyes!

Looking through a glass bubble, on the move, with 10,000 people screaming at him.

Can he really be sure what he saw, beyond reasonable doubt?

Ten thousand people!

And he's the only one who, who says he, he saw what he saw!

The only one!

Reasonable doubt?

And like any man, oh, especially older men,

he comes with his predispositions, doesn't he?

Prejudices?

I won't call them that.

But according to this witness, homosexual behavior, is morally evil!

And according to this witness, divorce is evil!

So when the Pope picked up the newspaper,

and read about a homosexual, divorced man,

maybe he was slightly more predisposed to think,

Ben Spears was capable of evil!

And according to this witness, maybe some of you are morally evil too!

Well, I don't know.

Perhaps some of you had sexual relations outside of marriage!

Maybe you had sex, solely out of lust!

Maybe some of you have been divorced.

Perhaps you use contraception, or had a child through in vitro fertilization.

These are all morally evil acts according to that eyewitness!

Now, many Catholics don't agree with those positions, I know!

But the Pope, [laughs], he's adamant, he's convinced he's right!

Just like he's convinced that what he saw,

but maybe he's not right!

Maybe this eyewitness clings to the unreasonable!

And maybe this eyewitness sometimes sees what he chooses to see!

And blinds himself,

to what he doesn't want to see.

So, ladies and gentlemen,

if you can't trust the messenger,

you must reject the message.

Only one person out of 10,000,

a person with a bias, reasonable doubt?

Of course, there's reasonable doubt!

This case, isn't about homosexuality.

It isn't about contraception or divorce.

Or Catholicism.

This is a murder case.

It is a murder case.

An eyewitness saw that man,

point a gun at John Farm's head,

and commit homicide!

An eyewitness,

whose testimony stands uncontroverted!

The eyewitness,

is the Pope!

[laughs] The Pope!

I know it seems...

No matter how much evidence we have these days, it seems,

it's very tough to get convictions.

But you, have eyewitness testimony,

from the Pope!

[door opens]

Ex‐parte, Henry!

‐I'm honored at the invite! ‐Don't you dare strut!

That closing argument was disgusting!

In 42 years on the bench,

I've never seen anything more prejudiced than what you just did!

‐Are you speaking as a Catholic? ‐I'm speaking as a judge!

Clinging to the idea, that what goes on in that room,

should still have a shred of integrity!

Then you're a naive judge.

I had a client out there charged with murder.

Now, if there's any distrust between races and religion, it's my job to tap into it.

‐It's not your job to inflame it. ‐Oh, yes, it is.

Whatever I can legally do to get my client off, I do it.

Because that's the American way.

And what about your religion, Doug?

Orthodox Judaism condemns homosexuality.

Why don't you mention that?

The Pope is not Jewish.

What's happened to you?

A year ago, you worried

that you'd only be remembered as a good lawyer.

That if you had to do it all over again,

you'd be a good man.

And I told you, you were the best man I knew.

But that was last year.

Now, I don't recognize you.

I don't recognize the person

who brought a lawsuit against Carter Pike after his house caught fire.

I don't recognize the man

who made cruel jokes about his wife

at their anniversary party.

And I certainly don't recognize the man

who's been in my courtroom the last two days.

You've become mean‐spirited.

Your core seems to be bitter

where it was always kind.

Great speech.

Maybe you should be Pope.

I'm the lawyer.

I don't have to win any popularity contest.

If I win, I'm accepted.

Your wife is gone.

You have no family.

It hurt when Kimberly Brock left.

Doug...

If you're looking for affirmation in your win‐loss record,

you're looking in the wrong arena.

There is no soul in lawyering.

There's no dignity in it for the most part.

And there certainly is no redemption.

What you did in that courtroom just now

was without honor

and without excuse.

I can no longer

call you my friend.

Get out.

[clears throat] Will the defendant please rise.

Madam Foreman, has the jury reached the verdict?

‐We have, Your Honor. ‐What say you?

In the matter of the "People of Wisconsin versus Benjamin Speers"

on the count of first degree murder, we find the defendant guilty as charged.

[indistinct murmuring]

Members of the jury, this completes your service. I thank you.

Take the defendant into custody.

‐This matter is adjourned. ‐[gavel pounds]

[indistinct chatter]

I can appeal, right? I can appeal.

‐Yes, you can. ‐State Court of appeals, then what?

‐How high can I go? ‐We can appeal to the highest authority.

No, I don't think you'd wanna take it there.

Can't I just say one thing to him?

He's a little anxious to leave town.

Father.

I just wanted you to know that Mr. Wambaugh wasn't speaking for this community.

And he wasn't speaking for me.

Nor me.

I know this.

‐Goodbye, Mr. Pope. ‐Goodbye.

‐He winked at me. ‐Max.

He's attracted to me. I could tell.

‐Max. ‐Maxine.

You saw him. He's a flirt.

Max.

[Carter humming]

That's not a word.

He most certainly is.

Peckerhead is not a real word, it's a nickname.

‐Was it yours? ‐I'll show you.

I don't give a damn what that book says.

I'm not giving you 27 points for "peckerhead."

[doorbell rings]

Pick another word.

[softly] Peckerhead.

What?

I'm sorry, Henry, I went home

to my empty house and I...

I started thinking, you know,

that though I'm a little old to start, you know, to take up new hobbies...

[chuckles]

...so I tried to distract myself from my loneliness. It helps.

Eh, naturally, you know a trial with the Pope,

why, that's very good as distractions count.

I'm in the middle of a Scrabble game.

Your courtroom, Henry,

has always been one of integrity,

and I apologize if I compromised it.

You did.

Well, as long as you win,

you must be doing something right.

So, you try to win at all costs,

but at the cost of our friendship, Henry, that's too steep.

So I came back to say I'm sorry

and to ask you to forgive me.

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