All language subtitles for 14 - Samantha for the Defense

-Yes, Helen.
-Mr. Stephens...

...there's a gentleman from
the district attorney's office.

Well, send him in.

Mr. Stephens, Chuck Hawkins.

I'll be prosecuting Benja--
Mr. Franklin, for the city.

-Well, won't you sit down, Mr. Hawkins?
-Thank you.

I hope you don't think
that I had anything to do with this.

You know, Mr. Stephens,
lots of people have the idea...

...that the district attorney's office...

...is only interested
in sending people to jail.

You mean, you have
a bad public image?

Well, the truth is,
we're dedicated public servants.

We're concerned about people.

Plenty of mayors
and governors have started in my job.

And it would certainly be a shame...

...to hurt a budding political career
by an unpopular case.

If I thought the crime was serious,
I'd prosecute to the hilt.

But, after all, taking a fire engine....

So the old guy's a little eccentric?
No one was hurt.

So instead of subjecting the people of
this city to a long and expensive trial--

With lots of publicity.

--my office is prepared to reduce
the charge to disturbing the peace.

Now, if Mr. Franklin
will plead guilty...

...I can assure you he'll get
a suspended sentence or a light fine.

Mr. Hawkins, I take back everything
I've ever said about the DA's office.

We don't have to wait four weeks
for a misdemeanour.

Have him down at Division 20
day after tomorrow.

Darrin, have you seen this
about your friend, Ben Franklin?

It's terrific.
Oh, sorry to interrupt.

You can't buy this kind of publicity.

Larry, meet Mr. Hawkins
of the DA's office.

-How do you do?
-How do you do?

The Franklin Electronics Corporation
are going to be in seventh heaven.

-What a send-off for the campaign.
-So it was a gimmick, huh?

Stephens, the charge is grand theft.

And I intend to see that Franklin,
or whoever he is...

...is prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.

Mr. Hawkins, is the trial back
to four weeks away?

And lose all this publicity?

Day after tomorrow, Stephens.
Felony court.

Now there are TV people outside...

...and it's attracted
the entire neighbourhood.

Aunt Clara,
you have to remember that spell.

We have to get Benjamin Franklin
back here.

-Yes. Yes.
-I'll try and stall them.

Samantha Stephens?
I'm Bill Whalen of WXIW news...

...and I'd like to speak
to Mr. Franklin.

I'm sorry, but he has no comment.

Oh, but even no comment from
Mr. Franklin is news. Where is he?

Now, that's funny.
I've got something in my eye.

Why don't you come back
when you've gotten it out?

She did it.
She wiggled her nose. I saw her.

I saw the whole thing
from the beginning.

-First...Benjamin Franklin. Next--
-Next what? Who are you?

Franklin Pierce, sir,
14th president of the United States.

-Aunt Clara.
-Oh, I missed it again.

Did I see what I thought I saw?

Must have been
that something in your eye.

Aunt Clara,
when you got Benjamin Franklin...

...you were trying for
an electrician to fix my lamp.

Yes, that was the spell,
but I couldn't work it out.

That Gladys Kravitz is telling...

...that television reporter
everything she's seen.

And then she raised her arms
like this...

...and said, "Hark ye,
witches who live in lamps--"

-Yeah, yeah, lady. Sure.
-She did.

She said it all.

Aunt Clara...

...did it begin, "Hark ye,
witches who live in lamps"?

Oh, that's it, that's it.
"Hark ye, witches who live in lamps."

Oh, yes.

Hark ye, witches who live in lamps

Sam, don't let her point at me.

Darrin, where'd you come from?

Well, I saw the crowd outside,
so I snuck around back.

What is going on?

Aunt Clara's remembered the spell.

Go ahead, Aunt Clara.

Hark ye....

Hark ye, witches who live in lamps

The power of watts
And ohms and amps

And....

The wizards of AC/DC transmission

Send to me an electrician

As you were saying, Mr. Stephens....

Mr. Franklin,
thank heaven you're back.

I wasn't aware that I'd left.

But if this is the reception
you give return voyagers...

...I must go away more often.

What has transpired
during my absence?

For one thing,
the trial's day after tomorrow.

Day after tomorrow?

And the district attorney's
out for blood.

He thinks this is some kind
of advertising stunt.

Darrin, shouldn't we get
Mr. Franklin a lawyer?

Honey, we can't.
What could we tell him?

Mr. Franklin,
couldn't you defend yourself?

No, that might be unwise.
The man who defends himself...

...has a fool for a lawyer
and a jackass for a client.

-Abraham Lincoln said that.
-Abraham who?

Whoever, he stole it from me.

Maybe Darrin's right.

After all, Mr. Franklin,
you are innocent.

Mrs. Stephens, it's the innocent
who need an attorney.

The guilty can lie for themselves.

Oh, I like that.
Remind me to remember that.

May I also remind you
that I told you...

...the district attorney thinks
this is a publicity stunt...

...and he's going to use that to turn the
jury's sympathy against Mr. Franklin?

Well, we know it isn't true.

The only way we can get
public sympathy on our side...

...is for the people to see
and hear Mr. Franklin.

Sam, there isn't time.
The trial is one day away.

Darling, you forget
you're married to a witch.

Now, I can't change public opinion...

...but I can help it along
a little bit.

Boys and girls...

...for today's
Celebrity Day assembly...

...we are honoured to have with us...

...a member of America's
team of astronauts.

It is a great pleasure
to present to you...

...someone who could be
the first American on the moon...

...Benjamin Franklin.

Thank you.

Oh, yes, Samantha, dear. Yes.

Yes, I think I can handle that.
Right. Right away.

That, ladies and gentlemen...

...wraps up this edition
of WXIW afternoon news.

This is Bill Whalen signing off
until 6 this evening.

Correction, please.
There seems to be one more item.

In response to the sudden wave
of Benjamin Franklin fever...

...which is sweeping the city, this
station invites all interested viewers...

...to call us collect
to express their opinion.

Oh, I did it. I did it.

Oh, won't Samantha be pleased.

This is the Real Don Steele
happening on Boss Radio, baby.

Those were the Nebbishes
with their release...

..."Snarl, Baby, Snarl,
If You Love Me".

And now, gang,
what you have been waiting for.

The number one sound on
the all-new Big Boss 30 survey...

...Ben Franklin delivers a speech...

...to the Pennsylvania
Constitutional Convention.

How about that, fun devils?

I like it, I like it.

There's a front-page story
on Mr. Franklin in every paper.

They've been talking all day
about it on television.

-Shall I turn it on?
-Oh, no, please. Please, Aunt Clara.

Enough's enough.
That was Larry on the phone.

He can't get it through
his head that all this...

...isn't somehow connected
with the Franklin Electronics account.

Will it help, sir,
if I speak to the gentleman?

Oh, no, Mr. Franklin.
The only thing that would help...

...is for you to be acquitted
and then just to....

Disappear.

I understand.
But what if I'm not acquitted?

-What would you do if convicted?
-I'd go to jail, madam.

I wish you were more optimistic.

Optimists, madam, believe that
all will turn out for the best.

They are, therefore,
constantly disappointed.

I, on the other hand,
prepare myself for the worst.

Should it not occur,
I am delightfully surprised.

That's cute.

Now, if you will excuse me,
I must get back...

...to preparing my address
to the court.

Stop worrying.

-Start.
-Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...

...I intend to prove that
the defendant, whoever he is...

...used the honoured name
of Benjamin Franklin...

...as part of
an advertising campaign...

...the sole purpose of which
is to sell transistor radios.

Now, unfortunately, there's no law
against tasteless advertising.

But in the process of his activities...

...the defendant made a mistake.

He stole a valuable public monument,
a rare old fire engine...

...that was on display in front
of Fire Station Number Three.

Now, such a crime is more
serious than ordinary theft...

...because the man who steals
public property...

...steals not only from one man,
but from everyone.

Oh, an excellent point,
an excellent point.

It's your turn, Mr. Franklin.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...

...human reason
is a very uncertain thing...

...because two people can arrive...

...at diametrically opposed positions
from the same premise.

Consequently,
I think that a good, sure instinct...

...is worth a great deal more.

Now, the district attorney, I fear,
has set himself a very difficult task.

First, he must prove
that I stole a fire engine.

Now, what motive could a man
have for stealing a fire engine?

Unless, of course,
he needed to put out a fire.

And, second,
the district attorney must prove...

...that I am not Benjamin Franklin
but, in fact, an impostor.

If he succeeds,
I shall have to conclude...

...that not only have I been mistaken as
to my identity all these many years...

...but that my honoured
father and mother...

...were somewhat confused
at my birth.

You're the head librarian at
the main branch of the library?

-That's right.
-And is that the man...

...who walked into your library
a few days ago?

Yes, that's him, Benjamin Franklin.

Just "yes" or "no" will do.

What happened
when he approached you?

Well, of course,
there was quite a disturbance.

I mean, everyone started whispering.

And you can't have
that sort of thing in a library.

I mean, there are signs all over.

Then you would say he definitely
created a disturbance?

-Yes.
-What else did he do?

He wanted to pay a library fine
on a book that was 200 years overdue.

He wanted to pay a library fine...

...on a book that was overdue
for 200 years.

Not exactly. You see,
he didn't actually have the book.

But he said that
he had neglected to return it...

...and it had been
on his conscience for 200 years.

-Your witness, sir.
-No questions, Your Honour.

You've made my point.
I'm nothing if not an honest man.

You mean to say
that the defendant actually...

...walked out on stage
and made a speech...

...to the students in the auditorium?

-Yes, sir. He did.
-Had you planned to have him speak?

No, we planned
a totally different speaker.

I don't even know
why I announced him.

So he completely disrupted
your assembly?

Well, at first he did, but then--

-Naturally, you were outraged.
-Well, yes, in the beginning--

Please, just--
Just answer the question.

He's trying to,
but you won't let him finish.

Boy, would I love to put
a hex on him.

-How you think he'd look as a duck?
-Sam.

Go on, sir. But what?

Well, I just wanted to say that he gave
the finest speech I've ever heard.

He talked about America
as the land of opportunity...

...an education as something
precious.

Even more precious because
it was available to everyone.

What was the reaction
of the students?

Well, you know modern kids
are pretty sophisticated.

They can tell a phoney a mile off.

But you could've heard a pin drop
while he was speaking.

And afterwards,
they cheered him for five minutes.

Thank you.

Any more questions
for this witness, counsellor?

No more questions, Your Honour.

No questions, Your Honour.

I think if the jury went out now,
they'd convict the DA.

Well, I'm ready to rest my case.

I call Darrin Stephens to the stand.

If only he were ready to rest his.

And have you ever
discussed the idea...

...of using Benjamin Franklin
as part of an advertising approach...

...to the Franklin Electronics
account?

I never brought it up.

Well, did anyone in your office
bring it up?

Yes.

-Who?
-My boss.

Mr. Stephens,
I just have one more question.

Who is that man
sitting at that table?

Remember, you're under oath.

To the best of my knowledge,
Benjamin Franklin.

Does he really believe that?

You know something even crazier?

I'm beginning to believe it.

And when Mrs. Stephens
introduced me...

...she said they were going
to a costume party.

But I knew that wasn't true.

-You see, she's a--
-You didn't believe her?

Oh, of course not. I knew how
he had gotten there. They cast--

Did Mr. Tate, Mr. Stephens' boss,
join you then?

-But I wanted to tell you--
-What did he say?

He said, "Good night, Ben."

And then he sort of winked.

Thank you, Mrs. Kravitz.
That'll be all.

But don't I get to tell you
what I know about her?

Only if someone asks you.

Your witness, Mr. Franklin.

Mr. Franklin,
you can't cross-examine her.

But I must.
Her testimony's very damaging.

It'll be a lot more damaging
if she gets a chance to go on.

No questions, Your Honour.

That'll be all, madam.
You may step down.

Well....

-The prosecution rests, Your Honour.
-This court will recess for 15 minutes.

Time to start worrying again, right?

Right. It was going fine
until I got on the stand.

I'm afraid, with Mr. Stephens' testimony
and that Kravitz woman...

...the district attorney
established a plausible motive...

...for someone taking
a vintage fire engine.

Vintage fire engine.

Vintage. I'll be right back.

Mr. Franklin,
call me as your next witness.

Would you tell the jury,
Mrs. Stephens...

...where you got the plaque
you hold in your hand?

From the fire engine
at Station Number Three.

Would you read the inscription?

"Benjamin Franklin
Memorial Fire Engine."

Your Honour, I'd like to enter
this plaque as exhibit A.

-Your Honour, may I ask a question?
-If it's relevant.

How can the district attorney...

...accuse Mr. Franklin
of stealing his own property?

He hasn't proved
he is Benjamin Franklin.

And you, sir,
have not proved that I am not.

I will admonish this gallery
only once.

Another outburst like that
and I'll have this courtroom cleared.

Thank you, Your Honour.
No more questions.

Do you believe the defendant
is Benjamin Franklin?

-Yes.
-How can you be so sure?

Just look at him,
listen to him talk.

That's no answer.
How do you know?

Well, if he isn't...

...why would he have tried to pay
for a book that was 200 years overdue?

Mrs. Stephens, do you know
the penalty for perjury?

-Oh, hush up.
-Your Hon--

I don't see that
it makes any difference...

...whether he's Benjamin Franklin
or not.

He represents Mr. Franklin,
doesn't he?

Now, the district attorney...

...accuses him of creating
a disturbance in the library.

But he doesn't mention the fact...

...that he was honest enough
to pay a 200-year-old fine...

...or that Benjamin Franklin
created the first public library.

He also accuses him
of taking a fire engine.

But he doesn't mention the fact...

...that Benjamin Franklin started
the first volunteer fire department.

Aren't you going to object to this,
counsellor?

Doesn't look that way, Your Honour.

Now, it seems to me
that whoever he is...

...all this gentleman has done
since he's been here...

...is to remind us of the wonderful
things Benjamin Franklin has done.

And of the heritage of wisdom
that he left us.

Now, if I were the district attorney...

...I'd want to thank him instead
of trying to send him to jail.

Objection.

I think you're a little late,
counsellor.

-Congratulations, Mr. Franklin.
-Thank you.

-I knew you could do it.
-Congratulations.

-Thank you, sir.
-That was a great speech, Sam.

Oh, thank you, Larry.

Mr. Franklin...

...this jury has found you not guilty...

...a judgement
in which the court concurs.

You are free to go, but I would
like to ask you one question.

Do you intend to continue
being Benjamin Franklin?

Your Honour...

...I believe that a man's wisdom,
if he have any...

...should be left
to future generations...

...to measure against
their own circumstances.

If a man lives beyond his time...

...and attempts to impose old notions
upon new generations...

...he puts himself
in very grave danger...

...of losing any claim
to wisdom at all.

Therefore, Your Honour...

...although I shall continue
to be Benjamin Franklin...

...for I can do no other...

...I shall no longer be that untimely
gentleman in your gracious company.

Good day, sir.

Well, if he isn't, he ought to be.

Court's adjourned.

Aunt Clara, I don't think
this is such a good idea.

Mr. Franklin, you said yourself
it was time to go back.

And so I shall, sir...

...after this dear lady and I...

...have a night, as you put it,
on the town.

Didn't you once say,
"Early to bed, early to rise...

...makes a man healthy,
wealthy and wise"?

Yes, I did, I did.
But that was before the electric light.

Don't you think that your escort
should be more appropriately dressed?

I'll get one of Darrin's suits.

No, no, no. I can do it.

-Is this a button loose on your coat?
-Well, I hadn't noticed.

Tarrel, tarrel

Morning glorious

Correct appel-- Apparel

Sartor, sartorius

Oh, I goofed again.

Oh, no.

No, Aunt Clara,
you look beautiful.

Madam, you are a vision
of loveliness.

Oh, I congratulate you all for living
in this marvellous 20th century...

...where such things are possible.

Oh, let us go on, madam.

Well, don't wait up, children.

Good night.

Oh, I'm sure they'll be
all right, sweetheart.

After all, they're both over 200.

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