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Previously, on The Practice. If I could have figured out a way to dismember them

alive, I would have done so.

All nine victims had dogs.

Mr. Hinks met all of them in various parks and streets while walking his dog.

opinion is Mr.

Hinks is suffering from delusions.

Basically, he thinks he killed those women.

He did not. Your Honor, I seek to discharge counsel. She is soliciting

testimony from this witness. Your doctors discover you're delusional.

just an anonymous little man who had nothing... I killed those women. I did

Mr. Hinks needed this therapist to sell you.

And in order to keep her convinced enough, he had to keep insisting that he

it, all the while needing a lawyer who would say otherwise over his feigned

protests. His closing was good, wasn't it?

He kind of sold me.

Did you know I planned to yank the insanity plea and go straight not

I had a pretty good idea.

We find the defendant, William Hinks, not guilty.

You're about to lose your job. Now you're hit with losing your wife. You

going to let that happen, were you, Mr. Wallace? That's not the way it happened.

You snapped. You killed your wife. I did not.

Did you kill your wife?

No. We find the defendant, Scott Wallace, not guilty.

What's the concern?

Well, if you plan to take a full maternity, which you know are required

not only to support but applaud, I'd just like to... Well, it's Lindsay.

Probably, yes, which means if you also plan to, I've got to think about hiring.

No, we ordered two -inch.

Okay, well, I'm measuring them at one and a half.

So?

Francis Lupino. I gotta see Bobby.

Okay, one sec.

Mm -hmm. Okay.

It's important.

Francis?

Cops came to my house.

And yesterday, there was this car. It was following me.

I think I'm taking a surveillance.

I need your advice, counselor.

You know, you've been watching the news.

The kidnapping, that little girl.

The Angle girl?

Trevor Angle's kid, the ransom?

That little girl?

I know something about it.

What do you know?

I know where she is.

Is she alive?

Should be.

Okay.

Look, I can go to the FBI. You won't have to contact them yourself. You keep

name out of it, right? I can't promise that. No, you promised that.

Francis, you can't blow in here and tell me to start tearing it. Tell me you got

that.

What if I bring you to where she is?

Let you take over from there.

You can't go with him. I know, but this is a little kid.

What am I supposed to do? This is not what lawyers do. Best case, you'll

against your own client.

Worst case, the cops see you two together. They arrest you on conspiracy.

Eugene, she could be alive.

He won't tell you where she is?

I've been grilling him for ten minutes. He doesn't want to give anything up. You

know Francis. He has to be in control. If he won't cooperate with you, you can

withdraw. Let the cops handle it. That's not going to help that girl. What are

you doing?

What the hell is that?

Mirandize him.

Francis Lupino, you're under arrest for the kidnapping of Alyssa Hayes. What's

going on? You have no right to bust in like this. You have no right to harbor a

kidnapper. Don't lecture me. Just give me ten minutes to talk to him. Talk to

him at the arraignment. Richard.

Let's go.

Don't say anything, Francis. I'll meet you at the courthouse. Do not say a

Bobby. Scott. Can I see you?

I'm actually... You fired me.

What? Who?

Harry Duvall. Bobby DeLaRain him as soon as he gets there.

Scott, can we talk later? No, no. I've been there for 18 years. Hold on a

second. I want you to talk to one of my partners. No, I need you. Scott, I have

an emergency. Go in the conference room. A partner will be right with you.

Eleanor, Jimmy, deal with Scott. Whatever he needs. Ready? Let's go.

Lindsay,

are you here for William Hicks?

He's on two.

I'm not here.

I'm sorry, she's unavailable.

Can I ever get back to you?

No, I'm not sure when she's going to return. But, you know, the best thing

you to do would be to leave your number and I'll have her call you back.

555 -0171.

Okay, okay.

Bye.

Don't they have to have cars?

I mean, I'm a partner, for God's sake. I mean, I wasn't even afforded due

process. You were voted out by the other partners?

Evidently, but they're like sheep. I mean, Harry calls all the plays.

And the reason they gave you?

It's not working out.

After 18 years, that's all they gave me.

It's not working out.

Okay, look, without having read your partnership agreement, if it's anything

like a law firm agreement...

Partners pretty much have blanket discretion. If they don't like you,

No, no, no. Now, this just... Miss Frutt.

Now, let's face it. No other brokerage firm is ever going to hire me. To the

outside world, I am a murderer with a good lawyer. I need to keep my job here.

Then let us try to meet with Mr. Duvall and his attorney and see if we can work

something out.

Commonwealth versus Francis Lopino.

Bobby Donald for the defendant, Your Honor. Wave reading. Plead not guilty.

Richard Bay for the Commonwealth.

Opposed bail. Asked for a finding of dangerousness.

On what basis? This was a heinous crime, Your Honor. Three days ago, the

defendant kidnapped a seven -year -old girl and has been holding her for

She may still be alive.

I'd ask the court to inquire as to what evidence Mr. Bay has to justify

arresting my client in the first place. The defendant is a career criminal. He's

spent 15 years in prison. Old news.

His van matches one that was seen speeding away from the Galleria parking

just after Alessa Engel was kidnapped.

A security video camera puts the defendant at the mall ten minutes before

girl was taken.

Your Honor, I understand the gravity of the charges, but the Commonwealth has no

case against my client.

The van could match thousands. Shopping in a mall is not a crime. And my

client's priors are inadmissible at trial.

This is pretty thin, Mr. Bay.

But I'll make a preliminary finding of probable cause.

He's held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing three days from

case.

I'll meet you downstairs in a half hour.

Mrs.

Engel, I'm truly sorry about your daughter.

That's her name. I understand how you're feeling.

Bobby, let's go. She's in the second grade.

She's in a school play today, but they had to cancel it because she's not

Mr. Donald. Please, if you know where she is.

Hillary, what are you doing?

We made this costume last week. We sewed it together.

Please, Mr. Donald, if you know where she is.

Who's got your private line?

Bobby.

Why aren't you answering it?

Because... Hi.

Hi.

Who is this?

It's William.

Are you available now?

Well, actually, I... What is this about? I've been thinking about the verdict.

I've decided I want to appeal.

You were acquitted, William.

Yes.

I'd like that overturned.

Well, I don't handle acquittal appeals, so you'll have to get another lawyer for

that. I'm sorry.

Okay.

That was weird.

Where are you going?

To see Jeannie. I mean, this is just getting a little out of control.

It's now not good.

What do you want?

I have some probate work, and you're my attorney.

I'm a criminal defense lawyer. I don't do probate.

What are you saying?

Our relationship is in jeopardy unless I commit a crime?

I could have found her.

What are you talking about? I could have found the girl.

Alessa. No, you couldn't. I could have gotten him to take me to her. In which

case, you'd be locked down with Frances right now.

She's alive.

Your only obligation is to Frances.

How could you look at it that way? We have to look at it that way.

And I don't need to tell you that.

Did you question him? He lawyered up immediately.

How did that happen, Richard?

Maybe because you arrested him in his lawyer's office?

It was an emergency. He ran in there. We figured he must have made his tale.

What about his house?

We're getting a warrant. We'll be searching it by the end of business.

We better get her back alive. That's all I can say, Richard. Bobby Donald will

be here in five minutes to work out a plea.

If she's dead... Would you stop with the threats and offer some tactical advice?

You want to help me here?

Give me Helen Gamble.

I don't want Helen. She's the best DA we have for negotiating with this firm,

Kate. Setting aside office politics or recognizing your politics are best

by getting that girl back alive.

Give me Helen Gamble.

I'm unclear.

Your claim is that the discharge was unlawful?

We're investigating the circumstances of the discharge at the moment. Our hope

is that we can work something out.

Look.

Scott's position was tenuous even before the death of his wife. He was told

that. Yes. Finally, now I've got the chance to improve on my job performance,

and I am being denied that chance. Scott, I'm your friend. No, you're not,

Harry. We don't need... I thought you were my friend, but as soon as I was

arrested, I became a pariah, and you were the first one to presume my guilt.

That isn't true. All right, this is not a forum to discuss your friendship.

Miss Fred.

We are a financial brokerage house. We are in the business of soliciting

investors to put huge sums of monies, not to mention their confidence in our

hands. That becomes enormously difficult when you're saddled with the perception

that one of the partners may or may not be a murderer.

I was acquitted.

You were found not guilty, which is hardly proof of innocence.

The thing is, Mr. Duvall, fairness has to come into play here. I'm aware of

that.

And if he is innocent, I...

I can't even fathom how unfair this has been to him. But how fair is

it to everybody else at the firm to have to suffer? Couldn't you wait and see,

Harry? I mean, for God's sake, why let the facts interfere with your judgment?

All right, Scott, please.

Look, it would be extremely difficult for Scott to find other employment at

moment. It would be a lot easier.

If he could look while he was still working at the... I can't do that.

Three months. I'm sorry.

The other partners want him gone.

Now, you want me gone.

Scott, certainly 18 years has to be worth a little compassion.

I'll offer him compassion.

But not a position.

Lindsay, he's harmless.

Don't tell me he's harmless, Gina. You don't... I don't what?

Okay, look.

I'm telling you this as part of his legal team. Privilege applies. Yeah,

yeah. You're telling me what?

William admitted to me and Jimmy that he totally played you.

He knew he had to insist on being guilty for you to be convinced he was

delusional. He played me, too.

He knew I'd revoke the insanity plea.

He played both of us.

The guy did it, Jeannie.

Lindsay, he wants you to think that.

This man will go to his grave trying to convince people he's the killer. No,

Jeannie. I've treated this man a long time.

I heard what he told me. Lindsay, the man did not kill anybody.

Jeannie, he did.

Can I vote?

Damn it, will you? You scared me. Mr. Hanks, I asked you to leave.

Fine.

By the way, is there a decent park near here to walk a dog?

You don't have a dog by any chance, do you?

Get out, Lindsay.

Hey, if you want to treat him fine, but I am not his lawyer anymore and I want

him out of here.

What's going... William.

Jimmy, hi.

Lindsay won't take my business and I could just kill myself.

Or others.

If you don't leave this office right now, I will call the police. I've

called them.

What are you going to tell them?

A man has just charged in and tried to hire you?

Hey, sicko.

Pick a fingernail.

702 Commercial Avenue, apartment 13A.

You really should try to buy, you know?

You're throwing money away by renting.

Sir, we represented you.

We got you acquitted.

Our business with you is over.

You will leave now or I will physically remove you.

He gives her up. She's unharmed.

Kidnapping to extort. Sentence recommendation of 10 to 15.

He's not going to accept that. If you push it, he might. He won't. Bobby.

this guy didn't just fall off a truck.

He knows your case is lousy. He knows the parents are putting the screws on

You're going to have to offer straight kidnapping 3 to 5.

5 to 7.

But she's got to be completely unharmed.

I can take that to him.

We could sue, but it's our feeling we wouldn't win.

We probably couldn't even survive a motion to dismiss.

We could go back into Judge Hiller and ask for an adjudication that you're

innocent.

Innocent as opposed to simply not guilty.

Did they do that?

In extremely rare circumstances.

Our thinking is if we could lift this cloud of suspicion off you. Yes, yes,

That's what I want to do. Absolutely. I'm not confident. Let's just do it,

Eleanor. Now, she was at the trial. She heard the evidence. She knows.

Five to seven years, you'd be up for parole after four.

This is a good deal.

Five to seven, I can deal with.

Great. Now, we got to move.

If you tell me where she is... I'll take the five to seven, but that's if they

find her dead or alive.

What? What nothing. You heard me.

They're not going to give you five years if you kill the lesser.

I didn't kill anybody.

Then what the hell is going on in your head? Figure it out.

You lock up a seven -year -old girl alone for three days, who the hell knows

what happens?

If she's dead, I didn't do it.

So I'm not exactly eager to confess and throw myself the wall pole the rest of

my life.

Not while there's a chance I might be able to skate on this. Look, I don't

what you did, but if I tell this to the DA, they're going to think you murdered

her. Hey, that's their problem. It's your problem.

Bring it to bay.

Francis. Go.

Bring it to him.

Guard!

Hello. Hello.

I'm looking for Lindsay Dole.

This is her husband.

Well, I've definitely got the wrong number then.

And you are?

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I'd go to the police.

But he didn't really threaten me.

He said I could just kill myself or others looking right at you. But even if

could make an assault charge on that, I mean, what would they really do?

To him?

They might not give him bail.

What about telling the police what he told us?

Privilege. If we think he's about to commit bodily harm... But we've got no

grounds on that, Jimmy.

The guy's got my address.

Thanks for antagonizing him, by the way.

You should talk to Helen, Lindsay.

Ethically... To hell with ethics.

Talk to Helen.

Five to seven if she's dead? I know what it sounds like. Just give him a

counteroffer. Say voluntary. He serves 20 if she's dead.

You have to give him something. Otherwise, he'll just go to trial and

will die.

She's dead already.

Richard, that's not what this means. He murdered her.

He killed her days ago. This whole negotiation, it's been a ruse.

He knew we were onto him. He wants to get out in five for murder, so he

she's alive so you have something to bargain with. We don't know that. Well,

that's what it looks like. Were you in on this?

I wasn't in on anything.

He's just playing hardball.

Get out of my office. Wait a second. This negotiation is over. No, it isn't.

Look, we all know our positions here, but if that girl is alive, just the

possibility that she's alive, however technically unethical it may be, we've

to get on the same side here.

He's not going to give. Well, then you'll make him give, Bobby, and don't

me you can't.

Nobody is better at this than you.

Bobby, a second.

This is good cop, bad cop.

Don't fall for it. But she's right, Eugene.

We have to be on the same side a little here. No, we do not.

Now put that girl out of your mind.

Think about your client or get off this case.

I need something to take back to him.

There's no deal if the girl is dead.

Then we're done.

Damn it.

It's not unprecedented.

Maybe not, but on what basis do I declare him innocent?

Well, I would start with the fact that he's presumed innocent until proven

guilty, and he was never proved to be... If you want a ruling that I presume him

innocent, I'll give it to you. But for me to make a finding of innocence...

Honor, he's losing his job.

He's reapplying for a mortgage the bank wants nothing to do with him. His

neighbors are trying to bring a nuisance action against him. I'm sure life is

being very unfair to him.

Why don't you sue the police for arresting him to begin with?

Well, I don't think that would fly.

Of course it wouldn't, because there is evidence against Mr. Wallace.

They were heard fighting. She had a whack on the back of the head.

For all I know, he could have killed her.

He didn't.

Maybe not.

But I am certainly not prepared to make a finding of innocence.

Did you really think I would?

Did he say anything else?

My address.

The tenor was a threat, Helen. I know it will be tough to make, but he's scaring

the hell out of me. What do you want me to do?

Arrest him. I'm scared the hell out of him.

Lindsay, your husband already has me scrambling over this kidnapping.

The guy's a psycho.

You realize... Just scare him, Helen.

Please.

Where is she now? She and Lucy went to speak with Helen.

Exactly. What did he say?

Well, it was very veiled. I'm not sure Helen will actually be able to do

anything, but I would change your locks.

Do you know where she is?

Mr. Angle, you know I can't talk to you. Do you know where my daughter is?

Is she dead?

I don't know.

Okay. How can you two just sit back, sir? You've got to be a little human.

She's seven years old.

Mr. Angle. Bobby. Eugene.

Are you willing to help me get her back?

What kind of question is that?

With more public pressure on the DA's office to make a deal, they might make a

deal.

And you could help generate that pressure.

What the hell is this? A press release.

From me and the Angle parents. Noon tomorrow we'll hold a joint press

saying that my client has information on the kidnapping.

We'll blame your office and you personally for scuttling the only chance

Alessa by not making a deal with him.

Your client supports you on that. He told me to do whatever it takes to make

deal.

Your gun is pointed at your own head, Mr. Donald.

If you do this, you'll be admitting to every potential juror in Massachusetts

that your client is the kidnapper.

I've never heard of anything so stupid, not to mention unethical.

They'll take away your bar card.

I'll make sure of it.

Do what you have to do.

She's already dead.

This is just a bunch of black marks on white paper.

You could be right.

You could be wrong.

Glad I don't have to make that guess.

We'll give you two hours.

We searched his house. Came up empty.

What about his van?

The interior was washed and vacuumed. Shows he was trying to destroy evidence.

Trying? He succeeded.

We don't know that yet. Fiber?

Hair? DNA?

Anything to time to the girl? As of now, no.

We have nothing. Kate, we're one day into the case. We might lose the bail

hearing, in which case he goes free.

Sign this plea agreement and fax it to Bobby Donald immediately.

We're negotiating with these terrorists?

Sign it, Richard.

I will not.

Fax this to Bobby Donald and get that girl back.

Not right!

We're going to take one shot with Duvall.

He agreed to a meeting without his lawyer.

He's not going to change his mind. Why would he?

Well, when he said you two were friends, are you two friends?

Yeah, we had lunch together every day.

Our wives were even close.

And then after they all pulled away, everybody...

I mean, they still think I'm... And doesn't it mean anything?

For God's sake.

A jury.

Here's all the evidence.

And they found me not guilty. I mean, doesn't that mean anything?

Unfortunately, no.

Police make a mistake.

And I am discriminated against now because of that mistake. And you're

me that there is no existing legal remedy, that I just have to eat

the bigotry. I have to accept it and say that's life. Well, I will not let that

be my life.

Let us take one last shot with Mr. Duvall.

He's going to be here tonight at 8.

He's in there?

He went in 20 minutes ago.

You sure you want to do this, Helen?

Paper bank.

Don't even knock.

Go ahead.

Mr. Hanks, you are under arrest for criminal assault.

You have the right to remain silent.

I didn't do anything.

Yeah, you did, Mr. Hanks. A threat constitutes an assault.

For example, if I were to say to you, if you ever go near Lindsay Dole again, I

will find a way to have you accidentally shot and killed by a police officer.

Something like that.

That would be an assault.

So I would never say that.

Get him out of here.

I want you there, Bobby. If I can make it, I will. I want you, damn it!

You don't seem to be doing too well.

Are you still taking the medication?

You want to give me my life back in a pill? I'll swallow it. Scott, are you

taking your medication?

Yes.

But this is rough.

I didn't expect them to welcome me back. I'm not naive, but... Remember how you

spoke of going to Fiji?

Maybe you should go for a couple of weeks.

Get some rest.

You gotta fly.

Okay.

I will do my absolute best to make the meeting.

But you're in great hands with Eleanor and Jimmy.

The judge is waiting.

We go right in, get the plea entered, and then you reveal the location of the

girl.

They tossed my house yesterday.

You hear?

Yeah. They didn't find anything.

Nothing.

Sign the plea.

Listen, I'm suddenly thinking that I'm going to trial. I'm not pleading.

What?

You said it yourself.

They got no case.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Francis.

There's no statute of limitations on murder.

They have your whole life to make the case.

They ain't gonna make it. I got a feeling. You trusted me on three trials.

me here.

This is the best deal we'll ever get.

We?

You're going to do the time with me, Counselor.

Listen, forget all that.

This is a little girl's life.

Francis, you're not a murderer.

I know you.

That little girl.

You ever see her house off of Brattle?

It's like a castle.

She's this little princess.

She's had seven good years.

That's better than I ever had.

I said no deal.

Tell the DA.

Go.

Now what?

I don't know. I guess we just go tell them.

Go tell them it's going south. See if they can improve the offer. There's no

they're going to... Take the shot.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to take another shot with Francis.

Good. Then we can compare cement walls.

Hurry.

Rebecca, call me back in 30 seconds on my cell.

Just do it.

What now? Eugene is telling them. But Francis, I just want to make sure you

understand.

They could hit you with life on the kidnapping alone.

I understand that.

At some point, this girl is going to be found. Don't be so sure.

Hello.

What?

Where'd they say?

All right, I'll tell them.

That was Bay.

You said you vacuumed your van.

Yeah, what's... Passenger compartment or just the back?

She wasn't in the passenger compartment. They say they found a long blonde hair

off the driver's seat.

They're lying.

They're giving us ten minutes from right now to take the deal.

I vacuumed it myself. Francis, this changes things.

You've got to run the odds again.

I say we close the deal while it's still on the table.

He asked whether she had a dog. That's how he met all his victims, walking

He said he would kill himself or others. He stared at Lucy Hatcher and uttered

her address.

None of this rises to the level of assault.

Your Honor, given the history of this man... His history is irrelevant.

We can only look at these specific acts, and uttering an address doesn't in any

way... If the court would like to hear from Lindsay Dole or Ms.

Hatcher... This is not an evidentiary hearing, but I suppose the court could

also direct questions to Jeannie Reynolds, Mr. Hanks' treating

She is of the continued opinion that this is a harmless man who just wants

people to think he's a killer.

Lindsay Dole is in fear for her life. The Commonwealth believes with good

reason. All right, look.

I don't see how I can bind him over on the facts alleged here. Here's what I'm

going to do.

The criminal complaint is dismissed.

I am issuing a restraining order requiring Mr. Hinks not to contact,

or approach Ms. Dole and Ms. Hatcher and to stay at all times at least 1 ,000

feet from them, their homes, and their offices.

You understand that, Mr. Hinks? No going near these women.

But I'm free to visit Ms. Gamble?

I am now adding Ms. Gamble to the list.

You are to stay away from her as well.

And me.

We are adjourned.

I guess this is officially goodbye then.

Stay back with me. Stay back with me.

Please, God, let her be alive.

Watch the police!

Down! Down!

Down! Down!

Down! Down! Get down!

Sorry.

I lied to him.

Sorry.

I told him they found a hair of hers in his car.

That's how I got him to take the deal.

I don't care, Eugene. I wasn't going to let him.

It's time for you to get out of criminal law.

Look, Scott, this isn't just my decision.

Oh, don't tell me that, Harry. They follow you. They took their cue when you

pulled away. No, no.

I'm not getting into that again. Forget about making him a partner. Just let him

trade. It's not that simple.

Why can't it be? The employees don't want him around.

Not as a partner.

Not as a co -worker.

They don't even want him in the building.

What about you, Harry?

Scott, that's the question.

Doesn't our friendship even deserve an honest response?

I don't want you around either, Scott.

You're not the same person that I used to be friends with.

And whether you killed Karen or not, you're just not the same man I used to

know.

I'm going to tell you something, girl.

When all of this happened, I needed my friends more than ever.

I needed you, Harry.

And to see you pull away...

I see you recoil at the idea that you and I were once friends, that it was,

like, repugnant to you. You think you're the same person?

You need to move on with your life, Scott. My life has been taken from me.

This is just the anesthesia.

It numbs the pain.

Scott, please.

Just cry it.

Put the gun down. Just shut up now. Your powers of persuasion stink.

Scott, listen to me.

This is not the answer.

How the hell do you know? You ever tried it?

Last time you shot yourself, it didn't work out? Okay.

You can have your job back.

I can have my job. Scott.

Scott, listen to me.

If you kill yourself, people are going to think that you killed Karen.

You ever think about that?

People are going to say, see?

He was nuts, after all.

He killed her. He killed himself.

Is that the legacy that you really want to leave, Scott?

No.

Harry, you're right.

You're absolutely right.

I bet you're glad I'm out of bullets.

I'm going to need you and Eleanor to come down.

Make statements.

Okay.

How you doing?

Okay. I guess.

Don't say anything to anybody.

He's represented, Frank.

Got it.

He was on the edge, Bobby.

Should I... Should we have seen this coming?

No, I mean, how could anybody... What's that?

I don't know.

To Lindsay with affection.

We're sending you a dog.