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The scenes you are watching are from the highly rated action -adventure shows

Mustang, Chopper Squad, and Highway Guys.

But now, when the life -imitates -art -and -truth -is -stranger -than -fiction

categories, the producer of these exciting shows, Paul J. Bartell, stands

for the murder of the man whose network they're on. This man, Greg Teitelman,

network programming chief, who was found stabbed in the back at this exclusive

Bedford Hotel.

Hello, everybody. I'm Terry McNeil.

And I'm Doug August, welcoming you to Hollywood Today, where this evening's

entire hour will be devoted to an event that has shaken the Hollywood community

like no other before it.

Greg wasn't the cold -hearted, impersonal executive everyone thought

You know, the kind who did everything on the phone.

To the contrary, he thrived on the personal touch.

For instance, when he canceled my first series, he personally told his assistant

to call me.

An actress remembers that kind of thoughtfulness.

Believe me.

Before Greg took over the network a few years ago, things were getting so

confused that executives were going around stabbing each other in the front.

Well, he changed that all around, didn't he?

And now, after weeks of evidence and argument, the case of the People v.

Greg's accused murderer, Paul J. Bartell, has gone to the jury.

Why don't we tell our viewers how and where it all began?

Greg Teitelman came into Los Angeles the first weekend in April for some

meetings at a Los Angeles hotel.

And that's when Paul J. Bartell had a meeting with him?

Yeah, just around 2 in the afternoon, Paul J. Bartell came to the hotel.

I want you to connect me with the police.

They say you came to the hotel for a meeting with the deceased at 2 o 'clock.

That's somewhere around there. It might have been a little early.

And then?

I saw him, Greg, on the floor with a knife wound in his back.

Why are you so sure it was a knife wound?

You know, it wasn't a bullet wound.

Lieutenant, I've been producing TV cop shows for years. I can tell the

difference between a knife and a gunshot wound.

This was a gaping... All right, all right.

All right, so you say you were going to have a meeting with Mr. Teileman.

What about?

Business.

Two of you were friends?

Absolutely. We've known each other for years. Hey, Lieutenant.

Mr. Bartell, I'm going to have to ask you to come with us.

Why? What's going on?

It seems that one of my officers found what appears to be the missing murder

weapon.

So? Well, it seems it was found in the glove compartment of your car.

So now we have a murder and a prime suspect.

And now let's take a look at Benjamin Matlock, the attorney who handled the

for the defense.

Terry? For the last 30 years, Ben Matlock has lived and practiced law in

Atlanta, Georgia, where he's well known for both his high prices and the high

percentage of clients he successfully defends.

Ben Matlock's out there.

Ben!

What?

It's Paul J. Bartell.

Who's that?

Big TV producer.

Produces Chopper Squad, Highway Guys, Mustang.

A lot of good -looking women in Mustang.

You want to take it?

Hello?

Yes, sir.

Oh, thank you.

Well, that's interesting.

Yes, sir.

Well?

How about getting us a couple of airplane tickets to Hollywood?

And so Ben

Matlock and his associate, Michelle Thomas, jetted out to Los Angeles to

with Paul J. Bartell.

Tell me if I'm wrong, but isn't your making money?

dependent on people like Greg Teileman buying your show.

In network TV, there are just three shops to sell to.

Greg runs Ram, the number one shop.

If there were a falling out and Greg Teileman had canceled, say, Mustang,

then millions of dollars would have been at stake, wouldn't it?

Yes. But as you can see, I have lots of other shows. But it's common knowledge

that none of them have lost as much money as Mustang.

And that Greg Teitelman was ready to cancel it.

Mustang is a very expensive show with a star who gets six figures an episode and

insists it be shot in Hawaii.

The way I understand it, if Greg Teitelman had kept Mustang on

for another year, then your losses would have turned into profit.

We would have had enough episodes to make a favorable syndication deal work.

Greg was my friend.

I didn't kill him.

Why didn't you call the police from his room when you first discovered his body?

I've produced enough TV shows to know you're not supposed to touch anything,

including the phone.

What about the knife?

I never saw the knife.

The prosecution is going to contend that the reason you didn't use the phone in

his room is because you wanted to hide the knife in your car first.

You don't seriously believe that, do you?

Now, that'd be pretty dumb, but they will contend that. You wait and see.

Well, is there anything else you need to know?

Not right now.

Well, I was always intimidated by Greg Teitelman.

He never smiled, and I always called him Mr.

Teitelman.

Anyway, there was this meeting in his office one day, and I was so scared I

wouldn't go in without my agent and my lawyer.

Anyway, when we got inside, he saw how intimidated I was, and he said, Son...

As long as you're a member of my network, I want you to think of me as

second father.

From that day on, actually, I had trouble distinguishing between him and

father. Do you mean you went to him with your problems?

Well, unfortunately, he died before I got a chance to do that.

What I mean is now when I go talk to my real father, I can't go without my agent

or my lawyer.

How powerful was Greg Title?

Well, I don't know exactly, but there's this rumor that just after his death,

Highway to Heaven was picked up for two more seasons.

And the network announced that they were going to do a miniseries of the

creation with the original cast.

It was just a joke.

Sort of.

Okay, so Ben Matlock figured he had to find the person who placed the knife in

Paul J. Bartell's car.

That was the idea, yes.

So how did he proceed?

Well, the first thing he needed to know was who knew Greg was in town.

So, as they say in showbiz, he made the rounds.

Jerry, don't try to position me. I'll see to it that none of your clients do

this show. I promise you.

Yes? Excuse me. I'm looking for Mr. David Martin.

That's me, but if you're from Lorimar, we've already called your girl to

No, we're not from Lorimar. We're from Atlanta.

We're lawyers. I'm Ben Matlock. This is my associate, Michelle Thomas. We

represent Paul J. Vartell.

Oh, yes. Yes, I heard you took the case. Right. How do you do? This is my

associate, Linda Lewis. Hello.

Hi.

Oh, well, I see you're packing.

Where are you going?

New York.

Oh, that's right.

You're taking over for the deceased.

Greg was a very dear friend of mine.

What was he? What, some kind of a mentor?

Much more. I owe everything to him.

So you'd be more than willing to bring his murderer to justice?

Of course I would.

David, you do have that 1230 at the Polo Lounge.

Oh, right.

Well... This will only take a moment.

I'm just trying to find out who knew that Greg Teitelman...

would be coming into Los Angeles that weekend.

Mr. Bartell seems to think that you would know.

Why don't you have a seat here, Mr.

Matlock and... Thomas. Thomas, right.

Do you don't mind if Linda sits in?

Oh, of course not.

My relationship with Greg was very close, so naturally I knew that he was

into town.

Did you know why?

Well, he had three meetings that I was aware of. One with Paul Bartel about

Mustang. And one with Larry Davis.

Studio head. Oh.

And what would that have been about?

Well, I'm afraid I don't know exactly.

And there was a third?

Lame lock letter.

Oh. The actor.

Used to be Denning for the defense.

The lawyer who never lost a case.

Yeah, that's the one. I'm sure he was trying to convince Greg to give him a

show. That's what Lane's meetings were usually about.

Well, did you see Greg Donald?

No, no. He would often fly in, have his meetings, and then call me from New York

to fill me in later.

I had no reason to take a meeting with Greg at that particular time.

So, aside from you and those three, did anyone else know he was here?

Well, I assume his wife knew and his secretary.

But Greg was a very secretive man, so I doubt that anybody else knew.

Well, I guess that's a start.

Ben Matlock started finding things out right away.

Like what, Terry?

Well, like out here in Hollywood, you don't go to lunch, you do it. And when

you're doing it, you don't just eat, you also talk business. And that's not

having a meeting, that's taking one. And the first one he took was with Lane

Lockletter, who's an actor.

Let me tell you, Ben.

I had a deep, abiding affection and admiration for Greg Teichman.

A brilliant programmer.

But as only a kid, he didn't remember that Lane Lockletter was the first star

come over to the network.

Well, that was 25 years ago. Ben, I put him on the map.

Denning for the defense was in the top ten for six consecutive years.

It not only anchored Friday nights, it single -handedly changed the dating

habits of America.

And Greg Teitelman wouldn't give you a show?

All he ever offered me was guest shots and other people's shows.

And that's why you wanted to have a meeting with him when he came out to Los

Angeles? Ben.

I have. I have an idea for a series that'll do a 45 share.

A spin -off of Denning where I marry a younger girl lawyer, and then the two of

us team up to defend innocent people.

We'll call it Mr.

and Mrs. Defender.

Huh? What do you think?

Well, I don't know.

What time was your meeting with Greg Totten?

Four o 'clock. You don't like my idea?

So you never saw him? Did you talk with him?

Yeah.

We confirmed in the morning.

Ben, let me stop you.

I see very clearly what you're doing. I did it myself every Friday night for six

years. You're establishing if I had a motive, which, yes, I do.

And, yes, I knew what bungalow he was in.

But if I may do a critique of your work, Ben.

It's not a question of right or wrong. It's a question of style.

Style. A courtroom is a theater, and you've got to lighten it up.

I'm sorry.

Like I did in Denning for the defense.

You ought to try to be more like Denning.

Oh,

I'll get that. No. No, no, I'll get that.

Well, thank you.

You know, there's a rumor that the

real reason that you were desperate for a new show is that your

last wife took the cleaners.

But that's a lie.

There's another rumor that there was a long history of bad blood between you

Greg Toteman.

With him gone, there are other people at the network who'd be more inclined to

put you on the schedule.

Ah, I... I enjoyed meeting you and I enjoyed hearing about Denning. Thank

And I used to enjoy Denning. Thank you very much. I enjoyed our meal. I hope

did. Thank you, sir.

Denning would have left a much bigger tip.

And while Ben Matlock was learning how to spend like a Hollywood lawyer,

Michelle had returned to the scene of the crime.

You see, the thing about Greg is that he had a point of view about pilots.

He understood the kind of character that America wants to watch.

That's why David wants me to check over here and see if his notes are still

there. Hello, Miss Lewis. Hi, Bill.

Well, everyone seems to know you. Oh, I do breakfast meetings here three or four

times a week.

There's the bungalow right there.

Do they have weddings here very often? Oh, you have to book them six or eight

months in advance.

You go on ahead. I have to go into the hotel.

Thanks for the lift.

Mr. Wolfson, are you in charge of wedding receptions? Yes, and when is the

date for you?

Oh, nothing immediate.

Well, that's good because we have nothing available in the near future

Well, actually, I'm talking about the past.

Like if a wedding took place here the day Greg Teitelman was murdered.

Well, yes, there was one, but who are you?

Michelle Thomas, attorney, Matlock & Associates. We're working on the case.

I was wondering if the wedding was filmed and if it was, who filmed it?

It was the Stillman wedding.

But nobody films weddings anymore.

It was taped.

Maybe they don't film weddings, but Ben Matlock learned a whole lot of filming

still goes on in this town because they had him waiting over 35 minutes to see

the studio head, Larry Davis.

Mr. Matlock.

Yeah. Sorry to keep you waiting.

Mr. Davis? No, Mr. Davis is busy. I'm Jordan Sanders, head of development. I

handle all pitches. Who did you say your agent was?

I'm not in the television business.

I'm a lawyer.

Well, nowadays, Mr. Matlock, in this business, being an attorney means

this business. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I represent Paul Bartell.

Oh.

I'm embarrassed.

I have to see Mr. Davis.

I assure you I can speak for Mr. Davis.

My job is to know all of his moves even before he makes them. There are no

secrets between us.

Okay.

Where was he at the time of the murder?

I can't tell you that.

Now, look.

I know this is a matter of utmost importance, but it's a little

I'll have to ask you to keep it confidential.

I can't promise that.

That afternoon, Mr. Davis was with a young woman, an actress.

Her name?

I have to know her name.

Kate Sawyer.

She did that comedy series about an American -born girl who was a domestic

Japan.

It didn't last very long. Look, she's doing features now.

She was the one that Mr. Davis spent that afternoon with.

So he never saw Mr. Tomlin.

No, he was very specific about that.

What do you want?

I'm Michelle Thomas.

I called a little while ago. I was told I could come and pick up the tape of the

Stillman wedding.

Was it you I spoke to?

Yeah, but someone just picked it up. What? No, that's impossible.

Who? I don't know. Some woman.

She just went out the back door.

Greg Titleman?

Don't look at me. I didn't do it. I was in New York.

What was he like?

Well, you see, I didn't see him that often.

Bill doesn't like us talking to the executives.

He says it could destroy your mind.

See, because first they promise you spin -offs, then get shots, and you're

hooked. Next thing you know, you're doing promotional spots for the network

free.

Okay, so Linda Lewis was trying to get away with the tape of the wedding.

Right, but Michelle stopped her.

are you doing how did you know to come here i know the people at the bedford

hotel i remember you do lunch there three or four times a week and they told

i was coming here to get the tape of the wedding that's right why don't you want

me to see it it's not that i don't want you to see it well it sure seems like it

considering you stole it it's just that i wanted to see it first we'll both see

it

I understand, Michelle.

I started out at the network as a page when I was 18.

I have inched my way up and now I'm a director of development. This job is

important to me.

If my suspicions are correct, it was your boss, the man taking Greg

job, who told you to steal that tape.

I think I've said enough.

Well, not quite.

You haven't said why David Martin wanted to see that tape.

And I'm not going to.

Miss Lewis, my client is in a lot of trouble.

His life is at stake.

And if you continue to stonewall for the network, this pretty little career of

yours is going right out the window. I promise you that.

Now, why did he want to see that tape?

David thought that Larry Davis might be on the tape.

He's one of our biggest suppliers of shows, and he's a close friend of

David wanted me to see if there was anything on the tape that might have

incriminated Mr. Davis.

Did he say why he thought something might be on the tape?

Yes.

He said that Greg and Larry Davis had a big falling out.

Of what?

That he didn't know.

I'd like to speak with Mr. Davis.

I don't care how busy he is.

You tell him I've got to see him right away, and for his own good, he'd better

get unbusy.

I'm on hold.

I hate that.

Hello.

That's fine. I'll be right there.

Uh, Ben Matlock, Mr. Davis is expecting me.

Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr. Matlock. Uh, Mr. Davis got called away unexpectedly.

He said he didn't know where to reach you.

I don't believe that. Well, I believe Mr. Sanders is still here. I'll buzz

Mr. Matlock, so good to see you again. You're not going to think so in a

Well, aren't we upset? May I ask about what? I'm tired of getting the running

around. Mr.

Davis was supposed to see me.

Something important killed him. The only thing that's important, so far as I'm

concerned, is that Greg Teitelman was killed, and my client is on trial for

murder. Why don't we discuss this in my office, Mr. Mellock?

I know that Larry Davis and Greg Teitelman had a bad falling out, and I

that David Martin is trying to protect Larry Davis, and I know for sure that

Larry Davis is trying to avoid me. Now, either.

Either he talks to me now like a regular human being, or I'm going to put every

process server in the whole damn state on him and drag his cannon to court

he has to answer my questions in public and the reporters can print it in big

letters so the studio people can read it. You got that?

Ben found out that sometimes in this town it pays to overact because no more

than an hour later.

Yeah, Larry Davis.

And I'm terribly sorry about before, but it was totally unavoidable.

I have a $25 million production with an actress who wouldn't come out of a trail

if something had to be done.

Yeah.

No, it's still in galleys.

Make an offer on an option, but don't budge on the turnaround.

So what'd you do?

About what?

The actress.

The actress.

The one who wouldn't come out of her trailer, you know, $25 million?

Production, right.

I got her a dermatologist.

She didn't want to admit it, but the reason she didn't want to be filmed was

had a blemish.

Had a what?

$25 million blemish.

Oh.

Well, I'm glad we finally got together.

Could I ask you a couple of questions?

Why don't we order first?

You ready, Mr. Davis?

Yes, indeed, Peter.

Cobb salad, no egg.

And, sir?

I'll have that, but with egg.

Very good.

No egg.

Cholesterol.

Don't eat it for 100 years. You'll live longer.

It's a thought.

It's a thought.

Could I ask you a personal question?

No problem. Ask.

I heard that you had a falling out with Greg Teitelman before he... Michael, did

you see him?

Larry, thought you'd like to know. Steve made the deal.

We're all very happy.

We would be, too, if you hadn't robbed us blind.

Me? I'd never do that to you.

About this rumor that you had had a falling out with Greg Teitelman...

Excuse me. Sorry to interrupt, Larry, but we have a major disaster.

Domino has caused us to go so far over schedule that we either replace him or

pull the plug.

Oh, wait a minute.

Sorry, Mr. Matlock. Call my secretary. We'll set up a meeting.

We've been through all the Stillman wedding tape and Larry Davis isn't on

Are you sure? I was certain he was one.

It's all right. I think we got something even better. Yeah.

David Martin wasn't trying to protect Larry Davis. He was protecting himself.

lied. Look, he was at the wedding.

That's David Martin?

Uh -huh. The miserable little... Hello?

Just a minute. It's for you.

Jordan Sanders.

Hello? David Martin did what?

Are you sure?

That's interesting.

Mr. Martin, what was your position at the network when Greg Teitelman died?

Senior Vice President of Series, Movies, and Specials.

So you were pretty far up the executive ladder, right? I was second only to the

president of the network.

And you were likely heir to his job.

I've already been promoted to that job, which you know. Yes, I do. Your Honor, I

don't see where this line of questioning is leading. Mr. Martin is not on trial.

Your Honor, I'm just trying to show that this witness had strong motive himself

and that his credibility is questionable at best. Wait a damn second. You and

everybody else here knows how I felt about Gray.

The witness will refrain from outbursts in my courtroom.

I'm sorry, Your Honor, but Greg Teitelman was like a brother to me. No

person in this town was more responsible for my success. I love that man. I

certainly wouldn't harm him. Mr. Martin, you are here to answer questions and

not offer speeches.

Proceed, Mr. Matlock.

Thank you.

Mr. Martin, I appreciate your strong feelings for...

Greg Teitelman, but I must ask these questions.

Now, as a vice president, you were a select member of a small group

who decided what shows went on the air, weren't you?

Objection. I failed to see the relevancy.

Your Honor, this will become eminently clear if the court will bear with me.

Overruled for now.

You may answer.

Okay.

At all of the networks, there's a group of men and women who can say no, but

only two or three who have the power to say yes. I was one of them. And millions

of dollars are at stake on those yeses, right?

Yes. But that one was for free.

You know your comedy.

And careers hang in the balance on these scheduling decisions, don't they?

You could say that. And I understand that some shows stay on the air.

Five or six years and become worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Yes, that's true. So I guess the people who have shows to sell try to exert

a certain influence on the people who buy the shows and put them on the air.

I suppose. I've heard rumors of such things happening, but I've never

seen it myself.

You've never been offered a vacation or given a gift?

When you knew that the purpose was to influence your opinion?

Nothing that I consider out of the ordinary course of business, no.

Oh, so you would consider a $100 ,000 loan to be in the course

of ordinary business?

Wait a minute. What are you talking about? I'm talking about a loan you got

Larry Davis. Larry Davis is a friend of mine. A loan on which you have not made

one single payment. Let me take that back.

You actually paid it back in full because you lobbied vigorously for two

Davis' shows.

I did no such thing. Oh?

But after you got the $100 ,000, isn't it true that two of Larry Davis' shows

went on the network schedule? One thing had nothing to do with the other. They

were both good shows.

And isn't it true that Greg Teitelman found out you were on the take?

I'm warning you.

And I'm reminding you, this is a courtroom.

You're not in a network office threatening some agent over the

And may I remind you, Mr. Medlock, no matter how it's done in Atlanta, I am

one who issued the orders in this court.

I'm sorry, Your Honor, it got away from me.

Isn't that the way it happened?

Greg Teileman found out you were on the take.

And he said to you he had no choice but to let you go.

No. And because Greg Teitelman was a very secretive man, he told no one what

had done.

And you knew that.

And you went to his hotel to plead with him.

I wasn't there.

Your Honor, I would like to refresh this witness's recollection with a

demonstration that the court and counsel discussed this morning.

Proceed.

This tape has been identified as Defense

Exhibit G, and it has been stipulated to depict the Stillman wedding at

the Bedford Hotel on the day of the murder.

Now, this spot in the tape right there,

this picture, has been blown up.

So as we can more clearly see it.

And whom do we see, Mr. Martin?

Well, this tape does refresh your memory about seeing Mr.

Teitelman at his hotel, doesn't it?

All right.

It's true.

Greg found out that Larry was paying me off, and he said he was firing me.

And I did go to the hotel, and I did plead with him. But when I left, he was

alive. We have only your word for that.

No. No, you have more than just my word.

When I left the Bedford Hotel, I went directly to my attorney's home.

And he's sitting right over there. Howard. Howard, stand up. Howard Burke.

Ask him. He'll tell you.

He called Greg at the Bedford Hotel after I arrived at his house.

And he talked with Mr. Donovan? Yes.

Yes, he did. He asked Greg if... He would allow me to resign and not go

with what I'd done.

And Greg said yes.

And he was still alive?

Oh, very much so.

Well, swear him in.

Swear him in. He'll verify it.

No, I don't think that'll be necessary.

No further questions.

Well, Terry, Ben must have been very upset when David Martin's alibi checked

and he knew he couldn't prove David had killed Greg Teitelman. Well, not just

upset, worried.

Everything pointed back to his client again. Things were looking very dark.

Ben, I'm glad you came by.

This is Mrs. Ida Stillman, the mother of the groom. Hi, Miss Stillman. How do

you do? We've been going over the videotape of the wedding to see if she

find someone she doesn't recognize besides David Martin.

Anybody who didn't belong at the wedding. Yeah, did you find anything

yet.

Ben,

I rechecked Lane Lockletter's alibi.

It's solid.

One of the coaches of the Pepperdine track team was out there doing laps with

him that day. Oh.

Kind of a shame, isn't it?

Been simple if it was him.

So, Miss Stillman, did your boy find himself a nice girl?

Oh, yes.

He couldn't have done better if I'd chosen her myself.

Good, good.

I think it's nice when the in -laws get along.

Oh, yes.

I always got along with my mother -in -law. We used to do things together, go

ballgames, haunts. She was a great shot.

Wait a minute. Stop it right there.

What is it?

Now, who is it?

Can you back that up?

Hold it.

Look right there.

All right.

Uh, Mr.

Davis, you are the top man at Westland Studios.

When I last checked.

You know, uneasy lies the ground.

Now, it's common knowledge that you were friends with Greg Teitelman. For years,

even going back to the days when you were an actor.

Please, please.

I'll have to touch up my 8x10 glossies.

Yes.

I knew Greg and we did business together for years.

And you knew that he had come into town for meetings that weekend.

I was one of them, yes.

But you never saw him. That's right. You never even got over to his hotel.

That's correct.

According to your assistant, Mr.

Jordan Sanders,

You spent most of that day with a young actress, Kate Sawyer.

I dragged her into it. I didn't do the dragging.

Just answer the question.

Yes, I was with that young lady. Can anyone confirm that you were with her at

the time of the murder?

Miss Sawyer herself, but she's out of the country right now.

What if someone called her on telephone?

That location in East Africa.

And she...

said that she was not with you the day of the murder. Well, if she did, she'd

lying. I was with her.

She wasn't even in Los Angeles that weekend. She was in Acapulco with

fellow.

Mr. Matlock, I think Lane Lockletter has been giving you lessons.

But if that were the truth, you'd have Kate Sawyer here in court, and I don't

see her today. So you can try and trick me all you want, but I know I'm telling

the truth.

Yeah.

Well,

You're right.

I did try to trick you.

And if that were true and she were here today, I would have her in the

courtroom.

That is Kate Sawyer, isn't it?

I won't tell you it didn't take some doing, but that is Kate Sawyer.

Shall I put her on the stand?

Right, so I wasn't with her that day, but that doesn't prove anything.

No, but it's a stark thing.

You remember the other day when we ordered lunch?

Yes. We didn't get a chance to eat.

I had to leave.

Yeah, you had multi -million dollar problems.

Pulled a plug on one picture, another picture had a pimple, but we did order.

You ordered Cobb salad, right?

That's right. No egg.

I'm allergic.

Is that a typical order for you?

Yeah. Frequently, that's what I have.

Your Honor, at this time I'd like to enter into evidence.

Defense Exhibit H.

This is a computerized luncheon order taken from Greg Teitelman's room the day

of the murder.

Cobb salad, no egg. What do you think?

I think so what?

All these little things add up.

When Jordan Sanders called me, you didn't know that, did you?

When he called me to tell me about the loan you made to David Martin, I missed

the point. I didn't realize right off that he was gunning

for you.

But a man as smart as Greg Teitelman had to get the point right away.

He was a lot of things to a lot of people.

But above all, he was an ethical man.

And when he found out about this money, you knew it was all over.

He'd never buy another show from you.

You'd lose your power, your authority.

That's the end of it. You couldn't handle that, so you killed Greg Totten.

That isn't the truth.

Your Honor, at this time, I'd like the court's permission to replay a

part... Defense Exhibit G.

Objection. We've already seen that tape. We know Davis isn't on it. This is a

new witness. I have that right. And we may have missed something.

Overruled. I'll permit it. Thank you.

The tape was shot at such an angle that the bungalows are not in the

background. Just the scenic woodsy part, as you can see. But look.

Look. Look right here.

There. There's a fellow with a little Super 8 movie camera.

He shot his own version of the wedding. He got everything in. The kitchen, the

parking lot, and the bungalows.

So now, let's see what's on the film.

There you go.

Okay, can we just... Okay.

There. Okay, now here it's in focus. There's the mother.

Now there, there's my client.

Paul Bartell on his way to Greg Teitelman's bungalow.

And here's more pictures of the wedding. The bride, of course, and the wife.

Picture of the cake.

And there is Mr. Bartell leaving after he witnessed...

The victim's body.

Your Honor, what does this prove? We already know that he entered and he

Now, wait, wait, wait, wait. Now, look at this. Look at this. Look at this.

Look. See?

There.

There. Look at that.

That's you, Mr. Davis.

I took the liberty of having this little piece of film blown up so we could

prove that was you.

You? You had already murdered Mr. Teitelman by the time my client arrived

bungalow. You hid, waited for him to leave.

And then you decided to take advantage of his presence and frame him for the

murder by planting the knife in his car.

I guess you figured, what the hell, get another competitor out of the way at the

same time.

Kill two birds with one knife, so to speak.

No further questions.

So, to bring us up to date, concluding arguments were made this afternoon, and

now everyone's waiting for the jury.

I spoke with Ben Matlock earlier today, and I asked him, how did he feel? He

said, and I quote, Same as I always do when waiting for a jury of 12 people.

Nervous, because you never know.

Well, Terry, we can appreciate that, having waited for overnight ratings.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

We find the defendant, Paul J. Bartell, not guilty.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

Court is adjourned.

Well, I don't know what to say.

I had a speech prepared, but I don't think I'd like to thank the Academy.

on.

I'll tell you the truth. I enjoyed myself.

Well,

why don't we take lunch and do a meeting? Or is that...

Do a meeting and take lunch?

Either one.

Let's do both. Okay.

And that concludes this evening segment of Hollywood Today.

Greg really cared about the quality of his shows, and he had a temper.

I remember one time he was so upset with a script, he started pounding it on the

wall, tearing it up, yelling. An alien life form wouldn't say that.

So I calmly asked him, Greg, do you want to help us rewrite this script, or

would you rather take it back to your office and slap it around a little?

He didn't laugh.