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Sorry, Mayor.

Like I always told you, when it comes to money, a girl's got to do what she's

got to do.

Today I am proud to announce the Children's Health Project, the

Community General's own Mary Capshaw.

It isn't easy to raise funds for expensive new projects like this one,

did it.

Before I introduce her, let me warn you. She will give credit for her success to

everyone else, including me.

Don't believe her.

Ladies and gentlemen, the heart and soul of the Children's Health Project, the

lovely Mary Capshaw.

Thank you.

Norman, you are such a liar.

This project would have stayed a dream if you hadn't crunched the numbers that

made funding possible.

Thank you.

You too, Dr. Sloan. Thank you for agreeing to be the project's first

director, and it's an official entertainment committee of one.

And especially thank you, Dr. Livingston.

Amanda, you were my first friend here at CG, and you believed in me long before

I believed in myself.

Thank you.

These good people made the Children's Health Project happen. It's their

more than mine.

Until Ms. Capshaw returns, I'll answer all and every question.

One at a time.

Why did you come here?

Look, I'm sorry. I don't want to cause you any trouble.

I just had to see you.

I heard you'd been arrested.

What can I do?

I don't know. These lawyers that are trying to keep me out of prison.

They charge twice what I used to for an hour.

I already sold everything.

I still want even more for an appeal.

Maybe some money, some cash.

I can maybe get some, a few hundred dollars.

That's not why I'm here.

Look, I was never close to any of the other girls.

I mean, you're the only one who was really like a friend.

Hi, Mary.

Hi.

If you need to talk, let's go somewhere.

This isn't a good place.

You don't want to be seen with me, do you?

Kirsten, try to understand.

I'm trying to raise funds for a very important project, and the people I'm

dealing with, they're old money.

Old -fashioned, you know, very conservative. Yes, I know. I used to

their husbands.

I'm just saying that if any reporters saw us talking together, they may get

wrong idea.

Don't worry about it.

There's nothing to talk about anyway.

I just came here to warn you, because we used to be friends.

I've written a book about my life, and you're in it.

I was never much good at keeping secrets.

Mary, we've been looking all over for you. Are you sick?

Yeah, I'm sick.

I'm sick to death.

People are always telling you, when you make a mistake, you should learn from

it, put it behind you, and move on. But what if the world doesn't let you move

on? Honey, you're not making any sense.

You want to know what really doesn't make any sense?

Just standing by while everything I've worked so hard to build, the children's

health project, everything good, just disappears.

Just goes away.

I can't let her do it.

What? We have to talk. There is nothing to talk about. The hell there isn't.

If you publish this book, you'll ruin my life. Oh, really?

Well, join the club, Mayor.

What are you doing?

You know, nobody invited you in here. Damn it, Kirsten, you can't do this. Oh,

who's going to stop me? You and your old money friends?

They're not my friends.

You were my friends. Yeah, I was your friend.

Until you got out of the life.

You could have left too.

Right.

And do what?

Sell out to a bunch of old hags who got their money by marrying it?

You know, at least when people buy me, I know what they're paying for.

And that is all they get.

You.

You sell yourself, and they get everything.

Who's the bigger whore?

Oh, God, Kristen.

I'm so sorry.

Get it.

Maybe I am just ticked off.

When you got out, I didn't.

Look at me.

My life's gone nowhere.

Yeah.

You turn everything around.

That's why I'm begging you.

Please don't publish this book.

I don't have a choice. Yes, you do. You always have a choice. I don't have a

choice. I signed a contract. Oh, look, if that book doesn't deliver everything

promised, the publisher can take back the advance.

Without that money, I'll go to prison. I can't do that, Mayor.

Besides, even if I wanted to change it, it's too late.

Publisher already sent a messenger to pick up the manuscript.

They're going to be here any minute.

I need the money.

This isn't about money.

No?

What is it about?

You said it yourself.

I got out, you didn't, so now you want to drag me down with you.

You want to destroy me the way you've destroyed yourself.

Carson, do you really hate me that much?

I think it's time for you to go.

You ever think, maybe it's not me you hate, maybe it's yourself?

I already told you last night. Nothing you can say can make me change that

I believe you.

I'm resigning as director of the Children's Health Project.

What?

Why, Mary? You'll know soon enough.

Who raised the funds? Who talked to the press? This whole project depends on

you. Mary, that Children's Project is your life.

I can't imagine you'd walk away from it unless something really terrible

happened. Why don't you tell us? We can help.

There's nothing you can do.

Hi, guys.

Mary, I'd like you to meet Lieutenant Steve Sloan, Mark's son.

Steve's Mary Capshaw.

Hello, nice to meet you.

It's nice to meet you. My father speaks very highly of you, Miss Capshaw.

What's going on?

Kirsten Fox has been murdered.

Malibu Madam?

Kirsten's dead?

You knew Kirsten Fox?

A long time ago.

I'm afraid I'm going to need a full statement from you. We have a witness

says you were the last person who saw her alive.

Wait a minute, what's this all about?

I'll fill you in down at the station.

Miss Capshaw?

Mary, don't worry. I've got rounds, but I'll be down at the precinct.

Get you a cup of coffee?

No, thank you. This is for you.

Thanks, Jim.

Yeah.

All right.

Send him in.

That's interesting.

Your lawyer is here.

What lawyer?

Darren Worthy.

Mouthpiece of movie stars himself.

Miss Capshaw.

Darren Worthy. I heard you were brought in for questioning.

I came to offer my services.

You all right? Better, now that you're here.

What's going on?

Kirsten Fox's body was discovered by a messenger a couple of minutes after she

was murdered.

Did the messenger see anybody at the scene?

No. Then what's she doing here?

Ten years ago, I worked for Kirsten Fox as a high -priced call girl.

I went over there because I wanted to... That's enough.

Not another word, please.

You said you had evidence?

A neighbor called in a complaint of a photographer outside of Fox's house

pictures. She got the plate number, so we picked him up.

Pictures we obtained showed Mary Ann Kirsten arguing on the doorstep.

Mary pushed her way in, and a few minutes later, she rushed out.

A few minutes after that, the messenger arrived and found Fox dead.

Did the photographer see the messenger?

No. When Mary ran out of the press conference, the photographer followed

saw her with Fox, and he figured he had a hot story.

So he tailed Mary, not knowing that the real news bulletin was Fox's manuscript,

Malibu Madam, All My Secrets Revealed.

Kirsten Fox wrote a tell -all book.

But when the messenger got there, the manuscript was gone, and Fox was dead.

Then how do you know the manuscript even existed?

Her lawyers knew, the police knew, and I imagine you knew, Mr. Worthy.

I'd heard rumors.

Miss Fox had quite a few professional friends at the courthouse.

Is my client under arrest?

No. Then my client has said all she's going to say. We're leaving.

Counselor, why are you doing this?

You know I can't let her go.

Arrest her or release her, Detective. Those are your options.

Well, then you give me no choice.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to arrest you.

Sorry.

I need to speak to my client alone.

Sorry.

Mark. I didn't kill her.

I believe you, Mary.

We'll get to the bottom of it. Don't worry.

Thank you.

You know Detective Sloan?

No, just his father.

Don't confuse father and son.

Steve's a cop. His job is to put you in jail.

And he has the evidence to do it.

What can I do?

Let me represent you.

I can't afford you.

Despite my reputation, I occasionally take a case pro bono when I believe in

client.

Of course, your past will cause us some problems.

Don't worry.

We'll beat this thing.

Thank you.

I really appreciate what you're doing.

Believe me.

It's my pleasure.

All right.

Give me all your valuables. Wallet, keys, everything you're carrying.

Why? When the police arrest you, they inventory all your possessions.

Okay? The less you have on you, the better. I want you to call me any time,

or night.

And you don't talk to anyone unless I am there.

Not even to your friends. That's important.

Now, the first thing I will do is see about getting you out of here.

That's better.

Something about these photos bothers me.

How did the messenger find the body?

According to his statement, the door was ajar when he arrived. He looked in and

saw Fox dead on the living room floor.

That's what's bothering me.

Look, these pictures show Mary slamming the door she left.

Now, wouldn't that mean that somebody else entered after Mary left and before

the messenger arrived?

Either that or the door didn't latch when she slammed it.

Let's have a look at that door.

We're not done here yet.

I was with the DA's office for ten years. I know better than to contaminate

crime scene.

Well, it'll be all yours in a few minutes.

Just don't touch anything.

What have you got?

Look for yourself.

They struggled there, she fell here. After she fell, the medical examiner

multiple head wounds caused by a heavy blunt object.

We're still looking for it.

And no sign of the manuscript.

Like I said, it's missing.

You realize without that manuscript, you have no proof my client was ever

threatened with exposure. And without that threat, you have no motive.

I'm aware of that, Counselor.

If you don't mind, I'll get back to my work.

Mr. Worthy, glad you're here. Dr. Sloan, what are you doing here?

I'm a consultant for the police department.

Won't you look at these photos here?

Look, these pictures show Mary...

Slamming the door when she left? Mm -hmm. But the messenger insists that it

ajar when he got here.

Meaning what?

Meaning that someone came in here and killed Kirsten Fox after Mary left.

You know, actually, these prove something.

These prove that you've seen too many Perry Mason movies.

If I brought evidence like that into court...

Any competent prosecutor would simply argue that the door swung open again

it was slammed.

Well, I'm convinced this door is going to help prove Mary's innocence.

Innocence is a moral concept, not a legal one, Doctor.

See, in court, you plead guilty or not guilty.

Dad, you want to take a look at this?

Excuse me.

It's a murder weapon.

Any friends?

We'll have to check.

Call it in.

Doctor, don't worry about Mary.

I'll get her released on a writ of habeas corpus, and then we'll talk

What do you think about an insanity defense?

Insanity? No one is going to believe that Mary Capshaw is insane.

She was a... prostitute.

Now she's a nurse working with children, raising money for important health

programs. Clearly, a bifurcated personality, obviously unstable.

She presented properly with the right expert witnesses and, of course, a

recommendation for long -term institutionalization.

I'm sure I could sell that to a jury.

You can't be serious.

A defense like that would destroy her credibility, ruin her life's work. It

would be worse than a conviction.

Doctor, when you have a patient with gangrene, do you let them die or do you

off a leg?

Mary can live without credibility.

I'll expect a copy of your report. My people will go over this scene tomorrow.

Forensics found several strands of brown hair in what appears to be a link from

a charm bracelet near the broken lamp. Could have fallen during the struggle,

I'm going to need hair samples from your client for comparison.

Why would my client cooperate with abridgment of her Fifth Amendment right

against self -incrimination?

Everything's a hard way with you, isn't it?

If we do find her fingerprints on this, the DA will file a murder charge.

Find her prints.

Where did you say they found that hair?

On the broken lamp.

Aha, Darren Worthy. I'd like an appointment with the governor to discuss

planned judiciary appointments.

Ah, ah, ah, ah, he'll see me.

Just tell him that we have a literary friend in common, and I'll bring some of

her work when we meet.

Yeah. There's a Dr. Sloan to see you.

Give me a minute and then send him in.

I have never seen so much security.

Dr. Sloan.

You don't look much like a terrorist, that's for sure.

It's our biweekly bomb threat. Several government agencies rent space in the

building. So what can I do for you?

Well, I can't figure something out. And it may be nothing.

But once you get that burr under your saddle, you just can't sit quietly. I'm

the same way. Come on, what's troubling you?

No one knew that Steve was taking Marion for questioning.

How did you know?

Quite a few lawyers listen to police transmissions. It's an old habit. A

scanner. I never thought of that.

Well, glad I asked anyway.

Something else?

Yeah.

The strand of hair and the charm bracelet link.

What about them?

Well, they were found near the broken lamp.

I went over that whole area before Forensic swept it.

I didn't see a thing.

Are you suggesting the police planted evidence, a police conspiracy?

It's a perfect defense.

That's not exactly what I had in mind.

Yeah, but it's possible.

Well, anything's possible.

But it's also possible that someone else planted that evidence.

That someone came in the house after I looked at the floor and before forensics

made the discovery.

Well, let's see. I mean...

There were only three people there. I mean, other than the forensic team,

was you and Detective Sloan and me.

You're not suggesting I planted evidence against my own client, are you?

I'm just wondering where that evidence came from.

Well, it was probably there all the time. You just didn't see it.

That evidence wasn't there when I looked.

Well...

See, unfortunately, if I were to go to Judge Shepard, the head of Superior

Court, with your theory, the DA's office would simply argue the evidence was

there and you failed to see it.

I'm afraid your police conspiracy brainstorm just won't fly after all.

Sorry.

Well, that's unfortunate.

If there's anything else, I'll call you.

Tell Judge Shepard's office I need to see him first thing tomorrow.

Tell him it concerns a mutual literary friend. He'll know what I mean.

You know those kids you see on Hollywood Boulevard?

Yeah, the runaway prostitute.

Most of both.

I was.

All the kids have the same story.

Something bad happened at home. They got on a bus, came to L .A.

I was 15.

Alone on the street.

Not for long.

When you're 15 and pretty, a lot of guys want to know you.

I got used to it pretty fast.

Believe it or not, when I met Kirsten, my life got better.

I mean, I had my own apartment.

Regular clients, a regular life.

So much money.

What happened?

I got sick.

Sick.

Bronchial pneumonia complicated by strep.

Kirsten found me. I panicked. Don't mean some ER downtown.

Place was crazy. There were children screaming.

Some guy was pumping blood all over the floor from a bullet hole in his throat.

And the whole place was crazy.

But you know what was weird?

What?

I felt safe.

I felt safe.

There was this nurse, and she was as overworked and tired as everyone else.

But she took a moment, and she held my hand, and she told me everything was

going to be okay.

I ran away from that whole life, Amanda. I got my GED. I went to nursing school

and then to community general.

But now nobody's going to remember my work as a nurse. They're just going to

me as some hooker. No, no, no, no. That's not true.

You were the same dedicated nurse I've always known.

Now let me ask you a question.

Are you aware that your attorney's talking about an insanity plea?

He told me.

And you agreed to it?

Worthy said.

There's so much evidence against me. It's better pleading insanity than

the death penalty.

I think you need to talk to another attorney. I don't want to talk to

attorney.

Worthy is the best there is. I'm lucky to have him.

Amanda, thank you for coming, but I don't want to talk about this anymore.

You know what still bothers me?

The hair and the charm bracelet.

I looked at that lamp. There was nothing there. Not until after Worthy arrived.

Well, that's crazy. Why would he frame his own client?

I might be able to answer that. Hi. Hi.

You're not the only Sloan with a suspicious mind. I ran a background

our counselor to the start.

What'd you find out?

Worthy specializes in clients on the A -list.

Movie stars fighting drug raps, ex -athletes charged with spousal abuse.

What's his interest in a mere nurse on a capital murder charge?

Sounds like a lot of work for no money, if you ask me.

It's vicious.

Maybe he's got a reason.

Turns out, L .A.'s celebrity counselor started his career ten years ago

representing lower -profile drugs.

You know, petty drug dealers, strippers, and a prostitute.

Including one Kirsten Fox.

Later, a .k .a. the Malibu Madam, now deceased.

Worthy never mentioned he knew Kirsten Fox.

So he was her attorney ten years ago. So what? So maybe he was more than her

attorney. Well, we know that Kirsten wrote a book full of scandal.

What if... Darren Worthy had the chapter of his own.

You mean he was her client as well as her lawyer?

And maybe she knew some dirt that would bump him off the A -list.

And she put that dirt in her book.

Which would give Darren Worthy the same motive for murder that Mary supposedly

has. Steve, we've got to find that manuscript.

Dad, if I was the killer and I had Kirsten's book, the first thing I'd do

build a nice warm fire.

All right, I'll check back later.

Partial print and a charm bracelet link matches Mary's thumbprint.

DA's filed charges, and I've got a warrant to search her apartment.

Well, Mark, we've got to do something to help this woman. Oh, we will.

I'd like to go with you to Mary's apartment, but I've got an appointment.

Hey, Steve, can I go with you? Yeah, sure.

Maybe we won't have to worry about Worthy after I talk to Judge Shepard.

The presiding judge at the Superior Court?

Yeah, I treated his wife for pneumonia last winter. I called him yesterday and

asked him for a little time. He promised to give me a few minutes this morning.

If I could just persuade him that he's not acting in his client's interest, he

might take a look at the way he's handling Murray's case.

Shepard's old school.

He's a real stickler, aren't they? Yeah.

According to Kirsten Fox, you've been a naughty boy, Judge.

What would the voters think if they knew?

I'd say this is a fraud to discredit me.

But this is in her own handwriting.

I'm sure the DA's office will verify the authenticity.

You've given this to the district attorney?

Not yet.

There's your family to consider.

I mean, I understand your wife's not well.

You leave my wife out of this.

That's up to you.

There are places and dates mentioned here that can be verified.

And this was a personal shock to me. Some of the girls that you dated were

underage.

Just a small favor.

Just sign this order finding Mary Capshaw incompetent to stand trial and

remanding her to the state hospital.

I'll handle the rest.

And Miss Fox's manuscript?

No one will ever see it.

Unless, of course, you require another small favor.

One never knows.

Oh, no, I have a pen.

Houston Ironman.

We all make mistakes.

Yeah.

Excuse me, Dr.

Sloan. Counselor. Nice to see you.

Hey, congratulations.

What? I just heard on the way over here that the governor has released his list

of spirit court appointees, and you're right at the top of the list. Yes. You

must feel very honored.

Very. If you'll forgive me. Of course. Oh, could you clear something up for me?

I heard that you once represented Kirsten Fox on a pandering charge.

Wouldn't that mean that representing Kirsten's accused murder would be

of interest?

Check your sources, doctor. I didn't personally handle Kirsten Fox's case. It

was my former law firm. I never met the woman.

That's a bad rankster. How long you had that?

I don't know. Since yesterday.

It's like a topical allergic reaction.

Been working in the garden, I'll bet, huh?

Well, never mind. Look.

Keep it clean. Put some steroid ointment on it. It should be gone in a couple of

days. Thank you. Shall I call your office for the bill? No, just rack that

professional courtesy.

Thank you.

Hello,

I'm Dr.

Sloan. I'm here to see Judge Shepard.

Oh, I'm sorry, Doctor. Judge Shepard's just canceled all his appointments.

Can I reschedule you for tomorrow?

detective. What are you doing here?

Protecting my client. As her attorney, I have every right to be here when you

search, as you well know.

Try and stay out of my way.

It's all yours, detective.

Does anyone want to look back there?

And don't touch anything?

What's that?

Blood stains.

That's typical. She works in a hospital.

The young man's right. I'm sure a DNA test will prove that it's not Kirsten

Fox's blood.

Wish I had your optimism.

What are you looking for?

This.

I don't believe it.

I'll lay odds that charm came from this bracelet.

Detective Sloan, you better see this.

This is Kirsten Fox's manuscript.

Mary Capshaw's name is all over it.

Certainly makes it look like your client killed Fox and then stole the

manuscript and tried to burn it to get rid of the evidence.

Want to bag that, Sam? She used her own fireplace to burn it.

Convenient for us, huh? This is crazy. The only part of the manuscript she

didn't destroy are the pages that tend to incriminate her.

Well, if what you say is true, then clearly it supports the motion for a

competency hearing I filed with Judge Shepard.

My client belongs in an institution where she can be helped.

Thank you, Detective.

The rest of the bracelet was in her dresser and Fox's blood was on the

I found in Mary's hamper. And the half -bar manuscript page details Mary's life

as a prostitute.

The jury's going to see Mary as a desperate woman.

And if they don't, Darren Worthy's going to ram it down their throats, assuming

that he doesn't get Judge Shepard to ship her off to the state hospital in

Camarillo first.

Ew. Hey, Mark, you got any of that steroid on it?

Ooh. Boy, that's a bad rash.

Actually, it's an allergic reaction. I brushed up against some of those

sunflowers at Mary's place.

Did Worthy touch those sunflowers?

Never went near them. Why?

He had the same kind of a rash on his wrist when I saw him in Judge Shepard's

chambers this morning.

And that was before he met you at Mary's apartment.

I'll get it.

Well, what does that mean?

Well, it could mean that Worthy was at Mary's apartment before he met Jesse and

Steve there.

That would certainly explain the same kind of irrational as risk.

So all the evidence we found, Worthy planted it.

Well, knowing that and proving it are two different things. Unless we can find

Ferentz's manuscript to establish Worthy's motive, we're going on

There's Morgan down at the precinct. Said to turn on the TV. It was

His clerk found him dead in his chambers.

This is Claudia Moore live at the courthouse reporting the shocking and

unexpected suicide of Judge Philip Shepard earlier today.

Back to you, Gwen, the studio.

I don't believe it.

All the judges on the bench, Shepard was the straightest arrow.

Why would he commit suicide?

Maybe to protect his family from something he thought might be worse.

Chris's manuscript wasn't destroyed.

That's the reason Judge Shepard killed himself.

Judge Shepard's suicide proves that Fox's manuscript still exists?

Right. How?

Because he wouldn't have killed himself had he not seen Kirsten's manuscript

with his own eyes.

Which means it exists and Worthy's got it.

There's only one problem with that. We know he burned the manuscript in Mary's

fireplace. The forensics found enough of the partially burned papers to

establish that it was all typed on the same paper stock by the same typewriter

as the unburned pages we found caught in the flu.

Did you say typed?

What's wrong?

What do you mean?

Well, I asked Mary to describe everything that happened before

And she remembers seeing the manuscript on the coffee table. But she distinctly

remembers seeing it handwritten.

There were two manuscripts.

One she typed for her publisher. And the original in Kirsten's own hand.

We've got to find that manuscript. It'll prove that Worthy was at Fox's house

before the messenger arrived.

That cabinet is rather valuable if they just nick it.

The department buys it for $17 ,000.

We'll ship it to you on death row.

Tell me something.

Are you just a cop looking for a headline bust, or is it just a personal

vendetta? Just the normal investigative routine.

Sure, sure.

Let me ask you something.

When you first met Mary, were you attracted to her?

Yeah, sure you were.

She's charming, she's pretty, and she's so... ...worldly.

And women like that, you know, with her background... ...have a certain air

about them, don't you think?

And men just sense it.

There's nothing here.

We're finished.

I'll be downstairs.

Your attraction to her distorts your thinking.

You can't accept her guilt. I mean, that's understandable, but really, it's

in her best interest.

She needs long -term care.

And you're going to see she gets it.

As her attorney, it's my duty to do what's best for her.

Oh, he is smart.

He's smug and he's arrogant.

You'll make a mistake.

You didn't find anything.

No, it's not here, it's not in his car, and it's not in his house.

And I hate to admit it, but I think that manuscript is gone.

No, Worthy's smart, but he's greedy.

That book is his ticket to money and power.

How are we going to find it?

This place is just one bomb scare after another.

Dad,

you coming?

Scandal in Bohemia.

What? Scandal in Bohemia. That's how we're going to catch him.

Yes, but all I need to know is who's the new judge assigned to the Fox case.

I also share a deep sense of shock and bereavement, but I have briefs to file.

Oh, not again.

This time it's real. They're evacuating the building.

All right, listen, I have to call you back.

All right, come on, sir. You've got to go. All right, all right, all right.

They found some barrels up on the third floor next to the federal attorney's

office. All wired and ticking.

Yeah, I'd say it's serious. Mr. Harvey?

George, just go ahead. I'm right behind you.

I heard it was on the third floor.

Excuse me, I was just on my way out.

Is there something I can do for you?

Yeah.

You can hand us that manuscript.

Don't you love it? Keep mine.

Steve said something about a scandal in Bosnia?

No, a scandal in Bohemia.

It's a Sherlock Holmes story.

Holmes tricks a blackmailer into revealing where the evidence is hidden

faking a fire in the house. She goes straight for it.

Figured the same trick would work on Worthy.

Officer.

What are the odds that that's Kirsten Fox's blood?

Oh, several million to one.

Cop him and read him his rights.

Sherlock Holmes?

Oh, I only see him from the very best.

They were nine ballplayers in need of a coach.

What they got was a miracle. Somehow, he was sent to be our coach.

They cleaned him up and fixed him up. But will his mysterious past... Am I in

trouble being out here with him? Maybe. ...keep all their dreams from coming

true? Burt Reynolds.

You're looking good. Some of you? Reba McIntyre, the man from left field. CBS.