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Previously on L .A. Law.

We, the jury, find the defendant, Earl Williams, guilty of murder in the first

degree.

We will reconvene in four weeks' time to commence with the penalty phase of this

trial. The sole issue to be determined is whether this defendant, Earl

receives life imprisonment or death by the infliction of lethal gas.

We could...

remain cautious and back away from each other.

We could rip each other's clothes off.

Oh, we could rip each other's clothes off.

You think that would be a good idea?

I think relationships change.

And no MSG.

Forty -five minutes.

Four.

Five.

Minutes?

Yeah, 45 minutes.

I saw who did it.

Right after the screaming stopped, I looked out the window and I saw this

dude running out of the building.

How do you know it wasn't Earl Williams? Because I know the dude, that's how.

He's a whacked -out pipehead named Pinno. Well, why the hell didn't you

forward with this before?

Because I sell rock cocaine for a living, that's why.

I've listened to the testimony of Philip Holden.

To warrant my setting aside the jury's verdict and ordering a new trial, Mr.

Holden needs to be credible.

He wasn't even clothed.

Accordingly, your motion for a new trial is denied, Mr. Cusack.

Next time, you can pick where we go to.

I know what I'll pick.

What?

They'll save us tonight.

Everything. They'll save us tonight.

Me too.

Benny! Hi.

Come on in.

Are you dropping something off?

Oh, here.

Havana's. My, my.

These are from Douglas, I assume.

They're from me.

Arnie helped me get them.

These are wonderful cigars, Benny.

Thank you.

We have your present under our tree.

It's not a Christmas present.

What is it?

Want to marry Alice.

I love her.

Does Alice want to get married?

I haven't asked her yet.

Do you really think this is something you're ready for?

Well...

There's how much I make, and this is whatever it costs.

It's food, electricity.

Bus fare, taxes, insurance.

And this is how much I saved, plus another

$510 for our rent.

I'll be honest with you, Benny, it scares me a little.

Me too.

I'm not sure Alice is ready for this, even if you are.

Well, then we wouldn't.

But you want to try.

Only if you say it's okay.

All right, Benny.

It's okay with me.

I'm gonna go.

Hey, Counselor.

Hi, Grace.

Death penalty trials today, huh?

Yeah, right now. You know, I was hoping your office might lighten up a little

bit and stop pressing so hard for the gas chamber, but I guess not.

But you have a high -profile murder in an election year with certain people

wanting to be known as tough on crime, and you've got a tough draw with

Margaret.

Mickey, she's going to push this.

Yeah, I know.

You got any tricks?

No. No tricks.

I'm just going to put up family members, character witnesses, basically anybody

I can find to help convince the jury that Earl Williams doesn't deserve to

Good luck, Nicky. Yeah.

Did your sister ever introduce you to Earl Williams, Nicky?

Once. What was your impression of him?

Objection. She met him once.

There's no reason she can't give her impression. Her response is prejudiced.

has no foundation. It shouldn't come in.

I'll allow it.

They're considering whether to send my client to the gas chamber and you'll

allow it? Yes.

You've made your objection, Mr. Cusack. It's been overruled.

Miss Corey. I thought he was pretty full of himself, mostly.

He would go on these long tirades about how Nina and I were culturally

illiterate because we had never read Crime and Punishment.

Did your sister used to confide in you?

We were 11 months apart.

Irish twins, you know?

We slept in the same room up until she went to college. I think you could say

that we confided in each other.

Nicky, did she ever say that she was afraid of Earl?

Objection. It's irrelevant and it's hearsay. That objection I'll sustain.

Honor, I believe this young woman can tell us something about Earl Williams.

she can't. She doesn't know him. Miss Flanagan, you may not use her as a

character witness.

May I use her to convey the magnitude of loss which this man caused? Ask that

those remarks be stricken.

So stricken, the jury will disregard.

Miss Flanagan, the witness's loss and the witness's grief aren't relevant

and you know it. My grief isn't relevant?

Miss Corey, I'll admonish you again. No one here knew my sister. Nobody knows

what it was like to lose her. I do.

Your Honor. Miss Corey, you will control yourself, or I'll have you removed.

You don't have to. I'll walk out on my own. You're not excused from this

courtroom. I only wish that your death could be as painful as Nina's.

Miss Corey, sit down.

A reminder to all, our Christmas party is at the end of business Friday.

Leland and I conducted the dreaded lottery this morning, and I'm pleased to

announce the role of Santa Claus this year will be performed by... Victor

Cifuentes. Oh, my God.

Hola, Santa.

Stuart, I believe you still have the suit from last year. Yeah.

I'll get it to you.

Moving on. Stuart, you're all set for the meeting with John Keyes?

Yeah, ready to go. So this is the big cheese from London, huh?

Yes, and this is the fish we need to hook. I'm ready, Leland. Tomorrow at 2 o

'clock. Excellent.

Uh, Benny, would it be too much trouble to get some food on that day?

Oh.

I think Mr. Stolwitz is going to be coming from the clouds a little this

Yes, Leo Hackett for Alice's hand this morning.

And Leo said yes.

All right.

Alice's hand in marriage?

No, just her hand, Douglas. He wants to put it in his freezer.

But has he proposed to her?

Not yet. And since there is a chance that she could say no, let's not make

big a deal out of it. Is this a good idea?

Retarded people getting married?

Oh, come on, Douglas.

So when's he planning to pop the question?

Friday. So between now and then, let's keep everything very cool. Benny's

nervous enough as it is.

I'll try not to squirm with excitement.

Finally, it's official.

Rosalind Shays will join Mackenzie Brackman, Shani, and Cusack at the

of the year. Hip, hip, hooray.

Victor, how was your dinner with her?

Good. She's good. Not that there was any doubt.

And on that, we're adjourned.

Arnie! Hey, what a nice surprise this is.

Mommy wanted to visit you.

Oh, yeah, so she tied you up and she made you come along too, huh?

Yeah. Hi, can I steal you for a minute?

Sure.

Would you do me a huge favor?

Huge.

No.

Huge.

What? Keep an eye on Roxanne for a minute while I talk to Mommy? Sure.

Okay.

Come on, Chloe, sit over here and work on your typing.

Which one?

Randy's threatening to keep Chloe for Christmas Eve.

Why can't? The settlement agreement says that she's with you on Christmas.

I'm talking about Christmas Eve, which is Sunday, and he's got her that

Doesn't matter. The agreement says that weekend visits end at 5 p .m. on Sunday.

Either way, she's with you. But I've been letting him return her on Monday

morning, so now he says he wants to do the same thing here.

But he can't do that without your consent.

Oh, yeah, he's gonna do it. You don't know him. He's gonna do it.

Corinne.

She has to be with me on Christmas Eve. It's the whole thing, for God's sake.

I want her waking up in my house on Christmas Day. She will be.

Tomorrow, I'll go into court, and I'll get an order.

I can't believe this.

Don't worry.

The agreement is binding.

The judge will enforce it, and Chloe's going to be with you.

Hey, nobody's going to ruin Christmas for my girls.

Asked you to describe the condition of Nina Corey's body, Doctor.

Your Honor, this witness testified during the trial. The jury's already

him describe the condition of Miss Corey's body.

He's right, Miss Flanagan.

Your Honor, I believe the jury should hear it in the context of determining

Willingham's sentence rather than his guilt. Uh -uh. You don't get to put

witnesses on a second time for emphasis.

If I let you do it, I've got to let him do it, too. Between the two of you,

we'll be here until next Christmas.

Now, do you have any new ground to cover with this witness? I ask that he be

permitted to authenticate a series of photographs so that they may now be

admitted into evidence.

Objection. Those photographs were ruled purely inflammatory before they are. No

less inflammatory now.

This is a different trial, Mr. Cusack.

Different criteria for admission obtained.

Well, tell me what they prove, Your Honor.

They prove that this murder was committed under aggravating

They prove just how brutal a murder this was.

I ask that the court instruct Ms. Flanagan to reserve the oratory for her

summation. I'll grant your request and overrule your objection.

No speeches, Ms. Flanagan.

Proceed with the photograph.

I show you a series of photographs.

And ask if you are able to identify them.

Yes, these are photographs of Nina Corey taken just prior to her autopsy.

Were you present at the time they were taken?

Yes, I was.

I ask that said photographs be now admitted into evidence and marked

Exhibit 45 through 49.

So ordered. Set up the easel. I renew my objection and ask for a stay to seek a

writ on the court's ruling.

Overruled and denied.

Proceed, Miss Flanagan. Your Honor, if I... Sit down, sir.

Ms. Flanagan, proceed.

What kind of a father is Earl Williams, Janine? I think he's a wonderful father.

Was he ever abusive?

Never. My father hardly ever even raised his voice.

Well, he must have gotten mad sometimes.

Only if he thought we were neglecting our schoolwork. That made him mad.

So education is important to him. More important than anything.

He made time to organize tutorial programs in the neighborhood.

Adult literacy programs.

Did he ever make time for you?

Every day.

Would you tell us what that time was like?

We'd listen to music.

And, um, he'd sing to me.

He's got the worst voice in the whole world, but still he would sing to me.

Thank you. I have no further questions.

Were you ever present when your father beat your mother, Janine? Objection,

Honor. He opened the door, Your Honor.

I'll allow it.

What's the answer, Janine? Look, you're making this into something that it

wasn't. The police were called. Your mother was treated for a possible

concussion. They were having a fight. That's all it was.

So you were present.

Yes. So this gentle man beat his wife in front of his daughter.

Would you describe for us a little bit just what kind of a childhood he had?

He had it kind of hard.

His father died when he was nine.

I cleaned house for a family that lived three bus rides away.

I was gone from early morning till night.

Earl was the oldest, so he had to look after his brothers.

Plus, he worked.

And with all that, he still got himself an education.

Became a university professor.

Is there anything else you'd like to tell us, Eleanor?

Only that my boy is a good boy.

Whatever mistakes he might have made in his life, he would never do something

like this.

Thank you, Mrs. Williams.

I have no further questions.

Your love for your son is unconditional, isn't it, Mrs. Williams?

Yes. And I know you think he's innocent.

But if you did know he was guilty, you would still do or say anything to save

his life, wouldn't you? Why couldn't you just send him to prison?

I feel very sorry for your pain, Mrs. Williams.

I really do.

Please, don't take away his life.

He's all I've got left.

I just want you to let him live.

I don't know how to do it. All right, let's make a plan.

My suggestion is you make a reservation at her favorite restaurant, put on a

jacket and a tie, and then after the waiter takes your order, that's when you

ask her.

Is that how Dave asked?

No, but it's a great way to do it.

Benny, do you have a ring?

No. Okay, Rox, you want to take them over to Mordecai? Lunchtime tomorrow.

Okay, done.

I have got to get to court.

So, Roxanne will make the dinner reservations for you. You'll have a good

ring in your pocket.

You'll be in like a porch climber.

A what porch climber?

It's a figure of speech, Benny. Figure of speech?

Listen.

What's the worst thing that can happen?

She could say no.

Okay, so she says no. I guarantee you, eight, ten years from now,

you'll forget all about it.

Well, there aren't really that many romantic tax opportunities left,

for the passive player.

I'm not looking for shelters as much as I am good investments where we can at

least mitigate the tax damage.

Great. That brings me to low -income housing. It's really one of the last

syndication ventures left that really makes sense, especially if you locate

well. Very good.

Now, L .A. can be a wonderful market, and I've run some numbers here for you.

Stuart, it's time.

Time for what?

For the baby. It's time for the baby.

Now? The contractions have been five minutes apart for more than an hour. I

think we should go.

Oh, God.

I didn't think it was supposed to happen for three more weeks.

Well, it's early.

I called the hospital.

Excuse me.

Oh, my God. Calm down, Stuart. Okay, I'm gonna get my list. I got the list. You

got it?

Great. I'll call the hospital. I called the hospital. Oh, good. I'll get your

bag. My bag's right here, Stuart. Well, here's your bag. Here's your bag.

Take it easy.

Okay. Where are my car keys?

Keys are in your pocket. Keys are in my pocket.

Oh, my gosh.

Let's go. Okay.

Where will you leave the car?

Car's in the garage.

Car's in the garage, right? This is unbelievable.

Stuart, you better take it easy. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy. Back off. Back

off. She's in labor, Benny.

Just back off.

Breathe, honey. Are you breathing? Yeah. You know what, Stuart?

What? We have time.

Time? This isn't supposed to happen for three weeks. Don't talk to me about

time. Now, uh, can you get through the door there?

Hey, Ann, breathe.

Are you breathing?

Your Honor, Mr. Hammond is not trying to circumvent the agreement.

He has custody the weekend before Christmas.

He'll simply be returning his daughter on Monday morning like he's regularly

been doing. Well, it clearly states 5 p .m. Sunday.

She's never objected to Monday morning before.

My client's just looking for a little quality Christmas dinner. Hansel is

seeking to roast our chestnuts, Judge.

What Mr. Hammond is proposing clearly violates the letter of the agreement as

well as the underlying spirit.

I agree. The spirit of the agreement certainly doesn't embrace the idea of

spending time with Mommy while she cohabitates with her divorce attorney. I

object to that. Object all you want. Hold on a second.

Now, Mr. Becker, are you romantically involved with your client here?

Whether I am or not, that is totally irrelevant.

Tell that to a seven -year -old who wants to know what a strange man is

Mommy's bed. That's enough, Mr. Zaplin. I am not cohabitating with my client,

Judge. This proceeding is to interpret a settlement agreement, period.

I ask that counsel be sanctioned for that attack and further remarks be

I'll decide who gets sanctioned here, Mr. Becker.

Now, Mr. Zaplin, the only issue before me concerns the terms of this piece of

paper. Now, if you want to bring a motion to modify the custody

based on this new information, feel free to do so.

But until then, this agreement is binding, and Chloe is to be returned to

mother by 5 p .m. on Sunday.

That's all.

Thank you.

Mr. Becker, I'll see you in chambers now.

Are you involved with her?

Your Honor, I don't see what that has to do with anything.

I asked you a direct question. I want a direct answer.

Yes, I am.

You dumb bastard.

Your Honor, that robe doesn't entitle you to treat me with disrespect.

Now I choose to live my social life. It's my personal business.

Wrong, Mr. Becker.

When I see parties' representation being compromised in my courtroom, it is my

business. I advised my client. She's welcome to retain other counsel at any

time. She chose not to. Did you advise your client that custody orders are

always subject to modification?

And did you advise your client that this little affair could be used against her

in evidence of parental unfitness and that she could lose her daughter because

of it? That's not going to happen. Don't be so damn sure, Counselor. But let me

tell you what definitely will happen.

After you walk out that door, I'm reporting you to the state bar.

Feel free.

Because I might make a little report of my own.

About a judge who hauls me into her chambers for an ex parte communication

treat me with vulgarity and abuse.

You got ten days to get her a new attorney.

If you don't, I'm locking you up for contempt. You got that, Mr. Becker?

got that, Judge.

Good. Now get out.

How are you holding up?

Not so good.

I thought that Brock Janine and your mother were very good. I think they were

sympathetic. Michael, it's over.

It's not over.

Tomorrow I'm putting the psychiatrist on the stand. He's going to see it in

their eyes.

The people on the jury will see it in their eyes. They want me dead.

You don't know that.

The way they look at me, I know it.

I'm the animal who beat the girl to death with a bat.

Earl, listen to me.

No matter what they think about you, it takes a hell of a lot of hatred to send

a human being to the gas chamber.

Now, finding you guilty is one thing.

Executing you... You saw my mother up there?

Yeah.

She's 80 years old, and she had to go in there and beg for me. Earl.

She had to plead.

For 12 people she had never seen before, not to kill her son.

And they listened to her.

They heard what he had to say.

I don't know.

Come on, Earl.

God, I don't want my mother to have to see me die.

She shouldn't have to bury herself.

Come on, honey.

All right.

This is going to be a good one.

All right, you're doing great.

You're doing great.

Okay, come on, breathe.

Come on, breathe. All right, you're doing great. Come on, honey, you've got

get on top of it.

Focus, focus.

Come on, honey.

All right, look.

Look, you're at the peak now. You're doing wonderful.

Real good, real good. Now, come on. You've got this one locked. Okay, you're

coming down now.

Big cleansing breath in through the nose, out through the mouth.

Okay, you're amazing.

Just breathe.

I can't keep doing this, Stuart. I just can't. What are you doing, honey? I've

got to take a break. I'm going to go home. What? Stuart, I'm tired. I'll go

home. I'll get some rest. I'll come back tomorrow.

Okay. Here we go.

Okay. Breathe, honey. Don't forget to breathe.

And breathe.

Come on, honey. You've got to get on top of it. Breathe, honey. Breathe. Come

on. Shut up, Stuart. You breathe.

All right.

Okay. You're doing great.

You're doing great.

Pass the peak.

Pass the peak. Breathe.

Oh, good.

Good. Cleansing breath. In.

In your nose.

Good girl. That was wonderful.

Come on, Annie. You sure you don't want something to take the edge off the pain?

No. Ann.

Stuart. I wanted to do this without any drugs. You know, I really wanted to do

it without anything.

Yeah, I know. But really, what difference does it make? You know, as

walk out of here with a healthy baby and a healthy Ann, what difference does it

make whether you take or you don't take along the way?

Having examined the defendant, Doctor, is it your opinion that he constitutes

ongoing threat to others? No, sir. It's my opinion that he does not.

Assuming that he is guilty, what kind of a crime would you say he is guilty of?

Assuming that he's guilty, it could only be a crime of passion.

I don't believe Earl Williams is capable of malicious...

premeditated murder, now or ever. Thank you, Doctor. I have no further

questions.

You don't believe in capital punishment, do you, Doctor?

Objection. Irrelevant.

Overruled.

I've given my professional opinion based on an intensive examination of this

man. Do you believe in capital punishment?

Yes or no?

No. I take it, then, that you believe anyone, regardless of their crime, can

rehabilitated. Put it this way, I don't think we can ever rule it out. In other

words, you don't believe anyone should be put to death?

No, I don't.

Thank you.

I have no further questions.

Thank you. You may step down.

Your Honor, an additional unscheduled witness has suddenly become available.

With the court's permission, I would like to call him to the stand. In that I

wasn't even given the courtesy of a phone call, I would ask for a

prepare for cross -examination. Why don't we proceed with direct?

If you need time to prepare, I'll give it to you.

The defense calls Philip Michael Holden. Are you kidding?

Approach the bench.

Counselor, what do you think you're doing?

I'm calling a witness, Your Honor. Keep your voice down.

You know damn well you can't call that witness.

I know that you wouldn't grant me a new trial. Are you saying the jury can't

hear him at all? Your Honor.

Are you saying that they can't hear him make a positive identification of the

man he saw running from the building? Mr. Cusack. They can't hear him say that

Earl Williams isn't the killer at all? I ask, Mr. Cusack, be held in contempt.

Come, clerk, get in my chambers and don't open your mouth until you're in

When this case is over, I'm bringing you up on charges.

This is not a street fight. It's a courtroom. My courtroom. I make the

You live by the rules. I don't care how desperate you are.

Whatever you say, Judge.

What now?

I'm going to go back in there and tell the jury to ignore Mr. Kuzak's outburst.

We'll go to summations at two.

Abby, what's the word on Ann?

Oh. 16 hours in labor is still counting. She's only dilated six centimeters, so

it might be a while.

How's she holding up?

I think everybody's a little tired.

Hi.

Hi, Corinne. Come on in.

Still licking your wounds from the judge?

Oh, I'm the big boy.

Came by to thank you for what you did.

Wouldn't be Christmas Eve without my being able to tuck her in.

I know.

but I did it just as much for me.

I'm looking forward to spending Christmas together, all three of us.

Yeah, well, that's the other reason I came in.

Randy and I, well, we've decided for Chloe's sake to put our differences

for the weekend.

Excuse me?

We're going to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together. We'd like to try

to give our daughter a family holiday, if possible.

Crenn, look, I strongly advise against this. Officially, he'd have residence

the weekend. He'd have every right to go right back... It's important for my

daughter. What's important for your daughter is that you not disrupt her

Listen, I've seen this happen a thousand times before. First this, then he'll

want to renegotiate the settlement. The next thing you know... The settlement's

done. Nothing will change.

Yes, it will. Trust me. I'm just trying to serve your best interest.

Speaking as your attorney, I cannot allow you to... I'm not speaking as my

attorney at all.

Let's at least be honest about that.

Fine. As long as we're being totally honest.

Just how far do you intend to take this little pretense?

He won't be sleeping there.

What about us?

It doesn't affect us.

What are you talking about? He's coming back into the house. How can it not

affect us?

It's just for the weekend.

I'm sorry. I see you, and I see Chloe, and I see this family thing, and I like

to think that I'm a part of it. Arnie.

You are a part of my life. You know that.

I just can't be a part of your Christmas.

$400, Mordecai. That's it.

Mister, do you want a diamond or do you want a piece of glass?

A diamond.

Smaller than half a carrot? It's a chip.

You want, I should show you chips.

No, thanks. I don't want any chips.

What's the stone in that ring?

This is K color, SI2.

It's not flawless, but for $1 ,500, it's very respectable.

You said we didn't want to go over four.

Total? Yeah. So let's put away the stones and bring out the plain gold

He wants 18 carat inside round.

Not so fast.

First, I'm not so sure I got it.

This ring, Mordecai, how much?

In me, six and a quarter.

I don't have that much.

Four -fifty.

Because it's Arnie, I'll make it five and a half.

Because it's Arnie, make it five. From me, you should be getting wholesale.

Cash money out the door, Mordecai. Come on, what do you say?

He's getting married.

Let him take the ring.

Give him the money, Benny.

You are confused.

You're anxious that maybe in pop time?

In her chambers this morning, the judge called me desperate.

I suppose at this moment, that's just what I am.

During the main trial, you heard me argue that Earl Williams was guilty of

crime. That this was a case of mistaken identity, pure and simple. Well, I still

believe that.

You've indicated by your verdict that you don't. And that since you found him

guilty, you are all sure that he is guilty.

Maybe you are right. Maybe there are two Earl Williams.

The one I know could never commit murder, and the one you know could.

But the point is, ladies and gentlemen, neither one of them deserves to die.

Now, I'm willing to say that there are those who do. Those whose crimes are so

deliberately atrocious that they are deemed beyond redemption, beyond

rehabilitation.

undeserving even to live out their lives in prison. But we have to be sure of

that. And in the case of Earl Williams, I defy you

to be sure. The man spends his life teaching young people, raising

a family, and he is in every respect a model citizen on this crime,

assuming that he committed it.

Was a terrible crime, but it does not however allow us to wipe out the 40

that preceded it Does not allow us to ignore who Earl Williams is

and it doesn't justify Sending him to his death

Let me first say that I don't for one minute want you to ignore who Earl

Williams is.

In fact, I want you to consider it very carefully.

I want you to consider exactly who he is.

He took that bat and he knocked a young girl to the floor.

Did he stop and say, oh, my God, what have I done?

Not at all.

He hit her again.

He saw her writhing in pain on the floor.

What did he do?

He hit her again.

He heard her cry out in fear for her life.

What did he do? He hit her again, torturing her and finally killing her.

We've heard repeatedly that Earl Williams lived an exemplary life.

That this was the only crime he's ever committed.

What's more, this was a lover's quarrel.

A weak moment.

That this was passion.

Well, at the risk of sounding like one of the nuns from my old Catholic school,

I call it something else.

I call it evil.

I can't forgive it.

I can't ignore it.

I can't call it anything else.

Ladies and gentlemen, Earl Williams is an evil man.

He deserves to die.

Do you believe this? Mark Whitehead is still talking.

Merry Christmas this year.

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. Ho, ho, ho.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. Abby.

Ho, ho, ho.

I want those boots, baby.

You'll get those boots.

Benny.

Benny, your reservation's at 7 .30 tonight.

Okay. You look very nice.

Thank you.

You ready to ask her?

Just follow the plan, Benny. You remember what we said?

No, no, no.

You want to go over it again?

No.

No.

That's the worst thing I ever saw. Well, that's because he's a make -believe

Santa.

Now, why'd you bring me in here?

Because I have to give you my present before we go.

Oh, thank you. Now, your mommy's got my present for you, okay?

It's a Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas, Arnie.

I love Chloe.

Oh,

lots of hugs and kisses.

The best Christmas present I ever got.

Come on, Chloe. We have to go now.

Okay. Bye, Ernie.

Could I, uh, collect one of those hugs before you go?

Yeah.

Bye.

Bye, honey.

My wife and kids asked if they could come in.

No.

It might be good if you were all together right now.

Right now, all I'm doing is trying to get through this without falling apart.

If I see them, I will.

The jury is back, gentlemen.

Okay, folks, let's go.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

The defendant will please rise.

In the matter of the people versus Earl Williams, criminal complaint number

7341. We, the jury, having previously found the defendant guilty of murder in

the first degree and having found special circumstances to exist, now do

penalty at death by the infliction of lethal gas.

So say you all. Yes, Your Honor. So say us all.

Hi.

We have to leave at 6 .30.

Okay. We have to be at the restaurant at 7 .30, so we have to leave at 6 .30.

Well, wherever you want, Betty.

Here.

Why is that?

It's a ring.

It's beautiful.

What it is?

I saw Ray.

That's a wedding ring.

Will you marry

me?

Yes? You will?

Yes, I will.

I will never take it off.

They're moving me to San Quentin tonight.

I tried to get him to hold off until after the holidays, but...

No presents from the old man this year, huh,

kids?

I don't need any presents.

We all know that's not true.

How are you doing, Seth?

I'm all right.

I want you to keep it together.

You hear me?

Yes, sir.

Michael.

I'm sorry.

You've got nothing to be sorry for.

Mr. Williams, you have five minutes to lock down.

Merry Christmas, baby.

Three, two, one.

All right. All right. You're doing fine, Ann. You're in the home stretch, but

you're going to have to push harder.

Doctor, she's been doing it for 22 hours. We're almost there. All right.

got another one coming. Now, when I say go, you push as hard as you can.

I've been pushing as hard as I can.

Go. Come on. Ten.

Nine. You can do it. Eight. Seven.

Come on. See the head. See the head. Come on. See the head. Come on. You can

it. Push. Come on.

Push.

All right, all right. Just relax for a minute. All right, just take it easy.

We'll wait for the next one.

All right.

Your baby wants to see you. Think about that.

Okay,

get ready.

Take a deep breath.

Go! Go, honey. Ten, push.

This is the one.

Come on.

Push. It's the dog. Come on. It's there.

You can do it. Come on. Come on.

That's it.

You did it. There he is. I can see it, honey. I can see it. You have yourself a

little boy.

Is he okay?

He's perfect.

He's perfect. He's perfect.

Let me see him.

Dad, would you like to cut the cord?

There you go.

Here he is.

Is

he

too little?

No, he's just the right size.

Just the right size. Can you see me?

That's your daddy.