1 00:00:06,573 --> 00:00:07,707 - You are still sore about what happened 2 00:00:08,241 --> 00:00:09,541 to that client of yours-- 3 00:00:09,542 --> 00:00:10,743 what was his name? 4 00:00:10,744 --> 00:00:13,779 - You know damn well his name was Dante Everson. 5 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:17,116 You killed him just as much as if you shivved him yourself. 6 00:00:17,117 --> 00:00:18,617 - Your Honor, I'm requesting all records 7 00:00:18,618 --> 00:00:20,819 related to Valerie Thompson's divorce proceedings 8 00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:22,187 against the defendant. 9 00:00:22,188 --> 00:00:23,922 - I want to know who leaked the goddamn transcript. 10 00:00:23,923 --> 00:00:25,424 - I have a legal obligation 11 00:00:25,425 --> 00:00:27,259 to keep those transcripts confidential. 12 00:00:27,260 --> 00:00:29,294 - But you're so pissed that I took Lester 13 00:00:29,295 --> 00:00:30,229 you'd betray any legal obligation. 14 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:31,363 - I would never do that! 15 00:00:31,364 --> 00:00:33,132 - You know, you don't get beat up 16 00:00:33,133 --> 00:00:34,600 if you bring a gun. 17 00:00:34,601 --> 00:00:36,869 - Did you use my client to trick one of your suspects? 18 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:38,137 - He wanted to do it. 19 00:00:38,138 --> 00:00:39,705 - He doesn't know what he's getting himself into. 20 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:42,474 - I did what I had to do, and I'm not gonna apologize. 21 00:00:42,475 --> 00:00:44,343 - I'm going through Lester's police statement. 22 00:00:44,344 --> 00:00:46,111 What if he got that statement from a story? 23 00:00:46,112 --> 00:00:47,846 - "I'm watching a man battle with himself 24 00:00:47,847 --> 00:00:48,947 for his own sanity." 25 00:00:48,948 --> 00:00:50,149 - He didn't just option that script. 26 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:51,350 He wrote it himself. 27 00:00:51,351 --> 00:00:54,486 - Pellegrini had our impersonator murdered. 28 00:00:54,487 --> 00:00:56,422 - You didn't just cover for Lester going missing. 29 00:00:56,423 --> 00:00:58,090 You set the whole damn thing into motion. 30 00:00:58,091 --> 00:01:00,359 From this second on, you're on your own. 31 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,261 - I know you stole that story. - Okay, hold on. 32 00:01:02,262 --> 00:01:04,163 - And now I want the real one. 33 00:01:04,164 --> 00:01:06,031 - Okay, I killed him! 34 00:01:06,032 --> 00:01:08,435 I killed him. 35 00:01:11,037 --> 00:01:12,571 - Well, here we are. 36 00:01:12,572 --> 00:01:15,074 I gotta tell you, I didn't anticipate 37 00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:17,943 every twist and turn here along the way, 38 00:01:17,944 --> 00:01:19,845 but here's the thing. 39 00:01:19,846 --> 00:01:22,081 When this trial is over, the 12 of you, 40 00:01:22,082 --> 00:01:23,549 you are going to go home, 41 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:27,753 and hopefully your lives are the same as they were before. 42 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:29,655 Lester Thompson's won't be, 43 00:01:29,656 --> 00:01:32,524 because the verdict that you collectively reach, 44 00:01:32,525 --> 00:01:34,760 that is going to dictate the course 45 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:37,062 of the rest of his life. 46 00:01:37,063 --> 00:01:39,765 What you don't know... 47 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:42,801 is that it's also going to dictate the rest of mine, 48 00:01:42,802 --> 00:01:46,038 because I have staked my career 49 00:01:46,039 --> 00:01:50,109 and the career of everybody that I work with 50 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:53,178 on you finding Lester Thompson innocent. 51 00:01:53,179 --> 00:01:55,881 And I did that 52 00:01:55,882 --> 00:01:59,151 because Lester Thompson 53 00:01:59,152 --> 00:02:00,787 is not a murderer. 54 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:05,657 {\an8}- Yes, I took that story from the script. 55 00:02:05,658 --> 00:02:08,894 But I am telling you, most of it is true. 56 00:02:08,895 --> 00:02:11,296 - Except for the part where you pulled the trigger. 57 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:13,132 - See, that right there-- 58 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:15,768 that you think that I could murder my own partner, 59 00:02:15,769 --> 00:02:17,970 when you're supposed to be on my own goddamn team-- 60 00:02:17,971 --> 00:02:20,272 that's exactly why I knew the police would never believe me. 61 00:02:20,273 --> 00:02:23,442 So when they got there, those words just... 62 00:02:23,443 --> 00:02:25,644 came out. 63 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:27,880 And once I said them, there was no going back. 64 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:30,282 But yes. 65 00:02:30,283 --> 00:02:32,418 I killed Simon. 66 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:34,019 - Why? 67 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:37,156 - Because he was about to kill me. 68 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:38,757 I told him that I knew 69 00:02:38,758 --> 00:02:41,126 about the money that he stole from the studio. 70 00:02:41,127 --> 00:02:42,728 I told him we could put the money back. 71 00:02:42,729 --> 00:02:44,263 No one would ever know. 72 00:02:44,264 --> 00:02:45,564 And that's when he started freaking out. 73 00:02:45,565 --> 00:02:49,101 He kept saying, "You know. You know." 74 00:02:49,102 --> 00:02:51,103 And then all of a sudden, he said, 75 00:02:51,104 --> 00:02:52,905 "There's only one way out for me." 76 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:57,476 I really did think he was about to kill himself, 77 00:02:57,477 --> 00:03:00,979 until he pointed the gun at me and said, 78 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:02,848 "I'm going to kill you, Dester." 79 00:03:02,849 --> 00:03:04,616 - You mean Lester. 80 00:03:04,617 --> 00:03:07,353 - No, uh, it's a long story, but... 81 00:03:07,354 --> 00:03:08,821 he had a nickname for me. 82 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:10,422 He called me Dester. 83 00:03:10,423 --> 00:03:12,591 So I lunged for the gun. 84 00:03:12,592 --> 00:03:15,828 You know, I... 85 00:03:15,829 --> 00:03:18,464 but he was really strong. 86 00:03:18,465 --> 00:03:21,900 And I knew that if he got his hand free... 87 00:03:21,901 --> 00:03:23,168 and then all of a sudden, 88 00:03:23,169 --> 00:03:25,137 he stepped on some uneven grass, 89 00:03:25,138 --> 00:03:27,506 and he stumbled a little, but it was enough. 90 00:03:27,507 --> 00:03:30,943 And I realized the gun was pointing right at his head, 91 00:03:30,944 --> 00:03:33,579 and it was him or me. 92 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:35,681 [dramatic music] 93 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:37,683 So I squeezed. 94 00:03:37,684 --> 00:03:40,285 ♪ ♪ 95 00:03:40,286 --> 00:03:43,288 And the gun went off, 96 00:03:43,289 --> 00:03:45,258 and Simon went down. 97 00:03:46,993 --> 00:03:49,262 It was over just like that. 98 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:53,800 And that is the whole truth. 99 00:03:56,336 --> 00:03:59,406 I swear, every word. 100 00:04:08,648 --> 00:04:10,016 - I believe you. 101 00:04:11,718 --> 00:04:13,118 - [scoffs] 102 00:04:13,119 --> 00:04:15,154 [inhales deeply] 103 00:04:15,155 --> 00:04:17,756 For what it's worth... [exhales deeply] 104 00:04:17,757 --> 00:04:20,626 It feels good to be able to finally let it all out. 105 00:04:20,627 --> 00:04:22,327 - Good. 106 00:04:22,328 --> 00:04:25,497 Because you're never going to let it out again. 107 00:04:25,498 --> 00:04:29,335 {\an8}- ♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪ 108 00:04:29,336 --> 00:04:32,471 {\an8}♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪ 109 00:04:32,472 --> 00:04:35,908 {\an8}♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪ 110 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:39,445 {\an8}♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪ 111 00:04:39,446 --> 00:04:42,648 {\an8}♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪ 112 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:46,418 {\an8}♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪ 113 00:04:46,419 --> 00:04:47,820 {\an8}♪ All right ♪ 114 00:04:47,821 --> 00:04:53,492 {\an8}♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪ 115 00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:55,362 {\an8}♪ The greenback boogie ♪ 116 00:04:58,431 --> 00:05:00,000 {\an8}- Erica, can I talk to you for a second? 117 00:05:00,367 --> 00:05:01,633 {\an8}- About what? 118 00:05:01,634 --> 00:05:03,769 {\an8}- We both saw what happened in court yesterday. 119 00:05:03,770 --> 00:05:06,138 {\an8}I think we both know this was a long shot from the start. 120 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:07,539 {\an8}- Walk the hell away from me, Stuart. 121 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:09,241 {\an8}You say another word, I'll go right upstairs 122 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:10,409 {\an8}and tell Ted you're poaching. 123 00:05:10,410 --> 00:05:11,777 {\an8}- No, you won't, 124 00:05:11,778 --> 00:05:13,879 {\an8}because he's in the middle of the trial of his life, 125 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,481 {\an8}and he's losing. 126 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:17,449 {\an8}We both know you're not gonna go up there and distract him. 127 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:19,084 {\an8}- Doesn't matter, because whatever you're asking me, 128 00:05:19,085 --> 00:05:20,319 {\an8}the answer is no. 129 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,054 {\an8}- All I'm saying is, when this is over, 130 00:05:22,055 --> 00:05:23,989 {\an8}you're gonna get flooded with offers. 131 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:27,559 {\an8}I just want you to remember we came to you first. 132 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,929 {\an8}- Let me ask you something, you smug son of a bitch. 133 00:05:30,930 --> 00:05:33,999 {\an8}What the hell kind of terms are you even offering me, hmm? 134 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,901 {\an8}- [sighs] Erica... 135 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:37,870 {\an8}you're missing the point. 136 00:05:37,871 --> 00:05:38,904 {\an8}Your ship is sinking. 137 00:05:38,905 --> 00:05:40,873 {\an8}I'm offering you a spot on the lifeboat. 138 00:05:40,874 --> 00:05:42,341 {\an8}You can either take it 139 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:44,376 {\an8}or worry about what section you're sitting in. 140 00:05:44,377 --> 00:05:46,378 {\an8}- I'm not missing anything, Stuart. 141 00:05:46,379 --> 00:05:48,147 {\an8}I picked my team. 142 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:49,748 {\an8}Ted's my guy. You're not. 143 00:05:49,749 --> 00:05:53,385 {\an8}This is the last time we're gonna have this conversation. 144 00:05:53,386 --> 00:05:54,987 {\an8}Excuse me. 145 00:05:54,988 --> 00:05:58,724 {\an8}[dramatic music] 146 00:05:58,725 --> 00:06:01,393 {\an8}- You heard both the ballistics expert and coroner 147 00:06:01,394 --> 00:06:03,195 {\an8}testify this morning that the evidence 148 00:06:03,196 --> 00:06:05,831 {\an8}does not support the theory that Simon killed himself? 149 00:06:05,832 --> 00:06:07,399 {\an8}- I did. 150 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,736 {\an8}- And did Simon ever discuss suicidal thoughts 151 00:06:10,737 --> 00:06:12,671 {\an8}or ideation with you? - No. 152 00:06:12,672 --> 00:06:15,174 - Did he ever confide in you that he was having an affair 153 00:06:15,175 --> 00:06:16,542 with Lester's wife? - Yes, he did. 154 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:18,377 - And did he ever say what he thought 155 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,279 Lester would do if he found out? 156 00:06:20,280 --> 00:06:24,183 - He said Lester would kill him. 157 00:06:24,184 --> 00:06:25,551 - Given that, 158 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:28,220 in your expert opinion, psychologically, 159 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:30,589 is it more likely that Simon killed himself 160 00:06:30,590 --> 00:06:32,091 or that Lester murdered him? 161 00:06:32,092 --> 00:06:33,359 - Objection. - Sustained. 162 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:34,727 - Lester murdered him. - Your Honor. 163 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:36,428 - Strike that from the record. 164 00:06:36,429 --> 00:06:39,432 The jury will disregard that answer. 165 00:06:41,167 --> 00:06:42,569 - No more questions. 166 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:47,506 - Doctor, it sounds to me 167 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:49,608 like you knew Simon Shrager very intimately. 168 00:06:49,609 --> 00:06:52,511 - I pride myself on my relationships with my patients. 169 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:54,046 - Did he tell you that he was stealing money 170 00:06:54,047 --> 00:06:55,381 from his own movie studio? 171 00:06:55,382 --> 00:06:56,582 - No, but that-- 172 00:06:56,583 --> 00:06:58,484 - So isn't it true that the guilt 173 00:06:58,485 --> 00:07:00,552 of stealing money from his own movie studio, 174 00:07:00,553 --> 00:07:01,754 coupled with the guilt 175 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:03,989 of having an affair with Lester's wife, 176 00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:07,659 all the while under the influence of a psychedelic, 177 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:10,195 might have greatly increased the chances 178 00:07:10,196 --> 00:07:12,898 of Simon becoming suicidal? 179 00:07:12,899 --> 00:07:14,833 Don't look at her. 180 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:17,603 You can look at the 12 people that you just misled 181 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:20,205 about Simon's capacity to kill himself. 182 00:07:20,206 --> 00:07:21,674 - Objection. Testifying. - I'll rephrase. 183 00:07:21,675 --> 00:07:24,209 Is it possible that Simon killed himself? 184 00:07:24,210 --> 00:07:26,545 - I suppose it's possible. 185 00:07:26,546 --> 00:07:28,180 - One more question. 186 00:07:28,181 --> 00:07:29,715 Do you feel protective of Simon? 187 00:07:29,716 --> 00:07:33,185 - Of course I do. He was my patient of 15 years. 188 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:35,454 - Isn't it possible, psychologically, 189 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:37,756 that you'd rather believe that he was murdered 190 00:07:37,757 --> 00:07:41,427 than face the possibility that you failed him so badly 191 00:07:41,428 --> 00:07:42,828 that he killed himself? 192 00:07:42,829 --> 00:07:45,197 - How dare you? - Objection! 193 00:07:45,198 --> 00:07:46,765 - Mr. Black. - I'm sorry, Your Honor. 194 00:07:46,766 --> 00:07:48,834 I just--I thought the good doctor was more interested 195 00:07:48,835 --> 00:07:51,837 in the truth than protecting her reputation. 196 00:07:51,838 --> 00:07:54,340 ♪ ♪ 197 00:07:54,341 --> 00:07:56,576 No more questions. 198 00:07:58,144 --> 00:08:02,047 - Mr. Claxton, how would you describe Lester's reputation? 199 00:08:02,048 --> 00:08:03,515 - He's considered a liar. 200 00:08:03,516 --> 00:08:05,684 He'll do anything to get his own way. 201 00:08:05,685 --> 00:08:07,686 - Does he have a temper? - [chuckles] 202 00:08:07,687 --> 00:08:10,189 Let's just say he makes Charles Manson 203 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:12,124 look like a pacifist. 204 00:08:12,125 --> 00:08:13,759 - And because I know defense is gonna make 205 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,928 a big deal of the fact that Lester was trying 206 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:18,630 to sneak the stolen money back to you, 207 00:08:18,631 --> 00:08:21,333 what would you have done if you'd found that out? 208 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:23,569 - I wouldn't have cared if he was paying us back or not. 209 00:08:23,570 --> 00:08:25,004 I would have fired them both. 210 00:08:25,005 --> 00:08:28,107 - Presuming Lester knew that, would he have been furious 211 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:29,541 at his business partner? 212 00:08:29,542 --> 00:08:31,176 - He'd be more than furious. 213 00:08:31,177 --> 00:08:32,511 He'd want to kill the man. 214 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:34,313 - I think that's a nice note to end on. 215 00:08:34,314 --> 00:08:36,216 No more questions. 216 00:08:38,485 --> 00:08:40,219 - Bill, 217 00:08:40,220 --> 00:08:43,255 isn't it true that there's a history of animosity 218 00:08:43,256 --> 00:08:44,656 between you and my client? 219 00:08:44,657 --> 00:08:46,392 - Not uncommon in this business. 220 00:08:46,393 --> 00:08:47,926 - Is it uncommon to say that you, in fact, 221 00:08:47,927 --> 00:08:49,561 hate Lester Thompson? - I wouldn't exactly say I-- 222 00:08:49,562 --> 00:08:51,964 - In fact, haven't you hated him 223 00:08:51,965 --> 00:08:55,267 since he humiliated you when you were a low-level executive? 224 00:08:55,268 --> 00:08:56,702 And didn't you used to call me 225 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:59,071 just to tell me that you hated him? 226 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:00,873 - Objection. Badgering. - And that's the only reason 227 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:03,609 that you're saying what you're saying about him today... 228 00:09:03,610 --> 00:09:04,910 - Your Honor. 229 00:09:04,911 --> 00:09:07,546 - Because you, Bill, are clearly out for revenge. 230 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:10,716 - Mr. Black. - Yes, I hate him. 231 00:09:10,717 --> 00:09:13,419 - Just to be clear, 232 00:09:13,420 --> 00:09:14,987 why do you hate Lester Thompson? 233 00:09:14,988 --> 00:09:18,323 - 'Cause he's a lying, thieving, violent bully. 234 00:09:18,324 --> 00:09:20,559 - Interesting you bring up violence. 235 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:22,995 Are you aware of what Mr. Thompson was shooting at 236 00:09:22,996 --> 00:09:25,998 the night Simon was killed with Mr. Thompson's gun? 237 00:09:25,999 --> 00:09:27,666 - No, I'm not. 238 00:09:27,667 --> 00:09:29,902 - I happen to have the target right here. 239 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:31,403 Can you identify it for me? 240 00:09:31,404 --> 00:09:32,805 - My eyes are drawn 241 00:09:32,806 --> 00:09:35,541 to the bullet holes in the forehead, 242 00:09:35,542 --> 00:09:38,277 but there's no mistaking, that's a picture of me. 243 00:09:38,278 --> 00:09:39,578 - Hmm. 244 00:09:39,579 --> 00:09:42,681 Prosecution rests, Your Honor. 245 00:09:42,682 --> 00:09:44,450 Oh, in case you were wondering, 246 00:09:44,451 --> 00:09:46,952 that's what a bull's-eye looks like. 247 00:09:46,953 --> 00:09:53,325 ♪ ♪ 248 00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:56,363 [cell phone vibrating] 249 00:09:59,232 --> 00:10:00,933 - Samantha. 250 00:10:00,934 --> 00:10:02,868 To what do I owe the pleasure? 251 00:10:02,869 --> 00:10:06,005 - I heard you had a rough day. - I've certainly had better. 252 00:10:06,006 --> 00:10:08,674 - I just wanted to say, the Ted Black I knew 253 00:10:08,675 --> 00:10:11,143 took plenty of hits but always came up swinging. 254 00:10:11,144 --> 00:10:14,013 - I thought the reason that you left was, 255 00:10:14,014 --> 00:10:17,516 you wanted me to stop swinging and I wouldn't. 256 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:18,984 - I might have said that, 257 00:10:18,985 --> 00:10:21,587 but what I really wanted was for you to put your bat down 258 00:10:21,588 --> 00:10:23,222 and be with me for a while. 259 00:10:23,223 --> 00:10:29,428 ♪ ♪ 260 00:10:29,429 --> 00:10:31,296 - You do realize I can't get out 261 00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:32,664 if you're parked here, right? 262 00:10:32,665 --> 00:10:34,900 - You're not going anywhere until I get some answers. 263 00:10:34,901 --> 00:10:36,802 Did you tell Stuart about Lester stealing his statement 264 00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:39,004 from that script? - What? No. 265 00:10:39,005 --> 00:10:40,839 - Then why the hell did Stuart come to me last night 266 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,208 offering me a job, because he's sure we're going to lose? 267 00:10:43,209 --> 00:10:44,843 - I have no idea. 268 00:10:44,844 --> 00:10:46,745 But not 24 hours ago, 269 00:10:46,746 --> 00:10:48,480 you told Kevin that you trusted me with your life. 270 00:10:48,481 --> 00:10:51,016 So why don't you stop accusing me 271 00:10:51,017 --> 00:10:52,651 of something I would never do? 272 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:55,454 - I'm sorry. He just pisses me off. 273 00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:57,757 - Yeah. Take a number. 274 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:01,326 So what's Lester's story, anyway? 275 00:11:01,327 --> 00:11:03,829 - He killed his partner, but it was self-defense. 276 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:04,997 - You believe him? 277 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:07,032 - Kevin's taken about 100 confessions, 278 00:11:07,033 --> 00:11:10,370 and he believes him, so I do, too. 279 00:11:11,604 --> 00:11:13,972 - You going to tell Ted? 280 00:11:13,973 --> 00:11:15,274 - Would you? 281 00:11:15,275 --> 00:11:18,010 - I have no idea. 282 00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:20,447 But I'm glad I'm not the one who has to make that decision. 283 00:11:27,253 --> 00:11:30,190 - [humming] 284 00:11:34,394 --> 00:11:37,130 [apple thuds] Boop! [chuckles] 285 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,499 Mmm. Erica. 286 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:42,901 What can I do you for? - What's the plan for tomorrow? 287 00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:44,737 - Well, Ted's trying to get Amanda 288 00:11:44,738 --> 00:11:46,238 to undermine Smith's credibility. 289 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:48,207 But if she won't do it or if it doesn't work-- 290 00:11:48,208 --> 00:11:50,075 - He's going to put Lester on the stand, isn't he? 291 00:11:50,076 --> 00:11:51,910 - Yes, and before you say what you're about to say, 292 00:11:51,911 --> 00:11:52,978 no, I'm not telling him. 293 00:11:52,979 --> 00:11:54,213 - Well, I think we should. 294 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:55,948 If Lester gets up there and tells a lie 295 00:11:55,949 --> 00:11:57,082 and somebody finds out-- 296 00:11:57,083 --> 00:11:58,951 - They're not going to find out. 297 00:11:58,952 --> 00:12:00,252 - We're keeping information from him. 298 00:12:00,253 --> 00:12:01,720 - For his own protection. - You're not a lawyer. 299 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,155 - And you've never been to a murder trial. 300 00:12:03,156 --> 00:12:05,357 Were you there today? They are kicking our ass. 301 00:12:05,358 --> 00:12:07,226 - I don't care. I don't want to hang Ted out to dry. 302 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:08,794 - You are not hanging him out to dry. 303 00:12:08,795 --> 00:12:11,096 You are giving him a chance to win. 304 00:12:11,097 --> 00:12:13,666 [dramatic music] 305 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:15,868 Erica, look, if he knows Lester's lying, 306 00:12:15,869 --> 00:12:17,636 he won't put him on the stand. 307 00:12:17,637 --> 00:12:21,006 - I understand everything you're saying, 308 00:12:21,007 --> 00:12:23,509 but if you don't tell Ted, I will. 309 00:12:23,510 --> 00:12:26,178 - Then go ahead. There is the door. 310 00:12:26,179 --> 00:12:28,047 But I told him something I shouldn't have once, 311 00:12:28,048 --> 00:12:31,017 and I'm not doing it again. 312 00:12:32,552 --> 00:12:34,687 {\an8}- Ted. What are you doing here? 313 00:12:34,688 --> 00:12:35,988 {\an8}- Well, you didn't come home last night, 314 00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:37,256 and you weren't answering your phone. 315 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:38,657 - So you just assumed I'd be at the Waldorf? 316 00:12:38,658 --> 00:12:41,827 - I assumed that you'd be upset and this is where you'd go. 317 00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:43,562 - You should have known I needed space from you. 318 00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:44,830 - Samantha-- 319 00:12:44,831 --> 00:12:45,798 - How could you let this happen? 320 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:46,999 - I didn't let anything happen. 321 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,801 - Let me lay it out for you. 322 00:12:48,802 --> 00:12:51,003 You're working a case that involves the Mafia. 323 00:12:51,004 --> 00:12:52,705 You used my client to get a witness. 324 00:12:52,706 --> 00:12:54,173 Then my client got killed. 325 00:12:54,174 --> 00:12:56,008 And you think it's not your fault? 326 00:12:56,009 --> 00:12:57,943 - Samantha, there's a leak in our office, 327 00:12:57,944 --> 00:12:59,244 and if I had known, 328 00:12:59,245 --> 00:13:01,313 I never would have asked Cameron for help. 329 00:13:01,314 --> 00:13:02,948 - Well, I didn't know there was a leak, 330 00:13:02,949 --> 00:13:05,017 and I still knew it was a bad idea. 331 00:13:05,018 --> 00:13:07,619 So why the hell did you ask him in the first place? 332 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:09,722 - Because Pellegrini is a monster 333 00:13:09,723 --> 00:13:11,190 and he needs to be put away. 334 00:13:11,191 --> 00:13:14,159 - No, because you don't care about anything but your case. 335 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,062 - No, I swear, I'm gonna find the leak. 336 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:20,599 - I don't care about the leak. 337 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,067 Cameron is dead. 338 00:13:22,068 --> 00:13:24,169 - And I didn't kill him, Samantha. 339 00:13:24,170 --> 00:13:25,304 Pellegrini did. 340 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,139 - Well, I can't confront Pellegrini. 341 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:28,907 Now, I just-- - I get it. 342 00:13:28,908 --> 00:13:31,477 I'm gonna get them. 343 00:13:31,478 --> 00:13:32,846 - Great. 344 00:13:34,681 --> 00:13:36,281 Go get 'em, Ted. 345 00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:42,389 ♪ ♪ 346 00:13:45,458 --> 00:13:46,959 - Do you have a second? 347 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,795 - You're unbelievable. 348 00:13:49,796 --> 00:13:52,164 - [sighs] Look, I know what I did was wrong, 349 00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:55,734 but I did it because I believe in my heart 350 00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:57,569 that Lester didn't murder Simon. 351 00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:59,371 So, unless you think I'm wrong, 352 00:13:59,372 --> 00:14:02,408 don't punish him for something that I did. 353 00:14:02,409 --> 00:14:05,277 - Oh, no, no, I am not punishing anyone. 354 00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:07,780 You're perfectly capable of trying your own case. 355 00:14:07,781 --> 00:14:09,515 - I know that. 356 00:14:09,516 --> 00:14:11,183 I need to go on offense. 357 00:14:11,184 --> 00:14:12,718 - And what exactly does that mean? 358 00:14:12,719 --> 00:14:15,220 - It means that Smith is 359 00:14:15,221 --> 00:14:17,189 tightening the noose with facts. 360 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:18,991 But juries don't just go by facts. 361 00:14:18,992 --> 00:14:21,026 They go by feel, okay? 362 00:14:21,027 --> 00:14:22,828 If I can make them dislike her, 363 00:14:22,829 --> 00:14:24,963 they are not going to trust her. 364 00:14:24,964 --> 00:14:26,198 And if they don't trust her-- 365 00:14:26,199 --> 00:14:28,100 - Then anything that you say afterwards 366 00:14:28,101 --> 00:14:29,668 has more of a chance of landing. 367 00:14:29,669 --> 00:14:30,936 - Exactly. 368 00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:32,905 - You want me to talk about Dante Everson, 369 00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:33,839 which I will not do. 370 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,074 - Amanda. 371 00:14:35,075 --> 00:14:36,875 - I'm not using the memory of a dead man 372 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:38,644 to get Lester out of hot water. 373 00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:41,447 - "Hot water"? His life is at stake! 374 00:14:41,448 --> 00:14:43,482 - Then defend him to the best of your ability! 375 00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:45,384 But I'm not going to lay myself bare to help 376 00:14:45,385 --> 00:14:46,852 some slick producer. 377 00:14:46,853 --> 00:14:49,922 - I put everything on the line for this trial 378 00:14:49,923 --> 00:14:52,991 because I know in my gut Lester's not a murderer, 379 00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:56,929 the same way I know you hate the idea 380 00:14:56,930 --> 00:14:58,997 of another innocent man 381 00:14:58,998 --> 00:15:02,134 being wrongly convicted. 382 00:15:02,135 --> 00:15:03,937 Please. 383 00:15:05,672 --> 00:15:07,806 I need your help. 384 00:15:07,807 --> 00:15:10,642 ♪ ♪ 385 00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:12,811 Ms. Stevens, have you ever gone up 386 00:15:12,812 --> 00:15:14,813 against Ms. Smith before in court? 387 00:15:14,814 --> 00:15:16,281 - Your Honor, what possible relevance 388 00:15:16,282 --> 00:15:18,083 does a five-year-old case have? 389 00:15:18,084 --> 00:15:19,918 both: Goes to establishing a pattern. 390 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:21,687 - I'm sorry, are you a witness or a lawyer? 391 00:15:21,688 --> 00:15:23,889 - Evidently, today, she's both. 392 00:15:23,890 --> 00:15:25,724 And your objection is overruled. 393 00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:28,193 Witness may answer. 394 00:15:28,194 --> 00:15:30,996 - I had a 19-year-old client. 395 00:15:30,997 --> 00:15:33,198 Dante Everson. 396 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:36,535 He was young and very bright, 397 00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:39,104 and he had his entire future ahead of him 398 00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:42,374 until Ms. Smith used every trick in the book 399 00:15:42,375 --> 00:15:45,744 to have him convicted of a murder he did not commit. 400 00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:48,047 - Were you able to prove 401 00:15:48,048 --> 00:15:51,116 that Ms. Smith did anything out of bounds? 402 00:15:51,117 --> 00:15:53,252 - No, we never found proof, 403 00:15:53,253 --> 00:15:57,156 but exonerating evidence that had somehow gone missing 404 00:15:57,157 --> 00:15:58,557 turned up seven months later. 405 00:15:58,558 --> 00:16:00,292 We used that evidence to file an appeal, 406 00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,594 and we were going to overturn his conviction. 407 00:16:02,595 --> 00:16:03,762 - So what did Ms. Smith do? 408 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:05,531 - She planted an article 409 00:16:05,532 --> 00:16:07,900 alleging Dante was a suspect 410 00:16:07,901 --> 00:16:09,301 in the shooting of a gang member. 411 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:10,836 - Why? 412 00:16:10,837 --> 00:16:13,105 - Because she wanted him murdered in prison, 413 00:16:13,106 --> 00:16:14,506 rather than face the fact 414 00:16:14,507 --> 00:16:16,275 that she had convicted the wrong man. 415 00:16:16,276 --> 00:16:20,245 - Has Ms. Smith done anything like that in this case? 416 00:16:20,246 --> 00:16:22,481 - Well, for one thing, she planted that article 417 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:24,316 in the "Times" about Valerie Thompson 418 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:27,252 so that she could get that divorce transcript admitted. 419 00:16:27,253 --> 00:16:30,089 - If Ms. Smith discovered that Simon had killed himself, 420 00:16:30,090 --> 00:16:32,191 do you think that she would bury the evidence, 421 00:16:32,192 --> 00:16:34,126 as opposed to facing the fact 422 00:16:34,127 --> 00:16:36,195 that she is prosecuting another innocent man? 423 00:16:36,196 --> 00:16:38,664 - Objection. Prejudicial. Inflammatory. 424 00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,366 - You bet your ass I do. 425 00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:42,501 - The jury will disregard that answer. 426 00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:44,636 - [sighs] 427 00:16:44,637 --> 00:16:46,905 - [whispering] Will they? 428 00:16:46,906 --> 00:16:49,242 [normal voice] No more questions, Your Honor. 429 00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:52,611 - I have to say, 430 00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:54,813 you sure know how to make me sound like a monster. 431 00:16:54,814 --> 00:16:56,648 - Well, I am under oath. 432 00:16:56,649 --> 00:16:59,718 - Then under oath, is Simon Shrager still alive? 433 00:16:59,719 --> 00:17:00,986 - You know he isn't. 434 00:17:00,987 --> 00:17:02,688 - And did he die from a bullet to the head? 435 00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:03,889 - Yes, he did. 436 00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:05,824 - Well, someone fired the gun. 437 00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:07,960 You'd have the jury believe it was me, 438 00:17:07,961 --> 00:17:09,528 but I'm not on trial for murder here. 439 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:10,763 Lester Thompson is. 440 00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:12,731 - Is there a question? - Yes. 441 00:17:12,732 --> 00:17:15,534 Does anything you say about me change the fact 442 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:17,836 that Simon was killed by Lester's gun? 443 00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:20,606 Does it change the blood spatter 444 00:17:20,607 --> 00:17:24,910 or the ballistics or any of the evidence at all? 445 00:17:24,911 --> 00:17:26,979 - No. 446 00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:28,547 - And remind me, 447 00:17:28,548 --> 00:17:31,583 was Dante Everson also accused of murder? 448 00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:32,918 - Yes. 449 00:17:32,919 --> 00:17:34,653 - Was he convicted? - Dante didn't kill-- 450 00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:36,255 - That's not what I asked. 451 00:17:36,256 --> 00:17:40,626 Did a jury of his peers find him guilty? 452 00:17:40,627 --> 00:17:41,727 - Yes, they did, but-- 453 00:17:41,728 --> 00:17:43,228 - Do you remember the name 454 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:46,065 of the victim's father in that case? 455 00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:47,666 Because I do. 456 00:17:47,667 --> 00:17:49,168 It was Lawrence. 457 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:50,869 He had one son, 458 00:17:50,870 --> 00:17:52,838 and he will never see him grow up 459 00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:56,308 because your client gunned his child down in cold blood! 460 00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:58,377 - Your Honor! - That's enough. 461 00:17:58,378 --> 00:18:00,379 - I have one last question. 462 00:18:00,380 --> 00:18:02,481 If the evidence shows Lester did kill Simon, 463 00:18:02,482 --> 00:18:05,351 which it does, and you were on the jury, 464 00:18:05,352 --> 00:18:06,919 would you find him guilty? 465 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,221 - Objection! - Sustained. 466 00:18:09,222 --> 00:18:11,190 - That's okay, Your Honor. 467 00:18:11,191 --> 00:18:14,460 I think we all know where this defense attorney stands 468 00:18:14,461 --> 00:18:16,695 on admitting her client's guilt. 469 00:18:16,696 --> 00:18:21,201 ♪ ♪ 470 00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:26,605 {\an8}... 471 00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:27,507 {\an8}- [sniffs] 472 00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:30,109 {\an8}[door closes] You busy? 473 00:18:30,110 --> 00:18:32,511 - Actually, I am, unless it's really important. 474 00:18:32,512 --> 00:18:35,080 - Uh, it is. 475 00:18:35,081 --> 00:18:38,083 Turns out that Cameron was impersonating my witness 476 00:18:38,084 --> 00:18:41,220 during his act. 477 00:18:41,221 --> 00:18:42,921 Somehow, that got back to Pellegrini. 478 00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:45,257 [sighs] So that's why... 479 00:18:45,258 --> 00:18:48,060 - So you want to make it clear it was his fault, not yours? 480 00:18:48,061 --> 00:18:49,561 - No. Samantha-- 481 00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:51,597 - You know what I'm busy doing right now? 482 00:18:51,598 --> 00:18:54,466 I'm working on what I'm gonna say at his funeral tomorrow. 483 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:57,202 - Maybe we should have this conversation another time. 484 00:18:57,203 --> 00:18:59,371 - No, we're gonna have it right now, 485 00:18:59,372 --> 00:19:01,507 since you're so intent on interrupting me 486 00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:03,175 to make sure you're not in trouble. 487 00:19:03,176 --> 00:19:05,110 - I'm not trying to get out of trouble. 488 00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:06,578 I'm trying to get you to talk to me 489 00:19:06,579 --> 00:19:10,282 because you haven't said three words since it happened. 490 00:19:10,283 --> 00:19:12,818 - Because I'm grieving. 491 00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:14,420 I lost someone very dear to me 492 00:19:14,421 --> 00:19:16,255 that you don't seem to care about at all. 493 00:19:16,256 --> 00:19:18,223 - I care about you. 494 00:19:18,224 --> 00:19:20,092 - Then stop trying to get out of it 495 00:19:20,093 --> 00:19:21,260 or implying that I'm overreacting 496 00:19:21,261 --> 00:19:23,295 or telling me how I should feel. 497 00:19:23,296 --> 00:19:25,030 - I'm not telling you how to feel. 498 00:19:25,031 --> 00:19:27,232 I'm trying to... 499 00:19:27,233 --> 00:19:30,502 get you to stop being mad at me. 500 00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:32,939 - Not everything's about you. 501 00:19:34,541 --> 00:19:36,542 I'm mourning, and yes, I'm mad, 502 00:19:36,543 --> 00:19:39,378 but I know it's really Pellegrini. 503 00:19:39,379 --> 00:19:41,547 And I'm just trying to get ready for this funeral. 504 00:19:41,548 --> 00:19:43,248 So if it matters to you at all, 505 00:19:43,249 --> 00:19:45,784 I just need you to be here for me. 506 00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:48,253 And right now, that means leaving me alone 507 00:19:48,254 --> 00:19:50,289 so I can finish this. 508 00:19:50,290 --> 00:19:53,425 [serious music] 509 00:19:53,426 --> 00:20:00,299 ♪ ♪ 510 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:02,167 - Here you are. 511 00:20:02,168 --> 00:20:03,802 - I'm surprised you came to find me, 512 00:20:03,803 --> 00:20:05,104 you got out of court so fast. 513 00:20:05,105 --> 00:20:08,707 - I've learned that sometimes people need their own space. 514 00:20:08,708 --> 00:20:10,175 - You were right. 515 00:20:10,176 --> 00:20:11,877 I did. 516 00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:13,746 - You okay? 517 00:20:13,747 --> 00:20:16,548 She beat you up pretty good in there. 518 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,550 - Yeah, she beat me up, but... 519 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:21,987 [sighs] Damn it, it felt good. 520 00:20:21,988 --> 00:20:25,391 Getting her. Getting it out. 521 00:20:25,392 --> 00:20:26,759 And now it's on the record. 522 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:28,761 - You sure as hell put reasonable doubt 523 00:20:28,762 --> 00:20:30,396 in the mind of the jury. 524 00:20:30,397 --> 00:20:32,431 - Do you think it was enough to convince all 12? 525 00:20:32,432 --> 00:20:33,932 - No. 526 00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:35,734 - So what are you gonna do? 527 00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:38,070 - Only thing I can. 528 00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:40,506 Swing for the fences. 529 00:20:40,507 --> 00:20:43,242 - Stuart, can I talk to you for a second? 530 00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:45,077 - Sounds like I'm in trouble. 531 00:20:45,078 --> 00:20:47,046 - I just--did I not tell you 532 00:20:47,047 --> 00:20:49,214 that Peterson has a severe nut allergy? 533 00:20:49,215 --> 00:20:50,849 - Of course. You told me last week. 534 00:20:50,850 --> 00:20:52,351 - Then why is there a huge jar 535 00:20:52,352 --> 00:20:53,886 of Extra Crunchy Jif in the kitchen? 536 00:20:53,887 --> 00:20:56,855 - Because that's not a real jar of peanut butter. 537 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:58,023 - I don't get it. 538 00:20:58,024 --> 00:20:59,324 - Peterson thinks it's real. 539 00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:00,759 It scares the bejesus out of him. 540 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:02,061 He has to think about his mortality 541 00:21:02,062 --> 00:21:03,529 every time he looks at it. 542 00:21:03,530 --> 00:21:05,431 [laughs] It's genius, am I right? 543 00:21:05,432 --> 00:21:07,866 - Stuart, I don't have the emotional maturity 544 00:21:07,867 --> 00:21:09,034 of a 13-year-old boy. 545 00:21:09,035 --> 00:21:11,170 Therefore, I don't find that funny. 546 00:21:11,171 --> 00:21:12,271 - Ted would. 547 00:21:12,272 --> 00:21:15,174 - Get rid of it, and get rid of it now. 548 00:21:15,175 --> 00:21:16,742 - Let me leave it in there one more day. 549 00:21:16,743 --> 00:21:18,677 I didn't even get to see him see it. 550 00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:20,579 - Did you know? - Know what? 551 00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:24,416 - Last night, I found out he offered Erica Rollins a job. 552 00:21:24,417 --> 00:21:26,185 - No, I didn't. 553 00:21:26,186 --> 00:21:27,453 - Then with all due respect, 554 00:21:27,454 --> 00:21:29,221 if either of you are gonna make decisions 555 00:21:29,222 --> 00:21:30,923 about the entertainment division, 556 00:21:30,924 --> 00:21:32,859 either fill me in or let me go. 557 00:21:35,428 --> 00:21:37,229 - What the hell were you thinking? 558 00:21:37,230 --> 00:21:39,064 - That they're gonna lose this case. 559 00:21:39,065 --> 00:21:40,566 At best, it's 50-50. 560 00:21:40,567 --> 00:21:42,434 If they go down, people are gonna poach. 561 00:21:42,435 --> 00:21:44,603 It might as well be us. - That's a load of crap. 562 00:21:44,604 --> 00:21:46,538 You did it to hit Ted when he's down. 563 00:21:46,539 --> 00:21:48,707 And all it did was make you look stupid 564 00:21:48,708 --> 00:21:51,443 and me look like I don't have control of my own firm. 565 00:21:51,444 --> 00:21:53,846 - How come no matter what Ted does, 566 00:21:53,847 --> 00:21:55,247 he gets away with it? 567 00:21:55,248 --> 00:21:57,383 No matter what I do, I look like a jerk? 568 00:21:57,384 --> 00:22:00,019 - Instead of asking me that, Stuart, 569 00:22:00,020 --> 00:22:01,887 you should be asking yourself. 570 00:22:01,888 --> 00:22:04,823 [dramatic music] 571 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:06,692 ♪ ♪ 572 00:22:06,693 --> 00:22:08,361 [phone buzzing] 573 00:22:09,262 --> 00:22:10,996 - Ted? - Lester. 574 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:12,431 - What's going on? 575 00:22:12,432 --> 00:22:14,233 - I think it's time you tell the jury 576 00:22:14,234 --> 00:22:15,768 what happened in your own words. 577 00:22:15,769 --> 00:22:17,102 - Are you sure? 578 00:22:17,103 --> 00:22:18,504 - I will walk you through anything 579 00:22:18,505 --> 00:22:22,241 Smith might say to make it seem like you shot Simon. 580 00:22:22,242 --> 00:22:27,012 Remember, we have something on our side that she doesn't. 581 00:22:27,013 --> 00:22:29,181 We're telling the truth. 582 00:22:29,182 --> 00:22:31,550 - Anyway, he pulled the trigger 583 00:22:31,551 --> 00:22:34,920 and slumped to the ground. 584 00:22:34,921 --> 00:22:36,221 The next thing I know, 585 00:22:36,222 --> 00:22:38,357 I was being arrested by the police 586 00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:40,192 for a crime I did not commit. 587 00:22:40,193 --> 00:22:42,061 - Do you miss Simon? 588 00:22:42,062 --> 00:22:43,362 - Yeah, of course I do. 589 00:22:43,363 --> 00:22:45,097 - Even though you found out later 590 00:22:45,098 --> 00:22:47,066 that he was... 591 00:22:47,067 --> 00:22:48,834 cheating with your wife. 592 00:22:48,835 --> 00:22:50,969 - I'm not saying I'm not mad at him. 593 00:22:50,970 --> 00:22:52,104 I am. 594 00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:54,373 ♪ ♪ 595 00:22:54,374 --> 00:22:58,477 But he was my partner, and he was my friend... 596 00:22:58,478 --> 00:23:00,747 and I wish he were still alive. 597 00:23:02,082 --> 00:23:03,315 - Okay. 598 00:23:03,316 --> 00:23:06,518 Anything else that you'd like to say? 599 00:23:06,519 --> 00:23:09,556 - Just that I could never murder another human being. 600 00:23:11,458 --> 00:23:15,327 I wish there was proof of my innocence, but... 601 00:23:15,328 --> 00:23:18,697 there was only two of us there that night, so... 602 00:23:18,698 --> 00:23:20,966 I guess the truth died with my friend. 603 00:23:20,967 --> 00:23:22,868 - No further questions. 604 00:23:22,869 --> 00:23:25,571 ♪ ♪ 605 00:23:25,572 --> 00:23:27,406 - That was very moving. 606 00:23:27,407 --> 00:23:30,242 But let me ask you, what if I have a witness 607 00:23:30,243 --> 00:23:32,544 who saw you shoot that dear friend of yours 608 00:23:32,545 --> 00:23:34,947 who you miss so much? - Objection! 609 00:23:34,948 --> 00:23:37,649 - Both of you up here now. - What kind of crap is this? 610 00:23:37,650 --> 00:23:39,485 - Your Honor, a witness came forward yesterday. 611 00:23:39,486 --> 00:23:41,086 I wasn't going to call them, but I am now. 612 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:43,188 - She rested her goddamn case. 613 00:23:43,189 --> 00:23:44,690 - A rebuttal witness 614 00:23:44,691 --> 00:23:47,459 to specifically refute that nonsense we just heard. 615 00:23:47,460 --> 00:23:49,328 - Your Honor. - Back up, Mr. Black. 616 00:23:49,329 --> 00:23:51,330 This is a court of law. 617 00:23:51,331 --> 00:23:54,033 She can call a witness. 618 00:23:54,034 --> 00:23:55,768 - Thank you, Your Honor. 619 00:23:55,769 --> 00:23:58,604 ♪ ♪ 620 00:23:58,605 --> 00:24:01,607 Can you tell us why you didn't come forward until last night? 621 00:24:01,608 --> 00:24:04,009 - Because the only reason I saw what happened 622 00:24:04,010 --> 00:24:06,578 is that I was bartending a party at a house 623 00:24:06,579 --> 00:24:08,947 that was being illegally rented. 624 00:24:08,948 --> 00:24:10,649 I had to sign an NDA 625 00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:13,052 prohibiting me from admitting I was ever there. 626 00:24:13,053 --> 00:24:14,553 - But? 627 00:24:14,554 --> 00:24:17,956 - I realized if I didn't come forward, 628 00:24:17,957 --> 00:24:20,325 I'd never be able to live with myself. 629 00:24:20,326 --> 00:24:23,262 - Please, tell us what you saw. 630 00:24:23,263 --> 00:24:26,165 - I went out to smoke a cigarette, 631 00:24:26,166 --> 00:24:29,568 and I heard grunting and yelling. 632 00:24:29,569 --> 00:24:33,772 It was pretty far, but I saw two men struggling. 633 00:24:33,773 --> 00:24:36,342 And then I heard one of them say, 634 00:24:36,343 --> 00:24:38,577 "I'm going to kill you dead, sir." 635 00:24:38,578 --> 00:24:39,878 That's what I heard-- 636 00:24:39,879 --> 00:24:42,381 "I'm going to kill you dead, sir." 637 00:24:42,382 --> 00:24:43,849 Then a second later, 638 00:24:43,850 --> 00:24:46,885 one of them shot the other one in the head. 639 00:24:46,886 --> 00:24:50,356 - Can you identify the man who pulled the trigger? 640 00:24:50,357 --> 00:24:52,958 - Yes. 641 00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:54,960 That man right there. 642 00:24:54,961 --> 00:24:58,631 [jurors murmuring] 643 00:25:02,769 --> 00:25:02,935 {\an8}... 644 00:25:02,936 --> 00:25:04,904 {\an8}[knock at door] 645 00:25:07,007 --> 00:25:10,009 - Thanks for coming with me. - Ah, no thanks needed. 646 00:25:10,010 --> 00:25:13,245 A man died helping us. [inhales deeply] 647 00:25:13,246 --> 00:25:16,782 I'd go to his funeral even if he wasn't Samantha's client. 648 00:25:16,783 --> 00:25:18,550 You ready? [cell phone chimes] 649 00:25:18,551 --> 00:25:20,153 - Let's go. 650 00:25:22,655 --> 00:25:24,823 What's going on? 651 00:25:24,824 --> 00:25:26,425 - Nothing. We should go. 652 00:25:26,426 --> 00:25:28,060 - Wait, do you think I don't know you? 653 00:25:28,061 --> 00:25:31,063 It's work. It's important. What is it? 654 00:25:31,064 --> 00:25:34,166 - No, I'm not telling you, not--not today. 655 00:25:34,167 --> 00:25:35,668 - It's Pellegrini, isn't it? 656 00:25:35,669 --> 00:25:37,636 - Samantha needs you at that funeral. 657 00:25:37,637 --> 00:25:39,571 - Kevin, if this is about the case 658 00:25:39,572 --> 00:25:43,777 that I have risked my life for and you don't tell me... 659 00:25:45,612 --> 00:25:48,981 - They're arresting Pellegrini in an hour. 660 00:25:48,982 --> 00:25:50,749 - We're not going to that funeral. 661 00:25:50,750 --> 00:25:51,884 - Teddy-- - I don't want to hear it. 662 00:25:51,885 --> 00:25:54,453 We are going to that arrest. 663 00:25:54,454 --> 00:25:57,456 [dramatic music] 664 00:25:57,457 --> 00:26:03,696 ♪ ♪ 665 00:26:03,697 --> 00:26:05,931 - You tell me right now-- 666 00:26:05,932 --> 00:26:07,599 was that woman telling the truth? 667 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,301 - Yes, okay? 668 00:26:09,302 --> 00:26:12,304 Yes, but it's not how she made it seem, all right? 669 00:26:12,305 --> 00:26:14,006 It was self-defense. - Was it? 670 00:26:14,007 --> 00:26:15,908 How am I ever gonna believe another word 671 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:18,777 that comes out of your lying mouth? 672 00:26:18,778 --> 00:26:22,481 - Teddy, he-- he's telling the truth. 673 00:26:22,482 --> 00:26:24,616 - You knew. [sighs] 674 00:26:24,617 --> 00:26:25,951 - Yeah, I knew. 675 00:26:25,952 --> 00:26:27,720 And the last time I ignored my gut, 676 00:26:27,721 --> 00:26:28,954 I told you something I shouldn't have, 677 00:26:28,955 --> 00:26:30,456 and you missed Cameron's funeral, 678 00:26:30,457 --> 00:26:31,657 and your life fell apart. 679 00:26:31,658 --> 00:26:33,258 - This isn't that, and you know it. 680 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:35,461 - Well, great. You can be pissed at me later, 681 00:26:35,462 --> 00:26:36,729 but I stand by what I did, 682 00:26:36,730 --> 00:26:38,764 and I won't lose a minute's sleep over it. 683 00:26:38,765 --> 00:26:41,934 - I will be pissed at you later. 684 00:26:41,935 --> 00:26:44,303 For now, what's done is done, 685 00:26:44,304 --> 00:26:46,538 and we need to figure out what we're gonna do next. 686 00:26:46,539 --> 00:26:48,440 - Why can't I just go back up on the stand 687 00:26:48,441 --> 00:26:49,675 and tell the truth? 688 00:26:49,676 --> 00:26:51,343 It was self-defense. The tape proves that. 689 00:26:51,344 --> 00:26:54,880 - Whatever tape you're talking about, it doesn't matter. 690 00:26:54,881 --> 00:26:56,115 - Why not? 691 00:26:56,116 --> 00:26:57,149 - Because even I know you can't change your plea 692 00:26:57,150 --> 00:26:58,851 to self-defense mid-trial. 693 00:26:58,852 --> 00:27:00,619 - Then what are we going to do? 694 00:27:00,620 --> 00:27:07,026 ♪ ♪ 695 00:27:07,027 --> 00:27:09,395 I need your help. - Don't come anywhere near me. 696 00:27:09,396 --> 00:27:10,729 - Stuart, Lester told me the truth. 697 00:27:10,730 --> 00:27:12,064 It was self-defense. 698 00:27:12,065 --> 00:27:14,333 - Which is exactly the strategy I insisted on 699 00:27:14,334 --> 00:27:16,068 before you stole him from me 700 00:27:16,069 --> 00:27:17,936 by saying, "Oh, Lester, I believe in you. 701 00:27:17,937 --> 00:27:19,204 "I love you. 702 00:27:19,205 --> 00:27:20,873 We can live happily ever after in innocent land." 703 00:27:20,874 --> 00:27:23,475 - Okay, are you done? Because we need to change the plea. 704 00:27:23,476 --> 00:27:24,877 - Oh, it's too late for that now. 705 00:27:24,878 --> 00:27:27,212 - No, there's always a solution. 706 00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:29,815 - You know what? There is. Argue ineffective counsel. 707 00:27:29,816 --> 00:27:32,451 Pray you get a mistrial and get him a competent lawyer. 708 00:27:32,452 --> 00:27:34,553 - You know, if you were going to tell me to screw myself, 709 00:27:34,554 --> 00:27:36,221 you should have just started with that! 710 00:27:36,222 --> 00:27:38,991 - I did start with that, and I meant it. 711 00:27:38,992 --> 00:27:40,759 Your only chance is to tell the court 712 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,761 that you didn't properly advise your client, 713 00:27:42,762 --> 00:27:44,863 but you won't do that because you're too selfish. 714 00:27:44,864 --> 00:27:47,166 - You want the case? You can have it. 715 00:27:47,167 --> 00:27:49,568 - I'm not putting my name anywhere near that, 716 00:27:49,569 --> 00:27:51,136 because you've turned this whole thing 717 00:27:51,137 --> 00:27:52,905 into a steaming pile of excrement. 718 00:27:52,906 --> 00:27:54,773 You stole Lester from me. 719 00:27:54,774 --> 00:27:57,009 You accused me of leaking my own client's transcripts. 720 00:27:57,010 --> 00:27:58,977 Then you punched me in the face! 721 00:27:58,978 --> 00:28:01,180 You're not gonna weasel out of this! 722 00:28:01,181 --> 00:28:03,615 - You once told me you put your clients first 723 00:28:03,616 --> 00:28:06,051 and you always will. 724 00:28:06,052 --> 00:28:08,153 You were Lester's attorney before me. 725 00:28:08,154 --> 00:28:10,155 He needs you. 726 00:28:10,156 --> 00:28:13,058 Did you mean what you said or not? 727 00:28:13,059 --> 00:28:15,794 ♪ ♪ 728 00:28:15,795 --> 00:28:18,030 - Give me the goddamn file. 729 00:28:18,031 --> 00:28:20,065 [sighs] 730 00:28:20,066 --> 00:28:24,570 {\an8}♪ ♪ 731 00:28:24,571 --> 00:28:26,071 {\an8}[lock clicks] 732 00:28:26,072 --> 00:28:28,107 - Samantha, thank God. [door closes] 733 00:28:28,108 --> 00:28:30,376 I called the hotel, but you weren't there. 734 00:28:30,377 --> 00:28:34,079 Where have you been? - You know where I was. 735 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,415 Cameron's funeral. - That was yesterday. 736 00:28:36,416 --> 00:28:38,517 - I kept waiting for you to show up and be by my side, 737 00:28:38,518 --> 00:28:40,019 but you never did, 738 00:28:40,020 --> 00:28:42,088 so I spent the night at my mother's. 739 00:28:43,556 --> 00:28:44,491 - Okay. 740 00:28:46,092 --> 00:28:47,993 There was a reason that I wasn't there. 741 00:28:47,994 --> 00:28:49,461 - I needed you there with me. 742 00:28:49,462 --> 00:28:50,863 - We got him. 743 00:28:50,864 --> 00:28:52,831 We got Pellegrini. 744 00:28:52,832 --> 00:28:54,199 And I didn't just arrest him. 745 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,301 I got a photo of him on the toilet 746 00:28:56,302 --> 00:28:57,703 after we busted in. 747 00:28:57,704 --> 00:28:59,872 He's going to be humiliated. 748 00:28:59,873 --> 00:29:02,007 - You really think this makes it better, don't you? 749 00:29:02,008 --> 00:29:04,276 - [scoffs] - I told you I was concerned 750 00:29:04,277 --> 00:29:06,311 about what this man might do before he killed Cameron, 751 00:29:06,312 --> 00:29:08,514 and you just went and poured gas on the fire. 752 00:29:08,515 --> 00:29:10,049 You don't care about my needs at all. 753 00:29:10,050 --> 00:29:11,950 - What is that supposed to mean? 754 00:29:11,951 --> 00:29:14,653 - It means I don't feel safe for you, me, or Eddie. 755 00:29:14,654 --> 00:29:15,988 But you can't-- 756 00:29:15,989 --> 00:29:17,890 - Samantha, we have been over this. 757 00:29:17,891 --> 00:29:21,394 - Then give up the case and prove to me I'm wrong. 758 00:29:24,731 --> 00:29:26,632 - I can't do that. 759 00:29:26,633 --> 00:29:30,369 [somber music] 760 00:29:30,370 --> 00:29:31,770 - I know. 761 00:29:31,771 --> 00:29:35,074 I love you, Ted, but I'm gonna accept an offer 762 00:29:35,075 --> 00:29:37,076 from one of the firms in Los Angeles. 763 00:29:37,077 --> 00:29:39,945 - No, please don't do this. - I'm sorry. 764 00:29:39,946 --> 00:29:42,247 I can't stay here anymore. 765 00:29:42,248 --> 00:29:49,189 ♪ ♪ 766 00:29:52,092 --> 00:29:54,893 - We've been at this all night. 767 00:29:54,894 --> 00:29:58,063 - And we're gonna keep at it until the last second. 768 00:29:58,064 --> 00:29:59,832 - [grunts] 769 00:29:59,833 --> 00:30:02,601 I got to tell Lester that he's going back on the stand 770 00:30:02,602 --> 00:30:03,802 and tell everyone what really happened. 771 00:30:03,803 --> 00:30:05,537 - How many times have we been over this? 772 00:30:05,538 --> 00:30:07,039 The second he starts talking, 773 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:08,841 Smith says we can't change our plea 774 00:30:08,842 --> 00:30:11,310 because nothing she's presented will argue for that. 775 00:30:11,311 --> 00:30:13,580 Damn it! [echoing thud] 776 00:30:16,950 --> 00:30:19,651 - Since we're taking a box-throwing break, 777 00:30:19,652 --> 00:30:21,353 I'm just gonna say this. 778 00:30:21,354 --> 00:30:24,323 Now that I've been a defense attorney for... 779 00:30:24,324 --> 00:30:27,960 all of one case, I'm... 780 00:30:27,961 --> 00:30:29,628 starting to understand the mountain 781 00:30:29,629 --> 00:30:32,831 that you have to climb with each case. 782 00:30:32,832 --> 00:30:36,535 So, for what it's worth, maybe I didn't... 783 00:30:36,536 --> 00:30:39,939 treat what you do with the proper amount of respect. 784 00:30:41,541 --> 00:30:43,542 - "Maybe"? - Probably. 785 00:30:43,543 --> 00:30:45,010 - How about definitely? 786 00:30:45,011 --> 00:30:46,679 - Maybe definitely probably. 787 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,281 ♪ ♪ 788 00:30:49,282 --> 00:30:50,849 - We also gonna revisit the flea thing? 789 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:51,984 - I think we just did. 790 00:30:51,985 --> 00:30:53,352 - You didn't. - Are you sure? 791 00:30:53,353 --> 00:30:55,054 - I can have the court reporter read it back to you. 792 00:30:55,055 --> 00:30:56,321 - I know what I said. 793 00:30:56,322 --> 00:30:58,257 I don't need to have it read back to me 794 00:30:58,258 --> 00:31:00,359 like I'm some kind of-- - Wait a second. 795 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,528 That's it, the transcript. - That's not the line. 796 00:31:02,529 --> 00:31:04,863 It's, "Why the two orders?" 797 00:31:04,864 --> 00:31:05,931 They don't discuss transcripts. 798 00:31:05,932 --> 00:31:08,167 We're quoting "A Few Good Men," Stuart. 799 00:31:08,168 --> 00:31:10,002 - No, I know what we're quoting, you idiot. 800 00:31:10,003 --> 00:31:12,338 I switched over to winning your case for you. 801 00:31:12,339 --> 00:31:13,505 - What are you saying? 802 00:31:13,506 --> 00:31:17,042 - I'm saying Smith entered Valerie's transcript. 803 00:31:17,043 --> 00:31:18,243 That's your ticket out. 804 00:31:18,244 --> 00:31:21,246 [dramatic music] 805 00:31:21,247 --> 00:31:26,418 ♪ ♪ 806 00:31:26,419 --> 00:31:29,188 - Hey. You busy? 807 00:31:29,189 --> 00:31:30,856 - Just catching up on some paperwork. 808 00:31:30,857 --> 00:31:32,925 - Just wanted to say I read the transcript 809 00:31:32,926 --> 00:31:34,960 of your testimony yesterday. 810 00:31:34,961 --> 00:31:36,195 That couldn't have been easy. 811 00:31:36,196 --> 00:31:38,197 I mean, the whole thing is just gut-wrenching. 812 00:31:38,198 --> 00:31:39,498 - Guess you don't have too many clients 813 00:31:39,499 --> 00:31:41,734 get murdered behind bars in the television business? 814 00:31:41,735 --> 00:31:43,702 - You know I do movies, too, right? 815 00:31:43,703 --> 00:31:45,671 - [chuckles] I, um, 816 00:31:45,672 --> 00:31:47,806 I actually came in early to check on Ted. 817 00:31:47,807 --> 00:31:49,408 Can you imagine 818 00:31:49,409 --> 00:31:52,478 finding out Lester was lying the whole time? 819 00:31:52,479 --> 00:31:54,313 You knew? - Amanda. 820 00:31:54,314 --> 00:31:57,282 - I don't believe you. You--you hung him out to dry? 821 00:31:57,283 --> 00:31:58,751 - No, I was trying to protect him. 822 00:31:58,752 --> 00:32:00,185 - Are you out of your mind? 823 00:32:00,186 --> 00:32:02,087 You're his number two. You owe it to him to-- 824 00:32:02,088 --> 00:32:03,455 - She wanted to tell him, 825 00:32:03,456 --> 00:32:05,858 but I was the one that told her not to. 826 00:32:05,859 --> 00:32:07,159 - Why? 827 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:08,494 - Because he's my brother 828 00:32:08,495 --> 00:32:10,662 and we have a code to protect each other. 829 00:32:10,663 --> 00:32:12,031 That's what I thought I was doing. 830 00:32:12,032 --> 00:32:13,365 - Got one hell of a messed-up code. 831 00:32:13,366 --> 00:32:14,466 - Eh, maybe I do, 832 00:32:14,467 --> 00:32:17,136 but he knows I knew, and he's okay with it. 833 00:32:17,137 --> 00:32:20,440 And there's no reason for him to ever know about Erica. 834 00:32:21,608 --> 00:32:23,942 - I won't say a word. 835 00:32:23,943 --> 00:32:25,178 - About what? 836 00:32:27,047 --> 00:32:29,214 Just trying to lighten up the mood. 837 00:32:29,215 --> 00:32:31,483 Everything doesn't have to be life or death, 838 00:32:31,484 --> 00:32:33,819 except in Lester's case. 839 00:32:33,820 --> 00:32:35,120 Too soon? 840 00:32:35,121 --> 00:32:36,455 - Too soon. - Okay. 841 00:32:36,456 --> 00:32:40,060 [elevator bell dings, telephone ringing] 842 00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:45,798 - [French accent] Bonjour. Railsback Lane. 843 00:32:45,799 --> 00:32:49,101 How may I direct, uh, the call? 844 00:32:49,102 --> 00:32:51,204 Oui. One moment. 845 00:32:53,873 --> 00:32:55,841 [normal voice] Rick Dodson. 846 00:32:55,842 --> 00:32:57,810 No, that wasn't me who answered the phone. 847 00:32:57,811 --> 00:32:59,812 I don't care how long you've known me. 848 00:32:59,813 --> 00:33:02,414 That--you did not recognize my voice. 849 00:33:02,415 --> 00:33:03,849 Mom, I got to go. 850 00:33:03,850 --> 00:33:05,484 [French accent] Au revoir. 851 00:33:05,485 --> 00:33:06,785 [receiver clatters] 852 00:33:06,786 --> 00:33:08,754 - Rick, can we talk for a minute? 853 00:33:08,755 --> 00:33:10,489 - [normal voice] Actually, I'm having a pretty good morning-- 854 00:33:10,490 --> 00:33:13,058 - I just wanted to say-- - Actually, 855 00:33:13,059 --> 00:33:15,361 since you're so hot to trot, 856 00:33:15,362 --> 00:33:17,730 I've been thinking about after you got in that fight with Ted 857 00:33:17,731 --> 00:33:19,231 and you apologized to me. 858 00:33:19,232 --> 00:33:22,401 You called me, and you said 859 00:33:22,402 --> 00:33:24,536 I should be setting a better standard. 860 00:33:24,537 --> 00:33:27,139 And I believed you, but you didn't mean any of it, 861 00:33:27,140 --> 00:33:30,042 because you were so obsessed with getting back at Ted 862 00:33:30,043 --> 00:33:33,112 that you offered my job to somebody else! 863 00:33:33,113 --> 00:33:35,481 So, until you get over being butthurt 864 00:33:35,482 --> 00:33:39,752 about whatever Ted did to you, stay the hell away from me. 865 00:33:39,753 --> 00:33:41,854 - I made up with Ted. - What, now? 866 00:33:41,855 --> 00:33:42,921 - I forgave him. 867 00:33:42,922 --> 00:33:45,524 We worked on his case all night. 868 00:33:45,525 --> 00:33:48,827 He just went out the back elevators. 869 00:33:48,828 --> 00:33:51,430 - The back ones? - Yeah. 870 00:33:51,431 --> 00:33:53,399 - And you couldn't find a place 871 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,200 in the middle of my rant to tell me that? 872 00:33:55,201 --> 00:33:59,071 - I was going to, but you were so hot to trot... 873 00:33:59,072 --> 00:34:01,306 I just figured I'd let you ride to the finish line. 874 00:34:01,307 --> 00:34:04,009 All right, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to mosey on home... 875 00:34:04,010 --> 00:34:06,045 - Yeah. - Crack open a can of beans, 876 00:34:06,046 --> 00:34:09,281 sit by the fire, and maybe get some shut-eye. 877 00:34:09,282 --> 00:34:11,216 - Mm-hmm. 878 00:34:11,217 --> 00:34:12,985 You're not gonna let me forget that I said "hot to trot," 879 00:34:12,986 --> 00:34:14,453 are you? 880 00:34:14,454 --> 00:34:16,889 - Giddyup, cowboy! 881 00:34:16,890 --> 00:34:18,691 Whee-hee! 882 00:34:18,692 --> 00:34:20,293 - Yeah, that's fair. 883 00:34:27,634 --> 00:34:28,835 - Hey. - What are you doing here? 884 00:34:29,636 --> 00:34:31,370 - Oh, I just came to support the team. 885 00:34:31,371 --> 00:34:34,306 - Oh. - Not you. Lester. 886 00:34:34,307 --> 00:34:36,075 I worked with him, you know... - Mm. 887 00:34:36,076 --> 00:34:37,710 - Because I'm a better lawyer than you. 888 00:34:37,711 --> 00:34:40,212 - Wow, you're really gonna say you're a better lawyer than me 889 00:34:40,213 --> 00:34:42,581 today of all days? - Every day. 890 00:34:42,582 --> 00:34:44,616 - You know, it's a crime to lie in court. 891 00:34:44,617 --> 00:34:48,053 - Isn't that what you let Lester do yesterday? 892 00:34:48,054 --> 00:34:49,355 Too soon? 893 00:34:49,356 --> 00:34:51,590 - Is defense ready to call their next witness? 894 00:34:51,591 --> 00:34:52,791 - Yes, Your Honor. 895 00:34:52,792 --> 00:34:54,860 The defense would like to recall Lester Thompson, 896 00:34:54,861 --> 00:34:56,562 but, first, I would like to file a motion 897 00:34:56,563 --> 00:34:58,364 to change our plea to not guilty 898 00:34:58,365 --> 00:35:00,165 by reason of self-defense. 899 00:35:00,166 --> 00:35:02,668 - You've got to be kidding me? - My chambers, now. 900 00:35:02,669 --> 00:35:05,337 [dramatic music] 901 00:35:05,338 --> 00:35:06,905 - What's she doing here? 902 00:35:06,906 --> 00:35:08,374 I thought she isn't counsel anymore? 903 00:35:08,375 --> 00:35:10,142 - He invited me back to see the fun. 904 00:35:10,143 --> 00:35:11,443 - What fun? 905 00:35:11,444 --> 00:35:13,979 Your Honor, I didn't prepare to prosecute 906 00:35:13,980 --> 00:35:16,515 against a self-defense plea because they didn't make one. 907 00:35:16,516 --> 00:35:18,384 They can only change a plea mid-trial 908 00:35:18,385 --> 00:35:20,719 with evidence admitted prior to me resting my case. 909 00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:22,054 And nothing that implies 910 00:35:22,055 --> 00:35:23,422 Lester's life was being threatened 911 00:35:23,423 --> 00:35:25,290 had already been admitted. - Yes, it had. 912 00:35:25,291 --> 00:35:28,060 Because Valerie Thompson is on the record 913 00:35:28,061 --> 00:35:30,095 saying that Simon wanted to kill Lester. 914 00:35:30,096 --> 00:35:31,930 - Are you dreaming? She didn't say that. 915 00:35:31,931 --> 00:35:33,332 - Not on the stand. 916 00:35:33,333 --> 00:35:36,068 She said it during the divorce negotiations. 917 00:35:36,069 --> 00:35:39,071 - The transcript of which you specifically entered 918 00:35:39,072 --> 00:35:41,174 right after you planted that article. 919 00:35:44,310 --> 00:35:46,211 - Nothing to say? 920 00:35:46,212 --> 00:35:47,613 - Your Honor-- 921 00:35:47,614 --> 00:35:49,782 - Ms. Smith, you wanted the transcript entered, 922 00:35:49,783 --> 00:35:52,184 and I hated letting you have it at the time. 923 00:35:52,185 --> 00:35:54,887 Well, this is the chickens coming home to roost, 924 00:35:54,888 --> 00:35:56,922 and I'm not going to stop it. 925 00:35:56,923 --> 00:35:58,090 - What do they call that-- 926 00:35:58,091 --> 00:35:59,158 "being hoisted on your own petard"? 927 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:01,560 - I think they call it "losing." 928 00:36:01,561 --> 00:36:04,997 - For the record, this is the fun. 929 00:36:04,998 --> 00:36:07,566 [dramatic music] 930 00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:09,935 [door closes] 931 00:36:09,936 --> 00:36:12,538 [door opens] 932 00:36:12,539 --> 00:36:14,406 - When I was eight years old, 933 00:36:14,407 --> 00:36:16,875 Jimmy Galuska stole the bake-sale money. 934 00:36:16,876 --> 00:36:20,145 Everyone knew it was him, but... 935 00:36:20,146 --> 00:36:22,748 they all thought it would be fun to blame me. 936 00:36:22,749 --> 00:36:24,116 I was small. 937 00:36:24,117 --> 00:36:26,018 Things didn't really come easily to me. 938 00:36:26,019 --> 00:36:28,454 - The teacher, Mrs. Metzger, 939 00:36:28,455 --> 00:36:31,291 didn't question it for one second. 940 00:36:32,459 --> 00:36:34,326 I still remember the sneer on her face 941 00:36:34,327 --> 00:36:36,061 when she sent me to the principal. 942 00:36:36,062 --> 00:36:37,696 That was the first time. 943 00:36:37,697 --> 00:36:41,734 The next year, when Greg Fox pulled the fire alarm, 944 00:36:41,735 --> 00:36:44,770 it happened again... 945 00:36:44,771 --> 00:36:47,406 and again and again. 946 00:36:47,407 --> 00:36:51,276 So, when Simon died and--and the police came 947 00:36:51,277 --> 00:36:54,113 with their lights and their faces 948 00:36:54,114 --> 00:36:56,516 that all looked like Mrs. Metzger, I... 949 00:36:58,752 --> 00:37:00,253 I lied. 950 00:37:02,022 --> 00:37:06,025 But I am telling the truth now. 951 00:37:06,026 --> 00:37:08,395 I loved my friend. 952 00:37:09,863 --> 00:37:12,431 And I have to live with the fact that I pulled that trigger 953 00:37:12,432 --> 00:37:14,667 for the rest of my life. 954 00:37:14,668 --> 00:37:17,136 [somber music] 955 00:37:17,137 --> 00:37:21,340 But if I hadn't, he would have killed me. 956 00:37:21,341 --> 00:37:24,677 - Lester, is there anything that you can say to the jury 957 00:37:24,678 --> 00:37:27,446 to help convince them that you're telling the truth? 958 00:37:27,447 --> 00:37:28,781 - Yes. 959 00:37:28,782 --> 00:37:32,184 What the witness heard wasn't me saying, 960 00:37:32,185 --> 00:37:35,421 "I'm going to kill you dead, sir." 961 00:37:35,422 --> 00:37:37,990 It was Simon saying, 962 00:37:37,991 --> 00:37:40,726 "I'm going to kill you, Dester." 963 00:37:40,727 --> 00:37:42,961 - What's Dester? 964 00:37:42,962 --> 00:37:45,197 - It was Simon's nickname for me. 965 00:37:45,198 --> 00:37:48,033 You can ask 100 people in town. They all knew. 966 00:37:48,034 --> 00:37:49,569 - Thank you. 967 00:37:51,071 --> 00:37:52,972 No further questions. 968 00:37:54,741 --> 00:37:56,909 - [sighs deeply] 969 00:37:56,910 --> 00:37:59,511 That was a very moving story... 970 00:37:59,512 --> 00:38:01,180 touching. 971 00:38:01,181 --> 00:38:02,648 I almost believed it myself, 972 00:38:02,649 --> 00:38:06,352 especially the part about that Dester nonsense. 973 00:38:06,353 --> 00:38:09,321 However, isn't it true you didn't tell this story 974 00:38:09,322 --> 00:38:12,424 to a single soul until after I produced a witness 975 00:38:12,425 --> 00:38:15,027 who saw you kill Simon? - No. 976 00:38:15,028 --> 00:38:17,329 I told it four days ago. - What? 977 00:38:17,330 --> 00:38:19,565 - Your Honor, I have a videotape 978 00:38:19,566 --> 00:38:22,301 of Lester's confession date-stamped four days ago, 979 00:38:22,302 --> 00:38:24,269 sent certified mail four days ago. 980 00:38:24,270 --> 00:38:26,038 I'd suggest we let the jury watch it, 981 00:38:26,039 --> 00:38:28,173 because once they do... 982 00:38:28,174 --> 00:38:29,775 this trial is going to be over. 983 00:38:29,776 --> 00:38:33,947 - Ms. Smith, unless you have grounds for objection? 984 00:38:35,782 --> 00:38:36,949 - No objections. 985 00:38:36,950 --> 00:38:40,886 [dramatic music] 986 00:38:40,887 --> 00:38:42,688 - You see that look? 987 00:38:42,689 --> 00:38:44,723 That tape was me. 988 00:38:44,724 --> 00:38:46,493 Saved the day. 989 00:38:48,028 --> 00:38:49,328 - So... 990 00:38:49,329 --> 00:38:52,264 what now? - We watch the tape. 991 00:38:52,265 --> 00:38:54,266 The jury's convinced. 992 00:38:54,267 --> 00:38:57,403 I do my closing argument, and you... 993 00:38:57,404 --> 00:38:59,905 start thinking about your next movie. 994 00:38:59,906 --> 00:39:03,542 ♪ ♪ 995 00:39:03,543 --> 00:39:07,312 - Not bad for your first time as defense attorney. 996 00:39:07,313 --> 00:39:09,281 - Couldn't have done it without you. 997 00:39:09,282 --> 00:39:12,918 - I wasn't gonna come out and say it, but... 998 00:39:12,919 --> 00:39:14,387 duh. 999 00:39:15,789 --> 00:39:18,891 - And I realized the gun was pointing right at his head, 1000 00:39:18,892 --> 00:39:20,926 and it was him or me. 1001 00:39:20,927 --> 00:39:22,194 - Well, here we are. 1002 00:39:22,195 --> 00:39:23,896 I gotta tell you, I didn't anticipate 1003 00:39:23,897 --> 00:39:27,232 every twist and turn here along the way, 1004 00:39:27,233 --> 00:39:29,201 but here's one more thing. 1005 00:39:29,202 --> 00:39:31,070 When we started this trial, 1006 00:39:31,071 --> 00:39:32,771 the--the prosecution said 1007 00:39:32,772 --> 00:39:35,841 that I am nothing more than an entertainment lawyer. 1008 00:39:35,842 --> 00:39:37,743 What she doesn't realize 1009 00:39:37,744 --> 00:39:41,480 is that an entertainment lawyer builds his career 1010 00:39:41,481 --> 00:39:45,751 by finding the right people to believe in. 1011 00:39:45,752 --> 00:39:49,488 I have known that Lester Thompson was innocent 1012 00:39:49,489 --> 00:39:51,423 from the very start. 1013 00:39:51,424 --> 00:39:55,094 And after looking at your faces watching that tape, 1014 00:39:55,095 --> 00:39:57,162 I know that you know it now, too. 1015 00:39:57,163 --> 00:40:02,701 ♪ ♪ 1016 00:40:02,702 --> 00:40:05,637 - We, the jury, find the defendant... 1017 00:40:05,638 --> 00:40:07,906 ♪ ♪ 1018 00:40:07,907 --> 00:40:09,875 not guilty. 1019 00:40:09,876 --> 00:40:12,344 ♪ ♪ 1020 00:40:12,345 --> 00:40:15,748 [camera shutters clicking] 1021 00:40:15,749 --> 00:40:18,617 ♪ ♪ 1022 00:40:18,618 --> 00:40:21,653 - So since I know that you're gonna find him innocent, 1023 00:40:21,654 --> 00:40:23,489 between you and me, 1024 00:40:23,490 --> 00:40:25,758 I'm not just an entertainment lawyer. 1025 00:40:25,759 --> 00:40:28,961 I'm the best damn entertainment lawyer you've ever seen. 1026 00:40:28,962 --> 00:40:31,163 - ♪ Na-na, na-na ♪ 1027 00:40:31,164 --> 00:40:36,068 ♪ Na-na, na-na ♪ 1028 00:40:36,069 --> 00:40:38,203 - So please... 1029 00:40:38,204 --> 00:40:40,305 get to deciding, 1030 00:40:40,306 --> 00:40:42,875 because I've got the rest of my life to keep living. 1031 00:40:42,876 --> 00:40:46,412 - ♪ You say you want to start a fire ♪ 1032 00:40:46,413 --> 00:40:51,183 ♪ ♪ 1033 00:40:51,184 --> 00:40:54,053 ♪ Turn my pain into power ♪ 1034 00:40:54,054 --> 00:40:56,722 ♪ My fear to desire ♪ 1035 00:40:56,723 --> 00:40:59,058 ♪ Oh ♪ 1036 00:40:59,059 --> 00:41:00,959 ♪ Whoa ♪ 1037 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:03,796 ♪ Fall apart when I try to be strong ♪ 1038 00:41:03,797 --> 00:41:07,833 ♪ Gotta learn how to cry, oh, oh ♪ 1039 00:41:07,834 --> 00:41:11,470 ♪ ♪ 1040 00:41:11,471 --> 00:41:14,239 ♪ Can you hear my cry? ♪ 1041 00:41:14,240 --> 00:41:19,345 ♪ ♪ 1042 00:41:19,346 --> 00:41:21,847 - It was my fault Cameron died. 1043 00:41:21,848 --> 00:41:25,317 ♪ ♪ 1044 00:41:25,318 --> 00:41:27,119 It was always my fault... 1045 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,655 ♪ ♪ 1046 00:41:29,656 --> 00:41:33,559 And I should have said that from the beginning. 1047 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:35,227 I should have gone to the funeral. 1048 00:41:35,228 --> 00:41:38,163 I should have... 1049 00:41:38,164 --> 00:41:41,867 been there for you. 1050 00:41:41,868 --> 00:41:44,970 I'm sorry. 1051 00:41:44,971 --> 00:41:47,139 I'm so sorry. 1052 00:41:47,140 --> 00:41:51,377 ♪ ♪ 1053 00:41:51,378 --> 00:41:54,046 - ♪ Na-na, na-na ♪ 1054 00:41:54,047 --> 00:41:56,515 ♪ Na-na, na-na ♪ 1055 00:41:56,516 --> 00:42:01,086 ♪ Na-na, no, no, no ♪ 1056 00:42:01,087 --> 00:42:02,721 ♪ Fire, fire, fire ♪ 1057 00:42:02,722 --> 00:42:05,858 ♪ Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na ♪ 1058 00:42:05,859 --> 00:42:08,994 ♪ Say you want to start a fire ♪ 1059 00:42:08,995 --> 00:42:11,130 ♪ Na-na, no, no ♪ 1060 00:42:11,131 --> 00:42:14,166 ♪ ♪ 1061 00:42:14,167 --> 00:42:16,568 ♪ Turn my pain into power ♪ 1062 00:42:16,569 --> 00:42:19,805 ♪ My fear to desire ♪ 1063 00:42:19,806 --> 00:42:22,007 ♪ Oh ♪ 1064 00:42:22,008 --> 00:42:23,909 ♪ Whoa ♪ 1065 00:42:23,910 --> 00:42:26,612 ♪ Fall apart when I try to be strong ♪ 1066 00:42:26,613 --> 00:42:29,816 ♪ Gotta learn how to cry, oh ♪ 1067 00:42:30,650 --> 00:42:32,719 - Aaron. Aaron!