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Don't say that
I never do you two favors.

Homicide? All right.

How did you get the nerve
to ask him out?

I showed him my badge
and I told him to follow me.

These damn appellate judges,
they overturned
a conviction based on
one lousy technicality.

A woman's life
is being ruined,

do they know or care?
Hell, no.

Four men raped me.

I don't believe it.
Our open and shut case

is falling apart
right before our eyes.

The defendant shouldn't suffer
because his lawyer is a bozo.

As far as I am concerned,
that woman has
been raped twice.

Once by those creeps
and once by the courts.

And could you tell us
what you saw?

May I please refer
to my investigative report?

Of course.

I saw the defendant
leave the residence
at 1082 Broome Street,

walk approximately
half a block to a 1980 sedan,

New York license plate
352-QAV, which I took note of.

The defendant got into the car

at which time
Officer Johnston,
who has already testified,

approached him
and put him under arrest.

Thank you.
No further questions.

I spent two and a half days

hanging around that courtroom
waiting to testify.

I'm on the stand
less than five minutes.

And everybody complains
there's not enough cops
on the street.

So, did you nail him?

No, they knocked it down
to possession
of stolen property,

he copped a plea
and I wasted
two-and-one-half-days.

How we doing
on that Moskowitz thing?

They picked him up
in Jersey. Here.

- Believe it or not,
we are all clear.
- Oh, yeah?

So, come on, tell me.
What do you think?

Too fluffy for my image?

Oh, I don't know.
If it doesn't have four doors,
I've never heard of it.

Pretty macho, isn't it,
shifting your own gears?

If I remember correctly,
I saw one of these
assault a Volkswagen once.

You still trying
to decide on a car?

- Yeah.
- Cagney, let me
give you a suggestion.

Studebaker.

I've had mine
for 12 years now,
never had a day's problem.

Why don't people
buy American anymore?

No wonder the whole country's
falling apart.

Studebaker.

I don't know, I--I was just
thinking of something that

maybe had a little
more sex appeal.

If you're thinking
of something with
a little more...

Don't even say it.

Don't say that
I never do you two favors.

- What is it?
- A stabbing.

Homicide? All right.

Open and shut case,
all you gotta do
is fill in the blanks.

Thank you, sir.

A Turk.

Bloody butchering Turk
at an Armenian clan party.

What would you smart ladies
think happens?

- A fight breaks out.
- You call it a fight?

When a bloody butchering Turk

totally out of the blue sky
pulls a knife
and kills my cousin.

This was totally unprovoked?

Totally.

The Armenian massacres
all over again.

And you, yourself,
witnessed the stabbing,
Mr. Menukian?

Of course, of course.
I saw the whole thing.

My sister,
she saw the whole thing.

My brother-in-law,
he saw the whole thing.

My son saw the whole thing.
My wife saw the whole thing.

That's enough?

Well, we'd like to talk
to everyone who's a witness.

Okay.

My girlfriend,
she saw the whole thing, too.

Hello.

Ah, how was it?

Chalk one up for our side.

We got six eye witnesses
champing at the bit
to testify.

Not to mention,
we go in to arrest
this alleged knife murderer

and he's got
a 10-inch switchblade
in his pocket.

And a rap sheet
as long as your arm.

Did you get
a signed statement?

He was not real chatty.

I only get confident
when I have a confession.

Six eye witnesses?

I think I might be
inclined to feel confident.

Well, it's quite obvious
why the ladies on the squad

have the highest
conviction percentage.

Lieutenant Samuels
keeps giving you
the slow grounders.

Oh, right.

Like the Dock Street burglary,
that was a real piece of cake.

One thing you'll admit,

sweet little homicide collar
like this isn't going to

hurt your chances
for sergeant any.

I thought of that.

What do you think of this
for a police sergeant?

Huh? Not too bubblehead, huh?

Should be orange.

- Elizabeth?
- Mary Beth.

Hiya. What's the matter?

Could I talk to you alone?

Of course, sure.
We'll go inside.

Okay.

Are you all right?

Please.

Sure, come on.
Right over here.

- Sit down.
- I didn't know
where to find you.

Well, we made detective.

Fine.

Uh, you want coffee?
Or we have hot water for tea.

- Tea, yes. Tea. Thank you.
- Sit, sit down.

Go ahead.

- La Guardia.
- Yeah.

Can I have
one of your tea bags?
We're all out over there.

- Sure.
- Thanks.

Thank you.

Herbal Blitz?

It's 100% organic,
no caffeine.

- They did a study
at the University
of Massachusetts medical...
- Isn't that great, huh?

That's great.
Thanks, La Guardia,

I've got to take it in to her.

Chris, who is she?
I don't remember
seeing her around.

When Mary Beth and I
were in uniform,
a group assault.

- Sexual?
- Hmm.

- Poor lady.
- I'll say.

Especially since
the lousy defense lawyer
had all the cases severed.

First she had to face
the grand jury,
then four separate trials.

She went through
absolute hell

but she put every one
of those bastards away.

- Something happen now?
- Going to find out.

So, how is
that nice man of yours?

- What? Peter, right?
- Yes, Peter.

I remember he was so good
with you going to trial
and everything.

- Yes, yes. He was.
- Herbal okay?

- Yes, thank you.
- Good.

He really was torn up,
you know,

about my having to
talk about all that
in front of strangers.

We split up.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, I was impossible
to live with.

Two years in court,

telling that horrible story
over and over again and...

And, you know,
I started to hate Peter.

Just for being a man.

I cringed when he touched me.

Well, finally,
he had enough and, well,
who could blame him.

Well, you were nice together.

Maybe you can talk about it,
work it out.

He got married last month.

Oh, God. I'm sorry.

I lost my job, too.

I missed so many days
for court appearances

that they finally
had to let me go.

Was there really a point
to all of this?

Yes, without you,
we would never have been
able to convict those guys,

they would still be
out on the street.

I was starting to get
my life together again.

Really. And now...

And now, it's gonna
start all over again.

What do you mean?

They overturned
Sordell's conviction.

And there's
gonna be a new trial.

Oh, God.

I can't face it. I can't.

Please.

Please.

You have to help me
get out of this.

Mary Beth, please.

These damn appellate judges,

they overturned
a conviction based on
one lousy technicality.

A woman's life
is being ruined,

do they know or care?
Hell, no.

I think Elizabeth is right.

I think she's done
enough already.

You can't tell her that.

Why not?

What, and get Sordell off,
is that what you want to do?

No. Now, don't you
try and twist me
around like that.

I'm saying that the woman
should not have to
go through all that again.

Well, she doesn't have
much choice.

All right.
If she refuses to show up,

she'll be held
in contempt of court.

Well, then, she could say
she lost her memory.

- You're not serious.
- Let them prove different.

That's perjury.

I can't believe
you'd suggest that to her.

Damn it, Christine,
you've seen what
defense lawyers can do.

Hounding and harassing
and all the lawyer tricks

and their smutty
little insinuations.
Think how she feels.

I'm sorry for her.

Her dignity, her job,
her boyfriend,

her self esteem
is all down the tubes,
what for?

So Sordell
and his scuzzball friends
don't rape another woman.

All right,
so what is your solution?
What do you want to tell her?

You want to tell her
to go back there and
tear herself apart again?

No, I just don't want to
talk about it anymore.

Could we just save it
for tomorrow?

Yeah, okay. All right.

You and Harvey still want to
go look for cars?

Oh, yeah. I couldn't
talk him out of that
if I wanted to.

Thanks.

- I'll see you what,
around 10:00?
- Yeah.

What, you got a date tonight?

Yeah, well, I'm gonna cancel,
I'd be lousy company.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I'll see you.

Good night.

- Say, fellow,
what are you doing?
- We're ready, we're ready.

- This lady,
she wants to buy a car.
- All right.

Harvey, I really appreciate
your opinion on this.

He really knows his cars.

Yeah. Well, I just want to make
sure no one pulls a fast one on
you just 'cause you're a woman.

You can give them
real good odds.

Yeah, you got
the want ads, right?

- I got it, yeah.
- You got the keys?

- What?
- I'll get the keys.

Don't forget,
you promised us a ride
to California.

To California?

Yeah. Wanna see
where E.T. lives.

That's dumb.

- Dumb is a little strong.
- E.T. doesn't live
in California.

What do you know?

Besides, I'd rather see
Victoria Principal.

All right, come on,
you guys, on a roll.

Let's go,
let's move it.

He wants to go to California
to see Victoria Principal.

That is ridiculous.
The only reason
to go to California is
to see Fred Astaire.

I love Fred Astaire,
I've always loved
Fred Astaire.

- Here,
take it for a test drive.
-Yeah.

Here, maybe I should
do this first, huh?

All right.

What do you think?

It's very cute.

- All right.
- No, it's not...
Come here, get out of here.

- Don't hurt it.
- Wait.

Sorry, kids.

Let's hurry up.
Come on, here we go. Ready?

So...

I don't think that
we can avoid it
much longer, do you?

Elizabeth Carter.

I promised
I'd call her this afternoon.
What do I tell her?

That she has a responsibility.

Mary Beth, it's wrong
to encourage her to quit.

For God's sake, it's illegal.
Come on.

I had another idea.

What if we promise her
we'll go with her
to the trial?

It's not our case anymore,
we haven't even
been subpoenaed.

We take a vacation day.

Or two or three?

She needs somebody there,
Chris.

Mary Beth, I feel for her.

Really, I do.
I hate that when you think
I'm such a hard case.

No.

We simply cannot
babysit the whole world.

It's not the whole world,
it's Elizabeth Carter.

She needs somebody
in her corner, I don't think
she gonna be able to do it.

And then another rapist
just takes a walk.

If you don't want to do it
I'll go myself.

- Now you're mad.
- I'm not mad.

We're not the Bobbsey twins.
We don't have to
do everything together.

Michael, get over here.

- So?
- So, huh.

Yeah?

- Doll, isn't she?
- I don't know.

What do you think, Harvey?
Is she okay?

I like it.

- Do you?
- Yeah.

- You like it?
-It's cute.

You want to talk money?

- Don't bother, Christine.
It's a pass.
- Why?

What do you mean, man?

This is a great little car.

If you look real close
you see the paint don't match

between here
and the door plate.

That's no problem.
If you don't like it,
you repaint it again.

Take off 50 bucks.

And look here.
See those ripples on the door?

This car has been
in a head-on collision.

You want to put it up
on jacks, huh?

We'll take a look
at the underside.

It shimmies when you drive.

I'll bet you anything you like
the frame's bent.

Listen, lady.
If you don't want the car
it's fine with me.

But you're missing
a real good buy,
I'm telling you.

- I'll recover.
Thanks anyway.
- Yeah.

- Come on, let's go.
- Thank you, pal.

I think it's a piece of junk.

This is not
my favorite thing,
coming here.

Hey, don't look at me.
I invited him out to lunch.

Anywhere he wanted, our treat.

- And?
- He insists he loves to eat
on the job.

- That's disgusting.
- Yeah.

You're here about...

Aaron Rapozian, the stabbing.

Right, interesting case.

Another intriguing case
that one, death by crushing.

You don't see many of those.

Are you sure you two ladies
wouldn't like to attend
an autopsy while we confer?

No, thank you.

Sounds fascinating.

Really, we're just
a little pressed for time.

If you'll excuse
the expression,

death by crushing,
pressed for time.

You like puns, too.

It was unintentional.

Believe me,
it was unintentional.

Uh, Doctor, so as not to
waste any more of your time,

is it fair to say,
and would you so testify,
that the cause of death

was a puncture wound
of the type suggesting
a switchblade knife?

I like the way
you plunge right in.

If you'll excuse
the expression.

But that's not
exactly the truth.

- It isn't?
- No.

What is exactly the truth?

Exactly,
I would have to say
that Mr. Kamal

could not possibly have
directly caused the cessation

of life processes
in Mr. Rapozian.

The victim was not killed
by the defendant?

I would say not.

Well, how did he die?

Don't you want to
take a stab at it?

If you'll excuse
the expression.

Uh, Doctor,
I just don't have time
to play games.

Do you or do you not know
how Mr. Rapozian died?

Well, I'd have to say,
the emergency room doctor
killed him.

- The emergency room doctor?
- I don't understand.

The doctor killed Rapozian?

That's what I'd say.

You see, when first brought
into the emergency room,

Mr. Rapozian was suffering
from nothing worse

than a puncture wound
to the left lung.

That's not serious?

Oh, serious, yes.
But not life threatening.

In fact, some years ago,
the quarterback
for the Los Angeles Rams

played an entire game
with a collapsed lung.

Great.
So, what happened
to our victim?

God knows why,
but for some obscure reason

the good doctor got it into
his head that Mr. Rapozian
needed open heart massage.

Pity.

He was a fine
physical specimen.

You should see his organs,
very clean.

Are you saying the doctor
killed him giving him
an open heart massage?

Most assuredly.

You see, opening him up,
he punctured the aortal wall,

drove right into the heart,
killed him instantly.

That's what happened.

Cutting right to the heart
of the matter.

- If you'll excuse
the expression.
- Excuse the expression.

I know.

Dr. Ravshad is
no longer associated with
this hospital, I'm afraid.

I'd be more afraid if he was.

Could you tell us
how we could get hold of him?

We think
he went back to Pakistan.

You think?
Don't you know for sure?

The man should not be let
anywhere near a scalpel.

I guess you'll read about it
in the news tomorrow.

There's a good chance
that Ravshad is not a doctor.

We have indications that
his credentials were forged.

Oh, great.

Do you realize
I gave birth to Harv Jr.
in this hospital?

I can assure you
we revoked his privileges
as soon as we found out.

Nothing like this has
ever happened here before.

If I ever get
pregnant again I'm looking
into home delivery.

I don't believe it.
Our open and shut case

is falling apart
right before our eyes.

I got to check in.
They had Elizabeth on hold

in case they finish
with jury selection.

Got to talk to the D.A.,
you can call from his office.

Isn't that cute?
Wait a minute.

How much are you asking?

- Five even.
- Too much.

Hey, make me an offer.

What? Right here?

Um, I'll drive
around the block.

No, I've got to be somewhere,
I'll call you.

Okay, yeah. Do that.

Hey, I'm sure that
we can work something out.

Ladies, this is
my first big homicide case.

It's a dead bang winner
which pleases me very much.

There's no extra charge
for sitting down.

Oh, sorry.

What does not please me,
however, is getting these

negative waves from
my investigating officers.

It's not negative waves, sir.
It's evidence.

Relevant evidence
concerning the cause of death.

And where did you
go to law school,
Detective Lacey?

I didn't, sir.

But it would seem to
change things.

Not in the least.

The principle is called
proximate cause,
Detective Lacey.

Even though the immediate
cause of death was
the emergency room procedure,

the stab wound was inflicted
by the defendant,

which in turn
necessitated the visit
to the emergency room.

And thus it was
the proximate cause.

So you're saying
it's still a homicide?

Absolutely.

As far as I am concerned,
this is an open and shut case.

Where is she?

Court 32 was this floor.
I should have called earlier.

- You think it's fair?
- What?

Proximate cause,
immediate cause.
Do you think it's murder?

Well, if he hadn't stabbed
the guy in the first place

he wouldn't have been
put in the position
of being killed.

That seems to be their point.

If you'll excuse
the expression.

Don't do that to me.

- Hello.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- What's been happening?

They seem to have adjourned.

What happened?

Nothing out of the ordinary.

Assistant D.A. calls me in.

I sit here all day
from 8:00 in the morning

and she doesn't even
have enough time
to talk to me.

Very nice.

At 4:30 the defense lawyer
asks for a continuance

and of course,
the judge says it's okay.

- 4:30?
- Yes, 4:30.

Well, you know
their game plan, Elizabeth.

Harass the witness bad enough
so she gives up

and the judge
dismisses the case.

Mary Beth, I really hate
being such a cry baby.
Really, really, I do.

But I don't know
how much more of this
I can take.

Why don't we just forget
all this, huh?

Want to go get silly?

- Silly?
- Silly, come on, here.

- Here.
- Let's go.

- Where you taking me?
- We're getting silly.

Silliness very important.

- Where are we going?
- Follow this woman.

Rule number one is
you have to hold
your mouth right.

Would you stop!
A male stripper?

I mean, you went out.

- How did you...
- She did. She certainly did.

It's true.

How did you get the nerve
to ask him out?

I showed him my badge
and I told him to follow me.

- He turned out to be
a PhD from Columbia.
- Really?

She has all the luck
in the world.
I'm not kidding.

I'll tell you one thing
about taking home a stripper,

at least you know
what to expect.

Right? No surprises.

There's a man at the bar
who's looking at you.

Who?

You. At you.

He is, he is.
Don't look around.

- What are you...
- No.

He's looking at Chris.

He is. He's very nice.
Very nice.

He's trying to get up
the nerve to come over here.

Three women
are very intimidating.

- All right, I'm going home.
- No. Sit down, stay.

No, I'm going home
because I feel silly.

I'm here and Harv is at home.

And I feel kind of...

Guilty for having a good time.

That's it.

Guilty for having a good time.

- Married life.
- What do you know
about married life?

Absolutely nothing.
She smiled.

Speaking of married life,
Elizabeth,

- I've been thinking.
- Great.

Let's stop. That's good.

I don't need this,
Elizabeth, all right?

- I've been thinking about you.
- Oh, really?

- Yes.
- What? What?

I have somebody for you,
a great guy.

Oh. Uh-uh.

- Pass, no. No dates.
- Why not?

- Come on.
- No dates, I'm not dating.

Give me one good reason.

Listen, I'm just...
Don't have the right attitude, okay?

Wait a minute. All right?
Now, it is time.

You cannot crucify the entire
male population because of

the actions of four subhumans.

Okay.

Anyway, this guy is terrific.

He's wonderful.
I used to go out with him.

- Which one?
- Barney.

Oh, he's a doll.
This is a very nice man.

And besides, you have
to do it anyway because

it's part of Christine's
philosophy of dating.

Which is, never throw out
a man if you can
recycle him to a friend.

- Mary Beth,
you're making that up.
- That's right.

You're making that up.
I don't believe that.

No.

- Listen, hold my hand,
hold my hand.
- What?

- I'm telling you...
- All right.

I want you to think of this
as a sacred trust.

There are not
that good many men,

there are not
that many... Hello.

There are not that many
good men to go around,
do you hear me?

- So, when you find a goodie...
- Yeah.

- ...and you're tired of him,
you know...
- Christine.

Hey, come on.

You owe it
to the women of New York
to keep them circulating.

- This is getting very boring.
- It's true.

- Excuse me.
- Hello.

Would you like to dance?

Me?

No, I can't dance,
I'm married.

What is that?

What did I say?

You guys are so good
for my head.

We like you, too. We do.

Thank you.
No, really, for everything.

I mean, I guess
you know I couldn't

go through this thing
without you guys' support.

You got it.
We are there for you.

Well, I mean,
you can call me up anytime.

- What? Us.
You call us up anytime.
- Anytime.

We will be there for you.

Absolutely.

Wait a minute.
Three musketeers.

- Here I come, come on.
- What are you doing?
You're crazy.

People are looking at us.

Mes amis, your coach awaits.

Just get it in there.

-
Do you know what I wish?
- What do you wish?

I wish that I could whistle
like you whistled.

I don't blame you!

How could my arms have grown?

I don't think
I've worn this stupid suit
since sorority rush.

You look nice.

I feel like
I'm going to a costume party.

Oh, I don't know.
Harv kind of likes it
when I dress up for court.

Says I look like a lady.

Yeah.
Real comfortable, too, huh?

Credibility clothes.

- Remember the Esteban case?
- Yeah.

The Assistant D.A. told me

that I would have more
credibility with the jury
if I wore nylons.

- What, stockings?
- Stockings. Yes.

And then he told me,
I'm quoting him verbatim,

"Listen, Cagney,
could you frump it way down?"

What is it?

- He never told me that.
- Oh.

Oh, well. Oh, Mary Beth,
I'm so tired of looking
at car ads.

Do you remember
that little green sports car
we saw near the hospital?

Yeah.

- Do you like it?
- Sure.

I'm about to do something
very impetuous.

If he hasn't already sold it,
I'm gonna buy it.

Congratulations.

I'll call from the courthouse.
I'll pick it up tonight.

When do you think
we'll be through, 5:00, 5:30?

Yeah, 5:00 the latest.

You ever see a judge
be late for dinner?

No.

You don't think
Elizabeth will be mad,
do you?

Why?

Well, our murder case
coming up the same day
as her case.

- No.
- I guess we couldn't help it.

No, she'll understand.

So, I guess
I will stay with her

and you can help the D.A.
on that Kamal thing, okay?

Unless,
you'd rather be with her.

No, she'd probably be more
comfortable with you, anyway.

Yeah. Well, I don't know.

Maybe we ought to
let her decide.

Anyway, you get first dibs.
You want blonde or brown?

Would you, Chris?

Me? Sure.

Get this show on the road.

Okay,
you all ready to testify?

Me? What, now?

What happened
to jury selection

and opening statements
and all that business?

We did all that last week.

I didn't call you
till I was ready for you.

Oh.

"Oh"? What's wrong with that?
Isn't that what you cops
are always asking for?

Don't want to waste
the taxpayers' money sitting
around the courtroom all day.

- Right?
- Right.

- But...
- But?

Well...

Mr. Leffler, I know
that this is gonna
sound stupid to you.

But I get, like,
a stage fright.

Oh, terrific.

No, I'm okay.
I just need to work my way up
to it for a day or so.

No can do.
You've gotta go today.

All right.

Give me an hour or two.
I'll be fine. I know I will.

Nope, sorry.
You're on first.

Then I need you to testify
and help me, assist me,
for the rest of the day.

Well, the assisting part,
there's no problem with that.

It's the testifying
without the working up to it.

Just can the stage fright, okay.

You're not even testifying
to anything that important.

Unfortunately, sir,
that has never stopped me
from getting nervous before.

Look, I'm telling you.
Just erase nervous
from your memory bank.

Jurors don't trust a cop
who's uptight.

Uh-huh. Right.

I don't know
if you thought about this,
Mr. Leffler,

but that did not
make me feel any calmer.

You'll be fine.

Defense Attorney's
a real zip wad.

Great.

You say, Officer Lacey,

that you were
at the alleged scene

of the alleged murder
in person?

Yes, sir, that is correct.

And what did you find
at that time

to be the dimensions of
the alleged room in question?

I have a diagram, sir,
if I may refer to my report
of the investigation.

From your memory,
Detective Lacey.

From memory?

Are you trying to tell us
that you don't have
any independent memory

of such an important
piece of evidence?

Objection. The witness
should be allowed
to refresh her memory

without Mr. Pressman's
impugning her credibility.

Can't we get on
with this, please?

Do you have any memory
without your notes?

Yes, sir. I do have
some memory but I've always
been allowed to look...

Try it without.

- Your Honor...
- Just try it.

Let's do it fast
and get on with it.
Objection overruled.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Dimensions please.

So the guy is gonna sell it
to somebody else.

Not if I get there by 5:30.

- Oh.
- No problem.

Come on.
We'll be out of here
in plenty of time.

Well, I hope so.

Ah, wait till you see it.
British racing green.

Four-on-the-floor,
wire wheels.

It's very sexy.

And the guy's
coming down 500 bucks
on the original price.

Oh, that's wonderful.

But, you know,
to tell you the truth,

even if I could
afford a car like that

I would be so nervous
about driving in the city.
Those potholes...

Miss Gallegos.

I'm sorry. I've only got
a five-minute recess.

We'll get you today,
Miss Carter,
I promise we will.

I appreciate your patience.

So, wanna hear about
the cars I didn't buy?

There was one sweet one.
Honest to God, that guy
was perverse as hell,

but the car was so cute.

Now, Officer Lacey.

If you'd be so kind
as to step over to this board

and attempt to recreate for us

the alleged scene
of the alleged murder.

Doors and windows.
Furniture. The works.

You mean, draw it?
I have a diagram right here.

Does the court note

some reluctance
to be cooperative
on your part, Officer?

No, sir. It's just
I'm not much of an artist.

Yeah.

You're not much of
a memory expert, either.

- Isn't that so?
- Objection.

Mr. Pressman is deliberately
trying to confuse the witness
and the jury.

And perhaps Mr. Leffler

and his representative
from the police department

are deliberately trying to
keep something from the jury.

Your Honor, could I just
refer to my notes?

Objection.

The witness is
admonished to speak
only in direct answers

to the questions
placed before her.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Your Honor, all Officer Lacey
is doing is trying to be
exact in her answers.

Isn't that what this court
is here for?

To find the exact truth,
so that justice may be served?

And I believe that truth
and justice might best
be served by Officer Lacey

if she's allowed to be
as exact as possible.

Mr. Leffler,
you've been watching
too much Perry Mason.

Can we just get on with it?

Thank you, Your Honor.

- Officer.
- Thank you.

You're welcome.

So, did you call Barney yet?

Chris, Chris,
I could not call up a guy
I don't even know.

Sure you can.

I'm telling you.
You wait around for
some jerk to ask you out,

you're gonna end up
going out with some jerk.

- Hiya.
- Hi.

- How's it going?
- Awful.

That guy's lawyer's
playing games, you know.

Try and confuse the issue.
Making me feel like
I'm the one on trial.

Oh, Lord. Elizabeth,
I got a big mouth.
'm sorry.

Mary Beth, it's okay, really.

- Coffee, Mary Beth.
- No, it's just
over dramatizing.

So, you blew the case, huh?

No.

No, it's just the kid D.A.
put me up without

letting me warm up
so I got a little rattled.

I was fine. It's all right.

Miss Carter,
can I talk with you
for a moment?

- Are you ready for me?
- Soon.

I just want to
set something up with you.

Oh.

Excuse me.

How is she holding up?

She's all right
as long as we don't
talk about the trial.

All right.

So far we've gone through
cars, clothes, men and movies.

I'm running out of subjects.
You have any suggestions?

- Kind of...
- No!

- What is going on?
- No. No.

I thought she knew.

- What is it?
- Knew what?

I've gotta get back to court.
Can you handle her?

What is it that
she was supposed to know?

The appellate court
has overturned another one
of the convictions.

- Oh, God.
- His new trial
is set for next month.

I won't.

I can't.

I know it's upsetting.

- I cannot do this anymore.
- All right, Elizabeth.

It's just one more trial.

Maybe it is just
one more trial for you.

But I can't sleep.

I can't think.

I can't do this anymore.

And you...

- You are not going to make me.
- Listen to me.
Can we talk about it?

- No, Mary Beth.
I am so sorry.
- Please, just wait a minute.

- I am really truly sorry.
- Elizabeth, wait a minute.

- Let's talk.
Let us help you here.
- No.

Officer Lacey, court's back
in session. District
Attorney's waiting for you.

I'll get her. You cannot
blow this homicide collar.

I'll take care of Elizabeth.

- Elizabeth!
- All right.

If your partner
doesn't bring her back,

I'm gonna have to issue
a bench warrant.

You would arrest her
after what she's been through?

I need her as a witness.

Well, aren't you all heart.

I'm coming.

Hi.

I didn't know you smoked.

I haven't for five... Please.

Don't lecture me.
At least now you can
buy your car.

Just come back upstairs
with me, please.

It isn't fair.

- It just is not fair.
- No, it isn't.

But nobody ever said
life was fair.

So then
what's the point of it?

The point of it is
that it's still good.

If you'd stop being a victim.

Wait a minute, Elizabeth.
Wait a minute!

Stop being a victim?

I am a victim.

Four men raped me.

I know it.

And until you stop
running away from

the consequences of that
you're gonna stay a victim.

Until you go up there
and you face him down again
in court,

you're gonna stay a victim.

I have faced that scum
in court over and over
and over and over again!

What the hell
do you want me to do?

You're asking me as a cop?

'Cause as a cop, I want you
to go up there and face him
again till it sticks!

If you're asking me
as your friend,

as your friend,
I want you to go up there
and face him again.

No.

No.

When did you first become
aware of Mr. Kamal's
presence in the house?

As soon as he come in.
No, before.

You can smell a Turk
downwind at two miles.

Make that three,
and I swear it under oath.

Objection. Objection.

The witness will be
admonished.

Just answer the questions.
No politics.

- This is outrageous.
- Continue, Counselor.

Now, then.

Will you describe
Mr. Kamal's appearance
on the night in question?

Just like now. Greasy.

So greasy, his hair
was shining in the dark
like patent leather shoes.

Your Honor!

Your Honor, please! Please!

Could you admonish
the witness again?

The witness is admonished
a second time.
Go on, gentlemen, please.

Mr. Menukian,
you said his hair was
shining in the dark.

What do you mean by
"in the dark"?

What do you think I mean?
Dark.

- No light.
- "No light,"
what do you mean by that?

- Sure.
- Sure.

Music goes on, lights go out,
50 people have a good time.

You don't know nothing
about hanky-panky?

Don't look like you do.

How can you be so sure
of what you saw
if it was so dark, huh?

How? How? No problem.
If I say I can see, I can see.

- That's right.
- What?

You think you don't
pay any attention
when three guys get stabbed?

Mr. Menukian, did you ever
have your eyes examined?

Close the door.

In the dark?
Three stabbings?

Why wasn't I made aware
of these little problems

before they cropped up
on the witness stand?

Or don't they teach you
how to interview witnesses?

They do, sir. And I did.

I specifically
asked Mr. Menukian
about the lighting.

He said it was good.
He also said
nobody else got hurt.

I have it here in my report.
He's changing his story, sir.

Well, we're just lucky
that old Morley Pressman
is such a bozo.

He scored maybe one point
on the lights,

but missed the significance
of the other knifings
completely.

As long as there are
no other surprises,
I can still pull this one out.

You're gonna try and convict
the guy for murdering
somebody in the dark?

I mean, three people
got knifed in what sounds
to me like a free-for-all.

- Armenians against the Turks.
- Listen, Detective.

There are six witnesses
willing to swear
in court that he did it.

Now don't tell me
how to do my job.

And we'll just
let the jury do their job.

Now, if you'll just ask
Mr. Menukian and his clan

to come back in here
for a moment
before we go back into court,

I'll try and make sure
that we keep the damage
to a minimum.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Leffler, whatever happened
to the search for truth
and justice

you were instructing the judge
about before?

I mean, I know
there's a lot of Armenians

that don't hold with
that historical grudge
they got against the Turks.

But this one family, sir,
I think they're trying to
railroad the guy.

Thank you for your theory,
Detective Lacey,
but it's my case now.

Just ask them to come in.
All right?

All right.

Maybe enough is enough.

What's gonna happen
when they turn over
the other two?

I'll be here
to put them right back in.

But, I cannot do that
without Elizabeth Carter.

As far as I am concerned,
that woman
has been raped twice.

Once by those creeps
and once by the courts.

And now
you're gonna do it again?

That's an old argument,
Officer.

- Well, forgive me.
- We are doing the best we can.

If she is not back
when I need her

I will ask for a recess
and issue a bench warrant.

She will spend
tonight in jail.

But she will take
that stand in the morning.

So, shall we go over
to her apartment?

I just called her.
She's not there.

I'll tell you what.
I will pitch the D.A. again.

I'll ask her to
hold the warrant.

You and I
can go pick up Elizabeth.

- She can spend the night
in my apartment.
- Good.

So, what's going on
with our murder trial?

That's a good idea.
You think the D.A.
will go for it?

I don't know.
I'm gonna try.

So, what's happening
on your end?

What are we gonna do
about your car?

Mary Beth,
you're being evasive.

Me?

Did you go do something
to screw up our collar?

Oh, thank you very much.

I appreciate
that vote of confidence.

- Well, did you?
- I can't hear you.

Now, on that date
in question, Miss Burnham.

You were the night-duty nurse
in the emergency room, right?

Yes, I was.

And did you have occasion
to see Mr. Rapozian
on that evening?

Yes, several members
of his family brought him
in for treatment.

About what time was that?

Could I look at my notes?

Objection.
It hasn't been established

that the witness doesn't have
an independent memory.

Oh, for Pete's sakes,
Pressman, are we gonna
start all that again?

The District Attorney
is admonished to refrain
from outbursts of this sort.

Do you have
any independent memory
without your notes?

Yes, I think
it was about 1:00 a.m.
No, that's not right.

It was the defendant
who came in with a stab wound
in his arm about 1:00.

Mr. Rapozian came in
about a half an hour
after that.

Your Honor,
the people would ask
for a recess at this time.

This court stands recessed
for 20 minutes.

I want you to know, Leffler,
I appreciate
everything you've done.

I'll see you back
in the courtroom.

I know you done
the right thing.

- Thank you.
- Okay.

Did you dismiss the case?

What are you talking about?

The nurse's testimony.

She said the defendant
was treated for stab wounds

a half hour before the victim.

She did? I didn't hear that.

Mr. Leffler,
would you agree with me

that it's kind of hard to
murder someone when you're
in the emergency hospital?

At the least,
it's self-defense.

At the worst,
it looks like the family's
railroading the guy.

Maybe Rapozian got lost
on the way to the hospital.

Maybe the nurse was wrong.
Maybe a million things.

Who knows, or cares?

The point is, his lawyer
didn't catch it either.

And now he's offering
to make a deal.
He'll plead to second degree.

What a bozo.

Well, you can't let him
do that Mr. Leffler.

Of course I can.

The defendant shouldn't suffer
because his lawyer is a bozo.

Come on. You've seen
Kamal's rap-sheet.
He's as dirty as they come.

If he didn't do this one
he did something else.

Let's just be happy
we can get him off the street
for a few years.

I'm not gonna be happy
if I don't think he's guilty.

So don't be happy.
Just be a cop.

I'm sorry, sir,

but three stabbings
in the dark in
a 50-man free-for-all

with the defendant
in the hospital a half hour
before the victim,

I know
I didn't go to law school,

but that sounds a lot like
reasonable doubt to me.

Officer, you and I
are supposed to be
on the same team.

With respect, sir,
I don't think that this is
supposed to be a team sport.

Are you threatening me?

Well, yes, sir.
I guess I am.

And if I don't
get satisfaction
through the proper channels

I got an old friend
at The Times

who would, I am sure,
be very interested
in hearing this story.

I can't believe this.

You're actually willing
to let this sleazoid
just skate out of here?

That's how unhappy
I am with this
particular beef, sir.

Unless you wanna work out
something else.

Something a little more fair.

And the people will prove
beyond a reasonable doubt

that on the date in question
Elizabeth Carter
had the bad fortune

to be waiting for a cab
outside her place of business

- at 33rd and First Avenue.
- Christine.

And at that time
the defendant, Sordell,

and three other men
approached her

brandished a knife
and threatening her life...

How're we doing?

- She never took a recess.
- What?

The opening arguments
are almost done

and they're gonna be getting
to Elizabeth any time now.

I just tried
her apartment again.
She's still not home.

So, I--I guess we did
what we could, huh?

How's the murder, recessed?

It's done. It's over.

Really? Did we nail him?

He copped a plea.

That's what I was afraid of,
manslaughter, right?

Possession of a switchblade.

Possession of a switchblade?
Are you serious? Mary Beth!

You're not being serious.
You're joking with me,
you're... What?

- Hi.
-Hiya.

You okay?

I'm kind of worn-out
feeling sorry for myself.

You were right, Chris.
And I am not gonna be
a victim anymore.

I'm glad.

Look, I don't know
if I can do the next one.

But I can do this one.

So, we do them one at a time.

Yeah, one at a time.

The three musketeers, huh?

- How do you do it?
- All right. Come on,
we'll go over with you.

No, thank you,
but I have to do this myself.

If I lean on you two anymore

I might fall flat on my face
and never get up.

I really have to
do this myself.
You understand?

I really think
you're a terrific lady.

So are you. Both of you.

- You call us, huh?
- I will.

You're here? Good.
We're just about
ready for you.

And I'm just about
ready for you.

I love you guys.

- I really do.
- Okay.

- Yeah.
- Go.

Wanna get a car?

- Who's buying?
- Me. Come on.

What kind of
moronic D.A.

would let him cop
to possession of
a lousy switchblade?

It wasn't his idea.
It was my idea.

Now you're really
kidding me, right?

It was the right thing to do,
Christine.

Oh, Mary Beth.
What, are you taking
bribes from the ACLU?

You just passed your car.

Hold on.

Hey, my car.

Listen, I told you 5:30, sweetheart.

His money is
just as green as yours.

Whoa.

Isn't that a shame?

What? I was gonna buy this?

That's... What a pity.