1 00:00:00,639 --> 00:00:04,620 Previously on L .A. Law. I'm going under and I really need some help. I will 2 00:00:04,620 --> 00:00:06,880 help you. You will? Because tomorrow night's soon enough. 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:11,420 Yeah. Good. I feel calmer now than I have in the last few weeks. And now 4 00:00:11,420 --> 00:00:15,000 a moment back there when I actually pictured myself as a lawyer. It was 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:16,000 great. 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,320 I can't believe I did that. 7 00:00:22,340 --> 00:00:26,580 You did some things that were not very nice. 8 00:00:26,900 --> 00:00:28,220 What kind of things? 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:31,440 You know. 10 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,440 Sex? Uh -huh. 11 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,820 Well, Rosalie, you gotta tell somebody. 12 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,840 Did you tell this man that you didn't want to have sex with him? 13 00:00:45,580 --> 00:00:47,200 Yes. Okay. 14 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,720 If that's what happened, I think we have a case against him. 15 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,220 I've agonized over what happened to my daughter that day. But presenting my 16 00:00:54,220 --> 00:00:57,780 daughter not as a woman who was raped, but as a helpless, retarded girl who is 17 00:00:57,780 --> 00:00:59,580 incapable of making her own decisions. 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,440 I believe you'll be doing her far more damage, and I won't let you do that. 19 00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:05,920 I want to withdraw the complaint. 20 00:01:07,860 --> 00:01:08,860 Come on, let's go. 21 00:01:15,060 --> 00:01:16,060 Does this look okay? 22 00:01:16,380 --> 00:01:17,380 Very pretty. 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,940 So you, uh, you bought all this stuff with your own money, huh? 24 00:01:22,140 --> 00:01:23,440 It's a basic trial strategy. 25 00:01:24,140 --> 00:01:25,480 You want to look good in court. 26 00:01:26,220 --> 00:01:27,260 You're going to feel good. 27 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,720 The clothes the county provides are usually a bit threadbare. 28 00:01:31,060 --> 00:01:33,940 Well, this isn't exactly my style, you know. 29 00:01:34,180 --> 00:01:35,180 It's for the jury. 30 00:01:36,620 --> 00:01:39,900 So is Andy going to be there? Don't worry about him. 31 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,120 Is he going to be there, though? 32 00:01:41,340 --> 00:01:42,840 Yes, he'll be there to testify. 33 00:01:44,660 --> 00:01:46,860 He used to say it was me and him until the end of time. 34 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:48,620 He lied. 35 00:01:50,260 --> 00:01:51,900 So what kind of deal did he make? 36 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:53,580 He promised him straight probation. 37 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:55,420 So he's going to walk. 38 00:01:55,770 --> 00:01:58,950 The fact that he never got out of the car means that the victim couldn't ID 39 00:01:59,050 --> 00:02:01,570 which means that they have a stronger case against you. 40 00:02:01,870 --> 00:02:03,790 So if I lose, I get five years, right? 41 00:02:04,730 --> 00:02:05,730 Possibly. 42 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:10,949 Maybe I should have made a deal. 43 00:02:11,250 --> 00:02:14,470 Christine, if you really want to cop a plea, I can see if the door's still 44 00:02:14,590 --> 00:02:16,910 But you've been saying for months that you want to go to trial. 45 00:02:17,170 --> 00:02:21,430 And although there are no guarantees, you do have a lawyer who believes in 46 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,440 Don't make me talk to him, alright? 47 00:04:25,710 --> 00:04:27,770 People versus Rowan. What's this? 48 00:04:27,990 --> 00:04:31,270 Christine Rowan was an unwilling participant in an armed robbery. 49 00:04:31,530 --> 00:04:35,970 Her boyfriend forced her to pose as a prostitute, lure a John to a 50 00:04:35,970 --> 00:04:37,590 position, then hold him up at gunpoint. 51 00:04:37,830 --> 00:04:39,790 Sounds like you're pleading duress. That we are. 52 00:04:40,050 --> 00:04:42,230 Has my boyfriend made me do it really a valid defense? 53 00:04:42,530 --> 00:04:45,170 If this woman was threatened with grave bodily harm, absolutely. 54 00:04:45,550 --> 00:04:46,630 The threats were psychological. 55 00:04:46,890 --> 00:04:48,070 Doesn't make them any less grave. 56 00:04:48,430 --> 00:04:51,530 This guy kept my client a virtual prisoner in his apartment. 57 00:04:52,140 --> 00:04:56,380 demanded total submission, sexually and otherwise, to the point where her will 58 00:04:56,380 --> 00:04:58,140 became subsumed by his. 59 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,320 What kind of woman puts herself in that position? 60 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,800 In this case, a teenage prostitute with a history of abuse. 61 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:05,200 Sad story, but a tough sell. Very tough. 62 00:05:05,460 --> 00:05:09,100 You couldn't plead this? She didn't want to do time, and I didn't think she 63 00:05:09,100 --> 00:05:10,100 deserved to. 64 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,500 Hopewell versus Payne. Yeah, Leland's urging I'm representing Mason Payne. His 65 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:16,800 wife is suing him for divorce. 66 00:05:17,060 --> 00:05:20,620 All I had to hear was that Mason Payne was looking for an attorney. Why, who's 67 00:05:20,620 --> 00:05:21,620 he? Who is he? 68 00:05:21,740 --> 00:05:25,780 He's one of the great country music singers and songwriters. That's who we 69 00:05:25,980 --> 00:05:26,980 Country music? 70 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,380 Oh, God, Leland, you listen to country music? 71 00:05:29,620 --> 00:05:33,560 I know. It's hard to imagine, isn't it? Get along, little Dougie. We don't have 72 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,020 to discuss this anymore. 73 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:38,800 Leland, I'm stunned that you listen to country music. Some of the greatest 74 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,760 American poetry ever written is country music. 75 00:05:42,060 --> 00:05:44,520 You know what happens when you play a country music song backwards? 76 00:05:44,860 --> 00:05:48,700 What happens? You get back your wife, you get back your dog, your pickup 77 00:05:48,700 --> 00:05:50,560 fixed. And your mama's alive. 78 00:05:51,980 --> 00:05:57,120 You're all very sophisticated, aren't you? Well, I listen to country music. 79 00:05:57,820 --> 00:06:04,400 And I am thrilled that Mason Payne is our client. And as far as I'm concerned, 80 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:05,660 'all don't know nothing. 81 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,800 Mr. Bowling, would you describe the nature of the event that took place on 82 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,740 evening of October 4th, 1992? 83 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,060 It was close to midnight. I was driving down Las Palmas. 84 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:20,540 South of Sunset, looking for a female companion. 85 00:06:20,940 --> 00:06:22,860 Could you be more specific, Mr. Bowling? 86 00:06:23,100 --> 00:06:24,059 A prostitute. 87 00:06:24,060 --> 00:06:25,480 I was looking for a prostitute. 88 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:29,440 I saw that young woman over there standing on the sidewalk near Las Palmas 89 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:30,960 Selma. I pulled over. 90 00:06:31,180 --> 00:06:33,620 She asked if I wanted a date. I said yes. 91 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:36,420 She got in, and away we went. 92 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,060 Where did you go? She told me to pull into an alley just up the street for 93 00:06:40,060 --> 00:06:41,060 privacy, she said. 94 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:46,200 So when I parked, a guy came up behind me and blocked me so I couldn't back 95 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:50,110 That's when she pulled the gun. What, if anything, did she say? 96 00:06:50,330 --> 00:06:52,670 She told me to hand over my wallet or she'd blow my head off. 97 00:06:53,110 --> 00:06:56,890 Her voice is real calm and cool, like ice, like she did this all the time. 98 00:06:56,910 --> 00:06:57,910 Objection moved to strike. 99 00:06:58,010 --> 00:07:01,850 I'll allow it. Your Honor, when the witness claims that my client sounds 100 00:07:01,850 --> 00:07:05,490 she did this all the time, he's engaging in speculation, which is both wholly 101 00:07:05,490 --> 00:07:09,430 improper and highly prejudicial. The witness is stating his opinion, 102 00:07:09,750 --> 00:07:12,370 I think the jury is capable of interpreting it as such. 103 00:07:14,790 --> 00:07:15,790 Proceed, Miss Tripp. 104 00:07:15,950 --> 00:07:17,290 What happened next, Mr. Bowling? 105 00:07:17,510 --> 00:07:21,250 She told me to hand over my watch, my wedding band, and a gold chain that I 106 00:07:21,250 --> 00:07:22,730 a thank -you for medallion on. 107 00:07:22,950 --> 00:07:24,350 Then she drove off with my car. 108 00:07:24,870 --> 00:07:25,729 Thank you. 109 00:07:25,730 --> 00:07:26,890 I have nothing further. 110 00:07:28,780 --> 00:07:32,640 Mr. Bowling, have you any training, psychiatric or otherwise, that would 111 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:36,140 you interpret my client's behavior on that night? No. For all you know, Ms. 112 00:07:36,220 --> 00:07:38,860 Rowan was scared out of her wits, isn't that right? She didn't look scared to 113 00:07:38,860 --> 00:07:42,600 me. In the statement you made to Believe, you said that the man in the 114 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,720 directed the action that night. Is that description accurate? 115 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:47,400 He yelled some things at her, yes. 116 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:48,759 Such as? 117 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,800 Well, he told her to make sure to get my watch and my ring. I remember that. 118 00:07:52,090 --> 00:07:53,130 Did she obey his instruction? 119 00:07:53,470 --> 00:07:56,550 Well, yes, she did, but... Thank you. The question only requires a yes or no 120 00:07:56,550 --> 00:07:58,870 answer. But he didn't tell her to hold the gun at my head. She did that on her 121 00:07:58,870 --> 00:08:00,590 own. Non -responsive move to strike. 122 00:08:00,850 --> 00:08:03,910 Denied. Your Honor, I asked a yes or no question. The witness is entitled to 123 00:08:03,910 --> 00:08:04,849 finish his thought. 124 00:08:04,850 --> 00:08:07,350 That little girl threatened to blow my head off, and now she's trying to say it 125 00:08:07,350 --> 00:08:10,650 wasn't her fault? Your Honor, I object. I've ruled the witness can continue, Ms. 126 00:08:10,730 --> 00:08:13,850 Paros, and I won't tolerate another interruption. She lured me in, she 127 00:08:13,850 --> 00:08:16,810 threatened me, she robbed me, and she did it like she meant to. 128 00:08:17,170 --> 00:08:19,070 She did it like a pro. The witness is finished. 129 00:08:19,710 --> 00:08:20,850 I have no more questions. 130 00:08:27,030 --> 00:08:30,470 Mason, I'm not denigrating anything you've done. In fact, the matter is I've 131 00:08:30,470 --> 00:08:31,570 always thought you were a major talent. 132 00:08:32,110 --> 00:08:34,789 Unfortunately, your marriage isn't working and your wife wants to move on. 133 00:08:34,950 --> 00:08:38,610 That's real showbiz talk, isn't it? That's the way they talk out here in L 134 00:08:39,110 --> 00:08:40,110 We're going to move on. 135 00:08:40,370 --> 00:08:44,430 We've taken all there is to take. We're tired of you. We're bored with you. So 136 00:08:44,430 --> 00:08:45,430 now we're going to move on. 137 00:08:45,710 --> 00:08:46,710 I'm just curious. 138 00:08:46,990 --> 00:08:48,870 How much have you had to drink today, Mason? 139 00:08:49,110 --> 00:08:51,870 Just enough to get through this, darling. Not one drop more. 140 00:08:52,130 --> 00:08:55,130 Folks, we're here to see if we can come to an agreement as to finances. I 141 00:08:55,130 --> 00:08:58,130 strongly suggest... That's what we deal with. Good idea. 142 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:01,950 Well, what's Mason's position on Amanda's continuing to perform his 143 00:09:02,230 --> 00:09:06,410 Mason says she can't. Mason, hold on a second. Mason can't say she can't. 144 00:09:06,610 --> 00:09:09,890 There's a compulsory license law that entitles her to perform all published 145 00:09:09,890 --> 00:09:13,350 work. Let's put it this way. I'm not signing any divorce agreement that gives 146 00:09:13,350 --> 00:09:14,610 her permission to sing those songs. 147 00:09:14,890 --> 00:09:16,110 Well, we got a problem, Mr. Becker. 148 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,700 I mean, those songs and all the royalties derived thereof are his only 149 00:09:18,700 --> 00:09:20,640 significant contribution to the marital estate. 150 00:09:20,980 --> 00:09:23,520 And if he seeks to prevent his wife from using what has become a substantial 151 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:27,140 portion of her repertoire, well, he can't expect to share pari passu in that 152 00:09:27,140 --> 00:09:28,140 selfsame estate. 153 00:09:28,220 --> 00:09:32,060 Amanda, darling, if you understand what he just said, I'd best abandon all hope 154 00:09:32,060 --> 00:09:32,979 of winning you back. 155 00:09:32,980 --> 00:09:34,860 I think you best do that anyway, Mason. 156 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,160 This matter is not going to be settled, Mr. Becker. And it's certainly not going 157 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,059 to be settled today. 158 00:09:39,060 --> 00:09:42,580 My suggestion is that tomorrow we just start with the depositions. Amanda. 159 00:09:42,820 --> 00:09:45,480 Don't say anything, Mason. Just please, don't say anything. 160 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,460 I thought you were going to let me use the songs to bargain with. 161 00:09:54,680 --> 00:09:57,880 They're the only thing I've got that she still wants. If I give them to her, 162 00:09:57,940 --> 00:10:00,900 then you'll drop some papers, and just like that, it'll be over. You realize 163 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:03,480 only thing you're holding on to are divorce proceedings. I'll hold on to 164 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:04,480 whatever I can. 165 00:10:04,680 --> 00:10:05,680 Mason? 166 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,780 Mason, I brought some of my albums in to show you. 167 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:10,160 Look at that. 168 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,320 Hawkshaw Hawkins, The Hawk of the West Virginia Hills. 169 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:15,240 That boy, Copus. 170 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:17,240 Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan. 171 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:18,760 Oh, Lefty Frizzell. 172 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,800 And Farron Young. 173 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:25,900 Leland. And Uncle Dave, Uncle Dave Macon, he's doing wrap it in the pea 174 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:27,780 and keep my skillet good and greasy. 175 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:30,180 Leland, Leland, this probably isn't a good time for that. 176 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:33,700 Oh. 177 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:35,440 Oh, okay. 178 00:10:36,260 --> 00:10:37,260 Maybe later. 179 00:10:40,660 --> 00:10:46,840 A presumption has no force or effect when specific contrary evidence is 180 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:47,840 and admitted. 181 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,480 And how much contrary evidence is necessary to overcome a presumption? 182 00:10:51,900 --> 00:10:57,420 It depends on the case. Sometimes the standard is enough evidence to support a 183 00:10:57,420 --> 00:11:01,380 finding of the non -existence of the presumed fact. 184 00:11:01,700 --> 00:11:06,000 In other cases, the standard is just substantial evidence. 185 00:11:06,300 --> 00:11:07,300 You got it. 186 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,200 You know, you were right about a change of scene. I couldn't remember any of 187 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,320 this until we got outside. Now it's all coming back. 188 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:17,760 What are you doing? 189 00:11:18,570 --> 00:11:19,570 What am I doing? 190 00:11:20,770 --> 00:11:25,330 Making myself extremely vulnerable. When this happened before, you said it was 191 00:11:25,330 --> 00:11:28,690 an accident. You said it was a momentary lapse in impulse control. 192 00:11:29,210 --> 00:11:30,210 It was. 193 00:11:30,410 --> 00:11:31,410 This wasn't. 194 00:11:31,930 --> 00:11:32,930 No. 195 00:11:34,830 --> 00:11:36,590 I am very attracted to you. 196 00:11:36,910 --> 00:11:41,550 Are you at all attracted to me? I just got out of a relationship, and I did 197 00:11:41,550 --> 00:11:44,190 because I don't have the time right now for anything. 198 00:11:44,810 --> 00:11:46,130 Except passing the bar. 199 00:11:46,330 --> 00:11:48,550 But you also thought that coming out here would completely blow your 200 00:11:48,550 --> 00:11:52,310 concentration, and what it did was clear your head. So imagine how focused you 201 00:11:52,310 --> 00:11:54,530 would be after a weekend at the San Ysidro Ranch. 202 00:11:54,790 --> 00:11:57,470 Tony. Please, don't say anything. Just hear me out. This is an incredible 203 00:11:58,510 --> 00:12:00,570 It's so quiet, you'd think you were in the middle of nowhere. 204 00:12:01,370 --> 00:12:04,830 Instead of a hundred miles from L .A., private cottages, horseback riding. 205 00:12:06,030 --> 00:12:08,230 Not to mention this is the place Jack Kennedy spent his honeymoon. 206 00:12:08,530 --> 00:12:11,630 Tony, it sounds really great. Please, just think about it. 207 00:12:12,010 --> 00:12:13,010 That's all I ask. 208 00:12:37,290 --> 00:12:39,250 Um, your assistant told me I could wait in here. 209 00:12:40,190 --> 00:12:41,970 I knew it was a reason I hired her. 210 00:12:43,110 --> 00:12:50,050 Um, Tony, I, uh, I thought about your invitation, and, uh, I'm going to have 211 00:12:50,050 --> 00:12:50,929 say no. 212 00:12:50,930 --> 00:12:54,070 It's not that I don't like you. It's just that I need to keep my life as 213 00:12:54,070 --> 00:12:57,390 as possible right now, and that means not confusing relationships. 214 00:12:58,630 --> 00:13:01,230 You're my teacher and my tutor, and I want to keep it at that. 215 00:13:01,490 --> 00:13:04,050 I couldn't sleep last night because I kept thinking about you. 216 00:13:04,990 --> 00:13:06,870 Tony, you're making me really uncomfortable. 217 00:13:08,190 --> 00:13:12,410 I am more than just interested in you, Gwen. 218 00:13:12,670 --> 00:13:18,610 I'm... I am overwhelmed by you, the way you dress, the way you move, the way you 219 00:13:18,610 --> 00:13:21,070 smell. It makes it impossible for me to concentrate. 220 00:13:22,550 --> 00:13:26,730 Look, Tony, I need to get back to studying for the bar. I am sorry I have 221 00:13:26,730 --> 00:13:28,950 effect on you, but you're an adult. 222 00:13:29,170 --> 00:13:30,170 You'll get past it. 223 00:13:31,370 --> 00:13:32,990 To pretend that I don't feel this. 224 00:13:34,499 --> 00:13:36,580 massive attraction for you is more than I can do, Gwen. 225 00:13:37,140 --> 00:13:38,140 I'm sorry. 226 00:13:38,460 --> 00:13:39,399 What do you mean? 227 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,520 I mean that I think I'm going to have to end our private tutoring sessions, and 228 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:47,220 you can certainly continue to come to class, but I would ask that you please 229 00:13:47,220 --> 00:13:49,860 at the back, preferably behind someone tall. 230 00:13:51,820 --> 00:13:54,900 Don't ask any questions. Don't talk to me before or after class, and if this is 231 00:13:54,900 --> 00:13:57,900 not okay with you, I will gladly refund your money. 232 00:13:58,140 --> 00:13:59,140 What good's that going to do me? 233 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:03,260 I can't get into another review class at this point. To hear you and see you and 234 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:07,060 know that I cannot get any closer to you is just too painful for me. I'm sorry. 235 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:09,240 You're an adult, Gwen. 236 00:14:10,620 --> 00:14:11,620 You'll get past it. 237 00:14:21,460 --> 00:14:25,400 Well, Arthur Bryson is a pretty well -respected judge. 238 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,640 Could you possibly have misread the situation? 239 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:33,620 Leland, he invited an opposing witness to vilify my client at length during my 240 00:14:33,620 --> 00:14:34,620 cross -examination. 241 00:14:34,860 --> 00:14:38,940 Well, what possible motive could he have had for doing that? I have no idea. 242 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:40,680 How old is your client? 243 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,620 Twenty. Bryson's got a daughter around that age. It's pretty well known she's 244 00:14:44,620 --> 00:14:47,540 had some trouble, a couple DUIs, a possession bust. 245 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,520 Rumor is the judge went out of his way to make sure she got six months at Sybil 246 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:52,560 Brand. That's it. 247 00:14:52,970 --> 00:14:56,410 Because I'm in there arguing that a woman the same age isn't responsible for 248 00:14:56,410 --> 00:14:59,430 actions. I'd say that's the wrong thing to be arguing in front of the judge. 249 00:14:59,870 --> 00:15:01,630 Do you think I have enough to disqualify him? 250 00:15:02,090 --> 00:15:04,910 You have speculation based on rumor. 251 00:15:05,810 --> 00:15:09,610 Now, to win a recusal, you need evidence of clear -cut bias. 252 00:15:09,930 --> 00:15:10,930 So I do nothing. 253 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:12,510 This girl's headed for prison. 254 00:15:12,710 --> 00:15:16,930 What you do is proceed with caution. You gain some insight into the potential 255 00:15:16,930 --> 00:15:18,150 bias of your judge. 256 00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:20,010 You plan your case accordingly. 257 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,120 Don't forget, you don't need the judge if you got the jury. 258 00:15:26,820 --> 00:15:28,780 When was the last time you were in a recording studio, Mason? 259 00:15:29,540 --> 00:15:30,540 It's been a while. 260 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,660 As a matter of fact, you haven't released an album since 1975, have you? 261 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,320 As a matter of fact, I haven't. How about concerts? You given any concerts 262 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:38,540 lately? Tell me something. 263 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,760 How come he's asked me all these questions he already knows the answer 264 00:15:42,980 --> 00:15:45,420 Because I need a stenographic record of your responses, that's why. 265 00:15:45,620 --> 00:15:48,200 Let's just get through it, Mason. When's the last time you performed? 266 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,680 Ten years ago. Last time you were scheduled to perform was on the 267 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,060 Hayride show, wasn't it? Oh, I know where this is going. 268 00:15:56,380 --> 00:15:57,380 Wasn't it? Yes, it was. 269 00:15:57,780 --> 00:16:00,760 Isn't it a fact that you showed up to that engagement in an inebriated 270 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,720 and were not permitted to go on stage? The reason I was not permitted to go on 271 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,400 stage is because I wouldn't put on a ten -gallon hat and stand there telling 272 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,320 jokes with that grinning idiot they had for an emcee. Jason, how many promoters 273 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:11,700 did you burn, Mr. Payne? 274 00:16:12,020 --> 00:16:13,880 How many engagements did you show up to drunk? 275 00:16:14,180 --> 00:16:17,000 How many engagements did you fail to show up to at all? My wife's the one 276 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,220 keeps track of things like that. 277 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,040 No, I'm not looking for an exact number, sir. 278 00:16:20,459 --> 00:16:23,620 I'd just like to know if there's anyone out there who's still willing to take a 279 00:16:23,620 --> 00:16:26,940 chance on booking you. That's an improper question. Don't answer it. It's 280 00:16:26,940 --> 00:16:29,020 improper question. It goes to the issue of whether or not he rendered himself 281 00:16:29,020 --> 00:16:32,660 unemployable. I say it's an improper question. I'm instructing him not to 282 00:16:32,660 --> 00:16:35,860 it. Fine, I'll get a ruling. Get a ruling. I will get a ruling. Fine. My 283 00:16:35,940 --> 00:16:39,640 this is what hell must be like, sitting in a room with lawyers picking over your 284 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,180 bones. Well, what did you think getting a divorce was going to be like, Mason? 285 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:44,900 I don't know. I didn't want to be getting a divorce. 286 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:46,220 I wanted to stay married. 287 00:16:47,300 --> 00:16:50,120 Amanda, you know what? Why don't you take off? Can I? Absolutely. 288 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:51,440 Great. 289 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:52,539 You're gonna leave? 290 00:16:52,540 --> 00:16:54,460 This is your deposition, not mine. 291 00:16:56,820 --> 00:16:58,040 Now, this will be off the record. 292 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,500 All right, now, your wife won't say this to you, but I will. 293 00:17:01,060 --> 00:17:02,340 You're old, and you're in the way. 294 00:17:02,860 --> 00:17:06,160 Amanda Hopewell has a fantastic career ahead of her as a solo artist, and I'm 295 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,680 not gonna stand by and let him sandbag that. 296 00:17:07,980 --> 00:17:11,480 Now, his songs may be an asset, but he himself is nothing but a liability. 297 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,619 You know it, I know it, and he knows it best of all. 298 00:17:16,839 --> 00:17:20,980 Frank, I already gave your guy time served. Next thing he'll be wanting is 299 00:17:20,980 --> 00:17:22,660 -to -wall carpeting. Come in. 300 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:28,480 The deal is, she pleads to involuntary manslaughter or we go to court. 301 00:17:28,700 --> 00:17:29,700 Come in! 302 00:17:30,260 --> 00:17:31,660 Right, I gotta go. 303 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,660 I said come in. 304 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:38,960 Oh, Rosalie. 305 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,600 I couldn't understand what you were saying. 306 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:43,560 Yeah, uh, well... 307 00:17:43,850 --> 00:17:46,670 Sometimes I don't talk so clearly. Come on in. 308 00:17:46,910 --> 00:17:47,910 How are you? 309 00:17:48,570 --> 00:17:49,570 I'm fine. 310 00:17:50,170 --> 00:17:51,170 How are you? 311 00:17:51,270 --> 00:17:53,370 Fine. Is Benny with you? 312 00:17:53,790 --> 00:17:56,530 No. It's all right if I come here alone. 313 00:17:56,930 --> 00:17:58,090 Of course it's all right. 314 00:18:00,790 --> 00:18:01,790 Something wrong? 315 00:18:01,910 --> 00:18:02,910 I'm not sure. 316 00:18:03,450 --> 00:18:05,330 Is this about Clark Sims? 317 00:18:07,230 --> 00:18:08,230 You've seen him. 318 00:18:08,770 --> 00:18:12,310 Once yesterday, twice last week. 319 00:18:13,580 --> 00:18:17,020 I think he's on the corner of my street when I get off the bus. 320 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:18,800 And did he say anything to you? 321 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:23,340 He wanted to know why I hadn't been to the swimming pool. 322 00:18:24,140 --> 00:18:28,260 And he told me that I look pretty in my bathing suit. 323 00:18:28,580 --> 00:18:29,940 And did he say anything else? 324 00:18:30,660 --> 00:18:34,480 He said we had to do sex again. 325 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,680 You don't have to do anything with him, Rosalie. You understand that? You don't 326 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,060 even have to talk to him again. 327 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,020 And we will get a restraining order so that he stays away from you. 328 00:18:45,780 --> 00:18:47,320 Have you told your mother about this? 329 00:18:47,580 --> 00:18:49,780 She gets so mad the last time. 330 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,780 Oh, she wasn't mad at you, Rosalie. She was worried about you. 331 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:55,400 Do we have to tell her? 332 00:18:56,740 --> 00:19:00,920 No, but if we press charges against Clarkson, she's probably going to find 333 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:05,440 And if we go to court, I think you're going to need her. 334 00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:09,100 Mr. Barney. 335 00:19:09,530 --> 00:19:12,310 How would you describe your relationship with the defendant? 336 00:19:12,790 --> 00:19:16,730 Well, about three years ago, I rescued Christine from hooking off the streets. 337 00:19:17,070 --> 00:19:20,070 I looked after her, I protected her, and she was my girl. 338 00:19:20,310 --> 00:19:22,910 And would you tell the court, please, how the two of you supported yourself? 339 00:19:23,350 --> 00:19:24,169 We stole. 340 00:19:24,170 --> 00:19:27,870 Would you describe for us what, if anything, took place on the evening of 341 00:19:27,870 --> 00:19:28,990 October 4th, 1992? 342 00:19:29,530 --> 00:19:32,890 The two of us robbed a guy. How exactly did you do that? Well, Christine 343 00:19:32,890 --> 00:19:35,730 pretended to be a hooker. The guy stopped, and she got in the car. 344 00:19:35,930 --> 00:19:38,110 I pulled up behind him. She robbed him. 345 00:19:39,110 --> 00:19:42,510 Threw him out of the car. Mr. Barney, did you force her to do this? 346 00:19:42,910 --> 00:19:43,910 Absolutely not. 347 00:19:44,470 --> 00:19:46,350 We were really living the life at the time. 348 00:19:47,050 --> 00:19:49,730 Doing a lot of drinking, a lot of cocaine, right, Christine? 349 00:19:50,130 --> 00:19:51,850 She was the one who came up with the plan. 350 00:19:52,190 --> 00:19:53,910 I never forced her to do anything. 351 00:19:54,230 --> 00:19:55,750 Thank you. I have nothing further. 352 00:19:56,699 --> 00:20:01,280 Mr. Varney, in return for your testimony against Christine Rowan, the district 353 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,720 attorney agreed to recommend probation, which is in fact what you expect to 354 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,780 receive, is it not? Hey, look, I was willing to own up to my mistakes, and I 355 00:20:07,780 --> 00:20:11,240 think it's too bad that Christine won't do the same. Mr. Varney, are you 356 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,920 currently living with someone named Yvonne Mallory? 357 00:20:14,140 --> 00:20:15,380 Yeah. How old is she? 358 00:20:15,860 --> 00:20:18,640 Like 22. I have a certified copy of Ms. 359 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:20,200 Mallory's driver's license. 360 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,020 Would you please read aloud her date of birth? 361 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:25,680 Okay. 362 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:27,320 She's 17. 363 00:20:28,129 --> 00:20:31,630 So what? Isn't it a fact that Ms. Mallory was working as a prostitute when 364 00:20:31,630 --> 00:20:31,969 met her? 365 00:20:31,970 --> 00:20:35,450 Objection. This line of questioning is irrelevant. Your Honor, Mr. Varney's 366 00:20:35,450 --> 00:20:39,070 pattern of exploiting vulnerable young women is entirely relevant. The only one 367 00:20:39,070 --> 00:20:42,190 on trial here is your client, Ms. Paros. The objection's sustained. 368 00:20:42,790 --> 00:20:46,590 Isn't it a fact that four years ago, you and a 19 -year -old woman were 369 00:20:46,590 --> 00:20:50,110 convicted of robbing two men in the exact same manner that Christine stands 370 00:20:50,110 --> 00:20:53,330 accused of today? Yeah, and when I told Christine about it, she said, hey, why 371 00:20:53,330 --> 00:20:56,550 don't we give it a try? Mr. Varney, wasn't it your idea to rob these men in 372 00:20:56,550 --> 00:20:59,990 way? No, it wasn't. Didn't you, in fact, threaten to cut Christine off and throw 373 00:20:59,990 --> 00:21:01,410 her out in the street if she didn't comply? 374 00:21:01,630 --> 00:21:05,530 Hey, look, she is nothing but a coke slut, man. And she got off on doing it. 375 00:21:05,530 --> 00:21:09,430 lying son of a bitch! Miss Paros, if your client can't keep her filthy mouth 376 00:21:09,430 --> 00:21:12,690 shut, I'll order the bailiff to tape it shut. Your Honor, I ask that counsel be 377 00:21:12,690 --> 00:21:13,690 heard in chambers. 378 00:21:14,290 --> 00:21:18,250 All right, Miss Paros, you brought us all in here. What is it? Your Honor, I 379 00:21:18,250 --> 00:21:21,870 move for a mistrial on the grounds that your derogatory remark against my client 380 00:21:21,870 --> 00:21:24,110 in front of the jury has irreparably prejudiced my case. 381 00:21:24,330 --> 00:21:25,330 Motion denied. 382 00:21:25,340 --> 00:21:25,979 Is that it? 383 00:21:25,980 --> 00:21:28,040 Your Honor, this remark is not an isolated incident. 384 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,980 I believe you're biased against my client. 385 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:34,360 Motion denied. With all due respect, Your Honor, your rulings indicate that 386 00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:35,360 prejudged this case. 387 00:21:35,590 --> 00:21:38,630 My rulings are my rulings. They don't indicate any such thing. 388 00:21:38,870 --> 00:21:41,730 I think they do, Your Honor. The fact is, I think that when you look at my 389 00:21:41,730 --> 00:21:45,130 client, you see your own daughter. And I think as a result of this, my client's 390 00:21:45,130 --> 00:21:48,270 not getting a fair trial in there. Who the hell do you think you are? My 391 00:21:48,270 --> 00:21:52,630 relationship with my daughter has nothing, nothing to do with this case. 392 00:21:52,630 --> 00:21:54,530 is absolutely no business of yours. 393 00:21:54,750 --> 00:21:58,490 You have no grounds for a recusal motion. You have no evidence of error on 394 00:21:58,490 --> 00:22:01,310 part. And there isn't a judge in this building who'd argue otherwise. 395 00:22:02,070 --> 00:22:03,590 Motion denied, Counselor. 396 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,400 You're stuck with me. 397 00:22:15,340 --> 00:22:19,020 When Christine was six years old, her mother's live -in boyfriend sexually 398 00:22:19,020 --> 00:22:23,280 molested her. At the age of eight, Christine was abandoned by her mother 399 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,000 left in the care of her maternal grandparents. 400 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:29,000 The grandmother died the following year, and Christine was raised by her 401 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,740 grandfather until his death when she was 14. 402 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,860 And what effect did these childhood experiences have on Christine? 403 00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:38,120 They left her with a diminished sense of self and an abnormally dependent 404 00:22:38,120 --> 00:22:42,330 personality. Meaning? Christine craves the approval of others, men in 405 00:22:42,330 --> 00:22:46,030 particular, and wants desperately to attach herself to someone who will love 406 00:22:46,030 --> 00:22:50,290 her. Once in a relationship, she'll do almost anything to maintain it. Clearly, 407 00:22:50,310 --> 00:22:52,730 this leaves her vulnerable to victimization. 408 00:22:53,090 --> 00:22:56,710 In your opinion, was Christine victimized by her former boyfriend, 409 00:22:56,710 --> 00:23:00,410 Varney? Yes. He isolated her from her friends and kept her in a state of near 410 00:23:00,410 --> 00:23:04,770 captivity. He assumed control over even the most minor decisions in her life. 411 00:23:05,130 --> 00:23:08,690 Gradually, Christine entered a state of learned helplessness in which her own 412 00:23:08,690 --> 00:23:13,010 will was subjugated to the will of Mr. Varney. Doctor, in your opinion, was 413 00:23:13,010 --> 00:23:16,770 Christine acting of her own free will when she committed the robberies of 414 00:23:16,770 --> 00:23:17,770 she stands accused? 415 00:23:17,890 --> 00:23:21,230 No. Mr. Varney threatened to throw her out if she didn't participate. 416 00:23:22,270 --> 00:23:25,430 Christine's greatest fear was that she'd be abandoned, as she was repeatedly 417 00:23:25,430 --> 00:23:26,430 during childhood. 418 00:23:26,670 --> 00:23:31,430 In her dependent state of mind, Mr. Varney's ultimatum was like a death 419 00:23:31,710 --> 00:23:33,150 Thank you, Doctor. Nothing further. 420 00:23:35,610 --> 00:23:39,530 Doctor, didn't Christine choose to enter a coercive relationship because she 421 00:23:39,530 --> 00:23:43,430 wanted someone else making decisions for her? It's possible she made that choice 422 00:23:43,430 --> 00:23:48,230 initially, but prolonged mistreatment by Mr. Varney eroded her will to the point 423 00:23:48,230 --> 00:23:53,610 she felt she had no choice. Let's get something straight. Was Miss Rowan 424 00:23:53,610 --> 00:23:55,110 at the time of the robbery? 425 00:23:55,450 --> 00:23:59,130 No. Could she tell right from wrong? Yes. So she knew what she was doing was 426 00:23:59,130 --> 00:24:00,690 wrong, but she went ahead and did it anyway. 427 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,380 Yes, acting under the threat of abandonment, which to her is the 428 00:24:04,380 --> 00:24:07,960 death. And how do you know Mr. Varney made this threat, Doctor? 429 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:09,600 Christine told me. 430 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:11,800 And I believed her. 431 00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:13,360 Right. 432 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:15,320 Nothing further. 433 00:24:23,260 --> 00:24:26,200 Mr. Mullaney, what are you doing here? 434 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,260 I didn't tell her you were coming. 435 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,560 What's going on? Can I come in? Please. 436 00:24:36,260 --> 00:24:40,440 I'm sorry for this intrusion, but something's been going on that I think 437 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:41,279 should know about. 438 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:42,940 You could sit down if you want. 439 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,540 Can I make you some coffee? 440 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:48,800 Oh, no, thank you, Rosalie. I'm fine. 441 00:24:49,860 --> 00:24:50,980 What is it, Mr. Mullaney? 442 00:24:53,460 --> 00:24:56,320 Clark Sims has been threatening your daughter, Mrs. Hendrickson. 443 00:24:58,380 --> 00:24:59,560 Why didn't you tell me? 444 00:24:59,950 --> 00:25:01,510 I didn't want you to get mad. 445 00:25:01,970 --> 00:25:05,910 When Rosalie came to my office, I had a detective look into his background. 446 00:25:06,650 --> 00:25:11,570 Two years ago, the guy was under police investigation on five complaints for 447 00:25:11,570 --> 00:25:14,090 sexual harassment and rape. 448 00:25:14,290 --> 00:25:18,670 The complaints were filed by the Rootman Rehabilitation Center on behalf of five 449 00:25:18,670 --> 00:25:22,430 young women, all of them mentally retarded. 450 00:25:22,710 --> 00:25:28,410 Did they go to court? There were no witnesses, no evidence of force. 451 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,300 and none of the girls could give credible testimony. 452 00:25:32,300 --> 00:25:33,700 See, I think Rosalie can. 453 00:25:34,140 --> 00:25:39,040 I want to put Clark Simpson in jail so he can't hurt anybody anymore, but I 454 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,260 you to help me do that. 455 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:43,960 I want to go to court, Mom. 456 00:25:49,700 --> 00:25:51,220 How is it that you became a singer? 457 00:25:51,460 --> 00:25:55,200 My husband played his guitar and sang for me, and one day I joined in and sang 458 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:55,979 with him. 459 00:25:55,980 --> 00:25:57,740 What did he say when he heard you sing? 460 00:25:58,190 --> 00:26:02,670 He said when God handed out voices like mine, he meant to hear them used. 461 00:26:02,950 --> 00:26:05,610 So your husband, in fact, encouraged you to sing, did he not? 462 00:26:05,910 --> 00:26:06,970 Yes, he did. 463 00:26:07,210 --> 00:26:12,190 He played me Carter Family Records, Hazel Dickens, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, 464 00:26:12,190 --> 00:26:15,730 of them. Your career has taken off, hasn't it, Miss Hopewell? 465 00:26:16,030 --> 00:26:19,130 I guess. Well, as a matter of fact, your career has eclipsed that of your 466 00:26:19,130 --> 00:26:22,110 husband's, hasn't it? What's your point, Mr. Becker? The point is, Mr. Pelton, 467 00:26:22,150 --> 00:26:23,150 she doesn't need him anymore. 468 00:26:23,390 --> 00:26:27,230 Arnie. I don't need you anymore. Is that what you think all this is about? 469 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:31,820 No, I don't. Let me tell you something, Mr. Becker. The worst day of my life was 470 00:26:31,820 --> 00:26:35,520 the day I decided to file for divorce. Amanda, it really isn't necessary for 471 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:36,560 to defend yourself here. 472 00:26:36,860 --> 00:26:38,560 Well, I'm going to say what I have to say. 473 00:26:39,860 --> 00:26:43,140 When it was good between us, it was as good as life gets. 474 00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:47,500 Those years we lived together in Nashville, there was nothing I wanted 475 00:26:47,500 --> 00:26:48,500 didn't have then. 476 00:26:48,620 --> 00:26:49,620 What changed? 477 00:26:49,780 --> 00:26:50,780 You changed. 478 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,820 You stopped writing songs. You stopped performing. 479 00:26:54,810 --> 00:26:58,310 All you do now is drink, play cards, and complain. 480 00:26:58,630 --> 00:27:01,530 Maybe you can live like that, but I can't. 481 00:27:02,330 --> 00:27:05,950 I remember what it used to be like, and it makes me so damn sad. 482 00:27:07,630 --> 00:27:11,270 If it's all the same to you, I would ask to be excused. 483 00:27:11,730 --> 00:27:15,030 You can ask me whatever you have left. Ask me another time. 484 00:27:15,270 --> 00:27:16,510 It's fine. Thank you. 485 00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:20,750 By the way... 486 00:27:21,230 --> 00:27:24,610 In case you're interested, Mason will be performing tomorrow night. What? Yeah, 487 00:27:24,630 --> 00:27:27,290 T -Tot's lounge on Lancashire Boulevard. He'll be singing a whole bunch of new 488 00:27:27,290 --> 00:27:28,630 songs. New songs? 489 00:27:28,990 --> 00:27:29,990 You haven't said anything to her? 490 00:27:30,390 --> 00:27:31,610 Uh, no. 491 00:27:32,270 --> 00:27:35,750 He's been writing up a storm the last few weeks. Really? Well, stop by, why 492 00:27:35,750 --> 00:27:36,329 don't you? 493 00:27:36,330 --> 00:27:39,770 Can he be persuaded to let Amanda record any of these songs? 494 00:27:41,450 --> 00:27:42,450 It's possible. 495 00:27:42,470 --> 00:27:43,630 Well, maybe we will stop by. 496 00:27:49,090 --> 00:27:50,270 What are you doing to me? 497 00:27:50,540 --> 00:27:51,540 I'm representing you. 498 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:56,640 You're representing me? How are you representing me? I haven't written any 499 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,760 songs, and I'm not scheduled to go on stage tomorrow night. 500 00:28:00,020 --> 00:28:02,720 Look, you've got more than 24 hours to write the songs, and we represent the 501 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:03,720 owner of T -Tots. 502 00:28:04,060 --> 00:28:06,280 How do you know I can write any new songs? 503 00:28:06,540 --> 00:28:10,700 And even if I could, what makes you think I can put a band together between 504 00:28:10,700 --> 00:28:11,499 and tomorrow night? 505 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:13,880 Look, you want to get your wife back? I don't know if that's a possibility or 506 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,700 not, but before you give up on it, I think you have to take a shot. 507 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,560 This won't get her back. Well, maybe it won't, but what it will do is make her 508 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:21,560 stand up and take notice. 509 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:27,960 I used to think that Andy was the best thing that ever happened to me. 510 00:28:30,260 --> 00:28:31,480 He got me off the streets. 511 00:28:33,140 --> 00:28:34,980 He told me how beautiful I was. 512 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:37,380 How much he loved me. 513 00:28:39,060 --> 00:28:41,560 But I never realized that deep down it was all pretty thick. 514 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:45,340 What do you mean by that? The drinking and, um... 515 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:48,200 The drugs. 516 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,140 The way we lived like animals. Nothing clean, nothing nice. 517 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,440 And he would say that it was only temporary. 518 00:28:55,800 --> 00:29:02,520 He'd sometimes say how we'd both get jobs and a nice apartment and a nice 519 00:29:02,620 --> 00:29:04,340 And I believed him. 520 00:29:07,420 --> 00:29:12,560 Plus, he used to say that nobody else wanted me. 521 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,600 Why did you stay, Christine? 522 00:29:15,020 --> 00:29:16,020 Because. 523 00:29:16,430 --> 00:29:17,430 He cared for me. 524 00:29:18,490 --> 00:29:19,990 He was my family. 525 00:29:20,930 --> 00:29:25,030 Whose idea was it for you to pose as a prostitute to trap and rob men? 526 00:29:25,250 --> 00:29:28,250 It was his. He owed the money to some dealers, and they were going to kill 527 00:29:28,290 --> 00:29:31,310 And I didn't want to do it. I hate violence. 528 00:29:31,550 --> 00:29:32,650 I hate guns. 529 00:29:33,530 --> 00:29:34,570 Why'd you go through with it? 530 00:29:35,530 --> 00:29:37,290 Because he said if I didn't, he'd leave me. 531 00:29:37,890 --> 00:29:39,350 Do you have any children, Christine? 532 00:29:39,750 --> 00:29:40,850 Yes, I have a little boy. 533 00:29:41,390 --> 00:29:42,390 Where is he? 534 00:29:44,330 --> 00:29:46,290 I don't know. I gave him up for adoption. 535 00:29:46,590 --> 00:29:48,450 Did you want to give your baby up for adoption? 536 00:29:48,990 --> 00:29:51,170 No, I wanted to keep him. Why didn't you? 537 00:29:51,650 --> 00:29:52,670 Andy wouldn't let me. 538 00:29:52,910 --> 00:29:59,870 I was pregnant when I met him, you know, and he said that he really didn't want 539 00:29:59,870 --> 00:30:02,490 another guy's kid around, that it would only remind him that I had been with 540 00:30:02,490 --> 00:30:06,870 somebody else, and he didn't want to be reminded, so he told me to give the baby 541 00:30:06,870 --> 00:30:07,950 up. And you did? 542 00:30:09,090 --> 00:30:10,090 Yeah. 543 00:30:10,390 --> 00:30:11,390 No further questions? 544 00:30:14,190 --> 00:30:18,370 Mrs. Rowan, isn't the real reason you gave your baby up for adoption that you 545 00:30:18,370 --> 00:30:21,210 didn't want to take care of it? No, I want to keep him. It's kind of hard 546 00:30:21,210 --> 00:30:22,970 care of an infant when you're high on coke all the time. 547 00:30:23,390 --> 00:30:26,850 Objection. Sustained. Are you responsible for your actions now that 548 00:30:26,850 --> 00:30:27,850 are apart? 549 00:30:27,940 --> 00:30:32,180 Yes. But for the entire three years you were with Andrew Varney, you accept no 550 00:30:32,180 --> 00:30:35,240 responsibility for any of your actions? All I'm saying is that I would have 551 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:39,360 never robbed anyone if he hadn't forced me to do it. Miss Rowan, you put a gun 552 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:43,120 to your victim's head. That suggests a certain amount of conviction on your 553 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,760 part, doesn't it? I did what Andy told me to do. 554 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,460 How do you get to the point where that happened? 555 00:30:51,380 --> 00:30:53,420 Excuse me? How do you get to that point? 556 00:30:53,950 --> 00:30:57,310 How do you get to the point where a man like that has so much influence over 557 00:30:57,310 --> 00:30:59,090 you? I don't know. 558 00:30:59,510 --> 00:31:00,970 Cheryl, you must have given it some thought. 559 00:31:01,850 --> 00:31:05,430 I mean, you didn't start out as a prostitute, did you? You didn't start 560 00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:06,830 drug addict, as a thief? 561 00:31:07,410 --> 00:31:10,570 No, I didn't. Your Honor, I object to this line of questioning. 562 00:31:10,830 --> 00:31:11,910 Sit down, Miss Paros. 563 00:31:13,870 --> 00:31:17,070 I'm not proud of myself, Your Honor. 564 00:31:17,290 --> 00:31:21,950 Was there no one in your life who offered you any guidance? Was there no 565 00:31:21,950 --> 00:31:22,950 loved you? 566 00:31:23,980 --> 00:31:27,200 My grandpa did. How do you think your grandpa would feel if he could see you 567 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:32,760 today? If he knew that the little girl that he held and played with and read 568 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:39,340 bedtime stories to and loved had sunk so far beneath any 569 00:31:39,340 --> 00:31:40,940 semblance of human decency? 570 00:31:41,140 --> 00:31:41,779 Your Honor. 571 00:31:41,780 --> 00:31:42,780 How would he feel? 572 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:44,660 I think he'd feel bad. 573 00:31:48,340 --> 00:31:50,560 Miss Chip, do you have any further questions for this young woman? 574 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:51,960 No, Your Honor. 575 00:31:54,410 --> 00:31:55,610 You may step down, Christine. 576 00:31:56,230 --> 00:31:57,410 You can go back to your seat. 577 00:32:02,310 --> 00:32:07,050 Christine Rowan asks you to believe that she is a vulnerable young girl so 578 00:32:07,050 --> 00:32:11,710 submissive to the wishes of her boyfriend, Andy Varney, that she has no 579 00:32:11,710 --> 00:32:12,710 her own. 580 00:32:13,190 --> 00:32:18,470 Well, the fact is, this vulnerable young girl put a gun to Howard Bowling's 581 00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:21,730 head, terrorized him, threatened to kill him, and then stole his money. 582 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:26,460 Now, it doesn't take a psychiatrist to tell you that the type of person who 583 00:32:26,460 --> 00:32:30,280 commits this kind of violence is not the type of person who is easily pushed 584 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:31,540 around by her boyfriend. 585 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,820 Christine Rowan is a dangerous criminal who should be locked up. 586 00:32:36,380 --> 00:32:42,620 To legally establish coercion, Miss Rowan must prove to you that she 587 00:32:42,620 --> 00:32:46,280 her crime under threat of death or grave bodily harm. 588 00:32:46,620 --> 00:32:50,580 We have heard no testimony that Andrew Varney threatened her with either. 589 00:32:51,310 --> 00:32:54,270 He never threatened to kill her. He never threatened to even hit her. 590 00:32:54,630 --> 00:32:59,550 Ms. Rowan's defense is nothing more than a desperate attempt to evade 591 00:32:59,550 --> 00:33:01,150 responsibility for her crime. 592 00:33:02,230 --> 00:33:03,490 Do not let her do this. 593 00:33:05,190 --> 00:33:06,190 Find her guilty. 594 00:33:07,590 --> 00:33:08,590 Thank you. 595 00:33:10,870 --> 00:33:15,230 It's almost impossible for any of us to imagine the psychological effect of 596 00:33:15,230 --> 00:33:18,210 living in a constant state of isolation and submission. 597 00:33:18,610 --> 00:33:20,150 But for three years... 598 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:24,100 Christine Rowan rarely left her apartment. When she did, it was only in 599 00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:25,340 company of Andrew Varney. 600 00:33:25,540 --> 00:33:29,480 She became a woman without an identity who gave complete control of her life to 601 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:30,379 somebody else. 602 00:33:30,380 --> 00:33:34,200 She was told what to do, and she did it. And whether that meant giving up her 603 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:37,300 child or putting a gun to a man's head, she obeyed. 604 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,620 Now, there may not have been bars on the window, but this, ladies and gentlemen, 605 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:41,640 was a prisoner. 606 00:33:41,690 --> 00:33:45,910 What you as a jury are being asked to determine is Christine's state of mind 607 00:33:45,910 --> 00:33:49,430 the time of the robbery. What was her intent? Did she rob Howard Bowling for 608 00:33:49,430 --> 00:33:52,170 money? Or did she rob him in order to survive? 609 00:33:53,150 --> 00:33:57,430 The fact is, Christine Rowan committed this act because Andrew Varney told her 610 00:33:57,430 --> 00:34:00,870 that if she didn't, he would abandon her. And to her, that was a death 611 00:34:01,070 --> 00:34:02,350 Now ask yourselves this. 612 00:34:02,690 --> 00:34:06,730 Will justice be served by sending Christine Rowan to prison and allowing 613 00:34:06,730 --> 00:34:08,409 that was her captor to go free? 614 00:34:19,980 --> 00:34:20,980 Excuse me. 615 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:23,400 Oh, man, it's you, Mason. 616 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:26,300 I was looking for Arnold. 617 00:34:26,860 --> 00:34:28,139 He's due back in a little while. 618 00:34:28,820 --> 00:34:31,620 His secretary told me it was okay to wait in here. 619 00:34:31,860 --> 00:34:32,860 Oh, sure, sure. 620 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,800 I understand you're going on the stage tonight. 621 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:42,679 Last night, I... I put a pot of coffee on it. 622 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:44,980 I stayed up and I wrote some songs. 623 00:34:46,060 --> 00:34:48,500 And then this morning, I looked at what I wrote. 624 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:54,560 I don't know, you know. I don't know if it's any good. I don't know if I can 625 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:55,518 still do this. 626 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,060 There's only one way to find out. 627 00:34:58,420 --> 00:35:00,440 You don't understand. 628 00:35:00,940 --> 00:35:04,280 The business has changed. Country music has changed. 629 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,220 The ones selling records now are all young. They've got big hats and long 630 00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:11,100 I'm not like that. 631 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:15,960 No, you're not like that. So what am I doing walking out on stage? 632 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:18,440 You're going back to work. 633 00:35:19,150 --> 00:35:22,770 I make enough off royalties to get by. I don't need to go back to work. 634 00:35:23,210 --> 00:35:26,870 Forgive me if I'm being presumptuous with someone I don't know all that well, 635 00:35:26,950 --> 00:35:28,470 but I think you do. 636 00:35:28,870 --> 00:35:31,370 Look, I appreciate what Arnie Becker did. 637 00:35:32,310 --> 00:35:33,770 I just don't think it's realistic. 638 00:35:34,310 --> 00:35:36,170 My wife's not about to change her mind. 639 00:35:36,510 --> 00:35:39,230 It's easy to think you've outlived your time, isn't it? 640 00:35:40,050 --> 00:35:44,070 That all that's left is a rubber donut on an easy chair and an afternoon nap. 641 00:35:46,350 --> 00:35:48,330 One old man to another, Mason. 642 00:35:48,830 --> 00:35:50,510 That's not all there is left. 643 00:35:51,030 --> 00:35:53,450 The world at large won't tell you that. 644 00:35:53,950 --> 00:35:57,950 If you let go, no one's going to reach out and pull you back. 645 00:35:58,150 --> 00:36:03,750 That's why if you've got something to hold on to, if you're lucky enough to 646 00:36:03,750 --> 00:36:07,510 someone or something, then hold on to it. 647 00:36:08,370 --> 00:36:14,490 In the end, that's what keeps you alive, whether your wife changes her mind or 648 00:36:14,490 --> 00:36:15,490 not. 649 00:36:31,390 --> 00:36:35,890 I told you I cannot talk to you, Gwen. 650 00:36:37,390 --> 00:36:39,110 I have second thoughts about your proposal. 651 00:36:40,630 --> 00:36:41,630 What does that mean? 652 00:36:41,650 --> 00:36:42,990 It means I have something for you. 653 00:36:44,610 --> 00:36:45,610 Thanks, Leonard. 654 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:48,090 California law prevents me from giving it to you myself. 655 00:36:48,370 --> 00:36:49,370 What is this? 656 00:36:49,710 --> 00:36:50,710 Summons and complaint. 657 00:36:51,050 --> 00:36:52,330 Consider yourself served. 658 00:36:53,890 --> 00:36:57,850 You're suing me? According to my reading of Title VII, your behavior toward me 659 00:36:57,850 --> 00:36:59,810 falls under the heading of sexual harassment. 660 00:37:00,130 --> 00:37:00,828 Oh, really? 661 00:37:00,830 --> 00:37:04,290 You better hope that's not an essay question on the exam. Title VII applies 662 00:37:04,290 --> 00:37:06,070 solely to employer -employee relationships. 663 00:37:06,490 --> 00:37:09,250 I think it can be interpreted to encompass teachers and students. 664 00:37:09,490 --> 00:37:13,650 And if it can't, I'll sue you for intentional infliction of emotional 665 00:37:13,870 --> 00:37:14,870 Are you nuts? 666 00:37:16,370 --> 00:37:20,410 I give you an innocent kiss, I ask you out, and suddenly I am harassing you? 667 00:37:20,550 --> 00:37:24,570 That is not what you did. What you did was use a position of power to pressure 668 00:37:24,570 --> 00:37:27,570 me into going to bed with you. I gotta tell you, Gwen, if this is any 669 00:37:27,570 --> 00:37:30,770 of your legal acumen, I don't hold out a lot of hope for you passing the bar. 670 00:37:31,110 --> 00:37:34,350 What happens to me in the bar is no longer any of your concern. 671 00:37:36,430 --> 00:37:38,470 So does this mean we're not going away for the weekend? 672 00:37:55,150 --> 00:37:56,870 Has the jury reached its verdict? 673 00:37:57,190 --> 00:37:58,210 We have, Your Honor. 674 00:37:58,830 --> 00:37:59,870 What say you? 675 00:38:00,210 --> 00:38:05,570 In the matter of people versus Rowan, one count of armed robbery, we find the 676 00:38:05,570 --> 00:38:07,170 defendant not guilty. 677 00:38:07,550 --> 00:38:10,290 The jury's dismissed with the thanks of the court. 678 00:38:14,850 --> 00:38:17,690 Do you have the number for the Magdalena home? 679 00:38:17,950 --> 00:38:18,868 Yeah. 680 00:38:18,870 --> 00:38:19,870 Do you want a ride? 681 00:38:20,130 --> 00:38:22,210 I can get there on my own. 682 00:38:23,530 --> 00:38:25,110 I think I'd like to take a walk. 683 00:38:36,550 --> 00:38:37,550 Thanks. 684 00:38:38,050 --> 00:38:39,050 You're welcome. 685 00:38:56,910 --> 00:38:57,910 What is it, Miss Paris? 686 00:38:58,850 --> 00:39:02,390 Your Honor, I had no right to refer to your personal life in the context of 687 00:39:02,390 --> 00:39:05,810 case. I don't know anything about your relationship with your daughter, and it 688 00:39:05,810 --> 00:39:09,410 was inappropriate of me to bring it up. I was only trying to understand why you 689 00:39:09,410 --> 00:39:11,590 regard my client and me with such evident contempt. 690 00:39:12,610 --> 00:39:14,050 Evident, was it? Yes, sir. 691 00:39:16,770 --> 00:39:18,350 Well, I didn't mean to disturb you. 692 00:39:19,010 --> 00:39:21,730 Miss Paris, how old are you? 693 00:39:23,330 --> 00:39:24,790 32. 32? 694 00:39:26,250 --> 00:39:27,890 You actually believed in your case, didn't you? 695 00:39:28,250 --> 00:39:31,930 Yes. I've always believed a person must be responsible for what she does, 696 00:39:32,090 --> 00:39:34,970 regardless of her background. 697 00:39:35,850 --> 00:39:42,010 I've seen young women rise above depredations you would not believe and 698 00:39:43,110 --> 00:39:47,730 Others start out with every advantage and end up... 699 00:39:55,440 --> 00:40:01,540 I have a terrible fear that I will never see my daughter again. 700 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:09,640 And I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what I've done wrong. 701 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,240 You'll have to excuse me, Ms. Barrows. 702 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:31,880 I'd like to thank you all for being here. 703 00:40:33,620 --> 00:40:34,760 Some of you might know me. 704 00:40:36,460 --> 00:40:37,460 Some of you might not. 705 00:40:38,780 --> 00:40:42,440 I've got a new song I'd like to play for you all. 706 00:40:43,940 --> 00:40:45,100 It's been a while. 707 00:40:45,900 --> 00:40:46,900 Sing it. 708 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:50,740 I knew I should have had a drink before I got up here. 709 00:40:52,820 --> 00:40:58,100 There's a woman who it's been my greatest pleasure to come home to. 710 00:40:59,140 --> 00:41:04,080 And I don't know if she's here or not, but if she is, I just want her to know 711 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:08,260 that I love her, whether I'm coming home to her or not. 712 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:14,260 And I'd like to dedicate this song to her. 713 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:18,400 If you're going to dedicate it to me, why don't you ask me to come up and sing 714 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:19,178 it with you? 715 00:41:19,180 --> 00:41:20,078 Is that you? 716 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:21,820 Yes, it's me. Who do you think it is? 717 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:23,920 Come on up here. 718 00:41:25,799 --> 00:41:28,840 Y 'all can take my cotton out of yours now. We got someone who can really sing. 719 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:31,020 Amanda Hopewell, ladies and gentlemen. 720 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:37,440 Is that the man? 721 00:41:38,220 --> 00:41:40,660 Yeah, I guess I got the original damn song last night. 722 00:41:55,530 --> 00:41:58,110 Well, you know that I love you. 723 00:41:58,950 --> 00:42:02,870 Darling, you know that I've always been. 724 00:42:06,750 --> 00:42:10,170 Well, I know how bad you hurt me. 725 00:42:10,610 --> 00:42:14,690 But I know how good you make me feel. 726 00:42:19,250 --> 00:42:23,250 There's a part of me that wants to hold you and believe. 727 00:42:24,110 --> 00:42:26,310 That you'll never let me go. 728 00:42:30,770 --> 00:42:34,270 But there's a heart of me in those days. 729 00:42:35,610 --> 00:42:38,650 So I just gotta know. 730 00:42:41,790 --> 00:42:45,710 Is this gonna hurt again? 731 00:42:47,510 --> 00:42:51,150 Can I trust my heart with you? 732 00:42:57,610 --> 00:43:03,410 But then I recall the good times too. 733 00:43:04,670 --> 00:43:09,990 Last time forever didn't last that long. 734 00:43:11,350 --> 00:43:13,250 It just let up. 735 00:43:30,190 --> 00:43:34,150 Tell me, do I have a chance to win? 736 00:43:36,070 --> 00:43:39,990 Or is this gonna hurt again? 737 00:44:13,610 --> 00:44:18,850 Why didn't you come in? I didn't want to bother you. I thought I'd bring back 738 00:44:18,850 --> 00:44:19,769 your dresses. 739 00:44:19,770 --> 00:44:21,710 No, I meant for you to keep them. 740 00:44:22,290 --> 00:44:26,350 Oh, I wasn't sure. I didn't want you to think I stole them or anything. 741 00:44:27,650 --> 00:44:28,650 Are you okay? 742 00:44:30,170 --> 00:44:31,170 Yeah, I'm okay. 743 00:44:32,890 --> 00:44:33,930 You want to tell me? 744 00:44:35,270 --> 00:44:36,270 I'm scared. 745 00:44:36,870 --> 00:44:38,090 What are you scared of? 746 00:44:38,530 --> 00:44:43,920 I'm scared of... I'm scared of... Being on my own. 747 00:44:44,420 --> 00:44:49,780 I'm scared of finding myself back on the streets. I'm 748 00:44:49,780 --> 00:44:52,800 scared of running into people I know. 749 00:44:54,660 --> 00:44:55,800 I'm scared of everything. 750 00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:00,280 Have you had dinner? 751 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:02,200 Mm -mm. 752 00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:04,460 How about you and me getting something to eat? 753 00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:07,840 Yeah? Yeah. 754 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:10,040 What do you feel like eating? 755 00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:11,600 Oh, anything. 756 00:45:12,130 --> 00:45:14,230 Anything. Oh, God, anything at all.