1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:03,180 Previously on L .A. Law. Hello. 2 00:00:03,620 --> 00:00:05,380 Ah, you're... Jane Halliday. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:07,160 I'm Douglas Brackman. 4 00:00:07,460 --> 00:00:10,380 This is Dan Kelsey, Jonathan Rollins, and Arnold Becker. 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,140 Why did you ask me to lunch, Mr. Becker? 6 00:00:15,620 --> 00:00:17,580 I was very impressed with you the other day. 7 00:00:18,020 --> 00:00:21,520 I was hoping I could interest you in the field of matrimonial law, working 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,320 directly under me, so to speak. 9 00:00:24,820 --> 00:00:28,360 I just wanted to let you know that I'll be recusing myself from any cases in 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:29,360 which you're the prosecutor. 11 00:00:30,980 --> 00:00:31,980 Why? 12 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:34,460 Because I find you extremely attractive. 13 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:37,520 You do? 14 00:00:38,260 --> 00:00:39,260 Yes, I do. 15 00:00:41,260 --> 00:00:42,580 Are you involved with anyone? 16 00:00:43,220 --> 00:00:45,500 No. Do you find me attractive? 17 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:47,500 Yeah. 18 00:00:48,100 --> 00:00:51,460 You know, I'd like to make a date right now, but I think we ought to let the 19 00:00:51,460 --> 00:00:53,200 dust settle on the Turner case, don't you? 20 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,540 Yeah, I do. 21 00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:58,740 So, I'll be in touch. 22 00:00:59,620 --> 00:01:00,620 Okay. 23 00:01:10,020 --> 00:01:11,760 Food is great. 24 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,220 What did you say the name of this restaurant is? 25 00:01:15,540 --> 00:01:18,940 La Talpa. La Talpa. Yeah, I want to remember that. 26 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,960 Are you planning on coming here with someone else? 27 00:01:22,900 --> 00:01:27,800 Would you rather I didn't? I'd rather that every time you came here, you came 28 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:28,800 here with me. 29 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:30,600 Okay? 30 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:36,160 Enjoying your dinner, Judge? 31 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,100 Do I know you? You know my cousin, Walter Stovick? 32 00:01:40,340 --> 00:01:43,160 You gave him three to five, and you gave it to him for nothing. 33 00:01:43,380 --> 00:01:47,740 Hey, this really isn't the time and place for this, is it? It's okay, Tommy. 34 00:01:48,140 --> 00:01:50,220 First of all, I don't give three to five for nothing. 35 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:52,240 Second of all, you're out of line. 36 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:55,720 Now, I suggest you go back and finish your meal, and we'll finish ours. 37 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,140 Should I tell you what my cousin's kids are going through? I'm going to ask you 38 00:01:59,140 --> 00:02:01,780 one more time to move away from this table. 39 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:06,840 Why? Is there a law against interrupting a judge's dinner? There's a law against 40 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,800 harassment. There's also a law against threatening an officer of the court. And 41 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,400 if you insist upon making the further mistake of becoming physically violent, 42 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,780 you'll be arrested and prosecuted. And in the end, you'll be in prison long 43 00:02:18,780 --> 00:02:20,160 after your cousin comes home. 44 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:23,780 Now, that being the case, I suggest you go back to your table. 45 00:02:34,090 --> 00:02:35,090 Cheers. 46 00:04:52,110 --> 00:04:53,350 I'm not going to do it, Douglas. 47 00:04:53,750 --> 00:04:54,790 I'm not going to do what? 48 00:04:55,090 --> 00:04:58,010 I'm not going to use an appointment book and a calendar from a bail bondsman 49 00:04:58,010 --> 00:05:01,670 just because we get them for nothing. It's a new calendar year, and I thought 50 00:05:01,670 --> 00:05:05,310 rather than buying expensive new ones, we could make use of the ones we're 51 00:05:05,310 --> 00:05:09,170 given. I want an expensive new one. That's one of the few benefits of the 52 00:05:09,170 --> 00:05:10,170 passage of time. 53 00:05:10,270 --> 00:05:11,590 A memorandum, no less. 54 00:05:11,830 --> 00:05:13,910 You sent us all a beautiful memorandum about it. 55 00:05:14,290 --> 00:05:15,670 Trestman versus Freeling. 56 00:05:16,030 --> 00:05:20,130 That's mine in depositions. We're representing Ed Freeling, whose 57 00:05:20,130 --> 00:05:22,050 suing him for sexual fraud. 58 00:05:22,390 --> 00:05:26,190 Meaning what? She claims that he represented that he was a cop, and with 59 00:05:26,190 --> 00:05:28,470 understanding, she entered into an intimate relationship. 60 00:05:28,970 --> 00:05:32,750 When he turned out not to be a cop, she felt defrauded. What? Sounds like 61 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:33,750 precedent -setting stuff. 62 00:05:33,950 --> 00:05:37,170 I'll say. If you lose, every man who ever lied to a woman to get her in bed 63 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:38,210 be facing a court date. 64 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,760 Why is everyone looking at me? Why indeed, Arnold? 65 00:05:45,980 --> 00:05:49,500 Are you suggesting that I'm guilty of sexual fraud? I didn't hear anyone 66 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:52,360 anything. Well, I know what you're thinking. It's written all over your 67 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,780 think you're jumping to an altogether wrong conclusion, Arnie. 68 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,460 Of course, there are those of us who remember your claiming to be a direct 69 00:05:58,460 --> 00:06:01,320 descendant of Tsar Nicholas. That was an honest mistake. I have Russian 70 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,900 ancestry. I thought that somewhere there was a Romanov in my family. Was it an 71 00:06:04,900 --> 00:06:08,560 honest mistake when you claimed that Simone de Beauvoir was going to be a 72 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:09,800 guest? That was a joke. 73 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:13,840 And I know you were completely sincere about your Bible studies. 74 00:06:14,180 --> 00:06:16,300 I was sincere. I was utterly sincere. 75 00:06:16,860 --> 00:06:21,020 I wouldn't worry about it, Ernie, whether Ann loses or not. I wouldn't 76 00:06:21,020 --> 00:06:22,140 another second's thought. 77 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,960 I think we best make sure that Ann gets all the help that she needs. 78 00:06:28,260 --> 00:06:29,260 Yeah. 79 00:06:32,280 --> 00:06:35,420 So, Mr. Oskala, I understand we're here to discuss a criminal matter. 80 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:36,720 Yes. 81 00:06:37,100 --> 00:06:39,400 Our son Luis was involved in a robbery. 82 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:41,600 But he wants to turn himself in. 83 00:06:42,280 --> 00:06:44,620 I work with a woman, Mrs. Calderon. 84 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:49,900 She said when her son Manuel was arrested for drugs, you were his lawyer. 85 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,180 Manny Calderon, yeah. 86 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:56,680 Yes. And she said that you made it so he didn't have to go to prison. 87 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,480 We were hoping you could make a similar arrangement for Luis. 88 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:00,739 Mm -hmm. 89 00:07:00,740 --> 00:07:03,880 There are mitigating circumstances that would point to probation as the 90 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:04,880 likeliest sentence. 91 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,040 Luis has no prior conviction. The gun he used was a starter pistol. He was 92 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,840 drunk. and he was induced to steal by loan sharks to whom he owed money. 93 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,020 Something tells me I'm not the only lawyer in the room. 94 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,200 Ramon is in his second year of law school, Stanford. 95 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:19,960 Good school. 96 00:07:20,180 --> 00:07:22,680 And I suspect you're probably right about the mitigating circumstances. 97 00:07:23,820 --> 00:07:27,620 But I need to hear the details of the robbery from Luis, and I'm sure you 98 00:07:27,620 --> 00:07:29,880 understand why that conversation should be private. 99 00:07:30,180 --> 00:07:32,600 To protect the attorney -client privilege, we should go outside. 100 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:44,080 Mr. Morales, I think I should mention my wife and I don't have a great deal of 101 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:45,280 money. Let's not worry about that now. 102 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:47,400 Thank you. You bet. 103 00:07:50,260 --> 00:07:51,260 What happened? 104 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,900 I, uh, I held up a convenience store. When? 105 00:07:57,660 --> 00:07:58,660 Last night. 106 00:07:58,720 --> 00:07:59,720 Anybody get hurt? 107 00:08:00,060 --> 00:08:01,080 No. Good. 108 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,000 Where's the starter pistol? 109 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,640 I stashed it in the bushes outside the store. 110 00:08:06,020 --> 00:08:07,460 Any chance your fingerprints are on it? 111 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,060 No. I had on gloves. 112 00:08:09,740 --> 00:08:10,740 What about witnesses? 113 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,920 I had a bandera over my face. 114 00:08:15,140 --> 00:08:19,060 But when I drove off, I saw the cashier had written down my license. 115 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:20,740 The car is registered to you? 116 00:08:21,940 --> 00:08:22,940 To my father. 117 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:24,260 Why did you do it, Luis? 118 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,340 I was with some guys who I owed money to. 119 00:08:29,460 --> 00:08:30,460 I was drunk. 120 00:08:31,780 --> 00:08:34,780 You could sit tight, you know. You could just sit tight and see what happened. 121 00:08:34,980 --> 00:08:37,500 No, I don't want the cops coming to my parents' house. 122 00:08:38,330 --> 00:08:41,070 My parents are honest people, and I don't want them to lie because of me. 123 00:08:42,690 --> 00:08:43,690 It's my responsibility. 124 00:08:46,750 --> 00:08:48,730 Okay, you're sure this is what you want to do? 125 00:08:49,930 --> 00:08:50,930 Yeah. 126 00:08:52,810 --> 00:08:54,690 You just give me the best deal you can, huh? 127 00:08:57,850 --> 00:09:00,610 You live in Beverly Hills, Miss Trestman? Yes, I do. 128 00:09:01,630 --> 00:09:04,250 You met Mr. Freeling at Peachy's Bar and Grill. 129 00:09:04,490 --> 00:09:05,990 That's in Silver Lake, isn't it? 130 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:06,979 That's correct. 131 00:09:06,980 --> 00:09:10,400 That is a long way to go for a drink. Is the food particularly good there? 132 00:09:11,020 --> 00:09:14,660 That's not really relevant, is it? Oh, it was my friend's idea. She thought it 133 00:09:14,660 --> 00:09:15,439 would be fun. 134 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:16,680 I take it they have entertainment? 135 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,620 It's a cop bar, okay? I know that. You know that. 136 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:22,840 He knew that. 137 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:24,340 I never said I was a cop. 138 00:09:24,580 --> 00:09:27,640 So it was just you and your girlfriend out for a little excitement, an 139 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,800 adventure. You want me to say I went there to meet a policeman? Yes, I did. I 140 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:31,840 went there to meet a cop. 141 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:37,300 What I got was him. You subsequently initiated a relationship with Mr. 142 00:09:37,380 --> 00:09:39,860 did you not? I don't know. Who initiated what? 143 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:44,000 Whoever initiated it, the two of you went out for a period of over three 144 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:44,819 did you not? 145 00:09:44,820 --> 00:09:49,560 Yes. He took you to the fights, to hockey games, to the racetrack. Had you 146 00:09:49,560 --> 00:09:50,740 been in places like that before? 147 00:09:50,980 --> 00:09:52,080 No, I hadn't. 148 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,180 I also hadn't been on a stakeout before either. 149 00:09:55,630 --> 00:09:59,550 And for two weeks, every night, we would tell some guy all over the city that 150 00:09:59,550 --> 00:10:04,450 Mr. Freeling said he was sitting on. You would have sexual relations with Mr. 151 00:10:04,570 --> 00:10:07,710 Freeling in the front seat of his car while you were on these stakeouts, would 152 00:10:07,710 --> 00:10:10,070 you not? Yes, I would. Would you do so willingly? 153 00:10:10,330 --> 00:10:14,110 Does the concept of false pretenses count for anything? He willingly took 154 00:10:14,110 --> 00:10:15,230 advantage of the fact. 155 00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:19,800 that at heart, I am a very trusting person. You went out looking for an 156 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,600 adventure, and you found one. 157 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,540 Ultimately, the only thing you were missing was a uniform. The only thing I 158 00:10:25,540 --> 00:10:26,540 missing was the man. 159 00:10:26,860 --> 00:10:32,040 Yes, I was stupid. Yes, I was gullible. I willingly made a fool of myself. 160 00:10:32,420 --> 00:10:37,440 I willingly accommodated him sexually. All I asked for in return was that he be 161 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,460 the man he said he was. I would have settled for half. 162 00:10:43,130 --> 00:10:46,670 Look, the midterm for robbery is three years. I'll recommend two, okay? 163 00:10:46,870 --> 00:10:47,870 By three, you mean probation. 164 00:10:48,310 --> 00:10:52,090 Christmas is over, Morales. I'm not handing out presents. My client came in 165 00:10:52,090 --> 00:10:55,490 voluntarily. He has no priors. He's willing to make restitution. 166 00:10:55,750 --> 00:10:58,470 The cops had his plate number. He was going to get nailed, and he knew it. Two 167 00:10:58,470 --> 00:11:01,290 years in. We both know the judge will give him probation. Why waste 168 00:11:01,290 --> 00:11:03,350 time with the sentencing hearing? We're just going through the motions. Look, 169 00:11:03,370 --> 00:11:06,230 we've been getting all sorts of heat for cutting deals that are too soft. It 170 00:11:06,230 --> 00:11:09,170 might just be a matter of going through the motions, but I've got to do it. I've 171 00:11:09,170 --> 00:11:10,170 got to go through the motions. 172 00:11:10,290 --> 00:11:11,490 People versus the scholar. 173 00:11:12,650 --> 00:11:16,230 Morales representing Mr. Escala, Your Honor. The client's charged with robbery 174 00:11:16,230 --> 00:11:19,270 under the California Penal Code Section 211. How does he plead? 175 00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:21,990 Guilty, Your Honor. Ms. Knight, is there an agreed -upon recommendation? 176 00:11:22,530 --> 00:11:25,090 No, Your Honor. I assume you'll want a sentencing hearing. 177 00:11:25,330 --> 00:11:26,089 Yes, Your Honor. 178 00:11:26,090 --> 00:11:28,730 Sentencing to take place in Superior Court Department 35. 179 00:11:29,150 --> 00:11:31,290 See the Probation Department about preparing a report. 180 00:11:31,510 --> 00:11:32,690 Application for bail, Your Honor. 181 00:11:33,130 --> 00:11:36,910 I'm listening. Mr. Escala has no priors, has ties to the community, has shown 182 00:11:36,910 --> 00:11:40,470 his willingness to cooperate by surrendering voluntarily. That being the 183 00:11:40,470 --> 00:11:43,370 we ask he be released O .R. pending sentencing. Ms. Nida? 184 00:11:43,690 --> 00:11:44,690 No objection. 185 00:11:45,750 --> 00:11:49,470 Mr. Escala is to be released on his own recognizance until such time as he's 186 00:11:49,470 --> 00:11:50,830 sentenced. Call the next case. 187 00:11:51,130 --> 00:11:52,550 People versus DePaul. 188 00:11:53,870 --> 00:11:54,910 So, no deal? 189 00:11:55,290 --> 00:11:56,290 No deal. 190 00:11:56,540 --> 00:11:57,820 Does this mean a hearing? Yeah, 191 00:11:58,700 --> 00:12:01,760 we'll go before a judge and present our reasons why we should be treated with 192 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:08,400 leniency. You know, being a judge might not be so bad. 193 00:12:08,980 --> 00:12:10,980 Nothing else should get an office close to court. 194 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:12,780 You want the job? 195 00:12:13,180 --> 00:12:14,220 No, thanks. 196 00:12:15,860 --> 00:12:16,860 Come in. 197 00:12:17,680 --> 00:12:19,520 I'm sorry to interrupt, Your Honor, but there's a Mr. 198 00:12:19,820 --> 00:12:22,780 DiStefano here to see you. He says it's important and they can't wait. 199 00:12:22,980 --> 00:12:25,640 Tell him I'll see him tomorrow, Kevin. I'm going to be leaving here as soon as 200 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:26,880 finish speaking with Mr. Mullaney. 201 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,700 Oh, I think you might want to hear what I have to say, Your Honor, before I file 202 00:12:30,700 --> 00:12:31,700 my appeal. 203 00:12:31,940 --> 00:12:35,260 We can finish this later. No, actually, what I have to say concerns you both, 204 00:12:35,340 --> 00:12:38,220 Mr. Mullaney. With the judge's permission, you might want to stay. 205 00:12:39,140 --> 00:12:41,540 I have a dinner reservation at 6. I'll give you five minutes. 206 00:12:41,780 --> 00:12:42,780 Thank you. 207 00:12:43,709 --> 00:12:47,330 I'm here to ask you to grant a mistrial in the Rick Turner rape case and to 208 00:12:47,330 --> 00:12:49,150 disqualify yourself from any new trial. 209 00:12:49,390 --> 00:12:53,170 And why would I want to do that? With all due respect, Your Honor, you and Mr. 210 00:12:53,230 --> 00:12:56,950 Mullaney have been observed conducting an other -than -strictly -professional 211 00:12:56,950 --> 00:12:57,950 association. 212 00:12:58,270 --> 00:13:02,090 It is my contention that the two of you were carrying on a romantic liaison 213 00:13:02,090 --> 00:13:05,410 during the trial, and my client was the victim of judicial bias. 214 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:10,640 First of all, that is not true. And second of all, your client was convicted 215 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,720 a jury. The judge made evidentiary rulings that were highly prejudicial to 216 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,160 client. So that's it? 217 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,220 No. As a matter of fact, it's not. I want to know if I get my mistrial, 218 00:13:21,660 --> 00:13:24,620 Make a formal motion, Mr. DiStefano, and I'll rule on it. 219 00:13:25,900 --> 00:13:28,320 Okay. Here's what I do first thing tomorrow. 220 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:32,000 Number one, I file a complaint about you to the Judicial Qualifications 221 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,800 Committee. Number two, I file a complaint about him to the District 222 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,360 Office. I said good day. 223 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,240 You know, the two of you might have had the affair, Your Honor, but it was my 224 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:42,420 client that got screwed. 225 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:44,680 I'll see you in court. 226 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,500 How the hell does he know about us? 227 00:13:55,950 --> 00:13:58,170 How do people know anything about anybody? 228 00:13:59,190 --> 00:14:01,450 Someone sees something and they make assumptions. 229 00:14:02,170 --> 00:14:05,330 Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're half right. It doesn't matter. 230 00:14:05,510 --> 00:14:06,850 What do you mean it doesn't matter? 231 00:14:07,170 --> 00:14:10,630 Carolyn, even if his motion doesn't go anywhere, you can bet that the press is 232 00:14:10,630 --> 00:14:13,530 going to pick up on it. Tell me, don't worry about anything. 233 00:14:14,090 --> 00:14:15,090 Nothing's going to happen. 234 00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:16,730 Okay? 235 00:14:20,510 --> 00:14:23,850 Mr. Freeling, I take it you are not a member of the Los Angeles Police 236 00:14:23,850 --> 00:14:25,030 Department? Right. 237 00:14:26,430 --> 00:14:28,650 You ever been a member of any police department anywhere? 238 00:14:29,470 --> 00:14:33,010 At one time, I thought about taking the test for the Mahwah, New Jersey Police 239 00:14:33,010 --> 00:14:34,130 Department. But you didn't. 240 00:14:35,130 --> 00:14:37,490 I was young. I wanted to do a lot of things I didn't do. 241 00:14:37,830 --> 00:14:39,470 What do you do for a living, Mr. Freeling? 242 00:14:39,730 --> 00:14:42,030 I run and manage a franchise food service operation. 243 00:14:42,650 --> 00:14:43,650 To be more specific? 244 00:14:44,190 --> 00:14:45,430 I run a Dunkin' Donuts. 245 00:14:45,750 --> 00:14:48,150 Oh, I can't believe I was that stupid. 246 00:14:48,670 --> 00:14:51,310 But when you met my client, you represented otherwise. 247 00:14:52,230 --> 00:14:55,770 I was at a bar. I had a couple of drinks. I told her a story. 248 00:14:56,300 --> 00:14:59,940 People do that in bars. If they gave out polygraphs with every Mai Tai dating as 249 00:14:59,940 --> 00:15:02,160 we know it, it would disappear from the known world. 250 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,980 But this wasn't just a story in a bar. 251 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,920 For the next three months, you actually lived out this lie. 252 00:15:08,260 --> 00:15:10,180 I thought we were having a good time. 253 00:15:11,500 --> 00:15:12,500 Was I wrong? 254 00:15:12,580 --> 00:15:16,780 You carried a gun, did you not? It was a fake gun, just like the badge was a 255 00:15:16,780 --> 00:15:17,639 fake badge. 256 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,660 Both were strictly placebos. That's the right word, isn't it? 257 00:15:20,900 --> 00:15:21,699 Close enough. 258 00:15:21,700 --> 00:15:22,700 Okay. 259 00:15:23,020 --> 00:15:28,840 Did you ever feel the need to warn this woman while you took her on your make 260 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,860 -believe stakeouts that if anything were to happen, you couldn't do anything 261 00:15:31,860 --> 00:15:35,780 about it? I'd never let anything happen to her. If you encountered violence, you 262 00:15:35,780 --> 00:15:38,020 would have, what, pulled your placebo? 263 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:39,940 Can we save this sarcasm for the courtroom? 264 00:15:40,980 --> 00:15:43,020 I told her what she wanted to hear. 265 00:15:43,260 --> 00:15:47,180 So it was under the guise of being a policeman that you persuaded my client 266 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:48,420 have sexual relations with you. 267 00:15:49,780 --> 00:15:51,120 Didn't take much persuading. 268 00:15:52,620 --> 00:15:53,780 That came out totally wrong. 269 00:15:54,380 --> 00:15:58,460 This was not an effort on my part to get her to go to bed with me. What exactly 270 00:15:58,460 --> 00:16:01,260 was it, Mr. Freeling? It was a love affair, Mr. McDermott. 271 00:16:01,780 --> 00:16:04,200 Two lonesome souls who found each other. 272 00:16:04,660 --> 00:16:09,400 A beautiful, classy broad and a hard -bitten cop who'd long since given up 273 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:10,820 believing such a thing was possible. 274 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:12,920 Ed? Mr. Freeling, you're not a cop. 275 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,880 You make donuts for a living. 276 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:17,740 That's a detail, my friend. 277 00:16:19,310 --> 00:16:24,210 Do you have any further questions, Mr. McDermott? No, I think we're done. 278 00:16:26,650 --> 00:16:32,370 Mr. Bardash, would you describe the events that took place on December 28, 279 00:16:33,070 --> 00:16:36,710 I was standing behind the counter at the convenience store where I used to work. 280 00:16:36,890 --> 00:16:43,130 Around 1 o 'clock in the morning, this guy with a mask over his face comes in, 281 00:16:43,190 --> 00:16:46,670 points a gun at me, and tells me to empty out the register. 282 00:16:46,990 --> 00:16:47,949 What did you do? 283 00:16:47,950 --> 00:16:48,970 I emptied out the register. 284 00:16:49,310 --> 00:16:51,090 And what then did he do, sir? 285 00:16:51,390 --> 00:16:56,610 He took the money, and then he walked back to the refrigerator case and took 286 00:16:56,610 --> 00:16:57,169 a beer. 287 00:16:57,170 --> 00:17:02,750 He had me open it for him. He stood there drinking it with the barrel of the 288 00:17:02,750 --> 00:17:04,390 pushed up against my ear. 289 00:17:05,650 --> 00:17:09,470 Would you describe for us, sir, how this incident has affected you? 290 00:17:09,690 --> 00:17:13,349 It made it impossible for me to continue working outside the house. 291 00:17:13,970 --> 00:17:17,430 Now I stay at home. I do... 292 00:17:17,740 --> 00:17:22,880 phone sales for my kitchen. It wasn't the first time that I was held up. It 293 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,460 wasn't the first time that I had a gun pointed at me. 294 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,240 But I don't remember ever being as scared. 295 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:33,500 This guy wasn't doing it for the money. He was doing it because he wanted to. 296 00:17:33,740 --> 00:17:35,960 Objection. He wanted to see me beg. 297 00:17:36,380 --> 00:17:37,880 Objection. Objection sustained. 298 00:17:38,580 --> 00:17:40,000 I have no further questions. 299 00:17:44,750 --> 00:17:49,690 Did Mr. Escala strike you at any time, sir? No. Did he tie you up or restrain 300 00:17:49,690 --> 00:17:50,690 you in any way? 301 00:17:50,790 --> 00:17:54,790 No. Did he threaten you with retribution if you should go to the police or 302 00:17:54,790 --> 00:17:58,050 testify? No, he didn't. Are you aware of the fact that the gun he used during 303 00:17:58,050 --> 00:18:00,090 the robbery was actually a starter pistol? 304 00:18:00,470 --> 00:18:01,590 I'm aware of it now. 305 00:18:02,150 --> 00:18:03,550 I wasn't aware of it then. 306 00:18:03,810 --> 00:18:08,710 Is it likely, sir, that an experienced thief would risk capture by standing 307 00:18:08,710 --> 00:18:10,930 around drinking a beer in the middle of a robbery? 308 00:18:11,130 --> 00:18:12,130 Maybe not. 309 00:18:12,190 --> 00:18:15,070 But I looked into his eyes, and let me tell you something. 310 00:18:15,370 --> 00:18:16,370 He's dangerous. 311 00:18:16,630 --> 00:18:21,670 There was no doubt in my mind that he would have killed me just to watch me 312 00:18:21,950 --> 00:18:23,830 How would he have killed you if he was holding a starter pistol? 313 00:18:26,110 --> 00:18:27,890 That's okay, Mr. Barnash. You don't have to answer. 314 00:18:28,870 --> 00:18:29,950 I have no further questions. 315 00:18:34,630 --> 00:18:35,630 Come. 316 00:18:37,430 --> 00:18:40,610 I really appreciate you seeing me on such short notice, Leland. 317 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,120 You don't need any notice around here, Tom. 318 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:45,920 What seems to be the problem? 319 00:18:46,740 --> 00:18:47,840 I'm dating a judge. 320 00:18:48,140 --> 00:18:49,680 Ah. Carolyn Walker. 321 00:18:50,140 --> 00:18:51,140 A problem. 322 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,100 A couple of weeks ago, I tried a rape case in front of her. Now, nothing was 323 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:58,840 going on between us at the time. I got a conviction, fair and square. 324 00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:03,540 And? Yesterday, the defense attorney came to Carolyn's chambers and accuses 325 00:19:03,540 --> 00:19:05,120 of misconduct during the trial. 326 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,880 He's filing a motion for mistrial, claiming judicial bias. 327 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:10,560 Can he make a case? 328 00:19:10,940 --> 00:19:13,380 Well, that's what I wanted to know. You've been around the courthouse a lot 329 00:19:13,380 --> 00:19:14,380 longer than I have. 330 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:16,960 What kind of problems are we looking at here? 331 00:19:17,340 --> 00:19:19,320 For her or for you? For both of us. 332 00:19:19,540 --> 00:19:21,160 She's a lot more vulnerable than you are. 333 00:19:21,780 --> 00:19:24,420 Judges have to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. 334 00:19:25,020 --> 00:19:26,020 So what do I do? 335 00:19:26,660 --> 00:19:29,100 Start by going through the transcripts of that trial. 336 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,380 Brief each and every ruling the judge made. 337 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,440 And keep a lower profile as possible, romantically speaking. 338 00:19:39,820 --> 00:19:42,260 If I need representation, can I come to you? 339 00:19:43,580 --> 00:19:45,100 Absolutely. Thanks. 340 00:19:45,620 --> 00:19:50,560 I assume you know that a prosecutor who gets involved with a judge is walking 341 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,060 through a minefield as well. Oh, I know we would. 342 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,880 The problem is that I'm already involved. 343 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:04,960 Hi. 344 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:06,640 A moment? 345 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:07,960 Sure. 346 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,100 It seems to have become a standing joke around here that Arnold Becker lies 347 00:20:15,100 --> 00:20:20,300 whenever and however it serves his purposes to do so. I'd like to know if 348 00:20:20,300 --> 00:20:21,300 share in that view. 349 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,240 I couldn't really say. I don't know you as well as the others. 350 00:20:24,460 --> 00:20:25,960 Based on how well you do know me. 351 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,200 Tell me if you think it's true. 352 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,460 Based on how well I do know you, I think there are probably times when you are 353 00:20:33,460 --> 00:20:34,660 somewhat less than sincere. 354 00:20:36,590 --> 00:20:40,170 Like when like when you expressed an interest in the Bible because you wanted 355 00:20:40,170 --> 00:20:42,510 go to bed with me Are those things mutually exclusive? 356 00:20:42,890 --> 00:20:48,630 Well, I think in your case One led me to question the legitimacy of the other my 357 00:20:48,630 --> 00:20:55,090 desire for spiritual guidance was sincere My desire for you was sincere 358 00:20:55,310 --> 00:20:57,750 I want to feel the presence of God in my life. 359 00:20:58,010 --> 00:21:04,670 Yes. I want to see you naked Why can't those concepts exist simultaneously 360 00:21:05,919 --> 00:21:09,960 Maybe they can, although I should say you have a better chance of 361 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,320 the former than the latter. 362 00:21:11,620 --> 00:21:12,960 You're humoring me, Jane. 363 00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:16,680 You don't believe for one split second that I could be sincere about my 364 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:17,680 religious feelings. 365 00:21:18,540 --> 00:21:19,540 That's okay. 366 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:24,400 But I suggest, however, that your cynicism is blinding you to the true 367 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,040 a fellow pilgrim. Is it? 368 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:27,400 Yes, it is. 369 00:21:28,300 --> 00:21:31,860 Whatever I may be, I am not cynical. 370 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,940 My eyes tell me when to trust a person and when not to. 371 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:42,140 My eyes look into their eyes, and based on that, I have an unerring ability to 372 00:21:42,140 --> 00:21:44,600 know when someone is sincere. 373 00:21:45,860 --> 00:21:48,460 With it, your Christian heart allowed you to do the same. 374 00:21:58,740 --> 00:22:04,580 Mrs. Escala, in the last few months... How often have you seen your son Luis? 375 00:22:05,020 --> 00:22:06,180 He lives with us. 376 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,800 I see him every day. Did you see him the night of the robbery? 377 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:14,460 Yes. I heard him crying downstairs with my husband and Ramon. 378 00:22:15,220 --> 00:22:16,920 He said he committed this crime. 379 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:18,340 How did you react? 380 00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:19,700 I didn't believe it. 381 00:22:19,780 --> 00:22:22,240 Did Luis say why he did it? 382 00:22:23,260 --> 00:22:25,640 He said he owed money to some men. 383 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,000 They said they were going to kill him unless he paid them that night. 384 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:30,540 He got drunk. 385 00:22:31,150 --> 00:22:32,270 And he robbed the store. 386 00:22:32,490 --> 00:22:36,630 Did he say how he came to owe money to these men? He said he felt guilty about 387 00:22:36,630 --> 00:22:39,990 not being able to contribute more for the rent and the food. 388 00:22:40,310 --> 00:22:41,710 Luis is a simple boy. 389 00:22:42,070 --> 00:22:44,110 He does what people tell him to do. 390 00:22:44,350 --> 00:22:49,670 These men offered to loan him money, and he took it. They said to rob the store, 391 00:22:49,770 --> 00:22:50,770 and he did it. 392 00:22:52,130 --> 00:22:54,690 He's never been in trouble before in his life, Judge. 393 00:22:55,310 --> 00:22:56,310 Not until now. 394 00:22:56,450 --> 00:22:57,750 I'll keep that in mind. 395 00:22:58,930 --> 00:22:59,950 I have nothing further. 396 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:06,960 Is it possible, Mrs. Escala, that your son committed this crime for the same 397 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,940 reason that most people commit crimes? It beats working for a living. Luis does 398 00:23:10,940 --> 00:23:12,140 work for a living. 399 00:23:12,900 --> 00:23:17,180 It was just the circumstances he was in. He was afraid he was going to be 400 00:23:17,180 --> 00:23:18,180 killed. 401 00:23:18,260 --> 00:23:22,920 Tell me, have you ever seen the men who your son claims told him to rob the 402 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:24,960 store? No. Do you know their names? 403 00:23:25,340 --> 00:23:27,160 No. Mrs. Escala... 404 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:32,460 Have you considered that Luis may have invented these men in an attempt to 405 00:23:32,460 --> 00:23:34,800 reduce his responsibility for the robbery? No. 406 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:40,760 Mrs. Escala, assuming what you're saying is true, how can we be assured that the 407 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,160 next time Luis falls into debt, he won't react in the same way? 408 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,700 We will take care of him, my husband, my son, and me. If he needs money, we will 409 00:23:48,700 --> 00:23:49,700 give it to him. 410 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:54,340 I promise, Your Honor. I promise to God this will never happen again. 411 00:23:56,180 --> 00:23:57,180 Miss Snyder? 412 00:23:58,360 --> 00:23:59,400 I have nothing further. 413 00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:08,320 On the evening of September 7th of last year, I was called to investigate a 602. 414 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,080 Illegal trespass. The two of them were parked in front of the house of a Mr. 415 00:24:12,340 --> 00:24:13,940 Takayodo who had called in a complaint. 416 00:24:14,260 --> 00:24:17,000 Would you describe for us what they were doing? They were engaged in activity of 417 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,000 a sexual nature. 418 00:24:18,090 --> 00:24:20,930 Did Miss Trestman appear to be participating willingly in these 419 00:24:21,230 --> 00:24:25,290 He's in no position to testify to that. Did Miss Trestman complain that Mr. 420 00:24:25,330 --> 00:24:27,330 Freeling had forced her to do anything against her will? 421 00:24:27,550 --> 00:24:31,010 No, she did not. You arrested both Mr. Freeling and Miss Trestman, is that 422 00:24:31,010 --> 00:24:31,849 right? Right. 423 00:24:31,850 --> 00:24:32,850 What was the charge? 424 00:24:32,870 --> 00:24:33,870 Indecent exposure. 425 00:24:33,990 --> 00:24:35,250 314 .1. 426 00:24:35,950 --> 00:24:39,950 Misdemeanor. So, Mr. Freeling wasn't arrested for impersonating an officer? 427 00:24:40,270 --> 00:24:41,630 No, he was not. Why? 428 00:24:41,850 --> 00:24:45,030 While in my presence, he never represented himself to be a police 429 00:24:45,390 --> 00:24:48,010 Did you at any time take Mr. Freeling for a police officer? 430 00:24:48,490 --> 00:24:52,090 Not for a moment. Well, what about the clothes and the car and the overall 431 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:53,090 demeanor? He's a buff. 432 00:24:53,530 --> 00:24:57,510 I run into guys like him all the time. They learn a few words. They try to 433 00:24:57,510 --> 00:24:59,130 up to you. Generally, they're harmless. 434 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,740 But no way would I take this guy for a cop. I beg to differ. In most respects, 435 00:25:03,780 --> 00:25:07,120 I'm indistinguishable from a cop. Ed, will you let me handle this? Hey, pal, 436 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:11,020 no respect are you anything like a cop. Can we wrap this up? Why do you say 437 00:25:11,020 --> 00:25:12,040 that? Because you're soft. 438 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:14,500 It just so happens I am not soft. 439 00:25:14,940 --> 00:25:18,440 You wouldn't last 15 minutes on a job. Your problem is you're living in a 440 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,800 fantasy world. You're not a cop. You're never going to be a cop. 441 00:25:22,260 --> 00:25:23,260 That's that. 442 00:25:24,060 --> 00:25:25,320 I have nothing further, Detective. 443 00:25:30,179 --> 00:25:31,360 You're a big boy, Ed. 444 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:32,600 Get over it. 445 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:43,380 Ever since he was nine, Luis has worked to help support the family. 446 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,880 Because he did that, I didn't have to work. I could concentrate on school. 447 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,900 How would you describe your relationship with your brother growing up? 448 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:55,520 Luis was my protector. 449 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,880 And when he couldn't be there, he made sure there was someone else to look out 450 00:25:58,880 --> 00:25:59,469 for me. 451 00:25:59,470 --> 00:26:01,310 Was it necessary to have a protector? 452 00:26:01,550 --> 00:26:06,630 When you grow up in La Gerdiloma and you're skinny and asthmatic and good at 453 00:26:06,630 --> 00:26:09,150 school, believe me, it was necessary. 454 00:26:09,490 --> 00:26:14,370 And what kind of influence, if any, did your brother have on you? 455 00:26:15,730 --> 00:26:18,130 When I was 13, I thought about joining a gang. 456 00:26:19,290 --> 00:26:21,770 Luis said he'd beat the crap out of me if I did. 457 00:26:22,130 --> 00:26:26,510 I told him that he had nothing to say about it because he himself was in a 458 00:26:26,510 --> 00:26:27,930 at the time. How did he respond? 459 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:32,520 He got jumped out of the gang. He got jumped out of the gang. Tell us about 460 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,720 that. What does it mean to be jumped out? 461 00:26:35,140 --> 00:26:36,840 It's like a reverse initiation. 462 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,720 They tie your hands behind your back, and all the gang members get to take 463 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:42,720 best shot. 464 00:26:43,300 --> 00:26:45,200 When they brought him back, I thought he was dead. 465 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,400 His eyes were all swollen shut. He couldn't walk. 466 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,800 Well, I never had anything to do with gangs after that. 467 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,820 How do you feel about your brother, Ramon? 468 00:26:59,370 --> 00:27:00,370 I love him. 469 00:27:02,890 --> 00:27:06,170 And I owe him more than I could ever hope to repay. 470 00:27:06,830 --> 00:27:07,850 No further questions. 471 00:27:10,070 --> 00:27:13,850 Mr. Scala, do you consider your brother to be a violent person? 472 00:27:14,230 --> 00:27:19,470 No, I don't. But as a gang member, wouldn't it be fair to assume that Luis 473 00:27:19,470 --> 00:27:24,750 part in such activities as fights, violent initiations, perhaps drive -by 474 00:27:24,750 --> 00:27:27,310 shootings? He joined the gang for his own protection. 475 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,440 The truth is, Luis was never much of a fighter. 476 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:31,680 Really? 477 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:35,820 As recently as two years ago, your brother was arrested and charged with an 478 00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:39,420 assault. Are you familiar with that incident, Mr. Escala? They dropped those 479 00:27:39,420 --> 00:27:44,460 charges. You witnessed that incident, didn't you, Mr. Escala? I caused it, 480 00:27:44,460 --> 00:27:45,460 Nida. 481 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:48,400 I had just gotten a scholarship to Stanford. 482 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,220 My picture was in the paper. 483 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:54,900 We were at a neighborhood bar celebrating when this drunk starts in on 484 00:27:55,390 --> 00:27:56,510 calling me vendido. 485 00:27:56,990 --> 00:27:58,950 So the guy starts getting physical. 486 00:27:59,310 --> 00:28:00,610 Luis takes him down. 487 00:28:00,870 --> 00:28:02,310 So it wasn't Luis's fault. 488 00:28:02,570 --> 00:28:03,529 That's right. 489 00:28:03,530 --> 00:28:07,470 And last week when your brother terrorized and robbed a store clerk, 490 00:28:07,470 --> 00:28:09,670 his fault either. My brother is not a criminal. 491 00:28:09,910 --> 00:28:13,310 Your brother pleaded guilty to a crime. That makes him a criminal. Objection. 492 00:28:13,310 --> 00:28:14,550 The prosecutor's making speeches. 493 00:28:14,930 --> 00:28:15,930 I have nothing further. 494 00:28:20,190 --> 00:28:21,230 Yeah, come in. 495 00:28:24,170 --> 00:28:30,750 Ah, here filing your complaint with my boss, Mr. DeStefano? No, I'm not. I'm, 496 00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:33,910 uh... I'm here to apologize. 497 00:28:34,790 --> 00:28:39,530 About yesterday in Judge Walker's chambers, my accusations were out of 498 00:28:40,030 --> 00:28:42,830 You seemed pretty sure of yourself at the time. 499 00:28:43,030 --> 00:28:44,410 I was obviously mistaken. 500 00:28:44,790 --> 00:28:48,950 See, Rick Turner, Stifle Records, they're big clients for my firm. 501 00:28:49,150 --> 00:28:53,130 No one was very happy I lost the case. I was upset. 502 00:28:54,030 --> 00:28:55,030 I'm sorry. 503 00:28:57,750 --> 00:28:58,750 Apology accepted. 504 00:28:59,230 --> 00:29:00,230 Good. 505 00:29:00,890 --> 00:29:06,110 And as far as I'm concerned, we can act as though none of this ever happened. 506 00:29:09,330 --> 00:29:10,970 Okay. Okay. 507 00:29:18,190 --> 00:29:23,070 Do you have a minute? 508 00:29:23,530 --> 00:29:24,530 Sure. 509 00:29:33,950 --> 00:29:40,950 Maybe your religious impulses and your sexual impulses can exist 510 00:29:40,950 --> 00:29:42,090 side by side. 511 00:29:45,390 --> 00:29:47,190 Maybe the same is true for me. 512 00:29:49,510 --> 00:29:50,510 What do you mean? 513 00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:52,350 There are thoughts in my head. 514 00:29:54,350 --> 00:29:55,350 There's desire. 515 00:29:55,850 --> 00:29:57,670 I have sexual desire. 516 00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:04,150 And I'm curious about doing things that good Christian girls don't do. 517 00:30:05,510 --> 00:30:07,750 Things that they shouldn't even think about. 518 00:30:14,010 --> 00:30:18,550 Like, uh... What kinds of things? 519 00:30:19,090 --> 00:30:23,790 Before I could even say those words, I'd have to... 520 00:30:24,170 --> 00:30:25,170 Let go a little. 521 00:30:26,470 --> 00:30:27,650 Let go a lot. 522 00:30:28,910 --> 00:30:30,350 I'd need to lose myself. 523 00:30:31,250 --> 00:30:35,670 I'd need to... I don't know what I would need. I would need a drink. 524 00:30:36,010 --> 00:30:37,810 That's not necessarily a bad idea. 525 00:30:38,790 --> 00:30:43,610 Alcohol can be very helpful in allowing us to free ourselves of that which holds 526 00:30:43,610 --> 00:30:44,610 us back. 527 00:30:45,190 --> 00:30:46,930 What kind of drink should I have? 528 00:30:47,290 --> 00:30:48,490 Vodka martini. 529 00:30:49,510 --> 00:30:53,550 Well, then, I think that what we should do is... 530 00:30:54,190 --> 00:31:01,090 Go someplace, and I could have four or five or six vodka martinis, 531 00:31:01,130 --> 00:31:03,670 and then we could see where that takes us. 532 00:31:03,950 --> 00:31:08,430 Oh, let's go right now. Let's go right now, Jane. Let's not think about it. 533 00:31:08,470 --> 00:31:09,670 Let's not discuss it. 534 00:31:10,250 --> 00:31:14,890 Let's put what I see to be a very brilliant plan into motion, and as you 535 00:31:14,990 --> 00:31:16,350 see where it takes us. 536 00:31:17,670 --> 00:31:19,130 Arnold? Yeah? 537 00:31:19,430 --> 00:31:21,470 You know how you say that your eyes... 538 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:24,380 Can tell when a person's being sincere. 539 00:31:24,940 --> 00:31:27,120 Yes, I remember saying that. 540 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,120 How your eyes looking into their eyes. 541 00:31:31,540 --> 00:31:34,100 And based on that, you can always tell. 542 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,160 Let's talk about this more at the bar, okay? 543 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:38,680 Have you ever been to Musso and Frank? 544 00:31:39,180 --> 00:31:41,340 Well, I think you should have your eyes checked. 545 00:31:42,020 --> 00:31:44,400 They're not as reliable as you think they are. 546 00:31:52,719 --> 00:31:53,719 Yeah. 547 00:31:54,900 --> 00:31:58,040 Hi. Ed, we're not doing court till tomorrow. 548 00:32:00,460 --> 00:32:01,960 I don't think I want to go to court. 549 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:04,200 You pretty much have to be there. 550 00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:07,700 I want to settle. 551 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:09,260 Wait a minute. 552 00:32:10,060 --> 00:32:13,780 We have a better than even chance of getting this case dismissed before it 553 00:32:13,780 --> 00:32:14,780 goes to trial. 554 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:16,440 I don't care. 555 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:18,680 I did what you said I did. 556 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,780 I pretended to be something I'm not. 557 00:32:21,260 --> 00:32:23,640 Well, that doesn't necessarily make you liable for damages. 558 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:25,560 I think it does. 559 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,060 I think it makes me a fraud and a fake. 560 00:32:28,820 --> 00:32:32,240 I have no right asking you or anyone else to help keep me from paying for 561 00:32:32,620 --> 00:32:34,720 The only real asset I have is the donut shop. 562 00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:36,120 I want to give it to her. 563 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,720 Ed, I am not endorsing what you told that woman, but I don't think it 564 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:41,580 putting yourself into financial ruin. 565 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,880 You know, somewhere along the line, I probably could have become a cop. 566 00:32:48,940 --> 00:32:53,280 I could have taken the test and gone on the job and found out what I was made 567 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:54,280 of. 568 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:58,140 I could have seen how I did when confronted with physical danger. When I 569 00:32:58,140 --> 00:33:00,500 know what was on the other side of a door, whether I would have panicked and 570 00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:04,560 away or chambered around and gone in. 571 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:08,820 I didn't do that, Ann. 572 00:33:09,380 --> 00:33:10,940 I never found out. 573 00:33:12,110 --> 00:33:17,110 I chose a comfortable, predictable way of life, selling coffee and doughnuts 574 00:33:17,110 --> 00:33:18,870 curling up in my beddy at night. 575 00:33:20,690 --> 00:33:21,750 Just pay the woman. 576 00:33:22,170 --> 00:33:23,790 Just pay her whatever she wants. 577 00:33:33,610 --> 00:33:34,670 Ramon, what are you doing here? 578 00:33:37,330 --> 00:33:38,490 I'm worried about Luis. 579 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:42,580 Why is that DA so intent on putting him away? 580 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:43,960 That's her job. 581 00:33:44,540 --> 00:33:46,020 Do you think he'll go to prison? 582 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:47,960 I don't know. 583 00:33:55,940 --> 00:33:58,380 He shouldn't be thinking about sending him to prison. 584 00:33:59,020 --> 00:34:00,540 It was always a possibility. 585 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,920 Not in my mind. In my mind, it was never a possibility. 586 00:34:04,580 --> 00:34:06,840 I never would have agreed to let him do this otherwise. 587 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:11,260 Agreed to let him do what? 588 00:34:12,659 --> 00:34:15,000 Luis is innocent. I robbed the store. 589 00:34:15,420 --> 00:34:18,360 You? I never meant for it to happen like this. 590 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,960 Wait, wait a minute. You let your brother take the rap for you? It wasn't 591 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:25,199 idea. Whose idea was it? My parents. Who do you think? 592 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:29,480 A conviction would wipe out my chances of ever becoming a lawyer. 593 00:34:33,159 --> 00:34:34,860 Why'd you rob a store, Ramon? 594 00:34:35,940 --> 00:34:37,460 Where do you come from, Morales? 595 00:34:38,460 --> 00:34:39,399 Mission Hills. 596 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,400 Mission Hills. 597 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,139 That's a nice neighborhood. 598 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,440 Maybe you going to law school wasn't such a big deal. Well, for me, it was a 599 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:47,440 deal. 600 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:51,760 I had everyone from the city councilmen to the abuelitas in the park watching my 601 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:57,260 every step, planning my future like I belonged to them, like they each owned a 602 00:34:57,260 --> 00:34:58,260 piece of me. 603 00:34:58,660 --> 00:35:01,780 From grade school on, I was the one who had to get the A's. 604 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,140 I was the one who had to be the class president, captain of the team, 605 00:35:05,180 --> 00:35:06,580 valedictorian, and I was. 606 00:35:07,130 --> 00:35:10,870 I got the scholarships, the pictures and the paper. Everything they wanted, I 607 00:35:10,870 --> 00:35:11,870 did. 608 00:35:12,370 --> 00:35:14,010 I can't do it anymore. 609 00:35:15,450 --> 00:35:20,550 Why did you rob the store, Ramon? Because I had to do something to tell my 610 00:35:20,550 --> 00:35:23,330 parents and my teachers to get the hell off my back. 611 00:35:24,510 --> 00:35:26,890 What the hell am I supposed to do? 612 00:35:32,530 --> 00:35:33,650 You come clean. 613 00:35:34,110 --> 00:35:36,430 You go to the judge and tell him exactly what happened. 614 00:35:36,630 --> 00:35:38,050 I want to. You have to. 615 00:35:39,610 --> 00:35:41,830 That's the only way you're going to be able to live with yourself. 616 00:35:47,850 --> 00:35:52,530 Your Honor, with no disrespect intended toward Mr. Morales, this smacks of a 617 00:35:52,530 --> 00:35:53,950 ploy. It's not a ploy. 618 00:35:54,170 --> 00:35:55,370 Ramona's ready to confess. 619 00:35:55,770 --> 00:35:59,550 When? He'll be here in an hour. Your Honor, I think that the timing and the 620 00:35:59,550 --> 00:36:03,410 circumstances cast considerable doubt on the reliability of such a confession. 621 00:36:03,670 --> 00:36:04,670 Oh, that may be. 622 00:36:04,890 --> 00:36:08,530 But when an officer of the court tells me someone's confessed to him 623 00:36:08,750 --> 00:36:10,170 I have to take that seriously. 624 00:36:11,510 --> 00:36:14,950 Meantime, I want a thorough review of all the evidence in this case. 625 00:36:15,170 --> 00:36:18,330 Now, let's ascertain if anything ties the younger brother to the crime. 626 00:36:18,670 --> 00:36:20,590 I want the report by the end of the day. 627 00:36:20,810 --> 00:36:21,810 Mr. Morales? 628 00:36:21,870 --> 00:36:25,170 Yes, Your Honor. As soon as the youngest Mr. Escala arrives... 629 00:36:25,530 --> 00:36:26,870 Get him in here. Thank you. 630 00:36:35,010 --> 00:36:38,630 I just had a very weird visit from Michael DiStefano. 631 00:36:38,850 --> 00:36:39,950 What was weird about it? 632 00:36:41,170 --> 00:36:45,110 He apologized for accusing us of having an affair during the Turner trial. 633 00:36:45,350 --> 00:36:47,350 Well, it was a false accusation. He should have apologized. 634 00:36:47,790 --> 00:36:50,050 And you didn't have anything to do with this change of heart? 635 00:36:50,390 --> 00:36:51,390 Of course I did. 636 00:36:51,630 --> 00:36:52,488 What'd you do? 637 00:36:52,490 --> 00:36:55,450 Well, I called one of the senior partners at Mr. Stefano's firm. 638 00:36:55,670 --> 00:36:57,770 That's all it took, one phone call from you? 639 00:36:58,270 --> 00:37:00,530 Is that an abuse of authority, in your opinion? 640 00:37:00,790 --> 00:37:04,390 No, I didn't say that. Because I can assure you that I am scrupulously honest 641 00:37:04,390 --> 00:37:08,430 my judicial and my personal life. Carolyn. I regard integrity as being 642 00:37:08,430 --> 00:37:09,550 above anything else. 643 00:37:09,770 --> 00:37:12,990 Carolyn, you don't have to defend yourself to me. 644 00:37:13,310 --> 00:37:16,470 I don't have a problem with you being able to pick up the phone and do what 645 00:37:16,470 --> 00:37:17,530 did. You don't? 646 00:37:17,770 --> 00:37:21,850 No. As a matter of fact, I like it. 647 00:37:27,210 --> 00:37:28,210 What gives, Counselor? 648 00:37:28,530 --> 00:37:30,550 If you have a minute, I think we can settle this thing. 649 00:37:31,190 --> 00:37:32,510 Always willing to listen to reason. 650 00:37:33,050 --> 00:37:34,150 Where'd you... In here. 651 00:37:34,370 --> 00:37:35,390 You guys wait out here? 652 00:37:40,170 --> 00:37:41,170 Hi. 653 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:16,360 How's it going? 654 00:38:18,420 --> 00:38:19,420 Fine. 655 00:38:20,240 --> 00:38:21,240 Your color? 656 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,060 Just handing them off. 657 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:25,860 Where do you guys work out at, Rampart? 658 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:28,600 Do I know you? 659 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:31,040 You might have seen me around. 660 00:38:39,740 --> 00:38:40,740 Don't like that, sir. 661 00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:16,240 Nice move. 662 00:39:16,500 --> 00:39:17,500 Anytime. 663 00:39:19,980 --> 00:39:23,300 Good morning. 664 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:27,440 I take it you've apprised everyone of your decision? 665 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,980 Ramon's only decision is to return to his classes tomorrow. 666 00:39:32,460 --> 00:39:33,460 What does that mean? 667 00:39:33,620 --> 00:39:38,220 It means that whatever Ramon might have said to you yesterday, you 668 00:39:38,220 --> 00:39:39,220 misunderstood. 669 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:42,740 You're going to let them do this? 670 00:39:44,879 --> 00:39:47,060 What kind of lawyer do you expect to be? 671 00:39:49,740 --> 00:39:52,760 What kind of a person are you going to be? Mr. Morales. How are you going to 672 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:56,480 through your life doing this? Mr. Morales, you want to talk to someone? 673 00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:58,360 Talk to me. 674 00:39:58,800 --> 00:39:59,800 Okay. 675 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:03,120 You think my wife and I aren't in agony over making this decision? 676 00:40:04,220 --> 00:40:05,480 We love our sons equally. 677 00:40:06,020 --> 00:40:09,320 For 35 years, we have struggled to give them a chance for something. 678 00:40:10,900 --> 00:40:12,180 Ramon is that chance. 679 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,300 So what, you just sacrificed, Luis? 680 00:40:14,730 --> 00:40:17,270 Oye, didn't you hear my father? 681 00:40:18,310 --> 00:40:19,990 I mean, what difference is it going to make? 682 00:40:20,970 --> 00:40:24,770 Having committed a crime is not going to change my life, but it's going to turn 683 00:40:24,770 --> 00:40:26,290 his life upside down. 684 00:40:27,490 --> 00:40:28,590 Nobody's forcing me, Morales. 685 00:40:30,370 --> 00:40:31,530 I want to do this. 686 00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:35,750 And if it doesn't matter to me, why should it matter to you, huh? 687 00:40:36,350 --> 00:40:39,310 Because I am your lawyer, and I know you're innocent. 688 00:40:40,390 --> 00:40:41,410 Judge McGrath's waiting. 689 00:40:42,230 --> 00:40:43,230 Luis? 690 00:40:44,170 --> 00:40:45,170 See you, Pa. 691 00:40:45,570 --> 00:40:46,570 Okay. 692 00:40:47,790 --> 00:40:48,790 Let's go there. 693 00:41:01,170 --> 00:41:03,570 You have to sign the deed and the franchise agreement. 694 00:41:05,150 --> 00:41:07,250 Am I the red arrows or the blue ones? Red. 695 00:41:08,450 --> 00:41:09,450 Come in. 696 00:41:11,810 --> 00:41:12,810 Hi. 697 00:41:12,970 --> 00:41:16,090 Oh, the papers won't be ready for a few more hours yet. I told your attorney 698 00:41:16,090 --> 00:41:17,570 that... I've changed my mind. 699 00:41:18,170 --> 00:41:19,170 How so? 700 00:41:19,230 --> 00:41:21,330 I don't want his donut franchise. 701 00:41:23,370 --> 00:41:24,370 I don't want anything. 702 00:41:25,890 --> 00:41:26,890 What do you mean? 703 00:41:27,050 --> 00:41:32,330 Well, when I found out that I had been fooled, that you weren't who you said 704 00:41:32,330 --> 00:41:34,390 were, I was angry and I wanted revenge. 705 00:41:34,990 --> 00:41:36,590 And that is no longer the case? 706 00:41:37,250 --> 00:41:39,430 The way I feel now is... 707 00:41:40,650 --> 00:41:43,430 If I got fooled, then I deserve to get fooled. 708 00:41:44,390 --> 00:41:48,830 So, I'm sorry for putting you through all this. 709 00:41:50,990 --> 00:41:53,310 Maybe I should start to go to therapy again. 710 00:41:54,250 --> 00:41:57,270 Find out why this is so important to me. 711 00:41:59,270 --> 00:42:02,210 Can I venture an opinion about what it was that was so important to you? 712 00:42:04,250 --> 00:42:05,250 Sure. 713 00:42:09,050 --> 00:42:11,560 This city, is a human sewer. 714 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:18,540 Every day there are those of us who go out there prepared to do battle against 715 00:42:18,540 --> 00:42:20,340 that element which would cause us harm. 716 00:42:21,260 --> 00:42:24,860 In addition to being a beautiful woman, you happen to be a citizen. 717 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:28,860 The thin blue line is all there is to keep you safe. 718 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:30,860 Um, Ed, I think... Oh, Ed. 719 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:37,040 Ed, you made me feel safe the whole time I was with you. 720 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:40,220 And then again when you stopped that guy in the courthouse. 721 00:42:41,340 --> 00:42:42,880 You made me feel safe. 722 00:42:43,940 --> 00:42:46,060 Boy, was that a stupid move. 723 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:48,360 What do you mean? 724 00:42:48,420 --> 00:42:49,960 That building was full of real cops. 725 00:42:50,620 --> 00:42:54,340 That guy had no chance of escaping. No one was in danger. So why did you put 726 00:42:54,340 --> 00:42:55,720 yourself in the middle of all that? 727 00:42:57,780 --> 00:42:58,900 It's what I do. 728 00:42:59,420 --> 00:43:03,080 Miss Trestman, am I right in assuming that you're interested in dropping this 729 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:04,080 action? 730 00:43:05,720 --> 00:43:06,720 Yeah. 731 00:43:06,860 --> 00:43:09,140 In that case, I'll draw up papers to that effect. 732 00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:11,520 Fine. 733 00:43:11,720 --> 00:43:13,240 Can I buy you a cup of coffee? 734 00:43:14,940 --> 00:43:15,940 Sure. 735 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:17,800 My unit's downstairs. 736 00:43:28,980 --> 00:43:31,740 Hey, my mother got this on 47th Street today for me. 737 00:43:32,060 --> 00:43:33,580 It's really pretty. Thank you. Sign here. 738 00:43:34,020 --> 00:43:35,680 Not very nice. 739 00:43:36,270 --> 00:43:42,350 Excuse me? What you did was not very nice. 740 00:43:46,290 --> 00:43:47,470 What did you do? 741 00:43:49,250 --> 00:43:54,670 In the case of people versus a scholar, I have reviewed all relevant materials 742 00:43:54,670 --> 00:43:59,270 presented in this matter and find no evidence of fraud as charged by the 743 00:43:59,270 --> 00:44:00,270 defendant's attorney. 744 00:44:00,330 --> 00:44:03,030 Now, absent a more compelling set of proofs... 745 00:44:03,820 --> 00:44:08,300 I have no choice but to accept Mr. Scala's plea and pass judgment 746 00:44:08,740 --> 00:44:13,980 Your Honor, as I do not believe in my client's guilt, and as I'm convinced 747 00:44:13,980 --> 00:44:18,040 a fraud is being perpetrated on this court, I would ask the court's 748 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:19,680 to withdraw as defense counsel. 749 00:44:20,220 --> 00:44:21,220 Permission granted. 750 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:26,120 Mr. Scala, do you wish to have time to retain new counsel or proceed without an 751 00:44:26,120 --> 00:44:27,120 attorney? 752 00:44:28,940 --> 00:44:30,060 To proceed, Your Honor. 753 00:44:30,740 --> 00:44:31,920 Rise for sentencing. 754 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:40,200 Mr. Scala, based on the testimony presented, I find the evidence of 755 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:43,340 circumstances in your case to be slight at best. 756 00:44:44,740 --> 00:44:49,580 Now, before I sentence you, do you have any legal cause to show why judgment 757 00:44:49,580 --> 00:44:51,680 should not be pronounced against you? 758 00:44:52,540 --> 00:44:53,540 No, Your Honor. 759 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:54,760 Very well. 760 00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:00,160 For the charge of robbery, I hereby sentence you to three years in the state 761 00:45:00,160 --> 00:45:03,100 penitentiary. Bailiff, take charge of your prisoner. 762 00:45:03,870 --> 00:45:05,010 Court is adjourned. 763 00:45:06,050 --> 00:45:09,930 Judge, could you please allow us a moment before you take him? 764 00:45:18,790 --> 00:45:19,790 I'm sorry, mijo. 765 00:45:20,690 --> 00:45:22,850 I didn't know this would ever happen. It's okay. 766 00:45:23,690 --> 00:45:30,330 Your mother and I will come and visit you every week. If there's anything you 767 00:45:30,330 --> 00:45:31,970 need, we'll bring it to you. If there's... 768 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:34,480 If there's anything we can do for you, we'll do it. Don't, Papa. 769 00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:36,200 Please. 770 00:45:37,220 --> 00:45:38,220 Everything's going to be okay. 771 00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:45,440 I could never be as proud of anyone as I am of you right now. 772 00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:49,360 I love you, mijo. 773 00:45:52,340 --> 00:45:57,460 I love you too, Papa.