1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:04,254 [chatter] 2 00:00:06,757 --> 00:00:11,595 - Boy, this food is great. 3 00:00:11,595 --> 00:00:13,513 What'd you say the name of this restaurant is? 4 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:14,348 - The Talpa. 5 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:15,390 - Mm, The Talpa. 6 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:17,726 Yeah, I want to remember that. 7 00:00:17,726 --> 00:00:20,437 - Are you planning on coming here with someone else? 8 00:00:20,437 --> 00:00:21,480 [chuckles] 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,773 - Would you rather I didn't? 10 00:00:22,773 --> 00:00:24,524 - I'd rather that every time you came 11 00:00:24,524 --> 00:00:27,194 here, you came here with me. 12 00:00:27,194 --> 00:00:28,028 OK? 13 00:00:32,532 --> 00:00:35,285 - Enjoying your dinner, Judge? 14 00:00:35,285 --> 00:00:36,536 - Do I know you? 15 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:38,330 - You know my cousin, Walter Stovic. 16 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:41,416 You gave him three to five, and you gave it to him for nothing. 17 00:00:41,416 --> 00:00:44,920 - Hey, this really isn't the time or place for this, is it? 18 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,505 - It's OK, Tommy. 19 00:00:46,505 --> 00:00:48,757 First of all, I don't give three to five for nothing. 20 00:00:48,757 --> 00:00:50,550 Second of all, you're out of line. 21 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:52,803 Now, I suggest you go back and finish your meal, 22 00:00:52,803 --> 00:00:54,012 and we'll finish ours. 23 00:00:54,012 --> 00:00:55,138 - Should I tell you what my cousin's 24 00:00:55,138 --> 00:00:56,390 kids are going through? 25 00:00:56,390 --> 00:00:58,100 - I'm going to ask you one more time 26 00:00:58,100 --> 00:01:00,727 to move away from this table. 27 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:02,312 - Why? 28 00:01:02,312 --> 00:01:03,981 Is there a law against interrupting a judge's dinner? 29 00:01:03,981 --> 00:01:05,607 - There's a law against harassment. 30 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:07,192 There's also a law against threatening 31 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:08,694 an officer of the court. 32 00:01:08,694 --> 00:01:10,946 And if you insist upon making the further mistake 33 00:01:10,946 --> 00:01:12,739 of becoming physically violent, you'll 34 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:14,324 be arrested and prosecuted. 35 00:01:14,324 --> 00:01:16,994 And in the end, you'll be in prison long 36 00:01:16,994 --> 00:01:18,829 after your cousin comes home. 37 00:01:18,829 --> 00:01:20,872 Now, that being the case, I suggest 38 00:01:20,872 --> 00:01:21,999 you go back to your table. 39 00:01:33,635 --> 00:01:37,681 [theme music] 40 00:03:05,227 --> 00:03:09,356 [music playing] 41 00:03:50,272 --> 00:03:51,982 - I'm not going to do it, Douglas. 42 00:03:51,982 --> 00:03:53,650 - Not going to do what? 43 00:03:53,650 --> 00:03:55,318 - I'm not going to use an appointment book and a calendar 44 00:03:55,318 --> 00:03:57,320 from a bail bondsman just because we get him for nothing. 45 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,072 - It's a new calendar year. 46 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:01,825 And I thought rather than buying expensive new ones, 47 00:04:01,825 --> 00:04:03,702 we could make use of the ones we're given. 48 00:04:03,702 --> 00:04:05,245 - I want an expensive new one. 49 00:04:05,245 --> 00:04:08,248 That's one of the few benefits of the passage of time. 50 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:09,791 - A memorandum no less. 51 00:04:09,791 --> 00:04:11,960 He sent us all a beautiful memorandum about it. 52 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:13,753 - Tressman versus Freeling. 53 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:15,380 - That's mine, in depositions. 54 00:04:15,380 --> 00:04:17,924 We're representing Ed Freeling whose girlfriend 55 00:04:17,924 --> 00:04:20,093 is suing him for sexual fraud. 56 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:21,636 - Meaning what? 57 00:04:21,636 --> 00:04:23,555 - She claims that he represented that he was a cop. 58 00:04:23,555 --> 00:04:25,223 And with that understanding, she entered 59 00:04:25,223 --> 00:04:27,017 into an intimate relationship. 60 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:29,394 When he turned out not to be a cop, she felt defrauded. 61 00:04:29,394 --> 00:04:30,645 - What? 62 00:04:30,645 --> 00:04:31,772 - Sounds like precedent-setting stuff. 63 00:04:31,772 --> 00:04:33,231 - I'll say. 64 00:04:33,231 --> 00:04:34,649 If you lose, every man who ever lied to a woman 65 00:04:34,649 --> 00:04:36,276 to get her in bed will be facing a court date. 66 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:42,699 - Why is everyone looking at me? 67 00:04:42,699 --> 00:04:44,326 - Why indeed, Arnold? 68 00:04:44,326 --> 00:04:46,328 - Are you suggesting that I'm guilty of sexual fraud? 69 00:04:46,328 --> 00:04:47,954 - I didn't hear anyone suggest anything. 70 00:04:47,954 --> 00:04:49,039 - I know what you're thinking. 71 00:04:49,039 --> 00:04:50,290 It's written all over your faces. 72 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:51,875 - I think you're jumping to an altogether 73 00:04:51,875 --> 00:04:53,084 wrong conclusion, Arnie. 74 00:04:53,084 --> 00:04:54,794 Of course, there are those of us who 75 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:56,796 remember your claiming to be a direct descendant 76 00:04:56,796 --> 00:04:57,839 of Tsar Nicholas. 77 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:58,882 - That was an honest mistake. 78 00:04:58,882 --> 00:05:00,592 I have Russian ancestry. 79 00:05:00,592 --> 00:05:02,344 I thought that somewhere there was a Romanov in my family. 80 00:05:02,344 --> 00:05:03,804 - Was it an honest mistake when you 81 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:05,555 claimed that Simone de Beauvoir was 82 00:05:05,555 --> 00:05:06,890 going to be your houseguest? 83 00:05:06,890 --> 00:05:08,391 - That was a joke. 84 00:05:08,391 --> 00:05:10,644 - And I know you were completely sincere 85 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,229 about your Bible studies. 86 00:05:12,229 --> 00:05:13,313 - I was sincere. 87 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:14,981 I was utterly sincere. 88 00:05:14,981 --> 00:05:16,525 - I wouldn't worry about it, Arnie, 89 00:05:16,525 --> 00:05:18,193 whether Ann loses or not. 90 00:05:18,193 --> 00:05:20,153 - I wouldn't give it another second's thought. 91 00:05:23,073 --> 00:05:24,824 - I think we best make sure that Ann gets 92 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:26,368 all the help that she needs 93 00:05:26,368 --> 00:05:27,244 - Yeah. 94 00:05:30,247 --> 00:05:32,123 - So, Mr. Escala, I understand we're here 95 00:05:32,123 --> 00:05:33,667 to discuss a criminal matter. 96 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:35,293 - Yes. 97 00:05:35,293 --> 00:05:38,171 Our son Luis was involved in a robbery, 98 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:40,340 but he wants to turn himself in. 99 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:42,968 - I work with a woman, Mrs. Calderon. 100 00:05:42,968 --> 00:05:46,721 She said when her son Manuel was arrested for drugs, 101 00:05:46,721 --> 00:05:48,014 you were his lawyer. 102 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:49,349 - Manny Calderon, yeah. 103 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:51,101 - Yes. 104 00:05:51,101 --> 00:05:54,896 And she said that you made it so he didn't have to go to prison. 105 00:05:54,896 --> 00:05:57,566 - We were hoping you could make a similar arrangement for Luis. 106 00:05:57,566 --> 00:05:58,817 - Mm-hmm. 107 00:05:58,817 --> 00:06:00,485 - There are mitigating circumstances 108 00:06:00,485 --> 00:06:02,988 that would point to probation as the likeliest sentence. 109 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:05,532 Luis has no prior conviction, the gun he used 110 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:07,659 was a starter pistol, he was drunk, 111 00:06:07,659 --> 00:06:09,995 and he was induced to steal by loan sharks 112 00:06:09,995 --> 00:06:11,663 to whom he owed money. 113 00:06:11,663 --> 00:06:13,623 - Something tells me I'm not the only lawyer in the room. 114 00:06:13,623 --> 00:06:16,835 - Ramon is in his second year of law school, Stanford. 115 00:06:16,835 --> 00:06:18,503 - Good school. 116 00:06:18,503 --> 00:06:20,213 And I suspect you're probably right about the mitigating 117 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:23,592 circumstances, but I need to hear the details of the robbery 118 00:06:23,592 --> 00:06:25,135 from Luis. 119 00:06:25,135 --> 00:06:27,304 And I'm sure you understand why that conversation 120 00:06:27,304 --> 00:06:28,638 should be private. 121 00:06:28,638 --> 00:06:30,056 - To protect the attorney-client privilege. 122 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:30,974 We should go outside. 123 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:40,650 - Mr. Morales, I think I should mention my wife 124 00:06:40,650 --> 00:06:42,277 and I don't have a great deal of money. 125 00:06:42,277 --> 00:06:44,321 - Let's not worry about that now. 126 00:06:44,321 --> 00:06:45,113 - Thank you. 127 00:06:45,113 --> 00:06:45,989 - You bet. 128 00:06:48,158 --> 00:06:49,034 What happened? 129 00:06:51,661 --> 00:06:54,581 - I-- I held up a convenience store. 130 00:06:54,581 --> 00:06:55,498 - When? 131 00:06:55,498 --> 00:06:56,916 - Last night. 132 00:06:56,916 --> 00:06:57,876 - Anybody get hurt? 133 00:06:57,876 --> 00:06:58,668 - No. 134 00:06:58,668 --> 00:06:59,753 - Good. 135 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:01,546 Where's the starter pistol? 136 00:07:01,546 --> 00:07:03,882 - I stashed it in the bushes outside the store. 137 00:07:03,882 --> 00:07:05,592 - Any chance your fingerprints are on it? 138 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:07,636 - No, I had on gloves. 139 00:07:07,636 --> 00:07:10,180 - What about witnesses? 140 00:07:10,180 --> 00:07:14,476 - I had a bandanna over my face, but when I drove off, 141 00:07:14,476 --> 00:07:17,354 I saw the cashier had written down my license. 142 00:07:17,354 --> 00:07:20,065 - The car is registered to you? 143 00:07:20,065 --> 00:07:21,149 - To my father. 144 00:07:21,149 --> 00:07:24,611 - Why did you do it, Luis? 145 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:27,656 - I was with some guys who I owed money to. 146 00:07:27,656 --> 00:07:29,741 I was drunk. 147 00:07:29,741 --> 00:07:31,117 - You could sit tight, you know. 148 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:32,702 You could just sit tight and see what happened. 149 00:07:32,702 --> 00:07:34,245 - No. 150 00:07:34,245 --> 00:07:36,164 I don't want the cops coming to my parents' house. 151 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:37,832 My parents are honest people and I don't 152 00:07:37,832 --> 00:07:40,835 want them to lie because of me. 153 00:07:40,835 --> 00:07:42,253 It's my responsibility. 154 00:07:44,714 --> 00:07:47,550 - OK, you're sure this is what you want to do? 155 00:07:47,550 --> 00:07:48,385 - Yeah. 156 00:07:50,845 --> 00:07:55,684 You just give me the best deal you can, huh? 157 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:57,769 - You live in Beverly Hills, Ms. Tressman? 158 00:07:57,769 --> 00:07:59,521 - Yes, I do. 159 00:07:59,521 --> 00:08:02,482 - You met Mr. Freeling at Peachy's Bar and Grill. 160 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:04,109 That's in Silver Lake, isn't it? 161 00:08:04,109 --> 00:08:05,402 - That's correct. 162 00:08:05,402 --> 00:08:06,736 - That is a long way to go for a drink. 163 00:08:06,736 --> 00:08:08,947 Is the food particularly good there? 164 00:08:08,947 --> 00:08:10,573 - That's not really relevant, is it? 165 00:08:10,573 --> 00:08:11,908 - Well, it was my friend's idea. 166 00:08:11,908 --> 00:08:13,660 She thought it would be fun. 167 00:08:13,660 --> 00:08:15,453 - I take it they have entertainment. 168 00:08:15,453 --> 00:08:17,122 - It's a cop bar, OK? 169 00:08:17,122 --> 00:08:17,914 I know that. 170 00:08:17,914 --> 00:08:19,958 You know that. 171 00:08:19,958 --> 00:08:20,959 And he knew that. 172 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:22,585 - I never said I was a cop. 173 00:08:22,585 --> 00:08:24,087 - So it was just and your girlfriend 174 00:08:24,087 --> 00:08:26,172 out for a little excitement, an adventure? 175 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:27,924 - You want me to say I went there to meet a policeman? 176 00:08:27,924 --> 00:08:28,925 Yes, I did. 177 00:08:28,925 --> 00:08:30,677 I went there to meet a cop. 178 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:32,429 What I got was him. 179 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:35,140 - You subsequently initiated a relationship with Mr. Freeling, 180 00:08:35,140 --> 00:08:36,307 did you not? 181 00:08:36,307 --> 00:08:38,017 - I don't know who initiated what. 182 00:08:38,017 --> 00:08:39,978 - Whoever initiated it, the two of you 183 00:08:39,978 --> 00:08:42,522 went out for a period of over three months, did you not? 184 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:44,274 - Yes. 185 00:08:44,274 --> 00:08:46,985 - He took you to the fights, to hockey games, to the racetrack. 186 00:08:46,985 --> 00:08:48,945 Had you ever been to places like that before? 187 00:08:48,945 --> 00:08:50,321 - No, I hadn't. 188 00:08:50,321 --> 00:08:53,408 I also hadn't been on a stakeout before either. 189 00:08:53,408 --> 00:08:55,410 And for two weeks, every night, we 190 00:08:55,410 --> 00:08:57,287 would tail some guy all over the city 191 00:08:57,287 --> 00:09:00,081 that Mr. Freeling said he was sitting on. 192 00:09:00,081 --> 00:09:02,792 - You would have sexual relations with Mr. Freeling 193 00:09:02,792 --> 00:09:04,753 in the front seat of his car while you were on 194 00:09:04,753 --> 00:09:06,046 these stakeouts, would you not? 195 00:09:06,046 --> 00:09:07,046 - Yes, I would. 196 00:09:07,046 --> 00:09:08,757 - Would you do so willingly? 197 00:09:08,757 --> 00:09:11,050 - Does the concept of false pretenses count for anything? 198 00:09:11,050 --> 00:09:13,386 He willingly took advantage of the fact 199 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:16,598 that at heart, I am a very trusting person. 200 00:09:16,598 --> 00:09:19,976 - You went out looking for an adventure and you found one. 201 00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:22,854 Ultimately, the only thing you were missing was a uniform. 202 00:09:22,854 --> 00:09:24,939 - The only thing I was missing was the man. 203 00:09:24,939 --> 00:09:26,858 Yes, I was stupid. 204 00:09:26,858 --> 00:09:28,068 Yes, I was gullible. 205 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:30,612 I willingly made a fool of myself. 206 00:09:30,612 --> 00:09:33,198 I willingly accommodated him sexually. 207 00:09:33,198 --> 00:09:35,408 All I asked for in return was that he 208 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:37,035 be the man he said he was. 209 00:09:37,035 --> 00:09:38,661 I would have settled for half. 210 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,583 - Look, the mid-term for robbery is three years. 211 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:44,751 I'll recommend two, OK? 212 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:46,211 - I assume you mean probation. 213 00:09:46,211 --> 00:09:47,462 - Christmas is over, Morales. 214 00:09:47,462 --> 00:09:48,755 I'm not handing out presents. 215 00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:50,924 - Tish, my client came in voluntarily. 216 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:52,092 He has no priors. 217 00:09:52,092 --> 00:09:53,676 He's willing to make restitution. 218 00:09:53,676 --> 00:09:55,053 The cops had his plate number. 219 00:09:55,053 --> 00:09:56,179 He was going to get nailed and he knew it. 220 00:09:56,179 --> 00:09:57,597 Two years in. 221 00:09:57,597 --> 00:09:59,182 - We both know the judge will give him probation. 222 00:09:59,182 --> 00:10:00,391 Why waste everybody's time with a sentencing hearing? 223 00:10:00,391 --> 00:10:01,810 We're just going through the motions. 224 00:10:01,810 --> 00:10:03,061 - Look, we've been getting all sorts of heat 225 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:04,687 for cutting deals that are too soft. 226 00:10:04,687 --> 00:10:06,022 It might just be a matter of going through the motions, 227 00:10:06,022 --> 00:10:07,232 but I've got to do it. 228 00:10:07,232 --> 00:10:08,483 I've got to go through the motions. 229 00:10:08,483 --> 00:10:10,026 - People versus Escala. 230 00:10:10,026 --> 00:10:12,612 - Danny Morales representing Mr. Escala, Your Honor. 231 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:15,031 - Your client is charged with robbery under the California 232 00:10:15,031 --> 00:10:16,574 Penal Code Section 211. 233 00:10:16,574 --> 00:10:17,450 How does he plead? 234 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:18,993 - Guilty, Your Honor. 235 00:10:18,993 --> 00:10:20,411 - Ms. Nida, is there an agreed-upon recommendation? 236 00:10:20,411 --> 00:10:21,830 - No, Your Honor. 237 00:10:21,830 --> 00:10:23,206 - I assume you'll want a sentencing hearing? 238 00:10:23,206 --> 00:10:24,958 - Yes, Your Honor. 239 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:27,126 - Sentencing to take place in Superior Court Department 35. 240 00:10:27,126 --> 00:10:29,379 See the probation department about preparing a report. 241 00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:30,922 - Application for bail, Your Honor. 242 00:10:30,922 --> 00:10:32,549 - I'm listening. 243 00:10:32,549 --> 00:10:34,425 - Mr. Escala has no priors, has ties to the community, 244 00:10:34,425 --> 00:10:36,094 has shown his willingness to cooperate 245 00:10:36,094 --> 00:10:37,637 by surrendering voluntarily. 246 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:39,013 That being the case, we ask he be 247 00:10:39,013 --> 00:10:40,974 released OR pending sentencing. 248 00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:41,766 - Ms. Nida? 249 00:10:41,766 --> 00:10:44,144 - No objection. 250 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:46,396 - Mr. Escala is to be released on his own recognizance 251 00:10:46,396 --> 00:10:47,981 until such time as he's sentencing. 252 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:49,399 Call the next case. 253 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:52,152 - People versus DePaul. 254 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:53,570 - So no deal? 255 00:10:53,570 --> 00:10:55,113 - No deal. 256 00:10:55,113 --> 00:10:56,489 - Does this mean a hearing? - You sign right there. 257 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:58,241 Yeah, we'll go before a judge and present 258 00:10:58,241 --> 00:11:00,618 our reasons why Luis should be treated with leniency. 259 00:11:00,618 --> 00:11:01,452 OK. 260 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:07,083 - You know, being a judge might not be so bad. 261 00:11:07,083 --> 00:11:09,127 Nothing else, you get an office close to court. 262 00:11:09,127 --> 00:11:10,003 [chuckles] 263 00:11:10,003 --> 00:11:11,129 - Do you want the job? 264 00:11:11,129 --> 00:11:11,921 - No. 265 00:11:11,921 --> 00:11:12,714 Thanks. 266 00:11:12,714 --> 00:11:14,007 [knocking on door] 267 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,383 - Come in. 268 00:11:15,383 --> 00:11:16,926 - I'm sorry to interrupt, Your Honor, 269 00:11:16,926 --> 00:11:18,928 but there's a Mr. Di Stefano here to see you. 270 00:11:18,928 --> 00:11:20,930 He says it's important and it can't wait. 271 00:11:20,930 --> 00:11:22,348 - Tell him I'll see him tomorrow, Kevin. 272 00:11:22,348 --> 00:11:23,850 I'm going to be leaving here as soon as I finish 273 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,143 speaking with Mr. Mullaney. 274 00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:26,728 - Oh, I think you might want to hear 275 00:11:26,728 --> 00:11:30,023 what I have to say, Your Honor, before I file my appeal. 276 00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:31,190 - We can finish this later. 277 00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:32,609 - No, actually, what I have to say 278 00:11:32,609 --> 00:11:34,152 concerns you both, Mr. Mullaney. 279 00:11:34,152 --> 00:11:37,155 With the judge's permission, you might want to stay. 280 00:11:37,155 --> 00:11:38,740 - I have a dinner reservation at 6:00. 281 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:39,866 I'll give you five minutes. 282 00:11:39,866 --> 00:11:41,618 - Thank you. 283 00:11:41,618 --> 00:11:43,745 I'm here to ask you to grant a mistrial in the Rick 284 00:11:43,745 --> 00:11:45,914 Turner rape case and to disqualify 285 00:11:45,914 --> 00:11:47,415 yourself from any new trial. 286 00:11:47,415 --> 00:11:49,083 - Now, why would I want to do that? 287 00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:51,544 - With all due respect, Your Honor, you and Mr. Mullaney 288 00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:54,422 have been observed conducting an other than strictly 289 00:11:54,422 --> 00:11:56,466 professional association. 290 00:11:56,466 --> 00:11:58,384 Now, it is my contention that the two of you 291 00:11:58,384 --> 00:12:01,220 were carrying on a romantic liaison during the trial 292 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:03,973 and my client was the victim of judicial bias. 293 00:12:03,973 --> 00:12:06,351 - First of all, that is not true. 294 00:12:06,351 --> 00:12:09,312 And second of all, your client was convicted by a jury. 295 00:12:09,312 --> 00:12:11,856 - The judge made evidentiary rulings that were highly 296 00:12:11,856 --> 00:12:13,608 prejudicial to my client. 297 00:12:13,608 --> 00:12:14,442 - So that's it? 298 00:12:14,442 --> 00:12:15,485 - No. 299 00:12:15,485 --> 00:12:16,861 As a matter of fact, it's not. 300 00:12:16,861 --> 00:12:19,864 I want to know if I get my mistrial, Judge. 301 00:12:19,864 --> 00:12:23,868 - Make a formal motion, Mr. Di Stefano, and I'll rule on it. 302 00:12:23,868 --> 00:12:26,663 - OK, here's what I do first thing tomorrow. 303 00:12:26,663 --> 00:12:28,706 Number one, I file a complaint about you 304 00:12:28,706 --> 00:12:30,792 to the Judicial Qualifications Committee. 305 00:12:30,792 --> 00:12:32,710 Number two, I file a complaint about him 306 00:12:32,710 --> 00:12:34,462 to the District Attorney's Office. 307 00:12:34,462 --> 00:12:36,047 - I said good day. 308 00:12:36,047 --> 00:12:37,840 - You know, the two of you might have had the affair, 309 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,719 Your Honor, but it was my client that got screwed. 310 00:12:41,719 --> 00:12:42,679 I'll see you in court. 311 00:12:46,182 --> 00:12:49,060 [sighs] 312 00:12:51,646 --> 00:12:53,815 - How the hell does he know about us? 313 00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:57,068 - How do people know anything about anybody? 314 00:12:57,068 --> 00:13:00,029 Someone sees something and they make assumptions. 315 00:13:00,029 --> 00:13:02,490 Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're half right. 316 00:13:02,490 --> 00:13:03,741 It doesn't matter. 317 00:13:03,741 --> 00:13:05,243 - What do you mean it doesn't matter? 318 00:13:05,243 --> 00:13:07,453 Carolyn, even if his motion doesn't go anywhere, 319 00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:09,664 you can bet that the press is going to pick up on it. 320 00:13:09,664 --> 00:13:11,958 - Tommy, don't worry about anything. 321 00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:13,292 Nothing's going to happen. 322 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:14,127 OK? 323 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:21,843 - Mr. Freeling, I take it you are not a member of the Los 324 00:13:21,843 --> 00:13:23,261 Angeles Police Department? 325 00:13:23,261 --> 00:13:25,179 - Right. 326 00:13:25,179 --> 00:13:27,932 - You ever been a member of any police department anywhere? 327 00:13:27,932 --> 00:13:30,685 - At one time, I thought about taking the test for the Mahwah, 328 00:13:30,685 --> 00:13:32,061 New Jersey, Police Department. 329 00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:33,730 - But you didn't? 330 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:35,148 - I was young. 331 00:13:35,148 --> 00:13:36,566 I wanted to do a lot of things I didn't do. 332 00:13:36,566 --> 00:13:38,359 - What do you do for a living, Mr. Freeling? 333 00:13:38,359 --> 00:13:41,279 - I run and manage a franchise food service operation. 334 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:42,739 - To be more specific. 335 00:13:42,739 --> 00:13:44,532 - I run a Dunkin' Donuts. 336 00:13:44,532 --> 00:13:47,201 - Ugh, I can't believe I was that stupid. 337 00:13:47,201 --> 00:13:51,164 - But when you met my client, you represented otherwise. 338 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:52,123 - I was at a bar. 339 00:13:52,123 --> 00:13:53,374 I had a couple of drinks. 340 00:13:53,374 --> 00:13:54,751 I told her a story. 341 00:13:54,751 --> 00:13:56,210 People do that in bars. 342 00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:58,004 If they gave out polygraphs with every Mai Tai, 343 00:13:58,004 --> 00:14:01,007 dating as we know it would disappear from the known world. 344 00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:04,052 - But this wasn't just a story in a bar. 345 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:06,929 For the next three months, you actually lived out this lie. 346 00:14:06,929 --> 00:14:10,183 - I thought we were having a good time. 347 00:14:10,183 --> 00:14:11,350 Was I wrong? 348 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:13,061 - You carried a gun, did you not? 349 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:16,189 - It was a fake gun, just like the badge was a fake badge. 350 00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:18,232 Both were strictly placebos. 351 00:14:18,232 --> 00:14:19,567 That's the right word, isn't it? 352 00:14:19,567 --> 00:14:20,359 - Close enough. 353 00:14:20,359 --> 00:14:22,111 - OK. 354 00:14:22,111 --> 00:14:26,032 - Did you ever feel the need to warn this woman while you took 355 00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:28,493 her on your make-believe stakeouts 356 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:29,994 that if anything were to happen, you 357 00:14:29,994 --> 00:14:31,245 couldn't do anything about it? 358 00:14:31,245 --> 00:14:33,247 - I'd never let anything happen to her. 359 00:14:33,247 --> 00:14:35,875 - If you encountered violence, you would have what? 360 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,251 Pulled your placebo? 361 00:14:37,251 --> 00:14:39,712 - Can we save the sarcasm for the courtroom? 362 00:14:39,712 --> 00:14:41,923 - I told her what she wanted to hear. 363 00:14:41,923 --> 00:14:43,466 - So it was under the guise of being 364 00:14:43,466 --> 00:14:45,968 a policeman that you persuaded my client to have 365 00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:47,345 sexual relations with you? 366 00:14:47,345 --> 00:14:48,513 [scoffs] 367 00:14:48,513 --> 00:14:51,474 - Didn't take much persuading. 368 00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:53,142 That came out totally wrong. 369 00:14:53,142 --> 00:14:55,520 This was not an effort on my part to get 370 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:56,771 her to go to bed with me. 371 00:14:56,771 --> 00:14:58,314 - What exactly was it, Mr. Freeling? 372 00:14:58,314 --> 00:15:00,525 - It was a love affair, Mr. McDermott, 373 00:15:00,525 --> 00:15:03,653 two lonesome souls who found each other, 374 00:15:03,653 --> 00:15:06,948 a beautiful classy broad and a hard-bitten cop 375 00:15:06,948 --> 00:15:08,491 who had long since given up believing 376 00:15:08,491 --> 00:15:10,201 such a thing was possible. - Ed? 377 00:15:10,201 --> 00:15:11,994 - Mr. Freeling, you're not a cop. 378 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:15,248 You make donuts for a living. 379 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:17,959 - That's a detail, my friend. 380 00:15:17,959 --> 00:15:20,670 - Do you have any further questions, Mr. McDermott. 381 00:15:20,670 --> 00:15:22,046 - No, I-- 382 00:15:22,046 --> 00:15:25,341 I think we're done. 383 00:15:25,341 --> 00:15:28,469 - Mr. Bardach, would you describe the events that took 384 00:15:28,469 --> 00:15:31,681 place on December 28, 1993? 385 00:15:31,681 --> 00:15:34,100 - I was standing behind the counter at the convenience 386 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,518 store where I used to work. 387 00:15:35,518 --> 00:15:38,521 Around 1 o'clock in the morning, this guy 388 00:15:38,521 --> 00:15:43,651 with a mask over his face comes in, points a gun at me, 389 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:45,486 and tells me to empty out the register. 390 00:15:45,486 --> 00:15:46,529 - What did you do? 391 00:15:46,529 --> 00:15:47,822 - I emptied out the register. 392 00:15:47,822 --> 00:15:50,324 - And what then did he do, sir? 393 00:15:50,324 --> 00:15:54,495 - He took the money, and then he walked back to the refrigerator 394 00:15:54,495 --> 00:15:55,872 case and took out a beer. 395 00:15:55,872 --> 00:15:57,665 He had me open it for him. 396 00:15:57,665 --> 00:16:01,544 He stood there drinking it with the barrel of the gun 397 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:04,422 pushed up against my ear. 398 00:16:04,422 --> 00:16:06,299 - Would you describe for us, sir, how 399 00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:08,259 this incident has affected you? 400 00:16:08,259 --> 00:16:10,720 - It made it impossible for me to continue 401 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,638 working outside the house. 402 00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:15,308 Now, I-- I stay at home. 403 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:18,227 I do phone sales from my kitchen. 404 00:16:18,227 --> 00:16:21,397 It wasn't the first time that I was held up it. 405 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:24,483 It wasn't the first time that I had a gun pointed at me, 406 00:16:24,483 --> 00:16:27,236 but I don't remember ever being as scared. 407 00:16:27,236 --> 00:16:29,197 This guy wasn't doing it for the money. 408 00:16:29,197 --> 00:16:32,033 He was doing it because he wanted to. 409 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:32,992 - Objection. 410 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,785 - He wanted to see me beg. 411 00:16:34,785 --> 00:16:35,661 - Objection. 412 00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:37,455 - Objection sustained. 413 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:39,165 - I have no further questions. 414 00:16:43,294 --> 00:16:45,755 - Did Mr. Escala strike you at any time, sir? 415 00:16:45,755 --> 00:16:47,173 - No. 416 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:49,342 - Did he tie you up or restrain you in any way? 417 00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:50,927 - No. 418 00:16:50,927 --> 00:16:52,470 - Did he threaten you with retribution if you should 419 00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:53,930 go to the police or testify? 420 00:16:53,930 --> 00:16:55,264 - No, he didn't. 421 00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:56,933 - Are you aware of the fact that the gun 422 00:16:56,933 --> 00:16:59,227 he used during the robbery was actually a starter pistol? 423 00:16:59,227 --> 00:17:00,770 - I'm aware of it now. 424 00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:02,480 I wasn't aware of it then. 425 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,025 - Is it likely, sir, that an experienced thief would risk 426 00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:08,486 capture by standing around drinking a beer 427 00:17:08,486 --> 00:17:09,820 in the middle of a robbery? 428 00:17:09,820 --> 00:17:12,531 - Maybe not, but I looked into his eyes. 429 00:17:12,531 --> 00:17:15,201 And let me tell you something, he's dangerous. 430 00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:17,870 There was no doubt in my mind that he would have 431 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,914 killed me just to watch me die. 432 00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:21,415 - How would he have killed you if he 433 00:17:21,415 --> 00:17:24,877 was holding a starter pistol? 434 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:27,588 That's OK, Mr. Bardach, you don't have to answer. 435 00:17:27,588 --> 00:17:29,048 I have no further questions. 436 00:17:32,343 --> 00:17:33,344 [knocking on door] 437 00:17:33,344 --> 00:17:34,178 - Come. 438 00:17:36,347 --> 00:17:37,890 - I really appreciate you seeing me 439 00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:39,850 on such short notice, Leland. 440 00:17:39,850 --> 00:17:43,229 - You don't need any notice around here, Tom. 441 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,606 What seems to be the problem? 442 00:17:45,606 --> 00:17:46,524 - I'm dating a judge. 443 00:17:46,524 --> 00:17:47,608 - Ah. 444 00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:49,151 - Carolyn Walker. 445 00:17:49,151 --> 00:17:50,319 - A problem. 446 00:17:50,319 --> 00:17:51,904 - So a couple of weeks ago, I tried 447 00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:53,406 a rape case in front of her. 448 00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:55,533 Now, nothing was going on between us at the time. 449 00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:57,451 I got a conviction fair and square. 450 00:17:57,451 --> 00:17:58,536 - And? 451 00:17:58,536 --> 00:18:00,162 - Yesterday, the defense attorney 452 00:18:00,162 --> 00:18:03,040 came to Carolyn's chambers and accuses us of misconduct 453 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,250 during the trial. 454 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:06,210 He's filing a motion for mistrial, 455 00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:08,004 claiming judicial bias. 456 00:18:08,004 --> 00:18:09,297 - Can he make a case? 457 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:10,506 - Well, that's what I wanted to know. 458 00:18:10,506 --> 00:18:11,882 You've been around the courthouse 459 00:18:11,882 --> 00:18:13,592 a lot longer than I have. 460 00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:15,928 What kind of problems are we looking at here? 461 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:17,096 - For her or for you? 462 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:18,431 - For both of us. 463 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:20,099 - She's a lot more vulnerable than you are. 464 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:23,686 Judges have to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. 465 00:18:23,686 --> 00:18:25,313 - So what do I do? 466 00:18:25,313 --> 00:18:28,482 - Start by going through the transcripts of that trial. 467 00:18:28,482 --> 00:18:31,736 Brief each and every ruling the judge made. 468 00:18:31,736 --> 00:18:34,238 And keep a low a profile as possible, 469 00:18:34,238 --> 00:18:35,197 romantically speaking. 470 00:18:38,492 --> 00:18:42,288 - If I need representation, can I come to you? 471 00:18:42,288 --> 00:18:43,456 - Absolutely. 472 00:18:43,456 --> 00:18:44,832 - Thanks. 473 00:18:44,832 --> 00:18:47,209 - I assume you know that a prosecutor who 474 00:18:47,209 --> 00:18:49,962 gets involved with a judge is walking through a minefield 475 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:50,838 as well. 476 00:18:50,838 --> 00:18:52,298 - Oh, I know, Leland. 477 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,675 The problem is that I'm already involved. 478 00:19:01,182 --> 00:19:03,601 [knocking on door] 479 00:19:03,601 --> 00:19:04,477 - Hi. 480 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:05,603 - A moment? 481 00:19:05,603 --> 00:19:06,479 - Sure. 482 00:19:10,316 --> 00:19:12,568 - It seems to have become a standing joke around here 483 00:19:12,568 --> 00:19:15,071 that Arnold Becker lies whenever and however it 484 00:19:15,071 --> 00:19:16,864 serves his purposes to do so. 485 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:20,201 I-- I'd like to know if you share in that view. 486 00:19:20,201 --> 00:19:21,535 - I couldn't really say. 487 00:19:21,535 --> 00:19:23,162 I don't know you as well as the others. 488 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:25,706 - Based on how well you do know me, 489 00:19:25,706 --> 00:19:27,625 tell me if you think it's true. 490 00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:30,086 - Based on how well I do know you, 491 00:19:30,086 --> 00:19:31,921 I think there are probably times when you 492 00:19:31,921 --> 00:19:35,132 are somewhat less than sincere. 493 00:19:35,132 --> 00:19:36,634 - Like when? 494 00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:37,968 - Like when you expressed an interest in the Bible 495 00:19:37,968 --> 00:19:39,637 because you wanted to go to bed with me. 496 00:19:39,637 --> 00:19:41,889 - Are those things mutually exclusive? 497 00:19:41,889 --> 00:19:45,351 - Well, I think in your case, one led me to question 498 00:19:45,351 --> 00:19:46,977 the legitimacy of the other. 499 00:19:46,977 --> 00:19:50,606 - My desire for spiritual guidance was sincere. 500 00:19:50,606 --> 00:19:53,192 My desire for you was sincere. 501 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:56,696 Yes, I want to feel the presence of God in my life. 502 00:19:56,696 --> 00:20:00,658 Yes, I want to see you naked. 503 00:20:00,658 --> 00:20:04,495 Why can't those concepts exist simultaneously? 504 00:20:04,495 --> 00:20:06,747 - Maybe they can, although I should 505 00:20:06,747 --> 00:20:08,624 say you have a better chance of accomplishing 506 00:20:08,624 --> 00:20:10,251 the former than the latter. 507 00:20:10,251 --> 00:20:12,336 - You're humoring me, Jane. 508 00:20:12,336 --> 00:20:13,921 You don't believe for one split second 509 00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:17,174 that I could be sincere about my religious feelings. 510 00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:18,592 That's OK. 511 00:20:18,592 --> 00:20:21,178 Might I suggest, however, that your cynicism 512 00:20:21,178 --> 00:20:24,056 is blinding you to the true nature of a fellow pilgrim? 513 00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:24,890 - Is it? 514 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:26,809 - Yes, it is. 515 00:20:26,809 --> 00:20:32,273 Whatever I may be, I am not cynical. 516 00:20:32,273 --> 00:20:36,569 My eyes tell me when to trust a person and when not to. 517 00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:38,529 My eyes look into their eyes. 518 00:20:38,529 --> 00:20:41,824 And based on that, I have an unerring ability to know 519 00:20:41,824 --> 00:20:44,577 when someone is sincere. 520 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:47,121 With it, your Christian heart allowed you to do the same. 521 00:20:57,381 --> 00:21:01,260 - Mrs. Escala, in the last few months, 522 00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:03,679 how often have you seen your son, Luis? 523 00:21:03,679 --> 00:21:05,139 - He lives with us. 524 00:21:05,139 --> 00:21:06,640 I see him every day. 525 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,893 - Did you see him the night of the robbery? 526 00:21:08,893 --> 00:21:11,729 - Yes, I heard him crying downstairs 527 00:21:11,729 --> 00:21:13,981 with my husband and Ramon. 528 00:21:13,981 --> 00:21:16,192 He said he committed this crime. 529 00:21:16,192 --> 00:21:17,276 - How did you react? 530 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,402 - I didn't believe it. 531 00:21:18,402 --> 00:21:22,072 - Did Luis say why he did it? 532 00:21:22,072 --> 00:21:24,575 - He said he owed money to some men. 533 00:21:24,575 --> 00:21:26,202 They said they were going to kill him 534 00:21:26,202 --> 00:21:28,204 unless he paid them that night. 535 00:21:28,204 --> 00:21:31,165 He got drunk and he robbed the store. 536 00:21:31,165 --> 00:21:33,751 - Did he say how he came to owe money to these men? 537 00:21:33,751 --> 00:21:36,921 - He said he felt guilty about not being able to contribute 538 00:21:36,921 --> 00:21:38,881 more for the rent and the food. 539 00:21:38,881 --> 00:21:40,633 Luis is a simple boy. 540 00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:42,968 He does what people tell him to do. 541 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:46,806 These men offered to loan him money and he took it. 542 00:21:46,806 --> 00:21:50,684 They said to rob the store and he did it. 543 00:21:50,684 --> 00:21:53,812 He's never been in trouble before in his life, Judge, 544 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:55,272 not until now. 545 00:21:55,272 --> 00:21:57,566 - I'll keep that in mind. 546 00:21:57,566 --> 00:21:58,651 - I have nothing further. 547 00:22:01,362 --> 00:22:04,365 - Is it possible, Mrs. Escala, that your son committed 548 00:22:04,365 --> 00:22:07,284 this crime for the same reason that most people commit crimes, 549 00:22:07,284 --> 00:22:08,994 it beats working for a living? 550 00:22:08,994 --> 00:22:11,830 - Luis does work for a living. 551 00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:14,041 It was just the circumstances he was in. 552 00:22:14,041 --> 00:22:16,919 He was afraid he was going to be killed. 553 00:22:16,919 --> 00:22:20,256 - Tell me, have you ever seen the men who your son claims 554 00:22:20,256 --> 00:22:21,715 told him to rob the store? 555 00:22:21,715 --> 00:22:22,675 - No. 556 00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:23,801 - Do you know their names? 557 00:22:23,801 --> 00:22:25,386 - No. 558 00:22:25,386 --> 00:22:28,681 - Mrs. Escala, have you considered that Luis may have 559 00:22:28,681 --> 00:22:32,268 invented these men in an attempt to reduce his responsibility 560 00:22:32,268 --> 00:22:33,060 for the robbery? 561 00:22:33,060 --> 00:22:34,395 - No! 562 00:22:34,395 --> 00:22:36,480 - Mrs. Escala, assuming what you're saying 563 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,942 is true, how can we be assured that the next time 564 00:22:39,942 --> 00:22:43,070 Luis falls into debt, he won't react in the same way? 565 00:22:43,070 --> 00:22:46,240 - We will take care of him, my husband, my son, and me. 566 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,118 If he needs money, we will give it to him. 567 00:22:49,118 --> 00:22:50,536 I promise, Your Honor. 568 00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:54,915 I promise to God this will never happen again. 569 00:22:54,915 --> 00:22:57,126 - Ms. Nida? 570 00:22:57,126 --> 00:22:58,335 - I have nothing further. 571 00:22:58,335 --> 00:23:02,006 [chatter] 572 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:04,967 - On the evening of September 7 of last year, 573 00:23:04,967 --> 00:23:07,428 I was called to investigate a 602. 574 00:23:07,428 --> 00:23:08,721 - Illegal trespass. 575 00:23:08,721 --> 00:23:10,097 - The two of them were parked in front 576 00:23:10,097 --> 00:23:11,557 of the house of a Mr. Takayoto who 577 00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:12,975 had called in the complaint. 578 00:23:12,975 --> 00:23:14,602 - Would you describe for us what they were doing? 579 00:23:14,602 --> 00:23:16,562 - They were engaged in an activity of a sexual nature. 580 00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:18,522 - Did Ms. Tressman appear to be participating 581 00:23:18,522 --> 00:23:19,898 willingly in these activities? 582 00:23:19,898 --> 00:23:21,984 - He's in no position to testify to that. 583 00:23:21,984 --> 00:23:23,819 - Did Ms. Tressman complain that Mr. 584 00:23:23,819 --> 00:23:26,155 Freeling had forced her to do anything against her will? 585 00:23:26,155 --> 00:23:27,489 - No, she did not. 586 00:23:27,489 --> 00:23:28,908 - You arrested both Mr. Freeling and Ms. 587 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:30,492 Tressman, is that right? - Right. 588 00:23:30,492 --> 00:23:31,410 - What was the charge? 589 00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:32,494 - Indecent exposure. 590 00:23:32,494 --> 00:23:34,288 - 314.1. 591 00:23:34,288 --> 00:23:35,581 Misdemeanor. 592 00:23:35,581 --> 00:23:37,541 - So Mr. Freeling wasn't arrested 593 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:38,876 for impersonating an officer? 594 00:23:38,876 --> 00:23:40,377 - No, he was not. - Why? 595 00:23:40,377 --> 00:23:42,212 - While in my presence, he never represented 596 00:23:42,212 --> 00:23:43,964 himself to be a police officer. 597 00:23:43,964 --> 00:23:46,967 - Did you at any time take Mr. Freeling for a police officer? 598 00:23:46,967 --> 00:23:48,469 - Not for a moment. 599 00:23:48,469 --> 00:23:50,137 - And what about the clothes and the car 600 00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:51,180 and the overall demeanor? 601 00:23:51,180 --> 00:23:52,473 - He's a buff. 602 00:23:52,473 --> 00:23:54,016 I run into guys like him all the time. 603 00:23:54,016 --> 00:23:55,267 They learn a few words. 604 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:56,769 They try to buddy up to you. 605 00:23:56,769 --> 00:23:58,228 Generally, they're harmless. 606 00:23:58,228 --> 00:24:00,689 But no way would I take this guy for a cop. 607 00:24:00,689 --> 00:24:02,274 - I beg to differ. 608 00:24:02,274 --> 00:24:03,901 In most respects, I'm indistinguishable from a cop. 609 00:24:03,901 --> 00:24:05,527 - Ed, will you let me handle this? 610 00:24:05,527 --> 00:24:08,072 - Hey, pal, in no respect are you anything like a cop. 611 00:24:08,072 --> 00:24:09,114 - Can we wrap this up? 612 00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:10,032 - Why do you say that? 613 00:24:10,032 --> 00:24:11,241 - Because you're soft. 614 00:24:11,241 --> 00:24:13,661 - It just so happens I am not soft. 615 00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:15,788 - You wouldn't last 15 minutes on the job. 616 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:18,123 Your problem is you're living in a fantasy world. 617 00:24:18,123 --> 00:24:19,166 You're not a cop. 618 00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:20,751 You're never going to be a cop. 619 00:24:20,751 --> 00:24:22,753 That's that. 620 00:24:22,753 --> 00:24:24,421 - I have nothing further, detective. 621 00:24:28,717 --> 00:24:30,219 - You're a big boy, Ed. 622 00:24:30,219 --> 00:24:31,303 Get over it. 623 00:24:39,019 --> 00:24:41,105 - Ever since he was nine, Luis has worked 624 00:24:41,105 --> 00:24:42,773 to help support the family. 625 00:24:42,773 --> 00:24:45,275 Because he did that, I didn't have to work. 626 00:24:45,275 --> 00:24:48,278 I could concentrate on school. 627 00:24:48,278 --> 00:24:50,990 - How would you describe your relationship 628 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,992 with your brother growing up? 629 00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:54,618 - Luis was my protector. 630 00:24:54,618 --> 00:24:56,161 And when he couldn't be there, he 631 00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:58,163 made sure there was someone else to look out for me. 632 00:24:58,163 --> 00:25:00,374 - Was it necessary to have a protector? 633 00:25:00,374 --> 00:25:02,084 - When you grow up in La Guadeloma 634 00:25:02,084 --> 00:25:07,131 and you're skinny and asthmatic and good at school, believe me, 635 00:25:07,131 --> 00:25:08,382 it was necessary. 636 00:25:08,382 --> 00:25:11,260 - And what kind of influence, if any, 637 00:25:11,260 --> 00:25:14,513 did your brother have on you? 638 00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:17,933 - When I was 13, I thought about joining a gang. 639 00:25:17,933 --> 00:25:21,020 Luis said he'd beat the crap out of me if I did. 640 00:25:21,020 --> 00:25:24,148 I told him that he had nothing to say about it because he 641 00:25:24,148 --> 00:25:25,899 himself was in a gang at the time. 642 00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:27,151 - How did he respond? 643 00:25:27,151 --> 00:25:30,612 - He got jumped out of the gang. 644 00:25:30,612 --> 00:25:31,864 - Tell us about that. 645 00:25:31,864 --> 00:25:33,741 What does it mean to be jumped out? 646 00:25:33,741 --> 00:25:36,243 - It's like a reverse initiation. 647 00:25:36,243 --> 00:25:38,287 They tie your hands behind your back, 648 00:25:38,287 --> 00:25:41,957 and all the gang members get to take their best shot. 649 00:25:41,957 --> 00:25:44,793 When they brought him back, I thought he was dead. 650 00:25:44,793 --> 00:25:46,378 His eyes were all swollen shut. 651 00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:48,380 He couldn't walk. 652 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:53,594 Well, I never had anything to do with gangs after that. 653 00:25:53,594 --> 00:25:55,471 - How do you feel about your brother, Ramon? 654 00:25:58,056 --> 00:25:59,058 - I love him. 655 00:26:01,769 --> 00:26:05,856 And I owe him more than I could ever hope to repay. 656 00:26:05,856 --> 00:26:07,941 - No further questions. 657 00:26:07,941 --> 00:26:09,318 [ms. nida clears throat] 658 00:26:09,318 --> 00:26:11,528 - Mr. Escala, do you consider your brother 659 00:26:11,528 --> 00:26:12,946 to be a violent person? 660 00:26:12,946 --> 00:26:14,698 - No, I don't. 661 00:26:14,698 --> 00:26:17,993 - But as a gang member, wouldn't it be fair to assume that Luis 662 00:26:17,993 --> 00:26:22,456 took part in such activities as fights, violent initiations, 663 00:26:22,456 --> 00:26:24,124 perhaps drive-by shootings? 664 00:26:24,124 --> 00:26:26,502 - He joined the gang for his own protection. 665 00:26:26,502 --> 00:26:29,296 The truth is Luis was never much of a fighter. 666 00:26:29,296 --> 00:26:30,964 - Really? 667 00:26:30,964 --> 00:26:33,592 As recently as two years ago, your brother was arrested 668 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:36,011 and charged with an assault. Are you familiar 669 00:26:36,011 --> 00:26:37,346 with that incident, Mr. Escala? 670 00:26:37,346 --> 00:26:38,931 - They dropped those charges. 671 00:26:38,931 --> 00:26:42,100 - You witnessed that incident, didn't you, Mr. Escala? 672 00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:45,187 - I caused it, Ms. Nida. 673 00:26:45,187 --> 00:26:47,731 I had just gotten a scholarship to Stanford. 674 00:26:47,731 --> 00:26:49,274 My picture was in the paper. 675 00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:51,819 We were at a neighborhood bar celebrating 676 00:26:51,819 --> 00:26:55,656 when this drunk starts in on me, calling me vendido. 677 00:26:55,656 --> 00:26:58,075 So the guy starts getting physical. 678 00:26:58,075 --> 00:26:59,535 Luis takes him down. 679 00:26:59,535 --> 00:27:01,328 - So it wasn't Luis' fault. 680 00:27:01,328 --> 00:27:02,496 - That's right. 681 00:27:02,496 --> 00:27:03,747 - And last week when your brother 682 00:27:03,747 --> 00:27:05,541 terrorized and robbed a store clerk, 683 00:27:05,541 --> 00:27:06,750 that wasn't his fault either? 684 00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:08,544 - My brother is not a criminal. 685 00:27:08,544 --> 00:27:10,295 - Your brother pleaded guilty to a crime. 686 00:27:10,295 --> 00:27:11,880 That makes him a criminal. - Objection. 687 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:13,382 The prosecutor is making speeches. 688 00:27:13,382 --> 00:27:14,466 - I have nothing further. 689 00:27:17,094 --> 00:27:18,679 [knocking on door] 690 00:27:18,679 --> 00:27:19,471 - Yeah? 691 00:27:19,471 --> 00:27:20,305 Come in. 692 00:27:23,058 --> 00:27:26,770 Ah, here filing your complaint with my boss, Mr. Di Stefano? 693 00:27:26,770 --> 00:27:27,604 [chuckles] 694 00:27:27,604 --> 00:27:29,064 - No, I'm not. 695 00:27:29,064 --> 00:27:34,611 I'm-- I'm here to apologize about yesterday 696 00:27:34,611 --> 00:27:36,405 in Judge Walker's chambers. 697 00:27:36,405 --> 00:27:39,157 My accusations were out of line. 698 00:27:39,157 --> 00:27:41,827 - You seemed pretty sure of yourself at the time. 699 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:43,620 - I was obviously mistaken. 700 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:46,331 See, Rick Turner, Stifle Records, they're 701 00:27:46,331 --> 00:27:48,041 big clients for my firm. 702 00:27:48,041 --> 00:27:50,544 No one was very happy I lost the case. 703 00:27:50,544 --> 00:27:52,588 I was upset. 704 00:27:52,588 --> 00:27:53,422 I'm sorry. 705 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:57,968 - Apology accepted. 706 00:27:57,968 --> 00:27:59,803 - Good. 707 00:27:59,803 --> 00:28:03,932 And as far as I'm concerned, we can act as though none of this 708 00:28:03,932 --> 00:28:04,766 ever happened? 709 00:28:08,228 --> 00:28:10,230 - OK. 710 00:28:20,991 --> 00:28:21,992 - Do you have a minute? 711 00:28:21,992 --> 00:28:22,826 - Sure. 712 00:28:32,794 --> 00:28:38,967 - Maybe your religious impulses and your sexual impulses 713 00:28:38,967 --> 00:28:40,761 can exist side by side. 714 00:28:44,222 --> 00:28:45,974 Maybe the same is true for me. 715 00:28:48,435 --> 00:28:49,728 - What do you mean? 716 00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:53,273 - There are thoughts in my head. 717 00:28:53,273 --> 00:28:55,067 There's desire. 718 00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:57,945 I have sexual desire. 719 00:28:57,945 --> 00:29:00,280 And I'm curious about doing things 720 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:04,660 that good Christian girls don't do-- 721 00:29:04,660 --> 00:29:06,578 things that they shouldn't even think about. 722 00:29:12,918 --> 00:29:18,215 - Like, uh-- what kinds of things? 723 00:29:18,215 --> 00:29:21,718 - Before I could even say those words-- 724 00:29:21,718 --> 00:29:25,347 I'd have to let go a little. 725 00:29:25,347 --> 00:29:26,765 Let go a lot. 726 00:29:26,765 --> 00:29:27,891 [chuckles] 727 00:29:27,891 --> 00:29:30,185 I'd need to lose myself. 728 00:29:30,185 --> 00:29:31,395 I'd need to-- 729 00:29:31,395 --> 00:29:33,105 I don't know what I would need. 730 00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:34,982 I would need a drink. 731 00:29:34,982 --> 00:29:37,693 - That's not necessarily a bad idea. 732 00:29:37,693 --> 00:29:41,446 Alcohol can be very helpful in allowing us to free ourselves 733 00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:44,199 of that which holds us back. 734 00:29:44,199 --> 00:29:46,118 - What kind of drink should I have? 735 00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:48,453 - Vodka martini. 736 00:29:48,453 --> 00:29:54,167 - Well, then I think that what we should do is go someplace. 737 00:29:54,167 --> 00:30:00,298 And I could have four or five or six vodka martinis. 738 00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:02,384 And then we could see where that takes us. 739 00:30:02,384 --> 00:30:04,094 - Oh, let's go right now. 740 00:30:04,094 --> 00:30:05,679 Let's go right now, Jane. 741 00:30:05,679 --> 00:30:07,139 Let's not think about it. 742 00:30:07,139 --> 00:30:08,932 Let's not discuss it. 743 00:30:08,932 --> 00:30:11,184 Let's put what I see to be a very 744 00:30:11,184 --> 00:30:13,687 brilliant plan into motion, and as you say, 745 00:30:13,687 --> 00:30:16,523 see where it takes us. 746 00:30:16,523 --> 00:30:17,357 - Arnold? 747 00:30:17,357 --> 00:30:18,775 - Yeah? 748 00:30:18,775 --> 00:30:21,737 - You know how you say that your eyes can tell 749 00:30:21,737 --> 00:30:23,739 when a person's being sincere? 750 00:30:23,739 --> 00:30:26,742 - Yes, I remember saying that. 751 00:30:26,742 --> 00:30:31,747 - How your eyes looking into their eyes, and based on that 752 00:30:31,747 --> 00:30:33,165 you can always tell? 753 00:30:33,165 --> 00:30:35,917 - Let's talk about this more at the bar, OK? 754 00:30:35,917 --> 00:30:38,045 Have you ever been to Musso and Frank? 755 00:30:38,045 --> 00:30:40,922 - Well, I think you should have your eyes checked. 756 00:30:40,922 --> 00:30:43,133 They're not as reliable as you think they are. 757 00:30:48,346 --> 00:30:50,348 [sighs] 758 00:30:50,348 --> 00:30:51,349 [knocking on door] 759 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:53,769 - Yeah? 760 00:30:53,769 --> 00:30:54,561 - Hi. 761 00:30:54,561 --> 00:30:55,771 - Ed. 762 00:30:55,771 --> 00:30:57,064 We're not due in court till tomorrow. 763 00:30:59,274 --> 00:31:01,693 - I don't think I want to go to court. 764 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:03,153 - You pretty much have to be there. 765 00:31:05,614 --> 00:31:07,032 - I want to settle. 766 00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:10,368 - Wait a minute, we have a better than even 767 00:31:10,368 --> 00:31:11,912 chance of getting this case dismissed 768 00:31:11,912 --> 00:31:14,331 before it ever goes to trial. 769 00:31:14,331 --> 00:31:16,166 - I don't care. 770 00:31:16,166 --> 00:31:17,626 I did what she said I did. 771 00:31:17,626 --> 00:31:19,878 I pretended to be something I'm not. 772 00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:23,298 - Well, that doesn't necessarily make you liable for damages. 773 00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:24,925 - I think it does. 774 00:31:24,925 --> 00:31:27,511 I think it makes me a fraud and a fake. 775 00:31:27,511 --> 00:31:29,387 And I have no right asking you or anyone else 776 00:31:29,387 --> 00:31:31,181 to help keep me from paying for that. 777 00:31:31,181 --> 00:31:33,850 And the only real asset I have is the donut shop. 778 00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:35,352 I want to give it to her. 779 00:31:35,352 --> 00:31:37,437 - Ed, I am not endorsing what you told that woman, 780 00:31:37,437 --> 00:31:39,022 but I don't think it warrants putting 781 00:31:39,022 --> 00:31:40,774 yourself into financial ruin. 782 00:31:40,774 --> 00:31:42,692 [chuckles] 783 00:31:42,692 --> 00:31:45,278 - You know, somewhere along the line, 784 00:31:45,278 --> 00:31:47,697 I probably could have become a cop. 785 00:31:47,697 --> 00:31:50,450 I could have taken the test and gone on the job 786 00:31:50,450 --> 00:31:53,328 and found out what I was made of. 787 00:31:53,328 --> 00:31:55,122 I could have seen how I did when confronted 788 00:31:55,122 --> 00:31:56,998 with physical danger, when I didn't know what was 789 00:31:56,998 --> 00:31:58,583 on the other side of a door, whether I 790 00:31:58,583 --> 00:32:01,795 would have panicked and run away or chambered 791 00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:03,547 around and gone in. 792 00:32:06,508 --> 00:32:08,009 I didn't do that, Ann. 793 00:32:08,009 --> 00:32:10,887 I never found out. 794 00:32:10,887 --> 00:32:13,515 I chose a comfortable, predictable way of life 795 00:32:13,515 --> 00:32:19,437 selling coffee and donuts and curling up in my bed at night. 796 00:32:19,437 --> 00:32:21,064 Just pay the woman. 797 00:32:21,064 --> 00:32:22,524 Just pay her whatever she wants. 798 00:32:30,198 --> 00:32:32,200 [knocking on door] 799 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:33,618 - Ramon, what are you doing here? 800 00:32:36,288 --> 00:32:38,623 - I'm worried about Luis. 801 00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:41,710 - Why is that DA so intent on putting him away? 802 00:32:41,710 --> 00:32:43,503 - That's her job. 803 00:32:43,503 --> 00:32:45,755 - Do you think he'll go to prison? 804 00:32:45,755 --> 00:32:49,092 - I don't know. 805 00:32:49,092 --> 00:32:53,054 [sirens wailing] 806 00:32:54,931 --> 00:32:57,893 - They shouldn't be thinking about sending him to prison. 807 00:32:57,893 --> 00:32:59,644 - It was always a possibility. 808 00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:00,937 - Not in my mind. 809 00:33:00,937 --> 00:33:03,481 In my mind, it was never a possibility. 810 00:33:03,481 --> 00:33:06,151 I never would have agreed to let him do this otherwise. 811 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:11,364 - Agreed to let him do what? 812 00:33:11,364 --> 00:33:12,657 - Luis is innocent. 813 00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:14,117 I robbed the store. 814 00:33:14,117 --> 00:33:15,493 - You? 815 00:33:15,493 --> 00:33:17,162 - I never meant for it to happen like this. 816 00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:18,580 - Wait-- wait a minute. 817 00:33:18,580 --> 00:33:19,956 - You let your brother take the rap for you? 818 00:33:19,956 --> 00:33:21,416 - It wasn't my idea. 819 00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:22,500 - Whose idea was it? 820 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:24,920 - My parents, who do you think? 821 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,922 A conviction would wipe out my chances 822 00:33:26,922 --> 00:33:28,256 of ever becoming a lawyer. 823 00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:34,721 - Why did you rob a store, Ramon? 824 00:33:34,721 --> 00:33:37,015 - Where do you come from, Morales? 825 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:38,058 - Mission Hills. 826 00:33:38,058 --> 00:33:39,559 - Mission Hills? 827 00:33:39,559 --> 00:33:41,728 That's a nice neighborhood. 828 00:33:41,728 --> 00:33:43,980 Maybe you going to law school wasn't such a big deal. 829 00:33:43,980 --> 00:33:46,650 Well, for me, it was a big deal. 830 00:33:46,650 --> 00:33:49,194 I had everyone from the city councilman to the abuelitas 831 00:33:49,194 --> 00:33:51,613 in the park watching my every step, 832 00:33:51,613 --> 00:33:55,450 planning my future like I belonged to them, like they 833 00:33:55,450 --> 00:33:57,369 each owned a piece of me. 834 00:33:57,369 --> 00:34:00,789 From grade school on, I was the one who had to get the A's. 835 00:34:00,789 --> 00:34:02,499 I was the one who had to be the class 836 00:34:02,499 --> 00:34:05,543 president, captain of the team, valedictorian, and I was. 837 00:34:05,543 --> 00:34:08,213 I got the scholarships, the pictures in the paper. 838 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:11,174 Everything they wanted, I did. 839 00:34:11,174 --> 00:34:14,219 I can't do it anymore. 840 00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:16,137 - Why did you rob the store, Ramon? 841 00:34:16,137 --> 00:34:19,015 - Because I had to do something to tell 842 00:34:19,015 --> 00:34:23,311 my parents and my teachers to get the hell off my back! 843 00:34:23,311 --> 00:34:26,523 What the hell am I supposed to do? 844 00:34:26,523 --> 00:34:30,277 [somber music] 845 00:34:31,569 --> 00:34:33,238 - You come clean. 846 00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:35,198 You go to the judge and tell him exactly what happened. 847 00:34:35,198 --> 00:34:36,116 - I want to. 848 00:34:36,116 --> 00:34:38,076 - You have to. 849 00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:39,661 That's the only way you're going to be 850 00:34:39,661 --> 00:34:40,829 able to live with yourself. 851 00:34:46,543 --> 00:34:49,421 - Your Honor, with no disrespect intended toward Mr. 852 00:34:49,421 --> 00:34:51,548 Morales, this smacks of a ploy. 853 00:34:51,548 --> 00:34:52,799 - It's not a ploy. 854 00:34:52,799 --> 00:34:54,050 Ramon is ready to confess. 855 00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:55,051 - When? 856 00:34:55,051 --> 00:34:56,761 - He'll be here in an hour. 857 00:34:56,761 --> 00:34:58,972 - Your Honor, I think that the timing and the circumstances 858 00:34:58,972 --> 00:35:01,057 cast considerable doubt on the reliability 859 00:35:01,057 --> 00:35:02,600 of such a confession. 860 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,061 - Well, that may be, but when an officer of the court 861 00:35:05,061 --> 00:35:07,439 tells me someone's confessed to him personally, 862 00:35:07,439 --> 00:35:09,691 I have to take that seriously. 863 00:35:09,691 --> 00:35:12,277 Meantime, I want a thorough review of all 864 00:35:12,277 --> 00:35:13,987 the evidence in this case. 865 00:35:13,987 --> 00:35:16,406 Now, let's ascertain if anything ties the younger brother 866 00:35:16,406 --> 00:35:17,741 to the crime. 867 00:35:17,741 --> 00:35:19,492 I want the report by the end of the day. 868 00:35:19,492 --> 00:35:20,410 Mr. Morales? 869 00:35:20,410 --> 00:35:21,870 - Yes, Your Honor? 870 00:35:21,870 --> 00:35:24,080 - As soon as the youngest Mr. Escala arrives, 871 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,081 get him in here. 872 00:35:25,081 --> 00:35:27,917 - Thank you. 873 00:35:27,917 --> 00:35:31,421 [knocking on door] 874 00:35:34,090 --> 00:35:37,427 - I just had a very weird visit from Michael Di Stefano. 875 00:35:37,427 --> 00:35:39,763 - What was weird about it? 876 00:35:39,763 --> 00:35:42,640 - He apologized for accusing us of having an affair 877 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:43,808 during the Turner trial. 878 00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:45,143 - Well, it was a false accusation. 879 00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:46,895 He should have apologized. 880 00:35:46,895 --> 00:35:49,105 - And you didn't have anything to do with his change of heart? 881 00:35:49,105 --> 00:35:50,148 - Of course, I did. 882 00:35:50,148 --> 00:35:51,524 - What did you do? 883 00:35:51,524 --> 00:35:52,901 - Well, I called one of the senior partners 884 00:35:52,901 --> 00:35:54,319 at Mr. Di Stefano's firm. 885 00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:57,030 - That's all it, took one phone call from you? 886 00:35:57,030 --> 00:35:59,366 - Is that an abuse of authority in your opinion? 887 00:35:59,366 --> 00:36:00,533 - No, I didn't say that. 888 00:36:00,533 --> 00:36:02,243 - Because I can assure you that I 889 00:36:02,243 --> 00:36:04,496 am scrupulously honest in my judicial and my personal life. 890 00:36:04,496 --> 00:36:06,206 - Carolyn? 891 00:36:06,206 --> 00:36:08,291 - I regard integrity as being almost above anything else. 892 00:36:08,291 --> 00:36:11,836 - Carolyn, you don't have to defend yourself to me. 893 00:36:11,836 --> 00:36:14,464 I don't have a problem with you being able to pick up the phone 894 00:36:14,464 --> 00:36:15,465 and do what you did. 895 00:36:15,465 --> 00:36:16,591 - You don't? 896 00:36:16,591 --> 00:36:17,676 - No. 897 00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:20,678 As a matter of fact, I like it. 898 00:36:25,767 --> 00:36:27,477 - What gives, Counselor? 899 00:36:27,477 --> 00:36:29,896 - If you have a minute, I think we can settle this thing. 900 00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:31,564 - Always willing to listen to reason. 901 00:36:31,564 --> 00:36:32,440 Where to? 902 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:33,316 - In here. 903 00:36:33,316 --> 00:36:34,275 You guys wait out here. 904 00:36:38,405 --> 00:36:39,280 - Hi. 905 00:36:55,964 --> 00:37:00,009 [sighs] 906 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:17,193 How's it going? 907 00:37:17,193 --> 00:37:19,028 - Fine. 908 00:37:19,028 --> 00:37:20,572 - Your collar? 909 00:37:20,572 --> 00:37:23,116 - Just handing him off. 910 00:37:23,116 --> 00:37:26,411 - Where you guys work out of, Rampart? 911 00:37:26,411 --> 00:37:28,413 - Do I know you? 912 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:29,748 - You might have seen me around. 913 00:37:38,173 --> 00:37:39,340 - Don't light that, sir. 914 00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:43,470 - Sorry. 915 00:37:49,476 --> 00:37:50,643 - I'll take him from here. 916 00:37:53,229 --> 00:37:55,023 All right, let's go. 917 00:37:57,734 --> 00:38:01,362 [grunting] 918 00:38:10,455 --> 00:38:13,958 - All right, come on, hands behind your back. 919 00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:15,335 - Nice move. 920 00:38:15,335 --> 00:38:16,586 - Any time. 921 00:38:16,586 --> 00:38:17,420 Uh! 922 00:38:21,382 --> 00:38:24,177 - Good morning. 923 00:38:24,177 --> 00:38:26,429 - I take it you've apprised everyone of your decision. 924 00:38:26,429 --> 00:38:31,309 - Ramon's only decision is to return to his classes tomorrow. 925 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:32,852 - What does that mean? 926 00:38:32,852 --> 00:38:35,522 - It means that whatever Ramon might have said to you 927 00:38:35,522 --> 00:38:37,816 yesterday, you misunderstood. 928 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:43,446 - You're going to let them do this? 929 00:38:43,446 --> 00:38:45,949 What kind of lawyer do you expect to be? 930 00:38:48,201 --> 00:38:49,953 What kind of a person are you going to be? 931 00:38:49,953 --> 00:38:51,621 - Mr. Morales! 932 00:38:51,621 --> 00:38:53,039 - How are you going to get through your life doing this? 933 00:38:53,039 --> 00:38:56,000 - Mr. Morales, you want to talk to someone? 934 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,377 Talk to me. 935 00:38:57,377 --> 00:38:58,753 - OK. 936 00:38:58,753 --> 00:39:00,838 - You think my wife and I aren't in agony 937 00:39:00,838 --> 00:39:02,840 over making this decision. 938 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:04,509 We love our sons equally. 939 00:39:04,509 --> 00:39:06,678 For 35 years, we have struggled to give 940 00:39:06,678 --> 00:39:09,472 them a chance for something. 941 00:39:09,472 --> 00:39:10,723 Ramon is that chance. 942 00:39:10,723 --> 00:39:11,599 - So what? 943 00:39:11,599 --> 00:39:13,268 You just sacrifice Luis? 944 00:39:13,268 --> 00:39:17,146 - Oh, yeah, didn't you hear my father? 945 00:39:17,146 --> 00:39:19,691 I mean, what difference is it going to make? 946 00:39:19,691 --> 00:39:22,402 Having committed a crime is not going to change my life, 947 00:39:22,402 --> 00:39:25,989 but it's going to turn his life upside down. 948 00:39:25,989 --> 00:39:29,200 Nobody's forcing me, Morales. 949 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:31,578 I want to do this. 950 00:39:31,578 --> 00:39:33,621 And if it doesn't matter to me, why should 951 00:39:33,621 --> 00:39:35,248 it matter to you, huh? 952 00:39:35,248 --> 00:39:39,043 - Because I'm your lawyer and I know you're innocent. 953 00:39:39,043 --> 00:39:40,920 - Judge McGrath is waiting. 954 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:42,922 - Luis? 955 00:39:42,922 --> 00:39:44,299 - Sí, pa. 956 00:39:44,299 --> 00:39:46,467 - OK. 957 00:39:46,467 --> 00:39:47,302 Let's go then. 958 00:40:00,064 --> 00:40:03,985 - You have to sign the deed and the franchise agreement. 959 00:40:03,985 --> 00:40:05,570 - Now, the red arrows or the blue ones? 960 00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:06,404 - Red. 961 00:40:06,404 --> 00:40:07,238 [knocking on door] 962 00:40:07,238 --> 00:40:08,072 Come in. 963 00:40:10,658 --> 00:40:12,368 - Hi. 964 00:40:12,368 --> 00:40:13,912 - Oh, the papers won't be ready for a few more hours yet. 965 00:40:13,912 --> 00:40:15,079 I told your attorneys that-- 966 00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:17,040 - I've changed my mind. 967 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:18,207 - How so? 968 00:40:18,207 --> 00:40:22,128 - I don't want his donut franchise. 969 00:40:22,128 --> 00:40:24,589 I don't want anything. 970 00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:26,299 - What do you mean? 971 00:40:26,299 --> 00:40:29,886 - Well, when I found out that I had been fooled, that you 972 00:40:29,886 --> 00:40:33,723 weren't who you said you were, I was angry and I wanted revenge. 973 00:40:33,723 --> 00:40:35,516 - And that is no longer the case? 974 00:40:35,516 --> 00:40:36,851 [sighs] 975 00:40:36,851 --> 00:40:40,521 - The way I feel now is if I got fooled, 976 00:40:40,521 --> 00:40:42,940 then I deserved to get fooled. 977 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:49,906 So I'm sorry for putting you through all this. 978 00:40:49,906 --> 00:40:53,076 Maybe I should start to go to therapy again, 979 00:40:53,076 --> 00:40:58,081 find out why this is so important to me. 980 00:40:58,081 --> 00:40:59,958 - Can I venture an opinion about what it that 981 00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:02,669 was that so important to you? 982 00:41:02,669 --> 00:41:03,461 - Sure. 983 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:06,964 [sirens wailing] 984 00:41:07,924 --> 00:41:10,218 - This city is a human sewer. 985 00:41:12,845 --> 00:41:14,681 Every day, there are those of us who go out 986 00:41:14,681 --> 00:41:17,809 there prepared to do battle against that element 987 00:41:17,809 --> 00:41:19,936 which would cause us harm. 988 00:41:19,936 --> 00:41:22,355 In addition to being a beautiful woman, 989 00:41:22,355 --> 00:41:24,691 you happen to be a citizen. 990 00:41:24,691 --> 00:41:27,402 The thin blue line is all there is to keep you safe. 991 00:41:27,402 --> 00:41:28,903 - Uh, Ed, I think-- 992 00:41:28,903 --> 00:41:30,405 - Oh, Ed. 993 00:41:30,405 --> 00:41:34,909 Ed, you made me feel safe the whole time 994 00:41:34,909 --> 00:41:37,537 I was with you and then again when you stopped 995 00:41:37,537 --> 00:41:40,206 that guy in the courthouse. 996 00:41:40,206 --> 00:41:42,709 You made me feel safe. 997 00:41:42,709 --> 00:41:46,087 Boy, was that a stupid move. 998 00:41:46,087 --> 00:41:47,380 - What do you mean? 999 00:41:47,380 --> 00:41:49,424 - That building was full of real cops. 1000 00:41:49,424 --> 00:41:50,967 That guy had no chance of escaping. 1001 00:41:50,967 --> 00:41:52,593 No one was in danger. 1002 00:41:52,593 --> 00:41:54,429 So why did you put yourself in the middle of all that? 1003 00:41:56,264 --> 00:41:57,974 - It's what I do. 1004 00:41:57,974 --> 00:42:00,268 - Ms. Tressman, am I right in assuming 1005 00:42:00,268 --> 00:42:04,522 that you're interested in dropping this action? 1006 00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:06,107 - Yeah. 1007 00:42:06,107 --> 00:42:09,193 - In that case, I'll draw up papers to that effect. 1008 00:42:09,193 --> 00:42:10,570 - Fine. 1009 00:42:10,570 --> 00:42:13,531 - Can I buy you a cup of coffee? 1010 00:42:13,531 --> 00:42:15,491 - Sure. 1011 00:42:15,491 --> 00:42:16,951 - My unit's downstairs. 1012 00:42:16,951 --> 00:42:17,952 [giggles] 1013 00:42:17,952 --> 00:42:21,998 [music playing] 1014 00:42:27,837 --> 00:42:29,630 - Hey, my mother got this on 47th Street. 1015 00:42:29,630 --> 00:42:30,840 She gave it to me. 1016 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:31,674 - It's really pretty. - Thank you. 1017 00:42:31,674 --> 00:42:32,508 Sign here. 1018 00:42:32,508 --> 00:42:34,844 - Not very nice. 1019 00:42:34,844 --> 00:42:35,803 - Excuse me. 1020 00:42:35,803 --> 00:42:39,390 - What you did was not-- 1021 00:42:39,390 --> 00:42:40,975 very-- nice. 1022 00:42:45,313 --> 00:42:48,191 - What did you do? 1023 00:42:48,191 --> 00:42:51,194 - In the case of People versus Escala, 1024 00:42:51,194 --> 00:42:53,988 I have reviewed all relevant materials presented 1025 00:42:53,988 --> 00:42:56,699 in this matter and find no evidence of fraud 1026 00:42:56,699 --> 00:42:59,202 as charged by the defendant's attorney. 1027 00:42:59,202 --> 00:43:02,580 Now, absent a more compelling set of proofs, 1028 00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:05,625 I have no choice but to accept Mr. Scala's plea 1029 00:43:05,625 --> 00:43:07,418 and pass judgment accordingly. 1030 00:43:07,418 --> 00:43:11,297 - Your Honor, as I do not believe in my client's guilt 1031 00:43:11,297 --> 00:43:14,133 and as I'm convinced that a fraud is being perpetrated 1032 00:43:14,133 --> 00:43:16,719 on this court, I would ask the court's permission 1033 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:18,888 to withdraw as defense counsel. 1034 00:43:18,888 --> 00:43:20,640 - Permission granted. 1035 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:23,684 Now, Mr. Escala, do you wish to have time to retain new counsel 1036 00:43:23,684 --> 00:43:25,019 or proceed without an attorney? 1037 00:43:27,730 --> 00:43:29,398 - To proceed, Your Honor. 1038 00:43:29,398 --> 00:43:30,983 - Rise for sentencing. 1039 00:43:33,653 --> 00:43:36,906 Mr. Escala, based on the testimony presented, 1040 00:43:36,906 --> 00:43:39,784 I find the evidence of mitigating circumstances in 1041 00:43:39,784 --> 00:43:43,788 your case to be slight at best. 1042 00:43:43,788 --> 00:43:45,540 Now, before I sentence you, do you 1043 00:43:45,540 --> 00:43:48,543 have any legal cause to show why judgment should 1044 00:43:48,543 --> 00:43:51,254 not be pronounced against you? 1045 00:43:51,254 --> 00:43:52,713 - No, Your Honor. 1046 00:43:52,713 --> 00:43:55,132 - Very well. 1047 00:43:55,132 --> 00:43:56,968 For the charge of robbery, I hereby 1048 00:43:56,968 --> 00:43:59,220 sentence you to three years in the State Penitentiary. 1049 00:43:59,220 --> 00:44:00,513 [mrs. escala gasps] 1050 00:44:00,513 --> 00:44:02,598 Bailiff, take charge of your prisoner. 1051 00:44:02,598 --> 00:44:04,851 Court is adjourned. 1052 00:44:04,851 --> 00:44:06,936 - Judge, could you please allow us 1053 00:44:06,936 --> 00:44:08,729 a moment before you take him. 1054 00:44:17,572 --> 00:44:19,448 I'm sorry, mijo. 1055 00:44:19,448 --> 00:44:21,075 I didn't know this would ever happen. 1056 00:44:21,075 --> 00:44:21,993 - It's OK, Pa. 1057 00:44:25,621 --> 00:44:28,124 - Your mother and I will come and visit you every week. 1058 00:44:28,124 --> 00:44:30,459 Now, if there's anything you need, we'll bring it to you. 1059 00:44:30,459 --> 00:44:32,587 If there's anything we can do for you, we'll do it. 1060 00:44:32,587 --> 00:44:33,546 - Don't, Pa. 1061 00:44:33,546 --> 00:44:35,590 Please. 1062 00:44:35,590 --> 00:44:36,841 Everything's going to be OK. 1063 00:44:41,012 --> 00:44:43,055 - I could never be as proud of anyone 1064 00:44:43,055 --> 00:44:44,265 as I am of you right now. 1065 00:44:47,059 --> 00:44:47,935 I love you, mijo. 1066 00:44:55,234 --> 00:44:56,319 - I love you too, Papá. 1067 00:45:13,586 --> 00:45:17,298 [theme music]