1 00:00:01,667 --> 00:00:03,586 1970. 2 00:00:03,669 --> 00:00:08,049 Twelve-year-old Alan Beaks was an altar boy for then-Bishop Roger O'Halleron. 3 00:00:08,090 --> 00:00:12,261 Age 18, a National Merit Scholar, a golden boy, 4 00:00:12,345 --> 00:00:14,847 his father lieutenant governor of this great state, 5 00:00:14,889 --> 00:00:18,768 his mother an heiress to one of the South's great fortunes. 6 00:00:18,851 --> 00:00:21,854 Ten years later, a convicted criminal, 7 00:00:21,896 --> 00:00:24,732 a rapist, a drug addict, 8 00:00:24,815 --> 00:00:28,069 a social pariah disowned by his family. 9 00:00:28,110 --> 00:00:32,323 Broken but unbowed, he would go on to form the first prison choir group... 10 00:00:32,406 --> 00:00:34,325 in the state of Florida... 11 00:00:34,408 --> 00:00:37,620 as well as a donation drive to raise $10,000... 12 00:00:37,703 --> 00:00:40,414 for the expansion of the prison library system. 13 00:00:40,456 --> 00:00:42,416 Yeah. 14 00:00:42,458 --> 00:00:46,921 Um, this may sound strange, but if it ever happened to me... God forbid... 15 00:00:47,004 --> 00:00:50,424 I hope it would be someone as charming as Mr. Beaks. 16 00:00:50,466 --> 00:00:54,637 Well, we'll make sure you two exchange phone numbers after the show. 17 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:59,392 Miss Lewis, as the assistant D.A. Who prosecuted Alan Beaks, 18 00:00:59,475 --> 00:01:03,271 surely you must admit that his rehabilitation is a model example... 19 00:01:03,354 --> 00:01:05,856 of our penal system at its best. 20 00:01:05,940 --> 00:01:08,484 While I certainly applaud... 21 00:01:08,568 --> 00:01:12,738 Mr. Beaks's desire to assimilate back into mainstream society, 22 00:01:12,822 --> 00:01:18,160 I must remind you that the D.A. Office feels his parole is somewhat premature. 23 00:01:18,244 --> 00:01:20,413 Meaning the debt's not paid, 24 00:01:20,496 --> 00:01:23,666 or once a rapist, always a rapist, Miss Lewis? 25 00:01:23,749 --> 00:01:28,504 No. Just that a three-year sentence reduced to 20 months... 26 00:01:28,588 --> 00:01:31,799 is considerably less than the seven to 10 years... 27 00:01:31,841 --> 00:01:34,468 we fell justified in asking for. 28 00:01:34,552 --> 00:01:36,971 This was a first-time offense, Miss Lewis. I'm aware of that. 29 00:01:37,013 --> 00:01:41,726 But this case was an extremely high-profile case. 30 00:01:41,809 --> 00:01:46,772 The defendant was white, the privileged son of a prominent family, 31 00:01:46,856 --> 00:01:49,650 and the victim black. 32 00:01:49,692 --> 00:01:52,903 Are you saying that all parties concerned... 33 00:01:52,987 --> 00:01:57,450 would be better served if this man were still incarcerated? 34 00:01:57,533 --> 00:02:00,036 I'm saying that I believe... 35 00:02:00,077 --> 00:02:05,082 that justice should, in order to be effective, be blind. 36 00:02:05,207 --> 00:02:08,544 You're suggesting that a first-time rapist... 37 00:02:08,628 --> 00:02:10,630 deserves a break. 38 00:02:10,671 --> 00:02:13,799 I'm saying that Alan Beaks's sentencing and parole... 39 00:02:13,883 --> 00:02:15,843 should have been handled no differently... 40 00:02:15,926 --> 00:02:18,220 than that of an unemployed field-worker. 41 00:02:18,304 --> 00:02:22,683 If I may interject... Murray, if I may interject something here. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 42 00:02:22,725 --> 00:02:25,186 I would just like to say that, for the most part, 43 00:02:25,269 --> 00:02:27,897 I'd be hard-pressed to disagree with Miss Lewis. 44 00:02:27,980 --> 00:02:32,068 I-I believe in fairness and equality, but equality cuts both ways. 45 00:02:32,109 --> 00:02:35,655 If that unemployed field-worker has demonstrated... 46 00:02:35,696 --> 00:02:39,200 a full understanding of the severity of his mistake... 47 00:02:39,283 --> 00:02:41,827 and he's ready to reenter society, 48 00:02:41,911 --> 00:02:45,706 then I see no reason to prolong his stay in an overly-crowded prison system, 49 00:02:45,748 --> 00:02:49,251 which usually serves to harden most of its inmates. 50 00:02:51,712 --> 00:02:54,215 Most of you are aware, I'm sure, by now... 51 00:02:54,298 --> 00:02:58,302 of Alan Beaks's desire to publicly apologize to Ellen Mason. 52 00:02:58,386 --> 00:03:03,015 Well, we asked Miss Mason to be on the show with us today, and she refused. 53 00:03:03,057 --> 00:03:05,434 How about, by show of applause, 54 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:09,772 we decide whether or not we try to call her right now, live, from the studio. 55 00:03:09,855 --> 00:03:11,774 Let's have it. 56 00:03:16,570 --> 00:03:20,241 Let's see if Ellen Mason will at least talk to this man via phone. 57 00:03:27,331 --> 00:03:30,418 Don't answer it. 58 00:03:47,476 --> 00:03:50,813 The issue before us today: Is there no redemption possible... 59 00:03:50,896 --> 00:03:53,899 for a man who has made a tragic mistake? 60 00:03:53,983 --> 00:03:58,279 Tomorrow: Mercenaries for hire. 61 00:03:58,362 --> 00:04:01,198 Soldiers of fortune or paid assassins? 62 00:04:05,619 --> 00:04:09,957 Mr. Phillips, I really appreciate you giving me the opportunity to present my side of the story. 63 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,959 Right. 64 00:04:39,069 --> 00:04:41,030 Hello. 65 00:04:41,113 --> 00:04:44,700 You should have accepted the apology, you witch. 66 00:04:45,951 --> 00:04:49,330 In case you didn't learn the first time, 67 00:04:49,371 --> 00:04:51,874 I'm gonna have to teach you. 68 00:04:54,376 --> 00:04:56,837 You should have accepted the apology. 69 00:06:05,197 --> 00:06:07,324 This is my case. Not anymore. 70 00:06:07,449 --> 00:06:09,785 Your involvement ended with Beaks's conviction. 71 00:06:09,827 --> 00:06:12,329 Look, Lieutenant, the woman has been through hell. 72 00:06:12,413 --> 00:06:15,833 At the sentencing, Beaks said he'd kill her, so the guy's a psychopath. 73 00:06:15,916 --> 00:06:20,421 Parole board thinks differently. Oh, right. All this media hype he's starting all over. 74 00:06:20,504 --> 00:06:22,464 She's right, you know. 75 00:06:22,506 --> 00:06:24,884 You won't get an argument out of me. 76 00:06:24,967 --> 00:06:29,263 Beaks is a lowlife. But that doesn't mean she's not workin' out of policy. 77 00:06:29,305 --> 00:06:33,267 Yeah, we can all sympathize, but we gotta keep the lives separate. 78 00:06:33,309 --> 00:06:37,354 Yeah, well, Trudy was with Ellen Mason from the night she was raped... 79 00:06:37,479 --> 00:06:39,523 until Beaks was convicted. 80 00:06:43,527 --> 00:06:46,030 I won't have personal crusades. 81 00:06:46,113 --> 00:06:48,991 You think you can protect this woman for the rest of her life? 82 00:06:49,074 --> 00:06:51,744 He's coming after her again. I can feel it! 83 00:06:53,996 --> 00:06:57,291 You have to remember, Trudy, that Beaks is a first-time offender. 84 00:06:57,333 --> 00:07:00,794 Come on, Lieutenant. This reformed rapist stuff is a crock! 85 00:07:00,878 --> 00:07:04,506 Convicted criminals have been known to turn around too, Trudy. 86 00:07:05,716 --> 00:07:08,802 Great. And Hitler loved dogs and kids too. 87 00:07:08,886 --> 00:07:13,098 There's nothing wrong with caring, as long as it doesn't get in the way of the job. 88 00:07:14,350 --> 00:07:16,310 You know the boundaries. 89 00:07:43,128 --> 00:07:46,757 Hey, little girl. Come here. 90 00:07:51,261 --> 00:07:53,180 Hi. Hi. 91 00:07:53,263 --> 00:07:55,224 What's your name? Elizabeth. 92 00:07:55,265 --> 00:07:57,226 Well, hi, Elizabeth. Hi. 93 00:07:57,267 --> 00:08:00,604 Want a nice shiny quarter? 94 00:08:00,688 --> 00:08:02,731 Here you go. 95 00:08:02,815 --> 00:08:05,609 Elizabeth, is Miss Mason your teacher? 96 00:08:06,694 --> 00:08:08,696 She is? 97 00:08:08,779 --> 00:08:13,117 Has she ever touched you like she's touching that little boy over there? 98 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,744 No. No? 99 00:08:18,205 --> 00:08:21,583 When she came into school today, what did she say? 100 00:08:21,625 --> 00:08:23,877 Nothing. 101 00:08:31,218 --> 00:08:34,555 Miss Mason. Over here. Over here. 102 00:08:34,638 --> 00:08:37,391 Elizabeth! Elizabeth, come here! 103 00:08:37,433 --> 00:08:39,393 Get away from her! Leave her alone! 104 00:08:39,435 --> 00:08:43,272 Miss Mason! Care to make a statement on the release of Alan Beaks? Get the children! Get them inside! 105 00:08:43,313 --> 00:08:45,607 Miss Mason, please. A few questions. Miss Mason! Over here. 106 00:08:45,691 --> 00:08:47,943 Why won't you talk to the man? Call the police! 107 00:08:47,985 --> 00:08:50,946 Do you believe the penal system has failed? Miss Mason, look over this way. 108 00:08:50,988 --> 00:08:54,324 - Can we ask you some questions? - Miss Mason, just a few minutes of your time, please. 109 00:08:54,408 --> 00:08:58,954 Now, was Alan Beaks... was he or was he not at your apartment that night? 110 00:09:24,521 --> 00:09:27,900 Ellen! 111 00:09:27,983 --> 00:09:30,778 Over here. Look this way. 112 00:09:30,861 --> 00:09:33,614 Ellen, are you gonna forgive Alan Beaks? 113 00:09:34,823 --> 00:09:36,742 Talk to me. 114 00:09:39,953 --> 00:09:40,954 Please make a statement for the public! 115 00:09:46,460 --> 00:09:49,671 Outside Ellen Mason's house where, fueled by recent media attention... 116 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:52,007 Excuse me, waiter. Would you turn the television up, please? 117 00:09:52,049 --> 00:09:57,012 ...support groups for both convicted rapist Alan Beaks and victim Ellen Mason have gathered. 118 00:09:57,054 --> 00:10:01,141 Recently, Beaks's attempts to publicly apologize to Miss Mason... 119 00:10:01,225 --> 00:10:03,519 have been rejected by the young teacher. 120 00:10:03,560 --> 00:10:08,440 This afternoon, both the women's support groups and various racial factions... 121 00:10:08,524 --> 00:10:13,070 have managed to turn this quiet suburban neighborhood into a circus-like atmosphere. 122 00:10:13,153 --> 00:10:17,324 Reporting live, WXT, Joanna Sauerville. Another media feeding frenzy. 123 00:10:17,407 --> 00:10:20,035 You think Trudy's heard the news? 124 00:10:20,077 --> 00:10:22,371 I don't know. Let's go find out. 125 00:11:11,879 --> 00:11:14,047 Let me remind you all that you are watching... 126 00:11:14,131 --> 00:11:17,092 a Murray Phillips exclusive report of this incredible event. 127 00:11:17,176 --> 00:11:19,720 Most of you are aware, I'm sure, by now... Where's Trudy? 128 00:11:19,803 --> 00:11:22,264 Oh, uh, she had a doctor's appointment. 129 00:11:22,347 --> 00:11:24,349 Great idea. Temperature's rising. 130 00:11:24,433 --> 00:11:28,270 But we are still unable to learn the identity of the woman who, 15 minutes ago, 131 00:11:28,312 --> 00:11:31,023 joined Ellen Mason in her house. 132 00:11:31,106 --> 00:11:34,776 As you can see, people from all walks of life have gathered here today for this incredible... 133 00:11:34,818 --> 00:11:38,113 - Why didn't you stop her? - Hey, I turned around and she was gone. 134 00:11:38,155 --> 00:11:40,199 Does Castillo know? 135 00:11:40,282 --> 00:11:42,201 I want her out of there. 136 00:11:47,831 --> 00:11:51,126 We can all agree, though, that this tragic event has touched us all. 137 00:11:51,210 --> 00:11:53,754 Excuse me. What's your name? Linda. 138 00:11:53,837 --> 00:11:57,883 Linda. And are you a neighbor of Ellen's? Who? 139 00:11:57,966 --> 00:12:01,511 Like Linda, we are all, somewhere deep inside, 140 00:12:01,595 --> 00:12:04,598 a kindred spirit of Alan Beaks. 141 00:12:04,681 --> 00:12:08,518 Walt Whitman said, "Nothing human is alien to me." 142 00:12:08,602 --> 00:12:12,231 We are all equally capable of committing a heinous crime... 143 00:12:12,314 --> 00:12:14,524 and equally deserving of forgiveness, 144 00:12:14,608 --> 00:12:17,569 once we have paid our debt, hmm? 145 00:12:17,653 --> 00:12:20,989 It is now 4:00, and Alan Beaks has still not arrived. 146 00:12:21,031 --> 00:12:23,283 This could be a meeting that might reveal... 147 00:12:23,367 --> 00:12:27,496 the kind of people we, as a nation, have become. 148 00:12:27,537 --> 00:12:32,709 Ellen Mason, once Beaks's victim, now his judge, 149 00:12:32,793 --> 00:12:35,963 is every woman, every person. 150 00:12:36,046 --> 00:12:40,926 If she can find it in her heart to forgive him, then perhaps all of us... 151 00:12:41,009 --> 00:12:43,929 He's here! Alan Beaks has arrived at Ellen Mason's house! 152 00:12:44,012 --> 00:12:46,181 Excuse me. 153 00:12:46,223 --> 00:12:49,017 Get out of here! Get me a bullhorn! 154 00:12:56,900 --> 00:12:58,819 Ellen? 155 00:13:00,404 --> 00:13:02,864 Ellen, I-I-I've come to talk. 156 00:13:05,409 --> 00:13:07,869 Hasn't this gone far enough? 157 00:13:07,953 --> 00:13:10,747 You're in no danger here. 158 00:13:11,873 --> 00:13:16,753 Please come to the door, or at least to the window. 159 00:13:16,837 --> 00:13:19,047 I just want to talk. Please, Ellen. 160 00:13:19,131 --> 00:13:21,633 Ellen. Ellen. 161 00:13:21,717 --> 00:13:25,679 I beg of you, just talk to me for a minute. Come on, Ellen. Come on. Just relax. 162 00:13:25,762 --> 00:13:28,307 Come on. I'll get rid of them. You don't have to listen. 163 00:13:28,390 --> 00:13:31,977 We can set an example here for the entire world. 164 00:13:33,312 --> 00:13:37,774 Please, Ellen. Please talk to me, just for a minute. 165 00:13:37,858 --> 00:13:40,360 I know... 166 00:13:40,444 --> 00:13:43,030 if we just sit down, face to face... 167 00:13:45,032 --> 00:13:49,119 Ellen, I'm gonna come to the door now. 168 00:13:51,830 --> 00:13:53,790 I don't want you to panic. 169 00:13:53,915 --> 00:13:57,961 Please just come and meet me in a show of goodwill. 170 00:13:58,045 --> 00:13:59,963 Ellen? 171 00:14:01,715 --> 00:14:05,344 Let go of your hate, please. 172 00:14:05,427 --> 00:14:07,512 Please, Ellen. Talk to me. Ellen. 173 00:14:07,596 --> 00:14:09,639 There's nothing to fear. 174 00:14:09,723 --> 00:14:13,268 Please, Ellen. I'm begging you. 175 00:14:13,352 --> 00:14:16,813 I'm waiting, Ellen. We're all waiting. 176 00:14:16,897 --> 00:14:19,358 I'm begging you, Ellen. 177 00:14:19,441 --> 00:14:24,446 That's it! Stop it! Stop it! Get this damn filth off this property! You bastard! 178 00:14:24,529 --> 00:14:27,491 Get your scum-sucking self off of here! I've had it with you! 179 00:14:31,078 --> 00:14:33,080 You're driving me nuts! Get outta here! 180 00:14:33,163 --> 00:14:36,166 I want you to get the hell outta here! Do you understand me? 181 00:14:36,249 --> 00:14:38,668 I want you back in the hole that you came from! 182 00:14:38,752 --> 00:14:41,213 I want you to leave that woman alone! Hey! 183 00:14:41,296 --> 00:14:43,590 She's been through enough, and it's your fault! 184 00:14:43,673 --> 00:14:47,094 Just... Oh, you don't want to talk to me. I'll make your life miserable, Beaks! 185 00:14:47,177 --> 00:14:49,971 You'll never forget my name! You'll never forget me! 186 00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:53,517 Listen, if you're a friend of Ellen's, I would like to talk to you. 187 00:14:54,726 --> 00:14:56,728 She doesn't want to talk to you! 188 00:15:07,364 --> 00:15:10,492 The restraining order against Beaks was vacated... 189 00:15:10,575 --> 00:15:13,120 so he could be on the TV show with Mason. 190 00:15:13,203 --> 00:15:15,288 Mason wasn't on the TV show. 191 00:15:15,372 --> 00:15:19,084 You've got to understand the state's point of view. It's good publicity. 192 00:15:19,167 --> 00:15:22,295 Here's this guy... Who is harassing a woman that he raped. 193 00:15:22,379 --> 00:15:24,714 Who's been rehabilitated by the system, 194 00:15:24,798 --> 00:15:27,175 who wants to publicly apologize. 195 00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:30,220 When's the last time you guys had that kind of success? 196 00:15:30,303 --> 00:15:32,722 About the last time you did. 197 00:15:32,806 --> 00:15:35,517 So we're supposed to say, "Hey, no, he can't"? 198 00:15:35,559 --> 00:15:40,355 We do, and we're admitting to having released a dangerous factor into society. 199 00:15:40,397 --> 00:15:42,858 We're admitting failure. 200 00:15:42,941 --> 00:15:45,444 Yeah, we sure don't want the state to look bad. 201 00:15:45,527 --> 00:15:48,447 Off the record, I think the whole business stinks. 202 00:15:48,530 --> 00:15:52,284 But as a professional, I can't recommend against it. 203 00:15:52,367 --> 00:15:57,456 Beaks exhibits every indication of being ready to resume a normal life. 204 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:02,085 And what happens... 205 00:16:02,169 --> 00:16:04,463 if the evaluation is wrong? 206 00:16:05,881 --> 00:16:10,260 What if Beaks isn't rehabilitated, huh? 207 00:16:11,595 --> 00:16:13,555 Who's going to admit to that failure? 208 00:16:35,619 --> 00:16:38,246 Trudy. Trudy! 209 00:16:39,789 --> 00:16:43,835 - What? - I heard someone outside. 210 00:16:45,295 --> 00:16:48,298 Ellen, you've been hearing noises all day. There's no one out there. 211 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:10,612 Trudy. Hey, is that the way you always greet your guests? 212 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:20,163 Trudy, I thought you had decided to take a couple of days off after that 10-rounder last night. 213 00:17:20,247 --> 00:17:22,290 Does Castillo know I'm here? 214 00:17:22,374 --> 00:17:24,918 No. He thinks you're at home. 215 00:17:25,001 --> 00:17:27,504 If he finds out you're here... 216 00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:30,215 Yeah. What else is new? Trudy... 217 00:17:30,298 --> 00:17:34,177 Look, I have seen you guys go just as far dozens of times. 218 00:17:34,261 --> 00:17:38,265 Yeah, but we always had somebody to pull us back. Is that why you're here? 219 00:17:38,348 --> 00:17:42,477 Friends. We didn't want you to have all the fun. 220 00:17:42,519 --> 00:17:45,146 Press still out there? 221 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:47,190 No. 222 00:17:47,274 --> 00:17:49,192 The third rapist. 223 00:17:50,277 --> 00:17:53,446 First, what Beaks did last year, 224 00:17:53,530 --> 00:17:55,490 then the trial, 225 00:17:55,574 --> 00:17:58,618 when they made me go through it all over again, and now this. 226 00:17:58,702 --> 00:18:01,913 Her news broadcasts. 227 00:18:01,997 --> 00:18:05,959 Beaks raped me, the court raped me, 228 00:18:06,042 --> 00:18:08,420 now the press is raping me. 229 00:18:08,503 --> 00:18:11,923 - You been watching these a long time? - I want a record. 230 00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:22,225 Trudy, how long are you gonna babysit for her? 231 00:18:22,309 --> 00:18:25,437 Months? Years? Beaks may never come back. 232 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:29,941 He'll come back. Damn it, Gina! If you were me, you would do the same. 233 00:18:30,025 --> 00:18:32,277 Trudy... And you would do the same! 234 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:35,113 Trudy, I think you should let us take you home. 235 00:18:35,196 --> 00:18:37,532 She's gonna be all right. 236 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:41,244 Look, if you guys can't help us... help me... 237 00:18:41,328 --> 00:18:44,706 don't bother. 238 00:18:51,254 --> 00:18:53,214 You all right? 239 00:18:53,298 --> 00:18:55,300 He's out there. 240 00:18:57,677 --> 00:18:59,679 I can feel him. 241 00:19:20,825 --> 00:19:23,119 What are you still doin' here? 242 00:19:23,203 --> 00:19:28,208 Oh, I just got the, uh, report comin' in from the Martin case in Japan, 243 00:19:28,291 --> 00:19:30,627 so I'm here. 244 00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:32,671 What are you doin' back here? 245 00:19:34,214 --> 00:19:36,841 Gina and I stopped by Ellen Mason's. 246 00:19:36,925 --> 00:19:38,843 Saw Trudy. 247 00:19:41,596 --> 00:19:43,515 And? 248 00:19:47,143 --> 00:19:49,145 Let me ask you something. 249 00:19:53,108 --> 00:19:55,193 Shoot. 250 00:19:57,779 --> 00:19:59,698 If this were your case... 251 00:20:02,158 --> 00:20:04,160 We're professionals. 252 00:20:04,244 --> 00:20:06,996 And the tables were turned, 253 00:20:09,916 --> 00:20:13,503 and the victim was Caitlin, what would you do? 254 00:20:45,910 --> 00:20:48,913 The privileged son of a prominent family, 255 00:20:48,997 --> 00:20:52,000 and the victim black. 256 00:20:52,083 --> 00:20:56,880 Are you saying that all parties concerned would be better served... 257 00:20:56,921 --> 00:20:59,716 if this man were still incarcerated? 258 00:20:59,799 --> 00:21:04,095 I'm saying that I believe that justice should, 259 00:21:04,179 --> 00:21:07,390 in order to be effective, be blind. 260 00:21:07,432 --> 00:21:09,392 But you're sug... 261 00:21:15,565 --> 00:21:17,776 Ellen. Ellen, don't. 262 00:21:17,859 --> 00:21:22,113 ...would be better served if this man were still incarcerated? 263 00:21:22,197 --> 00:21:26,493 I'm saying that I believe that justice should, 264 00:21:26,576 --> 00:21:29,788 in order to be effective, be blind. 265 00:21:29,871 --> 00:21:34,334 You're suggesting that a first-time rapist deserves a break. 266 00:21:34,417 --> 00:21:37,962 I'm saying that Alan Beaks's sentencing and parole... 267 00:21:38,046 --> 00:21:40,215 should have been handled no differently... 268 00:21:40,256 --> 00:21:43,134 than that of an unemployed field-work... 269 00:21:43,218 --> 00:21:47,555 Why are you doing this to yourself? Ellen. 270 00:21:49,224 --> 00:21:51,810 You don't understand, Trudy. 271 00:21:51,893 --> 00:21:56,439 I'm going to beat him. He can't win. 272 00:22:05,031 --> 00:22:08,451 Hello. 273 00:22:08,493 --> 00:22:10,954 Hello. 274 00:22:10,995 --> 00:22:12,956 Hello! 275 00:22:12,997 --> 00:22:16,042 - Look, just stop calling here! - Do you understand? 276 00:22:16,125 --> 00:22:19,587 The issue before us today: Is there no redemption possible... 277 00:22:19,671 --> 00:22:22,507 for a man who has made a tragic mistake? 278 00:22:22,590 --> 00:22:26,803 Tomorrow: Mercenaries for hire. 279 00:22:26,886 --> 00:22:30,306 Soldiers of fortune or paid assassins? 280 00:23:06,801 --> 00:23:08,720 Hello. 281 00:23:08,803 --> 00:23:10,763 Guess you didn't learn the first time. 282 00:23:10,847 --> 00:23:14,475 Leave me alone. Just leave me alone! 283 00:23:15,518 --> 00:23:18,855 Ellen, you've got to forgive. Just stop calling her! 284 00:23:21,190 --> 00:23:23,860 It's okay. I'm okay. 285 00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:28,573 I'm going to bed now. 286 00:23:33,828 --> 00:23:37,707 You placed the ad, didn't you? I mean, do I have to spell it out? 287 00:23:37,790 --> 00:23:40,293 I'm only asking for help. 288 00:23:56,559 --> 00:23:59,020 Hello. 289 00:23:59,103 --> 00:24:01,064 I'm calling about the ad. 290 00:24:03,441 --> 00:24:06,444 I'm in trouble and, um, I was hoping that you could... 291 00:24:06,527 --> 00:24:09,572 Miss Mason, Tommy poked me in the eye. 292 00:24:09,656 --> 00:24:13,493 I was hoping that you could eliminate the problem. 293 00:24:20,708 --> 00:24:23,670 Can you tell me where I can find Miss Mason? 294 00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:29,759 You haven't said anything about a price. 295 00:24:29,842 --> 00:24:32,095 How much do you have in the bank? 296 00:24:32,136 --> 00:24:34,263 About 12,000. 297 00:24:34,347 --> 00:24:36,849 Now you have six. 298 00:24:36,933 --> 00:24:39,602 After I do the job, you'll have none. 299 00:24:41,562 --> 00:24:44,482 You'll never see me again after today. We will never speak. 300 00:24:44,565 --> 00:24:46,818 Fine. 301 00:24:46,901 --> 00:24:49,612 I'm only gonna say this once. 302 00:24:49,654 --> 00:24:54,492 If you ever so much as mention my name in passing, I'll find you... 303 00:24:54,575 --> 00:24:56,577 and I'll kill you. 304 00:25:16,431 --> 00:25:18,933 Ellen? I got breakfast. 305 00:25:24,731 --> 00:25:27,734 American Mercenary? 306 00:25:27,817 --> 00:25:29,944 What the hell? 307 00:25:32,155 --> 00:25:34,115 Oh, no. 308 00:25:35,992 --> 00:25:39,495 You out of your mind? I think I just started using it. 309 00:25:39,620 --> 00:25:42,582 I've got to deal with my own life. No one else is going to. 310 00:25:42,665 --> 00:25:45,209 Right. By hiring a hit man. 311 00:25:45,293 --> 00:25:47,253 You can't stay here forever. 312 00:25:47,336 --> 00:25:49,422 Not forever, but as long as... 313 00:25:49,505 --> 00:25:53,009 So maybe you had just better leave... now. 314 00:25:54,552 --> 00:25:56,512 Fine. 315 00:25:57,555 --> 00:25:59,807 Here's your keys. 316 00:25:59,849 --> 00:26:02,435 I've already been through one trial with you, Ellen. 317 00:26:02,518 --> 00:26:05,021 Please, don't make me go through another one. 318 00:26:40,306 --> 00:26:42,225 Thank you. 319 00:26:43,518 --> 00:26:46,854 There was an attempt on Beaks's life. Perpetrator got away. 320 00:26:46,938 --> 00:26:51,692 What a surprise. All this press brings out every head case in South Florida. 321 00:26:51,776 --> 00:26:55,238 - How bad is he? - He's fine, for now. 322 00:26:55,321 --> 00:26:58,074 Was there a description on the perp? 323 00:26:58,157 --> 00:27:00,034 No. 324 00:27:00,076 --> 00:27:02,245 Lieutenant. 325 00:27:09,418 --> 00:27:12,880 Ellen circled some ads in the back of a mercenary magazine. 326 00:27:14,715 --> 00:27:18,261 I didn't think that she... Well, I know she wasn't serious. 327 00:27:23,266 --> 00:27:27,520 Switek, you and Gina, get on Beaks. 328 00:27:28,563 --> 00:27:30,565 Intervention on your own judgment. 329 00:27:30,648 --> 00:27:32,733 We're protecting Beaks? 330 00:27:32,817 --> 00:27:35,987 Unofficially. Until I can secure a court order. 331 00:27:37,530 --> 00:27:40,825 But keep it loose. I don't want him to know you're there. 332 00:27:40,908 --> 00:27:43,786 Well, this is great. We're worried about Beaks. 333 00:27:43,870 --> 00:27:46,414 Understand something, Trudy. 334 00:27:46,497 --> 00:27:50,751 If Beaks goes down, all investigations are gonna be focused on Ellen, 335 00:27:50,835 --> 00:27:53,421 and subsequently on you... 336 00:27:53,504 --> 00:27:55,756 and maybe this entire unit. 337 00:27:55,840 --> 00:28:00,178 So what am I supposed to do? Nothing. You're off the case. Stay at your desk. 338 00:28:14,192 --> 00:28:18,321 I didn't go through with it. I couldn't kill anyone. 339 00:28:19,822 --> 00:28:22,742 Trudy believes that. And you don't? 340 00:28:22,825 --> 00:28:26,329 Let's say I'm just trying to maintain my objectivity. 341 00:28:26,412 --> 00:28:28,372 Guilty until proven innocent. 342 00:28:28,456 --> 00:28:32,293 Ellen, do you realize what would happen if you actually hired a mercenary? 343 00:28:32,335 --> 00:28:35,171 Conspiring, aiding and abetting. 344 00:28:35,254 --> 00:28:38,799 The least that they would give you is an association in an attempted murder. 345 00:28:38,883 --> 00:28:43,721 If I had taken steps to protect myself, I'm sure the state would protect Beaks. 346 00:28:43,804 --> 00:28:46,974 Nobody sees more cracks in the system than we do. 347 00:28:49,852 --> 00:28:51,771 Listen, I... 348 00:28:53,522 --> 00:28:56,484 I'm not gonna stand here and tell you that the system's perfect. 349 00:28:56,525 --> 00:28:59,362 You've been treated unfairly. 350 00:28:59,445 --> 00:29:02,865 But we gotta consider more than just your pain. 351 00:29:02,949 --> 00:29:06,285 We've got a conviction on Beaks, 352 00:29:06,369 --> 00:29:09,163 and now his black victim... 353 00:29:09,247 --> 00:29:12,500 is conspiring to murder an already rehabilitated white attacker? 354 00:29:14,585 --> 00:29:17,505 Not a major step for race relations. 355 00:29:17,588 --> 00:29:21,008 I'm not a violent person. 356 00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:23,636 I'm not accusing you. 357 00:29:23,719 --> 00:29:26,514 I'm merely giving you a little friendly advice. 358 00:29:26,597 --> 00:29:29,809 Let me ask you a hypothetical question. 359 00:29:29,892 --> 00:29:33,521 If this was happening to a sister or a girlfriend, what would you do? 360 00:29:33,562 --> 00:29:36,107 I wouldn't break the law. 361 00:29:37,650 --> 00:29:41,696 No offense, Detective, but I don't believe you. 362 00:29:47,201 --> 00:29:51,247 Well, Beaks is then, to your knowledge, unaware of this alleged contract? 363 00:29:52,707 --> 00:29:56,419 Metro reports state that he believes it to be a direct result... 364 00:29:56,502 --> 00:29:59,255 of recent media attention. 365 00:29:59,297 --> 00:30:02,425 Hmm. And he has not requested police protection? 366 00:30:02,508 --> 00:30:04,427 No, sir. 367 00:30:04,510 --> 00:30:07,513 Lieutenant, if I may be frank here, I have to say this thing reads... 368 00:30:07,596 --> 00:30:11,267 like an effort to pull one of your own out of the fire... namely this Detective Joplin. 369 00:30:11,350 --> 00:30:15,604 We're trying to save a man's life here. I understand that, Lieutenant. 370 00:30:15,688 --> 00:30:20,735 The problem is, the existence of a contract hit is unsubstantiated. 371 00:30:20,776 --> 00:30:24,238 Do you have any idea what would happen if I gave this man police protection now? 372 00:30:24,322 --> 00:30:26,991 The... The press would have a... a feeding frenzy. 373 00:30:27,074 --> 00:30:30,244 Not with just you and me, but with the entire system. 374 00:30:30,328 --> 00:30:33,873 All due respect, Your Honor, I think the judicial system would survive. 375 00:30:33,956 --> 00:30:35,916 Yes, yes, Lieutenant, it would. 376 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:40,129 But what about your detective or, for that matter, Miss Mason? 377 00:30:40,212 --> 00:30:43,507 Now, this order will simply lead to more media scrutiny. 378 00:30:43,591 --> 00:30:46,135 I'm well aware of that, Your Honor. 379 00:30:46,218 --> 00:30:48,471 It's just that I feel that the situation... 380 00:30:48,512 --> 00:30:50,514 warrants some preventive intervention. 381 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,894 I'm sorry, Lieutenant, but I have to believe that granting this request now... 382 00:30:54,977 --> 00:30:58,105 would only fuel an already incendiary situation. 383 00:30:58,189 --> 00:31:01,484 But if you believe there is a substantial threat to Beaks's life, 384 00:31:01,567 --> 00:31:06,364 then perhaps you should concentrate on the discovery of that threat, hmm? 385 00:31:07,365 --> 00:31:09,867 Now, if you'll excuse me, Lieutenant, I have things to do. 386 00:31:09,950 --> 00:31:11,869 Thank you. 387 00:31:30,930 --> 00:31:33,849 You'd think this guy would leave his room more often. 388 00:31:33,933 --> 00:31:36,435 Must be agoraphobic after being in jail. 389 00:31:36,519 --> 00:31:38,854 Thanks for that insight, Dr. Freud. 390 00:31:56,414 --> 00:31:59,625 Yeah, hello. Deborah Finley, please. Tell her it's Alan Beaks. 391 00:32:00,626 --> 00:32:03,879 Alan Beaks on one. What's up? 392 00:32:03,921 --> 00:32:08,175 What's up is that for a rehabilitated model citizen, I'm gettin' a pretty funky deal here. 393 00:32:08,259 --> 00:32:09,885 Is someone bothering you, Beaks? 394 00:32:09,969 --> 00:32:12,972 Yeah, someone... everyone is bothering me, man. 395 00:32:13,055 --> 00:32:15,724 The media wants to know every time I go to the can. 396 00:32:15,808 --> 00:32:17,810 I got some nutcase tr yin' to kill me. 397 00:32:17,893 --> 00:32:19,854 And the cops are parked right across the street. 398 00:32:19,937 --> 00:32:22,189 You got yourself into this with the media. 399 00:32:22,273 --> 00:32:26,193 Well, it's a little more than I bargained for. I mean, it's worse than prison. 400 00:32:26,277 --> 00:32:30,739 Okay, okay. Calm down. Now, don't do anything stupid. You want to come in and talk? 401 00:32:30,781 --> 00:32:32,783 Yeah, right. 402 00:32:34,702 --> 00:32:37,955 You think Ellen could've really bought a hit on that guy? 403 00:32:38,038 --> 00:32:41,250 Oh, I'm sure people were lined up around the block for the job. 404 00:32:41,333 --> 00:32:43,419 That's not what I mean, Stan. 405 00:32:43,461 --> 00:32:45,254 I don't know. 406 00:32:45,337 --> 00:32:48,299 You know, everything | believe in and what I feel... 407 00:32:48,340 --> 00:32:50,759 tells me that if she did, it's wrong. 408 00:32:50,801 --> 00:32:52,595 But... 409 00:32:52,678 --> 00:32:57,349 She did all the right things... with the cops, with the court. 410 00:32:57,433 --> 00:33:01,312 And now we're afraid that she's become exactly what she loathed. 411 00:33:01,395 --> 00:33:05,107 So what do we do? We sit here and protect him. 412 00:33:05,191 --> 00:33:07,485 You know what freaks me? 413 00:33:07,568 --> 00:33:12,406 The fact that part of me hopes there's some wacko out there after Beaks, 414 00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:14,408 and I hope he gets him. 415 00:33:14,492 --> 00:33:17,286 I really do. 416 00:33:28,923 --> 00:33:32,301 Switek. 417 00:33:32,343 --> 00:33:36,096 You're off Beaks. Judge Borges denied the protection request. 418 00:33:36,180 --> 00:33:39,308 - Great. He hasn't moved all day. - I'll see you back at O.C.B. 419 00:33:39,350 --> 00:33:43,187 Right. Mr. Beaks is on his own. 420 00:33:43,270 --> 00:33:45,481 Stan. 421 00:33:45,564 --> 00:33:48,817 Great. He's out in the open. 422 00:33:48,901 --> 00:33:52,446 - Well, you know who I'm rootin' for. - What if he's going after Ellen? 423 00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:56,450 We're off him. We're off protective surveillance? 424 00:33:56,534 --> 00:33:59,078 That doesn't mean we can't follow him to his destination. 425 00:33:59,161 --> 00:34:01,121 I mean, nobody can call that harassment. 426 00:34:03,290 --> 00:34:07,711 Hmm. Isn't that amazing? It's lunchtime already. Thanks, Stan. 427 00:34:28,774 --> 00:34:30,693 Hello, Ellen. 428 00:34:37,199 --> 00:34:40,661 Get the hell outta here. Get out, or I'll kill you. 429 00:34:41,954 --> 00:34:44,290 Aren't you gonna talk to me now, Ellen? 430 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:48,085 I mean it, Beaks. Get the hell outta here! 431 00:34:48,168 --> 00:34:51,380 Come on. I paid my debt. 432 00:34:51,463 --> 00:34:54,717 I... I'm not a psychopath. I promise, I'm not gonna hurt you. 433 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,511 I want you out of here now. 434 00:34:57,595 --> 00:34:59,513 No, you don't, Ellen. 435 00:35:08,063 --> 00:35:10,858 Beaks, freeze! 436 00:35:10,899 --> 00:35:13,569 Hey, man. I was just talkin' to her. 437 00:35:13,652 --> 00:35:16,739 Just kill him. Shoot him, please. 438 00:35:16,822 --> 00:35:18,949 Let her go now, Beaks! 439 00:35:20,284 --> 00:35:22,953 Just shoot him. 440 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:36,508 You have the right to remain silent. 441 00:35:36,592 --> 00:35:38,677 You people are outta your mind. I haven't done anything. 442 00:35:38,761 --> 00:35:41,805 Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. 443 00:35:41,889 --> 00:35:44,183 Yeah? What's the charge? Trespassing. 444 00:35:46,935 --> 00:35:48,937 Come on. It's okay. 445 00:36:00,366 --> 00:36:03,661 I don't understand. What do you mean, you can't hold him? He attacked me! 446 00:36:03,702 --> 00:36:06,705 Ellen, you had the scissors in your hand. He didn't have a weapon. 447 00:36:06,789 --> 00:36:09,458 Well, what do you think he was there for? 448 00:36:09,541 --> 00:36:11,460 I'll get it. 449 00:36:17,257 --> 00:36:19,301 Is a, uh, Miss Mason here? 450 00:36:20,302 --> 00:36:23,055 - They're from him. - Who's the sender? 451 00:36:23,097 --> 00:36:27,101 - I don't know. There's no card. The guy came in and paid in cash. - Get rid of them. 452 00:36:29,103 --> 00:36:31,271 Take 'em back. Sorry. 453 00:36:34,525 --> 00:36:37,361 If you don't mind, I'd like to be alone now. 454 00:36:38,737 --> 00:36:40,948 Just go. 455 00:36:41,031 --> 00:36:42,908 Please. 456 00:37:00,759 --> 00:37:02,720 Absolutely not. 457 00:37:04,304 --> 00:37:07,808 Mr. Fitzgerald, I don't think you're gettin' it. 458 00:37:07,891 --> 00:37:12,271 How can my readers trust me if I give you the names and addresses for those advertisers? 459 00:37:12,354 --> 00:37:14,398 Those names and address are eyes only. 460 00:37:14,481 --> 00:37:17,317 - Top secret. - Classified classified. 461 00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:20,738 Hey, I got a magazine to get out here. 462 00:37:20,779 --> 00:37:25,117 You know, if that guy that Ellen hired kills Beaks, we got a possible accessory to a murder here. 463 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:29,496 - You can't make that stick. - No, but we can have a lot of fun tr yin'. 464 00:37:34,501 --> 00:37:37,087 Give me the classified records on the current issue. 465 00:37:41,008 --> 00:37:43,761 I ran the names. Pretty interesting group you've got there. 466 00:37:43,802 --> 00:37:46,388 Sheet reads like a soldier of fortune who's who. 467 00:37:46,472 --> 00:37:50,309 Yeah? We're 0 for four. They've all checked out so far. 468 00:37:50,392 --> 00:37:53,228 Who's your next name? Charles Hatch. 469 00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:57,149 Hatch. Hatch. Two arrests: Concealed weapon in '80, assault in '83. 470 00:37:57,232 --> 00:37:59,234 He served four years in "Nam. 471 00:37:59,359 --> 00:38:02,654 624 South Palm. Got it. We'll check him out. 472 00:38:02,696 --> 00:38:05,240 All right. 473 00:38:05,365 --> 00:38:08,702 Well, let's see what we got here. 624. Is it 6247 474 00:38:08,786 --> 00:38:13,707 Yeah, 624. 624 South Palm. 624. 475 00:38:13,791 --> 00:38:18,378 - This is it. - Let's go see what our low-rent Rambo is up to. 476 00:38:18,462 --> 00:38:21,215 Hatch. You part of his outfit? 477 00:38:21,256 --> 00:38:23,217 We're freelance. 478 00:38:23,258 --> 00:38:25,469 You don't look like one of his buddies. 479 00:38:25,552 --> 00:38:28,514 Well, that's funny. I'm his cousin. 480 00:38:28,597 --> 00:38:32,976 You just missed him. He's probably out playin' at the range again. 481 00:39:50,846 --> 00:39:54,516 This looks like a good place to shake out a couple of heroes. 482 00:40:12,784 --> 00:40:14,786 Do you know Hatch? 483 00:40:14,870 --> 00:40:16,788 Should 1? 484 00:40:16,872 --> 00:40:19,333 We thought maybe you were his brother-in-arms. 485 00:40:19,416 --> 00:40:22,461 Really? Do you ever work with Hatch? 486 00:40:22,544 --> 00:40:24,504 Are you guys hiring? 487 00:40:24,588 --> 00:40:27,841 There might be enough for two, if Hatch can't handle the whole job. 488 00:40:27,883 --> 00:40:29,635 Damn! 489 00:40:29,718 --> 00:40:31,803 You know where he is? 490 00:40:31,887 --> 00:40:35,057 Uh, no. He left two, three minutes ago. 491 00:40:35,140 --> 00:40:37,225 He was sighting in a scope. 492 00:40:37,309 --> 00:40:40,187 Said he was on a mission, lucky slug. 493 00:40:40,270 --> 00:40:42,022 But, uh, I'm still available. 494 00:40:55,410 --> 00:40:57,412 Lieutenant Castillo, please. 495 00:40:59,581 --> 00:41:04,336 Lieutenant, it looks like Hatch has our boy Beaks in his crosshairs. 496 00:41:04,378 --> 00:41:06,546 I'll send backup. 497 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:10,550 I really did think I was protecting her. I didn't think she'd go this far. 498 00:41:10,634 --> 00:41:13,470 That's what rules are for... So you don't have to think. 499 00:41:13,553 --> 00:41:16,014 They need backup. Get on it right away. 500 00:41:17,474 --> 00:41:19,393 I need four units. 501 00:41:27,609 --> 00:41:31,071 A black cat. 502 00:41:32,698 --> 00:41:34,616 What's wrong? 503 00:41:36,118 --> 00:41:40,080 Nothing. What are you doing? 504 00:41:50,382 --> 00:41:52,300 I won't be able to fight? No. 505 00:41:52,384 --> 00:41:55,220 Oh. Give me that cigar! 506 00:41:58,515 --> 00:42:00,475 Tommy. Tommy! 507 00:42:02,561 --> 00:42:04,730 Come on. It's my friend. 508 00:43:02,537 --> 00:43:04,498 Hatch? 509 00:43:04,539 --> 00:43:08,085 Come on. You're not gonna take down a cop, man. You're too smart for that. 510 00:43:08,168 --> 00:43:12,339 - Yeah? What if I'm not? - Then you better know you're in the killing zone, pal. 511 00:43:14,007 --> 00:43:16,551 What outfit were you in? 512 00:43:16,676 --> 00:43:19,137 1 st Cav. 513 00:43:19,221 --> 00:43:21,556 Come on, man. That's gotta count for somethin'. 514 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:24,184 What, with me? Oh, yeah. Sure. 515 00:43:24,267 --> 00:43:26,937 Every Memorial Day I get all choked up. 516 00:43:27,020 --> 00:43:29,856 Rest of the time my sentiment's with the guy signin' the check. 517 00:43:31,483 --> 00:43:34,736 Come on, Hatch. You're gonna run outta time, buddy. 518 00:43:34,820 --> 00:43:38,824 Do yourself a favor, man. Throw down the gun. 519 00:43:40,534 --> 00:43:43,995 All right! All right. You win. 520 00:43:52,838 --> 00:43:56,550 I'm hit! I'm coming out! 521 00:44:01,972 --> 00:44:03,974 Nice and slow! 522 00:44:05,183 --> 00:44:07,769 I'm unarmed. 523 00:44:23,660 --> 00:44:25,704 Hold it! Police! 524 00:45:12,709 --> 00:45:17,380 Anybody know what this "Your presence mandatory" meeting is about? 525 00:45:23,386 --> 00:45:26,306 Your behavior in the Beaks case was abominable. 526 00:45:29,184 --> 00:45:33,396 You allowed your personal feelings to influence your performance as police officers. 527 00:45:35,273 --> 00:45:38,652 I have to be able to treat you like professionals. 528 00:45:38,735 --> 00:45:42,572 If you're not prepared to act like professionals in the future, 529 00:45:42,656 --> 00:45:46,368 I would like your transfer requests on my desk by the end of the day. 530 00:46:13,645 --> 00:46:17,315 - You can't prove I ever heard of... - What did you say his name was? 531 00:46:17,399 --> 00:46:19,526 Hatch. ...publicized case of Alan Beaks. 532 00:46:19,609 --> 00:46:23,071 Beaks, who heralded from the prominent family of the same name... You're taping this for your collection? 533 00:46:23,154 --> 00:46:26,866 Had been convicted of raping Miami-area schoolteacher Ellen Mason. 534 00:46:26,908 --> 00:46:30,578 Let's go. Today, just days after his release from prison, 535 00:46:30,662 --> 00:46:32,831 Alan Beaks was murdered... 536 00:46:32,914 --> 00:46:35,166 You know, Ellen, if I could bust you, I would. 537 00:46:35,250 --> 00:46:39,379 If I ever find anything to connect you to Hatch, I will. 538 00:46:39,421 --> 00:46:42,048 I just want to be safe. 539 00:46:47,554 --> 00:46:49,472 Ellen. 540 00:46:50,598 --> 00:46:54,227 Ellen. It's him. 541 00:46:54,311 --> 00:46:57,022 Beaks? You should have accepted the apology, Ellen. 542 00:47:00,525 --> 00:47:03,194 Beaks is dead. You should have accepted the apology. 543 00:47:04,738 --> 00:47:06,698 Why didn't you, Ellen? 544 00:47:08,700 --> 00:47:10,702 Why didn't you? 545 00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:16,791 Why? 546 00:47:16,875 --> 00:47:18,793 Why?