1 00:00:45,390 --> 00:00:46,390 Thank you. 2 00:01:34,570 --> 00:01:36,130 This is just awful. 3 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:39,890 It is not awful, Ben. Everything's going to be all right. 4 00:01:40,150 --> 00:01:44,130 That's what you said last year. You said there wouldn't be an audit. I said I 5 00:01:44,130 --> 00:01:46,330 didn't think you'd be audited. What happened? 6 00:01:46,530 --> 00:01:47,488 I was wrong. 7 00:01:47,490 --> 00:01:48,810 About that and what else? 8 00:01:49,270 --> 00:01:53,950 Ben, the IRS was not satisfied with the information we sent them, so you're 9 00:01:53,950 --> 00:01:55,610 being audited. It's no big deal. 10 00:01:55,890 --> 00:01:59,570 That's easy for you to say. The worst that will happen is that they'll 11 00:01:59,570 --> 00:02:02,850 a few deductions and you wind up having to pay more taxes. 12 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,420 Uh, plus maybe a penalty or two. Plus, uh, interest, of course. 13 00:02:07,620 --> 00:02:14,600 Oh, this is so awful. Ben, Ben, if you recall, I did 14 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,340 warn you that the IRS might find some of these deductions just a tad too 15 00:02:18,340 --> 00:02:19,340 creative. 16 00:02:19,540 --> 00:02:20,540 Which ones? 17 00:02:20,580 --> 00:02:23,940 Well, like this deduction for $2 ,430, for example. 18 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,780 What's wrong with that? Clothing is not an allowable business expense. 19 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,880 Well, what am I supposed to walk in the courtroom buck naked? 20 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,440 This suit makes a statement. 21 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,160 It's like a uniform. It's my trademark. 22 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,480 That suit cost you $2 ,000. 23 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:44,040 I got two more just like it. Oh, man. 24 00:02:44,340 --> 00:02:49,080 And they have to be clean, so I threw in my laundry and a couple of bottles of 25 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,020 cleaning fluid. I spill a lot. 26 00:02:53,060 --> 00:02:54,140 You got receipts? 27 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:00,540 Yeah. Yeah, I got receipts. Somewhere I got them. 28 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:01,799 Find him. 29 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,800 The IRS is very big, I don't think. 30 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:09,320 Jeffrey, how do you think? 31 00:03:09,820 --> 00:03:14,340 Thank you. 32 00:03:16,260 --> 00:03:18,600 Edna, is Leo in? Yes, but he's with a client. 33 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:20,260 Would you tell him I'd like to see him at 53? 34 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:21,780 Yes, ma 'am. Thank you. 35 00:03:26,540 --> 00:03:27,540 Thank you, Jeffrey. 36 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,260 As usual, lunch? 37 00:03:30,620 --> 00:03:32,140 It was wonderful. 38 00:03:42,220 --> 00:03:43,560 Dinner's going to be even better. 39 00:03:50,940 --> 00:03:54,620 Why don't you think we're moving just a little too fast? Seven o 'clock, 40 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:55,680 Fairview Hotel. 41 00:04:02,410 --> 00:04:04,370 What? Can I get that in writing? 42 00:04:06,430 --> 00:04:07,430 Yeah. 43 00:04:09,270 --> 00:04:10,270 Seven o 'clock. 44 00:04:11,570 --> 00:04:13,330 Fairview Hotel. 45 00:04:13,630 --> 00:04:14,448 My room. 46 00:04:14,450 --> 00:04:16,209 I think I can remember that part. 47 00:04:20,630 --> 00:04:24,730 I'll call the auditor and I'll set up an appointment. Now you get your receipts 48 00:04:24,730 --> 00:04:29,470 together and stop worrying. My clients get audited all the time. 49 00:04:32,090 --> 00:04:33,090 See you, Ben. 50 00:04:36,630 --> 00:04:39,290 Leo, can I see you for a minute, please? Sure. 51 00:04:49,970 --> 00:04:50,970 Sit down, Leo. 52 00:04:55,230 --> 00:04:55,809 What's this? 53 00:04:55,810 --> 00:04:56,810 You tell me. 54 00:04:57,930 --> 00:04:58,930 Those bank statements. 55 00:04:59,050 --> 00:05:02,310 Yes, that's right, Leo. One from your bank account and one from my corporate 56 00:05:02,310 --> 00:05:03,310 checking account. 57 00:05:04,410 --> 00:05:05,410 Well, something wrong? 58 00:05:05,730 --> 00:05:09,610 Look at the deposits and the withdrawals. You've been transferring 59 00:05:09,610 --> 00:05:13,050 Downey and Company's corporate account to your personal bank account for almost 60 00:05:13,050 --> 00:05:14,050 a month. 61 00:05:16,030 --> 00:05:17,150 I've never seen this. 62 00:05:17,490 --> 00:05:20,990 Leo, did you really think I wouldn't notice that $12 ,000 was missing? 63 00:05:21,550 --> 00:05:24,650 Patricia, I swear to you, I don't know anything about this. 64 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,220 Patricia? Sorry, I forgot my sunglasses. 65 00:05:31,140 --> 00:05:32,140 It's okay. Sorry. 66 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,840 Patricia, this is some kind of mistake. I am not an embezzler. How can you deny 67 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:42,020 this? It's all right there in black and white. I did not take your money. 68 00:05:52,140 --> 00:05:55,300 I'm going to give you 24 hours to return that money. Now, Patricia, I have been 69 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:58,160 working for you for eight years. You've got to give me the benefit of the doubt. 70 00:05:58,340 --> 00:06:02,080 If you don't return it by then, I'm going to call the police. But either 71 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:03,500 you no longer work for this firm. 72 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:05,200 Damn you, Patricia. 73 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,420 I did not take your money. 74 00:06:42,730 --> 00:06:43,730 Room service. 75 00:06:56,430 --> 00:06:58,010 Dinner's here, darling. 76 00:07:01,050 --> 00:07:05,090 Uh, just leave it. All right. 77 00:07:14,030 --> 00:07:14,749 Wow, thanks. 78 00:07:14,750 --> 00:07:15,750 Sure. 79 00:07:16,850 --> 00:07:18,910 You're acting like a two -year -old, you know. 80 00:07:19,530 --> 00:07:22,570 Just, uh, call me when you move. Right. 81 00:07:24,490 --> 00:07:26,670 Damn it, Patricia, you come out of there right now! 82 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:55,820 Patricia, I know it's early, but I've been thinking about this all night. 83 00:07:56,140 --> 00:07:59,740 Maybe I did jump to conclusions yesterday. We should talk about this 84 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,400 Well, how about my place right now? Coffee's on. 85 00:08:06,060 --> 00:08:07,660 Great. I'll see you then. 86 00:08:12,660 --> 00:08:13,660 Hi. 87 00:08:15,820 --> 00:08:17,480 Jeffrey, what are you doing here? 88 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,580 You slipped off last night before I could tell you to have a good day. 89 00:08:23,620 --> 00:08:24,860 You are something. 90 00:08:25,820 --> 00:08:28,100 Thank you. 91 00:08:30,260 --> 00:08:32,700 Want some coffee? 92 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:34,580 Sure. Thanks. 93 00:08:34,940 --> 00:08:35,940 Hey, 94 00:08:37,020 --> 00:08:39,360 I took your advice. I called Leo. He's coming over. 95 00:08:41,220 --> 00:08:42,220 Right now? 96 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,720 Yeah. And I feel better about it already. I mean... 97 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,100 Maybe it was just a computer error. 98 00:08:48,940 --> 00:08:49,940 I hope so. 99 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:54,500 What are you doing? 100 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,140 I don't want to leave any fingerprints. 101 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:52,840 Patricia? Patricia? 102 00:09:58,560 --> 00:10:04,920 The serial killer, isn't it? 103 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:06,700 That strangler. 104 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:13,860 Well, it looks that way, but we don't know for sure yet. 105 00:10:14,790 --> 00:10:17,170 So what time was it when she called you this morning, you remember? 106 00:10:17,530 --> 00:10:18,530 I don't know. 107 00:10:19,250 --> 00:10:21,090 About 7 .15, I would guess. 108 00:10:21,450 --> 00:10:24,570 Did she call you over before work like this very often? 109 00:10:24,810 --> 00:10:25,810 No. 110 00:10:25,930 --> 00:10:28,650 She wanted to discuss this problem we're having at work. 111 00:10:28,890 --> 00:10:29,890 What was the problem? 112 00:10:31,970 --> 00:10:33,390 She thought I'd been embezzling. 113 00:10:34,130 --> 00:10:36,230 Thank you. 114 00:10:41,530 --> 00:10:43,230 Hold on just a second. 115 00:10:48,819 --> 00:10:50,160 Morning. Good morning, Bob. 116 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:51,360 Who's the lady? 117 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,460 That's Patricia Dowling. 118 00:10:53,860 --> 00:10:56,220 She owned and ran a downtown accounting firm. 119 00:10:58,620 --> 00:10:59,620 So what do you think? 120 00:11:00,260 --> 00:11:01,260 Victim number six. 121 00:11:03,020 --> 00:11:06,780 No. She was strangled. She's got that mark on her forehead. 122 00:11:07,220 --> 00:11:08,720 My guy didn't do this, Bob. 123 00:11:09,140 --> 00:11:10,560 It's the work of a copycat. 124 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:12,760 Lieutenant. 125 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,640 We just found this on the floor of Mr. Kasabian's car. 126 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:25,440 Ricardo! 127 00:11:26,680 --> 00:11:28,480 Ricardo! Mr. Ricardo! 128 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,840 What on earth is the matter? 129 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,800 This drawer was full of my receipts. Now it's full of potholders. What did you 130 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,320 do with my receipts? Receipts for what? 131 00:11:38,020 --> 00:11:41,740 Taxes. All kinds of tax -deductible stuff. Now, where did you put them? 132 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:46,000 Don't you know we're recycling paper now, Mr. Matlock? I find anything lying 133 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,180 around, I take it down to the supermarket where it belongs. 134 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:49,400 No! 135 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,600 My receipts weren't lying around. They were in a big jumbled heap in this 136 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:57,040 drawer. Now, where'd you put them? Why would you keep them in a kitchen drawer 137 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,200 anyway? Because it's my house, Ms. McArdle. I can keep them anywhere. I can 138 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,640 them in a bathtub if I want to. 139 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:07,460 You turn a very unflattering shade of magenta when you lose your temper. I 140 00:12:07,460 --> 00:12:12,260 you know. My Uncle Francis did the same thing. He's the one died of a massive 141 00:12:12,260 --> 00:12:14,040 stroke. Went just like that. 142 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:15,440 Come on. 143 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,620 You better know where you're putting it. 144 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:22,240 If the same thing happens to you, it'll be your own fault. 145 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:26,160 Why, everybody knows you don't keep tax receipts in a kitchen drawer. 146 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:28,320 You keep them in a shoebox. 147 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:30,840 Went just like that. 148 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,420 Oh, yeah, Leo. I found those receipts. 149 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:51,960 You're where? 150 00:12:52,020 --> 00:12:55,760 I still can't believe the police think I did it. I mean, I'm the one who called 151 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:56,760 them. 152 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:02,760 Well, the person who discovers the body is usually the first one they suspect. 153 00:13:05,300 --> 00:13:09,440 They say Patricia fired you, huh? Yeah, she accused me of stealing money from 154 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:10,760 the company, which was not true. 155 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:14,080 What are you doing? 156 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,580 I can't tell you how much I hate this room. 157 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:24,540 If it just put up a picture of a cow or a dog or a bird. 158 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,080 Oh, yeah. 159 00:13:29,180 --> 00:13:32,380 You no longer work for Downey and Company, huh? 160 00:13:32,580 --> 00:13:33,580 Is that important? 161 00:13:35,460 --> 00:13:36,820 Who's going to do my audit? 162 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,060 Well, you just get me out of this mess and I'll do your audit. 163 00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:43,860 In fact, I will do your taxes for free for the rest of your life. How is that? 164 00:13:44,590 --> 00:13:47,730 I mean, my God, Ben, they think I killed somebody. How can you think about 165 00:13:47,730 --> 00:13:50,690 taxes? Well, it's a penny saved. 166 00:13:52,310 --> 00:13:54,970 I hate to say it, Ben, but sometimes you act like you're cheap. 167 00:14:00,710 --> 00:14:04,610 Kind of a wire they found in my car. Whoever killed Patricia must have been 168 00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:06,030 watching me, Ben. 169 00:14:06,490 --> 00:14:07,510 That is creepy. 170 00:14:08,650 --> 00:14:09,650 Yeah. 171 00:14:09,870 --> 00:14:10,870 That is creepy. 172 00:14:57,740 --> 00:15:00,740 Yeah, Ben Matlock, thank you for your time. No problem. 173 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,760 So, not the serial killer, huh? 174 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:05,360 Absolutely not. 175 00:15:05,820 --> 00:15:09,160 I know this crime was committed by a copycat killer. 176 00:15:10,660 --> 00:15:11,660 Number one, 177 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:13,360 the place is a mess. 178 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,400 Obviously, the victim put up quite a struggle. 179 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:22,200 The man that we're after likes to tidy things up when he's done. 180 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:23,760 Neat freak. 181 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,020 That's why he uses a garage. 182 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,440 No blood. Less mess. 183 00:15:28,820 --> 00:15:32,340 Well, maybe his other victims didn't put up so much struggle. 184 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:38,180 His victims were men, Mr. Matlock. If anything, they probably struggled more, 185 00:15:38,380 --> 00:15:40,760 which leads us to another inconsistency. 186 00:15:40,980 --> 00:15:42,420 Ms. Downey was a woman. 187 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:47,400 Serial killers rarely change the gender of their victims midstream. 188 00:15:48,900 --> 00:15:51,660 Well, how do you know your guy is a guy? 189 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:53,420 Well, because, A, 190 00:15:54,380 --> 00:15:58,300 It takes a great deal of strength to strangle someone. 191 00:15:59,340 --> 00:16:02,940 B, female serial killers are extremely rare. 192 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:08,040 And C, the so -called Southside Strangler smokes cigars. 193 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:09,480 I didn't know that. 194 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,240 Neither did your copycat. 195 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:12,740 We never told the press. 196 00:16:13,180 --> 00:16:14,600 What, did he leave stubs around? 197 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,960 Not stubs, ashes. We'd find them in the garbage, imported Havanas. 198 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,540 There's one other thing we never told the press. 199 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:24,620 He makes a mark on his victim's forehead. 200 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,480 Yeah, the Roman numeral two. 201 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:30,720 What he writes may be common knowledge, but how he writes it is not. 202 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,760 He carves it into their skin. 203 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:39,200 The mark on Ms. Downey's forehead was made with a blue ballpoint pen. 204 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,580 Again, a copycat. 205 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:45,120 Well... 206 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:54,040 I guess whoever killed Mrs. Downey started out trying to make it look like 207 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:58,280 was a South Side Strangler, but then when Leo showed up, he thought, what the 208 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,300 hell, and just threw the murder weapon in his car. 209 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:05,480 Or the DA is right and your client is the killer. No, no. 210 00:17:06,020 --> 00:17:09,220 Why would he leave that wire so you could find it? It's not Leo. 211 00:17:09,900 --> 00:17:11,460 That's the only thing I'm certain. 212 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,760 Everything I just told you was confidential. 213 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:16,160 Of course. 214 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:18,400 Well, there goes Leo's car. 215 00:17:19,020 --> 00:17:20,020 Need a bath. 216 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:22,520 Help. 217 00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:29,120 Is there anything else I can help you with? 218 00:17:29,620 --> 00:17:30,920 No, I'm fine, thank you. 219 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:35,560 Well, if you change your mind, just let me know. I'll be right outside. 220 00:17:36,140 --> 00:17:38,940 Were you pretty fond of her? 221 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,760 Who? Oh, Patricia. Oh, she was okay. 222 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,060 But she seemed so upset. 223 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:49,400 Of course I'm upset. 224 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:55,340 I mean, it's the middle of a recession and I just lost my job and my health 225 00:17:55,340 --> 00:17:59,280 insurance and a whole month's paid vacation. 226 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,280 And what's worse, the Lennon -Duke job. 227 00:18:03,540 --> 00:18:06,000 I'll probably have to go on a diet. 228 00:18:07,540 --> 00:18:14,400 I mean, she was a very nice woman and may she rest 229 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:15,760 in peace and all that, but... 230 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,520 Damn it, why did she have to go and make Leo so mad? 231 00:18:19,380 --> 00:18:20,380 Leo didn't do it. 232 00:18:20,540 --> 00:18:21,680 Oh, yeah, right. 233 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:27,760 Wait, Edna. 234 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,320 7 o 'clock, Fairview Hotel. 235 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:35,800 Tuesday the 17th was the day before she died. Do you know if Patricia was 236 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:36,800 meeting somebody there? 237 00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:38,380 Oh, probably Jeffrey. 238 00:18:39,420 --> 00:18:41,520 Spydell, you know, Spydell ad agency. 239 00:18:42,500 --> 00:18:44,700 He and Patricia had a major thing going. 240 00:19:12,540 --> 00:19:15,860 Yeah? Uh, Ben Matlock is here to see you. Uh, he doesn't have an appointment. 241 00:19:18,420 --> 00:19:19,420 That's okay. Send him in. 242 00:19:35,790 --> 00:19:36,729 Bye, Dale. 243 00:19:36,730 --> 00:19:41,190 Ben Matlock, thank you for seeing me on Short Nut. Well, it's not every day that 244 00:19:41,190 --> 00:19:43,690 a famous criminal attorney drops in on me. Sit down, please. 245 00:19:44,810 --> 00:19:50,210 Oh, the Jolly Food Market. You handle their advertising? 246 00:19:50,630 --> 00:19:51,810 That's one of my accounts, yes. 247 00:19:52,510 --> 00:19:55,370 I went in there once. I had an accident. 248 00:19:55,610 --> 00:20:00,630 I fell over a stack of candied yams. If the aisles are too narrow on television, 249 00:20:00,890 --> 00:20:03,930 they'd look as wide as freeways, but in real life, they're... 250 00:20:06,070 --> 00:20:07,950 Well, Mr. Matlock, that's advertising. 251 00:20:08,610 --> 00:20:11,130 See, people don't buy reality, they buy image. 252 00:20:11,430 --> 00:20:12,890 If they didn't, I'd be out of business. 253 00:20:13,750 --> 00:20:15,570 So what can I do for you, sir? 254 00:20:15,890 --> 00:20:22,370 Well, I've taken the case of the man who's accused of murdering Patricia 255 00:20:22,370 --> 00:20:24,130 Downey. Yes, I know. 256 00:20:24,690 --> 00:20:25,690 You do? 257 00:20:25,730 --> 00:20:31,070 Yes. As I'm sure you know, Patricia and I have been seeing each other for almost 258 00:20:31,070 --> 00:20:32,070 a month. 259 00:20:33,090 --> 00:20:35,370 So I've followed the case very closely. 260 00:20:37,230 --> 00:20:42,870 She was very special. I don't think 261 00:20:42,870 --> 00:20:47,150 the fact that she's dead has really hit me yet. 262 00:20:51,190 --> 00:20:52,670 Is that the way it was with you? 263 00:20:55,090 --> 00:20:56,190 What do you mean? 264 00:20:57,090 --> 00:21:00,330 When you lost your wife, I read someplace that you're a widower. 265 00:21:01,010 --> 00:21:02,270 Yes, yes. 266 00:21:02,830 --> 00:21:06,330 That was a long time ago. 267 00:21:08,710 --> 00:21:11,870 When was the last time you saw Patricia? 268 00:21:12,350 --> 00:21:13,890 It was the night before the murder. 269 00:21:15,690 --> 00:21:20,950 Did she say or do anything unusual or seem to be upset by anything? 270 00:21:22,350 --> 00:21:27,210 Well, she told me how she'd had to fire your client. 271 00:21:27,410 --> 00:21:31,090 In fact, she was pretty upset about it. She said he hadn't taken it very well. 272 00:21:32,620 --> 00:21:36,200 And other than that, it was a very happy, wonderful evening. 273 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,820 Do you remember the last night you spent with your wife? 274 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:46,600 Yes, yes, I do. 275 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,200 Must have been a good memory then. 276 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:56,600 Yes. 277 00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:58,440 Just like mine of Patricia. 278 00:22:03,139 --> 00:22:08,140 Well, that's all the questions I had to ask you. Thank you again for your time. 279 00:22:09,180 --> 00:22:11,740 Don't mention it. I can find my way out. 280 00:22:11,940 --> 00:22:13,720 Yes, sir. Thank you. 281 00:22:19,220 --> 00:22:20,220 Yeah, 282 00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:24,580 I knew who Jeffrey Spiesel is. 283 00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:27,340 They got a room permanently reserved for him here. 284 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:28,800 Handled all their advertising. 285 00:22:29,220 --> 00:22:30,500 I guess it's part of the deal. 286 00:22:31,050 --> 00:22:34,290 I understand you delivered dinner to his room last Tuesday night. 287 00:22:34,750 --> 00:22:37,230 That sounds right. Was anybody with him? 288 00:22:38,230 --> 00:22:39,490 How bad do you want to know? 289 00:22:46,370 --> 00:22:47,370 Oh, dear. 290 00:22:47,450 --> 00:22:48,450 Oh, dear. 291 00:22:48,670 --> 00:22:52,230 Mr. Cardle? What are you grumbling about? 292 00:22:52,670 --> 00:22:54,470 Oh, I'm not grumbling. I'm thinking. 293 00:22:55,310 --> 00:22:59,330 Thinking what the world's coming to. Serial killers and the like. 294 00:23:00,020 --> 00:23:01,180 Oh, well, yeah. 295 00:23:01,900 --> 00:23:05,180 And you know what I think it is? 296 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,780 We've lost trust in our fellow man. 297 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:10,660 What? Trust. 298 00:23:10,940 --> 00:23:16,360 When my cousin Kevin went away for an entire weekend and left all his doors 299 00:23:16,360 --> 00:23:19,500 unlocked. And his house was safe? The house was safe. 300 00:23:20,060 --> 00:23:23,240 But everything in it was gone, including the plumbing. 301 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,620 That's when he lost his trust. 302 00:23:25,860 --> 00:23:27,460 Well, yeah, well, I can see it. 303 00:23:28,020 --> 00:23:29,180 Oh, I don't know. 304 00:23:29,710 --> 00:23:34,530 It's not like the good old days when you could leave things in strange places 305 00:23:34,530 --> 00:23:37,030 and come back and they'd still be there. 306 00:23:38,570 --> 00:23:40,310 The trust is gone. 307 00:23:41,490 --> 00:23:44,270 We've got to get back to trusting one another. 308 00:23:44,490 --> 00:23:48,430 We have to have faith in our fellow man and not be suspicious. 309 00:23:48,930 --> 00:23:53,750 Yeah, well, we certainly trust each other. Oh, you can count on that. 310 00:23:54,970 --> 00:23:59,680 Oh, yes. You know, I forgot to pay you that. Oh, my. 311 00:24:06,180 --> 00:24:07,180 Oh, 312 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:08,440 thank you. 313 00:24:29,450 --> 00:24:30,450 at the Fairview Hotel. 314 00:24:31,410 --> 00:24:34,750 Patricia was here with Jeffrey Spidell that night. That much of his story is 315 00:24:34,750 --> 00:24:37,290 true. But all that happy sweetness and light stuff? 316 00:24:38,550 --> 00:24:39,550 Wrong. 317 00:24:40,150 --> 00:24:43,890 I'm sorry, sir. You cannot go in there. I heard what he said. This won't take a 318 00:24:43,890 --> 00:24:46,990 minute. What the hell's going on? I've been trying to see you all morning. 319 00:24:47,030 --> 00:24:50,030 I've been very busy. I get the feeling you don't want to see me. 320 00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:54,390 Why would I avoid you? You go to the Fairview Hotel all the time. Maybe you 321 00:24:54,390 --> 00:24:55,950 heard I was there asking questions. 322 00:24:56,210 --> 00:25:00,130 No, I did not know that. You were there the night before Patricia Downey was 323 00:25:00,130 --> 00:25:01,130 murdered. 324 00:25:01,930 --> 00:25:05,310 Yes, we had a wonderful evening. You sure you didn't have a big argument with 325 00:25:05,310 --> 00:25:07,630 her? Of course I'm sure. She didn't lock herself in the bathroom? 326 00:25:07,950 --> 00:25:11,990 Where did you get such an idea? I've got to ask you where you were the morning 327 00:25:11,990 --> 00:25:13,450 Patricia Downey was murdered. 328 00:25:14,930 --> 00:25:16,830 I can't believe you. 329 00:25:18,030 --> 00:25:21,110 I really don't have time for this. I hate to be blunt with you, but I'm going 330 00:25:21,110 --> 00:25:22,810 have to ask you to leave right now. Please. 331 00:25:24,170 --> 00:25:26,150 This makes you look awfully guilty. 332 00:25:36,250 --> 00:25:37,149 Yes, Mr. 333 00:25:37,150 --> 00:25:38,150 Matlock. 334 00:25:39,390 --> 00:25:40,390 I know. 335 00:25:48,780 --> 00:25:52,820 If you can dig up anything that might tell us what she and that Spidell were 336 00:25:52,820 --> 00:25:57,240 arguing about, if you can't find anything in her office, start poking 337 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:58,240 head. 338 00:26:01,340 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaking of the devil. 339 00:26:07,780 --> 00:26:08,780 Good morning. 340 00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:10,540 Hello, Mr. Spidell. 341 00:26:10,780 --> 00:26:11,739 Hi. 342 00:26:11,740 --> 00:26:13,140 Hi, Jeffrey Spidell. 343 00:26:13,620 --> 00:26:15,900 Conrad McMaster. Oh, good grip. 344 00:26:16,460 --> 00:26:18,320 Let me guess, you must be the investigator, huh? 345 00:26:18,820 --> 00:26:20,380 I sure know your handshakes. 346 00:26:20,700 --> 00:26:27,400 Well, listen, I just wanted to apologize for my behavior yesterday. I 347 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:32,520 guess Patricia's death has had more of an effect on me than I realized. And I'm 348 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,140 way behind schedule at work. 349 00:26:35,020 --> 00:26:38,400 And I guess as a result, I'm just a little bit uptight. I'm very sorry. 350 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:39,680 That's okay. 351 00:26:40,780 --> 00:26:42,020 So this is where you live, huh? 352 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:47,540 Yeah, that's it. Well, considering it belongs to a man who, by all accounts, 353 00:26:47,540 --> 00:26:50,280 very wealthy, it's quite... Small? 354 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:52,680 Deceptive. 355 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,560 Rather than letting people know who you are or what you're all about, you'd 356 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,480 rather keep them guessing, wouldn't you, Mr. Matlock? 357 00:26:59,740 --> 00:27:01,460 Most people just call me cheap. 358 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,260 Well, in any case, I'm just the opposite. 359 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:10,220 I make big bucks, and I want everybody to damn well know it. Well, that's a 360 00:27:10,220 --> 00:27:11,460 car. Yep. 361 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:12,840 Thank you. 362 00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:18,220 Listen, if you need someone to corroborate your story about why your 363 00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:20,560 at Patricia's house that morning, I'd be glad to help out. 364 00:27:21,260 --> 00:27:22,340 What do you mean? 365 00:27:23,660 --> 00:27:27,120 Well, Patricia mentioned to me the night before that she was having second 366 00:27:27,120 --> 00:27:31,220 thoughts about firing Leo, and I told her that I thought she should meet with 367 00:27:31,220 --> 00:27:32,680 him first thing in the morning. She agreed. 368 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:34,560 Oh. 369 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,280 Oh, was that before or after she locked herself in the bathroom? 370 00:27:45,580 --> 00:27:46,580 It's just a thought. 371 00:27:51,340 --> 00:27:52,920 What the hell was that all about? 372 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:56,240 Did you notice how dirty his car was? 373 00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:00,440 Like it'd been sitting out in the rain? 374 00:28:01,460 --> 00:28:02,620 I got mad in the rain. 375 00:28:04,940 --> 00:28:06,420 Mad me under a sprinkler. 376 00:28:18,350 --> 00:28:21,950 Have you got him? Did you get the real strangler yet? I'm zeroing in, Ms. 377 00:28:22,090 --> 00:28:26,690 McArdle. Zeroing in. It's looking good for my client. Oh, now, isn't that a 378 00:28:26,690 --> 00:28:30,010 thing you're doing? Getting an innocent man off. 379 00:28:30,430 --> 00:28:34,830 It's just a darling thing you're doing. Just darling. I'm just doing my job. You 380 00:28:34,830 --> 00:28:39,090 know, I once saw a movie with Lionel Barrymore where he was defending an 381 00:28:39,090 --> 00:28:40,770 innocent man accused of murder. 382 00:28:41,090 --> 00:28:43,130 Of course, you don't have his looks. 383 00:28:43,930 --> 00:28:45,150 And he had this... 384 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:51,460 strong chin that you don't have and a booming voice that you don't have. And 385 00:28:51,460 --> 00:28:55,840 was taller than you with that handsome Barrymore face. 386 00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:02,280 And when he finished his speech and his client was freed, the people in the 387 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:04,800 courtroom all got up and cheered. 388 00:29:06,180 --> 00:29:10,700 Oh, I know you're going to do well in that courtroom, Mr. Matlock. 389 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,080 And I do wish you well. 390 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,760 But you're no Lionel Barrymore. 391 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:25,000 How long had you known 392 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,680 Patricia Downey, Mr. Piedel? 393 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:28,940 For close to a month. 394 00:29:29,180 --> 00:29:31,260 How would you describe your relationship? 395 00:29:32,980 --> 00:29:34,460 We had become lovers. 396 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:38,660 When was the last time you saw her? 397 00:29:40,260 --> 00:29:41,600 The night before she was killed. 398 00:29:42,140 --> 00:29:43,400 Did you spend the night with her? 399 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:51,540 No, sir. We just had dinner. She was... She wanted to get home so that she 400 00:29:51,540 --> 00:29:52,479 could meet with Mr. 401 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,400 Kasabian the next morning before she went to work. 402 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:55,840 Oh. 403 00:29:56,780 --> 00:29:57,920 Yeah, yeah. 404 00:29:59,420 --> 00:30:04,080 Are you sure it wasn't because you had a big fight with her? 405 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:05,840 We did not have a fight. 406 00:30:06,590 --> 00:30:12,010 Mr. Spidell, Mr. John LaForte, the waiter who brought your room service to 407 00:30:12,010 --> 00:30:16,950 Fairview Hotel, is ready, willing, and able to testify that he witnessed an 408 00:30:16,950 --> 00:30:18,910 argument between you and Patricia Downey. 409 00:30:20,310 --> 00:30:24,250 Well, if he did, he'd be perjuring himself. I can't imagine why he'd do 410 00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:28,510 Are you saying you did not have an argument with Patricia Downey in your 411 00:30:28,510 --> 00:30:33,250 room that night? Patricia wasn't even in my hotel room that night. Oh, come on! 412 00:30:34,380 --> 00:30:38,100 The hotel records show that you registered and ordered dinner for two. 413 00:30:38,940 --> 00:30:43,260 Yes. Yes, sir, I did order dinner for two, but that's because Patricia was 414 00:30:43,260 --> 00:30:47,940 supposed to meet me at the hotel at around 7 o 'clock, and at just about 6 415 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:53,240 right after the room service was delivered, I called Patricia at her 416 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:54,380 was very upset about Mr. 417 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,760 Kasabian, and so we decided to meet at Gardino's instead. That's her favorite 418 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,880 restaurant. I'm sure the hotel has records of the phone call. 419 00:31:02,270 --> 00:31:07,330 You were seen in room 1737 at the Fairview Hotel. 420 00:31:07,850 --> 00:31:13,490 You were seen having an argument with Patricia Downey, a woman who was found 421 00:31:13,490 --> 00:31:14,810 murdered the next morning. 422 00:31:15,350 --> 00:31:22,110 Mr. Matlock, I defy you to find one person who saw Patricia Downey 423 00:31:22,110 --> 00:31:24,450 at the Fairview Hotel the night before she was murdered. 424 00:31:24,770 --> 00:31:27,510 And if your waiter says he saw her, then he's lying. 425 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:32,580 She went straight from her office to Gardino's. I met her there at 7 o 426 00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:34,140 We ate dinner. I stayed till about 9. 427 00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:36,560 And then we went our separate ways. 428 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:44,000 Forever, as it turns out. As a matter of fact, I have a photograph 429 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:48,820 that Reggie Lambert sent to me. He was the maitre d' at Gardino's that evening. 430 00:31:49,580 --> 00:31:52,660 Now, that's a picture of the chef and me and Patricia. 431 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:57,320 Now, he or the chef or any of the people sitting near us, for that matter, can 432 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:01,160 testify to the fact that we were there that evening and we never argued. 433 00:32:02,500 --> 00:32:04,400 Is that all, Mr. Matlock? No. 434 00:32:05,540 --> 00:32:06,920 No, it's not all. 435 00:32:10,900 --> 00:32:16,620 Where were you between 7 and 8 the morning Patricia was murdered? 436 00:32:16,860 --> 00:32:21,550 Objection. This line of questioning is at worst irrelevant and at best 437 00:32:21,550 --> 00:32:27,090 distracting. As far as we know, this witness was the last person to see the 438 00:32:27,090 --> 00:32:32,610 decedent alive. His testimony is not only relevant, it's critical, Your 439 00:32:33,990 --> 00:32:34,990 Overruled. 440 00:32:35,350 --> 00:32:36,590 Please answer the question. 441 00:32:38,110 --> 00:32:39,390 I was at home. 442 00:32:39,910 --> 00:32:42,930 Tell the court what kind of car you drive. 443 00:32:44,679 --> 00:32:50,040 Well, actually, I have two. One is a blue Blazer 4x4, which I use mainly for 444 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:51,040 recreation. 445 00:32:51,140 --> 00:32:55,840 And the other is a black Jaguar XJS convertible, and that's the car I drive 446 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:56,559 around town. 447 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,640 You ever spend the night at Patricia's? Sure, lots of times. 448 00:33:00,140 --> 00:33:01,220 Park your car in the garage? 449 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,820 No, I had to leave it out. There wasn't room in the garage. 450 00:33:05,260 --> 00:33:06,500 You know Millie Dumas? 451 00:33:07,620 --> 00:33:11,640 No. She lives across the street from Patricia's. Sitting right over there. 452 00:33:13,580 --> 00:33:18,880 And she's all set to testify that she saw your car parked in front of 453 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:22,840 house at 7 .15 the morning she was murdered. That's not possible. 454 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:28,860 She knew it was your car because she'd seen it parked there so often. A black 455 00:33:28,860 --> 00:33:35,860 Jaguar XJS convertible parked right on the street, just like always, by one 456 00:33:35,860 --> 00:33:40,560 of Patricia's water sprinklers. That was your car. You parked it there. Then you 457 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,920 went inside and you killed her, didn't you? 458 00:33:43,709 --> 00:33:46,070 My car was in the shop that morning, sir. 459 00:33:50,430 --> 00:33:51,430 What? 460 00:33:51,570 --> 00:33:53,950 My car was in the shop that morning getting service. 461 00:33:54,150 --> 00:33:57,130 They picked it up the day before the murder. They returned it to me the day 462 00:33:57,130 --> 00:33:58,970 after. Call Doug Harding Motors. 463 00:33:59,170 --> 00:34:00,390 They keep records, too, you know. 464 00:34:03,980 --> 00:34:08,580 I have no idea why he came after me like that. It was totally uncalled for and, 465 00:34:08,659 --> 00:34:11,940 frankly, a little pathetic. Mr. Matlock, any comments on what just happened? 466 00:34:12,100 --> 00:34:14,679 Now, where did you get your information? Do you think it was set up? What are 467 00:34:14,679 --> 00:34:15,638 you going to do now? 468 00:34:15,639 --> 00:34:17,040 Check the license plate number. 469 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,699 How does it feel to make a fool of yourself, Mr. Matlock? 470 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:21,120 Lousy! 471 00:34:31,139 --> 00:34:32,360 That's great. I appreciate it. 472 00:34:33,290 --> 00:34:35,429 Where's my leaky faucet? 473 00:35:30,030 --> 00:35:33,210 You think Jeffrey Spidell is the Southside Strangler? Uh -huh. 474 00:35:33,530 --> 00:35:38,130 And that he murdered Patricia Downey? Yep. All because Conrad found cigars in 475 00:35:38,130 --> 00:35:40,370 his hotel room. They were imported Havana. 476 00:35:40,610 --> 00:35:42,110 Ben, that's no proof. 477 00:35:42,430 --> 00:35:46,590 I know. That's the reason I need to see your files on the other murders so I can 478 00:35:46,590 --> 00:35:47,590 get some proof. 479 00:35:48,390 --> 00:35:51,870 Why would he make the Downey murder look like a copycat? I don't know. 480 00:35:52,110 --> 00:35:57,390 I have never known of a serial killer who was his own copycat. Never. You have 481 00:35:57,390 --> 00:35:59,030 never known Jeffrey Spidell. 482 00:35:59,550 --> 00:36:01,050 He doesn't fit the profile. 483 00:36:01,290 --> 00:36:02,630 Doesn't matter. He's the one. 484 00:36:04,670 --> 00:36:07,270 You sure this isn't just sour grapes? I'm sure. 485 00:36:11,130 --> 00:36:12,130 Okay. 486 00:36:20,610 --> 00:36:22,850 I want that back first thing in the morning. 487 00:36:25,710 --> 00:36:30,250 I have no idea why he came after me like that. It was totally uncalled for and, 488 00:36:30,290 --> 00:36:31,290 frankly, a little pathetic. 489 00:36:33,990 --> 00:36:38,670 Check the license plate number. 490 00:36:38,950 --> 00:36:41,370 How does it feel to make a fool of yourself, Mr. Matlock? 491 00:36:41,730 --> 00:36:42,730 Lousy! 492 00:36:44,570 --> 00:36:47,230 Check the license plate number. 493 00:36:47,550 --> 00:36:49,970 How does it feel to make a fool of yourself, Mr. Matlock? 494 00:36:50,390 --> 00:36:51,390 Lousy! 495 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:27,600 successful people. 496 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:32,400 Councilman Mendez, Bill Davis, Warren Daniels, and now Patricia. 497 00:37:33,380 --> 00:37:36,080 Oh, when you're through with that, here's everything on Jeffrey Spidell. 498 00:37:36,300 --> 00:37:37,300 Yeah. 499 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,120 You and Mr. Spidell had something in common. 500 00:37:40,580 --> 00:37:42,440 What? He went to Harvard Law. 501 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:45,120 Yeah? But he flunked out. 502 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:47,280 Hey, 503 00:37:48,860 --> 00:37:51,120 if you don't need anything, I'll come to go home, okay? No, go ahead. 504 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:52,400 I'll see you later. 505 00:38:07,630 --> 00:38:08,630 Hey, Conrad? 506 00:38:10,270 --> 00:38:11,270 Hey! 507 00:38:11,610 --> 00:38:12,690 Hey, Conrad! 508 00:39:04,780 --> 00:39:05,780 Mr. Matlock. 509 00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:09,080 Okay. 510 00:39:11,720 --> 00:39:14,500 You presented a great challenge. 511 00:39:16,340 --> 00:39:20,020 So pardon me for wanting to savor the moment. 512 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,160 Saw the news? 513 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,900 The legendary Ben Matlock really got cut down to size today, didn't he? 514 00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:37,200 Being humiliated like that really hurts, doesn't it? You know something? The 515 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:41,100 pain never goes away, never goes away. Every time you look in the mirror, it 516 00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:44,140 comes right back at you like a kick in the gut. You're never quite the same. 517 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:54,720 You set up that whole copycat thing just to embarrass me in the courtroom? 518 00:39:55,540 --> 00:39:59,580 Well, actually, I first got the idea when I heard that Leo was going to do 519 00:39:59,580 --> 00:40:00,620 taxes, and so... 520 00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:06,060 I started dating Patricia and I transferred a few funds by computer so 521 00:40:06,060 --> 00:40:09,260 make Leo look like he had been embezzling and the rest you know. 522 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:13,340 I was very sure that you would be representing him. 523 00:40:13,580 --> 00:40:15,340 As I said, it was quite a challenge. 524 00:40:17,780 --> 00:40:19,700 Councilwoman Des and Bill Davis. 525 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,580 You humiliated them before you killed them. 526 00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:28,740 Put them out of their misery is a better way to put it. 527 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:31,920 They were both lawyers. 528 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:33,280 Very good. 529 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:37,460 That mark on their forehead wasn't the Roman numeral two. 530 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:39,220 No. No, it's Greek. 531 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:41,040 Uppercase pi. 532 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:43,360 Plaintiff. 533 00:40:44,100 --> 00:40:45,540 No touch of irony. 534 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:48,380 No more talk. 535 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:51,620 Why lawyers? 536 00:40:52,780 --> 00:40:53,780 Why not? 537 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:55,360 More fun. 538 00:41:02,970 --> 00:41:03,970 Police! Police! 539 00:41:07,310 --> 00:41:13,230 Stay right where you are. 540 00:41:14,030 --> 00:41:20,930 I guess... I guess... You thought 541 00:41:20,930 --> 00:41:22,890 I'd never know you were coming for me. 542 00:41:27,470 --> 00:41:29,770 But I pretty well had the whole thing figured out. 543 00:41:35,810 --> 00:41:39,950 What do you mean you'd be lucky to charge him? He tried to kill me. 544 00:41:40,270 --> 00:41:43,070 All right, we can charge him with attempted murder. Yes. 545 00:41:43,670 --> 00:41:48,090 But as for all those other murders, Ben, I'm telling you, we're going to have to 546 00:41:48,090 --> 00:41:53,130 be real lucky. Oh, come on. He practically confessed last night. All 547 00:41:53,130 --> 00:41:54,130 a minute, okay? 548 00:41:54,310 --> 00:41:56,570 Now, just listen. 549 00:42:02,860 --> 00:42:04,400 Misery is a better way to put it. 550 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:08,840 He didn't actually confess to anything. 551 00:42:09,300 --> 00:42:10,400 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 552 00:42:10,680 --> 00:42:14,000 In order to indict him for murder, we have to have solid evidence he's a 553 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,440 Southside Strangler. And the way this guy covers his tracks, I'm telling you, 554 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:18,800 it's going to be tough. 555 00:42:19,240 --> 00:42:20,720 This is just great. 556 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:25,440 You can't prove him guilty, and I can't prove my client innocent. 557 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:27,860 Well, I don't know what to tell you. 558 00:42:38,250 --> 00:42:39,270 Let me check something out. 559 00:42:44,010 --> 00:42:47,350 That's a nice outfit, Mr. Spidell. What's the occasion? 560 00:42:47,750 --> 00:42:51,370 Mr. Spidell's arrest is not relevant to this trial, Mr. Matlock. 561 00:42:51,570 --> 00:42:55,830 Please confine your questions to those that are germane to these proceedings. 562 00:42:56,430 --> 00:42:57,430 Sorry, Your Honor. 563 00:42:58,070 --> 00:43:04,010 Just a couple of questions and then you and your friend will be free to go, so 564 00:43:04,010 --> 00:43:04,669 to speak. 565 00:43:04,670 --> 00:43:05,670 Mr. Matlock. 566 00:43:06,010 --> 00:43:07,010 Sorry. 567 00:43:09,160 --> 00:43:14,800 Where were you between 7 and 8 the morning Patricia Downing was murdered? 568 00:43:15,020 --> 00:43:17,100 I've already testified that I was at home. 569 00:43:17,300 --> 00:43:18,300 I remember. 570 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:25,120 I remember. And Millie Dumas has just testified that she saw a 571 00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:31,400 black Jaguar XJS convertible parked in front of her house the morning she was 572 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:32,840 murdered. Was that your car? 573 00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:35,720 No. 574 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:40,640 I told you my car was in the shop that morning, Mr. Matlock. Let me rephrase 575 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:41,640 that question. 576 00:43:41,900 --> 00:43:44,680 Was that a car you had rented? 577 00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:46,840 No. 578 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:48,800 No? 579 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:55,780 The loaner that the dealership gave me was Maria. I'm not talking about that 580 00:43:55,780 --> 00:43:56,780 car. 581 00:43:57,420 --> 00:44:02,540 I'm talking about this car. 582 00:44:04,080 --> 00:44:08,600 The car you rented from the top of the line car rental agency in Savannah. 583 00:44:08,940 --> 00:44:12,380 See? This is a copy of the rental agreement. 584 00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:17,120 There's the imprint of your credit card. There's your signature. 585 00:44:18,140 --> 00:44:21,480 You rented it the night before and took it back the next day. 586 00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:27,980 Now, like you say, the dealership gave you a loaner. 587 00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:30,580 Why do you need to go out and rent another car? 588 00:44:31,120 --> 00:44:34,080 Why do you go all the way to Savannah to do it, huh? 589 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:40,220 The car you drove by my house the other day, that was your car. 590 00:44:41,020 --> 00:44:47,700 Now, out of the shop, you put water spots on it yourself to make me think it 591 00:44:47,700 --> 00:44:48,820 was this car. 592 00:44:50,420 --> 00:44:54,700 You wanted somebody to think they saw your car parked in front of Patricia's 593 00:44:54,700 --> 00:44:58,900 house that morning, didn't you? Just like you wanted the waiter to think he 594 00:44:58,900 --> 00:45:00,620 witnessed a fight between you and Patricia. 595 00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:06,700 It was all part of your big plan to make me think that I had you dead to rights. 596 00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:12,060 And then at the last minute, you'd yank the rug out from under me and make me 597 00:45:12,060 --> 00:45:15,220 look like a number A1 jackass, didn't you? 598 00:45:17,620 --> 00:45:22,440 But all the time, I knew you were the one. 599 00:45:28,650 --> 00:45:31,930 It took me a while to find that car at an agency. 600 00:45:32,570 --> 00:45:33,610 But I found it. 601 00:45:34,070 --> 00:45:39,950 It may take the police a while to place you at Councilman Mendez's home the 602 00:45:39,950 --> 00:45:40,950 night he was murdered. 603 00:45:41,730 --> 00:45:45,470 And Bill Davis's home the night he was murdered and all the others. 604 00:45:47,050 --> 00:45:48,730 It's just a matter of time. 605 00:45:50,090 --> 00:45:54,170 Because if you made one mistake, you made others. 606 00:45:56,780 --> 00:46:03,100 I guess the day the IRS decided to audit me wasn't exactly your lucky day 607 00:46:03,100 --> 00:46:04,100 either. 608 00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:05,340 Was it, Mr. 609 00:46:05,700 --> 00:46:08,840 Spydell? Was it, Mr. Spydell?