1 00:01:09,570 --> 00:01:12,882 ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪ 2 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:16,119 ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas And a happy New Year ♪ 3 00:01:16,143 --> 00:01:19,389 ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪ 4 00:01:19,413 --> 00:01:22,793 ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year ♪ 5 00:01:22,817 --> 00:01:26,128 ♪ Good tidings to you Wherever you are ♪ 6 00:01:26,152 --> 00:01:29,721 ♪ Good tidings for Christmas And a happy New Year ♪ 7 00:01:36,030 --> 00:01:39,242 ♪ Oh, bring us a figgy pudding Oh, bring us a figgy pudding ♪ 8 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:42,745 ♪ Oh, bring us a figgy pudding Now, get some right here ♪ 9 00:01:42,769 --> 00:01:45,815 ♪ We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some ♪ 10 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:49,653 ♪ We won't go until we get some So bring some right here ♪ 11 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:56,681 Merry Christmas, everybody. 12 00:02:02,289 --> 00:02:05,702 ♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪ 13 00:02:05,726 --> 00:02:08,070 ♪ We wish you A Merry Christmas ♪ 14 00:02:08,094 --> 00:02:12,408 ♪ And a happy New Year ♪ 15 00:02:12,432 --> 00:02:13,442 Okay. 16 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:14,677 Now, I want you to go find Peter. 17 00:02:14,701 --> 00:02:16,935 And don't spill anything on this, all right? 18 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:20,004 Look at you. Marry Christmas. 19 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:23,875 Hi. 20 00:02:25,245 --> 00:02:27,512 Hi. Hi. 21 00:02:32,018 --> 00:02:33,196 Peter. 22 00:02:33,220 --> 00:02:35,332 When are you gonna open the restaurant, Peter? 23 00:02:35,356 --> 00:02:38,268 I haven't settled on a location yet. 24 00:02:38,292 --> 00:02:40,036 Peter. Level with me, sport. 25 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:43,906 Uh, does Maggie give you an allowance or what? 26 00:02:43,930 --> 00:02:45,508 Why don't you have another drink? 27 00:02:45,532 --> 00:02:47,043 I don't think you've had nearly enough. 28 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:48,678 Peter. 29 00:02:48,702 --> 00:02:49,679 What is it? 30 00:02:49,703 --> 00:02:51,448 Could I please have some eggnog? 31 00:02:51,472 --> 00:02:53,383 Did Mommy say it was okay? 32 00:02:53,407 --> 00:02:55,818 Yes. 33 00:02:55,842 --> 00:02:57,654 One eggnog, no alcohol. 34 00:02:57,678 --> 00:02:59,689 Ho, ho, ho. 35 00:02:59,713 --> 00:03:01,191 Hi, Dr. Lord. 36 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:03,460 Now, have you been a good little girl? 37 00:03:03,484 --> 00:03:04,928 I think so. 38 00:03:04,952 --> 00:03:06,896 Yeah, you haven't done anything bad? 39 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:09,699 Well... LORD: Oh. 40 00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:11,500 What have you done, Wendy? 41 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:12,802 Nothing. 42 00:03:12,826 --> 00:03:14,537 Uh, we don't believe you. 43 00:03:14,561 --> 00:03:16,272 Oh, leave her alone. 44 00:03:16,296 --> 00:03:18,942 You'd better tell. Or I'll tell Maggie. 45 00:03:18,966 --> 00:03:20,143 Oh, no. Don't, please. 46 00:03:20,167 --> 00:03:21,777 Stop it, Jim. 47 00:03:21,801 --> 00:03:23,146 What is it, Wendy? 48 00:03:23,170 --> 00:03:24,814 Promise you won't tell? 49 00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:27,172 Ah. Mwah. Santa's honor. 50 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:29,685 My daddy's coming. 51 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,054 He's coming here? 52 00:03:31,078 --> 00:03:33,756 Mm-hm. To bring me my Christmas present. 53 00:03:33,780 --> 00:03:36,225 But Maggie said that he couldn't come to this house. 54 00:03:36,249 --> 00:03:38,861 He's gonna make believe he's Santa Claus and sneak in, 55 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:40,997 and nobody will know it's him but me. 56 00:03:41,021 --> 00:03:44,767 Yes, I see. He'll blend right in. 57 00:03:44,791 --> 00:03:47,737 He'll be here at 10:00 in my room. 58 00:03:47,761 --> 00:03:49,572 It's almost 9:40 now. 59 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:51,641 Peter. There's someone I'd like you to meet. 60 00:03:51,665 --> 00:03:53,509 Wendy, I think you should go to your room. 61 00:03:53,533 --> 00:03:55,545 Yeah, that's an excellent idea. 62 00:03:55,569 --> 00:03:58,748 Uh, Maggie, you'll never guess what Wendy told me. 63 00:03:58,772 --> 00:04:01,885 Dr. Lord... She said that she didn't believe 64 00:04:01,909 --> 00:04:04,487 that I was Santa Claus. Ha. 65 00:04:05,745 --> 00:04:08,546 Run along. It's getting late. 66 00:04:09,949 --> 00:04:12,049 Coming, Peter? Yes, of course. 67 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:17,833 Christmas is really for kids. Don't you think, Santa? 68 00:04:17,857 --> 00:04:19,324 It sure isn't for me. 69 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:24,807 ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way ♪ 70 00:04:24,831 --> 00:04:28,811 ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 71 00:04:28,835 --> 00:04:32,882 ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way ♪ 72 00:04:32,906 --> 00:04:36,853 ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 73 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:40,890 ♪ Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 74 00:04:40,914 --> 00:04:45,194 ♪ O'er the fields we go Laughing all the way ♪ 75 00:04:45,218 --> 00:04:48,698 ♪ Bells on bobtails ring Making spirits bright ♪ 76 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:50,900 ♪ What fun it is to ride and sing ♪ 77 00:04:50,924 --> 00:04:53,002 ♪ A sleighing song tonight ♪ 78 00:04:53,026 --> 00:04:57,040 ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way ♪ 79 00:04:57,064 --> 00:05:00,898 ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh... ♪ 80 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:16,725 Daddy Claus. Daddy! 81 00:05:16,749 --> 00:05:18,161 Hi, baby. Daddy. 82 00:05:18,185 --> 00:05:19,185 Oh. Come here. 83 00:05:22,522 --> 00:05:23,599 I missed you. 84 00:05:23,623 --> 00:05:25,768 Oh, I missed you too. 85 00:05:25,792 --> 00:05:27,203 Look what I got. 86 00:05:27,227 --> 00:05:30,206 Oh, gosh. I'm so excited. 87 00:05:30,230 --> 00:05:31,474 Ta-da. 88 00:05:31,498 --> 00:05:32,709 What is it? 89 00:05:32,733 --> 00:05:35,045 What is it? It's a present, silly. 90 00:05:35,069 --> 00:05:36,379 Come on, open it up. 91 00:05:36,403 --> 00:05:38,281 Well, it's not Christmas yet. 92 00:05:38,305 --> 00:05:40,917 Oh. Well... 93 00:05:40,941 --> 00:05:44,287 You see, this is our Christmas now, honey, okay? 94 00:05:44,311 --> 00:05:47,023 Come on, come on, come on. 95 00:05:47,047 --> 00:05:48,258 Yeah. 96 00:05:48,282 --> 00:05:50,148 Get that ribbon out. Ha. 97 00:05:51,718 --> 00:05:53,929 Oh, she's so beautiful. 98 00:05:53,953 --> 00:05:55,898 Do you love her? I mean, do you really love her? 99 00:05:55,922 --> 00:05:59,869 I love her, Daddy. Oh, good. 100 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:03,606 Her name is Emily Amelia. 101 00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:06,643 Emily Amelia? 102 00:06:06,667 --> 00:06:08,144 Merry Christmas, honey. 103 00:06:08,168 --> 00:06:10,212 Merry Christmas. And thank you, Daddy. 104 00:06:10,236 --> 00:06:11,636 Oh, I love you. 105 00:06:12,673 --> 00:06:14,550 I've got your present. 106 00:06:14,574 --> 00:06:16,641 I had to hide it. Oh, okay. 107 00:06:18,745 --> 00:06:21,279 Now, you sit right there, Emily Amelia. 108 00:06:24,084 --> 00:06:26,604 I had help wrapping it. 109 00:06:28,856 --> 00:06:31,133 Merry Christmas, Daddy. 110 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:33,937 Thank you, baby. 111 00:06:33,961 --> 00:06:36,161 Help me open it. 112 00:06:46,540 --> 00:06:47,740 It's you, Daddy. 113 00:06:48,776 --> 00:06:50,542 It's beautiful. 114 00:06:55,315 --> 00:06:56,525 I love you. 115 00:06:56,549 --> 00:06:58,183 I love you too. 116 00:07:03,157 --> 00:07:06,624 I have to go now. Oh, thank you. 117 00:07:08,128 --> 00:07:09,572 I have to go. 118 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:15,945 I've got a court order against you. 119 00:07:15,969 --> 00:07:17,046 For God's sakes, Maggie. 120 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:18,414 The restraining order says 121 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:21,650 you shall not come within 500 feet of my home 122 00:07:21,674 --> 00:07:23,986 until visitation, which doesn't start until next week. 123 00:07:24,010 --> 00:07:24,987 Maggie, please. No! 124 00:07:25,011 --> 00:07:26,355 You are also disturbing the peace, 125 00:07:26,379 --> 00:07:27,990 which is what I'm going to tell the police. 126 00:07:28,014 --> 00:07:30,259 Maggie, I was trying to give her her Christmas present. 127 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:32,595 It's one minute past 10, Brian. 128 00:07:32,619 --> 00:07:35,464 The local 911 number takes approximately three minutes 129 00:07:35,488 --> 00:07:37,133 to reply, which is exactly how long you have 130 00:07:37,157 --> 00:07:38,467 to vacate the premises. 131 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:40,069 And as for you, young lady, 132 00:07:40,093 --> 00:07:42,593 you'd better stay right here till I get back! 133 00:07:47,267 --> 00:07:49,612 Oh, honey. 134 00:07:49,636 --> 00:07:53,449 I didn't tell her, Daddy. I know, I know. 135 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:55,350 It's okay. I didn't tell. 136 00:07:55,374 --> 00:07:57,086 I know you didn't. 137 00:07:57,110 --> 00:07:58,788 Everything's gonna be okay, all right? 138 00:07:58,812 --> 00:08:00,089 I promise you. 139 00:08:10,223 --> 00:08:11,867 Police emergency. 140 00:08:11,891 --> 00:08:15,438 This is Dr. Maggie Crowley at 135 Elmview. 141 00:08:15,462 --> 00:08:16,806 I have an intruder on the premises. 142 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:18,910 Could you send someone over right away, please? 143 00:08:19,966 --> 00:08:22,311 Brian, what are you doing? 144 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:23,979 Put that down. What are you doing? 145 00:08:24,003 --> 00:08:25,514 He's gonna kill me! 146 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:30,586 Dr. Crowley? Hello, doctor? 147 00:08:30,610 --> 00:08:38,127 ♪ Hark! the herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn king ♪ 148 00:08:38,151 --> 00:08:41,831 ♪ Peace on earth and mercy mild..." ♪ 149 00:08:41,855 --> 00:08:43,099 Maggie, she's very upset. 150 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:45,869 For her sake... Maggie? 151 00:08:45,893 --> 00:08:53,676 ♪ Joyful all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies ♪ 152 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:56,679 ♪ With angelic Host proclaim ♪ 153 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,716 ♪ "Christ is born In Bethlehem" ♪ 154 00:09:00,740 --> 00:09:01,717 Brian. 155 00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:05,454 ♪ Hark! the herald angels sing ♪ 156 00:09:05,478 --> 00:09:10,915 ♪ Glory to the newborn king ♪ 157 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,964 Look, Mr. Matlock, I didn't do it. 158 00:09:15,988 --> 00:09:19,001 I didn't kill Maggie. 159 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:21,570 Well, I... I guess you know about the evidence. 160 00:09:21,594 --> 00:09:25,675 And why did you sneak in the house that way anyhow? 161 00:09:25,699 --> 00:09:30,546 Because it was the only way I could get to see Wendy. 162 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:32,981 She wouldn't... She wouldn't even let you see 163 00:09:33,005 --> 00:09:35,984 your own daughter at Christmastime? 164 00:09:36,008 --> 00:09:37,608 That's Maggie. 165 00:09:38,878 --> 00:09:42,057 Excuse me. Uh... 166 00:09:42,081 --> 00:09:44,716 w-why did you marry this woman? 167 00:09:46,386 --> 00:09:49,965 I was in love with her. 168 00:09:49,989 --> 00:09:54,470 She was bright and beautiful... 169 00:09:54,494 --> 00:09:56,605 and so determined to become a doctor. 170 00:09:56,629 --> 00:10:00,075 So I put aside my postgraduate studies, 171 00:10:00,099 --> 00:10:01,377 used the rest of my trust fund, 172 00:10:01,401 --> 00:10:02,845 and I put her through medical school. 173 00:10:02,869 --> 00:10:04,502 Heh. 174 00:10:05,906 --> 00:10:07,750 By the time I realized what Maggie was all about, 175 00:10:07,774 --> 00:10:10,386 Wendy was born, most of my money was gone. 176 00:10:10,410 --> 00:10:11,553 She was sleeping with a doctor 177 00:10:11,577 --> 00:10:12,989 who had a plastic surgery clinic 178 00:10:13,013 --> 00:10:15,592 she wanted to join. 179 00:10:15,616 --> 00:10:17,961 And then she filed for divorce. 180 00:10:17,985 --> 00:10:20,262 You did fight for custody. 181 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:22,198 For all the good it did me. 182 00:10:22,222 --> 00:10:26,468 And she even got a court order against me... 183 00:10:26,492 --> 00:10:27,937 said I was harassing her, 184 00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:30,161 when all I was trying to do was to see my own daughter. 185 00:10:31,030 --> 00:10:34,065 Mr. Matlock... I don't have much money. 186 00:10:36,336 --> 00:10:37,702 Well... 187 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:42,785 I don't always take cases for money. 188 00:10:44,945 --> 00:10:48,178 And it is almost Christmas. 189 00:10:52,586 --> 00:10:53,729 Your Honor, the defendant has 190 00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:56,198 no strong ties to the community, 191 00:10:56,222 --> 00:10:58,501 no permanent employment, no family, 192 00:10:58,525 --> 00:11:01,804 except for a small daughter whom he could easily take, 193 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:04,407 should he choose to flee this jurisdiction. 194 00:11:04,431 --> 00:11:07,576 The people believe that is a real possibility, 195 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,946 and recommend that bail be denied. 196 00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:13,982 Your Honor, there are special circumstances here. 197 00:11:14,006 --> 00:11:16,218 The defendant is the father and now sole support 198 00:11:16,242 --> 00:11:18,454 of a minor female child. 199 00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:20,189 He will not flee the community. 200 00:11:20,213 --> 00:11:22,224 He will remain to take care of his daughter 201 00:11:22,248 --> 00:11:23,860 if the court allows him. 202 00:11:23,884 --> 00:11:26,762 I beg you not to compound the emotional damage 203 00:11:26,786 --> 00:11:29,265 this child has already suffered and sentence her 204 00:11:29,289 --> 00:11:32,690 to spend Christmas in some dreary institution. 205 00:11:37,063 --> 00:11:40,664 Bail is set at $250,000. 206 00:11:42,201 --> 00:11:45,748 Your Honor, that's excessive. My client can't afford that. 207 00:11:45,772 --> 00:11:50,119 Mr. Matlock, my ruling stands. 208 00:11:50,143 --> 00:11:52,843 Your Honor, may I approach the bench? 209 00:11:55,915 --> 00:11:58,161 Mr. Matlock? 210 00:11:58,185 --> 00:12:00,395 This wouldn't have anything to do with my appeal 211 00:12:00,419 --> 00:12:03,399 of Georgia v. Williams last year, would it? 212 00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:06,903 Are you accusing me of prejudice, counselor? 213 00:12:06,927 --> 00:12:10,739 Oh, no. Ever since His Honor was reversed in that case, 214 00:12:10,763 --> 00:12:13,376 he hasn't said a civil word to me. 215 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,879 If you don't retract that immediately, I warn you, 216 00:12:16,903 --> 00:12:19,115 I'm instituting proceed... 217 00:12:19,139 --> 00:12:21,183 Your Honor, I'm sure what counsel meant to say... 218 00:12:21,207 --> 00:12:24,353 What I meant to say is if you can't find it in your heart 219 00:12:24,377 --> 00:12:27,590 at this time of year to let that little girl be with her father 220 00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:30,292 instead of some institution, then you really are 221 00:12:30,316 --> 00:12:32,762 what the boys in the old South used to say... 222 00:12:32,786 --> 00:12:35,231 And unless your manners improve, 223 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:37,699 I'm gonna cite you for contempt. 224 00:12:37,723 --> 00:12:39,034 You got that? 225 00:12:45,565 --> 00:12:47,432 What's the matter with him? 226 00:12:50,703 --> 00:12:52,915 What's wrong? 227 00:12:52,939 --> 00:12:56,385 Um... everything's all right. 228 00:12:56,409 --> 00:12:57,742 We'll work out something. 229 00:13:10,223 --> 00:13:11,223 Daddy? 230 00:13:30,910 --> 00:13:38,260 Sweetheart... your daddy can't be here... 231 00:13:38,284 --> 00:13:39,929 right now. 232 00:13:39,953 --> 00:13:42,253 My name is Ben. 233 00:13:45,025 --> 00:13:48,960 I used to have a little girl just like you. 234 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:55,244 I want my daddy. 235 00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:57,869 I want my daddy. 236 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:03,307 My daddy. 237 00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:09,547 I know. 238 00:14:43,182 --> 00:14:44,548 What are you doing? 239 00:14:45,618 --> 00:14:47,463 Can't sleep. 240 00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:49,532 You want some milk? 241 00:14:49,556 --> 00:14:53,857 No. But if you read to me, I'll fall asleep. 242 00:14:56,863 --> 00:14:58,395 Okay. 243 00:15:05,672 --> 00:15:09,606 I don't have any real bedtime story. 244 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:18,627 Well, here's a... Trader Ed catalog. 245 00:15:18,651 --> 00:15:19,884 Doesn't matter what it is. 246 00:15:22,055 --> 00:15:23,165 Okay. 247 00:15:26,258 --> 00:15:27,457 Okay. 248 00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:32,863 Okay, Trader Ed. Trader Ed, Trader Ed, Trader Ed. 249 00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:38,113 There's different stuff, you see. Yeah. 250 00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:42,306 Here's a traveler's raincoat special. 251 00:15:45,211 --> 00:15:49,013 They've got a special on rain gear this quarter. 252 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:58,300 This raincoat is 100 percent polyurethane, detachable hood. 253 00:15:58,324 --> 00:16:02,838 Comes in five colors: blue, brown, green, yellow and red. 254 00:16:02,862 --> 00:16:04,539 One size fits all. 255 00:16:04,563 --> 00:16:09,878 Only $50.50 plus tax, shipping and handling charges. 256 00:16:09,902 --> 00:16:11,780 Wait a minute. 257 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:14,316 They don't guarantee you'll get the color you order, 258 00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:18,220 so you have to give 'em a second choice. Hm. 259 00:16:18,244 --> 00:16:21,678 I don't like that. What do you think? 260 00:16:25,918 --> 00:16:27,584 Okay. 261 00:16:29,088 --> 00:16:31,734 There's a... 262 00:16:31,758 --> 00:16:36,171 wheelbarrow you put together yourself. What? 263 00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:39,108 I've never been able to handle that... 264 00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:40,909 Trader Ed, oh, kind of stuff. 265 00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:42,633 Now, here's something. 266 00:17:07,727 --> 00:17:09,304 What are you doing? 267 00:17:09,328 --> 00:17:11,306 I'm making you breakfast. Hm. 268 00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:15,577 What do you usually have for breakfast? 269 00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:16,834 Cereal. 270 00:17:18,304 --> 00:17:22,373 There's your cereal. Mm. 271 00:17:25,844 --> 00:17:27,722 Mm. Sleep all right? 272 00:17:27,746 --> 00:17:29,925 Yes, thank you. Did you? 273 00:17:29,949 --> 00:17:33,562 Um... eventually. 274 00:17:33,586 --> 00:17:35,697 Is my daddy coming for me today? 275 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:39,235 I'm... I'm afraid not. 276 00:17:39,259 --> 00:17:40,636 When is he coming? 277 00:17:40,660 --> 00:17:47,309 Uh, well, uh... we're not... sure yet. 278 00:17:47,333 --> 00:17:49,411 Where are they keeping him? 279 00:17:49,435 --> 00:17:57,435 Ahem. Wendy... um... do you, um, understand 280 00:18:00,246 --> 00:18:01,512 what happened to your mother? 281 00:18:04,184 --> 00:18:05,216 Yes. 282 00:18:06,719 --> 00:18:10,199 Well, the police think your daddy might've done that. 283 00:18:10,223 --> 00:18:11,867 Oh, no, he wouldn't. 284 00:18:11,891 --> 00:18:13,936 Oh, I-I know he wouldn't. I know he wouldn't, 285 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,138 but I have to show... 286 00:18:16,162 --> 00:18:18,541 other people that he didn't, 287 00:18:18,565 --> 00:18:20,976 so they'll let him go. 288 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,245 That's my job. 289 00:18:23,269 --> 00:18:24,309 You understand? 290 00:18:25,137 --> 00:18:26,248 Yes. 291 00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:27,616 Good. 292 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,984 Uh, Ben? Uh, in here, Cassie. 293 00:18:30,008 --> 00:18:31,353 You wanted to see me? Ah, yeah. 294 00:18:31,377 --> 00:18:32,787 Wendy, this is Cassie. 295 00:18:32,811 --> 00:18:35,123 She's gonna look after you while I go to work. 296 00:18:35,147 --> 00:18:36,425 I wanna go with you. 297 00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:40,250 No. Cassie'll bring you down to the office later. 298 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:51,173 Okay, now turn it nice and slowly, 299 00:18:51,197 --> 00:18:53,731 and listen for the click. 300 00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:56,912 Hi. 301 00:18:56,936 --> 00:19:00,182 What's going on? Um... Where's Cassie? 302 00:19:00,206 --> 00:19:01,450 Cassie had to go file some papers 303 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:02,818 down at the county clerk's office. 304 00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:05,576 I told her I'd keep the kid amused till she got back. 305 00:19:07,413 --> 00:19:10,281 You keep the kid amused by teaching her to pick locks? 306 00:19:11,917 --> 00:19:15,097 Ben, that, uh, file cabinet hasn't been locked 307 00:19:15,121 --> 00:19:16,998 since I've known you. 308 00:19:17,022 --> 00:19:18,801 No. I don't have a key. 309 00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:20,936 I locked it. 310 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,438 Oh, good. 311 00:19:22,462 --> 00:19:24,440 Hm. So I was trying to open it. 312 00:19:24,464 --> 00:19:26,208 And I'm gonna help. 313 00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:27,843 Oh, good. 314 00:19:27,867 --> 00:19:28,977 Oh. 315 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,378 Hey. Hi, everybody. 316 00:19:30,402 --> 00:19:33,015 Oh. How you doing, Wendy? 317 00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:34,282 You must be Michelle. 318 00:19:34,306 --> 00:19:37,119 Ha-ha. Oh, isn't she sweet. 319 00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:38,887 What did they say down at the police station? 320 00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:41,156 Uh, come on... Come in here. 321 00:19:44,984 --> 00:19:46,228 There. 322 00:19:46,252 --> 00:19:47,863 Nice and slow. 323 00:19:47,887 --> 00:19:51,422 Here's a copy of the tape Lieutenant Daniels gave me. 324 00:19:53,292 --> 00:19:55,437 Margaret Crowley... 325 00:19:55,461 --> 00:19:57,305 got a threatening phone call 326 00:19:57,329 --> 00:19:59,708 on her answering machine the afternoon of her party. 327 00:19:59,732 --> 00:20:00,972 Listen to this. 328 00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:03,612 This is Dr. Crowley. 329 00:20:03,636 --> 00:20:05,281 Leave your name and number or call back. 330 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,360 Tonight's the night you get what you've been asking for. 331 00:20:13,178 --> 00:20:15,324 Does that sound like our client? Not at all. 332 00:20:15,348 --> 00:20:17,359 Do you suppose there's any connection 333 00:20:17,383 --> 00:20:20,296 between Brian being there that night and the murder? 334 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,131 There sure could be. 335 00:20:22,155 --> 00:20:23,198 We did it! We did it! 336 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:24,600 The cabinet's open! 337 00:20:24,624 --> 00:20:27,235 Oh, good. Good. Sweetheart, sit down here. 338 00:20:27,259 --> 00:20:29,805 I want to ask you a couple of questions. 339 00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:32,896 Um, did you tell anybody 340 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,068 your father was coming to the party? 341 00:20:39,605 --> 00:20:40,816 Who? 342 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,251 Santa Claus. 343 00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:43,518 Which one? 344 00:20:43,542 --> 00:20:44,742 It's very important. 345 00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:47,022 I told Peter. 346 00:20:47,046 --> 00:20:49,091 There were two other Santas with him. 347 00:20:49,115 --> 00:20:52,728 Do you know who they were? 348 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:54,630 One was Dr. Lord. 349 00:20:54,654 --> 00:20:58,133 But I can't remember who the other one was. 350 00:20:58,157 --> 00:20:59,935 Is that bad for my daddy? 351 00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:01,970 Don't worry, sweetheart. We're gonna find him. 352 00:21:01,994 --> 00:21:03,505 In fact, we're gonna start right now. 353 00:21:03,529 --> 00:21:04,873 Yeah. 354 00:21:04,897 --> 00:21:06,942 Let's go over to the Crowley house and look around. 355 00:21:06,966 --> 00:21:08,176 And what about me? 356 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,046 Ah, Wendy, Michelle is gonna stay with you 357 00:21:11,070 --> 00:21:14,305 for awhile, okay? Just till Cassie gets back. 358 00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:17,485 Is that okay with you? 359 00:21:17,509 --> 00:21:18,921 'Course it is. 360 00:21:18,945 --> 00:21:21,778 Yeah, we're gonna have a really good time. 361 00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:29,931 No, no. Get off my leg! 362 00:21:29,955 --> 00:21:30,933 Get off! Get! Get off! 363 00:21:30,957 --> 00:21:31,934 Get... Get off! 364 00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:35,604 G-get... Get off my leg! 365 00:21:35,628 --> 00:21:38,528 My... Leg! 366 00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:45,480 Dog. 367 00:21:45,504 --> 00:21:46,504 Me too. 368 00:21:48,774 --> 00:21:50,352 I found it in her desk: 369 00:21:50,376 --> 00:21:51,753 a list of all the guests at the party. 370 00:21:51,777 --> 00:21:54,056 Oh, good. Thank you, Mr. Bono. 371 00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:02,330 Heh. 372 00:22:02,354 --> 00:22:03,999 That dog doesn't like me. 373 00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:06,924 Pl... Don't take it personally. He's that way around everybody. 374 00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:13,809 I understand there was a... A threatening phone call 375 00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:15,778 to Maggie the day of the murder. 376 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:17,813 Yes. There'd been a series of them 377 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:19,114 over the last two months. 378 00:22:19,138 --> 00:22:22,651 We notified the phone company and then the police. 379 00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:25,320 I-I heard him once myself on the extension. 380 00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:29,524 He sounded very odd, but, uh, I-I didn't recognize the voice. 381 00:22:29,548 --> 00:22:31,593 You have no idea who was making them? 382 00:22:31,617 --> 00:22:32,961 None whatever. 383 00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:35,786 Well, that's something we'll have to try to find out. 384 00:22:38,624 --> 00:22:42,604 Ah. You and Maggie were gonna 385 00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:44,473 open a restaurant, I hear. 386 00:22:44,497 --> 00:22:46,074 Oh, quite right, Mr. Matlock. 387 00:22:46,098 --> 00:22:48,510 I studied haute cuisine in, uh, Zurich. 388 00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:51,246 Oh. You were gonna be the cook. 389 00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:53,015 Little bit more than that. 390 00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:57,219 Ah. Well, what was, uh, Maggie's part gonna be? 391 00:22:57,243 --> 00:22:59,722 She was gonna supply the money. 392 00:22:59,746 --> 00:23:01,090 Oh? 393 00:23:01,114 --> 00:23:03,258 Why not? It was a good investment. 394 00:23:03,282 --> 00:23:05,594 Well... 395 00:23:05,618 --> 00:23:13,068 Um. Ahem. Wendy said that, uh, she told you 396 00:23:13,092 --> 00:23:16,038 that her father was coming here to see her that night. 397 00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:17,160 That's right. 398 00:23:18,364 --> 00:23:20,776 And Wendy said that when she told you, 399 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,512 you were standing with, uh, Dr. Lord 400 00:23:23,536 --> 00:23:27,449 and, uh, some other man that she didn't know. 401 00:23:27,473 --> 00:23:30,119 I... I-I don't know who he was. 402 00:23:30,143 --> 00:23:32,854 Oh. Oh, that's... 403 00:23:32,878 --> 00:23:37,025 something else we have to try to find out. 404 00:23:37,049 --> 00:23:38,293 You ready, Tyler? 405 00:23:38,317 --> 00:23:39,862 Yeah, we're all done here. 406 00:23:39,886 --> 00:23:42,052 Thanks for the information. 407 00:23:52,131 --> 00:23:55,377 You know, maybe that third Santa wasn't on the guest list at all. 408 00:23:55,401 --> 00:23:57,179 Maybe he crashed the party. 409 00:23:57,203 --> 00:23:59,214 Just snuck in, like our client. 410 00:23:59,238 --> 00:24:01,650 I'm gonna check with the valet parking service. 411 00:24:01,674 --> 00:24:04,719 Sometimes they write the license plate numbers on the tickets. 412 00:24:04,743 --> 00:24:06,822 And we can check that, the owners' names, 413 00:24:06,846 --> 00:24:08,757 against the guest list. 414 00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:10,525 So anyone that was parked there that night 415 00:24:10,549 --> 00:24:13,095 that's not on that guest list could be our third Santa. 416 00:24:14,787 --> 00:24:17,267 Oh. Get in the car. Get in the car. 417 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:30,479 Yes, Peter's right. 418 00:24:30,503 --> 00:24:32,581 There was another fellow there with us, 419 00:24:32,605 --> 00:24:35,851 but I don't know who he was. 420 00:24:35,875 --> 00:24:39,554 Mm. Well, that's too bad. 421 00:24:39,578 --> 00:24:44,192 Who did your nose? Brockmeister? 422 00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:46,094 No, I was born with it. 423 00:24:46,118 --> 00:24:48,096 What about your eyes? 424 00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:50,198 I recognize Stanley's work. 425 00:24:50,222 --> 00:24:53,168 No, they're my eyes, Dr. Lord. 426 00:24:53,192 --> 00:24:55,203 Now, I'd really like to hear about your relationship 427 00:24:55,227 --> 00:24:56,538 with Maggie Crowley. 428 00:24:56,562 --> 00:24:58,194 Oh. She was my partner. 429 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:02,043 I heard you were very close at one time. 430 00:25:02,067 --> 00:25:06,014 Now, Maggie could be very seductive. 431 00:25:06,038 --> 00:25:08,372 I heard it cost you your marriage. 432 00:25:09,441 --> 00:25:13,176 My marriage was already over. 433 00:25:18,550 --> 00:25:22,530 How did you feel when she took up with Peter Bono? 434 00:25:22,554 --> 00:25:23,765 Miss Thomas, 435 00:25:23,789 --> 00:25:26,568 Maggie was the powerhouse of this operation. 436 00:25:26,592 --> 00:25:29,404 With her gone, our business is bound to decline, 437 00:25:29,428 --> 00:25:31,373 so why would I want her dead? 438 00:25:31,397 --> 00:25:32,708 You didn't answer my question. 439 00:25:32,732 --> 00:25:35,376 How did you feel when she took up with another man? 440 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,715 The truth? I was furious. 441 00:25:39,739 --> 00:25:43,685 But why would I kill the person who was making me rich? 442 00:25:43,709 --> 00:25:47,755 Oh, I can make a case for it, Dr. Lord. 443 00:25:47,779 --> 00:25:50,225 Maggie apparently had the habit of getting rid of people 444 00:25:50,249 --> 00:25:52,660 who were no longer of any use to her. 445 00:25:52,684 --> 00:25:56,264 Maybe she was planning to get rid of you. 446 00:25:56,288 --> 00:25:58,433 With her out of the way, why, you'd be boss, 447 00:25:58,457 --> 00:26:02,092 and half a loaf is better than none. 448 00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:24,960 Good afternoon. 449 00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:26,528 Are you Phillip Tracy? 450 00:26:26,552 --> 00:26:28,063 Yeah. 451 00:26:28,087 --> 00:26:32,167 Do you drive a blue Pontiac, license plate number MSO874? 452 00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:34,069 Yeah. So what? 453 00:26:34,093 --> 00:26:36,533 Did you attend a costume party at Dr. Maggie Crowley's? 454 00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:39,997 I don't know anybody by that name. 455 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,479 Hm. You know, the Sunrise Valet Parking people 456 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:47,883 parked that car at Dr. Maggie Crowley's house 457 00:26:47,907 --> 00:26:49,785 on the night of her Santa Claus party. 458 00:26:49,809 --> 00:26:52,054 You were there. 459 00:26:52,078 --> 00:26:54,022 I told you, I never heard of her. 460 00:26:54,046 --> 00:26:57,592 That's odd... because her home phone number 461 00:26:57,616 --> 00:27:01,229 shows up six times on your last month's phone bill. 462 00:27:01,253 --> 00:27:03,432 You get out of here, or I'll call the cops. 463 00:27:03,456 --> 00:27:07,035 Good idea. Anonymous telephone threats are against the law. 464 00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:09,237 And I would like to see how you handle it. 465 00:27:09,261 --> 00:27:10,305 Are you threatening me? 466 00:27:10,329 --> 00:27:11,472 No, I'm just pointing out to you 467 00:27:11,496 --> 00:27:13,964 the advantages of cooperating with me. 468 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:17,712 Look, I don't want any trouble. 469 00:27:17,736 --> 00:27:20,514 I was there. 470 00:27:20,538 --> 00:27:22,283 Just let me lock up. 471 00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:24,319 I'll tell you what you want to know. 472 00:27:24,343 --> 00:27:25,876 Fine. 473 00:28:06,651 --> 00:28:07,896 Hi. 474 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:08,897 Hi. Want a hot dog? No. 475 00:28:08,921 --> 00:28:09,898 Doughnut? No. 476 00:28:09,922 --> 00:28:11,166 Peanut brittle? No, thank you. 477 00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:12,167 Licorice? No. 478 00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:13,568 Cup of coffee? Black. 479 00:28:13,592 --> 00:28:15,603 Black coffee. Please. 480 00:28:15,627 --> 00:28:16,805 So, how's your new roommate? 481 00:28:16,829 --> 00:28:18,006 Oh, she's fine. 482 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:21,076 They've got her down at the office. 483 00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,644 I can't get over Judge Franklin 484 00:28:23,668 --> 00:28:25,880 talking like that. You'd think he would have forgotten 485 00:28:25,904 --> 00:28:27,448 Georgia v. Hilton by now. 486 00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:30,651 Mm-mm. I don't think that's it. 487 00:28:30,675 --> 00:28:33,588 I think his children are spending Christmas 488 00:28:33,612 --> 00:28:36,691 with his ex-wife in Miami. 489 00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:38,593 That would do it. 490 00:28:38,617 --> 00:28:41,930 Why don't you invite him to your office Christmas party? 491 00:28:41,954 --> 00:28:45,633 Sort of a gesture of goodwill. 492 00:28:45,657 --> 00:28:47,135 He used up all my goodwill. 493 00:28:47,159 --> 00:28:51,806 Oh, come on, Scrooge. Where's your Christmas spirit? 494 00:28:51,830 --> 00:28:53,608 What if he accepts? 495 00:28:53,632 --> 00:28:55,576 Well, it was merely a suggestion. 496 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,278 Mm. 497 00:28:57,302 --> 00:29:00,348 I've got to run. Thanks for the coffee. 498 00:29:00,372 --> 00:29:01,504 Well... 499 00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:10,926 Well, he'd frown all over my office. 500 00:29:38,510 --> 00:29:40,488 Don't hurt me. I'm sorry, really. 501 00:29:40,512 --> 00:29:42,590 You've got to believe me. I've been... I wasn't myself. 502 00:29:42,614 --> 00:29:44,860 I've been under a lot of emotional stress lately. 503 00:29:44,884 --> 00:29:46,994 Yeah? So tell me about it, pal. 504 00:29:47,018 --> 00:29:48,363 It was my wife. 505 00:29:48,387 --> 00:29:50,131 She walked out on me after seven years. 506 00:29:50,155 --> 00:29:53,234 I loved her, and she left me. 507 00:29:53,258 --> 00:29:55,937 What the hell has this got to do with Maggie Crowley? 508 00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:58,773 Maggie Crowley was a plastic surgeon. 509 00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:00,274 Supposed to be the best in Atlanta. 510 00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:01,876 Miriam wanted the best. 511 00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:03,444 Maggie Crowley operated on my wife, 512 00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:05,246 a complete facial reconstruction. 513 00:30:05,270 --> 00:30:06,270 Here, look at this. 514 00:30:07,273 --> 00:30:08,416 That's how she looked before. 515 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:12,242 Maggie Crowley ruined her forever, the butcher. 516 00:30:13,144 --> 00:30:15,756 Oh, that bad, huh? 517 00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:18,626 It was a disaster. 518 00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:20,083 My marriage is over. 519 00:30:21,620 --> 00:30:23,053 My life is over. 520 00:30:24,423 --> 00:30:25,900 What am I gonna do? 521 00:30:25,924 --> 00:30:28,470 Hey, hey. Hey. 522 00:30:28,494 --> 00:30:32,006 You know, sometimes... Sometimes it helps 523 00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:35,510 when you talk these things over with somebody, you know? 524 00:30:36,701 --> 00:30:38,035 Come in. 525 00:30:39,871 --> 00:30:42,817 Ah. You got a minute, Your Honor? 526 00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:45,453 What for? 527 00:30:45,477 --> 00:30:48,956 Well... Well, I... I just wanted to 528 00:30:48,980 --> 00:30:50,858 wish you a Merry Christmas, 529 00:30:50,882 --> 00:30:52,249 and see how you're feeling. 530 00:30:54,019 --> 00:30:55,185 Why? 531 00:30:56,655 --> 00:30:59,434 You're not exactly brimming over with Christmas spirit, 532 00:30:59,458 --> 00:31:00,623 are you, Elliot? 533 00:31:01,527 --> 00:31:02,892 Why should I be? 534 00:31:05,431 --> 00:31:07,842 We're having a little Christmas party at the office, 535 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:09,533 and I wanted to invite you. 536 00:31:11,569 --> 00:31:12,747 I'll ignore this attempt 537 00:31:12,771 --> 00:31:14,983 to influence the outcome of a trial. 538 00:31:15,007 --> 00:31:17,853 Now, would you please leave? I have work to do. 539 00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:21,423 I'm not trying to influence anything. 540 00:31:21,447 --> 00:31:24,526 I know your children aren't coming to visit this Christmas 541 00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:26,061 and I know you're disappointed. 542 00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:28,629 Didn't you hear me, Matlock? 543 00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:30,387 I said I'm busy. 544 00:31:31,790 --> 00:31:36,037 I guess I was just so full of Christmas spirit myself, 545 00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:40,641 it got away from me. How about Happy Bah Humbug? 546 00:31:49,474 --> 00:31:51,508 Merry Christmas. 547 00:31:56,482 --> 00:31:58,726 So you made those calls to Maggie Crowley 548 00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:01,362 because of what she did to your wife. 549 00:32:01,386 --> 00:32:03,019 Oh, yeah. 550 00:32:05,023 --> 00:32:07,234 I went to the party that night to have it out with her. 551 00:32:07,258 --> 00:32:08,970 I was so crazy, I might've killed her myself, 552 00:32:08,994 --> 00:32:11,873 but somebody beat me to it. 553 00:32:11,897 --> 00:32:14,576 I saw the guy. 554 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:15,932 You saw who did it? 555 00:32:17,469 --> 00:32:20,081 I came up the back stairs. So I took a peek 556 00:32:20,105 --> 00:32:22,383 down the hallway to make sure it was empty. 557 00:32:22,407 --> 00:32:24,218 I saw somebody coming out of Maggie's bedroom, 558 00:32:24,242 --> 00:32:28,423 so I ducked into a room, and I got a look at him as he went by. 559 00:32:28,447 --> 00:32:30,591 Did you recognize him? 560 00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:32,661 Looked like everybody else. Like Santa Claus. 561 00:32:32,685 --> 00:32:36,898 Well, did this Santa Claus have any distinctive features? 562 00:32:36,922 --> 00:32:39,400 What's the difference? They arrested the guy, didn't they? 563 00:32:39,424 --> 00:32:41,736 Maybe they arrested the wrong man. 564 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:43,437 Look, I don't know anything about that, 565 00:32:43,461 --> 00:32:45,973 and I don't want to either. 566 00:32:45,997 --> 00:32:47,942 Leave me out of it, okay? 567 00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:49,276 I got my own problem. 568 00:32:49,300 --> 00:32:51,768 Hey, listen. Phil. 569 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:58,285 I got a client who's gonna spend Christmas in jail, 570 00:32:58,309 --> 00:33:00,988 and if I don't find the real killer, 571 00:33:01,012 --> 00:33:04,058 he may not get to spend another Christmas at all. 572 00:33:04,082 --> 00:33:05,060 And there's more. 573 00:33:05,084 --> 00:33:06,661 There's a kid involved. 574 00:33:06,685 --> 00:33:08,696 A little brown-eyed, blond-haired 575 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:13,401 hyperactive little girl who absolutely adores her daddy. 576 00:33:13,425 --> 00:33:16,171 So you see, it does matter. 577 00:33:16,195 --> 00:33:20,208 I didn't see anything, and I don't know anything. 578 00:33:20,232 --> 00:33:21,876 Is that clear enough for you? 579 00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:23,511 Oh, it's clear. 580 00:33:23,535 --> 00:33:25,680 It's clear that you know something, 581 00:33:25,704 --> 00:33:27,081 but you're saying nothing. 582 00:33:27,105 --> 00:33:28,917 Don't put words in my mouth. 583 00:33:28,941 --> 00:33:31,252 So leave me out of it, okay? 584 00:33:31,276 --> 00:33:35,623 Sure. But I'll see you around, Phil. 585 00:33:45,624 --> 00:33:48,370 It's vital that I contact Mrs. Tracy. 586 00:33:48,394 --> 00:33:50,505 Now, you must have the current address. 587 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:52,307 Patient's records are confidential. 588 00:33:52,331 --> 00:33:53,741 And as I'm sure you're aware, 589 00:33:53,765 --> 00:33:55,677 they cannot be subpoenaed by an attorney. 590 00:33:55,701 --> 00:33:58,779 But you can be. And Ben Matlock is just the guy 591 00:33:58,803 --> 00:34:00,648 to open you up on the stand. 592 00:34:00,672 --> 00:34:02,450 Why would he want to do that to me? 593 00:34:02,474 --> 00:34:05,319 To prove reasonable doubt. 594 00:34:05,343 --> 00:34:07,555 You see, our investigation has shown that Maggie Crowley 595 00:34:07,579 --> 00:34:11,493 contacted a real estate broker about a new office for herself, 596 00:34:11,517 --> 00:34:14,396 which means she really was gonna dump you. 597 00:34:14,420 --> 00:34:16,864 You had motive. 598 00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:20,100 You were dressed as a Santa Claus at that party. 599 00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:22,771 You heard Wendy say her daddy would be there. 600 00:34:22,795 --> 00:34:25,072 Your family life and your professional life 601 00:34:25,096 --> 00:34:27,508 had been decimated by Maggie Crowley. 602 00:34:27,532 --> 00:34:30,178 Ben Matlock's going to wonder why you will not cooperate 603 00:34:30,202 --> 00:34:32,268 in an investigation into her murder. 604 00:34:33,371 --> 00:34:35,282 You can't threaten me. 605 00:34:35,306 --> 00:34:37,017 Boy, I love your spirit. 606 00:34:37,041 --> 00:34:39,186 Are you gonna be here for the rest of the afternoon? 607 00:34:39,210 --> 00:34:41,155 Because I'm sure we're gonna have to subpoena you, 608 00:34:41,179 --> 00:34:42,189 and I just want to make sure 609 00:34:42,213 --> 00:34:43,853 where to send the process server. 610 00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,384 Wait. 611 00:34:59,397 --> 00:35:03,333 Well, thank you, doctor. I appreciate your cooperation. 612 00:35:04,569 --> 00:35:06,269 Don't mention it. 613 00:35:08,907 --> 00:35:10,151 Mr. Hudson... 614 00:35:10,175 --> 00:35:14,778 wouldn't you like to see what she looks like now? 615 00:35:16,915 --> 00:35:20,517 Well, since I'm here, why not? 616 00:35:33,932 --> 00:35:36,632 Maggie Crowley did this to her? 617 00:35:43,408 --> 00:35:45,119 What the hell do you want? 618 00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:47,589 I thought you were supposed to say Merry Christmas. 619 00:35:47,613 --> 00:35:49,056 Merry Christmas. 620 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:50,157 Now, go away. 621 00:35:50,181 --> 00:35:53,616 Uh, uh, uh. I brought you a present. 622 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:00,656 Why did you come here? 623 00:36:02,227 --> 00:36:04,506 He said you still love me. 624 00:36:04,530 --> 00:36:05,907 But you left me. 625 00:36:05,931 --> 00:36:07,709 You sent me away. 626 00:36:07,733 --> 00:36:10,211 I thought you didn't want me anymore. 627 00:36:10,235 --> 00:36:13,436 I thought you didn't want me anymore. 628 00:36:14,739 --> 00:36:16,817 You're so beautiful. 629 00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,775 You could have any man in the world. 630 00:36:20,077 --> 00:36:22,456 You're the man I want. 631 00:36:31,289 --> 00:36:34,068 Well, Phil. Looks like you and your lovely wife 632 00:36:34,092 --> 00:36:36,373 are gonna have a Merry Christmas after all. 633 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:40,108 We owe you a lot. 634 00:36:40,132 --> 00:36:43,545 Oh, exactly. And a little more information 635 00:36:43,569 --> 00:36:47,771 about Santa Claus is what I want underneath my tree. 636 00:37:06,691 --> 00:37:08,035 Toto. Toto, heel. No, no. Get off. 637 00:37:08,059 --> 00:37:10,605 Get off, get off. Toto, heel. Heel. 638 00:37:10,629 --> 00:37:12,262 Good boy. 639 00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:14,776 How did you get in here? 640 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,144 The butler let me in. 641 00:37:16,168 --> 00:37:18,213 Is this a new development? 642 00:37:18,237 --> 00:37:20,982 Yeah. I have an eyewitness. 643 00:37:21,006 --> 00:37:22,150 Oh? 644 00:37:22,174 --> 00:37:24,018 Yeah. 645 00:37:24,042 --> 00:37:26,687 The guy was hiding back here behind the door, 646 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:30,224 and he saw the real killer leave the room 647 00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:32,593 just before Brian went in. 648 00:37:32,617 --> 00:37:34,495 The killer walked right by. 649 00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:35,830 He got a good look at him. 650 00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:38,800 But everyone was dressed as Santa. 651 00:37:38,824 --> 00:37:41,769 How can your eyewitness get a positive identification? 652 00:37:41,793 --> 00:37:44,439 It was a dimly-lit hallway in the middle of the night 653 00:37:44,463 --> 00:37:46,974 at a party where at least 20 people 654 00:37:46,998 --> 00:37:49,832 were dressed in Santa suits. Uh, really. 655 00:37:52,070 --> 00:37:53,514 It's kind of thin. 656 00:37:53,538 --> 00:37:55,037 Mm, very. 657 00:37:56,141 --> 00:37:58,252 You... You mind if I go in the bedroom? 658 00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,276 Go ahead. 659 00:38:05,917 --> 00:38:06,894 Let's see. 660 00:38:06,918 --> 00:38:08,529 Let's see. 661 00:38:08,553 --> 00:38:09,986 He went in here. 662 00:38:11,523 --> 00:38:14,369 Now, this is where Dr. Crowley was found. 663 00:38:14,393 --> 00:38:16,225 Yes. 664 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:19,140 Oh. 665 00:38:19,164 --> 00:38:23,811 You know, he... He came in, um, right here. 666 00:38:23,835 --> 00:38:28,705 And then... And then, down. 667 00:38:37,081 --> 00:38:38,347 Yeah. 668 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:46,100 Why do I get the feeling that you think I killed Maggie? 669 00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:49,269 Oh, heh-heh. Must be a guilty conscience. 670 00:38:50,696 --> 00:38:53,307 Down. No. Hey, Toto. Toto. Toto. Toto, heel. 671 00:38:53,331 --> 00:38:54,964 Toto, heel. 672 00:38:56,267 --> 00:38:57,667 Sorry about that. 673 00:39:07,612 --> 00:39:09,379 I'll see you in court. 674 00:39:17,755 --> 00:39:20,590 All right. Mr. Bono... 675 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:27,274 when Maggie Crowley... placed that call... 676 00:39:27,298 --> 00:39:30,277 to the emergency number... 677 00:39:30,301 --> 00:39:36,417 both the call and the time it was received were recorded. 678 00:39:36,441 --> 00:39:39,920 The time was four minutes past 10. 679 00:39:39,944 --> 00:39:42,789 And that's when she was killed. 680 00:39:42,813 --> 00:39:46,193 Sir, where were you at that time? 681 00:39:46,217 --> 00:39:48,596 In the living room. 682 00:39:48,620 --> 00:39:51,621 Can anyone substantiate that you were there? 683 00:39:52,957 --> 00:39:55,336 Probably not. 684 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:57,804 All the guests were dressed as Santa Claus, 685 00:39:57,828 --> 00:40:00,341 and, uh, beards and wigs, 686 00:40:00,365 --> 00:40:03,244 and, heh, couldn't tell who was standing next to whom. 687 00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:07,247 I see. Uh... 688 00:40:07,271 --> 00:40:13,187 I'm gonna hand you a copy of a letter. 689 00:40:13,211 --> 00:40:16,913 We'll make this letter Defense Exhibit G. 690 00:40:18,617 --> 00:40:20,016 Do you recognize it? 691 00:40:21,285 --> 00:40:24,331 Yes. It's the letter from Clark and Lyons. 692 00:40:24,355 --> 00:40:25,933 What's it say? 693 00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:28,002 It acknowledges Maggie's instructions 694 00:40:28,026 --> 00:40:30,466 to stop all work on Pietro. 695 00:40:31,395 --> 00:40:34,242 Uh, and w-what's Pietro? 696 00:40:34,266 --> 00:40:37,278 It's the name of the restaurant that we were gonna open. 697 00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:38,312 "We?" 698 00:40:38,336 --> 00:40:39,747 Maggie and I. 699 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,381 But this letter from the architects 700 00:40:41,405 --> 00:40:43,873 is addressed only to her. 701 00:40:45,410 --> 00:40:47,021 Yes. Why? 702 00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:49,190 Hm, her name was on the papers. 703 00:40:49,214 --> 00:40:50,425 Well, why is that? 704 00:40:50,449 --> 00:40:52,092 It was her money. 705 00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:54,162 Objection. Relevancy. 706 00:40:54,186 --> 00:40:56,697 Your Honor, if the court would just bear with me, 707 00:40:56,721 --> 00:40:58,866 the relevancy of this line of questioning 708 00:40:58,890 --> 00:41:00,834 will become apparent. 709 00:41:00,858 --> 00:41:02,102 Are you asking this court 710 00:41:02,126 --> 00:41:04,905 to take your word for it, Mr. Matlock? 711 00:41:04,929 --> 00:41:06,907 Yeah. 712 00:41:06,931 --> 00:41:09,177 Just for a few more questions. 713 00:41:09,201 --> 00:41:11,712 A few? Few. 714 00:41:11,736 --> 00:41:14,470 All right. Proceed. Thank you. 715 00:41:17,409 --> 00:41:19,420 Now, Mr. Bono... 716 00:41:19,444 --> 00:41:23,391 you knew that Maggie Crowley had decided to cancel 717 00:41:23,415 --> 00:41:25,226 her contract with the architects 718 00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:28,196 and terminate the restaurant project, didn't you? 719 00:41:28,220 --> 00:41:29,297 Yes, I did. 720 00:41:29,321 --> 00:41:30,931 Well, you want to tell us about that? 721 00:41:30,955 --> 00:41:32,199 There's nothing to tell. 722 00:41:32,223 --> 00:41:35,002 She, uh... She changed her mind, that's all. 723 00:41:35,026 --> 00:41:36,737 No reason? 724 00:41:36,761 --> 00:41:37,938 No. 725 00:41:37,962 --> 00:41:39,973 Hm. 726 00:41:39,997 --> 00:41:44,433 Well, ahem. H-how did you feel about that? 727 00:41:45,537 --> 00:41:48,115 Upset or angry? 728 00:41:48,139 --> 00:41:49,839 Disappointed. Mm. 729 00:41:52,677 --> 00:41:56,424 Did her decision not to go ahead with the restaurant 730 00:41:56,448 --> 00:41:59,827 change your relationship with Dr. Crowley? 731 00:41:59,851 --> 00:42:03,431 Your Honor, I fail to see where this is going. 732 00:42:03,455 --> 00:42:05,421 Straight to the truth, Your Honor. 733 00:42:07,224 --> 00:42:08,836 All right. Okay. 734 00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:09,903 But soon. 735 00:42:09,927 --> 00:42:11,394 Soon. Soon. 736 00:42:15,734 --> 00:42:17,767 Uh, you own a... 737 00:42:19,037 --> 00:42:21,949 You own a little dog named, uh, Toto, don't you? 738 00:42:21,973 --> 00:42:23,251 Yes, I do. 739 00:42:23,275 --> 00:42:25,319 And it's a cockapoo? 740 00:42:25,343 --> 00:42:26,554 That's right, he is. 741 00:42:26,578 --> 00:42:28,422 A little bitty dog, right? 742 00:42:28,446 --> 00:42:30,691 Not what you'd call guard dog type? 743 00:42:32,050 --> 00:42:34,128 Oh, not in the sense that he could harm an attacker, 744 00:42:34,152 --> 00:42:38,432 but, uh, he's pretty excitable, not bad at sounding an alarm. 745 00:42:38,456 --> 00:42:41,269 Ha-ha. Barks at everything and everybody, doesn't he? 746 00:42:41,293 --> 00:42:42,436 That's right. 747 00:42:42,460 --> 00:42:46,707 Except... what about you and Maggie? 748 00:42:46,731 --> 00:42:49,331 Oh, no, no, no. He never... He never barked at us. 749 00:42:50,901 --> 00:42:54,348 Now, the night of the murder, the dog was upstairs, wasn't he? 750 00:42:54,372 --> 00:42:56,884 Yes. We put him in our bedroom. 751 00:42:56,908 --> 00:43:00,754 In the same room where Maggie Crowley 752 00:43:00,778 --> 00:43:02,490 was later murdered, right? 753 00:43:02,514 --> 00:43:03,758 Yes. 754 00:43:03,782 --> 00:43:05,292 Okay. 755 00:43:05,316 --> 00:43:08,428 Now, I want you to listen 756 00:43:08,452 --> 00:43:12,432 to this police emergency tape again. 757 00:43:12,456 --> 00:43:15,136 You want to replay that tape? 758 00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:17,438 Yes. 759 00:43:17,462 --> 00:43:18,728 Your Honor, I do. 760 00:43:22,801 --> 00:43:24,045 Yep. 761 00:43:25,904 --> 00:43:27,748 Police emergency. 762 00:43:27,772 --> 00:43:31,051 This is Dr. Maggie Crowley at 135 Elmview. 763 00:43:31,075 --> 00:43:32,453 I have an intruder on the premises. 764 00:43:32,477 --> 00:43:35,623 Could you send someone over right away, please? 765 00:43:35,647 --> 00:43:37,892 Brian, what are you doing? 766 00:43:37,916 --> 00:43:39,594 Put that down. What are you doing? 767 00:43:39,618 --> 00:43:40,827 He's gonna kill me! 768 00:43:42,954 --> 00:43:43,964 Dr. Crowley? 769 00:43:46,758 --> 00:43:48,903 Now... 770 00:43:48,927 --> 00:43:53,441 do you notice anything peculiar about this tape? 771 00:43:53,465 --> 00:43:54,797 No. 772 00:43:55,867 --> 00:43:56,966 Where's Toto? 773 00:43:58,536 --> 00:44:03,651 We don't hear Toto barking his head off like he always does. 774 00:44:03,675 --> 00:44:05,374 Why isn't he barking? 775 00:44:06,611 --> 00:44:08,289 I wouldn't know. 776 00:44:08,313 --> 00:44:11,925 You've told us the dog was in the room, 777 00:44:11,949 --> 00:44:14,662 and you've told us that he barks at everybody 778 00:44:14,686 --> 00:44:18,932 but you and Maggie Crowley. 779 00:44:18,956 --> 00:44:22,336 Why didn't he bark at the person 780 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:24,594 who killed her, Mr. Bono? 781 00:44:26,797 --> 00:44:28,264 I'll tell you what I think. 782 00:44:29,900 --> 00:44:34,715 I think that Maggie Crowley, just for an instant, 783 00:44:34,739 --> 00:44:37,585 thought it was Brian Emerson, 784 00:44:37,609 --> 00:44:39,053 the defendant, who entered the room. 785 00:44:39,077 --> 00:44:40,621 She expected him. 786 00:44:40,645 --> 00:44:42,790 He was wearing the costume. 787 00:44:42,814 --> 00:44:45,447 She made a mistake. She assumed it was him. 788 00:44:48,519 --> 00:44:50,319 But the dog knew better. 789 00:44:53,557 --> 00:44:56,804 The dog never made a sound. He never opened his mouth. 790 00:44:56,828 --> 00:45:00,007 No barking... 791 00:45:00,031 --> 00:45:03,365 because there were no strangers in the room. 792 00:45:05,970 --> 00:45:12,152 Only two people that he knew so well: 793 00:45:12,176 --> 00:45:15,789 his mistress... 794 00:45:15,813 --> 00:45:21,729 and the person who killed her, his master. 795 00:45:24,054 --> 00:45:26,054 You. 796 00:45:43,207 --> 00:45:45,185 Your Honor, under the circumstances, 797 00:45:45,209 --> 00:45:48,844 the people see fit to move for a dismissal. 798 00:45:50,447 --> 00:45:52,392 Very well. 799 00:45:52,416 --> 00:45:54,928 Case is dismissed. 800 00:45:54,952 --> 00:45:57,264 This court is adjourned. 801 00:45:57,288 --> 00:46:00,901 Ah. Thank you. And thank you. 802 00:46:00,925 --> 00:46:03,738 W-we're having a little Christmas party at the office. 803 00:46:03,762 --> 00:46:05,806 I didn't want to invite you till I knew you could come. 804 00:46:05,830 --> 00:46:07,041 I'll be there. 805 00:46:07,065 --> 00:46:08,141 Thanks. 806 00:46:08,165 --> 00:46:10,310 Thanks. Where's Wendy? 807 00:46:10,334 --> 00:46:12,212 Daddy. Daddy. 808 00:46:12,236 --> 00:46:13,213 Come here, honey. 809 00:46:13,237 --> 00:46:14,397 Daddy. Come here. 810 00:46:15,507 --> 00:46:16,717 Come here. 811 00:46:16,741 --> 00:46:18,173 Oh. 812 00:46:19,944 --> 00:46:21,355 Daddy, is it okay? 813 00:46:21,379 --> 00:46:22,757 Oh, it's fine, baby. 814 00:46:22,781 --> 00:46:24,858 It's gonna to be even better from now on, huh? 815 00:46:49,240 --> 00:46:52,153 I, uh... I don't have a lot of use for this. 816 00:46:52,177 --> 00:46:54,421 I thought you might like it for your party. 817 00:46:54,445 --> 00:46:56,456 Oh, ho, ho. Well, judge. 818 00:46:58,082 --> 00:46:59,960 You know what they say. 819 00:46:59,984 --> 00:47:01,795 You can't have too many Christmas trees. 820 00:47:01,819 --> 00:47:03,530 Have some eggnog. Thank you. 821 00:47:03,554 --> 00:47:04,965 Thank you. 822 00:47:04,989 --> 00:47:06,133 Merry Christmas. 823 00:47:06,157 --> 00:47:07,567 Merry Christmas. 824 00:47:07,591 --> 00:47:09,391 Merry Christmas. 825 00:47:10,695 --> 00:47:11,972 Merry Christmas. 826 00:47:11,996 --> 00:47:13,474 Merry Christmas. 827 00:47:13,498 --> 00:47:14,942 Merry Christmas. 828 00:47:14,966 --> 00:47:17,277 Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. 829 00:47:17,301 --> 00:47:19,901 And to all a good night. 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.tvsubtitles.net