1 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,680 And now, with Tammy Fields, it's Spotlight 7 on Atlanta. 2 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:06,300 Our spotlight tonight focuses on Atlanta's most sensational murder, the 3 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:09,419 glamorous international model Sally Hitchcock. 4 00:02:10,139 --> 00:02:14,860 Sally was murdered at a party given by millionaire socialite Arthur Richardson, 5 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:17,500 with whom she had a torrid two -year affair. 6 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,840 Among party guests that night were Richardson's current live -in lover, 7 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:25,880 Miss Georgia, Jan Sinclair. 8 00:02:26,860 --> 00:02:32,340 And Bart Hess, builder of the famed Hess Tower, funded largely by Arthur 9 00:02:32,340 --> 00:02:37,440 Richardson. Perhaps not coincidentally, Hess was also romantically linked with 10 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:38,500 doomed beauty Sally. 11 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:44,840 Accused of the murder is noted journalist David Tanney, whose expose of 12 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:49,080 -level government corruption won him national attention and a Pulitzer 13 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:54,380 nomination. In addition, Tanney was also rumored to be romantically involved, 14 00:02:54,940 --> 00:02:57,380 with the tragic but certainly popular Sally. 15 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,660 Tanny is being defended by Atlanta's most brilliant and colorful attorney, 16 00:03:02,660 --> 00:03:07,100 Matlock. With Tanny's trial now in its second week, and with the prosecution 17 00:03:07,100 --> 00:03:11,580 continuing to present overwhelming evidence against his client, it's 18 00:03:11,580 --> 00:03:16,040 to look like Ben Matlock is in the process of going down in defeat. 19 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,800 So David Taney was the last person to see her alive. 20 00:03:24,180 --> 00:03:26,340 Yes, that's what our investigation indicates. 21 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,480 And what happened when you arrived on the scene, Lieutenant? 22 00:03:28,820 --> 00:03:33,020 Well, first of all, I saw the defendant standing between two private security 23 00:03:33,020 --> 00:03:36,640 guards. Then I discussed the situation with the patrol officer. 24 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,660 It was decided that a search of the defendant's car should be conducted. 25 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,320 I'll show you this vial. It's marked State Exhibit 22, and it's labeled 26 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,100 sulfate. Do you recognize that? 27 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:49,760 Yes, sir. 28 00:03:49,980 --> 00:03:53,000 This vial was found under the passenger seat of the defendant's car. 29 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,620 And what did you do with it? 30 00:03:55,020 --> 00:03:59,500 I personally handed it to Randall Davis, head of the crime lab, for analysis. 31 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:03,820 Your Honor, in pursuant to stipulation with the defense counsel, I place into 32 00:04:03,820 --> 00:04:08,440 evidence States Exhibit 23. It's a toxological report stating that traces 33 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,120 dimethyl sulfate were found in the vial. 34 00:04:11,740 --> 00:04:12,960 No further questions. 35 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:16,159 Your witness. 36 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,000 Hill. 37 00:04:19,900 --> 00:04:24,420 Lieutenant, my client's car was found behind Mr. 38 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:25,780 Richards' house. Is that right? 39 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:27,240 Yes, it was. 40 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:28,300 Was it unlocked? 41 00:04:29,140 --> 00:04:30,420 Yes, sir, it was. 42 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:36,060 Oh, so in the dark that way and all those other cars parked back there, 43 00:04:36,060 --> 00:04:39,580 could have put that vial of poison in David Taney's car, couldn't they? 44 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,100 Well, uh... Just answer yes or no, Bob. 45 00:04:50,030 --> 00:04:51,030 I suppose so. 46 00:04:51,230 --> 00:04:52,230 No further questions. 47 00:04:55,050 --> 00:04:58,630 The prosecution claims to have an open and shut case against your client. Are 48 00:04:58,630 --> 00:04:59,630 you worried? 49 00:04:59,870 --> 00:05:02,170 Mr. Matlock, it's not like you to hide your feelings. 50 00:05:03,150 --> 00:05:05,310 Got any of your famous tricks up your sleeve? 51 00:05:05,570 --> 00:05:11,050 If I did, you'd be the last person I'd tell in the universe. Mr. Matlock has 52 00:05:11,050 --> 00:05:13,830 every confidence that his client will be exonerated. 53 00:05:16,270 --> 00:05:17,510 We're missing something. 54 00:05:19,210 --> 00:05:23,170 What? Where are those witnesses' testimonies? In the briefcase. In the 55 00:05:23,170 --> 00:05:26,990 briefcase, yeah. But we've been over and over them. Well, we're missing it. 56 00:05:27,010 --> 00:05:28,630 Whatever it is, we're missing it. 57 00:05:29,870 --> 00:05:36,710 Well, either somebody forgot to tell us something, or we 58 00:05:36,710 --> 00:05:41,630 weren't listening, or we didn't ask, or we weren't bright enough to pick it up. 59 00:05:42,510 --> 00:05:43,870 I'll get the car. 60 00:05:45,670 --> 00:05:46,670 Wait a minute. 61 00:05:47,450 --> 00:05:48,450 Wait a minute. 62 00:05:57,870 --> 00:05:58,870 I don't think you better move him. 63 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:00,870 Get an ambulance. Right away. 64 00:06:08,590 --> 00:06:09,590 Ben. 65 00:06:18,990 --> 00:06:20,330 How are you feeling? 66 00:06:20,860 --> 00:06:23,660 Feeling very lucky, aren't you, Mr. Matlock? 67 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,160 Nothing's broken, just a sprained shoulder and some bumps and everything. 68 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:35,380 I was thinking of something, but it got away from me. 69 00:06:36,340 --> 00:06:38,060 You're still in shock. 70 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:42,880 A little rest and you'll be good as new. How long will he be here? Oh, doctor, 71 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:44,720 keeping him for a few days' observation. 72 00:06:46,900 --> 00:06:48,880 I'm in the middle of a murder trial. 73 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:53,900 Did you ask for a continuance? Judge Russell refused. 74 00:06:54,380 --> 00:06:57,140 He said, I'm an attorney of record and we have to go on. 75 00:06:57,380 --> 00:06:59,780 Now just try to relax. 76 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,000 What's your name? 77 00:07:02,260 --> 00:07:03,260 Gertrude. 78 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,040 Gert, you relax. 79 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:07,440 Take something. 80 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:13,320 I almost had it. It was almost there and it just... 81 00:07:13,630 --> 00:07:16,270 Caught away, and it would have turned the time. 82 00:07:16,750 --> 00:07:19,830 A good night's sleep, and tomorrow everything will be better. You'll see. 83 00:07:20,130 --> 00:07:23,410 Well, give me the depositions. 84 00:07:23,630 --> 00:07:26,530 Oh, no, no, no, no. No work while we're getting well. 85 00:07:27,290 --> 00:07:29,550 Gert? My name's Gertrude. 86 00:07:30,790 --> 00:07:31,790 Gert! 87 00:07:32,070 --> 00:07:34,550 Give me that briefcase! 88 00:07:35,030 --> 00:07:37,590 Mr. Matlock, you're my patient. 89 00:07:37,790 --> 00:07:42,250 I'm told bed rest, and that's what it'll be. You don't even go to the bathroom. 90 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,240 unless you ring for me and I help you. You got that? 91 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:51,160 Gert, I know you've got an obligation to your patients. 92 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,280 And I'm sure some of them need to go to the bathroom. 93 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,960 But right now, I don't need to go. 94 00:07:59,660 --> 00:08:01,560 I need this briefcase. 95 00:08:02,100 --> 00:08:04,240 I've got a client, and he's innocent. 96 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,640 And I almost had it figured out how to prove it, but that car knocked it out of 97 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:09,639 my head. 98 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,500 So I need these depositions. 99 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,040 You're getting upset? 100 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:16,860 Kurt, I'm getting mad. 101 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:35,600 Don't overdo. 102 00:08:48,490 --> 00:08:50,290 My name's Gertrude. 103 00:08:59,330 --> 00:09:05,830 At my attorney's request, and for his information only, I, David Tanney, 104 00:09:06,050 --> 00:09:12,130 on the evening of April 12th, I arrived at Arthur Richardson's party, 105 00:09:12,310 --> 00:09:15,110 where Sally Hitchcock had asked me to meet her. 106 00:09:15,570 --> 00:09:17,790 She'd promised to tell me about a scandal. 107 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,720 of which she alone knew the intimate details. 108 00:09:26,220 --> 00:09:32,300 I needed a project. 109 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,040 I sure needed a new girl. 110 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,440 I was hoping to find both in one package. 111 00:09:49,459 --> 00:09:50,459 Thank you. 112 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:51,960 Glad you could come. 113 00:09:52,260 --> 00:09:56,740 Thanks, Arthur, but you didn't invite me. I'll fire my postal secretary. 114 00:09:57,220 --> 00:10:00,820 James McClare, David Tanney. David used to work for me when I owned the post. 115 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,640 You wrote that book about military contract payoff. 116 00:10:03,900 --> 00:10:04,900 You read it? 117 00:10:05,140 --> 00:10:09,120 No. Arthur told me that you made some very important people very unhappy. 118 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:13,080 David's what used to be called a muck raker. 119 00:10:13,420 --> 00:10:16,400 Who's muck are you raking these days, David? Well, you caught me between 120 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,860 projects, Arthur. These days, I'm just crashing parties and watching my bank 121 00:10:20,860 --> 00:10:21,860 account shrink. 122 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,440 Well, you're far from poor. 123 00:10:25,180 --> 00:10:26,500 Next to you, Arthur? 124 00:10:27,140 --> 00:10:28,119 Everybody's poor. 125 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,500 Champagne? I'm not drinking. 126 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:31,240 Nothing serious, I hope. 127 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:35,160 Allergy medication. For me, it's a choice between champagne and sneezing. 128 00:10:44,260 --> 00:10:47,940 Well, I'm sure you know plenty of people here, David. Why don't you just go and 129 00:10:47,940 --> 00:10:48,940 enjoy yourself? 130 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:51,460 Shall we dance, darling? 131 00:10:51,900 --> 00:10:53,140 Nice meeting you, Mr. Tan. 132 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:56,440 And you. 133 00:11:01,260 --> 00:11:02,380 Better ginger ale, please. 134 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:03,800 Coming up, sir. 135 00:11:05,540 --> 00:11:06,540 There you are. 136 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,340 Even your best friend's walking up. 137 00:11:10,820 --> 00:11:15,200 My instincts told me Sally was bored with men chasing her. She wanted to 138 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:16,640 roles and become the predator. 139 00:11:17,020 --> 00:11:20,060 Better let her come after me, the willing victim. 140 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:23,960 Oh, Sally. 141 00:11:25,460 --> 00:11:26,920 You look absolutely gorgeous. 142 00:11:27,420 --> 00:11:30,740 That's what I love about you, David, because you say such clever things. 143 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,180 Oh, you remember Bart, don't you? Oh, yes. 144 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:35,500 How are you? 145 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:36,599 Okay, all right. 146 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,780 Didn't know you were on Arthur's A -list, Tammy. He's on my A -list. 147 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,900 Oh, champagne, what a good idea. 148 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:44,780 Get me a glass, would you, darling? 149 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:48,820 It's ginger ale, Sal. 150 00:11:49,060 --> 00:11:50,060 Who cares? 151 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:51,280 We got rid of Bart, didn't we? 152 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:56,600 Sally? 153 00:11:59,180 --> 00:12:00,680 You want something else? 154 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:03,580 Oh, I'm just so glad to see you. 155 00:12:04,330 --> 00:12:05,890 Have you checked out Arthur's new girlfriend? 156 00:12:06,190 --> 00:12:08,090 Yeah, she seems pretty nice. Oh, she's a slut. 157 00:12:08,950 --> 00:12:10,630 Well, you have to be to get along with Arthur. 158 00:12:11,150 --> 00:12:13,010 You'd know more about that than I would. 159 00:12:13,350 --> 00:12:15,150 I'm not jealous, but that's what you're thinking. 160 00:12:15,350 --> 00:12:18,730 Oh, no, of course not. You've got Bart. 161 00:12:20,190 --> 00:12:21,470 And here he comes now. 162 00:12:22,130 --> 00:12:26,070 Oh, listen, I will speak to you later on. I'll be waiting. 163 00:12:28,350 --> 00:12:29,430 Oh, thank you, darling. 164 00:12:32,090 --> 00:12:33,090 Cheers. 165 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,220 Cheers. Time was passing, and I was no closer to the story or to Sally. 166 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,780 I looked up and spied her on the landing with Jan in what looked like a heavy 167 00:12:46,780 --> 00:12:47,780 argument. 168 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,500 Richardson stopped it. Not arguing about me, I hope. 169 00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:52,640 You'd just love that, wouldn't you, either? 170 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:56,600 No. 171 00:12:58,980 --> 00:13:00,580 I moved to intercept her. 172 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,440 Too late. 173 00:13:03,619 --> 00:13:04,780 Bart was already there. 174 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,440 Fortunately, a while later, she caught up with me in the library. 175 00:13:13,420 --> 00:13:14,420 There you are. 176 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,080 I've been waiting for you. 177 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:18,840 Good. 178 00:13:19,780 --> 00:13:22,360 Um, I noticed you and Jan arguing. 179 00:13:22,580 --> 00:13:23,940 Anything I should be interested in? 180 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:25,720 I should have known better. 181 00:13:26,580 --> 00:13:28,160 Arthur Owens are the sadist. 182 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:30,760 That means she's not going to help you with your article? 183 00:13:31,540 --> 00:13:32,540 No. 184 00:13:34,199 --> 00:13:35,199 Don't worry. 185 00:13:35,580 --> 00:13:36,620 I'm working on her. 186 00:13:37,500 --> 00:13:38,500 What's the problem? 187 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,240 She thinks Arthur loves her. 188 00:13:42,900 --> 00:13:44,200 He acts like he does. 189 00:13:44,980 --> 00:13:45,980 Oh, yeah? 190 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:50,360 Then why did he drag me into his bedroom tonight and tell me he wanted me back 191 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:51,620 and then try to seduce me? 192 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:52,840 Arthur did that? 193 00:13:52,940 --> 00:13:55,040 He even gave me this. 194 00:13:57,460 --> 00:13:58,460 Very impressive. 195 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,220 What did you have to do to get that? 196 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:01,960 Nothing. 197 00:14:02,170 --> 00:14:04,950 He put it around my neck and kissed my cheek, and that was that. 198 00:14:07,110 --> 00:14:10,270 I would think that Arthur would expect a little more in return for his 199 00:14:10,270 --> 00:14:11,270 generosity. 200 00:14:11,430 --> 00:14:13,850 Well, he can expect anything he wants. He won't get it. 201 00:14:17,090 --> 00:14:18,230 But you could, David. 202 00:14:19,330 --> 00:14:20,430 Anything you want. 203 00:14:21,790 --> 00:14:22,890 And you don't need jewelry. 204 00:14:25,410 --> 00:14:28,450 Sally, you are very... 205 00:14:28,830 --> 00:14:31,690 attractive woman, but that's not the reason I came here tonight. 206 00:14:33,370 --> 00:14:35,210 Well, maybe I can give you another reason. 207 00:14:39,250 --> 00:14:40,250 Hello. 208 00:14:41,250 --> 00:14:44,330 I was looking for you. I thought you might be thirsty. 209 00:14:44,910 --> 00:14:46,470 Well, you found me. Again. 210 00:14:46,990 --> 00:14:50,590 First with Arthur, and now with, um, David. 211 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:51,890 Whatever. 212 00:14:52,590 --> 00:14:56,950 Listen, if you two want to talk, I'll... No, no, no. I'll go. That's what Sally 213 00:14:56,950 --> 00:14:57,950 wants. 214 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,240 Isn't it, Sally? 215 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:03,680 Enjoy. 216 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,000 Good night, David. 217 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:06,980 Have a pleasant evening, Sal. 218 00:15:17,260 --> 00:15:21,980 And take me home with you. 219 00:15:22,380 --> 00:15:24,840 I don't think Bart would like that much. 220 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:26,840 She would. 221 00:15:27,500 --> 00:15:28,760 I promise, Dave. 222 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:34,260 I'll get the car. 223 00:15:37,180 --> 00:15:38,180 Oh. 224 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:40,120 I'll meet you out front. 225 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,200 Excuse me. 226 00:15:47,540 --> 00:15:48,640 Right out, please. 227 00:15:48,900 --> 00:15:49,900 Yes, sir. 228 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,240 All right. No story. 229 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:55,880 But I wasn't going to go home empty -handed. 230 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,860 I felt pretty damn good. 231 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,340 Danny, will you come back inside with us, please? 232 00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:06,460 Mr. Richardson's orders. 233 00:16:26,010 --> 00:16:27,010 killed her. 234 00:16:30,670 --> 00:16:33,550 I didn't. 235 00:17:04,900 --> 00:17:11,140 I can take it if you can, darling. 236 00:17:11,460 --> 00:17:13,660 Art, you're alone. 237 00:17:14,260 --> 00:17:16,079 I'm meeting Sally here. 238 00:17:16,980 --> 00:17:18,020 Sally Hitchcock? 239 00:17:19,950 --> 00:17:21,310 I didn't know she was coming. 240 00:17:21,810 --> 00:17:22,890 You don't mind, do you, darling? 241 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:25,089 Of course not, darling. 242 00:17:25,810 --> 00:17:27,010 I haven't seen her yet, Bart. 243 00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:28,630 Where's the bar? 244 00:17:28,650 --> 00:17:31,390 Had a kind of day to require some serious unwind. 245 00:17:35,470 --> 00:17:36,470 Sally, 246 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:42,310 darling. 247 00:17:43,850 --> 00:17:44,850 You know Jan? 248 00:17:45,170 --> 00:17:47,850 I feel as if I do. We have so much in common. 249 00:17:48,630 --> 00:17:50,250 Sally. Behave yourself. 250 00:17:50,750 --> 00:17:53,430 Oh, Arthur, in the old days, you never wanted me to behave myself. 251 00:17:53,950 --> 00:17:55,010 Quite the contrary. 252 00:17:55,510 --> 00:17:57,910 Sally, you look great. 253 00:17:58,150 --> 00:17:59,590 Hello, Bart. Do you know Jan? 254 00:17:59,790 --> 00:18:00,790 Of course. 255 00:18:01,530 --> 00:18:03,570 Bart is my oldest friend in Atlanta. 256 00:18:04,110 --> 00:18:05,790 In fact, she introduced me to Arthur. 257 00:18:06,410 --> 00:18:07,349 Oh, nice. 258 00:18:07,350 --> 00:18:08,350 Yes. 259 00:18:08,690 --> 00:18:10,710 We were living together at the time, weren't we, Bart? 260 00:18:11,310 --> 00:18:15,110 But Arthur wanted me, and Bart wanted funding for Hess Towers, so these two 261 00:18:15,110 --> 00:18:16,110 what businessmen do. 262 00:18:16,610 --> 00:18:17,690 They struck a deal. 263 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,880 Well, that's an interesting version of ancient history. Do you want to hear 264 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:22,859 more, Jan? 265 00:18:22,860 --> 00:18:23,860 God, no. 266 00:18:24,420 --> 00:18:28,220 You need a drink, darling. I won't argue with that. I need to speak to you in 267 00:18:28,220 --> 00:18:29,480 private for a little while. 268 00:18:29,780 --> 00:18:30,399 All right. 269 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:31,400 Promise? Promise. 270 00:18:38,940 --> 00:18:40,140 What was that about? 271 00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:42,700 I haven't the faintest idea. Come on, let's dance. 272 00:18:49,130 --> 00:18:53,790 I had a pretty good idea what was on Sally's mind, and I was prepared for it. 273 00:18:54,610 --> 00:18:55,730 What's this about, Sally? 274 00:18:56,890 --> 00:18:58,350 I'm still in love with you, Arthur. 275 00:18:58,890 --> 00:19:01,090 Really? Well, I'm flattered, of course. 276 00:19:02,150 --> 00:19:03,470 But that's all in the past. 277 00:19:03,950 --> 00:19:04,950 I want you back. 278 00:19:05,950 --> 00:19:07,150 Oh, you have heard. 279 00:19:08,790 --> 00:19:09,810 I'm living with Jan. 280 00:19:11,130 --> 00:19:12,130 Jan's no problem. 281 00:19:13,230 --> 00:19:14,230 What do you mean? 282 00:19:14,450 --> 00:19:15,790 I mean I want you. 283 00:19:16,830 --> 00:19:18,130 I don't mind sharing you. 284 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:19,520 Is that clear enough? 285 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:20,640 Quite. 286 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,800 But, of course, there's another small problem. 287 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,660 Your affection is no longer reciprocated. 288 00:19:32,460 --> 00:19:37,060 You can feel my body this close to you and still say you don't want me, Arthur? 289 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:39,780 It's hard to believe, isn't it? 290 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,340 I love Jan very, very much. 291 00:19:51,980 --> 00:19:53,700 And I have no desire to cheat on her. 292 00:19:54,940 --> 00:19:55,980 At least not yet. 293 00:19:57,940 --> 00:19:59,740 And not with someone I've already had. 294 00:20:02,420 --> 00:20:05,040 A very charming way of expressing yourself, Arthur. 295 00:20:05,460 --> 00:20:06,820 Now, don't be offended, Sally. 296 00:20:07,820 --> 00:20:09,440 I've got a little something for you. 297 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:11,920 A souvenir of our relationship. 298 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:14,080 Final souvenir. 299 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,120 Oh, this is a payoff, Arthur? 300 00:20:18,460 --> 00:20:19,460 Trinket? 301 00:20:20,439 --> 00:20:22,700 Well, have a look before you turn your nose up at it. 302 00:20:26,140 --> 00:20:27,140 Arthur. 303 00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:29,260 Here. 304 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,860 A little something to remember us by. 305 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,040 Let's see what it looks like on you. 306 00:20:43,300 --> 00:20:44,960 Oh, Arthur, it's beautiful. 307 00:20:46,140 --> 00:20:48,240 It's almost as beautiful as you are, my dear. 308 00:20:54,730 --> 00:20:57,690 And now I think it's time that we get back to the party. 309 00:21:04,590 --> 00:21:05,590 Mr. Matlock. 310 00:21:05,770 --> 00:21:07,270 Oh, hello, Gert. 311 00:21:08,350 --> 00:21:09,690 Oh, look at this. 312 00:21:10,490 --> 00:21:11,770 You're into mischief. 313 00:21:12,190 --> 00:21:13,190 Just working. 314 00:21:14,470 --> 00:21:17,970 You have been to the bathroom without calling for me, haven't you? 315 00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:21,860 Well, I went just a little bit. 316 00:21:22,700 --> 00:21:23,659 How'd you know? 317 00:21:23,660 --> 00:21:24,660 I know the type. 318 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:32,440 Earth, don't do that. I have those depositions just the way I need them. 319 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,400 it's going to take hours to get them back the way they were. Don't you have 320 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:36,400 sick people's tattoos? 321 00:21:36,820 --> 00:21:40,240 I told the doctor about you when he said no work or else. 322 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:41,480 Or else what? 323 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,840 Or else a little of this or a little of that. 324 00:21:44,140 --> 00:21:45,880 Maybe even a little shot. 325 00:21:47,420 --> 00:21:49,140 You tell that doctor. 326 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:55,220 To bring anything he wants to in here. I'll take him to his knees, and I'll 327 00:21:55,220 --> 00:21:58,600 him every way from Sunday, and then we'll see about no work. 328 00:21:58,860 --> 00:21:59,860 Mr. Matlock. 329 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,120 Gert, I'm working on a murder case. 330 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:04,480 Murder one. 331 00:22:04,780 --> 00:22:09,140 The only thing standing between my client and the maximum sentence is the 332 00:22:09,140 --> 00:22:12,140 defense I can prepare, and that's what I'm doing. Okay, Gert? 333 00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:17,560 Would you like... 334 00:22:17,770 --> 00:22:20,830 Pineapple juice or non -fat eggless custard. 335 00:22:25,050 --> 00:22:26,050 Custard. 336 00:22:30,730 --> 00:22:31,730 Hey, Gert. 337 00:22:33,270 --> 00:22:34,350 Two scoops. 338 00:22:50,830 --> 00:22:54,930 Not arguing about me, I hope. Oh, you would just love that, wouldn't you, 339 00:22:58,370 --> 00:22:59,590 What was that all about? 340 00:23:00,690 --> 00:23:02,130 Just Sally being a bitch. 341 00:23:14,290 --> 00:23:15,650 Sally was being Sally. 342 00:23:15,930 --> 00:23:19,210 And Bart, who should have known better, he was clearly furious. 343 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:10,380 My God, she's dead. 344 00:24:11,580 --> 00:24:12,580 Call the police. 345 00:24:12,980 --> 00:24:14,840 Where's Tammy? He was just in here with her. 346 00:24:15,380 --> 00:24:16,380 Find him. 347 00:24:21,300 --> 00:24:22,300 Light's out. 348 00:24:22,540 --> 00:24:24,120 Oh, come on, Gert. 349 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,880 You need your sleep. Gert, give me a break. 350 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:32,620 Your doctor ordered complete rest. He'll be very unhappy with you. 351 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,740 Gert, you bring that doctor in here. I'll throw his hand in through that 352 00:24:36,780 --> 00:24:38,520 and he'll be very unhappy with you. 353 00:24:39,150 --> 00:24:42,790 Well, maybe tomorrow, but tonight it's lights out. 354 00:24:42,990 --> 00:24:44,030 Oh, Gert. 355 00:24:44,450 --> 00:24:46,430 No. Good night, Mr. 356 00:24:46,630 --> 00:24:49,010 Matlock. Good night, Gert. 357 00:24:50,070 --> 00:24:51,070 Gertrude. 358 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:23,300 Turn that lock. 359 00:25:24,620 --> 00:25:26,620 You're in deep trouble, Gert. 360 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:34,240 I, Barton Hess, do solemnly swear and affirm that the following statement is 361 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:35,440 true and correct. 362 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:42,920 I couldn't wait to see Sally. We were getting along so well. 363 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,600 Like old times, only better. 364 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:50,440 Bart. 365 00:25:51,340 --> 00:25:52,340 You're alone? 366 00:25:52,620 --> 00:25:54,360 Uh, I'm meeting Sally here. 367 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:56,020 Sally Hitchcock? 368 00:25:57,260 --> 00:25:58,960 I didn't know she was coming. 369 00:25:59,860 --> 00:26:00,860 Well, yes. 370 00:26:01,220 --> 00:26:02,740 You don't mind, do you, darling? 371 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:04,840 Of course not, darling. 372 00:26:08,820 --> 00:26:10,100 She hasn't arrived yet, Bart. 373 00:26:11,460 --> 00:26:12,940 Tell her I'm here, will you, aren't I? 374 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:14,960 Nice to see you, Jan. 375 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:18,800 Hi, sir. 376 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,340 Sally. How are you? 377 00:26:25,930 --> 00:26:30,430 Sweetheart. You look delicious. 378 00:26:31,550 --> 00:26:33,190 Oh, do you know Jan? Of course. 379 00:26:33,630 --> 00:26:35,390 Bart is my oldest friend in Atlanta. 380 00:26:35,730 --> 00:26:37,350 In fact, he introduced me to Arthur. 381 00:26:38,830 --> 00:26:41,190 It's ancient history. Do you want to hear more, Jan? 382 00:26:41,550 --> 00:26:42,550 Not really. 383 00:26:43,130 --> 00:26:45,430 Except he's also my dearest friend. 384 00:26:45,750 --> 00:26:47,750 Well, thank you, sweetheart. Deserves champagne. 385 00:26:47,990 --> 00:26:48,990 No, I'd love to. 386 00:26:51,630 --> 00:26:55,270 In the old days, I would have been uneasy seeing them together, but I 387 00:26:55,270 --> 00:26:56,330 aside any doubt. 388 00:26:58,710 --> 00:26:59,750 What was that all about? 389 00:27:00,430 --> 00:27:01,590 What? Arthur. 390 00:27:02,090 --> 00:27:03,089 What do you want? 391 00:27:03,090 --> 00:27:04,750 He said he wanted to talk to me later. 392 00:27:04,990 --> 00:27:05,990 Oh? About what? 393 00:27:06,230 --> 00:27:07,230 I don't know. 394 00:27:07,870 --> 00:27:11,910 It is over between you and him, isn't it? Of course it is, darling. Don't be 395 00:27:11,910 --> 00:27:12,910 silly. 396 00:27:12,950 --> 00:27:14,350 I am right where I belong. 397 00:27:14,610 --> 00:27:15,610 With you. 398 00:27:33,370 --> 00:27:34,810 I won't be long, darling. 399 00:27:39,210 --> 00:27:46,090 I knew she was going to see Arthur. Some men would have been angry, but I prided 400 00:27:46,090 --> 00:27:47,710 myself on my equanimity. 401 00:27:47,910 --> 00:27:49,790 Besides, I trusted Sally completely. 402 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,640 I noticed there was something different immediately. 403 00:28:09,940 --> 00:28:10,940 A necklace. 404 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:14,160 I decided not to ask Sally about it, but to let her tell me. 405 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,540 Hi. I need some champagne. 406 00:28:18,340 --> 00:28:19,340 What did he want? 407 00:28:19,420 --> 00:28:20,420 You won't believe. 408 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:21,960 About Arthur? I'd believe anything. 409 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:24,780 He made a pass at me. 410 00:28:25,060 --> 00:28:26,060 Isn't that bizarre? 411 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:27,939 What do you mean? 412 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:30,580 I mean, he tried to seduce me, darling. The full treatment. 413 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,580 He said he missed me, that he thought about me constantly, wished we were 414 00:28:34,580 --> 00:28:35,580 together. 415 00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:37,160 Oh, then he kissed me. 416 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,780 And how do I put this? He wouldn't let me go. 417 00:28:42,300 --> 00:28:43,300 What did you say? 418 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:45,020 I said I loved you. 419 00:28:45,940 --> 00:28:50,260 And that our relationship was serious and I'd never do anything to jeopardize 420 00:28:50,260 --> 00:28:52,160 him. How did he take that? 421 00:28:53,140 --> 00:28:54,140 Pretty well, actually. 422 00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:55,760 But then what did he do? 423 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,360 I mean, he knew exactly what I said. 424 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,040 And just to prove there were no hard feelings, he gave me this. 425 00:29:02,180 --> 00:29:05,120 That's a parting gift, I hope. 426 00:29:05,580 --> 00:29:06,780 For old times' sake. 427 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,060 Well, ours has got style. I'll give him that. 428 00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:11,900 Sally. 429 00:29:12,180 --> 00:29:13,180 Hello, David. 430 00:29:13,300 --> 00:29:15,960 Excuse me. Sally, you look absolutely gorgeous. 431 00:29:16,220 --> 00:29:17,780 Thank you. You run into Bart, don't you? 432 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,860 Oh, yes. Hi. How are you? Fine. How about you? 433 00:29:21,780 --> 00:29:22,780 Just fine. 434 00:29:22,900 --> 00:29:23,940 Sally, we must talk. 435 00:29:24,980 --> 00:29:26,400 That's my cue for champagne. 436 00:29:26,820 --> 00:29:28,420 Thank you, sweetheart. Hurry back. 437 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,460 I wondered what they were talking about, and then I reminded myself. 438 00:29:36,660 --> 00:29:38,440 I trust Sally completely. 439 00:29:41,700 --> 00:29:42,820 Here you are, darling. 440 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,840 David was just telling me about an investigative reporter. 441 00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:50,860 Oh, the fine art of the expose. Whose trail are you hot on now? 442 00:29:51,300 --> 00:29:52,300 No one. 443 00:29:52,380 --> 00:29:53,880 But I am open to suggestions. 444 00:29:56,700 --> 00:29:58,160 Well, it's time for me to mingle. 445 00:29:58,700 --> 00:29:59,700 I'll see you later. 446 00:30:04,330 --> 00:30:08,030 Abrupt, isn't he? Yeah, somewhat of a hustler. Oh, is he hustling you? 447 00:30:08,250 --> 00:30:11,150 No, not really. He was just asking me reporter -type questions. 448 00:30:11,890 --> 00:30:14,290 I suspect he thinks I have secrets to tell. 449 00:30:15,250 --> 00:30:16,250 You're joking. 450 00:30:16,370 --> 00:30:17,370 Yes. 451 00:30:19,410 --> 00:30:21,330 Shall we dance? 452 00:30:34,610 --> 00:30:36,230 Not arguing about me, I hope. 453 00:30:36,630 --> 00:30:38,370 You'd just love that, wouldn't you, Arthur? 454 00:30:43,830 --> 00:30:44,830 Sally? 455 00:30:47,890 --> 00:30:48,890 What's the matter? 456 00:30:49,010 --> 00:30:50,010 Nothing. 457 00:30:50,210 --> 00:30:51,270 I think it's something. 458 00:30:53,050 --> 00:30:54,990 Jan's jealous and taking it out on me. 459 00:30:55,250 --> 00:30:56,250 Why is she jealous? 460 00:30:58,430 --> 00:31:01,750 Jealousy is a way of life when you live with a man as unfaithful as Arthur. Ah, 461 00:31:01,830 --> 00:31:03,270 whatever you say, darling. 462 00:31:13,530 --> 00:31:14,530 What's this? 463 00:31:16,310 --> 00:31:17,750 Another little gift from Arthur. 464 00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:21,450 He scratched me when he was putting on the necklace and then he insisted on a 465 00:31:21,450 --> 00:31:25,110 bandage. Well, you know how phobic he is about germs. Yes, Arthur does have 466 00:31:25,110 --> 00:31:26,110 his... 467 00:31:26,620 --> 00:31:28,080 Idiosyncrasies. Tell me about it. 468 00:31:32,940 --> 00:31:37,860 Hi. Thought you might be thirsty. I brought along some of my private stock. 469 00:31:37,900 --> 00:31:39,580 thank you, sweetheart. That's so sweet. 470 00:31:40,060 --> 00:31:41,060 Where's your glass, David? 471 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:43,340 Actually, Sally and I were just talking. 472 00:31:44,580 --> 00:31:46,260 Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt. 473 00:31:46,620 --> 00:31:48,580 You didn't, David. Just being rude. 474 00:31:48,980 --> 00:31:50,780 No, no. I understand completely. 475 00:31:51,900 --> 00:31:53,360 Enjoy the champagne. 476 00:31:53,940 --> 00:31:54,940 And the evening. 477 00:31:55,260 --> 00:31:56,260 See you later, Sally. 478 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:36,560 Call the police. 479 00:32:36,900 --> 00:32:39,000 David, Tammy. He was just in here with her. 480 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:41,480 Get him. 481 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:54,560 You killed her. 482 00:33:08,330 --> 00:33:09,049 Good morning. 483 00:33:09,050 --> 00:33:10,050 Oh, hi, Gert. 484 00:33:10,930 --> 00:33:13,150 Gertrude. How did you sleep? 485 00:33:13,550 --> 00:33:17,090 Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine. Well, you sound a little more chipper today. 486 00:33:17,350 --> 00:33:18,229 Oh, yeah. 487 00:33:18,230 --> 00:33:22,130 A little headache, but... Oh, well, we can take care of that. 488 00:33:23,190 --> 00:33:24,190 Yeah? 489 00:33:25,010 --> 00:33:27,610 What's that, a musk blaster? It's a patch. 490 00:33:28,590 --> 00:33:29,990 Don't you have any headache pills? 491 00:33:30,330 --> 00:33:33,830 This is better than a pill. It doesn't upset your stomach, and it keeps working 492 00:33:33,830 --> 00:33:34,830 much longer. 493 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:40,180 The medication is in the bandage, and it leaches into the skin a little at a 494 00:33:40,180 --> 00:33:41,700 time by osmosis. 495 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,360 You know what osmosis is, don't you? 496 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:47,580 I did it in high school. 497 00:33:48,420 --> 00:33:49,500 Give me your arm. 498 00:34:20,489 --> 00:34:21,830 Now, do this, Michelle. 499 00:34:22,290 --> 00:34:25,090 Catch her the minute she gets to the courthouse. 500 00:34:25,370 --> 00:34:30,050 Get her off by herself, because she won't talk to you if Arthur Richardson's 501 00:34:30,050 --> 00:34:31,050 around. Okay? 502 00:34:31,330 --> 00:34:32,330 Okay. 503 00:34:34,590 --> 00:34:35,590 Oh, hi, Charlie. 504 00:34:36,389 --> 00:34:38,409 I thought maybe you'd get in early today. 505 00:34:38,650 --> 00:34:42,179 Morning, Ben. What happened to you? I got hit by a car. Damn crazy drugs. You 506 00:34:42,179 --> 00:34:45,159 know, a cousin of mine just got... No, no, it was my fault. I got absent 507 00:34:45,159 --> 00:34:47,080 -minded, and I wasn't watching where I was going. 508 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:49,940 You got to be careful, Ben. I wouldn't like to see you in here as a customer. 509 00:34:50,260 --> 00:34:51,260 Yeah. 510 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:54,320 Yeah. 511 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:55,960 What? 512 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:57,800 You're running out of space. 513 00:34:58,860 --> 00:35:00,460 Dead people leave a lot of stuff behind. 514 00:35:00,720 --> 00:35:03,020 Now, the corpus delecti go in an icebox down the hall. 515 00:35:03,380 --> 00:35:04,640 Everything else winds up in here. 516 00:35:04,860 --> 00:35:07,040 Well, that's why I stopped by, Charlie. 517 00:35:09,430 --> 00:35:10,430 You want to turn around? 518 00:35:14,750 --> 00:35:21,610 I, uh, I'm stuck on a case, and I think there may be a piece of evidence 519 00:35:21,610 --> 00:35:22,549 I missed. 520 00:35:22,550 --> 00:35:25,830 Well, the DA's office keeps the real evidence. All I got in here is odds and 521 00:35:25,830 --> 00:35:27,130 ends and leftover junk. 522 00:35:27,390 --> 00:35:31,290 Well, that may be just exactly what I'm looking for. Here, here's the case. 523 00:35:31,390 --> 00:35:32,390 Here's the case number. 524 00:35:32,950 --> 00:35:34,590 Can I turn around? Turn around. 525 00:35:56,170 --> 00:35:57,170 I do. 526 00:35:57,410 --> 00:35:59,830 That's terrible. 527 00:36:01,310 --> 00:36:02,910 Did you talk to Jan? 528 00:36:03,170 --> 00:36:04,170 Yeah, you were right. 529 00:36:04,650 --> 00:36:08,510 Yeah? Yeah. Do you know what I was trying to think of when that car hit me? 530 00:36:08,730 --> 00:36:10,070 Yeah, did you figure it out? Yeah. 531 00:36:11,410 --> 00:36:18,050 In the hospital, I had such a headache from the accident and from reading all 532 00:36:18,050 --> 00:36:21,130 those depositions, and this nurse cured it for me. 533 00:36:21,870 --> 00:36:24,990 Wonderful woman. Oh. Yeah, and that's what did it. Beautiful. 534 00:36:25,210 --> 00:36:26,198 Yeah. 535 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:27,200 Did what? 536 00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:33,980 Court will come to order. 537 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:37,840 Court is pleased to see Mr. Matlock back with us so soon. 538 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:40,740 Glad to be back, Your Honor. Apologize for my appearance. 539 00:36:41,140 --> 00:36:43,780 If you're ready to proceed, you may call your first witness. 540 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:50,400 Thank you. I call Arthur Richardson to the stand, and since he's already 541 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,480 testified for the prosecution... 542 00:36:53,130 --> 00:36:57,110 I request permission to examine him as a hostile witness during his testimony. 543 00:36:57,390 --> 00:36:59,430 Permission granted. Proceed, Mr. Matlock. 544 00:37:00,230 --> 00:37:06,710 Miss Richardson, for several months before she was killed, you were having 545 00:37:06,710 --> 00:37:09,330 affair with Sally Hitchcock. Isn't that right? 546 00:37:09,770 --> 00:37:10,930 It was no secret, yes. 547 00:37:11,210 --> 00:37:17,470 Yep. And even after the affair was over, you, as they say, kept in touch? 548 00:37:17,910 --> 00:37:18,589 Oh, yes. 549 00:37:18,590 --> 00:37:20,270 I even invited her to my parties. 550 00:37:20,550 --> 00:37:22,030 Why did you invite her to your parties? 551 00:37:22,460 --> 00:37:25,360 She was beautiful, charming, and I was very fond of her. 552 00:37:26,380 --> 00:37:32,880 Did you know that she was planning to write one of those 553 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,960 magazine articles on you? 554 00:37:37,700 --> 00:37:38,700 Sally, right. 555 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:44,040 Obviously, you didn't know Sally. No, no, I didn't, but lesser lights than 556 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:45,940 Hitchcock have been published. 557 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:49,040 All she needed was a ghostwriter and something to say. 558 00:37:49,700 --> 00:37:50,700 Objection. Relevant. 559 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,840 She had plenty to say. 560 00:37:53,220 --> 00:37:56,600 She was with you all the time. She knew all about you, didn't she? 561 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:58,740 I resent the insinuation. 562 00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:00,400 Well, there's no insinuation. 563 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:02,640 There's no insinuation. 564 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:06,260 You keep a very high profile. 565 00:38:06,820 --> 00:38:08,400 A lot of good -looking women. 566 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:10,080 A lot of money. 567 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:12,180 A lot of powerful people. 568 00:38:15,310 --> 00:38:21,150 She knew all about your exploits and 569 00:38:21,150 --> 00:38:27,710 idiosyncrasies, didn't she? Mr. Matlock, I may be rich and I may throw 570 00:38:27,710 --> 00:38:32,570 extravagant parties, but I'm a very ordinary person with a very 571 00:38:32,570 --> 00:38:34,010 personal life. 572 00:38:34,390 --> 00:38:40,310 Anybody who suggests otherwise may find themselves constrained to prove those 573 00:38:40,310 --> 00:38:41,510 allegations in court. 574 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:43,520 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 575 00:38:43,740 --> 00:38:47,200 And that's what David Taney told her, wasn't it? 576 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:53,900 He told her that she had to have all her stories on you independently 577 00:38:53,900 --> 00:38:58,380 corroborated or no publisher would touch them. And that's what she was talking 578 00:38:58,380 --> 00:38:59,380 with Jan about. 579 00:39:00,020 --> 00:39:01,020 Corroboration, wasn't it? 580 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:05,940 Well, you'll have to ask Jan about that. Didn't Jan tell you that she was trying 581 00:39:05,940 --> 00:39:07,280 to get corroboration on her? 582 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:09,560 Jan said no such thing. 583 00:39:09,780 --> 00:39:10,780 She didn't? 584 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:12,320 Huh. Good. 585 00:39:13,240 --> 00:39:20,120 My associate subpoenaed her just this morning after you had come 586 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:25,440 in the courthouse before you had a chance to speak with her. Are you sure 587 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:26,440 wouldn't say? 588 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:30,640 Well, she might have mentioned something along those lines. Along what lines? 589 00:39:31,260 --> 00:39:34,460 Something about some of the things that happened. I don't know. I didn't pay 590 00:39:34,460 --> 00:39:35,399 that much attention. 591 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:36,400 No. 592 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,180 No, you didn't. 593 00:39:41,070 --> 00:39:42,210 You didn't have to. 594 00:39:44,590 --> 00:39:45,590 Because you knew. 595 00:39:46,810 --> 00:39:49,950 Sally Hitchcock was blackmailing you, wasn't she? 596 00:39:51,650 --> 00:39:55,030 I don't know what you're talking about. And that's why she was at the party. 597 00:39:55,270 --> 00:39:57,530 She was there because she had a pretty face. 598 00:39:58,110 --> 00:40:02,110 That's what the meeting was about up in your bedroom, wasn't it? Blackmail. 599 00:40:02,350 --> 00:40:07,490 No. And the big payoff was that expensive necklace, wasn't it? 600 00:40:08,130 --> 00:40:10,090 Objection. Relevancy badgering the witness. 601 00:40:10,730 --> 00:40:17,490 Sustained? Your Honor, I have gone through every 602 00:40:17,490 --> 00:40:21,970 piece of testimony by every witness in this trial. 603 00:40:22,810 --> 00:40:26,970 And they're all partly the truth. Some are complete, some are incomplete. 604 00:40:27,190 --> 00:40:32,190 Some are partial, some are impartial. But they're all inconsistent with one 605 00:40:32,190 --> 00:40:33,189 another. 606 00:40:33,190 --> 00:40:37,070 We will find out what happened that night. 607 00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:42,340 The court's indulgence, please. 608 00:40:44,140 --> 00:40:45,940 Proceed. Thank you. 609 00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:54,900 Now, that meeting, talk that you had with Sally 610 00:40:54,900 --> 00:40:59,660 up in your bedroom, you were the only witness to that conversation, right? 611 00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:02,640 Sadly. Why did you give her that necklace? 612 00:41:03,820 --> 00:41:07,040 Just a little memento for old time's sake. 613 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:09,040 Oh, boy, that's gallant. 614 00:41:10,569 --> 00:41:12,110 I'm talking about Gallant. 615 00:41:13,130 --> 00:41:15,530 Gallant. Hey, did you put it around her neck? 616 00:41:16,170 --> 00:41:17,330 Yes, as a matter of fact. 617 00:41:17,530 --> 00:41:21,990 And when you put it on her, you scratched her neck a little bit, didn't 618 00:41:22,270 --> 00:41:23,270 No. 619 00:41:23,550 --> 00:41:29,790 Well, people at the party saw her when she came down from the bedroom, said 620 00:41:29,790 --> 00:41:32,250 she had a little patch on the back of her neck. 621 00:41:32,630 --> 00:41:33,670 I don't remember that. 622 00:41:33,910 --> 00:41:38,150 Well, it's right here in the people's... 623 00:41:38,460 --> 00:41:45,160 Autopsy report, see right here, a small laceration on the back of the deceased's 624 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:47,460 neck. I just don't recall that. 625 00:41:48,580 --> 00:41:53,920 Do you remember 626 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:59,640 being in the bathroom with her 627 00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:04,420 while she was admiring the necklace in the mirror? 628 00:42:06,250 --> 00:42:09,370 You told the police that you were, and it was in your deposition. 629 00:42:10,490 --> 00:42:14,050 Well, she wanted to look at the necklace in the mirror. 630 00:42:14,990 --> 00:42:20,150 Of course, you had a big mirror in the bedroom and plenty of light. 631 00:42:21,770 --> 00:42:28,050 You took her in the bathroom because you wanted to put a bandage on that 632 00:42:28,050 --> 00:42:29,050 scratch, didn't you? 633 00:42:30,250 --> 00:42:31,850 Oh, yes, yes. 634 00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:35,390 I didn't recall that at the time. You're right. I did, indeed. 635 00:42:35,980 --> 00:42:40,040 Your Honor, I have a continuing relevancy objection to all of these 636 00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:41,560 Your Honor, please. 637 00:42:42,060 --> 00:42:44,040 We need to move on, Mr. Matlock. 638 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:46,500 We are, Your Honor. We are. 639 00:42:48,820 --> 00:42:54,040 Traces of poison were found in the decedent's champagne glass. 640 00:42:55,060 --> 00:42:59,160 And the police assumed that's what killed her. 641 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:04,940 But that poison could have been put in that glass. 642 00:43:05,740 --> 00:43:11,220 By people who entered the room after she had collapsed. 643 00:43:12,060 --> 00:43:15,500 And you were one of them, weren't you? Yes. 644 00:43:16,220 --> 00:43:18,080 But why would I do something like that? 645 00:43:18,340 --> 00:43:19,720 To cover your tracks. 646 00:43:20,140 --> 00:43:26,580 To throw off the police. Because, in fact, you had poisoned her 647 00:43:26,580 --> 00:43:30,220 several hours before, hadn't you? That's impossible. 648 00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:32,520 I know. I thought so, too. 649 00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:38,080 I thought so, too. I couldn't figure it out. I just couldn't figure it out. I 650 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:39,540 brooded over it. 651 00:43:40,180 --> 00:43:41,960 Finally, I was hit by a car. 652 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:44,320 I had to go to the hospital. 653 00:43:44,540 --> 00:43:47,440 See? I had this awful headache. 654 00:43:48,340 --> 00:43:54,100 And this nurse, this wonderful, beautiful nurse, 655 00:43:54,380 --> 00:43:58,020 Gertrude, she cured it for me. 656 00:43:58,820 --> 00:44:01,860 She gave me what she called... 657 00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:05,620 A medication patch. I've never seen anything like that before. 658 00:44:06,300 --> 00:44:09,960 It's like a bandage that's impregnated with medication. 659 00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:17,280 And you put it on, and it goes through your system slowly over a long period 660 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:18,280 of time. 661 00:44:18,660 --> 00:44:23,140 Finally, it finds the pain and takes it away. 662 00:44:23,620 --> 00:44:30,220 Your Honor, now Mr. Matlock is testifying for us. But, Your Honor, my 663 00:44:30,220 --> 00:44:31,720 headache's gone. Isn't that wonderful? 664 00:44:32,240 --> 00:44:33,980 What does that have to do with this case? 665 00:44:34,300 --> 00:44:36,720 It has everything to do with it, Your Honor. 666 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:46,740 Don't you see that Mr. Richardson was able to kill Sally 667 00:44:46,740 --> 00:44:49,780 Hitchcock by delayed reaction? 668 00:44:52,820 --> 00:44:59,720 And it shows me that you were able to put yourself in the 669 00:44:59,720 --> 00:45:00,720 clear. 670 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,180 when the poison took effect. 671 00:45:03,720 --> 00:45:07,480 This is ridiculous. I don't know what you're talking about. 672 00:45:07,820 --> 00:45:09,380 The bandage. The bandage. 673 00:45:09,600 --> 00:45:13,200 You put poison in the bandage, and it's right here. 674 00:45:15,900 --> 00:45:17,940 I got it at the coroner's office. 675 00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:20,760 See? 676 00:45:21,780 --> 00:45:23,040 See? There. 677 00:45:23,740 --> 00:45:28,140 Nobody paid any attention to it because they didn't think it was important. 678 00:45:28,260 --> 00:45:29,780 Thank God they didn't throw it away. 679 00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:33,300 Or we would never have known, would we? 680 00:45:35,660 --> 00:45:41,560 You put dimethyl sulfate on that bandage. 681 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:45,800 And you put it on the back of her neck. 682 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:54,620 Then you took her by the arm, smiled at her, took her back to the party. 683 00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:59,600 And when she walked away from you, you knew. 684 00:46:00,970 --> 00:46:05,510 The poison was seeping slowly through her body. 685 00:46:07,090 --> 00:46:11,670 And it was getting stronger and stronger and stronger. 686 00:46:12,890 --> 00:46:18,970 And when you were in a whole other part of the house, it seized her, 687 00:46:19,090 --> 00:46:25,770 collapsed her breathing, and she collapsed 688 00:46:25,770 --> 00:46:26,970 and died. 689 00:46:31,080 --> 00:46:32,080 You killed her. 690 00:46:33,600 --> 00:46:34,860 And this proves it. 691 00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:39,960 Nothing further. 692 00:46:41,740 --> 00:46:44,900 We find the defendant, David Tanney, not guilty. 693 00:46:45,860 --> 00:46:47,360 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. 694 00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:48,720 This court is adjourned. 695 00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:51,880 Well, 696 00:46:54,520 --> 00:46:55,560 good job, Ben. 697 00:46:56,740 --> 00:46:59,140 Michelle, do me a favor. 698 00:47:02,299 --> 00:47:06,560 Take this hospital gown and give it to Gert. 699 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:10,720 She'll know what it means.