1 00:00:00,459 --> 00:00:03,337 [indistinct chattering] 2 00:00:19,353 --> 00:00:21,104 People versus Gustavson. 3 00:00:23,607 --> 00:00:27,569 Mr. Kopesky. Tell us please, the authority on which 4 00:00:27,569 --> 00:00:30,155 the police searched the suspect's car. 5 00:00:30,155 --> 00:00:33,242 Um, the search was conducted under the authority of 6 00:00:33,242 --> 00:00:36,495 Carroll versus United States, where it was held that 7 00:00:36,495 --> 00:00:38,956 a warrantless search is justified when there's a danger 8 00:00:38,956 --> 00:00:42,042 of losing the evidence, as in the case of an automobile 9 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:45,587 which can quickly be driven out of the jurisdiction. 10 00:00:45,587 --> 00:00:48,548 Where was Mr. Gustavson's car when the police searched it? 11 00:00:48,548 --> 00:00:50,217 At the station. 12 00:00:50,217 --> 00:00:52,427 Leland: They had the vehicle in their possession? 13 00:00:52,427 --> 00:00:55,389 Leland: Then what danger was there that it could be quickly 14 00:00:55,389 --> 00:00:58,183 driven out of the jurisdiction? 15 00:00:58,183 --> 00:01:00,269 I guess it was pretty slight. 16 00:01:00,269 --> 00:01:04,439 So then Carroll versus the United States doesn't apply. 17 00:01:04,439 --> 00:01:05,899 Does it? 18 00:01:05,899 --> 00:01:09,278 Well, uh, the underlying rationale for Carroll 19 00:01:09,278 --> 00:01:11,238 was exigent circumstances and-- 20 00:01:11,238 --> 00:01:13,365 Sit down, Mr. Kopesky. 21 00:01:24,001 --> 00:01:29,548 Ms. Moses? What justified the warrantless search? 22 00:01:29,548 --> 00:01:31,758 Um... [clears throat] It was conducted 23 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:36,179 under an expanded application of Chimel versus California. 24 00:01:36,179 --> 00:01:39,224 How does Chimel apply? 25 00:01:39,224 --> 00:01:42,352 The, uh, search was incident to the arrest. 26 00:01:42,352 --> 00:01:45,689 The suspect wasn't present, and the search took place 27 00:01:45,689 --> 00:01:47,691 more than four hours after the arrest. 28 00:01:47,691 --> 00:01:51,445 How could it possibly be incident to the arrest? 29 00:01:51,445 --> 00:01:54,031 I don't think it was, actually. 30 00:01:54,031 --> 00:01:56,199 Um, in my opinion, the search was illegal. 31 00:01:56,199 --> 00:01:59,286 Then why did the court hold it valid? 32 00:01:59,286 --> 00:02:00,495 I don't know. 33 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:03,040 Did you read this case, Ms. Moses? 34 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,251 - Yes sir, I read it. - Yeah, you read it. 35 00:02:06,251 --> 00:02:08,670 You read it, but you didn't understand it. 36 00:02:08,670 --> 00:02:11,048 I read it and I found it inconsistent 37 00:02:11,048 --> 00:02:12,632 with the Vale ruling. 38 00:02:12,632 --> 00:02:15,636 Oh, what about Chambers versus Maroney? 39 00:02:15,636 --> 00:02:18,472 Did you read that case? 40 00:02:18,472 --> 00:02:21,642 Um, I-- I-- I don't think that case was assigned. 41 00:02:21,642 --> 00:02:24,478 No, it wasn't. But the holding in Gustavson 42 00:02:24,478 --> 00:02:27,105 was specifically based on Chambers. 43 00:02:27,105 --> 00:02:29,608 And anyone wishing to understand the Gustavson case 44 00:02:29,608 --> 00:02:32,903 would have looked up Chambers. 45 00:02:32,903 --> 00:02:35,364 What happens if and when you become a lawyer? 46 00:02:35,364 --> 00:02:38,116 Do you intend to march into court and tell the judge, 47 00:02:38,116 --> 00:02:40,452 "Gee, I didn't think that case was assigned?" 48 00:02:42,704 --> 00:02:44,081 No, sir, I don't. 49 00:02:45,207 --> 00:02:46,583 Sit down, Ms. Moses. 50 00:02:49,044 --> 00:02:50,754 Between you, Mr. Kopesky, 51 00:02:50,754 --> 00:02:53,507 we've wasted nearly five minutes here. 52 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:55,634 Mr. Aronowitz. 53 00:02:55,634 --> 00:02:58,553 [theme music] 54 00:03:25,705 --> 00:03:28,625 [music continues] 55 00:03:55,735 --> 00:03:58,655 [music continues] 56 00:04:27,142 --> 00:04:30,061 [instrumental music] 57 00:04:57,172 --> 00:05:00,091 [music continues] 58 00:05:07,224 --> 00:05:08,266 [sighs] 59 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:09,559 [door closes] 60 00:05:09,559 --> 00:05:11,102 What is it you want to know? 61 00:05:11,102 --> 00:05:12,938 Whether or not I'm making a mistake putting you up 62 00:05:12,938 --> 00:05:13,939 on that witness stand. 63 00:05:15,941 --> 00:05:17,943 Why would you be making a mistake? 64 00:05:17,943 --> 00:05:20,946 Look, I know this hasn't been easy for you. 65 00:05:20,946 --> 00:05:23,156 You don't know... 66 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:25,617 the first thing about how it's been for me. 67 00:05:25,617 --> 00:05:27,452 Alright. 68 00:05:27,452 --> 00:05:30,747 Don't you concern yourself with my state of mind, Mr. Kuzak. 69 00:05:30,747 --> 00:05:33,708 Well, forgive me, Mrs. Williams, but I have no choice. 70 00:05:33,708 --> 00:05:35,168 As long as I'm your husband's lawyer, 71 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:38,046 I'm the guy his life depends on. 72 00:05:38,046 --> 00:05:41,967 Now if you're going to hurt him, I gotta know about it. 73 00:05:41,967 --> 00:05:45,595 Do you think that because my husband was unfaithful to me, 74 00:05:45,595 --> 00:05:48,682 I want to see him sent to the gas chamber? 75 00:05:48,682 --> 00:05:50,141 No. 76 00:05:50,141 --> 00:05:52,310 You just put me on that witness stand. 77 00:05:57,774 --> 00:06:01,903 Trudging along. Leland, the Schneiderman meeting 78 00:06:01,903 --> 00:06:03,864 is scheduled for tomorrow at 11. 79 00:06:03,864 --> 00:06:05,657 Will that conflict with law school? 80 00:06:05,657 --> 00:06:08,827 Well, my class is over at 10:30. Uh, well, I should be back. 81 00:06:08,827 --> 00:06:10,787 Diana says you're pretty tough in there, Leland. 82 00:06:10,787 --> 00:06:13,623 A law school professor should be tough. 83 00:06:13,623 --> 00:06:15,584 What's your style? 84 00:06:15,584 --> 00:06:17,586 - Strictly Socratic. - Oooh. 85 00:06:17,586 --> 00:06:22,132 Douglas: Moving on. There's good news and bad on Dorothy Wyler. 86 00:06:22,132 --> 00:06:24,593 The good news is, she's fully recovered from Epstein Barr 87 00:06:24,593 --> 00:06:27,387 disease and stands ready to return to work. 88 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:29,097 - Good for her. Ann: Great. 89 00:06:29,097 --> 00:06:30,974 The bad news is I fired her. 90 00:06:30,974 --> 00:06:32,517 - What? - You fired her? 91 00:06:32,517 --> 00:06:34,060 We had to write down her billables so often 92 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:35,520 we were losing money on her. 93 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,105 Wait a minute. Don't you think that's something 94 00:06:37,105 --> 00:06:38,732 we should have discussed, get our input on it? 95 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:41,776 I did get your input. I read your evaluation forms 96 00:06:41,776 --> 00:06:43,028 for associate review. 97 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:48,825 Douglas and I discussed this, and as unpleasant as it was, 98 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:52,037 the decision was warranted, let's move along. 99 00:06:52,037 --> 00:06:54,831 Has anybody talked to Michael on the Williams case? 100 00:06:54,831 --> 00:06:56,875 He's up against it. He expects to go to jury 101 00:06:56,875 --> 00:06:59,336 by the end of the week, but, uh, they're struggling. 102 00:06:59,336 --> 00:07:01,838 Arnold. Hammond versus Hammond. 103 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:03,089 Corrinne Hammond's coming in today 104 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:04,924 to sign the settlement papers. 105 00:07:04,924 --> 00:07:06,426 Looks like a wrap. 106 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:08,470 I believe congratulations are in order. 107 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:11,890 I understand you worked a very favorable division of property. 108 00:07:11,890 --> 00:07:14,601 Mrs. Hammond must be thrilled. 109 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:17,687 Yeah. Yeah. Sort of. 110 00:07:17,687 --> 00:07:19,397 Douglas: That's it, people. We're adjourned. 111 00:07:29,949 --> 00:07:31,868 [indistinct chatter] 112 00:07:34,371 --> 00:07:37,207 - Mrs. Weedon? Hello. - Yes. Oh. 113 00:07:37,207 --> 00:07:38,833 Thank you so much for seeing me. 114 00:07:38,833 --> 00:07:40,627 No problem. 115 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:43,088 If you don't mind my asking, how'd you find me? 116 00:07:43,088 --> 00:07:46,091 Well, I saw your name in the Martindale Hubbell book. 117 00:07:46,091 --> 00:07:48,176 And I prefer young attorneys. 118 00:07:48,176 --> 00:07:49,344 They're not so hard-bitten. 119 00:07:51,596 --> 00:07:52,681 You're black, aren't you? 120 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:57,852 - [chuckles] Yes, ma'am, I am. - Doesn't matter to me. 121 00:07:57,852 --> 00:08:01,690 Negroes can do anything, that's what I always say. 122 00:08:01,690 --> 00:08:03,233 I appreciate that. 123 00:08:03,233 --> 00:08:05,819 Have we reached the point where you're billing me, 124 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:08,488 or is this still introductory free time? 125 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,198 No, ma'am, this is all free. 126 00:08:10,198 --> 00:08:12,659 No, we don't charge unless we accept you as a client. 127 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:14,619 But before I can do that, I need to know why 128 00:08:14,619 --> 00:08:16,371 and for what you need an attorney. 129 00:08:16,371 --> 00:08:20,333 Well, eight months ago I slipped on some spilled papaya juice 130 00:08:20,333 --> 00:08:22,085 in Kendall's Food Mart. 131 00:08:22,085 --> 00:08:24,337 I sprained my wrist in the fall. 132 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:26,840 The pain, you cannot imagine. 133 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:30,802 The store manager admitted it was their fault, 134 00:08:30,802 --> 00:08:33,513 but the insurance people won't even take my calls. 135 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:37,434 My friend Gladys saw the whole thing, only she can't testify. 136 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:39,018 - Why not? - Dead. 137 00:08:39,018 --> 00:08:40,478 Got sick in her sleep last summer 138 00:08:40,478 --> 00:08:43,273 and drowned in her own vomit. 139 00:08:43,273 --> 00:08:44,232 I'm sorry to hear that. 140 00:08:46,609 --> 00:08:47,569 Mrs. Weedon... 141 00:08:49,779 --> 00:08:52,240 I'm afraid I can't take your case. 142 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,034 Why can't you take it? 143 00:08:54,034 --> 00:08:58,079 A sprained wrist, even with liability clearly established, 144 00:08:58,079 --> 00:09:00,707 would be worth about ten thousand dollars tops. 145 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:02,625 And this firm doesn't take ten thousand dollar matters. 146 00:09:02,625 --> 00:09:04,377 Why not? 147 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:07,964 Well, with our overhead and everything... 148 00:09:07,964 --> 00:09:09,507 it'd be impossible for us to make any money 149 00:09:09,507 --> 00:09:10,925 on a claim like this. 150 00:09:10,925 --> 00:09:12,927 Don't you ever take a case just because 151 00:09:12,927 --> 00:09:14,262 somebody needs your help? 152 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:17,182 Not really. 153 00:09:20,602 --> 00:09:21,561 Never mind. 154 00:09:23,146 --> 00:09:25,356 I don't know why I'm surprised. 155 00:09:25,356 --> 00:09:27,233 Every lawyer has told me the same thing. 156 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:30,945 I just thought maybe you would be different. 157 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:39,996 I'm sorry to have taken up your time, Mr. Rollins. 158 00:09:39,996 --> 00:09:40,955 Mrs. Weedon. 159 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:46,669 Let me make a phone call or two. But that's all I can do. 160 00:09:46,669 --> 00:09:48,463 Oh, thank you. 161 00:09:48,463 --> 00:09:52,675 Well now, this is the number for Kendall's. 162 00:09:52,675 --> 00:09:55,178 And this is the name and number of the insurance adjuster. 163 00:09:55,178 --> 00:09:56,638 Alright. 164 00:09:56,638 --> 00:09:59,432 And this is all I have by way of evidence. 165 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:01,309 The shoes I was wearing at the time. 166 00:10:01,309 --> 00:10:03,144 You can see, that's very good traction. 167 00:10:03,144 --> 00:10:04,437 Okay. [chuckles] Yes. 168 00:10:08,858 --> 00:10:10,527 Do I need to sign these copies here? 169 00:10:10,527 --> 00:10:12,529 No. These are just for your records. We're all done. 170 00:10:13,738 --> 00:10:14,697 Very good. 171 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:16,908 Thank you. 172 00:10:20,537 --> 00:10:21,496 Arnold: Corrinne. 173 00:10:22,539 --> 00:10:23,498 I was wrong. 174 00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:26,876 - I'm sorry. - Okay. 175 00:10:26,876 --> 00:10:28,253 Arnold: If you ever need any help with Chloe, 176 00:10:28,253 --> 00:10:29,796 I'd like you to please let me know. 177 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:31,047 I've dealt with a number of first-rate 178 00:10:31,047 --> 00:10:32,632 child psychologists over the years. 179 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:34,300 What is it, kind of a package deal? 180 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:35,969 You screw 'em up, they straighten 'em out? 181 00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:38,096 Listen, I said I was wrong. 182 00:10:38,096 --> 00:10:41,015 Let's try and remember, things were bad before I got involved. 183 00:10:41,015 --> 00:10:43,476 And you just made them a little worse. 184 00:10:43,476 --> 00:10:44,435 Yeah, I did. 185 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:46,938 Hey, uh... [clears throat] 186 00:10:48,565 --> 00:10:52,026 I got this book for Chloe. 187 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:53,444 What is it? 188 00:10:53,444 --> 00:10:55,196 "One Morning In Maine," by Robert McCloskey. 189 00:10:55,196 --> 00:10:57,699 It was one of my favorites when I was a kid. 190 00:10:57,699 --> 00:10:59,158 I guess I just... 191 00:10:59,158 --> 00:11:00,994 I wanted her not to think I was just some 192 00:11:00,994 --> 00:11:02,579 mean man with a briefcase. 193 00:11:04,205 --> 00:11:05,623 Does that really matter to you all that much? 194 00:11:07,292 --> 00:11:08,626 Yeah, it does. 195 00:11:08,626 --> 00:11:11,921 - Why? - What do you mean why? 196 00:11:11,921 --> 00:11:15,508 I behaved badly and-- and-- and that weighs on me. 197 00:11:15,508 --> 00:11:17,927 Don't let it weigh on you. 198 00:11:17,927 --> 00:11:19,554 Look, I, I really have to go. I'm already late. 199 00:11:27,562 --> 00:11:28,521 [door opens] 200 00:11:31,608 --> 00:11:33,192 I'd still like to be your attorney. 201 00:11:33,192 --> 00:11:34,986 I don't know. 202 00:11:34,986 --> 00:11:36,487 Don't you think that once the air clears that maybe 203 00:11:36,487 --> 00:11:38,489 we can put what happened behind us? 204 00:11:38,489 --> 00:11:41,993 - Like I said, I don't know. - Arnold. 205 00:11:41,993 --> 00:11:43,244 Maybe we could have lunch tomorrow. 206 00:11:43,244 --> 00:11:44,746 - We could talk about this. - Arnie. 207 00:11:46,289 --> 00:11:47,248 Come on. 208 00:11:49,459 --> 00:11:50,376 I'll think about it. 209 00:11:51,210 --> 00:11:52,170 Good. 210 00:11:57,050 --> 00:12:01,054 Tuesday, November 8, 1988, 211 00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:03,014 between 6 and 7 p.m. 212 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,684 Would you please tell the court where you were? 213 00:12:06,684 --> 00:12:08,311 I was home. 214 00:12:08,311 --> 00:12:12,482 Michael: Were you alone? - No. My husband was with me. 215 00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:14,275 Michael: How long had he been with you? 216 00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:16,527 He got home around 5. 217 00:12:16,527 --> 00:12:19,113 Michael: What do you remember about that day, Jackie? 218 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:22,116 [sighs] The kids were at the library. 219 00:12:22,116 --> 00:12:25,370 Earl and I had the house to ourselves. 220 00:12:25,370 --> 00:12:31,125 Nina Corry was killed between 6 and 7 p.m. 221 00:12:31,125 --> 00:12:32,585 Was your husband with you then? 222 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,128 Yes. 223 00:12:34,128 --> 00:12:35,672 Michael: Are you sure? - Yes. 224 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:37,590 Michael: Why are you sure? 225 00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:40,551 Jackie: Earl and I watched the Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. 226 00:12:40,551 --> 00:12:43,763 Tom Brokaw comes on channel four every weeknight at 6:30. 227 00:12:45,890 --> 00:12:48,017 Thank you. I have no further questions. 228 00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:57,735 Ms. Williams, do you consider your husband a violent man? 229 00:12:57,735 --> 00:13:00,405 My husband is not a violent man, Ms. Flanagan. 230 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:04,993 Yet on September 5, 1984, the Inglewood Police Department 231 00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:07,704 responded to a report of domestic violence 232 00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:08,788 at your home, did they not? 233 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:09,789 Objection. 234 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:12,083 Offered to impeach, Your Honor. 235 00:13:12,083 --> 00:13:13,626 Overruled. 236 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,378 Jackie: Things were different then. 237 00:13:15,378 --> 00:13:18,381 Ms. Williams, please just answer the question you've been asked. 238 00:13:21,426 --> 00:13:24,429 Earl and I have had our problems. 239 00:13:24,429 --> 00:13:28,099 Margaret: Did the police come? - Yes. 240 00:13:28,099 --> 00:13:30,560 Margaret: Did you sustain injuries about the neck and face 241 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:33,187 as a result of your husband having hit you? 242 00:13:33,187 --> 00:13:34,689 I don't remember. 243 00:13:34,689 --> 00:13:36,149 Would you like to see the police report? 244 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:37,900 Your Honor, the incident that Ms. Flanagan 245 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:41,112 is referring to took place more than five years ago. 246 00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:43,906 You've made your point, Ms. Flanagan. Move on. 247 00:13:43,906 --> 00:13:46,743 Did you know that your husband had had sexual intercourse 248 00:13:46,743 --> 00:13:48,786 with another woman on the day in question? 249 00:13:48,786 --> 00:13:50,246 No. 250 00:13:50,246 --> 00:13:51,622 Did you know that he was carrying on 251 00:13:51,622 --> 00:13:52,957 an affair with one of his students? 252 00:13:52,957 --> 00:13:54,709 No. 253 00:13:54,709 --> 00:13:56,461 Margaret: Well, forgive me, ma'am, but this does seem to 254 00:13:56,461 --> 00:13:58,588 raise the question of just how well you know your husband. 255 00:13:58,588 --> 00:14:01,466 I know him well enough to know he is not a killer. 256 00:14:01,466 --> 00:14:02,925 And would you tell the truth if he were 257 00:14:02,925 --> 00:14:04,093 or would you lie to save him? 258 00:14:04,093 --> 00:14:05,762 I'm not lying now. 259 00:14:05,762 --> 00:14:08,890 - But you would lie to save him. - Asked and answered. 260 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:11,267 What are you afraid of, Ms. Williams? 261 00:14:11,267 --> 00:14:13,728 That your husband's going to take a baseball bat to you 262 00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:15,229 if you don't testify for him? 263 00:14:15,229 --> 00:14:16,689 - Objection. Roberta: Sustained. 264 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:18,649 Get something straight, lady. 265 00:14:18,649 --> 00:14:21,110 The only thing I'm afraid of is that those 12 people 266 00:14:21,110 --> 00:14:24,030 will believe you and not him. 267 00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:26,783 Did my husband lie to me? 268 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:28,409 Yes, he did. 269 00:14:28,409 --> 00:14:30,578 Do I feel betrayed by him? 270 00:14:30,578 --> 00:14:34,457 Yes, I most certainly do. 271 00:14:34,457 --> 00:14:36,751 Did he kill this young girl? 272 00:14:36,751 --> 00:14:41,047 As sure as I know that I breathe, I know that he didn't. 273 00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:51,599 Lester: We known each other almost 20 years. 274 00:14:51,599 --> 00:14:53,768 And in that time have you ever known him to be violent? 275 00:14:55,311 --> 00:14:57,021 Lester: Not really. 276 00:14:57,021 --> 00:14:58,231 The answer's no. 277 00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:00,108 Earl does have a temper, Mr. Kuzak. 278 00:15:00,108 --> 00:15:03,069 Yeah, but the question is have you ever known him to be violent 279 00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:04,737 and the answer to that is no. 280 00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:06,989 Fine. No. 281 00:15:06,989 --> 00:15:09,325 Good. 282 00:15:09,325 --> 00:15:12,703 Erm, how would you characterize Earl Williams' relationship 283 00:15:12,703 --> 00:15:13,663 with his students? 284 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:16,833 I think it depended on the student. 285 00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:18,292 That's the wrong answer. 286 00:15:18,292 --> 00:15:21,546 It did depend on the student, Mr. Kuzak. 287 00:15:21,546 --> 00:15:25,299 Yeah, but I'm putting you on the stand as a character witness. 288 00:15:25,299 --> 00:15:28,094 That means you have to make the jury like Earl Williams. 289 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:29,846 Mr. Kuzak, Earl Williams and I were in 290 00:15:29,846 --> 00:15:31,347 graduate school together. 291 00:15:31,347 --> 00:15:33,891 I consider myself his friend. 292 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:35,977 I resent your coaching me on how to express that. 293 00:15:35,977 --> 00:15:37,395 Well, you can resent it all you want. 294 00:15:37,395 --> 00:15:39,730 And I'm not asking you to lie. 295 00:15:39,730 --> 00:15:41,315 But if you can't express your friendship 296 00:15:41,315 --> 00:15:44,610 with some conviction, then... 297 00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:46,320 I can't put you up there. 298 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,281 I teach literature. 299 00:15:48,281 --> 00:15:51,075 I'm trained as an historian. 300 00:15:51,075 --> 00:15:54,328 I see shades of gray in everyone. 301 00:15:54,328 --> 00:15:56,372 Earl Williams is no saint. 302 00:15:56,372 --> 00:15:57,707 Sir... 303 00:15:57,707 --> 00:15:59,625 Excuse me. 304 00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:01,794 I am trained as a trial lawyer. 305 00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:04,714 Right now, history and literature don't interest me. 306 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:08,593 But if you care about this man, if you really want to help him, 307 00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:10,595 then you will get up there and you will testify that 308 00:16:10,595 --> 00:16:14,140 Earl Williams is a gentle and a caring individual. 309 00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:17,393 And from everything you know about him going back 20 years, 310 00:16:17,393 --> 00:16:20,646 he is utterly incapable of the brutality he's charged with. 311 00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:22,106 Now can you do that or not? 312 00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:28,362 Dr. Craig, would you say the defendant 313 00:16:28,362 --> 00:16:29,697 was popular with his students? 314 00:16:29,697 --> 00:16:31,324 Yes. Very much so. 315 00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:35,328 - To what do you attribute that? - Earl loved to teach. 316 00:16:35,328 --> 00:16:37,830 He's patient and enthusiastic, and I think his students 317 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,457 have always responded to that. 318 00:16:39,457 --> 00:16:41,417 Have you ever seen the defendant outside of work? 319 00:16:41,417 --> 00:16:43,085 Yes, many times. 320 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:45,338 We were graduate students together, and over the years 321 00:16:45,338 --> 00:16:47,089 our families have become rather close. 322 00:16:47,089 --> 00:16:49,884 Ever seen him to be violent or abusive? 323 00:16:49,884 --> 00:16:52,845 No, sir. Never. 324 00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:55,848 Now, based on your having known him for 20 odd years, 325 00:16:55,848 --> 00:16:58,267 would you please describe him for the court. 326 00:16:58,267 --> 00:17:01,229 Earl Williams is a gentle, caring individual. 327 00:17:01,229 --> 00:17:03,606 I believe he's utterly incapable of the brutality 328 00:17:03,606 --> 00:17:05,149 with which he's been charged. 329 00:17:05,149 --> 00:17:06,108 Thank you, Dr. Craig. 330 00:17:09,403 --> 00:17:10,363 I have nothing further. 331 00:17:12,823 --> 00:17:15,826 You're on the tenure committee of the English Department. 332 00:17:15,826 --> 00:17:17,912 - Is that right, sir? Lester: Yes. 333 00:17:17,912 --> 00:17:20,039 That would make you Earl Williams' superior. 334 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:21,791 I think of us as colleagues. 335 00:17:21,791 --> 00:17:24,502 Well, nonetheless, since you do evaluate his performance 336 00:17:24,502 --> 00:17:27,755 and have a great deal to do with granting him tenure, it's fair 337 00:17:27,755 --> 00:17:30,758 to say he understands the value of staying in your good graces. 338 00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:32,843 Earl never put up a front for me or anyone else. 339 00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:34,387 Is that right? 340 00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:36,138 Tell us, Dr. Craig, were you aware 341 00:17:36,138 --> 00:17:37,932 he was having an affair with Nina Corry? 342 00:17:37,932 --> 00:17:39,684 No. 343 00:17:39,684 --> 00:17:43,354 So somehow Earl Williams kept a side of himself hidden. 344 00:17:43,354 --> 00:17:45,773 Michael: Objection. - Sustained. 345 00:17:45,773 --> 00:17:49,360 Tell us, did you ever suspect the defendant was involved 346 00:17:49,360 --> 00:17:50,736 romantically with this student? 347 00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:51,946 No. 348 00:17:51,946 --> 00:17:53,364 Margaret: With any other students? 349 00:17:53,364 --> 00:17:55,866 - Objection. No foundation. - Sustained. 350 00:17:55,866 --> 00:17:59,328 Did you harbor any suspicion that Earl Williams 351 00:17:59,328 --> 00:18:01,205 was cheating on his wife with anyone? 352 00:18:01,205 --> 00:18:03,457 - Look... Margaret: Yes or no, sir. 353 00:18:03,457 --> 00:18:05,126 I can't collapse everything I know 354 00:18:05,126 --> 00:18:06,877 into a simple yes or no answer. 355 00:18:06,877 --> 00:18:09,880 I'm afraid you're going to have to, professor. 356 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,717 No, I had no idea he was being unfaithful to Jackie. 357 00:18:12,717 --> 00:18:14,343 Margaret: That does seem to raise the question of just 358 00:18:14,343 --> 00:18:16,262 how well you knew him, doesn't it, professor? 359 00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:18,180 I knew him as well as anyone did. 360 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:19,682 No. 361 00:18:19,682 --> 00:18:22,018 There was a 20 year-old girl named Nina Corry 362 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:23,269 who knew him better. 363 00:18:26,147 --> 00:18:27,732 And with a badly sprained wrist, 364 00:18:27,732 --> 00:18:29,692 clear liability, pain and suffering-- 365 00:18:29,692 --> 00:18:31,444 Two thousand. Take it or leave it. 366 00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:33,362 Come on, Mr. Clancy. We're talking about 367 00:18:33,362 --> 00:18:35,197 a sympathetic elderly woman who-- 368 00:18:35,197 --> 00:18:38,868 Yeah, yeah. She took a header into the kumquats. Two grand. 369 00:18:38,868 --> 00:18:41,037 Jonathan: I'm trying to deal in good faith here, Mr. Clancy. 370 00:18:41,037 --> 00:18:42,788 You're trying to flush me. 371 00:18:42,788 --> 00:18:44,290 We both know this pimple would cost you 372 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:46,042 much more than you'd ever make. 373 00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:48,878 There's no chance you'd be crazy enough to try the thing. 374 00:18:48,878 --> 00:18:51,630 You're rolling dice for a quickie settlement and two grand 375 00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:53,132 is all you're gonna squeeze. 376 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:54,800 - Nice view. - Look, Mr. Clancy. 377 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,720 The claim is worth ten. At least give me five. 378 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,098 - That way-- - Oh, no. I can't do that. 379 00:19:01,098 --> 00:19:03,559 But how about say, uh... 380 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:05,644 two. 381 00:19:05,644 --> 00:19:07,605 You're disappointed in me, aren't you? 382 00:19:07,605 --> 00:19:09,899 I could add on a claim for punitive damages. 383 00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:12,109 I'm all aquiver. 384 00:19:12,109 --> 00:19:15,613 Look, you can't afford to litigate this. 385 00:19:15,613 --> 00:19:18,324 You'd have to be a total lunatic to pursue it. 386 00:19:18,324 --> 00:19:22,328 Take some friendly advice from a guy who's been around the block. 387 00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:26,457 Tell grandma to take the two G's, buy herself a new walker, 388 00:19:26,457 --> 00:19:29,877 and steer clear of fruit juice puddles. 389 00:19:29,877 --> 00:19:32,672 - Is that City Hall? - Will you forget the view? 390 00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:35,216 Talk to your client. Tell her she can have the money 391 00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:36,217 as early as tomorrow. 392 00:19:41,555 --> 00:19:44,433 These really are great digs. 393 00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:47,353 [instrumental music] 394 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:54,985 But something hit me the day I saw your daughter. 395 00:19:54,985 --> 00:19:58,322 I'd bee so pleased with myself for engineering this firestorm. 396 00:19:58,322 --> 00:20:01,117 Then I looked at who was in the middle. 397 00:20:01,117 --> 00:20:04,286 And it got to me. You know? 398 00:20:04,286 --> 00:20:05,830 This can't be the first time you've handled 399 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:07,873 a divorce where were children involved. 400 00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:10,918 No, it isn't. But, the truth is, it never bothered me before. 401 00:20:10,918 --> 00:20:12,712 All that really mattered was that I was good. 402 00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:14,338 That I lived up to my reputation and that 403 00:20:14,338 --> 00:20:16,090 people were afraid of me. 404 00:20:16,090 --> 00:20:19,343 Clients themselves, their families, their children, 405 00:20:19,343 --> 00:20:21,887 those were just details. 406 00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:23,097 What happened to change that? 407 00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:28,310 I looked in your little girl's face... 408 00:20:29,979 --> 00:20:31,856 and I couldn't make her a detail. 409 00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:38,362 Still hate me? 410 00:20:38,362 --> 00:20:40,823 - No. - Am I still your lawyer? 411 00:20:40,823 --> 00:20:42,616 How come I still need one? The settlement papers 412 00:20:42,616 --> 00:20:43,993 have been signed. 413 00:20:43,993 --> 00:20:46,036 You may have to enforce that settlement. 414 00:20:46,036 --> 00:20:49,039 People sign agreements one day and dishonor them the next. 415 00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:52,251 - No, Randy's not like that. - Hope you're right. 416 00:20:52,251 --> 00:20:55,713 If I'm wrong, you're the one I'll turn to, okay? 417 00:20:55,713 --> 00:20:57,423 Good. 418 00:20:57,423 --> 00:20:58,966 Well, thanks for lunch. 419 00:21:01,051 --> 00:21:02,678 - How about dinner? - Dinner? 420 00:21:04,180 --> 00:21:05,806 Why not? 421 00:21:05,806 --> 00:21:07,641 Well, my daughter for starters. She doesn't want to be 422 00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:09,894 left with a sitter right now. 423 00:21:09,894 --> 00:21:12,563 - So don't get a sitter. - Don't get a sitter? 424 00:21:12,563 --> 00:21:13,564 No. Bring her along. 425 00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:17,610 I'll call you. 426 00:21:22,573 --> 00:21:26,327 Detective Vitale, you were originally assigned to 427 00:21:26,327 --> 00:21:28,579 investigate Nina Corry's murder, is that correct? 428 00:21:28,579 --> 00:21:30,289 That's right. 429 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:32,500 Michael: And during the time that you were on the case, 430 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:35,503 was the defendant ever a suspect in your mind? 431 00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:38,255 - In my mind, no. Michael: And why was that? 432 00:21:38,255 --> 00:21:40,257 Cash was missing, credit cards were missing, 433 00:21:40,257 --> 00:21:42,301 jewelry was missing. 434 00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:43,761 To me, it looked like a robbery. 435 00:21:43,761 --> 00:21:45,721 Did you pursue robbery suspects? 436 00:21:45,721 --> 00:21:48,599 In my opinion, not to an adequate degree. 437 00:21:48,599 --> 00:21:51,435 When a viable suspect was not immediately forthcoming, it was 438 00:21:51,435 --> 00:21:53,729 the decision of my superior officers that we pursue 439 00:21:53,729 --> 00:21:55,314 known acquaintances of the victim. 440 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:58,567 Can you tell us why they came to that decision? 441 00:21:58,567 --> 00:22:00,277 Objection. Calls for the witness 442 00:22:00,277 --> 00:22:02,029 to look into the mind of another person. 443 00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:04,490 It calls for an opinion as to the workings of a police 444 00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:08,661 department that the witness was a member of for 15 years. 445 00:22:08,661 --> 00:22:11,622 Objection overruled. The witness can answer. 446 00:22:11,622 --> 00:22:16,252 The bird in the hand, right? Got the department off the hook. 447 00:22:16,252 --> 00:22:18,462 Are you saying that there was pressure on the department 448 00:22:18,462 --> 00:22:19,755 to make an arrest? 449 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:21,423 Pressure? 450 00:22:21,423 --> 00:22:24,260 It was like the whole world was breathing down our neck. 451 00:22:24,260 --> 00:22:29,014 Detective, in your opinion, is this the right man? 452 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:35,020 No, sir. In my opinion it is not. 453 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:36,021 I have nothing further. 454 00:22:41,610 --> 00:22:45,990 Approximately two feet from where the victim was situated, 455 00:22:45,990 --> 00:22:48,367 an expensive looking watch was in plain sight, 456 00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:50,119 yet not taken, is that correct? 457 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,872 In fact, that watch proved to be a cheap watch, Ms. Flanagan. 458 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:54,415 Margaret: Would a thief have stopped to appraise it 459 00:22:54,415 --> 00:22:55,916 before sticking it in his pocket? 460 00:22:55,916 --> 00:22:57,501 A thief would have known by looking at it. 461 00:22:57,501 --> 00:22:59,753 Does a thief generally stop in the middle of a robbery 462 00:22:59,753 --> 00:23:01,130 to batter their victim to death? 463 00:23:01,130 --> 00:23:03,007 It happens, believe me. 464 00:23:03,007 --> 00:23:05,342 Did the baseball bat lead you to a thief? 465 00:23:05,342 --> 00:23:08,387 The prints we got off the bat didn't lead us anywhere. 466 00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:11,223 There was no sign of forced entry, was there, Mr. Vitale? 467 00:23:11,223 --> 00:23:13,350 That means absolutely nothing. 468 00:23:13,350 --> 00:23:16,812 It means Nina Corry opened the door to her killer. 469 00:23:16,812 --> 00:23:20,900 It means that Nina Corry knew her killer. 470 00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:22,735 She might have opened the door for anybody who knocked. 471 00:23:25,487 --> 00:23:27,573 Tell us, sir... 472 00:23:27,573 --> 00:23:29,992 would you feel differently it if had been you 473 00:23:29,992 --> 00:23:31,619 who brought Earl Williams in? 474 00:23:31,619 --> 00:23:33,787 No, I would not feel differently. 475 00:23:33,787 --> 00:23:35,914 It would've been a hell of a caller for you. 476 00:23:35,914 --> 00:23:38,042 He just said it wouldn't have mattered. 477 00:23:38,042 --> 00:23:40,836 You got passed up for promotion, did you not, sir? 478 00:23:40,836 --> 00:23:42,296 Yes, I did. 479 00:23:42,296 --> 00:23:44,715 And you took early retirement soon after. 480 00:23:44,715 --> 00:23:47,009 Right again. 481 00:23:47,009 --> 00:23:51,263 This is, is really an ego thing with you, isn't it, Mr. Vitale? 482 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:54,058 You didn't turn out to be the hero and you're miffed. 483 00:23:54,058 --> 00:23:56,936 Let me tell you something, whether I'm miffed or not, 484 00:23:56,936 --> 00:23:59,605 if I thought he was responsible for this crime, 485 00:23:59,605 --> 00:24:02,441 I wouldn't be sitting here. 486 00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:06,779 Don't forget, I saw what that girl's body looked like. 487 00:24:13,452 --> 00:24:16,372 [instrumental music] 488 00:24:35,599 --> 00:24:38,394 Flanagan's offering second degree. 489 00:24:38,394 --> 00:24:39,353 And? 490 00:24:40,646 --> 00:24:41,647 It's your decision. 491 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:44,692 You recommend I take the deal, though. 492 00:24:46,402 --> 00:24:49,988 Well, I can't recommend that you spend 15 years in jail 493 00:24:49,988 --> 00:24:52,533 for something you didn't do. 494 00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:55,869 On the other hand, if I did it, 15 years isn't bad. Right? 495 00:24:55,869 --> 00:24:57,913 Like I said, it's your decision. 496 00:25:01,083 --> 00:25:02,251 Tell Flanagan no. 497 00:25:04,294 --> 00:25:07,631 In that case, I'm going to put you on the stand this afternoon. 498 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:08,590 Okay. 499 00:25:11,552 --> 00:25:13,929 - I'll see you in court. - Wait. 500 00:25:13,929 --> 00:25:17,599 - What do you want me to do? - Do? 501 00:25:17,599 --> 00:25:20,144 Well, I want you to testify exactly like we said. 502 00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:24,565 I know that. What I'm asking is, what should I do? 503 00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:26,150 What-- what-- what-- What-- what-- what-- 504 00:25:26,150 --> 00:25:28,736 what-- what should I act like? How should I be? 505 00:25:28,736 --> 00:25:30,237 - How you should be? - That's right. 506 00:25:30,237 --> 00:25:32,531 I'll be anything you tell me to be. 507 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:36,326 Now look, Earl, if the jury thinks that 508 00:25:36,326 --> 00:25:39,413 you're putting on an act, we're finished. 509 00:25:39,413 --> 00:25:42,332 You have got to be dead real out there. Do you understand? 510 00:25:44,293 --> 00:25:45,961 Yeah. 511 00:25:45,961 --> 00:25:47,254 - Dead real. - Yeah. 512 00:25:49,506 --> 00:25:50,466 Good. 513 00:25:52,468 --> 00:25:53,427 You'll do fine. 514 00:25:54,803 --> 00:25:57,723 [pensive music] 515 00:26:08,609 --> 00:26:11,528 [instrumental music] 516 00:26:14,072 --> 00:26:15,115 [knocking on door] 517 00:26:15,115 --> 00:26:16,116 Come. 518 00:26:16,116 --> 00:26:17,076 [door opens] 519 00:26:21,872 --> 00:26:23,207 Here's the memo on Rico forfeiture. 520 00:26:23,207 --> 00:26:24,708 Mm-hmm. 521 00:26:24,708 --> 00:26:27,461 I'll have the citations later today. [sighs] 522 00:26:30,214 --> 00:26:32,132 If I was unprepared for that class, it's because 523 00:26:32,132 --> 00:26:34,927 I was up half the night researching this memo for you. 524 00:26:34,927 --> 00:26:36,970 And that entitles you to special treatment? 525 00:26:36,970 --> 00:26:39,264 It entitles me to fair treatment. 526 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:41,058 I've been putting in a lot of hours around here 527 00:26:41,058 --> 00:26:43,727 and you can't expect to bleed me from both sides! 528 00:26:43,727 --> 00:26:46,355 A lot of law students have jobs, Diana. 529 00:26:47,981 --> 00:26:50,400 They don't get any favors, nor should you 530 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,236 just because you happen to work for me. 531 00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:56,865 You're trying to drive me out of here, aren't you? 532 00:26:56,865 --> 00:26:58,408 Excuse me? 533 00:26:58,408 --> 00:27:00,536 You disapprove of my relationship with Jonathan 534 00:27:00,536 --> 00:27:03,372 and you're trying to remedy the problem by forcing me out. 535 00:27:03,372 --> 00:27:07,626 What happened yesterday was that a student was unprepared. 536 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:09,461 And a teacher got tough to prevent that 537 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:10,754 from happening again. 538 00:27:10,754 --> 00:27:12,130 - That's all. - Uh-uh. 539 00:27:12,130 --> 00:27:13,882 What happened yesterday was one individual 540 00:27:13,882 --> 00:27:15,843 treating another with disrespect. 541 00:27:15,843 --> 00:27:18,512 And that's a premise I will not accept. Sorry. 542 00:27:21,181 --> 00:27:24,935 Diana, have those citations on my desk by 5 o'clock. 543 00:27:27,938 --> 00:27:28,939 [door closes] 544 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:36,822 - Well, hello there. - Hi. 545 00:27:36,822 --> 00:27:39,283 Jonathan. What's this "Weedon versus 546 00:27:39,283 --> 00:27:41,118 Kendall's Food Mart" thing? 547 00:27:41,118 --> 00:27:43,120 I'm helping out this old woman in a slip and fall. She-- 548 00:27:43,120 --> 00:27:46,832 You've indicated a liability ceiling of ten thousand dollars. 549 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:48,500 She's getting steamrolled by an insurance company. And-- 550 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:50,127 You had no right to accept this case. 551 00:27:50,127 --> 00:27:52,004 I'm not going to run up a lot of hours. Don't worry. 552 00:27:52,004 --> 00:27:53,463 I'm having one more meeting with the claims 553 00:27:53,463 --> 00:27:55,048 adjuster and I'll be out of it, I promise. 554 00:27:55,048 --> 00:27:57,968 I wish I could believe that. You have a tendency 555 00:27:57,968 --> 00:27:59,636 to turn the slightest conflict 556 00:27:59,636 --> 00:28:02,264 into a protracted cat fight and I won't allow-- 557 00:28:02,264 --> 00:28:05,309 Would you like to take over, Douglas? Maybe you should do it. 558 00:28:07,477 --> 00:28:10,606 Perhaps my counsel could prove fruitful. 559 00:28:10,606 --> 00:28:13,317 I'm an excellent negotiator. 560 00:28:13,317 --> 00:28:15,652 I'll bring you the file. The meeting's at two tomorrow. 561 00:28:15,652 --> 00:28:17,029 - Good. Jonathan: Good. 562 00:28:19,656 --> 00:28:21,867 Would you describe your relationship with Nina Corry, 563 00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:23,744 Mr. Williams. 564 00:28:23,744 --> 00:28:27,915 Her freshman year, she was just a student in my class. 565 00:28:27,915 --> 00:28:31,418 Very bright. Very enthusiastic. 566 00:28:31,418 --> 00:28:35,255 Her sophomore year, she became my research assistant. 567 00:28:35,255 --> 00:28:39,217 We worked long hours on a paper I was doing, and the more time 568 00:28:39,217 --> 00:28:42,930 we spent together, the harder it became to fight 569 00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:45,641 the impulse we both felt. 570 00:28:45,641 --> 00:28:48,936 - Finally, we gave in. - You became lovers. 571 00:28:48,936 --> 00:28:49,895 Yes. 572 00:28:53,231 --> 00:28:55,567 - You lied about that, Earl. - Yes, I did. 573 00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:58,904 You sat here and you let me repeat that lie to the jury. 574 00:28:58,904 --> 00:29:00,864 Earl: Yes. Michael: Why? 575 00:29:00,864 --> 00:29:05,577 I was afraid that if it came out that I were there that day, 576 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:08,956 no one would believe I didn't kill Nina. 577 00:29:08,956 --> 00:29:11,708 Then there's my wife. 578 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:14,795 I think I can face anyone easier than I can face her. 579 00:29:14,795 --> 00:29:17,923 I'm scared to death of losing her. 580 00:29:17,923 --> 00:29:19,216 Now, you went to see Nina Corry 581 00:29:19,216 --> 00:29:21,134 the day she was killed, didn't you? 582 00:29:21,134 --> 00:29:22,386 Yes, I did. 583 00:29:22,386 --> 00:29:24,096 Michael: What time did you arrive? 584 00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:25,097 Earl: About two. 585 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:26,348 Would you please tell the court 586 00:29:26,348 --> 00:29:28,183 what transpired during that visit. 587 00:29:28,183 --> 00:29:30,978 We talked for a while. 588 00:29:30,978 --> 00:29:35,190 She showed me some clippings she had torn out of a newspaper. 589 00:29:35,190 --> 00:29:36,483 Then we went to bed. 590 00:29:36,483 --> 00:29:38,819 You had sexual intercourse? 591 00:29:38,819 --> 00:29:41,154 - Yes. Michael: Then what? 592 00:29:41,154 --> 00:29:43,824 Earl: I took a shower. Nina made tea. 593 00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:45,701 Michael: What time did you leave? 594 00:29:45,701 --> 00:29:47,119 Earl: Around four. 595 00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:48,078 Earl... 596 00:29:49,871 --> 00:29:52,708 did you ever strike Nina Corry? 597 00:29:52,708 --> 00:29:54,126 No, sir. 598 00:29:54,126 --> 00:29:56,837 Was she alive when you left her apartment? 599 00:29:56,837 --> 00:29:58,380 Yes, sir. 600 00:29:58,380 --> 00:29:59,673 She was alive. 601 00:30:01,008 --> 00:30:01,967 Thank you. 602 00:30:03,260 --> 00:30:04,511 I have no further questions. 603 00:30:10,892 --> 00:30:14,312 Tell us, Mr. Williams, why did you take a shower 604 00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:17,024 after having sex with Nina Corry that day? 605 00:30:17,024 --> 00:30:19,067 I-- I-- I don't know. 606 00:30:19,067 --> 00:30:21,194 It's just what I'm in the habit of doing. 607 00:30:21,194 --> 00:30:22,946 Really. 608 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:25,240 You mean you always wash the smell of another woman off 609 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,783 before going back to your wife? 610 00:30:26,783 --> 00:30:28,535 Michael: Objection. - Sustained. 611 00:30:28,535 --> 00:30:30,996 The truth is, you were desperate to conceal 612 00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:32,748 this affair from your wife, weren't you? 613 00:30:32,748 --> 00:30:36,334 It was important to me that she not find out. I said that. Yes. 614 00:30:36,334 --> 00:30:38,962 Yet, as desperate as you were about that, you were just as 615 00:30:38,962 --> 00:30:41,214 desperate that the affair continue, weren't you? 616 00:30:41,214 --> 00:30:43,008 I cared about Nina, 617 00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:44,926 but I wouldn't call it being desperate. 618 00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:47,137 No? 619 00:30:47,137 --> 00:30:49,306 What would have happened to your standing at the university 620 00:30:49,306 --> 00:30:51,600 if it got out you were sleeping with a student? 621 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,143 I don't know. 622 00:30:53,143 --> 00:30:55,062 Would it have helped you, would it have hurt you? 623 00:30:55,062 --> 00:30:56,730 The witness said he didn't know. 624 00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:58,482 Except that the witness does know. 625 00:30:58,482 --> 00:31:01,234 He knows full well the kind of risk he was running. 626 00:31:01,234 --> 00:31:03,111 Make your point, Ms. Flanagan. 627 00:31:03,111 --> 00:31:07,324 The only reason you ran that risk is that you loved her. 628 00:31:07,324 --> 00:31:10,160 I cared about her. I said I cared about her. 629 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,370 And I say you loved her. 630 00:31:12,370 --> 00:31:14,289 Desperately and passionately. 631 00:31:14,289 --> 00:31:17,125 You loved her, and wouldn't let her go. 632 00:31:17,125 --> 00:31:20,295 - Your Honor. Argumentative. - Sustained. 633 00:31:20,295 --> 00:31:22,047 Tell us how you felt about her wanting to 634 00:31:22,047 --> 00:31:23,924 end the affair, Mr. Williams. 635 00:31:23,924 --> 00:31:26,343 She never gave any indication that she wanted to end it. 636 00:31:26,343 --> 00:31:28,804 You heard Todd Ehrenpries testify. 637 00:31:28,804 --> 00:31:31,723 He and Nina were going away for Thanksgiving. 638 00:31:31,723 --> 00:31:33,600 She was leaving you for him. 639 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:37,562 Even if it were true, I was hardly in a position to object. 640 00:31:37,562 --> 00:31:40,565 Oh, you were in a position to do whatever you wanted. 641 00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:42,150 You were bigger than she was. 642 00:31:42,150 --> 00:31:44,027 Objection. Move to strike. 643 00:31:44,027 --> 00:31:46,446 Sustained and stricken. 644 00:31:46,446 --> 00:31:48,740 You were in the apartment. You had sex. 645 00:31:48,740 --> 00:31:50,700 She told you about Todd. 646 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:53,203 How did you feel about her going off to Palo Alto 647 00:31:53,203 --> 00:31:54,454 with this rich white boy? 648 00:31:54,454 --> 00:31:56,706 - Objection. Roberta: Overruled. 649 00:31:56,706 --> 00:31:59,084 Look, I was a married man, she was a young girl. 650 00:32:01,002 --> 00:32:04,131 I felt bad, okay? But I did not kill her. 651 00:32:04,131 --> 00:32:07,509 I think you did. I think you went into a murderous rage 652 00:32:07,509 --> 00:32:10,178 that didn't end until she lay dead on that floor. 653 00:32:10,178 --> 00:32:12,889 I'm not capable of doing something like that. 654 00:32:12,889 --> 00:32:14,641 I think you are. 655 00:32:14,641 --> 00:32:17,769 You saw this pretty young girl with a will of her own. 656 00:32:17,769 --> 00:32:20,647 You couldn't break her down, so you beat her to death. 657 00:32:20,647 --> 00:32:22,858 Your Honor, I ask that the prosecutor be instructed 658 00:32:22,858 --> 00:32:24,234 to stop badgering this man. 659 00:32:24,234 --> 00:32:27,821 Ms. Flanagan, that's enough. 660 00:32:27,821 --> 00:32:33,243 Mr. Williams, you're now asking that all these people believe 661 00:32:33,243 --> 00:32:35,370 that you went to Nina's apartment on the day 662 00:32:35,370 --> 00:32:38,790 she was killed, you had sexual intercourse, she told you she 663 00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:41,918 had someone else, you kissed her good-bye and you left. 664 00:32:41,918 --> 00:32:45,672 Then a short time later, some unknown, unseen person 665 00:32:45,672 --> 00:32:47,424 showed up and beat her to death. 666 00:32:47,424 --> 00:32:49,426 That's exactly what happened. 667 00:32:49,426 --> 00:32:50,844 Because you're incapable of murder? 668 00:32:50,844 --> 00:32:52,137 Earl: Yes. 669 00:32:52,137 --> 00:32:54,014 Margaret: Incapable of brute force? 670 00:32:54,014 --> 00:32:56,308 Earl: Yes. I am not a brute. 671 00:32:56,308 --> 00:33:01,479 I am a professor of Russian literature. I'm a learned man. 672 00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:04,316 That doesn't mean you're not a savage killer. 673 00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:06,067 Michael: Objection! - I am not a savage. 674 00:33:06,067 --> 00:33:09,237 I am not a wild beast, no matter what you would 675 00:33:09,237 --> 00:33:10,864 like these people to believe. 676 00:33:10,864 --> 00:33:13,325 No matter how you see me, 677 00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:16,369 I am a human being and I did not kill anyone!! 678 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:35,764 The law says that I can fold my arms and stand mute, 679 00:33:35,764 --> 00:33:39,559 and if the prosecution has not proven guilt beyond a reasonable 680 00:33:39,559 --> 00:33:43,855 doubt, you have to acquit this man and let him go free. 681 00:33:43,855 --> 00:33:50,362 Okay, given that, let's look at what the prosecution has proven. 682 00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:54,241 That the defendant and the deceased were having an affair, 683 00:33:54,241 --> 00:33:56,743 and the defendant was in the deceased's home 684 00:33:56,743 --> 00:33:58,370 on the day that she was killed. 685 00:34:00,664 --> 00:34:03,792 That's it. None of that... 686 00:34:03,792 --> 00:34:08,672 none of it proves that the defendant committed murder. 687 00:34:08,672 --> 00:34:11,466 Now, the prosecution's eyewitness made her 688 00:34:11,466 --> 00:34:15,720 identification in the dark when she was scared out of her wits. 689 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:18,390 A detective who was assigned to the case testified 690 00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:20,767 that it was a thief that committed the murder. 691 00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:25,355 And we have the unrefuted testimony of Jacqueline Williams 692 00:34:25,355 --> 00:34:28,024 that Earl was at home with her 693 00:34:28,024 --> 00:34:31,403 at the time the killing occurred. 694 00:34:31,403 --> 00:34:34,489 Wouldn't it be nice if we could all go home feeling as though 695 00:34:34,489 --> 00:34:37,492 this horrible crime had been avenged. 696 00:34:37,492 --> 00:34:40,996 It would seem to resolve this tragedy if we could ignore 697 00:34:40,996 --> 00:34:43,331 the lack of proof, declare this man guilty, 698 00:34:43,331 --> 00:34:45,458 and dispatch him to his fate. 699 00:34:45,458 --> 00:34:50,922 But what distinguishes us from a lynch mob, however, 700 00:34:50,922 --> 00:34:52,549 is that we choose to do that 701 00:34:52,549 --> 00:34:56,386 which is just over that which is easy. 702 00:34:56,386 --> 00:34:58,888 I don't know who killed Nina Corry. 703 00:34:58,888 --> 00:35:02,684 But I do know in my heart that this man did not. 704 00:35:02,684 --> 00:35:05,645 Now, the police department and the District Attorney's office, 705 00:35:05,645 --> 00:35:08,606 in their desperation to solve a crime, 706 00:35:08,606 --> 00:35:11,693 have created a runaway train. 707 00:35:11,693 --> 00:35:14,946 I beg you, ladies and gentlemen, 708 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:17,490 I beg you, to stop it. 709 00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:37,218 Who is Earl Williams? 710 00:35:37,218 --> 00:35:41,097 We know he's a liar. He lied to protect himself. 711 00:35:41,097 --> 00:35:44,768 He steadfastly denied having an affair with Nina Corry 712 00:35:44,768 --> 00:35:48,897 until we identified the semen on her sheets as his. 713 00:35:48,897 --> 00:35:52,859 He denied being in her home at the time of the murder, 714 00:35:52,859 --> 00:35:54,736 and his wife backed him up. 715 00:35:54,736 --> 00:35:59,324 We produced an eyewitness who was positive she saw him leave. 716 00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:02,327 Various friends and family members have testified to his 717 00:36:02,327 --> 00:36:06,664 gentleness, because that's the side of him they knew. 718 00:36:06,664 --> 00:36:08,792 We're here, ladies and gentlemen, 719 00:36:08,792 --> 00:36:10,627 because of another side. 720 00:36:10,627 --> 00:36:13,088 The side that only Nina Corry knew. 721 00:36:13,088 --> 00:36:14,672 The murderous side. 722 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:17,092 The side that battered the life out of a girl 723 00:36:17,092 --> 00:36:19,969 simply because she wouldn't bow to his will. 724 00:36:19,969 --> 00:36:23,973 Did anyone see him do it? The answer's no. 725 00:36:23,973 --> 00:36:27,185 People seldom kill in the presence of others. 726 00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:30,814 Besides, Nina was willing to be alone with Earl. 727 00:36:30,814 --> 00:36:33,650 For nearly a year, she had been willing to give Earl 728 00:36:33,650 --> 00:36:35,193 anything he wanted. 729 00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:38,196 And this man wanted everything. 730 00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:40,198 He wanted his marriage, he wanted his job, 731 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:42,242 and he wanted his affair. 732 00:36:42,242 --> 00:36:44,244 And no one was going to take that away. 733 00:36:44,244 --> 00:36:47,580 Especially not some 20-year-old girl. 734 00:36:47,580 --> 00:36:52,001 I mean, who was she to cause him such pain? 735 00:36:52,001 --> 00:36:56,506 Who was she to back away from him? 736 00:36:56,506 --> 00:37:00,969 So this six-foot-one, 190-pound man 737 00:37:00,969 --> 00:37:04,514 took a baseball bat to a girl who stood five-foot-two 738 00:37:04,514 --> 00:37:07,058 and weighed a 105. 739 00:37:07,058 --> 00:37:08,977 He shattered her legs, 740 00:37:08,977 --> 00:37:13,189 he pounded on her midsection until her insides burst. 741 00:37:13,189 --> 00:37:14,649 He crushed her skull. 742 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:20,238 He did this, ladies and gentlemen. 743 00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:23,241 This man who sits before you did this. 744 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:27,328 Find Earl Williams guilty and punish him for what he did. 745 00:37:28,955 --> 00:37:31,166 You have all the proof you need. 746 00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:46,514 And I thought if the three of us sit down 747 00:37:46,514 --> 00:37:49,225 as reasonable men, we could perhaps... 748 00:37:49,225 --> 00:37:51,811 Nice. Birch? 749 00:37:51,811 --> 00:37:52,770 Imported oak. 750 00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:56,900 Mr. Clancy. 751 00:37:58,776 --> 00:38:02,906 Young attorneys sometimes fall victim to their passion. 752 00:38:02,906 --> 00:38:07,076 You and I should be more disposed to extol common sense. 753 00:38:07,076 --> 00:38:09,829 You're absolutely right, Doug. 754 00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:11,247 I'll give you two thousand. 755 00:38:11,247 --> 00:38:12,999 You see? 756 00:38:12,999 --> 00:38:15,168 You're a shrewd businessman, sir. 757 00:38:15,168 --> 00:38:18,505 But shrewdness is often the calling card of compromise. 758 00:38:18,505 --> 00:38:21,466 Don't start whacking me with proverbs, Dougie. 759 00:38:21,466 --> 00:38:24,135 I told our little victim of passion here, 760 00:38:24,135 --> 00:38:26,346 that I'd spot you two bills. 761 00:38:26,346 --> 00:38:29,641 Now since you're obviously not gonna bite, and since we both 762 00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:34,938 want it to go away, I'll bring it up to, uh, 25. 763 00:38:34,938 --> 00:38:37,065 But that's all. 764 00:38:37,065 --> 00:38:38,525 - Three and you've got a deal. - Done. 765 00:38:38,525 --> 00:38:40,109 With a signed release today. 766 00:38:40,109 --> 00:38:42,320 - No! No! - Jonathan. 767 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,113 Her medical bills were almost $800! 768 00:38:44,113 --> 00:38:45,865 Douglas: Jonathan. - She's my client, Douglas. 769 00:38:45,865 --> 00:38:47,075 Jonathan: I'm not going to let her go for this. 770 00:38:47,075 --> 00:38:48,743 You'll do what I tell you to do. 771 00:38:48,743 --> 00:38:51,162 - Dammit, Douglas! - Oh, gee. Here he goes. 772 00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:52,789 You want to see me go? 773 00:38:52,789 --> 00:38:54,582 - You watch me go. - Jonathan... 774 00:38:54,582 --> 00:38:56,584 This may cost us ten thousand dollars to litigate, 775 00:38:56,584 --> 00:38:58,294 but it's going to cost you a lot more. 776 00:38:58,294 --> 00:39:00,088 - Bluff away. - No bluff. 777 00:39:00,088 --> 00:39:03,091 The complaint will be filed tomorrow, you son of a bitch! 778 00:39:03,091 --> 00:39:05,051 The interrogatories will be on your desk next week, 779 00:39:05,051 --> 00:39:07,095 and the depositions will start after that. 780 00:39:07,095 --> 00:39:09,013 - Mr. Rollins! - You're crazy! 781 00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:12,100 That's right, Mr. Clancy. You're going to war with a crazy man. 782 00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:15,770 I'm gonna haul your fat ass up and down those steps three times 783 00:39:15,770 --> 00:39:17,355 a week for what's gonna seem like 784 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:19,023 the rest of your putrid life! 785 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:21,025 - Jonathan! - Shut the hell up, Douglas! 786 00:39:21,025 --> 00:39:22,652 Jonathan: There's nothing you can say that'll stop me. 787 00:39:22,652 --> 00:39:24,279 I'm going to bury this cheap bastard. 788 00:39:29,158 --> 00:39:31,160 You're going to fire him, right? 789 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:32,954 I wish I could. 790 00:39:32,954 --> 00:39:35,039 What do you mean you wish you could? 791 00:39:35,039 --> 00:39:37,292 You're a partner, he's an associate. 792 00:39:37,292 --> 00:39:38,209 Yes. 793 00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:43,798 But he's a valued associate, and I can't just terminate him. 794 00:39:43,798 --> 00:39:46,092 He just screamed at you, for God's sake. 795 00:39:46,092 --> 00:39:47,594 Are you gonna stand for that? 796 00:39:47,594 --> 00:39:51,890 The point is, Mr. Clancy, he wins his cases. 797 00:39:51,890 --> 00:39:54,851 And if he's determined to litigate this, 798 00:39:54,851 --> 00:39:56,311 there's nothing I can do to stop him. 799 00:39:58,396 --> 00:39:59,397 [door opens] 800 00:40:04,235 --> 00:40:05,194 Did he fold? 801 00:40:08,156 --> 00:40:10,700 Like a cheap umbrella. 802 00:40:10,700 --> 00:40:12,368 [exhales] 803 00:40:12,368 --> 00:40:15,079 Twelve thousand. 804 00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:18,041 - What?! - I told you it would work. 805 00:40:18,041 --> 00:40:19,542 She'll have the check tomorrow. 806 00:40:19,542 --> 00:40:21,085 You're the greatest. Thank you. 807 00:40:21,085 --> 00:40:24,339 Well, the idea was good, but I must admit 808 00:40:24,339 --> 00:40:27,258 your little performance really brought it home. 809 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:31,304 - It was sensational! - Just following your direction. 810 00:40:31,304 --> 00:40:35,058 Let's see, on a one-third contingency, the firm just made 811 00:40:35,058 --> 00:40:36,976 four thousand dollars for less than an hour's work. 812 00:40:36,976 --> 00:40:39,938 Yeah, and a little old lady gets a fair settlement for her pain. 813 00:40:39,938 --> 00:40:42,982 That, too. Good work, Jonathan. 814 00:40:46,402 --> 00:40:48,321 [door closes] 815 00:40:48,321 --> 00:40:50,281 - Hello? - Well, Diana. Come in. 816 00:40:53,368 --> 00:40:57,455 I just wanted to tell you, your Rico memo is excellent. 817 00:40:57,455 --> 00:40:58,831 Thank you. 818 00:40:58,831 --> 00:41:01,376 You're doing excellent work, Diana. 819 00:41:01,376 --> 00:41:02,835 Keep it up. 820 00:41:02,835 --> 00:41:03,795 [chuckles] 821 00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:08,174 I don't quite get it. Around this office 822 00:41:08,174 --> 00:41:10,468 you're so charitable and nice. 823 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:12,428 And in that class... 824 00:41:14,555 --> 00:41:16,057 Well, the jobs are different. 825 00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:21,229 In here, it's my function to cultivate loyalty. 826 00:41:21,229 --> 00:41:24,899 But there, I have 50 minutes, three times a week, to push 827 00:41:24,899 --> 00:41:28,861 sixty-five people up a hill that isn't too much fun to climb. 828 00:41:28,861 --> 00:41:33,199 And I have to use everything I can, including scare tactics. 829 00:41:33,199 --> 00:41:35,994 I think I understood that. 830 00:41:35,994 --> 00:41:37,495 Until I became the victim. 831 00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:40,581 It was nothing personal, Diana. 832 00:41:40,581 --> 00:41:42,625 And about my trying to drive you out of here. 833 00:41:42,625 --> 00:41:45,211 I didn't mean that. I was feeling a little wounded 834 00:41:45,211 --> 00:41:48,006 and I shouldn't have said that. 835 00:41:48,006 --> 00:41:51,300 The truth is, I am a little uncomfortable about an associate 836 00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:53,553 here dating a law clerk. 837 00:41:53,553 --> 00:41:55,930 It's not a great precedent. 838 00:41:55,930 --> 00:41:59,142 But do I disapprove of your relationship with Jonathan? 839 00:42:01,561 --> 00:42:03,229 No. 840 00:42:03,229 --> 00:42:07,567 Would I be more comfortable if you didn't work here? 841 00:42:07,567 --> 00:42:09,777 Absolutely not. 842 00:42:09,777 --> 00:42:11,863 - You're sure? - Extremely sure. 843 00:42:15,241 --> 00:42:16,492 Well, get back to work. 844 00:42:18,661 --> 00:42:19,620 Yes, sir. 845 00:42:21,706 --> 00:42:22,832 - Thank you. - Uh. 846 00:42:27,462 --> 00:42:29,756 Chloe: I don't like the red thingies. 847 00:42:29,756 --> 00:42:31,090 Arnold: Well, how's everything else? Do the hot dogs 848 00:42:31,090 --> 00:42:32,091 measure up to your standards? 849 00:42:32,091 --> 00:42:33,634 They're okay. 850 00:42:33,634 --> 00:42:35,261 I hope you've saved some room for dessert. 851 00:42:35,261 --> 00:42:36,929 Chloe always got room for dessert. 852 00:42:36,929 --> 00:42:40,808 My dad takes me to a different place for hot dogs. 853 00:42:40,808 --> 00:42:42,393 Does he? 854 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:46,230 My dad has a special place for hot dogs. 855 00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:48,816 Well, you like Chinese food? 856 00:42:48,816 --> 00:42:51,736 I hate it. 857 00:42:51,736 --> 00:42:55,114 That's too bad. Because I've got a special place for that. 858 00:42:55,114 --> 00:42:58,910 - You like Chinese food. - No, I don't. I hate it. 859 00:42:58,910 --> 00:42:59,869 That's news to me. 860 00:43:01,370 --> 00:43:02,914 Are you my mom's boyfriend? 861 00:43:07,168 --> 00:43:08,127 Well, let's see... 862 00:43:09,837 --> 00:43:10,797 I'm her friend... 863 00:43:12,548 --> 00:43:14,383 I'm a boy. 864 00:43:14,383 --> 00:43:16,427 My dad said you were her boyfriend. 865 00:43:17,929 --> 00:43:19,430 Did he say that to you, honey? 866 00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:21,557 I heard him talking on the phone. 867 00:43:23,142 --> 00:43:25,478 - Well... - You made my dad to cry. 868 00:43:27,104 --> 00:43:30,149 - I didn't mean to. - Well, you did. 869 00:43:30,149 --> 00:43:32,151 Corrinne: How did he do that, honey? 870 00:43:32,151 --> 00:43:34,737 When I told him that Mr. Becker came to the house, 871 00:43:34,737 --> 00:43:36,239 he started to cry. 872 00:43:39,700 --> 00:43:42,036 Well, mommy and daddy both cry sometimes, Chloe. 873 00:43:42,036 --> 00:43:43,371 I cry sometimes, too. 874 00:43:45,665 --> 00:43:47,959 May I go on the dragon now? 875 00:43:47,959 --> 00:43:50,044 - Do you want to go by yourself? - Yes. 876 00:43:50,044 --> 00:43:52,046 Corrinne: You sure? Okay. - Yeah. 877 00:44:00,847 --> 00:44:02,223 She's got a lot of questions. 878 00:44:03,391 --> 00:44:05,518 [chuckles softly] 879 00:44:05,518 --> 00:44:07,770 - Me, too. - Oh, yeah. Like what? 880 00:44:10,940 --> 00:44:13,693 [sighs] What if at some point Randy decides to 881 00:44:13,693 --> 00:44:16,028 fight you for custody? 882 00:44:16,028 --> 00:44:17,947 A lawyer's professional judgment can't conflict 883 00:44:17,947 --> 00:44:19,615 with his personal feelings. 884 00:44:19,615 --> 00:44:21,993 A lawyer himself can't be made an issue on which 885 00:44:21,993 --> 00:44:24,412 you're vulnerable. 886 00:44:24,412 --> 00:44:28,332 A lawyer can't keep questioning himself because he's afraid 887 00:44:28,332 --> 00:44:29,959 he could be falling for his client. 888 00:44:33,170 --> 00:44:34,839 I think maybe you need another lawyer. 889 00:44:43,848 --> 00:44:45,182 Roberta: Has the jury reached a verdict? 890 00:44:46,726 --> 00:44:47,685 Man 1: We have, Your Honor. 891 00:45:02,366 --> 00:45:03,826 Will the defendant please rise? 892 00:45:10,458 --> 00:45:12,960 In the matter of the People versus Earl Williams, 893 00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:16,297 criminal complaint number seven-three-four-one 894 00:45:16,297 --> 00:45:20,009 we, the jury, find the defendant, Earl Williams, 895 00:45:20,009 --> 00:45:23,471 guilty of murder in the first degree. 896 00:45:23,471 --> 00:45:26,515 We further find special circumstances to exist. 897 00:45:26,515 --> 00:45:28,684 Namely that the murder involved the infliction 898 00:45:28,684 --> 00:45:31,145 of extreme physical pain. 899 00:45:31,145 --> 00:45:32,146 Roberta: Ms. Flanagan. 900 00:45:34,232 --> 00:45:36,400 Your Honor, at this time, 901 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:39,570 the People ask that the defendant be sentenced to death. 902 00:45:43,866 --> 00:45:47,995 Members of the jury, we will reconvene in four weeks time 903 00:45:47,995 --> 00:45:50,998 to commence with the penalty phase of this trial. 904 00:45:50,998 --> 00:45:54,168 The sole issue to be determined is whether this defendant, 905 00:45:54,168 --> 00:45:57,254 Earl Williams, receives life imprisonment 906 00:45:57,254 --> 00:46:00,007 or death by the infliction of lethal gas. 907 00:46:00,007 --> 00:46:02,927 [dramatic music] 908 00:46:09,684 --> 00:46:12,603 [outro theme] 909 00:46:40,131 --> 00:46:42,967 [production theme]