1 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:50,735 May I help you? 2 00:02:54,541 --> 00:02:56,107 Hey. Wait a minute. 3 00:02:58,545 --> 00:03:00,723 Excuse me. I said, may I help you? 4 00:03:00,747 --> 00:03:02,526 This is Congressman Pete McGinnis. 5 00:03:02,550 --> 00:03:03,649 Now... 6 00:03:04,885 --> 00:03:06,129 Mr. Gerard. 7 00:03:06,153 --> 00:03:08,498 No. 8 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:10,667 Not "Gerard." Gentry. Craig Gentry. 9 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:11,701 What are you d...? 10 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:13,670 I know for a fact your name is Gerard. 11 00:03:13,694 --> 00:03:15,138 Son of Sam Gerard, 12 00:03:15,162 --> 00:03:17,641 one of the biggest crime lords on the Eastern Seaboard. 13 00:03:17,665 --> 00:03:19,709 Get out of here. I'm Pete McGinnis, 14 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:20,733 U.S. congressman. 15 00:03:21,902 --> 00:03:23,279 And this is a subpoena. 16 00:03:23,303 --> 00:03:24,347 You are hereby summoned 17 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:26,148 to appear at the hearing I'm conducting 18 00:03:26,172 --> 00:03:28,185 to investigate the infiltration of organized crime 19 00:03:28,209 --> 00:03:29,786 within the Atlanta business community. 20 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:31,221 I said, get out of here! 21 00:03:31,245 --> 00:03:33,156 You touch him, it's assault and battery. 22 00:03:33,180 --> 00:03:35,300 I'll see you at the hearing, Mr. Gerard. 23 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:57,101 This is very awkward. 24 00:04:02,476 --> 00:04:04,253 The congressman is right. 25 00:04:07,314 --> 00:04:10,126 Sam Gerard is my father. 26 00:04:10,150 --> 00:04:13,630 But I haven't seen or spoken to him in ten years, 27 00:04:13,654 --> 00:04:16,174 and I don't approve of what he does any more than you do. 28 00:04:17,624 --> 00:04:20,903 It's why I changed my name, and it's why I'm on my own. 29 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:23,807 I'm sorry to put you through this, but I... 30 00:04:23,831 --> 00:04:26,041 This project is very important. 31 00:04:26,065 --> 00:04:27,644 Not just to me, but to a lot of people. 32 00:04:27,668 --> 00:04:29,812 And I just hope that what happened here today 33 00:04:29,836 --> 00:04:31,581 won't adversely affect your decision 34 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,645 to go forward with this development. 35 00:04:35,776 --> 00:04:38,788 I'm afraid we're going to need a little more time 36 00:04:38,812 --> 00:04:40,357 to consider your proposal. 37 00:04:40,381 --> 00:04:41,391 Am I correct? 38 00:04:41,415 --> 00:04:42,959 Gentlemen, I will go 39 00:04:42,983 --> 00:04:44,794 and see the congressman. 40 00:04:44,818 --> 00:04:46,228 I will give him my full cooperation. 41 00:04:46,252 --> 00:04:48,364 And I will ask that my name, this company 42 00:04:48,388 --> 00:04:49,966 and this development be kept out of it. 43 00:04:49,990 --> 00:04:53,057 Well, we need more time to think about it. 44 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,785 Sam Gerard? 45 00:05:08,809 --> 00:05:10,241 The one and only. 46 00:05:11,678 --> 00:05:13,556 That's big-time underworld. 47 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:14,780 Your father? 48 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:19,795 I'm talking big-time underworld. 49 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:20,997 How come you never told me? 50 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:23,366 I never told anybody. 51 00:05:23,390 --> 00:05:25,635 All through your divorce trial, you never told me. 52 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,972 Ten years ago, I made a deal with my father. 53 00:05:29,996 --> 00:05:31,374 I don't ask him for anything, 54 00:05:31,398 --> 00:05:33,078 and he doesn't ask me for anything. 55 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:36,501 Hell, I never even told Diane. 56 00:05:37,838 --> 00:05:39,048 You never told your wife? 57 00:05:39,072 --> 00:05:40,304 No. 58 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:44,453 I'm sorry I didn't level with you. 59 00:05:44,477 --> 00:05:45,955 It's just that as far as I'm concerned, 60 00:05:45,979 --> 00:05:47,557 Sam Gerard isn't my father. 61 00:05:47,581 --> 00:05:49,014 Oh. 62 00:05:51,485 --> 00:05:53,218 I guess I get the picture. 63 00:05:55,122 --> 00:05:58,456 Well, we'd better go talk with that congressman. 64 00:06:12,072 --> 00:06:14,584 Uh, I'm looking for Congressman McGinnis. 65 00:06:14,608 --> 00:06:15,918 McGINNIS: In here. 66 00:06:15,942 --> 00:06:17,476 Oh. Okay. 67 00:06:19,145 --> 00:06:20,122 Oh, yeah. 68 00:06:20,146 --> 00:06:21,657 Uh, congressman. Ben Matlock. 69 00:06:21,681 --> 00:06:22,791 We spoke on the phone. 70 00:06:22,815 --> 00:06:24,627 Mr. Matlock. Oh, yeah. 71 00:06:24,651 --> 00:06:28,198 Um... Um, my client and I 72 00:06:28,222 --> 00:06:31,267 are not clear just what it is 73 00:06:31,291 --> 00:06:32,702 you're working on, congressman. 74 00:06:32,726 --> 00:06:35,305 Mr. Matlock... 75 00:06:35,329 --> 00:06:38,575 we believe that syndicate money has been finding its way 76 00:06:38,599 --> 00:06:40,699 into legitimate businesses down here. 77 00:06:41,835 --> 00:06:43,579 And the congressional committee that I chair 78 00:06:43,603 --> 00:06:45,181 finds that very disturbing. 79 00:06:45,205 --> 00:06:46,883 So I've been checking into it. 80 00:06:46,907 --> 00:06:48,717 And guess what? 81 00:06:48,741 --> 00:06:51,387 According to background checks of the key personnel 82 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,322 of some of the businesses around here, 83 00:06:53,346 --> 00:06:54,623 it's no rumor. 84 00:06:54,647 --> 00:06:57,493 Well, what does that have to do with my client? 85 00:06:57,517 --> 00:06:59,095 He's a legitimate businessman. 86 00:06:59,119 --> 00:07:00,897 That may be. 87 00:07:00,921 --> 00:07:03,599 But he doesn't exactly do business under his birth name, 88 00:07:03,623 --> 00:07:05,268 does he? We're just checking, that's all. 89 00:07:05,292 --> 00:07:07,336 A... A... A man changes his name. I don't see... 90 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,027 Okay, okay. So, Sam Gerard... 91 00:07:10,764 --> 00:07:13,576 So, Sam Gerard's my father. 92 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,478 But the reason I changed my name is because I am sick and tired 93 00:07:16,502 --> 00:07:18,014 of being persecuted by wimps like you... 94 00:07:18,038 --> 00:07:19,148 Oh, wait a minute. 95 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:20,452 He didn't mean that. 96 00:07:22,709 --> 00:07:24,020 Uh, congressman... 97 00:07:24,044 --> 00:07:27,223 my client has done all in his power 98 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:29,992 to divorce himself from his family 99 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,261 and its reprehensible activities. 100 00:07:32,285 --> 00:07:34,464 He himself is very legitimate. 101 00:07:34,488 --> 00:07:35,765 He has nothing to hide. 102 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:37,233 Then what better way to prove it 103 00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:38,935 than by showing up at that hearing? 104 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:42,105 Mr. Gentry is prepared to cooperate with you fully. 105 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:44,006 He asks only in return 106 00:07:44,030 --> 00:07:45,808 that you not make his appearance 107 00:07:45,832 --> 00:07:48,192 and testimony public. 108 00:07:48,334 --> 00:07:50,913 Part of our purpose here is to send a message. 109 00:07:50,937 --> 00:07:53,049 The more we make public, the better. 110 00:07:53,073 --> 00:07:56,152 Uh, my client is involved in some very sensitive negotiations 111 00:07:56,176 --> 00:07:58,221 concerning a major housing development, 112 00:07:58,245 --> 00:08:00,623 which could mean that thousands of families... 113 00:08:02,282 --> 00:08:03,693 Pete, you made the news. 114 00:08:03,717 --> 00:08:04,997 Channel 7. 115 00:08:07,253 --> 00:08:09,432 No deals, Mr. Matlock. Sorry. 116 00:08:09,456 --> 00:08:11,400 Congressman Pete McGinnis, 117 00:08:11,424 --> 00:08:14,303 armed with a subpoena, went into this office building today 118 00:08:14,327 --> 00:08:16,038 and confronted Craig Gentry. 119 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:18,208 Eye News Seven was there, and here's what happened. 120 00:08:18,232 --> 00:08:19,608 McGINNIS: You are hereby summoned 121 00:08:19,632 --> 00:08:21,144 to appear at the hearing I'm conducting 122 00:08:21,168 --> 00:08:22,745 to investigate the infiltration 123 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:24,247 of Atlanta's business community 124 00:08:24,271 --> 00:08:26,115 by organized crime. I said, get out of here! 125 00:08:26,139 --> 00:08:27,616 Damn you! Hey. Hold it! 126 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,818 Damn you! Oh, hey. Hey, hold it! 127 00:08:29,842 --> 00:08:31,787 Hey, now! I'm gonna get you for this. 128 00:08:31,811 --> 00:08:34,090 He's threatening me, counselor. 129 00:08:34,114 --> 00:08:35,124 I'm gonna get you. I swear! 130 00:08:35,148 --> 00:08:36,148 Come on. 131 00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:52,964 I'm sorry. 132 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:56,212 You want to just go somewhere 133 00:08:56,236 --> 00:08:57,602 and cool off, call me tomorrow? 134 00:09:08,848 --> 00:09:10,260 Pete? Yeah? 135 00:09:10,284 --> 00:09:11,361 I'm, uh, going home. 136 00:09:11,385 --> 00:09:12,395 Do you need anything else? 137 00:09:12,419 --> 00:09:14,530 No. Thanks, Ken. 138 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:15,532 You have a good one. 139 00:09:15,556 --> 00:09:17,333 Okay. You too. Good night. 140 00:09:17,357 --> 00:09:18,357 Good night. 141 00:10:18,584 --> 00:10:19,929 Pete? 142 00:10:19,953 --> 00:10:22,419 Oh, come on. Don't tell me you're already here. 143 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,344 That's right, Gary. 144 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:36,578 We're coming to you live 145 00:10:36,602 --> 00:10:40,482 from the office building at 15589 Peachtree Avenue. 146 00:10:40,506 --> 00:10:43,186 We're investigating an unconfirmed report 147 00:10:43,210 --> 00:10:45,154 that Congressman Pete McGinnis has been involved 148 00:10:45,178 --> 00:10:46,722 in some kind of assassination attempt, 149 00:10:46,746 --> 00:10:48,591 or maybe even worse. 150 00:10:48,615 --> 00:10:51,260 The police are arriving now. Maybe they can tell us more. 151 00:10:51,284 --> 00:10:52,828 Officer? 152 00:10:52,852 --> 00:10:54,297 Officer? 153 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:56,721 Sir, any idea what's happened up there? 154 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:15,284 What was he doing in the building? 155 00:11:15,308 --> 00:11:17,486 He must've been working late. 156 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:18,721 He always worked late. 157 00:11:18,745 --> 00:11:20,356 He was the hardest worker I've ever seen. 158 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:21,557 Morning, lieutenant. 159 00:11:21,581 --> 00:11:23,759 Morning. 160 00:11:23,783 --> 00:11:25,361 Is this building locked at night? 161 00:11:25,385 --> 00:11:26,395 Yes. 162 00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:27,863 The night watchman is the only one 163 00:11:27,887 --> 00:11:29,332 who can let you in after 8:30. 164 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:30,699 That's when he locks up. 165 00:11:30,723 --> 00:11:32,201 And when's the door unlocked? 166 00:11:32,225 --> 00:11:34,337 Seven in the morning. 167 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:35,504 Then whoever did this 168 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:37,340 either checked out with the night watchman 169 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:39,475 or left this morning. 170 00:11:39,499 --> 00:11:41,411 Or they're still in the building. 171 00:11:41,435 --> 00:11:43,780 I think you should search the whole place right now 172 00:11:43,804 --> 00:11:44,881 and talk to everyone. 173 00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:46,249 Someone might've seen the killer. 174 00:11:46,273 --> 00:11:47,705 Yes, sir. 175 00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:53,456 Morning. Morning. 176 00:11:55,749 --> 00:11:57,059 Lieutenant. 177 00:11:57,083 --> 00:11:59,095 There's a file missing. 178 00:11:59,119 --> 00:12:01,018 Craig Gentry's. 179 00:12:03,089 --> 00:12:04,100 So where'd you go 180 00:12:04,124 --> 00:12:05,668 after you left the congressman? 181 00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:10,173 I, uh... I just got in my car and I drove. 182 00:12:10,197 --> 00:12:12,597 I finally ended up at a bar. 183 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,844 Had several nice, stiff drinks. 184 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:17,080 Hm. 185 00:12:17,104 --> 00:12:18,581 When was that? 186 00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:21,584 It was around 9:15, 9:30. 187 00:12:21,608 --> 00:12:24,953 The congressman was killed between 8 and 10, 188 00:12:24,977 --> 00:12:27,123 and you're 9:15, 9:30. 189 00:12:27,147 --> 00:12:29,492 That puts you at the bar right in the middle. 190 00:12:29,516 --> 00:12:31,260 Talk to anybody there? 191 00:12:31,284 --> 00:12:33,496 Uh, the... The place was practically deserted. 192 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,297 I... I talked to the bartender. 193 00:12:35,321 --> 00:12:37,700 I'm a regular, and we've gotten to be friends. 194 00:12:37,724 --> 00:12:38,835 Well, that's good. 195 00:12:38,859 --> 00:12:40,169 That's good. That might be a help. 196 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:43,039 Friends. That's good. What's his name? 197 00:12:43,063 --> 00:12:44,741 Michael Patrick Xavier Morrison. 198 00:12:44,765 --> 00:12:46,275 Most people call me Mickey. 199 00:12:46,299 --> 00:12:47,977 Occupation? 200 00:12:48,001 --> 00:12:51,114 Bartender at the Blue Moose Lounge. 201 00:12:51,138 --> 00:12:53,416 You know a Craig Gentry? Yeah. 202 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,250 He's a regular customer. 203 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:57,794 Did he come in last night? 204 00:12:58,445 --> 00:12:59,777 No. Not last night. 205 00:13:01,380 --> 00:13:02,692 You sure? 206 00:13:02,716 --> 00:13:07,096 Hey, if he'd have been there, I'd have seen him. 207 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,964 Now, what time did you leave the Blue Moose? 208 00:13:08,988 --> 00:13:10,099 Eleven-thirty, I guess. 209 00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:11,100 Hm. 210 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:12,301 Where'd you go then? 211 00:13:12,325 --> 00:13:13,603 I just went home. 212 00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:15,137 I got undressed. I did a little reading. 213 00:13:15,161 --> 00:13:16,372 And I went to sleep. 214 00:13:16,396 --> 00:13:17,506 You didn't go anywhere else? 215 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:19,475 Just for a drive to the bar and home? 216 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:20,877 Yeah. 217 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:25,347 That's right. I saw him go into 15589 Peachtree Avenue. 218 00:13:25,371 --> 00:13:28,083 What time was that, Mr. Silvers? 219 00:13:28,107 --> 00:13:30,353 Eight-twenty, 8:25. 220 00:13:30,377 --> 00:13:33,088 You think you'd recognize him if you saw him again? 221 00:13:33,112 --> 00:13:35,057 I got mugged by a fare once, 222 00:13:35,081 --> 00:13:36,792 and they never caught the guy. 223 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:38,294 After that, I've always made it a point 224 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,229 of giving people a real good look. 225 00:13:40,253 --> 00:13:41,686 I never forget a face. 226 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:45,063 Is he in there? 227 00:13:55,067 --> 00:13:56,145 Bingo. 228 00:13:56,169 --> 00:13:58,714 That's the guy. 229 00:13:58,738 --> 00:14:00,983 So it... It was, uh... 230 00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:03,652 All right, Mr. Gerard. Come with us. 231 00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:06,088 Uh, excuse me. I'm Ben Matlock, Mr. Gentry's lawyer. 232 00:14:06,112 --> 00:14:07,322 Where are you taking him? 233 00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:09,058 We're booking him for first-degree murder. 234 00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:10,325 What's your evidence? 235 00:14:10,349 --> 00:14:11,326 About two hours ago, 236 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:13,128 we got a warrant to search his home. 237 00:14:13,152 --> 00:14:15,664 We found a bloodstained knife in the trashcan. 238 00:14:15,688 --> 00:14:16,765 We just got the lab report. 239 00:14:16,789 --> 00:14:18,000 It's the murder weapon. 240 00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:20,102 And we have a witness that can place him 241 00:14:20,126 --> 00:14:22,538 at the scene of the crime at the time of the murder. 242 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:23,562 Come on. 243 00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:48,263 I guess just one stab right through the heart, huh? 244 00:14:48,287 --> 00:14:50,566 Yeah. Hm. 245 00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:55,004 So when does the coroner put the time of death? 246 00:14:55,028 --> 00:14:56,872 How's that? 247 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,474 When does the coroner put the time of death? 248 00:14:59,498 --> 00:15:00,642 Oh. 249 00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:04,246 Uh, sometime, uh, between 8:35... 250 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:06,448 That's when one of the congressman's coworkers 251 00:15:06,472 --> 00:15:08,017 last saw him alive. 252 00:15:08,041 --> 00:15:09,161 And, I believe, it was 10. 253 00:15:10,043 --> 00:15:11,043 Hm. 254 00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:15,079 Well, do you think I should go find the night watchman? 255 00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:19,483 Hm? The night watchman. 256 00:15:21,321 --> 00:15:24,066 Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 257 00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:31,207 Now, the thing is, if we can get over 258 00:15:31,231 --> 00:15:32,875 and find this guy. 259 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:35,210 Um, you go back to the station, 260 00:15:35,234 --> 00:15:36,612 take care of this thing right here. 261 00:15:36,636 --> 00:15:38,581 I'll have the lab report around 4 p.m. 262 00:15:38,605 --> 00:15:39,581 All right. 263 00:15:39,605 --> 00:15:41,250 Uh, hi. 264 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:42,818 Uh, nice to see you again. 265 00:15:42,842 --> 00:15:46,055 I'm sorry. I... I didn't get your name. 266 00:15:46,079 --> 00:15:48,224 It's Webber. Lieutenant Webber. Uh, Ben Matlock. 267 00:15:48,248 --> 00:15:49,659 Uh-huh. Uh, are...? 268 00:15:49,683 --> 00:15:51,527 Are you new to Homicide? 269 00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:54,429 I was the liaison between the department 270 00:15:54,453 --> 00:15:56,632 and the congressman's investigation. 271 00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:58,701 I know the ins and outs of his operation, 272 00:15:58,725 --> 00:16:01,169 so I guess it just made sense to... 273 00:16:01,193 --> 00:16:02,270 To reassign me temporarily. 274 00:16:02,294 --> 00:16:03,705 Oh. Yeah. 275 00:16:03,729 --> 00:16:07,543 Uh, a-a-about the... The ins and outs of the case, uh... 276 00:16:07,567 --> 00:16:09,911 Excuse me. Uh, Ken? Want to...? 277 00:16:09,935 --> 00:16:12,581 This is Ben Matlock. This is Ken Long. 278 00:16:12,605 --> 00:16:14,249 Ken was the congressman's right-hand man. 279 00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:15,250 How do you do? Uh-huh. 280 00:16:15,274 --> 00:16:16,518 I have something to take care of. 281 00:16:16,542 --> 00:16:17,774 Yeah. 282 00:16:19,512 --> 00:16:23,359 Uh... as he said, I'm... I'm Ben Matlock. 283 00:16:23,383 --> 00:16:25,695 I'm, uh, Craig Gentry's lawyer. 284 00:16:25,719 --> 00:16:27,396 Yes, I know. 285 00:16:27,420 --> 00:16:28,764 Yeah. 286 00:16:28,788 --> 00:16:30,966 Uh, so... 287 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,702 all these, uh... These files, you... 288 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:36,839 Surely you're investigating people other than my client. 289 00:16:36,863 --> 00:16:39,275 Yes, a lot of people. 290 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:41,509 But my client was the only one 291 00:16:41,533 --> 00:16:43,545 who came in here and made threats. 292 00:16:43,569 --> 00:16:45,047 Yes, you could say that. 293 00:16:45,071 --> 00:16:46,082 Yeah. 294 00:16:46,106 --> 00:16:50,486 Uh... well, uh... Uh, Carl Benedict. 295 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:53,289 He's supposed to be pretty big in organized crime. 296 00:16:53,313 --> 00:16:56,192 Yeah, we were looking at him pretty closely. 297 00:16:56,216 --> 00:16:58,561 And the Martinez family too. 298 00:16:58,585 --> 00:17:00,896 From South America. Drugs, very violent. 299 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,498 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 300 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:04,166 Three-quarters of what you see around here 301 00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:06,635 has to do with those two families, 302 00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:09,104 but none of their files were stolen. 303 00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:10,373 Just your client's. 304 00:17:10,397 --> 00:17:11,607 Let me ask you something. 305 00:17:11,631 --> 00:17:13,676 Doesn't it seem odd... 306 00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,210 that my client would come in here, 307 00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:19,970 kill the congressman and only take just his own file? 308 00:17:21,106 --> 00:17:22,418 Doesn't that seem kind of stupid? 309 00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:25,121 Yeah. Pretty dumb. 310 00:17:25,145 --> 00:17:26,355 Well, yeah. 311 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:28,819 Maybe it should tell you something. 312 00:17:33,453 --> 00:17:35,998 What time was it when you locked the front door last night? 313 00:17:36,022 --> 00:17:37,266 At 8:30. 314 00:17:37,290 --> 00:17:38,890 Just like always. 315 00:17:40,427 --> 00:17:41,837 So then what happens when someone 316 00:17:41,861 --> 00:17:43,005 wants to get into the building 317 00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:44,173 after you've locked the door? 318 00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:46,375 I have to let everyone in or out. 319 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:48,510 Even the people who work in the building? 320 00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:51,513 Nobody has a key to that door except me. 321 00:17:51,537 --> 00:17:54,016 And it's on my person at all times. 322 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,018 And you didn't let anybody in or out the whole night? 323 00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:58,420 No, I didn't. Okay. 324 00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:01,389 Um, what time did you open the door this morning? 325 00:18:01,413 --> 00:18:04,960 At 6:50, I let in Kenneth Long. 326 00:18:04,984 --> 00:18:06,561 He's... He's the one who found the body. 327 00:18:06,585 --> 00:18:08,163 And then when the police showed up, 328 00:18:08,187 --> 00:18:10,032 I unlocked the door again and left it open. 329 00:18:10,056 --> 00:18:11,300 And there's no other way someone 330 00:18:11,324 --> 00:18:13,169 could've come in or out of the building? 331 00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:15,271 Not without setting off an alarm. 332 00:18:15,295 --> 00:18:17,406 Well, maybe the killer spent the night in the building 333 00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:19,997 and then slipped out after you opened the door for the police. 334 00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:25,069 Huh. 335 00:18:33,246 --> 00:18:35,857 I appreciate you letting me come in early like this. 336 00:18:35,881 --> 00:18:38,527 Yeah, well, you won't mind if I continue working. 337 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:40,061 I gotta open up in a half an hour. 338 00:18:40,085 --> 00:18:41,796 Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 339 00:18:41,820 --> 00:18:42,820 You go right ahead. 340 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:48,870 So... So that's, uh... That's 341 00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:50,239 pretty much where you were 342 00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:52,774 that night of the murder. Behind the bar working? 343 00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:54,176 Yeah. That's right. 344 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,746 So, what'd you have? A pretty good crowd that night? 345 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:00,215 No. It was real slow. 346 00:19:00,239 --> 00:19:03,252 When Craig Gentry comes in, where does he usually sit? 347 00:19:03,276 --> 00:19:05,154 Well, just about where you're sitting. 348 00:19:05,178 --> 00:19:07,322 But you didn't see him that night. 349 00:19:07,346 --> 00:19:09,825 No. 350 00:19:09,849 --> 00:19:12,161 I didn't see him because he wasn't here. 351 00:19:12,185 --> 00:19:13,596 Well, he swears he was. 352 00:19:13,620 --> 00:19:16,132 Yeah? Well, he's lying. 353 00:19:16,156 --> 00:19:17,700 Oh. 354 00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:20,669 You know... something... 355 00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:24,372 Something doesn't make sense. 356 00:19:24,396 --> 00:19:27,131 Uh, a man's gonna kill somebody. 357 00:19:28,701 --> 00:19:32,781 Uh, like Craig is supposed to have killed this congressman. 358 00:19:32,805 --> 00:19:36,874 And he comes up with an alibi that won't hold water. 359 00:19:38,144 --> 00:19:40,823 And he knows that it won't hold water 360 00:19:40,847 --> 00:19:42,279 before he comes up with it. 361 00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:46,662 Like, Craig said he was at the bar here with you, 362 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:48,163 and if he wasn't, 363 00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:53,490 then he has to know that you know that. 364 00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:56,171 Does that make any sense? 365 00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:57,939 Ask your client. 366 00:19:57,963 --> 00:20:00,142 Well, maybe I'll ask him. 367 00:20:02,168 --> 00:20:03,779 Hey, fella! 368 00:20:32,731 --> 00:20:34,264 Mr. Morrison? 369 00:20:35,368 --> 00:20:36,778 Hey, Mick! 370 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:38,268 Hey! 371 00:21:01,594 --> 00:21:05,741 Uh... Uh, I'm Ben Matlock. 372 00:21:05,765 --> 00:21:06,897 We know. 373 00:21:09,836 --> 00:21:10,813 Down! 374 00:21:10,837 --> 00:21:11,914 Come on. 375 00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:13,582 Come on, guys. 376 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:14,806 Let's go. Come on. 377 00:21:16,809 --> 00:21:18,553 Hut one! Hut two! 378 00:21:21,748 --> 00:21:22,791 Hey. 379 00:21:22,815 --> 00:21:24,192 Come on. Huddle up, huddle up. 380 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:26,661 There you go. Come on. Come on. 381 00:21:29,555 --> 00:21:31,599 Let's go! Hey! 382 00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:32,623 Down. 383 00:21:33,693 --> 00:21:35,904 Set. Hut one, hut two. 384 00:21:39,498 --> 00:21:41,138 Oh! 385 00:21:42,568 --> 00:21:44,968 Nice, boss. All right. Hey. 386 00:21:50,209 --> 00:21:52,249 Mr. Matlock. MATLOCK: Yes, sir. 387 00:21:54,113 --> 00:21:55,123 Carl Benedict. Oh. 388 00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:56,358 That was a nice catch. 389 00:21:56,382 --> 00:21:57,481 Thank you. 390 00:21:58,917 --> 00:22:00,828 Why haven't we met before, Mr. Matlock? 391 00:22:00,852 --> 00:22:02,164 I don't know. 392 00:22:02,188 --> 00:22:04,699 I hear you're in court almost as much as I am. 393 00:22:05,991 --> 00:22:07,202 I, uh... 394 00:22:07,226 --> 00:22:09,571 I was just, uh, looking at your cars. 395 00:22:09,595 --> 00:22:13,508 Uh, anybody, uh, drive a blue sedan? 396 00:22:13,532 --> 00:22:15,543 No. 397 00:22:15,567 --> 00:22:18,146 Are you here to talk about cars or Congressman McGinnis? 398 00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:19,848 Oh. Yeah. 399 00:22:19,872 --> 00:22:21,817 Uh, I understand he was, uh... 400 00:22:21,841 --> 00:22:24,152 He was scrutinizing your activities. 401 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:25,386 Yes, of course. 402 00:22:25,410 --> 00:22:27,589 Did you, uh...? That bother you? 403 00:22:27,613 --> 00:22:30,091 I'm always under scrutiny. 404 00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:31,115 Paul. 405 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:34,730 Where was I on the night 406 00:22:34,754 --> 00:22:36,465 Congressman McGinnis was murdered? 407 00:22:36,489 --> 00:22:38,622 You were here, sir. The whole night. 408 00:22:41,227 --> 00:22:42,871 Would you like to step inside? 409 00:22:42,895 --> 00:22:43,938 Yeah. 410 00:22:43,962 --> 00:22:45,562 Set. Hut one, hut two. 411 00:22:52,404 --> 00:22:53,581 Oh, thanks. 412 00:22:53,605 --> 00:22:54,939 Mm. 413 00:22:56,942 --> 00:22:58,820 Mm. 414 00:22:58,844 --> 00:23:01,256 So, uh... 415 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,459 how you getting along with Sam Gerard? 416 00:23:03,483 --> 00:23:06,895 He has his business, I have mine. 417 00:23:09,188 --> 00:23:10,966 How can I best put this? 418 00:23:10,990 --> 00:23:14,369 Um... Yeah, if... 419 00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:17,639 If, uh, Congressman McGinnis' investigation 420 00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:20,676 was getting to you... 421 00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:24,346 What better way to put an end to it than to just kill him 422 00:23:24,370 --> 00:23:26,810 and frame the son of my worst enemy? 423 00:23:30,342 --> 00:23:31,782 No. Ah. 424 00:23:33,979 --> 00:23:36,558 If Sam Gerard ever got that idea into his head, 425 00:23:36,582 --> 00:23:39,628 it would mean serious problems for a lot of people. 426 00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:41,797 Yeah. I guess so. 427 00:23:41,821 --> 00:23:43,198 Some people say that you're working 428 00:23:43,222 --> 00:23:45,500 for the Gerard family now. 429 00:23:45,524 --> 00:23:46,735 Oh, no. That's not true. 430 00:23:46,759 --> 00:23:48,892 I work for Craig Gentry. 431 00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:54,175 Let me presume to give you a piece of advice. 432 00:23:54,199 --> 00:23:58,146 This is a potentially explosive situation. 433 00:23:58,170 --> 00:24:00,415 Treat it very carefully. 434 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:02,517 For all of our sakes. 435 00:24:02,541 --> 00:24:04,987 Including yours. 436 00:24:05,011 --> 00:24:06,011 Oh? 437 00:24:07,313 --> 00:24:09,792 Oh, hm. Hm. 438 00:24:09,816 --> 00:24:13,762 I'll, um... uh, see myself out. 439 00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:15,552 That'll be fine. 440 00:24:27,233 --> 00:24:28,576 How long am I supposed to stay here? 441 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,946 Just until things calm down. 442 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:32,102 Thank you. 443 00:24:34,607 --> 00:24:35,584 Tyler. 444 00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:37,052 Yeah? 445 00:24:37,076 --> 00:24:39,721 How long have you been a private eye? 446 00:24:39,745 --> 00:24:42,256 Well, I've been working for Ben Matlock a couple years now. 447 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:43,392 Why? 448 00:24:43,416 --> 00:24:45,293 Because that man's got the drop on you. 449 00:24:47,587 --> 00:24:48,619 Outside. 450 00:24:53,425 --> 00:24:55,725 You follow... you're dead. 451 00:25:49,749 --> 00:25:51,115 Tyler. 452 00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:04,327 I'd like you to meet someone. 453 00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:08,443 Tyler Hudson, this is Sam Gerard. 454 00:26:08,467 --> 00:26:09,900 How do you do? 455 00:26:11,537 --> 00:26:13,069 You tell me. 456 00:26:33,358 --> 00:26:34,569 Mr. Matlock? 457 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:36,037 Yeah? Over here, please. 458 00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:38,506 This car will take you directly to the penthouse. 459 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:40,290 Oh? 460 00:26:50,342 --> 00:26:52,787 Hands against the wall, please. 461 00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:54,122 Say what? It's just a formality. 462 00:26:54,146 --> 00:26:56,491 Put your hands against the wall, please. 463 00:26:56,515 --> 00:26:57,948 Hm. 464 00:27:00,252 --> 00:27:01,729 Should I f...? Should I feel honored? 465 00:27:01,753 --> 00:27:04,499 Or is this the treatment everybody gets? 466 00:27:04,523 --> 00:27:05,633 No exceptions, sir. 467 00:27:05,657 --> 00:27:07,802 Thank you for your cooperation. 468 00:27:07,826 --> 00:27:09,126 Uh, this way, please. 469 00:27:28,581 --> 00:27:31,692 Mr. Matlock. I'm an admirer of yours. 470 00:27:31,716 --> 00:27:34,362 Elliot Atkins. I'm Mr. Gerard's in-house counsel. 471 00:27:34,386 --> 00:27:35,596 Oh. 472 00:27:35,620 --> 00:27:37,232 I'll be coming over to your office later on 473 00:27:37,256 --> 00:27:38,599 with all the information we have 474 00:27:38,623 --> 00:27:41,269 on the Benedict and Martinez business. Hm. 475 00:27:41,293 --> 00:27:42,871 Where's Tyler Hudson? 476 00:27:42,895 --> 00:27:44,206 He's around somewhere. 477 00:27:44,230 --> 00:27:45,774 Would you like a drink? 478 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:47,776 I want to see him. 479 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,045 You're concerned that he's not okay? 480 00:27:50,069 --> 00:27:51,846 I assure you he's fine. 481 00:27:51,870 --> 00:27:53,715 After he called you, he and a couple of our men 482 00:27:53,739 --> 00:27:54,850 ordered some lunch. 483 00:27:54,874 --> 00:27:57,486 Well, where is Sam Gerard? 484 00:27:57,510 --> 00:28:00,622 Mr. Gerard is in conference at the moment. 485 00:28:01,914 --> 00:28:03,224 Craig. I'm not through. 486 00:28:04,316 --> 00:28:05,326 Craig! 487 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:06,728 Can you understand? 488 00:28:06,752 --> 00:28:08,896 I want you out. I want you out of that courtroom. 489 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:09,998 I want you out of Atlanta. 490 00:28:10,022 --> 00:28:11,299 I want you out of my life. 491 00:28:11,323 --> 00:28:12,934 I'm doing this for you. 492 00:28:12,958 --> 00:28:14,536 This isn't about me. 493 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,271 This is about your pride. 494 00:28:16,295 --> 00:28:17,672 This is about your family name. 495 00:28:17,696 --> 00:28:19,173 This is about your honor. 496 00:28:19,197 --> 00:28:21,843 This is between you and Carl Benedict, and nobody else. 497 00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:23,611 Least of all me. But you're a Gerard. 498 00:28:23,635 --> 00:28:25,747 Nobody does this to a member of my family. 499 00:28:25,771 --> 00:28:26,882 Oh, so, what are you gonna do? 500 00:28:26,906 --> 00:28:28,549 Start a good old-fashioned war? 501 00:28:28,573 --> 00:28:31,687 Kill a couple of dozen people? Not for me, please. 502 00:28:31,711 --> 00:28:34,789 Once more, I am not a Gerard. 503 00:28:34,813 --> 00:28:37,714 I am not a member of your family. 504 00:28:38,783 --> 00:28:40,317 Just go home. 505 00:28:52,565 --> 00:28:54,643 Mr. Matlock. 506 00:28:54,667 --> 00:28:57,045 Hello, Mr. Gerard. 507 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:58,847 How's his defense coming? 508 00:28:58,871 --> 00:29:01,182 Well, we've only just started. 509 00:29:01,206 --> 00:29:04,086 Have you found out who planted the murder weapon in his house? 510 00:29:04,110 --> 00:29:06,354 No, not yet. 511 00:29:06,378 --> 00:29:07,922 Do you know who told the cab driver to lie 512 00:29:07,946 --> 00:29:09,958 about seeing him enter that building? 513 00:29:09,982 --> 00:29:12,560 Or the bartender about not seeing him in his bar? 514 00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:15,863 No. Uh, we're looking into that. 515 00:29:15,887 --> 00:29:18,800 It's the Benedicts, Mr. Matlock. 516 00:29:18,824 --> 00:29:21,402 They're the ones who framed my son: the Benedicts. 517 00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:23,961 Well, do you have proof of that? 518 00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:26,875 I'll leave that to you. 519 00:29:26,899 --> 00:29:30,478 I'll stay out of this and give the legal system a chance. 520 00:29:30,502 --> 00:29:33,904 But if you fail... it's my turn. 521 00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:39,387 I'd like to say a couple of things. 522 00:29:39,411 --> 00:29:41,823 Of course. 523 00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:44,793 Uh, I, of course, know who you are. 524 00:29:44,817 --> 00:29:47,395 And I work for, um... 525 00:29:47,419 --> 00:29:50,799 I'll go ahead and say it: your son. 526 00:29:50,823 --> 00:29:55,937 And if you really want to help your son... 527 00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:57,572 you'll go back to New York. 528 00:29:57,596 --> 00:30:01,242 I'm not going anywhere until this matter is settled. 529 00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:05,981 I really hope you won't do anything 530 00:30:06,005 --> 00:30:07,849 to prejudice this jury. 531 00:30:07,873 --> 00:30:10,485 And one other thing: 532 00:30:10,509 --> 00:30:12,520 I'm gonna overlook that little stunt 533 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:15,723 your men pulled with my friend today. 534 00:30:15,747 --> 00:30:17,392 But if you do anything like that again, 535 00:30:17,416 --> 00:30:20,650 I will file charges for kidnapping. 536 00:30:22,521 --> 00:30:26,055 Now, have someone take me to Tyler Hudson. 537 00:30:35,234 --> 00:30:36,514 Mr. Matlock. 538 00:30:40,272 --> 00:30:41,438 Good luck. 539 00:30:49,548 --> 00:30:51,026 All right. 540 00:30:51,050 --> 00:30:52,294 Full house. 541 00:30:53,986 --> 00:30:56,264 Read 'em and weep there, gentlemen. Three ace... 542 00:30:56,288 --> 00:30:57,365 Three aces. 543 00:30:57,389 --> 00:30:59,900 A pair of tens. I hate to win and run, 544 00:30:59,924 --> 00:31:01,703 but my employer calls. 545 00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:02,871 You know what, guys? 546 00:31:02,895 --> 00:31:04,539 Next time, I'm gonna teach you a game 547 00:31:04,563 --> 00:31:07,043 where only one-eyed jacks are wild. 548 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,918 They're placing the body of Congressman McGinnis 549 00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:19,054 into the coroner's wagon now. 550 00:31:19,078 --> 00:31:21,923 Again, he died of some kind of chest wound. 551 00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:23,257 There's no official word yet 552 00:31:23,281 --> 00:31:25,426 as to how that wound was inflicted. 553 00:31:25,450 --> 00:31:27,895 Apparently, no weapon was found at the scene. 554 00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:29,163 Hi, there. 555 00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:30,331 Hi. 556 00:31:30,355 --> 00:31:33,801 Ahem. Ben said you might need a little help. 557 00:31:33,825 --> 00:31:35,270 Well, I was hoping that somebody 558 00:31:35,294 --> 00:31:36,571 inadvertently got a shot 559 00:31:36,595 --> 00:31:38,706 of the killer sneaking out of the building that morning 560 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:40,341 amid all the chaos. Mm-hm. 561 00:31:40,365 --> 00:31:43,310 That's all we have to report at the moment. 562 00:31:43,334 --> 00:31:46,914 To repeat... At the moment. To repeat, 563 00:31:46,938 --> 00:31:49,850 we have a definite confirmation... Hm. 564 00:31:49,874 --> 00:31:51,319 What do you see? 565 00:31:51,343 --> 00:31:53,554 - That's all we have to report... - That limo driver 566 00:31:53,578 --> 00:31:55,056 was in an awful hurry to get out of there 567 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:57,759 once he realized he was on camera. 568 00:31:57,783 --> 00:31:59,694 - At the moment. - I can see why. 569 00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:01,095 You recognize him? 570 00:32:01,119 --> 00:32:02,429 That is Rene Morales. 571 00:32:02,453 --> 00:32:03,931 One very bad dude. 572 00:32:03,955 --> 00:32:05,933 He works for the Martinez outfit. 573 00:32:05,957 --> 00:32:07,468 What outfit is that? 574 00:32:07,492 --> 00:32:09,637 Well, they are the kind of people that will slaughter ten 575 00:32:09,661 --> 00:32:12,741 to get back at two. 576 00:32:12,765 --> 00:32:14,976 Somebody's gonna have to go ask this Morales guy 577 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,011 what he was doing outside the building that morning. 578 00:32:17,035 --> 00:32:20,281 We have a definite confirmation that United States Congressman 579 00:32:20,305 --> 00:32:21,282 Pete McGinnis is dead. 580 00:32:21,306 --> 00:32:24,252 Oh, you learn so fast. 581 00:32:24,276 --> 00:32:26,955 We'll be following this story throughout the day. 582 00:32:26,979 --> 00:32:28,411 Back to you, Gary. 583 00:32:46,298 --> 00:32:47,931 Excuse me. 584 00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:09,158 Bartender, tequila and lime. 585 00:33:09,488 --> 00:33:10,831 Ah, what the hell. 586 00:33:10,855 --> 00:33:12,233 Shots all around! 587 00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:15,236 Hey! I mean, how many times 588 00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:18,005 do we get to celebrate an occasion like this, huh? 589 00:33:29,107 --> 00:33:32,887 Huh? He says... occasion like what? 590 00:33:32,911 --> 00:33:35,023 Rene Morales' birthday! Yeah! 591 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:45,433 He says it's not his birthday. 592 00:33:45,457 --> 00:33:48,370 Is that a fact? 593 00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:51,362 Sí. 594 00:33:52,765 --> 00:33:54,509 He says "yes." 595 00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:56,677 Well, I am glad to hear that, 596 00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:59,447 because this is the sixth bar that I've been to, 597 00:33:59,471 --> 00:34:02,717 and it's the first one that really knows who he is. 598 00:34:02,741 --> 00:34:04,518 So why don't you tell him to come on over here, 599 00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:07,956 because old Tyler Hudson is prepared to buy him a drink. 600 00:34:13,986 --> 00:34:15,718 Or something. 601 00:34:30,368 --> 00:34:32,080 Oh. 602 00:34:32,104 --> 00:34:34,281 And what do you want with Rene? 603 00:34:34,305 --> 00:34:38,552 Um... I just want to talk with him. 604 00:34:38,576 --> 00:34:41,422 "Tyler Hudson, Private Investigator." 605 00:34:41,446 --> 00:34:44,058 Are you aware your driver's license has expired? 606 00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:45,226 You're kidding. 607 00:34:45,250 --> 00:34:46,460 Two months ago. 608 00:34:46,484 --> 00:34:47,817 Damn. 609 00:34:49,354 --> 00:34:53,290 Whatever questions you have for Rene Morales, you can ask me. 610 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:56,771 Well, who are you? 611 00:34:56,795 --> 00:34:58,929 Juanita Martinez. 612 00:35:01,900 --> 00:35:04,367 You run the Martinez... Gang? 613 00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:10,951 There is no such thing as a Martinez gang, Mr. Hudson. 614 00:35:10,975 --> 00:35:12,286 But as an attorney, 615 00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:15,456 I am looked upon by many as a leader in my community. 616 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:19,215 And at this moment, I certainly speak for Rene Morales. 617 00:35:21,553 --> 00:35:24,666 So tell me what the hell you want, and tell me quickly. 618 00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:26,468 All right, I work for Ben Matlock, 619 00:35:26,492 --> 00:35:29,070 who is representing Craig Gentry. 620 00:35:29,094 --> 00:35:30,338 Rene Morales was seen 621 00:35:30,362 --> 00:35:32,740 parked outside of Congressman McGinnis' office 622 00:35:32,764 --> 00:35:35,276 the morning after the murder. 623 00:35:35,300 --> 00:35:36,277 I was just wondering... 624 00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:37,811 If he had anything to do with the murder? 625 00:35:37,835 --> 00:35:38,980 Well, he didn't. 626 00:35:39,004 --> 00:35:40,848 He was there because I had him drive me there. 627 00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:42,249 Oh. 628 00:35:42,273 --> 00:35:44,519 Well, you were in the limo. 629 00:35:44,543 --> 00:35:49,379 Congressman McGinnis subpoenaed me to testify at his hearing. 630 00:35:50,516 --> 00:35:53,427 I went there to reason with him. 631 00:35:53,451 --> 00:35:55,096 Uh-huh. 632 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,866 That is all I care to discuss. 633 00:35:57,890 --> 00:35:59,533 You are free to go. 634 00:35:59,557 --> 00:36:02,169 Oh, that sounds like a good plan. 635 00:36:03,562 --> 00:36:05,506 Oh, thank you. Ah. 636 00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:08,942 You owe $25 for the drinks you bought. 637 00:36:08,966 --> 00:36:13,403 Uh. Wish Rene Morales a happy birthday for me. 638 00:36:14,539 --> 00:36:16,105 Whenever he has one. 639 00:36:21,780 --> 00:36:22,891 There you are. 640 00:36:22,915 --> 00:36:25,526 Everything you've always wanted to know 641 00:36:25,550 --> 00:36:28,029 about the Benedicts, but were afraid to ask. 642 00:36:28,053 --> 00:36:30,886 Let's get one thing straight right here and now: 643 00:36:32,157 --> 00:36:33,157 It's Elliot. 644 00:36:35,126 --> 00:36:37,705 Elliot Charles Atkins. Mm. 645 00:36:37,729 --> 00:36:40,040 Magna cum laude, Colgate University. 646 00:36:40,064 --> 00:36:42,744 Columbia Law School. Law review. 647 00:36:42,768 --> 00:36:45,480 Graduated top ten of your class. 648 00:36:45,504 --> 00:36:46,581 Straight from law school 649 00:36:46,605 --> 00:36:48,516 to one of the largest firms in New York. 650 00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:50,451 You've done your homework. 651 00:36:50,475 --> 00:36:52,353 So have you. 652 00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:54,017 Do the Benedicts know this much about you? 653 00:36:55,113 --> 00:36:57,553 Not if I have anything to say about it. 654 00:36:58,182 --> 00:36:59,416 Tell me, Elliot... 655 00:37:01,853 --> 00:37:04,454 why give up the law to work for the Gerards? 656 00:37:08,693 --> 00:37:10,838 I got to Colgate... 657 00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:12,206 even though my family was very poor 658 00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:14,074 because I worked eight hours a day 659 00:37:14,098 --> 00:37:15,943 and carried a full class load. 660 00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:17,578 I got a scholarship to law school 661 00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:19,213 because I worked hard for it. 662 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,648 And I quit that big law firm 663 00:37:20,672 --> 00:37:22,750 because I didn't want to become an indentured servant 664 00:37:22,774 --> 00:37:24,054 to some legal corporation. 665 00:37:25,877 --> 00:37:28,310 These were the only two alternatives? 666 00:37:29,714 --> 00:37:32,114 I grew up with the Gerards. 667 00:37:33,551 --> 00:37:34,995 So... 668 00:37:35,019 --> 00:37:38,165 Craig Gentry is like a brother to you, huh? 669 00:37:39,190 --> 00:37:41,557 Actually, uh, I hardly knew him. 670 00:37:44,863 --> 00:37:47,941 If a war broke out between the Gerards and the Benedicts 671 00:37:47,965 --> 00:37:49,877 and the Gerards won, 672 00:37:49,901 --> 00:37:52,347 you'd have a whole new territory, wouldn't you? 673 00:37:52,371 --> 00:37:55,950 The Gerard family would, yes. 674 00:37:55,974 --> 00:37:58,074 And you're the heir apparent. 675 00:38:00,112 --> 00:38:03,558 You are flirting with the idea... 676 00:38:03,582 --> 00:38:07,150 that I framed Craig Gentry in order to start a war. 677 00:38:09,954 --> 00:38:11,232 It's more than a flirtation. 678 00:38:11,256 --> 00:38:13,389 It's a real possibility, isn't it? 679 00:38:17,129 --> 00:38:18,249 Come on. 680 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:23,177 Where to? 681 00:38:23,201 --> 00:38:25,641 I'm gonna buy you a drink. 682 00:38:48,126 --> 00:38:49,103 Thank you. 683 00:38:49,127 --> 00:38:50,138 You're welcome. 684 00:38:50,162 --> 00:38:51,839 I'll have a club soda and... 685 00:38:51,863 --> 00:38:53,808 Uh, two club sodas with lime. 686 00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:55,031 Coming up. 687 00:38:58,303 --> 00:38:59,913 Now... 688 00:38:59,937 --> 00:39:03,284 you think the people I work for, the Gerards... 689 00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:04,318 You think they're nothing 690 00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:06,787 but a bunch of gangsters, right? 691 00:39:06,811 --> 00:39:08,055 Right. 692 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:10,891 Nothing could be further from the truth. 693 00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:12,726 Businessmen. 694 00:39:12,750 --> 00:39:15,885 Very rich, very successful, very powerful businessmen. 695 00:39:16,988 --> 00:39:18,032 Take Sam Gerard. 696 00:39:18,056 --> 00:39:21,669 His son is being framed for murder. 697 00:39:21,693 --> 00:39:23,037 He knows it. 698 00:39:23,061 --> 00:39:25,072 He's very upset about it. 699 00:39:25,096 --> 00:39:26,940 Now, in the old days, 700 00:39:26,964 --> 00:39:29,343 there'd be at least three bodies 701 00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:30,944 swinging from meat hooks. 702 00:39:30,968 --> 00:39:33,147 But today, Sam's calm. 703 00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:34,649 Why? 704 00:39:34,673 --> 00:39:37,951 Again, all he wants is to be a businessman. 705 00:39:37,975 --> 00:39:40,054 For instance, Craig Gentry 706 00:39:40,078 --> 00:39:41,189 was in this very bar 707 00:39:41,213 --> 00:39:42,256 at the time of the murder. 708 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,225 This man here knows that. 709 00:39:44,249 --> 00:39:47,528 Yet he told the police Craig wasn't here. 710 00:39:47,552 --> 00:39:49,029 Someone paid him to lie? 711 00:39:49,053 --> 00:39:50,831 Mm-hm. Craig knows it. 712 00:39:50,855 --> 00:39:51,865 I know it. 713 00:39:51,889 --> 00:39:53,133 Sam knows it. 714 00:39:53,157 --> 00:39:55,269 Yet he's still breathing. Hm? 715 00:39:55,293 --> 00:39:56,637 Nobody's tied him up, 716 00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:58,105 shot a bullet through him, have they? 717 00:39:58,129 --> 00:39:59,707 No, of course not. 718 00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:01,242 These are the '80s. 719 00:40:01,266 --> 00:40:03,377 As a matter of fact, do you have a subpoena on you? 720 00:40:03,401 --> 00:40:04,512 Yeah. 721 00:40:04,536 --> 00:40:06,536 Sign it and let me have it. 722 00:40:08,172 --> 00:40:10,084 Have much do I owe you? 723 00:40:10,108 --> 00:40:13,120 Uh... 4 bucks. 724 00:40:13,144 --> 00:40:15,122 That's fine. 725 00:40:15,146 --> 00:40:17,780 And this is a subpoena. 726 00:40:19,084 --> 00:40:20,260 I'll see you in court. 727 00:40:23,622 --> 00:40:25,633 Now, in the old days, 728 00:40:25,657 --> 00:40:27,534 he would've been tossed into the Chattahoochee 729 00:40:27,558 --> 00:40:28,836 with a pair of cement overshoes. 730 00:40:28,860 --> 00:40:32,607 Today, that's the last thing Sam Gerard wants to do. 731 00:40:32,631 --> 00:40:33,911 It's business. 732 00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:29,219 Could I, um, speak with you? 733 00:41:31,089 --> 00:41:32,856 Now? Just for a moment? 734 00:41:45,169 --> 00:41:46,914 It's a nice day for it, isn't it? 735 00:41:46,938 --> 00:41:48,348 He's my son. 736 00:41:48,372 --> 00:41:49,784 I have a right to be here. 737 00:41:49,808 --> 00:41:51,452 That's correct. 738 00:41:51,476 --> 00:41:54,310 But you're not here just for the boy. 739 00:41:55,647 --> 00:41:57,824 You're here to intimidate those witnesses. 740 00:41:57,848 --> 00:41:59,727 And if the court catches on to that, 741 00:41:59,751 --> 00:42:02,063 believe me, it's all over. 742 00:42:02,087 --> 00:42:05,299 Those men aren't witnesses. They're paid liars. 743 00:42:05,323 --> 00:42:07,301 Well, that's my problem. 744 00:42:07,325 --> 00:42:10,159 Getting the truth out of them is my job. 745 00:42:12,263 --> 00:42:14,241 Now, it's... It's a free society. 746 00:42:14,265 --> 00:42:17,144 I can't tell you to stay or go. 747 00:42:17,168 --> 00:42:18,679 But those men who are with you, 748 00:42:18,703 --> 00:42:20,280 I'd get them out of the courtroom 749 00:42:20,304 --> 00:42:24,051 before they destroy everything we've got going for us... 750 00:42:24,075 --> 00:42:26,075 which isn't much right now. 751 00:42:28,113 --> 00:42:30,023 I'm asking you... 752 00:42:30,047 --> 00:42:32,081 to give me a shot at this. 753 00:42:36,855 --> 00:42:38,487 Will you? 754 00:42:48,900 --> 00:42:49,877 My name is Dick Silvers. 755 00:42:49,901 --> 00:42:53,147 I live at 560 North Eaton. 756 00:42:53,171 --> 00:42:55,582 And I work for the Black and White Cab Company. 757 00:42:55,606 --> 00:42:58,685 Were you in the vicinity of 15589 Peachtree Avenue 758 00:42:58,709 --> 00:43:01,021 the night Congressman McGinnis was murdered? 759 00:43:01,045 --> 00:43:02,255 Yes, I was. 760 00:43:02,279 --> 00:43:04,692 My dispatcher sent me over to pick up a fare. 761 00:43:04,716 --> 00:43:06,059 About what time did you arrive? 762 00:43:06,083 --> 00:43:07,361 Do you recall? 763 00:43:07,385 --> 00:43:09,363 Yes. That was around 8:25. 764 00:43:09,387 --> 00:43:10,865 You certain? 765 00:43:10,889 --> 00:43:13,801 Hey. I got my trip sheet right here. 766 00:43:13,825 --> 00:43:18,739 It shows the fare got in my cab at 8:28. 767 00:43:18,763 --> 00:43:20,908 She only kept me waiting a couple of minutes. 768 00:43:20,932 --> 00:43:24,378 While you were waiting, how did you occupy your time? 769 00:43:24,402 --> 00:43:26,513 The way I usually do. 770 00:43:26,537 --> 00:43:28,049 I people watch. 771 00:43:28,073 --> 00:43:29,750 So you were watching people 772 00:43:29,774 --> 00:43:32,186 going in and out of the office building. 773 00:43:32,210 --> 00:43:33,420 But it was getting late. 774 00:43:33,444 --> 00:43:35,889 Most people were coming out of the building. 775 00:43:35,913 --> 00:43:38,426 But I did see one person going into the building. 776 00:43:38,450 --> 00:43:40,060 Who was that person? Do you know? 777 00:43:40,084 --> 00:43:41,529 Yes. 778 00:43:41,553 --> 00:43:44,064 That person sitting right over there at the table. 779 00:43:44,088 --> 00:43:46,601 You mean the defendant, Craig Gentry. 780 00:43:46,625 --> 00:43:48,369 That's right. 781 00:43:48,393 --> 00:43:52,439 And you're certain that's the man who entered the building 782 00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:54,708 where Congressman McGinnis has his offices 783 00:43:54,732 --> 00:43:58,746 around 8:25 the night the congressman was murdered? 784 00:43:58,770 --> 00:44:01,314 Absolutely. No doubt in my mind. 785 00:44:01,338 --> 00:44:03,718 Thank you, Mr. Silvers. 786 00:44:03,742 --> 00:44:05,953 Nothing further. 787 00:44:05,977 --> 00:44:08,143 No questions, Your Honor. 788 00:44:13,685 --> 00:44:15,685 Ben? MATLOCK: Yeah? 789 00:44:18,923 --> 00:44:20,034 Turkey. 790 00:44:20,058 --> 00:44:21,668 Oh. Only thing they had left. 791 00:44:21,692 --> 00:44:23,337 Oh, they were still open. Good. 792 00:44:23,361 --> 00:44:25,272 Uh, no. I had to bribe the counterman. 793 00:44:25,296 --> 00:44:27,708 I gave him my phone number. 794 00:44:27,732 --> 00:44:30,177 At least he thinks it's my phone number. 795 00:44:30,201 --> 00:44:31,378 Oh. 796 00:44:31,402 --> 00:44:33,922 What's all this? 797 00:44:33,972 --> 00:44:35,683 They're law books. 798 00:44:35,707 --> 00:44:38,118 Oh, sometimes when I'm stuck and can't do anything, 799 00:44:38,142 --> 00:44:40,387 I open a lot of books, and it makes me feel like... 800 00:44:40,411 --> 00:44:42,523 Like you're doing something. Doing something. Yeah. 801 00:44:42,547 --> 00:44:43,690 I'll tell you the truth, and... 802 00:44:43,714 --> 00:44:45,659 Unless we have a rabbit 803 00:44:45,683 --> 00:44:49,496 pop up out of a hat, and pretty quick, 804 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:52,087 Craig Gentry could be convicted. 805 00:44:53,758 --> 00:44:56,137 I wish there were something I could do to help. 806 00:44:56,161 --> 00:44:57,671 Well, you have helped. 807 00:44:57,695 --> 00:44:59,907 No, I haven't. Yes, you have. 808 00:44:59,931 --> 00:45:01,742 You looked at all that tape. 809 00:45:01,766 --> 00:45:04,678 You kept the office running, went to law school, 810 00:45:04,702 --> 00:45:06,713 and gave the counterman your wrong number. 811 00:45:06,737 --> 00:45:09,404 Otherwise, my stomach would've kept me awake all night. 812 00:45:11,142 --> 00:45:13,521 You know, Ben, maybe you should go home. 813 00:45:13,545 --> 00:45:15,756 This isn't really the kind of case you should be working on 814 00:45:15,780 --> 00:45:18,059 alone late at night in a deserted building. 815 00:45:18,083 --> 00:45:20,961 These people are professional criminals. 816 00:45:25,857 --> 00:45:28,201 Ben Matlock's office. 817 00:45:28,225 --> 00:45:30,705 Uh, may I tell him who's calling? 818 00:45:30,995 --> 00:45:32,773 All right. 819 00:45:32,797 --> 00:45:35,237 It's for you. Won't say who it is. 820 00:45:36,233 --> 00:45:37,544 I don't think you should take it. 821 00:45:39,570 --> 00:45:40,881 Thank you. 822 00:45:40,905 --> 00:45:41,905 Hello? 823 00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:45,742 Yeah. 824 00:45:48,012 --> 00:45:49,712 Yeah, you don't say. 825 00:45:50,848 --> 00:45:52,292 I'll be right there. 826 00:45:52,316 --> 00:45:54,027 Be right where? Who was that? 827 00:45:54,051 --> 00:45:55,662 That was that bartender. 828 00:45:55,686 --> 00:45:57,731 He's decided he wants to talk. 829 00:45:57,755 --> 00:45:59,366 Maybe he's our... Our rabbit. 830 00:45:59,390 --> 00:46:00,990 Yeah. Okay. 831 00:46:36,194 --> 00:46:37,194 Mr. Morrison? 832 00:46:42,099 --> 00:46:43,599 Mr. Morrison? 833 00:46:50,408 --> 00:46:51,774 Hey, Mickey. 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.tvsubtitles.net