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Previously on L .A. Law.

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I think what Becker did was obstruction
of justice.

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Assume that's true. What he did is done.
There's no ongoing crime being

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committed. There's no reason for having
Becker under surveillance.

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Given that the case is on my desk,
Tommy, I think that's a determination to

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made by me. It is not appropriate that
it be on your desk. It's not

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You've been sleeping with a sitting
judge for the past six months, and

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going to tell me what is and isn't
appropriate?

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Your wife is holding you up with the
threat to make public you're going to

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prostitutes. I'd like to take an
aggressive position in response.

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What do you mean? Number one, I deny it.
I am in the book.

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How much?

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A million five.

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Which buys me what?

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All records pertaining to Frank Ascoff
are destroyed.

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Neither myself nor my employees will
reveal that Frank Ascoff was ever a

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Camilla!

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Thanks very much for coming at us at
short notice.

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You sure you don't want some coffee? No.
No, thank you.

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At this stage, we're just questioning
anyone who had recent dealings with Miss

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Greer.

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Please sit down.

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So when did you last see her?

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Uh, two days ago.

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What were the circumstances?

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It involved a legal matter.

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Was it how you and Miss Greer knew each
other, this legal matter?

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Actually, we met several years ago. A
mutual friend introduced us. How often

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you see her after that? Four or five
times.

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All social occasions.

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Were you a client?

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No, no. Our relationship was strictly
social.

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She never procured anyone to accommodate
your particular taste in women?

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What's that supposed to mean?

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Here, when it comes to women, you're
something of a rough rider.

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What? Did Miss Greer ever try to extort
money from you in exchange for keeping

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your relationship secret?

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Look, I came down here voluntarily as
someone who happened to know the

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If I'm a suspect, I should have damn
well been told before you started asking

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questions. You are a suspect, Mr.
Becker. Based on what?

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Based on the fact that you were seen
leaving Camilla Greer's home last night

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hours before her body was found. You
want to tell us what you were doing

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I'm not answering any more questions.

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All right, at this point, I have to
inform you that you are under arrest for

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murder of Camilla Greer. What?

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You have a right to remain silent. If
you give up that right, anything you say

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can and will be used against you in a
court of law. You have a right to an

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attorney. If you cannot afford an
attorney, one will be provided to you

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charge. Now, do you understand each of
these rights as I've explained them to

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you?

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And he went down to the police station
to make what he thought was a routine

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statement. They arrested him for murder.

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And he didn't tell you any more than
that? Not on the phone. This is

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unbelievable. Has the bail hearing been
set? The DA's office is playing games.

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I'm going there this morning to see
Holtzman. You mean he might have to

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the night in jail?

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It is a distinct possibility.

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Once it's set, Ann, can you handle the
bail hearing? Sure. The only problem is

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won't be able to talk to Arnie until
this afternoon. I'm in court all

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I'll go talk to him. Jonathan, you
should talk to the police.

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Find out the names of all the officers
involved.

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Get as much as you can. Right. We may
also need the services of a private

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investigator. I'll call Jinx. All of
Arnold's active clients need to be

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contacted, reassured, and signed to
other members of the firm until Arnold

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available again. You and I should make
those calls, Douglas. And under no

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circumstances should anyone talk to the
press.

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We'll issue a short statement
emphasizing our support and belief in

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innocence. I can do that. I have some
contacts at the L .A. Times.

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I'll talk to the office staff.

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Good.

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There's no chance he actually did it, is
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We will proceed on the assumption there
is not.

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Excuse me.

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I'm looking for Miss Ionello.

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Oh, she's over there.

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Thanks. Okay.

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Yeah, I got it on.

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I'll tell him you called.

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Okay, bye -bye.

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Hi, I'm here about the copier. I thought
you were coming yesterday.

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Yeah, I know, and I'm sorry. I was hung
up in traffic most of the afternoon.

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Well, somebody could have called. They
didn't call you? No, nobody called. I

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apologize for that.

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Have you been here before?

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No, never.

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Oh, Benny, can you show this gentleman
where the copier is?

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Oh, sure.

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Thank you.

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Oh, Stan.

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Been looking for you. What's up?

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I want to talk to you about John Rosten.

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Oh, come on, Tommy.

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There's got to be another way to do
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I thought we already had this
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Whether we like it or not, three strikes
is the law. What if we reduce the

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charge to a misdemeanor? One year,
county jail.

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The guy received $6 ,000 worth of stolen
goods.

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How do you make that into a misdemeanor?

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I think we can figure some special
circumstances.

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I get the conviction John Rosten does
life.

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That's right. Stan, he got caught with
stolen building supplies.

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Before that, he committed two armed
robberies. Go for the felony, Tommy, and

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for the conviction. He did those
robberies and served time for them 15

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ago. What happened to a little
prosecutorial discretion?

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The three strikes law is what happened.

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Our job is not to redefine it, but to
enforce it, as is across the board.

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No exceptions.

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Go for the felony, Tommy.

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Me. Hi, I just called you.

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Holson Strings and I got us a suite at
the Ventana for Friday, Saturday, and

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Sunday night.

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Great.

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That was convincing.

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Oh, I just talked to Holson.

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And he won't agree to reducing the
charge against John Rosten?

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Nope.

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Are you surprised?

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I don't think I've ever gone into a
trial before where I've actually wanted

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lose.

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Well... I'm sure that once you're in
there, whatever ambivalence you have

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soon give way to that well -worn killer
instinct of yours.

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And more's the pity. I win, and this guy
goes away for life?

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Look, the guy has committed two violent
felonies in the past that we know about.

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God knows how many we don't know about.
And having committed a third...

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Nonviolent felony. A felony,
nevertheless. He's got to pay the

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I hate it.

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Who's the judge?

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Arthur Bryson.

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You're not going to be too crazy about
this either.

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Why? Remember I told you I lived with a
man for a couple of years?

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Well, that man was Arthur Bryson.

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Does he know about us? Tommy, we've been
seeing each other for three months.

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The courthouse parking attendant knows
about us. Well, should I ask him to

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recuse himself?

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Well, see how it goes. I really don't
think it's necessary. The relationship's

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been over for a while, and we're very
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Arthur's pretty fair -minded.

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Who else have you slept with around this
courthouse?

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I don't think you really want to know
the answer to that, do you? Oh, you

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You slut, your honor.

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Forgive me.

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Get me

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out

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of here.

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Everything's being handled.

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You need to tell me what happened.

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The cops asked me to come down here for
routine questioning.

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I cooperated. Next thing I know, they
accused me of being one of Camilla's

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customers.

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Were you a customer?

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No.

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Did the police give you any indication
as to why they consider you a suspect?

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Last night, I went to Camilla Greer's on
behalf of Frank Ascoff.

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reported. Frank hired me in large part
to protect his reputation. I didn't want

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to associate myself if I extension him
to a prostitute's murder.

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Do you think that Frank could have
killed her?

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I don't know.

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He certainly had motive.

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But knowing Camilla, he wasn't the only
one. Look, I gotta talk to Frank.

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Okay.

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I'll let you know as soon as the bail
hearing's set.

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Do we know what DA's in charge of my
case?

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Someone named Belinda Fox.

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Do you know her?

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Yeah, I know her.

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Sorry to keep you waiting, Leland.

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Well, there's no sense breaking with
tradition this late in life.

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What have we got?

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How's the pain?

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It passes.

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Are you taking the medication?

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Nope. Leland.

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Well, for some odd reason, my clients
and my partners rely on me to keep a

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mind. Now, what are we looking at?

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The biopsy came back positive.

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Remains to be seen what course of
treatment to follow.

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But we didn't catch it early.

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You'd always like to catch it earlier.

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But no, we didn't.

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I'd like to schedule you for surgery. We
need to get in there and see how things

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stand.

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How are you the week of the 23rd?

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Fine.

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Is all that whistling necessary? Oh,
forgive me.

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Was I bothering you?

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A little bit. You whistle a lot, you
know.

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Yeah, I do whistle a lot.

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I find it relaxes me. Yeah, well, it
could be somewhat annoying to others.

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Oh, that's interesting.

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You know, there are those who very much
enjoy it. Is that right? Yeah. You know,

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there was a period of time where my dad
used to whistle the theme of the movie

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Laura. You know the one.

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over and over again, you know, until I
finally said to him, Dad, you've got to

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expand your repertoire a bit. You know
what he said to me? He said, Chet, when

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get a song in my head, I get a song in
my head.

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Could you please stop whistling?

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Mr. Dorsett, on or around March 10th,
1994, did you have a conversation with

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defendant, John Rosten, regarding Copper
Pipe?

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Objection. Calls for hearsay.

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Admission against interest?

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Overruled. The witness will answer.

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I told John that the Meyer brothers were
planning on stealing a load of Copper

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Pipe from Stroessner's building supply.

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I also told him that if he held it in
his yard until a buyer was found, he

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make himself 500 bucks.

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What was his response?

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He said it was okay. Did you actually
see the pipe after it was stolen in Mr.

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Roston's possession?

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Yes, I did. I saw it in his garage.

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I have no further questions.

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Mr. Dorsett, when you asked Mr.

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Roston to hold on to the copper piping,
you made no mention of the fact that it

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was stolen. Isn't that true?

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Uh, no, that's not true.

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Do you have any reason to lie here
today, sir?

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No. Isn't it true that at the time of
your arrest, you offered to testify

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against Mr. Rosten and the Myatt
brothers in return for leniency?

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I offered to tell the truth.

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What, if anything, did the district
attorney's office offer you in exchange

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testifying? They would charge me with a
misdemeanor. Are you familiar with

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California's three strikes law?

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Objection. Sidebar, Your Honor.

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Approach.

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Your Honor. The three strikes law is
irrelevant.

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We all know that the jury's not supposed
to consider punishment when deciding

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guilt or innocence.

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Miss Krieger's only making reference to
it to get sympathy for her client. Your

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Honor, this law is entirely relevant. It
goes to impeach Mr. Mulaney's star

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witness who was facing his third strike
when he cut his deal with the DA.

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Is that true?

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Yes. It goes to the credibility of the
witness. The objection's overruled.

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back.

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Mr. Dorsett, at the time of your arrest,
you had two felony convictions, one for

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burglary and one for armed robbery,
correct?

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Yeah, that's correct. Are you aware of
the fact that had you been charged with

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the third felony, you'd be facing a
mandatory sentence of 25 to life?

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Yes. Would it be fair to say, then, that
you were extremely anxious to reduce

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your charge to a misdemeanor and willing
to turn on people that you'd known most

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of your life?

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Oh, like they wouldn't do it to me? I
wouldn't do it to you, Albert.

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That's enough, Mr. Roster.

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What sentence did you receive as a
result of your deal?

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I got three years.

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Probation.

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I have nothing further.

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Witness may step down.

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This court is adjourned for lunch until
2 p .m. Mr. Mullaney, would you please

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give me five minutes in the room so I
can explain to you how this all

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Mr. Krieger, would you please advise
your client that this constitutes an

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inappropriate communication?

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I just want you to see who I am. I'm not
the type of person you should be doing

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this to. Mr.

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Mullaney, please, five minutes. That's
all I ask.

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Your Honor, the defense asked that Mr.
Becker's bail be set at $100 ,000.

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My client has numerous ties to this
community, not the least of which is a

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-standing partnership with the law firm
of McKenzie Brackman.

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As such, he does not represent a flight
risk.

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Respectively, Your Honor, the people
disagree.

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Mr. Becker has the financial means and
the connections to leave this country

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quickly and quietly.

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We ask that he be held without bail.

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Ask that counsel explain her reference
to financial means and connections, Your

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Honor. Ms. Fox.

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Mr. Becker's salary is in the high six
figures.

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And he owns property in Ibiza. Although
the defendant will gladly give up his

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passport, I would ask that counsel
explain how she knows these things about

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client. He told me. In the context of
your investigation of this case? In the

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context of a conversation we had prior
to his arrest.

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This brings us to our second motion,
Your Honor. We ask that the court order

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district attorney's office to disqualify
Ms. Fox as prosecutor in this case. Why

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would I do that, Ms. Kelsey? She was
recently involved in a romantic

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relationship with my client, which ended
rather badly.

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We believe that her resulting animus
makes it impossible for her to prosecute

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this case in an unbiased manner. Your
Honor, my relationship with Mr. Becker

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inconsequential and has no bearing on
this case.

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These charges were brought against the
defendant because he was seen leaving

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scene of the murder by two investigators
for the district attorney's office.

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His fingerprints were found throughout
the victim's house and on the victim's

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body. And who was it that assigned the
investigators to follow him in the first

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place? I did.

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For what reason?

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Mr. Becker is the subject of an ongoing
investigation for obstructing justice.

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That is a total sham.

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This woman is out to get me. That is the
only reason that I'm here.

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Miss Kelsey, please advise your client
that these outbursts are in no way

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helping his case.

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00:17:36,980 --> 00:17:40,319
I'm sure he understands that, Your
Honor. All right. As to this motion for

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disqualification, I want supporting
papers filed by both sides. I'll take

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matter under advisement.

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As to the issue of bail, I do not
believe that Arnold Becker... represents

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flight risk.

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Therefore, I'm going to set bail on this
matter.

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Due to the seriousness of the crime, I'm
going to order the bail be set in the

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sum of $500 ,000.

295
00:18:01,110 --> 00:18:03,340
All right, let's call the next case,
please.

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So what's the problem?

297
00:18:07,170 --> 00:18:08,220
There's no problem.

298
00:18:09,910 --> 00:18:12,730
It's just I'm not sure this is the
weekend to go away.

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00:18:13,050 --> 00:18:14,100
I need to get to this.

300
00:18:16,330 --> 00:18:17,710
So what's up there exactly?

301
00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:22,030
What do you mean? It's Big Sur. Haven't
you ever been to Big Sur?

302
00:18:23,450 --> 00:18:26,340
We're clearing your table right now,
Judge. Thanks, Rudy.

303
00:18:26,950 --> 00:18:28,030
It's far, isn't it?

304
00:18:29,510 --> 00:18:31,370
It only takes two hours to get there.

305
00:18:33,250 --> 00:18:38,290
You don't think it would be more
relaxing to just stay in town and sulk?

306
00:18:38,550 --> 00:18:40,150
No, I don't. All right.

307
00:18:42,210 --> 00:18:45,450
Look, I have a sweet reserve. A hot tub
and a fireplace.

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00:18:45,451 --> 00:18:49,009
Plus massage is scheduled for both days.
I think we should take advantage of

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that, don't you?

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I heartily concur.

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Hi, Arthur.

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Hi, Carolyn. Judge Bryson.

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Counselor. Counselor.

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00:18:57,530 --> 00:18:58,580
Hi, Carolyn.

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00:18:58,581 --> 00:19:00,149
Good to meet you, Tommy Mullaney.

316
00:19:00,150 --> 00:19:01,509
Judge Riddick. It's a pleasure.

317
00:19:01,510 --> 00:19:02,560
Thank you.

318
00:19:02,610 --> 00:19:04,720
What's it look like? Give me five
minutes.

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00:19:05,030 --> 00:19:06,170
I'll see you at the jail.

320
00:19:08,130 --> 00:19:09,210
So where are we going?

321
00:19:10,670 --> 00:19:13,730
Ventana. Oh, I remember it well.

322
00:19:13,731 --> 00:19:16,489
Yes, it didn't stop raining when we were
there.

323
00:19:16,490 --> 00:19:17,690
Both times we were there.

324
00:19:18,050 --> 00:19:19,650
Your Honor, your table's ready.

325
00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:21,450
Good seeing you again, Gerald.

326
00:19:21,990 --> 00:19:23,040
Counselor?

327
00:19:28,190 --> 00:19:29,470
Yes, change that date.

328
00:19:30,570 --> 00:19:32,010
Change that date to tomorrow.

329
00:19:35,670 --> 00:19:38,130
Arnie, I called when I heard it on the
news.

330
00:19:38,770 --> 00:19:40,330
You and everybody I ever knew.

331
00:19:40,790 --> 00:19:41,870
Well, what happened?

332
00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:45,230
I went there to make the offer. I found
her dead.

333
00:19:45,231 --> 00:19:48,709
You didn't say anything to the police
about me, did you?

334
00:19:48,710 --> 00:19:52,169
Attorney -client privilege obtains. I
didn't violate your confidence.

335
00:19:52,170 --> 00:19:53,970
I appreciate that.

336
00:19:53,971 --> 00:19:58,169
Attorney -client privilege does not
obtain when the attorney has to defend

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00:19:58,170 --> 00:19:59,220
himself.

338
00:19:59,330 --> 00:20:02,490
Now, you mean you're not my lawyer
anymore?

339
00:20:02,491 --> 00:20:05,929
That's right. One of the principal
components of my defense is going to be

340
00:20:05,930 --> 00:20:07,729
pointing the finger at someone else.

341
00:20:07,730 --> 00:20:11,640
As far as I'm concerned, whoever was in
Camilla's book is a potential suspect.

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00:20:11,641 --> 00:20:15,699
It's going to be hard to know who they
all are. I mean, I imagine whoever

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00:20:15,700 --> 00:20:17,020
her also got rid of the book.

344
00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:18,570
Was it you, Frank?

345
00:20:18,571 --> 00:20:20,559
What do you mean?

346
00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,040
I mean, was it you?

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00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,899
I take it you're asking me this not as
my lawyer, huh? I'm asking you this as

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someone who's been arrested for murder.

349
00:20:28,881 --> 00:20:32,339
Look, they're not going to make this
thing stick. I mean, if you didn't do

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00:20:32,340 --> 00:20:33,659
they're not going to convict you.

351
00:20:33,660 --> 00:20:35,859
Sometimes that equation doesn't hold
true.

352
00:20:35,860 --> 00:20:37,120
Well, it wasn't me, okay?

353
00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:39,530
It wasn't me.

354
00:20:39,531 --> 00:20:45,619
So you know, I'm going about defending
myself with everything this office has

355
00:20:45,620 --> 00:20:49,410
bear. That means tough -like trial
lawyers. It means private investigators.

356
00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,690
Whatever it takes, I will prove that I
did not commit this murder.

357
00:20:53,780 --> 00:20:54,960
Well, no doubt you will.

358
00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:04,439
Mr. Roston, how did you come to have $6
,000 worth of stolen copper pipe in your

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00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,980
garage? Albert Dorsett asked me if he
could keep it there as a favor.

360
00:21:09,580 --> 00:21:11,480
I did not know it was stolen.

361
00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,460
Did he say why he needed you to keep it
there?

362
00:21:14,980 --> 00:21:18,440
He said he bought the pipe for a
plumbing job and needed some place to

363
00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:24,099
Is it your testimony that he made no
mention of the fact that the pipe was

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00:21:24,100 --> 00:21:25,200
stolen? Yes.

365
00:21:25,201 --> 00:21:29,019
Following your arrest, did you sign this
confession stating that you did have

366
00:21:29,020 --> 00:21:30,820
knowledge that the pipe was stolen?

367
00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:33,620
Yes. Why did you sign it if it wasn't
true?

368
00:21:33,980 --> 00:21:36,510
Because the cops told me they had me
dead to rights.

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00:21:36,590 --> 00:21:39,240
but that they could go easy on me if I
was cooperative.

370
00:21:39,630 --> 00:21:42,340
Have you ever been convicted of a felony
before this?

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00:21:42,690 --> 00:21:43,740
Sidebar, Your Honor.

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00:21:44,230 --> 00:21:45,280
Approach.

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00:21:45,941 --> 00:21:52,829
Counsel is trying to slip in that he's
facing strike three, Your Honor. I

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00:21:52,830 --> 00:21:56,549
believe that to be both irrelevant and
prejudicial. The fact that he was facing

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00:21:56,550 --> 00:22:00,729
his third strike meant that his only
chance of leniency was having this

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00:22:00,730 --> 00:22:04,489
to a misdemeanor. That's what the cops
promised him. That's what they lied to

377
00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:05,149
him about.

378
00:22:05,150 --> 00:22:07,440
I've been advised that no promises were
made.

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00:22:07,441 --> 00:22:11,229
Counselor, whether or not your client
was misled, there's no evidence that the

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00:22:11,230 --> 00:22:12,610
confession was coerced.

381
00:22:13,050 --> 00:22:17,849
As such, I find testimony as to the so
-called three strikes law are the type

382
00:22:17,850 --> 00:22:21,649
sentence Mr. Rosten is likely to receive
if found guilty to be prejudicial

383
00:22:21,650 --> 00:22:22,790
rather than probative.

384
00:22:23,330 --> 00:22:25,270
You're to make no mention of either one.

385
00:22:25,910 --> 00:22:26,960
Stand back.

386
00:22:30,350 --> 00:22:34,910
Mr. Rosten, how long has it been since
you were convicted of a crime?

387
00:22:35,290 --> 00:22:36,610
More than 15 years.

388
00:22:36,930 --> 00:22:38,210
You gainfully employed?

389
00:22:38,630 --> 00:22:41,790
Yes. I've been working in a hardware
store for the past 12 years.

390
00:22:42,430 --> 00:22:45,320
Are you permitted to operate the
register, handle cash?

391
00:22:45,321 --> 00:22:49,309
Yes. You ever been accused of stealing
anything while you were working there?

392
00:22:49,310 --> 00:22:50,610
Objection. Sustained.

393
00:22:50,850 --> 00:22:51,900
Okay.

394
00:22:52,110 --> 00:22:53,250
I have nothing further.

395
00:22:56,010 --> 00:23:01,049
According to police records, you and
Albert Dorsett were arrested for

396
00:23:01,050 --> 00:23:02,650
together back in 1975.

397
00:23:02,651 --> 00:23:06,329
Objection. Past bad acts are
inadmissible. I move for an immediate

398
00:23:06,330 --> 00:23:09,489
Defense counsel brought up his record on
direct. She opened the door.

399
00:23:09,490 --> 00:23:10,540
So she did.

400
00:23:10,990 --> 00:23:12,370
The objection's overruled.

401
00:23:13,290 --> 00:23:16,490
Is it your testimony that knowing Mr.

402
00:23:16,730 --> 00:23:22,049
Dorsett's history, you had no suspicion,
no inkling at all that the copper pipe

403
00:23:22,050 --> 00:23:24,189
he was asking you to look after was
stolen?

404
00:23:24,190 --> 00:23:28,030
I didn't think about it. Were you lying
when you confessed to the police?

405
00:23:28,031 --> 00:23:30,809
Yes, they told me that was the only way
they could knock it down to a

406
00:23:30,810 --> 00:23:32,490
misdemeanor. Wouldn't you agree?

407
00:23:32,491 --> 00:23:36,219
That you have a far greater incentive to
lie today than you did on the day you

408
00:23:36,220 --> 00:23:37,019
were arrested.

409
00:23:37,020 --> 00:23:40,559
I don't deserve to get life imprisonment
over this, sir. Move to strike. I've

410
00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:44,060
got two children. Mr. Austin. A girl
who's seven and a boy who's nine.

411
00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:45,620
Mr. Austin, that's enough.

412
00:23:45,621 --> 00:23:49,619
The jury's instructed to disregard the
defendant's outburst.

413
00:23:49,620 --> 00:23:50,659
Mr. Mullaney.

414
00:23:50,660 --> 00:23:51,710
No more questions.

415
00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,650
Thank you.

416
00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,760
Benny, anything to check the copier guy?

417
00:24:25,300 --> 00:24:26,980
I don't think he's been here today.

418
00:24:27,660 --> 00:24:30,340
I feel bad.

419
00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:31,730
How come?

420
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:35,530
Ah, because this guy was whistling and
he got on my nerves. I told him to stop.

421
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:36,900
So why do you feel bad?

422
00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:39,710
I don't know. I guess I was a little
harsh, right?

423
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,530
I don't know.

424
00:24:42,020 --> 00:24:43,120
Was he obnoxious?

425
00:24:43,121 --> 00:24:45,879
No, not really. I mean, the guy was just
whistling.

426
00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:47,260
I don't like this whistling.

427
00:24:47,870 --> 00:24:48,920
More guilt?

428
00:24:49,270 --> 00:24:50,320
Is he coming back?

429
00:24:50,321 --> 00:24:53,649
I assume so. I mean, I don't think he
finished programming the copier.

430
00:24:53,650 --> 00:24:55,929
So when he comes back, you'll tell him
you're sorry.

431
00:24:55,930 --> 00:24:57,490
Is that absolutely necessary?

432
00:24:58,030 --> 00:24:59,970
No. It's really up to you.

433
00:25:01,590 --> 00:25:04,120
Should have known better than to ask the
two of you.

434
00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:06,020
Okay.

435
00:25:06,050 --> 00:25:08,150
I'll put a tail on him starting tonight.

436
00:25:08,151 --> 00:25:11,389
We have to be prepared for the
possibility of his leaving the country.

437
00:25:11,390 --> 00:25:14,229
Yes, and at this point, there's nothing
we can do to prevent that.

438
00:25:14,230 --> 00:25:15,510
So? Crack his movements.

439
00:25:15,790 --> 00:25:18,680
That I can do. Are we looking into any
of her other clients?

440
00:25:18,681 --> 00:25:22,049
I'm going to talk to some of the girls,
see if I can start piecing together a

441
00:25:22,050 --> 00:25:24,870
list. You think it was Frank, though?
Yes, I do.

442
00:25:24,871 --> 00:25:28,549
Well, until we have something definite,
we mustn't overlook anything.

443
00:25:28,550 --> 00:25:31,189
I want to ride along with you when you
tail him. What for?

444
00:25:31,190 --> 00:25:34,329
Because I want to watch him with my own
eyes. What is it you think all of a

445
00:25:34,330 --> 00:25:35,609
sudden I'm going to miss something?

446
00:25:35,610 --> 00:25:39,189
Chink, if I can gain some insight by
riding along with you and thereby assist

447
00:25:39,190 --> 00:25:41,900
my own defense, I think it's probably
time well spent.

448
00:25:41,901 --> 00:25:44,009
I'll be in front of the building at 5
.30.

449
00:25:44,010 --> 00:25:46,429
I guess there's no reason for me to come
along in that case.

450
00:25:46,430 --> 00:25:47,480
Was there ever?

451
00:25:51,530 --> 00:25:56,289
Can a reasonable person look at the
prosecution's evidence and not have

452
00:25:56,290 --> 00:25:57,590
as to Mr. Rosten's guilt?

453
00:25:58,450 --> 00:26:01,290
I think a reasonable person could have
strong doubts.

454
00:26:02,250 --> 00:26:06,490
Mr. Rosten was in custody for five hours
before he confessed.

455
00:26:06,730 --> 00:26:07,790
He was scared.

456
00:26:08,290 --> 00:26:13,859
And the police... We're telling him over
and over again that he was as good as

457
00:26:13,860 --> 00:26:17,380
convicted and that it was to his
advantage to confess.

458
00:26:18,460 --> 00:26:19,800
And he believed them.

459
00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:26,279
The only other evidence comes from a man
with two violent felony convictions who

460
00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:31,220
under the three strikes law is looking
at a possible life sentence if

461
00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:35,400
A man who would do or say anything to
get out of that.

462
00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:37,480
Thanks to the DA.

463
00:26:38,140 --> 00:26:39,720
That man is a free man.

464
00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:47,220
While the defendant, a man who has led
an exemplary life for more than 15

465
00:26:47,380 --> 00:26:52,099
a man who also has two felony
convictions, but stopped being a

466
00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:56,520
ago, is sitting here facing life in
prison. Objection. Move to strike.

467
00:26:56,521 --> 00:26:57,739
Objection sustained.

468
00:26:57,740 --> 00:27:01,699
Defense counsel's last remarks are
stricken. The jury is instructed to

469
00:27:01,700 --> 00:27:05,780
disregard. Ms. Krieger, you are treading
dangerously close to a mistrial.

470
00:27:07,790 --> 00:27:11,290
John Rosten says he did not know the
pipe was stolen.

471
00:27:11,790 --> 00:27:16,950
I ask you, as reasonable men and women,
to give him the benefit of the doubt.

472
00:27:18,150 --> 00:27:22,730
All I ask is that you look at the facts.

473
00:27:24,270 --> 00:27:29,530
$6 ,000 of stolen pipe was found in Mr.
Rosten's yard.

474
00:27:30,470 --> 00:27:31,590
By Mr.

475
00:27:31,910 --> 00:27:33,730
Rosten's own testimony...

476
00:27:34,570 --> 00:27:39,489
The man who asked him to store the pipe,
Albert Dorsett, had been his partner in

477
00:27:39,490 --> 00:27:40,610
crime. Mr.

478
00:27:40,830 --> 00:27:46,709
Rosten knew Dorsett was a thief, not a
plumber. He knew the pipe was stolen. He

479
00:27:46,710 --> 00:27:47,760
admitted so himself.

480
00:27:51,130 --> 00:27:52,180
In writing.

481
00:27:52,650 --> 00:27:55,830
Now that's something innocent people
don't usually do.

482
00:27:56,110 --> 00:27:58,750
And, despite Ms. Krieger's suggestion,

483
00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:04,360
There's no evidence of any kind that Mr.
Rosten's confession was coerced.

484
00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:11,339
As jurors, your job is not to consider
what penalty lies ahead for Mr. Rosten

485
00:28:11,340 --> 00:28:12,199
he's convicted.

486
00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:19,199
My job is to present you with those
facts which I believe prove John

487
00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:24,720
Rosten's guilt. Your job is to examine
those facts and make a decision.

488
00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,280
I'm confident that having done so...

489
00:28:28,730 --> 00:28:30,810
You will find John Rosten guilty.

490
00:28:39,210 --> 00:28:41,870
Remember Gene Hackman and the French
Connection?

491
00:28:42,450 --> 00:28:46,649
He was on the street, eating pizza,
drinking coffee, while Fernando Rey was

492
00:28:46,650 --> 00:28:47,700
restaurant.

493
00:28:48,270 --> 00:28:51,550
Remember that? What's he doing in there?
He's buying magazine.

494
00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:53,520
You're taking a sweet time.

495
00:28:53,521 --> 00:28:56,519
Would it be out of the question for me
to go over there and buy a magazine?

496
00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,120
Completely out of the question.

497
00:28:58,660 --> 00:28:59,710
But I have an idea.

498
00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,730
Why don't you boys go home and I'll
bring you a full report in the morning.

499
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:07,440
I gotta use the bathroom.

500
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:12,040
There's a bar half a block up. And try
not to let him see you.

501
00:29:17,780 --> 00:29:21,260
Boy, you really know your way around
this kind of thing, don't you?

502
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:23,520
Why are you here, Eli?

503
00:29:23,521 --> 00:29:26,039
I told you, I want to keep an eye on
Arnie.

504
00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,270
Right. Then why don't you tell me the
reason?

505
00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,799
What if I said that I had hoped to
rekindle the spark that used to be there

506
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,239
between us? I'd say that tonight is
probably not a good night to do that.

507
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,119
That's all right. If I've managed to lay
a foundation so that rekindling might

508
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,770
occur at a later date, I've accomplished
something.

509
00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:45,890
Have I done that?

510
00:29:50,060 --> 00:29:51,260
Careful. Be careful.

511
00:29:54,990 --> 00:29:57,470
So, what kind of massage did you
schedule?

512
00:29:57,790 --> 00:30:01,250
Basic shiatsu. Which is what? You've
never had a shiatsu massage?

513
00:30:01,610 --> 00:30:02,930
I've never had any massage.

514
00:30:03,230 --> 00:30:04,280
You're kidding.

515
00:30:04,430 --> 00:30:07,370
Well, not everybody has massages,
Carolyn.

516
00:30:08,990 --> 00:30:12,420
They're going to go through with it,
though, aren't you? They could.

517
00:30:15,130 --> 00:30:17,300
I can't believe you've never had a
massage.

518
00:30:19,990 --> 00:30:21,040
Arthur?

519
00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:24,930
I want to talk to you.

520
00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:26,730
Okay.

521
00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,390
I want to go somewhere else. I don't
want to talk here.

522
00:30:29,620 --> 00:30:31,140
This really isn't a good time.

523
00:30:31,141 --> 00:30:33,219
Whatever it is, can we talk about it
tomorrow?

524
00:30:33,220 --> 00:30:36,379
No, I don't want to talk tomorrow. I
want to talk right now. Why don't I step

525
00:30:36,380 --> 00:30:37,460
out for a minute, huh?

526
00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:38,550
No.

527
00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:40,640
We'll talk tomorrow, Arthur.

528
00:30:40,740 --> 00:30:44,319
Every day for the past week, this son of
a bitch has been standing in my

529
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,480
courtroom. I have had to look at him. I
have had to listen to him.

530
00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:51,920
Up until today, I could handle it.

531
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:56,659
I think Mr. Mulaney will bear me out
when I say that I think I've been fair

532
00:30:56,660 --> 00:31:00,220
my rulings and judicial in my
temperament.

533
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,970
When, however, I heard you were going
away to Big Sur together for the

534
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,920
something in me just gave out.

535
00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,620
Either pull yourself together and go
home.

536
00:31:11,621 --> 00:31:14,459
If you don't do that, I'm going to have
to call the police.

537
00:31:14,460 --> 00:31:16,260
Oh, is he capable of throwing me out?

538
00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,280
Are you challenging me, sir?

539
00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:19,650
Yes, sir!

540
00:31:19,980 --> 00:31:21,960
Right here and now, I'm challenging you.

541
00:31:22,180 --> 00:31:26,699
I want you to demonstrate how much
you're willing to risk for this lady.

542
00:31:26,700 --> 00:31:27,750
it.

543
00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,490
Look, why don't we go outside and talk
this out? Take your hand off me!

544
00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,300
You have no idea how much I loved you.

545
00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,820
I think it's time to leave, Your Honor.

546
00:32:00,940 --> 00:32:04,739
You can't imagine how terrifying it is
to actually be faced with the

547
00:32:04,740 --> 00:32:05,960
of going to prison.

548
00:32:07,300 --> 00:32:11,160
There's still a lot that has to happen
before you reach that point.

549
00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:16,680
You know, I never told you this.

550
00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:21,040
I was secretly happy when you stopped
seeing Eli.

551
00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:23,900
Yeah? Why was that?

552
00:32:23,901 --> 00:32:28,319
I guess I felt if you were going to be
seeing anybody at the firm, it should be

553
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:29,560
me. Mm -hmm.

554
00:32:30,990 --> 00:32:32,040
It was me.

555
00:32:32,150 --> 00:32:33,200
Yes, it was.

556
00:32:33,201 --> 00:32:35,489
You ever think about that happening
again?

557
00:32:35,490 --> 00:32:41,309
Are you asking because you're terrified
to face the possibility you might go to

558
00:32:41,310 --> 00:32:45,750
prison or because we just happen to be
sitting here?

559
00:32:48,750 --> 00:32:49,800
Both.

560
00:32:50,890 --> 00:32:52,070
You're unbelievable.

561
00:32:52,930 --> 00:32:57,909
And with all the stuff that you have in
your mind, you still make the time for a

562
00:32:57,910 --> 00:32:58,960
little action.

563
00:32:59,020 --> 00:33:00,640
That isn't an answer, Jinxie.

564
00:33:03,460 --> 00:33:04,540
Here he comes.

565
00:33:42,350 --> 00:33:43,400
What's he doing?

566
00:33:44,850 --> 00:33:46,870
Oh, my God. That's what he's doing.

567
00:33:48,810 --> 00:33:50,370
Do you have any inkling of this?

568
00:33:50,830 --> 00:33:51,880
No.

569
00:33:55,250 --> 00:33:56,630
Marty, where are you going?

570
00:34:00,470 --> 00:34:01,520
Marty?

571
00:34:05,650 --> 00:34:07,510
Want to roll down your window, Frank?

572
00:34:09,909 --> 00:34:10,959
What do you want?

573
00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,680
You and I need to have a little chat.

574
00:34:12,681 --> 00:34:13,799
Who's that?

575
00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:17,059
Just someone I know. Yeah, someone who
doesn't want to go to prison for

576
00:34:17,060 --> 00:34:20,070
committing a murder. You and I both know
that I didn't commit.

577
00:34:20,340 --> 00:34:21,390
Bye.

578
00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:25,620
What do you want, Harney?

579
00:34:25,621 --> 00:34:29,959
Look, would you two go back to the car
for a minute? This is not the way to go.

580
00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,010
Just give me a minute.

581
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:38,540
What do you want?

582
00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:41,910
I want you to take a good look at
yourself, Frank.

583
00:34:41,911 --> 00:34:45,539
It's three in the morning, you're in the
middle of a murder investigation, and

584
00:34:45,540 --> 00:34:49,090
you're picking up hustlers in West
Hollywood. What does that tell you?

585
00:34:49,460 --> 00:34:51,930
It's nothing I haven't known for a very
long time.

586
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,930
Camilla Greer was providing you with
male prostitutes?

587
00:34:54,931 --> 00:34:58,519
Look, I don't want to get into this with
you, honey, now excuse me, huh? You

588
00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,939
listen to me, Frank. Whether you come
forward of your own free will, or

589
00:35:01,940 --> 00:35:05,579
you're a drag board kicking and
screaming, you and all your sisters are

590
00:35:05,580 --> 00:35:06,630
out.

591
00:35:30,090 --> 00:35:31,140
Is Chet coming back?

592
00:35:31,290 --> 00:35:32,470
I have no way of knowing.

593
00:35:33,310 --> 00:35:34,930
What do you mean?

594
00:35:35,250 --> 00:35:37,420
Chet had himself a heart attack
yesterday.

595
00:35:37,750 --> 00:35:40,160
And last I heard, he was still in
intensive care.

596
00:35:41,910 --> 00:35:42,960
Oh, my God.

597
00:35:43,930 --> 00:35:45,190
How well did you know him?

598
00:35:47,210 --> 00:35:49,690
I hardly knew him at all.

599
00:35:49,910 --> 00:35:50,960
He was a good egg.

600
00:35:51,230 --> 00:35:54,970
His whistling used to drive me crazy,
but all in all, he was a good egg.

601
00:35:54,971 --> 00:35:59,669
It's all programmed and ready to go. He
shouldn't have any problems.

602
00:35:59,670 --> 00:36:01,350
You want me to take you through it?

603
00:36:01,850 --> 00:36:03,510
No. No, thank you.

604
00:36:09,370 --> 00:36:10,420
Oh,

605
00:36:11,930 --> 00:36:12,980
great, Max.

606
00:36:14,870 --> 00:36:15,920
He's in with Arnie.

607
00:36:19,990 --> 00:36:26,110
So after I took off last night, I just
drove, just pretty much through

608
00:36:26,230 --> 00:36:30,500
to the house that I had lived in for
help. past 22 years.

609
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:33,880
And Vivian allowed me to come in.

610
00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:38,100
I proceeded to tell her the truth.

611
00:36:39,340 --> 00:36:40,480
It was quite a night.

612
00:36:40,481 --> 00:36:45,239
I always thought that if you were smart
enough, you could hide almost anything,

613
00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:49,100
but... No, that's proven not to be the
case.

614
00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:51,020
Why'd you kill her, Frank?

615
00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:55,799
Look, I didn't start out intending to.
I... I went over there to try to make a

616
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:56,709
deal with her.

617
00:36:56,710 --> 00:36:58,449
That's what I was going over there for.

618
00:36:58,450 --> 00:37:00,429
Yeah, I know, but your heart wasn't in
it.

619
00:37:00,430 --> 00:37:02,650
I just thought that I could do it
better.

620
00:37:03,110 --> 00:37:05,760
Why did you kill her? I realized I
couldn't trust her.

621
00:37:06,610 --> 00:37:12,189
I mean, no matter how much money I paid
her, I... It seemed that there'd always

622
00:37:12,190 --> 00:37:15,730
be that chance that... that my secret
would get out.

623
00:37:16,670 --> 00:37:18,370
And realizing that, I panicked.

624
00:37:19,810 --> 00:37:23,190
I, um... I put my hands in her throat.

625
00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:29,660
Before I knew what I was doing, I'd
strangled him.

626
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:33,610
Now what?

627
00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:35,720
Now I turn myself in.

628
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:39,030
You want to have a lawyer with you when
you do that.

629
00:37:39,180 --> 00:37:42,800
Can any of you represent him? No, no one
here can represent him.

630
00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:44,220
We'll find you a lawyer.

631
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:45,850
Good.

632
00:37:49,420 --> 00:37:53,640
I think I want to... want to go home now
and...

633
00:37:54,090 --> 00:37:56,320
changed my clothes before I got out in
there.

634
00:37:58,170 --> 00:38:01,130
Arnie, I'm sorry for what I put you
through.

635
00:38:02,530 --> 00:38:03,580
I'm really sorry.

636
00:38:04,670 --> 00:38:05,720
Good luck, Frank.

637
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:32,520
Has the jury reached a verdict?

638
00:38:32,540 --> 00:38:33,590
We have, Your Honor.

639
00:38:34,420 --> 00:38:38,699
In the matter of the people versus John
Roston on the charge of receiving stolen

640
00:38:38,700 --> 00:38:42,360
property, we, the jury, find the
defendant guilty.

641
00:38:42,740 --> 00:38:47,459
Your Honor, we ask that Mr. Roston be
released on bail pending sentencing. I

642
00:38:47,460 --> 00:38:50,339
don't believe that will be necessary,
Counsel. I'm ready to pronounce sentence

643
00:38:50,340 --> 00:38:51,390
now.

644
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,900
I've been a judge for 17 years now.

645
00:39:00,460 --> 00:39:05,520
I can honestly say that I've never loved
a job half so well.

646
00:39:06,540 --> 00:39:13,459
And all the time I have been on the
bench, I judged each case based on

647
00:39:13,460 --> 00:39:14,510
its merits.

648
00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:21,759
And I imposed sentences after
considering the severity of the crime

649
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:25,620
character of the individual who's
responsible.

650
00:39:26,060 --> 00:39:28,920
I considered both, and I considered
them...

651
00:39:29,420 --> 00:39:30,470
Carefully.

652
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:36,920
But a new law has come into being.

653
00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:42,900
And now I'm instructed not to consider
anything.

654
00:39:43,420 --> 00:39:48,060
My mandate is to mete out punishment
based on categories.

655
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:55,119
Upon conviction of a third felony, the
defendant is sentenced to

656
00:39:55,120 --> 00:40:00,790
life imprisonment. No ifs. Ands or buts,
no consideration.

657
00:40:02,610 --> 00:40:07,550
Well, folks, I'm not going to do that.

658
00:40:08,370 --> 00:40:12,870
I realize that as a result, in all
probability, sanctions will be imposed

659
00:40:12,970 --> 00:40:18,610
I suspect that come next election, I'll
be off the ballot and off the bench.

660
00:40:19,810 --> 00:40:26,350
But as much as I love being here, I can
honestly say none of that matters to me.

661
00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:33,179
What matters to me is that as a sitting
justice, I do that which I think is

662
00:40:33,180 --> 00:40:34,230
just.

663
00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:38,360
It's not a matter of being heroic. It's
not a matter of being noble.

664
00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:43,560
Mostly, it just lets me sleep better at
night.

665
00:40:47,860 --> 00:40:52,379
Mr. Austin, despite the fact that the
crime for which you have been found

666
00:40:52,380 --> 00:40:53,560
is your third felony,

667
00:40:54,830 --> 00:40:57,030
You are sentenced to one year probation.

668
00:40:59,570 --> 00:41:02,050
The jury's dismissed. The thanks of the
court.

669
00:41:04,330 --> 00:41:05,790
We are adjourned.

670
00:41:20,370 --> 00:41:21,420
Arnie.

671
00:41:21,970 --> 00:41:23,050
Hello, Belinda.

672
00:41:23,051 --> 00:41:27,459
Normally I'd say it's great to see you,
but if you'll forgive me right now is

673
00:41:27,460 --> 00:41:28,510
not a good time.

674
00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,820
We have something to talk about, you and
I.

675
00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:32,180
I can't imagine what.

676
00:41:32,181 --> 00:41:36,259
Ascoff confessed to Camilla Greer's
murder. You're no longer a suspect.

677
00:41:36,260 --> 00:41:40,039
The only reason I was a suspect was
because of you. The reason you were a

678
00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:43,419
suspect was because you left the scene
of a crime without reporting it. Look,

679
00:41:43,420 --> 00:41:44,979
let's cut through the crap, Belinda.

680
00:41:44,980 --> 00:41:46,180
It's only you and me here.

681
00:41:46,181 --> 00:41:49,939
You had me followed out of personal
malice. You went looking for anything

682
00:41:49,940 --> 00:41:52,559
could find, and this just happened to
fall in your lap.

683
00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:56,099
You misused the power of your office as
a way of exacting some sort of sick

684
00:41:56,100 --> 00:41:59,650
revenge. You have a pretty high opinion
of yourself, don't you, Arnie?

685
00:42:00,240 --> 00:42:03,999
You think every ex -girlfriend you
couldn't make a commitment to stays up

686
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,839
plotting your downfall? I could bring
you up on charges to the Attorney

687
00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:10,980
General's office. I could personally sue
you for libel. Then why don't you?

688
00:42:10,981 --> 00:42:13,779
Because I don't want to involve myself
in your life one minute longer than I

689
00:42:13,780 --> 00:42:17,519
have to. And should you decide to
involve yourself any further in mine, I

690
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:20,170
hesitate. I will take you on, and I will
bring you down.

691
00:42:20,810 --> 00:42:22,070
You wanted a commitment?

692
00:42:22,690 --> 00:42:23,740
That's a commitment.

693
00:42:40,590 --> 00:42:41,640
Hey, Pack?

694
00:42:42,130 --> 00:42:44,190
Yeah. Very miserable?

695
00:42:47,470 --> 00:42:50,180
When your friend the judge came over
here last night,

696
00:42:51,820 --> 00:42:54,540
I thought he was kind of a sad guy.

697
00:42:56,020 --> 00:42:57,520
He didn't look sad today.

698
00:42:58,580 --> 00:43:00,200
Do you admire him for what he did?

699
00:43:00,201 --> 00:43:01,379
Yeah.

700
00:43:01,380 --> 00:43:04,899
He placed his own gratification over the
doing of his job. I find that

701
00:43:04,900 --> 00:43:07,800
contemptible. His job is to administer
justice.

702
00:43:08,300 --> 00:43:10,320
His job is to administer the law.

703
00:43:10,860 --> 00:43:13,100
Three strikes, you're out, is the law.

704
00:43:13,380 --> 00:43:14,560
It's a stinking law.

705
00:43:14,900 --> 00:43:18,200
I happen to disagree with you, but even
if I didn't...

706
00:43:18,430 --> 00:43:22,130
He did today what he did last night. He
took over. He anointed himself king.

707
00:43:22,350 --> 00:43:27,269
All I can say is that I wish I had had
the courage to act on my convictions to

708
00:43:27,270 --> 00:43:28,320
the extent he did.

709
00:43:28,910 --> 00:43:33,090
I wish I had had the courage to anoint
myself king.

710
00:43:33,750 --> 00:43:34,950
Well, I'll tell you what.

711
00:43:35,190 --> 00:43:38,770
While we're away this weekend, I'll let
you pretend.

712
00:43:52,970 --> 00:43:54,020
You wanted to see me?

713
00:43:54,090 --> 00:43:55,140
Uh, yeah.

714
00:43:56,030 --> 00:43:57,830
Rosenthal is set for the 17th?

715
00:43:58,110 --> 00:43:59,160
Uh, I believe so.

716
00:43:59,450 --> 00:44:02,110
I don't want any more continuances in
that case.

717
00:44:02,111 --> 00:44:04,709
Whoever's going to handle it, I want it
to go forward.

718
00:44:04,710 --> 00:44:05,669
Will do.

719
00:44:05,670 --> 00:44:08,490
Also, I have to go into the hospital in
a week or so.

720
00:44:08,730 --> 00:44:10,350
I'm not sure of the exact date.

721
00:44:10,961 --> 00:44:13,029
What's it for?

722
00:44:13,030 --> 00:44:15,050
I was in getting my prostate examined.

723
00:44:15,270 --> 00:44:16,870
My internist found something.

724
00:44:18,149 --> 00:44:22,089
Your secretary in there, and she said
you had to sign this before I give it to

725
00:44:22,090 --> 00:44:23,769
the minister. Could you wait outside,
Benny, please?

726
00:44:23,770 --> 00:44:27,229
He said he's parked downstairs in the
circle. It doesn't matter, Benny.

727
00:44:27,230 --> 00:44:28,280
Wait outside.

728
00:44:28,650 --> 00:44:30,090
I will just be a minute, Benny.

729
00:44:35,410 --> 00:44:36,460
Oh, my God.

730
00:44:36,950 --> 00:44:39,540
I don't want any visitors when I'm in
that hospital.

731
00:44:39,730 --> 00:44:44,069
Okay. The Bradshaw arbitration is
scheduled for that week. I'll need for

732
00:44:44,070 --> 00:44:44,689
take over.

733
00:44:44,690 --> 00:44:45,740
Fine.

734
00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:48,200
Well, that's about it.

735
00:44:49,860 --> 00:44:50,940
I'll keep you posted.

736
00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:52,620
How does it look, then?

737
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:55,230
Well, we won't know until after the
surgery.

738
00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:57,100
Is there anything I can do?

739
00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:00,920
Try not to lose the bride show.

740
00:45:01,900 --> 00:45:03,580
Why don't you ask Benny to come in?

741
00:45:03,700 --> 00:45:04,750
Okay.

742
00:45:06,520 --> 00:45:07,570
Benny?

743
00:45:09,140 --> 00:45:10,190
Can I come in now?

744
00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:11,890
Yes, you may.

745
00:45:31,470 --> 00:45:32,630
Is everything okay?

746
00:45:35,030 --> 00:45:36,080
Everything's fine.

747
00:45:38,710 --> 00:45:41,190
May I close the door?

748
00:45:41,191 --> 00:45:43,159
If you would.

749
00:45:43,160 --> 00:45:47,710
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