1 00:02:41,420 --> 00:02:44,820 The scenes you are watching are from the highly rated action -adventure shows 2 00:02:44,820 --> 00:02:47,760 Mustang, Chopper Squad, and Highway Guys. 3 00:02:48,100 --> 00:02:52,280 But now, when the life -imitates -art -and -truth -is -stranger -than -fiction 4 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:58,080 categories, the producer of these exciting shows, Paul J. Bartell, stands 5 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,680 for the murder of the man whose network they're on. This man, Greg Teitelman, 6 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,440 network programming chief, who was found stabbed in the back at this exclusive 7 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:07,440 Bedford Hotel. 8 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,080 Hello, everybody. I'm Terry McNeil. 9 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,340 And I'm Doug August, welcoming you to Hollywood Today, where this evening's 10 00:03:14,340 --> 00:03:17,820 entire hour will be devoted to an event that has shaken the Hollywood community 11 00:03:17,820 --> 00:03:19,440 like no other before it. 12 00:03:20,300 --> 00:03:24,460 Greg wasn't the cold -hearted, impersonal executive everyone thought 13 00:03:24,540 --> 00:03:27,000 You know, the kind who did everything on the phone. 14 00:03:27,740 --> 00:03:30,980 To the contrary, he thrived on the personal touch. 15 00:03:31,620 --> 00:03:36,000 For instance, when he canceled my first series, he personally told his assistant 16 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,000 to call me. 17 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,240 An actress remembers that kind of thoughtfulness. 18 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Believe me. 19 00:03:43,740 --> 00:03:46,520 Before Greg took over the network a few years ago, things were getting so 20 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:51,640 confused that executives were going around stabbing each other in the front. 21 00:03:53,340 --> 00:03:55,400 Well, he changed that all around, didn't he? 22 00:03:56,580 --> 00:03:59,980 And now, after weeks of evidence and argument, the case of the People v. 23 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,880 Greg's accused murderer, Paul J. Bartell, has gone to the jury. 24 00:04:04,350 --> 00:04:07,730 Why don't we tell our viewers how and where it all began? 25 00:04:08,390 --> 00:04:12,550 Greg Teitelman came into Los Angeles the first weekend in April for some 26 00:04:12,550 --> 00:04:13,970 meetings at a Los Angeles hotel. 27 00:04:14,310 --> 00:04:16,589 And that's when Paul J. Bartell had a meeting with him? 28 00:04:16,790 --> 00:04:20,410 Yeah, just around 2 in the afternoon, Paul J. Bartell came to the hotel. 29 00:05:42,190 --> 00:05:43,470 I want you to connect me with the police. 30 00:05:44,270 --> 00:05:48,270 They say you came to the hotel for a meeting with the deceased at 2 o 'clock. 31 00:05:49,390 --> 00:05:51,510 That's somewhere around there. It might have been a little early. 32 00:05:52,190 --> 00:05:53,190 And then? 33 00:05:53,610 --> 00:05:57,950 I saw him, Greg, on the floor with a knife wound in his back. 34 00:05:58,430 --> 00:05:59,970 Why are you so sure it was a knife wound? 35 00:06:00,550 --> 00:06:01,970 You know, it wasn't a bullet wound. 36 00:06:02,190 --> 00:06:05,710 Lieutenant, I've been producing TV cop shows for years. I can tell the 37 00:06:05,710 --> 00:06:07,450 difference between a knife and a gunshot wound. 38 00:06:07,670 --> 00:06:10,250 This was a gaping... All right, all right. 39 00:06:12,630 --> 00:06:15,330 All right, so you say you were going to have a meeting with Mr. Teileman. 40 00:06:15,850 --> 00:06:16,850 What about? 41 00:06:17,150 --> 00:06:18,150 Business. 42 00:06:19,830 --> 00:06:20,990 Two of you were friends? 43 00:06:22,010 --> 00:06:24,290 Absolutely. We've known each other for years. Hey, Lieutenant. 44 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,480 Mr. Bartell, I'm going to have to ask you to come with us. 45 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:44,160 Why? What's going on? 46 00:06:44,260 --> 00:06:47,700 It seems that one of my officers found what appears to be the missing murder 47 00:06:47,700 --> 00:06:48,700 weapon. 48 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,860 So? Well, it seems it was found in the glove compartment of your car. 49 00:06:56,260 --> 00:06:58,680 So now we have a murder and a prime suspect. 50 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,020 And now let's take a look at Benjamin Matlock, the attorney who handled the 51 00:07:03,020 --> 00:07:04,020 for the defense. 52 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:09,640 Terry? For the last 30 years, Ben Matlock has lived and practiced law in 53 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:15,080 Atlanta, Georgia, where he's well known for both his high prices and the high 54 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,920 percentage of clients he successfully defends. 55 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:20,240 Ben Matlock's out there. 56 00:07:20,860 --> 00:07:21,860 Ben! 57 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:31,960 What? 58 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:35,980 It's Paul J. Bartell. 59 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:37,639 Who's that? 60 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:38,740 Big TV producer. 61 00:07:39,420 --> 00:07:41,860 Produces Chopper Squad, Highway Guys, Mustang. 62 00:07:43,660 --> 00:07:45,300 A lot of good -looking women in Mustang. 63 00:07:46,340 --> 00:07:47,340 You want to take it? 64 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:49,400 Hello? 65 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,120 Yes, sir. 66 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:55,940 Oh, thank you. 67 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,460 Well, that's interesting. 68 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:02,960 Yes, sir. 69 00:08:05,750 --> 00:08:06,750 Well? 70 00:08:07,470 --> 00:08:10,290 How about getting us a couple of airplane tickets to Hollywood? 71 00:08:13,970 --> 00:08:20,750 And so Ben 72 00:08:20,750 --> 00:08:25,730 Matlock and his associate, Michelle Thomas, jetted out to Los Angeles to 73 00:08:25,730 --> 00:08:26,890 with Paul J. Bartell. 74 00:08:27,610 --> 00:08:32,610 Tell me if I'm wrong, but isn't your making money? 75 00:08:33,959 --> 00:08:38,740 dependent on people like Greg Teileman buying your show. 76 00:08:39,980 --> 00:08:42,620 In network TV, there are just three shops to sell to. 77 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:45,780 Greg runs Ram, the number one shop. 78 00:08:46,140 --> 00:08:51,620 If there were a falling out and Greg Teileman had canceled, say, Mustang, 79 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:54,440 then millions of dollars would have been at stake, wouldn't it? 80 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:59,600 Yes. But as you can see, I have lots of other shows. But it's common knowledge 81 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,880 that none of them have lost as much money as Mustang. 82 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,740 And that Greg Teitelman was ready to cancel it. 83 00:09:05,020 --> 00:09:10,600 Mustang is a very expensive show with a star who gets six figures an episode and 84 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:11,900 insists it be shot in Hawaii. 85 00:09:12,420 --> 00:09:19,320 The way I understand it, if Greg Teitelman had kept Mustang on 86 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:23,040 for another year, then your losses would have turned into profit. 87 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:27,180 We would have had enough episodes to make a favorable syndication deal work. 88 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,800 Greg was my friend. 89 00:09:32,910 --> 00:09:33,910 I didn't kill him. 90 00:09:34,450 --> 00:09:39,170 Why didn't you call the police from his room when you first discovered his body? 91 00:09:39,450 --> 00:09:42,470 I've produced enough TV shows to know you're not supposed to touch anything, 92 00:09:42,670 --> 00:09:43,670 including the phone. 93 00:09:43,910 --> 00:09:45,890 What about the knife? 94 00:09:46,810 --> 00:09:48,090 I never saw the knife. 95 00:09:48,350 --> 00:09:52,630 The prosecution is going to contend that the reason you didn't use the phone in 96 00:09:52,630 --> 00:09:56,410 his room is because you wanted to hide the knife in your car first. 97 00:09:56,690 --> 00:09:58,410 You don't seriously believe that, do you? 98 00:09:59,740 --> 00:10:02,880 Now, that'd be pretty dumb, but they will contend that. You wait and see. 99 00:10:04,100 --> 00:10:06,320 Well, is there anything else you need to know? 100 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:09,360 Not right now. 101 00:10:10,580 --> 00:10:12,800 Well, I was always intimidated by Greg Teitelman. 102 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,100 He never smiled, and I always called him Mr. 103 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:17,320 Teitelman. 104 00:10:17,420 --> 00:10:21,560 Anyway, there was this meeting in his office one day, and I was so scared I 105 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:23,360 wouldn't go in without my agent and my lawyer. 106 00:10:24,460 --> 00:10:28,040 Anyway, when we got inside, he saw how intimidated I was, and he said, Son... 107 00:10:28,510 --> 00:10:32,430 As long as you're a member of my network, I want you to think of me as 108 00:10:32,430 --> 00:10:33,430 second father. 109 00:10:34,270 --> 00:10:39,530 From that day on, actually, I had trouble distinguishing between him and 110 00:10:39,530 --> 00:10:42,450 father. Do you mean you went to him with your problems? 111 00:10:43,650 --> 00:10:46,790 Well, unfortunately, he died before I got a chance to do that. 112 00:10:47,550 --> 00:10:52,790 What I mean is now when I go talk to my real father, I can't go without my agent 113 00:10:52,790 --> 00:10:53,790 or my lawyer. 114 00:11:01,290 --> 00:11:02,790 How powerful was Greg Title? 115 00:11:04,190 --> 00:11:08,750 Well, I don't know exactly, but there's this rumor that just after his death, 116 00:11:09,210 --> 00:11:11,910 Highway to Heaven was picked up for two more seasons. 117 00:11:12,810 --> 00:11:16,270 And the network announced that they were going to do a miniseries of the 118 00:11:16,270 --> 00:11:18,050 creation with the original cast. 119 00:11:19,050 --> 00:11:20,430 It was just a joke. 120 00:11:21,350 --> 00:11:22,350 Sort of. 121 00:11:23,790 --> 00:11:28,330 Okay, so Ben Matlock figured he had to find the person who placed the knife in 122 00:11:28,330 --> 00:11:29,390 Paul J. Bartell's car. 123 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,080 That was the idea, yes. 124 00:11:31,780 --> 00:11:33,020 So how did he proceed? 125 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:37,320 Well, the first thing he needed to know was who knew Greg was in town. 126 00:11:37,700 --> 00:11:41,480 So, as they say in showbiz, he made the rounds. 127 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:46,260 Jerry, don't try to position me. I'll see to it that none of your clients do 128 00:11:46,260 --> 00:11:47,260 this show. I promise you. 129 00:11:50,180 --> 00:11:53,680 Yes? Excuse me. I'm looking for Mr. David Martin. 130 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,340 That's me, but if you're from Lorimar, we've already called your girl to 131 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,540 No, we're not from Lorimar. We're from Atlanta. 132 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,020 We're lawyers. I'm Ben Matlock. This is my associate, Michelle Thomas. We 133 00:12:04,020 --> 00:12:05,540 represent Paul J. Vartell. 134 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:10,860 Oh, yes. Yes, I heard you took the case. Right. How do you do? This is my 135 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:12,180 associate, Linda Lewis. Hello. 136 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:13,720 Hi. 137 00:12:13,820 --> 00:12:16,020 Oh, well, I see you're packing. 138 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:18,040 Where are you going? 139 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:18,939 New York. 140 00:12:18,940 --> 00:12:19,940 Oh, that's right. 141 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,060 You're taking over for the deceased. 142 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,960 Greg was a very dear friend of mine. 143 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,440 What was he? What, some kind of a mentor? 144 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,200 Much more. I owe everything to him. 145 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,620 So you'd be more than willing to bring his murderer to justice? 146 00:12:40,100 --> 00:12:41,240 Of course I would. 147 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,760 David, you do have that 1230 at the Polo Lounge. 148 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,000 Oh, right. 149 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,680 Well... This will only take a moment. 150 00:12:50,580 --> 00:12:54,700 I'm just trying to find out who knew that Greg Teitelman... 151 00:12:55,070 --> 00:12:57,170 would be coming into Los Angeles that weekend. 152 00:12:57,810 --> 00:13:00,330 Mr. Bartell seems to think that you would know. 153 00:13:03,790 --> 00:13:06,710 Why don't you have a seat here, Mr. 154 00:13:07,190 --> 00:13:10,270 Matlock and... Thomas. Thomas, right. 155 00:13:11,270 --> 00:13:13,770 Do you don't mind if Linda sits in? 156 00:13:14,050 --> 00:13:15,050 Oh, of course not. 157 00:13:17,170 --> 00:13:22,390 My relationship with Greg was very close, so naturally I knew that he was 158 00:13:22,390 --> 00:13:23,390 into town. 159 00:13:23,710 --> 00:13:24,710 Did you know why? 160 00:13:25,450 --> 00:13:30,070 Well, he had three meetings that I was aware of. One with Paul Bartel about 161 00:13:30,070 --> 00:13:32,530 Mustang. And one with Larry Davis. 162 00:13:35,050 --> 00:13:36,250 Studio head. Oh. 163 00:13:36,870 --> 00:13:38,210 And what would that have been about? 164 00:13:38,570 --> 00:13:40,010 Well, I'm afraid I don't know exactly. 165 00:13:40,470 --> 00:13:41,470 And there was a third? 166 00:13:42,630 --> 00:13:43,630 Lame lock letter. 167 00:13:43,850 --> 00:13:45,670 Oh. The actor. 168 00:13:46,530 --> 00:13:48,150 Used to be Denning for the defense. 169 00:13:49,070 --> 00:13:50,910 The lawyer who never lost a case. 170 00:13:51,340 --> 00:13:54,480 Yeah, that's the one. I'm sure he was trying to convince Greg to give him a 171 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,500 show. That's what Lane's meetings were usually about. 172 00:13:57,620 --> 00:13:59,660 Well, did you see Greg Donald? 173 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,700 No, no. He would often fly in, have his meetings, and then call me from New York 174 00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:05,840 to fill me in later. 175 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:09,060 I had no reason to take a meeting with Greg at that particular time. 176 00:14:09,780 --> 00:14:13,260 So, aside from you and those three, did anyone else know he was here? 177 00:14:13,780 --> 00:14:16,300 Well, I assume his wife knew and his secretary. 178 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:21,140 But Greg was a very secretive man, so I doubt that anybody else knew. 179 00:14:22,940 --> 00:14:25,880 Well, I guess that's a start. 180 00:14:26,860 --> 00:14:30,260 Ben Matlock started finding things out right away. 181 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:31,720 Like what, Terry? 182 00:14:31,780 --> 00:14:36,080 Well, like out here in Hollywood, you don't go to lunch, you do it. And when 183 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,840 you're doing it, you don't just eat, you also talk business. And that's not 184 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:44,140 having a meeting, that's taking one. And the first one he took was with Lane 185 00:14:44,140 --> 00:14:45,680 Lockletter, who's an actor. 186 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:48,600 Let me tell you, Ben. 187 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:56,060 I had a deep, abiding affection and admiration for Greg Teichman. 188 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:57,600 A brilliant programmer. 189 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:03,800 But as only a kid, he didn't remember that Lane Lockletter was the first star 190 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:04,800 come over to the network. 191 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:10,720 Well, that was 25 years ago. Ben, I put him on the map. 192 00:15:11,260 --> 00:15:15,340 Denning for the defense was in the top ten for six consecutive years. 193 00:15:15,620 --> 00:15:19,940 It not only anchored Friday nights, it single -handedly changed the dating 194 00:15:19,940 --> 00:15:20,940 habits of America. 195 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,100 And Greg Teitelman wouldn't give you a show? 196 00:15:24,860 --> 00:15:27,780 All he ever offered me was guest shots and other people's shows. 197 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:31,520 And that's why you wanted to have a meeting with him when he came out to Los 198 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:32,620 Angeles? Ben. 199 00:15:36,220 --> 00:15:40,850 I have. I have an idea for a series that'll do a 45 share. 200 00:15:41,070 --> 00:15:45,710 A spin -off of Denning where I marry a younger girl lawyer, and then the two of 201 00:15:45,710 --> 00:15:47,750 us team up to defend innocent people. 202 00:15:49,070 --> 00:15:50,330 We'll call it Mr. 203 00:15:50,550 --> 00:15:51,550 and Mrs. Defender. 204 00:15:52,290 --> 00:15:53,570 Huh? What do you think? 205 00:15:55,570 --> 00:15:57,050 Well, I don't know. 206 00:15:57,650 --> 00:16:00,010 What time was your meeting with Greg Totten? 207 00:16:00,310 --> 00:16:02,410 Four o 'clock. You don't like my idea? 208 00:16:04,390 --> 00:16:06,870 So you never saw him? Did you talk with him? 209 00:16:07,130 --> 00:16:08,089 Yeah. 210 00:16:08,090 --> 00:16:09,770 We confirmed in the morning. 211 00:16:10,750 --> 00:16:12,130 Ben, let me stop you. 212 00:16:12,550 --> 00:16:17,510 I see very clearly what you're doing. I did it myself every Friday night for six 213 00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:21,730 years. You're establishing if I had a motive, which, yes, I do. 214 00:16:22,110 --> 00:16:25,530 And, yes, I knew what bungalow he was in. 215 00:16:27,090 --> 00:16:32,430 But if I may do a critique of your work, Ben. 216 00:16:33,150 --> 00:16:38,270 It's not a question of right or wrong. It's a question of style. 217 00:16:39,230 --> 00:16:43,670 Style. A courtroom is a theater, and you've got to lighten it up. 218 00:16:47,350 --> 00:16:48,350 I'm sorry. 219 00:16:49,650 --> 00:16:51,950 Like I did in Denning for the defense. 220 00:16:53,550 --> 00:16:55,690 You ought to try to be more like Denning. 221 00:16:56,770 --> 00:16:57,770 Oh, 222 00:16:58,230 --> 00:16:59,950 I'll get that. No. No, no, I'll get that. 223 00:17:01,100 --> 00:17:02,100 Well, thank you. 224 00:17:03,780 --> 00:17:10,640 You know, there's a rumor that the 225 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:17,520 real reason that you were desperate for a new show is that your 226 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,079 last wife took the cleaners. 227 00:17:20,619 --> 00:17:21,720 But that's a lie. 228 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:29,040 There's another rumor that there was a long history of bad blood between you 229 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:30,040 Greg Toteman. 230 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:35,890 With him gone, there are other people at the network who'd be more inclined to 231 00:17:35,890 --> 00:17:38,070 put you on the schedule. 232 00:17:39,290 --> 00:17:45,310 Ah, I... I enjoyed meeting you and I enjoyed hearing about Denning. Thank 233 00:17:45,310 --> 00:17:49,030 And I used to enjoy Denning. Thank you very much. I enjoyed our meal. I hope 234 00:17:49,030 --> 00:17:50,130 did. Thank you, sir. 235 00:17:55,090 --> 00:17:57,510 Denning would have left a much bigger tip. 236 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:02,720 And while Ben Matlock was learning how to spend like a Hollywood lawyer, 237 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,680 Michelle had returned to the scene of the crime. 238 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:11,220 You see, the thing about Greg is that he had a point of view about pilots. 239 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,280 He understood the kind of character that America wants to watch. 240 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,740 That's why David wants me to check over here and see if his notes are still 241 00:18:19,740 --> 00:18:21,520 there. Hello, Miss Lewis. Hi, Bill. 242 00:18:22,380 --> 00:18:26,060 Well, everyone seems to know you. Oh, I do breakfast meetings here three or four 243 00:18:26,060 --> 00:18:27,060 times a week. 244 00:18:29,630 --> 00:18:30,750 There's the bungalow right there. 245 00:18:31,410 --> 00:18:35,530 Do they have weddings here very often? Oh, you have to book them six or eight 246 00:18:35,530 --> 00:18:36,530 months in advance. 247 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:40,010 You go on ahead. I have to go into the hotel. 248 00:18:40,490 --> 00:18:41,490 Thanks for the lift. 249 00:18:58,969 --> 00:19:05,150 Mr. Wolfson, are you in charge of wedding receptions? Yes, and when is the 250 00:19:05,150 --> 00:19:06,150 date for you? 251 00:19:06,350 --> 00:19:07,770 Oh, nothing immediate. 252 00:19:08,070 --> 00:19:10,810 Well, that's good because we have nothing available in the near future 253 00:19:11,290 --> 00:19:13,290 Well, actually, I'm talking about the past. 254 00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:16,750 Like if a wedding took place here the day Greg Teitelman was murdered. 255 00:19:18,030 --> 00:19:21,230 Well, yes, there was one, but who are you? 256 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,660 Michelle Thomas, attorney, Matlock and Associates. We're working on the case. 257 00:19:30,260 --> 00:19:34,100 I was wondering if the wedding was filmed and if it was, who filmed it? 258 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,920 It was the Stillman wedding. 259 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,720 But nobody films weddings anymore. 260 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:43,480 It was taped. 261 00:19:48,430 --> 00:19:53,270 Maybe they don't film weddings, but Ben Matlock learned a whole lot of filming 262 00:19:53,270 --> 00:19:58,390 still goes on in this town because they had him waiting over 35 minutes to see 263 00:19:58,390 --> 00:20:00,250 the studio head, Larry Davis. 264 00:20:10,290 --> 00:20:11,490 Mr. Matlock. 265 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,440 Yeah. Sorry to keep you waiting. 266 00:20:13,660 --> 00:20:17,740 Mr. Davis? No, Mr. Davis is busy. I'm Jordan Sanders, head of development. I 267 00:20:17,740 --> 00:20:19,700 handle all pitches. Who did you say your agent was? 268 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:22,920 I'm not in the television business. 269 00:20:23,220 --> 00:20:24,220 I'm a lawyer. 270 00:20:24,620 --> 00:20:28,020 Well, nowadays, Mr. Matlock, in this business, being an attorney means 271 00:20:28,020 --> 00:20:29,940 this business. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 272 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:32,820 I represent Paul Bartell. 273 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:34,160 Oh. 274 00:20:34,380 --> 00:20:35,380 I'm embarrassed. 275 00:20:35,540 --> 00:20:36,900 I have to see Mr. Davis. 276 00:20:37,340 --> 00:20:39,200 I assure you I can speak for Mr. Davis. 277 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,680 My job is to know all of his moves even before he makes them. There are no 278 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:43,680 secrets between us. 279 00:20:44,300 --> 00:20:45,300 Okay. 280 00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:47,480 Where was he at the time of the murder? 281 00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:48,880 I can't tell you that. 282 00:20:49,220 --> 00:20:50,220 Now, look. 283 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,960 I know this is a matter of utmost importance, but it's a little 284 00:20:58,740 --> 00:21:00,560 I'll have to ask you to keep it confidential. 285 00:21:01,420 --> 00:21:02,600 I can't promise that. 286 00:21:05,949 --> 00:21:09,770 That afternoon, Mr. Davis was with a young woman, an actress. 287 00:21:10,290 --> 00:21:11,290 Her name? 288 00:21:13,070 --> 00:21:14,570 I have to know her name. 289 00:21:16,590 --> 00:21:17,590 Kate Sawyer. 290 00:21:18,590 --> 00:21:22,690 She did that comedy series about an American -born girl who was a domestic 291 00:21:22,690 --> 00:21:23,690 Japan. 292 00:21:25,070 --> 00:21:27,790 It didn't last very long. Look, she's doing features now. 293 00:21:28,570 --> 00:21:31,030 She was the one that Mr. Davis spent that afternoon with. 294 00:21:31,330 --> 00:21:33,610 So he never saw Mr. Tomlin. 295 00:21:33,930 --> 00:21:35,690 No, he was very specific about that. 296 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:19,760 What do you want? 297 00:22:21,580 --> 00:22:22,580 I'm Michelle Thomas. 298 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,420 I called a little while ago. I was told I could come and pick up the tape of the 299 00:22:26,420 --> 00:22:27,420 Stillman wedding. 300 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:28,880 Was it you I spoke to? 301 00:22:30,300 --> 00:22:33,700 Yeah, but someone just picked it up. What? No, that's impossible. 302 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:36,720 Who? I don't know. Some woman. 303 00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:38,160 She just went out the back door. 304 00:23:07,009 --> 00:23:08,009 Greg Titleman? 305 00:23:08,170 --> 00:23:10,390 Don't look at me. I didn't do it. I was in New York. 306 00:23:11,450 --> 00:23:12,450 What was he like? 307 00:23:12,950 --> 00:23:14,370 Well, you see, I didn't see him that often. 308 00:23:14,750 --> 00:23:16,510 Bill doesn't like us talking to the executives. 309 00:23:16,790 --> 00:23:18,350 He says it could destroy your mind. 310 00:23:18,570 --> 00:23:21,950 See, because first they promise you spin -offs, then get shots, and you're 311 00:23:21,950 --> 00:23:25,670 hooked. Next thing you know, you're doing promotional spots for the network 312 00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:26,670 free. 313 00:23:28,330 --> 00:23:31,790 Okay, so Linda Lewis was trying to get away with the tape of the wedding. 314 00:23:31,990 --> 00:23:34,530 Right, but Michelle stopped her. 315 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:45,700 are you doing how did you know to come here i know the people at the bedford 316 00:23:45,700 --> 00:23:49,820 hotel i remember you do lunch there three or four times a week and they told 317 00:23:49,820 --> 00:23:53,680 i was coming here to get the tape of the wedding that's right why don't you want 318 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,400 me to see it it's not that i don't want you to see it well it sure seems like it 319 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:02,240 considering you stole it it's just that i wanted to see it first we'll both see 320 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,240 it 321 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:12,240 I understand, Michelle. 322 00:24:12,660 --> 00:24:16,060 I started out at the network as a page when I was 18. 323 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:21,360 I have inched my way up and now I'm a director of development. This job is 324 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:22,360 important to me. 325 00:24:22,700 --> 00:24:28,160 If my suspicions are correct, it was your boss, the man taking Greg 326 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,000 job, who told you to steal that tape. 327 00:24:31,340 --> 00:24:32,540 I think I've said enough. 328 00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:34,320 Well, not quite. 329 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:39,860 You haven't said why David Martin wanted to see that tape. 330 00:24:41,070 --> 00:24:42,270 And I'm not going to. 331 00:24:42,530 --> 00:24:46,750 Miss Lewis, my client is in a lot of trouble. 332 00:24:47,010 --> 00:24:48,810 His life is at stake. 333 00:24:49,150 --> 00:24:53,610 And if you continue to stonewall for the network, this pretty little career of 334 00:24:53,610 --> 00:24:57,170 yours is going right out the window. I promise you that. 335 00:24:57,570 --> 00:24:59,430 Now, why did he want to see that tape? 336 00:25:05,430 --> 00:25:08,670 David thought that Larry Davis might be on the tape. 337 00:25:09,820 --> 00:25:13,300 He's one of our biggest suppliers of shows, and he's a close friend of 338 00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:16,240 David wanted me to see if there was anything on the tape that might have 339 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,300 incriminated Mr. Davis. 340 00:25:17,580 --> 00:25:20,620 Did he say why he thought something might be on the tape? 341 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:21,880 Yes. 342 00:25:22,860 --> 00:25:26,460 He said that Greg and Larry Davis had a big falling out. 343 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:27,760 Of what? 344 00:25:28,340 --> 00:25:29,340 That he didn't know. 345 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:48,520 I'd like to speak with Mr. Davis. 346 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:52,880 I don't care how busy he is. 347 00:25:53,620 --> 00:25:58,580 You tell him I've got to see him right away, and for his own good, he'd better 348 00:25:58,580 --> 00:25:59,580 get unbusy. 349 00:26:02,300 --> 00:26:03,300 I'm on hold. 350 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:05,680 I hate that. 351 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:06,920 Hello. 352 00:26:07,740 --> 00:26:09,080 That's fine. I'll be right there. 353 00:26:17,439 --> 00:26:20,120 Uh, Ben Matlock, Mr. Davis is expecting me. 354 00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:25,080 Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr. Matlock. Uh, Mr. Davis got called away unexpectedly. 355 00:26:25,460 --> 00:26:27,120 He said he didn't know where to reach you. 356 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:31,500 I don't believe that. Well, I believe Mr. Sanders is still here. I'll buzz 357 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:35,400 Mr. Matlock, so good to see you again. You're not going to think so in a 358 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,400 Well, aren't we upset? May I ask about what? I'm tired of getting the running 359 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:39,159 around. Mr. 360 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,560 Davis was supposed to see me. 361 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,020 Something important killed him. The only thing that's important, so far as I'm 362 00:26:44,020 --> 00:26:48,040 concerned, is that Greg Teitelman was killed, and my client is on trial for 363 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,860 murder. Why don't we discuss this in my office, Mr. Mellock? 364 00:26:51,060 --> 00:26:56,040 I know that Larry Davis and Greg Teitelman had a bad falling out, and I 365 00:26:56,040 --> 00:27:00,480 that David Martin is trying to protect Larry Davis, and I know for sure that 366 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,020 Larry Davis is trying to avoid me. Now, either. 367 00:27:03,580 --> 00:27:08,360 Either he talks to me now like a regular human being, or I'm going to put every 368 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:12,860 process server in the whole damn state on him and drag his cannon to court 369 00:27:12,860 --> 00:27:17,500 he has to answer my questions in public and the reporters can print it in big 370 00:27:17,500 --> 00:27:20,860 letters so the studio people can read it. You got that? 371 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:28,720 Ben found out that sometimes in this town it pays to overact because no more 372 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:29,720 than an hour later. 373 00:27:34,979 --> 00:27:36,000 Yeah, Larry Davis. 374 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,600 And I'm terribly sorry about before, but it was totally unavoidable. 375 00:27:39,860 --> 00:27:43,360 I have a $25 million production with an actress who wouldn't come out of a trail 376 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:44,380 if something had to be done. 377 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:51,720 Yeah. 378 00:27:53,740 --> 00:27:55,180 No, it's still in galleys. 379 00:27:56,060 --> 00:27:58,820 Make an offer on an option, but don't budge on the turnaround. 380 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:07,320 So what'd you do? 381 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:08,520 About what? 382 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:09,880 The actress. 383 00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:11,100 The actress. 384 00:28:11,260 --> 00:28:14,740 The one who wouldn't come out of her trailer, you know, $25 million? 385 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:16,280 Production, right. 386 00:28:16,420 --> 00:28:18,000 I got her a dermatologist. 387 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,400 She didn't want to admit it, but the reason she didn't want to be filmed was 388 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:22,400 had a blemish. 389 00:28:22,620 --> 00:28:23,620 Had a what? 390 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:25,820 $25 million blemish. 391 00:28:26,340 --> 00:28:27,340 Oh. 392 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,920 Well, I'm glad we finally got together. 393 00:28:31,820 --> 00:28:33,320 Could I ask you a couple of questions? 394 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,060 Why don't we order first? 395 00:28:36,469 --> 00:28:37,570 You ready, Mr. Davis? 396 00:28:37,890 --> 00:28:38,890 Yes, indeed, Peter. 397 00:28:39,290 --> 00:28:40,390 Cobb salad, no egg. 398 00:28:40,830 --> 00:28:41,830 And, sir? 399 00:28:42,270 --> 00:28:44,250 I'll have that, but with egg. 400 00:28:44,770 --> 00:28:45,770 Very good. 401 00:28:46,430 --> 00:28:47,430 No egg. 402 00:28:48,510 --> 00:28:49,510 Cholesterol. 403 00:28:49,690 --> 00:28:51,450 Don't eat it for 100 years. You'll live longer. 404 00:28:52,330 --> 00:28:53,330 It's a thought. 405 00:28:53,450 --> 00:28:54,450 It's a thought. 406 00:28:55,710 --> 00:28:58,030 Could I ask you a personal question? 407 00:28:58,570 --> 00:28:59,650 No problem. Ask. 408 00:29:00,140 --> 00:29:07,040 I heard that you had a falling out with Greg Teitelman before he... Michael, did 409 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:07,879 you see him? 410 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,720 Larry, thought you'd like to know. Steve made the deal. 411 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:12,060 We're all very happy. 412 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,620 We would be, too, if you hadn't robbed us blind. 413 00:29:15,020 --> 00:29:17,220 Me? I'd never do that to you. 414 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:25,240 About this rumor that you had had a falling out with Greg Teitelman... 415 00:29:25,470 --> 00:29:28,850 Excuse me. Sorry to interrupt, Larry, but we have a major disaster. 416 00:29:29,670 --> 00:29:34,090 Domino has caused us to go so far over schedule that we either replace him or 417 00:29:34,090 --> 00:29:35,090 pull the plug. 418 00:29:36,170 --> 00:29:37,170 Oh, wait a minute. 419 00:29:37,370 --> 00:29:40,490 Sorry, Mr. Matlock. Call my secretary. We'll set up a meeting. 420 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:55,360 We've been through all the Stillman wedding tape and Larry Davis isn't on 421 00:29:55,660 --> 00:29:57,980 Are you sure? I was certain he was one. 422 00:29:58,260 --> 00:30:01,000 It's all right. I think we got something even better. Yeah. 423 00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:06,140 David Martin wasn't trying to protect Larry Davis. He was protecting himself. 424 00:30:06,140 --> 00:30:08,760 lied. Look, he was at the wedding. 425 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:10,960 That's David Martin? 426 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:15,220 Uh -huh. The miserable little... Hello? 427 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:18,200 Just a minute. It's for you. 428 00:30:18,540 --> 00:30:19,540 Jordan Sanders. 429 00:30:25,139 --> 00:30:27,220 Hello? David Martin did what? 430 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:29,800 Are you sure? 431 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:33,800 That's interesting. 432 00:30:38,060 --> 00:30:44,460 Mr. Martin, what was your position at the network when Greg Teitelman died? 433 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:49,240 Senior Vice President of Series, Movies, and Specials. 434 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:54,020 So you were pretty far up the executive ladder, right? I was second only to the 435 00:30:54,020 --> 00:30:55,040 president of the network. 436 00:30:55,260 --> 00:30:57,200 And you were likely heir to his job. 437 00:30:58,020 --> 00:31:02,740 I've already been promoted to that job, which you know. Yes, I do. Your Honor, I 438 00:31:02,740 --> 00:31:06,500 don't see where this line of questioning is leading. Mr. Martin is not on trial. 439 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:11,420 Your Honor, I'm just trying to show that this witness had strong motive himself 440 00:31:11,420 --> 00:31:15,720 and that his credibility is questionable at best. Wait a damn second. You and 441 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:17,720 everybody else here knows how I felt about Gray. 442 00:31:18,990 --> 00:31:22,070 The witness will refrain from outbursts in my courtroom. 443 00:31:23,070 --> 00:31:27,610 I'm sorry, Your Honor, but Greg Teitelman was like a brother to me. No 444 00:31:27,610 --> 00:31:31,710 person in this town was more responsible for my success. I love that man. I 445 00:31:31,710 --> 00:31:36,510 certainly wouldn't harm him. Mr. Martin, you are here to answer questions and 446 00:31:36,510 --> 00:31:37,510 not offer speeches. 447 00:31:38,150 --> 00:31:39,290 Proceed, Mr. Matlock. 448 00:31:40,510 --> 00:31:41,510 Thank you. 449 00:31:43,350 --> 00:31:47,470 Mr. Martin, I appreciate your strong feelings for... 450 00:31:48,490 --> 00:31:52,330 Greg Teitelman, but I must ask these questions. 451 00:31:53,050 --> 00:31:59,850 Now, as a vice president, you were a select member of a small group 452 00:31:59,850 --> 00:32:03,890 who decided what shows went on the air, weren't you? 453 00:32:04,410 --> 00:32:06,690 Objection. I failed to see the relevancy. 454 00:32:06,970 --> 00:32:12,430 Your Honor, this will become eminently clear if the court will bear with me. 455 00:32:13,050 --> 00:32:14,050 Overruled for now. 456 00:32:14,150 --> 00:32:15,270 You may answer. 457 00:32:16,010 --> 00:32:17,010 Okay. 458 00:32:17,450 --> 00:32:21,830 At all of the networks, there's a group of men and women who can say no, but 459 00:32:21,830 --> 00:32:26,310 only two or three who have the power to say yes. I was one of them. And millions 460 00:32:26,310 --> 00:32:28,570 of dollars are at stake on those yeses, right? 461 00:32:28,850 --> 00:32:31,250 Yes. But that one was for free. 462 00:32:32,470 --> 00:32:33,690 You know your comedy. 463 00:32:34,770 --> 00:32:40,050 And careers hang in the balance on these scheduling decisions, don't they? 464 00:32:40,590 --> 00:32:45,450 You could say that. And I understand that some shows stay on the air. 465 00:32:46,140 --> 00:32:51,300 Five or six years and become worth hundreds of millions of dollars. 466 00:32:52,260 --> 00:32:59,260 Yes, that's true. So I guess the people who have shows to sell try to exert 467 00:32:59,260 --> 00:33:05,060 a certain influence on the people who buy the shows and put them on the air. 468 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:09,500 I suppose. I've heard rumors of such things happening, but I've never 469 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:10,500 seen it myself. 470 00:33:10,620 --> 00:33:14,500 You've never been offered a vacation or given a gift? 471 00:33:15,370 --> 00:33:19,950 When you knew that the purpose was to influence your opinion? 472 00:33:20,350 --> 00:33:23,790 Nothing that I consider out of the ordinary course of business, no. 473 00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:32,150 Oh, so you would consider a $100 ,000 loan to be in the course 474 00:33:32,150 --> 00:33:33,930 of ordinary business? 475 00:33:34,330 --> 00:33:37,430 Wait a minute. What are you talking about? I'm talking about a loan you got 476 00:33:37,430 --> 00:33:41,890 Larry Davis. Larry Davis is a friend of mine. A loan on which you have not made 477 00:33:41,890 --> 00:33:44,170 one single payment. Let me take that back. 478 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:49,940 You actually paid it back in full because you lobbied vigorously for two 479 00:33:49,940 --> 00:33:50,939 Davis' shows. 480 00:33:50,940 --> 00:33:52,880 I did no such thing. Oh? 481 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:59,520 But after you got the $100 ,000, isn't it true that two of Larry Davis' shows 482 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:03,760 went on the network schedule? One thing had nothing to do with the other. They 483 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:04,760 were both good shows. 484 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:11,260 And isn't it true that Greg Teitelman found out you were on the take? 485 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:12,679 I'm warning you. 486 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:18,320 And I'm reminding you, this is a courtroom. 487 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:23,480 You're not in a network office threatening some agent over the 488 00:34:23,860 --> 00:34:30,000 And may I remind you, Mr. Medlock, no matter how it's done in Atlanta, I am 489 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,060 one who issued the orders in this court. 490 00:34:32,260 --> 00:34:34,420 I'm sorry, Your Honor, it got away from me. 491 00:34:36,980 --> 00:34:38,219 Isn't that the way it happened? 492 00:34:38,820 --> 00:34:41,260 Greg Teileman found out you were on the take. 493 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:45,699 And he said to you he had no choice but to let you go. 494 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:51,760 No. And because Greg Teitelman was a very secretive man, he told no one what 495 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:52,379 had done. 496 00:34:52,380 --> 00:34:53,440 And you knew that. 497 00:34:53,940 --> 00:34:56,179 And you went to his hotel to plead with him. 498 00:34:56,860 --> 00:34:58,580 I wasn't there. 499 00:35:00,380 --> 00:35:06,640 Your Honor, I would like to refresh this witness's recollection with a 500 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:10,120 demonstration that the court and counsel discussed this morning. 501 00:35:10,340 --> 00:35:11,340 Proceed. 502 00:35:12,330 --> 00:35:18,350 This tape has been identified as Defense 503 00:35:18,350 --> 00:35:25,190 Exhibit G, and it has been stipulated to depict the Stillman wedding at 504 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:28,050 the Bedford Hotel on the day of the murder. 505 00:35:28,910 --> 00:35:35,070 Now, this spot in the tape right there, 506 00:35:35,150 --> 00:35:38,750 this picture, has been blown up. 507 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,200 So as we can more clearly see it. 508 00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:46,440 And whom do we see, Mr. Martin? 509 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:54,820 Well, this tape does refresh your memory about seeing Mr. 510 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:56,500 Teitelman at his hotel, doesn't it? 511 00:35:59,020 --> 00:36:00,020 All right. 512 00:36:00,660 --> 00:36:01,660 It's true. 513 00:36:02,240 --> 00:36:07,240 Greg found out that Larry was paying me off, and he said he was firing me. 514 00:36:07,670 --> 00:36:11,630 And I did go to the hotel, and I did plead with him. But when I left, he was 515 00:36:11,630 --> 00:36:13,710 alive. We have only your word for that. 516 00:36:13,990 --> 00:36:16,070 No. No, you have more than just my word. 517 00:36:16,590 --> 00:36:19,590 When I left the Bedford Hotel, I went directly to my attorney's home. 518 00:36:20,190 --> 00:36:23,790 And he's sitting right over there. Howard. Howard, stand up. Howard Burke. 519 00:36:24,330 --> 00:36:25,410 Ask him. He'll tell you. 520 00:36:26,010 --> 00:36:30,010 He called Greg at the Bedford Hotel after I arrived at his house. 521 00:36:30,350 --> 00:36:32,650 And he talked with Mr. Donovan? Yes. 522 00:36:33,350 --> 00:36:37,670 Yes, he did. He asked Greg if... He would allow me to resign and not go 523 00:36:37,670 --> 00:36:38,670 with what I'd done. 524 00:36:39,250 --> 00:36:40,470 And Greg said yes. 525 00:36:42,270 --> 00:36:43,430 And he was still alive? 526 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:45,590 Oh, very much so. 527 00:36:46,510 --> 00:36:47,890 Well, swear him in. 528 00:36:49,870 --> 00:36:51,650 Swear him in. He'll verify it. 529 00:36:57,070 --> 00:36:58,710 No, I don't think that'll be necessary. 530 00:37:05,900 --> 00:37:06,960 No further questions. 531 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:20,840 Well, Terry, Ben must have been very upset when David Martin's alibi checked 532 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:24,040 and he knew he couldn't prove David had killed Greg Teitelman. Well, not just 533 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,040 upset, worried. 534 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:29,500 Everything pointed back to his client again. Things were looking very dark. 535 00:37:33,700 --> 00:37:35,140 Ben, I'm glad you came by. 536 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:39,060 This is Mrs. Ida Stillman, the mother of the groom. Hi, Miss Stillman. How do 537 00:37:39,060 --> 00:37:42,720 you do? We've been going over the videotape of the wedding to see if she 538 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:45,840 find someone she doesn't recognize besides David Martin. 539 00:37:46,380 --> 00:37:49,740 Anybody who didn't belong at the wedding. Yeah, did you find anything 540 00:37:49,740 --> 00:37:50,740 yet. 541 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:52,680 Ben, 542 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:55,680 I rechecked Lane Lockletter's alibi. 543 00:37:55,980 --> 00:37:56,919 It's solid. 544 00:37:56,920 --> 00:38:00,140 One of the coaches of the Pepperdine track team was out there doing laps with 545 00:38:00,140 --> 00:38:01,140 him that day. Oh. 546 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:03,560 Kind of a shame, isn't it? 547 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,160 Been simple if it was him. 548 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:11,240 So, Miss Stillman, did your boy find himself a nice girl? 549 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:12,520 Oh, yes. 550 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:14,840 He couldn't have done better if I'd chosen her myself. 551 00:38:15,500 --> 00:38:16,500 Good, good. 552 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:18,920 I think it's nice when the in -laws get along. 553 00:38:19,220 --> 00:38:20,078 Oh, yes. 554 00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:23,600 I always got along with my mother -in -law. We used to do things together, go 555 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:25,460 ballgames, haunts. She was a great shot. 556 00:38:25,980 --> 00:38:27,360 Wait a minute. Stop it right there. 557 00:38:27,900 --> 00:38:28,900 What is it? 558 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:30,360 Now, who is it? 559 00:38:30,740 --> 00:38:31,740 Can you back that up? 560 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:37,360 Hold it. 561 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:38,960 Look right there. 562 00:38:40,860 --> 00:38:42,000 All right. 563 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,560 Uh, Mr. 564 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:52,960 Davis, you are the top man at Westland Studios. 565 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:54,440 When I last checked. 566 00:38:54,740 --> 00:38:56,600 You know, uneasy lies the ground. 567 00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:04,650 Now, it's common knowledge that you were friends with Greg Teitelman. For years, 568 00:39:04,830 --> 00:39:07,510 even going back to the days when you were an actor. 569 00:39:07,810 --> 00:39:08,788 Please, please. 570 00:39:08,790 --> 00:39:11,070 I'll have to touch up my 8x10 glossies. 571 00:39:13,050 --> 00:39:14,050 Yes. 572 00:39:14,490 --> 00:39:17,170 I knew Greg and we did business together for years. 573 00:39:17,550 --> 00:39:20,990 And you knew that he had come into town for meetings that weekend. 574 00:39:21,310 --> 00:39:22,310 I was one of them, yes. 575 00:39:22,630 --> 00:39:27,370 But you never saw him. That's right. You never even got over to his hotel. 576 00:39:27,590 --> 00:39:28,590 That's correct. 577 00:39:28,670 --> 00:39:31,310 According to your assistant, Mr. 578 00:39:31,970 --> 00:39:32,970 Jordan Sanders, 579 00:39:33,630 --> 00:39:38,950 You spent most of that day with a young actress, Kate Sawyer. 580 00:39:39,990 --> 00:39:42,710 I dragged her into it. I didn't do the dragging. 581 00:39:42,970 --> 00:39:44,530 Just answer the question. 582 00:39:45,810 --> 00:39:51,470 Yes, I was with that young lady. Can anyone confirm that you were with her at 583 00:39:51,470 --> 00:39:52,448 the time of the murder? 584 00:39:52,450 --> 00:39:54,910 Miss Sawyer herself, but she's out of the country right now. 585 00:39:55,130 --> 00:39:56,770 What if someone called her on telephone? 586 00:39:57,310 --> 00:40:00,170 That location in East Africa. 587 00:40:01,430 --> 00:40:02,430 And she... 588 00:40:02,710 --> 00:40:07,170 said that she was not with you the day of the murder. Well, if she did, she'd 589 00:40:07,170 --> 00:40:08,590 lying. I was with her. 590 00:40:09,110 --> 00:40:13,070 She wasn't even in Los Angeles that weekend. She was in Acapulco with 591 00:40:13,070 --> 00:40:14,070 fellow. 592 00:40:16,070 --> 00:40:19,630 Mr. Matlock, I think Lane Lockletter has been giving you lessons. 593 00:40:20,450 --> 00:40:25,090 But if that were the truth, you'd have Kate Sawyer here in court, and I don't 594 00:40:25,090 --> 00:40:28,970 see her today. So you can try and trick me all you want, but I know I'm telling 595 00:40:28,970 --> 00:40:29,729 the truth. 596 00:40:29,730 --> 00:40:30,730 Yeah. 597 00:40:31,290 --> 00:40:32,290 Well, 598 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:33,600 You're right. 599 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:37,380 I did try to trick you. 600 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:44,460 And if that were true and she were here today, I would have her in the 601 00:40:44,460 --> 00:40:45,460 courtroom. 602 00:40:48,420 --> 00:40:50,000 That is Kate Sawyer, isn't it? 603 00:40:51,420 --> 00:40:55,720 I won't tell you it didn't take some doing, but that is Kate Sawyer. 604 00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:58,300 Shall I put her on the stand? 605 00:40:58,710 --> 00:41:01,370 Right, so I wasn't with her that day, but that doesn't prove anything. 606 00:41:01,750 --> 00:41:02,870 No, but it's a stark thing. 607 00:41:05,250 --> 00:41:07,630 You remember the other day when we ordered lunch? 608 00:41:08,050 --> 00:41:09,930 Yes. We didn't get a chance to eat. 609 00:41:10,150 --> 00:41:11,170 I had to leave. 610 00:41:11,470 --> 00:41:13,950 Yeah, you had multi -million dollar problems. 611 00:41:14,550 --> 00:41:18,930 Pulled a plug on one picture, another picture had a pimple, but we did order. 612 00:41:19,730 --> 00:41:21,990 You ordered Cobb salad, right? 613 00:41:22,570 --> 00:41:23,770 That's right. No egg. 614 00:41:24,090 --> 00:41:25,090 I'm allergic. 615 00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,730 Is that a typical order for you? 616 00:41:28,090 --> 00:41:30,370 Yeah. Frequently, that's what I have. 617 00:41:30,690 --> 00:41:34,730 Your Honor, at this time I'd like to enter into evidence. 618 00:41:35,690 --> 00:41:37,350 Defense Exhibit H. 619 00:41:38,750 --> 00:41:44,650 This is a computerized luncheon order taken from Greg Teitelman's room the day 620 00:41:44,650 --> 00:41:45,650 of the murder. 621 00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:48,050 Cobb salad, no egg. What do you think? 622 00:41:48,330 --> 00:41:49,650 I think so what? 623 00:41:50,090 --> 00:41:51,770 All these little things add up. 624 00:41:52,930 --> 00:41:56,850 When Jordan Sanders called me, you didn't know that, did you? 625 00:41:57,670 --> 00:42:04,370 When he called me to tell me about the loan you made to David Martin, I missed 626 00:42:04,370 --> 00:42:11,290 the point. I didn't realize right off that he was gunning 627 00:42:11,290 --> 00:42:12,370 for you. 628 00:42:14,290 --> 00:42:18,630 But a man as smart as Greg Teitelman had to get the point right away. 629 00:42:20,130 --> 00:42:22,850 He was a lot of things to a lot of people. 630 00:42:23,330 --> 00:42:26,350 But above all, he was an ethical man. 631 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:33,720 And when he found out about this money, you knew it was all over. 632 00:42:35,180 --> 00:42:37,700 He'd never buy another show from you. 633 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:40,540 You'd lose your power, your authority. 634 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:45,680 That's the end of it. You couldn't handle that, so you killed Greg Totten. 635 00:42:46,020 --> 00:42:47,920 That isn't the truth. 636 00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:54,980 Your Honor, at this time, I'd like the court's permission to replay a 637 00:42:54,980 --> 00:42:57,450 part... Defense Exhibit G. 638 00:42:58,370 --> 00:43:02,510 Objection. We've already seen that tape. We know Davis isn't on it. This is a 639 00:43:02,510 --> 00:43:06,010 new witness. I have that right. And we may have missed something. 640 00:43:07,750 --> 00:43:09,470 Overruled. I'll permit it. Thank you. 641 00:43:11,210 --> 00:43:18,030 The tape was shot at such an angle that the bungalows are not in the 642 00:43:18,030 --> 00:43:22,150 background. Just the scenic woodsy part, as you can see. But look. 643 00:43:22,690 --> 00:43:24,470 Look. Look right here. 644 00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:30,640 There. There's a fellow with a little Super 8 movie camera. 645 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:36,500 He shot his own version of the wedding. He got everything in. The kitchen, the 646 00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:39,500 parking lot, and the bungalows. 647 00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:44,420 So now, let's see what's on the film. 648 00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:48,320 There you go. 649 00:43:54,700 --> 00:43:57,420 Okay, can we just... Okay. 650 00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:03,700 There. Okay, now here it's in focus. There's the mother. 651 00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:06,000 Now there, there's my client. 652 00:44:06,260 --> 00:44:09,420 Paul Bartell on his way to Greg Teitelman's bungalow. 653 00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:14,680 And here's more pictures of the wedding. The bride, of course, and the wife. 654 00:44:15,940 --> 00:44:16,940 Picture of the cake. 655 00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:22,800 And there is Mr. Bartell leaving after he witnessed... 656 00:44:23,370 --> 00:44:24,430 The victim's body. 657 00:44:24,830 --> 00:44:28,950 Your Honor, what does this prove? We already know that he entered and he 658 00:44:29,270 --> 00:44:31,670 Now, wait, wait, wait, wait. Now, look at this. Look at this. Look at this. 659 00:44:31,690 --> 00:44:32,368 Look. See? 660 00:44:32,370 --> 00:44:33,370 There. 661 00:44:34,170 --> 00:44:35,310 There. Look at that. 662 00:44:36,250 --> 00:44:37,250 That's you, Mr. Davis. 663 00:44:37,510 --> 00:44:41,930 I took the liberty of having this little piece of film blown up so we could 664 00:44:41,930 --> 00:44:43,550 prove that was you. 665 00:44:52,170 --> 00:44:57,940 You? You had already murdered Mr. Teitelman by the time my client arrived 666 00:44:57,940 --> 00:45:01,260 bungalow. You hid, waited for him to leave. 667 00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:07,740 And then you decided to take advantage of his presence and frame him for the 668 00:45:07,740 --> 00:45:10,800 murder by planting the knife in his car. 669 00:45:12,500 --> 00:45:18,440 I guess you figured, what the hell, get another competitor out of the way at the 670 00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:19,440 same time. 671 00:45:21,930 --> 00:45:24,090 Kill two birds with one knife, so to speak. 672 00:45:29,430 --> 00:45:30,430 No further questions. 673 00:45:37,210 --> 00:45:42,510 So, to bring us up to date, concluding arguments were made this afternoon, and 674 00:45:42,510 --> 00:45:44,630 now everyone's waiting for the jury. 675 00:45:44,850 --> 00:45:49,530 I spoke with Ben Matlock earlier today, and I asked him, how did he feel? He 676 00:45:49,530 --> 00:45:54,950 said, and I quote, Same as I always do when waiting for a jury of 12 people. 677 00:45:55,210 --> 00:45:56,870 Nervous, because you never know. 678 00:45:57,470 --> 00:46:01,010 Well, Terry, we can appreciate that, having waited for overnight ratings. 679 00:46:08,190 --> 00:46:09,710 Has the jury reached a verdict? 680 00:46:12,050 --> 00:46:13,150 We have, Your Honor. 681 00:46:13,930 --> 00:46:17,890 We find the defendant, Paul J. Bartell, not guilty. 682 00:46:18,170 --> 00:46:20,070 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. 683 00:46:21,020 --> 00:46:22,060 Court is adjourned. 684 00:46:22,380 --> 00:46:24,840 Well, I don't know what to say. 685 00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:28,440 I had a speech prepared, but I don't think I'd like to thank the Academy. 686 00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:29,399 on. 687 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,080 I'll tell you the truth. I enjoyed myself. 688 00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:33,640 Well, 689 00:46:34,120 --> 00:46:39,960 why don't we take lunch and do a meeting? Or is that... 690 00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:42,400 Do a meeting and take lunch? 691 00:46:42,860 --> 00:46:43,860 Either one. 692 00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:45,420 Let's do both. Okay. 693 00:46:50,860 --> 00:46:54,600 And that concludes this evening segment of Hollywood Today. 694 00:46:54,980 --> 00:46:59,000 Greg really cared about the quality of his shows, and he had a temper. 695 00:46:59,260 --> 00:47:03,620 I remember one time he was so upset with a script, he started pounding it on the 696 00:47:03,620 --> 00:47:07,760 wall, tearing it up, yelling. An alien life form wouldn't say that. 697 00:47:08,180 --> 00:47:13,240 So I calmly asked him, Greg, do you want to help us rewrite this script, or 698 00:47:13,240 --> 00:47:16,200 would you rather take it back to your office and slap it around a little? 699 00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:17,960 He didn't laugh.