1 00:01:34,528 --> 00:01:35,968 It's that time again. 2 00:01:36,063 --> 00:01:39,864 Time for the man you either hate or love but can't ignore. 3 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:43,231 Time for the man to whom nothing is sacred except the truth. 4 00:01:43,403 --> 00:01:46,134 Time for the most controversial program on the air, 5 00:01:46,306 --> 00:01:48,502 the Barney Austin Show. 6 00:01:52,245 --> 00:01:55,579 Well, let's get right down to business. 7 00:01:56,383 --> 00:01:59,683 Let's see, our first call tonight is to some nut 8 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:01,412 who says I called him a chiseler 9 00:02:01,588 --> 00:02:04,114 because he's holding up freeway construction. 10 00:02:04,291 --> 00:02:08,023 This chiseler's name is Louis Ogden. 11 00:02:08,862 --> 00:02:16,862 Clinton 7-0-7 9-9. 12 00:02:19,373 --> 00:02:23,208 And, uh, don't forget to turn down your radio, Mr. Ogden. 13 00:02:23,377 --> 00:02:25,107 Hello? AUSTIN: Hello. 14 00:02:25,278 --> 00:02:26,405 It's Barney Austin. 15 00:02:26,580 --> 00:02:28,845 I've got your card. What's your beef? 16 00:02:29,016 --> 00:02:32,418 I just want you to know I'm suing you for libel and slander. 17 00:02:32,586 --> 00:02:35,283 People like you shouldn't be allowed on the air. 18 00:02:35,455 --> 00:02:38,448 Well, I never lost one yet, Mr. Chiseler. 19 00:02:38,625 --> 00:02:39,820 See you in court. 20 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:47,490 Well, here's one that ought to shake up the boys in the control room. 21 00:02:47,668 --> 00:02:51,332 I have a note here from the man who owns this station, Mr. Kevin Steele. 22 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:52,700 Okay, boss. 23 00:02:52,873 --> 00:02:55,172 If this is a gag, turn your radio down anyway, huh? 24 00:02:56,476 --> 00:03:04,476 Adams 2-7-3 9-9. 25 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:10,050 - Hello? - Chief? Barney Austin. 26 00:03:10,957 --> 00:03:14,018 Well, I wanted... How did you get in here? 27 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:17,620 Put that gun away be... Chief? 28 00:03:17,798 --> 00:03:20,791 Chief, what is it? What's happened? 29 00:03:20,967 --> 00:03:23,334 Chief, answer me. 30 00:03:24,705 --> 00:03:26,640 Get the police over to Steele's place. 31 00:03:26,807 --> 00:03:28,207 Fast. 32 00:03:56,470 --> 00:03:58,268 That was close. Are you all right? 33 00:03:58,438 --> 00:03:59,565 I think so. 34 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:02,107 I have a first aid kit in the car. 35 00:04:37,043 --> 00:04:38,705 Clara? 36 00:04:40,313 --> 00:04:41,611 Clara? 37 00:04:52,459 --> 00:04:53,893 This is Holly. I just got back. 38 00:04:54,060 --> 00:04:56,427 Clara and Ronnie were here and they're both gone. 39 00:04:56,596 --> 00:04:59,794 Did Clara leave a message with you at the switchboard? 40 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,935 Have you seen them? 41 00:05:02,469 --> 00:05:04,495 All right. Thanks. 42 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:26,126 Danny, what is it? 43 00:05:26,293 --> 00:05:27,784 What happened? What's wrong? 44 00:05:27,961 --> 00:05:29,001 Oh, now, calm down, Holly. 45 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:31,256 - Well, where's Clara? - Clara's husband phoned. 46 00:05:31,431 --> 00:05:33,231 He must've had an attack. She went to see him. 47 00:05:33,366 --> 00:05:35,446 - I came over to watch Ronnie. - Where have you been? 48 00:05:35,602 --> 00:05:39,334 Well, he couldn't sleep, so I thought a little ride might do him some good. 49 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:41,903 Looks like it did. 50 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:43,771 Yeah, I'll put him to bed. 51 00:05:52,018 --> 00:05:53,782 How did you cut your arm? 52 00:05:53,954 --> 00:05:57,482 There was a little accident. I was driving too fast. 53 00:05:57,657 --> 00:06:00,525 - Kevin wasn't home, and I'm so... - All right, Holly. 54 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,525 You know I believe everything you say. 55 00:06:03,897 --> 00:06:05,525 Are you sure Kevin Steele didn't do this? 56 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:08,567 I told you, he wasn't home. 57 00:06:08,735 --> 00:06:10,465 Holly. 58 00:06:10,637 --> 00:06:13,766 Your ex-husband was home. He was murdered tonight. 59 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:19,744 The last report said he was shot with a .38 caliber revolver. 60 00:06:47,173 --> 00:06:51,167 All right, Mr. Richards, which one of them brought her car in for repairs? 61 00:06:56,383 --> 00:06:58,477 Keep your hands to your sides, please. 62 00:07:03,323 --> 00:07:05,315 Yeah, that's the girl. 63 00:07:05,492 --> 00:07:06,790 The third one. 64 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,156 She asked for an insurance estimate. 65 00:07:09,329 --> 00:07:11,924 New glass in one door and some chrome trim. 66 00:07:15,302 --> 00:07:16,463 Sergeant Brice. 67 00:07:16,636 --> 00:07:19,196 - Thank you. We'll be in touch. - Now, put him through. 68 00:07:19,372 --> 00:07:21,273 - Perry Mason. - Will you show Mr. Richards out? 69 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:22,704 - Yes, sir. - Steve Drumm. 70 00:07:22,876 --> 00:07:24,674 Steve, what are you doing there? 71 00:07:24,844 --> 00:07:28,576 They finally get smart and transfer you from Homicide to Traffic? 72 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:30,468 I thought I was supposed to identify a woman 73 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:32,176 who was in an accident I reported. 74 00:07:32,352 --> 00:07:34,617 I'm still with Homicide, Perry, 75 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:37,587 and you were supposed to identify this woman, and if you do, 76 00:07:37,757 --> 00:07:40,784 she won't be an accident victim, she'll be a killer. 77 00:07:40,961 --> 00:07:43,453 Look, I made a simple accident report. 78 00:07:43,630 --> 00:07:46,156 But now you're a key witness in a murder case. 79 00:07:46,333 --> 00:07:48,165 Perry, come on, where are you? What's up? 80 00:07:48,335 --> 00:07:51,430 I'm sorry, but my probate case was called late. 81 00:07:51,771 --> 00:07:53,731 I really don't see how I can get down there today. 82 00:07:54,441 --> 00:07:56,774 - Get them out, Brice. - Yes, sir. 83 00:07:56,943 --> 00:07:58,502 And turn those lights on. 84 00:07:58,678 --> 00:08:00,874 All right, girls, you can leave. 85 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:07,712 Okay, I understand. I'll tell you what. 86 00:08:07,854 --> 00:08:10,174 Let's wait till it gets dark so conditions will be similar, 87 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:13,782 and I'll take the suspect up to the scene, say, two hours, 8:00. 88 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,588 Shall I pick you up? 89 00:08:26,406 --> 00:08:28,898 Well, that's the girl, all right. 90 00:08:29,075 --> 00:08:30,873 You get the brass ring, Perry. 91 00:08:31,044 --> 00:08:32,273 Her name is Holly Andrews, 92 00:08:32,445 --> 00:08:34,812 and you've just clinched the case for the DA's office. 93 00:08:34,981 --> 00:08:36,779 On my identification alone? 94 00:08:36,950 --> 00:08:39,886 You identified her in the area of the murder at the time of the murder. 95 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:41,954 And you've come up with a motive? 96 00:08:42,122 --> 00:08:43,784 Steele was worth over $10 million. 97 00:08:43,957 --> 00:08:46,517 And although they were divorced, their 4-year-old son 98 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:48,252 is now the richest kid in L.A. county. 99 00:08:48,428 --> 00:08:51,398 Did she receive much of a settlement at the time of the divorce? 100 00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:53,604 According to what we've been able to piece together, 101 00:08:53,767 --> 00:08:56,236 she divorced him before he found out he was gonna be a father. 102 00:08:56,403 --> 00:08:58,065 She didn't ask a dime from him. 103 00:08:58,238 --> 00:09:01,037 Apparently Steele was difficult to live with and she wanted out. 104 00:09:01,207 --> 00:09:04,041 Murder is a pretty permanent way of getting out. 105 00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:05,269 I knew it, Perry. 106 00:09:05,745 --> 00:09:07,213 I give you a set of circumstances, 107 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:09,540 and you start thinking like the lawyer for the defense. 108 00:09:09,682 --> 00:09:10,706 Do me a favor, will you? 109 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:14,286 Start thinking like the state's star witness for a change. 110 00:09:14,721 --> 00:09:17,213 Why are they doing that? I told you where I had the accident. 111 00:09:17,390 --> 00:09:18,585 I know what you told me. 112 00:09:18,758 --> 00:09:22,627 Now, Perry, you saw her car come down from that road, right? 113 00:09:22,796 --> 00:09:25,265 - Yes. - That road goes up to Steele's place. 114 00:09:25,432 --> 00:09:26,866 Now, according to report, 115 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:29,593 the accident took place at ten minutes after 12. 116 00:09:30,236 --> 00:09:32,762 Steele was murdered at six minutes after 12. 117 00:09:32,939 --> 00:09:35,909 You know I was at the house and you know where the accident occurred. 118 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:38,516 - That doesn't prove anything. - What did you do with the gun, 119 00:09:38,645 --> 00:09:41,080 - Miss Andrews? HOLLY: I didn't touch the gun. 120 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:43,273 You just saw it on the floor by the body, huh? 121 00:09:43,450 --> 00:09:45,646 I didn't see the gun and I didn't see the body, 122 00:09:45,819 --> 00:09:47,947 and that's the third time I've told you so. 123 00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:50,522 Miss Andrews, you're being held on suspicion of murder. 124 00:09:50,690 --> 00:09:52,283 - Do you understand? - No, I'm stupid. 125 00:09:52,459 --> 00:09:55,190 Well, I'm gonna tell you once more, and in the presence of witnesses. 126 00:09:55,361 --> 00:09:57,091 You have a right to be represented. 127 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:59,703 And I'm gonna tell you once more in the presence of witnesses, 128 00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:02,859 I didn't do anything, and I'm not afraid to answer questions. 129 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:06,232 Okay, let's go up to the house. 130 00:10:06,973 --> 00:10:10,205 Steve, I asked Paul to pick me up either here or at the house. 131 00:10:10,376 --> 00:10:11,576 Since he hasn't arrived yet... 132 00:10:11,678 --> 00:10:14,307 I don't wanna leave you stranded. Come on up there and wait. 133 00:10:14,481 --> 00:10:16,473 But, Perry, do me a favor, will you? 134 00:10:16,649 --> 00:10:18,311 Restrain yourself. 135 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:20,181 Keep quiet. 136 00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:24,154 You know, Steve, if that girl did kill Steele, 137 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:26,520 she certainly carries off a bluff very well. 138 00:10:26,693 --> 00:10:31,028 And if she didn't, she certainly has plenty of spunk. 139 00:10:32,765 --> 00:10:33,824 Now, Miss Andrews, 140 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,520 where did you stand when you looked in? 141 00:10:35,668 --> 00:10:37,102 Here, by the French doors. 142 00:10:37,270 --> 00:10:40,206 - If you get in, you could turn lamp... - Perry, please. 143 00:10:40,373 --> 00:10:42,569 - You're a guest here. - I'm sorry. 144 00:10:44,277 --> 00:10:47,179 - This key was found in your purse. - I know that. 145 00:10:47,347 --> 00:10:49,339 Was this the key you used to get inside? 146 00:10:50,116 --> 00:10:51,880 I didn't go inside. 147 00:10:52,051 --> 00:10:53,644 The key was just still on my key ring. 148 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:56,984 I hadn't taken it off since I'd moved out of this tomb. 149 00:10:57,157 --> 00:10:58,921 Sergeant. 150 00:10:59,792 --> 00:11:02,728 - Go inside and turn on the lamp. - Yes, sir. 151 00:11:05,598 --> 00:11:08,193 Now, Miss Andrews, I want you to tell me exactly what you saw 152 00:11:08,368 --> 00:11:10,963 when you looked in the window the night of the murder. 153 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:15,165 There were no lights on except the light on the end table. 154 00:11:15,341 --> 00:11:18,869 The radio was on. I could see it and I could hear it. 155 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:21,285 - The only furniture... - You're talking about furniture. 156 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:22,474 What furniture? 157 00:11:22,649 --> 00:11:25,016 The bookcase, the coffee table. 158 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:27,051 Just the furniture near the fireplace. 159 00:11:27,787 --> 00:11:29,688 Would you describe the fireplace, please? 160 00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:34,351 It's marble. There's a painting over the fireplace. 161 00:11:34,527 --> 00:11:35,756 The fire was on. 162 00:11:35,929 --> 00:11:39,923 Miss Andrews, you saw all this, but you couldn't see Steele? 163 00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:41,397 That's right. 164 00:11:42,335 --> 00:11:44,270 Her story checks, Steve, 165 00:11:44,437 --> 00:11:45,632 with one exception. 166 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:47,325 There's no painting over the fireplace. 167 00:11:47,473 --> 00:11:50,409 What painting? This room hasn't been touched since the murder. 168 00:11:50,577 --> 00:11:53,069 You didn't see a painting when you examined the room yesterday? 169 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:55,806 I was examining a dead body, a very dead body. 170 00:11:57,183 --> 00:11:58,378 All right, let's go in. 171 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:05,124 Ready, Perry? 172 00:12:05,291 --> 00:12:06,919 Just a few minutes, Paul. 173 00:12:07,093 --> 00:12:10,188 Meantime, take a look around back. 174 00:12:14,434 --> 00:12:16,767 Does your return bother you that much? 175 00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:19,428 Everything in this place bothers me. 176 00:12:20,006 --> 00:12:23,204 Every wall, every door. 177 00:12:26,713 --> 00:12:30,047 That's all that's left of Kevin Steele. 178 00:12:30,216 --> 00:12:31,445 A chalk mark. 179 00:12:32,552 --> 00:12:34,817 Not one kind word for the deceased? 180 00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:38,220 If you can find one person with a kind word for Kevin Steele, 181 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:39,689 I'll find one too. 182 00:12:39,859 --> 00:12:42,385 Why did you hate him, Miss Andrews? 183 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,928 I don't think you understand. 184 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,226 Let me show you something. 185 00:12:54,374 --> 00:12:57,640 Kevin Steele may have died last night, 186 00:12:57,810 --> 00:13:00,245 but part of me died in this room nearly five years ago. 187 00:13:00,413 --> 00:13:03,747 Does this room have anything to do with what happened last night? 188 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:06,979 How do you explain a man's ego? 189 00:13:07,153 --> 00:13:09,088 His conceit. 190 00:13:09,856 --> 00:13:13,759 His belief that the world exists for only his benefit. 191 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,762 He had to have everything completely his way. 192 00:13:18,364 --> 00:13:22,825 He had visitation rights, but he never exercised them. 193 00:13:23,369 --> 00:13:24,997 He wanted Ronnie for himself alone. 194 00:13:25,171 --> 00:13:26,867 The few times we went out socially 195 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:31,375 he was furious if I even spoke to another man. 196 00:13:31,544 --> 00:13:34,275 "You're not checking coats on the Strip anymore," he'd say. 197 00:13:34,447 --> 00:13:36,643 "You're my wife. Try acting decent." 198 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,877 All right, so he gave you a bad time, Miss Andrews. 199 00:13:40,053 --> 00:13:42,579 Now, how does this room figure in that? 200 00:13:42,755 --> 00:13:45,816 We had a visitor one day, Dan Thorne. 201 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:48,093 You knew Thorne at that time? 202 00:13:48,261 --> 00:13:49,285 Dan was a stranger. 203 00:13:49,462 --> 00:13:51,988 He wanted financing for his military academy. 204 00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:54,828 When Kevin indicated that he might invest in the school, 205 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,994 Dan came back with the plans he'd drawn up. 206 00:13:58,171 --> 00:13:59,298 Kevin wasn't home. 207 00:13:59,472 --> 00:14:01,668 Dan and I went over the plans in this room. 208 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:06,040 That's what we were doing when Kevin returned and saw us here. 209 00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:08,912 He wouldn't let me explain. 210 00:14:09,449 --> 00:14:11,042 I thought they'd kill each other. 211 00:14:11,217 --> 00:14:12,378 Why didn't they? 212 00:14:12,552 --> 00:14:14,453 - Someone walked in. - Who? 213 00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:19,054 It's unimportant. His name's Jackson. 214 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:22,457 He used to help Kevin with his art collection. 215 00:14:23,029 --> 00:14:25,123 Why was the room left this way? 216 00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:29,793 As a reminder that I was to never be alone again with another man. 217 00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:31,628 If I'd stayed married to Kevin Steele, 218 00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:33,796 I'd have wound up as insane as he was. 219 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:51,581 All right, sergeant, lock up. 220 00:14:52,291 --> 00:14:54,811 - Perry, we'll be seeing you. - Thanks for letting me tag along. 221 00:14:54,961 --> 00:14:58,090 You're welcome. I didn't know that you were interested in sob stories. 222 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:01,595 Mr. Mason, you're an attorney. 223 00:15:01,768 --> 00:15:02,997 Do you think I'm guilty? 224 00:15:03,469 --> 00:15:05,301 I think anyone who'd talk as freely 225 00:15:05,471 --> 00:15:07,440 and answer questions as willingly as you have 226 00:15:07,607 --> 00:15:09,075 is either innocent or a fool. 227 00:15:09,242 --> 00:15:11,609 And I don't think you're a fool. 228 00:15:12,345 --> 00:15:16,180 How'd you like to take on a client who probably can't pay you? 229 00:15:16,349 --> 00:15:20,081 In the first place, a client whose son is going to inherit $10 million 230 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:22,154 could probably pay off in gold bullion. 231 00:15:22,321 --> 00:15:25,416 And in the second place, Mr. Mason is already engaged for this case 232 00:15:25,591 --> 00:15:27,719 as a witness for the state. 233 00:15:27,894 --> 00:15:29,089 He is right, Miss Andrews. 234 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:31,458 If the district attorney calls me, I'll have to testify 235 00:15:31,631 --> 00:15:33,930 to everything I've seen and heard up to this moment. 236 00:15:34,834 --> 00:15:36,097 I'll chance it. 237 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:38,363 Get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow. 238 00:15:40,072 --> 00:15:42,405 Something told me I should have sent you home 239 00:15:42,575 --> 00:15:45,170 down on the road, Mr. Mason. 240 00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:14,664 Well, I knew you wanted me to find somebody, 241 00:16:14,841 --> 00:16:16,173 but I never expected this. 242 00:16:16,342 --> 00:16:19,278 You're a little frail for second-story work, aren't you? 243 00:16:19,445 --> 00:16:21,505 You picked a strange time for a robbery. 244 00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:25,118 Not robbery. I was taking what's mine. 245 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:27,815 My name is Abel Jackson. 246 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:31,515 I run a small gallery on Beverly Boulevard. 247 00:16:31,691 --> 00:16:34,160 I bought many paintings for Kevin Steele, 248 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,057 but he refused to pay me for this one. 249 00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:42,226 I paid out $75,000 of my own money, every cent I had for this Van der Meer, 250 00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:43,892 but he refused to pay me back 251 00:16:44,070 --> 00:16:47,234 until the canvas was appraised by an expert from Chicago. 252 00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:51,611 Well, he was killed before the expert could come here. 253 00:16:51,777 --> 00:16:53,712 I had neither the money nor the painting 254 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,111 nor anything in writing to prove it was mine. 255 00:16:56,282 --> 00:16:57,773 I had to have the picture back. 256 00:16:57,950 --> 00:16:58,974 Can't you see that? 257 00:16:59,151 --> 00:17:01,780 I can see you're not a very good businessman. 258 00:17:01,954 --> 00:17:04,583 Well, you can't be a good businessman with a god, 259 00:17:04,757 --> 00:17:07,158 and that's what Kevin Steele thought he was. 260 00:17:07,326 --> 00:17:09,420 You went along with it or he'd ruin you. 261 00:17:09,595 --> 00:17:12,622 All right, Mr. Jackson, you may leave. 262 00:17:13,299 --> 00:17:16,292 But I advise you to make yourself available for questioning. 263 00:17:16,969 --> 00:17:18,904 May I take my painting with me? 264 00:17:19,071 --> 00:17:22,974 Uh, don't press your luck. You'd better clear out. 265 00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:27,775 Why did you give him a break? 266 00:17:28,614 --> 00:17:30,412 He can't run far. 267 00:17:30,583 --> 00:17:34,884 And besides, he's put up a $75,000 bond. 268 00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:48,296 I didn't even know Kevin was dead until I got home and Dan told me. 269 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:50,993 But I've told the police all of this. 270 00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:53,401 Did you tell them why you went to Steele's? 271 00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:55,599 - No. - Would you tell me? 272 00:17:55,775 --> 00:17:58,472 Gordon Sellers called me. 273 00:17:58,711 --> 00:18:00,976 He owns one of the independent radio stations. 274 00:18:01,147 --> 00:18:03,309 He's had a running feud with my ex-husband 275 00:18:03,482 --> 00:18:08,352 ever since Kevin hired Barney Austin away from him. 276 00:18:09,055 --> 00:18:11,786 Well, last night, they had another big argument. 277 00:18:11,958 --> 00:18:15,690 And after Kevin left, Mr. Sellers called to warn me. 278 00:18:15,861 --> 00:18:17,454 About what? 279 00:18:17,964 --> 00:18:23,130 Kevin was going to get a court order to have our son taken away from me. 280 00:18:23,302 --> 00:18:25,237 Ever since he'd found out about Ronnie 281 00:18:25,404 --> 00:18:28,135 he had been trying to do exactly that. 282 00:18:28,307 --> 00:18:31,471 I was so scared after I talked to Mr. Sellers. 283 00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:34,842 - And since Clara was with Ronnie... - Clara? 284 00:18:35,014 --> 00:18:36,949 Clara Michaels. 285 00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:41,281 I had to work awfully late getting out tuition notices for next semester. 286 00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:42,854 Clara was sitting for me. 287 00:18:43,022 --> 00:18:46,322 I went to the house to plead with Kevin. 288 00:18:46,492 --> 00:18:50,054 Knowing full well there was no way of convincing him. 289 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:52,960 Then when he didn't answer the doorbell, I... 290 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:54,760 I thought I was too late. I've... 291 00:18:54,934 --> 00:18:57,369 I thought he was already on his way. 292 00:18:57,536 --> 00:18:59,698 That's why I was driving down the hill too fast. 293 00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:02,205 That's why I was so anxious to get away from you. 294 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:04,503 You didn't hear anything inside the house? 295 00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:06,908 Voices? An argument? Shots? 296 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:08,741 No. 297 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:12,179 Only the radio. It was tuned in to Barney Austin Show. 298 00:19:12,351 --> 00:19:16,516 And the police say that Steele was killed with Dan Thorne's gun. 299 00:19:16,689 --> 00:19:19,955 Do you have any idea how the gun got into the murder room? 300 00:19:20,126 --> 00:19:22,459 Well, a few months ago 301 00:19:22,628 --> 00:19:26,929 when Kevin first threatened to foreclose on Dan, 302 00:19:27,933 --> 00:19:28,992 I went to see him. 303 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,103 We argued as usual. 304 00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:33,068 He took the gun away from me. 305 00:19:33,239 --> 00:19:35,936 Is there any reason to bring Dan into this? 306 00:19:36,108 --> 00:19:39,601 Would he object to being brought into it if he knew it might help you? 307 00:19:40,246 --> 00:19:41,976 I don't know. 308 00:19:42,581 --> 00:19:43,947 Dan's been awfully good to me. 309 00:19:44,116 --> 00:19:47,177 He gave me a job when I was dead broke. 310 00:19:47,353 --> 00:19:49,345 He even let me live on the grounds. 311 00:19:51,023 --> 00:19:53,219 I don't know. I can't answer for him. 312 00:19:53,392 --> 00:19:57,295 All right. We'll let him answer for himself. 313 00:19:58,064 --> 00:20:00,124 Perry, would you do something for me? 314 00:20:00,299 --> 00:20:01,858 Today is Ronnie's birthday. 315 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:05,471 His presents are at my house. Clara's with him. 316 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,075 I'll see that he gets his presents. 317 00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:36,800 Come on, break it up. Break it up. Break it up. Come on. 318 00:20:36,969 --> 00:20:39,097 Come on, now. No fighting. Get back in the game. 319 00:20:39,271 --> 00:20:40,899 Come on. Come on. 320 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,632 - Daniel Thorne? - Yes, that's right. 321 00:20:43,809 --> 00:20:47,337 I'm Paul Drake, a private investigator working with Holly Andrews' attorney. 322 00:20:47,513 --> 00:20:49,982 I wonder if you could give us some information. 323 00:20:50,382 --> 00:20:51,782 Well, what sort? 324 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,420 Well, Kevin Steele was killed with your gun. 325 00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:57,455 Holly told the police she didn't know how the gun got in the house. 326 00:20:57,623 --> 00:20:59,148 Was that the truth? 327 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,359 No... 328 00:21:01,694 --> 00:21:03,424 No, it, uh, wasn't. 329 00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:04,620 How did it get there? 330 00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:08,298 Well, uh, I gave Holly the gun. 331 00:21:08,467 --> 00:21:09,901 Showed her how to use it, 332 00:21:10,069 --> 00:21:12,163 in case she had to protect herself from Steele. 333 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:14,938 Did Steele loan you the money to start this school? 334 00:21:15,674 --> 00:21:18,542 Well, I approached him, but he refused. 335 00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:20,976 Maybe Holly told you about the big ruckus we had. 336 00:21:21,147 --> 00:21:23,275 You're sure he didn't hold the notes on this place? 337 00:21:23,449 --> 00:21:25,281 I didn't say that. 338 00:21:25,551 --> 00:21:27,110 I arranged financing. 339 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:30,313 The first couple of years, I managed to get extensions on my payments. 340 00:21:30,489 --> 00:21:34,517 But a little while after she left him and had Steele's child, 341 00:21:34,693 --> 00:21:37,162 I got the word Steele bought up my mortgage. 342 00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:38,661 How did you feel about that? 343 00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:42,826 Scared. 344 00:21:43,002 --> 00:21:44,562 Thank you very much, Miss Street. 345 00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:46,865 I'll see that Ronnie gets these with his cake. 346 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:49,838 - How is he, Mrs. Michaels? - Oh, he's fine. 347 00:21:50,009 --> 00:21:51,568 He's a real good boy. 348 00:21:52,845 --> 00:21:56,247 So good, it's hard to believe he has Kevin Steele's blood. 349 00:21:56,749 --> 00:21:58,149 You didn't like Mr. Steele? 350 00:21:58,784 --> 00:22:01,618 I know you're not supposed to be disrespectful of the dead, 351 00:22:01,787 --> 00:22:03,722 but between you and me, I hated him. 352 00:22:04,423 --> 00:22:06,221 Not only for what he did to Holly. 353 00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:09,458 Let me show you something. 354 00:22:15,568 --> 00:22:18,902 That's what Kevin Steele did for me. 355 00:22:19,271 --> 00:22:22,639 He made a wreck, an invalid out of my husband. 356 00:22:22,808 --> 00:22:26,404 He stepped on poor Charlie like he was a bug. 357 00:22:27,079 --> 00:22:28,513 But why, Mrs. Michaels? 358 00:22:28,681 --> 00:22:31,583 Heh. Because we crossed him. 359 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:35,977 You see, Holly used to live with us before she married Steele. 360 00:22:36,455 --> 00:22:38,390 She was pregnant when she left her husband, 361 00:22:38,557 --> 00:22:42,858 but she wanted to keep it a secret, so she came to us. 362 00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:44,724 And Charlie and I helped her. 363 00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:47,457 We found her a room in a private hospital 364 00:22:47,633 --> 00:22:50,603 under another name where she could have her baby 365 00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:52,465 without Kevin knowing. 366 00:22:52,638 --> 00:22:55,472 - But he found out? - Not right away. 367 00:22:56,308 --> 00:22:58,072 But when he did... 368 00:22:58,244 --> 00:23:00,736 Charlie was in real estate. 369 00:23:00,913 --> 00:23:03,815 All of a sudden his notes are called in. 370 00:23:03,983 --> 00:23:05,918 His credit's no longer good, 371 00:23:06,085 --> 00:23:08,247 and the Real Estate Commission get complaints 372 00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:11,390 so they lift his license. 373 00:23:11,824 --> 00:23:13,759 And ever since, 374 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:16,725 Charlie has been in that wheelchair, 375 00:23:17,162 --> 00:23:20,030 just sitting and staring. 376 00:23:21,533 --> 00:23:26,733 If I sound glad that Steele is dead, it's because I am glad. 377 00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:30,767 I only wish it could have been somebody besides Holly. 378 00:23:30,943 --> 00:23:34,072 But if ever there was a case of justifiable homicide... 379 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,411 Why, after all these years, would she do it now? 380 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,575 Who knows? 381 00:23:39,752 --> 00:23:44,019 Maybe because he was going to take Ronnie away from her legally. 382 00:23:46,792 --> 00:23:51,196 And that does it for tonight, you wonderful Barney Austin haters. 383 00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:53,992 Turn the old dial to KRMQ again tomorrow night, 384 00:23:54,166 --> 00:23:56,328 same time, same old stand. 385 00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:59,199 And maybe I can make you mad enough to do something 386 00:23:59,371 --> 00:24:00,930 about the world around you. 387 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:05,373 Good night and unpleasant dreams. 388 00:24:10,215 --> 00:24:13,049 Glad to know you, Mason. I'm honored that you're a fan. 389 00:24:13,218 --> 00:24:14,447 As a lawyer, I'm intrigued. 390 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:16,521 You always seem to border on the edge of libel. 391 00:24:16,689 --> 00:24:18,180 And I come up smelling like a daisy? 392 00:24:18,357 --> 00:24:19,848 I have some smart attorneys of my own. 393 00:24:20,025 --> 00:24:22,265 Your secretary said you wanted to hear that tape. It's... 394 00:24:25,664 --> 00:24:27,895 Wow. Feedback. 395 00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:29,330 Somebody goofed. 396 00:24:32,204 --> 00:24:34,469 I'm sorry about that, Barney. It was my mistake. 397 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,802 You're not paid to make mistakes. 398 00:24:40,312 --> 00:24:43,441 I shouldn't have lost my temper, but guys like that get to me. 399 00:24:43,615 --> 00:24:46,107 You know, I'm not really such a tough guy. 400 00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:48,220 From your show, I gathered that you were. 401 00:24:49,321 --> 00:24:50,983 You think I'm really a heel? 402 00:24:51,657 --> 00:24:54,525 You probably work at building that kind of public image. 403 00:24:54,693 --> 00:24:58,460 Ha. I'm the last of the vigilantes. 404 00:25:11,744 --> 00:25:14,839 When I was just a cog in the machine, Mr. Mason, 405 00:25:15,014 --> 00:25:18,416 my office looked like a broom closet. 406 00:25:18,584 --> 00:25:21,110 Obviously, you must have become the whole machine. 407 00:25:21,787 --> 00:25:23,278 I like a one-man show. 408 00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:26,914 It's my show, my existence, my lifeblood. 409 00:25:27,893 --> 00:25:29,054 You're very fortunate. 410 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:31,696 You can hear that tape now. 411 00:25:35,868 --> 00:25:37,200 AUSTIN: Okay, boss. 412 00:25:37,369 --> 00:25:40,430 If this is a gag, turn your radio down anyway, huh? 413 00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:48,806 Adams 2-7-3 9-9. 414 00:25:52,117 --> 00:25:53,380 Hello? AUSTIN: Chief? 415 00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:55,077 Barney Austin. 416 00:25:55,254 --> 00:25:56,483 Well, I wanted... 417 00:25:57,856 --> 00:25:58,880 How did you get in here? 418 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:02,484 Put that gun away be... Chief? 419 00:26:02,661 --> 00:26:03,720 Chief, what is it? 420 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:05,524 Well, that's it. 421 00:26:06,165 --> 00:26:07,793 You get anything out of that? 422 00:26:08,934 --> 00:26:09,958 I'm not sure yet. 423 00:26:10,135 --> 00:26:12,434 Well, if it'll help, take this copy with you. 424 00:26:12,604 --> 00:26:15,130 The police have the original from our files. 425 00:26:15,507 --> 00:26:16,975 Thank you. 426 00:26:18,377 --> 00:26:21,643 Oh, Mr. Austin, one thing might help. 427 00:26:21,814 --> 00:26:24,511 Do you know the circumstances of that call? 428 00:26:24,683 --> 00:26:26,948 Why Mr. Steele wanted you to call him? 429 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,247 Oh, I'm afraid I can't help you there. 430 00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:32,482 Nobody could predict what the chief would do from one minute to the next. 431 00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:37,755 Could it have had anything to do with Gordon Sellers? 432 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:39,457 Why do you ask that? 433 00:26:39,631 --> 00:26:42,863 Well, we heard that Sellers and Steele were involved in a bitter argument 434 00:26:43,035 --> 00:26:44,799 a few hours prior to the murder. 435 00:26:44,970 --> 00:26:46,563 Yeah, I see what you mean. 436 00:26:46,738 --> 00:26:49,003 Now, if Sellers went up there to finish the argument, 437 00:26:49,174 --> 00:26:52,941 you might say, it just could be. 438 00:26:59,418 --> 00:27:01,910 Hello, Paul. I'm sorry I'm late. 439 00:27:02,087 --> 00:27:05,114 - Does Della know we'll be here? - She does, and she'll refer all calls. 440 00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:06,383 What's the deal? 441 00:27:06,558 --> 00:27:08,078 I have a hunch we'll be having company. 442 00:27:08,227 --> 00:27:11,356 - Did you get to county museum? - Right after I saw Thorne. 443 00:27:11,530 --> 00:27:13,829 And I have a report that Jackson gave us a snow job. 444 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,234 The painting is a forgery. 445 00:27:16,401 --> 00:27:18,601 There hasn't been a genuine Van der Meer in this country 446 00:27:18,737 --> 00:27:19,966 in 120 years. 447 00:27:20,139 --> 00:27:22,131 The museum people were surprised he'd even try. 448 00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:25,436 Jackson's had a fine reputation for 40 years. 449 00:27:25,611 --> 00:27:28,171 Well, score one for your hunch. 450 00:27:29,681 --> 00:27:31,081 Mr. Mason? 451 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:32,843 Mr. Gordon Sellers. 452 00:27:33,018 --> 00:27:34,077 You expected me? 453 00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:37,121 Just as soon as you'd finished talking with Barney Austin. 454 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:38,985 Please sit down. This is Mr. Paul Drake. 455 00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:40,558 Hi. 456 00:27:40,726 --> 00:27:42,558 Well, Barney called me. 457 00:27:42,728 --> 00:27:43,957 He's a friend. 458 00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:46,325 I figured I wanna help Holly. 459 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:48,558 I've got nothing to hide, so here I am. 460 00:27:48,734 --> 00:27:49,758 What can I do for you? 461 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:53,329 Well, Holly said you had a bitter argument with her ex-husband 462 00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:54,973 the same day he was killed. 463 00:27:55,140 --> 00:27:56,699 Mind telling us what it was about? 464 00:27:56,875 --> 00:27:58,844 I guess not. 465 00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:00,171 It wasn't our first argument. 466 00:28:00,312 --> 00:28:02,372 And if he were still alive, it wouldn't be the last. 467 00:28:02,548 --> 00:28:05,541 Didn't Barney Austin work for you at one time? 468 00:28:05,851 --> 00:28:07,547 I started him in radio. 469 00:28:07,719 --> 00:28:10,052 Developed the Barney Austin Show. 470 00:28:10,222 --> 00:28:12,453 Then Steele took him away from me. 471 00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:15,219 Was Austin that important? 472 00:28:15,394 --> 00:28:18,387 He was... Is top rated in late-night radio. 473 00:28:18,564 --> 00:28:21,363 And that was the subject of the argument? 474 00:28:21,533 --> 00:28:23,161 No. 475 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:25,898 After Barney left, I found a replacement. 476 00:28:26,071 --> 00:28:29,974 Started a new show, the Larry Stephens Show. 477 00:28:30,142 --> 00:28:33,476 Three months ago, Steele began trying to take Larry away from me 478 00:28:33,645 --> 00:28:34,738 just as he had Barney. 479 00:28:34,913 --> 00:28:38,475 And yesterday I found out about it, and things came to a head. 480 00:28:39,117 --> 00:28:41,177 But why would Steele want Larry Stephens? 481 00:28:41,353 --> 00:28:43,413 Barney Austin's the biggest money maker in town. 482 00:28:43,589 --> 00:28:46,286 Nobody ever asked Kevin Steele for reasons. 483 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:48,757 But I did ask Barney. I thought he might know. 484 00:28:49,194 --> 00:28:52,221 Exactly why did you call Holly? 485 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:54,195 I told you, I like the girl. 486 00:28:54,366 --> 00:28:56,699 Steele told me what he was planning to do to her. 487 00:28:56,868 --> 00:28:59,861 Use a legal petition to prove that she was an unfit mother. 488 00:29:00,038 --> 00:29:02,098 For moral reasons, take the child away from her. 489 00:29:02,274 --> 00:29:05,005 A scandal like that could have wrecked Thorne's school. 490 00:29:05,177 --> 00:29:07,578 I don't think there was any hanky-panky. 491 00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:11,478 But you've got to understand, Steele was an unscrupulous tyrant. 492 00:29:11,650 --> 00:29:14,518 He'd been watching Holly and her boyfriend, this... What's his name? 493 00:29:14,686 --> 00:29:17,121 Thorne for six years. Swore he'd nail them. 494 00:29:17,289 --> 00:29:19,622 Who was supposed to sign the petition? 495 00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:23,554 From what I gathered, members of the household staff and... 496 00:29:23,729 --> 00:29:26,426 Oh, yes, Clara Michaels. He did mention her. 497 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,693 We'd better have a look at that petition before we go into court tomorrow. 498 00:29:29,868 --> 00:29:31,302 Is there anything else I can do? 499 00:29:33,505 --> 00:29:36,634 Yes, Mr. Sellers. Come to think of it, there is. 500 00:29:49,221 --> 00:29:54,091 Several hundred thousand people actually heard this murder committed. 501 00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:59,156 And the records of the radio station now admitted in evidence 502 00:29:59,331 --> 00:30:01,698 showed the exact time the shots were fired: 503 00:30:01,867 --> 00:30:04,234 six minutes after midnight. 504 00:30:04,870 --> 00:30:08,739 Now, what time was it when you saw the defendant Holly Steele 505 00:30:08,907 --> 00:30:12,639 on the canyon road adjacent to the decedent's property? 506 00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:14,803 Ten minutes past midnight. 507 00:30:14,980 --> 00:30:17,848 Would you describe the circumstances, please? 508 00:30:18,016 --> 00:30:20,056 Defendant had an accident. Her car ran off the road. 509 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:21,676 I stopped to be of help. 510 00:30:21,853 --> 00:30:23,754 Now, Mr. Mason, I'm going to read to you 511 00:30:23,922 --> 00:30:26,551 from the police department accident report. 512 00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:28,023 You were quoted as saying: 513 00:30:28,193 --> 00:30:29,991 "The young woman was extremely nervous. 514 00:30:30,162 --> 00:30:31,687 She had a cut on her arm. 515 00:30:31,863 --> 00:30:33,923 She had been traveling at a high rate of speed. 516 00:30:34,099 --> 00:30:37,763 She left the scene before I could render first aid," unquote. 517 00:30:37,936 --> 00:30:40,667 - Are those your words, Mr. Mason? MASON: Yes. 518 00:30:40,839 --> 00:30:42,774 Now, you visited the scene of the murder 519 00:30:42,941 --> 00:30:46,173 with the police and the defendant next day, didn't you? 520 00:30:46,345 --> 00:30:48,644 I'm sure the district attorney realizes 521 00:30:48,814 --> 00:30:51,340 that as the defendant's attorney, I cannot be required to... 522 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:54,418 But, Mr. Mason, you were not attorney for the defendant 523 00:30:54,586 --> 00:30:56,586 until after you had visited the scene of the crime. 524 00:30:56,755 --> 00:30:58,018 Now, please tell us, 525 00:30:58,190 --> 00:31:00,750 to begin with, the distance from the house 526 00:31:00,926 --> 00:31:03,361 to the spot where the defendant ran off the road. 527 00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:06,088 I'd estimate it at a little over half a mile. 528 00:31:06,264 --> 00:31:08,961 Very good. It's exactly seven-tenths of a mile. 529 00:31:09,134 --> 00:31:11,035 Now, driving at a moderate rate of speed, 530 00:31:11,203 --> 00:31:13,866 how long did it take you to cover that distance? 531 00:31:14,039 --> 00:31:15,200 I don't recall. 532 00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:19,539 Police experiments showed that driving with extreme caution, 533 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,771 it took less than two minutes. 534 00:31:22,447 --> 00:31:24,746 Now, you, of course, have the defendant traveling 535 00:31:24,916 --> 00:31:26,282 at a high rate of speed, 536 00:31:26,451 --> 00:31:27,544 so it's obvious, isn't it, 537 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:30,780 that the four minutes that elapsed between the time of the shot 538 00:31:30,956 --> 00:31:32,788 and the time the defendant ran off the road... 539 00:31:32,958 --> 00:31:35,655 Is the district attorney putting questions to me 540 00:31:35,827 --> 00:31:38,661 or merely getting speculation into the record? 541 00:31:38,830 --> 00:31:39,854 I'm sorry, Mr. Mason. 542 00:31:40,031 --> 00:31:43,934 I'm so used to your insistent voice behind me, 543 00:31:44,102 --> 00:31:47,834 keeping me in line with your brilliant, incessant objections. 544 00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:49,702 I have just one more question. 545 00:31:49,875 --> 00:31:54,142 How did you gain access to the murder house that next night? 546 00:31:54,679 --> 00:31:56,443 Lieutenant Drumm arranged that. 547 00:31:56,615 --> 00:31:58,311 Yes, but you were with Lieutenant Drumm, 548 00:31:58,483 --> 00:32:01,078 able to observe him, weren't you? How did he get in? 549 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:03,082 Why don't you ask him? 550 00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:06,225 Isn't it true that the defendant assisted in this process? 551 00:32:06,391 --> 00:32:07,415 Didn't the defendant...? 552 00:32:07,592 --> 00:32:11,393 The defendant said she had been there on the night of the murder. 553 00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:13,588 I didn't ask you that, sir. 554 00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:16,826 She denied having killed him. She said she heard the radio blaring. 555 00:32:17,002 --> 00:32:18,994 She willingly answered all questions. 556 00:32:19,171 --> 00:32:21,504 She explained very clearly why she'd gone there. 557 00:32:21,673 --> 00:32:26,577 Your Honor, this witness is not being responsive at all. 558 00:32:26,745 --> 00:32:29,180 Do you have any further questions, Mr. Burger? 559 00:32:29,347 --> 00:32:32,112 Yes, Your Honor. I want this witness to tell us 560 00:32:32,284 --> 00:32:35,152 how the police gained access to the murder house 561 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,687 on the occasion of his visit there with them. 562 00:32:38,223 --> 00:32:39,384 As the witness suggests, 563 00:32:39,558 --> 00:32:41,686 you might question the police on that score. 564 00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:45,022 But if you wanna continue the examination... 565 00:32:45,197 --> 00:32:46,859 Thank you, Your Honor. 566 00:32:47,232 --> 00:32:49,326 The witness is excused. 567 00:32:52,337 --> 00:32:54,738 Yes, sir. The key taken from the defendant's purse 568 00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:56,898 was used to gain access that night. 569 00:32:57,075 --> 00:32:59,806 Did the defendant say why she had the key in her purse? 570 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,818 Yes, sir. She said she hadn't taken the trouble 571 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,346 to remove it from her key ring. 572 00:33:03,515 --> 00:33:06,679 After nearly five years since the divorce? 573 00:33:08,019 --> 00:33:09,749 That's what she said, Mr. Burger. 574 00:33:10,255 --> 00:33:12,588 Lieutenant, your investigations establish 575 00:33:12,757 --> 00:33:16,455 that the murder weapon was a .38 caliber service revolver 576 00:33:16,628 --> 00:33:20,622 registered to Daniel Thorne, the defendant's employer. 577 00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:22,358 Now, when you arrested the defendant, 578 00:33:22,534 --> 00:33:25,333 did you have occasion to question her about this weapon? 579 00:33:25,504 --> 00:33:29,168 Yes, sir. She admitted that Mr. Thorne had given it to her. 580 00:33:29,641 --> 00:33:32,641 And now, lieutenant, let's discuss the fingerprints that you were able to... 581 00:33:32,777 --> 00:33:35,440 If the purpose of the prosecution is to establish 582 00:33:35,614 --> 00:33:37,913 the defendant was at the house on the night of the murder, 583 00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:39,875 defense will stipulate. 584 00:33:40,051 --> 00:33:41,883 Thank you, Mr. Mason. 585 00:33:42,053 --> 00:33:44,284 That's all, lieutenant. Cross-examine. 586 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:47,853 I have no questions to Lieutenant Drumm. 587 00:33:49,761 --> 00:33:53,129 And so because of the recorded broadcast of the event itself, 588 00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:57,099 your examination confirmed rather than established the time of death. 589 00:33:57,269 --> 00:33:59,568 - Is that correct, doctor? - That's correct. 590 00:33:59,738 --> 00:34:01,104 Thank you, sir. 591 00:34:01,273 --> 00:34:03,003 Cross-examine. 592 00:34:03,775 --> 00:34:05,801 How did you establish the post-mortem interval? 593 00:34:05,977 --> 00:34:08,947 We were fortunate in this case. We had two known facts. 594 00:34:09,114 --> 00:34:11,634 The time the shots were fired, the time the body was discovered. 595 00:34:12,417 --> 00:34:14,386 It was only a matter of, maybe, 15 minutes 596 00:34:14,553 --> 00:34:15,782 before the police arrived. 597 00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:19,119 Obviously, no deterioration was evident. 598 00:34:19,691 --> 00:34:22,991 Did you note if any autolytic processes had taken place? 599 00:34:23,161 --> 00:34:24,390 No, Mr. Mason. 600 00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:26,555 The non-medical facts were conclusive. 601 00:34:27,399 --> 00:34:28,992 Thank you. That's all. 602 00:34:29,167 --> 00:34:33,605 Well, I heard Kevin Steele accuse Mr. Thorne and the defendant 603 00:34:33,772 --> 00:34:36,435 of carrying on while he was away. 604 00:34:36,608 --> 00:34:39,510 It's been a long time. I don't remember any details. 605 00:34:39,678 --> 00:34:42,477 And did you have occasion to visit the Steele home again 606 00:34:42,647 --> 00:34:44,411 after overhearing this fight? 607 00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:49,521 I handle Mr. Steele's art acquisitions so I was in and out all along. 608 00:34:49,688 --> 00:34:52,385 Well, did you notice any other evidence of friction 609 00:34:52,557 --> 00:34:54,082 between the defendant and her husband? 610 00:34:54,259 --> 00:34:57,821 For example, did they agree about art purchases? 611 00:34:58,363 --> 00:35:00,525 They couldn't agree on the time of day. 612 00:35:00,699 --> 00:35:02,861 No, I only dealt with Mr. Steele. 613 00:35:03,034 --> 00:35:04,332 Why was that, sir? 614 00:35:04,502 --> 00:35:06,562 Well, about a month after the fight, 615 00:35:06,738 --> 00:35:10,436 I noticed that Mrs. Steele, the defendant, had gone. 616 00:35:10,609 --> 00:35:13,511 He hadn't given her a dime, but she'd gone anyway. 617 00:35:13,678 --> 00:35:17,046 Thank you, sir. Take the witness, Mr. Mason. 618 00:35:18,850 --> 00:35:20,910 Did Mr. Steele always pay promptly 619 00:35:21,086 --> 00:35:23,078 - and in full? - Well... 620 00:35:23,254 --> 00:35:26,452 Now, let's not waste the court's time, Mr. Jackson. We both know the facts. 621 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:28,526 He stole from me for years. 622 00:35:28,994 --> 00:35:31,293 Held back on my commissions, that's the same thing. 623 00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:34,695 But you arranged to get your commissions paid in full, did you not? 624 00:35:34,866 --> 00:35:36,266 Well, I took the painting, 625 00:35:36,434 --> 00:35:38,699 but I've already admitted that to the police. 626 00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:41,806 You tried to pass off that painting and Mr. Steele caught you at it. 627 00:35:42,273 --> 00:35:44,073 Then you tried to take it back after his death 628 00:35:44,209 --> 00:35:45,905 to remove the evidence of fraud. 629 00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:49,809 Were you also in and out of that house on the night of the murder? 630 00:35:49,981 --> 00:35:52,177 Objection. 631 00:35:52,350 --> 00:35:55,252 Your Honor, it's been established in previous testimony 632 00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:57,355 that the painting missing from the murder room 633 00:35:57,522 --> 00:35:59,354 was taken by Mr. Jackson. 634 00:35:59,524 --> 00:36:01,993 It seems pointless to intimidate a witness 635 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,924 over an already acknowledged fact. 636 00:36:04,095 --> 00:36:07,964 That's all right, Mr. Burger. I'm through with the witness. 637 00:36:08,133 --> 00:36:09,658 For now. 638 00:36:10,035 --> 00:36:11,628 Yes, I gave her the gun. 639 00:36:11,803 --> 00:36:13,533 She was afraid of Steele. 640 00:36:13,705 --> 00:36:15,333 And she had a right to be. 641 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:17,635 I saw her about a week after... 642 00:36:17,809 --> 00:36:20,472 About a week after I had the battle with Steele. 643 00:36:20,645 --> 00:36:23,240 Her face was swollen. He'd beaten her. 644 00:36:23,415 --> 00:36:25,281 So you did see her again, 645 00:36:25,450 --> 00:36:27,612 even after Steele had warned her not to see you. 646 00:36:27,786 --> 00:36:30,187 Well, that was purely accidental. 647 00:36:30,355 --> 00:36:31,721 I was talking to Clara Michaels 648 00:36:31,890 --> 00:36:34,553 about acting as nurse for my school when I was planning it. 649 00:36:34,726 --> 00:36:37,696 And Holly, the defendant, came by to see her. 650 00:36:37,862 --> 00:36:40,229 Let's get back to the gun, Mr. Thorne. 651 00:36:40,398 --> 00:36:42,299 The defendant did ask you for the gun 652 00:36:42,467 --> 00:36:44,959 before she saw Steele the first time, isn't that so? 653 00:36:45,136 --> 00:36:48,129 I mean, you didn't volunteer it or suggest it? 654 00:36:48,306 --> 00:36:50,298 All right, she asked for it. 655 00:36:50,475 --> 00:36:52,410 And after she had seen him 656 00:36:52,577 --> 00:36:56,275 and I assume had no further use for the gun, she gave it back to you. 657 00:36:56,448 --> 00:36:58,679 - Is that right? - No. As a matter of fact, she didn't. 658 00:36:58,850 --> 00:37:00,450 That'll be all. Thank you very much, sir. 659 00:37:00,618 --> 00:37:02,712 Your witness, Mr. Mason. 660 00:37:03,254 --> 00:37:04,950 Did the defendant tell you 661 00:37:05,123 --> 00:37:07,888 why she was going to see Mr. Steele that first time? 662 00:37:08,059 --> 00:37:11,086 Yes. He bought up my mortgage, and he was threatening... 663 00:37:11,262 --> 00:37:13,822 - The defendant? - Please let me finish. 664 00:37:13,998 --> 00:37:15,762 He was threatening to foreclose. 665 00:37:15,934 --> 00:37:17,835 So he threatened you, Mr. Thorne. 666 00:37:18,002 --> 00:37:20,665 Then the defendant went to him to ask him to give you time. 667 00:37:20,839 --> 00:37:22,467 - Is that correct? - Yes. 668 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:25,132 Mr. Thorne, when the defendant went back 669 00:37:25,310 --> 00:37:27,245 to see the decedent on the night he was murdered, 670 00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:29,338 do you know why she went there? 671 00:37:29,814 --> 00:37:34,843 Yes. He was gonna take Ronnie, that's her child, away from her. 672 00:37:35,019 --> 00:37:37,818 He'd tried for six years unsuccessfully. 673 00:37:37,989 --> 00:37:41,517 Now, why was that night any different from any of his other attempts? 674 00:37:41,693 --> 00:37:44,891 He wasn't above barging in and forcibly taking the child. 675 00:37:45,063 --> 00:37:48,090 But in this case, he was getting together a custody petition 676 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:52,295 accusing her of being an unfit mother and implicating me. 677 00:37:52,470 --> 00:37:54,132 All of which is ridiculous. 678 00:37:54,305 --> 00:37:57,764 Knowing that it might reflect on your school, you nonetheless allowed her. 679 00:37:57,942 --> 00:38:01,344 - She didn't ask my permission. - Thank you, Mr. Thorne. 680 00:38:01,513 --> 00:38:04,415 Oh. One thing more. 681 00:38:04,582 --> 00:38:08,246 When the defendant took your gun and didn't return it, 682 00:38:08,419 --> 00:38:10,718 did she explain why she couldn't give it back to you? 683 00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:12,152 Yes. 684 00:38:12,323 --> 00:38:14,622 She told me Steele had taken it away from her. 685 00:38:14,793 --> 00:38:16,625 So as far as you know, 686 00:38:16,795 --> 00:38:19,128 anyone entering Steele's house on the night of the murder 687 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:20,560 could have used that gun? 688 00:38:20,732 --> 00:38:22,997 Yes, I suppose so. 689 00:38:25,303 --> 00:38:27,101 I'm through with the witness. 690 00:38:27,272 --> 00:38:29,332 Well, I'm not quite. 691 00:38:29,507 --> 00:38:31,772 One moment, Mr. Thorne. 692 00:38:32,110 --> 00:38:36,411 You say the defendant told you Steele took the gun away from her. 693 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:40,182 Now, did Steele himself ever tell you that? 694 00:38:40,351 --> 00:38:43,321 - No. - Did anyone else ever tell you that? 695 00:38:43,922 --> 00:38:45,322 No. Why would they? 696 00:38:45,490 --> 00:38:50,155 So all we really have is the word of the defendant herself. 697 00:38:51,462 --> 00:38:54,626 No, I never saw anything wrong going on 698 00:38:54,799 --> 00:38:56,028 between Holly and Dan Thorne. 699 00:38:56,201 --> 00:38:57,567 Never. 700 00:38:57,735 --> 00:38:59,397 Oh, come on, now. 701 00:38:59,571 --> 00:39:01,938 A man like Kevin Steele was not planning 702 00:39:02,106 --> 00:39:04,575 to use your statement in that petition 703 00:39:04,742 --> 00:39:08,110 unless he had grounds to believe that you were willing and able to say 704 00:39:08,279 --> 00:39:11,511 that you had seen the defendant and her employer 705 00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:14,710 behaving immorally in the presence of the child. 706 00:39:14,886 --> 00:39:16,878 That's what the petition alleges, 707 00:39:17,055 --> 00:39:18,990 and that would certainly constitute grounds 708 00:39:19,157 --> 00:39:21,217 for his gaining custody of the child. 709 00:39:21,392 --> 00:39:24,123 - The decedent knew that. - Well, I didn't know it. 710 00:39:24,295 --> 00:39:25,655 I never even heard of the petition 711 00:39:25,797 --> 00:39:28,062 until the lieutenant there showed it to me. 712 00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:29,913 Didn't you tell me in my office...? 713 00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:31,128 I told you 714 00:39:31,302 --> 00:39:34,932 that Steele had asked me questions about it some time ago. 715 00:39:35,106 --> 00:39:36,597 That's all. 716 00:39:36,774 --> 00:39:38,868 Very well. Cross-examine. 717 00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:44,948 Mrs. Michaels, let's be fair with Mr. Burger. 718 00:39:45,116 --> 00:39:46,716 Isn't it a fact you told Miss Street...? 719 00:39:46,885 --> 00:39:50,481 I told your secretary about the petition after the murder. 720 00:39:50,655 --> 00:39:52,146 And you just told Mr. Burger 721 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:55,816 that you heard about it from Lieutenant Drumm. 722 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,129 Well, what I meant was I... 723 00:39:58,296 --> 00:40:00,595 I heard about the details of it from the lieutenant. 724 00:40:01,432 --> 00:40:03,765 Thank you for making that clear. 725 00:40:04,269 --> 00:40:07,262 Now, Mrs. Michaels, how did you know about the petition, 726 00:40:07,438 --> 00:40:09,998 I mean generally, before that time? 727 00:40:10,174 --> 00:40:12,973 Well, I don't really remember. 728 00:40:13,144 --> 00:40:16,024 Isn't it true you went to the decedent's home the night of the murder...? 729 00:40:16,147 --> 00:40:17,479 No, that's not true. 730 00:40:17,649 --> 00:40:19,242 Then where did you go 731 00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:21,977 when you called Mr. Thorne to sit with the defendant's son? 732 00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:24,987 My husband was suddenly taken terribly ill. 733 00:40:25,690 --> 00:40:27,090 I had to go home. 734 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:30,717 - Did you call a doctor? - No, I... 735 00:40:30,895 --> 00:40:31,919 Mrs. Michaels, 736 00:40:33,064 --> 00:40:37,968 is it not a fact that you went to see Kevin Steele that night? 737 00:40:38,136 --> 00:40:43,166 No. I... I started to go, but I didn't. 738 00:40:43,341 --> 00:40:44,866 I changed my mind. 739 00:40:45,043 --> 00:40:47,274 Why were you going there, Mrs. Michaels? 740 00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:49,539 Steele said he wanted my signature. 741 00:40:49,714 --> 00:40:51,410 He'd already ruined Charlie. 742 00:40:51,582 --> 00:40:53,551 He'd already taken everything he had. 743 00:40:53,718 --> 00:40:56,313 And now he told me, either I sign 744 00:40:56,487 --> 00:40:59,685 or he'd take what little we had left. 745 00:40:59,857 --> 00:41:01,223 But I couldn't lie. 746 00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:04,829 I couldn't let that animal take Ronnie. 747 00:41:04,996 --> 00:41:08,455 Mr. Thorne testified that he relieved you at 11:00. 748 00:41:08,633 --> 00:41:11,535 Now, where did you go if you did not go to Steele's residence 749 00:41:11,703 --> 00:41:13,001 and you did not go home? 750 00:41:13,171 --> 00:41:14,571 Well, I went up Sunset. 751 00:41:14,739 --> 00:41:16,401 I didn't turn to Coldwater. 752 00:41:16,908 --> 00:41:19,377 And then I went on to Westwood. 753 00:41:19,544 --> 00:41:20,807 I tried to call Steele 754 00:41:20,979 --> 00:41:23,380 to tell him that I wouldn't sign no matter what he did. 755 00:41:23,548 --> 00:41:25,915 - Tried to call him? - I couldn't get any answer. 756 00:41:26,084 --> 00:41:27,382 How long did you try? 757 00:41:28,886 --> 00:41:31,856 Oh, until maybe about quarter past 12. 758 00:41:32,323 --> 00:41:33,814 Did you get a busy signal? 759 00:41:34,292 --> 00:41:35,760 There wasn't any answer. 760 00:41:35,927 --> 00:41:38,487 - You're certain about that? - Yes. 761 00:41:38,663 --> 00:41:40,928 More certain than you were about the petition? 762 00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:44,034 Yes, I'm positive. 763 00:41:44,202 --> 00:41:46,228 Mrs. Michaels, several hundred thousand people 764 00:41:46,404 --> 00:41:48,100 won't corroborate your testimony. 765 00:41:48,272 --> 00:41:50,434 They heard Kevin Steele answer his phone 766 00:41:50,608 --> 00:41:52,577 the very time you say you couldn't get an answer. 767 00:41:53,211 --> 00:41:55,806 Your Honor, I'm going to excuse this witness, 768 00:41:55,980 --> 00:41:59,314 subject to recalling her to the stand. 769 00:42:05,990 --> 00:42:08,016 Well, the defendant got all excited. 770 00:42:08,192 --> 00:42:09,660 Said that she'd tried everything 771 00:42:09,827 --> 00:42:13,559 to get Steele to leave her and her boy alone and that... 772 00:42:13,731 --> 00:42:16,132 And that what, Mr. Sellers? 773 00:42:16,434 --> 00:42:19,131 That there wasn't anything to do short of... 774 00:42:19,904 --> 00:42:21,702 Short of killing him. 775 00:42:21,873 --> 00:42:24,308 Thank you, sir. Cross-examine. 776 00:42:26,477 --> 00:42:28,309 Mr. Sellers, 777 00:42:28,613 --> 00:42:31,378 apparently you were quite busy making phone calls that day. 778 00:42:31,549 --> 00:42:34,041 You called Barney Austin, you called the defendant. 779 00:42:34,218 --> 00:42:35,652 I was just trying to help. 780 00:42:35,820 --> 00:42:38,654 Now, you told us you had an argument with the decedent 781 00:42:38,823 --> 00:42:40,883 because he was taking your star performer, 782 00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:42,652 Larry Stephens, away from you. 783 00:42:42,827 --> 00:42:44,659 We are to understand, I assume, 784 00:42:44,829 --> 00:42:48,288 that Mr. Steele paused in an argument and said, 785 00:42:48,466 --> 00:42:51,459 "By the way, I'm gonna take my son away from his mother." 786 00:42:52,103 --> 00:42:55,267 - It wasn't exactly like that. - Then how was it? 787 00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:58,706 He broke off our discussion and said that he had to leave 788 00:42:58,876 --> 00:43:02,176 because of this thing about his son, his wife and Thorne. 789 00:43:02,346 --> 00:43:04,747 After this heated argument, he told you that? 790 00:43:04,916 --> 00:43:06,350 Yes. 791 00:43:06,517 --> 00:43:07,849 Listen, Mr. Mason. 792 00:43:08,019 --> 00:43:10,716 I've bent over backwards trying to cooperate with you. 793 00:43:10,888 --> 00:43:12,117 Just what are you getting at? 794 00:43:12,623 --> 00:43:16,116 Mr. Sellers, there's no intent on my part 795 00:43:16,294 --> 00:43:18,490 to impugn your testimony. 796 00:43:18,663 --> 00:43:21,462 I'm simply trying to put all the facts before the court. 797 00:43:21,632 --> 00:43:22,793 Now, tell us, 798 00:43:22,967 --> 00:43:27,405 had Mr. Steele in fact managed to take your star performer away from you? 799 00:43:27,572 --> 00:43:30,804 - Yes. - That was the second time, wasn't it? 800 00:43:31,075 --> 00:43:34,375 The first time, he took Barney Austin away from your station. 801 00:43:34,545 --> 00:43:37,777 From a look at court records, you were in considerable financial difficulty 802 00:43:37,949 --> 00:43:40,145 before you recovered from that loss of revenue. 803 00:43:40,318 --> 00:43:42,048 But I did recover. 804 00:43:42,220 --> 00:43:44,189 And Barney and I remained friends. 805 00:43:44,355 --> 00:43:46,790 Yes, I recall that you talked to Mr. Austin too. 806 00:43:46,958 --> 00:43:49,951 - Now, why? - I wanted to find out what he knew 807 00:43:50,128 --> 00:43:52,563 about Steele trying to take my man away from me, that's all. 808 00:43:53,064 --> 00:43:54,589 And what did Mr. Austin tell you? 809 00:43:55,333 --> 00:43:57,734 Nothing. He didn't know anything about it. 810 00:43:59,303 --> 00:44:01,033 Thank you, Mr. Sellers. 811 00:44:01,672 --> 00:44:03,004 You may stand down. 812 00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:07,874 Your Honor, at this point, and with the court's indulgence, 813 00:44:08,045 --> 00:44:10,139 we would like to attempt a faithful re-creation 814 00:44:10,314 --> 00:44:13,250 of the Barney Austin Show the night of the murder. 815 00:44:13,618 --> 00:44:15,519 How is that possible, Mr. Mason? 816 00:44:15,686 --> 00:44:18,656 By using an exact transcript of the tape. 817 00:44:18,823 --> 00:44:21,224 Mr. Sellers has agreed as a public service 818 00:44:21,392 --> 00:44:23,122 to use his radio station, 819 00:44:23,294 --> 00:44:28,255 and Mr. Barney Austin has volunteered to assist us. 820 00:44:28,432 --> 00:44:29,923 Your Honor, 821 00:44:30,101 --> 00:44:34,266 Mr. Mason is about to launch another of his courtroom spectaculars. 822 00:44:34,906 --> 00:44:37,034 And while I admit that in the past, these have been 823 00:44:37,208 --> 00:44:41,407 as entertaining and diverting for me as for the spectators, 824 00:44:41,579 --> 00:44:43,673 - I just fail to see... - Mr. Mason? 825 00:44:43,848 --> 00:44:45,908 It's vital to the defense that we establish 826 00:44:46,083 --> 00:44:48,416 the precise sequence of events on the night of the murder. 827 00:44:49,787 --> 00:44:51,119 Very well, Mr. Mason. 828 00:44:51,289 --> 00:44:53,053 You may proceed with your demonstration, 829 00:44:53,925 --> 00:44:55,860 subject to the right of the district attorney 830 00:44:56,027 --> 00:44:58,587 to object at any stage. 831 00:45:02,366 --> 00:45:04,494 We're ready, Your Honor. 832 00:45:05,036 --> 00:45:07,267 Mr. Austin, please? 833 00:45:09,874 --> 00:45:11,536 Oh, a technicality. 834 00:45:11,709 --> 00:45:15,009 Since Mr. Austin will, in effect, be giving testimony, 835 00:45:15,179 --> 00:45:17,273 perhaps he should be sworn in at this time? 836 00:45:17,448 --> 00:45:19,383 As your witness, Mr. Mason? 837 00:45:19,550 --> 00:45:21,212 As my witness, Mr. Burger. 838 00:45:22,153 --> 00:45:24,247 The clerk will administer the oath. 839 00:45:26,123 --> 00:45:29,150 Raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, 840 00:45:29,327 --> 00:45:30,727 - and nothing but the truth? - I do. 841 00:45:30,895 --> 00:45:32,363 - State your name. - Barney Austin. 842 00:45:32,530 --> 00:45:33,862 Be seated. 843 00:45:34,398 --> 00:45:35,661 Your Honor, 844 00:45:35,833 --> 00:45:40,100 there we have a studio microphone on a direct line to Mr. Seller's station. 845 00:45:40,271 --> 00:45:42,831 Mr. Austin's words will be broadcast over the air 846 00:45:43,007 --> 00:45:45,033 on a specially assigned frequency 847 00:45:45,209 --> 00:45:49,374 and will be received here on the radio the decedent used. 848 00:45:49,547 --> 00:45:53,985 The telephones are private lines provided by the phone company. 849 00:45:54,151 --> 00:45:57,019 Now, if Your Honor, please, Mr. Sellers has agreed 850 00:45:57,188 --> 00:46:00,590 to play the part of the decedent, Kevin Steele. 851 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:05,792 This is the tape transcript. 852 00:46:05,963 --> 00:46:09,627 May I remind you, Mr. Sellers, that you are still under oath. 853 00:46:15,873 --> 00:46:18,809 Well, here's one that ought to shake up the boys in the control room. 854 00:46:19,277 --> 00:46:22,941 This note's from the man who owns this station, Kevin Steele. 855 00:46:23,114 --> 00:46:27,381 Okay, boss. If this is a gag, turn your radio down anyway, huh? 856 00:46:27,952 --> 00:46:30,148 Adams 857 00:46:30,755 --> 00:46:37,491 2-7-3-9-9. 858 00:46:41,499 --> 00:46:43,161 - Hello? - Chief? 859 00:46:43,334 --> 00:46:46,999 Barney... Mason, what's wrong? 860 00:46:47,271 --> 00:46:48,466 Mason, what's wrong? 861 00:46:48,639 --> 00:46:49,971 I'm sorry, Your Honor. 862 00:46:50,141 --> 00:46:53,509 Your Honor, Mr. Mason promised us an exact re-enactment. 863 00:46:53,678 --> 00:46:55,306 To the last detail, that's true. 864 00:46:55,479 --> 00:46:58,347 There ain't nothing wrong, gentlemen. It's feedback. 865 00:46:58,516 --> 00:47:01,356 If you've listened, you know that's why I asked the guy on the other end 866 00:47:01,519 --> 00:47:03,249 to turn the volume down on his radio. 867 00:47:03,421 --> 00:47:06,357 Yes, but thousands and thousands of people will confirm the fact 868 00:47:06,524 --> 00:47:08,550 that there was no feedback on the air that night. 869 00:47:08,726 --> 00:47:10,558 But Steele's radio was on. 870 00:47:10,728 --> 00:47:13,197 I testified that the defendant said she heard it, 871 00:47:13,364 --> 00:47:15,492 and Lieutenant Drumm's testimony will confirm it. 872 00:47:15,666 --> 00:47:18,135 Then when Austin called Mr. Steele's number 873 00:47:18,302 --> 00:47:19,861 and Mr. Steele answered it, 874 00:47:20,037 --> 00:47:22,472 then why wasn't there feedback on the broadcast? 875 00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:25,906 Mr. Austin, would you explain that please? 876 00:47:26,077 --> 00:47:27,705 Uh... 877 00:47:27,878 --> 00:47:29,438 - I don't know. - Everybody who listened 878 00:47:29,580 --> 00:47:31,071 to the broadcast that night 879 00:47:31,248 --> 00:47:33,342 heard Mr. Steele answer the telephone 880 00:47:33,517 --> 00:47:35,349 and then heard the murder committed. 881 00:47:35,519 --> 00:47:38,546 Not the murder, but what purported to be the murder. 882 00:47:39,090 --> 00:47:40,649 A tape recording of Steele's voice 883 00:47:40,825 --> 00:47:43,294 and the recorded sound of two gunshots. 884 00:47:44,028 --> 00:47:46,862 Mr. Mason, I made that call. 885 00:47:47,498 --> 00:47:50,730 I don't think you called Mr. Steele's number, Mr. Austin. 886 00:47:50,901 --> 00:47:53,803 You remember Mrs. Michaels testified that she tried to call Steele 887 00:47:53,971 --> 00:47:55,571 several times and couldn't get an answer. 888 00:47:55,740 --> 00:47:57,709 I recall that testimony. 889 00:47:57,875 --> 00:48:01,368 Someone saw to it that Mr. Austin would not call the correct number. 890 00:48:02,113 --> 00:48:06,175 That someone edited together a tape of Steele's voice 891 00:48:06,350 --> 00:48:07,818 from other radio conversations 892 00:48:07,985 --> 00:48:10,545 and put it on an answering device at another phone. 893 00:48:10,721 --> 00:48:14,123 But that's impossible. No one could have gotten away with it. 894 00:48:14,291 --> 00:48:17,955 No one is going to get away with it, Mr. Sellers. 895 00:48:18,129 --> 00:48:21,122 The reason Clara Michaels got no answer, 896 00:48:21,298 --> 00:48:24,598 the reason Holly Andrews didn't see Steele, 897 00:48:24,769 --> 00:48:26,965 was because he was already dead. 898 00:48:27,138 --> 00:48:28,766 Killed prior to the broadcast 899 00:48:28,939 --> 00:48:31,738 by the person who planned so well to commit the perfect murder. 900 00:48:31,909 --> 00:48:33,969 A murderer who could count on the corroboration 901 00:48:34,145 --> 00:48:35,477 of thousands of witnesses. 902 00:48:48,559 --> 00:48:50,239 This is Barney Austin. 903 00:48:50,394 --> 00:48:52,329 Leave your message when you hear the signal. 904 00:48:52,997 --> 00:48:55,125 But he was my friend. 905 00:48:55,299 --> 00:48:57,461 Kevin Steele was my friend. I had no reason to... 906 00:48:57,635 --> 00:48:59,433 What happened, Mr. Austin? 907 00:48:59,603 --> 00:49:02,163 Did King Kevin decide to get rid of King Barney? 908 00:49:02,973 --> 00:49:05,841 Did he decide to take away your microphone, your crown? 909 00:49:06,010 --> 00:49:08,241 When Sellers called me, I knew what Steele was up to. 910 00:49:08,412 --> 00:49:09,937 I knew why he wanted me to phone him. 911 00:49:10,114 --> 00:49:12,242 So he could fire me on the air. 912 00:49:12,416 --> 00:49:15,113 And when I went to him, all I asked was for time. 913 00:49:15,286 --> 00:49:17,380 Time to work something else out. 914 00:49:17,555 --> 00:49:19,683 But the king didn't make bargains, did he? 915 00:49:20,758 --> 00:49:22,886 But I had it planned. 916 00:49:23,060 --> 00:49:25,495 I had it so perfectly planned. 917 00:49:25,663 --> 00:49:27,529 Except for one thing. 918 00:49:28,866 --> 00:49:31,836 You forgot to turn down the radio. 919 00:49:32,336 --> 00:49:35,568 Look, nobody pulls the rug out from under Barney Austin. 920 00:49:35,739 --> 00:49:37,105 Nobody. 921 00:49:37,274 --> 00:49:39,539 I don't get pushed around. 922 00:49:39,710 --> 00:49:41,201 I'm the one who calls the shots! 923 00:49:41,378 --> 00:49:44,348 Me! Barney Austin! 924 00:49:50,488 --> 00:49:54,186 Let's hurry it up, boys. Lights out in ten minutes. 925 00:49:59,797 --> 00:50:01,732 Sacred except the truth. 926 00:50:01,899 --> 00:50:05,563 Time for the most controversial program on the air, 927 00:50:05,736 --> 00:50:08,501 the Larry Stephens Show. 928 00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:10,669 And a big fat hello 929 00:50:10,841 --> 00:50:13,902 to all you Larry Stephens haters. It's nice... 930 00:50:14,078 --> 00:50:16,070 Clay, will you turn that thing off? 931 00:50:16,247 --> 00:50:19,012 What for? This fellow's sensational. 932 00:50:19,183 --> 00:50:21,118 He really kills them. 933 00:50:22,052 --> 00:50:24,385 - The king is dead. - We will play some of the windbags... 934 00:50:24,555 --> 00:50:27,650 - Long live the king. - It goes to prove, Della. 935 00:50:27,825 --> 00:50:31,262 Nothing really changes. Life goes on very much the same. 936 00:50:31,428 --> 00:50:32,868 So let's call our first member 937 00:50:33,030 --> 00:50:35,522 of the Larry Stephens Should Drop Dead Club. 938 00:50:35,699 --> 00:50:39,659 And remember, please, to turn down your radio.