All language subtitles for Murder One S01E06 Chapter 6.DVD.NonHI.cc.en.20FOX

ALL THE EVIDENCE POINTS
TO A SINGLE PERPETRATOR
WHO KNEW THE VICTIM...

AND HAD ROUGH SEX WITH HER
PRIOR TO HER MURDER.

I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE
HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR BURDEN.

MR. AVEDON, YOUR CASE
IS BOUND OVER TO
THE SUPERIOR COURT.

MY NAME IS BEVERLY NICHOLS.
I'D LIKE TO SEE MR. HOFFMAN.

I HAVE INFORMATION
RICHARD CROSS IS INNOCENT.

I WAS WITH HIM LAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN HE WENT
TO THAT GIRL'S APARTMENT.

MR. CROSS HASN'T SAID
ANYONE WAS WITH HIM
AT THE CRIME SCENE.

MY HUSBAND'S
A VERY VIOLENT MAN,
MR. HOFFMAN.

HE SAID HE'D KILL ME
IF I EVER SAW HIM AGAIN.

HOW ABOUT HE'S GOT A VIDEO
OF BEVERLY AND HER HUSBAND
GETTIN' IT ON WITH A JOHN?

THAT PRETTY MUCH BLOWS
RICHARD CROSS'S ALIBI
ALL TO HELL.

DAVIE.

- OCCUR TO YOU BLALOCK
MIGHT HAVE KNOWN THE SHOOTER?
- MAKES SENSE.

DID YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE
OF BUSINESS HE MIGHT HAVE
BEEN DOING WITH GARY BLONDO?

- WHY DON'T YOU GO TALK
TO MR. BLONDO?
- WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.

WILL YOU DO SOME WORK FOR ME?
I OWE YOU, AND I OWED DAVIE.
I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU NEED.

YOU WALK IN A FEW MINUTES AGO,
YOU SEE ME, YOU HEAD
FOR THE MEN'S ROOM...

SO I WON'T REALIZE
YOU'RE GARY BLONDO'S
LUNCH DATE.

YOU PEEK OUT, YOU SEE ME
ABOUT TO LEAVE. YOU GOTTA
COME OUT AND LET ME SEE YOU.

LIKE 90% OF YOU
WANTS TO BE CAREFUL,

AND 10%
WANTS TO TEMPT FATE.

MY SISTER'S DEAD.
YOUR DETECTIVE'S DEAD.

AND I KEEP FEELING THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY
TERRIBLE GOING ON,

AND I CAN'T SEE IT
THROUGH THE PILLOW.

MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING
TERRIBLE GOING ON.

WE TURN NOW TO LOS ANGELES AND
THE GOLDILOCKS MURDER CASE,

WHERE REVERSALS SEEMED
TO HAVE AFFLICTED THE FORTUNES
OF DEFENDANT NEIL AVEDON.

WITH ME TO DISCUSS
THESE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS...

IS TRIAL EXPERT
DANA BENSON.

DANA, DESPITE HIS
NEWLY ACQUIRED SOBRIETY,

AVEDON FINDS HIMSELF
BACK IN JAIL.

SHED SOME LIGHT, IF YOU CAN,
ON JUDGE ALEXANDER'S REASONS
FOR REVOKING HIS BAIL.

- COME TO ME, DEAN.
- I WANT YOU.

GOD, I HOPE HE'S NOT SHORT.
HONEY, YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY SAY ABOUT THE SHORT ONES.

VICTIM OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
WHOSE BEST INTERESTS,

AND THAT OF SOCIETY'S,
WOULD BE BETTER SERVED
BY ALLOWING HIM TREATMENT...

AT A COURT-APPROVED
REHAB FACILITY.

THEN ALONG COMES
THE PRELIMINARY HEARING JUDGE,
NATHANIEL ALEXANDER,

WHO SIDES WITH THE PROSECUTION'S
ARGUMENT THAT, SOBER OR NOT,

NEIL AVEDON REMAINS A DANGER
TO THE COMMUNITY
AND SHOULD BE IN JAIL.

THE DEFENSE SUFFERED
ANOTHER BLOW, DIDN'T THEY,

WITH THE AS YET UNEXPLAINED
MURDER OF HOFFMAN'S LONGTIME
INVESTIGATOR, DAVID BLALOCK?

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW
WHETHER BLALOCK'S...

EXECUTION-STYLE KILLING
WILL HAVE ANY BEARING
ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS CASE.

BUT I AM SURE TED HOFFMAN
WILL BE TRYING
TO PERSUADE A JURY...

THAT BLALOCK WAS GETTING
JUST TOO CLOSE
TO THE REAL KILLER...

AND GOT MURDERED
FOR HIS TROUBLE.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT
COMMERCIAL BREAK. PLEASE STAY WITH US.

- GOOD MORNING, MR. HOFFMAN.
- MORNING, LILA.

SORRY I'M LATE.
LET'S GO.

- GOOD MORNING, ALL.
- GOOD MORNING.

BEFORE WE GET UP TO SPEED
ON AVEDON, AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

I'VE ASKED RAY VELACEK
TO COME ONBOARD FULL-TIME
TO DO OUR INVESTIGATIVE WORK.

I THINK YOU'VE ALL SEEN RAY
HERE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

HE'S A WELCOME ADDITION
TO THE FIRM.

LOUIS HAS MY PAGER NUMBER.
STORE'S OPEN 24 HOURS.

SO WHAT DO WE GOT?
WE DREW JUDGE MICHAELMAN
FOR TRIAL.

I KNOW HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER.
SHE HAS FOUR YOUNGER SISTERS.

HE'S GONNA HATE NEIL
ON SIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO EXERCISE
OUR PEREMPTORY, CHRIS.
NO WAY CAN WE DO WORSE.

- THEN TAKE ANOTHER RUN AT BAIL?
- MIGHT AS WELL TRY.

WHERE ARE WE WITH GRASSO
ON THEIR WITNESS LIST?

ABOUT THE SAME PLACE
THEY ARE WITH US ON OURS.

KEEP THE PRESSURE ON. I DON'T
WANT RAY TO HAVE TO INTERVIEW
50 PEOPLE THE DAY BEFORE TRIAL.

- WHAT ELSE IS ON THE AGENDA?
- JURY EXPERTS.

MARKETING OUR WAY
TO A VERDICT.

HAL KLEMMER'S IN FLORIDA ON A
DEATH PENALTY. I'VE LINED UP
TWO OTHER CONSULTANTS.

- BRING 'EM IN, A.S.A.P.
- TED, I PICKED UP
- A PRO BONO CASE ON FRIDAY.

A P.D. FELL OUT
WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

THEY HAD YOUR NAME ON FILE?
PER YOUR SUGGESTION,
I PUT MYSELF ON THE LIST.

IT'S A HOMICIDE.
MY GUY KILLED SOMEONE
IN A BAR FIGHT 17 YEARS AGO.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA NEED
TO LOCATE WITNESSES. WORK WITH
RAY. HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP.

- YEP.
- WE'RE DONE HERE.

TED? RAY VELACEK,
ARE YOU SURE HE'S THE ONE
WE WANNA BE USING ON THIS?

HE'S CONNECTED.
HE HAS EXPERIENCE.
WHAT'S YOUR RESERVATION?

HE JUST GOT HERE.
DO YOU THINK
HE'S READY FOR THIS?

HE'S READY, ARNOLD,
AND SO ARE YOU.

YOU'RE THE BEST LEGAL MIND
IN THE FIRM.

ON MOTION WORK.
THIS IS THE SAME THING,
DIFFERENT VENUE.

GO INTO THAT COURTROOM,
CONTROL THE JUDGE WITH LAW.
MAKE YOUR CASE TO THE JURY.

OKAY. THANKS.

JULIE COSTELLO ON THREE.
SOMETHING'S WRONG.

JULIE, IT'S TED.

FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT?

I'M HAVING TROUBLE
UNDERSTANDING YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU?

911 TO HER APARTMENT, NOW.

JULIE, TALK TO ME.

DON'T HANG UP.
YES, I'M CALLING TO REPORT
A DRUG OVERDOSE,

POSSIBLY A SUICIDE
ATTEMPT AT, UM,

1501 NORTH HAVENHURST,
APARTMENT 1-B.

TALK TO ME.
NO, WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT SHE TOOK.

JULIE, YOU COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN
SHE WAS IN DANGER.

MY NAME IS LOUIS HINES.

NONE OF THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

NO, JULIE,
DON'T PUT THE PHONE DOWN.

JULIE?
PLEASE HURRY.

HOW IS SHE?
THEY'RE STILL WORKIN' ON HER.

WHAT KIND OF DRUGS
DID YOU HAVE HER LOADED UP ON?

I DID NOT HAVE HER "LOADED UP"
ON ANYTHING, AND I RESENT
YOUR TONE.

SHE WAS TAKING MODERATE DOSES
OF PRESCRIPTION TRANQUILIZERS...

FOR ACUTE ANXIETY SYNDROME...

ALONG WITH SOME MILD
SLEEPING PILLS AT NIGHT.

DR. LESTER?
SHE'S A VERY LUCKY GIRL.

WE HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE
GETTING HER RATE BACK UP,

BUT SHE'S OUT
OF THE WOODS NOW.

- I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP
HER OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.
- BY ALL MEANS.

DID YOU GIVE HER A SHOT
OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL TO SOAK
UP ANY RESIDUAL EFFECTS?

AND A SALINE CATH.
THE WORKS.

GOOD. THANK YOU.
MM-HMM.

YOU DON'T GIVE JULIE COSTELLO
ONE MORE MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION,
YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR
DEPTH HERE, COUNSELOR.

STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW
AND LEAVE THE DOCTORING
TO THE DOCTORS.

YOUR "DOCTORING"
ALMOST KILLED HER.

YOUR CLIENTS COME TO YOU WHEN
THEY'RE IN TROUBLE, MR. HOFFMAN.
SO DO MINE.

I CAN'T SAVE EVERY PATIENT
ANY MORE THAN YOU CAN WIN
EVERY CASE.

GRAHAM? HI. I JUST
GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

HI, TEDDY. HOW ARE YOU?
HOW'S SHE DOIN'?

IT WAS TOUCH AND GO,
BUT SHE'S FINE.

YOU THINK SHE'S
GONNA BE OKAY?
YEAH.

THANK GOD.
SO, WHEN CAN I SEE HER?
SHE'S RESTING.

THEY WANT HER
TO STAY OVERNIGHT.

WELL, PRIVATE ROOM,
NURSES AROUND THE CLOCK,
WHATEVER IT TAKES, ALL RIGHT?

TEDDY, IF YOU HADN'T BEEN THERE
FOR HER, I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE WOULD HAVE MADE IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
EXCEPT THANKS.

I KNOW WE ALL SHARE A COMMON
CONCERN FOR JULIE'S WELL-BEING.

I WAS OUT HERE ON VACATION.

RIGHT, 1978.

I'M SITTIN' ON A BARSTOOL,
MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

THERE WAS THIS GIRL,
A REAL CALIFORNIA TYPE.

SHE'S GIVIN' ME
THE TIME OF DAY.

I'M THIS 21-YEAR-OLD KID
FROM NEW JERSEY
AND THIS GIRL IS INTO ME.

MM-HMM. AND THEN?
THEN A GUY
STARTS NEEDLING ME.

HOW? LOUD, FROM ACROSS THE BAR,
IN YOUR FACE?

HE WAS AT THE BILLIARD TABLE,
CALLING OVER THE GIRL SHOULDN'T
BE WASTIN' HER TIME ON ME,

MAKIN' FUN OF MY BOOTS,
MY JERSEY ACCENT.

SO I YELLED BACK AT HIM,
LIKE, "GO SCREW YOURSELF,"
SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT.

NEXT THING I KNOW,
HE'S BANGIN' ON MY KIDNEYS
WITH A CUE STICK.

SO HE ATTACKED YOU.
I THOUGHT HE WAS
GONNA KILL ME.

SO I GRABBED MY BEER BOTTLE
AND CLOBBERED HIM.

HE WENT DOWN.

IT GETS HAZY AFTER THAT.
I HEARD SOMEONE SAY,
"HE'S DEAD."

I RAN OUT, DROVE STRAIGHT
TO LAX, GOT ON
A PLANE BACK HOME.

JOINED THE ARMY
THE NEXT DAY.

AND 17 YEARS LATER, THE POLICE
SHOW UP IN GLENDALE...

AND ARREST YOU FOR THE MURDER
OF CARL PASTERNAK.

WE'D JUST SAT DOWN TO DINNER
AND THE DOORBELL RANG...
ME, MY WIFE, OUR BABY GIRL.

WHY DID YOU MOVE BACK TO
CALIFORNIA IN THE FIRST PLACE?
YOU HAD TO KNOW IT WAS A RISK?

I TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT FROM
THE SERVICE...

TO GET ON WITH
A TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMPANY IN JERSEY.

THE COMPANY GOT A CONTRACT
IN CULVER CITY.
IT WAS MOVE OR STARVE.

AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT IF
NO ONE HAD EVER COME AFTER ME
TILL NOW, THEY NEVER WOULD.

FOR ALL I KNEW,
THE GUY WASN'T EVEN DEAD.

SOME DEAL, HUH?

I CAME HERE TO KEEP
MY FAMILY TOGETHER.

I GO TO PRISON NOW,
I LOSE MY REASON FOR LIVIN'.

NOT IF WE PUT THIS INCIDENT
IN ITS PROPER CONTEXT.
HOW? I CONFESSED.

TO A JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE,
ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE.

OKAY, IT'S NOT A CRIME.
I'LL TALK TO THE D.A., OKAY?

I'LL SEE IF I CAN
MAKE THIS THING GO AWAY.

I NEVER SPENT
THE NIGHT AWAY
FROM MY FAMILY TILL NOW.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE
YOU COULD GET ME BAIL?

YOU RAN FROM THE LAW.
I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO INSULT YOU
BY PRETENDING WHAT I DO
IS AN EXACT SCIENCE.

WHAT YOU BUY WHEN
YOU BUY ME IS A STRONG
STATISTICAL PROBABILITY...

THAT THE JURORS I RECOMMEND WILL
LOOK FAVORABLY ON OUR ARGUMENT.

- AND IF THEY DON'T?
- I RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE
YOUR ARGUMENT.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S
THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, AS LONG
AS YOU GET THE CLIENT OFF?

I ASSUME YOU USE QUESTIONNAIRES,
THE MYERS-BRIGGS PROFILES?
EVERYBODY DOES.

WHAT YOU PAY FOR
IS MY EXPERIENCE
IN INTERPRETING THE DATA.

WHAT'S YOUR RECORD IN COURT?

SIXTEEN WINS AND ONE DEFEAT.

- TELL US ABOUT THE LOSS.
- WELL, I SUGGESTED A DEFENSE.

THE ATTORNEY IGNORED IT.
AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT,
I STAYED ON,

FORMULATED A SHADOW JURY,
NOT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW
THE OUTCOME.

HIS CLIENT PAID THE PENALTY.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE CASE GOING SOUTH.

YOU HIRE ME FOR THE TRUTH,
GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT.

THE TRUTH IS,
THE ATTORNEY BLEW IT.

EVERYONE HAS TWO SETS
OF BIASES...

THOSE THEY PRESENT
TO THE WORLD,

THOSE THEY LIVE BY
BUT CAN'T ADMIT TO,
EVEN TO THEMSELVES.

WE'RE ASSUMING THAT'S
WHERE YOU COME IN.

I CAN PINPOINT THOSE
SECONDARY BIASES BY WORKING OFF
OF FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS.

BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND,

MY RESULTS CAN GO OUT THE WINDOW
ONCE A JURY IS SEATED.

YOU DIDN'T MENTION
THAT ON THE PHONE.

THEY GO OUT THE WINDOW
WITH ANY CONSULTANT.

PEOPLE CHANGE IN RELATION
TO OTHER PEOPLE. A JURY'S
DYNAMIC IS ALWAYS FLUID.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR CANDOR,
BUT THEN WHAT CAN YOU BRING
TO THE TABLE FOR MY CLIENT?

I'VE WORKED UP A METHOD
OF PREDICTING, TO A DEGREE,

HOW EACH JUROR WILL ALTER
THEIR BEHAVIOR AND OPINIONS
ONCE THEY'RE IMPANELED.

I'VE ALSO HAD SOME SUCCESS
IN PREDICTING THE ELECTION
OF THE FOREMAN.

AND I CAN GATHER DATA
ON HOW SEQUESTRATION...

WILL FURTHER CHANGE THE JURY.

WITH THE INTENSE MEDIA COVERAGE
THIS CASE HAS ALREADY RECEIVED,

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
THE PROSECUTION WILL GO
FOR SEQUESTRATION.

YOUR RECORD IS 28 WINS,
FOUR LOSSES?

EXPLAIN THE LOSSES.

THREE OF THEM OCCURRED
EARLY IN MY CAREER.

I LEARNED MORE FROM THEM
THAN FROM ANY OF MY WINS.
AND THE FOURTH?

I MADE A MISTAKE
AND MISREAD THE JURY.

HOW SOON CAN YOU START?

HERE'S THE ORIGINAL
POLICE REPORT.

IF THERE'S WITNESSES OUT THERE,
I'LL FIND 'EM.

WELL, PEOPLE MOVE, PEOPLE DIE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT
IF I CAN'T FIND THEM,
NEITHER CAN THE OTHER SIDE.

THAT'S VERY COMFORTING, RAY,
BUT I'D LIKE TO GO
TO THE D.A...

WITH A LITTLE MORE ARTILLERY
THAN THAT.

MR. VELACEK? MR. HOFFMAN'S
LOOKING FOR YOU.

THANKS, LILA.
FROM NOW ON, IT'S RAY.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.
MM-HMM.

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.
OKAY.

UNDER THE CATEGORY
"THEORY OF THE CRIME."

HOW I SEE DAVIE BUYING IT.

YOU TELL ME IF
I'M IN THE BALLPARK.

DAVIE COMES TO ME,
SAYS HE GOT A GUY COMIN'
DOWN FROM SONOMA...

WITH A VIDEO OF BEVERLY
NICHOLS AND HER HUSBAND
GETTING IT ON WITH A JOHN.

I ASK HIM IF THIS TAPE
HAS A PRICE TAG.

DAVIE SAYS "NO."
THE GUY OWES HIM ONE.

SO, WHERE DOES THE
HUNDRED GRAND COME IN?

DAVIE MUST HAVE BEEN AFRAID
IF HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE MONEY,
I'D PASS ON THE DEAL.

SO HE CALLS GARY BLONDO
INSTEAD,

WHO SAYS IF THE TAPE
IS AS GOOD AS PROMISED,
HE'LL COME UP WITH THE MONEY.

SO DAVIE'S AT THE MOTEL.

CARELLO MEETS HIM THERE
WITH THE TAPE TO PROVE
HIS INFORMATION'S GOOD.

THE TAPE SHOWS JAKE NICHOLS
MAKING LOVE TO HIS WIFE,
BEVERLY.

BUT FOR THAT TAPE
TO BE WORTH A HUNDRED GRAND
AND TWO PEOPLE'S LIVES,

THE OTHER GUY HAD TO HAVE
BEEN RICHARD CROSS.

YOUR IDEA BEING
THAT RICHARD CROSS
WOULDN'T EXACTLY WANT...

THE "INSANELY JEALOUS"
HUSBAND FROM HIS ALIBI...

ON VIDEOTAPE HAPPY AS
A CLAM IN A THREE-WAY WITH
HIS WIFE AND RICHARD CROSS.

EXACTLY.

AND AS SOON
AS DAVIE VERIFIES
THE TAPE IS AS ADVERTISED,

HE CALLS BLONDO,
WHO SENDS HIS BAGMAN,

RUSTY ARNOLD,
TO THE MOTEL WITH THE MONEY.

MY GUESS IS
RUSTY ARNOLD KILLED THEM BOTH,

TOOK THE TAPE AND THE MONEY.

AND DELIVERED THE TAPE
TO RICHARD CROSS.
THAT'S THE THEORY.

IF YOU'RE RIGHT, IF
RUSTY ARNOLD HIT 'EM BOTH,
THE GUY'S A PRO.

THE CASE WILL NEVER MAKE IT.
MAYBE NOT.

BUT IF YOU WERE
FREDDY CARELLO
AND YOU HAD A TAPE...

OF RICHARD CROSS
IN A THREE-WAY WITH BEVERLY
NICHOLS AND HER HUSBAND,

WOULDN'T YOU MAKE
AN INSURANCE COPY
BEFORE YOU PUT IT UP FOR SALE?

I'LL GET ON IT.

WORST CASE, WE CAN RATTLE
THE CAGE WITH THE RUMOR
IT'S OUT THERE.

THEY'LL BE LOOKIN' FOR IT
TOO, RAY. BE CAREFUL.

THERE WE GO.
NICE BRIEFCASE.

OH, YEAH, THANK YOU.
IT'S FROM HERMES.
I GOT IT IN PARIS.

BUT IT WAS ON SALE.
BIG DISCOUNT. AND WITH
THE EXCHANGE RATE...

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
MR. SPIVAK?

AH, THE KYLE NESSEN
MATTER, I'D LIKE YOU
TO DROP THE CHARGES.

ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO WAY.

VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
ELEVEN YEARS.
BASED ON WHAT?

YOUR GUY'S PRINTS ON THE BEER
BOTTLE, PLUS A LITTLE THING
CALLED A CONFESSION.

HE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE.
WHY DID HE RUN?

HE PANICKED.
HE WAS A KID ALONE
IN A STRANGE CITY.

HE REMAINED IN THIS STATE
OF PANIC FOR 17 YEARS?

NO. BUT DURING THAT TIME
HE LED AN EXEMPLARY LIFE.

HE WAS A GULF WAR HERO.
HE HAS A WIFE
AND A YOUNG CHILD.

I'M ASKING YOU TO
WEIGH THE EQUITIES,

AND THEN ASK YOURSELF WHAT
PURPOSE COULD IMPRISONING
HIM POSSIBLY SERVE?

MAYBE I COULD SEE MY WAY TO AN
INVOL. SIX YEARS, OUT IN THREE
AND A HALF WITH GOOD TIME.

THIS OFFER'S GOOD TODAY ONLY.
IT'S STILL PRISON.

IT'S STILL HOMICIDE.
THERE'S NO PURPOSE TO IT!

HE'S A GOOD MAN. HOW DO YOU
REHABILITATE A GOOD MAN?

I DON'T CARE ABOUT
REHABILITATING HIM.
I CARE ABOUT PUNISHING HIM.

YOUR "GOOD MAN" SMASHED ANOTHER
MAN'S SKULL AND KILLED HIM.
NOW HE'S GOTTA PAY.

WELL, WE'LL LET
THE JURY DECIDE THAT.
FINE.

IT WASN'T ON SALE.
IT COST $400.

AND MY GUY'S GONNA WALK.

TELL THE COURT, DETECTIVE,
WHY IT TOOK SO LONG
TO ARREST THE DEFENDANT?

DIDN'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
BACK THEN.

WE HAD WITNESSES, DESCRIPTIONS,
BUT NOBODY KNEW HIM.

AND WE COULDN'T TRACE THE
PRINTS ON THE MURDER WEAPON.

HOW WERE YOU ABLE
TO FINALLY LOCATE HIM?

SINCE I'M RETIRING IN A MONTH,
I GAVE MY BACK-BURNER CASES
ONE LAST SHOT.

I DID A COLD RUN AND SENT
THE LATENTS THROUGH A.F.I.S.,

WHICH IS OUR AUTOMATED PRINT
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.

AND WE GOT A HIT FROM THE
DEFENDANT'S JOB CLEARANCE I.D.

THAT GAVE US
HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,

AND WE TRACED HIM
TO HIS JOB IN CULVER CITY.

AND DID HE MATCH
THE WITNESSES' DESCRIPTIONS?

YES, DEAD RINGER.
A LITTLE LESS HAIR,
A FEW MORE WRINKLES.

AND WHEN YOU ARRESTED HIM,
HE ADMITTED TO KILLING
MR. PASTERNAK, DID HE NOT?

YES. HIS EXACT QUOTE WAS,

"I GUESS I ALWAYS FIGURED
ONE DAY THERE'D BE
A KNOCK ON THE DOOR."

THANK YOU, DETECTIVE.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE SOMEONE ELSE
COULD HAVE HIT THE VICTIM
WITH THE BOTTLE...

AND THEN MR. NESSEN
PICKED IT UP, OBSCURING
ANY OTHER PRINTS BUT HIS OWN?

OBJECTION.
SPECULATION, YOUR HONOR.

I'M NOT SPECULATING.
YOU'RE ASKING HIM TO.

IN ADDITION TO ASKING A COMPOUND
AND CONFUSING QUESTION,
MR. SPIVAK.

I APOLOGIZE TO THE COURT.
I'LL, UH... I'LL REPHRASE.

IS IT POSSIBLE SOMEONE ELSE
HIT THE VICTIM?

THAT'S NOT WHAT
THE WITNESSES' STATEMENTS SAID.
IT'S NOT WHAT HE SAID.

OKAY, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE?

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ON THE JOB.
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.

- THAT'S A YES FOR THE RECORD,
RIGHT, DETECTIVE?
- RIGHT.

DID MR. NESSEN HAVE
A LAWYER PRESENT WITH HIM
WHEN HE MADE HIS STATEMENT?

NO. BUT HE GOT READ
HIS RIGHTS.

YOUR HONOR, COULD YOU ADMONISH
THE WITNESS TO ANSWER THE
QUESTION WITHOUT EDITORIALIZING?

- JUST A YES OR NO RESPONSE,
DETECTIVE.
- NO. NO LAWYER PRESENT.

THAT'S ALL, YOUR HONOR.

STEP DOWN.
ANYONE ELSE, MS. DREYFUSS?

NO, YOUR HONOR. THE PEOPLE
BELIEVE WE'VE ESTABLISHED
REASONABLE SUSPICION...

THAT THE DEFENDANT
IS GUILTY OF
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

MR. SPIVAK?

YOUR HONOR, MY CLIENT WAS
PROVOKED INTO A BARROOM BRAWL...

IN WHICH HE FELT HIS LIFE
WAS THREATENED.

HE STRUCK MR. PASTERNAK
IN SELF-DEFENSE AND
FLED OUT OF FEAR OF HIS LIFE.

IN THE 17 YEARS SINCE, HE'S LED
AN EXEMPLARY LIFE DEDICATED
TO SERVING HIS COUNTRY.

MR. NESSEN IS NOT A KILLER.
WE DON'T THINK THE PEOPLE HAVE
ESTABLISHED CRIMINAL INTENT.

- WE MOVE THIS COURT
FOR DISMISSAL.
- I'M NOT CONVINCED, MR. SPIVAK.

THE DEFENDANT IS HEREBY
BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL
IN SUPERIOR COURT.

JUDGE AND DATE TO BE CALENDARED
WITHIN TWO WEEKS. NEXT.

I WISH I COULD BE MORE
ENCOURAGING ABOUT THE RESULTS.

IF THESE ARE THE FACTS,
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM.

TWO AREAS
OF PARTICULAR WEAKNESS.

ONE... AND WE CONFIRMED
THIS OVER THREE DIFFERENT
SHOPPING CENTERS...

YOUNGER WOMEN
DON'T TRUST NEIL.

THEY IDENTIFY
WITH JESSICA COSTELLO.

POSSIBLY.
AND THE OTHER AREA?

WE DID AN ASSOCIATIVE
RESPONSE SURVEY...

AND RAN IT ACROSS
A BROAD SPECTRUM
OF POTENTIAL JURORS.

AND ALMOST EVERYONE
OF THE RESPONDENTS
VISUALIZES NEIL BEHIND BARS.

IT COLORS THEIR PERCEPTION
OF HIM AND SKEWS HIM TOWARDS
VICTIMIZER INSTEAD OF VICTIM.

DID YOU FIND OUT
WHO WE DREW FOR TRIAL?

BORNSTEIN...
THE SWAN JUDGE.
YOU WANNA MOVE FOR RECUSAL?

WE'D LOSE, AND
WE'D ONLY ANTAGONIZE HER.

LET'S SEE HOW
SHE TREATS US ON BAIL.

TED.
ARNOLD.

RAY VELACEK PHONED
WHILE YOU WERE OUT.
WHAT'D HE SAY?

ON YOUR WITNESS LIST,
TWO ARE DEAD,
ONE'S DISAPPEARED.

HERE'S THE LOCATION
FOR THE LAST ONE.
IT'S A BAR.

RAY SAYS GET THERE EARLY
IN THE MORNING BEFORE
THE GUY FALLS OFF HIS STOOL.

THANKS, LILA.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

JULIE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
TEDDY.

YOU WERE DREAMING.

WAS I?

IT FELT MORE
LIKE REMEMBERING.

MY THROAT.

HERE.

DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT,

YOUR DREAM?

YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR.

YES, I DO. TELL ME.

I'M AT HOME.

I'M IN MY BED SLEEPING.

I FEEL SOMEONE'S BREATH ON ME.

HE'S OVER ME,

KISSING ME.

I WANNA GET UP,

GET AWAY,

BUT MY BODY WON'T DO
WHAT I TELL IT.

WE HAVE SEX.

I'M SO ASHAMED.

WHO IS IT, JULIE?

WHO IS IT IN YOUR DREAM?

GRAHAM... LESTER.

HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU
HAD THIS DREAM?

I DON'T KNOW.

GET AWAY FROM MY PATIENT,
MR. HOFFMAN.

- I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU.
- FINE.

JULIE COSTELLO'S DREAM...
AND THAT'S ALL IT IS, A DREAM...

IS A SIMPLE MANIFESTATION
OF A GARDEN-VARIETY
TRANSFERENCE.

IS THAT THE COVER STORY?
NO, THAT'S THE FACT.

SHE'S PROJECTED HER ANXIETIES
INTO AN IMAGINARY SCENARIO.

THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL HERE
EXCEPT YOUR REACTION
TO WHAT YOU HEARD.

DOCTOR, WHATEVER BENT LOGIC
ALLOWS YOU TO LIVE WITH
YOURSELF, DON'T PUSH IT AT ME.

YOU AND RICHARD CROSS
DROVE HER TO THIS.

AND SHE'S ALIVE
IN SPITE OF YOU BOTH.

I KNOW YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,
BUT ALL I CARE ABOUT
IS MAKING HER WELL.

THE WAY YOU CARED ABOUT
MAKING NEIL AVEDON WELL?

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA COME AROUND,
ARE YOU, MR. HOFFMAN?

NOT IN THIS LIFETIME.

DOCTOR, A NOTE FOR YOU.

UNDER SYMPTOMS
FOR JULIE COSTELLO,
PUT THE NAME "GRAHAM LESTER."

IGNORE HIM.
NO. PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION.

YOU ALLOW HIM ACCESS,
AND YOU THREATEN...

NOT ONLY
HER EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING,
BUT VERY LIKELY HER LIFE.

BUT HE'S
HER PRIMARY PHYSICIAN.

HE'S HER ENEMY.

ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER,
I SWEAR, I'LL COME AFTER
BOTH OF YOU.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.
IS THAT RON WALTERS?

ANDY, ANOTHER ONE, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT.

RON WALTERS, ARNOLD SPIVAK.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU, SIR.

$3.50.
THAT'S OKAY. I GOT THAT.

HERE YOU GO.
KEEP THE CHANGE.

MR. WALTERS,
I'M AN ATTORNEY.

I REPRESENT KYLE NESSEN.
DOES THAT NAME RING A BELL?
KYLE WHAT?

NESSEN. KYLE NESSEN.

KYLE NESSEN.

DO YOU REMEMBER A BAR
IN HOLLYWOOD CALLED CLEO'S?

YEAH. IT WENT OUT
OF BUSINESS.

UH, LET ME SEE,
BACK IN 19...

NINE YEARS AGO.
DO YOU REMEMBER
A FIGHT IN CLEO'S...

SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO
IN WHICH SOMEONE WAS KILLED?

YEAH. SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.

ANDY?

I'LL GIVE YOU $20
NOT TO DRINK,
JUST FOR A MOMENT.

WHEN THE POLICE
INTERVIEWED YOU
AT THE TIME,

YOU TOLD THEM MR. NESSEN
HIT THE VICTIM
WITH A BEER BOTTLE.

RIGHT.
DID YOU SEE
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE?

BEFORE WHAT?

COULD YOU VERIFY MR. NESSEN
WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF
WHEN HE HIT THE OTHER MAN?

SURE.
YEAH? DID YOU SEE
THE VICTIM SWING THE POOL CUE?

UH, A GUY COMES AT YOU
WITH A POOL CUE,
YOU GOTTA HIT BACK.

YOU HAD NO CHOICE.
NO, NOT ME. MY CLIENT.

RIGHT. THE OTHER GUY.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?
KYLE NESSEN.

CAN I HAVE
ANOTHER DRINK NOW?

YOU DON'T REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT
AT CLEO'S, DO YOU, SIR?

LISTEN, PAL.
YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER 20 BUCKS,

I'LL REMEMBER WHATEVER
YOU WANT ME TO.

YEAH. YOU HAVE A NICE DAY.

ANDY!

- TED, A MOMENT.
- I'M ON MY WAY OUT, ARNOLD.
MAKE IT FAST.

NORMALLY I WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU,
BUT I AM BETWEEN THE PROVERBIAL
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

I HAVE NO RELIABLE WITNESSES,
AND THE PROSECUTION'S
EVIDENCE IS PRETTY STRONG.

PUT YOUR CLIENT ON THE STAND.
LET HIM SELL HIS STORY
TO THE JURY.

HE BLOWS IT,
HE GOES AWAY FOR 11 YEARS.
HIS FAMILY DISINTEGRATES.

THEN CALL MIRIAM GRASSO.
CALL GRASSO?

IF THE D.A.'s UNREASONABLE,
APPEAL TO HER.
SHE'D TAKE MY CALL?

OF COURSE.
YOU'RE AN ATTORNEY,
AND YOU'VE GOT A CLIENT.

RIGHT. WELL, I'LL CALL HER UP,
SET UP A MEETING.

WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU?
YOU WON'T NEED ME.

NOBODY KNOWS YOUR FACTS
AS WELL AS YOU DO, OR HOW
THE LAW APPLIES TO THEM.

MAKE YOUR CASE.
SHE WON'T BITE.

YOUR HONOR, PRESENTED
WITH THE SAME FACTS,

JUDGE ALEXANDER SAW FIT
TO REVOKE BAIL.

THE PEOPLE SUBMIT THAT THERE
HAS BEEN NOTHING NEW TO JUSTIFY
OVERTURNING HIS DECISION.

WITH RESPECT, YOUR HONOR,
WE WOULD ARGUE...

THAT THERE HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN SUFFICIENT GROUNDS
FOR GRANTING BAIL.

THE FACT THAT A MAGISTRATE
MISUNDERSTOOD THE CRITERIA...

SHOULD NOT PREVENT YOU FROM
MAKING A MORE JUST DECISION.

IN OTHER WORDS,
YOU THINK I'M SMARTER
THAN JUDGE ALEXANDER.

I THINK YOUR HONOR RECOGNIZES
THAT SOMEONE CHARGED
WITH A CRIME...

IS INNOCENT
UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

AND, THEREFORE, MR. AVEDON
CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A THREAT
TO HIS COMMUNITY...

SIMPLY BECAUSE HE'S CHARGED
WITH HOMICIDE.

MOREOVER,
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

MY CLIENT
HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED
HE'S NOT A FLIGHT RISK.

HOW COULD HE BE?
HE'S EITHER BEEN IN CUSTODY...

OR IN A DRUG REHAB LOCKDOWN.

WHEN THE VIDEOTAPE
DEPICTING HIM AND
MELISSA GRIOTTE SURFACED,

HE RETURNED TO COURT
VOLUNTARILY.

WHEN HE LEFT THE HILTZ CLINIC,
HE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY.

ON EVERY OCCASION
WHEN HE EASILY COULD HAVE
LEFT THE JURISDICTION,

- HE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY.
- YOUR HONOR,

IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.

HIS ATTORNEYS' PLOYS
HAVEN'T WORKED.

HE HAS TO FACE A TRIAL.
HE HAS TO FACE OVERWHELMING
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.

THIS TIME IT'S FOR REAL.

AND THE PROBABILITY OF FLIGHT
HAS INCREASED GEOMETRICALLY.

HE'S FACED THE MUSIC BEFORE.
HE'LL FACE IT AGAIN.

AND ANY ARGUMENT
TO THE CONTRARY...

IS NOT SUPPORTED BY FACT.

IT'S A CLOSE CALL.
BUT I'M INCLINED TO AGREE.

I'M REINSTATING BAIL
IN THE AMOUNT OF
TEN MILLION DOLLARS.

PREVIOUS TERMS CONTINUE
IN EFFECT.

THANKS.

- OH, DAMN IT.
- SORRY I'M LATE.

HI. HELLO.
YOU MUST BE ARNOLD SPIVAK.

YEP.

FIND A CHAIR.

I UNDERSTAND YOU WANNA TALK
ABOUT A PLEA ARRANGEMENT
ON A HOMICIDE?

UH, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
KYLE NESSEN.

CHERYL.

HI. I THOUGHT
WE WERE MEETING ALONE.

BUT THIS IS FINE.
NO PROBLEM.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, MR. SPIVAK,
IT'S NOT GENERALLY...

THE POLICY OF THIS OFFICE
TO SECOND-GUESS
THEIR DEPUTY D.A.'s,

NOT WITHOUT EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES.

I APPRECIATE THAT,
MS. GRASSO.

AND NORMALLY I WOULDN'T
EVER TRY TO GO OVER
MS. DREYFUSS'S HEAD,

BUT I FEEL IN THIS PARTICULAR
INSTANCE, GIVEN THE...

- TICK, TOCK, MR. SPIVAK.
- OKAY, HERE'S MY PITCH.

I TOOK THIS CASE PRO BONO
FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLIC.

WHAT MS. DREYFUSS WANTS TO DO
ISN'T GOOD FOR ANYONE,

NOT SOCIETY, NOT MY CLIENT
AND CERTAINLY NOT HIS WIFE
AND CHILD.

WHAT ABOUT...
IF I COULD JUST
FRAME THINGS HERE.

MR. NESSEN KILLED A MAN
IN SELF-DEFENSE,
AND TERRIFIED, HE RAN.

NOW I KNOW MS. DREYFUSS...

WILL ARGUE THAT THE EVIDENCE
OR LACK OF IT DOESN'T
PROVE SELF-DEFENSE.

BUT MR. NESSEN'S ENTIRE LIFE
SINCE THAT TERRIBLE MOMENT
PROVES MY POINT.

I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK
AT WHO KYLE NESSEN IS AND ISN'T.

HE'S NOT... CHARLIE MANSON,

HE'S NOT JEFFREY DAHMER,
HE'S NOT TED BUNDY...

I GET YOUR DRIFT,
MR. SPIVAK.

THE POINT IS, HE'S A MAN
WHO MADE ONE MISTAKE...

AND HAS SPENT THE REST
OF HIS LIFE MAKING UP FOR IT.

NOW, I MAY BE OUT OF LINE
SAYING THIS, AND MY APOLOGIES
IF I AM, MS. GRASSO,

BUT I THINK A PERSON
CAN BE A TOUGH PROSECUTOR
AND STILL BE COMPASSIONATE.

IF WE TAKE THIS MAN
THROUGH TRIAL,
MAYBE I LOSE,

BUT THIS OFFICE
DOESN'T WIN.

NOBODY WINS.
WE WILL HAVE DONE NOTHING
TO MAKE ANYONE'S LIFE...

SAFER OR BETTER.

CHERYL?

I CAME DOWN TO INVOL.

I THINK THAT'S
MORE THAN GENEROUS.

WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT,
MR. SPIVAK.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

EXCUSE ME.

AND NOW, MORE BAD NEWS
FOR FILM STAR NEIL AVEDON,

WHO IS CHARGED WITH THE SLAYING
OF 15-YEAR-OLD
JESSICA COSTELLO...

IN THE HIGHLY PUBLICIZED
GOLDILOCKS MURDER CASE.

INFORMED SOURCES CONFIRM THAT
A RECENT TELEPHONE SURVEY...

CONDUCTED BY AVEDON'S
LEGAL TEAM...

SHOWS THAT 67%
OF SOUTHLAND RESIDENTS...

BELIEVE HE COMMITTED THE CRIME
WITH WHICH HE'S CHARGED.

THE POLL, WHICH WAS TAKEN
WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS...

WE HAVE A LEAK
IN THE FIRM, LOUIS.
IT WOULD SEEM SO.

FIND IT AND CAP IT.
UH-HUH.

- HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A FREE MAN?
- I'M NOT A FREE MAN.

I'LL NEVER BE A FREE MAN
UNTIL JESSICA COSTELLO'S
KILLER IS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

YOU FEEL YOU'RE BEING
MADE INTO A SCAPEGOAT?

DID YOU KNOW
SHE WAS UNDERAGE
WHEN YOU SLEPT WITH HER?

I PROMISED MY ATTORNEYS
THAT I WOULDN'T ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CASE.

AND I INTEND ON KEEPING
MY PROMISES FROM NOW ON.

SO I'LL HAVE TO
EXCUSE MYSELF.

THANK YOU. GOD BLESS.

THAT WAS NEIL AVEDON OUTSIDE
LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT.

COMING UP NEXT, AN ILLINOIS
MINISTER FIRES TEAR GAS
INTO AN ADULT MOVIE THEATER...

THOUGHT WE'D LOST YOU.

ANY LUCK SO FAR?
NOT ON THE TAPE.

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING
MY HOMEWORK ON RUSTY ARNOLD.

A FRIEND OF MINE IN NARCOTICS
WORKED FOUR CASES WITH HIM
WHEN HE WAS WITH THE D.E.A.

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME
IN MEXICO, CUERNAVACA,
VERACRUZ.

MY GUY SAYS ARNOLD
LOVED TO SPEND,

AND HE LOVED TO PARTY,

BUT HE MADE CASES.

SOMEONE MAKING HIM LOOK GOOD?
POSSIBLY.

THE BAD GUYS OWNED HIM...
THEY COULD HAVE BEEN
BUILDING UP HIS RESUME.

ONLY TIME MY GUY WORKED
WITH HIM HERE IN L.A.
WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO...

JUST BEFORE ARNOLD GOT OUT
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
WENT TO WORK FOR THE STUDIO.

HE CAME IN ON
AN L.A.P.D. INVESTIGATION.

A PATIENT O.D.'D
AT A REHAB CLINIC.

THEY WERE LOOKING
AT THE CLINIC DIRECTOR
FOR PRESCRIBING ILLEGALLY,

BUT THE CASE NEVER MADE.

TWO GUESSES WHO
THE DOCTOR WAS.

GRAHAM LESTER.

APPARENTLY YOU STIPULATED
TO ITALIAN FOOD THIS WEEK.

YOU HAVE A 7:30 DINNER
RESERVATION AT I CUGINI.
YOUR WIFE WILL MEET YOU THERE.

THANKS, LOUIS.
TED?

JUST SPOKE WITH
MARGARET STRATTON.
SHE DID ANOTHER PHONE SURVEY.

AFTER THE JUDGE REINSTATED BAIL,
THERE'S A 15% DECREASE...

IN PEOPLE WHO THINK HE'S GUILTY
IN EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC.

HIS PRESS STATEMENT HELPED.
LET'S HOPE
HE BEHAVES HIMSELF.

THE KID COULD BE
HIS OWN BEST WITNESS.

BEEP, BEEP, TEDDY, COMIN' THROUGH.
I THINK GARY BLONDO'S HERE.

YOU THINK?
LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN,
AND I DON'T WANT AN ARGUMENT.

I'M LISTENING.

YOU'RE GETTING
ONE OF MY POINTS
IN NEIL'S PICTURE.

NOT APPROPRIATE, GARY.
AGREE TO DISAGREE
WITH ME, TED.

WHEN PARASITES AND HAS-BEENS
ARE GETTING SEVEN FIGURES,

THE MAN WHO SAVES
MY PICTURE DESERVES
ONE OF MY POINTS.

AND WE'RE TALKING
TRUE GROSS, TEDDY.

YOU DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC
WOULD HAVE FELT
THE MORBID FASCINATION...

ABOUT NEIL'S FILM
IF HE WAS STILL IN JAIL?

THOSE WARPOS WE'D GET
WHETHER HE'S IN JAIL OR NOT.

I WANT THE NORMALS, TEDDY...
THE GIRLS WHO GET MOIST WHENEVER
NEIL DOES AN INTERVIEW.

WE GET NO DAMPNESS WITH HIM
IN PARKER CENTER.

THANKS FOR THE FRUIT.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS?

MY FILM'S COMING OUT,
MY STAR IS ON THE STREET.

YOU DON'T WANT A GUY TO HAVE FUN
FOR TEN SECONDS, DO YA, TED?

JUST BECAUSE I HAD LUNCH
WITH RICHARD CROSS?

COME ON, TEDDY. HOW MANY GUYS
DO YOU KNOW WHO CAN PUT
NINE FIGURES...

INTO INDEPENDENT PRODUCT
WHO DON'T NEED A PARKING SPACE
FOR THEIR CAMEL?

SEE IF THIS MAKES YOU HAPPY.

RUSTY ARNOLD WORKS
FOR RICHARD.

RUSTY ARNOLD WORKS
FOR THE STUDIO.

THAT'S HIS DAY JOB.

YOU CALLED RUSTY ARNOLD
TO DELIVER THE MONEY
TO DAVE BLALOCK.

AND I THINK RUSTY ARNOLD
REPORTED TO RICHARD CROSS.

I THINK RICHARD CROSS
HAD DAVE BLALOCK KILLED.

AND I THINK YOUR SECURITY GUY
PULLED THE TRIGGER.

SO TAKE YOUR POINT
AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS.

YOU'RE WRONG.

I DON'T THINK SO.

AND IF I'M NOT,
YOU'RE IN WAY OVER YOUR HEAD.

THESE PEOPLE ARE KILLERS.

DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
IN BED WITH THEM OR NOT.

IF IT SUITS THEIR PURPOSE,

YOU MIGHT BE
THE NEXT ONE DEAD.

I'M BUSY.
I GATHER WE'RE DONE.

ARNOLD, YOU HAVE A VISITOR
IN RECEPTION.

HI.

I GUESS YOU'RE HERE
TO CHEW ME OUT FOR TRYING
TO GO AROUND YOU THIS MORNING.

YEAH, THAT WAS PRETTY NERVY.
JUST DON'T HOLD IT
AGAINST MY CLIENT.

THAT'S ALL I ASK.
IF YOU THINK I'D DO THAT,

YOU MUST HAVE A REALLY
LOW OPINION OF PROSECUTORS.

TWO-WAY STREET. I'M SURPRISED
YOU COULD BRING YOURSELF
TO A DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

AREN'T YOU AFRAID
OUR LACK OF ETHICS
WILL RUB OFF ON YOU?

BEING ON ENEMY TERRITORY
DOES GIVE ME THE CREEPS,
I HAVE TO ADMIT.

ANY NEUTRAL TURF
COME TO MIND? I'D LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT YOUR CASE.

YEAH. THERE'S HARRY'S BAR
AROUND THE CORNER.

MAYBE WE COULD
GET A BEER?

SURE.

HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.

SO, CHEERS.
OH, YEAH, CHEERS.

SO?
SO, RIGHT.

AFTER OUR MEETING
WITH MIRIAM...
ONE OF MY MAJOR TRIUMPHS.

STANDING THERE, WORDS
COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH.

THE ONLY THING
I'M THINKING ABOUT IS...

AM I BLINKING TOO MUCH?

I WAS LIKE...
ARNOLD.

SORRY. EXCUSE ME.
SORRY. GO AHEAD.

IT'S OKAY. AFTER
OUR MEETING WITH MIRIAM,

I... PEEKED
AT HER LEGAL PAD.

REMEMBER?
SHE WAS DOODLING
ALL THROUGH THE MEETING.

SHE HAD DRAWN A PICTURE
OF A COURTHOUSE,

AND UNDERNEATH IT
SHE HAD WRITTEN,
"JUSTICE TEMPERED WITH MERCY."

I DIDN'T WANNA FOLD
IN FRONT OF YOU.
I DIDN'T WANNA GIVE YOU THE WIN.

IT'S LAWYER'S DISEASE.

WAIT. ARE YOU SAYING
YOU'RE KICKING THIS THING?

YOUR GUY CAN BE OUT
BY TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT'S GREAT!

WE'LL TAKE IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
THIS IN THE OFFICE?

I GUESS I COULD HAVE
TOLD YOU THAT UPSTAIRS.

BUT THE TRUTH IS I WANTED
TO HAVE A BEER WITH YOU.

HA. YOU DID?

YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE
A DINNER MENU.

UNLESS YOU HAVE
TO BE SOMEWHERE.
NO, I DON'T HAVE TO BE ANYWHERE.

WOULD YOU MIND IF I MADE
ONE QUICK CALL TO MY CLIENT,
JUST TELL HIM THE GOOD NEWS?

I'LL BE HERE.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG
WITH YOUR PASTA?

IT'S FINE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN
JULIE COSTELLO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND
OF DRUGS GRAHAM LESTER'S
GOT HER ON,

BUT SHE LOOKS LIKE
SHE'S 15 FEET UNDERWATER.

IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU CAN DO?
NOT MUCH,

EXCEPT SIT AROUND
FEELING SORRY
FOR THIS POOR KID...

AND OBSESSING
ABOUT RICHARD CROSS,

WHEN I SHOULD BE
ENJOYING THE COMPANY
OF MY VERY PATIENT,

VERY UNDERSTANDING,

VERY BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

WHO APPRECIATES
THE SENTIMENT.

BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT
FROM UNDER THIS, TEDDY,
NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY.

IT'S IN THE AIR,
LIKE... LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.

WHY DON'T YOU CLIMB
INTO THAT NICE BOTTLE
OF PINOT GRIGIO...

AND LET ME DRIVE YOU HOME?

LET'S GO SAY HI
TO THE HOFFMANS.

- TEDDY?
- ROGER.

- YOU KNOW MY WIFE, EVELYN.
- IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- HI.
- HEY.

I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE NOT
STILL AT THE OFFICE...

BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL,
GIVEN THE GIVENS.

YOU HERE FOR THE FOOD, ROGER,
OR ARE YOU JUST COURTING
THE ITALIAN VOTE?

MR. HOFFMAN, THERE'S A CALL
FOR YOU FROM A DR. WILKERSON.

SHE SAYS
IT'S IMPORTANT, SIR.

EXCUSE ME.

SO...

I-I DON'T KNOW.
IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH ADRENALINE.

A CERTAIN AGITATED ENERGY.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
I-I BABBLE. I MEANDER.

IT'S ODD. I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT COULD ALSO BE A NUMBER
OF ALTERNATIVE CAUSES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S
THE FLOOD OF ENDORPHINS...

ENDORPHIN THING,
WHICH IS...

THAT'S WHAT RUNNERS GET
WHEN THEY GET A REALLY GOOD...

SHH.

ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANNA SAY?
NO.

YOU KNOW, WE...

HAVE TO FINISH THIS CASE
IN COURT BEFORE I CAN...

INVITE YOU INSIDE.

MM. MM.

OKAY.
OKAY.

BYE-BYE.

BYE.

HELLO, TED.

WE NEED TO SPEAK...

ALONE.

I'M TOO TIRED, TED.
I JUST CAN'T.

I FILLED HER IN
ON YOUR ABORTIVE ATTEMPT
TO DISRUPT HER TREATMENT.

HE'S DANGEROUS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
WITH HIM.

YES, I DO.
I NEED HIS HELP.

YOU'RE NOT IN ANY CONDITION
TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.

I'LL SAY THIS IN LANGUAGE
YOU CAN COMPREHEND.

INTERFERE ONE MORE TIME,

I'LL SUE AND I'LL WIN.

JULIE, I'M YOUR ATTORNEY.
I CAN PROTECT YOU
IF YOU LET ME.

NOT ANYMORE.
I HAVE A NEW LAWYER.

HE'S GONNA SEND YOU
A LETTER.

ISN'T THAT
WHAT YOU SAID?

THE LETTER
WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

THE CAR'S WAITING.

GOOD-BYE, TED.