All language subtitles for Murder One S01E08 Chapter 8.DVD.HI.cc.en.20FOX

THERE'S A LEAK
IN THIS OFFICE, AND I
WANNA KNOW WHO IT IS.

NEIL CONFESSED
TO KILLING JESSICA.
I'LL ROT IN JAIL...

BEFORE I'LL TESTIFY
TO ANY OF THIS,
MR. HOFFMAN.

DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT
CONFESS TO HIM THAT
YOU KILLED JESSICA?

TEDDY, I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S THE NIGHT NURSE
AT ZEPHYR HOUSE.

SHE LOGGED A CALL
FROM NEIL AT 1:45 A.M...

THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER
FROM JULIE COSTELLO'S APARTMENT.

THAT'S TWO HOURS
AFTER HE SAID HE LEFT.

WHO TOLD YOU THE RESULTS
OF OUR JURY SURVEY?
YOU KNOW I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.

IF I'VE GOT A TRAITOR
WORKING FOR ME,
I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
WHO I SAW COMING OUT OF
CONNIE DAHLGREN'S APARTMENT...

AT 7:00 THIS MORNING
WITH WET HAIR, NO LESS.

[Hoffman]
AN ATTORNEY'S FUNDAMENTAL DUTY
IS TO HIS CLIENT.

YOU'VE JEOPARDIZED
YOUR OWN CAREER BEFORE
IT'S EVEN BEGUN.

WHO IS IT, JULIE?
WHO IS IT IN YOUR DREAM?

GRAHAM... LESTER.

[Sighs Heavily]

[Phone Ringing]

COULDN'T WE JUST
LET IT RING?

[Phone Continues Ringing]

HELLO?

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
CALM DOWN, RICHARD.

WAS SHE HURT?
AS SOON AS I CAN.

YES.

[Phone Beeps Off]
JULIE COSTELLO
WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

THE POLICE HAVE HER
OUT IN VAN NUYS.

I'M TOLD ALL SHE HAD
WAS A COUPLE OF GLASSES
OF WINE.

- WHAT WAS
HER BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL?
- .05.

IT'S A LOW BLOW
FOR THE BREATHALYZER,
BUT HER PUPILS WEREN'T DILATING.

DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT'LL
BE HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. I'D
LIKE HIM TO TAKE A LOOK AT HER.

BE THAT AS IT MAY,
WE'VE POSTED BAIL, SO
SHE'S FREE TO GO, CORRECT?

NOT UNTIL WE'RE DONE
PROCESSING HER.

YOU MAY WANNA CHECK
WITH YOUR WATCH COMMANDER.

HE TOLD ME A FEW MINUTES AGO
THAT SHE'D BEEN CLEARED
FOR RELEASE.

[Sighs]
SIR, WE'VE GOT A JULIE COSTELLO
IN CUSTODY ON A D.U.I.,

AND HER ATTORNEY S...

YES, SIR.

I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT.
YES, SIR. I UNDERSTAND.

LET ME CHECK ON HER.

- I THOUGHT GRAHAM LESTER
WAS DIALING BACK HER DRUGS.
- YES, HE HAS BEEN.

THE ALCOHOL MUST'VE
AMPLIFIED THE EFFECTS
OF THE, UH, MEDICATION.

MEA CULPA, TEDDY.
IF I HAD KNOWN SHE WAS
GONNA GET BEHIND THE WHEEL,

I WOULD'VE HIDDEN THE KEYS,
BELIEVE ME.

HOW'S THE KID ON THE MOTORCYCLE?
OH, HE'S FINE. YOU KNOW,
JUST A FEW SCRAPES.

FORTUNATELY,
JULIE JUST CLIPPED HIM.

SO I SHOULD JUST BE
IN CIVIL COURT FOR
THE NEXT FIVE OR 10 YEARS.

BUT WHAT'S MONEY? AS LONG
AS EVERYBODY'S OKAY.

RICHARD,
I AM SO SORRY.

GET HER OUT OF HERE,
RICHARD, FAST.

YOUR POOR CAR.
OH, IT'S OKAY. DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT, HONEY. THAT'S OKAY.

AND, TEDDY, IT'S SO LATE,
AND YOU CAME ALL THE WAY
TO VAN NUYS.

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
NOT TO WORRY.
LET'S JUST GET YOU HOME.

WAIT. I CAN'T
FORGET MY PERSONAL EFFECTS...

MY RINGS AND STUFF.
OKAY.

- DO I NEED TO SIGN SOMETHING?
- [Officer]
HERE.

AM I GONNA LOSE MY LICENSE
'CAUSE OF THIS?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
SWEETHEART. TEDDY WILL
TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.

LET'S GO.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU,
TEDDY. I REALLY DON'T.

NIGHT.

JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT, I'VE
BEEN DOING A BIT MORE DIGGING...

INTO THAT 1992
WRONGFUL DEATH INVESTIGATION...

RUSTY ARNOLD WAS INVOLVED IN
AT ZEPHYR HOUSE.

DON'T GET TOO HOPEFUL.
WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THAT.

GRAHAM LESTER MANAGED TO
DISINFECT HIMSELF PRETTY GOOD.

YEP? WELL, CHECK THIS OUT.
A STEPHANIE LAMBERT.

SHE WAS IN REHAB AT THE TIME
FOR HEROIN ADDICTION.

SHE TOLD ONE
OF THE INVESTIGATING OFFICERS...

SHE THOUGHT LESTER
HAD DRUGGED AND RAPED HER...

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS
WHILE SHE WAS IN TREATMENT.

CASE NEVER MADE BECAUSE THERE
WAS NO CORROBORATING EVIDENCE...

AND THE GIRL COULDN'T BE SURE
WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS ALL JUST
A BAD DREAM.

THE SAME BAD DREAM
JULIE'S BEEN HAVING.

THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED.

- WHERE'S THIS WOMAN NOW?
- LIVES IN SILVER LAKE.

I TALKED TO HER ON THE PHONE,
BUT SHE WASN'T EXACTLY
FORTHCOMING.

I EXPLAINED I WASN'T A COP,
BUT SHE DIDN'T WANNA HEAR IT.

IF SHE'D BE WILLING TO TALK TO
JULIE, IT MIGHT DRIVE A WEDGE
BETWEEN HER AND HER SHRINK.

WANT ME TO TAKE A RUN AT HER?
SHE MIGHT BE MORE WILLING TO
TALK TO A WOMAN.

BE MY GUEST. I'LL GIVE YOU
HER NAME AND NUMBER.

ANYTHING NEW
ON LESTER'S NURSE?
ONLY WRONG THING ABOUT HER...

SO FAR IS THE BUILDING MANAGER
THINKS SHE'S GOT A CAT.

THERE ARE NO PETS ALLOWED.

STILL WORKING
ON HER T.R.W.
THANKS, RAY. GOOD WORK.

BOY, THIS GRAHAM LESTER'S
GOT SOME WEIRD LIZARDS LIVIN'
IN HIS HEAD, HUH?

OH, YEAH.
GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS.

OUR JURY CONSULTANT,
MARGARET STRATTON, IS LEAVING US
FOR A WHILE FOR MEDICAL REASONS.

NOTHING SERIOUS, THANKFULLY.
HER PARTNER, LORRAINE VITALE,

WILL BE COMING ON BOARD
THIS AFTERNOON, SO PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

AND JULIE COSTELLO'S
A CLIENT AGAIN.

- SHE WRECKED RICHARD CROSS'S
ROLLS LAST NIGHT.
- SHE ALL RIGHT?

SHE WASN'T HURT,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
SHE WAS CHARGED WITH D.U.I.,

RECKLESS DRIVING,
DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE.

JUSTINE, I WANT YOU
TO HANDLE THIS ONE.
ARRAIGNMENT'S NEXT WEEK.

I'LL FIND OUT WHO
THE DEPUTY D.A. IS, SEE WHAT
I CAN WORK OUT.

- IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
FOR THIS GIRL.
- DON'T GET ME STARTED.

CONFORMED COPIES
OF OUR MOTION IN LIMINE.

ONE FOR THE NURSE.
ONE FOR DR. LESTER
AND HIS MEDICAL RECORDS.

IF WE WIN THE MOTION, WON'T
GRASSO COME BACK WITH A MOTION
TO PRESERVE THE RECORDS?

GREAT. WE WANNA SEE
THOSE RECORDS TOO.

- ANYTHING ELSE?
- WE'RE MEETING WITH THE JUDGE
TODAY ON GEORGE LERMAN.

ALL THIS OVER A DOG. SURELY
THIS CASE COULD BE
PLEA-BARGAINED.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
BREAKING NEWS ON NEIL AVEDON.

IN A SWORN AFFIDAVIT,
THE TEENAGE GIRL SAYS THE MAN...

SEEN IN THE POOR-QUALITY VIDEO
IS HOLLYWOOD'S BADDEST
BAD BOY, NEIL AVEDON,

WITH WHOM SHE SPENT
A NIGHTMARISH EVENING OF SEX,
DRUGS AND VIDEOTAPE...

IN THE BUNGALOW
OF A POSH BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL.

THE AFFIDAVIT GOES ON TO SAY
THAT THE GIRL
"FEARED FOR HER LIFE"...

WHEN THE FILM STAR
TRIED TO STRANGLE HER
DURING THEIR LOVEMAKING.

NEIL AVEDON IS CHARGED
IN THE SEX SLAYING
OF 15-YEAR-OLD JESSICA COSTELLO.

IT'S AMAZING THIS KID FINDS TIME
BETWEEN THESE PERFORMANCES
TO DO ANY OTHER ACTING.

- ASSUMING THAT'S REALLY NEIL.
- WHETHER IT IS HIM OR NOT,

THIS IS ONE MORE THING
WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN AWAY.

- WHAT MAKES PEOPLE DO THAT?
- [Lisa] THERE'S A THEORY
HORMONES PLAY A PART.

I'LL GIVE CONNIE DAHLGREN
A CALL. IN THE MEANTIME,
HAVE RAY VELACEK...

FIND OUT WHATEVER HE CAN
ABOUT THE GIRL.

AFTER SEEING THAT,
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
WE DON'T ALREADY KNOW.

YOU'RE KICKING UP A LOT OF DUST
OVER THIS, AREN'T YOU,
MS. BOOTH?

YOUR HONOR, THIS MAN POUNDED
ON MR. PINE'S FRONT DOOR,

THEN PUNCHED HIM IN THE NOSE,
BREAKING IT AND CAUSING
COLLATERAL FACIAL BRUISING.

YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE
WOULD MAINTAIN THERE WAS MORE
THAN AMPLE PROVOCATION.

WE BELIEVE THAT REDUCING
THE CHARGE TO A MISDEMEANOR AND
HAVING MY CLIENT PAY A FINE...

IS THE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION,
RATHER THAN CONSUMING
THE COURT'S TIME WITH A TRIAL.

- TALK TO ME, COUNSELOR.
- I'M SORRY. I'M NOT WILLING
TO KNOCK IT DOWN.

- THIS IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE.
- LILLIAN?

[Lillian] YES?
SEND IN MR. LERMAN
AND MR. PINE.

THIS IS A DISPUTE
BETWEEN NEIGHBORS,
COUNSELORS.

A LITTLE SIMPLE COMMUNICATION,
AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SAVE OURSELVES A TRIAL.

FORGET ABOUT IT!
I WAS ASSAULTED.

I'M NOT WILLING TO PRETEND
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

MR. LERMAN, IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU COULD OFFER UP...

BY WAY OF COMPENSATION
THAT MIGHT INDUCE MR. PINE
TO FEEL AS THOUGH...

HE HAD RECEIVED REDRESS
OUTSIDE THE CRIMINAL
COURT SYSTEM?

-YOU WANT ME TO PAY HIM?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING?
-SOMETHING AKIN TO THAT.

AH. WELL.

HOW CAN I PUT THIS?
I'D RATHER BE THROWN
OUT THAT WINDOW...

AND IMPALED
ON AN IRON FENCE THAN
PAY THIS GUY ONE DIME.

MR. LERMAN,
UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

AS OF RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE CHARGED WITH A FELONY.

IF CONVICTED,
THERE'S A CHANCE YOU WILL
GO TO PRISON.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO
IS SPARE YOU THAT.

WHY SHOULD HE
BE SPARED?
LEONARD.

WHY SHOULD YOU BE SPARED?
THUNDER WASN'T SPARED. THUNDER
LIVES EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE...

WITH THE CONSEQUENCES
OF WHAT YOU DID TO HIM.

THUNDER IS DISABLED
BECAUSE OF YOU.

I DID WHAT I DID
WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE. IT
WAS AN ACT OF SELF-PRESERVATION.

I WOULD DO IT AGAIN.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE EXPRESSION
"NEVER AGAIN," MY FRIEND?

HAVE YOU HEARD THAT EXPRESSION?
WELL, HEAR IT NOW: NEVER AGAIN.
THE NEXT TIME,

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU
WITH A GUN.

STOP.
MS. BOOTH, MS. GILLESPIE,
ARE YOU READY TO PROCEED?

YES, YOUR HONOR.
RIGHT AWAY.
2:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT.

DON'T BE LOOKIN' AT ME.
I WASN'T LOOKING AT YOU.

- YOU WERE LOOKING AT ME.
YOU'RE ALWAYS STARIN'.
- [Lisa] GUYS.

[Men Squabbling,
Voices Overlapping]

THAT VIDEO WAS TOTALLY BOGUS,
TEDDY, BELIEVE ME.

AND THIS ISN'T A CASE
OF ME NOT REMEMBERING.

I DO BELIEVE YOU.
THIS HAS FELT LIKE A SCAM
FROM THE JUMP.

TRIALS LIKE THIS
BRING ALL THE WACKOS
OUT OF THE WOODWORK.

OH, YEAH? WELL,
I'M GETTIN' EATEN ALIVE,
OKAY?

I'M IN THE SUPERMARKET
THE OTHER DAY, AND THIS WOMAN
SCOOPS UP HER KID...

WHEN SHE SEES ME COMING,
LIKE I'M SOME KIND OF FIEND.

I GOTTA DO SOMETHING,
TED.

DON'T GO TO THE SUPERMARKET.
YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT
IN THE PUBLIC EYE,

PEOPLE ARE GONNA DO THINGS,
SAY THINGS... THAT'S THE REALITY.

MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER WAY
OF COMING AT THIS THAN
JUST LAYING LOW.

WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST?
MEET THIS HEAD-ON.

NEIL'S PUBLICIST
GOT A CALL FROM
FELICIA NORELL.

- NO INTERVIEWS.
- THIS IS NOT AN INTERVIEW;
THIS IS FELICIA NORELL.

THIS IS A BLUE-CHIP OPPORTUNITY
FOR NEIL TO TELL HIS SIDE
OF THE STORY.

AND I'M SURE THE TIMING
OF THIS BRILLIANT SUGGESTION
HAS NOTHING TO DO...

WITH THE FACT
YOUR PICTURE'S ABOUT TO OPEN.

THE WELFARE OF MY FRIEND
IS MY ONLY PRIORITY HERE,
BUT LET ME SAY THIS:

WE HAVE BEEN PREVIEWING
DEADBOLT IN A FEW KEY MARKETS.

YOU SHOULD SEE
WHAT THE AUDIENCE CARDS
ARE SAYING.

LISTEN TO ME, NEIL. THERE'S
A PERCEPTION IN YOUR BUSINESS
THAT ANY INK IS GOOD INK.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE
IN A MURDER TRIAL.

WE'RE AT WAR FOR THE HEARTS
AND MINDS OF THE JURY.

YOU SAY THE WRONG THING
IN AN INTERVIEW OR THE QUESTIONS
THEMSELVES SEEM SUSPICIOUS,

THAT POTENTIAL JURY COULD
DECIDE THEY DON'T LIKE YOU
OR THEY DON'T TRUST YOU.

IT COULD COST YOU
YOUR LIFE.

I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
TEDDY, AND I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING
OUT FOR MY BEST INTEREST.

WOULD YOU AT LEAST TALK
TO THESE PEOPLE?
EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES?

YOU'RE MY CLIENT.
I'LL TALK TO ANYONE
YOU WANT.

THATAWAY, TED.

BUT BEFORE I WOULD EVEN
CONSIDER SIGNING OFF
ON SUCH A THING,

I WOULD HAVE TO SATISFY MYSELF
IN A COUPLE OF AREAS.

ONE: THAT THERE'S
SUFFICIENT REASON TO WARRANT
TAKING THIS KIND OF RISK.

AND TWO: THAT THE NETWORK AGREES
TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
I CAN LIVE WITH.

I DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M HEARING...
NO INTERVIEW.

WHICH IS WHY WE ARE COMING
TO YOU TO BE THE RABBI HERE.

NEIL, I NEED YOUR AUTHORITY
TO SAY NO. NO END RUNS
AROUND ME TO YOUR AGENT...

OR ANY
OF YOUR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES.

YOU'RE THE BOSS.

THIS IS WHY YOU'RE A STAR,
TED. YOU'RE TOUGH-MINDED,
BUT YOU'RE NOT AFRAID...

TO LOOK PAST
YOUR OWN POINT OF VIEW
TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.

IF YOU EVER DECIDE
YOU WANNA RUN A STUDIO...

PUT THE BULLET RIGHT HERE.

[Hoffman] WHATEVER
NEIL AVEDON MAY HAVE SAID
TO HIS PSYCHIATRIST...

THE NIGHT IN QUESTION FALLS
UNDER THE DOCTOR-PATIENT
PRIVILEGE.

[Grasso]
THE DEFENDANT RELINQUISHED
THAT PRIVILEGE, YOUR HONOR.

MR. DOCKNOVICH ARGUED
FOR BAIL BASED UPON...

THE DEFENDANT'S MENTAL HEALTH,
OR, RATHER, LACK THEREOF.

IT'S WELL SETTLED
THAT ONCE MENTAL HEALTH
IS AT ISSUE,

THE PRIVILEGE CAN NO LONGER
BE USED AS A SHIELD.

THE PEOPLE HAVE CORRECTLY
STATED THE LAW,
BUT APPLIED IT IMPROPERLY.

AN ARGUMENT AT BAIL
NEITHER PRESENTS TESTIMONY
NOR INTRODUCES EVIDENCE.

WE CAN ALL ARGUE
D'Arcy's HORNBOOK OR EVEN
LEGISLATIVE INTENT,

BUT THE FACT IS THAT
THE DEFENDANT'S MENTAL HEALTH
IS ON THE RECORD,

AND THE DEFENSE PUT IT THERE.

NOW THEY WANT TO PULL IT BACK
TO SUIT THEIR OWN NEEDS.

THE PEOPLE ARGUE
THEY SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED
TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

I FIND THE PRIVILEGE
TOO COMPELLING TO SET ASIDE.

MR. HOFFMAN,
I'M GRANTING YOUR MOTION
VIS-À-VIS DR. LESTER.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE NURSE.
IT SEEMS TO ME IF SUSAN DOMINICK
HAS TESTIMONY...

THAT DOESN'T GO
TO THE DEFENDANT'S
MEDICAL RECORDS OR STATEMENTS,

IT MAY BE ADMISSIBLE.

MS. DOMINICK
RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL
FROM THE DEFENDANT,

WHO WAS AT THE APARTMENT
OF THE VICTIM TWO HOURS AFTER
HE TOLD POLICE HE'D LEFT.

- WE HAVE THE PHONE COMPANY
RECORDS SUPPORTING THE SAME.
- IT'S STILL HEARSAY.

A HUNDRED DIFFERENT MEN
COULD'VE PLACED THAT CALL
AND SAID THEY WERE NEIL AVEDON.

[Grasso]
SHE'LL TESTIFY SHE KNOWS
AND RECOGNIZED HIS VOICE.

MS. DOMINICK ALSO OBSERVED
THE ARRIVAL OF THE DEFENDANT
AT ZEPHYR HOUSE...

30 MINUTES AFTER THAT CALL.

SHE'S A PERCIPIENT WITNESS
TO NONPRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
AND CONDUCT.

THERE'S NO RELIABLE PROOF
SUCH AN EVENT TOOK PLACE,
BUT ARGUING HYPOTHETICALLY,

IF IT DID, NEIL
WAS VISITING HIS PSYCHIATRIST,
AND THE PRIVILEGE EXTENDS...

TO ANY EMPLOYEE WHO MIGHT
HAVE SIGNED HIM IN,
INCLUDING NURSE DOMINICK.

[Grasso] THE DEFENSE
IS TRYING TO USE PRIVILEGE
AS A SMOKE SCREEN.

MS. DOMINICK
SAW NEIL AVEDON ARRIVE
AT ZEPHYR HOUSE...

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 A.M.

SHE NOTED HIS AFFECT.
HE WAS DISTRAUGHT. HE ASKED...

TO SEE DR. LESTER,
AND SHE ESCORTED HIM
TO HIS OFFICE.

THESE ARE THE OBJECTIVE FACTS
AND SHOULD BE ADMITTED
INTO EVIDENCE.

I'M GOING TO ALLOW
MS. DOMINICK'S TESTIMONY...

AS IT RELATES
TO SEEING THE DEFENDANT
AT ZEPHYR HOUSE.

I'M ALSO GOING TO ALLOW HER
TO TESTIFY AS TO THE IDENTITY...

OF THE PERSON
SHE SPOKE WITH
ON THE TELEPHONE THAT EVENING.

YOUR HONOR,
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT...
WHETHER SHE CAN IDENTIFY...

AS FOR THE PEOPLE'S MOTION
FOR DISCOVERY: DENIED.

DR. LESTER'S NOTES AND RECORDS
ON MR. AVEDON ARE PROTECTED,

ALONG WITH ANY TESTIMONY
THE DOCTOR HIMSELF MAY MAKE...

GOING TO THE SUBSTANCE
OF HIS MEETING
WITH MR. AVEDON.

YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE MOVE
THAT DR. LESTER'S RECORDS
BE REMOVED...

TO THE CUSTODY OF THIS COURT
TO PREVENT ANY ALTERATION
OR DESTRUCTION.

- DOES THE DEFENSE
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
- YES, YOUR HONOR.

THESE RECORDS BELONG
TO MR. AVEDON. DR. LESTER
SHOULD BE ORDERED...

TO TURN OVER THESE RECORDS
TO MY OFFICE FOR SAFEKEEPING.

I THINK NOT, MR. HOFFMAN.
DR. LESTER, CAN YOU
ACCOMMODATE THE COURT?

[Murmuring]

- CERTAINLY, YOUR HONOR.
- COUNSEL, YOU WILL ACCOMPANY
YOUR CLIENT TO HIS OFFICE,

SECURE THE RECORDS
AND DEPOSIT THEM WITH THIS COURT
TOMORROW MORNING.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

[All Clamoring]
[Male Reporter] MR. HOFFMAN,
WHY WAS THIS A CLOSED HEARING?

WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?
THE JUDGE CLOSED THE HEARING
FOR GOOD REASON.

- THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
- THERE'S A STORY ON THE WIRE,
SIR, THAT THE FILM IS FAKE.

ANY COMMENT?
THIS ISN'T A NEWS BULLETIN. I
SAID EARLIER THE TAPE WAS PHONY.

NOW MAYBE YOU'LL BELIEVE ME.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE...

OF RUMOR AND INNUENDO
BEING REPORTED AS FACT.

IT'S THIS CLIMATE
OF IRRESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM...

THAT COULD MAKE IT EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT FOR MY CLIENT
TO RECEIVE A FAIR TRIAL.

THANK YOU.

ALL PRETRIAL MOTIONS
ARE BEING CONSIDERED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARTIE SNELLER,
WHO PRODUCED THE X-RATED FILM
HOSE MONKEYS...

FOOTAGE OF WHICH WAS USED
IN THE APPARENT HOAX...

HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE
EARLIER TODAY AND HAD THIS
TO SAY:

I GOT A LATE-BREAKING BULLETIN
FOR WHOEVER RIPPED OFF
OUR FOOTAGE:

WE'RE COMIN' AFTER YOU, PAL.
MY ATTORNEYS, AS WE SPEAK,
ARE BRINGING SUIT...

AGAINST DEADLINE: AMERICA
AND CONNIE DAHLGREN
FOR MISREPRESENTING OUR WORK.

HEY, YOU DON'T RIP OFF
SCHINDLER'S LIST, AND YOU DON'T
RIP OFF HOSE MONKEYS.

IN OTHER NEWS...

IT'S ABOUT TIME
NEIL GOT A WIN.

CONNIE DAHLGREN'S CREDIBILITY
MAY BE IMPEACHED, BUT DON'T
COUNT ON IT HELPING NEIL.

WHY NOT?
[Woman] EVEN THOUGH
THE CHARGE HAS BEEN REFUTED,

THE NEGATIVE ASSOCIATION'S
ALREADY BEEN MADE
IN PEOPLE'S MINDS.

- OUR RAW DATA SAYS AS MUCH.
- IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR DATA
THAT INDICATES...

THERE WOULD BE AN UPSIDE
TO NEIL DOING AN INTERVIEW WITH
FELICIA NORELL TOMORROW NIGHT?

A VENUE LIKE THAT PUTS HIM
IN AMERICA'S LIVING ROOM...

WITH ONE OF THE MOST
RESPECTED WOMEN ALIVE.

THE VISUAL ASSOCIATION ALONE
WITH FELICIA NORELL
HELPS HUMANIZE HIM.

PLUS HE'S CHARMING,
CHARISMATIC, KNOWS HOW
TO PLAY TO THE CAMERA.

WHEN HE'S ACTING.
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL...
LIVE, NO TAKE TWO.

WHAT'S THE DOWNSIDE?

EVEN IF HE SAYS
ALL THE RIGHT THINGS,
HE'LL BE UNDER A MICROSCOPE.

EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE LOOKING
FOR GUILTY BEHAVIOR IN HIS
BODY LANGUAGE, EYES, AFFECT.

PEOPLE TEND TO BELIEVE
THEIR TELEVISIONS TELL THEM
THE TRUTH.

- IF HE COMES OFF BADLY...
- LET'S SEE HOW OUR MEETING
WITH THE NETWORK GOES.

DESCRIBE FOR US, IF YOU WILL,
MR. PINE, THE EVENTS
OF JUNE 10, 1995.

[Pine]
MY WIFE AND SON WERE OUT OF TOWN
VISITING MY WIFE'S PARENTS.

I WAS IN THE DEN
ASSEMBLING A MODEL AIRPLANE.

IF MEMORY SERVES ME,
I BELIEVE IT WAS A B-52
STRATOFORTRESS.

THE DOORBELL RANG.
I ANSWERED THE DOOR,
AND THE DEFENDANT...

THAT GUY OVER THERE,
GEORGE LERMAN... ATTACKED ME.

WHAT REASON DID HE GIVE
FOR DOING SO?

HE WAS ANGRY OVER
WHAT I HAD DONE TO HIS DOG.

WAS THIS THE FIRST TIME...

HIS DOG WAS A SOURCE OF CONFLICT
BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU?

THE FIRST TIME? NO.
THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME.

HIS DOG WAS A SOURCE
OF CONFLICT FROM THE DAY
WE MOVED INTO THAT HOUSE.

WHAT WAS THE NATURE
OF THE CONFLICT?

THE DOG BARKED EVERY HOUR...

OF EVERY DAY
OF EVERY WEEK
FOR OVER A YEAR.

- NOT TRUE.
- [Pine] IT ISN'T TRUE?
- MR. LERMAN.

I'M AT HOME ALL THE TIME. HE
BARKS AT SQUIRRELS. HE BARKS AT
BIRDS. HE BARKS AT PEDESTRIANS.

- GENTLEMEN, THAT'S ENOUGH.
- HE EVEN BARKS AT
HIS OWN REFLECTION IN HUBCAPS.

DID YOU EVER SPEAK
TO MR. LERMAN ABOUT IT?
[Pine] MANY TIMES.

HIS ONE CONCESSION TO ME
WAS TO BUY THE DOG
AN ELECTRONIC COLLAR.

IT TURNED OUT THE DOG
LIKED THE ELECTRONIC COLLAR.

IT LIKED GETTING
AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE EVERY TIME
IT BARKED. IT WAS FUN FOR HIM.

INSTEAD OF SIMPLY HEARING
INCESSANT BARKING,

I NOW HEARD BARKING
ALTERNATING WITH BEEPING.

BARK. BEEP. BARK. BEEP.
BARK. BEEP. BARK. BEEP.
BARK. BEEP.

BUT THE DEFENDANT DID TAKE STEPS
TO TRY AND REMEDY THE SITUATION.

HIS STEPS WERE HALFHEARTED
AT BEST.

THE TRUTH IS,
HE WAS SNEERING AT ME.
THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN...

HIS DOG LEAPT THE YARD FENCE
AND THREW A HUMP
INTO MY SCHNAUZER.

I HAD TO TURN THE HOSE ON HIM
TO GET HIM OFF.
IT WAS ONLY THEN...

THAT I FINALLY ACTED,
RECLAIMING MY LITTLE CORNER
OF THE UNIVERSE...

FROM THAT DOG MONSTER
THAT HAD COME TO TORMENT
MY EVERY WAKING MOMENT.

- OH, YOU BELIEVE THIS JERK?
COME ON.
- GEORGE.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

[Mutters Angrily]

[Rolling Thunder]

[Rings]

STEPHANIE?

I ALMOST DIDN'T COME.
I DON'T LIKE THIS PLACE.

WE CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELSE
IF YOU WANT.

- COFFEE?
- UH-UH.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING.
I KNOW IT WASN'T
AN EASY DECISION FOR YOU.

LIKE I SAID ON THE PHONE,
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING
ON THE RECORD.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
OKAY. FINE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I HAVE A FRIEND.
SHE'S 25 YEARS OLD.

SHE'S A PATIENT
OF GRAHAM LESTER'S.
I'D LIKE YOU TO TALK TO HER.

[Scoffs]
NO WAY.

HE'S DOING THE SAME THING
TO HER THAT HE DID TO YOU.

WELL, SHE HAS MY SYMPATHIES.
ONLY ADVICE I CAN GIVE HER
IS RUN LIKE HELL.

[Panting]

'CAUSE IF SHE TRIES
TO DO ANYTHING, NO ONE
WILL BELIEVE HER,

JUST LIKE NOBODY BELIEVED ME.

[Justine]
AS OF NOW, SHE DOESN'T
BELIEVE IT HERSELF.

- IS HE WITH YOU?
- NO.

WHY IS HE LOOKING
OVER HERE?

I'M ASKING YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
WHERE WAS HELP
WHEN I NEEDED IT? HUH?

I TALKED TO DETECTIVES.

I TALKED TO RAPE CRISIS
INTERVENTION OFFICERS.

I TALKED TO PEOPLE
FROM THE D.A.'s OFFICE,
AND NOBODY DID A DAMN THING...

NOT TO HELP ME,
NOT TO STOP HIM.

IF JUSTICE WASN'T SERVED,
DON'T MAKE OTHER WOMEN
PAY THE PRICE FOR THAT.

AT THE VERY LEAST,
YOU CAN DEPRIVE LESTER
OF ANOTHER VICTIM.

AND MAYBE SOMEBODY
WILL BELIEVE HER.

AND MAYBE HE'LL FINALLY GET
WHAT'S COMING TO HIM.

IF THERE WAS ANY JUSTICE,

GRAHAM LESTER'S BALLS WOULD
BE NAILED TO THE FRONT DOOR
OF HIS CLINIC.

THEN GIVE ME A NAIL.

[Rolling Thunder]

I HAVEN'T SEEN THE NETWORK
THIS EXCITED SINCE FELICIA
INTERVIEWED JOHN WAYNE GACY.

YOU UNDERSTAND
THIS IS BY NO MEANS
A FAIT ACCOMPLI?

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE:
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE GROUND RULES. WE WANT
THE SEGMENT TAPED IN ADVANCE,

WITH EDITORIAL CONTROL
TO RESIDE WITH NEIL AND MYSELF.

- YOU'RE JOKING.
- DO YOU HEAR A LAUGH TRACK?

IT'S NEVER BEEN THE POLICY
OF THE NETWORK NEWS DIVISION
TO CEDE EDITORIAL CONTROL.

CHANGE YOUR POLICY.
FIRST OF ALL, TEDDY, THERE'S
NO EDITORIAL CONTROL, PER SE.

- FELICIA WORKS LIVE.
- WHICH MEANS NEIL CAN'T GET UP
AND WALK AWAY IF SANDBAGGED.

TEDDY, THIS ISN'T
GONNA BE ADVERSARIAL.

FELICIA NORELL
DIDN'T GET WHERE SHE IS
BY THROWING HANGING CURVEBALLS.

IF THIS HAS TO BE LIVE,
WE HAVE TO AGREE IN ADVANCE
TO THE QUESTIONS SHE CAN ASK.

THESE INTERVIEWS
AREN'T SCRIPTED.

FELICIA LETS
CONVERSATIONS UNFOLD
AS CONVERSATIONS DO.

THEN WE'RE DONE HERE.

THE RECEPTIONIST
WILL VALIDATE YOUR PARKING.
UH, H-HOLD IT.

THE NETWORK
WANTS TO MAKE THIS WORK.

WHAT CAN WE DO
TO MAKE NEIL
COMFORTABLE?

NO QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE CRIME.

PERIOD.

THAT COULD HAVE
A PRETTY BROAD
INTERPRETATION.

THE BROADEST POSSIBLE.

[Sighs]
FELICIA HAS TO ASK
WHAT'S ON EVERYONE'S MIND.

IF THE PUBLIC SENSES
THERE'S SOME SORT OF CONSPIRACY
TO AVOID THIS ISSUE,

THEY'LL TUNE OUT IN DROVES.

YOUR RATINGS
AREN'T MY CONCERN.

AT THE VERY LEAST,
PEOPLE ARE GONNA WANT
TO HEAR WHAT IT'S LIKE...

TO FACE THESE KINDS OF CHARGES,
WHAT IT DOES TO SOMEONE'S LIFE.

AND IF THEY'RE LIKE ME,
AND THEY THINK
NEIL IS INNOCENT,

THAT ENGENDERS
A LOT OF SYMPATHY.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NEIL
TALKING ABOUT HIS FEELINGS.

BUT I DON'T WANT HIM TALKING
ABOUT OR BEING ASKED ABOUT
HIS WHEREABOUTS...

THE DAY OF THE MURDER.

FINE.

AND NO QUESTIONS
ABOUT HIS PRIOR ARRESTS.

HIS ARRESTS ARE A MATTER
OF PUBLIC RECORD.
BUT NOT ADMISSIBLE IN COURT.

HE DOESN'T NEED
20 MILLION PEOPLE...

HEARING A LITANY
OF EVERY SCREW-UP
HE'S EVER MADE.

ALL RIGHT.
NO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
ABOUT HIS CRIMINAL RECORD.

WHAT ELSE?

NO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE VICTIM,
HIS STATEMENTS TO POLICE,

HIS PREPARATIONS FOR TRIAL,

WHETHER OR NOT HE'LL TESTIFY,
WHAT HIS TESTIMONY MIGHT BE,

AND I WANT IT IN WRITING.

I GUESS WE CAN
LIVE WITH THAT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

WHAT ASSURANCES DO I REALLY HAVE
THAT ANY OF THESE TERMS
WILL BE ADHERED TO?

I LIKE TO THINK MY WORD,

FELICIA'S GOOD INTENTIONS...

AND THE GOOD FAITH
OF THE ENTIRE NETWORK
MEAN SOMETHING, TED.

I LIKE TO THINK
THE MEEK WILL INHERIT THE EARTH.

[Clicking Lighter Lid]

SO?
HOW'D WE DO?

YOU GOT ME COVERED
16 WAYS TILL SUNDAY.

I GOT YOU A PIECE OF PAPER
WITH SOME ASSURANCES
WRITTEN ON IT.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

NEIL, I'M ASKING YOU
NOT TO DO THIS INTERVIEW.

YOU'RE REALLY
LOOKING OUT FOR ME, TEDDY.

I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME.

BUT I'M DOING THIS INTERVIEW.

IT'S MY DECISION.
I'LL TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.

DESCRIBE FOR US,
IF YOU WOULD,

THE HISTORY OF YOUR DEALINGS
WITH THE PLAINTIFF
PRIOR TO JUNE 5, 1995.

HE BOUGHT THE HOUSE
NEXT DOOR TO ME
A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

I HAD BEEN THERE 11 YEARS
AT THAT POINT.

ONE DAY HE COMES TO ME
AND SAYS MY DOG'S BARKING
IS IRRITATING HIM.

THE DOG IS
A LITTLE HIGH STRUNG,
I'LL GRANT THAT.

I TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I STARTED
KEEPING THE DOG INSIDE.

[Lisa] DID THAT SERVE
TO SATISFY MR. PINE?
NO, IT DID NOT.

HE COMPLAINED THAT
HE COULD ALSO HEAR BARKING
WHEN THE DOG WAS INSIDE.

DID YOU TAKE FURTHER STEPS
TOWARDS CORRECTING
THE SITUATION?

I BOUGHT
AN ELECTRONIC COLLAR.

- BARK, BEEP! BARK, BEEP!
- THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT,
MR. PINE.

I PAID FOR SESSIONS
WITH A DOG TRAINER.

WHATEVER I COULD DO,
I DID.

WHERE WERE YOU
THE WEEK OF JUNE 5, 1995,
MR. LERMAN?

I WAS ATTENDING
A TRADE SHOW IN MIAMI.

WOULD YOU TELL THE COURT WHAT,
IF ANYTHING, YOU DISCOVERED
UPON YOUR RETURN FROM THAT TRIP.

THAT MY DOG WAS DIFFERENT.

THAT HE DIDN'T
COME RUNNING TO GREET ME.

THAT HE DIDN'T JUMP UP
AND PUT HIS PAWS AROUND ME.

THAT HE WOULDN'T FACE ME.
SUDDENLY HE WAS SELF-CONSCIOUS.

YOUR HONOR,
WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
DEFENSE EXHIBIT "A."

- IS THIS YOUR DOG, MR. LERMAN?
- YES, IT IS.

CAN YOU CAUSE YOUR DOG
TO BARK?

I CAN CAUSE MY DOG
TO ATTEMPT TO BARK.

[Lisa]
WOULD YOU PLEASE DO SO?

[Sighs]
SPEAK, THUNDER.

[Dampened,
Raspy Barking]
SPEAK, BOY! COME ON!

SPEAK FOR DADDY.
COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON. COME ON!

THANK YOU, MR. LERMAN.

WHAT DID YOU DO
WHEN YOU FOUND YOUR DOG
WAS UNABLE TO BARK?

I TOOK HIM TO THE VET.

I WAS INFORMED
THAT HIS VOCAL CORDS
HAD BEEN SURGICALLY ALTERED.

AND WHAT DID YOU DO
UPON RETURNING FROM THE VET?

I WENT TO MR. PINE.
I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD DONE THIS.
HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD.

HE WAS PROUD OF HIMSELF,
THIS PSYCHOPATH!
OH, I'M THE PSYCHOPATH.

[Judge] MR. PINE!
YOU FORCE AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO
ENDURE THIS CEASELESS BARKING,

AND I'M THE PSYCHOPATH?

- MR. PINE!
- NOBODY COMPLAINED BUT YOU!

WHY IS THAT, I WONDER?

BOTH OF YOU,
STOP THIS COLLOQUY RIGHT NOW.

THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER.

LOOK AT WHAT
THIS EVIL LITTLE TURD
HAS DONE TO YOU.

I HAVE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR.

A SOMEWHAT HUMBLED
CONNIE DAHLGREN
IS HERE TO SEE YOU.

SHOW HER IN.

STEPHANIE LAMBERT JUST CALLED.
SHE'S AGREED TO COME IN THIS
AFTERNOON AND MEET WITH JULIE.

THANKS, JUSTINE.

TRUCE.

I DIDN'T KNOW
WE WERE AT WAR.

YOU GAVE AS GOOD AS YOU GOT.

I DON'T QUITE FOLLOW.
COME ON, TEDDY.

I'M NOT WEARING A WIRE.
SEARCH ME, IF YOU'D LIKE.

YOU'RE LABORING
UNDER A MISAPPREHENSION...

IF YOU THINK I HAD
ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THAT VIDEO.

YOU HAVE THE MOST REMARKABLE
ABILITY TO BE SINCERE,
WHETHER YOU MEAN IT OR NOT.

WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
WHEN SYDNEY SCHNEIDER
GAVE ME THAT TAPE...

I MADE THE MISTAKE
OF TAKING IT AT FACE VALUE.

SERVES ME RIGHT.
I SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE THOROUGH.
THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU, CONNIE.

I KNOW.

BUT THE DEAR BOY
WAS SO EAGER TO PLEASE,

AND SO YOUNG,
AND SO GRATEFUL.

NOW THAT THE SCORE'S EVEN,

CAN WE GO BACK TO THE MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP
WE'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED?

NOTHING WOULD PLEASE ME MORE.

- NO HARD FEELINGS?
- NONE.

I'M GLAD WE HAD THIS CHANCE
TO CLEAR THE AIR.

BUT ANSWER ME
ONE QUESTION, TEDDY.

THAT FILM, HOSE MONKEYS...

WAS THAT PART OF YOUR
PRIVATE COLLECTION?

IF I TOLD YOU,
IT WOULDN'T BE PRIVATE,
WOULD IT?

YOU PULLED THAT STUNT
WITH CONNIE DAHLGREN.

YEP.

AFTER WHAT SHE DID TO ME
AND THE DAMAGE
I CAUSED THE AVEDON CASE,

I HAD TO DO SOMETHING
TO DISCREDIT HER.

AND TO BE HONEST,
MR. HOFFMAN,

THE REVENGE
WAS PRETTY SWEET.

BY BLEEDING OUT THE COLOR AND
RERECORDING IT A BUNCH OF TIMES
TO DEGRADE THE QUALITY.

AND I KEPT A COPY OF
THE PHONY AFFIDAVIT FOR YOU.
IT'S PRETTY CONVINCING.

YOU'RE FIRED.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

- WHY?
- YOU DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING
FROM YOUR LAST MISTAKE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I T-THOUGHT YOU'D BE GRATEFUL.

BECAUSE YOU TRIED
TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS
THROUGH TRICKERY?

DID YOU HEAR A WORD I SAID
IN OUR CONVERSATION LAST WEEK?

Y-YEAH, Y-YOU SAID...
[Stammering]

T-T-THAT WITH FAILURE
COMES OPPORTUNITY,

AND I-I SAW AN OPPORTUNITY,
AND I WENT FOR IT.

YOU'RE SMART, CUNNING...

AND UNDERHANDED, SYDNEY.

QUALITIES THAT,
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD,
WILL MAKE YOU VERY SUCCESSFUL.

BUT NOT IN THIS FIRM.

BUT ALL I D-DID WAS...
WHAT YOU DID WAS LIE.

THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE
AS IT IS...

BENDING AND TWISTING
LEGAL ETHICS
TO SUIT THEIR OWN NEEDS...

WITHOUT YOU
JOINING THEIR RANKS.

WHEN THE DEAN
OF YOUR LAW SCHOOL...

RECEIVES MY EVALUATION
OF YOUR PERFORMANCE
DURING THIS INTERNSHIP,

MAYBE HE'LL TAKE
A MORE LENIENT VIEW.

BUT I DOUBT IT.

TELL ME WHAT IT IS I DID
THAT'S SO WRONG?

THAT YOU HAVE TO ASK
MAKES MY POINT.

LOUIS WILL PACK YOUR THINGS
AND SEND THEM ALONG
WITH YOUR FINAL CHECK.

GOOD-BYE.

WHEN SYDNEY SCHNEIDER'S
THE BIGGEST AGENT IN HOLLYWOOD,

YOU CAN SAY
YOU KNEW HIM WHEN.

JULIE, SAY HELLO
TO STEPHANIE LAMBERT.

HI.
[Justine]
HAVE A SEAT.

IS THIS ABOUT
MY CAR ACCIDENT?

[Hoffman]
JUSTINE HAS THAT
UNDER CONTROL.

THIS IS ABOUT GRAHAM LESTER.

OH, HE TOLD ME
NOT TO DRINK ALCOHOL
WITH THAT PRESCRIPTION.

IT WAS PRINTED ON THE BOTTLE,
BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN.

IT WAS TOTALLY MY FAULT.

THAT'S NOT WHY WE ASKED YOU
TO COME HERE.

WHEN YOU WERE IN THE HOSPITAL,
DO YOU REMEMBER TELLING ME
ABOUT DREAMS YOU'D BEEN HAVING?

ABOUT DR. LESTER FORCING YOU
TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM?

STEPHANIE WAS A PATIENT
AT DR. LESTER'S TOO.

DOES RICHARD KNOW
YOU CALLED ME IN HERE
TO TALK ABOUT THIS?

DOES IT MATTER?

- TEDDY, I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.
- I THINK YOU SHOULD.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
THIS PERSON.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.

ALL WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO
IS LISTEN.

IT'S OKAY. I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN THROUGH, AND I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT
WHEN IT'S REAL SHAKY
AND YOU'RE NOT SURE...

IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT,

AND HE'S THERE,

ASKING YOU TO TRUST HIM...

BECAUSE HE'S THE DOCTOR,
AND HE CAN MAKE IT OKAY.

AND HE DOES MAKE IT OKAY.

HE SHOWS YOU
THAT HE'S NOT SCARED,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE SCARED EITHER.

GRAHAM LESTER
WAS THE ONE THING
THAT I COULD HOLD ONTO,

AND I HELD ON TIGHT.

SO WHEN HE CAME
INTO MY BED,

I TRIED
TO BLOCK IT OUT.

I COULDN'T...

ALLOW MYSELF TO THINK
HE'D DO SOMETHING
LIKE THAT TO ME.

HE WAS MY LIFELINE.

I COULDN'T CUT HIM LOOSE.

I KNEW THAT IF I DID,
I WOULD DIE.

THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT
I'D LET HIM BECOME.

BUT I WASN'T CRAZY.

AND THAT WHOLE SICK...

LITTLE CEREMONY
THAT WENT ON EVERY NIGHT...

WASN'T JUST SOME BAD DREAM
THAT'S A NORMAL PART OF THERAPY
LIKE HE KEPT SAYING IT WAS...

THE NURSE COMING IN,
GIVING ME MY SHOT,

HIM THERE...
[Scoffs]

WATCHING ME,
TOUCHING ME,

PULLING UP
MY NIGHTGOWN,

FORCING HIMSELF ON ME.

AND I'D TRY TO SAY SOMETHING,

COVER MYSELF UP,

PUSH HIM AWAY,

BUT I COULDN'T.

I HAD TO LIE THERE
FOR HOWEVER LONG IT TOOK HIM,

HIS SWEAT
DRIPPING ALL OVER ME.

AND THEN HE'D MAKE THIS...

AWFUL LITTLE NOISE...

AND GO AWAY.

MY BODY
COULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING,

BUT I KNEW EXACTLY
WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

JUST LIKE YOU KNEW.

I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID
THAT IN ONE OF MY DREAMS...

HE'D WANT TO KISS ME.

THAT WOULD ONLY MAKE IT WORSE.

HE NEVER DID.
NO.

AT LEAST
HE NEVER DID THAT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

BEFORE I RENDER MY DECISION...

I WANT TO MAKE NOTE
OF ONE ESSENTIAL FACT...

THE ONLY TRUE VICTIM
IN THIS CASE
IS THE ANIMAL IN QUESTION.

ITS OWNER DIDN'T TRAIN
OR CONTROL IT PROPERLY.

IN RESPONSE,
MR. PINE SUBJECTED IT TO
NEEDLESS SURGERY, DAMAGING IT.

IN RESPONSE TO THAT,
THE DEFENDANT RESORTED
TO PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.

SHAME ON THE BOTH OF YOU.

I FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY
ON THE CHARGE OF BATTERY.

AS TO SENTENCING,

GIVEN THE FACT THAT I BELIEVE
THAT THERE WAS PROVOCATION...

AND THAT THE DEFENDANT'S
ACTIONS TOOK PLACE
IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT,

I'M SENTENCING HIM
TO ONLY FIVE DAYS
IN THE COUNTY JAIL...

AND 500 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE...

TO BE PERFORMED
AT THE WEST LOS ANGELES
ANIMAL SHELTER.

WE'RE DONE.

HE PLAGUES MY LIFE
FOR A YEAR,

HE PHYSICALLY BRUTALIZES ME
IN MY HOME,

YOU GIVE HIM
FIVE LOUSY DAYS IN JAIL
AND SAY "WE'RE DONE"?

BE CAREFUL, MR. PINE,
OR YOU'LL FIND OUT JUST HOW LONG
FIVE DAYS CAN BE.

YEAH. IN DOG YEARS,
IT'S THREE STINKIN' HOURS.

I'M WARNING BOTH OF YOU,
CEASE THIS OUTBURST RIGHT NOW.

I LOVE THE IDEA THAT
YOU'RE PUTTING HIM TO WORK
IN AN ANIMAL SHELTER.

THAT'S MOST APPROPRIATE. MAYBE
YOU COULD PUT CHARLIE MANSON
ON EARLY WORK RELEASE...

- SO HE COULD BE A BIG BROTHER.
- JUST SIT DOWN, LEONARD.

ONE MORE WORD, MR. PINE,
AND I AM HOLDING YOU
IN CONTEMPT.

IF I MAY, YOUR HONOR,

I FEEL SUFFICIENTLY AGGRIEVED
BY THE OUTCOME OF THIS CASE
TO SAY THAT CONTEMPT...

FOR BOTH YOU
AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
IN GENERAL...

IS A PRETTY FAIR SUMMATION
OF THE WAY I FEEL.

ALL RIGHT, MR. PINE.

I FIND YOU IN DIRECT CONTEMPT
OF THIS COURT.

BAILIFFS, REMAND
BOTH THESE GENTLEMEN
INTO CUSTODY.

THEY ARE BOTH TO SERVE
FIVE DAYS IN COUNTY JAIL.

AND IF I HAD MY WISH,
THEY WOULD SERVE THOSE FIVE DAYS
IN THE SAME CELL.

NOW WE'RE DONE.

YOU'RE DUE AT THE STUDIO
IN HALF AN HOUR.

NEIL CALLED.
HE'LL MEET YOU THERE.

THERE'S A DRIVE-ON FOR YOU
AT THE MADISON GATE.

AND RICHARD CROSS IS OUTSIDE.
HE NEEDS A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME.
I'LL BET.

SHOW HIM IN.

TEDDY.

RICHARD.

JULIE TOLD ME
ABOUT THESE DREAMS
SHE'S BEEN HAVING...

AND THIS MEETING
WITH THIS, UH...

STEPHANIE PERSON.

CAN ANY OF THIS
BE TRUE, OR...

THE STORIES THESE TWO WOMEN TELL
ARE TOO SIMILAR TO IGNORE.

WELL, THEN,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

I'VE KNOWN GRAHAM LESTER
FOR YEARS.

HE'S A FRIEND.
OR WAS.

BUT I MEAN, UH... [Chuckles]

I CANNOT ALLOW JULIE
TO CONTINUE TREATMENT
WITH THIS MAN.

NOT UNDER A CLOUD LIKE THIS.

IT PROBABLY WOULD BE
ILL-ADVISED.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, TEDDY, THAT
WHATEVER MY PAST RELATIONSHIP
WITH GRAHAM LESTER,

I'M GONNA JUMP INTO THIS THING
WITH BOTH FEET.

IF ANY OF THIS HAPPENED,
OR IF HE SO MUCH AS
LAID A HAND ON JULIE,

I WILL SEE TO IT
THAT HIS LICENSE IS REVOKED
AND HE IS PUT BEHIND BARS.

TO THAT END,
YOU CAN TELL
YOUR INVESTIGATOR...

THAT MY RESOURCES
ARE AT HIS DISPOSAL.

THIS REALLY IS
A POLICE MATTER, RICHARD.

IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION
JULIE CAN PROVIDE,

SHE SHOULD TALK
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

GRAHAM LESTER...

WAS JESSICA'S
PSYCHIATRIST TOO.

SO I HAVE TO
ASK THE QUESTION...

IF HE DID DO THESE THINGS,

IF HE WAS INVOLVED
IN THE DEATH OF THE OTHER GIRL
AT ZEPHYR HOUSE,

DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE
THAT HE...

KILLED JESSICA?

ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.

WISH NEIL GOOD LUCK
FOR ME TONIGHT.
I'LL BE WATCHING.

[Door Closes]

LET'S TALK ABOUT
YOUR NEW MOVIE.

GREAT.
YOU SHOULD GO SEE IT.
IT'S CALLED DEADBOLT.

IT'S MY FIRST FEATURE.
MM-HMM.

COMING TO A THEATER
NEAR YOU.

YOU'VE LIVED
A CHARMED LIFE, NEIL.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR OWN SERIES,
BECOME A STAR.

NOW YOU'RE EMBARKING
UPON A FILM CAREER.

AND SUDDENLY...
YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A NIGHTMARE.

YEAH.

I THINK EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS THAT
WITH YOUR TRIAL COMING UP...

THERE'S A LOT
YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT.

THAT'S TRUE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY
TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO
HAVE TUNED IN TO THIS SHOW,

WHO WANT TO KNOW
WHO NEIL AVEDON IS?

THE WORST THING
THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME...

ISN'T BEING ACCUSED
OF SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO.

IT WAS LOSING
SOMEONE THAT I LOVED.

I'D GIVE MY LIFE RIGHT NOW
IF IT WOULD BRING HER BACK.

FOR WHATEVER REASON,

I HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH
BEING ACCUSED OF KILLING HER,

AND WHAT I HAVE TO DO NOW
IS CONVINCE THE WORLD
THAT I'M INNOCENT.

AND I GUESS
THAT'S WHO NEIL AVEDON IS
RIGHT NOW.

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE
ALL THIS IS HAPPENING
TO YOU?

AT FIRST I THOUGHT
GOD WAS PUNISHING ME.
FOR?

FOR ALL THE BAD THINGS
I HAVE DONE IN MY LIFE.

YOU'VE ACKNOWLEDGED
PUBLICLY THAT,

FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE YOU WERE
14 YEARS OLD,

YOU'RE SOBER.

YEAH. I JUST GOT
MY 30-DAY CHIP.

IS THAT ONE OF THE LESSONS
YOU NEEDED TO LEARN?

THAT THERE'S LIFE
AFTER DRUGS AND ALCOHOL?

ABSOLUTELY.
AND UNTIL YOU FIGURE THAT OUT,
YOU CAN'T LEARN ANYTHING ELSE.

TALK ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE
TO BE IN JAIL.

WELL, IT WAS TERRIFYING.

THE SMELL, THE NOISE...
IT'S NEVER QUIET IN JAIL.

AND SUDDENLY ALL THE FAME
AND THE MONEY AND THE WOMEN,

NONE OF THAT STUFF
MEANS ANYTHING.

THE TRUTH IS, NONE OF THAT STUFF
MEANS ANYTHING OUTSIDE EITHER.

ANOTHER LESSON?
[Neil]
BIG LESSON.

ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE
WHAT A TYPICAL DAY IS
FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

SIMPLER, BY A LOT.

I LIVE IN A GUEST HOUSE
AWAY FROM THE CITY.

I RUN EVERY DAY,
GO TO MY MEETINGS, READ.
I KEEP TO MYSELF, MOSTLY.

- ARE YOU LONELY?
- NO.

I MEAN, YOU'D THINK,
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS...

OF NEVER GOING ANYWHERE
WITHOUT AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE
COMING ALONG I WOULD BE,

BUT I'VE DISCOVERED
THIS WEIRD NEW EXPERIENCE...

PEACE AND QUIET.

ANYONE SPECIAL IN YOUR LIFE
AT THE MOMENT?

YEAH.

ANYONE WE KNOW?

NO.
SHE'S NOT IN THE BUSINESS.

SHE'S SHY.

AND, UM,

I'M IN LOVE WITH HER.

WHAT'S HER NAME?
[Laughs]

NOT TELLING.

NEIL, ARE YOU WORRIED...

ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD DO
TO YOUR CAREER?

MY CAREER?
DO I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
WORKING AS AN ACTOR?

YOU BET.
I LOVE WHAT I DO.

BUT DO I WORRY
THAT ALL OF THIS WILL
KEEP ME FROM BECOMING...

A MOVIE STAR?

THAT DOESN'T SEEM
QUITE SO IMPORTANT ANYMORE.

WE DID A TELEPHONE SURVEY
RIGHT BEFORE WE WENT ON THE AIR,

AND THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE
WE SPOKE TO THINK YOU'RE GUILTY.

BECAUSE THEY ONLY HEARD
ONE SIDE.

I'VE BEEN ON TRIAL
IN THE PRESS FOR MONTHS...

WITH PEOPLE SAYING
ALL KINDS OF THINGS ABOUT ME
THAT AREN'T TRUE.

A BIG REASON WHY I WANTED TO DO
THIS INTERVIEW WAS SO PEOPLE
COULD GET TO KNOW ME A LITTLE...

AND SEE THAT I DON'T HAVE HORNS
GROWING OUT OF MY HEAD.

LET'S TALK FOR A MOMENT
ABOUT WHAT IS TRUE.

YOU'VE ADMITTED
YOU DON'T REMEMBER...

STRANGLING MELISSA GRIOTTE
IN THAT VIDEOTAPE.

- THAT'S A MATTER
OF COURT RECORD, ISN'T IT?
- YEAH.

THE REASON YOU DON'T REMEMBER
IS BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN
EXPERIENCING BLACKOUTS...

FROM USING DRUGS
AND ALCOHOL, RIGHT?

FELICIA,
WE'RE GETTING INTO AN AREA
I REALLY CAN'T TALK ABOUT.

OKAY, BUT YOU'RE SAYING
THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKING UP
ALL KINDS OF THINGS ABOUT YOU.

BUT THERE ARE
A LOT OF DISTURBING THINGS
THAT AREN'T MADE UP.

YOU STRANGLED A SWAN.
YOU STRANGLED MELISSA GRIOTTE.

YOU ADMIT TO BEING
IN JESSICA'S APARTMENT
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

YOU HAD SEX WITH HER.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
YOU STRANGLED HER
AND YOU JUST DON'T REMEMBER?

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME
NOT TO REMEMBER SOMETHING
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE,

SOMETHING IT'S INCONCEIVABLE
I WOULD EVER DO...

TO ANYONE,

LET ALONE A PERSON I LOVE
THE WAY I LOVED JESSICA.

AND WHEREVER SHE IS NOW,

SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH,

AND GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH...

THAT I DIDN'T DO
THIS TERRIBLE THING.

THANK YOU, NEIL AVEDON,
FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.

WE'LL BE BACK
IN A MOMENT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HE'S BEAUTIFUL,

BOYISH, SENSITIVE,
TRAGIC.

NOW EVERY WOMAN IN AMERICA
WANTS TO MOTHER HIM.

DO YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S AN ACTOR.

SO I CAN'T TELL
IF I'M BEING MANIPULATED...

OR IF I JUST WATCHED
AN INNOCENT MAN
POUR OUT HIS SOUL.

I KNOW THAT'S A CONCEPT
I'VE BEEN ALLERGIC TO
UP TO THIS POINT,

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME...

I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER
IF NEIL AVEDON IS REALLY
CAPABLE OF MURDER.

GIVE ME 12 JURORS
WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY YOU DO,

AND I'VE GOT A SHOT
AT GETTING HIM OFF.

AND IF THEY'RE WRONG?

THEN,
AS THE OLD SAYING GOES...

BETTER 10 GUILTY MEN GO FREE
THAN ONE INNOCENT MAN
BE PUNISHED.

I REST MY CASE.