All language subtitles for Murder One S01E20 Chapter 20.DVD.HI.cc.en.20FOX

[Announcer]
THE MURDER.

[Polson]
ALL THE EVIDENCE POINTS
TO A SINGLE PERPETRATOR...

WHO KNEW THE VICTIM
AND HAD ROUGH SEX WITH HER
PRIOR TO HER MURDER.

[Announcer] THE SUSPECT...
DRUG-ADDICTED MOVIE STAR
NEIL AVEDON.

IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE HIP-DEEP
IN A RAPE-HOMICIDE.

[Announcer]
A NEW SUSPECT.

DO YOUR 20 YEARS
AS A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE
GIVE YOU A STRONG SENSE...

THAT EDUARDO PORTALEGRE
COULD BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR JESSICA'S DEATH?

THE ANSWER IS YES.

[Announcer]
A NEW PARTNERSHIP.

YOU DIDN'T THINK
I'D ABANDON MY FRIEND
IN HER TIME OF NEED, DID YOU?

YOU LEARN FAST,
AND YOU'RE LOYAL.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO QUALITIES
THAT I REQUIRE.

[Announcer]
CROSS'S STRANGE BEHAVIOR.

WHEN BAIL WAS SET
FOR MR. AVEDON
AT $10 MILLION,

WERE YOU NOT THE ONE
WHO POSTED THE BAIL?

I WANT YOU TO UNBUTTON
THE TOP THREE BUTTONS
OF YOUR BLOUSE,

PICK UP THOSE PAPERS,
DROP 'EM ON THE FLOOR,
BEND OVER AND PICK 'EM UP.

[Snaps Fingers]
DO IT.

LOOKS TO ME
AS THOUGH RICHARD CROSS
IS HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

WHATEVER IT WAS WE SAW TODAY
DIDN'T MAKE ME THINK
RICHARD WAS CAPABLE OF MURDER.

TOMORROW MORNING,
I'M GONNA TESTIFY.

DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT SAY
TO DETECTIVE ARTHUR POLSON...

THAT YOU WERE EXPERIENCING
SOME BLACKOUTS
AND MEMORY LOSS?

I DID NOT KILL JESSICA
AND FORGET ABOUT IT.

BUT YOU CAN'T STATE
WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY...

THAT YOU DIDN'T DO IT,
CAN YOU?

- I GUESS, THEORETICALLY,
IT IS POSSIBLE.
- THANK YOU, MR. AVEDON.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU
THAT I KNOW MYSELF,
AND I DIDN'T DO IT.

[Announcer]
THE SECRET FILES.

[Richard]
DO NOT EVER LIE TO ME.

THIS WAS ALL JUST A HUGE
MISUNDERSTANDING, RICHARD.
ALL I WAS TRYING TO DO WAS...

- NO LIES. ONLY TRUTH.
- PLEASE!

GET ME IN A ROOM WITH TED.
I THINK HE'S GONNA WANT
TO SEE THIS.

- OH, MY GOD.
- [Justine] THE HANDIWORK
OF RICHARD CROSS.

[Justine] LISA,
I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT CONVINCED
CROSS MURDERED JESSICA.

[Eduardo]
HELLO. YOU MUST BE JUSTINE.

AND YOU ARE?
EDUARDO PORTALEGRE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN BRAZIL.
EVEN A PORTALEGRE
HAS TO TAKE EXAMS...

IF HE'S TO GRADUATE
FROM AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.

CAN I OFFER YOU SOME COGNAC?
I'M SURE RICHARD WON'T MIND.

NO, THANK YOU.
WHERE IS RICHARD?

I SUPPOSE I SHOULD OFFER YOU
ONE OF THESE AS WELL.

LIBERATED WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY
ENGAGE IN SUCH THINGS, NO?

NOT THIS ONE.
PITY.

A FINE CIGAR IS ONE OF LIFE'S
TRUE PLEASURES.

YOU HAVE NOT LIVED
UNTIL YOU HAVE HAD A COHIBA.

CHE GUEVARA, HE CREATED THESE
AFTER THE REVOLUTION...

FOR CASTRO'S PRIVATE USE.

NATURALLY, THEY WERE
BANNED IN THIS COUNTRY,

WHICH ONLY SERVED TO MAKE THEM
EVEN MORE DESIRABLE.
MM.

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY SAY
ABOUT A CUBAN CIGAR?
NO.

THEY TAKE THEIR SWEETNESS
FROM BEING ROLLED...

ON THE THIGHS
OF YOUNG PEASANT GIRLS.

[Scoffs]
YOU'RE OFFENDED. PLEASE.

I MEANT NO INSULT.

I'M SURE YOUR OWN THIGHS
ARE EQUALLY AS SWEET...

IF THEY'RE ANYTHING LIKE
YOUR BREASTS...
HEY!

[Laughs]

AMERICAN WOMEN... WHY IS IT
THAT THEY ALWAYS MAKE IT A GAME
OF DEFENDING THEIR HONOR?

EDUARDO, I'M LEAVING NOW,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET
OUT OF MY WAY.

[Whimpers]

[Continues Whimpering]

[Screams]

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?

- YOU WAIT TILL MY FATHER
HEARS ABOUT THIS.
- YOU CAN USE MY PHONE.

I'M SURE HE'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR
YOU ALMOST MADE
YOUR THIRD RAPE CHARGE.

THANKS.
WELL, WHEN A MAN
WALKS INTO MY OFFICE,

HELPS HIMSELF
TO ONE OF MY COHIBAS,
HE DESERVES WHAT HE GETS.

I WAS A LITTLE MORE
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
HE WAS TRYING TO DO TO ME.

WHO?

EDUARDO.

OH, YES. EDUARDO. HE LEFT
A MESSAGE WITH MY SECRETARY.
HE'S COMING BACK FROM SÃO PAULO.

ARE THESE THE FAST TRACK
DOCUMENTS I'M SUPPOSED TO SIGN?
YES.

RICHARD,
EDUARDO WAS JUST IN HERE.

EDUARDO WHO?

[Person Coughs]
[Grasso] GOOD MORNING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THIS IS THE MORNING
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU
THOUGHT WOULD NEVER COME...

THE DAY WHEN THERE ARE
NO MORE WITNESSES,

WHEN ALL THE EVIDENCE IS IN
AND WHEN... HARD AS IT
MAY BE TO BELIEVE...

THE LAWYERS
ARE ALMOST FINISHED TALKING.

DON'T LOOK TOO PLEASED.
I SAID ALMOST.

BEFORE YOU RETIRE
TO YOUR DELIBERATIONS,

WE'RE GONNA SPEAK WITH YOU
ONE LAST TIME.

AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE
YOUR JOB TO WEIGH THE FACTS,

TO SEE WHICH SIDE
THE FACTS SUPPORT...

AND MAKE YOUR DECISION
AS DIRECTED BY THE LAW.

SO, WHAT ARE THE FACTS
OF THE CASE?

HERE'S ONE NO ONE DISPUTES.

A LOVELY YOUNG GIRL
NAMED JESSICA COSTELLO IS DEAD,

A GIRL NOT YET 16,

A GIRL WHO HAD
THE REST OF HER LIFE
TAKEN FROM HER...

BY THE PERSON THAT
ENTERED HER APARTMENT
ON SEPTEMBER 20...

AND BEAT AND RAPED
AND MURDERED HER.

WHAT ARE THE FACTS
IN HER DEATH?

WE KNOW
THAT SHE WAS STRANGLED.

DR. MATHESON DESCRIBED
THE BRUISING ON HER NECK,

THE WAY THE ASSAILANT
CRUSHED THE BONES
IN HER THROAT.

WE KNOW SHE WAS RAPED.
DR. MATHESON DESCRIBED THE TEARS
AND ABRASIONS IN HER VAGINA.

OFFICER BICKLEY FOUND HER
TIED TO HER BED,
HER APARTMENT IN DISARRAY...

ALL SIGNS THAT SHE DESPERATELY
RESISTED HER ATTACKER.

SO WHO ATTACKED
JESSICA COSTELLO
ON THE LAST NIGHT OF HER LIFE?

WHO COMMITTED THIS BRUTAL CRIME?

THE FACTS SUPPORT
ONLY ONE CONCLUSION.

HE DID...
THE DEFENDANT, NEIL AVEDON.

BY HIS OWN TESTIMONY, HE ADMITS
HE WAS AT HER APARTMENT
THAT EVENING...

AND HAD SEX WITH HER.

[Scoffing]
WELL, WHAT COULD HE SAY?

DR. GAFORE IDENTIFIED
HIS SEMEN INSIDE JESSICA,

SAID IT WAS ONE-IN-A-BILLION
IT COULD BE SOMEONE ELSE.

BUT MR. AVEDON CLAIMS
HE MERELY WENT OVER
TO HER APARTMENT,

HAD SEX WITH HER AND LEFT...
ALLOWING SOME MYSTERY MAN...

TO ENTER HER APARTMENT
AND KILL HER AFTER HE WAS GONE.

IS THAT THE TRUTH?
NOT ACCORDING TO SUSAN DOMINICK.

MS. DOMINICK TESTIFIED
THAT THE DEFENDANT
CALLED ZEPHYR HOUSE...

AT 1:45 A.M.
ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

SHE KNEW HIS VOICE.
SHE TALKED WITH HIM.

WHEN THE PHONE COMPANY
TRACED THE CALL,

WHERE DID IT COME FROM...
JESSICA'S APARTMENT.

THAT PUTS NEIL AVEDON
AT THE SCENE OF THE MURDER...

BETWEEN THE TIME THAT JESSICA
MADE A FRIGHTENED,

FRANTIC CALL
TO RICHARD CROSS AT 1:15...

AND MR. CROSS'S DISCOVERY
OF HER BODY 45 MINUTES LATER...

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE TIME FRAME ESTABLISHED
BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.

NOW, IS THIS A COINCIDENCE...

JUST BAD TIMING...

THAT PUT NEIL AVEDON
AT THE SCENE OF A CRIME
HE DIDN'T COMMIT?

THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS.

HE SAYS HE NEVER COULD
HAVE KILLED JESSICA.
HE LOVED HER.

BUT WHAT ARE THE FACTS?
AGAIN, BY HIS OWN TESTIMONY,

HE ADMITS
HE WAS PRONE TO VIOLENCE.

HE ADMITS
HE SUFFERED BLACKOUTS...

DURING WHICH HE FORGOT
ENTIRE EVENINGS.

HE ADMITS HE HAD SEX
WITH JESSICA COSTELLO...

AND SUPPLIED HER WITH COCAINE.

A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

SO, WHAT DOES MR. HOFFMAN DO?

MR. HOFFMAN PARADES
IN FRONT OF YOU...

A LINEUP
OF MANUFACTURED SUSPECTS.

AH! RICHARD CROSS DID IT.

OH, GARY BLONDO DID IT.
HER DENTIST DID IT.

ANYONE BUT NEIL AVEDON.

NEIL AVEDON, THE DRUG ABUSER.

NEIL AVEDON, THE MAN
WHO GOT HIS KICKS...

VIDEOTAPING HIMSELF
STRANGLING WOMEN DURING SEX.

NEIL AVEDON, THE ACTOR, WHO
GAVE HIS FINEST PERFORMANCE...

WHEN HE GOT UP ON THIS STAND
AND HE SAID...
[Tapping]

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE FACTS.

DAMN THE FACTS.
BELIEVE THE ROLE I'M PLAYING.

AND WHAT DID HE SAY
TO DR. GRAHAM LESTER
ON THE NIGHT OF THE CRIME?

I DID IT.
I KILLED JESSICA COSTELLO.

OH, OF COURSE,
HE DENIES SAYING THAT NOW.

[No Audible Dialogue]
DESPITE THE DRUGS
AND THE BLACKOUTS,

HE'S CERTAIN
HE DIDN'T SAY THAT.

IN FACT, DR. LESTER MUST HAVE
SOME SINISTER MOTIVE
FOR SAYING SUCH A THING.

WHAT ARE THE FACTS?
NEIL AVEDON CAN'T REMEMBER.

SO, MR. HOFFMAN DRAGS UP
FOUR...

VERY CONFUSED YOUNG LADIES
WHO ACCUSE DR. LESTER...

A RESPECTED,
BOARD-CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIST...
OF RAPING THEM.

BUT WHEN
THEY CALL JULIE COSTELLO,
JESSICA COSTELLO'S OLDER SISTER,

TO THE STAND
TO CONFIRM THIS WILD STORY,
WHAT DOES SHE SAY?

IT NEVER HAPPENED.

WHY DID HE DO IT?
WHY DID NEIL AVEDON
MURDER JESSICA COSTELLO?

IT'S SIMPLE REALLY.

BECAUSE SHE REJECTED HIM.

SHE WAS TIRED OF THE PARTIES
AND THE DRUGS AND THE LIFESTYLE
NEIL HAD INTRODUCED HER TO.

SHE WANTED OUT.

BUT NO ONE
HAD EVER DENIED NEIL,

NOT SINCE HE'D BECOME A STAR
THEY HADN'T.

SO, HE GOES OVER
TO HER APARTMENT,

FURIOUS AT HIS REJECTION,
AND HE RAPES HER.

AND AS SHE
DESPERATELY STRUGGLED...

IN ORDER TO HAVE A BIGGER KICK,
A BIGGER ORGASM...

HE CHOKED THE LIFE OUT OF HER!

BECAUSE SHE DARED
TO SAY NO TO HIM.

NOW HE HOPES THAT YOU'LL
IGNORE ALL THE FACTS...

AND LET HIM
GET AWAY WITH HIS CRIME.

AND WHY NOT?

IN HOLLYWOOD,
SOMEONE ALWAYS COMES ALONG
TO CLEAN UP AFTER THE STARS...

PROTECT THEM FROM
THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THEIR ACTS,

MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY.

[Whispering]
DON'T.

MAKE HIM PAY
FOR WHAT HE DID.

MAKE HIM PAY FOR THAT.

[People Chattering]

I SWEAR, IF GRASSO STUCK
HER FINGER IN MY FACE ONE
MORE TIME, I WAS GONNA LOSE IT.

I THINK RESTRAINT
WAS THE WISER CHOICE, NEIL.

THAT "HOLLYWOOD STAR" STUFF.
YOU DON'T THINK THE JURY'S
GONNA BUY THAT, DO YOU?

SHE WAS TELLING A STORY.
TOMORROW, WE'LL TELL
A DIFFERENT ONE.

TAKE NEIL OUT THE BACK. I DON'T
WANT HIM TALKING TO THE PRESS
UNTIL THE JURY'S OUT.

COME ON.

[Reporters, Shouting]
NEIL! A FEW QUESTIONS!
NEIL! NEIL!

MR. HOFFMAN! MR. HOFFMAN!
HOW DO YOU THINK MS. GRASSO DID?

MIRIAM GRASSO IS AN EFFECTIVE
ADVOCATE FOR HER CAUSE.

HOWEVER,
I'M CONFIDENT THE JURY WILL
SEE THROUGH HER RHETORIC...

AND FIND MY CLIENT
NOT GUILTY.

- TED, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU SLEPT
WITH JUDGE BORNSTEIN?
- WHAT?

MY PAPER
HAS RELIABLE INFORMATION...

THAT THE TWO OF YOU HAD
A PRETTY TORRID AFFAIR
13 YEARS AGO.

- DID YOU SLEEP
WITH JUDGE BORNSTEIN?
- THIS IS GARBAGE.

[Man]
DO YOU THINK BORNSTEIN
SHOULD RESIGN FROM THE CASE?

IF YOU WANT TO ASK ME ABOUT
CLOSING ARGUMENTS, DO IT. I
WON'T COMMENT ON TABLOID GOSSIP.

IS THIS A NONDENIAL DENIAL?
THAT'S "NO COMMENT," WHICH
IS ALL YOU'RE GETTING TODAY.

[All Shouting Questions,
Indistinct]

NATURALLY, MRS. HOFFMAN WILL
BE SEEKING PHYSICAL CUSTODY
OF THE MINOR CHILD.

AS LONG AS WE UNDERSTAND THAT
LEGAL CUSTODY IS TO BE JOINT.
THAT'S FINE.

THE ISSUE OF CHILD SUPPORT
REMAINS OPEN.

THE ISSUE OF VISITATION
REMAINS OPEN.

ON THE ISSUE OF VISITATION,
I WOULD ASSUME...

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
EVERY OTHER WEEKEND
AND EVERY OTHER SCHOOL VACATION.

- PLEASE DON'T ASSUME.
- OKAY, I WON'T ASSUME.

VISITATION REMAINS OPEN.

LET'S TALK ABOUT
DIVISION OF ASSETS.

WE WANT THE HOUSE.
WE WANT HALF THE ESTIMATED
VALUE OF THE LAW FIRM.

WE HAVE NO PROBLEM
AS FAR AS THE HOUSE
IS CONCERNED.

AS FAR AS THE LAW FIRM,
WE'LL AGREE TO A BUYOUT,

BUT ONLY IF WE DON'T
HAVE TO GO THROUGH
COMPETING NET WORTH EVALUATIONS.

- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
- IT MEANS WE ALL AGREE TO ABIDE
BY THE VALUATION OF THE FIRM...

AS SWORN TO
BY THE FIRM'S ACCOUNTANTS.

OKAY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM THEN.
WE'LL NEVER AGREE TO THAT.

LET'S PUT IT ASIDE
AND MOVE OVER
TO SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

- HAS IT REALLY COME TO THIS?
- [Annie's Attorney] LET'S
TALK ABOUT SPOUSAL SUPPORT.

CAN WE REALLY NOT TRUST
EACH OTHER TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT?

MS. SPECTOR, I WOULD ASK YOU
TO ADMONISH YOUR CLIENT...

NOT TO ADDRESS MS. HOFFMAN
DIRECTLY.

WHY WOULD I TRUST YOU?
YOU'VE MANAGED TO STAY
MARRIED TO ME FOR NINE YEARS,

AND NEVER ONCE DID YOU
FEEL COMPELLED TO TELL ME
THE TRUTH ABOUT YOURSELF.

TELL YOU THE TRUTH
ABOUT WHAT?

LET'S START WITH YOUR AFFAIR
WITH BETH BORNSTEIN.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS ISN'T BEING PRODUCTIVE.

- HOW DID YOU FIND OUT?
- A REPORTER CALLED ME
FOR A QUOTE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MY
RELATIONSHIP WITH BETH BORNSTEIN
WAS OVER BEFORE I MET YOU?

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT,
WITH THIS TRIAL BEFORE HER,
YOU STILL COULD'VE MENTIONED IT.

- IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH US.
- IT HAD EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH US.

THAT AND A THOUSAND
OTHER THINGS LIKE IT ARE WHY
I WANT OUR MARRIAGE OVER.

I'M TIRED OF LIVING
ON THE FRONT PAGE
OF THE TABLOIDS.

- YOU THINK I LIKE IT?
- I THINK YOU LOVE IT.

[Spector]
MAYBE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
FOR US TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.

[People Chattering]

THEN IT'S TRUE...
YOU AND BORNSTEIN.
IT WAS 13 YEARS AGO.

YEAH, BUT, TEDDY...
IN HERE.

IF BORNSTEIN'S STILL
CARRYING A TORCH FOR YOU,
THIS COULD CUT BOTH WAYS.

- IT ENDED BY MUTUAL CONSENT.
- SO THIS COULD BE
GOOD FOR US.

THIS HAS NO BEARING
ON YOUR CASE.

I'VE WORKED A DOZEN TRIALS
WITH BORNSTEIN OVER THE YEARS,

AND SHE'S NEVER BEEN
ANYTHING BUT EVEN-HANDED.

I GOTTA HAND IT TO YOU, TED.
BEFORE THIS STARTED,

I THOUGHT I WAS THE STUD
IN THIS CASE.

TED, THEY NEED YOU
IN JUDGE BORNSTEIN'S CHAMBERS.

[Knocking]
COME IN.

YOU CALLED THIS MEETING,
MS. GRASSO.

CAN I ASSUME IT'S ABOUT
THE REPORT IN THE TABLOIDS?
YES, YOUR HONOR.

WELL, OUR INVESTIGATION
REVEALED AS MUCH.

LOOK, PERSONALLY, I'M NOT
THAT TROUBLED BY THIS.

BUT I FEEL IT'S MY DUTY
TO REQUEST A FORMAL HEARING.

LET ME UNDERSTAND THIS,
MS. GRASSO.
YOU WANT ANOTHER JUDGE?

ROGER GARFIELD WILL BE
ARGUING OUR MOTION.

I'D PREFER THAT HE
ADDRESS THAT ISSUE IN COURT.
VERY WELL.

I'LL SET A HEARING
FOR LATER THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I'M SURE YOU AND TED...

HAVE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT
THAT DON'T CONCERN ME.

- [Door Opens, Closes]
- [Sighs]

OH, TO BE YOUNG AND FOOLISH
AGAIN, HUH, TED?

[Exhales]
DAYS LIKE THIS, IT'S HARD
TO REMEMBER EVER BEING YOUNG.

ANY IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED
TO HIT THE FAN?

A VERY GOOD IDEA.
REMEMBER MY ASSISTANT,
CAROL RISTEN?

SURE.
LAST WEEK, I CANNED HER
FOR PADDING HER EXPENSE REPORTS.

APPARENTLY,
SHE ALSO FELT ENTITLED
TO PAD HER SEVERANCE PAY...

BY ACCEPTING A HEFTY CHECK
FROM THE NATIONAL INQUISITOR.

AND GARFIELD WANTS
TO MAKE A MEAL OF IT.

[Opens Drawer]
ALMOST MAKES YOU WISH...

WE'D NEVER STOPPED OFF
FOR THAT DRINK, HUH?

NO.

[Roger] WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
JUDGE, YOUR FAILURE
TO BE FORTHCOMING...

ABOUT YOUR PAST RELATIONSHIP
WITH DEFENSE COUNSEL HAS
CREATED A SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT...

ABOUT YOUR CAPACITY
TO BE IMPARTIAL.

[Judge Bornstein]
IN WHOSE MIND, MR. GARFIELD?

IN THE COLLECTIVE MIND
OF MY OFFICE.

I SEE.

THEREFORE, UNDER SECTION 170.1
OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE,

WE MOVE THAT YOU RECUSE YOURSELF
FROM ANY FURTHER PARTICIPATION
IN THIS CASE.

IS IT POSSIBLE YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN HAPPY WITH MY RULINGS,
AND YOU WANT ME OFF THIS CASE?

MY ONLY CONCERN, YOUR HONOR,
IS THE FAIR ADMINISTRATION
OF JUSTICE.

- MR. HOFFMAN?
- YOUR HONOR, WE CAN ALL SEE
THIS MOTION FOR WHAT IT IS...

A DESPERATE TACTIC
BY A DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO FEARS
THAT HE'S LOSING THIS CASE...

AND HIS POLITICAL CAREER
ALONG WITH IT.

OBJECTION.
SAVE YOUR OBJECTIONS,
MR. GARFIELD.

- THERE'S NO JURY TO PLAY TO.
- FURTHER, YOUR HONOR, IN
YOUR SIX YEARS ON THE BENCH,

I'VE SEEN NOTHING WHICH WOULD
CALL YOUR IMPARTIALITY
INTO QUESTION...

IN THIS CASE OR ANY OTHER
I'VE ARGUED BEFORE YOU.

MR. GARFIELD, IN REVIEWING
THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPT,

I'VE DISCOVERED
I'VE RULED FOR THE PEOPLE...

TWICE AS OFTEN
AS I'VE RULED FOR THE DEFENSE.

NOT ON SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES,
YOUR HONOR...

THE DIARY,
ALLOWING MR. HOFFMAN
TO CALL ME AS A WITNESS.

BUT THIS WOULDN'T BE
ABOUT RETALIATION, WOULD IT?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.
LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE.

UNDER THE STATUTE YOU CITED,
I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE
SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT...

AS TO MY ABILITY
TO BE IMPARTIAL.

IF I HAD ANY DOUBT,
I WOULD HAVE RECUSED MYSELF
BEFORE THIS TRIAL EVEN STARTED.

MOTION DENIED.
THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW,
YOUR HONOR,

WE'LL BE GOING BEFORE
THE PRESIDING JUDGE
ON THIS MATTER.

AS IS YOUR RIGHT
UNDER THE LAW, MR. GARFIELD.

HOWEVER, I WILL NOT WASTE
THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY
OR THIS COURT'S TIME...

WAITING FOR THIS ISSUE
TO BE RESOLVED.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH
MR. HOFFMAN'S CLOSING ARGUMENT
AFTER THE RECESS.

[Gavel Raps]

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME,
RICHARD?

YES. I NEED YOU TO LOOK
INTO SOMETHING FOR ME.

AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

I USED TO BE ABLE TO SEE
CATALINA FROM THIS WINDOW.

RIGHT THERE.

FIND OUT FOR ME
WHY I CAN'T ANYMORE.

IT'S JUST A GUESS, RICHARD,

BUT MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE
THIS WINDOW DOESN'T
FACE THE OCEAN.

WELL, THAT COULD BE IT, YEAH.
GOOD WORK, JUSTINE.

ARE YOU OKAY, RICHARD?
YEP. TOP OF THE WORLD.

AH, ON ANOTHER NOTE,
UM, I HAD LUNCH WITH
EDUARDO PORTALEGRE TODAY,

WHO, UM... [Chuckles]

APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY
OVER SOME INCIDENT...

THAT APPARENTLY HAPPENED
BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU.

RICHARD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU WERE HERE
WHEN EDUARDO ATTACKED ME.

AS YOU RECALL, YOU BURNED
A RATHER NASTY LESSON
IN THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

OH. LATIN LOTHARIOS...
THE WAY THEY TREAT WOMEN,

YOU KNOW, IT'S DISGRACEFUL.

WOULD THAT INCLUDE JESSICA?

JESSICA?

OH, YES, THE RUMOR THAT
A YOUNG EDUARDO RAPED JESSICA.

WHY WOULD YOU
BE INTERESTED IN THAT?
JUST CURIOSITY, I GUESS.

JUSTINE, IN MY EXPERIENCE,
A RUTHLESSLY AMBITIOUS
PERSON LIKE YOURSELF...

NEVER ASKS AN IDLE QUESTION.

YOU THINK
I'M RUTHLESSLY AMBITIOUS?
YES.

AND COMING FROM ME,
THAT'S A COMPLIMENT.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU KNEW
ANYTHING ABOUT EDUARDO'S
RELATIONSHIP WITH JESSICA.

AND YOU JUST THOUGHT YOU
COULD GET SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT THE AVEDON CASE...

WHICH YOU COULD THEN TAKE
AND SHOVE IN TED HOFFMAN'S
UNGRATEFUL PUSS, DIDN'T YOU?

I ADMIRE THAT, JUSTINE.
I REALLY DO.

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD
NO IDEA THAT YOUNG EDUARDO
EVEN KNEW JESSICA, SO...

ONE MINUTE, YOU'RE OFF
IN THE OZONE. THE NEXT,
YOU'RE FOCUSED LIKE A LASER.

I HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR YOU,
JUSTINE.

DON'T TRY TO FIGURE ME OUT.

[Hoffman] GOOD AFTERNOON.
AFTER HEARING MS. GRASSO
YESTERDAY,

SOME OF YOU MAY BE WONDERING
WHY I'M EVEN BOTHERING
TO GET UP HERE.

SHE MADE IT SOUND SO SIMPLE
TO FIND JUSTICE IN THIS CASE.

JUST CONVICT NEIL AVEDON
AND GO HOME.

BUT BEFORE YOU DO,
REMEMBER,

THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESSES
TO THE MURDER
OF JESSICA COSTELLO.

MS. GRASSO SAYS, OH, BUT WE
HAVE ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES...

WHICH SUGGEST
NEIL AVEDON IS THE KILLER...

WITNESSES WHO CAN
PLACE HIM AT THE SCENE,

ONE WHO EVEN CLAIMS
THAT NEIL CONFESSED.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK
AT HER CASE CRITICALLY...
AS THE LAW REQUIRES YOU MUST...

YOU SEE THAT IT RESTS
ON THE CREDIBILITY
OF THREE WITNESSES...

SUSAN DOMINICK,
GRAHAM LESTER...

AND RICHARD CROSS.

IF ANY ONE OF THEM IS LYING,
MS. GRASSO'S ENTIRE CASE
FALLS APART.

SUSAN DOMINICK SAYS THAT NEIL
CALLED DR. LESTER'S CLINIC
AT 1:45.

MS. GRASSO SAYS
THAT THIS PLACES NEIL
INSIDE JESSICA'S APARTMENT...

AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH.

PUTTING ASIDE
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S
TESTIMONY...

THAT THE MURDER COULD
HAVE OCCURRED AS MUCH
AS THREE HOURS LATER,

YOU'RE STILL LEFT WITH THIS...
NEIL WAS ONLY THERE...

IF SUSAN DOMINICK
IS TELLING THE TRUTH.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE PHONE LOG,
THE ONE THAT PURPORTS
TO DOCUMENT NEIL'S CALL?

MS. DOMINICK SAYS
SHE HAD TO "COPY" IT OVER,

NOT BECAUSE SHE HAD
TO ENTER A CALL FROM NEIL
WHICH NEVER OCCURRED,

BUT BECAUSE
SHE SPILLED COFFEE ON IT.

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, SHE SAYS.
WELL, MAYBE THEY DO.

BUT WHEN SHE WAS ASKED
IF SHE KNEW RICHARD CROSS,
WHY WAS SHE EVASIVE?

WHY DID SHE
CONVENIENTLY FORGET...

THAT HE WAS PAYING HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS...

FOR HER BROTHER'S
MEDICAL TREATMENT?

ASK YOURSELVES,

WAS SUSAN DOMINICK
TELLING THE TRUTH?

GRAHAM LESTER, HE SAYS
THAT NEIL CONFESSED TO HIM.

"WHAT CAN BE MORE CONCLUSIVE
THAN THAT?" MS. GRASSO SAYS.

WELL, NOTHING...

UNLESS DR. LESTER WAS LYING...

FOR HIS GOOD FRIEND,
RICHARD CROSS.

FOUR WOMEN TOOK THIS STAND
AND DESCRIBED...

HOW DR. LESTER
DRUGGED AND RAPED THEM,

HOW HE VIOLATED EVERY CANON
OF MEDICAL ETHICS.

MS. GRASSO SAYS THESE WOMEN
WERE... CONFUSED.

THEY WERE TOO OUT-OF-IT ON DRUGS
TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

ANGELA SCALISE
WAS NOT CONFUSED.

SHE STOPPED
TAKING HER MEDICATION.

WHEN DR. LESTER
ENTERED HER ROOM
AND ATTEMPTED TO RAPE HER,

SHE KNEW EXACTLY
WHAT HE WAS DOING.

ASK YOURSELVES,
WAS DR. GRAHAM LESTER
TELLING THE TRUTH?

RICHARD CROSS, HE SAYS
HE FOUND JESSICA'S BODY
AT 2:00 A.M...

AND THAT THE ONLY REASON
HE DIDN'T CALL THE POLICE
TO REPORT HER DEATH...

WAS THAT HE WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT THE REPUTATION
OF A WOMAN...

WHO MADE HER LIVING
AS A PROSTITUTE,

WHO ONLY SURFACED
AFTER MR. CROSS HIMSELF WAS
ARRESTED FOR JESSICA'S MURDER.

WHO DIDN'T RICHARD CROSS KNOW
IN THIS CASE?

HE INTRODUCED JESSICA
TO THE MEN IN HER DIARY.

HER MARRIED HER SISTER, JULIE,
TO KEEP HER FROM TESTIFYING
AGAINST HIM.

HE WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CAMPAIGN
OF ROGER GARFIELD,

WHO PERSONALLY ORDERED
HIS RELEASE FROM JAIL.

RICHARD CROSS WAS IN
JESSICA'S APARTMENT
THAT NIGHT.

DID HE KILL JESSICA?
DID HE MAKE THAT CALL
TO ZEPHYR HOUSE AT 1:45...

SO THAT HE COULD CONSPIRE WITH
GRAHAM LESTER AND SUSAN DOMINICK
TO SET UP NEIL?

FROM ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM,
ASK YOURSELVES,

WAS RICHARD CROSS
TELLING THE TRUTH?

SUSAN DOMINICK, GRAHAM LESTER
AND RICHARD CROSS.

MS. GRASSO'S CASE RESTS
ON THE ROTTING FOUNDATION
OF THEIR TESTIMONY.

TO CONFUSE YOU,
SHE TELLS YOU...

THAT WE'RE TRYING
TO MAKE NEIL THE VICTIM,
TO PUT JESSICA ON TRIAL.

I ASSURE YOU WE ARE NOT.

WHEN WE PUT THE MEN
FROM JESSICA'S DIARY
ON THE STAND,

WE DID SO TO SHOW YOU
THE DANGEROUS LIFESTYLE
SHE WAS LEADING.

WE LET NEIL'S MOTHER
AND HIS FRIENDS SPEAK TO YOU...

SO THAT YOU COULD SEE
ANOTHER SIDE OF HIM,

THE SIDE THE PROSECUTION
DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE.

NEIL AVEDON
AND JESSICA COSTELLO...

WERE TWO LOST SOULS
WHO FOUND EACH OTHER
AND FELL IN LOVE.

THAT'S WHY NO ONE GRIEVES
MORE FOR JESSICA'S DEATH
THAN NEIL AVEDON.

THAT'S WHY NOTHING COULD
COMPOUND JESSICA'S TRAGEDY
MORE...

THAN TO CONVICT NEIL AVEDON
OF HER MURDER.

DID RICHARD CROSS
KILL JESSICA?

I CAN'T TELL YOU.

I CAN TELL YOU THIS.

LISTEN TO YOUR DOUBTS,
YOUR VERY REASONABLE DOUBTS,

ABOUT MS. GRASSO'S
"UNHOLY THREE."

THEN YOU'LL KNOW NEIL AVEDON
DID NOT KILL JESSICA COSTELLO.

NEIL AVEDON IS AN INNOCENT MAN.

[Man] I'VE READ YOUR MOTION,
MR. GARFIELD, AS WELL AS
THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS...

AND THE TRANSCRIPT
OF YOUR HEARING
BEFORE JUDGE BORNSTEIN.

UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION TO OFFER,
I'M PREPARED TO RULE.

YOUR HONOR,
LET ME EMPHASIZE AGAIN
THE PEOPLE'S CONCERN...

OVER JUDGE BORNSTEIN'S FAILURE
TO REVEAL HER PAST RELATIONSHIP
WITH DEFENSE COUNSEL.

IN ALL MY YEARS
AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY...

I ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, MR. GARFIELD,
NOT ADDITIONAL ARGUMENT.

UNDERSTOOD, YOUR HONOR.
UNDERSTOOD.

- I JUST WISHED TO EMPHASIZE...
- I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE
SEEKING HERE, MR. GARFIELD.

BUT IN MY READING
OF THE TRANSCRIPTS,

I SEE NOTHING
WHICH WOULD SUGGEST
JUDGE BORNSTEIN'S BIAS.

WHILE IN A PERFECT WORLD,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
PRUDENT OF HER...

TO HAVE REVEALED
HER PAST RELATIONSHIP
WITH MR. HOFFMAN,

IT OCCURRED LONG ENOUGH AGO
AS TO BE INCONSEQUENTIAL
TO THIS CASE.

- YOUR MOTION IS DENIED,
WITH PREJUDICE.
- [Gavel Raps]

[Judge Bornstein]
MS. GRASSO, ARE YOU PREPARED
TO PROCEED WITH YOUR REBUTTAL?

YES, I AM, YOUR HONOR.
THEN PLEASE DO SO.

OKAY, WE'RE ALMOST DONE.

AFTER I FINISH TALKING WITH YOU,
JUDGE BORNSTEIN WILL PRESENT
HER INSTRUCTIONS,

AND YOU'LL GET ON
WITH THE BUSINESS
OF REACHING A VERDICT.

IT'S A DAUNTING RESPONSIBILITY,
I KNOW...

HUNTING FOR THE TRUTH,
DECIDING SOMEONE'S FATE.

THE ONLY SUGGESTION
I'M GOING TO MAKE...

IS THAT YOU FACE
THIS RESPONSIBILITY...

WITH THE STRONGEST WEAPON
YOU POSSESS...

YOUR COMMON SENSE.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WILL
GET YOU TO THE TRUTH.

THAT'S WHAT WILL GET YOU
THROUGH, FRANKLY,

THE MAZE THAT
THE DEFENSE HAS CONSTRUCTED
TO MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR WAY.

IF YOU LET YOUR COMMON SENSE
BE YOUR COMPASS,
YOU WON'T GET LOST.

YOU WON'T BUY THE SUGGESTION
THAT THE DEFENDANT SHOULD BE
FORGIVEN FOR THIS CRIME...

BECAUSE HE WAS ABUSED
BY HIS FATHER...

OR THE IMPLICATION
THAT JESSICA COSTELLO
WAS A WILD GIRL...

AND, THEREFORE,
SHE DESERVED WHAT SHE GOT.

YOU'LL SEE THROUGH THE ATTEMPT
TO CAST SUSPICION
ON INNOCENT MEN,

REMEMBERING THAT THEY DIDN'T
LEAVE THEIR SEMEN
IN THE VICTIM...

ON THE NIGHT THAT SHE WAS
BRUTALLY RAPED AND MURDERED.

IF YOU FOLLOW
YOUR COMMON SENSE,

YOU'LL SEE IN
THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS
A PATTERN OF VIOLENCE...

THAT'S CONSISTENT
WITH THIS HORRIBLE CRIME.

YOU WILL NEVER LOSE SIGHT
OF THE FACT THAT HE ADMITTED
THAT HE KILLED JESSICA COSTELLO.

HE ADMITTED IT
TO DR. GRAHAM LESTER.

AND ON A VIDEOTAPE,
HE SHOWED US HOW HE DID IT.

IF YOU'LL WATCH THE MONITOR,
PLEASE.

YOUR HONOR, OBJECTION.
TO WHAT?

TO THE ATTEMPTED TRANSFORMATION
OF THESE PROCEEDINGS INTO
A SHOW-AND-TELL CIRCUS.

THE JURY HAS ALREADY...
APPROACH, PLEASE,
BOTH OF YOU.

[Whispering, Indistinct]

THIS IS THE TAPE
OF THE DEFENDANT HAVING SEX
WITH MELISSA GRIOTTE?

YES, IT IS, YOUR HONOR.
AND IT'S PREJUDICIAL.

BECAUSE IT PROVES
YOUR GUY'S GUILTY?

YOUR HONOR, THIS TAPE'S
ALREADY BEEN ADMITTED
INTO EVIDENCE.

FINE. IF THE JURY WANTS TO
SEE IT, THEY CAN REQUEST
A SHOWING AT ANY TIME.

BUT MS. GRASSO SHOULDN'T BE
SHOVING IT AT THEM NOW.

SINCE WHEN
DOES THE DEFENSE GET TO
SCRIPT MY CLOSING ARGUMENT?

THERE ARE LIMITS TO THE USE
OF EVIDENCE, YOUR HONOR.
COMMON SENSE TELLS YOU THAT.

OTHERWISE, THE PROSECUTION
WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING
THIS TAPE...

ON A 10-FOOT SCREEN
THROUGHOUT THIS TRIAL.

NEVERTHELESS, COUNSEL,
THE PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED...

TO RECAPITULATE EVIDENCE
DURING THEIR REBUTTAL.

I DON'T FIND THE USE OF
THIS TAPE TO BE PREJUDICIAL.
YOU MAY STEP BACK.

I READ TO YOU FROM
DR. GRAHAM LESTER'S NOTES...
[Videotape: Woman Moaning]

HIS TESTIMONY OF FEBRUARY 19...
[Melissa]
DON'T.

WHERE HE DESCRIBES
THE DEFENDANT'S AGITATED
ARRIVAL AT HIS CLINIC...

ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

"HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD GONE
TO JESSICA'S APARTMENT
EARLIER THAT NIGHT.

"THERE HAD BEEN AN ARGUMENT.
[Melissa, Moaning]
STOP.

HE LOST HIS TEMPER,
AND HE SAID THAT HE KILLED HER."

AND LATER THIS SEQUENCE,
WHEN I ASKED,

"WHEN MR. AVEDON TOLD YOU
HE HAD JUST KILLED
JESSICA COSTELLO,

DID HE SEEM COHERENT?"
ANSWER: "YES."

"WAS HE DELUSIONAL?"
ANSWER: "NO."

"WAS IT YOUR OPINION THAT
THE DEFENDANT WAS REPORTING
A FANTASY OR A DREAM...

WHEN HE TOLD YOU
HE HAD JUST MURDERED
JESSICA COSTELLO?"

ANSWER: "NO."

BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MELISSA GRIOTTE
SURVIVED THIS HORROR.

THE DEFENDANT'S
OTHER VICTIM DID NOT.

THAT DIFFERENCE ASIDE,
WHAT YOU ARE WITNESSING...

IS THE MURDER
OF JESSICA COSTELLO.

COMMON SENSE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

COMMON SENSE... IF YOU USE IT
TO CONSIDER THIS AND ALL
THE OTHER EVIDENCE,

YOU WILL SURELY CONCLUDE
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT...

THAT NEIL AVEDON
MURDERED JESSICA COSTELLO.

THANK YOU.

"IT IS THE STATE OF THE CASE,
WHICH, AFTER THE ENTIRE
COMPARISON...

"AND CONSIDERATION
OF ALL THE EVIDENCE,

"LEAVES THE MINDS OF THE JURORS
IN THAT CONDITION
THAT THEY CANNOT SAY...

"THAT THEY FEEL
AN ABIDING CONVICTION
TO A MORAL CERTAINTY...

OF THE TRUTH OF THE CHARGE."

NOW, HAVING FULFILLED
THE LETTER OF THE LAW
BY READING THE CHARGES...

AND BEING REASONABLY SURE
THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST
A FEW OF YOU...

THAT MAY NEED
FURTHER CLARIFICATION,

LET ME TRY TO PUT THIS
IN PLAIN ENGLISH.

IT IS YOUR JOB TO FIND OUT
WHETHER THAT MAN...

IS GUILTY
OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
IF HE IS INDEED GUILTY
OF THAT CRIME,

YOU MUST FIRST FIND
THAT HE COMMITTED A RAPE
UPON JESSICA COSTELLO...

AND YOU MUST
REACH THAT CONCLUSION
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.

IT MEANS BEYOND A DOUBT
THAT IS LOGICAL.

IF AFTER HEARING
THE PEOPLE'S CASE,
YOU STILL HAVE SUCH A DOUBT,

THEN MR. AVEDON IS ENTITLED
TO A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

AS TO CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE,
IF, IN YOUR MIND,

SUCH EVIDENCE
CAN BE INTERPRETED TO FAVOR
EITHER INNOCENCE OR GUILT,

YOU MUST
ADOPT THE INTERPRETATION
WHICH FAVORS INNOCENCE.

WITH REGARD TO WITNESSES,
YOU HAVE NO OBLIGATION...

TO ACCEPT ALL OR EVEN ANY
OF THEIR TESTIMONY.

WHEN WEIGHING WHAT THEY'VE SAID,
YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
THEIR CREDIBILITY...

THE EXTENT OF THEIR OPPORTUNITY
TO ACTUALLY OBSERVE WHAT IT IS
THEY TESTIFIED ABOUT...

AND THE REASON
WHY THEY TESTIFIED.

PUT ALL THESE ELEMENTS
TOGETHER...

AND THEN GIVE THEIR OPINIONS
THE WEIGHT YOU FEEL
THEY DESERVE.

THANK YOU,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

"YOU SHALL NOW RETIRE
AND SELECT ONE OF YOUR NUMBER
TO ACT AS FOREPERSON.

"HE OR SHE WILL PRESIDE
OVER YOUR DELIBERATIONS.

"IN ORDER TO REACH VERDICTS,
ALL 12 JURORS MUST AGREE
TO THE DECISION...

"AND TO ANY FINDING
YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED
TO INCLUDE IN YOUR VERDICT.

"AS SOON AS ALL OF YOU
HAVE AGREED UPON VERDICTS...

"SO THAT, WHEN POLLED,
EACH MAY STATE TRUTHFULLY...

"THAT THE VERDICTS EXPRESS
HIS OR HER VOTE,

"HAVE THEM DATED AND SIGNED
BY YOUR FOREPERSON...

AND THEN RETURN WITH THEM
TO THIS COURTROOM."

YOU MAY NOW RETIRE
TO BEGIN YOUR DELIBERATION.

[Reporters Shouting Questions,
Indistinct]

[Man]
THIS WAY! LOOK OVER HERE!

IS IT TRUE, NEIL, THAT
RANDOM HOUSE HAS OFFERED YOU
A $5 MILLION BOOK DEAL?

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.
I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY
WITH THE TRIAL...

TO LOOK AT OFFERS
OR DEALS OR ANYTHING.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
THE JURY WILL TAKE
BEFORE THEY REACH A VERDICT?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

[Man] IF THEY STAY OUT
A LONG TIME, DO YOU SEE THAT
AS A BAD SIGN?

I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS
LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT
THE LENGTH OF TIME...

A JURY SPENDS DELIBERATING
IS NO MORE RELIABLE...

THAN THE EDITORIALS ABOUT ME
IN YOUR NEWSPAPER.

TED, ARE YOU CONFIDENT?
I'M OPTIMISTIC. I BELIEVE
WE'LL GET A POSITIVE RESULT.

[Woman]
A HUNG JURY?
AN ACQUITTAL.

HOW ABOUT YOU, NEIL?
THIS MUST BE A REALLY
STRESSFUL TIME FOR YOU.

I BELIEVE IN THE AMERICAN
SYSTEM OF JUSTICE.

I BELIEVE THAT THOSE FINE
MEN AND WOMEN ON THE JURY
WILL DO THEIR DUTY.

THEY'LL FIND THE TRUTH.
AND WHEN THEY DO,

I BELIEVE THAT EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM
WILL DECLARE ME INNOCENT.

[Shouting Questions, Indistinct]

- NOW ALL I NEED'S
A BLINDFOLD.
- COME ON, NEIL.

DID YOU NOTICE?
ONE OF THOSE JURORS EVEN
GLANCED AT ME ON THE WAY OUT.

YOU CAN'T GAUGE WHAT A JURY'S
GONNA DO FROM WHO THEY LOOK AT
WHEN THEY LEAVE THE ROOM.

I GOT A VIBE.
DON'T PUT ANY STOCK IN VIBES.

ALL WE NEED IS ONE JUROR...
ONE JUROR WHO BELIEVES
THERE'S A REASONABLE DOUBT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WE HAVE THAT, CHRIS.

WHAT I SAID WHEN WE FIRST
STARTED THIS WHOLE THING
IS STILL TRUE.

WE'RE GONNA DEAL
WITH WHATEVER THE JURY DECIDES.

AND IF IT'S NOT
WHAT WE HOPED FOR,
THAT'S NOT THE END OF THE ROAD.

WE'LL KEEP FIGHTING,
BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'LL GET TO THAT.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET
THE VERDICT WE WANT.

ALL RIGHT. SCREW
ALL THIS NEGATIVITY, RIGHT?

ATTABOY.
GIVE US A MINUTE, HUH?

KEEP AN EYE ON HIM
AND STAY NEAR A PHONE.

HERE WE GO AGAIN,
HUH, TEDDY?
AGAIN, MIRIAM.

TWENTY-THREE YEARS I'VE
BEEN HOLDING MY BREATH
WAITING FOR JURIES.

WHO WAS IT... SISYPHUS HAD
TO KEEP PUSHING A ROCK
UP A HILL OVER AND OVER.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE THAT.

WE USED TO MEET AT A TIME
LIKE THIS, WE USED TO SAY,
"BLOODIED BUT UNBOWED."

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I'M FEELING PRETTY
BENT-OVER THESE DAYS.

HOW ARE THINGS GOING?

[Sighs] IT'S A BIG HOUSE.
TOO MUCH OF IT SMELLS LIKE
HARRY'S COLOGNE.

I THINK I'M GONNA SELL IT.

HOW ABOUT YOU
AND YOUR WIFE?

I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT.

[Sighs]

I GUESS WE BOTH GOT
PRETTY DINGED-UP
THIS TIME.

YEAH.

WINNER BUYS, RIGHT?
[Chuckles]

WINNER BUYS.

TO THE NEW OWNER
OF FAST TRACK TIRES,
INCORPORATED.

TO THE WOMAN
WHO MADE IT ALL HAPPEN.

CONGRATULATIONS.
NOW YOU CAN GET A FLAT TIRE
ANYWHERE IN THE MIDWEST.

[Chuckles] WELL, I KNOW
HOW UNENTHUSIASTIC YOU WERE
ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION, JUSTINE,

AND I APPRECIATE
YOU SEEING IT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

MINE IS NOT
TO QUESTION WHY.
[Chuckling]

YOUR DINNER'S HERE.
GREAT. SEND IT IN.

[Cart Clattering]

GOOD EVENING, SIR.
GOOD EVENING.

MA'AM.

WHAT IS THAT?
YOUR ORDER, SIR.

WHAT IS IT?
THE TROUT AMANDINE
WITH MIXED VEG...

- I DID NOT ORDER FISH.
- ACTUALLY, I THINK
YOU DID, RICHARD.

DON'T CONTRADICT ME,
JUSTINE.
SIR, I'M SORRY.

IF YOU'D LIKE SOMETHING ELSE,
I CAN GET ON THE PHONE
TO OUR CHEF.

YOU CAN SHOVE THE PHONE.
JUST BRING ME
WHAT I ORDERED.

YES, SIR.

IS SOMETHING WRONG, RICHARD?

I HAVE THIS HEADACHE.
IT JUST WON'T GO AWAY.

I'M PROBABLY COMING DOWN
WITH THIS FLU THAT'S
AFFLICTED EVERYONE HERE.

I SHOULD'VE GOTTEN MYSELF
VACCINATED.

RICHARD, I'M SORRY.
I MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD.

UM, WHAT WAS IT?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'VE
LOST MY APPETITE ANYWAY.

[Exhales]

RICHARD?
I'M ALL RIGHT.
I'M FINE.

I'VE JUST GOT SOMETHING
IN MY EYE.

YOU KNOW WHAT... [Mumbling]

I'M GONNA HAVE
TO EXCUSE MYSELF
FOR ONE SECOND.

YOU JUST, UH, YOU KNOW...
YOU JUST...

RICHARD. RICHARD!
RICHARD. RICHARD!

CALL 911.
RICHARD.

[No Audible Dialogue]

HOW IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW. HIS DOCTOR
ARRIVED A SHORT WHILE AGO.

HE'S IN WITH RICHARD NOW.
DID RICHARD SAY WH...

HE WAS INCOHERENT
FROM HIS OFFICE
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO TALK TO ANYBODY.

DR. KRESSEL,
I'M JUSTINE APPLETON.
THIS IS MR. CROSS'S WIFE.

HI. UM, YOUR HUSBAND'S
RESTING NOW.
THE SEIZURE'S ABATED.

WE'VE GOT HIM ON
ANTICONVULSANT MEDICATION.
WHERE IS HE? CAN I SEE HIM?

NOT NOW.
HE'S IN THE I.C.U.
HE'S STILL SEMICONSCIOUS.

ALSO, HE'S ASPIRATED
SOME VOMIT, SO WE HAD
TO INTUBATE AND SEDATE HIM.

THERE IS A DANGER
UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF CONTRACTING PNEUMONIA.

HE SEEMED FEVERISH EARLIER.
HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
COMING DOWN WITH THE FLU.

IT'S NOT THE FLU.

WE SHOULD HAVE
A CLEARER PICTURE
ONCE HE'S STABILIZED.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...
WAIT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I HAVE WORK TO DO.
YOU CAN'T TELL US
ANYTHING ELSE?

WE'RE DOING SOME TESTS.

WHAT KIND OF TESTS?
I'M NOT AT LIBERTY
TO DISCUSS THAT.

THIS IS MR. CROSS'S WIFE.
IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING,
YOU NEED TO TELL HER.

JUST WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY?
MRS. CROSS'S ATTORNEY...

ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
WHO SUES DOCTORS
FOR MALPRACTICE.

WELL, COUNSEL, I GUESS
YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
THE DOCTOR-PATIENT PRIVILEGE.

I GUESS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD
OF BARNETT V. KAZANJIAN,
324 CAL. APP. 615,

WHICH PIERCES
QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE...

UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDANT
TO POTENTIAL INTESTACY.

UM...

WOULD YOU COME WITH ME,
PLEASE, MRS. CROSS.

[Woman On P.A.]
DR. FORBES.
THIRD FLOOR NURSES STATION.

DR. FORBES.
THIRD FLOOR NURSES STATION.
[Door Closes]

I'VE BEEN PRACTICING LAW
FOR 20 YEARS, AND I'VE NEVER
HEARD OF BARNETT V. KAZANJIAN.

IT'S NOT A WELL-KNOWN CASE.
OH.

[No Audible Dialogue]

RICHARD HAS AIDS.

THE DOCTOR SAID
IT'S IN HIS BRAIN NOW.

THE AIDS IS WHAT
CAUSED THE SEIZURE.

JULIE, I'M SO SORRY.

I JUST THOUGHT, THE WAY
HE WAS BEHAVING, IT WAS...

IT WAS STRESS
OR WORKING TOO HARD.

BUT IT'S THESE LESIONS
IN HIS HEAD.

CAN THEY BE TREATED?

THE DISEASE
IS IN THE FOURTH STAGE.

THEY CAN GIVE HIM MEDICATION
TO MAKE HIM MORE COMFORTABLE,

BUT THE FORGETFULNESS,
ALL THE ACTING OUT,
THE SEIZURES...

IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE...
UNTIL IT KILLS HIM.

RICHARD'S A FIGHTER, JULIE.
HE'S ONE OF THE STRONGEST MEN
I'VE EVER MET.

WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, WE TOOK
HIS JET TO AN ISLAND HE OWNS
OFF THE COAST OF HONDURAS,

JUST US AND A SMALL STAFF
TO PROVIDE WHATEVER WE WANTED.

WE SWAM, WE DANCED,
WE RAN ON THE BEACH.

I THOUGHT HE WAS
THE MOST CHARISMATIC MAN
I HAD EVER MET.

THE MOST ATTRACTIVE,
THE MOST SEXUAL.

I WANTED HIM... FOR HIM.

NOT FOR THE MONEY,
NOT FOR THE LIFE HE LIVED.

FOR HIM.

BUT HE NEVER TOUCHED ME.

NOW I KNOW HE WAS JUST
TRYING TO SPARE ME
FROM AN INFECTION.

AND YOU DIDN'T
SEE ANY SIGNS?
NOTHING AT ALL?

I NOTICED THE OUTBURSTS,
THE LAPSES.

NOW I'M WONDERING.
WHAT?

WHO KNOWS HOW LONG
RICHARD'S HAD THESE LESIONS?

MAYBE HE KILLED MY SISTER,
AND HE DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER IT.

[Woman Giggling]

[Gary]
TEDDY. TEDDY.
[Giggling Continues]

[Woman] LOVER BOY.
[Gary]
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS.

[Giggling]
NEVER GUESS.

WELL, THERE HE IS,
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.

GARY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
I KNOW, I KNOW.

YOU'RE THINKING, AFTER THE WAY
YOU SHREDDED ME ON THE STAND,
YOU'D NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN.

GARY.
IT TURNS OUT
YOU DID ME A FAVOR.

RENEE'S FILING FOR DIVORCE.
MY SECRETARY
CAN STOP LYING TO HER.

AND MORE THAN ONE MAJOR STUDIO
IS LOOKING AT ME FOR THE NEXT
HEAD OF PRODUCTION.

- I'M GLAD IT ALL WORKED OUT.
- LEMONS INTO LEMONADE,
TEDDY.

[Giggling Continues]
THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
TO SURVIVE IN THIS BUSINESS.

I GUESS, UH, YOU'RE
WONDERING ABOUT THAT.

I'M AT THE PENINSULA BAR
CHATTING UP
THESE TWO PRIME CUTS,

AND I MENTION THAT I KNOW YOU,
AND THEY FLIP.

IT TURNS OUT
THEY ARE HUGE FANS.

GIRLS. COME IN,
COME IN, COME IN.

MEET TED HOFFMAN.

- TEDDY, THIS IS, UH, JACKIE
AND, UM...
- [Jackie] HI.

COLETTE.
COLETTE.
I KNEW I'D GET IT.

[Laughing]
[Laughing] WE SAW YOU
ON TV TODAY, MR. HOFFMAN,

AND I MUST SAY YOU HAVE SUCH
A WONDERFUL WAY WITH WORDS.

[Gary]
ARE YOU KIDDING?
THE MAN IS A MASTER.

F. LEE BAILEY COULDN'T
LIFT HIS JOCKSTRAP.

[Women Laughing]

[Woman] WOW.
LADIES, WOULD YOU
EXCUSE US FOR A MOMENT?

[Whispering]
JUST ONE MINUTE.
OKAY, SURE.

GO, YES.

GARY, WHATEVER
YOU HAVE IN MIND HERE,
I'M NOT INTERESTED.

[Laughing]
ARE YOU INSANE?

TEDDY,
YOU ARE AT THIS MOMENT
AS HOT AS A MAN GETS.

STRIKE NOW, OR FOREVER
HOLD YOUR "PIECE,"
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

I HAVE TO DECLINE,
BUT I APPRECIATE THE OFFER.

WELL, TO QUOTE DIONNE WARWICK,
"THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR."

BESIDES, LOOK,
WE CAN TALK BUSINESS.

IF I GET THIS HEAD HONCHO JOB,
I'M GONNA NEED A BULLDOG.
NO, THANKS.

TEDDY...
[Whispers]
BLONDO'S BIMBOS AWAIT.

[Footsteps]
[Jackie]
ARE WE LEAVING SOON?

YEAH,
BUT TEDDY ISN'T COMING.

[Women Sigh]
OH. TEDDY, I LEAVE YOU
WITH THIS ONE THOUGHT.

WHEN YOU'VE BEEN DEAD
A HUNDRED MILLION YEARS,

YOU'LL HAVE ONLY BEGUN
TO BE DEAD FOR AS LONG
AS YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD,

WHICH IS FOREVER.
[Jackie]
WOW. THAT IS SO DEEP.

MM-HMM.
MMM.

DEEP.
BYE.
[Giggling]

[Man On TV]
CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION,
NORMAL AFTER SUCH AN OPERATION.

HER CONDITION WILL BE MONITORED
FOR 72 HOURS TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANY SIGN OF ORGAN REJECTION.

DOCTORS SAY THEY MAY
HAVE UNCOVERED A LINK
TO THE CAUSE OF HERPES.

[TV Continues, Indistinct]

DO YOU WANT SOME CHICKEN?

NO.

[Phone Rings]

[Beeps]
HELLO.

NO. YOU GOT
THE WRONG NUMBER.
[Beeps]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS,
YOU KNOW...

MAYBE THE JURY
HAD A VERDICT.

NO. NEIL, THEY'RE NOT WORKIN'
AT 9:00 AT NIGHT.

IF THEY GOT SOMETHIN' FOR US,
THE EARLIEST IT'S GONNA BE
IS TOMORROW.

[TV Switches Off]

TRY TO RELAX.
YEAH. YEAH, RELAX.
NO BIG DEAL.

I'M JUST WAITING TO HEAR
IF THEY'RE GONNA LOCK ME UP
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA
MAKE ME RELAX, CHRIS...

THE KNOWLEDGE THAT,
IF I GET CONVICTED,

I'M GONNA TAKE A GUN AND I'M
GONNA BLOW MY BRAINS OUT.

I DON'T WANNA
HEAR THAT, NEIL.

I DON'T WANT YOU
EVEN THINKIN' ABOUT IT.

LOOK, NEIL, YOU GOTTA FOCUS
ON WHAT TED TOLD YOU.

WHATEVER THE WORD IS
FROM THAT JURY,
WE ARE GONNA DEAL WITH IT.

THERE WAS A TIME
WHERE I'D DEAL WITH IT...

OVER A BOTTLE OF CUERVO
AND A FEW LINES OF COKE.

HEY, WIN OR LOSE,
DON'T THROW AWAY
WHAT YOU GAINED.

YOU'RE SOBER.
DON'T LET GO OF THAT.

YEAH. YEAH, LOOK, CHRIS,
I AM FINE, ALL RIGHT?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANG AROUND
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

IT'S OKAY. IF WE'RE BOTH GONNA
BE WALKIN' THE FLOOR ALL NIGHT,
WE MAY AS WELL DO IT TOGETHER.

AREN'T YOU COMING INSIDE?

NO, HONEY. I DON'T THINK
I SHOULD DO THAT.
'CAUSE YOU'RE MAD AT MOMMY?

I'M NOT MAD AT MOMMY.

SHE'S NOT MAD AT YOU
EITHER.

SHE SAID YOU DID
A REAL GOOD JOB IN COURT.
DID SHE?

MM-HMM, REAL GOOD.
SHE LIKED YOUR SPEECH A LOT.

SO I DON'T THINK
MOM'S MAD AT ALL.

HONEY, I THINK
IT WOULD BE BETTER...

IF WE JUST
SAY OUR GOOD NIGHTS
OUT HERE, OKAY?

NO. I WANT YOU TO STAY OVER.

SWEETHEART,
I CAN'T DO THAT.

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOUR MOTHER.
I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.

BUT I CAN'T STAY OVER.

LIZZIE, COME ON.
IT'S WAY PAST YOUR BEDTIME.

I WANT DADDY TO SLEEP OVER.

HONEY, I'LL BE AT
YOUR SOCCER PRACTICE
TOMORROW.

WE'LL SPEND ALL WEEKEND
TOGETHER.

EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
NO. IT WON'T!

LIZZIE.

LIZZIE!

LIZZIE!