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we're outside
the county courthouse

On day 14
of the murder tria
l of curtis danby.

This is jake baron
with an update on the case

That's cut a swath of rage
and fear throughout the city,

Ever since
that horrible nigh
t when lisa robins,

Wife of former gold medallist
wyatt robins,

Was brutally shot
and left to die

On a filthy slum street corner

In the arms of her
critically wounded husband

Another sacrifice
to the rising tide
of street violence

That's lit
the fires of prejudice

On both sides
of the color line

In this racially
troubled city.

free danby, free danby,
free danby.

Adding fuel to the fire
is the reverend roy thatcher

And his committee
for african-American justice.

free danby, free danby,
free danby.

Reverend thatcher.
Reverend thatcher,

Wyatt robins has positivel
y identified curtis danby

As the attacker
who killed his wif
e and wounded him.

How can you claim
he's being railroaded?

If danby had been a white man
accused of killing a black,

Would there even
be a trial?

You make danby
sound like a victim.

He's not only charged
with killing
a helpless young woman,

he is also an ex-Convict
with a long criminal recor

Of violent assault
and armed robbery.

Danby paid for his past
in prison.

And he's not the first one
forced to commit crimes

To survive in a ghetto
made for him by white society.

And that's exactly why

I'm not in that kangaroo court
right now.

Reverend, aren't you just
taking advantage of this trial

To promote your own brand
of racial hatred?

I see no reason to answer
that inflammatory statement.

So, a dark cloud
of bitter racism

hovers over this trial

Threatening
to unleash a storm

Such as
this city has never seen.

This is jake baron.
I'll have full details
on the news at 6:00.

Ok. We're off the air.
Nice job.

Nice?

Nice doesn't get ratings.

defense, please continue.

thank you, your honor.

Now mr. Robins,

Prior to
the night in question,

Were you familiar with
the infamous reputatio
n

Of the greenwood heights area

For its high rate
of violent street crime?

Yes, sir, i was.

Well, then, would you
please tell the court

Why you and your wife
would decide

At the last minute
to drive into

The greenwood heights area
? Especially at night.

Objection.

Your honor,
we've been through
all of this on direct.

Mr. Monroe,
do you plan to introduce

New information through
this line of questioning?

Yes, of course
, your honor.

Then you may answer
the question, mr. Robins.

We, uh, got a phone call
from sandra masters.

That's my wife's
best friend.

Uh, she asked us
to a charity dinner
at the halfway house.

that's
the masters halfway house

Sponsored by miss masters'
chain of department stores

Uh, yeah.

I've helped them raise money
in the past.

Sign autographs,
shake a few hands.

Yes, yes, mr. Robins.

We're all well aware
of your fame

As an olympic swimmer
and local sportscaster

objection, argumentative.

sustained.

Let the witness answer
in his own way, mr. Monroe

Go ahead, please.

Anyway, lisa and i figured
it was for a good cause.

So why not?

Even when it meant
driving through

The most dangerous
part of town?

Objection.

Overruled.

But i am waiting, mr. Monroe.

yes, your honor.

Now mr. Robins, you testified

That you stopped for the light
at the intersection

Of main street
and olive boulevard.
Is that correct?

that's right.

And that's when
the man with the gun appeared

At the open window
on your wife's side
of the car.

that's right.

The next thing i knew, uh,
lisa screamed,

And this guy, he, uh, freaked.
He started shooting.

did you see the man run away?

No.

No, i got hit in the arm
trying to help lisa.

And i don't remember
anything after that.

now, mr. Robins, you heard
detective larson testify

That the street lamp
on this corner was broken.

So it was dark.

that is correct.

all right. It was dark.

You saw the man
for an instant

From the opposite side
of the car.

And yet 3 days later

You were able to identify him
in a police line-Up.

Yes. I recognized him.

is there a chance
your memory improved

When you saw
my client's pictur
e in the t.V. News?

Objection.

He's being argumentative
again.

i withdraw that,
your honor.

Thank you, mr. Robins.
No further questions.

redirect, mrs. Bigalow?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Robins, isn't it true

that there was
a working street light

A short distance away?

Yes, there was.

and the man
who murdered your wife

Did you pick him
out of a police line-Up?

Yes.

And is he
in this courtroom?

He is.

Would you point him out,
please?

That's the man.

That's a lie!
I didn't do it!
The man's lying!

order!
Order in this courtroom.

quiet!

take it easy.

i will have order
in this court,

Or i'll have it cleared!

Counsel, i warn you
to restrain your client.

We apologize, your honor.
It won't happen again.

Let the record reflect

That mr. Robins
has identified the defendant,

Curtis danby.

And i have nothing further,
your honor.

thank you.
You may step down, witness.

I guess this is as good a time
as any to call it a day.

Now i remind the jury
and the alternates

That you will remain
sequestered in the hotel,

So that you will not b
e influenced in any way

By the extensive
media coverage of this trial.

I also remind you

That you are not to discus
s this case with anyone,

Nor amongst yourselves

Now this court
stands in recess

Until 9:00 tomorrow morning.

somebody's got to believe me.

Excuse me, please.

this sequester stuff,
what a joke.

As if lockin' me up's
gonna change my opinion
of that punk, danby.

You're not suppose
d to make a decision

Until after all the evidence
is presented, mr. Potter.

Isn't that right,
macgyver?

We're also not supposed
to be talking about the case.

Yeah?

Well, the police say
danby did it.

Even the victim's husband
says he's guilty.

That's enough for me.

I just wish they'd taken u
s to the crime scene,

Or at least
shown us some photos
of the intersection.

When you got a dead bang case,

Why bother
with all that stuff?

Then the defense attorney
should have asked for it.

That's a very good point.

Waste of time.

It'd only drive another nail
in danby's coffin.

Or not.

even the victim's husband
says he's guilty.

That's enough for me.

i just wish they'd taken u
s to the crime scene,

Or at least
shown us some photos
of the intersection.

No chance of readin'
a newspaper, i suppose, huh?

Ha, nope.

Too many stories
about the trial.

Man,
that was all my change, too.

Those things are real crooks,
huh?

Maybe i can keep it honest
, huh?

You want one?

Sure. Sounds great.

Justice prevails, huh?

Catch.

Thanks.

Good night.

Sorry.
I knocked it off by accident.

How'd my geranium take it?

Better than the pot.

Bring it up,
will you, sweetie?

I'm in 2-B.

pretty bird, pretty bird,
pretty bird.

it's open.

I got bad wheels.

Here you go.

Arlo says thanks.

This is his favorite flower.

You spend a lot of tim
e at this window?

Should think not.

Got better things to do.

Did you see what happened

The night that lady was shot
down on the corner?

nope.

Arlo gave me
all the details.

Arlo?

He's a real snoop.

He loves to gossip.

Did arlo
see the shooting?

Nope.

He only heard the shot

But he did get a good look
at what happened after.

So what happened?

He saw a man running
like the devil knew his name.

Did arlo...

did arlo say
what the man looked like?

Arlo says he was
african-American.

He saw the streetlight
shine real bright on his head

When he took off his hat.

The man was bald?

Yeah.

Arlo saw
that shiny head of his

When he bent over
and tossed some things

Down the storm drain
across the street.

Did the police
ask you any of thi
s after the shooting

Yeah.

They came bangin' on doors
and kickin' up a fuss.

I tried to tell them
what arlo saw,

But they didn't want
to bother to hear
what he had to say.

Can you believe that?

No, ma'am.

Uh, d-Do you have
a flashlight i could borrow?

Yeah.
Right there on the shelf.

the brutal murder
of lisa robins

Shocked and appalled
every member
of this community.

Black and white,
rich and poor.

Yet one more victim
of that crime
is sandra masters,

Heiress to the masters
department store fortune,

And lifelong friend
of lisa robins.

Miss masters,

You asked the robins'
to attend a dinner

In the greenwood heights
area that night.

Yes, to raise funds
for the masters
halfway house.

Isn't it ironic
that curtis danby was living

At the same facility after
being released on parole?

Yes,
i guess it is a bit ironic.

Tell me, miss masters,

Has this tragedy
changed your opinion
of the death penalty?

I'm not sure i understand
the nature of your question.

Who's there?

it's me.
Macgyver!

What are you doing here?

Aren't you still under
jury sequester?

i need

A big favor.

You gotta call
danby's lawyer.

Danby's lawyer?

Tell him to search
the storm drain across
from 500, olive boulevard,

Just east of main.

Well, why?
What's there?

A gun.

Same caliber as the one
that killed lisa robins.

And a witness
who saw a man put it there

Lives in the building,
apartment 2-B.

Now wait a minute.
Hold it.

Would you mind telling me
how you know all this?

I was just there.

Are you telling me
that you broke
jury sequester

To go out
and dig up evidence?
No, no.

This sounds
an awful lot like it.

No! I just wanted to see
the area for myself.

I didn't know
i was gonna find anything.

I did. Now i've got
to deal with it, ok?

Yeah.

Macgyver, you can't do
this kind of thing!

Jurors are put
under sequeste
r for a reason.

It's against the rules

Pete,

The spirit of the law
is to find the truth.

The system and all those rules
are working against that.

Well, what makes you so sure
that danby's not guilty?

I'm not!

But i don't think robins
could have identified him.

Well, what do you mean

Grab your coat.
I'll show you.

Come on.

yeah, just stop here.

All right.

You stay in the car.
I want to try somethin'.

Robins said the man approached
the passenger side of the car

Where his wife was sitting.

Now say
i'm the guy with the gun.

I come toward the car.

What do you see?

Nothing.
I can't make you out at all.

That's because
the only working streetlight

Was behind the killer.

So how could wyatt robins
pick curtis danby

Out of a police line-Up?
That's what you're saying.

You think he was lying

Or confused.

The lady in that apartment
said the man was black.

But he was also bald.

Danby's not bald.

No, sir, he's not.

Pete,

You got to get danby's lawyer
to talk to that lady.

Let her lead him
to the storm drain.

Then see
where the gun leads him.

Oh, boy.

You're the only one
who can do it, pete.

All right.

thank you for your patience,
your honor.

I asked for this delay

because of
some important new evidenc

Which i received last night.

Mrs. Bigalow,
are you aware of this?

My office knows nothing
about this, your honor.

What evidence, counsel?

a new witness.

Who i believe
will exonerate my client
of all guilt in this matter.

Objection.
This is unconscionable.

Counsel's testifying.

sustained.

Jury will disregard that.

Well, bring your witness up,
mr. Monroe.

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear
to tell the truth,

The whole truth,
and nothing but the truth?

I never lie.

put her answer down as yes.

And what's that
you have on your lap?

My friend arlo.

He's the one
you want to talk to.

Excuse me, your honor.

Does counsel intend
to introduce

The bird's testimony
as evidence?

Will both counsel
please approach the bench?

Would you mind explaining
all this, mr. Monroe?

Yes, your honor.

This is an elderly woman

Living on welfare
in an area

With one of the highest
crime rates in the country

Naturally,
she's afraid to step forward

And admit what she knows

And for some reason,
feels safer

Communicating her knowledg
e through the bird.

The bird?

I know this is irregular,
your honor,

But let's humor her.

It's her way
of protecting herself.

Well, this is a first
in my 30 years on the bench.

But i'll allow it.

Thank you, your honor.

Would you please
state your name?

Belinda jones.

Most folks call me
the bird lady.

I don't mind.

now you and arlo resid

At 500, olive boulevard,
apartment 2-B.

Is that correct?
Yeah.

Been there 40 years.

And does the windo
w of your apartment

Look down over the corner
where lisa robins was killed?

Yeah, but, uh,
like we told the police,

Arlo didn't see that happen.

Did arlo tell the police

What he did see
the night of the shooting?

They never asked.

What did arlo see
that night?

He saw a man at the corner

This man,
did arlo see him clearly?

Clear enough.

And what did arlo see him do?

Arlo said he stopped,

Bent over

And threw some things
down the storm drain.

At this time, your honor,

I would like to mark
as defense exhibit 6,

A police report
which reflects

What was found
in that storm drain.

Ms. Bigalow, will you
stipulate to its admission

Yes, your honor.

it states
that pursuant to a tip

The police recovered
from the storm drain
in question,

A woolen cap, gloves,
and a gun.

A .25 caliber
regency special.

The same caliber gun

That was used to shoot
lisa and wyatt robins.

Now, miss jones,
was the man black?

Arlo prefers
african-American.

Do you see the man
in this courtroom?

Nope.

Is this the man?

Not by a long shot.

Too much hair.

Arlo says he was bald.

order, order.

I will have order here.

Your honor, in light
of this new testimony,

I move for the immediate
dismissal of all charges
against curtis danby.

Opposed.

The people seek
a continuance

To allow
a proper investigation
of counsel's assertions.

And to evaluate
the credibility

Of these assertions,
your honor,

We ask counsel to explain
how he came upon this witness.

Mr. Monroe?

Your honor, i learned

About the whereabouts
of miss jones and the gun

From mr. Peter thornton
of the phoenix foundation.

Peter thornton?

Phoenix? What?

This gentleman, your honor

Mr. Thornton,
will you tell the court

How you knew
about miss jones

And the storm drain
where the evidence was found?

Mr. Thornton?

I'm sorry, your honor,
i can't divulge my source.

Oh, yes, you can,
mr. Thornton.

Or i will hold you
in contempt.

Your honor,
you have a witness

Who has led you to the gun
and other evidence.

How that happened
is not what's important.

I will decide what's important
in this court.

Now i'm giving you
one more chance
to answer my question.

I can't.

then you give me no choice but
to hold you in contempt, sir.

Bailiff, will you take
mr. Thornton into custody?

No, no, hold it.
Wait a minute.

What is this?

Your honor

What's going on here?

I showed him
where to get the evidence

and the witness.

Mr., uh, uh, macgyver.

You went out
to the crime scene?

Yes, sir.

In so doing
you went directly against
the mandate of this court.

Do you understand that?

Yes, sir, i do.

well, i'll try to avoid
a mistrial here if i can.

Mr. Macgyver,

Did you relate any of this
to the other jurors?

No, sir, i didn't.

Very well.

One of the alternates can
take your place on the jury.

Yes, sir.

And you, mr. Macgyver,

You are remanded
to the custody of the marshal,

Pending a contempt hearing
to take place in 3 days.

Bail is set at $2500.

Bailiff,
take custody of mr. Macgyver.

This court is adjourned.

just yesterday,

The case against curtis danby
appeared solid as a rock.

But that rock crumbled

When danby's lawyer
produced a surprise witness

Whose testimony
virtually cleared
danby of all guilt.

And then led police to a gun
that ballistics tests

Have proved
is the murder weapon.

This reporter
has also learned

That the police have traced
the serial number of that gun

To the sporting goods counter

Of the sandra masters
department store.

Hey, macgyver.

If they got no case against me
like this guy says,

How come
i'm still in here?

I guess the d.A.'S office
needed time to review
the case.

They sure didn't waste no time
layin' charges against me.

...after seeing
last night's broadcast.

Can you tell us why?

Yeah, well, like i said,

I--I saw this
sandra masters on t.V.

And you recognized her,
but not as sandra masters?

Yeah. She's been checking
in here a lot,

But using another name.
Uh, sue edwards.

And was she alone?

She always checked
into the motel
with her husband.

Uh, at least they said
they were married.

I don't ask any questions.

And when did you realize

Who this husband
really was?

Uh, when i saw
wyatt robins on t.V.

The same wyatt robins?

The former gold medallist?

The man who claimed
his marriage couldn't
have been happier?

Yeah,
i only know what i saw.

And so,
there you have it.

A motive for murder?
That's for you to decide.

But when i went to school,
2 and 2 added up to 4.

So what does
the murder weapon
that was traced

To the masters
department store,

And an ongoing affair
with the victim add up to?

And what's the d.A.'S office
doing about it?

I told 'em he was lyin'.

Maybe they'll
believe this guy.

I don't know, curtis.

Yesterday this guy wanted
to put you in the gas chamber.

Macgyver.

Yeah?

Your bail's been met.

The deputy d.A. Wants
to see you pronto.

Hey, man.

Whichever way it goes,

Thanks for doin' what you did.

Nuh-Huh,
don't thank me, curtis.

I was just looking
for the truth.

It could still
lead back to you.

If anybody ever does get
to the truth, macgyver,

It won't lead to me.

This is getting
out of hand, sandra.

Well,
what can they do, darling?

We haven't broken any laws.

I knew it was a mistake.

We should never
have gotten involved.

We fell in love.

Is that a crime?

Haven't you been
watching the news?

Ever since that gun
was traced to your store,

They've been making us
look like monsters.

Hundreds of people
come in this store.

Any one of them
could have stolen that gun

It's not just that.

What that bird lady said
on the stand

Made it look like
i was lying about danby.

As if i had
something to hide.

We know the truth, wyatt.

Why should we care
what anyone else thinks?

I'd like to see you tonight.

Sandra, when i said
we were through,

I meant it.

But don't you see, darling?

All of this will be over soon.

We can be together and--An
d forget it ever happened.

I can't forget about
what happened to lisa.

I'm sorry, sandra.

Goodbye.

That bird lady

She's gonna put us
both on death row.

No, she won't.

This time, make it look
like an accident.

I'll see to it
she flies like a bird.

Mr. Macgyver.

You made bail, i see.

Yes, sir.

You know what you did
undermines the very fabric
of our legal system.

The right to trial
by an impartial jury.

Yes, sir.

I must admit
that you did uncover

Vital evidence

That might possibly
keep an innocent man
from being convicted.

I cannot condone
what you did,

But, uh, off the record,

I am grateful
for the results.

Yes, sir.

This is the true test
of our legal system.

Now that the suspects
are 2 white, wealthy,
respectable people,

Will the d.A. Be so quick
to press charges?

Or is there a different kind
of law for curtis danby

And all others who are guilty
of only one crime,

Being born with
the wrong color skin?

Yes, mr. Mayor

Yes, sir.

I've been watching it.

Well, the district attorney's
instructed me to move
as fast as we can.

So i'll be asking
the court this afternoon

To issue a warrant
for the arrest
of wyatt robins.

No, sir, we don't have
enough evidence yet
to implicate the woman

But we're working on it.

Yes, sir.
I'll keep you posted.

You're welcome
. Goodbye.

They, uh, said
you wanted to see me?

Yes.

I wanted you to know

That i filed for
a restraining order.

And when i get it,

If you come even within
a mile of this case,

I'll make sure
you stay behind bars.

What is it with you people?

Why are you so afraid
of going after the truth,
huh?

Oh, we do, mr. Macgyver.

We just don't do it your way.

We have a legal system
with rules

That people have to obey.

What about danby?

Don't you think
he has a right to be judged

Based on the facts

Instead of what shows up
on the evening news?

Now, come on, admit it.

You let public opinion
force you into bringing
danby up on murder charges.

And now you're about to do
the same thing to robins.

We go where
the evidence leads

No, that...

you're goin' in
the wrong direction.

You heard
what belinda jones said.

She saw a bald black man

Put the evidence
into a storm drain.

The woman talks
through a bird.

Now how much credibility
do you think that a jury
is going to give to her?

Well, why don't you let
the jury decide that?

Now come on,
i believed her.

And now you've got
the murder weapon.

Bigalow.

When?
How did it happen?

I'm on my way now.

The bird lady
is no longer a witness.

She's dead.

5, 4, 3, 2, go.

Until yesterday,
belinda jones

Was an old lady struggling
just to get by in the world.

Then overnight,
she became famous.

The only eyewitness
to the murder of lisa robins.

Now she's dead as the result
of a 2 story fall

From her apartment window.

A tragic accident?

Or a sinister attempt
to conceal the truth?

Just a minute.
Here comes the d.A
. Over here.

Deputy d.A. Bigalow,
is it true that the police
are questioning wyatt robins

In connection
with his wife's murder?
No comment.

Was the bird lady killed
just to keep her quiet?

No comment.
Excuse me.

there you have it,
ladies and gentlemen.

The district attorney
has no comment whatsoever
on this terrible crime.

Anybody see what happened?

No witnesses.

so what else is new?

Hopefully, we'll learn more
when the police arrest robins.

Still with robins.

You really think
wyatt robins did this?

He had a motive.

All right,
if not wyatt robins, who?

Well, the bald man
the bird lady saw, of course.

Yeah, it may be.

But how did he manage
to get the gun

From masters
department store
without buying it?

Pete, i'll bet
if we check the records

Of the masters halfway house

Against the state employment
records for
the department store,

We might just come up
with something.

Well.

According to this,

Only one ex-Convict
from the halfway house

Works at
masters department store.

Lawrence groden.

Well, matches the description.

Yeah. And that's not all.

According to his m.O.,

Groden always changed
his appearance.

And ditched his weapon
near the scene of the crime.

So he'd be clean
if he was picked up later on.

Sounds like our guy.

Yeah.

How do we prove it?

Well, if groden
did kill the bird lady,

It's because he was afraid
of being identified.

What if somebody else
could identify him?

Who?

Wyatt robins.

??[Music playing]

I need to talk to you.

Look, mister,
i may have one arm in a sling,

But i got another one
that's plenty strong
enough to punch you out.

So i'd get out of here
if i were you.

All right, settle down
, settle down, will you?

Did you know
belinda jones is dead?

The bird lady? How?

Murdered.

Oh, my god.
Do they know who did it?

Well, the d.A.'S getting
a warrant for your arrest.

They think i did it?

Look, i'm no killer, macgyver.

I believe you.

Yeah, you and no one else.

This is a nightmare.

I wish i'd never seen
that police line-Up.

Yeah, but why did you
pick out danby

If you weren't sure?

I was sure.

His picture
was all over the news
when he was arrested.

Don't you think
there's a chance

That you might
have been influenced?

Ok, maybe i saw him on t.V
. Maybe i was influenced.

But the police seemed
so sure it was him.

He was in the area.

He has a record
as long as your arm.

Even the d.A. Said
it was him.

And now the d.A.'S accusing me
of setting him up.

Well, i think
you were set up.

Yeah, by who?

Sandra.

Sandra? No way, it can't be.

Wyatt?

Today when i talked to her,

She acted as if lisa's murder
was the perfect way for us
to get back together.

Maybe that was
her plan all along.

Robins, i'm sorry,

but i think she hired
somebody from the stor

To kill your wife

And make it
look like a robbery.

I want you
to help me prove that.

How?

I didn't see him, remember?

He doesn't know that.

this is crazy, macgyver.

You've got me
looking for somebody

You've already proven
i can't identify.

Yeah, i know.

But if we find him,
i want you to act like
you've seen him before

Let's try the loading area

I think
we got a nibble here.

[Dogs snarling

Let's call the police.

don't bother.

It wasn't supposed
to happen like this,
darling.

Sandra.

I loved you, wyatt.

So you hired groden
to kill his wife, is that it?

I wanted him for myself.

And it would have worked

If you hadn't stuck
your nose in.

Come on, it's over, sandra

Lose the gun, ok?

Don't listen to him.

Go! Get 'em!

Give me your coat, quick.

Get 'em!

Get 'em!

It's over.

Yeah. It's over.

i'm just happy to be
a free man, that's all.

Mr. Danby, do you plan
on suing the state

For malicious prosecution?

Ok, people,
that's enough for now.

Let's give these men
a chance to get their live
s back to normal, all right?

Excuse me.

mr. Danby, mr. Danby.

despite all the smiles
and the handshakes,

The questions remain.

How did our legal system
go so wrong?

And what were the mistakes
that nearly led

To the conviction,
and indeed,

Almost the execution
of an innocent man
for murder?

One man who might be able
to answer that question

Is macgyver, the rogue juror
who helped solve the case.

Macgyver, how does it feel
to be a hero?

Well, i wouldn't know.

Well, it was your evidence
that cleared danby.

Isn't it ironic
that the killer turned out

To be a black man after all?

And a white woman.

A very rich white woman,
i might add.

One who tried to buy the death
of her best friend

For pieces of silver.

Tell me, macgyver,
is she responsible

For the gross miscarriage
of justice that
occurred here today?

Or does the d.A. Deserve to
share some of the blame?

Man.

No, actually,
i think you're to blame.

I beg your pardon?

People like you
who rush to judgment

Or make snap accusations
before you get all the facts.

Who gets hurt doesn't seem
to matter to you people

As long as you get
a few more rating points.

Sounds like you're against
a free and democratic press.

No, sir.

Just people who abuse it.

Like you, mr. Baron.

Well, all i can say is

I'm glad the rest of america
doesn't think like you.

You never know.