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Cardiorespiratory arrest due to cocaine.

You were raping her.

We raped her.

We gave her...

Unfortunately, I have no choice

but to drop the charges at this time.

My sister's dead because of what you did to her.

You'll pay with your lives.

But I didn't shoot Phillip Epperson.

I think you did.

She is a prime candidate for a frame.

You just assume she'll kill me too.

As Brigham Young said, this is the place.

I don't see any cars.

Good.

Have some time to kill.

What's the matter?

It's about your hands.

Come on.

I know what you like.

I like sushi too, but not in a sports car.

Let's go inside.

Hey, come on in.

Hey, Jeff.

Hey, Dan.

This is Rhonda.

Where is everybody?

Fashionably late, I guess.

Come here.

Chef Robert in the kitchen, creating

his latest gourmet treat.

His parents are out?

Far out.

Paris.

Here you go, my dear.

A little delicacy especially for you.

No, thanks.

I don't do coke.

Is that what it is?

Coke?

Well, we're not just talking any old coke here.

This is the ultimate in Peruvian flake.

Here.

McCall, my little fox.

What are you doing here?

What are you doing, chasing ambulances?

This is not a homicide.

I was on my way home and I picked up the call.

What's up?

Somebody thought they had a DB.

But no.

She's alive.

Not well.

They don't need us here.

- Well, what happened? - Some girl.

18.

Unconscious, unresponsive, went into cardiac arrest.

18?

Teenage heart attack?

Are you absolutely sure she

hadn't taken any drugs?

Not while she was with me.

What she might have done before I picked her up, I don't know.

We were having a few drinks.

She seemed perfectly all right.

Then all of a sudden she started to complain

about pains in her chest and she wanted

to lie down on the couch.

And the next thing, it was like she was

having a seizure or something.

So we called 911.

And she never came to again?

No.

Gee, I wish we knew CPR or something.

We could have helped the girl.

Helped her?

You were raping her.

We raped her, we gave her drugs

Quiet!

Let him talk.

He doesn't know what he's talking about.

You say you gave her cocaine?

Yes.

We talked her into it.

She didn't want to.

She wanted to leave.

We didn't let her go.

We held her down.

Jeff.

You get all that?

Just goes to show, sometimes a beat cop

can wrap up a case a lot colder than the hot dog dicks.

Did you mirandize him?

Hm?

You did read him his rights?

No.

It was a voluntary confession.

He wasn't a suspect.

I didn't know there had been a crime committed here.

What are you, a lawyer now?

Read him his rights.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to have an attorney

present during questioning.

If you cannot afford an attorney,

you have the right to have one appointed

for you prior to questioning.

Do you understand these rights?

Yes.

Will you voluntarily answer my questions?

I think I'd like to talk to an attorney.

Dr. Keller, 247 please.

Dr. Keller, 247 please.

- Can I help you? - Yes.

Rhonda Burke, my sister. Is she here?

- Just a moment, please. - Well, is she all right?

What's happened to her?

If you just have a seat, the doctor will be right with you.

Let me see her.

Where is she?

- That's Rhonda Burke's sister. - Thank you.

I'll take care of it.

I'm sorry, Miss Burke.

We did everything we could.

No!

There's no way these kids are going to get off.

They're guilty.

Jeff Wyatt's confession won't be admissible as evidence

in court.

Therefore, these punks will get off.

How?

He volunteered that confession.

Miranda does not apply.

Unfortunately, Melvin Belli would put holes

all through that testimony.

You are so cynical.

Try and have a little faith in the American system of justice.

I am cynical, but it has nothing to do with justice.

It has everything to do with this prosecutor.

He's overmatched by Belli.

He volunteered the confession.

He's guilty.

They're all guilty.

So was Miranda.

And the state will further

establish that the victim's death was a direct result

of the ingestion of cocaine, a drug

provided by the defendants.

And that the resultant heart attack suffered by Rhonda Burke

was induced by the drug and by their sexual assault.

The prosecution will prove that these men are in fact

guilty of both rape and murder.

Thank you.

Mr. Belli, your opening statement please.

Yes, your honor.

May it please you, your honor.

And, of, course may it please you, ladies

and gentlemen of the jury.

I want to make just a very brief opening statement to set out

some guideposts, so that you can determine

that my clients are not guilty.

Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

these young men who are sitting here

are the real victims in this case.

Victims of a public outrage against drug abuse, which

all of us feel and rightly so.

Certainly, it's tragic that Rhonda Burke may have died

of cocaine poisoning, but that's not justification for making

these boys scapegoats.

No cocaine was found in their possession

or in the house where Rhonda Burke died.

In fact, the only cocaine ever found in this case

was in the body of Rhonda Burke.

Proximity to an event is not evidence of complicity.

I will establish and prove that all that these boys are

guilty of is something that all of us

have been guilty of at some time in our lives...

Being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Thank you.

Prosecution may call its first witness.

And what did you find to be the cause of death?

Cardiorespiratory arrest due to cocaine.

And did your examination also indicate that the deceased had

been violated?

Objection.

Violated?

Its leading and suggestive to his own witness.

Sustained.

There was evidence that she had

engaged in sexual intercourse a short time prior to her death.

I see.

And was there any indication of physical injury

to the deceased?

Bruises on her facial cheeks, arms, and thighs.

Your witness.

Deep, lasting bruises or mild, faint bruises?

No, they were intermediate.

By the way, was Rhonda Burke a smoker?

Yes.

Did she take oral contraceptives?

Objection.

Overruled.

Witness will answer.

We found evidence of that, yes.

So you did find evidence of that.

Don't those factors... Smoking and the pill...

Increase the lethal potential of cocaine?

That is the medical consensus.

Yes.

Is it also possible Rhonda Burke

may have lacked the necessary enzyme

to metabolize the cocaine?

We didn't test for that.

Thank you.

Oh, there's another thing.

About those bruises, aren't there

people who bruise quite easily?

I mean, in response to actions less than violent?

Yes.

Yes, there are.

And couldn't those bruises have

come from some amorous adventure in the front seat

of this little sport...

Objection.

Withdrawn, withdrawn.

No further questions.

And what happened after you

arrived at the address?

The paramedic team was already attempting

to resuscitate the victim.

So I began to question the witnesses

who were present in regard to the circumstances.

And what happened shortly thereafter?

One of the witnesses, Jeffrey Wyatt,

voluntarily confessed that he and the other defendants

provided the victim with cocaine and subsequently raped her.

And during the rape, she suffered a seizure.

And you recorded this confession?

I did.

Request that this officer's notes be admitted as evidence...

No. No, your honor.

As people's exhibit A.

The defense request that the ruling on admissibility

of these notes, or alleged notes,

be continued until completion of our cross-examination.

Granted.

Any more questions?

No, your honor.

Mr. Belli, your witness.

Did you find any cocaine on the premises?

No, sir.

Were there any signs of any kind of a struggle?

No.

And very importantly, now.

Did you read Mr. Wyatt his rights

before you recorded his alleged statement?

I didn't, because at the time he wasn't...

Just answer the question.

It's simple enough.

You read it, or you didn't read it.

Did you advise Mr. Wyatt that he had the right to legal counsel

before answering any questions.

No.

I'm trying to tell you, he wasn't in custody at the time.

He made a voluntary statement that

took me completely by surprise.

He volunteered the statement.

Defense requests that the court rule this officer

as a hostile witness.

And if your honor would ask him to answer

where he can yes or no, not an elaborate statement.

So directed.

Now, Officer Myers.

Isn't it true... and this is very important... that Mr. Epperson

asked if he could leave and go to the hospital with Rhonda

Burke?

Answer the question, please.

You don't have to look at anybody

to give an honest answer to that.

Yes.

And wasn't this prior to Mr. Wyatt's alleged confession.

Yes, but he wasn't...

You've answered the question.

Your honor, I submit that this witness's testimony

that the defendants had in fact been detained

establishes they should have been advised

of their Miranda rights to remain silent

and to have legal counsel.

They weren't.

Since they were not so advised, Mr. Wyatt's alleged statement

is not admissible in evidence.

Does prosecution have anything to say?

Your honor.

The people maintain that the defendant's confession was not

coerced, nor was he in the custody

of Officer Myers at the time.

His statement was made voluntarily, as a free citizen

in response to general questioning

in the normal fact finding process associated

with such an incident.

I can understand how the state would take such a view.

And how the officer could be completely unaware of the fact

that a crime had been committed, short of such information being

volunteered.

However, Officer Myers' testimony

indicates that the defendants were deprived of their freedom

of action in a significant way.

The law is very clear on this point.

They should have been advised of their rights.

Since they were not, regardless of the fact

that I may personally wish to admit the defendant's statement

as evidence, in good conscience I have no choice

but to rule for the defense.

The jury will disregard Officer Myers testimony in regard

to a statement made by defendant Jeffrey Wyatt.

And the officer's notes in this regard

are inadmissible as evidence.

Exception, your honor.

Noted.

Proceed.

The prosecution rests.

Mr. Belli, you may present your case.

Thank you, your honor.

But the defense at this time contends that the prosecution

has failed to establish a reasonable connection

or a nexus between the defendants

and the crimes for which they have been charged.

Therefore, we move that the court direct the jury

to find a verdict of acquittal.

Mr. Belli, there is absolutely no question

in the court's mind that these young men

committed the acts with which they've been charged.

There is also no question in the court's mind

that their rights under the Miranda decision

have been violated.

This is a particularly odious example of what can happen when

errors of this sort are made.

Unfortunately, I have no choice but to drop

the charges at this time.

Order, order in the court.

Jury is dismissed.

The defendants will be released from custody.

This court is adjourned.

That's insane.

They are guilty!

One of them confessed.

They're guilty.

Bailiff, remove that woman.

You'll answer to a higher justice.

I'll see to that if I have to die for it.

My sister is dead because of what you sick,

spoiled little creeps did to her.

You'll pay for this.

You'll pay with your lives.

Phil. Come on out.

What are you doing in there?

You know I can't stand being alone.

Jump in.

It's a sure cure for all of your ails.

Catch some rays.

Oh, Phil.

You know, sometimes you are the biggest baby.

Why don't you show me that dive I taught you?

All right, now.

Check this out.

Did you see it?

Phil?

Phil.

Oh my God.

Miss Burke?

Yes, what is it.

I'm Sergeant McCall.

This is my partner, Sergeant Hunter.

We're with the metro PD.

We have some questions to ask you,

but first I'd like to inform you that you have

the right to remain silent.

If you give up that right, anything you say

can be used as evidence against you.

What is this? What are you doing?

You should probably wait till she finishes.

You have the right to have an attorney present.

If you cannot afford an attorney,

one will be appointed to you.

Do you understand these rights?

Yes, I do.

But I don't understand what's going on.

Two hours ago, Phillip Epperson was shot and killed.

Oh no.

Oh my God.

Well.

That explains it.

How's that?

A woman called me about three hours ago.

I don't know who it was, but she managed to send

me off on a wild goose chase.

What do you mean?

She told me she knew those boys

were guilty, because they'd raped

somebody else six weeks ago.

Did she say who it was?

No, she wouldn't talk anymore on the phone.

She said if I got over there right away

she'd give me all the details.

That's where you've been.

Yes, I went to see that woman.

But there was nobody there.

You don't believe me, do you?

You think I killed him.

Why aren't you at work today?

I'm on a medical leave.

They thought I was under too much stress to do my job.

They were right.

Getting back to this woman, did you go to see her?

I couldn't find her.

I mean, I found the house, but it was all boarded up.

Nobody lived there.

Anybody see you?

No, I don't think so.

Do you own a gun?

Yes.

May we see it?

Well, it's at the club.

What club?

The Westwood Gun Club.

I keep it in my locker there.

There's no law against that that I'm aware of.

And it certainly isn't that odd, either.

My father was a marine.

He taught me to shoot when I was in grammar school.

What address did the woman on the phone give you?

Nobody's lived here in years.

At first, I thought I'd written down the wrong address,

but it's obvious.

Somebody wanted me out of the way

while they killed Phillip Epperson.

You said you had difficulty finding this place.

Did you have to stop at anytime to ask for directions?

I remember now.

I did.

Can I help you?

Yes, sir.

This lady said she was here earlier today.

Do you recall seeing her?

I don't remember seeing her.

She was driving a silver Mercedes convertible.

No, I don't recall it.

The man I talked to was taller than you

and had long sandy colored hair.

I got the impression he was a mechanic.

We don't have no mechanic.

We used to.

Now, we just pump gas and spill oil.

Were two people on duty here today?

Yeah, Quintin.

He was here up to a half hour ago.

Ma'am, Quintin.

He's a little fella.

He's five foot foor and just as bald as a baby's butt.

Well, this isn't going to help me, is it?

Sergeant Hunter, come in.

Hope I'm not disturbing you.

I'm just fixing dinner.

Oh, I can come back another time.

No, no. Come in, come in.

Right now, a bribe probably wouldn't do me any harm.

How's that?

Well, I'm in the middle of fixing dinner.

Would you like to join me for a nice, home-cooked meal?

No, no. Go right ahead.

Well, if you want to talk come on in the kitchen.

You were pretty close with your sister, weren't you?

Yes, we were.

Our father died in Vietnam a few weeks

before we got out of Saigon.

And our mother died when Rhonda was seven.

I practically raised her myself.

I tried to call you earlier, but your phone was busy.

I've got the phone off the hook.

It was ringing like crazy when I came in here today.

People from TV, from the newspaper,

and just plain people.

They all think I'm wonderful.

A killer, mind you, but wonderful.

They were surprised, though, that I'm not in jail.

You almost were in jail.

They decided to get a second opinion.

And?

Well, the deputy DA says we don't have a case yet.

What was the model of the gun you own?

A Walther PPK.

I thought you checked it.

Ballistics did.

You pretty good with it, are you?

I'm sorry to say it, but yes I am.

Women's club champion.

I've been to the Nationals two years in a row now.

You know, I was thinking.

Isn't there like a police artist that

could draw a sketch of that man I saw at the gas station?

Yeah, there is.

But there's not enough motivation in this case

for that yet.

Don't the police have any interest in trying

to prove somebody else did it?

My partner thinks somebody else may have done it.

But you don't.

I can't believe this.

You think I killed him.

Sheila, if somebody raped and murdered my sister

and got off scot free on some sort of technicality,

I could kill them.

Plead diminished capacity and not

spend one single day in jail.

Well, I appreciate the free counsel, Sergeant.

But I didn't kill the man and I'm not pleading insanity.

I was upset about the verdict and I did say some things

in the heat of the moment, but I didn't shoot Phillip Epperson.

I think you did.

Why?

I think you felt those boys deserve to die for what

they did to your sister.

Well, I hate to disappoint you, but I didn't kill him.

I'm not going to lie to you and tell you

I'm sorry one of those animals is dead.

I'm not.

I won't shed one tear.

As far as I'm concerned, he can burn in hell.

Sergeant McCall, Sergeant Hunter.

David Kephardt, the deceased's brother.

Mr. Kephardt.

I understand you are the officers

investigating Robert's death.

Yes, we are.

Well, why haven't you arrested her?

You mean Sheila Burke?

Who in hell else would I be referring to?

We have arrested her and she's with her attorney at this time.

An A1 example of locking the garage door after the car

has been stolen.

Mr. Kephardt, we could not arrest

Sheila Burke on the first homicide,

because suspicion doesn't do it.

We know it wouldn't stick.

If you're a betting man, I'll give you

odds that her attorney Mr. Snow will

have her out today by 5 PM.

I was told that Robert and his friend Philip Epperson

were killed by the same gun.

And you're telling me she's going to be released?

We checked out Sheila Burke's gun.

It was not the gun that was used in these homicides.

Mr. Kephardt, we're conducting

a thorough investigation of Miss Burke.

In fact, Sergeant Hunter as of the last time we

discussed it was thoroughly convinced of her guilt

and was working to prove it.

My point is if she had been in custody,

Robert would still be alive.

It's absolutely scandalous.

And if my ears aren't deceiving me,

it's you two who on your own decided not to arrest

her after the first killing.

Mr. Kephardt, we are well aware of the clout

you have in this city.

However, when it comes down to our police work, you have none.

I have things to do, Captain.

You're excused.

I don't happen to abuse my clout, as you call it,

Sergeant Hunter.

But if and when I decide to use it,

you'll know it's being used.

Great.

Obviously, you know something about that loud-mouthed,

arrogant creep that gives him clout.

What is it?

His old man left his fortune to the Kephardt

Fund for Progress and to his four sons

by four different marriages.

Are you saying that that is Robert Kephardt's half brother?

He's also the sole executor of that fund.

Very influential in political circles.

I think I'd like to do a little work on him.

You do that.

I'll work on Sheila.

Hunter.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Attorney Michael Snow just sprung Sheila from the slammer.

Miss Burke, we've got a statement for you.

One more to go, Miss Burke.

Why did you do it?

You're an expert marksman.

Would you care to comment on that?

Hold it.

Miss Burke is free, because the district attorney

admits that there was insufficient evidence

to bring her to trial.

OK?

How about a statement from you?

Your public wants to know, Miss Burke.

They deserve, Miss Burke.

Hey, Sheila.

We're behind you.

Go for it.

Sergeant Hunter, would you please get in the car?

I have to talk to you.

Give 'em hell, Sheila.

Do you mind telling me why you invited him to join us?

Because he's my best witness.

Was I or was I not with you last night after 8:00.

- 8:05. - You see?

I couldn't have done it.

- Do you agree with that. - No.

What?

You could have made it from your house

at that time at night to Robert Kephardt's in about 26 minutes.

But he was shot inside a locked building.

Yes.

However, you could have followed the car into the gate

before it closed.

I can't believe this.

You still think I killed him?

Well, didn't you?

Don't answer that.

No.

You are funny.

What you seem to be saying is that by some sheer, dumb luck,

she got there just as this kid drove in.

Now, is that your theory?

That's about it.

Yeah.

I want you out of this car.

Now.

Pull over.

I think you meant it, Sheila.

What?

When you said you wanted those kids dead.

Don't answer that.

Get out.

I'll be seeing you.

Not if I can help it.

Where you been?

Well, I took a little ride with Sheila

Burke and Michael Snow.

You're kidding me.

He let you get close enough to talk to her?

Yep.

I don't believe it.

Neither does Michael Snow. He kicked me out.

I had to walk back to the car. - What'd you do?

Tell him you thought she was guilty?

- Yeah. - She isn't.

Yes, she is.

No, she's not.

Listen to this.

The late Mr. Kephardt left 100,000 shares of his stock

to each of his four kids and 100,000 shares of the stock

to the Kephardt Fund.

Now, that was 15 years ago.

Now, at that time Kephardt stock was selling for about $40

a share.

So, in other words, David Kephardt

got stock worth $4 million and the fund got the same amount.

Now, that is a lot of money, but is it clout?

It all depends what the stock's worth.

No, it doesn't, because David Kephardt traded in his shares

and the fund shares for nice, safe, and secure bonds.

So what's your point?

All of his sons got their shares

when they turned 21, except for Robert because he

didn't make it to 21.

He was just 19.

So his 100,000 shares went into the Kephardt Fund in accordance

with his father's will.

So what are they worth now?

They were split 4 to 1 in 1979 and split again two for one

in 1986.

So Robert had 800,000 shares selling at 52 when he died,

and that comes to just a wee bit over 40 million bucks.

And that is clout.

And David Kephardt got it as soon as his half brother died.

You mean the fund got it.

I've been thinking, I'd like to talk to Sheila Burke.

Who is it?

It's Sergeant McCall.

I'm sorry, but Mr. Snow says I can't talk to you.

Sergeant Hunter isn't with me.

I'm by myself. I don't want to question you.

I just want to speak with you for a minute.

All right, please come in.

Thank you.

I tried calling you, but I got a recording

on your line that said the phone was out of order.

It's off the hook.

Can you believe it?

People, even reporters, call and ask me when I'm

going to kill the third one.

And they sound anxious.

Some of them even offered to help.

Isn't that sick?

I'm glad you think so.

May I sit down. - Oh, yes.

Of course.

Thank you.

I just wanted to ask you a couple more

questions about that phone call you received.

Could you describe the voice.

For example, did you note an accent?

I don't really remember an accent.

But then, I really wasn't listening for that, you know?

More to the words.

Well, if you heard the voice again,

do you think you might be able to recognize it?

Well, I don't know.

I guess anything's possible.

Do you have another phone in the house?

Yes, I do.

Would you mind going to that and picking it

up when I tell you and listen.

OK.

Yes?

I have a Sergeant McCall from the police

department on line one.

Will you speak with her?

Very well.

Put her through.

This is David Kephardt.

Yes, I thought that you would like

to be informed that Sheila Burke could not

be detained by the DA's office.

They said that the reason was the inability to connect

the suspect to the crime.

Sergeant, to the extent that I blamed you and Sergeant Hunter

personally for what happened, you have my apology.

But any system which allows a self-confessed killer to run

loose ought to be chunked.

I make no apology for saying that.

You realize, of course, that you sound

exactly like Sheila Burke.

She blamed the system too.

Are you equating me with a cold blooded killer?

No, of course not.

I just thought you'd like to be informed.

Thank you for your time.

Who was that?

Did you recognize the voice?

Well, I couldn't swear to it on a Bible.

But the person who called me had that same prep

school like accent.

Maybe it wasn't a woman.

Hunter.

Some kid's been waiting down the hall to see you all afternoon.

His name's Jeffrey Wyatt.

Thank you.

What can I do for you?

Oh, yeah.

I was wondering if I could get some police protection.

I don't think so.

Hey, Rob and Phil are dead.

Can't you put me in protective custody or something?

There's a crazy woman out there killing people

and I could be next.

Yep, you sure could be.

But guarding you right now is not in our budget.

So what are you saying, I should just disappear?

What?

Well, I could put you in county jail, Jeffrey,

but I don't think the inmates are

going to treat me too kindly.

Whether you like it or not, the case against us

was dismissed.

On a technicality.

What do you want me to do, go home and play sitting

duck for some crazed female?

I don't care what you do, but you

can't hang around here, Jeff.

You don't give a damn if I get blown away, do you?

You'd just assume she'd killed me too.

It's not important what I think right now.

We just can't help you.

Sorry.

So, this is where you go to practice killing people.

Who are you and what do you want?

You know who I am.

You saw me in the courtroom.

I want you to know that the police aren't going to take

any action against you, I am.

I'm going to prove that you killed my brother,

if it takes every cent I have.

I didn't kill your brother.

And I'm really sorry about what I said at the trial.

Like hell, you are.

You made what amounts to a public confession,

and here you are practicing for the next killing.

Don't talk to me about confessions.

Jeffrey Geoffrey Wyatt confessed and that lawyer you hired

got it thrown out of court.

I didn't hear you screaming about justice then.

Not when your brother would have been

convicted of rape and murder.

Robert never touched your sister.

They proved that.

It's a tragedy that she died, but killing my brother

didn't bring her back.

I swear to God, I'll see you answer for what you've done.

Stop sounding so pious.

Sergeant McCall was talking to someone on the phone today,

and now I know who it was.

You.

What are you talking about?

You're the one who called me.

The one who tricked me into going

out to Malibu at the exact time Philip Epperson

was being killed.

You're the suspect now.

Not me.

I still don't know what you're talking about.

You're not making any sense.

You're saying that I killed my own brother?

Not me, the police.

But I want you to know, I'm going to do everything I can

to help them prove it was you.

If it wasn't for your lousy money, money

you never even earned, those creeps would

have paid for their crime.

You know, as long as we're kicking

around possible suspects, I got one you two haven't thought of.

Melvin Belli.

No, I'm talking about that third kid.

Jeffrey Wyatt.

Jeffrey Wyatt?

He came in here today looking for protection.

It's not Jeff.

So?

That could be a great cover, right?

I mean, he felt guilty enough to confess, right?

- Yeah. - All right.

So maybe the guilt's gnawing away at him.

Who does he blame?

His two buddies.

The real bad guys in this case.

What, do you think he just goes out and executes them?

Well, it's no wilder than your Kephardt theory, is it?

No, I guess it isn't.

If you're right, we don't have to worry

about any more killings.

Ladies and gentlemen, listen to what I'm about to say.

The only person we have to worry about is Sheila Burke.

And I'm worried.

Who's in here?

Don't move.

Put your purse on the coffee table.

So, this is the gun, huh?

The one you use to kill Rob and Phil.

No.

That's my target pistol.

And I didn't kill anybody with it.

You've got to be kidding.

I'm not going to wait around for you to kill me too.

Jeffrey, if you kill me, they'll arrest you

and put you in prison for life.

Well, I'd rather be in jail than be dead.

Why do you think I haven't been arrested?

Because the police know somebody else did it.

Nobody else had any reason to kill Rob and Phil.

David Kephardt had all the motive in the world

to want Robert dead.

Money.

You're trying to tell me that the police

think Rob's brother killed him?

Yes.

That's crazy.

He didn't inherit Rob's money.

The Kephardt Fund did.

To David Kephardt, it's all the same.

But in order to keep himself in the clear,

he had to kill Phillip Epperson first.

And he probably plans to kill you next.

I want to help you, Jeff.

You've got to go somewhere and hide

until the police arrest him.

And they do suspect him now.

You can go to my beach house in Venice.

You can stay there.

He might look for me there.

Are you kidding?

He thinks I want you killed.

Why are you doing all this?

Because I don't want to see you dead.

I just thought after what happened to Rhonda...

Whatever happened to Rhonda is over.

It's gone and forgotten.

I just want this whole thing to stop,

so that I can have a phone again and go

to work and be able to walk down the street

without being mobbed.

Here are the keys, and the address.

You can keep my gun for protection.

Where's your car?

I don't have one.

Here are my keys.

The car's in the drive.

When you get to the beach house, stay there.

I'll come by tomorrow with some groceries and stuff.

I just want you to know, we never planned anything

like that happening to her.

We just wanted to party a little.

Thing's got kind of out of control.

You don't have to explain.

I want to put it out of my mind.

It's done.

I just want you to know, I'm sorry.

I really am.

She's leaving again.

Great.

I could use the change of scenery.

Give her plenty of slack.

We don't want to spook her.

What do you bet she's out for an overnighter?

Well, we spend all night at her place,

we spend all night here, what difference does it make?

No difference.

Hi, boys.

Hey, wake up. We're out of here.

I'm awake, I'm awake.

That's a car, there at the corner house.

Any activity?

Well, she left her place at 10:25 last night

and got here at 11:10.

Eight William, 4 we're at 1024.

L56, that's code five.

Get some sleep. Thanks.

Later, Hunter.

Hey, you see what I see?

My suspect is coming to visit your suspect.

Jeffrey.

Are you here?

Jeff, it's David Kephardt.

Come on.

Jeff?

- Get in. - What is this?

What are you doing?

Shut up.

Listen, I understand why you're scared.

I'd be terrified too.

I said shut up.

Jeff, would you please just put the gun away?

- Where is she? - Who?

Sheila Burke.

What did you do with her?

Stop talking nonsense.

I came here, because I got your message.

I brought you the money you wanted.

Money, what the hell are you talking about?

Don't move.

I'll shoot you, I mean it.

Drop the gun, Jeffrey.

I said drop the gun.

Why, are you going to shoot me?

Yes.

No, you're not.

Don't move, Sheila.

Lower the gun.

Lower the gun.

It was you.

You got me to come here.

What were you going to do.

Kill me too, after you killed him?

Just a minute.

Before she answers any questions,

I want her to have her rights read to her.

But to answer your question, yeah.

She set you up for both murders, figuring your last victim here

would shoot you before he died.

I'm sure Michael Snow will tell you the same thing I told you.

Plead guilty, diminished capacity.

He's a damn good attorney.

Sergeant.

You have the right to remain silent.

If you give up this right, anything you say

can and will be used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to speak with an attorney

and to have the attorney present during questioning.

If you so desire and cannot afford one, an attorney

will be appointed to you.