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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.