1 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,839 (dramatic music) 2 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:53,999 Miss Quinn. 3 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:55,439 Justice Lowell. 4 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,599 - I hope you haven't been waiting too long. 5 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:58,439 No, sir. 6 00:01:58,760 --> 00:01:59,959 Please come in. 7 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,199 You have plans for the holidays? 8 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:08,879 I'm staying in the city. 9 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,439 Spending Christmas with some friends. 10 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,119 I never know what to get people. 11 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,559 My wife would buy our gifts. 12 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,479 She always seemed to get just the right thing. 13 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,479 I hope this is appropriate, use it well. 14 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,319 Thank you, Mr. Justice, I will. 15 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:34,479 Have a good Christmas. 16 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:35,679 And you too. 17 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:57,279 (latch clicks) 18 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,479 - Would you like your car brought around, Justice Lowell? 19 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,879 - Not just yet, Marie, I want to clear my desk. 20 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,279 You know, Abraham Lincoln used to hunt wild turkey 21 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,119 down our roads. 22 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,279 You can still bag one there for Christmas dinner. 23 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,039 (shotgun fires) 24 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,199 (shivering) 25 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,999 [Man] Okay, polar bears, let's go! 26 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,519 (exclaiming) 27 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,159 Come on, Mike, it's not that cold. 28 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,119 (suspenseful music) 29 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,159 (siren blaring) 30 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,199 Bill, we've got something here. 31 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,359 (gasps) 32 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:45,479 Hey, up here! 33 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,159 (screaming) 34 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,919 (baton thudding) 35 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,679 (sirens blaring) 36 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:35,079 - [Reporter On Radio] And now back to our main story. 37 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,159 Justice Lowell is said to have been despondent 38 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:38,999 over failing health. 39 00:06:39,280 --> 00:06:41,639 The president, speaking this morning at a memorial service 40 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,399 at Washington Cathedral, 41 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,919 called the Justice one of our finest, most eloquent jurists. 42 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,319 A man dedicated to law and devoted to truth. 43 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,439 Funeral services will be held this afternoon 44 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,359 at Arlington Cemetery. 45 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:14,919 (glass shattering) 46 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:15,759 Hey! 47 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,119 (screaming) 48 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:18,119 Hey, hey! 49 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:21,999 You pigs! 50 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,879 That was my mother's! 51 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,519 (cars honking) 52 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,359 (tires squealing) 53 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:34,999 [Woman] What is she doing? 54 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:36,479 [Man] Out of the way, man! 55 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,319 (dramatic music) 56 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,199 - From Your Honor's lockup list is number 15, 57 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,519 United States versus Daniel Adams. 58 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,079 Mr. Adams, you're being charged with the possession 59 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:10,359 of a prohibited weapon. - Hi, Jack. 60 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:11,359 Hi, Kath. 61 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:13,079 Did you get my message? 62 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:13,959 Yeah, are you okay? 63 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,359 Yes, I'm fine. 64 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:17,439 - All right, see if he can get him to take a recess 65 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:18,279 for a couple of weeks, 66 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,239 we'll blow some smoke up his judicial ass. 67 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,639 Did I miss anything? 68 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:24,679 Your assault with intent skipped. 69 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:26,919 - What a surprise, he promised me he wouldn't. 70 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:28,479 - Yeah, well, I have a feeling we might see him in March 71 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,159 with a nice Florida tan. 72 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,679 Here's today's top 40. - Okay. 73 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:35,879 Busy night. 74 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:36,959 102 felony arrests. 75 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,439 Some kind of a record for Monday. 76 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,999 I don't know what it is, gotta be like something in the air. 77 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:44,439 The Christmas spirit. 78 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,119 (laughs) - [Morty] Oh, yeah. 79 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,759 Get Carl Wayne Anderson. 80 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,879 Next on Your Honor's lockup list is number 17. 81 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,559 United States versus Carl Wayne Anderson. 82 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,399 (metal clanking) 83 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,079 Is Mr. Anderson's attorney present? 84 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:09,639 Your Honor, Mr. Anderson has refused 85 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:11,439 to speak with an attorney. 86 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,799 He's refused to speak with anyone at all. 87 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:16,959 - You are being accused of first degree murder. 88 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,159 Do you understand that, Mr. Anderson? 89 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,559 Do you know where you are, Mr. Anderson? 90 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,799 As I am unable to determine 91 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,119 whether Mr. Anderson is competent, 92 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,359 I will postpone presentment pending psychiatric evaluation. 93 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,799 Does Mr. Anderson have means of support? 94 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:44,919 He's indigent, Your Honor. 95 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,679 - The court, then, will appoint new counsel. 96 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:50,799 Let the record show that Ms. Riley 97 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,399 with the public defender's office 98 00:09:52,680 --> 00:09:54,959 will represent Mr. Anderson. 99 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:56,559 Your Honor, I'm due for a vacation. 100 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:58,399 I haven't had a vacation in a year. 101 00:09:58,680 --> 00:10:00,159 - Miss Riley, please accompany Mr. Anderson 102 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:01,719 and interview him. 103 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,679 (sighs) - Yes, Your Honor. 104 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,679 We'll pass this case, what's next? 105 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,239 Mr. Anderson, I am Kathleen Riley 106 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,639 with the public defender's office. 107 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,039 I'd like to ask you a few questions. 108 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,879 You're being charged with murder. 109 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,199 Could you tell me where you were around midnight, 110 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:22,799 December the 18th? 111 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,039 Mr. Anderson, where were you at midnight, 112 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:32,639 December the 18th? 113 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:39,959 I'm your lawyer. 114 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:43,159 Anything you tell me is confidential. 115 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,639 Look, if you don't talk to me, I can't help you. 116 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:58,359 All right, I guess this is a waste of time. 117 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:08,319 Do you understand what's happening to you? 118 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,799 Jim, you wanna let me out of here? 119 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,039 (punches thud) (screaming) 120 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:04,679 Can't they read? 121 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,839 (latch clicks) 122 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,719 (pen scratching) 123 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,919 (metal clanking) 124 00:13:35,680 --> 00:14:19,439 (pen scratching) 125 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,919 (rain pattering) 126 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:43,479 (bell ringing) 127 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,999 Don't you own a watch? 128 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,679 We're in trouble. 129 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:50,799 We're in deep shit. 130 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:52,159 Support's drying up quicker than an old whore. 131 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,199 Right now, it's too close to call. 132 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:55,559 Did Comisky declare yet? 133 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:56,399 She's still on the fence. 134 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,439 Eight or nine are waiting to see which way she falls. 135 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,439 - Did she go in? - Yeah. 136 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:15,159 Ah, here's Eddie. 137 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:16,639 Congressman Newton, good to see you. 138 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:18,199 [Walter] Bye-bye. 139 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:19,159 What about the whip? 140 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:20,519 He said he'd keep his people in line. 141 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,959 He told me he'd never turn his back on the American farmer. 142 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:25,359 What else is new? 143 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:27,479 He got a sudden backache, he's sitting out the vote. 144 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,359 He told his side of the aisle to vote their conscience. 145 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,079 That'd be a first. 146 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:47,519 Well, what do you think, Grace? 147 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,239 (sighs) - I can't help you, Eddie. 148 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,479 - I just wanted to see which way the wind was blowing. 149 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:54,639 That's it? 150 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,479 - Yeah, that's about it, I respect you, Grace. 151 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:57,919 I'm not gonna insult you with some promise 152 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,519 out of left field, you gotta vote your conscience. 153 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,279 When you get humble, I get nervous. 154 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,039 I feel like I'm being set up. 155 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,439 Nothing up my sleeve. 156 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:07,759 Look, you did what you could. 157 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:09,119 I'm in a tight spot. 158 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:10,759 My district's blue-collar union, 159 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:12,359 they don't like government subsidies. 160 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,119 I'm on their side, Grace. 161 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,479 I come from a farm family myself of dirty collars. 162 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,439 But everyone expects milk on their table, 163 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:20,399 and if the price isn't right 164 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,119 the dairy farmers are gonna dump it in the river. 165 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:22,959 Have you ever seen it? 166 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:24,479 It's a terrible waste. 167 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:26,719 Grace. 168 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,039 When you were in trouble, 169 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:31,759 when you needed the crop states' support 170 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:36,119 on the car company bailout, I ran up the flag for you. 171 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,199 I pulled a lot of votes. 172 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:40,999 That's life, Eddie. 173 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:42,839 (laughs) 174 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,519 No, Grace, that's politics. 175 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,199 Life is what everybody else does, remember? 176 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:49,039 [Grace] Right. 177 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,119 - All right, look. (clears throat) 178 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,279 Your district has got a big inner-city lunch program, right? 179 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:56,079 Right. 180 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:57,479 Well, I don't see why we can't donate 181 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:58,839 a year's worth of free milk. 182 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,399 No point in it going down the river. 183 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,839 - I don't believe that you're trying to bribe me 184 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:05,679 with milk for babies. 185 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,319 Grace, it's a good bill. 186 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,559 Just give me some time to shore up some support, all right? 187 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,359 Have the vote postponed until after the holidays. 188 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,879 Why did you wait so long to come to me? 189 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:23,639 It slipped my mind. 190 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,119 Nothing slips your mind. 191 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,119 Life is what everybody else does. 192 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:30,639 You're dangerous. 193 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:34,919 All right, I'll get it postponed, 194 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:36,599 but that squares us, Eddie. 195 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,359 Don't ask me for my vote, it's not for sale. 196 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,479 (locks clicking) 197 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,879 (metal clanking) 198 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,799 (groans) 199 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:17,879 What happened? 200 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:19,719 - He beat up one of the officers last night. 201 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:20,999 I'd like to put his eye out. 202 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,759 That's the third time that happened in two months. 203 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:24,839 Keep goin' like this he goin' to wake up 204 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,879 one morning and find hisself hung. 205 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,279 - I'm gonna pretend like I didn't hear that, Becker. 206 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:31,519 Did a doctor see him? 207 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:32,879 Yeah, he came and went. 208 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:34,839 He wouldn't let him touch him. 209 00:18:35,120 --> 00:18:36,359 All right, take the cuffs off. 210 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:37,799 Hey, chief told me not to, not around... 211 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:39,199 - Look, just take the cuffs off, all right? 212 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,319 I'll be responsible. 213 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,239 All right, you wearin' the suit. 214 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,159 (metal clanking) 215 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,079 They put animals to sleep, you know? 216 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,919 - Yeah, they miss some sometimes, don't they? 217 00:18:58,240 --> 00:18:59,479 Are you trying to commit suicide? 218 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,239 I mean, just let me know if you are because if you are, 219 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,799 I've got better things to do with my time. 220 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,759 (gasps) 221 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:21,399 Oh, Jesus. 222 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:28,159 Get a doctor. 223 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,159 (papers rustling) 224 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,199 I couldn't read your writing in some places. 225 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:49,719 I think I got, 226 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:51,239 I think I got most of it 227 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:55,159 but I have to ask you some more questions. 228 00:19:55,440 --> 00:21:00,999 Carl? 229 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:03,119 Carl! 230 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:12,879 Have you told me everything? 231 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:17,959 Piece of cake. 232 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,039 Maybe it won't bother a jury that 233 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:22,879 your fingerprints were all over her body. 234 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,279 And possibly, they won't mind that you carried a big knife. 235 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:27,279 And they'll probably understand. 236 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:28,679 I mean, she was dead anyway. 237 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:29,479 What the hell? 238 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:30,839 Why not rob her? 239 00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:31,839 And maybe I'll play quarterback 240 00:21:32,120 --> 00:21:34,319 for the Redskins next season. 241 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,279 Tell me that you did it, you know, 242 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,079 I'll go to the judge and ask for mercy, 243 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,599 and it'll save us both a lot of headache. 244 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:18,799 (chalk scratching) 245 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,879 (suspenseful music) 246 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,239 Michael was there before me. 247 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:39,559 Michael? 248 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,919 Michael who? 249 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,119 And eyes. 250 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,479 What color were his eyes? 251 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:07,639 Brown, all right. 252 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:09,079 And his hair? 253 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:09,999 His hair. 254 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:17,639 Dark hair. 255 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,799 And how tall was Michael? 256 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:26,799 Medium. 257 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,759 He had a tattoo on his hand? 258 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,279 Is there anything more? 259 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,919 Is there anything more about Michael? 260 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,599 Can you remember anything more? 261 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,679 (chalk scratching) - The doctor's here. 262 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:09,599 Come on. 263 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,959 (handcuffs click) 264 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:40,479 Good evening, Louis, Ansel. 265 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:41,999 - Good evening, Matthew. - Matthew. 266 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:43,039 I hear you're up for an appointment 267 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,319 to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. 268 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:46,719 Yes, I've heard those rumors. 269 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:48,559 Don't bullshit a bullshitter. 270 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,719 They're more than rumors. 271 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,319 When's the announcement? 272 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:55,559 - The president is supposed to make his choice known 273 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,759 by the end of the month. 274 00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:59,599 Oh, that reminds me. 275 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:02,199 Louis, I'm scheduled to hear the Winslow trial. 276 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:03,279 It's got to drag on into spring. 277 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,519 I was wondering if you'd consider making a change. 278 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:07,719 I'd like to clear my docket 279 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,119 in case the appointment comes through. 280 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,399 You're scheduled for United States versus Anderson. 281 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,959 It looks pro forma, two weeks at the outside. 282 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,079 It'd make my life a lot simpler. 283 00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:23,519 As a lifelong Democrat, 284 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,839 I should do everything I can to delay your appointment. 285 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,199 But in the spirit of bipartisanship 286 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:30,439 and future considerations, 287 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:32,479 I don't have any problems with a change. 288 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,039 Excuse me, gentlemen, my prostate's shot. 289 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,879 Sitting on my ass too many years. 290 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:46,559 (knocking on door) - Want a ride? 291 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:47,919 No, thanks. 292 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,319 Okay. 293 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:50,239 Morty? 294 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:52,999 Yeah? 295 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:54,199 I need some investigative help, 296 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,399 I can't do this one all by myself. 297 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:57,959 - [Morty] We're a little bit short-handed right now. 298 00:25:58,280 --> 00:25:59,239 All the interns have got their finals. 299 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:00,039 Yeah, I know that, 300 00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:01,799 but I've got to find a material witness. 301 00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:02,919 [Morty] Kath, is this witness hard 302 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,159 or is it a figment of your client's imagination? 303 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:06,479 I don't know. 304 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:08,199 You want a beer? 305 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,199 [Morty] Yeah, please. 306 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:12,319 You think you can you live without him? 307 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,999 - Oh, I can live without him fine, my client can't. 308 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:17,519 - All right, well, I'll see if I can fish around, 309 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:22,479 find you some money somewhere, get a private investigator. 310 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,599 What if your witness doesn't materialize? 311 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,999 - Well, then it's your basic dog and pony show. 312 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:28,719 Circumstantial evidence, reasonable doubt, 313 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,159 we'll be dead in a week. 314 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:31,559 [Morty] Who's prosecuting? 315 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,759 Some guy named Charlie Stella. 316 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:35,479 Hmm, he just came on. 317 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,559 He was real hot shit in Baltimore. 318 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:41,879 He wants to be a senator after he's president. 319 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:45,039 Listen, Kath, prosecution owes me a few. 320 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:46,919 How would you feel about going to the table with this one? 321 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,959 Maybe plea-bargaining and cutting your losses. 322 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,679 My client has nothing to lose. 323 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,119 Motion to dismiss for failure to properly Mirandize 324 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,039 motion to dismiss for illegal search and seizure, 325 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:02,719 motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence. 326 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,639 It's a waste of paper. 327 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:11,079 I don't know what I'm doing anymore. 328 00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:12,839 I don't have a life. 329 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,399 The last time I went to the movies was like a year ago. 330 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,399 The only time I listen to music is in my car, I don't date. 331 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,359 I'd like to have a child but I don't even have a boyfriend, 332 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,999 so how can I have a child? 333 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,959 I spend all my time with murderers and rapists. 334 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,079 And what's really crazy is I like them. 335 00:27:30,360 --> 00:27:32,639 Yeah, well, it grows on you. 336 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:39,039 - I don't think I can do it anymore, you know, I'm tired. 337 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:40,519 I'm really tired. 338 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,039 I've been even thinking about going into private practice. 339 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:45,679 I think, what the hell, if I'm gonna go crazy, 340 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:47,839 I might as well get paid for it. 341 00:27:48,120 --> 00:27:51,759 - We have stayed around a lot longer than most. 342 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:53,319 Why do you stay? 343 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:56,559 I don't know. 344 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,159 Same thing as you, I guess. 345 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:04,599 For the sake of the one poor bastard who didn't do it. 346 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:05,679 Plus, I happen to look a little bit fat 347 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,079 in a three-piece suit. 348 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:08,119 You? Never. 349 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:09,399 (chuckles) 350 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:10,239 [Morty] You coming? 351 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,199 No, I gotta finish. 352 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,199 [Morty] All righty, thanks for the beer. 353 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:15,119 Okay. 354 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:32,719 Excuse me. 355 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,039 Where do I report for jury duty? 356 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:35,279 Third floor. 357 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:37,759 I need to be excused, who do I talk to? 358 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:39,599 Jurors' Excuse Officer. 359 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,399 Everybody's got a title. 360 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:42,799 What's a good excuse? 361 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:43,999 You ever been called before? 362 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:45,799 - Yeah, last year, I was too busy to serve. 363 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,199 - Well, the second time you're called, you gotta serve. 364 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:48,919 It's the law. 365 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,999 I'm sure something can be worked out. 366 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,399 I don't like your chances. 367 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,159 Dennis Kirkham? 368 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,319 [Dennis] Here. 369 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,239 [Clerk] Kathryn Conrad? 370 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:27,559 [Kathryn] Here. 371 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:28,519 Miss? 372 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,399 Attorney, I'm Everett Bennett, private investigator. 373 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:32,679 I understand you're looking for somebody. 374 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,319 You. 375 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,319 Either be seated in the gallery or leave now. 376 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,559 This isn't a bus station, Miss Riley. 377 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,159 I'm sorry, Your Honor. 378 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:43,759 [Clerk] Lee Ron Davis? 379 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:45,639 [Lee] Here. 380 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:46,999 [Clerk] Shelley Boylen? 381 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:48,159 [Shelley] Here. 382 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:49,559 [Clerk] Doris McCloud? 383 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:50,919 [Doris] Here. 384 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:56,319 Ladies and gentlemen. 385 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,079 As the defendant, Mr. Anderson, 386 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,039 has a hearing and speech impairment 387 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,639 and is unable to read signing, 388 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,799 the court has provided him with assistance. 389 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:07,919 If you are seated as a juror, 390 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,839 you'll be asked to disregard this disability 391 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:15,799 unless it is shown to have a direct bearing on the case. 392 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,999 Mr. Stella, whenever you're ready. 393 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:21,079 Thank you, Your Honor. 394 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,119 Good morning. 395 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:28,359 I'm Charlie Stella, an assistant United States attorney. 396 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:30,519 I'll be asking some questions 397 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,199 about your backgrounds and experiences, 398 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:34,679 which may reflect on your ability 399 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,759 to sit as fair and impartial jurors. 400 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,919 [Kathleen] Mr. Davis, as a loan officer, 401 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,519 is it one of your responsibilities to handle foreclosures? 402 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,799 It's part of my job. 403 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,199 - How do you feel about that part of your job? 404 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:52,479 I mean, it must be difficult 405 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,999 putting people out of their homes. 406 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:56,439 It doesn't trouble me. 407 00:30:56,720 --> 00:31:00,639 A person should be responsible for his debts. 408 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,119 - Thank you very much for coming, Mr. Davis. 409 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:04,439 You're excused. 410 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:12,119 And what are your feelings 411 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,279 about capital punishment, Mr. Sanger? 412 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:16,839 Objection, Your Honor. 413 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:18,359 Mr. Stella knows that capital punishment 414 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,519 isn't an option in the District of Columbia. 415 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:22,639 I'm sure that Mr. Sanger has a thoughtful opinion, 416 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,159 but it isn't germane. 417 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,719 - I'll determine what's germane, Miss Riley. 418 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,599 It's misleading, Your Honor. 419 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,519 My client is not facing the death penalty, 420 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:32,439 much less has he been convicted of any crime, 421 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,999 and we resent the implication. 422 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,919 Don't bring a rope unless you intend to use it, counselor. 423 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:43,199 Would Your Honor please instruct the prospective jurors? 424 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:45,319 The death penalty is not an option 425 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,839 in the District of Columbia, 426 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,759 although some of us feel it should be. 427 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:55,479 - We thank Your Honor for his consideration. 428 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,559 Will you please answer, Mr. Sanger? 429 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,159 - I think the punishment should fit the crime. 430 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,239 Thank you, Mr. Sanger. 431 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,919 Good morning, Mr. Sanger. 432 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:11,039 Mr. Sanger, you've stated 433 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:13,599 that you are a congressional advisor. 434 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,519 Is that another word for lobbyist? 435 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:19,319 I don't know. 436 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,279 That's sort of like calling a lawyer a mouthpiece, isn't it? 437 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:24,599 All right. 438 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,679 Who are you congressional advisor for? 439 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:28,799 Agribusiness, mostly. 440 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:31,559 The United Milk Producers. 441 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:32,719 Now, the lobbyists that I've known 442 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,439 are very persuasive people. 443 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,599 They could sell you just about anything. 444 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,799 - I don't know, it's sort of un-American not to like milk. 445 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:42,759 Unfortunately, I'm allergic to milk. 446 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:43,839 I'm sorry. 447 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,519 Mr. Sanger, are you from Washington? 448 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,319 No, Wisconsin. 449 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,919 And what brought you here? 450 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:53,799 I was a legislative aide 451 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,639 for my home senator, Gaylord Nelson. 452 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:57,679 I was 21, anything was possible... 453 00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:58,879 Thank you. 454 00:32:59,200 --> 00:32:59,879 [Eddie] And you learn pretty quickly... 455 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:00,719 Thank you. 456 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:01,999 Thank you, Mr. Sanger. 457 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:06,199 Do you have faith in the American justice system? 458 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:07,359 It seems to work. 459 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:08,719 - And do you believe that a man is innocent 460 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:10,239 until proven guilty? 461 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:11,319 Absolutely. 462 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:12,399 And you've already stated that you feel 463 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,039 that the punishment should fit the crime. 464 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:14,879 [Eddie] Yes. 465 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,279 Would you turn around, Mr. Sanger? 466 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:19,279 - Excuse me? - Just turn around 467 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:22,959 and face the back of the courtroom, please. 468 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:30,519 Mr. Sanger, could you tell me what color my hair is? 469 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:34,039 Brown. 470 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:38,039 - [Kathleen] Does my hair look brown to you? 471 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:39,199 You asked me what color your hair was, 472 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,239 I thought you wanted the real color. 473 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,279 You're very observant. 474 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,079 But appearances can be deceiving. 475 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,079 And sometimes circumstances make the truth 476 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,519 almost impossible to find. 477 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,839 As jurors you will be asked to keep an open mind, 478 00:33:58,120 --> 00:33:59,959 to put aside your assumptions, 479 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:03,039 and to look for and find that truth. 480 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:07,359 What if I'd said black? 481 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,319 I ask the questions here. 482 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:12,079 How many challenges do I have left? 483 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:13,159 [Clerk] One. 484 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,319 Thank you for coming, Mr. Sanger. 485 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:17,199 Does that mean I'm excused? 486 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:18,679 No, it doesn't. 487 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:28,359 What are you, an immigrant? 488 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:29,519 Nobody has jury duty. 489 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,519 Next you're gonna tell me you vote. 490 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,919 Good evening, Mr. Sanger, Mr. Abbott. 491 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:39,839 Well, hello, Marilyn. 492 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:40,679 How are things, Eddie? 493 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:41,639 I haven't seen you around much. 494 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:42,439 What do you want to drink, Eddie? 495 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:44,319 - Stolichnaya vodka martini, straight, and three olives. 496 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:45,879 So, you working? 497 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:46,999 Justice. 498 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,079 Third girl in the deputy attorney general's office. 499 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:50,159 Paul Gray? 500 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:52,479 Type much? 501 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:53,839 (laughs) 502 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:55,559 The job doesn't require much typing. 503 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,159 - Yeah. - Anyway, it's temporary. 504 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:01,759 Paul says he wants to groom me for management. 505 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:02,999 (sighs) 506 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:05,439 I wish I had a dollar for every promise. 507 00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:06,679 Just once, I wish someone would say to me, 508 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:07,639 I can't help you out. 509 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:08,999 Let's go. 510 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:11,159 The boy wonder. - Hi, Paul, how are you? 511 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:12,759 - Let's catch up sometime. - Yeah. 512 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:13,679 Come on. 513 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:23,919 Congressman. 514 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:24,959 How's it look, Eddie? 515 00:35:25,240 --> 00:35:26,639 Well, it's down to the wire, sir. 516 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:27,919 Call me if I can do anything. 517 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:28,759 Oh, thank you. 518 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:30,519 Thank you very much. 519 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:33,399 Fuck him. 520 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:34,599 I called him three different times, 521 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,079 and he never returns my call. 522 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:42,799 There's Comisky. 523 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,319 Maybe you should take another run at her. 524 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:57,599 [Eddie] Grace. 525 00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:59,479 Hello, Eddie. 526 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,239 You alone? 527 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:02,079 I stayed in the office late, 528 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:06,199 and just stopped in to catch my breath, I'm beat. 529 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:07,039 I'm out on my feet. 530 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,239 I've been up and down the Hill all day looking for votes. 531 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:10,319 Do you mind? 532 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:12,999 [Grace] Do you want a drink? 533 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:14,919 No, it wouldn't have any effect anymore. 534 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:15,919 I've been nursing drinks 535 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:19,799 and listening to the sound of my own voice since 5:00. 536 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:21,879 I know the feeling. 537 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:25,359 There's a vote coming up on a bill that I cosponsored. 538 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:27,839 It gives me a knot in my stomach like a fist. 539 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:31,279 Closer the vote, tighter the fist. 540 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,519 Grabs me a little lower. 541 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,359 How close is the vote? 542 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:40,839 Let's see, if everything falls right, 543 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,239 we're still a handful short. 544 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:50,119 I never noticed that before, your eyes. 545 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:54,199 Sometimes they're blue, sometimes they're green. 546 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:58,519 You're still a handful short. 547 00:36:58,800 --> 00:36:59,799 (laughs) 548 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:01,959 I told you, my vote's not for sale. 549 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:05,239 I can't help myself, Grace. 550 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,039 It's a lovely thought anyway. 551 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:10,639 Nobody's mentioned my eyes in a long time. 552 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:26,799 There's another stop. 553 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:27,959 [Grace] How much do I owe you? 554 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:29,359 [Driver] 7.50. 555 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,439 Here, keep the change. 556 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:53,839 (moaning) 557 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,679 It's cold out here. 558 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:16,239 Get some blankets. 559 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:21,119 (suspenseful music) 560 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,279 - Michael, you are served. - Huh? 561 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:09,599 (groaning) 562 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:16,439 His face was completely rearranged. 563 00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:18,879 He spent half of the night in surgery. 564 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,039 By the time the police arrived, the assailant had fled. 565 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:23,639 That's why I need a continuance, Your Honor, 566 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,279 until this Michael John Guthridge can be apprehended. 567 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:28,679 - I don't see any need for a continuance, Miss Riley. 568 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:29,839 The subject was served a subpoena. 569 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:32,839 He's required to appear or be in contempt of process. 570 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:33,999 You've got to be joking. 571 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:35,839 I mean, there's not a chance in hell 572 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:39,399 that this man is going to voluntarily appear. 573 00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:41,879 I'm sorry, Your Honor. 574 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:43,239 I can sympathize with you, Miss Riley. 575 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:45,879 I was a trial attorney myself for a number of years, 576 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:48,039 at the mercy of witnesses. 577 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:49,639 But if we had to wait for every supposed witness, 578 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,559 the system would grind to a halt. 579 00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:53,519 It could take weeks or months to locate this man. 580 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,919 And even then there's no guarantee that he'll testify, 581 00:39:56,240 --> 00:39:58,399 or that he'd have anything to testify about. 582 00:39:58,680 --> 00:39:59,879 - In all fairness to my client, Your Honor, 583 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:04,759 I cannot present a complete defense without this witness. 584 00:40:05,080 --> 00:40:05,839 I'm sorry. 585 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:09,319 Your request for a continuance is denied. 586 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:13,399 Miss Riley? 587 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:16,239 Please don't try to contaminate the process 588 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:20,519 with any backdoor comments about this witness in open court. 589 00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:25,799 - [Kathleen] How can I possibly contaminate this process? 590 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:02,159 - [Matthew] Opening statements, Mr. Stella. 591 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:21,959 Elizabeth Rose Quinn. 592 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:25,959 She was 24. 593 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:31,719 A clerk typist at the Justice Department. 594 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,799 She made $17,000 a year. 595 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,199 She was single. 596 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,519 She liked to play tennis. 597 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:44,479 She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Arlington. 598 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:46,719 She wasn't very important. 599 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:50,159 Especially in a city 600 00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:53,599 that's full of so many important people. 601 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:58,319 She was just a decent, hardworking citizen. 602 00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:06,079 And on the night of December 18th, a week before Christmas, 603 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:13,439 Carl Wayne Anderson, in cold blood cut her throat. 604 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:24,679 I've prosecuted 43 murder cases. 605 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:28,239 It's always a horror, it's always senseless. 606 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:30,879 But of the murder cases I have prosecuted, 607 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:33,399 this is the most horrible, 608 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:36,959 the most senseless, the most indefensible. 609 00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:38,879 For $9.00. 610 00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:43,399 $9.00. 611 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:48,759 $9.00, that's all she had. 612 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:52,639 Is this what we've become? 613 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,719 Is the value of human life so cheap? 614 00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:00,719 Elizabeth worked late that night. 615 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:02,119 It was cold. 616 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:05,399 She was tired and anxious to get home. 617 00:43:05,720 --> 00:43:07,399 She took the bus to the parking lot on K Street 618 00:43:07,720 --> 00:43:08,999 where her car was. 619 00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:12,719 That's as far as she got. 620 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:15,959 We will show that Carl Wayne Anderson 621 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:19,759 had been in that parking lot trying to break into cars. 622 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:23,119 He had been sleeping in Elizabeth's car 623 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:28,279 and a parking lot attendant had chased him away. 624 00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:30,119 But he had come back. 625 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:37,679 And when he saw Elizabeth alone and defenseless, 626 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,199 he beat her, dragged her down to the river, 627 00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:42,879 slit her throat and killed her. 628 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:50,279 This isn't the 11 o'clock news. 629 00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:53,159 We can't just shake our heads, 630 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,759 go to bed and forget about it. 631 00:43:56,720 --> 00:44:00,719 We have a responsibility to Elizabeth Rose Quinn. 632 00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:04,959 She is, after all, too important. 633 00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:16,879 [Matthew] Miss Riley? 634 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:32,679 - Carl Wayne Anderson is not a decent, hardworking citizen. 635 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:36,839 He is not a shining example of the American dream. 636 00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:40,279 Carl Anderson is the American nightmare. 637 00:44:46,600 --> 00:44:49,559 He's one of the nameless, faceless derelicts 638 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:52,239 that wander aimlessly through the streets of our country 639 00:44:52,520 --> 00:44:55,159 every day by the thousands. 640 00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:56,959 We step over them in doorways. 641 00:44:57,240 --> 00:44:58,599 We cross the street 642 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:02,199 in order to avoid actually having to come into contact 643 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:03,839 with one of them. 644 00:45:04,120 --> 00:45:06,839 We look at them with a mixture of pity 645 00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:08,759 and contempt and fear. 646 00:45:09,800 --> 00:45:12,679 And we choose not to see that under their ragged blankets 647 00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:16,079 and their filthy clothes is a frightened, 648 00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:19,359 lost human being just like you and me. 649 00:45:20,720 --> 00:45:24,479 Carl Wayne Anderson was a soldier in Vietnam, not a hero, 650 00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:26,999 just a dog soldier who believed in 651 00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:29,839 and fought for his country. 652 00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:33,279 And when he tried to regain his identity 653 00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:38,399 and his self-respect in a veterans hospital 654 00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:43,039 he contracted spinal meningitis, became deaf, 655 00:45:44,040 --> 00:45:47,199 and suffered a traumatic speech loss. 656 00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:50,279 (keyboard clicking) 657 00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:53,519 We will show that Carl Anderson lived in a world 658 00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:55,839 where $9.00 could mean the difference 659 00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:58,959 between eating and starving to death. 660 00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:07,559 What the hell is going on? 661 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:09,239 They weren't supposed to vote till next week. 662 00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:10,039 They were getting ready to adjourn. 663 00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:12,879 The leadership called for the vote. 664 00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:14,199 What's the count? 665 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:15,039 We're on the button. 666 00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:17,719 The right yes puts us over the top. 667 00:46:18,040 --> 00:46:20,799 (suspenseful music) 668 00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:50,359 No comment. 669 00:47:00,240 --> 00:47:01,559 Eddie, you lucked out. 670 00:47:01,880 --> 00:47:03,519 Her committee chairman must have persuaded Comisky 671 00:47:03,840 --> 00:47:05,319 to vote yes. 672 00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:07,319 That must have been it, congressman. 673 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:09,999 [Congressman] Give me a call. 674 00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:22,079 [Man] Nice job, Eddie. 675 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:31,359 Could you describe what you found? 676 00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:33,359 She'd been attacked from behind. 677 00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:35,719 Her throat cut laterally across the larynx 678 00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:38,359 and the carotid artery from left to right. 679 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:40,559 And what kind of instrument caused this? 680 00:47:40,840 --> 00:47:42,359 A very thin, straight blade. 681 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:43,879 A razor, a knife. 682 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:46,599 I'm showing you what's been marked as 683 00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,839 Government Exhibit One for identification. 684 00:47:50,120 --> 00:47:52,559 Have you seen this knife before? 685 00:47:54,200 --> 00:47:55,039 [Dr. Koleena] Yes, I was asked to do 686 00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:57,119 a forensic examination of it. 687 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,599 - [Charlie] And what were your conclusions? 688 00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:02,199 The width of the blade and its sharpness 689 00:48:02,520 --> 00:48:05,799 were consistent with the deceased's wound. 690 00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:09,399 - I move Government Exhibit One in evidence. 691 00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:11,119 Without objection. 692 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:13,719 Your witness. 693 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:14,559 Before Miss Riley cross-examines, 694 00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:17,839 we'll take a 15-minute recess. 695 00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:19,999 You're excused, doctor. 696 00:48:20,280 --> 00:48:21,439 - Excuse me. (clears throat) 697 00:48:21,720 --> 00:48:25,239 Your Honor, may I have another look at that photograph? 698 00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:26,559 Objection, Your Honor. 699 00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:28,999 This has become ghoulish beyond purpose. 700 00:48:29,280 --> 00:48:29,839 The juror is entitled 701 00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:32,159 to a thorough examination of the evidence, counselor. 702 00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:33,079 Overruled. 703 00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:44,079 Thank you. 704 00:48:57,440 --> 00:48:58,639 I'll remind the jury, 705 00:48:58,920 --> 00:49:02,359 you're not to discuss this case with anyone. 706 00:49:13,880 --> 00:49:16,039 [Officer] Okay, let's go. 707 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:25,599 - Ms. Riley, there was just a call for you. 708 00:49:25,880 --> 00:49:27,439 He wouldn't give me his name. 709 00:49:27,720 --> 00:49:29,039 He left a number. 710 00:49:29,360 --> 00:49:30,399 Okay, thanks. 711 00:49:36,760 --> 00:49:37,439 [Man] Hello? 712 00:49:37,720 --> 00:49:38,439 Hi, this is Kathleen Riley. 713 00:49:38,720 --> 00:49:40,199 [Man] Yes, do you know if your client 714 00:49:40,480 --> 00:49:42,399 is right or left-handed? 715 00:49:42,680 --> 00:49:43,759 Excuse me? 716 00:49:44,080 --> 00:49:47,239 - [Man] Do you know if Carl is right or left-handed? 717 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:48,479 Who is this? 718 00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:51,319 - [Man] I noticed something, I was wondering if you did. 719 00:49:51,600 --> 00:49:55,559 - I said, who is this? (dial tone beeps) 720 00:50:03,120 --> 00:50:05,999 Dr. Koleena, you examined Carl Anderson's knife, didn't you? 721 00:50:06,280 --> 00:50:06,919 [Dr. Koleena] Yes, I did. 722 00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:09,199 And what did you find? 723 00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:12,479 Some rust, a partial hair follicle, 724 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:15,879 and microscopic traces of human tissue. 725 00:50:16,160 --> 00:50:19,799 - And did you compare the tissue taken off of his knife 726 00:50:20,120 --> 00:50:21,879 with Elizabeth Quinn's? 727 00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:22,959 [Dr. Koleena] Yes. 728 00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:26,359 - And would you tell the jury what your findings were? 729 00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:28,239 They were inconclusive. 730 00:50:28,520 --> 00:50:31,919 - Excuse me, Dr. Koleena, could you please speak up? 731 00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:36,599 They weren't conclusive. 732 00:50:36,920 --> 00:50:40,079 So, what you're saying is that you have no direct evidence 733 00:50:40,360 --> 00:50:42,599 that this knife, Carl Anderson's knife, 734 00:50:42,880 --> 00:50:45,639 was the weapon used to murder Elizabeth Rose Quinn. 735 00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:48,799 No bone fragments, no tissue samples, 736 00:50:51,120 --> 00:50:52,359 no traces of her blood. 737 00:50:52,640 --> 00:50:53,959 I don't know what we would have found. 738 00:50:54,240 --> 00:50:55,839 The knife had recently been wiped cleaned. 739 00:50:56,120 --> 00:50:57,799 Excuse me, didn't you say a moment ago 740 00:50:58,080 --> 00:50:59,639 that you found rust and a hair follicle 741 00:50:59,920 --> 00:51:02,999 and some sort of tissue on this knife? 742 00:51:03,320 --> 00:51:05,559 So, was it wiped clean or wasn't it wiped clean? 743 00:51:05,840 --> 00:51:06,799 It's more complicated than that. 744 00:51:07,120 --> 00:51:07,759 There's a wide... 745 00:51:08,080 --> 00:51:09,439 No, no, it's not more complicated. 746 00:51:09,720 --> 00:51:11,119 It's either a simple yes or no. 747 00:51:11,400 --> 00:51:12,519 It was either cleaned or it wasn't clean. 748 00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:13,759 Objection! 749 00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:16,359 Forensic pathology is an exact science. 750 00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:19,199 Ms. Riley is making this sound like a cooking class. 751 00:51:19,480 --> 00:51:20,279 Excuse me? 752 00:51:20,560 --> 00:51:21,879 Objection sustained. 753 00:51:22,160 --> 00:51:24,279 And dispense with your characterizations, Mr. Stella. 754 00:51:24,600 --> 00:51:27,959 - My apologies to the court and to counsel. 755 00:51:29,560 --> 00:51:31,479 - Thank you, Your Honor, but I don't want the jury left 756 00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:34,759 with the impression that Mr. Anderson cleaned off his knife 757 00:51:35,040 --> 00:51:36,839 to hide any incriminating evidence. 758 00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:38,759 Objection sustained. 759 00:51:41,520 --> 00:51:44,239 Miss Riley, are you through with the witness? 760 00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:45,439 Yes, Your Honor, I am. 761 00:51:45,720 --> 00:51:48,039 [Matthew] Doctor, you're excused. 762 00:51:48,320 --> 00:51:51,119 (suspenseful music) 763 00:51:54,440 --> 00:51:57,239 Your Honor, one more question. 764 00:51:57,520 --> 00:51:59,999 Make up your mind, Miss Riley. 765 00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:07,079 - You've said that the wound was left to right. 766 00:52:07,360 --> 00:52:07,999 That's correct. 767 00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:09,839 The entry wound was left of median 768 00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:12,959 and the exit wound right of median. 769 00:52:13,240 --> 00:52:14,999 Entrance here, exit here. 770 00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:15,839 [Dr. Koleena] That's correct. 771 00:52:16,120 --> 00:52:17,519 - Could you step down for a moment, Dr. Koleena? 772 00:52:17,800 --> 00:52:18,359 [Charlie] Objection. 773 00:52:18,640 --> 00:52:19,399 [Matthew] What is the point of this? 774 00:52:19,680 --> 00:52:22,439 I need to make a clarification. 775 00:52:22,720 --> 00:52:23,359 I'll overrule the objection. 776 00:52:23,640 --> 00:52:26,279 Doctor, will you please step down? 777 00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:29,399 Now, Dr. Koleena, I'm right-handed, 778 00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:33,599 so, could I assume that it would be a natural motion for me 779 00:52:33,920 --> 00:52:35,359 to cut you this way? 780 00:52:36,320 --> 00:52:37,359 Yes. 781 00:52:37,640 --> 00:52:38,279 And if I were left-handed, 782 00:52:38,560 --> 00:52:40,519 that would be an unnatural motion? 783 00:52:40,840 --> 00:52:43,159 Yes, you would cut right to left. 784 00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:44,319 Thank you very much. 785 00:52:44,600 --> 00:52:46,079 I have no further questions, Your Honor. 786 00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:48,239 You're excused, doctor. 787 00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:51,759 Carl? 788 00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:54,039 [Charlie] Objection, Your Honor. 789 00:52:54,320 --> 00:52:55,079 One more stunt like that, counselor, 790 00:52:55,400 --> 00:52:57,079 and I'll slap you with a contempt citation so fast, 791 00:52:57,400 --> 00:52:59,519 you won't know what hit you. 792 00:53:09,640 --> 00:53:12,799 Mr. Sanger, don't ever do that again. 793 00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:19,199 Hey, wait a minute. 794 00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:22,199 - I'm not allowed to talk to you, Mr. Sanger. 795 00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:23,959 - The least you could do is thank me, counselor. 796 00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:24,799 Thank you? 797 00:53:25,080 --> 00:53:26,679 What I should do is go to the judge 798 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:29,959 and have you thrown off this panel. 799 00:53:30,240 --> 00:53:31,719 - Nobody twisted your arm to use that information. 800 00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:32,839 I was just trying to help. 801 00:53:33,120 --> 00:53:34,039 - I didn't ask for your help. - Hi, Kathleen. 802 00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:34,959 Hi. 803 00:53:36,440 --> 00:53:39,919 - Oh, well, you're not the one on trial, Miss Riley. 804 00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:41,799 I mean, I thought the whole idea was to find the truth. 805 00:53:42,080 --> 00:53:43,039 I guess I got the wrong idea 806 00:53:43,360 --> 00:53:44,719 about justice. - Don't hustle me, okay? 807 00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:45,559 You can save that bullshit 808 00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:48,639 for your friends up on Capitol Hill. 809 00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:54,999 - Well, we all know that you're just brimming over 810 00:53:55,280 --> 00:53:56,319 with integrity, Miss Riley. 811 00:53:56,600 --> 00:53:59,319 Who the fuck are you to preach to me about mine? 812 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:01,399 - If you really wanna be helpful, leave me alone. 813 00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:03,599 Jury tampering is a felony. 814 00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:06,519 Well, you haven't tampered with me, yet. 815 00:54:06,840 --> 00:54:08,559 And I don't intend to. 816 00:54:10,040 --> 00:54:12,479 But you wanna win, don't you? 817 00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:15,359 Look, this is not a game. 818 00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:17,439 A man's life is at stake here. 819 00:54:17,720 --> 00:54:19,519 Of course, I wanna win. 820 00:54:19,800 --> 00:54:22,919 But I draw the line at certain things. 821 00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:25,919 Obviously, you never draw the line. 822 00:54:30,760 --> 00:54:32,919 I change it all the time. 823 00:54:34,560 --> 00:54:35,719 Hey, I'm sorry. 824 00:54:36,840 --> 00:54:37,599 I'm sorry. 825 00:54:39,320 --> 00:54:42,239 I thought you were allergic to milk. 826 00:54:43,440 --> 00:54:44,199 I lied. 827 00:54:46,440 --> 00:54:47,999 (engine starts) 828 00:54:48,280 --> 00:54:49,519 Did he kill her? 829 00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:51,439 That's your problem. 830 00:55:17,120 --> 00:55:19,839 We got to write 'em down every two hours 831 00:55:20,160 --> 00:55:21,959 to see how long they been here. 832 00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:23,159 You'd be surprised the number of people 833 00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:24,719 tryin' to beat you outta couple of bucks 834 00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:26,839 tellin' you they lost their ticket. 835 00:55:27,120 --> 00:55:29,839 That's a nine, you wrote an eight. 836 00:55:30,120 --> 00:55:31,399 See, it's a nine. - I mix 'em up sometimes 837 00:55:31,720 --> 00:55:34,759 when I'm in a hurry, all right? 838 00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:36,639 You say you got somethin' to do with the trial? 839 00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:38,399 A friend of the court. 840 00:55:38,720 --> 00:55:42,039 - Yeah, I got me a subpoena, I'm supposed to testify. 841 00:55:42,320 --> 00:55:43,759 You ain't no lawyer? 842 00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:45,119 No. 843 00:55:45,440 --> 00:55:47,799 - They should send a shitload of 'em back to Beantown. 844 00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:49,959 (laughs) 845 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:51,119 It was slow that night. 846 00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:52,039 KBG 622. 847 00:55:54,440 --> 00:55:58,759 - There couldn't have been more than 10, 15 cars in the lot. 848 00:55:59,080 --> 00:56:02,199 She was parked down on the end, the white Honda. 849 00:56:02,480 --> 00:56:03,919 The city's supposed to pick it up for impound, 850 00:56:04,200 --> 00:56:07,639 but you know they take their sweet-ass time. 851 00:56:19,640 --> 00:56:20,839 So, the bearded mother. 852 00:56:21,120 --> 00:56:21,919 The bum? - Yeah. 853 00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:24,719 - He been hangin' around off and on most of the night. 854 00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:25,799 Let me tell you somethin'. 855 00:56:26,080 --> 00:56:28,319 I got a case of trouble with them people. 856 00:56:28,600 --> 00:56:31,399 He's roamin' around tryin' to find a car that wasn't locked. 857 00:56:31,680 --> 00:56:34,039 He crawled right into that woman's car and went to sleep. 858 00:56:34,360 --> 00:56:37,279 I ran his ratty ass outta there. 859 00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:40,159 The bus dropped her off a little after midnight, 860 00:56:40,440 --> 00:56:42,399 and I saw him, you know, hanging around again, 861 00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:45,599 but it was too fuckin' cold to go out and mess with him. 862 00:56:45,920 --> 00:56:47,119 And I remember thinkin', 863 00:56:47,400 --> 00:56:49,479 It's kinda strange she didn't just drive right out. 864 00:56:49,800 --> 00:56:52,159 Then my girl called and we got into it, you know, 865 00:56:52,440 --> 00:56:53,719 and I just forgot about her. 866 00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,999 The bum iced her right around then. 867 00:56:56,280 --> 00:56:57,399 Did you see anybody else? 868 00:56:57,720 --> 00:56:59,599 No, nobody to speak of. 869 00:56:59,880 --> 00:57:03,559 Man, we get cars in and out of here all the time. 870 00:57:03,840 --> 00:57:05,039 And I slept some, you know? 871 00:57:05,320 --> 00:57:06,479 I mean, they don't pay me enough 872 00:57:06,760 --> 00:57:08,759 to freeze my jones off and stay awake, too. 873 00:57:09,040 --> 00:57:11,999 You know what I'm saying? - Yeah. 874 00:57:12,320 --> 00:57:16,239 The list, you know, with the license plate numbers on it? 875 00:57:16,520 --> 00:57:18,159 The one of that night, you have that? 876 00:57:18,440 --> 00:57:21,239 Yeah, I got a copy if you want it. 877 00:57:30,920 --> 00:57:32,359 Might as well keep it, man. 878 00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:35,879 I don't know why they save this bull for anyway. 879 00:57:36,160 --> 00:57:36,799 Oh, shit. 880 00:57:43,280 --> 00:57:44,839 How long you gonna be? 881 00:57:45,120 --> 00:57:48,199 (suspenseful music) 882 00:57:48,520 --> 00:57:49,119 Thanks! 883 00:58:34,680 --> 00:58:35,999 Excuse me, ma'am? 884 00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:38,799 Where did you get that? 885 00:58:46,640 --> 00:58:48,319 Over there. 886 00:58:48,600 --> 00:58:49,999 Could I ask you when you found it? 887 00:58:50,280 --> 00:58:51,399 For Christmas. 888 00:58:54,840 --> 00:58:56,559 Would you sell it? 889 00:58:56,880 --> 00:58:58,319 It isn't for sale. 890 00:58:59,920 --> 00:59:01,319 I'll trade for it. 891 00:59:02,720 --> 00:59:04,319 What do you want? 892 00:59:04,640 --> 00:59:05,519 Your shoes. 893 00:59:09,720 --> 00:59:10,559 My shoes. 894 00:59:25,960 --> 00:59:27,319 And your socks. 895 00:59:30,640 --> 00:59:32,879 (shivering) 896 00:59:46,600 --> 00:59:47,519 Thank you. 897 00:59:49,760 --> 00:59:50,519 Thank you. 898 01:00:00,720 --> 01:00:03,639 (suspenseful music) 899 01:00:52,080 --> 01:00:54,799 (object clatters) 900 01:01:19,720 --> 01:01:22,119 (phone rings) 901 01:01:23,240 --> 01:01:24,319 Hello? 902 01:01:24,600 --> 01:01:26,679 [Man] I have to talk to you. 903 01:01:26,960 --> 01:01:27,519 I can't hear you. 904 01:01:27,800 --> 01:01:28,359 [Man] I have to talk to you. 905 01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:30,119 I'll meet you at the Federal Triangle station. 906 01:01:30,400 --> 01:01:31,319 Who is this? 907 01:01:31,600 --> 01:01:33,879 - [Man] I'll meet you in five minutes, be there. 908 01:01:34,200 --> 01:01:37,799 - Mr. Sanger, I told you to stay away from me. 909 01:01:42,320 --> 01:01:43,079 Michael? 910 01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:07,599 (switch clicks) 911 01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:12,199 (suspenseful music) 912 01:03:07,960 --> 01:03:09,439 What do you think you're doing here? 913 01:03:09,760 --> 01:03:10,279 If I had said it was me, 914 01:03:10,560 --> 01:03:11,639 you wouldn't have come, now, would you? 915 01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:12,639 You're right. 916 01:03:12,920 --> 01:03:13,839 Right, hold, wait a minute. 917 01:03:14,120 --> 01:03:16,439 Wait just a minute, all right? 918 01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:18,359 A bag lady found this down by the river 919 01:03:18,680 --> 01:03:19,879 where Elizabeth was killed. 920 01:03:20,160 --> 01:03:21,839 What are you, a detective now? 921 01:03:22,120 --> 01:03:23,599 I'm an amateur, I know, but look at it. 922 01:03:23,880 --> 01:03:24,599 The presidential seal's on it. 923 01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:25,759 It's got the president's signature 924 01:03:26,040 --> 01:03:26,599 on the back of it. - So what? 925 01:03:26,880 --> 01:03:28,559 You know you can buy this at any gift store? 926 01:03:28,840 --> 01:03:29,399 Here. - No. 927 01:03:29,680 --> 01:03:32,559 Not one of these, you can't, it's solid gold, huh? 928 01:03:32,840 --> 01:03:34,439 The president gives them out as special gifts. 929 01:03:34,720 --> 01:03:38,679 Senators, cabinet members, big donors, some lobbyists. 930 01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:43,119 - Look, the river is filled with this kind of garbage, okay? 931 01:03:43,400 --> 01:03:47,359 Half the city washes up there, what does it prove? 932 01:03:49,160 --> 01:03:51,839 That's your problem, counselor. 933 01:03:55,960 --> 01:03:58,599 Hey, get some sleep, okay? 934 01:03:58,880 --> 01:03:59,919 You look tired. 935 01:04:02,040 --> 01:04:04,959 (suspenseful music) 936 01:04:09,480 --> 01:04:11,799 (screams) 937 01:04:12,080 --> 01:04:14,159 God is angry with the wicked. 938 01:04:14,440 --> 01:04:16,319 Why did you send the black devil for me? 939 01:04:16,600 --> 01:04:17,159 Because Carl... 940 01:04:17,440 --> 01:04:19,479 Carl has already been judged. 941 01:04:19,760 --> 01:04:21,119 The mighty hand struck him deaf and dumb. 942 01:04:21,400 --> 01:04:22,239 Okay. 943 01:04:22,520 --> 01:04:25,559 Only the Lord Jesus can take a soul. 944 01:04:25,880 --> 01:04:27,879 I saw the angel of death. 945 01:04:28,160 --> 01:04:29,599 I watched her die. 946 01:04:29,920 --> 01:04:31,799 I saw her spirit leave her body. 947 01:04:32,080 --> 01:04:35,919 She gave me a message from the Almighty. 948 01:04:36,200 --> 01:04:38,199 A key to the Kingdom. 949 01:04:38,480 --> 01:04:40,879 (metal clanks) 950 01:04:42,080 --> 01:04:45,639 The innocent shall know the glory of heaven. 951 01:04:48,040 --> 01:04:50,199 (groaning) 952 01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:53,879 Stop it, asshole. 953 01:05:04,160 --> 01:05:04,919 Oh, god. 954 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:07,519 This is probably gonna burn. 955 01:05:07,840 --> 01:05:09,119 Okay, all right. 956 01:05:12,120 --> 01:05:12,879 (groans) God! 957 01:05:13,160 --> 01:05:13,719 Let me sit down. 958 01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:14,839 - All right, if you feel like you're gonna faint, 959 01:05:15,120 --> 01:05:16,679 just put your head between your knees, okay? 960 01:05:16,960 --> 01:05:18,119 You think it'll leave a scar? 961 01:05:18,400 --> 01:05:18,959 I don't know. 962 01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:20,359 Could you sit still? 963 01:05:20,680 --> 01:05:21,399 It hurts, damn it. 964 01:05:21,720 --> 01:05:23,679 Well, I'm sorry. 965 01:05:23,960 --> 01:05:25,599 It shouldn't hurt that much. 966 01:05:25,880 --> 01:05:27,799 - Oh, yeah? Well, it... - Hold on, hold on. 967 01:05:28,080 --> 01:05:28,639 You got a piece right here. 968 01:05:28,920 --> 01:05:29,919 I know, I know, I know. 969 01:05:30,200 --> 01:05:33,799 - Ow, it hurts, damn it! - You're such a baby. 970 01:05:34,080 --> 01:05:35,479 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 971 01:05:37,080 --> 01:05:38,759 He got me, didn't he? 972 01:05:40,120 --> 01:05:40,759 You know, you're lucky that you had 973 01:05:41,080 --> 01:05:43,239 your jacket and your sweater on. 974 01:05:43,520 --> 01:05:45,479 Yeah, I feel real lucky. 975 01:05:52,440 --> 01:05:53,359 All right. 976 01:05:56,400 --> 01:05:58,319 (sighs) 977 01:06:00,840 --> 01:06:03,159 (groans) 978 01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:07,639 Maybe you're not as big an asshole as I thought you were. 979 01:06:07,920 --> 01:06:10,399 All right, it's a little better. 980 01:06:32,160 --> 01:06:32,999 Good night. 981 01:06:45,200 --> 01:06:47,879 (pen scratching) 982 01:06:58,480 --> 01:07:03,159 You know, I know that people have no values today. 983 01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:05,799 Psychiatrists sleep with their patients, 984 01:07:06,120 --> 01:07:08,039 lawyers sleep with their clients 985 01:07:08,320 --> 01:07:09,599 professors sleep with their students. 986 01:07:09,920 --> 01:07:11,599 You know, I'm no angel. 987 01:07:15,960 --> 01:07:19,199 But I'm having a really hard time just, you know, 988 01:07:19,480 --> 01:07:22,239 pretending like it's business as usual. 989 01:07:22,520 --> 01:07:25,079 (pen scratching) 990 01:07:45,400 --> 01:07:48,079 - Don't make a scene. - All right. 991 01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:50,839 Are you trying to get me disbarred? 992 01:07:51,160 --> 01:07:52,959 Just listen to me a minute, all right? 993 01:07:53,240 --> 01:07:54,319 The president gave away 30 pairs of cuff links 994 01:07:54,600 --> 01:07:57,279 as Christmas presents, they went out on the 15th. 995 01:07:57,560 --> 01:08:00,599 He gave a set to Deputy Attorney General Paul Gray. 996 01:08:00,920 --> 01:08:03,799 Now, I know a girl who works in his office, 997 01:08:04,080 --> 01:08:06,319 and she told me that he brought up a couple of girls 998 01:08:06,640 --> 01:08:09,119 from clerical working nights. 999 01:08:09,400 --> 01:08:11,519 And one of them was Elizabeth Quinn. 1000 01:08:11,800 --> 01:08:12,479 So, what are you saying? 1001 01:08:12,760 --> 01:08:17,399 Just because she happened to work for him, he killed her? 1002 01:08:17,680 --> 01:08:18,799 I need the cuff link. 1003 01:08:19,080 --> 01:08:19,719 Fuck the cuff link. 1004 01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:23,159 What you're asking me to do is absolutely illegal. 1005 01:08:23,440 --> 01:08:24,799 - Look, you're gonna let your client just fry 1006 01:08:25,120 --> 01:08:26,439 because you wanna play by the rules, huh? 1007 01:08:26,720 --> 01:08:28,039 No, I would do anything for my client. 1008 01:08:28,320 --> 01:08:31,839 I'm the only chance he has, but I'm not gonna break the law. 1009 01:08:32,160 --> 01:08:32,959 All right. 1010 01:08:35,160 --> 01:08:37,599 If he did it, I'm gonna vote guilty. 1011 01:08:37,920 --> 01:08:41,879 But if he's innocent, I don't want that on my conscience. 1012 01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:13,039 Ms. Riley? 1013 01:09:13,320 --> 01:09:15,119 I wanna see you in my chambers. 1014 01:09:15,400 --> 01:09:16,199 - Now? - Now. 1015 01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:21,919 Have a seat, Miss Riley. 1016 01:09:23,040 --> 01:09:24,679 I saw you in the parking lot the other day. 1017 01:09:24,960 --> 01:09:25,479 I had the impression 1018 01:09:25,800 --> 01:09:27,639 you were talking with one of the jurors. 1019 01:09:27,920 --> 01:09:30,279 Have you had contact with a juror on this trial? 1020 01:09:30,600 --> 01:09:31,199 No. 1021 01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:37,799 I'll have to take you at your word. 1022 01:09:38,080 --> 01:09:39,999 I'm very disappointed in you, Miss Riley. 1023 01:09:40,320 --> 01:09:42,399 I had heard good things about you. 1024 01:09:42,680 --> 01:09:43,239 But your cross has been weak 1025 01:09:43,520 --> 01:09:47,479 and your behavior in this courtroom has been unprofessional. 1026 01:09:47,760 --> 01:09:49,479 Well, I'm frustrated, Your Honor, 1027 01:09:49,760 --> 01:09:51,599 because I have no character witnesses 1028 01:09:51,880 --> 01:09:55,319 and I have no one to corroborate my client's story. 1029 01:09:55,600 --> 01:09:56,559 Now I have no material witness, 1030 01:09:56,840 --> 01:09:59,639 so I desperately need a continuance. 1031 01:10:00,840 --> 01:10:02,319 - Come on, Miss Riley, we've been through this already, 1032 01:10:02,600 --> 01:10:04,279 you know how I feel about that. 1033 01:10:04,560 --> 01:10:06,079 - But Your Honor, last night Michael John Guthridge 1034 01:10:06,360 --> 01:10:09,719 contacted me and he said things that convinced me that 1035 01:10:10,000 --> 01:10:12,959 if he isn't the real suspect, then he saw who is. 1036 01:10:13,240 --> 01:10:15,079 - And you think he'll be able to identify the killer? 1037 01:10:15,360 --> 01:10:16,159 [Kathleen] Yes, I do. 1038 01:10:16,480 --> 01:10:17,279 - Why is it whenever defense is in trouble, 1039 01:10:17,600 --> 01:10:20,719 there always seems to be a real suspect? 1040 01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:22,199 I would genuinely like to help you, Miss Riley, 1041 01:10:22,520 --> 01:10:23,599 but I think it would be imprudent of me 1042 01:10:23,880 --> 01:10:26,799 to grant a continuance just because your case is weak. 1043 01:10:27,080 --> 01:10:29,079 Your dedication is commendable. 1044 01:10:29,400 --> 01:10:31,919 But don't be tempted to sacrifice your integrity. 1045 01:10:32,240 --> 01:10:34,039 Because I warn you, Miss Riley, 1046 01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:35,479 if I find any evidence of collusion, 1047 01:10:35,760 --> 01:10:39,679 I'll have you disbarred and charged with jury tampering. 1048 01:10:41,840 --> 01:10:43,079 (audience applauding) 1049 01:10:43,360 --> 01:10:44,839 Thank you all very much for coming. 1050 01:10:45,120 --> 01:10:45,759 Thank you. 1051 01:10:51,320 --> 01:10:52,639 Oh, Eddie Wonder. 1052 01:10:52,920 --> 01:10:54,279 Have you a minute, sir? 1053 01:10:54,600 --> 01:10:55,679 What's this sir shit, Eddie? 1054 01:10:55,960 --> 01:10:58,159 You never showed me any respect when I was on the Hill. 1055 01:10:58,480 --> 01:10:59,319 Well, you weren't a sir then. 1056 01:10:59,640 --> 01:11:01,679 (laughs) 1057 01:11:01,960 --> 01:11:05,319 [Woman] Good afternoon, Mr. Gray. 1058 01:11:05,600 --> 01:11:07,759 - From where I sit, you have to be very discreet. 1059 01:11:08,040 --> 01:11:11,439 - Come on, Paul, discretion was never your best position. 1060 01:11:11,720 --> 01:11:13,679 I hear you've taken up my slack. 1061 01:11:13,960 --> 01:11:14,519 Well, you know what they say. 1062 01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:17,799 You can't measure a live snake, huh? 1063 01:11:18,120 --> 01:11:21,439 A friend of mine was at a party the other night. 1064 01:11:21,720 --> 01:11:25,479 He runs down by the Potomac, he's a jogger, he found this. 1065 01:11:25,800 --> 01:11:28,199 I remember you wearing a pair of them at the reception, 1066 01:11:28,480 --> 01:11:30,079 and it's not something that you wanna lose. 1067 01:11:30,360 --> 01:11:33,119 I thought maybe you weren't discreet enough. 1068 01:11:33,400 --> 01:11:35,119 I didn't want it to come back to haunt you. 1069 01:11:35,400 --> 01:11:36,519 - I haven't lost one that I know of, Eddie, 1070 01:11:36,800 --> 01:11:39,519 but I appreciate your concern. 1071 01:11:39,800 --> 01:11:42,799 Whoever did lose it might not want it to be found. 1072 01:11:43,080 --> 01:11:47,039 Asking people about it isn't such a bright idea, Eddie. 1073 01:11:47,360 --> 01:11:48,919 It's a good way to make enemies. 1074 01:11:49,240 --> 01:11:51,759 And this is a bad place to have enemies. 1075 01:11:52,040 --> 01:11:54,199 Paul, you were the one who told me 1076 01:11:54,480 --> 01:11:56,599 that everybody's your enemy. 1077 01:11:58,480 --> 01:12:01,319 - It just isn't very smart to go looking for them. 1078 01:12:01,600 --> 01:12:03,159 Maybe you're right. 1079 01:12:04,200 --> 01:12:05,839 Oh, Eddie? 1080 01:12:06,120 --> 01:12:07,639 Let's see that again. 1081 01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:14,719 I'll take a look at home, maybe it is mine. 1082 01:12:15,000 --> 01:12:16,279 You don't need it for anything, do you? 1083 01:12:16,600 --> 01:12:18,799 What am I gonna do with it? 1084 01:12:34,080 --> 01:12:35,759 Detective Purcell, you've already stated 1085 01:12:36,080 --> 01:12:39,359 in earlier testimony that homicides are usually committed 1086 01:12:39,640 --> 01:12:42,199 by the most obvious suspect. 1087 01:12:42,480 --> 01:12:44,199 - [Det. Purcell] That's the way it usually falls. 1088 01:12:44,480 --> 01:12:46,719 - And we will agree with your logical assumption 1089 01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:51,159 that Mr. Anderson was the most obvious suspect. 1090 01:12:51,440 --> 01:12:54,479 With the evidence and my experience, 1091 01:12:54,800 --> 01:12:58,479 it was more than just an assumption, counselor. 1092 01:12:59,440 --> 01:13:02,559 - Your experience is impressive indeed, Detective Purcell. 1093 01:13:02,840 --> 01:13:05,559 But isn't it true, in the American justice system, 1094 01:13:05,840 --> 01:13:06,799 that the police do not determine 1095 01:13:07,080 --> 01:13:09,319 the guilt or the innocence of a man? 1096 01:13:09,600 --> 01:13:11,159 Yes, that's true. 1097 01:13:11,480 --> 01:13:12,159 And did you know 1098 01:13:12,480 --> 01:13:14,119 from the Justice Department's own research, 1099 01:13:14,440 --> 01:13:16,759 at least 343 innocent people have been convicted 1100 01:13:17,040 --> 01:13:17,799 of capital crimes? - Objection. 1101 01:13:18,120 --> 01:13:19,719 - 25 of them have been executed and later found 1102 01:13:20,040 --> 01:13:20,559 to be innocent. - Objection. 1103 01:13:20,840 --> 01:13:22,519 - I imagine that they were the most obvious suspects too. 1104 01:13:22,800 --> 01:13:25,079 Miss Riley, that's enough of that. 1105 01:13:25,360 --> 01:13:26,439 This is a cross-examination of a witness 1106 01:13:26,720 --> 01:13:28,879 not an indictment of the criminal justice system. 1107 01:13:29,160 --> 01:13:29,839 Your Honor, I'm only trying to show 1108 01:13:30,120 --> 01:13:31,679 that the police department is not infallible, 1109 01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:32,839 none of us are. 1110 01:13:33,120 --> 01:13:34,239 Counselor, approach the bench. 1111 01:13:34,520 --> 01:13:35,239 Mr. Stella? 1112 01:13:38,960 --> 01:13:40,919 I remind the jury to deal with the facts of this case 1113 01:13:41,200 --> 01:13:42,999 and not with the defense's rhetoric. 1114 01:13:43,280 --> 01:13:45,439 Sir, would you step down, please? 1115 01:13:45,720 --> 01:13:47,199 (white noise buzzing) 1116 01:13:47,520 --> 01:13:48,919 Miss Riley, either you argue the merits of this case 1117 01:13:49,200 --> 01:13:51,279 or I'll excuse the witness. 1118 01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:57,439 Do you understand? 1119 01:14:02,160 --> 01:14:05,399 What was that about a rope, counselor? 1120 01:14:07,440 --> 01:14:08,799 - [Kathleen] Detective Purcell, would you say 1121 01:14:09,120 --> 01:14:12,679 that we have an abnormally large population of homeless? 1122 01:14:13,000 --> 01:14:13,759 Yes, I would. 1123 01:14:14,040 --> 01:14:15,279 I see them across the street 1124 01:14:15,560 --> 01:14:17,879 from the White House in Lafayette Square. 1125 01:14:18,160 --> 01:14:20,199 - Well, we've cleared most of them out of there. 1126 01:14:20,480 --> 01:14:21,599 It just doesn't look good. 1127 01:14:21,880 --> 01:14:23,239 [Kathleen] Anywhere else? 1128 01:14:23,560 --> 01:14:25,279 Yes, Union Station. 1129 01:14:25,600 --> 01:14:26,999 We've got a real problem down there. 1130 01:14:27,280 --> 01:14:28,559 Objection. 1131 01:14:28,840 --> 01:14:29,559 This is all fascinating, 1132 01:14:29,840 --> 01:14:31,919 but where's the defense going with this? 1133 01:14:32,200 --> 01:14:33,639 - I'm gonna allow her to continue, counselor. 1134 01:14:33,920 --> 01:14:36,559 I'm interested in seeing where she's going with this myself. 1135 01:14:36,840 --> 01:14:37,719 Thank you, Your Honor. 1136 01:14:38,000 --> 01:14:40,359 Now, you said Union Station. 1137 01:14:40,640 --> 01:14:41,999 I take the train from time to time 1138 01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:44,879 and I've never seen any homeless people there. 1139 01:14:45,200 --> 01:14:47,319 - Well, counselor, you really have to look. 1140 01:14:47,600 --> 01:14:49,639 Now, we've cleared most of them out of the station. 1141 01:14:49,960 --> 01:14:54,319 So, now, they use the old Railway Express building. 1142 01:14:54,600 --> 01:14:57,399 (suspenseful music) 1143 01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:28,479 (arguing) (glass shatters) 1144 01:16:07,480 --> 01:16:08,239 Hello. 1145 01:16:11,760 --> 01:16:14,039 I'm looking for somebody. 1146 01:16:14,320 --> 01:16:16,039 Man, who do you want? 1147 01:16:18,280 --> 01:16:20,199 I'm looking for a man. 1148 01:16:21,800 --> 01:16:22,519 Hi. 1149 01:16:23,800 --> 01:16:26,439 He's got a tattoo on his hand, it's a cross, 1150 01:16:26,760 --> 01:16:28,639 it says Jesus the Savior. 1151 01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:45,039 Do you know who I'm talking about? 1152 01:17:33,600 --> 01:17:36,079 [Kathleen] What's the matter? 1153 01:17:37,200 --> 01:17:37,879 I've asked for a delay 1154 01:17:38,160 --> 01:17:41,519 in the start of the proceedings this morning. 1155 01:17:41,840 --> 01:17:43,039 I just received word that a man found murdered 1156 01:17:43,320 --> 01:17:45,119 at Union Station this morning has been identified 1157 01:17:45,400 --> 01:17:47,359 as Michael John Guthridge. 1158 01:17:50,640 --> 01:17:52,559 Well, Your Honor, 1159 01:17:52,840 --> 01:17:53,919 then I would like to ask for a continuance 1160 01:17:54,200 --> 01:17:55,439 until the police can ascertain 1161 01:17:55,720 --> 01:17:58,679 if his murder is related to this case. 1162 01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:01,479 I'm inclined to agree with you. 1163 01:18:01,760 --> 01:18:02,399 Counselor? 1164 01:18:03,800 --> 01:18:05,119 - Your Honor, I don't think that a decision should be made 1165 01:18:05,440 --> 01:18:09,159 on a continuance until more information is made available. 1166 01:18:09,440 --> 01:18:11,559 I would propose we press on. 1167 01:18:12,640 --> 01:18:15,079 I wanna give this proper consideration. 1168 01:18:15,360 --> 01:18:16,119 We'll continue with the proceedings 1169 01:18:16,400 --> 01:18:19,319 and I'll make my decision known by the end of the court day. 1170 01:18:19,600 --> 01:18:20,759 All right. 1171 01:18:21,080 --> 01:18:24,199 Bring in the defendant, call the jury. 1172 01:18:38,080 --> 01:18:40,999 (pencil scratching) 1173 01:18:48,840 --> 01:18:50,119 (objects clatter) 1174 01:18:50,400 --> 01:18:51,199 Don't, ow! 1175 01:18:53,480 --> 01:18:55,799 I'm sorry, Your Honor, this won't happen again. 1176 01:18:56,120 --> 01:18:57,119 The defendant will have his hands cuffed 1177 01:18:57,400 --> 01:18:59,999 during the rest of the proceedings. 1178 01:19:00,280 --> 01:19:01,719 Your Honor, please don't do this to me. 1179 01:19:02,040 --> 01:19:05,559 - Your client has done it for you, counselor. 1180 01:19:32,480 --> 01:19:35,399 Miss Riley, call your first witness. 1181 01:19:37,280 --> 01:19:40,359 - Your Honor, we call Dr. Alan Alpert to the stand. 1182 01:19:40,640 --> 01:19:42,919 [Clerk] Call Dr. Alan Alpert. 1183 01:19:43,200 --> 01:19:45,999 (suspenseful music) 1184 01:20:00,040 --> 01:20:02,279 Raise your right hand, please. 1185 01:20:02,600 --> 01:20:03,719 Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, 1186 01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:05,919 and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 1187 01:20:06,200 --> 01:20:06,759 [Alan] I do. 1188 01:20:07,040 --> 01:20:09,159 [Clerk] You may be seated. 1189 01:20:11,760 --> 01:20:14,239 - [Kathleen] Dr. Alpert, you are a professor of sociology 1190 01:20:14,520 --> 01:20:16,319 at Maryland University, is that correct? 1191 01:20:16,600 --> 01:20:17,239 Yes. 1192 01:20:18,240 --> 01:20:20,119 - [Kathleen] And what is your field of expertise? 1193 01:20:20,400 --> 01:20:21,599 Transient behavior. 1194 01:20:21,920 --> 01:20:23,359 Excuse me, counselor. 1195 01:20:23,640 --> 01:20:24,559 The president has announced his nomination 1196 01:20:24,880 --> 01:20:25,919 for D.C. Circuit Court. 1197 01:20:26,200 --> 01:20:28,119 I've been asked to come to the White House. 1198 01:20:28,400 --> 01:20:29,079 This court will stand adjourned 1199 01:20:29,360 --> 01:20:31,759 until tomorrow morning at 9:30. 1200 01:20:36,240 --> 01:20:37,479 Your Honor? 1201 01:20:37,800 --> 01:20:40,839 Your Honor, what about my continuance? 1202 01:21:08,440 --> 01:21:11,199 Ajuror must have left this glove. 1203 01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:41,919 (suspenseful music) 1204 01:22:11,200 --> 01:22:13,319 This is where she worked. 1205 01:22:13,600 --> 01:22:14,679 My friend said Elizabeth Quinn's section 1206 01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:17,279 was putting everything on computer disks. 1207 01:22:17,560 --> 01:22:19,279 All the case transcripts. 1208 01:22:19,560 --> 01:22:20,839 [Kathleen] Okay. 1209 01:22:28,880 --> 01:22:31,519 (metal rattling) 1210 01:22:59,080 --> 01:23:02,079 - [Officer] Hey, what are you doing on this floor? 1211 01:23:02,360 --> 01:23:02,879 [Security Guard] 14th is secure. 1212 01:23:03,200 --> 01:23:04,839 I thought I could help up here. 1213 01:23:05,160 --> 01:23:05,679 [Officer] I was the last officer, 1214 01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:06,479 I already done it. 1215 01:23:06,760 --> 01:23:07,719 Come on, get up to the 16th floor 1216 01:23:08,040 --> 01:23:10,159 where you're supposed to be. 1217 01:23:19,440 --> 01:23:20,919 (key clicks) 1218 01:23:21,200 --> 01:23:21,839 Eddie. 1219 01:23:24,920 --> 01:23:27,839 (suspenseful music) 1220 01:23:40,360 --> 01:23:41,079 Shit. 1221 01:23:42,400 --> 01:23:44,799 [Eddie] What did you expect? 1222 01:23:50,480 --> 01:23:54,479 - Something was in there, and Elizabeth Quinn found it. 1223 01:23:54,760 --> 01:23:55,319 And I'm gonna find it 1224 01:23:55,600 --> 01:23:57,079 if I have to read every goddamn transcript 1225 01:23:57,360 --> 01:23:59,439 from every case in 1968. 1226 01:23:59,760 --> 01:24:00,959 How many cases? 1227 01:24:02,160 --> 01:24:02,999 Over 100. 1228 01:24:07,360 --> 01:24:11,479 - You know, Paul Gray started out as a federal prosecutor. 1229 01:24:13,320 --> 01:24:14,999 He ever work here? 1230 01:24:15,320 --> 01:24:16,359 I don't know. 1231 01:24:18,120 --> 01:24:20,239 All right, just hold on. 1232 01:24:40,920 --> 01:24:43,999 Morty said that Paul Gray prosecuted here in the late '60s. 1233 01:24:44,280 --> 01:24:44,839 Bingo. 1234 01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:45,639 So, what we do is 1235 01:24:45,920 --> 01:24:49,879 tomorrow we go through the cases he prosecuted first. 1236 01:24:51,520 --> 01:24:52,759 Can you get home from here? 1237 01:24:53,040 --> 01:24:55,799 Yeah, I just take the metro. 1238 01:24:56,080 --> 01:24:56,919 I'm the other way. 1239 01:24:57,200 --> 01:24:57,999 All right. 1240 01:25:08,640 --> 01:25:09,399 Eddie? 1241 01:25:11,960 --> 01:25:12,679 What? 1242 01:25:17,080 --> 01:25:18,079 Never mind. 1243 01:26:24,160 --> 01:26:26,079 I've read eight cases that Paul Gray prosecuted. 1244 01:26:26,400 --> 01:26:29,039 There's nothing unusual about any of them. 1245 01:26:29,360 --> 01:26:31,159 (sighs) 1246 01:26:32,400 --> 01:26:33,719 Eddie? 1247 01:26:34,040 --> 01:26:34,719 Supreme Court Justice Lowell 1248 01:26:35,040 --> 01:26:38,319 was a presiding judge on two of the cases. 1249 01:26:43,320 --> 01:26:46,039 When did he kill himself? 1250 01:26:46,320 --> 01:26:48,159 December, before Christmas. 1251 01:26:48,440 --> 01:26:49,079 Mm-hm. 1252 01:26:51,840 --> 01:26:53,599 What's the connection? 1253 01:26:57,800 --> 01:27:00,119 See if you can find me 287. 1254 01:28:01,720 --> 01:30:01,599 (chair screeches) 1255 01:30:36,280 --> 01:30:38,159 What are you doing here? 1256 01:30:38,440 --> 01:30:40,159 I had no place to go. 1257 01:30:41,360 --> 01:30:43,039 I had a friend of mine checking those license numbers 1258 01:30:43,320 --> 01:30:45,519 to see if any names came up. 1259 01:30:45,800 --> 01:30:47,519 Nothing, just names. 1260 01:30:47,800 --> 01:30:49,439 413927, Spencer Lewis. 1261 01:30:51,480 --> 01:30:55,239 CAN 412, Andrea Duncan, that's a Maryland plate. 1262 01:30:55,520 --> 01:30:57,079 I mean, I know them all by heart. 1263 01:30:57,360 --> 01:30:58,799 I don't care. 1264 01:30:59,080 --> 01:30:59,759 What do you mean you don't care? 1265 01:31:00,040 --> 01:31:00,599 I mean I don't care. 1266 01:31:00,880 --> 01:31:03,919 I'm tired and I don't care, good night. 1267 01:31:05,920 --> 01:31:08,679 Well, fuck you, too, good night. 1268 01:31:10,920 --> 01:31:12,999 Hey, I don't deserve this. 1269 01:31:14,160 --> 01:31:15,439 Look, I don't owe you anything. 1270 01:31:15,720 --> 01:31:16,959 I don't owe anybody anything. 1271 01:31:17,280 --> 01:31:19,399 I'm busting my ass for some creep who's probably guilty. 1272 01:31:19,680 --> 01:31:20,959 - Guilty? - Yeah, that's right, guilty. 1273 01:31:21,280 --> 01:31:22,119 And it's not that complicated. 1274 01:31:22,400 --> 01:31:23,559 He was hungry, he needed the money, 1275 01:31:23,840 --> 01:31:24,839 he saw a woman and he killed her. 1276 01:31:25,160 --> 01:31:26,439 What about Michael with his throat slit? 1277 01:31:26,720 --> 01:31:27,479 Coincidence? - Another sick bastard. 1278 01:31:27,760 --> 01:31:28,599 What about the files? 1279 01:31:28,920 --> 01:31:29,839 What about Paul Gray? - It's all bullshit! 1280 01:31:30,160 --> 01:31:30,679 You don't believe that! 1281 01:31:31,000 --> 01:31:31,559 Look, I'm tired, okay? 1282 01:31:31,880 --> 01:31:33,479 I want you to go, now. 1283 01:31:54,200 --> 01:31:55,199 Good night. 1284 01:31:56,120 --> 01:31:58,679 - Ladies and gentlemen, it is my responsibility as a jurist 1285 01:31:58,960 --> 01:32:00,079 to ensure that these proceedings 1286 01:32:00,400 --> 01:32:03,159 maintain the highest standards of integrity. 1287 01:32:03,440 --> 01:32:05,079 It has come to my attention that there's the possibility 1288 01:32:05,360 --> 01:32:07,439 that these standards are being compromised. 1289 01:32:07,720 --> 01:32:09,519 To ensure this doesn't happen, 1290 01:32:09,800 --> 01:32:10,599 I'm gonna sequester the jury 1291 01:32:10,920 --> 01:32:13,119 for the remainder of this trial. 1292 01:32:13,400 --> 01:32:16,399 I remind you of your solemn oath to remain impartial, 1293 01:32:16,680 --> 01:32:19,359 to weigh the evidence, and independently, 1294 01:32:19,640 --> 01:32:22,679 to render a verdict of your conscience. 1295 01:32:22,960 --> 01:32:23,799 You'll be made as comfortable as possible, 1296 01:32:24,080 --> 01:32:25,079 under the circumstances 1297 01:32:25,360 --> 01:32:28,319 and I thank you for your perseverance. 1298 01:32:29,760 --> 01:32:32,119 And counsel, I expect you both to be the models of propriety 1299 01:32:32,440 --> 01:32:35,279 for the remainder of this proceeding. 1300 01:32:38,040 --> 01:32:41,399 - Your Honor, the defense calls Carl Wayne Anderson. 1301 01:32:41,680 --> 01:32:44,239 - The marshal may remove Mr. Anderson's handcuffs. 1302 01:32:44,520 --> 01:32:46,239 Mr. Anderson's hands can be free while he testifies, 1303 01:32:46,520 --> 01:32:49,799 so long as he doesn't abuse the privilege. 1304 01:32:51,040 --> 01:32:53,839 [Kathleen] Thank you, Your Honor. 1305 01:33:14,000 --> 01:33:15,039 [Clerk] Please raise your right hand. 1306 01:33:15,320 --> 01:33:17,519 (keyboard clicking) 1307 01:33:17,800 --> 01:33:19,199 Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, 1308 01:33:19,520 --> 01:33:20,039 and nothing but the truth, 1309 01:33:20,360 --> 01:33:23,519 so help you God? (keyboard clicking) 1310 01:33:23,800 --> 01:33:26,039 - For the record, the witness indicated his assent. 1311 01:33:26,360 --> 01:33:27,799 You may be seated. 1312 01:33:37,280 --> 01:33:39,559 Please state your full name and address. 1313 01:33:39,880 --> 01:33:42,639 (keyboard clicking) 1314 01:33:46,440 --> 01:33:50,679 (electronic pen scratching) 1315 01:33:50,960 --> 01:33:52,599 [Video Typist] Carl. 1316 01:33:55,360 --> 01:33:56,119 Wayne. 1317 01:33:58,880 --> 01:33:59,639 Anderson. 1318 01:34:00,600 --> 01:34:01,639 [Clerk] Your address? 1319 01:34:01,920 --> 01:34:04,959 (keyboard clicking) 1320 01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:08,519 (electronic pen scratching) 1321 01:34:08,800 --> 01:34:10,159 [Video Typist] None. 1322 01:34:10,440 --> 01:34:12,079 We need a home address, Your Honor. 1323 01:34:12,360 --> 01:34:14,519 - Make it in care of me, the public defender's office. 1324 01:34:14,800 --> 01:34:16,919 Without objection. 1325 01:34:17,200 --> 01:34:21,239 - Mr. Anderson, have you ever killed anyone? 1326 01:34:21,520 --> 01:34:24,319 (keyboard clicking) 1327 01:34:27,840 --> 01:34:29,199 (electronic pen scratching) - Yes. 1328 01:34:29,480 --> 01:34:33,439 - [Kathleen] Why? (keyboard clicking) 1329 01:34:37,000 --> 01:34:38,639 (electronic pen scratching) - I'm not sure. 1330 01:34:38,920 --> 01:34:40,839 - [Kathleen] You killed someone and you're not sure why? 1331 01:34:41,120 --> 01:34:43,919 (keyboard clicking) 1332 01:34:44,880 --> 01:34:47,279 (electronic pen scratching) 1333 01:34:47,560 --> 01:34:51,719 - [Video Typist] I was in Vietnam, I was 19. 1334 01:34:52,000 --> 01:34:53,319 So, you were a soldier. 1335 01:34:53,600 --> 01:34:54,439 It was your job to kill. 1336 01:34:54,720 --> 01:34:57,399 You did your job, you didn't need a reason. 1337 01:34:57,680 --> 01:34:59,519 Carl, do you think you needed a reason? 1338 01:34:59,800 --> 01:35:02,919 (keyboard clicking) 1339 01:35:03,200 --> 01:35:05,239 (electronic pen scratching) 1340 01:35:05,520 --> 01:35:06,719 Yes. 1341 01:35:07,000 --> 01:35:08,679 The fact is, it upset you so much 1342 01:35:08,960 --> 01:35:10,399 that you had a breakdown. 1343 01:35:10,720 --> 01:35:12,599 You were discharged from the Army for psychiatric reasons 1344 01:35:12,880 --> 01:35:15,239 and you spent six years in a veterans hospital. 1345 01:35:15,560 --> 01:35:17,039 All because you were a good soldier 1346 01:35:17,320 --> 01:35:19,079 who thought he needed a reason to kill. 1347 01:35:19,400 --> 01:35:21,119 (keyboard clicking) 1348 01:35:21,440 --> 01:35:25,399 Carl, what were your dreams? (keyboard clicking) 1349 01:35:27,800 --> 01:35:28,799 Your dreams, you know, when you were young, 1350 01:35:29,080 --> 01:35:33,079 what did you wanna be? (keyboard clicking) 1351 01:35:35,720 --> 01:35:37,519 [Video Typist] A carpenter. 1352 01:35:37,800 --> 01:35:39,519 And build my own house. 1353 01:35:42,960 --> 01:35:47,039 - And were you ever in love? (keyboard clicking) 1354 01:35:53,520 --> 01:35:56,079 [Video Typist] I loved Caroline. 1355 01:35:56,360 --> 01:35:57,679 Who is Caroline? 1356 01:35:59,560 --> 01:36:00,959 (electronic pen scratching) 1357 01:36:01,240 --> 01:36:01,879 My wife. 1358 01:36:02,960 --> 01:36:04,839 - And did you and Caroline plan to have children? 1359 01:36:05,120 --> 01:36:07,879 (keyboard clicking) 1360 01:36:08,160 --> 01:36:11,639 (electronic pen scratching) 1361 01:36:13,320 --> 01:36:14,999 We talked about it. 1362 01:36:15,320 --> 01:36:16,239 [Kathleen] And what happened? 1363 01:36:16,520 --> 01:36:19,319 (keyboard clicking) 1364 01:36:19,600 --> 01:36:23,079 (electronic pen scratching) 1365 01:36:25,920 --> 01:36:27,879 [Video Typist] We were divorced. 1366 01:36:28,160 --> 01:36:31,359 - [Kathleen] Why? (keyboard clicking) 1367 01:36:31,680 --> 01:36:35,199 (electronic pen scratching) 1368 01:36:36,920 --> 01:36:40,159 After the sickness, I had nothing left 1369 01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:44,999 to offer her. 1370 01:36:49,160 --> 01:36:50,599 It's been rough. 1371 01:36:51,920 --> 01:36:53,719 You've had your share of problems. 1372 01:36:54,000 --> 01:36:56,959 You've been kicked around pretty good. 1373 01:36:58,200 --> 01:37:01,959 Are we supposed to feel sorry for you? 1374 01:37:02,240 --> 01:37:04,399 Plenty of people have problems. 1375 01:37:04,680 --> 01:37:06,519 Plenty of people get kicked around. 1376 01:37:06,840 --> 01:37:09,679 You know the difference between you and them? 1377 01:37:10,000 --> 01:37:12,959 They still have their dignity. 1378 01:37:13,240 --> 01:37:14,639 They don't sleep in the gutter. 1379 01:37:14,920 --> 01:37:16,279 They don't eat out of garbage cans. 1380 01:37:16,600 --> 01:37:18,279 They don't urinate on people's lawns. 1381 01:37:18,600 --> 01:37:20,519 They take showers, they change their clothes. 1382 01:37:20,800 --> 01:37:22,279 They don't walk around feeling sorry for themselves. 1383 01:37:22,600 --> 01:37:24,039 They get married, they have children. 1384 01:37:24,320 --> 01:37:26,159 They take responsibility for their life. 1385 01:37:26,480 --> 01:37:27,759 They don't sleep in other people's cars. 1386 01:37:28,040 --> 01:37:30,119 And they don't steal $9.00 from anyone! 1387 01:37:30,440 --> 01:37:33,239 (keyboard clicking) 1388 01:37:34,360 --> 01:37:36,999 Did you kill Elizabeth Rose Quinn? 1389 01:37:37,320 --> 01:37:40,119 (keyboard clicking) 1390 01:37:50,360 --> 01:37:52,519 (grunting) 1391 01:37:59,280 --> 01:38:00,279 Your witness. 1392 01:38:12,040 --> 01:38:14,639 That was a wonderful performance. 1393 01:38:14,920 --> 01:38:18,839 The man shouldn't be on trial, he should be given a medal. 1394 01:38:19,160 --> 01:38:20,119 You were discharged from the Army 1395 01:38:20,400 --> 01:38:22,679 for psychiatric reasons, is that right? 1396 01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:25,759 (keyboard clicking) 1397 01:38:28,560 --> 01:38:29,959 (electronic pen scratching) 1398 01:38:30,240 --> 01:38:31,039 Yes. 1399 01:38:31,320 --> 01:38:33,159 - Did you beat your superior officer with a shovel 1400 01:38:33,440 --> 01:38:35,079 because he asked you to dig a trench? 1401 01:38:35,360 --> 01:38:39,319 Was that one of the reasons? (keyboard clicking) 1402 01:38:41,360 --> 01:38:43,239 (electronic pen scratching) 1403 01:38:43,560 --> 01:38:44,159 Yes. 1404 01:38:45,680 --> 01:38:47,519 - Violence seems to follow you wherever you go. 1405 01:38:47,800 --> 01:38:48,599 Objection, Your Honor. 1406 01:38:48,880 --> 01:38:49,679 Sustained. 1407 01:38:55,960 --> 01:38:58,679 Were you arrested in 1978 1408 01:38:58,960 --> 01:39:03,159 for assaulting a congressional aide on Constitution Avenue? 1409 01:39:03,440 --> 01:39:04,519 (electronic pen scratching) 1410 01:39:04,800 --> 01:39:05,519 Yes. 1411 01:39:05,800 --> 01:39:07,599 - And were you in the District of Columbia jail 1412 01:39:07,920 --> 01:39:09,559 for six months for beating a man? 1413 01:39:09,880 --> 01:39:11,479 (keyboard clicking) 1414 01:39:11,760 --> 01:39:16,039 (electronic pen scratching) 1415 01:39:16,320 --> 01:39:18,359 [Video Typist] He stole my shoes. 1416 01:39:18,680 --> 01:39:20,839 - And did you punch your own attorney in the face when she... 1417 01:39:21,120 --> 01:39:24,079 - Objection, Your Honor, that's privileged. 1418 01:39:24,360 --> 01:39:26,599 I'll withdraw the question. 1419 01:39:31,120 --> 01:39:33,399 You were in the parking lot on K Street 1420 01:39:33,680 --> 01:39:35,719 the night of December 18th? 1421 01:39:37,840 --> 01:39:39,319 (electronic pen scratching) 1422 01:39:39,600 --> 01:39:41,159 [Video Typist] Yes. 1423 01:39:42,320 --> 01:39:45,919 - And you did break into Elizabeth Quinn's car? 1424 01:39:46,240 --> 01:39:48,999 (keyboard clicking) 1425 01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:52,639 (electronic pen scratching) 1426 01:39:52,960 --> 01:39:54,719 - It was cold. - Just yes or no, please. 1427 01:39:55,040 --> 01:39:57,559 Your counsel has given us enough explanation. 1428 01:39:57,880 --> 01:39:58,999 Objection, Your Honor. 1429 01:39:59,280 --> 01:40:00,679 Could we proceed? 1430 01:40:02,120 --> 01:40:02,799 (sighs) 1431 01:40:03,080 --> 01:40:04,759 [Charlie] Did the parking lot attendant 1432 01:40:05,040 --> 01:40:08,999 throw you off the lot? (keyboard clicking) 1433 01:40:12,320 --> 01:40:13,239 Yes. 1434 01:40:13,560 --> 01:40:15,519 - [Charlie] But you came back, just before midnight? 1435 01:40:15,800 --> 01:40:18,439 (keyboard clicking) 1436 01:40:18,720 --> 01:40:19,439 Yes. 1437 01:40:19,720 --> 01:40:21,079 - [Charlie] And you attacked Elizabeth Quinn there 1438 01:40:21,400 --> 01:40:24,439 and dragged her down to the river? 1439 01:40:24,720 --> 01:40:25,359 No. 1440 01:40:26,360 --> 01:40:27,919 [Charlie] You were at the Potomac River 1441 01:40:28,240 --> 01:40:30,679 after midnight, weren't you? (keyboard clicking) 1442 01:40:31,000 --> 01:40:34,439 (electronic pen scratching) 1443 01:40:36,160 --> 01:40:38,079 I was looking for wood... 1444 01:40:38,360 --> 01:40:40,079 [Charlie] Just yes or no, please. 1445 01:40:40,360 --> 01:40:43,159 (keyboard clicking) 1446 01:40:44,760 --> 01:40:47,639 (electronic pen scratching) 1447 01:40:47,920 --> 01:40:49,919 [Video Typist] Yes. 1448 01:40:50,200 --> 01:40:53,159 Elizabeth was there, you were there. 1449 01:40:54,240 --> 01:40:57,039 Her purse was stolen, you had her purse. 1450 01:40:57,360 --> 01:40:59,079 Her throat was cut, you had a knife. 1451 01:40:59,400 --> 01:41:00,239 Those are the naked facts. 1452 01:41:00,520 --> 01:41:01,759 Objection, Your Honor. 1453 01:41:02,040 --> 01:41:02,999 Perhaps Mr. Stella would like to wait 1454 01:41:03,320 --> 01:41:03,959 till the end of the proceedings 1455 01:41:04,280 --> 01:41:06,679 to make his closing argument. 1456 01:41:06,960 --> 01:41:07,719 Sustained. 1457 01:41:11,840 --> 01:41:14,679 Ms. Riley has the gift of speech. 1458 01:41:15,640 --> 01:41:18,919 I'll let the facts speak for themselves. 1459 01:41:22,920 --> 01:41:25,959 How did you expect us to believe you didn't kill her? 1460 01:41:26,240 --> 01:41:29,039 (keyboard clicking) 1461 01:41:32,640 --> 01:41:34,959 No further questions at this time, Your Honor. 1462 01:41:35,240 --> 01:41:37,799 (rain pattering) 1463 01:41:55,760 --> 01:41:58,679 (suspenseful music) 1464 01:42:43,040 --> 01:42:45,519 (latch clicks) 1465 01:43:00,680 --> 01:43:03,519 (glass shattering) 1466 01:44:00,240 --> 01:44:02,399 - Hey, lady, what do you think you're doing? 1467 01:44:02,680 --> 01:44:04,079 I was her friend. 1468 01:44:22,440 --> 01:44:23,199 Miss Riley. 1469 01:44:23,520 --> 01:44:25,199 - I'm sorry to bother you at home, Your Honor. 1470 01:44:25,520 --> 01:44:26,039 That's perfectly all right, 1471 01:44:26,360 --> 01:44:27,959 although this is highly irregular. 1472 01:44:28,280 --> 01:44:29,399 I know, but I have evidence that will, 1473 01:44:29,680 --> 01:44:30,799 if not prove my client innocent, 1474 01:44:31,080 --> 01:44:33,559 at least necessitate a mistrial. 1475 01:44:34,800 --> 01:44:36,319 Excuse me, Matthew. 1476 01:44:36,600 --> 01:44:37,599 May I use your phone? 1477 01:44:37,880 --> 01:44:40,519 - Deputy Attorney General Paul Gray, Miss Kathleen Riley. 1478 01:44:40,800 --> 01:44:41,599 Miss Riley is the public defender 1479 01:44:41,920 --> 01:44:43,759 in the Elizabeth Quinn trial. 1480 01:44:44,080 --> 01:44:45,599 Miss Quinn worked in my department. 1481 01:44:45,920 --> 01:44:47,399 I've been following the trial with great interest. 1482 01:44:47,680 --> 01:44:48,879 Miss Riley feels she has evidence 1483 01:44:49,160 --> 01:44:50,919 which will exculpate her client. 1484 01:44:51,200 --> 01:44:52,319 Oh. 1485 01:44:52,600 --> 01:44:53,159 The phone? 1486 01:44:53,440 --> 01:44:54,439 Oh, yes, there's one in the study. 1487 01:44:54,760 --> 01:44:55,679 Oh, no, don't bother, Matthew. 1488 01:44:55,960 --> 01:44:59,919 (sneezes) Nice to meet you, Ms. Riley. 1489 01:45:05,640 --> 01:45:07,199 Yes, what is this evidence? 1490 01:45:07,520 --> 01:45:09,039 - Your Honor, I feel that I've behaved rashly, 1491 01:45:09,360 --> 01:45:11,439 and I should present the evidence properly 1492 01:45:11,720 --> 01:45:12,279 tomorrow in court. 1493 01:45:12,560 --> 01:45:14,279 This is somewhat erratic, isn't it? 1494 01:45:14,560 --> 01:45:15,119 I'm sorry, Your Honor. 1495 01:45:15,400 --> 01:45:17,919 I've been under tremendous strain lately. 1496 01:45:18,240 --> 01:45:19,119 This behavior is bordering 1497 01:45:19,400 --> 01:45:22,439 on professional misconduct, Miss Riley. 1498 01:45:24,480 --> 01:45:25,519 Matthew? 1499 01:45:25,800 --> 01:45:27,279 I'm sorry, there's a problem I have to take care of. 1500 01:45:27,560 --> 01:45:29,119 My regards to your wife, thanks for a lovely evening. 1501 01:45:29,400 --> 01:45:29,919 Let me show you out. 1502 01:45:30,200 --> 01:45:31,239 Don't bother. 1503 01:45:36,480 --> 01:45:38,919 (TV chatters) 1504 01:46:01,920 --> 01:46:04,839 (suspenseful music) 1505 01:46:23,640 --> 01:46:27,999 - [Charles] This is Justice Charles F. Lowell. 1506 01:46:28,280 --> 01:46:31,359 For 20 years I've lived with this burden, 1507 01:46:31,640 --> 01:46:34,639 always expecting exposure from a law student, 1508 01:46:34,920 --> 01:46:37,399 a legal scholar, or a colleague. 1509 01:46:38,960 --> 01:46:42,119 Elizabeth Rose Quinn, a clerk at the Justice Department, 1510 01:46:42,400 --> 01:46:44,279 unfamiliar with the law, 1511 01:46:44,560 --> 01:46:47,519 recognized the injustice of the decision 1512 01:46:47,800 --> 01:46:51,279 in United States versus Cook and came to me. 1513 01:46:53,640 --> 01:46:56,399 More than the fear of exposure, 1514 01:46:56,720 --> 01:46:58,919 I've had to live with myself. 1515 01:47:00,120 --> 01:47:03,559 It's a terrible price to pay for ambition. 1516 01:47:05,600 --> 01:47:09,639 In 1968, while I was the presiding judge on the case of 1517 01:47:09,920 --> 01:47:11,919 United States versus Cook in the Federal Court, 1518 01:47:12,200 --> 01:47:16,079 Washington District, I conspired to fix the case. 1519 01:47:17,840 --> 01:47:19,359 I accepted a bribe. 1520 01:47:20,280 --> 01:47:21,559 In exchange for an appointment 1521 01:47:21,840 --> 01:47:25,279 to a seat on the United States Circuit Court, 1522 01:47:25,560 --> 01:47:27,639 I dismissed all charges of vote fraud 1523 01:47:27,960 --> 01:47:31,399 against a politically influential defendant. 1524 01:47:32,520 --> 01:47:36,599 Miss Quinn has contacted the others that were involved. 1525 01:47:37,640 --> 01:47:40,919 I leave them to their consciences. 1526 01:47:41,200 --> 01:47:44,399 I will make my peace somewhere else. 1527 01:47:44,720 --> 01:47:46,839 I have asked Elizabeth Quinn 1528 01:47:47,120 --> 01:47:49,639 to make this public after my death. 1529 01:47:49,920 --> 01:47:53,119 This is my last small measure of justice. 1530 01:47:59,600 --> 01:48:00,679 To fix a case, 1531 01:48:00,960 --> 01:48:03,799 you've got to have a judge who's willing to go along. 1532 01:48:04,120 --> 01:48:06,279 You've got to have a very influential defendant, 1533 01:48:06,560 --> 01:48:10,519 a politic defense attorney, and a corrupt prosecutor. 1534 01:48:13,720 --> 01:48:14,959 United States versus Cook. 1535 01:48:15,240 --> 01:48:17,799 That must be one of the cases I didn't get to. 1536 01:48:18,080 --> 01:48:18,599 But I'll be willing to bet you 1537 01:48:18,920 --> 01:48:21,119 that Paul Gray was the prosecuting attorney. 1538 01:48:21,400 --> 01:48:21,959 You realize that you're accusing 1539 01:48:22,240 --> 01:48:26,519 the deputy attorney general of the United States of murder. 1540 01:48:26,800 --> 01:48:27,839 I had the federal supplement here. 1541 01:48:28,120 --> 01:48:29,639 I must have left it at the courthouse. 1542 01:48:29,920 --> 01:48:30,799 I'll see you. 1543 01:48:37,600 --> 01:48:40,279 (lighter clicks) 1544 01:48:45,640 --> 01:48:48,719 (fire alarm ringing) 1545 01:48:49,040 --> 01:48:50,359 [Man] Hey, what's going on? 1546 01:48:50,640 --> 01:48:52,039 [Officer] It's the fire alarm. 1547 01:48:52,320 --> 01:48:55,039 [Woman] Is this the fire alarm or what? 1548 01:48:55,320 --> 01:48:56,559 [Man] Is this for real? 1549 01:48:56,880 --> 01:48:58,919 [Officer] Ma'am, close the door, please. 1550 01:48:59,200 --> 01:48:59,759 Please. 1551 01:49:00,040 --> 01:49:00,999 (all speaking) 1552 01:49:01,280 --> 01:49:02,239 Stay together. 1553 01:49:03,440 --> 01:49:05,279 It's just a fire alarm. 1554 01:49:08,960 --> 01:49:12,239 (floor cleaner whirring) 1555 01:49:22,960 --> 01:49:24,399 Is this the public defender's office? 1556 01:49:24,680 --> 01:49:25,399 [Morty] Yes. 1557 01:49:25,680 --> 01:49:26,999 Is Kathleen Riley there? 1558 01:49:27,320 --> 01:49:28,239 - [Morty] She's gone over to the courthouse, 1559 01:49:28,520 --> 01:49:30,759 but she'll be back shortly, can I take a message? 1560 01:49:31,080 --> 01:49:32,519 Uh, would you, uh. 1561 01:49:33,800 --> 01:49:35,559 Never mind, thank you. 1562 01:49:46,080 --> 01:49:48,999 (suspenseful music) 1563 01:50:13,680 --> 01:50:16,119 (door closes) 1564 01:50:41,360 --> 01:50:55,759 (latch clicks) 1565 01:51:29,360 --> 01:51:32,279 (footsteps echoing) 1566 01:51:38,960 --> 01:51:41,039 (panting) 1567 01:52:24,480 --> 01:52:27,399 (elevator whirring) 1568 01:52:56,000 --> 01:52:58,119 (banging) 1569 01:53:09,760 --> 01:53:11,919 (scraping) 1570 01:53:19,920 --> 01:53:23,999 (gasps) (metal clanks) 1571 01:53:43,480 --> 01:53:47,559 (gasps) (dramatic music) 1572 01:53:49,120 --> 01:53:52,279 (coughs) (cutter clatters) 1573 01:53:52,560 --> 01:53:54,519 (panting) 1574 01:53:57,400 --> 01:53:59,679 (screaming) 1575 01:54:00,920 --> 01:54:01,759 Kathleen! 1576 01:54:17,560 --> 01:54:18,719 It's all right. 1577 01:54:20,400 --> 01:54:21,239 All rise. 1578 01:54:22,880 --> 01:54:25,399 The court for the District of Columbia is now in session. 1579 01:54:25,680 --> 01:54:29,239 The Honorable Judge Matthew Bishop Helms presiding. 1580 01:54:29,520 --> 01:54:32,639 Please be seated and come to order. 1581 01:54:32,960 --> 01:54:33,799 The court calls forward the matter 1582 01:54:34,080 --> 01:54:38,599 of the United States versus Carl Wayne Anderson. 1583 01:54:38,880 --> 01:54:40,999 We were gonna begin redirect. 1584 01:54:41,280 --> 01:54:43,599 The defense has no redirect. 1585 01:54:45,680 --> 01:54:46,359 Mr. Gray? 1586 01:54:46,680 --> 01:54:48,039 Defense called me to appear, Your Honor. 1587 01:54:48,320 --> 01:54:49,959 I wasn't aware of any subpoena. 1588 01:54:50,240 --> 01:54:53,079 - I've come under advisement of counsel on my own volition. 1589 01:54:53,400 --> 01:54:54,599 To hear charges. 1590 01:54:54,880 --> 01:54:56,479 - We would like to thank the deputy attorney general 1591 01:54:56,760 --> 01:54:58,159 for his compliance. 1592 01:55:01,960 --> 01:55:04,599 Miss Riley, approach the bench. 1593 01:55:11,080 --> 01:55:14,159 (white noise buzzing) 1594 01:55:16,240 --> 01:55:17,479 Why wasn't I informed of this? 1595 01:55:17,800 --> 01:55:18,399 The defense has the prerogative 1596 01:55:18,720 --> 01:55:20,239 to call witnesses vital to their case. 1597 01:55:20,520 --> 01:55:22,399 Don't lecture me on the law, Miss Riley. 1598 01:55:22,720 --> 01:55:23,959 I'm sorry. 1599 01:55:24,240 --> 01:55:24,799 Do you have any other witnesses, 1600 01:55:25,080 --> 01:55:25,639 Miss Riley? - Yes, I do. 1601 01:55:25,920 --> 01:55:26,479 Are they present, Miss Riley? 1602 01:55:26,760 --> 01:55:27,279 - Yes, they are. - You may call 1603 01:55:27,600 --> 01:55:30,039 your first witness. - Thank you. 1604 01:55:35,480 --> 01:55:39,479 Your Honor, we call Your Honor to the stand. 1605 01:55:39,760 --> 01:55:40,319 What's the meaning of this? 1606 01:55:40,600 --> 01:55:42,279 I can't be called to the stand. 1607 01:55:42,560 --> 01:55:44,599 - You have knowledge that is vital to our case. 1608 01:55:44,880 --> 01:55:45,879 Counselor, approach the bench. 1609 01:55:46,200 --> 01:55:47,799 - If necessary, I will have a subpoena issued 1610 01:55:48,120 --> 01:55:48,799 to compel you to testify. 1611 01:55:49,120 --> 01:55:49,639 Counselor, approach the bench 1612 01:55:49,960 --> 01:55:50,919 or I'll fine you in contempt of court. 1613 01:55:51,200 --> 01:55:51,959 I cannot be compelled to testify. 1614 01:55:52,240 --> 01:55:54,039 - [Kathleen] You are not above the law, Mr. Helms! 1615 01:55:54,320 --> 01:55:54,959 If you persist in this behavior, 1616 01:55:55,240 --> 01:55:56,479 I'll be forced to call a mistrial. 1617 01:55:56,800 --> 01:55:58,279 - Mr. Helms, were you the federal prosecutor 1618 01:55:58,560 --> 01:56:01,079 on the United States versus Cook trial in 1968? 1619 01:56:01,360 --> 01:56:02,679 - This trial is a mistrial. (gavel pounding) 1620 01:56:02,960 --> 01:56:04,039 And did you conspire with the then 1621 01:56:04,320 --> 01:56:05,799 District Court Judge Charles F. Lowell 1622 01:56:06,080 --> 01:56:07,519 to dismiss that case in exchange 1623 01:56:07,800 --> 01:56:08,999 for his appointment to a higher court 1624 01:56:09,280 --> 01:56:10,519 and your appointment to the seat you now hold? 1625 01:56:10,800 --> 01:56:11,719 - [Matthew] You're in contempt of court, Miss Riley. 1626 01:56:12,000 --> 01:56:14,559 - Did you wait 17 years while lesser men passed you by? 1627 01:56:14,840 --> 01:56:16,519 17 years watching lesser men 1628 01:56:16,800 --> 01:56:17,919 get appointments to a higher court. 1629 01:56:18,240 --> 01:56:19,079 - I'll have you disbarred! - And then when your day 1630 01:56:19,400 --> 01:56:21,279 finally came, an appointment to the Circuit Court, 1631 01:56:21,560 --> 01:56:23,119 a heart beat away from the Supreme Court, 1632 01:56:23,400 --> 01:56:24,479 did your past rise up to haunt you? 1633 01:56:24,760 --> 01:56:25,639 And did you strike it down and kill it? 1634 01:56:25,920 --> 01:56:26,879 Remove Miss Riley from the court. 1635 01:56:27,200 --> 01:56:28,159 [Kathleen] Did you willfully plan 1636 01:56:28,440 --> 01:56:29,639 and murder Elizabeth Rose Quinn 1637 01:56:29,960 --> 01:56:31,439 when she approached you with your past? 1638 01:56:31,720 --> 01:56:32,799 Remove Miss Riley from this court! 1639 01:56:33,120 --> 01:56:33,879 (gavel pounding) 1640 01:56:34,160 --> 01:56:36,119 Miss Riley, you're in contempt of court! 1641 01:56:36,400 --> 01:56:37,839 I'll have you disbarred! 1642 01:56:38,120 --> 01:56:39,399 Remove Miss Riley from this court! 1643 01:56:39,720 --> 01:56:40,799 - Was your car... - Remove Miss Riley 1644 01:56:41,080 --> 01:56:43,279 from this court! - License number 6F9587 1645 01:56:43,560 --> 01:56:44,759 in the parking lot on K Street 1646 01:56:45,040 --> 01:56:46,999 on the night of December the 18th? 1647 01:56:47,280 --> 01:56:47,959 And did you wait 1648 01:56:48,240 --> 01:56:50,079 and when Elizabeth Quinn arrived at her car, 1649 01:56:50,360 --> 01:56:52,559 did you beat her, drag her down to the river, 1650 01:56:52,840 --> 01:56:54,719 and savagely cut her throat? 1651 01:56:55,000 --> 01:56:55,639 I have filed charges 1652 01:56:55,920 --> 01:56:57,479 with the District of Columbia Police Department 1653 01:56:57,760 --> 01:56:59,599 for the arrest of Matthew Bishop Helms 1654 01:56:59,880 --> 01:57:02,039 for murder in the first degree. 1655 01:57:02,360 --> 01:57:04,879 (dramatic music) 1656 01:57:57,000 --> 01:57:57,639 [Woman] Congratulations, Kathleen. 1657 01:57:57,960 --> 01:57:58,559 Thanks. 1658 01:58:08,240 --> 01:58:10,319 (arguing) 1659 01:58:21,920 --> 01:58:25,079 All of a sudden I have nothing to do. 1660 01:58:26,440 --> 01:58:29,279 I have to be in court in an hour. 1661 01:58:30,320 --> 01:58:32,559 A guy on the jury was a jeweler. 1662 01:58:32,840 --> 01:58:35,199 I had him check out that cuff link. 1663 01:58:35,480 --> 01:58:36,759 It turned out to be gold-plated. 1664 01:58:37,080 --> 01:58:38,439 Just garbage. 1665 01:58:38,720 --> 01:58:39,999 I know, I told you so. 1666 01:58:40,280 --> 01:58:42,599 Yeah, I thought you would say that. 1667 01:58:42,920 --> 01:58:43,519 What can we do for an hour? 1668 01:58:43,840 --> 01:58:44,359 (laughs) 1669 01:58:44,640 --> 01:58:46,279 Leave the door open. 1670 01:58:47,480 --> 01:58:48,439 Let's go. 1671 01:58:48,760 --> 01:58:50,679 (laughs) 1672 01:58:50,960 --> 01:58:53,439 (dramatic music)