1 00:00:01,022 --> 00:00:02,011 ["Gonna Make You Sweat" playing] 2 00:00:02,106 --> 00:00:03,266 J‘ Everybody dance now J‘ 3 00:00:06,569 --> 00:00:08,150 I Give me the music J‘ 4 00:00:09,614 --> 00:00:11,605 J‘ Everybody dance now J‘ 5 00:00:12,158 --> 00:00:13,147 J‘ Yeah J‘ 6 00:00:14,369 --> 00:00:15,358 J‘ Yeah J‘ 7 00:00:16,371 --> 00:00:17,360 J‘ Yeah J‘ 8 00:00:17,455 --> 00:00:19,821 I Here is the dome Back with the bass J‘ 9 00:00:19,916 --> 00:00:22,407 J‘ The jam is live in effect And] don't waste time J‘ 10 00:00:22,544 --> 00:00:24,034 J‘ On the mike with a dope rhyme J‘ 11 00:00:24,128 --> 00:00:26,210 J‘ Jump to the rhythm, jump Jump to the rhythm, jump J‘ 12 00:00:26,548 --> 00:00:28,254 I And I'm here to combine J‘ 13 00:00:28,341 --> 00:00:29,581 J‘ Beats and lyrics to make you shake J‘ 14 00:00:29,676 --> 00:00:31,632 I So, yo, what's up? Hands in the air I 15 00:00:31,719 --> 00:00:32,799 J‘ Come on, say yeah J‘ 16 00:00:32,887 --> 00:00:34,923 J‘ Everybody over here Everybody over there I 17 00:00:35,056 --> 00:00:37,047 J‘ The crowd is live And I pursue this groove J‘ 18 00:00:37,141 --> 00:00:39,553 J‘ Party people in the house, move J‘ 19 00:00:39,644 --> 00:00:41,134 I Put me on line J‘ 20 00:00:42,021 --> 00:00:43,010 J‘ Come on, let's J‘ 21 00:00:45,066 --> 00:00:47,057 J‘ Everybody dance now J‘ 22 00:00:47,151 --> 00:00:50,518 J‘ Sweat, sweat J‘ 23 00:00:50,947 --> 00:00:53,029 I Let the music take control J‘ 24 00:00:53,366 --> 00:00:55,527 I Let the rhythm move you J‘ 25 00:00:56,953 --> 00:00:58,534 [music echoing] 26 00:01:02,959 --> 00:01:04,870 [dishes crash] 27 00:01:14,512 --> 00:01:15,501 [Bob] Gentlemen. 28 00:01:16,306 --> 00:01:17,796 Johnnie, I want you to meet everyone. 29 00:01:17,890 --> 00:01:19,846 -You know Lee, Alan... -Johnnie, nice to see you. 30 00:01:19,934 --> 00:01:22,300 Barry Scheck, and Robert Kardashian. 31 00:01:22,395 --> 00:01:23,760 And we have Nate 'n Al's. 32 00:01:24,439 --> 00:01:25,428 The best. 33 00:01:25,523 --> 00:01:27,434 We've got lox and whitefish. 34 00:01:27,984 --> 00:01:30,771 And this is Carl Douglas and Shawn Chapman. 35 00:01:30,862 --> 00:01:31,851 They're working with us. 36 00:01:31,946 --> 00:01:32,935 How are you? 37 00:01:33,031 --> 00:01:34,111 Carl, Shawn, welcome. 38 00:01:34,198 --> 00:01:35,608 | just want to stress 39 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:38,533 how honored and happy we are to have you join the team. 40 00:01:38,828 --> 00:01:39,817 Yes. 41 00:01:39,912 --> 00:01:41,072 So let's hit the ground running. 42 00:01:41,914 --> 00:01:43,996 Okay. First question. 43 00:01:45,168 --> 00:01:46,624 Who thinks O.J. did it? 44 00:01:55,136 --> 00:01:56,125 Me neither. 45 00:01:59,098 --> 00:02:00,258 Thank you, Bob. 46 00:02:00,350 --> 00:02:02,636 Why don't we talk big picture strategy? 47 00:02:03,102 --> 00:02:05,684 I'd say our priority at this juncture is the jury. 48 00:02:05,772 --> 00:02:08,229 Yes. We know we have a downtown jury, 49 00:02:08,316 --> 00:02:11,183 which means a heavy concentration of African Americans. 50 00:02:11,277 --> 00:02:14,235 Indeed. Black men, obviously, are our allies. 51 00:02:14,322 --> 00:02:16,278 Mr. Simpson, a hero in the community. 52 00:02:16,449 --> 00:02:18,189 And I'm confident that people will assume 53 00:02:18,284 --> 00:02:20,491 he couldn't have committed such a ghastly crime. 54 00:02:20,578 --> 00:02:24,912 But black women, on the other hand, might be a problem. 55 00:02:24,999 --> 00:02:27,490 They don't like their men marrying white girls. 56 00:02:27,585 --> 00:02:28,665 Is that true? 57 00:02:29,504 --> 00:02:30,789 Why are you looking at me? 58 00:02:31,255 --> 00:02:32,244 Well, I... 59 00:02:32,757 --> 00:02:35,248 But I believe the generalization is accurate. 60 00:02:35,343 --> 00:02:36,958 Black women resent 61 00:02:37,470 --> 00:02:40,382 successful black men marrying outside the community. 62 00:02:40,473 --> 00:02:41,929 We need to limit that group. 63 00:02:42,016 --> 00:02:43,426 That analysis is smart. 64 00:02:43,851 --> 00:02:46,513 The prosecution thinks they have the upper hand, but they don't. 65 00:02:46,813 --> 00:02:48,019 Because we have you. 66 00:02:48,523 --> 00:02:50,263 And you know how these people think. 67 00:02:53,319 --> 00:02:54,308 These people. 68 00:02:55,321 --> 00:02:58,905 Bob, let me give you a helpful piece of advice. 69 00:02:59,909 --> 00:03:04,699 On this case, you need to choose your vernacular very, very carefully. 70 00:03:04,789 --> 00:03:05,778 Mea culpa. 71 00:03:05,873 --> 00:03:07,829 The important thing is that we work together. 72 00:03:07,917 --> 00:03:10,659 When we face the prelim judge, we want to come out swinging. 73 00:03:10,753 --> 00:03:11,913 We concede to nothing. 74 00:03:12,004 --> 00:03:14,461 If Marcia Clark wants to go to the bathroom, we object. 75 00:03:14,549 --> 00:03:16,835 If they say the sky is blue, hearsay. 76 00:03:16,926 --> 00:03:20,214 Nothing will be admitted without challenge and provocation. 77 00:03:21,764 --> 00:03:23,254 [gavel banging] 78 00:03:28,980 --> 00:03:31,471 Your Honor, at this time, the State requests a hair sample 79 00:03:31,566 --> 00:03:33,602 to compare to hairs found at the scene of the crime. 80 00:03:33,693 --> 00:03:35,024 Excuse me, Your Honor. 81 00:03:35,570 --> 00:03:37,902 We have some grave concerns about this request. 82 00:03:38,030 --> 00:03:40,316 We would ask that the court limit this sample 83 00:03:40,408 --> 00:03:42,865 to only the number of hairs required for testing. 84 00:03:43,327 --> 00:03:45,363 Ms. Clark, how much hair do the People need? 85 00:03:46,247 --> 00:03:50,536 Well, Your Honor, a typical sample, as I'm sure the defense is aware, 86 00:03:50,626 --> 00:03:52,241 takes hairs from each area of the head. 87 00:03:52,336 --> 00:03:55,954 Five to ten hairs per area, amounting to approximately 100 hairs. 88 00:03:56,048 --> 00:03:57,254 A hundred hairs? 89 00:03:57,341 --> 00:03:58,956 This is a standard request, Your Honor. 90 00:03:59,051 --> 00:04:01,007 It's only as many hairs as the criminalist needs 91 00:04:01,095 --> 00:04:03,802 to compare hairs from the defendant with hairs found at the crime scene. 92 00:04:03,890 --> 00:04:07,303 A hundred hairs seems unduly invasive. Your Honor, we offer one hair. 93 00:04:07,518 --> 00:04:08,803 -What? -Just a second, Ms. Clark. 94 00:04:08,895 --> 00:04:11,887 Excuse me, Your Honor, but this objection is beyond ridiculous. 95 00:04:11,981 --> 00:04:13,972 They seem to be on some kind of fishing expedition 96 00:04:14,066 --> 00:04:15,055 at my client's expense. 97 00:04:15,151 --> 00:04:16,641 Your Honor, this is routine. 98 00:04:16,736 --> 00:04:17,896 -Eighty hairs. -Five. 99 00:04:17,987 --> 00:04:19,773 -Fifty. -Judge, we're getting nowhere. 100 00:04:19,864 --> 00:04:21,980 We request a special hearing on the hair. 101 00:04:22,074 --> 00:04:23,564 So ordered. I call for a hearing 102 00:04:23,659 --> 00:04:25,991 regarding the collection of Mr. Simpson's hair. 103 00:04:26,704 --> 00:04:27,693 Thank you, Your Honor. 104 00:04:43,638 --> 00:04:44,969 [guard] O.J., you got a visitor. 105 00:04:49,060 --> 00:04:50,641 [door buzzing] 106 00:04:54,774 --> 00:04:55,809 Where's Bob? 107 00:04:55,900 --> 00:04:57,060 He had a dinner. 108 00:04:57,151 --> 00:04:58,231 [door closes] 109 00:04:58,319 --> 00:04:59,308 How are you, my brother? 110 00:04:59,946 --> 00:05:01,061 He had a dinner. 111 00:05:01,906 --> 00:05:03,567 You should've seen what I had for dinner. 112 00:05:03,866 --> 00:05:05,982 I didn't even know what it was. It was slop. 113 00:05:06,494 --> 00:05:09,201 Then I kept running to the toilet, but my toilet's clogged up, 114 00:05:09,288 --> 00:05:11,495 -so you can imagine-- -You have to be strong. 115 00:05:11,958 --> 00:05:13,448 We're gonna get you out of here. 116 00:05:14,085 --> 00:05:15,450 Oh, yeah? Is that what Bob said? 117 00:05:15,545 --> 00:05:17,126 No, no, no. That's what I said. 118 00:05:19,006 --> 00:05:20,917 Look at you. You are a mess. 119 00:05:22,343 --> 00:05:24,129 You can't walk into that courtroom like this. 120 00:05:24,220 --> 00:05:25,835 Everyone's gonna be watching. 121 00:05:25,930 --> 00:05:27,215 Everybody thinks I'm guilty. 122 00:05:27,306 --> 00:05:29,012 So change their minds. 123 00:05:30,268 --> 00:05:31,849 Have you forgotten who you are? 124 00:05:32,979 --> 00:05:35,265 These walls around you don't change that. 125 00:05:36,774 --> 00:05:38,935 You know what you mean to people? 126 00:05:47,243 --> 00:05:48,232 Okay. 127 00:05:50,663 --> 00:05:53,826 Well, then let me tell you what you were once 128 00:05:54,709 --> 00:05:55,698 to me. 129 00:05:59,547 --> 00:06:01,003 1978. 130 00:06:02,258 --> 00:06:05,842 Ijust left private practice, gone back to the LA DA, 131 00:06:05,928 --> 00:06:08,510 gonna be the first black assistant attorney in office. 132 00:06:09,515 --> 00:06:11,927 Gonna change things from the inside. Shit. 133 00:06:13,603 --> 00:06:14,718 That wasn't happening. 134 00:06:14,812 --> 00:06:17,770 Same old shit, same rigged system. 135 00:06:18,190 --> 00:06:20,522 Feeling powerless for the first time in my life. 136 00:06:21,193 --> 00:06:22,228 And then, 137 00:06:22,737 --> 00:06:25,274 my first marriage blows up in my face. 138 00:06:26,908 --> 00:06:28,569 My children won't talk to me. 139 00:06:29,535 --> 00:06:31,992 I'm a failure at work, I'm a failure at home. 140 00:06:32,079 --> 00:06:34,161 l was down, brother. I was way down. 141 00:06:34,248 --> 00:06:35,704 Sunday, sitting on my bed, 142 00:06:36,667 --> 00:06:39,454 surrounded by dead-end paperwork and divorce lawyer bills, 143 00:06:40,171 --> 00:06:42,332 drinking beer, all right, maybe a little too much beer, 144 00:06:42,423 --> 00:06:44,038 feeling sorry for myself, 145 00:06:44,133 --> 00:06:47,091 watching a football game all alone, crappy TV. 146 00:06:47,178 --> 00:06:48,714 49ers versus the Falcons. 147 00:06:48,804 --> 00:06:53,468 What I saw you do on that field that day, 148 00:06:53,559 --> 00:06:57,097 somehow, as l was watching, it became as if you were running for me. 149 00:06:57,980 --> 00:07:02,269 Driving up that field, crowded with adversity and obstacles, 150 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:06,399 getting knocked on your ass and then popping right back up again. 151 00:07:06,489 --> 00:07:08,571 That's what I wanted to do out there on them streets, 152 00:07:08,658 --> 00:07:10,899 back home with my troubles there, but couldn't. 153 00:07:10,993 --> 00:07:13,279 But you, you... You... 154 00:07:14,413 --> 00:07:15,744 You willed 155 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:19,624 what you needed to do into being with nothing but grace. 156 00:07:22,296 --> 00:07:23,752 I scored a touchdown that day. 157 00:07:23,839 --> 00:07:27,297 You did. And when they cut away to the commercial, there you were again, 158 00:07:27,385 --> 00:07:29,671 leaping through the airport for Hertz, 159 00:07:29,762 --> 00:07:33,550 breaking another barrier with charisma, humor, intelligence. 160 00:07:33,641 --> 00:07:37,054 A black man as the public face 161 00:07:37,895 --> 00:07:41,262 for one of the world's biggest corporations. 162 00:07:43,359 --> 00:07:44,690 We lost that game. 163 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:47,560 I don't remember that. 164 00:07:48,364 --> 00:07:51,481 I remember everything else about that game, but not that, 165 00:07:51,575 --> 00:07:53,440 because it didn't have nothing to do with what touched me. 166 00:07:53,536 --> 00:07:57,620 And when the game was over, I got the hell up off that bed 167 00:07:57,707 --> 00:08:00,744 and jogged the six blocks back to my office 168 00:08:00,835 --> 00:08:02,041 and got right back to work 169 00:08:02,253 --> 00:08:06,292 and haven't stopped and wallowed in self-pity since that day. 170 00:08:06,382 --> 00:08:08,338 You did that for me. 171 00:08:09,969 --> 00:08:11,584 Just like you've done for so many others, 172 00:08:11,679 --> 00:08:13,635 because you are O.J. Simpson. 173 00:08:13,723 --> 00:08:18,592 You are O.J. Simpson and you are an inspiration. 174 00:08:21,188 --> 00:08:22,678 -I am. -You are. 175 00:08:22,773 --> 00:08:24,604 -An inspiration. -An inspiration. 176 00:08:24,692 --> 00:08:26,398 -Yeah. -That's who you are. 177 00:08:26,944 --> 00:08:27,933 Yeah. 178 00:08:28,029 --> 00:08:30,816 You're a man who loves people, who people love right back. 179 00:08:30,906 --> 00:08:31,895 That's you. 180 00:08:32,324 --> 00:08:34,736 You're a fighter. You're a runner. 181 00:08:34,827 --> 00:08:36,067 And when you get knocked down, 182 00:08:36,162 --> 00:08:40,371 I need you to pop right back up like you know you can 183 00:08:40,458 --> 00:08:42,164 and keep going, because this right here, 184 00:08:42,251 --> 00:08:45,163 this right here, O.J. Simpson, 185 00:08:46,255 --> 00:08:47,791 is the run of your life. 186 00:09:13,616 --> 00:09:14,776 Come in, come in. Shut the door. 187 00:09:14,867 --> 00:09:17,358 Lance, why did you drag me out here in the middle of the day? 188 00:09:17,453 --> 00:09:19,364 I've got some big news. Very big. 189 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:22,701 They assigned me Simpson. 190 00:09:22,917 --> 00:09:24,373 [gasps] Oh, my God. 191 00:09:26,003 --> 00:09:27,209 Yep. yep, yep- 192 00:09:27,296 --> 00:09:29,662 Cecil said that they considered a number of candidates 193 00:09:29,757 --> 00:09:30,997 and that l was the best choice. 194 00:09:31,092 --> 00:09:34,505 He said I have integrity, an open mind, and a strong backbone. 195 00:09:34,595 --> 00:09:36,756 Strong backbone. I like that. 196 00:09:38,724 --> 00:09:40,134 You'll be under a lot of scrutiny. 197 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,971 I'm not intimidated. What's important 198 00:09:43,312 --> 00:09:45,143 is that this jury gets the full picture. 199 00:09:45,231 --> 00:09:47,267 This trial needs to be pure truth school. 200 00:09:47,358 --> 00:09:50,316 Let them see all the available facts so they make the right decision. 201 00:09:50,778 --> 00:09:52,939 You need to fill out the usual Spousal Conflict form. 202 00:10:09,338 --> 00:10:10,919 Nope. Nothing rings a bell. 203 00:10:19,223 --> 00:10:20,429 I'm so proud of you. 204 00:10:22,434 --> 00:10:23,674 As you were, Captain York. 205 00:11:04,894 --> 00:11:05,883 All rise. 206 00:11:08,272 --> 00:11:09,637 Court is now in session, 207 00:11:10,024 --> 00:11:12,481 the Honorable Lance A. Ito presiding. 208 00:11:22,953 --> 00:11:24,068 You may be seated. 209 00:11:29,919 --> 00:11:31,284 [clears throat] 210 00:11:32,296 --> 00:11:33,285 Mr. Simpson. 211 00:11:37,509 --> 00:11:39,249 Are you ready to enter a plea at this time? 212 00:11:39,929 --> 00:11:40,918 Yes, Your Honor. 213 00:11:42,181 --> 00:11:43,967 And how do you plead to counts one and two? 214 00:11:46,227 --> 00:11:49,094 Absolutely 100% not guilty. 215 00:11:49,730 --> 00:11:52,142 [up-tempo pop music playing] 216 00:12:03,118 --> 00:12:04,654 [Bob] I love Johnnie, it's just... 217 00:12:04,912 --> 00:12:06,197 We have to keep our eyes on him. 218 00:12:07,122 --> 00:12:08,828 Johnnie is an excellent trial lawyer. 219 00:12:08,916 --> 00:12:10,452 He can sense all the potholes. 220 00:12:10,542 --> 00:12:11,531 That's irrelevant. 221 00:12:11,627 --> 00:12:13,959 I don't want him putting ideas into 0.J.'s head. 222 00:12:14,046 --> 00:12:17,334 I mean, the truth is, we both know there's only one way out of this case. 223 00:12:18,175 --> 00:12:20,211 Come on, Bob, we're just getting started. 224 00:12:20,678 --> 00:12:21,838 We want to have a little fun. 225 00:12:21,929 --> 00:12:26,548 No, it's my job to serve the client, and the reality is, it's not winnable. 226 00:12:27,393 --> 00:12:30,260 Johnnie is here to make Gil nervous enough to cut us a deal. 227 00:12:32,731 --> 00:12:34,187 You really think he will? 228 00:12:35,234 --> 00:12:39,147 The race card is sticking, and Johnnie equals LAPD injustice, 229 00:12:39,238 --> 00:12:41,900 and Gil doesn't want to see the city burn down again. 230 00:12:43,826 --> 00:12:45,157 Here you gentlemen go. 231 00:12:45,244 --> 00:12:48,236 Eggs Benedict and steak and frittata. 232 00:12:48,330 --> 00:12:49,365 Thank you. 233 00:12:50,124 --> 00:12:51,113 And enjoy. 234 00:12:51,292 --> 00:12:52,281 Well, then, 235 00:12:52,835 --> 00:12:55,121 to whom do I invoice my hours? 236 00:12:57,256 --> 00:12:58,291 Hmm? 237 00:12:58,382 --> 00:12:59,371 Who should I bill? 238 00:13:00,551 --> 00:13:01,882 Lee, you're pro bono. 239 00:13:04,888 --> 00:13:06,844 Could I offer either of you Tabasco or-- 240 00:13:06,932 --> 00:13:08,138 No, we're fine. 241 00:13:10,144 --> 00:13:11,133 Bob... 242 00:13:13,105 --> 00:13:15,642 May I remind you, I was your first call. 243 00:13:17,192 --> 00:13:19,854 I like this case for you. I really do, Lee. 244 00:13:19,945 --> 00:13:22,061 It's a terrific way to get back in the limelight, 245 00:13:22,281 --> 00:13:24,067 reintroduce yourself to the public. 246 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:26,986 I don't need reintroducing. 247 00:13:28,370 --> 00:13:29,860 I'm F. Lee Bailey. 248 00:13:29,955 --> 00:13:32,287 | represented Sam Sheppard, Patty Hearst, 249 00:13:32,374 --> 00:13:34,035 the goddamn Boston Strangler. 250 00:13:34,126 --> 00:13:35,866 That's a long time ago. 251 00:13:36,253 --> 00:13:38,118 Look at the bright side. This could be 252 00:13:38,255 --> 00:13:41,497 the most high-profile criminal case in the history of the world. 253 00:13:41,717 --> 00:13:44,049 And 0.J.'s easily the most famous American 254 00:13:44,136 --> 00:13:45,626 ever to be put up for murder. 255 00:13:45,721 --> 00:13:47,302 It's a different world, Lee. 256 00:13:47,389 --> 00:13:50,131 I mean, the old days, you'd turn on TV, 6:00 pm, the news, 257 00:13:50,225 --> 00:13:51,590 and now it's 24 hours a day. 258 00:13:51,685 --> 00:13:53,266 l have insomnia. I wake up at 3:00 am, 259 00:13:53,354 --> 00:13:55,345 Iturn on cable, and boom, there we are. 260 00:13:56,815 --> 00:13:57,804 Trust me, 261 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,686 you'll dine out on this for the rest of your life. 262 00:14:03,989 --> 00:14:04,978 Yeah. 263 00:14:05,532 --> 00:14:07,272 But Patty Hearst paid. 264 00:14:13,123 --> 00:14:14,704 [Faye] Nicole was my everything. 265 00:14:15,292 --> 00:14:17,078 You know? She was my 266 00:14:17,169 --> 00:14:20,878 confidant, my spiritual sister. 267 00:14:21,382 --> 00:14:23,998 You know, now there's just such a void 268 00:14:24,343 --> 00:14:25,549 in my life without her. 269 00:14:25,636 --> 00:14:29,504 I went to a psychic, and she said, "Nicole wants you 270 00:14:30,265 --> 00:14:31,550 to write a book." 271 00:14:32,726 --> 00:14:34,762 But I don't want it to be exploitative. 272 00:14:34,853 --> 00:14:36,013 Oh, no, no. 273 00:14:36,897 --> 00:14:38,262 I mean, of course not. 274 00:14:38,816 --> 00:14:42,434 But we need to move fast, we have to get to press in two weeks. 275 00:14:43,153 --> 00:14:44,518 Faye, just to... Here. 276 00:14:45,155 --> 00:14:47,942 Just to give a general sense, could you give me an overview 277 00:14:48,033 --> 00:14:49,398 of your times with Nicole? 278 00:14:49,493 --> 00:14:51,825 Nicole was a wonderful person. 279 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:54,490 She was a terrific mother. 280 00:14:54,873 --> 00:14:56,283 We need to stress that. 281 00:14:56,375 --> 00:14:58,582 We had wonderful times together. We... 282 00:15:00,629 --> 00:15:04,793 We'd go clubbing and go to parties, and, you know, Starbucks. 283 00:15:05,384 --> 00:15:06,999 Sometimes do a little cocaine. 284 00:15:07,511 --> 00:15:09,672 We loved to eat at La Scala. 285 00:15:09,763 --> 00:15:11,503 Cocaine? Really? 286 00:15:11,598 --> 00:15:13,008 I'm trying to manage it. 287 00:15:15,060 --> 00:15:17,517 There's no good time to find out your best friend's been murdered, 288 00:15:17,604 --> 00:15:20,061 but particularly not three days into cocaine treatment. 289 00:15:21,900 --> 00:15:23,936 Did you know Nicole had breast implants? 290 00:15:24,027 --> 00:15:26,860 It was 0.J.'s idea, but I'll be honest with you, she loved them. 291 00:15:27,614 --> 00:15:29,730 What else can I tell you about Nicole? 292 00:15:32,578 --> 00:15:34,569 She loved to give a Brentwood Hello. 293 00:15:35,539 --> 00:15:37,495 I'm sorry, a Brentwood Hello? 294 00:15:37,583 --> 00:15:39,073 It was a Iittlejoke we had. 295 00:15:39,251 --> 00:15:40,491 [laughs] 296 00:15:41,837 --> 00:15:43,418 Where she would go into 297 00:15:44,173 --> 00:15:48,086 a guy's bedroom while he was asleep, and, you know, 298 00:15:49,094 --> 00:15:50,083 give... 299 00:15:50,179 --> 00:15:51,168 Go down on him. 300 00:15:55,017 --> 00:15:56,177 [laughs] 301 00:15:58,145 --> 00:16:00,602 We are gonna sell a lot of books. 302 00:16:00,689 --> 00:16:03,021 In a very non-exploitive way, of course. 303 00:16:07,863 --> 00:16:10,605 A.C. maintains he was trying to keep O.J. alive, 304 00:16:10,699 --> 00:16:13,441 but the evidence says O.J. was planning to cross into Mexico. 305 00:16:13,535 --> 00:16:15,150 I mean, he was carrying his passport, 306 00:16:15,245 --> 00:16:17,486 a disguise kit with a fake beard and mustache, 307 00:16:17,581 --> 00:16:21,165 makeup adhesive, and $8,700 in cash. 308 00:16:21,502 --> 00:16:23,333 Who takes a passport to his wife's grave? 309 00:16:23,420 --> 00:16:25,877 God, are they guilty. What does Kardashian say? 310 00:16:25,964 --> 00:16:28,626 We're screwed on Kardashian. Now he's 0.J.'s lawyer, 311 00:16:28,759 --> 00:16:30,545 so he's privileged, he doesn't have to talk. 312 00:16:30,636 --> 00:16:32,297 But it doesn't matter. We got plenty. 313 00:16:32,387 --> 00:16:34,298 Tell me about the Bahamas. 314 00:16:34,389 --> 00:16:37,256 Well, the couple on the island heard talk about a chartered yacht. 315 00:16:37,476 --> 00:16:39,216 The crew was expecting O.J. on the 18th. 316 00:16:39,394 --> 00:16:41,055 -The day after the Bronco? -Yeah. 317 00:16:41,146 --> 00:16:44,013 So O.J. was gonna fly out of Mexico the night of the 17th. 318 00:16:44,399 --> 00:16:46,060 Damn, this feels good. 319 00:16:46,777 --> 00:16:49,314 [door opens and closes] 320 00:16:55,410 --> 00:16:56,650 Ijust, I can't really... 321 00:16:56,954 --> 00:16:58,819 You know what? I'm gonna have to call you back. 322 00:16:58,914 --> 00:16:59,903 I got to call you back. 323 00:17:00,832 --> 00:17:03,039 Hello. Hi. Come on in. 324 00:17:04,211 --> 00:17:07,499 Come on in. Have a seat. Hi. 325 00:17:20,978 --> 00:17:23,390 I'm glad you were both able to find time to come down. 326 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,601 It's good for us to get to know each other. 327 00:17:36,118 --> 00:17:37,449 I know what you're going through. 328 00:17:37,536 --> 00:17:38,525 Do you? 329 00:17:39,371 --> 00:17:41,282 Do you have a son who was murdered? 330 00:17:43,125 --> 00:17:44,456 Ron is dead! 331 00:17:46,420 --> 00:17:48,001 And it's like no one even cares. 332 00:17:49,423 --> 00:17:52,415 I turn on the TV, and it's just O.J. and Nicole, O.J. and Nicole. 333 00:17:53,010 --> 00:17:54,625 It's like Ron is a footnote... 334 00:17:55,637 --> 00:17:57,047 To his own murder! 335 00:17:57,931 --> 00:17:59,171 And if they talk about him, 336 00:17:59,266 --> 00:18:00,927 they make him seem like some kind of joke! 337 00:18:01,184 --> 00:18:02,640 Make him sound so superficial. 338 00:18:03,270 --> 00:18:05,807 He was a male model, he was a nightclub promoter, 339 00:18:05,897 --> 00:18:07,353 he ran a tanning salon. 340 00:18:07,941 --> 00:18:10,227 It's like they're trying to tarnish him. 341 00:18:10,944 --> 00:18:11,933 Like... 342 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,895 He was asking for it. 343 00:18:22,623 --> 00:18:24,955 You know what he did in his spare time? 344 00:18:26,335 --> 00:18:31,125 He volunteered at a clinic for children with cerebral palsy. 345 00:18:33,258 --> 00:18:35,214 He was a good person! 346 00:18:36,845 --> 00:18:39,006 He didn't drink, he didn't do drugs. 347 00:18:39,473 --> 00:18:41,088 He should be celebrated! 348 00:18:41,183 --> 00:18:42,889 Not this! 349 00:18:45,020 --> 00:18:49,855 When the police called and they said Ron had been killed... 350 00:18:52,194 --> 00:18:53,934 I assumed it was a car accident. 351 00:18:56,114 --> 00:18:58,730 Never in my worst nightmare 352 00:18:58,825 --> 00:19:00,235 could I have imagined 353 00:19:00,952 --> 00:19:01,941 the truth. 354 00:19:03,246 --> 00:19:04,406 What this... 355 00:19:05,791 --> 00:19:08,077 This monster did to him. 356 00:19:11,546 --> 00:19:12,581 Do you have children? 357 00:19:16,677 --> 00:19:17,757 Two boys. 358 00:19:20,764 --> 00:19:21,844 I pray 359 00:19:22,516 --> 00:19:26,976 that you never have to read an autopsy report for your own child. 360 00:19:29,231 --> 00:19:34,476 My son's last moments were filled with such horror, 361 00:19:35,237 --> 00:19:36,226 and such 362 00:19:37,447 --> 00:19:38,436 pain. 363 00:19:39,533 --> 00:19:43,071 He was stabbed so many times. 364 00:19:43,704 --> 00:19:46,070 He was stabbed in his chest, his neck, 365 00:19:46,707 --> 00:19:47,822 his face, 366 00:19:48,875 --> 00:19:50,911 his head, his hands, his stomach, 367 00:19:52,754 --> 00:19:53,994 his thigh. 368 00:19:58,885 --> 00:20:00,045 He was even stabbed... 369 00:20:02,431 --> 00:20:03,762 After he was dead. 370 00:20:14,651 --> 00:20:15,731 We are gonna get him. 371 00:20:17,988 --> 00:20:18,977 You better. 372 00:20:30,208 --> 00:20:32,244 In that scenario, he was lying in wait 373 00:20:32,335 --> 00:20:34,496 when Goldman arrived with the glasses in the envelope. 374 00:20:35,130 --> 00:20:36,336 [door opens] 375 00:20:37,048 --> 00:20:38,037 Sorry I'm late. 376 00:20:38,425 --> 00:20:41,132 Anyway, as Bill and I were discussing, 377 00:20:41,219 --> 00:20:42,755 I've decided to take death penalty off the table. 378 00:20:42,846 --> 00:20:44,586 Gil, we can't do that. 379 00:20:45,015 --> 00:20:46,880 What he did was unspeakable. 380 00:20:46,975 --> 00:20:48,556 It's special circumstances. 381 00:20:48,643 --> 00:20:50,850 -Marcia-- -We want death-qualified jurors. 382 00:20:50,937 --> 00:20:52,598 They're more aggressive, more likely to convict. 383 00:20:52,689 --> 00:20:54,975 We have to be realistic. People love O.J. 384 00:20:55,066 --> 00:20:58,024 They're not gonna love him once they see those crime scene photos. 385 00:20:58,111 --> 00:20:59,976 I have no doubt you're gonna put him behind bars, 386 00:21:00,071 --> 00:21:04,155 but nobody in America is gonna vote to execute O.J. Simpson. 387 00:21:04,242 --> 00:21:07,279 Marcia, we can't even execute Charlie Manson. 388 00:21:14,085 --> 00:21:15,074 Great. 389 00:21:17,005 --> 00:21:19,246 Now, how about some good news? Donald Vinson 390 00:21:19,674 --> 00:21:22,632 has offered his services to the case. For free. 391 00:21:22,719 --> 00:21:23,959 Wow! Vinson? 392 00:21:24,262 --> 00:21:26,628 Oh, come on! We don't need his help. 393 00:21:26,723 --> 00:21:29,886 Marcia, Don's amazing. He practically invented jury research. 394 00:21:29,976 --> 00:21:31,682 It's not rocket science. 395 00:21:31,770 --> 00:21:34,182 We're gonna have a downtown jury, which means heavily black. 396 00:21:34,272 --> 00:21:36,354 If I can make it black women, we are in good shape. 397 00:21:36,441 --> 00:21:38,557 -And why is that? -They'|| sympathize with Nicole. 398 00:21:39,444 --> 00:21:42,936 l have handled case after case of battered African-American women. 399 00:21:43,031 --> 00:21:44,191 I have heard their stories. 400 00:21:44,282 --> 00:21:45,863 They'll be able to make the connection. 401 00:21:46,409 --> 00:21:48,946 0.J.'s abuse led to murder. 402 00:21:49,412 --> 00:21:51,118 Okay, well, you're probably right. 403 00:21:51,832 --> 00:21:53,993 But it doesn't hurt to be open to outside input. 404 00:21:54,084 --> 00:21:55,119 Go see \finson. 405 00:21:59,589 --> 00:22:02,001 [Donald] So, how about that Bronco chase, huh? 406 00:22:02,092 --> 00:22:05,380 [chuckles] Anybody see that? I know! did. 407 00:22:06,513 --> 00:22:07,628 That was something. 408 00:22:09,015 --> 00:22:11,552 Okay, so who thinks he's innocent? 409 00:22:19,192 --> 00:22:20,272 Okay. 410 00:22:20,861 --> 00:22:23,978 And who thinks O.J. Simpson committed the murders? 411 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:30,154 Okay. 412 00:22:31,288 --> 00:22:34,030 Holy shit. It's worse than I thought. 413 00:22:41,590 --> 00:22:45,879 [Marcia] You told the court today that you left the restaurant at 9:00 pm, 414 00:22:45,969 --> 00:22:48,802 and that you knew that because the restaurant was closing. 415 00:22:49,598 --> 00:22:51,884 Why did you tell police you were home by 8:30? 416 00:22:53,351 --> 00:22:55,467 Your Honor, I would like to ask the court 417 00:22:55,562 --> 00:22:57,848 to instruct the witness to answer the question. 418 00:23:00,442 --> 00:23:02,774 Give me your impressions of Marcia Clark 419 00:23:02,861 --> 00:23:04,101 based on what you've seen. 420 00:23:04,905 --> 00:23:07,738 Please. Come on. And I want you to be honest. 421 00:23:10,452 --> 00:23:11,567 Okay. 422 00:23:11,912 --> 00:23:13,903 Well, she seems like a bitch. 423 00:23:14,164 --> 00:23:15,745 [all laughing] 424 00:23:16,249 --> 00:23:18,080 [man 1] She acts like everybody's stupid. 425 00:23:18,168 --> 00:23:19,658 [man 2] And she 's strident! 426 00:23:19,753 --> 00:23:21,289 I wouldn't want to be her boyfriend. 427 00:23:21,504 --> 00:23:22,835 [woman 1] Yeah, a real know-it-all. 428 00:23:22,923 --> 00:23:24,038 [woman 2] And those lips. 429 00:23:24,132 --> 00:23:25,417 She's shifty. 430 00:23:25,550 --> 00:23:27,006 Yes, definitely. 431 00:23:27,093 --> 00:23:29,129 [all talking] 432 00:23:30,639 --> 00:23:32,129 Black women don't like you. 433 00:23:32,432 --> 00:23:34,093 What? No. 434 00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:35,765 No, that's idiotic. 435 00:23:35,852 --> 00:23:39,060 I have tried many, many cases in front of black women and won. 436 00:23:39,147 --> 00:23:40,512 I have a rapport with them. 437 00:23:40,649 --> 00:23:44,141 -The data doesn't bear that out. -Well, then, your data is horseshit. 438 00:23:45,570 --> 00:23:48,152 Some of those black women still write me letters. 439 00:23:48,823 --> 00:23:51,235 Well, that's wonderful anecdotal information, 440 00:23:51,701 --> 00:23:53,862 but I think it would be wise to limit 441 00:23:53,954 --> 00:23:56,195 the number of African-American women on yourjury. 442 00:23:57,999 --> 00:24:00,786 You might also consider softening your appearance. 443 00:24:01,211 --> 00:24:03,293 Skirts instead of business suits. 444 00:24:05,048 --> 00:24:06,663 Perhaps a new hairdo. 445 00:24:07,258 --> 00:24:09,624 Maybe try smiling a bit more. 446 00:24:13,723 --> 00:24:16,681 Our focus group rated the participants on a scale of one to ten, 447 00:24:16,768 --> 00:24:18,474 based on how much sympathy they felt. 448 00:24:18,561 --> 00:24:21,303 Among black women, O.J. received all nines and tens. 449 00:24:21,648 --> 00:24:26,017 But Nicole scored sevens, fives and a three. 450 00:24:26,695 --> 00:24:29,732 Really? The murder victim scored a three? 451 00:24:29,823 --> 00:24:31,108 It was all over the cards. 452 00:24:31,199 --> 00:24:34,111 You saw the cards? Why didn't I see the cards? 453 00:24:34,202 --> 00:24:35,908 Who's in charge of distributing the cards? 454 00:24:35,996 --> 00:24:37,486 Gentlemen, let's focus on our client. 455 00:24:37,580 --> 00:24:38,911 Yeah, that's a novel idea. 456 00:24:38,999 --> 00:24:42,537 I will admit I'm surprised that black ladies liked O.J. so much. 457 00:24:42,627 --> 00:24:43,958 What exactly did they say? 458 00:24:44,045 --> 00:24:45,626 Oh, it's very positive. 459 00:24:45,964 --> 00:24:49,422 They call O.J. handsome, masculine and charming. 460 00:24:49,509 --> 00:24:50,715 Hm. 461 00:24:50,802 --> 00:24:54,260 What words did they use to describe Nicole? 462 00:24:55,140 --> 00:24:56,220 Urn... 463 00:24:56,808 --> 00:24:58,969 Various terms got thrown around. 464 00:24:59,060 --> 00:25:00,971 But one term came up a lot. 465 00:25:01,938 --> 00:25:03,053 Gold digger. 466 00:25:03,690 --> 00:25:04,679 Gold digger? 467 00:25:05,525 --> 00:25:08,358 That's completely wrong. I mean, she wasn't like that at all. 468 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:10,810 I'm just repeating the data. 469 00:25:11,406 --> 00:25:12,987 Nicole wasn't a gold digger. 470 00:25:13,408 --> 00:25:15,820 I mean, I knew her. She loved him. 471 00:25:19,831 --> 00:25:21,696 Well, they were obsessed with each other. 472 00:25:25,378 --> 00:25:26,709 And she really did love him. 473 00:25:28,381 --> 00:25:30,087 They had hot sex. 474 00:25:30,592 --> 00:25:33,299 Which, of course, became a problem after they broke up, 475 00:25:33,386 --> 00:25:36,503 because O.J. knew that she needed it all the time. 476 00:25:36,598 --> 00:25:38,714 And it absolutely drove him crazy. 477 00:25:38,808 --> 00:25:41,220 You know, when she was at that little house on Gretna Green, 478 00:25:41,311 --> 00:25:45,224 he used to hide in the bushes and watch her have sex with other guys. 479 00:25:45,315 --> 00:25:47,021 Did she know that O.J. was out there? 480 00:25:47,108 --> 00:25:48,314 Of course she did! 481 00:25:49,486 --> 00:25:51,818 She used to love to push his buttons. 482 00:25:52,781 --> 00:25:54,362 And they were constantly reconciling. 483 00:25:54,449 --> 00:25:56,155 And then somebody would sleep with someone, 484 00:25:56,242 --> 00:25:58,233 and the fighting would start again. 485 00:25:58,620 --> 00:26:02,488 They were really the most undivorced divorced couple 486 00:26:02,582 --> 00:26:03,992 I think I've ever known. 487 00:26:11,174 --> 00:26:12,960 [Christopher] Hey, working late? 488 00:26:13,051 --> 00:26:15,133 Jury selection begins tomorrow. 489 00:26:15,220 --> 00:26:18,337 They've called 900 people. I hear it might be a record. 490 00:26:19,224 --> 00:26:21,089 Maybe I'll make The Guinness Book. 491 00:26:22,143 --> 00:26:24,600 I'll probably be here all night, while Bob Shapiro eats dinner 492 00:26:24,687 --> 00:26:26,769 in some Beverly Hills restaurant I can't afford. 493 00:26:26,856 --> 00:26:27,971 Well, I'll make it quick. 494 00:26:28,066 --> 00:26:30,022 Just checking to see where we're at with Cowlings. 495 00:26:30,276 --> 00:26:32,358 Oh, Chris. Damn it. 496 00:26:33,029 --> 00:26:35,941 I'm sorry. I'm so distracted. I meant to talk to you. 497 00:26:37,450 --> 00:26:39,782 O.J. is swallowing up everything. 498 00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:42,611 And considering the available evidence, 499 00:26:42,705 --> 00:26:45,947 Gil thinks we should drop the Cowlings investigation. 500 00:26:47,001 --> 00:26:49,162 You've done a great job, but... 501 00:26:50,171 --> 00:26:51,286 I'm sorry. 502 00:26:55,093 --> 00:26:56,082 Let me buy you a drink. 503 00:27:02,016 --> 00:27:03,426 | only drink tequila. 504 00:27:07,105 --> 00:27:08,265 [laughs] 505 00:27:09,899 --> 00:27:11,981 There's a reason you're the boss, ma'am. 506 00:27:17,657 --> 00:27:20,069 This trial is so crazy. 507 00:27:20,743 --> 00:27:22,950 Usually, people are throwing up every excuse 508 00:27:23,037 --> 00:27:25,198 to get out of serving on along case, 509 00:27:25,290 --> 00:27:27,576 but here, I have to wade through the crackpots 510 00:27:27,667 --> 00:27:29,032 and the attention-seekers. 511 00:27:29,127 --> 00:27:31,209 -How extensive is the voir dire? -It's endless! 512 00:27:31,296 --> 00:27:34,459 We are asking 294 questions. 513 00:27:34,883 --> 00:27:36,714 There are so many moving parts. 514 00:27:36,801 --> 00:27:39,292 "Have you ever asked a celebrity for an autograph?" 515 00:27:39,387 --> 00:27:42,003 "Have you ever dated anyone of a different race?" 516 00:27:42,098 --> 00:27:44,885 "Are you a fan of USC football?" 517 00:27:44,976 --> 00:27:46,887 There's a lot of Trojan fans downtown. 518 00:27:47,604 --> 00:27:48,810 |'|| deal with them. 519 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,436 Here's what I see as 0.J.'s biggest problem. 520 00:27:54,777 --> 00:27:55,812 That he did it? 521 00:27:58,740 --> 00:28:02,107 Okay. Here's what I see as 0.J.'s second biggest problem... 522 00:28:02,619 --> 00:28:05,235 That pileup of egos called The Dream Team. 523 00:28:05,830 --> 00:28:07,661 It's a dozen alpha dogs in a cage match. 524 00:28:07,749 --> 00:28:10,286 They are gonna tear each other up and implode. 525 00:28:10,376 --> 00:28:11,365 Well... [clears throat] 526 00:28:12,003 --> 00:28:13,618 That may be true for all the white guys, 527 00:28:13,755 --> 00:28:15,416 but I wouldn't be so quick to judge Johnnie. 528 00:28:15,506 --> 00:28:17,167 Oh, come on. 529 00:28:17,717 --> 00:28:22,302 He's an act. Those flashy clothes, the preachy speeches. 530 00:28:22,388 --> 00:28:23,594 How'd he score? 531 00:28:23,681 --> 00:28:25,672 -What? -How'd he score? 532 00:28:28,102 --> 00:28:29,217 Pretty high. 533 00:28:29,854 --> 00:28:33,938 Tens from blacks, sixes from whites, for a weighted average of eight. 534 00:28:34,734 --> 00:28:36,190 And how'd you score? 535 00:28:40,782 --> 00:28:44,195 -Four. -Ouch. 536 00:28:53,753 --> 00:28:55,744 I'm being totally honest with you. 537 00:28:58,049 --> 00:28:59,914 What am | not seeing? 538 00:29:00,885 --> 00:29:01,920 He's real. 539 00:29:03,179 --> 00:29:05,295 I mean, Johnnie's a showboat, 540 00:29:05,390 --> 00:29:08,553 but at the end of the day, he always fights for community. 541 00:29:09,852 --> 00:29:11,092 He talks like a preacher 542 00:29:11,187 --> 00:29:13,553 because he comes to church every Sunday. 543 00:29:14,649 --> 00:29:17,231 When I first started at SID, if I had a question, 544 00:29:17,318 --> 00:29:18,979 he'd always be my first call. 545 00:29:19,445 --> 00:29:22,312 We were on the same side, fighting bad cops, 546 00:29:22,407 --> 00:29:24,739 just coming at it from different angles. 547 00:29:27,453 --> 00:29:29,034 I wouldn't underestimate him. 548 00:29:34,085 --> 00:29:37,168 I'll tell you something, I've known Bob Shapiro a long time. 549 00:29:37,255 --> 00:29:38,745 We're old friends. 550 00:29:39,716 --> 00:29:41,502 I'm the godfather of his oldest son. 551 00:29:46,097 --> 00:29:48,304 But he does not have the proper 552 00:29:48,891 --> 00:29:51,758 appetite for this case we find ourselves on. 553 00:29:53,563 --> 00:29:57,181 You and I are creatures of the courtroom. 554 00:29:57,775 --> 00:30:01,017 The parries and jabs, the turns of phrase. 555 00:30:01,738 --> 00:30:03,774 That's where a case is won. 556 00:30:05,825 --> 00:30:07,690 Not by settling like a pussy. 557 00:30:08,995 --> 00:30:10,110 Johnnie... 558 00:30:11,914 --> 00:30:13,779 We owe it to our client 559 00:30:14,584 --> 00:30:16,370 to take it to the finish line. 560 00:30:18,338 --> 00:30:20,203 It's time for you to make a move. 561 00:30:34,312 --> 00:30:35,301 Here you go. 562 00:30:50,953 --> 00:30:52,318 [Marcia] This crowd is ridiculous. 563 00:30:52,413 --> 00:30:55,780 It's like when David O. Selznick cast Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the IIWnd. 564 00:30:55,917 --> 00:30:57,999 It's the Trial of the Century. 565 00:30:58,461 --> 00:31:02,704 Jesus, it's like they all scored courtside seats at a Lakers game. 566 00:31:03,257 --> 00:31:04,542 Somebody better warn them. 567 00:31:04,634 --> 00:31:06,750 They're about to be sequestered for half a year. 568 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:09,085 [bailiff] Come to order. 569 00:31:09,180 --> 00:31:11,011 Courtroom 103 is now in session. 570 00:31:15,937 --> 00:31:17,473 [quietly] Welcome to jury selection. 571 00:31:25,279 --> 00:31:26,485 [turns mic on] 572 00:31:27,156 --> 00:31:28,362 [clears throat] 573 00:31:28,991 --> 00:31:31,027 Welcome to jury selection. 574 00:31:32,453 --> 00:31:35,991 I have to say, I have never seen a case quite as unusual as this one. 575 00:31:38,209 --> 00:31:39,915 I have no issues with the police. 576 00:31:40,002 --> 00:31:41,617 One time when my car stalled, 577 00:31:41,712 --> 00:31:43,577 they helped me push it to the side of the road. 578 00:31:44,424 --> 00:31:47,006 Your Honor, the defense asks the court 579 00:31:47,093 --> 00:31:49,926 to thank and excuse prospective juror number 58. 580 00:31:52,014 --> 00:31:54,255 Ma'am, you say on your questionnaire 581 00:31:54,350 --> 00:31:56,807 you've had multiple encounters with the LAPD. 582 00:31:57,145 --> 00:31:59,807 Would you describe those as positive or negative? 583 00:32:00,189 --> 00:32:02,305 [laughs] What's worse than negative? 584 00:32:04,152 --> 00:32:06,268 The People ask the court to thank and excuse 585 00:32:06,362 --> 00:32:08,102 prospective juror number 79. 586 00:32:13,244 --> 00:32:14,734 [elevator dings] 587 00:32:15,955 --> 00:32:17,786 Yeah, what's the tally? 588 00:32:17,874 --> 00:32:19,956 | feel they're targeting too many blacks. 589 00:32:20,042 --> 00:32:21,907 It seemed pretty balanced to me. 590 00:32:22,003 --> 00:32:24,619 No, no, no, I agree with Johnnie. It's inappropriate. 591 00:32:24,714 --> 00:32:26,079 I should inform the press. 592 00:32:27,091 --> 00:32:28,251 [mouthing] 593 00:32:29,385 --> 00:32:31,546 I think a press conference is a good idea. 594 00:32:32,054 --> 00:32:36,013 But I don't think you're the most ideal person to... 595 00:32:36,476 --> 00:32:38,341 To speak out on this issue. 596 00:32:56,871 --> 00:32:58,452 [elevator dings] 597 00:32:58,539 --> 00:33:01,201 I'm the lead attorney. I'll do the press conference. 598 00:33:14,972 --> 00:33:17,839 [Bob] What the prosecution is doing implies 599 00:33:17,934 --> 00:33:21,097 an insidious effort to remove black jurors 600 00:33:21,312 --> 00:33:22,722 because they are black. 601 00:33:22,813 --> 00:33:24,895 [reporters clamoring] 602 00:33:28,152 --> 00:33:30,108 Hey, can you fit me in? 603 00:33:30,196 --> 00:33:32,187 -For you, always, Johnnie. -Beautiful. 604 00:33:33,199 --> 00:33:34,780 Would it be a buff or a complete shine today? 605 00:33:34,867 --> 00:33:37,108 Complete shine. I got all the time in the world. 606 00:33:39,288 --> 00:33:40,448 -Hey, Johnnie. -Hey. 607 00:33:40,540 --> 00:33:42,531 -You're still here. -Still here, man. 608 00:33:42,625 --> 00:33:43,614 You got a minute to talk? 609 00:33:43,709 --> 00:33:45,745 -I suppose I can fit you in. -All right. 610 00:33:46,045 --> 00:33:47,125 [clicks] 611 00:33:49,465 --> 00:33:52,207 Well, we're really concerned about the tenor 612 00:33:52,301 --> 00:33:53,757 of the prosecution's questions. 613 00:33:53,844 --> 00:33:57,962 We're really bothered by the way they go after certain jurors. 614 00:33:58,599 --> 00:34:01,591 You know, ultimately, it's an issue of fairness. 615 00:34:01,978 --> 00:34:03,184 Fairness for whom? 616 00:34:03,938 --> 00:34:06,520 Well, you have eyes and ears. 617 00:34:07,316 --> 00:34:08,681 You tell me. 618 00:34:12,405 --> 00:34:14,270 -[Marcia] This is total bullshit. -So what? 619 00:34:14,365 --> 00:34:15,980 I'm not worried about whether it's true. 620 00:34:16,075 --> 00:34:17,235 I'm worried about perception. 621 00:34:17,326 --> 00:34:18,782 The optics. 622 00:34:18,911 --> 00:34:20,401 Yes, the optics. 623 00:34:20,496 --> 00:34:22,828 With Cochran taking a larger role, I think it might make sense for us 624 00:34:22,915 --> 00:34:25,622 to balance out our ticket, stir in a little added flavor. 625 00:34:25,751 --> 00:34:28,037 You mean a black person? 626 00:34:28,129 --> 00:34:29,619 I didn't say that, Bill. 627 00:34:29,714 --> 00:34:33,798 But it's not a bad idea. Add a third chair. 628 00:34:33,884 --> 00:34:35,590 Sure. Give ourteam something extra. 629 00:34:36,262 --> 00:34:37,923 -We like where we are. -Uh-huh. 630 00:34:38,472 --> 00:34:41,339 Well, I think you should strongly consider what I'm saying. 631 00:34:49,650 --> 00:34:50,981 What about Chris Darden? 632 00:34:58,659 --> 00:35:01,241 Bob, why is this taking so long? 633 00:35:01,329 --> 00:35:04,492 I missed Halloween, didn't get to take my kids trick-or-treating. 634 00:35:04,582 --> 00:35:06,163 Now Thanksgiving's coming up. 635 00:35:06,792 --> 00:35:08,373 Holidays are always rough. 636 00:35:08,919 --> 00:35:10,034 What about Christmas? 637 00:35:10,129 --> 00:35:11,710 Well, that's gonna be hard. 638 00:35:12,006 --> 00:35:14,918 Excuse me. The judge would like to see all counsel in his chambers. 639 00:35:18,012 --> 00:35:19,377 Counsel, we have a problem. 640 00:35:20,556 --> 00:35:22,467 -[Johnnie] No. -[Marcia] Oh, my God. 641 00:35:22,683 --> 00:35:24,674 -You got to be kidding. -When did that get printed? 642 00:35:24,769 --> 00:35:26,225 I'm troubled by this. 643 00:35:26,354 --> 00:35:27,935 Her book could have major ramifications 644 00:35:28,022 --> 00:35:29,011 on jury selection. 645 00:35:29,106 --> 00:35:32,974 Yes. This unwarranted publicity could make it impossible for Mr. Simpson 646 00:35:33,069 --> 00:35:34,400 to get a fair trial. 647 00:35:34,487 --> 00:35:35,602 Oh, come on, Bob. 648 00:35:35,696 --> 00:35:37,937 How do we know that this book would prevent a fair trial? 649 00:35:38,032 --> 00:35:40,865 -No one's even read the damn thing. -I said could, Marcia. 650 00:35:42,745 --> 00:35:44,861 All right, well, why don't we order up some copies? 651 00:35:44,955 --> 00:35:47,321 I will temporarily suspend jury selection. 652 00:36:02,473 --> 00:36:04,714 This is how she pays tribute to her friend. 653 00:36:04,809 --> 00:36:06,765 They're doing coke on every other page. 654 00:36:07,103 --> 00:36:10,891 Wow. I'll never think of Brentwood the same way again. 655 00:36:23,869 --> 00:36:26,406 This is bad. This is very bad. 656 00:36:26,497 --> 00:36:28,613 Faye's got it all wrong. That's not true. 657 00:36:28,708 --> 00:36:29,914 That's not true. 658 00:36:31,794 --> 00:36:33,284 [Robert] Okay, that's true. 659 00:36:33,379 --> 00:36:34,744 She's a liar! 660 00:36:34,839 --> 00:36:36,204 Faye says Nicole had six abortions 661 00:36:36,298 --> 00:36:37,879 so she wouldn't have another kid with me. 662 00:36:38,342 --> 00:36:39,752 Nicole would never do that. 663 00:36:40,177 --> 00:36:41,542 I can't read this shit. 664 00:36:41,637 --> 00:36:44,219 I wouldn't lose sleep. The book is trash. 665 00:36:44,807 --> 00:36:46,047 Be forgotten in a week. 666 00:36:47,226 --> 00:36:49,137 Lesbian sex, 197. 667 00:36:49,729 --> 00:36:50,718 [O.J.] What? 668 00:36:53,733 --> 00:36:55,974 Judge Ito told us not to read the book, 669 00:36:56,068 --> 00:36:57,899 but we clearly did not listen. 670 00:36:58,028 --> 00:36:59,984 Tonight, we welcome the author of 671 00:37:00,072 --> 00:37:02,529 the New York Times number one best seller, 672 00:37:02,783 --> 00:37:04,023 Faye Resnick. 673 00:37:04,577 --> 00:37:05,737 Faye, how are you? 674 00:37:06,537 --> 00:37:09,153 Well, Ijust hope Lance Ito is 675 00:37:09,248 --> 00:37:11,660 a betterjudge than he is a book critic. 676 00:37:12,460 --> 00:37:15,076 What do you want readers to take away from this book? 677 00:37:16,922 --> 00:37:19,004 I told Nicole's story 678 00:37:20,134 --> 00:37:23,217 so that women could break the chain of violence. 679 00:37:24,138 --> 00:37:29,633 If this book can inspire one wife or one girlfriend to... 680 00:37:30,311 --> 00:37:32,973 To escape an abusive relationship, 681 00:37:34,190 --> 00:37:38,354 then any embarrassment I've endured is a small price to pay. 682 00:37:41,322 --> 00:37:43,904 All right, Counsel, I've come to a conclusion. 683 00:37:43,991 --> 00:37:46,983 After careful reading and annotation of Ms. Resnick‘s book, 684 00:37:47,077 --> 00:37:49,363 I am prepared to resume jury selection tomorrow. 685 00:37:49,455 --> 00:37:50,991 In all due deference, Your Honor, 686 00:37:51,373 --> 00:37:53,989 Mr. Simpson has been unfairly tried in the media. 687 00:37:54,084 --> 00:37:55,574 The well has been polluted. 688 00:37:55,669 --> 00:37:57,955 Let's postpone the trial till next year 689 00:37:58,047 --> 00:38:00,038 and allow Mr. Simpson to be released on bail. 690 00:38:03,219 --> 00:38:04,834 You're the one who created this circus. 691 00:38:04,929 --> 00:38:08,763 I am in no way responsible for the media circus around this case. 692 00:38:08,849 --> 00:38:11,010 Judge, seriously, they can't go five minutes 693 00:38:11,101 --> 00:38:12,511 without holding a press conference. 694 00:38:12,603 --> 00:38:14,264 They leaked the Fuhrman story. 695 00:38:14,355 --> 00:38:16,095 They play the race card. 696 00:38:16,190 --> 00:38:17,179 I would never. 697 00:38:17,274 --> 00:38:19,731 I hold myself to the highest ethical standards. 698 00:38:19,819 --> 00:38:22,105 I would never reduce myself to such cheap tricks. 699 00:38:22,196 --> 00:38:24,687 -Bob, calm down. -No, no, Lee, Lee, I'm very upset. 700 00:38:24,782 --> 00:38:26,488 These claims should be sanctioned. 701 00:38:26,575 --> 00:38:29,362 How dare they say that we play the race card? 702 00:38:29,453 --> 00:38:31,785 I stand before you right now and say 703 00:38:31,872 --> 00:38:35,911 race has never and will never be an issue in this case. Never. 704 00:38:37,753 --> 00:38:40,210 Bob, it is not that simple. 705 00:38:40,297 --> 00:38:44,882 This is the United States of America, and we are defending a black man 706 00:38:44,969 --> 00:38:46,630 who is fighting to prove his innocence. 707 00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:51,089 Now, I know I don't have to give anyone here a civics lesson 708 00:38:51,183 --> 00:38:53,595 about the historic injustices visited upon black men 709 00:38:53,686 --> 00:38:55,472 for no other reason other than they're black. 710 00:38:55,563 --> 00:38:57,303 We didn't introduce that into this trial. 711 00:38:57,773 --> 00:38:59,684 We didn't introduce that into this case. 712 00:38:59,775 --> 00:39:01,936 It is a plain and simple fact. 713 00:39:02,027 --> 00:39:04,268 But we would not be doing ourjob 714 00:39:04,363 --> 00:39:08,231 if we did not at least talk about how race plays a part in this trial. 715 00:39:08,909 --> 00:39:11,446 Now, if that is playing the race card... 716 00:39:14,373 --> 00:39:15,408 So be it. 717 00:39:22,339 --> 00:39:26,252 Johnnie, don't ever contradict me like that again. 718 00:39:26,343 --> 00:39:28,550 You contradict yourself, Bob. 719 00:39:28,804 --> 00:39:30,760 You change narratives like the wind. 720 00:39:30,848 --> 00:39:33,840 We all have longer memories than your previous sound bite. 721 00:39:39,732 --> 00:39:41,814 [Larry King] F. Lee Bailey, I'm really glad you're here, 722 00:39:41,901 --> 00:39:43,812 'cause the media has been filled, 723 00:39:43,903 --> 00:39:46,770 filled with accounts of defense team infighting. 724 00:39:46,864 --> 00:39:49,526 So can you shed some light on the situation? 725 00:39:49,617 --> 00:39:52,074 Larry, these stories, where they emanate from, 726 00:39:52,161 --> 00:39:53,241 I really can't imagine. 727 00:39:53,329 --> 00:39:58,323 This is a tremendous, tremendous group of attorneys. 728 00:39:58,417 --> 00:39:59,998 Yourself included. 729 00:40:00,085 --> 00:40:01,291 You're very kind. 730 00:40:01,378 --> 00:40:03,289 Well, so, pardon my confusion, 731 00:40:03,964 --> 00:40:06,046 but who the hell is in charge? 732 00:40:06,592 --> 00:40:10,255 Bob Shapiro is the lead attorney, make no mistake. 733 00:40:10,638 --> 00:40:13,755 All that sniping in the media that says, 734 00:40:13,849 --> 00:40:16,465 "Bob Shapiro is in over his head, 735 00:40:16,602 --> 00:40:19,139 Bob Shapiro is an empty suit, 736 00:40:19,229 --> 00:40:22,346 Bob Shapiro can't handle a case of this magnitude. " 737 00:40:22,441 --> 00:40:25,274 Well, that twaddle is truly unfortunate. 738 00:40:25,361 --> 00:40:26,521 [King] So, you're in a... 739 00:40:26,612 --> 00:40:29,399 Well, then don't say it, asshole. 740 00:40:29,907 --> 00:40:30,896 Fuck! 741 00:40:35,996 --> 00:40:37,236 [Bob] We're in terrific shape. 742 00:40:37,331 --> 00:40:39,993 We targeted four black women, we got five. 743 00:40:40,084 --> 00:40:41,665 We should stop now. 744 00:40:42,544 --> 00:40:43,909 You know, I have to agree with Bob. 745 00:40:44,672 --> 00:40:47,709 No, no, we can do better. 746 00:40:48,425 --> 00:40:52,464 I'm feeling lucky. I want another divorced black lady. 747 00:40:53,389 --> 00:40:54,845 Let's push in our chips. 748 00:40:55,224 --> 00:40:57,089 Your Honor, the defense asks that 749 00:40:57,184 --> 00:41:01,894 the court thank and excuse prospective juror number 35. 750 00:41:03,691 --> 00:41:05,807 Juror 35, you are excused. 751 00:41:18,747 --> 00:41:20,612 Juror 462. 752 00:41:25,129 --> 00:41:27,040 Juror 462. 753 00:41:36,849 --> 00:41:38,430 I like 229. 754 00:41:38,559 --> 00:41:40,891 She has an open mind. She had a great questionnaire. 755 00:41:41,228 --> 00:41:43,890 Marcia, we've barely used any of our challenges. 756 00:41:44,148 --> 00:41:46,514 Wouldn't it be nice to have a white guy? 757 00:41:46,608 --> 00:41:49,145 I'm a white guy. We live in Los Angeles, too. 758 00:41:49,236 --> 00:41:51,727 Bill, we cannot be so hung up on skin color. 759 00:41:51,822 --> 00:41:53,813 This is a reasonable panel. 760 00:41:53,907 --> 00:41:57,946 They're smart people who gave good answers. My gut says 761 00:41:58,662 --> 00:41:59,902 trust them. 762 00:42:11,008 --> 00:42:11,997 Your Honor... 763 00:42:15,054 --> 00:42:17,636 The People accept the panel as presently constituted. 764 00:42:19,308 --> 00:42:20,844 [courtroom muttering] 765 00:42:23,437 --> 00:42:24,517 Yes. 766 00:42:24,605 --> 00:42:25,936 -Your Honor... -Your Honor, the-- 767 00:42:26,023 --> 00:42:27,638 ...the defense jointly accepts the jury. 768 00:42:35,824 --> 00:42:36,813 Yeah? 769 00:42:36,909 --> 00:42:39,070 If these people convict me, maybe I did do it. 770 00:42:39,161 --> 00:42:40,401 [chuckling] 771 00:42:47,795 --> 00:42:51,458 Good news, your next door neighbor, the Salingers, have a maid. 772 00:42:52,216 --> 00:42:54,127 And she was walking their dog that night. 773 00:42:54,218 --> 00:42:58,006 And she saw the Bronco parked outside at 10:15. 774 00:42:58,097 --> 00:43:02,010 If we get her to testify, this could decimate the prosecution's timeline. 775 00:43:02,267 --> 00:43:05,054 That's good. That's good, it's what I've been telling y'all all along. 776 00:43:05,145 --> 00:43:06,351 I couldn't have done it. 777 00:43:06,980 --> 00:43:08,641 I'm so sorry that I'm late, 778 00:43:08,732 --> 00:43:10,973 but I have something considerable to offer. 779 00:43:11,443 --> 00:43:13,775 I've been doing some research at the office about precedent 780 00:43:13,862 --> 00:43:16,478 and about possible options. I think... 781 00:43:19,076 --> 00:43:20,361 That we should cut a deal. 782 00:43:22,204 --> 00:43:23,694 We should go for manslaughter. 783 00:43:24,832 --> 00:43:27,244 What we say is that you were mad at Nicole 784 00:43:27,334 --> 00:43:29,495 for not inviting you to dinner at Mezzaluna. 785 00:43:29,670 --> 00:43:32,457 You go home, you brood. "What to do?" 786 00:43:33,006 --> 00:43:34,962 So you decide to get even with her. 787 00:43:35,425 --> 00:43:38,588 So you take a knife to her place to slash her tires. 788 00:43:38,679 --> 00:43:41,421 But you get caught and you're humiliated. 789 00:43:41,515 --> 00:43:43,380 You, you don't know what to do. 790 00:43:43,475 --> 00:43:46,933 Your heart is racing, your emotions are cracking, 791 00:43:47,020 --> 00:43:50,012 and before you know it, things escalate and you kill her. 792 00:43:51,692 --> 00:43:53,978 And you kill the Goldman boy, too, because you're jealous. 793 00:44:03,579 --> 00:44:06,571 So, Johnnie, what if we meet the maid? 794 00:44:08,917 --> 00:44:12,876 Shit. Am I hallucinating? What the hell was that? 795 00:44:12,963 --> 00:44:14,669 -That man is crazy. -He's gone. 796 00:44:14,756 --> 00:44:16,041 What an arrogant prick. 797 00:44:16,133 --> 00:44:17,168 It's like he imploded. 798 00:44:17,259 --> 00:44:19,341 When's he going on that damn Hawaiian vacation? 799 00:44:19,428 --> 00:44:20,964 -Tomorrow morning. -Tomorrow afternoon, 800 00:44:21,054 --> 00:44:23,420 we're going over to that office and we're clearing out everything. 801 00:44:23,515 --> 00:44:26,598 I mean everything, witness statements, files, boxes. 802 00:44:26,685 --> 00:44:28,471 It's all leaving Century City. 803 00:44:29,646 --> 00:44:31,978 I'm telling you, this trip can't come soon enough. 804 00:44:32,065 --> 00:44:34,431 Put an ocean between me and Johnnie Cochran. 805 00:44:35,569 --> 00:44:37,776 [Linell] Did you see the LA Times story? 806 00:44:38,739 --> 00:44:41,276 It said Nicole went to a battered women's shelter 807 00:44:41,366 --> 00:44:42,902 five days before the murder. 808 00:44:42,993 --> 00:44:44,233 So what do you want me to say? 809 00:44:44,328 --> 00:44:46,660 At lunch today, it's all anybody talked about. 810 00:44:46,747 --> 00:44:50,239 And they keep playing these 911 calls over and over. 811 00:44:50,334 --> 00:44:53,201 I know. I know. I know. It's the case that will never end. 812 00:44:53,921 --> 00:44:54,956 I think... 813 00:44:56,215 --> 00:44:57,625 I think maybe you should quit. 814 00:44:58,634 --> 00:44:59,794 Linell, it's what I do. 815 00:44:59,885 --> 00:45:01,170 I can't take on a double homicide 816 00:45:01,261 --> 00:45:02,876 and then suddenly say I'm uncomfortable. 817 00:45:02,971 --> 00:45:04,211 This is different. 818 00:45:04,306 --> 00:45:07,218 My friends, a lot of them, don't call me back. 819 00:45:07,309 --> 00:45:08,469 Everybody thinks he's guilty. 820 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:10,096 Don't you think I know that? 821 00:45:13,398 --> 00:45:15,184 Linell, I'm sorry. 822 00:45:15,317 --> 00:45:18,309 I'm sorry. I am so sorry that it's affecting you this way. 823 00:45:18,403 --> 00:45:20,735 But I'm more worried about how it'll affect us later. 824 00:45:20,822 --> 00:45:22,153 Everybody. All of us. 825 00:45:22,241 --> 00:45:25,153 lfl don't put a lid on Johnnie Cochran, this city is... 826 00:45:35,379 --> 00:45:36,368 Listen, 827 00:45:37,506 --> 00:45:41,875 let's just go away to Hawaii and have a beautiful weekend, okay? 828 00:45:49,935 --> 00:45:52,472 You're afraid there are gonna be more riots, aren't you? 829 00:46:13,125 --> 00:46:14,114 You got a minute? 830 00:46:15,419 --> 00:46:16,875 I got all the time in the world. 831 00:46:16,962 --> 00:46:19,419 Okay, knock off the self-pity. 832 00:46:20,799 --> 00:46:23,882 I'm working on a really big case, and we could use a little help. 833 00:46:23,969 --> 00:46:25,755 Ah. What kind of help? 834 00:46:27,222 --> 00:46:29,929 Chris, you and I have both been in this building for a long time. 835 00:46:30,809 --> 00:46:34,051 And I know that you feel you haven't caught all the breaks you've deserved. 836 00:46:35,230 --> 00:46:37,471 But I have total faith in your abilities. 837 00:46:38,317 --> 00:46:39,602 What are you saying, Marcia? 838 00:46:39,693 --> 00:46:41,399 Would you like to be third chair on O.J.? 839 00:46:47,701 --> 00:46:48,690 Is that a yes? 840 00:46:53,915 --> 00:46:57,032 I don't even understand these things they're saying about me. 841 00:46:57,127 --> 00:46:59,539 This article says that I've come to represent 842 00:46:59,629 --> 00:47:03,747 "the cross-section of racial politics, due process, and celebrity culture." 843 00:47:03,842 --> 00:47:05,207 I mean, what does that even mean? 844 00:47:06,595 --> 00:47:08,256 O.J., O.J., we got to talk. 845 00:47:08,597 --> 00:47:10,633 "Judo defense." What the hell is that? 846 00:47:10,724 --> 00:47:11,884 Listen, Juice, 847 00:47:12,517 --> 00:47:14,473 I think you got to make a change. 848 00:47:15,771 --> 00:47:16,760 What do you mean? 849 00:47:19,232 --> 00:47:23,100 Look, I pray for you, you know that. I pray for you every day. 850 00:47:23,528 --> 00:47:24,688 I know you do, Bobby. 851 00:47:25,238 --> 00:47:27,900 I think Johnnie should be lead attorney. 852 00:47:29,785 --> 00:47:30,774 But... 853 00:47:33,246 --> 00:47:34,361 What does Bob say? 854 00:47:34,456 --> 00:47:35,866 Don't worry about Bob. 855 00:47:36,583 --> 00:47:39,370 I don't know. I mean, how does that even work? 856 00:47:40,003 --> 00:47:42,244 You know I'm not good at these conflict things. 857 00:47:42,339 --> 00:47:45,456 Juice, Juice, this is your life. Hey. This is your freedom. 858 00:47:45,550 --> 00:47:47,791 Johnnie is your best chance. 859 00:47:48,512 --> 00:47:50,048 You got to trust me. 860 00:47:50,639 --> 00:47:52,755 He has got to be lead man. 861 00:48:03,693 --> 00:48:04,933 Happy New Year, dear. 862 00:48:05,737 --> 00:48:06,726 Have a good one? 863 00:48:15,747 --> 00:48:18,864 Linda, where'd you put my O.J. files? 864 00:48:20,502 --> 00:48:22,914 Cochran's team took them. All of them. 865 00:48:24,548 --> 00:48:28,132 What do you mean he took them? He came here and took my files? 866 00:48:28,218 --> 00:48:31,426 Well, he can't do that. I could get him disbarred for that. 867 00:48:31,513 --> 00:48:34,505 Get him on the phone, I want a meeting with everyone right now. 868 00:48:34,599 --> 00:48:36,510 He already called for a meeting. 869 00:48:37,978 --> 00:48:39,058 At his office. 870 00:48:41,273 --> 00:48:43,013 This also came in. 871 00:48:45,235 --> 00:48:47,601 Somebody talked to the New York Daily News. 872 00:48:53,285 --> 00:48:57,244 We lost the motion to suppress the evidence collected at Rockingham. 873 00:48:57,330 --> 00:48:59,161 It's like Ito has a thing against us. 874 00:48:59,249 --> 00:49:01,956 Don't worry, we'll file a motion to throw out the lab results. 875 00:49:02,878 --> 00:49:04,869 Great. Bob's here. First up-- 876 00:49:04,963 --> 00:49:06,999 Before we get into your agenda, let's get into mine. 877 00:49:07,090 --> 00:49:08,830 Bob, 0.J.'s on the phone. 878 00:49:11,386 --> 00:49:14,503 Good. Because we have some very pressing issues to discuss, 879 00:49:14,598 --> 00:49:16,884 because there are some stinky fish in this room. 880 00:49:17,559 --> 00:49:20,346 Everybody here knows that we have to keep a united front. 881 00:49:20,437 --> 00:49:24,476 So from now on, I am the only one that speaks for the defense team. 882 00:49:24,566 --> 00:49:26,022 I'm the lead attorney. 883 00:49:37,162 --> 00:49:38,618 Urn... 884 00:49:38,705 --> 00:49:41,321 O.J., do you have something to say? 885 00:49:44,377 --> 00:49:45,412 [O.J. clears his throat] 886 00:49:45,545 --> 00:49:47,456 [O.J.] Well, this is sort of funny. 887 00:49:48,924 --> 00:49:51,506 It reminds me of the old days, when I played football. 888 00:49:52,844 --> 00:49:54,584 I didn't always get along with my teammates. 889 00:49:54,679 --> 00:49:58,638 But on Sunday, we put all that bullshit aside and played together. 890 00:50:00,477 --> 00:50:03,059 I don't get it. I don't follow. 891 00:50:04,898 --> 00:50:07,059 As I see it, Bob, you're the quarterback. 892 00:50:07,859 --> 00:50:09,770 And Johnnie's the running back. But... 893 00:50:11,738 --> 00:50:14,104 We won't be throwing the ball all that much. 894 00:50:17,327 --> 00:50:19,693 But I'm the quarterback, you say. 895 00:50:20,288 --> 00:50:21,277 Is that correct? 896 00:50:21,373 --> 00:50:24,490 [O.J.] Well, or maybe you're the coach 897 00:50:24,834 --> 00:50:29,578 and Lee's the quarterback and, and Alan's the front office. 898 00:50:29,881 --> 00:50:31,746 [Robert] Juice, Juice, um... 899 00:50:32,634 --> 00:50:33,999 I think you need to be more clear. 900 00:50:34,386 --> 00:50:36,251 All right? What are you trying to say? 901 00:50:36,888 --> 00:50:39,925 Opening statements are less than a month away. 902 00:50:40,016 --> 00:50:42,098 Yes. Opening statements are a month away. 903 00:50:42,185 --> 00:50:45,177 And as the lead attorney, I will be delivering those statements. 904 00:50:45,689 --> 00:50:47,020 Is that right, O.J.? 905 00:50:53,863 --> 00:50:55,603 [O.J. stammers] 906 00:50:58,952 --> 00:51:00,192 [clears throat] 907 00:51:00,287 --> 00:51:04,906 I would respectfully suggest that our able colleague Mr. Cochran 908 00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:07,912 is the more appropriate person to deliver the opening statement. 909 00:51:08,295 --> 00:51:11,128 Given the makeup of our brilliantly selected jury, 910 00:51:11,214 --> 00:51:14,206 he could translate our message into a downtown dialect 911 00:51:14,301 --> 00:51:17,008 that would resonate more powerfully with our audience. 912 00:51:28,773 --> 00:51:29,853 I agree with Lee. 913 00:51:32,444 --> 00:51:33,524 Me, too. 914 00:51:36,156 --> 00:51:37,862 What about you, O.J.? 915 00:51:37,949 --> 00:51:40,190 Who do you think should give the opening statement? 916 00:51:41,369 --> 00:51:42,609 [O.J.] Well... 917 00:51:45,540 --> 00:51:48,532 -Oh, shit. -[Robert] Please, Juice. 918 00:51:48,835 --> 00:51:50,541 Juice, we need an answer. 919 00:51:59,512 --> 00:52:00,718 [O.J. exhales] 920 00:52:01,931 --> 00:52:03,922 [O.J.] Let's, let's have Johnnie do it. 921 00:52:09,689 --> 00:52:13,273 Okay, we need to hand out attorney assignments for the week. 922 00:52:13,943 --> 00:52:16,730 Barry, I need you to take the PCR testing. 923 00:52:16,821 --> 00:52:18,357 Carl, discovery... 924 00:52:18,448 --> 00:52:20,564 ["Black Superman" playing] 925 00:52:23,453 --> 00:52:26,945 J‘ I hit the loose juice And pulls up in the deuce J‘ 926 00:52:27,040 --> 00:52:29,406 J‘ He gives me the scoop About the fake ass troops J‘ 927 00:52:29,501 --> 00:52:31,162 J‘And crime fighting's what! do J‘ 928 00:52:31,252 --> 00:52:33,959 J‘ And... in my crew Don 't take lightly to you bustas J‘ 929 00:52:34,047 --> 00:52:35,583 J‘ And so we say... 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