Double Jeopardy (1992) - full transcript

[eagle cries]

Phew.

Watch this.

Ugh.

Ugh.

No, it's too risky.

I ain't going back now.

Look out, loo...

Woo!

JACK: Oh man.

LISA: Ah.



Ah.

Ah.

Can you make it?

Piece of cake.

Ugh.

Uh.

Ho.

LISA: You get lost down there?

Ugh.

Heh.

LISA: Not bad, eh?

Look at that.

[music playing]

Top of the world.



Oh yeah.

Hey, hey, hey.

What are we doing here, huh?

Were you afraid God's going to catch us?

OK, get ready.

You know I was pretty scared back there.

I know.

One day we're going to climb the Devil's Needle.

Oh, ho ho.

[camera shutter clicks]

[movie theme plays]

NEWSCASTER (ON RADIO): ...overturned last month's

ruling by retiring district court Judge Reinhardt

that Salt Lake City's practice of opening

city council meetings with a prayer is unconstitutional.

It's currently a beautiful 74 degrees in the Salt Lake Valley

with warm seasonal temperatures expected

to last through the weekend.

XRT News time is 3:15.

That means time for sports and Harvey Milbrooke.

SPORTS DJ (ON THE RADIO): The eagerly anticipated high school

football season opens this Friday night.

[inaudible]

[cheerleaders practicing]

Sorry to barge in, but Mrs. Peters'

maternity leave starts Monday.

Do we need to hire a substitute for senior English?

They're reading Arthur Miller, aren't they?

"The Crucible."

Ah ha.

I think I'd rather use the money for the library.

I'll do it.

It'll be fun to do some teaching again.

Your wife called with a list of things

she needs from the market. - Ah ha.

Says she might be late again.

OK thanks, Sarah.

Anything else?

Not today.

And I'm out of here.

All right, later then.

- Hello, Jack. - Hi there.

Afternoon.

[music playing]

STORE ANNOUNCER (ON INTERCOM): Today we have fresh Utah trout

on special for just $4.59 a pound,

limit of seven pounds per customer,

in our seafood section.

Also, over on aisle five please stop by for a free sample...

Never could make up your mind, Jack.

Haven't forgotten me, have you?

Lisa?

It's great to see you.

I recognized you soon as I saw you.

Ugly as ever.

Heh heh. Well you look great.

You haven't changed a bit.

What are you doing in Salt Lake City?

Oh, it's a long story.

I'm not married anymore.

Uh huh.

Came back to climb the Needle.

How about you?

Uh, I'm a headmaster of a private high school.

Teacher?

No, headmaster.

I guess you're married, hmm?

Millions of kids?

No, just one.

Little girl.

What are you going to do, show me pictures?

I remember what you used to carry in there.

That was a long time ago.

Yeah.

Well are you going to show me the pictures,

or do I have to wrestle you for them?

Heh.

Here, this is Sascha when she was five.

That's Karen.

She's lovely.

Although you've capably shown that Mr. Krug committed

the crime you're charging him with, Mr. Norrin,

Mrs. Hart has established that the police

obtained proof of his guilt during an illegal search.

His civil rights were violated.

Your honor I have no choice but to request that the charges

against Mr. Krug be dropped.

Case dismissed.

Mr. Krug, you're free to go.

Bout time.

BAILIFF: Your left arm.

Little higher.

Much appreciated, Mrs. Hart.

No thanks Mr. Krug, I'd like to keep my fingers.

Uh, Mrs. Hart.

Judge Montenegro asked if you could see him in his chambers

for a few minutes.

Certainly.

Tell him I'll be right there.

Whatever happens, just take the Fifth.

See you tomorrow.

OK.

Oh, have a seat, Karen.

Sorry to summon you here on the heels of another victory.

Well I think we both know that Steve Krug belongs behind bars,

but cops screwed up and Norrin hoped you wouldn't care.

What is it with you two anyway?

Judge Ted Norrin thinks that he is God's

gift to the legal profession.

And when you win a case against him it's an assault on his ego.

I've won quite a few.

[laughter]

Karen, you think you could rule objectively

if he was on a case?

I could distance myself, why?

Ah, you've heard Judge Reinhardt is stepping down.

The committee and I think that you're

the person to replace him.

This is really unexpected.

I would like to talk it over with Jack.

Since when does Karen Hart need help making decisions?

Well this is different.

When you share your life with someone,

you discuss a change like this.

Uh, if I take the job, do I get to call you Fulvio?

Only my mother gets to call me that.

Let me know.

You can bet on it.

[talk radio chatter]

RADIO HOST (ON THE RADIO): Are you a member of the church?

Now you don't have to answer if you don't want to.

Privacy is what this show is about.

CALLER (ON THE RADIO): Well let me just

say that I've lived in Salt Lake long enough

to know who really runs...

Oh, that's looking to be great, hmm?

Oh my goodness.

Where's the gang?

Hi sweetheart.

Hi mommy.

Hey!

Mmm, a flour kiss, thank you.

I told you I was bringing home P-I-Z-Z-A tonight.

P-I-Z-Z-A, that's pizza.

Yes.

I know that.

I know because you are so smart.

Heh.

Oh, you've got flour all over you.

Let's get you cleaned up.

Delmy?

There you go.

Let's get you cleaned up.

Mmm, Delmy's made chicken.

Table set for four?

Mm hm.

I invited someone to dinner.

Oh now don't tell me another member of the school board.

No.

No, someone I ran into at the supermarket.

Who?

Lisa Burns.

You know the girl that got me started in rock climbing?

Well that wasn't all she got him into, was it.

Come on was 10 years ago.

Mm hmm, what's the statute of limitations on old girlfriends,

huh?

What's imitations on old girlfriends, mommy?

Well, your daddy's old girlfriend's

coming to dinner tonight.

I didn't know daddy had a girlfriend.

I'm teasing you, Jack.

Mommy's just being funny.

I'm gonna go change into something

a little unprofessional.

Why don't you whip up some trail mix for dessert?

Ha ha.

Sascha come pick out something for mommy.

You look very pretty, mommy.

Thank you honey.

Did anyone ever tell you, you do not look like a lawyer?

Do I look like a judge?

Hmm?

Montenegro offered me a judgeship today.

I would be one of the youngest ever in Salt Lake!

Ha ha, that's great, honey!

That's great! Ha, ha!

Can I do that?

Sure you can, come here you. Heh heh.

Sasch, mommy's going to be a judge.

Do judges work at home, daddy?

Well, I'm afraid not sweetheart but you know what?

When it's time to go home all they have to do

is bang the gavel and say court is adjourned.

They also put people in jail who've misbehaved.

Uh huh.

So what is Your Honor doing tonight?

Entertaining someone's old girlfriend.

Heh heh.

[doorbell chimes]

Better answer the door.

Hi.

Hi.

Still your favorite?

Oh yeah.

Some things never change.

Thanks.

Come on in.

Hi.

You must be Sascha.

I'm Lisa.

Well come on Sasch, say hello.

Are you daddy's girlfriend?

I used to be.

Your mommy is his girlfriend now.

I think this must be for you.

Thank you, Lisa.

Delmy, Delmy, look what daddy's girlfriend gave me.

Lisa.

Hi, I'm Karen.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. Come on in.

Would you like something to drink?

Thanks, that would be lovely.

KAREN: How long have you been in town?

Heh.

So suddenly my foot shot out from under me,

and I just dropped, I don't know how many feet.

I was pregnant with Sascha I'm sitting

at the bottom of this mountain watching

this guy dangling like a yo-yo.

Heh heh.

Everyone falls.

That's what safety ropes are for.

Jack and I couldn't even get life insurance

until he stopped climbing.

So I quit.

Never got to climb the Needle, hmm?

No, I never did.

Sascha, turn off the TV it's time for bed.

OK mommy.

Hmm.

I better tuck Sascha in.

Once upon a time, in a faraway land,

there lived a little princess named Penelope,

who looked a lot like you.

And Penelope lived in a castle on a tall, tall mountain.

Jack was quite a wild one.

How did you get him to settle down?

I think we settled each other down.

You don't have much choice with a six-year-old.

Do you have any children?

No.

We were just starting to talk about it when Bill died.

Sorry.

Somehow I thought you were divorced.

Yeah, that's what I told Jack.

He died in an accident.

Sorry, I just miss him.

What I'd do if I lost Jack.

Must be very hard.

Well no one said life was easy.

It's getting late I should go.

It's real when we wash.

You're a lucky lady, Karen.

I've been pretty blessed.

Listen, don't hesitate to call if you ever need to talk.

Thanks.

Say good night to Jack for me.

I will.

JACK: Memo to school board.

The whole concept behind the founding of Mountain View,

is the adherence to a quality liberal arts education, huh,

that's not right.

[phone buzzes]

SARAH (ON INTERCOM): Lisa Burns, line one.

Lisa how are you?

I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to talk.

Well it's pretty hard during a holiday to play hooky,

especially when you're running the school.

Heh.

Look, I'll tell you what.

Why don't you come up here, and I'll show you around the place.

OK, bye.

Hmm.

I really do love this school, but sometimes I feel like it's

suffocating me, you know?

You just need to take some time off, that's all.

Well, it seems every time the school is on vacation Karen's

in the middle of some trial.

You should take a vertical vacation, Jack.

Ha ha, right.

Let's go climb the Pinnacle.

We could be back before dark.

I don't even know where my gear is.

I've got everything we need.

I don't know.

Come on, Jack.

For old times' sake.

Hmm.

Forgot how great this is.

You know when Karen followed me out here

I was really into climbing.

Now, everything seems so different from up here.

And nothing that happens down there seems to matter.

Yeah.

Ah, listen, Karen told me about your husband.

I'm sorry.

Thanks.

It's about the least of my problems right now.

What do you mean?

I went to Santa Fe for a while after Bill died.

Get away from him and all.

Hmm.

I met a guy there.

I thought he was crazy about me.

Turns out he was just plain crazy.

I told him it was over when I came back east.

He followed me anyway.

Now he's found out I'm here.

Is he harassing you?

He scares the shit out of me, Jack.

Look I'll talk to Karen.

We'll go to a judge.

We'll get a restraining order put out on him.

I don't want to get you guys involved.

Come on let's get off this rock, hmm?

Before he shows up.

You want to come in, get cleaned up?

Uh, no.

Uh, I'm going to drop by the school,

I'll, I'll get a shower there.

Every time I come in and turn on the light,

I think I'm going to find Eddie sitting there.

He's really got you spooked, doesn't he?

Yeah.

All right.

I guess I can take a shower here.

[water splashes]

Ah, yeah.

Huh.

Shhh.

Don't say a word.

Don't say a word.

Shhh.

Remember how good it was, Jack?

Remember how good it was?

Remember how good it was?

Hhhh.

Yeah.

Mmmm.

[breathless moans]

Mmmm.

AH

AH!

Stop, Jack, Stop or I'll scream.

Ahhh!

[MUSIC - QUIET RIOT, "CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE"]

Need some help?

Look, this isn't going to happen again, OK?

I'm sorry that I made you think that... it, it was

just a mistake, for both of us. I love Karen.

I like her too.

I'm sorry.

Don't I get one last kiss?

[knocking]

EDDIE: Hey, Lisa.

Open up.

Now who's that?

Shhh, that's Eddie.

Good.

I'm in the right mood for a conversation.

Jack. Jack, Jack.

Don't.

He'll just come back when you're gone

and take it out on me later.

EDDIE: Come on Lisa, open the door.

Jack, out.

Go on, get out there.

Now just hold on a second.

This is crazy.

Jack, come on, just do it. Do it.

Lisa this is ridiculous.

Come on!

Just stay out of sight, Jack.

[knocking intensifies]

Eddie.

What took you so long.

You want a beer?

Yeah.

Come on baby.

What are you so uptight for?

It's not even cold.

Get back.

Like this rock, don't you?

[struggling]

[whimpers]

Lisa!

Lisa!

[music stops abruptly]

[knocking]

Are you all right?

I killed him, Jack.

I killed him.

Ah jeez.

If I just could have got the... look, it was self-defense.

I saw the whole thing. I saw what he was doing to you.

Just get your stuff. Just get out of here!

You've got to call the police.

You've got to tell what happened.

Got to tell them the truth.

Now go on.

Go on.

Operator, this is an emergency.

My name is Lisa Burns.

I liv... I. I live at the... I live

at the Rhodes Apartment Hotel.

I've been, I've been raped.

[police siren]

[LATE NIGHT TALK RADIO PLAYS IN BACKGROUND]

Well if dikes aren't the answer, then what is?

Well we believe that with intelligent planning

we could anticipate the future profile of the lake,

and eliminate the problems before they develop.

In other words, treat the lake as a living entity,

instead of something that could be controlled.

It's the development around the lake

that needs to be stabilized.

We can pass laws to control what people do,

but nature makes its own rules.

Well thank you very much, mam.

I mean this.

We're really glad that you could join us tonight.

JACK: Honey, where's the, never mind I found it.

They set a date from my formal interview today.

What interview?

With the selection committee.

Your wife's going to become a judge, remember?

Yeah.

Sorry, honey.

I've just had an awful day today.

Did you work too hard?

I think I should be able to relieve some

of that job related stress.

Look, I... I just want to get some sleep, OK?

Take a quick shower first.

[water running]

[phone rings]

[ringing]

Hello?

Lisa, wha... It's 3:00 in the morning.

Yeah sure, sure.

Honey, it's Lisa.

She needs to talk to you.

God, it's 3:00 in the morning.

Lisa, what's wrong?

Oh my god.

Have you called the police?

They did what?

Manslaughter.

You killed him? Listen.

Lisa I don't care what they tell you.

You do not say anything to them until you have a lawyer.

All right?

We'll be there as soon as we can.

Lisa's been raped.

Where would they have her.

She's probably in a holding cell.

I doubt she's been there long.

Lisa Burns, signed, sealed, delivered.

I took a lien on her car for 30K.

She should be out in just a minute.

Great. Johnny, my husband Jack.

Johnny Biscuit.

That's a pleasure.

Johnny, thanks for the midnight run.

No sweat. JACK: Could you help us.

Officer, I'd like to get a copy of the charges.

Hi.

You here to see Ms. Burns?

Yes, I'm Karen Hart.

Ah, you're the one who got Krug off.

I'm not here as a lawyer.

I'm here just as a friend.

DETECTIVE CAMDEN: My mistake.

I thought I heard you ask for a copy of the charges.

KAREN: I'm sure they'll be dropped [inaudible]

Are you all right?

Can you tell me why you charged her

with manslaughter instead of holding

her as a material witness?

Why don't you ask her boyfriend?

You can find him in the morgue.

Third drawer on the left.

Is that supposed to be funny?

We can talk in a minute.

Let's get out of here.

We need to know where you're staying.

She'll be staying with us tonight at 2936 Arapahoe.

If that changes she'll advise you.

Lisa, everything's going to be OK.

The worst is over.

Don't worry about the charges, Lisa.

It's just a legal maneuver.

There's never going to be a formal arraignment.

Ugh, blood.

It's all in my hair.

You'll be able to take a shower

when we get to the house.

LISA: I want to get my clothes.

OK.

We'll get your things.

Jack, I think you better go up.

All right.

I'll make it as fast as I can.

Lisa, do you want to talk about what happened?

LISA: I can't.

I can't talk about it right now.

Come on. Who are you?

I'm here to pick up some clothes

for the lady who was raped.

DETECTIVE 1: What did you hear?

I heard a lot of muffled noise,

but nothing I could make out.

DETECTIVE 1: Are you sure you didn't see...

Uh, Detective Christianson cleared me downstairs.

OK, go on in.

DETECTIVE 2: Yeah, it's not easy to kill somebody with a knife,

unless you know where to put it.

I mean look over here.

This guy was...

Who are you?

Oh, I'm Jack Hart.

I'm a friend of Lisa Burns.

I was told I could get some other clothes for her.

Is that all right?

Lieutenant Camden?

I heard. Yeah sure.

Go ahead.

You sure know your way to the bedroom.

Yeah well, the door is open and this is a bed.

Don't touch anything you don't have to.

We don't want to find your fingerprints

all over the place.

Did you know the victim?

You mean the dead man?

Yeah.

No, I never met him.

You know if he smoked?

I said I never met him, Detective.

Now if you don't mind, they're waiting for me downstairs.

[newscast on the radio] In the news this morning,

an Ogden woman accused of scalding her baby

in a tub of hot water yesterday, pleaded no-contest to a charge

of misdemeanor child abuse.

Charges carry a maximum...

Honey, want some more orange juice?

Yeah.

Here you go.

Nice and cold.

Good morning.

Can I get you some breakfast?

Just coffee please.

Hi Lisa.

Do you live here now?

Mmm, for a while.

Is that OK?

OK.

How are you feeling?

Did you get any sleep?

Not much.

You can wash your skin clean, but you still feel dirty.

You just feel, dirty.

Feel like it was all my fault. Like I asked for it.

Isn't that stupid?

You were the victim of a violent crime.

You haven't done anything to be ashamed of.

I'm going to see what I can do about getting

the charges dropped.

I'm finished, mommy.

Let's get you dressed for school.

Come on.

Hi daddy.

Morning honey.

Why is Lisa so sad, daddy?

She was out late.

I'll tell you about it later.

Mommy, daddy has a secret.

Karen's really nice, isn't she?

Yeah.

How are you holding up?

OK.

Lisa, I've been doing some thinking.

If you want me to come forward.

I've been doing some thinking too, Jack.

You know, good friends are a lot harder to find than lovers.

I don't want to mess things up for you and Karen.

Well I'm not going to let you go to jail.

I'm not going to go to jail.

I was raped.

They found sperm.

Besides, I've got it all on tape.

What tape?

Remember when Eddie pushed me away and went in the kitchen?

I pressed the recording button on the answering machine.

Why?

Because of what you said about getting a restraining order.

I thought if I had proof he was harassing me.

That tape was running while I was there?

I turned it off before you came back in, Jack.

What if they start analyzing the sperm?

Why should they?

Don't worry.

It's obvious what happened to me.

The Calvinist theocrats who ruled the Massachusetts Bay

Colony had extraordinary power.

They could actually condemn a person's soul

to eternal damnation.

Now, who would like to elaborate on their beliefs?

Yes.

They believed people called the elect chosen

by God at birth, and that people who weren't chosen were damned.

I think only the elect were able to run

the church, or the government, or anything else.

It's kind of like a Catch-22, hmm?

Right.

So what happened if one of the elect said you are a witch?

You had to confess even if you were innocent.

And you had to say that other people were witches too.

That's right, and if you didn't?

They killed you.

Right.

I think you've got the idea.

Keep up the good work.

I'm looking forward to your production.

That will be all.

Ted.

Ted, can I talk to you for a second?

Not really.

Can we talk tomorrow?

Look.

I wanted to talk to you about Lisa Burns being charged

with manslaughter, because you're sending a clear message

to women who've been raped.

They might as well lay back and enjoy it because it's

a crime to defend themselves.

You want to get into this right... All right.

Look.

In the first place, whether or not a rape even occurred

is going to be determined at trial.

You can't possibly think you're

going to go to trial with this.

I may have trouble getting a jury to convict, yes.

But the right side doesn't always win in court.

You proved that the other day.

Why do you dislike me so much?

Is because I beat you in court, or does this have something

to do with me becoming a judge?

Look, are you acting as Ms. Burns' attorney now?

If not, I'm under no obligation to even talk to you.

Mrs. Jansen, we have been through all of this

on the phone.

I know it's a good play, but there

are plenty of other good plays that won't offend the people

who send their children here.

"The Crucible" is an allegory about the McCarthy

witch hunts in the '50s.

It's also an attack against the authority of the church.

Any church.

And I think you knew that when you added it to the curriculum.

If I did it's because I believe

that the children should learn to think for themselves.

We all need to rebel a little when we're young.

Even me, though you may not believe it.

Heh.

But being an adult also means accepting responsibilities and

becoming part of a community.

That means making compromises.

I'm not asking you to give up your principles.

I'm just asking you to compromise.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Who?

Ask her to hold.

I've got to go anyway.

Think about what I said, Jack.

And tell your wife I said hello.

I don't think it's a good idea, Karen.

Bill left me some money.

I can get another lawyer.

No, it isn't just because you're our friend, Lisa,

there's another reason that I'd like to take the case.

It's a personal one.

Karen, that is history.

Not for me.

You see, Lisa, my sister was also raped.

It was when I was in college.

This professor told her if she said anything

no one would believe her.

Karen, come on.

So I need this case, Lisa.

It's not just for me.

The question is, do you want me?

Yes.

[PRESS CORPS CALLING OUT FOR ATTENTION]

Ms. Hart, Ms. Hart.

Do you plan on attacking the DA on...

Is there any truth that your husband knows Lisa Burns?

If she's so innocent why are we here today?

Ms. Hart, why did you decide to take this case?

Lisa Burns was booked on criminal charges

even after the police had taken her to County General

and confirmed that she was raped.

Any reason to think it wasn't self-defense?

None.

No I think this indictment is a grave error on the DA's part

because it's sending a message to rape victims

that if they dare to defend themselves

they'll end up being put on trial.

And the fact that this travesty is being held in Salt Lake,

a devout community renowned for fair-mindedness,

makes this all the more important.

She says devout like it's a four letter word.

Look.

If we up the charge to murder one do

you think we can scare a plea out of her?

I think it murder one.

You have evidence to support that?

Not yet.

I'd like a chance to find it.

Let's do it.

Ms. Burns, is it true you were having

an affair with Eddie Brizzard?

No comment.

COURT CLERK: Start case number 817 586 458FS on the docket.

Look at this.

They changed the indictment from manslaughter

to first degree murder.

COURT CLERK: ...before the county of Salt

Lake City now in session.

The Honorable Judge Delia Wilkes presiding.

Case 8 1 7 5 8 6 FS for the State

of Utah versus Lisa Burns.

Have you reviewed the indictment, Ms. Hart?

Your honor, I just received an amended copy.

The prosecution's charge of premeditated murder

is frivolous and an outrage.

I would like to move now for preemptory dismissal,

your honor.

The people object, your honor.

We have reexamined the evidence, and we feel

there is cause for the charge.

Sustained.

Have you provided defense counsel with all the evidence?

Yes, your honor.

Some of the investigators' interviews

have only become available now.

I have given a copy to counsel.

Your honor, I would like to take a little time so

that we may review all of this.

We'll recess for 20 minutes.

I should have told you.

It was stupid of me.

You slept with Eddie the day before he raped you.

Do you know what Norrin can do with that?

What was I supposed to do?

Lie to the police?

Do you know how hard it is to say no to a guy like Eddie?

OK, look it was understandable because you were in shock.

OK, I know what that's like.

But from now on you have to tell me everything.

I'm on your side.

OK.

It's time to go back in.

How does the defense plead, Ms. Hart?

Not guilty on all counts, your honor.

Then the defendant, Lisa Burns,

will be held to answer for murder in the first degree.

And the included charge of manslaughter.

In light of the seriousness of these new charges, your honor,

the people are requesting that the bail be raised to $300,000.

That's unreasonable.

She has no priors, has a residence

here, and friends in the community.

Your honor, the residence is a transient apartment,

and she's been in Salt Lake two weeks.

Your honor, Ms. Burns has been residing with me

since the night of the incident.

I'm willing to have her continue to do so, if necessary.

Mr. Norrin, given the defendant's contention of rape,

and the supporting medical report,

I'm going to release her to counsel.

I won't make it a condition that she stay with you, Ms. Hart,

but you will be responsible for her supervision.

Thank you, your honor.

JUDGE WILKES: Next case.

COURT CLERK: Case 834521 FS for the Stat...

They still haven't come through with the transcript

of the tape.

They claim there's some kind of log jam at the FBI crime lab.

Norrin always drags his feet when he knows the evidence

is going to favor the defense.

We'll have to light a fire under him.

Listen to this.

Charmaine Koontz, 83, says she saw an unidentified man

from the back walking down the hall shortly

after the incident took place.

Could be a witness.

No, the police already have a statement from her.

I'm going to poke around and see if anybody else saw him.

Ah!

Told you, fish don't eat bagels.

Listen will you call Jack and tell him...

Tell him you won't be home for dinner, got it.

It's nice to see you again, Detective Camden.

I really like your office.

Great view of the mountains.

Nice pictures on the wall.

So, you're a rock climber, huh?

Would you have a seat please, and tell

me what I can do for you.

Well, I uh, understand that Lisa Burns was

here the day of the killing.

Yes, I showed around the school.

We'd run into each other the day before,

and uh well, it was the first time I'd

seen her in nearly 10 years.

And what was your relationship to her before?

Were you two an item?

We used to go rock climbing together.

So then you weren't sleeping with her.

Well it was that too, for a while.

Then we went our separate ways.

It was a long, long time ago.

She's a pretty hot number.

Who ended it? - I did.

Why?

Because she was, um, because we didn't see any future in it.

So, after you dumped her, did she ever try and see you again?

Try and make you take her back?

She threaten you?

No, of course not.

She ever tell you anything about the deceased, Eddie

Brizzard?

She said he was harassing her and that she was afraid.

It's hard to imagine a strong woman

like that who climbs mountains being afraid of anything.

She said he was very jealous.

Who was he jealous of?

[phone rings]

Heh heh.

SARAH: I have Dana Jansen on line two.

I can't talk to her now.

Dana Jansen.

Good solid citizen.

Powerful family too.

Detective is this conversation going anywhere?

I've got a lot of work to do.

Well I do have one last question.

Did you ever see Ms. Burns lose control, I mean,

really lose it?

No.

So you never argued.

Nu-uh.

Then it's safe to say that you don't know if she can get

violent when she gets angry.

She was raped, detective.

As a woman, I'd think you'd be more sympathetic.

The only thing I am sure of is that she had

sex with the guy she killed.

Where's your sympathy?

Are you still poking her?

Get out of my office.

Really great view.

Goodbye, Mr. Hart.

Hi, I'm an attorney investigating a murder.

Were you here that night?

No, but the woman on the third floor might.

I was gonna watch TV, but I fell asleep on the couch.

RADIO PREACHER (RADIO VOICEOVER):

You may think nobody knows, but friends you're wrong.

There's somebody who knows everything

there is to know about you.

Somebody who sees everything you do, and friends it

ain't Santa Claus.

It's God.

DRUNK MAN: Got any change?

Sorry, don't have any.

All right.

No hard feelings.

Everybody's broke these days.

Hey.

Are you around here all the time?

Have the police questioned you about the killing

the other night?

Did you see anybody leave before the police got here?

Hold on, girl.

I saw something, but you ain't gonna believe me.

Ha ha.

You were hitting great. Now what can I say.

Come on you're not hitting so bad yourself.

Listen, I want to talk to you about somebody you love.

Dana Jansen. - Ugh.

Frank.

I do not want to talk about Dana Jansen today.

Look, no one on the board likes

Dana Jansen, or what she's trying to do with this school.

Jack... - I'm not...

Jack.

An accused murderer, publicly identified

as your former lover, is living in your home,

while your wife is defending her in court.

Don't you think the whole thing is just a little bit sordid?

She is an old friend and she is in trouble.

Aren't loyalty and compassion some of the values

we want our children to learn, huh?

This is not about values.

This is about image.

The board wants to keep you here at the school,

but not at the cost of the school's reputation.

Period, paragraph.

So what are you telling me to do?

Get Lisa Burns out of your house, Jack.

Get some distance between you.

Yeah, I got the message.

Jack.

Jack.

I'm surprised what happened in court.

I mean shouldn't we talk about how

long Lisa's going to stay here?

She's your friend, honey.

What's the matter with you?

I don't know.

It's just having someone in the house,

I feel like we can even make love anymore.

I thought you'd welcome the excuse.

What is that supposed to mean?

Nothing.

Sorry, I just had a bad day.

Lisa slept with Eddie the day before the rape.

Norrin had a field day with that one.

The day before?

She said it was a mistake.

Oh.

I'll say.

I spent half the day trying to track down

a possible witnesses, and I came up

with a wino that says he saw a guy outside of Lisa's apartment

on the fire escape.

Heh, you're kidding.

I wish.

I paid $20 for that one.

Ha.

Surprised he didn't say the guy

was pulling up his pants as he climbed out the window.

Heh.

Phew, boy.

I'll be glad when this case is over.

Let's just say hypothetically, that uh,

she was seeing someone else.

She was seeing somebody else?

Right.

She tells Eddie.

Eddie gets mad and tries to have sex with her.

Then she says, no.

He knows she means it, and it really is rape.

And we're wasting our time.

Unless, unless.

She thinks that Eddie Brizzard will cause trouble

for her and her new boyfriend, and she

decides to get rid of him.

What kind of trouble?

Well, let's say that he's married.

What did forensics find in the shower?

If there's anything in there it went down the drain.

You got a screwdriver?

Yeah.

Give it here.

On my scout knife.

So let's see what's down this drain.

People will show conclusive proof

that the accused, Lisa Burns, had reason

to expect that her encounter with Edward Brizzard

would lead to violence.

And we will show that Lisa Burns manipulated

a volatile situation, with Edward

Brizzard's death being the desired outcome

of their last encounter.

Thank you.

JUDGE WILKES: Mr. Norrin, you may call your first witness.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Now Mr. Graysen, you

found fingerprints belonging to five men

besides those of Mr. Brizzard?

DAVE GRAYSEN: Yes.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Ms. Burns

was obviously a busy hostess.

KAREN: Objection, your honor.

JUDGE WILKES: Sustained.

Could you state accurately, from the evidence,

how recently any of these men may have been there?

No.

It would just be a guess.

Thank you.

Your witness.

KAREN: Thank you, Mr. Norrin.

I think we've all seen enough of this.

And I think we've all heard enough about this.

Mr. Graysen, the prosecution has given us a transcript

of the tape obtained from the answering machine

in Ms. Burns' apartment.

Can you tell us why a transcript was needed

instead of the actual tape?

The tape was corrupted by extremely loud music

so that the speech on the tape was

unintelligible to the human ear.

We sent it to SPX laboratories in Boston.

It's a firm that specializes in digital analysis and voice

imaging.

Mr. Graysen, , as an expert in your field do you consider

the transcript to be an accurate rendition of the voices

originally deemed inaudible?

The technology employed allows us to digitally analyze

every sound on the tape and then literally

create synthesized speech.

The synthesized speech is then transcribed.

I take it that means yes.

That's correct.

KAREN: Let's go back to the thing this...

If Wilkes allows the transcript,

then she won't have to put Burns on the stand.

We better pray she does.

We need to cross-examine her.

There's no forensic basis for that conclusion, no.

Thank you, Mr. Graysen.

TV NEWS ANCHOR: Opening moves in a highly

publicized trial of Lisa Burns.

Our Janine Austin has more on the story.

TV NEWS REPORTER: Defense attorney, Karen Hart,

successfully refuted the prosecution's attempt to label

Burns a quote, busy hostess.

Court watchers are now wondering if Hart

will try to enter into evidence a transcript

of the tape recording... - Your wife's doing a fine job.

TV NEWS REPORTER: ...made at the time of the alleged murder,

or if the defendant herself will testify.

Today, the police detective in charge of the investigation

takes the stand.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Detective Camden,

during your interview with Ms. Burns,

did she tell you that she had recently

had consensual sex with the decedent, Edward Brizzard?

Yes.

She told me that she'd slept with him the day before.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: She told you

that she had willingly had intercourse with him the day

before the incident.

That's correct.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: During your interview,

did you ask the defendant if she had spoken

to Edward Brizzard that day?

Yes I did.

She told me that she hadn't spoken with him that day,

until he showed up at her door.

I see.

Do you recognize this document.

Yes.

It's a record of Ms. Burns' phone calls from her apartment.

It was provided to me from the phone company.

And upon examining Ms. Burns' phone record

did you notice anything that contradicted what

the defendant had told you?

There was a 10 minute phone call to the motel

where Mr. Brizzard was staying.

And did her omission of this information

make you suspicious, detective Camden?

Well it made me think that their meeting that night

could have been prearranged.

KAREN: Objection.

Conjecture.

JUDGE WILKES: Sustained.

Did the defendant fail to disclose

to you that she had spoken to the decedent, that day.

Apparently.

I have no questions now, your honor,

but I may wish to recall this witness at another time.

Your witness counselor.

JUDGE WILKES: Ms. Hart, your witness.

You testified earlier that the defendant was sent

to the rape treatment center at County

General, is that correct?

Yes, it is customary when an allegation of rape is made.

Isn't it true that the examinations they perform

consist of a rigorously complete physical

and gynecological examination?

That they take vaginal smears and swabs

for blood and semen samples.

They even scrape under victim's fingernails,

and they often vacuum their bodies

for hair and fiber samples?

That's correct.

KAREN: Isn't it also true that most of these women

are in shock when these procedures are performed?

Sometimes.

KAREN: Well then wouldn't you at least

agree with me that it's a very stressful

procedure for the victim?

It depends on the victim.

After suffering the trauma of rape.

The horror and violence of having

to fight off an attacker.

After the degrading experience of having

strangers prodding and probing the most

intimate parts of your body.

Assaulting the very citadel of your dignity.

Isn't it perfectly natural that you would temporarily forget

something as unimportant as a phone call?

I didn't forget anything when I was raped.

I remembered it all.

But then I hadn't slept with the bastard the day before.

[gavel bangs]

BAILIFF: Quiet, please.

Can we have quiet in the court room.

KAREN: Your honor, I request that...

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: ...have a good idea.

KAREN: ...this be stricken.

It has no bearing on this case.

JUDGE WILKES: You asked a hypothetical question,

counselor.

Detective Camden has a right to draw her answer

from her personal experience.

Do you have any more questions for this witness?

No your honor, no further questions.

Your honor, at this point the prosecution rests its case.

We'll have a one hour recess for lunch.

Look I'm sorry what happened with Camden,

but we're in good shape.

Their case is all conjecture.

What they can make the jury believe.

They'll attack you as a person, try to convince

a jury that you're immoral.

Does not make me a murderer.

No, but you have to understand how they think.

If you are an immoral person it means

you've broken the restraints the community is placed upon us.

It means you could be capable of anything.

Maybe even murder.

Well that's a pretty fucked up point of view.

But that's what we believe.

We have to win the jury back emotionally.

Make them as afraid of Eddie as you were.

Is there anybody you can think of who can

verify the kind of guy he was?

Yeah, I know someone.

AIRLINE PASSENGER INFORMATION: Your attention, please.

The airport shuttle bus is now arriving from Salt Lake

City International Airport.

The exit shuttle...

Lisa!

Hi. - How you doing, Shel?

Great.

This is my new friend, Dwayne.

He's on a two-day pass.

Dwayne, this is Lisa.

Be careful she's on parole.

We're behind you 1000%.

Dwayne, I need to talk to Shel, OK?

Oh.

Uh, honey why don't you go get my bags, and have a drink.

Lisa and I we're going to have a little talk.

Girl talk, OK?

Semper fi, babe.

Hee hee.

Uh, so how bad is it?

My life's on the line, Shel.

Don't screw up, OK?

Are you all right, Mr. Hart?

Yeah, sure.

What's the matter?

It says here in the Tribune that Ms. Burns is living

with you during the trial.

Yeah, well that's true.

It also says that she's your former lover.

Mrs. Jansen called carrying on about you being a polygamist.

Thought you'd like that one coming from her.

Heh.

JACK: Sascha!

I'm here, daddy.

Sascha.

Hi, daddy.

Hi, honey.

Listen, um, honey where's mommy?

She went shopping.

She did, huh?

DELMY: Sascha, Sascha.

Dinner's ready.

Come on you better get out of there now.

Come on. Bet you're hungry, hmm?

That's a girl.

There you go.

Now listen.

You go eat with Delmy, OK?

LISA: Doesn't daddy knock?

We need to talk.

What about?

Why did you call Eddie?

To tell him I was in love with someone else.

I thought it would make him go away.

So why didn't you tell that to the police?

Because they'd ask who I was in love with.

A man and a woman can be married spiritually.

And then they'll be together in Heaven no matter who

they're married to on Earth.

We've been pretty close to Heaven haven't we, Jack?

If Karen finds out what happened between us, I will...

Kill me?

Honey, that's what Eddie used to say.

The color's a little boring, but I guess I can live with it.

We're clear on everything, right?

Oh, absolutely.

It was just like rehearsing for the high school play.

JUDGE WILKES: Ms. Hart, you may call your next witness.

KAREN: You say you've known Lisa Burns for years, how would

you describe her as a person?

SHELLEY: She's a very loyal friend.

Has a great sense of humor.

She's decent.

Fun loving.

Have you ever known her to be calculating, or violent?

Lisa?

No way.

She's very spiritual.

She never even loses her temper.

KAREN: Were you aware of her problems with Eddie Brizzard?

Yeah, yeah.

He wouldn't leave her alone.

She came to Salt Lake to get away from him.

And how did you know that?

Well because I suggested it.

Well he was trouble.

I said, Lisa honey, your husband's dead.

You've got nothing left in Massachusetts.

If that jerk was on my tail, I'd get the hell out of Dodge City.

Your witness, Mr. Norrin.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Thank you.

Now, Ms. Conoway, according to Lisa Burns' deposition

you were in the El Coyote bar in Santa Fe in March of this year

when she first met Mr. Brizzard.

Is that correct?

Yes.

Your honor, may we approached the bench?

Mr. Norrin has waited until now to hand me a declaration

he obtained by telephone.

This is a blatant violation of the rules of discovery.

I move for a mistrial.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Your honor,

we were only able to contact the bartender at the Penny Whistle

bar in Marion, Massachusetts, early this morning,

and we took a statement over the phone.

Will Ms. Hart have a chance to depose this witness before it's

introduced into evidence?

Of course.

But if I may be permitted to continue she may not need to.

Overruled, Ms. Hart.

Proceed, Mr. Norrin.

Thank you, your honor.

Now, Ms. Conoway, did you witness

an argument between Edward and Lisa in the Penny Whistle bar?

Yes.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: If you

would tell the court in your own words what you saw, please.

Well we were sitting there one night when

this gorilla came over and,

...by gorilla, I'm assuming that you mean the decedent,

Edward Brizzard.

Exactly.

He came over and grabbed Lisa and said

something about her owing him.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: What

do you think he meant by that?

Do you think that he felt that she owed him some money?

Objection, he's is asking for a conclusion.

Sustained.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: What

did Lisa do when Edward Brizzard told her that she owed him?

She told him to get lost, and started walking away.

He just took off after her and yanked her arm.

And,

And she spun around and slugged him.

You mean, Lisa Burns?

The woman that you just told this jury that you never saw

lose her temper?

Just hauled off and let him have it, huh?

It wasn't really quite like that.

Um.

Yes.

So, hm.

I see.

When did this altercation take place?

I really couldn't tell you.

We go to the Penny Whistle bar all the time.

Can you give us a month?

I said, I can't remember.

How about December of 1991?

No, I don't know, I can't remember.

Isn't it true that you and Lisa

brought a gift wrapped package, into the Penny Whistle bar

that night?

A Christmas present for Mr. Brizzard?

Of course not.

That was the first time I ever met him.

- The first time. - Yeah.

I thought you said that the first time you

met him was in Santa Fe.

Now, which is it?

Ms. Conoway?

Is it in Santa Fe of this year, or last December

in Massachusetts?

I told you, I...

Thank you, thank you.

I have no more for this witness, your honor.

JUDGE WILKES: Ms. Hart, do you wish to redirect?

KAREN: Not at this time, your honor.

LISA: I don't care what some bartender said.

I first met Eddie in March in Santa Fe.

Shelley just gets confused.

Well the only thing the jury is

going to remember that you struck this man

you're supposedly so afraid of.

God dammit, Karen, I was raped.

- Are you sure? - Karen.

This is unprofessional.

Now you've got to lay off.

I didn't mean that.

I want to testify.

That is exactly what the prosecution wants.

KAREN: Nobody can force you to testify, that is the law.

Don't you understand?

Let the transcript speak for you.

Karen, I want to testify.

I thought you didn't want to put her on the stand.

She insisted.

Actually might do us some good when you see

how much she's been through.

Jury's such an emotional animal.

And what if they ask her about, past relationships?

Honey, what went on between you and her 10 years ago

isn't relevant.

Yeah, it may be irrelevant to the trial,

but not to Dana Jansen and the school board.

I mean, Frank Jameson came to see me.

He says if I don't put some distance between Lisa

and me, if I don't get her out of this house,

they're going to force me out.

Well I'm not going to let them run my life.

After everything that I've done they owe me something better

than this.

Look, I've been thinking.

Maybe I should go stay with Shelley for a while.

You don't have to go, Lisa.

Think I've caused enough trouble for you guys.

Look, it'll all be over in a couple of days.

One way or another.

You will be in court tomorrow, won't you Jack?

I need to know there's someone there who

knows I'm telling the truth.

I'll be there for both of you.

Thanks, I knew I could depend on you.

NEWSCASTER (ON THE RADIO): The prosecution

completely discredited the best witness, Shelley Conoway,

who was forced to admit that Ms. Burns had met

the deceased, Eddie Brizzard, before her husband had

died, and not after, as the defense had maintained.

This leaves Ms. Burns' credibility in doubt.

JUDGE WILKES: Ms. Hart, your witness.

Lisa, you testified that you met

the deceased, Eddie Brizzard, at the El Coyote bar in Santa Fe,

this year.

Was Ms. Conoway with you at that time?

Yes.

I guess Shelley didn't remember because she'd had quite

a bit to drink that night.

Could you please tell us how you met Eddie Brizzard?

Shelley and I were at a bar drinking when he came over.

He asked me to dance.

He was attractive.

One thing led to another.

KAREN: And you slept with him.

It had been a long time since I had slept with anyone,

not since my husband died.

Were you interested in seeing Mr. Brizzard

after you left Santa Fe?

No.

Why not?

Because he hit me more than once.

I would like to introduce this defendant's exhibit four.

A transcript of a tape recording.

Your honor, we asked that this tape

be ruled inadmissible as evidence

due to the corrupt quality of the original tape.

JUDGE WILKES: I believe uh, Mr. Graysen's

expert testimony established the validity of the transcript.

You may proceed.

Thank you, your honor.

Now, Lisa you're in the kitchen.

He has ripped off your underwear,

and he has you by the wrist.

And according to the transcript you said,

please I'm begging you.

And he replied, you crazy bitch you owe me.

Does that sound correct?

Yes.

Lisa at this point what was happening to you physically?

He was pushing me against the kitchen counter.

And you were still resisting him?

Yes, I was pushing him away.

KAREN: And what did you say to him?

I said, Eddie stop, stop or I'll scream.

KAREN: So you were pushing Eddie back,

and he has you been back against the counter.

And it indicates that you cried out.

Was he hurting you?

[sobs]

JUDGE WILKES: Let the record indicate the witness

answered affirmatively.

Lisa how was he hurting you?

He was shovi...

Your honor, could the witness speak up please?

We can't hear.

He was penetrating me.

And it was at that point that you saw the knife

and you reached and grabbed it.

Yes.

KAREN: And you stabbed him.

Yes.

LISA (VOICEOVER): Stop.

Ugh!

I just want to go over this again with you once more,

just to be perfectly clear.

Lisa, were you willfully having sex with Eddie

Brizzard while he was... LISA (VOICEOVER): Eddie, stop.

Stop. Please, stop.

KAREN: ...penetrating you?

No, he was raping me.

KAREN: No further questions, your honor.

Your honor, I would like to cross-examine the witness,

but um, given her obvious state of distress perhaps we

should adjourn till tomorrow.

I see no reason to prolong the defendant's suffering.

If you intend to cross this witness, Mr. Norrin,

we'll do it today.

NEWSCASTER (ON THE RADIO): In cases like this

it gets down to whom you believe,

or whom you want to believe.

In the preceding days of the trial

a lot of doubt was raised...

FRANK SHERMAN: I thought all we had to do

was force them to put her on the stand.

She's got him right here, Ted.

If we go after her in cross the jury'll hate us.

They'll spit on us.

Maybe we should pass.

She's an evil woman, Frank.

Evil.

We've got to make a jury see that as clearly as I do.

We finally got this report back from the FBI lab.

Camden was right.

Huh, you want to read this.

Phew.

Hallelujah.

JUDGE WILKES: Order in the court.

Order.

Ms. Burns, I realize this is most unpleasant.

And I will try to be as brief as possible.

Ms. Burns, you mentioned the death of your husband,

William Donnelly.

Objection, your honor.

That has no bearing on this matter.

JUDGE WILKES: Sustained. - I need a favor.

Remind me about Donnelly.

There's something I want you to check out.

Ms. Burns, your attorney recently took you

through a taped transcript of Edward Brizzard's

attack upon your person.

Would you mind telling us how, during Edward Brizzard's

attack, you conveniently had the presence of mind

to press down on a telephone answering

device, and record everything?

Um, I was thinking about getting

a restraining order so that Eddie

would have to leave me alone.

I thought a tape would prove that he was harassing me.

And you conveniently thought about all this

while you were in fear for your life?

I didn't just conveniently do anything, Mr. Norrin.

It wasn't that bad at first when I put on the tape.

He only got violent after I said no.

You mean when you refused to have sex with him.

That's right.

But you had sex with him anyway, isn't that true?

He raped me.

But you had sex with him the day before, also.

Is that not correct?

Yes.

Did you have sex with him at any other time in the interval

between those two times?

No.

Did you have sex with any other man

during the same interval?

No.

Ms. Burns, are you familiar with DNA analysis?

No.

DNA analysis allows for positive identification

of any individual through the testing of any substance

containing human cells.

Hair, saliva, sperm.

I have here a report from the crime laboratory of the Federal

Bureau of Investigation, that arrived this morning

from Washington, DC.

Objection.

The prosecution has rested.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Your honor, I'm

offering this report in direct rebuttal

to Ms. Burns' testimony.

I'll allow it Mr. Norrin, but only insofar as it bears

on the defendant's testimony.

Your honor, the defense has not been

given access to this report.

Your honor, I only recently got the same report myself.

In fact it just came in moments ago.

The defense has been given a copy of the same report.

I can see Miss Bacon reading the report right now.

JUDGE WILKES: You may proceed, Mr. Norrin.

We're in trouble.

Ms. Burns, in this report the FBI

analyzed the DNA from three samples that

were found in your apartment.

The saliva residue from a cigarette

butt that was taken from the ashtray in your apartment.

A pubic hair that was found in the drain of your shower.

And semen that was taken from the swabs that were used

by the doctors at the County General Hospital

on your citadel of dignity.

Now, I'm sure it does not surprise

you that all three of these samples came from the same man.

However, given your previous statements,

how do you explain the crime laboratory's findings

that all three of these samples came from a man

that was not Edward Brizzard?

Is it not true that you had sex with another man

before luring Edward Brizzard to your apartment?

No.

Is it not true that you viewed Edward Brizzard as a threat

to this new sexual relationship?

No.

And that you conspired with this man

to murder Edward Brizzard and then conceal the crime

with a false accusation...

No, that's not true!

KAREN: Your honor, this is nothing but conjecture.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: It's the truth

we're seeking here, your honor.

Thank you Ms. Burns.

JUDGE WILKES: We will have order in this court

or I will have the bailiff clear the courtroom.

Ms. Hart, do you have any additional questions

for your client?

KAREN: No, your honor.

JUDGE WILKES: Mr. Norrin, I'd like

to see a copy of this report, here at the bench.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

You may step down,

You better read this now.

JUDGE WILKES: for a few moments.

We'll have a 15 minute recess.

[gavel bangs]

I was there, Jack.

The things they found.

The, um.

They were all mine.

Yeah, I, I figured that out.

You've got to understand why it happened.

Karen, I look out at those mountains,

and I think why can't it be like it used to be?

I used to feel like I was on top of the world.

I don't care about your fucking midlife crisis!

I love you, Karen.

Fuck you.

I love you.

Son of a bitch.

Did you do it in the house?

In Sascha's room or did you use our bed?

It only happened once.

It was a mistake.

I guess she's just more exciting than I am.

Huh?

She's never had to work long hours, or raise a child.

Is that what you always wanted?

She's not what I want, honey.

I don't think you know what you want.

I don't think you've ever known what you wanted.

You have to put me on the stand.

I saw him rape her.

I was on the fire escape.

I tried to help but the damn window was stuck.

You're pathetic.

All right.

It doesn't matter what you think about me.

But you are a lawyer.

I am a witness.

Think about your client.

Your honor, I would like to call to the stand

a new witness, Mr. Jack Hart.

Mr. Hart, for the record, you are my husband, correct?

Yes.

Yet you deliberately chose to withhold pertinent evidence,

from both me and this court, prior to and during the trial.

Didn't you, Mr. Hart?

Yes.

Would you tell the court why you elected to come forward?

Because I thought it was an open and shut case.

So there was a tape recording.

And I thought it would prove what I saw.

I was standing on the fire escape.

What is your relationship with the defendant, Mr. Hart?

We're friends.

And we were lovers a number of years ago.

KAREN: And now?

We went rock climbing that afternoon.

The day that Eddie died.

I took her home to her apartment.

It just happened.

It was the only time.

That you went rock climbing, drove her home,

or had intercourse?

Were you in Ms. Burns' apartment when Mr. Brizzard arrived,

and were you there to witness the events

surrounding his death?

I did.

Where were you at the time Ms. Burns was attacked?

Standing on the fire escape outside the window

of her apartment.

And how did you come to be there?

Lisa told me that Brizzard had been harassing her.

I offered to have a talk with him,

and intercede on her behalf.

How noble.

Did you intercede on her behalf?

No.

She was afraid he might get violent if he saw me.

She thought she could calm him down.

There wasn't any place to hide.

I mean things were happening so fast.

I stepped out onto the fire escape.

I mean.

The window was stuck.

I couldn't get inside to help when he attacked her.

And you thought keeping silent would help Ms. Burns.

No.

No, I was trying to protect myself,

and my family from the damage of a scandal.

Whose idea was it to cover up the fact

that you were ever there?

It was my idea.

If you were so concerned about your family,

and your reputation within the community, concerned enough

to obstruct justice, why have you

decided to come forward now?

Because I couldn't live with myself

if Lisa went to jail for something I know she didn't do.

Thank you, Mr. Hart.

JUDGE WILKES: Mr. Norrin, do you wish

to cross-examine the witness?

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: No, your honor.

JUDGE WILKES: Ms. Hart, do you have

any more witnesses to call?

KAREN: No, your honor.

JUDGE WILKES: Then Ms. Hart, do you wish to address the court?

Your honor, given the preponderance of evidence,

and the testimony of an eyewitness

the defense asks for dismissal of all charges

against Lisa Burns.

JUDGE WILKES: Mr. Norrin, do you have

any objection to the motion?

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: None, your honor.

Case dismissed.

REPORTER: Mr. Hart, [inaudible] would like to...

Karen...

Save it, Lisa.

You got what you wanted.

Well looks like you were right this time.

The law sure has a strange definition of innocence,

doesn't it?

Please, I don't have any... comment about...

No.

No comment.

This is school property.

Private property.

Looks like you've become quite a celebrity.

The board convened an emergency session.

Lisa has been acquitted.

Doesn't it mean anything?

She's not the one on trial here.

Excuse me, private property!

So when do I get to present my side of it?

Your side of it has been all over the TV, Jack.

That's not going to be a hearing,

you know that, of course.

Where's Sarah?

I'm sorry, Jack.

They're gutless.

They tried and convicted me in secret.

Jack, packing your things was not my idea,

they insist on that.

They fired me.

For all it's worth, I think you were a great asset here.

I'm sorry things worked out this way.

Good luck, Jack.

GAME SHOW (ON TV): Alison will tell

us about our new contestant.

Mommy, how come you're packing up daddy's stuff?

Daddy has to go away for a while, honey.

Why does daddy have to go away?

Daddy!

Baby.

You want to see my drawing?

Yeah, yeah.

Look it doesn't have to be this way.

It does now. Come on, honey.

I'm to take you to get ice cream.

Daddy, you coming too?

I can't, honey. You go with mommy.

I'll see you later. - Close the door behind you.

Let's get some ice cream for daddy.

[phone rings]

[ringing]

[hung up, dial tone]

JACK (VOICEOVER): Eddie, please.

I'm begging you.

Eddie, please.

LISA (VOICEOVER): I'm begging you.

Anybody finds you here, doll, I never saw you.

Just close the door when you're through.

You need help with anything else you know where to find me.

[MUSIC - QUIET RIOT, "CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE]

...the noise.

We'll get wild, wild, wild.

Wild, wild, wild.

So you think you've... Tell you, honey.

And I don't know why, don't know why.

So you think...

KAREN (VOICEOVER): Lisa, at this point what was

happening to you physically?

LISA (VOICEOVER): He was pushing me back

against the kitchen counter.

And he was penetrating me.

EDDIE (VOICEOVER): Like it rough, don't you?

LISA (VOICEOVER): Ah!

EDDIE (VOICEOVER): Argh!

LISA (VOICEOVER): Don't do it, Eddie.

Please.

Don't do it.

Eddie, please.

EDDIE (VOICEOVER): Jesus.

Face at the window!

LISA (VOICEOVER): Do it to me.

Don't do it.

Stop.

Stop.

Stop, I'll scream.

Stop.

Stop, I'll scream.

Ah!

Stop.

EDDIE (VOICEOVER): Argh!

Ah

FRANCINE: Karen, you think there's

a link between Eddie Brizzard and Lisa's dead husband?

OFFICER: No, they want us to come out to BYU.

We'll be sending it back to the next

of kin now that the case is over.

Is that all of Brizzard's stuff?

No.

Um, there was some mail forwarded here.

It happens sometimes.

The final resting place, and all.

Want to see it?

Yeah, please.

Thank you.

Need your signature.

Call me when you get ready to leave.

I will, thank you.

Dear combat magazine advertiser, the contract in

your classified ad is expired.

On receipt of your payment your ad will run again as follows.

Mercenary ready for assignment.

Wet work no problem.

Based in south-west, will travel anywhere

for the right assignment.

Excuse me.

The woman who was here, what time did she check out?

I think some time this morning.

Excuse me, I'll be back in a minute.

She didn't tell you where she was

going by any chance, did she?

LISA (VOICEOVER): Some day, Jack.

We're going to climb the Devil's Needle.

KAREN: I found this on Lisa's husband.

William Donnelly was shot and killed

outside the insurance agency he owned by an unknown assailant.

Police have ruled out robbery as a motive.

He is survived by his widow, the former Lisa Burns.

You ever hear the expression wet work?

Not since I left New York.

It means assassination.

Mm-hm.

Take a look at this.

Eddie Brizzard was a hired gun.

Lisa must have paid him to kill her husband.

So she set us all up from the beginning.

LISA (VOICEOVER): You can't run away from me, Jack.

We're two of a kind.

Lisa!

Lisa!

FRANK: He said he'd be back for the rest of his things.

LISA (VOICEOVER): You never climbed the Needle, hmm?

JACK (VOICEOVER): No, I never did.

You made it.

I knew you wouldn't let me down, Jack.

I guess I owe you one.

Fuck you.

You climbed all the way up here to tell me that?

Why did you murder Eddie?

I killed him, Jack.

You saw him rape me.

Like hell he did.

You raped him.

Same way you raped Karen and me.

What's that supposed to mean?

I saw the transcripts.

Stop, Eddie.

Stop or I'll scream.

Well it depends on how you say it, doesn't it?

Like you did in court, or the way

you really said it to Eddie.

The same way that you said it to me, in the shower.

Jack.

Never was the same as it was with us.

Not with anyone.

You know that, don't you?

Just scares you to admit it.

Don't be scared, Jack.

Don't be scared.

You always planned to use me as a witness?

Or was it some inspiration?

Doesn't matter does it?

It's over.

They can't try me for the same crime twice.

It's double jeopardy.

Let's celebrate, Jack.

It's a great day for a climb.

You want to climb the Needle?

Let's do it the right way, hmm?

From now on, you're on your own.

You're on.

Ah!

Eh!

Ah.

[eagle cries]

Watch it, Jack.

I'm going to beat you again.

Huh!

Ah... [screaming]

Lisa!

[police radio chatter]

SHERIFF: Where was it?

See that area with a black rock?

Just lower, to the right.

Fell from right off that point.

[eagle cries]