Murder One (1995–1997): Season 2, Episode 1 - Chapter One, Year Two - full transcript

MY PARTNER AND I WERE ON
ROUTINE PATROL IN LOS FELIZ,

TRAVELING WESTBOUND
ON FRANKLIN AVENUE.

WE OBSERVED A LATE-MODEL FORD
PICKUP WITH A LOOSE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY.

I ACTIVATED THE OVERHEAD
LIGHTS AND INITIATED A VEHICLE STOP.

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU
APPROACHED THE VEHICLE?

I ASKED THE DRIVER, WHO WE LATER
IDENTIFIED AS HECTOR MORALES,

FOR HIS LICENSE
AND REGISTRATION.

- HE BECAME HOSTILE.
- DID YOU TELL HIM
WHY YOU'D STOPPED HIM?

I INFORMED HIM OF
THE MUFFLER VIOLATION.

HE STILL REFUSED TO PROVIDE
HIS LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.

I ASKED HIM TO EXIT THE VEHICLE,
AND HE STARTED CURSING ME IN SPANISH.



WHAT HAPPENED NEXT,
OFFICER? FOR OFFICER SAFETY,

DUE TO HIS FAILURE TO
COMPLY WITH MY REQUEST,

I PHYSICALLY REMOVED MR. MORALES FROM
THE VEHICLE AND PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST.

HE RESISTED, SO I USED MY BATON
TO COMPEL HIS COOPERATION.

WERE YOUR ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT
WITH USE-OF-FORCE POLICY?

- YES, THEY WERE. AT ALL TIMES.
- THANK YOU. NOTHING FURTHER.

MR. WYLER?

I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED, OFFICER.

UM, YOU SAY THAT YOU
DIDN'T USE EXCESSIVE FORCE,

YET MR. MORALES SUFFERED A FRACTURED
CHEEKBONE AND THREE BROKEN RIBS.

HE SUSTAINED THOSE
INJURIES RESISTING ARREST.

NOW, IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, COMPLAINTS OF
UNNECESSARY FORCE HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST YOU...

BY CARLOS BECERRA, RUBÉN
ORTIZ, ALYSSA ESCOBAR...

AND NOW MR. MORALES.



ANY PATTERN THERE, OFFICER?

THESE PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO
WORK THE SYSTEM, COUNSELOR.

SUING THE CITY IS BETTER
THAN WINNING THE LOTTERY.

"THESE PEOPLE"?
THESE PEOPLE BEING...

PEOPLE WHO SUE THE CITY OVER
COPS TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB.

SPEAKING OF YOUR JOB,

THE DAY BEFORE THE
INCIDENT WITH MR. MORALES,

WAS THERE A LIST OF OFFICERS
WHO HAD PASSED THE ORAL EXAM...

AND BEEN PROMOTED TO
SERGEANT POSTED IN YOUR STATION?

OBJECTION. IRRELEVANT.

- THE PEOPLE INTEND
TO DEMONSTRATE RELEVANCE.
- I'LL ALLOW IT.

- YEAH, A LIST WAS POSTED.
- WAS YOUR NAME ON THAT LIST?

NO. BUT OFFICERS CEPEDA,

SANDOVAL AND GONZALEZ,
WHO WERE IN YOUR DIVISION...

THEIR NAMES WERE ON
THAT LIST, WEREN'T THEY?

SO?

SO ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WERE SO ANGRY
ABOUT THE NIGHT YOU STOPPED MR. MORALES?

ALL THOSE LATINO OFFICERS
MAKING THE GRADE, AND YOU DIDN'T.

AND HERE COMES MR. MORALES,
ANOTHER VATO, GIVING YOU ATTITUDE.

OBJECTION. COUNSEL
IS BAITING THE WITNESS.

SUSTAINED.

OFFICER LADICH, YOU SAID EARLIER THAT
YOU USED A BATON TO SUBDUE MR. MORALES...

INSTEAD OF SOME OTHER FORM OF
CONTROL, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BAD BACK.

YEAH. I GOT A
SLIPPED DISC AT L-5.

WAS THE DEPARTMENT AWARE OF
YOUR CONDITION? YES, THEY WERE.

AND THEY BECAME AWARE OF
YOUR BACK CONDITION, DID THEY NOT,

BECAUSE YOU FILED A WORKER'S
COMPENSATION CLAIM IN 1995?

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- TRYING TO WORK THE SYSTEM?

- THE WORKER'S COMP LOTTO?
- OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

- WITHDRAWN.
- ASK THAT THE COUNSEL STEP AWAY FROM THE WITNESS.

SORRY, YOUR HONOR.

OFFICER LADICH, ONE OF THE
OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS...

THAT YOU CITED IN YOUR CLAIM
WAS "STRESS-RELATED IMPOTENCE."

- CORRECT?
- OBJECTION. RELEVANCE.

- WHERE ARE YOU GOING, MR. WYLER?
- ALMOST THERE, YOUR HONOR.

LET ME ASK YOU, SIR. WHEN YOU
BEAT MR. MORALES WITH YOUR BATON,

- WAS IT BECAUSE OF YOUR OWN
PERSONAL BATON PROBLEM?
- OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR!

MR. PROSECUTOR,
YOU'RE CROSSING THE LINE.

HEY! HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!

THE PEOPLE REST, YOUR HONOR.

I COULD HAVE SWORN WE WERE AT
THE OLD OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM, JIMMY.

ONLY BACK THEN, NO ONE WOULD'VE CAUGHT
YOU WITH AN OVERHAND RIGHT LIKE THAT.

WELL, YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO TAKE
ONE FOR THE TEAM ONCE IN A WHILE, ARTIE.

SO, IF YOU'RE NOT TOO WINDED,
CHAMP, HOW ABOUT A QUOTE...

ON ROGER GARFIELD APPOINTING LIZ
MYERS HEAD OF MAJOR CRIMES THIS MORNING?

LIZ MYERS IS A FINE LAWYER.
I'M SURE SHE'LL DO A GREAT JOB.

EXCUSE ME.

MR. GARFIELD, THE LATEST
FIELD POLL SHOWS YOU 12 POINTS...

BEHIND TOM VAN ALLAN IN THE
RACE FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP.

IS THIS GROUND YOU THINK
YOU CAN MAKE UP BY NOVEMBER?

ABSOLUTELY. I JUST HAVE
TO STICK TO THE ISSUES...

AND TRUST IN THE WISDOM OF THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO CRITICS WHO
CHARGE THAT YOUR CAMPAIGN IS DICTATED...

BY YOUR PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL
BACKER, MALCOLM DIETRICH?

MALCOLM DIETRICH IS A FRIEND.
MALCOLM DIETRICH IS A SUPPORTER.

BUT ROGER GARFIELD IS AND
WILL ALWAYS BE HIS OWN MAN.

THANK YOU, ROGER.
ANYTIME, MALLORY. THANK YOU.

WERE YOU GONNA TELL ME ABOUT LIZ
MYERS'S APPOINTMENT TO MAJOR CRIMES?

OR WAS I GONNA FIND OUT ABOUT IT IN THE MORNING
WHEN I WAS ON THE CAN READING THE METRO SECTION?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR NOSE? MAJOR
CRIMES IS MINE! YOU KNOW IT AND I KNOW IT.

THIS IS A LONGER CONVERSATION
THAN I HAVE TIME FOR RIGHT NOW.

I'M LATE FOR A SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENT IN POMONA.

I HANDED YOU A BIG WIN GETTING
A CONVICTION IN THE FERRIS CASE.

THAT ALONE GETS ME THE JOB. YOU WANNA
TALK ABOUT THE FERRIS CASE? LET'S DO.

LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR PRESS
CONFERENCE AFTERWARDS.

YOU STILL STEWING ABOUT THAT? A PRESS
CONFERENCE TO WHICH I WAS NOT INVITED.

I GUESS YOU ARE. I'M THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY. YOU STILL WORK FOR ME.

THAT WAS A VICTORY FOR ALL OF US, AND
ALL OF US SHOULD'VE SHARED THE GLORY.

SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THIS IS PAYBACK
BECAUSE I DEPRIVED YOU OF A PHOTO OP?

YOU SCREWED ME, BUDDY BOY. I JUST
WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW IT FEELS.

THAT PRESS CONFERENCE
LASTED LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES,

MOST OF WHICH WAS SPENT PRAISING
YOUR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

IF I WAS INSENSITIVE TO YOUR MEDIA
NEEDS, I'LL APOLOGIZE ONE MORE TIME.

BUT I DESERVE MAJOR CRIMES,
ROGER, AND YOU KNOW IT.

I GET ELECTED GOVERNOR, YOU WON'T
HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ME ANYMORE.

I'VE SEEN THE POLLS. YOU GET ELECTED GOVERNOR,
AND I'LL KISS YOUR ASS IN MACY'S WINDOW.

THIS WAS THE SCENE
FOUR YEARS AGO,

AS TOM VAN ALLAN WAS ELECTED
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.

THIS WAS THE SHOCKING
SCENE JUST HOURS AGO,

AS THE CORONER'S OFFICE
REMOVED VAN ALLAN'S BODY...

AND THAT OF A FEMALE VICTIM
FROM A PALISADES BEACH HOUSE...

OWNED BY ACTOR DEAN LANCASTER.

BOTH THE GOVERNOR
AND THE SECOND VICTIM,

20-YEAR-OLD MARLEE
DONOVAN OF VAN NUYS,

WERE FOUND IN AN
UPSTAIRS BEDROOM,

APPARENTLY SHOT AND KILLED BY AN
INTRUDER AROUND MIDNIGHT MONDAY.

HOFFMAN & ASSOCIATES. I'M SORRY.
MR. HOFFMAN IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

I CAN PUT YOU THROUGH TO
ARNOLD SPIVAK IF YOU LIKE.

OH. WELL, IF MR. HOFFMAN
CALLS IN FOR MESSAGES,

I'LL TELL HIM THAT
YOU CALLED. MM-HMM.

CLIENT?

I TRIED STEERING HIM
YOUR WAY. YOU HEARD ME.

HEY, I WANT TO HEAR THIS.

POLICE SOURCES SAY A WOMAN
NOW IDENTIFIED AS SHARON ROONEY,

A 26-YEAR-OLD FORMER SCHOOLTEACHER
AND A WORKER IN VAN ALLAN'S CAMPAIGN,

HAS BEEN ARRESTED
FOR THE MURDERS.

SOME TRIAL LAWYER'S GONNA HAVE
THEIR NAME UP IN LIGHTS 'CAUSE OF HER.

THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE
REMAINED IN SACRAMENTO...

WHILE THE GOVERNOR SPOKE AT A FUND-RAISER
LAST NIGHT AT THE CENTURY PLAZA...

FOR HIS REELECTION BID AGAINST
LOS ANGELES D.A. ROGER GARFIELD,

WHO, IRONICALLY, WILL NOW BE
CHARGED WITH PROSECUTING THIS CASE.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

HOW'D IT GO?

GREG LADICH WAS CONVICTED OF
FELONY ASSAULT ON HECTOR MORALES.

JURY WAS OUT LESS
THAN 40 MINUTES.

BEATING THE O.J. JURY, WHICH
I DIDN'T THINK WAS POSSIBLE.

FORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT'S A TREE FALLING
IN THE FOREST WITH THIS VAN ALLAN THING.

- ANY CALLS?
- MOSTLY FOR TED.

WHY ARE WE MAINTAINING THIS
FICTION THAT TED IS COMING BACK?

BECAUSE IT'S BETTER THAN
CONFRONTING THE REALITY...

THAT WITHOUT HIM
HERE, WE HAVE NO FIRM.

MAYBE LISA HAD THE RIGHT IDEA,
JUMPING OVER TO ROHNER WALLERSTEIN.

I WOULDN'T THINK ENTERTAINMENT
LAW IS YOUR CUP OF TEA, ARNOLD.

ONE POWER LUNCH WITH GARY
BLONDO, YOU'D BE SCREAMING FOR MERCY.

WELL, IF A CITIZEN CALLS AND
NEEDS MY HELP GETTING JUSTICE,

I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE DOING
THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

MIRIAM, I HEARD YOU
CAUGHT THE VAN ALLAN CASE.

TRUTH IS, THIS ONE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN YOURS, JIMMY.

I GUESS ROGER DIDN'T THINK I
WAS RIGHT FOR THAT ONE EITHER.

MIRIAM HAD WORDS
WITH HIM ABOUT THAT.

I THINK HIS EARS ARE STILL
RINGING. OH, DETECTIVE BIGGIO.

YOU KNOW MARK.
JIMMY WYLER. SURE.

SO WHAT'S UP, DETECTIVE? BAD NEWS IS WE GOT
THE G.S.R. REPORTS BACK ON ROONEY'S HANDS.

SHE CAME UP CLEAN, BUT WE FOUND A
BOX OF LATEX GLOVES IN THE APARTMENT.

ELEVEN PAIRS IN THE
BOX. ONE PAIR MISSING.

NOT MUCH OF A STRETCH TO FIGURE SHE
WORE THE MISSING PAIR TO WHACK VAN ALLAN.

WHICH PUTS US WELL ON
OUR WAY TO PREMEDITATION.

MAKE MY DAY AND FIND ME THE MURDER
WEAPON. WE HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET,

BUT THE CASINGS AT THE SCENE TELL US
THAT WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR A .22 AUTOMATIC.

LADY'S GUN. HELL HATH
NO FURY, GENTLEMEN.

TOODLES, JIMMY.

SHE'S ASKED FOR A
PUBLIC DEFENDER, JIMMY.

YOU WANT ME TO LOSE MY
JOB HERE? EDDIE, TRUST ME.

THAT'S WHAT MY FIRST WIFE SAID.

DEPUTY MILLER,
CALL MAIN CONTROL.

DEPUTY MILLER,
CALL MAIN CONTROL.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS
ROONEY. I'M JAMES WYLER.

AND THE GUARD SAID YOU
WERE FROM THE D.A.'s OFFICE.

I WAS WITH THE D.A.'s OFFICE.
I RESIGNED EARLIER TODAY.

I WANT TO REPRESENT YOU.

THEY'RE GIVING ME A PUBLIC
DEFENDER. LISTEN TO ME,

BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE TO
SAY TO YOU IS VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU CAN ROLL THE DICE AND GO
WITH A COURT-APPOINTED LAWYER.

THE JAILS ARE FULL OF
PEOPLE WHO WENT THAT WAY.

BUT IF I WERE IN YOUR SITUATION,
AND MY LIFE WAS ON THE LINE,

I WOULD WANT THE BEST LEGAL
REPRESENTATION I COULD GET.

SOMEBODY WHO'S HIGHLY SKILLED.
SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THE D.A.'s OFFICE...

AND CAN HANDLE ANYTHING
THAT THEY THROW AT YOU.

NOW, I'VE BEEN A
PROSECUTOR FOR 12 YEARS.

I'VE TRIED 43 MURDER CASES,
AND I'VE NEVER LOST ONE.

LET ME HELP YOU, MISS ROONEY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

MONEY IS NOT THE
REASON I'M DOIN' THIS.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED.

BUT NOW IS THE TIME
TO THINK CLEARLY.

TO WORK WITH SOMEONE
THAT YOU TRUST.

AND IF YOU GO WITH ME, I PROMISE
YOU I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.

OKAY.

GOOD. GOOD.

I'LL GO AND GET THINGS ROLLING,

AND I'LL COME BACK AND
SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

DON'T YOU WANT
TO KNOW IF I DID IT?

ONLY IF YOU WANT TO TELL ME.

I DID IT, MR. WYLER.

I SHOT TOM VAN
ALLAN AND THAT GIRL.

THAT IS THE LAST TIME THAT
YOU SAY THAT TO ANYONE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

SHARON ROONEY, YOU'RE CHARGED WITH
TWO COUNTS OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE,

A VIOLATION OF
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 187.

I SEE MR. WYLER IS PRESENT. CAN I
ASSUME THAT YOU'VE BEEN RETAINED?

YES, YOUR HONOR. WE WAIVE READING,
AND WE ENTER A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO BE
HEARD ON THE ISSUE OF BAIL.

THE PEOPLE MAY BE SEEKING THE
DEATH PENALTY IN THIS CASE, YOUR HONOR.

WE VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE BAIL.

THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE
CANNOT DECIDE ON THE PENALTY...

ONLY SERVES TO UNDERSCORE
THE WEAKNESS OF THEIR CASE.

YOUR HONOR, MY CLIENT
HAS NO CRIMINAL HISTORY,

AND THE ONLY EVIDENCE AGAINST HER
IS THE FACT THAT SHE WAS ARRESTED...

SEVERAL MILES FROM THE SCENE
OF A CRIME SHE DID NOT COMMIT.

HAVE WE LEAPT TO
OPENING STATEMENTS?

MS. GRASSO OPPOSES BAIL BECAUSE
OF THE PUBLIC NOTORIETY OF THE CASE.

YOU KNOW ME. YOU
KNOW MY REPUTATION.

I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT MY
CLIENT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STAND TRIAL.

I MAY KNOW YOU, MR. WYLER, BUT I AM A
STRANGER TO YOUR CLIENT AND HER MENTAL STATE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A
DOUBLE HOMICIDE HERE,

THE GRIM CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHICH IMPRESS
ME MORE THAN YOUR PROFESSIONAL RÉSUMÉ.

BAIL IS DENIED.

PRETRIAL IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 3.

PRELIMINARY HEARING
IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 10.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE
OKAY. YOU JUST STAY CALM.

HEY, WYLER.

YOU ARE?

AARON MOSELY, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
YOU SCREWED OVER TO GET THIS CASE.

I DIDN'T SCREW
ANYONE, MR. MOSELY.

I GAVE SHARON ROONEY
A CHOICE; SHE TOOK IT.

THAT'S A LOAD OF CRAP. SHARON
ROONEY WAS GOING TO BE MY CLIENT,

AND YOU UNETHICALLY
SOLICITED HER.

LOOK, AARON, YOU'RE A TALENTED
GUY. I'VE CHECKED YOU OUT.

BUT HOW MANY FELONY CASES HAVE YOU TRIED
IN YOUR THREE YEARS IN THE P.D.'s OFFICE?

YEAH, OVER 30. THIRTY-ONE, TO BE
EXACT, 12 OF WHICH YOU PLED OUT.

NOW, SHARON ROONEY COULD BE FACING
LIFE IN PRISON, EVEN THE DEATH PENALTY.

SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO UNDERWRITE
YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH HER LIFE.

AS OPPOSED TO WHAT? YOUR EXPERIENCE OF
EXACTLY ZERO CASES AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY?

THIS IS THE ONE I'VE
BEEN WAITING FOR, WYLER.

IF YOU'RE AS GOOD AS WE BOTH THINK YOU ARE,
YOU'LL GET ANOTHER CHANCE DOWN THE LINE.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT
DOWN THE LINE.

THIS WAS MY CHANCE.

NOW, I DIDN'T SLOG MY WAY THROUGH ALL THOSE
DRIVE-BYS AND SECOND-DEGREE BURGLARIES...

TO HAVE YOU SWIPE
MY TICKET TO A CAREER.

SO YOU THINK THIS CASE
WOULD'VE MADE YOUR CAREER?

WELL, MAYBE IT STILL
CAN. YEAH? HOW?

YOU COME AND WORK FOR ME.

YOU THINK ABOUT IT
AND GET BACK TO ME.

MS. ROONEY, LOOKING
PALE AND WITHDRAWN,

APPEARED IN COURT
TODAY FOR ARRAIGNMENT.

SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HER LAWYER,
FORMER PROSECUTOR JAMES WYLER,

WHOSE REQUEST FOR BAIL WAS DENIED
FOLLOWING STRENUOUS OBJECTIONS...

BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
MIRIAM GRASSO.

MS. ROONEY WILL
REMAIN IN CUSTODY...

AT SYBIL BRAND INSTITUTE UNTIL
THE COMMENCEMENT OF HER TRIAL.

IF YOU'RE HERE TO
TAKE A POKE AT ME,

OUT OF PROFESSIONAL COURTESY,
COULD YOU LIMIT YOURSELF TO BODY BLOWS?

MY NOSE IS JUST
STARTING TO KNIT.

HOW ABOUT WE CALL A
TRUCE ON THAT? FINE BY ME.

AFTER THE LADICH TRIAL, NOTHING
ABOUT YOU SHOULD SURPRISE ME.

BUT, UH, SNAGGING THE ROONEY
CASE FIRST TIME OUT FOR THE DEFENSE?

I'M IMPRESSED.

WELL, BEFORE YOU GET TOO
IMPRESSED, LET'S SEE HOW I DO.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY
ASSEMBLED YOUR TEAM,

I'D LIKE TO OFFER
YOU MY SERVICES.

YOU SPEAKING AS A FREE AGENT?

I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF JUSTINE
APPLETON AND ARNOLD SPIVAK.

WE CAN OFFER YOU THE BODIES AND THE FACILITIES
YOU NEED TO RUN A CASE LIKE THIS ONE.

YOU NEED US... AND WE NEED YOU.

KEEP TALKIN'. WE'RE
GOOD, AND YOU KNOW THAT.

BUT WITH TED HOFFMAN GONE,
WE NEED A MARQUEE PLAYER,

SOMEBODY WHO CAN BRING
HEAVYWEIGHT CASES THROUGH THE DOOR.

YOU'RE THE GUY WHO CAN
DO THAT. WELL, I'M FLATTERED.

BUT IF YOU'RE ENVISIONING SOME
KIND OF A FOUR-WAY ARRANGEMENT,

I OUGHTA TELL YOU...
I RUN MY OWN SHIP.

WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
"WYLER & ASSOCIATES"... FOR NOW.

WHAT'S THE LEASE SITUATION?

PAID THROUGH THE END OF
THE YEAR, COURTESY OF TED.

WHICH IS NOT TO SAY THAT THE REST OF
OUR FINANCES ARE ROCK SOLID. THEY'RE NOT.

WE WIN THIS ONE, AND WE'LL BE
TURNING THEM AWAY FROM THE DOOR.

DOES THAT MEAN
YOU'RE INTERESTED?

YEAH, I'M INTERESTED.

BUT THERE'S A SITUATION I GOTTA PLAY
OUT BEFORE I CAN GIVE YOU AN ANSWER.

CAN I GET BACK TO YOU?

MR. WYLER, I CAN'T BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
LOAN COMMITTEE GIVING YOU A SECOND MORTGAGE.

YOU'RE KIDDING. I'M
SITTING ON 150,000 IN EQUITY.

BUT PROPERTY VALUES HAVE FALLEN
AND YOUR EQUITY ALONG WITH IT.

IN ADDITION, THE P.I.T.I. IN YOUR
HOUSING RATIO IS UNSATISFACTORY,

YOUR FAIR ISAAC
SCORE IS BELOW PAR,

AND YOU'RE NEARLY UPSIDE
DOWN IN LOAN-TO-VALUE.

- WELL, NOBODY'S PERFECT.
- WE'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR PERFECTION.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR COLLATERAL
AND SUSTAINABLE EARNINGS.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE HANG-UP, I NOW REPRESENT
THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING THE GOVERNOR.

NOW, A HIGH-PROFILE CASE LIKE
THAT WILL GENERATE A LOT OF INCOME.

THEN YOU'RE NO LONGER EMPLOYED
BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE?

GENTLEMEN, HOW ARE WE DOING?

WELL, I WAS JUST EXPLAINING
TO YOUR MR. BLUTH HERE...

THAT A RECENT CHANGE IN MY
PROFESSIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES...

ALLOWS ME TO NOW REALIZE
A GREATER FINANCIAL UPSIDE.

HE SEEMS TO BE HAVING A LITTLE
TROUBLE SEEING THE BROADER PICTURE.

AND THE BROADER PICTURE
BEING YOU QUIT YOUR JOB,

AND YOU NO LONGER
HAVE AN INCOME STREAM.

AND ONE DAY
EVERYBODY'S GONNA DIE.

BUT LET'S NOT
ACCENTUATE THE NEGATIVE.

SUCCESS IN ANYTHING...
BUSINESS, FINANCE, THE LAW...

REQUIRES THAT WE
USE OUR IMAGINATION,

ENVISION THE POSSIBLE.

THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THIS BANK
DON'T PAY ME TO HAVE VISIONS, MR. WYLER,

BUT I WILL REFER YOUR APPLICATION
TO THE LOAN COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW.

MS. CRIMMINS, I NEED THAT LOAN,

AND IF I CAN'T GET IT TODAY, COULD YOU
AT LEAST UP THE LIMIT ON MY CREDIT CARD?

HOW MUCH? AS MUCH AS I CAN GET.

- TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED'S
THE BEST WE CAN DO.
- HOW LONG WILL THE REVIEW TAKE?

WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU JUST
AS SOON AS WE CAN, MR. WYLER.

AS SOON AS YOU CAN IS
NOT SOON ENOUGH, DAMN IT!

MY BACK'S AGAINST THE WALL!

KEEP YOUR SHORTS ON, MR. WYLER.

YOU'LL LIVE LONGER.

MAY I HELP YOU?
YES. I'M JAMES WYLER.

THEY'VE BEEN
EXPECTING YOU. JIMMY.

HEY. NICE DIGS. WELCOME
TO FREE ENTERPRISE.

COME ON IN. I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO
EVERYBODY. SAY HELLO TO ANGELA ROSETTI.

HELLO, MR. WYLER. HELLO, ANGELA.

CALL ME JIMMY. I WILL.

JAMES WYLER, I THINK
YOU KNOW ARNOLD SPIVAK.

HOW DO? JUSTINE APPLETON.

PLEASURE. NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO, HERE WE ARE.

LET ME JUST START BY SAYING THAT I
THINK WE NEED TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT THIS.

IT'S A BLIND DATE, AND THERE'S
GONNA BE A LEARNING CURVE.

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT YOU'RE EXTREMELY
TALENTED AND HIGHLY CAPABLE PEOPLE,

OR TED HOFFMAN
WOULDN'T HAVE HIRED YOU.

I ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE
MORE THAN THE SUM OF OUR ABILITIES...

TO PROVIDE THE BEST DEFENSE
POSSIBLE FOR SHARON ROONEY.

- IT'S GONNA TAKE TEAMWORK.
- NOT TO GET TOO HUNG UP
ON THE DETAILS,

BUT HOW IS SHARON ROONEY
PAYING FOR HER DEFENSE?

I TOOK THE CASE PRO BONO.

UH-HUH. NOW, THAT COULD CAUSE
SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH CASH FLOW.

INASMUCH AS WE HAVE NONE.

CHRIS AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS,
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'VE TOLD HIM.

I'LL KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.
AGAIN, NOT TO BE A STICKLER,

BUT CAN WE BE CERTAIN OF THAT?

WELL, THERE ARE
NEVER ANY GUARANTEES,

AND I'LL UNDERSTAND IF
ANYBODY WANTS TO WALK,

BUT I WILL SAY THIS, WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT TO TED.

IF WE CAN MAKE THIS
WORK, I PROMISE YOU...

THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
HERE THAN EVER EXISTED BEFORE.

- WHERE CAN I PITCH MY TENT?
- LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO LOUIS.

HE'LL GET YOU SETTLED IN.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD SEE THE
HOLLYWOOD SIGN FROM CENTURY CITY.

ONE OF THE OFFICE'S
MANY AMENITIES.

WOW. TED REALLY KNEW
HOW TO DO IT IN STYLE.

HOW IS HE, BY THE WAY?

TAKING IT SLOW. TRYING TO
REINTRODUCE HIMSELF TO HIS FAMILY.

HIS FIRST PRIORITY IS HIS MARRIAGE.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS UP IN THE AIR.

AS SOMEONE WHO LOST A MARRIAGE
TO A CAREER, I CAN SYMPATHIZE.

WITH TED'S FUTURE
STILL UNSETTLED,

I FIND MYSELF WITHOUT
A PLAN OF MY OWN.

SO, IN THE EVENT YOU'RE NOT BRINGING
YOUR OWN PERSON IN, I'M AVAILABLE.

APPRECIATED, LOUIS.

I HAVE AN OFFER OUT TO
MY FORMER SECRETARY,

WHO MAY OR NOT BE ABLE TO EXTRICATE
HERSELF FROM HER CURRENT SITUATION.

I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY,

AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM
CONTINUING ON A WEEK-TO-WEEK BASIS.

IN THE MEANTIME, IF
THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED...

THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, I NEED
A RESERVATION AT THE BEL-AIR,

FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:00. CERTAINLY.

IT'S MY MOTHER'S 75th
BIRTHDAY. WE'LL NEED A CAKE.

WILL A SINGLE CANDLE
GET THE JOB DONE?

THAT'D BE FINE. I WOULDN'T
WANT TO START A FIRE. HMM.

- YOU GOT A SECOND?
- SURE. COME IN. GRAB THE DESK.

- EXCUSE ME?
- I DON'T LIKE FURNITURE
BETWEEN ME AND THE CLIENT.

- GRAB THE DESK.
- OKAY.

WEIGHS A TON.
PROBABLY COST A TON.

NOW, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

UH, WELL, IF I'M NOT
BEING TOO PREMATURE,

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
SECOND CHAIR ON THE ROONEY CASE.

OH, THIS WAY. I'M THE
PERSON YOU WANT.

I'M NOT MUCH OLDER THAN SHARON ROONEY,
AND AS A WOMAN, I CAN BUILD A RAPPORT.

OH, THAT'S GOOD. AND I'VE WON SEVERAL
CASES INVOLVING REASONABLE DOUBT...

AND POLICE MISHANDLING
OF THE EVIDENCE,

WHICH I ASSUME IS HOW YOU'RE
GOING TO FRAME ROONEY'S DEFENSE.

SO, UH, BEYOND THAT, I'M A QUICK
STUDY, AND I HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

FINE.

I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER CHOICES
YOU COULD MAKE, BUT ON BALANCE...

I SAID FINE.

- JUST LIKE THAT?
- SURE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? GO HOME
AND AGONIZE OVER IT AND TELL YOU TOMORROW?

NO. NO.

OKAY. TOMORROW MORNING WE'RE GOING TO
INTERVIEW SHARON ROONEY AT SYBIL BRAND.

- CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULE.
- I WILL.

AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT...
TOMORROW MORNING, SYBIL BRAND.

ALL RIGHT.

I MEAN, WHO AM I KIDDING? I DON'T
HAVE A CLUE IN HELL WHAT I'M DOING.

AND I WALKED AWAY
FROM A STEADY JOB.

YOU KNOW, I MADE
A DECENT LIVING.

NOW I GOT A HINKY
CLIENT, NO INCOME...

AND A BUNCH OF ASSOCIATES
WHO PROBABLY HATE MY GUTS.

NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT
I AM IN HOCK UP TO MY EYEBALLS.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS... MY
LOAN WAS APPROVED TODAY,

SO AT LEAST I CAN
FINANCE THE CASE.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU KEEP YOUR SHORTS ON.

NOW LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF.

FRANKLY, WHEN TED WAS HERE, THERE WAS
THE UNFORTUNATE TENDENCY TO THINK OF ME...

MERELY AS A BRIEFS AND
MEMOS MAN... MR. HARD COPY.

AND, WHILE I WAS
PLEASED TO FILL THAT ROLE,

I BELIEVE I HAVE A STRONG, EVEN
COMMANDING COURTROOM PRESENCE...

MORNING, ANGELA. GOOD
MORNING, MR. WYLER.

I'M NOT GONNA PRETEND I'M CLARENCE DARROW,
BUT I DO HAVE A CERTAIN ANALYTICAL QUALITY.

GOOD MORNING, LOUIS.
GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

NOT THAT ANALYSIS IS THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENT
OF A LAWYER; WE ALL KNOW SPONTANEITY IS.

I WANT TO ASSURE YOU I CAN BE
SPONTANEOUS WHENEVER IT'S CALLED FOR.

SPONTANEOUS AND, IF YOU'LL PARDON THE
IMMODESTY, CHARISMATIC IN A MUTED WAY.

WHICH SEEMS, I ADMIT,
CONTRADICTORY ON ITS FACE,

HOWEVER IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT WAY THIS
MORNING WHEN I WAS PREPARING THESE REMARKS.

ALTHOUGH, AGAIN, LET ME EMPHASIZE I
COULD HAVE DROPPED THE PREPARATION...

AND SPOKEN TO YOU SPONTANEOUSLY
AND HAVE BEEN JUST AS...

SHOULD I STOP?

ARNOLD, YOU'RE AN
EXCELLENT LAWYER.

YOU WOULDN'T BE ON BOARD
IF THAT WASN'T THE CASE.

BUT? WHEN IT COMES TO
WHO STANDS UP IN COURT,

YOU'RE NOT THE GUY
I'M GONNA CHOOSE.

IF YOU NEED TO BE THAT GUY,
THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS
TO REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL.

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
REACHED THE SUPREME COURT,

BECAME ONE OF THE MOST
RESPECTED JUSTICES IN HISTORY,

AND HE NEVER TRIED A CASE.

ACTUALLY, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
TRIED OVER TWO DOZEN CASES,

INCLUDING TEMPLE V. TURNER,
WOODWARD V. CITY OF BOSTON...

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. SO HE MADE A PIT STOP IN
THE COURTROOM ON THE WAY TO GREATNESS.

YOU'RE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU DO
IN THIS FIRM. NOBODY DOES IT BETTER.

NOW, IF YOU FOCUS ON THAT, THEN
MAYBE SOMEDAY THE REST OF US...

WILL BE ARGUING OUR CASES IN FRONT
OF THE HONORABLE ARNOLD SPIVAK.

YOU CAN SEE ME ON
THE BENCH SOMEDAY?

WELL, CAN'T YOU?
WELL, I SUPPOSE.

DREAM, ARNOLD. DREAM.

WHY CONFINE YOURSELF TO
A SINGLE PATH TO SUCCESS?

NOW, IN THE MEANTIME,
I NEED A BRIEF...

ON THE EVIDENTIARY VALUE
OF GUNPOWDER RESIDUE.

CAN YOU HANDLE THAT?
YEAH. YEAH. NO PROBLEM.

YOU READY?

THANKS FOR STOPPING
BY. YEAH. THANK YOU.

LET'S GO.

WHERE DID YOU
MEET TOM VAN ALLAN?

MY ROOMMATE, SALLY,
WORKED ON THE CAMPAIGN,

SO I TAGGED ALONG TO
THIS FUND-RAISER ONE NIGHT.

SOMETIME LAST SPRING.

TOM WAS THERE. HE
ASKED ME TO DANCE.

HE JUST CAME UP TO
YOU OUT OF THE BLUE?

YEAH. I THOUGHT MAYBE
HE'D GET A LITTLE BORED...

AND FIND SOMEONE MORE
INTERESTING, BUT HE NEVER DID.

WHEN DID YOU BECOME
SEXUALLY INVOLVED?

NOT THAT NIGHT.

THE NEXT WEEKEND,
TOM CAME TO L.A.,

AND HE CALLED ME...

AND ASKED ME IF I'D MEET HIM AT
DEAN LANCASTER'S BEACH HOUSE.

I KNEW HE WAS MARRIED,
BUT I WENT ANYWAY.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, I JUST
SAW HIM ANYTIME HE WAS IN TOWN.

DID YOU ALWAYS MEET
AT THE BEACH HOUSE?

MR. WYLER, DOES ANY
OF THIS REALLY MATTER?

SHARON, IF I'M GOING TO
REPRESENT YOU PROPERLY,

I HAVE TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED FROM
THE FIRST TIME YOU AND TOM VAN ALLAN MET.

IF THE PROSECUTION GETS
UP AND SAYS "XYZ" HAPPENED...

ON SUCH AND SUCH A DATE,
I HAVE TO KNOW THAT IT DID.

THE ONLY THING THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW IS
THAT I DID GO TO THE BEACH HOUSE THAT NIGHT.

I WENT INSIDE. I SAW TOM IN BED
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN, AND I KILLED HIM.

I THOUGHT THAT YOU AND I AGREED THAT
YOU WERE NEVER GONNA SAY THAT AGAIN.

WHERE'D YOU GET THE GUN?

I BOUGHT THE GUN AFTER I
MOVED TO L.A., AFTER THE RIOTS.

WHAT'D YOU DO
WITH IT AFTERWARDS?

THREW IT SOMEWHERE. I DON'T REALLY
REMEMBER. WERE YOU WEARING GLOVES?

NO. WELL, THE
POLICE REPORT SAID...

THAT A BOX OF LATEX GLOVES
WAS FOUND IN YOUR APARTMENT.

- DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT?
- NO.

DID YOU KNOW THE GIRL THAT WAS
WITH VAN ALLAN? MARLEE DONOVAN?

NO. WHEN DID THE GOVERNOR
BREAK UP WITH YOU?

THE END OF JUNE.

HE SENT LARRY WHITE OVER.

WHO IS LARRY WHITE? HE
WORKED ON THE CAMPAIGN.

HE SAID TOM'S WIFE HAD FOUND OUT
ABOUT US AND TOLD HIM TO BREAK IT OFF.

TOM SAID THAT AFTER THE
ELECTION, WE'D GET BACK TOGETHER,

BUT UNTIL THEN,
THEY'D GIVE ME A JOB...

AT CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS
OUT IN THE VALLEY.

OKAY. LET'S, UH... LET'S
GO OVER THIS AGAIN.

HERE YOU GO.

HEY!

HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME DROPPING
BY WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.

OH, NOT AT ALL. JUSTINE
APPLETON, THIS IS AARON MOSELY.

SURE. YOU'RE FROM
THE P.D.'s OFFICE. RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S GO TALK
IN MY OFFICE, HUH?

NICE MEETING YOU. YOU TOO.

SO, WHAT DID YOU DECIDE?
AMONG OTHER THINGS,

THAT I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE
NOTION OF BEING BOUGHT OFF WITH A JOB.

WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY HOW I
WOULD CHARACTERIZE THE OFFER.

BESIDES, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT
HOW YOU GET THE JOB.

IT'S IMPORTANT
WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.

I'D WANT TO BE SECOND
CHAIR ON THE ROONEY CASE.

THAT POSITION'S BEEN FILLED.

BUT IF YOU COME ON BOARD, I
PROMISE YOU WILL BE HEAVILY INVOLVED.

YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN, WITH THE POSSIBLE
EXCEPTION OF MIRIAM GRASSO, OF COURSE,

YOU WERE REGARDED AS THE STRAIGHTEST,
TOUGHEST PROSECUTOR IN THE OFFICE.

NOW, I DON'T THINK YOU GOT
THAT REPUTATION BY ACCIDENT.

SO, MY RESERVATIONS
NOTWITHSTANDING, I'LL TAKE THE JOB.

WELCOME ABOARD.

WHEN CAN YOU START?

HEY, YOU TELL ME, MAN. I QUIT
THE P.D.'s OFFICE THIS MORNING.

COME ON.

LOUIS, THIS IS MR. MOSELY.

HE'LL BE STARTING WITH US TODAY.
WILL YOU GET HIM SITUATED, PLEASE?

OF COURSE. AND
MIRIAM GRASSO CALLED.

SHE WANTS TO SEE YOU IN HER
OFFICE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.

VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER,
MIDTERM, SIX YEARS SERVED.

IF I GIVE YOU THE LOW
END ON GUN ENHANCEMENT,

YOUR CLIENT WILL BE SENTENCED TO
NINE YEARS, FOUR AND A HALF ACTUAL.

FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING THE
GOVERNOR AND HIS GIRLFRIEND?

I CAN'T SEE YOU LETTING
HER GO THAT EASILY, MIRIAM.

YOU'RE A DEFENSE LAWYER NOW.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONCERN YOURSELF WITH
MY MOTIVES. COME ON, MIRIAM. TALK TO ME.

THE TEMPERATURE IN THIS ROOM
DROPPED 30 DEGREES WHEN I WALKED IN.

I THOUGHT WE HAD A
RELATIONSHIP, JIMMY.

WE DID. WE DO.

AND YOU CHOSE TO BETRAY IT.

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU
WANT ROGER'S HEAD ON YOUR WALL.

I'VE WANTED TO REDECORATE
MY OFFICE THE SAME WAY.

BUT WHAT I CAN'T FATHOM
IS WHY YOU EAVESDROPPED...

ON A PROSECUTION TEAM'S
WORK PRODUCT CONFERENCE...

WHEN YOU KNEW YOU WERE NO
LONGER A PART OF THIS OFFICE.

WHEN THAT DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE, I
HADN'T EVEN DECIDED TO TAKE THE CASE.

OH, BUT WE GAVE YOU ENOUGH
TO MAKE YOUR DECISION, DIDN'T WE?

LOOK, MIRIAM, A FEW
MINUTES BEFORE YOU SAW ME,

I RESIGNED FROM A
JOB I HAD FOR 12 YEARS.

LOOK, IF I WASN'T THINKING STRAIGHT OR
IF I VIOLATED OUR FRIENDSHIP, I APOLOGIZE.

BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF,
JIMMY. YOU WENT FOR THE BUCKS.

WHAT IF I DID?

MAYBE I GOT SICK OF
LOOKIN' ACROSS THE AISLE...

AT THOSE GUYS IN THEIR $2,000
SUITS AND THEIR EXPENSE ACCOUNTS.

MAYBE I GOT SICK OF RESENTING
THE FACT THAT MY EX-WIFE...

DRIVES A BMW TO A PANELED LAW
OFFICE AND PULLS IN $400 AN HOUR.

THE IRONY IS THAT THERE
IS NO MONEY IN SIGHT.

I HAD TO REFINANCE MY HOUSE, OR I'D
BE OUT OF BUSINESS BEFORE I STARTED.

GHTA KEEP THAT
INFORMATION TO YOURSELF.

YOU MIGHT BE GIVING AID
AND COMFORT TO THE ENEMY.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE
YOUR FRIENDSHIP, MIRIAM.

WHAT CAN I DO... SHORT OF
WITHDRAWING FROM THE CASE?

THAT WORKS FOR ME.

IN FOR A PENNY, IN FOR A POUND.

THEN WE KNOW WHERE WE STAND.

WE'RE JUST ON DIFFERENT
SIDES OF THE DESK. THAT'S ALL.

GOOD LUCK, JIMMY.

I'LL TALK TO MY CLIENT.

THE OFFER'S ONLY GOOD
TILL THE END OF THE DAY.

IS IT A GOOD OFFER?

IT IS. IF I WERE PROSECUTING,
I WOULDN'T OFFER IT.

THEN WE SHOULD ACCEPT?

AS YOUR LAWYER, I'M
ADVISING YOU NOT TO.

I DID WHAT I DID. I'M WILLING TO PAY
THE CONSEQUENCE. LISTEN, SHARON.

YOU ARE GONNA BE IN A JAIL
CELL FOR 60 DAYS NO MATTER WHAT.

WE CAN ALWAYS
PLEAD GUILTY LATER.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE STATE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY
TO PROVE ITS CASE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.

THERE IS NO REASON
FOR YOU TO HELP THEM.

AND TRUST ME, DESPITE
WHAT GRASSO SAYS,

THIS OFFER WILL STILL
BE GOOD IN 60 DAYS.

OKAY. TELL THEM I SAID NO.

WELL, I'M SORRY. I'M GOING
TO HAVE TO TAKE A MESSAGE.

YES, I AM... ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

THERE'S A KYLE ROONEY
WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

OH, SHARON'S FATHER? HUSBAND.

WHEN I GOT BACK TO TOWN, MY NEIGHBORS
SAID THE POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR ME.

I THOUGHT I SHOULD
CONTACT YOU FIRST.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN,
MR. ROONEY? BALTIMORE.

I'M A FOURTH-YEAR
MEDICAL STUDENT.

I WAS INTERVIEWING FOR
RESIDENCY AT JOHNS HOPKINS.

SO WHEN YOU HEARD YOUR WIFE HAD BEEN ARRESTED
FOR THE MURDER OF THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA,

YOU WHAT... DECIDED TO STAY IN BALTIMORE
A FEW DAYS AND SAMPLE THE CRAB CAKES?

LOOK. MY WIFE DUMPED
ME FOR THIS GUY.

SO AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED,
THEY BOTH GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED.

DO YOU THINK YOUR WIFE
COULD HAVE KILLED HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW SHE FELT BETRAYED WHEN
VAN ALLAN ENDED THEIR RELATIONSHIP,

SO I GUESS I'M NOT SURPRISED
THAT SHE'S UNDER ARREST.

SO YOU DO THINK SHE COULD'VE KILLED
HIM? WHERE IS THIS HEADED, MR. WYLER?

WELL, YOU'RE PRETTY ANGRY
ABOUT THIS, AREN'T YOU, MR. ROONEY?

WOULDN'T YOU BE? HMM?

THAT WOULD DEPEND IF I
WAS STILL IN LOVE WITH HER.

DO YOU LOVE HER?

Y-YES. YES, I DO.

WELL, THEN CONSIDER THIS:

YOUR WIFE COULD BE
FACING THE GAS CHAMBER,

OR AT LEAST THE REST
OF HER LIFE IN A JAIL CELL.

WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING TO THE COPS
IS A LOUSY TIME TO SETTLE THE SCORE.

OKAY. YEAH.

GOOD.

LOUIS, GET ME DETECTIVE BIGGIO.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU
SPOKE TO YOUR WIFE, MR. ROONEY?

A WEEK AGO. MAYBE 10 DAYS.

HOW DID SHE SEEM? DISTANT.

YOU DIDN'T GET ANY SENSE SHE WAS UPSET OR ANGRY
ABOUT THE WAY THE GOVERNOR BROKE IT OFF WITH HER?

WELL, I'D ONLY BE
SPECULATING THERE, DETECTIVE.

HE WASN'T SOMEONE
WE TALKED ABOUT MUCH.

UNDERSTANDABLY. KYLE,
HERE'S WHAT I'M WRESTLING WITH.

I HAVE YOUR PRETTY, YOUNG
WIFE... OR EX-WIFE OR WHATEVER...

WE'RE SEPARATED.
RIGHT. YOU TOLD ME THAT.

SHE'S IN CUSTODY ON
A DOUBLE HOMICIDE.

NEVER BEEN IN
TROUBLE. TEACHES KIDS.

SHE SEEMS ALL WRONG
FOR THIS KIND OF THING.

IS SHE CAPABLE OF DOING THIS?

I'VE NEVER KNOWN HER
TO BE VIOLENT IN ANY WAY...

OR TO WANT TO HURT PEOPLE.

SHE'S GOT A GOOD HEART.
AND EVEN THOUGH YOU SPLIT,

YOU STILL HAVE FEELINGS
FOR HER, I TAKE IT?

YES. NOT TO SAY WE HAVEN'T
HAD OUR DIFFERENCES.

HEY, MARRIAGE... IT'S AN
ENDLESS SERIES OF DISPUTES...

HELD TOGETHER WITH A WHOLE LOT
OF LOVE AND COMMUNITY PROPERTY.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY
WOULD STICK BY SOMEONE...

IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,
THE WAY THAT YOU'RE DOING.

YES, WELL, SHE STUCK BY ME.

UNTIL SHE DIDN'T.

OKAY, MR. ROONEY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN
THINK OF, NO MATTER HOW SMALL,

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

OKAY. LET'S GO.

THANK YOU.

COUNSELOR, A MOMENT, PLEASE.

YOU PREPPED HIM PRETTY GOOD.

I WAS JUST DOIN' MY JOB.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU, JIMMY?

LIKE I SAID, HE ASKED ME TO COME
DOWN HERE AND HELP HIM, AND I AGREED.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

EVERY COP IN THIS DEPARTMENT
FEELS GUT-PUNCHED BY WHAT YOU DID.

DO YOU THINK THAT GARFIELD LEFT
ME MUCH CHOICE? YOU HAD CHOICES.

IT USED TO BE US AGAINST
THEM. NOW YOU'RE THEM.

COME ON, VINCE. YOU'RE JUST HOT.

DON'T WAIT FOR ME
TO COOL OFF, JIMMY!

DON'T WAIT FOR ANYBODY
IN THIS PLACE TO COOL OFF.

FROM NOW ON, YOU'RE JUST
ANOTHER LOW-LIFE MOUTHPIECE.

WE'RE DONE.

I PUT MALCOLM
DIETRICH IN YOUR OFFICE.

MAL DIETRICH. HOW
ARE YOU, SIR? OKAY.

YOUR FELLOW OUT THERE WAS
CONSIDERATE ENOUGH TO LET ME IN.

LOUIS.

TREND THAT'S PASSED ME
BY... THAT TYPE SECRETARY.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
MR. DIETRICH? SIT DOWN.

I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU
ON ENTERING THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

WELL, THANKS A LOT.

I ASSUME THAT ROGER GARFIELD'S
MISTAKE GAVE YOU CAUSE.

MAYBE I'M JUST A SORE LOSER.

OH, NO. PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR
YOU HAVE TO KNOW THEY'RE VALUED.

ANYWAY, YOU LANDED ON
YOUR FEET. FIRST-RATE LAW FIRM.

I GATHER YOUR PERSONAL
LOAN WAS APPROVED.

AND HOW IN THE HELL
DO YOU GATHER THAT?

I WANT TO PUT YOU ON RETAINER.
I'M A LIGHTNING ROD FOR LITIGATION.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY PERSONAL LOAN?

MAYBE IT WAS IN THE PAPER.

I CONTROL THE BANK. MAYBE YOUR
APPLICATION CAME ACROSS MY DESK.

IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF
THINGS. AS AN ITEM OF INTEREST.

WE'RE NOT GONNA ACT LIKE
GRADE-SCHOOLERS, ARE WE?

THANKS FOR THE LOAN.

HAPPY TO HELP. NOW,
ABOUT THAT RETAINER?

IT WOULD BE A CONFLICT. HOW SO?

I REPRESENT SHARON ROONEY,

AND ROGER GARFIELD COULD
BE AN ALTERNATIVE SUSPECT.

- ARE YOU SERIOUS?
- AND HE'S YOUR WHORE.

I'M AFRAID YOU HAVE ME MIXED
UP WITH YOUR BOY OUT THERE.

I DON'T HAVE YOU CONFUSED
WITH ANYBODY, MR. DIETRICH,

AND I DON'T WANT YOUR BUSINESS.

BUT YOU DON'T MIND MY REACHING
IN TO HELP YOU GET YOUR LOAN.

WELL, APPROVING A LOAN FOR
AN UNQUALIFIED APPLICANT...

SOUNDS LIKE A FELONIOUS
BREACH OF A FIDUCIARY.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

GOT A SECOND?

COME ON IN.

THE REASON WE SOLICITED
YOU TO COME HERE...

WAS TO BRING IN NEW
CLIENTS, NOT NEW ASSOCIATES.

YOU'RE REFERRING
TO AARON MOSELY. I AM.

WELL, GIVEN THE ETHNIC
MAKEUP OF L.A. JURIES,

I THINK HE'S A MAN
WE NEED ON OUR TEAM.

BESIDES, HE'S, UH,
SMART, AND HE'S HUNGRY.

HE'S ANOTHER MOUTH TO FEED. AND YOU CAN'T
PAY FOR THE MOUTHS YOU'VE GOT ALREADY.

IF HE DOESN'T GENERATE THE HOURS,
I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE HIS SALARY.

WE SHOULD'VE BEEN CONSULTED ON
THIS. I TOLD YOU IN THE BEGINNING...

THAT I AM NOT IN THE HABIT OF
CONDUCTING BUSINESS BY COMMITTEE.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE NOT
INTERESTED IN OTHER PEOPLE'S INPUT?

NO. I WELCOME INPUT. BUT THIS ISN'T
ABOUT PAYCHECKS OR NEW ASSOCIATES.

THIS IS ABOUT THE FACT THAT I GAVE JUSTINE
APPLETON THE SECOND CHAIR AHEAD OF YOU.

I THINK I DESERVED A CHANCE TO AT LEAST MAKE
A PITCH, GIVEN MY WORK ON THE AVEDON CASE.

YOU LOST THE
AVEDON CASE IN COURT.

THE ONLY REASON THAT
KID IS ON THE STREET TODAY...

IS BECAUSE TEDDY
FLUSHED OUT A VIDEOTAPE.

NOW LOOK, CHRIS, WHEN
YOU FIRST CAME TO ME,

IT WAS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE WERE NO PRECONDITIONS.

YOU WANTED A RAINMAKER. I
NEEDED A TEAM OF ASSOCIATES.

NOW, IF YOU'RE HAVING MISGIVINGS OR
SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT,

I UNDERSTAND IF YOU
WANT TO MOVE ON.

I GOT ON BOARD THIS TRAIN.

I'M WILLING TO SEE
WHERE IT TAKES ME.

♪♪

THEY'RE NOT BRINGING IN
A DAMN CAKE, ARE THEY?

MOM, I PROMISED. NO CAKE.

- IF THEY DO, I'LL JUST
GET UP AND WALK OUT.
- FINISH YOUR SCOTCH.

WHY IS IT I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE
THAT YOU'RE TELLING ME THE TRUTH?

I'M PAST HAVING TO FIB.

NO MALE IS PAST FABRICATION.

I'M THE HEAD OF THE FIRM.
WE GOT THE ROONEY CASE.

IF SHE DID IT, SHE WAS DRIVEN.

I HAVE NO RESPECT
FOR THE VICTIM...

WITH HIS FALSE PIETIES
AND HIS WANDERING EYE.

BETTER THE OPEN CONNIVERS
WHO DID YOUR FATHER IN.

HE CAME INTO MY OFFICE TODAY.

DIETRICH? I'LL DISOWN
YOU IF YOU SPOKE TO HIM.

ONLY TO THROW HIM OUT.

OH, GOD.

OH! THERE IS A DAMN
CAKE! YOU LIED TO ME!

WHAT DO YOU WANT? I'M A LAWYER.

YOUR NAME'S NOT OUT
OF MY ROLODEX, JIMMY.

OR YOUR LOVED ONES' BIRTHDAYS.

MOM, YOU REMEMBER
ROGER GARFIELD.

AND PEARL HARBOR.

I'M GOING TO IMPOSE ON YOUR
GOOD NATURE FOR 15 SECONDS.

I UNDERSTAND YOU TURNED
DOWN MIRIAM'S OFFER. YEAH.

NOT ENOUGH
LIMELIGHT IN THE PLEA?

I'M A COCKEYED OPTIMIST, ROGER. I
ALWAYS THINK THINGS ARE GONNA GET BETTER.

WOULD YOU GET THE
HELL OUT OF HERE!

OF COURSE. SORRY TO INTRUDE.

IT'S ENOUGH THAT I HAVE TO WATCH YOUR
WHORISH COUNTENANCE ON MY TELEVISION.

DON'T YOU RULE HIM OUT. HE'S
HYPOCRITE ENOUGH FOR MURDER.

EXCUSE ME. YOU HAVE
A CALL, MR. WYLER.

WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST
WHEEL THIS THING OUT OF HERE?

YES, MA'AM. OUT.

SO HOW'D IT HAPPEN? BEDSHEET.

IF THE GUARD HADN'T FOUND HER WHEN
SHE DID, IT WOULD'VE BEEN ALL OVER.

I ASSUME SHE'S GONNA BE ON
SUICIDE WATCH FROM NOW ON.

AS SOON AS SHE'S RELEASED FROM THE INFIRMARY,
WE'LL MOVE HER TO SPECIAL CONFINEMENT.

HEY. HOW YA DOIN'?

I JUST WANT IT TO BE OVER.

YOU'RE TIRED, AND
YOU'RE FRIGHTENED.

THESE FEELINGS WILL PASS
IF YOU JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE.

WHY DOES THIS MATTER TO YOU?

WHAT? DO YOU NEED ME
AS A CLIENT OR SOMETHING?

SHARON, I MEANT IT WHEN I
SAID THAT YOU COULD TRUST ME.

I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.

LET IT BE IN MY HANDS NOW.

LET ME TAKE CARE OF IT.