Murder One (1995–1997): Season 2, Episode 17 - Chapter Seventeen, Year Two - full transcript

THE MURDER CASE.

THIS IS THE FACE
OF A SERIAL KILLER,

WHO COLDLY SNUFFED
OUT THE LIVES OF 17 PEOPLE.

THE CLIENT.

BY SOCIETY'S STANDARDS,
I'M A MURDERER.

BY MY STANDARDS,
I'M AN EXECUTIONER.

FOUR YEARS AGO, YOU PROSECUTED A MAN FOR THE
MURDER OF A KID WHO WAS SEVERELY RETARDED.

HE WAS YOUR BROTHER.
YOUR PLEA BARGAIN...

CONVINCED ME THERE WAS ONLY ONE
WAY FOR THE RIGHTEOUS TO PREVAIL.

EVERY MAN I KILLED, HAD RAPED OR
MURDERED AN INNOCENT PERSON...

AND THEN WALKED OUT OF PRISON
WITHOUT RECEIVING THEIR JUST SENTENCE.



THE WIFE.

SHE'S A CON ARTIST WHO'S TRYING TO SQUEEZE
AS MUCH MONEY OUT OF YOU AS POSSIBLE.

YOU'RE FACING TWO
VERY DISTINCT FUTURES.

ONE WHERE YOU DRIVE AWAY IN A
BRAND-NEW LEXUS, COURTESY OF MR. BLONDO.

THE OTHER, WHERE YOU'RE FACING
CHARGES OF FRAUD AND BIGAMY.

I HAVE AN ARREST RECORD. I
AM MARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE.

I NEVER LOVED YOU. IT WAS
ALL ABOUT GETTING YOUR MONEY.

AN ILLEGAL SEARCH.

EVERYTHING FLOWS
FROM THAT BAD SEARCH.

THE BODY, THE WEAPONS,
THE COMPUTER FILES.

EVEN THE STATEMENT CLIFFORD GAVE SAYING
THAT HE DID IT... IT'S ALL OUT THE WINDOW.

MAYBE YOU THOUGHT
YOU SAW A LEG STICKING...

I KNOW WHAT I SAW, ALL RIGHT?
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO HERE?

I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU
A WAY TO HELP YOURSELF.



MAYBE GET YOURSELF OUT FROM UNDER
A PERJURY RAP. YOUR BUST IS A HUMMER.

PATROLMAN TILLAGE DIRECTED
US TO THE REAR OF THE VAN.

- AND WHAT DID YOU FIND THERE?
- A BLUE DUFFEL BAG CONTAINING
WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BODY.

OFFICER TILLAGE HAS DESCRIBED
SEEING A FOOT STICKING OUT OF THE BAG.

- IS THAT WHAT YOU SAW
WHEN YOU ARRIVED?
- NO.

IT IS A FACT, ISN'T IT, THAT YOU SAW NO PART
OF MR. ROSETZKY'S BODY PRIOR TO YOUR SEARCH?

I DECLINE TO ANSWER ON THE GROUNDS
THAT MY ANSWER MAY TEND TO INCRIMINATE ME.

I'M COMPELLED TO FIND THAT OFFICER
TILLAGE DID NOT HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE...

TO SEARCH MR. BANKS'S VAN.

YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE
MOVES THAT THE COURT DISMISS...

ALL CHARGES AGAINST
MR. BANKS FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.

IF I AM BEING RELEASED TOMORROW, I
NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT MY NEW LIFE.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE THE TARGET
FOR ALL THE WACKOS OUT THERE.

TO PROTECT MYSELF, I'M GOING TO NEED A
PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON.

I GIVE YOU PRETTY GOOD
ODDS ON TWO THINGS...

THE SUN COMING UP TOMORROW
AND CLIFFORD BANKS KILLING AGAIN.

KILLING AGAIN, KILLING AGAIN.

MR. WYLER, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

AND YOU. YOU KNOW TODD
STRANGIS. MITCH KAYE.

HOW YOU DOIN'? HOW ARE YOU?

PLEASURE. SORRY
TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

WE WERE ON THE
HORN WITH JANET RENO,

TRYING TO DO A LITTLE LEAD
BLOCKING ON AN ANTITRUST CASE.

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM, MR. LATTIMER.
I WAS ADMIRING YOUR VIEW.

ON A CLEAR DAY, I BET I CAN
SEE THE CLASS STRUGGLE.

I'VE BEEN IN YOUR BUILDING. THERE'S
NOTHING SHABBY ABOUT THOSE DIGS.

EXCEPT OUR OLD MASTERS WERE
PAINTED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,

WHEREAS I HAVE A FEELING
THAT THESE ARE THE REAL THING.

JIMMY, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
REASONS FOR ASKING YOU HERE TODAY.

THE FIRST IS WE HAVE A CLIENT IN
NEED OF CRIMINAL REPRESENTATION,

AND IT'S OUR OPINION THAT SHE
COULDN'T DO MUCH BETTER THAN YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENT.
WHAT'S HER SITUATION?

HER NAME IS ESTHER KETTERING.
SHE AND HER SISTER, BOTH IN THEIR 80s,

WERE PROPRIETORS OF THE TWIN
VALLEY VINEYARDS UP IN MENDOCINO.

IT'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL BOUTIQUE
WINERY KNOWN FOR ITS CHARDONNAY.

TODD IS USING THE PAST TENSE BECAUSE
MS. KETTERING'S SISTER, MARYBETH,

DIED IN SOMEWHAT MURKY
CIRCUMSTANCES FOUR DAYS AGO.

A FAMILY FRIEND, KEVIN PIPER, SEEMS TO BE
THE PRIMARY OBJECT OF SCRUTINY BY THE POLICE.

AND HE'S BEEN TOLD
THAT HE'S A SUSPECT?

WELL, THAT'S
ESTHER'S CONCLUSION,

WHICH IS WHY SHE CAME TO US
AND WHY WE'RE COMING TO YOU.

ESTHER BELIEVES THAT MR. PIPER IS INNOCENT,
AND SHE'LL BE PAYING HIS LEGAL BILL.

WELL, I'D BE HAPPY
TO MEET THEM BOTH.

- THANK YOU FOR THE REFERRAL.
- WE'LL GET THE FILE TO YOU
BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

AS I SAID WHEN WE STARTED, WE
HAD A DUAL AGENDA HERE TODAY.

WHEN WE SELECTED YOU TO ADVISE ESTHER
KETTERING, WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH,

AND WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT YOU
CONFIRMED OUR INITIAL IMPRESSIONS,

WHICH WERE VERY POSITIVE.

IT'S OUR HOPE THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP
WILL GO BEYOND THIS ONE CASE.

JIMMY, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BECOME
A PART OF PETERSEN, HERRICK & COE.

YOUR FIRM WANTS TO
GET INTO CRIMINAL LAW?

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CLIENTS
WHOSE PERSONAL LIVES...

HAVE BROUGHT THEM INTO
CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND IN THE PAST, WE'VE
HAD TO SUBCONTRACT.

IT'S A SERVICE THAT
NEEDS TO BE SUPPLIED.

AND THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN.

I ASSUME THAT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT ME AND MY ASSOCIATES.

OH, ABSOLUTELY! ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE A
GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR YOUR PEOPLE.

THEY WILL BECOME PARTNERS AT
PETERSEN, HERRICK WITH A SUBSTANTIAL DRAW.

YOUR SITUATION, HOWEVER,
WILL BE MORE ELEVATED.

MITCH HAS THE DETAILS.

A GUARANTEED DRAW OF A
MILLION TWO AND POINTS...

A MINIMUM OF EIGHT
IN THE FIRST YEAR,

WITH ESCALATION
TO BE NEGOTIATED;

A SEAT ON THE
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE;

AND IN TWO YEARS,
YOUR NAME ON THE DOOR,

PROVIDED THE TRANSITION GOES
AS SMOOTHLY AS WE ALL ANTICIPATE.

SO, ANY INITIAL REACTION?

A CASE OF MILD SHOCK.

WE UNDERSTAND. IT'S A
LARGE CHUNK TO DIGEST.

NOW, MITCH WILL FAX YOU A
TENTATIVE PROPOSAL, JUST TO LOOK AT,

AND ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU
GIVE US SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.

JIMMY, P.H. AND C. IS A TERRIFIC
PLACE TO HANG YOUR HAT.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.

I'LL DISCUSS IT WITH
MY ASSOCIATES.

ARNOLD SPIVAK, ESQUIRE,

PARTNER IN PETERSEN,
HERRICK & COE.

JUST KIND OF CARESSES THE TONGUE
LIKE WARM BUTTERSCOTCH, DOESN'T IT?

YOU'RE BEING A BIT
PREMATURE, AREN'T YOU?

OH, PLEASE. IT'S A
FOREGONE CONCLUSION.

HEY, DID I MENTION THAT P.H.
AND C. HAS THEIR OWN HELICOPTER?

HELICOPTER! LANDS RIGHT
ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING.

ARNOLD, IT WOULD BE
MUCH MORE CONSTRUCTIVE..

IF YOU KEPT YOUR
COMMENTS AGE-APPROPRIATE.

OH, YOU WANT A MORE
SOPHISTICATED ANALYSIS?

OKAY, IT'S ALWAYS FUN
IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.

LET'S RUN A LITTLE
UPSIDE/DOWNSIDE, SHALL WE?

IF WE MAKE THIS MOVE, WE
GET POWER, MONEY, PRESTIGE,

GORGEOUS FACILITIES, AND HALF THE PEOPLE
WE WORK WITH ARE FUTURE OR EX-SENATORS.

CAN ANYONE THINK OF A DOWNSIDE?

FOR STARTERS, WE LOSE THE
ABILITY TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.

- HAVE THE WHOLE FIRM MEET, MAKE
DECISIONS IN THE SAME ROOM.
- WELL, I CAN LIVE WITH IT.

EVER SINCE I HEARD ABOUT THIS MERGER, ONE
THOUGHT HAS BEEN ROLLING THROUGH MY BRAIN:

A JAGUAR XK8 CONVERTIBLE
IN BRITISH RACING GREEN.

DOES THAT MAKE ME A
SUPERFICIAL PERSON?

ABSOLUTELY NOT. I'M GOING
WITH THE ANTIGUA BLUE MYSELF.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. LET'S GET
BACK TO THE REAL WORLD FOR A MINUTE.

COME ON, JIMMY. DON'T PRETEND YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN CHECKING OUT SOME COLOR SAMPLES YOURSELF.

I'VE DRIVEN PAST A
DEALERSHIP OR TWO.

- MM-HMM.
- BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SOME
IMPORTANT THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.

AS YOU KNOW, ESTHER KETTERING
AND KEVIN PIPER ARE COMING IN...

THIS MORNING AT
11:00 FOR A MEETING.

HOW'D THE SISTER DIE?
PAPER SAID SHE FELL DOWN...

A FLIGHT OF STAIRS IN HER
MANSION AND BROKE HER NECK.

ALL SOUNDS VERY GOTHIC.

THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT FAMILY.
WORD IS, PETERSEN, HERRICK & COE...

WAS FIELDING A $100 MILLION
OFFER FOR THE WINERY.

APPARENTLY, THEY DRINK TWIN VALLEY
CHARDONNAY IN THE PARTNERS' DINING ROOM...

AT P.H. AND C... THAT'S
$60 A BOTTLE, FREE.

SORRY. CAN ANYONE, UH,
TELL ME ABOUT KEVIN PIPER?

DOG WALKER AND
PART-TIME CHAUFFEUR.

UNOFFICIALLY, HE WAS SLEEPING
WITH MARYBETH KETTERING.

- HE'S 27 YEARS OLD.
- AND SHE WAS 83.

I THINK "SLEEPING" IS THE
OPERATIVE WORD HERE.

SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF SUNSET BOULEVARD.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE ALL FOR
OLDER WOMEN WITH YOUNGER MEN.

I DRAW THE LINE AT A
GAP OF HALF A CENTURY.

OKAY, OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON.

THERE'S A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT CLIFFORD
BANKS WILL BE RELEASED FROM JAIL SOON,

AND THERE'S SOME ISSUES
THERE THAT WE NEED TO RESOLVE.

LIKE HOW QUICKLY WE CAN
GET AWAY FROM THIS GUY.

WE CAN'T JUST DUMP HIM
AND WISH HIM A GOOD LIFE.

WHY NOT? WE DID THE
JOB WE WERE HIRED TO DO.

IT'S NOT UP TO US
TO REHABILITATE HIM.

FRANK SAYS HE'S FOUND AN APARTMENT IN
ALTADENA WHERE CLIFFORD CAN LAY LOW.

FINDING HIM A PLACE TO
LIVE IS THE LEAST OF IT.

DON'T WE HAVE SOME KIND OF
OBLIGATION TO REDUCE THE ODDS...

THAT THIS GUY'S GONNA
GO KILL SOMEONE ELSE?

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? WE SAY, "CLIFFORD,
BE A GOOD BOY. DON'T KILL ANYBODY ANYMORE."

I MEAN, DON'T YOU THINK
WE'RE JUMPING THE GUN HERE?

WHY ARE WE ASSUMING THIS CASE IS A SLAM DUNK,
THAT THE JUDGE IS GONNA DISMISS THE CHARGES?

AGAJANIAN HAS ALREADY RULED
THE SEARCH OF BANKS'S VAN ILLEGAL,

WHICH MEANS THAT ALL THE EVIDENCE
DERIVED FROM IT HAS TO BE THROWN OUT.

ERGO, PROSECUTION'S
CASE IS HISTORY.

I'M NOT SO SURE. AGAJANIAN
IS LAW AND ORDER ALL THE WAY.

IF HE CAN TWEAK HIS INTERPRETATION
OF THE CONSTITUTION JUST A HAIR...

IN ORDER TO KEEP A SERIAL KILLER
BEHIND BARS, THEN HE'S GONNA DO IT, MAN.

NOT THIS GUY. HE BELIEVES IN THAT OLD PIECE
OF PARCHMENT RIGHT DOWN TO HIS MARROW.

MY MONEY SAYS CLIFFORD
BANKS IS PRACTICALLY A FREE MAN.

- I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE
IN THE JUDGE'S SHOES.
- OR MIRIAM GRASSO'S.

OR OURS.

WE'RE BACK ON THE
RECORD IN PEOPLE V. BANKS.

THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO, IN A
ROOM VERY MUCH LIKE THIS ONE,

I TOOK THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP.

IT WAS THE FIRST OF
MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE...

THAT I SWORE TO UPHOLD THE
CONSTITUTION OF MY ADOPTED COUNTRY.

I DID SO, ENTHUSIASTICALLY,

BECAUSE I KNEW THAT DOCUMENT...

WAS THE ONLY ARMOR PROTECTING
ME AND OTHERS LIKE ME...

FROM THE INJUSTICES INFLICTED
ON MY IMMIGRANT PARENTS.

IT IS MY PROFOUND BELIEF...

THAT TO DEPART FROM ITS DOCTRINES
IS TO UNDERMINE OUR NATION.

TODAY IT IS MY DUTY...

TO UPHOLD THAT
CONSTITUTION ONCE AGAIN.

I HEREBY GRANT THE DEFENSE
MOTION TO SUPPRESS...

- YOUR HONOR!
- LET ME FINISH, PLEASE.

I GRANT THE MOTION
TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE...

INTRODUCED AT TRIAL
BY THE PROSECUTION,

SINCE ALL OF IT STEMS,
AS PREVIOUSLY RULED,

FROM AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL SEARCH.

SPECIFICALLY, PEOPLE'S EXHIBITS
37 THROUGH 41, THE WEAPONS.

51 THROUGH 68, ITEMS
FOUND IN MR. BANKS'S HOME...

AND IN HIS COMPUTER.

HIS STATEMENT TO THE POLICE...

CONFESSING TO THE MURDER
OF ALAN ROSETZKY ARE EXCLUDED.

THE PEOPLE MOVE FOR AN IMMEDIATE STAY
OF EXECUTION OF THE RULINGS OF THIS COURT.

GROUNDS? PEOPLE V. HERNANDEZ.

INEVITABLE DISCOVERY. IT
WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME...

BEFORE THE POLICE WOULD HAVE INDEPENDENTLY
UNCOVERED THE EVIDENCE IN QUESTION.

INEVITABLE DISCOVERY CAN'T
BE USED TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE...

WHICH IS THE PRODUCT
OF AN ILLEGAL SEARCH.

FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE,
MS. GRASSO. MOTION DENIED.

THE PEOPLE MOVE TO REINSTATE
THE COMPLAINT WITHIN 48 HOURS,

PURSUANT TO PENAL
CODE, SECTION 871.5.

AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE
TO ACCOMMODATE YOU,

UNLESS YOU CAN PROVIDE THIS
COURT WITH NEW, UNTAINTED EVIDENCE,

MY RULING STAYS THE SAME.

THEN THE PEOPLE MOVE FOR A TRIAL
DE NOVO, PURSUANT TO SECTION 1538.5.

AGAIN, MS. GRASSO, THE ONLY WAY I
CAN GRANT YOUR MOTION IN GOOD FAITH...

IS IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THIS COURT
WITH NEW EVIDENCE TO CONSIDER.

CAN YOU PRODUCE SUCH EVIDENCE?

UNTIL SUCH TIME AS YOU HAVE NEW
EVIDENCE FOR THIS COURT TO CONSIDER,

WE HAVE NOTHING MORE
TO SAY TO EACH OTHER.

THE CONSTITUTION WAS NEVER DESIGNED
TO ALLOW A SERIAL KILLER TO WALK FREE.

I'VE MADE MY RULING.

I ASSUME THE DEFENSE STIPULATES
TO A MISTRIAL AT THIS POINT?

YES, YOUR HONOR. IN
LIGHT OF YOUR RULING,

WE MOVE FOR DISMISSAL OF ALL
CHARGES AGAINST CLIFFORD BANKS,

AND WE DEMAND HIS IMMEDIATE
RELEASE FROM CUSTODY.

DO THE PEOPLE HAVE ANY RESPONSE?

WOULD IT DO ANY GOOD?

YOUR MOTION IS GRANTED.

MR. BANKS, REGRETTABLY,
YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE?

YOUR HONOR, THERE'S STILL THE
MATTER OF MY PERSONAL PROPERTY.

WHAT PROPERTY WOULD THAT BE?

MY PISTOLS, MY RIFLES
AND MY SHOTGUN.

THOSE WEAPONS WERE INVOLVED IN
THE MURDERS OF 17 HUMAN BEINGS.

THEY ARE PART OF AN
ONGOING INVESTIGATION.

TO THIS COURT FOR REVIEW.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR
HIM TO COMPLETE A REVIEW?

OH, IT COULD TAKE A DAY.
IT COULD TAKE A MONTH.

MY GUESS IS THERE'LL BE SNOWBOARDING IN
HELL BEFORE YOU SEE THOSE WEAPONS AGAIN.

I HAVE TO SAY I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY WE NEED TO SKULK AWAY.

TAKE ALAMEDA, HEAD UP TEMPLE. MAYBE
WE CAN AVOID SOME OF THESE PRESS GUYS.

AFTER WHAT THAT JUDGE DID TO ME, WE SHOULD
BE DENOUNCING HIM ON THE COURTROOM STEPS.

THAT JUDGE FREED YOU, CLIFFORD.

FREEDOM IS MY INALIENABLE RIGHT.

FOR AS LONG AS THAT FARCE OF A TRIAL
CONTINUED, HE DEPRIVED ME OF IT. HE ALSO...

IF YOU WANT, I CAN TAKE FIFTH
STREET. IT'S QUICKER. SURE.

HE ALSO DEPRIVED ME OF MY SECOND
AMENDMENT RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.

MY FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS GONNA
BE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

I'M GONNA CALL FOR AN
IMPEACHMENT CAMPAIGN.

I MEAN, A MAN THAT ARROGANT SHOULD
NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE.

WHAT WE REALLY
SHOULD DO IS SUE HIM.

THE BEST WAY TO GET SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION
IS TO HIT HIM RIGHT IN THE WALLET.

LISTEN. YOU WANT TO PUT ME
ON YOUR HIT LIST, GO AHEAD.

BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH,
OR I'LL THROW YOUR ASS OUT OF THIS CAR.

CHRIS! OH, MY GOD! CHRIS!

- WE PUSHED THE JACKET UP
WHERE IT WAS BLEEDING.
- THAT WAS GOOD.

- DO YOU SEE AN EXIT WOUND?
- WE'RE CHECKING.

I DIDN'T SEE, YOU KNOW,
LIKE... I THINK THERE WAS...

CAN'T YOU STOP THE BLEEDING?

DIMINISHED BREATH SOUNDS
ON THE RIGHT SIDE RALE.

LET'S GET THAT I.V. GOING.
L.R. WIDE OPEN. I WANT A C.B.C.

- HOW BAD IS HE?
- B.P.'s 70 OVER 45.

- BLOOD PRESSURE'S DROPPING.
- IS HE GONNA MAKE IT?

- GET SOMEBODY ON THAT ARM.
- SIR, PLEASE COME WITH ME.

I'M FINE. I'M FINE. I'M FINE. SHOULDN'T THERE BE
A SPECIALIST? A CHEST SPECIALIST OR SOMETHING?

- JIMMY, COME AWAY FROM HERE.
- LEAVE ME ALONE! ALL RIGHT?

- LET THESE PEOPLE DO THEIR WORK.
- TAKE CARE OF JUSTINE AND TAKE
CLIFFORD TO THE APARTMENT.

- WHAT ABOUT YOU?
- JUST DO IT, FRANK!

DR. PAUL, EXTENSION 3729.

DR. PAUL, EXTENSION 3729.

MR. WYLER? HE'S STABLE.

WE REMOVED TWO BULLETS. ONE OF THEM
COLLAPSED A LUNG, WHICH WE REPAIRED.

THE OTHER ONE NICKED
AN INTERCOSTAL ARTERY.

- THAT'S WHAT THE BLEEDING
WAS ALL ABOUT.
- BUT YOU STOPPED IT?

SO FAR. WE REPAIRED THE LACERATED
AREA. NOW IT'S WATCH AND WAIT.

I WON'T KID YOU. WHEN
YOU LOSE THAT MUCH BLOOD,

THERE'S A RISK TO THE HEART AND
BRAIN FROM OXYGEN DEPRIVATION.

IF YOU HADN'T GOTTEN HIM HERE AS QUICKLY
AS YOU DID, HE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT.

YOU NEED SOME SLEEP.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE HIM.

DR. SILVERMAN TO O.R.

ONE MINUTE. THAT'S ALL YOU GOT.

HEY, CHRIS.

YOU LOOK AWFUL.

I CAN SEE THAT GETTING SHOT
DIDN'T AFFECT YOUR EYESIGHT.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

THEY PUT ME ON
SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN.

THERE'S THIS BUTTON I CAN PUSH,

BUT IT'S NOT DOIN' MUCH GOOD.

HOW'S EVERYBODY ELSE?

EVERYBODY'S FINE.
I KEPT THEM AWAY.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D WANT A HERD OF
PEOPLE STAMPEDING THROUGH HERE.

JUSTINE WENT TO FEED YOUR DOG.

ARNOLD AND AARON
ARE TAKING YOUR CALLS.

ANYWAY, LOOK, I JUST...
WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT, UH...

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, JIMMY.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT?

YEAH.

YEAH, UM.

GET SOME SLEEP.

I ATTENDED A PRAYER
FELLOWSHIP THIS MORNING.

YOUR NAME WAS MENTIONED FREQUENTLY
AND OF COURSE CHRIS. THANK YOU, LOUIS.

THE GENTLEMEN FROM PETERSEN,
HERRICK & COE SENT A BASKET...

WITH BEST WISHES FOR
A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

AND MY INFORMAL SURVEY OF
TELEPHONE MESSAGES AND TELEGRAMS...

REVEALS AN EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN
CONGRATULATIONS FOR FREEING CLIFFORD BANKS...

AND DEATH THREATS
FOR DOING SAME.

JIMMY, HOW'S CHRIS?

HIS VITAL SIGNS ARE
IMPROVING. WE'LL SEE.

DETECTIVES DID A FOLLOW-UP WITH FRANK
AND ME. THEY WANT TO INTERVIEW YOU.

I'LL ARRANGE IT AT
YOUR CONVENIENCE.

IN THE MEANTIME, GARY BLONDO IS ON HIS WAY,
AND CLIFFORD BANKS AWAITS IN YOUR OFFICE.

GOOD LUCK.

HOW'S CHRIS DOCKNOVICH?

BETTER.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
HIM SINCE THE SHOOTING...

AND GETTING MORE DISGUSTED
EVERY PASSING MINUTE.

AN INNOCENT MAN LIKE
THAT NEARLY WIPED OUT...

BY THESE ANIMALS THAT
SOCIETY ALLOWS TO EXIST.

PLEASE... TELL HIM
HOW CONCERNED I AM.

CLIFFORD, I WAS GONNA HAVE THIS CONVERSATION
WITH YOU YESTERDAY AT THE APARTMENT.

I UNDERSTAND. THE SHOOTING
WAS VERY DISRUPTIVE.

YEAH. ANYWAY, WHAT I
WAS GONNA SAY TO YOU IS...

NOW THAT YOU'RE OUT OF
JAIL AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN,

THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO
BRING OUR ASSOCIATION TO A CLOSE.

UM... WAIT.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT GONNA
BE MY LAWYER ANYMORE?

CLIFFORD, THERE'S
NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO.

OF COURSE THERE IS.

I'M GONNA BE SUED BY THE FAMILIES
OF SOME OF THOSE MEN I KILLED.

I'M GONNA NEED A
LAWYER TO HANDLE THAT.

I KNOW A LOT OF EXCELLENT
LAWYERS THAT DO CIVIL LITIGATION.

I'LL GIVE YOU THEIR NUMBERS. I'D
ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND A THERAPIST.

NOW, WHY WOULD I
NEED A THERAPIST?

SO THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN THROUGH. YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

I THOUGHT I COULD TALK TO YOU.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND.

LOOK, CLIFFORD, WHAT YOU NEED
IS TO MEET WITH THIS THERAPIST...

AND START PUTTING
YOUR LIFE BACK TOGETHER.

I HAVE TO ADMIT, GETTING
THIS NEWS IS DIFFICULT.

FIRST, LYNETTE LEAVING.

NOW YOU.

IT'S DIFFICULT. LOOK, I'M SORRY.

I BELIEVE THAT IF
YOU MAKE AN EFFORT,

YOU'LL SUCCEED AT PUTTING
YOUR LIFE BACK TOGETHER.

DO ONE THING FOR ME. PLEASE,
JUST ONE MORE THING. THAT'S ALL I ASK.

THEY WANT ME TO DO AN INTERVIEW ON
THAT FELICIA NORELL SHOW NEXT FRIDAY.

DON'T DO IT.

THEY'LL PAY ME $40,000.

IF YOU GO ON TELEVISION AND
TALK ABOUT KILLING 17 PEOPLE,

YOU'RE INVITING THE FEDS TO COME AFTER
YOU FOR COMMITTING CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

THEN DO THE INTERVIEW WITH ME,

AND YOU CAN RUN INTERFERENCE.

WHY IS THIS INTERVIEW
SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?

EVERY DAY, I SAT IN MY CELL,

INHALING THAT STENCH,

I PASSED THE TIME...

BY BUILDING A MAUSOLEUM
FOR MY BROTHER.

DAY BY DAY,

I ADDED A MARBLE STONE,

AN ANGEL,

A PLAQUE WITH HIS PICTURE ON IT.

IT'S COMPLETE NOW.

IT'S COMPLETE AND
BEAUTIFUL IN MY HEAD.

WITH THE $40,000,
I CAN BUILD IT.

IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION,
IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK.

IF IT'S FOR TOMMY,

IT'S WORTH ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO THE
INTERVIEW WITH YOU.

YOU CANNOT TALK
ABOUT THE MURDERS.

GARY BLONDO'S HERE.
SHALL I SEND HIM IN?

YEAH.

GENTLEMEN, MY CONDOLENCES
AND MY SYMPATHIES.

LOUIS TELLS ME THAT CHRIS
DOCKNOVICH IS IMPROVING?

TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS
ARE ALWAYS DEVASTATING,

BUT WHEN IT'S SOMEONE YOU KNOW
AND RESPECT, MY HEART TRULY BLEEDS.

I KNOW WE CONVENED
TO DISCUSS THE MOVIE,

BUT I'D UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY
IF YOU WISH TO POSTPONE.

- CLIFFORD?
- OH, NO. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SOMETIMES
THE BEST THERAPY...

IS JUST TO PUT ONE FOOT IN
FRONT OF THE OTHER AND SLOG ON.

YOU KNOW, WHEN MY MOTHER
PASSED AWAY... GOD REST HER SOUL...

I TOOK A THREE-HOUR
WITH JOEL SILVER.

WE GOT HALF A PICTURE CAST, AND IT
WAS THE BEST THERAPY SESSION I EVER HAD.

WHAT'S THE TOPIC
FOR TODAY, GARY?

OH, IT'S JUST A MINOR NOTE,
BUT IT COULD HAVE RESONANCE,

WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN
ANY STORY, AS WE ALL KNOW.

CLIFFORD, WITH YOUR PERMISSION,

I WOULD LIKE TO INSTRUCT
OUR SCREENWRITER...

TO GIVE YOU A CAREER
OTHER THAN PLUMBER.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH
BEIN' A PLUMBER?

WELL, IT JUST DOESN'T
RESONATE. PLUS, IT'S PIZZAZZ-LESS.

BUT IF YOU WERE A COMPUTER WHIZ,

A SORT OF BILL GATES, THE AVENGER,
THEN I THINK WE'D BE RIGHT ON THE MONEY.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

WELL, DON'T TAKE IT
PERSONALLY, CLIFFORD,

BUT CRUD UNDER YOUR
FINGERNAILS AND THE SMELL OF DRANO,

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THE AUDIENCE IS GONNA
WANT RENE RUSSO CRAWLING INTO BED WITH.

I DON'T CARE.

MY STORY HAS TO BE TRUE TO LIFE.

YES, BUT WHAT IS "TRUE TO LIFE"?

I MEAN, YOU SAW GANDHI, RIGHT?

DO YOU THINK THAT DOT-HEAD DIDN'T
SNEAK A CHEESEBURGER ONCE IN A WHILE?

NO CHANGES. DO YOU HEAR ME?

TAKE IT EASY, CLIFFORD.
YOU'RE WRINKLING THE ZEGNA.

CLIFFORD, LET HIM GO.

I OUGHTA JUST TAKE YOU OUT
AND SHOOT YOU RIGHT NOW.

WHAT?

YEAH. JUST PUT A SHINY,
HOLLOW-POINT BULLET...

RIGHT IN THAT EMPTY
HEAD OF YOURS.

BE DONE WITH YOU FOREVER.

YOU'RE... YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?

I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

HOW'S THAT RESONATE?

MY... GOD.

THAT IS THE MOST
FUN I'VE HAD IN MONTHS.

I THINK HE WET THE CHAIR.

OH, COME ON, MR. WYLER.

RELAX. I WAS JUST
KIDDIN' AROUND.

LOOK, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
JUST GAVE ME A CHANCE,

YOU MIGHT SEE SOMETHING...

A GOOD DEAL LESS MONSTROUS...

THAN YOU MIGHT IMAGINE.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR
COMING IN THIS MORNING.

I'M SORRY THAT WE HAD TO
CANCEL OUR MEETING YESTERDAY.

WE UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.

THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH
UNFORTUNATE SURPRISES.

I'M SURE THAT YOUR SISTER'S
DEATH HAS BEEN QUITE DIFFICULT.

IT'S BEEN MADE MUCH WORSE BY THE
INQUISITION WHICH KEVIN HAS HAD TO ENDURE.

FOR SOME REASON, THE
AUTHORITIES INSIST ON IMPLYING...

THAT MARYBETH'S DEATH WASN'T AN ACCIDENT
AND, WORSE, THAT I'M SOMEHOW RESPONSIBLE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA, MR. PIPER, WHY
THE AUTHORITIES WOULD FEEL THIS WAY?

NONE. IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE AND
EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING, I MIGHT ADD.

MARYBETH WAS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND.

SHE USED AN ELECTRIC DEVICE,

A CHAIR-O-LATOR,

THAT MY FATHER HAD INSTALLED
WHEN MY MOTHER BECAME FRAIL IN 1956.

MARYBETH USED IT TO GO
UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS...

FROM OUR FOYER TO
THE SECOND FLOOR.

SOMEHOW, WHEN
SHE WAS DESCENDING,

THE DEVICE BROKE APART,

AND SHE TUMBLED TO HER DEATH.

BUT NOT TO THE DEVIOUS MINDS
OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE.

THEY'VE SEIZED UPON A FEW FACTS AND TURNED
THEM INTO SOME KIND OF NEFARIOUS PLOT.

AND THOSE FACTS
ARE? ONE OF THE HELP...

OVERHEARD KEVIN AND MARYBETH
ARGUING THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE FELL.

AND HAD YOU BEEN ARGUING?

YES. BECAUSE THOUGH I
LOVED MARYBETH DEEPLY,

IN THE FULLNESS OF
TIME, I'D COME TO REALIZE...

THAT MY TRUE LOVE IS
SITTING RIGHT HERE BY MY SIDE.

WHEN KEVIN TOLD MY SISTER,
SHE EVIDENTLY TOOK IT BADLY.

SHE WAS GIVEN TO TANTRUMS.

OFTEN THEY WERE THE RESULT
OF HER FONDNESS FOR SHERRY.

I LOVED HER AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING, BUT BY
7:00 AT NIGHT, SHE WAS USUALLY A VICIOUS SHREW.

FORGIVE ME, ESTHER.

THREE BOLTS FROM THE CHAIR-O-LATOR
WERE FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.

THE POLICE FEEL, EVIDENTLY, THAT ALL THREE
COULDN'T HAVE COME LOOSE ACCIDENTALLY.

KEVIN WAS SEEN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE DEVICE EARLIER IN THE DAY.

I TOLD THE POLICE OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, THE INFERNAL THING SQUEAKED INCESSANTLY.

ALL I'D DONE WAS OIL THE TRACK. I WISH
TO GOD I'D SEEN THOSE LOOSE BOLTS.

THEN NONE OF THIS NIGHTMARE
WOULD EVER HAVE OCCURRED.

MR. PIPER, FROM EVERYTHING YOU'VE TOLD
ME, THERE'S NOTHING SUBSTANTIVE TO PROVE...

THAT MS. KETTERING'S DEATH WAS
ANYTHING OTHER THAN ACCIDENTAL.

THE POLICE MAY JUST BE PRESSURING YOU
IN THE HOPE THEY CAN CREATE A SCAPEGOAT.

- WHATEVER THE MOTIVE, THEY
DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A CASE.
- YOU REALLY DON'T THINK SO?

LET'S SIT TIGHT. WITH ANY LUCK, WE WON'T
HAVE ANY NEED TO MEET LIKE THIS AGAIN.

THIS IS WONDERFUL
NEWS, MR. WYLER.

DUNCAN LATTIMER WAS RIGHT. YOU'RE
QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE YOUNG MAN.

ARE YOU READY? ALMOST.

I'M WORKING OUT THE DETAILS FOR
CLIFFORD'S INTERVIEW WITH FELICIA NORELL.

I'M TRYING TO PREVENT HIM FROM
SHOOTING HIMSELF IN THE FOOT.

SEEMS TO ME HE'S ALREADY
PROVEN HE'S A PRETTY GOOD SHOT.

AS FAR AS SERIAL KILLERS GO, HE COMES
OFF SURPRISINGLY NONTHREATENING.

WELL, TRY TELLING
THAT TO GARY BLONDO.

WORD IS HE'S GONE INTO HIDING.

AND THAT'S WHAT?
THAT'S A BAD THING?

YOU KNOW WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO?

I'D LIKE TO DROP
THE WHOLE SUBJECT.

FORGET ABOUT CLIFFORD
BANKS, GARY BLONDO.

FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JOB...
FOR JUSTINE APPLETON.

WYLER.

WHEN?

DON'T TALK TO ANYONE.

I'LL BE THERE IN A HALF AN HOUR.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S BANKS. HE'S
BEEN ARRESTED AGAIN.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU WERE RIGHT...

ABOUT THE L.A.P.D.
FOLLOWING ME 24 HOURS A DAY.

WHAT DID THE COPS
BUST YOU FOR, CLIFFORD?

I BOUGHT A RIFLE.
AN OLD M1 CARBINE.

AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN THE CAR
AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY,

TWO DETECTIVES ARRESTED ME.

THEY SAID I BROKE THE LAW BECAUSE
I DIDN'T SEPARATE THE AMMUNITION...

AND PUT IT IN THE TRUNK.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS! I TOLD
YOU: NO GUNS, NO VIOLENCE.

I SWEAR TO GOD I WASN'T
LOOKIN' TO HURT ANYONE.

PEOPLE ARE LOOKIN' TO HURT
ME. THAT APARTMENT YOU GOT ME?

I FOUND A DEAD RAT
HANGING BY MY DOOR.

AND SOMEONE LEFT A NOTE SAYING,
"YOU'RE NEXT, CLIFFORD. DIE SLOW."

I'M TRYIN' TO DO WHAT
YOU SAID, MR. WYLER.

LIVE A QUIET LIFE.

I CAN'T DO IT IF I CAN'T
PROTECT MYSELF.

YOU CAN'T DO IT IF YOU KEEP GIVING
THE COPS A REASON TO LOCK YOU UP.

IS THERE SOMETHING
ELSE, CLIFFORD?

THE POLICE SEARCHED
ME AFTER THE ARREST.

I HAD A LETTER IN MY POSSESSION
ADDRESSED TO TRAVIS SYKES.

WHO IS?

AN ARSONIST-MURDERER WHO'S GETTING PAROLED
AFTER SIX AND A HALF YEARS AT VACAVILLE.

AND THIS IS HOW YOU
LEAD A QUIET LIFE?

BY PLANNING YOUR
NEXT VICTIM'S MURDER?

I WROTE THE LETTER.

BUT AFTER WE HAD OUR
TALK, I NEVER MAILED IT.

YEAH, WELL, THIS IS WHY
WE CAN'T WORK TOGETHER.

THIS IS WHY OUR ASSOCIATION
MUST COME TO A CLOSE.

BECAUSE THEY ARE GONNA CHARGE
YOU WITH PLOTTING ANOTHER MURDER,

AND I CAN'T KEEP
BAILING YOU OUT.

I'M TRYING TO DO THE
RIGHT THING, MR. WYLER.

UH... PLEASE?

DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME NOW.

YOUR HONOR, IT'S OUR POSITION...

THAT THIS ACTION MUST BE DISMISSED,
PURSUANT TO PEOPLE V. BAILEY,

BECAUSE FACTS STATED IN
THE COMPLAINT, EVEN IF TRUE,

DO NOT CONSTITUTE
A PUBLIC OFFENSE.

AN ACT IN FURTHERANCE
OF A PLOT TO KILL SOMEONE...

IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF A PUBLIC OFFENSE.

IT'S CALLED ATTEMPTED MURDER, YOUR HONOR,
AND CLIFFORD BANKS IS THE PERPETRATOR.

EVEN IF THE DEFENSE WERE
TO STIPULATE TO THE TRUTH...

OF EVERY ALLEGED FACT IN THE PEOPLE'S
COMPLAINT, NO CRIME WHATSOEVER OCCURRED.

CORRESPONDING WITH A
PRISON INMATE IS NOT A CRIME.

WELL, IT IS, HOWEVER, CONSISTENT WITH
YOUR CLIENT'S PREVIOUS CRIMINAL PATTERN.

WHAT PATTERN?
THERE IS NO PATTERN.

WELL, PERHAPS COUNSEL HAS FORGOTTEN
THAT MR. BANKS HAS REPEATEDLY...

AS HE DID IN HIS LETTER
TO TRAVIS SYKES...

REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS A WOMAN TO
MEN WHO ULTIMATELY DIED BY HIS HAND.

YOUR HONOR, MS. GRASSO IS
TRYING TO CONNECT THE LETTER...

TO TAINTED EVIDENCE WHICH HAS ALREADY
BEEN RULED INADMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW.

THEREFORE, UNDER CALIFORNIA
PENAL CODE, SECTION 1008,

IT IS OUR CONTENTION THAT
THE CHARGES BE DISMISSED.

MS. GRASSO, MR. WYLER'S
POINT IS WELL TAKEN.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD BEFORE I MAKE MY RULING?

YES, YOUR HONOR. THE PEOPLE WOULD ARGUE
THAT THE LETTER TAKEN FROM MR. BANKS...

ESTABLISHES ON ITS FACE
THE CRIME OF STALKING.

STALKING? THE MAN DIDN'T
EVEN MAIL THE LETTER.

MS. GRASSO, IT'S
NOT GOING TO FLY.

NONE OF THE PHYSICALITY ELEMENTS
REQUIRED TO CONSTITUTE STALKING...

IS PRESENT IN
MR. BANKS'S ACTIONS.

I'M GOING TO SUSTAIN THE
DEMURRER AND DISMISS THIS CASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
IF IT PLEASE THE COURT,

MY CLIENT REQUESTS THE ISSUANCE OF A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AT THIS TIME.

- FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
- TO KEEP THE L.A.P.D.,

WHOSE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN
AGGRESSIVELY HOUNDING HIM,

AT LEAST 150 FEET FROM
MR. BANKS'S PERSON.

YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY BE SERIOUS.

YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE HAVE INVOKED THE DARK
SPECTER OF A STALKER IN VILIFYING MY CLIENT.

BUT THE TRUTH IS, IT'S THE POLICE
WHO HAVE BEEN STALKING HIM.

MY CLIENT LEGALLY
PURCHASED AN ANTIQUE RIFLE...

AND WAS ARRESTED FOR AN
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE LAW...

REQUIRING TRANSPORTED
WEAPONS TO BE UNLOADED.

THE WEAPON WAS UNLOADED. THE
AMMUNITION WAS PACKED IN AN UNOPENED BOX.

JUDGE, ISN'T IT ENOUGH THAT MR. WYLER
HAS MADE A MOCKERY OF THE COURT SYSTEM?

MUST WE NOW ALLOW HIM TO MAKE
A MOCKERY OF THE POLICE AS WELL?

YOU'RE ON PRETTY
THIN ICE, MS. GRASSO.

WELL, SO ARE MR. BANKS'S
FUTURE VICTIMS.

TRUE OR NOT, IT'S IRRELEVANT.

AGAIN, YOUR HONOR, IN LIGHT
OF THE FACT THAT THE POLICE,

ACTING UNDER THE COLOR OF AUTHORITY,
HAVE BEEN EXCEEDING THEIR JURISDICTION,

WE REQUEST THE IMMEDIATE
ISSUANCE OF A RESTRAINING ORDER.

MR. WYLER, MY
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

YOUR RECENT INJURY
SEEMS IN NO WAY...

TO HAVE DIMINISHED YOUR
ABILITY TO MANIPULATE THE LAW.

I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO
GRANT MR. BANKS'S REQUEST.

THEREFORE, ALL SWORN PERSONNEL OF
THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT...

ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO COME
NO CLOSER TO HIM THAN 150 FEET.

UNLESS, OF COURSE,
HE COMMITS A CRIME.

THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED.

I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.

CLIFFORD, WHO'S GONNA
PLAY YOU IN THE MOVIE?

IS SYKES GONNA BE
YOUR NEXT VICTIM?

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE
SHOT BECAUSE OF YOUR CLIENT?

DID YOU GET ANY DEATH
THREATS WHILE YOU WERE IN JAIL?

AFTERNOON, COUNSELOR. DETECTIVE.

I WANT TO MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL
150-FOOT DISTANCE FROM YOUR CLIENT.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I'D LIKE TO
INVITE MR. BANKS DOWN TO COUNTY JAIL.

WE'RE DOING A LINEUP AT 2:00. WE THINK WE GOT
THE GUY WHO SHOT YOU AND CHRIS DOCKNOVICH.

WE'LL BE THERE.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING
YOUR BOY BACK ON THE STREET.

LIKE THE JUDGE SAID,
YOU'RE A CLEVER GUY.

LET'S JUST HOPE THAT
WHEN BANKS STARTS DOING...

WHAT BOTH OF US
KNOW HE'S GONNA DO...

THAT SOME INNOCENT CITIZEN DOESN'T
PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR INGENUITY.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THIS GENTLEMAN JUST ARRIVED.

EVIDENTLY, THE POLICE HAVE TAKEN
KEVIN PIPER DOWNTOWN FOR QUESTIONING.

THEY DIDN'T TAKE HIM. THEY
PRACTICALLY DRAGGED HIM.

IF THERE WERE A PICTURE IN THE DICTIONARY
UNDER "POLICE BRUTALITY," THIS WOULD BE IT.

AND WHO ARE YOU,
SIR? MY NAME IS DAMIEN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY MINERAL
WATER? I'M DESPERATE.

WHEN THE POLICE WERE MANHANDLING
KEVIN, HE TOLD ME TO ALERT YOU.

YOU REALLY SHOULD GET DOWN TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS
BEFORE THOSE MEN DO SOMETHING AWFUL TO KEVIN.

YOU WERE AT THE HOUSE
WHEN THE L.A.P.D. CAME?

YES, OF COURSE. I LIVE THERE.

WHO EXACTLY ARE YOU, DAMIEN?

I'M HIS... BROTHER.

I'LL SEE YOU DOWNTOWN.

PSST, PSST. PSST.
OVER HERE. COME HERE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

IT'S ME.

OH, MY GOD. GARY.

DON'T-DON'T CALL ME GARY.
IT'S SYLVIA. WHERE YOU BEEN?

VEGAS. LET ME GUESS.

YOU'RE GONNA BE A SHOWGIRL.
DO NOT CRACK WISE, MY FRIEND.

IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER
TO LIVE UNDER A FATWA.

A WHAT? A FATWA.
A DECREE OF DEATH.

LIKE THOSE AYATOLLAHS
DECLARED ON SALMAN RUSHDIE.

LISTEN, GARY, YOU'VE BEEN UNDER A LOT OF
STRESS LATELY. I THINK SOMETHING SNAPPED.

OR MAYBE YOU'RE EXPRESSING A PREFERENCE,
IN WHICH CASE I'M NOT JUDGING YOU.

LOOK, YOU GOTTA TALK TO THAT
PSYCHO BANKS. GET HIM TO CALL IT OFF.

I CAN'T SPEND MY LIFE SHOPPING FOR
PANTY HOSE AND SHAVING THREE TIMES A DAY.

SYLVIA, YOU GOTTA GET A GRIP.
THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.

YOU'RE NOT LIVING
UNDERGROUND LIKE SOME FUGITIVE.

I MEAN, JUMPING AT
EVERY STRANGE SOUND.

YOU-YOU BETTER GET HIM
TO CALL THIS OFF, JIMMY.

BECAUSE SOMEDAY, CLIFFORD
BANKS IS GONNA BE HISTORY,

AND I'M GONNA BE BACK
ON TOP IN THIS TOWN,

AND YOU DON'T EVER WANT TO BE
ON GARY BLONDO'S EXCREMENT LIST.

I DON'T KNOW. HE'S A
PRETTY OBSESSIVE GUY.

ONCE HE GETS YOU IN HIS
SIGHTS, HE NEVER GIVES UP.

THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT TO
HEAR. LOOK, I GOTTA GO DOWNTOWN.

LOOK-LOOK, Y-YOU GOTTA GET ME OUT
OF THE CROSSHAIRS. I'M IN A LIVING HELL.

WHERE CAN I REACH
YOU? YOU CAN'T.

I'LL GET IN TOUCH BY PAY PHONE.
THAT WAY, IT'S UNTRACEABLE.

AH. SMART.

WELL, WHEN YOU'RE UNDER A
FATWA, YOU LEARN A FEW TRICKS.

I'LL BET.

I'VE TOLD YOU REPEATEDLY I HAD NO MOTIVE
WHATSOEVER TO HARM THAT POOR WOMAN.

WHAT ABOUT MONEY?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SHE'D REFUSED YOUR
REQUEST TO PUT YOU IN HER WILL.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

ONE OF THE HOUSEKEEPERS.

I DIDN'T NEED
MARYBETH'S MONEY. I...

HAD HER SISTER'S? WAS THAT IT?

YOU LET ESTHER INHERIT FROM
MARYBETH, MARRY INTO TWICE THE BUCKS.

YOU GET AN "A" FOR
IMAGINATION, DETECTIVE.

IS THERE ANYTHING MORE REALISTIC
THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT?

WHAT, YOU MEAN BESIDES MR. PIPER'S
FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER THE CHAIR LIFT?

WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS. I OILED
THE TRACK EARLIER IN THE DAY.

BESIDES, I OFTEN LIFTED MARYBETH FROM HER
WHEELCHAIR AND PUT HER IN THE CHAIR-O-LATOR.

- ARE WE FINISHED?
- ONE MORE THING.

MARYBETH KETTERING HAD A 28-KARAT
DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE NECKLACE.

- IT HAD AN EMERALD-CUT PENDANT. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH IT?
- YES.

THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE DIED, SHE
ACCUSED YOU OF STEALING IT AND SELLING IT?

MARYBETH GAVE ME THAT NECKLACE.

AH. SO YOU COULD
FENCE IT FOR $30,000.

I DIDN'T FENCE IT. SHE KNEW I'D SELL
IT. DID SHE THINK I WAS GONNA WEAR IT?

LOOK, MARYBETH HAD ALZHEIMER'S.
SHE FORGOT SHE'D GIVEN IT TO ME.

PLUS, SHE WAS IRATE OVER MY
TELLING HER OF MY LOVE FOR ESTHER.

SHE WAS SPEWING
VENOM. THAT'S ALL IT WAS.

- REALLY?
- ARE YOU GONNA ARREST
MY CLIENT, DETECTIVE?

'CAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT,
WE'RE OUT THE DOOR.

I'M DONE FOR NOW.

GOOD.

IF YOU WANT TO
RECONVENE WITH MY CLIENT,

YOU MAKE SURE AND
CONTACT ME FIRST.

CERTAINLY, COUNSELOR.

HI. WHAT DID THEY DO
TO YOU? YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE. IS ESTHER OKAY?
SHE HAD TO TAKE A SEDATIVE.

SHE WAS SO UPSET. COME
ON. I'LL DRIVE YOU HOME.

IT'S HIS BROTHER.

CLOSE FAMILY.

WHO'S HE?

HE'S THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

MR. BANKS.

WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?

PROBABLY THINKS YOUR
CLIENT'S A SCUMBALL.

HEY, I GOT THE SAME
PROBLEM, BUT I'M TALKIN' TO YOU.

WHEN I BRING THEM IN, I WANT YOU TO
CAREFULLY CHECK OUT EACH OF THE MEN YOU SEE.

THEN, IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF
THEM AS THE ONE WHO SHOT AT YOU,

WRITE HIS NUMBER ON YOUR PAD.

DO NOT DISCUSS YOUR
IMPRESSIONS. JUST WRITE THE NUMBER.

BRING 'EM IN.

OKAY, IF YOU SEE THE GUY,

WRITE DOWN HIS NUMBER.

MR. BANKS? YES?

- NOTHING TO WRITE?
- NO.

CLIFFORD, YOU SAW
THE GUY THAT SHOT US.

HE SAID NO. LET'S NOT BADGER
THE WITNESS. OKAY, MR. WYLER?

I'M SORRY. CAN'T HELP YOU.

IS THAT ALL, DETECTIVE?

YEP, THAT'S IT.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

SEE YOU IN RELEASING.

YOUR BOY JUST ISN'T GONNA TRUST THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM TO GET THE JOB DONE, IS HE?

THAT SHOOTER'S GONE
RIGHT TO THE TOP...

OF CLIFFORD BANKS'S
DO-IT-YOURSELF LIST.

THEY'RE GONNA RELEASE THE SHOOTER,
CLIFFORD. YOU MADE HIM. I KNOW IT.

HEY, IF HE WAS IN THAT
LINEUP, I DIDN'T SEE HIM.

THE POLICE HAVE THREE WITNESSES THAT
SAW GUNFIRE COMING FROM A VEHICLE...

THAT IS EXACTLY THE
SAME AS THE ONE HE DRIVES.

THEY ALSO HAVE A
PARTIAL LICENSE PLATE I.D.

THEN I'M SURE HE'LL BE
ARRESTED VERY SOON.

THE QUESTION IS WHO'S GONNA
GET TO HIM FIRST? YOU OR THEM?

I WOULD LIKE TO DROP THE
WHOLE SUBJECT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU
UNDERSTAND THIS ONE THING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT
GOING AFTER THIS MAN, DON'T DO IT.

CHRIS DOESN'T WANT
IT. I DON'T WANT IT.

AND IF I SEE ANY INDICATION THAT
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO,

I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
REPORT IT TO THE POLICE.

ANYTHING I SAY OR DO IN THE
PRESENCE OF MY ATTORNEY IS PRIVILEGED.

NOT IF YOU ARE PLANNING
TO COMMIT A CRIME.

OH, SO YOU WOULD BETRAY
ME FOR SOME LEGALISTIC RULE?

IT'S NOT BETRAYAL.
IT'S NOT PERSONAL.

IT'S THAT I HAVE RESPECT FOR
AN INSTITUTION, AND YOU DON'T.

OH, AGREED. WHAT YOU
RESPECT DISGUSTS ME.

STORM TROOPERS REPRESENTING
YOUR BELOVED JUSTICE SYSTEM...

ENTERED MY HOME ILLEGALLY AND
STOLE MY PERSONAL POSSESSIONS.

THEY TOOK MY COMPUTER FILES. THEY TOOK
MY CLIPPINGS. THEY TOOK MY CORRESPONDENCE.

ALL IN THIS SPITEFUL EFFORT
TO CONCOCT A STORY ABOUT ME...

THE STORY OF A MONSTER...

WHILE CHOOSING TO IGNORE
A MORE IMPORTANT STORY.

IT'S-IT'S A VERY SHORT STORY,
MR. WYLER. IT GOES LIKE THIS.

TOMMY BANKS CUTS
HIMSELF WITH A KNIFE...

LEFT IN THE KITCHEN
BY A WORKMAN.

THE WOUND REQUIRES 20 STITCHES.

TOMMY'S CONFINED TO A
WHEELCHAIR, NO LONGER ABLE TO WALK,

AFTER FRACTURING HIS LEG AND
REPEATEDLY BREAKING THE CAST.

WHEN HIS TOILET TRAINING
DOESN'T WORK OUT,

TOMMY STARTS WEARING DIAPERS.

TOMMY SCALDS
HIMSELF IN THE BATHTUB...

AND SUSTAINS THIRD-DEGREE
BURNS OVER HALF HIS BODY.

TOMMY'S HEAD IS SHAVEN BECAUSE
HE INSISTS ON PULLING HIS HAIR OUT,

THEREBY INFECTING HIS SCALP.

TOMMY'S UPPER
TEETH ARE EXTRACTED...

BECAUSE HE CHEWS ON HIS LIPS
AND HIS CHEEKS UNTIL THEY BLEED.

THAT... THAT'S THE STORY
THEY IGNORED, MR. WYLER.

THE ONE I LIVED...

EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY.

BUT... AND YET I
NEVER COMPLAINED.

I LOVED MY BROTHER...
MORE THAN MY OWN LIFE.

AND ALL YOUR JUSTICE
SYSTEM HAS DONE...

IS PERSECUTE ME AND
DEFILE HIS MEMORY.

CLIFFORD, IT WAS A
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY...

AND A GREAT LOSS, BUT
THIS PAYBACK HAS TO STOP.

YOU JUST... DO
YOUR JOB, MR. WYLER,

AND I'LL DO MINE.

MAY I HELP YOU?

I'M HERE TO SEE
MR. WYLER. YOUR NAME?

CESARUS. OSVALDO CESARUS.

YOUR BOY'S BEEN
SENDING ME LOVE NOTES.

I FOUND THIS ON THE
WINDSHIELD OF MY CAR YESTERDAY.

YOU TELL THAT PUNK, BANKS, THAT I'VE
DONE MY SHARE OF TIME BEHIND BARS,

AND I KNOW HOW TO WATCH MY BACK.

MAYBE CLIFFORD'S JUST
TRYING TO SCARE YOU.

YEAH.

"THE FORCES OF
RETRIBUTION ARE GATHERING.

YOUR DAY OF RECKONING IS NEAR."

IF THAT TUB OF GUTS COMES
AFTER ME, I'LL WASTE HIM.

I WON'T THINK TWICE.
YOU TELL HIM THAT.

FOR 32 CENTS, YOU
COULD TELL HIM YOURSELF.

I'M TELLING YOU.

I'LL TALK TO CLIFFORD.

IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?

YEAH. I WAS WATCHING
TV LAST NIGHT,

AND I SAW YOU AND THE TUB BOO-HOOING
OVER THAT DEAD BROTHER OF HIS.

AND I'M THINKING,
WHERE IS MY CUT?

CUT OF WHAT? ALL THE MONEY...

THAT HE'S MAKING SELLING THE
STORY ABOUT THIS DEAD BROTHER.

I'M THE ONE WHO
DID THE TIME, RIGHT?

YOU'RE ALSO THE ONE
WHO DID THE CRIME.

YEAH, WELL, I WANT TO CORRECT
THAT, OKAY? I NEVER KILLED ANYONE.

YOU CONFESSED TO THE CRIME
BECAUSE YOU ENJOY PRISON FOOD, RIGHT?

NO, I CONFESSED BECAUSE YOU WERE LEANING ON
ME, AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE GAS CHAMBER.

YOU FORGET, MR. CESARUS, I
WAS AT YOUR PAROLE HEARING.

DO YOU THINK ANYONE GETS
PAROLED SAYING THEY'RE INNOCENT?

I TOLD THEM WHAT
THEY WANTED TO HEAR.

INCLUDING, I TAKE IT, YOUR
TOUCHING CONVERSION TO JESUS.

LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE A
GREAT FUTURE IN ACTING, MR. CESARUS.

UNFORTUNATELY, I
CAN'T HELP YOU WITH IT.

YEAH, YOU CAN. I WANT TO
MEET THIS GUY MAKING THE MOVIE.

YOU WANT TO MEET GARY BLONDO?

EVERY TIME I CALL HIS
OFFICE, HE'S UNAVAILABLE.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SELL HIM.

BESIDES YOUR ACTING
ABILITY, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

THE NAME OF THE GUY
WHO KILLED TOMMY BANKS.

SO YOU TELL BLONDO HE CAN KEEP ON
DUCKING ME, OR WE CAN MAKE A DEAL.

HE GOES AHEAD AND MAKES THAT MOVIE
WITHOUT HEARING WHAT I HAVE TO SAY,

HE'S GONNA BE SITTING
ON A $50 MILLION DISASTER.

FIRST OFF, THE KETTERING CASE.

SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE SURPRISED
TO LEARN THAT CUPID'S DART HAS STRUCK.

KEVIN PIPER AND ESTHER
KETTERING ARE GETTING MARRIED.

ARE YOU INVITED TO THE NUPTIALS?

UH-HUH, SERVICE IS
SET FOR 5:00 TOMORROW,

JUDGE HARRIGAN PRESIDING.

KEVIN PIPER'S GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT. KILL
THE SISTER, MARRY INTO TWICE THE BUCKS.

ESTHER CAN'T INCRIMINATE HIM, BECAUSE
SHE INVOKES MARITAL PRIVILEGE ON THE STAND.

I SENSE A CERTAIN LACK OF
ROMANCE IN THAT ANALYSIS.

HEY, IF I'M THE COPS, I'M NOT
JUST LOOKIN' AT KEVIN FOR THIS.

AN OLD LADY PLUS A
HUNDRED MILLION BUCKS...

GIVES US A HOUSEHOLD FULL OF
PEOPLE WITH A MOTIVE FOR MURDER...

THE MAID, KEVIN'S
BOYFRIEND, EVEN ESTHER.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
I CHECKED ON THE CHAIR-O-LATOR.

IT HASN'T BEEN SERVICED
IN NEARLY FIVE YEARS.

THREE BOLTS COMING
UNDONE, ALL AT THE SAME TIME?

I'M SAYING IF WE HAD TO, WE COULD MAKE
THIS OUT TO BE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT OUT TO BE
ANYTHING. THAT'S DETECTIVE SEYBOLT'S JOB.

HE WANTS TO SIT DOWN WITH ESTHER. I'LL LET
HIM FISH AROUND, FIND OUT WHAT HE'S GOT.

BUT MY EX-PROSECUTOR'S GUT
TELLS ME THAT IF THEY HAD ANYTHING,

THEY WOULD HAVE
PRESSED CHARGES ALREADY.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING RIGHT
ALONG. PETERSEN, HERRICK & COE.

WE'VE GOT THEM SALIVATING FOR US.
WE SHOULD REALLY GIVE THEM AN ANSWER.

YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND. I
THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY,

BOTH PERSONALLY
AND PROFESSIONALLY.

I'M WITH AARON. I THINK
WE SHOULD JUMP ON THIS.

I'M NOT SO SURE. I THINK
THE POLITICAL INFIGHTING...

THAT GOES ON IN THOSE BIG
FIRMS WOULD SHAME THE BORGIAS.

ONCE THE IMAGE OF MY NEW JAGUAR FADED, I
REMEMBERED MY THREE YEARS AT DELL & HANOVER.

THE KNIFE WOUNDS IN MY BACK
ARE JUST BEGINNING TO DISAPPEAR.

OKAY, CHRIS IS THUMBS-DOWN
TOO, SO WE'RE DEADLOCKED.

WELL, LET'S NOT KID OURSELVES. JIMMY'S THE
MARQUEE PLAYER HERE. HE'S THE GUY THEY WANT.

IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE
OFFER ON A LOT OF LEVELS.

IF IT WAS WHAT EVERYBODY WANTED, I
CERTAINLY WOULDN'T STAND IN THE WAY.

BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT DIVISION OF OPINION,

WHICH MEANS I'D HAVE TO WEIGH
IN ON THE SIDE OF STATUS QUO.

MAY I INQUIRE WHY?

MAYBE I LIKE RUNNING MY OWN SHIP. MAYBE
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE ADVICE I ONCE GOT:

NEVER HAVE MORE PARTNERS
THAN YOU CAN FIT IN AN ELEVATOR.

I KNOW THIS MAY COME AS A BLOW
TO SOME OF YOU. WHO COULD THAT BE?

ARNOLD, IF YOU'RE
FEELING LOST IN THE MIX,

I UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE TO
PURSUE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

BY THAT, I TAKE IT YOU HAVE NO
PLANS TO BROADEN MY RESPONSIBILITIES.

RIGHT NOW, NO. BUT
THE RACE IS LONG,

AND WHO KNOWS WHAT CAN
COME DOWN THE PIKE LATER ON.

BY WHICH TIME I'LL BE WALKING
WITH A CANE, APPLYING FOR MEDICARE.

ARNOLD? PLEASE,
JUSTINE, NO POSTMORTEMS.

I THINK IT'S CLEAR
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE
OF BLAMING JIMMY.

HE'S NOT SAYING ANYTHING
TED DIDN'T SAY LAST YEAR.

ALL I'VE EVER WANTED WAS A FAIR
SHOT. DO YOU THINK YOU'VE EARNED IT?

I SWEAT BLOOD FOR THIS FIRM.

- NO ONE'S DOUBTING
YOUR WORK ETHIC.
- JUST MY PERSONALITY, HUH?

ARNOLD, YOU KNOW
HOW FOND I AM OF YOU.

THERE'S NO ONE WHO'S ROOTING FOR YOU MORE
THAN I AM, BUT YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A JERK.

YOU'RE SO BUSY SULKING, YOU DON'T SEE
HOW THE REST OF US ARE GETTING IT DONE.

COUPLE HOURS, I'M ON A
PLANE TO SAN FRANCISCO...

TO WRAP THE WEXLER CASE
AND APPEAL THE RAPKE DECISION.

BECAUSE HE ASKED
YOU. I DON'T GET ASKED.

NO, ARNOLD. THE RAPKE CASE IS MINE
BECAUSE I WENT OUT AND I FOUND IT.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO AROUND
HERE. I FIND STUFF. I CONTRIBUTE.

THERE WAS MY WORK ON THE BLONDO
CASE. THE-THE KYLE NESSEN MATTER.

- WHICH MATTER?
- THE BARROOM THING.

LISTEN TO YOURSELF. IT WAS SO LONG
AGO, YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE DETAILS.

ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY. MAYBE I COULD
STAND TO BE A LITTLE MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL.

MAYBE I JUST DON'T HAVE SOME PEOPLE'S
FLAIR FOR AGGRESSIVE SELF-PROMOTION.

IT'S SIMPLE, ARNOLD.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU
HAVE TO GO OUT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

WOULD YOU CARE FOR
SOME COFFEE? TEA?

NO, THANK YOU.

MY GRANDMOTHER
WAS A TEA DRINKER.

ORANGE PEKOE FROM CEYLON.

I BELIEVE THAT'S, UH,
CALLED SRI LANKA NOW.

SHE PUT THE LEAVES
RIGHT IN THE POT.

NO TEA BAGS FOR HER.

MS. KETTERING'S
GETTING MARRIED TODAY,

SO WE'D APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU'D MOVE THIS ALONG.

OF COURSE. MY
CONGRATULATIONS, MA'AM.

NOW, TELL ME, CAN YOU
THINK OF ANY REASON...

WHY SOMEONE WOULD DO SUCH A
TERRIBLE THING TO YOUR SISTER?

AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THERE WASN'T A PERSON
IN THE WORLD WHO BORE MARYBETH ANY ILL WILL.

INCLUDING YOUR FIANCÉ,
KEVIN? OH, ESPECIALLY KEVIN.

HE AND MY SISTER
BECAME VERY CLOSE.

THEY MAY HAVE HAD A SPAT OR TWO, BUT NOTHING
THAT WASN'T RESOLVED LONG BEFORE SHE DIED.

I SEE. CAN YOU TELL ME
HOW YOU AND KEVIN MET?

ORIGINALLY, HE WAS
MY HAIRDRESSER.

BUT WE BOTH HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN
OUR HEARTS FOR BICHONS FRISES,

SO HE STARTED WALKING
MY DOGS AS WELL.

EVENTUALLY, HE MOVED IN...

AND, ALONG WITH HIS OTHER
DUTIES, BECAME MY CHAUFFEUR.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER
GENTLEMAN? DAMIEN.

HE'S KEVIN'S BROTHER.

OKAY. UH, NOW THIS IS WHERE I'M GONNA
NEED YOU TO HELP ME OUT, YOU SEE?

'CAUSE OUR RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT KEVIN WAS BORN...

IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA TO
IRENE AND PHILLIP PIPER,

BUT DAMIEN, YOU SEE, WAS
BORN IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA...

TO MARINA AND ARMANDO VASQUEZ.

WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING?

I'M SUGGESTING, MA'AM, THAT
IF THERE WAS SOMETHING...

OTHER THAN SIBLING LOVE
BETWEEN THOSE TWO GENTLEMEN,

DAMIEN MIGHT HAVE
GOTTEN JEALOUS,

WANTED YOUR SISTER OUT OF THE
WAY WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH KEVIN.

SEE, NOW THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED
WITH KEVIN, YOU MIGHT BE AT RISK TOO.

DETECTIVE, I CAME DOWN HERE ON THE
DAY OF MY WEDDING TO ACCOMMODATE YOU,

AND NOW YOU'RE ATTRIBUTING ALL
SORTS OF SMARMY AND IMMORAL BEHAVIOR...

TO MY FIANCÉ AND HIS BROTHER.

THAT'S SOMETHING I
SIMPLY WON'T TOLERATE.

I JUST WANT TO GET TO THE TRUTH,
MA'AM. I'M SURE YOU WANT THAT TOO.

WHAT WE WANT, DETECTIVE, IS FOR YOU
TO DROP THE INNUENDOS AND FINISH THIS.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE DAMIEN AND
KEVIN WERE WHEN YOUR SISTER DIED?

YES, I DO. THEY
WERE WITH ME, IN BED.

- THE THREE OF YOU?
- IT'S A LARGE BED.

WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE
SLEEPING ARRANGEMENT?

- EXCUSE ME?
- WHO WAS IN THE MIDDLE?

THAT IS A TRULY
OFFENSIVE QUESTION.

I MEAN, MA'AM...

I MEAN, WHO WAS CLOSEST TO THE
DOOR? WHO WAS FARTHEST FROM THE DOOR?

THEN HE OR SHE...

"OR SHE"? YOU THINK
I KILLED MARYBETH?

I GOTTA LOOK AT
EVERY POSSIBILITY.

MY SISTER AND I WERE
TWINS, YOUNG MAN.

WE WERE PART OF EACH
OTHER'S LIVES FOR 83 YEARS.

I'D NO MORE KILL MARYBETH
THAN I'D KILL MYSELF.

AM I FREE TO LEAVE,

OR ARE YOU GOING TO
CLAP ME IN HANDCUFFS?

NO, MA'AM. YOU CAN GO.

NICE TRY, DETECTIVE.

A JOKE? ARE YOU TELLING ME CLIFFORD
BANKS WASN'T REALLY GONNA KILL ME?

APPARENTLY NOT. I WENT
INTO HIDING. I WORE DRESSES.

HOW LONG WERE YOU GONNA
LET ME TWIST IN THE WIND?

CLIFFORD'S AN UNPREDICTABLE GUY. IT
WAS BETTER TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.

YEAH, WELL, YOUR CAUTION
COST ME BIG-TIME, MY FRIEND.

I HAVE A SPECTACULAR PROPERTY FOR STEVEN
SEAGAL, AND I HAD TO CANCEL THE MEETING.

BUT WHAT WAS I GONNA DO? WALK INTO
THE IVY IN A CHANEL COCKTAIL DRESS?

I CAN SYMPATHIZE,
GARY. READY TO MOVE ON?

TO WHAT? THE NEXT
JOKE AT MY EXPENSE?

I'M STILL RECOVERING FROM
THE LAST CATASTROPHE.

AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO PAY GOD
KNOWS HOW MUCH MONEY TO A JUNKIE?

BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS,
WHAT, 31 YEARS.

NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME HOW THE PARASITES
CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK TO SUCK MY BLOOD.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO PAY CESARUS A DIME, BUT
YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

HE THINKS HE CAN THREATEN ME, SCREW UP MY
MOVIE, IF I DON'T PAY FOR HIS INFORMATION?

I STARED DOWN DAWN STEEL.

I'M GONNA QUAKE WHEN SOME
TWO-BIT THUG TRIES TO JACK ME UP?

SOMEBODY ELSE KILLED
TOMMY BANKS. HUH!

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM THEN. ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT. I'LL GIVE HIM TWO MINUTES.

BUT I'LL BET YOU THE KEYS TO MY
BEACH HOUSE HE CLAIMS IT WAS ELVIS.

FIRST, MR. CESARUS,

GARY BLONDO DOES NOT PAY A HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A PIG IN A POKE.

HERE ARE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH
I WILL LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

IF WHAT YOU TELL ME
PROVES TO BE TRUE,

I WILL PAY YOU $50,000,
NONNEGOTIABLE.

HERE ARE MY CONDITIONS.
I'LL TAKE THE 50.

BUT I WANT INPUT ON
WHO YOU GET TO PLAY ME.

I WANT NICHOLAS CAGE.

FINE. I WILL HAVE MY CASTING
PEOPLE GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. CAGE.

ALL RIGHT. WHO
KILLED TOMMY BANKS?

CLIFFORD BANKS.

WHAT? NO ONE EVER KILLED
THEIR BROTHER BEFORE?

CLIFFORD SACRIFICED
HIS LIFE FOR HIS BROTHER.

WHAT REASON WOULD
HE HAVE TO KILL HIM?

OH, COME ON. THINK ABOUT IT. IT'S THE
ONLY WAY IT COULD HAVE GONE DOWN.

LOOK, I GO IN TO ROB THE HOUSE,

BUT THERE'S THIS RETARDED
GUY SITTING IN A WHEELCHAIR.

HE SEES ME. BUT SO WHAT?
HE'S NOT GONNA DO SQUAT.

HE'S STUCK IN THAT CHAIR.
WHY DO I HAVE TO KILL HIM?

TRUTH? HE STARTED TO CRY. I
GAVE HIM A SLAP ACROSS THE FACE.

I TOLD HIM TO SHUT THE
HELL UP OR I'D WRING HIS NECK.

HE GOT THE MESSAGE. THEN I
WENT THROUGH THAT PIGSTY,

BUT THERE WAS
NOTHIN' WORTH TAKING.

SO I ATE THREE OATMEAL COOKIES, I
GRABBED THE TELEVISION, AND I SPLIT.

AND TOMMY WAS
ALIVE WHEN YOU LEFT?

YOU WANNA CALL SITTING IN THAT
CHAIR LIVING? YEAH, HE WAS ALIVE.

EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM,
IT DOESN'T MEAN CLIFFORD DID.

I LEFT THAT HOUSE
AT A QUARTER TO 8:00.

BANKS SAYS HE CAME
HOME FROM HIS JOB AT 8:00.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT INSIDE 15 MINUTES,

SOMEONE ELSE WENT
INTO THAT HOUSE,

MURDERED THE GUY,
TURNED AROUND AND LEFT?

WELL, WE ONLY HAVE YOUR WORD FOR
IT THAT YOU LEFT AT QUARTER TO 8:00.

LOOK, I'VE DONE A LOT OF BAD
THINGS IN MY LIFE, MR. WYLER.

I ADMIT IT. BUT I NEVER
KILLED A HUMAN BEING.

CLIFFORD BANKS
TOOK OUT 17 PEOPLE.

YOU DO THAT, YOU GOT
MURDER IN YOUR HEART, MAN.

NICE TRY, MR. CESARUS.

BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER
CONVICT WHO CAN'T OWN UP TO WHAT HE DID.

TALK TO YOUR BOY.
WATCH HIS EYES.

YOU'LL SEE THE TRUTH.

AND I'LL GET MY MONEY. GOOD DAY.

JIMMY, GOT A MOMENT?

ABOUT THAT. I'M ON MY WAY TO JUDGE HARRIGAN'S
CHAMBERS FOR THE KETTERING WEDDING.

WELL, TELL THE LOVEBIRDS THAT
UNLESS SOMETHING NEW DEVELOPS,

WE WON'T BE FILING
CHARGES AGAINST KEVIN.

GOOD. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO TELL A
JITTERY GROOM HE'S NOT A MURDER SUSPECT.

SOMEBODY DID
SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY,

BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

HAVE YOU BROKEN THE NEWS TO
DETECTIVE SEYBOLT? HE'LL COPE.

THANKS FOR TELLING ME, MIRIAM.

MY CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE BLUSHING BRIDE.

THE WEDDING RING SEALS
THE VOWS OF MARRIAGE...

AS A SIGNATURE BEARS
WITNESS TO A WRITTEN COVENANT.

AS THE RING IS PLACED
ON YOUR FINGERS,

WILL YOU PLEASE
REPEAT THESE WORDS:

IN PLEDGE OF THE VOWS OF MARRIAGE
MADE BETWEEN US, I OFFER YOU THIS RING.

IN PLEDGE OF THE VOWS OF
MARRIAGE MADE BETWEEN US,

I OFFER YOU THIS RING.

NOW WE HAVE COME
TOGETHER IN THIS PLACE...

AND HAVE HEARD THE WILLINGNESS OF
ESTHER AND KEVIN TO BE JOINED IN MARRIAGE.

THEY HAVE COME OF
THEIR OWN FREE WILL...

AND ON OUR HEARING HAVE MADE
A COVENANT OF FAITHFULNESS.

THEY HAVE GIVEN AND RECEIVED A
RING AS A SEAL OF THEIR PROMISES.

THEREFORE, BY THE POWER VESTED
IN ME BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

I PRONOUNCE THAT THEY
ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.

YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE.

NOW THAT'S THE KIND OF LIFE
SENTENCE I LIKE HANDING OUT.

I KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD HAVE
MEANT FOR MARYBETH TO BE HERE.

YOU'VE BEEN A KIND AND
CARING FRIEND, MR. WYLER.

AND FRIENDS ARE THE ONLY ONES
IN WHOM WE CAN PLACE OUR TRUST.

CAN I TRUST YOU
WITH A CONFIDENCE?

OF COURSE. I'M NOT ONLY
YOUR FRIEND. I'M YOUR LAWYER.

SO I CAN RELY ON THE FACT THAT WHATEVER
I REVEAL FALLS WITHIN OUR PRIVILEGE?

ABSOLUTELY.

I KILLED MY SISTER.

IT SHOCKS ME TO SAY THOSE WORDS,

JUST AS IT SHOCKS ME TO KNOW
I COMMITTED THAT HORRIBLE ACT.

MARYBETH WAS MORE THAN
JUST MY FLESH AND BLOOD.

SHE WAS MY LIFELONG
FRIEND AND CONFIDANTE.

BUT WHEN KEVIN AND
I BECAME INVOLVED,

SHE BECAME SOMEONE I
DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE.

JEALOUS, VICIOUS, VINDICTIVE.

SHE THREATENED TO ACCUSE KEVIN OF
STEALING THE NECKLACE THAT SHE'D GIVEN HIM.

HER ANGER WAS SO OVERWHELMING,

IT WAS AS THOUGH IT
SPILLED OVER ONTO ME.

SOMETHING DROPPED AWAY...

MY CIVILITY, MY
RESTRAINT, MY HUMANITY.

AND IN A MOMENT OF FURY,

I PUSHED HER DOWN THE STAIRS.

TEN MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENED,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE
BELIEVED IT WAS POSSIBLE.

TEN MINUTES AFTER,

I COULDN'T BELIEVE
WHAT I HAD DONE.

SOMETHING IN ME SNAPPED,

AND I'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH MY
ACTIONS THE REST OF MY LIFE.

DOES KEVIN KNOW THE TRUTH?

NO.

AND THE BEST WEDDING PRESENT YOU
COULD GIVE ME IS THAT HE NEVER FINDS OUT.

THANKS FOR SEEING
ME AGAIN, DOCTOR.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS TO
ASK YOU ABOUT CLIFFORD BANKS.

A NOT UNEXPECTED
DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.

LET ME PROPOSE A
SCENARIO TO YOU.

SOMETHING CAME UP IN
ANOTHER CASE I WAS HANDLING...

THAT MAY INDICATE WHAT REALLY
HAPPENED ON THE BANKS CASE.

WELL, I WOULD BE
ANXIOUS TO HEAR IT.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CLIFFORD
KILLED HIS OWN BROTHER?

IS IT POSSIBLE
THAT HE KILLED HIM...

AND THEN SNAPPED AND
FORGOT THAT HE EVEN DID IT?

I GUESS NOT.

NO. NO. MR. WYLER,
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE.

I'M JUST KICKING MYSELF FOR
HAVING NOT THOUGHT OF IT BEFORE.

IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE.

HE COULD'VE KILLED HIS BROTHER
AND THEN BLOCKED IT ALL OUT.

IN FACT, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN A
GREAT DEAL ABOUT HIM. HOW SO?

IT'S CALLED A
DISSOCIATIVE FUGUE STATE.

MR. BANKS KILLS HIS BROTHER,
FOR WHATEVER REASON.

GIVEN HIS LOVE FOR TOMMY...

AND GIVEN HIS STRICT
MORALISTIC UPBRINGING,

HE CAN'T ALLOW HIMSELF TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HIS OWN ACTIONS,

AND SO HE REPRESSES ALL
MEMORIES OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

BUT HIS SUBCONSCIOUS
KNOWS THE TRUTH,

SO HE PROJECTS HIS GUILT
ON THESE OTHER CRIMINALS...

WHO'VE BECOME SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATIONS
OF THE BAD PARTS OF HIMSELF.

AND KILLS THEM TO ALLEVIATE
HIS FEELINGS OF GUILT?

EXCEPT IT ONLY
REINFORCES THE DENIAL.

MURDER BECOMES AN EMPTY RITUAL,

WHICH HE REPEATS
OVER AND OVER AGAIN...

IN A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO
FILL AN UNFILLABLE VOID.

WELL, LET ME ASK YOU
SOMETHING, DOCTOR.

IS THIS THE MISSING PIECE THAT COULD
HELP PUT CLIFFORD BACK TOGETHER?

YOU WANT TO
CONFRONT HIM WITH THIS?

I'M ASKING YOU WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN IF I DID. THAT ALL DEPENDS.

IF CLIFFORD BANKS REALLY KILLED
HIS BROTHER AND KNOWS THAT HE DID,

HE WOULD PROBABLY
TAKE IT IN STRIDE.

BUT IF HE'S IN DENIAL, THIS COULD CAUSE A
SITUATION WHICH IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE.

AND ONE, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

A LAYMAN IS NOT
PREPARED TO DEAL WITH.

I UNDERSTAND, DOCTOR.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT CLIFFORD
IS PLANNING TO KILL THE MAN...

WHO WAS CONVICTED OF
HIS BROTHER'S MURDER,

AND I JUST CAN'T
WALK AWAY FROM THAT.

THEN I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO
CONVINCE MR. BANKS TO TALK TO ME.

IF YOU CONFRONT HIM WITH THIS,

AND IT'S THE TRUTH,

YOU MIGHT NOT WALK AWAY AT ALL.

FIRST, I WANT YOU TO
KNOW, MR. LATTIMER,

THAT THE VOTE NOT TO JOIN PETERSEN,
HERRICK & COE WAS NOT UNANIMOUS.

THE RESULT'S THE SAME, MR. SPIVAK.
YOUR FIRM ISN'T JOINING OURS.

TECHNICALLY. BUT EVEN THOUGH
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE COW,

SOME OF THE FINEST
MILK IS STILL AVAILABLE.

MILK, OF COURSE, IS MYSELF.
EXCUSE THE STRAINED METAPHOR.

YOUR 9:15 IS HERE. WOULD YOU
TELL HIM I'LL BE OUT IN THREE MINUTES.

YOU WERE SAYING
SOMETHING ABOUT MILK?

I WAS BEING INDIRECT, WHICH IS
NOT MY USUAL MODUS OPERANDI,

BECAUSE I, UH, PRIZE CONCISENESS
AND UNBLINKING FRANKNESS.

I'M NOT REALLY A...

MR. SPIVAK, I HAVE TO
LEAVE. WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

ARNOLD. PLEASE, ARNOLD.
DUNCAN, I'M AVAILABLE.

- AVAILABLE FOR WHAT?
- FOR JOINING PETERSEN,
HERRICK & COE.

OH. NOT THAT I'M THROWING
MYSELF AT YOU, OF COURSE.

A QUICK PERUSAL OF MY PERSONAL BOTTOM
LINE REVEALS I REPRESENT EXCEPTIONAL VALUE.

I'M AN ACKNOWLEDGED WHIZ WHEN
IT COMES TO BRIEFS AND MOTIONS.

IN ADDITION, AND IN ALL MODESTY,

NO ONE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
HAS A BETTER HANDLE ON RES JUDICATA,

STARE DECISIS,
COMPULSORY JOINDER...

MR. SPIVAK... ARNOLD, PLEASE.

NOT ONLY THAT, I SEE MYSELF AS A
SIGNIFICANT NEW SOURCE OF BUSINESS.

YOU'VE HEARD OF RAINMAKERS?
I, SIR, AM A HUMAN MONSOON.

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO COMMIT
YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY, OF COURSE.

I'LL JUST FAX YOU MY
CURRICULUM VITAE,

AND THE TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT,
WHICH I'M SURE WILL BE SATISFACTORY.

YOU DO THAT. I'M AN
EXCELLENT SQUASH PLAYER.

I WAS RANKED NATIONALLY
IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WHICH, NEEDLESS TO SAY, WOULDN'T HURT
THE FIRM'S POSITION AT THE JONATHAN CLUB.

DO YOU PLAY? UH, NO. NO.
AND I REALLY DO HAVE TO GO.

ANYWAY, I HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE THINGS
WILL WORK OUT TO OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.

ACTUALLY, WHO WAS IT, SIR, WHO SAID,
"ALL THINGS COME TO HIM WHO WAITS"?

I HAVEN'T GOT THE
SLIGHTEST IDEA.

THAT WAS RALPH WALDO
EMERSON, ACTUALLY.

SEE, I KNEW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
IT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION.

DUNCAN? SIR?

WHO IS IT? JAMES WYLER.

SLIDE YOUR DRIVER'S
LICENSE UNDER THE DOOR.

EXCUSE ME? I JUST NEED
TO MAKE SURE IT'S YOU.

SORRY. I HAVEN'T HAD TIME
TO INSTALL A PEEPHOLE YET.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I AM SOMEONE
WHO CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
NO, I THINK IT'S SMART, CLIFFORD.

WHY-WHY IS IT EVERY PICTURE THE
D.M.V. TAKES LOOKS LIKE A MUG SHOT?

I WAS, UH, JUST ON MY
WAY OUT TO BUY A TV.

A SOFA. GOT THAT
DELIVERED YESTERDAY.

UM, THE PLACE IS STARTIN' TO
COME TOGETHER, DON'T YOU THINK?

YEAH, IT'S NICE. KINDA WEIRD.

I MEAN, GOIN' OUT AND
BUYIN' ALL THESE THINGS.

NOT THAT I WASN'T MAKIN' THE
MONEY BEFORE TO FURNISH THE PLACE.

IT'S JUST... WHEN TOMMY WAS
ALIVE, IT WAS LIKE, WHAT'S THE POINT?

'CAUSE ANYTHING
NICE, HE'D JUST RUIN.

YOU WANT A SODA OR SOMETHIN'?

NO, NO. I'M NOT GONNA
STAY THAT LONG.

WELL, UH, WHAT CAN I
DO FOR YOU, MR. WYLER?

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SEEING A DOCTOR.

WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR?
A PSYCHIATRIST.

WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS.
I DON'T NEED A PSYCHIATRIST.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
CLIFFORD, I THINK YOU DO.

UM,

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, MR. WYLER?

THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME
SEEING A SHRINK, IS IT?

HAVE YOU EVER
CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY...

THAT OSVALDO CESARUS
DIDN'T KILL YOUR BROTHER?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? HE CAME
INTO MY OFFICE THE OTHER DAY.

HE SAID THE ONLY REASON HE
CONFESSED WAS TO CUT A DEAL.

YOU BELIEVED HIM?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE.

BUT I DO THINK IT'S POSSIBLE THAT
SOMEBODY ELSE KILLED TOMMY.

LIKE WHO?

I DON'T KNOW.

- YOU THINK I KILLED HIM?
- DID YOU?

I LOVED MY BROTHER,
MR. WYLER. WHY WOULD I KILL HIM?

WHY WOULD I KILL THE
ONLY PERSON I EVER LOVED?

CLIFFORD, YOU SACRIFICED
YOUR ENTIRE LIFE FOR TOMMY.

EMOTIONALLY, THAT CAN
BE HARD. LOOK, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE YOU CAME HOME
AFTER CESARUS BROKE IN.

YOU LOST YOUR TEMPER.
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AND, FRANKLY, I'M A LITTLE DISTURBED THAT YOU
WOULD TAKE THE WORD OF A JUNKIE OVER MINE.

LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
ON THE DAY OF YOUR BROTHER'S DEATH.

BUT I STILL THINK YOU
SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR...

AND EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES,
WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE.

OKAY, LET ME SEE IF
I UNDERSTAND YOU.

YOU WANT ME TO
SEE A PSYCHIATRIST,

WHO IN ALL LIKELIHOOD
THINKS I'M CRAZY,

BASED ON THE WORD OF THE
JUNKIE THIEF WHO MURDERED TOMMY.

I THINK MAYBE YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT NEEDS THE HELP, MR. WYLER.

NOT ME.

UH, SO, LISTEN, IF
THERE'S NOTHIN' ELSE,

I REALLY, UH, DO NEED
TO GO BUY THAT TV.

CAN I COME IN? JIMMY?

JIMMY? CAN I COME IN?

SURE. COME ON.

I, UH, MET WITH DUNCAN LATTIMER
AT PETERSEN, HERRICK & COE...

TO EXPLORE MY COMING ABOARD.

- AND HOW'D IT GO?
- OH, I WAS INARTICULATE,
INAPPROPRIATE, A BUFFOON.

I'M SURE IT WASN'T AS BAD
AS YOU THINK. NO, IT WAS.

AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED
IT TO GO ANY OTHER WAY.

THESE GUYS WITH THEIR "PASADENA,
OLD MONEY, WHERE'D YOU PREP" PEDIGREE,

THEY ALWAYS MAKE ME FEEL LIKE THE WORLD'S
A BLUE SUIT, AND I'M A PAIR OF BROWN SHOES.

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST ACCEPT WHAT YOU
GUYS HAVE BEEN TELLING ME ALL ALONG.

I'M NOT THE COURTROOM GUY.

IF ARNOLD SPIVAK WANTS TO
STAND UP IN FRONT OF A CROWD,

HE'LL JUST HAVE TO GO
TO THE KARAOKE BAR.

AND IF HE WANTS
TO PLAY RAINMAKER,

HE'LL JUST HAVE TO GO AND
GET HIS OWN SERIAL KILLERS.

I'VE SEEN THE PROVERBIAL LIGHT, AND THERE'S NO
PLACE LIKE HOME, AMONG COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS.

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW I
TREATED THESE STERLING PEOPLE.

INSTEAD OF HEEDING THEIR
ADVICE, I BLAMED THEM.

YOU, FOR IGNORING ME. CHRIS,
FOR DISAGREEING WITH ME.

I EVEN ASSUMED JUSTINE GOT SECOND CHAIR
BECAUSE SHE HAD BEEN SLEEPING WITH YOU.

WHICH IS UTTERLY UNJUSTIFIED.

THERE'S NOTHING BUT ANECDOTAL
EVIDENCE TO INDICATE, UH...

AND BY ANECDOTAL, I DON'T, YOU
KNOW, MEAN TO IMPLY THAT YOUR AFFAIR...

AND AFFAIRS IS KIND OF... THAT'S ALSO
AN INAPPROPRIATE TERM BECAUSE, UH...

WELCOME BACK, ARNOLD. YEP.

GREAT. THANKS. THANKS.
GOOD TO BE HERE. YEP.

KNOCK, KNOCK.

I WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR
SOMEONE TO ANNOUNCE ME,

BUT THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE.

HOW ARE YOU,
CLIFFORD? I'M NOT SURE.

I'VE BEEN WALKIN' AROUND THE
LAST COUPLE OF HOURS WITH THIS.

WHAT'S THE GUN FOR?

IT'S TO HELP ME
DECIDE WHAT TO DO.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU LET ME HOLD
ON TO THE GUN WHILE YOU DECIDE.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M
GONNA KILL YOU...

OR KILL MYSELF
OR KILL BOTH OF US.

BUT UNTIL I COME TO A DECISION,
I'M NOT GONNA PUT DOWN THE GUN.

OKAY.

SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER I LEFT THE APARTMENT.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IT. WELL, TRY. TELL ME.

BE QUIET! OKAY?

I CAN'T GET MY THOUGHTS STRAIGHT IF
YOU'RE GONNA KEEP RUNNIN' YOUR MOUTH.

AFTER YOU LEFT, I, UH, MADE
SOME DINNER, YOU KNOW?

BUT I HAD A STOMACHACHE,
AND I COULDN'T EAT IT.

SO I GOT MY GUN, AND
I WENT FOR A WALK.

I FELT MYSELF GETTING
ANGRIER AND ANGRIER.

THESE THOUGHTS KEPT
GETTIN' IN MY HEAD AND...

BAD THOUGHTS. I
CAN'T KEEP 'EM OUT.

- ABOUT TOMMY?
- ABOUT YOU.

THESE-THESE VOICES IN
MY HEAD, THEY KEEP SAYING,

"YOU HAVE TO KILL MR. WYLER."

AND THEY GET LOUDER
AND LOUDER. WHY?

WHY DO I HAVE TO KILL MR. WYLER?

I MEAN, HE'S MY FRIEND.
HE KEPT ME OUT OF JAIL.

I HAVE TO KILL YOU
BECAUSE YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW THE TRUTH.

YEAH, I KILLED
TOMMY. I KILLED TOMMY.

YOU KNOW, I COME HOME FROM
WORK, AND THE PLACE IS A MESS.

IT'S JUST TRASHED.
AND THERE'S TOMMY.

HE'S SITTING THERE ON THE FLOOR,
AND HE'S ROCKING BACK AND FORTH,

AND HE'S CRYIN' LIKE A
BABY, AND I'M... AND I'M...

"WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
TOMMY, PLEASE JUST SHUT UP.

"TELL ME WHO DID THIS.

"PLEASE BE QUIET AND TELL
ME WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

YOU WANT ME TO SMACK YOU?"

I HEAR THE CRACK OF
HIS SKULL AS IT BREAKS,

AND I'M HITTING HIM WITH
A LAMP AGAIN AND AGAIN,

AND HE'S LYING THERE
IN A POOL OF BLOOD.

WHO DID THIS? I... IT WASN'T ME.

I COULDN'T DO THIS, BECAUSE
I'M TOMMY'S PROTECTOR.

SO SOMEONE ELSE DID
THIS. SO WHO DID THIS?

SOMEONE ELSE DID THIS, AND
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY!

LISTEN TO ME, CLIFFORD.
TOMMY'S DEATH WAS HORRIBLE.

BUT IT WAS OUT OF YOUR
CONTROL. WE NEED TO GET YOU HELP.

I JUST WANT THE PAIN TO STOP.

- THEN LET ME HELP YOU.
- HELP ME!

YOU DID THIS TO ME! I
HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!

SHOOTING ME WON'T
CHANGE THE TRUTH, CLIFFORD.

IF I KILL MYSELF TOO,
THEN IT ALL GOES AWAY...

TOMMY, THE MEN I KILLED.

THEN DO IT.

- WHAT?
- KILL ME.

AND THEN KILL YOURSELF.

HEY, YOU THINK I'M BLUFFIN'?

HUH? YOU DON'T
THINK I'LL DO THAT?

I KNOW YOU WON'T DO IT. THE REAL
CLIFFORD BANKS IS NOT A KILLER.

YOU LOVED YOUR BROTHER.

YOU PROTECTED HIM FROM
THE CRUELTIES OF THE WORLD.

YOU CARED ABOUT HIM. YOU
LOVED HIM MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

THEN HOW COULD I KILL HIM?

HOW COULD I MURDER MY BROTHER?

WHOA. WHAT KIND...

OF MONSTER AM I?

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

WE'RE GONNA GET YOU HELP.

WHAT YOU'VE TOLD ME HERE
IS PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.

NO ONE HAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

YOU CAN WALK OUT OF HERE,
AND YOU CAN START A NEW LIFE.

I HAVE TO CONFESS
TO KILLING TOMMY.

I CAN'T ADVISE YOU TO DO THAT.

I HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT I DID,

OR I'M NO BETTER THAN
THOSE MEN I KILLED.

AS YOUR ATTORNEY,
I CAN'T RECOMMEND...

YOU MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE
POLICE ABOUT TOMMY'S DEATH.

BUT AS YOUR FRIEND, I'LL SUPPORT
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.

THEN WILL YOU...
WILL YOU HELP ME?

PLEASE, HELP ME?

COME ON.

OKAY. THE DATE
IS APRIL 17, 1997.

THE TIME IS 11:00 P.M. WE'RE AT PARKER
CENTER IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.

I'M DETECTIVE VINCENT BIGGIO,
ROBBERY HOMICIDE DIVISION,

SERIAL NUMBER 19137.

PRESENT ARE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY MIRIAM GRASSO,

CLIFFORD BANKS AND HIS
ATTORNEY, JAMES WYLER,

ALONG WITH VIDEO
TECHNICIAN RON HUNT.

MR. BANKS, YOUR ATTORNEY HAS INFORMED
US THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

BEFORE YOU DO, DO YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?

YES.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
ANY STATEMENT YOU MAKE...

CAN BE USED AGAINST
YOU IN A COURT OF LAW?

I DO.

THEN, HAVING BEEN
INFORMED OF YOUR RIGHTS,

AND WITH YOUR ATTORNEY PRESENT,

YOU MAY MAKE A STATEMENT
IF THAT IS YOUR WISH.

I'VE PREVIOUSLY STATED...

THAT MY FIRST VICTIM...

WAS KYLE DAVID HARRIS.

I WANT TO CORRECT THAT.

MY FIRST VICTIM...

WAS MY BROTHER,

THOMAS PETER BANKS.

OH, GOD, HELP ME.

JIMMY! I JUST HEARD ON
THE RADIO! NOT NOW, GARY.

NOW WE GOT A STORY THAT
CRACKLES. PASSION, PATHOS, SURPRISE.

IT'S THE ENGLISH PATIENT
WITHOUT THE DATE PALMS.

TERRIFIC. YOU REALIZE IT'S NO
LONGER THE CLIFFORD BANKS STORY.

IT'S THE JIMMY WYLER STORY.

AN HEROIC ATTORNEY'S STRUGGLE TO SAVE HIS
PSYCHO CLIENT FROM THE SINS OF HIS PAST.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'D
LIKE TO BE PAST, GARY?

ANY CONCEIVABLE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.

PACINO. THAT'S WHO
I SEE PLAYING YOU.

OR ROBERT DE NIRO.

IF HE HASN'T BALLOONED
UP AFTER HIS LAST ROLE.

JIMMY! AH, MERYL STREEP.

EXCUSE ME? AS OUR INTREPID
PROSECUTOR, MIRIAM GRASSO.

ARE WE DONE, GARY? OF COURSE. YOU'RE
TIRED. YOU SHOULD GO HOME AND REST.

I'M GONNA CALL LOUIS IN
THE MORNING, SET UP A LUNCH.

GET YOUR TUX OUT
OF MOTHBALLS, JIMMY.

THAT LITTLE GOLDEN
MAN IS PRACTICALLY OURS.

JIMMY, I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME RANCOROUS
EXCHANGES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS,

BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU YOU HONORED
THE PROFESSION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LEDGER.

AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUR CLIENT
AND AS AN OFFICER OF THE COURT.

THAT MEANS A LOT
COMING FROM YOU.

ARRAIGNMENT'S TOMORROW AT 1:30. WE'LL BE
CHARGING BANKS WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.

AND WE'LL BE THERE
PLEADING GUILTY.

WELL, I GUESS THERE'S
NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

EXCEPT GET SOME
REST. YOU DESERVE IT.

NO ARGUMENT FROM ME.

TOODLES.

I'M GOING TO READ YOU A
STATEMENT FROM CLIFFORD BANKS.

I WILL NOT BE TAKING
ANY QUESTIONS.

MY OFFICE WILL SCHEDULE A PRESS
CONFERENCE FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

"I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE
FAMILIES OF THE 17 MEN I KILLED.

"WHATEVER CRIMINAL ACTS THEIR
LOVED ONES MAY HAVE COMMITTED...

"DID NOT JUSTIFY MY ACTIONS.

"THOSE DEATHS AND THE IMPROPER
IMPRISONMENT OF OSVALDO CESARUS...

"WERE THE RESULT
OF MY INABILITY...

"TO SEE THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR MY BROTHER'S DEATH.

"AND WHILE NO ACTION ON
MY PART CAN UNDO THE PAST,

"I AM DEDICATING MY SHARE OF THE
PROFITS FROM THE MOVIE ABOUT MY LIFE...

"TO THE VICTIMS
OF VIOLENT CRIME.

"IN ADDITION, I WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO A
CHARGE OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE...

"WITH THE INTENTION OF SEEKING
THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR MY CRIME.

"BUT NO MATTER WHAT
SENTENCE I RECEIVE,

"THAT IMPRISONMENT WILL
NEVER BE MY TRUE PUNISHMENT.

"MY TRUE PUNISHMENT WILL BE
TO LIVE THE REST OF MY DAYS...

WITH THE INNOCENT BLOOD
OF TOMMY BANKS ON MY HANDS."

THANK YOU.