Murder One (1995–1997): Season 2, Episode 5 - Chapter Five, Year Two - full transcript

ANOTHER MURDER CASE.

COLORFUL NBA
OWNER SANDY FORTAS...

HAS BEEN FOUND SHOT TO
DEATH IN HIS WESTWOOD OFFICE.

RICKEY AND I WERE IN SANDY'S
OFFICE BEFORE HE GOT KILLED.

I LEFT AROUND 2:00. RICKEY
STAYED UNTIL... WHAT?

- 4:00, MAYBE?
- THEN I CAME BACK TO
SEE HOW THINGS WENT.

FORTAS WAS DEAD.

THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE.

MICHAEL GETS OUT OF THE OTHER CAR, STARTS
SCREAMING AT ME ABOUT MY TESTIMONY, ABOUT YOU.

SLOW DOWN. SLOW DOWN. HE SAID IF I
CONTINUED TO SEE YOU THAT HE WOULD KILL ME.

SON OF A BITCH.
YOU'RE SCREWIN' HER?



THERE MAY BE A T.R.O. AGAINST ME
COMING WITHIN 500 FEET OF CAROLINE...

BUT NO T.R.O. AGAINST
ME BREAKING YOUR JAW.

THE POLITICAL SPY.

I'M THE MOLE IN VAN
ALLAN'S CAMPAIGN.

- WHAT DID MALCOLM DIETRICH
GET FOR HIS MONEY?
- WHATEVER HE WANTED TO KNOW.

ARE YOU WILLING TO
TESTIFY TO THAT IN COURT?

AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T REQUIRE
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

I UNDERSTAND YOU FOUND
YOURSELF A SECRET WITNESS.

YOU WON'T FIND
HIM, MR. DIETRICH.

SURE, I WILL.

BLACKMAIL.

ROGER GARFIELD MADE YOU A
GENEROUS PLEA BARGAIN OFFER.

I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU
RECONSIDER IT. NOT A CHANCE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE. PHOTOGRAPHS
OF YOU AND THE GRIEVING WIDOW.



I FIGURE THOSE FOR
THE FRONT PAGE.

I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU FOR A MAN
WHO'D UNDERESTIMATE AN OPPONENT.

AND HOW HAVE I
UNDERESTIMATED YOU, SIR?

SMILE. YOU'RE ON CANDID CAMERA.

DON'T GET TOO USED TO
PLAYING HARDBALL WITH ME.

IT'S A DANGEROUS GAME.

MORNING. MORNING.

WHERE'S ARNOLD?
HE'S BUYING DRUGS.

PILLS, VITAMINS.
FOR LARRY WHITE.

APPARENTLY, THE QUALITY OF HEALTH FOOD
STORES NEAR HIS HIDEOUT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

HE ALSO WANTS A DEHUMIDIFIER,
AN IONIZER, A BLOOD-PRESSURE CUFF,

AND, YES, 3-IN-ONE OIL
BECAUSE HIS TREADMILL SQUEAKS.

SORRY I'M LATE. HELL'S KITCHEN DIDN'T
HAVE BETA-CAROTENE IN MEGADOSES.

AND THEY'RE ALL OUT OF CALCIUM CARBONATE,
SO I HAD TO GO OVER TO LARCHMONT VILLAGE.

- UNSWEETENED APPLE CIDER?
- LOWERS CHOLESTEROL.

AHA. AND THE, UH, FISH
OIL'S HIGH IN VITAMIN E.

IT'S A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT.

ARNOLD, LARRY WHITE IS A CERTIFIED
HYPOCHONDRIAC. DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY.

EXCUSE ME. THE MAN'S FATHER
DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT 40.

HIS OWN CHOLESTEROL
IS NUDGING 300.

YOU CAN ACCUSE HIM OF CRYING
WOLF, BUT I, FOR ONE, FEEL HIS PAIN.

WHERE ARE WE ON THE
RICKEY LATRELL CASE?

SEARCH OF HIS VEGAS HOUSE
WAS TOTALLY BY THE BOOK.

- WE'RE JUST WAITIN' FOR
THE OTHER SNEAKER TO DROP.
- IF THERE IS ANOTHER SNEAKER.

YOU CAN COUNT ON IT. WHAT ARE
THEY SAYING AT PARKER CENTER?

- WE CAN'T GET A WHISPER.
- NOT A GOOD SIGN. DID YOU TELL
LATRELL TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE?

YEAH. HERE'S HOW
MUCH HE LISTENED.

I TAPED THIS LAST NIGHT.

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HI, AND WELCOME TO THE
PROGRAM. THANKS FOR JOINING US.

CHRIS MYERS HERE IN LOS
ANGELES. YOU'RE WATCHING UP CLOSE.

OUR GUEST TODAY, THE STAR OF
THE LAS VEGAS STORM, RICKEY LATRELL.

NICE TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY CONCERN ABOUT THE RUMORS
THAT YOU'RE THE PRIME SUSPECT...

IN THE MURDER OF SANDY FORTAS?

UH, NOT SO MUCH CONCERN AS DISAPPOINTMENT
AT HOW PEOPLE CAN BE SO VICIOUS.

ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOU WERE
IN A HEATED CONTRACT DISPUTE?

YEAH, SANDY AND I DID
DISAGREE ABOUT MY CONTRACT.

BUT THAT WAS LIKE A KID ARGUING WITH
HIS DAD OVER THE SIZE OF HIS ALLOWANCE.

BUT $100 MILLION... I MEAN,
THAT'S QUITE AN ALLOWANCE.

I LOVED SANDY FORTAS, AND I WEAR
A BLACK RIBBON ON MY UNIFORM...

IN MEMORY OF THE MAN WHO TOOK THIS
POOR BOY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD...

AND TAUGHT HIM EVERYTHING
HE KNOWS ABOUT LIFE.

THE FACT THAT ANYBODY COULD THINK THAT
I COULD HARM HIM... IT JUST MAKES ME SICK.

SO, RICKEY, HOW DO YOU KEEP
YOUR FOCUS THROUGH ALL THIS?

I PRAY TO THE GOOD
LORD FOR GUIDANCE,

AND I JUST TRY TO CONCENTRATE ON
MY GAME OUT THERE ON THAT COURT.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M DEDICATING THE REST OF
THIS SEASON TO THE MEMORY OF SANDY FORTAS.

WE'LL TALK MORE WITH RICKEY
LATRELL WHEN UP CLOSE CON...

- SOUNDS LIKE A MAN WHO DESERVES
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
- OR AN ACADEMY AWARD.

TELL HIM NOT ANOTHER WORD TO THE
PRESS UNLESS HE CLEARS IT WITH US.

PROBLEM. I WAS JUST AT LARRY
WHITE'S APARTMENT. HE'S GONE.

MAYBE HE WENT DOWN
TO THE POOL TO SWIM LAPS.

I WENT THROUGH THE BUILDING
TWO TIMES. THE MAN IS GONE.

CANVASS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NEARBY HOSPITALS,
AND JUST FOR LAUGHS, CHECK THE MORGUE.

RIGHT.

GOOD NEWS IS LARRY WHITE HASN'T
TURNED UP AT ANY OF THE MORGUES.

BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS
GUY'S DROPPED OFF THE PLANET.

DID YOU CHECK WITH HIS
GIRLFRIEND? SHE HASN'T GOT A CLUE.

WANT TO ALERT THE COPS?

NAH. HE'S LOST HIS
NERVE AND SPLIT.

I DON'T WANNA
ANNOUNCE THAT FACT.

I'LL KEEP LOOKIN'.

LAST WEEK, OFFICER BEIDEN,

WE HEARD TESTIMONY THAT YOU HAD
AN AFFAIR WITH CAROLINE VAN ALLAN.

HOW LONG DID THAT AFFAIR LAST?

ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

ENDING WHEN THE GOVERNOR AND MARLEE
DONOVAN WERE KILLED, ISN'T THAT CORRECT?

ABOUT THAT TIME, YES.

WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY YOU STILL
HAVE FEELINGS FOR MRS. VAN ALLAN?

YES.

DO YOU LOVE HER? YES.

- ARE YOU OBSESSED WITH HER?
- NO.

THEN COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO
THIS COURT WHY MRS. VAN ALLAN...

HAD TO SEEK A RESTRAINING
ORDER TO BAR YOU...

FROM COMING WITHIN
500 FEET OF HER?

- OBJECTION! CALLS FOR SPECULATION.
- GOES TO MOTIVE, YOUR HONOR.

COUNSEL IS USING A RECENTLY
ISSUED RESTRAINING ORDER,

OBTAINED BY HIS OWN FIRM, BY
THE WAY, TO GO BACK IN TIME...

TO APPLY TO THE
FACTS IN THIS CRIME.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MS.
GRASSO, WE'RE NOT TIME TRAVELING HERE.

WE ARE SIMPLY
TRYING TO POINT OUT...

THAT OFFICER BEIDEN'S ACTIONS
SUBSEQUENT TO THE MURDER...

REVEAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS FILLED
WITH OBSESSIVE ACTS AND VIOLENCE,

QUALITIES THAT
UNDERMINE HIS CREDIBILITY...

AND MAKE HIM A VIABLE
SUSPECT IN THIS CASE.

YOUR HONOR, IF JEFFREY DAHMER HAD
BECOME A VEGETARIAN AFTER HIS ARREST,

WOULD HE HAVE BEEN
FOUND INNOCENT?

DESPITE THE STRAINED
ANALOGY, MS. GRASSO,

I'M GOING TO ALLOW MR. WYLER
A LITTLE LATITUDE HERE.

GO AHEAD, COUNSEL.

THE COURT GRANTED THE
T.R.O., RIGHT, MR. BEIDEN?

ONLY BECAUSE MS. VAN ALLAN CONVINCED
A JUDGE THAT I WAS FOLLOWING HER.

REALLY? THEN YOU DIDN'T CUT HER
OFF IN YOUR CAR AND DRAG HER OUT...

AND THREATEN TO KILL HER
IF SHE DIDN'T SEE YOU AGAIN?

- ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU DID, SIR?
- THAT'S WHAT THE JUDGE
CHOSE TO BELIEVE.

AND HE WAS WRONG? YES.

- AND YOU ARE NOT A VIOLENT MAN?
- NO, I'M NOT.

I SEE.

THAT'S A NASTY WELT
YOU HAVE ON YOUR CHEEK.

WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN
TO THE COURT HOW YOU GOT IT?

YOU KNOW HOW I GOT IT.

IT'S A FACT, ISN'T IT, THAT
THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK,

YOU TOOK A SWING AT ME, AND,
IN DEFENDING MYSELF, I HIT YOU.

NO, THE-THE TRUTH
IS YOU HIT ME...

AFTER I TOLD YOU I KNEW YOU WERE
HAVING SEX WITH CAROLINE VAN ALLAN.

OBJECTION, MOVE TO STRIKE.
ASSUMES FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE.

WHY? MR. WYLER HAS ACCUSED
THIS MAN OF TRYING TO ATTACK HIM.

PEOPLE FEEL THAT THE COURT SHOULD
BE APPRISED OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES...

THAT PRECIPITATED
THIS ALLEGED ATTACK.

YOU OPENED THE DOOR,
COUNSEL. OBJECTION OVERRULED.

LET'S HEAR IT, OFFICER BEIDEN.

DID YOU CONFRONT MR. WYLER?

I, UM, I LOVE
CAROLINE VAN ALLAN.

WHEN I FOUND OUT HE WAS SLEEPING
WITH HER, I ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION.

INSTEAD, I GOT A
FIST IN THE FACE.

LET ME ASK YOU,
OFFICER BEIDEN...

UH, WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT I
WAS SLEEPING WITH MRS. VAN ALLAN?

I WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM
HER TOWNHOUSE IN SANTA MONICA...

WHEN I SAW YOU GET OUT OF HER
CAR, GO INSIDE AND SPEND THE NIGHT.

SPEND THE NIGHT. AND
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

IT'S LIKE THAT AD FOR ROACH KILLER.
YOU WENT IN, BUT YOU NEVER CAME OUT.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW I DIDN'T
SLIP OUT THE BACK?
- YOU NEVER LEFT.

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?

LIKE I SAID, I WAS WATCHIN'.

- ALL NIGHT LONG.
- YES.

SO YOU SPENT THE ENTIRE EVENING SITTING
OUTSIDE CAROLINE VAN ALLAN'S TOWNHOUSE,

SPYING ON HER, ACCOSTING
AND ATTACKING ME...

WHAT IS COUNSEL'S QUESTION?

MY QUESTION IS THIS... GIVEN YOUR
OBSESSION WITH CAROLINE VAN ALLAN,

GIVEN YOUR WARPED MENTAL
STATE, GIVEN YOUR VOLATILE BEHAVIOR,

AREN'T YOU THE PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR THE
MURDERS THAT SHARON ROONEY IS ACCUSED OF?

OBJECTION. MR. WYLER IS TRYING
TO PUT THE WITNESS ON TRIAL.

REQUEST SIDEBAR, YOUR
HONOR. COUNSEL, APPROACH.

THIS CHARACTER
ASSASSINATION HAS TO END.

YOUR HONOR, I'M NOT CONJURING
UP DEVILS OUT OF THIN AIR.

THE WITNESS IS OBSESSIVE AND VIOLENT AND CLEARLY
SOMEBODY WHO IS CAPABLE OF THESE MURDERS.

JUDGE, YOU CAN'T LET HIM
PUT ON HIS OWN MINI-TRIAL.

MS. GRASSO, I THINK MR. WYLER'S
ON SOLID GROUND HERE.

OBJECTION OVERRULED. STEP BACK.

LET ME ASK YOU THE QUESTION
AGAIN, OFFICER BEIDEN.

GIVEN YOUR FIXATION
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE,

GIVEN YOUR TEMPER AND
YOUR PROCLIVITY TO VIOLENCE,

ISN'T IT REASONABLE FOR THE JURY TO
CONSIDER YOU A SUSPECT IN THIS CRIME?

- OBJECTION!
- I DID NOT KILL
THOSE TWO PEOPLE.

EASY, OFFICER.

I WITHDRAW THE QUESTION.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR
THIS WITNESS, YOUR HONOR.

THIS ALLEGED STALKING INCIDENT, RESULTING IN
CAROLINE VAN ALLAN GETTING A T.R.O. AGAINST YOU...

DID YOU, IN FACT, STALK HER?

NO, I DID NOT.

DID YOU THREATEN HER?

NO.

LIKE I SAID, I LOVE CAROLINE.

SHE LED ME TO BELIEVE
SHE FELT THE SAME FOR ME.

WHEN THE MURDERS
HAPPENED, SHE PULLED AWAY.

SO, WHY DID YOU TRY TO CONTACT
HER? TO GET AN EXPLANATION FROM HER.

TO TELL HER THAT I... I WAS
HURTING, THAT I LOVED HER.

WHEN I CAUGHT UP WITH HER
THAT NIGHT, SHE WAS DRIVING.

I, UH... I SIGNALED FOR HER TO
PULL OVER, WHICH SHE DID WILLINGLY.

I ASKED HER IF WE COULD TALK.
SHE WILLINGLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR.

WE, UH... WE DISCUSSED
GETTING BACK TOGETHER.

I WISH I COULD SAY I
CHANGED HER MIND.

BUT SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T
SEE ME AGAIN... AND DROVE AWAY.

NEXT THING I KNOW,
HER LAWYER IS SAYING...

I CUT HER OFF AND ASSAULTED HER,

WHICH IS A COMPLETE LIE.

WHAT WERE YOU FEELING
TOWARDS MR. WYLER? ANGER?

I WAS FEELING FRUSTRATED.

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DISCUSS WITH MR. WYLER
MY CONCERN ABOUT HOW HE WAS USING HER,

HE ASSAULTED ME.

HE'S THE VIOLENT AND
ABUSIVE ONE, NOT ME.

JUST ONE MORE QUESTION, SIR.

BASED UPON YOUR
EXPERIENCE AS A LAW OFFICER,

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE MR. WYLER'S
COMING DOWN SO HARD ON YOU?

- OBJECTION, CALLS FOR SPECULA...
- HE'S LOOKING FOR ANYONE
TO PIN THESE MURDERS ON.

OBJECTION SUSTAINED. THE JURY WILL
DISREGARD THE WITNESS'S LAST RESPONSE.

- NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
- REDIRECT, YOUR HONOR?

OFFICER BEIDEN, DESPITE THE INTENSITY OF
YOUR FEELINGS TOWARD CAROLINE VAN ALLAN,

YOU CLAIM THAT YOU HAD NO
MOTIVE TO KILL THE GOVERNOR, RIGHT?

CORRECT.

YOU ALSO CLAIM THE GOVERNOR
AND MARLEE DONOVAN...

HAD ALREADY BEEN SHOT BY THE
TIME YOU GOT TO THE BEDROOM, RIGHT?

AND APPEARED TO BE DECEASED.

YOU SAID YOU SAW SHARON ROONEY RUNNING
AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, RIGHT?

CORRECT. SO IF
YOU'RE LYING ABOUT...

ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED, THERE ISN'T MUCH
OF A CASE AGAINST SHARON ROONEY, IS THERE?

OBJECTION, ARGUMENTATIVE.

WITHDRAWN. NOTHING FURTHER.

HEY.

WHY THE LONG FACE? WE JUST TOOK
A CHUNK OUT OF BEIDEN IN THERE.

YOU SHOULD BE PLEASED
WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE GOIN'.

IS IT TRUE?

IS WHAT TRUE?

THAT YOU'RE SEEING
CAROLINE VAN ALLAN.

YES.

YOU ASKED ME TO
PUT MY FAITH IN YOU.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PUT MY FAITH IN
YOU WHEN YOU'RE SEEING SOMEONE ELSE?

SHARON, I'M NOT YOUR HUSBAND. I'M
NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND. I'M YOUR LAWYER.

BUT I STILL NEED TO TRUST YOU.

WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY
I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.

I'VE NEVER LIED TO
YOU ABOUT ANYTHING.

AND I'M NOT GONNA
START DOIN' IT NOW.

DO YOU LOVE HER?

I DON'T KNOW HER WELL
ENOUGH TO ANSWER THAT.

LOOK, SHARON.

WHATEVER MY
INVOLVEMENT WITH CAROLINE,

IT DOESN'T COMPROMISE YOUR
CASE LEGALLY OR ME PERSONALLY.

I'M STILL TOTALLY
COMMITTED TO YOU.

I BELIEVE IN YOU. I BELIEVE IN YOUR INNOCENCE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS CASE.

OKAY?

OKAY.

ARE WE OKAY? YEAH, WE'RE OKAY.

DETECTIVE,

DID YOU EVER INVESTIGATE ANYONE
OTHER THAN SHARON ROONEY...

FOR THE MURDERS OF TOM VAN
ALLAN AND MARLEE DONOVAN?

WE INVESTIGATE THE CRIME AND ALL THE
EVIDENCE, AND WE GO WHEREVER IT TAKES US.

DID IT TAKE YOU TO ANY OF THE GOVERNOR'S
PERSONAL ENEMIES? HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES?

ALL THE EVIDENCE LED US
STRAIGHT TO THE DEFENDANT.

ARE YOU AWARE OFFICER
MICHAEL BEIDEN HAD AN AFFAIR...

- WITH THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE?
- I THINK I READ SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT IN THE PAPERS.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT THERE WAS A
RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED AGAINST HIM?

READ THAT TOO. THEN I'M CURIOUS.

HERE'S A MAN WHO
BETRAYED HIS FAMILY...

BY CONDUCTING A CLANDESTINE
AFFAIR WITH THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE,

A MAN WHO HAD UNIQUE ACCESS TO THE
VICTIMS ON THE NIGHT OF THEIR MURDERS,

A MAN SKILLED IN THE USE OF FIREARMS
AND WHO IS CURRENTLY UNDER SUSPENSION...

FOR, AT MINIMUM, GROSSLY FAILING IN
HIS DUTY TO PROTECT THE GOVERNOR.

OBJECTION. DOES COUNSEL PLAN TO ASK THE WITNESS
A QUESTION, OR SHOULD HE BE SWORN IN HIMSELF?

I'M SURE THERE'S A QUESTION
FORTHCOMING. CORRECT, MR. WYLER?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

GIVEN THE EVIDENCE
I'VE CITED, DETECTIVE,

COMBINED WITH THE DISTURBING CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT GENERATED THIS RESTRAINING ORDER,

WHY DIDN'T YOU GO BACK AND
INVESTIGATE THIS INDIVIDUAL?

BECAUSE THERE'S NO
EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY IT.

SO THE T.R.O. MEANS
NOTHING TO YOU?

THERE WERE NO CRIMINAL CHARGES
FILED AGAINST OFFICER BEIDEN.

AS FAR AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT GENERATED IT,

SEEMS LIKE YOUR OFFICE
PROVIDED THOSE, COUNSELOR.

THEN YOU'RE IGNORING THIS
EVIDENCE? IT'S NOT EVIDENCE.

EVERYTHING THAT WAS RELEVANT
WAS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.

THE GUN, THE FIBERS,
THE EYEWITNESSES.

ANY EVIDENCE THAT
POINTED TO OFFICER BEIDEN,

IN YOUR ESTIMATION, IS
IRRELEVANT, CORRECT?

COPS AREN'T LAWYERS, MR. WYLER.
WE JUST CATCH 'EM. WE DON'T COOK 'EM.

AND I'M CONVINCED THE
MURDERER'S SITTING RIGHT THERE.

WHAT IS AN EMPLOYEE
REPRESENTATIVE, DETECTIVE?

SOMEONE REQUESTED BY A POLICE OFFICER TO
ACT ON HIS BEHALF, SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.

YOU MEAN, DEFEND THEM, IF THEY'RE BEING
INVESTIGATED BY THEIR SUPERIORS FOR MISCONDUCT?

ALLEGED MISCONDUCT, YES.

- AND YOU HAVE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE
REP FOR EIGHT YEARS, CORRECT?
- YES.

SO YOU THINK IT'S A WORTHWHILE THING
TO DO, DEFENDING A FELLOW OFFICER.

EVERYONE NEEDS A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE,
COUNSELOR, AS I'M SURE YOU'D AGREE.

BUT THERE'S A THIN BLUE LINE
BETWEEN REPRESENTING SOMEONE...

AND IGNORING THE FACTS THAT MAKE HIM
AN IDEAL SUSPECT IN A DOUBLE HOMICIDE.

- OBJECTION. COUNSEL'S
THROWING GARBAGE AGAIN.
- NEVER RAT ON A FELLOW COP.

- I DEFEND PEOPLE ACCUSED
OF MISCONDUCT.
- ISN'T THAT THE PRIME DIRECTIVE?

- I DON'T COVER UP FOR MURDER!
- ALL RIGHT. ONE PERSON AT A TIME.

I'M GOING TO OVERRULE
THE OBJECTION, MR. WYLER.

BUT I'M GOING TO INSIST THAT YOU STOP
ASKING YOUR QUESTIONS IN NARRATIVE FORM.

I DID MY JOB. I'M A
DEDICATED POLICE OFFICER.

QUESTION IS, DEDICATED TO WHOM?

ARGUMENTATIVE! SUSTAINED.

NOTHING FURTHER.

HEY, MAN. WHAT'S UP? THE
POLICE WANT TO TALK TO ME.

THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. I TOLD
RICKEY TO AT LEAST MEET THEM HERE.

UNLESS THEY'VE GOT A
WARRANT, THEY CAN TAKE A U-TURN.

- LISTEN TO HIM.
- I AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' TO HIDE.

AND NOTHING TO GAIN
BY TALKING TO THEM.

THEY'RE LETTING YOU DANGLE, MAN.

THEY'RE HOPING YOU'LL DO SOMETHING
STUPID TO DO THEIR JOB FOR THEM.

BUT I DIDN'T DO IT. IF I JUST RAP IT DOWN
TO 'EM, MAYBE THEY'LL GET OFF MY BACK.

- IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT.
- IF I KEEP DUCKIN' 'EM,
HOW'S THAT GONNA MAKE ME LOOK?

LIKE YOU'RE SMART
ENOUGH TO TAKE ADVICE.

WHAT IF THEY DON'T COME UP WITH THE REAL
KILLER, RICKEY, AND YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH?

YOU HAD MOTIVE, BIAS, OPPORTUNITY.
YOU WERE IN THE BUILDING.

EVERYTHING POINTS TO
YOU AS THE PRIME SUSPECT.

WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY I
NEED TO TALK TO THESE GUYS.

I NEED TO CLEAR MY NAME... FOR
MY FAMILY, FOR MY PEACE OF MIND.

SO I CAN KEEP PLAYIN' BALL.

MAY I HELP YOU?

WE'RE HERE TO SEE
CHRIS DOCKNOVICH.

IS HE EXPECTING YOU? LOOK.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ON MY SIDE,
ALL RIGHT? BUT I'M GONNA DO THIS.

ONLY IF WE'RE IN THE ROOM WITH
YOU AND YOU PLAY IT OUR WAY.

STAY HERE. YOU TOO.

CHRIS DOCKNOVICH?

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I'M DETECTIVE
SEYBOLT. THIS IS DETECTIVE CARPENTER.

WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOUR CLIENT IN
CONNECTION WITH THE FORTAS MURDER.

IS HE A SUSPECT? WE'RE HOPING BY TALKING
TO HIM, WE CAN ELIMINATE HIM AS ONE.

IN OTHER WORDS,
YOU LIKE HIM FOR THIS.

YOUR BOSS HAS BEEN TAKING
US TO TASK IN THE ROONEY CASE...

FOR NOT PUTTIN' EVERYBODY
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.

SO, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE
HIM BY BEING EXTRA THOROUGH.

HAS THE D.A. FILED? NOT SO FAR.

IS THAT BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE A CASE,

OR BECAUSE ROGER GARFIELD DOESN'T WANT TO
RISK LOSING THE BLACK VOTE BEFORE TUESDAY?

I COULDN'T SAY. YOU GONNA LET US
TALK TO YOUR CLIENT, COUNSELOR?

WHAT I'D LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING IS
IF YOU COULD HELP US CLEAR THINGS UP.

YOU SIGN AN AUTOGRAPH FOR
MY KID, AND YOU GO ON YOUR WAY.

WHATEVER I CAN DO. BELIEVE
ME, I WANT TO COOPERATE.

AH, THAT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I PLAYED.

DID YOU? YEP.

STARTING GUARD, CLAREMONT.
NOT EXACTLY NCAA POWERHOUSE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IS IT TRUE YOU MET WITH SANDY
FORTAS THE DAY HE GOT KILLED?

- DECLINE TO ANSWER.
- WE GOT A DOZEN PEOPLE WHO CAN
PLACE HIM IN THE BUILDING.

SO WHY DO YOU NEED
TO HEAR IT FROM HIM?

WHY WERE YOU MEETING
WITH MR. FORTAS?

WE WERE HAVING
BUSINESS DISCUSSIONS.

PLEASE, SIR. WHY DON'T WE LET
MR. LATRELL ANSWER THE QUESTIONS?

DID THESE BUSINESS
DISCUSSIONS EVER GET HEATED?

ALL WE'RE PREPARED TO SAY IS THAT
THEY WERE BUSINESS DISCUSSIONS.

ANYONE ELSE PRESENT?

LEE WAS THERE FOR
PART OF THE TIME.

WHEN'D YOU LEAVE?

I LEFT ABOUT HALFWAY
THROUGH THE MEETING.

SO FROM THAT POINT ON, IT WAS JUST
YOU AND MR. FORTAS? DECLINE TO ANSWER.

NO, IT'S OKAY.

LOOK. THE THING YOU GUYS GOTTA
KNOW, IS THAT I LOVE THIS MAN.

I MEAN, HE RAISED ME UP.

HE BROUGHT ME INTO THE LEAGUE.
HE TAUGHT ME ABOUT BUSINESS.

YOU WERE A PALLBEARER
AT HIS FUNERAL.

MM-HMM. AND HE STOOD
UP FOR ME AT MY WEDDING.

WHY WOULD I WANT TO KILL HIM?

WHY WOULD YOUR AGENT LEAVE IN
THE MIDDLE OF A BUSINESS DISCUSSION?

ME AND SANDY COULD
ALWAYS TALK TO EACH OTHER.

THERE WAS A LOT
OF RESPECT THERE.

PLUS, I STUCK IT TO HIM GOOD
ON THE BYRON RUCKER CONTRACT.

STILL SOME BAD BLOOD THERE, HUH?

WE FIGURED WE COULD GET MORE
RESOLVED IF IT WAS JUST ME AND SANDY.

- SO I TOLD LEE TO TAKE OFF.
- YOU'D BEEN ARGUING?

I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT THERE
WASN'T A DISAGREEMENT, OKAY?

BUT THAT'S ALL IT
WAS, A DISAGREEMENT.

AT SOME POINT, DID THIS DISAGREEMENT
CAUSE ONE OR THE OTHER TO RAISE HIS VOICE?

SANDY RAISED HIS VOICE ALL
THE TIME. HE WAS A SCREAMER.

MR. MICHAELSON.

IT WAS JUST SANDY'S WAY.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT TIME
YOU LEFT MR. FORTAS'S OFFICE?

DON'T. A LITTLE AFTER 4:00.

WHERE'D YOU GO? I WENT
TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT.

I MET MY WIFE THERE. WE GOT ON THE
PLANE AND FLEW BACK TO VEGAS FOR THE GAME.

AGAINST THE LAKERS. YOU SCORED
24 POINTS, HAD SEVEN ASSISTS.

HOW ELSE CAN
MR. LATRELL HELP YOU?

ANY IDEA WHO MIGHT'VE DONE THIS?

NO.

THANK YOU FOR
COOPERATING, MR. LATRELL.

NO PROBLEM. OH, ONE OTHER THING.

RICKEY, DO YOU OWN A... A GUN?

DECLINE TO ANSWER.

WE RECOVERED THE MURDER
WEAPON, AND IT'S REGISTERED TO YOU.

- YOU WANNA TELL ME IT WAS
SELF-DEFENSE?
- NOT ANOTHER WORD, RICKEY.

IF FORTAS WAS GOIN' FOR A GUN IN HIS DESK
DRAWER, YOU GOT A SHOT AT WALKIN' AWAY FROM THIS.

I'M GONNA TAKE MY
LAWYER'S ADVICE.

I DECLINE TO MAKE ANY
FURTHER STATEMENT.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN' YOUR LAWYERS
NEVER WILL. YOU'RE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE.

YOU COOPERATE WITH US, I
CAN HELP YOU. OTHERWISE...

IF YOU'RE NOT ARRESTING
HIM, YOU'RE DONE, DETECTIVE.

REMEMBER THIS, RICKEY.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GONNA
DO THE TIME, NOT YOUR LAWYERS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER
NEED TO SPEAK WITH MY CLIENT,

HERE'S MY CARD.

I THOUGHT MY JAW WOULD FALL ON THE
FLOOR WHEN I SAW YOU ON TELEVISION.

MY OWN SON, SLEEPING
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE!

MOM.

WE'RE BOTH SINGLE,
AND WE'RE OVER 21.

WELL, THAT IS NO WAY
FOR A WIDOW TO BEHAVE.

WHEN YOUR FATHER DIED, I
WORE BLACK FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.

AND THE ONLY MAN I EVER
SPOKE TO WAS FATHER CORRIGAN.

AND NO MONKEY BUSINESS
THERE, BELIEVE YOU ME.

TELL YOU WHAT. CAN WE JUST
LEAVE MY SOCIAL LIFE OUT OF THIS?

ALL RIGHT.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT
BANK TELLER YOU WERE SEEING?

OH. SHE WAS A SENIOR
VICE PRESIDENT, MOM.

LAURA AND I DECIDED TO PUT OUR
RELATIONSHIP ON HOLD UNTIL AFTER THE TRIAL.

THOSE WOMEN AREN'T FOR YOU.

THEY'RE TOO INDEPENDENT.
ALL THEY WANT IS A CAREER.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S REALLY
ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.

OH, REALLY?

I LABORED FOR 36 HOURS...

TO DELIVER YOUR
NINE-POUND, FOUR-OUNCE BODY,

AND YOU WANT TO CUT
ME OUT OF YOUR LIFE?

HIS HEAD WAS AS
BIG AS A PUMPKIN.

THAT'S IT. WE'RE
DONE. TIME TO GO.

I HAVEN'T FINISHED.

YOU DON'T NEED ANY
MORE SCOTCH, MOM.

WHAT I DON'T NEED IS A LECTURE ON
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FROM MY PLAYBOY SON.

HA.

LET'S HIT THE ROAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I COULDN'T
DRIVE MYSELF HOME IN MY OWN CAR.

BECAUSE YOU'RE LOADED,
THAT'S WHY. WRONG!

OH, PERFECT.

EVENING, OFFICER.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

YOU'VE GOT AN EXPIRED STICKER
ON YOUR PLATE, MR. WYLER.

I'D LIKE TO SEE A LICENSE
AND REGISTRATION.

IS THAT WHAT THIS HOOPLA IS
ALL ABOUT? A SILLY STICKER?

HAVE YOU BEEN
DRINKING THIS EVENING?

NO, OFFICER. I HAVE
NOT BEEN DRINKING.

IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING.

MOM.

I RAN THE PLATES.
THERE'S A BENCH WARRANT.

YOU'VE GOT SIX OUTSTANDING PARKING WARRANTS,
SIR. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE YOU IN.

FOR 80 BUCKS' WORTH OF UNPAID TICKETS
AND A LATE REGISTRATION FEE? COME ON!

YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE
IS ALSO EXPIRED, SIR.

LOOK, OFFICERS, UH, I
WAS A D.A. FOR 12 YEARS.

DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LICK THE
STAMP AND MAIL IN YOUR CHECK?

LET ME GUESS. WOULD THIS BE BECAUSE I GRILLED
ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ON THE STAND TODAY?

THERE'S AN ODOR OF ALCOHOL. I'D LIKE
YOU TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, SIR.

OH, PLEASE!

WHO SET THIS UP, FELLAS?
BIGGIO OR ROGER GARFIELD?

I'D LIKE YOU TO PUT YOUR FEET
TOGETHER, CLOSE YOUR EYES,

TILT YOUR HEAD BACK AND TOUCH THE
TIP OF YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR FINGER.

USE YOUR MIDDLE FINGER, JIMMY!

GIVE 'EM THE RESPECT
THEY DESERVE.

ALL RIGHT, LADY. OUT OF THE CAR.

I AM PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE
WHERE I AM, THANK YOU.

YOU WANT ME? FINE.
YOU LEAVE HER ALONE.

STEP ASIDE. WHAT'S THE MOTTO
NOW, PAL? TO PROTECT AND HARASS?

YOU'RE OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER.

YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT
TO YOUR SHIELD. SHOWTIME.

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM?

NEVER MIND. HE'S HERE.

WHERE WERE YOU? I'VE BEEN
CHASING YOU ALL OVER THE CITY.

THE COPS SENT ME FROM HOLLYWOOD
TO WILSHIRE DIVISION TO VAN NUYS.

THEY SENT ME ON THE TOUR.

WHERE'S MY MOTHER?
SHE TOOK A CAB HOME.

SHE GOT IN ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
DID YOU TELL HER I WAS OKAY?

UH-HUH. SHE WANTS TO
HIRE ME TO SUE THE L.A.P.D.

WOMAN'S GOT SPUNK. I LIKE HER.

GOOD. NEXT TIME YOU
TAKE HER TO DINNER.

APOLOGIES, COUNSELOR.
UNDERSTAND YOU HAD A LONG NIGHT.

NO APOLOGIES
NECESSARY, DETECTIVE.

SPENDING THE NIGHT IN JAIL CAN
BE A VERY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU GET TO FIND OUT
EXACTLY HOW PETTY YOUR EX-COLLEAGUES ARE.

EXCUSE ME?

COME ON, VINCE. THE
LEAST YOU COULD DO IS WINK,

AND LET ME KNOW
YOU HAD A GOOD TIME.

IF I WERE YOU, COUNSELOR, I
WOULD TREAT THIS AS A WAKE-UP CALL,

A REMINDER TO YOU GUYS IN YOUR CHROME
TOWERS THAT NOBODY'S ABOVE THE LAW.

MAY I MAKE A LITTLE
GROOMING COMMENT? SURE.

YOU LOOK LIKE CRAP. THANK YOU.

ALL RISE.

BE SEATED.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON RECORD
IN PEOPLE VERSUS ROONEY.

UH, YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO
REQUEST A FAVOR OF THE COURT.

WHAT WOULD THAT BE, MR. WYLER?

UH, I'D LIKE A RECESS.

DUE TO UNFORESEEABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, I
WAS UNABLE TO PREPARE FOR TODAY'S SESSION.

WHAT WAS THE NATURE
OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE?

UM,

I WAS UNAVOIDABLY DETAINED.

WHERE?

JAIL.

SPEAK UP, COUNSEL.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

JAIL, YOUR HONOR.

EMERGENCY WITH A
CLIENT? ACTUALLY, I WAS, UM...

I SPENT THE NIGHT.

OH.

WOULD IT BE... IMPOLITE TO
INQUIRE AS TO THE REASON?

UM, I...

MY LICENSE AND
REGISTRATION HAD EXPIRED.

BUT IT'S ALL CLEAR NOW. I JUST NEED TO GO
BACK TO MY OFFICE AND ORGANIZE MY NOTES AND...

- AND TAKE A SHOWER.
- YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A FEW
MOTIONS TO REVIEW ANYWAY.

WE'LL STAND IN RECESS
UNTIL TOMORROW.

YOU BE HERE BRIGHT-EYED
AND BUSHY-TAILED, MR. WYLER.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

AND MR. WYLER? HAVE
MS. APPLETON DRIVE.

OKAY.

ANY NEWS ON LARRY WHITE?

NO, BUT REMEMBER MARLEE
DONOVAN'S BOYFRIEND, DONNY McKEE?

ISN'T THAT THE GUY YOU SAT DOWN A COUPLE
MONTHS AGO AND HE STONEWALLED YOU?

THAT WAS THEN. THIS IS NOW.

MR. McKEE'S GONE AND GOT HIMSELF BUSTED FOR
SELLING CRYSTAL METH OUT OF HIS LIVING ROOM.

AND YOU THINK THAT EXPERIENCE HAS
SHARPENED HIS CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS?

MIGHT BE WORTH
HAVIN' A CHAT WITH HIM.

SEE, I INVITED THIS
CHICK OVER TO MY PLACE.

THE NEXT THING I KNOW, SHE'S SETTING
UP HER OHAUS SCALE IN MY KITCHEN.

AND WHEN THE COPS SHOW
UP, SHE DOESN'T EVEN BLINK.

NOTHING! I MEAN, THE BITCH
HAS GOTTA BE A NARC, RIGHT?

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE IN THE
D.A.'s OFFICE. MAYBE I CAN HELP.

I-I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.

I MEAN, LIKE I TOLD
YOUR INVESTIGATOR,

I WAS ONLY INVOLVED WITH MARLEE
DONOVAN FOR... A FEW MONTHS.

THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO TELL.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME
BE THE JUDGE OF THAT?

CAN'T YOU JUST HANDLE MY CASE WITHOUT
PUTTING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ANOTHER JACKPOT?

WHAT JACKPOT WOULD THAT BE?

I GOT MY LEG BROKE
OVER MARLEE DONOVAN.

SO YOU SEE, I'D JUST AS SOON
FORGET THAT I EVER KNEW HER.

POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL
COULD GET YOU SEVEN YEARS IN CHINO.

AND IN THERE, A BROKEN LEG IS YOUR
CELL MATE'S WAY OF SAYING, "I LOVE YOU."

TO MEMORIES OF PAST TRIUMPHS.

TO AMNESIA. SO EVERYONE IN THIS
PLACE FORGETS THEY SAW ME WITH YOU.

WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE MET IN THE D.A.'s
OFFICE WHERE EVERYBODY HATES MY GUTS?

HONEY, ANYWHERE I MEET YOU
ISN'T GONNA HELP MY CAREER.

SO,

YOU BUY ME A COUPLE OF DRINKS, REMINISCE
ABOUT HOW WE WERE BABY D.A.'s TOGETHER.

THEN YOU HIT ME UP
FOR A FAVOR, RIGHT?

AM I THAT TRANSPARENT?

I DON'T FIGURE YOU
WANT ME FOR MY BODY.

SO WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, I HEAR THAT YOU WERE
ASSIGNED THE DONNY McKEE CASE.

AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS A
POSSIBLE RESOLUTION FOR HIS PROBLEM.

WHAT'S A HIGH-PROFILE DEFENSE ATTORNEY
DOING REPRESENTING A SLUG LIKE McKEE?

IT WAS A HUMMER BUST.
THE COPS SET HIM UP.

NOT THE WAY I SEE IT. WE GOT
THIS GUY RED-HANDED, JIMMY.

DOES THE WAY YOU
SEE IT INCLUDE...

HAVING HALF YOUR EVIDENCE
SUPPRESSED WHEN I FILE A 1538.5 MOTION?

NOW, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH
THE "FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE" DOCTRINE.

I THINK THE COPS GOT A
PROBLEM WITH THEIR WARRANT,

WHICH MEANS MY GUY'S GONNA WALK.

IT'S GONNA LEAVE YOU
LOOKIN' LIKE AN IDIOT,

AND YOU'RE GONNA SPEND YOUR
CAREER STUCK RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

WHAT KIND OF DEAL
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

MMM. KICK IT DOWN TO MISDEMEANOR
POSSESSION, ONE YEAR PROBATION.

NEVER GONNA FLY.

LYNNE, CUT MY GUY SOME SLACK. YOU
DON'T WANT TO GO TO WAR WITH ME ON THIS.

GIVE ME A COUPLE OF DAYS.

ANY NEWS ON LARRY
WHITE? CHECK YOUR OFFICE.

COME ON. I'VE HAD A LONG DAY.

I'M SERIOUS. HE CAME
IN WITH SALLY VAUGHN.

YOU HAD US ALL A LITTLE WORRIED.

AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I... I HAD A MAJOR PANIC ATTACK.
WAVES OF THEM, ACTUALLY.

CHEST PAINS, NAUSEA.

I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
THEN SALLY DROVE ME HOME.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS?

WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND? MM-HMM.

WE DID TRY TO CONTACT
YOU YESTERDAY, MS. VAUGHN.

LARRY WASN'T IN ANY CONDITION
TO SEE YOU WHEN YOUR GUY CALLED.

HE NEEDED TO TALK, AND I
NEEDED TO HEAR THE WHOLE STORY.

BELIEVE ME. I'M A BETTER
MAN FOR THE EXPERIENCE.

I HAD ALL THIS GUILT EATING
AWAY INSIDE ME ABOUT TOM,

ABOUT LETTING SHARON SIT IN JAIL,
NOT TO MENTION DECEIVING SALLY.

I NEVER THOUGHT
SHE'D FORGIVE ME.

I GUESS I HAVE TO ASK FOR
YOUR FORGIVENESS TOO.

IF THIS LITTLE SABBATICAL WAS WHAT YOU
NEEDED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT, THAT'S GREAT.

BECAUSE MONDAY, YOU'RE TAKING THE
STAND, AND I NEED YOU READY FOR TRIAL.

I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

FIRST, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO COVER THE OLD GROUND.

HOW LONG YOU WORKED FOR VAN ALLAN,
YOUR DUTIES, WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF YOU.

WHAT HE DIDN'T EXPECT
WOULD BE A BETTER QUESTION.

THERE WASN'T A SECRET
TOM HAD THAT I DIDN'T BETRAY.

STOP BEATING YOURSELF
UP, LARRY. IT'S NOT YOU.

WE NEED TO KNOW ALL THE STUFF
YOU DID FOR DIETRICH. EXPLICIT DETAILS.

VAN ALLAN'S AFFAIRS, WHAT
DIETRICH KNEW AND WHEN.

THAT'S WHAT I HATED MOST, YOU
KNOW? DEALING WITH THE WOMEN.

- PROCURING THEM, YOU MEAN?
- OH, THERE WAS THAT.

BUT THE HARD PART WAS GETTING
RID OF THEM WHEN TOM WAS DONE.

YOU KNOW? ALWAYS THE BEARER
OF BAD NEWS, THAT WAS ME.

TELL THEM ABOUT THE
SISTER. THAT WAS THE WORST.

- WHOSE SISTER?
- CAROLINE'S. HER NAME WAS SAMANTHA.

THE GOVERNOR WAS HAVING AN
AFFAIR WITH HIS SISTER-IN-LAW?

HARD TO BELIEVE, HUH?

THAT WAS TOM.
ANYTHING IN A DRESS.

NOT THAT SAMANTHA DIDN'T
FILL OUT A DRESS WELL.

JUST TOM'S TYPE.

HE'D BEEN SLEEPING WITH HER FOR A FEW MONTHS
WHEN HE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON.

I WAS THE ONE THAT HAD
TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

IT WAS THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO.

I WAS VACATIONING WITH THE VAN
ALLANS ON RON ZEGHIBE'S YACHT.

I REMEMBER THIS. THIS WAS IN THE PAPERS.
CAROLINE'S SISTER FELL OVERBOARD AND DROWNED.

THAT WAS THE SPIN.

WE WERE ON THIS CRUISE,

AND SAMANTHA SHOWED UP
UNANNOUNCED AT THE DOCK IN ST. VINCENT,

JEALOUS THAT TOM HAD GONE AWAY
ON VACATION WITH HIS OWN WIFE.

TOM FREAKED OUT.

I COOKED UP SOME STORY
ABOUT A BUDGETARY CRISIS,

AND TOM FLEW HOME WITH CAROLINE.

I WAS LEFT THERE TO DEAL WITH SAMANTHA,
WHO WAS IN THE THROES OF DEPRESSION.

THREE DAYS LATER, HER BODY
WASHED UP ON THE BEACH.

THE CORONER CALLED
IT ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

I KNEW SHE KILLED
HERSELF. SO DID TOM.

AND CAROLINE? DID SHE
KNOW ABOUT THE AFFAIR?

I NEVER TOLD HER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'D HAVE STOOD
FOR IT IF SHE'D HAVE FOUND OUT.

FOUR YEARS I'VE HAD
TO SIT ON THAT SECRET.

IT'S TAKEN ME THAT LONG TO LEARN THAT
THERE'S SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH LOYALTY.

HOW'D IT GO WITH
YOUR D.A. FRIEND?

SHE WASN'T EXACTLY FLINGING
OPEN THE DOOR TO McKEE'S CELL.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT YOU
CAN DO DOWN AT PARKER CENTER.

EH, NOT A LOT OF WIGGLE
ROOM WITH THE COPS.

YOU RUNNIN' OUT OF FAVORS?
SOMETHIN' ABOUT THE COMPANY I KEEP.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

JIMMY, LAURA CRIMMINS IS HERE.

WELL, SEND HER IN.

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW I'M THE ONE WHO WANTED US TO
KEEP OUR DISTANCE, BUT I'M IN TROUBLE.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

I'M BEING INVESTIGATED
BY THE BANK EXAMINERS.

FOR WHAT?

FOR NOTHING. I'VE DONE
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG.

BUT MY MANAGER GOT A REPORT OF ACTIVITY
IN A DECEASED CLIENT'S CHECKING ACCOUNT.

FUNDS WERE BEING FUNNELED
INTO IT FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS...

AND THEN TRANSFERRED INTO ANOTHER BANK, INTO
AN ACCOUNT WITH MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

BUT IT WASN'T YOUR ACCOUNT.

THESE GUYS HAVE
GOT ME IN THEIR SIGHTS.

AND INVESTIGATORS FROM
THE D.A.'s OFFICE ARE INVOLVED.

JIMMY, I COULD BE ARRESTED.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU.

THIS IS ABOUT MALCOLM
DIETRICH TAKING A SHOT AT ME.

YOU WARNED ME ABOUT
HIM, AND I DIDN'T LISTEN.

I'LL GET INTO IT.

IF THE POLICE PULL YOU IN,
MAKE ME YOUR FIRST PHONE CALL.

I'M HERE FOR YOU. I HOPE YOU
KNOW THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.

ALL THE SAME, I'M
GLAD YOU SAID IT.

MR. WHITE, DURING THE TIME THAT YOU
WORKED FOR THE GOVERNOR AS AN AIDE...

AND SUBSEQUENTLY AS A
CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR,

DID YOU ALSO HAVE
ANOTHER EMPLOYER?

YES. I WORKED AS A POLITICAL
OPERATIVE FOR THE GARFIELD CAMPAIGN.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU
WERE A SPY, WEREN'T YOU?

INTELLIGENCE LIAISON IS A
LITTLE MORE DIGNIFIED, BUT, YEAH.

AND HOW LONG DID YOU
FUNCTION IN THIS DUAL CAPACITY?

S-S-SORRY. W-WHAT
WAS THE QUESTION?

- HOW LONG DID YOU WORK
AS A DOUBLE AGENT?
- ALMOST T-TWO YEARS.

ROGER GARFIELD HADN'T ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY.
HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO WORK ON THE CAMPAIGN?

I WAS EMPLOYED BY
MALCOLM DIETRICH.

I-I CAME ON BOARD BEFORE HE
DECIDED TO... BACK ROGER GARFIELD.

AND HOW MUCH WERE YOU PAID BY
MR. DIETRICH FOR YOUR SERVICES?

$500,000 A YEAR, PLUS EXPENSES.

AND WHAT SERVICES DID YOU PROVIDE IN
EXCHANGE FOR THIS GENEROUS COMPENSATION?

I, UH, REPORTED BACK ON ALL
THE GOVERNOR'S ACTIVITIES.

I, UH, PROVIDED ADVANCE COPIES
OF SPEECHES, P-POSITION PAPERS.

I-I KEPT TRACK OF WHO THE GOVERNOR
WAS TALKING TO AND, UH, WHAT ABOUT.

HANDED OVER... INFORMATION ON
CAMPAIGN FINANCES, THE WORKS.

DID YOU ALSO REPORT ON TOM
VAN ALLAN'S PERSONAL LIFE AS WELL?

YES. UH...

MR. DIETRICH WAS... PARTICULARLY
INTERESTED IN THAT ASPECT.

YOUR HONOR, MAY I, UH, TAKE A COUPLE
OF THESE? MY S-STOMACH'S ACTING UP.

WHEN YOU TESTIFIED EARLIER,

YOU INDICATED YOU WERE PRIVY TO
TOM VAN ALLAN'S EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS?

- YES, I DID.
- DID YOU FUNNEL INFORMATION
BACK TO MR. DIETRICH?

YOUR HONOR, I'M GOING TO OBJECT TO THIS LINE
OF QUESTIONING ON THE GROUNDS OF RELEVANCE.

WE WILL DEMONSTRATE
RELEVANCE, YOUR HONOR.

THEN DO SO, COUNSEL. THE
OBJECTION IS OVERRULED.

AS I INDICATED, I
PASSED ALONG...

ANY AND ALL INFORMATION
TO MR. DIETRICH THAT I HAD.

WHICH WOULD INCLUDE TOM VAN ALLAN'S
ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENT WITH SHARON ROONEY?

YES. THE-THE MORNING AFTER
TOM AND SHARON FIRST MET,

I REMEMBER TELLING
MR. DIETRICH...

THAT IT SEEMED TO ME THAT
TOM HAD FOUND A NEW MISTRESS.

DID MR. DIETRICH KNOW
ABOUT SHARON'S PREGNANCY?

ABOUT THE ABORTION, HOW
UPSET SHE WAS, HOW I, UH...

FOUND HER A JOB IN THE
CAMPAIGN, EVERYTHING.

YES, MR. WHITE?

YES, MR. WHITE?

I WAS...

SURPRISED THAT HE, UH,

NEVER USED ANY OF THE
INFORMATION TO-TO HELP GARFIELD.

BUT, UH,

THEN I FIGURED THEY WERE PLANNING
AN-AN-AN "OCTOBER SURPRISE", YOU KNOW?

D-DROP A BOMBSHELL
BEFORE THE ELECTION.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS HANDGUN,

WHICH PROSECUTION CONTENDS IS THE WEAPON
USED TO KILL THE GOVERNOR AND MS. DONOVAN?

YES, I DO. UH, I BOUGHT
IT FOR MY GIRLFRIEND.

THERE'D BEEN SOME...
RAPES IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WAS WORRIED
ABOUT SALLY'S SAFETY.

DID YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH
MR. DIETRICH ABOUT THIS WEAPON?

I C-C-C-CAN'T
REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY.

BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU
MENTIONED THE GUN TO HIM.

I MAY HAVE. AS I SAY, I-I
CAN'T... I CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN.

ARE YOU OKAY, MR. WHITE?

JUST A CASE OF NERVES IS ALL.

YOUR HONOR, MAY WE APPROACH?

YOUR HONOR, WE ASK THAT MR. DIETRICH
BE ORDERED FROM THE COURTROOM,

AS WE FEEL HIS PRESENCE IS
CALCULATED TO INTIMIDATE THE WITNESS.

WANT DIETRICH'S REPUTATION
DRAGGED THROUGH THE MUD...

I CAN'T BREATHE.

I CAN'T BREATHE.

SIR? SIR?

THERE'S NO HEARTBEAT.
SOMEONE CALL THE PARAMEDICS!

COURT IS IN RECESS.

BUT FIRST, YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE
WISH TO EXCLUDE MR. WHITE'S TESTIMONY,

AS IT DOESN'T APPEAR I'LL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS-EXAMINE HIM.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST PUT YOUR FOOT
ON HIS WINDPIPE AND KILL HIM RIGHT NOW?

OH, MR. WYLER, WELCOME.

TO WHAT DO I OWE THE
PLEASURE OF THIS VISIT?

IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET
ME TO BACK OFF, YOU'RE WRONG.

I'M HEARING THE PREDICATE, SIR,
BUT I'M AT A LOSS AS TO THE SUBJECT.

YOU SET LAURA CRIMMINS UP.

LAURA CRIMMINS. HMM.

I THINK I GOT A MEMO ABOUT HER.

CAUGHT EMBEZZLING
FUNDS, WASN'T SHE?

MAKE IT GO AWAY, MR. DIETRICH.

I'M BEHIND
EVERYTHING, IS THAT IT?

YES. TOM VAN ALLAN'S MURDER,

MS. CRIMMINS'S AVARICE.

I BET YOU EVEN HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE
FOR LARRY WHITE'S EXPLODING VENTRICLE.

YOU OVERESTIMATE
MY INFLUENCE, SIR.

I DON'T THINK SO.

BY WAY OF INCENTIVE,
LET ME MAKE A PROPOSAL.

YOU CALL YOUR DOGS OFF LAURA, AND I'LL HAND OVER
THE VIDEOTAPE OF YOU ATTEMPTING TO EXTORT ME.

HAVEN'T WE BEEN DOWN
THIS ROAD BEFORE?

NO. YOU KEEP YOUR TAPE.

I'LL KEEP MY NAUGHTY PICTURES
OF YOU AND THE WIDOW VAN ALLAN.

INASMUCH AS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MRS.
VAN ALLAN IS NOW A MATTER OF COURT RECORD,

I DON'T THINK THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE GONNA BE OF MUCH USE TO YOU.

BUT IF THE NEWS MEDIA WAS
TO GET AHOLD OF A VIDEOTAPE...

SHOWING GARFIELD'S PRINCIPAL
BACKER COMMITTING EXTORTION...

ON ROGER'S BEHALF A
WEEK BEFORE ELECTION...

YOU'RE PLAYING A
DANGEROUS GAME, SON.

SO YOU KEEP SAYING.

APPARENTLY YOU'RE
NOT HEARING ME.

WELL, HEAR THIS, MR. DIETRICH.

I WANT LAURA CRIMMINS
CLEARED BY 10:00 A.M. TOMORROW.

OTHERWISE, I'M
TAKING YOU DOWN...

AND ROGER GARFIELD
ALONG WITH YOU.