Murder One (1995–1997): Season 2, Episode 8 - Chapter Eight, Year Two - full transcript

THE NEW CASE.

POLICE HAVE ARRESTED
BASKETBALL GREAT, RICKEY LATRELL.

- GET ME OUT OF HERE.
- WE ENTER A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.

ON THE ISSUE OF BAIL, MY CLIENT IS
EAGER TO DEMONSTRATE HIS INNOCENCE.

WE CAN ASSURE THE COURT THAT HE
WILL BE READY AND AVAILABLE FOR TRIAL.

BAIL IS DENIED.

THE SHARON ROONEY CASE.

"WE THE JURY FIND THE DEFENDANT,
SHARON ROONEY, NOT GUILTY."

WE DID IT. EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE OKAY.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL, SHARON?
- YOU GOT AWAY SCOT-FREE.

MS. ROONEY DID NOT
GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING.



THE MURDERERS OF GOVERNOR VAN ALLAN AND
MARLEE DONOVAN ARE THE ONES WHO GOT AWAY.

THE MOB INFORMANT.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION,
AND I WANT YOU TO GET ME OUT OF HERE.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME, CARMINE? I'LL GIVE
YOU WHO KILLED THE GOVERNOR AND THAT GIRL.

- WHO KILLED 'EM?
- YOU'RE LOOKIN' AT HIM,
COUNSELOR.

THE DEAL.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT YOUR OFFER.

AND AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME TO PROVIDE COMFORT
FOR A MAN OF CARMINE D'NARDIS'S CHARACTER,

- I'M PREPARED TO DEAL.
- PUT THAT IN WRITING
AND WE'VE GOT A DEAL.

HE'LL DO A CONTRACT KILLING ON A HANDSHAKE
BUT WANTS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH ME?

GO FIGURE.

CONFRONTING THE ENEMY.

- YOU'RE PLAYING
A DANGEROUS GAME, SON.
- SO YOU KEEP SAYING.

APPARENTLY, YOU'RE
NOT HEARING ME.



WELL, HEAR THIS, MR. DIETRICH.
I'M TAKING YOU DOWN,

AND ROGER GARFIELD
ALONG WITH YOU.

THE REPORTER.

WE ARE VERY INTERESTED...

IN PUTTING TOGETHER A TAPE OF
YOU TELLING YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.

SEE, WE CAN START OUT BY SHOOTING
YOU AT THE ACTUAL CRIME SCENE,

THEN THE WOMEN'S CLINIC,
WHERE YOU CAN TALK TO US...

ABOUT WHAT WAS REALLY GOING
THROUGH YOUR HEAD DURING THAT ABORTION.

- I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK TO HER.
- NO QUESTIONS, NO QUOTES.

YOU ARE DONE FOR THE EVENING.

WOULD YOU DEPOSIT THIS
GENTLEMAN AT HIS CAR?

ARE YOU OKAY? I GUESS I'LL JUST BE A
MAGNET FOR CREEPS FROM NOW ON, HUH?

ALL THIS IS GONNA BLOW OVER. I DON'T
KNOW HOW I CAN EVER THANK YOU ENOUGH.

BY PUTTING THIS
ALL BEHIND YOU...

AND LIVING THE GREAT LIFE THAT YOU
DESERVE. I HOPE YOU WON'T FORGET ME.

SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS GOING TO THE
LADIES' ROOM OVER HALF AN HOUR AGO.

HEY, JIMMY.

THAT SEAT'S TAKEN. BY WHO?

ANYONE BUT YOU.

YOU'RE UPSET. AND I
TOTALLY SYMPATHIZE, JIMMY.

I... I ABSOLUTELY SHOULDN'T HAVE
APPROACHED SHARON ROONEY THE WAY I DID.

AND I'M EATING MY HEART OUT
OVER IT. THAT'S A ONE-BITE LUNCH.

JIMMY, PLEASE. I WANT
TO MAKE THIS UP TO YOU.

PLEASE? WILL YOU GET
THE HELL AWAY FROM ME?

IF YOU SUPPLY ME WITH JUST
ONE TINY MORSEL OF INFORMATION,

I'LL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT? I WANT THE
LOCATION OF CARMINE D'NARDIS.

YEAH, WELL, LET ME THINK
ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE YEARS.

LOOK, JIMMY, IF YOU CAN
HELP ME OUT ON THIS ONE,

IT'LL PUT TWO MILLION
DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET.

YOU'RE GONNA PAY ME TWO MILLION
DOLLARS, SO YOU CAN WRITE A STORY...

ABOUT SOME GUY THAT
ROLLED ON THE MOB?

LET'S JUST SAY THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN
PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO THIS GUY.

UH-HUH. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE
GIVING UP MOTHER TERESA HERE.

WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO
DEAL WITH YOU ON THIS ONE.

YOU SET ME UP WITH THE GUY WHO'S RUNNING
THE SHOW, AND MAYBE WE CAN DO BUSINESS.

DONE. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

DETECTIVE.

WHAT, FIRST YOU REPRESENT A DOUBLE-MURDERER,
THEN SCUM LIKE CARMINE D'NARDIS?

NOW YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH
TABLOID SLEAZE? NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

YOU'LL BE SOCIALIZING
WITH DEFENSE ATTORNEYS.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN
AND ELEVATE MY SOCIAL STANDING?

LOOK, VINCE, I KNOW YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY
WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE ROONEY TRIAL.

I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED IF
SHE WERE IN JAIL NOW, YEAH.

AND SO WOULD I. BUT I
HAVE A BETTER CANDIDATE.

NOT THE CONSPIRACY
SONG-AND-DANCE AGAIN, PLEASE?

LOOK, I TALKED TO THE KILLER. HE TOLD
ME HOW THE WHOLE JOB WENT DOWN.

IT WAS CARMINE
D'NARDIS. BUSY BOY.

VINCE, JUST TALK TO THE GUY.

I DON'T WANT ANY CREDIT. I
JUST WANT TO SETTLE THIS.

COME ON, VINCE, TALK TO HIM.

SET IT UP.

HELLO, LEE. HEY. HERE'S THE
BREAKDOWN OF RICKEY LATRELL'S ASSETS.

HE'S LEVERAGED OUT PRETTY GOOD. IS
THERE ENOUGH IF THE JUDGE SETS BAIL?

WELL, IT DEPENDS ON
HOW HIGH HE SETS IT.

YOU STILL PLANNING ON LETTING
CHRIS DOCKNOVICH ARGUE?

HE'S TRYING THE CASE. I THINK
HE CAN HANDLE A BAIL ARGUMENT.

LOOK, I KNOW THEY'RE SMART,
YOUNG LAWYERS. RICKEY LOVES 'EM.

BUT WE MAY NOT GET
ANOTHER SHOT AT BAIL, JIMMY.

THE ROONEY CASE IS OVER. I'D LIKE
YOU TO STEP IN AND RUN THE SHOW.

LEE, AARON AND CHRIS KNOW
THE CASE INSIDE AND OUT.

THEY DON'T HAVE YOUR PROFILE. WHICH
IS PROBABLY NOT A BAD THING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S NOT A SECRET THAT I PUT A LOT OF
NOSES OUT OF JOINT DURING THE ROONEY CASE.

I'LL BE CONSULTING WITH CHRIS
AND AARON EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

LET THEM TRY THE CASE. THAT'S
THE BEST THING, BELIEVE ME.

JIMMY...

SEYBOLT WANTS ME TO COME DOWN TO
PARKER CENTER AND GIVE A STATEMENT.

- OH, YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
- CAN YOU TELL HIM THAT
AS MY ATTORNEY?

- I DON'T THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
- WHY NOT?

WELL, WE REPRESENT RICKEY. THAT'S
A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

LOOK, I'LL CALL DON SEMEL
AT DIAMANT AND KILBRIDE.

HE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
YOU TAKE CARE OF RICKEY.

ALL RIGHT. NOTHING IN
U.S. VS. GORDON SAYS...

SECURING THE APPEARANCE
OF THE ACCUSED AT TRIAL...

OUTWEIGHS THE OBJECTIVE OF
RELIEVING HIM OF IMPRISONMENT.

THAT'S GOOD.

GOOD. GORDON, 190 FED,

UH, SECOND, 16.

ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH.

WHO WAS IT WHO SAID, "THE MEDIUM
IS THE MESSAGE"? MARSHALL McLUHAN...

IN UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIA, HIS
SEMINAL WORK, PUBLISHED IN 1964.

WHAT, YOU'RE SUGGESTING WE QUOTE
McLUHAN IN RICKEY'S BAIL ARGUMENT?

MY POINT IS, WE'VE
GOT A GOOD MESSAGE.

YEAH, I AGREE.
OKAY, AND I THINK...

IF I'M THE MEDIUM, IT WILL
BE EVEN MORE COMPELLING.

REALLY?

- MAYBE I SHOULD LEAVE.
- NO. NO, THAT'S OKAY.

YOU STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

YOU... YOU'VE COME TO
THIS CONCLUSION, WHY?

BECAUSE I'M BLACK. NOW IF I STAND UP
THERE, ARGUING FOR A BLACK MAN'S FREEDOM,

WE'LL HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EDGE.

OKAY? NOW IF A JUDGE TURNS US
DOWN FOR BAIL... TWO BLACK MEN...

IT'S GONNA GENERATE SYMPATHY
WITH PROSPECTIVE BLACK JURORS.

I DON'T BUY IT. WHAT HAVE
WE GOT TO LOSE, CHRIS?

IF I STAND UP FOR RICKEY
AND WE WIN, TERRIFIC.

BUT IF A JUDGE
REJECTS OUR ARGUMENT,

ODDS ARE STRONG WE'LL GET SOME JURORS
ON OUR SIDE BEFORE THE TRIAL EVEN STARTS.

YOU AGREE WITH THAT, ARNOLD?

OH, I CAN'T HELP YOU THERE. I'M EXTREMELY
WHITE MYSELF, SO MY INPUT WOULD BE DE MINIMIS.

- OH, COME ON, MAN. YOU MUST HAVE SOME OPINION.
- OKAY, HERE'S MY OPINION.

IF YOU'RE RIGHT, MORE CASES
ARE GOING TO BE DECIDED...

ON THE BASIS OF
DEMOGRAPHICS, NOT MERITS.

AND WE'RE GONNA END UP POLARIZING NOT ONLY
OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM, BUT OUR SOCIETY AS WELL.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT...
ON THE OTHER HAND,

APPROACHING THINGS FROM A
STRICTLY PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVE,

YOUR OBSERVATION SEEMS
PSYCHOLOGICALLY SOUND.

AFTER ALL, WE'RE LAWYERS,
NOT SOCIAL ENGINEERS.

AND WE HAVE TO GET THE MOST OUT OF
THE HAND WE'RE DEALT. SO, BOTTOM LINE...

THERE ARE TWO SIDES
TO EVERY ISSUE AND, UH,

AND I'M NOT TAKING
EITHER ONE. CHRIS,

IF I MAKE THE ARGUMENT AND IT
GIVES US ONE IOTA MORE LEVERAGE,

IT'S WORTH IT, MAN.
BUT IT'S LOSER THINKING.

I DON'T WANT TO WIN THIS CASE BY PLAYING
THE VICTIM. I WANT TO WIN IT ON THE MERITS.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO DO
WHAT IS BEST FOR RICKEY LATRELL.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WHAT I'M
SUGGESTING IS THE BEST WAY TO GO.

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

I WANT OUT OF THIS PLACE.
UNHAPPY WITH THE CUISINE?

NO ROOM SERVICE AFTER 11:00,

NO PREMIUM CHANNELS ON THE CABLE AND ALL I
CAN SEE OUT MY WINDOW IS AN OFFICE BUILDING.

YOU WANNA GO BACK
TO MEN'S JAIL, CARMINE,

WHERE YOU HAVE A VIEW OF SOME
GUY STICKIN' A SHANK IN YOUR GUT?

NOW, WHAT ABOUT THE GOVERNOR?

I GOT A CALL FROM
THIS GUY I DID A JOB FOR.

HE SAID SOME GUY NAMED ROSE WAS
GONNA CALL WHO WANTED MY SERVICES.

I NEEDED THE WORK, SO I MET
THIS KID OUT AT THE AIRPORT.

- KID?
- WELL, I USE THE TERM.

EARLY 30s, SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT.

ANYWAY, WE AGREE ON A FIGURE... 30
GRAND... HALF NOW, HALF ON THE BACK END.

YOU WHACKED VAN
ALLAN FOR 30 GRAND?

HE DIDN'T TELL ME IT WAS
GONNA BE THE GOVERNOR.

HELL, I'M A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT.

HE JUST SAID I WAS
SUPPOSED TO DO THIS GIRL.

THE CONTRACT WAS
ON MARLEE DONOVAN?

AND THE GUY SHE WAS BANGIN'.
BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY NAMES.

ALL I GOT WAS AN ADDRESS, THE TIME
AND A .22 BERETTA ROSE WANTED ME TO USE.

FOUR NIGHTS LATER,
I PARK ON P.C.H.,

WALK DOWN THE
BEACH TO THIS HOUSE.

THE BACK DOOR'S UNLOCKED,
JUST LIKE HE SAID IT WOULD BE.

I SLIDE IT OPEN.
THEN I GO INSIDE.

THE GIRL'S GOIN' AT
IT WITH SOME GUY.

I DO 'EM...

AND I SPLIT.

- END OF STORY.
- WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH THE WEAPON?

GAVE IT BACK TO
ROSE AT THE AIRPORT.

THAT WAS PART OF THE DEAL. TOOK
THE BACK-END MONEY AND I LEFT.

NOW, I'M DRIVIN' OVER TO THE
RENTAL PLACE TO RETURN THE CAR,

AND I HEAR ON THE RADIO THE
GOVERNOR'S BEEN SHOT OUT BY THE BEACH.

THE GOVERNOR.

SO, I HOPPED A PLANE
FOR KEY WEST AND, UH,

TOOK TWO WEEKS OFF.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE TOLD US,
YOU COULD'VE GOTTEN FROM THE TRIAL.

YEAH, WHAT ABOUT THIS
GUY ROSE? WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE GIVE YOU A RECEIPT
WITH HIS PICTURE ON IT?

DETECTIVE BIGGIO IS HAVING TROUBLE
WITH YOUR CREDIBILITY, CARMINE.

TELL HIM ABOUT THE OTHER ONE.

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE BEACH HOUSE JOB, I
GOT ANOTHER CALL FROM ROSE, WHO I WENT OFF ON.

HOW COULD HE NOT TELL ME IT
WAS THE GOVERNOR, ET CETERA.

HE TELLS ME TO RELAX.

NO ONE'S GONNA COME AFTER ME ON
ACCOUNT OF HOW THEY SET UP THE ROONEY GIRL.

AND HE OFFERS ME
ANOTHER JOB, WITH A RAISE...

40 GRAND TO POP SOME
GUY IN A MOTEL ROOM.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

SOME FAT GUY. I SAID I'D DO IT,

WHICH HE AGREED TO.

THIS TIME, HE WANTED IT
TO LOOK LIKE AN ACCIDENT.

HE TOLD ME THE GUY LIKED TO
PARTY, SO I, UH, I WENT ANOTHER ROUTE.

I GOT THIS HOOKER, AND I PAID
HER 500 TO LOAD HIM UP ON SMACK.

I WAITED ACROSS THE
STREET UNTIL HE NODDED OFF.

THEN I WENT IN TO
FINISH THE DEAL.

PURE COKE HOT
SHOT, OVER AND OUT.

WHAT WAS FUNNY ABOUT IT WAS,

THE GUY WAS SITTING ON
THE CAN WHEN I SENT HIM OFF.

I GOT A CHUCKLE OUT OF THAT.

HOW'S MY CREDIBILITY NOW?

- I DON'T KNOW.
- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT?

THE GUY STILL SEEMS FLAKY
TO ME. I DON'T TRUST HIM.

VINCE, HE'S A BUTTON MAN. THE
POPE DOESN'T DO CONTRACT MURDERS.

WELL, HE'S ALSO YOUR BOY.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THAT I ORCHESTRATED THIS
WHOLE THING TO REHABILITATE MY PUBLIC IMAGE?

THE THOUGHT CROSSED MY MIND.

YOU KNOW WHAT CROSSED MY MIND?

THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE
ABOUT SHARON ROONEY,

AND YOU'RE HAVIN' A LOT
OF TROUBLE DEALING WITH IT.

I CAN DEAL WITH MY
MISTAKES IF THEY'RE MISTAKES.

THEN WILL YOU STOP TRYING TO
SECOND-GUESS WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE?

LOOK, I'M NOT ASKIN' TO
BE DRINKIN' BUDDIES, VINCE.

I'M ASKING YOU TO DROP YOUR ANIMOSITY AND DO
YOUR JOB. WILL YOU HANG IN WITH ME ON THIS?

TO WHAT END? THIS THING
SEALS OFF WITH D'NARDIS.

NOT IF WE TALK TO ROSE.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT?

LOOK, SOMEBODY REACHED OUT WITH A
SERIOUS OFFER TO GIVE CARMINE D'NARDIS UP.

NOW, WHY DON'T WE PLAY THAT
OUT? MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY.

WHEN YOU HEAR FROM
THIS GUY, GIVE ME A CALL.

LES BOSTIC IS HERE FROM THE NATIONAL
INQUISITOR, AND HE SAYS YOU'RE EXPECTING HIM.

- YEAH, SEND HIM IN.
- SERIOUSLY?

- YES.
- OKAY.

THANK YOU, SWEETHEART.

WHOA! YOU GOT YOURSELF ONE
GOOD SECRETARY THERE, JIMMY,

OR ASSISTANT OR WHATEVER
THEY GO BY THESE DAYS.

THANKS. WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, THE GENTLEMAN WE SPOKE ABOUT
EARLIER? HE'S WILLING TO MEET WITH YOU.

DOES THIS GENTLEMAN HAVE A
NAME? BUT IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

WHERE DOES HE WANT TO MEET?

HE'S UNDERSTANDABLY
RELUCTANT TO COME UP HERE.

SO HE SUGGESTED PALISADES
PARK IN SANTA MONICA.

- WHEN?
- CAN YOU BE THERE
IN TWO HOURS?

I CAN, UH, JUGGLE MY
SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMODATE HIM.

EXCELENTE.

- ARE YOU GETTING A PERCENTAGE
OF THIS, LES?
- TWO HOURS, JIMMY.

GOT A MINUTE? THIRTY
SECONDS. WHAT'S UP?

ON RICKEY LATRELL'S BAIL HEARING,
AARON WANTS TO DO THE ARGUMENT.

WHAT, YOU DON'T WANT
HIM TO? I'M FIRST CHAIR.

I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. I'M
TOTALLY ON TOP OF THE MATERIAL.

THEN YOU DO IT. HE
SAYS IT'S A RACIAL THING.

THAT WE'LL HAVE AN EDGE WITH BLACK
JURORS IF THE JUDGE TURNS US DOWN.

DO YOU AGREE WITH HIM?

IT'S A SENSITIVE SITUATION.

NO, IT'S NOT. YOU EITHER BELIEVE
THAT YOU SHOULD DO IT OR YOU DON'T.

YOU GOT SOME SIZE,
MAN. DID YOU EVER PLAY?

MAN.

I TRIED OUT FOR THE TEAM, UM,
SOPHOMORE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WENT 0-FOR-10 FROM
THE FREE-THROW LINE.

MAN! SO, YOU KNOW, I DECIDED
TO DO THE WORLD A FAVOR...

AND JOIN THE CHURCH
CHOIR INSTEAD.

MADE MY MAMA PROUD AND I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH
THE SISTERS WITH THE VOICES ON A REGULAR BASIS.

OH, I BET YOU DID. NOTHIN' BUT THE
DOG IN ME. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

I SURELY DO,
BROTHER. I SURELY DO.

SORRY I'M LATE.

OKAY.

AARON AND I RAN THE NUMBERS.

BASED ON OUR RESEARCH AND OUR
FIRM'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE AVEDON CASE,

WE FIGURE IF THE JUDGE GRANTS BAIL, IT'LL
BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $10 MILLION.

AM I IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD? NOT IN CASH.

WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO
LOOK INTO OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

ONE, YOU CAN GO TO A BAIL
BONDSMAN, BUT, UH, HIS CUT IS 10%.

THAT'S A MILLION BUCKS
YOU'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT ELSE? WE RECOMMEND
YOU SELF-FINANCE, ALL RIGHT?

YOU PUT UP YOUR ASSETS AS COLLATERAL, AND
WHEN YOU APPEAR FOR TRIAL, YOU LOSE NOTHING.

THE PROBLEM IS, WITH YOUR HOUSES IN L.A.
AND VEGAS, YOUR CASH, STOCKS AND CARS,

YOU'RE STILL LOOKIN' AT A
SHORTFALL OF A MILLION AND A HALF.

LEE SAID HE WOULD PUT UP A
MILLION ON AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN.

WE'VE ALREADY FACTORED THAT IN.

SO WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO GO WITH THE BAIL BONDSMAN.

WE CAN AVOID THAT IF WE
INCLUDE YOUR MOTHER'S HOUSE.

ADDING THAT TO
YOUR ASSETS... NO.

RICKEY, IT'S WORTH
TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

AND IT'LL IMPRESS THE JUDGE
AS A SHOW OF GOOD FAITH.

IT'S A SHOW OF BAD FAITH FOR MY MOTHER. I
BOUGHT THAT HOUSE FOR HER. IT'S IN HER NAME.

I'M NOT GONNA HOCK SOMETHING
SHE'S BEEN DREAMING OF ALL HER LIFE.

RICKEY... FORGET IT.

I ALREADY TALKED TO YOUR
MOTHER, MAN, AND SHE'S COOL WITH IT.

YOU DID WHAT? LOOK, COME ON.

SHE KNOWS YOU, SHE KNOWS
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SKIP TOWN, MAN.

IF THE JUDGE GRANTS OUR MOTION,

YOU'LL BE A FREE MAN.

YOUR MOTHER WANTS
THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING.

MAKE HER HAPPY.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.

GOOD.

I MADE UP MY MIND, AARON.

I'M DOING THE ARGUMENT.

IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY,
YOU'D BETTER GET IT OUT HERE AND NOW.

WE DON'T NEED THIS FESTERING FOR
THE REST OF THE CASE. NOTHING TO SAY.

IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE YOU'RE THE HORSE
FOR THIS COURSE, THEN I'VE GOT TO GO ALONG.

I'LL GET THE JOB DONE.
YEAH, YOU'D BETTER.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, YOU STILL
GET TO GO HOME EVERY NIGHT.

RICKEY GETS TO SIT IN HERE.

YOUR HONOR, MR. LATRELL IS WILLING
TO MAKE A SHOW OF GOOD FAITH...

REGARDING HIS PERSONAL PROPERTY.

HE'S PREPARED TO PUT UP ALL OF HIS
ASSETS, INCLUDING HIS MOTHER'S HOME.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACTS
IN THIS CASE, YOUR HONOR.

MR. LATRELL IS ACCUSED OF A
BRUTAL, PREMEDITATED MURDER...

COMMITTED WITH A GUN
REGISTERED IN HIS NAME.

ACCUSED, BUT NOT CONVICTED.

RICKEY LATRELL WAS
RAISED BY A MOTHER...

WHO WORKED DOUBLE SHIFTS
IN A HOSPITAL CAFETERIA...

SO THAT HER SON COULD PLAY BASKETBALL
AND NOT HAVE TO WORK AFTER SCHOOL.

HE BOUGHT HER HOME WITH MONEY
FROM HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT.

IT'S INCONCEIVABLE THAT HE
WOULD NOW TURN AROUND...

AND LEAVE HER HOMELESS TO
AVOID PROSECUTION IN THIS CASE.

IT'S NOT INCONCEIVABLE TO
THE PEOPLE, YOUR HONOR.

THIS YOUNG MAN STANDS TO SPEND
THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.

IF HE WANTED TO FLEE, HE HAD
AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO...

- BEFORE HE WAS ARRESTED... HE DIDN'T.
- DOESN'T MEAN HE WON'T.

WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO IS THIS...

MONEY TALKS, CELEBRITY WALKS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT
TO MY ADVERSARY,

INCARCERATION IN ADVANCE OF VERDICT
CANNOT HAVE A PUNITIVE FUNCTION.

ITS SOLE PURPOSE IS TO
ASSURE APPEARANCE AT TRIAL.

THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT
RICKEY LATRELL WILL APPEAR.

TO DENY BAIL WOULD REPRESENT
A GROSS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.

BAIL IS SET AT $10 MILLION.

MR. LATRELL, I'M GONNA REQUIRE YOU TO
SURRENDER YOUR PASSPORT TO THIS COURT...

- BEFORE YOU'RE RELEASED.
- THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

OKAY, I'M A CONVERT.
YOUR GUY'S GOOD. MM-HMM.

MAN, IT'S GONNA FEEL GOOD SLEEPIN'
IN MY OWN BED TONIGHT, MAN. THANKS.

NO PROBLEM.

HEY, RICKEY, HOW
DOES IT FEEL TO BE OUT?

WHAT WAS JAIL LIKE? DO YOU EXPECT
TO BE VINDICATED WHEN THIS IS OVER?

UH, I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT JUDGE
HORTON SAW FIT TO RELEASE ME.

AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT WHEN
THIS CASE COMES TO TRIAL,

WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONVINCE
A JURY OF MY INNOCENCE.

GLAD THAT RICKEY'S
COMING HOME, MRS. LATRELL?

YES, I AM VERY PLEASED. AND
SO ARE OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU.

MR. DOCKNOVICH, WERE YOU
SURPRISED THAT THE JUDGE GRANTED BAIL?

THE SINCERITY OF HIS COMMITMENT
TO DEMONSTRATING HIS INNOCENCE.

MORE THAN ANYONE, RICKEY
WANTS THIS TRIAL TO BEGIN.

MR. MICHAELSON, HOW WILL THIS
AFFECT RICKEY'S ENDORSEMENTS?

NOBODY'S THINKING ABOUT
ENDORSEMENTS RIGHT NOW, SHEILA.

ALL WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IS
GETTING RICKEY THROUGH THIS.

YOU THE MAN, RICKEY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

AFTERNOON, MR. WYLER. I HAVE
GREETINGS FROM LES BOSTIC.

HOW IS OUR MUTUAL FRIEND?

I DOUBT HE'S YOUR FRIEND.
HE'S CERTAINLY NOT MINE.

I PREFER TO THINK OF
BOSTIC AS THE FERTILIZER...

FROM WHICH WE CAN GROW
OUR OWN RELATIONSHIP.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP, AREN'T WE?

THAT DEPENDS. ON?

HOW DEEP YOUR POCKETS ARE. BOSTIC
ALREADY EXPLAINED THAT TO YOU, MR. WYLER.

MY POCKETS HOLD
TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

MY POCKETS ARE MUCH
DEEPER THAN THAT.

YOU WANT D'NARDIS, IT'S GONNA
COST YOU FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

UNACCEPTABLE.

DON'T FORGET TO PUT
YOUR SUNBLOCK ON.

LET ME GET YOU A COUNTEROFFER.

I'M NOT NEGOTIATING.

YOU WANT TO CUT OFF CARMINE D'NARDIS'S
TONGUE OR ANY OTHER PART OF HIS ANATOMY,

IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME; HE
DESERVES WHAT HE GETS.

BUT IF YOU WANT ME TO
PUT HIM IN YOUR SIGHTS,

I WANT ENOUGH MONEY TO
BUY A PLACE BY THE OCEAN...

AND A CHUNK OF CHANGE
TO PAY FOR THE UTILITIES.

LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

AND I WANT THE MONEY WIRED TO A
NUMBERED ACCOUNT IN THE CAYMANS.

THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM.

YEAH, WELL, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT
TOO LONG. CARMINE TALKS IN HIS SLEEP.

THAT'S HIM.

THAT'S ROSE.

ARE YOU INTERESTED NOW?

WONDER IF D'NARDIS DUMPED
ANY BODIES OUT THERE?

WONDER IF D'NARDIS IS GONNA
GET DUMPED OUT THERE HIMSELF?

ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE, MR. WYLER.

GOOD NEWS. MY EMPLOYER WILL
PAY THE FIVE MILLION YOU REQUESTED.

YOU SUPPLY ME WITH D'NARDIS'S
ADDRESS AND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,

AND I'LL SEE TO THE
TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

YOU'LL FORGIVE ME IF I'M CONCERNED
WITH THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER
YOU GIVE ME THE LOCATION,

HALF THE MONEY WILL BE
DEPOSITED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

WHEN WE VERIFY YOUR
INFORMATION, YOU'LL GET THE REST.

HOW DO I KNOW I'LL GET
THE REST AFTER YOU KILL HIM?

KILL HIM? I DON'T THINK
I'VE SAID THAT, HAVE I?

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA DO THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU
KEEP DANCIN' AROUND THIS.

HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
WIRED? WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

LOOK, I'VE MADE
A LOT OF ENEMIES.

I'VE GOT TO SAY... AND I'VE GOT MORE
COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK EVERY DAY.

WYLER'S GOT A SET OF
BRASS ONES. NO KIDDING.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THE PEOPLE WHO I
REPRESENT AREN'T PAYING FIVE MILLION DOLLARS...

JUST SO THEY CAN
TARNISH YOUR GOOD NAME.

THEY WANT D'NARDIS OUT OF
THE PICTURE... PERMANENTLY.

WHICH WOULD MAKE ME
AN ACCESSORY TO MURDER.

JUST GIVE ME THE
ADDRESS, MR. WYLER.

WHATEVER MISFORTUNE D'NARDIS
MEETS AFTERWARDS... LET'S TAKE HIM.

ISN'T YOUR CONCERN. YOU'RE UNDER
ARREST FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN
SILENT. ANYTHING YOU SAY...

CAN AND WILL BE USED
AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TALK TO
A LAWYER BEFORE WE TALK TO YOU.

YOU CAN HAVE HIM PRESENT...

ROSE IS ERIC GILCHRIST, AN ASSOCIATE
AT DILLON, LASSNER AND GATES.

ROY LASSNER IS MALCOLM
DIETRICH'S PERSONAL ATTORNEY.

SMALL WORLD, ISN'T IT?

WHEN DO I GET TO MAKE MY
TWO PHONE CALLS? SIT DOWN.

THIS IS UNLAWFUL
DETAINMENT. I SAID SIT DOWN.

I'M SORRY THAT OUR CONVERSATION
ENDED SO ABRUPTLY, MR. GILCHRIST.

BUT I'M STILL PREPARED TO TELL
YOU WHERE CARMINE D'NARDIS IS.

ONLY IT WON'T COST YOU ANYTHING.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MR. ROSE.

YOU WANT TO TELL US HOW
THAT WENT DOWN, ERIC?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT IS A CONSPIRACY...

TO MURDER TOM VAN ALLAN, MARLEE
DONOVAN AND TERRY PHILBRICK.

D'NARDIS HAS FINGERED
YOU AS THE BAG MAN.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT MAN
BEFORE. YEAH, YOU HAVE.

THAT'S THE REASON
YOU WANT HIM DEAD.

I DON'T WANT HIM
DEAD. THAT'S CRAZY.

WELL, WE'LL SEE HOW
CRAZY THE JURY THINKS IT IS...

WHEN THEY SEE THIS TAPE OF
OUR CONVERSATION ON THE PIER.

THAT, TOGETHER WITH
D'NARDIS I.D.'ing YOU,

I'D SAY YOU COULD ROLL YOUR SLEEVE UP
AND GET READY FOR THE LETHAL INJECTION.

THIS WHOLE THING IS ENTRAPMENT.

I'M NOT TALKING UNTIL I GET A
LAWYER. YOU COULD GO THAT WAY.

BUT THE WAY I SEE IT...

IS THAT YOU'RE EITHER THE MIDDLEMAN
OR THE GUY WHO PAID FOR THE CONTRACT.

BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE
WAY IT TURNS OUT FOR YOU.

I'LL DISCUSS IT WITH MY LAWYER.

ERIC, UH, HOW OLD
ARE YOU? 30, 31?

OKAY, LET'S JUST SAY THAT SOME, UH,
BLEEDING-HEART JURY DECIDES TO SPARE YOUR LIFE.

THEN, ACTUARIALLY SPEAKING,
YOU GOT ABOUT 46 YEARS TO LIVE.

AND YOU'RE GONNA DO THEM IN A 10-BY-7
FOOT ROOM WITH BARS ON THE WINDOW.

SO LET'S JUST STOP THIS
SECOND-YEAR-LAW-SCHOOL NOISE...

ABOUT HOW I'M
VIOLATING YOUR RIGHTS.

WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT ON YOU,

A JURY'S GONNA COME BACK IN, UH,
MAYBE 10 MINUTES GUILTY AS CHARGED.

AND THEN YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE 46 YEARS...

TO GET TOUGH ENOUGH TO BLUFF ME
WITH YOUR CRAP ABOUT ENTRAPMENT.

NOW, ARE WE GONNA HAVE
A CONVERSATION OR NOT?

I WANT IMMUNITY.

- GIVE US DIETRICH.
- I CAN'T DO THAT.

THEN GET ON YOUR FEET. WE'RE
GONNA TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN...

AND GET YOU FITTED
UP FOR A BLUE JUMPSUIT.

I CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE DIETRICH DID
NOT GIVE ME MY INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTLY.

BUT I THINK I CAN CONNECT ROGER
GARFIELD TO THE TERRY PHILBRICK MURDER.

I CAN'T SEEM TO GET MY ARMS
AROUND THIS. I MEAN, ROGER GARFIELD?

THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR-ELECT
IS INTO THIS UP TO HIS LYING LIPS.

I KNEW HE WAS A
SLIMEBALL, BUT MURDER?

I DON'T THINK HE PULLED THE TRIGGER
OR STUCK A SYRINGE INTO ANYONE.

BUT THERE'S A DAMN GOOD
CHANCE HE'S AN ACCESSORY.

AND I THINK IF WE
SQUEEZE HIM HARD ENOUGH,

WE CAN GET HIM TO ROLL
ON MALCOLM DIETRICH.

BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED
YOU THERE TO CUT A DEAL.

MIRIAM. GENTLEMEN. TO
WHAT DO I OWE THE PLEASURE?

WELL, JIMMY AND VINCE HAVE BEEN TELLING
ME A RATHER COMPELLING STORY, ROGER.

ONE THAT DOESN'T END WITH YOU
UNPACKING THOSE BOXES IN SACRAMENTO.

CLUE ME IN ON THE JOKE, FELLAS.

ERIC GILCHRIST JUST GAVE YOU UP
FOR THE TERRY PHILBRICK MURDER.

WHAT?

TERRY PHILBRICK WAS GONNA SELL US THE NAME
OF YOUR MOLE IN THE VAN ALLAN CAMPAIGN.

YOU KNEW THAT. YOU
BUGGED MY OFFICE.

YOU WANTED PHILBRICK DEAD,

AND MALCOLM DIETRICH
TOOK CARE OF IT.

OH, THAT'S RIDICULOUS. WE
ALSO HAVE A FULL CONFESSION...

FROM THE GUY WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER
ON TOM VAN ALLAN AND MARLEE DONOVAN.

CARMINE D'NARDIS,
ROGER. GILCHRIST HIRED HIM,

AND GILCHRIST WORKED FOR
MALCOLM DIETRICH'S LAWYER.

IS IT NECESSARY FOR ME
TO CONNECT THE NEXT DOT?

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS HAPPENING.

- YOU CAN'T?
- I'M THE NEXT
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.

YOU CAN KISS THAT
GOOD-BYE, ROGER.

THE NEXT TIME YOUR HAND TOUCHES
A BIBLE WILL BE IN A PRISON CHAPEL...

UNLESS YOU GET IN FRONT OF THIS.

WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE
THINKING? I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE!

I MAY HAVE HAD, UH, UH,

KNOWLEDGE OF CERTAIN THINGS,
BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING.

AND DROPPING A DIME TO THE
POLICE WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION?

OF COURSE IT WAS
OUT OF THE QUESTION!

I WAS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
OF CALIFORNIA, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

- WHAT?
- ARE WE GOING TO WORK
SOMETHING OUT, ROGER?

I'M GOING TO NEED FULL IMMUNITY IN
EXCHANGE FOR MY TESTIMONY AGAINST MALCOLM.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

BEFORE WE CAN FINALIZE THE DEAL,
WE NEED TO HEAR THE WHOLE STORY.

HERE'S THE STORY.

EVERYTHING I WORKED FOR ALL MY LIFE
WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY AN UNDERWEAR MODEL.

MARLEE DONOVAN.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

WHY DID DIETRICH
WANT MARLEE DEAD?

THE OLDEST REASON
OF ALL... JEALOUSY.

- THEY WERE LOVERS?
- OH!

MALCOLM, UH, SAW HER IN
AN UNDERWEAR CATALOG,

DECIDED THAT HE HAD TO HAVE HER.

GOT ONE OF HIS LACKEYS TO LINE
HER UP. SHE WAS ONLY TOO WILLING.

SO, IT'S DIETRICH'S GUYS WHO
BROKE DONNY McKEE'S LEG?

MR. McKEE SHOULD CONSIDER
HIMSELF LUCKY IT WAS ONLY A LEG.

- MALCOLM WAS OBSESSED
WITH THIS GIRL.
- OBSESSED HOW?

LET'S SAY THAT MALCOLM AND
MS. DONOVAN SHARED AN AFFINITY...

FOR THE DARK RECESSES
OF HUMAN SEXUALITY.

A FUN COUPLE LIKE
THAT. WHAT WENT WRONG?

SHE OVERPLAYED HER HAND.

SHE WANTED, UH, MALCOLM TO
LEAVE HIS WIFE AND MARRY HER.

WHEN HE WOULDN'T, SHE DECIDED TO
USE TOM VAN ALLAN TO MAKE HIM JEALOUS.

SHE'D MET VAN ALLAN BEFORE,

KNEW HE WAS UP IN ASPEN WITH
LARRY WHITE DOING A STRATEGY SESSION.

MARLEE SHOWED UP AND HAD A LITTLE
SESSION WITH HIM HERSELF... IN BED.

SHE KNEW THAT IT WOULD GET BACK TO
DIETRICH THROUGH LARRY, WHICH IT DID.

MALCOLM... FLIPPED OUT.

IT'S ONE OF THE FEW TIMES IN MY
LIFE I'VE BEEN GENUINELY FRIGHTENED.

AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW, UH,
VAN ALLAN AND THE GIRL ARE DEAD.

I HAD NO IDEA HE
WOULD GO THAT FAR.

DIETRICH USED DILLON-LASSNER
TO HIRE CARMINE D'NARDIS...

AND TOOK OUT VAN
ALLAN AS A BONUS?

ALL HE NEEDED WAS A FALL
GUY, AND THANKS TO LARRY WHITE,

MALCOLM HAD ALL THE INFORMATION
HE NEEDED TO FRAME SHARON ROONEY.

EVEN WHERE TO SEND THE B&E GUY
WHO STOLE HER ROOMMATE'S GUN.

AS SOON AS I HEARD THAT THE SECOND VICTIM
WAS MARLEE DONOVAN, I KNEW IT WAS MALCOLM.

WHEN I CONFRONTED HIM,
HE TOLD ME TO GROW UP.

THAT, UH, WITH VAN ALLAN GONE, I WAS
ON MY WAY TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION.

HOW DID DIETRICH GET AROUND
VAN ALLAN'S SECURITY DETAIL?

MICHAEL BEIDEN WAS PAID
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY...

FOR WHAT HE WAS TOLD
WAS A, UH, A BLACKMAIL PHOTO.

AND TERRY PHILBRICK?

YES, UH, I WAS ANGRY AT HIM.

YES, I FELT BETRAYED THAT
A... A TRUSTED ADVISER...

WAS A SPY FOR THE OTHER SIDE.

BUT WHEN... WHEN MALCOLM
STARTED TO TALK ABOUT KILLING HIM,

WELL, I SAID IT WOULD BE WRONG,
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

AND YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD?

I WAS TERRIFIED.

DON'T YOU SEE? I
WAS A VICTIM TOO.

YOU PUT SHARON ROONEY ON TRIAL
KNOWING THAT SHE WAS INNOCENT.

YOU WERE, AT THE VERY LEAST,
COMPLICIT IN FRAMING HER.

AND NOW SHE'S DEAD
BECAUSE OF YOUR AMBITION.

WE'RE GONNA NEED YOUR
TESTIMONY TO PUT DIETRICH AWAY.

FINE.

I'LL DRAW UP THE
IMMUNITY AGREEMENT.

YOU KNOW, ONCE I TOOK
THE OATH OF OFFICE,

I WAS GONNA SEVER MY TIES TO
MALCOLM, FINALLY BE MY OWN MAN.

I GUESS IT'S TOO LATE NOW.

MR. WYLER.

I WAS EXPECTING SOMETHING
A LITTLE MORE PALATIAL.

I LIKE TO INVEST IN
PEOPLE, NOT THINGS.

I'M FLATTERED...

THAT YOU THINK I'M WORTH
INVESTING FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN.

I DON'T REMEMBER PLACING A
DOLLAR FIGURE ON YOU, SON.

OH, COME ON, LET'S
NOT PLAY THAT GAME.

THAT KID YOU SENT DIDN'T TRY
TO BUY ME WITH HIS MILK MONEY.

DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU CAN FIND CARMINE
D'NARDIS AT THAT ADDRESS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING.

FOR YEARS, I FOUND IT EASIER TO
BLAME YOU FOR BUYING MY FATHER...

THAN I DID TO BLAME MY
FATHER FOR BEING BOUGHT.

I NEVER BOUGHT ANYBODY, JIMMY.

I ONLY INVESTED IN FOLKS
TO OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.

GIVEN OUR HISTORY, WHAT MAKES
YOU THINK I'M WORTH INVESTING IN?

WELL, WHEN GARFIELD PASSED
YOU OVER FOR THAT, UH, PROMOTION,

YOU WENT TO THE OTHER
SIDE, AND WITHOUT HESITATION...

YOU GRABBED THAT
ROONEY GIRL'S CASE...

IN A MANNER THAT MANY
WOULD DESCRIBE AS UNETHICAL.

AND YOU DID WHATEVER YOU
HAD TO DO TO WIN THAT CASE.

BENDING THE RULES, SACRIFICING
YOUR FRIENDS WHEN NECESSARY.

AND YOU TOOK ME
ON. I RESPECT THAT.

THAT IS WHY I'M WILLING TO
INVEST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS...

AS A DOWN PAYMENT
TO A PROMISING FUTURE.

SPEAKING OF FUTURES,

IT WAS INTERESTING TO WATCH THE
SWAGGER GO OUT OF THAT GILCHRIST KID...

WHEN WE TOLD HIM THAT HE COULD SPEND 45
YEARS IN PRISON FOR DOING YOUR DIRTY WORK.

I DON'T GET YOUR DRIFT.

HE GAVE UP GARFIELD
IN UNDER 30 SECONDS.

AND WE KNOW WHAT A
GUTLESS BASTARD HE IS.

WE SHOOK HIS TREE, AND HE GAVE YOU UP FASTER
THAN IT TOOK THE FIRST APPLE TO HIT THE GROUND.

AND AS WE SPEAK,

YOUR ATTORNEY IS IN A LITTLE ROOM IN
PARKER CENTER WITH A COUPLE OF DETECTIVES,

TELLING THEM EVERYTHING
THEY NEED TO KNOW.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

COME ON, MALCOLM.
LASSNER IS 65 YEARS OLD.

DO YOU REALLY THINK HE'S GONNA SPEND THE
REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON TO SAVE YOUR ASS?

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT ONE
THING... EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR PRICE.

GARFIELD, GILCHRIST, LASSNER...

THEIR PRICE WAS FREEDOM.

MR. DIETRICH.

GREETINGS FROM HARRY WYLER.

MALCOLM DIETRICH,
DETECTIVE BIGGIO.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR
THE MURDERS OF TOM VAN ALLAN,

MARLEE DONOVAN
AND TERRY PHILBRICK.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

SEVERAL DAYS AGO,

IN MY CONTINUING SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH
BEHIND THE DEATH OF GOVERNOR TOM VAN ALLAN,

I BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION
INTO MY OWN CAMPAIGN.

THE INVESTIGATION HAS RESULTED IN CHARGES
THAT ONE OF MY PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL BACKERS,

MALCOLM DIETRICH, ORDERED THE ASSASSINATION
OF THE GOVERNOR AND MARLEE DONOVAN.

MY SHOCK AT THIS
NEWS WAS DEVASTATING.

IN MY 20 YEARS OF PUBLIC LIFE,

I'VE PRIDED MYSELF IN
PLAYING BY THE RULES,

IN PLAYING HARD
BUT PLAYING FAIR.

AFTER WRESTLING
WITH MY CONSCIENCE,

AND IN SPITE OF MY STRONGLY HELD BELIEF THAT
NO ONE IS GUILTY OF ANY CRIME UNTIL PROVEN SO,

I HAVE DECIDED THAT I CANNOT ALLOW
MYSELF TO BENEFIT, EVEN INDIRECTLY,

FROM THE POSSIBILITY THAT
SUCH A HEINOUS ACT TOOK PLACE.

THEREFORE, I'M ANNOUNCING...

THAT I WILL NOT BE SWORN IN
AS GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.

I DO SO WITH A HEAVY HEART...

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? BUT WITH
THE CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS...

THE JUST AND PROPER
COURSE OF ACTION.

I HAVEN'T SEEN SPIN LIKE THIS
EXCEPT ON A NOLAN RYAN FASTBALL.

BUT TO THOSE WHO POURED
THEIR HEARTS INTO MY CANDIDACY,

I SAY, BE NOT SAD.

REJOICE IN THE BATTLE WON,
THE PRINCIPLE PRESERVED.

AND DO NOT MOURN
FOR ROGER GARFIELD.

HE HAD HIS SHINING MOMENT.

HE REACHED THE HILLTOP AND
SAW THE ENDLESS TOMORROW.

AND YOU SHALL EVER
REMAIN IN HIS HEART.

GOOD NIGHT, MY
FELLOW CALIFORNIANS.

MY GOD. WE ACTUALLY
WORKED FOR THAT CREATURE.

HARD TO BELIEVE.

AT LEAST YOU HAD THE GOOD
SENSE TO QUIT. I DON'T KNOW, MIRIAM.

I, UH, I CAN SEE AN
OPPORTUNITY IN THIS FOR YOU.

I DON'T THINK SO. ANY HILLTOP THAT ROGER
GARFIELD COULD REACH, I DON'T WANT TO SEE.

OH, HEY, COULD YOU TURN THAT UP?

YOUR CLIENT, SHARON
ROONEY, GET FRAMED?

WE FELT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING THAT
SHARON WAS THE VICTIM OF A CONSPIRACY.

BUT PROVING IT WAS
ANOTHER MATTER.

SO, THERE ARE REALLY
THREE VICTIMS IN THIS CASE.

THAT'S RIGHT. I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYONE THAT
RUSHED TO CONDEMN SHARON WILL REMEMBER THAT.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR JUSTINE
APPLETON? I'M HAPPY RIGHT WHERE I AM,

WORKING WITH JIMMY WYLER AND MY
COLLEAGUES AT WYLER & ASSOCIATES.

THAT'S NICE. LETTING YOUR
ASSOCIATE HAVE THE SPOTLIGHT.

YEAH, I'VE HAD ENOUGH INK.

YOU AND ME, BOTH. LISTEN,
I JUST STOPPED BY TO SAY...

WHAT IS THAT?

WHAT DOES IT LOOK
LIKE? IT'S TOILET PAPER.

WHY ARE YOU WALKING
AROUND WITH TOILET PAPER?

SOME WOMAN STANDING IN
LINE FOR THE LADIES' ROOM,

SHE WAS SAYING THAT SHE THOUGHT
THAT THE ROONEY GIRL WAS STILL GUILTY.

SO I TOOK THIS AND I
LEFT. SHE CAN AIR DRY.

THIS IS MIRIAM GRASSO.

THIS IS MY MOTHER.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO LOST.

- BECAUSE YOUR SON
IS SUCH A FINE LAWYER.
- DAMN RIGHT HE IS.

IT'S VERY NICE MEETING YOU, MRS.
WYLER. CONGRATULATIONS, JIMMY.

- THANKS.
- DON'T YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE
THAT RAT GARFIELD IS GONE...

THAT JIMMY IS COMING BACK TO
THE D.A.'s OFFICE, BECAUSE HE'S NOT.

MOM, STOP. WELL, YOU'RE NOT.

EXCUSE ME.

MOM, MIRIAM IS ONE
OF THE GOOD GUYS.

SHE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE
ONE WHO PROSECUTES DIETRICH.

TELL HER TO PUT THAT BASTARD
IN A CELL WITH CHARLIE MANSON.

AND THEN CHARLIE MANSON CAN
CARVE AN "X" ON DIETRICH'S FOREHEAD,

RIGHT NEXT TO THE
SIGN OF THE BEAST.

A LITTLE DRINKIE HERE, PLEASE,
DEAR? NO, NO, NO. CANCEL THAT.

COME ON. I'M GONNA TAKE
YOU OUT AND PUT YOU IN A CAB.

LET'S GET YOU HOME.
OH, MY CURFEW'S UP, HUH?

YES.

JIMMY, YOUR FATHER WOULD
HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF YOU.

COME ON.

THAT'S GREAT, MOM.

I'M GLAD.

YEAH, ONLY I GOTTA GO.

OKAY. LOVE TO POP.

YEAH, I WILL. BYE.

MY MOTHER. SHE SAW ME ON LAW TV,

ALONG WITH HALF HER
GARDEN CLUB. HMM.

WELL, YOU HANDLED YOURSELF WELL.

THANKS. YOU OUGHTA FEEL
PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW.

I GUESS.

EVERY VICTORY LEAVES SOMETHING
BITTER AND DRASTIC IN THE CUP, HMM?

- EXCUSE ME?
- IT'S WILLIAM JAMES.

WILLIAM JAMES, HUH?
YOU JUST THINK OF THAT?

I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WAITING
TO USE THAT FOR YEARS.

I'M IMPRESSED. WELL, THANK YOU.

YOUR APPROVAL'S THE FIRST TANGIBLE BENEFIT
OF MY ENTIRE UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION.

HAVE YOU EATEN? I'M NOT HUNGRY.

YOU ALWAYS THIS
CHEERY AFTER A WIN?

I'M NOT SO SURE THAT
WE WON ANYTHING.

DON'T TELL THAT TO MALCOLM
DIETRICH OR ROGER GARFIELD.

YEAH, I GUESS.

COME ON. AT LEAST KEEP
ME COMPANY WHILE I EAT.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.