The Closer (2005–2012): Season 2, Episode 2 - Mom Duty - full transcript

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

YOU SURE I CAN'T GIVE YOU
A HAND WITH SOME OF THAT?

NO, THANKS.

I PACKED THESE BOXES SO
ONE PERSON COULD CARRY 'EM.

IT'S A GOOD THING, TOO, HUH?

YOU'RE MAD AT ME ABOUT THIS?

I TOOK 2 DAYS OFF SO I
COULD MOVE IN WITH YOU,

AND YOU'RE LEAVING.

A JUROR DROPPED DEAD

DURING DELIBERATIONS OF AN...

AN IMPORTANT MURDER TRIAL.



HOW COULD I HAVE KNOWN
THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN?

AN IMPORTANT MURDER TRIAL?

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO THE DEFENDANT IS.

YES, I DO. I DO SO.

IT'S AN ARMENIAN MOB GUY.

I SAY HIS NAME WRONG.

ARAM ASOURIAN.

YOU REMEMBER THAT NASTY
NIGHTCLUB FIRE A FEW YEARS AGO?

SOMEBODY POURED GASOLINE ALL
OVER THE PLACE, NAILED THE DOOR SHUT,

AND 2 PEOPLE BURNED TO DEATH?

WHERE, UH, DO YOU WANT THIS?

OH, SERGEANT GABRIEL, I'M SORRY.

YOU CAN'T UNLOAD BOXES
FROM FRITZ'S U-HAUL.

WHY NOT?



APPARENTLY THE LEGAL SYSTEM
WANTS ME TO MOVE IN HERE BY MYSELF.

YOU'RE ON DUTY,

AND DEPARTMENT
REGULATIONS PROHIBIT

YOUR PERFORMING PRIVATE
LABOR FOR A SUPERIOR.

PARDON ME, PLEASE.

MMM.

I GET THAT LOOK, TOO, SOMETIMES.

THAT IS NOT A GOOD LOOK.

NO ONE WENT INTO OR
OUT OF THE JURY ROOM

EXCEPT THE BAILIFF WHO
BROUGHT THEM THEIR LUNCH.

THE JUROR HAD A
HEART ATTACK, PERIOD.

LIEUTENANT FLYNN, WHY EXACTLY

DID YOU DESIGNATE THE
JURY ROOM A CRIME SCENE?

BECAUSE IN
MR. ASOURIAN'S FIRST TRIAL,

THE PROSECUTION'S EYEWITNESS
HAD HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF

BEFORE HE COULD TESTIFY.

AND NOW WE'RE THROUGH
THIS WHOLE MESS AGAIN.

A JUROR DIES JUST AS THEY'RE
ABOUT TO DELIVER A GUILTY VERDICT.

A GUILTY VERDICT. I DOUBT THAT.

WELL, I DON'T.

MR. MILLBROOK HAS A POINT

WHEN HE SAYS THE POOR
LADY DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES,

AND THAT'S WHY WE
HAVE ALTERNATE JURORS.

YEAH? WELL, WE'RE DOWN TO ONE.

WHY DO WE HAVE ONLY
ONE ALTERNATE JUROR?

BECAUSE A JUROR DROPPED OUT

AFTER SOME JERK WITH
AN ARMENIAN ACCENT

CALLED THE COURTHOUSE
AND THREATENED

TO SLIT THE THROATS OF ANYONE

WHO VOTED GUILTY
AGAINST THIS CREEP HERE.

EXCUSE ME! WAS THIS
WOMAN'S THROAT CUT?

NO! SHE HAD A MASSIVE CORONARY

WITH 11 OTHER PEOPLE LOOKING ON.

OR HER LUNCH WAS POISONED.

THAT'S IT. YOU'VE JUST TURNED WHAT
SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PERSONAL TRAGEDY

INTO A MOTION FOR A MISTRIAL.

[CLEARS THROAT]

ASOURIAN IS A MAJOR PLAYER

IN ORGANIZED CRIME.

THE L.A.P.D. HAS DEDICATED

AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES

HELPING THE D.A.
OBTAIN THIS CONVICTION.

WE DON'T WANT A MISTRIAL HERE.

CHIEF...

THIS IS NOT A CRIME SCENE.

CHIEF...

I PROMISE YOU IT IS.

WELL, COMMANDER, I'M HERE.

I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE A LOOK.

UH...

CHIEF, THE OTHER
JURORS AND THE ALTERNATE

ARE SEQUESTERED UP
ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR.

THIS IS BAILIFF HOSS.

HE WAS THE FIRST GUY IN THE ROOM

WHEN THE CALL BUTTON WAS PUSHED.

BAILIFF... MA'AM.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, JUROR
NUMBER 9 WAS FINISHING HER LUNCH,

WHEN SUDDENLY SHE STOOD UP,

GRABBED HER CHEST,
AND COLLAPSED.

COULD BE ANYTHING IN THAT FOOD.

BUT ALL THE OTHER
JURORS ARE JUST FINE,

AND THE FOOD ALL CAME
FROM THE SAME PLACE.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
CHIEF, PARAMEDICS SAY,

"HEART ATTACK, HEART ATTACK,

HEART ATTACK."

Brenda: WHERE DID
I PUT MY GLASSES?

IS THIS WHERE JUROR
NUMBER 9 ATE HER LUNCH?

UH, YES, MA'AM.

AND THIS IS HER POCKETBOOK?

YEAH, I BELIEVE SO.

OH!

BELA K. ROSE.

MARCH 17, 1953.

LOOKS LIKE BELA TOOK
ALL HER MEDICINE TODAY.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[RING]

MAMA... [SIGHS]

CHIEF...

I'M RIGHT ABOUT THIS.

I SWEAR, I'M RIGHT.

YOU BETTER BE.

LIEUTENANT TAO, WOULD
YOU PLEASE FIND OUT

WHAT IS IN THESE
PILLS? THANK YOU.

LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,

WOULD YOU AND
LIEUTENANT FLYNN MIND

ESCORTIN' OUR JUROR
HERE TO THE MORGUE?

I'LL DRIVE.

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, LET'S
GATHER UP ALL OF THIS FOOD

AND HAVE IT TAKEN
DOWN TO THE LAB

AND SCREENED FOR TOXINS.

DETECTIVE DANIELS, LET'S
GET A BACKGROUND CHECK

ON EVERYONE WHO WORKED AT THIS
DELI WHERE THIS LUNCH ORDER WAS FROM,

THANK YOU. [CELL PHONE RINGING]

UH, SERGEANT GABRIEL,

[SIGHS]

LET'S GET IN TOUCH
WITH BELA ROSE'S FAMILY,

BUT NO ONE TALKS TO THEM

UNTIL WE FIND OUT HOW SHE DIED.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, AND, UM...

THANK YOU... UH, THANK YOU.

HI, MAMA. I'M WORKIN'.

WORKIN'.

UH, YES, OF COURSE.

GREAT AUNT...

EUELESS, IN A COMA, RIGHT, YES.

SAY THAT AGAIN?

SHE DID WHAT?

OH, MAMA, I...

I'M NOT SURE I CAN MAKE IT
TO A FUNERAL TOMORROW.

WHERE ARE YOU?

DFW?

4 HOURS?

YOUR PLANE IS GOING
TO BE IN LOS ANGELES

IN 4 HOURS?

HUH...

MAKE SURE YOU GUYS PACKAGE
EVERYTHING PROPERLY, ALL RIGHT?

[SIGHS]

MA'AM, YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE, FINE.

SO, UH, I TAKE IT

THAT YOU WEREN'T
HERE IN THE ROOM

WHEN JUROR NUMBER 9 COLLAPSED?

NO, MA'AM, I WAS EATING
MY LUNCH OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

I HEARD THE PANIC BUTTON,
I RAN IN, AND I DID CPR

UNTIL THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED.

ALL RIGHT, THEN,

I'M GONNA NEED TO START

INTERVIEWING THESE JURORS.

IF I CAN TAKE THEM
ONE AT A TIME...

NO, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

ARE YOU TELLING ME I NEED
TO INTERVIEW THEM IN A GROUP?

NO, NOT EXACTLY.

WELL, HOW DO I
TALK TO THEM, THEN?

YOU CAN'T.

I CAN'T?

EVERY JUROR IS
COMPLETELY OFF-LIMITS

UNTIL YOU CONCLUDE
YOUR INVESTIGATION.

THERE WERE 11

EYEWITNESSES TO
THAT DEATH, WILL.

THERE MUST BE SOME
WAY I CAN INTERVIEW THEM.

THERE IS, BUT NOT UNTIL
THEY DELIVER A VERDICT.

WHICH WILL BE?

WHEN YOU FINISH
YOUR INVESTIGATION.

OH, DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF?

THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

THERE WERE THREATS
AGAINST THAT JURY, WILL.

WE'RE INVESTIGATING THAT.

THE JURORS WERE INFORMED.
THEY MOSTLY ELECTED TO STAY.

ONE OF THEM DIED.

WHAT ABOUT A MISTRIAL?

I COULD TALK TO THE JURORS

IF I GOT A MISTRIAL.
HOW ABOUT THAT?

YEAH, THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE
GONNA GET A MISTRIAL...

WHICH THE DEPARTMENT
DOES NOT WANT...

IS TO ESTABLISH A DIRECT
CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN ASOURIAN

AND THIS PARTICULAR DEAD JUROR.

OK, WELL...

LET'S SEE WHAT
DR. CRIPPEN HAS TO SAY.

I CAN STILL TALK
TO HIM, CAN'T I?

AM I KEEPING YOU FROM
SOMETHING? OH, NO.

NO, I'M JUST, UM...

PICKING MY MOTHER UP
AT THE AIRPORT IN 3 HOURS.

FROM ATLANTA VIA DALLAS.

WELL, THINGS MUST BE GOING WELL

IF YOU'RE INTRODUCING
YOUR FAMILY TO FRITZ.

WELL, I HAVEN'T
FINISHED UNPACKING,

BUT I GOT EVERYTHING
OFF THE TRUCK.

WHY?

WELL, UH, FIRST,

I WANT TO SAY HOW SORRY
I AM ABOUT THIS MORNING.

YOU KNOW, MOVING
INTO A NEW PLACE,

THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST
STRESSFUL THINGS A PERSON CAN DO.

UH-HUH...

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOTHIN'.

UH, IT'S JUST THAT, UM...

WELL, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT,

AND WE OUGHT TO BE
DOING THIS TOGETHER, SO...

WE MIGHT OUGHT TO
WAIT FOR YOU TO MOVE IN...

[SIGHS] UNTIL I FINISH
THIS INVESTIGATION.

LOOK, YOU'RE MAD
ABOUT THIS MORNING,

NO!

NO, NO, NO.

IT'S JUST THAT, UM...

MY GREAT AUNT DIED, AND, UM...

WAIT, THE ONE IN A
COMA IN SANTA CLARITA?

RIGHT...

OHH, YOUR PARENTS JUST
CALLED ABOUT HER LAST WEEK.

YEAH, AND, UM, AS IT TURNS OUT,

MY... MY MOTHER IS

COMING IN FOR THE FUNERAL,

AND, UM...

OH, I SEE...

SO WHAT YOU'RE REALLY SAYING IS,

SINCE YOUR MOTHER
WOULD HAVE A MELTDOWN

IF SHE FINDS OUT HER ADULT
DAUGHTER HAS A BOYFRIEND,

YOU WANT ME TO MOVE OUT.

DOES SHE GET TO MEET KITTY?

THINK SHE'LL HAVE A MELTDOWN

IF SHE FINDS YOU
LIVING WITH A CAT?

FRITZ, UH...

I KNOW I'VE HANDLED
THIS ALL WRONG,

AND I APOLOGIZE FROM
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

BUT MY MOTHER
WON'T BE HERE LONG,

AND THEN THIS JURY
CASE WILL CLOSE,

AND WE CAN MOVE IN ALL
TOGETHER LIKE WE WANTED.

FRITZ...

FRITZ, ARE YOU THERE?

YEAH, FOR ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR.

I'M GONNA MOVE EVERYTHING
BACK OUT RIGHT NOW, BRENDA.

AND THEN, TOMORROW
NIGHT AT 8:00,

I'M GONNA COME BY AND PICK YOU
AND YOUR MOTHER UP FOR DINNER.

UH, W-WAIT...

YOU'RE GONNA
INTRODUCE HER TO ME,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
TELL HER WHO I AM,

OR ELSE WE'RE DONE.

ACE INHIBITOR, BETA BLOCKER,

DIURETIC, AND SOME VITAMINS.

YOUR JUROR IS BEING TREATED
FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

NOT VERY SUCCESSFULLY.

DIGOXIN.

NOW, A NORMAL DOSAGE,

SAY, BETWEEN .8
TO 2.0 MILLIGRAMS

REGULATES THE HEARTBEAT.

ANY MORE THAN THAT IS DANGEROUS.

SO, I DECIDED TO DO
A BLOOD LEVEL CHECK,

AND FOUND THAT SHE'D TAKEN

16 TIMES THE RECOMMENDED DOSAGE,

WHICH TURNED HER
MEDICATION INTO POISON.

OR SOMEONE SPIKED HER LUNCH.

WAIT A MINUTE, LIEUTENANT.

DR. CRIPPEN, IS IT POSSIBLE
THAT THE MEDICATION

BUILT UP IN HER
SYSTEM OVER TIME?

NO. DIGOXIN HAS A
VERY SHORT HALF-LIFE.

FOR THAT MUCH TO STILL
HAVE BEEN FOUND IN HER BODY,

SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO
TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE.

WHAT ABOUT AN
ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE?

[DR. CRIPPEN CHUCKLES]

I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE

THAT ANYBODY COULD
TAKE 16 PILLS BY ACCIDENT.

SO SOMEONE POISONED HER.

OR...

SHE DID IT ON PURPOSE.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA
LEIGH JOHNSON, L.A.P.D.

IS THIS BELA ROSE'S HOME?

JUSTIN, TAKE EMILY
AND GO WITH GRAM.

SO SORRY TO
BOTHER YOU, DR. ROSE,

BUT YOUR WIFE HAS
BEEN SERVING ON A JURY,

AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS I NEED TO ASK YOU.

DID SHE TELL YOU

ANYTHING ABOUT THE
NATURE OF THE CASE

IN WHICH SHE WAS INVOLVED?

UH, PARDON US, DR. ROSE.

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.
CAN I SPEAK TO YOU?

IF HE SAYS YES, CHIEF,

THAT COULD BE
GROUNDS FOR A MISTRIAL.

LIEUTENANT, YOU NEED
TO WAIT OUTSIDE, PLEASE.

NOW. GET OUT!

THANK YOU.

OH! YOU WANT A
MISTRIAL. I THOUGHT...

SORRY. UM...

DID YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE CASE

YOUR WIFE WAS SERVING ON?

I KNOW THERE WERE THREATS
MADE AGAINST THE JURY.

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE
YOUR WIFE, DR. ROSE?

THIS MORNING. I HAD
A DELIVERY AT 6:30.

I SLIPPED OUT WHILE
SHE WAS STILL SLEEPING.

THEN I WAS AT THE
HOSPITAL LIKE I AM EVERY DAY.

YOU KNOW...

THIS IS STARTING TO
SCARE ME. WHERE'S MY WIFE?

I'M... I'M SORRY, DR. ROSE,

BUT DURING DELIBERATIONS
THIS AFTERNOON,

YOUR WIFE WENT
INTO CARDIAC ARREST

AND WE WERE NOT
ABLE TO SAVE HER.

WHY...

WHY DIDN'T YOU...

TELL ME THAT WHEN
I FIRST ASKED YOU?

I MEAN, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN

THE FIRST THING
OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.

WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH YOU PEOPLE?!

THE CORONER FOUND...

WAIT...

MY WIFE'S ALREADY
BEEN TO THE CORONER?

WE WEREN'T SURE IF SHE

DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES.

SO WE WANTED TO FIND
OUT BEFORE TALKING TO YOU.

SHE HAD ELEVATED LEVELS
OF DIGOXIN IN HER SYSTEM,

AND WE WERE WONDERING IF SHE
MIGHT HAVE TAKEN THAT BY MISTAKE OR...

NO!

NO...

SHE'S VERY ORGANIZED
ABOUT HER MEDICATION.

SHE PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER
FOR THE WEEK ON...

TODAY. ON MONDAYS.

BESIDES THE FACT
THAT I'M A DOCTOR

AND MY MOTHER WAS A NURSE,

WHY DO YOU THINK I WOULDN'T
BE ABLE TO HELP MY WIFE WITH...

WITH HER OWN MEDICATION?

HAD SHE BEEN DEPRESSED
OR ANXIOUS LATELY?

OH...

DAVID.

I AM SO SORRY.

BUT YOU NEED TO
HELP THESE PEOPLE.

THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

IF BELA KILLED HERSELF.

NO, SHE DIDN'T KILL HERSELF.

YOU DID.

YOU PEOPLE.

SOMEBODY THREATENED THAT JURY.

A GUY CALLED THE COURTHOUSE

AND SAID HE WOULD KILL
ANYONE WHO VOTED TO CONVICT,

AND HAVE YOU FOUND HIM YET?

HAVE YOU?!

SIR, THAT'S AN
ONGOING INVESTIGATION.

YES, WELL.

YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION
MURDERED MY WIFE.

IS THIS IT?

THIS IS IT.

WHAT IS THAT MOVING TRUCK DOING

IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE?

NEW NEIGHBORS, I GUESS.

WELL, I CALL THAT TACKY.

NOW, MAMA, I WANT
YOU TO WAIT HERE.

I'M GONNA GO INSIDE,

TURN ON ALL THE LIGHTS FOR YOU,

AND THEN I'M GONNA COME BACK
AND HELP YOU WITH YOUR BAGS.

FRITZ?

FRITZIE?

NOW, DON'T WORRY SO MUCH

ABOUT ME, BRENDA LEIGH.

I CAN CARRY A BAG.
WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, THIS IS SO COZY.

IS THAT...

IS THAT ART?

UH...

I BOUGHT THE PLACE FURNISHED

AND THE WOMAN WHO
LIVED HERE BEFORE ME,

SHE LOVED BASEBALL... PLAYERS.

SHE DATED BASEBALL PLAYERS.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO BE?

AND DON'T GO TO ANY TROUBLE.

I CAN SLEEP ON THAT SOFA THERE.

OH, MAMA. DON'T BE SILLY.

MY BED'S BIG ENOUGH

FOR BOTH OF US.

OH!

YOUR FATHER AND YOUR BROTHER

ARE GONNA LOVE SEEING

YOUR HOUSE, I KNOW.

OH, THAT'S AN UNUSUAL
ARRANGEMENT, BRENDA.

ALL YOUR CLOTHES ARE
ON ONE SIDE OF THE CLOSET,

AND HALF YOUR SHELVES ARE EMPTY.

I MADE ROOM FOR YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO COME HOME BEFORE

YOU PICKED ME UP?

WELL, I... I DIDN'T.
IT'S JUST THAT

I KEEP SPACE AVAILABLE IN CASE
ANYONE DECIDES TO COME VISIT.

OH, MAMA, I'M SO, SO
HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

WHAT TIME'S THE FUNERAL?

2:30.

WOULDN'T IT BE EASIER TO
LEAVE FROM YOUR OFFICE?

I'D LOVE TO MEET THE
PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH.

OH, NO. NO.

NO, NO, NO.

NO.

UM, I THINK THAT YOU
SHOULD STAY HERE

AND I'LL PICK YOU UP.

WELL, I GUESS THAT'LL

GIVE ME A CHANCE TO
MEASURE YOUR WINDOWS.

I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE PROPER CURTAINS,

SO I BROUGHT SOME SWATCHES.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE
DRAPES YOU HAD IN YOUR ROOM

BEFORE YOU LEFT FOR COLLEGE?

CAN YOU BELIEVE I STILL
HAVE THAT MATERIAL?

HMM?

OH.

UH, MY MOTHER, MRS. JOHNSON,

WILL BE OBSERVING TODAY.

Y'ALL JUST IGNORE ME.

BUT I DID BRING SOME
HOMEMADE FUDGE

IF ANYBODY WANTS ANY.

HO HO HO HO!

THAT'S SO VERY NICE
OF YOU, MRS. JOHNSON.

WELL, YOU ARE SO WELCOME.

NOW, EVERYBODY SMILE!

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. UM...

SINCE THE JURY IS
OFF-LIMITS FOR THE TIME BEING

UNLESS WE GET A MISTRIAL, I
THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO REVIEW

THE CASE THEY'VE BEEN HEARING,

WHICH WAS LIEUTENANT FLYNN'S.

SO I CAN TALK AGAIN?

YES.

4 YEARS AGO, FOR REASONS WE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH,

ARAM ASOURIAN

DROVE HIS SON VAHAN
TO A GLENDALE NIGHTCLUB.

WHILE ARAM WAITED IN THE CAR,

VAHAN, A GENUINE PSYCHO,

NAILED SHUT THE NIGHTCLUB DOORS,

SPREAD GASOLINE
ALL OVER THE PLACE,

AND THEN SET IT ON FIRE.

NOW, WE BELIEVE THEY
WERE AFTER THE OWNER,

WHOSE CAR WAS
IN THE PARKING LOT,

BUT INSTEAD, 2
TEENAGE KOREAN GIRLS

WHO WERE CLEANING UP INSIDE

GOT BURNT TO DEATH.

NOW, WE I.D.ed ARAM,

THE FATHER, AT THE SCENE,

BUT OUR EYEWITNESS
GOT HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF

BEFORE HE COULD TESTIFY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU GO AFTER THE SON?

WE COULDN'T FIND HIM.

THE ARMENIAN MOB IS
BIG INTO IDENTITY THEFT

AND WASTE MANAGEMENT...

IDEAL FOR HIDING
A SCUM LIKE VAHAN.

NOW, WE THOUGHT BY PROSECUTING THE
FATHER, WE COULD SMOKE THE SON OUT.

NO LUCK. Mrs. Johnson: SMILE!

[CAMERA CLICKS]

Mrs. Johnson: THANK YOU.

LET'S SAY VAHAN
CAME BACK FROM...

WHEREVER...

TO SHOOT THE EYEWITNESS
IN THE FIRST TRIAL.

AND HIS FATHER OR...

HIS FATHER'S ATTORNEY

TOLD VAHAN BELA ROSE
HAD A HEART CONDITION?

LOOK, VAHAN WOULD HAVE KNOWN

THAT AN OVERDOSE
WOULD HAVE KILLED HER

BECAUSE HE WAS STUDYING

TO BE A PHARMACIST.

WOULD HE HAVE
ACCESS TO THE DRUG?

Provenza: OH, EXCUSE ME...

THE JUROR'S HUSBAND IS A...

DRUMROLL...

DOCTOR.

Provenza: THANK YOU.

BUT ANYBODY CAN GET
THEIR HANDS ON DIGOXIN.

YOU CAN FIND IT ONLINE,

HEALTH FOOD STORES.

IT'S BASICALLY A REFINED
VERSION OF AN HERB...

FOXGLOVE. MAYBE SOMEBODY
MIXED IT INTO HER FOOD.

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER Y'ALL,

BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND

THE LADIES' ROOM.

OH, WELL,

PLEASE...

PLEASE, MRS. JOHNSON,

UH, ALLOW ME.

WHY, THANK YOU.

WELL... LIEUTENANT PROVENZA...

IT'S MY HONOR, MA'AM.

OH! A LIEUTENANT.

WELL! WELL...

Brenda: BACK TO
ARAM'S SON, VAHAN.

CONSIDERING ALL THE PEOPLE DROPPING
DEAD AROUND HIS FATHER'S TRIAL,

HE CAN'T BE THAT FAR
AWAY. WHY CAN'T WE FIND HIM?

I JUST GOT VAHAN'S WARRANT
PACKAGE FROM THE FUGITIVE SQUAD.

THE LAST TIME THEY
LOOKED FOR THIS DUMMY

WAS NEARLY A YEAR AGO.

IF I CAN FIND THIS BOY,

IT WOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC
MISTRIAL, WOULDN'T IT?

LIEUTENANT TAO,

PLEASE GET ME
WARRANTS TO TAP ALL

OF ASOURIAN'S PHONES.

SERGEANT GABRIEL, IF YOU COULD
ARRANGE SURVEILLANCE OUTSIDE EVERY HOUSE

CONNECTED WITH
THAT FAMILY. THANK YOU.

AND DETECTIVE DANIELS,

PLEASE DRAG EVERY
CREDIT CARD THEY HAVE,

EVERY BANK ACCOUNT.

LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
MAYBE YOU COULD TELL ME,

WHO ELSE BESIDES YOU WAS
WATCHING THIS TRIAL EVERY DAY?

DR. GRANT,

I'M JUST... I'M SO IMPRESSED
WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS.

CALL ME ALISON, CHIEF JOHNSON.

OH, YOU CAN CALL ME BRENDA.

ANYWAY...

YOU'RE, LIKE, PART DETECTIVE,

PART SOCIAL WORKER,

PART SHRINK.

BEING A JURY CONSULTANT, I MEAN.

THAT'S A FAIRLY
ACCURATE DESCRIPTION,

THOUGH I THINK OF MYSELF
MORE AS A TRIAL STRATEGIST

SINCE I ALSO HELP
CRAFT ARGUMENTS

I THINK WILL SWAY
INDIVIDUAL JURY MEMBERS.

SO IF I ASKED YOU QUESTIONS

ABOUT THEIR
PERSONALITIES OR WHATEVER,

YOU COULD JUST POP
UP WITH AN ANSWER?

OH, YES, OFTENTIMES.

LIKE JUROR NUMBER
9 USUALLY HAD LUNCH

WITH JUROR NUMBER...

JUROR NUMBER 3. RIGHT.

PARTLY BECAUSE THEY EACH HAD
HEALTH ISSUES AND TEENAGE SONS.

HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE
HEALTH ISSUES?

THIS IS SO FASCINATING.

WELL, THAT'S VERY SIMPLE.

THEY BOTH DECLARED THEIR
ILLNESSES DURING JURY SELECTION.

JUROR NUMBER 9, AS YOU KNOW,

HAD CONGESTIVE HEART DISEASE.

AND JUROR NUMBER
3 IS A DIABETIC.

I SEE.

AND WHY DID YOU THINK BELA ROSE

BELONGED ON YOUR JURY?

WELL, NOW WE'RE
STRAYING INTO INFORMATION

THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT.

YOU CAN ANSWER IT
FREELY. NO WORRIES.

[CHUCKLES] NO, BRENDA,

IT'S OFF-LIMITS PROFESSIONALLY.

I MEAN, THE INFORMATION
YOU'RE REQUESTING

IS THE PROPERTY OF MY CLIENT.

NOW, DR. GRANT...
ALISON, I MEAN...

I WANT YOU TO KNOW
YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED

TO ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU DON'T,

I'M GONNA GET SEARCH
WARRANTS FOR YOUR HOUSE,

PHONE, AND OFFICE, AND FIND OUT

JUST HOW SERIOUSLY YOU'VE
BEEN STUDYING THIS JURY.

SEARCH WARRANTS?
ON WHAT GROUNDS?

ON THE GROUNDS THAT
LIEUTENANT FLYNN HERE SAYS

THIS PARTICULAR STRATEGY OF
YOURS WASN'T WORKING OUT SO WELL.

ASOURIAN WAS ABOUT TO GET LIFE.

WHICH WOULD AFFECT YOUR
BONUS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

BONUSES MUST BE NICE.

I WISH I GOT BONUSES.

WHAT WAS YOURS SUPPOSED TO BE?

AND MR. ASOURIAN'S LAWYER,

MR. MILBROOK,

HE JUST HATES TO
LOSE, DOESN'T HE?

AND YOU DEPEND ON LAWYERS
FOR YOUR INCOME, YES?

MR. ASOURIAN WOULD HAVE BEEN
FOUND NOT GUILTY, AND I'M CERTAIN OF IT.

THAT'S A LOAD OF
CRAP AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU SEE, ALISON, I DO SOMETHING

A LITTLE BIT LIKE JURY
SELECTION MYSELF,

ONLY I CHOOSE SUSPECTS.

AND I BASE MY CHOICES ON
PEOPLE WHO HAVE FINANCIAL

OR PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS WITH A
VICTIM THEY KNEW REALLY, REALLY WELL.

LIKE YOU KNEW BELA ROSE,

AKA JUROR NUMBER 9.

SO, I'M GONNA ASK
YOU A FEW QUESTIONS

AND YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER THEM,

OR I'M GOING TO MAKE
YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL

FOR DAYS ON END.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE
BELA ROSE FOR THIS JURY?

HER MAIDEN NAME WAS ARMENIAN.

ARMENIANS ARE A VERY
TIGHT-KNIT FAMILY CULTURE,

AND THEY SELDOM HURT THEIR OWN.

AND I THOUGHT SHE
WOULD BE SYMPATHETIC

TO A FATHER STANDING
UP FOR HIS SON.

THAT'S VERY SMART OF YOU.

SPEAKING OF THE SON, WHERE
IS HE? WHO WOULD KNOW?

AND BEFORE YOU
ANSWER, REMEMBER...

HELL, HELL, HELL. I MEAN IT.

I'M NOT SURE.

BUT MR. MILBROOK
GETS PHONE CALLS

ASKING HOW THE TRIAL WENT

FROM SOMEONE HE
NEVER MENTIONS BY NAME.

EVERY DAY.

THERE YOU ARE.

THERE YOU ARE, BRENDA.
THE FUDGE WENT OVER BIG.

I HOPE YOU GOT SOME
BEFORE IT RAN OUT.

UH, I'M NOT EATING
SUGAR RIGHT NOW.

DON'T LIE TO YOUR MAMA.

I'LL MAKE SOME MORE
TONIGHT WHEN WE COME HOME.

ARE YOU READY TO GO?

MAMA, I'M SO SORRY,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO
TAKE YOU TO THIS FUNERAL AFTER ALL.

WHAT?

I WISH I COULD,

BUT I HAVE THIS MURDER
I HAVE TO INVESTIGATE.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. THERE ARE
MURDERS EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.

AND YOUR AUNT FLOETTA
WILL ONLY HAVE ONE FUNERAL.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO GET THERE, EVEN?

OH, WELL, I COULD
TAKE YOU, MA'AM.

OHH.

UH, COULD YOU JUST
WAIT ONE SECOND, PLEASE?

MAMA, WOULD YOU COME OVER
HERE JUST FOR A SECOND, OK?

THANK YOU. HAVE A SEAT.

AHEM. THANKS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

BEING NICE?

YOU'RE NOT NICE.
AND YOU'RE ON DUTY.

WELL, GIVE ME THE AFTERNOON OFF.

MY MOTHER IS
MARRIED, TO MY FATHER.

[CHUCKLES] RELAX,
DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA LEIGH.

I DON'T DATE WOMEN OVER 35.

40 IF I'M DRINKING.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. YOU
CAN HAVE HER BACK BY 7:00,

'CAUSE I HAVE A
DINNER I CANNOT MISS.

[CLICK]

MR. MILBROOK, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY.

HOW GOES YOUR
MOTION FOR A MISTRIAL?

IT DOESN'T.

I EXPECTED BETTER OF
YOU. ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE
TRANSCRIPTS OF THIS TRIAL,

AND IN PRESENTING
YOUR CLIENT'S DEFENSE,

YOU NEVER ONCE
BROUGHT UP HIS SON VAHAN.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S
THE ONE WHO SET THE FIRE.

ASOURIAN WON'T LET
ME MENTION THE BOY.

AND VAHAN'S VANISHED.
NOBODY'S SEEN HIM IN YEARS.

I KEEP WONDERING HOW
WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE

IF VAHAN WERE SUDDENLY
JUST TO TURN UP.

YOU'D GET YOUR MISTRIAL

AND PRESERVE YOUR
STERLING REPUTATION.

MORE BILLABLE HOURS. ALL SORTS
OF GOOD THINGS COULD HAPPEN.

YEAH, I KNOW. ASOURIAN WON'T
LET ME MENTION THE BOY, THOUGH.

HE'S QUITE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT.

YEAH, WELL, MAYBE
WE'LL GET LUCKY

AND SOMEONE'LL JUST TURN
UP WITH AN UNTRACEABLE TIP

THAT WILL LEAD US TO VAHAN.

AND THIS CAN ALL END.

HOW UNTRACEABLE?

THEY'LL FIND WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION IN BAGHDAD FIRST.

BECAUSE THE L.A.P.D. BRASS
DOESN'T WANT A MISTRIAL EITHER,

AND I'VE BEEN SO WARNED.

WELL... GOSH.

I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO
GET YOU INTO ANY KIND OF TROUBLE.

[BEEPS]

[RINGING]

Man, on cell phone: HELLO?

HELLO?

LET ME THINK HOW I MIGHT
BE ABLE TO HELP YOU. UM...

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME? SOMETHING
AT LUNCH DIDN'T AGREE WITH ME.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[RING]

[RING]

[BEEPS]

HELLO? HELLO?

YOU THERE? JAMIE?

DO YOU HAVE A MESSAGE
FROM MY FATHER?

COULD YOU GET ME AN ADDRESS
THAT GOES WITH THAT NUMBER?

CHIEF, IF ARAM ASOURIAN WALKS OUT
OF COURT TOMORROW A FREE MAN...

THAT'S NOT MY CASE, SERGEANT
GABRIEL. IT'S JUST NOT MY CASE.

WILL YOU STOP?

[CHUCKLES] SORRY.

IS IT APARTMENT 3?

Flynn: NEGATIVE.
IT'S APARTMENT 1-A.

"A" AS IN ALPHA.

1-A. EVERYONE GOT THAT?

HE'S BEEN IN THERE ALL DAY.

IF YOU HAD HIS GIRLFRIEND,
YOU'D BE IN THERE ALL DAY, TOO.

UH-HUH.

VAHAN IS NOT INSIDE.

HE'S ON FOOT.

HE'S HEADING TOWARDS
THE APARTMENT.

[ENGINE STARTS]

HE MADE ME!

IN PURSUIT, HEADING
NORTH ON THE ALLEY.

[TIRES SQUEAL]

DON'T MAKE ME RUN, YOU BASTARD!

[HORN HONKS AND TIRES SQUEAL]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

[GUNSHOTS] Flynn: OOH

OFFICER NEEDS HELP. WE HAVE
SHOTS FIRED AT OUR LOCATION.

SEND AN AMBULANCE. GET DOWN!

FLYNN! FLYNN! WHERE ARE YOU?

[VAHAN GRUNTS] Flynn: OVER HERE.

OH, ENOUGH!

[GRUNTS]

ARE YOU HIT?

SHUT UP, YOU MORON. ARE YOU HIT?

NO, I'M FINE.

[SPEAKING ARMENIAN]

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO ASK YOU TO STEP BACK.

DO ME A FAVOR.

GET MY VEST OUT OF THE CAR.

I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A BEEF
ABOUT NOT FOLLOWING PROTOCOL.

YOU GOT IT.

GET BACK.

[GRUNTING]

IF YOU COULD GIVE US A
MOMENT, PLEASE? THANK YOU.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

VAHAN?

I'M DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA
LEIGH JOHNSON OF THE L.A.P.D.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
I'VE CALLED FOR A PRIEST.

BUT I NEED TO RECORD YOUR
STATEMENT BEFORE I LET HIM IN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?

SINCE HE'S NOT GOING
TO BE HERE MUCH LONGER,

DO YOU THINK WE NEED
TO READ HIM HIS RIGHTS?

WELL, IT'S BETTER TO BE
SAFE THAN SORRY, YEAH.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2006,

4:12 IN THE AFTERNOON.

I'M IN GLENDALE
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

WITH VAHAN NAZIM ASOURIAN.

SERGEANT DAVID
GABRIEL IS ALSO PRESENT.

VAHAN, 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 A LAWYER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?

TRY AND SPEAK IF YOU CAN.

YES, I UNDERSTAND.

[MONITOR BEEPS]

HEY, STAY CALM, MAN. STAY CALM.

NOW, VAHAN,

I AM SO, SO SORRY

ABOUT HOW THIS HAS
ENDED UP FOR YOU,

BUT BEFORE WE PART,
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY

THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE EVER HAVE.

YOU COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE...

YOUR FATHER'S.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT, DON'T YOU?

NOW, WHAT ABOUT
THE NIGHTCLUB FIRE?

DID YOUR FATHER
START THAT, OR DID YOU?

I TIP THE OWNER
OF THE CLUB $200.

HE STILL WON'T LET ME INSIDE.

HE DISRESPECTED ME.

CALLED ME A NAME.

WHAT DID YOU DO
TO THE NIGHTCLUB?

I BURN IT DOWN.

I SAW THE OWNER'S
CAR IN THE LOT.

I THOUGHT HE WAS INSIDE.

IT WAS JUST GIRLS CLEANING.

I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW.

THEN MY FATHER PUT ME
ON A PLANE TO NEW JERSEY

AND GO ON TRIAL FOR ME.

MY FATHER IS A GOOD MAN.

GREAT MAN.

SO YOU TRIED TO KEEP
YOUR FATHER OUT OF JAIL

BY KILLING THE WITNESS
IN THE FIRST TRIAL.

I COME BACK TO L.A.

AND I SHOOT THE MAN
WHO SAW MY FATHER.

AND IN THE SECOND TRIAL,
DID YOU POISON BELA ROSE?

I MADE SOME PHONE
CALLS TO THE COURTHOUSE.

I PLANNED TO KILL
JUROR NUMBER 4.

BUT THE OTHER LADY DIE FIRST.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

AND WE END THE INTERVIEW TO
ACCOMMODATE VAHAN'S SURGERY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
YOU FOR AN OPERATION

SO YOU CAN GET BETTER.

BUT... BUT... BUT...

YOU... YOU SAID I'M DYING.

OH, NO. I WAS VERY CAREFUL
NOT TO SAY THAT, VAHAN.

YOU GET WELL SOON NOW, YOU HEAR?

CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF.

YOU GOT YOUR MISTRIAL.

IT'S NOT MY MISTRIAL.
IT'S MY ARREST.

YOU'D THINK PEOPLE'D BE HAPPY

TO PUT A GENUINE
KILLER BEHIND BARS.

ARAM ASOURIAN IS THE
LEADER OF A MOB FAMILY.

YEAH, WELL, MAYBE NEXT TIME

YOU CAN PAIR HIM UP WITH A
CRIME HE'S ACTUALLY COMMITTED.

PERSONALLY, I ALWAYS FEEL
BETTER ABOUT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

WHEN IT MATCHES UP MURDER
CHARGES WITH THE RIGHT PERSON.

THEN IT'S TOO BAD VAHAN DIDN'T
CONFESS TO KILLING THE JUROR, TOO.

WELL, MAYBE HE DIDN'T.

BUT BELA ROSE DIDN'T
DIE A NATURAL DEATH.

AND THANKS TO LIEUTENANT
FLYNN'S DETERMINATION...

WHICH I KNOW YOU
AND THE L.A.P.D.

ARE DESPERATE TO ACKNOWLEDGE...

I NOW CAN TALK TO THE JURORS

WHO ACTUALLY SAW HER DIE.

COMMANDER.

SERGEANT.

SO, THE JURY CONSULTANT
FOR THE DEFENSE

TOLD US THAT YOU WERE
GOOD FRIENDS WITH BELA.

YEAH, WE GOSSIPED
A LOT. [CHUCKLES]

MY SON'S GOING TO COLLEGE
NEXT YEAR, TOO, AND, UH,

SHE HAD HER, UH,
HER HEART PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

SO IF WE TOLD YOU

THAT BELA TOOK 16 PILLS

ALL AT ONCE ON PURPOSE,

YOU'D BE SURPRISED?

VERY.

LOOK, PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO KILL THEMSELVES

DON'T EXERCISE

AND EAT HEALTHY AND PLAN TRIPS.

SO...

YESTERDAY IN THE JURY ROOM,

YOU SAW HER TAKE HER MEDICATION?

HER VITAMINS, AT LUNCH.

JUST 2 CAPSULES,
THOUGH, NOT 16 PILLS.

AND I'M SITTING NEXT
TO HER THE WHOLE TIME.

AND SHE STOOD UP...

AND SCREAMED.

DID SHE SAY ANYTHING ELSE

ABOUT ANYONE ELSE IN HER FAMILY,

OTHER THAN HER SON?

SHE WORRIED ABOUT MONEY.

BETWEEN SENDING
JUSTIN TO COLLEGE

AND, UH...

[SIGHS] THE ASSISTED LIVING
CENTER FOR HER MOTHER-IN-LAW,

BELA SAID THEY WERE LOOKING
AT AN ADDITION 40 GRAND A YEAR.

SHE WANTED A SMALLER
HOUSE, CUT BACK ON EXPENSES,

LOWER THE STRESS ON HER HEART.

THEY WEREN'T IN COMPLETE
AGREEMENT ABOUT ALL THAT.

SHE TOLD YOU ABOUT
THESE ARGUMENTS?

NO, BUT I COULDN'T HELP
BUT OVERHEAR HER...

ONCE OR TWICE...

BELA ON HER CELL PHONE.

DURING LUNCH, SHE'D CALL HOME,

AND THINGS WOULD START
OUT ALL CONSIDERATE,

AND THEN THEY'D
GET REALLY INTENSE.

IT'S INTERESTING, ISN'T IT?

WITH ALL WE HAVE TO SPEND
ON SENDING OUR KIDS TO COLLEGE

AND TAKING CARE OF OUR PARENTS,

EVEN DOCTORS HAVE TO CUT BACK.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HEY, CHIEF. HMM.

SO I SERVED THE SEARCH
WARRANT AT THE ROSES' HOUSE.

MM-HMM?

AND WE GOT THE DOCTOR
IN AN INTERVIEW ROOM

AND HE'S HOPPING MAD.

HE'S MAKING ALL KINDS OF
NOISE ABOUT SUING US AND STUFF.

YEAH, WELL, HE'LL GET OVER THAT.

DID YOU GET HIS
WIFE'S PRESCRIPTIONS?

YEAH. TAO'S SORTING
THROUGH THEM.

GOOD. SHE HAD 3 MONTHS'

WORTH OF DRUGS
DELIVERED AT ONCE,

PAID ONE DEDUCTIBLE.

CHIEF. YES?

I SET YOUR MOTHER UP

SO SHE COULD WATCH
TV UNTIL YOU'RE FINISHED,

BUT IF I WERE YOU, I'D
LEAVE HER ALONE FOR A BIT.

SHE'S NOT IN THE BEST
OF MOODS RIGHT NOW.

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, THANK YOU.

OH, I BROUGHT THIS BACK
FROM THE FUNERAL FOR YOU,

SINCE YOU'RE OFF SWEETS.

IT'S A CAKE-LIKE OBJECT,

MADE WITH SOME
SORT OF PRUNE CRAP

SUBSTITUTE FOR SUGAR.

OH.

MM. OHH.

THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SUGAR.

HI, CHIEF. WHAT
CAN I DO FOR YOU?

HOW DARE YOU BRING
MY FAMILY DOWN HERE?

READ ME MY RIGHTS. I
REFUSE TO TALK TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I'LL GET WHAT I NEED TO
KNOW FROM YOUR MOM.

YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY MOTHER!

WHY IS THAT, DOCTOR?

WHAT DOES SHE KNOW THAT
YOU DON'T WANT HER TELLING ME?

THINK IT'LL JUST POP
OUT OF HER MOUTH

AS SOON AS I READ
HER HER RIGHTS?

I WANT A LAWYER.

YEAH, WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU JUST TAKE A SEAT?

SINCE YOU'VE INVOKED
YOUR RIGHT TO COUNSEL,

YOU LEAVE ME NO
CHOICE, DR. ROSE.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

I JUST HAVE A DINNER
TONIGHT THAT I CANNOT MISS.

THAT'S DAVID'S SCHEDULE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW BUSY HE IS.

HMM.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T MIND YOUR HAVING IT,

BUT DON'T ASK ME
TO BETRAY MY SON.

YOU'RE SURE THIS
ISN'T AGAINST THE LAW,

MY WATCHING?

[CHUCKLES] IN THIS
LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD,

I AM THE LAW.

THOUGH WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
MENTION THIS TO BRENDA LEIGH.

I WON'T SAY A WORD.

SO, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME,

HOW LONG HAVE
YOU LIVED WITH THEM?

SINCE BELA RETURNED TO TEACHING.

SHE NEEDED ME TO...

CARE FOR THE CHILDREN
IN THE AFTERNOON,

BABY-SIT IF THEY WENT OUT,

MAKE DINNER.

THOUGH I...

I DON'T DO MUCH COOKING ANYMORE.

I BROKE AN EXPENSIVE
PLATTER LAST CHRISTMAS.

HMM.

SO, JUSTIN'S OFF TO COLLEGE.

EMILY'S 12.

AND BELA FOUND ME THIS WONDERFUL

RETIREMENT CENTER.

LAKEVIEW TERRACE.

I'LL HAVE MY OWN LITTLE STUDIO.

JUST HAVE TO WAIT
FOR SOMEONE TO DIE,

THEN I MOVE IN. [LAUGHS]

SOUNDS DEPRESSING.

WELL, I'M OLD NOW.

I... BREAK THINGS. I'M...

USELESS.

HMM. OR, PUT ANOTHER WAY,

YOU TOOK CARE OF
YOUR GRANDCHILDREN,

YOU WORKED FOR YOUR SON
AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AS A MAID,

AND WHEN YOU OUTLIVED
YOUR PHYSICAL ABILITY,

THEY DECIDED TO PUT YOU
SOMEPLACE PEOPLE GO TO DIE.

TOO BAD THEY COULDN'T JUST DROP
YOU OFF ON AN ICE FLOE SOMEWHERE.

OH! IT WASN'T LIKE
THAT. MY SON LOVES ME.

AND IT'S A VERY, VERY NICE
PLACE, LAKEVIEW TERRACE.

THEY HAVE A DINING ROOM,

NURSING.

IT'S ASSISTED
LIVING, THEY CALL IT.

SOUNDS CHEERY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT
BELA FOR A MINUTE NOW,

BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY SURE
THAT SHE DIDN'T KILL HERSELF,

AND THERE WAS NOTHING
OUT OF THE WAY IN HER FOOD.

SO I KEEP WONDERING

WHERE THAT EXTRA
DIGOXIN CAME FROM.

NOW, BELA GOT HER
PRESCRIPTION IN 3-MONTH LOTS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S
INTERESTING? I'VE WORKED IT OUT.

THERE WERE 16 PILLS MISSING
FROM HER LAST DELIVERY,

WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO COINCIDE

WITH THE DOSE THAT KILLED HER.

[SCREWS ON CAP]

BUT BELA DIDN'T TAKE 16 PILLS

AT LUNCH WHEN SHE WAS POISONED.

SHE ONLY TOOK THESE...

HER VITAMINS.

WE KNOW FROM HER
CELL PHONE RECORDS

THAT SHE WAS CALLING
HOME DURING THE DAY.

AND WE ALSO KNOW FROM A WITNESS

THAT SHE WAS
ARGUING WITH SOMEONE

ABOUT PUTTING
YOU INTO THIS LOVELY

ASSISTED LIVING CENTER

PEOPLE ARE JUST
DYING TO GET OUT OF.

BUT DAVID WASN'T
HOME DURING THE DAY.

YOU'VE JUST GONE AND
WRITTEN OUT A SCHEDULE FOR ME.

SO WHO WAS SHE ARGUING WITH?

YOU.

GOODNESS GRACIOUS. IT'S HER.

BECAUSE LAKEVIEW TERRACE,

WHICH HAS NEITHER A
LAKE NOR A TERRACE,

CALLED LAST WEEK.

AND GUESS WHAT?
YOUR ROOM'S READY.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU WANT IT.

IN FACT, I THINK YOU'RE
TERRIFIED OF GOING THERE.

AND YOU KNEW THAT THERE'D
BEEN THREATS AGAINST THE JURY

THAT YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
WAS SERVING ON.

SO YOU DECIDED TO USE
THESE THREATS FOR COVER.

SO YOU GROUND
UP 16 DIGOXIN PILLS,

PULLED APART THESE CAPSULES,

SUBSTITUTED THE CONTENTS

OF BELA'S HEART MEDICATION,

AND POPPED THEM
BACK INTO HER PILLBOX,

KNOWING FULL WELL THAT
WHEN BELA TOOK HER VITAMINS,

SHE'D KEEL OVER DEAD.

AND YOU WERE ONLY
DEFENDING YOURSELF.

IT WAS WRONG WHAT
THEY WERE DOING.

WHY, I'D NEVER PUT MY MOTHER

IN AN ASSISTED LIVING CENTER.

I'D TAKE CARE OF HER MYSELF,

BECAUSE SHE TOOK CARE OF ME.

IS THAT HOW YOUR
SON FELT ABOUT YOU?

OR WAS HE MORE WORRIED
ABOUT BELA'S HEART?

BELA DIDN'T HAVE A HEART.

SHE USED ME UP IS WHAT SHE DID.

SHE EXHAUSTED ME.

SHE WORKED ME LIKE A DOG

SO SHE COULD SHOP AND
HAVE DINNER AND WORK.

AND IF SHE COULD HAVE,

SHE'D HAVE DROPPED
ME OFF AT THE VET'S

AND HAD THEM PUT ME TO SLEEP.

THE SMELL AT LAKEVIEW TERRACE.

THE SMELL.

I DIDN'T DESERVE
TO DIE IN THAT SMELL.

[SNIFFLES] WHAT CAN
YOU POSSIBLY DO TO ME

THAT WOULD BE WORSE THAN THAT?

I DIDN'T DESERVE
TO DIE IN THAT SMELL,

AFTER ALL I DID FOR THEM.

I DIDN'T DESERVE IT.

I AM SO EXCITED.

A DINNER OUT IN HOLLYWOOD
AND A SPECIAL SURPRISE.

ARE WE GONNA SEE
SOME MOVIE STARS?

NOT THAT ANGELINA JOLIE,

BUT MAYBE GEORGE CLOONEY?

YOU'RE SURE IN A BETTER MOOD

THAN YOU WERE AFTER THE FUNERAL.

WELL, YOUR AUNT FLOETTA HAD BEEN
BRAIN-DEAD FOR SO LONG, ANYWAY.

AND YOUR AUNT
DENISE DRINKS A LITTLE.

THE TRUTH IS,

I JUST WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME

WITH YOU, BRENDA
LEIGH. I MISS YOU.

I MISS YOU VERY MUCH.

I MISS YOU TOO, MAMA.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

GOODNESS, IS SOMEONE
COMING WITH US?

UHH... OH!

IS THAT IT? IS THAT
THE SURPRISE?

OOH! IS THAT IT?

YES. NOW, MAMA,

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET
ALL EXCITED ABOUT THIS,

AND ALL... YOU
KNOW... TOO HAPPY.

YOU'RE DATING SOMEONE.

OH, HONEY, HOW WONDERFUL!

I CAN'T WAIT TO
TELL YOUR FATHER.

UH, MAMA? TOO HAPPY. TOO HAPPY.

WHAT DOES HE DO FOR A LIVING?

UH, HE'S A SPECIAL
AGENT FOR THE F.B.I.

HE HAS A JOB, TOO.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

AND IT MUST BE SERIOUS

BECAUSE YOU'RE INTRODUCING US.

NOT UNLESS YOU LET ME GO.

OH! [CHUCKLES]

FRITZ, COME IN.

THANK YOU, BRENDA.

FRITZ HOWARD,

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY MAMA,

WILLIE RAY JOHNSON.

IT'S A PLEASURE, MA'AM.

HOW LOVELY.

WHY, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WAS JUST ASKING BRENDA

IF WE WERE GONNA
SEE SOME MOVIE STARS,

AND YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR.

SO HANDSOME. MMM!

[CHUCKLES]

I'LL JUST SNIP THE
ENDS OFF THESE

AND FIND SOMETHING
TO PUT THEM IN,

AND THEN WE'LL BE
RIGHT OFF FOR DINNER.

SHALL I TELL HER
WHERE THE VASE IS?

NO, NO. NO.

UH...

I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR MOVING EVERYTHING
OUT YESTERDAY

AND FOR COMING BACK TONIGHT.

FOR DINNER. FOR DINNER.

BUT THE U-HAUL'S
STILL OUT FRONT.

[LAUGHS]

THERE'S A LIMIT TO HOW
LONG IT'S GONNA STAY THERE.

IT'S A FLEXIBLE LIMIT.

Willie Ray: SMILE!

[CAMERA CLICKS]

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.