The Closer (2005–2012): Season 3, Episode 12 - Til Death Do Us Part: Part I - full transcript

Testing. One,
two, three. Testing.

(DOGS BARKING)

Not here. In the back. Hurry!

By the pool. Set up by the pool.

Hurry up, Buzz. We
need to fish him out.

(BUZZ YELPS)

- I didn't see you, Buzz.
- Yeah, it's okay. Just step back.

I'm Deputy Chief Johnson.

Wait a second. You're bleeding.
One more minute won't hurt.

- Are you sure?
- Yes, ma'am.

Okay. I'm Deputy Chief
Johnson, Priority Homicide.



A dog walker stopped by
the home of Mr. Oliver Henry

and found the body in the pool.

BRENDA: Okay, Detective Sanchez,
now that we've memorialized the body,

let's pull this poor
man out, please.

Sergeant Gabriel, PHD. First
officers arrived at the scene

roughly 12 minutes after
Mr. Henry's death was called in.

Since it was clear that he
had been dead for some time,

the officers decided to leave
the crime scene undisturbed.

(DOGS BARKING)

All right, if you've got a close
shot, let's turn the camera off,

and for heaven's sakes, would
someone please quiet down those dogs?

Hello.

Lieutenant Tao, Priority
Homicide Division, LAPD.

The swelling of the victim
indicates he's been in the water



eight to nine hours.

Though bloated, we can identify
him through his driver's license

as the owner of the house.

Hold it right there.
Oliver Henry.

Arguably the most successful
divorce lawyer in Los Angeles.

By all accounts, he was a good man.
A decent man. A man who loved his job.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
the prosecution is gonna prove to you

Mr. Henry was murdered
by the defendant,

who verbally and physically
threatened the victim repeatedly

in the weeks right
up to his death.

Now, Mr. Cordry here,
the lawyer for the defense,

is gonna argue that
Mr. Henry's death was accidental.

But I need you to pay very close
attention to the inconsistencies

you're gonna see with that theory,
on this video and throughout the case.

To start, you'll notice the contusions
visible on Mr. Henry's forehead.

Roll it.

BRENDA: Looks like he
ran into something right here.

BUZZ: I got it.

A little overdressed to go
swimming, don't you think?

BRENDA: Okay, let's get
his shirt, how it's untucked.

This seam here.

That tear in the knee.

And the cuffs of the pants.

Here and there.

And the scuff marks,
too, Buzz. On the shoes.

Thank you.

Could you move, please?
Move back? Thank you.

Chief, you see this?

Could be drag marks? Buzz?

- BUZZ: I got it.
- Lieutenant Tao,

I want you to check and
see if there's any leather

from the victim's shoes
around the pool, please?

- Will do, Chief.
- Thank you.

Sergeant Gabriel, would
you mind showing me

where Mr. Henry
kept his clothes?

Thank you.

He's all yours, gentlemen.

He takes excellent
care of his wardrobe.

- This closet's as big as my kitchen.
- Chief, what are you looking for?

Signs of wear. And
I'm not finding them.

Sergeant Gabriel, would you
check these suits and shirts

for frays and tears?
And, Lieutenant Provenza,

I want these shoes and
clothes put into evidence, please.

As neatly as he
kept them. Please?

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Oh, yeah.

Okay. Until recently,
Oliver Henry was partners

with his wife, Valerie, in the
law firm of Henry & Henry.

Considered the number two
divorce law firm in the city.

Clientele includes celebrities,
politicians and the very rich.

Fees average $500
an hour for associates.

Twice that if you want
Oliver Henry specifically.

Cheaper to hire a hit man.

So, you're saying Mr. and
Mrs. Henry were partners?

Yeah, well, they divorced, too.
Just settled about three months ago.

They're still in the process
of dissolving the firm.

Now, he was considered the
rainmaker, and she was regarded as,

- you know, kind of average.
- Her payoff isn't.

Valerie Henry is still
listed as the beneficiary

of our victim's $10
million life insurance policy.

She's not answering her phone.

BRENDA: All right. Detective Sanchez,
what did we learn from the neighbors?

It's not a good place to
have a block party, Chief.

I mean, nobody knows anyone.

All I got is this kid who
saw a black Beemer,

maybe a convertible,

parked in Henry's driveway
around 9:00 last night.

FLYNN: Black BMW
in the Hollywood Hills.

That narrows it down
to, like, 50,000 people.

Hey. Any chance this
Hollywood divorce attorney

accidentally fell
into his own pool?

'Cause the media
are already insisting

that one of his movie
star clients killed him,

and we just can't afford
that kind of murder right now.

We are slowly whittling
away at a list of suspects.

- Great. How many are we down to?
- Not counting the wife, roughly 758.

- What?
- Our attorney's case load.

Henry & Henry currently
have 379 active divorce suits.

Each with a client
and an irritated spouse.

That's casting
a pretty wide net.

And how do you feel about
your own wife's divorce attorney?

Yeah, okay.

You know, what would really
make me feel a little better, though,

is some evidence that a
crime was actually committed.

- Because if the guy just fell...
- Excuse me.

Dr. Morales will see us now.

Wonderful. Thank you, Sergeant.

If the autopsy report
reads accident...

Yeah. Or suicide.
Suicide would be great.

- I'll be sure to let you know.
- Don't make work for yourself.

All right, y'all, let's start checking
Mr. Henry's clients and their spouses,

see if any of them
have a criminal record.

I want to know if any of
them drive a black BMW.

Let's dump the
victim's cell phone.

See who he was talking to.
And find the ex-wife, please.

Thank you. Sergeant Gabriel.

Sorry.

I'm documenting the scrapes on
the back of his knuckles and fingers.

Could this have
happened by accident?

On just one hand, I'd say
yes. On the other hand, too?

Looks more like he was
dragged from behind.

But the contusion's
on the front of his head.

No hemorrhaging,
though. Low impact.

It looks like he ran into a door or
fell from less than his full height.

And he didn't block
the blow with his hands.

So, let's say it happens
something like this...

Someone was walking
Mr. Henry along,

let's say from his
house to his pool,

and he started to pass out.

And they let him slip, which
explains the scrape on the knee.

- And dropped him.
- BRENDA: So, he hits his head.

But not hard enough to
knock him unconscious.

Right. So, Mr. Henry falls, and
our killer turns the victim face up,

grabs him under his
arms, and drags him to...

- Sergeant. That's too hard.
- I'm sorry, Chief.

- That's too hard.
- Sorry.

This only makes sense if
Mr. Henry was drugged or drunk.

No alcohol in his bloodstream.

I'm doing a tox screen,
but I won't know for sure

until we get it back.

Wait a minute. Check under his
arms. His suit coat was ripped there.

And if he pulled hard enough...

Good call.

And when the tox screen
came back positive,

I just felt like
there was no way

I could comfortably state
the death was accidental.

Thank you, Dr. Morales.
Your witness.

So, this drug that turned
up in Mr. Henry's tox screen

- was, again...
- Midazolam. Better known as Versed.

It's a sedative, among other
things. Not available by prescription.

And did you find any fingerprints
on this Versed, Doctor?

It's a liquid, sir. And had
been metabolized. So, no.

Then there's no way to prove that
my client administered this drug,

is that correct?

I wouldn't know. I'm here to discuss
the medical aspects of the case.

Well, then, could you tell
the members of the jury

what types of medical professionals
use this drug on a regular basis?

Anesthesiologists mostly, but
those working in a surgical field

would have access to it as well.

So, while the state has focused
its efforts on the defendant,

isn't it true that any doctor,
nurse or medical professional

could have accessed this drug?

- Or someone close to a doctor, nurse, or...
- Objection.

That calls for a ridiculous
amount of speculation.

Sustained.

Let me ask you this, then,
Doctor. Is it possible that Mr. Henry,

who had recently suffered a divorce,
who was splitting up his business

with his ex-wife, administered
the drug to himself?

And on the way to his pool,
stumbled and fell, hit his head,

but managed to pull himself into
the water before he passed out?

Is that possible?

- Yes, but I would say highly unlikely.
- Thank you, Dr. Morales. Yes is sufficient.

No further questions.

- No redirect at this time, Your Honor.
- Call your next witness.

CLERK: Do you
swear to tell the truth,

the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth,

- so help you God?
- I do.

I tried very hard to figure
out how Mr. Henry's death

might have been an
accident or suicide.

But the more I learned, the more
certain I became it was murder.

Did you arrive at Mr. Henry's
house with that idea in mind,

- that his death was a homicide?
- No.

And in examining the crime
scene, did you immediately conclude

- that Oliver Henry had been murdered?
- Absolutely not.

BRENDA: I don't see how
it could be anything else.

Especially with this tox screen.

- Yeah? What does it say?
- Oliver Henry tested positive for Versed.

Which isn't available
even by prescription.

So, someone must
have drugged him.

(EXCLAIMS)

Your car insurance
is late again.

Look, why don't you
just sign this form, and...

What are you looking for?

I know I had some
Ho Hos in here,

and I'm sure I had a
Ding Dong in the freezer.

- I threw all that stuff out.
- What? Why?

The doctor said no more sugar.

(MOCKINGLY) "The doctor said,
the doctor said no more sugar."

Sorry.

What were you saying
about my insurance?

That it's late again. Look.

Do you want to combine
our finances or not?

Really, just, you know, tell me,
because it really doesn't matter to me.

Well, I thought we agreed, if
we put all our money in one place,

it would make it easier to
get pre-approved for a loan.

Yes, but then you never
do anything about it.

Well, I was planning on
doing all that next week.

Well, you keep on saying that,
and then nothing ever happens.

Here. Please. Here.

Sign this form, and that signature card
puts you on all my bank accounts. Okay?

- And then you can just close yours.
- But now I feel bad.

- I mean, I didn't expect you to do all of it.
- I don't mind doing it.

And that way it gets done.

Well, I should be
doing something.

I will be happy
with your signature.

- So, your vic ingested Versed?
- Yes.

Did you find the vial it came out
of? Or the glass he drank it from?

No.

So, Henry gave
himself a knockout drug,

cleaned out the
glass or buried the vial,

walked quickly to the
pool, fell, hit his head,

knocked himself out, and then
dragged himself into the water?

Well, that sounds reasonable.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Agent Howard.

Yeah. No, I'm coming.

Yeah.

So, Chief, it turns out
Henry's 23 active cases,

he was either verbally
or physically threatened

by the opposing spouses
in at least 11 of them.

That we know of.

Henry even pulled restraining orders
on this guy, this lady here, him and him.

And this one,
this one right here.

This one peed on his car.

Lovely.

Any of them drive black BMWs?

FLYNN: Well, there's at
least seven in the ballpark.

Two were navy blue, one was a
Mercedes. Now, this guy over here?

He was a double play. Restraining
order and the car to go with it.

Oh, good. Let's talk to him.

GARNETT: So on the fourth
day of your investigation,

you were still concentrating,
on at least seven people?

- Eight, including Valerie Henry.
- That's the victim's ex-wife, correct?

Yes. Apparently,
she'd been out of town

since the morning
Mr. Henry was found dead.

And before that?

VALERIE: I'm afraid I was alone
in my new apartment that night.

So I can't offer you an alibi.

AUTOMATED VOICE ON PHONE:
Thank you for continuing to hold.

And, so, after you heard
about your ex-husband's death?

I got in my car and drove to Palm
Springs before the press attacked.

Vultures. I couldn't
face talking to them.

Mrs. Henry, since your ex-husband
died under suspicious circumstances,

I wonder if you wouldn't mind
telling me why you two divorced.

Money, mainly.

Or the way I spent it.

The sad part is I filed
for divorce, just to...

Just to get his
attention, really.

I never thought we'd
actually go through with it.

So stupid.

Mrs. Henry, did your husband
have a drug or alcohol problem?

Was he chronically
depressed or suicidal?

No, no. Just the opposite.

Ollie was stable, trustworthy.

He was an Eagle
Scout, did you know that?

It still meant something to him.

Thrifty, brave... Whatever.

He could still recite the
whole silly oath by heart.

And you'd think someone
like that would be dull.

Repressed.

But not Ollie. He was decent.

Too decent. Maybe...

Maybe I didn't deserve
someone quite so...

WOMAN ON PHONE: Solid State
Insurance, how may I help you?

Hello? Hold on, please.

I'm so sorry, Mrs. Henry.

I was on hold for 15
minutes before you got here.

Hello? Yes, hi.

Fine, thank you.

I'm calling to inquire about
your multiple driver discount.

I want to find out what kind
of rate my fiancé and I can...

- Oh, no, please don't put me on hold.
- Your call is important to us.

- Thank you for holding.
- I'm sorry. You were saying?

You're getting married?

Yes. Well, I'm engaged.

So yes.

- Putting all your things together?
- Bit by bit. It is time consuming.

When you take it apart, too.

Speaking of which, were you
satisfied with your divorce settlement?

Oh, Ollie was fair.

I got a lot of cash
and he got the house.

And Max and Mathilde, too.

The dogs. And you
have them now, right?

Well, yes. I should have
had them in the first place.

Or at least joint
custody, anyway.

Ollie thought I didn't pay
them enough attention.

Mrs. Henry, are you aware that you
are still named as the sole beneficiary

of your ex-husband's
life insurance?

- Are you sure?
- Oh, I'm positive.

Your ex-husband dies,
and you get $10 million.

Look, Ms. Johnson,

even the fairest divorce
attorneys make enemies.

It comes with the job. One party
feels they're not getting enough.

The other party feels
they're giving too much.

You make enemies
just doing the right thing.

Was there any particular client or
spouse he was concerned about?

Well, he didn't talk much
about it. Attorney-client privilege.

But he was getting flak from
someone, the husband of a client,

about a FLARPL that...

I'm sorry. A what?

FLARPL.

Sounds like something you'd
get at a Dairy Queen. In India.

Well, it's a law, permitting
asshole divorce lawyers

to put a lien on a client's
home to ensure payment.

Your second wife?

All right, if y'all don't mind
going over these names again,

and see if any flurples
or flipperels turn up.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

GARNETT: And what did you
find in rechecking the names?

- We found five flurples...
- FLARPLs?

FLARPLs. FLARPLs
among Mr. Henry's cases.

Had any of those five been
issued against someone

with a black, convertible BMW?

One. Against the defendant.

Your Honor, this would be a
good time to stop for the day.

Okay. Ladies and gentlemen,
remember your oath.

You are not to discuss
this case with anyone,

including the
members of the press.

We'll reconvene here
tomorrow morning at 9:00.

And let me remind
the reporters present,

you are to conduct your business
outside the four walls of this building.

- Better than expected. Good job.
- I hope so.

With Judge Tiano disallowing the dog
hair from Valerie Henry's mangy pets.

TAYLOR: You
arrested the right guy.

- Don't worry about it.
- BRENDA: Why is this all so frustrating?

I keep going over
everything in my head.

If I'd been able to get a
confession, we wouldn't even be here

- in the first place.
- Oh, look, look, look.

We have a media scrum
we have to walk through.

So, before you walk into that...

Commander Taylor will coach you
through your statement to the press.

That's ridiculous. I
know exactly what to say.

No, you don't. And you're
irritable, and you snap at people.

I do not.

We shouldn't even be
talking to the press. Vultures.

Yes, hello.

Hi. I want to thank y'all
for your interest in this case.

The LAPD has decided

that Commander Taylor will be
fielding all your questions today.

BRENDA: Thank you.
REPORTER 1: Commander Taylor.

- Thank you so much. Pardon me.
- ALL: Commander Taylor.

REPORTER 2:
possibly be a suicide?

Well, let me make a short...

A brief opening statement here.

We feel that this case
represents the best

that our justice
system has to offer.

JUDGE: Ladies and
gentlemen, good morning.

Let me remind you, Deputy Chief
Johnson, that you are still under oath.

- Mr. Garnett, you may proceed.
- Thank you, your Honor.

Good morning,
Deputy Chief Johnson.

We left off yesterday discussing
the exhaustive search you made

of Mr. Henry's current and
past clients and their spouses.

Among the five people against
whom he had issued FLARPLs,

you found one with a
black, convertible BMW.

- GABRIEL: Dr. Jonathan Schafer.
- And who is he?

He's an ophthalmologist.

And his wife, Kristen Schafer, hired
Mr. Henry to be her divorce attorney.

And then Henry took out a FLARPL
against the Schafer residence.

- A what?
- Henry put a lien on Schafer's house.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Sorry. I have to take this.

Hello? Yes, multiple
driver rate. That's right.

Y'all go on.

I know this.

FLYNN: Okay.

Anyway, Chief, we have
reports of a confrontation

between Dr. Schafer
and Mr. Henry.

Schafer left threats
on Henry's voice mail.

And registered to
Schafer at the DMV

is a 2006, black,
BMW convertible.

And this divorce
was acrimonious?

That point doesn't fit so well.

Dr. Schafer and his
wife ended up reconciling.

What?

Sorry.

That is twice what
I'm paying now.

No, I don't. You know
what? Just forget it.

Okay? Thank you so much.

- Problem?
- I'm trying to combine

Fritz and my car insurance
policy for a discount,

and I can't seem to
get it for some reason.

I got a guy. Let me see what
kind of quote I can get you.

- Are you sure? I don't...
- Yes.

Because then
that will free you up

to figure out all this business
with the FLARPL, the car,

and the knock-out drug, adds up to
specific evidence against Dr. Schafer.

I mean, there must have been
other doctors that Henry was suing.

And do you have a
license plate on this BMW?

No.

Look, I'm meeting with the
wife later on this afternoon.

I'll get some more
background information.

- Look, I know we have some blanks.
- Well, fill them in now.

Because having all seven
of you working on this case

for over a week, when
we still can't say definitively

- if this is a murder...
- Oh, no, it is. It is.

I'm sure of it. And this
Dr. Schafer, he is our best bet.

Please don't gamble.

Especially with the press
looking over your shoulder.

Because the evidence you've
got is enough to ruin this guy's life.

But not enough to
arrest him for murder.

If you're gonna continue to go
after Schafer, do it with a whisper.

(WHISPERING)
So, Chief, what now?

So, I last saw Mr. Henry...

I guess it must have been, gosh,
just a day or two before he died.

And that's when you told him you
and your husband had reconciled?

Trying to reconcile.

Which was his original
advice. Mr. Henry's.

The day that I hired him,
the first thing he told me was,

"See if you can work things
out with your husband."

And why did you file for
divorce in the first place?

Jonathan was having an
affair with this girl in his office.

Kind of cliché. Doctor's wife losing
out to her husband's receptionist.

But that's over and he
swears she was the only one.

And you believe him.

I'd like to.

My family, you know?

Did you know your husband
had threatened your attorney?

But Jonathan would never have
actually done anything violent.

He's an ophthalmologist,
not a biker.

He may be a cheat,
but he's not a killer.

I know my husband.

- You didn't know he was having an affair.
- I think I did.

I just didn't wanna believe it.

Do you know where your husband
was? The night of the murder?

Well, no. He's still staying
at the Beverly Wilshire

until we figure things out.

Look.

Why would Jonathan
kill my attorney?

Especially after I told him

we could maybe give
our marriage another try?

If I change my mind, I'll
just hire another lawyer.

He can't drown them all.

Let's find this receptionist that
Dr. Schafer was cheating with

- and talk to her.
- Yes, ma'am.

And I want to get a search
warrant for Dr. Schafer's car.

Maybe you can look through
the BMW while I talk to him.

Maybe he won't
even know we did it.

Sergeant, this is
a murder, isn't it?

(SIGHING)

I think so.

And on paper.

I mean, the doctor makes
a good suspect, yeah.

But I thought his wife
made a good point.

I mean, she drops her
divorce, the lien goes away,

and Dr. Schafer kills
the attorney? Why?

I don't know the
answer to that yet.

Maybe the good doctor
can tell me. Thank you.

(EXCLAIMS)

(LAUGHING LIGHTLY)

I'm so sorry, I'm so late.

Yeah, I never get it right.

Is it an optometrist

or an ophthalmologist
who performs eye surgery?

- An ophthalmologist.
- And which one are you?

- The surgery kind.
- Okay.

So, what is this about?
What did you guys want?

- Nobody told you why you were here?
- No.

No. I just got a call and someone asked
if I could make time to talk to the police

and when I arrived,
almost an hour ago,

a white-haired guy, he just told
me my rights and left me here.

I'm so sorry.

We are talking to so
many people today.

That white-haired guy
is normally really sweet.

He must have been in a rush.

I'm sure that you heard about
what happened to Oliver Henry?

Yeah, the guy who almost
got my wife to divorce me.

I heard he died.

Fell in a pool, or someone
maybe pushed him.

Exactly. So we're
investigating his death...

No, no, no. Don't worry.

Standard procedure.

We're talking to all his
clients and their spouses.

People like you and your
wife. It's taking us some time.

- You talked to Kristen?
- Yes.

Standard procedure.

She said

that she actually followed
Mr. Henry's advice,

and that maybe you two
were working things out?

Yeah, we're trying.

I behaved badly, very badly.

And I'm trying to do everything
I can to rebuild her trust.

It's hard. I wish I could just go
back and do things differently.

Well, hindsight is 20/20.

A little eye doctor
humor for you.

Very good. Very good.

So, you were mad when
your wife hired Mr. Henry?

You yelled at him?

Yeah, I didn't have a very adult
response to the whole thing. I...

I made some calls in the
heat of the moment that I...

It was so stupid.

She had every right
to hire an attorney.

I think I just didn't
want it to be my fault.

You know, I wanted it to be Henry's
fault. As irrational as that sounds.

They finished searching
the BMW, Chief.

Well, let's finish up here,
so you can be on your way.

So, we have three questions
that we're asking everyone,

about the night that
Oliver Henry died.

Where you were?

What you were doing?
And who you were with?

Sure, of course.

That was...

- As a matter of fact, I was out of town.
- Really?

Yeah, I was on a sort of a
get-my-head-together fishing trip

with a buddy of mine.

- And the name of your friend?
- Barnes. Topper Barnes.

Topper, that's
two Ps, Lieutenant.

We were on his boat
for four days. I think...

I think I have his
number right here.

Yup, there it is.
Three... Well, here.

Thank you.

Perfect.

And the name of the boat?

Super Plum.

(CHUCKLES)

That's funny.

We were... We took it
out of Marina del Rey.

Talk to Topper. I was
with him the whole time.

All right, then. Thank you.

- You're welcome.
- CORDRY: You can stop it right there.

So, my client told
you he had an alibi.

What's the problem?

Well, as is often the case of those
suspected of committing murder

in the first degree,
your client lied.

So, my client produced an
alibi and you decided it was fake.

I didn't decide it was fake.
The alibi couldn't be verified.

Neither the boat, nor the man
Dr. Schafer told us about existed.

- And we did an exhaustive search for both.
- Isn't it true, Miss Johnson,

that you and your squad have been
restricted from working overtime?

- Yes. We have to apply for...
- Do you ever feel

any pressure to
solve cases faster?

I wish I could solve
everything faster, sir.

I drive myself to find killers

- as quickly as possible.
- Well, what if my client's alibi...

- BRENDA: I always have.
- Were out there somewhere,

and you couldn't find it,

simply because you lacked
the time or the resources?

Time was not the issue.

So SID isn't done with the stuff
they vacuumed out of the car yet.

They said they're gonna
need at least another two hours.

But, look, Chief, we've
done master searches

on this guy Topper
Barnes, and he doesn't exist.

What about the phone
number Dr. Schafer gave us?

Dead end. Registered to
a disposable cell phone.

We're finding out
where it was purchased.

Look, Chief, bottom line,

you'd have an easier
time finding Santa Claus.

I mean, what kind of a name is
Topper anyway? It's ridiculous.

Topper's boat is nowhere
to be found, either.

Can't find a registration on
anything called the Super Plum.

And no local marina's
ever heard of it.

(GROANING)

- SANCHEZ: Chief?
- Yes?

I put the receptionist from
Schafer's office in Interview Room 1.

Her name is Michelle Edwards.
She brought her portfolio with her.

Like we do TV or something.

Take a look. Great set of twins.

Thank you, Detective Sanchez.

Lieutenant Provenza, would you
please look after Ms. Edwards?

- Thank you.
- I'll take that, boys.

You know, I need to familiarize
myself with the subjects. Subject.

Hey. Why does
he get to go with...

Lieutenant Flynn, see if
you can give Dr. Schafer

a ride back down
to Parker Center.

Maybe he knows where we
can find his invisible friend.

Will, I'm sorry this case
isn't quite wrapped up yet,

- but I'm expecting any minute that...
- This isn't about the case.

There's a problem with your insurance.
And your rate won't be going down.

- But what about your broker guy?
- He can't do anything about it.

- I thought you said...
- He just can't.

Look, you should talk to Fritz.

Is there something
you know that I don't?

I'm not sure.

You know what? I really
shouldn't even be involved in this.

Just tell me.

Okay.

Fritz has two
DUIs on his record.

About a month apart
from, like, five years ago.

DUIs?

- So you didn't know. Great.
- But Fritz doesn't drink.

Right.

Okay, the information
is all in that report.

If you decide to
discuss it with Fritz,

just don't tell him you heard
about it from me. Please?

And I'm sorry to be
the bearer of bad news.

Really.

Yeah, right. I bet you are.

- PROVENZA: Where are you from?
- SANCHEZ: Yeah.

Well, I'm from Dallas.

I actually just moved
here five years ago.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

- Relax.
- I only worked at Jonathan's office

during the day. I'm an actress.

And the hours didn't
conflict with my classes.

It's nice to have
that kind of day job.

And before that I was a
waitress at a sports bar.

The doctor's office
was loads better

than getting your ass
pinched for tips all day.

Men are such pigs.

Hello, Michelle. I'm
Deputy Chief Johnson.

I just have a few
questions to ask you

because we're investigating the death
of Kristen Schafer's divorce attorney,

and we hear that you were
involved in the divorce?

Yes.

That's why I'm not working with
Jonathan... Dr. Schafer anymore.

His wife found out that he
was seeing me and I was let go.

- And were you surprised by that?
- Yeah.

He told me for months that his
marriage was technically over,

that I made him feel
like more of a man.

But then he totally freaked
out when she was leaving him.

Just makes me wonder what
other lies he was telling me.

Well, have you seen
or spoken to Dr. Schafer

since he treated you so badly?

He met me for lunch once.
Sort of a goodbye thing.

And then I called him after I heard
about her lawyer dying on the news.

- And what did he say?
- He was surprised.

But he couldn't really talk
because she was there,

- and he'd just gotten back into town...
- From?

Some boat trip he took for
the weekend with his friend.

Topper something.

And did you ever
meet this Topper?

- In person?
- Not in person, no.

- Or find out where he's from?
- No.

- Or what he did for a living?
- No. No, nothing.

Okay.

Well, thank you so much,
for going over all this with us.

The Lieutenant here
will show you out.

(CLEARS THROAT)

So, am I free to go, then? Or...

Well, just a few more standard
questions that we ask all of our witnesses.

First, since you broke
up with Dr. Schafer,

- have you started dating anybody else?
- No. Not yet.

That's too bad.

And what is the best way
to get in touch with you?

Excuse me, Chief.

Yes, Sergeant.

Lieutenant Flynn is back with
Schafer. They're in Interview Room 2.

You might want to talk
to our ophthalmologist

about what SID got
back from his vehicle.

No fibers from the Henry home.
No chemicals from the pool.

Dog hair. Do the
Schafers have pets?

No, Chief. But, remember,
the victim had two dogs,

and SID vacuumed the Henry house
really well after we were done with it.

And guess what?

We matched the hair
from the victim's dog

to the hair in
Dr. Schafer's convertible.

Oh, thank God.

Sorry. Sergeant, excuse me.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Yes.

Dr. Schafer. I'm so
sorry to interrupt your day,

(WHISTLES)

but I just have a few more
things I'd like to clear up.

- Such as?
- Well, oddly enough,

though we have done our very
best to find this friend of yours,

the reclusive Topper Barnes,

he seems to have disappeared
off the face of the earth.

Or perhaps he sailed off the edge
of it in the fabulous Super Plum,

his magical and invisible boat,

since no one else has ever
seen hide nor tail of it but you.

Ms. Johnson, excuse me.
But I think you should know.

I've already called my lawyer.

Whatever for?

Because I didn't like
leaving here the last time

and getting in my car and finding
out that you people had searched it.

And honestly,

that dumb blond act of yours
didn't fool me for a minute.

You seem like an
expert on dumb blondes.

Sure you don't wanna talk to me?

I can make things so
much easier for you.

Less embarrassing for
your wife and daughter.

You may never have
this chance again.

I'm gonna stick with my lawyer.

Look.

I didn't kill anyone.

Well, I'm sorry to
disappoint you, Dr. Schafer.

I don't believe you.

Lieutenant?

Since you already have a
lawyer, you understand your rights?

You're under arrest for
the murder of Oliver Henry.

I think we have a problem.

With what?

Chief, something you need to
see. I was going over our case file.

You got the SID results,

you got the search warrant, you
got the DMV reg on Schafer's BMW.

See?

Deputy Chief Johnson,
you remember DDA Garnett?

Yes, hello.

He's had a chance to review the
evidence and the warrant in question.

Perhaps you would like to
tell him about your concerns?

Well, my concerns are that this
man killed his wife's divorce attorney

and some of the evidence that we
have to prove that may be inadmissible.

Well, if it was just the
transposed license plate numbers,

I could probably
swing that, but...

There's something else?

Detective Daniels was very specific
about what you were looking for

in Dr. Schafer's car and
nowhere does it mention dog hair.

And I could probably
swing that on its own.

But I'd have to add it to the
mixed-up license plate numbers

and I just don't know.

It's going to depend on the
judge. But let me ask you this.

Is this the guy? I mean,
you know this is the guy?

I do. I absolutely do.

But you have no evidence to
prove any of it, Ms. Johnson.

Not that Oliver
Henry was murdered.

Or that my client was anywhere
near him the night he died.

As for the drug found
in Mr. Henry's system,

we've already established the possibility
that he could have self-medicated

and fallen into the pool.

- On the whole, the evidence points...
- Evidence. Like scuff marks?

Those scuff marks are not present
on any other pair of Mr. Henry's shoes.

And we found bits of matching
leather in the cement around...

Excuse me, ma'am.

I wonder how many
people in this courtroom

have scuffmarks on their shoes.

I know I do.

Does that mean that
someone has tried to kill me?

I don't think so.

And do we know when
the shoes were scuffed?

I mean, can you say, Ms. Johnson,
that Mr. Henry injured his footwear

- the night he died?
- No.

No. So, frayed cloth.

A couple of knee and
knuckle scrapes. Scuff marks.

An unidentified BMW parked in
the driveway of Mr. Henry's house.

And that's it. Yes? You have
no physical evidence at all.

Do you?

Yes or no, Ms. Johnson.

Chief Johnson, you will please answer
the question about the physical evidence.

I don't have a yes or no answer.

But the LAPD found no evidence

specifically linking my client
to the scene of the crime.

- Isn't that what you're telling us?
- No.

I'm sorry? You
have other evidence?

Your Honor, I demand an answer.

Fine. In Dr. Schafer's car, we
found dog hair from the victim's pets...

Objection!

Your Honor, the witness knows
that evidence has been disallowed.

You asked, for heaven's sakes.

Counselor, as boneheaded
as it may be, you did ask.

- I...
- Very directly.

So I will allow Chief
Johnson to answer.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Mr. Henry owned two dogs. We
matched the DNA of the victim's pets

to the dog hair we found
in Dr. Schafer's BMW.

Excuse me, Your Honor.

Your Honor, I would like
to request a brief recess.

Permission to approach
the bench, Your Honor.

I'm sorry, Your Honor, but
a witness for the defense

- has unexpectedly shown up.
- This is ridiculous.

- The defense team had ample time...
- We did not plan this, Your Honor.

- Who is it? Who?
- Topper Barnes. The guy with the boat.

My client's alibi.

- BRENDA: Mr. Garnett, Mr. Garnett.
- Topper Barnes,

who you assured me did not
exist, shows up out of the blue?

Mr. Garnett, we did our
due diligence on Mr. Barnes.

It seems to me the timing of
his arrival is awfully convenient.

- Just tell me what I need to do.
- Break Schafer's alibi.

Otherwise, jeopardy is attached. If
this case gets dismissed or goes to jury,

the doctor walks
and I look like an idiot.

Plus we'll never
be able to prosecute

anyone else for this murder
because the case we're having now

creates all the reasonable
doubt a jury's gonna need

to let the next
defendant off the hook.

This is a nightmare.

I will meet you back in
your office in one hour.

Commander Taylor,
what can you tell us?

Actually, Deputy Chief Johnson
will be taking your questions today.

Have a nice weekend.

English -SDH