The Practice (1997–2004): Season 2, Episode 2 - Betrayal - full transcript

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[ Sighs ]

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[ Muttering ]

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[ Knocking ]

It's about time.
Come in.
What's the big... rush?

Oh, my God.
Is he dead?



No, he's faking it
for the attention.

As you can see, I'm in need
of some legal advice.
Joey, what--

Yes. All right. I know.
This time I've gone too far.

I'd be confessing
to my priest right now
if I wasn't such a bad Jew.

Come on. Let me have it.
What do I do?

What-- What do you mean,
what do you do?
You've done enough, Joey.

You're my lawyers. Advise.
See, this guy's
not getting any older.

- What do I do? Do? Do? Do?
- You, um--

Eugene, advise him.
Uh, Joey,
excuse us a second.

Eh--

Told him you shouldn't smoke.
Cigarettes'll kill him.

Do we have to call
the police by law?

I don't know.
I don't know.

It's obstruction of justice
if we don't.



I don't think so.
This is privileged.

Eugene, we can be
considered witnesses.
Am I on the meter for this?

Look. If he's
not dead, we--

- He is dead?
- This is my feeling, yes.

You better check.
Youcheck.

You did a stint as a nurse,
and I don't know-- [ Mumbles ]
For God's sake.

Don't touch him.
He's evidence.

He's dead.

[ Screaming ]

[ Eugene ]
You okay?

- Oh, my God.
Is he dead or not?
- He is now.

[ Sobs ]
Are you okay?

Yeah.

It's Peter Fineman.
It's the city councilman.

Don, tell her
what she's won.

[ Line Ringing ]

[ Cell Door Opens, Closes ]

[ Sirens Wailing ]

[ Chattering ]
[ Jimmy ]
You thought I was kidding.

You're on probation, Jennifer.

Next time, it's jail.
How many times
do I gotta say it?

I'm broke.
Well, I don't care.

This is not how
you make your money.

[ Sighs ]
Which one is it?

It's the next right.

What, were you out
looking for me?

No, I wasn't out
looking for you.

And I didn't need to be,
did I?

You're standing out
on the street corner in
a well-lit area wearing that.

What are you thinking?
Sorry.

Apologize to yourself.
It's you you're hurtin'.

Listen, Jennifer.
Y-You're a smart girl.

A good girl.
I can judge character.

Don't be doing this.
Please.

Here. Here.

Sixty bucks.
That's something.
[ Scoffs ]

You don't have to do that.
No, take it. Take it.
You pay me back when you get it.

Thank you.

Go. Wipe that stuff
off your face.

I will pay you back.
Yeah, well,

in the meantime,
get a paper route
or something.

Don't be doing this. Okay?

Jimmy, remember the song
"The Little Drummer Boy"?

The little drummer boy,
he didn't have any money...

or-- or presents
fit for a king.

So he played his drum instead.
Wh-Wh-What's the point?

Well, you've done so much
for me. I mean, you've basically
represented me for free.

And now you loan me money.

Maybe I could do
something for you.

Something I'm very good at.

Are you talking about
what I think
you're talking about?

Jennifer!
Are you nuts?

No. I'm just attracted
to a very nice man.

Somebody I want to give
a little something back to.

Jennifer, this ain't
such a good idea.
[ Zipper Unzips ]

[ Knocks ]
[ Man ]
All right, kids.

Step out of the car, please.

Oops.

He killed him.
Yes, he did.

[ Joey ]
Well, I think
we can all agree on that.

There seems to be some debate
about what I should do next.
Three lawyers, triple time--

- Give me something
I can use, please.
- Nobody called the police?

He doesn't want us to.
It's privileged information.

I don't believe this.
You are criminal defense
attorneys.

Certainly you've had clients
who have stabbed people before.

Joey, could you stop talking
and let us think a minute?

What do we do?
Uh--
[ Sighs ]

We don't have
to tell the police,

but we can't advise you
to break the law because
anything you do next is--

Oh, let me think.
Oh, come on.
Look. Look.

My lover is found dead.
Obviously, I'm gonna be
considered a suspect.

Just because I'm gay,
every homophobe across America
will think I did it.

"He's gay, he'd kill."
It's practically a jingle.

You did do it.
[ Sighs ]
All right.

The way I see it,
I have three options here.
One, confess.

Go for manslaughter.
Heat of passion.

Two, I plead insanity.
Statistically,
I've got a shot there.

There are a lot of people
who think we're sick anyway.

- I wouldn't go to the bank
on that one.
- Three, self-defense.

My word against his.
I mean, how convincing
can he be? He's dead.

[ Snaps Fingers ]
Or... I didn't do it at all.

I came home.
I, um--

I found him this way,
and my prints
got on the knife...

when I tried to help him--
when I pulled it out.

[ Chuckles ]
That was really stuck in there.
What are your thoughts?

- [ Shutter Clicks ]
- Turn left.

[ Lindsay ]
Jimmy.

I'm-- I'm his attorney.

[ Shutter Clicks ]
Turn right.

[ Shutter Clicks ]
He's done.

He's yours.

Are you gonna tell me?

I...

need another minute.
[ Siren Wails ]

[ Police Radio, Indistinct ]

- [ Man ]
Watch your back.
- [ Man #2 ] Comin' through.

He'll talk to you.
He just needs a little time,
that's all.

He found him this way?
He said he pulled
the knife out.

Tried to do C.P.R.
Yeah.

[ Scoffs ]
Homosexuals.
[ Joey ] I killed him.

This is all my fault.

- Joey.
- No, no, no.
It was...

because I was seeing
somebody else.

He killed himself
because of me.

It's as if I...

took that knife
and put it in his heart myself.

Seeing somebody else?

Another homo.
[ Scoffs ]
I'd imagine.

This was because of me.

[ Jimmy ]
I, you know, saw her there,

and I-- I told her
to get into the car,

which she did,
and I was just
driving her home.

You saw a hooker on the corner
of the street, so you offered
to give her a ride home?

Yes.
And why were you seen
giving her money?

'Cause she was flat broke,
and I felt bad.

Why was she seen
grabbing your belt buckle?

Something about
"The Little Drummer Boy."

It-It's true.
She didn't have money,

so she wanted to play
an instrument or something.

I-I-I don't really remember.

I'm completely innocent.

And the thing is,
I wasn't even going
to leave him.

The other was more a--
[ Sighs ]

more of an affair.

The other lover--
That would be another man?

Yes.

[ Sighs ]
Can I have the name
of this man?

I would prefer
to keep him out of this.
Look.

A well-known city councilman
is dead.

I'm gonna need the name
of that other man.

[ Sighs, Clears Throat ]
Marty.

Andleman.

And when is the last time
you saw this Marty Andleman?
Why?

Look. He has nothing
to do with this.

This was...

a simple suicide.

We just need
to check things out.

When's the last time
you saw Mr. Andleman?

I don't want you
to worry about it.
Ah, d--

I'm talking
to the lawyers
right now.

Marty, please.
Calm down.
How'd it go?

I think they suspect
the boyfriend.

Should we keep cooperating?
Hmm, probably.

They haven't given him Miranda
or anything.
[ Sighs ]

Be careful.

[ Sighs ]

I got the arraignment
pushed up to first on the list,

so hopefully we'll be out before
most lawyers even get there.

I called Helen Gamble.
If she covers it,
maybe we can make it go away.

I still can't believe
this is even happening.

- [ Door Closes ]
- What's up?

We had a little incident.
What "incident"?

Um--

Jimmy got arrested
for solicitation.

- [ Ellenor ]
What?
- It was all a big mistake.

I-- I went out
to get something to eat.

I-I saw a client who's,
you know, a lady of the evening.

I drove her home.
I gave her money
'cause she was broke.

Then she started rubbing me, and
the police suddenly showed up.

I'm completely innocent.

[ Laughing ]

Hey.

This is the worst moment
of my life,

and you think
it's funny.

[ Phone Ringing ]
[ Chattering ]

[ Sighs ]
What's going on?

I'm not sure.
I'm gonna have
to feel it out.

As far as I can tell,
you're still not a suspect.

But if I tell you
to stop talking, Joey,
just stop.

- Mr. Heric.
- I can't believe I am being
brought back in here.

- I have a funeral to plan.
This is the last thing I need.
- Please, sit down, Mr. Heric.

Sit. Detective, Peter is Jewish.
By Jewish law, he should be
in the ground today.

I could have this place
surrounded by rabbis.

Peter is not going
into the ground right away.
It was no suicide.

Your friend was murdered.
What?

Mmm. And I'll have
to know a little bit more
about this Mr. Andleman.

Excuse me.
Before we respond to that--

Call me the nervous lawyer,
but is this little session
custodial?

There's nothing
custodial about it.
I mean, he's free to go.

We're just havin'
a conversation.

- Go ahead.
- Go ahead what?

There's no way that Marty
had anything to do with this.

- That's for us to learn,
Mr. Heric.
- Detective, look. It's Marty--

The thing is, Marty...

is not out yet.

If you know what I mean.

If this gets written up
in some greasy tabloid--

- Mr. Heric!
- Look, Detective. I'm trying
to tell you something here.

You're barking up
the wrong sissy.

Marty cou--
He couldn't pierce a crepe,
much less a sternum.

The man faints phonetically
at the sound of blood.

Mr. Heric, we're hearing
that Mr. Andleman made threats
against Peter Fineman.

You heard this from who?

I think it's time that you
answered my questions. Hmm?

Look. There is no way
I could get the case.
Why?

'Cause Dickie Flood
has it.
Oh, great.

Who's Dickie Flood?
He and Bobby
don't like each other.

And he thinks this is
a good chance to stick it
to your firm.

Did he say that?
No, but I could smell it.

But you got a bigger problem
than him.
What?

The girl.
Jennifer?

She's prepared
to testify against you.
What?

That's crazy. She can't.
How? It's a lie.

Will you excuse us a second?

Look. I don't know
your boy here.
I do. He's telling the truth.

Well, we've got
two different stories.

You want my advice?
Plead this quick and bury it.

You don't want
to give Dickie boy
the chance to go after you.

No.
Jimmy!

No. How can you even suggest I--
This is my reputation too.

No.
Jimmy!

No.
I heard "no." Stop saying "no"
for a minute and just listen.

Look at me.
You got a cop
who will testify...

that he saw you give
a known prostitute money.

And saw her begin to--
She was attracted.

Yeah. Yeah. Add to that
testimony from the jane
that it was prostitution.

I-I don't understand
why she would do this.

She's fussy about
where she sleeps.

She doesn't want it
to be jail.

But...
she's being dishonest.

Gee.

Look.
I think she's gonna testify
at the probable cause hearing.

I'll try to shake her,
but, Jimmy,

you gotta think
about a plea.

[ Water Sloshing ]

You see--
Forgive me, sir,

but I don't think you've been
totally forthcoming.

Detective, if I wanted to hide
anything from you, I would
just use polysyllabic words.

Okay.

You say that Mr. Andleman
never left his apartment.

But yet, we have witnesses
that say that he left
at 10 past 5:00.

Exactly six minutes
after other witnesses say that
he heard you and Mr. Andleman...

in an argument,
a heated argument,

in which he threatened
Mr. Fineman.

[ Sighs ]
Okay.

Let's start all over.

[ Sighs ]

Did Mr. Andleman
leave his apartment
yesterday evening?

Detective, there is
no way that Marty
committed this crime.

How do you
know that, sir?
Because I know.

For one thing,
it isn't in Marty
to kill anybody.

- It just isn't.
- Did he tell you that
he was gonna kill Peter?

Look, Mr. Heric--

Joan Lundstrum said
that she was out
on her balcony...

when she heard you
and Mr. Andleman fighting.

She said that she heard things.
She heard the word "kill."

Now did Marty Andleman
tell you that he was gonna kill
Peter Fineman?

I need to speak
with my lawyer.

Joey? Joey, did you
not kill him?

Are you just covering up
for this Marty guy?
I need to speak to Bobby.

No, you talk to me.
I'm your law--
I need to speak to Bobby!

[ Sighs ]

What happened next,
Ms. Cole?

Um, he--

He said
he might want, um--

He asked for oral sex.

As a favor?
No.

I told him for him
I'd just charge $60.

And he said okay,
and he gave me the money.

But before we--
the police came.

[ Dickie ]
Thank you.

- That's it for me.
- Ms. Cole,

you were arrested too, right?

- Yes.
- Your third arrest?

Yes.

In fact, one more conviction
means going to jail, right?

- I don't know.
- You don't know?

Did you make any deals
with the district attorney,
such as, say,

you testify against Mr. Berluti
and the charges against you
get dropped?

You make a deal
like that, Ms. Cole?
That doesn't mean I'm lying.

Did I mention
anything about lying?

But since you bring it up,
you do agree...

you'd have an incentive
to lie here, right?

No.
No?

Avoiding jail, that's not
an incentive to lie?
I'm not lying.

- You're not? Could you please
look at my client, Ms. Cole?
- Objection!

Sit down.
Let's be nice, counsel.
The objection's overruled.

Could you please
look at my client, Ms. Cole?

You're giving testimony
that this man solicited you
for sex last night.

Is that your
testimony today, Ms. Cole?

- Yes.
- Okay.

Let's try this once more,
keeping in mind that perjury
is a punishable crime.

Objection!
Sit down!

Ms. Dole!

Jennifer?

Did James Berluti
really solicit you for sex?

Yes.

What's up?
I don't have a clue.

I'm not even sure
he killed the guy now.

What?
Well, she's right.
She doesn't have a clue.

The focus is on the boyfriend.
Well, I thought
the boyfriend was dead?

Oh, no, no, no.
The other boyfriend.

Look. This is
more complicated
than it seemed at first.

- I-- Can she be trusted?
- What's going on?

[ Sighs ]
Obviously, Marty was involved
and they're onto it.

Now, right or wrong,
I don't want to turn him in.

- Plus, I have my own problems.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait--

- Wait for what? For me to tell
you? I'm about to tell you.
- Then do it!

Come on.
Let's have it.
Uh--

It happened pretty much
how they pegged it,
but what they don't know...

is that Peter
threatened to kill Marty.

- Want to take some notes?
- Bite me!

Come on.
That set Marty off.

He said he'd kill Peter.
That's what the old sack of
a woman heard on her balcony.

So what the hell
happened?
Marty was ranting.

And then he left.
I didn't know
where he was going.

I certainly
didn't think--
[ Sighs ]

And then later
I went over to Peter's.

And I walked in. That's when
I found him there. Dead.

Then why did you tell us
you did it?

Because I didn't want Marty
to get caught.

Plus, I thought
I had the best chance
of getting away with it.

And... what would
make you think that?

Well, I-I was practically
living there. I knew my prints
would be everywhere.

I knew there couldn't
be any witnesses
since I really didn't do it.

I just didn't want
to incriminate Marty.
Are you keeping up?

Well, look, look.
The game is over.
They've tumbled to Marty.

You're not gonna be able to
save him, so you better worry
about saving yourself.

And there I have a problem too.
[ Ellenor ]
Uh, uh, what?

Wh-- Excuse me.
What's the problem?

Um, during the argument,
when Marty said
he would kill Peter,

I... kind of dared him.

What do you mean,
you dared him?

I accused him--

I might have said
something like,
"You fey little fly,

you don't have the stones
to kill a roach."

And then I tossed him the keys
to the apartment, and I said,
"Go ahead. Show me."

I didn't for a moment think
that he would.

But I may have
incited him a little.

All right. Um--

We-- We-- We might be able
to wiggle you out,

but you're gonna have
to give 'em Marty.

- I can't do that.
- Well, you don't
have a choice.

You covered up
after the fact,

and they may be able
to make an accessory charge
before the fact.

You gotta play ball now.

Joey.
Um, Marty.

- These are my lawyers.
It's fine.
- Joey, they think I did it.

They're asking me
all kinds of questions.
No, no, no, no. No, no, no.

Joey.
They're after me.

They're after me.
They are.

It's okay.

Helen, this is
a major screw job.

I don't know what to tell you.
Things look like they look.

There was no way
he wasn't gonna find P.C.
Jimmy?

Can I talk to you
in private?

I'm so sorry for this.

Just tell me why.

They told me that
I would go to jail,

but nothing
would really happen to you.

Something's already
happened to me, Jennifer.

I gotta go.

Wouldn't be trying
to obstruct justice,
now would we?

You don't know me,
Mr. Flood.
Really? Tell me about yourself.

I'm just a joe
with a long memory.
Funny.

So am I.

[ Elevator Bell Dings ]

All right. Listen, Bob.
I need an appointment with
the D.A. tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

Okay?
Great. I'll hold.

Look. I told you, Marty,
I'd keep you out of it.
So don't worry. Don't worry.

The point is, you haven't
kept me out of it, Joey.

I think it's time for me
to go get a lawyer.

Well, if you do that,
you could look
more suspicious.

I-- I would just wait
to see how things go.

No, I told you
I can handle this.

But I can't
unless you let me.

Okay.

- What the hell am I doing?
- Saving your ass.

The man is the main suspect,
and we're saying, "No worries.
You don't need a lawyer"?

If he gets another lawyer
in there, it can turn
into a free-for-all.

I can't turn on him, Bobby.
I just can't.

Oh, yes, you can.
You dared the guy
to commit murder!

You threw him the keys.

Then after he did it,
y-you played with the evidence.

Accessory, aiding and abetting,
obstruction of justice--

The only way you avoid jail
is to turn against Marty.

Now I understand you don't
like the choice, but, Joey,
it is your only choice.

[ Phone Rings ]

How'd it go?
[ Lindsay ]
Not good.

Bound over.

What's with this D.A. Flood?
Ah, we butted heads
a few times.

I caught him playing fast
on discovery once.

Reported him to the bar.
Well, he's out
for revenge.

I think he coerced the girl
into giving false testimony.
Can you prove it?

I think we'd all be
a little more cheerful
if we could, Eugene.

What are you guys doing?
[ Ellenor ]
Boning up on immunity.

Things took a turn
with Joey Heric.

- [ Eugene ] They're not
gonna be granting immunity.
- [ Door Closes ]

Hey.

Hey.
You okay?

Jimmy, what can you do?
She's lying to save
her neck.

You know you're innocent.
I'm not so sure.

What do you mean?

I wasn't paying her, Rebecca,
don't get me wrong.

But I didn't
push her hand away neither.

And... I'm not sure
I was gonna.

A hooker gets me off for money,
or she gives me a freebie.

What's the real difference?
There is a difference.

I've disgraced myself.
Jimmy.

You say you're not sure
you were going
to push her away.

Which means
you also might have.
Look. I'm not an expert.

But when a pretty woman
puts her hand on
a single man's genitalia,

I bet, on average, most men
give a little pause.

[ Woman ]
I will grant immunity
only if we convict.

Not a chance, Jean.
Even with his testimony,
you've got a wobbler.

- Without it, you are nowhere.
- We're just beginning--

- Don't bluff, Detective.
- Will you just shut up?

You have done
enough investigating to know
that you're in trouble.

- You may not even make
probable cause, Jean.
- We're not too worried.

How can you not be?
There is a city councilman
who is dead.

People want to know
who stuck that knife in him.
And they will.

How? When?

You've got one lousy witness
who said she saw Andleman
leave his own apartment.

Another with 80-year-old ears,
who said she heard
the word "kill."

And a cop with
a sociological bent
on homos. Great.

This man gives you the threats.
This man gives you the motive.

- Yeah, well, let's hear
some more about that.
- Okay.

Now, you say that the victim
threatened Marty first.

- Several times.
- The last time being
the morning of the murder.

- Yes.
- Did you hear the threats?

- [ Sighs ] Yes.
- And what were
the words exactly?

Peter... said that he was
a powerful city councilman.

And that he had friends
in the North End.

That he would make sure that
Marty was found face down with
his underwear around his ankles.

So that the whole case
would just be thrown
in the "nobody cares" file.

If he gets us the conviction,
then he gets his immunity.

Do you think
I'm stupid, Jean?

Total immunity
for any involvement,
or he doesn't testify.

I'm not sure
I'm gonna testify no matter.

Joey. Would you
just sit down?
No, Ellenor, no.

No. You're asking me
to betray a man
I happen to love.

A man who
committed murder, Mr. Heric.
I don't know that he did.

He never admitted it to me.

You know, it's possible
he's just... a victim of
a lot of terrible circumstances.

I don't know.
What I do know is...
I love him.

And I'm not gonna wind up
being one of those
terrible circumstances...

that puts him
in prison forever.

[ Door Slams ]
Just draw up the contract.

I'll make sure
that he signs it.

[ Chattering ]
[ Horns Honking ]

[ Man ]
Got change?
Jennifer. Hi.

I'm Rebecca Washington.
I'm not supposed
to talk to anybody.

[ Door Opens ]

Jennifer, please.

Hey, Tommy.

Could I just speak to you
for a second?

They told me
not to talk to anybody.
[ Key Jingling ]

Jennifer.

Jennifer, could you
please just listen?

Everybody makes mistakes,
the two kinds--

The kind you get over
and the kind you don't.

Uh-huh. And there's the kind
that you go to jail for
and the kind you don't.

Jennifer, 15 years from now,
you are going to be...

a different person
in a different place.

The hooking--
You'll be able
to put that behind you.

For what you're doing
to Jimmy--

I'm here
trying to save him,

but you might want
to try saving yourself
a little too.

He knows
who my pimp is.
What?

That D.A., Flood.
He knows who my pimp is.

And he says
if I don't do this,

he'll tell my pimp
that I turned on him.

It doesn't take long
for girls to end up dead,
you know?

It's extortion.
I say we go after him.

But she is scared to death.
She is not going to talk.

I think I need to pay
this district attorney
a little visit.

Eugene, you can't
just beat him up.
That won't help.

I'll just talk to him.
Right.

Let's just talk to Bobby first.
Well, if they ever
get out of there.

You want jail, Joey?
'Cause they got enough
to make it happen.

No, I don't want jail. But I--
Look. I know it's hard to turn
against someone you care about.

I do.
Just sign
the paper, Joey,

before he comes
and stabs you next.

I sign this paper,
I sign Marty's life away.

He killed a guy.
You sign it and you
guarantee your freedom.

You don't sign it
and you pretty much
guarantee yourself jail.

Either you do it or you
get yourself new lawyers,
because we're done with you.

And I would have to say
everything on this paper?

Yep. At the probable cause
hearing. Every word.
And if you don't, no immunity.

And it would really
break my heart, Joey,
to see you suffer.

Why don't you go
grab a pizza, jumbo?

Okay, I've had enough.
You know what?
See you in court. Okay?

[ Door Opens, Slams Shut ]

There, happy?

Happy?
Like you're
doing this for me?

I'm glad you can
look at this as
some kind of game, Joey.

How nice it must feel
to be putting us
through all the exercise.

That's not what it's about.
It is what it's about!

It's always
what it's about
with you!

You strutting around
being smarter than
the rest of the world!

Well, you don't look
so smart right now, do ya?

[ Woman ]
32124.

Commonwealth versus Andleman.
Murder in the first degree.

Steve Robinson
for the defendant.

Your Honor, we'll waive
what's left of the reading
and ask for bail.

We're opposing bail, Your Honor.
This was a vicious murder,

and we consider the defendant
both a threat and a flight risk.

Simple stab wound.
Crime of passion.

There's no danger
to society
and no flight risk.

- No bail.
- I'll also be seeking
a probable cause hearing.

- Your Honor, these charges--
- Agreed. We can do
the P.C. tomorrow. 10:00?

Splendid.
Put the defendant
back in lockup.

We'll see you all tomorrow.

10:00 a.m. sharp.

Hang in there, Marty.

Hey, Bobby?
Your guy better come through
for his own sake.

Yeah, why?
'Cause Marty's figured out
who's pointing the finger.

All I've got
is Joey's testimony
to make P.C.

And if he doesn't
get the job done,
then Marty walks.

And we know
what a temper he has.

[ Elevator Bell Dings ]

Sorry, all full.
Right.

Mr. Flood,
what a pleasure.

[ Elevator Machinery Stops ]
What are you doing?

You tell Jennifer Cole
you might have to have
a conversation with her pimp?

Oh. Okay.

Okay. So far I got you
on false imprisonment.

You want
to keep going?
I'm thinking about it.

You crossed the line, Dickie.
You coerced that girl.

Made her afraid
for her life.
[ Chuckles ]

And how that must
shock the sensibilities
of your firm.

Bobby had me up on a Rule 11
once, just so he could buy time
to find a lost witness.

Another time, he tried to whack
me with discovery sanctions
just to pull another stall.

He never extorted you--
No, no, no.

He does what he does
to get his results, Eugene.

Well, I can play
that game too.

If I got to squeeze
some jane to make a john,

I got no problem sleeping.

She's afraid? Yeah.
She should be.

- [ Elevator Bell Dings ]
- I think
I'll take the stairs.

Yeah. Going down.

[ Chattering ]

I can't go through with it.

Well--
[ Scoffs ]
I beg your pardon?

You're asking me to lie.
No.

No, Jennifer.
I am asking you
to tell the truth,

exactly as it happened.

And if you don't
stick to the truth,

that's when things are gonna
get ugly for you, okay?

You'll lose our deal,

you'll violate probation
and you're looking
at a jail sentence.

And... what's your captain
gonna say...

when he finds out
I got his name from you?

Please.

Just tell the truth.

It's only a threat.
Marty wouldn't hurt me.

If he thinks you're the one
who's putting him away.

Maybe I shouldn't be
putting him away.

Just review the document.

Marty's defense
will be able to subpoena
the immunity agreement.

So if your testimony
waivers from this,
you screw it all up.

You're on.
[ Sighs ]
Let's go.

What's up?

What's up?

What's up is
you've got a vendetta
against Bobby Donnell.

[ Chuckles ]

You think so?
Yeah, I do.

[ Flood On Tape ]
He does what he does
to get the results he needs.

Well, I can play
that game too, Eugene.

If I gotta squeeze some jane
to make some john,

I'm gonna have
no problem sleeping.
[ Player Stops ]

He was wearing a wire.

He's got one of those fillings
that picks up radio signals.

So what?
I didn't
say anything there.

We always squeeze
during plea bargaining.

[ Flood On Tape ]
And what's your captain
gonna say when he finds out...

that I got
his name from you?
[ Jennifer On Tape ] Please.

What the hell
is this, Dateline?
Bodily harm, you threatened.

What are you doing?
We all know you don't like
Bobby Donnell.

This doesn't
smell good, Dickie.
Let it go.

What the hell
is your interest
in this, Helen?

I don't like it.
Let it go.

And if I don't?
I'll get involved.

You think you got a shot,
you take it.
I will.

Keep going ahead
with this case,
I definitely will.

I gave Berluti
a lie detector.
He passed it.

Drop the case,
or we've got a war.

[ Chattering ]

It's over.
Case dismissed.

Really?
Consider it expunged.

Oh, my God.
Thank you.

For the rest
of my life, I--

You don't even know me.
I know her.

I-- Oh.
[ Laughs ]
Congratulations.

Jimmy?

Can you ever forgive me?

[ Helen ]
She did a good job
getting him on tape.

She was very brave
in the end.

I know I can't really
undo what I did,

but I am sorry.

I believe you.

And I'd forgive you, but...
I'm afraid you'd get
all grateful on me,

which is...
kind of what
started everything.

[ Chuckles ]

So Mr. Fineman
first threatened
Mr. Andleman's life?

Yes. Peter--

He said that since
Marty was gay,

the police would probably
fob it off to the vice squad,
where it would collect dust.

He said the file
would probably decompose
before Marty did.

Do you have an opinion
as to whether Mr. Andleman
took these threats seriously?

I know we both did.

[ Jean ]
When was the last of these
threats made, Mr. Heric?

The day of Peter's death.
[ Jean ]
Could you describe...

the events of that day
which led up to the time
that you discovered Mr. Fineman?

[ Sighs ]
Yes.

Marty had just been
threatened again,

and he was reacting
in an out-of-control manner.

[ Jean ]
Out of control.
How so?

He said he'd kill Peter.
I mean, he was just
saying it in my mind,

or so I thought.

Then he and I
got into it.

- You two got into it?
- Marty was blasting me for
letting it get to this point.

We shouted.

All of a sudden,
I'm accusing him of not having
the courage to kill Peter.

You said that to him?
Yes, I-- I suppose,
in a way, I--

I challenged him
to do it.

Then I tossed him the keys
to the apartment...

and said,
"Go ahead. Do it."

And then what happened?

He left.

I still--
I still didn't think
he would do it.

About an hour passed,
and he hadn't come back.

I decided
to drive over there.

And when you drove over
to Peter Fineman's apartment,
what did you find?

Peter.

- Dead?
- Not yet.

He was still alive
when I got there.

It hadn't happened yet.

Well, then,
what happened next?

Peter and I got
into a huge argument.

I-- I lost my temper.

[ Sighs ]

And I picked up the knife
and stabbed him.

[ Spectators Murmuring ]

- You stabbed him?
- Right in the heart.

He went down
like a sack of bricks.

- [ Judge ]
What is going on here?
- [ Man ] Pardon me.

Mr. Heric, yesterday
you told me that
Mr. Andleman did it.

I did not, counsel.
I said he had
threatened to do it.

Remember, I specifically
said that I was
responsible for the death.

You never came out
and said that you had done it.

Of course not.
I didn't have immunity then.

Now I do.

I never said he did it.
I continually maintained...

how inconceivable it was
that he could have done it.

Don't get cute, Mr. Heric.
The entire spirit
of this agreement...

was for you
to deliver Marty Andleman
and you damn well know it.

I testified to absolutely
everything on that paper.
I was word perfect.

- Could I
see that, Judge?
- No.

Did you know
about this?
Of course not.

I was as duped as you.
I'm sorry, Jean.

So, um, ah--
Wait a second.

- When Marty left to go
to the victim's apartment--
- He never went there.

He went
to the public gardens
and fed the ducks.

Can you believe it? Says
he's going to kill somebody
and he feeds ducks.

I told you he didn't
have it in him.
Nobody listens, Judge.

The immunity agreement
should be voided
on the grounds of fraud.

Well, he did testify
in accordance
with its terms.

The threats, the keys--
Your Honor,
this entire thing--

Did-- Did you ever ask him
if he did it?

Well, I didn't think
that it was necess--

Everything here is the truth.
Everything he said on the stand
may be the truth.

Did you ever
ask him flat out
if he was the killer?

No. But this entire thing
was premised on the f--

on that Marty was the killer.

Well, he is guilty of murder.
And you are guilty...

of a god-awful, sloppy
immunity agreement.

But the bottom line is,
it's enforceable.

He is a free man.

And you wonder how
I can strut around
feeling smarter.

Your Honor, I want to conduct
a hearing to establish
the validity of that contract.

The contract says what the
contract says. Unfortunately,
I signed off on it.

- Now I would like to know what
part you two played in this.
- None.

He spun us
from the beginning.

You bet I did.
And it was delicious.

I mean, I had him
shoving that agreement
down my esophagus.

- You should have seen it.
- We can still file
federal claims.

Oh, come on, skinny.

You don't think
I checked that out?

Your only appeal
is on the talk shows.

Ooh--
Go sell a book.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Rebecca ]
Mmm. Okay.

What happened?
Well, everything worked out
for Joey too.

He's free and clear.

Well, this is good.

Listen, uh,

I-I would have said this
an hour ago, but I was afraid
I'd get weepy.

The way you three
stuck up for me,

I'm never gonna forget that.

I remember sittin' with my dad
when I was little,

when this limo drove by.

I-I said, "I want to grow up
to be rich someday too."

He said, "You can't tell
from limos if a guy's rich.

You gotta measure his friends."

Well, working with you guys,

being able to count you
as my friends,

I feel pretty--

I know you went to her hotel,

and I know what you said.

I wish my dad
coulda met you.

He'd see how rich
I turned out to be.

[ Man ]
Marty, did you know?
No, I had no idea.

I just found out
in the courtroom,
just like the rest of you.

I was stunned.
Why'd you kill him,
Mr. Heric?

I didn't like his politics.
Plus, he threatened
a loved one.

I was prepared to go
with self-defense.

Fortunately,
I was granted immunity.

I think the main thing
is justice was served.

And I'm proud to be
an American.

[ Woman ]
Aren't you afraid
of being sued civilly?

All my assets
are in offshore trusts.
Oh, they can have my Heisman.

[ Laughter ]
Mr. Andleman, are you afraid
of being with this man?

I mean, you now know
he killed somebody.
I have no comment on that.

You know, I think
that eventually Marty
and everyone will realize...

I didn't have to get
on the stand and admit it,

but the truth has always been
my final destination.

And I think we can agree,
the truth came out here today
with a splendor.

[ Chuckles ]
It was rich.

Well, we got
another one off,
I guess.

Yep.
Got to admit,

we're pretty good
at what we do.

Yep.

[ Woman ]
You stinker!