1 00:00:00,034 --> 00:00:01,583 I'm not good with mothers. 2 00:00:01,618 --> 00:00:02,719 - Bella? - Denny? 3 00:00:02,754 --> 00:00:04,771 - You two know each other? - She's yours. 4 00:00:04,806 --> 00:00:06,753 I'm gonna have to have a paternity test. 5 00:00:06,788 --> 00:00:09,583 Daniel died during a lung transplant surgery in Brazil. 6 00:00:09,618 --> 00:00:11,811 What did I say about not coming on too strongly? 7 00:00:11,846 --> 00:00:12,852 I thought you meant just with you. 8 00:00:12,887 --> 00:00:16,289 We're being sued for slander by one of Jeffrey's red herrings in the Scott Little trial. 9 00:00:16,324 --> 00:00:18,728 This will be an opportunity for the two of you to bond. 10 00:00:18,763 --> 00:00:19,825 I'm damaged. 11 00:00:19,860 --> 00:00:22,047 You appear to be a seriously disturbed man. 12 00:00:22,082 --> 00:00:24,298 You wrinkly old sack! 13 00:00:24,681 --> 00:00:27,692 Oops! I didn't see you there, judge. 14 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:35,074 Everyone is intimidated by a shark. Become a Card Shark AMERICASCARDROOM.COM 15 00:00:37,918 --> 00:00:39,762 It's a simple paternity test. 16 00:00:39,797 --> 00:00:42,037 Why can't you just get the results over the phone? 17 00:00:42,072 --> 00:00:44,086 I don't know. Bethany wants to know in person. 18 00:00:44,121 --> 00:00:46,100 So does Bella, and they thought I should be there. 19 00:00:46,135 --> 00:00:47,836 Okay, but why me? Why should I... 20 00:00:47,871 --> 00:00:49,146 For support! 21 00:00:49,181 --> 00:00:52,235 For god's sakes, Alan, the midget I am dating could be my daughter. 22 00:00:52,270 --> 00:00:54,410 It's not an easy time. 23 00:00:58,975 --> 00:01:00,631 This is Alan Shore. 24 00:01:00,666 --> 00:01:02,262 Alan, it's Jerry. 25 00:01:02,297 --> 00:01:03,859 I have a situation. 26 00:01:04,155 --> 00:01:05,123 Again? 27 00:01:05,158 --> 00:01:06,335 This one's not my doing. 28 00:01:06,370 --> 00:01:08,587 It's a client, and she may be in serious trouble. 29 00:01:08,622 --> 00:01:10,804 She came over to go hiking with her girlfriend. 30 00:01:10,839 --> 00:01:11,960 Friend didn't feel well, 31 00:01:11,995 --> 00:01:14,060 said she preferred to just hang around the house. 32 00:01:14,095 --> 00:01:17,364 My client proceeded to go hiking without her, then returned. 33 00:01:17,399 --> 00:01:21,061 There was her friend hanging around the house, 34 00:01:21,096 --> 00:01:23,801 and when I say "hanging," Alan, 35 00:01:23,836 --> 00:01:26,042 I mean like a pinata. 36 00:01:26,362 --> 00:01:29,330 She's dead, Alan! You need to come. 37 00:01:29,365 --> 00:01:30,876 Did you say "dead"? 38 00:01:31,150 --> 00:01:33,338 Jerry, have you called the police? 39 00:01:33,373 --> 00:01:35,526 She doesn't want that. There are concerns, Alan. 40 00:01:35,561 --> 00:01:37,711 Aside from the fact her friend is dead, 41 00:01:37,746 --> 00:01:39,862 she's worried she may have done it. 42 00:01:39,897 --> 00:01:40,781 Done what? 43 00:01:40,816 --> 00:01:43,098 Hung her! You need to come! 44 00:01:43,133 --> 00:01:44,639 Please hurry! 45 00:02:04,095 --> 00:02:04,996 Oh, my. 46 00:02:05,031 --> 00:02:08,375 Alan, this is Erica Dolenz. Erica, Alan Shore. 47 00:02:08,410 --> 00:02:09,549 Hello. 48 00:02:09,584 --> 00:02:11,423 Thank you for coming. 49 00:02:20,466 --> 00:02:23,514 Jerry said you were worried you might have done this. 50 00:02:23,549 --> 00:02:25,537 It wasn't suicide. 51 00:02:25,889 --> 00:02:27,796 Her hands were tied. 52 00:02:28,053 --> 00:02:31,706 I untied them when I discovered her in the hopes that... 53 00:02:32,218 --> 00:02:33,887 she was already dead. 54 00:02:34,102 --> 00:02:35,758 Her hands were tied? 55 00:02:35,793 --> 00:02:37,415 Behind her back. 56 00:02:40,933 --> 00:02:42,136 Okay. 57 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,157 Why do you have concerns that you may have... 58 00:02:46,192 --> 00:02:47,908 You can talk to him. 59 00:02:49,252 --> 00:02:51,462 I experienced some kind of a blackout. 60 00:02:51,497 --> 00:02:54,205 I, we argued when she didn't want to go hiking. 61 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,879 I remember going hiking and coming back here, 62 00:02:56,914 --> 00:03:01,295 but I don't remember anything between the hours of 10 and 12. 63 00:03:01,330 --> 00:03:05,676 Erica and I share the same psychiatrist. We're friends of sorts. 64 00:03:05,711 --> 00:03:07,312 Don't tell Patty. 65 00:03:08,192 --> 00:03:09,226 All right. 66 00:03:09,261 --> 00:03:11,418 First thing we have to do here is call the police. 67 00:03:11,453 --> 00:03:12,304 Why haven't you? 68 00:03:12,339 --> 00:03:15,548 I thought I should consult a lawyer first, which is why I called Jerry. 69 00:03:15,583 --> 00:03:17,076 I wanted backup. 70 00:03:17,111 --> 00:03:19,365 This is my first hanging. 71 00:03:20,962 --> 00:03:25,661 Erica, before I pick up the phone, is there anything else I need to know? 72 00:03:25,696 --> 00:03:26,328 Like? 73 00:03:26,363 --> 00:03:30,581 Anything that could be construed as relevant. 74 00:03:35,823 --> 00:03:37,334 We were lovers. 75 00:03:38,660 --> 00:03:40,347 That would be relevant. 76 00:04:28,727 --> 00:04:30,151 You're not the father. 77 00:04:30,186 --> 00:04:32,244 - Thank you, god. - Thank you, god. 78 00:04:34,606 --> 00:04:37,917 Well, shall we pick up where we left off, my little friend? 79 00:04:38,217 --> 00:04:39,235 Forget it! 80 00:04:39,270 --> 00:04:40,010 Why? 81 00:04:40,045 --> 00:04:43,668 Because one of the rules I try to follow in my social life 82 00:04:43,703 --> 00:04:47,737 is don't date guys who have slept with my mother. 83 00:04:48,780 --> 00:04:50,132 Bethany... 84 00:04:50,683 --> 00:04:53,917 I never want to see you again! 85 00:05:04,542 --> 00:05:06,017 She's tough. 86 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,241 Denny, if Bethany's out, 87 00:05:11,276 --> 00:05:14,843 I am hugely available. 88 00:05:18,423 --> 00:05:20,171 I don't mean to second-guess, Alan, 89 00:05:20,206 --> 00:05:21,955 but if we don't let her give some statement, 90 00:05:21,990 --> 00:05:23,670 doesn't that automatically make her suspicious? 91 00:05:23,705 --> 00:05:28,111 Jerry, she can't remember what she was doing for two hours prior to calling you. 92 00:05:28,146 --> 00:05:29,910 She cut rope off the victim's hands. 93 00:05:29,945 --> 00:05:32,131 She's officially suspicious. 94 00:05:33,006 --> 00:05:35,024 Where is the rope? 95 00:05:35,483 --> 00:05:36,434 In the trash. 96 00:05:36,469 --> 00:05:38,540 Which they'll undoubtedly find. 97 00:05:38,575 --> 00:05:40,577 All in all, better she say nothing, 98 00:05:40,612 --> 00:05:44,350 in which case, you can expect some sort of detainment. 99 00:05:44,385 --> 00:05:46,790 Excuse me, ma'am? This is a crime scene. 100 00:05:46,825 --> 00:05:49,734 This is my lover. I would like to say good-bye. 101 00:05:49,769 --> 00:05:52,365 You and the deceased were involved? 102 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,962 Deeply. I would like to say good-bye. 103 00:05:56,838 --> 00:05:58,394 Okay. 104 00:06:02,901 --> 00:06:04,651 Good-bye. 105 00:06:07,165 --> 00:06:08,623 Hello. 106 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,635 I'm told the official statement from authorities 107 00:06:27,670 --> 00:06:31,044 is naming a suspect at this point would be premature. 108 00:06:31,079 --> 00:06:34,204 Oh, come on. You've got to be kidding me. 109 00:06:34,239 --> 00:06:36,767 The judge kicks the case 110 00:06:36,802 --> 00:06:41,894 then this fruitcake Lincoln Meyer declares right in open court, 111 00:06:41,929 --> 00:06:44,238 "you wrinkly old sack!" 112 00:06:44,273 --> 00:06:46,513 Cut to three hours later, 113 00:06:46,548 --> 00:06:48,967 the judge is found dead in the parking lot 114 00:06:49,002 --> 00:06:50,843 with a dent in the back of his head. 115 00:06:50,878 --> 00:06:55,158 Are the police questioning this sex-perv wackadoo? 116 00:06:55,193 --> 00:06:57,128 Hello? Anybody home? 117 00:06:57,163 --> 00:07:01,775 Knock, knock, it's a killer at the door, and his name is Lincoln Meyer. 118 00:07:17,223 --> 00:07:20,624 I got your memo on the abstention doctrine. 119 00:07:20,659 --> 00:07:23,094 It, it really stinks. 120 00:07:23,862 --> 00:07:26,076 Denise, do you want to take some time? 121 00:07:26,111 --> 00:07:28,510 No, I, I don't dare. 122 00:07:28,545 --> 00:07:30,298 Are you okay? 123 00:07:31,070 --> 00:07:34,273 It's just that ever since Daniel died, I... 124 00:07:35,026 --> 00:07:37,201 - all I can think about is... - Hmm, yeah. 125 00:07:37,236 --> 00:07:38,480 sex. 126 00:07:38,515 --> 00:07:41,050 I walk down the street, anything I pass in pants, 127 00:07:41,085 --> 00:07:43,115 I want to have sex. 128 00:07:43,150 --> 00:07:44,551 I'm not kidding, Shirley. 129 00:07:44,586 --> 00:07:47,928 I want to screw anybody and everybody. 130 00:07:47,963 --> 00:07:51,435 Denny Crane is looking good to me right now. 131 00:07:57,612 --> 00:07:58,870 I'm being arrested? 132 00:07:58,905 --> 00:08:00,842 I want to surrender you myself, Erica, 133 00:08:00,877 --> 00:08:02,745 so they can't parade you past the media 134 00:08:02,780 --> 00:08:05,155 as they shove you into the back of a patrol car. 135 00:08:05,190 --> 00:08:06,517 I'll be dragged into court? 136 00:08:06,552 --> 00:08:09,065 Your arraignment's this afternoon. 137 00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:10,481 This is horrible. 138 00:08:10,516 --> 00:08:14,778 Erica, let's talk a little about your relationship with the victim Paula Wilkes. 139 00:08:14,813 --> 00:08:18,065 Blessed are they who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 140 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:19,223 Blessed are they who mourn... 141 00:08:19,258 --> 00:08:21,786 With all due respect to the Beatitudes, 142 00:08:21,821 --> 00:08:23,851 was she your lover? 143 00:08:23,886 --> 00:08:24,720 Yes. 144 00:08:24,755 --> 00:08:27,124 Then she recently left you. 145 00:08:27,159 --> 00:08:30,630 Yes, for that woman. 146 00:08:30,665 --> 00:08:36,234 Then how is it you were still supposed to go hiking with Paula? 147 00:08:36,269 --> 00:08:38,402 We were trying to be amicable. 148 00:08:38,437 --> 00:08:40,305 But when I came over, 149 00:08:40,340 --> 00:08:43,288 under the pretext of normalcy, to continue our hiking routine, 150 00:08:43,323 --> 00:08:45,827 she suddenly didn't feel well and... 151 00:08:46,508 --> 00:08:50,069 Jerry said you take some medication for... 152 00:08:50,104 --> 00:08:53,631 A mild, non-bizarre delusional disorder. 153 00:08:53,666 --> 00:08:55,277 Sometimes I hear voices. 154 00:08:55,312 --> 00:08:56,798 Have you heard any lately? 155 00:08:56,833 --> 00:08:57,862 No. 156 00:09:02,565 --> 00:09:06,737 Erica, your last memory before you blacked out, 157 00:09:06,772 --> 00:09:11,840 it was a fight with Paula because she didn't want to go hiking with you? 158 00:09:11,875 --> 00:09:13,602 Yes. 159 00:09:15,849 --> 00:09:18,932 I could never hang a person, Mr. Shore. 160 00:09:19,735 --> 00:09:21,548 I could never be violent. 161 00:09:21,583 --> 00:09:26,422 But the last thing you remember was being angry at her? 162 00:09:28,363 --> 00:09:29,948 Very. 163 00:09:36,008 --> 00:09:38,845 - He wants to see me? - Evidently. 164 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:39,894 Do I know him? 165 00:09:39,929 --> 00:09:42,856 No, but you're going to love him. 166 00:09:43,312 --> 00:09:45,622 Lincoln, how are you? 167 00:09:45,657 --> 00:09:48,893 Truth be told, my little cup runneth over with rancor. 168 00:09:48,928 --> 00:09:50,387 This judge that was killed, 169 00:09:50,422 --> 00:09:53,361 that Gracie Jane woman is saying perhaps that I did it. 170 00:09:53,396 --> 00:09:55,382 She's damaging my good name. 171 00:09:55,417 --> 00:09:56,634 Add to that, 172 00:09:56,669 --> 00:09:59,042 the police want me to come down and make some sort of statement, 173 00:09:59,077 --> 00:10:00,734 and I don't like their tenor. 174 00:10:00,769 --> 00:10:02,356 One week I'm their big cog. 175 00:10:02,391 --> 00:10:04,797 The next they're speaking to me with a tenor. 176 00:10:04,832 --> 00:10:06,564 They think you killed judge Potts? 177 00:10:06,599 --> 00:10:10,507 That tub-of-guts reporter's got them all bloated with suspicion. 178 00:10:10,542 --> 00:10:12,095 He's a fairy. 179 00:10:12,130 --> 00:10:13,663 What do you want, Lincoln? 180 00:10:13,698 --> 00:10:17,051 Why, I want Denny Crane to be my lawyer, of course. 181 00:10:17,086 --> 00:10:20,854 I don't want to be implicated in the murder of that wrinkly old sack. 182 00:10:20,889 --> 00:10:25,155 And I should like a name partner to do my bidding. 183 00:10:25,510 --> 00:10:28,556 Seriously, he's a total fairy. 184 00:10:30,509 --> 00:10:32,446 We'll all go to court together? 185 00:10:32,712 --> 00:10:33,482 Yes. 186 00:10:33,517 --> 00:10:35,530 And they'll lock me up? 187 00:10:35,565 --> 00:10:37,901 I'm hoping that won't happen. 188 00:10:38,188 --> 00:10:40,411 Erica, could you give me two minutes with Jerry, 189 00:10:40,446 --> 00:10:42,129 and we'll be right out? 190 00:10:42,164 --> 00:10:43,457 Oh, okay. 191 00:10:54,551 --> 00:10:56,893 I'd like you to handle the arraignment. 192 00:10:56,928 --> 00:10:57,687 Me? 193 00:10:57,722 --> 00:10:59,892 I think you can first-chair, Jerry. 194 00:10:59,927 --> 00:11:02,788 The client has a trust with you. But... 195 00:11:02,823 --> 00:11:04,802 I can do it. I can do it. 196 00:11:04,837 --> 00:11:07,933 Jerry, if you can't, just say so, 197 00:11:07,968 --> 00:11:09,996 because this is a first degree murder case. 198 00:11:10,031 --> 00:11:12,024 - I can do it. I want to. - Look at me. 199 00:11:12,059 --> 00:11:14,199 We need to get bail. 200 00:11:14,234 --> 00:11:17,262 This woman does not strike me as a person who will do well in custody. 201 00:11:17,297 --> 00:11:17,792 Okay. 202 00:11:17,827 --> 00:11:19,913 Which means you have to take charge in the courtroom. 203 00:11:19,914 --> 00:11:23,152 Keep the hops and squeals to a minimum and focus. 204 00:11:23,187 --> 00:11:25,832 If Erica gets locked up, 205 00:11:25,867 --> 00:11:28,478 it will be very, very bad. 206 00:11:29,310 --> 00:11:32,925 Okay, I can do it. 207 00:11:41,109 --> 00:11:42,938 Shirley, hello. 208 00:11:42,973 --> 00:11:45,086 What a smart outfit. 209 00:11:45,121 --> 00:11:47,977 I always say it's a very good statement for a law firm 210 00:11:48,012 --> 00:11:50,521 when the name partner's a smart dresser. 211 00:11:50,556 --> 00:11:51,813 What are you doing here, Lincoln? 212 00:11:51,848 --> 00:11:53,056 Why, I'm a client. 213 00:11:53,091 --> 00:11:55,426 Denny Crane has decided to be my lawyer. 214 00:11:55,461 --> 00:11:56,886 Denny Crane is representing you? 215 00:11:56,921 --> 00:11:59,448 I'm not talking to you, Mr. Dirty mouth. 216 00:11:59,483 --> 00:12:03,594 I expect to be on the client list and invited to all the office parties. 217 00:12:03,629 --> 00:12:08,190 You and I can dance, Shirley, get on with our special friendship. 218 00:12:08,225 --> 00:12:09,431 All set? 219 00:12:10,802 --> 00:12:13,068 Denny, are you really reprenting this man? 220 00:12:13,103 --> 00:12:15,270 Potential murder case, Shirley. 221 00:12:15,305 --> 00:12:17,438 Denny Crane, back in the saddle. 222 00:12:17,473 --> 00:12:19,193 You're repping him, too? 223 00:12:19,228 --> 00:12:20,061 Why not? 224 00:12:20,096 --> 00:12:22,442 I'd love for you to join, Shirley Schmidt. 225 00:12:22,477 --> 00:12:23,441 Pass. 226 00:12:23,476 --> 00:12:25,396 That's a mistake. 227 00:12:27,718 --> 00:12:28,814 What the hell was that? 228 00:12:28,849 --> 00:12:30,019 Word is you're a serial dater. 229 00:12:30,054 --> 00:12:32,331 Claire's afraid her number might be up. 230 00:12:32,366 --> 00:12:35,660 I realize we haven't actually met, but I don't like you. 231 00:12:35,695 --> 00:12:38,182 Aren't you a little pepper pot? 232 00:12:49,221 --> 00:12:50,742 Big murder case, I hear. 233 00:12:50,777 --> 00:12:53,986 Yes, I'm off to the arraignment now. 234 00:12:54,578 --> 00:13:00,584 Denise, I couldn't help but overhear your conversation with Shirley. 235 00:13:00,619 --> 00:13:05,451 I happen to know sometimes grief can trigger the libido. 236 00:13:05,486 --> 00:13:08,024 It's got something to do with death 237 00:13:08,059 --> 00:13:11,714 causing a biological need to propagate the species. 238 00:13:11,749 --> 00:13:16,108 Evidently, after 9/11, people were running around like rabbits. 239 00:13:16,143 --> 00:13:19,243 Really? I did not know that. 240 00:13:19,278 --> 00:13:22,344 If I could ever be of service, 241 00:13:22,379 --> 00:13:24,687 to help you cope... 242 00:13:34,824 --> 00:13:37,128 You left the courthouse and then did what? 243 00:13:37,163 --> 00:13:40,379 I returned to my house, made some notes for my appeal, 244 00:13:40,414 --> 00:13:43,392 had dinner and watched the ball game. 245 00:13:43,427 --> 00:13:46,374 - The ball game? - Yes, the ball game, 246 00:13:46,409 --> 00:13:49,287 the one where one man throws a ball, 247 00:13:49,322 --> 00:13:53,190 and the other swats at it with a slab of wood. 248 00:13:53,225 --> 00:13:54,213 Baseball. 249 00:13:54,248 --> 00:13:56,108 Baseball, that's it. 250 00:13:56,143 --> 00:13:57,536 I love baseball. 251 00:13:57,571 --> 00:13:58,895 Who was playing? 252 00:13:58,930 --> 00:14:02,286 I haven't the slightest. I'm not into who plays or wins. 253 00:14:02,321 --> 00:14:04,422 I just enjoy the sport. 254 00:14:04,457 --> 00:14:05,742 I'm a purist. 255 00:14:05,777 --> 00:14:07,417 What's the infield fly rule? 256 00:14:07,452 --> 00:14:09,104 I haven't the slightest. 257 00:14:09,139 --> 00:14:10,722 Does it involve a zipper? 258 00:14:10,757 --> 00:14:13,976 - I bet he's more familiar with a zipper than he is with baseball. - Really? 259 00:14:14,011 --> 00:14:15,571 We're gonna ask you to be a part of a lineup. 260 00:14:15,606 --> 00:14:16,842 Oh, how fun! 261 00:14:16,877 --> 00:14:18,588 What position do I get to play? 262 00:14:18,623 --> 00:14:20,717 Not a baseball lineup, a police lineup. 263 00:14:20,752 --> 00:14:22,390 A police lineup? 264 00:14:22,425 --> 00:14:25,559 Do I get to hold one of those little sticks the policemen have 265 00:14:25,594 --> 00:14:28,506 and swing it with great force? 266 00:14:28,798 --> 00:14:31,850 It's like he wants to be arrested. 267 00:14:31,885 --> 00:14:32,725 You should have seen him. 268 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,591 I think he's one of those weird liberal Democrats 269 00:14:36,626 --> 00:14:39,373 who's a closet Republican. 270 00:14:39,408 --> 00:14:41,559 Denny, can we talk? 271 00:14:41,594 --> 00:14:43,399 We're talking. 272 00:14:44,253 --> 00:14:45,996 I must admit, 273 00:14:46,031 --> 00:14:49,556 part of me is devastated you're not the father. 274 00:14:49,591 --> 00:14:51,868 I always thought you were. 275 00:14:51,903 --> 00:14:55,410 You never sought child support. 276 00:14:55,679 --> 00:14:58,466 I didn't really want contact with you. 277 00:14:58,501 --> 00:15:00,099 I mean, I did, 278 00:15:00,134 --> 00:15:03,804 but once you married... 279 00:15:04,686 --> 00:15:08,417 Denny, our breakup was very painful for me. 280 00:15:08,452 --> 00:15:11,026 Me, too. 12 stitches. 281 00:15:11,939 --> 00:15:15,368 You took six stitches when we first got together, remember? 282 00:15:15,403 --> 00:15:19,253 I tackled you like a linebacker when you refused to go out with me. 283 00:15:19,288 --> 00:15:20,613 You hit me from behind. 284 00:15:20,648 --> 00:15:22,421 You loved it. 285 00:15:22,876 --> 00:15:28,976 Denny, if Bethany is serious about having nothing further to do with you, 286 00:15:29,221 --> 00:15:31,642 I'm serious. 287 00:15:31,855 --> 00:15:35,685 How out having something to do with me again? 288 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,533 You and I were a long time ago, Bella. 289 00:15:38,568 --> 00:15:42,059 I'm still the same woman you fell in love with, 290 00:15:42,094 --> 00:15:45,014 the same passionate woman. 291 00:15:45,300 --> 00:15:48,935 Of course, I'm not looking to steal my daughter's boyfriend, 292 00:15:48,970 --> 00:15:53,860 but if you and Bethany are really over, 293 00:15:54,242 --> 00:15:57,928 I want to do things to you... 294 00:15:58,585 --> 00:16:00,181 again. 295 00:16:04,267 --> 00:16:08,117 Case 936642, commonwealth vs. Erica Dolenz. 296 00:16:08,152 --> 00:16:10,371 Charge is murder in the first degree. 297 00:16:10,406 --> 00:16:11,391 You can do it. 298 00:16:11,426 --> 00:16:12,376 You can do it. 299 00:16:12,557 --> 00:16:13,690 You can do it. 300 00:16:13,725 --> 00:16:14,824 - Jerry. - Yes? 301 00:16:14,859 --> 00:16:16,287 Do it now. 302 00:16:16,322 --> 00:16:18,998 Jerry Espenson appearing for the defendant Erica Dolenz. 303 00:16:19,033 --> 00:16:21,461 Hello? Hello? 304 00:16:21,496 --> 00:16:27,445 We will waive the remainder of the reading and promptly enter a plea of not guilty. 305 00:16:27,733 --> 00:16:29,621 I would like to point out to the court at this time 306 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,752 that my client has no criminal record 307 00:16:31,787 --> 00:16:35,702 and she has strong roots in the community and does not pose a flight risk. 308 00:16:35,737 --> 00:16:38,140 Moreover, she is under a doctor's care, 309 00:16:38,175 --> 00:16:41,915 for which treatment remains essential, not only for her well being, 310 00:16:41,950 --> 00:16:45,621 but also to enable her to adequately contribute to her own defense. 311 00:16:45,656 --> 00:16:49,622 I would therefore implore this court to release her on her own recognizance. 312 00:16:49,657 --> 00:16:51,082 This is a first degree murder. 313 00:16:51,117 --> 00:16:53,341 For which my client is presumed innocent. 314 00:16:53,376 --> 00:16:55,458 I would remind the court of my client's record, 315 00:16:55,493 --> 00:16:56,544 of which there is none, 316 00:16:56,579 --> 00:16:59,559 and her roots of which there are many. 317 00:16:59,594 --> 00:17:02,030 $1 million bond, $100,000 cash. 318 00:17:02,065 --> 00:17:04,431 Thank you very much, your honor. 319 00:17:04,466 --> 00:17:07,235 We'll arrange for bail. In the meantime, speak to no one. 320 00:17:07,270 --> 00:17:08,440 Okay. 321 00:17:09,077 --> 00:17:11,155 Jerry, that was fantastic. 322 00:17:11,190 --> 00:17:13,233 Are you taking something? 323 00:17:20,881 --> 00:17:24,275 But let's take away all the glaring evidence... 324 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:26,766 You're really gonna let him try the case? 325 00:17:26,801 --> 00:17:28,554 With my supervision. 326 00:17:28,589 --> 00:17:31,432 Don't forget, Denny, Jerry happens to be a genius. 327 00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:35,307 And if he's gay, he's guilty of something. 328 00:17:35,342 --> 00:17:40,542 Am I the only one with enough guts to say these people are sickos? 329 00:17:40,577 --> 00:17:44,428 I mean, surely somebody else out there figured out that. 330 00:17:44,463 --> 00:17:46,884 If he won't follow the laws of nature, 331 00:17:46,919 --> 00:17:50,277 what are the chances he'll follow the laws of society? 332 00:17:50,312 --> 00:17:51,463 Bottom line, 333 00:17:51,498 --> 00:17:55,621 perv in the bedroom, perv in the world at large. 334 00:17:57,206 --> 00:18:00,989 This is all because I didn't satisfy her in bed. 335 00:18:04,297 --> 00:18:06,578 May we speak in private, please? 336 00:18:06,613 --> 00:18:09,449 Anything you have to say, you can say in front of him. 337 00:18:09,484 --> 00:18:11,400 We're married. 338 00:18:15,066 --> 00:18:17,207 I can get by that you're old. 339 00:18:17,242 --> 00:18:20,553 I can get by that you're old and gross. 340 00:18:20,588 --> 00:18:25,363 But I just can't get by that you've had a history with my very own mother. 341 00:18:25,398 --> 00:18:27,988 That was a different lifetime, Bethany. 342 00:18:28,023 --> 00:18:29,690 Don't you see, Denny? 343 00:18:29,725 --> 00:18:32,309 She cultivated my attraction for you. 344 00:18:32,344 --> 00:18:34,859 She'd talk about you all the time, 345 00:18:34,894 --> 00:18:38,619 leaving out the part that you and she were engaged. 346 00:18:38,654 --> 00:18:41,247 It's all very unhealthy. 347 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:48,192 See, Bethany... 348 00:18:48,888 --> 00:18:50,648 one thing about getting old, 349 00:18:50,683 --> 00:18:54,644 a little wisdom has to sink in along the way. 350 00:18:54,679 --> 00:18:58,332 There are a lot of reasons not to go out with anybody, 351 00:18:58,367 --> 00:19:01,986 but there is only one reason to go out with somebody. 352 00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:08,715 This baby right here. 353 00:19:08,750 --> 00:19:12,020 What's this telling you? 354 00:19:23,108 --> 00:19:25,484 If they're trying to provoke a confrontation, they're gonna get one. 355 00:19:25,519 --> 00:19:28,881 I am this close to laying him out on his ass. 356 00:19:28,916 --> 00:19:32,243 And I'll drop Claire, too, snide little bitch. 357 00:19:32,461 --> 00:19:35,435 Brad, could it be that the hostility started with you? 358 00:19:35,470 --> 00:19:36,401 Brad's right, Denise. 359 00:19:36,436 --> 00:19:39,562 These new people haven't shown us our propers, 360 00:19:39,597 --> 00:19:42,402 especially Jeffrey Coho. He's got to go. 361 00:19:42,437 --> 00:19:44,388 Are you mocking me? Because I'll deck you, too. 362 00:19:44,423 --> 00:19:46,326 I'm not mocking you at all. 363 00:19:46,361 --> 00:19:50,881 You and I, Brad, we have to find a way to get the new guy. Are you in? 364 00:19:51,221 --> 00:19:53,171 Absolutely. 365 00:19:53,830 --> 00:19:55,734 We'll make a plan. 366 00:19:55,769 --> 00:19:58,196 Could I have a minute in private with Denise? 367 00:19:58,231 --> 00:19:59,701 Sure. 368 00:20:04,218 --> 00:20:05,642 What's up, Alan? 369 00:20:05,677 --> 00:20:09,408 I'd just like to apologize for my remarks earlier. 370 00:20:09,443 --> 00:20:11,788 Given everything you're going through, 371 00:20:11,823 --> 00:20:15,319 I feel I should have been much more explicit. 372 00:20:17,390 --> 00:20:18,985 Good night, Alan. 373 00:20:19,256 --> 00:20:22,294 Denise, you've always struck me as a woman 374 00:20:22,329 --> 00:20:26,788 who secretly longs to be debased. 375 00:20:26,823 --> 00:20:29,838 It's an awfully big job, 376 00:20:29,873 --> 00:20:32,837 but I feel I'm just the man to... 377 00:20:32,872 --> 00:20:34,733 do it. 378 00:20:34,936 --> 00:20:36,307 Don't stop. 379 00:20:36,342 --> 00:20:39,205 I'm curious to see just how low you'll go. 380 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:43,378 All the way down, again and again. 381 00:20:43,413 --> 00:20:48,194 I see the filthy, naughty girl deep inside you, Denise, 382 00:20:48,229 --> 00:20:50,271 longing to get out. 383 00:20:50,306 --> 00:20:53,892 Now if you're so unwilling to let her out, 384 00:20:53,927 --> 00:20:57,373 perhaps I should go in after her. 385 00:20:57,408 --> 00:20:59,812 I brought my snorkel. 386 00:21:05,110 --> 00:21:07,175 Take off your pants, Denise. 387 00:21:10,124 --> 00:21:11,619 Get out. 388 00:21:14,216 --> 00:21:16,596 Let me see you underwear, Denise. 389 00:21:22,260 --> 00:21:23,863 Get out. 390 00:21:37,340 --> 00:21:39,259 It just seems wrong, Bella. 391 00:21:39,294 --> 00:21:45,057 Denny, Bethany swears to me she's not interested in you anymore. 392 00:21:45,092 --> 00:21:46,542 It doesn't feel right. 393 00:21:46,577 --> 00:21:50,498 It didn't feel right to you 35 years ago 394 00:21:50,533 --> 00:21:54,419 until suddenly it was love at first tackle. 395 00:21:54,454 --> 00:21:57,117 The answer's no. 396 00:21:57,152 --> 00:21:58,931 What are you gonna do? 397 00:21:58,966 --> 00:22:02,018 Go back to one of your skinny little models? 398 00:22:02,053 --> 00:22:07,434 Have you forgotten the joy of a full-bodied woman? 399 00:22:08,265 --> 00:22:10,973 Think back to how I'd flatten you. 400 00:22:11,008 --> 00:22:13,846 Hello. Ready for my lineup? 401 00:22:13,881 --> 00:22:16,849 Hello. Lincoln Meyer. 402 00:22:16,884 --> 00:22:19,930 I'm a suspect in judge Potts' murder. 403 00:22:19,965 --> 00:22:23,514 My, aren't you a showstopper? 404 00:22:24,394 --> 00:22:26,677 She's drawn to me. 405 00:22:30,245 --> 00:22:32,703 The security camera shows you going in at 10:27. 406 00:22:32,738 --> 00:22:34,440 You called Jerry at 12:14. 407 00:22:34,475 --> 00:22:37,722 That's almost two hours which would be unaccounted for. 408 00:22:37,757 --> 00:22:39,102 That would be my blackout. 409 00:22:39,137 --> 00:22:42,464 It also shows her ex-husband going into the building at 10:06, 410 00:22:42,499 --> 00:22:44,749 leaving at 10:10, 4 minutes later. 411 00:22:44,784 --> 00:22:47,438 He's also agreed to come in. Jerry, I want you to speak with him. 412 00:22:47,473 --> 00:22:50,093 I'll talk to the new girlfriend, who's also agreed to meet me here. 413 00:22:50,128 --> 00:22:51,643 I can't face that woman. 414 00:22:51,678 --> 00:22:52,944 You won't have to. 415 00:22:53,381 --> 00:22:57,659 Erica, we'd also like to speak with your treating psychiatrist, 416 00:22:57,694 --> 00:23:00,953 learn what we can about your blackouts. 417 00:23:01,287 --> 00:23:02,400 Excuse me. 418 00:23:03,989 --> 00:23:09,107 I just wanted to tell you that what you said to me last night was truly... 419 00:23:09,142 --> 00:23:10,929 disgusting. 420 00:23:11,837 --> 00:23:15,739 And I assure you, Denise, I'm a man of my word. 421 00:23:27,391 --> 00:23:28,487 Set? 422 00:23:28,522 --> 00:23:29,583 All set. 423 00:23:31,942 --> 00:23:33,433 Bring them in, please. 424 00:23:37,590 --> 00:23:39,823 Stand facing front, please. 425 00:23:44,496 --> 00:23:46,025 Turn to your left. 426 00:23:48,534 --> 00:23:50,797 Stand facing forward again. 427 00:23:55,155 --> 00:23:56,983 Turn to the right. 428 00:23:59,728 --> 00:24:00,594 I'm sorry. 429 00:24:00,629 --> 00:24:03,366 None of these are the man I saw in the parking lot. 430 00:24:03,909 --> 00:24:05,466 You sure? 431 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,493 I'm positive. 432 00:24:13,304 --> 00:24:14,657 He didn't pick me? 433 00:24:14,692 --> 00:24:16,702 What do I have to do, kill somebody? 434 00:24:16,737 --> 00:24:18,095 Oh, try to cope. 435 00:24:18,130 --> 00:24:19,601 So what happens now? 436 00:24:19,636 --> 00:24:21,037 You said I'd like him. 437 00:24:21,072 --> 00:24:24,604 He's an attention-starved wacko fairy. He couldn't kill anyone. 438 00:24:24,639 --> 00:24:26,574 I heard that. 439 00:24:26,609 --> 00:24:29,973 I'm getting tired of you, large marge. 440 00:24:30,008 --> 00:24:34,277 You remind me of Mr. Dirty mouth. That's what you do. 441 00:24:44,229 --> 00:24:47,808 I went to her apartment around 10 o'clock or so. 442 00:24:47,843 --> 00:24:50,022 Well, I'm not sure of the exact time. 443 00:24:50,057 --> 00:24:52,791 May I ask why you went there? 444 00:24:52,826 --> 00:24:54,045 Well, if you must know, 445 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,630 I was there to persuade her to take me back. 446 00:24:57,665 --> 00:25:01,145 Anyway, she didn't come to the door, so I left. 447 00:25:01,180 --> 00:25:04,755 The next thing, the police call me, and they tell me that she's... 448 00:25:05,582 --> 00:25:07,422 May I ask, sir? 449 00:25:07,457 --> 00:25:10,466 Though the police seem to be ruling out suicide, 450 00:25:10,501 --> 00:25:13,701 there's some evidence your wife... 451 00:25:13,912 --> 00:25:18,017 ex-wife was having some depression. 452 00:25:18,510 --> 00:25:21,233 The breakup of our family caused her a lot of pain. 453 00:25:21,268 --> 00:25:24,262 We have children. But... 454 00:25:24,297 --> 00:25:28,819 Paula was not suicidal. I mean, there is no way. I, I... 455 00:25:30,363 --> 00:25:34,469 I can't believe that she would do... 456 00:25:35,664 --> 00:25:37,266 that. 457 00:25:42,158 --> 00:25:43,239 Brad. 458 00:25:44,021 --> 00:25:45,571 Jeff. 459 00:25:47,614 --> 00:25:49,493 Bit of a weak stream you've got going there. 460 00:25:49,528 --> 00:25:51,451 You had your prostate checked? 461 00:25:51,486 --> 00:25:54,027 - What did you say to me? - Never mind. 462 00:25:58,458 --> 00:26:00,808 So what, you're gonna make fun of my flow now? 463 00:26:00,843 --> 00:26:03,124 Oh, I'm sorry. It just seemed a little lackluster. 464 00:26:03,159 --> 00:26:06,652 I would think an ex-marine would be a little more "hup two!" 465 00:26:09,428 --> 00:26:10,639 You gonna hit me, Brad? 466 00:26:10,674 --> 00:26:12,290 Oh, you would just love that, wouldn't you? 467 00:26:12,325 --> 00:26:14,310 For me to sink to your level. 468 00:26:17,465 --> 00:26:18,942 Impressive. 469 00:26:19,447 --> 00:26:21,195 - May I respond? - Please. 470 00:26:26,649 --> 00:26:28,543 - Is that it? - That's it. 471 00:26:29,430 --> 00:26:32,139 I take it back. Evidently, there was more. 472 00:26:32,979 --> 00:26:35,889 So are we going to take this to the next level? 473 00:26:35,924 --> 00:26:38,799 What's that, sex? You'll send me flowers first. 474 00:26:38,834 --> 00:26:40,111 That didn't hurt. 475 00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:42,743 That did. 476 00:26:56,353 --> 00:26:58,198 Jeez! What the... 477 00:26:58,814 --> 00:27:00,053 Come on. 478 00:27:02,180 --> 00:27:03,848 No, no, stop that! 479 00:27:03,883 --> 00:27:05,482 Stop that now! 480 00:27:05,517 --> 00:27:07,460 Stop that! Stop it now! 481 00:27:15,230 --> 00:27:17,928 You are grown men, for god's sake! 482 00:27:17,963 --> 00:27:18,921 And lawyers. 483 00:27:18,956 --> 00:27:21,123 Ever since I got here, he's wanted a piece of me. 484 00:27:21,158 --> 00:27:22,575 And I got it, too, sport. 485 00:27:22,610 --> 00:27:23,733 All right! 486 00:27:23,768 --> 00:27:26,713 What is this really about? 487 00:27:26,994 --> 00:27:28,375 I don't like him. 488 00:27:28,410 --> 00:27:31,243 Somebody needs to beat the crap out of him and it might as well be me. 489 00:27:31,278 --> 00:27:33,035 - Too bad you can't. - You don't think so? 490 00:27:33,070 --> 00:27:34,793 - You want to take it outside? - Let's go. 491 00:27:34,828 --> 00:27:36,213 Hey! Hey! 492 00:27:37,248 --> 00:27:38,511 Sit! 493 00:27:40,051 --> 00:27:43,704 Thank you so much for coming in to speak with me. 494 00:27:44,685 --> 00:27:49,596 And please accept my condolences for your loss. 495 00:27:49,631 --> 00:27:51,060 Thank you. 496 00:27:55,765 --> 00:27:59,350 How long were you and Ms. Wilkes together? 497 00:27:59,385 --> 00:28:01,325 Three weeks. 498 00:28:01,591 --> 00:28:03,169 We were in love. 499 00:28:03,204 --> 00:28:04,092 In love. 500 00:28:04,093 --> 00:28:06,526 I will never get over her. 501 00:28:08,144 --> 00:28:11,352 What did you love about her if I may ask? 502 00:28:11,387 --> 00:28:14,560 She was pretty with pleasing personality. 503 00:28:18,405 --> 00:28:21,487 What do you think Ms. Wilkes love most about you? 504 00:28:21,522 --> 00:28:23,551 I made her laugh. 505 00:28:25,313 --> 00:28:26,658 You made her laugh. 506 00:28:26,693 --> 00:28:28,343 I'm funny. 507 00:28:31,976 --> 00:28:38,481 Can you tell me about her mood in the days before her death? 508 00:28:38,516 --> 00:28:39,813 She seemed sad. 509 00:28:39,848 --> 00:28:41,076 Sad. 510 00:28:41,111 --> 00:28:43,735 - How sad? - Yes. 511 00:28:44,064 --> 00:28:45,036 Sorry? 512 00:28:45,071 --> 00:28:47,540 You said, "how sad", I agreed how sad. 513 00:28:47,575 --> 00:28:49,282 No, no. I was... 514 00:28:49,317 --> 00:28:57,164 I was inquiring as to the extent of her sadness, how sad. 515 00:29:05,745 --> 00:29:08,718 Did she ever... 516 00:29:09,097 --> 00:29:11,818 talk of taking her life? 517 00:29:11,853 --> 00:29:13,631 Once. 518 00:29:14,592 --> 00:29:16,694 It was sad. 519 00:29:21,365 --> 00:29:24,178 She's very odd, Jerry. 520 00:29:24,213 --> 00:29:26,372 Let's do an immediate background check on her. 521 00:29:26,407 --> 00:29:27,375 Okay, okay. 522 00:29:27,410 --> 00:29:29,125 What about your psychiatrist? 523 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,889 He's coming in. I also made an appointment with her probate lawyer. 524 00:29:31,924 --> 00:29:34,097 She's agreed to let us review Paula's will. 525 00:29:34,132 --> 00:29:35,279 Can I play? 526 00:29:35,314 --> 00:29:37,123 Denny, you have your own murder case. 527 00:29:37,158 --> 00:29:38,547 He didn't do it. 528 00:29:38,582 --> 00:29:41,285 He lied to me. He was cleared. 529 00:29:41,485 --> 00:29:42,569 Can I play? 530 00:29:44,945 --> 00:29:46,385 I'm okay. 531 00:29:52,024 --> 00:29:54,274 When you came here, I made one request, Jeffrey, 532 00:29:54,309 --> 00:29:56,748 one simple request, "don't step on toes." 533 00:29:56,783 --> 00:29:59,188 Silly me for not adding "don't punch jaws." 534 00:29:59,223 --> 00:30:00,971 You also made promises, Shirley, 535 00:30:01,006 --> 00:30:02,760 one being this place would accept me. 536 00:30:02,795 --> 00:30:03,824 I said "eventually," 537 00:30:03,859 --> 00:30:05,041 - as long as you didn't piss on... - What's eventually? 538 00:30:05,076 --> 00:30:07,061 - Just this side of never? - Everybody's turf, which is exactly what you did. 539 00:30:07,096 --> 00:30:09,003 As soon as I got here, I was thrown into a murder trial. 540 00:30:09,038 --> 00:30:10,437 No, you poached that trial. 541 00:30:10,472 --> 00:30:11,924 There's been a massive amount of pressure. 542 00:30:11,959 --> 00:30:12,909 Which you typically feed on. 543 00:30:12,944 --> 00:30:17,280 And no one to offer any support whatsoever, not even you. 544 00:30:18,519 --> 00:30:19,737 Okay. 545 00:30:19,772 --> 00:30:21,913 So we all have a little healing to do. 546 00:30:21,948 --> 00:30:24,055 I'm not looking for your sympathy. 547 00:30:24,090 --> 00:30:27,024 - So much as? - Dinner. 548 00:30:27,728 --> 00:30:30,350 Last time you and I had dinner, it turned out to be a terrible idea. 549 00:30:30,385 --> 00:30:32,143 Not for me. 550 00:30:32,506 --> 00:30:34,091 I am a senior partner here. 551 00:30:34,126 --> 00:30:36,628 You say that as if it will get you laid. 552 00:30:36,663 --> 00:30:38,738 It will. 553 00:30:42,241 --> 00:30:45,201 I am significantly older than you. 554 00:30:45,236 --> 00:30:46,567 Fine. 555 00:30:47,115 --> 00:30:50,958 Then be my significant older other. 556 00:30:51,614 --> 00:30:56,376 Why do you think I came to Boston, Shirley, the Red sox? 557 00:31:01,984 --> 00:31:05,916 The blackout was basically a psychological form of amnesia. 558 00:31:05,951 --> 00:31:08,117 - Is this common? - Somewhat. 559 00:31:08,152 --> 00:31:09,784 The sight of seeing a loved one hanging, 560 00:31:09,819 --> 00:31:13,291 a blackout can almost serve as a psychological defense of sorts. 561 00:31:13,326 --> 00:31:16,243 Will her memory come bald? 562 00:31:16,561 --> 00:31:18,397 I meant to say "back." 563 00:31:18,432 --> 00:31:19,563 It could. 564 00:31:19,598 --> 00:31:21,073 But I must tell you, 565 00:31:21,108 --> 00:31:23,736 her memory loss could have been triggered by something else, 566 00:31:23,771 --> 00:31:26,499 something I'm afraid which is medically more common. 567 00:31:26,534 --> 00:31:28,040 What? 568 00:31:28,422 --> 00:31:31,019 Well, some people block out things they have done 569 00:31:31,054 --> 00:31:35,965 because they cannot reconcile the act with who they are. 570 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,213 Which do you think this is? 571 00:31:38,248 --> 00:31:40,886 Really, I can't see Erica hanging somebody. 572 00:31:40,921 --> 00:31:43,524 It's a particularly cruel way to kill somebody. 573 00:31:43,559 --> 00:31:45,195 It's loaded with hate, 574 00:31:45,230 --> 00:31:48,046 maybe even an affinity for torture, 575 00:31:48,081 --> 00:31:50,491 and that simply is not the Erica that I know. 576 00:31:50,526 --> 00:31:51,545 But? 577 00:31:51,580 --> 00:31:55,531 But one of the reasons I first started to treat her, when... 578 00:31:56,137 --> 00:31:59,177 she got angry, 579 00:31:59,212 --> 00:32:03,745 the voices she would hear would tell her to do things. 580 00:32:03,780 --> 00:32:08,278 Her voices have told her to do violent things before? 581 00:32:09,133 --> 00:32:10,571 Yes. 582 00:32:15,178 --> 00:32:17,802 Don't tell me there's no story. 583 00:32:17,837 --> 00:32:23,662 There's never a story, Walter, unless I make it one. 584 00:32:24,011 --> 00:32:26,799 I'm not going down to Aruba again. 585 00:32:26,834 --> 00:32:29,589 If there's no arrest with Lincoln Meyer, 586 00:32:29,624 --> 00:32:33,182 I'll focus on the dead lesbian, for god's sake. 587 00:32:33,217 --> 00:32:35,548 You saying I can't sell that? 588 00:32:35,583 --> 00:32:37,617 Yeah, I'll do what I do. 589 00:32:37,652 --> 00:32:41,268 Meantime, find me a missing baby. It's Sweeps for god's sake. 590 00:32:45,379 --> 00:32:46,725 Oops. 591 00:32:47,690 --> 00:32:49,698 I didn't see you there. 592 00:32:59,955 --> 00:33:05,058 Next, we go see Paula's lawyer to see who inherits under her will. 593 00:33:05,278 --> 00:33:07,448 It isn't you, is it? 594 00:33:08,068 --> 00:33:10,526 Do I inherit under her will? 595 00:33:10,561 --> 00:33:12,700 I hardly think so. 596 00:33:14,485 --> 00:33:16,741 Is that why I'm a suspect? 597 00:33:16,776 --> 00:33:18,577 No, but... 598 00:33:18,612 --> 00:33:20,379 But what? 599 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,125 Uh, I don't like the sound of that. 600 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:26,257 The big problem, Erica, 601 00:33:27,428 --> 00:33:29,592 assuming somebody else did this, 602 00:33:29,627 --> 00:33:34,660 why would he or she leave the hands tied for you to discover the body that way? 603 00:33:34,695 --> 00:33:40,152 The tied hands clearly rule out suicide. 604 00:33:40,507 --> 00:33:42,146 Well... 605 00:33:42,181 --> 00:33:44,964 if this was such a crime of hatred, 606 00:33:44,999 --> 00:33:48,440 maybe the killer made no attempt to pull it off as a suicide. 607 00:33:48,475 --> 00:33:53,054 Maybe he or she was making a point. 608 00:33:53,710 --> 00:33:55,176 What? 609 00:33:55,375 --> 00:33:56,459 You don't believe me? 610 00:33:56,494 --> 00:33:58,231 It's not that I don't believe you so much as... 611 00:33:58,266 --> 00:33:59,664 Then what? 612 00:33:59,866 --> 00:34:02,911 Jerry, you told me everything was gonna be all right. 613 00:34:02,946 --> 00:34:05,162 - Erica... - You said it would be okay. 614 00:34:05,197 --> 00:34:06,847 What is this? What is going on? 615 00:34:06,882 --> 00:34:09,126 What's going on is we may not be able to win this. 616 00:34:09,161 --> 00:34:10,169 No, no. 617 00:34:10,204 --> 00:34:11,928 No, no, no, no! 618 00:34:13,947 --> 00:34:16,691 I, I'm not gonna go to jail, Jerry. 619 00:34:16,726 --> 00:34:17,900 I won't go to jail. 620 00:34:17,935 --> 00:34:19,039 - Erica... - No! 621 00:34:19,074 --> 00:34:21,848 Erica, please stop screaming. 622 00:34:25,807 --> 00:34:28,637 You'll take care of me, Alan, right? 623 00:34:29,937 --> 00:34:32,705 You won't let me go to prison. 624 00:34:32,740 --> 00:34:34,534 You'll take care of me. 625 00:35:08,205 --> 00:35:10,769 You look like you're primping for a date. 626 00:35:10,804 --> 00:35:12,927 I certainly hope it's with me. 627 00:35:12,962 --> 00:35:15,015 Lincoln, what are you doing here? 628 00:35:15,050 --> 00:35:19,351 I feel our special relationship has stalled, Shirley, don't you? 629 00:35:19,386 --> 00:35:22,105 I had a brief thought of that Bella, I admit, 630 00:35:22,140 --> 00:35:24,387 but my mind always comes back to you. 631 00:35:24,422 --> 00:35:27,053 I don't know if anyone's ever told you this before, Lincoln, 632 00:35:27,088 --> 00:35:30,268 but you're a pretty weird guy. 633 00:35:30,674 --> 00:35:32,276 Denny Crane was lovely, 634 00:35:32,311 --> 00:35:37,021 but I feel you and I could sustain a deeper connection. 635 00:35:37,056 --> 00:35:39,592 See, the thing is, you don't need a lawyer. 636 00:35:39,627 --> 00:35:42,129 The police don't consider you a suspect. 637 00:35:42,164 --> 00:35:43,973 That's little comfort. 638 00:35:44,008 --> 00:35:47,395 What if someone else were to turn up dead? 639 00:35:48,124 --> 00:35:51,647 Could I persuade you to get a bite with me, Shirley? 640 00:35:51,682 --> 00:35:53,150 You could not. 641 00:35:53,185 --> 00:35:55,815 Would it help if I had a pistol? 642 00:35:56,076 --> 00:35:57,231 Oh, dear. 643 00:35:57,266 --> 00:35:58,613 I bet if this were a movie, 644 00:35:58,648 --> 00:36:02,849 we'd have one of those ominous chords play right about now. 645 00:36:03,284 --> 00:36:05,024 What are you doing, Lincoln? 646 00:36:05,059 --> 00:36:08,544 What you're going to do is walk out of here with me, 647 00:36:08,579 --> 00:36:11,161 calmly and without incident. 648 00:36:11,196 --> 00:36:15,904 You and I need to get on with our special friendship, Shirley Schmidt. 649 00:36:15,939 --> 00:36:17,754 Lincoln, you're nuts, but 650 00:36:17,789 --> 00:36:19,535 you're not this nuts. 651 00:36:19,570 --> 00:36:24,213 Tonight's date is with me after all, Shirley Schmidt. 652 00:36:31,998 --> 00:36:34,578 Thank you for seeing us, Ms. Morris. I'm Alan Shore. 653 00:36:34,613 --> 00:36:36,078 This is Jerry Espenson, 654 00:36:36,113 --> 00:36:39,522 who you spoke to on the phone about Paula Wilkes' will. 655 00:36:39,557 --> 00:36:40,984 Yes. 656 00:36:41,019 --> 00:36:44,446 I believe you both know Ms. Winger. 657 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:46,014 Hi. 658 00:36:46,049 --> 00:36:49,576 Ms. Winger arrived here unannounced ten minutes ago 659 00:36:49,611 --> 00:36:52,009 with a stunning new development. 660 00:36:52,044 --> 00:36:52,958 Which is? 661 00:36:52,993 --> 00:36:56,106 Basically, the will of Paula Wilkes has been superseded. 662 00:36:56,141 --> 00:36:58,525 Do you know what a holographic will is, Mr. Shore? 663 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:00,560 - I'm sure I must. - It's a handwritten will. 664 00:37:00,595 --> 00:37:02,058 It need not be notarized or witnessed 665 00:37:02,093 --> 00:37:04,001 so long as it's in the testator's handwriting. 666 00:37:04,036 --> 00:37:05,017 Yes. 667 00:37:05,052 --> 00:37:06,963 It seems Paula Wilkes wrote out 668 00:37:06,998 --> 00:37:11,388 such a will in Las Vegas last weekend on the Botticelli hotel's stationary. 669 00:37:11,423 --> 00:37:14,994 Ms. Winger was kind enough to bring it to me. 670 00:37:15,029 --> 00:37:17,069 How does this will change the old one? 671 00:37:17,104 --> 00:37:18,157 Completely. 672 00:37:18,192 --> 00:37:22,363 It leaves all of Ms. Wilkes' estate to Ms. Winger. 673 00:37:22,789 --> 00:37:23,845 She loved me. 674 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:25,453 Well, you made her laugh. 675 00:37:25,488 --> 00:37:26,879 I'm funny. 676 00:37:26,914 --> 00:37:30,626 Are you telling me this handwritten will is valid? 677 00:37:30,661 --> 00:37:31,768 Completely. 678 00:37:31,803 --> 00:37:35,573 It turns out, Ms. Winger is also a lawyer. 679 00:37:36,404 --> 00:37:38,902 The plot thickens. 680 00:37:45,638 --> 00:37:48,744 Denny, you seen Shirley? 681 00:37:48,779 --> 00:37:49,621 Why? 682 00:37:49,656 --> 00:37:51,429 - She was gonna meet me. - Why? 683 00:37:51,464 --> 00:37:53,203 We had some business to discuss. 684 00:37:53,238 --> 00:37:54,503 What sort of business? 685 00:37:54,538 --> 00:37:56,992 The kind that wasn't yours, actually. 686 00:37:57,027 --> 00:37:58,538 I told Alan. I'm telling you. 687 00:37:58,573 --> 00:38:00,122 Stay away from Shirley. 688 00:38:02,608 --> 00:38:04,053 I'm okay. 689 00:38:09,237 --> 00:38:12,402 Denny, she can't keep tackling you. You'll end up in the hospital. 690 00:38:12,437 --> 00:38:14,424 I know. 691 00:38:17,334 --> 00:38:22,379 I must admit that the idea of a mother-daughter menage a twaddle... 692 00:38:22,414 --> 00:38:24,667 I think you mean "trois." 693 00:38:26,373 --> 00:38:30,137 How could any mother hit on her daughter's boyfriend? 694 00:38:30,172 --> 00:38:32,856 Loneliness is the hunter, my friend. 695 00:38:32,891 --> 00:38:35,541 Denny, that's almost profound, almost. 696 00:38:35,576 --> 00:38:37,010 Hi, guys. 697 00:38:38,722 --> 00:38:40,769 Just getting some fresh air. 698 00:38:40,804 --> 00:38:42,178 Why? 699 00:38:42,417 --> 00:38:46,698 No reason. I just saw you out here and, uh... 700 00:38:47,363 --> 00:38:49,394 that's all. 701 00:38:51,146 --> 00:38:54,405 I should get back to work. 702 00:38:56,023 --> 00:38:57,407 See you. 703 00:39:01,372 --> 00:39:03,240 What was that all about? 704 00:39:05,323 --> 00:39:07,206 I wonder. 705 00:39:08,262 --> 00:39:12,082 This little murder case, is she guilty? 706 00:39:12,117 --> 00:39:15,309 All women are guilty, Denny. You shou know that. 707 00:39:16,588 --> 00:39:18,123 Yeah. 708 00:39:18,444 --> 00:39:20,296 Guilty of wanting me. 709 00:39:20,331 --> 00:39:24,183 Little ones, big ones, girls that climb on rocks. 710 00:39:30,123 --> 00:39:31,770 I've got to remember, 711 00:39:31,805 --> 00:39:35,466 before I open my mouth, always look both ways for midgets. 712 00:39:35,501 --> 00:39:37,097 That's a good rule to live by. 713 00:39:37,132 --> 00:39:38,789 You're damn right. 714 00:39:39,289 --> 00:39:44,801 So, this client of yours, she did it, huh? 715 00:39:45,087 --> 00:39:46,786 - I don't know. - Oh, come on! 716 00:39:46,821 --> 00:39:48,935 She made hot lesbian love to the victim. 717 00:39:48,970 --> 00:39:50,549 Got dumped, got even. 718 00:39:50,584 --> 00:39:52,446 - When's the trial? - Tuesday. 719 00:39:52,481 --> 00:39:54,309 - This Tuesday? - 10 o'clock. 720 00:39:54,344 --> 00:39:56,327 Can you win? 721 00:39:56,362 --> 00:39:58,346 If she'll let me. 722 00:39:58,381 --> 00:40:00,295 What does that mean? 723 00:40:00,330 --> 00:40:02,814 We need to change our plea. 724 00:40:03,721 --> 00:40:05,783 She's insane. 725 00:40:06,305 --> 00:40:12,762 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org