<i> ( children playing )</i> <i> ( skidding, crash )</i> ♪ <i> ( skidding, crash )</i> <i> ( honking )</i> ( phone ringing ) HELLO. I'M FINE.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING. YES. IS THIS PERSONAL, JUDGE? ALL RIGHT. ( sniffles ) UH, GIVE ME
30 MINUTES. ( sighs ) MAC, HERE'S AN ORDER
APPOINTING YOU TO REPRESENT PETER THOMASON
IN THE HIGHTOWER MURDER CASE. GENE NELSON'S
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. HE CALLED AN HOUR AGO
WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ONE OF
THE GOVERNMENT WITNESSES. NOW, IF THERE'S A CONVICTION, I CAN'T RISK
A HABEAS CORPUS DOWN THE ROAD FROM SOME BLEEDING-HEART LAWYER BASED ON INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE
OF COUNSEL! I'M RETIRED. NO, YOU QUIT,
BUT LAST I CHECKED, YOU STILL HAVE
A LAW LICENSE, AND YOU STILL LIVE
IN MY DISTRICT. LET SOMEONE ELSE MAKE
A NAME FOR THEMSELVES. I CAN'T APPOINT SOMEONE
WHO'S ONLY HANDLED A FEW NOLO PLEAS
IN TRAFFIC COURT TO A MURDER CHARGE. NOW, I CAN ORDER YOU
TO DO THIS. WHEN YOU GONNA START
LIVING AGAIN, MAC? THERE WOULD'VE BEEN A TIME WHEN YOU WOULD'VE ASKED ME
TO ORDER YOU. I'M NOT
THAT LAWYER ANYMORE. TALK WITH GENE, AND MEET WITH
THE DEFENDANT, AND COME SEE ME
MONDAY MORNING. <i>HEY, GENE,
YOU GOT A MINUTE?</i> THE JUDGE WANTS ME TO SPEAK
TO PETER THOMASON. I THOUGHT
YOU RETIRED. YEAH, WELL, WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT THE CASE? THEY FOUND THE GIRL
IN THE CAR, BUT SHE DIDN'T DIE
FROM THE ACCIDENT. SHE WAS STRANGLED. COPS FOUND THOMASON
WANDERING AROUND THE SCENE WITH THE KEYS
IN HIS POCKET. HE WAS DOPED UP,
CLAIMS HE CAN'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING. ANY WITNESSES?
NOT TO THE MURDER. POLICE REPORT MENTIONS
A GUY IN A PICKUP SAW THE GIRL'S PORSCHE
HEADING UP THE MOUNTAIN. ANYTHING ELSE? JOE WHETSTONE
JUST MADE AN OFFER. JOE WHETSTONE? ALEX HIGHTOWER DIDN'T
TRUST THE LOCAL D.A.
TO DO A GOOD JOB, SO HE HIRED WHETSTONE
AS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR. WHAT'S THE OFFER? TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
TO SERVE. THOMASON WILL BE
YOUNGER THAN YOU
WHEN HE GETS OUT. YEAH. DOES THOMASON KNOW
ABOUT THE OFFER? NOT YET. GETTING HIM
TO TAKE A PLEA WILL BE A LOT EASIER
FOR YOU THAN CONVINCING
A JURY TO LET HIM GO. YEAH.
HE'D BE A FOOL IF HE
DOESN'T TAKE THE DEAL. THIS CASE IS A DOG. ( guard speaking ) ( alarm buzzes ) PETER? MAC McCLAIN. IT'S PETE. OKAY. PETE. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
THAT WAS GONNA REPRESENT YOU HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
AND CAN'T HANDLE THE CASE. THE JUDGE HAS ASKED ME
TO TAKE IT. THE PROSECUTION HAS MADE
AN OFFER-- 25 YEARS-- WHICH, AT YOUR AGE,
IS A LOT BETTER THAN LIFE. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS?
MM-HMM. DO I HAVE TO SAY
I'M GUILTY?
YEP. NO WAY.
I DIDN'T DO IT. DID YOU MAKE A STATEMENT
TO THE POLICE? I-I DON'T THINK SO. YOU DON'T THINK SO. I DON'T REMEMBER.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER. I REMEMBER PICKING
ANGELA UP AND TAKING HER TO DINNER. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER
IS A CAMERA FLASHING A BRIGHT LIGHT WHEN THEY
TOOK MY PICTURE HERE. DID YOU TAKE ANY DRUGS? NO.
THEN CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY
THERE WERE DRUGS IN YOUR SYSTEM? NO. RIGHT. ONE LAST QUESTION. HOW CAN YOU SAY
YOU'RE INNOCENT IF YOU DON'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING? BECAUSE YOU DON'T KILL
SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE. DO YOU NEED
ANYTHING? THERE'S, UH, THERE'S NOT
A LOT TO DO HERE. THINK SOMEBODY CAN GO GET
SOME BOOKS FROM MY APARTMENT? MAKE A LIST. WHAT DO YOU WANT? JUDGE DANIELSON WANTS ME
TO DEFEND A MURDER CASE. YOU'RE IN NO SHAPE
TO HANDLE A MURDER CASE. HE THINKS I AM. JUDGE DANIELSON'S
BEEN ON THE BENCH TOO LONG. THERE'S A PLEA OFFER. I WENT TO
THE JAIL AND SPOKE
TO THE DEFENDANT. HE DOESN'T WANT
TO TAKE IT. CLAIMS HE WOULD'VE
NEVER DONE ANYTHING
TO HURT HER. THAT'S CONVINCING. HE REMINDS ME
OF MY SON. WHICH ONE? ZACH. SOMETHING ABOUT
THE LOOK IN HIS EYES, THE WAY HE TALKS. THAT'S NO REASON
TO GET INVOLVED. YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
THAT LOST LAURA AND THE BOYS. SHE WAS MY SISTER,
SO WHATEVER REASONS YOU GOT TO HELP THIS KID,
WHOEVER HE REMINDS YOU OF, WILL NOT FIX YOU,
WILL NOT BRING THEM BACK. MAC. SAUSAGE BISCUITS.
YOU'RE GETTING TOO SKINNY. ( sighs ) HMM. ( clears throat ) LET'S SEE... COME IN. I'LL DO IT. HERE'S YOUR ORDER. TRY TO FILE
ANY ADDITIONAL MOTIONS AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
OH... CAN I GET AN ADVANCE
TO PAY AN ASSISTANT? YOU BET. TO HIRE
AN INVESTIGATOR. YOU GOT IT. AFTER THIS IS OVER,
I'LL LET YOU REST IN PEACE. ( sighs ) LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE HAVING FUN. OH, YEAH. ABOUT AS MUCH FUN
AS WHEN I GOT BRACES. WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COME
BACK TO WORK FOR ME? YOU'RE RETIRED.
YEAH. BUT THE JUDGE HAS MADE ME
AN OFFER I CAN'T REFUSE. AM I GETTING PAID? YES, BUT I CAN'T PROMISE
YOU ONE OF THOSE APRONS. ( dish breaks ) Man: HEY, MINDY,
CAN YOU CLEAN THIS UP? DON'T SAY TOO MUCH,
OR YOU'LL TALK ME OUT OF IT. ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? YES. DID HE KILL HER? WELL, YOU KNOW
THAT'S THE WRONG QUESTION. WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE? THAT'S WHAT YOU TWO
ARE GONNA HELP ME FIND OUT. PETE THOMASON SAYS HE
DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING. WE NEED AN EXPERT
TO SHRINK HIS HEAD AND FIND OUT
WHAT'S IN IT. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER HEARD
OF DR. ANNA WILKES?
NO. WELL, MIKE BENDER
IN ROSSVILLE SAYS SHE HAS A GOOD REPUTATION
WITH THEIR JUDGES <i>AND</i> SHE STANDS HER GROUND
IN COURT. GET SOME REFERENCES
AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. WILL DO.
( clears throat ) THE JURY READS
THE NEWSPAPER. WE NEED TO MAKE
OUR OWN PRESS RELEASE. MY BOYFRIEND EDDIE CAN DO IT.
HE WORKS FOR THE PAPER. MMM...
YOUR BOYFRIEND EDDIE IS NOT
THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED. YOU WRITE IT.
MAKE IT SOUND LIKE ME. WELL, THAT SHOULD
BE EXCITING. GENE NELSON'S FILE
IS A MESS. I WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH IT AND TAB ANYTHING YOU THINK
IS IMPORTANT. OKAY. REASONABLE DOUBT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? A REASON WHY HE'S
NOT GUILTY. EXACTLY. RIGHT NOW,
THIS PIECE OF PAPER IS EMPTY. BEFORE WE GO TO TRIAL,
I WANT IT TO BE FULL. THERE'S OVER 100 PEOPLE
ON THIS WITNESS LIST. A BUNCH OF THEM FROM
HIS MARINE CORPS UNIT. YOU WANT ME TO RUN
THEM ALL DOWN? NO, THAT'S A PROSECUTOR'S TRICK
TO TRY TO WEAR US OUT. WE'RE NOT GONNA LET
THAT HAPPEN. I WANT YOU TO START HERE.
RODNEY MacFARLAND. HE'S THE GUY WHO SAID
HE SAW ANGELA'S CAR ON THE ROAD. HE LIVES UP
ON GRASSY MOUNTAIN. AFTER THAT, I WANT YOU TO SPEAK
TO ANGELA'S COLLEGE FRIENDS, SEE IF THEY
KNOW ANYTHING, ALL RIGHT? JOE WHETSTONE...
IS A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT. HE'S A GOOD PROSECUTOR
WITH THE POWER OF THE STATE
BEHIND HIM. HE'S GONNA TRY TO STEAMROLL
US AND OUR CLIENT, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA LET
THAT HAPPEN, RIGHT? LET'S GET TO WORK. Anna: WELCOME, EVERYONE. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. WHO WANTS TO HELP ME
PASS THESE OUT? THANK YOU. LET'S ALL TAKE A SEAT. HEY, MARY.
HI. ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T WE GET STARTED? SO... DID ANYBODY FACE
A STRUGGLE THIS WEEK THAT THEY'D BE WILLING
TO SHARE? I, UH, I WENT
TO THE GROCERY STORE
WITH A FRIEND, AND I SAW A BOX
OF JODIE'S FAVORITE COOKIES. AND I JUST...
I BURST INTO TEARS AND I RAN OUT
OF THE STORE. I'M SORRY, IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS VERY EMBARRASSING. YOU MAY'VE FELT EMBARRASSED, BUT MOMENTS LIKE THAT
ARE GONNA HAPPEN. GRIEF IS LIKE A RIVER. YOU CAN'T DAM IT UP, AND YOU CAN'T MAKE IT
GO FASTER. YOU JUST HAVE TO ALLOW GOD
TO TAKE YOU AT HIS PACE. ALL RIGHT,
TAKE CARE, YOU GUYS. SEE YOU NEXT TIME. INTERESTING MEETING. WHAT'S YOUR GOAL? THERE'S A TIME TO MOURN
AND A TIME TO HEAL. WE PROVIDE A TIME
AND A PLACE FOR HEALING. WHAT'S YOUR
SUCCESS RATE? WELL, WHEN YOU TRY
TO DO IT BY YOURSELF,
NOT SO GOOD. WHEN YOU ASK GOD FOR HELP,
THE ODDS GO UP. I THINK I NEED
SOMETHING MORE TANGIBLE. I CAN'T THINK OF
ANYTHING MORE TANGIBLE. MAC McCLAIN.
MY ASSISTANT CALLED YOU. OH, YES, OF COURSE. SORRY, I'M ANNA.
NICE TO MEET YOU. HAVE YOU HEARD
ABOUT THE CASE? JUST WHAT I'VE READ
IN THE PAPER.
UH-HUH. WELL, MY CLIENT CLAIMS
HE CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF HE'S
SUFFERING FROM AMNESIA. I'D ALSO LIKE YOU TO TELL ME IF YOU THINK HE'S
COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL. WHEN WILL YOU NEED
MY REPORT? AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'M SORRY
FOR THE RUSH, BUT-- IT'S OKAY. WHEN SOMEONE'S
LIFE IS AT STAKE,
I'LL MAKE TIME. THAT'S VERY KIND
OF YOU. ( rooster crows ) HOWDY. YOU
RODNEY MacFARLAND? YEAH, THAT'D BE ME. WHAT YOU SELLING, SON? NOTHING. I, UH,
I'M RAY MORRISON. I WORK FOR A LAWYER. I'M DOING
A LITTLE INVESTIGATING ON THE NIGHT THAT
YOUR TRUCK GOT RUN OFF THE ROAD
IN DENNISON SPRINGS. LAWYER, HUH?
YEAH. WELL, I AIN'T HURT,
I AIN'T INJURED, YOU KNOW, SO, UH, YOU CAN GO BACK,
YOU AND YOUR BOSS, AND CHASE SOME OTHER
AMBULANCE. I DON'T-- NO, NO, HE'S NOT
THAT KIND OF LAWYER. I JUST NEED TO SPEAK TO
YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES. WELL, WHAT IS IT YOU THINK
WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE, SON? ( chuckles )<i>
THERE WE GO.</i> YOU SAW ME DIP THIS
IN THAT BUCKET. TAKE YOU A LITTLE
SIP OF THAT. IT'S GOOD.
A LITTLE SIP, NOW. DON'T DRINK IT. GO AHEAD. IT'S GOOD. THERE SHE IS. AHEM. YOU'RE RIGHT.
BEAUTIFUL TRUCK. YEAH, SHE'S A SWEETIE.
SHE'S PURTY. I BOUGHT HER BRAND-NEW
ON THE LOT IN BLUE RIDGE. YOU EVER BEEN
TO BLUE RIDGE? NO, I HAVEN'T. UH, WHAT
HAPPENED HERE? WELL, NOW, THAT HAPPENED
THE NIGHT MY DAUGHTER WAS, UH,
HAVING HER BABY. I WAS IN THE TRUCK
HEADED OVER THE MOUNTAIN GETTING THERE AS FAST
AS I COULD, TRYING TO GET THERE
IN TIME, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS MAKING
GOOD TIME. LORD HAVE MERCY, THIS THING
WILL FLAT GET UP AND GO. LOOK AT THESE TIRES!
SEE THERE? NEVER BUY
FOREIGN TIRES, RAY. I ALWAYS BUY AMERICAN. EVERYTHING ON THIS WHOLE HILL
BACK HERE IS MADE IN THE U.S.A. EXCEPT FOR MY... MY CLOCK.
I BOUGHT A RADIO CLOCK, GENERAL ELECTRIC,
THINKING IT'S MADE
IN PENNSYLVANIA. GOT IT HOME,
THE DANG THING SAID "MADE IN TAIWAN"
ON THE BOTTOM. YOU BELIEVE THAT? SO, YOU WERE
MAKING GOOD TIME. I WAS, I WAS
MAKING GOOD TIME.
IT WAS ABOUT MIDNIGHT. I LOOKED AROUND
THE BEND, AND HERE COME
TWO CARS HEADED RIGHT FOR ME. TWO CARS?
AIMED RIGHT AT ME,
BOTH OF THEM. ONE WAS A YELLER CAR. THE OTHER'N WAS A--
KIND OF A DARK PURPLE. THIS COLOR?
YES, SIR, THAT COLOR
RIGHT THERE. THE, UH, THIS'N
WAS TAILING THE OTHER CAR, AND I RECKON, UH--
THEM BOYS THOUGHT THEY OWNED THE ROAD,
BOTH OF THEM-- BUT WHEN THE YELLER CAR
RUN ME OFF THE ROAD, I RECKON THE PURPLE CAR
SIDESWIPED ME. I DIDN'T KNOW
I HADN'T BEEN HIT
TILL I GOT HOME. YOU DIDN'T TELL THE POLICE
ABOUT THE OTHER CAR? NO, NO, LIKE I SAID,
DIDN'T KNOW I'D BEEN HIT
UNTIL NEXT DAY. COULD YOU TELL WHO WAS
DRIVING EITHER CAR? NO, SIR. NO, SIR.
NEVER SAW THEM. YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENED
SO FAST, JUST... YEAH, ALWAYS
IT DOES. NOW, YOU SAW ME
TAKE THIS CHIP OF PAINT RIGHT FROM HERE AND PUT
IT IN THIS BOTTLE, DIDN'T YOU,
MR. MacFARLAND? WELL, I RECKON I DID, SON,
I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE. CLOSE ENOUGH TO YOU
TO SPIT ON YOUR SHOE. APPRECIATE
YOUR NOT DOING THAT. SHE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF ROOFIES IN HER SYSTEM. ROOFIES? ROHYPNOL.
IT KNOCKS YOU OUT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF ALCOHOL. WHAT ABOUT THOMASON? UH, SMALL AMOUNT
OF ALCOHOL, A LOT OF AMPHETAMINES. DOESN'T ROHYPNOL
CAUSE MEMORY LOSS? YEAH, THAT'S WHY MEN
GIVE IT TO WOMEN. DID YOU TEST
THOMASON'S BLOOD
FOR ROHYPNOL? MM-MM. WOULD YOU DO
THAT, PLEASE? GET ME THE RESULTS
AS SOON AS YOU CAN. YEAH. <i>YOU DON'T THINK HE
COULD'VE GOT A SCRATCH</i> IN A GROCERY STORE
PARKING LOT? AH, THIS GUY DOESN'T GO
TO THE GROCERY STORE. HE'S GOT ENOUGH
SQUIRRELS AND RABBITS
ON THAT HILLTOP. YOU BELIEVE HIM? MAC, WE DRANK
FROM THE SAME TIN CUP. WE'RE PRACTICALLY
KINFOLK BY NOW. I'LL GET THIS TO A LAB, SEE WHAT THEY
CAN TELL US. WE NEED TO FIND THAT CAR. Joe: I'LL BE
RIGHT BACK. HEY, MAC. GOOD TO SEE YA. SO, UH, DID GENE TELL YOU
ABOUT THE PLEA OFFER? YEP.
YOU GET THE SAME DEAL. WHY SHOULD
WE TAKE IT? I'LL BET YOU GOT
ENOUGH IN GENE'S FILE
YOU CAN ANSWER THAT. OH, BY THE WAY,
YOUR CLIENT IN OUR LAST CASE, DID HE EVER GET
OUT OF PRISON? TALK TO MR. THOMASON.
HE SHOULD TAKE THE DEAL. HOW MANY YEARS DID
YOUR OTHER CLIENT GET? THIRTY-FIVE YEARS. DID HE TURN DOWN
THE PLEA OFFER? YES. FIVE YEARS. Bailiff: ALL RISE. GOD SAVE THE STATE OF GEORGIA
AND THIS HONORABLE COURT. THE HONORABLE JUDGE
WILLIAM L. DANIELSON PRESIDING. BE SEATED. WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL MOTIONS
FILED BY MR. McCLAIN SEEKING INFORMATION
UNDER<i> BRADY</i> V.<i> MARYLAND</i> AND THE GEORGIA CRIMINAL
DISCOVERY STATUTE. MR. WHETSTONE,
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE? THREE THINGS, YOUR HONOR. FIRST, I'M DELIVERING
TO MR. McCLAIN PHOTOGRAPHS
OF ANGELA HIGHTOWER WHILE SHE WAS ALIVE
AND AFTER HER DEATH. SECOND, THE STATE
WOULD LIKE TO CONDUCT
NO. A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. I HAVE ATTACHED THE CREDENTIALS
OF DR. LEWIS NEWBURN. ANYTHING ELSE, GENTLEMEN? YES, YOUR HONOR,
ONE MORE THING. BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE FACTS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE MURDER
OF ANGELA HIGHTOWER, THE STATE INTENDS TO SEEK
THE DEATH PENALTY UPON CONVICTION
OF THE DEFENDANT. DEATH PENALTY?
SIT DOWN. YOUR HONOR, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
OF AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE. THE DEFENDANT IS GUILTY
OF MURDER COMMITTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE CRIME OF KIDNAPPING. KIDNAPPING? MISS HIGHTOWER AGREED
TO GO TO DINNER
WITH MY CLIENT. AND A SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT
RENDERED HER PRESENCE WITH HIM NONCONSENSUAL.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT THAT. SHE HAD ROHYPNOL
IN HER SYSTEM. UH, I'M NOT SURE
THAT YOUR THEORY HOLDS WATER, MR. WHETSTONE,
BUT PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION BUYS YOU A LITTLE LEEWAY. NOW, WHAT THIS MEANS,
GENTLEMEN, IS FIRST WE WILL HAVE A TRIAL
TO DETERMINE GUILT OR INNOCENCE, AND IF THE DEFENDANT
IS FOUND GUILTY, WE WILL MOVE IMMEDIATELY
TO DETERMINE THE SENTENCE. YOUR HONOR, MAY I HAVE
A MOMENT WITH MY CLIENT? DEATH PENALTY? OR 25 YEARS. THAT'S IT? THOSE ARE MY ONLY
TWO OPTIONS? YOU HAVE NO MEMORY,
NO ALIBI, AND NO EXPLANATION. ( clasp snaps ) I DIDN'T THINK
ANYONE WOULD COME. HERE I AM. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT
WAS IMPORTANT OR NOT
ABOUT THE LETTERS. I DON'T HAVE THE LETTERS
THAT SHE GOT, BUT I DO KNOW
SHE WROTE HER DAD
AFTER THE THIRD ONE. I MEAN, I JUST
DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BIG OF A DEAL,
BUT THEN THIS HAPPENED. CAN YOU SHOW ME? YEAH, I MADE COPIES. THERE MAY BE MORE, BUT SHE ONLY WROTE
TWO ON MY COMPUTER. AND SHE WAS
REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HOW HER DAD
WOULD REACT. I MEAN, IT WAS
HER UNCLE. "SPENCER, DO NOT CALL
OR WRITE AGAIN. "I DO NOT WANT TO SEE
OR TALK TO YOU. "IF I HEAR
ONE MORE WORD FROM YOU, "I'LL TELL MY DAD. I MEAN IT.
GET SOME HELP. ANGELA." YOU SAID THERE WAS
ANOTHER ONE TO HER FATHER? YEAH. I JUST-- I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HOPE I DID
THE RIGHT THING. YES, YOU DID. DO YOU KNOW WHETHER
THESE WERE ACTUALLY SENT? WELL, THE ONE TO HER UNCLE
I MAILED MYSELF, BUT I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE ONE TO HER DAD. I MEAN, SHE DIDN'T
GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS. IT WAS JUST REALLY CREEPY. I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU CAME. Joe:<i> SO, WHAT HAVE YOU
DUG UP ABOUT McCLAIN?</i> HE'S REPRESENTED
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY
OVER THE YEARS, SOME WHO PROBABLY
COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY. THREE YEARS AGO,
HIS WIFE AND TWO SONS WERE KILLED
IN A CAR WRECK. IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE. SINCE THEN, HIS PRACTICE
HAS BEEN SLOWLY DYING. JUST RECENTLY
HE SHUT HIS OFFICE. SO. WE HAVE A LAWYER
WITH NOTHING TO LOSE. THAT MAKES HIM DANGEROUS. I WANT SOMEONE ASSIGNED
TO McCLAIN AT ALL TIMES. BUT I AM SORRY TO HEAR
ABOUT HIS FAMILY. HMM. WELL, HE UNDERSTANDS
THE NATURE OF THE CHARGES, AND HE'S NOT DELUSIONAL. HE'S LEGALLY COMPETENT. BUT? HE'S DEPRESSED. HOW DEPRESSED? SEVERELY. I WOULD
SAY CLINICALLY. BUT IT DOESN'T EXPLAIN
THE AMNESIA. WHAT DO YOU MAKE
OF THAT? THERE ARE SEVERAL
KNOWN CAUSES, UH... TRAUMA,
A BLOW TO THE HEAD. BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS
OF PHYSICAL INJURY. RIGHT. ANOTHER WOULD BE
LONG-TERM DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE. DESPITE THE PRESENCE
OF AMPHETAMINES, HE HAS NO HISTORY
OF HABITUALLY USE. WHICH MEANS?
HE MAY BE FAKING. YEAH. HAVE YOU TESTED HIM
FOR ROHYPNOL, TOO? WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR
THE RESULTS TO COME BACK. WELL, GOOD.
LET ME KNOW. IT COULD MAKE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE
IN MY REPORT. THANK YOU. YOU THINK SHE'LL BE
A GOOD WITNESS? I BELIEVED HER. ( panting ) YOU COULD...
REOPEN THE OFFICE. ANSWERING MACHINE. OH! AND ONE MORE THING. YOU COULD GET ONE
OF THESE, TOO. SHE'S RIGHT
ABOUT THE CELL PHONE. <i> SPENCER IS HER UNCLE.</i> HE'S NOT MUCH OLDER
THAN SHE IS. I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE
DOESN'T LIKE HIM SO MUCH. HMM. THIS IS GONNA BE
VERY HELPFUL FOR YOUR CASE. THE STATE PSYCHIATRIST
IS SITTING OVER THERE. ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS,
BUT REMEMBER-- HE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND, AND HE IS NOT HERE
TO HELP YOU. IF HE GETS OUT OF LINE,
WE'LL BE WATCHING. HE'S ALL YOURS, DOCTOR. YOU'LL HAVE MY REPORT
THE SAME DAY MR. WHETSTONE DOES. FAIR AND IMPARTIAL,
I'M SURE. I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU IN COURT. HOW DO YOU THINK
THAT'S GONNA GO? NOT GOOD.
NEVER DOES. NO. Anna: MR. McCLAIN. HI. UH, THIS IS HUNTER,
MY SON. THIS IS MR. McCLAIN. HUNTER.
OOH, THAT'S A GOOD GRIP. HOW OLD ARE YA?
TEN AND A HALF. THAT'S A GREAT AGE. WOULD YOU CARE
TO JOIN US? OKAY. WE'RE STARVING. WE JUST GOT
BACK FROM JACKS RIVER FALLS. YOU'VE HEARD OF IT?
SURE. I USED TO GO THERE ALL
THE TIME WITH MY BOYS. THERE'S A GREAT STORE
ALONG THE WAY WHERE YOU CAN BUY
BOILED PEANUTS. I'VE NEVER HAD
A BOILED PEANUT. YOU'VE NEVER HAD
A BOILED PEANUT? MAN. MY BOY ZACH COULD EAT
A WHOLE BAG OF THEM. HUNTER, WHY DON'T YOU GO SEE
WHAT'S IN THE DESSERT CASE. OKAY. DID YOU GET MY REPORT? YEAH, THANKS. UH, IT'S GONNA BE
VERY HELPFUL. BUT PETE TESTED NEGATIVE
FOR ROHYPNOL. REALLY. WHY DON'T YOU TRY
TESTING HIM FOR GHB? IT'S A CLOSE RELATIVE. GHB. OKAY. THEY HAVE THREE PIECES
OF PEANUT BUTTER PIE. PEANUT BUTTER PIE! I LOVE
PEANUT BUTTER PIE. IT'S A LOT BETTER
THAN BOILED PEANUTS. THESE PAINT CHIPS ARE
FROM A MID-'90s SEDAN. MINDY, CALL THE DEPARTMENT
OF MOTOR VEHICLES. SEE IF YOU CAN FIND
A MATCH. IN EVERY CRIMINAL CASE, YOU WANNA PUT
SOMEONE ELSE ON TRIAL. THAT'S OUR MAN. SPENCER HIGHTOWER. ( click ) ( sighs ) ( clears throat ) WHAT SEEMS TO BE
THE PROBLEM? I NEED TO TAKE A LOOK
AT THE FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR THE SPENCER HIGHTOWER TRUST. THOSE ARE PRIVILEGED. WELL... JUDGE DANIELSON
DOESN'T AGREE. DR. NEWBURN DOESN'T
BELIEVE OUR CLIENT. MM. ( scoffs ) "SOCIOPATHIC
HOMICIDAL TENDENCIES." HMM, WELL...
GOD. THAT DIDN'T SURPRISE ME.
HUH. LET'S CALL DR. WILKES. TELL HER I'D LIKE TO SEE HER
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. WHAT TIME ARE WE DUE
BACK IN ATLANTA? DEPOSITION STARTS
AT 4:30. IF WE'RE NOT OUTTA THERE
IN 15 MINUTES, PULL THE FIRE ALARM. UM... PUT YOUR SHOULDER BACK. GOOD, AND... BEND YOUR KNEES. OKAY, AND THROW! SHE'S GOT YOU ALL TWISTED UP
LIKE A PRETZEL. YOU CAN'T TEACH BASEBALL
FROM A BOOK. COME HERE. SO, JUST GET A GOOD GRIP
ON THAT, AND I WANT YOU TO THROW A FASTBALL.
LET'S SEE THAT. NICE! GOT ANOTHER GLOVE?
YEAH. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S A NICE GLOVE. IT'S MY DAD'S. YEAH. HE PASSED AWAY. SORRY TO HEAR THAT. IT'S OKAY, BUT I STILL
REALLY MISS HIM. ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT
TO PUT SOME HEAT ON IT? MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. LET'S MAKE
THIS QUICK. MR. HIGHTOWER. BRING ME UP TO DATE. WELL, THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE
IN DEFENSE ATTORNEYS. WHO IS IT? MAC McCLAIN. ARE YOU SURE
YOU CAN HANDLE HIM? WELL, I WOULD HOPE
YOU KNOW THE ANSWER
TO THAT. HERE'S A DETAILED SUMMARY
OUTLINING OUR PREPARATIONS
FOR TRIAL. IT MAY BE YOUR CASE,
BUT SHE WAS MY DAUGHTER. Mac:<i> I'M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.</i> Anna:<i> WHAT DID
HUNTER SAY?</i> ONLY THAT HE PASSED AWAY
AND THAT HE MISSED HIM. WELL, HE DOESN'T HAVE
THE WHOLE STORY. IT WAS SUICIDE. I'M SORRY. EVENTUALLY, HE'S GONNA
ASK ME QUESTIONS THAT, UH, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO EXPLAIN. TELL HIM THE TRUTH. IS THAT WHAT YOU TELL
ALL YOUR WITNESSES? I STARTED THAT GROUP
THAT YOU CAME TO RIGHT AFTER HE DIED. A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED
A TIME AND PLACE TO HEAL... INCLUDING ME. ( clears throat ) I DON'T AGREE WITH DR. NEWBURN'S
ASSESSMENT OF MY CLIENT. HE SAID HE'S A PSYCHOTIC
WITH HOMICIDAL TENDENCIES. ( tolling ) HEY, MARTIN. EXCUSE ME. GOOD MORNING,
COUNSELOR. MR. WHETSTONE. I NEVER HEARD
FROM YA. OF COURSE,
I DIDN'T REALLY
EXPECT TO. I'VE SEEN A LOT
OF GUYS LIKE YOU
OVER THE YEARS, GOOD MEN,
GOOD ATTORNEYS, BUT THEY'RE
TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING
IN THEMSELVES BY WAY OF
THEIR CLIENTS. IT NEVER WORKS. YOU'RE GOING DOWN
WITH THE SHIP. DEAL'S OFF THE TABLE
FOR GOOD. THIS TRIAL IS NECESSARY
BECAUSE A BEAUTIFUL, 21-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
IS DEAD. I WISH WE WEREN'T
HERE TODAY. MR. ALEXANDER HIGHTOWER DESPERATELY WISHES
WE WEREN'T HERE TODAY. LET ME SPEAK
FOR ANGELA. LET ME WALK YOU
THROUGH THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO HER MURDER
THROUGH HER EYES. THE DEFENDANT
HAD WON HER TRUST, AND THE TRUST
OF HER FATHER. ON AUGUST 2nd,
HE CAME TO THE HIGHTOWER HOME, SPOKE BRIEFLY
WITH MR. HIGHTOWER, AND THEN TOOK
HIS DAUGHTER TO ATLANTA IN HER YELLOW PORSCHE. NOW, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT, UH, THE DEFENDANT AND ANGELA
TALKED ABOUT THAT NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY ATE AT THAT QUIET LITTLE
ITALIAN RESTAURANT. BUT I DO KNOW
SHE NEVER CAME HOME. AT SOME POINT, THE DEFENDANT OFFERED ANGELA
SOMETHING TO DRINK. MIGHT'VE BEEN A SOFT DRINK,
A CUP OF COFFEE, BUT WHATEVER IT WAS,
IT WAS NO ORDINARY BEVERAGE, BECAUSE INSIDE
THAT GLASS OR CUP WERE A FEW DROPS
OF A COLORLESS, ODORLESS, TASTELESS DRUG
CALLED ROHYPNOL. ROOFIES. AS SOON AS THAT WAS
IN HER SYSTEM, ANGELA WAS HELPLESS, AND THE EVIDENCE
WILL SHOW THAT THE DEFENDANT TOOK DRUGS
HIMSELF ON AUGUST 2nd. SOMETIME AROUND MIDNIGHT, SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES
RESPONDED TO A CALL AND FOUND ANGELA
IN HER CAR, DEAD. BUT SHE WASN'T KILLED
IN A CAR WRECK. SHE WAS MURDERED,
AND THE DEFENDANT WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME WITH THE KEYS TO HER CAR
IN HIS POCKET. NOW, IS THAT ALL
THE EVIDENCE? NO. A PSYCHIATRIST
WILL GIVE YOU UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE DEFENDANT'S
MENTAL CAPACITY TO COMMIT
SUCH A HORRIBLE CRIME. POLICE WILL PIECE TOGETHER
THE EVENTS OF AUGUST 2nd, AND WHEN ALL THE EVIDENCE
HAS BEEN PRESENTED, I WILL STAND HERE, AND I WILL ASK YOU
TO DO YOUR DUTY FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
FOR ANGELA, AND FIND THE DEFENDANT
GUILTY OF MURDER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I CANNOT THINK
OF ANYTHING MORE SERIOUS THAN DECIDING THE FATE
OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. WHEN WE ENTERED
THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING, THE CLOCK BEGAN TICKING
ON AN EXPERIENCE THAT NONE OF US
WILL EVER FORGET. MY JOB IS TO GUIDE YOU
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, NOT TO TELL YOU
WHAT TO THINK, NOT TO BULLY YOU, BUT TO TREAT YOU
WITH THE RESPECT THAT SERVICE
ON THIS JURY DESERVES. FIRST, PLEASE REMEMBER
WHAT JUDGE DANIELSON SAID. NOTHING WE LAWYERS SAY TO YOU
IS EVIDENCE. SECOND, I AGREE
WITH EVERYTHING THAT MR. WHETSTONE SAID
ABOUT ANGELA HIGHTOWER. HER LIFE<i> WAS</i> CUT OFF BEFORE
SHE HAD A CHANCE TO LIVE IT, AND SOMEONE SHOULD BE
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE, AND SOMEONE SHOULD BE
PUNISHED FOR THAT CRIME. HOWEVER, THE EVIDENCE
WILL PROVE THAT THE PERSON
MOST LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANGELA HIGHTOWER'S DEATH IS NOT IN THIS COURTROOM... NOT YET. THIRD, THE PROSECUTION WILL PRESENT ITS SIDE
OF THE CASE FIRST. THE BOOK OF PROVERBS TELLS US
THAT THE FIRST TO PRESENT HIS SIDE OF THE CASE
SEEMS RIGHT UNTIL ANOTHER COMES FORWARD
AND QUESTIONS IT. THIS IS WISDOM
FROM THE AGES, AND I WOULD ASK YOU
TO APPLY IT TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. Judge: PROCEED WITH THE STATE'S
CASE, MR. WHETSTONE. YOUR HONOR,
THE STATE CALLS... LIEUTENANT WALTER MONROE. ♪ Oh, no. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF
TO THE JURY, LIEUTENANT. LIEUTENANT WALTER MONROE,
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. CURRENTLY SERVING
AT PARIS ISLAND,
SOUTH CAROLINA, AFTER COMPLETING
A TOUR OF DUTY IN IRAQ. WELL, ON BEHALF
OF THE ENTIRE COURTROOM, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, LIEUTENANT. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL US
HOW YOU KNOW PETER THOMASON, THE DEFENDANT IN THIS CASE? THOMASON WAS IN MY UNIT
BEFORE HE RECEIVED
A GENERAL DISCHARGE. A GENERAL DISCHARGE? HE DIDN'T RECEIVE
AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE? OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.
IRRELEVANT. YOUR HONOR, I CAN LAY
THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS. OVERRULED. PROCEED. NO, SIR, ACCORDING
TO THE RECORDS, HE DID NOT RECEIVE
AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE. ARE THESE RECORDS
IN YOUR POSSESSION? YOUR HONOR, THESE RECORDS
ARE IRRELEVANT. YOUR HONOR, THESE ARE
BUSINESS RECORDS WHICH SHOW PRIOR
SIMILAR CONDUCT. LIEUTENANT, UH,
ARE YOU THE CUSTODIAN
OF THESE RECORDS? YES, SIR. MAINTAINING
THESE RECORDS IS PART OF MY DUTY
AS A STAFF OFFICER. OVERRULED. WHY DID THE DEFENDANT NOT RECEIVE
AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE? "GROSS MISCONDUCT INVOLVING
ATTEMPTED ADMINISTRATION OF AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE
TO A CIVILIAN." AND WHAT WAS
THAT SUBSTANCE? ROHYPNOL. AND THE GENDER
OF THE CIVILIAN? FEMALE. YOUR HONOR. WE TENDER STATE'S
EXHIBIT ONE. ANY OBJECTION? I OBJECT, YOUR HONOR,
FOR THE SAME REASONS AS BEFORE. OVERRULED. ADMITTED. Joe: YOUR WITNESS. NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. <i>YOU HAVE NO IDEA
THE IMPACT</i> THAT THIS IS GONNA HAVE
ON THE JURY. START TALKING. JUST AFTER BOOT CAMP,
I WENT OUT ONE NIGHT WITH LIEUTENANT MONROE
AND A BUDDY NAMED HARRY O'RYAN. THEY MET SOME GIRLS,
AND I WENT HOME EARLY. I GUESS SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO THE GIRL'S DRINK, 'CAUSE SHE ENDED UP
IN THE HOSPITAL. LIEUTENANT MONROE
CONVINCED HARRY TO SAY
THAT I DID IT. SO, I TOOK A GENERAL DISCHARGE
TO AVOID A COURT MARTIAL. WHERE IS THIS
HARRY O'RYAN NOW? LAST I HEARD HE WAS...
HE'S OUT OF THE CORPS. YOU BLEW IT, MAC.
MONROE WAS ON
MY WITNESS LIST. YOU SHOULD'VE
LET ME DO MY JOB. AND WHAT WERE THE RESULTS
OF YOUR TESTING FOR ROHYPNOL IN THE BLOOD SAMPLE
FROM ANGELA HIGHTOWER? POSITIVE AT A CLINICALLY
SIGNIFICANT LEVEL. WHICH MEANS?
WHICH MEANS
THAT FOR A PERIOD BEFORE HER DEATH,
SHE WOULD'VE SUFFERED FROM THE EFFECTS
I JUST DESCRIBED. DISORIENTATION?
YES. IMPAIRED JUDGMENT?
YES. LIMITED
COGNITIVE FUNCTION? YES. INABILITY TO
PROTECT HERSELF? YES, SHE WAS HELPLESS. YOUR WITNESS,
MR. McCLAIN. DOCTOR, DID YOU TEST
MR. THOMASON'S BLOOD
FOR ROHYPNOL? YES, IT WAS NEGATIVE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF GAMMA HYDROXY BUTYRATE? YES. IT'S NOT VERY COMMON.
IT'S KNOWN BY THE INITIALS GHB. MM-HMM. YOU KNOW
HOW IT OPERATES? VERY SIMILAR EFFECTS
AS ROHYPNOL. DID YOU TEST
MR. THOMASON'S BLOOD FROM THE NIGHT
OF ANGELA'S DEATH
FOR THE PRESENCE OF GHB? YES.
WHAT WERE THE RESULTS? IT WAS POSITIVE.
SO THERE WAS DISORIENTATION, IMPAIRED JUDGMENT,
LIMITED COGNITIVE FUNCTION. YES. PETE. WAS PETE HELPLESS, TOO? YES, HE WAS. THANK YOU. We should've caught that one. ♪ YOU REMEMBER
DR. LEWIS NEWBURN'S REPORT? YEP, THE ONE
THAT SAID OUR CLIENT WAS A PSYCHOTIC WITH
HOMICIDAL TENDENCIES. THAT'S THE ONE.
MM-HMM. WELL, THIS IS A PHOTO
RAY TOOK THE DAY
HE FOLLOWED SPENCER. GUESS WHO SPENCER
WAS GOING TO SEE? THE GUY YOU
USED TO DATE, THE ONE THAT LIVED
WITH HIS MOM. WHAT WAS HIS NAME,
RUPERT?
NO. RANDALL?
NO. RUDOLPH?
NO! ( chuckles ) DR. LEWIS NEWBURN. AND HIS NAME WAS
RONNIE, BY THE WAY. AND HIS MOTHER
WAS LIVING WITH HIM! <i>DR. NEWBURN, WHERE IS
YOUR OFFICE LOCATED?</i> 400 W. LENNOX STREET. AND THIS IS WHERE YOU
SEE YOUR PATIENTS? YES, EXCEPT FOR THOSE
IN THE HOSPITAL. IS SPENCER HIGHTOWER
ONE OF YOUR PATIENTS? NO. HE'S A CLIENT. I THOUGHT YOU
SAW PATIENTS. I'M HIS FINANCIAL ADVISOR, THE TRUSTEE OF A TRUST
SET UP BY HIS FATHER. SO, YOU CONTROL
HIS MONEY. JUST SOME OF IT.
HOW MUCH? OBJECTION.
THAT IS IRRELEVANT. SUSTAINED. ARE YOU PAID
FOR YOUR ADVICE? THERE IS A FEE AUTHORIZED
BY THE TRUST. AND HOW MUCH IS
THIS AUTHORIZED FEE? SAME OBJECTION. OVERRULED. AROUND $50,000. BUT THAT HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH MY EVALUATION
OF THE DEFENDANT. I'M SURE IT DIDN'T. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR. 501...503. HARRY O'RYAN? ( door opens ) ( whistles ) O'RYAN,
I'M NOT A COP! I'M HERE ABOUT
PETE THOMASON. RELAX. I AIN'T
GONNA CHASE YA. PETE'S ALWAYS BEEN
A HARD-LUCK GUY, BUT THIS IS
UNBELIEVABLE. HE'S NO KILLER. GLAD TO HEAR YOU
SAY THAT. YEAH. LOOK... THIS WHOLE THING
WITH THE GIRLS, THAT WAS BUSTER'S IDEA. BUSTER? LIEUTENANT MONROE. HE SLIPPED THE GIRLS
THE DRUGS. DROPPED ME OFF
AT ANOTHER BAR DOWN THE STREET. PETE WASN'T EVEN WITH US
AT THAT POINT. THE GIRLS, THEY DON'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING, 'CAUSE... WELL, THEY WERE
OUT OF IT. WHEN THINGS STARTED
TO GO SOUTH FOR BUSTER... I AGREED TO BACK HIM UP. PETE GOT NAILED FOR IT. LOOK... BUSTER'S STILL
IN THE CORPS. HE'LL SAY ANYTHING TO MAKE SURE
HIS RECORD STAYS CLEAN. WHICH IS WHY PETE
NEEDS YOU. NO, MAN, I DON'T-- LOOK, I'D LIKE TO HELP AND ALL,
BUT I JUST DON'T THINK SO. HE NEEDS YOUR HELP. IF YOU DO THIS, YOU WILL
UNBURDEN YOURSELF, GIVE YOURSELF
ONE LESS THING
TO CHASE YOU. WELL, NOW, IT WAS A--
IT WAS A WARM NIGHT THAT NIGHT, AND SO I HAD ROLLED
MY WINDOW DOWN TO LET SOME AIR IN,
YOU KNOW, AND OF COURSE, I CAN SPIT OUT OF IT, TOO,
AND I DON'T HAVE TO USE MY SPIT CUP I KEEP
IN THE FRONT SEAT. HOW FAST WERE YOU
TRAVELING, RODNEY? UH, WELL, AHEM. UH, JUDGE, I AIN'T
GONNA LIE TO YOU, NOW. UH, I-I WAS SPEEDING.
I WAS GOING TOO FAST THAT NIGHT. NOW, I HAD A GOOD EXCUSE.
I-I WAS TRYING TO GET
TO THE HOSPITAL. MY DAUGHTER WAS
HAVING HER BABY, AND, UM, I WAS--
I WAS GOING JUST A LITTLE TOO FAST,
I RECKON. BUT, NOW, I'M A GOOD DRIVER.
I'M A GOOD DRIVER. I AIN'T HAD A TICKET
SINCE 1958, A-AND YOU LOOK THAT UP. THAT'S ON THE RECORD.
YOU CAN ASK ANYBODY. BUT THAT NIGHT, YEAH,
I-I WAS GOING A LITTLE TOO FAST. I HAD TOO MUCH TRUCK,
IT'S THAT OLD '71 I HAD, AND ROSS WEATHERFORD
SOLD ME THAT THING. I PAID TOO MUCH MONEY
FOR IT, TOO. JUST TOO MUCH TRUCK.
AHEM. MR. MacFARLAND,
COULD YOU TELL US WHAT CAUSED YOU
TO RUN OFF THE ROAD
THAT NIGHT? WELL, IT WAS THAT YELLER CAR,
FOLLOWERD BY THAT PURPLE CAR. AND HOW CLOSE
WAS THE PURPLE CAR
TO THE YELLOW PORSCHE? OH, SON, SON, IF HE'D
BEEN ANY CLOSER, HE COULD'VE HOOKED ON BUMPERS
FOR A FREE TOW. I MEAN, HE WAS
IN HIS HIP POCKET. AND, JUDGE, ANOTHER THING
ABOUT THAT PURPLE CAR, UM, HE--HE HIT MY TRUCK
THAT NIGHT, AND AS OF YET, AIN'T NOBODY STEPPED UP
TO PAY FOR IT. I'M WAITIN'! THANK YOU, MR. MacFARLAND.
NO MORE QUESTIONS. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT TESTS
YOU PERFORMED, DR. WILKES? WAIS IQ TESTING, RORSCHACH, BECK'S DEPRESSION INVENTORY,
AND GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTING. AND HAVE YOU READ
DR. NEWBURN'S EVALUATION? I HAVE.
OH. WHAT'S YOUR OPINION
ABOUT THE VALIDITY
OF HIS REPORT? I DISAGREE
WITH ITS FINDINGS. MR. THOMASON IS
NOT A SOCIOPATH. HE'S DEPRESSED. AND HOW IS YOUR REPORT
DIFFERENT FROM DR. NEWBURN'S? MY EVALUATION IS BASED
ON OBJECTIVE TESTING AND A CLINICAL INTERVIEW. DR. NEWBURN'S<i> OPINION</i> IS BASED SOLELY
ON ONE BRIEF INTERVIEW. THANK YOU. YOUR WITNESS. MS. WILKES, WHO HIRED
YOU IN THIS CASE? EXCUSE ME, YOUR HONOR. IT'S<i> DR.</i> WILKES. THE WITNESS HAS BEEN QUALIFIED
AS AN EXPERT. DR. WILKES. I WAS CONTACTED
BY MR. McCLAIN'S OFFICE. WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY
THAT, UH, YOUR CONTACT WITH MR. McCLAIN HAS GONE
BEYOND THE PROFESSIONAL? OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.
IRRELEVANT. HE'S GOT HER ON CROSS.
OVERRULED. THE WITNESS WILL
ANSWER THE QUESTION. OF COURSE NOT. YOUR HONOR,
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PREVIOUSLY ENTERED
INTO EVIDENCE. PERMISSION TO PUBLISH?
GRANTED. COULD YOU, UH,
TELL THE JURY WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THIS, UH, IN THIS PICTURE? MR. McCLAIN AND I ARE SHARING
A PIECE OF PEANUT BUTTER PIE. WAS IT GOOD? YEAH, IF YOU LIKE
PEANUT BUTTER. AND, UH, HMM.
WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE? THAT'S MR. McCLAIN
IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I HAVE A HOME OFFICE. DID YOU, UH... DO ANYTHING BESIDES
TALK ABOUT THIS CASE? HE PLAYED CATCH
WITH MY SON. WE DRANK COFFEE. DON'T YOU THINK THIS JURY
SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE... NEUTRALITY
OF YOUR OPINION? NOT AT ALL. MR. McCLAIN IS A FINE MAN, BUT MY OPINION ON HIS CLIENT
IS BASED ON TESTING. I'M SURE IT IS. ( thunder rumbles ) PETE HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS. HE WAS ALREADY
BACK AT THE BASE. HARRY, CAN YOU TELL THE COURT WHY YOU WANTED TO COME FORWARD
TODAY TO TELL THE TRUTH? UM, WELL, WHEN I HEARD
THAT PETE HAD BEEN CHARGED
WITH MURDER AND THAT LIEUTENANT MONROE
WAS TESTIFYING AGAINST HIM, I KNEW THAT I HAD
TO COME FORWARD,
CLEAR THE RECORD. I GUESS I WAS JUST... TIRED OF HAVING THIS
FOLLOW ME AROUND. THANK YOU. NO MORE QUESTIONS. YOUR WITNESS. ( clears throat ) MR. O'RYAN,
HOW MANY DIFFERENT STORIES HAVE YOU TOLD ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT? AT LEAST TWO. AND IN BOTH VERSIONS, YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
WRONG, DID YOU? YOU MEAN, BESIDES
NOT TELLING THE TRUTH? WELL, YOU'VE HAD
SOME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH TELLING THE TRUTH,
HAVEN'T YOU? I MEAN, FOR INSTANCE,
IF YOU WRITE A BAD CHECK, WELL, THAT'S A LIE,
ISN'T IT? I MEAN, YOU'RE SAYING
YOU HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK THAT YOU DON'T HAVE. NO, NOT EXACTLY. ARE YOU THE SAME HARRY O'RYAN
CONVICTED OF WRITING BAD CHECKS TO CONVENIENCE
STORES, GAS STATIONS, AND LIQUOR STORES
IN KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA,
AND GEORGIA? YES. DO YOU KNOW
HOW MANY FALSE WRITINGS ARE REPRESENTED
IN THESE PAGES? NO. WELL, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED
IN LEARNING THAT YOU'VE WRITTEN 137 BAD CHECKS DURING
THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, RESULTING IN
13 ARREST WARRANTS IN FOUR DIFFERENT STATES? I'VE MADE SOME MISTAKES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD PERJURY
TO THE LIST OF CRIMES
YOU CALL MISTAKES? OBJECTION.
WITHDRAWN. YEAH, I'M READY, AND I SEE WHY YOU WANTED
ME TO GO LAST. 'CAUSE NOW THAT I'VE
HEARD EVERYBODY ELSE, I THINK IT'S GONNA
HELP ME A LOT. UNLESS YOU CAN THINK
OF SOMETHING ELSE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA TESTIFY. WHY? I'LL TELL
THE TRUTH. WHAT, THAT YOU LOVED HER AND THAT YOU CAN'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING? IF YOU LOOK DUMB,
JOE WHETSTONE WILL MAKE
YOU LOOK GUILTY. WE HAVE A CHANCE
TO WIN THIS. I WANT THE LAST THING
THE JURY SEES AND HEARS IS TO BE SPENCER HIGHTOWER'S FACE
AND WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. THE DEFENSE
WOULD LIKE TO CALL ALEXANDER HIGHTOWER
TO THE STAND, YOUR HONOR. MR. HIGHTOWER,
WOULD YOU READ THIS
TO THE JURY, PLEASE? THE WHOLE THING? YES, THE WHOLE THING. ( clears throat ) "DEAR DAD. "I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO TELL YOU THIS, "EXCEPT TO COME OUT
AND SAY IT. "SPENCER HAS BEEN
BOTHERING ME. "HE'S BEEN WRITING ME LETTERS
SAYING THINGS HE SHOULDN'T SAY "AND ASKING IF HE COULD COME
VISIT ME HERE AT SCHOOL. "I CALLED HIM
AND TOLD HIM TO STOP, "BUT HE WON'T
LEAVE ME ALONE. "OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK,
HE MADE A PASS AT ME. "I SLAPPED HIM
AND HE GOT MAD, "AND HOPED THAT WAS
THE END OF IT. "HE WON'T STOP CALLING.
HE WON'T STOP BOTHERING ME. "YOU HAVE TO MAKE HIM
GET SOME HELP. HE'S... "HE IS SCARING ME. "PLEASE, PLEASE, MAKE IT END. "I KNOW YOU'LL TAKE CARE
OF IT, DAD. LOVE, ANGELA." DID YOU RECEIVE
THIS LETTER,
MR. HIGHTOWER? NO! I DID NOT. YOU WISH YOU HAD. OH, YEAH. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. MR. HIGHTOWER,
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON
YOU SAW WITH ANGELA? THE DEFENDANT,
WHEN HE PICKED HER UP. AND DO YOU KNOW WHERE
YOUR BROTHER SPENCER
WAS THAT NIGHT? HE WAS WITH ME. NO MORE QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR. MR. HIGHTOWER
HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH. MR. HIGHTOWER,
YOU MAY STEP DOWN. THE DEFENSE CALLS
SPENCER HIGHTOWER
TO THE STAND. HOW YA DOING? MR. HIGHTOWER,
WOULD YOU READ THIS
TO THE JURY, PLEASE? "SPENCER, DO NOT CALL
OR WRITE AGAIN. "I DO NOT WANT TO SEE
OR TALK TO YOU. "IF I HEAR ONE MORE WORD
FROM YOU, I'LL TELL MY DAD. "I MEAN IT.
GET SOME HELP. ANGELA." DID YOU RECEIVE
THAT LETTER? YEAH. SOUNDS LIKE ANGELA
WAS QUITE UPSET WITH
YOU, DOESN'T IT? I DON'T KNOW. SHE WAS TIRED OF YOU
HARASSING HER,
WASN'T SHE? IT WAS, UM, IT WAS
A MISUNDERSTANDING. I DIDN'T HARASS HER. DID SHE SLAP YOU
AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY? IT WAS MORE OF A PUSH.
A PUSH? WHY WOULD SHE HAVE
TO PUSH YOU? WHAT WERE YOU
TRYING TO DO? NOTHING. IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. NO BIG DEAL.
IS THAT HOW ANGELA WOULD'VE PHRASED IT,
THAT IT WAS NO BIG DEAL? I DON'T KNOW.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER? AND WE CAN'T DO THAT,
CAN WE, MR. HIGHTOWER? MR. HIGHTOWER. THIS IS A BANK STATEMENT
FROM YOUR PERSONAL TRUST. WOULD IT SURPRISE YOU
TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS
A $50,000 CASH WITHDRAWAL TWO DAYS BEFORE
THE DEATH OF ANGELA? OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR. THE WITNESS'S BANK RECORDS
ARE IRRELEVANT. SUSTAINED. THANK YOU. ARE YOU A WEALTHY MAN,
MR. HIGHTOWER? WELL, IT DEPENDS
ON WHO YOU COMPARE ME TO. HOW ABOUT IF WE COMPARE
YOU TO MOST PEOPLE
IN ECHOTA COUNTY? MOST PEOPLE FROM ECHOTA COUNTY
LIVE IN TRAILERS. ARE YOU TRYING
TO BE FUNNY? LISTEN, MR. McDONALD,
OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, I SHOULDN'T BE HERE ANSWERING
YOUR STUPID QUESTIONS. ( gavel pounds ) YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE MR. McCLAIN
CALLED YOU AS A WITNESS, AND YOU WILL ANSWER
EVERY SINGLE ONE
OF HIS QUESTIONS UNLESS I INSTRUCT YOU
TO DO OTHERWISE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, YOUR HONOR. DID YOU HIRE SOMEONE
TO KILL ANGELA? THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION. BUT THE ANSWER IS NO. DID YOU DRUG ANGELA
AND PETE TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE? NO. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. REASONABLE DOUBT. TWO WORDS WE RARELY USE
IN EVERYDAY CONVERSATION. LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT IT MEANS. SOME PORTION OF YOUR MIND MAY SUSPECT PETER THOMASON
IS GUILTY, BUT IF, AFTER CONSIDERING
ALL THE EVIDENCE, YOU REMAIN WAVERING
AND UNSETTLED, IT IS YOUR DUTY
TO GIVE PETE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AND FIND HIM NOT GUILTY
OF THESE CHARGES. IN MY OPENING STATEMENT, I SAID THE PERSON MOST LIKELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER
OF ANGELA HIGHTOWER WAS NOT
IN THIS COURTROOM. NOW YOU KNOW WHY
I MADE THAT STATEMENT. I'M NOT HERE TO PROSECUTE
SPENCER HIGHTOWER. THAT IS A CASE FOR ANOTHER DAY,
AND I TRUST THAT DAY COMES SOON. MR. WHETSTONE IS GOING TO SPEAK
TO YOU AFTER I FINISH. LISTEN TO HIM CAREFULLY. THAT'S RIGHT,
LISTEN TO HIM CAREFULLY, AND THEN ASK YOURSELF
IF HE HAS ANSWERED TO YOUR SATISFACTION
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE GROUNDS
FOR REASONABLE DOUBT. HE CAN'T DO IT, BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS
PETER THOMASON DID NOT KILL
ANGELA HIGHTOWER. AND I ASK YOU... ON HIS BEHALF... TO FIND HIM NOT GUILTY. THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE TECHNIQUE USED BY THE DEFENDANT AND HIS LAWYER
AGAINST THESE CHARGES IS CALLED
A RED HERRING DEFENSE. NOW, A RED HERRING
IS A FISH THAT PROTECTS ITS EGGS FROM PREDATORS BY DARTING IN FRONT
OF THE ENEMY AND DIVERTING ATTENTION
FROM WHERE THE EGGS ARE HIDDEN. IN THIS TRIAL, THE DEFENDANT VIEWS YOU
AS THE ENEMY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE
THE POWER TO TAKE AWAY HIS FREEDOM. HE'S DESPERATE, AND HE HAS RESORTED
TO SKILLFUL MEASURES IN ORDER TO DISTRACT YOU
FROM YOUR RIGHTFUL GOAL. THE RED HERRING
IS A VERY SMART FISH. MR. McCLAIN
IS A VERY SMART LAWYER. EVERY ONE OF THE DEFENSES
THAT MR. McCLAIN HAS RAISED IS A RED HERRING, CALCULATED TO KEEP YOU
FROM FOCUSING ON THE EVIDENCE. USE YOUR COMMON SENSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS CAPTURED
BY THE POLICE AT THE SCENE
OF THE CRIME. HE IS THE ONLY PERSON
WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE MOTIVE
TO HAVE MURDERED ANGELA. PETER THOMASON
IS A PREDATOR WITH A HISTORY. WE ALL WISH ANGELA
COULD BE WITH US TODAY, BUT SHE CAN'T. ON ANGELA'S BEHALF, I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE
IN YOUR ABILITY TO RENDER THE ONLY JUST VERDICT
POSSIBLE IN THIS CASE, A VERDICT OF GUILTY. COURT IS ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING
AT 9:00 A.M. ( gavel bangs ) WHAT DO YOU THINK
THEY'LL DECIDE? IS IT A GOOD JURY? IF I CAN GET ONE
ON MY SIDE, I CAN HANG IT. IF I CAN GET THREE,
THEY'LL CONVINCE THE REST. HMM. ARE YOU SCARED? YES. WHY? BECAUSE SOMEONE'S LIFE
IS IN MY HANDS. <i> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY,</i> HAVE YOU REACHED
A VERDICT? YES, WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR. WILL THE DEFENDANT
PLEASE RISE? MADAM FOREPERSON, WOULD YOU PLEASE
ANNOUNCE THE VERDICT? WE FIND THE DEFENDANT,
PETER THOMASON, GUILTY OF
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. THE JURY WILL RETURN
ON TUESDAY TO COMMENCE
THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE CASE. COURT IS ADJOURNED. ( gavel bangs ) I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY. GOOD JOB. <i> HE REMINDS ME OF MY SON.</i> <i>DEATH PENALTY?
OR 25 YEARS.</i> <i>THOSE ARE MY ONLY
TWO OPTIONS?</i> <i>WHEN ARE YOU GONNA START
LIVING AGAIN, MAC?</i> I HEARD YOU SAY THAT GRIEF
WAS LIKE A RIVER. WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE,
THEN I'M DROWNING. YOU SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE LOOKING FOR
THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE, AND YOU FIND HER, YOU BUILD A LIFE TOGETHER, YOU RAISE TWO OF THE GREATEST
KIDS IN THE WORLD... AND THEN IT'S ALL
TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU, WITHOUT YOUR HAVING A CHANCE
TO EVEN SAY GOOD-BYE. AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT. HOW DO YOU COME BACK
FROM THAT? I WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACE TO HEAL... BUT WHEN IS THAT TIME, AND WHERE IS
THAT PLACE FOR ME? ( sniffles ) WHEN YOU'VE COME AS FAR
AS YOU CAN BY YOURSELF, YOU LET GO... AND YOU REALIZE THAT
GOD HAS A REASON THAT YOUR LIFE DIDN'T
END THAT NIGHT, TOO. RIGHT BEFORE JUDGE DANIELSON
CALLED ME AND ASKED ME
TO TAKE THIS CASE... I HELD A GUN IN ONE HAND AND A BOTTLE OF PILLS
IN THE OTHER. I WAS TRYING TO DECIDE
WHICH WAY TO END MY LIFE. THAT PHONE CALL SAVED ME
FROM MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. WHEN YOU RETIRE
TO THE JURY ROOM, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO CONSIDER ONE WORD IN DECIDING PETE'S FATE. WHAT IS THAT WORD? THE WORD I WANT YOU
TO THINK ABOUT IS AN ORDINARY WORD. STANDING ALONE,
IT DOESN'T INSPIRE EMOTION. IT DOESN'T PULL
AT THE HEARTSTRINGS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE WORD IS "LIFE." WE LIVE IN A WORLD
WHERE HUMAN LIFE IS CHEAP. PEOPLE SUFFER
AND PEOPLE STARVE, AND NOBODY SEEMS TO NOTICE,
NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE, BUT AS A MEMBER
OF THIS JURY, YOU ARE PART
OF A SYSTEM OF JUSTICE THAT AFFIRMS LIFE
AS INHERENTLY VALUABLE, A GIFT FROM GOD
THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY EXCEPT IN THE MOST
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT I KNOW NOW,
AND WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN I HELD THAT GUN
AND THOSE PILLS IN MY HAND, IS THAT LIFE HAS VALUE, NO MATTER HOW DARK THE PAST
OR TORTURED THE PRESENT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES BEFORE YOU: LIFE OR DEATH. I ASK YOU TO CHOOSE LIFE. FOR YOU. AW! CELL PHONE! THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I THINK. JURY'S IN. <i> HAVE YOU REACHED
A DECISION?</i> YES, SIR, WE HAVE. WILL THE DEFENDANT
PLEASE RISE? MADAM FOREPERSON, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE
THE DECISION? WE RECOMMEND A LIFE SENTENCE
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. DON'T WORRY. HEY, MAC. I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T
PULL THE TRIGGER. THIS ISN'T OVER.
I'M GONNA FILE A MOTION
FOR A NEW TRIAL. WE'RE GONNA KEEP DIGGING. ( clears throat ) DID YOU DISCOVER
SOMETHING? FIVE OF THE COMPANIES
THAT RECEIVE MONEY FROM THE TRUST ALL HAVE
THE SAME PRESIDENT. SPENCER?
NO. DR. LEWIS NEWBURN. NOW, WHY WOULD SPENCER
SET DR. NEWBURN UP AS HEAD OF A BUNCH
OF DUMMY COMPANIES? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. LET'S GET SUBPOENAS
FOR DETAILED RECORDS
ON ALL FIVE COMPANIES AND SERVE NEWBURN BEFORE
THE END OF THE DAY. I BET THAT DOCTOR KNOWS
MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SPENCER
THAN HE'S ADMITTED. I BET YOU'RE RIGHT. FROM MAC McCLAIN.
HAVE A NICE DAY. SHE'S A BEAUTY.
JUST PUT HER OUT. AHH... WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT HER? ONE OWNER, LOW MILES. MM-HMM. OTHER THAN THOSE
MINOR SCRATCHES THERE
ON THE FRONT, SHE'S IN PERFECT
CONDITION. YOU HANDLE
THE TRADE-IN?
SURE DID. GUY WANTED TO TRADE IT IN
FOR SOMETHING HE COULD
TAKE OFF-ROAD WITH INSTEAD. THIS BABY'S BUILT
TO BE KING OF THE HIGHWAY, NOT SLOGGING THROUGH
A MUD HOLE. SHE'S GOT POWER--
I'LL TAKE IT. ONE CONDITION.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH
THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WE DON'T NORMALLY... I GOT CASH, IN CASE
YOU WANNA SLING
THIS SLED TODAY. Newburn: STICK CLOSE
TO THE PHONE, ALL RIGHT? I WANNA BE ABLE TO GET YOU
AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. AND FOR GOD'S SAKES,
DON'T SCREW UP LIKE
YOU DID THE LAST TIME. GIVE ME ABOUT AN HOUR.
WAIT FOR THE CALL... AND GO GET HIM. ( door opens, alarm beeps ) YEAH? ( door closes ) BACK HERE. ( chuckles ) DR. NEWBURN. I, UM, I WAS
ON THE WAY HOME, SO I BROUGHT THOSE RECORDS
YOU REQUESTED. THANK YOU. YOU CAN SET
THEM DOWN RIGHT THERE. ( sighs ) YOU GOT ANY MORE COFFEE? SURE. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. NEWLY DISCOVERED
EVIDENCE, HMM? ( chuckles ) IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? ( taps box ) MAYBE. HEY, MAYBE YOU COULD
SAVE US A BUNCH OF TIME AND TELL US
WHAT'S INSIDE. WELL, UH, THAT I'M THE PRESIDENT
OF EACH OF THE COMPANIES. WHO ARE THE OTHER
SHAREHOLDERS? LET ME ASK YOU
A QUESTION, MR. McCLAIN. ARE YOU GOING TO GO
AFTER SPENCER WITH
THE EVIDENCE I'M GIVING YOU? WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO HELP MY CLIENT. AH. I'M SURE YOU WILL. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
THE EFFECT IT MIGHT HAVE? YOU SEE, WHAT CONCERNS ME IS
THE EFFECT IT MIGHT HAVE ON ME. WELL, JUST LIKE
THE BANK, YOU HAD TO ANSWER
THE SUBPOENA. WELL, YOU'RE A SLICK LAWYER,
MR. McCLAIN... BUT THIS IS ONE THING
YOU DIDN'T FIGURE OUT. YOU SEE, YOU'RE GOING
TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AND ALEX WILL ASK HIS, AND HE'S GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS
THAT I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER. YOU SEE, SPENCER DOESN'T KNOW
ABOUT THE COMPANIES. THEY WEREN'T SET UP
FOR HIM. HE HAS PLENTY OF MONEY. YOU EMBEZZLED. WELL. DID YOU KNOW ( distorted )
THAT ALEX AND ANGELA
BOTH HAVE TRUSTS, TOO, AND THEN,
UPON THEIR DEATHS, THAT MONEY IS GONNA FLOW
DIRECTLY INTO SPENCER'S TRUST AND, WELL, HE JUST DOESN'T
KEEP CLOSE TABS ON IT. ALEX ISN'T DEAD. OH! NOT YET. ( groaning ) YEAH, COME GET HIM. I'VE DONE MOST
OF YOUR WORK FOR YOU. ( engine idling ) WELL, NOW, MR. McCLAIN. ( laughing ) LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
GOING TO TAKE A SWIM. YOU SEE, HERE'S
WHAT I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT MAYBE... YOU GOT YOURSELF DRUNK... AND YOU FELL OFF THE PIER
AFTER YOU LOST THE CASE. HUH? HOW'S THAT SOUND? ( coughing ) NO? OKAY. BETTER YET... YOU FINALLY GET THE NERVE
TO KILL YOURSELF. HEH, IT WAS SUICIDE. WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT? HOW DO YOU FEEL? DISORIENTED? IMPAIRED JUDGMENT? MAYBE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE
YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF? HA HA! THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR WHAT
YOU GOT IN YOUR SYSTEM. ( cell phone ringing ) I DON'T THINK SO. ( beep ) WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO WITH THAT? ( gunshot ) ( door opens ) ( groaning ) MAC! MAC! ARE YOU OKAY? LET ME TAKE THAT. <i> ( siren wailing )</i> <i>THEY WERE DRIVING
A BLACK SEDAN.</i> IT'S PARKED
AROUND THE BEND THERE. HEY. THERE YOU GO.
DRINK THAT. YOU OKAY? MM. MM-MM-MM. ( groans ) HOW YOU FEELING? I FOUND
THE PURPLE CAR. IT WAS A CADILLAC. ( laughs ) SO, TELL ME, ALEX, HOW MUCH OF ALL THIS
YOU WANNA KNOW. ALL OF IT. WELL, FIRST THE HITMEN
SLIPPED SOMETHING INTO ANGELA
AND PETER'S DRINKS
AT THE RESTAURANT. THEN THEY TOOK THEM
TO THE RAVINE, WHERE THEY
KILLED ANGELA, PUSHED HER CAR
OFF THE CLIFF, THEN PLANTED HER KEYS
IN THOMASON'S POCKET. AFTER THE TRIAL,
YOU WERE GONNA BE NEXT. THEY FOUND AN OPEN-ENDED
TICKET TO VENEZUELA IN THE DOCTOR'S CAR. SO IT WAS ALL ABOUT
THE MONEY. HE'D BEEN SIPHONING OFF
MILLIONS FOR YEARS. IF McCLAIN HADN'T
KEPT DIGGING, WHO KNOWS
WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED. WHAT ABOUT THOMASON? JUDGE SIGNED A MOTION
THIS MORNING TO DISMISS
THE CHARGES. THOMASON OWES
McCLAIN A LOT. I THINK WE ALL DO. CONGRATULATIONS. HOW DOES IT FEEL? COME ON, I'LL GIVE
YOU A RIDE HOME. MY LIFE CHANGED... THE MOMENT THAT I STOPPED
ASKING GOD WHY MY FAMILY WAS GONE... AND STARTED THANKING HIM
THAT I WAS STILL HERE.
