Open and Shut Case Cagney and Lacey

And could you tell us what you saw? May I please refer to my investigative report? Of course.

I saw the defendant leave the residence at 1082 Broom Street,

walk about half a block to a 1980 sedan, NY licence plate 352 QAV,

which I took note of. The defendant got into the car,

at which time Officer Johnstone approached and put him under arrest.

Thank you. No further questions.

Over two days waiting to testify - I'm on the stand five minutes!

They complain there's no cops on the street! D'you nail him?

No, they knocked it down to possession. He copped a plea. How we doing on that Moscowitz thing?

They picked him up in Jersey. Believe it or not, we are all clear.

Oh, yeah? So, what do you think?

Too fluffy for my image?

If it doesn't have four doors, I never heard of it.

Pretty macho, isn't it, shifting your own gears? I saw one of these assault a Volkswagen once.

Still trying to decide on a car? Let me suggest something.

Studebaker - I've had mine for 12 years now and never had a problem.

Why don't people buy American any more? Studebaker. ..I don't know.

I was thinking of something with more sex appeal. If you're thinking of something...

Don't even say it! ..And don't say I never do you two favours.

What? Stabbing. Homicide! OK! Open-and-shut case - fill in the blanks. Thank you!

A Turk. Bloody butchering Turk!

At an Armenian party. What would you smart ladies think happens?

A fight. You call it a fight?! When a Turk pulls a knife and kills my cousin?

This was totally unprovoked? Totally.

The Armenian Massacres all over again. You witnessed it, Mr Menukian? I saw the whole thing!

My sister saw the whole thing. My brother-in-law saw it. My son saw it. My wife saw it. That's enough?

Well, we'd like to talk to everyone who's a witness. ..Well, OK.

(My girlfriend - she saw the whole thing too.)

Hello. How was it? Chalk one up for OUR side. We've six eyewitnesses champing at the bit to testify.

We go to arrest this alleged murderer and he's got a 10in blade in his pocket. And a long rap sheet.

Get a signed statement? He wasn't chatty. I only get confident when I've a confession. Six eyewitnesses?

I might be inclined to be confident. It's obvious why the ladies have the highest conviction rate.

Samuels gives you slow grounders. Like the Dock St burglary? Piece of cake(!)

A sweet little homicide collar like this won't hurt your chances for sergeant. I've thought of that!

What do you think, for a sergeant?

Huh? Not too bubble-headed? Should be orange.

Elizabeth? Mary Beth. Hiya! What's the matter?

C-Could I talk to you alone? Of course. We'll go inside.

OK. Are you all right? ..Please.

Sure. C'mon. Right over here.

Sit down. I-I didn't know where to find you.

Well, we made detective.

Fine. Want coffee? Or we have hot water for tea. Tea, yes, tea, thank you.

OK, sit. Sit down. Go ahead.

La Guardia? Yeah? Can I have one of your tea bags? We're all out over there. Sure. Thanks.

Thank you.

Herbal Blitz?! It's 100% organic. No caffeine.

They did a study at the University of Massachusetts... Isn't that great? Thanks. I have to take it in to her.

Who is she? I don't remember seeing her.

From when Mary Beth and I were in uniform. Group assault. Sexual? Mmm.

Poor lady. I'll say. Lousy defence lawyer had all the cases severed.

First she had to face the Grand Jury, then four separate trials.

She went through hell. But she put every bastard away. Something happened now? We'll see.

So how is that nice man of yours? Peter? Yes. He was so good with you, going to trial and everything.

Yes, he was. Herbal OK? Yes, thank you. Good.

He really was torn up, you know, about my...having to talk about all that in front of strangers.

We split up. Oh, I'm sorry. Well, I was impossible to live with.

Two years in court, telling that horrible story over and over again,

and...and you know, I started to hate Peter.

Just for being a man. I'd...cringe when he touched me.

Finally he'd had enough and, well, who could blame him?

Well, you were nice together. Maybe you could work it out.

He got married last month. Oh, God, I'm sorry!

I-I lost my job too! I missed so many days for court appearances they finally had to let me go.

Was there a point to all of it? Yes! Without you, we could never convict them. They'd be out on the street.

I was starting to get my life together again. Really.

And now...and now it's gonna start all over again. What do you mean?

They overturned... Sordele's conviction...

..and there's gonna be a new trial.

Oh, God!

I can't face it! I can't!

Please...please...

..you have to help me get out of this.

Mary Beth, please...

Damn Appellate judges overturned a conviction on a lousy technicality!

A woman's life is being ruined - do they care? Hell, no! Elizabeth is right. She's done enough already.

You can't tell HER that. Why not? What? Get Sordele off? Is that what you want? No!

Don't twist me! I'm saying she shouldn't have to go through it again! She doesn't have much choice.

All right? If she refuses to show up, she'll be held in contempt of court.

She could say...she lost her memory.

You're not serious! Let them prove different.

That's perjury! I can't believe you'd suggest it. You've seen defence lawyers.

Hounding and harassing and their smutty insinuations. Think how she feels! I'm sorry for her.

Her dignity, job, her boyfriend...

her self-esteem is down the tubes - what for? So Sordele and his scuzzballs don't rape another!

What's YOUR solution? For her to go back and tear herself apart again?!

I just don't want to talk about it any more. Can we just save it for tomorrow? ..Yeah, OK. All right.

You and Harvey still want to go look for cars?

Oh...yeah. I couldn't talk him outta that if I wanted to!

Thanks. I'll see you around ten? Yeah. What, you got a date tonight?

Well, I'm gonna cancel. I'd be lousy company. I know what you mean.

I'll see ya. Night.

Hey, what are you doing?! This lady wants to buy a car! OK! I appreciate this. He knows his cars.

Wanna make sure no-one pulls a fast one on you cos you're a woman. Give 'em good odds. Got the ads? Yeah.

You got the keys? No. Give us a ride to California. Why? Wanna see where ET lives.

Dumb! ET doesn't live in California. What do YOU know?

I'd rather see Victoria Principal. Come on, guys, let's go!

Wants to see Victoria Principal?!

Only reason to go to California is to see Fred Astaire! I love Fred Astaire.

Take it for a test drive. Maybe I should do this first. All right.

What do you think? I-It's very cute.

C'mere, get out of here. Don't hurt it! ..Wait.

So...

I don't think that we can avoid it much longer, do you?

Elizabeth Carter. I promised I'd call her this afternoon. What do I say? That she has a responsibility.

Mary Beth, it's wrong to encourage her to quit. It's illegal! Come on!

I had another idea. What if we promise to go with her? To the trial.

It is not our case! We haven't been subpoenaed. We take a vacation day. Or more! She needs somebody there.

Mary Beth, I feel for her. Really, I do. I hate that when you think I'm such a hard case! No!

We cannot baby-sit the whole world!

It's NOT the whole world. It's Elizabeth Carter. She needs somebody.

I don't think she can do it, then another rapist takes a walk.

If you don't wanna do it, I'll go myself.

Now you're mad. I'm not mad. We're not the Bobbsey twins - we don't have to do everything together.

CAR HORN BLARES

Michael, get over here!

So? So, huh?

Yeah?

Doll, isn't she? I don't know.

Harvey, is she OK? I like it.

Do you? Yeah. ..YOU like it? It's cute.

Wanna talk money? Don't bother. It's a pass. Why? What do you mean, man? This is a great little car.

The paint don't match between here and the door.

That's no problem. If you don't like it, repaint it. ..Take off 50 bucks.

See those ripples on the door? This car's been in a head-on collision. Will we look at the underside?

It shimmies when you drive. I'll bet you the frame's bent.

Listen, lady, if you don't want the car that's fine with me, but you're missing a real good buy.

I'll recover. Thanks anyway. Come on, let's go. Thank you, pal.

I think it's a piece of junk!

This is not my favourite place. Well, I invited him OUT to lunch, our treat.

And? He insisted he loves to eat on the job. That's disgusting! Yeah.

You're here about... Aram Raposian, the stabbing. Interesting case!

Another intriguing case there. Death by crushing.

You don't see many of those. Are you sure you two ladies wouldn't like to attend an autopsy while we confer?

No, thank you. Sounds fascinating. We're just a bit pressed for time.

If you'll excuse the expression! ..Huh?

Death by crushing - "pressed for time"!

You like puns too!

It was unintentional. Believe me, it was unintentional.

Doctor, so as not to waste any more of your time, is it fair to say the cause of death was a puncture wound

of the type suggesting a switchblade knife? I like how you plunge right in!

But that's not exactly the truth. It ISN'T? No.

Well, what IS...exactly the truth?

I would say Mr Khumal could not possibly have directly caused the cessation of life in Mr Raposian.

The victim was not killed by the defendant? I would say not.

Well, how DID he die? Don't you wanna take a stab at it?

If you'll excuse the expression!

I don't have time to play games. Do you or do you not know how Mr Raposian died?

I'd have to say the emergency room doctor killed him. The doctor?! How?

The doctor killed Raposian?! When first brought into the ER,

Mr Raposian was only suffering a puncture to the left lung.

That's not serious? Yes, but not life-threatening.

Some years ago a quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams played an entire game with a collapsed lung.

Great(!) So what happened to our victim?

God knows why, but for some obscure reason,

the good doctor got the idea that Mr Raposian needed open-heart massage.

Pity. He was a fine physical specimen.

You should see his organs! Very clean.

Are you saying the DOCTOR killed him?! Most assuredly.

Opening him up, he punctured the aortal wall, right into the heart - killed him instantly.

That's what happened. ..Cutting right to the heart of the matter!

If you'll excuse... ..The expression. I know.

Dr Ravshed is no longer associated with this hospital.

I'd be more afraid if he WAS. Could you tell us where he is? We think he went back to Pakistan.

You THINK? Don't you know? He should not be near a scalpel. You'll read it in the news -

there's a good chance Ravshed is not a doctor. His credentials were forged.

Great(!) You realise I gave birth to Harv Junior in this hospital?!

We revoked his privileges immediately. This never happened here before.

If I get pregnant again, I'm having a home delivery. Open-and-shut case is collapsing. I have to check in.

Elizabeth's on hold in case they end jury selection. Got to see the DA. Call from there. ..That's cute.

Wait a minute. ..How much are you asking? Five even.

Too much. Hey! Make me an offer.

What, right here? Um...I'll drive around the block.

No, I gotta be somewhere. I'll call you. Yeah, do that.

Hey. ..I'm sure we can work something out.

This is my first big homicide case. It's a dead-bang winner which pleases me very much.

There's no charge for sitting. Sorry. What does not please me is these negative waves from my officers.

It's evidence. Relevant evidence concerning the cause of death.

Where did YOU go to law school? I didn't, sir. But it would seem to change things. Not in the least.

The principle is called proximate cause. Even though the immediate cause of death was the ER procedure,

the wound inflicted by the defendant necessitated the visit to the ER, and thus it was the proximate cause.

So you're saying it's STILL a homicide? Yes. It's an open-and-shut case.

Where is she? Court 32. It's this floor. I should've called earlier.

D'you think it's fair? What?

Proximate cause. If he hadn't stabbed the guy in the first place,

he wouldn't have been killed. That's their point.

If you'll excuse the expression! Don't do that!

Hello. Hi. Hi. What's been happening?

They seem to have adjourned. What happened?

Nothing out of the ordinary.

Assistant DA calls me in.

I sit here all day from 8 o'clock in the morning and she doesn't even have enough time to talk to me.

Very nice(!) At 4.30, the defence lawyer asked for a continuance and of course the judge says OK. 4.30?!

Yes. You know their plan - harass the witness bad enough so she gives up and case dismissed. Mary Beth,

I really hate being such a cry-baby. ..But I don't know how much more I can take.

Why don't we just forget all this, huh? Wanna go get silly?

Silly? Silly! Come on, here. Let's go. Where are you taking me?

Silliness is important. Rule one - hold your mouth right.

Male stripper! You went out... How in the world...? She did. It's true.

How did you ask him out? Showed him my badge and told him to follow me.

He turned out to be a PhD from Columbia. Really?! Yes.

One thing about taking home a stripper - you know what to expect!

There's a man at the bar who is looking at you. Who? Me? You.

He is. Don't look around! No, he's looking at Chris.

He is. He's very nice. Very nice.

He's getting up the nerve to come over. Three women are intimidating.

I'm going home. No, sit down!

No, I'm going home because I feel silly. Harvey's at home and I feel... Guilty! For having fun. Yes.

Guilty for having a good time! Married life, huh?

What do YOU know of married life? Absolutely nothing, she smiled.

Speaking of married life, Elizabeth, I've been thinking. Good(!) I don't need this lip. I'm thinking of YOU.

Really? What? I have somebody for you. A great guy!

Oh. Uh-uh. Pass. No dates. Come on! No dates! Give me one good reason?

Listen, I just don't have the right attitude. Wait a minute. It is time.

You cannot crucify the entire male population because of...the actions of four subhumans. OK...

Anyway, this guy is terrific! I used to go out with him. Which one? Barney. He is a doll!

You have to do it cos it's part of Christine's philosophy of dating -

"Never throw out a man if you can recycle him to a friend."

That's it! You're making that up! I don't believe that!

Hold my hand. I'm telling you. Think of this as a sacred trust.

There are not that good many men... There are not that many...

There are not that many good men to go round. When you find a good'un and you're tired... Christine!

..you owe it to the women of New York to keep them circulating.

Excuse me. Hello.

Would you like to dance? Me?!

No, I can't dance - I'm married.

What is THAT?! What did I say?

GIGGLING AND CHATTER

I swear... I have not laughed so hard since...

You guys are so good for me.

We like you too. We do. Thank you. ..No, really, for everything.

I couldn't go through this thing without you guys.

You got it! We are there for you... I mean... You can call ME anytime.

What? US! You call US up anytime. We will be there for you.

HORN BLARES Wait a minute!

The Three Musketeers!

Oh, my God! Come on. What are you doing?!

You're crazy! People are looking at us! Get in there.

Take us to Mary Beth's. Do you know what I wish? What do you wish? I wish I could whistle like you.

How could my arms have grown? I don't think I've worn this suit since sorority rush. You look nice.

I feel like I'm going to a costume party. Harv likes when I dress up for court. Says I look like a lady.

Yeah, real comfortable too, huh?

Credibility clothes. Remember the Estefan case?

Yeah. The Assistant DA told me I'd have more credibility with the jury if I wore nylons. Stockings?

And then he told me, "Listen, Cagney. Could you frump it way down?"

What is it? He never told ME that. Oh.

Oh, well. ..Mary Beth, I'm so tired of looking at car ads.

Remember that little green sports car we saw near the hospital? D'you like it? Sure.

I'm about to do something very impetuous.

I'M gonna buy it. Congratulations. I'll call from court, pick it up tonight. When will we be through?

5pm the latest. Ever see a judge be late for dinner? No.

You don't think Elizabeth will be mad, do you? Why? Our murder case coming up the same day as her case.

Couldn't help it. She'll understand. I'll stay with her, you help the DA on the Khumal thing.

OK? Unless you'd rather be with her?

No, she's probably more comfortable with you, anyway. Yeah...well, I don't know. We'll let HER decide.

Anyway, you get first dibs. You want blonde or brown?

Would you, Chris?

Me? Sure.

Let's get this show on the road. You ready to testify?

Me? Now? What happened to jury selection and opening statements?

We did that last week. I didn't call you till I was ready for you. ..Oh.

Isn't that what you cops always ask for? Don't wanna waste tax-payers' money?

Right, but... What?

Well, Mr Leffler, I know that this is gonna sound...stupid to you,

but I get, like... like a stage fright.

Oh. Really? No, I'm OK. I just need to work my way up to it for a day.

No can do - you gotta go today.

All right, give me an hour or two. I'll be fine. I know I will.

You're on first. Then I need you to assist me for the rest of the day.

The assisting part's OK. It's the testifying without working up to it.

You're not even testifying to anything that important. That's never stopped me getting nervous.

Just erase nervous from your memory.

Jurors don't trust an uptight cop. I don't know if you thought about this, but that did not calm me.

You'll be fine.

Defence attorney's a real zip-wad.

Great(!)

Uh...

You say, Officer Lacey...that you were at the alleged scene...

of the alleged murder, in person?

Yes, sir... MICROPHONE SQUEAKS ..That is correct.

And what did you find at that time to be the dimensions of the alleged room in question?

I have a diagram, sir, if I may refer to my report.

From your memory, Detective. From memory?

You don't have any memory of such important evidence? Objection!

The witness should be allowed to refresh her memory.

Can't we get on with this? ..Do you have any memory without your notes?

I do but I've always been allowed to look at them... Try it without.

Your honour... Try it, and do it fast and get on with it. ..Objection overruled. Thank you, your honour.

Dimensions, please?

The guy's gonna sell it to somebody else? Not if I get there by 5.30.

Oh. No problem. Come on, we'll be out of here in plenty of time. I HOPE so. Wait till you see it.

British racing green. Four on the floor, wire wheels.

It's very sexy, and he's coming down $500 on the price. That's wonderful!

To tell you the truth, even if I could afford a car like that, I'd be so nervous driving in the city...

Miss Gallagos? I'm sorry. I've only got a five-minute recess.

We'll get you today, Miss Carter, I promise. I appreciate your patience.

So, wanna hear about the cars I DIDN'T buy?

There was one sweet one. Guy was perverse. But the car was so cute...

Now, Officer Lacey...

if you'd be so kind as to step over to this board...

..and attempt to recreate for us the...alleged scene...

of the alleged murder -

..doors and windows,

furniture, the works.

You mean draw it?

I have a diagram right here.

Does the court note some reluctance to be cooperative on your part, Officer?

No, sir, it's just I'm, uh, not much of an artist. Ah, ha! Yeah...

You're not much of a memory expert either... Objection!

Mr Pressman is trying to confuse the witness and the jury. Perhaps Mr Leffler and his representative

are trying to keep something from the jury! Could I just use my notes?

Objection! Witness is admonished to speak only in direct answers to the questions placed before her.

Thank you, your honour. Your honour, Officer Lacey is trying to be exact.

Isn't that why we're here? To find the truth so justice may be served?

Truth and justice may best be served by Officer Lacey if she's allowed to be as exact as possible.

Mr Leffler, you've been watching too much Perry Mason.

Can we just get on with it? Thank you, your honour.

Officer. Thank you. You're welcome.

Did you call Barney yet? I could not call up a guy I don't even know.

Sure you can. If you wait around for some jerk to ask you out, you end up going out with some jerk.

Hi. How's it going? Awful. Defence lawyer's playing games - confusing me, making me feel I'M on trial.

Oh, lord, Elizabeth, I got a big mouth... It's OK. It's over... Coffee.

So you blew the case? No! It's just the kid DA didn't let me warm up so I got rattled. I was fine.

Miss Carter?

Can I talk with you? Are you ready for me? Soon. I just want to set something up. ..Oh. ..Excuse me.

How is she? OK, as long as we don't talk about the trial. Right.

We've done cars, clothes, men and movies. I'm running out of subjects. D'you have any suggestions?

What about...? No! No! ..What's going on?

I thought she knew. Knew what? I've got to get back.

What should she know? Appellate Court overturned another conviction. His trial is next month. I won't!

(I can't.) I know it's upsetting.

I cannot do this any more. Elizabeth...

It's just one more trial. Maybe it's just one more trial for YOU!

But I can't sleep...

I can't...think.

I can't do this any more.

And you... you are not going to make me.

Can we talk about it? No, Mary Beth, I'm so sorry. Please wait a minute...

Let us help you! Detective Lacey!

Court's back in session. DA's waiting for you. I'll get it. I'll take care of her.

Elizabeth...! All right!

If your partner doesn't bring her back, I have to issue a warrant.

You would arrest her?! After what she's been through?! I NEED her as a witness. Aren't you all heart(?)

I'm coming.

Hi.

I didn't know you smoked. I haven't for five... Please, don't lecture me.

At least now you can buy your car. Come back upstairs with me. Please.

It isn't fair. ..It just is not fair.

No, it isn't. ..But nobody ever said life is fair.

So, then, what's the point of it? The point is that it's still good... if you stop being a victim.

Wait a minute, Elizabeth... Wait!

"Stop being a victim".

I AM a victim!

Four men raped me!

I know, and until you stop running away from the consequences of that, you're going to stay a victim.

Until you face him down again, in court, you'll stay a victim. I have faced that scum in court

over and over and over and over again! What the hell do you want me to do?!

You asking me as a cop? ..Cos as a cop, I want you to go up there and face him again! Till it sticks!

If you're asking me as your friend,

as your friend, I want you to go up there and face him again.

No!

No.

When did you first become aware of Mr Khumal's presence in the house?

Soon as he come in. No, before. You can smell a Turk at two miles.

Make that three and I swear it under oath. Objec...objection!

Objection! Objection!

The witness will be admonished.

Just answer the questions - no politics. This is outrageous.

Continue, counsel.

Now, then...will you describe Mr Khumal's appearance on the night in question?

Just like now - greasy.

So greasy his hair was shining in the dark like patent leather shoes! Your honour! Your honour, please!

Please!

Could you admonish witness again? The witness is admonished again.

Go on, gentlemen, please. Uh, Mr Menukian, you said his hair was shining in the dark.

What do you mean by that? What d'you think I mean? Dark! No light!

"No light" - what d'you mean by that? Sure, music goes on,

lights go out - 50 people have a good time.

LAUGHTER You don't know nothing about hanky-panky? Don't look like you do!

How can you be so sure what you saw if it was so dark?!

How? How? No problem. If I say I can see, I can see. Yeah, right(!)

You think you don't pay attention when three guys get stabbed?

Mr Menukian, did you ever have your eyes examined?

Close the door.

In the dark? Three stabbings? Why wasn't I made aware of these little problems before they cropped up?

Don't they teach you to interview witnesses? They do, sir, and I did. I asked him about the lighting.

He said it was good and nobody else got hurt. He's changing his story.

We're lucky Morley Pressman's such a bozo(!) He scored one point on the lights but missed the other knifings.

As long as there are no other surprises, I can still pull this out.

You'll convict a guy for murdering somebody in the dark? Three people got knifed in a free-for-all.

Detective, six witnesses will swear that he did it. Don't tell me how to do my job and let the jury do theirs.

If you'll just ask Mr Menukian and his clan to come back in here for a moment before we go back into court,

I'll try and make sure that we keep the damage to a minimum. Yes, sir.

What happened to the search for truth you were instructing the judge about?

Many Armenians don't hold with that grudge against the Turks. This family's trying to railroad the guy.

Thank you for your theory but it's MY case now. Ask them in. All right?

All right.

What about when they turn over the other two?! I'll put them back in,

but I can't without Miss Carter.

That woman has been raped TWICE - once by those creeps, then by the courts. Are you gonna do it again?

That's an old argument. Well, forgive me(!) We're doing our best!

If she is not back, I will ask for a recess and issue a warrant.

She will spend tonight in jail and take that stand in the morning.

Shall we go over to her apartment? I called. She's not there.

I tell you what. I'll pitch the DA again - ask her to hold the warrant.

You and I can pick up Elizabeth. She can spend the night with me. Good.

What's going on with that trial? Think the DA will go for that idea?

Don't know. I'll try. ..So what's happening? ..What about your car?

Mary Beth...you're being evasive. Me?

Did you go do something to screw up our collar? Thanks(!) I appreciate that vote of confidence(!)

Well, did you? I can't hear you!

On that date, Miss Burnham, you were the duty nurse in the ER? Yes.

And did you see Mr Raposian on that evening?

Yes, his family brought him in for treatment. What time was that?

Could I look at my notes? Objection!

It hasn't been established that the witness doesn't have any memory. Are we gonna start all that again?!

The DA is admonished to refrain from such outbursts.

Do you have any independent memory without your notes? Yes, I think it was about 1am.

No. The defendant came in with a stab wound in his arm about one.

Mr Raposian came in about a half-hour after that.

Your honour, the People would ask for a recess at this time. Court is recessed for 20 minutes.

I appreciate everything you've done. I'll see you back in the courtroom. You know you've done the right thing.

Did you dismiss the case? What are you talking about?

The nurse said the defendant was treated for stab wounds before the victim. She did? I didn't hear that.

Would you agree it's hard to murder someone when you're in the ER? At the least, it's self-defence.

At worst, they're railroading the guy. Maybe Raposian got lost going to hospital. Who knows? Or cares?

The point is his lawyer didn't catch it either. Now he's offering a deal. He'll plead to second-degree.

What a bozo! You can't let him do that. Course I can.

He shouldn't suffer cos his lawyer's a bozo! You saw his rap sheet.

If he didn't do it, he did something else. Be happy to get him off the street.

I won't be happy if I don't think he's guilty. So don't be happy, just be a cop.

Three stabbings in the dark in a free-for-all with the defendant at the hospital before the victim?

I didn't go to law school, but that sounds like reasonable doubt.

We're meant to be on the same team. I don't think this is a team sport.

Are you threatening me? I guess I am. If I don't get satisfaction through the proper channels,

I got a friend at the Times who'd be interested. I can't believe this.

You're willing to let this sleaze just skate out of here. That's how unhappy I am with this, sir.

Unless you wanna work out something a little more fair?

The People will prove that on the date in question,

Elizabeth Carter had the misfortune to be waiting for a cab outside...

(Christine!)

..and the defendant and three other men approached her...

How we doing? She never took a recess.

What?! Opening arguments are almost done, then they'll get to Elizabeth.

She's still not home. So I guess we did what we could, huh?

How's the murder? Recessed? It's done. Really? Did we nail him? He copped a plea.

Manslaughter? Possession of a switchblade.

Possession of a switchblade?! Are you serious?!

Mary Beth, you're not serious! You're jok...! What?

Hi. Hiya. You OK? I'm kind of worn out feeling sorry for myself.

You were right, Chris. I'm not going to be a victim any more. I'm glad.

I don't know if I can do the next one but I can do this one.

So we do 'em one at a time. Yeah, one at a time. The Three Musketeers!

How do you do this? ..Right, we'll go in with you. No.

Thank you, but I have to do this myself.

If I lean on you any more, I might fall flat on my face and never get up.

I have to do this myself. Understand?

I really think you're a terrific lady. So are you. Both of you.

You call us. I will. You're here! ..Good, we're just about ready for you.

And I'm just about ready for YOU.

I love you guys! I really do.

And you. Yeah. Go. Yeah.

Wanna get a car? Who's buying? Me. Come on.

What kind of moronic DA would let him cop to possession of a switchblade?! It was my idea.

Now you're really kidding me! It was the right thing to do. Are you taking bribes from the ACLU?!

You just passed your car. ..Hold on!

He's in my car! Uh...listen, I told you 5.30, sweetheart. His money's just as green as yours.

Isn't that a shame(?)

What? I was gonna buy this?

That's... What a pity(!)

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