1. In the criminal justice systemCopy !req
2. the people are representedCopy !req
3. by two separate
yet equally important groups:Copy !req
4. the police,
who investigate crimeCopy !req
5. and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.Copy !req
6. These are their stories.Copy !req
7. You know, if I hadn't
blown out my knee...Copy !req
8. And if I could sing,
I'd be touring
with Tony Orlando.Copy !req
9. You've never seen me
go to the hoop.Copy !req
10. I never saw
a donkey fly neither.Copy !req
11. Here, you want to shoot
buckets...Copy !req
12. go.Copy !req
13. Don't forget the soap.Copy !req
14. Hey, Magic...Copy !req
15. you got your cell?Copy !req
16. If it's not too much trouble,
give 9-1-1 a buzz, will ya?Copy !req
17. Hey, nice of you to show.Copy !req
18. Just once, I wish
the bad guysCopy !req
19. would do business
at a reasonable hour.Copy !req
20. Yeah, like you got
something better to do.Copy !req
21. Hey, I was smack
in the middle of
a four-star dream.Copy !req
22. Alone?Copy !req
23. What, are you
hosting a talk show?Copy !req
24. Listen, the deceased
is Valerie Keenan.Copy !req
25. She's 27 years old.
She teaches here.Copy !req
26. And I know—
there are witnesses
just taking numbersCopy !req
27. waiting to tell us
exactly what happened.Copy !req
28. See, that's the thing
about dreams, Lennie—Copy !req
29. they tend to stop
once you lift your lids.Copy !req
30. They found the body
over here in this
janitor's closetCopy !req
31. with a whole bunch
of bloody rags.Copy !req
32. Must've killed her
someplace elseCopy !req
33. dumped the body here,
used the rags to clean up.Copy !req
34. Gets an A-plus
for neatness.Copy !req
35. So, Dr. Brody,
tell me a story.Copy !req
36. What we got here is
one very dead lady.Copy !req
37. You went to school for that?Copy !req
38. Made Mom proud.Copy !req
39. COD is loss of bloodCopy !req
40. caused by what looks like
a knife wound to the chest.Copy !req
41. Body temp tells me
she's dead six to 12 hours.Copy !req
42. Defensive wounds?Copy !req
43. Nah. Nothing
under her nails, either.Copy !req
44. Looks like Ms. Keenan here
didn't put up much of a fight.Copy !req
45. Thanks.Copy !req
46. Okay, so my theory on
dreams dying once you wakeCopy !req
47. may have just gone bust.Copy !req
48. Huh? I didn't have
any coffee yet, Ed.Copy !req
49. Sorry. Word is there's
a security camera
above the front door.Copy !req
50. It ain't
four stars, but...Copy !req
51. Let's go to the videotape.Copy !req
52. Captioning sponsored by
UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISIONCopy !req
53. The last time I spent
this much time in the
principal's officeCopy !req
54. I left with a two-day
suspension.
(school bell rings)Copy !req
55. I couldn't sit down
for a week.Copy !req
56. We could use
a little moreCopy !req
57. of that sort of discipline today
if you ask me.Copy !req
58. I'm Victor Drayson,
the principal.Copy !req
59. Your secretary said
that we could...Copy !req
60. I would've been here sooner,
but the Throgs NeckCopy !req
61. was particularly bitchy
this morning.Copy !req
62. It's the last thing
I needed today.Copy !req
63. Yeah, well, I'm sure Ms.
Keenan wasn't too happyCopy !req
64. about it either.Copy !req
65. That's not what I meant.Copy !req
66. Obviously, we're all terribly
upset about this.Copy !req
67. I told the Board that Big
Brother would come in handyCopy !req
68. sooner or later.Copy !req
69. Security turns it on
at 5:00 in the afternoonCopy !req
70. and off at 9:00
the next morning.Copy !req
71. Well, we know
when the killerCopy !req
72. didn'tcome
in the building.Copy !req
73. The tape is clear.Copy !req
74. Stabbed and shoved
in a storage closet...Copy !req
75. I didn't think Valerie
was here long enoughCopy !req
76. to make those kind of enemies.Copy !req
77. Yeah, how long does
that usually take?Copy !req
78. This is a tough New York City
public high school, DetectiveCopy !req
79. not Miss Porter's
Finishing SchoolCopy !req
80. for young girls.Copy !req
81. I think a good
place to start isCopy !req
82. did Ms. Keenan have
any problems?Copy !req
83. I can't tell you
much about her.Copy !req
84. This was her
first semester here.Copy !req
85. Although, she came
with so-so recommendationCopy !req
86. she seemed pleasant enough.Copy !req
87. Did her job.Copy !req
88. You know, it would
be a big helpCopy !req
89. if we could get a list
of all Ms. Keenan's students.Copy !req
90. Sure.Copy !req
91. In the meantime,
we'd like to talkCopy !req
92. to some of the other teachers.Copy !req
93. All right.Copy !req
94. You read about itCopy !req
95. but you never expect it
to happen at your school.Copy !req
96. We realize how
difficult this must beCopy !req
97. but we're going to need...Copy !req
98. We're supposed to stare out
at 60 bored eyesCopy !req
99. knowing two of them belong
to a cold-blooded killer.Copy !req
100. You're convincedCopy !req
101. it was a student
who killed Ms. Keenan?Copy !req
102. Well, I haven't seenCopy !req
103. too many headlines about faculty
members out on shooting sprees.Copy !req
104. Actually, your colleague
was stabbed.Copy !req
105. I'm sorry. You have to realize
this is quite disconcerting.Copy !req
106. We understand.Copy !req
107. Were any of you acquaintedCopy !req
108. with Ms. Keenan?
(school bell rings)Copy !req
109. She just started.Copy !req
110. Ninth grade English.Copy !req
111. Kids seemed to like her.Copy !req
112. I saw her
wasting her timeCopy !req
113. with the drama club once.Copy !req
114. I know what you must thinkCopy !req
115. but all of us, all we ever
wanted to do was teachCopy !req
116. and now we're more concerned
with living through the day.Copy !req
117. You know what?Copy !req
118. I'm starting to think
that school vouchers
aren't such a bad idea.Copy !req
119. Sure— why shouldn't a bunch
of Bible-bangers brainwash
the next generation?Copy !req
120. Man, you're just lucky
you're kids are grown.Copy !req
121. I'm sorry.
Sorry about that.Copy !req
122. You're lucky you
don't have any.Copy !req
123. Hey, let me ask you something.Copy !req
124. If school is such a war zone,
what'd make Ms. KeenanCopy !req
125. hang around
after the bell?Copy !req
126. Trouble at home?Copy !req
127. She stayed late
to prepare lessonsCopy !req
128. and grade exams.Copy !req
129. This place isn't exactlyCopy !req
130. conducive to work.Copy !req
131. I don't mean to get
too personal, GwenCopy !req
132. but were you and Val...?Copy !req
133. (chuckling):
Lesbians?Copy !req
134. Uh, roommates?
One bed?Copy !req
135. Hmm, it would've made life
a whole lot easier.Copy !req
136. That couch pulls out.Copy !req
137. Till she found
her own place.Copy !req
138. That's a picture of ValCopy !req
139. after a truly pathetic version
of aChorus Linesenior year.Copy !req
140. So you two go back awhile?Copy !req
141. Sixth grade.Copy !req
142. We were going to take Broadway
by storm—Copy !req
143. the, uh, "Babes from Bayshore."Copy !req
144. Do you have anything
more recent?Copy !req
145. (voice breaking):
That's, um, this summer.Copy !req
146. Ocean Beach.Copy !req
147. Pretty girl.Copy !req
148. Was she involved with anybody?Copy !req
149. Love's a bitch.Copy !req
150. It's a bitch and a half
when you work together.Copy !req
151. She was seeing
another teacher?Copy !req
152. At her last gig, uh...
a private school up in Milford.Copy !req
153. She and a history teacher,
Arnie something.Copy !req
154. It didn't last.Copy !req
155. Say, um, that photo—Copy !req
156. do you think maybe
I could get it backCopy !req
157. when you're done with it?Copy !req
158. Old times' sake.Copy !req
159. Notice the feet.Copy !req
160. I'm more of a leg man, Doc.Copy !req
161. The blood pooling
tells me she was
nose over toesCopy !req
162. for quite some time
before being dumped
onto the closet floor.Copy !req
163. My guess— she was seated.Copy !req
164. An artist admiring
his masterpiece.Copy !req
165. Or a scared kid trying
to figure out what to do.Copy !req
166. Uh, a scared kid
with a bad complexion.Copy !req
167. What do you got,
a crystal ball
up in here somewhere?Copy !req
168. Something like.Copy !req
169. Here, on the hands,
neck and face—Copy !req
170. thick cosmetic gel.Copy !req
171. The kind used
to cover pimples?Copy !req
172. More like the kind
that removes heavy-duty makeupCopy !req
173. used to cover
severe skin problems.Copy !req
174. Could this be the same
heavy-duty makeup worn
by, say, actor types?Copy !req
175. It could be.Copy !req
176. Reception on that crystal ball
is not 100%.Copy !req
177. Never knew a dead
person before.Copy !req
178. That's stupid.Copy !req
179. What I mean is,
Ms. Keenan, she was
one of the good guys.Copy !req
180. Was Ms. Keenan the faculty
advisor to the drama club?Copy !req
181. Um, actually, she was new.Copy !req
182. You know— helped out
here and thereCopy !req
183. but the drama club is really
Mr. Bergen's little kingdom.Copy !req
184. Casting, directing,
the whole deal.Copy !req
185. Do I sense a little resentment
buried under there?Copy !req
186. Forget it.
No big deal.Copy !req
187. Fiona should've
been Sally Bowles
last year, hands down.Copy !req
188. Cabaret, you know—
Liza in the movie.Copy !req
189. The chorus was fine.Copy !req
190. But, girl, you
deserved the lead.Copy !req
191. Mr. Bergen thought I
didn't look mature enough.Copy !req
192. I.e., she didn't make it
in the looks department.Copy !req
193. Look at her, man!
The guy's got taste up his butt.Copy !req
194. Stop, Jody.Copy !req
195. Did Ms. Keenan disagree?Copy !req
196. Like it would've mattered
to Mr. Bergen.Copy !req
197. So, uh, do you two think
he really killed her?Copy !req
198. Now why would you say that?Copy !req
199. You're here,
aren't you?Copy !req
200. Jody tends
to get carried away.Copy !req
201. What? I saw them at Starbucks
together, didn't I?Copy !req
202. Well, that proves it.Copy !req
203. Look, if my man
looks at meCopy !req
204. like Mr. Bergen looked at herCopy !req
205. and it's going to be time
for him to hit the showers.Copy !req
206. You went
to high school, right?Copy !req
207. Wasn't it always
Ms. Zahler's shacking upCopy !req
208. with Mr. Leffler on the sly?Copy !req
209. Mr. Gold is banging Mrs. KamenCopy !req
210. in the teacher's lounge
before first period?Copy !req
211. I told you.Copy !req
212. Hormones and wild imaginations:
the stuff of adolescence;Copy !req
213. the fuel that stokes the fire
of gossip.Copy !req
214. Sure, I had
a cup of coffee with ValCopy !req
215. a couple drinks
here and thereCopy !req
216. but we did work together.Copy !req
217. Yo, Boz, it this going
to take all day, or what?Copy !req
218. I understand you guys are
just doing your jobCopy !req
219. so let me help you out.Copy !req
220. Tuesday night,
I was at the ballpark.Copy !req
221. At Shea?Copy !req
222. Let's go, Mets.Copy !req
223. First good thing you said.Copy !req
224. That was a great game.Copy !req
225. Too bad it was rained out.Copy !req
226. In the third inning.Copy !req
227. That's when I went to Cannon's
for a couple of cold ones.Copy !req
228. Go ahead. Waste your time.
Check it out if you want.Copy !req
229. Color me impressed.Copy !req
230. I had the Mets
on the back endCopy !req
231. of the three-team parlay.Copy !req
232. Hey, I love 'em,
but don't bet on 'em.Copy !req
233. Sure, he comes inCopy !req
234. dripping wet.Copy !req
235. Orders a brandy, beer back.Copy !req
236. Alone?Copy !req
237. Hmm. That's funny
how that goes.Copy !req
238. When Boz starts showing upCopy !req
239. I figured him
for a first-class fruit.Copy !req
240. You know— fancy-ass quotes,
calling me "barkeep."Copy !req
241. And who do you know
orders Courvoisier?Copy !req
242. Then?Copy !req
243. Then I realize that
it is all for the broads.Copy !req
244. They eat up
that literature crap.Copy !req
245. Makes you wish you'd
finishedMoby Dick.Copy !req
246. Makes me wish I got past
Look Jane, See Dick.Copy !req
247. Meaning Bergen brings
a lot of ladies in here?Copy !req
248. Meaning, if I had half
of his actionCopy !req
249. I'd double the dose
of vitamin V.Copy !req
250. Is this one of his dates?Copy !req
251. Ah, Grey Goose Gibson,
extra onions.Copy !req
252. Never forget a drink.Copy !req
253. Yeah, I saw her picture
in the paper.Copy !req
254. That's a shame.Copy !req
255. Another diet?Copy !req
256. No, one's my limit.Copy !req
257. So she was in here with Bergen?Copy !req
258. Last couple of weeks,
mostly.Copy !req
259. Did they look cozy?Copy !req
260. Cozy?Copy !req
261. Sure, that's one way
of putting it.Copy !req
262. So it wasn't just
the drama club's
hormones running wild.Copy !req
263. Well, maybe the guy
has a couple of pops,
starts to feel perkyCopy !req
264. heads back for a little desktop
rendezvous at the school.Copy !req
265. And what, pulls a David
Copperfield to get byCopy !req
266. the security camera
over the front door?Copy !req
267. Ed, you get up
in the morning, right?Copy !req
268. You shower, shave.Copy !req
269. Now, the guy on the TV,
with the pearly whites
and the perfect hairCopy !req
270. tells you there's a good chance
of rain all day long.Copy !req
271. What do you do?Copy !req
272. I put on my old shoes.Copy !req
273. Yeah, maybe grab a raincoat,
an umbrella, some galoshes...Copy !req
274. None of which I saw
on the tape.Copy !req
275. So either the faculty
and the entire student bodyCopy !req
276. lost faith in the morning
weather guy...Copy !req
277. Or somebody pulled a
fast one with that tape.Copy !req
278. Hello.Copy !req
279. It's like when your
building blows a fuse.Copy !req
280. The super does his thing:Copy !req
281. Let there be light,
air, heat, whatever.Copy !req
282. Problem is, he never tells
the little manCopy !req
283. working the clock
and the VCR.Copy !req
284. That explains why I keep
missingSex and the City.Copy !req
285. Exactly. You set it
to record on SundayCopy !req
286. but what you're really
getting is Saturday.Copy !req
287. Could someone intentionally
change the date?Copy !req
288. People still have one thing
over machines.Copy !req
289. What's that?Copy !req
290. Fingers.Copy !req
291. Well, how about using yours
to hit the fast-forward button.Copy !req
292. Hey, there we go.Copy !req
293. Valerie Keenan, alive and well.Copy !req
294. And tonight's
special guest star is...Copy !req
295. Life's a cabaret, old chum.Copy !req
296. Can't this wait?Copy !req
297. If my boss sees...Copy !req
298. It's the least of your problems
right now, Fiona.Copy !req
299. Why would I kill
Miss Keenan?Copy !req
300. I mean, all she
ever did was
try to help me.Copy !req
301. Okay, the fact isCopy !req
302. Ms. Keenan let you
in the building at 8:00.Copy !req
303. Two hours later,
you leave the building alone.Copy !req
304. Maybe someone climbed
through a window.Copy !req
305. Oh, sure,
that's a possibility.Copy !req
306. All he'd need is
industrial-strength metal
cuttersCopy !req
307. to get through the bars.Copy !req
308. Okay, I was thereCopy !req
309. but she was fine when I left.Copy !req
310. I swear.Copy !req
311. Well, why were you there
in the first place?Copy !req
312. Ms. Keenan was tutoring me
for my SATs.Copy !req
313. She needed the money,
and I needed the help.Copy !req
314. Why didn't you
tell us this before?Copy !req
315. When you didn't come
to me right awayCopy !req
316. I thought maybeCopy !req
317. the video missed me
or something.Copy !req
318. Boz said I should just
stay out of it.Copy !req
319. Boz?Copy !req
320. Mr. Bergen.Copy !req
321. Everybody calls him that.Copy !req
322. Why wouldhetell you
to stay out of it?Copy !req
323. I don't know.Copy !req
324. Ask him. Ask anyone.Copy !req
325. I would never hurt Miss Keenan.Copy !req
326. Girl enters empty building.Copy !req
327. Girls exits
empty building.Copy !req
328. And there's a
good chanceCopy !req
329. the girl's responsibleCopy !req
330. for anything
that happened in between.Copy !req
331. Unless someone
was already thereCopy !req
332. and spent the night.Copy !req
333. Unless there's
another way in.Copy !req
334. Shall I keep
on going?Copy !req
335. Hey, Ed, quick.Copy !req
336. What was the name of your
ninth grade algebra teacher?Copy !req
337. Mr. Heinrick.Copy !req
338. Spanish?Copy !req
339. Señor Sanchez.Copy !req
340. Is there some reasonCopy !req
341. for this stroll
down memory lane?Copy !req
342. Mr. Heinrick.Copy !req
343. Mr. Sanchez.Copy !req
344. Not William or Freddy.Copy !req
345. Or Boz.Copy !req
346. When we first started
talking to FionaCopy !req
347. it wasMr. Bergen this,
Mr. Bergen that.Copy !req
348. You squeeze her a little bit,
out comes "Boz."Copy !req
349. But I thoughtCopy !req
350. his name was Gary.Copy !req
351. Yeah, but to
those who know
and love him...Copy !req
352. Yeah, and when he's notCopy !req
353. spending
extra-curricular timeCopy !req
354. with the fairer
members of the facultyCopy !req
355. maybe he's picking
some unripe peachesCopy !req
356. off the junior
class tree.Copy !req
357. Look, we're working homicide
here, remember?Copy !req
358. Vice is down the hall.Copy !req
359. Yeah, and hell
hath no furyCopy !req
360. like a pissed-off
teenage girl.Copy !req
361. Fiona?Copy !req
362. I don't...Copy !req
363. Not that I recall.Copy !req
364. Chuck, look at
the picture, man.Copy !req
365. Might help.Copy !req
366. Third girl
from the left.Copy !req
367. I don't think so.Copy !req
368. No.Copy !req
369. I'm sorry.Copy !req
370. Hey, what the hell
did you give me?Copy !req
371. Diet cola,
like last time.Copy !req
372. I never ordered a dietCopy !req
373. anything
in my life.Copy !req
374. Hey, I don't forget.Copy !req
375. Right.Copy !req
376. You don't forget.Copy !req
377. And we don't care
what you servedCopy !req
378. or who you
served it to.Copy !req
379. Although, I happen
to have the numberCopy !req
380. of the people who
do on speed dial.Copy !req
381. Whoa, whoa, whoa.Copy !req
382. Whoa.Copy !req
383. Yeah, I...Copy !req
384. She was with him.Copy !req
385. Now normally, I'd
card people like thatCopy !req
386. but when Boz vouches for her...Copy !req
387. Good old Boz.Copy !req
388. He's a regular.Copy !req
389. What am I going to do?Copy !req
390. But I swear,
I don't have a clueCopy !req
391. what goes down
once they're out that door.Copy !req
392. Let me ask you something.Copy !req
393. Did you keep tabsCopy !req
394. on the guys
your kids spent time with?Copy !req
395. Does an alphabetized
list count?Copy !req
396. Fiona doesn't have any brothersCopy !req
397. or sistersCopy !req
398. so I've become both her mom
and her best friend.Copy !req
399. We talk about everything.Copy !req
400. No disrespect,
Mrs. ChapmanCopy !req
401. but there are some thingsCopy !req
402. that kids don't want
Mom to know.Copy !req
403. It's a fact of life.Copy !req
404. Kids get crushes
on their teachers.Copy !req
405. Of course, they do.Copy !req
406. But they don't
act on it.Copy !req
407. Sometimes the decision's
taken out of their hands.Copy !req
408. Sometimes it's the teachersCopy !req
409. who lack self-control.Copy !req
410. You're saying Mr. Bergen...Copy !req
411. He may have taken advantage
of Fiona's youth.Copy !req
412. No way.Copy !req
413. Fiona's tough enough
to stand up for herself.Copy !req
414. And smart.Copy !req
415. Top two percentCopy !req
416. nationally
on her PSATs.Copy !req
417. Top of her class.Copy !req
418. Besides, she alreadyCopy !req
419. has a boyfriend.Copy !req
420. His name wouldn'tCopy !req
421. be Boz, would it?Copy !req
422. No, it's Brian.Copy !req
423. I can get you his number
if you like.Copy !req
424. Her mom said that?Copy !req
425. Hey, a girl tells
her mother about youCopy !req
426. you're on third
ready to slide home, right?Copy !req
427. I guess.Copy !req
428. You don't sound like things are
too cool between you two.Copy !req
429. She says
we're cool.Copy !req
430. Yeah, but, uh,
you don't buy it 100%, huh?Copy !req
431. I don't know
what to tell you, man.Copy !req
432. Enjoy it while you got it.Copy !req
433. I mean, what the hell?Copy !req
434. Who knows how long
it's going to last, right?Copy !req
435. Hey, I told you
about Darlene, right?Copy !req
436. Senior year.Copy !req
437. Girl had legs up to here.
Body was like pa-dow.Copy !req
438. What she doing
with a scrub like me, right?Copy !req
439. Mine was a cheerleader.Copy !req
440. Anyway, like an idiotCopy !req
441. I believed her when the
"I can't live without you"Copy !req
442. turned into, "No, I'm sorry.
I got to study."Copy !req
443. Or "I got to go shopping
with the girls."Copy !req
444. "I'm spending the
weekend with my
sister in Jersey."Copy !req
445. It's women, man.Copy !req
446. What are you going to do?Copy !req
447. Hey, don't beat yourself up
over it, kid.Copy !req
448. Sometimes a sister really
is just a sister.Copy !req
449. We're investigating a murder.Copy !req
450. Can you explain to me
why I should give a damnCopy !req
451. about how this girl did
on her college boards?Copy !req
452. Fiona claims that she went
to the schoolCopy !req
453. the night of the murderCopy !req
454. to get SAT tutoring
from the victim.Copy !req
455. And that's
incriminating
because... ?Copy !req
456. Because her mom saysCopy !req
457. her scores were
touching Ivy League.Copy !req
458. A dead teacher.Copy !req
459. No hard evidence.Copy !req
460. Snowballs aren't the only things
that roll down hills, guys.Copy !req
461. And if you haven't been
reading thePostlatelyCopy !req
462. there's a new DA
sitting on the top
of that mountain.Copy !req
463. The girl lies
about her reasonCopy !req
464. for going to the school
the night of the murder.Copy !req
465. She tells her boyfriend
that she is booked on weekendsCopy !req
466. because she needs
to go visit her sisterCopy !req
467. which she doesn't have.Copy !req
468. If you lie to
one boyfriendCopy !req
469. that usually means
you got another one.Copy !req
470. So, her sex life's better
than mine.Copy !req
471. So what?Copy !req
472. So, there's
a good chanceCopy !req
473. one of the lucky guys
is her teacher—Copy !req
474. the same teacher
that was sweating up the sheetsCopy !req
475. with the recently
departed Val Keenan.Copy !req
476. Can we prove that?Copy !req
477. Dump it all
in a bagCopy !req
478. give it a real good shakeCopy !req
479. and I guarantee
something falls out.Copy !req
480. I think if he's facing
the threatCopy !req
481. of a ten-year sabbatical
in Ossining for statutory rapeCopy !req
482. Mr. Bergen might tell us
all sorts of nasty things.Copy !req
483. What's this guy
Bergen teach anyway?
English.Copy !req
484. Good. I was afraid
it was political science.Copy !req
485. You know, all that nonsenseCopy !req
486. about the Bill of Rights
and stuff like that.Copy !req
487. Pick him up.Copy !req
488. What about her?Copy !req
489. Well, first
let's seeCopy !req
490. what falls out of that bag.Copy !req
491. Yeah?Copy !req
492. Police, Mr. Bergen.Copy !req
493. We have a warrant.Copy !req
494. Open the door now.Copy !req
495. I guess
we better do this inside.Copy !req
496. Now's not a really
good time.Copy !req
497. Uh, wait.Copy !req
498. Wh-What's going on?Copy !req
499. What's this about?Copy !req
500. Look, I'll give
you a hint, bro.Copy !req
501. It ain't about
cutting class.Copy !req
502. Hint number two.Copy !req
503. Sounds like statutory rape.Copy !req
504. Let me guess.Copy !req
505. Oh! Calcutta!Copy !req
506. Boz? What's happening?Copy !req
507. Put your clothes on.Copy !req
508. You, too.Copy !req
509. Hey, that's mine.Copy !req
510. Yeah, I'm
just going toCopy !req
511. shake it up a little bit
and see what falls out.Copy !req
512. Looks like blood.Copy !req
513. Gary Bergen, you're
under arrestCopy !req
514. for rape in the
third degree.Copy !req
515. Same goes for
you, sweetheart.Copy !req
516. Only instead of rape,
substitute murder.Copy !req
517. right to
an attorney...Copy !req
518. You ought to stop by
Family Court sometime.Copy !req
519. It's a whole other world.Copy !req
520. Don't even try, Jess.Copy !req
521. A world where
black-letter lawCopy !req
522. bends under the weight
of empathy.Copy !req
523. And that's a good thing?Copy !req
524. If you're human.Copy !req
525. Opposing counsel hasn't
called me that in a long time.Copy !req
526. Oh, but Jack...
I know where you live.Copy !req
527. So, that's the bastard, huh?Copy !req
528. Now, that's the JessicaCopy !req
529. I remember.Copy !req
530. How great would
Alexander have beenCopy !req
531. if Aristotle let the class
go home early?Copy !req
532. Would Tiger have eight
major trophies on his shelfCopy !req
533. if Butch called it quits
after one bucket of balls?Copy !req
534. You're joking, right?Copy !req
535. Exceptional
teachersCopy !req
536. keep teaching long after
the bell rings, Ms. Southerlyn.Copy !req
537. Your clientCopy !req
538. was running around
in his underwearCopy !req
539. with his 16-year-old student.Copy !req
540. Who was also half-nakedCopy !req
541. as I understand it.Copy !req
542. And who's to say
it wasn't school-related?Copy !req
543. Okay. I can't take this guy.Copy !req
544. You're on your own.Copy !req
545. Okay, we both know
Fiona should be
tried as juvenileCopy !req
546. so what say we skip
the hoop-de-doCopy !req
547. ship the case down the streetCopy !req
548. and save the long, drawn-out
song-and-dance for another day?Copy !req
549. Your client committed
a premeditated murder, Jessica.Copy !req
550. All the hoop-de-do
notwithstandingCopy !req
551. for that she gets
to play with the grownups.Copy !req
552. She's 16, Jack.Copy !req
553. When you were 16, you were
sneaking into ball gamesCopy !req
554. and swiping cigarettes
from a local bodega.Copy !req
555. Neither of whichCopy !req
556. is a Class A felony.Copy !req
557. And who knows
where you might
have ended upCopy !req
558. ifyouwere
given a nudgeCopy !req
559. by a fine, upstanding citizenCopy !req
560. like Gary Bergen.Copy !req
561. The felony hereCopy !req
562. is what happened
tomy client.Copy !req
563. If I'm not mistakenCopy !req
564. trace evidence
of the victim's blood typeCopy !req
565. was found
onherbackpack.Copy !req
566. She was seduced
by a grown man.Copy !req
567. Led astray.Copy !req
568. ForcedastrayCopy !req
569. would be more appropriate.Copy !req
570. I mean, for crying out loudCopy !req
571. the child doesn'tCopy !req
572. even have a driver's
license yet.Copy !req
573. I'll tell you what,
Jessica.Copy !req
574. The trip to Rikers—
it's on me.Copy !req
575. It's calledCopy !req
576. "res ipsa loquitor,"
Mr. Bergen.Copy !req
577. I'm sure your attorney
will explain it to you.Copy !req
578. It's Italian hocus-pocusCopy !req
579. for "they get a bellyful
of bupkes."Copy !req
580. Actually,
it's LatinCopy !req
581. for "two half-naked people
in an apartmentCopy !req
582. are probably not there
to play Scrabble."Copy !req
583. And when one of said people
turns out to be underage...Copy !req
584. It's not like
I was playing grab-assCopy !req
585. with an altar boy, Counselor.Copy !req
586. Shut up, Gary.Copy !req
587. Tell me, Ms. SoutherlynCopy !req
588. that first romp in the back seat
of your Daddy's OldsCopy !req
589. with little Bobby
from down the block...Copy !req
590. just exactly how old were you?Copy !req
591. To tell you
the truthCopy !req
592. nobody really wants
to go to trial here.Copy !req
593. Sure. Sure. A deal.Copy !req
594. I'm a reasonable man.Copy !req
595. Tell me about the murder
of Valerie Keenan.Copy !req
596. Valerie Keenan's murder?Copy !req
597. I didn't...Copy !req
598. Is-is she crazy?Copy !req
599. Look at her, Jack.Copy !req
600. I mean, do you actually thinkCopy !req
601. she has the capacityCopy !req
602. to murder someone
all by herself?Copy !req
603. Until she tells me
something differentCopy !req
604. that's what I'm going with.Copy !req
605. Okay.Copy !req
606. Off the record for now.Copy !req
607. You try her as a juvenile,
she will tell youCopy !req
608. whatever
you want to hear.Copy !req
609. No, Jessica.Copy !req
610. I'll never turn on Boz.Copy !req
611. I guess it's out of my hands.Copy !req
612. Tomorrow morning, 9:30.
Arraignment court.Copy !req
613. We tried a first come,
first serve, Arthur.Copy !req
614. Can you
believe this?Copy !req
615. They want me to
speak at a dinnerCopy !req
616. honoring the
Chief Justice.Copy !req
617. I'm listening.Copy !req
618. Neither one of them
is giving an inch.Copy !req
619. The SOBCopy !req
620. put me in a footnote
in his last opinionCopy !req
621. and I'm supposed
to sit on the dais.Copy !req
622. Afootnote,
for crying out loud.Copy !req
623. Maybe we should...Copy !req
624. "A negotiated deal
between two competent attorneysCopy !req
625. "is the biggest step forward
in jurisprudenceCopy !req
626. since the guillotine."Copy !req
627. That deserves more
than a footnoteCopy !req
628. my friends.Copy !req
629. So, where's the speed bump?Copy !req
630. This girl has a bad
case of the loyals.Copy !req
631. She won'tCopy !req
632. implicate her lover
in the murder.Copy !req
633. And you're sure
he's complicit?Copy !req
634. I think he's knee-deep.Copy !req
635. I think Val KeenanCopy !req
636. discovered that he was
having an affairCopy !req
637. with one of his studentsCopy !req
638. and he persuaded Fiona
to kill KeenanCopy !req
639. to save his own career,
and to keep himselfCopy !req
640. from going to jail
for a statutory rape.Copy !req
641. Only we don't have
any proof of that.Copy !req
642. And on the opposite side
of the aisle, we have...Copy !req
643. Fiona Reid, madly in love
with Bergen.Copy !req
644. Finds out he's two-timing her.Copy !req
645. She killsCopy !req
646. Val Keenan out of jealousy,
pure and simpleCopy !req
647. to get rid of her rival.Copy !req
648. Arguing in the alternative.Copy !req
649. That's what makes the law
so much fun.Copy !req
650. It'll all play out
before trial, Arthur.Copy !req
651. Thatwouldbe nice,
wouldn't it?Copy !req
652. I promise you if we offer BergenCopy !req
653. sexual misconduct one,
a fine, no timeCopy !req
654. he's going to connect
all the dots on this murder.Copy !req
655. In other words,
slap him firmly
on the wrist.Copy !req
656. Why not? The only evidence
we have against himCopy !req
657. is that he got lucky
with two different women.Copy !req
658. One of whom is dead.Copy !req
659. The other, underage.Copy !req
660. She's 16.Copy !req
661. He was her teacher.Copy !req
662. He abused his position.Copy !req
663. He violated a sacred trust.Copy !req
664. Come on, Jack.Copy !req
665. In the pantheon of evilCopy !req
666. what Gary Bergen did
with Fiona ReidCopy !req
667. doesn't even make the top ten.Copy !req
668. I hope you never have
a daughter, Serena.Copy !req
669. I think the problem is
that you're actingCopy !req
670. like Fiona Reid
isyour daughter.Copy !req
671. Never get Freudian
with a man with a pickle.Copy !req
672. You know, not to get
into specificsCopy !req
673. but I was escorted
to my junior promCopy !req
674. by a college senior.Copy !req
675. I suppose
you'd lock him up.Copy !req
676. That would depend
on the specifics.Copy !req
677. Good.Copy !req
678. Go arrest him.Copy !req
679. He's in the State Senate now.Copy !req
680. The fact isCopy !req
681. Gary Bergen took advantage
of his position...Copy !req
682. Like Fiona had no say
in the matter.Copy !req
683. She's old enough to be tried
for murder as an adultCopy !req
684. but not old enough
to consent to sex.Copy !req
685. Your logic's just a tad
flawed, Jack.Copy !req
686. If you have a problem
with the logic, take it upCopy !req
687. with your friend
in Albany.Copy !req
688. Come in. Join us.Copy !req
689. Have a burger.Copy !req
690. No, thanks.Copy !req
691. I've got witnesses
to prepare.Copy !req
692. Judge Taylor has agreed
to hear my argumentCopy !req
693. for remanding Fiona Reid's case
to Family Court.Copy !req
694. Actually, Fiona
isn't my real daughter.Copy !req
695. So you adopted her, did you?Copy !req
696. No, she was placed with meCopy !req
697. through a charity group
at my church.Copy !req
698. 18 months ago.Copy !req
699. She was a runaway.Copy !req
700. Living on the streets
like an animal.Copy !req
701. Eating garbage.Copy !req
702. Father Joe found her.Copy !req
703. She'd been living like that
for six months.Copy !req
704. Did she ever tell you why
she ran away, Mrs. Chapman?Copy !req
705. Her real mom and dadCopy !req
706. they were crack addicts
in Detroit.Copy !req
707. They sent her out
on the street to...Copy !req
708. Are you saying
they prostitutedCopy !req
709. their own 14-year-old daughterCopy !req
710. to make money to purchase
illegal drugs?Copy !req
711. Actually, she was 12 years old.Copy !req
712. Thank you.Copy !req
713. No further
questions.Copy !req
714. Mrs. Chapman...Copy !req
715. do you have any proof
that Fiona's parents were...Copy !req
716. Never mind, strike that.Copy !req
717. Were...Copy !req
718. Your Honor, the State
drops its objectionCopy !req
719. to trying the defendant
as a juvenile.Copy !req
720. I'm surprised it took you
that long, Mr. McCoy.Copy !req
721. So ordered.Copy !req
722. I don't want
to hear it, Serena.Copy !req
723. I just never thought
I'd see your emotionsCopy !req
724. get the better
of your judgment.Copy !req
725. It might have made a difference
if I was prepared.Copy !req
726. An abused foster child...Copy !req
727. Jack, how's an hour sound?Copy !req
728. Perfect.Copy !req
729. I'm sorry, I don't know
how that happened.Copy !req
730. But still, a perfunctory
cross would have been nice.Copy !req
731. After you've got a few more
trials under your beltCopy !req
732. you'll learn you can't put
Little Orphan AnnieCopy !req
733. in front of a jury
and expect a conviction.Copy !req
734. Even if she flat out
killed someone?Copy !req
735. Wait a second? What's
happening in an hour?Copy !req
736. Are you offering her
a deal?Copy !req
737. After all, it is
the greatest step forwardCopy !req
738. in jurisprudence
since the guillotine.Copy !req
739. He was being facetious.Copy !req
740. Read his book.Copy !req
741. I already told you.Copy !req
742. Boz had nothing
to do with this.Copy !req
743. Actually,
if I remember correctlyCopy !req
744. you said you wouldn't
implicate him.Copy !req
745. It's not the same thing, Fiona.Copy !req
746. We've already
been through this, sweetheart.Copy !req
747. I don't see Boz lifting
a finger to help you.Copy !req
748. What difference
does it make?Copy !req
749. I'm the one
who killed Miss Keenan.Copy !req
750. But would you have killed her
without Boz's encouragement?Copy !req
751. I can help you here, Fiona.Copy !req
752. Once we get in front of a judge,
it's out of my hands.Copy !req
753. Just tell Mr. McCoy
what you told me.Copy !req
754. He said he would lose his jobCopy !req
755. if Mrs. Keenan
said anything about us.Copy !req
756. He said we couldn't
be together.Copy !req
757. I wasn't supposed to get caught.Copy !req
758. He said he would fix the video
so no one would know it was me.Copy !req
759. Three in juvie?Copy !req
760. If she says it under oath.Copy !req
761. Excuse me.Copy !req
762. Is it safe to sit?Copy !req
763. You know what irritates me
to no end?Copy !req
764. Is how the law's become a tool
to assuage society's guilt.Copy !req
765. "Not my little Suzie
with the cute little dimples.Copy !req
766. "That dirty old man
must have talked her into it.Copy !req
767. Let's lock him up
and throw away the key."Copy !req
768. Fiona isn't just getting
a free pass.Copy !req
769. Okay,
let's assumeCopy !req
770. she's telling us the truth.Copy !req
771. She and Bergen conspired
to kill Valerie Keenan.Copy !req
772. What happens now?Copy !req
773. Fiona goes
and spends three yearsCopy !req
774. in a juvenile
facility.Copy !req
775. Her record's expunged.
She goes to college.Copy !req
776. She lives
happily ever after.Copy !req
777. While Bergen,
on the other handCopy !req
778. he gets to wear gray pajamas
for the next 25 years or so.Copy !req
779. Is that the equity
our courts are striving for?Copy !req
780. She held
the knife.Copy !req
781. He guided it.Copy !req
782. In the real world, before one
parcels out equityCopy !req
783. one has to parcel outCopy !req
784. culpability.Copy !req
785. Well, that's fine,
as long as culpabilityCopy !req
786. isn't solely based
on gender or chronology.Copy !req
787. I'm going to get some sleep.Copy !req
788. 'Cause tomorrow morning
I have to explainCopy !req
789. the equities of our wonderful
system to Gary Bergen.Copy !req
790. She's going
to testify against me?Copy !req
791. You got to stop this.Copy !req
792. Look, I slept with herCopy !req
793. but that's as far
as it goes.Copy !req
794. I'm offering you Man One.Copy !req
795. What's that?
Eight and a third
to 25.Copy !req
796. For something I didn't do?Copy !req
797. If we go to court
on Murder TwoCopy !req
798. it's going to be
a lot worse.Copy !req
799. Look, I'm going to be straight
with you, Mr. Bergen.Copy !req
800. Once the jury hears about
the life that Fiona's livedCopy !req
801. she becomes Goldilocks
and you're the Big Bad Wolf.Copy !req
802. Goldilocks. Right.Copy !req
803. I know a bartender
who would disagree.Copy !req
804. So poor, manipulatedCopy !req
805. Fiona is visiting
a friend in Connecticut.Copy !req
806. They go to a bar where they
know they won't get carded.Copy !req
807. The bartender gets friendly,
Fiona gets coy.Copy !req
808. One thing leads to anotherCopy !req
809. and she cracks him in the head
with a beer bottle.Copy !req
810. This according to a man
we're charging with murder.Copy !req
811. Our search showed
no priors, Serena.Copy !req
812. That's because she
convinced the bartenderCopy !req
813. not to press charges,
or more precisely, Bergen did.Copy !req
814. She called him, he drove up
there in the middle of the nightCopy !req
815. and paid the bartender $1,000.Copy !req
816. Still, that
doesn't meanCopy !req
817. that Fiona's lying
about the murder.Copy !req
818. That's not it, Jack.Copy !req
819. The bar where this happened
is right outside of Milford.Copy !req
820. Which is where
Valerie Keenan taughtCopy !req
821. before she moved down here.Copy !req
822. I'm wondering if there isn'tCopy !req
823. a whole other side of this
story that we're missing.Copy !req
824. You can catch the next train
out of Grand Central.Copy !req
825. I'm sorry.
This could take a while.Copy !req
826. Alumni are listed by years.Copy !req
827. It would be duringCopy !req
828. the years that
Valerie Keenan taught here.Copy !req
829. Valerie...Copy !req
830. it's a shame she left us.Copy !req
831. Reid, you say?Copy !req
832. That's right.Copy !req
833. Fiona Reid.Copy !req
834. Sorry.Copy !req
835. No one by that name ever
matriculated at St. Paul's.Copy !req
836. Yearbooks.Copy !req
837. Where can I get past copies?Copy !req
838. Well, at least you got
to breathe some fresh air.Copy !req
839. I said there was no record
of Fiona Reid up in Milford.Copy !req
840. I didn't say
she wasn't there.Copy !req
841. Recognize anyone?Copy !req
842. It's Fiona Reid.Copy !req
843. Only back then she went by
the name of Marguerite Samson.Copy !req
844. A poor runaway sexually abused
by her Uncle JohnCopy !req
845. living on the streets until
the church took her inCopy !req
846. and placed her with another
loving foster family.Copy !req
847. Some people by the name
of Kramer.Copy !req
848. Amazing.Copy !req
849. Yeah, what's
also amazingCopy !req
850. is that you're looking
at her senior class photo.Copy !req
851. She graduated from St. Paul's
Academy in 1998.Copy !req
852. Either this girl
is some kind of prodigyCopy !req
853. or she hasn't been 16
for quite some time.Copy !req
854. The FBI matched her prints
to a Lorelei SavageCopy !req
855. arrested in Sarasota, Florida
for shoplifting.Copy !req
856. She did six months
in countyCopy !req
857. and was released on parole
in 1994 at the age of 18.Copy !req
858. After 1994 there's no record
of her until she shows upCopy !req
859. in Connecticut as 16-year-old
Marguerite SamsonCopy !req
860. where she spent three years
and graduated from high school.Copy !req
861. And then
turns up hereCopy !req
862. with a new name
and a new sob storyCopy !req
863. ready to start all over again.Copy !req
864. UnfortunatelyCopy !req
865. she ran into somebody
who could blow her cover.Copy !req
866. Valerie Keenan.Copy !req
867. 26 years old
and still in high school?Copy !req
868. This girl must have some kind
of weird paintingCopy !req
869. hanging in her closet.Copy !req
870. Teachers are
trained to lookCopy !req
871. for guns and drugs, but not
whether kids are actually kids.Copy !req
872. And what teenager
doesn't look out of place?Copy !req
873. She made a careerCopy !req
874. out of conning people.Copy !req
875. Including my own senior staff.Copy !req
876. Three years in juvieCopy !req
877. for Murder Two?Copy !req
878. To me it looks likeCopy !req
879. she took the State
of New YorkCopy !req
880. for the biggest
ride of all.Copy !req
881. And my brain trustCopy !req
882. offers her a dealCopy !req
883. I wouldn't give
my own granddaughter.Copy !req
884. Oh, Jessica Sheets
is going to love this.Copy !req
885. This isn't a house sale.Copy !req
886. It's a murder charge.Copy !req
887. The State will get
what it bargained for.Copy !req
888. My client is ready,
willing, and ableCopy !req
889. to testify against
Gary Bergen.Copy !req
890. No longer good enough.Copy !req
891. She's already been sentenced,
for crying out loud.Copy !req
892. That's right,
in Family Court.Copy !req
893. Fiona Reid has not
been a juvenileCopy !req
894. for almost
a decade.Copy !req
895. The Family Court
had no jurisdictionCopy !req
896. to hear the caseCopy !req
897. in the first place.Copy !req
898. Doesn't matter.
Double jeopardy.Copy !req
899. I'm sure
you've heard of it.Copy !req
900. Since the entire
proceedings were voidCopy !req
901. she was never
in any jeopardy.Copy !req
902. The only jeopardy that's
attached around hereCopy !req
903. is the jeopardy you're in
if you were awareCopy !req
904. of any of this
the first time around.Copy !req
905. I'm sure Miss SheetsCopy !req
906. was completely unaware of her
client's deception, Your Honor.Copy !req
907. Fine.Copy !req
908. My clerk willCopy !req
909. instruct you as to trial date.Copy !req
910. Your Honor,
as my clientCopy !req
911. will surely be prejudiced being
tried jointly with Mr. BergenCopy !req
912. I move that
we sever.Copy !req
913. Prejudiced? How?Copy !req
914. She'll be pleading not guilty
by reason of mental defect.Copy !req
915. She has no idea
who she is.Copy !req
916. Have your guy talk to her, Jack,
and get back to me.Copy !req
917. Your Honor?Copy !req
918. What the hell?Copy !req
919. We'll let Bergen
be someone else's problem.Copy !req
920. Living on the streets
must have beenCopy !req
921. very difficult,
Fiona.Copy !req
922. You might feel better
if you do talk about it.Copy !req
923. Actually, I feel better when
I talk about happy things.Copy !req
924. Such as?Copy !req
925. My mom.Copy !req
926. I mean, Mrs. Chapman.Copy !req
927. Do you know how long it's been
since somebody loved me?Copy !req
928. The Kramers loved you.Copy !req
929. I... I don't know them.Copy !req
930. The family you lived with
up in Connecticut.Copy !req
931. They knew you
as Marguerite.Copy !req
932. You must have me confused
with somebody else.Copy !req
933. I guess I must.Copy !req
934. Tell me, you're a junior now.Copy !req
935. Do you have plans for
after you graduate?Copy !req
936. That's a long way off.Copy !req
937. Not really.Copy !req
938. You'll be 18 before you know it.Copy !req
939. No.Copy !req
940. A year and a half, Fiona.Copy !req
941. You'll have
to consider college...Copy !req
942. No, I don't.Copy !req
943. Why I can't I think about now?Copy !req
944. Why am I, why must I always
worry about thingsCopy !req
945. that might never happen?Copy !req
946. Why won't
they happen?Copy !req
947. Because I'm...Copy !req
948. Because I'm never
going to be 18.Copy !req
949. Why not?Copy !req
950. I just... I can't.Copy !req
951. I won't.Copy !req
952. You're not buying this,
are you?Copy !req
953. I think she's a con artist.Copy !req
954. Pure and simple.Copy !req
955. No offense.Copy !req
956. None taken.Copy !req
957. Look, all I can say
is for this girlCopy !req
958. 18 appears to be the Rubicon
she'll never cross.Copy !req
959. Can you say in court
that she's legally sane?Copy !req
960. Sure, Jack, but...Copy !req
961. Fine.Copy !req
962. I thought no jury would
convict Little Orphan Annie.Copy !req
963. That's right.Copy !req
964. Lizzie Borden's
another story.Copy !req
965. This girl seems to have
gotten under his skin.Copy !req
966. You think?Copy !req
967. It's called
"dissociative fugue."Copy !req
968. It's a type
of hysteriaCopy !req
969. characterized by
the total obliterationCopy !req
970. of a person's
identity.Copy !req
971. Like amnesia,
Dr. Carson?Copy !req
972. It's relatedCopy !req
973. but in cases such as thisCopy !req
974. the patient
subconsciously assumesCopy !req
975. an entirely new personality.Copy !req
976. And the cause of this
dissociative fugueCopy !req
977. is what, Doctor?Copy !req
978. Simply,
it's the patient's attemptCopy !req
979. to escape intolerable conflict.Copy !req
980. A conflict born
at an early age?Copy !req
981. That would be correct.Copy !req
982. Now, Doctor,
about this Lorelei Savage...Copy !req
983. Objection. My client's
name is Fiona Reid.Copy !req
984. Because that's
what she calls herself today?Copy !req
985. You'll address meCopy !req
986. Counselor.Copy !req
987. For the sake of expediencyCopy !req
988. we'll go with the name
on the indictment.Copy !req
989. Objection
is sustained.Copy !req
990. Okay, Doctor.Copy !req
991. You said the defendantCopy !req
992. because of
some unresolved conflict...Copy !req
993. Actually,
I said "intolerable conflict."Copy !req
994. You say "tomahto..."
Objection.Copy !req
995. Mr. McCoy.Copy !req
996. Withdrawn.Copy !req
997. In any case,
this girl is playingCopy !req
998. at being someone else,
isn't that true?Copy !req
999. It's hardly playingCopy !req
1000. Mr. McCoy.Copy !req
1001. Fiona has assumed
another personalityCopy !req
1002. at the expense of her own.Copy !req
1003. And what personality
would that be?Copy !req
1004. The one that was raped
by her uncleCopy !req
1005. when she was 12 years old?Copy !req
1006. Or the one that was
the daughter of crack addictsCopy !req
1007. and sent out
to sell her bodyCopy !req
1008. at the same age?Copy !req
1009. I couldn't say.Copy !req
1010. Is that becauseCopy !req
1011. there's no proofCopy !req
1012. that any of that
ever happened?Copy !req
1013. Let me ask you
this, Doctor.Copy !req
1014. Why is itCopy !req
1015. that she always adopts
the persona of a teenager?Copy !req
1016. After all, she is 26 years old.Copy !req
1017. Wouldn't it be more fun
to be an astronautCopy !req
1018. or a race
car driver?Copy !req
1019. Objection. Badgering.Copy !req
1020. No, I'd like
to answerCopy !req
1021. that question.Copy !req
1022. Fiona consistently returns
to an adolescent stateCopy !req
1023. because youth is her safety net,
so to speak.Copy !req
1024. It enables her
to belong to a familyCopy !req
1025. that loves and cares for her.Copy !req
1026. It enables her
to avoid growing upCopy !req
1027. or taking responsibility
for her lifeCopy !req
1028. or going out into the world
to earn a living.Copy !req
1029. No, Mr. McCoy.Copy !req
1030. It shields her from any kind
of legitimate adult interaction.Copy !req
1031. Or at least that's
my preliminary diagnosis.Copy !req
1032. You see, typically,
a perpetual identity
crisis such as thisCopy !req
1033. is the patient's wayCopy !req
1034. of negating
the real sexual abuseCopy !req
1035. she suffered as a child.Copy !req
1036. When's your
birthday, Fiona?Copy !req
1037. May 16, 1986.Copy !req
1038. That's interestingCopy !req
1039. because the prosecutor—Copy !req
1040. Mr. McCoy— has presented
fingerprint evidenceCopy !req
1041. that indicates you are
a 26-year-old woman
named Lorelei Savage.Copy !req
1042. Well, there has to be a mistake.Copy !req
1043. Why do you
say that?Copy !req
1044. Because I'm Fiona Reid.Copy !req
1045. Of course you are.Copy !req
1046. Tell me about
your boyfriend.Copy !req
1047. Brian.Copy !req
1048. He's a sweetie.Copy !req
1049. My friends think
he's a little
geeky, but...Copy !req
1050. we get along okay.Copy !req
1051. How intimate were you
with Brian?Copy !req
1052. If you're talking about sex...
no.Copy !req
1053. Brian and I haven't had sex.Copy !req
1054. When we're
old enough—Copy !req
1055. when we're ready,
maybe it will happen.Copy !req
1056. When you're 18?Copy !req
1057. When I'm ready.Copy !req
1058. But you were ready to have sex
with your teacher, Mr. BergenCopy !req
1059. isn't that true?Copy !req
1060. He forced me.Copy !req
1061. And you were ready
to kill Valerie KeenanCopy !req
1062. because she could
expose you for the
fraud that you are.Copy !req
1063. Objection.Copy !req
1064. That's it, Counselor.Copy !req
1065. You will control yourselfCopy !req
1066. or you'll see sanctions.Copy !req
1067. He forced me!Copy !req
1068. Your Honor, I'd like to continue
my cross tomorrowCopy !req
1069. if that's possible.Copy !req
1070. And I assumeCopy !req
1071. we'll all come back
with cooler heads.Copy !req
1072. Court is recessed
until 9:30 tomorrow morning.Copy !req
1073. I want to know the penaltyCopy !req
1074. for simple assault
in Connecticut.Copy !req
1075. In the interest
of full disclosureCopy !req
1076. you should know
that we've dropped all chargesCopy !req
1077. against Gary Bergen.Copy !req
1078. I know all about
the incident in ConnecticutCopy !req
1079. if that's where you're going.Copy !req
1080. Good, that will save us time.Copy !req
1081. What confuses me, Mr. BergenCopy !req
1082. is that if the bartender
actually pressed chargesCopy !req
1083. as a first-time
offenderCopy !req
1084. Fiona would have drawn
a suspended sentenceCopy !req
1085. with a $250 fine.Copy !req
1086. Yet you chose to pay
the bartender $1,000Copy !req
1087. to make it all
go away.Copy !req
1088. To me, that seemsCopy !req
1089. an odd choice...Copy !req
1090. considering a teacher's salary.Copy !req
1091. Fiona insisted.Copy !req
1092. She told me
that a criminal recordCopy !req
1093. would hurt her chances
of getting into a good college.Copy !req
1094. Sure, that is
one possibility.Copy !req
1095. Another
is that Fiona was scared.Copy !req
1096. Well, of course she was scared.Copy !req
1097. Scared that the
parole board
down in FloridaCopy !req
1098. might issue
a warrantCopy !req
1099. for her arrestCopy !req
1100. if her fingerprints ever
happened to hit the system.Copy !req
1101. That would put a quick end
to your game, wouldn't it?Copy !req
1102. I don't know
what you're talking about.Copy !req
1103. That's right. I forgot.
You're insane.Copy !req
1104. All right,
I think we are done here.Copy !req
1105. So insane
that you wentCopy !req
1106. to Milford, Connecticut.Copy !req
1107. So insane that when
you were carded in
that bar in MilfordCopy !req
1108. you used your old
Marguerite Samson
driver's license.Copy !req
1109. Pretty strange...
wouldn't you say?Copy !req
1110. Considering you testified
you never heard of her.Copy !req
1111. You're good.Copy !req
1112. Fiona?Copy !req
1113. But you see, Mr. McCoy,
what I'm good at—Copy !req
1114. what my special talent is—Copy !req
1115. is to make people see
what they want to see.Copy !req
1116. And it's carried me
this far in life.Copy !req
1117. I doubt it will
let me downCopy !req
1118. with 12 people unable
to avoid jury duty.Copy !req
1119. Without an attorney, it might.Copy !req
1120. Fact is, unlike youCopy !req
1121. your lawyer is bound
by a code of ethics.Copy !req
1122. She can't knowingly
let you lieCopy !req
1123. on the standCopy !req
1124. nor can she lie to the jury
in her closing.Copy !req
1125. You think I need her to win?Copy !req
1126. The jury already sees meCopy !req
1127. as a poor abused,
abandoned child.Copy !req
1128. All they're concerned about,
all they really hope forCopy !req
1129. is to save my soul.Copy !req
1130. Until Mr. Bergen
takes the stand.Copy !req
1131. Him?Copy !req
1132. As far as they're concerned,
he's a child molester.Copy !req
1133. Who's going
to believe him?Copy !req
1134. What about me, Fiona?Copy !req
1135. They'll believe me.Copy !req
1136. How could you?Copy !req
1137. Eight and a third to 25.Copy !req
1138. It's plenty of timeCopy !req
1139. for her to think about
who she really is.Copy !req
1140. Well, how does
the story go?Copy !req
1141. When you leave
Shangri-LaCopy !req
1142. you immediately
turn old and gray.Copy !req
1143. Somehow,
I think Fiona Reid'sCopy !req
1144. going to figure
a way around that.Copy !req
1145. So, being 16 forever—
that wouldn't be so bad.Copy !req
1146. That must have been
one hell of a prom night.Copy !req
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