1. ? Just across the border?
? Just across the border?
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2. ? Just across the border?
? Just across the border?
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3. Yeah!
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4. Here's some for 37 cents.
Here's some for 32.
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5. Thirty-one.
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6. Think that's it.
Don't they have any generics here?
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7. I think this is their generic.
I never heard of that brand.
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8. Maybe we should get this one.
Maybe it's worth a penny.
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9. You're paying for advertising.
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10. Tuna. We should get tuna.
Please, no more tuna, okay?
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11. It's got protein. We need protein.
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12. Beans are protein.
Beans make you fart.
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13. We got a convertible.
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14. I'm gettin' it for myself.
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15. One burrito
and one large Slush.
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16. $21.67.
Can you fill this up?
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17. 21.67.
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18. This next one's
a WSTT special request.
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19. It goes out to Ernestine
from Charles Weaver
with a big old hug and kiss.
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20. You could have gotten caught.
What if somebody saw?
The laws are medieval down here.
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21. You know what the minimum age
for execution is in Alabama?
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22. What, 16?
Ten!
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23. Ten?
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24. - There's a cop behind us.
- A cop?
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25. There's nothin '
to worry about.
There might be.
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26. There's nothin' to worry about
until there's somethin' to worry about.
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27. Just relax. Please.
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28. Is he still there?
Yeah.
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29. Goddamn it.
Just calm down.
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30. There's a cop behind us. That's all.
There's nothing wrong. There's no problem.
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31. Uh-oh.
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32. What?
His light's on.
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33. Fuck. Fuck! Goddamn it!
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34. Fuck! What are we gonna do now?
It's probably nothin'.
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35. It might be a taillight.
Just relax.
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36. We don't have any money for bail.
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37. Bail♫ We don't need money for bail.
Nothing's happened. Relax.
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38. Nothing♫ We're getting pulled over,
aren't we♫ You stole something.
You're finished.
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39. Shut up. All right?
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40. All right. Here he comes.
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41. Show me your hands!
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42. - Jesus.
- Show me your hands!
Get 'em up!
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43. Get 'em up! Up!
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44. Now put your hands
on top of your head
and get out of the car!
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45. Out of the car!
Go.
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46. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm sure.
It's number three and five.
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47. Ridiculous.
All this over a can of tuna.
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48. Keep quiet!
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49. Yeah. Uh-huh. You sure about that?
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50. Yeah, he's standing right here.
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51. All right. Bye.
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52. I think
we may get a confession.
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53. I just heard that
someone shot Jimmy Willis.
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54. He's dead.
Oh, my God!
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55. Who would do such a thing?
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56. Hello, Bill. I'm Sheriff Farley.
Hi.
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57. Do you know why you're here?
Yeah.
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58. I do. I'm sorry.
It was a stupid thing to do.
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59. Have you been made aware of your rights?
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60. Yes.
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61. You willing to waive that right?
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62. Yes. I'm willing to cooperate fully.
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63. I'll sign a statement or whatever
makes this whole thing easier.
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64. Good. Good.
That's-That's good.
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65. But I want you to know, Stan,
he had nothing to do with it.
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66. Did he help you plan it?
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67. No. I mean— I mean,
it wasn't planned out.
You know, it just happened.
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68. Did Stan try to stop you at any time?
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69. No. I mean, he was—
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70. - Why♫ Is that a big deal?
- Aidin' and abettin'.
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71. Aiding and abetting?
What is that, a major thing?
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72. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
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73. An accessory?
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74. Are you guys kidding♫ An accessory?
I didn't help. I didn't plan it.
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75. You didn't try to stop it.
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76. I didn't know it was happening.
I found out later in the car.
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77. Why didn't you get out?
Call the police then?
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78. He's my friend.
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79. Well,
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80. your friend has put you
in a lot of trouble.
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81. What's gonna happen to Bill?
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82. Nothin', unless he's convicted.
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83. Of course if he is,
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84. we're gonna run enough electricity
through him to light up Birmingham.
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85. We were friends at NYU.
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86. We both applied,
and we got scholarships to UCLA:
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87. We figured the weather and the scenery
would be nicer going through the South.
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88. - What about the tuna fish?
- Then I forgot about the can of tuna fish.
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89. And then we-we left.
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90. Did he catch you with the tuna fish?
Is that how it started?
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91. - No. He didn't say anything.
- But he knew about it?
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92. I don't know.
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93. Let's talk about that
for a moment.
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94. You paid for the groceries.
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95. - And then what?
- We went out to the car, and that's it.
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96. When'd you shoot him?
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97. - What?
- At what point did you shoot the clerk?
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98. - I shot the clerk?
- Yes. When did you shoot him?
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99. I shot the clerk?
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100. Hey, Dean.
We need you out here.
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101. I'm in the middle
of a damn confession here!
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102. Whoa! Wait a minute!
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103. What's the matter?
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104. Do you know what this is all about?
Yeah, they're fucking with us.
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105. You don't believe them?
No. They don't execute
for shoplifting.
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106. You think we're being booked
for shoplifting, huh?
No.
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107. You're being booked for shoplifting.
I'm being booked for accessory
to shoplifting.
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108. No. Stan,
I'm being booked for murder, and you're
being booked for accessory to murder.
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109. It's time to make
your phone calls.
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110. Goddamn it!
Is there any way you
could contact your parents?
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111. How♫ Call the Chilean consulate?
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112. What are they going to do,
send a guide into the mountains,
looking for them♫ No.
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113. We need to call an attorney,
a great attorney.
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114. Do you know any great attorneys?
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115. No. I'm calling my mother.
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116. Hello, Ma. We're in Wahzoo.
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117. It's in Beechum County,
Alabama, Ma.
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118. Not too good, Ma.
We, uh—
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119. We-We've been arrested.
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120. Ma♫ Ma, please.
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121. Ma, please, first of all,
we didn't do it, all right?
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122. Murder. Ma. Ma, please—
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123. Ma, it's a mistake.
We must look like the guys
who did it.
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124. Tell her what
we think is happening.
What we think's happening is—
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125. Shut up. We think they're trying
to set us up as patsies, Ma.
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126. You know how corrupt
it is down here.
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127. They all know each other.
The Klan's here. They're inbred.
They sleep with their sisters.
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128. Some of them do.
All right, Ma, listen.
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129. We gotta get an attorney,
and it's gonna cost a lot of money.
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130. How much would an attorney cost?
A decent one?
$50,000. $100,000.
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131. 50,000. 100,000—
I know, Ma. I know.
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132. Can we use any attorney?
I think so.
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133. He says he thinks so.
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134. - Oh, he is♫ Well, that's a great idea.
You'll think he'll do it?
- What?
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135. - We got an attorney in the family.
- Great! Who?
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136. My cousin Vinny!
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137. - What?
- Nothin'. You stick out like
a sore thumb around here.
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138. Me♫ What about you?
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139. I fit in better than you.
At least I'm wearing cowboy boots.
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140. Oh, yeah, you blend.
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141. I bet the Chinese food here
is terrible.
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142. I don't see anything
out of whack under there.
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143. It feels like the wheels went out
of balance after we hit that mud.
That's not it.
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144. I think you should put it on a rack
and take a look.
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145. What's wrong?
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146. What?
What's the problem?
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147. Nothing. The car was shimmying
on the highway a little bit.
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148. You got mud in your tires.
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149. I got mud in my tires?
Mm-hmm.
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150. How do you get mud into the tires?
That's just a figure of speech.
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151. The mud gets around
the inside of the wheel,
throws the balance off.
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152. You ever hear of that?
Mud in the tires?
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153. - No.
- She never heard of it.
She knows everything about cars.
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154. Hmm.
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155. Now see, down here,
everybody gets stuck
in the mud every now and then.
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156. Yep, we're famous
for our mud.
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157. Famous for your mud?
How's your Chinese food?
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158. You just keep on asking
about Chinese food.
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159. Can't you tell they don't have
Chinese restaurants around here?
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160. Gotta let everybody know
you're a tourist. Come on.
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161. Oh. What are you,
a fuckin' world traveler?
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162. Stop the death penalty!
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163. Our jail was condemned this morning.
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164. That's why we're bringing you all out
to the state corrections facility.
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165. Stop the death penalty!
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166. Stop the death penalty!
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167. Unlock the gate!
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168. Go on through.
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169. Whoo!
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170. You know what happens
in these places?
Yeah, I know what happens in these places.
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171. And sometimes there's
a big guy named Bubba
no one wants to tangle with.
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172. He'll protect you,
but you have to become his sex slave
and do whatever he wants.
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173. There's only the two of us here.
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174. What about those cots?
I mean, what if they put
somebody else in here?
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175. Stan.
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176. Shut up.
Okay.
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177. Hey! I can't believe my luck!
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178. Here.
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179. We got somebody for you.
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180. You must be Stan.
How ya doin'?
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181. Why'd they
bring you in here?
Well, I just got in.
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182. I asked where the new guys were,
and they brought me right here.
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183. He's sleeping, huh?
Cute little guy.
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184. Maybe I'll just start with you.
We'll let him sleep a little bit.
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185. I don't wanna do this.
Hey, I don't blame you.
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186. If I was in your situation,
I'd want to get through
this whole thing as quickly...
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187. and with as little pain as possible.
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188. So, you know,
let's try our best to make it
a simple in-and-out procedure.
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189. What's the matter?
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190. Relax. Relax. Relax.
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191. You know,
maybe we should spend
a couple of minutes together,
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192. you know, to get acquainted
before we, uh, you know,
before we get to it.
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193. What's wrong with you?
I don't want to do this.
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194. Well, I understand,
but, you know, what are your alternatives?
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195. My alternatives?
Yeah.
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196. To what♫ To you?
I don't know. Suicide. Death.
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197. Look, it's either me or them.
You're gettin' fucked one way
or the other.
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198. Hey, hey, hey.
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199. Lighten up, okay?
Don't worry. I'm gonna help ya.
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200. Oh. Gee, thanks.
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201. Excuse me, but I think a modicum of
gratitude would not be out of line here.
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202. You think I should be grateful?
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203. Yeah. I mean,
it's your ass, not mine.
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204. I think you should be grateful.
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205. I think you should be down
on your fuckin' knees.
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206. I'm sorry.
I didn't know it was such an honor
to get a visit from you.
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207. I'm doing a favor here, you know?
You're gettin' me for nothing,
ya little fuck.
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208. Boy, that's one hell
of an ego you've got.
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209. What the fuck is your problem?
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210. I did not come down here
just to get jerked off.
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211. No, no. No, no.
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212. I'm not jerking you off.
I'm not doing anything.
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213. That's it. You're on your own.
I'm just taking care of Sleeping Beauty.
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214. Hey, Billy!
Hey, back off!
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Vinny?
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216. Vinny Bag-o'-doughnuts,
how are ya?
This is Vinny?
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217. I don't know where to start.
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218. Have you had
any murder cases before?
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219. None. This would be my first.
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220. Your first?
Yeah.
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221. What kind of cases have you had?
Assault and battery, armed robbery.
You know.
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222. No.
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223. Well, I expect he's done burglary,
grand theft auto, drugs. Right, Vin?
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224. No. Nothing like that either.
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225. What kind—
What kind of law do you practice?
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226. Well, up till now, uh, personal injury.
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227. Well, you're a trial attorney, right?
I mean, personal injury trials.
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228. Well, actually, this would be
my first foray into the trial process.
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229. I haven't had
to go to court yet.
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230. Knock on wood.
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231. You haven't had to go to court yet.
How long have you been practicing?
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232. Almost six weeks.
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233. But—Vin, you graduated
from law school six years ago.
What have you been doing since?
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234. Studying for the bar.
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235. - Six years?
- Mm-hmm.
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236. That's a lot of studying.
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237. Well, to be honest with you,
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238. I, um— I didn't pass my first time out.
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239. That's okay. You probably
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240. I'm afraid not.
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241. - Three times a charm?
- Not for me it isn't.
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242. No. For me, six times was a charm.
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243. Six times.
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244. A little informal, aren't we?
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245. I was just resting—
Not wearing a coat or tie.
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246. Oh! Sorry.
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247. Well, approving an attorney
from out of state is
a pretty informal matter.
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248. - I just have a few questions.
- Okay. Fire away, Judge.
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go to la w school?
Brooklyn Academy of Law.
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250. Is that an accredited law school?
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251. Uh—
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252. Oh. Yes.
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254. Oh, about, uh, six, uh—
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255. Almost 16 years.
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256. - Any murder cases?
- Lots of them. Quite a few. Yes.
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258. Uh, you know, win some, lose some.
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259. Hmm.
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260. This is not the forum to be cavalier.
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261. Oh, of course.
Now let me see.
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262. Most recently,
I had an ax murder,
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263. which I won on the grounds
of temporary insanity.
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264. - Want to hear the facts of the case?
- No.
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265. What else?
Let me see. What else?
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266. You ever heard of the Son of Sam?
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267. Fellow who received orders
to kill from a dog?
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268. That one.
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269. You defended him?
Well, no. Not exactly.
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270. I, uh—
I defended the first guy they arrested.
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271. And, uh,
he was found innocent and set free,
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272. and, uh, they caught the real guy.
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273. Well, we don't have
any serial killers in Beechum County.
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274. But what we do have is every bit as
sophisticated a system of justice...
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275. as they do
in the rest of the country.
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276. - Oh, I'm sure.
- You being from New York and all
might have the impression that law is...
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277. practiced with a certain degree
of informality down here.
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278. It isn't.
Right.
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279. I tell you this because I want you to
know that when it comes to procedure,
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280. I'm not a patient man.
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281. I advise you, sir,
when you come into my courtroom,
you are to know the letter of the law.
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282. - I react harshly when you don't.
- You should.
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283. - Don't think being from New York
you're gonna get special treatment.
- I shouldn't.
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284. You won't.
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285. You'll be given
no leeway whatsoever.
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286. I expect you to know this information
when you come into my courtroom.
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287. Uh-huh. Right.
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288. You willing
to accept those terms?
Right. No problem.
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289. Just this?
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290. This is gonna be great.
Vinny's first case.
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291. No.
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292. What the fuck is that?
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293. Want to sit at the counter?
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294. Hey. How ya doin'?
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295. Listen. Uh, what's the story
with this incredibly, remarkably,
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296. loud whistle
at 5:30 in the morning?
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297. It's the steam whistle.
Oh.
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298. Over at the sawmill.
Tell folks it's time to get up.
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299. You can hear it for miles.
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300. Y'all want something?
Yeah.
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301. Hmm.
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302. Breakfast?
Ya think?
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303. Uh— Good choice.
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304. Two.
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305. Excuse me.
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306. You guys down here...
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307. hear about the ongoing
cholesterol problem in the country?
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308. - What's-What's this over here?
- You never heard of grits?
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309. Sure. Sure. I heard of grits.
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310. I just actually never seen a grit before.
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311. - Go ahead, honey. You gonna try it?
- You first.
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312. - What is a grit anyways?
- It's made out of corn. Them hominy grits.
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313. Hominy.
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314. Hmm.
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315. - How you cook it?
- Well, you simmer it in water
for 15 or 20 minutes.
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316. Put it on the plate and add butter.
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317. So♫ You gonna eat it or not?
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318. Here?
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319. Is your attorney here?
I am the attorney.
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320. Oh. Jim Trotter III,
District Attorney,
Beechum County.
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321. Vincent La Guardia Gambini I.
Brooklyn.
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322. Nice to see you.
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323. Yeah.
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324. Vin.
Hey.
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325. All rise for His Honor,
Judge Chamberlain Haller.
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326. The court of Beechum County
is now in session.
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327. Be seated.
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328. First case: The People
of the State of Alabama...
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329. versus William Robert Gambini
and Stanley Marcus Rothenstein.
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330. Stein. She called me "Stine."
Just—
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331. Counselor, your clients are charged
with first-degree murder.
How do they plead?
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332. - Your Honor, my clients—
- Don't talk to me sittin' in that chair.
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333. Well, he told me to sit here.
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334. When you're addressing this court,
you will rise...
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335. and speak to me
in a clear, intelligible voice.
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336. Sorry.
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337. - My clients are—
- What are you wearin'?
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338. Huh?
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339. What are you wearin'?
I'm, uh, wearin', uh, clothes.
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340. I-I-I don't get the question.
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341. When you come into my court
looking like you do,
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342. you not only insult me,
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343. but you insult
the integrity of this court.
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344. I apologize, sir,
but, uh, this is how I dress.
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345. Next time
you come into my courtroom,
you will look lawyerly.
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346. And I mean you comb your hair
and wear a suit and tie.
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347. And that suit better
be made out of some kind of cloth.
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348. You understand me?
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349. Uh, yes. Uh, fine, Judge. Fine.
Good.
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350. You may continue.
How do your clients plead?
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351. Uh, my clients, caught
completely by surprise,
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352. they thought
they were getting arrested
for, uh, shoplifting a can of tuna.
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353. What are you telling me,
that they plead not guilty?
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354. No. I'm-I'm just trying to explain.
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355. I don't want to hear explanations.
The State of Alabama has its procedure.
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356. And that procedure, at this point in time,
is to have an arraignment.
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357. - Are we clear on this?
- Uh, yes.
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358. But, uh, there seems to be
a great deal of confusion here.
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359. - Mr. Gambini.
- See, my clients, uh—
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360. Uh, Mr. Gambini.
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361. You want me
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362. Okay.
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363. All I ask from you is a very simple
answer to a very simple question.
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364. There are only two ways to answer it.
Guilty or not guilty.
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365. Your Honor,
my clients didn't do anything.
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366. Once again the communication process
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367. It appears to me that you want
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368. go directly to trial,
skip that and get a dismissal.
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369. Well, I'm not about to re vamp
the entire judicial process...
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in the unique position...
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who say they didn't do it.
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372. Now, next words out of your mouth are
either gonna be "guilty" or "not guilty."
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373. I don't want to hear commentary,
argument or opinion.
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374. If I hear anything other than "guilty"
or "not guilty," you'll be in contempt.
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375. I don't even want to hear you
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376. I hope I've been clear.
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377. Now, how do your clients plead?
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378. I think I get the point.
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379. No, I don't think you do.
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380. You're now in contempt of court.
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381. Would you like to go
for two counts of contempt?
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382. - Not guilty.
- Thank you.
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383. Bail will be set at $200,000.
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384. Preliminary hearing will be set
for 9:30 a. M. tomorrow morning.
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385. Bailiff, please take
Mr. Gambini into custody.
His bail will be set at $200.
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386. Come with me, please.
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387. All rise as the judge leaves.
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388. You have to bail me out.
You know that, right?
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389. Hey, Tom!
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390. - Let's go.
- Yeah, what you want, Junior?
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391. They're gonna nuke
this guy Norton this weekend.
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392. Looks like it.
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393. You got one huge responsibility,
taking on this murder case.
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394. You screw up,
and those boys get fried.
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395. I know.
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396. So you think you know
what you're doin'?
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397. Yeah, I think I know what I'm doin'.
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398. 'Cause you didn't look like you knew
what you were doin' today
in that courtroom.
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399. Why is that?
Well, it's a lot of procedure.
That's all.
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400. I mean, I'll learn it as I go.
Learn as you go?
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401. Yeah. Yeah.
Didn't they teach that
in law school?
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402. No. That's not what they teach you.
They teach you contracts,
precedents, interpretations.
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403. Then the firm that hires you,
they teach you procedures.
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404. Or you could go to court
and watch.
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405. So why didn't you
go to court and watch?
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406. Because between your father's garage
and working nights,
when was I supposed to go?
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407. I thought maybe this summer
I would take off a couple of months.
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408. But it ain't no big deal.
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409. Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
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410. I don't know how you can be so sure
when you don't know what it is
you're supposed to know.
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411. It's a procedure. Like rebuilding
a carburetor has a procedure.
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412. You know when you rebuild a carburetor,
the first thing you do is you take
the carburetor off the manifold?
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413. Supposing you skipped
the first step?
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414. And, while you're replacing one of
the jets, you accidentally drop the jet.
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415. It goes down the carburetor,
rolls along the manifold
and goes into the head. You're fucked.
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416. You just learned the hard way
that you gotta remove
the carburetor first. Right?
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417. So that's all
that happened to me today.
I learned the hard way.
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418. Actually, it was
a good learning experience for me.
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419. All right. Is there any way
I could help out
in this procedure situation?
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420. Yeah. Keep bailing me out.
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421. There is one problem.
We can't afford
to keep bailing you out.
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422. I already cashed in
half the traveler's checks.
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423. I didn't want to cash them in,
but I didn't want
to bounce a check,
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424. so I tried hustling the money,
but I got stiffed, so I had to cash in
the traveler's checks.
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425. What do you mean you got stiffed?
Did you say you got stiffed?
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426. Hey. Vincent La Guardia Gambini.
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427. - His name's J.T.
- J. T.
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428. I believe you and Lisa played
a game of pool for $200 which she won.
I'm here to collect.
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429. - How about if I just kick your ass?
- Oh, a counteroffer.
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430. That's what we lawyers—
I'm a lawyer—
We lawyers call that a counteroffer.
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431. Let me see. This is
a tough decision
you give me here.
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432. Get my ass kicked
or collect $200. Hmm.
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433. What do you think?
I could use a good ass kicking.
I'll be very honest with you.
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434. Hmm.
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435. Nah, I think
I'll just go with the 200.
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436. Over my dead body.
Copy !req
437. You like to renegotiate
as you go along, huh?
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438. Okay, then here's my counteroffer.
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439. Do I have to kill you?
What if I was just to kick
the ever-lovin' shit out of ya?
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440. - In your dreams.
- Oh, no, no, no. In reality.
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441. If I was to kick the shit out of you,
do I get the money?
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442. If you kick the shit
out of me?
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443. - Yeah.
- Yeah. Then you get the money.
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444. - What happened♫ Rear-ended?
- No. I fell.
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445. Oh. Okay.
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446. Let's see if we agree
on the terms.
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447. The choice now is
I get my ass kicked,
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448. or option B,
I kick your ass
and collect the 200.
Copy !req
449. I'm going with option B:
kicking your ass
and collecting $200.
Copy !req
450. We gonna fight now?
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451. Yeah. First, let me see the money.
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452. - I have the money.
- All right. Let me see it.
Show it to me.
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453. - I can get it.
- You can get it?
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454. All right. Get it,
and then we'll fight.
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455. Did you fall in your place
or somebody else's?
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456. My place.
Shit.
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457. He blew the arraignment.
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458. It's a simple procedure.
You heard what the judge said.
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459. All he had to do
was say "guilty" or "not guilty."
We could have done that.
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460. - So♫ What are you saying?
- What am I saying?
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461. You saw what happened in there.
You want to stay with him after that?
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462. Shit, Stan.
I don't want to fire him.
I mean, he's family, you know.
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463. My mother—
the way her health is right now—
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464. I appreciate that,
but should you die for that?
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465. Wouldn't your mother
be more upset if you die?
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466. The thing is, given the chance,
I think he could do a good job.
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467. - No. You're wrong.
- Come on, fellas.
Knock it off. Let's go.
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468. All right, Stan.
Listen to me.
You have to see the Gambinis in action.
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469. These people— they love to argue.
I mean, they live to argue.
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470. My parents argue too.
That doesn't make them good lawyers.
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471. Stan, I've seen your parents argue.
Trust me. They're amateurs.
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472. Is that a drip I hear?
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473. Yeah.
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474. Weren't you the last one
to use the bathroom?
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475. So?
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476. Well, did you use the faucet?
Yeah.
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477. - Then why didn't you turn it off?
- I did turn it off.
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478. Well, if you turned it off,
why am I listening to it?
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479. Did it ever occur to you it could be
turned off and drip at the same time?
Copy !req
480. No, because if you turned it off,
it wouldn't drip.
Copy !req
481. Maybe it's broken.
Is that what you're saying?
It's broken?
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482. Yeah, that's it. It's broken.
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483. You sure?
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484. I'm positive.
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485. Maybe you didn't
twist it hard enough.
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486. - I twisted it just right.
- How could you be so sure?
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487. If you will look in the manual,
you will see that this
particular model faucet...
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488. requires a range
of 10 to 16 foot-pounds
of torque.
Copy !req
489. I routinely twist to
maximum allowable torquage.
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490. How could you be sure you used
16 foot-pounds of torque?
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491. Because I used
a Craftsman model 10-19,
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492. laboratory edition,
signature series torque wrench.
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493. The kind used by Caltech high-energy
physicists and NASA engineers.
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494. Well, in that case,
how could you be sure that's accurate?
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495. Because a split second
before the torque wrench
was applied to the faucet handle,
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496. it had been calibrated
by top members...
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497. of the state and federal Department
of Weights and Measures...
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498. to be dead-on balls accurate.
Copy !req
499. Here's a certificate of validation.
Copy !req
500. Dead-on balls accurate?
Copy !req
501. It's an industry term.
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502. I guess the fuckin' thing is broken.
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503. We gotta move.
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504. Then I heard two loud bangs
like firecrackers.
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505. I looked up and saw two young men
run out from the Sac-O-Suds...
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506. and jump into a green car
with a white convertible top...
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507. and drive off like the dickens.
Copy !req
508. Mrs. Riley, are those two young men
present in the courtroom today?
Yes, sir, they are.
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509. - Could you point 'em
out for me, please, ma'am?
- They's sittin' right there.
Copy !req
510. Uh-huh. Now, uh,
Mrs. Riley, is this the car?
Copy !req
511. Yes, sir, it is.
Thank you, ma'am.
Copy !req
512. Let the record show
Mrs. Constance Riley
identified the defendant's car.
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513. I was makin' my breakfast.
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514. I saw them two boys
go into the store.
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515. Then later, I heard a gunshot.
Copy !req
516. Looked out the window.
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517. They was runnin' out,
got into the car and drove off.
Copy !req
518. Is this the car?
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519. Yes, it is.
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520. Thank you, sir.
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521. You saw those two boys
run out of the Sac-O-Suds,
jump in this car and take off?
Copy !req
522. Yeah. They peeled away.
Car was all over the road.
Thank you, sir.
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523. I asked him if he did it,
and he said, "I shot the clerk."
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524. I asked him again,
and again he said, "I shot the clerk."
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525. Your Honor, no further questions.
Copy !req
526. - Mr. Gambini?
- Yes?
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527. - You have anything to add?
- Thing♫ What thing?
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528. Not for me to say.
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529. Uh, no, sir.
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530. You can stand down.
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531. - Do you have any other witnesses?
- No, Your Honor.
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532. The court finds sufficient evidence
exists for this matter to go to trial.
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533. I'm setting this matter for trial
this Monday, February 2, 10:00 a. M.
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534. Mr. Gambini.
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535. Stand up.
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536. Now didn't I tell you next time
you appear in my courtroom
that you dress appropriately?
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537. You were serious about that?
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538. Why didn't you
ask them any questions?
Questions?
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539. Ask who questions?
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540. You knew you could ask questions,
didn't you, Vin?
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541. Maybe if you put up some kind
of a fight, you could've gotten
the case thrown out.
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542. Hey, Stan, you're in Ala-fuckin'-bama.
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543. You come from New York.
You killed a good ol' boy.
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544. There is no way
this is not goin' to trial.
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545. What the fuck
is goin' on here, Vinny?
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546. You fuckin' up
this case or what?
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547. I explained it to you already.
It's just procedure.
I'm bound to fuck up a little.
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548. A little?
You got thrown in jail. Twice.
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549. Hey. I know I was in jail.
I don't need you to point it out
to me, okay?
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550. I mean, you-you're my fiancée.
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551. You're supposed to stand by your man,
you know, encourage me a little bit.
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552. A little encouragement.
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553. Is that what you want?
Yeah.
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554. Oh, I'm sorry.
You were wonderful in there.
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555. The way you handled that judge.
Oh, you are a smooth talker!
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556. You are. You are.
All right. Knock it off.
Knock it off.
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557. You think I like fuckin' up?
Is that it?
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558. You know, you raggin' on me
is not gonna give me
any great spontaneous knowledge.
Copy !req
559. - Yeah?
- So shut it!
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560. Fuck.
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561. - You done readin'?
- Yeah.
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562. You wanna go to bed?
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563. I don't know.
I don't feel good.
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564. You shouldn't feel good.
You haven't slept much in three days.
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565. That's part of it.
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566. You know what it is?
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567. I'm, uh— I'm really scared.
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568. You should be.
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569. How the fuck
did I get into this shit?
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570. "Oh, sure, no problem.
I could win the case."
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571. I already got myself
sent to jail twice.
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572. I could win this thing,
you know. I know I could.
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573. If I could keep my ass awake
and out of jail long enough,
bet you I could, huh?
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574. You know
what I think?
What?
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575. Honestly?
I think that once you're out there,
and you're doing your thing out there,
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576. I think you're
gonna be really great.
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577. Really great.
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578. If... you don't fuck up.
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579. If this was a conspiracy,
they'd have to get all those people to lie.
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580. You think that's
what's happening?
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581. Look, I think we should meet
with the public defender,
see what he's like.
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582. If he's honest,
then we should go with him.
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583. All right.
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584. That's Death Row in there.
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585. It is?
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586. The chair ain't
workin' like it used to.
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587. The guy we fried last week—
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588. took us three attempts,
and his head caught fire.
Copy !req
589. See, there's no money
in the budget
to get it looked at.
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590. I say it'd be cheaper
to get it fixed...
Copy !req
591. than keep runnin' up them
extra electric bills.
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592. Hi, Stanley.
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593. My name is John Gibbons,
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594. and I'm, um, an attorney
in the public defender's office.
Copy !req
595. Hi, John.
Hey.
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596. Now, the evidence against you
is pretty strong.
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597. So, um, why don't you just tell me
your side of the story?
Copy !req
598. Hey, Vin.
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599. Hey. Billy.
How are you?
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600. How you feel♫ Okay?
All right. Hanging in.
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601. Where's Stan?
Uh, Stan.
He's not comin'— Stan.
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602. He's, um—
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603. Well, he wants to go
with the public defender.
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604. Listen, Vin. I—
Copy !req
605. I'm goin' with
the public defender too.
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606. I'm sorry. I-I'm sorry.
I just didn't know what little
experience you have with this.
Copy !req
607. What, are you scared?
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608. Yeah, I'm scared.
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609. Look, maybe I could have handled
the preliminary a little better, okay?
I admit it.
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610. But what's most important
is winnin' the case. I could do it.
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611. I really could.
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612. Let me tell you how, okay?
The D.A. has got to build a case.
Copy !req
613. Building a case
is like building a house.
Copy !req
614. Each piece of evidence
is just another building block.
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615. He wants to make
a brick bunker of a building.
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616. He wants to use serious,
solid-looking bricks like these, right?
Copy !req
617. Right.
Copy !req
618. Let me show you something.
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619. He's gonna show you the bricks.
Copy !req
620. He'll show you
they got straight sides.
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621. He'll show you how
they got the right shape.
Copy !req
622. He'll show them to you
in a very special way...
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623. so that they appear to have
everything a brick should have.
Copy !req
624. But there's one thing
he's not gonna show you.
Copy !req
625. When you look at the bricks
at the right angle,
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626. they're as thin
as this playing card.
Copy !req
627. His whole case is an illusion,
a magic trick.
Copy !req
628. It has to be an illusion,
'cause you're innocent.
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629. Nobody— I mean nobody—
Copy !req
630. pulls the wool over the eyes
of a Gambini, especially this one.
Copy !req
631. Give me the chance.
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632. One chance.
Copy !req
633. Let me question the first witness.
Copy !req
634. If after that point you don't think
that I'm the best man for the job,
fire me then and there.
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635. I'll leave quietly, no grudges.
Copy !req
636. All I ask is for that one chance.
Copy !req
637. I think you should give it to me.
Copy !req
638. He thinks you should give it to him?
Copy !req
639. What was he before he was a lawyer,
a fuckin' comedian?
Copy !req
640. How can it hurt?
If he doesn't ask the right questions,
your lawyer will, right?
Copy !req
641. He could still fuck things up.
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642. There's more to cross-examination
than knowing what to say.
Copy !req
643. It's knowing what not to say.
Copy !req
644. Look, let's say he asks
all the possible questions, right?
Copy !req
645. And the witness has all the answers.
He ends up proving the prosecution's case.
Copy !req
646. How did he ever talk you into it?
Copy !req
647. At my cousin Ruthie's wedding,
the groom's brother
was that guy Alakazam.
Copy !req
648. You know
who I'm talking about?
Copy !req
649. The magician with the ponytail?
Right.
Copy !req
650. Well, he did his act. Every time
he made something disappear,
Vinny jumped on him.
Copy !req
651. I mean, he nailed him.
It was, "It's in his pocket."
Copy !req
652. Or, "He's palming it."
Or, "There's a mirror
under the table."
Copy !req
653. He was like, "Wait a second.
Wait a second.
It's joined in the middle.
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654. There's a spring around it.
It pops it open when
it's inside the tube."
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655. I mean, it was—
it was Alakazam's
worst nightmare.
Copy !req
656. But he was just being Vinny.
Copy !req
657. He was just being
the quintessential Gambini.
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658. There goes
the quintessential Norton.
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659. Lookee here,J.T.
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660. Hey, hey, little Yankee boy.
Look here what I got.
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661. What is it?
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662. Two hundred dollars.
Copy !req
663. Bring it here. Let me see it.
Copy !req
664. Hmm.
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665. How do I know that's not a bunch of ones
with a 20 wrapped around it?
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666. - It's 200 bucks.
- Fan it out. Show it to me.
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667. Yeah, right.
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668. Mmm.
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669. Does that freight train
come through at 5:00 a.m.
every morning?
Copy !req
670. No, sir. It's very unusual.
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671. Okay.
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672. I was making a lot of money,
winning most of my cases.
Copy !req
673. Excuse me, Mr. Trotter.
Thank you, Shirley.
Copy !req
674. But my clients were guilty as hell.
Copy !req
675. And finally, after getting this one fellow off
some very serious charges
for about the fourth time,
Copy !req
676. I tell you the truth—
my conscience got to me.
Copy !req
677. Wouldn't I be better off serving justice
by puttin' the guilty in jail?
Copy !req
678. Well, that's what I've been doing,
and, uh, I'm a happier man for it.
Copy !req
679. Hmm.
How about you?
Copy !req
680. Well, I got a bullshit traffic ticket.
Copy !req
681. I went to court.
Copy !req
682. I got the cop on the stand, and I argued
with him until he admitted he was wrong.
Copy !req
683. And, uh, the judge—
this Judge Malloy—
Copy !req
684. all the while,
he's laughin' and smilin'.
Copy !req
685. And then afterwards,
he asked me to go
to lunch with him.
Copy !req
686. Then he says to me,
"You know what?
You'd be a good litigator."
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687. I don't know
what the hell he was talking about.
I don't know what a litigator is.
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688. I never thought of becoming a lawyer.
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689. But this Judge Malloy
was from Brooklyn too.
Copy !req
690. I mean, he did it,
so all of a sudden it seemed possible.
Copy !req
691. So I went to law school.
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692. Then, from time to time,
he would come by,
Copy !req
693. see how I was doin',
if I needed anything.
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694. He was a nice man.
Copy !req
695. I mean, to go out of his way
like that for me, you know?
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696. He wanted his son
to follow in his footsteps,
but he became a musician or something.
Copy !req
697. I remember when I graduated,
he was so proud of me.
Copy !req
698. That's quite a story.
Yeah.
Copy !req
699. So, we got some case
ahead of us here, huh?
Oh, yeah.
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700. How do you feel about it?
Oh.
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701. Well, I'd— I'd like to have
the murder weapon.
Copy !req
702. But other than that,
I feel pretty good.
Copy !req
703. - You do?
- Oh, yeah.
Copy !req
704. - Hmm.
- Hey, what are you doing this afternoon?
Copy !req
705. - You're going hunting?
- That's right.
Copy !req
706. Why are you goin' huntin'?
Shouldn't you be out preparin' for court?
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707. I was thinkin' last night.
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708. If only I knew
what he knows, you know?
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709. If he let me look at his files—
Oh, boy.
Copy !req
710. Well, I don't get it.
What has gettin' to Trotter's files
have anything to do with hunting?
Copy !req
711. Well, you know,
two guys out in the woods,
guns, on the hunt.
Copy !req
712. It's a bonding thing, you know?
Show him I'm one of the boys.
Copy !req
713. He's not gonna let me look at his
files, but maybe he'll relax enough...
Copy !req
714. to drop his guard so that I can finesse
a little information out of him.
Copy !req
715. What am I gonna wear?
What are you gonna hunt?
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716. I don't know. He's got, uh—
He's got a lot
of stuffed heads in his office.
Copy !req
717. Heads?
Copy !req
718. What kind of heads?
I don't know.
Copy !req
719. - He's got a boar, a bear, a couple of deer.
- Whoa. You're gonna shoot a deer?
Copy !req
720. I don't know. I suppose.
I mean, I'm a man's man.
I could go deer huntin'.
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721. A sweet, innocent, harmless,
leaf-eatin', doe-eyed, little deer.
Copy !req
722. Hey, Lisa, I'm not gonna go
out there just to wimp out,
you know?
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723. I mean, the guy will lose respect for me.
Would you rather have that?
Copy !req
724. What about these pants I got on?
You think they're okay?
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725. Oh!
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726. Imagine you're a deer.
Copy !req
727. You're prancin' along.
You get thirsty.
Copy !req
728. You spot a little brook.
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729. You put your little deer lips
down to the cool, clear water.
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730. Bam! A fuckin' bullet rips off
part of your head!
Copy !req
731. Your brains are laying
on the ground
in little bloody pieces.
Copy !req
732. Now I ask you, would you give
a fuck what kind of pants...
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733. the son of a bitch
who shot you was wearing?
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734. I'd sure like to get
a look at your files.
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735. You would?
Sure.
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736. You got a Xerox machine
over there?
Uh, no.
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737. Oh, that's okay.
I'll have my secretary do it.
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738. Shirley, can you xerox
all the files...
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739. on the Gambini/Rothenstein case
for Mr. Gambini?
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740. Yeah.
Thank you, sweetheart.
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741. What's all that?
Trotter's files, all of 'em.
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742. You stole his files?
I didn't steal his files.
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743. Listen to this.
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744. I'm just waiting to finesse him.
I'm startin' to finesse him.
I got him goin'.
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745. He offers to have his secretary
copy everything for me.
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746. That's very impressive finessing.
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747. That's not all.
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748. He's lettin' us use
his hunting cabin
as soon as he gets back.
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749. It's in the woods. It's quiet.
He sleeps like a baby
when he's there.
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750. Terrific.
You're a hell of a bonder.
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751. What's this?
You, uh, readin' this book?
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752. Yeah.
Do me a favor, okay?
Don't read this book.
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753. Okay?
Thank you very much.
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754. All right.
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755. Don't you wanna know why
Trotter gave you his files?
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756. I told you why already.
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757. He has to, by law. You're entitled.
It's called "disclosure," you dickhead.
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758. He has to show you everything.
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759. Otherwise, it could be a mistrial.
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760. He has to give you a list
of all his witnesses.
You can talk to all his witnesses.
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761. He's not allowed any surprises.
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762. They didn't teach you that
in law school either?
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763. Now let me ask you this.
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764. How many different
levels of thickness
have you gone through?
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765. What'd you have for breakfast?
Well—
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766. What's that brown stuff?
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767. Huh?
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768. Yesterday, you told me
that freight train hardly ever
comes through here...
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769. at 5:00 a.m. In the morning.
I know.
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770. She's supposed to come through
at 10 after 4:00.
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771. Can you participate in an endeavor
in which the ultimate decision
might be death by electrocution?
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772. Ma'am?
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773. I think it should be
left up to the victims' families
rather than the courts.
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774. Uh-huh.
Uh, the defendants in this case...
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775. are charged with robbing
a convenience store,
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776. and then, in a most cowardly fashion,
shootin' the clerk in the back.
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777. Now, if sufficient evidence is offered
to prove these facts,
you think you could—
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778. Fry 'em.
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779. She'll do.
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780. Hmm.
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781. Mr. Gambini.
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782. Come in, come in.
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783. I just got a fax
from the New York State Office
of Judicial Records...
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784. that they have no records...
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785. of any Vincent Gambini
ever trying any case
in the entire state of New York.
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786. Uh, you're not gonna find
any, uh— any records...
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787. of Vincent La Guardia Gambini
practicing in any courts.
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788. I just told you that.
You don't understand.
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789. See, 20 years ago,
I became a actor.
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790. And there was this very prominent
stage actor in New York.
His name was Vincent Gambini.
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791. Maybe you heard of him.
No.
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792. Never heard of him?
Doesn't matter. Anyway,
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793. I had to change my name,
which I did, legally.
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794. - So now I practice law under
my legally changed stage name.
- What name is that?
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795. Jerry Gal—
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796. Jerry Gallo.
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797. You can still call me Gambini.
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798. Sorry.
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799. And what name
did you tell him?
Jerry Gallo.
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800. Jerry Gallo?
The big attorney?
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801. Yeah.
Think that was
a smart move?
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802. Yeah, well, the man is
a seriously accomplished lawyer.
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803. He checks up on this guy,
his name will show up
all over the place.
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804. His name was in the papers
all last week.
Yeah, I saw that.
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805. But you didn't actually
read the articles.
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806. No.
That's too bad.
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807. Why is that?
'Cause he's dead.
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808. What's the matter with you?
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809. I don't know.
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810. - You're acting like
you're nervous or somethin'.
- Well, yeah, I am.
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811. What are you nervous about?
I'm the one under the gun here.
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812. Trial starts tomorrow.
You wanna know
what I'm nervous about?
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813. I'll tell you what I'm nervous about.
I am in the dark here
with all this legal crap.
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814. I have no idea what's going on.
All's I know is you're
screwin' up, and I can't help.
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815. You lent me your little camera,
didn't you?
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816. Oh, Vinny, I'm watchin' you
go down in flames,
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817. and you're bringing me with you,
and I can't do anything about it.
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818. And?
Well, I hate to bring it up,
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819. because you got enough pressure
on you already, but...
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820. we agreed to get married
as soon as you won your first case.
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821. Meanwhile, 10 years later,
my niece,
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822. the daughter of my sister,
is gettin' married.
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823. My biological clock is tickin' like this,
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824. and the way this case is goin ',
I ain't nevergettin' married!
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825. Lisa, I don't need this.
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826. I swear to God,
I do not need this right now, okay?
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827. I got a judge that's just achin'
to throw me in jail,
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828. an idiot who wants to fight me
for $200, slaughtered pigs,
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829. giant, loud whistles.
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830. I ain't slept in five days.
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831. I got no money,
a dress-code problem,
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832. and a little murder case which,
in the balance,
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833. holds the lives of two innocent kids,
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834. not to mention your...
biological clock,
my career,
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835. your life, our marriage,
and let me see—
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836. What else could we pile on?
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837. Is there any more shit we could pile on
to the top of the outcome of this case?
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838. Is it possible?
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839. Maybe it was a bad time
to bring it up.
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840. What the fuck is that?
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841. This is very romantic—
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842. out here in this field,
under the stars,
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843. quiet,
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844. no one around for miles.
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845. It's very romantic.
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846. I don't see no stars.
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847. Oh, honey, move.
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848. My back. Wait.
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849. I gotta get up.
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850. Just let me—
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851. This fucking jacket!
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852. Hey!
Ohh.
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853. Oh.
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854. Fuck!
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855. Okay.
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856. - Whoa!
- You okay?
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857. What was in that pink
plastic thing in the trunk?
It's your suit.
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858. What is my suit
doin' in the trunk?
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859. I had it cleaned.
I thought it would be a nice surprise—
go in there with a nice clean suit.
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860. Got 30 fucking minutes
to take a shower,
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861. get a new suit, get dressed
and get to the fuckin' courthouse.
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862. You fuckin' shower.
I'll get your fuckin' suit.
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863. Hey, hey!
Little Yankee wuss!
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864. Lookee here.
I got your $200.
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865. You gonna kick the shit
outta me now?
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866. Well, here he comes.
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867. Mr. Gambini,
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868. are you mocking me
with that outfit?
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869. Mocking you?
No, I'm not mocking you, Judge.
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870. Then explain that... outfit.
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871. I bought a suit. You've seen it.
Now it's covered in mud.
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872. This town doesn't have
a one-hour cleaners,
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873. so I had to buy a new suit.
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874. Except that the only store
you could buy a new suit in
has got the flu.
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875. You get that?
The whole store got the flu.
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876. So I had to get this
in a secondhand store.
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877. So...
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878. it's either wear the leather jacket,
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879. which I know you hate, or this.
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880. So I wore this
ridiculous thing for you.
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881. Are you on drugs?
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882. Drugs♫ No, I don't take drugs.
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883. - I don't like your attitude.
- What else is new?
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884. - I'm holdin' you in contempt of court.
- There's a fuckin' surprise.
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885. - What'd you say?
- What?
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886. What'd you just say?
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887. What'd I say♫ What?
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888. Uh, Your Honor, counsel,
members of the jury,
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889. the evidence in this case
is gonna show...
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890. that at 9:30 in the morning
of January 4,
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891. both defendants,
Stanley Rothenstein
and William Gambini,
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892. were seen gettin' out
of their metallic green...
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893. 1964 Buick Skylark convertible
with a white top.
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894. The evidence is gonna show
that they were seen entering...
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895. the Sac-O-Suds convenience store
in Wahzoo City.
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896. The evidence is gonna show
that minutes after
they entered the Sac-O-Suds,
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897. a gunshot was heard
by three eyewitnesses.
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898. You're gonna then hear
the testimony
of the three eyewitnesses...
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899. who saw the defendants
running out of the Sac-O-Suds...
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900. a moment after
the shots were heard,
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901. gettin' into their faded,
metallic green 1964 Buick Skylark...
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902. and driving off in great haste.
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903. Finally, the state is gonna prove...
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904. that the defendants,
Gambini and Rothenstein,
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905. admitted, then recanted, their testimony
to the sheriff of Beechum County.
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906. Now let's get down
to the link lock.
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907. Your verdict is gonna depend...
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908. on what you think
of the sworn testimony.
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909. Not what I think.
What I think don't count.
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910. You're the jury. It's your job
to decide who's telling the truth.
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911. Truth.
That's what "verdict" means.
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912. It's a word comes down
from old England...
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913. and all our little old ancestors.
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914. Now, we're gonna be asking you
to return a verdict...
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915. of murder in the first degree
for William Gambini...
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916. and a verdict of accessory
to murder in the first degree...
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917. for Stanley Rothenstein...
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918. for helping Gambini...
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919. commit this heinous crime.
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920. Counselor, do you wish
to make an opening statement?
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921. Counselor?
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922. Vinny. Vinny.
What?
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923. Come on. It's time to make
your opening statement.
Come on, Vin.
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924. Uh, everything that guy just said
is bullshit. Thank you.
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925. Objection, Your Honor.
Counsel's entire
opening statement is argument.
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926. Objection sustained.
The entire opening statement,
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927. with the exception of "Thank you,"
will be stricken from the record.
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928. The jury will please disregard
counsel's entire opening statement.
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929. And you, Mr. Gambini—
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930. You will not use that kind
of language in my court.
You understand me?
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931. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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932. Putz.
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933. Counselor?
Your statement, sir.
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934. Well, now, uh,
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935. ladies and gentlemen of the j-j-j—
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936. of-of-of-of the j-j-j—
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937. jury!
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938. Um, on-on—
on-on—
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939. on January f-f-f-f—
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940. f-f-f-f-f-f-f-fourth of this year,
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941. my client did indeed visit...
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942. the Sac-O-Suds con-con—
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943. um, um,
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944. um, convenience store.
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945. But— But...
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946. he didn't, um—
kill anyone.
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947. He-He, uh, um, uh—
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948. We-We intend to prove...
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949. that the p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p—
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950. prosecution's case is circumstantial...
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951. and-and-and-and-and—
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952. Oh! Uh, coincidental.
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953. Thank you.
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954. That's it♫ What about
everything we talked about?
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955. I get a little nervous sometimes.
I'm gettin' better.
A little nervous?
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956. I heard a gunshot,
so I looked out the window,
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957. and I seen them two boys run out,
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958. get into their car
and drive off like maniacs,
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959. tires screeching, smoking,
going up on the curb.
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960. Is this the car?
Yes, sir.
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961. Thank you, sir.
No further questions,
Your Honor.
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962. Your witness.
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963. All right. Mr., uh, T-T-T-T-T-T—
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964. uh— um—
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965. uh, T-T-T— uh, Tipton!
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966. Now, when you
vie wed my clients,
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967. how-how-how far away were you?
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968. About 50 feet.
Oh, now, do you think
that's close enough...
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969. to make an accurate, uh, I—
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970. I-I-I-I-I-I-I—
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971. identification?
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972. Yes.
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973. Mr. Tipton, I see
you wear eyeglasses.
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974. Sometimes.
Would you care to show those eyeglasses
to the jury, please♫ Thank you.
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975. Thank you. Now, Mr. Tipton,
were you wearing them that day?
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976. No.
You see,
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977. you were 50 feet away,
you made a positive
eyewitness identification,
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978. and-and-and-and-and-and-and-and yet,
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979. you were not wearing
your necessary
prescription eyeglasses?
Copy !req
980. They're readin' glasses.
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981. Um—
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982. Well, um, uh,
Mr., uh, uh, uh, uh—
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983. Could you tell the court...
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984. what color eyes
the-the-the defendants have?
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985. Brown. Hazel green.
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986. No more questions.
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987. Mr. Gambini, your witness.
Copy !req
988. He's a tough one.
Yes.
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989. Mr. Tipton,
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990. when you viewed the defendants
walking from their car...
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991. into the Sac-O-Suds,
what angle was
your point of view?
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992. They was kinda walkin' toward me
when they entered the store.
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993. And when they left,
what angle was your point of view?
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994. They was kinda
walkin' away from me.
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995. So would you say you got
a better shot of them going in
and not so much comin' out?
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996. - You could say that.
- I did say that. Would you say that?
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997. - Yeah.
- Is it possible the two "youts"—
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998. The two what?
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999. Wh-Wh-What was that word?
Uh, what word?
Copy !req
1000. Two what?
What?
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1001. - Did you say "youts"?
- Yeah, two "youts."
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1002. - What is a "yout"?
- Oh. Excuse me, Your Honor.
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1003. Two yo u Th s.
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1004. Is it possible the two defendants
entered the store,
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1005. picked 22 specific items
off of the shelves,
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1006. had the clerk take money,
make change,
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1007. then leave—
then two different men
drive up in a similar—
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1008. Don't shake your head.
I'm not done yet.
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1009. Wait till you hear the whole thing
so you can understand this now.
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1010. Two different men drive up
in a similar-looking car,
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1011. go in, shoot the clerk,
rob him and then leave?
Copy !req
1012. No. They didn't have enough time.
Copy !req
1013. Well, how much time
was they in the store?
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1014. Five minutes.
Five minutes♫ Are you sure?
Copy !req
1015. Did you look at your watch?
No.
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1016. Oh, I'm sorry.
You testified earlier that
the boys went into the store...
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1017. and you had just begun
to make breakfast.
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1018. You were just ready to eat,
and you heard a gunshot.
That's right. I'm sorry.
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1019. So obviously,
it takes you five minutes
to make breakfast.
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1020. That's right.
So you knew that.
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1021. Uh, do you remember
what you had?
Eggs and grits.
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1022. Eggs and grits.
I like grits too.
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1023. How do you cook your grits?
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1024. You like 'em regular,
creamy or Al dente?
Copy !req
1025. Just regular, I guess.
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1026. Regular. Instant grits?
Copy !req
1027. No self-respecting Southerner
uses instant grits.
Copy !req
1028. I take pride in my grits.
Copy !req
1029. So, Mr. Tipton,
Copy !req
1030. how could it take you five minutes
to cook your grits...
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1031. when it takes the entire
grit-eating world 20 minutes?
Copy !req
1032. I don't know.
I'm a fast cook, I guess.
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1033. I'm sorry. I was all the way over here.
I couldn't hear you.
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1034. Did you say you're a fast cook?
That's it?
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1035. Are we to believe that
boiling water soaks into a grit...
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1036. faster in your kitchen than on
any place on the face of the Earth?
Copy !req
1037. I don't know.
Copy !req
1038. Well, perhaps the laws of physics
cease to exist on your stove.
Copy !req
1039. Were these magic grits?
Copy !req
1040. I mean, did you buy them
from the same guy
who sold Jack his beanstalk beans?
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1041. - Objection, Your Honor.
- Objection sustained.
Copy !req
1042. - You sure about five minutes?
- Ignore the question.
- I don't know.
Copy !req
1043. - Are you sure about that five minutes?
- I don't know.
Copy !req
1044. - I think you made your point.
- Are you sure about that five minutes?
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1045. I may have been mistaken.
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1046. I got no more use for this guy.
Copy !req
1047. You're fired.
Copy !req
1048. I want him!
Copy !req
1049. Come on, now. Move it.
Copy !req
1050. Don't worry.
Copy !req
1051. I'll find a way
to bail you out.
No, don't.
Copy !req
1052. I'm gonna stay in prison tonight.
Maybe I'll finally get some sleep.
I'm doin' good, huh?
Copy !req
1053. Hey, how ya doin'?
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1054. Hey, Mr. Crane.
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1055. What are these pictures of?
Copy !req
1056. My house and stuff.
House and stuff.
Copy !req
1057. And what is this brown stuff
on the windows?
Copy !req
1058. Dirt.
Dirt?
Copy !req
1059. What is this rusty, dusty,
dirty-looking thing over your window?
Copy !req
1060. It's a screen.
A screen!
Copy !req
1061. It's a screen.
Copy !req
1062. And what are these really big things
right in the middle of your view...
Copy !req
1063. from the window of your kitchen
to the Sac-O-Suds?
Copy !req
1064. What do we call these big things?
Copy !req
1065. Trees?
Trees. That's right. Don't be afraid.
Just shout 'em right out when you know.
Copy !req
1066. Now, what are these thousands
of little things that are on trees?
Copy !req
1067. Leaves.
Leaves!
Copy !req
1068. And these bushy things
between the trees?
Copy !req
1069. Bushes.
Bushes, right.
So, Mr. Crane,
Copy !req
1070. you could positively identify
the defendants,
Copy !req
1071. for a moment of two seconds,
Copy !req
1072. lookin' through
this dirty window,
Copy !req
1073. this crud-covered screen,
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1074. these trees with
all these leaves on them,
Copy !req
1075. and, I don't know,
how many bushes?
Copy !req
1076. Looks like five.
Uh-uh. Don't forget
this one and this one.
Copy !req
1077. Seven bushes.
Seven bushes.
So, what do you think?
Copy !req
1078. Is it possible you just saw
two guys in a green convertible...
Copy !req
1079. and not necessarily
these two particular guys?
Copy !req
1080. - Well, I suppose.
- I'm finished with this guy.
Copy !req
1081. - Mrs. Riley, when you saw the defendants,
were you wearing your glasses?
- Yes, I was.
Copy !req
1082. Over here, dear.
Copy !req
1083. Would you mind puttin'
your glasses on for us, please?
Copy !req
1084. Whoa! How long
have you been wearin' glasses?
Copy !req
1085. Since I was six.
Copy !req
1086. Have they always been that thick?
Copy !req
1087. Oh, no.
They got thicker over the years.
Copy !req
1088. So as your eyes have gotten
more and more out of whack...
Copy !req
1089. as you've gotten older,
how many different levels
of thickness have you gone through?
Copy !req
1090. Oh, I don't know.
Copy !req
1091. Over 60 years,
maybe 10 times.
Copy !req
1092. Maybe you're ready for a thicker set.
Copy !req
1093. Oh, no, no.
I-I think they're okay.
Copy !req
1094. Maybe we should make sure.
Let's check it out.
Copy !req
1095. Now, how far were
the defendants from you...
Copy !req
1096. when you saw them
entering the Sac-O-Suds?
Copy !req
1097. About a hundred feet.
Copy !req
1098. A hundred feet.
Would you hold this please?
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1099. Thank you.
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1100. Sorry. Excuse me.
Excuse me.
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1101. Sorry. Sorry.
Copy !req
1102. Okay, this is 50 feet.
Copy !req
1103. That's half the distance.
Copy !req
1104. How many fingers am I holding up?
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1105. Let the record show that counsel
is holding up two fingers.
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1106. Your Honor, please, huh?
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1107. Oh. Sorry.
Copy !req
1108. Now, Mrs. Riley—
and only Mrs. Riley—
Copy !req
1109. how many fingers
am I holding up now?
Copy !req
1110. Four.
Copy !req
1111. What do you think now, dear?
Copy !req
1112. I'm thinking of gettin'
thicker glasses.
Copy !req
1113. Thank you.
Copy !req
1114. - Hello?
- You did good out there today, Yankee.
I like the competition.
Copy !req
1115. You like competition too?
Makes things kind of fun, doesn't it?
Copy !req
1116. - I'm enjoying myself so far.
- I got a little surprise for you tomorrow.
Copy !req
1117. What's that?
You know you have to disclose
all your evidence to me.
Copy !req
1118. Well, I just got it myself tonight.
Copy !req
1119. I'll disclose it first thing in the morning.
Judge is gonna have to admit it.
Copy !req
1120. - Should I be worried?
- I sure would be if I were you.
Copy !req
1121. Honey, where did you read
about all that disclosure shit?
Copy !req
1122. Let me show you. Why?
Copy !req
1123. I'm a special automotive instructor
of forensic studies...
Copy !req
1124. for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Copy !req
1125. Uh-huh. How long you been
in that position?
Copy !req
1126. Eighteen years.
Your Honor?
Copy !req
1127. - May we approach the bench, please?
- If you wish.
Copy !req
1128. I object to this witness
being called at this time.
Copy !req
1129. We've been given no prior notice
he'd testify, no discovery
of any tests he's conducted...
Copy !req
1130. or reports he's prepared,
and, as the court is aware,
Copy !req
1131. the defense is entitled
to advance notice
of any witness who will testify,
Copy !req
1132. particularly those who will give
scientific evidence...
Copy !req
1133. so that we could properly prepare
for cross-examination...
Copy !req
1134. and well as to give the defense
an opportunity to have
the witness' reports reviewed...
Copy !req
1135. by a defense expert
who might then be in a position...
Copy !req
1136. to contradict the veracity
of his conclusions.
Copy !req
1137. Mr. Gambini?
Yes, sir?
Copy !req
1138. That is a lucid, intelligent,
well-thought-out objection.
Copy !req
1139. Thank you,
Your Honor.
Overruled.
Copy !req
1140. Now, Mr. Wilbur,
Copy !req
1141. these are photos of tires...
Copy !req
1142. belonging to the defendants' car.
Copy !req
1143. And these are photos of the tire marks...
Copy !req
1144. left by the assailants' car
as it fled the convenience store.
Copy !req
1145. Now, are you familiar with these?
Yes, I am.
Copy !req
1146. Uh-huh. Could you, uh,
elaborate please, sir?
Copy !req
1147. We compared the tire marks
outside the convenience store...
Copy !req
1148. with the rear tires
of the defendants' car.
Copy !req
1149. They're the same model and size tire.
Copy !req
1150. Michelin model XGV,
size 75-R, 14-inch wheel.
Copy !req
1151. They're the same size
and model tire.
Anything else, sir?
Copy !req
1152. Yes, indeed.
The car leaving
the convenience store...
Copy !req
1153. spun its rear tires dramatically...
Copy !req
1154. and left a residue of rubber
on the asphalt.
Copy !req
1155. Now I took a sample of that rubber
and analyzed it.
Copy !req
1156. I also took a sample of the rubber
from the rear tires...
Copy !req
1157. of the defendants' Buick
and analyzed that too.
Copy !req
1158. What kind of equipment
did you use to find this out?
Copy !req
1159. I used a Hewlett-Packard 5710-A
dual-column gas chromatograph...
Copy !req
1160. with flame analyzation detectors.
Copy !req
1161. - Uh-huh.
- Is that thing turbocharged?
Copy !req
1162. Only on the floor models.
Copy !req
1163. Now, Mr. Wilbur,
what was the result
of your analysis?
Copy !req
1164. The chemical composition
between the two samples
was found to be identical.
Copy !req
1165. Identical!
Copy !req
1166. No further questions, Your Honor.
Copy !req
1167. - Your Honor?
- Thank you, Mr. Wilbur.
Copy !req
1168. The court'll take
a 60-minute recess for lunch.
Copy !req
1169. Your Honor, I respectfully
request a full day's continuance
to go over all this sh— stuff.
Copy !req
1170. - Request denied.
- Thanks a lot.
Copy !req
1171. And Mr. Gambini?
Yes, sir?
Copy !req
1172. I'd like to speak to you
in my chambers.
Copy !req
1173. - You're a dead man.
- I'm a dead man?
Copy !req
1174. That's right. I just faxed
the clerk of New York and asked him
what he knew about Jerry Gallo.
Copy !req
1175. You wanna know
what he replied?
Copy !req
1176. Did you say Jerry "Gallo"?
Yes, I did.
Copy !req
1177. "Gallo" with a "G"?
That's right.
Copy !req
1178. Jerry Gallo's dead.
Copy !req
1179. I'm aware of that.
Copy !req
1180. Well, I'm not Jerry Gallo.
I'm Jerry "Callo."
Copy !req
1181. C-A-L-L-O.
Copy !req
1182. All right.
Copy !req
1183. All right.
Copy !req
1184. Let's get this cleared up
right now.
Copy !req
1185. Hello. This is Judge Chamberlain Haller.
Can I speak to the clerk?
Copy !req
1186. Okay, I'll be here.
Copy !req
1187. He's gonna call back after 3:00.
Copy !req
1188. That gives you
a stay of execution,
Copy !req
1189. unless by some miracle,
you happen to win this case
in the next 90 minutes.
Copy !req
1190. Why don't you go to lunch?
Copy !req
1191. Thanks.
Copy !req
1192. I got my pictures back.
Oh, good.
Copy !req
1193. What'd the judge say?
Copy !req
1194. He said he found out
that Gallo's dead.
Copy !req
1195. He found out?
Yeah.
Copy !req
1196. What'd he say?
Copy !req
1197. Lisa, I'm trying to—
I'm trying to think about
the case now, okay♫ I'm sorry.
Copy !req
1198. Can I help?
"Can I help?"
Copy !req
1199. No, you can't help.
I wish you could, but you can't.
Copy !req
1200. Look how you're lookin' at me.
Look how you're—
What is that look supposed to mean?
Copy !req
1201. I'm a piece of shit 'cause I can't
figure out a way for you to help?
Copy !req
1202. Okay, you're helping.
We'll use your pictures.
Copy !req
1203. Ah! These are gonna be—
You know, I'm sorry.
These are gonna be a help.
Copy !req
1204. I should have looked
at these pictures before.
Copy !req
1205. I like this. This is, uh—
This is our first hotel room, right?
Copy !req
1206. That'll intimidate Trotter.
Here's one of me from behind.
Copy !req
1207. And I didn't think I could feel worse
than I did a couple of seconds ago.
Thank you.
Copy !req
1208. Ah, here's a good one
of the tire marks.
Copy !req
1209. Could we get any farther away?
Copy !req
1210. Where'd you shoot this from?
Up in a tree♫ What's this over here?
Copy !req
1211. What—
Copy !req
1212. It's dog shit.
Copy !req
1213. Dog shit! That's great!
Dog shit! What a clue!
Copy !req
1214. Why didn't I think of that?
Here's one of me reading. Terrific.
Copy !req
1215. I should have asked you
a long time ago for these pictures.
Copy !req
1216. Holy shit. You got it, honey!
You did it!
Copy !req
1217. The case-cracker:
me in the shower!
Copy !req
1218. I love this! That's it!
Copy !req
1219. That is it!
I'm out of here.
Copy !req
1220. Lisa!
Copy !req
1221. Lisa!
Copy !req
1222. I'm sorry.
Copy !req
1223. Fuck!
Copy !req
1224. I know I'm missing somethin'.
I'm missing somethin'.
Copy !req
1225. Did you find anything?
Copy !req
1226. Very, very little.
Copy !req
1227. Something♫ Enough to—
Copy !req
1228. Is it possible
that two separate cars...
Copy !req
1229. could be driving
on Michelin model XGV 75-R 14s?
Copy !req
1230. Of course.
Copy !req
1231. Let me ask you this:
What's the best-selling
single model tire...
Copy !req
1232. being sold
in the United States today?
Copy !req
1233. The Michelin XGV.
Copy !req
1234. - And what's the most popular size?
- 75-R 14.
Copy !req
1235. The same size
as on the defendants' car.
Copy !req
1236. But two faded green
1964 Buick Skylark convertibles?
Copy !req
1237. Excuse me.
What I'm asking you...
Copy !req
1238. is if the most popular size
of the most popular tire...
Copy !req
1239. is on the defendants' car.
Copy !req
1240. Well,
Copy !req
1241. yeah.
Copy !req
1242. Yes.
Um, thank you.
Copy !req
1243. No further questions.
Copy !req
1244. The witness can stand down.
Copy !req
1245. Counsel?
Copy !req
1246. Uh, Your Honor,
the prosecution rests.
Copy !req
1247. Mr. Gambini, your first witness.
Copy !req
1248. Mr. Gambini.
Copy !req
1249. I will ask you one more time
and one more time only.
Copy !req
1250. - If I ask you again—
- Your Honor.
Copy !req
1251. Uh, please, uh, can I have
a five-minute recess?
Copy !req
1252. My next witness is not
in the courtroom right now.
Copy !req
1253. Three minutes, no more.
Copy !req
1254. Sheriff, do me a favor.
Please trace this.
Copy !req
1255. It's not my job.
You do your own investigating.
Copy !req
1256. Please. I only have three minutes.
Copy !req
1257. Lisa. Lisa, please, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, okay?
Copy !req
1258. I need you to come back
into the courtroom,
and I need the phone.
Copy !req
1259. Honey, come on now.
Stop it. I need the phone.
Copy !req
1260. We have to make up.
Listen, let's make up, all right?
Copy !req
1261. We gotta go back inside.
Everybody's waiting for us.
Copy !req
1262. Come on.
We don't have a lot of time.
Just shut up.
Copy !req
1263. Gimme this!
Fuck you!
Copy !req
1264. What is it with you with that mouth?
Shut up!
Copy !req
1265. Mr. Gambini.
Copy !req
1266. Hey, Sheriff, how are ya?
Tell me why.
Copy !req
1267. Lisa, I need your help.
I don't give a shit!
Leave me alone!
Copy !req
1268. Come on. You'll see.
Stop!
Copy !req
1269. Come on. I found it.
I found it. Come on. You'll see.
Copy !req
1270. Your Honor, the defense calls
as its first witness
Ms. Mona Lisa Vito.
Copy !req
1271. I-I object, Your Honor.
This person is not
on the witness list.
Copy !req
1272. This witness is a expert
in the field of automobiles...
Copy !req
1273. and is being called to rebut
the testimony of George Wilbur.
Copy !req
1274. - Your Honor, would you please
instruct the bailiff—
- Officer!
Copy !req
1275. to escort Ms. Vito
to the witness stand please?
Copy !req
1276. Hold up your right hand.
Do you swear to tell the truth,
Copy !req
1277. the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, so help you God?
Yeah.
Copy !req
1278. Ms. Vito,
Copy !req
1279. you're supposed to be some
kinda expert in automobiles—
Is that correct?
Copy !req
1280. Is that correct?
Copy !req
1281. Will you please answer
the counselor's question?
Copy !req
1282. No. I hate him.
Copy !req
1283. Your Honor, may I have permission
to treat Ms. Vito as a hostile witness?
Copy !req
1284. You think I'm hostile now,
wait till you see me tonight.
Copy !req
1285. Uh— Do you two know each other?
Copy !req
1286. Yeah. She's my fiancée.
Copy !req
1287. Well, that would certainly
explain the hostility.
Copy !req
1288. Your Honor, I object to this witness.
Improper foundation.
Copy !req
1289. I'm not aware of
this person's qualifications.
Copy !req
1290. I'd like to, uh, voir dire...
Copy !req
1291. this witness as to the extent
of her expertise.
Copy !req
1292. Granted.
Mr. Trotter, you may proceed.
Copy !req
1293. Mm-hmm. Uh, Miss Vito,
Copy !req
1294. what's your current profession?
Copy !req
1295. I'm an out-of-work hairdresser.
Copy !req
1296. Out-of-work hairdresser.
Now, in what way does that qualify you...
Copy !req
1297. as an expert in automobiles?
It doesn't.
Copy !req
1298. Well, in what way are you qualified?
Copy !req
1299. Well, my father was a mechanic.
His father was a mechanic.
Copy !req
1300. My mother's father was a mechanic.
Copy !req
1301. My three brothers are mechanics.
Copy !req
1302. Four uncles on my father's side
are mechanics.
Copy !req
1303. Miss Vito,
your family's obviously qualified,
Copy !req
1304. but, uh, have you ever
worked as a mechanic?
Copy !req
1305. Yeah, in my father's garage, yeah.
As a mechanic?
Copy !req
1306. What'd you do in your father's garage?
Copy !req
1307. Tune-ups, oil changes,
brake relining, engine rebuilds,
Copy !req
1308. rebuilt some trannies,
rear ends—
Okay.
Copy !req
1309. Okay. But does being
an ex-mechanic necessarily...
Copy !req
1310. qualify you as being
expert on tire marks?
Copy !req
1311. No. Thank you.
Copy !req
1312. - Good-bye.
- Sit down and stay there
until you're told to leave.
Copy !req
1313. Your Honor, Ms. Vito's expertise
is in general automotive knowledge.
Copy !req
1314. It is in this area
that her testimony will be applicable.
Copy !req
1315. Now if Mr. Trotter wishes
to voir dire the witness...
Copy !req
1316. as to the extent of her expertise
in this area,
Copy !req
1317. I'm sure he's gonna be
more than satisfied.
Copy !req
1318. Okay.
Copy !req
1319. All right. All right.
Copy !req
1320. Now, uh, Miss Vito,
Copy !req
1321. being an expert on general
automotive knowledge,
Copy !req
1322. can you tell me...
Copy !req
1323. what would the correct ignition timing be
on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet...
Copy !req
1324. with a 327 cubic inch engine
and a four-barrel carburetor?
Copy !req
1325. That's a bullshit question.
Does that mean that
you can't answer it?
Copy !req
1326. It's a bullshit question.
It's impossible to answer.
Copy !req
1327. Impossible because
you don't know the answer!
Nobody could answer that question.
Copy !req
1328. Your Honor, I move to disqualify
Miss Vito as a expert witness.
Copy !req
1329. Can you answer the question?
Copy !req
1330. No. It is a trick question.
Copy !req
1331. Why is it a trick question?
Copy !req
1332. Watch this.
Copy !req
1333. 'Cause Chevy didn't make
a 327 in '55.
Copy !req
1334. The 327 didn't come out till '62.
Copy !req
1335. And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air
with the four-barrel carb till '64.
Copy !req
1336. However, in 1964,
Copy !req
1337. the correct ignition timing would be
four degrees before top dead center.
Copy !req
1338. Well,
Copy !req
1339. um, she's acceptable, Your Honor.
Copy !req
1340. Your Honor,
this is a picture...
Copy !req
1341. taken by my fiancée
outside the Sac-O-Suds.
Copy !req
1342. We agree on this?
Copy !req
1343. Yeah.
Thank you.
Copy !req
1344. I'd like to submit this picture
of the tire tracks as evidence.
Copy !req
1345. Mr. Trotter?
Copy !req
1346. No objection, Your Honor.
Copy !req
1347. Ms. Vito,
did you take this picture?
Copy !req
1348. You know I did.
And what is this picture of?
Copy !req
1349. You know what it's of.
Ms. Vito,
Copy !req
1350. it has been argued by me,
Copy !req
1351. the defense,
that two sets of guys met up...
Copy !req
1352. at the Sac-O-Suds
at the same time...
Copy !req
1353. driving identical
metallic mint-green...
Copy !req
1354. 1964 Buick Skylark convertibles.
Copy !req
1355. Now, can you tell us,
by what you see in this picture,
Copy !req
1356. if the defense's case
holds water?
Copy !req
1357. Ms. Vito, please answer the question.
Copy !req
1358. Does the defense's case
hold water?
Copy !req
1359. No.
Copy !req
1360. The defense is wrong.
Copy !req
1361. Are you sure?
Copy !req
1362. I'm positive.
Copy !req
1363. How could you be so sure?
Copy !req
1364. Because there is no way
that these tire marks were made...
Copy !req
1365. by a '64 Buick Skylark.
Copy !req
1366. These marks were made
by a 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
Copy !req
1367. Objection, Your Honor.
Can we clarify to the court...
Copy !req
1368. whether the witness is stating
opinion or fact?
Copy !req
1369. - This is your opinion?
- It's a fact.
Copy !req
1370. I find it hard to believe
that this kind of information...
Copy !req
1371. could be ascertained
simply by looking at a picture.
Copy !req
1372. Would you like me to explain?
Copy !req
1373. - I would love to hear this!
- So would I.
Copy !req
1374. The car that made these two
equal-length tire marks had positraction.
Copy !req
1375. You can't make those marks
without positraction,
Copy !req
1376. which was not available
on the '64 Buick Skylark.
Copy !req
1377. And why not?
What is positraction?
Copy !req
1378. It's a limited slip differential
which distributes power equally...
Copy !req
1379. to both the right and left tires.
Copy !req
1380. The '64 Skylark
had a regular differential,
Copy !req
1381. which anyone
who's been stuck in the mud
in Alabama knows,
Copy !req
1382. you step on the gas,
one tire spins,
the other tire does nothin'.
Copy !req
1383. That's right.
Copy !req
1384. Is that it?
No, there's more.
Copy !req
1385. You see when the left tire mark
goes up on the curb...
Copy !req
1386. and the right tire mark
stays flat and even?
Copy !req
1387. Well, the '64 Skylark
had a solid rear axle.
Copy !req
1388. So when the left tire
would go up on the curb,
Copy !req
1389. the right tire would tilt out
and ride along its edge.
Copy !req
1390. But that didn't happen here.
The tire mark stayed flat and even.
Copy !req
1391. This car had
an independent rear suspension.
Copy !req
1392. Now, in the '60s, there were only
two other cars made in America...
Copy !req
1393. that had positraction
and independent rear suspension...
Copy !req
1394. and enough power
to make these marks.
Copy !req
1395. One was the Corvette,
which could never be confused
with the Buick Skylark.
Copy !req
1396. The other had
the same body length,
height, width, weight,
Copy !req
1397. wheelbase and wheel track
as the '64 Skylark, and that was...
Copy !req
1398. the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
Copy !req
1399. And because both cars
were made by G.M.,
Copy !req
1400. were both cars available...
Copy !req
1401. in metallic mint-green paint?
Copy !req
1402. - They were.
- Thank you, Ms. Vito.
Copy !req
1403. No more questions.
Thank you very, very much.
Copy !req
1404. You've been a lovely,
lovely witness.
Copy !req
1405. Mr. Trotter, would you like
to question Ms. Vito?
Copy !req
1406. Mr. Trotter?
Copy !req
1407. Mr. Trotter!
Copy !req
1408. Uh— Uh, no. No, Your Honor.
No further questions.
Copy !req
1409. In that case, Your Honor, uh,
I'd like to recall George Wilbur.
Copy !req
1410. Ms. Vito, you can stand down.
Copy !req
1411. You realize
you're still under oath?
Copy !req
1412. Yes, sir.
Copy !req
1413. Uh, Mr. Wilbur,
how'd you like Ms. Vito's testimony?
Copy !req
1414. Very impressive.
She's cute too, huh?
Copy !req
1415. Yes, very.
Copy !req
1416. - Mr. Gambini.
- Sorry. Sorry, Your Honor.
Copy !req
1417. Uh, Mr. Wilbur,
in your expert opinion,
Copy !req
1418. would you say that everything
Ms. Vito said on the stand...
Copy !req
1419. was a hundred percent accurate?
Copy !req
1420. I'd have to say that.
Copy !req
1421. And is there
any way in the world...
Copy !req
1422. the Buick that the defendants
were driving made those tire tracks?
Copy !req
1423. Come on. You could say.
It's okay. They know.
Copy !req
1424. Actually... no.
Copy !req
1425. No. Thank you.
Copy !req
1426. No more questions.
Copy !req
1427. Your Honor, I call Sheriff Farley.
Copy !req
1428. You may stand down now, Mr. Wilbur.
Copy !req
1429. Sheriff, you realize
you're still under oath?
Yes, sir.
Copy !req
1430. Uh, Sheriff Farley, um,
what'd you find out?
Copy !req
1431. On a hunch,
Copy !req
1432. I took it upon myself to check out
if there was any information...
Copy !req
1433. on a '63 Pontiac Tempest...
Copy !req
1434. stolen or abandoned recently.
Copy !req
1435. This computer readout confirms...
Copy !req
1436. that two boys who fit
the defendants' description...
Copy !req
1437. were arrested two days ago
by Sheriff Tilman
in Jasper County, Georgia...
Copy !req
1438. for driving a stolen metallic mint-green
1963 Pontiac Tempest...
Copy !req
1439. with a white con vertible top,
Michelin model XGV tires,
Copy !req
1440. size 75-R 14.
Copy !req
1441. Is that it?
Copy !req
1442. No.
Copy !req
1443. A.357 magnum revolver
was found in their possession.
Copy !req
1444. Sheriff Farley,
Copy !req
1445. just to refresh the court's memory,
Copy !req
1446. what caliber bullet was used
to murder Jimmy Willis?
Copy !req
1447. A.357 magnum.
Copy !req
1448. The defense rests.
Copy !req
1449. Mr. Trotter?
Copy !req
1450. Your Honor,
Copy !req
1451. in light of Miss Vito's
and Mr. Wilbur's testimony,
Copy !req
1452. the state would like to dismiss
all charges.
Copy !req
1453. Yes!
Copy !req
1454. All right!
Copy !req
1455. Order in the court.
Copy !req
1456. Yeah!
Copy !req
1457. Order here!
Copy !req
1458. I have to get outta here by 3:00.
Make sure all the bags are in the car.
Okay.
Copy !req
1459. Bring it around.
Vinny.
Copy !req
1460. I'm sorry to have
ever doubted you at any time.
Copy !req
1461. And for this, I apologize.
Under the circumstances—
Copy !req
1462. You were great, and, um,
I just want to say thank you.
Copy !req
1463. You're welcome.
I hope we can do it
again sometime.
Copy !req
1464. - Fine job, Mr. Gambini.
- Thanks.
Copy !req
1465. Y'all come back and see us anytime now.
I'll see ya. I'll see ya.
Copy !req
1466. Vin.
Bill.
Copy !req
1467. You're welcome. You're welcome.
Vin, I—
Copy !req
1468. Bill, listen. Take your time.
Pick the right words.
Get back to New York, give me a call.
Copy !req
1469. Okay.
Copy !req
1470. Vinny. You did a terrific job.
Thanks. Thanks.
Copy !req
1471. I want you to know,
you got an open invitation
anytime you want to come down here.
Copy !req
1472. Hell, we'll get us a deer next time.
Okay. Thanks a lot.
Copy !req
1473. I feel like
if I don't get out of here now,
I might never be able to leave.
Copy !req
1474. Mr. Gambini.
Copy !req
1475. I have a fax here
from the clerk of New York.
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1476. I owe you an apology, sir.
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1477. I'm honored to shake your hand.
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1478. "Win some, lose some."
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1479. Your courtroom manner
may be rather unconventional,
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1480. but I gotta tell ya—
you're one hell of a trial lawyer.
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1481. Thank you.
And you're one hell of a judge.
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1482. Ooh, sorry.
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1483. Bye now.
Bye!
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1484. What the hell
was that all about back there?
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1485. I had a friend
send a fax to the judge...
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1486. confirming the very impressive
legal stature...
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1487. of Jerry Callo.
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1488. What friends you got
in the clerk's office?
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1489. Your friend.
My friend?
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1490. Judge Malloy?
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1491. So, what's your problem?
My problem is...
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1492. I wanted to win my first case
without any help from anybody.
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1493. Well, I guess
that plan's moot.
Yeah.
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1494. You know, this could be
a sign of things to come.
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1495. You win all your cases,
but with somebody else's help, right?
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1496. You win case after case,
and then afterwards you have
to go up to somebody...
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1497. and you have to say "Thank you."
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1498. Oh, my God,
what a fuckin' nightmare!
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1499. I won my first case.
You know what this means.
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1500. Yeah, you think
I'm gonna marry you.
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1501. What, you're not
gonna marry me now?
No way.
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1502. Can't win a case by yourself.
You're fuckin' useless.
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1503. I thought we'd get married
this weekend.
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1504. You don't get it, do you?
That is not romantic.
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1505. I want a wedding in church
with bridesmaids and flowers.
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1506. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
How many times did you say
that spontaneous is romantic?
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1507. Hey, a burp is spontaneous.
A burp is not romantic.
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1508. Know what, Lisa?
Who wants to marry
you anyway?
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1509. You do.
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1510. Amen, brother.
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