1. - Here's some for 37 cents.
- Here's some for 32.
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2. 31.
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3. - That's it. Don't they have any generics?
- I think this is the generic.
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4. I never heard of that brand.
Maybe we should get this.
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5. You're paying for advertising.
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6. - Tuna. We should get tuna.
- Please, no more tuna.
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7. - It's got protein. We need protein.
- Beans are protein.
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8. - Beans make you fart.
- We got a convertible.
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9. I'm gettin' it for myself.
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10. One burrito and one large Slush.
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11. - 21 dollars and 67 cents.
- Can you fill this up?
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12. 21.67
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13. Jesus. Look, I forgot to pay for this.
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14. You could have gotten caught.
What if somebody saw?
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15. You know what the minimum age
for execution is in Alabama?
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16. - About sixteen?
- Ten.
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17. - There's a cop behind us.
- A cop?
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18. - There's nothing to worry about, all right?
- There might be.
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19. Just relax. Please.
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20. - Is he still there?
- Yeah.
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21. - Goddamn it.
- Calm down, all right?
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22. There's a cop behind us, that's all.
There's no problem.
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23. - What?
- His light's on.
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24. Fuck. Fuck. Goddamn it.
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25. - What are we gonna do?
- It's probably nothing. It might be a taillight.
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26. - We don't have any money for bail.
- Bail? Nothing's happened.
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27. - Nothing? You stole something, didn't you?
- Shut up. All right?
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28. All right. Here he comes.
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29. - Show me your hands.
- Jesus.
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30. Show me your hands. Get 'em up.
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31. Get 'em up. Up.
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32. Now put your hands on top of your head
and get outta the car.
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33. - Outta the car.
- Go.
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34. Yeah, I'm sure of it. It's number three and five.
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35. Ridiculous. All this over a can of tuna.
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36. Keep quiet.
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37. Yeah. You sure about that?
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38. Yeah. He's standing right here.
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39. All right. Bye.
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40. I think we may get a confession.
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41. - I just heard someone shot Jimmy Willis.
- He's dead.
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42. Oh, my God. Who would do such a thing?
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43. - Hello, Bill. I'm Sheriff Farley.
- Hi.
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44. - Do you know why you're here?
- Yeah, I do. I'm sorry.
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45. It was a stupid thing to do.
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46. - Have you been made aware of your rights?
- Yes.
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47. - You're willing to waive that right?
- I'll cooperate fully.
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48. I'll sign a statement, or whatever
makes this whole thing easier.
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49. Good. Good. That's good.
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50. But I want you to know,
Stan, he had nothing to do with it.
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51. Did he help you plan it?
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52. No. I mean... I mean, it wasn't planned out.
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53. You know, it just happened.
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54. Did Stan try to stop you at any time?
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55. No. I mean, he was...
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56. - Is that a big deal?
- Aidin' and abettin'.
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57. - Aiding and abetting? Is that a major thing?
- Oh, yeah. Yeah.
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58. An accessory?
Are you guys kiddin'? An accessory?
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59. I didn't help. I didn't plan it.
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60. You didn't try to stop it.
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61. I didn't know it was happening.
I found out later in the car.
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62. Why didn't you get out,
call the police then?
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63. He's my friend.
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64. Well.
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65. Your friend has put you in a lot of trouble.
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66. What's gonna happen to Bill?
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67. Nothing. Unless he's convicted.
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68. If he is, we're gonna run enough electricity
through him to light up Birmingham.
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69. We were friends at NYU, and we both
applied and we got scholarships to UCLA.
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70. So we figured the scenery would be
nicer going through the South.
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71. - What about the tuna fish?
- I forgot about the tuna fish.
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72. And then we left.
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73. Did he catch you with the tuna fish?
Is that how it started?
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74. - No, he didn't say anything.
- But he knew about it.
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75. I don't know.
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76. Let's talk about that for a moment.
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77. You paid for the groceries.
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78. - And then what?
- We went out to the car, and that's it.
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79. When'd you shoot him?
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80. - What?
- At what point did you shoot the clerk?
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81. - I shot the clerk?
- Yes. When did you shoot him?
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82. - I shot the clerk?
- We need ya out here.
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83. I'm in the middle of a damn confession here.
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84. Whoa. Wait a minute.
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85. - What's the matter?
- Do you know what this is all about?
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86. - Yeah, they're fucking with us.
- You don't believe them?
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87. - They don't execute for shoplifting.
- You think we're booked for shoplifting?
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88. No. You're being booked for shoplifting.
I'm booked for accessory to shoplifting.
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89. No, Stan. I'm being booked for murder and
you're being booked for accessory to murder.
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90. It's time to make your phone calls.
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91. - Goddamn it.
- Could you contact your parents?
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92. How? Call the Chilean consulate?
What can they do?
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93. Send a guide into the mountains
looking for them?
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94. We need to call an attorney. A great attorney.
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95. Do you know any great attorneys?
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96. No. I'm calling my mother.
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97. Hello, Ma. We're in Wazoo.
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98. It's in Beechum County, Alabama, Ma.
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99. Not too good, Ma. We... we've been arrested.
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100. Ma. Ma, please. Ma, please.
First of all, we didn't do it, all right?
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101. Murder.
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102. Ma. Ma, ple... Ma, it's a mistake.
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103. We must look like the guys who did it.
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104. - Tell her what we think is happening...
- Shut up.
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105. We think they're trying to set us up as
patsies. You know how corrupt it is here.
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106. The Klan's here, they're inbred,
they sleep with their sisters.
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107. - Some of them do.
- All right, Ma, listen.
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108. We gotta get an attorney,
and it's gonna cost a lot of money.
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109. - How much would an attorney cost?
- A decent one? $50,000. $100,000.
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110. 50,000. 100,000... I know, Ma. I know.
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111. - Can we use any attorney?
- I think so.
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112. He says he thinks so.
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113. He is?
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114. Well, that's a great idea.
You think he'll do it?
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115. - We got an attorney in the family.
- Who?
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116. My cousin Vinny.
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117. What is that?
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118. Where's he from?
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119. - What?
- You stick out like a sore thumb around here.
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120. - Me? What about you?
- I fit in better than you.
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121. - At least I'm wearin' cowboy boots.
- Oh, yeah. You blend.
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122. I bet the Chinese food here is terrible.
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123. - I don't see anything.
- The wheels went out of balance
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124. - right after we hit that mud.
- No, that's not it.
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125. I think you should put it
on a rack and take a look.
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126. What's wrong?
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127. - What?
- What's the problem?
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128. The car was shimmying on the highway.
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129. - You got mud in your tyres.
- I got mud in my tyres?
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130. Let me ask you, how do you
get mud into the tyres?
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131. That's a figure of speech.
The mud gets around the inside of the wheel.
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132. - Throws the balance off.
- Did you ever hear that? Mud in the tyres?
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133. No.
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134. She never heard it.
She knows everything about cars.
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135. See, down here, everybody gets stuck
in the mud every now and then.
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136. - Yeah. We're famous for our mud.
- Famous for your mud?
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137. How's your Chinese food?
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138. You keep on askin' about that. Can't you
tell they don't have Chinese restaurants?
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139. Gotta let everybody know
you're a tourist. Come on.
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140. And you're a fuckin' world traveller?
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141. Our jail was condemned this morning.
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142. That's why we bringin' you all
out to the state corrections facility.
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143. Unlock the gate.
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144. Go on through.
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145. - Do you know what happens in these places?
- Yeah, I know what happens.
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146. There's often a big guy named
Bubba no one will tangle with.
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147. He'll protect you - if you become
his sex slave and do whatever he wants.
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148. There's only the two of us here.
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149. What about those cots?
What if they put somebody else in here?
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150. Stan.
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151. - Shut up.
- OK.
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152. I can't believe my luck.
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153. Here.
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154. We got somebody for you.
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155. You must be Stan. How you doin'?
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156. Why'd they bring you in here?
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157. I just got in. I asked for the new guys
and they brought me here.
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158. He's sleepin', huh? Cute little guy.
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159. You know, maybe I'll just start with you.
Let him sleep a little bit.
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160. - Look, I don't wanna do this.
- I don't blame you.
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161. If I was in your situation,
I'd wanna get through this whole thing
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162. as quickly and with as little pain as possible.
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163. So let's try our best to make it
a simple in-and-out procedure.
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164. What's the matter?
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165. Relax, relax. Relax.
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166. Maybe we should spend
a couple of minutes together.
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167. You know, to get acquainted before we,
you know, before we get to it.
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168. - What's wrong with you?
- I don't wanna do this.
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169. I understand, but what are your alternatives?
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170. My alternatives? To what? To you?
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171. I dunno. Suicide. Death.
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172. Look, it's either me or them.
You're gettin' fucked, one way or the other.
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173. Lighten up, OK?
Don't worry, I'm gonna help you.
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174. Gee, thanks.
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175. Excuse me, but I think a modicum of
gratitude would not be outta line here.
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176. - You think I should be grateful?
- Yeah. I mean it's your ass, not mine.
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177. I think you should be grateful. I think
you should be down on your fuckin' knees.
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178. I didn't know your visit was such an honour.
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179. I'm doin' a favour.
You're gettin' me for nothin', you little fuck.
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180. Boy, that's one hell of an ego you've got.
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181. What the fuck is your problem?
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182. - I did not come here just to get jerked off.
- No. No, no.
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183. I'm not jerking you off.
I'm not doing anything.
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184. You're on your own. I'm just
takin' care of Sleeping Beauty.
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185. - Billy.
- Back off.
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186. - Vinny. Hey, Vinny.
- Vinny?
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187. - Vinny Bag o' Donuts. How are you?
- This is Vinny?
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188. I don't know where to start.
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189. Have you had any murder cases before?
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190. - None. This'll be my first.
- Your first?
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191. Yeah.
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192. What kind of cases have you had?
Assault and battery? Armed robbery?
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193. No.
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194. Well, I expect he's done burglary,
grand theft auto, drugs.
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195. No. Nothin' like that either.
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196. What kind... what kind of law
do you practise?
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197. Well, up till now, personal injury.
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198. Well, you're a trial attorney, right?
I mean, personal injury trials.
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199. Well, actually, this'll be my first
foray into the trial process.
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200. I haven't had to go to court yet.
Knock on wood.
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201. You haven't had to go to court yet.
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202. - How long you been practising?
- Almost six weeks.
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203. But...
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204. You graduated six years ago.
What have you been doin'?
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205. Studyin', for the bar.
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206. Six years?
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207. - That's a lot of studying.
- Well, to be honest with you,
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208. I... I didn't pass my first time out.
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209. - That's OK. You passed the second time?
- I'm afraid not.
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210. - Three times a charm?
- Not for me it isn't.
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211. No. For me, six times was a charm.
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212. Six times.
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213. - A little informal, aren't we?
- I was resting...
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214. - Not wearing a coat or tie.
- Sorry.
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215. Well, approving an attorney from
out of state is a pretty informal matter.
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216. - I just have a few questions.
- OK. Fire away, Judge.
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217. - Where'd you go to law school?
- Brooklyn Academy of Law.
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218. Is that an accredited law school?
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219. Yes.
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220. - How long you been practising?
- About six...
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221. Almost sixteen years.
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222. - Any murder cases?
- Quite a few. Yes.
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223. - What was the outcome?
- You know. Win some, lose some.
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224. This is not the forum to be cavalier.
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225. Of course. Now, let me see.
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226. Most recently, I had a axe murder,
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227. which I won, on the grounds
of temporary insanity.
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228. - Wanna hear the facts of the case?
- No.
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229. - What else?
- Let me see. What else?
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230. You ever heard of the Son of Sam?
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231. The fella who received
orders to kill from a dog?
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232. - That one.
- You defended him?
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233. Well, no, not exactly.
I defended the first guy they arrested.
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234. And he was found innocent and set free
and they caught the real guy.
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235. Well.
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236. We don't have any serial killers
in Beechum County.
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237. What we do have is as sophisticated a justice
system as they do in the rest of the country.
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238. - I'm sure.
- You being from New York an' all
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239. might have the impression that law is
practised with a degree of informality here.
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240. - It isn't.
- Right.
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241. I tell you this because I want you
to know that when it comes to procedure,
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242. I'm not a patient man.
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243. Sir, when you come into my courtroom,
you ought to know the letter of the law.
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244. - I'll react harshly when you don't.
- You should.
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245. Being from New York
won't get you special treatment.
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246. It shouldn't.
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247. You won't. You'll be given
no leeway whatsoever.
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248. I expect you to know this information
when you come into my courtroom.
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249. Right.
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250. - You willing to accept those terms?
- Right. No problem.
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251. Just this?
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252. This is gonna be great. Vinny's first case.
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253. So? What can I do to help?
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254. - Nothin'?
- No.
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255. What the fuck is that?
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256. Wanna sit at the counter?
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257. Hey. How ya doin'?
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258. Listen, what's the story with this
incredibly, remarkably loud whistle
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259. at 5.30 in the morning?
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260. It's the steam whistle.
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261. Over at the sawmill.
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262. Tell folks it's time to get up.
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263. You can hear it for miles.
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264. - Y'all want somethin'?
- Yeah.
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265. - Breakfast?
- You think?
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266. Good choice. Two.
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267. Excuse me.
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268. You guys down here hear about the ongoing
cholesterol problem in the country?
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269. - What's this over here?
- You never heard of grits?
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270. Sure. Sure, I heard of grits.
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271. I just actually never seen a grit before.
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272. - Honey, you gonna try it?
- You first.
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273. - What is a grit, anyways?
- It's made out of corn.
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274. - Them hominy grits.
- Hominy.
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275. - How d'you cook it?
- Simmer it in water for 15 or 20 minutes,
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276. put it on the plate and add butter.
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277. So? You gonna eat it or not?
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278. Here?
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279. - Is your attorney here?
- I am the attorney.
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280. Jim Trotter the Third.
District attorney of Beechum County.
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281. Vincent La Guardia Gambini. First. Brooklyn.
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282. Nice to see you.
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283. Yeah.
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284. - Vinny.
- Hey.
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285. All rise for His Honour
Judge Chamberlain Haller.
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286. The court of Beechum County
is now in session.
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287. Be seated.
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288. First case. The people of the State
of Alabama versus William Robert Gambini
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289. and Stanley Marcus Rothenstein,
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290. - "Steen." She called me "Stine".
- Just...
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291. Counsellor, your clients are charged with
first-degree murder. How do they plead?
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292. - Your Honour, my clients...
- Don't talk to me sitting in that chair.
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293. - But he told me to sit here.
- When you address this court, you will rise
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294. and speak to me in a clear, intelligible voice.
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295. - Sorry. My clients...
- What are you wearin'?
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296. Huh?
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297. - What are you wearin'?
- I'm wearin' clothes.
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298. I don't get the question.
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299. When you come into my court
looking like you do,
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300. you not only insult me,
but you insult the integrity of this court.
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301. I apologise, sir, but this is how I dress.
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302. Next time you come into my courtroom,
you will look lawyer-ly.
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303. I mean, you comb your hair
and wear a suit and tie.
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304. And that suit better be made
outta some kind of cloth.
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305. - You understand me?
- Yes. Fine, Judge. Fine.
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306. Good. You may continue.
How do your clients plead?
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307. My clients are caught completely by surprise.
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308. They thought they were getting
arrested for shoplifting a can of tuna.
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309. What are you telling me?
That they plead not guilty?
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310. - No. I'm just trying to explain.
- I don't wanna hear explanations.
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311. The State of Alabama has its procedure.
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312. And that procedure, at this point in time, is
to have an arraignment. Are we clear on this?
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313. Yes. But there seems to be
a great deal of confusion here.
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314. - Mr Gambini.
- You see, my clients...
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315. All the way?
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316. All I ask from you is a very simple
answer to a very simple question.
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317. There are only two ways to answer.
"guilty" or "not guilty".
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318. But my clients didn't do anything.
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319. Once again, the communication
process has broken down.
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320. It appears to me that you want
to skip the arraignment process,
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321. go directly to trial, skip that,
and get a dismissal.
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322. Well, I'm not about to revamp
the entire judicial process
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323. just because you find yourself
in the unique position
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who say they didn't do it.
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325. Now, the next words out of your mouth
are either gonna be "guilty" or "not guilty".
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326. I don't wanna hear commentary,
argument or opinion.
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327. If I hear anything other than
"guilty" or "not guilty",
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329. I don't even wanna hear you clear your throat.
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330. I hope I've been clear.
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331. Now, how do your clients plead?
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332. I think I get the point.
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333. No. I don't think you do.
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334. You're now in contempt of court.
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335. - Will you go for two counts of contempt?
- Not guilty.
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336. Thank you.
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337. Bail will be set at $200,000.
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338. Preliminary hearing will be set
for 9.30 a.m. Tomorrow morning.
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339. Bailiff, please take Mr Gambini into custody.
His bail will be set at $200.
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340. Come with me, please.
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341. All rise as the judge leaves.
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342. You have to bail me out.
You know that, right?
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343. Let's go.
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344. They're gonna nuke
this guy Norton this weekend.
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345. Looks like it.
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346. You got one huge responsibility,
taking on this murder case.
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347. You screw up and those boys get fried.
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348. I know.
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349. - So you think you know what you're doin'?
- Yeah, I think I know what I'm doin'.
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350. You didn't look like you knew what you were
doin' today in that courtroom. Why is that?
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351. Well, it's a lot of procedure,
that's all. I'll learn it as I go.
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352. - Learn as you go?
- Yeah, yeah.
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353. - Didn't they teach that in law school?
- No, they didn't.
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354. They teach you contracts,
precedence, interpretations.
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355. Then the firm that hires you,
they teach you procedures.
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356. - Or you can go to court and watch.
- So why don't you go to court and watch?
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357. Because, between your father's garage and
working nights, when was I supposed to go?
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358. I thought this summer I would
take off a couple of months.
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359. But it ain't no big deal.
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360. - Are you sure?
- Yes, I'm sure.
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361. How can you be so sure when you don't
know what it is you're supposed to know?
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362. It's a procedure. Like rebuilding
a carburettor has a procedure.
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363. You know how the first thing you do is
you take the carburettor off the manifold?
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364. Suppose you skip the first step, and as you're
replacing one of the jets, you drop the jet.
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365. It goes down, rolls along the manifold
and into the head. You're fucked.
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366. You've learned the hard way that
you gotta remove the carburettor first.
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367. That's what happened to me today.
I learned the hard way.
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368. Actually, it was a good
learning experience for me.
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369. All right. Well, is there any way I could
help out in this procedure situation?
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370. Yeah. Keep bailing me out.
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371. We can't afford to keep bailing you out.
I've cashed in half the traveller's cheques.
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372. I didn't wanna cash 'em in,
but I didn't wanna bounce a cheque.
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373. I tried hustling the money,
but I got stiffed, so I cashed...
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374. Whoa, whoa. What do you mean, you got
stiffed? Did you say you got stiffed?
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375. Hey. Vincent La Guardia Gambini.
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376. - His name's JT.
- JT.
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377. I believe you and Lisa played
a game of pool for $200, which she won.
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378. I'm here to collect.
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379. - How about if I just kick your ass?
- A counteroffer?
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380. That's what we lawyers - I'm a lawyer -
we lawyers call that a "counteroffer".
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381. Let me see. This is a tough decision.
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382. Get my ass kicked or collect $200?
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383. What do you think?
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384. I could use a good ass kicking,
I'll be very honest with you.
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385. Nah, I think I'll just go with the 200.
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386. Over my dead body.
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387. You like to renegotiate as you go along, huh?
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388. OK, then. Here's my counteroffer.
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389. Do I have to kill you? What if I was just
to kick the everlovin' shit outta you?
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390. - In your dreams.
- No, no, no. In reality.
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391. If I was to kick the shit outta you,
do I get the money?
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392. - If you kicked the shit outta me?
- Yeah.
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393. Yeah, then you get the money.
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394. - What happened? Rear-ended?
- No, I fell.
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395. OK. Let's see if we agree on the terms.
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396. The choice now is I get my ass kicked
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397. or, option B, I kick your ass
and collect the 200.
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398. I'm going with option B.
Kicking your ass and collecting $200.
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399. - Are we gonna fight now?
- Yeah. First, let me see the money.
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400. - I have the money.
- All right. Let me see it. Show it to me.
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401. - I can get it.
- You can get it?
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402. All right. Get it.
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403. And then we'll fight.
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404. You fell in your place or somebody else's?
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405. - My place.
- Shit.
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406. He blew the arraignment.
It's a simple procedure.
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407. You heard the judge. All he had
to do was say "guilty" or "not guilty".
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408. So? What are you saying?
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409. What am I saying? You saw what happened
in there. You wanna stay with him after that?
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410. Shit, Stan. I don't wanna fire him.
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411. He's family. And my mother,
the way her health is right now...
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412. I appreciate that. But should you die for that?
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413. Wouldn't your mother
be more upset if you die?
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414. The thing is, given the chance,
I think he could do a good job.
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415. - No, you're wrong.
- Come on, fellas, knock it off. Let's go.
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416. Stan, listen.
You have to see the Gambinis in action.
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417. These people, they love to argue.
I mean, they live to argue.
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418. My parents argue, too -
that doesn't make them lawyers.
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419. Stan, I've seen your parents argue.
Trust me, they're amateurs.
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420. Is that a drip I hear?
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421. Yeah.
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422. Weren't you the last one
to use the bathroom?
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423. So?
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424. - Did you use the faucet?
- Yeah.
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425. - Then why didn't you turn it off?
- I did turn it off.
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426. Well, if you turned it off,
why am I listening to it?
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427. Did it occur to you it could be
turned off and drip at the same time?
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428. No. If you turned it off, it wouldn't drip.
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429. - Maybe it's broken.
- Is that what you're saying? It's broken?
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430. Yeah, that's it. It's broken.
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431. - You sure?
- I'm positive.
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432. - Maybe you didn't twist it hard enough?
- I twisted it just right.
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433. How could you be so sure?
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434. If you will look in the manual, you will
see that this particular model faucet
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435. requires a range of 10 to 16
foot-pounds of torque.
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436. I routinely twist to
maximum-allowable torquage.
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437. How could you be sure
you used 16 foot-pounds of torque?
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438. Because I used a Craftsman model 1019
laboratory edition
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439. Signature Series torque wrench.
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440. The kind used by Caltech
high-energy physicists
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441. and NASA engineers.
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442. Well, in that case, how could
you be sure that's accurate?
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443. Because a split second before the torque
wrench was applied to the faucet handle,
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444. it had been calibrated by top members
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445. of the state and federal
department of weights and measures
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446. to be dead-on balls accurate.
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447. Here's a certificate of validation.
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448. Dead-on balls accurate?
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449. It's an industry term.
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450. I guess the fucking thing is broken.
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451. We gotta move.
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452. Then I heard two loud bangs,
like firecrackers.
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453. I looked up and saw two young men
run out from the Sac-o-Suds
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454. and jump into a green car
with a white convertible top,
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455. and drive off like the dickens.
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456. Miss Riley, are those two young men
present in the courtroom?
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457. - Yes, sir. They are.
- Could you point 'em out for me, please?
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458. They sittin' right there.
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459. Now, Mrs Riley, is this the car?
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460. - Yes, sir. It is.
- Thank you, ma'am.
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461. Let the records show Mrs Constance Riley
identified the defendants' car.
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462. I was makin' my breakfast.
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463. I saw them two boys go into the store.
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464. Then later I heard a gunshot.
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465. Looked out the window.
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466. They were running out.
Got into the car and drove off.
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467. Is this the car?
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468. Yes. It is.
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469. Thank you, sir.
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470. Then you saw those two boys run out o' the
Sac-o-Suds, jump in this car and take off?
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471. Yeah. They peeled away.
Car was all over the road.
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472. Thank you, sir.
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473. I asked him if he did it,
and he said "I shot the clerk."
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474. I asked him again, and again
he said "I shot the clerk."
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475. Your Honour, no further questions.
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476. - Mr Gambini.
- Yes.
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477. - Do you have anything to add?
- Thing? What thing?
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478. Not for me to say.
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479. No, sir.
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480. You can stand down.
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481. - Do you have any other witnesses?
- No, Your Honour.
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482. The court finds sufficient evidence
exists for this matter to go to trial.
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483. I'm setting this matter for trial
this Monday, February 2, 10 a.m.
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484. Mr Gambini.
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485. Stand up.
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486. Now, didn't I tell you next time you appear in
my courtroom that you dress appropriately?
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487. You were serious about that?
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488. - Why didn't you ask them any questions?
- Questions? Ask who questions?
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489. You knew you could ask questions.
Didn't you, Vin?
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490. If you'd put up a fight, you could have
gotten the case thrown out.
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491. Hey, Stan. You're in Ala-fuckin'-bama.
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492. You come from New York.
You killed a good old boy.
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493. There is no way this is not going to trial.
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494. What the fuck is goin' on here, Vinny?
You fuckin' up this case or what?
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495. I told you. It's just procedure.
I'm bound to fuck up a little.
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496. A little? You got thrown in jail. Twice.
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497. I know I was in jail. I don't need you
to point it out to me, OK?
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498. You're my fiancee.
You're supposed to stand by your man.
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499. You know, encourage me a little bit.
A little encouragement.
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500. Is that what you want? I'm sorry.
You were wonderful in there.
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501. The way you handled that judge...
You're a smooth talker. You are.
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502. All right, knock it off. Knock it off.
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503. Do you think I like fuckin' up? Is that it?
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504. You raggin' on me is not gonna give me
any great spontaneous knowledge.
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505. - Yeah?
- So shut it.
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506. - You done readin'?
- Yeah.
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507. Do you wanna go to bed?
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508. I don't know. I don't feel good.
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509. You shouldn't feel good.
You haven't slept much in three days.
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510. That's part of it. You know what it is?
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511. I'm... I'm really scared.
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512. You should be.
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513. How the fuck did I get into this shit?
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514. "Sure. No problem. I could win the case."
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515. I already got myself sent to jail twice.
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516. I could win this thing, though.
I know I could.
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517. If I could keep my ass awake and outta jail
long enough, betcha I could, huh?
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518. You know what I think? Honestly?
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519. I think that once you're out there
and you're doin' your thing,
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520. I think you're gonna be really great.
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521. Really great.
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522. If you don't fuck up.
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523. If this was a conspiracy,
they'd have to get all those people to lie.
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524. Do you think that's what's happening?
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525. Look, I think we should meet with
the public defender. See what he's like.
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526. If he's honest, then we should go with him.
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527. All right.
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528. - That's death row in there.
- It is?
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529. The chair ain't working like it used to.
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530. The guy we fried last week - took us
three attempts and his head caught fire.
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531. See, there's no money in the budget
to get it looked at.
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532. I say it'd be cheaper to get it fixed than
keeping running up them extra electric bills.
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533. Hi, Stanley.
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534. My name is John Gibbons
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535. and I'm an attorney
in the public defender's office.
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536. - Hi, John.
- Hey.
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537. Now, the evidence against you
is pretty strong, so
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538. why don't you just tell me
your side of the story?
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539. - Hey, Vin.
- Hey, Billy.
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540. How are ya?
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541. - How do you feel? OK?
- All right.
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542. - Where's Stan?
- Stan, he's not comin'.
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543. He's...
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544. Well, he wants to go with the public defender.
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545. Listen, Vin...
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546. I'm going with the public defender, too.
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547. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I just didn't know
what little experience you have with this.
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548. - What, are you scared?
- Yeah, I'm scared.
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549. Maybe I could have handled
the preliminary a little better.
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550. But what's most important
is winning the case.
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551. I could do it. I really could.
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552. Let me tell you how, OK?
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553. The DA's gotta build a case.
Building a case is like building a house.
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554. Each piece of evidence is a building block.
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555. He wants to make
a brick bunker of a building.
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556. He wants to use serious,
solid-looking bricks, like these, right?
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557. - Right.
- Let me show you something.
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558. He's gonna show you the bricks.
He'll show you they got straight sides.
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559. He'll show you how they got the right shape.
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560. He'll show them to you
in a very special way
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561. so that they appear to have
everything a brick should have.
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562. But there's one thing
he's not gonna show you.
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563. When you look at the bricks at the right
angle, they're as thin as this playing card.
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564. His whole case is an illusion, a magic trick.
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565. It has to be an illusion, cos you're innocent.
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566. Nobody, I mean nobody, pulls the wool over
the eyes of a Gambini. Especially this one.
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567. Give me the chance. One chance.
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568. Let me question the first witness.
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569. 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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570. I'll leave quietly. No grudges.
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571. All I ask is for that one chance.
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572. I think you should give it to me.
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573. You should give it to him? What was he
before he was a lawyer? A fuckin' comedian?
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574. If he doesn't ask the right questions,
your lawyer will.
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575. No, he can still fuck things up.
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576. Cross-examination is about knowing
what to say and what not to say.
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577. Let's say he asks all the possible questions,
and the witness has all the answers.
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578. He ends up proving the prosecution's case.
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579. How did he ever talk you into it?
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580. At my cousin Ruthie's wedding,
the groom's brother was that guy Ali Kazam.
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581. - You know who I'm talkin' about?
- The magician with the ponytail?
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582. Right. He did his act, and every time he made
something disappear, Vinny jumped on him.
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583. He nailed him. It was like
"It's in his pocket" or "He's palming it."
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584. Or "There's a mirror under the table."
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585. He was like "Wait. It's joined in the middle
and there's a spring around it."
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586. "It pops it open when it's inside the tube."
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587. It was like Ali Kazam's worst nightmare.
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588. But he was just being Vinny.
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589. He was just being
the quintessential Gambini.
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590. There goes the quintessential Norton.
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591. Lookee here, JT.
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592. Hey, hey, little Yankee boy.
Look here what I got.
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593. - What is it?
- $200.
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594. Bring it here. Let me see it.
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595. How do I know that's not a bunch
of ones with a 20 wrapped around it?
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596. - It's 200 bucks.
- Fan it out. Show it to me.
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597. Yeah, right.
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598. Does that freight train come through
at 5 a.m. Every morning?
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599. No, sir. It's very unusual.
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600. OK.
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601. I was making a lot of money,
winning most of my cases.
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602. Thank you, Shirley.
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603. But my clients were guilty as hell.
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604. Finally, after getting this fella off some
serious charges for the fourth time,
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605. I tell you the truth, my conscience got to me.
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606. I'd be serving justice more
by putting the guilty in jail.
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607. That's what I've been doing and
I'm a happier man for it.
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608. - How about you?
- Well, I got a bullshit traffic ticket.
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609. In court, I got the cop on the stand
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610. and argued with him until
he admitted he was wrong.
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611. And the judge, this Judge Malloy,
all the while, he's laughing and smiling,
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612. and then, afterwards,
he asked me to go to lunch with him.
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613. Then he says to me "You know what?
You'd be a good litigator."
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614. I don't know what the hell he was talking
about. I don't know what a litigator is.
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615. I never thought of becoming a lawyer.
But Judge Malloy was from Brooklyn, too.
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616. I mean, he did it.
So all of a sudden it seemed possible.
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617. So I went to law school.
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618. Then from time to time, he would come by,
see how I was doin', if I needed anything.
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619. He was a nice man.
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620. I mean, to go out of his way
like that for me, you know?
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621. He wanted his son to follow in his footsteps,
but he became a musician or something.
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622. I remember when I graduated,
he was so proud of me.
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623. That's quite a story.
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624. Yeah.
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625. - We got some case ahead of us here, huh?
- Oh, yeah.
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626. - How do you feel about it?
- Well, I...
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627. I'd like to have a murder weapon.
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628. But, other than that, I feel pretty good.
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629. - You do?
- Oh, yeah.
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630. What you doin' this afternoon?
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631. - You're goin' hunting?
- That's right.
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632. Why are you goin' hunting?
Shouldn't you be preparing for court?
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633. I was thinkin' last night "If only
I knew what he knows." You know?
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634. If he'd let me look at his files. Oh, boy.
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635. I don't get it. What does getting to
Trotter's files have to do with hunting?
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636. Well, you know. Two guys
out in the woods, guns, on the hunt.
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637. It's a bonding thing, you know.
Show him I'm one of the boys.
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638. He won't let me see his files, but maybe
he'll relax enough to drop his guard
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639. so that I can finesse
a little information out of him.
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640. - What am I gonna wear?
- What are you gonna hunt?
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641. I don't know. He's got a lot
of stuffed heads in his office.
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642. Heads? What kind of heads?
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643. I don't know. He's got a boar,
a bear, a couple of deer.
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644. Whoa. You're gonna shoot a deer?
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645. I don't know. I suppose. I mean, I'm
a man's man. I could go deer hunting.
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646. A sweet, innocent, harmless,
leaf-eating, doe-eyed little deer.
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647. Hey, Lisa. I'm not gonna go out
there just to wimp out, you know?
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648. I mean, the guy'll lose respect for me.
Would you rather have that?
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649. What about these pants I got on?
You think they're OK?
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650. Imagine you're a deer.
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651. You're prancing along. You get thirsty.
You spot a little brook.
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652. You put your little deer lips
down to the cool, clear water.
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653. Bam. A fuckin' bullet rips off
part of your head.
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654. Your brains are layin'
on the ground in little bloody pieces.
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655. Would you give a fuck what kind of pants
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656. the son of a bitch
who shot you was wearing?
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657. I'd sure like to get a look at your files.
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658. - You would?
- Sure.
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659. You got a Xerox machine over there?
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660. No.
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661. That's OK. I'll have my secretary do it.
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662. Shirley, can you Xerox all the files on the
Gambini/Rothenstein case for Mr Gambini?
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663. Yeah. Thanks, sweetheart.
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664. - What's all that?
- Trotter's files. All of 'em.
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665. - You stole his files?
- I didn't steal his files.
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666. Listen to this. I'm just ready to finesse him.
I'm starting to finesse him. I got him goin'.
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667. He offers to have his secretary
copy everything for me.
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668. - That's very impressive finessing.
- That's not all.
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669. He's letting us use his hunting cabin
when he gets back.
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670. It's in the woods. It's quiet.
He sleeps like a baby when he's there.
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671. Terrific. You're a helluva bonder.
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672. What's this? Are you reading this book?
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673. - Yeah.
- Do me a favour, OK? Don't read this book.
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674. OK? Thank you very much.
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675. All right.
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676. Don't you wanna know
why Trotter gave you his files?
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677. I told you why already.
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678. He has to by law. You're entitled.
It's called disclosure, you dickhead.
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679. He has to show you everything,
otherwise it could be a mistrial.
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680. He has to give you a list of all his witnesses.
You can talk to all his witnesses.
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681. He's not allowed any surprises.
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682. They didn't teach you that
in law school either?
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683. Now let me ask you this.
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684. How many levels of thickness
have you gone through?
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685. - What'd you have for breakfast?
- Well...
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686. What's that brown stuff?
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687. Yesterday you told me that freight train
hardly ever comes through here at 5 a.m.
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688. I know. She's supposed
to come through at ten after four.
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689. Can you participate in this - in which the
final decision may be death by electrocution?
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690. Ma'am?
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691. I think it should be left up to the victims'
families, rather than the courts.
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692. The defendants in this case are charged
with robbing a convenience store.
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693. And then, in a most cowardly fashion,
shooting the clerk in the back.
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694. Now, if sufficient evidence is offered
to prove these facts, you think you could...
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695. Fry 'em.
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696. She'll do.
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697. Mr Gambini. Come in. Come in.
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698. I just got a fax from the New York
State Office of Judicial Records.
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699. They have no records
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700. of any Vincent Gambini ever trying
any case in the entire state of New York.
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701. You're not gonna find any records of Vincent
La Guardia Gambini practising in any courts.
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702. - I just told you that.
- You don't understand.
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703. See, 20 years ago, I became a actor.
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704. There was this prominent stage actor
in New York. His name was Vincent Gambini.
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705. - Maybe you heard of him.
- No.
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706. Never heard of him? Doesn't matter. Anyway,
I had to change my name, which I did legally.
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707. So now I practise law under
my legally changed stage name.
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708. - What name is that?
- Jerry Ga...
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709. Jerry Gallo.
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710. You can still call me Gambini.
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711. Sorry.
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712. - What name did you tell him?
- Jerry Gallo.
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713. - Jerry Gallo? The big attorney?
- Yeah.
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714. - Think that was a smart move?
- Yeah. He's a seriously accomplished lawyer.
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715. His name'll show up all over the place.
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716. - His name was in the papers all last week.
- I saw that.
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717. - You didn't actually read the articles?
- No.
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718. - That's too bad.
- Why is that?
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719. Cos he's dead.
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720. What's the matter with you?
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721. I dunno.
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722. - You're acting like you're nervous.
- Well, yeah. I am.
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723. Why? I'm the one that's under the gun.
The trial starts tomorrow.
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724. You wanna know what
I'm nervous about? I'll tell you.
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725. I am in the dark here with this legal crap.
I have no idea what's goin' on.
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726. All's I know is you're screwin' up
and I can't help.
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727. - You lent me your little camera, didn't ya?
- Oh, Vinny.
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728. I'm watchin' you go down in flames, bringin'
me with you, and I can't do anything about it.
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729. And?
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730. I hate to bring it up - I know
you got enough pressure on you -
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731. but we agreed to get married
when you won your first case.
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732. Meanwhile, ten years later, my niece, the
daughter of my sister, is gettin' married.
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733. My biological clock is tickin' like this,
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734. and the way this case is goin',
I ain't never gettin' married.
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735. Lisa, I don't need this. I swear to God,
I do not need this right now, OK?
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736. I got a judge that's just aching
to throw me in jail.
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737. An idiot who wants to fight me for $200.
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738. Slaughtered pigs. Giant loud whistles.
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739. I ain't slept in five days.
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740. I got no money. A dress-code problem.
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741. And a little murder case which, in the
balance, holds the lives of two innocent kids.
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742. Not to mention your
biological clock, my career,
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743. your life, our marriage,
and let me see, what else can we pile on?
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744. Is there any more shit we can pile on
to the top of the outcome of this case?
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745. Is it possible?
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746. Maybe it was a bad time to bring it up.
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747. What the fuck is that?
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748. This is very romantic.
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749. Out here in this field,
under the stars, quiet.
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750. No one around for miles.
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751. It's very romantic.
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752. I don't see no stars.
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753. Honey, move. My back.
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754. I have to get up.
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755. Wait. Let me...
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756. This fuckin' jacket.
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757. Fuck.
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758. - You OK?
- What was in that plastic thing in the trunk?
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759. It's your suit.
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760. - What is my suit doing in the trunk?
- I had it cleaned.
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761. I thought it'd be a nice surprise -
go in there with a clean suit.
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762. I have 30 fuckin' minutes to take a shower,
get a new suit and get to the courthouse.
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763. - You fuckin' shower, I'll get your fuckin' suit.
- Little Yankee wuss.
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764. Look here. Got your $200.
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765. You gonna kick the shit out of me now?
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766. Mr Gambini,
are you mockin' me with that outfit?
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767. Mockin' you? I'm not mockin' you, Judge.
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768. Then explain that outfit.
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769. I bought a suit. You seen it.
Now it's covered in mud.
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770. This town doesn't have a one-hour cleaners,
so I had to buy a new suit.
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771. Except that the only store you could
buy a new suit in has got the flu.
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772. You get that? The whole store got the flu.
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773. So I had to get this in a second-hand store.
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774. So, it's either wear the leather jacket -
which I know you hate - or this.
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775. So I wore this ridiculous thing for you.
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776. Are you on drugs?
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777. Drugs? No. I don't take drugs.
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778. - I don't like your attitude.
- What else is new?
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779. - I'm holding you in contempt of court.
- There's a fuckin' surprise.
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780. - What'd you say?
- What?
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781. What'd you just say?
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782. What'd I say? What?
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783. Your Honour, counsel, members of the jury.
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784. The evidence in this case is gonna show
that at 9.30 in the morning of January 4th,
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785. both defendants, Stanley Rothenstein
and William Gambini,
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786. were seen gettin' out of their
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787. metallic green 1964 Buick Skylark
convertible with a white top.
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788. It's gonna show they were seen entering the
Sac-o-Suds convenience store in Wazoo City.
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789. The evidence is gonna show that,
minutes after they entered the Sac-o-Suds,
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790. a gunshot was heard by three eyewitnesses.
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791. You will then hear the testimony
of the three eyewitnesses
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792. who saw the defendants runnin' out of the
Sac-o-Suds just after the shots were heard,
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793. gettin' into their faded metallic green 1964
Buick Skylark and drivin' off in great haste.
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794. Finally, the state is gonna prove that
the defendants, Gambini and Rothenstein,
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795. admitted then recanted their testimony
to the sheriff of Beechum County.
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796. Now let's get down to it.
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797. Your verdict is gonna depend on
what you think of the sworn testimony.
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798. Not what I think. What I think don't count.
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799. You're the jury. It's your job
to decide who's tellin' the truth.
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800. Truth. That's what "verdict" means.
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801. It's a word that comes down from ol'
England, and all our little ol' ancestors.
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802. Now, we're gonna be asking
you to return a verdict
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803. of murder in the first degree
for William Gambini
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804. and a verdict of accessory to murder in the
first degree for Stanley Rothenstein,
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805. for helping Gambini
commit this heinous crime.
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806. Counsellor, you wish to make
an opening statement?
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807. Counsellor?
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808. - Vinny.
- What?
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809. Come on, it's time to make
your opening statement.
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810. Come on, Vin.
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811. Everything that guy said is bullshit.
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812. Thank you.
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813. Objection, Your Honour. Counsel's
entire opening statement is argument.
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814. Objection sustained.
The entire opening statement,
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815. with the exception of "thank you",
will be stricken from the record.
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816. The jury will please disregard
counsel's entire opening statement.
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817. And you, Mr Gambini, will not use that kinda
language in my court. Understand?
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818. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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819. Putz.
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820. Counsellor. Your statement, sir.
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821. Well, now.
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822. Ladies and gentlemen of the j-j-j...
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823. of-of the j-j-j...
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824. jury.
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825. On-on...
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826. On January ffffffff...
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827. fourth of this year, my client did indeed
visit the Sac-o-Suds c... co...
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828. convenience store.
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829. But-but
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830. he didn't
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831. kill anyone. He...
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832. We intend to prove that the ppppp...
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833. prosecution's case
is circumstantial and-and-and
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834. coincidental. Thank you.
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835. That's it? What about
everything we talked about?
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836. - I get a little nervous...
- A little?
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837. I'm gettin' better.
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838. I heard a gunshot, so I looked out the window
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839. and I seen them two boys
run out, get into their car,
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840. and drive off like maniacs, their tyres
screechin', smokin', goin' up on the kerb.
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841. Is this the car?
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842. - Yes, sir.
- Thank you, sir.
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843. No further questions, Your Honour.
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844. Your witness.
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845. All right. Mr T-T-T...
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846. Tipton.
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847. Now, when you viewed my clients,
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848. - how-how far away were you?
- About 50 feet.
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849. Now, do you think that that's close enough
to make an accurate I-I-I-identification?
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850. Yes.
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851. - Mr Tipton, I see you wear eyeglasses.
- Sometimes.
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852. Would you care to show those eyeglasses
to the jury, please? Thank you.
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853. Thank you. Mr Tipton,
were you wearing them that day?
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854. - No.
- You see.
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855. You were 50 feet away, you made
a positive eyewitness identification,
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856. and-and-and yet
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857. you were not wearing your
necessary prescription eyeglasses.
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858. They're reading glasses.
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859. Well, Mr...
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860. Could you tell the court
what colour eyes the defendants have?
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861. Brown. Hazel green.
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862. No more questions.
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863. Mr Gambini. Your witness.
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864. - He's a tough one.
- Yes.
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865. Mr Tipton.
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866. When you viewed the defendants
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867. walkin' from their car into the Sac-o-Suds,
what angle was your point of view?
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868. They was kind of walking toward me
when they entered the store.
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869. And when they left,
what angle was your point of view?
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870. They was kind of walkin' away from me.
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871. So would you say you got a better shot of
them goin' in, and not so much comin' out?
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872. - You could say that.
- I did say that. Would you say that?
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873. Yeah.
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874. Is it possible the two youths...
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875. Two what?
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876. What was that word?
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877. - What word?
- Two what?
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878. - What?
- Did you say "yoots"?
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879. - Yeah. "Two youths."
- What is a yoot?
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880. Excuse me, Your Honour. Two youths.
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881. Is it possible the two defendants
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882. entered the store, picked 22
specific items off of the shelves,
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883. had the clerk take money,
make change, then leave.
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884. Then, two different men
drive up in a similar...
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885. Don't shake your head. Wait till you hear
the whole thing so you can understand.
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886. Two different men drive up
in a similar-looking car,
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887. go in, shoot the clerk,
rob him and then leave?
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888. No. They didn't have enough time.
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889. - How much time was they in the store?
- Five minutes.
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890. - Five minutes? Did you look at your watch?
- No.
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891. Oh, I'm sorry. You testified earlier
that the boys went into the store
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892. and you had just begun to make breakfast.
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893. You were just ready to eat
and you heard a gunshot.
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894. So obviously it takes you five minutes
to make breakfast, so you knew that.
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895. - Do you remember what you had?
- Eggs and grits.
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896. Eggs and grits. I like grits, too.
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897. How do you cook your grits?
You like 'em regular, creamy or al dente?
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898. - Just regular, I guess.
- Regular. Instant grits?
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899. No self-respectin' Southerner uses
instant grits. I take pride in my grits.
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900. So, Mr Tipton.
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901. How could it take you
five minutes to cook your grits
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902. when it takes the entire
grit-eating world 20 minutes?
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903. I dunno. I'm a fast cook, I guess.
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904. I'm sorry, I was over here. I couldn't hear.
Did you say you're a fast cook? That's it?
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905. Are we to believe that boiling water
soaks into a grit faster in your kitchen
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906. than on any place on the face of the earth?
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907. I don't know.
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908. Perhaps the laws of physics
cease to exist on your stove.
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909. Were these magic grits?
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910. Did you buy them from the same guy
who sold Jack his beanstalk beans?
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911. - Objection, Your Honour.
- Sustained.
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912. - Are you sure about that five minutes?
- I don't know.
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913. - I think you made your point.
- Are you sure about that five minutes?
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914. I may have been mistaken.
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915. I got no more use for this guy.
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916. You're fired.
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917. I want him.
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918. Come on, now. Move it.
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919. - Don't worry. I'll bail you out.
- Don't. I'm gonna stay in prison tonight.
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920. Maybe I can finally get some sleep.
I'm doin' good, huh?
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921. Hey, how ya doin'?
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922. Hey, Mr Crane. What are these pictures of?
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923. - My house and stuff.
- House and stuff.
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924. And what is this brown stuff
on the windows?
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925. - Dirt.
- Dirt.
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926. What is this rusty, dusty,
dirty-lookin' thing over your window?
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927. - It's a screen.
- A screen.
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928. It's a screen.
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929. What are these really big things
right in the middle of your view
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930. from the window of your kitchen
to the Sac-o-Suds?
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931. What do we call these big things?
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932. - Trees?
- Trees, that's right.
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933. Don't be afraid.
Just shout 'em out when you know.
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934. Now, what are these thousands
of little things that are on trees?
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935. - Leaves.
- Leaves.
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936. And these bushy things between the trees?
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937. - Bushes.
- Bushes.
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938. So, Mr Crane.
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939. You could positively identify the defendants
for a moment of two seconds
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940. looking through this dirty window,
this crud-covered screen,
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941. these trees with all these leaves on them,
and I don't know how many bushes.
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942. - Looks like five.
- Don't forget this one and this one.
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943. - Seven bushes.
- Seven bushes. So, what do you think?
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944. Is it possible you just saw
two guys in a green convertible,
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945. and not necessarily
these two particular guys?
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946. - I suppose.
- I'm finished with this guy.
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947. Mrs Riley, when you saw the defendants,
were you wearing your glasses?
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948. Yes, I was.
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949. Over here, dear.
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950. Would you mind puttin'
your glasses on for us, please?
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951. - Whoa. How long you been wearin' glasses?
- Since I was six.
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952. - Have they always been that thick?
- Oh, no. They got thicker over the years.
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953. So as your eyes have gotten more and more
outta whack as you've gotten older,
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954. how many different levels
of thickness have you gone through?
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955. I don't know.
Over sixty years, maybe ten times.
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956. - Maybe you're ready for a thicker set.
- Oh, no. No, I think they OK.
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957. Maybe we should make sure.
Let's check it out.
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958. Now, how far were the defendants from you
when you saw them entering the Sac-o-Suds?
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959. - About 100 feet.
- 100 feet.
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960. Would you hold this, please? Thank you.
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961. Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry. Sorry.
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962. OK. This is 50 feet. That's half the distance.
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963. How many fingers am I holding up?
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964. Let the records show that
counsel is holding up two fingers.
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965. Your Honour, please, huh?
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966. Sorry.
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967. Now, Mrs Riley, and only Mrs Riley,
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968. how many fingers am I holding up now?
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969. Four.
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970. What do you think now, dear?
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971. I'm thinkin' of gettin' thicker glasses.
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972. Thank you.
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973. - Hello.
- You did good out there today, Yankee.
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974. I like the competition. You like competition,
too? Makes things kinda fun, doesn't it?
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975. - I'm enjoying myself so far.
- I got a little surprise for you tomorrow.
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976. What's that? You know you have
to disclose all your evidence to me.
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977. I just got it myself. I'll disclose it first thing
in the morning. Judge gonna have to admit it.
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978. - Should I be worried?
- I sure would be if I were you.
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979. Honey, where did you read
about all that disclosure shit?
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980. Let me show you. Why?
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981. I'm a special automotive instructor
of forensic studies for the FBI.
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982. - How long you been in that position?
- 18 years.
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983. Your Honour.
May we approach the bench, please?
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984. If you wish.
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985. I object to this witness
being called at this time.
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986. We've been given no prior notice he'd testify,
no discovery of any tests he's conducted,
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987. and the defence is entitled to advance
notice of any witness who will testify,
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988. particularly those giving scientific evidence,
so we can prepare for cross-examination,
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989. and to give the defence an opportunity to
have reports reviewed by a defence expert
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990. who might then be in a position to
contradict the veracity of his conclusions.
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991. - Mr Gambini.
- Yes, sir.
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992. That is a lucid, intelligent,
well thought-out objection.
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993. - Thank you, Your Honour.
- Overruled.
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994. Now, Mr Wilbur.
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995. These are photos of tyres
belonging to the defendants' car.
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996. And these are photos of the tyre marks left
by the assailants' car as it fled the store.
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997. - Now, are you familiar with these?
- Yes, I am.
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998. Could you elaborate, please, sir?
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999. We compared the tyre marks
outside the convenience store
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1000. with the rear tyres of the defendants' car.
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1001. They're the same model and size tyre.
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1002. Michelin model XGV,
size 75R, 14-inch wheel.
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1003. They're the same size and model tyre.
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1004. - Anything else, sir?
- Yes, indeed.
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1005. The car, leaving the convenience store,
spun its rear tyres dramatically
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1006. and left a residue of rubber on the asphalt.
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1007. Now, I took a sample of that rubber
and analysed it.
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1008. I also took a sample of the rubber
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1009. from the rear tyres of the defendants'
Buick and analysed that, too.
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1010. What kind of equipment
did you use to find this out?
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1011. I used a Hewlett-Packard 57-10A
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1012. dual-column gas chromatograph
with flame analysation detectors.
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1013. Is that thing turbocharged?
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1014. Only on the floor models.
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1015. Now, Mr Wilbur.
What was the result of your analysis?
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1016. The chemical composition between
the two samples was found to be identical.
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1017. Identical.
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1018. No further questions, Your Honour.
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1019. - Your Honour.
- Thank you, Mr Wilbur.
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1020. Court'll take a 60-minute recess for lunch.
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1021. Your Honour, I respectfully request a full
day's continuance to go over this sh... stuff.
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1022. - Request denied.
- Thanks a lot.
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1023. - And, Mr Gambini.
- Yes, sir?
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1024. I'd like to speak to you in my chambers.
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1025. - You're a dead man.
- I'm a dead man?
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1026. I faxed the clerk of New York and asked
him what he knew about Jerry Gallo.
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1027. You wanna know what he replied?
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1028. - Did you say "Jerry Gallo"?
- Yes, I did.
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1029. - Gallo with a G?
- That's right.
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1030. Jerry Gallo's dead.
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1031. - I'm aware of that.
- Well, I'm not Jerry Gallo.
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1032. I'm Jerry Callo. C-A-L-L-O.
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1033. All right.
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1034. All right.
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1035. Let's get this cleared up right now.
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1036. Hello. This is Judge Chamberlain Haller.
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1037. Can I speak to the clerk?
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1038. OK. I'll be here.
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1039. He's gonna call back after three.
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1040. That gives you a stay of execution.
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1041. Unless by some miracle you happen
to win this case in the next 90 minutes.
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1042. Why don't you go to lunch?
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1043. Thanks.
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1044. - I got my pictures back.
- Good.
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1045. What'd the judge say?
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1046. He said he found out that Gallo is dead.
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1047. He found out. What'd he say?
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1048. Lisa, I'm tryin' to think about
the case now, OK? I'm sorry.
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1049. - Can I help?
- "Can I help?"
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1050. No, you can't help.
I wish you could, but you can't.
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1051. OK, you're lookin' at me.
What is that look supposed to mean?
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1052. I'm a piece of shit cos I can't
figure out a way for you to help?
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1053. OK, you're helpin'. I'll use your pictures.
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1054. These are gonna...
I'm sorry. These are gonna be a help.
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1055. I should have looked
at these pictures before.
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1056. I like this. This is our first hotel room, right?
That'll intimidate Trotter.
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1057. Here's one of me from behind.
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1058. I didn't think I could feel worse
than I did a second ago. Thank you.
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1059. Here's a good one of the tyre marks.
Could we get any farther away?
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1060. Where'd you shoot this from? Up in a tree?
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1061. What's this over here?
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1062. It's dog shit. Dog shit. That's great.
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1063. Dog shit. What a clue.
Why didn't I think of that?
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1064. Here's one of me reading. I should've asked
you a long time ago for these pictures.
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1065. Holy shit. You got it, honey.
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1066. You did it. The case cracker.
Me in the shower.
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1067. I love this. That's it.
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1068. That is it. I'm outta here.
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1069. Lisa.
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1070. I'm sorry.
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1071. Fuck.
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1072. I know I'm missin' somethin'.
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1073. Did you find anything?
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1074. Very, very little.
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1075. - Something?
- Nothin'.
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1076. Is it possible that two separate cars could
be driving on Michelin model XGV 75R-14s?
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1077. - Of course.
- Let me ask you this.
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1078. What's the best-selling single model tyre
being sold in the United States today?
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1079. The Michelin XGV.
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1080. - And what's the most popular size?
- 75R-14.
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1081. The same size as on the defendants' car.
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1082. But two faded green
1964 Buick Skylark convertibles?
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1083. Excuse me. What I'm askin' you
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1084. is if the most popular size of the most
popular tyre is on the defendants' car?
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1085. Well, yeah.
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1086. Yes.
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1087. Thank you.
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1088. No further questions.
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1089. The witness can stand down.
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1090. Counsel.
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1091. Yeah. Prosecution rests.
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1092. Mr Gambini. Your first witness.
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1093. I will ask you one more time,
and one more time only.
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1094. - If I ask you again...
- Your Honour...
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1095. Please, can I have a five-minute recess?
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1096. - My next witness is not in the courtroom.
- Three minutes. No more.
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1097. Sheriff, do me a favour. Please trace this.
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1098. - It's not my job. Do your own investigating.
- Please. I only have three minutes.
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1099. Lisa. Lisa, please. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, OK?
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1100. I need you in the courtroom,
and I need the phone.
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1101. Honey, come on. Stop it. I need the phone.
We have to make up. Let's make up.
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1102. We gotta go back inside.
Everybody's waitin' for us.
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1103. - We don't have a lot of time.
- Shut up.
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1104. - Gimme this.
- Fuck you.
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1105. What is it with you with that mouth?
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1106. Mr Gambini. Tell me why.
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1107. - Lisa, I need your help.
- I don't give a shit. Leave me alone.
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1108. Come on, I found it.
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1109. Your Honour, the defence calls as
its first witness Miss Mona Lisa Vito.
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1110. I object, Your Honour.
This person is not on the witness list.
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1111. This witness is a automobile expert
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1112. and is being called to rebut
the testimony of George Wilbur.
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1113. Your Honour, would you instruct the bailiff
to escort Miss Vito to the witness stand?
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1114. Hold up your right hand.
Do you swear to tell the truth,
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1115. - the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
- Yeah.
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1116. Miss Vito. You're supposed to be some kinda
expert in automobiles. Is that correct?
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1117. Is that correct?
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1118. - Will you please answer the counsel?
- No. I hate him.
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1119. Your Honour, may I treat Miss Vito
as a hostile witness?
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1120. You think I'm hostile now,
wait till you see me tonight.
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1121. - Do you two know each other?
- Yeah, she's my fiancee.
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1122. Well, that would certainly
explain the hostility.
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1123. I object to this witness. Improper foundation.
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1124. I'm not aware of this person's qualifications.
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1125. I'd like to voir dire this witness
as to the extent of her expertise.
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1126. Granted.
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1127. Mr Trotter, you may proceed.
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1128. Miss Vito, what's your current profession?
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1129. - I'm an out-of-work hairdresser.
- Out-of-work hairdresser.
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1130. Now, in what way does that qualify
you as an expert in automobiles?
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1131. - It doesn't.
- Well, in what way are you qualified?
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1132. Well, my father was a mechanic.
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1133. His father was a mechanic.
My mother's father was a mechanic.
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1134. My three brothers are mechanics.
Four uncles on my father's side...
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1135. Miss Vito, your family's obviously qualified.
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1136. But, have you
ever worked as a mechanic?
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1137. - Yeah. In my father's garage, yeah.
- As a mechanic?
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1138. What'd you do in your father's garage?
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1139. Tune-ups, oil changes, brake relining,
engine rebuilds, rebuilds on trannies...
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1140. OK. OK. But does being an ex-mechanic
qualify you as being expert on tyre marks?
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1141. No. Thank you. Goodbye.
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1142. Sit down and stay there
until you're told to leave.
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1143. Your Honour. Miss Vito's expertise
is in general automotive knowledge.
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1144. It is in this area
that her testimony will be applicable.
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1145. Now, if Mr Trotter wishes
to voir dire the witness
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1146. as to the extent of her expertise in this area,
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1147. I'm sure he's gonna be more than satisfied.
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1148. OK.
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1149. All right. All right.
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1150. Now, Miss Vito.
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1151. Being an expert on
general automotive knowledge,
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1152. can you tell me
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1153. what would the correct ignition
timing be on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet,
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1154. with a 327 cubic-inch engine,
and a four-barrel carburettor?
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1155. - That's a bullshit question.
- Does that mean that you can't answer it?
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1156. It's impossible to answer.
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1157. - Because you don't know the answer.
- Nobody could answer that question.
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1158. Your Honour, I move to disqualify
Miss Vito as a expert witness.
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1159. - Can you answer the question?
- No. It is a trick question.
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1160. Why is it a trick question?
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1161. - Watch this.
- Cos Chevy didn't make a 327 in '55.
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1162. The 327 didn't come out till '62.
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1163. And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air
with a four-barrel carb till '64.
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1164. However, in 1964 the correct ignition timing
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1165. would be four degrees
before top, dead centre.
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1166. Well...
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1167. She's acceptable, Your Honour.
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1168. Your Honour, this is a picture taken
by my fiancee outside the Sac-o-Suds.
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1169. Can we agree on this?
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1170. - Yeah.
- Thank you.
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1171. I'd like to submit this picture
of the tyre tracks as evidence.
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1172. Mr Trotter.
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1173. No objection, Your Honour.
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1174. - Miss Vito. Did you take this picture?
- You know I did.
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1175. - And what is this picture of?
- You know what it's of.
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1176. Miss Vito, it has been
argued by me, the defence,
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1177. that two sets of guys met up
at the Sac-o-Suds, at the same time,
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1178. driving identical metallic mint-green
1964 Buick Skylark convertibles.
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1179. Now, can you tell us,
by what you see in this picture,
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1180. if the defence's case holds water?
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1181. Miss Vito. Please answer the question.
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1182. Does the defence's case hold water?
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1183. No.
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1184. The defence is wrong.
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1185. - Are you sure?
- I'm positive.
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1186. How could you be so sure?
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1187. Because there is no way that these
tyre marks were made by a '64 Buick Skylark.
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1188. These marks were made
by a 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
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1189. Objection. Can we clarify whether
the witness is stating opinion or fact?
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1190. - This is your opinion?
- It's a fact.
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1191. I find it hard to believe
that this kind of information
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1192. could be ascertained
simply by looking at a picture.
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1193. Would you like me to explain?
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1194. - I would love to hear this.
- So would I.
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1195. The car that made these two equal-length
tyre marks had positraction.
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1196. Can't make those marks without positraction,
which was not available on the '64 Skylark.
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1197. - And why not? What is positraction?
- It's a limited slip differential
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1198. which distributes power equally
to both the right and left tyres.
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1199. The '64 Skylark had a regular differential
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1200. which, anyone who's been
stuck in the mud knows,
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1201. you step on the gas, one tyre spins,
the other does nothin'.
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1202. That's right.
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1203. - Is that it?
- No. There's more.
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1204. When the left tyre mark goes up on the kerb
and the right tyre stays flat and even...
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1205. Well, the '64 Skylark had a solid rear axle,
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1206. so, when the left tyre goes up on the kerb,
the right tyre tilts and rides along its edge.
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1207. But that didn't happen here.
The tyre mark stayed flat and even.
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1208. This car had an independent rear suspension.
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1209. Now, in the '60s there were only two other
cars made in America that had positraction
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1210. and independent rear suspension,
and enough power to make these marks.
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1211. One was the Corvette, which could never
be confused with the Buick Skylark.
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1212. The other had the same body length,
height, width, weight,
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1213. wheel base and wheel track
as the '64 Skylark,
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1214. and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
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1215. And because both cars were made by GM,
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1216. were both cars available
in metallic mint-green paint?
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1217. - They were.
- Thank you, Miss Vito.
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1218. No more questions.
Thank you very, very much.
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1219. You've been a lovely, lovely witness.
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1220. Mr Trotter, would you like
to question Miss Vito?
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1221. Mr Trotter.
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1222. No. No, Your Honour. No further questions.
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1223. In that case, Your Honour,
I'd like to recall George Wilbur.
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1224. Miss Vito, you can stand down.
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1225. You realise you're still under oath.
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1226. Yes, Your Honour.
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1227. Mr Wilbur, how'd you like
Miss Vito's testimony?
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1228. Very impressive.
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1229. She's cute too, huh?
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1230. Yes, very.
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1231. - Mr Gambini.
- Sorry, Your Honour.
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1232. Mr Wilbur, in your expert opinion,
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1233. would you say that everything Miss Vito
said on the stand was 100% accurate?
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1234. - I'd have to say that.
- And is there any way in the world
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1235. the Buick that the defendants
were driving made those tyre tracks?
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1236. Come on. You can say. It's OK, they know.
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1237. Actually,
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1238. - no.
- No.
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1239. Thank you. No more questions.
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1240. Your Honour, I call Sheriff Farley.
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1241. You may stand down now, Mr Wilbur.
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1242. - Sheriff, you realise you're still under oath?
- Yes, sir.
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1243. Sheriff Farley.
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1244. - What'd you find out?
- On a hunch,
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1245. I took it upon myself to check if there was
any information on a '63 Pontiac Tempest
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1246. stolen or abandoned recently.
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1247. This computer read-out
confirms that two boys,
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1248. who fit the defendants' description,
were arrested two days ago
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1249. by Sheriff Tilman in Jasper County, Georgia,
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1250. for driving a stolen metallic
mint-green 1963 Pontiac Tempest
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1251. with a white convertible top,
Michelin model XGV tyres, size 75R-14.
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1252. - Is that it?
- No.
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1253. A.357 Magnum revolver
was found in their possession.
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1254. Sheriff Farley, just to refresh
the court's memory,
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1255. what calibre bullet
was used to murder Jimmy Willis?
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1256. - A.357 Magnum.
- The defence rests.
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1257. Mr Trotter.
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1258. Your Honour, in light of Miss Vito's
and Mr Wilbur's testimony,
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1259. the State'd like to dismiss all charges.
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1260. Order in the court.
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1261. Order here.
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1262. I have to get out of here by three.
Make sure all the bags are in the car.
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1263. Vinny, I'm sorry to have ever doubted you
at any time, and for this I apologise.
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1264. Under the circumstances... You were
great. I just want to say thank you.
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1265. You're welcome. I hope we can do it again.
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1266. - Fine job, Mr Gambini.
- Thanks.
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1267. - Y'all come back and see us any time now.
- I'll see.
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1268. - Vin.
- Bill.
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1269. - You're welcome.
- Vin, I...
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1270. Listen. Take your time, pick the right words,
get back to New York, gimme a call.
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1271. - Vinny, you did a terrific job.
- Thanks.
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1272. You got an open invitation
any time you come here.
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1273. - We can get us a deer next time.
- OK. Thanks a lot.
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1274. I feel like if I don't get outta here
now, I might never be able to leave.
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1275. Mr Gambini.
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1276. I have a fax here from the clerk of New York.
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1277. I owe you an apology, sir.
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1278. I'm honoured to shake your hand.
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1279. "Win some, lose some."
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1280. Your courtroom manner may be rather
unconventional, but I gotta tell you,
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1281. you're one helluva trial lawyer.
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1282. Thank you. And you're one helluva judge.
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1283. Sorry.
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1284. Bye, now.
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1285. What the hell was that all about back there?
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1286. I had a friend send a fax to the judge,
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1287. confirming the very impressive
legal stature of Jerry Callo.
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1288. What friends you got in the clerk's office?
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1289. - Your friend.
- My friend?
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1290. Judge Malloy.
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1291. So what's your problem?
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1292. My problem is I wanted to win my first case
without any help from anybody.
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1293. Well, I guess that plan's moot.
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1294. Yeah.
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1295. This could be a sign of things to come.
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1296. You win all your cases,
but with somebody else's help, right?
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1297. You win case after case,
and then afterwards,
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1298. you have to go up to somebody
and you have to say "Thank you."
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1299. Oh, my God. What a fuckin' nightmare.
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1300. I won my first case.
You know what this means.
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1301. - Yeah. You think I'm gonna marry you.
- You're not gonna marry me now?
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1302. No way. You can't win a case by
yourself. You're fuckin' useless.
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1303. I thought we'd get married this weekend.
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1304. You don't get it, do you? That is not
romantic. I want a wedding in church
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1305. with bridesmaids and flowers.
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1306. How many times did you
say that spontaneous is romantic?
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1307. Hey, a burp is spontaneous.
A burp is not romantic.
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1308. Know what, Lisa? Who wants
to marry you anyway?
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1309. You do.
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