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Kelly Moore (Erika Eleniak) marries wealthy, abusive alcoholic Art Brooks (Barry Bostwick). After escaping, Kelly begins a relationship with lawyer Richard Linsky. When Art is murdered by a hitman, suspicion falls on Kelly and Richard, leading to a trial that tests their secrets
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00:00:04I
00:01:45Yes?
00:01:46They're packaged for Mr. Brooks.
00:01:48Okay.
00:02:16Happy Halloween.
00:02:32Well, listen.
00:02:32You tell that agent if his client's not in training camp tomorrow, he's history.
00:02:36I will not renegotiate and I'll force him to sit out his contract.
00:02:39You got it?
00:02:41Good.
00:02:46Excuse me, sir.
00:02:48Who the hell?
00:02:50I got a special delivery package for you.
00:02:53How'd you get in here?
00:02:55What are you...
00:02:57I'm sorry, boss.
00:03:08I got a special delivery package for you.
00:03:43Richard?
00:03:44I got a special delivery package for you.
00:03:45There's somebody at the door.
00:03:48Coming!
00:03:52Hang on!
00:03:55Who is it?
00:03:57Police, sir.
00:03:59What?
00:04:02Sorry to bother you at such an hour, sir.
00:04:05I'm Detective Mingus.
00:04:06This is Sergeant Clark.
00:04:08May we come in?
00:04:09Uh, yeah, yeah.
00:04:11Come on in.
00:04:12Come on in.
00:04:13Richard?
00:04:14Who is it?
00:04:16Are you Mrs. Arthur Brooks?
00:04:17Yes.
00:04:18Your husband's maid said you might be here.
00:04:21I'm afraid I have some bad news, ma'am.
00:04:23What's going on?
00:04:24Your husband, Mr. Brooks, was murdered about two hours ago.
00:04:27What?
00:04:29Happened at the mansion.
00:04:32Looks like an armed robbery.
00:04:34Whoever did it knew exactly where to go and what to do.
00:04:37Oh, my God.
00:04:39Under the circumstances, sir, would you mind telling me your relationship to Mrs. Brooks?
00:04:44I'm her attorney.
00:04:46That's convenient.
00:04:49Excuse me?
00:04:50What's that supposed to mean?
00:04:52Nothing. Nothing.
00:04:54It's very late.
00:04:55I'm sorry.
00:04:55I didn't mean to imply anything.
00:04:58Why don't you give me a call in the morning?
00:05:00We'll set up a time to talk.
00:05:02Sure.
00:05:04Our condolences, ma'am.
00:05:13I had the privilege of knowing Arthur Brooks, the man.
00:05:18Not just Art Brooks, the myth.
00:05:21Oh, sure, he was brilliant at playing the controversial, always quotable sports owner.
00:05:27And yes, he worked hard to cultivate his image as a modern-day buccaneer, never afraid to pull his sword
00:05:33and fight.
00:05:35But there was another side to this fiercely competitive man.
00:05:40A more private, more complex, and gentler side.
00:05:45This, Arthur Brooks, was the loyalist of friends, a devoted father, and a loving husband.
00:05:55The facts don't lie, folks.
00:05:57Right here are all the numbers.
00:05:59For three straight years, the two...
00:06:02Sorry.
00:06:06Well...
00:06:15As I was saying, for three straight years, the T-Bird's marketing budget has increased 22, 26, 36%.
00:06:24And what have we gotten in return?
00:06:26Well, let's see. Attendance...
00:06:27Oh, it's gone down every year.
00:06:29And the, um, forecast for next season is even worse.
00:06:32Now, what does this tell me?
00:06:33That either you people are overpriced, or you simply don't know what the hell you're doing.
00:06:38With all the money I have invested here, I could have built out a dozen luxury boxes and tripled my
00:06:42return.
00:06:43Who are you? I don't remember seeing you before.
00:06:45I'm Kelly Moore, sir, with Rinstead & Associates.
00:06:49Oh, yes. My newest and highest priced consultant.
00:06:52So tell me, what do you think the problem is here?
00:06:54I think you're a little too quick to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
00:06:59Is that right?
00:07:01I think so.
00:07:04Well, then I suggest, young lady, you show me the errors of my way.
00:07:10All right.
00:07:17If you track the three-year performances of your in-stadium promotions, such as bad appreciation night and your vacation
00:07:26giveaways,
00:07:27you're going to see that this is where you're going to get the most bang for your buck.
00:07:33And why is that?
00:07:35Well, with all your advertising trade-offs, these stunts are very inexpensive.
00:07:38And they've increased attendance by an average of about 12%.
00:07:41So you could easily double the number of your promotions and then maybe cut back in less productive areas.
00:07:48When did you say your name was again?
00:07:51Kelly Moore.
00:07:53To see Mr. Brooks.
00:07:55Yes, of course. Please come in.
00:07:57I'll tell Mr. Brooks you're here.
00:07:59Mr. Brooks.
00:08:29oh miss moore hi hey good yeah good night put off by me asking you to work on a saturday
00:08:39no not at all good night good i thought we might have a light lunch before we got down to
00:08:43business
00:08:43that sounds great your house is absolutely beautiful thank you you know it's amazing
00:08:48how much you can acquire if you start cheating and exploiting people at an early enough age
00:08:52i was about this somehow i think you earned all this fair and square well you careful now i'm a
00:08:57sucker
00:08:57for flattery here this way
00:09:05go back into this tile here there's a story too
00:09:15thank you so how long have you worked at rinstadt and associates oh about six months
00:09:22you enjoy it there so far so good
00:09:26thank you philippe lisa we'll have coffee in the study later yes sir
00:09:32you certainly lead a very charmed life you think so yes sir i do now please no more sirs call
00:09:39me art
00:09:40yes sir just kidding
00:09:45well here's to the start of a most profitable relationship cheers
00:09:54i've always loved horses everything about them
00:09:57me too started writing when i was in grade school
00:10:01yeah well we'll go writing someday okay
00:10:08anyway about 10 years ago i went over to ireland to try to buy this famous stud farm
00:10:13negotiations weren't going very well when all of a sudden
00:10:16i spotted this foal racing with his mother
00:10:21there's something magical about it and i asked the owner and he said
00:10:23well indeed he was so special it was the only horse he ever bred that he would never sell
00:10:29so i i watched him again
00:10:33i turned to the owner and i offered him his full asking price plus two hundred thousand dollars
00:10:37but only if he included that foal
00:10:40what do you say
00:10:42are you daft
00:10:45so what happened
00:10:48ever heard of a horse named slago dancer
00:10:50i think so
00:10:51triple crown winner breeders cup undefeated 19 consecutive races
00:10:56miss moore i would like to introduce you to slago dancer in my opinion the greatest racehorse of all time
00:11:03he's beautiful
00:11:06and do you know who he is
00:11:10that little foal in ireland
00:11:13exactly
00:11:20but you see there's a moral to this whole story
00:11:22and what might that be
00:11:24when i first laid eyes on that foal i knew how extraordinary he was and no matter what it took
00:11:29no matter what it cost i knew that i had to have
00:11:33now that that feeling that certainty has only happened to me one other time in my life
00:11:42when was that
00:11:44today
00:11:46this very moment
00:11:50i don't understand
00:11:54do you know why i'm so successful kelly
00:11:58i've always been a gambler
00:12:00i've never been afraid to roll the dice
00:12:03how about you
00:12:06are you willing to go for broke
00:12:09what are you talking about
00:12:10i'm talking about calling ahead to the airport
00:12:14getting on my private plane
00:12:16going to las vegas
00:12:19and getting married
00:12:22you're kidding right
00:12:25no
00:12:39what do you say
00:12:42i do
00:12:48big smile now
00:12:58mrs brooks
00:12:59would you like to have your breakfast in bed
00:13:02oh no i'll be down about ten minutes
00:13:04thanks lisa
00:13:05you're welcome
00:13:32good morning sweetheart
00:13:34oh you're up early
00:13:36well i had a conference call with new york
00:13:38oh
00:13:45you are so beautiful
00:13:48stay home with me today
00:13:50you know what they say about all work and no play
00:13:53don't tempt me kelly please
00:13:55why
00:13:55no no no no
00:13:56i i wish i could believe me but
00:13:58well what
00:13:59well the start is i'm going to be in denver
00:14:02at three o'clock
00:14:03hey
00:14:04you're going to have to bear with me babe
00:14:06this is a very busy time
00:14:10okay
00:14:11that's my girl
00:14:15i've got some papers i need you to sign
00:14:17papers
00:14:17yeah ever since we elope my lawyers have been driving me crazy
00:14:21about what
00:14:22we never got a prenuptial agreement for someone in my situation that's just unheard of so
00:14:26have a quick read sign on the exes and we'll live happily ever after
00:14:31hey
00:14:32i'll call you later
00:14:35okay
00:14:35okay
00:14:38bye
00:14:40bye
00:14:41bye
00:14:41bye
00:14:42bye
00:14:43bye
00:14:44bye
00:14:54i can't believe you'd expect you to sign this
00:14:57well i don't know anything about contracts so i thought i should at least talk to a lawyer
00:15:01i'm glad you did because this
00:15:05what
00:15:06frankly
00:15:07it's an insult
00:15:10he told me this was routine
00:15:12believe me this is not routine
00:15:15what should i do
00:15:16be honest
00:15:18tell him you had an attorney review the documents and that they're simply not fair
00:15:22i can't tell him that
00:15:23why not
00:15:24because
00:15:27he's not the kind of man that you talk to that way
00:15:31mrs brooks
00:15:32your husband is a very sophisticated businessman
00:15:35my guess
00:15:36he'd be very surprised if you didn't see an attorney and even more surprised if you didn't ask for major
00:15:41changes
00:15:43i hope you're right
00:15:50kelly
00:15:53does the dress meet with your approval my lord
00:15:57what is this some kind of a joke
00:15:59you don't like
00:16:01well where do you think we're going the mtv awards
00:16:05everybody said i look great in this dress
00:16:07yeah well the hell with everybody the only opinion that matters is mine
00:16:11and i say it's totally inappropriate
00:16:13arthur
00:16:14don't give me this arthur stuff i'm honorary chairman of this event and i'm not going to be upstaged by
00:16:19your cleavage
00:16:25oh you gotta be kidding me
00:16:26huh
00:16:28it's beautiful
00:16:28wear that
00:16:29art that dress is so old-fashioned
00:16:31this one is much more contemporary
00:16:34really
00:16:35well it's also got a very big stain on it
00:16:37what
00:16:39you bastard
00:16:41don't you ever
00:16:43talk to me that way again
00:16:46don't you understand me ever
00:16:47you are hurting me
00:16:48yeah well not half as bad as your shyster lawyer is hurting me every day is some new demand
00:16:52and to add insult to injury
00:16:54i'm stuck paying his bills
00:16:56so that's what this is all about
00:16:59well i have some rights too
00:17:00rights
00:17:01what about my rights
00:17:03we have a one night stand
00:17:04you think you deserve half of everything i own
00:17:08i can't believe you just said that to me
00:17:11i really can't
00:17:15look i didn't mean it the way it sounded
00:17:17i did it just
00:17:20i'm sorry killing
00:17:22really
00:17:23then what did you mean
00:17:28i just want all this legal crap resolved
00:17:31it's a pressure i don't need right now
00:17:32how do you think i feel
00:17:37let's just let's just forget it okay
00:17:42okay
00:17:42let's just forget it
00:17:51you forgive me right
00:17:54you know i love you
00:18:04why don't you go and make yourself beautiful for me
00:18:06okay
00:18:08okay
00:18:08okay
00:18:30people used to always ask me
00:18:32what my dad
00:18:34what my dad was really like
00:18:38but what few people
00:18:41ever knew was my father's
00:18:43tireless devotion
00:18:45to charitable causes
00:18:46his dedication to raising
00:18:49millions of dollars
00:18:50to help
00:18:52the needy or
00:18:53fund medical research
00:18:56that's the kind of man
00:18:57that my dad really was
00:19:02thank you
00:19:05take care of yourself
00:19:09i'll see if i can come by tomorrow
00:19:11yes
00:19:12thank you very much
00:19:16kelly
00:19:17if you ever need to talk
00:19:20just call
00:19:21anytime
00:19:22i will
00:19:23thank you reverend
00:19:24it was a very
00:19:25you had some nerve coming here
00:19:27everybody knows what you really are
00:19:28everybody knows that you trapped my father
00:19:30jenna jenna not here
00:19:33i'm sorry reverend but no
00:19:35everybody just wants to whisper of this
00:19:36and nobody wants to tell the truth
00:19:37jenna the reverend's right
00:19:39can we talk about this somewhere else
00:19:40no
00:19:41why did you have to come here
00:19:43to mock my father
00:19:44wasn't killing him enough
00:19:46jenna
00:19:46what are you talking about
00:19:48you know what i'm talking about
00:19:49everybody knows what i'm talking about
00:19:52maybe didn't pull the trigger
00:19:53but you certainly know who did
00:19:56you were behind the whole thing
00:20:06i am so sorry
00:20:08no one believes what she just said
00:20:12i'll be fine
00:20:28i appreciate you coming down here sir
00:20:30no problem
00:20:32i guess you heard about that nasty incident at the cemetery with mr brooks's daughter
00:20:36everyone knows jenna brooks is psychotic
00:20:39yeah i heard she's had some problems
00:20:40she's been in and out of drug rehab for years
00:20:43and she's always resented any woman that's ever gotten near her father
00:20:46yeah i heard that too
00:20:48and that's one of the reasons i wanted to meet with you again
00:20:53my partner detective veltron this is richard lensky
00:20:57hi hold on
00:20:58hey how you doing
00:20:59nice to meet you
00:20:59you too
00:21:00let's go in here
00:21:01it's a little tidier
00:21:04this is such a high profile case
00:21:06the last thing i want to do is base my investigation on what the tabloids would say
00:21:10yeah
00:21:12you mind if i tape this
00:21:13no go ahead
00:21:14good
00:21:16now for starters
00:21:19how did you first get involved with mrs brooks
00:21:22i handled some legal matters for her
00:21:25a so-called post-nuptial agreement
00:21:26right
00:21:27but when did you go from being just her lawyer
00:21:29to her lover
00:21:32i guess um
00:21:33i would say that our relationship changed the day that she showed up at my office
00:21:46here you go
00:21:47thank you
00:21:52here let me take that
00:21:57again i'm sorry to just barge in on on you like this
00:22:00there's no need to apologize
00:22:02just tell me what the problem is and uh hopefully i can help
00:22:08my husband is totally out of control
00:22:13he's had some business problems over the past few weeks
00:22:17and
00:22:21and what
00:22:24and he is so competitive about everything
00:22:28i mean he hates to lose
00:22:31and if everything doesn't go his way
00:22:34he gets so angry
00:22:37and when he gets angry
00:22:44he gets very violent
00:22:46oh boy
00:22:47i shouldn't
00:22:49mrs brooks
00:22:50this is
00:22:51very serious
00:22:52right
00:22:53it's important that you talk to somebody
00:22:55all right
00:22:55please
00:22:55i'm just really afraid that he's gonna kill me someday
00:22:58i mean i i have bruises all over my body
00:23:01did this just start or it's been
00:23:04happening for a while
00:23:06it's been happening for over a month now
00:23:08ever since he started drinking heavily again
00:23:12i'm not trying to smother you art i'm just trying to help
00:23:15what the hell are you talking about
00:23:17you
00:23:19us
00:23:19our situation
00:23:20all this drinking and all this
00:23:22all this all this
00:23:23what
00:23:23who are you my mother
00:23:25no i'm not your mother but i am your wife and i deserve better than this
00:23:29oh yeah
00:23:29so do i
00:23:32god
00:23:33you come back here
00:23:37hey
00:23:37hey
00:23:39where do you think you're going
00:23:42art
00:23:42let go of me
00:23:43you're really scaring me
00:23:45oh yeah
00:23:46well that's good
00:23:47you shouldn't be scared because you know what
00:23:49you seem to have forgotten the rules around here
00:23:53okay
00:23:55okay you're right
00:23:56i'm sorry
00:23:57okay i'm tired
00:23:58i'm sorry just let me go to bank
00:24:01okay
00:24:01all right
00:24:02let me go to bank
00:24:03art
00:24:03come on
00:24:05stop it
00:24:06art
00:24:07get off me
00:24:13you better run kelly
00:24:15you better run
00:24:17you understand me
00:24:20good
00:24:22i was so scared
00:24:27i had to lock myself in a guest bedroom that night
00:24:32and i don't know what to do
00:24:35i guess that's why i'm here
00:24:39do you believe the marriage is over
00:24:42oh i
00:24:43and i don't know what to do
00:24:50it's been over for a long time
00:24:54and i just i can't live like this anymore
00:24:57the first thing we have to do
00:24:59is we have to get a complete medical examination with photos to document the physical abuse
00:25:04i can't do that
00:25:05mrs brooks you gotta trust me on this one
00:25:07this is something you have to do
00:25:08if i go to my doctor my husband's gonna find out
00:25:11no
00:25:13i have a doctor
00:25:14she's an old friend and she'll protect your confidentiality
00:25:17it's just crucial that we do it right away while the bruises are still visible
00:25:25let me let me call her okay
00:25:34i then took her to the doctors and waited until she was done
00:25:41emotionally this is the first time in my professional career i've ever crossed the line with a client
00:25:46well she's a mighty attractive woman
00:25:51so
00:25:52did she decide to file for a divorce
00:25:54no not then
00:25:56but then one night
00:25:59must have been
00:26:00one o'clock in the morning
00:26:03she came out to my house
00:26:04really hysterical
00:26:06he went crazy on me
00:26:07i mean completely crazy
00:26:08he pulled out this gun
00:26:10and he put it to my head
00:26:11and i thought i was dead
00:26:12i mean it was horrible
00:26:14i i can't take this anymore
00:26:15i really i can't
00:26:17it's all right
00:26:18it's all right
00:26:18it's all right
00:26:19it's okay
00:26:21i can't go back there richard
00:26:23no no no no
00:26:23no you can't
00:26:26no
00:26:30and how did mr brooks take to all this
00:26:33according to kelly
00:26:35he was pretty unhappy
00:26:49where are you going
00:26:51the girlfriends
00:26:52the girlfriends
00:26:56what girlfriend
00:27:02you know kelly you walk out on me now
00:27:04fat lady has sung
00:27:06it's all over
00:27:08i think she's been singing for quite a while now art
00:27:11you know what's gonna happen
00:27:12if you leave within one week
00:27:14i guarantee it
00:27:15i'm gonna pick up a newspaper
00:27:16and read an item
00:27:17some gossip column
00:27:18about how
00:27:19mr and mrs
00:27:20arthur brooks
00:27:21have split up
00:27:23well i can't help that
00:27:25you know how it's gonna make me feel
00:27:27like an idiot
00:27:29because all of my enemies
00:27:30are gonna be laughing at me
00:27:32art
00:27:33just stop it
00:27:35so kelly if you do walk out of me
00:27:38i want you to understand something
00:27:42you're never coming back
00:27:45because i'm never gonna let you back
00:27:48you walk out
00:27:50poof
00:27:52you're gone
00:27:56from my head
00:28:01and from my heart
00:28:09on the other hand
00:28:10if you want to give it another shot
00:28:12you know try to set things straight
00:28:15it's your call
00:28:35later that day she moved into my apartment
00:28:40how we doing
00:28:42okay
00:28:44you did the right thing you know
00:28:46i know
00:28:47yeah
00:28:47it's just
00:28:48tough
00:28:49yeah
00:28:49something like this is
00:28:51usually tough
00:28:54at least one good thing came out of all this though
00:28:57what's that
00:29:00you
00:29:00you
00:29:02us
00:29:05i really couldn't have made it
00:29:07these past few months
00:29:08without your kindness
00:29:11and your understanding
00:29:34wow
00:29:35not too shabby
00:29:39you know even if you won the lottery you could never afford to live in a place like this
00:29:43yeah why's that
00:29:45because the utility bills would cost a fortune
00:29:47well you gotta hand it to him the man lived well too well
00:29:51yeah you can say that again
00:29:53and then everything ended for him one hot summer night
00:29:57you are a poet you know that
00:29:59a real poet
00:30:01no i'm just a sensitive guy in a cruel world
00:30:05and here's what we got
00:30:07an abusive husband
00:30:08his beautiful young trophy wife
00:30:09her secret lover
00:30:11and a zillion dollar estate
00:30:14so you think prince charming and cinderella are behind me
00:30:17what do you think
00:30:18well unlike you mingus
00:30:20i tend to keep an open mind
00:30:23don't touch the hair
00:30:24how many times i gotta tell you not to touch my hair
00:30:27come on i can't wait to see the inside of this joint
00:30:32i believe you said you worked for mr brooks for about five years
00:30:35yes
00:30:36was he a good boss
00:30:39was he a nice man
00:30:40no
00:30:41he was terrible
00:30:43then why'd you keep working for him
00:30:45he paid me very well
00:30:48yeah well i can relate to that
00:30:50yeah except i don't pay you that well
00:30:52you can say that again
00:30:56please don't sit on the furniture
00:31:01sorry
00:31:02where he comes from they usually sit on the furniture
00:31:05that's right
00:31:08how about mrs brooks
00:31:09you like her
00:31:10i love mrs brooks
00:31:13so pretty
00:31:14so thoughtful
00:31:16but he was so mean to her
00:31:20can you give us an example
00:31:25sometimes i had to close my ears to get to sleep
00:31:31he was always screaming at her
00:31:33throwing things
00:31:36well we appreciate your honesty ma'am we really do
00:31:39but because you liked mrs brooks so much
00:31:41you wouldn't withhold any information to protect her
00:31:44would you
00:31:46no sir
00:31:48good
00:31:49now besides all the shouting and throwing things
00:31:52did you ever actually hear mr brooks threaten to kill mrs brooks
00:31:59not mrs brooks
00:32:03so you heard him threaten to kill somebody else
00:32:26hello
00:32:27mr linsky
00:32:29yeah
00:32:29this is art brooks
00:32:31i think you know who i am
00:32:34uh
00:32:35yeah
00:32:36listen up buddy and listen
00:32:37this insulting little affair with my wife
00:32:39is over
00:32:40finished
00:32:40kaput
00:32:41you understand what i'm saying
00:32:45are you uh threatening me mr brooks
00:32:47no this is no threat counselor
00:32:48this is a fact
00:32:49either you stop seeing her immediately
00:32:51or you're a dead man
00:32:52you got it
00:32:52a dead man
00:32:53whatever
00:33:03here
00:33:05you
00:33:05do
00:33:05you
00:33:05out
00:33:06you
00:33:06good
00:33:07good
00:33:08good
00:33:09good
00:33:10good
00:33:11good
00:33:12good
00:33:38Yeah, this is, uh, unit six, uh,
00:33:40all right, all right, all right, all right, all right.
00:34:06Thanks.
00:34:07Good boy.
00:34:08Don't do.
00:34:10This is a surprise.
00:34:11I just happened to be in the neighborhood.
00:34:14That jumping is pretty dangerous, isn't it?
00:34:16Not if you know what you're doing.
00:34:18It's a beautiful animal.
00:34:21Yeah.
00:34:21My husband always liked horses a lot more than he liked people.
00:34:26You didn't like Mr. Brooksburg much, did you?
00:34:29That's not true.
00:34:31He was a very different person when we got married.
00:34:35What changed?
00:34:37I didn't know it, but Art was a recovering alcoholic.
00:34:40And when he started drinking again, everything changed.
00:34:43I never hated my husband, detective.
00:34:46I only hated what he became when he drank.
00:34:50I'm sure you're aware that your husband threatened to kill Richard Linsky.
00:34:53He didn't stop seeing you.
00:34:55Art threatened and tried to intimidate everybody.
00:34:57That's just who he was.
00:34:58So you're saying that neither you nor Mr. Linsky took these threats seriously?
00:35:02No.
00:35:02I'm not saying that at all.
00:35:04I believe that Arthur was perfectly capable of killing Richard.
00:35:06Or me.
00:35:07Or anyone, for that matter, who got in his way.
00:35:10Listen, I lived with that fear every single day of my life.
00:35:13That's why I had to move out.
00:35:14But by moving in with Mr. Linsky, didn't you up the stakes?
00:35:17What do you mean?
00:35:18I mean, he was a very jealous and volatile guy.
00:35:21Wasn't that like throwing fuel in the fire?
00:35:23Why did you come here, detective?
00:35:25To be honest, ma'am, ever since I talked to Mr. Linsky, I've been thinking.
00:35:29Thinking what?
00:35:30Maybe Mr. Linsky failed his life.
00:35:32Your life was in danger.
00:35:34And maybe he decided, without your knowledge, of course,
00:35:38to eliminate your husband before he could-
00:35:39That is ridiculous.
00:35:41Richard is the kindest, gentlest man I have ever known.
00:35:44He and Art were polar opposites, and that's why Art hated him so much.
00:35:48But Mr. Linsky knew about the threats.
00:35:49I don't care.
00:35:50Richard could never hurt anybody.
00:35:52You know what?
00:35:53This is really getting annoying, detective.
00:35:55Because right now, you're just grasping for straws.
00:35:58I'm simply trying to do my job, ma'am.
00:36:01Well, with all due respect, you're not doing it very well.
00:36:05Mrs. Brooks.
00:36:09I apologize, ma'am, if I offended you in any way.
00:36:13It's okay.
00:36:14Let's just forget about it.
00:36:17Yeah.
00:36:22Detective?
00:36:25Do you enjoy your work?
00:36:28Why do you ask?
00:36:31Just curious.
00:36:32That's good.
00:36:33Because I'm curious too.
00:36:35If you'll spare me just ten more minutes of your time,
00:36:38I won't have to bother you again.
00:36:41Is that a promise?
00:36:43This counts on it.
00:36:47Okay.
00:36:48Then why don't we go up to the house for something to drink?
00:36:51Sounds good to me.
00:37:01What about this?
00:37:03Stolen.
00:37:03Abandoned the next morning.
00:37:05No prints.
00:37:06What did he steal?
00:37:07Ten grand worth of jewelry and watches?
00:37:09Yeah.
00:37:10And he left behind a fortune in art.
00:37:12Hmm.
00:37:13So we know it was a professional hit.
00:37:15Probably with some help from the inside.
00:37:17What about the maid?
00:37:18I don't think so.
00:37:20So you think it was the wife and her boyfriend?
00:37:21That's the obvious.
00:37:23Two lovebirds figure they'd kill rather than be killed and then pocket a hundred million for their troubles.
00:37:30Here's another scenario.
00:37:32Arthur Brooks was a big time gambler with huge swings in his bank accounts.
00:37:36One month he'd have ten million, the next ten bucks.
00:37:40You know, I talked to a banker.
00:37:41He told me guys like Brooks were always floating a ton of debt.
00:37:44And he'd get into big problems if one of his lenders says pay up.
00:37:48You think Brooks was involved with the mob?
00:37:51Well, I remember checking into it. He spent a lot of time in Vegas.
00:37:55Did he cross-reference all these phone records?
00:37:56A year's worth of Brooks, the wife, and Linsky's.
00:38:02I got a jury coming back. What about the cellular records?
00:38:06You check them?
00:38:08No, not yet.
00:38:09Oh, come on, guys. What the hell are you waiting for?
00:38:13The press is hounding us like crazy on this.
00:38:16Yeah? But tell the press we've had some cutbacks and we're dancing as fast as we can.
00:38:21It's the 21st century.
00:38:22People use cells, email, the internet.
00:38:27Check it out.
00:38:28Yes, ma'am.
00:38:34Check this out.
00:38:39You know, Earl, I think she's got a crush on you.
00:38:43You think so?
00:38:44Oh, definitely. You saw it in the eyes.
00:38:50Did you see today's paper?
00:38:53According to courthouse sources, Brooks' widow has hired famed defense attorney Abel Gans,
00:38:59fueling speculation Mrs. Brooks and her lover, Richard Linsky, may soon be indicted for the murder of the controversial sports
00:39:06tycoon.
00:39:07And who could have leaked something like this?
00:39:13No, I know. You're right. None of this matters.
00:39:21I gotta go.
00:39:24Excuse me, Miss Kelly?
00:39:26Yes, Lisa.
00:39:27Shall I set up for lunch in here?
00:39:29Oh, no. I think down by the pond. It's much too pretty a day to be inside.
00:39:33Yes, it is.
00:39:48Abel Gans. I'm here to see Mrs. Brooks.
00:40:06I guarantee they'll have my drive up on the evening news.
00:40:09This is insane. I can't even go shopping without a TV crew following me around.
00:40:14You're right. This whole thing is completely out of control. I mean, we need to prepare for the worst. That
00:40:18is why Abel's here.
00:40:19But why are they looking at us instead of out there trying to find the real killer?
00:40:22Because you're a sexier target. In every sense of the word. But the media circus can work both ways. I
00:40:31can go on CNN and lecture the press about rushing to judgment. Everyone remembers that poor security guard in Atlanta.
00:40:38You can certainly raise some doubt about Art's character.
00:40:40Absolutely.
00:40:42Is that really necessary?
00:40:44Yes, it is. Richard is right. This case is already flavor of the day on trash TV and the tabloids.
00:40:50You just can't sit back and hope that somehow reason will prevail.
00:41:07Well, I hate to say it, but the queen of mean was right.
00:41:12The cell records.
00:41:14Guess who Richard Linsky called last month?
00:41:16O.J. Simpson?
00:41:18Better. One Vincent Coop de Ville.
00:41:20You're joking?
00:41:21No. And on the night of the murder, Vincent Coop de Ville used his cell phone to call Richard Linsky.
00:41:27Way to go, Holmes. Way to go.
00:41:35Here he is.
00:41:39Why did I think he'd be driving a Caddy?
00:41:44Not Coop. He's always had a lot of style.
00:41:53Yeah, well, that kind of style takes a lot of money.
00:41:58Man's resourceful.
00:42:00When the killing business is slow, do a little kidnapping, extortion.
00:42:05Coop's always been an all-service gangster.
00:42:10Yeah, well, let's go bust his gangster ass.
00:42:31Yeah.
00:42:32Mr. De Ville, there's a policeman on the way up to see you.
00:42:35Thank you, baby.
00:43:00Hey.
00:43:01Hey, Coop. Long time no see.
00:43:03Earl of Pearl.
00:43:04What brings you knock-knock-knocking on my front door?
00:43:06Got a search warrant, Coop.
00:43:07So why don't you invite me in?
00:43:11What's with the eggs?
00:43:13I'm just making an omelet.
00:43:15Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:43:16What's this all about?
00:43:18I've been investigating a big-time murder.
00:43:21Big time.
00:43:23Someone killed this sports guy, Arthur Brooks.
00:43:26Maybe you read about it in the papers.
00:43:28I don't read the papers.
00:43:30Too much negativity, right?
00:43:32Exactly.
00:43:34Hey, look, man.
00:43:35If you come here to accuse me of something,
00:43:37I got nothing to say to you till I talk to my lawyer.
00:43:40That's my partner.
00:43:42Door's open.
00:43:47Mingus!
00:43:49In here.
00:43:52Hey, man.
00:43:56You going on a trip?
00:43:58You are not going to believe this.
00:44:00I'm walking down the alley,
00:44:02and this comes flying out of that window.
00:44:05Gee.
00:44:06I wonder how that could have happened.
00:44:15Nice and light, Coop.
00:44:18I use it to shoot rabbits.
00:44:21Yeah, right.
00:44:23Yeah, I guess this is a new white coffee they're brewing in Columbia, huh?
00:44:27You know, Coop, possession of a firearm and narcotics was intended to sell as a serious violation of your parole.
00:44:34I didn't know what was in there till I got at home.
00:44:37I was just doing a favor for a friend.
00:44:39Let me tell you something, Coop.
00:44:40We believe you.
00:44:42Don't we, Eddie?
00:44:45Oh, yeah, absolutely.
00:44:47But some of these judges nowadays, they may not buy into this little...
00:44:50They got no heart, Coop.
00:44:52No human compassion.
00:44:53And under the three-strike rule, I do believe you're going to do a hard time...
00:44:57Oh, very hard.
00:44:59...for the rest of your natural life.
00:45:04It's Monty Hall time, Coop.
00:45:06What do you say?
00:45:10Hi, Coop.
00:45:12Let's make a deal.
00:45:20Okay, man.
00:45:25But first, you gotta show me...
00:45:28What's behind door number...
00:45:32One.
00:45:41Is that exactly what he said?
00:45:45Good.
00:45:45Those were my instincts, too.
00:45:48I just hope he can yodel.
00:45:51No, don't you remember?
00:45:53We're going to the Alps for Oktoberfest.
00:45:56That's right.
00:45:57Okay.
00:45:58Okay.
00:45:59Ciao.
00:46:04Miss Kelly, Miss Kelly.
00:46:05What's the matter, Lisa?
00:46:06The police are here.
00:46:07They want to talk to you.
00:46:09The police?
00:46:11Yes.
00:46:22I'm afraid I have some bad news for you, ma'am.
00:46:24What is it?
00:46:25I have to place you under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder.
00:46:28What?
00:46:29Oh, you gotta be kidding.
00:46:30What are you doing?
00:46:31Sorry.
00:46:32You can't do that.
00:46:33I have to call Richard.
00:46:34You can't. He's not home.
00:46:35Where is he?
00:46:35My partner picked him up ten minutes ago.
00:46:37What?
00:46:38What are you doing?
00:46:38Get your hands off of me.
00:46:40You have the right to remain silent.
00:46:41If you give up that right, anything you say...
00:46:43I can't believe this is happening.
00:46:43I want to talk to Richard right now.
00:46:45He's doing a court of law.
00:46:46Why are you doing this to me, detective?
00:46:49You're making a terrible mistake, detective.
00:46:51A terrible mistake.
00:46:52I didn't do anything.
00:46:53I'm innocent.
00:46:54I've done one before Iured.
00:47:04You're coming.
00:47:06You're world� cars don't startь.
00:47:07I thought you were leopard..
00:47:11You're walking tonight.
00:47:13I thought you were the best I to find.ayım
00:47:16super creative.guees
00:47:37oh god am i happy to see you this is beyond the night i know but not to worry we'll
00:47:45sort it all
00:47:46out what about richard is he all right i just spoke with him 20 minutes ago he sends you his
00:47:51love when can i see him probably not that we go to trial what what do you mean i have
00:47:57to stay here
00:47:58until then what about bail we'll try but i'm not optimistic kelly this is murder one with special
00:48:07circumstances this is really insane unfortunately the police have a confession from a professional
00:48:14killer who claims that you and richard hired him to murder your husband that's not what happened in
00:48:19addition there's some very incriminating phone records and bank transfers so what are you saying
00:48:25you think we're guilty no but i need some explanations otherwise i can't begin to defend you
00:48:51look i just need you to tell me what happened
00:49:01just tell me the truth
00:49:06okay
00:49:11a couple of weeks after i moved out i went to go see art
00:49:15hoping maybe we could end things on a more positive note no thank you
00:49:28you know i've been divorced before it's always been unpleasant but this time for some reason
00:49:36i'm taking it very personal arthur no hear me out because this time i really feel betrayed
00:49:44i mean it was bad enough you seeing this divorce lawyer behind my back then i find out that you're
00:49:48bopping the guy let me talk about rubbing salt into my wounds i never wanted to hurt you art what
00:49:54you did and when somebody kicks me i kick him back only harder you know what this is not what
00:50:02i came here
00:50:04don't you honestly think that i'm gonna allow you to just walk away with a ton of my money
00:50:09ha i don't know what to think i guess maybe i thought we could work things out like friends
00:50:15friends don't you understand we are now enemies and i'm going to use every tool legal or otherwise
00:50:19to see you destroy let go of me hey hey hey how about one last kiss for old time's sake
00:50:25if you really care about that new boyfriend of yours i suggest you hire a food taster
00:50:35or someone to start his car every morning
00:50:52art kept his promise he started a campaign of harassment that got more threatening my bidet
00:50:58i'd be driving along and all of a sudden he'd pull up next to me or he'd send me flowers
00:51:03with a really
00:51:04twisted note
00:51:14let the machine
00:51:21richard hi
00:51:23just checking in to see if kelly's still worth it
00:51:26yes she is beautiful but what good will that do you if you wake up one morning with a bullet
00:51:32in your
00:51:33head dead man can't make love you know he's drunk yeah well that's when he's the worst we can't do
00:51:41this anymore richard we need to get some protection okay let's just think this thing through here okay
00:51:49i don't know even with this tape i don't think the police are gonna we can't go to the police
00:51:53this
00:51:54is going to wind up in the newspapers but we're going to be a laughing stock your career your okay
00:51:58what
00:51:58are you suggesting i don't know i don't know maybe we have to hire a bodyguard or a detective or
00:52:04something but okay all right look i know a pi he's a he's an ex-federal agent his name's gene
00:52:10walsh
00:52:11he's very very well connected he's also very discreet see what he thinks
00:52:27he's a contract killer out of vegas there's nothing this guy wouldn't do if the money was
00:52:31right so art's plenty to have richard killed no no come on he's just probably trying to
00:52:35scare me away right i wouldn't take that why not because nobody hires vinnie de vil to scare
00:52:41they hire him to kill oh my god now we have to go to the police richard i'm not sure
00:52:45that'll solve
00:52:46your problem what do you mean well the cops will take notes they'll send a car by every eight hours
00:52:52meanwhile vinnie can sell the contract to somebody else and richard's life is still in danger
00:52:57so what are we gonna do
00:53:03so what did walsh suggest
00:53:07he wanted to set up a meeting with art confront him with the information make him call off deville
00:53:12just settle everything once and for all is that what happened no the meeting with art never took
00:53:19place walsh said he'd had it all arranged and then it was cancelled nobody ever told me why
00:53:42i was you run what i'm vincent de vil okay i'm gonna count to ten and if you're still standing
00:53:50here i'm
00:53:51gonna start screaming no why would you want to do that because i know who you are
00:53:58well then you know i would never hurt you at least not out here in the open like this what
00:54:04do you want
00:54:06i want to talk about what what a business proposition i'm not interested
00:54:12you know i know all about that gumshoe walsh planning to talk to your husband
00:54:18let me tell you something i don't trust either one
00:54:23i survive by my instincts
00:54:26my gut tells me when somebody's trying to set me up set you up yeah and that's why i want
00:54:33to talk to you
00:54:35i got a proposal something that i think is going to solve everybody's problems
00:54:44richard talk to me please
00:54:47i don't know what to say i i can't believe you would even consider this
00:54:55on second thought hey why not we'll hire this professional killer pay him an extra ten thousand
00:55:01dollars he'll kill art instead of me and everything will be back to normal this isn't funny no it's
00:55:05not kelly but this is so out of control and someone will end up dead unless we put a stop
00:55:10to it
00:55:11i agree i totally agree but de vil says that this is our only option option
00:55:19kelly are you hearing what you're saying killing someone is not an option art is a monster
00:55:25and he's gonna kill you and then he's gonna kill me that's what de vil said and there's only one
00:55:30way to stop it
00:55:32i love you richard
00:55:36but if anything ever happened to you i don't think i could go
00:55:39i mean he's right we have no choice
00:55:53whether you did it for love or money or just for the hell of it
00:55:58but it's of no importance
00:56:00abel no hear me out
00:56:04as a defense attorney i would guess that about 98 of my clients are guilty
00:56:10and i don't have a problem with that because my job is not the quest for truth
00:56:15it's to provide my client with the best possible defense but once a client tells me he's guilty
00:56:23i can't provide him with the best possible defense because the illusion of innocence that
00:56:28i need to maintain has been shattered what are you talking about i am innocent didn't you just
00:56:34tell me you never let me finish then tell me
00:56:41did you go ahead and pay vincent de vil to kill your husband no no i did not
00:56:51the next day we came to our senses and decided to call the whole thing off
00:56:56looking back on it i really feel i was on the verge of an harvest breakdown
00:56:59and as richard said it was madness absolute madness that i even proposed it
00:57:05and that afternoon richard met with de vil to tell him what we decided
00:57:09how did the bill take the news not well the bill went wild he said we were double crossing him
00:57:15he demanded to be paid in full and that's when he started blackmailing us that explains the phone
00:57:21calls and the money transfers yes i mean this whole thing just
00:57:30richard finally told him that we were going to the police
00:57:35and then the next morning detective minkus came over and told us that art was murdered
00:57:42you have to believe me i'm telling you the truth
00:57:48we had nothing to do with the killing it was all de vil
00:58:02i guess i made a mess of things that you did but i've seen worse
00:58:11now at least i have something to work with thank you
00:58:23how dare you walk away from me hey nobody talks to me like that nobody and no cop has the
00:58:30authority
00:58:30to make a deal like this in case you forgot counselor i called you about this yes and i said
00:58:36i consider
00:58:37immunity but little did i figure that you'd turn around and give away the store
00:58:41do you know what the press is going to do to us on this to hell with the press i
00:58:44made this deal
00:58:45because it was the only way to make coop talk and because i got coop to talk the case is
00:58:49solved and
00:58:50you're going to get too high profile convictions you really don't get it do you all the public is
00:58:57going to hear is that we gave full immunity to an admitted killer and no matter what happens at the
00:59:03trial he goes scot-free excuse me but i don't think you get it venny deville may be scum but
00:59:09he
00:59:09isn't stupid if he doesn't get immunity he'll show up in court and claim he made the whole thing up
00:59:13a smart defense lawyer like abel gans will explain away all the circumstantial evidence and bam
00:59:19they're all not guilty
00:59:24i just hope that you have started planning for your retirement detective because this time
00:59:31you've gone too far oh yeah let's see who has the last laugh counselor let's just wait and see
00:59:45from the incriminating phone records to the cash transfers and the confession of their hired killer
00:59:52we will show you a meticulously planned mosaic of murder and ladies and gentlemen please do not be
01:00:01fooled by appearances don't keep asking yourselves why why would such an attractive well-educated couple
01:00:10plan such a savage crime
01:00:15the answer is really quite simple sex and money
01:00:22lots of money
01:00:25and for the defendants richard linsky and kelly moore brooks that's what it all came down to
01:00:35jealousy and greed
01:00:38two of the oldest most intoxicating and deadliest of all criminal motives
01:00:49there is one thing the prosecution said that i do agree with
01:00:54this is really a very simple case the entire government case is based on the word
01:01:00the credibility of a despicable low life named vincent deville can you believe
01:01:09the prosecution gave an admitted killer total and absolute immunity a free pass to go out and murder
01:01:18someone else but there is a price for mr deville's cooperation he must appear in this courtroom and lie
01:01:29they are making up a story that never happened hoping to convince you like his good friends in the district
01:01:37attorney's office
01:01:38that what he is saying could be true
01:01:43but none of it is true ladies and gentlemen
01:01:46and please remember something about vincent deville when he takes the witness stand
01:01:55his very name
01:01:57Deville
01:01:58is derived from the word
01:02:02devil
01:02:03and that is exactly what the prosecution
01:02:06has done
01:02:07they've made a wicked
01:02:09immoral
01:02:10and self-serving deal with
01:02:13Lucifer himself
01:02:14I do
01:02:18did you or the police
01:02:21first raise the issue of immunity
01:02:24me
01:02:24I said no immunity, no information
01:02:26and what if they had said no
01:02:29I wouldn't have talked
01:02:30you mean you wouldn't have implicated the defendants
01:02:33right
01:02:35is it against your nature
01:02:36to ever help anyone in law enforcement
01:02:39yeah
01:02:41Mr. Deville
01:02:42are you aware
01:02:43that my office was very unhappy
01:02:46with the scope of immunity
01:02:48promised to you by the arresting officer
01:02:51yes
01:02:51and do you also know
01:02:54that if you suddenly retracted
01:02:55everything in your confession
01:02:57because of that blanket immunity
01:02:59there's not a thing that we could do
01:03:01to prosecute you
01:03:02for the killing of Arthur Brooks
01:03:05right
01:03:07so why are you helping your enemies
01:03:08in law enforcement
01:03:10I'm not here to help anyone
01:03:11here because I made a deal
01:03:12to tell the truth
01:03:15and what is the truth
01:03:17Mr. Deville
01:03:23those two were behind this whole thing
01:03:24from the get go
01:03:25it's a total crock
01:03:27that Arthur Brooks hired me
01:03:28to kill them
01:03:29they're the ones who hired me
01:03:31to kill him
01:03:32you're a liar
01:03:33why are you doing this
01:03:35Mr. Gantz
01:03:36control your client
01:03:39yes your honor
01:03:42this is Brooks
01:03:43one more outburst like that
01:03:44and you'll be held in contempt
01:03:45understand
01:03:48do you understand
01:03:50yes sir
01:03:58I first met Mr. Brooks
01:04:00through a mutual friend
01:04:01we had in a racing business
01:04:03Brooks said he had a problem
01:04:05he was hoping I could fix
01:04:08Sligo dancer
01:04:12yeah that's a hell of a horse
01:04:17this is a thrill Mr. Brooks
01:04:20you know I won five grand
01:04:22on him in the derby
01:04:22a big day for me
01:04:25what a beautiful horse
01:04:40you know I've had a lot of women
01:04:41in my life
01:04:42but I've never felt the way
01:04:43I do about Kelly
01:04:45it's just something
01:04:46she's so
01:04:47how can I help
01:04:49well
01:04:50I think she's been cheating on me
01:04:52with this yuppie divorce lawyer
01:04:53she's been talking to
01:04:54behind my back
01:04:55you're planning to get a divorce
01:04:57no I wasn't
01:04:58if it comes to that
01:05:00I need you to get the facts
01:05:02but very discreetly
01:05:04discreet's my specialty
01:05:05good
01:05:06it has to be documented
01:05:09because adultery triggers a clause
01:05:11in our post-mup agreement
01:05:12which cuts her payout by 75%
01:05:15I'll get on it right away
01:05:20you know nothing would make me happier
01:05:22and if you came back to me
01:05:23and said that I was just imagining all this
01:05:25this was all in my head
01:05:30I see what you mean
01:05:33she is one beautiful woman
01:05:37and did you in fact uncover evidence
01:05:39that Mrs. Brooks was having an adulterous affair
01:05:41with Richard Linsky
01:05:43yes I did
01:05:44and how did Mr. Brooks react to this news
01:05:48not well
01:05:53that son of a bitch
01:05:55how did you get these
01:05:57I'm sorry boss
01:05:58but you said you wanted the truth
01:05:59yeah I can't believe
01:06:00they'd act like this in public
01:06:01or they could be seen
01:06:02by people who know me
01:06:03I got some video too
01:06:04yeah I don't want to see it
01:06:05you just hold on to it
01:06:07it's just
01:06:09it's so insulting
01:06:13listen
01:06:16can you uh
01:06:18throw a scare into this guy
01:06:21sure just tell me how big
01:06:22yeah well nothing physical
01:06:23I just want you to start playing with his head
01:06:27really make his life miserable
01:06:30gotcha
01:06:31playing with people's heads
01:06:32is another one of my specialties
01:06:39so I started doing my thing
01:06:41against Mr. Linsky
01:06:43it's like April Fool's stuff
01:06:44you know
01:06:45leaving weird messages
01:06:46following his car
01:06:49then one day
01:06:50I'm out walking my dogs
01:06:51and all of a sudden
01:06:52he's right there beside me
01:06:53he says
01:06:54we need to talk
01:06:57I'm gonna cut straight to the chase pal
01:06:59Art Brooks is never gonna let Kelly go
01:07:01under any circumstances
01:07:02it's none of my business
01:07:03no
01:07:04but I've been checking on you
01:07:05and I know what your business is
01:07:07is that right
01:07:07that's right
01:07:08and I've got a serious business proposition for you
01:07:14all ears
01:07:16before Art Brooks has you kill me
01:07:17you kill him
01:07:1825,000 up front
01:07:1925,000 when it's done
01:07:21are you interested
01:07:24you make it 75 with half up front
01:07:27I'm very interested
01:07:30that's what I was hoping you'd say
01:07:33and that Mr. DeVille
01:07:34is when the conspiracy to kill Mr. Brooks was agreed to
01:07:37yeah
01:07:39after that it was just working out the logistics
01:07:43everything the man said was a lie
01:07:45we never had a meeting like that
01:07:47it's preposterous
01:07:49he's just making it up
01:07:51he's the one who came to us
01:07:52it's like the twilight zone
01:07:54something very strange is going on here
01:07:56Richard's right
01:07:57it's a conspiracy
01:07:57I mean why else would he be lying
01:07:59he's lying to save his skin
01:08:01that's the deal he made
01:08:02and the DA has obviously coached him
01:08:06I can't believe how nonchalant you are about all this
01:08:11that's because we haven't got up to bat yet
01:08:13remember
01:08:14Gene Walsh
01:08:15a very respected private investigator
01:08:18is going to blow a hole through everything DeVille said
01:08:21and once his credibility is destroyed
01:08:24their whole case is over
01:08:27Mr. Dan, sports facts
01:08:29okay
01:08:32now listen to me
01:08:34no matter what outrageous lies you hear
01:08:36keep your cool
01:08:37alright
01:08:38no more outburst Kelly
01:08:41Block is a hanging judge
01:08:44so don't give him any more rope
01:08:57in your earlier testimony Mr. DeVille
01:09:00you said you liked Mr. Brooks
01:09:03you even felt sorry for him
01:09:04that's right
01:09:06then why did you brutally murder him in cold blood
01:09:09because that's what they hired me to do
01:09:10and as a consummate professional
01:09:12you always try to carry out the wishes of the people
01:09:15who hire you
01:09:17right?
01:09:19right
01:09:19so
01:09:20if somebody said
01:09:23I will give you total immunity against prosecution
01:09:26if you will lie on the witness stand
01:09:28you'd certainly be prepared to do that, right?
01:09:30objection, your honor
01:09:31sustained
01:09:32with all due respect, your honor
01:09:34Mr. Gantz, if you'd like
01:09:36you may rephrase your question
01:09:40Mr. DeVille
01:09:43is there any crime
01:09:44that you wouldn't commit
01:09:45or help carry out
01:09:46if you were sufficiently compensated?
01:09:50I don't know
01:09:52for example
01:09:54if somebody offered you
01:09:55$100,000
01:09:56to kill a member of this jury
01:09:58you wouldn't have a problem with that
01:10:00objection
01:10:00this line of questioning
01:10:02is absurd
01:10:03I agree
01:10:04strike the question from the record
01:10:05your honor
01:10:06the prosecution's entire case
01:10:09is built around the word
01:10:10of this admitted killer
01:10:11that is not true
01:10:12so I should be allowed
01:10:14to show the jury
01:10:14who this man really is
01:10:16in his own word
01:10:18your honor
01:10:18Mr. DeVille
01:10:19is not on trial here
01:10:20but his word is
01:10:22fine
01:10:23but like any witness
01:10:24he deserves a certain degree of respect
01:10:26not browbeaten
01:10:28and bad
01:10:28your honor
01:10:28this is all about PR
01:10:30they're just embarrassed
01:10:31they're in bed
01:10:32with this animal
01:10:32your honor
01:10:33that's enough
01:10:34both of you
01:10:38no I'm gonna give you
01:10:39a little leeway here
01:10:40Mr. Gantz
01:10:40but I am warning you
01:10:41any more name calling
01:10:43or attempts to inflame this jury
01:10:45and I will shut you down
01:10:46so hard
01:10:46and so fast
01:10:47I understand
01:10:48your honor
01:10:49well you'd better
01:10:50no unless there are any objections
01:10:52let's break for lunch
01:10:57hey
01:10:59I think Abel's scoring some points
01:11:00I love you
01:11:09I'll be just fine
01:11:20could I speak to my attorney
01:11:21just for one minute
01:11:27what's the matter
01:11:28you look like you've just seen a ghost
01:11:31you know your theory
01:11:32that there's some kind of
01:11:33huge conspiracy going on here
01:11:36well I am beginning to believe
01:11:37you're right
01:11:37what are you talking about
01:11:39what happened
01:11:39Gene Walsh
01:11:40our star witness
01:11:41the one person who knows
01:11:43that DeVille
01:11:44started this whole thing
01:11:45what about him
01:11:45he disappeared
01:11:47he disappeared
01:11:48left a cryptic message
01:11:49with his secretary
01:11:50that he had to go to Europe
01:11:51and he hasn't been heard from since
01:11:53what does this mean
01:11:54what if he doesn't come back
01:11:55I have to be honest
01:11:57it's a killer
01:11:58an absolute killer
01:12:00people there's got to be something we can do
01:12:02other than you and Richard taking the stand
01:12:04I thought you said that that was too risky
01:12:07but under the circumstances
01:12:08we don't have any other options
01:12:10oh my god
01:12:12you'll be right
01:12:22so you're saying that conversation never happened
01:12:25it didn't happen that way
01:12:27and the conversation in the park
01:12:29that he described in such detail
01:12:33never took place
01:12:36so just about everything
01:12:38that Mr. DeVille said on this witness stand
01:12:40was a lie
01:12:42that's correct
01:12:44please sir
01:12:46in your own words
01:12:48tell us what really happened
01:12:51the day after we first met
01:12:53we met again
01:12:56now I don't understand
01:12:57what kind of game
01:12:58you're playing here
01:12:59it's not a game
01:12:59we just can't go through
01:13:00with something like this
01:13:01yeah why's that
01:13:02we slept on it
01:13:03and decided that it's just not
01:13:04who we are
01:13:05or who we want to become
01:13:07save the sermon
01:13:08for Sunday school
01:13:08will you pal
01:13:10listen
01:13:12this is a major problem for me
01:13:13we're willing to compensate you
01:13:15for any of your troubles
01:13:16no kidding
01:13:18I double-crossed my client
01:13:19now you double-crossed me
01:13:21what do you think that's worth
01:13:22whatever you think is fair
01:13:23we just want out of it
01:13:26out of it
01:13:26yeah
01:13:28who do you think you're dealing with
01:13:30that's some turnip
01:13:31that just fell off the truck
01:13:33no
01:13:33no
01:13:34I bet that weasel Gene Walsh
01:13:36is behind all this
01:13:36he doesn't know anything about it
01:13:38yeah right
01:13:39and I bet you're not going to go to the cops
01:13:40and leave this to the press
01:13:41and sell me down or wherever either are you
01:13:43no
01:13:53I ought to whack you right now
01:13:56right now
01:13:58and have it blamed on your pal Arthur Brooks
01:14:01that way I kill two birds with one stone
01:14:04but then I don't make any money do I
01:14:07and somebody's got to pay for all this aggravation
01:14:12somebody's got to pay
01:14:27so
01:14:28fearing for your life
01:14:30you agreed to pay
01:14:32Mr. DeVille's blackmail demands
01:14:34yes
01:14:35and that explains
01:14:37the withdrawals from your accounts
01:14:39and the matching deposits
01:14:40into Mr. DeVille's accounts
01:14:42that's right
01:14:44and when was the last time
01:14:46you actually spoke
01:14:47with Mr. DeVille
01:14:50the night of the murder
01:14:53no more excuses man
01:14:54I want that other ten grand tonight
01:14:56there's no way I can get that kind of money now
01:14:59they'll get it for me in jewelry
01:15:00gold
01:15:01but you stop jerking me around
01:15:03I want it tonight
01:15:08we didn't know what to do
01:15:10he sounded so crazy on the phone
01:15:12and Kelly was falling apart
01:15:15she said we had to go to the police
01:15:19instead the next morning the police came to us
01:15:21to inform you
01:15:23that Arthur Brooks had been murdered
01:15:26yes
01:15:29thank you Mr. Linsky
01:15:31no further questions at this time
01:15:33your honor
01:15:34miss Spina
01:15:36if I could have a minute
01:15:37your honor
01:15:41so far
01:15:42so good
01:15:42before they continue on
01:15:44I need to talk to Richard in private
01:15:47why
01:15:47it's very important
01:15:48please
01:15:53your honor
01:15:54may I approach the bench
01:15:55you may
01:15:57miss Spina
01:16:05ever since I heard that our star witness disappeared
01:16:07I am
01:16:09I'm really giving this a lot of thought
01:16:11I don't want you to think
01:16:13that I'm acting out of despair
01:16:14or desperation
01:16:19do what
01:16:19what are you talking about
01:16:22when I take the stand
01:16:24I'm going to say
01:16:25that I hired DeVille to kill Art
01:16:26without your knowledge
01:16:27you're going to do what
01:16:28more than ever
01:16:29I believe that there is a conspiracy against us
01:16:31okay
01:16:31and our only hope
01:16:32is for you to be acquitted
01:16:34and then work for my release
01:16:35this is madness
01:16:35no no listen to me
01:16:37the jury is mostly women
01:16:38when they hear my stories
01:16:40about Art's violent behavior
01:16:41they are never going to agree
01:16:42to the death penalty
01:16:43I'm going to use domestic abuse
01:16:44is my defense
01:16:45does Abel know about this
01:16:46no and he can't know about this either
01:16:48okay
01:16:49I have to do this
01:16:50or else we're both going down
01:16:51I can feel it
01:16:52you know I'll never let you do this
01:16:54no this is not an act of pure unselfishness
01:16:57okay
01:16:57unless Gene Walsh suddenly reappears
01:16:59this is our last hope
01:17:00of ever being reunited
01:17:03I can survive prison
01:17:06I can survive anything
01:17:07as long as I know
01:17:08that you are out there
01:17:09fighting for me
01:17:13I don't know what to say
01:17:15don't say anything
01:17:16okay
01:17:16just say that you love me
01:17:18that's all that matters to me
01:17:29excuse me
01:17:33sorry guys
01:17:35time's up
01:17:39I love you
01:17:48what's going on
01:17:52Richard
01:17:54nothing
01:18:02no that is not true
01:18:04if it isn't true
01:18:06Mr. Linsky
01:18:06when the police arrived
01:18:08to tell you about
01:18:09the murder of Arthur Brooks
01:18:10why didn't you tell them
01:18:11about Mr. DeVille
01:18:13such a shock
01:18:14we weren't thinking straight
01:18:16and a day
01:18:18a week
01:18:19a month later
01:18:20you still weren't
01:18:21thinking straight
01:18:22we were scared
01:18:24there was this whole
01:18:25media onslaught
01:18:26and we just
01:18:27never had time
01:18:28to think it through
01:18:30but you were convinced
01:18:31that Vincent DeVille
01:18:33had committed the murder
01:18:34yes
01:18:34did you call him
01:18:37did you ask him
01:18:38point blank
01:18:39if he had indeed
01:18:40killed Mr. Brooks
01:18:41no
01:18:42because if Mr. DeVille
01:18:43was eventually caught
01:18:44you didn't want
01:18:46any phone records
01:18:46connecting you
01:18:47isn't that the real reason
01:18:51and the phone records
01:18:52that do connect you
01:18:53are panic calls
01:18:54judgmenters
01:18:56isn't that true
01:18:59yes
01:19:00and earlier
01:19:01when you said
01:19:02you were scared
01:19:03weren't you scared
01:19:05that what has happened
01:19:07would happen
01:19:11I'm sorry
01:19:12I didn't understand
01:19:13the question
01:19:14weren't you scared
01:19:15that you would be arrested
01:19:18and put on trial
01:19:19for the murder
01:19:20of Arthur Brooks
01:19:29yes
01:19:30and the reason
01:19:31that you were so scared
01:19:33is because
01:19:34that everything
01:19:35that Vincent DeVille
01:19:38has said
01:19:39in this courtroom
01:19:40is in fact
01:19:42true
01:19:48yes
01:19:53order
01:19:54order
01:19:56excuse me
01:19:57your honor
01:19:58I still believe
01:19:59my client
01:20:00is confused
01:20:00by that question
01:20:06clarify your question
01:20:07Ms. Fina
01:20:09Mr. Linsky
01:20:11did you hire
01:20:13Vincent DeVille
01:20:14to kill
01:20:15Arthur Brooks
01:20:16yes
01:20:17or no
01:20:19yes
01:20:20and isn't it true
01:20:22that Kelly Brooks
01:20:24was your partner
01:20:25and co-conspirator
01:20:27in this murderous plan
01:20:29no
01:20:30oh come on
01:20:32Mr. Linsky
01:20:33what's going on here
01:20:34now is the time
01:20:36to tell the truth
01:20:37the whole truth
01:20:38I'm telling the truth
01:20:41Kelly knows nothing
01:20:42about any of this
01:20:43DeVille convinced me
01:20:44that this was my only choice
01:20:46kill Arthur Brooks
01:20:47or be killed
01:20:48and that is the way it was
01:20:49no
01:20:50Richard
01:20:50don't do this
01:20:51don't say anything
01:20:52one more word
01:20:54Mrs. Brooks
01:20:54and I'll hold you in contempt
01:20:55well then go ahead
01:20:56and hold me in contempt
01:20:57because I hold this whole
01:20:58circus in contempt
01:20:59remove the defendant
01:21:01this is ridiculous
01:21:02Richard is innocent
01:21:03he's innocent
01:21:04quiet
01:21:05or I will have
01:21:06this courtroom cleared
01:21:13never in my entire
01:21:15professional life
01:21:16have I been so blindsided
01:21:18so humiliated
01:21:21forget I'm your attorney
01:21:22what about our friendship
01:21:23huh
01:21:24do you know what
01:21:25the armchair quarterbacks
01:21:26are saying about me
01:21:27on the TV talk shows
01:21:28right now
01:21:28I look like an idiot
01:21:30an absolute idiot
01:21:31sorry Abel
01:21:33what else can I say
01:21:35for starters
01:21:36if it's true
01:21:37why did you confess
01:21:38on the stand
01:21:39we could have made
01:21:40a deal weeks ago
01:21:41I had no choice
01:21:42what
01:21:43Kelly was gonna say
01:21:44that she did it
01:21:45that's what our little
01:21:46meeting was all about
01:21:49I just couldn't
01:21:50let her do it
01:21:50I could not let her
01:21:51take the fall
01:21:52and nobody thought
01:21:53of telling me
01:21:54anything about this
01:21:55I couldn't tell you
01:21:55you'd try to stop
01:21:56no kidding
01:21:58I can't believe
01:21:59that you hung me out
01:22:01to dry like this
01:22:01Regina
01:22:06I really can't believe it
01:22:09Abel
01:22:25see I got you
01:22:27he's totally innocent
01:22:28you know
01:22:29everything DeVille
01:22:30said is a lie
01:22:31we were set up
01:22:32like bowling pins
01:22:35it's like
01:22:35art got his revenge
01:22:37eaten from the grave
01:22:39so now what happens
01:22:41the DA wants
01:22:42to make a deal
01:22:43with Richard
01:22:43no
01:22:45with you
01:22:46with me
01:22:47if you'll admit
01:22:48to a peripheral
01:22:49involvement in the case
01:22:50they'll drop
01:22:51the murder charge
01:22:52what does that mean
01:22:53I can probably
01:22:55negotiate a sentence
01:22:56of two or three years
01:22:57with good behavior
01:22:58you'll be out
01:22:58in ten months
01:22:59no way
01:23:00why should I make a deal
01:23:01because if you let
01:23:02the jury decide
01:23:03it is very risky
01:23:05you know what
01:23:06I'd rather trust
01:23:07the jury
01:23:07than the DA
01:23:08unless I'm acquitted
01:23:10they're going to hang
01:23:10this on me
01:23:11for the rest of my life
01:23:12and unless I'm free
01:23:13I can't help Richard
01:23:14get a new trial
01:23:15Kelly
01:23:16no
01:23:16Abel
01:23:17I'm innocent
01:23:19innocent
01:23:19that means no deal
01:23:43you may read
01:23:43the verdict
01:23:50on the charge of conspiracy
01:23:52to commit murder
01:23:53in the first degree
01:23:54with premeditation
01:23:55we find the defendant
01:23:56Richard Linsky
01:23:57guilty as charged
01:24:06on the charge of conspiracy
01:24:08to commit murder
01:24:08in the first degree
01:24:09with premeditation
01:24:11we find the defendant
01:24:13Kelly Moore Brooks
01:24:14not guilty
01:24:28may I remind everyone
01:24:29these proceedings
01:24:30are not over
01:24:31your honor
01:24:32may I address the court
01:24:34Mr. Linsky
01:24:35if this has anything
01:24:36to do with your confession
01:24:37no your honor
01:24:38this is a personal request
01:24:42I'm asking
01:24:43the court's permission
01:24:45to say goodbye
01:24:46to the only woman
01:24:48I've ever loved
01:24:54permission granted
01:25:06I love you
01:25:16ladies and gentlemen
01:25:17of the jury
01:25:17thank you
01:25:18this court is adjourned
01:25:43welcome to the show
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01:26:21Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017
01:26:21Drei Lange?
01:26:22Drei Lange?
01:26:26You know the thing that still amazes me and Coop?
01:26:29What's that?
01:26:31It's how you were always so sure that a loverboy lawyer of yours would confess and take the whole rap.
01:26:38Well I guess I was so sure, because I've always just had this wave with men!
01:26:47Ha ha ha ha ha!
01:27:02An expert private investigator is hired as a decoy to help detectives catch cheating husbands.
01:27:08You know I need the money.
01:27:09But it all goes horribly wrong.
01:27:12You're looking at five to ten hard times.
01:27:14Deception.
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01:27:17A Lifetime Movie Network original production.
01:27:20Hello.
01:27:20To outwit a deadly kidnapper.
01:27:22I will find you.
01:27:23A courageous mother will take the law into her own hands.
01:27:27Mommy.
01:27:27The Kidnapping.
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