1 00:00:55,810 --> 00:00:58,061 Hey! Keep walking. 2 00:01:04,067 --> 00:01:05,026 Good morning, sweetheart. 3 00:01:05,486 --> 00:01:08,406 - You didn't have to make breakfast. - I'm okay. 4 00:01:08,906 --> 00:01:10,032 How was work? 5 00:01:12,994 --> 00:01:16,413 - Perps and paperwork... - Mark called last evening. 6 00:01:18,207 --> 00:01:19,917 Yeah, I reached him back. 7 00:01:20,333 --> 00:01:23,837 He said he might have another buyer for that property up in Redding. 8 00:01:25,298 --> 00:01:28,008 He shouldn't be talking to you about that. 9 00:01:28,008 --> 00:01:30,927 - So, we're not getting it? - It's complicated. 10 00:01:31,929 --> 00:01:33,639 But I'm working it out. 11 00:01:35,598 --> 00:01:39,895 Look, you didn't make a bad bet marrying a flatfoot. 12 00:01:42,022 --> 00:01:43,190 I know I didn't. 13 00:01:45,066 --> 00:01:48,988 I'm gonna get us out of this town, Agnes. Scout's honor. 14 00:01:54,826 --> 00:01:57,871 All right, kids! Let's go! Get a move on. 15 00:01:58,705 --> 00:02:00,833 - Rise and shine. - Good morning, daddy. 16 00:02:00,833 --> 00:02:02,208 There she is. 17 00:02:03,711 --> 00:02:06,212 Good morning, the San Haven Home. Who may I connect you to? 18 00:02:06,212 --> 00:02:10,008 Good morning. I was hoping you could provide me with some information. 19 00:02:10,008 --> 00:02:13,470 Doctor or patient directory, or is this in regard to potential residency? 20 00:02:13,470 --> 00:02:17,766 Yes. Yes, of course, residency at San Haven. 21 00:02:17,766 --> 00:02:19,100 Could you please, tell me what I need to... 22 00:02:19,100 --> 00:02:21,227 We're at capacity, but if you'd like to put down a deposit 23 00:02:21,227 --> 00:02:22,687 and be added to our waiting list... 24 00:02:22,687 --> 00:02:24,189 Oh, well, yes. Yes, of course. 25 00:02:24,189 --> 00:02:27,317 I got a wonderful recommendation from someone who's actually there. 26 00:02:27,317 --> 00:02:28,693 Name's McCutcheon. 27 00:02:28,693 --> 00:02:30,570 - McCutcheon? - Yeah. 28 00:02:30,570 --> 00:02:34,616 We have no one here by that name. Is this a patient or an employee? 29 00:02:34,616 --> 00:02:38,412 Strange. A patient. You know what? I would love to come back for a visit. 30 00:02:38,412 --> 00:02:40,915 What was that address you gave me again? 31 00:02:41,498 --> 00:02:45,127 Your Honor, the People are requesting an abbreviated pre-trial period. 32 00:02:45,627 --> 00:02:48,338 This city, and the McCutcheon family, 33 00:02:49,965 --> 00:02:51,466 have suffered a devastating loss, 34 00:02:51,466 --> 00:02:53,302 and a prolonged legal proceeding, 35 00:02:53,302 --> 00:02:56,221 not to mention the sensational news coverage that will accompany it, 36 00:02:56,221 --> 00:03:01,851 will only make you, me, and Mr. Mason complicit in exacerbating their anguish. 37 00:03:02,270 --> 00:03:04,897 Your Honor, Mr. Milligan, in his rush to hang my clients, 38 00:03:04,897 --> 00:03:06,231 has very conveniently forgot 39 00:03:06,231 --> 00:03:09,819 that everyone not only deserves but has the right to a fair trial. 40 00:03:09,819 --> 00:03:11,403 If these roles were reversed 41 00:03:11,403 --> 00:03:14,698 and Brooks McCutcheon were sitting where my clients now sit, 42 00:03:15,407 --> 00:03:17,285 I'm sure his family would want enough time 43 00:03:17,285 --> 00:03:19,078 for a defense to be prepared for him. 44 00:03:19,078 --> 00:03:20,413 The roles would never be reversed 45 00:03:20,413 --> 00:03:23,915 because Brooks McCutcheon was nothing like your clients. 46 00:03:23,915 --> 00:03:25,668 - What, Mexican? - No, murderers. 47 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:33,425 Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet in the gallery. 48 00:03:34,342 --> 00:03:36,846 Gentleman, save your squabbling for the schoolyard. 49 00:03:36,846 --> 00:03:38,889 Your Honor, I deserve adequate time for discovery. 50 00:03:38,889 --> 00:03:43,268 Mr. Mason is simply looking to delay this trial for his own purposes. 51 00:03:43,268 --> 00:03:44,395 Top one. 52 00:03:44,395 --> 00:03:47,648 Your honor, I think precedent agrees with me. 53 00:03:47,648 --> 00:03:49,025 Supreme Court Justice Sutherland, 54 00:03:49,025 --> 00:03:51,110 who wrote last year in Powell versus Alabama, 55 00:03:51,110 --> 00:03:55,530 that the accused, which my clients are, in a capital case, which this is, 56 00:03:55,865 --> 00:03:59,327 to have aid to counsel for his defense, which I am, 57 00:03:59,327 --> 00:04:02,662 includes the right to have sufficient time to advise with counsel 58 00:04:02,662 --> 00:04:03,914 and to prepare defense 59 00:04:03,914 --> 00:04:06,917 is one of the fundamental rights of the due process clause, 60 00:04:06,917 --> 00:04:08,293 the 14th Amendment. 61 00:04:10,420 --> 00:04:14,216 I'll take my chances on my interpretation of the definition of sufficient time 62 00:04:14,634 --> 00:04:17,053 versus Justice Sutherland's. 63 00:04:17,637 --> 00:04:21,389 Trial is to commence on Monday, April 14th. If there's no other business... 64 00:04:21,389 --> 00:04:26,354 Your Honor, we haven't discussed preemptory challenges. 65 00:04:27,187 --> 00:04:28,938 And I'm assuming you would like to? 66 00:04:29,397 --> 00:04:31,608 Since I'm defending two men, 67 00:04:31,608 --> 00:04:34,195 I believe I have the right to disallow additional jurors 68 00:04:34,195 --> 00:04:36,656 who might be hostile to my clients. 69 00:04:36,656 --> 00:04:38,657 Isn't it safe to assume 70 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,994 that if a juror is disagreeable to the Defense Counsel 71 00:04:42,994 --> 00:04:44,245 on behalf of one of these brothers, 72 00:04:44,245 --> 00:04:46,539 they will be equally disagreeable on the other half? 73 00:04:46,539 --> 00:04:49,125 You can't just dump Rafael and Mateo into the same trough. 74 00:04:49,125 --> 00:04:51,504 I'm sure they're both fascinating men of great accomplishment, 75 00:04:51,504 --> 00:04:52,880 but what Counsel is asking for, 76 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,924 extra challenges on top of the twenty he and I already have, 77 00:04:55,924 --> 00:04:57,342 it's a stall by any other name. 78 00:04:57,342 --> 00:04:58,468 Got it. 79 00:04:58,468 --> 00:05:02,598 Your Honor, pursuant to California Penal Code 1098, 80 00:05:03,182 --> 00:05:05,017 if the defendants are tried jointly, 81 00:05:05,017 --> 00:05:09,105 the state and the defendants shall, be entitled to five additional challenges 82 00:05:09,105 --> 00:05:12,233 which may be exercised separately. So, that's ten more challenges. 83 00:05:12,233 --> 00:05:15,068 - I can do the math. - Yes, of course, my apologies. 84 00:05:15,860 --> 00:05:18,446 It would also mean that Mr. Milligan would have an additional ten. 85 00:05:18,446 --> 00:05:21,701 A shameless delay ploy disguised as weak argument, Your Honor... 86 00:05:22,410 --> 00:05:26,372 Unfortunately, not quite weak enough, counsel. Granted. 87 00:05:28,416 --> 00:05:29,541 All rise. 88 00:05:42,805 --> 00:05:45,765 Hey, Mason! Do you think the judge is being fair? 89 00:05:45,765 --> 00:05:47,976 After what Mr. Milligan so compassionately explained 90 00:05:47,976 --> 00:05:51,104 about the reporting of this trial causing the McCutcheon family so much pain, 91 00:05:51,104 --> 00:05:52,648 I won't be giving a statement. 92 00:05:52,648 --> 00:05:55,150 I'm sure Mr. Milligan will be refraining also. Thank you. 93 00:05:55,651 --> 00:05:58,779 An unarmed victim, bloody, shot through the eye. 94 00:05:58,779 --> 00:06:00,448 Damning evidence against two Mexican assailants... 95 00:06:00,448 --> 00:06:02,907 Three weeks? We need three months for this trial. 96 00:06:02,907 --> 00:06:05,870 ...that there is no doubt they committed this heinous crime. 97 00:06:23,303 --> 00:06:24,639 Chow time! 98 00:06:48,536 --> 00:06:50,456 Hey! Give it back. 99 00:06:55,377 --> 00:06:56,837 Stupid spies. 100 00:07:12,270 --> 00:07:13,353 What's wrong? 101 00:07:22,612 --> 00:07:24,114 Fuck. 102 00:07:28,410 --> 00:07:32,455 Join us now for another hour of truth and justice 103 00:07:33,082 --> 00:07:35,458 with Fighting Frank Finnerty! 104 00:07:36,252 --> 00:07:42,592 I weep today, fellow citizens, for the loss of one of the city's angels. 105 00:07:42,592 --> 00:07:46,554 Hey, girls, come on. Help me set the table. Please, thank you. 106 00:07:50,224 --> 00:07:51,517 Mo. 107 00:07:52,351 --> 00:07:56,147 The Hermanos Gallardo, Rafael and Mateo. 108 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,317 Mo, you want to turn that down? 109 00:07:59,941 --> 00:08:02,403 You don't like it, don't listen. 110 00:08:04,112 --> 00:08:07,491 There is, however, a cure to this putridness. 111 00:08:07,867 --> 00:08:11,161 As you've heard me speak of before on this program, 112 00:08:11,161 --> 00:08:14,123 mass deportation back to Mexico. 113 00:08:18,753 --> 00:08:21,004 What's got you cooking, Mo? 114 00:08:29,471 --> 00:08:30,431 No work. 115 00:08:31,681 --> 00:08:34,393 Trucks stopped coming around Central Ave for three days in a row. 116 00:08:35,852 --> 00:08:37,228 Nothin'? 117 00:08:38,689 --> 00:08:41,317 Wouldn't be if Perkins wasn't locked away. 118 00:08:41,692 --> 00:08:45,529 He had his hand in everything. Forcing folks to hire down here. 119 00:08:46,572 --> 00:08:48,407 Now that he's gone... 120 00:08:53,037 --> 00:08:54,163 All right. 121 00:08:57,916 --> 00:09:02,380 No, they just gave us an absurd timeline to prepare. I'm gonna be here all... 122 00:09:02,380 --> 00:09:05,424 Well, if I'm not up when you get in, wake me. Promise? 123 00:09:07,050 --> 00:09:08,718 - Bye, sweetie. - Yeah, bye. 124 00:09:08,718 --> 00:09:09,929 Love you. 125 00:09:11,179 --> 00:09:12,889 Is that what's her name? 126 00:09:15,977 --> 00:09:18,103 I thought we both had to work. 127 00:09:18,478 --> 00:09:22,608 We did, but did you really think we were gonna wait that long? 128 00:09:25,402 --> 00:09:28,822 - How did you find me? - I followed your scent, easy. 129 00:09:32,660 --> 00:09:34,244 - What? - Nothing. 130 00:09:35,203 --> 00:09:39,292 I just I have been here, where you are, too many times to count 131 00:09:39,292 --> 00:09:40,710 with all-night rewrites. 132 00:09:40,710 --> 00:09:42,795 The stress and the anxiety and the cigarettes. 133 00:09:42,795 --> 00:09:44,587 I thought the movie business was glamorous. 134 00:09:44,587 --> 00:09:49,302 It's very glamorous. Yes, we only smoke Turkish cigarettes, which I have. 135 00:09:51,845 --> 00:09:54,307 - What is that? - This is my laundry. 136 00:09:55,433 --> 00:09:57,935 - We have to eat. - I have work to do. 137 00:09:58,311 --> 00:10:00,103 I also have work to do. 138 00:10:00,103 --> 00:10:02,814 Myrna Loy and Ramon Novarro need something clever to say 139 00:10:02,814 --> 00:10:04,607 by seven AM tomorrow. 140 00:10:05,109 --> 00:10:07,445 Is there a reason we have to do it alone? 141 00:10:09,363 --> 00:10:10,573 No. 142 00:10:11,616 --> 00:10:14,409 Good. First things first. 143 00:10:18,497 --> 00:10:20,665 Those are traditionally for the end of the meal. 144 00:10:20,665 --> 00:10:23,293 I somehow knew you were going to say that. 145 00:10:27,547 --> 00:10:29,799 See, I think I got yours by mistake. 146 00:10:33,470 --> 00:10:36,806 Do not let the unexpected derail you from your goals. 147 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,083 Why don't we try one of those Turkish cigarettes? 148 00:11:02,083 --> 00:11:03,376 Okay. 149 00:11:16,179 --> 00:11:17,807 I think you made me blush. 150 00:11:54,844 --> 00:11:56,344 Currency. 151 00:11:56,344 --> 00:11:58,138 Twenty-three, close it. 152 00:11:59,390 --> 00:12:00,600 Keep them. 153 00:12:02,893 --> 00:12:05,603 Thought it might help pass the time a little. 154 00:12:09,817 --> 00:12:11,277 - Thank you. - Yeah. 155 00:12:12,485 --> 00:12:15,531 Now, your aunt said you wanted to be a mechanic, 156 00:12:15,531 --> 00:12:18,366 but I didn't think I could sneak a whole car in for you to work on, 157 00:12:18,366 --> 00:12:19,744 so what can I bring you? 158 00:12:20,119 --> 00:12:26,125 - Just my family. - Sure. Look, I know it's late and-- 159 00:12:26,917 --> 00:12:29,128 It's not like we sleep much anyway. 160 00:12:29,629 --> 00:12:31,296 It occurred to me, 161 00:12:32,714 --> 00:12:37,802 l don't know you or your story as well as I should. 162 00:12:39,346 --> 00:12:42,223 How are things in here? 163 00:12:45,185 --> 00:12:46,895 Did something happen? 164 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,568 - I'm your lawyer. - Somebody put glass in my food. 165 00:12:56,655 --> 00:12:58,866 I'll try and get you some protection. 166 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:03,078 Look, the only way this is gonna work is if we all trust each other. 167 00:13:04,371 --> 00:13:07,041 How long have you been at the Hooverville? 168 00:13:10,126 --> 00:13:11,169 A few years. 169 00:13:11,169 --> 00:13:13,839 And where did you come from before that? 170 00:13:14,255 --> 00:13:17,258 Here. We've always been from here. 171 00:13:17,969 --> 00:13:19,720 Our parents had a farm, 172 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:23,975 but the city folk came and took it away from them to build a road on it. 173 00:13:25,309 --> 00:13:28,396 Then we lived in an apartment on Sierra Street... 174 00:13:29,605 --> 00:13:30,773 until it burned down. 175 00:13:33,109 --> 00:13:36,362 I lost my family farm. Hard to let go. 176 00:13:38,072 --> 00:13:39,907 What happened to yours? 177 00:13:42,868 --> 00:13:44,829 l forgot to pay my taxes. 178 00:13:47,581 --> 00:13:52,335 Yeah, look, I do have to ask you something. 179 00:13:52,335 --> 00:13:55,880 The DA said they found Rafael's fingerprints on Brooks's car. 180 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:59,969 - That's impossible. I wasn't there. - They're lying. 181 00:14:01,262 --> 00:14:05,140 I just needed to ask you, that's all. I'll get your family here. 182 00:14:13,690 --> 00:14:14,817 Yes? 183 00:14:17,278 --> 00:14:19,905 Your Honor, I was told you were still here. 184 00:14:20,406 --> 00:14:21,406 Sit. 185 00:14:21,948 --> 00:14:23,074 Thank you. 186 00:14:30,248 --> 00:14:35,754 - Have you read it? Bestseller. - I'm not much of a reader. 187 00:14:37,714 --> 00:14:41,343 Literature is always a boon to the theatrical barrister. 188 00:14:41,677 --> 00:14:43,970 This one's a bit exotic for my taste. 189 00:14:43,970 --> 00:14:46,766 Farms and weddings and such in China. 190 00:14:48,224 --> 00:14:51,144 Papers say they're gonna get clobbered by the Japanese any day now, 191 00:14:51,144 --> 00:14:54,565 and whatever they're bowing and making rice about in here, 192 00:14:54,565 --> 00:14:57,901 it's not looking like it's headed for a happily ever after. 193 00:14:57,901 --> 00:14:59,779 Here not much does either. 194 00:15:01,614 --> 00:15:04,492 What happily ever after are you looking for, Mr. Mason? 195 00:15:04,492 --> 00:15:07,035 My clients are being abused in the jail upstairs. 196 00:15:07,035 --> 00:15:10,456 I'd like to ask for you to mandate their protection. 197 00:15:10,456 --> 00:15:11,916 It's prison, Mr. Mason. 198 00:15:12,291 --> 00:15:15,085 We don't appoint nannies to the ones who aren't settling in well. 199 00:15:15,085 --> 00:15:17,587 They're being targeted because of the notoriety of their case. 200 00:15:17,587 --> 00:15:19,506 That's why it's always best to kill a nobody. 201 00:15:19,506 --> 00:15:22,343 It seems to rankle fewer people. 202 00:15:22,926 --> 00:15:24,011 Your Honor. 203 00:15:24,011 --> 00:15:25,637 At some point, Mr. Mason, 204 00:15:25,637 --> 00:15:29,557 you must find all of your righteousness just a bit exhausting, 205 00:15:29,975 --> 00:15:31,477 I need to be somewhere. 206 00:15:34,438 --> 00:15:38,274 I can't say too many of your ilk come out on top, 207 00:15:38,274 --> 00:15:40,569 but I've often admired their fight. 208 00:15:42,405 --> 00:15:46,366 There was little of that idealism when I began practicing in the 1890s. 209 00:15:46,366 --> 00:15:49,704 I was just a boy back then. When L.A. could've been anything. 210 00:15:49,704 --> 00:15:52,872 Yeah, we were just a dirt patch by the sea. 211 00:15:53,332 --> 00:15:56,710 Back then, I represented anyone who would pay my bills. 212 00:15:57,128 --> 00:16:00,714 I suppose I always thought the whole city was just lawless back then. 213 00:16:00,714 --> 00:16:06,137 We had 'em. Laws. And they were applied more or less equally. 214 00:16:07,847 --> 00:16:10,808 It was later they became more of a tool. 215 00:16:13,144 --> 00:16:14,478 But when you build the whole damn place, 216 00:16:14,478 --> 00:16:16,771 you get to make the whole damn rulebook. 217 00:16:17,481 --> 00:16:20,650 Maybe that's what makes it so hard to survive here all these years later. 218 00:16:20,650 --> 00:16:24,154 So few people have control over their own fate. 219 00:16:24,154 --> 00:16:25,698 So, as you dangle, 220 00:16:25,698 --> 00:16:30,035 you just hope that whoever's got you out there will be compassionate. 221 00:16:36,041 --> 00:16:37,709 All right, Mr. Mason, 222 00:16:39,211 --> 00:16:44,382 I'll think about doing something so that your clients aren't such sitting ducks. 223 00:16:45,635 --> 00:16:47,636 But I fear, on this case, 224 00:16:49,095 --> 00:16:53,141 that's about as close as you're going to get to a happily ever after. 225 00:16:54,684 --> 00:16:56,020 Your Honor. 226 00:17:58,082 --> 00:18:02,127 Phippsy, remind me to find out when we can expect a geological report 227 00:18:02,127 --> 00:18:03,254 for any new wells. 228 00:18:03,254 --> 00:18:04,380 Miss Nygaard. 229 00:18:11,929 --> 00:18:13,764 Mr. Mason and Miss Street. 230 00:18:17,684 --> 00:18:20,688 Melville Phipps. Miss Nygaard's attorney. 231 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,524 How do you do? Good to see you, Miss Nygaard. 232 00:18:24,524 --> 00:18:26,694 Camilla, please. Mr. Mason. 233 00:18:27,236 --> 00:18:30,698 Miss Nygaard. People still drilling for new wells these days? 234 00:18:32,241 --> 00:18:37,663 Just tying up leases. Whatever I get now my competitors can't get later. 235 00:18:38,205 --> 00:18:40,165 Competitors being the McCutcheons? 236 00:18:41,042 --> 00:18:45,128 And the other asses. I'm sorry, does my language offend you? 237 00:18:45,128 --> 00:18:46,880 No, no, not at all. Go right ahead. 238 00:18:47,632 --> 00:18:50,509 Because that's downright polite compared to what they've called me. 239 00:18:51,092 --> 00:18:55,013 But we do actually all try to be more civil in our old age. 240 00:18:55,013 --> 00:18:59,644 Create some rules. Work together, when it serves. 241 00:19:00,018 --> 00:19:02,020 Helps to keep the peace. 242 00:19:04,981 --> 00:19:06,483 This is called a reformer. 243 00:19:07,401 --> 00:19:11,237 Helps to firm the core. How is your core, Mr. Mason? 244 00:19:12,865 --> 00:19:13,990 Pretty good. 245 00:19:13,990 --> 00:19:17,702 Well, I'm sure your clients admire that level of confidence. 246 00:19:17,702 --> 00:19:20,622 Perhaps we should get down to the reason for your visit. 247 00:19:20,622 --> 00:19:22,332 Phippsy, you make it all sound so mysterious. 248 00:19:22,332 --> 00:19:25,086 I'm sure they're here to talk about Brooks McCutcheon. 249 00:19:25,752 --> 00:19:29,048 What else could it be? It's certainly not tips on exercising. 250 00:19:29,048 --> 00:19:32,176 I remember at the recital, you spoke warmly of Brooks. 251 00:19:32,176 --> 00:19:34,636 - Did you know him well? - Since he was a boy. 252 00:19:35,096 --> 00:19:38,641 - I actually gave him piano lessons. - Was he any good? 253 00:19:39,057 --> 00:19:42,103 About as good as he was at anything else. 254 00:19:42,477 --> 00:19:46,356 The poor man. He was like a French realist painting. 255 00:19:46,356 --> 00:19:49,192 Nice to look at but nothing below the surface. 256 00:19:49,192 --> 00:19:50,485 No core? 257 00:19:52,904 --> 00:19:56,867 We've been looking into his business dealings. The gambling ship, for one. 258 00:19:57,410 --> 00:20:00,954 God, that disaster. And his real estate issues. 259 00:20:01,580 --> 00:20:05,334 Well, the banks funding his stadium project, they went belly up in '31, 260 00:20:05,334 --> 00:20:07,794 so he came to me hoping I would step in. 261 00:20:08,503 --> 00:20:10,214 - Did you? - Not a chance. 262 00:20:11,007 --> 00:20:14,217 Besides, he was trying to do it behind his father's back. 263 00:20:14,594 --> 00:20:16,136 We have rules about that sort of thing. 264 00:20:16,470 --> 00:20:18,848 - Helps keep the peace? - More than you know. 265 00:20:18,848 --> 00:20:21,016 What about San Haven and what's there? 266 00:20:24,353 --> 00:20:26,897 No, no, Mr. Mason. 267 00:20:26,897 --> 00:20:30,150 I'll have a little fun with you, but I don't traffic in tawdry rumors. 268 00:20:30,150 --> 00:20:31,693 We didn't mean to overstep. 269 00:20:31,693 --> 00:20:33,988 Then he should keep that folly to himself. 270 00:20:33,988 --> 00:20:36,448 The Lawson girl's family has been through quite enough. 271 00:20:36,448 --> 00:20:39,744 - Camilla, we do have that 11 o'clock. - I'm aware. 272 00:20:40,327 --> 00:20:42,830 Della, we're having another concert on the eighth. 273 00:20:42,830 --> 00:20:44,665 I'll make sure Phippsy has your address. 274 00:20:44,998 --> 00:20:45,958 Thank you. 275 00:20:47,209 --> 00:20:49,419 - Mr. Mason... - Miss Nygaard. 276 00:20:49,419 --> 00:20:51,213 Thank you, Phippsy. 277 00:20:56,009 --> 00:20:59,679 - San Haven? - The number I found in Brooks's wallet. 278 00:21:20,492 --> 00:21:23,328 - Can I help you find someone? - Yes, Lawson. 279 00:21:25,331 --> 00:21:28,541 - Miss Lawson doesn't take visitors. - I'm here in a legal capacity. 280 00:21:28,541 --> 00:21:31,045 I can't let you in unless you're immediate family. 281 00:21:31,045 --> 00:21:34,756 Not according to the law. Muldoon vs. Clearview Hospital 1916. 282 00:21:34,756 --> 00:21:36,675 Attorneys are granted full access to meet with patients 283 00:21:36,675 --> 00:21:38,594 even when residing in privately run facilities. 284 00:21:38,594 --> 00:21:42,306 I clerked for the justice who wrote the opinion. I can get you a copy. 285 00:21:42,306 --> 00:21:44,516 Perhaps you should speak with our administrator. 286 00:21:44,516 --> 00:21:46,559 - Excuse me for a minute. - Sure. 287 00:22:33,732 --> 00:22:34,774 Miss Lawson? 288 00:22:36,527 --> 00:22:37,987 Miss Lawson? 289 00:23:47,263 --> 00:23:49,015 Miss Lawson, I'm sorry. 290 00:23:49,349 --> 00:23:50,768 Miss Lawson? 291 00:23:52,727 --> 00:23:54,188 Miss Lawson? 292 00:23:57,941 --> 00:23:58,901 Miss Lawson? 293 00:24:07,410 --> 00:24:10,579 Miss Lawson, I am sorry. Excuse me. 294 00:24:13,081 --> 00:24:17,002 - Sir! You're not supposed to be in here! - I was just going. 295 00:24:17,002 --> 00:24:19,672 Maybe the Lawsons are Brooks' in-laws. 296 00:24:19,672 --> 00:24:22,508 No, no, no, those are the... Claibornes. 297 00:24:22,508 --> 00:24:24,801 Della, try and run down what you can on the Lawson woman. 298 00:24:24,801 --> 00:24:27,929 First name Noreen. Maybe thirty. Brother's name starts with a V. 299 00:24:27,929 --> 00:24:31,642 Marion, run down what you can on a Noreen Lawson, approximately thirty, 300 00:24:31,642 --> 00:24:33,685 and her brother, first name starts with a V. 301 00:24:33,685 --> 00:24:35,271 With a V, got it. 302 00:24:38,733 --> 00:24:40,108 I've got other things to do. 303 00:24:42,277 --> 00:24:45,448 I'm headed to the Hooverville to verify the brothers' timeline. 304 00:24:45,448 --> 00:24:48,783 - Make sure that it'll hold up. - I want to focus on Holcomb. 305 00:24:48,783 --> 00:24:52,370 Do you really buy Holcomb killing Brooks for losing him some money? 306 00:24:52,370 --> 00:24:54,748 Maybe it wasn't losing it. Maybe it was getting it back 307 00:24:54,748 --> 00:24:57,083 'cause partnering in that boat couldn't have been cheap. 308 00:24:57,083 --> 00:24:59,919 So Holcomb figures he gets fuck-up Brooks out of the way 309 00:24:59,919 --> 00:25:03,549 and fixes up the situation himself. Turns that place around. 310 00:25:03,549 --> 00:25:05,343 And he goes from owning half the Morocco 311 00:25:05,343 --> 00:25:07,136 to owning all of it with one bullet. 312 00:25:07,136 --> 00:25:09,180 - It holds water, right? - Yeah. 313 00:25:09,180 --> 00:25:13,016 So how does Holcomb set the brothers up? 314 00:25:13,016 --> 00:25:14,435 Right, so... 315 00:25:16,562 --> 00:25:18,606 Holcomb sees Rafael and Mateo rummaging 316 00:25:18,606 --> 00:25:19,814 close to where he shot Brooks. 317 00:25:19,814 --> 00:25:23,902 And puts the wallet in a trashcan down the way. Bingo, the brothers find it. 318 00:25:23,902 --> 00:25:26,029 Right, 'cause which kid grubbing for a two-cent bottle 319 00:25:26,029 --> 00:25:27,822 isn't going to go for a fancy billfold just sitting there? 320 00:25:27,822 --> 00:25:29,658 And the gold coin inside. 321 00:25:29,658 --> 00:25:32,077 And Holcomb knows they're gonna pawn it, 322 00:25:32,077 --> 00:25:35,121 so it's only a matter of time before the cops round 'em up 323 00:25:35,121 --> 00:25:37,583 and LA's got themselves the perfect patsies. 324 00:25:37,583 --> 00:25:40,211 Two Mexican kids ready-made to go from the front page to the gallows 325 00:25:40,211 --> 00:25:41,295 in ten seconds flat. 326 00:25:42,212 --> 00:25:43,546 I don't buy it. 327 00:25:46,300 --> 00:25:49,387 - Why not? - We can't prove Holcomb did any of it. 328 00:25:50,011 --> 00:25:52,389 Can't prove he put anything in a garbage can 329 00:25:52,389 --> 00:25:55,433 or wanted to take over the Morocco or had anything to do with the murder. 330 00:25:55,433 --> 00:25:57,519 But it's reasonable doubt. Just planting a seed. 331 00:25:57,519 --> 00:25:59,272 Milligan will rip it apart. 332 00:26:00,523 --> 00:26:03,024 - Excuse me. Mr. Mason... - Yeah? 333 00:26:03,024 --> 00:26:05,360 - Linda's on the phone. - Thank you. 334 00:26:06,279 --> 00:26:08,114 You're a real wet blanket, you know that? 335 00:26:08,114 --> 00:26:10,615 Make a better case, and I won't be. 336 00:26:23,504 --> 00:26:26,006 - I won. - No, you didn't. Another round. 337 00:26:35,725 --> 00:26:36,809 What? 338 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:41,896 Is this how it's gonna be... you know, until we... 339 00:26:41,896 --> 00:26:43,440 Don't think about it. 340 00:26:50,989 --> 00:26:53,408 You already owe me six cigarettes. 341 00:26:58,247 --> 00:27:00,750 Switch. That doesn't count. Let's play again. 342 00:27:00,750 --> 00:27:05,086 No, no, no, let's go again, but this time, I'm on this side. Here you go. 343 00:27:06,671 --> 00:27:08,006 I'll take that. 344 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:12,303 What's that noise? 345 00:27:15,598 --> 00:27:18,309 You really think that was going to work? 346 00:27:18,309 --> 00:27:19,602 I'm not losing another round. 347 00:27:19,602 --> 00:27:21,811 Then you need to learn to toss better than a fucking gorilla. 348 00:27:45,086 --> 00:27:48,046 Ma'am, do you happen to know the Gallardos? 349 00:27:48,588 --> 00:27:49,923 No, I sure don't. 350 00:28:02,353 --> 00:28:04,312 Steady. There he is! 351 00:28:05,063 --> 00:28:06,564 Over there! 352 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:08,776 Hey there. 353 00:28:08,776 --> 00:28:11,820 Okay! Lower that down for me. Thank you, sweetheart. 354 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,699 We're just shooting the rats for supper. We're allowed. 355 00:28:15,699 --> 00:28:20,203 - You are. But where'd you get that? - Found a dime and rented it. 356 00:28:21,372 --> 00:28:23,165 Who rents guns? 357 00:28:28,503 --> 00:28:30,338 That's him in the hat. 358 00:28:31,757 --> 00:28:32,882 Thanks. 359 00:28:33,551 --> 00:28:35,094 Come on. 360 00:28:37,387 --> 00:28:40,891 Do you live with anyone? A dad, an uncle, grandpa? 361 00:28:41,350 --> 00:28:43,519 - Our Pops. - What's his name? 362 00:28:44,020 --> 00:28:46,521 - Eustis. - Eustis what? 363 00:28:47,022 --> 00:28:48,941 You got another nickel? 364 00:29:15,425 --> 00:29:17,218 I hear you're a man to see. 365 00:29:19,972 --> 00:29:23,266 - Depends on where you heard it. - Fella, Eustis Beck. 366 00:29:39,533 --> 00:29:40,785 Whatcha looking for? 367 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,538 Nothing too big. Maybe a .32. 368 00:29:52,128 --> 00:29:53,505 Take your pick. 369 00:29:57,218 --> 00:30:00,596 - How much for a whole day? - Dollar, with full chambers. 370 00:30:04,267 --> 00:30:07,018 Here's a Lincoln for all five of 'em. 371 00:30:08,729 --> 00:30:10,438 All yours, killer. 372 00:30:18,738 --> 00:30:22,535 Hey, don'tcha want to know what I want 'em for? 373 00:30:23,536 --> 00:30:27,622 You want all five of those for the day, I sure as hell don't want to know why. 374 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,501 And don't come back here and fucking tell me neither. 375 00:30:52,188 --> 00:30:54,524 - Hi. - Hi. 376 00:30:55,443 --> 00:30:58,988 - Come on in. - I'm sorry this is so last-minute. 377 00:31:00,615 --> 00:31:02,908 Thank you. I had a chance to restack at the library, 378 00:31:02,908 --> 00:31:06,871 and if I do an overnight, then I get an extra day off this summer. 379 00:31:06,871 --> 00:31:08,788 It's just for one night. 380 00:31:11,916 --> 00:31:16,505 Just like the Army. What do you think, Captain? 381 00:31:18,841 --> 00:31:20,635 - Yeah. - Yeah? 382 00:31:23,512 --> 00:31:25,890 - Why don't you go take a look? - Yeah. 383 00:31:28,850 --> 00:31:32,688 Sorry. He just needs a minute to warm up. 384 00:31:32,688 --> 00:31:34,356 Yeah, of course. 385 00:31:34,732 --> 00:31:39,110 So, is the tent because you didn't have any actual furniture? 386 00:31:39,110 --> 00:31:42,656 No. Maybe it's just fun. Yeah. 387 00:31:43,239 --> 00:31:45,283 - I brought groceries. - Don't need them. 388 00:31:45,701 --> 00:31:48,579 Stopped off at the market. Yep, welcome to the Mess. 389 00:31:48,579 --> 00:31:50,373 - Beans? - Yes. 390 00:31:50,373 --> 00:31:53,958 The real trick to a group of men sitting around eating beans 391 00:31:53,958 --> 00:31:55,502 is that they actually do it outdoors. 392 00:31:56,002 --> 00:32:00,091 You realize you insulted me less when we were married. I know how to do this. 393 00:32:00,841 --> 00:32:04,386 I'm sorry. I appreciate it. I do. 394 00:32:05,387 --> 00:32:09,099 And moving back to L.A. was not exactly what he wanted. 395 00:32:09,892 --> 00:32:14,355 I was actually hoping that he might get to know his father a little bit better. 396 00:32:15,731 --> 00:32:16,983 Of course. 397 00:32:19,277 --> 00:32:24,865 Well, I should go. Teddy, I have to go. Give me a hug. 398 00:32:25,407 --> 00:32:29,119 - Do you have to? - It's just for one night, okay? 399 00:32:29,453 --> 00:32:31,122 I am gonna call you in the morning, 400 00:32:31,122 --> 00:32:33,748 and he just needs to be at school by eight o'clock. 401 00:32:33,748 --> 00:32:34,959 Got it. 402 00:32:40,088 --> 00:32:41,881 - Good luck stacking. - Thank you. Oh, thank you. 403 00:32:41,881 --> 00:32:43,466 Enjoy. Bye. 404 00:32:47,053 --> 00:32:51,601 So, l know it's not your birthday for a couple months, 405 00:32:52,350 --> 00:32:59,107 but a guy in the store said this is top of the line. You just pull down. 406 00:33:01,027 --> 00:33:02,235 A Lionel Electric! 407 00:33:02,235 --> 00:33:06,782 Yes, there's even a secret switch so you can steer it onto a second track. 408 00:33:07,407 --> 00:33:10,661 Want to set it up right now? How about over by the tent? 409 00:33:10,661 --> 00:33:15,416 - But I have to do my homework first. - What? It's still early. 410 00:33:18,711 --> 00:33:22,381 You know what? You do your homework. We'll set this up after. 411 00:33:22,381 --> 00:33:23,840 - How about that? - Okay. 412 00:33:35,644 --> 00:33:37,145 - Hey, Dad? - Yeah. 413 00:33:37,145 --> 00:33:41,984 - You know any Latin? - We use a lot of it for legal terms. 414 00:33:42,359 --> 00:33:48,156 Okay, I need to conjugate "gaudere." It means to be joyful. 415 00:33:48,907 --> 00:33:53,787 "Gaudeo, gaudes, gaudet, gaudemus, gaudent." 416 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,956 "But is the second-person plural gaudetis"? 417 00:33:59,250 --> 00:34:00,919 You want to go see a movie? 418 00:34:16,309 --> 00:34:19,604 We've been holding back production on these eight pumpers, 419 00:34:19,604 --> 00:34:22,316 but demand is coming back, and we're gonna need the supply, 420 00:34:22,316 --> 00:34:25,528 so let's open up the taps and let 'em run. 421 00:34:25,528 --> 00:34:29,740 Mr. McCutcheon, this fella says he's got an appointment with you. 422 00:34:30,115 --> 00:34:34,744 Name's Dick Rile, sir. I was doing some business with your late son. 423 00:34:36,998 --> 00:34:38,332 Give us a minute. 424 00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:43,128 I'm sorry to trouble you with this, so soon and all, 425 00:34:43,128 --> 00:34:46,464 but Brooks hadn't paid me in a couple months. 426 00:34:46,841 --> 00:34:49,301 Two hundred and forty dollars exact. 427 00:34:50,176 --> 00:34:54,347 We didn't have nothin' written, so I figured you were the fella to see now. 428 00:34:55,516 --> 00:35:00,146 It's fine, Mr. Rile. Business must always be settled, debts paid. 429 00:35:01,104 --> 00:35:05,610 Now, before I settle my son's accounts, I want assurances from you. 430 00:35:05,610 --> 00:35:07,194 - Assurances? - Yes. 431 00:35:07,861 --> 00:35:10,656 That if anyone ever asks you anything regarding my son, 432 00:35:10,656 --> 00:35:13,283 you say you never had a lick of business with him. 433 00:35:13,283 --> 00:35:18,079 - l was never gonna say nothin'. - But you called me. Left messages. 434 00:35:18,872 --> 00:35:22,709 Showed up here. Not saying nothing means it never passes your lips. 435 00:35:22,709 --> 00:35:28,173 You can never think it because it is gone from your mind forever. Gone forever. 436 00:35:28,173 --> 00:35:31,928 - l understand. - I hope you do, but I have to be certain. 437 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,238 I believe my son's been made good, Mr. Rile. 438 00:35:59,663 --> 00:36:01,706 Come on, Rile. Get up. 439 00:36:13,928 --> 00:36:15,346 All right. 440 00:36:20,017 --> 00:36:22,228 - Good morning, Teddy. - Good morning, Miss Aimes. 441 00:36:22,687 --> 00:36:26,399 Look, I said I'll speak to her, and you won't get in trouble. 442 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,944 I don't think we have any rules 443 00:36:29,944 --> 00:36:32,404 about bringing your son to school on a motorbike. 444 00:36:32,404 --> 00:36:36,491 Though you are getting quite an eyeful from some of the other parents. 445 00:36:36,491 --> 00:36:40,454 Yeah, look, Teddy didn't finish his homework. 446 00:36:41,871 --> 00:36:46,960 He stayed the night at my place last night. Have a great day, bud. 447 00:36:47,627 --> 00:36:52,799 - Bye, Dad. - Yeah, Linda and I divorced. 448 00:36:55,302 --> 00:37:00,391 Teddy shows no sign of it. And the other children don't seem to know. 449 00:37:00,391 --> 00:37:05,645 I'm sure Linda would like it if you helped keep it that way. For Teddy. 450 00:37:06,229 --> 00:37:07,897 Of course. I understand. 451 00:37:07,897 --> 00:37:09,609 It was just his first night at my apartment. 452 00:37:09,609 --> 00:37:11,861 I wanted him to have fun, so I took him to the movies. 453 00:37:11,861 --> 00:37:14,989 - What did you see? - King Kong. 454 00:37:16,781 --> 00:37:19,284 Were there no burlesque houses open for you to take him to? 455 00:37:19,284 --> 00:37:20,578 I'm glad you find it funny 456 00:37:20,578 --> 00:37:23,371 'cause that fucking dinosaur fight gave him nightmares. 457 00:37:23,371 --> 00:37:24,790 Pardon my language. 458 00:37:25,665 --> 00:37:29,462 I won't hold it against you... the language or the movie choice. 459 00:37:30,963 --> 00:37:33,633 And I'll tell Teddy he can make up his homework tonight. 460 00:37:35,134 --> 00:37:38,220 Good morning, Vanessa. One, two, three, four, six... 461 00:38:16,591 --> 00:38:18,802 - Morning, Marion. - Mr. Mason... 462 00:38:19,512 --> 00:38:21,471 They wouldn't sign in. 463 00:38:44,244 --> 00:38:45,787 If you wanted to speak with me, McCutcheon, 464 00:38:45,787 --> 00:38:47,956 you could've picked up a phone. 465 00:38:48,498 --> 00:38:51,419 If I had wanted to pick up a phone, I would have. 466 00:38:52,544 --> 00:38:53,963 What do you want? 467 00:38:53,963 --> 00:38:58,175 Mason Dairy, that was your family's farm, wasn't it? 468 00:38:59,677 --> 00:39:00,720 Yeah. 469 00:39:01,304 --> 00:39:03,389 Then you must appreciate a good horse. 470 00:39:04,097 --> 00:39:06,934 Maybe you don't know much about where milk comes from. 471 00:39:06,934 --> 00:39:09,394 Pull on a horse, you're in trouble. 472 00:39:12,064 --> 00:39:15,901 Some of my fondest memories of me and Brooks are on horseback. 473 00:39:17,945 --> 00:39:20,406 Riding is a fine thing to pass on to a son. 474 00:39:25,410 --> 00:39:27,120 Why did you take this case? 475 00:39:28,331 --> 00:39:31,166 You were doing fine in your little niche practice. 476 00:39:32,918 --> 00:39:34,961 Maybe I like stacked odds. 477 00:39:36,546 --> 00:39:39,300 You've been digging into my son's affairs. 478 00:39:40,634 --> 00:39:45,221 Well, I'd like you to consider finding another hole to dig in. 479 00:39:45,221 --> 00:39:46,515 What hole do you suggest? 480 00:39:46,890 --> 00:39:50,227 Any one that isn't full of mud to drag his good name through. 481 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:51,771 You have to understand 482 00:39:51,771 --> 00:39:56,650 what Brooks's death has done to his widow, his children... 483 00:39:58,735 --> 00:40:02,030 frankly, what it's done to me. 484 00:40:10,830 --> 00:40:14,542 There were other versions of my son, as there are other versions of all of us. 485 00:40:14,542 --> 00:40:17,671 Is there a version that includes Noreen Lawson? 486 00:40:25,011 --> 00:40:28,640 I've encountered many people like you in my life, Mr. Mason. 487 00:40:29,557 --> 00:40:35,313 The chip on the shoulder. The great savior. Martyr to the cause. 488 00:40:35,313 --> 00:40:37,692 I just see it as making things fair. 489 00:40:39,694 --> 00:40:42,405 You think by getting the Gallardo boys off, 490 00:40:42,405 --> 00:40:46,117 their life will take some remarkable turn toward success? 491 00:40:47,076 --> 00:40:50,412 I think we both know with you that the opposite is true. 492 00:40:53,540 --> 00:40:58,878 That poor Emily Dodson girl. All you went through for her. 493 00:41:00,297 --> 00:41:01,464 Jail was where she really belonged, 494 00:41:01,464 --> 00:41:05,886 but instead, you worked tirelessly to have her set free, and for what? 495 00:41:06,887 --> 00:41:10,223 Just so she could walk into Lake Tahoe? 496 00:41:16,731 --> 00:41:19,984 Even when you win, Mr. Mason, you lose, 497 00:41:20,443 --> 00:41:23,737 and in the end, what are you left with? 498 00:41:27,991 --> 00:41:30,286 Emily might have disappointed me, 499 00:41:31,495 --> 00:41:33,621 but with all his breeding and advantages, 500 00:41:33,621 --> 00:41:37,543 just remember I'm standing here because of who disappointed you. 501 00:41:37,543 --> 00:41:41,380 Keep digging into my son, and I will burn you. 502 00:41:42,924 --> 00:41:45,051 And no one will give a damn. 503 00:41:46,928 --> 00:41:48,054 You can go. 504 00:43:24,567 --> 00:43:25,900 What? 505 00:44:11,948 --> 00:44:14,824 - When did you find out? - About three months ago. 506 00:44:19,330 --> 00:44:21,415 Why didn't you tell me? 507 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:27,505 I don't know. I don't. 508 00:44:29,632 --> 00:44:33,469 Those postcards started showing up a while back, 509 00:44:33,469 --> 00:44:36,472 and I just thought it was her ranting. 510 00:44:37,556 --> 00:44:42,978 - What was I supposed to do? - You're the one she reached out to. 511 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:47,400 Yeah, and why do that to me? Why do that to anyone? 512 00:44:47,774 --> 00:44:50,152 Tell them you're going to kill yourself to be together with your kid again. 513 00:44:50,152 --> 00:44:52,697 Call a head shrinker, not your lawyer. 514 00:44:52,697 --> 00:44:55,157 You could have called one for her. 515 00:45:05,543 --> 00:45:10,965 You don't think that's all I do is think about what I should've done? 516 00:45:12,341 --> 00:45:16,344 l should've gone up there. I should've. I should've stopped her. I should've... 517 00:45:16,344 --> 00:45:19,348 Maybe I could've shaken some sense into her. 518 00:45:23,768 --> 00:45:28,024 - You were never going to do that. - Yes, but l might have. 519 00:45:31,401 --> 00:45:34,612 Della, I never thought she would go through with it. 520 00:45:37,157 --> 00:45:38,576 Jesus, Perry, 521 00:45:40,494 --> 00:45:43,413 so that's what we've been doing all this time? 522 00:45:44,581 --> 00:45:49,587 Giving up criminal cases, me walking on eggshells, 523 00:45:51,547 --> 00:45:54,216 all because you're torn up about Emily. 524 00:46:00,138 --> 00:46:03,142 For fuck's sake, Perry, you should've told me. 525 00:46:06,436 --> 00:46:10,191 When I said we're in this together, I meant it. We're partners. 526 00:46:12,401 --> 00:46:15,112 But when are you ever not alone in anything? 527 00:46:22,286 --> 00:46:23,871 I'm sorry. 528 00:46:39,011 --> 00:46:40,720 Leave 'em on the bed. 529 00:46:44,183 --> 00:46:46,559 You rent this gun to these boys? 530 00:46:55,318 --> 00:46:57,321 I'm gonna take that as a yes. 531 00:46:57,780 --> 00:47:01,116 That's not the answer I wanted. Not by a damn sight. 532 00:47:15,171 --> 00:47:17,091 Now, I'm gonna keep those other .32s. 533 00:47:17,091 --> 00:47:19,218 I'm gonna call that your cost of doing business. 534 00:47:19,218 --> 00:47:20,969 Get the fuck out. 535 00:47:48,247 --> 00:47:49,957 Fuck. 536 00:47:54,712 --> 00:47:59,842 Subtitling FAST TITLES MEDIA