Beyond A Reasonable Doubt Page #5

Are you married?

No.

Do you have a brood of illegitimate

children in ports around the world?

- Not a one.

- Do you have a disease

where body parts I like

are gonna start falling off?

- No.

- Then we'll be fine.

Come on.

Here we go.

Oh, man.

I had to see this for myself.

Well, my brother,

you really have done it.

Go ahead, have your fun.

Give it your best shot.

You couldn't take my intermediate

much less my best shot.

So I will remember this sight as one

of those Kodak moments,

which unfortunately was all too brief.

Good news is you made bail.

Your friend Finley

is on his way upstairs.

Last name Nicholas,

first name Christopher,

middle name John;

Driving while shitfaced.

Sign here.

The lesser good news is

your brethren in the press

are gathered outside with

their lights and their cameras

and their need for blood.

They are a hungry bunch.

I arranged for your friend to park

in the department garage

which would allow you

to avoid your colleagues

and sneak out the back.

I owe you.

I really do.

I'll think of something.

I'm sure you will.

Hey, guys.

- You ready?

- Yup.

Thanks again.

No problem.

No problem at all.

No problem at all.

Ella.

Something happened tonight.

No no no, no accident.

I'm fine.

I am, really.

It's just I sort of got arrested...

more like actually arrested

for DUl.

No, don't come over,

I feel shitty enough as it is.

Wait a minute.

Someone's at the door.

Yeah, hold on.

I'm coming.

Ella, I'm gonna have to call you back.

Remember what I said the other morning?

You know, the I-love-you thing.

Well, it's still happening.

I love you.

Shreveport Police Department.

Open up now.

All right, I'm coming.

Just give me a second, for Christ's sake.

Open the door

or we will break it down.

This is a warrant to search your home.

I need you to read it

and then sign it.

Lift your trouser leg, please.

You mind telling me

what this is all about?

The pant leg, CJ.

Let's try the other leg.

Well well,

what do we have here?

- It's nothing.

- No, it most definitely is something.

Lift the bandage and let me see.

- And how'd you get that?

- It's from him.

Hey, Lieutenant.

- Turn around, please.

- What?

Turn around now.

CJ Nicholas, you are under arrest

for the murder

of Doris Ruth Owens.

- Are you crazy?

- Anything you say

can and will be used against you

in a court of law.

You have the right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford one...

I'm sure Mr. Nicholas understands

his Miranda rights.

- Isn't that right, Mr. Nicholas?

- I understand my rights.

What I don't understand is why

I'm being arrested for murder.

Thank you very much, Detective Nickerson.

I'll take it from here.

- What?

- I said I'll take it from here.

- Are you taking my collar?

- He remains your collar.

No one is taking anything

away from you.

You'll get all the credit for your work.

I'm taking over the investigation

by request of the DA.

I don't get this.

But I also realize when it ain't mine to get.

The best seats to any event

ain't gonna get you out of this.

I called you every day.

I know you have.

I don't understand.

Why haven't you called me back?

- You shouldn't be here.

- What are you talking about?

- I don't want you getting hurt.

- It's too late for that.

No, listen to me.

It's your boss who's prosecuting me.

Your boss, for God's sake.

You can't have anything

to do with me.

I have everything to do with you.

I have no choice.

Have you thought about what would

happened to your career if Hunter

- found out about the two of us?

- My career?

Are you kidding me?

My career?

This is about your life here.

I'm gonna resign from the DA's office

and join your defense.

No. No, you can't do that.

You can't.

I'm gonna be okay.

- You sound like a Martian.

- I'm telling you I'm gonna be okay.

You're in a lot of trouble.

Promise me you're not gonna

do something stupid.

- What are you doing?

- What do you mean?

This has something to do

with Hunter, doesn't it?

- Why would you ask that?

- You have some kind of fixation with him.

This has something to do

with him, doesn't it?

I'm asking you to trust me.

There's something

you're not telling me.

Here's what you need to know:

I love you.

And I'm innocent.

I can't have you mixed up in this.

Please help me by understanding

what I'm saying.

Love me enough to trust me.

Can you do that?

Thank you.

After two days of jury selection,

the murder trial of Channel 8's

CJ Nicholas begins this morning

in what promises to be the most...

District Attorney Mark Hunter will

deliver his opening arguments

in what is expected...

...the most anticipated murder trials

in a long time,

television reporter CJ Nicholas

is scheduled to be here in just a moment.

- Hey, how you doing?

- No touching.

Don't worry.

Just remember, don't get

the DVD until I tell you.

We have to wait for Hunter

to introduce the fake evidence.

Otherwise we have nothing.

It's the whole ballgame.

- What's that about?

- Nothing.

He was just wishing me luck.

We could use some.

All rise.

Oyez oyez oyez.

Section 4 of the Honorable

First Judicial District Court

in and for the State of Louisiana,

Parish of Caddo,

is open and pursuant

to adjournment,

God save the state

and this honorable court.

Order and silence are commanded

under penalty of the law.

Please be seated.

- Are the people ready?

- We are, Your Honor.

- Is the defense ready?

- Defense is ready, Your Honor.

Then we'll begin with our

opening statements. Mr. Hunter.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Jane Doe's mother had a name,

which I can't reveal.

She had hopes

which can never be realized.

She had love

which has never returned.

And she had kindness

which was never given back to her.

Two weeks after that interview

Jane Doe's mother died of an overdose.

We can only hope for two things:

One, that she's reunited

with her baby daughter;

And two, that her death

was not totally in vain.

That can only be accomplished

if we realize

that the only difference

between Jane Doe and us

is the accident of where

we were born.

We had no control over it.

Therefore we are no better

nor more deserving than anyone else.

I'm CJ Nicholas.

Good night.

And after you saw the man with

the knife, what did you do?

Oh, I didn't have time to do anything.

Oliver just...

- Excuse me. Oliver?

- My dog.

He's a Jack Russell terrier

just like the one from "Frasier. "

They don't know they're small.

They are absolutely fearless.

It's amazing really.

Mr. Tarlow, what happened after

you saw the man with the knife?

Oliver just ran up and bit him.

- Where?

- On the calf of his left leg.

And Jack Russells

have very sharp teeth.

There were four stab wounds.

One severed the left carotid artery.

Another just beneath the sternum

punctured the aorta.

The remaining two

punctured the abdomen

and opened the small intestines.

Dr. Romans, I'd like you

to take a look at this knife

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