Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Page #6

ransack her apartment,

Reclaim what was

left of the money, and redeposit it?

That's absolutely untrue.

It was just

an awful coincidence that I happened--

Another coincidence,

Mr. Garrett?

Apparently, that's your

explanation for all the evidence in this case.

Well, now, let's

move on to another, uh, coincidence.

Other than Patty Gray

and Dolly Moore,

Can you tell us

what other female theatrical performers

Have recently been

in your car with you?

Patty Gray

was never in my car.

I told you,

I never even met her.

Ah, yes, yes, you did

say that, didn't you?

Well, other than

Dolly Moore,

What other female

performers have recently been in your car?

There were no others.

With the court's

permission,

I would like to excuse

this witness temporarily

And recall Miss Moore

to the stand.

You may do so.

Miss Moore, please.

You realize, Miss Moore,

that you're still testifying under oath.

Yes, sir.

Miss Moore,

the defendant has testified

That the particles

of body makeup

Which were

found in his car

Must have

rubbed off you.

Don't you believe it.

I always take

my body makeup off before I leave the club.

I see.

Uh, tell me, was this

Miss Patty Gray's habit also?

No, just the opposite.

She always waited

till she got home to take it off.

[Laughter]

The body makeup,

I mean.

Thank you, Miss Moore.

The jury has been out

since early yesterday.

After being locked up

for the night,

They resumed

their deliberations early this morning.

Although there

has been no indication

When they will be ready

to render their verdict,

It is the feeling

of most observers

Who have followed

the trial closely

That a decision

may be expected some time this morning.

Court sessions

usually open at 10:00,

But before 9 a.M.,

spectators and members of the press

Had already begun to

congregate at the courthouse.

The trial of Tom Garrett

has attracted increasingly wide attention.

[Radio]

at the time of his arrest,

Garrett was at work

on his second novel.

Aah!

And so, the fate

of Tom Garrett today

Rests solely in the hearts

and minds of 12 jurors.

Hello, Jonathan.

Hello, Tom.

Don't get up.

The jury still out?

Yes.

Relax, Jonathan,

you're not on trial.

Getting upset's not

going to help at all.

They've been out

two days now, almost.

I'm worried.

Well, so am I,

but I can't do anything about it.

Neither can you,

so take it easy.

What's the trouble,

Jonathan?

I've never seen you

like this before.

You've got

enough troubles.

Come on, something's

on your mind.

What is it?

I didn't want to burden

you with this now,

But you'll have to know

sooner or later.

Something terrible

has happened.

Austin Spencer was

killed this morning in an automobile accident.

That's impossible.

It's a great shock

to me, too, Tom.

He's got to be alive.

Well, I wish he were, but

we just have to face it.

He can't be dead,

Jonathan!

Everything

depends on him.

I don't understand.

Austin's the only one

who knows I didn't kill that girl.

He knows

the whole story.

What are you

talking about?

He was in on

the whole thing from the beginning.

We planted all

the evidence together

After the girl

was killed--

The lighter, the makeup,

the stocking, everything.

It was all

part of a plan we had to prove...

And in view of this

extraordinary revelation by Mr. Garrett,

I respectfully move

that this case be reopened

For the submission

of new evidence.

Your honor,

This is obviously

the frantic effort of a desperate man.

It is highly significant

that the defendant comes up with this incredible,

Fantastic story

of an alleged plan now, after Mr. Spencer's death.

To reopen the case

at this point

On the grounds

presented by Mr. Wilson

Would be a travesty

of our judicial process.

The state vigorously

opposes such a motion.

I'm inclined to agree

with the district attorney, Mr. Wilson.

However, the court

is deeply cognizant of the fact

That a man's life

is at stake here.

I'll give the defense

an opportunity

To present tangible,

corroborative evidence in support of this motion.

The verdict of the jury

will be withheld

Until I make final ruling

on this motion tomorrow.

He said the pictures

would be here.

There's certainly no reason

for him to mislead us.

Are you sure he said

they were in the safe?

He was positive.

Said he'd seen your father put them there.

But Austin may have

taken them to the office.

We'd better

check there, too.

Lg

Let's check

his desk first.

Rise.

This court

is now in session.

Be seated.

The defense has failed

to indicate to the court

That it is able to present

any further testimony

Which could properly

be considered new evidence.

The motion

to reopen is denied.

Bring the jury in.

Have you

reached a verdict?

We have, your honor.

What is your verdict?

We find the defendant

guilty of murder in the first degree.

Tom, I've got

to know the truth.

I can't take

any more lies.

I'm not lying, Susan.

There were pictures.

Your father even

wrote dates and places

On the back

of the pictures.

Well, this plan,

whose idea was it?

I believe he

mentioned it first,

And then the idea

began to intrigue me.

Don't you

believe me, Susan?

I don't know

what to believe now.

Do you think I could

have killed that girl?

No, I--I never

thought so, but...

Perhaps I can't face

the possibility

That someone who had

been so close to me

Might have done

such a thing.

I've never done anything

to make you doubt me.

There were pictures.

Find them,

and then you'll know I'm telling the truth.

I hope so.

[Door opens and closes]

Come to think of it,

Father did behave

rather strangely at the time of Tom's arrest.

He was very

fond of Tom,

And--and yet he...

He didn't seem as

surprised or disturbed as he should have been.

If was almost as if...

As if he were confident,

as if he knew something.

If what Tom says is true,

That could explain it.

Might be.

But if it is true

and there were pictures,

What could have

happened to them?

You've searched

the house, the office.

Father would never

destroy the pictures.

Unless...

Unless he had them

with him in the car

At the time

of the accident.

They were photographs,

all right,

But they're charred

beyond recognition.

The lab couldn't

determine what was on them.

But there

must be negatives.

My father always

used one of those self-developing cameras,

And there

are no negatives.

But, surely,

isn't this enough?

No, they're just

remnants of photographs.

But now we know

he's telling the truth.

They could be

pictures of anything.

Oh, Tom's always been

insisting that there were photographs,

But he couldn't

possibly have known

About the pictures

in the car.

Oh, that's more than

just a coincidence, Bob.

You might be right.

But, officially,

the situation hasn't changed.

You still don't have

any real evidence to back up his story.

If you love someone,

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