Darrow & Darrow: In The Key of Murder Page #3

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I AM GOING:

TO TAKE THIS PRO BONO CASE,

AND I'M GOING TO SLAY IT...

YEAH, AND THEN

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL?

HAPPY?

- YOU'RE DARN RIGHT.

- OKAY.

LEAD ON.

GREAT.

I THINK THEY MANUFACTURE I RIGHT IN THEIR HOUSE

AND SELL ON THE FRONT LAWN,

IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY!

IT'S OUTRAGEOUS!

MRS. BELLAMY...

I HATE TO THINK:

WHAT KIND OF HEALTH CODES

THEY'RE VIOLATING,

NOT TO MENTION:

THE ZONING CODES.

MRS...

AND HE HAS HIS GRANDDAUGHTER

SELLING THE STUFF.

WHAT KIND OF MONSTER

WOULD DO THAT?

MRS. BELLAMY,

YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME

WHAT MY CLIENTS:

ARE ALLEGEDLY SELLING.

ALLEGEDLY?

I'VE GOT PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE.

IT'S A LEMONADE STAND.

YOU SEE?

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER,

CAN YOU?

NO, NO, I CAN'T.

OKAY, HERE YOU GO.

WELL, SHE'S

A REAL WING-NUT,

BUT THE THING IS,

SHE'S RIGHT.

HER NEIGHBORHOOD

ISN'T ZONED FOR RETAIL,

SO TECHNICALLY,

SHE HAS A CASE.

SO IT'LL TAKE

A REALLY GOOD LAWYER

TO FIGHT IT, HUH?

YOU REALLY THINK

THAT FLATTERY:

WILL MOTIVATE ME?

WON'T IT?

WELL, YES,

OF COURSE, IT WILL.

I'M SURPRISED

IT TOOK YOU THAT LONG

TO FIGURE IT OUT.

[MILES]:
HEY.

- HEY THERE. HOW ARE YOU?

- HI!

LOOK WHAT I GOT...

THE CONTRACT!

OH, GOOD,

YOU GOT THE CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACT.

I PICKED IT UP:

FROM TERRY'S OFFICE LAST NIGHT.

AWESOME.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

ALL RIGHT.

ARE YOU PHOEBE:

STRASBERG?

UH... YES?

YOUR ROOMMATE TOLD US

WE MIGHT FIND YOU HERE.

WAIT. HOLD ON.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST,

MISS STRASBERG.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT IS SHE BEING CHARGED WITH?

THE MURDER OF:

TERRY YASBECK.

[MILES]:

MURDER? WHAT?

- TERRY?

- THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

[OFFICER]:
YOU HAVE THE RIGH TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY

CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU

IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGH TO AN ATTORNEY.

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD

AN ATTORNEY,

ONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND

THESE RIGHTS?

[MILES]:
DON'T WORRY, PHOEBE,

WE'VE GOT THIS.

LOOK, I DON'T THINK

I'M THE ONE YOU NEED.

YOU ARE.

I HAVE NEVER DEFENDED

A MURDER TRIAL BEFORE.

ISN'T THERE SOMEONE

MORE QUALIFIED THAN ME?

YOU'RE THE BEST TRIAL LAWYER

I HAVE EVER SEEN.

WELL, THANK YOU,

BUT STILL...

SO HERE'S WHA YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

SHE WAS SEEN ENTERING

THE YASBECKS' OFFICE

AT THE TIME OF THE MURDER.

THEY GOT A SEARCH WARRANT.

THEY SEARCHED HER CAR.

THEY FOUND THE MURDER WEAPON.

A BERETTA M9.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SO SURE

IT'S HER?

THAT'S WHY

THEY'RE SO SURE.

THEY'RE TESTING HER HANDS

FOR GUNSHOT RESIDUE RIGHT NOW.

LOOK, CLAIRE...

I KNOW MY SISTER.

I KNOW:

SHE'S INNOCENT.

YOU'RE GOOD AT DEFENDING

THE INNOCENT, RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT,

I'LL SEE HER THIS AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU.

AFTER I CHECK ON LOU.

THANK YOU.

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE

UP FOR THIS CASE?

NOT REALLY.

I DO.

HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

[CRACKING]

[JOANNA]:

SHE IS GOOD.

I MEAN, SHE'S

REALLY GOOD.

I KNOW! HER DAD TAUGH HER TO HIT LIKE THAT.

OH, NOW I SEE.

SO BASEBALL:

IS LOU'S WAY

OF STAYING CONNECTED

TO THE MEMORY:

OF HER FATHER.

THAT'S NICE.

YEAH.

WHEN SHE WAS FOUR,

SHE COULD NAME:

EVERY BASEBALL TEAM

AND EVERY CITY:

IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE.

SHE COLLECTED THE CARDS.

SHE KNEW ALL THE STATS.

THE STATS?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S

HOW SHE GOT INTO MATH,

WHICH LEAD TO ENGINEERING,

WHICH LEAD:

TO ALL THE A.P. CLASSES.

WE OWE IT ALL:

TO BASEBALL.

WELL...

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS

JUST A BUNCH OF GUYS

STANDING AROUND,

WAITING FOR FLY BALLS.

THERE'S A LOT MORE TO I THAN THAT.

YEAH, UH, COULD'VE

FOOLED ME.

LOU.

SHE YOURS?

UM...

YES.

NOT BAD.

NOT BAD?

SHE'S THE BES PLAYER YOU'VE GOT.

OH, YEAH?

CHARMING FELLOW.

BYE.

[SNICKERING]

ALL RIGHT.

I'VE GOT TO GO.

WISH ME LUCK.

ALL RIGHT.

GO GET 'EM, TIGER.

YES, I FOUGHT WITH TERRY

DURING OUR LAST SESSION,

AND YEAH, I HAD

A DIFFERENT PRODUCER LINED UP.

DID YOU THREATEN

TERRY YASBECK?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MIGHT HAVE.

I MEAN....

I WAS MAD.

TERRY HAS A WAY:

OF GETTING UNDER YOUR SKIN...

OR... HAD.

WELL, YOU WERE OVERHEARD

THREATENING TERRY

IF HE DESTROYED YOUR ALBUM.

YEAH, I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS

LIKE SOMETHING I'D SAY.

I MEAN,

SUPPOSE SOMEBODY THREATENED

WHATEVER YOU CARE

ABOUT MOST?

OKAY...

THE CLERK:

AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE

ACROSS THE STREE SAID HE SAW YOU TRYING THE DOOR

TO YASBECKS' STUDIO

AROUND 1:
00 IN THE MORNING.

SAID HE RECOGNIZED YOU.

YEAH, I MEAN, I...

WE ALWAYS BUY ENERGY DRINKS

FROM HIM.

I WAVED AT HIM,

AND THEN THE DOOR WAS LOCKED,

SO I WENT AROUND BACK.

THE SECURITY CAMERA

SAW YOU DRIVE UP

AND GO IN THE BACK DOOR.

I KNOW.

I TOLD YOU.

I WENT TO GO GET THE CONTRACT.

SO THAT DOOR WAS UNLOCKED?

YEAH,

SO I THOUGHT SOMEBODY

WOULD BE WORKING THERE,

BUT THE WHOLE PLACE

WAS JUST QUIET.

TERRY WASN'T THERE.

I MEAN, AT LEAST,

I DIDN'T SEE HIM.

SO I WENT INTO HIS OFFICE,

AND I GOT THE CONTRAC FROM HIS FILES.

I EVEN LOOKED:

THROUGH HIS WHOLE COMPUTER.

WHAT FOR?

FOR MY ALBUM,

FOR THE TRACKS.

AH, OF COURSE.

I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

DID YOU HEAR A GUNSHOT?

NO.

[MILES]:

PHOEBE...

YOU WERE THERE AT THE

EXACT TIME OF THE MURDER.

AND TERRY'S WIFE SAID

SHE HEARD HIM:

CALL YOUR NAME:

ON THE PHONE.

I MEAN, EVEN IF I WAS THERE,

I WOULDN'T HAVE HEARD

THE SHOT ANYWAYS.

THE WHOLE STUDIO'S SOUNDPROOFED.

I SWEAR,

I JUST WENT HOME.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

YOU'RE INNOCENT.

YOU'RE INNOCENT.

THEY'LL SEE THAT.

IT'S FUNNY,

YOU KNOW.

LAST NIGHT,

THAT ALBUM WAS THE MOS IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD

TO ME...

AND NOW,

I MEAN...

I CAN ALWAYS JUST RE-MAKE IT...

UNLESS I'M IN PRISON

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

I MEAN,

THAT'S WHAT I'M FACING, RIGHT?

THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

OKAY?

AH.

ARE YOU READY:

TO PLEAD GUILTY?

NO, I DIDN'T KILL TERRY.

SHE DIDN' KILL TERRY.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

ASHLAND, HOW ARE YOU?

NOT TOO HAPPY TO SEE YOU ON

THIS SIDE OF THE FENCE, MILES.

[CLAIRE]:

WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE.

WE ALL WANT TO FIND THE TRUTH.

MAN, YOU WEREN'T KIDDING

ABOUT HER, WERE YOU?

WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT ME?

I SAID NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS.

PLUS, SHE'S RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW.

WE HAVE THE RESULTS

OF THE GUNSHOT RESIDUE TES ON THE SUSPECT'S HANDS.

IT CAME BACK POSITIVE.

[CLAPPING]

[COACH]:

THAT'S IT, FELLAS!

COME ON, WAKE UP!

WAKE UP OUT THERE!

WHY ISN'T HE

PLAYING HER?

LOOK AT HER.

SHE'S SO DISAPPOINTED.

WAIT, WAIT A SECOND.

I THINK HE'S GOING

TO GO TALK TO HER.

- OKAY. OH, I'M SO NERVOUS.

- HE'S TALKING TO HER.

- [CLAIRE]:
I'M SO NERVOUS.

- [JOANNA]:
IT'S OKAY.

I MEAN, SHE'S

GOOD, RIGHT?

YEAH, BUT THIS IS

A LOT OF PRESSURE.

OH, YOU MEAN LIKE

YOU WITH THAT CASE?

YOU'RE NOT HELPING.

SORRY.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD.

OH, ARE YOU

KIDDING ME?

COACH, PUT HER IN!

[COACH]:
COME ON, FELLAS!

HUSTLE UP, KEEP ALERT.

JERK.

[CLAPPING]

HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE

TO TRACK THE SERIAL

NUMBER ON THE GUN?

THEY HAVE.

IT BELONGS TO:

A CATHERINE HUDDLESTON.

SHE'S AN OLD-TIMER,

LIVES OUT THERE:

ON QUANDER ROAD.

SAYS SHE CAN'T REMEMBER

THE LAST TIME SHE SAW IT.

BUT SHE HAS NO:

CONNECTION TO YOUR SISTER?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

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