Framed By My Fiance Page #2

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A... a little speck

on your record.

It won't mean anything.

It means something to me.

Someone is dead, Daniel.

All you have to do

is tell one little lie,

and soon you'll be the wife

of a very important man.

You didn't even think

this through, Daniel.

Even if I did lie to the police,

the paramedics pulled me

out of the passenger seat.

They're gonna know

that we're lying.

I'm not gonna do it.

Well...

I'm really sorry that you can't

remember the accident, Jenny.

It did happen so fast.

I do.

See, you were so excited

when we left the restaurant,

that you begged me

to let you drive my car.

You said that you wanted

to feel the thrill

of racing down an open road

while blasting your music.

You were singing away, happy...

not paying attention

when you swerved into

the other lane

and you forced that car

off the road.

(SIGHS)

It was horrible.

I was in the passenger seat.

And when the paramedics arrived,

you were in the driver's seat.

The mirrors were set for you.

The seat was adjusted for you.

You see, Jenny, I remember

the accident so clearly now.

Maybe, someday you'll

remember it the way I do.

I can't believe

you're doing this.

They're gonna know

that you did this.

No, they won't.

You could have had

a hell of a life.

You still could.

Just think about it.

Hi, yeah.

Thank you.

Judge Parker.

May, I am so sorry

to hear about Michael.

What are you doing here?

You should be home.

Let me take you.

No, thank you.

I don't want her

walking away from this

like nothing ever happened.

Who?

The woman that

killed my husband.

I want her to pay for this.

I'm sure that the police

and the DA's office are

going to look into this.

Michael was your

best friend, okay?

I expect for you

to make sure that she...

May, what is it?

Oh, my gosh.

I'll get some help.

We need help!

Hold on, May.

The baby.

May, what is it?

It's the baby.

Oh, my God.

Help us, please!

Oh, my God, please.

Oh, God.

Thank you for

bringing me some clothes.

Of course.

You sure you're okay to go home?

Yeah.

I've been here for three days.

How long do you want me to stay?

I was just concerned

with the home part.

You know, the one

you share with Daniel.

Yeah. Well,

I'm not going back there,

obviously, other than to

just grab my stuff and go.

Maybe if you give it some time?

You do believe me, don't you?

Of course I do.

I just mean...

I always liked him.

You guys were great together.

Maybe Daniel will

come to his senses.

He won't.

If you'd have seen him

the other day, you'd know that.

Well, you're welcome

to sleep on my couch.

Thank you.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Come in.

Jennifer Fischer?

That's me.

I'm Detective Logan.

I'm sorry, ma'am,

but I'm going to have

to place you under arrest.

What?

What for?

Involuntary manslaughter.

Oh, come on.

I already told the other police

officer that I wasn't driving.

We can talk about it

down at the station,

but I do need you

to come with me.

This is ridiculous.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Langford.

We no longer detect

a fetal heartbeat.

Mrs. Langford?

Do you understand

what I'm saying?

You have lost the baby.

I'm very sorry.

There doesn't seem to be

any damage to the, uh...

You know it's taken years

of treatments

for my husband

and I to conceive.

Now they're both gone.

Given your recent losses,

have you had any thoughts

about harming yourself?

You think I'm suicidal?

Don't worry.

I have plenty to live for.

(KNOCKING)

Hey. You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

If you can get these

signed by tomorrow,

I can push them through.

Thank you again for doing this.

I really appreciate it.

You're... you're the only lawyer

I know

other than Daniel

and his partners.

Of course.

I heard things went

badly between you two.

That's putting it mildly.

Well, you're out of jail,

so just try and relax.

I just don't really

understand all of this.

Daniel said that it would

just be a slap on the wrist.

Normally, he'd be right.

But the other driver, the one

who died, was Michael Langford.

He was in construction.

Very rich, very well connected.

I'm gonna guess one of

those connections has been

calling the District Attorney

and pressuring him

to give you the maximum

charge possible.

Oh my God, this is crazy.

Jenny, this is very serious.

These charges, they can hold

significant prison time.

But I wasn't even driving.

It was dark, and there

was a car stalled

on the side of the road,

and Daniel was driving.

I keep telling them that,

but they won't believe me.

You'll get your chance.

When?

I'll do my best.

This is unbelievable.

That is fantastic news, Harold.

Thank you,

and thank the Governor.

No. I... I will not

let you down, sir.

Yeah. I will see you at

the swearing in ceremony.

Thank you. Thank you.

Sorry, it's not much of a couch.

It's fine.

It's much better than what

they offered in jail.

Get some rest.

Thank you.

Oh, my God. So good.

It was so good,

but I am so full now.

I just couldn't stop eating.

I know, I don't think I've

ever seen you eat that much.

I couldn't help it.

It was really good.

Hi, Mrs. Evans.

How are... how are

you feeling today?

Did you see that?

I guess word travels fast.

Yeah, no kidding.

People must really

think you killed that guy.

Not me, obviously.

I can't believe

this is happening.

Look, they're a bunch of idiots.

Don't let them get to you.

That's easy for you to say.

You're not the one

walking around with

a scarlet letter on your chest.

I... I'm actually excited

for the trial to start

so I can finally tell

my side of the story.

It'll happen soon enough.

I just can't take this anymore.

I know.

A plea bargain?

But she didn't do it.

I get that this is

a hard pill to swallow,

but you'll avoid jail time.

But like she said,

I didn't do it.

I know you don't want

to hear this,

but it doesn't matter

if you did it or not.

You don't believe me.

And it doesn't matter

what I believe.

It only matters what

a jury is going to believe.

I wasn't driving!

Jenny.

You were in the driver's seat.

Your fingerprints are

on the steering wheel.

The mirrors, the seat...

Daniel manipulated all of that.

I told you.

While you were unconscious?

Yes.

Then you're not a very

reliable witness, are you?

Are you trying to be funny?

I'm trying to show you what

a terrible bind you're in.

Look, I've been going

over this for a week,

and I can see

two major problems.

One, if we go to trial,

I have to make a jury believe

that you were not

distracted while driving,

and it was a terrible accident.

And two, I can't do that

if you keep telling people

you weren't driving.

Then prove I wasn't driving.

All of the evidence

says that you were.

I'm not lying!

Jenny, it just doesn't matter.

Look, I know you probably feel

like tearing your hair out,

but we are gonna have

to make a decision here.

We can go to court,

you're probably gonna lose

and go to jail or you take

the plea bargain

to a lesser charge

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