Framed By My Fiance Page #5

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Thank you.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye, May.

She's right.

Gosh, this is such

a waste of our time.

We don't even know

what we're looking for.

No, no, no, no.

I... I think I found

something here.

This... I remember this one.

I don't remember why

it was important,

but Daniel was really

nervous about it.

He... he said he had

to be really careful.

I'm gonna make photocopies.

Okay.

Mrs. Jackson?

Yes?

Hi. I'm Jenny Fischer

and this is May Langford.

We were hoping we could talk

to you about your son's case.

Case? What case?

My Omar is in prison.

Well, that's kind of what

we wanted to talk to you about.

Come in.

Thank you.

Thank you for speaking

with us, Mrs. Jackson.

We just wanted to clarify

a couple of things here.

Your son Omar, he was convicted

of stabbing someone

to death during a

drug deal, correct?

My son made some

bad choices in life.

I know he sold drugs

occasionally

when he needed money,

but he did not stab anyone.

Okay, I don't mean

to sound rude,

but how can you be so

certain about that?

Because there was a witness.

Did the witness testify

at the trial?

There wasn't any trial.

My son's lawyer convinced him

to take a plea bargain.

I told Omar not to, but the

District Attorney scared him,

told him he'd

get the death penalty

if he was convicted.

And your lawyer's name

was Daniel Hackett, right?

That's right.

Okay. I'm... I'm confused,

Mrs. Jackson.

If you son had a witness, then

why didn't they go to trial?

Mr. Hackett told him

the witness

wouldn't be allowed to testify.

Why not?

Some legal reason.

But without his testimony,

the lawyer said Omar

didn't stand a chance.

Was the witness

a friend of your son's?

No.

Just some kid looking

to buy drugs.

He and Omar were both in the

wrong place at the wrong time.

Do you remember

the name of the witness?

It was a Kenny, um...

Kenny something.

But I... I kept some notes from

my meetings with the lawyers.

Let me go get it.

Who did you say you were again?

We're just a couple of women

who might be able to get

your son out of jail.

Kenny Barnes.

Does that name mean

anything to you?

Well, Harold Barnes is

the Governor's right-hand man.

He's also the guy

that put Daniel's name

at the top of the list

to become judge.

What do you figure

Kenny Barnes is his son?

If the case went to trial,

then Kenny would have to testify

that he was buying drugs.

So then Daniel lies

to his client

and says Kenny can't testify.

He keeps Kenny and the Barnes

name out of a messy trial,

boosting his future

career prospects.

Puts an innocent kid

in jail in the process.

I think we've got him, Jenny.

Yeah. Let's not celebrate

until this kid's out of jail.

"This is to inform you

that a complaint

"is being prepared against you.

"Once the material is received,

you will have 30 days

to respond."

What...

May Langford.

Both took notes during

their meeting.

If we can get his,

we can prove their story.

Yeah. But do you think he'd

really save something like that?

He saves everything.

Even something that

might be incriminating?

He literally saves everything.

Okay. How?

How do we get our hands

on the notes?

Well, he used to keep his

old notes

at the law firm's offices,

but then they remodeled,

so he temporarily put them in

the firm's storage facility.

Do you think

they're still there?

Absolutely.

(KNOCKING)

It's Daniel.

He must have heard

from the Review Board.

Go upstairs and listen.

(KNOCKING CONTINUES)

You here to confess?

I didn't invite you in.

You invited me in the moment

you started screwing

with my life.

Okay. I think you have

that backwards.

Look, Jenny is lying to you.

She killed your husband,

and somehow in your grief

she has convinced you

of that lie.

No.

You've convinced me of that.

You need to back off.

Or what?

Or I will sue you for defamation

and take everything

that you've got...

which is clearly quite a bit.

Okay. Look, you don't

have to sue me, okay?

You can take everything

I've got.

You're just not gonna be

able to enjoy it

when you're sitting in jail.

Why did you call

the review board?

We found something

very delicious, Daniel.

A case from your past.

All I've gotta do is

put everything together,

take it to the review board,

and then it's bye bye, judge.

You're bluffing.

It doesn't really matter

what you think,

because in the next

couple of weeks,

you're not even gonna know

what hit you.

Seriously, you might

as well resign now.

Save yourself

the public humiliation.

All I've gotta do is

put everything together.

I've gotta dot the I's,

and your whole world

is gonna come crashing down.

(STAIRS CREAK)

Jenny, open the door.

Oh, my God, Daniel,

get away from me!

You made me do it.

You just wouldn't leave it

alone, would you?

Open the door!

Jenny!

Open the damn...

Think, think, think...

(PHONE RINGS)

911, what's your emergency?

Hello?

Hello, are you there?

911, what's your emergency?

Hold on, we're gonna

trace the call.

Help is on the way.

Alibi.

Alibi.

(PHONE RINGING)

Judge Hackett's office.

Helen, hey, it's me.

Hi.

Hi, yeah, I, uh,

I came in early today.

Uh, listen, I'm stuck

down in the hearing room,

and I forgot something.

Could you pop over to the file

room and grab me a case file?

Yeah, it's uh,

People V. Demko.

Sure, I'll go get it.

Okay, great.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hey, Judge, I just got the file.

Oh, good.

I'm, uh, glad I caught you.

Look, I may need to go out

later and I think

I left my car keys on my desk.

Do you mind running them

down here for me

so I don't have to come back up?

Sure, I'll go check.

Okay, thank you.

Here are your keys and

the files you asked for.

Is there anything else

that I can get for you?

No, thank you.

You've done enough already.

What time did you get in?

Oh, I don't know,

maybe 7:
00.

Just couldn't sleep.

Thought maybe

I'd get some work done.

Well, you can always

call me to come in early.

Don't be silly.

I'm sure I make your life

miserable enough already.

Hey, uh, one thing

you can get for me.

Can you make a list of

every case

I was personally involved

in back at the old firm?

That could take a while.

Thank you.

911, what's your emergency?

I just saw someone be attacked.

I think she... I... I don't...

I don't know if she's...

Daniel did it.

I saw him attack her.

I was standing right there.

Where did this occur?

25 Hamilton Way.

Units have already

responded to that location.

Oh, thank God.

Can I have your name, please?

Jennifer Fischer.

Okay. I'm going to have

some officers meet you there

so you can give your statement.

Okay, that's fine.

I'm on, uh, I'm on the corner

of Allen and Mariner.

Wait right there.

Officers will be

with you shortly.

(PHONE RINGING)

Oh, my God,

Jenny, what's going on?

Oh, Rosa, you are never gonna

believe what just happened.

I was just about to call you.

The police were just

here looking for you.

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