Guilty as Sin Page #7

Oh, how thoughtful.

Based on what's happened,

do you care to change your plea?

l'll sleep on it.

- What is it?

- Hello, David. Do you know who this is?

Yes. How are things in Boston?

There's been someone around asking

questions about you the last few days.

Of course,

l didn't tell him anything.

An older man?

Seventy? Wears a hat?

Looks like you're going

to lose this one. Thank God.

Let's celebrate.

Call me when you get in.

l'll be home.

l love you, Jennifer.

- Jen.

- l'm right here, sweetheart.

- l'm right here.

- l couldn't see--

l couldn't see who.

This is David's way

of saying he knows.

Ooh! l'm sorry.

- Who were you expecting?

- You know who.

How is he?

ls he gonna be all right?

Yeah.

Can you leave now?

There's somethin' at the office.

l gotta show it to ya. lt's important.

Ya see, it's a clear pattern

but not conclusive proof.

Nothing to make

a prima facie case.

Well, they sure know

where to look.

Well, you divulge any of

those facts and he goes on trial

for any of the other crimes,

they'll throw the cases right out

for violation of confidentiality.

l can't turn him in either,

because, well, l'm employed by you.

- Jury's gotta convict now.

- Well, ya never know.

But as long as that bastard's

out on bail, you--

You watch your step.

l've made my decision.

We'll stick with

the not guilty plea.

That's your call.

Yeah, l didn't want

to do this, but...

now l have no choice.

Mrs Bigelow, say hello

to my attorney, Jennifer Haines.

- How do you do?

- Say hello to Mrs Bigelow.

How is Mrs Bigelow

gonna help us?

Well, her husband isn't

going to like this, but, uh,

well, Kathleen, why don't

you tell Miss Haines...

where l was on the afternoon

of my wife's death?

At my place, just around the

corner from his own apartment.

A five-minute walk.

Naturally l didn't say

anything about it before...

because Kathleen's marriage

was at stake.

And l didn't think there was

much of a case against me.

David was still there when we heard

the police and the ambulance sirens.

He couldn't possibly have had

anything to do with it.

And, tell Miss Haines what

we were doing the week before.

Yes. Um, my eldest daughter

is moving back in with me,

so l've been doing some redecorating.

Slapping on some paint,

putting up some wallpaper, and, uh,

l got David to pitch in and help.

Shamed him into it, actually,

just so he couldn't turn me down--

You got him the proper

clothing to wear?

You got him a cap and gloves?

The painters had left

some things behind when...

they did the upper floor

of the duplex last year.

Mrs Bigelow, you realize

l am obligated...

not to present perjured

testimony to the court?

Excuse me, Jennifer, how can

you be so sure that Kathleen's

not telling the truth?

You must know the State's

Attorney's Office will attempt

to impeach this testimony.

Lady, my husband is a lineman

with the Chicago Bears.

Do you honestly think l'd

jeopardize myself for a lie?

This is a very difficult thing

for me to do,

but David's life is in danger.

All right,

l'll put her on the stand.

Anything else you've been holding back?

Don't let her attitude bother ya.

She's just a little bit jealous.

You see, she wanted

to be the one to save me.

And now you've stolen

all of her thunder.

You don't have any idea

how those work clothes found

their way into the basement...

of David Greenhill's apartment building,

stuffed behind a radiator out of sight?

To the best of my recollection,

l put them in the trash room,

along with a lot of other junk

when we finished redecorating.

And, of course,

some of the service people...

work in more than one building

in the neighbourhood.

Move that the answer be stricken

as sheer speculation.

You asked for, quote, unquote,

''any idea,'' Counsellor.

The answer will stand.

for many months while carrying

on an affair with the defendant.

l wouldn't lie under oath, and l

certainly wouldn't protect a murderer.

On the one hand,

we have overwhelming...

physical and forensic evidence

that tells us exactly...

how cleverly it was planned:

the change of clothes, the split-second

timing, the cold-blooded brutality.

On the other hand, we have

the word of a solitary witness,

a sexual partner

obsessed with the defendant,

l ask you not to allow this man

to escape justice.

even when she pleaded for help.

Let's not fail her again this time.

Ask yourselves who--

Who would have benefited most

from the conviction of David Greenhill?

Did we not show numerous relatives...

who stood to gain financially

were he found guilty?

Did we not prove conclusively

that Rita Greenhill never wrote...

the supposedly incriminating letter?

Eyewitnesses saw--

leave the building long before

his wife plunged to her death.

Another witness has testified

to his whereabouts...

at the very time

of his wife's suicide.

You've done better.

Who knew the jury

would be out for a week?

lf they acquit, he's gonna go out and

kill somebody else, some other woman.

Well, let's see what

they have to say. Come on.

Aren't you going to hold my hand?

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

have you reached a verdict?

l'm sorry, Your Honour, l have to report

that we're hopelessly deadlocked.

You don't see any possibility

of reaching a verdict?

We've been in there six days

and we're not even close.

l think it's hopeless, Your Honour.

l could send you back

for further deliberation.

The way we're divided, it wouldn't

make much difference, Your Honour.

Do the other members

of the jury agree?

Prosecution will move to retry

with all dispatch and ask the

court to set a new trial date.

l'll take that under advisement.

l will hear motions tomorrow morning.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

l appreciate it. l really am grateful.

Thank you. Thank you--

Can't win 'em all.

Thank you very much.

- Hey, honey.

- Thank you.

Well, if there's a next time,

l guess l can't depend on you.

l'm sure you'll find

somebody wonderful.

l'll, uh, be outside.

You know, l feel cheated.

l never got a chance

to take the stand.

l swear to tell the whole truth

and nothing but the truth...

so help me God.

Well, aren't you a little curious?

You seem anxious

to tell me all about it.

When did you first

decide to murder your wife?

l hadn't really made up my mind...

cinched it for me.

What did you see?

You.

You were celebrating a victory.

Of course, l'd seen your picture

in the newspaper.

But when l saw you in person,

up close,

l realized that this was something

that we had to do together.

l'd kill her,

and you'd defend me.

So l started to learn

everything l could about you.

l even arranged a,

a visit to Taos, New Mexico,

the same week

you took your vacation.

l booked myself

into the Summit Lodge,

and l took the adjoining room

on the third floor,

right next to yours.

Why are you telling me this now?

Jenny.

Everybody knows we're lovers.

They just don't know

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