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(SCREAMS)

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(GUN FIRING)

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Now,

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in closing this trial,

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I want you to remember the dead.

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The gift of life

is our most precious possession.

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And the greatest crime in our society

is ruthlessly to destroy that gift.

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Gloria Benson was young,

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beautiful, hopeful.

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I fervently wish we could call her back.

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But it's too late.

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Far, far too late.

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She's gone.

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Her lovely spirit has left this earth.

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But her murderer remains.

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This man, Edward Clary,

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who destroyed her with six shots

from a.45 revolver.

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Have you any idea of the fearful

destructiveness of a.45 at close range?

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One shot would have been sufficient.

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But six. Six.

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Now a terrible doom

has settled over this monster.

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And we who are here

in the name of justice

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must listen to the command

of the great Jehovah.

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"Whosoever sheddeth man's blood,

by man shall his blood be shed."

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(CROWD MURMURING)

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JUDGE:
Order in the court!

Order in the court!

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- Have you reached a verdict?

- We have, Your Honor.

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The defendant will rise.

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"We find the defendant guilty of murder

in the first degree."

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Sorry, Tony,

but you know I never give exclusives.

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Just say the accused was ably defended

but you can't beat the evidence. That's all.

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They can't beat it when you present it.

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Well, that's very pretty, Tony,

but it won't get you that exclusive.

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Besides, the real credit belongs

to my assistant, Miss Miles.

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She really prepared the case.

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How about a story from you, Miss Miles?

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Well, you can quote me as saying,

"All I did was hold his coat."

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It is true, isn't it, Mr. Scott,

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that you have

the highest percentage of convictions

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- of any DA in the city's history?

- I haven't been keeping score.

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Tell us, Mr. Scott, how does it feel

to send a man to the chair?

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I don't send people to the chair,

they send themselves.

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Just one more thing, Mr. Scott,

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is it true that you intend

to run for governor?

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Now whatever gave you an idea like that?

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If you want facts,

consult my chief investigator.

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He specializes in them.

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We're hungry.

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Thank you, Andr.

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That was dirty. Ray's hungry as a bear.

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No, he isn't. He just wants to be with you.

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Unfortunately for him, so do I.

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You say the nicest things,

but never in writing.

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- Oh, that's my legal training.

- Bachelor training, you mean.

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- Dry martini, Mr. Scott, very dry?

- Yes, two of them. Double.

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- This is a big day.

- No, one double and one single.

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This is your big day, not mine.

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It was a good case,

but only you could have won it.

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It's all in selecting the jury.

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Twelve music lovers. My kind of music.

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Vic, do you really intend

to run for governor?

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What do you think

I've been doing all these years?

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I became a candidate

when I opened my first law book.

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Well, you don't have

to look so solemn about it.

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It's a solemn moment.

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I wish I were going along.

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You've wasted enough time on me.

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It's about time you began thinking

about getting married.

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Yes, Mr. Cupid.

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Well, I beat off the newshounds.

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- Now, can we eat?

- You're just in time for a toast.

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- To what?

- To our next governor.

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Paper! Clary to die in chair tonight!

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Paper! Clary to die in chair tonight!

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Nice piece, Mr. Scott.

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Ought to raise a lot of funds for the club.

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And a lot of votes for you.

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You know, it's a wonder those kids didn't

start running when they saw me coming.

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I put most of their old men in jail.

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But get this straight,

I didn't sponsor this club for votes.

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I was born right there in the next block.

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- And that's pretty hard to forget.

- Sure, I understand.

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But my paper's thinking of supporting you

and we need to humanize you all we can.

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You know how it is, Mr. Scott.

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Well, I've been too busy to be human,

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and I'm not gonna start kissing babies

or anybody else.

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BOY:
Clary to die in chair tonight!

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What's wrong with a little kissing?

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A lot of people prefer it to killing.

Don't you, Mr. Scott?

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Sometimes they go hand in hand,

to the DA's Office.

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There must be a few kind words

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