Indictment: The McMartin Trial Page #15

with the police. Register as what? That you're a sex offender. You wanna go up

and take this crapshoot again? I'm sure as hell not gonna let

them win without

going to trial. Trial? A trial. We can't go

through another trial, Ray,

and you know it. You speak for yourself!

Don't even think about it. I'm tired, I'm exhausted

and I'm burned out! And you can't take anymore. I remember you were gonna

put a shiv through your ear. You were gonna hang yourself

with your shoe laces

in your jail cell. Yeah, yeah, okay.

So don't say another trial. So I thought about

killing myself. Okay? But never, not once,

not in my worst time. Now, listen to me, Danny. Not once did I ever think of giving them what you

want me to give them now. No way! I'm not putting

on a piece of paper

that I'm a pedophile. Never. Ray, they say it ain't over

until the fat lady sings. I think she's already sung. Thanks. Hey! How are you, Danny? Ray, how do you feel

about goin' through

another trial? Fine. He feels fine about it.

The DA wants

to make me a deal. And he wants me

to let them off the hook. I turned it down.

Ray? Just a second.

Hey! Wait a minute! Wait a minute!

Come on! I made a deal with Martinez

to keep this under wraps. It's too late.

(clamoring) Hi. Mr. Martinez! Mr. Martinez! Did you try

to cut a deal with Ray Buckey? Never. Not in a million years. We wouldn't offer Ray Buckey

a deal in his wildest dreams. Thank you. Good day.

Do it. He's lying his ass off.

What? I said he's lying his ass off. Mr. Martinez is a liar. I had a meeting with him.

I tape recorded the meeting. Perhaps you'd all like

to hear it. Martinez on tape:

I'll tell you

where I'm coming from. I would personally urge Reiner

to accept a nolo plea. Thank you.

Thanks, Danny. You were right. The fat lady had another

song in her after all. (people murmuring) Judge:

Ladies and gentlemen

of the jury, have you reached a verdict? Juror:

We have been unable

to come to a conclusion on any of these nine counts. We are irrevocably deadlocked and will never come

to a conclusion. Reporter:

The McMartin case

is finally over, after seven years

and 15 million dollars and without

a single conviction. It's odd, isn't it? Seven years,

and then in one minute... it's over.

It's so strange. It isn't over, not for me. When something

like this hits you, you don't start your life

over again so easily. Not at my age. Not when most of it's gone. We don't mean to sound

ungrateful, Danny,

we are grateful. I know.

But... this thing

is gonna stay with us. People have short memories.

There's another

astounding headline in the papers,

another case on TV.

People forget. Woman:

Look, that's them.

The child molesters. Child molesters! What is your problem? Huh? You wanna say it to my face? Child molesters, you see? They don't forget. And they don't care

that they've ruined our lives. And not just ours,

the parents, the children. How come God didn't stop it? Oh, no. Don't blame God. What happened to us

was all the work of people. God wasn't let into it. Who had the time to stop

and listen to God? They were all too busy

watching television. (choral music plays) (children laughing,

shouting in distance) (children laughing,

shouting in distance) (children laughing,

shouting in distance)

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