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just swarming all over each other and

tripping on each other, and

hair ribbons Ieft on the ground

Your daughter.

Yeah, they were, um...

They were driving back from a game

when it happened... the accident.

And you were... ?

Oh, I was in Tokyo. I was, um...

I was closing a deal. I could've finished it

the day before if I'd wanted to...

- You cannot blame yourself.

- No, I didn't. I didn't. I set it aside.

I just moved past it. Built a wall around it.

I hired somebody to close up the house

in San Francisco. I got on a plane,

went somewhere to do something.

And I did it again and again

and I ended up here.

But what you Ieave behind

catches up with you.

Took me a Iong time to Iearn that.

If I had stayed in the embassy,

you would have been in danger.

I am not moving past this.

Jack...

You once offered to resign.

I want you to do that.

I want you to do that now.

My duty is to prove your innocence.

It is also...

It is also my wish.

Courage.

Yong qi.

Stop. What are you doing here ?

I am the court-appointed Iawyer.

This is my identification.

Why was I not notified ?

You don't Iook Iike this picture.

Do not touch me, you pig !

Do not obstruct my investigation !

Wait !

Ifyou mess up the crime scene,

you will bear responsibility !

You better be careful !

Yuelin ?

Why did you come here ?

I am hero.

A record of calls made to and from

her cellphone, and a printout at home.

Peng ! Where did you get this ?

My friend Mai.

She say I am the world's greatest Iover.

And now I am hero, too.

Peng, how did you talk your way

past the security man outside ?

I did not have to. There was nobody there.

Come, Peng, you Ieave now. Go on, Ieave.

It doesn't brighten the situation that

your attorney got roughed up Iast night.

My attorney got what ?

She was a trace roughed up.

A Iittle bruised is all.

Bruised ? What... ? By who ?

She didn't know who. She was in the hotel

where the victim expired.

She's just shook up.

- Stop.

- There's no stopping it now.

When you Ieft sanctuary,

you overshot any point of return.

- What are you saying ?

- You Ieft the embassy out on a Iimb.

The embassy out on a Iimb ?!

What about her ?!

- You didn't make our job any easier.

- All right, all right ! Meishi !

- What about her ?

- I told you not to talk to her.

She's the one putting herself

on the Iine for me !

She's not our job.

She's out there all alone, isn't she ?

Yes.

What happened ?

- I have the records.

- Are you all right ?

Whoever called Hong Ling that night

also spoke to an officer - Huan Minglu.

It doesn't matter. I don't want you hurt.

I have requested his presence

in court today. It does matter.

It will matter.

Why are you doing this ?

You could be taken from your house,

from your grandmother.

You could be sent away, or put here,

or worse.

So why are you doing it ?

I'm doing this because

I do not wish to be silent any more.

Supervising judges.

They are here to monitor.

It means today is the day.

Procurator General Yang,

next to General Hong.

And many of the Party elders.

This final session of our People's Court

hearing criminal case 41 1 6

is now open.

Court is in session.

Advocate Shen Yuelin.

Presiding Chairman, I wish to summon

Huan Minglu to the witness stand.

He has not been introduced as a witness.

He may know what happened

to Hong Ling.

- This appears to be a diversionary tactic.

- This is pure manipulation of the facts.

Advocate Shen Yuelin, request denied.

I have evidence that Huan Minglu attacked

the accused and me in Dazhalan...

That is outside the scope

of this proceeding.

and attempted to murder the accused...

I must protest once more...

This evidence suggests

the accused is innocent.

Advocate Shen Yuelin, there is a

procedure for bringing unrelated charges.

When will that be ? After my client

is sentenced ? Or after he is executed ?

Answer me, please.

Enough. We must call an end to testimony

only indirectly related.

Presiding Chairman...

PIease sit down.

No, Presiding Chairman.

What did you say ?

A man's Iife is at stake.

Not an American Iife. Not a Chinese Iife.

A man's Iife.

In such circumstances, what I am asking

is not an unreasonable request.

I will decide what is reasonable

and unreasonable.

Now sit down.

I said sit down !

The matter is decided. The court

is not interested in such witnesses.

I am.

- You are what ?

- Interested in hearing. How about you ?

I have already ruled.

Why not ?

Presiding Chairman, the vote is 2 to 1 .

With the approval of the court,

I summon Huan Minglu as a witness.

What's happening ? What's going on ?

I've Iost the sound again !

It's okay.

The Procurator GeneraI wishes to see me.

- Why do they want you ?

- Trust me. It will be okay.

I'll be right back.

Sit down.

PIease sit down.

Be seated.

I declare the People's Beijing Intermediate

Court hearing criminal case 41 1 6

once again open.

The defence advocate is not present.

- Nor is her Iegal aide.

- Then the witness should step down.

Presiding Chairman... Wait.

Ting, ting, ting, ting.

Yes, Accused Moore ?

I believe I'm entitled

to question this witness.

Your right to question

has been previously established.

You may do so, briefly and to the point.

You do not want a cigarette ?

I do not smoke, Procurator General.

Your father smoked.

I cannot sign it.

Huan Minglu, at approximately 2am

on the morning of the murder,

records show you received a call

from an unlisted cellphone.

- You remember who made that call ?

- Irrelevant !

Proceed, Accused Moore.

Be direct, before even your friends, the

People's Assessors, Iose their patience.

Do you remember who called you ?

It was a wrong number.

Wrong number ?

Then why did the call Iast five minutes ?

Maybe it was someone talkative,

Iike the accused !

Presiding Chairman, can you instruct the

witness to wipe the smirk off his face ?

The time has come to end this circus.

No... He is not guilty. I will not bargain.

I cannot sign it.

Then you'll be dismissed of your duties,

and disciplined.

Accused Moore, get to the point

before I dismiss the witness.

Have you ever served as a guard

for any government official ?

Yes.

Have you ever met Minister Lin Shou ?

Irrelevant.

Your behaviour is an

embarrassment to our People's Court.

No, Procurator General.

The shame is on those who abuse power

by ignoring the facts.

Do you know what you are speaking of ?

A government official who's deliberately

obstructed this investigation

and who I believe is an accessory

to Hong Ling's murder.

What ?

Have you ever met General Hong

or his daughter Hong Ling ?

Irrelevant. I have already ruled against

this Iine of questioning.

Huan Minglu, as an officer in the PSB,

did you ever work in a prison such as...

Beyond the scope of this hearing.

Are you finished, Accused Moore ?

No, I am not finished.

On April 1 0th, did not you and

two accomplices rough me up ?

- Beyond the scope of this hearing.

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