(Spenser) Tonight on "Spenser For Hire.."
You think I need your help?
You're going against McAllister.
She was pregnant at that time.
- I didn't m*rder her. - So who did?
Somebody who didn't like a white woman sleeping with a black man.
You want me to be polite to this bigot?
I couldn't k*ll my very own daughter.
Lawyer, you're little too friendly
with the minorities for us.
Go!
Objection, your honor..
You were there in the night she d*ed. Why?
- Mr. McAllister? - What happened that night?
[theme music]
[music continues]
[music continues]
[suspenseful music]
(male # ) 'Let's blow it!'
(male # ) 'Let's blow it down.'
(Molly) 'Wish you could stay a little longer.'
(Darnell) 'Me too.'
'When you got the duty, you gotta go.'
Aren't you getting sick of all this?
Sneaking in here for an hour or two and then sneaking back out.
Oh, come on, Molly, we talked about that.
Maybe not enough.
When are we gonna talk about us?
The future.
What's the matter, Molly?
You're on edge.
I'm just sick of all this.
Didn't see you minding in that bedroom of all that.
Stop it. Or is that where your head is?
You got your little action on the side
and everything's fine with you.
Now, come on, and you know that's not it.
[instrumental music]
Halt! Identify yourself.
'Halt!'
This is a restricted area.
[alarm blaring]
Halt!
Unidentified personnel
heading out towards east dock.
[alarm blaring]
Look, I'm sorry, Darnell.
Honey, I love you.
I just wanna be with you.
That's all.
And we're gonna be.
It's gonna take some time.
Lot of problems here.
I know.
I-I gotta split.
[laughing]
[alarm blaring at distance]
[door latch clacking]
What the hell do you want? Come to lecture me again?
(Molly) 'You leave me alone.'
'Get out of my house. You..'
[Molly screaming]
[intense music]
[groaning]
[man speaking in foreign language]
[Molly groaning]
(male # ) 'Hey! What's going on out there?'
(female # ) 'You see who it is? Honey, call the police.'
(male # ) 'Hey, you! Stop!'
'Come back here.'
[instrumental music]
[grunting]
Come here, come here..
[grunting]
[classical music on stereo]
Maggie, I'm back.
[classical music on stereo]
Maggie.
Did you say something?
Yeah, I just said I'm back, that's all.
(Maggie) Well, I guess, you just gonna have to learn
'how to scream louder.'
(McAllister) No, you know, what I think I'm gonna do
I'm gonna go get a bullhorn.
- That might help. - Yeah.
I'm sorry, Tom, you never bargain for someone
who's going deaf.
Look, please, you know
there's an old saying that says the hearing
is the first thing to go.
Is that an old Indian saying?
No.
Rest of you is in pretty good shape though.
You mind stick around then?
Not in another or years then I'm out of here.
So, you're still going to Boston tonight?
Yeah, o'clock.
I thought you were swearing off court martials?
I know, I thought so too.
(Maggie) 'It's a biggie, huh?'
It could be.
Tom, I love you.
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(Spenser) Running a one-man agency out of my bedroom in Charlestown
I didn't needless to say get a lot of high powered clients
from Washington DC.
I had my first in fact
when I met a lawyer named Tom McAllister
one snowy cold morning at the Boston navy yard.
You know, you never did say where you got my name.
Oh, you come very highly recommended.
I do, huh? Glad to hear that.
So where do we stand?
Well, for now, all I know about the guy in the alley
is that he jumped off some Polish freighter.
And if he saw anything, he maybe the only chance your client has.
Take it you read the report I sent.
Yeah, pretty grim.
Black ensign sleeping with his captain's daughter.
He's seen going in her place at night
neighbors hear an argument right before she goes out
of the third storey window.
Don't forget the coroner's report
she was pregnant at that time.
You're up against a full hand, alright.
Now, let me get this straight.
You want me to find a potential witness
who's on the run, who may or may not still be in Boston.
Is that about it?
- Yeah. - No problem.
Just a needle in a haystack.
(Spenser) After all, I do come highly recommended.
Glad you're with me on this, Spenser.
I don't know my way around Boston.
(McAllister) 'Welcome note.'
"Get off the case, move to Africa."
There's more.
I just can't take too much friendliness today.
(Darnell) 'Sure we argued. Molly had a temper.'
'But we weren't fighting that night.'
Anyway, I decided to-to leave.
Okay, that was at .
Right.
I was headed back to the ship, I ran into Hank.
Uh, Seaman Henry J. Brown?
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
He said he had a problem, he wanted to talk.
So, we went to this little bar in Crown street.
I had a beer. We talked.
'It was after midnight when I finally hit the sack.'
And the next thing I remember is they were waking me up
telling me I was under arrest.
- I didn't m*rder her. - So who did?
I don't know.
You know, one of the other million people living in Boston.
It's the last time I want to hear the attitude.
- Do we understand each other? - Look, I don't..
You know what this is? Official navy document.
Brown says you're a liar.
Says he never saw you that night.
- That's not true. - I checked the bar.
Nobody remembers you.
It was jammed with navy, I was--
- How crowded was it? - It was packed wall to wall.
All those people, and nobody remembers you?
'Well, I guess not. I don't know of any people who work--'
I need a name, dammit.
I don't have a name.
Whose side is he on?
Yours, I think.
What do you think? You think this is a game? Huh?
This is your life we're talking about.
And you might just lose it
unless you get serious real quick.
Do we understand each other?
Alright.
Now, let's go back.
Why are they charging you with m*rder?
- Because I'm black. - It's not good enough.
As far as the navy is concerned, not even close.
Race discrimination is not tolerated, period.
So, we know that they're not coming
after you just because you're black.
What you know about it, man?
- What do I know about it? - Yeah.
Where I grew up, it wasn't very cool being a half breed.
My grandfather was a full-blooded Apache.
That's what I know about it, kid.
Now, let's talk about you. Go.
(Travis) Right, you're a graduate of Annapolis
a basketball star.
You're one of the first black officers
ever to serve aboard the USS Dalton.
And here's our high profile black
sleeping with his captain's daughter
his white captain's daughter.
Color had nothing to do with me and Molly.
Hear this.
I-I, I couldn't hurt Molly.
I loved her.
I mean, you've got to believe me.
[Darnell crying]
[indistinct shouting]
Settle down.
(Frank) Name is, uh, Stefan Smolen
from Warsaw. He came off a Polish ship.
We got the state department, naval intelligence.
We got Polish embassy..
Hey, even the Ruskies are poking
their nose into this one.
You want him, Spenser, you gotta stand in line.
All you need out here now is Monty Hall.
(Frank) 'Yeah, well, it was a bar fight'
somebody got stuck with a Kn*fe, the usual.
Where's that file?
He speak English?
I think maybe a little bit.
He's got a cousin in Detroit.
He's probably halfway there now.
I'd like to hear it. It's right here.
It's all in there.
You know, I really hate this bar and stuff, Spenser.
You never know what you're getting in to.
Yeah, no place like the good old US of A.
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(Grant) 'I only have one interest in this trial'
Serving justice, I hope.
Serving my captain and this ship.
You protect their good names, we get along.
You do them any damage, I'll have your butt.
Understood?
Yes, sir.
(Grant) 'No disrespect, McAllister.'
'I figure you're in this for the headlines.'
You come aboard, dip in your oars
muddy the water with talk of racial prejudice.
You can raise a reasonable doubt.
(McAllister) My client cold be innocent.
He's guilty as hell and you know it.
Well, then I guess it won't matter
if I talked to Seaman Brown
just for the fun of it.
Sorry.
He's confined to quarters, he was brawling.
And I'll say it for you, I'm not gonna lift a finger
to help you defend Darnell Lewis.
Why, because he's black?
- Go to hell. - 'I might.'
But not before I talk to Seaman Brown.
I'll arrange it. Anything else?
A talk with Captain Sears, in private
or in court, it's your choice.
No. His.
- 'If it's about Molly.' - It is.
You remember this.
He's hurting, he loved his daughter.
It's amazing.
My client said the same thing this morning.
Bull!
You don't think I hear the men talk?
Seems to me he couldn't wait to tell anybody who'd listen..
Sir.
You must be Tom McAllister
civilian attorney for Darnell Lewis, right?
Yes.
I'm Captain Warren Sears.
You've met Lieutenant Commander Grant
my executive officer?
Now, how can I help you?
(Hawk) 'Took your time to get here.'
McAllister says I come very highly recommended.
Somebody's gotta get you a job.
Dig, I'm it.
We've got some information missing here.
Well, Tommy Mc called, say he was looking
for the best private cop in Boston.
First three cats I called were busy.
I finally had to give him your name.
[laughing] You're much too kind.
Who told you?
- Well.. - Well, what?
Well, Tommy didn't just call up the Chamber of Commerce
and get you by mistake, did he?
Short story. Tommy and me go way back.
First time was a brief in Saigon
and we went up country couple of times.
- Special forces? - Very special.
Dig this. People say Polish man went that way.
Her apartment?
(female # ) 'Third floor.'
'Are you a friend of Darnell's?'
I have lots of friends.
I'm Spenser, this is Hawk.
We're working on the defense.
Glad someone is.
- 'What's your name?' - I'm Jeanette Farell.
This is Jason. We live downstairs.
I used to be Molly's roommate.
Listen, I wanna tell you right now
Darnell's innocent.
He couldn't k*ll Molly. They were in love.
People say Molly was loose, I don't know.
Maybe she was in the old days.
She liked to party.
But that all changed after she met Darnell.
Anyway she was just getting back to her daddy.
Captain Sears?
Only man I know she screamed at
and cried over.
Drove her crazy being so strict and everything.
I felt so sorry for her
not knowing whether to have that abortion or not.
She was going to have an abortion?
Well, she decided not to
but she went to a doctor.
Did her father know she went to a doctor?
He must have.
Last month, Timothy was on leave, my husband.
We heard them arguing out in the hall about Darnell.
He called her awful names.
The plot thickens.
Jeanette, did Captain Sears come here often?
Often enough.
I'm sure he's the one who arranged for her
to see that doctor.
Thanks for talking with us.
Jason.
- If I had to point a finger. - Captain daddy.
(Spenser) Fathers and daughters always in love
often in conflict as far back as the Greek tragedies.
Maybe it wasn't so.
May be it was.
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(Travis) McAllister?
(McAllister) Lieutenant, what a beautiful day.
(Travis) You mind telling me if you another miles planned here.
[McAllister laughing] Sorry.
Who's prosecuting?
Carl Westmore.
I worked with him and against him.
He's good and, uh..
- What? - He's ruthless.
He hates to lose.
He'll pull out all the stops
if he thinks it will give him an edge.
(male # ) I hear the African has got himself a white lawyer.
(male # ) 'Yeah, that's what I hear.'
Guy must be color blind.
- Which senior-- - Let it go.
You know what I want you to do?
I want you to snoop around about that doctor Molly Sears
was supposed to be seeing.
You know anybody in Records?
Personnel, yeah, I can get in there
but what makes you think he's a navy doc?
If you're in years in service
and your daughter needed an abortion
who would you go see?
I'll get right on it.
(Grant) 'I got something for you, Carl.'
Might help in the case.
You think I need your help?
You're going against McAllister.
I can read the news clippings too, Grant.
"Hot, young defense attorney
coming off a string of victories."
I know the type.
Still thought you might find it interesting.
His service record?
Light reading if you care to.
How is Captain Sears?
He's heartbroken.
He wants a conviction, Carl.
Give him my best.
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(Spenser) Hawk and I agreed that he would track down Seaman Brown
which left me with the Polish sailor
the needle in the haystack as Tom called him.
I figured maybe I should forget the haystack
and go back to where the needle had come from
in the first place.
Seems to be no end of people looking for Stefan.
I want him back. Both our governments clearly want him.
And now you.
Well, it's clear he has witnessed a m*rder while he--
While what, Mr. Spenser?
That is the central question.
Is was Stefan Smolen AWOL as you say
or perhaps defecting?
What do you think?
What do I think?
Let me tell you what I know.
Stefan Smolen is a good sailor.
He does his duty and he loves his country.
He was fine on the voyage.
Sad but it didn't affect his work.
- Sad. - Uh.
His mother d*ed days after we sailed.
He received a telegraph message onboard while we were crossing.
Captain, can I see his quarters?
No.
I'm afraid not. This is not a tourist ship.
You understand?
[upbeat music]
(female # ) 'Hi, can I get you something?'
Brandy.
And another one for the ancient mariner.
(female # ) Coming right up.
I know you?
About to.
What you want with me, man?
Looking for a brown named Brown in the navy.
Ship aboard type of Darnell Lewis.
Hey, I'm going, brother.
And you listen here, this is navy bar.
I say the word, you're in a world of trouble.
You say it. Let's get it on.
And when that's over, our conversation
will not be as friendly, you understand?
What this got to do with you anyway?
Interested party.
[sniffles] Tell me.
I see the heat you carrying under that $ coat.
Well, while you cogitate on that, you tell me
why Darnell Lewis says he was drinking with old Henry Brown
when the girl took the dive?
- He's lying, man. - Is he now?
Now we find old Henry Brown sucking up bad whiskey
with a bad attitude with bad bruises on his face.
You've been scraping, old Henry.
I had a fight, yeah.
Mercy! With some white boy.
- What that got to do with you? - Whole lot.
Somebody slapped you around to change your tune.
Maybe somebody who didn't like a white woman
sleeping with a black man.
You-you dreaming, black.
Got nightmares too.
They're gonna burn Darnell Lewis on this one.
Just other day they throw a rogue bull for a tree.
And this moment they waltz around in the court
making it all legal but they're gonna ban him just the same.
Then I'm ashamed.
Unless he did it.
Oh, yeah.
Unless somebody has the guts to say he didn't.
(Spenser) Hawk was about the most effective answer getter
I had ever met.
But even he was having trouble shaking
anything out of Henry Brown
which left the Polish sailor in grief for his mother
running from his ship
hunted in a strange city
for witness to a m*rder.
Scared, not knowing the language
where would he go?
Despite what Belson and others thought
my guess was he didn't get far.
(Spenser) 'Speak O Lord for thy servant hearth.'
(male # ) 'Are we still speaking hypothetically, Mr. Spenser?'
(Spenser) Yes, father.
If the man I told you about came to see you
and you advised him to turn himself in.
(male # ) Perhaps, you must realize, this is not a place of judgment.
For hundreds of years we've been a sanctuary.
An asylum for those who are troubled.
Yes, Father, but the church also teaches us responsibility
for our fellow men.
This young man can be convicted of a m*rder he didn't commit.
- They say you could help him. - If he were here.
Of course.
Mr. Spenser, I understand your dilemma.
If the sanctity of the confessional weren't violated
I would speak to such a man
and urge him to come forward.
Thank you, Father.
'Go with God.'
Worlds ago, Tommy Mac.
Half kids, half men in those days.
Hard times, don't wanna look back.
Except for a pretty face or two.
Uh-huh.
[chuckling]
- You alone? - Just like I said.
Nobody followed us.
Didn't have to follow you.
Company.
Just had to follow this liar.
You wanna do some more talkin', Henry?
You can't hear him for your mouth goin'.
Now you shut up. Nobody's talkin' to you.
Let him go.
He got the message.
Now we gotta make sure the lawyer does.
Cover 'em.
You got a problem we don't like, lawyer.
You're a little too friendly with the minorities for us.
We're gonna send you back where you came from.
Gonna make sure you remember your visit too.
[tense music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
Tommy Mac!
Not a good day for killin'.
[instrumental music]
- What'd it go down as? - Attempted mugging.
With a warning for you and Hawk
to keep you tag team off the street.
Sergeant Belson said he saw your son in Annapolis.
Though it was one of the best ever.
Boy had it going.
Naval academy, a sh*t at the pros when he got out.
Now all of this.
He'll get a fair trial, Mr. Lewis, I promise you that.
Oh, I know you good at what you do.
But look here son
I've been black longer than you been a lawyer.
I know what that means.
I've been in the navy too.
'Captain's daughter dead.'
Darnell accused.
I hope I'm not interrupting.
You're McAllister, right?
I thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm Carl Westmore.
I'll be prosecuting the Lewis case.
Got minute?
Maybe we can discuss this tomorrow.
Mr. Westmore, this is Darnell Lewis's father.
Like I said, maybe another time?
Not surprised you don't wanna drink with me.
I'm in the service.
m*llitary makes you nervous, right McAllister?
He tell you about his illustrious career?
'Dishonorable discharge, two years in the brig.'
k*lled a noncom in Vietnam.
Did you read the rest of the report
or did you just stop there?
I read enough.
Enough to know what's in the Lewis case for you.
'Can't wait to get back at us, huh?'
'Got on a soapbox and indict the entire armed forces.'
Well, here's a warning, McAllister.
You try anything cute in there
and I'll get your whole ugly little story out in the open
at the court martial.
Evening, gentlemen.
- You wanna leave? - No.
No, I'm gonna tell you what happened.
You don't have to, son.
Yes, I do.
It's important, especially for you.
It was towards the end of the w*r.
I was an advance scout and raid.
Little village called Long Mai.
'Army unit came in'
took the village, hardly fired a sh*t.
After it was secure I heard sh**ting
coming from these trees, so I went to see.
It was the sergeant.
sh**ting people.
Just women and children.
He was out of control. I screamed at him.
He just kept f*ring.
Massacring them.
So I sh*t him where he stood.
Court martial.
Yeah. Quick conviction too.
I was sent away to Leavenworth.
That's where I first started reading about the law.
- But you got out. - 'Yeah, I got out.'
days later I got out.
'Grunt in the unit saw what happened'
he finally came out and corroborate my story.
They gave me a full pardon.
Honorable discharge.
Even back pay.
Westmore's gonna try and use that against us.
You should know that.
'He gonna try and paint me as..'
...full of hate, unfit to defend your son.
I'm asking you now, while there's still time
do you want me to quit?
No, Tom. I don't.
And I'll tell you why.
I watched you just now.
I saw your anger and I saw the control.
Spenser, what do you think?
I think Mr. Lewis knows a lot about men.
[instrumental music]
(Spenser) On occasion miracles do happen.
Like the call I got saying the priest had just brought
a young man from Poland into the police station.
(Stefan) 'I had no thought to runaway.'
'Only to go to church for one hour'
to pray for my mother.
We never get chance to say goodbye.
My captain, he understand, but he could not give permission.
So I had to jump ship.
The American sailors chased me.
Resecured him when he crossed the base.
I was hiding when I heard the woman scream
saw her fall.
And the people began to shout at me..
I was afraid I would be blamed.
Stefan.
Can you tell me exactly what you saw..
...when you heard the woman scream?
I looked up..
...the glass was breaking.
She fell out.
And..
The man looked surprised.
Man?
- You saw a man inside? - Yes.
Did you see the man push her?
No, I-I only saw him after she fell.
Can you describe him?
[sighs] He was tall.
Uh, wore dark uniform.
Officer I think.
Stefan, was the man black?
You mean n*gro.
No, he was, uh..
...light skinned, white man.
Stefan.
You're absolutely sure about that?
Yes, he was not black.
Thank you, Stefan.
That's what I need.
That was the Polish consulate, they talked
to the state department, they're comin' over
to take Stefan back to the ship now.
Dammit!
Can we get a stenographer in here?
Right.
(Tom) 'While I can't produce Stefan Smolen in person'
I have a sworn affidavit I'd like to introduce.
Objection, as recorded.
Which should allow the court to rule on our motion
to dismiss all charges.
'For the record I also have a corroborative statement'
from seaman Henry Brown.
AS to the defendants whereabouts on the night of the m*rder.
Yes, yes, there'll be time for that.
- Is the all, Mr. McAllister? - Yes, Your Honor.
Motion is denied.
'The court rule that barring cross examination'
the testimony of Stefan Smolen cannot be accepted.
Court will recess until tomorrow.
Go wait outside.
Great, with Stefan not around here
we don't have a chance in hell.
We still have one, Henry Brown. He's still with Darnell.
Nice try.
I need to talk to you.
When it's over.
I'll buy you a sympathy drink.
- What is this? - This?
Call this a delayed reaction from last night.
- Take your hand off of me. - Gladly.
But you try and use my record against my client..
...then the next time that we meet..
...I swear, we don't just talk.
Can't win in court, win out back, is that it, McAllister?
All you know how to do is fight?
[instrumental music]
(Spenser) If Stefan Smolen could not testify
Tom's entire case rested on Henry Brown.
Good thing Hawk and I stashed him away.
Good place to hide.
Yeah, nice place.
Friend of mine spent many happy hours here.
What was he? A cockroach?
[knocking on door]
- Where'd you get the food? - I called.
I told you no phones, man!
Get dressed, put your shoes on!
[tense music]
(Spenser) 'You make any other calls?'
(Henry) 'Yeah, I only called the duty officer'
'so I wouldn't get pegged AWOL.'
Come on.
[music continues]
[g*n fires]
[groaning]
(Spenser) The tragedy of Henry Brown's death
would only deepen if we allowed it to be in vain.
One last play will have to be made
to allow the Polish sailor to speak the truth.
Do you always leave port the exact time ordered?
No, sometimes there are difficulties.
Will you be speaking on Stefan's behalf
when you return home, captain?
Yes, I will speak very strongly for him
and I hope the charges will be dropped.
All we're asking
is that you allow Stefan to do the same for another man.
[sighs]
[speaking in foreign language]
It appears the engines have malfunctioned
temporarily.
They will be working again, uh, before nightfall.
Thank you.
(Travis) 'I spoke to the judge.'
He said he'd convene a special session at o'clock today.
Look, here are the computer read outs
of all active and retired
naval surgeons in the Boston area.
I marked six possibles.
Although, I don't know why you bother.
I mean, Stefan Smolen comes down here
and tells the court that he saw a white man at the window
and it's over.
How much light was on the window?
How much was inside? What was the position of the moon?
Oh, come on!
(Tom) 'No, Westmore's eager, but he's not stupid!'
'He's got a foreign eyewitness who was scared to death'
that night. He's gonna tear him apart in cross.
So how do we protect him?
We don't. Just hope that the court believes his testimony.
You got a service record on Captain Sears?
Yeah, uh, second draw.
Mind tellin' me what you're lookin' for?
Same thing as the first day I met you.
The person who k*lled Molly Sears, here we go.
Lieutenant Sears served on four ships the last years.
Yet the same name doctor. Arnold Wade.
Retired, June ' .
Residence, Boston.
But according to his deposition
Sears said he didn't know she was pregnant.
Exactly.
[instrumental music]
Doctor Wade is an old and dear friend.
I see no purpose in dragging him into this case.
- Nothing can be gained. - Except the truth.
He can't tell you that.
Not about Molly's death.
But you can.
Right, captain?
'Cause you were there.
That's not true.
You and Molly argued, didn't you?
About her lifestyle, about Darnell Lewis.
How it would affect your command.
Spenser, ease off, just a little.
You want me to be polite to this bigot?
His daughter falls in love with a black man
and he gets angry enough to k*ll?
I never k*lled her!
Don't you dare say that to me!
You don't know how much I loved her.
You don't know.
I tried to talk to her, but she wouldn't listen.
All she kept saying was how much she loved him.
- And you hated him for it. - Yes!
But not for being black, I hated him for his arrogance.
It's disrespected even thinking about touching her!
I was his captain.
But she wouldn't get the abortion, would she?
You couldn't strike back at Darnell Lewis
so you struck back at her. Is that how it happened?
No!
'I never struck Molly.'
Never.
We had quarreled two nights before.
We had gotten in the habit of yelling at each other
since her mother d*ed.
Molly seemed to recent everything I said.
But we still loved each other.
Always.
I couldn't think of k*lling my very own daughter.
[crying]
My God!
Molly!
[instrumental music]
Well, how tall was this white man?
Objection, he's answered the question
He can answer it again.
Overruled.
I couldn't tell exactly.
What was the color of his hair?
His eyes? How old was he?
I-I don't know all these questions.
You don't know very much, do you?
You really didn't get a good look
because you were too busy running.
'All you saw was a woman on the ground'
'and a figure, way up in dim light.'
Objection, badgering.
'Your Honor, this witness is trying to tell the court'
what he saw, the council is deliberately trying to confuse
the testimony with his own interpretation.
Sustained.
No further questions.
(male # ) 'Court will take a five minute recess.'
- Any sign of Spenser? - Not yet.
Hey, you're really swingin' hard in there.
Trying to buy time till Dr. Wade shows up.
Let's have a look outside.
So, how's our mystery witness?
Not much of a mystery.
Dr. Wade. Hi, how are you?
- Hello. - How do you do?
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I understand you have a new witness
you wish to have added to the roster.
- Is he present? - Yes, Your Honor.
- Dr. Arnold Wade. - Very well. He will be added.
(male # ) 'Well, Mr. McAllister, you may continue.'
(Tom) 'With the courts permission I'd like to call my first witness'
Lieutenant Commander Marshall Grant.
Out of sequence.
With no objection from the court you may proceed.
- What's he got to do with us? - Everything.
If the captain allowed the search.
This is gonna be close.
- What the hell's goin' on? - You tell me.
(male # ) 'Would you please state your full name and rank?'
(Grant) 'Lieutenant Commander Marshall Boylston Grant.'
And your current residence.
Commissioned officers quarters, Charlestown Naval Yard.
Commander Grant, you served under
Captain Warren Sears for over years, is that correct?
Yes, sir. And it's lieutenant commander.
I'm sorry.
Perhaps one day you will be commander if all goes well.
Ten years, that's a very long time.
I presume you knew the captain and his family
and his daughter very well.
Of course.
Did you visit the frequently?
You mean at home when Mrs. Sears we still alive?
I mean often.
I mean on the night she d*ed, d-did you see her then?
Did you hear the question?
Yes.
I mean, no, I was not there.
Did you ever talk to Molly
about her affair with Darnell Lewis
and how it was hurting your captain?
Well, yes, that was obvious.
You mean the shipboard gossip
how everyone knew that the captain was being disgraced.
'Something just had to be done about that.'
Objection, Your Honor.
Council is offering his own opinion.
I will withdraw that question, Your Honor.
Who is this man?
Mr. McAllister?
In a minute.
You know a Dr. Arnold Wade?
Yes, he was our former ships doctor.
Did you take Molly Sears to Dr. Wade for a pregnancy test?
- Mr. McAllister! - Did you?
You did! You made all the arrangements.
You even paid for it.
You were there on the night she d*ed, for what?
For what, commander?
Answer the question!
Trying to serve my captain.
When Molly wouldn't listen..
What happened that night?
What night was that?
The night Molly Sears d*ed, commander.
Nothing I said mattered.
What did you tell her?
I told her she had to get rid of the baby.
How did she react?
She was angry.
You leave me alone!
Go on.
- I can't. - 'Yes, you can.'
What did she say?
- You! You get out of my house! - 'Your house?'
Your father paid for this and everything else in your life
And you're trying to destroy him, and for what?
So you can roll around in the sack with some--
- You dirty, hateful-- - Slut!
You better start thinking about what she's doing.
I know what I'm doing.
Now, you can run and tell my father or not!
but I'm telling you.
I love Darnell Lewis.
And I'm going to marry him.
And we're having a child.
You're not! You're not having that black bastards baby.
You..
[screaming]
All I heard..
...was her scream.
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- So, when's your flight. - Oh, in a few hours.
Ballistics confirm that the g*n in grants locker
is the .one that k*lled Henry Brown
- - , that's a hunting g*n. - Yeah.
- You hunt? - Used to, with my grandfather.
Yeah, me too.
- We should go together. - Yeah.
No time, trial in Denver.
Gotta make time, Tom.
After Denver, you got a deal.
- I'll see ya, Spenser. - Travel well.
(Spenser) I would enjoy hunting with Tom.
I sensed he would be good at it.
Maybe it was part of his heritage.
Or something he learned on the b*ttlefield.
But his instinct to fight against all odds
was the thing I liked about him most.
He was a born warrior.
Easy to respect.
Especially when the prize he sought was the truth.
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