04x07 - Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town

[bunniefuu]

[indistinct chatter]

[rattling]

[indistinct chatter]

Benny.


- Hi.
- Come on in.


- How are you?
- Fine.

Are you dropping something off?

Oh. Here.

Havanas! My, my! [laughs]

Uh, these are from Douglas, I assume.

They're f
-
- from me. Uh, Arnie helped me get 'em.

[sighs] These are wonderful cigars, Benny.

Thank you.

Uh, we haveyourpresent under our tree.

I
-
- it
-
- it is not
-
- not a Christmas present.

What is it?

Mr. Hackett...

I wanna marry Alice.

I love her.

[inhales sharply] Does Alice wanna get married?

I haven't asked hereasels yet.

Do you really think this is something you're ready for?

Well...

[papers rustling]

This... [breathing heavily]

is how much I make.

And this is...[indistinct]

and cost of
-
- of food, electricity.

"Bus fare, taxes, insurance."

And this is how much I saved.

Plus another

$ for her ring.

I'll be honest with you, Benny, it scares me a little.

Me, too.

I'm not sure Alice is ready for this even if youare.

Well, then we wouldn't.

But you wanna try.

[breathing heavily]

Only if you say it's okay.

[instrumental music]


- Alright, Benny.
- Huh.

It's okay with me.

[chuckling]

[theme music]

[music continues]

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[indistinct chatter]

Well, I'll call you tomorrow.

Hey, counselor.

Hi, Grace.

Death penalty trial's today, huh?

Yeah, right now, you know, I was hoping your office

might lighten up a little bit and stop pressing so hard

for the gas chamber, but I guess not.

Well, you have a high
-profile m*rder in an election year.

There's certain people wanting to be known as tough on crime,

and you got a tough draw with Margaret.

Mickey, she's gonna push this.


- Yeah, I know.
- You got any tricks?

No. No tricks.

I'm just gonna put up family members, character witnesses.

Basically, anybody I can find to help convince the jury

that Earl Williams doesn't deserve to die.


- Good luck, Mickey.
- Yeah.

[indistinct chatter]

Did your sister ever introduce you to Earl Williams, Nicky?

Once.

What was your impression of him?

Objection. She met him once.

There's no reason she can't give her impression.

Her response is prejudiced. It has no foundation.


- It shouldn't come in.
- I'll allow it.

They're considering whether to send my client

to the gas chamber, and you'll allow it?

Yes. You've made your objection, Mr. Kuzak.

Harbin: It's been overruled. Flanagan: Ms. Corry.

Nicole: I thought he was pretty full of himself, mostly.

He would go on these long tirades about

how Nina and I were culturally illiterate

because we had never read "Crime And punishment."

Did your sister used to confide in you?

Nicole: We were months apart.

Irish twins, you know?

We slept in the same room up until she went to college.

I think you could say that we confided in each other.

Nicky, did she ever say that she was afraid of Earl?

Objection. It's irrelevant and it's hearsay.

That objection I'll sustain.

Flanagan: Your Honor, I believe this young woman

can tell us something about Earl Williams.

No, she can't. She doesn't know him!

Harbin: Ms. Flanagan, you may not

use her as a character witness.

May I use her to convey the magnitude

oflosswhich this man caused?

Ask that those remarks be stricken.

So stricken. The jury will disregard.

Ms. Flanagan, the witness's loss and the witness's grief

aren't relevant here, and you know it.

My grief isn't relevant?

Ms. Corry, I'll admonish you again
-
-

No one here knew my sister.

Nobody knows what it was like to lose her.


- I do! Kuzak: Your Honor.

Harbin: Ms. Corry, you will control yourself

or I'll have you removed.

You don't have to! I'll walk out on my own!

You're not excused from this courtroom.

...wish that your death
-
-

Harbin: Ms. Corry.
- Could be as painful as Nina's.

Harbin: Ms. Corry, sit down.

[Nicole sobbing]

Brackman: A reminder to all, our Christmas party

is at the end of business, Friday.

Leland and I conducted the dreaded lottery

this morning, and I'm pleased to announce

the role of Santa Claus this year

will be performed by

Victor Sifuentes.


- Oh, my God! Arnie:Hola,Santa.

Stuart, I believe you still have the suit from last year.


- Yeah. I'll get it to you. Brackman: Moving on.

Stuart, you're all set for the meeting with John Keys?


- Yeah, ready to go.
- So...

This is the big cheese from London, huh?

Yes. And this is the fish we need to hook.

Stuart: I'm ready, Leland. Tomorrow two o'clock.

Brackman: Excellent.

Uh, Benny,

would it be too much trouble to get some food on that dish?

Oh. Oh.

I think Mr. Stulwicz is going to be coming from the clouds

a little this week, he asked Leo Hackett

for Alice's hand this morning.


- And Leo said yes. Stuart: Alright.


- Alice's hand in marriage?
- No, just her hand, Douglas.

He wants to put it in his freezer.


- But has he proposed to her?
- Not yet.

And since there is a chance that she could say no,

let's not make too big a deal out of it.

Is this a good idea, Ret*rded people getting married?

Abby: Well, come on, Douglas.

So w
-
- when's he planning to pop the question?

Friday. So between now and then, let's keep everything very cool.

Benny's nervous enough as it is.

I'll try not to squirm with excitement.

Finally, it's official.

Rosalind Shays will join McKenzie, Brackman,

Chaney and Kuzak at the beginning of the year.

Hip, hip, hooray.

Uh, Victor, how was your dinner with her?


- Good. She's good.
- Not that there was any doubt.

And, on that, we're adjourned.

Arnie: Yo, Santa.
- Oh, God.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

[telephone ringing]

[indistinct chatter]


- Arnie!
- Hey!

What a nice surprise this is!


- Mommy wanted to visit you.
- Oh, yeah.

So she tied you up and she made you come along, too, huh?


- Yeah.
- Hi.


- Can I steal you for a minute?
- Sure.

Would you do me a hu
-u
-uge favor?


- Hu
-uge?
- No.


- Hu
-u
-uge!
- What?

Arnie: You keep an eye on Roxanne for a minute?


- While I talk to mommy?
- Sure.

Okay. Urgh! [grunts]


- Thanks. Roxanne: Come on, Chloe.

Sit over here and work on your typing.


- What's wrong?
- Randy's threatening...

To keep Chloe for Christmas Eve.

Well, he can't, the settlement agreement says

that she's with you on Christmas.

I'm talking about Christmas Eve, which is Sunday.


- And he's got her that weekend.
- Doesn't matter.

The agreement says that weekend visits end at p.m.

on Sunday. Either way she's with you.

But I've been letting him return her on Monday morning.

So now he says he wants to do the same thing here.

But he can't do that without your consent.

Oh? Yeah, he's gonna do it. You don't know him.


- He's gonna do it. Arnie: Corrinne.

[sighs] Shehasto be with me on Christmas Eve.

It's a whole thing, for God's sake.

I want her waking up in my house on Christmas Day.

She will be.

Tomorrow I'll go into court

and I'll get an order.

[sighs] I can't believe this.

Don't worry.

The agreement is binding, the judge will enforce it,

and Chloe's gonna be with you.

Hey, nobody's gonna ruin Christmas for my girls.

[sighs] Thanks.

I ask you to describe

the condition of Nina Corry's body, doctor.

Your Honor, this witness testified during the trial.

Kuzak: The jury's already heard him describe the condition

of Ms. Corry's body.

He's right, Ms. Flanagan.

Your Honor, I believe the jury should

hear it in the context of determining

Mr. Williams' sentence rather than his guilt.

Uh
-uh, you don't get to put witnesses

on a second time for emphasis.

If I let you do it, I've got to let him do it, too.

Between the two of you, we'll be here until next Christmas.

Now, do you have any new ground to cover with this witness?

I ask that he be permitted to authenticate

a series of photographs so that

they may now be admitted into evidence.

Objection, those photographs were ruled purely inflammatory

before, they are no less inflammatory now.

This is a different trial, Mr. Kuzak.

Different criteria for admission obtained.

Well, tell me what they prove, Your Honor.

They prove that this m*rder was committed

under aggravating circumstances.

They prove just how brutal a m*rder this was.

I ask that the court instruct Ms. Flanagan

to reserve the oratory for her summation.

I'll grant your request and overrule your objection.

No speeches, Ms. Flanagan. Proceed with the photographs.

[woman coughs]

I show you a series of photographs

and ask if you are able to identify them.

Yes, these are photographs of Nina Corry

taken just prior to her autopsy.

Flanagan: Were you present at the time they were taken?

Yes, I was.

I ask that said photographs be now admitted into evidence

and marked "People's Exhibit through ."

So ordered. Set up the easels.

I renew my objection

and ask for a [indistinct] on the court's ruling.

Overruled and denied. Proceed, Ms. Flanagan.


- [scoffs] Your Honor, if I
-
- Harbin: Sit down, sir.

Ms. Flanagan, proceed.

[instrumental music]

[dramatic music]

[upbeat music]

What kind of a father is Earl Williams, Janine?

I think he's a wonderful father.

Kuzak: Was he ever abusive? Janine: Never.

My father hardly ever even raised his voice.

Well, he must have gotten mad sometime.

Only if he thought we were, uh,

neglecting our school work. That made him mad.

Kuzak: So education is important to him.

Janine: Yeah, more important than anything.

Uh, he made time to organize tutorial programs

in the neighborhood, uh...


- Adult literacy programs.
- Well...


- Did he ever make time for you?
- Every day.

Would you tell us what that time was like?

We'd listen to music

and, um, he'd sing to me.

Janine: He's got the worst voice in the whole world,

but [laughs] still he would sing to me.

Thank you. I have no further questions.

Were you ever present when your father b*at your mother, Janine?

Objection, Your Honor.

He opened the door, Your Honor.

I'll allow it.

[scoffs]


- What's the answer, Janine?
- Look.

You're making this into something that it wasn't.

Police were called, your mother was treated

for a possible concussion.

They were having a fight, that's all it was.

Flanagan: So youwerepresent.
- Yes.

So this gentleman b*at his wife in front of his daughter.

Would you describe for us a little bit just

what kind of a childhood he had?

He had it kind of hard.

His father d*ed when he was nine.

Eleanor: I cleaned house for a family

that lived three bus rides away.

I was gone from early morning till night.

Earl was the oldest, so he had to look after his brothers.

Plus, he worked.

And with all that,

he still got himself an education,

became a university professor.

Eleanor: Hm, hm.

Is there anything else you'd like to tell us, Eleanor?

Only that my boy is a good boy.

Whatever mistakes he might have made in his life,

he would never do something like this.

Thank you, Mrs. Williams. I have no further questions.

Your love for your son is unconditional,

isn't it, Mrs. Williams?

Yes.

And I know you think he's innocent.

Flanagan: But if you did know he was guilty,

you would still do or say anything

to save his life, wouldn't you?

Why couldn't you just send him to prison?

I feel very sorry for your pain, Mrs. Williams. I really do.

Please, don't take away his life.

Eleanor: He's all I've got left.

I just want you to let him live.

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Benny: I, I don't know how to do it.

Alright. Let's make a plan.

My suggestion is you make a reservation

at her favorite restaurant. Put on a jacket and a tie.

And then, after the waiter takes your order,

that's when you ask her.


- Is that how Dave asked?
- No.

But it's a great way to do it.


- Benny, do you have a ring?
- Uh, no.

Okay, Rox, you wanna take him over to Mordechai?


- Lunch time tomorrow.
- Oh, okay.

Done. I've gotta get to court.

So Roxanne will make the dinner reservations for you.

Arnie: You'll have a good table, ring in your pocket.

You'll be in like a porch climber.

Well, what's a porch climber?

It's a figure of speech, Benny.

"Figure of speech?"

Listen. What's the worst thing that can happen?

She could say no.

Arnie: Okay, so she says no.

I guarantee you, eight, ten years from now,

you'll forget all about it.

[indistinct chatter]

Well, there aren't really

that many romantic tax opportunities left.

Especially for the, the passive player.

I'm not looking for shelters as much as I am good investments

where we can at least mitigate the tax damage.

Great. That brings me to low
-income housing.

It's really one of the last syndication ventures left

that really makes sense, especially, if you locate well.

Very good.

Now, LA can be a wonderful market

and I've run some numbers here for you.

Stuart. It's time.


- Time for what?
- For the baby.


- It's time for the baby.
- Now?

The contractions have been five minutes apart

for more than an hour. I think we should go.

Oh, God.

I
-
- I didn't think it was supposed to happen

for three more weeks.

Well, it's early.

I called the hospital.

Excuse me. God.


- Oh, my God.
- Calm down, Stuart.

Okay. I'm gonna get my list.


- I got the list.
- You got it?


- Great. I'll call the hospital.
- I called the hospital.


- Oh, good. I'll get your bag.
- My bag's right here, Stuart.

Oh, there's your bag. Here's your bag.


- Alright, you're all set.
- Just take it easy.

Okay. Where are my car keys?


- Keys are in your pocket.
- Keysarein my pocket.


- Oh, my God. Okay.
- Relax. Let's
-
- let's go.


- Where did we leave the car?
- Car's in the garage.

Well, car's in the garage, right. This in unbelievable.

Stuart, you gotta take it easy.

Oh! Oh, oh, oh, easy. Back off.

Back off. She's in labor, Benny. Just, uh, back off.

Breathe, honey. Are you breathing?

Yeah. Y
-
- you know what, Stuart?


- What? Time?
- We have time.

This isn't supposed to happen for three weeks,

so don't talk to me about time.

Now, uh, can you get through the door there?


- Ah.
- Hey, Ann.

Breathe. Are you breathing?

Zaplin: Your Honor, Mr. Hammond isnottrying

to circumvent the agreement.

He has custody the weekend before Christmas.

He'll simply be returning his daughter on Monday morning

like he's regularly been doing.

Well, it clearly states p.m., Sunday.

She's never objected to Monday morning before.

My client's just looking for a little quality Christmas
-
-

Counsel is seeking to roast our chestnuts, judge.

What Mr. Hammond is proposing clearly violates

the letter of the agreement as well as the underlying spirit.

The spirit of the agreement certainly doesn't

embrace the idea of Chloe spending time with mommy

while she cohabitates with her divorce attorney!


- I object to that. Zaplin: Object all you want.

Hold on a second.

Now, Mr. Becker, are you romantically involved

with your client here?

Whether I am or not, that is totally irrelevant.

Tell that to a seven
-year
-old who wants to know

what a strange man is doing in mommy's bed.

That's enough, Mr. Zaplin.

I am not cohabitating with my client, judge.

This proceeding is to interpret a settlement agreement. Period.

I ask that counsel be sanctioned for that att*ck and further
-
-

Harcourt: I'll decide who gets sanctioned here, Mr. Becker.

Now, Mr. Zaplin, the only issue before me

concerns the terms of this piece of paper.

Harcourt: Now, if you wanna bring a motion to modify

the custody arrangements based on this new information,

feel free to do so.

But until then, this agreementisbinding,

and Chloe is to be returned to the mother by p.m. on Sunday.

Harcourt: That's all.
- Thank you.

Mr. Becker, I'll see you in chambers, now.


- Are you involved with her?
- Your Honor...

I don't see what that has to do with anything.

Iasked you a direct question.

I want a direct answer.


- Yes, I am.
- Huh. You dumb bastard.

Your Honor, that robe doesn't entitle you

to treat me with disrespect.

And how I choose to live my social life

is my personal business.

Wrong, Mr. Becker.

When I see party's representation being compromised

inmycourtroom, it ismybusiness.

I advised my client, she's welcome to retain other counsel

at any time. She chose not to.

Did you advise your client that

custody orders are alwayssubject to modification?

And did you advise your client that this little affair

could be used against her in evidence of parental unfitness,

and that she could lose her daughter because of it?


- That's not gonna happen.
- Don't be so damn sure.

Counselor, but let me tell you what definitely will happen.

After you walk out that door,

I'm reporting you to the State Bar.

Feel free, because I might make a little report of my own,

about a judge who hauls me into her chambers

for an ex parte communication

to treat me with vulgarity and abuse!

You got ten days to get her a new attorney.

If you don't, I'm locking you up for contempt.


- You got that, Mr. Becker?
- Yeah, I got that, judge.

Good. Now get out.

[instrumental music]

[door shuts]

How are you holding up?

Not so good.

I thought that both Janine and your mother were very good.


- I think they were sympathetic.
- Michael...


- It's over.
- It's not over.

Tomorrow I'm putting the psychiatrist on the stand and
-
-

...see it in their eyes.

The people on the jury, I see it in their eyes.

They want me dead.

You don't know that.

The way they look at me, I know it.

I'm the animal who b*at the girl to death with a bat.

Earl, listen to me, no matter what they think about you,

it takes a hell of a lot of hatred

to send a human being to the gas chamber.

Now, finding you guilty is one thing, executing you
-
-

You saw my mother up there?

Yeah.

S
-
- she's years old

and she had to go in there and beg for me.

Kuzak: Earl...
- She had to plead...

[breathing heavily] For people she's never seen before

not to k*ll her son.

And they'll listen to her.

They heard what she had to say.

I don't know. [sobbing]

[instrumental music]

Oh, come on, Earl.

[inhales sharply]

God... [sobbing]

I don't want my mother to have to see me die.

She shouldn't have to bury her son.

[music continues]

[Earl sobbing]

[instrumental music]

Stuart: Oh, come on, honey. Alright.

This is gonna be a good one. Alright.

You're doing great. You're doing great.

Okay. Come on, breathe. Come on, breathe.

Alright. You're doing great.

Come on, honey. You gotta get on top of it.

Come. Focus. Focus.

Stuart: Come on, honey. Alright, look.

Look. You're at the peak now. You're doing wonderful.

Real good. Real good. Now come on.

You got this one knocked. Okay.

You're coming down now. A big cleansing breath.

In through the nose, out through the mouth.

Okay. You were amazing. Just great.

I can't. I can't keep doing this, Stuart. I just can't.


- W
-
- what are you doing, honey?
- I gotta take a break.


- I wanna go home.
- What?

Stuart, I'm tired. I'll go home.

I'll get some rest, I'll come back tomorrow.


- Oh!
- Oh, o
-
- okay, here we go.

Oh, okay, breathe, honey. Don't forget to breathe.


- Ann, breathe. Gloria: Come on, stay focused.

Come on, honey, you gotta get on top of it.


- Breathe, honey, breathe.
- There.


- Come on.
- Shut up, Stuart!

You breathe!

[breathing heavily]

Alright, okay. You're doing great.


- Alright. You're doing fine.
- You're doing great.

Passed the peak. You passed the peak.

Breathe. Oh, good. Good.

Cleansing breath. In
-
- in your nose.

Gloria: Good girl.
- Out through your mouth. Okay.

That was wonderful. Come on, Annie.

You sure you don't want something

to take the edge off the pain?


- No.
- Ann...

Stuart, I wanted to do this without any dr*gs.

You know, I really wanted to do without anything.

Yeah, I
-
- I know, but, but, really, w
-
- what difference

does it make, you know, as long as we,

we walk out of here with a healthy baby

and a, and a healthy Ann?

What difference does it make what you take

or you don't take along the way?

Hm, really? Okay.

Yeah, let me go get the doctor, okay?

Gloria: She's just outside.
- Great.


- I'm hot.
- Oh, I'm gonna...

I'm gonna get you some ice, too. Get you some ice.

[mumbles]

Having examined the defendant, doctor,

is it your opinion that he constitutes

an ongoing thr*at to others?

No, sir. It's my opinion that he does not.

Kuzak: Assuming that he is guilty,

what kind of a crime would you say he is guilty of?

Parks: Assuming that he's guilty, it could only be

a crime of passion.

I don't believe Earl Williams is capable

of malicious, premeditated m*rder, now or ever.

Kuzak: Thank you, doctor. I have no further questions.

You don't believe in capital punishment, do you, doctor?


- Objection. Irrelevant.
- Overruled.

I've given my professional opinion

based on an intensive examination of this man.

Do you believe in capital punishment?


- Yes or no?
- No.

I take it then that you believe anyone,

regardless of their crime, can be rehabilitated.

Put it this way, I don't think we can ever rule it out.

In other words, you don't believe

anyone should be put to death.

No, I don't.

Thank you. I have no further questions.

Harbin: Thank you. You may step down.

Your Honor, uh, an additional unscheduled witness

has suddenly become available.

Kuzak: With the court's permission,

I would like to call him to the stand.

And that I wasn't even given

the courtesy of a phone call.

I would ask for a continuance to prepare for cross examination.

Why don't we proceed with direct?

If you need time to prepare, I'll give it to you.

The defense calls Phillip Michael Holden.


- Are you kidding?
- Approach the bench.

[Flanagan clears throat]

Counselor, what do you think you're doing?

I'm calling a witness, Your Honor.

Keep your voice down, you know

damn well you can't call that witness.

I know that you wouldn't grant me a new trial.

Are you saying the jury can't hear him at all?

Are you saying that they can't hear him make a positive

identification of the man he saw running from the building?

They can't hear him say that

Earl Williams isn't the k*ller at all?

I ask that Mr. Kuzak be held in contempt.

Counselor, get in my chambers

and don't open your mouth until you're in there.

When this case is over, I'm bringing you up on charges.

Harbin: This is not a street fight. It's a courtroom.

Mycourtroom. I make the rules, you live by the rules.

I don't care how desperate you are.


- Whatever you say, judge. Flanagan: What now?

I'm going to go back in there and tell the jury

to ignore Mr. Kuzak's outburst.

We'll go to summations at :.

[indistinct chatter]

Abby, what's the word on Ann?

Oh, hours in labor and still counting.

She's only dilated six centimeters,

so it might be a while.

Oh, how is she holding up?

I think everybody's a little tired.

Yeah.

[knocking on door]


- Hi. Arnie: Hi, Corrinne. Come on in.

Still licking your wounds from the judge?

Oh, I'm a big boy.

Came by to thank you for what you did.

Wouldn't be Christmas Eve without

my being able to tuck her in.

I know.

But I did it just as much for me.

I'm looking forward to spending Christmas together,

all three of us.

Yeah, well,

that's the other reason I came in.

Randy and I,

well, we've decided, for Chloe's sake,

to, um, put our differences aside for the weekend.

Excuse me?

We're going to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together.

We'd like to try to give our daughter a family holiday,

if possible.

Corrinne, look, I strongly advise against this.

Officially, he'd have residence for the weekend. He'd
-
-

Arnie, this is important for my daughter.

[sighs] What's important for your daughter is that

you not disrupt her life. Listen, I've...

I've seen this happen a thousand times before.

First this, then he'll wanna renegotiate the settlement
-
-

The settlement's done. Nothing will change.

Yes, it will, trust me, I'm just trying

to serve your best interests. Speaking as your attorney
-
-

You're not speaking as my attorney at all.

Let's at least be honest about that.

Okay, fine.

As long as we're being totally honest,

just how far do you intend to take this little pretense?

He won't be sleeping there.


- What about us?
- This doesn't affect us.

What are you talking about? He's coming back into the house.


- How can it not affect us?
- It's just for the weekend.

[sighs] I'm sorry, I just...

I see you and I see Chloe and I see this family thing.

And I like to think that I'm a part of it.

Arnie, youarea part of my life. You know that.

I just can't be a part of your Christmas.

[traffic bustling]

Four
-hundred dollars, Mordechai. That's it.

Mister, you want a diamond or you want a piece of glass?

A
-
- a diamond.

Smaller than half a carat, it's a chip.

You want us to show you chips?

Uh, no, thanks. I don't want any chips.

What's the stone in that ring?

Mordechai: This is K
-color SI.

It's not flawless, but, uh,

for , it's very respectable.

I said we didn't wanna go over four.


- Total? Roxanne: Yeah. So...

Roxanne: Let's put away the stones

and bring out the plain gold bands.

He wants
-carat, inside round.

Not so fast. First, I'm not so sure I got it.

This ring, Mordechai, how much?

Give me six and a quarter.

I
-
- I
-
- I don't have that much.

Four
-fifty.

Because it's Arnie,

I'll make it five
-and
-a
-half.

Because it's Arnie, make it five.

From me you should be getting wholesale.

Roxanne: Cash money. Out the door, Mordechai.

Come on, what do you say?

He's getting married!

Mordechai: Well, then take the ring.

Roxanne: Give him the money, Benny.

Yeah. Yeah.

You I could use.

You're interested maybe in part
-time?

In her chambers this morning, the judge called me desperate.

I suppose, at this moment, that's just what I am.

Uh, during the main trial, you heard me argue

that Earl Williams was guilty of no crime,

that this was a case of mistaken identity,

pure and simple. Well, I still believe that.

You've indicated by your verdict that you don't.

And that since you found him guilty,

you're all sure that heisguilty.

Maybe you were right. Maybe there are two Earl Williams.

The one I know could never commit m*rder

and the one you know could.

The point is, ladies and gentlemen,

neither one of them deserves to die.

Kuzak: Now, I'm willing to say that there are those who do,

those whose crimes are so deliberately atrocious

that they are deemed beyond redemption,

beyond rehabilitation,

undeserving even to live out their lives in prison.

But we have to be sure of that.

And in the case of Earl Williams,

I defy you to be sure.

The man spends his life teaching young people,

raising a family,

and he is in every respect a model citizen.

Now, this crime, assuming that he committed it...

was a terrible crime.

But it does not, however, allow us to wipe out

the years that preceded it.

Does not allow us to ignore who Earl Williamsis.

And it doesn't justify sending him to his death.

Let me first say

that I don't for one minute

want you to ignore who Earl Williams is.

In fact, I want you to consider it very carefully.

I want you to consider exactly who he is.

He took that bat

and he knocked a young girl to the floor.

Did he stop and say, "Oh, my God, what have I done?"

Not at all.

He hit her again.

He saw her writhing in pain on the floor.

What did he do?

He hit her again.

He heard her cry out in fear for her life.

What did he do? He hit her again!

Torturing her and finally k*lling her.

We've heard repeatedly

that Earl Williams lived an exemplary life,

that this was the only crime he's ever committed.

What's more?

This was a lover's quarrel, a weak moment,

that this was passion. [scoffs]

Well, at the risk of sounding like one of the nuns

from my old Catholic school, I call it something else.

I call it evil.

I can't forgive it.

I can't ignore it.

I can't call it anything else.

Flanagan: Ladies and gentlemen,

Earl Williams is an evil man.

He deserves to die.

[Bobby Helms singing "Jingle Bell Rock"]

♪ Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock ♪

♪ Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring snowing ♪

Ho! Ho
-ho
-ho!

[laughing]

Ah!

Do you believe this? Markowitz had this suit altered.

[laughter]

Merry Christmas, I say.

Ho
-ho
-ho, ho
-ho, ho
-ho
-ho
-ho, ho
-ho, ho
-ho.

Oh, ho
-ho!

Fa
-la la
-la la
-la
-la
-la
-la, Abby.


- Thank you, Santa.
- Oh
-ho!


- Ho
-ho
-ho, ho
-ho!
- I get one, too?


-Feliz Navidad.
-Gracias.


- I want those boots, baby.
- You'll get those boots.

Ho
-ho
-ho, ho
-ho ho
-ho.

[laughs]

Ho
-ho
-ho, ho
-ho ho
-ho.


- Benny. Victor: Ho
-ho! O
-ho
-ho.

Benny, you have reservations at : tonight.


- Okay.
- You look very nice.


- Thank you.
- You ready to ask her?

[sighs]

Just follow the plan, Benny.

Remember what we said?

[stammers] I don't know.

Do you wanna go over it again?

Um, no, no, uh...

No.

That's the worst Santa I ever saw.

Well, that's because he's a make
-believe Santa.

Now, why'd you bring me in here?

'Cause I have to give you my present before we go.


- Here.
- Oh, thank you.

Now, your mommy's got my present for you, okay?

[paper rustling]

♪ Giddy
-up jingle horse

It's a Christmas tree!

♪ Jingle around the clock

"Merry Christmas, Arnie. Love, Chloe."


- Wait, read the end.
- Oh.

Oh. "Lots of hugs and kisses."

♪ That's the jingle bell rock ♪

It's the best Christmas present I ever got.

Come on, Chloe, we have to go now.

Okay. Bye, Arnie.

Could I, uh, collect on one of those hugs before you go?

Yeah.

[grunts]

Mm!


- Bye.
- Bye, honey.

[instrumental "Deck The Halls"]

Bye, Arnie.

Merry Christmas.

[sighs] Merry Christmas.

[music continues]

[gate sliding]

[gate shuts]

[sighs]

Your wife and kids asked if they could come in.

No.

[inhales sharply] It might be good

if you were all together right now.

Right now all I'm doing...

is trying to get through this without falling apart.

If I see them, I will.

Well, maybe you should.

I don't wanna do it in front of my family, Michael.

[footsteps approaching]

[keys jingling]

Guard: The jury is back, gentlemen.

[gate sliding]

[indistinct chatter]

Okay, folks, let's go.

Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

[instrumental music]

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

The defendant will please rise.

[paper rustling]

"In the matter of the People versus Earl Williams,

criminal complaint number
-
-
-,

we, the jury, having previously found the defendant

guilty of m*rder in the first degree

and having found special circumstances to exist,

now do fix penalty at death

by the infliction of lethal gas."

Harbin: So say you all? Foreperson: Yes, Your Honor.

Foreperson: So say us all.

[sobbing]

[indistinct chatter]

[instrumental music]

There you are.

Hi.

We have to leave at :.

Okay.

We have to be at the restaurant at :,

so we have to leave at :.

Well, wha
-
- whatever you want, Benny.

Here.

What is that?

It's
-
- it's a
-
- a ring.

[music continues]

Well, it's beautiful.

You know what it is?

[indistinct chatter]

It's a ring.

That
-
- that's a, a
-
- a wedding ring.

[indistinct chatter]

[stammers]

Alice, will...

will you... marry me?

[instrumental music]

Yes.

[breathing heavily] You will?

Yes, I will.

[laughs]

[music continues]

I will never take it off.

[breathing heavily]

[sniffles]

[door opens]

[indistinct chatter]

[door shuts]

They are moving me to San Quentin tonight.

I, I tried to get 'em to hold off

until after the holidays, but, um...

[scoffs]

No presents from the old man this year, huh, kids?

[sniffles] I don't need any presents.

We all know that's not true.

[sobbing]

Janine.

How are you doing, son?

I'm alright.

[sobbing]

I want you to keep it together.

You hear me?

Yes, sir.

Earl: Michael.

I'm sorry.

You've got nothing to be sorry for.

Mr. Williams, you've got five minutes until lockdown.

Hm.

[sighs]

[sniffles] [sobbing]

Merry Christmas, baby.

Wallace: Push! Three, two.
- Come on, push, honey.


- You can do it. Alright.
- One.

Wallace: Alright, you're doing fine, Ann, you're

in the home stretch, but you're gonna have to push harder.

Doctor, she's been doing it for hours!


- We're almost there.
- Alright.

We got another one coming, now when I say

go, you push as hard as you can.

I've been pushing as hard as I can.


- Come on, honey. Come on.
- Go!


- Ten, nine.
- Push!


- You can do it, honey.
- That's it, that's it.


- I can see the head.
- See the head, honey.

Wallace: Come on.
- She can see the head. Come on.


- You do it. Push!
- Come on. Push!


- [grunts] Ah.
- Come on.

Wallace: Alright, alright, just relax for a minute.

Alright. Just take it easy, we'll wait for the next one.


- I can't. Wallace: Alright.

Wallace: Your baby wants to see you. Think about that.

Ann: Okay.


- Okay, get ready.
- Oof!

Wallace: Take a deep breath.
- Okay.

[breathing heavily]


- Go!
- Go, honey.

Gloria: Ten, nine.
- Go, this is the one.


- This is the one. Come on!
- That's it.


- Push!
- Go, come on!

Wallace: Almost there, you're almost there.


- You can do it. Come on!
- It's coming.

[screams]

[Ann groans]

Wallace: That's it. You did it.

[laughs] There it is. I can see it, honey. I can see it.

Wallace: You have yourself a little boy.

He... Is he okay?


- He's perfect. Stuart: He's perfect.

Stuart: He's perfect!
- Oh, baby. Ha
-ha.


- Perfect.
- Let me see him.

[Ann laughs]

Dad, would you like to cut the cord?

[baby cooing]

[chuckling]

Here you go. [grunts]

[exhales sharply]

[chuckles] Oh.

Come here.


- Here he is.
- Hi, sweetie.

[laughs]

[baby bawls]

Hi, sweetie.

Stuart: We did it, honey. Ann: We did it.

[chuckles] Oh, he's so little.

[laughs] Is he too little?

No, he's just the right size.

Just the right size, eh?

Can you see me? Can you see me?


- That's your daddy.
- It's your daddy.

[giggles]

[instrumental music]

[theme music]

[instrumental music]