Matlock Full Season 2024 ⚖️⚖️ The Cop ⚖️⚖️American Crime Drama
Matlock is an American mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock.The show, produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company (first season only), The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions (called Strathmore Productions in the first two seasons) and Viacom Productions, originally aired from March 3, 1986, to May 8, 1992, on NBC, and from November 5, 1992, to May 7, 1995, on ABC.
Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he’s worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.
[Applause] N W [Applause] Am I you or are you me hurry up okay okay do you have my uh notebook Emily let’s go you don’t need it okay Julia can’t we do this another night Emily you should have been at the library 10 minutes ago let’s go Julia come on you like playing with fire Good night anest good night don’t you girls believe in having a little fun now and then this is fun studying day and night actually we’re working on a project right now abnormal psychology oh well have a nice time how’s the book incredibly great this poor girl has
Just been swept off her feet and ravished by the highway man who killed her father in a duel very romantic and Esther I we have to go bye goodbye [Applause] down gent good night har [Applause] [Laughter] good5 only out of good evening Miss ree thank you Mrs Ree Out of Y Line be first W Harold is that You Harold Harold [Applause] Julia sorry sh [Applause] sh [Applause] yes oh very well Emily that work is uh in French you know yes ma’am up for kick off you ready to kick back referee gives a whistle there’s a kick get deep into the end zone and uh Wilson has got the ball
He bringing it out ladies and gentlemen hey Hey Esther Esther are you all Right We now you say you came home at what time Mr Henderson about a half an hour ago I got here just before the cup I mean you boys got here and I can prove it I got witnesses well why don’t you get yourself a cup of coffee we’ll talk some more is that
Found these boots round back they fit the prints in the flower bed Mr Skully have you ever seen these boots before sir yes they’re mine I keep them out in the shed for gardening what’s that got to do with the they’re yours you sure well of course I’m sure but
Why Mr Scully can you explain why the glass is broken from the inside the inside and the Intruder why would he be wearing your boots there Uncle Harold what happened es is dead she’s been Murdered well good morning it’s morning all right is to the good part I’ll tell you after I wake up bad night Irving turley’s dog barked all night then my hot water heater went out and I had to take a cold shower then the car wouldn’t St why
Don’t you talk to Charli about that dog I would have but I had to wake him up to push the car what’s the emergency I couldn’t find Charlene so I came down you couldn’t find Charlene no where was she I don’t know that’s why I couldn’t find her well who’s the client Harold
Scully Harold Scully I’m going back to bed Ben it’s a homicide a homicide Harold Scully couldn’t kill anybody he might bore a few people to death it’s his wife happened last night Harold Skully I don’t know Frank I think you got enough to question him but I think
You’re getting ahead of yourself well how’s that been what’s your evidence got it right here boys found it this morning hidden in the basement how’s it test it’s all there hair blood now the killer tried to clean it off but he botched it want to see your client
Now I have discussed it with my advisor look excuse me they’re going to charge you he’s in the interview room I can’t stand Harold’s culing I used to like to play golf at Lakeside somehow Harold always wound up in the for he’d tell me how to stand how
To look at the ball how to swing at it half the time it’d go in the woods he’d run and find it and point to it like a Labrador Retriever tell him I’m busy you tell him you’re busy tell him I moved to Philadelphia you tell him you moved to
Philadelphia you’re a hard case Tyler Harold I’m terribly sorry about Esther terribly sorry Ben oh thank you for killing Ben why would anyone want to kill her Ben why why Harold you’re going to have to turn me loose sit down here Ben they think I did it can you believe
That I’ll let go my hand now it’s true they are going to arest asked you I loved her Ben I loved her why would I kill her arold you’re going to have to sit by yourself now there’s something I want to say to let me just say something to you
First I’ve always looked up to you I know I’m just some guy who married a rich woman and I know you’ve always thought I was a boore I am I bore myself s and I know you’ve avoided me I don’t blame you I know I made a pest out of
Myself trying to get you to like me I miss I golf I don’t know why I’m going on about this I guess I should just say thank you for taking my case Ben thank you Harold yes Ben I’ll go see about ba Than There he is where is he oh there he is well we got a locked house and a locked shed harell didn’t do it and somebody with keys to both places did The Gardener lives above the garage is he there if he is he’s not answering well Harold says he got keys
To both places The Gardener said he was at a place called The Arch’s Tavern during the murder want to see if he was okay how you going to plead him I don’t know poor hell I just don’t think he did this he hadn’t exercised since 1948 I don’t think he’s strong
Enough to kill Esther he had motive and he had access he is the sole beneficiary to Esther’s will I don’t believe that mass Intruder story for a heartbeat do you I don’t know and his boots his boots are the ones that made the footprints you keep trying to make me feel better don’t
You there she is good morning morning people have been looking for you all morning people concerned or just curious dad goodbye we do have a Cas you know yeah I’ve done a complete interview with Harold Scully I booked him into a hotel away from the Press there’s a couple who
Live in but they’re away on vacation anything else what about the sisters watching us from the window up there um see ah parents killed when they were young boarding schools all their lives living here while at College big inheritance from their father brilliant students where were they doing the
Murder they’re at the library study you want me to check it out yeah will you be somewhere where I can I’ll be Around Mrs ree yes I’m Charlene Matlock I’m a an attorney representing Harold Scully and I wanted to ask you a couple of questions about Emily and Julia McCulla what about them oh well now were they both here the night of the murder they came in at 8:00 and left at
10:00 with the library closed and they were both here the whole time what are you suggesting oh I’m not suggesting anything well let me put your mind at rest shortly after 9:00 that particular evening Emily asked me for a reference book and a few minutes before that
I saw Julia up there in the stacks huh you’re very precise I suppose that is unusual yeah well thanks Mrs Re Hey you Jim Henderson a you I heard about the murder over your place yeah hey bartender give me a beer over here another one for my friend heard you spent a lot of time in N I don’t talk about it I don’t blame you since you spent your entire hitch in
The Stockade at Fort Benny how do you know that oh I know a lot of things Jimbo like I know the cops was looking you over for the murder of Esther Scully you’re a cop cops do not wear $500 suits my friend I talk to cops cops
Talk to me and you know what the cops told me that you are the only other person with a key to the shed where Harold Scully keeps his boots I was here can you prove it ask anybody and where were your keys with me they’re always with me you know
Harold Scully is a dear friend of mine Harold Scully is a killer and I hope he fries Harold was going to fire wasn’t he Jimbo he said that you are hopeless drunk and he was going to make sure that you never got another job around move Jimbo don’t move see I was
In N I’m the real Save Green Beret black belt Silver Star I was a PW and the Mia it was so bad where we were we slept in body bags just in case don’t you move Jimbo I’ll take you out by the way here you Keys listen somebody in the house I think so let’s find Out At ester’s Ghost what do you want oh oh I’m so sorry would you oh would you look at at that I’m sorry I thought I was by myself who are you oh I’m Ben Matlock Harold’s lawyer you must be his niece yes we are what gives you the right to come in here
Oh I’m so sorry to intrude I have your uncle Harold in a hotel room he gave me the key and I thought you girls were at the library Julia Harold said you were the one that did the talking that Emily was real shy don’t burn yourself with
Then oh I’m not going to burn anything or anyone what are you looking for silver polish why whoever killed your Aunt Esther tried to clean that Candlestick before the police found it I can’t find silver po if Harold tried to clean it where’ he put the P how are you going to
Defend Harold I don’t know do you suspect Henderson well I wouldn’t rule him out look silver polish isn’t that interesting cuz I just found this one I guess you can’t have too much silver polish well I’ll be on my way and again I’m good night good Julia Julia [Applause] Julia Julia I missed you by 2 Ines is that is that what it was like except for the two Ines I forgot to tell you if you need anything just call good night don’t worry he’s smart but he’s not smart enough good morning Ben you ready to go to work well yes about good Miss Matlock Mr Bridges I called you last night but you weren’t home I know oh morning Harold
Morning Ben I’m very nervous Harold most important thing you can do is sit up straight look right at the jury like you haven’t done anything and you’re not afraid of anything how long do I have to do that till I tell you to [Applause] stop hi Lieutenant
Daniels I show you people’s exhibit five ask you if you recognize it yes it has my mark on it there Lieutenant blood and particle tests have been done on this Candlestick it’s been stipulated by the defense that this is the weapon that killed Mrs Scully please tell the court where the
Candlestick was found yes it was found wrapped in that newspaper in the cellar of the defendant’s home so it was hidden in the cellar of Harold scully’s house that is correct Lieutenant you’ve already testified that the glass door was broken from the inside that the footprints and the
Flower bed were made by the defendant’s own boots now you tell us that the murder weapon was found in his home Lieutenant as an experienced investigator what do you conclude about the defendant’s claim that he saw an intruder objection your honor and proper opinion relevancy I withdraw the question
Question it’s nothing further any cross no your honor you may step down your honor the state rest Mr Matlock defense calls James Henderson to the stand Mr Henderson the night of the murder you were in town at Archie’s Tavern is that correct yeah I got witnesses and before you left home you
Locked up everything sure like always there are only two sets of keys yours and Mrs Scully that’s right okay now the night of the murder how did you get home I got a ride from one of my buddies would Mr Robert Delaney please stand please that’s a gentleman who drove you
Home yeah now Mr Henderson I want you to think very carefully when you got home the night of the murder you did not open the gate did you now I can put Mr Delaney on the stand he saw you you climbed over it didn’t you yeah
Why’d you do that I didn’t have the damn Keys nobody else had him either I found him in my apartment but Mr Henderson you just testified that you locked everything up if your apartment was locked how’d you get in it door was open oh so you or
Someone else could have gone in your apartment gotten the keys and unlocked that [ __ ] it wasn’t me but somebody could have unlocked that shed and gotten those boots is that correct that’s right okay yeah now Mr Henderson you don’t drive do you no I lost my
License well how did you get into town the night of the murder I got a ride from whom Julia and Emily Julia and Emily it’s very nice of thank you no further [Applause] Questions good evening fine Library researching the case interpretation of perception it’s good you’d enjoy this sh it’s all about how sometimes we see things that aren’t there and other times we don’t see what Is sorry where’s Julia I’d like to have a word with her um she’s here somewhere Let’s go ask Miss Reese she may have seen her Mrs ree have you seen Julia yes of course she’s in the upper Stacks there there she is Julia where’s Julia right over here I could sworn amazing how our eyes can fool us sometimes Mr Hudson was interviewing your sister he tricked me I thought it was you so did Mrs Reese I don’t think she’s so certain now it was you she saw in the stacks the night of the
Myr we have to study oh one other thing subpoenas for both of you you can come to court together it’ll be like always well that’s it guess so takeing your dinner no thanks Dad not trying to ask me where I’m spending my evening are you I respect your privacy drop you off
Somewhere good night Tyler you still have the keys to the Skully house now why do you want to go there well Harold asked me to pick up a few things some soap that doesn’t dry his skin some cologne that doesn’t burn him little bedroom slippers and pajamas
With the hores on them I didn’t tell Dad because well you know how he feels about Harold and you want to go alone yeah Ian nobody’s there and the girls are still studying you got it hes Is anyone There Julia Emily Help help me who’s There anybody here Open the Door Charlie Dad Dad I’m down here Charlene yeah you all right Yes I could have broken my neck we didn’t know you were here we were just playing a game I’m sure you Were Harold told me you were here I got worried they did it Dad I know [Applause] Morning Julia what are you doing here I think we should talk I’ll let you in on a secret I put a little cream cheese in the eggs makes them richer there’s toast I couldn’t find Jelly for cabinet second shelf oh I got a level with you Julia I didn’t want to represent
Harold but I’m really glad I am I never had a case like this one why is that no motive Harold hated Esther Harold didn’t kill Esther and you think you know who did let’s just say maybe I do but I still can’t figure out no Motive Emily destroy your life if you go along with Julia I don’t know what to do come with me please before it’s too late leave her alone are you all Right get out of here both of You let’s go Har it didn’t work Ben Julia’s hold on is too strong what are we going to do Ben Ben what are we going to do Harold we’re both going to fall down Ben what are we going to do I’ll get to the bottom of it oh I hope Emily where were you Wednesday
Night the night of the murder I was at the library with your sister that’s right but don’t you usually have Bridge Club on Wednesday night yes I bet you’re pretty good yes I am in fact you haven’t you haven’t missed a Wednesday of bridge
In over a year have you no but the night of the murder you didn’t go to your Bridge party did you no objection relevancy your honor we’re looking toward developing facts to indicate another person or person’s Commission of this terrible crime very well but try to move it along now
Emily why didn’t you play bridge that Wednesday night I told you I was in the live Library must have been something very important an exam no a paper yes on what subject it was for my econometric seminar if I had spoken to Mr Harvey gleon your professor at his office over
At Campbell Hall I would bet that he wouldn’t have been able to recall any such assignment you’re making me nervous nervous oh take take your time take your time it was for um Russian luk no it wasn’t and it wasn’t for statistics or economic history or Advanced monetary
Theory either you didn’t have any papers you didn’t have any tests isn’t it true you didn’t play bridge because Julia made you go to the library no and didn’t you go there to give your sister an alii no Emily when you were very young your parents died in a fire didn’t they
Yes you always felt bad about that didn’t you even guilty yes yes did you know that fire was caused by a broken gas M no I have the fire department report right here Julia didn’t tell you that did She she needed for you to feel responsible for the fire and the death of your parents because you used to like to play with matches Emily if you’ll help me if you’ll be strong you can end the domination of your sister over you right now leave my
Sister alone why are you letting him attack her like this can’t you see what he’s doing to her he’s a liar liar order Order in the Court one more word out of you young lady and I’ll have you in [Laughter] contempt no further questions I have no questions of this
Witness your honor you may step Down Julia the court isn’t finished with you your honor I call Julia McCulla to the stand now Julia you’re a very smart young woman aren’t you no not really I’ve got your records right here you graduated college at 19 already have your master’s degree working on your PhD
In Clinical Psychology aren’t you yes your Master’s thesis was on resulting criminal behavior in the emotionally deprived and intellectually gifted adolescent you could almost be an expert witness in this case I don’t think so maybe you could help me out based on your research what sort of person commits a motiveless crime
Actually there have been some case studies on that subject well does does that sort of crime in this case murder have a a name it’s called a sadistic murder uh how do your studies describe such a killer it’s usually someone who suffered emotional trauma followed by long emotional
Isolation if we were to meet such a person how would they appear on the surface very self-reliant do they usually show a um lack of emotion sometimes total sometimes yes is there a purpose to the crime revenge against who they’re rebelling against the world they find it cruel and
Unfeeling do they think they’re um invulnerable some of them Superior yes do you consider Harold Scully to be a superior person it’s not for me to say if he were probably no one would be able to prove that he committed this crime I wouldn’t know if you committed this crime
Would anyone be able to prove it objection calls for speculations sustained do you consider yourself Superior no now juliia you stole Mr Henderson’s Keys the night you drove him into town didn’t you no then made your sister impersonate you in the library no then you killed your
Aunt Esther to prove you could commit the perfect crime and were therefore better than everyone else no then you and your sister hid this Candlestick in the basement for the police to find of course not who did Uncle Harold I don’t think so I just noticed something that somehow
Evaded me until a moment ago if it had been a snake it would have bitten me when does the paper arrive at the house in the morning what time about 6:00 well Harold couldn’t have used this newspaper to wrap the Candlestick why not read the day of the week read [Applause]
It it’s Thursday’s paper I didn’t hear you it’s Thursday’s paper and Uncle Harold was taken into custody by the police Wednesday night wasn’t he yes what does that mean it means this Candlestick was placed in the basement after Harold was taken to Police Headquarters who was at the house Thursday morning
Julia the police were with you they know that you and Emily were alone only you and your sister could have placed this Candlestick in the basement [Laughter] [Applause] [Applause] Your honor and fairness and in the interest of justice state moves for dismissal motion is granted this court is adjourned shney great oh Ben Ben thank you thank you my very own nieces thank you thank you Ben congratulations Charlene Dale and Stephanie will meet us at the restaurant I’ll see you there
I’ll see you tomorrow dad Harold oh shely thank you oh b b thank you thank you and we’ll meet at the club tomorrow for golf no golf how about lunch actually I don’t eat on Tuesdays actually Tyler and I have a case in Philadelphia you got a case in Philadelphia [Applause] Oh Now watch this Bingham had plenty of time he had two receivers open deep all he had to do was scramble 5 years ago Bingham had the legs to make that play happen but he just can’t cut it anymore let’s cut our losses put him on waivers Brad is a star
Vincent Cynthia if it keeps going like this it’ll take years to rebuild the franchise you’ve got to let him go all right I’ll tell him good we have a conference tomorrow morning try to be on time good Night Great Mara Cynthia well I’m going to have to tell him D Vincent came down to me pretty hard today and they were right I’m I’m afraid if I if I trade him I’ll never see him again Brad Brad what are you doing Marsh I can’t talk now I’ll call you back tomorrow bye
Brad did you see the Champagne Brad Bre now Sergeant given you have testified that you and your partner forcibly entered Mr Wilkins home in an attempt to apprehend his brother is that correct when he obstructed our progress he was given a verbal warning some force was necessary to continue our search during this brief struggle did Mr
Wilkins have any reason to believe his life was threatened so he may have been acting in self-defense no sir how tall was your partner about 63 about your size yes isn’t it true sergeant that during this so-called brief struggle your partner struck Mr Wilkins on the head with his pistol you barely touched
Them this is a plaster mold of Mr wil’s head you wearing your revolver yes demonstrate for to the court how and where your partner Struck it no further question no kidding well that is interesting yeah I’ll get right over there yeah thanks Sarah bye huh morning morning
Judge cookie gave me a contingence on the Ramsey case how about you oh bra said he take my motion under advisement I think I caught him a little off guard um also I changed the deposition in the open matter to Wednesday so I told Sarah to reschedule your dental
Appointment Charlene one of the advantages to having your daughter as a law partner is that Keen attention is paid to every detail of your life at least I think it’s an advantage I don’t know how you got your life for that me yeah H did you hear that Cynthia hland was
Murdered yeah the suspect is none other than fading quarterback Brad bam yeah you El your woman like a whale ghost you’re Plankton only maybe this time I think you went a little too far maybe I heard he was sleeping with her so she wouldn’t trade him I also heard that she
Was going to trade him anyway you want to find out for yourself can’t you get me out of here I didn’t kill Cynthia Mr Bingham tell us what happened last night nothing there’s nothing to tell I didn’t do anything I swear to God I didn’t do
Anything well I heard a scream and I saw Brad Bingham hit some lady at about 5 11 last night that’s when I called the police you saw this through your telescope uh-huh his apartment’s one block over from ours you know in the summer the moon comes up right behind it
That’s how I discovered he live there looking for craters and you know do my telescope and you were not in your apartment at 11:00 last evening no you sure yes if IID known Cynthia was going to be in my apartment I would have been there so thinking you were going to be
Alone that night you went out to a bar listen there was a brown out that whole afternoon I went out for some air conditioning and you picked up some woman whose name you can’t quite remember my name was Carol or Carrie maybe your core or candy
Hell I don’t know I know it started with a C uh he met her at the peach tree bar struck up a conversation and then then we went back to her hotel and one thing led to another yeah all night all night you were not in your apartment at any time last
Night no sir yes sir he was right there Cynthia interrupted our conversation to say something to him do you remember what time that was Miss B 11:00 she was calling calling to tell me about Brad what about him she was going to tell Brad they were going to put him on
Ravers that’d be the end of my career she wouldn’t do that to me well I guess the first thing for us to do speak to the police see if they’ve talked to that girl you were with last night you going to get me out of here got to Try that’s really a shame what I was at the Super Bowl the year he threw the pass 60 yards in the air for the winning touchdown he was really something everybody was crazy over it oh that was that Oldtimer I fig we’d be seeing you too how’s
That thought we bring in a grossly overpaid professional athlete I expect to find you all in the vicinity Lieutenant I understand Brad Bing I’m told you he was with a young woman last night at the somerset Hotel he did have you talked with her I think better step
Inside as a matter of fact have a seat have you found the lady no and believe me my men tried she doesn’t exist he made her up what makes you so certain cuz I got a witness who can place Brad Bingham in his apartment at 11:00 last night with Cynthia H and
Another one who saw him kill her with a Blow To The Head few minutes later so if Bang is your client I guess congratulations are in order I’m about to arrest him for first deegree motive ever cross your mind your football hero might be a liar Lieutenant
Davis has an eyewitness Brad Bingham has an alibi so he Says first thing we have to do is find you some privacy Tyler I’m sorry to barge in on you like this but we’ve got a small emergency on our hands Ben can we do this some other time this is Brad bam oh hi look Ben I’m
Busy right now very busy doing what well even to the untrained eye it would appear that I’m painting my apartment why because I finally got Sicily to agree to come over to my place for dinner and I’m painting the place her favorite color French vanilla just
To set the stage Brad Bingham is one of the all-time football greats you know him don’t you of course I’m defending him against a charge of Murder in the First Degree I need your help if you’re my investigator it’s as simple as that yeah but why are you here he needs a
Place to lay low for a while now look I don’t want to be a problem oh no problem come by the office first thing in the morning I got something I want you to do EP so so pretty pretty yes well what’s this isn’t he beautiful
Friend of a friend of mine gave him to me she moved to De Moine oh he is so beautiful what’s his name PT Bridgeport what a grand name well PT I wish you God’s speed and of course Sarah God speed to you too oh thank you Ben PT God speed PT
Well any luck finding the girl Bingham spent the night with nope I spent the afternoon talking to all the women registered at the summer set Hotel whose name began with C no luck and then I went to the place where he said he picked her up no luck there either
Nobody there saw him talking to anybody oh they saw him talking to everyone the waitress said he was gone by 10 but didn’t actually see him leave maybe you should try that hotel again I suppose so he was quite a womanizer huh I’d say so well just because he womanizer
Doesn’t mean he killed anybody I think I’ll go over to team headquarters in the morning and talk to some of the people Cynthia Highland work with see you in the morning see you any more Hi Mr Highland I’m Ben Matlock Brad bingham’s lawyer oh yes I know what a tragedy this must be for you your stepmother being killed like this yes sir we have strong reason to believe that Brad Bingham is innocent of this crime the police don’t seem to think so
I know I know what is it you want I’d like to take a look at Miss Highland’s appointment book and if I say no oh I’d understand that but I’d get a subpoena and look at it anyway you don’t have a personal problem with my looking
At it do you no of course not pleas than you you know I’ve been a loyal fan of this team for 15 years I sure hope you don’t sell it to somebody that’ll move it to another town who said I was going to sell always probably just
Talk what talk just gossip how you and Miss Highland didn’t get along how she had demoted you to selling seeds and tickets and how in your father’s will if anything happened to her you’d get her share of the franchise and how You’ sell her interest if you inherited it just
Just that sort of thing I pay no attention to it what are you insinuating here I’m not insinuating anything but I suppose you did have a strong motive to kill Miss Island Mr madlock suggest you get the hell out of here I guess I have taken up enough of
Your time thank you for your cooperation I didn’t know you were busy oh I was just leaving you must be Dave Edwards Ben Matlock how do you do bingham’s attorney we were just discussing the case if you want to talk to me you can talk to me
Through my attorney oh let’s hope that won’t be Necessary hi yes Karen Nelson that’s right I’m Charlene Matlock I’m an attorney representing Brad Bingham and he says he was with you the other night come on in I drove in that morning I’ve been shopping for clients all afternoon oh These are nice thanks and then I stopped someplace to
Have a drink but that’s when I you see the trouble is I’m engaged and if my fiance ever finds out he’ll kill me Karen you’ve got to tell Me Well Brad was there and uh he started hitting on me I there he was this famous football player hitting on me and then he suggested we go to my hotel room and I said sure how could I refuse so he was with you well right up
Until I realized what a drunk and L she was and what a mistake I’d made so I came to my senses and threw him out the door are you saying he didn’t spend the night with you no he was here for all the 5 minutes I mean there he was
Undressing and he hadn’t even asked me my name can you believe it she was lying I don’t know what to say I nothing corroborates your story not one thing man this is a nightmare this woman told you she spent the day shopping before she met bran shopping downtown that’s what she said
Yes wait a minute how was the day the brown out stores downtown were closed she may have been in town but I have serious doubts that she was Shopping Karen I was here less than an hour ago she must have packed up and left as soon as I talked to her almost as of talking to me is what she intended oh my God she was framing my client and I fell for It come Ben I have a problem your mother ja ja what do you think I think he said your mother’s a jackass oh Ben I don’t know what to do my mother’s never been the most secure person in the world anyway and if she should stop by and PT said your mother’s
A jackass I think I’d Die I’ve asked everybody I know and nobody will take him and if PT ended up in the pound I know is there anyone you know well Herman Jones thinks his mother-in-law is a jackass leave him I’ll check some of my contacts Ben I’m sorry I’m really
Sorry bye bye oh what’s this you got anything good oh I sent a copy of Karen Nelson’s hotel bill to Jimmy down at the phone company he’s going to track down all the calls she made from her hotel room good oh Dad I feel terrible you know I was defending a
Fellow named Leroy Harding on a murder charge over in Athens this blue-haired old lady swore she was with Leroy the night of the murder she reminded me of your grandmother I barely listened to her story never bothered to check it out and it never occurred to me that she was
Lying which she was I looked like a red-faced fool when the da impeached her on the stand so I guess I know how you would feel did that really happen Charlene I’m your father thanks H be sir I’m looking for Johnny man yeah I just make the drinks pal I don’t make
The introductions look Brad bring him said I should come see him hey I don’t care what Brad Bingham said all right you want to see me I bet you’re Johnny Mack tile Hudson’s my name I work for Brad bingham’s attorney I’d just like to ask you a few questions about what well he’s
In a lot of trouble you can use uh your help I got trouble on my own you know he told me that you as his friend I guess I better go straighten him out about that let’s talk hi hi oh I’m afraid Tyler is not here right now actually I came to see
See you come in Ben told you about Karen Nelson yeah rad I’m so sorry I should have known she was lying but her story tracted all my preconceptions of you and that’s why I believed her preconceptions remember Ellen Holly yeah she was my friend oh know
What she tried to do when you left her I tried to call her and she wouldn’t talk to me you never heard about that did you no what is the truth you believe me yes thanks remember this jacket this and this is thanks to your good buddy Johnny Mack seems Johnny’s
Got a pair of bad knees from blocking for you probably cut two years off his career yeah he sure doesn’t want to be going public about helping you now will the front office at any kind could TR could drop him oh he dropped me on a
Table and down a hall Tyler they say anything yeah one Dave Edwards had a thing with Cynthia before you came along and two Dave Edwards want to buy the team real bad and three there’s no three that’s all we got you know what Cynthia gone but Vincent will sell him her interest are
You suggesting a motive for murder there’s a lot of money involved I’ll check it out in the morning well I can do that oh I got it anyway Tyler you look like you need the rest see you tomorrow well I got to tell you Bingham I couldn’t have done better
Myself you mail ah thanks a lot any messages one sis called cancel so you were tracing the rings of Saturn for this report you heard a scream turned your Tel scope around and saw Mr Bingham strike Mrs Highland that’s right well that must be some powerful telescope you have 2in
Parabolic mirror tripod mounted with a 650 in focal length is it difficult to operate well you use the pilot scope to train on a general field of view you lock down the tripod head and you find focus and that’s all there is to it you say you turned this poured in
After Mrs Highland was murdered sometime around then yeah I stopped by your school Joe you turned the report in 3 weeks before the murder your teacher said you’re one of his brightest students kind of shy though said the other kids don’t pay much attention I bet they do now
Yeah now what is it you really saw Gerald you heard a scream yes ran to your telescope yes took off the lens cap yes unlocked it yes turned it toward the sound did all the focusing you you described and then after You’ done that you really didn’t see him Striker
Did you well she was laying on the ground where was the man going towards the door was his back to you yes so since it was Brad bingham’s apartment you naturally assumed that’s who you saw I guess you know Gerald about all any Els can do in life
Is just give it our best shot maybe some don’t pay attention to you now when I read your reports good you’ll be okay just give it your best shot no further questions excuse me one moment please may I help you I’d like to see Dave Edwards your name Charlene m KN I’m sorry Mr Edwards Mr Edwards she took the Cartridge Only the Elevator she was telling me that they were going to have to trade Brad and she was worried how he’d take it and then what happened she said Brad Brad what are you doing something like that M what time did she call you 11:00 on the dot that’s about 5 minutes before
Whoever was in the apartment with her bludgeoned her to death you’re a witness Miss Barnes you say the phone rang at 11:00 on the dot were you expecting Cynthia Highland to call you then no the news came on TV while we were talking uh the music music is very
Distinctive uh did did did did you hear this sound while you were talking with Cynthia over the phone no your honor I fail to see the relevancy of any of this overrule for now the sound you heard was a clock in Brad bingham’s apart if Cynthia had
Called from there Miss Barnes would have heard it strike 11 over the phone now Miss Barnes did you also hear this sound while you were talking with Cynthia maybe it would help if I tell you that it’s a sound of water running into a bathtub I do remember hearing that
Because I remember thinking imagine that he has a phone in his bathroom now Miss Barnes this is a diagram of Brad bingham’s apartment now this is the bathroom this is the bathtub this the telephone now from where Cynthia Highland had to be in order to use the telephone she can’t see
Out into the apartment yes I see now what was it you heard her say Brad Brad what are you doing kind of a silly thing for her to ask if they’re face to face isn’t it I suppose so but what if if they weren’t
Face to face what if it was her way of asking somebody she could hear but not see to identify himself we don’t know for a fact that Brad Bingham was in the apartment at all thank you Miss Barnes that’s a not not your mother’s not a jackass how’s it going
About the same what do you got well took a bit of decoding but it’s all here Vincent Highland is selling his share of the team formerly the property of Cynthia Highland to David T Edwards for the sum of $35 million in cash vce Highland has 35 million Dave
Edwards has the team we can’t tie either one of them to the girl in the hotel Ben if I good news for you I checked the address out on our lady at the hotel and it’s a phony but while she was there she made several calls to an escort service
And this particular one offers full service if you get my drift Karen Nelson is a call girl triple digit you have contacts around town don’t you depends on what you want a Date Come on in hi hi Karen right that’s right my name’s Ben help yourself to a drink Ken thank you Where are you from Ben I’m local George you’re born and raised no kidding how about you oh I’m from all over but you’re here in Atlanta now yeah I’m here now and the meter’s running then that’s okay I don’t mind spending some time warm up you want to fall in love first huh
Ben I like spend a little time with somebody whose voice is higher than Mine you’re new at this aren’t you fairly how much is it going to cost me 300 as advertised unless you want something Special no I like to keep things simple then I’ll be right Back Where is he he’ll be alone [Applause] all [Applause] is a defense ready to proceed your honor my partner’s been unavoidably detained would the Court’s Indulgence I’d like to begin examination of our next witness until he arrives a prosecution object no your honor I call Karen Nelson to the stand
Miss Nelson you’re from out of town I have a home in Savannah but actually I spend much if not most of my time here in Atlanta and what have you been doing here in Atlanta I’m a personal shopper people pay me on an hourly basis to design their wardrobes and buy their
Clothes women mostly so on the afternoon that Cynthia Highland was murdered you were in town yes shopping yes there was a Citywide electrical Brown out that day wasn’t there I don’t I don’t recall your honor at this point defense requests the court take judicial notice that on the afternoon of the 23rd there
Was an electrical Brown out in the downtown district and all the stores were closed well I was window shopping knowing which stores carry what is 3/4 of my job didn’t you have a chance meeting with Brad Bingham later that afternoon at the peach tree bar that’s right
Didn’t you invite him up to your room he invited himself and didn’t you spend the night with him there no you sure about that I made him leave before anything happened I realized that even though he was famous I really didn’t much like him excuse me a minute your
Honor your honor I apologize for being late I was unavoidably detained with your permission I have a few further questions for this witness proceed Mr Matlock my name is Benjamin Matlock I’m one of the attorneys for Mr Bingham have we ever met I’m sure I’d remember I bet you $300 you can remember
If you tried afraid you’d lose Miss Nelson it is Miss Nelson is that’s right I remind you you’re under oath were you ever in a hotel room with me no weren’t you in room 10:07 at the prominade hotel last night no and you didn’t accept $300 from me I was at
Home are you familiar with something called the gentleman’s escort service no I see you know what’s really interesting is I called the gentleman’s escort service and arranged for a young woman named Karen to come to my hotel room last night now this Karen left a fingerprint on a drinking glass I took
That fingerprint down to the Atlanta’s police department and they provided me with a wrap sheet on one Caroline Nathan that’s your real name isn’t it Caroline don’t get in any deeper it isn’t worth it you’re getting in very deep Caroline is your real name isn’t it Caroline Nathan
Yes and you were convicted of solicitation two times in the last 12 months isn’t that correct objection relevancy sustained if I call the gentleman’s escort service and asked for a Karen Nelson I would get you wouldn’t I yes and you were in my hotel room last night weren’t you yes what all we
Do nothing but you did pick up that 300 I left on the bed didn’t you yes and you’re not a personal shopper are you no and you don’t have a home in Savannah no Miss Nathan you have lied about your name your occupation and having met
Me now I remind you that the penalty for perjury is severe and you are under now let’s get back to this Brad Bingham business were you with him all night the night of the murder now we’re we’re not talking about solicitation here we are talking about
Murder you know what I think I think you were with him all night that night during which time a murder was committed then you said you were not with him to make it appear that he was the murderer what I don’t know is whether you were part of the plan from the
Beginning or whether somebody gave you a great deal of money or frightened you into saying you were not with him by telling you you would be implicated in this murder well I will tell you now you are implicated in this murder do you understand you you are implicated in this
Murder now were you with Brad Bingham all night that night yes well now well now that might just very well clear Brad Bingham but there’s one more thing you know last night when we had our little date I did something I shouldn’t have done but I couldn’t help
Myself you know when you went in the other room just before I left I looked in your purse and I found this little black book this is a little black book you carry in your purse isn’t it yes think you yes and it’s got a lot
Of names in it I’m talking a lot of names now I won’t read them off because but there’s one name in here might be just a client or it might be the name of somebody who solicited your purged testimony I’m going to give you an opportunity to just watch the Slate
Clean with this court just start over I tell you what just whisper his name to me see if I was Right David Edwards I was right let tell him Dave Edwards order order please no further Questions we find the defendant not [Applause] guilty Mr Edwards would you mind going down to headquarters Ben ah can I see that little black book of hers why is it for real does it matter see you BT then Brad’s invited us to dinner yeah I think I’ll pass oh why don’t you
Come now I think I’ll go back to the office and see what I can do with that parot have fun you too congratulations nice job Tyler thank you in fact I got a bonus for you oh yeah yeah I don’t think a young man like you
Ought to live alone I’m not taking that parot just Thought [Applause] N [Applause] Sonia Sonia it took a long time for to fall Asleep [Applause] 8 ex mother in here excuse me hey mother I just heard the news on the radio you all right yes are you sure is there anything I can do for you everything’s under control excuse me you the stepson of the deceased I guess you could say that I was
Sergeant press are getting impatient get get a statement from him I’ve got to talk to the Press I’ll be right back all right on over here hold it I’m going to make this brief Richard Ward was stabbed to death last night between 11: and 2: a.m. whole investigation has already begun any
Suspects in custody not at this time but we’re making inquiries which we expect will lead to an arrest short what does that mean detective can you give us any names we’re not in a position to make any further comment on the case at this time what can you tell us about the
Murder already told you Sergeant drop that [Applause] night oh hi shie oh it looking all over the place for you yeah Sarah said you weren’t coming back to the office no I’m going home and clean my hat why B you never throw anything away well it’s
Difficult there’s a lot of good stuff up there like what a lot of good stuff remember that fence stretcher I got that time they don’t have a fence well if I ever get one and I want to stretch it I got a fence stretcher we have a meeting
With a new client I don’t want a new client I want to go home and clean my attic well she’s just flown in from Rhode Island yeah I asked her to why remember my friend from college Clark Harrison a boyfriend wasn’t he just a friend Ben well his mother remarried a
Man named Richard Ward remember oh the guy in the paper this morning yeah what she want with us well Clark’s mother Mrs Ward wants us to represent the woman who’s been arrested for killing her husband huh interesting huh yeah I don’t care what it costs Mr M
What I don’t understand Mrs Ward is why you’re willing to spend all this money to defend the person who presumably murdered your husband that’s my business Mr Matlock by the way I’d prefer that no one knew that I’d hired you oh I’m afraid I can’t do that and why not well
First of all I don’t work that way second people know what I get they’re bound to wonder how a maid can afford the likes of me besides if you really want to help this woman you should let everybody know you’re on her side you’re very persuasive I’m supposed to
Be I’ve made reservations on this afternoon’s fight for the two of you Clark can’t wait to see you I’m looking forward to it excuse me Mrs Ward I don’t think we’re quite finished here oh I’m so sorry of course you’ll want a retain her it’s custom how much $100,000 should do
It you’re not in expensive well when I win I’m considered a bargain is there anything else Mr Matlock you still haven’t told me I told you what why you’re defending your husband’s supposed killer I have to know or I can’t take the case Dick Ward was never exact faithful
To me I could bear it as long as he was discreet but now I’m in every gossip column that there is he had an affair in my house with my maid I don’t blame her but I can’t forgive him I want everyone to know precisely what kind of man he really
Was thank you for telling me Mrs Ward I’ll have my car and meet you with the airport [Applause] report Bill Ward did all right for himself well this is the Harrison mansion see he moved in with Christina damnn isn’t it magnificent talk about some got it and some don’t Ben don’t start it’s going to be ideal here we are at the scene of the
Crime I’m not staying in the maid’s room well you’re going to like them they were wonderful to me hope they got a hard mattress Forbes Miss metlock nice to see you and you I’m Ben Matlock you’re expected sir please step in wait [Applause] here where are all these people who are
So anxious for us to come yes a Harriet hello Charlie this is my father Ben Matlock Christina’s Aunt Harriet how’d you do to a answer your question not all of us were anxious for you to come some of us think the idea of your representing the woman who killed my niece’s husband is
Extremely distasteful I happen to be one of those people my niece is not at home at the moment however we’re all dining in this evening the dress is informal how informal what your wearing will do Forbes will see you to your rooms I’m sure they’re fine if it’s all the same
To you you I just soon have a talk with my client think you could get us a lift down to the jail house the chauffeur is at your disposal Charlene Clark oh now let me look at you Clark you’re embarrassing me you have nothing to be embarrassed about oh well this is
My father Ben matlot Clark Harrison nice to meet you oh it’s pleasure to beet you Mr mlock certainly heard a lot about you and vice versa charene oh we’re just on our way downtown so oh I’ll be here okay it’s a real go-getter isn’t he would you be more comfortable if I
Brought a translator in here no I want you to understand our line of defense we’re going to show that Richard Ward was a bad man an immoral man who had many Affairs do you understand I understand I think he took advantage of you you were
A servant in his home and he he pushed you to the Limit maybe he was blackmailing you no I think you afraid of him and when you finally fought back there was a fight and you killed him circumstances might even indicate it was self-defense I killed Him I killed Senor W I remember when you used to come here when I was little oh I’m surprised you remember that far back well I did do I remember when you used to read me stories and there was one about a little girl who wrote on a tiger oh that’s
Right Mr Matlock are you going to bring Sonia back from jail I’m going to try come Lila it’s bedtime say you good nights good night mother Good night darling good night good night everyone good night night good night good night good night thanks how is Sonia not too Cooperative just
Exactly how do you plan on defending her well what are they doing here what are you doing here this is Richard son Daniel Benjamin Matlock oh I know who they are you know it’s bad enough you hire them to defend my father’s killer but
You even have the G to put them up in his own home first of all this house belongs to the Harrison family not to you or to your late father father I know you didn’t like it my father told you to quit sponging off the family and get a
Job but why don’t you very bad manners and somebody really ought to correct them for you you know that is that a threat Gentlemen just like the good old days That’s Maria Sonia’s daughter you know she lives with her father in Cuba it sounds to me like you know a lot about Sonia I don’t believe she could ever do something like this I’ll never believe it you know what you look like somebody who could use a swim yeah
Oh got a girl got a girl look at that oh right you’re a good swimmer you know that son you Tomy how a a good friend huh she was my best friend wish she hadn’t come back that night hadn’t come back the night my stepfather was killed she went out with
That man what man when a little while after dinner he met her at the back gate do you know his name name no would you recognize him if you saw him again oh sure he came for her lots of times now this is very important do you remember when Sonia came
Back it’s all right just tell the truth well the police were already here and she had the knife in her hand why didn’t you tell anyone you went not the night of the murder well son now you’ve got to help us who was the Manda saw you with what time did you get
Home you have a possible Alibi why won’t you use it I’ve defended clients for nearly 25 years but never one like this if they’re guilty or innocent they always yell their heads off I think you’re covering for somebody and I intend to find out who it is and
Why you’re doing it and I’ll do it with or without your help money money there’s a lot of it around and somebody’s bought off that poor woman in there oh Ben I know Christina and Clark they’re not murderers I used to think I could tell who was capable of
Murder and who wasn’t but that was a long time ago Charlene I want you to check the jail registry get the names of everybody who’s been in to see Sonia maybe we’ll get lucky and get the name of that man anything else sir not just now thank you very good [Applause] sir and who might you be oh I’m with Mr Matlab I’m sure you are Tyler Hudson At Your Service I don’t think that will be necessary good afternoon didn’t they feed you on the plane not like this they didn’t don’t get too comfortable we have a lot of work to do Mr
Mlock oh Mrs Ward let me introduce our investigator Tyler Hudson how do you do we’d like to borrow a little for the afternoon we have the names and addresses of four men who visited Sonia in her jail perhaps she could identify the one man who took her out the night
Of the murder tid will take good care of her oh can I please very well but please please be careful she’ll be fine shall we dance bye mother all you have accomplished is to put this family on the front page of every newspaper across the country I’m sorry you disapprove Harriet I
Disapprove but everyone else I know thinks that you have lost lost your mind Mr Matlock a minute I rest my case what on Earth are you doing oh I was just attempting to reconstruct the crime wouldn’t Richard have used the backstairs probably but what if Sonia
Weren’t in her room what if someone else knew where your husband was going and beat him there by using these stairs I was just trying to figure out how much time it might have taken this someone else who did you have in mind oh I don’t have anyone in
Mind do you by any chance suspect me I could make a case for that you knew he was seeing the maid and you knew where her room was but I was asleep that’d be hard to prove you found the body of course it’s all hypothetical that’s the house where is he well you
Know Lila the first thing you learn in the detective trade is patience for example that’s the first name on this list and we could be here for hours there he is that’s him I’m sure of it that’s the man that went out with Sonia get her out of
Here that’s say buddy can I have a word with you hey hey [Applause] You [Applause] back them up anyone see a guy come running in here who wants to Know not me I just want a decent Q stick shoot some pool with this looks better [Applause] [Applause] Clark it’s a little early for that isn’t it oh was it ever too late it’s nice but not now thanks I’ve always wondered what you look like when you woke up in the morning a lot like I do when I go to bed well I wonder what you look like then too
So what are you doing with yourself these days well it is my job to distribute my share of the family fortune and find restaurants and clubs on two continents and it isn’t easy but I’m doing my best it’s very tiring up again all night no well you’ve
Been lying here in the lap of luxury I have been up since the crack of dawn planning our entire day what day this day it starts off with a nostalgic drive along the Sea Coast followed by an intimate little luncheon in a terribly overpriced restaurant well that’s very nice but I’ve already made
Plans you didn’t well there’s the small matter of a murder trial Charlene excuse me oh it’s all right Clark was just leaving ah in fact I’ve Left no comment I didn’t ask for I meant from You excuse me so we do have servants Mr Matlock oh they’re going to have to fix their own breakfast this is for my daughter and me a joke oh mild had to sleep great good mattress it’s been a long time I still got the Knack bacon hash
Browns you still do have a neck don’t you yes where’s Tyler still staked out on Rodriguez I’m waiting for what You’ to ask me about Clark Charlene you’re a grown woman I respect your privacy the hell was he doing in your bedroom nothing really just his way of being Charming I
Guess you know he used to have so much promise he was bright and talented just never did anything with himself how old is he 30 damn near too old to learn to do anything isn’t he hope Tyler nail down Sonia’s friend oh I forgot the salsa Spanish makes them hot Sergeant Maguire I call your attention to people’s exhibit one and ask if you recognize it yes I do where was this weapon found objection the exhibit is identified as a kitchen knife not a weapon sustained and where was this knife found the defendant was holding this knife when she surrendered to the police
Were any laboratory tests performed on this knife yes there were and what were the results of those tests blood stains and skin particles found in this knife were consistent with those of the deant and where was the deant found in the servants room which was occupied by the defendant now when the defendant
Surrendered to the police was she advised of her rights yes she was in Spanish and in English and did she make a statement she said she killed Mr Ward thank you Sergeant no further questions cross-examine Sergeant Maguire what was the victim wearing when you found him pajamas slippers and a
Robe you wear pajamas objection your honor irrelevant I’m trying to make a point here your honor overruled answer the question I wear pajamas me too you wear slippers yes how do you remove one at a time yeah actually what I what I meant was is do you sit down when you take
Them off yes now isn’t it true that uh when you found Mr Ward’s body he had on only one slipper yes where was the other one by the side of the bed isn’t it reasonable to assume from the position of the body and the placement
Of the slipper that Mr Ward sat on the edge of the bed took off one slipper before he was stabbed with the knife objection your honor this line of questioning calls for speculation on the part of the witness your honor I am not asking this witness to speculate only to
Confirm that which is consistent with the known facts in this case that is that Mr Ward was familiar and comfortable enough in This Woman’s bedroom to take off his slippers quiet please Council will approach the bench your honor Mr Matlock is attempting to put the victim on trial
Here your honor it is essential for our defense that the court recognize the character and behavior of Mr Ward we intend to show that this married man in a position of AU he was forcing his attentions on this frightened virtually defenseless foreign National I am going to allow this line
Of questioning I think a full understanding of the circumstances is important for the jury I don’t think it will militate against the prosecution’s presentation of fact Sergeant McGuire what was the defendant wearing when you arrested her some sort sort of print dress Sergeant Maguire are you suggesting that the defendant got out of
Bed got dressed took a walk with the murder weapon in her hand no I’m not suggesting anything of the kind I’m relieved to hear that no further questions your honor the prosecution calls Dr Milton a stand Mr Ward you’re leaving so soon I’ll come back for the sentencing
You’re never in one place for very long are you not if I can help it no why I’ve been trying to reach you at your office but your secretary keeps saying you’re out of town well that’s just what I say when I don’t want to take a
Call oh I just wanted to ask you where you were at the time of the murder H I was out of town I’m not surprised well you’re subpoena [Applause] Rack and give this five spot to Mr Rodriguez there’s a guy over there wants to talk to you who are you I’m Sonia’s lawar wife told me I might find you here you better get out of here while you can you’re supposed to be a friend son get out Mr
Rodriguez if you’ll tell your friends to go back to the bar their next beer is on me I’ll say my peace to you and then I’ll leave if you were with Sonia the night of the murder you can stop what’s happening to her I don’t know what your problem is
But I’m sure I can help you with it I can be a lot of trouble for you too you could wind up being charged as an accessory to murder you go to prison talk to me now or the police later I leave it up to you stay close one I got
Him people asking questions no I want to talk to you then when okay when I’ll be there [Applause] there [Applause] [Applause] Tyler how is he doctor says he’s got broken bones and a concussion nothing really serious then can’t see him tomorrow he said maybe he I’ll be okay why don’t you leave my husband alone Mrs Rodriguez we’re very sorry about what happened to your husband but
We can help him if you’ll tell us who did this Sonia someone tried to kill him next time they might succeed I don’t know what hold this killer has over you but it must be powerful because in spite of all that’s happened you’re still willing to expose your friend to
Danger no matter how strong it is it can be broken if you’ll just let me help you let me help you please thank you Sonia why won’t you let me help You so how would you describe your father a self-made man devoted to his family voted yes you are aware he was having a physical relationship with his mate I am now yes but he was devoted to his family I don’t know why my father
Was driven to do what he did or by whom but I do know he was always devoted to my mother and me your mother was the late Helen Ward yes she became an alcoholic yes do you blame your father for that no could you specify for the court when
Your mother developed a serious drinking problem I don’t recall was it after your father left her I suppose so yes isn’t it true that your mother died in an automobile accident while driving Under the Influence yes isn’t it true that on several occasions you publicly denounced your father father is being responsible
For your mother’s condition objection relevancy sstate no further questions Court will recess and reconvene at 2 p.m. how we doing here well we’re making some progress on Richard Ward’s lack of character for the break through Rodriguez we may be able to establish Reasonable Doubt and they took him out
Of ICU and put him in a room early this morning let’s see if we can talk to him any luck on finding the car that did him no no place plates but you wouldn’t think it’d be that hard to track down a red 55 Thunderbird red teabird yeah the
Cars are classic there can’t be that many of them in this town let’s go to the hospital coming no I’ll meet you back Here We sure had some good times tooling around in that didn’t we where were you yesterday why because someone used this car yesterday to run down Sonia’s alibi and whoever that was made a deal with Sonia to take the rap for Richard Ward’s murder and you suspect me I don’t want
To well then why would you because you’re a rich man’s son who’s never given a moment’s thought to anything or anyone but himself I was in the symphony and I have witnesses about 1500 of them you satisfied I suppose so you just eliminated yourself the orchestra and about 1500 others as suspect Mr Rodriguez please listen to me the only thing that can save you and your family is to tell me the truth you again can’t you leave this family alone don’t you understand you can’t help us for God’s sakes haven’t you done enough harm I’m sorry for what’s happened I truly Am was a m with me it’s so simple is the defense ready to proceed uh could the court have a short delay your honor we’re waiting for coun Council just how long are we supposed to wait put me on stand you won’t regret it it’s Council for the defense deliberately trying the
Patience of this court because if you are you are succeeding admirably I call Clark Harrison to the stand it was a quar of 11 on the night of the murder I was going to meet someone for midnight sale I took the back stairs because that’s the fastest
Way to get to the garage from my room and I noticed that Sonia’s door was open she wasn’t in her room and her bed hadn’t been slept in how do you know the exact time there’s a large clock on the kitchen wall it’s the first thing I saw
When I turned on the lights why didn’t you come forward with this testimony sooner Mr Harrison because I’m a rich man’s son who never gave a moment’s thought to anyone or anything but myself why are you coming forward now because I’d like to publicly apologize to Mrs cardus no further questions cross Examin Mr Harrison sir did you check to see if the defendant had gone to uh wash up no I didn’t did you see if she was in the living room no in other words she could have been in any room in the house yes I suppose so no further
Questions Mama money but in almost 2 years it was enough for me to buy my daughter’s way to America it cost a great deal of money to smuggle someone all the way from my country excuse me your honor we’re going to get into some pretty sensitive areas
I’d like to ask my associate to remove Miss card’s daughter from the courtroom request granted it’ll be just a moment it costs a great deal of money to smuggle someone into this country he knew what I had done he told me that he would call the authorities and my daughter would be
Sent back and never allowed to return if I said no to him if you said no to him Miss cardus why did Mr Ward give you money we’re sleeping with him did you kill Richard Ward no you’ve told the police you did I agreed to say that what happened the night of the
Murder I was coming home from seeing my daughter who was with my cousin Rodriguez he came out of the house he had a knife let the record show the defendant has indicated one Daniel Ward Daniel told me he killed him for what he did to his mother he told me
That if I would say I did it he would not inform on my daughter and he would give me money to keep her how much money $25,000 did he give it to you he said I would get it after the trial may I see the ring you wearing O Beautiful
Probably an antique very valuable have you ever met Mrs Helen Ward no she had died before I came to a medic I see I’m not very good at reading small print without my glasses could you read the inscription for us to Helen from dick 1951 where’d you get that ring
Daniel Ward gave it to me there a sort of a down payment Yes has the jury reached a verdict we find the defendant not [Applause] guilty thank you oh Clark I’m so proud of you so am I thank you Mr Matlock sir I suppose you were a bargain after all is this goodbye yes good Charie well Charlene alone again glad we take the case you know about the good old days these are the good old Days Barcelona ja adal aliden casmiro pronus oh lucam modris oh Defender zared P AR
