1 00:00:06,965 --> 00:00:09,467 Deborah Glass. I did not call her. 2 00:00:09,467 --> 00:00:12,345 Wrap this case up. We never had this conversation. 3 00:00:12,345 --> 00:00:15,223 Most of that stuff doesn't come up in criminal defense work. 4 00:00:15,223 --> 00:00:16,808 It comes up on the bar exam, 5 00:00:16,808 --> 00:00:19,811 which I have to pass in order to do criminal defense work. 6 00:00:19,811 --> 00:00:21,771 - Check your email yet? 7 00:00:21,771 --> 00:00:23,231 You knew I was gonna pass! 8 00:00:23,231 --> 00:00:24,691 A toast to Lorna. 9 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:27,360 Sam, I'm just here to remind you of your outstanding debt. 10 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:28,278 I'm working on it. 11 00:00:28,278 --> 00:00:31,156 - What if we wipe the bill clean? - What do I have to do? 12 00:00:31,156 --> 00:00:32,574 - For you. - What's this? 13 00:00:32,574 --> 00:00:35,243 - You've been served. - Val, you're running service now too? 14 00:00:35,243 --> 00:00:38,121 Hector Moya versus Arthur Rollins. What's this got to do with me? 15 00:00:38,121 --> 00:00:39,539 I'm on trial for my life. 16 00:00:39,539 --> 00:00:42,000 It's not just a theory. There really is a conspiracy. 17 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,126 Who is Peter Sterghos? 18 00:00:43,126 --> 00:00:44,836 That's the name I came up with 19 00:00:44,836 --> 00:00:47,297 when trying to connect Neil Bishop to Agent De Marco. 20 00:00:47,297 --> 00:00:50,467 So you're saying De Marco put Gloria up to ratting out Hector Moya? 21 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:53,053 More than that. He gave her a gun to plant in Moya's room. 22 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:55,764 - Who the fuck are you? - Agent James De Marco, DEA. 23 00:00:55,764 --> 00:00:58,516 This is a war. And you have to choose which side you're on. 24 00:00:58,516 --> 00:01:00,602 - We can help each other. - What do you propose? 25 00:01:00,602 --> 00:01:04,147 From now on, Sly, you and I are gonna be Hector Moya's cocounsel. 26 00:01:04,147 --> 00:01:05,899 - Mr. Haller? 27 00:01:07,817 --> 00:01:08,651 Eddie? 28 00:01:08,651 --> 00:01:12,906 Everyone around you dies! I hate you. I never wanna speak to you again! 29 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:15,033 Courtesy of Hector Moya. - It's bulletproof? 30 00:01:15,033 --> 00:01:18,995 And armored. Yeah, he comes with the car. Moya wants you protected at all times. 31 00:01:18,995 --> 00:01:21,664 You need a driver. I don't trust anybody else to do it. 32 00:01:21,664 --> 00:01:22,624 It's too dangerous. 33 00:01:22,624 --> 00:01:24,626 I know. That's what the tank and soldier are for. 34 00:01:24,626 --> 00:01:26,377 - Out of the car! - Why are you arresting him? 35 00:01:26,377 --> 00:01:28,880 - He's on the deportation list. - This is De Marco, isn't it? 36 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:30,256 Back up unless you wanna be next. 37 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:34,052 I'll find the motherfucker who did this. I'll find him, and I'm gonna bury him. 38 00:02:06,209 --> 00:02:07,293 You okay, Izzy? 39 00:02:08,586 --> 00:02:09,420 Yeah. 40 00:02:10,505 --> 00:02:11,422 Just 41 00:02:13,174 --> 00:02:14,175 staying vigilant. 42 00:02:17,053 --> 00:02:20,974 Okay. I completely understand if you're not comfortable driving me. 43 00:02:21,516 --> 00:02:24,018 I'm not exactly a good luck charm these days. 44 00:02:27,897 --> 00:02:32,110 But look. On the bright side, between this car and our... new bodyguards, 45 00:02:32,110 --> 00:02:33,695 what can go wrong, right? 46 00:02:59,095 --> 00:03:00,013 Izzy? 47 00:03:00,930 --> 00:03:05,059 So, I'm in Hayley's page, but I can't see the photos anymore. 48 00:03:05,059 --> 00:03:07,020 It says she has no posts. 49 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:08,688 I think you might've been blocked. 50 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:11,608 No, no. I liked her photo, like, five seconds ago. I... 51 00:03:12,317 --> 00:03:14,944 It sounds like you reminded her to block you. 52 00:03:16,029 --> 00:03:17,614 Block me? Come on. What? 53 00:03:18,823 --> 00:03:21,242 Sheesh. When is she gonna stop punishing me? 54 00:03:21,242 --> 00:03:24,579 In her defense, most teenagers don't exactly love it 55 00:03:24,579 --> 00:03:27,415 when their dads follow them on social media, 56 00:03:27,415 --> 00:03:29,292 even when they are talking to 'em. 57 00:03:29,292 --> 00:03:31,794 This case has completely screwed up my life. 58 00:03:32,295 --> 00:03:35,173 That's why today has to go as smoothly as possible. 59 00:03:35,173 --> 00:03:36,925 Why? What happens today? 60 00:03:36,925 --> 00:03:40,470 Well, I need to get this DEA agent on the stand. De Marco. 61 00:03:41,429 --> 00:03:45,850 But the judge won't let me unless I can show that he's relevant to the case. 62 00:03:46,976 --> 00:03:50,313 That's what the other witnesses are for. It's like a daisy chain. 63 00:03:50,313 --> 00:03:53,274 Each witness gives us the foundation to get to the next one. 64 00:03:53,274 --> 00:03:55,068 Val will get us Sly Jr. 65 00:03:55,693 --> 00:03:59,405 Sly Jr. will get us Trina. Hopefully, that can get us to De Marco. 66 00:04:02,408 --> 00:04:05,453 Aw shit. Lorna. I'm sorry. Before you start-- 67 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:08,539 Do I need to change my name in your phone to Andrea to get you to text me back? 68 00:04:08,539 --> 00:04:11,125 Yeah, sorry. I-I got distracted. What's up? 69 00:04:11,125 --> 00:04:14,462 I missed a call from Judge Turner. We're starting an hour later today. 70 00:04:14,462 --> 00:04:16,005 Oh, yeah. They called me too. 71 00:04:16,005 --> 00:04:17,048 Well, hello! 72 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:19,926 A heads-up would've been nice. I thought I was gonna be late. 73 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:23,846 Today is my first day as an actual lawyer, and I needed the time to prep. 74 00:04:23,846 --> 00:04:29,060 Well, I needed to pick out the right suit... and heels, which I did. 75 00:04:29,060 --> 00:04:30,853 I'm two blocks away. How far are you? 76 00:04:30,853 --> 00:04:33,606 I'm making a stop first, but that doesn't matter. 77 00:04:33,606 --> 00:04:35,650 I actually need you on something else first. 78 00:04:36,150 --> 00:04:39,237 One of our clients got arrested, and his arraignment is today. 79 00:04:39,237 --> 00:04:41,406 They've got him in lockup at the courthouse. 80 00:04:41,406 --> 00:04:42,907 How are you gonna manage that? 81 00:04:42,907 --> 00:04:46,661 I'm not. You are. Felicidades. You just got your first case. 82 00:04:46,661 --> 00:04:49,038 - Wait, what? Who's the client? - Uh... 83 00:04:49,038 --> 00:04:52,292 Well, the client is, uh... Daniel Varela. 84 00:04:53,209 --> 00:04:56,379 Daniel Varela? I don't know that name. He's one of our clients? 85 00:04:56,379 --> 00:04:58,548 - Right. Lor-- Sorry, Lorna. - Mickey! 86 00:04:58,548 --> 00:05:00,883 You're breaking up. We're going into a tunnel. 87 00:05:00,883 --> 00:05:02,302 - Mick! - All right, bye. 88 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:04,846 - You don't think I know what you just did? 89 00:05:21,612 --> 00:05:23,781 Sam fucking Scales? 90 00:05:36,836 --> 00:05:38,921 Okay. What'd you do this time, Sam? 91 00:05:38,921 --> 00:05:42,008 Or, excuse me. Señor Varela. 92 00:05:42,008 --> 00:05:44,886 What? I'm one-tenth Spanish. 93 00:05:45,386 --> 00:05:48,181 You need a lot of different identities in my line of work. 94 00:05:48,931 --> 00:05:50,850 There's too many crazies out there. 95 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:56,189 And I didn't do anything other than stimulate our local economy. 96 00:05:56,189 --> 00:05:57,857 - You're welcome. - Sam. 97 00:05:57,857 --> 00:06:01,986 Okay, fine. First off, this isn't my full-time job. 98 00:06:01,986 --> 00:06:04,822 This is just a side thing I was doing for charity. 99 00:06:05,406 --> 00:06:08,826 I have a much bigger money-making project going on. 100 00:06:08,826 --> 00:06:11,245 No. I don't wanna know anything about that. 101 00:06:11,245 --> 00:06:14,832 You owe us enough money as it is. Please. Just one crime at a time. 102 00:06:14,832 --> 00:06:16,584 Wait. What are you talking about? 103 00:06:16,584 --> 00:06:19,545 I thought we were all squared up after that gallery job. 104 00:06:20,254 --> 00:06:21,756 That was for one bill. 105 00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:25,802 Oh, that's bullshit! Whatever happened to the code of ethics? 106 00:06:25,802 --> 00:06:28,096 I don't know, Sam! Why don't you ask... 107 00:06:28,096 --> 00:06:29,180 Let me think. 108 00:06:29,180 --> 00:06:30,139 ...Benny Bates. 109 00:06:30,139 --> 00:06:33,393 Or Francois DuPont. 110 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,103 Or... I love this one. 111 00:06:35,103 --> 00:06:36,187 ...Gunther Schmidt? 112 00:06:38,106 --> 00:06:40,316 - Just tell me why you're here. 113 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,820 Well, as you know, 114 00:06:44,695 --> 00:06:46,781 labor is having a moment right now. 115 00:06:46,781 --> 00:06:49,242 There's strikes happening all over LA. 116 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:50,952 People are in dire straits. 117 00:06:50,952 --> 00:06:56,457 So I started collecting money to buy grocery cards for striking workers. 118 00:06:57,208 --> 00:07:00,795 I figured it'd be a way to, you know, give back. 119 00:07:00,795 --> 00:07:02,672 Uh-huh. And? 120 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:05,258 And nothing. It was going great. 121 00:07:05,258 --> 00:07:09,554 I donated $100,000 in gift cards. Look where that landed me. 122 00:07:09,554 --> 00:07:11,848 You donated $100,000? 123 00:07:13,558 --> 00:07:15,226 Sam, how much did you raise? 124 00:07:15,226 --> 00:07:16,519 Oh... 125 00:07:16,519 --> 00:07:18,354 Maybe... three? 126 00:07:18,354 --> 00:07:22,817 $300,000? Which means you kept 200 for yourself? 127 00:07:22,817 --> 00:07:27,738 Everybody takes a little off the top. Administrative fees. Overhead. 128 00:07:27,738 --> 00:07:31,701 What overhead? It's you and a laptop. You know what? You should be in jail, Sam. 129 00:07:31,701 --> 00:07:32,910 All right. Look. 130 00:07:32,910 --> 00:07:37,790 Please. You have to get me out of here. I've already been in here two whole days. 131 00:07:41,669 --> 00:07:42,670 Por favor. 132 00:07:48,259 --> 00:07:50,595 Legal, you picked the worst time to get kicked out. 133 00:07:50,595 --> 00:07:52,889 I'm in the middle of trial. What did you even do? 134 00:07:52,889 --> 00:07:56,559 Nothing. This is all being blown out of proportion. 135 00:07:56,559 --> 00:07:59,353 Mr. Siegel refused to go to his rehab appointments. 136 00:07:59,353 --> 00:08:02,190 - What? Come on, Legal. Kept arguing with the staff. 137 00:08:02,190 --> 00:08:06,152 And we found dozens of takeout sandwich wrappers in his room. 138 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:08,196 Sandwiches? Who gave him sandwiches? 139 00:08:08,196 --> 00:08:11,949 Look. Can you give him a warning or something? It's not a good time. 140 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:16,704 He also threw a plate of cheesecake at the physical therapist's face. 141 00:08:16,704 --> 00:08:17,747 I plead the Fifth. 142 00:08:17,747 --> 00:08:18,915 All right. 143 00:08:18,915 --> 00:08:22,627 Look, Legal, uh, Izzy's gonna take you to the house 144 00:08:22,627 --> 00:08:24,962 after she drops me off at the courthouse. 145 00:08:24,962 --> 00:08:27,089 You can stay there until you find a new place. 146 00:08:27,089 --> 00:08:28,466 Cheesecake, really? 147 00:08:28,466 --> 00:08:30,009 If you can call it that. 148 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:33,012 Whoa! New car! 149 00:08:33,012 --> 00:08:34,680 - Fancy. 150 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:36,432 What's with the Hells Angels? 151 00:08:36,432 --> 00:08:37,850 Ah, I'll explain later. 152 00:08:38,768 --> 00:08:40,353 - Come on. Let's do it. 153 00:08:55,409 --> 00:08:57,411 Y'all got any raspberry seltzer? 154 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:12,760 Everything okay? 155 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,179 I don't know. 156 00:09:15,763 --> 00:09:18,808 Wire fraud. Theft under false pretenses. 157 00:09:18,808 --> 00:09:21,477 Sam is looking at three years in prison. 158 00:09:21,477 --> 00:09:24,939 Well, sounds like an occupational hazard for a con man. 159 00:09:24,939 --> 00:09:27,817 And they are rotating out the arraignment judge downtown. 160 00:09:27,817 --> 00:09:31,404 Judge Connor is filling in. The do-gooder of all do-gooders. 161 00:09:31,404 --> 00:09:34,574 Listen, she is the board member of the Children's Hospital, 162 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:37,410 cochair of the Los Angeles Friends of the Elderly, 163 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:39,745 advocacy volunteer for the ASPCA. 164 00:09:39,745 --> 00:09:42,873 Wow, that sounds like a hit list of Sam's favorite targets. 165 00:09:42,873 --> 00:09:45,084 I'll be lucky if I get him out on bail. 166 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:48,087 Well, babe, you're the smartest person I know. 167 00:09:48,796 --> 00:09:50,881 And if anyone can figure it out, 168 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:53,050 you already have. 169 00:09:55,136 --> 00:09:59,307 It took me so long... to become a lawyer. 170 00:10:00,016 --> 00:10:03,352 And now that I am one, I have to make up for lost time. 171 00:10:03,352 --> 00:10:06,897 If I crash and burn before my career even starts, 172 00:10:06,897 --> 00:10:10,276 how are we ever gonna afford to get out of our apartment? 173 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:13,654 The neighbor's pot smoke is seeping in through the vents, 174 00:10:13,654 --> 00:10:15,656 and I think Winston's getting high. 175 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:20,244 Babe. 176 00:10:22,413 --> 00:10:23,289 Babe. 177 00:10:25,249 --> 00:10:27,335 Babe, this is your first case. 178 00:10:28,961 --> 00:10:31,380 So cut my wife some slack, all right? 179 00:10:41,682 --> 00:10:44,185 How long did you say he's been asleep? 180 00:11:11,128 --> 00:11:12,046 You okay? 181 00:11:13,005 --> 00:11:14,548 Hmm? Have you been eating? 182 00:11:15,383 --> 00:11:18,344 All the prison five-star cuisine that I can handle. 183 00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:20,554 You gotta eat something, Julian. 184 00:11:21,055 --> 00:11:23,057 You need your strength, all right? 185 00:11:23,641 --> 00:11:26,560 I'll have my tailor take in some of your suits, okay? 186 00:11:29,980 --> 00:11:30,898 Thanks, Mickey. 187 00:11:32,983 --> 00:11:33,984 Good luck today. 188 00:11:36,779 --> 00:11:38,698 Well, you're up, Haller. 189 00:11:39,365 --> 00:11:41,784 Going with the conspiracy angle, huh? 190 00:11:42,493 --> 00:11:44,495 I hope you know what you're doing. 191 00:11:45,204 --> 00:11:49,417 Thank you, everyone, for your flexibility and timeliness this morning. 192 00:11:49,417 --> 00:11:53,045 We're hoping all of the elevators will be back up and running next week. 193 00:11:53,045 --> 00:11:56,632 All right, then. Let's begin. Mr. Haller, you may call your first witness. 194 00:11:56,632 --> 00:12:00,052 Thank you, Your Honor. The defense calls Frank Valenzuela. 195 00:12:01,387 --> 00:12:04,515 Mr. Valenzuela, can you tell the jury what you do for a living? 196 00:12:04,515 --> 00:12:07,810 Well, for one, I'm a state-licensed bail bondsman. 197 00:12:07,810 --> 00:12:09,854 I also have my private investigator license, 198 00:12:09,854 --> 00:12:11,856 which I use for process serving. 199 00:12:11,856 --> 00:12:14,859 Process serving. Can you explain to the jury what that is? 200 00:12:14,859 --> 00:12:17,153 You know, when people get sued and stuff, 201 00:12:17,153 --> 00:12:20,906 and the lawyer has to put out a subpoena if they need somebody to testify, 202 00:12:20,906 --> 00:12:22,408 I serve the subpoena on people. 203 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:26,412 And did you ever serve a subpoena on the victim, Gloria Dayton? 204 00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:28,831 - Yes, I did. And when was that? 205 00:12:29,457 --> 00:12:32,126 This was on Monday, August 3rd, at 6:06 p.m. 206 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:34,086 at the front of her apartment building. 207 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:37,548 You're very precise about the time and place. 208 00:12:37,548 --> 00:12:39,008 How can you be so sure? 209 00:12:39,008 --> 00:12:41,969 Well, that's because I always take a picture with a timestamp 210 00:12:41,969 --> 00:12:43,471 to prove they were served. 211 00:12:44,472 --> 00:12:48,976 So you took a picture of Miss Dayton after you served her with a subpoena? 212 00:12:48,976 --> 00:12:49,977 That's right. 213 00:12:52,313 --> 00:12:54,732 Defense Exhibit A, Your Honor. 214 00:12:55,858 --> 00:12:58,694 Uh, Your Honor, the People are happy to stipulate 215 00:12:58,694 --> 00:13:01,989 that Mr. Valenzuela served a subpoena on Gloria Dayton. 216 00:13:01,989 --> 00:13:03,282 No need for this photo. 217 00:13:03,282 --> 00:13:05,117 While I appreciate the offer, 218 00:13:05,117 --> 00:13:08,537 we believe it's important that the jury get the full picture, Your Honor. 219 00:13:08,537 --> 00:13:12,500 Unless the prosecution has an issue with us introducing a photo of the victim. 220 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:14,919 You may present the photo to the jury, Mr. Haller. 221 00:13:14,919 --> 00:13:16,003 Thank you, Your Honor. 222 00:13:19,215 --> 00:13:22,301 So, Mr. Valenzuela, is this the photo you took of Miss Dayton 223 00:13:22,301 --> 00:13:23,469 after you served her? 224 00:13:23,469 --> 00:13:26,597 - Yes, it is. - Who hired you to serve this subpoena? 225 00:13:26,597 --> 00:13:28,140 And for what case? 226 00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:30,518 I was working for Attorney Sylvester Funaro Jr. 227 00:13:30,518 --> 00:13:33,854 on a habeas petition. Moya versus Rollins. 228 00:13:33,854 --> 00:13:35,105 A habeas petition. 229 00:13:35,105 --> 00:13:38,901 That's when someone is claiming their imprisonment is unlawful, correct? 230 00:13:38,901 --> 00:13:42,029 Yeah, Rollins is the warden up in Victorville Federal Prison. 231 00:13:42,029 --> 00:13:46,492 I see. And did you have an understanding of the basis for this habeas petition? 232 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:49,495 Yes. Hector Moya's the guy serving a life sentence for a felony-- 233 00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:52,414 Objection, Your Honor. May we approach the bench? 234 00:13:55,251 --> 00:13:56,919 State your objection, Mr. Forsythe. 235 00:13:56,919 --> 00:14:00,840 Relevance, for starters. Judge, where is this going? 236 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,092 Mr. Haller's trying to hijack this case 237 00:14:03,092 --> 00:14:05,177 and take us into a completely unrelated one. 238 00:14:05,177 --> 00:14:08,138 Your Honor, the details of the subpoena served on Miss Dayton 239 00:14:08,138 --> 00:14:10,015 are incredibly relevant to this trial. 240 00:14:10,015 --> 00:14:12,309 We believe that's what motivated her murder. 241 00:14:12,309 --> 00:14:13,936 Oh, you gotta be kidding me. 242 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:16,063 It's the foundation of our entire defense. 243 00:14:16,063 --> 00:14:19,692 I can introduce a certified copy of the habeas petition if you like. 244 00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:21,068 That won't be necessary. 245 00:14:21,068 --> 00:14:24,446 I am going to overrule the objection, but I need you to stay on point. 246 00:14:24,446 --> 00:14:25,739 Of course, Your Honor. 247 00:14:29,994 --> 00:14:31,453 Please continue, Mr. Valenzuela. 248 00:14:31,453 --> 00:14:33,831 You were testifying about this habeas case? 249 00:14:33,831 --> 00:14:35,624 Yeah, Hector Moya. 250 00:14:35,624 --> 00:14:39,086 He's a cartel guy trying to get out of jail in Victorville. 251 00:14:39,086 --> 00:14:43,048 In the petition, he claims the DEA had a gun planted on him, 252 00:14:43,048 --> 00:14:45,593 and the gun charges are what put him away for life. 253 00:14:46,635 --> 00:14:48,637 And Miss Dayton had information about this? 254 00:14:48,637 --> 00:14:50,848 The lawyer thought she did. Mr. Funaro. 255 00:14:50,848 --> 00:14:53,058 That's why he had me serve the subpoena on her. 256 00:14:53,058 --> 00:14:57,605 I see. And how did Miss Dayton react when she saw the subpoena? 257 00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:59,315 How did she react? 258 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,483 Yeah. Was she annoyed? Angry? 259 00:15:01,483 --> 00:15:03,235 Angry? No. 260 00:15:04,028 --> 00:15:05,404 Most people get angry, 261 00:15:06,447 --> 00:15:09,950 but felt to me like... she was scared of something. 262 00:15:09,950 --> 00:15:11,577 Objection. Speculation. 263 00:15:11,577 --> 00:15:13,078 I withdraw the question. 264 00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:17,583 Now, Mr. Valenzuela, what did you do after you served Miss Dayton? 265 00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:19,543 I told Mr. Funaro I was done. 266 00:15:19,543 --> 00:15:23,380 Then I didn't hear about her again until maybe a week or so later 267 00:15:23,380 --> 00:15:27,551 when I heard that Mr. La Cosse was arrested for her murder. 268 00:15:27,551 --> 00:15:29,762 How did you react to that news? 269 00:15:29,762 --> 00:15:32,890 I mean, I guess I was relieved, you know? 270 00:15:32,890 --> 00:15:34,308 Relieved? Why? 271 00:15:34,308 --> 00:15:38,562 It meant we had nothing to do with it. Like nothing to do with the Moya case. 272 00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:41,398 Hmm. Why would you be worried about that? 273 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:43,108 Well, you know. 274 00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:45,903 I serve a subpoena on somebody for some cartel boss, 275 00:15:45,903 --> 00:15:47,571 and she ends up dead. 276 00:15:47,571 --> 00:15:49,698 - You don't have to be-- - Objection! Your Honor! 277 00:15:49,698 --> 00:15:51,116 I'll stop the witness. 278 00:15:51,116 --> 00:15:54,203 We're getting into an area beyond Mr. Valenzuela's expertise. 279 00:15:54,203 --> 00:15:55,913 No further questions, Your Honor. 280 00:16:11,512 --> 00:16:12,930 Thank you. - Uh-huh. 281 00:16:17,393 --> 00:16:20,145 Something's been driving me crazy about the Scott Glass case. 282 00:16:20,145 --> 00:16:22,147 How anyone could represent him? 283 00:16:22,147 --> 00:16:23,148 Sure. 284 00:16:24,316 --> 00:16:26,944 I know this might sound shitty. I don't mean to victim blame-- 285 00:16:26,944 --> 00:16:28,529 I don't like the start of this. 286 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:31,073 It's just, why would Deborah Glass go on her usual hike 287 00:16:31,073 --> 00:16:33,409 on the day her lunatic ex was gonna be released? 288 00:16:33,409 --> 00:16:35,327 Why would she go anywhere Scott could find her? 289 00:16:35,327 --> 00:16:38,080 - That is victim blaming. Maybe. 290 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,125 But if it were me, I would've gotten the first ticket out of town. 291 00:16:41,125 --> 00:16:43,127 Why didn't she do that the moment you called her? 292 00:16:43,127 --> 00:16:44,294 Vanessa, I don't-- 293 00:16:44,294 --> 00:16:46,672 I know. I'm sorry. I sound terrible. 294 00:16:47,756 --> 00:16:51,010 I'm trying to think through the angles of what the defense might say. 295 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:53,387 The good news is it doesn't matter. 296 00:16:53,929 --> 00:16:57,474 Scott Glass killed her. We have witnesses and DNA evidence. 297 00:16:57,474 --> 00:17:02,396 If all they have is victim blaming and speculation, we'll be fine. 298 00:17:03,439 --> 00:17:05,357 Right. You're right. 299 00:17:14,241 --> 00:17:16,118 Was there something else? 300 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:26,086 Izzy! Oh my gosh! 301 00:17:26,086 --> 00:17:28,297 Thank you for getting here so fast. 302 00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:31,675 I already missed the first witness. Sly Jr. is about to get on the stand. 303 00:17:31,675 --> 00:17:34,303 - No problem. What's up? - I just need you to sit in court. 304 00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:36,221 When Sam's about to be called, text me. 305 00:17:36,221 --> 00:17:37,389 I got you. 306 00:17:37,389 --> 00:17:38,390 Thank you. 307 00:17:40,184 --> 00:17:43,562 Wait. I thought inmates are usually brought up in custody elevators. 308 00:17:43,562 --> 00:17:46,648 Yeah, but the only one that can fit a wheelchair is down too. 309 00:17:46,648 --> 00:17:49,359 They say they're upgrading 'em. Believe it when I see it. 310 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,695 This place is like the first circle of hell. 311 00:17:51,695 --> 00:17:53,655 - You have no idea. Sam. Okay. 312 00:17:53,655 --> 00:17:56,241 I'll be in another courtroom until your case is called. 313 00:17:56,241 --> 00:17:57,951 Izzy is gonna keep me in the loop. 314 00:17:57,951 --> 00:18:00,621 So while you're waiting, just do a crossword puzzle. 315 00:18:00,621 --> 00:18:04,249 Wait. Another c-- Wait. Where are you-- Where is she going? 316 00:18:17,137 --> 00:18:20,724 The things I do for my career. The things I do for my career. 317 00:18:35,489 --> 00:18:37,658 The defense calls Sly Funaro Jr. 318 00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:40,994 Mr. Funaro, can you please tell the court 319 00:18:40,994 --> 00:18:44,373 what led you to putting out a subpoena for Gloria Dayton? 320 00:18:44,373 --> 00:18:45,707 Uh, certainly. 321 00:18:45,707 --> 00:18:50,420 It started when Mr. Hector Moya came to me for help. 322 00:18:51,713 --> 00:18:53,757 Help with a habeas petition? 323 00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:55,843 Uh, yes. 324 00:18:58,387 --> 00:19:01,807 Uh, Mr. Moya is in federal prison. 325 00:19:01,807 --> 00:19:03,559 He was convicted on drug charges, 326 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:08,230 and there was a gun enhancement that gave him a life sentence. 327 00:19:09,106 --> 00:19:11,483 He told me that the gun the police found wasn't his. 328 00:19:11,483 --> 00:19:12,901 Objection. Hearsay. 329 00:19:12,901 --> 00:19:14,069 Sustained. 330 00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:17,322 All right. Let's try again, Mr. Funaro. 331 00:19:17,322 --> 00:19:19,074 The habeas petition you filed 332 00:19:19,074 --> 00:19:23,537 was based on your belief that Mr. Moya was innocent of the gun charge. 333 00:19:23,537 --> 00:19:24,580 Is that correct? 334 00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:25,664 Uh... 335 00:19:25,664 --> 00:19:26,707 Yes. 336 00:19:28,959 --> 00:19:31,753 Our investigation uncovered a strong possibility 337 00:19:31,753 --> 00:19:34,631 that the gun had, in fact, been planted in his room 338 00:19:34,631 --> 00:19:35,966 before the police arrived. 339 00:19:40,971 --> 00:19:43,015 Uh, planted by whom? 340 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:48,353 Uh, well, we looked into that, and we discovered there were two women 341 00:19:48,353 --> 00:19:51,690 who had been in Mr. Moya's room multiple times during his stay. 342 00:19:52,482 --> 00:19:56,945 A pair of escorts who went by the names Glory Days and Trina Trixxx. 343 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:00,032 With... three X's. 344 00:20:01,950 --> 00:20:06,872 She was easier to find online, so I contacted her, arranged the meeting. 345 00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:08,957 What did you learn from this meeting? 346 00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:11,960 Well, first that her real last name was Rafferty. 347 00:20:13,253 --> 00:20:15,214 Also, that she knew Mr. Moya, 348 00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:17,382 uh, but she denied ever planting a gun. 349 00:20:17,382 --> 00:20:19,384 Objection. Hearsay again! 350 00:20:19,384 --> 00:20:20,510 Sustained. 351 00:20:20,510 --> 00:20:23,138 The jury will disregard that last answer. 352 00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:27,351 What else did you learn from your meeting with Trina Rafferty? 353 00:20:27,351 --> 00:20:33,190 I asked her about the other escort, Glory Days. Gloria Dayton. 354 00:20:34,524 --> 00:20:35,359 And? 355 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:39,196 She said that Gloria admitted to her that she planted the gun-- 356 00:20:39,196 --> 00:20:40,489 Objection! Hearsay! 357 00:20:40,489 --> 00:20:43,659 - On the orders of Agent James De Marco. - I have tried to be patient. 358 00:20:43,659 --> 00:20:46,328 But we are literally on triple hearsay at this point. 359 00:20:46,328 --> 00:20:48,622 Sustained. Mr. Haller? 360 00:20:48,622 --> 00:20:49,998 May we approach, Your Honor? 361 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,129 Judge, I agree with Mr. Forsythe. This is hearsay. 362 00:20:56,129 --> 00:20:59,049 Which is why we need to hear directly from the horse's mouth, 363 00:20:59,049 --> 00:21:00,342 Agent James De Marco. 364 00:21:00,342 --> 00:21:03,345 This is exactly why we have him on our amended witness list. 365 00:21:04,179 --> 00:21:07,641 I know I said I would give you the weekend to go through the witness list, 366 00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:10,435 but is there any way you could address Agent De Marco today? 367 00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:11,937 Oh, happily, Your Honor. 368 00:21:11,937 --> 00:21:13,814 The People strenuously object 369 00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:16,900 to the inclusion of Agent De Marco as a witness. 370 00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:21,029 Mr. Haller has yet to prove any relevance sufficient to admit him. 371 00:21:21,029 --> 00:21:24,032 - I am inclined to agree with Mr. Forsythe. 372 00:21:24,032 --> 00:21:27,953 Your Honor, our next witness will corroborate Mr. Funaro's testimony 373 00:21:27,953 --> 00:21:31,665 and solidify the relevance. We just ask for the court's patience. 374 00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:33,750 Which is running very thin, Mr. Haller. 375 00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:36,086 Look, let's finish up with this witness 376 00:21:36,086 --> 00:21:38,463 and give him some questions he can actually answer. 377 00:21:38,463 --> 00:21:41,133 And we will deal with the next one when the time comes. 378 00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:42,551 Of course, Your Honor. 379 00:21:46,388 --> 00:21:49,099 Wait! Wait! Hold it! Thank you! 380 00:21:53,061 --> 00:21:55,314 Wait. What the...? 381 00:22:00,277 --> 00:22:01,194 Son of a... 382 00:22:03,905 --> 00:22:05,365 It's just four flights. 383 00:22:05,907 --> 00:22:07,034 In four-inch heels. 384 00:22:07,534 --> 00:22:09,661 It's fine. Everything's fine. 385 00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:20,630 Very well. Prelim will be on the 17th of next month. 386 00:22:21,590 --> 00:22:23,675 Anything else, Ms. Acosta? 387 00:22:23,675 --> 00:22:25,802 Half of those files are mine, Your Honor. 388 00:22:25,802 --> 00:22:28,180 I'm all for getting through the day as quickly as possible. 389 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:29,973 Amen to that. 390 00:22:29,973 --> 00:22:32,601 Here! Here! Excuse me. Excuse me. 391 00:22:32,601 --> 00:22:35,812 Excuse me. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Excuse me. 392 00:22:36,396 --> 00:22:37,773 I'm ready, Your Honor! 393 00:22:39,149 --> 00:22:41,485 Glad we're all present and accounted for, Miss... 394 00:22:41,485 --> 00:22:43,820 Lorna Crane. For the defendant. 395 00:22:43,820 --> 00:22:46,406 Yes. Well, thank you, Ms. Crane. 396 00:22:46,406 --> 00:22:49,117 But I am sorry to say we need to take a 30-minute recess. 397 00:22:49,117 --> 00:22:51,703 I have a conference call with the regional food bank 398 00:22:51,703 --> 00:22:53,413 about our upcoming fundraiser. 399 00:22:53,413 --> 00:22:55,707 So I will see counsel back here in 30. 400 00:23:04,466 --> 00:23:06,218 Oops. False alarm. 401 00:23:07,135 --> 00:23:09,221 Did you just run down four flights of stairs? 402 00:23:09,221 --> 00:23:12,140 Yes. There's only one working... 403 00:23:22,526 --> 00:23:23,652 Are you glitching? 404 00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:24,945 No. 405 00:23:24,945 --> 00:23:27,406 Just... wait right here. 406 00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:28,407 Okay. 407 00:23:28,907 --> 00:23:33,703 So, Mr. Funaro, enlighten us. How long have you been practicing law? 408 00:23:34,996 --> 00:23:37,332 It'll be two years next month. 409 00:23:37,332 --> 00:23:38,583 Oh wow! Two whole years. 410 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,752 Have you ever been involved in a trial before? 411 00:23:41,962 --> 00:23:43,463 You mean, like, in court? 412 00:23:43,463 --> 00:23:45,132 Yeah, like in court. 413 00:23:46,675 --> 00:23:48,468 - None so far. - Hmm. 414 00:23:48,468 --> 00:23:51,930 But many lawyers say the object is to stay out of the courtroom. 415 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:55,559 Yep. From where I stand, that is not bad advice, Mr. Funaro. 416 00:23:56,351 --> 00:23:59,438 So two years out of law school, never set foot in a courtroom, 417 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:02,858 yet somehow you end up filing a habeas petition 418 00:24:02,858 --> 00:24:05,110 on behalf of a major international drug dealer. 419 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:06,778 How does that happen? 420 00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:12,492 Uh, you... just go to the court's website and download the-- 421 00:24:12,492 --> 00:24:16,288 Oh, no. I mean, how did you end up landing Mr. Moya as a client? 422 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:17,372 Oh. Uh... 423 00:24:18,498 --> 00:24:19,833 He was a referral. 424 00:24:20,667 --> 00:24:21,501 From? 425 00:24:23,545 --> 00:24:24,379 My father. 426 00:24:24,379 --> 00:24:27,507 Oh, your father. Sylvester Funaro Sr. 427 00:24:27,507 --> 00:24:32,262 A disbarred lawyer who is serving time in federal prison for tax evasion? 428 00:24:34,014 --> 00:24:34,848 Yes. 429 00:24:34,848 --> 00:24:38,810 In fact, it was in prison that your father met Mr. Moya. Is that right? 430 00:24:40,061 --> 00:24:40,979 Yes. 431 00:24:40,979 --> 00:24:43,315 Do you feel adequately prepared by your father 432 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:47,569 to take on a complicated habeas case for a convicted cartel member? 433 00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:49,070 Uh... 434 00:24:50,071 --> 00:24:50,989 Yes. 435 00:24:50,989 --> 00:24:54,910 Or do you think maybe your father, a person incarcerated for tax evasion, 436 00:24:54,910 --> 00:24:58,288 someone who has exploited the state for his own security and benefit, 437 00:24:58,288 --> 00:25:01,374 do you think maybe it might occur to him 438 00:25:01,374 --> 00:25:05,253 to exploit a fellow convict for his own security and benefit also? 439 00:25:05,253 --> 00:25:07,839 Objection. Speculation and argumentative. 440 00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:10,050 Sustained. Mr. Forsythe. 441 00:25:10,050 --> 00:25:11,718 My apologies, Your Honor. 442 00:25:11,718 --> 00:25:12,969 Should we be worried? 443 00:25:13,929 --> 00:25:16,765 Just one more question, Mr. Funaro. 444 00:25:17,265 --> 00:25:20,727 This, um, story of yours about the planted gun, 445 00:25:20,727 --> 00:25:22,854 which I'm sure you came up with on your own, 446 00:25:22,854 --> 00:25:25,941 have you ever been able to verify any of it? 447 00:25:27,484 --> 00:25:28,777 Well, I mean, uh... 448 00:25:28,777 --> 00:25:33,114 Just "yeses" and "nos," Mr. Funaro. That's how it works in court. 449 00:25:36,576 --> 00:25:37,410 No. 450 00:25:38,620 --> 00:25:40,330 Nothing further, Your Honor. 451 00:26:01,893 --> 00:26:04,145 Oh no! My heel! 452 00:26:06,147 --> 00:26:07,774 Oh! 453 00:26:16,366 --> 00:26:17,576 It had to be done. 454 00:26:22,038 --> 00:26:24,332 Thank you, everybody, for your patience. 455 00:26:24,332 --> 00:26:27,919 We are back on case number 72789. 456 00:26:27,919 --> 00:26:32,299 People versus Samuel Scales, aka Daniel Varela, 457 00:26:32,299 --> 00:26:36,261 aka Vincenzo D'Aramo. I think we all get the picture. 458 00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:40,015 Parties have already stated their appearances before the break. 459 00:26:40,015 --> 00:26:43,351 So, Ms. Crane, is your client ready? 460 00:26:43,351 --> 00:26:45,270 My apologies, Your Honor. 461 00:26:46,313 --> 00:26:49,441 My client went back to his holding cell during the recess, 462 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:51,484 but I just got a call from the deputy. 463 00:26:52,235 --> 00:26:55,238 It seems the client is stuck down there. 464 00:26:55,238 --> 00:26:56,781 He's in a wheelchair. 465 00:26:56,781 --> 00:27:00,660 There are currently no working elevators in the building that can accommodate him. 466 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:03,872 I'm sorry to hear that, but... 467 00:27:04,372 --> 00:27:09,419 I guess we could take this arraignment down to the basement to accommodate him? 468 00:27:09,419 --> 00:27:12,714 Yes. Oh, of course. And thank you, Your Honor. 469 00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:16,843 Although, that would entail going down ten flights of stairs. 470 00:27:16,843 --> 00:27:19,888 Eleven, if you count the basement. And back up again. 471 00:27:19,888 --> 00:27:24,017 And I just... I wouldn't wanna put your whole day's schedule into free fall. 472 00:27:26,144 --> 00:27:29,522 We could always reschedule it for tomorrow if the court allows it. 473 00:27:29,522 --> 00:27:31,232 Well, normally, yes. 474 00:27:31,232 --> 00:27:34,194 But my client was actually arrested two days ago. 475 00:27:34,194 --> 00:27:38,031 And by law, unless a defendant waives time, 476 00:27:38,031 --> 00:27:42,160 he's entitled to be arraigned within 48 hours. So... 477 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,204 - Aren't we in a pickle? 478 00:27:45,455 --> 00:27:49,042 Your Honor, in addition to all your incredible work for the community, 479 00:27:49,042 --> 00:27:52,170 I also happen to notice that you are the chairperson 480 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:55,048 for the Superior Court's Committee on ADA Compliance. 481 00:27:55,715 --> 00:27:59,010 So you, of all people, know what a grave injustice it would be 482 00:27:59,010 --> 00:28:02,847 if a defendant were forced to waive his constitutional rights 483 00:28:02,847 --> 00:28:05,183 based on a disability beyond his control. 484 00:28:06,184 --> 00:28:09,646 Ms. Acosta, perhaps it is possible that you and Miss Crane 485 00:28:09,646 --> 00:28:12,107 can come to an agreement on this matter 486 00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:15,985 so as to salvage our chances of getting through our day together? 487 00:28:17,195 --> 00:28:18,238 Uh... 488 00:28:20,824 --> 00:28:22,575 Absolutely, Your Honor. 489 00:28:26,496 --> 00:28:27,622 Rafferty. 490 00:28:27,622 --> 00:28:30,917 R-A-F-F-E-R-T-Y. 491 00:28:31,501 --> 00:28:33,586 Thank you for being here today, Miss Rafferty. 492 00:28:33,586 --> 00:28:35,255 Didn't think I had a choice. 493 00:28:36,464 --> 00:28:39,968 Can you tell us how you knew the victim in this case, Gloria Dayton? 494 00:28:39,968 --> 00:28:42,095 Sure. We were escorts together. 495 00:28:42,095 --> 00:28:44,431 I worked with Gloria on and off for ten years. 496 00:28:44,431 --> 00:28:49,060 We used the same answering service until she started work with Julian there. 497 00:28:49,602 --> 00:28:52,897 And did you have any contact with the law enforcement community 498 00:28:52,897 --> 00:28:55,316 during the time you and Miss Dayton worked together? 499 00:28:55,316 --> 00:28:56,860 You mean, did I ever get busted? 500 00:28:57,527 --> 00:28:59,487 Yeah, sure. A few times. 501 00:29:00,697 --> 00:29:03,783 Were you busted by anyone from the Drug Enforcement Administration, 502 00:29:03,783 --> 00:29:04,868 the DEA? 503 00:29:06,369 --> 00:29:09,164 Nope. Just LAPD and sheriffs. 504 00:29:11,082 --> 00:29:13,460 Okay. Let... let me be more specific. 505 00:29:13,460 --> 00:29:17,213 Were you ever detained by a DEA agent named James De Marco? 506 00:29:18,381 --> 00:29:19,382 Doesn't ring a bell. 507 00:29:19,382 --> 00:29:20,467 Are you sure? 508 00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:23,553 Sure, I'm sure. I said "no," didn't I? 509 00:29:24,554 --> 00:29:27,182 So you're saying you don't know Agent James De Marco? 510 00:29:27,182 --> 00:29:29,058 That's right. I don't know him. 511 00:29:29,058 --> 00:29:32,604 But Miss Rafferty, didn't you tell me prior to your testimony today 512 00:29:32,604 --> 00:29:34,939 that Gloria Dayton was a confidential informant 513 00:29:34,939 --> 00:29:37,150 who worked for Agent James De Marco in the DEA? 514 00:29:37,150 --> 00:29:40,445 I told you a lot of things 'cause you were paying my rent. 515 00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:43,114 - I was what? I'm sorry. Your Honor... - I told you whatever you wanted. 516 00:29:43,114 --> 00:29:45,241 I don't know any Agent De Marco, okay? 517 00:29:45,241 --> 00:29:48,787 I just told you that so you'd get my loft and pay for my groceries. 518 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:50,872 What are you talking about? May we approach? 519 00:29:50,872 --> 00:29:52,373 Counselors, approach the bench. 520 00:29:52,874 --> 00:29:54,209 Your Honor. 521 00:29:55,293 --> 00:29:58,296 Mr. Haller, I assume this is not going the way you were hoping. 522 00:29:58,296 --> 00:30:00,340 That's the understatement of the year. 523 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:03,927 You told the court your next witness would establish a connection to De Marco. 524 00:30:03,927 --> 00:30:06,513 Unfortunately for you, she is doing just the opposite. 525 00:30:06,513 --> 00:30:09,599 Your Honor, it's obvious that this witness has been tampered with. 526 00:30:09,599 --> 00:30:11,810 Not to mention her accusation of suborning perjury. 527 00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:13,353 This is ridiculous, Your Honor. 528 00:30:13,353 --> 00:30:17,607 I can assure the court I have never paid this witness a dime for her testimony, 529 00:30:17,607 --> 00:30:19,150 or any witness for that matter. 530 00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:23,488 Nonetheless, her testimony doesn't support Agent De Marco's inclusion as a witness. 531 00:30:23,488 --> 00:30:25,698 - Your Honor, I'm just saying-- - No, no. 532 00:30:25,698 --> 00:30:29,828 I am not allowing Agent De Marco to testify at this time, Mr. Haller. 533 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:30,829 That is my ruling. 534 00:30:32,580 --> 00:30:33,581 Given that, 535 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:36,209 do you wish to still proceed? 536 00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:39,087 - Just a few more questions, Your Honor. - Very well. 537 00:30:39,087 --> 00:30:41,673 You still wanna dig this hole deeper, huh? 538 00:30:46,344 --> 00:30:49,430 Miss Rafferty, this loft apartment you said I got for you, 539 00:30:49,430 --> 00:30:50,974 how long have you lived there? 540 00:30:51,808 --> 00:30:53,810 Uh, since last December. 541 00:30:53,810 --> 00:30:55,937 And when did you first meet me? 542 00:30:56,646 --> 00:30:58,022 I don't know. Um... 543 00:30:58,982 --> 00:31:01,317 - Like, in the spring, maybe? April? - April? 544 00:31:01,317 --> 00:31:04,028 So how did I get this apartment for you 545 00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:06,281 if you were already living there when I met you? 546 00:31:07,782 --> 00:31:11,035 Well, not... not you personally. 547 00:31:11,035 --> 00:31:14,372 Like, um, the other lawyer. You know, the one you're working with. 548 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:17,750 - You mean Sylvester Funaro Jr.? - Yeah. He rented the place for me. 549 00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:20,712 Okay. And what did Mr. Funaro want you to do in return for this? 550 00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:24,132 The same thing you wanted. We'd lie about Agent De Marco. 551 00:31:24,132 --> 00:31:28,094 Just a few seconds ago, you said you've never heard of Agent De Marco. 552 00:31:28,094 --> 00:31:30,930 I never said I never heard of him. I said I never met him. 553 00:31:31,973 --> 00:31:33,641 There's a difference, you know? 554 00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:38,396 Okay. Miss Rafferty, have you received a phone call 555 00:31:38,396 --> 00:31:41,482 or a visit in the last few days from a law enforcement officer, 556 00:31:41,482 --> 00:31:44,485 someone who was interested in your testimony today? 557 00:31:46,195 --> 00:31:47,822 I'm just telling the truth. 558 00:31:48,615 --> 00:31:49,449 That's all. 559 00:32:00,084 --> 00:32:01,461 What the hell was that? 560 00:32:01,461 --> 00:32:03,504 Well, De Marco obviously got to her. 561 00:32:03,504 --> 00:32:04,923 Yeah, well, it worked. 562 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:08,760 Do we have anything from Sterghos's house yet? 563 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,803 Mick, it's the middle of the day. 564 00:32:10,803 --> 00:32:13,723 They won't pull anything in broad daylight. The cameras are up. 565 00:32:13,723 --> 00:32:15,642 - We gotta be patient. - All right. 566 00:32:17,477 --> 00:32:21,814 In more exciting news, I hear Ms. Crane is "one and oh" in the courtroom. 567 00:32:21,814 --> 00:32:24,359 - She was a killer. - I did not even have to go to trial. 568 00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:26,945 So take that, Judge Connor, you goody-goody! 569 00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:30,239 Oh, that's so mean. She's actually a really remarkable human being. 570 00:32:30,239 --> 00:32:31,157 Lorna! 571 00:32:32,408 --> 00:32:33,826 I got your message. 572 00:32:33,826 --> 00:32:36,704 So lucky you keep an extra pair of shoes in the file cabinet. 573 00:32:36,704 --> 00:32:39,332 You never know when you might need a fresh look, Jessica. 574 00:32:39,332 --> 00:32:41,417 Thank you so much. You are a lifesaver. 575 00:32:41,417 --> 00:32:43,419 What happened to your shoe? 576 00:32:43,419 --> 00:32:44,379 Um... 577 00:32:44,879 --> 00:32:45,964 I'll tell you later. 578 00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:49,550 The good news is they dropped it down to misdemeanor theft by false pretenses. 579 00:32:49,550 --> 00:32:52,845 The judge agreed to supervised probation. All he has to do is pay the money back. 580 00:32:52,845 --> 00:32:56,766 - Which is not happening anytime soon. - What are you talking about? 581 00:32:56,766 --> 00:33:00,395 I have to pay more to my last investor. If I don't pay them, I'm dead. 582 00:33:00,395 --> 00:33:03,272 No, Sam, if you don't pay us, you're dead, all right? 583 00:33:03,272 --> 00:33:05,483 Not to mention what the court ordered. 584 00:33:05,483 --> 00:33:08,236 Okay. It's been a long day. Maybe we should get you home. 585 00:33:08,236 --> 00:33:11,239 Lorna, we need another way to get De Marco on the stand. 586 00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:13,116 Come up with an argument for the judge. 587 00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:14,867 The judge already nixed him. 588 00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:17,537 Then make her un-nix him. That is the job, Lorna. Come on. 589 00:33:18,454 --> 00:33:20,748 Okay. I'm on it. 590 00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:22,375 Huh. 591 00:33:22,375 --> 00:33:25,044 Baby, I'm so... proud of you. 592 00:33:25,545 --> 00:33:26,462 Hello? 593 00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:28,715 Uh... 594 00:33:28,715 --> 00:33:29,632 Hey. 595 00:33:31,175 --> 00:33:34,429 Could you two drop me off at, like, In-N-Out Burger? 596 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:40,685 Hope it's good. That's all I had in the house. 597 00:33:41,185 --> 00:33:45,106 I told you I could have just ordered food with the wine. 598 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,942 The delivery fee was ridiculous. 599 00:33:47,942 --> 00:33:50,528 - For one measly bottle? 600 00:33:50,528 --> 00:33:53,239 Legal, please, let's just eat in peace, okay? 601 00:33:53,239 --> 00:33:56,117 Jeez! What's gotten into you? 602 00:33:58,494 --> 00:34:00,079 Brutal day in court. 603 00:34:00,079 --> 00:34:02,206 Well, you're talking to the right guy. 604 00:34:03,207 --> 00:34:05,668 My witness, she threw her testimony. 605 00:34:05,668 --> 00:34:10,048 It was a disaster. She even accused me of paying her to lie on the stand. 606 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:13,342 Yikes. But, kid, you know the drill. 607 00:34:13,342 --> 00:34:17,472 You get knocked down, you don't stay down. You come out of the corner swinging. 608 00:34:17,472 --> 00:34:19,140 So what's the plan? 609 00:34:19,932 --> 00:34:22,769 Well, we're hoping that she-- 610 00:34:26,522 --> 00:34:27,565 Give me one second. 611 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,574 - Hey! - Hey. Bad time? 612 00:34:36,574 --> 00:34:38,785 No, I just didn't know you were coming. 613 00:34:38,785 --> 00:34:40,995 You caught me on another date. Legal's here. 614 00:34:44,624 --> 00:34:47,043 What's going on, huh? Come inside. 615 00:34:51,214 --> 00:34:56,469 Well, Suarez took me off the Scott Glass case. 616 00:34:57,678 --> 00:34:59,931 Because of what happened with the Cruz Waiver? 617 00:35:00,473 --> 00:35:02,225 I thought you already told him. 618 00:35:02,225 --> 00:35:05,812 I did, but, you know, then Vanessa found out. My second chair. 619 00:35:05,812 --> 00:35:09,357 - How did that happen? - I told her. I thought I could trust her. 620 00:35:09,357 --> 00:35:11,609 But then she took it straight to Suarez. 621 00:35:11,609 --> 00:35:15,363 Now, he's playing dumb to the whole thing so it doesn't blow back on him. 622 00:35:15,363 --> 00:35:18,074 I'm sorry, Andrea, but I'm not surprised. 623 00:35:18,074 --> 00:35:19,617 What do you mean? 624 00:35:19,617 --> 00:35:22,620 I mean, you probably shouldn't have told your junior about it. 625 00:35:22,620 --> 00:35:24,455 Ah. What's done is done, right? 626 00:35:24,455 --> 00:35:27,250 We've been working together for over a year. I'm her mentor. 627 00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:31,212 You know what I mean. That office is cutthroat. It's politics. 628 00:35:31,212 --> 00:35:32,171 I'm just saying 629 00:35:32,171 --> 00:35:36,175 I'm not shocked that a junior prosecutor took advantage the first chance she got. 630 00:35:36,926 --> 00:35:39,262 - Or that Suarez turned on you... 631 00:35:39,262 --> 00:35:41,848 - Okay. 632 00:35:43,015 --> 00:35:44,642 I did not come here for this. 633 00:35:44,642 --> 00:35:46,352 What do you mean "this"? 634 00:35:46,352 --> 00:35:49,772 I came here for empathy. 635 00:35:49,772 --> 00:35:51,566 Or advice. 636 00:35:51,566 --> 00:35:56,362 Or just an arm around my shoulder. I did not come here to be attacked. 637 00:35:56,362 --> 00:35:58,156 I'm not attacking you, Andy. I'm-- 638 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:01,826 You're just what? Calling what I do and who I do it with into question? 639 00:36:02,785 --> 00:36:03,953 Telling you how it is. 640 00:36:03,953 --> 00:36:05,371 Oh really? 641 00:36:06,414 --> 00:36:11,169 Yes, please. Can the great, wise Mickey Haller tell me how it is? 642 00:36:11,169 --> 00:36:13,504 Andy, trusting Suarez wasn't a good idea. 643 00:36:13,504 --> 00:36:16,716 He was about to promote me. Head of Major Crimes. 644 00:36:16,716 --> 00:36:19,010 And as soon as it got complicated, he cut bait. 645 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:22,680 - So you're saying I'm naive? - No, I'm saying ambition can be costly. 646 00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:25,808 Maybe... Maybe you were blinded by yours. 647 00:36:27,977 --> 00:36:28,978 Fuck you, Haller. 648 00:36:28,978 --> 00:36:31,189 Oh, Andy, come on. Andy! 649 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:42,783 Well, that didn't go too well. 650 00:36:53,252 --> 00:36:56,255 Courts across this land have repeatedly held 651 00:36:56,255 --> 00:36:59,008 that efforts to prevent the defense from... 652 00:36:59,008 --> 00:37:01,510 Prevent? No. 653 00:37:01,510 --> 00:37:04,931 That efforts to thwart the defense from the... 654 00:37:10,102 --> 00:37:12,104 - Damn it. Raccoon. 655 00:37:13,731 --> 00:37:18,110 ...from the presentation of alternate defense theories 656 00:37:18,110 --> 00:37:21,155 are perilous and subject to reversal. 657 00:37:22,114 --> 00:37:23,407 Oh my God. 658 00:37:25,701 --> 00:37:26,827 Holy shit! 659 00:37:27,578 --> 00:37:28,537 Cisco! 660 00:37:29,121 --> 00:37:30,873 What is it? - Call Mickey. 661 00:37:30,873 --> 00:37:31,791 What? 662 00:37:32,333 --> 00:37:33,167 Is it... 663 00:37:46,973 --> 00:37:48,224 Hey, Cisco. 664 00:37:48,224 --> 00:37:52,103 Bishop and De Marco showed up at Sterghos's house. We got him. 665 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:53,020 What? 666 00:37:53,521 --> 00:37:55,606 That's the best news I've heard all day. 667 00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:58,818 I'll edit the footage together. Get the details to you in the morning. 668 00:37:58,818 --> 00:38:02,071 All right, good, good. Great work, Cisco. Thanks, man. 669 00:38:12,248 --> 00:38:13,207 Jesus. 670 00:38:15,918 --> 00:38:18,713 - Hey, Izzy. - We got him. I just saw it on the cameras. 671 00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:22,633 - Yeah, I know. Cisco beat you to it. - So what do we do now? 672 00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:26,679 Well, now, we go to sleep, and we talk about it tomorrow, all right? 673 00:38:26,679 --> 00:38:29,515 Great work, Izzy. Go get some rest. All right, bye. 674 00:38:37,898 --> 00:38:39,650 - Oh, come on! 675 00:38:41,986 --> 00:38:44,030 - Guys, we'll talk tomorrow. Haller? 676 00:38:47,325 --> 00:38:49,994 - Sly? - The hell you doing down there, Haller? 677 00:38:49,994 --> 00:38:54,290 My son got his ass handed to him in cross today. Could have prepped him. 678 00:38:54,290 --> 00:38:55,708 Yeah, we did prep him, Sly. 679 00:38:55,708 --> 00:38:58,085 Would it have killed you to object more? Hm? 680 00:38:58,085 --> 00:39:01,005 What the hell happened with Trina? She just killed Moya's case. 681 00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:05,843 No, Sly, she killed my case. And as for your son, I did what I could. 682 00:39:06,469 --> 00:39:08,346 Honestly, it's the best thing for him. 683 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:11,015 He got a taste of what a real courtroom feels like. 684 00:39:12,850 --> 00:39:14,435 You put me on the witness list? 685 00:39:14,435 --> 00:39:17,396 Oh, so that's what this is about? Your vacation to LA? 686 00:39:17,396 --> 00:39:20,149 Hey, I am due for a little change of scenery. 687 00:39:20,149 --> 00:39:22,526 County jail's better than this fucking shithole. 688 00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:23,986 And you owe me, Haller. 689 00:39:23,986 --> 00:39:25,696 Yeah, you're on the list, Sly. 690 00:39:25,696 --> 00:39:29,325 It's completely out of my hands. It's up to the judge. Good night. 691 00:39:34,955 --> 00:39:37,291 Who keeps calling? 692 00:39:52,848 --> 00:39:54,892 Catching up on a Saturday, I see. 693 00:39:56,185 --> 00:39:57,561 - Taught you well. - Hmm. 694 00:40:00,606 --> 00:40:02,858 I'll be needing the Scott Glass murder files. 695 00:40:06,779 --> 00:40:08,823 Suarez gave you the Glass case. 696 00:40:09,448 --> 00:40:11,951 He saw that I'm capable of leading it myself. 697 00:40:11,951 --> 00:40:13,702 Is that how you see this? 698 00:40:15,621 --> 00:40:18,165 Vanessa, I confided in you. 699 00:40:20,376 --> 00:40:21,710 I mentored you. 700 00:40:22,962 --> 00:40:25,798 Do you honestly think you're never going to make a mistake? 701 00:40:25,798 --> 00:40:28,843 You're really gonna tell me that if you weren't ten years younger, 702 00:40:28,843 --> 00:40:30,636 you wouldn't have done the same? 703 00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:33,722 You did teach me well, Andrea. 704 00:40:45,484 --> 00:40:47,570 Then I'll teach you one more thing. 705 00:40:48,863 --> 00:40:51,824 Be careful... who you trust. 706 00:40:53,659 --> 00:40:54,702 I know I will. 707 00:41:05,838 --> 00:41:06,672 Hello. 708 00:41:06,672 --> 00:41:08,549 - Morning, morning! - Good morning. 709 00:41:09,341 --> 00:41:10,176 Wow! 710 00:41:23,355 --> 00:41:25,858 Whatever, man. Touchy. 711 00:41:27,610 --> 00:41:29,403 All right. Are we ready, Hitchcock? 712 00:41:29,403 --> 00:41:31,238 Ready as we'll ever be. 713 00:41:41,665 --> 00:41:43,834 Everyone's favorite ex-cop. 714 00:41:54,553 --> 00:41:55,554 Bingo. 715 00:42:03,103 --> 00:42:04,897 This is the back door camera. 716 00:42:27,044 --> 00:42:29,338 - The hell is he doing? - Keep watching. 717 00:42:46,772 --> 00:42:50,025 And that's it. After that, they left. 718 00:42:50,025 --> 00:42:53,821 That's enough. That's more than enough. This is unbelievable, Cisco. 719 00:42:53,821 --> 00:42:55,948 Kid, what am I looking at here? 720 00:42:55,948 --> 00:42:57,449 Relevance. 721 00:42:57,449 --> 00:43:00,619 That's the DEA agent we've been after, De Marco. 722 00:43:00,619 --> 00:43:03,831 And this ex-cop, Neil Bishop, was the DA's investigator. 723 00:43:03,831 --> 00:43:07,960 Between the two, they're breaking into the home of a potential defense witness. 724 00:43:08,544 --> 00:43:12,047 Whoa! How the hell did you orchestrate something like that? 725 00:43:12,047 --> 00:43:16,260 Well, we knew we needed tangible evidence to tie the two of them together, so... 726 00:43:16,260 --> 00:43:19,847 Montgomery and Victory. This may be what we're looking for. 727 00:43:19,847 --> 00:43:24,310 There was a double murder on Montgomery Avenue near Lake Balboa. 728 00:43:24,310 --> 00:43:26,478 And look which detective got the case. 729 00:43:26,478 --> 00:43:29,064 Two drug dealers were killed. Part of some cartel war. 730 00:43:29,064 --> 00:43:32,776 Bishop was a detective, but I found a photo of a DEA agent at the scene. 731 00:43:32,776 --> 00:43:34,778 Which means De Marco was involved. 732 00:43:34,778 --> 00:43:38,282 Well, it tied back to his crew, but that was ten years ago. 733 00:43:38,782 --> 00:43:43,078 So we figured we might be able to use it to smoke De Marco out now. 734 00:43:43,078 --> 00:43:45,789 But that meant we had to scare them into taking a risk. 735 00:43:45,789 --> 00:43:48,667 My apologies, Your Honor, but our investigation 736 00:43:48,667 --> 00:43:52,379 has uncovered 33 new people who may be relevant to our case. 737 00:43:52,379 --> 00:43:53,505 This is absurd. 738 00:43:54,089 --> 00:43:57,301 I mean, he's got half the sheriff's department on here. 739 00:43:57,301 --> 00:43:59,720 My own investigator is on this list. 740 00:43:59,720 --> 00:44:03,599 And on the list of these 30 new names, 741 00:44:03,599 --> 00:44:06,435 we also included this guy, Peter Sterghos. 742 00:44:06,435 --> 00:44:07,853 Who's Peter Sterghos? 743 00:44:07,853 --> 00:44:10,856 It's not who he is. It's where he lives. 744 00:44:10,856 --> 00:44:14,360 Right across the street from the house where the double homicide took place. 745 00:44:15,027 --> 00:44:19,406 So the investigator goes through all the new names on your list, 746 00:44:19,406 --> 00:44:23,577 finds this guy, Sterghos, and when he sees where he lives... 747 00:44:23,577 --> 00:44:24,578 He gets scared. 748 00:44:24,578 --> 00:44:28,666 Because why would we have him on the list unless he saw something? 749 00:44:28,666 --> 00:44:29,750 Saw what? 750 00:44:29,750 --> 00:44:31,377 Who knows? It was ten years ago. 751 00:44:31,377 --> 00:44:34,463 We knew there was something off with the double homicide. 752 00:44:34,463 --> 00:44:36,840 It was a cartel murder that was never solved. 753 00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:38,258 But even weirder, 754 00:44:38,258 --> 00:44:41,720 they didn't seize any assets like money or drugs. 755 00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:43,597 So something shady went down. 756 00:44:43,597 --> 00:44:45,891 And Bishop and De Marco had to be a part of it. 757 00:44:45,891 --> 00:44:48,477 But how did you get this Peter Sterghos guy 758 00:44:48,477 --> 00:44:50,020 to let you use his house? 759 00:44:50,020 --> 00:44:51,271 That was all Izzy. 760 00:44:51,271 --> 00:44:53,899 My friend rented out my dance studio to a TV show. 761 00:44:53,899 --> 00:44:57,152 So we used the same idea to get Peter Sterghos out of his house. 762 00:44:57,152 --> 00:44:59,071 Mr. Sterghos, great to see you. 763 00:44:59,071 --> 00:45:01,281 This is our technical adviser, Dennis. 764 00:45:01,281 --> 00:45:04,243 Thank you so much again for letting us use your lovely home. 765 00:45:04,243 --> 00:45:07,621 And I simply went in and set up the cameras. 766 00:45:08,997 --> 00:45:09,957 Voilà. 767 00:45:10,916 --> 00:45:13,419 You never told me. What was inside the pizza box? 768 00:45:13,419 --> 00:45:17,339 I didn't wanna disturb the chain of custody, so I took a photo. 769 00:45:20,008 --> 00:45:21,427 What the hell is that? 770 00:45:21,427 --> 00:45:22,761 Cocaine. 771 00:45:22,761 --> 00:45:24,596 That's what I figured. 772 00:45:24,596 --> 00:45:27,307 They put it there so they could discredit his testimony 773 00:45:27,307 --> 00:45:29,518 or blackmail him into keeping quiet. 774 00:45:30,144 --> 00:45:31,395 That means they're scared. 775 00:45:31,395 --> 00:45:33,313 And that means we are close. 776 00:45:33,313 --> 00:45:35,733 We just need to figure out the best way to use this. 777 00:45:37,568 --> 00:45:38,777 Excuse me. 778 00:45:41,155 --> 00:45:42,781 What? Legal. 779 00:45:45,242 --> 00:45:46,285 What? 780 00:45:46,285 --> 00:45:49,079 Forget the new assisted living place. 781 00:45:49,079 --> 00:45:52,082 Just put me on the next flight to Boca. 782 00:45:52,082 --> 00:45:54,293 I don't wanna be anywhere near you. 783 00:45:54,293 --> 00:45:57,004 Wait. What are you talking about? This is incredible. 784 00:45:57,004 --> 00:45:59,506 Sure, it's exhilarating. 785 00:45:59,506 --> 00:46:01,341 You just forgot one thing. 786 00:46:01,341 --> 00:46:05,179 Criminals with badges are the worst kind of all. 787 00:46:05,179 --> 00:46:08,474 No one knows that better than a defense attorney. 788 00:46:09,725 --> 00:46:12,269 So what am I supposed to do? Just let it slide? 789 00:46:12,269 --> 00:46:15,481 No! But you have to be careful, kid. 790 00:46:15,981 --> 00:46:18,650 And being careful is not your strong suit. 791 00:46:19,234 --> 00:46:22,321 This agent, whatever secrets he's hiding, 792 00:46:22,321 --> 00:46:24,823 he's willing to kill to protect them. 793 00:46:24,823 --> 00:46:26,950 He came after you once. 794 00:46:26,950 --> 00:46:29,620 What makes you think he's not gonna finish the job? 795 00:46:32,289 --> 00:46:35,834 All I'm saying is, a guy like this, 796 00:46:35,834 --> 00:46:37,252 if you go for him, 797 00:46:38,962 --> 00:46:40,464 you better not miss.