[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY PROCTER & GAMBLE PRODUCTIONS, INC.] JAKE: THAT'S INTERESTING. CHRIS: HMM? JAKE: VERY INTRIGUING. CHRIS: WHAT'S THAT? OH, MUST BE READING MY COLUMN. JAKE: OH. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. CHRIS: DAMN GOOD, ISN'T IT? "THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WASTED EVERY YEAR WHEN WORKERS SLACK OFF ON THE JOB." JAKE: THAT'S TERRIBLE. CHRIS: IT IS, MAN. SO -- IT'S A GOOD THING WE'RE ALL WORK AROUND HERE, HUH? JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THIS IS WORK. I MEAN, THIS IS A PROSPECTUS FOR A NEW GAMBLING CASINO. CHRIS: OH. SO, WHAT, YOU GOING TO INVEST? JAKE: OH, I DON'T KNOW. YOU EVER HEAR OF A CASINO THAT LOSES MONEY? CHRIS: I DON'T KNOW. DON'T GET A CHANCE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT INVESTMENTS, NOT WITH WHAT EBENEZER McKINNON PAYS ME AROUND HERE. JAKE: OH, THAT'S CUTE. THAT'S CUTE, CHRIS. THAT'S REAL CUTE. CHRIS: SO, HOW'D YOU HEAR ABOUT IT? JAKE: THIS BROKER FRIEND OF MINE IN CHICAGO. IT'S AN OFFSHORE DEAL THING. IT'S BIG BUCKS TO EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. CHRIS: HOW BIG? JAKE: SO BIG I'M GOING TO READ EVERY DAMN WORD OF IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO? CHRIS: ALL I KNOW IS EVERY TIME I HEAR THE WORD "OFFSHORE" -- SOUNDS A LITTLE FISHY TO ME. JAKE: OH, THAT'S FUNNY, MAN. THAT'S FUNNY. I'M TRYING TO ASK YOU -- GET YOUR OPINION ABOUT WHAT I SHOULD DO HERE. CHRIS: YOU KNOW WHAT? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MY OPINION IS. THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT'S VICKY GOING TO THINK? JAKE: I DON'T KNOW. THE VICKY THAT I RODE INTO TOWN ON MY BIKE WITH HER ON THE BACK, SHE'D HAVE GONE IN A SECOND FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT THIS NEW 1999 VICKY, THE ONE THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE FAMILY, I DON'T KNOW. WHO THE HELL KNOWS WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO. VICKY: WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER. PAULINA: CASS? CASS: YEAH? PAULINA: JOE'S BEEN IN THERE WITH THE JUDGE FOR A LONG TIME. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING ON? CASS: HE CITED HIM FOR CONTEMPT. HE'S PROBABLY JUST BAWLING HIM OUT. PAULINA: I WISH I'D HEARD EXACTLY WHAT JOE SAID TO THE JUDGE. DID YOU GET IT? CASS: I DIDN'T REALLY CATCH IT, EITHER. PAULINA: WALKER SURE DID. CASS: LOOK, JOE KNOWS WHAT'S AT STAKE. HE'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO BLOW IT FOR YOU. PAULINA: YEAH, I KNOW. IT'S JUST THIS TRIAL -- IT'S BEEN HARD ON BOTH OF US. IT'S MADE US BOTH DO AND SAY SOME THINGS THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD. CASS: WITH A LITTLE LUCK, IT'LL BE OVER SOON. PAULINA: I DON'T HAVE MUCH LUCK LATELY, BUT I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. CASS, PUT ME ON THE STAND. CASS: OUT OF THE QUESTION. PAULINA: NO, NO, NO -- CASS: ABSOLUTELY OUT OF THE QUESTION. PAULINA: STOP. LISTEN TO ME. IT'S MAKING ME NUTS, HEARING OTHER PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. LET ME TELL IT. CASS: REINER AND SWANSON WILL EAT YOU ALIVE. PAULINA: LET THEM. IT'S THE JURY WHO DECIDES. LET ME TALK TO THE JURY. I CAN MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND. CASS: LOOK, THERE ARE DEFENDANTS WHO BELONG ON THE WITNESS STAND, AND THERE ARE DEFENDANTS WHO DON'T. YOU'RE ONE OF THE ONES WHO SHOULDN'T TAKE THE RISK. PAULINA: WHY? CASS: BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL HIDING SOMETHING. PAULINA: JOE. YOU WERE IN THERE SO LONG. WHAT HAPPENED? CASS: HEY, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. NO HANDCUFFS. JOE: YEAH. WALKER'S NOT PUTTING ME IN JAIL YET. GIVE US A SECOND, OK, CASS? CASS: YEAH, SURE. PAULINA: JOE. JOE, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT DID YOU SAY TO WALKER TO MAKE HIM SO MAD? CASS: I WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING LATER, OK? RIGHT NOW I NEED YOU TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT GRANT SAID TO YOU THE NIGHT HE DIED. PAULINA: WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO OVER THAT AGAIN? JOE: PAULINA, JUST TRUST ME. PROMISE? PLEASE, BABY, TRUST ME, OK? NOW, THINK BACK. TELL ME EVERY WORD HE SAID. PAULINA: WELL, JUST LIKE I SAID, HE WENT ON AND ON HOW HE WAS GOING TO TELL THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT ME AND WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT ME -- THAT I WAS A HORRIBLE WOMAN AND DESPERATE AND PATHETIC ENOUGH TO SELL MY OWN BABY, TIM. JOE: NOW, DID HE ACTUALLY SAY "TIM" OR DID HE SAY "THE BOY"? OR SOMETHING ELSE? PAULINA: I DON'T REMEMBER. JOE: PAULINA, YOU GOT TO THINK. COME ON, THINK. PAULINA: I'M SORRY. I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER IT. JOE: OK, OK, OK, OK, OK. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DO REMEMBER, ANYTHING AT ALL? PAULINA: WAIT A MINUTE. THERE WAS SOMETHING. JOE: WHAT? PAULINA: GRANT MADE A CRACK THAT HE KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT ME THAT EVEN I DIDN'T KNOW, BUT I NEVER GOT TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT WAS. JOE: YEAH, I GOT A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHAT THAT IS. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. PAULINA: WHAT? TELL ME. JOE: HONEY, THERE'S NO TIME FOR THIS, OK? PAULINA: JOE -- JOE: THERE'S NO TIME FOR THAT NOW, ALL RIGHT? NOW, LISTEN. ONE MORE THING, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT. NOW, I NEED YOU TO DO THIS BEFORE WE GET BACK TO THE TRIAL, OK, SO LISTEN. YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER ASK YOU TO DO THIS IF IT WASN'T VERY IMPORTANT, I DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD REASON, OK? BUT IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH. I NEED YOU TO TELL ME ABOUT THE NIGHT YOU GAVE AWAY THE BABY. PAULINA: WHY? WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH GRANT GETTING KILLED? JOE: TRUST ME, BABY. PLEASE TRUST ME ON THIS ONE. PLEASE. OK? PLEASE TRUST ME. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK. NOW, JUST TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THAT NIGHT. PAULINA: LABOR WAS HARD, JUST LIKE WITH DANTE. THE DOCTOR WAS VERY -- WAS VERY COLD, VERY DISTANT. AND THE NURSE, TOO. IT WAS MORE LIKE THEY WERE COMMITTING A CRIME INSTEAD OF DELIVERING A BABY. JOE: GO ON. PAULINA: AFTER THE BABY WAS BORN, I WANTED -- I WANTED TO HOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NURSE HIM, BUT THEY WOULDN'T LET ME. THEY HARDLY EVEN LET ME SEE HIM. JOE: DID YOU SEE HIM AT ALL? PAULINA: JUST FOR A SECOND. BUT THEN -- I THINK THEY SHOWED ME THE WRONG BABY. JOE: WHY DO YOU SAY THAT? PAULINA: IT'S FUZZY, BUT I KIND OF REMEMBER THE BABY WEARING A PINK CAP, WHICH IS WHY I ALWAYS ASSUMED I HAD A GIRL. WHAT? JOE: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED YOU TO SAY. PAULINA: WHY? WHAT? JOE: I LOVE YOU. PAULINA: JOE -- JOE: I'LL EXPLAIN IT LATER, OK? THANK YOU. PAULINA: J-- JOE: CASS, GOT A MINUTE? CASS: WHAT'S THE STORY? YOU GOT ENOUGH ON WALKER TO DECLARE A MISTRIAL? JOE: BETTER THAN THAT. I GOT ENOUGH TO PROVE PAULINA DIDN'T KILL GRANT. CASS: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SHE CONFESSED. JOE: I'M TELLING YOU, CASS, IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. CASS: NOT TO ME IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY -- UNLESS YOU'RE SAYING THAT WHEN GRANT WAS DIGGING UP DIRT ABOUT PAULINA SELLING THE BABY, HE FOUND OUT THAT WALKER BROKERED THE DEAL SO WALKER BUMPED HIM OFF TO KEEP HIM QUIET? JOE: YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, BUT I CAN'T GO INTO THE WHOLE THING NOW. CASS: WELL, HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT, JOE? IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, YOUR WIFE IS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER ONE. JOE: I KNOW, OK? BUT I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TILL I HAVE PROOF. BECAUSE IF I SAY SOMETHING AND I BLOW IT, I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE THINGS ONLY WORSE FOR HER. CASS: WHAT KIND OF PROOF ARE YOU GOING TO FIND IN THE NEXT HOUR? BECAUSE THAT'S ABOUT ALL THE TIME WE HAVE BEFORE THIS THING WRAPS UP. JOE: WELL, THEN YOU GOT TO BUY ME SOME TIME. CASS: WELL, AT LEAST TELL ME WHY PAULINA WOULD CONFESS TO A MURDER SHE DIDN'T COMMIT. JOE: OK. OK. I'LL TELL YOU THIS MUCH, OK? BUT YOU GOT TO SWEAR TO ME YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL PAULINA BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HER GETTING ALL UPSET ALL OVER AGAIN WHILE THIS THING'S STILL GOING ON. CASS: HEY, NEITHER DO I. TELL ME. JOE: OK. FREEMAN, ALL RIGHT, THAT P.I. THAT KEELED OVER -- CASS: DROPPED DEAD, YEAH. JOE: YEAH. NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT HE'S THE ONE WHO DUG UP THE INFORMATION ABOUT PAULINA SELLING HER BABY AND HE'S THE ONE WHO GAVE IT TO GRANT. CASS: WHAT ABOUT IT? JOE: OK. I ALWAYS FIGURED PAULINA TOOK THOSE DOCUMENTS OFF GRANT AFTER HE DIED IN ORDER TO KEEP TITO FROM EVER FINDING OUT THAT PAULINA SOLD HIM. CASS: SOUNDS LOGICAL. JOE: NOT ANYMORE. PAULINA -- I WOULD LAY ODDS SHE NEVER EVEN SAW THOSE DOCUMENTS. CASS: WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT? JOE: BECAUSE THERE'S THINGS IN THOSE DOCUMENTS SHE DOESN'T KNOW. CASS: LIKE WHAT? JOE: I WAS IN TALKING TO WALKER, OK? AND I DON'T EVEN THINK HE REALIZED THIS -- WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PAULINA SELLING HER BABY, AND HE GOES -- I QUOTE -- "I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SELLING HER." HER. AS IN FEMALE. CASS: COULD BE A MISTAKE. JOE: YEAH, BUT LISTEN -- THE NIGHT THAT HARRISON DIED WHEN HE WAS TALKING TO PAULINA, HE WAS THREATENING TO EXPOSE HER SECRET, HE SAID HE KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT PAULINA THAT PAULINA DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. THEN I JUST TALKED TO PAULINA. SHE SAYS SHE REMEMBERS WHEN THE BABY WAS BORN, IT WAS WEARING A PINK CAP. CASS: WELL, THIS IS ALL FASCINATING, JOE, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T PROVE THAT PAULINA DIDN'T KILL GRANT. JOE: RIGHT. BUT IT DOES PROVE THAT THAT PUNK IS NOT HER SON. NICK: YOU STILL HANGING AROUND, BANACEK? I THOUGHT YOU'D BE CAMPED OUT AT THE BANK, WAITING FOR YOUR MONEY. TITO: HEY, DON'T START WITH ME RIGHT NOW, OK? NICK: WHY DO I FIND IT HARD TO BE INTIMIDATED BY A GUY WHO DYES HIS HAIR, HMM? PAULINA: HEY, REMY, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND, PLEASE? REMY: YEAH. YOU GUYS, COOL IT. PAULINA: WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THOSE TWO? REMY: YOU KNOW GUYS. THEY JUST ALWAYS GOT TO PROVE HOW MANLY THEY ARE. PAULINA: YOU'D THINK AT A TIME LIKE THIS THEY'D CALL A TRUCE, BUT NICK SEEMS TO BE LAYING INTO TIM EXTRA HARD. DO YOU KNOW WHY? REMY: I KNOW THAT NICK DOESN'T THINK THAT TITO'S EXACTLY ACTING LIKE THE SON OF SOMEONE WHO'S IN TROUBLE. PAULINA: NICK SHOULD LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT. REMY: HE'S ONLY LOOKING OUT FOR WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU. PAULINA: WELL, HE SHOULD LEAVE TIM ALONE. REMY: WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM THAT? HE'S CLOSE TO YOU. HE'D LISTEN. PAULINA: I COULD. BUT I WANT YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR INSTEAD. REMY: WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO TALK TO HIM? PAULINA: I WANT YOU TO WATCH NICK, SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, OK? JOE: COME ON, CASS. YOU GOT TO WORK WITH ME. I WILL GET YOU SOMETHING -- SOMETHING TO BACK UP WHAT I'M SAYING. I MEAN, HELL, IF THIS FREEMAN GUY CAN COME UP WITH IT, IT CAN'T BE THAT HARD. CASS: HOW MUCH TIME -- JOE: BUT WE GOT TO STALL HIM. CASS: HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED? JOE: JUST A DAY, THAT'S ALL. CASS: OH, ONLY A DAY? JOE: YEAH. CASS: OH. JOE: CAN'T YOU GET WALKER TO GIVE YOU A DAY TO PREPARE? CASS: WALKER DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO GIVE ME TIME TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. HE WANT'S PAULINA IN WOMEN'S PRISON. JOE: I CAN GET HER OFF, CASS. I KNOW I CAN GET HER OFF. COME ON. THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME WAY WE CAN JUST DRAG THIS THING OUT. CASS: THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY I CAN THINK OF, JOE, AND IT'S A HELL OF A GAMBLE. JOE: WELL, WE GOT TO DO IT. I DON'T CARE. WE'LL RISK IT. CASS: I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND, JOE. IF I TRY THIS AND YOU DON'T COME UP WITH THE GOODS, PAULINA'S FINISHED. JOE: DO IT. DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. PAULINA: WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT? JOE: EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK. JUDGE: ALL RIGHT. WE'RE READY TO RESUME. THE PEOPLE MAY CONTINUE THEIR CROSS-EXAMINATION OF CAPT. CARLINO -- THAT IS, IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT THE CAPTAIN BEING THROWN IN JAIL FOR CONTEMPT. JUNE: NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR. JUDGE: ANY REDIRECT? CASS: NO, YOUR HONOR. JUDGE: YOU MAY STEP DOWN. CALL YOUR NEXT WITNESS. CASS: WE CALL THE DEFENDANT, PAULINA CORY CARLINO. PAULINA: WHAT? JUDGE: MR. WINTHROP, WILL YOU APPROACH THE BENCH? CASS: IS THERE A PROBLEM, YOUR HONOR? JUDGE: YOU'RE ABOUT TO CREATE SOME IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL. CASS: I BEG YOUR PARDON. JUDGE: CAPT. CARLINO HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE THINKS I AM FAVORING PROSECUTION. CASS: WELL, I AGREE WITH HIM. JUDGE: WELL, I'M NOT. AND TO SHOW YOU THAT I'M IMPARTIAL, I WILL ALLOW YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION TO CALL THE DEFENDANT, IF YOU LIKE. CASS: WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT? JUDGE: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED, BUT SHE'S IN A VERY, VERY VULNERABLE STATE. I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE IF YOU -- IF YOU PRESENTED SUPPORTING TESTIMONY SO THAT SHE'S NOT SUBJECTED TO THE SLINGS AND ARROWS OF THE PROSECUTION. CASS: I APPRECIATE THE ADVICE, JUDGE. JUDGE: GOOD. CASS: BUT I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES. JUDGE: VERY WELL. PROCEED. CASS: THANK YOU. PAULINA: I DON'T GET IT. I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO TESTIFY. CASS: THINGS HAVE CHANGED. PAULINA: HOW? CASS: THERE'S NO TIME TO EXPLAIN. BUT WE NEED TO KEEP MY DIRECT EXAMINATION GOING NO MATTER WHAT. I DON'T WANT THE PROSECUTION TO CROSS-EXAMINE YOU. PAULINA: HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT? CASS: YOU KNOW I'M ALWAYS TELLING MY WITNESSES TO BE BRIEF AND SUCCINCT? WELL, FORGET ABOUT THAT. YOU KEEP TALKING. YOU GOT IT? JUDGE: MRS. CARLINO, TAKE THE STAND, PLEASE. BAILIFF: DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? PAULINA: I DO. BAILIFF: STATE YOUR NAME. PAULINA: PAULINA CARLINO. CASS: MRS. CARLINO, IT HAS COME TO LIGHT IN THIS COURTROOM THAT YOU HAD A TEMPESTUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DECEASED. I WOULD LIKE TO DISSECT THAT RELATIONSHIP RIGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. SO, WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL THIS COURT HOW YOU FIRST MET GRANT HARRISON? PAULINA: WELL, IT'S A LONG STORY. JAKE: VICKY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. CHRIS: HI. VICKY: MM-HMM. I CAN SEE YOU'RE THRILLED. JAKE: NO, YOU JUST CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD A LITTLE BIT. I WAS JUST TALKING TO CHRIS ABOUT SOMETHING. CHRIS: YEAH, BUT WE CAN DO THAT LATER. VICKY: NO, NO. NO, NO. PLEASE, STAY. REALLY. WHATEVER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT? DON'T. JAKE: WHAT IS THIS, SOME KIND OF SETUP HERE? VICKY: NO, NO, NO. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO CHECK UP ON YOU. I REALLY DIDN'T. I -- ACTUALLY, I'M ORDERING FOOD FOR OUR -- YOU KNOW, FOR OUR BARBECUE ON MONDAY, AND I -- JAKE: MEMORIAL DAY, YEAH. VICKY: THE BOYS WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE COMING. AND YOU, TOO, CHRIS. CHRIS: OH, ME? NO, ACTUALLY, I'M WORKING. VICKY: BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE, RIGHT? RIGHT? JAKE: WILL MARLEY BE THERE? VICKY: WELL, IT IS A FAMILY BARBECUE AND -- JAKE: NO, NO. I MEANT WILL MARLEY STILL BE LIVING IN THE HOUSE? VICKY: YES, SHE WILL. JAKE: WELL, YOU GOT YOUR ANSWER. YOU MOVE MARLEY OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND I'LL COME BACK HOME. VICKY: OK. SO THAT WILL BE A FEW LESS HOT DOGS THEN, A COUPLE LESS BAGS OF CHIPS, AND A FEW LESS CANS OF SODA. JAKE: COME ON, VICKY. DID YOU REALLY THINK I WAS GOING TO CHANGE MY MIND ABOUT THIS? VICKY: YOU MEAN DID I THINK YOU WERE GOING TO BE REASONABLE? NO. I JUST CAME TO BRING YOUR MAIL. JAKE: I MEAN, DO YOU HEAR THAT, CHRIS? YOU HEAR THAT? SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE ME OUT AS THE BAD GUY. VICKY: HE IS THE BAD GUY. HE'S THE ONE WHO MOVED OUT. JAKE: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT MOVED YOUR WHACKED-OUT SISTER INTO THE HOUSE! CHRIS: REALLY? WOW. NO KIDDING? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO -- JAKE: NO, LISTEN. IF YOU WERE IN MY SHOES, WOULD YOU HAVE MOVED OUT? CHRIS: YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS? JAKE: TELL HER. CHRIS: I GOT SO MUCH WORK -- K.C. K.C., GIRL, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU. LOOK, I NEED YOU TO COPY THIS RIGHT NOW. K.C.: OK. COLLATED? CHRIS: YES. YES. AND I SHOULD SHOW YOU HOW TO DO THAT. I'M GOING TO GO SHOW HER HOW TO DO THAT. K.C.: THAT'S OK. I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT. JAKE: COME ON, CHRIS -- CHRIS: YOU COULD GET HURT -- JAKE: TELL HER WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE DONE. VICKY: CHRIS -- DON'T PUT HIM IN THE MIDDLE. I DIDN'T COME HERE TO FIGHT WITH YOU. JAKE: IN THE MIDDLE? CHRIS: SEE, SHE -- VICKY: BUT, IF IT WAS YOUR SISTER, WOULD YOU JUST TURN HER AWAY? CHRIS: MY -- MY -- MY SISTER? I WOULD STAY THE HELL OUT OF THIS. JAKE: NO, NO, NO. VICKY: NO, NO, NO, NO. JAKE: YOU GO -- YOU GO AS SOON AS YOU TELL VICKY YOUR OPINION. GO AHEAD. TELL HER I'M RIGHT. JOE: SO, WHAT DO YOU GOT? YOU GOT PROOF THAT ANTHONY WALKER WAS BROKERING BABIES BACK IN THE 1980s? YOU SERIOUS? IT'S GOT WALKER'S NAME ON IT? OH, BABY! NO -- NO, THAT'S GOT TO HOLD UP IN COURT. WE DID IT. WE DID IT. WE GOT WALKER. THANK GOD. THANK GOD. WHAT? NO. NO, IT CAN'T WAIT. NO, BECAUSE IF I DON'T HAVE IN MY HANDS WHAT YOU'VE GOT BY TONIGHT, MY WIFE GOES TO JAIL FOR A CRIME SHE DIDN'T COMMIT. CASS: MRS. CARLINO, WHAT WAS GRANT HARRISON WEARING THE FIRST TIME YOU MET HIM? PAULINA: A GRAY PIN-STRIPE SUIT. NO -- NO, MAYBE IT WAS NAVY. NO, IT WAS DEFINITELY GRAY. JUNE: I OBJECT. THE COLOR OF THE DECEASED'S SUIT IS HARDLY RELEVANT IN THIS CASE. JUDGE: I'M INCLINED TO AGREE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CONFINE YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE POINT, MR. WINTHROP? CASS: I'LL TRY, YOUR HONOR. MRS. CARLINO, AT THIS FIRST MEETING, WOULD YOU SAY YOU WERE IMPRESSED WITH GRANT HARRISON? PAULINA: OH, YES. SEE, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER I'M FROM GOLD STREET, WHICH IS IN CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE, NOT FAR FROM HYDE PARK IF YOU TAKE THE L TRAIN. ANYWAY, IT'S NOT A HIGH-RENT DISTRICT, AND I -- I WAS AN ORPHAN. CASS: AND WHAT WAS MR. HARRISON'S STATUS AT THIS TIME? PAULINA: WELL, HE WAS A CONGRESSMAN, ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL MEN IN THE STATE. CASS: AND YET HE CAME ON TO YOU, STRONGLY, SEXUALLY, EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE ONLY A YOUNG WOMAN WHO'D ONLY KNOWN LIFE ON THE STREETS? CHRIS: SEE, IT'S KIND OF A TOUGH SITUATION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD FEEL ABOUT MARLEY MOVING IN, TO BE HONEST. JAKE: NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME FOR ONE SECOND. THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MARLEY SHOULD HAVE MOVED IN. VICKY: EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME. WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? JAKE: IT'S ABOUT TAKING FIVE MINUTES OUT OF YOUR DAY TO ASK ME IF IT'S OK IF YOUR SISTER STAYS WITH US. VICKY: WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME? THAT IF I WOULD HAVE COME TO YOU AND ASKED YOU, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE SAID YES? JAKE: HELL NO. THAT CHICK'S CRAZY. VICKY: YOU SEE? JAKE: AFTER EVERYTHING SHE'S PUT YOU THROUGH, I DIDN'T WANT HER AROUND THE BOYS. VICKY: HE ALREADY MADE UP HIS MIND -- JAKE: THE DIFFERENCE IS -- VICKY: WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT HAVE MADE IF I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT? JAKE: THE DIFFERENCE IS, VICKY, YOU WOULD HAVE SHOWN ME THE RESPECT, THE RIGHT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN MY HOUSE. YOU HEAR ME? MY HOUSE. VICKY: YEAH, YEAH. JAKE: NOT OUR HOUSE. DO YOU HEAR THAT, VIK? VICKY: I THINK THEY HEAR YOU IN DETROIT. JAKE: BUT INSTEAD, NO, YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE SO RIGHT THAT YOU WERE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE DECISIONS. THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU DID IT WITH GRANT. VICKY: THAT IS COMPLETELY A DIFFERENT -- JAKE: NO. VICKY: LISTEN TO ME. WE WERE IN A HEARING. THE JUDGE WAS ABOUT TO HAND DOWN A DECISION. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CALL YOU. CHRIS: POINT! VICKY: SEE? CHRIS: SHE HAS A POINT. VICKY: HE AGREES WITH ME. CHRIS: THAT WAS A POINT. JAKE: WHO ASKED YOU? YOSTAY OUT --* VICKY: I HAD TO MAKE THE JUDGE BELIEVE THAT MARLEY HAD HER WHOLE FAMILY IN HER COURT -- JAKE: SHE DIDN'T. IT'S MY FAMILY, TOO. MY HOME. SEE, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS W9N YOU MARRY SOMEONE -- YOUR OPINION ISN'T ENOUGH ANYMORE. IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE DECISIONS! RIGHT? CHRIS: I DON'T KNOW, MAN. I AIN'T NEVER BEEN MARRIED. VICKY: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IF YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED OR NOT? YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN ANYONE. IS HE PERFECT? JAKE: OH -- VICKY: DOES HE COME TO ME BEFORE HE MAKES A DECISION AND CHECK IT OUT WITH ME, OR DOES HE JUST GO WITH HIS INSTINCTS SOMETIMES? JAKE: THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, VICKY. CHRIS: THAT IS -- THAT'S -- JAKE: THAT'S A VERY GOOD -- LISTEN, LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S -- YOU PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES. LET'S SAY YOU AND I WERE MARRIED, OK? NOW, I COME TO YOU, AND I SAY, "HEY, LISTEN, I WANT TO MOVE IN MY WHACKED-OUT SISTER." WHAT DO YOU -- NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, TELL HER WHAT SHE SHOULD DO. HOW SHOULD VICKY HAVE REACTED? BOY: THIS IS THE PLACE. GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES. VICKY: CHRIS, WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN IT TO HIM THAT SOMETIMES RATIONAL PEOPLE -- LIKE YOU, LIKE ME -- WE HANDLE A FAMILY CRISIS IN A CERTAIN WAY. BUT IT'S ONLY A -- CHRIS: STUBBORN. VICKY: STUBBORN AND -- CHRIS: INFLEXIBLE. VICKY: INFLEXIBLE -- CHRIS: INTOLERABLE. VICKY: INTOLERABLE JERK WHO WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE OUT. JAKE: I GET IT NOW. I'M A STUBBORN, INTOLERABLE JERK. CHRIS: INFLEXIBLE. VICKY: INFLEXIBLE. JAKE: THAT'S VERY INTERESTING THAT YOU SAY THAT, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU -- YOU -- ARE THE ONE THAT WAS NOT WILLING TO COMPROMISE. AM I RIGHT OR AM I RIGHT? CHRIS: YOU KNOW WHAT? I REALLY SHOULD GO DOWN AND GET THE FACT CHECKER TO SIGN OFF ON MY COLUMN. VICKY: THAT CAN WAIT. THIS CANNOT WAIT. CHRIS: BUT THIS IS THE NEWS. SEE, YOU -- VICKY: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MY LIFE HERE. WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT SOMETIMES COUPLES JUST HAVE TO DEPEND ON EACH OTHER'S SUPPORT WITHOUT ACTUALLY CONSULTING EACH OTHER FIRST? JAKE: THAT'S GREAT, VICKY. I'LL REMEMBER THAT THE NEXT TIME I WANT TO IGNORE YOUR FEELINGS. VICKY: WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SOME SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT DECISION HERE, LIKE I'M JUST GOING TO GO OFF TO A SPA FOR A WEEK AND LEAVE YOU WITH THE BOYS. JAKE: NO, YOU SEE, BECAUSE THAT I COULD UNDERSTAND! I CAN UNDERSTAND IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO. VICKY: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MY SISTER, MY TWIN, AND A DECISION THAT WAS GOING TO AFFECT HER WHOLE LIFE AND MINE. I MADE THE DECISION. I DIDN'T THINK TWICE. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? JAKE: BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE HOW I FEEL. VICKY: NO. BECAUSE I ASSUMED YOU LOVED ME AND TRUSTED ME AND WOULD SUPPORT ME IN A FAMILY CRISIS THE SAME WAY I WOULD SUPPORT YOU. I WAS WRONG. GOD, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME. CHRIS: WELL, HEY, I MEAN, ANYTIME I CAN HELP, I'M JUST -- WAIT. I NEVER SAID I AGREE WITH YOU. I NEVER SAID -- YO, MAN, I NEVER SAID -- DID YOU HEAR ME SAY -- I DIDN'T SAY NOTHING, MAN. JAKE: YOU'RE MY FRIEND, RIGHT? CHRIS: I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE CALLING, BUT I HOPE IT'S A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR BECAUSE Y'ALL GOT ISSUES, MAN. JAKE: NO, TO HELL WITH THAT. "SOMETIMES SITUATIONS ARISE AND COUPLES HAVE TO DEPEND ON EACH OTHER'S SUPPORT WITHOUT CONSULTING EACH OTHER." CHRIS: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING -- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JAKE: ETHAN, WHAT'S UP? LISTEN, ABOUT THAT GAMBLING CASINO THING? I'M IN. CASS: IN THE INTEREST OF BREVITY, I WOULD LIKE TO FASTFORWARD TO CHRISTMAS OF 1997. MRS. CARLINO, YOUR HOME WAS DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAY CHEER FILLED THE AIR -- JUDGE: WE GET THE YULETIDE PICTURE, MR. DICKENS. MOVE ON. CASS: YES, SIR. MRS. CARLINO, AS PAINFUL AS IT MAY BE, WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE FIRE THAT NEARLY KILLED YOU AND YOUR SON? PAULINA: LIKE YOU SAID, IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE. I HAD JUST PROMISED MY SON THAT I WAS NEVER GOING TO DRINK AGAIN. I FELL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH BECAUSE, AS IT TURNED OUT, GRANT HAD BROKEN INTO MY HOME AND DRUGGED ME. WHEN I WOKE UP, I -- I'M SORRY. CASS: THAT'S ALL RIGHT. TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED. JUDGE: TAKE A MOMENT, MRS. CARLINO. THEN MOVE ON. PAULINA: WHEN I WOKE UP, THE ROOM WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. I COULD HEAR MY SON DANTE SCREAMING, AND I COULDN'T GET TO HIM. I WAS AFRAID HE WAS GOING TO DIE. I THOUGHT WE BOTH WERE. WHEN I WOKE UP LATER IN THE HOSPITAL, THEY TOLD ME I HAD STARTED THE FIRE, THAT I HAD OVERDOSED AND FALLEN ASLEEP. AND IT NEARLY DESTROYED ME -- DESTROYED MY MARRIAGE. CASS: THIS FIRE DID DESTROY YOUR HOME, DIDN'T IT? AND BROUGHT BACK SOME MEMORIES ALSO. PAULINA: HORRIBLE MEMORIES. WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL ON GOLD STREET -- CASS: WOULD YOU DESCRIBE FOR THE JURY THESE MEMORIES, PLEASE? PAULINA: I'LL TRY. THE FOSTER HOME I GREW UP IN, EVERYTHING WAS SO DARK, TERRIFYING. THE WOMAN WHO RAN THE PLACE, ALL SHE WAS INTERESTED IN WAS THE MONEY. SHE WAS VERY ABUSIVE, BOTH VERBALLY AND PHYSICALLY. CASS: SHE HIT YOU? PAULINA: OH, ALL THE TIME. SHE WAS LITTLE, BUT SHE SURE COULD PACK A WALLOP. JUNE: YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT. THESE QUESTIONS ARE INCREASINGLY IRRELEVANT. THE DEFENSE IS OBVIOUSLY STALLING. JUDGE: ARE YOU, MR. WINTHROP? CASS: ABSOLUTELY NOT, YOUR HONOR. I AM TRYING TO ESTABLISH THAT THERE WAS A PATTERN OF ABUSE THROUGHOUT MRS. CARLINO'S LIFE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS JURY UNDERSTAND THAT PAULINA HAD EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HER LIFE WAS THREATENED THAT NIGHT AT THE HARBOR CLUB, DESPITE GRANT HARRISON'S APPARENTLY WEAKENED CONDITION. JUNE: I AM PERFECTLY WILLING TO STIPULATE THAT THE ACCUSED HATED THE DECEASED. CASS: CAN I BE ALLOWED TO MAKE MY CASE? JUDGE: YOU'VE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE YOUR CASE. THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS LOOMING. AND WHILE THE TESTIMONY OF MRS. CARLINO IS FRESH ON EVERYONE ELSE'S MIND, WOULD YOU PLEASE YIELD TO THE PROSECUTION? CASS: I'M SORRY TO INCONVENIENCE EVERYBODY'S HOLIDAY WEEKEND, BUT MY CLIENT'S LIFE IS AT STAKE AND I INTEND TO TAKE ALL THE TIME I NEED. AND I'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN. JOE: MY PRIVATE EYE FRIEND IN CHICAGO, TOM SULLIVAN, HE'S GOT ALL THE PROOF I NEED TO NAIL THIS THING SHUT, OK? THE PROBLEM IS, IF THE TRIAL WRAPS UP TONIGHT, I GOT TO BE HERE FOR PAULINA. NICK: WELL, YOU WANT ME TO GO TO CHICAGO TO MEET SULLIVAN FOR YOU? JOE: YOU -- YOU CATCH ON QUICK. NICK: HEY, NO PROBLEM. WHERE'S HE AT? JOE: ALL RIGHT. HERE'S THE ADDRESS. NICK: OK. JOE: HE'S WAITING FOR YOU. PICK UP WHAT HE'S GOT, BRING IT BACK TO ME RIGHT AWAY. NICK: DO YOU REALLY THINK THIS GUY'S GOT ENOUGH TO GET PAULINA OFF? JOE: HE'S DEFINITELY GOT ENOUGH TO GET US A MISTRIAL. ANY LUCK, HE'S ALSO GOING TO PROVE WHO REALLY KILLED GRANT -- AND IT AIN'T PAULINA. NICK: BUT SHE SAID THAT -- JOE: I KNOW WHAT SHE SAID. GOT TO GET GOING. A LOT'S RIDING ON YOU. NICK: I'LL BE BACK SOON WITH GOOD NEWS. JUDGE: MR. WINTHROP HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO TALK UNTIL HE AND HIS CLIENT ARE BLUE IN THE FACE. CASS: THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. JUDGE: BUT I WARN YOU -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR MOTIVES ARE IN ELONGATING THIS PROCESS, BUT YOU RUN THE RISK OF ALIENATING EVERYONE IS THIS COURTROOM, INCLUDING THE JURY. CASS: I'M FULLY AWARE OF THAT, YOUR HONOR. [DOOR OPENS] CASS: BUT I HAVE MY CLIENT'S BEST INTERESTS AT HEART, BELIEVE ME. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE -- THAT IS, IF YOU FEEL UP TO IT, MRS. CARLINO. PAULINA: OH, YES. THIS MAY BE MY ONLY CHANCE TO TELL MY SIDE OF THE STORY, AND I WANT THE JURY TO UNDERSTAND EVERY DETAIL. CASS: WELL, THEN LET'S GET BACK TO IT. STARTING WITH THE ABUSE YOU WERE SUBJECTED TO IN FOSTER CARE. WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL THE JURY WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE THERE. PAULINA: WE WERE WOKEN UP AT 5:30 EVERY MORNING AND FORCED TO DO HOUSEWORK BEFORE SCHOOL. JUDGE: THANK YOU, MS. CARLINO. CASS: BUT SHE HASN'T FINISHED. JUDGE: YOU CAN FINISH QUESTIONING AFTER A SHORT RECESS. PAULINA: WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID? CASS: I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT I SURE WISH I DID. JUDGE WALKER: WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING, SIGNALING TO ME IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE COURTROOM? TITO: CALM DOWN. NO ONE SAW US. JUDGE WALKER: YOU BETTER BE RIGHT, OR WE'RE BOTH IN TROUBLE. TITO: NEWS FLASH -- WE ALREADY ARE. JUDGE WALKER: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? TITO: CAPT. JOE IS ON TO US. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. JUDGE WALKER: HOW DO YOU KNOW? TITO: I OVERHEARD HIM TALKING TO NICK HUDSON. THAT'S WHY I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY. WE'RE ABOUT TO GET BUSTED. JUDGE WALKER: WELL, HOW? DOES HE HAVE ANY EVIDENCE? TITO: NO. BUT HE'S SENDING NICK TO CHICAGO TO GET SOMETHING. JUDGE WALKER: WHAT IS IT? TITO: I DON'T KNOW. BUT HE SAID IT WOULD GET PAULINA OFF THE HOOK. JUDGE WALKER: THAT'S WHY WINTHROP WAS BABBLING LIKE SOME LUNATIC. HE'S TRYING TO BUY TIME. TITO: SO, WHAT DO WE DO? JUDGE WALKER: THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO. YOU MAKE SURE THAT EVIDENCE NEVER ARRIVES. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? TITO: YEAH. I'M ALL OVER IT. NICK: LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S BACK THERE, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW YOUR FACE OR WHAT? REMY: HERE'S MY FACE. ARE YOU STILL MAD? NICK: I SHOULD BE. YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. REMY: I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO. NICK: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? REMY: WELL, I KIND OF STOWED AWAY. NICK: HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT WITHOUT ME NOTICING? REMY: YOU LEARN THINGS FROM HANGING OUT WITH GUYS LIKE TITO ALL YOUR LIFE. SO, WHERE ARE WE GOING? NICK: YOU DON'T KNOW? REMY: WOULD I ASK YOU IF I DID? NICK: THEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO HANG WITH PAULINA AT THE COURTHOUSE AND GIVE HER MORAL SUPPORT. REMY: I WAS, BUT SHE WANTED ME TO KEEP MY EYE ON YOU. NICK: WHY? REMY: WELL, SHE'S NOT BLIND, NICK. I MEAN, SHE COULD SEE YOU AND CASS AND JOE WHISPERING LIKE YOU WERE UP TO SOMETHING, AND SHE WANTED ME TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS. SO, WHAT IS IT? NICK: I CAN'T TELL YOU. REMY: WHY? NICK: BECAUSE JOE DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME. REMY: WELL, HE HAD TO HAVE TOLD YOU SOMETHING. I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING SOMEWHERE. NICK: ALL I KNOW IS THAT I'M GOING TO PICK UP SOME EVIDENCE THAT COULD GET PAULINA OFF THE HOOK. REMY: THAT IS -- THAT'S GREAT. WHAT IS IT? NICK: YOU'RE BETTER OFF NOT KNOWING YET. REMY: THIS IS ABOUT TITO, ISN'T IT? NICK: I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CUT THIS SHORT. REMY: WHY? NICK: BECAUSE WE'RE HERE. JAKE: OH, THANKS, HON. K.C.: NAME'S K.C., NOT HON. JAKE: OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. I SHOULD -- I SHOULD KNOW BETTER. K.C.: YEAH, YOU SHOULD. JAKE: OK. WHO DID YOU SAY YOU WERE? CHRIS: JAKE McKINNON, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW SUMMER INTERN, K.C. BURRELL. JAKE: BURRELL. BURRELL. LIKE TONI? LIKE ETTA MAE? CHRIS: DUH. JAKE: DUH. WHAT DO YOU THINK, THIS IS SOME KIND OF NEPOTISM THING HERE? CHRIS: DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT K.C.'S ATTENDING HARVARD IN THE FALL? JAKE: RIGHT BEFORE YOU CAME OVER, I WAS READY TO SAY, "WELCOME ABOARD, K.C." THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. SEE WHAT YOU -- K.C.: THANKS. JAKE: JUMPING ALL OVER, ATTITUDE. K.C.: HAPPY TO BE HERE. I NEED THE EXPERIENCE IF I'M GOING TO GET A JOB ON THE "CRIMSON." CHRIS: DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM. HE HAS A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN. K.C.: I CAN SEE THAT. WELL, HERE YOU GO. COLLATED PER YOUR REQUEST. CHRIS: MY -- OH, RIGHT. RIGHT. THANKS. K.C.: SO, DO I GET A GOLD STAR? CHRIS: CUTE. VERY CUTE. LISTEN, I REALIZE THAT BEING A GOFER'S NOT THE MOST GLAMOUROUS JOB IN THE WORLD, BUT, HEY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET STARTED IN THIS BUSINESS, IT'S HOW YOU GOT TO DO IT. I MEAN, I DID GRUNT WORK MYSELF FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. K.C.: YOU MEAN A YEAR AT THE "PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER." YOU WERE COPYBOY. CHRIS: AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS? K.C.: HEY, PUT ME ON-LINE, I CAN FIND OUT ANYTHING IN FIVE MINUTES. CHRIS: OH, REALLY? K.C.: UH-HUH. CHRIS: OK. BET. GOT YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU. I WANT YOU TO GET ON-LINE, FIND OUT HOW MANY RECENT SELF-DEFENSE PLEAS HAVE RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS AND HOW MANY WERE ACQUITTALS. K.C.: OK. OVER HOW LONG A PERIOD? CHRIS: SAY FIVE YEARS. K.C.: YOU GOT IT. JAKE: OH, NO. CHRIS: OK. HERE WE GO. SO, WHAT IS IT? ANOTHER OBSCENE LETTER TO THE EDITOR? JAKE: NO. IT'S A LETTER FROM MY HALF BROTHER KEVIN. WHAT THE HELL COULD HE WANT? VICKY: WHERE IS EVERYBODY? VICKY: WHO THE -- BOY: WHAT THE -- JEEZ. DROP THE BAT, LADY. I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WOULD YOU LISTEN TO ME? DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS. HEY, WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME? OW. WOULD YOU LISTEN TO ME, DAMN IT. I'M NOT HERE TO RIP YOU OFF. MY NAME'S SEAN. SEAN McKINNON. I'M LOOKING FOR MY UNCLE JAKE. JOE: SO, DID YOU MAKE IT TO SULLIVAN'S OFFICE? NICK: YEAH, I'M IN THE LOBBY RIGHT NOW. I'M HOLDING AN ENVELOPE. JOE: YOU GOT IT! NICK: I FIGURED YOU'D WANT ME TO READ IT TO YOU RIGHT AWAY. REMY: DON'T FORGET TO TELL HIM. NICK: OK. REMY WANTS YOU TO TELL PAULINA THAT SHE DIDN'T BAIL ON HER, THAT SHE JUST STOWED AWAY WITH ME. JOE: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. REMY'S THERE? DID YOU TELL HER ANYTHING? NICK: NO. NOT LIKE YOU MEAN. JOE: GOOD. LISTEN TO ME, NICK. DO NOT -- I REPEAT, DO NOT OPEN THAT ENVELOPE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. JUST GET IT TO ME AS FAST AS YOU CAN. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. CHRIS: SO, BAD NEWS? JAKE: KEVIN'S ALWAYS BAD NEWS. NOTE THE RETURN ADDRESS. CHRIS: "LAKE COUNTY STATE PENITENTIARY." WOW. AND HERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONLY BAD APPLE IN THE FAMILY. JAKE: OH, NO, NO. KEVIN'S GOT THAT ALL WRAPPED UP HIMSELF. CHRIS: SO, WHAT DOES HE WANT? JAKE: SAME THING HE ALWAYS WANTS -- A FAVOR. CHRIS: WELL, LOOK AT IT THIS WAY. HE CAN'T DO MUCH HARM IF HE'S LOCKED UP, RIGHT? JAKE: HE'S GOT A SON, A TEENAGER -- A FACT HE NEGLECTED TO MENTION -- AND I GUESS THE MOM JUST DIED. CHRIS: THAT'S TOO BAD. JAKE: YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT. LISTEN TO THIS. "SEAN NEEDS A ROLE MODEL, A FATHER FIGURE. I CAN'T EXACTLY SHOOT HOOPS WITH HIM FROM JAIL, SO I GAVE HIM YOUR NAME. I HOPE THAT'S OK." CHRIS: SO, WHAT, HE WANTS YOU TO TAKE IN HIS KID? JAKE: CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? HE EVEN TRIES TO SUCK ME IN WITH SOME GUILT HERE. "DESPITE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT EACH OTHER, DO IT FOR THE KID IF HE SHOWS UP." CHRIS: MAN, VICKY SHOULD START CHARGING. PLACE IS STARTING TO TURN INTO A MOTEL OR SOMETHING. JAKE: THAT'S RIGHT. I GOT A CRAZY AUNT IN ONE ROOM AND A DELINQUENT COUSIN IN THE NEXT. SOMETHING TELLS ME THIS AIN'T GOING TO BE PRETTY. VICKY: HMM. YOU'RE -- YOU'RE JAKE'S NEPHEW. WELL, THAT'S INTERESTING. THAT WOULD MAKE ME YOUR AUNT. I'M VICKY. I'M JAKE'S WIFE. SEAN: YEAH, I KIND OF FIGURED THAT. NICE TO MEET YOU. VICKY: YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING. I'VE KNOWN JAKE A LONG TIME -- LIKE HIS WHOLE LIFE. I NEVER HEARD OF ANY SEAN McKINNON. SEAN: NO ONE HAS. THE LAST NAME'S PRETTY NEW. IT'S A LONG STORY. VICKY: HMM. MOST PEOPLE -- EVEN MEMBERS OF JAKE'S FAMILY -- THEY USUALLY WAIT FOR AN INVITATION BEFORE THEY JUST COME IN. SEAN: I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU. THE DOOR WAS OPEN. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE WAITED. I'M SORRY. VICKY: THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I SUPPOSE I SHOULD HAVE ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS BEFORE I STARTED HACKING AT YOU WITH A BAT. SEAN: YEAH, WELL, I'D HAVE PROBABLY DONE THE SAME THING IF I WALKED IN ON SOMEBODY LIKE THAT. VICKY: I'LL REMEMBER THAT. ANYWAY, JAKE'S NOT HERE. ALL THIS EXCITEMENT'S FOR NOTHING. SEAN: YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT. WHEN WILL HE BE BACK? VICKY: I DON'T REALLY KNOW. ANYWAY, I'LL HAVE HIM CALL YOU. WHERE ARE YOU STAYING? SEAN: UH -- WELL, I WAS KIND OF COUNTING ON STAYING HERE. VICKY: IS THAT SO? SEAN: YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S OK. I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO. VICKY: DOES JAKE HAPPEN TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? SEAN: I GUESS HE DOES. HE SHOULD. VICKY: OH, I SEE. SO I INVITE MARLEY HERE WITHOUT ASKING JAKE, SO HE SENDS ME HIS ALLEGED NEPHEW TO COME STAY HERE. THAT'S VERY CLEVER. VERY CLEVER. SEAN: I DON'T UNDERSTAND -- VICKY: IT'S SO OBVIOUS IT'S JUST PATHETIC, AS A MATTER OF FACT. YOU KNOW SOMETHING? YOU JUST GO TELL YOUR UNCLE JAKE THAT I'M NOT BUYING IT, OK? SEAN: OK -- UM -- I'M SORRY, BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW -- VICKY: YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE A BETTER IDEA. WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO TO THE "HERALD" AND TELL UNCLE JAKEY-POO -- SEAN: BUT I REALLY -- VICKY: TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU, ALL RIGHT? I'M SURE HE CAN MAKE IT ALL VERY CLEAR. AND TELL HIM THAT HIS WIFE IS NOT AMUSED. I AM VERY SMART, JAKE. VERY SMART. A HELL OF A LOT SMARTER THAN YOU! JAKE: HEY. TOLD YOU YOU'D GO BATTY WITHOUT ME. VICKY: HA! JAKE: HA. VICKY: LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY? JAKE: YOU. VICKY: YEAH? WANT TO TELL ME A LITTLE SOMETHING? JAKE: NO, I WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING. THE MAIL YOU BROUGHT TODAY -- I GOT A LETTER FROM MY BROTHER KEVIN -- HALF-BAKED ONE, ANYWAY. VICKY: REALLY? JAKE: MM-HMM. I GUESS HE'S STILL IN THE JOINT, AND IT TURNS OUT THAT HE'S GOT A KID THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT, AND I JUST -- I GUESS THE BOTTOM LINE IS HE'S GOING TO COME VISIT US. VICKY: ARE YOU SERIOUS? JAKE: WHY WOULD I MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP? VICKY: LET ME SEE THIS LETTER. DID YOU GET CHRIS TO WRITE THIS? JAKE: NO, I DIDN'T -- VICKY: WHO IS IT FROM? JAKE: IT'S FROM KEVIN. LOOK AT THE POSTMARK. IT'S FROM PRISON. SEE? VICKY: OH, MY GOD. HE -- HE REALLY IS YOUR NEPHEW. JAKE: APPARENTLY SO. I JUST -- WELL, I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW BEFORE SOME STRANGE KID JUST SHOWED UP ON THE DOORSTEP. VICKY: JAKE? JAKE: HMM? VICKY: HE ALREADY DID. JAKE: WHAT? HE'S HERE? VICKY: NO, NOT ANYMORE. JAKE: WHERE IS HE? VICKY: I DON'T KNOW. I SENT HIM AWAY. PAULINA: THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES THAT GRANT MADE ME FEEL THAT WAY, BUT THOSE SEVEN INSTANCES, THEY STAND OUT IN MY MIND. CASS: THANK YOU FOR THOSE CANDID OBSERVATIONS, MRS. CARLINO. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LINE OF QUESTIONING, IF I MAY. GREG: I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. JUNE: THIS IS BECOMING A FARCE. JUDGE: YES, AND I'M BRINGING DOWN THE CURTAIN. THE DEFENDANT IS REMANDED TO CUSTODY. THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PAULINA: WHAT'S GOING ON? WHERE DID YOU GO? JOE: HEY, HEY, HEY -- PAULINA: WHAT? JOE: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE WONDERFUL. DO NOT WORRY. DO NOT WORRY. I LOVE YOU. PAULINA: I LOVE YOU, TOO. JOE: YOU DID IT. YOU DID IT. I OWE YOU, LIKE, 15 BEERS. CASS: IT'S NOT OVER YET, JOE. THE PROSECUTION CAN STILL TEAR PAULINA'S TESTIMONY TO SHREDS IN THEIR CROSS. JOE: THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO GET THE CHANCE, CASS. CASS: SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? YOU GOT THE PROOF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? JOE: NO, BUT IT'S ON THE WAY. REMY: WHOA. COME ON, YOU'RE, LIKE, BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER HERE. NICK: WELL, WE GOT TO GET THERE FAST IF WE WANT TO SAVE PAULINA. REMY: LOOK -- WE'RE OFFICIALLY IN BAY CITY. CAN I OPEN IT NOW? NICK: JOE SAID NOT TO. REMY: BUT I'M DYING TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. NICK: YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT. WE'RE PLAYING THIS JOE'S WAY. HEY, LOOK AT THAT. REMY: WHAT? NICK: THAT EXIT. THAT'S ROUTE 80. THAT'S A SHORTCUT BACK TO TOWN. REMY: GO FOR IT. NICK -- NICK! NICK! NICK: NO! >> MONDAY ON "ANOTHER WORLD" -- VICKY: KIRKLAND, WHERE ARE YOU? JAKE: YOU CAN'T FIND HIM? VICKY: NO. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY PROCTER & GAMBLE PRODUCTIONS, INC.] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.] [PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CAPTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]