Shark s01e13 Episode Script
Teacher's Pet
STARK: So you're going to be at the Grove the whole time, right? right And your cell phone's charged? Because, you know,last time Dad.
I know you're worried about Wayne Callison, but He's a serial killer, Julie, okay? And he's out there because of me.
You did everything you could.
But he knows where we live and he threatened you.
I know, but (knocking) I still have to live my life.
Your date's here.
I got it.
Fine, but I'm driving.
You think this is how I want to spend my Saturday night? I really appreciate it.
No problem.
I found a guy to take over, Neil Donovan.
I worked private security with him.
Is he good? He's the best.
He specializes in young women with stalker problems.
Expensive? Big time.
(phone rings) He's hired.
Oh, Brandon Crawford's dead.
This should be ugly.
All right, let's go.
Sorry, pal, you have mall duty.
?? Crawford's the biggest commercial real estate developer in Southern California.
Not anymore.
Maid said he's going through a nasty divorce.
We should talk to the wife.
Among others.
Look, not to speak ill of the dead, but it's not like Brandon Crawford has a lot of fans in this town.
He was investigated by the State Attorney General's Office, wasn't he? Several times, they couldn't touch him.
A lot of skeletons buried under those huge office towers of his.
Who else lives here? Crawford's 16-year-old son, Dylan.
The wife moved out last month.
No forced entry, looks like they wiped the area clean.
One to the chest, Where is he? Where's my dad? Oh! Wait, wait, wait.
Who did this? Who'd want to kill my father? In Crawford's case, you might want to start with who wouldn't want to kill him? Probably a shorter list.
Four years? Kind of a long time between vacations.
What are you, a travel agent? I'm just saying, you've been working pretty hard.
You seem kind of tense.
I was born tense.
It works for me.
It's been a rough couple of months with Martin's death and the Callison case.
You should take a week or two, go relax.
Since when do you care about my mental health? You know, I could order you to go.
But you won't.
Really? Why not? Because we've got a dead billionaire and no solid leads.
But feel free to bill me for the session.
The bullet that killed Brandon Crawford came from a .
357 at close range.
Anyone in the Crawford household own a gun? Nothing registered, police get a statement from the son? Yeah, he says he was with friends at City Walk when he got word.
Model student, runs cross country We should check out the alibi, talk to his friends.
I don't know.
you should have seen him at the crime scene-- he was devastated.
Report says Crawford had charcoal residue on his fingertips.
The coroner ruled out powder burns.
Maybe Crawford liked to barbecue.
And Brandon Crawford does not strike me as a tailgate party type.
I have a list of business rivals.
I'll run them down.
What about the ex-wife? Sonya Crawford, and she's not an ex yet.
No, according to tabloids, they were on and off.
That's your resource? Us Magazine? Hey, when it comes to celebrity breakups, that's the bible.
Stark should talk to her.
He speaks fluent ex-wife.
Is bronzing the third or fourth stage of grief? Sonya Crawford? Yes? Sebastian Stark, Raina Troy.
We're with the DA's Office.
May we ask you a few questions? We can take this inside if you like? I've got nothing to hide.
Clearly.
So you told the police that you were home watching TV the night of the murder.
ProjectRunway, alone.
I have no alibi.
Next.
Did your husband have any business conflicts, anyone making threats? (laughing) Look, you don't get rich without pissing a lot of people off.
And Brandon was very rich.
How is Dylan's relationship with his father? Well, maybe you should ask Dylan.
We will.
What about the first wife? Lynn? She married up.
Some duke in England.
She and Brandon haven't spoken in years.
So Dylan is the sole heir? Yes.
Three months ago you were quoted in the New York Post saying, "Widow Sonya Crawford has a nice ring to it.
" Oh, yes.
I also said Brandon should die in a fire.
Funny how that didn't make it in.
I can't imagine why you two were splitting up.
(sighs) Listen, I know I'm a suspect.
Brandon and I were having our ups and downs, but we were trying to work it out.
But if I wanted to kill Brandon, I would have at least waited until April 15th.
And why's that? Wedding anniversary? Our fifth wedding anniversary, after which, the prenup Brandon made me sign would have been null and void.
And you would have gotten half his estate.
So I had plenty of incentive to keep our marriage going.
And I would have made it, too, if some psychopath hadn't killed him.
You want to see me murder someone? Catch the guy who did this.
And you wonder why I'm single.
So you were Dylan's advisor? Actually, I teach fine art.
Also, I'm the faculty advisor on the school's art club, and that's how I got to know Dylan.
I'm telling you, there's no way in the world he was involved in his father's death.
Any idea how the two of them got along? Um, I think Dylan respected his dad.
Although, the two of them had very different priorities.
How so? Dylan's a gifted artist.
It's rare to find a student at his age so committed and talented.
But his father wasn't supportive.
Was that a source of tension? Yeah, Dylan's sensitive.
He wanted his dad's approval.
I think in his heart he knew he wasn't gonna get it.
According to Dylan's records, he dropped art class.
Yeah, his father told him it was a waste of time.
That he had no intention of subsidizing an artist.
Has Dylan started drawing again since his father died? Dylan drew this of me yesterday.
What was that drawn with? Charcoal.
BOY: His dad was always pushing.
Dylan would win a race and his dad would get on him about not beating his last time.
It was messed up.
Did he ever talk about hurting his dad? What do you mean? You know, threats? We really need to know.
There was this one time, Dylan was saying how he wished his dad kept a gun in the house.
He said he might buy one for himself.
Did he say why? Yeah, to kill either himself or his father, whichever one came first.
We all thought he was joking.
Okay.
Isaac is not gonna be with you anymore.
Thank God.
Got you a new guy.
Please tell me you're kidding.
Just for a while.
Define a while.
Until Wayne Callison is dead or in jail.
That could take years.
Dad, I'm worried about you.
I carry a gun in my car.
That's not what I meant.
You seem really stressed out.
This conversation isn't helping any.
It was just another case.
Dad I got a warrant petition to review.
Your Honor, Dylan Crawford told his friends at Flintwood Prep he wanted to buy a gun.
Any record to indicate he actually purchased one? No.
The victim died from a gunshot wound.
Didn't the police search the house for firearms? Yes, but they didn't find anything.
Maybe they should have looked harder.
It's still a crime scene.
Actually, it isn't.
The second the police left the Crawford home it reverted back to a private residence.
You want a warrant? Show probable cause.
We also ve Dylan's friends on record.
He told them he hated his dad.
Just like every other 16-year-old boy on the planet.
Just ask my husband.
Anything besides the gun and the charcoal pencils? Then I can't sign a search warrant.
It's called probable cause.
They mentioned it in law school.
Come back when you have it.
Dad messes up junior's art work.
Junior blows him away.
The dreaded, irate artist theory.
At least we give the jury a good laugh.
Maybe this will help.
Hiker found a .
347 magnum in Fryman Canyon.
There's also a boot print.
The crime lab's casting it.
Fryman is where the Flintwood cross country team trains.
Think we can get a warrant now? Maybe for a limited search, but we need the whole house.
How do we get it? By appealing to an estranged wife's basic instincts.
If a judge won't let you in to the house, how can I? Because, at the time of his death, you were not yet legally divorced from Brandon.
Which means, you're still a resident of the house and can give us permission to enter.
(sighs) I don't know.
It feels like I'm betraying my stepson.
If Dylan's innocent, you got nothing to worry about.
But if he isn't, intestate succession gives you about 150 million good reasons to let us search that house.
Are you suggesting I trade my stepson's freedom for Brandon's estate I would never be that crass.
The dead bolt sticks a little.
Hmm.
Wait, go back.
There are three pages torn out.
And that ain't charcoal.
Blood? Mm-hmm.
Which will put whatever was on that pad in the middle of the murder.
Take a look at this.
These boots were strolling in the canyon where we found the gun.
Is it enough to charge Dylan? I don't know, you've got to figure there's a ton of boots that look like that.
That's a $500 Nicholas Pojay half boot.
You can only get those in Milan.
You will not find another person hiking through the mud in Fryman Canyon wearing those bad boys.
Well, let's try it on Cinderella.
If it fits Okay, there's such a thing as too eager.
The mud on the boots matches the soil in Fryman Canyon.
Love it.
There's a ballistics match between the gun and the slug found in Brandon Crawford.
And it gets better.
The bullet from the .
357 matches the ones used in a liquor store robbery in San Diego last summer.
According to Dylan's calendar, he was in San Diego the week after for an art show.
He could have bought the gun from a robber.
Find out if they arrested anyone for that robbery.
Now, let's talk motive.
Money? Dylan was set for life, even if his dad lived.
Abuse.
His father wouldn't let him study art, yelled at him in front of his teammates.
If every father got shot for yelling at his son, there'd only be Mother's Day.
Sketch pad? STARK: The smudges we found were Brandon Crawford's blood, but we still don't know what was on the missing three pages.
Charcoal was found on the victim's fingertips.
Whatever Dylan was drawing on that pad was in his father's hand when he was killed.
Did Dylan take them? I don't know, but I want to see if there's a discernible image pressed onto the blank pages.
Like a gravestone rubbing? Electrostatic detection.
What the hell is that? Oblique Oblique light is flashed onto the furrows of indented writing.
It's an expensive procedure, but very effective.
I saw it on the Discovery Channel.
Dylan Crawford fired a slug from a .
357 magnum to his father.
He deserves to be tried as an adult.
Now, which psychiatrist did we draw for the fitness interview? Dr.
William Prosk.
That is not good.
PROSK: Did you ever consider harming your father? I loved my father.
I understand.
I got mad at him sometimes, but I didn't shoot him.
Do you think you understand the difference between right and wrong? I understand that my dad is dead.
And instead of finding whoever killed him, you're wasting your time talking to me.
It'll be tough to convince a judge to let us try Dylan as an adult.
He's only 16.
He shot his father from six feet away with a cannon.
The father left him 150 million bucks.
I want this little bastard put away for life.
My mom left me when I was five.
Now my dad is dead.
And I'm not too sure what I'm going to do now.
(weeping) What does that mean? You telling me you buy this load of crap? This kid's the third Menendez brother.
I disagree.
So what's your assessment? He's a confused boy who doesn't know Who would badmouth his father to anyone who would listen, bought a gun, and blew a hole in Daddy's chest.
That doesn't mean he should be tried as an adult.
So are you saying that he didn't know what he was doing? Dylan's a textbook adolescent.
His unresolved issues with an absent mother have led Thank you, Dr.
Phil.
Every time I draw you on a case, Bill, every time, you pull this stuff.
Do you know, out of 13 teenage defendants, you've recommended trial as an adult, exactly what? Uh, never.
Unlike you, Dylan Crawford has major self-esteem issues.
He's impressionable and easily manipulated.
He was raised by nannies, fed by cooks, delivered by drivers.
He should be tried as a minor.
And you should be tried for impersonating a shrink.
(sighs) You have a real way with people.
Prosk is a moron.
But you know what? He brings up an interesting point.
Would a kid like Dylan have the stones to commit murder on his own? You think he had help? Well, he hangs out with rich kids, right? Rich, bored, looking for trouble.
Like the Billionaire Boys Club? Change of plans.
With Prosk testifying, the fitness hearing is a definite loser.
Let's take a closer look at Dylan Crawford'sBeverly Hills homeboys.
BOY: Julie, you're complainingabout a B plus? Come on.
I knew that stuff cold.
Bomberg just hates me.
What did you get? Well, I sure as hell didn't get a B plus.
Yeah? Let me see.
Hey.
Hey, hey! That's highly classified.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Give it to me.
Let me see.
An "A"? You're complaining? You know what, You You're teasing me when you got an "A"? You give that back to me right n You give that! Hey, come on, come on, come on.
It's mine.
Oh! (yelps) Is everything okay here, Julie? Who are you? I'm Neil Donovan.
Your dad hired me to look out for you.
Are you okay? I will be as soon as you let go of my friend.
I'm sorry, Craig.
It's okay.
I'll talk to you later.
Uh, your dad didn't tell you I'd be picking you up? Yeah, he just forgot to mention that you'd be assaulting my friend in front of the entire school.
(helicopter whirring) Sebastian? LAPD imaged Dylan's laptop and server.
There's nothing to suggest that he was looking for help to kill his dad.
Not helpful.
But he has a Yahoo account he uses on a computer in the school library.
And? He was involved in an intimate e-mail relationship.
Among other things, he revealed details f his lousy relationship with his dad.
Who's his pen pal? Ellie Davis.
His art teacher? She thinks he's a prodigy.
Seems like they were pretty close.
Dylan drew her portrait.
She has it up in the art room.
Mm.
Sounds like she was teaching him to do more than draw.
But the e-mails aren't explicitly sexual.
Suggestive, maybe.
Probably took care of the sexual part outside of cyberspace.
Huh.
Teacher falls for student.
Teacher has sex with student? Student's father finds out, threatens teacher.
Teacher buys silence with a gun.
Find out everything you can about Ellie Davis-- including why there were never teachers like that when I was in high school.
MADELEINE: There are 264 e-mails from you to Dylan Crawford.
I'm his teacher.
Right here on January 6,you wrote "I want to wrap my arms around you.
I want to make everything okay.
" His father was just murdered.
I wanted to comfort him, give him a hug, that's all.
You discussed his social life,talked about girls, exchanged poetry? He needed someone to talk to.
His mother's gone, he couldn't relate to his father.
I don't see what's wrong with that.
Why would you use your personal account rather than the school computer? Okay.
I admit what I was doing might be seen as inappropriate.
But I was only doing it because I care about Dylan.
He's a talented student,and a wonderful person.
He has no one.
He needs to be nurtured.
I-I was Nurturing him? RAINA: The art club stayedat the San Diego Shoremont What's going on with the thug who robbed the liquor store? Quentin North, career criminal.
They just transferred him to San Diego Central Jail.
Good.
You and Raina head down there and see if this guy sold his gun to Dylan Crawford or anyone else, and check out the Shoremont.
Okay, you and I are going back to Dylan Crawford.
See what it's like to be teacher's pet.
Don't take this the wrong way, Dylan,but you don't look so hot.
You accuse me of killing my dad, stick me in this place If you're here to talk a plea, just start talking.
Hmm.
Okay.
You in love with Ellie Davis? What? She was your teacher.
You wrote love notes back and forth on the Internet.
You did drawings of her.
Your old man find out? Did he find one of the drawings? Guys do crazy things when they're in love.
'Cause see, I don't think you killed your dad on your own.
I think someone you you trusted, someone in a position of power over you took advantage.
Someone you admired.
I'm giving you a chance to help yourself.
Take it.
Dylan.
When Ellie and I were down in San Diego she bought a gun.
Why? She was worried about my dad's temper.
She wanted to protect me.
When we got back to L.
A.
, we went to my house.
I was sketching her.
STARK: And your dad came home.
Ellie was naked.
My dad freaked out,said he was gonna call the police, have her arrested.
She ran out and, um when she came back, she was holding the gun.
(gunshot) She shot him.
Ellie Davis killed your father? She was scared.
My dad was threatening her.
I don't think she even meant to pull the trigger.
She's a good person.
I don't want to hurt her.
You did the right thing, Dylan.
Tell Ellie I'm sorry.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll pass that on.
WOMAN: She was trying to help Dylan.
She cared about him.
She didn't do this.
No alibi, the provocative e-mails, the trips out of town.
Carla, come on.
I know how this looks.
But I wasn't sleeping with Dylan, and I had nothing to do with his father's death.
Then why is he trying to throw you under the bus? I don't know.
My client has no criminal record.
She's received several teaching awards.
She's active in the community.
STARK: She may not have a record, Carla, but she's definitely got a past.
What are you talking about? Rule number one, Miss Davis.
Always tell your defense attorney everything.
Juniper Pines Boys Academy--does that ring a bell? This isn't the first time your client has gotten cozy with a student.
No.
Former student, and he was of age when we were together.
Well, I doubt the jury is going to make a big distinction there.
We got you.
So what are we doing here? (sighs) Dylan really cares about you.
(quiet laugh) And I would prefer not to put him through a trial.
Plead to second degree murder.
I will try to convince the judge to go easy.
No! I won't confess to something I didn't do.
Fine, teach art classes at Valley State Prison.
Ellie, I think you should at least Yeah, I said no! I'm innocent! I have devoted my life to teaching art to these kids.
And I've devoted my life to jury trials.
And in the courtroom, I got to warn you, I'm Michelangelo.
Can I help you? Yeah, here to see, uh, Quentin North, Booking Number 113.
Regarding a gun he used in a liquor store robbery.
Sorry, inmate got stabbed, we're on lockdown.
No visitors.
When do you think you'll come off lockdown? It's tough to say.
Probably not till the morning.
Hmm.
You ever been to Sea World? Ellie Davis is pleading not guilty.
We're going after her for murder.
Dylan is now our key witness.
You sure you have enough to prosecute? Yes, and I'm going to get more.
Oh, I saw.
15 grand for electrostatic enhancement.
Dylan was sketching when his dad came in.
If we can determine that Ellie Davis was his subject, that puts her at the murder scene.
I drew the Eiffel Tower last night.
Doesn't mean I was in Paris.
Okay, circumstantial, granted, but it helps the jury picture our theory.
The innocent kid, the sexy naked teacher.
Smells like victory.
Smells thin.
You've got no independent witness, no time line on Details.
You're moving too fast.
(sighs) Man, I lose one case, and you put me on a short leash.
This has nothing to do with the Callison case.
Then let me do my job.
MAN: The impression was compromised, but the pressure points on the eyes, nose and mouth did come through.
Can you work off that? Facial feature detection can extrapolate to the missing facial features on the details of the major regions.
I've heard about this before.
Homeland Security is using it.
That's comparing people with photographs.
This is a sketch.
An artist's interpretation of how someone looks.
It's your call.
Is it expensive? Oh, yeah.
We should call Stark.
And what do you think he's going to say? Go for it.
Cool.
(sighs) Peace offering.
Just so we're clear Note to self--don't attack Julie's classmates.
Yeah.
Look, I know this is a tough adjustment I don't want to adjust, but until I can talk my dad off the ledge, I have to put up with you, but I don't have to like it.
Fair enough.
Chicken parmesan sub from Earth, Wind and Flower? How did you know? That's why I get the big bucks.
You want some? No, thanks.
You didn't work up an appetite abusing my friend? I don't eat that stuff.
Though I used to when I was your age.
And when was that? I'm 24.
You look younger.
Well, that's 'cause I watch what I eat.
You could have warned me.
It's a whale show.
You didn't think we'd get wet? I feel like somebody dumped a big old fish tank on me.
Come on, I got you a dolphin, didn't I? Yeah, you got me the dolphin, yeah.
Thanks.
Well, this is me.
You want to come in? Maybe bust open some macadamia nuts? Thanks, but I have a report to do.
Oh, come on.
You sure? We can chase them down with some tiny bottles of champagne.
Rain check.
Is it the Shamu smell? Mm-hmm.
(both laughing) I'll see you in the morning.
Okay, good night.
STARK: Dylan, you said you had a sexual relationship with Ellie Davis.
Is that correct? Yes.
And when did this sexual relationship with the defendant start? Ellie asked me to draw her, um, portrait.
Without her clothes? Yes.
Go on.
It made me uncomfortable, but she was my advisor, and I like her a lot.
So I went along with it.
Did it stop there? No.
During the session, she came up to where I was working.
And what did she do? She kissed me.
And then she started taking off my clothes.
And you had sex? Yes.
Did your relationship continue? Um, we got together whenever we could.
Um, her office,my car.
She'd come over to the house when my dad was out of town.
Thank you, Dylan.
Nothing further.
You sketched my client nude, is that correct? Yes.
And you had sex with her repeatedly? That's right.
So then let me ask you a simple question.
What does Ellie Davis look like naked? Objection.
Vague and irrelevant.
All goes to credibility.
This alleged sexual relationship is key to the prosecution's case.
I will allow it, but counselor, let's try to keep it PG-13.
What did Ellie look like without her clothes on? I'm not sure what you want me to say.
Well, was there something distinctive about her body? A scar, or a birthmark? DYLAN: Um I-I, um I can't, can't really remember.
It was dark usually when we did it.
Oh, you draw in the dark? Oh, Your Honor, may we have a recess please? Denied.
The witness will answer.
Look, I don't remember anything specific.
I would like this marked Defense Exhibit 22 and Defense Exhibit 23.
It's a picture of my client, partially disrobed.
Her lower right hip visible.
Thank you.
Do you see this tattoo? Yes.
You claimed to have drawn my client's nude body, and to have made love to her repeatedly, and yet you haven't seen her tattoo until this moment.
So Dylan, either you are the least observant adolescent male on this planet, or you're lying through your teeth.
(knocking) You going to wear that to the jail? Well, that's all they had at the gift shop.
At least I changed my clothes.
Did you sleep okay? Not really.
You? No.
Hey, you look fine.
Wait a second.
You should never leave your key card behind.
Right.
I'm looking at a third strike on this liquor store beef.
The gun's involved in a murder case in L.
A.
Now if we charge you as an accomplice That's capital murder, Quentin.
The death penalty.
Third strike is sounding better all the time.
You help us out, we'll put a call in to the San Diego DA.
I sold the piece a week after the robbery.
To? Some white chick, kind of hot.
I was pretty wasted.
I should have dumped it.
But 200 bucks is 200 bucks.
How did you hook up with this woman? A buddy of mine is a valet parker.
Met this chick, had a couple of drinks.
She asked him where she could buy a piece, no questions asked.
Is that the woman? I don't know.
Like I said You were wasted.
Yeah.
We're going to need to speak with your friend.
He had a bit of a run-in with his girlfriend.
It was ugly.
He boosted a car from the valet stand.
Good luck finding him.
Great.
The valet parker, where'd he work? The Shoremont, Mission Bay.
You're the guy who brings me good news, Philip.
I took the vectors from the sketch and overlaid them on the pictures of photos of interest file as you'll see here.
Mm Ellie Davis is not a match.
Okay, so I fork out 25 G's for a high-tech Etch-A-Sketch, and you can't find me a match.
Like I said, there were other photos in the file.
You just picked the wrong one.
Oh, man.
Sonya Crawford.
Dylan was sketching her nude and his father walked in.
Lucky bastard.
Think he was just sketching her? Have you seen Sonya Crawford? He wasn't sleeping with Ellie Davis, he was sleeping with With his stepmom, which means we get to mount an entirely new case mid-trial and I get to let another killer go free this month.
I'm on a roll.
Nice work, Phillip.
Thank you.
Sonya Crawford let us search the house.
Why would she do that if she was sleeping with the kid? She didn't want to be a suspect.
She figured the drawings were destroyed, we wouldn't find anything, but she was wrong.
Wasn't she trying to stay married until after the prenup expired? Crawford's divorce lawyer told me that the papers were ready to sign.
Which means that Sonya was never going to see half of that estate.
So she seduces Dylan and convinces him they need to get rid of his father.
It couldn't have been too tough a job because Dylan and the old man didn't get along, and I have seen Sonya Crawford in a bathing suit.
Dylan gets the entire estate and shares it with his new girlfriend.
Only in L.
A.
Okay, but you still have to actually prove it.
I mean, electrostatic composite? You know that if evidence isn't from a generally accepted field of science That's what they said about fingerprinting and DNA.
You rushed Ellie Davis to trial.
Because the evidence pointed to her, Jess.
It was a shot in the dark-- you lost a big case, now you're trying to make up for it with this one, and people are getting hurt.
I can't listen to this crap again.
Look, you want to build a case against Sonya Crawford using real evidence, be my guest.
But I want Ellie Davis released today.
What do you mean, we're not releasing her? ?? It's only for a couple more days.
Ellie Davis It's against the law to keep her locked up if we know that she Do you want to win this case or not? And what if she kills herself? Or didn't you learn anything from Janet Butler? I put Janet Butler on the stand to convict a serial killer.
I would do it again in a second.
If you don't like it, there's the door.
Now, here's the deal.
If we accuse Sonya, she's going to hire a big-time lawyer and clam up.
We might not have enough to charge her.
But as long as Sonya thinks that we're still going after Ellie, and that she's just a witness We can blindside her on the stand? Right.
But we still need to put Sonya in San Diego, buying the murder weapon from Quentin North.
I want you to check everything-- credit cards, cell phones, toll roads-- and get Quentin North up here.
I sent a JPEG of Sonya to North's public defender.
North couldn't I.
D.
her as the woman who bought the gun.
I don't care.
Get him up here.
Is there a problem? No.
Keeping a wrongly-accused person behind bars is dead wrong.
We play along, we're as bad as he is.
Would you prefer Sonya and Dylan get away with murder? I don't know.
Maybe.
So what's the plan? I thought you were out.
I walked out on him, not on you guys.
If Sonya was in San Diego, she did a hell of a job covering her tracks.
Never even used her cell phone.
Don't be fooled by the collagen-- Sonya's smart.
Hello.
Okay.
Tell him I'll be right down.
I ordered Chinese.
It's 1:00 in the morning.
Yeah.
Exactly.
What's this? It's a hotel key from San Diego.
Must have been a fun night.
We need to find Sebastian.
And then I noticed Dylan would drive with Miss Davis to various art galleries and exhibits.
God knows what happened in San Diego.
Objection.
Calls for speculation.
Sustained.
Did you attend Dylan's art show in San Diego,Miss Crawford? No.
In hindsight, maybe I should have.
Do you know what this is, Miss Crawford? Uh looks like a hotel key.
Correct.
It is Exhibit H for the People, Your Honor.
And you see this part on the back here? Do you have any idea what's on that magnetic stripe? I assume it lets you into the room.
Right.
The thing is-- and I didn't know this, by the way-- it also stores all sorts of other information, including your credit card number.
So don't ever leave your key card behind because you could become a victim of identity theft.
Thank you for the public service announcement.
You're welcome, Your Honor.
Yes.
Do you have a question for this witness? Yes, Your Honor.
Indeed I do.
Miss Crawford, when you registered at the Shoremont Hotel, why did you pay cash, sign in under an assumed name, and then agree to leave an imprint of your credit card? I don't know what you're talking about.
Maybe you were planning on trashing the room or looting the minibar.
JUDGE: Miss Crawford, you don't have to answer these questions, you are not on trial here.
Miss Crawford, do you recognize this gentleman? Would you stand up, sir? I've never seen him before.
Really? Well, would you recognize him if he were, say, just hypothetically, selling you a .
357 caliber handgun? Would that jog your memory? Hey, I'd like to call my lawyer.
Good idea.
Recess until 2:00.
One more question, Your Honor.
Mr.
Stark, court is in recess.
Miss Crawford, did you or did you not forge a romantic relationship with Dylan Crawford, your stepson, That's enough.
in order to avoid being cut out of your husband's estate? That's enough! with Dylan until he was 18, and then sharein all the dough.
Am I getting close? Mr.
Stark, you're getting dangerously close to contempt.
Did you, or did you not conspire to kill Brandon Crawford and blame it on Ellie Davis? That's it! Mr.
Stark, you're in contempt.
Bailiff's, take him into custody.
Go on.
Get it over with.
No, I am very upset.
(chuckling) Great, yuck it up.
I need you to release Ellie Davis, and issue a statement of factual innocence to the press.
I'm way ahead of you.
I laid out the case pretty good for you in there.
Dylan and Sonya are teed up for a plea.
Just handle it.
It's no problem.
(sighing) Are you okay? Not my first rodeo.
Just get me on the early bus to County.
Why? I don't want to miss dinner.
Tuesday's lasagna night.
Go on.
(sighing) My dad reached you? Yeah.
Guess he's spending the night in jail.
You don't sound surprised.
You don't know my dad.
He asked me to make sure you're okay until tomorrow.
Come on in.
That's okay.
I'll be out in the car.
You have my cell number if you need anything.
That's ridiculous.
You can't sleep in the car.
Occupational hazard.
Okay, well, at least come in and let me make you some dinner.
I bought some of that gross lotus root stuff that you eat.
It's tough to pass up lotus root.
Okay.
You've got nothing on my client.
The fact she was in San Diego And lied about it under oath.
Congratulations.
Misdemeanor perjury.
Quentin North is ready to testify that he sold Sonya the gun.
The word of a felon.
Against the word of a liar and a child molester.
DYLAN: She's not a child molester.
I love her, and she loves me.
Shut up, Dylan.
DEVLIN: It's all right, Dylan.
Tell us what happened.
Dylan was sketching me, Brandon walked in on us.
He freaked out, started screaming.
He came toward us, then then Dylan shot him.
(gunshot) Look, I slept with Dylan a few times, it was no big deal.
That's not true.
You said you loved me.
Yeah.
I said a lot of things, and then there's reality.
You can't rely on anything he says.
He's a child.
She wanted me to kill him.
Dylan She said we couldn't be together while my dad was still alive.
Okay, that's a lie! Sonya bought the gun.
I was hoping I could talk her out of it, but my dad came home early and caught us.
You shot your father, Dylan? I was trying to protect Sonya.
Oh, please.
You hated him as much as I did.
All right.
Enough.
Dylan, 15 years.
Don't think for a minute I won't try you as an adult this time.
Sonya, first degree murder.
25 to life, no death penalty.
But Dylan pulled the trigger.
There wouldn't have been a trigger to pull if she hadn't organized the whole scheme.
A 16-year-old kid.
You're pathetic.
Those are the offers.
I hear one word out of anybody, and you'll see me in court.
And you will not like that.
I'm going in, you're coming out.
Talk about irony.
I'm very sorry.
Really.
What am I supposed to do now? Get back to your life.
You think there's a school in California that would hire me now? Soon as I get out of here, I'll make some phone calls.
You tell me where you want to teach.
I'll make it happen.
Can he do that? He can do that.
I'll talk to Judge Newman.
See if I can calm him down.
Hey, you're the one that said I should get away, take some time off.
So let me ask you.
The guards' nightly poker game on D-block: what's the buy-in on that?
I know you're worried about Wayne Callison, but He's a serial killer, Julie, okay? And he's out there because of me.
You did everything you could.
But he knows where we live and he threatened you.
I know, but (knocking) I still have to live my life.
Your date's here.
I got it.
Fine, but I'm driving.
You think this is how I want to spend my Saturday night? I really appreciate it.
No problem.
I found a guy to take over, Neil Donovan.
I worked private security with him.
Is he good? He's the best.
He specializes in young women with stalker problems.
Expensive? Big time.
(phone rings) He's hired.
Oh, Brandon Crawford's dead.
This should be ugly.
All right, let's go.
Sorry, pal, you have mall duty.
?? Crawford's the biggest commercial real estate developer in Southern California.
Not anymore.
Maid said he's going through a nasty divorce.
We should talk to the wife.
Among others.
Look, not to speak ill of the dead, but it's not like Brandon Crawford has a lot of fans in this town.
He was investigated by the State Attorney General's Office, wasn't he? Several times, they couldn't touch him.
A lot of skeletons buried under those huge office towers of his.
Who else lives here? Crawford's 16-year-old son, Dylan.
The wife moved out last month.
No forced entry, looks like they wiped the area clean.
One to the chest, Where is he? Where's my dad? Oh! Wait, wait, wait.
Who did this? Who'd want to kill my father? In Crawford's case, you might want to start with who wouldn't want to kill him? Probably a shorter list.
Four years? Kind of a long time between vacations.
What are you, a travel agent? I'm just saying, you've been working pretty hard.
You seem kind of tense.
I was born tense.
It works for me.
It's been a rough couple of months with Martin's death and the Callison case.
You should take a week or two, go relax.
Since when do you care about my mental health? You know, I could order you to go.
But you won't.
Really? Why not? Because we've got a dead billionaire and no solid leads.
But feel free to bill me for the session.
The bullet that killed Brandon Crawford came from a .
357 at close range.
Anyone in the Crawford household own a gun? Nothing registered, police get a statement from the son? Yeah, he says he was with friends at City Walk when he got word.
Model student, runs cross country We should check out the alibi, talk to his friends.
I don't know.
you should have seen him at the crime scene-- he was devastated.
Report says Crawford had charcoal residue on his fingertips.
The coroner ruled out powder burns.
Maybe Crawford liked to barbecue.
And Brandon Crawford does not strike me as a tailgate party type.
I have a list of business rivals.
I'll run them down.
What about the ex-wife? Sonya Crawford, and she's not an ex yet.
No, according to tabloids, they were on and off.
That's your resource? Us Magazine? Hey, when it comes to celebrity breakups, that's the bible.
Stark should talk to her.
He speaks fluent ex-wife.
Is bronzing the third or fourth stage of grief? Sonya Crawford? Yes? Sebastian Stark, Raina Troy.
We're with the DA's Office.
May we ask you a few questions? We can take this inside if you like? I've got nothing to hide.
Clearly.
So you told the police that you were home watching TV the night of the murder.
ProjectRunway, alone.
I have no alibi.
Next.
Did your husband have any business conflicts, anyone making threats? (laughing) Look, you don't get rich without pissing a lot of people off.
And Brandon was very rich.
How is Dylan's relationship with his father? Well, maybe you should ask Dylan.
We will.
What about the first wife? Lynn? She married up.
Some duke in England.
She and Brandon haven't spoken in years.
So Dylan is the sole heir? Yes.
Three months ago you were quoted in the New York Post saying, "Widow Sonya Crawford has a nice ring to it.
" Oh, yes.
I also said Brandon should die in a fire.
Funny how that didn't make it in.
I can't imagine why you two were splitting up.
(sighs) Listen, I know I'm a suspect.
Brandon and I were having our ups and downs, but we were trying to work it out.
But if I wanted to kill Brandon, I would have at least waited until April 15th.
And why's that? Wedding anniversary? Our fifth wedding anniversary, after which, the prenup Brandon made me sign would have been null and void.
And you would have gotten half his estate.
So I had plenty of incentive to keep our marriage going.
And I would have made it, too, if some psychopath hadn't killed him.
You want to see me murder someone? Catch the guy who did this.
And you wonder why I'm single.
So you were Dylan's advisor? Actually, I teach fine art.
Also, I'm the faculty advisor on the school's art club, and that's how I got to know Dylan.
I'm telling you, there's no way in the world he was involved in his father's death.
Any idea how the two of them got along? Um, I think Dylan respected his dad.
Although, the two of them had very different priorities.
How so? Dylan's a gifted artist.
It's rare to find a student at his age so committed and talented.
But his father wasn't supportive.
Was that a source of tension? Yeah, Dylan's sensitive.
He wanted his dad's approval.
I think in his heart he knew he wasn't gonna get it.
According to Dylan's records, he dropped art class.
Yeah, his father told him it was a waste of time.
That he had no intention of subsidizing an artist.
Has Dylan started drawing again since his father died? Dylan drew this of me yesterday.
What was that drawn with? Charcoal.
BOY: His dad was always pushing.
Dylan would win a race and his dad would get on him about not beating his last time.
It was messed up.
Did he ever talk about hurting his dad? What do you mean? You know, threats? We really need to know.
There was this one time, Dylan was saying how he wished his dad kept a gun in the house.
He said he might buy one for himself.
Did he say why? Yeah, to kill either himself or his father, whichever one came first.
We all thought he was joking.
Okay.
Isaac is not gonna be with you anymore.
Thank God.
Got you a new guy.
Please tell me you're kidding.
Just for a while.
Define a while.
Until Wayne Callison is dead or in jail.
That could take years.
Dad, I'm worried about you.
I carry a gun in my car.
That's not what I meant.
You seem really stressed out.
This conversation isn't helping any.
It was just another case.
Dad I got a warrant petition to review.
Your Honor, Dylan Crawford told his friends at Flintwood Prep he wanted to buy a gun.
Any record to indicate he actually purchased one? No.
The victim died from a gunshot wound.
Didn't the police search the house for firearms? Yes, but they didn't find anything.
Maybe they should have looked harder.
It's still a crime scene.
Actually, it isn't.
The second the police left the Crawford home it reverted back to a private residence.
You want a warrant? Show probable cause.
We also ve Dylan's friends on record.
He told them he hated his dad.
Just like every other 16-year-old boy on the planet.
Just ask my husband.
Anything besides the gun and the charcoal pencils? Then I can't sign a search warrant.
It's called probable cause.
They mentioned it in law school.
Come back when you have it.
Dad messes up junior's art work.
Junior blows him away.
The dreaded, irate artist theory.
At least we give the jury a good laugh.
Maybe this will help.
Hiker found a .
347 magnum in Fryman Canyon.
There's also a boot print.
The crime lab's casting it.
Fryman is where the Flintwood cross country team trains.
Think we can get a warrant now? Maybe for a limited search, but we need the whole house.
How do we get it? By appealing to an estranged wife's basic instincts.
If a judge won't let you in to the house, how can I? Because, at the time of his death, you were not yet legally divorced from Brandon.
Which means, you're still a resident of the house and can give us permission to enter.
(sighs) I don't know.
It feels like I'm betraying my stepson.
If Dylan's innocent, you got nothing to worry about.
But if he isn't, intestate succession gives you about 150 million good reasons to let us search that house.
Are you suggesting I trade my stepson's freedom for Brandon's estate I would never be that crass.
The dead bolt sticks a little.
Hmm.
Wait, go back.
There are three pages torn out.
And that ain't charcoal.
Blood? Mm-hmm.
Which will put whatever was on that pad in the middle of the murder.
Take a look at this.
These boots were strolling in the canyon where we found the gun.
Is it enough to charge Dylan? I don't know, you've got to figure there's a ton of boots that look like that.
That's a $500 Nicholas Pojay half boot.
You can only get those in Milan.
You will not find another person hiking through the mud in Fryman Canyon wearing those bad boys.
Well, let's try it on Cinderella.
If it fits Okay, there's such a thing as too eager.
The mud on the boots matches the soil in Fryman Canyon.
Love it.
There's a ballistics match between the gun and the slug found in Brandon Crawford.
And it gets better.
The bullet from the .
357 matches the ones used in a liquor store robbery in San Diego last summer.
According to Dylan's calendar, he was in San Diego the week after for an art show.
He could have bought the gun from a robber.
Find out if they arrested anyone for that robbery.
Now, let's talk motive.
Money? Dylan was set for life, even if his dad lived.
Abuse.
His father wouldn't let him study art, yelled at him in front of his teammates.
If every father got shot for yelling at his son, there'd only be Mother's Day.
Sketch pad? STARK: The smudges we found were Brandon Crawford's blood, but we still don't know what was on the missing three pages.
Charcoal was found on the victim's fingertips.
Whatever Dylan was drawing on that pad was in his father's hand when he was killed.
Did Dylan take them? I don't know, but I want to see if there's a discernible image pressed onto the blank pages.
Like a gravestone rubbing? Electrostatic detection.
What the hell is that? Oblique Oblique light is flashed onto the furrows of indented writing.
It's an expensive procedure, but very effective.
I saw it on the Discovery Channel.
Dylan Crawford fired a slug from a .
357 magnum to his father.
He deserves to be tried as an adult.
Now, which psychiatrist did we draw for the fitness interview? Dr.
William Prosk.
That is not good.
PROSK: Did you ever consider harming your father? I loved my father.
I understand.
I got mad at him sometimes, but I didn't shoot him.
Do you think you understand the difference between right and wrong? I understand that my dad is dead.
And instead of finding whoever killed him, you're wasting your time talking to me.
It'll be tough to convince a judge to let us try Dylan as an adult.
He's only 16.
He shot his father from six feet away with a cannon.
The father left him 150 million bucks.
I want this little bastard put away for life.
My mom left me when I was five.
Now my dad is dead.
And I'm not too sure what I'm going to do now.
(weeping) What does that mean? You telling me you buy this load of crap? This kid's the third Menendez brother.
I disagree.
So what's your assessment? He's a confused boy who doesn't know Who would badmouth his father to anyone who would listen, bought a gun, and blew a hole in Daddy's chest.
That doesn't mean he should be tried as an adult.
So are you saying that he didn't know what he was doing? Dylan's a textbook adolescent.
His unresolved issues with an absent mother have led Thank you, Dr.
Phil.
Every time I draw you on a case, Bill, every time, you pull this stuff.
Do you know, out of 13 teenage defendants, you've recommended trial as an adult, exactly what? Uh, never.
Unlike you, Dylan Crawford has major self-esteem issues.
He's impressionable and easily manipulated.
He was raised by nannies, fed by cooks, delivered by drivers.
He should be tried as a minor.
And you should be tried for impersonating a shrink.
(sighs) You have a real way with people.
Prosk is a moron.
But you know what? He brings up an interesting point.
Would a kid like Dylan have the stones to commit murder on his own? You think he had help? Well, he hangs out with rich kids, right? Rich, bored, looking for trouble.
Like the Billionaire Boys Club? Change of plans.
With Prosk testifying, the fitness hearing is a definite loser.
Let's take a closer look at Dylan Crawford'sBeverly Hills homeboys.
BOY: Julie, you're complainingabout a B plus? Come on.
I knew that stuff cold.
Bomberg just hates me.
What did you get? Well, I sure as hell didn't get a B plus.
Yeah? Let me see.
Hey.
Hey, hey! That's highly classified.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Give it to me.
Let me see.
An "A"? You're complaining? You know what, You You're teasing me when you got an "A"? You give that back to me right n You give that! Hey, come on, come on, come on.
It's mine.
Oh! (yelps) Is everything okay here, Julie? Who are you? I'm Neil Donovan.
Your dad hired me to look out for you.
Are you okay? I will be as soon as you let go of my friend.
I'm sorry, Craig.
It's okay.
I'll talk to you later.
Uh, your dad didn't tell you I'd be picking you up? Yeah, he just forgot to mention that you'd be assaulting my friend in front of the entire school.
(helicopter whirring) Sebastian? LAPD imaged Dylan's laptop and server.
There's nothing to suggest that he was looking for help to kill his dad.
Not helpful.
But he has a Yahoo account he uses on a computer in the school library.
And? He was involved in an intimate e-mail relationship.
Among other things, he revealed details f his lousy relationship with his dad.
Who's his pen pal? Ellie Davis.
His art teacher? She thinks he's a prodigy.
Seems like they were pretty close.
Dylan drew her portrait.
She has it up in the art room.
Mm.
Sounds like she was teaching him to do more than draw.
But the e-mails aren't explicitly sexual.
Suggestive, maybe.
Probably took care of the sexual part outside of cyberspace.
Huh.
Teacher falls for student.
Teacher has sex with student? Student's father finds out, threatens teacher.
Teacher buys silence with a gun.
Find out everything you can about Ellie Davis-- including why there were never teachers like that when I was in high school.
MADELEINE: There are 264 e-mails from you to Dylan Crawford.
I'm his teacher.
Right here on January 6,you wrote "I want to wrap my arms around you.
I want to make everything okay.
" His father was just murdered.
I wanted to comfort him, give him a hug, that's all.
You discussed his social life,talked about girls, exchanged poetry? He needed someone to talk to.
His mother's gone, he couldn't relate to his father.
I don't see what's wrong with that.
Why would you use your personal account rather than the school computer? Okay.
I admit what I was doing might be seen as inappropriate.
But I was only doing it because I care about Dylan.
He's a talented student,and a wonderful person.
He has no one.
He needs to be nurtured.
I-I was Nurturing him? RAINA: The art club stayedat the San Diego Shoremont What's going on with the thug who robbed the liquor store? Quentin North, career criminal.
They just transferred him to San Diego Central Jail.
Good.
You and Raina head down there and see if this guy sold his gun to Dylan Crawford or anyone else, and check out the Shoremont.
Okay, you and I are going back to Dylan Crawford.
See what it's like to be teacher's pet.
Don't take this the wrong way, Dylan,but you don't look so hot.
You accuse me of killing my dad, stick me in this place If you're here to talk a plea, just start talking.
Hmm.
Okay.
You in love with Ellie Davis? What? She was your teacher.
You wrote love notes back and forth on the Internet.
You did drawings of her.
Your old man find out? Did he find one of the drawings? Guys do crazy things when they're in love.
'Cause see, I don't think you killed your dad on your own.
I think someone you you trusted, someone in a position of power over you took advantage.
Someone you admired.
I'm giving you a chance to help yourself.
Take it.
Dylan.
When Ellie and I were down in San Diego she bought a gun.
Why? She was worried about my dad's temper.
She wanted to protect me.
When we got back to L.
A.
, we went to my house.
I was sketching her.
STARK: And your dad came home.
Ellie was naked.
My dad freaked out,said he was gonna call the police, have her arrested.
She ran out and, um when she came back, she was holding the gun.
(gunshot) She shot him.
Ellie Davis killed your father? She was scared.
My dad was threatening her.
I don't think she even meant to pull the trigger.
She's a good person.
I don't want to hurt her.
You did the right thing, Dylan.
Tell Ellie I'm sorry.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll pass that on.
WOMAN: She was trying to help Dylan.
She cared about him.
She didn't do this.
No alibi, the provocative e-mails, the trips out of town.
Carla, come on.
I know how this looks.
But I wasn't sleeping with Dylan, and I had nothing to do with his father's death.
Then why is he trying to throw you under the bus? I don't know.
My client has no criminal record.
She's received several teaching awards.
She's active in the community.
STARK: She may not have a record, Carla, but she's definitely got a past.
What are you talking about? Rule number one, Miss Davis.
Always tell your defense attorney everything.
Juniper Pines Boys Academy--does that ring a bell? This isn't the first time your client has gotten cozy with a student.
No.
Former student, and he was of age when we were together.
Well, I doubt the jury is going to make a big distinction there.
We got you.
So what are we doing here? (sighs) Dylan really cares about you.
(quiet laugh) And I would prefer not to put him through a trial.
Plead to second degree murder.
I will try to convince the judge to go easy.
No! I won't confess to something I didn't do.
Fine, teach art classes at Valley State Prison.
Ellie, I think you should at least Yeah, I said no! I'm innocent! I have devoted my life to teaching art to these kids.
And I've devoted my life to jury trials.
And in the courtroom, I got to warn you, I'm Michelangelo.
Can I help you? Yeah, here to see, uh, Quentin North, Booking Number 113.
Regarding a gun he used in a liquor store robbery.
Sorry, inmate got stabbed, we're on lockdown.
No visitors.
When do you think you'll come off lockdown? It's tough to say.
Probably not till the morning.
Hmm.
You ever been to Sea World? Ellie Davis is pleading not guilty.
We're going after her for murder.
Dylan is now our key witness.
You sure you have enough to prosecute? Yes, and I'm going to get more.
Oh, I saw.
15 grand for electrostatic enhancement.
Dylan was sketching when his dad came in.
If we can determine that Ellie Davis was his subject, that puts her at the murder scene.
I drew the Eiffel Tower last night.
Doesn't mean I was in Paris.
Okay, circumstantial, granted, but it helps the jury picture our theory.
The innocent kid, the sexy naked teacher.
Smells like victory.
Smells thin.
You've got no independent witness, no time line on Details.
You're moving too fast.
(sighs) Man, I lose one case, and you put me on a short leash.
This has nothing to do with the Callison case.
Then let me do my job.
MAN: The impression was compromised, but the pressure points on the eyes, nose and mouth did come through.
Can you work off that? Facial feature detection can extrapolate to the missing facial features on the details of the major regions.
I've heard about this before.
Homeland Security is using it.
That's comparing people with photographs.
This is a sketch.
An artist's interpretation of how someone looks.
It's your call.
Is it expensive? Oh, yeah.
We should call Stark.
And what do you think he's going to say? Go for it.
Cool.
(sighs) Peace offering.
Just so we're clear Note to self--don't attack Julie's classmates.
Yeah.
Look, I know this is a tough adjustment I don't want to adjust, but until I can talk my dad off the ledge, I have to put up with you, but I don't have to like it.
Fair enough.
Chicken parmesan sub from Earth, Wind and Flower? How did you know? That's why I get the big bucks.
You want some? No, thanks.
You didn't work up an appetite abusing my friend? I don't eat that stuff.
Though I used to when I was your age.
And when was that? I'm 24.
You look younger.
Well, that's 'cause I watch what I eat.
You could have warned me.
It's a whale show.
You didn't think we'd get wet? I feel like somebody dumped a big old fish tank on me.
Come on, I got you a dolphin, didn't I? Yeah, you got me the dolphin, yeah.
Thanks.
Well, this is me.
You want to come in? Maybe bust open some macadamia nuts? Thanks, but I have a report to do.
Oh, come on.
You sure? We can chase them down with some tiny bottles of champagne.
Rain check.
Is it the Shamu smell? Mm-hmm.
(both laughing) I'll see you in the morning.
Okay, good night.
STARK: Dylan, you said you had a sexual relationship with Ellie Davis.
Is that correct? Yes.
And when did this sexual relationship with the defendant start? Ellie asked me to draw her, um, portrait.
Without her clothes? Yes.
Go on.
It made me uncomfortable, but she was my advisor, and I like her a lot.
So I went along with it.
Did it stop there? No.
During the session, she came up to where I was working.
And what did she do? She kissed me.
And then she started taking off my clothes.
And you had sex? Yes.
Did your relationship continue? Um, we got together whenever we could.
Um, her office,my car.
She'd come over to the house when my dad was out of town.
Thank you, Dylan.
Nothing further.
You sketched my client nude, is that correct? Yes.
And you had sex with her repeatedly? That's right.
So then let me ask you a simple question.
What does Ellie Davis look like naked? Objection.
Vague and irrelevant.
All goes to credibility.
This alleged sexual relationship is key to the prosecution's case.
I will allow it, but counselor, let's try to keep it PG-13.
What did Ellie look like without her clothes on? I'm not sure what you want me to say.
Well, was there something distinctive about her body? A scar, or a birthmark? DYLAN: Um I-I, um I can't, can't really remember.
It was dark usually when we did it.
Oh, you draw in the dark? Oh, Your Honor, may we have a recess please? Denied.
The witness will answer.
Look, I don't remember anything specific.
I would like this marked Defense Exhibit 22 and Defense Exhibit 23.
It's a picture of my client, partially disrobed.
Her lower right hip visible.
Thank you.
Do you see this tattoo? Yes.
You claimed to have drawn my client's nude body, and to have made love to her repeatedly, and yet you haven't seen her tattoo until this moment.
So Dylan, either you are the least observant adolescent male on this planet, or you're lying through your teeth.
(knocking) You going to wear that to the jail? Well, that's all they had at the gift shop.
At least I changed my clothes.
Did you sleep okay? Not really.
You? No.
Hey, you look fine.
Wait a second.
You should never leave your key card behind.
Right.
I'm looking at a third strike on this liquor store beef.
The gun's involved in a murder case in L.
A.
Now if we charge you as an accomplice That's capital murder, Quentin.
The death penalty.
Third strike is sounding better all the time.
You help us out, we'll put a call in to the San Diego DA.
I sold the piece a week after the robbery.
To? Some white chick, kind of hot.
I was pretty wasted.
I should have dumped it.
But 200 bucks is 200 bucks.
How did you hook up with this woman? A buddy of mine is a valet parker.
Met this chick, had a couple of drinks.
She asked him where she could buy a piece, no questions asked.
Is that the woman? I don't know.
Like I said You were wasted.
Yeah.
We're going to need to speak with your friend.
He had a bit of a run-in with his girlfriend.
It was ugly.
He boosted a car from the valet stand.
Good luck finding him.
Great.
The valet parker, where'd he work? The Shoremont, Mission Bay.
You're the guy who brings me good news, Philip.
I took the vectors from the sketch and overlaid them on the pictures of photos of interest file as you'll see here.
Mm Ellie Davis is not a match.
Okay, so I fork out 25 G's for a high-tech Etch-A-Sketch, and you can't find me a match.
Like I said, there were other photos in the file.
You just picked the wrong one.
Oh, man.
Sonya Crawford.
Dylan was sketching her nude and his father walked in.
Lucky bastard.
Think he was just sketching her? Have you seen Sonya Crawford? He wasn't sleeping with Ellie Davis, he was sleeping with With his stepmom, which means we get to mount an entirely new case mid-trial and I get to let another killer go free this month.
I'm on a roll.
Nice work, Phillip.
Thank you.
Sonya Crawford let us search the house.
Why would she do that if she was sleeping with the kid? She didn't want to be a suspect.
She figured the drawings were destroyed, we wouldn't find anything, but she was wrong.
Wasn't she trying to stay married until after the prenup expired? Crawford's divorce lawyer told me that the papers were ready to sign.
Which means that Sonya was never going to see half of that estate.
So she seduces Dylan and convinces him they need to get rid of his father.
It couldn't have been too tough a job because Dylan and the old man didn't get along, and I have seen Sonya Crawford in a bathing suit.
Dylan gets the entire estate and shares it with his new girlfriend.
Only in L.
A.
Okay, but you still have to actually prove it.
I mean, electrostatic composite? You know that if evidence isn't from a generally accepted field of science That's what they said about fingerprinting and DNA.
You rushed Ellie Davis to trial.
Because the evidence pointed to her, Jess.
It was a shot in the dark-- you lost a big case, now you're trying to make up for it with this one, and people are getting hurt.
I can't listen to this crap again.
Look, you want to build a case against Sonya Crawford using real evidence, be my guest.
But I want Ellie Davis released today.
What do you mean, we're not releasing her? ?? It's only for a couple more days.
Ellie Davis It's against the law to keep her locked up if we know that she Do you want to win this case or not? And what if she kills herself? Or didn't you learn anything from Janet Butler? I put Janet Butler on the stand to convict a serial killer.
I would do it again in a second.
If you don't like it, there's the door.
Now, here's the deal.
If we accuse Sonya, she's going to hire a big-time lawyer and clam up.
We might not have enough to charge her.
But as long as Sonya thinks that we're still going after Ellie, and that she's just a witness We can blindside her on the stand? Right.
But we still need to put Sonya in San Diego, buying the murder weapon from Quentin North.
I want you to check everything-- credit cards, cell phones, toll roads-- and get Quentin North up here.
I sent a JPEG of Sonya to North's public defender.
North couldn't I.
D.
her as the woman who bought the gun.
I don't care.
Get him up here.
Is there a problem? No.
Keeping a wrongly-accused person behind bars is dead wrong.
We play along, we're as bad as he is.
Would you prefer Sonya and Dylan get away with murder? I don't know.
Maybe.
So what's the plan? I thought you were out.
I walked out on him, not on you guys.
If Sonya was in San Diego, she did a hell of a job covering her tracks.
Never even used her cell phone.
Don't be fooled by the collagen-- Sonya's smart.
Hello.
Okay.
Tell him I'll be right down.
I ordered Chinese.
It's 1:00 in the morning.
Yeah.
Exactly.
What's this? It's a hotel key from San Diego.
Must have been a fun night.
We need to find Sebastian.
And then I noticed Dylan would drive with Miss Davis to various art galleries and exhibits.
God knows what happened in San Diego.
Objection.
Calls for speculation.
Sustained.
Did you attend Dylan's art show in San Diego,Miss Crawford? No.
In hindsight, maybe I should have.
Do you know what this is, Miss Crawford? Uh looks like a hotel key.
Correct.
It is Exhibit H for the People, Your Honor.
And you see this part on the back here? Do you have any idea what's on that magnetic stripe? I assume it lets you into the room.
Right.
The thing is-- and I didn't know this, by the way-- it also stores all sorts of other information, including your credit card number.
So don't ever leave your key card behind because you could become a victim of identity theft.
Thank you for the public service announcement.
You're welcome, Your Honor.
Yes.
Do you have a question for this witness? Yes, Your Honor.
Indeed I do.
Miss Crawford, when you registered at the Shoremont Hotel, why did you pay cash, sign in under an assumed name, and then agree to leave an imprint of your credit card? I don't know what you're talking about.
Maybe you were planning on trashing the room or looting the minibar.
JUDGE: Miss Crawford, you don't have to answer these questions, you are not on trial here.
Miss Crawford, do you recognize this gentleman? Would you stand up, sir? I've never seen him before.
Really? Well, would you recognize him if he were, say, just hypothetically, selling you a .
357 caliber handgun? Would that jog your memory? Hey, I'd like to call my lawyer.
Good idea.
Recess until 2:00.
One more question, Your Honor.
Mr.
Stark, court is in recess.
Miss Crawford, did you or did you not forge a romantic relationship with Dylan Crawford, your stepson, That's enough.
in order to avoid being cut out of your husband's estate? That's enough! with Dylan until he was 18, and then sharein all the dough.
Am I getting close? Mr.
Stark, you're getting dangerously close to contempt.
Did you, or did you not conspire to kill Brandon Crawford and blame it on Ellie Davis? That's it! Mr.
Stark, you're in contempt.
Bailiff's, take him into custody.
Go on.
Get it over with.
No, I am very upset.
(chuckling) Great, yuck it up.
I need you to release Ellie Davis, and issue a statement of factual innocence to the press.
I'm way ahead of you.
I laid out the case pretty good for you in there.
Dylan and Sonya are teed up for a plea.
Just handle it.
It's no problem.
(sighing) Are you okay? Not my first rodeo.
Just get me on the early bus to County.
Why? I don't want to miss dinner.
Tuesday's lasagna night.
Go on.
(sighing) My dad reached you? Yeah.
Guess he's spending the night in jail.
You don't sound surprised.
You don't know my dad.
He asked me to make sure you're okay until tomorrow.
Come on in.
That's okay.
I'll be out in the car.
You have my cell number if you need anything.
That's ridiculous.
You can't sleep in the car.
Occupational hazard.
Okay, well, at least come in and let me make you some dinner.
I bought some of that gross lotus root stuff that you eat.
It's tough to pass up lotus root.
Okay.
You've got nothing on my client.
The fact she was in San Diego And lied about it under oath.
Congratulations.
Misdemeanor perjury.
Quentin North is ready to testify that he sold Sonya the gun.
The word of a felon.
Against the word of a liar and a child molester.
DYLAN: She's not a child molester.
I love her, and she loves me.
Shut up, Dylan.
DEVLIN: It's all right, Dylan.
Tell us what happened.
Dylan was sketching me, Brandon walked in on us.
He freaked out, started screaming.
He came toward us, then then Dylan shot him.
(gunshot) Look, I slept with Dylan a few times, it was no big deal.
That's not true.
You said you loved me.
Yeah.
I said a lot of things, and then there's reality.
You can't rely on anything he says.
He's a child.
She wanted me to kill him.
Dylan She said we couldn't be together while my dad was still alive.
Okay, that's a lie! Sonya bought the gun.
I was hoping I could talk her out of it, but my dad came home early and caught us.
You shot your father, Dylan? I was trying to protect Sonya.
Oh, please.
You hated him as much as I did.
All right.
Enough.
Dylan, 15 years.
Don't think for a minute I won't try you as an adult this time.
Sonya, first degree murder.
25 to life, no death penalty.
But Dylan pulled the trigger.
There wouldn't have been a trigger to pull if she hadn't organized the whole scheme.
A 16-year-old kid.
You're pathetic.
Those are the offers.
I hear one word out of anybody, and you'll see me in court.
And you will not like that.
I'm going in, you're coming out.
Talk about irony.
I'm very sorry.
Really.
What am I supposed to do now? Get back to your life.
You think there's a school in California that would hire me now? Soon as I get out of here, I'll make some phone calls.
You tell me where you want to teach.
I'll make it happen.
Can he do that? He can do that.
I'll talk to Judge Newman.
See if I can calm him down.
Hey, you're the one that said I should get away, take some time off.
So let me ask you.
The guards' nightly poker game on D-block: what's the buy-in on that?