The Brief (2004) s02e03 Episode Script
Forever on the Mind
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Oh!
- There you go.
- I'm sorry.
Oh, don't worry.
Thank you.
[Gasping]
Don't just stand there.
Help me.
[Alarm blaring]
What's happening?
Looks like a reaction
to morphine.
All right, what do we have?
Reaction to morphine.
Come on.
All right.
Okay, we've got him.
Who started resus?
Me.
Well done, Alice.
All right, Mr. Gilday.
Mr. Gilday.
You're all right now.
Okay?
[Coughs]
Yes.
You're okay.
It's always, "Well done, Alice,"
isn't it?
I don't think so, is it?
What's your problem, Kelly?
I think she's a very good nurse.
So are you.
And you both just saved a life.
Now, any chance of some
of that coffee before I crash?
You're gonna be fine.
Thank you.
Thank you.
KELLY: Hello.
We all thought my father
was on the mend.
It's such a shock.
KELLY: Yeah.
It will be, Mr. Gilday.
We nearly lost him last week.
I couldn't really get any sense
out of the doctors.
It's okay.
The operation was successful.
But he then developed
an infection.
That nurse seems pretty upset.
Yeah, she grew quite close
to him.
You know,
he had a lot of morphine.
Well, was he in pain?
HENRY:
So, it's Navahoe in the 4.30.
No, no, not for a place
To win.
Half a "G" on the nose.
[Bicycle bell rings]
[Horn honks]
[Horn honks, tires screech]
Prat!
Hey.
[Brakes squeal]
HENRY: The prosecution's going
to say you chose rich patients
and your motive was greed.
ALICE:
Because of Mr. Gilday?
The week before,
I saved his life.
The papers are saying
there were others,
from two years ago when you
first came on that ward.
I went through all those
with the police.
When one of them died,
I wasn't even on duty that day.
We don't like giving morphine
because it's dangerous.
You dread something like this
happening.
In those three weeks,
did he ever tell you
he'd changed his will?
Yes, but I thought
he was joking.
When the police told me
he'd really left me some money,
I felt sick.
I knew the way
their minds were going.
He was a silly old thing.
He must have just wanted
to thank me.
DELANEY:
Oh, don't worry love.
You might not even
have to face a trial,
if Henry here gets his way.
No promises yet,
but we're working on something.
I'll do my best for you.
You win?
My first case.
It was a shoo-in,
but what the hell.
It was not a shoo-in.
I read the brief, remember?
Yeah, and thank you for
helping me to get through it.
- You spent hours.
- It was nothing.
Now, just to make your day
even lovelier,
how would you like to be
the junior on a murder?
You are joking, aren't you?
No, I'm not, but it does mean
dropping everything
starting now.
Well, I was gonna rest on
my laurels for a couple of days,
but I am gonna cook you
the best dinner you've ever had.
Oh, just my luck.
I've got to meet my old man
tonight.
He's trying to make up
for lost time.
So I should probably
roll in drunk.
Get reading.
BEN:
Congratulations, Millie.
- MILLIE: On what?
- BEN: Winning your first case.
I got lucky.
Dinner.
- Did I promise that?
- Absolutely.
[Chuckles]
Keep trying.
BRACEWELL: Two movie stars
danced the tango in two films,
one in 1992, one in 1994.
Name the films and the stars.
Congratulations, Millie!
MILLIE: Oh, I'm spending my fees
before I earn them,
but the girl's
got to have Gucci.
Hey, the girl done good!
"Scent of a Woman"
with Al Pacino.
It's a two-part question.
Come on, the name
of the other film
and star who danced the tango.
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Thanks.
You are gorgeous.
I might have a job for you.
Who's that sleazebag?
Neil Delaney very smart boy,
and he brings us lots of work,
so you be nice to him.
Mr. Farmer, sir,
I've got something for you,
and I wanted to give it to you
personally,
in case you didn't
want anyone to see.
Alpha Betting Exchange,
Dragon Spread Betting,
a Chinese gentleman I would say,
and Leinster Internet Betting.
Thank you.
And can you not get them
to ring your mobile in future?
Does tend to tie us up when
we're trying to make you money.
You've got your quiz tonight.
Good luck.
Mm!
[Indistinct conversations]
Oh.
[Sniffles]
Oh, I should never have let him
talk me into forgiving him.
The baron?
This This French trollop
has just announced
she's been his mistress
for six years
and had half a million pounds'
worth of jewelry out of him.
[Clattering]
[Imitating French accent] "He
doesn't think anything of it."
It's not in the papers here.
Well, not yet.
No, it's only a matter of time.
[Sighs]
What are you gonna do?
Oh, I don't know.
I don't know.
Oh, my God.
Well, I'll need to talk
to the children.
They're adults now.
[Sniffles]
Thank you.
She'll have divorce lawyers
fighting each other
for that one.
Think of the alimony.
Shall I look for another silk
for Alice Rae?
Oh, no. No.
No, I'm not going to back out
and leave you
without a leader, no.
I just won't be very effective,
that's all.
Think about it.
I don't work for creeps.
Ah!
Don't see much
coming your way, then.
[Laughs]
Well, this has been rather fun.
Have you had any treatment
for your gambling problem?
It's not a problem Dad.
It's a solution.
Hasn't worked, has it?
Avoid therapy.
Thanks for the advice.
Willpower.
That's your butler.
Come on.
Lady Gillespie
wants you in bed by 12:00.
Hello, dear.
We haven't been
properly introduced.
I'm the one we don't talk about.
I know.
- GILLESPIE: I'll drive.
- SYMONS: Don't be silly.
HENRY:
You've got to stop this.
I'm considered to be
a moderate drinker.
You're killing yourself.
Ah, well.
[Clears throat]
[Bell tolling in distance]
SYMONS:
He won't be going to the Lords.
They don't want him.
But don't say I told you.
If people knew half
what we know about judges,
there'd be a revolution.
- [Car alarm wailing]
- Oh.
[Wailing stops]
[Sighs]
Take it.
I fold.
[Laughs]
- You win again, Winston.
- [Laughs]
Anyone for a drink?
- Hey, you want my drink?
- No, thanks. No.
Ah, hello, sir.
Michael Rae.
I've got a reservation.
Ah, yes.
HENRY: "Accused nurse
was obsessed with money."
"Angel had free holiday
from my boyfriend."
They've just taken things
and twisted them.
HENRY: In my short
and undistinguished career,
this is the worst reporting
I've seen.
I don't think you can have
a fair trial.
And I've checked the facts.
It amounts to a hate campaign.
What can you do?
HENRY:
As a first tactic,
we go for what's known
as a stay of proceedings.
We say the court will struggle
to find a jury of 12 people
who haven't been influenced
by this rubbish.
If we win, the papers
get taken to court,
we get a long adjournment,
which buys us more time.
But then I still have to
face them one day.
If you can never
get a fair trial,
you may never go in the dock.
But then I can't properly
clear my name, can I?
Obviously if you go to trial,
I think you'll be acquitted.
But with a jury,
you can never be sure.
I want to give you
every opportunity
to walk away from here
and, failing that,
then the very best defense.
And it's all free, okay?
So eat your greens
and don't lose heart.
DELANEY: Yes, mate?
Well, I tell you what
Have a word with both of them.
And I'll see you
down there later.
Yeah, all right, mate.
Bye.
Your brief's badly prepared,
Neil,
and you're never available
when I want you.
Oh, come on, I've delivered
Steed, the duty doctor, for you.
He's our trump card.
He's our only card, isn't he?
[Scoffs] Henry, I screwed
the prosecution for Steed.
They thought
he was their witness.
Oh, don't worry so much.
Look, the jury are going to
love Alice, Henry.
I don't want her
to go in the box.
I like her, but for better or
worse, they're out to get her.
She only has to
be tripped up once.
And we're up against Jaws.
- Jaws?
- You'll see.
Here.
Oh, Henry, don't worry.
What with your common sense
and my genius,
this is never gonna go
before a jury.
[Cellphone beeps]
Hello?
Yep, Bernie, how are you, mate?
[Laughs]
[Door buzzes]
- Dad.
- Oh, God, Alice.
How the hell did this happen?
I'm so pleased to see you.
I'm sorry.
It's been some time.
Don't.
You're here.
That's all that matters.
I know I'll be all right now.
I didn't do this.
I know, I know.
Will you stay?
Of course.
And be in court?
I won't let you down this time.
I'll feel like
you're holding me hand.
MILLIE: The prosecution case
doesn't ring true.
She's not calculating.
Her statements
are fairly consistent.
She was in a difficult situation
dealing with extreme pain.
The duty doctor signed off
on the morphine.
And it's a busy NHS hospital,
short of time and money,
too many people to treat.
But there is a little matter
of the deceased giving her
15 grand.
Yes, that's fairly inconvenient.
So let's attack that.
I really feel in my gut she
wasn't after the money, either.
Advice is, even if
you think she's innocent,
imagine she's not.
Concentrates the mind.
Don't let the big brown eyes
get to you, kid.
Any chance of getting hold
of the victim's will?
I don't think there's any doubt
he left her it, but why?
BEN:
Hey! The time!
Oh, my God, it's started.
Haven't you got homes to go to?
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Shh!
In the traditional closed hold
of ballroom dancing,
the lady is always
to the gentleman's right.
What is the origin of this?
Gentlemen used to wears swords
when dancing.
Correct.
- Yes!
- Yes!
[Applause]
[Indistinct talking, laughter]
Okay, here we go.
Who were the British
Standard Ballroom Champions
in the year 1998?
Donna Reeve and Alan Shingler.
QUIZMASTER:
You're sure?
Absolutely.
I know them.
QUIZMASTER:
You're right!
[Cheers and applause]
Come on!
In the film "Scent of a Woman,"
what did the two actors
dance to?
The tango.
Is correct.
[Applause]
We'll be right back
after the break.
Welcome back.
Maureen Tyler,
you've already won £125,000,
and you're answering questions
on ballroom dancing.
The waltz was originally
called the volta, or turn.
What was a volta originally?
It was an Italian folk dance.
You've won £250,000.
[Applause]
If you answer the last question
incorrectly, you win nothing.
- You know that, don't you?
- MILLIE: Come on, Mo.
- Yes.
- Take it! Isn't that enough?
QUIZMASTER: If you win,
all those barristers
you look after, they'll
have to find someone else.
You'll be richer than them.
MO: Oh, I'm not going to
give up work.
I love it.
I'm going to go for it.
For our star prize of £500,000
the shimmy was one of the dances
that evolved into
the modern quickstep.
It was first mentioned in 1909
in a song by Perry Bradford.
Name that song.
"The Bullfrog Jump."
You sure?
"The Bullfrog Jump"?
Yes.
"The Bullfrog Jump."
Congratulations, Mo.
[Cheers and applause]
[Whistles]
I've got to get back to work.
Oh.
[Footsteps approach]
SCANLON:
Best get back to Mrs. Scanlon.
If she's at home.
Night, Ray.
You doing your accounts, sir?
Oh, that reminds me.
Fingal Stevenson.
What about Fingal Stevenson?
Well, Jerry Fingal's
run off with £2 million
of his clients' mortgage money.
They're out of the game.
Don't they owe you a check
or two?
Or six.
Yeah, well they stopped
returning my calls.
Now we know why.
Hey.
You'll be all right, sir.
[Door creaks,
footsteps approach]
Congratulations.
I'm drunk.
What are you doing here?
Didn't want to go home.
What are you doing?
Oh, just trying to understand
one or two things.
Did you lose money
from Fingal Stevenson?
Loads.
Ohh.
I can't blame bad luck
for everything.
Hey, forget me.
You were fantastic.
You should be dancing
in the streets.
You know, when I was
answering the questions,
I could sense my old hubby
there bless him.
"Go on, gal."
My mind was so clear.
I can pay off my mortgage.
[Laughs]
You can do better than that.
You can go on a world cruise.
- Yeah.
- [Both laugh]
HENRY: Ron Gilday's the only one
on the indictment,
but the prosecution
are going to say
you gave the wrong amount
of morphine
on a number of occasions.
We give morphine all the time.
Patients are dying all the time.
I must have saved 20 lives
against the 3 that I lost.
HENRY: Fine.
You made mistakes.
That's all we have to say.
I'm a good nurse.
Sometimes when your back's
against the wall, Alice,
admitting to some human failings
isn't such a bad idea.
Now, would you
do the same again?
I think so.
I mean, how do you judge pain?
It isn't easy.
You had some money problems.
Now, I know the papers
made a meal of this, but
Who hasn't?
You spent a lot more
than you earned.
Isn't that what most people do?
I'm trying to show you
how their minds are working.
The police decided I was guilty.
They came into me life
and turned it inside out
trying to find stuff.
I thought you were on my side.
I am.
I really am.
She seemed quite sweet
when we first met her.
There's a lot of anger there
from somewhere,
but that's not unusual.
I'm glad you're not
letting her go in the box.
Juries and outbursts don't mix.
I don't know why
she'd do it deliberately.
Do you think she's guilty?
HENRY:
My job's to get her off.
SCANLON:
Excuse us.
The Alice Rae trial.
I just wanted to warn you
about something coming your way
in the shape
of Baroness Bullshit QC.
She says she's not
gonna be around much.
Aren't you going
for a stay of proceedings?
Yes, one Sunday tabloid
is seriously out of order.
Yeah, well, apparently the
editor's an old friend of hers.
[Laughs]
You aren't joking.
No.
She seriously suggesting
we drop this
in favor of her social contacts?
There's a detailed note
coming your way.
It's a masterpiece of its kind
because of what it doesn't say.
What doesn't it say?
Well, she doesn't know
that I know this,
but the word is the editor
will keep her marital problems
out of the gossip columns
if she makes sure
that the paper isn't done
for contempt of court
in the Alice Rae case.
Oh.
I'll deal with this.
CLEO: Come in.
I had a little chat
with Mr. Farmer, miss,
and he's very set
upon a stay of proceedings
because of what the tabloids
have been saying.
Well, if he reads my note,
he'll see the strategic reasons
why I'm against it.
Oh, don't worry, miss.
He's not aware
of any other factors.
Well, it is unfortunate that the
editor of the paper in question
has been very kind to me by
not publishing a very delicate
and embarrassing matter
to do with my family.
That's why I don't want
a misunderstanding.
Well, I know that, miss.
I do think, really,
that it's wrong to delay
from a legal point of view.
Well, I see that.
- I really do see that.
- Good.
But he might see it
as an act of self-interest
rather than you just thinking
about the defendant.
That's for you.
Ah!
[Cheers and applause]
BEN: And what time
do you call this?
I've forgotten what a hangover
feels like.
Psst, it's the TV company.
Celebrity appearance.
BEN:
Lend me 100 hundred grand.
You keep every penny, girl.
Hello?
Ooh, Mr. Farmer,
can I have a quick word?
I beg your pardon?
Well, I'll wait to hear
from you, then.
They're sorry
for messing me around.
There's one or two things
about last night's show
they're worried about.
They don't feel able
to honor the check.
RAE: Her mother left us
when she was 5.
We never saw her again.
Coped on my own for a year,
but it wasn't easy.
When her stepmother, Shirley,
came into my life,
she was heaven-sent.
She was very good with Alice.
Unfortunately it isn't easy
for girls that age
to adapt to stepmothers.
And you live in Canada?
We decided to move there
a while back.
Alice wanted to be independent,
so she asked if she could
stay here with her Aunt Marsha.
How old was Alice then?
Her aunt died
a couple of years later.
But by then, she wanted
to manage on her own.
But you had a good relationship?
We always kept in touch.
I didn't just forget about her.
When Marsha was dying,
I was back and forth a lot.
I remember after the funeral,
we spent a week together.
I even said, "Come to us,"
but she wanted to be in England.
She was quite grown up by then.
If there's anything
you want me to do,
any information you need,
just ask.
Just on my way to see Alice.
Well, I hope she's calmed down.
I'm starting to feel
quite sorry for her now.
I can see why she's so needy.
Her father doesn't seem to think
that leaving,
going to live thousands of miles
away is that unusual.
Is that from the heart, Henry?
Disinterest
It's a crime whatever the age.
It took her aunt dying
to get him to come to England
last time.
Now she's on trial for murder.
"But we kept in touch," he says.
Well, he seems to be trying
to make amends now.
In a half-hearted sort of way.
Alice.
Thanks for coming back.
I'm sorry about
You must think
I'm very arrogant.
It's all right.
You must be going through hell.
Sometimes I have to ask
the difficult questions.
It doesn't mean
I'm making a judgment.
I feel easier, seeing you alone.
I have to warn you,
the prosecution
are going to call
your colleague Kelly Byrne.
She's going to say
that she stopped you
giving an overdose of morphine
twice before.
She also says she overheard you
talking to patients about money.
I can't believe
she'd say those things.
I can't believe it.
[Sniffles]
She used to be me friend.
How can she say those things?
That's what I want to know.
Could there be anything
behind it?
She was me best friend
at the hospital.
We used to go 'round together.
We had an argument, that's all.
She hardly ever spoke to me
after that.
Do you want to tell me what the
argument with Kelly was about?
It was first mentioned in 1909
in a song by
I knew all the answers.
How could I have cheated?
BRACEWELL: Perhaps they're
going to accuse you
of communicating
with the spirit world.
Should I take a solicitor?
Days of scandal and confusion,
Mr. Farmer.
You haven't been accused
of anything by the police.
Yet.
"Bullfrog Jump."
What are you doing there?
Run it back.
Name that song.
Flea bite.
My dog. Look.
MO: I couldn't see him
even if he was scratching.
Anyway, how would that help?
They weren't
multiple-choice questions.
No, I just wanted to know
what he was doing.
BRACEWELL:
I ought to tell you, Mo
I only found out recently
that you'd been trying to get
on the program for years.
My wife's cousin works there.
[Laughs]
Is that why you told me
to write to in?
Yes.
I didn't want
to raise your hopes
because all she could do
was look out for your letter,
put you on an interview list.
They liked you.
You got her into this, Paul.
You better get her out.
No, I'm going to be working.
I can't just come over
every night.
Just listen.
It's not that.
It's got nothing
to do with that.
Hey. We can't be late
for the start of a murder trial.
Yes, but
That is not the point.
Don't you dare hang up!
[Telephone beeps]
It'll be all right.
I don't know.
It's tough, doing the job,
keeping things going
when you're not living together.
We have these rows
when I'm not working.
It's happening too often
at the moment.
Maybe we should take a break
and see how much it means.
And now would seem to be
the right time.
[Bell tolling]
MILLIE: Oh, my God.
Is that him?
Jaws himself.
[Indistinct talking]
Thank you for your note
on the stay of proceedings.
My feeling is, and prosecuting
counsel feels the same way,
if the trial was halted
for this,
it wouldn't be in the public
or our client's interest.
Justice mustn't be delayed.
It's not justice
if the tabloids start trying
to be the judge and jury.
We're being a bit priggish,
aren't we?
This wouldn't have anything
to do with a newspaper editor
holding off breaking a story
about your husband, would it?
Do you mind, Millie?
As senior counsel,
I have to make a decision
based on my legal experience.
No, you don't. Defendant's
solicitor makes the decision.
Listen, hold on.
What?
I'm going for a stay,
or I'm pulling out.
You're on your own.
Are you up to speed?
You are a heartless,
blackmailing bastard, Henry.
That's why you like me.
Yeah, well, unfortunately,
my client has changed her mind.
Alice.
Alice, why?
I don't want to look like
I'm twisting out of it.
We've got a good defense,
haven't we?
I didn't do this.
Look, sometimes innocent people
get convicted.
If I don't face them now,
mud will stick, won't it?
Please, take my advice.
I know I'm making it difficult
for you.
We've got a very good case
against this newspaper.
If we go to trial now,
just one or two hostile jurors
could sink you.
I want my day in court.
WOMAN:
All rise.
You killed my father!
Please remove that man
from the court.
I won't put up
with any demonstrations.
Look at her. She knew what
she was doing, scheming bitch.
You've ruined my life!
BRIGHTON:
The court will hear
that the amount of morphine
administered
by accelerating the I.V. drip
was such that there was a risk
of death,
and although the defendant
is only accused
of the killing of Ronald Gilday,
we must carefully consider
other similar-fact incidents
involving the defendant
and other patients.
When we do that,
a much clearer picture
of a dark and sinister motive
appears.
In each case,
a 3-milligram-per-hour drip
was set up,
50% more than normal,
and in each case,
this drip had been made
to run faster at certain times.
MILLIE:
But Dr. Steed's your witness.
You can't talk to him.
I'm not going to.
And nor are you.
STEED:
It's all set up.
This is how it works.
That's a normal dose
2 mills over 24.
[Beeping]
How did you know how to do that?
I watched the nurses do it
when my mum was dying.
Could you ask Dr. Steed if 3
milligrams was an unusual dose.
No, but I'd have to
sign off on it, which I did.
Ask him if there's a gray area
about how much morphine could
be given by increasing the flow.
Very much so.
Nurse Rae was working
within that.
She'd accelerate as she wished.
Ask Dr. Steed to indicate
which nurse is Kelly Byrne.
[Speaks indistinctly]
[Laughs] See ya.
Could you ask Dr. Steed if
he'd like you to buy him lunch?
D.C.I. McCann,
in what circumstances
did you first interview
the defendant?
Briefly, the deceased
Mr. Gilday's children
came to see me with a colleague
of the defendant, Kelly Byrne.
They showed me a will.
The deceased had left
the defendant £15,000
in a codicil made two days
before his operation
and four days before he died.
They were in a state of shock,
as they had understood
that their father had died
as a result of an operation.
Did you note
the defendant's demeanor
when you interviewed her
about Ronald Gilday's death?
She was nervous
but quite matter-of-fact
when she described it.
BRIGHTON: And when you
subsequently searched
the defendant's flat,
what did you find?
McCANN: We found a 50-milligram
phial of morphine.
And we verified that morphine
was missing from the stock
at the hospital.
Are you saying the defendant
added more morphine
- to the patient's drip?
- No.
Are you implying
that the defendant
had given more morphine than was
in the drip by some other means?
No.
Are you saying
that there's any connection
between the morphine found
at the defendant's flat
and the death of any person?
No, but the find
was significant, surely.
And the defendant refused
to offer an explanation for it.
That 3-milligram-per-hour dose
was signed off
by the duty doctor, Dr. Steed,
wasn't it?
Yes.
CLEO: Well, I think
it's all going rather well.
I'm so glad we didn't
go after the papers.
How can we be sure the jury
weren't influenced by the
newspapers if she's convicted?
CLEO:
She won't be.
The media's overrated.
Not by you, apparently.
People know when the papers
are trying it on.
- Oh.
- CLEO: They see through it.
I trust the jury.
Don't mess this up between you,
will you, hmm?
Oh, and I'll handle
the pathologist.
He's the one to crack.
Anybody tell her we're not
challenging the pathologist?
Not the autopsy?
We're not disputing
how much morphine was given.
It's in the gray area.
Poor judgment
over enthusiasm to help.
She may have given
the same amount many times
and it's worked
and not caused death.
Did the hospital cover up?
No. There's no controversial
medical evidence.
It's all circumstantial.
Did you read the rest
of the codicil to the will?
Yes, I believe I did.
- Remember it?
- Not exactly, no.
HENRY:
Let me remind you.
In this same codicil,
the deceased also bequeathed
a similar amount
to his cleaning lady,
an old school friend,
as well as donations amounting
to tens of thousands of pounds
to the British Legion, the
Princess Diana Memorial Fund,
and an owl sanctuary in Norfolk.
- Do you remember it now?
- Yes.
Making it abundantly clear that
his children didn't get a penny.
Is that right?
McCANN: They were disinherited,
I believe.
Did you investigate whether he'd
fallen out with his family?
Yes, I did think there'd been
some tension there.
HENRY:
A man falls out with his kids.
A nurse is kind to him.
And you didn't consider that
a possible explanation?
It was difficult to establish
the deceased's state of mind.
I'm sure it was.
COVINGTON:
I'm sorry.
We think you may have seen
the questions, Maureen.
MO:
Don't be so silly.
How?
Caught on our studio CCTV.
BRACEWELL: That's Sukie,
my wife's cousin.
COVINGTON: She works as P.A.
to the producer,
and the producer is the only one
who has access to the questions
before transmission.
We're talking to Sukie.
We hadn't met until that moment.
After the show!
I'm afraid that pulling strings
to get on the program
always rings warning bells.
I didn't even know
she worked on the program.
I know everything
about ballroom dancing.
It was my life
Mine and my husband's.
These are very hard questions.
Oh, rubbish!
They were too easy.
Who could possibly know the
answer to the final question?
It's so obscure,
it's practically out of sight.
"The Bullfrog Hop."
"Bullfrog Jump."
Well, you would know that,
if you'd seen the questions.
So I don't get my money,
is that it?
We're giving all our evidence
over to the police.
So, are we going to put
our angel in the box, Henry?
I'm not offering her up
as a snack for you, Peter?
Aha.
What are we hiding?
Don't you trust
what she's going to say?
Was there anything about
the defendant's behavior
which attracted your attention?
Well, she was all over
some patients.
She couldn't do enough for them.
And if they were thanking her
for something,
then she would say as a joke,
"Oh, well, leave me something
in your will".
I heard her say that
dozens of times.
BRIGHTON: From anything said
by the defendant,
could you say whether
the patients took her seriously?
Well, yes.
She must have talked
about herself
because they would say to me,
"Oh, poor Alice.
She's got such and such
a problem."
BRIGHTON:
Can you describe what happened
on December the 13th last year?
Yes, um, Mrs. Hollings
was recovering
from a serious operation,
and we
That's Alice Rae and I
Were asked to set up
a morphine drip.
Alice had just come on duty,
and I was just going off.
And what strength
was the solution?
I got the doctor to sign off
2 milligrams per hour
over 25 hours.
But Alice set up the drip.
And what happened when you came
back on duty 10 hours later?
I found Alice
sitting with the patient,
and the drip
was a 3-milligram drip.
Not 2?
No, 3, and it had been run on
quite a bit.
BRIGHTON:
How did the defendant react?
She said that the patient
had been in a lot of pain,
but she seemed totally shocked
to see me.
Why was that?
I'd got the time
of my next shift wrong,
and I was two hours early.
BRIGHTON: Did the hospital
records show evidence
of her having claimed
to be in pain?
No.
BRIGHTON:
And what would have happened
if you hadn't arrived
for work early?
Mrs. Hollings
would have been dead.
[Spectators murmuring]
An experienced divorce lawyer
is like a good therapist.
Wonderful performance,
I hear, Peter.
You're a lion.
And I must say you're looking
even more delightful these days.
I'm so sorry we've seen
so little of you in court.
You've commissioned a shrink at
the eleventh hour, haven't you?
Signs of desperation.
They've got me a shrink now.
Are you sleeping all right?
Dad, I'll be fine.
You're here.
I don't like what's going on
in that court.
It's so unfair.
You've got to say that.
We can answer everything.
I wasn't very good
with the police
because I was still in shock.
Just like you were
when you were little.
You acted guilty even when
you hadn't done anything.
I feel bad
about your stepmother.
You You couldn't help it.
I was away a lot.
I wasn't always there for you.
They're really out to get me.
I was so stupid.
I had the chance
for a long adjournment.
I was stupid and I was arrogant.
Alice, please.
I'm just scared.
If I get convicted, you're gonna
go back to Canada, aren't you?
What What can I do?
It's my home.
[Crying]
She's putting a brave face
on this, but she's in pieces.
She knows this is going badly.
Why can't she just answer
what this Kelly Byrne is saying
herself?
You'll understand
when I've cross-examined.
My daughter's whole life
depends on you.
Do you know what you're doing?
HENRY: I'd love to take them on
in court.
Friends shouldn't defend.
HENRY: I'm worried about the
police giving you a hard time.
I think you should see
Jimmy Colina.
You know what makes me angry
You win fair and square,
and then they try and wriggle
out of paying you
by accusing you of cheating.
I hope you did win
fair and square.
Paul, didn't I hear you testing
her on one of the questions
in chambers?
The one about the tango?
That was a coincidence.
Really?
I don't believe you said that.
Coming from someone
who just cheated someone
out of a decent defense.
- [Door closes]
- That's the end of me.
I know you didn't cheat.
What I don't know about ballroom
dancing isn't worth knowing.
I was gonna give you some
if I'd won.
That's very kind,
but I wouldn't have taken it.
I could kill Neil Delaney.
We don't have enough
character witnesses.
Her father said she looked after
her aunt when she was little.
Talk to the father again,
find out if she
looked after her a lot,
really caring,
that sort of thing.
Maybe we could call
the aunt's G.P.
We'll let Neil Delaney
think it was his idea.
Does that mean
I've got to talk to him?
JUDGE:
Mr. Farmer?
You took your suspicions
to the police
but you never once said anything
to the defendant.
Why?
When someone dies like that,
you don't just go up to
the nurse who set up the drip
and accuse her of murder.
Well, no, not when she'd saved
so many other lives.
How could you?
Well, I didn't properly
understand what was going on,
not for a long time.
Until Mr. Gilday died.
Is that right?
KELLY:
I told Doctor Steed then.
I put two and two together.
And that was just after
you and the defendant fell out?
Um, no. W
Why are you hesitating?
Um, well, there
There wasn't any falling out
because there wasn't
any falling in.
You never went out to pubs
and clubs together?
Like the Limelight
in Leicester Square?
Uh, uh, I don't know.
Maybe once or twice.
Once or twice?
Bit more than that, wasn't it?
When Alice
first came on the ward,
you were inseparable,
weren't you?
- We went out once or twice.
- HENRY: You always wanted her
to go to bars with you
after work, didn't you?
For a while.
She was your new best friend,
wasn't she?
I don't know.
My lord, I think
the witness needs a break.
We shall adjourn.
WOMAN:
All rise.
MILLIE:
She nursed her aunt on her own?
Two years.
Marsha was very ill and in pain.
She must have been young
to take on all that.
She was a trooper.
Marsha used to write
and say how wonderful she was.
There was
a Macmillan nurse, too,
who thought the world of her.
I think that's why Alice
went into nursing.
This is incredibly helpful.
If I could get
some more details
Maybe the letters she wrote
or the G.P.?
I didn't keep any letters.
Shirley wouldn't have liked it.
But I can tell you
where the doctor was.
You might even be able
to track down the nurse.
I've suspended Mo.
Are you auditioning
for Wicked Witch of the West?
She needs to come into work.
She needs support.
She's being interviewed
by the police.
She's suspected of theft.
Only according to
your favorite newspaper.
She hasn't been charged
with anything.
All the same, it's not good
for the image of chambers.
Can you lend me a pound?
You can't suspend someone
on your own.
The allegations are crap.
We had an emergency meeting
at chambers last night.
We tried to find you.
SCANLON: I'm fed up
with being her puppy.
I don't care.
I don't care anymore.
This is bloody well
out of order, miss.
What is?
Suspending Mo Tyler.
It's disgraceful.
It wasn't me.
It was a meeting of chambers.
It's just an excuse
to get rid of her
because she doesn't like you.
Meeting over.
If you don't un-suspend her,
you won't have a working clerk
in this building.
Don't be pathetic.
Whoever heard of a barrister's
clerk going on strike?
There's a terrible flu bug
going around.
I didn't know
she didn't like me.
Yes, miss.
JUDGE:
Mr. Farmer.
HENRY: You and the defendant
had a meal together alone
on your birthday, didn't you?
Yes.
HENRY: Talked about your life
and family
and lots of intimate things.
I don't remember that.
Didn't you leave your dog with
her when you went on holiday?
Yes, but
The holiday you were desperate
for her to come on.
Where is this leading,
Mr. Farmer?
My lord.
You and Alice had a very bad
falling out, didn't you?
It's obvious
Because I didn't trust her
because of everything that was
happening at the hospital.
It wasn't that, was it, Kelly?
You fell out because
she rejected your advances.
No, that's not true.
HENRY: Then defendant
called you a dyke, didn't she?
KELLY: Yes.
It wasn't very nice, but I'm
comfortable with who I am.
What do you think of that word?
I
It's not a word that I like.
Of course not.
You were very, very fond of her,
and she treated you
disrespectfully,
because you'd only kissed her
in a slightly different way,
didn't you?
These things happen
when you're drunk.
It was all forgiven
and forgotten.
Really?
You never said a friendly word
to her again after that?
No, of course
we had to communicate
because we worked together.
You asked to be moved
to a different floor?
I have the letter here
citing personality difficulties
with a colleague.
It's written about a month
before Mr. Gilday died.
Yes.
And you didn't get your move,
did you?
No.
The truth is, you started making
up these stories about Alice,
- didn't you?
- No.
That is not true.
HENRY: Perhaps you were
convinced they were true
because you were angry.
Is that right?
Everything that I said happened
did happen.
You were indulging
in a warped fantasy,
and all you needed was
some concerned relatives
to come along,
and you had your opportunity.
That's not true!
Kelly, no one is denying
that Alice was harsh and unfair,
but you are not admitting how
badly hurt you were, are you?
It's the same person
who said those things
and did this, and that is why
I stopped liking her.
HENRY:
Thank you.
So, what does
our psychiatrist say?
Bit disappointing.
Nothing terrible.
Says she's a neurotic
and a bit insecure.
[Scoffs]
I would be in her shoes.
Alice was brilliant
with the aunt,
but the aunt's letters
were all chucked.
And the Macmillan nurse
died three years ago.
We don't have enough
for that jury.
Splendid performance, Henry.
Thought you were much too P.C.
to be so nasty.
Put us on the back foot there.
Overconfidence, Peter
Terrible weakness.
Hmm. Yes, I'm not sure
the defendant is quite as sweet
as she makes out.
No, but then,
neither are you, Peter.
Hmm.
Well, I'm at a loss, frankly.
What are we all doing here?
I can't risk him
cross-examining her.
How are we getting on
with the aunt's G.P.?
I found him.
He's calling back.
Promising, I'd say.
Make sure you get something
in writing
in case we can't get him
to court.
The final nail
in old Jaws' coffin.
What's wrong?
You weren't in court today.
I'm sorry.
I'm being pursued everywhere
by reporters,
so I had to change my hotel.
Me barrister was fantastic.
Took Kelly Byrne apart.
She was in pieces.
Is that right?
Be there all the time.
Please.
You were too young
for me to explain
why I had to get married again
so soon.
Listen, I was a pig to Shirley.
I should never have left you
with Marsha.
It was my choice,
and I'm glad I did.
She really needed me,
and I was able to help her.
I wish she'd lived longer.
So don't feel guilty.
I'll be in that court
every day from now on
until you're out of here.
Promise?
No defeatist talk now.
A moment on the tongue.
Forever on the mind.
The aunt's G.P.
could be great for us.
He's very positive about Alice.
Will he come to court?
Well, he's faxing me a letter,
and you can enter him
as a witness if you want him.
Okay.
We haven't had
our meeting, Mr. Farmer.
We will, I promise.
I'm looking forward to it.
Well, don't rush,
because Alice is ill,
so we're adjourned for the day.
Just pretend
we're going into court, okay?
We are busy.
We are not adjourned.
- What was it?
- Gastroenteritis.
Must be nerves.
You okay?
I told them I couldn't eat spicy
food, but they stood over me.
It's from when I was a kid.
But I'll be all right.
You wanted to see me alone?
I'm going into the box.
I can't let you do that.
I'm sorry.
I have to.
It's not worth the risk.
We're nearly there.
We've shot down a lot
of their case.
Your aunt's G.P.
is going to tell them
how well you cared for her.
He'll be a very strong
character witness.
I think you'll be acquitted
without going in the box.
I've made up me mind.
[Door opens]
That's what my client wants,
Henry.
Will you make sure
me dad's there?
I want him
to be dead proud of me.
Why have a barrister if you and
your client don't take advice?
She's not up for shoplifting.
She's vulnerable.
She's going in the box
with Jaws.
She could still go down.
She's not even fit.
Oh, calm down, Henry.
She isn't ill.
She's just freaked out.
It's got something to do with
[Sighs]
She told me her old man
used to put hot-pepper sauce
on her tongue
when she was cheeky
to her stepmother.
That's heavy stuff, Neil.
Why am I hearing this
for the first time?
[Door closes]
I wonder if that's why Alice
is so determined
to go in the box
So her father will pay her
more attention.
He'll certainly have to.
I don't think he'll enjoy
seeing Jaws have a go at her.
She never takes her eyes off him
in court.
I know what you mean.
Will a day in court be enough?
Will she ever get
enough attention?
Alice?
Alice.
Alice, what are you doing?
JUDGE:
Mr. Farmer?
Dr. Steed,
do you remember what happened
on the night
of Ronald Gilday's death?
I do, yes.
Alice Rae asked me if Mr. Gilday
could have an increased dose of
morphine for the next 24 hours,
and I agreed to it.
Why did you agree to it?
He'd been experiencing
a lot of pain,
and obviously I agreed to it.
Was it an unusual dose?
It was near the high end,
but Alice Rae is an experienced
nurse who I trusted.
HENRY:
So you signed off on it.
But you could have said no,
right?
Most certainly.
Ill met by moonlight,
proud Titania.
Nice lunch, Dad?
Not at all.
Taken your advice.
Just for a week.
This nurse of yours
seems guilty as hell.
Have you been following it?
Not particularly closely.
I remember when I was a kid
you saying that all criminal
lawyers were shallow showoffs
who nobody took very seriously.
And then all those people
coming out after years inside
for something they never did,
and I could hear you saying,
"Of course they did it.
Everybody knows that."
The great commercial lawyer
from his Olympian height.
Not to mention
the neglectful father.
Don't remember that.
You were never around much.
DR. COHAN:
Dear Henry Farmer,
I do remember Alice Rae
extremely well and
She was both caring
and considerate
in looking after her aunt.
Alice was a huge help
during this time.
Her outlook was positive.
BRIGHTON: You discover a nurse
has seen off a patient
with a massive overdose
of morphine.
You'd have to be
completely blinkered
not to be suspicious,
wouldn't you?
I dispute
that it was a massive overdose.
BRIGHTON:
In your statement to police,
you said you were in a hurry
when the defendant asked you
to sign off on the morphine.
- Is that true?
- We're always in a hurry.
Dr. Steed, this is the kind
of dose that no one accelerates
without the permission
of a doctor, surely?
It has to be left
to the discretion of the nurses
sometimes.
BRIGHTON:
The defendant was a
particular favorite of yours,
wasn't she?
I wouldn't say that.
BRIGHTON:
Oh, come on.
Blond, brown-eyed,
the image of an angel.
She formed a strong bond
with you, didn't she?
Attached herself to you.
I wasn't aware of that.
Were you in love with her?
No.
Of course not.
How many times
did you take her out to dinner?
Twice.
BRIGHTON:
Feel sympathy for her now?
Obviously
I feel sympathy for her.
BRIGHTON: In fact, you were so
mesmerized by the defendant,
you went out of your way
to make excuses, didn't you?
[Chuckles softly]
That's ridiculous.
I'm just here
to give an opinion.
I don't think
she should be sitting there.
You are neither objective
nor dispassionate, are you,
if you make those remarks?
Bites back.
She's going in the box?
I don't have any choice.
Emotional involvement.
Those big, brown eyes
getting to you?
I'm going to need that G.P.
if he's got anything
half decent to say.
He does.
He knew her well.
Thought she was brilliant
for a kid, absolutely dedicated.
In fact, it was the G.P.
that encouraged her
to become a nurse.
Weren't we going to get
the aunt's medical details?
I keep pressing him.
Press him again
in case we need them.
I swear by Almighty God
that the evidence I shall give
will be the truth,
the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth.
JUDGE:
You may sit now, Ms. Rae.
What did you think
when Mr. Gilday
left you all that money, Alice?
I wrote to his family
and said that I didn't want it.
But by that time they were
convinced I was rotten.
HENRY: What was
your relationship with him?
I didn't make a special fuss
of him at all.
I just listened, I suppose.
Can you describe Mr. Gilday
in the hours before his death?
He was very brave.
He didn't make a lot of fuss.
He just kept saying
it wasn't working,
the I.V. wasn't working.
I held his hand for ages.
I kept coming back
whenever I could,
but his eyes were pleading.
And his groaning,
it was coming from deep inside.
I just wanted to make
the morphine work
safely.
Did you think
you were giving too much?
No.
I thought I'd get it
to a plateau
and then hold it there
at the normal rate
when it starts working.
He went into convulsions
so soon.
HENRY:
The image you projected of Alice
was a happy kid
with some problems.
That wasn't entirely honest,
was it?
Defiant talk to a parent
we didn't stand for.
Where I was brought up,
kids who swore or blasphemed
got hot-sauced.
We used to say,
"A minute on the lips.
Forever on the mind."
So, Mr. Farmer,
maybe I'm the guilty one.
Something's bothering me.
I've just had
the medical details on the aunt.
I'm not sure if it's relevant,
but the Macmillan nurse
was allowed to give morphine.
This isn't right.
This isn't right.
There's something
deeply wrong here.
The sudden stomach illness,
offering herself up to Jaws
on a platter.
It's like she's trying
to control things.
How much attention
can one person want?
It couldn't just
be a coincidence
that her aunt and Gilding both
gave her money and approval,
were bought back from the brink
of death a number of times,
- can it?
- She saved them.
She got attention from the G.P.
She got attention
from Dr. Steed.
She got attention from everyone
except the one person
she most wanted attention from.
Her father.
How much do you know about
Munchausen syndrome by proxy?
Oh, my God.
Do you think
we should tell Cleo?
BRIGHTON: What were you doing
stealing morphine
from the hospital, Alice?
It was for me.
I wanted to try it.
BRIGHTON: You knew what morphine
would do to some patients.
You surely wouldn't be playing
around experimenting, would you?
I was wrong to take it.
I was wrong.
You stole that morphine
in case you needed it
to finish someone off,
didn't you?
No.
Taking the morphine myself
was stupid.
But I loved all my patients.
I wanted them all to get better.
But some of them didn't, Alice.
What do you feel about that?
Every person who dies
is a hole in your heart.
Ronald Gilday?
No responsible nurse could
give that amount of morphine
inside an hour without intending
to kill, could they, Alice?
Yes!
He was in pain.
He was in such pain.
What would you do,
tell me, if you were
in my situation?
HENRY:
This is Munchausen's by proxy.
The police and the prosecution
have missed it.
Gilday changed his will.
The police have been
barking up the wrong tree.
You're not a medical expert,
Henry.
Marsha Rae was admitted to
hospital on the brink of death
five times before she died.
The Macmillan nurse
used morphine.
She and Alice were close.
Alice could have stolen it
from her bag
or even helped to administer it.
It was years ago.
It could just be a coincidence.
Everything about her screams it.
Deliberate self-harm as a kid.
Desperate for
her father's attention.
That's just mumbo-jumbo.
Munchausen's cases
are often highly credible.
Gilday was saved several times
before he died.
In all the other cases,
her own defense condemns her.
She saved them first.
She wanted to be the good nurse.
She wanted to be the center
of attention.
She was magnificent
in the witness box.
We have a duty to our client.
We're duty-bound
to disclose the evidence.
All right, to be fair
to the prosecution,
I suggest we hand him
the doctor's note about the aunt
while we're waiting
for the judge.
What if he doesn't
understand it?
We should take it to the judge
in chambers.
We're giving the prosecution
the letter, aren't we?
If he wants to see the judge,
he will.
Frankly, I'd rather see
something more concrete
than that.
I am leading this defense,
aren't I?
Please show this to him
immediately.
WOMAN:
All rise.
Ms. Steyn.
Members of the jury,
there has been a great deal
of speculation and supposition
about the defendant,
which, it seems,
judging by the prosecution case,
has very little basis in fact.
The defense
has always sought to prove
that the defendant worked
within the regulations
with care and compassion.
And she has, very movingly
and courageously,
stood up to answer
those accusations.
Well, you'll be pleased to hear
that we've finished
our own investigation,
and we don't think
that you cheated.
Well, I told you I didn't.
That's wonderful.
The police found Sukie never got
near the questions, didn't they?
Absolutely.
So, can I cash my check now?
Well, don't you remember
the disclaimer you signed?
The what?
Mo signed a contract saying
that she had nothing to do
with this company
and its employees.
Sukie didn't get her
on the program.
She just made sure
the letter got through.
The producer chose her.
Well, I'm sorry, but we've
checked with our accountants
and our legal department,
and we're not obliged
to pay a penny.
Sorry.
Can't we do anything?
The trial's over.
There's one thing I must do.
Somehow or other,
I've got to tell her father.
Not looking forward to this.
Would the foreman of the jury
please stand?
Do you find the defendant guilty
or not guilty of murder?
Not guilty.
CLERK: And is that the verdict
of you all?
FOREMAN: It is.
HENRY:
You must understand,
the prosecution
will alert the police.
Mr. Rae,
your daughter needs help.
Thank you.
What's wrong?
Why aren't you happy?
Love, I'm gonna
get you some help.
What?
I've just heard about the
incident in the cell last night.
Drinking lavatory water,
trying to make herself sick
Classic symptoms.
I wish I'd looked at the note
more carefully.
They'll be going through every
other place she ever worked,
the other cases, see, and then
the evidence you dug up
You dug up.
Will be crucial.
Good result, I hope?
HENRY:
Well, in one way, yeah.
Henry.
Have I missed a serial killer?
You handed a piece of paper
to the prosecution
which relates to her aunt
possibly having a similar
experience with morphine.
All I knew was she'd died
from natural causes.
This is just like Gilday,
isn't it?
Ethically,
I can't comment on that.
My client still insists
on her innocence.
But you did your best to warn
the prosecution, didn't you?
I passed on some new evidence
that I was hoping
might be of help to us.
Thank you.
For a defense barrister,
that's very public-spirited.
I better start looking
at these other deaths,
try to save my career.
How was the GBH in Leeds?
BEN:
A victory for common sense.
I lost.
MO: Did you get the papers
yesterday?
No.
Oh, that's fantastic.
The Sunday Filth!
Uh, they were so unfair to Mo.
I spoke with the editor
He's a friend of mine
And they must have started
a campaign.
Don't believe a word of it.
It was Paul.
I thought this has got to be
a good story.
I walked in there.
- They bit my hand off.
- [Laughs]
TV company just rang
and offered me half the money.
I said no.
And then they caved in.
[Laughs]
[Cheering]
Cheers.
Acorn Media
Acorn Media
Oh!
- There you go.
- I'm sorry.
Oh, don't worry.
Thank you.
[Gasping]
Don't just stand there.
Help me.
[Alarm blaring]
What's happening?
Looks like a reaction
to morphine.
All right, what do we have?
Reaction to morphine.
Come on.
All right.
Okay, we've got him.
Who started resus?
Me.
Well done, Alice.
All right, Mr. Gilday.
Mr. Gilday.
You're all right now.
Okay?
[Coughs]
Yes.
You're okay.
It's always, "Well done, Alice,"
isn't it?
I don't think so, is it?
What's your problem, Kelly?
I think she's a very good nurse.
So are you.
And you both just saved a life.
Now, any chance of some
of that coffee before I crash?
You're gonna be fine.
Thank you.
Thank you.
KELLY: Hello.
We all thought my father
was on the mend.
It's such a shock.
KELLY: Yeah.
It will be, Mr. Gilday.
We nearly lost him last week.
I couldn't really get any sense
out of the doctors.
It's okay.
The operation was successful.
But he then developed
an infection.
That nurse seems pretty upset.
Yeah, she grew quite close
to him.
You know,
he had a lot of morphine.
Well, was he in pain?
HENRY:
So, it's Navahoe in the 4.30.
No, no, not for a place
To win.
Half a "G" on the nose.
[Bicycle bell rings]
[Horn honks]
[Horn honks, tires screech]
Prat!
Hey.
[Brakes squeal]
HENRY: The prosecution's going
to say you chose rich patients
and your motive was greed.
ALICE:
Because of Mr. Gilday?
The week before,
I saved his life.
The papers are saying
there were others,
from two years ago when you
first came on that ward.
I went through all those
with the police.
When one of them died,
I wasn't even on duty that day.
We don't like giving morphine
because it's dangerous.
You dread something like this
happening.
In those three weeks,
did he ever tell you
he'd changed his will?
Yes, but I thought
he was joking.
When the police told me
he'd really left me some money,
I felt sick.
I knew the way
their minds were going.
He was a silly old thing.
He must have just wanted
to thank me.
DELANEY:
Oh, don't worry love.
You might not even
have to face a trial,
if Henry here gets his way.
No promises yet,
but we're working on something.
I'll do my best for you.
You win?
My first case.
It was a shoo-in,
but what the hell.
It was not a shoo-in.
I read the brief, remember?
Yeah, and thank you for
helping me to get through it.
- You spent hours.
- It was nothing.
Now, just to make your day
even lovelier,
how would you like to be
the junior on a murder?
You are joking, aren't you?
No, I'm not, but it does mean
dropping everything
starting now.
Well, I was gonna rest on
my laurels for a couple of days,
but I am gonna cook you
the best dinner you've ever had.
Oh, just my luck.
I've got to meet my old man
tonight.
He's trying to make up
for lost time.
So I should probably
roll in drunk.
Get reading.
BEN:
Congratulations, Millie.
- MILLIE: On what?
- BEN: Winning your first case.
I got lucky.
Dinner.
- Did I promise that?
- Absolutely.
[Chuckles]
Keep trying.
BRACEWELL: Two movie stars
danced the tango in two films,
one in 1992, one in 1994.
Name the films and the stars.
Congratulations, Millie!
MILLIE: Oh, I'm spending my fees
before I earn them,
but the girl's
got to have Gucci.
Hey, the girl done good!
"Scent of a Woman"
with Al Pacino.
It's a two-part question.
Come on, the name
of the other film
and star who danced the tango.
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Thanks.
You are gorgeous.
I might have a job for you.
Who's that sleazebag?
Neil Delaney very smart boy,
and he brings us lots of work,
so you be nice to him.
Mr. Farmer, sir,
I've got something for you,
and I wanted to give it to you
personally,
in case you didn't
want anyone to see.
Alpha Betting Exchange,
Dragon Spread Betting,
a Chinese gentleman I would say,
and Leinster Internet Betting.
Thank you.
And can you not get them
to ring your mobile in future?
Does tend to tie us up when
we're trying to make you money.
You've got your quiz tonight.
Good luck.
Mm!
[Indistinct conversations]
Oh.
[Sniffles]
Oh, I should never have let him
talk me into forgiving him.
The baron?
This This French trollop
has just announced
she's been his mistress
for six years
and had half a million pounds'
worth of jewelry out of him.
[Clattering]
[Imitating French accent] "He
doesn't think anything of it."
It's not in the papers here.
Well, not yet.
No, it's only a matter of time.
[Sighs]
What are you gonna do?
Oh, I don't know.
I don't know.
Oh, my God.
Well, I'll need to talk
to the children.
They're adults now.
[Sniffles]
Thank you.
She'll have divorce lawyers
fighting each other
for that one.
Think of the alimony.
Shall I look for another silk
for Alice Rae?
Oh, no. No.
No, I'm not going to back out
and leave you
without a leader, no.
I just won't be very effective,
that's all.
Think about it.
I don't work for creeps.
Ah!
Don't see much
coming your way, then.
[Laughs]
Well, this has been rather fun.
Have you had any treatment
for your gambling problem?
It's not a problem Dad.
It's a solution.
Hasn't worked, has it?
Avoid therapy.
Thanks for the advice.
Willpower.
That's your butler.
Come on.
Lady Gillespie
wants you in bed by 12:00.
Hello, dear.
We haven't been
properly introduced.
I'm the one we don't talk about.
I know.
- GILLESPIE: I'll drive.
- SYMONS: Don't be silly.
HENRY:
You've got to stop this.
I'm considered to be
a moderate drinker.
You're killing yourself.
Ah, well.
[Clears throat]
[Bell tolling in distance]
SYMONS:
He won't be going to the Lords.
They don't want him.
But don't say I told you.
If people knew half
what we know about judges,
there'd be a revolution.
- [Car alarm wailing]
- Oh.
[Wailing stops]
[Sighs]
Take it.
I fold.
[Laughs]
- You win again, Winston.
- [Laughs]
Anyone for a drink?
- Hey, you want my drink?
- No, thanks. No.
Ah, hello, sir.
Michael Rae.
I've got a reservation.
Ah, yes.
HENRY: "Accused nurse
was obsessed with money."
"Angel had free holiday
from my boyfriend."
They've just taken things
and twisted them.
HENRY: In my short
and undistinguished career,
this is the worst reporting
I've seen.
I don't think you can have
a fair trial.
And I've checked the facts.
It amounts to a hate campaign.
What can you do?
HENRY:
As a first tactic,
we go for what's known
as a stay of proceedings.
We say the court will struggle
to find a jury of 12 people
who haven't been influenced
by this rubbish.
If we win, the papers
get taken to court,
we get a long adjournment,
which buys us more time.
But then I still have to
face them one day.
If you can never
get a fair trial,
you may never go in the dock.
But then I can't properly
clear my name, can I?
Obviously if you go to trial,
I think you'll be acquitted.
But with a jury,
you can never be sure.
I want to give you
every opportunity
to walk away from here
and, failing that,
then the very best defense.
And it's all free, okay?
So eat your greens
and don't lose heart.
DELANEY: Yes, mate?
Well, I tell you what
Have a word with both of them.
And I'll see you
down there later.
Yeah, all right, mate.
Bye.
Your brief's badly prepared,
Neil,
and you're never available
when I want you.
Oh, come on, I've delivered
Steed, the duty doctor, for you.
He's our trump card.
He's our only card, isn't he?
[Scoffs] Henry, I screwed
the prosecution for Steed.
They thought
he was their witness.
Oh, don't worry so much.
Look, the jury are going to
love Alice, Henry.
I don't want her
to go in the box.
I like her, but for better or
worse, they're out to get her.
She only has to
be tripped up once.
And we're up against Jaws.
- Jaws?
- You'll see.
Here.
Oh, Henry, don't worry.
What with your common sense
and my genius,
this is never gonna go
before a jury.
[Cellphone beeps]
Hello?
Yep, Bernie, how are you, mate?
[Laughs]
[Door buzzes]
- Dad.
- Oh, God, Alice.
How the hell did this happen?
I'm so pleased to see you.
I'm sorry.
It's been some time.
Don't.
You're here.
That's all that matters.
I know I'll be all right now.
I didn't do this.
I know, I know.
Will you stay?
Of course.
And be in court?
I won't let you down this time.
I'll feel like
you're holding me hand.
MILLIE: The prosecution case
doesn't ring true.
She's not calculating.
Her statements
are fairly consistent.
She was in a difficult situation
dealing with extreme pain.
The duty doctor signed off
on the morphine.
And it's a busy NHS hospital,
short of time and money,
too many people to treat.
But there is a little matter
of the deceased giving her
15 grand.
Yes, that's fairly inconvenient.
So let's attack that.
I really feel in my gut she
wasn't after the money, either.
Advice is, even if
you think she's innocent,
imagine she's not.
Concentrates the mind.
Don't let the big brown eyes
get to you, kid.
Any chance of getting hold
of the victim's will?
I don't think there's any doubt
he left her it, but why?
BEN:
Hey! The time!
Oh, my God, it's started.
Haven't you got homes to go to?
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Shh!
In the traditional closed hold
of ballroom dancing,
the lady is always
to the gentleman's right.
What is the origin of this?
Gentlemen used to wears swords
when dancing.
Correct.
- Yes!
- Yes!
[Applause]
[Indistinct talking, laughter]
Okay, here we go.
Who were the British
Standard Ballroom Champions
in the year 1998?
Donna Reeve and Alan Shingler.
QUIZMASTER:
You're sure?
Absolutely.
I know them.
QUIZMASTER:
You're right!
[Cheers and applause]
Come on!
In the film "Scent of a Woman,"
what did the two actors
dance to?
The tango.
Is correct.
[Applause]
We'll be right back
after the break.
Welcome back.
Maureen Tyler,
you've already won £125,000,
and you're answering questions
on ballroom dancing.
The waltz was originally
called the volta, or turn.
What was a volta originally?
It was an Italian folk dance.
You've won £250,000.
[Applause]
If you answer the last question
incorrectly, you win nothing.
- You know that, don't you?
- MILLIE: Come on, Mo.
- Yes.
- Take it! Isn't that enough?
QUIZMASTER: If you win,
all those barristers
you look after, they'll
have to find someone else.
You'll be richer than them.
MO: Oh, I'm not going to
give up work.
I love it.
I'm going to go for it.
For our star prize of £500,000
the shimmy was one of the dances
that evolved into
the modern quickstep.
It was first mentioned in 1909
in a song by Perry Bradford.
Name that song.
"The Bullfrog Jump."
You sure?
"The Bullfrog Jump"?
Yes.
"The Bullfrog Jump."
Congratulations, Mo.
[Cheers and applause]
[Whistles]
I've got to get back to work.
Oh.
[Footsteps approach]
SCANLON:
Best get back to Mrs. Scanlon.
If she's at home.
Night, Ray.
You doing your accounts, sir?
Oh, that reminds me.
Fingal Stevenson.
What about Fingal Stevenson?
Well, Jerry Fingal's
run off with £2 million
of his clients' mortgage money.
They're out of the game.
Don't they owe you a check
or two?
Or six.
Yeah, well they stopped
returning my calls.
Now we know why.
Hey.
You'll be all right, sir.
[Door creaks,
footsteps approach]
Congratulations.
I'm drunk.
What are you doing here?
Didn't want to go home.
What are you doing?
Oh, just trying to understand
one or two things.
Did you lose money
from Fingal Stevenson?
Loads.
Ohh.
I can't blame bad luck
for everything.
Hey, forget me.
You were fantastic.
You should be dancing
in the streets.
You know, when I was
answering the questions,
I could sense my old hubby
there bless him.
"Go on, gal."
My mind was so clear.
I can pay off my mortgage.
[Laughs]
You can do better than that.
You can go on a world cruise.
- Yeah.
- [Both laugh]
HENRY: Ron Gilday's the only one
on the indictment,
but the prosecution
are going to say
you gave the wrong amount
of morphine
on a number of occasions.
We give morphine all the time.
Patients are dying all the time.
I must have saved 20 lives
against the 3 that I lost.
HENRY: Fine.
You made mistakes.
That's all we have to say.
I'm a good nurse.
Sometimes when your back's
against the wall, Alice,
admitting to some human failings
isn't such a bad idea.
Now, would you
do the same again?
I think so.
I mean, how do you judge pain?
It isn't easy.
You had some money problems.
Now, I know the papers
made a meal of this, but
Who hasn't?
You spent a lot more
than you earned.
Isn't that what most people do?
I'm trying to show you
how their minds are working.
The police decided I was guilty.
They came into me life
and turned it inside out
trying to find stuff.
I thought you were on my side.
I am.
I really am.
She seemed quite sweet
when we first met her.
There's a lot of anger there
from somewhere,
but that's not unusual.
I'm glad you're not
letting her go in the box.
Juries and outbursts don't mix.
I don't know why
she'd do it deliberately.
Do you think she's guilty?
HENRY:
My job's to get her off.
SCANLON:
Excuse us.
The Alice Rae trial.
I just wanted to warn you
about something coming your way
in the shape
of Baroness Bullshit QC.
She says she's not
gonna be around much.
Aren't you going
for a stay of proceedings?
Yes, one Sunday tabloid
is seriously out of order.
Yeah, well, apparently the
editor's an old friend of hers.
[Laughs]
You aren't joking.
No.
She seriously suggesting
we drop this
in favor of her social contacts?
There's a detailed note
coming your way.
It's a masterpiece of its kind
because of what it doesn't say.
What doesn't it say?
Well, she doesn't know
that I know this,
but the word is the editor
will keep her marital problems
out of the gossip columns
if she makes sure
that the paper isn't done
for contempt of court
in the Alice Rae case.
Oh.
I'll deal with this.
CLEO: Come in.
I had a little chat
with Mr. Farmer, miss,
and he's very set
upon a stay of proceedings
because of what the tabloids
have been saying.
Well, if he reads my note,
he'll see the strategic reasons
why I'm against it.
Oh, don't worry, miss.
He's not aware
of any other factors.
Well, it is unfortunate that the
editor of the paper in question
has been very kind to me by
not publishing a very delicate
and embarrassing matter
to do with my family.
That's why I don't want
a misunderstanding.
Well, I know that, miss.
I do think, really,
that it's wrong to delay
from a legal point of view.
Well, I see that.
- I really do see that.
- Good.
But he might see it
as an act of self-interest
rather than you just thinking
about the defendant.
That's for you.
Ah!
[Cheers and applause]
BEN: And what time
do you call this?
I've forgotten what a hangover
feels like.
Psst, it's the TV company.
Celebrity appearance.
BEN:
Lend me 100 hundred grand.
You keep every penny, girl.
Hello?
Ooh, Mr. Farmer,
can I have a quick word?
I beg your pardon?
Well, I'll wait to hear
from you, then.
They're sorry
for messing me around.
There's one or two things
about last night's show
they're worried about.
They don't feel able
to honor the check.
RAE: Her mother left us
when she was 5.
We never saw her again.
Coped on my own for a year,
but it wasn't easy.
When her stepmother, Shirley,
came into my life,
she was heaven-sent.
She was very good with Alice.
Unfortunately it isn't easy
for girls that age
to adapt to stepmothers.
And you live in Canada?
We decided to move there
a while back.
Alice wanted to be independent,
so she asked if she could
stay here with her Aunt Marsha.
How old was Alice then?
Her aunt died
a couple of years later.
But by then, she wanted
to manage on her own.
But you had a good relationship?
We always kept in touch.
I didn't just forget about her.
When Marsha was dying,
I was back and forth a lot.
I remember after the funeral,
we spent a week together.
I even said, "Come to us,"
but she wanted to be in England.
She was quite grown up by then.
If there's anything
you want me to do,
any information you need,
just ask.
Just on my way to see Alice.
Well, I hope she's calmed down.
I'm starting to feel
quite sorry for her now.
I can see why she's so needy.
Her father doesn't seem to think
that leaving,
going to live thousands of miles
away is that unusual.
Is that from the heart, Henry?
Disinterest
It's a crime whatever the age.
It took her aunt dying
to get him to come to England
last time.
Now she's on trial for murder.
"But we kept in touch," he says.
Well, he seems to be trying
to make amends now.
In a half-hearted sort of way.
Alice.
Thanks for coming back.
I'm sorry about
You must think
I'm very arrogant.
It's all right.
You must be going through hell.
Sometimes I have to ask
the difficult questions.
It doesn't mean
I'm making a judgment.
I feel easier, seeing you alone.
I have to warn you,
the prosecution
are going to call
your colleague Kelly Byrne.
She's going to say
that she stopped you
giving an overdose of morphine
twice before.
She also says she overheard you
talking to patients about money.
I can't believe
she'd say those things.
I can't believe it.
[Sniffles]
She used to be me friend.
How can she say those things?
That's what I want to know.
Could there be anything
behind it?
She was me best friend
at the hospital.
We used to go 'round together.
We had an argument, that's all.
She hardly ever spoke to me
after that.
Do you want to tell me what the
argument with Kelly was about?
It was first mentioned in 1909
in a song by
I knew all the answers.
How could I have cheated?
BRACEWELL: Perhaps they're
going to accuse you
of communicating
with the spirit world.
Should I take a solicitor?
Days of scandal and confusion,
Mr. Farmer.
You haven't been accused
of anything by the police.
Yet.
"Bullfrog Jump."
What are you doing there?
Run it back.
Name that song.
Flea bite.
My dog. Look.
MO: I couldn't see him
even if he was scratching.
Anyway, how would that help?
They weren't
multiple-choice questions.
No, I just wanted to know
what he was doing.
BRACEWELL:
I ought to tell you, Mo
I only found out recently
that you'd been trying to get
on the program for years.
My wife's cousin works there.
[Laughs]
Is that why you told me
to write to in?
Yes.
I didn't want
to raise your hopes
because all she could do
was look out for your letter,
put you on an interview list.
They liked you.
You got her into this, Paul.
You better get her out.
No, I'm going to be working.
I can't just come over
every night.
Just listen.
It's not that.
It's got nothing
to do with that.
Hey. We can't be late
for the start of a murder trial.
Yes, but
That is not the point.
Don't you dare hang up!
[Telephone beeps]
It'll be all right.
I don't know.
It's tough, doing the job,
keeping things going
when you're not living together.
We have these rows
when I'm not working.
It's happening too often
at the moment.
Maybe we should take a break
and see how much it means.
And now would seem to be
the right time.
[Bell tolling]
MILLIE: Oh, my God.
Is that him?
Jaws himself.
[Indistinct talking]
Thank you for your note
on the stay of proceedings.
My feeling is, and prosecuting
counsel feels the same way,
if the trial was halted
for this,
it wouldn't be in the public
or our client's interest.
Justice mustn't be delayed.
It's not justice
if the tabloids start trying
to be the judge and jury.
We're being a bit priggish,
aren't we?
This wouldn't have anything
to do with a newspaper editor
holding off breaking a story
about your husband, would it?
Do you mind, Millie?
As senior counsel,
I have to make a decision
based on my legal experience.
No, you don't. Defendant's
solicitor makes the decision.
Listen, hold on.
What?
I'm going for a stay,
or I'm pulling out.
You're on your own.
Are you up to speed?
You are a heartless,
blackmailing bastard, Henry.
That's why you like me.
Yeah, well, unfortunately,
my client has changed her mind.
Alice.
Alice, why?
I don't want to look like
I'm twisting out of it.
We've got a good defense,
haven't we?
I didn't do this.
Look, sometimes innocent people
get convicted.
If I don't face them now,
mud will stick, won't it?
Please, take my advice.
I know I'm making it difficult
for you.
We've got a very good case
against this newspaper.
If we go to trial now,
just one or two hostile jurors
could sink you.
I want my day in court.
WOMAN:
All rise.
You killed my father!
Please remove that man
from the court.
I won't put up
with any demonstrations.
Look at her. She knew what
she was doing, scheming bitch.
You've ruined my life!
BRIGHTON:
The court will hear
that the amount of morphine
administered
by accelerating the I.V. drip
was such that there was a risk
of death,
and although the defendant
is only accused
of the killing of Ronald Gilday,
we must carefully consider
other similar-fact incidents
involving the defendant
and other patients.
When we do that,
a much clearer picture
of a dark and sinister motive
appears.
In each case,
a 3-milligram-per-hour drip
was set up,
50% more than normal,
and in each case,
this drip had been made
to run faster at certain times.
MILLIE:
But Dr. Steed's your witness.
You can't talk to him.
I'm not going to.
And nor are you.
STEED:
It's all set up.
This is how it works.
That's a normal dose
2 mills over 24.
[Beeping]
How did you know how to do that?
I watched the nurses do it
when my mum was dying.
Could you ask Dr. Steed if 3
milligrams was an unusual dose.
No, but I'd have to
sign off on it, which I did.
Ask him if there's a gray area
about how much morphine could
be given by increasing the flow.
Very much so.
Nurse Rae was working
within that.
She'd accelerate as she wished.
Ask Dr. Steed to indicate
which nurse is Kelly Byrne.
[Speaks indistinctly]
[Laughs] See ya.
Could you ask Dr. Steed if
he'd like you to buy him lunch?
D.C.I. McCann,
in what circumstances
did you first interview
the defendant?
Briefly, the deceased
Mr. Gilday's children
came to see me with a colleague
of the defendant, Kelly Byrne.
They showed me a will.
The deceased had left
the defendant £15,000
in a codicil made two days
before his operation
and four days before he died.
They were in a state of shock,
as they had understood
that their father had died
as a result of an operation.
Did you note
the defendant's demeanor
when you interviewed her
about Ronald Gilday's death?
She was nervous
but quite matter-of-fact
when she described it.
BRIGHTON: And when you
subsequently searched
the defendant's flat,
what did you find?
McCANN: We found a 50-milligram
phial of morphine.
And we verified that morphine
was missing from the stock
at the hospital.
Are you saying the defendant
added more morphine
- to the patient's drip?
- No.
Are you implying
that the defendant
had given more morphine than was
in the drip by some other means?
No.
Are you saying
that there's any connection
between the morphine found
at the defendant's flat
and the death of any person?
No, but the find
was significant, surely.
And the defendant refused
to offer an explanation for it.
That 3-milligram-per-hour dose
was signed off
by the duty doctor, Dr. Steed,
wasn't it?
Yes.
CLEO: Well, I think
it's all going rather well.
I'm so glad we didn't
go after the papers.
How can we be sure the jury
weren't influenced by the
newspapers if she's convicted?
CLEO:
She won't be.
The media's overrated.
Not by you, apparently.
People know when the papers
are trying it on.
- Oh.
- CLEO: They see through it.
I trust the jury.
Don't mess this up between you,
will you, hmm?
Oh, and I'll handle
the pathologist.
He's the one to crack.
Anybody tell her we're not
challenging the pathologist?
Not the autopsy?
We're not disputing
how much morphine was given.
It's in the gray area.
Poor judgment
over enthusiasm to help.
She may have given
the same amount many times
and it's worked
and not caused death.
Did the hospital cover up?
No. There's no controversial
medical evidence.
It's all circumstantial.
Did you read the rest
of the codicil to the will?
Yes, I believe I did.
- Remember it?
- Not exactly, no.
HENRY:
Let me remind you.
In this same codicil,
the deceased also bequeathed
a similar amount
to his cleaning lady,
an old school friend,
as well as donations amounting
to tens of thousands of pounds
to the British Legion, the
Princess Diana Memorial Fund,
and an owl sanctuary in Norfolk.
- Do you remember it now?
- Yes.
Making it abundantly clear that
his children didn't get a penny.
Is that right?
McCANN: They were disinherited,
I believe.
Did you investigate whether he'd
fallen out with his family?
Yes, I did think there'd been
some tension there.
HENRY:
A man falls out with his kids.
A nurse is kind to him.
And you didn't consider that
a possible explanation?
It was difficult to establish
the deceased's state of mind.
I'm sure it was.
COVINGTON:
I'm sorry.
We think you may have seen
the questions, Maureen.
MO:
Don't be so silly.
How?
Caught on our studio CCTV.
BRACEWELL: That's Sukie,
my wife's cousin.
COVINGTON: She works as P.A.
to the producer,
and the producer is the only one
who has access to the questions
before transmission.
We're talking to Sukie.
We hadn't met until that moment.
After the show!
I'm afraid that pulling strings
to get on the program
always rings warning bells.
I didn't even know
she worked on the program.
I know everything
about ballroom dancing.
It was my life
Mine and my husband's.
These are very hard questions.
Oh, rubbish!
They were too easy.
Who could possibly know the
answer to the final question?
It's so obscure,
it's practically out of sight.
"The Bullfrog Hop."
"Bullfrog Jump."
Well, you would know that,
if you'd seen the questions.
So I don't get my money,
is that it?
We're giving all our evidence
over to the police.
So, are we going to put
our angel in the box, Henry?
I'm not offering her up
as a snack for you, Peter?
Aha.
What are we hiding?
Don't you trust
what she's going to say?
Was there anything about
the defendant's behavior
which attracted your attention?
Well, she was all over
some patients.
She couldn't do enough for them.
And if they were thanking her
for something,
then she would say as a joke,
"Oh, well, leave me something
in your will".
I heard her say that
dozens of times.
BRIGHTON: From anything said
by the defendant,
could you say whether
the patients took her seriously?
Well, yes.
She must have talked
about herself
because they would say to me,
"Oh, poor Alice.
She's got such and such
a problem."
BRIGHTON:
Can you describe what happened
on December the 13th last year?
Yes, um, Mrs. Hollings
was recovering
from a serious operation,
and we
That's Alice Rae and I
Were asked to set up
a morphine drip.
Alice had just come on duty,
and I was just going off.
And what strength
was the solution?
I got the doctor to sign off
2 milligrams per hour
over 25 hours.
But Alice set up the drip.
And what happened when you came
back on duty 10 hours later?
I found Alice
sitting with the patient,
and the drip
was a 3-milligram drip.
Not 2?
No, 3, and it had been run on
quite a bit.
BRIGHTON:
How did the defendant react?
She said that the patient
had been in a lot of pain,
but she seemed totally shocked
to see me.
Why was that?
I'd got the time
of my next shift wrong,
and I was two hours early.
BRIGHTON: Did the hospital
records show evidence
of her having claimed
to be in pain?
No.
BRIGHTON:
And what would have happened
if you hadn't arrived
for work early?
Mrs. Hollings
would have been dead.
[Spectators murmuring]
An experienced divorce lawyer
is like a good therapist.
Wonderful performance,
I hear, Peter.
You're a lion.
And I must say you're looking
even more delightful these days.
I'm so sorry we've seen
so little of you in court.
You've commissioned a shrink at
the eleventh hour, haven't you?
Signs of desperation.
They've got me a shrink now.
Are you sleeping all right?
Dad, I'll be fine.
You're here.
I don't like what's going on
in that court.
It's so unfair.
You've got to say that.
We can answer everything.
I wasn't very good
with the police
because I was still in shock.
Just like you were
when you were little.
You acted guilty even when
you hadn't done anything.
I feel bad
about your stepmother.
You You couldn't help it.
I was away a lot.
I wasn't always there for you.
They're really out to get me.
I was so stupid.
I had the chance
for a long adjournment.
I was stupid and I was arrogant.
Alice, please.
I'm just scared.
If I get convicted, you're gonna
go back to Canada, aren't you?
What What can I do?
It's my home.
[Crying]
She's putting a brave face
on this, but she's in pieces.
She knows this is going badly.
Why can't she just answer
what this Kelly Byrne is saying
herself?
You'll understand
when I've cross-examined.
My daughter's whole life
depends on you.
Do you know what you're doing?
HENRY: I'd love to take them on
in court.
Friends shouldn't defend.
HENRY: I'm worried about the
police giving you a hard time.
I think you should see
Jimmy Colina.
You know what makes me angry
You win fair and square,
and then they try and wriggle
out of paying you
by accusing you of cheating.
I hope you did win
fair and square.
Paul, didn't I hear you testing
her on one of the questions
in chambers?
The one about the tango?
That was a coincidence.
Really?
I don't believe you said that.
Coming from someone
who just cheated someone
out of a decent defense.
- [Door closes]
- That's the end of me.
I know you didn't cheat.
What I don't know about ballroom
dancing isn't worth knowing.
I was gonna give you some
if I'd won.
That's very kind,
but I wouldn't have taken it.
I could kill Neil Delaney.
We don't have enough
character witnesses.
Her father said she looked after
her aunt when she was little.
Talk to the father again,
find out if she
looked after her a lot,
really caring,
that sort of thing.
Maybe we could call
the aunt's G.P.
We'll let Neil Delaney
think it was his idea.
Does that mean
I've got to talk to him?
JUDGE:
Mr. Farmer?
You took your suspicions
to the police
but you never once said anything
to the defendant.
Why?
When someone dies like that,
you don't just go up to
the nurse who set up the drip
and accuse her of murder.
Well, no, not when she'd saved
so many other lives.
How could you?
Well, I didn't properly
understand what was going on,
not for a long time.
Until Mr. Gilday died.
Is that right?
KELLY:
I told Doctor Steed then.
I put two and two together.
And that was just after
you and the defendant fell out?
Um, no. W
Why are you hesitating?
Um, well, there
There wasn't any falling out
because there wasn't
any falling in.
You never went out to pubs
and clubs together?
Like the Limelight
in Leicester Square?
Uh, uh, I don't know.
Maybe once or twice.
Once or twice?
Bit more than that, wasn't it?
When Alice
first came on the ward,
you were inseparable,
weren't you?
- We went out once or twice.
- HENRY: You always wanted her
to go to bars with you
after work, didn't you?
For a while.
She was your new best friend,
wasn't she?
I don't know.
My lord, I think
the witness needs a break.
We shall adjourn.
WOMAN:
All rise.
MILLIE:
She nursed her aunt on her own?
Two years.
Marsha was very ill and in pain.
She must have been young
to take on all that.
She was a trooper.
Marsha used to write
and say how wonderful she was.
There was
a Macmillan nurse, too,
who thought the world of her.
I think that's why Alice
went into nursing.
This is incredibly helpful.
If I could get
some more details
Maybe the letters she wrote
or the G.P.?
I didn't keep any letters.
Shirley wouldn't have liked it.
But I can tell you
where the doctor was.
You might even be able
to track down the nurse.
I've suspended Mo.
Are you auditioning
for Wicked Witch of the West?
She needs to come into work.
She needs support.
She's being interviewed
by the police.
She's suspected of theft.
Only according to
your favorite newspaper.
She hasn't been charged
with anything.
All the same, it's not good
for the image of chambers.
Can you lend me a pound?
You can't suspend someone
on your own.
The allegations are crap.
We had an emergency meeting
at chambers last night.
We tried to find you.
SCANLON: I'm fed up
with being her puppy.
I don't care.
I don't care anymore.
This is bloody well
out of order, miss.
What is?
Suspending Mo Tyler.
It's disgraceful.
It wasn't me.
It was a meeting of chambers.
It's just an excuse
to get rid of her
because she doesn't like you.
Meeting over.
If you don't un-suspend her,
you won't have a working clerk
in this building.
Don't be pathetic.
Whoever heard of a barrister's
clerk going on strike?
There's a terrible flu bug
going around.
I didn't know
she didn't like me.
Yes, miss.
JUDGE:
Mr. Farmer.
HENRY: You and the defendant
had a meal together alone
on your birthday, didn't you?
Yes.
HENRY: Talked about your life
and family
and lots of intimate things.
I don't remember that.
Didn't you leave your dog with
her when you went on holiday?
Yes, but
The holiday you were desperate
for her to come on.
Where is this leading,
Mr. Farmer?
My lord.
You and Alice had a very bad
falling out, didn't you?
It's obvious
Because I didn't trust her
because of everything that was
happening at the hospital.
It wasn't that, was it, Kelly?
You fell out because
she rejected your advances.
No, that's not true.
HENRY: Then defendant
called you a dyke, didn't she?
KELLY: Yes.
It wasn't very nice, but I'm
comfortable with who I am.
What do you think of that word?
I
It's not a word that I like.
Of course not.
You were very, very fond of her,
and she treated you
disrespectfully,
because you'd only kissed her
in a slightly different way,
didn't you?
These things happen
when you're drunk.
It was all forgiven
and forgotten.
Really?
You never said a friendly word
to her again after that?
No, of course
we had to communicate
because we worked together.
You asked to be moved
to a different floor?
I have the letter here
citing personality difficulties
with a colleague.
It's written about a month
before Mr. Gilday died.
Yes.
And you didn't get your move,
did you?
No.
The truth is, you started making
up these stories about Alice,
- didn't you?
- No.
That is not true.
HENRY: Perhaps you were
convinced they were true
because you were angry.
Is that right?
Everything that I said happened
did happen.
You were indulging
in a warped fantasy,
and all you needed was
some concerned relatives
to come along,
and you had your opportunity.
That's not true!
Kelly, no one is denying
that Alice was harsh and unfair,
but you are not admitting how
badly hurt you were, are you?
It's the same person
who said those things
and did this, and that is why
I stopped liking her.
HENRY:
Thank you.
So, what does
our psychiatrist say?
Bit disappointing.
Nothing terrible.
Says she's a neurotic
and a bit insecure.
[Scoffs]
I would be in her shoes.
Alice was brilliant
with the aunt,
but the aunt's letters
were all chucked.
And the Macmillan nurse
died three years ago.
We don't have enough
for that jury.
Splendid performance, Henry.
Thought you were much too P.C.
to be so nasty.
Put us on the back foot there.
Overconfidence, Peter
Terrible weakness.
Hmm. Yes, I'm not sure
the defendant is quite as sweet
as she makes out.
No, but then,
neither are you, Peter.
Hmm.
Well, I'm at a loss, frankly.
What are we all doing here?
I can't risk him
cross-examining her.
How are we getting on
with the aunt's G.P.?
I found him.
He's calling back.
Promising, I'd say.
Make sure you get something
in writing
in case we can't get him
to court.
The final nail
in old Jaws' coffin.
What's wrong?
You weren't in court today.
I'm sorry.
I'm being pursued everywhere
by reporters,
so I had to change my hotel.
Me barrister was fantastic.
Took Kelly Byrne apart.
She was in pieces.
Is that right?
Be there all the time.
Please.
You were too young
for me to explain
why I had to get married again
so soon.
Listen, I was a pig to Shirley.
I should never have left you
with Marsha.
It was my choice,
and I'm glad I did.
She really needed me,
and I was able to help her.
I wish she'd lived longer.
So don't feel guilty.
I'll be in that court
every day from now on
until you're out of here.
Promise?
No defeatist talk now.
A moment on the tongue.
Forever on the mind.
The aunt's G.P.
could be great for us.
He's very positive about Alice.
Will he come to court?
Well, he's faxing me a letter,
and you can enter him
as a witness if you want him.
Okay.
We haven't had
our meeting, Mr. Farmer.
We will, I promise.
I'm looking forward to it.
Well, don't rush,
because Alice is ill,
so we're adjourned for the day.
Just pretend
we're going into court, okay?
We are busy.
We are not adjourned.
- What was it?
- Gastroenteritis.
Must be nerves.
You okay?
I told them I couldn't eat spicy
food, but they stood over me.
It's from when I was a kid.
But I'll be all right.
You wanted to see me alone?
I'm going into the box.
I can't let you do that.
I'm sorry.
I have to.
It's not worth the risk.
We're nearly there.
We've shot down a lot
of their case.
Your aunt's G.P.
is going to tell them
how well you cared for her.
He'll be a very strong
character witness.
I think you'll be acquitted
without going in the box.
I've made up me mind.
[Door opens]
That's what my client wants,
Henry.
Will you make sure
me dad's there?
I want him
to be dead proud of me.
Why have a barrister if you and
your client don't take advice?
She's not up for shoplifting.
She's vulnerable.
She's going in the box
with Jaws.
She could still go down.
She's not even fit.
Oh, calm down, Henry.
She isn't ill.
She's just freaked out.
It's got something to do with
[Sighs]
She told me her old man
used to put hot-pepper sauce
on her tongue
when she was cheeky
to her stepmother.
That's heavy stuff, Neil.
Why am I hearing this
for the first time?
[Door closes]
I wonder if that's why Alice
is so determined
to go in the box
So her father will pay her
more attention.
He'll certainly have to.
I don't think he'll enjoy
seeing Jaws have a go at her.
She never takes her eyes off him
in court.
I know what you mean.
Will a day in court be enough?
Will she ever get
enough attention?
Alice?
Alice.
Alice, what are you doing?
JUDGE:
Mr. Farmer?
Dr. Steed,
do you remember what happened
on the night
of Ronald Gilday's death?
I do, yes.
Alice Rae asked me if Mr. Gilday
could have an increased dose of
morphine for the next 24 hours,
and I agreed to it.
Why did you agree to it?
He'd been experiencing
a lot of pain,
and obviously I agreed to it.
Was it an unusual dose?
It was near the high end,
but Alice Rae is an experienced
nurse who I trusted.
HENRY:
So you signed off on it.
But you could have said no,
right?
Most certainly.
Ill met by moonlight,
proud Titania.
Nice lunch, Dad?
Not at all.
Taken your advice.
Just for a week.
This nurse of yours
seems guilty as hell.
Have you been following it?
Not particularly closely.
I remember when I was a kid
you saying that all criminal
lawyers were shallow showoffs
who nobody took very seriously.
And then all those people
coming out after years inside
for something they never did,
and I could hear you saying,
"Of course they did it.
Everybody knows that."
The great commercial lawyer
from his Olympian height.
Not to mention
the neglectful father.
Don't remember that.
You were never around much.
DR. COHAN:
Dear Henry Farmer,
I do remember Alice Rae
extremely well and
She was both caring
and considerate
in looking after her aunt.
Alice was a huge help
during this time.
Her outlook was positive.
BRIGHTON: You discover a nurse
has seen off a patient
with a massive overdose
of morphine.
You'd have to be
completely blinkered
not to be suspicious,
wouldn't you?
I dispute
that it was a massive overdose.
BRIGHTON:
In your statement to police,
you said you were in a hurry
when the defendant asked you
to sign off on the morphine.
- Is that true?
- We're always in a hurry.
Dr. Steed, this is the kind
of dose that no one accelerates
without the permission
of a doctor, surely?
It has to be left
to the discretion of the nurses
sometimes.
BRIGHTON:
The defendant was a
particular favorite of yours,
wasn't she?
I wouldn't say that.
BRIGHTON:
Oh, come on.
Blond, brown-eyed,
the image of an angel.
She formed a strong bond
with you, didn't she?
Attached herself to you.
I wasn't aware of that.
Were you in love with her?
No.
Of course not.
How many times
did you take her out to dinner?
Twice.
BRIGHTON:
Feel sympathy for her now?
Obviously
I feel sympathy for her.
BRIGHTON: In fact, you were so
mesmerized by the defendant,
you went out of your way
to make excuses, didn't you?
[Chuckles softly]
That's ridiculous.
I'm just here
to give an opinion.
I don't think
she should be sitting there.
You are neither objective
nor dispassionate, are you,
if you make those remarks?
Bites back.
She's going in the box?
I don't have any choice.
Emotional involvement.
Those big, brown eyes
getting to you?
I'm going to need that G.P.
if he's got anything
half decent to say.
He does.
He knew her well.
Thought she was brilliant
for a kid, absolutely dedicated.
In fact, it was the G.P.
that encouraged her
to become a nurse.
Weren't we going to get
the aunt's medical details?
I keep pressing him.
Press him again
in case we need them.
I swear by Almighty God
that the evidence I shall give
will be the truth,
the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth.
JUDGE:
You may sit now, Ms. Rae.
What did you think
when Mr. Gilday
left you all that money, Alice?
I wrote to his family
and said that I didn't want it.
But by that time they were
convinced I was rotten.
HENRY: What was
your relationship with him?
I didn't make a special fuss
of him at all.
I just listened, I suppose.
Can you describe Mr. Gilday
in the hours before his death?
He was very brave.
He didn't make a lot of fuss.
He just kept saying
it wasn't working,
the I.V. wasn't working.
I held his hand for ages.
I kept coming back
whenever I could,
but his eyes were pleading.
And his groaning,
it was coming from deep inside.
I just wanted to make
the morphine work
safely.
Did you think
you were giving too much?
No.
I thought I'd get it
to a plateau
and then hold it there
at the normal rate
when it starts working.
He went into convulsions
so soon.
HENRY:
The image you projected of Alice
was a happy kid
with some problems.
That wasn't entirely honest,
was it?
Defiant talk to a parent
we didn't stand for.
Where I was brought up,
kids who swore or blasphemed
got hot-sauced.
We used to say,
"A minute on the lips.
Forever on the mind."
So, Mr. Farmer,
maybe I'm the guilty one.
Something's bothering me.
I've just had
the medical details on the aunt.
I'm not sure if it's relevant,
but the Macmillan nurse
was allowed to give morphine.
This isn't right.
This isn't right.
There's something
deeply wrong here.
The sudden stomach illness,
offering herself up to Jaws
on a platter.
It's like she's trying
to control things.
How much attention
can one person want?
It couldn't just
be a coincidence
that her aunt and Gilding both
gave her money and approval,
were bought back from the brink
of death a number of times,
- can it?
- She saved them.
She got attention from the G.P.
She got attention
from Dr. Steed.
She got attention from everyone
except the one person
she most wanted attention from.
Her father.
How much do you know about
Munchausen syndrome by proxy?
Oh, my God.
Do you think
we should tell Cleo?
BRIGHTON: What were you doing
stealing morphine
from the hospital, Alice?
It was for me.
I wanted to try it.
BRIGHTON: You knew what morphine
would do to some patients.
You surely wouldn't be playing
around experimenting, would you?
I was wrong to take it.
I was wrong.
You stole that morphine
in case you needed it
to finish someone off,
didn't you?
No.
Taking the morphine myself
was stupid.
But I loved all my patients.
I wanted them all to get better.
But some of them didn't, Alice.
What do you feel about that?
Every person who dies
is a hole in your heart.
Ronald Gilday?
No responsible nurse could
give that amount of morphine
inside an hour without intending
to kill, could they, Alice?
Yes!
He was in pain.
He was in such pain.
What would you do,
tell me, if you were
in my situation?
HENRY:
This is Munchausen's by proxy.
The police and the prosecution
have missed it.
Gilday changed his will.
The police have been
barking up the wrong tree.
You're not a medical expert,
Henry.
Marsha Rae was admitted to
hospital on the brink of death
five times before she died.
The Macmillan nurse
used morphine.
She and Alice were close.
Alice could have stolen it
from her bag
or even helped to administer it.
It was years ago.
It could just be a coincidence.
Everything about her screams it.
Deliberate self-harm as a kid.
Desperate for
her father's attention.
That's just mumbo-jumbo.
Munchausen's cases
are often highly credible.
Gilday was saved several times
before he died.
In all the other cases,
her own defense condemns her.
She saved them first.
She wanted to be the good nurse.
She wanted to be the center
of attention.
She was magnificent
in the witness box.
We have a duty to our client.
We're duty-bound
to disclose the evidence.
All right, to be fair
to the prosecution,
I suggest we hand him
the doctor's note about the aunt
while we're waiting
for the judge.
What if he doesn't
understand it?
We should take it to the judge
in chambers.
We're giving the prosecution
the letter, aren't we?
If he wants to see the judge,
he will.
Frankly, I'd rather see
something more concrete
than that.
I am leading this defense,
aren't I?
Please show this to him
immediately.
WOMAN:
All rise.
Ms. Steyn.
Members of the jury,
there has been a great deal
of speculation and supposition
about the defendant,
which, it seems,
judging by the prosecution case,
has very little basis in fact.
The defense
has always sought to prove
that the defendant worked
within the regulations
with care and compassion.
And she has, very movingly
and courageously,
stood up to answer
those accusations.
Well, you'll be pleased to hear
that we've finished
our own investigation,
and we don't think
that you cheated.
Well, I told you I didn't.
That's wonderful.
The police found Sukie never got
near the questions, didn't they?
Absolutely.
So, can I cash my check now?
Well, don't you remember
the disclaimer you signed?
The what?
Mo signed a contract saying
that she had nothing to do
with this company
and its employees.
Sukie didn't get her
on the program.
She just made sure
the letter got through.
The producer chose her.
Well, I'm sorry, but we've
checked with our accountants
and our legal department,
and we're not obliged
to pay a penny.
Sorry.
Can't we do anything?
The trial's over.
There's one thing I must do.
Somehow or other,
I've got to tell her father.
Not looking forward to this.
Would the foreman of the jury
please stand?
Do you find the defendant guilty
or not guilty of murder?
Not guilty.
CLERK: And is that the verdict
of you all?
FOREMAN: It is.
HENRY:
You must understand,
the prosecution
will alert the police.
Mr. Rae,
your daughter needs help.
Thank you.
What's wrong?
Why aren't you happy?
Love, I'm gonna
get you some help.
What?
I've just heard about the
incident in the cell last night.
Drinking lavatory water,
trying to make herself sick
Classic symptoms.
I wish I'd looked at the note
more carefully.
They'll be going through every
other place she ever worked,
the other cases, see, and then
the evidence you dug up
You dug up.
Will be crucial.
Good result, I hope?
HENRY:
Well, in one way, yeah.
Henry.
Have I missed a serial killer?
You handed a piece of paper
to the prosecution
which relates to her aunt
possibly having a similar
experience with morphine.
All I knew was she'd died
from natural causes.
This is just like Gilday,
isn't it?
Ethically,
I can't comment on that.
My client still insists
on her innocence.
But you did your best to warn
the prosecution, didn't you?
I passed on some new evidence
that I was hoping
might be of help to us.
Thank you.
For a defense barrister,
that's very public-spirited.
I better start looking
at these other deaths,
try to save my career.
How was the GBH in Leeds?
BEN:
A victory for common sense.
I lost.
MO: Did you get the papers
yesterday?
No.
Oh, that's fantastic.
The Sunday Filth!
Uh, they were so unfair to Mo.
I spoke with the editor
He's a friend of mine
And they must have started
a campaign.
Don't believe a word of it.
It was Paul.
I thought this has got to be
a good story.
I walked in there.
- They bit my hand off.
- [Laughs]
TV company just rang
and offered me half the money.
I said no.
And then they caved in.
[Laughs]
[Cheering]
Cheers.
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