[silence]
(male announcer) IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,
THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED BY TWO SEPARATE
YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT GROUPS--
THE POLICE WHO INVESTIGATE CRIME
AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WHO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS.
THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.
[toy ray gun sounds]
TELL YOUR MOTHER I'LL SEE HER NEXT WEEK.
I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT, TOMMY.
OKAY.
BYE, KIDDO.
BYE, DAD.
[cell phone beeps]
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
I'M REALLY DOING THIS.
[breathing nervously]
WE GOT PULMONARY EDEMA.
INJECTION SITE ON HIS LEFT ARM.
GONNA GO WITH AN I.V. DRUG OVERDOSE.
TAN LINES HERE.
HE'S MISSING A WEDDING BAND AND A WRISTWATCH.
JUST A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CREDIT CARD ON THE DRESSER.
THOMAS LUPO, 36.
HE CHECKED IN YESTERDAY AT 2:00 PM.
2:30 THE HOUSEKEEPER SAW A YOUNG LADY
ENTER THE ROOM.
BRUNETTE, CAUCASIAN, MID-20S.
MAYBE MR. LUPO ORDERED IN A SUNDAY MATINEE.
HEY, THERE WAS ANOTHER HOOKER RIP-OFF
TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE MCGARRIGLE ON 12TH.
IT'S ALMOST ENOUGH TO MAKE A GUY
SWEAR OFF INFIDELITY.
[chuckles]
YOU LOSING YOUR NERVE, CORMACK?
I DID SAY "ALMOST."
*
I WAS AT MY MOTHER'S WITH THE KIDS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY HE WAS AT THAT HOTEL.
DO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
WE NEED TO CHECK THE PHONE CALLS YOUR HUSBAND MADE.
CAN YOU GIVE ME HIS NUMBER?
[sighs]
I NEVER REMEMBER IT.
I GOT IT ON SPEED DIAL. - CAN I?
[girl] GIVE IT BACK. STOP IT! MOM!
HOW WERE THINGS WITH YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND?
LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT'S LIKE HE...
PUSHED BACK FROM THE TABLE.
HE WASN'T TALKING TO ME.
YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS SHOULD TALK TO HIS BROTHER CYRUS.
OH, IT'S HERE. CYRUS LUPO.
YEAH, HE'S FLYING IN TODAY FROM... SOMEWHERE.
TOMMY HAD A WEDDING BAND.
PLATINUM WEDDING BAND.
IT'S MISSING, ALONG WITH HIS WATCH.
[girl] MOM, TELL HIM TO STOP IT!
MOM!
I GOTTA SEE TO MY KIDS.
YOU TALK TO HIS BROTHER.
CYRUS? - MM-HMM.
I HOPE HE'S GOT MORE TO SAY THAN THE WIFE DID.
THAT LADY JUST DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL.
ANYWAY, THE M.E. PROMISED ME A TOX REPORT
BY TOMORROW MORNING.
AH, HERE WE GO.
"DETECTIVE CYRUS LUPO.
NEXT OF KIN, HIS BROTHER THOMAS LUPO."
HE'S ASSIGNED TO NYPD INTEL.
CYRUS HAS BEEN OVERSEAS THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
YOU JUST HAPPENED TO KNOW TO LOOK FOR HIM
IN THE PERSONNEL INDEX SYSTEM.
NO, NO, NO,
DETECTIVE LUPO WAS A PATROLMAN
IN THIS PRECINCT BEFORE YOUR TIME.
(man) SORRY ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.
BOSS SAYS TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED.
DETECTIVE GREEN FROM THE 2-7.
HE CAUGHT THE CASE.
[woman speaking over loudspeaker]
WELCOME HOME, BRO.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE PONDEROSA.
ALL RIGHT.
GOT ANYTHING?
JUST A GENERAL DESCRIPTION
OF A WOMAN THAT WENT INTO HIS ROOM.
COFFEE?
HOOKERS AND DOPE.
THAT'S ME.
THAT--THAT'S NOT MY BROTHER.
HE...
HE WOULDN'T CHEAT ON HIS WIFE.
HE WASN'T A WEAK...PERSON.
HE BEAT CANCER FIVE YEARS AGO.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED TO HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
UM...
HE CALLED ME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
I WAS INTO A SITUATION.
I COULDN'T GET BACK TO HIM.
HERE.
THANK YOU.
SO IF IT WASN'T A PAY DATE OR A GIRLFRIEND,
WHO ELSE WOULD'VE WANTED YOUR BROTHER DEAD?
LOOK, MAN,
DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD.
BUT YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT WORKING ON THIS CASE, OKAY?
(Lupo) HER NAME'S LALE.
SHE COMES FROM A PLACE CALLED IZMIR.
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU, UNCLE CYRUS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HEY.
YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY, SWEETHEART.
YOUR DADDY'S WATCHING OVER YOU.
CARLY, TIME FOR BED.
SAY GOOD NIGHT. - GIMME A KISS.
GOOD NIGHT.
WHY DID HE LEAVE HIS RING HERE?
OH, GOD!
[sobbing]
SHH.
HEY.
AH, YOUR HUNCH WAS ON THE MONEY.
MY HUNCH?
THE MESSAGE YOU LEFT LAST NIGHT.
I DIDN'T LEAVE A MESSAGE.
NO, I DID.
NOBODY KNOWS ME SO I USED YOUR NAME.
SORRY.
ANYWAY, I LOOKED FOR THE MELANOMA
AND FOUND TUMORS IN MR. LUPO'S LUNGS AND LIVER.
STAGE FOUR. HE HAD MAYBE THREE MONTHS.
YEAH, IT WAS THE, UH-- IT WAS THE CANCER HE--
HE BEAT FIVE YEARS AGO.
IT CAME BACK.
I FOUND THE PAINKILLERS HE WAS TAKING.
WELL GOING BY THE LOOKS OF THESE TUMORS,
HE NEEDED 'EM.
I ALSO HAVE A CAUSE OF DEATH FOR YOU.
PARALYSIS OF THE HEART
BROUGHT ON BY AN OVERDOSE OF POTASSIUM CHLORIDE.
WHAT WAS HE DOING?
TRYING SOME HOMEMADE CANCER TREATMENT?
IN THESE QUANTITIES YOU DON'T SEE IT USED MUCH
OUTSIDE OF DEATH ROW.
IT'S THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR LETHAL INJECTIONS.
HOW ABOUT SUICIDES?
IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER DRUGS,
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YES.
(Green) IT FITS.
THE BANK SAID HE BORROWED AGAINST HIS BUSINESS
TO PAY OFF HIS MORTGAGE.
HE PUT HIS AFFAIRS IN ORDER.
I'M SO SORRY, DETECTIVE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION ON THE BLUE
TO SUSPECTED SUICIDE.
LIEUTENANT, IF YOU DO THAT,
YOU KNOW THIS GOES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PILE.
MAYBE MY BROTHER SUICIDED,
BUT HE WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GET THESE DRUGS.
SOMEBODY HELPED HIM. MAYBE THAT WOMAN.
WE'LL LOOK FOR HER.
BUT BE REAL, MAN. WE GOT OPEN MURDER CASES HERE.
AND ALL DUE RESPECT, YOUR BROTHER--
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MY BROTHER, ALL RIGHT?
IF THIS WOMAN HAD TRIED TO HELP HIM
INSTEAD OF HANDING HIM A LOADED SYRINGE--
LOOK, I WILL GIVE THIS THE TIME IT DESERVES.
BUT MAYBE YOUR BROTHER HAD GOOD REASONS
TO TAKE A SHORT CUT TO THE EXIT.
MAYBE IF YOU'D CALLED HIM BACK AND TALKED TO HIM
YOU'D KNOW WHY.
LET ME WORK THIS CASE, PLEASE.
I CAN FIND THIS WOMAN.
MY C.O. AT INTEL WON'T MIND.
I'M OUT OF THERE IN THREE MONTHS ANYWAY.
NOT ONLY IS THIS AGAINST POLICY
FOR YOU TO WORK ON THIS CASE,
IT'S A BAD IDEA ALL AROUND.
[phone rings]
VAN BUREN.
YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
YEP. THANKS.
GRAB YOUR HAT.
SOMEONE ELSE JUST TOOK A SHORTCUT TO THE EXIT.
(Xiong) MR. DRISCOLL WAS CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR.
THE DRIVER WHO TAKES HIM
TO HIS PHYSICAL THERAPY CAME IN FOUND HIM.
HOW'D HE GET IN?
DOOR WAS UNLOCKED.
THERE ARE BURN MARKS AT THE INJECTION SITE.
TYPICAL OF A POTASSIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION.
SAME M.O. AS MR. LUPO.
MAYBE WITH THE SAME LITTLE HELPER.
A SERIAL SUICIDE ARTIST.
TRY NOT TO LOOK SO EXCITED.
IN MR. LUPO AND MR. DRISCOLL.
IT TOOK THREE TO KILL THEM.
SECOBARBITAL PUTS THE VICTIM TO SLEEP,
PANCURONIUM PARALYZES THEM,
AND THEN POTASSIUM CHLORIDE STOPS THE HEART.
SOMEONE HAD TO RIG AN I.V.
TO DELIVER ALL THREE DRUGS IN A TIME SEQUENCE.
THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR.
IT SHOULD.
THE LAST TIME THIS M.O. WAS USED WAS TEN YEARS AGO
BY DR. DAVID LINGARD IN AN ASSISTED SUICIDE.
DR. DEATH...
HE WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER.
AFTER ADMITTING ON TV
THAT HE ADMINISTERED THE DRUG THAT KILLED HIS VICTIMS.
HE GOT OUT OF JAIL A MONTH AGO.
PAY HIM A VISIT.
THANKS FOR COMING IN, DOC.
HE'S BEEN WEARING DOWN THE LINOLEUM
FOR THE LAST COUPLE HOURS.
NOW I TALKED TO HIS BOSS AT INTEL.
LUPO BROKE SOME BIG CASES
IN SOME VERY UNFRIENDLY CORNERS OF THE WORLD
AND HE DID IT WITH NO BACK-UP,
NO WARRANTS, NO WEAPON.
YOU MAKIN' A SALES PITCH?
WE GOT A SECOND ASSISTED SUICIDE
WITH A VICTIM HE'S NOT RELATED TO.
IT WOULDN'T BE POLICY VIOLATION
FOR HIM TO WORK THAT CASE.
I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE SUICIDES.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE BORROWED MY RECIPE.
THING IS, DR. LINGARD,
NO ONE'S USED YOUR RECIPE
SINCE YOU WENT TO PRISON.
BUT NOW, A MONTH AFTER YOU'RE OUT--
I KNOW THE TERMS OF MY PAROLE.
I AM NOT ALLOWED TO HELP ANYONE COMMIT SUICIDE.
I'M NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO GIVE ADVICE
OR IT IS BACK TO PRISON FOR ME.
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED YOUR ADVICE
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN OUT?
LOTS,
AND I TELL THEM ALL THE SAME THING.
"SORRY, CAN'T HELP, DON'T BLAME ME.
BLAME THE TYRANT THAT MADE THE RULES."
WHO'S THIS TYRANT?
YOUR GOVERNMENT THAT HAS BEEN STEALING
YOUR NATURAL RIGHTS.
MUST BE FRUSTRATING FOR YOU,
NOT BEING ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE.
SO IF YOU CAN'T HELP KILL THEM,
YOU DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM.
OF COURSE I STILL CARE WHAT HAPPENS.
THE PEOPLE I HELPED BEFORE I WENT TO PRISON
ARE BETTER OFF DEAD, BELIEVE ME.
YOU DECIDE THAT?
THESE PEOPLE, THEY COME TO YOU. MAYBE THEY'RE CONFUSED.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MY PATIENTS?
THEY ALL HAD AWFUL PAIN
AND DEBILITATION.
WHAT A MISERABLE EXISTENCE.
THEN YOU WOULD DO IT EVEN NOW.
YOU WOULD HELP THEM DIE.
NO, IT'S AGAINST THE LAW.
AND AS LONG AS THE SHEEP
ARE HAPPY TO ALLOW THE NUTS AND THE FANATICS
TO TELL THEM HOW TO LIVE AND HOW TO DIE,
NOTHING WILL CHANGE.
BUT THAT IS NOT MY PROBLEM ANYMORE.
[Nolan on video] SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
[Lingard on video] I'M GIVING HER POTASSIUM CHLORIDE.
IT'S THE INTERVIEW THAT NAILED LINGARD.
YOU GOT THE TIMELINE FOR DRISCOLL?
OH, YEAH.
(Nolan) IS SHE DEAD NOW?
(Lingard on video) YES.
(Nolan) SHE'S DEAD BECAUSE YOU GAVE HER
A LETHAL INJECTION.
COME ON, DOCTOR. DON'T BE COY.
SHE WANTED TO DIE, SO YOU GAVE HER A DRUG
AND KILLED HER.
YES.
I DID.
THAT WAS A BIG SCOOP FOR BILL NOLAN.
HEY, THIS TRIP THAT DRISCOLL TOOK
TO THE 200 BLOCK OF 1ST AVENUE?
THERE WAS A RECEIPT FROM THE HANDICAP VAN
THAT TOOK HIM THERE.
YOUR BROTHER GOT A CALL FROM A PAY PHONE
IN A RESTAURANT ON THE SAME BLOCK.
WAIT A MINUTE.
HERE, THREE DAYS BEFORE HE DIED.
HIM I'VE SEEN A FEW TIMES.
HE'S IN A WHEELCHAIR.
HE CAME IN BY HIMSELF?
NO, HE HAS COFFEE WITH THIS GIRL.
GIRLFRIEND?
NAH, COME ON.
HE WAS TOO OLD FOR HER.
SHE'S A NURSE.
THEY PROBABLY TALK ABOUT MEDICAL STUFF.
MEDICAL STUFF USUALLY HAPPENS IN A MEDICAL PLACE,
NOT A DINER, NICK.
HOW'D YOU KNOW SHE WAS A NURSE?
SHE HAVE A UNIFORM AND A LITTLE WHITE HAT?
NO.
YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU TALKED TO HER?
YOU LIKE HER, DON'T YOU?
[scoffs]
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S HER NAME,
WHERE DO WE FIND HER?
MILA.
SHE WORKS AT A HOSPICE ON AVENUE A.
LARRY DRISCOLL HAD A FRIEND
WHO PASSED AWAY HERE.
THAT'S HOW I MET HIM.
WHEN LARRY DECIDED TO TERMINATE HIS LIFE,
HE CAME TO ME FOR ADVICE.
I WORK WITH THE DYING,
AND LARRY THOUGHT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP HIM.
SO DID YOU HELP HIM?
I TOLD HIM DON'T EXPECT ANY HELP
FROM THE STRAIGHT MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
THEY THINK LIKE SHEEP.
SHEEP?
ARE YOU A DR. DEATH GROUPIE, MS. HAMES?
DR. DAVID LINGARD?
NO, I'M NOT-- I'M NOT A GROUPIE.
"M.H.L."
MILA HAMES LINGARD?
WHEN I WENT INTO NURSING,
MY FATHER SAID IT WOULD GO EASIER
IF I USED MY MOTHER'S NAME.
WHAT ABOUT TOM LUPO?
WERE YOU THE ONE THAT CALLED HIM FROM THE DINER?
I WAS RETURNING HIS CALL.
HE HEARD ABOUT ME FROM LARRY.
THEY MET ON A RIGHT-TO-DIE WEBSITE.
WERE YOU THE ONE THAT WENT TO HIS HOTEL ROOM
AND HOOKED HIM UP TO AN I.V.?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA TRICK ME
LIKE THEY DID MY FATHER.
THOSE GUYS COMMITTED SUICIDE ALL BY THEMSELVES.
THERE ARE VIDEOS TO PROVE IT.
VIDEOS OF WHAT? THE SUICIDES?
BILL NOLAN HAS THEM.
HE'S DOING A SPECIAL ON MY FATHER FOR HIS SHOW.
HE'S GOT THE VIDEOS.
I'M NOT TRYING TO GIVE YOU THE BUM'S RUSH, FELLAS,
BUT I'VE GOT TO GET THIS LINGARD SEGMENT
READY TO AIR ON SUNDAY.
THOSE VIDEOTAPES ARE EVIDENCE
IN TWO HOMICIDES, MR. NOLAN.
SO IF YOU'RE THINKING OF CONCEALING THEM--
THAT WOULD BE PRETTY DUMB OF ME,
SINCE THE WHOLE WORLD'S GONNA SEE THEM ON SUNDAY.
ARTIE, BE A GOOD MAN
AND BURN A DVD OF DRISCOLL AND THAT OTHER--
TOM LUPO.
YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US, MR. NOLAN.
HA.
WE SAW YOU GOT LINGARD TO CONFESS ON CAMERA
TEN YEARS AGO.
THAT WAS PRETTY SMOOTH.
SMOOTH ENOUGH FOR AN EMMY.
[on video] LARRY, YOU'VE BEEN SICK FOR YEARS.
SO WHY NOW?
MY CONDITION WAS GETTING WORSE
MONTH BY MONTH.
I CAME TO BELIEVE THAT THE DOCTORS AND MY FAMILY
WERE KEEPING THE TRUTH ABOUT MY DISEASE FROM ME.
BUT NOW, THANKS TO YOU, BILL,
I GOT MY REAL MEDICAL REPORT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THANKS TO YOU, I NOW KNOW I HAVE A.L.S.,
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.
IT'S A SLOW...
CERTAIN...
AGONIZING DEATH.
SO THIS IS MY RESPONSE.
NO ONE HELPED ME.
I RIGGED IT MYSELF.
[labored breathing]
[man on video] SHOULD SOMEONE CHECK HIS PULSE?
WHATEVER ROLE LINGARD'S DAUGHTER
PLAYED IN THE SUICIDE,
LARRY DRISCOLL BASICALLY EXONERATED HER.
BUT IT'S BULL. - IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S A DYING DECLARATION.
PROSECUTING HER WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME.
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
DRISCOLL SAID HE HAD LOU GEHRIG'S.
THE AUTOPSY SAYS THAT HE HAD SOMETHING CALLED
SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY.
(Lupo) WHAT?
AND DRISCOLL THOUGHT
HE HAD LOU GEHRIG'S BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL REPORT
THAT NOLAN GAVE HIM, RIGHT?
SINCE HE COMMITTED SUICIDE
THINKING HE HAD LOU GEHRIG'S,
I SUGGEST WE GET THE M.E. TO SORT THIS OUT.
OKAY.
DRISCOLL WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH TYPE FOUR SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
20 YEARS AGO.
IT'S NON-LETHAL.
PEOPLE WITH S.M.A. CAN MAINTAIN
A FULFILLING QUALITY OF LIFE.
IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE HORROR SHOW OF LOU GEHRIG'S.
THE VIDEO MENTIONED A MEDICAL REPORT
THAT SAID DRISCOLL HAD LOU GEHRIG'S.
WELL, THREE WEEKS AGO,
DRISCOLL HAD HIMSELF CHECKED OUT
AT SAINT FABIAN'S HOSPITAL.
THEY MISDIAGNOSED HIM WITH LOU GEHRIG'S.
THE ORIGINAL REPORT STAYED IN THIS FILE.
THAT'S WHAT ENDED UP IN BILL NOLAN'S HANDS.
SOMEBODY DROPPED THE BALL.
MAYBE OUR LITTLE ANGEL OF MERCY
CAN TELL US HOW THAT HAPPENED.
(Rubirosa) WE ACCEPT THAT MR. DRISCOLL AND MR. LUPO
CHOSE TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE YOU IMMUNITY
FOR HELPING THEM.
IN EXCHANGE, YOU'LL TELL US
HOW MR. DRISCOLL LEARNED HE HAD LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.
BILL NOLAN GAVE LARRY THE MEDICAL REPORT.
(Rubirosa) AND HOW DID MR. NOLAN COME TO BE INVOLVED?
(Hames) AFTER MY FATHER GOT OUT OF JAIL,
MR. NOLAN KEPT HOUNDING HIM FOR AN INTERVIEW.
I THOUGHT I COULD HELP MY FATHER.
I TOLD NOLAN ABOUT THIS MAN, TOM LUPO.
I TOLD HIM I WAS THERE WHEN HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
HE GOT VERY EXCITED.
HE WANTED TO WITNESS A SUICIDE.
HE SAID IT WOULD HELP MY FATHER'S CAUSE.
I INTRODUCED HIM TO LARRY.
LARRY WAS THINKING OF SUICIDE.
HE THOUGHT HE WAS A LOT SICKER
THAN WHAT THE DOCTORS WERE TELLING HIM.
BUT HE COULDN'T MAKE UP HIS MIND.
AND WHAT DID HE DO?
DID HE ASK MR. NOLAN FOR HELP?
NOLAN JUST KEPT TALKING ABOUT A DEADLINE.
SO HE USED A SOURCE AT THE HOSPITAL
TO GET LARRY'S REPORT.
WHEN THE REPORT SAID LARRY HAD LOU GEHRIG'S,
LARRY MADE UP HIS MIND.
MILA, THE REPORT WAS WRONG.
LARRY DIDN'T HAVE LOU GEHRIG'S.
WELL IF THE DON'T TAKE AWAY NOLAN'S EMMY FOR THIS--
WHY STOP AT HIS EMMY?
HE WAS AFTER RATINGS.
HE HAD A SUICIDAL VICTIM,
AN UNCHECKED REPORT.
HE HAD MOTIVE.
IT WAS A SUBSTANTIAL RISK AND A RECKLESS ACT.
FULL HOUSE.
LET'S GO.
MS. HAMES, I'M MICHAEL CUTTER.
I WORK WITH MS. RUBIROSA.
NOW, UH...
BEFORE HE DIED,
YOU GOT TO KNOW MR. DRISCOLL PRETTY WELL.
HE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT HIS LIFE,
ABOUT SUICIDE.
BUT FOR THE FACT
THAT HE WAS TOLD HE HAD LOU GEHRIG'S,
DO YOU THINK HE'D BE ALIVE TODAY?
HE SAID AS LONG AS THERE WAS HOPE...
HE COULDN'T BRING HIMSELF TO END HIS LIFE.
HE TOLD MR. NOLAN THIS?
YOU GO PICK UP NOLAN.
WE'RE CHARGING MAN TWO.
THIS LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE.
YOU MIND GETTING UP, MR. NOLAN.
I HAVE TO GET READY TO TAPE A SEGMENT FOR SUNDAY'S SHOW.
YOU'RE PRETTY ENOUGH NOW
FOR YOUR MUG SHOT-- GET UP!
MUG SHOT? - YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR MURDER.
ARTIE, CALL GERARD NOW!
MR. NOLAN WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER.
HE PLED NOT GUILTY,
AND THE JUDGE SET BAIL AT $250,000.
THESE CHARGES ARE AN ATTACK
ON THE PRESS, ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
OUR NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
JACK MCCOY, WAS APPOINTED
TO SERVE OUT ARTHUR BRANCH'S TERM
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO.
AND BY THE LOOKS OF IT,
OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE IN FOR A VERY ROUGH RIDE.
[reporters shouting]
MIKE,
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE STORM OF CRAP YOU STIRRED UP?
I'M IN THIS JOB THREE MINUTES,
AND ALREADY I'M BEING CRUCIFIED
AND MAKING A DEAL WITH A WOMAN
WHO ASSISTED IN TWO SUICIDES?
THE VICTIMS EXONERATED HER. I MEAN, EVEN IF I'D--
SO INDICTING BILL NOLAN
IS SOME KIND OF CONSOLATION PRIZE.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS NOT A LICENSE TO BE RECKLESS.
BUT IT IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
THE NEXT TIME YOU DECIDE
TO CHARGE A MEMBER OF THE PRESS
WITH A FELONY, CALL ME.
LOOK, SACRED COWS ARE FOR BARBEQUING, JACK.
YOU MAY'VE HAD WOODWARD AND BERNSTEIN.
BUT I GREW UP WITH GERALDO AND THEN JUDITH MILLER.
I MEAN, REPORTERS?
THEY'RE JUST MORE CLOWNS TO THE CIRCUS NOW.
A FINE SENTIMENT.
I HOPE YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL LEGAL THEORY
TO BACK IT UP
BECAUSE SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE WON'T GET YOU THERE.
UNLESS YOU CAN PROVE MALICE.
[cell phone beeps]
JACK, IT'S RUBIROSA.
NOLAN JUST FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
DUFFY.
LOOK THAT ONE UP IN YOUR GADGET.
YOUR HONOR, THE STATUTE IS CRYSTAL CLEAR.
A PERSON MUST CAUSE THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON.
MR. DRISCOLL WAS THE CAUSE OF HIS OWN DEATH.
THE ONLY ROLE THAT MY CLIENT PLAYED
WAS THAT OF A JOURNALIST CONVEYING A FACT
TO AN INTERVIEW SUBJECT.
WHAT HE CONVEYED WAS AN ERRONEOUS REPORT
KNOWING THE DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE.
THAT REPORT IS WHAT CAUSED MR. DRISCOLL TO TAKE HIS LIFE.
SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT ABOUT THE REPORT.
MY CLIENT'S HAND WASN'T ON THE SYRINGE.
WELL THAT'S A HAIR-THIN DEFINITION OF CAUSATION.
PEOPLE V. DUFFY.
THE COURT OF APPEALS UPHELD
THE MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION OF THE MAN
WHO GAVE A GUN TO HIS DISTRAUGHT FRIEND.
THE COURT RULED THAT THE DEFENDANT
MAY BE CONVICTED FOR ENGAGING IN RECKLESS CONDUCT
THAT RESULTS IN ANOTHER PERSON'S SUICIDE.
YOUR HONOR, I'M ASKING YOU TO WEIGH
THIS ONE FACT-CHECKING ERROR
AGAINST MY CLIENT'S LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT
TO JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE.
AND I WOULD ASK, YOUR HONOR,
TO WEIGH MR. DRISCOLL'S LIFE
AGAINST MR. NOLAN'S CRAVEN PURSUIT OF RATINGS.
IF HE HADN'T BEEN IN SUCH A RUSH TO TELEVISE
A SUICIDE, HE MIGHT'VE CHECKED HIS FACTS.
AMEN TO THAT, MR. CUTTER.
THE MOTION TO DISMISS IS DENIED.
MY CLIENT WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE BOOK ON THIS
AND MOVE ON.
THE DAMAGE TO HIS REPUTATION IS INCALCULABLE.
I DON'T THINK THEY CARE, GERARD.
MR. CUTTER, KNOCK IT DOWN
TO CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE,
SUSPENDED SENTENCE, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND A FINE.
OH, YOU WRITE A CHECK
AND LARRY DRISCOLL BECOMES WHAT?
A FOOTNOTE IN AN ETHICS CLASS
AT THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM?
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!
IT WASN'T MY SOURCE AT THE HOSPITAL.
IT WAS LARRY'S.
HE PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THIS PERSON
AT THE HOSPITAL.
THIS SOURCE NEVER GAVE ME ANY REASON
TO BELIEVE THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE REPORT.
THE STORY WASN'T EVEN MY IDEA!
MILA HAMES CAME TO ME.
I STAYED WITHIN THE ETHICS OF MY PROFESSION
EVERY DAMN STEP OF THE WAY!
BEFORE WE CONSIDER A PLEA, WE HAVE TO VERIFY YOUR STORY.
(Rubirosa) WE'LL NEED THE NAME OF YOUR SOURCE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE TWO REPORTS ON THE SAME TEST.
NOLAN WAS ALL OVER ME, SO I SENT HIM THE FIRST REPORT
THAT CAME UP ON MY COMPUTER.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE THE REPORT
HAD BEEN MISDIAGNOSED AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE?
THE NEXT DAY, WHEN I FOUND THE SECOND REPORT
WITH THE CORRECTED DIAGNOSIS.
LISTEN, I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NOLAN.
I LEFT HIM A MESSAGE ON HIS VOICEMAIL
AT HIS TV STATION, BUT I NEVER HEARD FROM HIM.
YOU CALLED HIM.
ARE YOU SURE, RICK?
YEAH, I'M SURE.
OKAY?
(McCoy) THE MORE I HEAR ABOUT MR. NOLAN,
THE LESS I WANT TO MAKE A DEAL WITH HIM.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE THIS.
DETECTIVE LUPO DID SOME DIGGING
ON OUR HOSPITAL LAB RAT,
RICK ODELL.
WHEN HE RENTED AN APARTMENT TWO YEARS AGO,
ODELL USED MILA HAMES AS A REFERENCE.
DR. LINGARD'S DAUGHTER. SMALL WORLD.
YEAH, WELL YOU'D THINK MILA WOULD'VE MENTIONED
THAT SHE KNEW THE KID WHO GAVE NOLAN
THE WRONG MEDICAL REPORT.
WELL, EITHER SHE DIDN'T KNOW OR IT WAS NO ACCIDENT
NOLAN GOT THE WRONG REPORT.
A JOURNALIST IS DOING A PROGRAM ON ASSISTED SUICIDE
THAT WILL REHABILITATE YOUR FATHER
AND THE CENTERPIECE IS AN ON-CAMERA SUICIDE.
BUT WHAT IF YOUR WOULD-BE SUICIDE GETS COLD FEET?
SO MILA HAD HER FRIEND GIVE NOLAN
THE WRONG DIAGNOSIS.
THIS IS A NEWS STORY THAT BENEFITS DR. LINGARD.
IT SHOWS PEOPLE ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF HE PUT HIS DAUGHTER UP TO IT.
HE'S THAT KIND OF GUY.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOUR GOONS
THAT I'VE BEEN A GOOD BOY.
BESIDES, MILA AND I DON'T TALK VERY MUCH.
REALLY.
SHE SAID SHE GOT INVOLVED WITH NOLAN
TO VINDICATE YOU.
(Lingard) HOW ANNOYING.
YOUR DAUGHTER'S DEVOTION IS ANNOYING?
I ALWAYS FELT THAT THE WHOLE PATERNITY THING
WAS A DISTRACTION FROM MY WORK.
(Green) CONNIE.
THESE ARE LETTERS THAT MILA SENT HIM IN PRISON.
THIS ONE SHE WROTE HIM FROM CAMP WHEN SHE WAS 17.
SHE INCLUDED THIS PICTURE.
CHECK OUT THE DUDE WITH THE CRUTCHES.
IT'S DRISCOLL.
"MY COUNSELOR LARRY IS SUCH A COOL GUY.
"HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU, DADDY,
"AND HE THINKS IT'S UNJUST THAT YOU'RE IN JAIL.
"HE HAS A DISEASE CALLED SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY.
"BUT HE TOLD ME IF HE EVER ENDS UP
"IN A WHEELCHAIR AND MISERABLE,
"HE WOULD END HIS LIFE,
AND HE HOPES THERE'LL BE SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO HELP HIM."
IT SOUNDS LIKE LARRY WAS READY
TO COMMIT SUICIDE BECAUSE OF HIS S.M.A.
THE MISTAKEN DIAGNOSIS WASN'T A FACTOR.
SOUNDS LIKE IT.
"I'M TRYING TO STOP BEING ANGRY
"AT HOW UNFAIR THE WORLD IS.
"YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE, DADDY.
"BUT THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR HONESTY.
"YOU GAVE AN INTERVIEW, AND WHAT DID YOU GET?
"TEN YEARS IN PRISON.
AND THAT CREEP, HE GOT AN EMMY."
"THAT CREEP"?
SHE BLAMES NOLAN FOR SENDING HER DAD TO PRISON.
AND NOW SHE'S TRYING TO SEND HIM TO PRISON
FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
PAYBACK.
CALL THE DETECTIVES.
WE'RE ARRESTING MILA HAMES FOR MURDER.
(Mila) THERE YOU GO, DANNY.
LOOK WHAT I GOT YOU.
JUST IN TIME FOR THE BALLGAME.
MUSTARD, RIGHT?
MISS HAMES?
WE NEED YOU TO COME WITH US.
WE HAVE A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST.
LET'S DO THIS OUT HERE.
YOU HAVE THERE AN AGREEMENT, YOUR HONOR,
SIGNED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
GIVING MY CLIENT IMMUNITY
FOR ANY ROLE SHE HAD ASSISTING THE SUICIDES.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD
TO ME, MR. CUTTER.
YOU GAVE HER A WALK ON SUICIDE,
AND THAT'S WHAT THESE VICTIMS DID.
I AGREE, JUDGE-- FOR TOM LUPO
AND LARRY DRISCOLL, IT WAS A SUICIDE.
BUT MILA HAMES
ASSISTED THEIR DEATHS
IN ORDER TO FRAME BILL NOLAN FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
HER INTENT MAKES THOSE DEATHS MURDER.
AND HER IMMUNITY DOESN'T COVER MURDER.
MR. CUTTER IS ALLEGING AN INTENT
THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE FACTS.
THAT WOULD BE FOR A JURY TO DECIDE, MS. GRUBMAN.
I INTEND TO GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY.
YOUR MOTION IS DENIED. THE TWO MURDER COUNTS STAND.
(Lingard) TYRANT!
YOU CAN'T KEEP ME IN JAIL,
SO YOU ATTACK MY DAUGHTER? - QUIET! QUIET!
OFFICERS, REMOVE THAT MAN.
YOUR JUSTICE IS A PERVERSION!
ORDER! - IT'S IMMORAL!
GET HIM OUT OF HERE!
NICE TAP DANCE TODAY.
UH, THANK YOU FOR NOT MENTIONING
THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN HER IMMUNITY IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT,
YOU'RE STILL PROSECUTING HER FOR ASSISTING TWO SUICIDES.
SHE USED THOSE MEN.
FOR HER OWN NEEDS. NOT THEIRS.
ANYWAY, THE JUDGE SAID I COULD PROSECUTE.
SO I WILL.
CAN I SEE YOUR WITNESS LIST?
THERE'S NOBODY HERE TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIMS.
LARRY DRISCOLL HAS NO IMMEDIATE FAMILY,
AND WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM TOMMY LUPO'S WIFE.
I DON'T WANT MIKE GOING OFF ON A TANGENT.
THIS IS NOT A CRUSADE AGAINST ASSISTED SUICIDE.
JACK, DON'T PUT ME ON THE SPOT.
ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY TO HIM...
YOUR CASE IS ALL BRAIN AND NO HEART.
BETTER PUT A HUMAN FACE ON THE VICTIMS.
THE WHOLE REASON THAT LARRY GOT A CHECKUP AT ST. FABIAN'S
WAS BECAUSE I WORKED IN THE LAB.
MILA TOLD ME TO TWEAK HIS TESTS
SO THEY CAME UP FOR LOU GEHRIG'S.
(Cutter) THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
BILL NOLAN CALLED ME.
I GAVE HIM THE PHONY REPORT, LIKE MILA ASKED ME TO.
THANK YOU.
MR. ODELL, FAR AS YOU KNOW,
LARRY DRISCOLL WAS AN INFORMED
AND WILLING PARTICIPANT IN HIS OWN DEATH?
SURE.
HE SAID THAT, UH,
SUICIDE WAS A RELIEF.
THAT TAKING DOWN NOLAN GAVE HIS DEATH A PURPOSE,
AND HE WAS HAPPY TO DO IT.
(Grubman) THANK YOU.
NO MORE QUESTIONS.
MILA HAMES PROPOSED TO ME
THAT I FILM AN ACTUAL ASSISTED SUICIDE
FOR MY REPORT ABOUT HER FATHER.
I WAS RELUCTANT, BUT SHE KEPT AFTER ME.
SHE SHOWED ME A TAPE OF MR. LUPO'S SUICIDE
TO DEMONSTRATE THAT EVERYTHING
WOULD BE DONE IN A CLINICAL MANNER.
I WANTED TO PRESENT A FAIR AND TRUTHFUL PICTURE
OF HER FATHER AND HIS BELIEFS.
ANYWAY, I RELENTED.
AND MILA INTRODUCED ME TO LARRY DRISCOLL.
HE GAVE ME A SONG AND DANCE
ABOUT BEING UNDECIDED.
HE PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH A YOUNG MAN
WHO GAVE ME A PHONY REPORT.
AT NO TIME DID I PRESSURE ANYONE
INTO DOING ANYTHING.
I DON'T MAKE THE NEWS.
I JUST REPORT IT.
THANK YOU, MR. NOLAN.
MR. NOLAN, AT ANY TIME, DID YOU WITNESS
MY CLIENT CAUSE THE DEATH OF MR. LUPO OR MR. DRISCOLL,
EITHER BY INJECTING THEM WITH THE DRUG
OR CONNECTING THEM TO A DRUG DELIVERY APPARATUS
OR PROCURING DRUGS?
NO, BUT MS. HAMES IS A NURSE.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO IMAGINE--
I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO IMAGINE THE FACTS, MR. NOLAN.
JUST TO REPORT THEM.
NO MORE QUESTIONS.
WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE FAST WITH THE JURY.
SOMEONE HAS TO SPEAK FOR THE VICTIMS.
YEAH, WE NEED TOMMY LUPO'S WIFE ON THE STAND.
SHE HASN'T RESPONDED TO THE SUBPOENA.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD THREATEN HER WITH CONTEMPT.
WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE UNSEEMLY, DON'T YOU THINK?
NO, GET DETECTIVE LUPO TO LEAN ON HER.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO SIT AROUND A COURTHOUSE.
IT'S ONLY ONE DAY.
THIS GIRL USED HIM.
YOU WANT ME TO GET UP IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE
AND TELL THEM MY HUSBAND PREFERRED TO KILL HIMSELF
INSTEAD OF HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ME?
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HUMILIATING THAT IS?
[exhaling]
YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO SPEAK FOR TOMMY?
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT?
HUH?
WHY DON'T YOU GET UP THERE AND TELL EVERYBODY
YOU WERE TOO BUSY
TO TALK TO YOUR SICK, DYING BROTHER?
AND THEN YOU CAN TELL THEM
IT'S BECAUSE OF ME.
WELL, LUPO STRUCK OUT WITH HIS SISTER-IN-LAW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIM TESTIFYING?
ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIM?
IT WOULD TAINT HIS ROLE AS AN INVESTIGATOR.
WELL, THEN, THAT'S IT. THE PEOPLE REST.
THE DEFENSE'LL PUT MILA ON THE STAND,
A SYMPATHETIC DEFENDANT.
HOSPICE NURSE, CARING FOR THE SUFFERING.
HEY, CONNIE, CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE.
NOEXECUTIONS.ORG.
IT'S AN ANTI DEATH PENALTY GROUP.
I THINK WE JUST FOUND A BLEMISH IN MILA'S HALO.
LARRY HAD ALREADY DECIDED HE WANTED TO END HIS LIFE.
WHEN MR. NOLAN STARTED TALKING
ABOUT DOING A SHOW ABOUT MY FATHER,
LARRY AND I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA
OF LETTING HIM FILM HIS SUICIDE.
(Grubman) WHY?
BECAUSE IT WOULD SHOW THAT PEOPLE STILL BELIEVED
IN MY FATHER'S WORK.
THAT HE DIDN'T GO TO JAIL FOR NOTHING.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
LARRY AND I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA
OF EMBARRASSING MR. NOLAN.
IT WAS STUPID.
AND I REGRET IT.
I BLAMED HIM FOR THE LOSS OF MY FATHER
FOR TEN YEARS.
(Grubman) TELL US ABOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION
IN THE SUICIDES.
I TOLD THEM WHERE TO GET THE DRUGS,
AND THE PLANS TO BUILD THE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE.
I SHOWED THEM
HOW TO WORK IT AND HOW TO SET UP AN I.V.
IN THEIR ARM.
HOW TO END THEIR LIFE SAFELY,
WITHOUT PAIN.
IN THE SAME SPIRIT AS MY FATHER WOULD'VE HELPED THEM.
(Grubman) NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
[Cutter clears throat]
AS A NURSE
IN A HOSPICE FOR THE DYING,
YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT PAIN, CORRECT?
YES.
SO WHEN YOU TOLD
MR. LUPO AND MR. DRISCOLL
THAT THIS METHOD DEVELOPED BY YOUR FATHER,
THE COCKTAIL OF THE THREE DRUGS,
WAS SAFE AND PAINLESS, THEY TRUSTED YOU
BECAUSE OF YOUR TRAINING.
YES, THEY DID.
NOW, YOU ADVOCATE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
TO END THEIR LIFE WITH THE HELP
OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, CORRECT?
YES.
SO WHERE DO YOU STAND ON OTHER LIFE-AND-DEATH ISSUES?
SAY, ABORTION?
I HAVEN'T MADE UP MY MIND.
WELL, LET'S TRY AN EASY ONE.
THE DEATH PENALTY.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE DEATH PENALTY.
ON WHAT GROUNDS? - IT'S CRUEL.
CRUEL WHY?
BECAUSE OF...
BECAUSE OF WHAT?
THE MANNER OF EXECUTION?
SPECIFICALLY, LETHAL INJECTION,
MS. HAMES?
PEOPLE'S 41 THROUGH 45.
RECORDS FROM "NO EXECUTIONS,"
AN ANTI-DEATH PENALTY
ADVOCACY GROUP.
THE RECORDS SHOW YOU'VE BEEN A PAYING MEMBER
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
THESE ARE PETITIONS.
IS THIS YOUR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE?
YES.
YOU SIGNED THESE PETITIONS OPPOSING THE USE
OF LETHAL INJECTIONS BECAUSE, AND I QUOTE,
"THE THREE DRUGS USED IN LETHAL INJECTIONS
"SILENCE THE PRISONER SO HE CANNOT SCREAM,
"PARALYZE HIM SO HE CANNOT MOVE,
"AND THEN SUBJECT HIM
TO EXTREME AND INTOLERABLE PAIN."
MS. HAMES,
WHAT IS THE DRUG COMMONLY USED
IN LETHAL INJECTIONS
THAT CAUSES SUCH EXTREME
AND INTOLERABLE PAIN?
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE.
THE SAME DRUG, THE SAME COCKTAIL USED
IN YOUR FATHER'S SUICIDE DEVICE,
CORRECT?
Y-YES.
THE DEVICE YOU TOLD TOM LUPO AND LARRY DRISCOLL
WAS SAFE AND PAINLESS.
THEY TRUSTED YOU,
AND YOU TOLD THEM
TO INJECT THIS POISON INTO THEIR VEINS, DIDN'T YOU?
I DIDN'T THINK THEY--
TELL ME, MS. HAMES, WHY IS IT YOUR CONCERN
FOR THE SUFFERING OF PRISONERS
DIDN'T EXTEND TO THESE TWO INNOCENT MEN?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T CARE FOR THEIR WELFARE?
NO, THEY WANT-- - IS IT BECAUSE
YOU WERE SO FOCUSED ON YOUR OWN FEELINGS,
YOUR OWN VENGEANCE?
NO, I DIDN'T KNOW!
MY--MY FATHER TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE.
YOU'RE A NURSE.
YOU KNEW BETTER.
I-I--
I DIDN'T MEAN--
MY--MY FATHER--
[breathing heavily]
THE RIGHT TO DIE AND THE DEATH PENALTY.
THAT'S NOT A CONNECTION THAT WOULD'VE OCCURRED TO ME.
WELL, ON OCCASION, JACK...
BRANCH USED TO FILL THESE SHELVES
WITH KNICK-KNACKS AND AWARDS.
IT'S A WORKING OFFICE NOW, NOT A SHOWROOM.
DEFENSE JUST SPRUNG ANOTHER WITNESS ON US.
THE HEAVY ARTILLERY THIS TIME.
DR. DAVID LINGARD.
EVERYBODY HAS IT BACKWARDS.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE DIE.
WE'RE RELIEVING THEM OF THEIR UNBEARABLE PAIN.
HIPPOCRATES SAID
THAT DOCTORS ARE THE SERVANT
OF THE PATIENT
AND NOT THE MASTER.
BUT DOESN'T POTASSIUM CHLORIDE INFLICT PAIN ON THE PATIENTS?
NOT IF IT'S ADMINISTERED BY A DOCTOR.
BUT IT'S AGAINST THE LAW, SO WE HAVE TO USE
THESE HOMEMADE MACHINES THAT ARE UNRELIABLE.
(Grubman) ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE DESIGN OF THE DEVICE
YOUR DAUGHTER HELPED LUPO AND DRISCOLL BUILD?
(Lingard) JUST A MINUTE.
MY DAUGHTER HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH THOSE SUICIDES.
I BUILT THE DEVICE.
I SET UP THE I.V.
MILA ONLY TOOK THE BLAME BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE
HER OLD MAN GOING BACK TO PRISON.
(Grubman) YOU TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ASSISTING THEIR SUICIDES?
(Lingard) YES.
MILA DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
AND BILL NOLAN WAS MY IDEA.
I WANTED TO SEE THAT SON OF A GUN
CHOKE ON HIS EMMY.
(Grubman) THANK YOU, DR. LINGARD.
NO MORE QUESTIONS.
DR. LINGARD, YESTERDAY WE HEARD YOUR DAUGHTER
TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER ROLES IN THESE CRIMES.
SHE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT ME.
NOT THAT I DESERVE IT.
THEN LET ME ASK YOU,
HOW DID YOU MEET MR. DRISCOLL
AND MR. LUPO?
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR NATURAL RIGHT TO DECIDE
HOW AND WHEN TO DIE.
IT'S A RIGHT WE WERE BORN WITH,
AND IT IS A RIGHT THAT THIS TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT
DOCTOR, I ASKED YOU A QUESTION. - HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM US.
THE NINTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
SAYS THAT ANY RIGHT NOT MENTIONED
IN THE CONSTITUTION REVERTS BACK--
DOCTOR, WHERE DID YOU GET THE DRUGS YOU CLAIM
YOU GAVE TO DRISCOLL AND LUPO--
IT'S A RIGHT WE HAVE, AND IT IS--
UP TO US TO TAKE IT BACK.
(Cutter) YOUR HONOR, I ASK THAT THIS WITNESS' TESTIMONY
BE STRICKEN FROM THE RECORD.
DR. LINGARD, I'M DIRECTING YOU
TO ANSWER HIS QUESTION.
IT IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN
TO LIVE AND TO DIE AS THEY SEE FIT.
AND I CHOOSE HERE.
AND NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
MY PULSE IS DOWN TO 20.
MY GOD. WHAT DID YOU DO?
BETA-BLOCKERS,
PRO--PROPRANAL, ABOUT...
AN HOUR AGO.
I'M--I'M ALMOST THERE. IT'S OKAY, SWEETHEART.
YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
(Judge Reisman) OFFICERS, GET AN AMBULANCE!
CALL 911.
(Grubman) YOUR HONOR. I MOVE FOR A MISTRIAL!
DADDY NO! - CLEAR THE COURTROOM!
(Lupo) NOT LIKE THIS.
PUT HIM ON HIS BACK!
ORDER! ORDER IN THE COURT!
[whimpering]
GET THE JURY OUT OF HERE NOW!
I WANT THIS COURTROOM CLEARED NOW!
COME ON.
COURT OFFICERS, CLEAR THE COURTROOM!
GET A MEDIC IN HERE!
JUDGE DECLARED A MISTRIAL.
SHE WANTS TO SET A DATE FOR A NEW TRIAL.
WHAT'S THE POINT?
HER FATHER EXONERATED HER WITH A DYING DECLARATION.
WELL, GIVEN THE CONDITIONS OF HIS PAROLE,
LINGARD MUST'VE FIGURED HIS LIFE'S WORK WAS AT AN END.
HE HAD NOTHING TO LOSE.
NOW HIS DAUGHTER GETS TO LEARN THE DOWNSIDE
OF THE RIGHT TO DIE.
GRIEF.
THE DOCTOR TOLD ME I GOT SIX MONTHS.
ALREADY, THE PAIN...
HEH.
I CAN'T TAKE IT.
THERE'S NO HOPE.
MY FAMILY...
I DIDN'T TELL MY WIFE
BECAUSE SHE WOULD'VE TRIED TO STOP ME.
SO IT'S JUST ME.
[sighs]
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
I'M REALLY DOING THIS.
[labored breathing]
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