Canterbury's Law (2008) s01e02 Episode Script
Baggage
1 Woman: Previously on canterbury's law is this your idea? The therapy? Actually, I think I said anything but therapy, matt.
I don't get you, canterbury.
What are we doing here? You were an escape.
Was or I am? I can't image how hard this must be for you or how you feel.
You can't image what it feels like.
I can empathize.
Not unless you've lost a child.
You represent this guy? This case has nothing to do with us! What he's charged with?! I spoke for the boy.
Which one- tommy or your son? Sam? Sam? Sam! Sam: Mom! You see this? "I'm gonna meet someone interesting today?" Yes, I'm very excited.
Not your horoscope.
This article about you and the jasper case.
I don't have time.
I gotta get to work.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Hey! So, mrs.
Montesano rejected our settlement offer with no counter.
We may have to budge a little bit on this.
Why'd we take this case again? A- mr.
Montesano wanted the best in the business, and b-I just paid the water bill with coins.
Oh, got it.
Yeah and you might want to put on some mittens because it's cold in there.
I'm never getting married.
Can you give me a sec? Frank: What are you wearing? Not funny.
Tell you miss me, and I'll leave you alone.
You've got to stop calling me.
Just say, "frank, I miss you.
" And I'll throw away your number.
Will you settle for, "frank, I'm working.
" Uh, that won't work.
How about, "frank, I'm married?" Nope.
Or, "frank, I said it was over.
" Just say you miss me, and I'm gone.
I miss you.
Ok? You happy now.
Walking on air.
Good.
Now leave me alone.
Telemarketer? Mm-hmm.
What is that? Supply invoices.
Why? Good.
Hi, can I-can I help you with something? I wanted to talk with mrs.
Canterbury? Yeah, you might have to wait awhile.
Oh, waiting's fine.
That's no problem.
This is fine.
So sorry to keep you waiting.
Mrs.
Canterbury, I'm louis minot.
I saw your picture in the paper, and I said to myself, "that lady looks nice.
Stubborn and bossy but still nice.
" Thank you-I think.
Let's head on back? So what can I do for you? I like that picture very much.
It's my son'S.
Yes.
It's a hippopotamus, isn't it? Uh, that's a train.
See the wheels? So what's the problem? I have information about a man who disappeared a while ago.
What kind of information? Well he's allergic to peanut butter.
I'm very busy mr.
Minot, so of course.
Ahem.
I'm sorry.
I also know that he was killed.
Horribly.
And buried.
And I know where the body is.
You have information on an open murder investigation? So have you gone to the police? Not yet.
Why not? Because they're gonna think that I did it.
Man: Did you ever meet mr.
Minot before? Elizabeth: No.
I shouldn't be so surprised, liz.
I know you got the soft spot for the psychotics, but "show and tell?" Hey, coffee boy, while you're at it, I'll have a double half-caf macchiato, please.
Gee, he's still talking? Oh, I don't know.
I stopped paying attention.
Alright.
Alright.
So, you don't know this guy? Never represented him on anything? Nope.
Did he say where he killed him? He said he didn't kill him.
Oh, write that down, john.
That could be useful.
Did he say anything else? Like who's the real killer? Or whether or not the dog ate his homework? Zach, the victim still had his wallet.
Yeah.
Let me see that.
License.
Christopher hedemark.
New bedford.
1992 that expired.
What else? Right now I'm looking at a bag of bones.
More than that, you're gonna have to wait for the lab.
All right, barry, you covered your ass.
Now, was it a homicide? Considering I couldn't find his hands and feet? I'd say so.
Lovely.
Well, if you'll excuse us, ladies, vlad the impaler has agreed to an interview.
He agreed to an interview? Liz.
Please don'T.
Zach: What were you doing there? I was just trying to help! Oh, you were trying to be helpful? Well, you shouldn't have cut him up into little pieces mr.
Minot! That was the bogeyman, not me! Oh the bogeyman? He's not our client, liz.
?right now.
We finally got some bank lines.
Yeah.
You're right.
Why let a little thing like the constitution ruin our chances of being rich and bored? My yelling is hurting you?! You don't like being hurt, mr.
Minot? Mr.
Williams, what is it exactly you're doing? Stay back canterbury, I'm interrogating the suspect here.
Actually, he's a concerned citizen who has come forward with information about a violent crime.
You, on the other hand, appear to be 4-6 inches away from assault.
He had the body.
You can't be serious.
Zach, if I was joking, you would be laughing.
Now get the hell away from my client.
so when we get there, mr.
Williams is gonna want you to incriminate yourself.
So you let me do the talking, ok? I was right.
You're nice.
This has nothing to do with being nice.
Louis, these are very serious charges.
You understand that? Yes.
Sorry.
You were right about my son's picture.
It is a hippo.
I thought so.
Used to drive him crazy because everyone thought it was a train or a house.
It doesn't look anything like a hippo.
How did you know? I have special powers.
Zach: So, I think i understand now.
You were just out strolling in the warehouse district and you decided to stop here and dig up corpses.
Am I right, mr.
Minot? No more questions.
My client came forward voluntarily to show you where he found the body.
We're here now.
Right.
Well, there's nothing to talk about anyway.
You're client's a murderer.
He killed mr.
Hedemark.
He buried him.
And because crazy does what crazy does, he dug him up again.
I told you it wasn't me.
It was the bogeyman.
Let's not speculate, louis.
I know you're nuts, mr.
Minot.
But do you really expect anybody to believe that you found this body? I didn't say i found him.
He told me where to look.
What? He told you? Wait-what? Who told you? Ok, let's stop talking now, louis.
He did.
Chris hedemark.
He came into my head, and he told me.
I told you they'd think I did it.
I'll prepare a motion to suppress, but in the meantime, don't talk to anyone.
Arraignment will be first thing in the morning.
It's going to be ok.
I'm not worried.
I trust you.
You sure know how to pick 'em, canterbury.
And you sure know how to interview them.
Coerced, involuntary, and inadmissible.
Hey, hey.
He practically confessed.
Get used to it.
Sometimes you win.
Sometimes you lose.
That's life.
You know, you should really stick to the civil rights violations, zach.
Philosophy doesn't suit you.
Matt: Hello! In the kitchen.
Hey, how was your day? My day was great, thank you.
You want to hear more good news? I made another appointment with garry, the couples counselor.
Great.
The rich just get richer.
Just don't be late this time.
Ok? Beth? I heard you, ok? I won't be late.
Good morning, children.
Good morning, maria.
So I checked out insanity cases.
We're pretty well covered on precedent.
Chester already made calls about mental health evaluation.
That's right.
Schulman, peters and dr.
Montaya from brown have already agreed to be on our expert list.
So if zach wants to argue insanity he'll have to do it without the 3 best shrinks in rhode island.
The judge will probably release louis to slater psychiatric.
Which is a lot better than him awaiting trial in general population.
I already drafted the motion for a competency exam.
Great.
Nice work.
So that's the consensus? Plead not guilty by reason of insanity? We can't risk a guilty verdict.
Zach'll scream life without parole and probably get it.
I mean, nobody here thinks we should plead not guilty? You mean, say he didn't do it at all? Why, yes, chester.
That's exactly what "not guilty" means.
Ok.
Let's meet in the courtroom.
I want to talk to louis before the arraignment.
How was your night? Nice.
Rambunctious but nice.
What happened to your eye? I told you not to talk to anyone.
Not everyone can appreciate your powers of perception, ok? We think the best plan for you is to plead insanity.
The good about this is it's technically a "not guilty" plea.
Which means they'll place you in a hospital and not prison.
So you think I did it? That's not what I'm saying.
Pleading ngi means that you're not responsible for what happened.
But you think I did it? I think it would be very hard to prove that you didn'T.
Your-uh- your nose is bleeding.
I know.
It does that.
Louis, you don't think there's something wrong with you do you? Well, I guess there must be.
I mean, you don't ever hear voices do you, mrs.
Canterbury? Sam! Hey, great news.
You know i'm feeling generous.
So I've decided to forego this little fight that you're spoiling for.
Let's agree he's nuts.
Let john of arc go to slater.
What's the catch? The catch is this case isn't exactly a career maker.
Some crazy guy killed Not really the O.
J.
Trial is it? No.
I mean, we've all got better things to do.
And by the way, you're welcome.
That was easy.
Man: State of rhode island vs.
Minot.
Louis allan minot, you've been charged with the crime of murder in the first degree.
How do you now plead? We plead not guilty, your honor.
I understand an agreement has been reached with the prosecution? An agreement? Your honor, my client is completely not guilty of these charges.
So I don't see what kind of agreement we could reach.
Your client wishes to stand trial? Considering he has no record and came forward voluntarily, my view is that the charges be dropped and apologies tendered.
Apologies? Barring that, I request a reasonable bail be set.
No way, your honor.
The accused has essentially confessed to a heinous murder.
There was no confession.
There was unfortunately, prosecutorial misconduct.
This is preposterous.
Save it for the trial.
The fact that mr.
Minot came forward is significant.
Plea of "not guilty" entered with a trial date to be determined.
Does this means you think i didn't do it? It means we have a trial to prepare for.
I thought we had a deal.
Uh, no.
That deal was without merit.
I'm spoiling for a fight remember? All right, all right.
You got no defense.
Instead of a nice cozy hospital bed, he can have an 8x12 the rest of his life.
I hope you're happy.
It's amazing.
I can actually feel you glowering, russell.
I'm not glowering.
I'm just trying to remember the last time i heard such a great deal rejected.
I think it was 7th grade when susie monk wouldn't let me get to 2nd base.
It's only a great deal if he's guilty.
Zach's case against louis is wholly circumstantial.
Come on, liz.
Who else would know where to find a buried body other than the guy who buried him? That's not evidence, that's speculation.
Why would he dig up the body? You think louis is looking for a book deal? I don't buy it.
Something else is going on.
Like what? I don't know.
Maybe he is psychic.
You're not serious.
Why does everybody keep saying that to me? Wow.
I've always dreamed of mounting a psychic defense.
I think it's the sheer inadmissibility of it that thrills me.
That and the public ridicule.
That's the spirit.
We'll never get past the daubert hearing.
Maybe not.
I'm pretty sure of american jurisprudence, psychic testimony has never been allowed into evidence.
Well maybe now it's time to start.
Any luck? The closest I've come to parapsychology is the amazing eli guessing I had or knew someone that had a dog.
I just spoke to a lady who said she wasn't going to use her powers until we ordered in pastries.
You know, we're looking for expert psychic testimony and I'm starting to worry there's no such thing.
You should be worried.
Have you seen zach's witness list? He's calling dr.
Ian harris.
I've heard of this guy.
He's some harvard professor.
Goes all over the world exposing psychic frauds.
So fundamentally we're dead.
Keep trying.
You, sir.
Hey.
How'd the interviews go? Ahh, more colorful than credible.
Find any case law? There's a repressed memory case.
Woman recalled sexual abuse after 15 years.
Something a judge could link to parapsychology.
Could be a toehold.
It's pretty weak.
Uh, you've seen louis's file, right? Yeah.
Sure.
Why? Why? Because he spent half his life in a mental hospital.
He was in and out of markham psychiatric 11 times since the age of 17.
3 months after his folks died.
Kid in a crisis ends up in an institution.
After a while, feels like home.
File also mentions he attacked his doctor once during dance therapy.
So he's got a temper.
Does that make him a homicidal maniac? We do not need to plead insanity.
We'll win this motion.
Where you going? I'm gonna go look into the law enforcement side.
See if cops really do use psychics.
Look into the law enforcement side.
What does that mean? Frank? It's a professional visit, russell.
I didn't say anything.
Frank's an ex-cop.
And a valuable resource.
What are you, my mother? I don't know, canterbury.
I think this whole psychic thing is a crock if you ask me.
But I thought cops used psychics from time to time? They do.
But- hold on one second.
There was a case, I don't know, maybe erasmus barrie.
He was real scumbag.
The rapist.
Yeah, they had a really hard time catching him.
Right, exactly.
When they finally did, I remember the shields having a pretty good laugh about a psychic being brought in.
Really? Really.
Come on, liz.
I mean, one way or another, they're all gristers.
You know? I certainly never worked a case where I got anything out of these characters.
But I figure-ahem- since you came all this way, you want to fool around? Not why I came.
But what about all those stories you hear where psychics find missing persons? They're unfounded.
Get down.
Get down.
Just for a second.
The faithless wife's lover.
Shocking.
It's not her fault.
She can't resist him.
Well, she should try.
She does try.
It's no use.
She should try harder.
I forgot.
That's not why you came.
Thanks for the info.
You look gorgeous.
Thank you for coming in, dr.
Petch.
We really appreciate it.
Well, of course.
I've been following everything on tv and wondering how I might help.
Well, basically we need a character witness to testify that louis isn't- well, I believe he isn't capable of the crime he's been charged with.
Oh.
Is that a problem? Well, louis was a sad case.
You know he first came to me at markham psychiatric when he was 17? No family.
No friends to speak of.
Withdrawn and isolated.
I know.
Which is why we don't believe he could have done any of this.
Well, he was also very angry.
Belligerent.
Confrontational.
And at times, even violent.
Really? Well, for instance, years ago I started a dance therapy class.
Concentration, core strength, etc.
Louis hated it.
And once I was simply trying to keep him involved with the class.
And, well this is what I got for my troubles.
Whoa.
Um, so if we were to subpoena you I'm sorry, mrs.
Cabury.
But I think louis minot is capable of murder.
I'm tired of this minefield of things that we can never ever discuss because of what happened.
I'm as heartbroken as you are.
And I always will be.
But our son is gone.
You and I are still here.
Elizabeth, what do you feel about what matt's saying to you.
Someone stole my son.
Some sick bastard took the most beautiful - ok.
I'm seeing anger.
And that's healthy.
Now what else are you feeling? What are you feeling right now? I'm thinking you should take your hand off my knee.
Maybe clip some nose hairs.
Oh! That's really mature! Well, you know what, matt? I'm just not ready to talk about this.
Ok? Our son has been gone for over 3 years.
I'm not saying that we're going to forget him.
Or what happened.
I'm not saying that.
No? Then what are you saying matt?! I'm saying he's not the only thing I miss.
Sorry.
I have to go back to work.
Who's this? This is mr.
Protrero mr.
Canterbury, it is an honor to speak to you.
Auspiciousness is in the air.
Thank you.
Will you excuse me just for a minute.
Thank you.
That's our witness? He has pierced eyebrows.
Yeah.
We asked him to take them out.
But he said it might deplete him.
Ha.
Ok.
We're not putting him on the stand.
Thank you.
But this is an expert testimony hearing, and zach's the only one with an expert.
It's ok.
I think zach's all we'll need.
You had a chance to test my client, dr.
Harris.
What were the results? Inconclusive.
Inconclusive? I assure you that's common.
But you weren't able to prove that louis wasn't actually psychic? If one can't prove a thing is real, mrs.
Canterbury, then it isn'T.
Let me remind you this is sworn testimony.
You're under oath.
I'm aware of that.
I hope so.
I would like you, if you don't mind then, to the court that god exists.
Excuse me? You swore to tell the truth in god's name.
He must be real for you.
Objection your honor.
Where are you going, canterbury? I'm just saying that even this court itself- whether it's the mottos on the wall, or the bibles that witnesses swear on- recognizes the possibility that things can be unproven and still exist.
No further questions.
You're excused, doctor.
Thank you.
Defense? No witnesses? Just one, ur honor.
We call assistant attorney general upton.
Objection your honor, he's not on the witness list.
We filed it days ago.
I apologize.
I'll allow it.
Out of morbid curiosity if nothing else.
??? abies as your boss.
That's right.
It's ridiculous.
Good.
Tell us about erasmus barrie.
Your honor, that has no relevance to these proceedings.
A case that was solved by the same abilities he's trying to preclude, your honor.
What could be more relevant? I agree.
Continue.
Erasmus barrie was a serial rape suspect who had managed to elude law enforcement for 3years.
Is that correct, mr.
Upton? That's right.
But he was found after gloria silvestre, a medium, was enlisted to help the investigation? It wasn't because of her.
We found mr.
Barrie after we reinterviewed his mother.
But who told the police that his mother had lied? That she knew all along where her son was hiding? The psychic.
Speculation! Withdrawn.
One last question for the court.
Who was the lead prosecutor on the barrie case? Zach williams.
Hmm.
Thank you.
No further questions.
Good morning.
How you doing on louis story? We've been going through his background to see if he had any connections to chris hedemark.
And? Hedemark was a patient at louis' hospital- markham psychiatric.
They were there at the same time? They only overlapped a month, and it was nearly a year before the murder took place.
But still, they could've met.
Zach is bound to find out.
We'll look into it.
But markham's psychiatrics's a huge hospital.
I mean, I went to vegas, and no one can prove that I saw wayne newton.
Russell thought it was a big deal.
Russell thought it was a big deal when simon & garfunkel broke up.
Where is he by the way? He went to naryganz general.
The hospital? Is he ok? Who's he at the hospital with? Wait, before you say anything just take a breath.
I said no shrinks! What part of "we're not pleading insanity" is confusing you? I'm covering our options.
It's one thing to win a hearing, but I don't see our defense at trial.
He's psychic.
We can't prove it.
They can't disprove it.
Ok why do we think he is? We don't- I never said he was.
Actually you just did.
Louis doesn't fit the profile of a killer who wants to "share" his crime- by contacting the media or whatever- I know the profile, liz.
Well, then you know louis doesn't fit it.
He's the exact opposite of a show off.
There's another possibility.
You're louis' lawyer? Oh, let me guess the diagnosis? Bi-polar? Schizophrenia? Munchausen syndrome? Uh, it's my understanding that mr.
Minot's psychiatric evaluation results were un-alarming, but you'd need to speak to a psychiatrist about that.
Um, I'm sorry.
You're not his psychiatrist? No, I'm a neurosurgeon.
Elizabeth: That's a tumor? Grade iii meningioma.
The largest one i've encountered by a considerable amount.
He could have been living with it 10Y Which could explain the voices and the nosebleeds.
Tell her about the other signs.
Progressive memory and disposition deficits.
It's not unheard of for a someone's personality to change dramatically.
Even, in rare cases unrecognizably.
What's the outlook? Well, it's stage iii so surgery's not an option.
4 weeks? 4 months? Not a year.
I'm sorry.
You've been saying all along he didn't kill chris hedemark.
And maybe you're right.
Maybe it was the person louis used to be.
Maybe he dug up the body not to brag but to atone? Why not just confess? Doctor said memories could be affected.
Maybe he could remember where the body was.
But not how it got there.
Maybe he is innocent.
As far as he can remember.
That's like 9 maybes, russell.
Yeah.
Ok.
Relax.
I'm on my way.
Zach's got something.
I notarized this myself.
I'd like it entered in court records by the end of today.
What's going on? Prosecution is filing? ??? prior bad acts.
This is ridiculous.
Louis doesn't even have a police file.
He has not history of violence.
I bet he doesn't even pee with the seat down.
Yeah.
He's so cute.
I just want to hug him and hold him and squeeze him.
Get on with it, zach.
With pleasure, your honor.
Louis minot walked into the barrington police department 9 months ago, talking about a body buried somewhere.
So they dismissed him as a loon of course.
Then somebody saw his picture in the newspaper you know what this is, your honor? This is the tactic of a prosecutor worried about a trial.
Alexander bail.
Age 19.
Missing since 1986.
Found buried exactly where minot said he would be.
Mr.
Williams knows that in a country where 49% of the population believes in aliens Missing since 1993.
And 59% believes in angels pretty good chance we're gonna find one juror who believes in parapsychology.
Jonathan demurvius my client is charged with one murder only.
No feet.
No hands.
Same M.
O.
Same M.
O.
All of them with the same M.
O.
, Your honor! State vs.
Thorton.
Screw thorton, liz! It clearly states that evidence may be excluded if its probative value is outweighed by its prejudicial effect.
1992.
Taken from his family.
Mutilated.
Murdered.
Thrown into a shallow grave.
All at the age of 17, your honor.
These are horrible crimes, your honor.
Horrible.
But they have no connection to my client.
If they did, he would have been charged.
Deputy attorney general? Fine.
I'll charge him.
5 additional homicides.
Then the motion to include these prior bad acts is allowed.
Thank you, your honor.
Like I said, liz.
Sometimes you win.
Sometimes you really, really lose.
How you doing, louis? You okay? I'm fine.
I'm really happy about all those people they found.
Somehow it make tngs a lot quieter.
Was I wrong about you, louis? Did you kill all those people? I don't remember.
You don't remember.
I always thought it was the bogeyman.
Louis, aren't you the bogeyman? I guess I must be.
We should get going.
I want to catch zach between press conferences.
I need you to tell me something.
How did you know about sas drawing? Really.
Sometimes i see a person place or thing and I know all about it.
He was all out of yellow.
So he used red and green and blue.
But how did you know it was a hippo? Well, it was an elephant at first.
He made the trunk too long.
So then he put a hippo on top.
So you were wrong.
I mean, you believed a guy that didn't know himself he was lying.
That's barely a mistake.
I say we go right back to the judge and say there's no reason for him to be awaiting trial in high security.
Yes, the charges are serious but so is his condition what? January 19, 1993? Ok try january 5, 1989? ???Really? Great.
Louis might have an alibi.
What are you talking about? That was molly.
She has a copy of one of louis' transcripts from markham psychiatric.
So? He may have been checked in at the time one of the victims disappeared.
Let's go to the hospital.
I want to see if their records corroborate.
What? So we show he killed 5 people instead of 6? It's not going to change his sentence.
All the murders have the same M.
O.
Russell, if louis didn't kill one of them, the chances are he didn't kill any of them.
No, chances are someone made and we wind up??? ???wasting our time when we should be working to get our client moved to better care.
I promise you, we will not waste our time and at the very least i'll get you a taffy.
Come on.
Damn it, russell.
This could exonerate him.
Yeah, could exonerate you from having to admit this is one time you might have gotten something wrong.
What is this, the third grade, russell? I don't have time for one of your "eat an apple a day" lectures.
Are you coming or not? You go ahead.
I'm walking.
Fine! He was here on that date.
But he was listed as outpatient.
So he could have come and gone as he pleased.
Ok.
Thanks.
Um, I'm confused.
Louis was diagnosed with acute pathologies and behaviors.
Isn't it unusual for someone like that to be an outpatient? I wouldn't know that.
But that's what it says-outpatient.
And it was just updated so it must be right.
Updated by who? Dr.
Petch, probably.
Likes to be in charge of stuff like that.
I see.
Paranoia, delusions, dissociative disorders.
Louis suffers an array of psychological impairments.
So you don't believe he's competent to stand trial? In my opinion? Louis is barely competent enough to tie his own shoes.
So, dr.
Petch, let me get this straight.
You're saying that he's not so much a bad man for killing all those people just a sad man? Objection.
Your honor, he's mocking my witness.
Your honor, what's the point of this competency hearing? I mean, he's not even going to be alive to see his trial.
So? I won't stop serving his interests just because of a medical prognosis.
I agree.
Continue.
Dr.
Petch who killed these 6 young men? Who? Objection.
I'm sorry, what kind of person? Could anyone have committed these crimes? I highly doubt it.
It takes a unique persona.
Thank you, doctor.
This is the latest M.
E.
Reports.
They say there were trace signs of sexual trauma.
Wait a minute.
I don't have that.
That's wrong.
Poor forensics.
They weren't raped, doctor? Of course not.
Ridiculous.
How do you know? Listen to me.
This is not about sex.
Objection! This line of questioning is not- let me finish.
Crimes like this are about strength and clarity and power.
Seeing the look on their faces.
That's what it's about.
For who? For louis? Of course for louis.
How else would he know about the bodies? His psychic abilities? Well maybe someone else told him.
I mean, louis always said it was the bogeyman.
I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
Oh, come on.
You're louis' boogieman.
That's what all the patients called you, because you made them dance as part of your therapy.
Isn't that true, dr.
Petch? You know what, I'm done- you're crazier than he is.
Your honor, a petition for a warrant to search dr.
Petch's home.
You're not going into my house! Officer! Private property! I want my client released immediately.
I'm calling the trial judge.
Sometimes you really, really lose, zach.
mom, stop tickling me.
Go ahead.
Go play.
Be brave.
Go ahead.
I'm watching.
Canterbury.
What? When? Wait.
We put in for a continnce.
And the judge agreed.
Don't panic, here's what we're going to do let me call you back.
Sam? Sam? Sam? Sam! Did you see him? Did you see his face? No.
I'm sorry.
What? What is it? What did you see? You answered the phone, mrs.
Canterbury.
You looked away.
I looked away.
You know, most times when I see people, they're already dead, when I see them they're dead.
But here he was alive? Matt: Hello? It's me.
Where are you? Matt, I'm so sorry.
What happened? Are you ok? I'm so so sorry.
Shhh.
What? What? What are you sorry about? I'm sorry because, uh because it's so late.
That's ok.
Just call a cab and come home.
Yeah.
I'm coming home now.
I don't get you, canterbury.
What are we doing here? You were an escape.
Was or I am? I can't image how hard this must be for you or how you feel.
You can't image what it feels like.
I can empathize.
Not unless you've lost a child.
You represent this guy? This case has nothing to do with us! What he's charged with?! I spoke for the boy.
Which one- tommy or your son? Sam? Sam? Sam! Sam: Mom! You see this? "I'm gonna meet someone interesting today?" Yes, I'm very excited.
Not your horoscope.
This article about you and the jasper case.
I don't have time.
I gotta get to work.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Hey! So, mrs.
Montesano rejected our settlement offer with no counter.
We may have to budge a little bit on this.
Why'd we take this case again? A- mr.
Montesano wanted the best in the business, and b-I just paid the water bill with coins.
Oh, got it.
Yeah and you might want to put on some mittens because it's cold in there.
I'm never getting married.
Can you give me a sec? Frank: What are you wearing? Not funny.
Tell you miss me, and I'll leave you alone.
You've got to stop calling me.
Just say, "frank, I miss you.
" And I'll throw away your number.
Will you settle for, "frank, I'm working.
" Uh, that won't work.
How about, "frank, I'm married?" Nope.
Or, "frank, I said it was over.
" Just say you miss me, and I'm gone.
I miss you.
Ok? You happy now.
Walking on air.
Good.
Now leave me alone.
Telemarketer? Mm-hmm.
What is that? Supply invoices.
Why? Good.
Hi, can I-can I help you with something? I wanted to talk with mrs.
Canterbury? Yeah, you might have to wait awhile.
Oh, waiting's fine.
That's no problem.
This is fine.
So sorry to keep you waiting.
Mrs.
Canterbury, I'm louis minot.
I saw your picture in the paper, and I said to myself, "that lady looks nice.
Stubborn and bossy but still nice.
" Thank you-I think.
Let's head on back? So what can I do for you? I like that picture very much.
It's my son'S.
Yes.
It's a hippopotamus, isn't it? Uh, that's a train.
See the wheels? So what's the problem? I have information about a man who disappeared a while ago.
What kind of information? Well he's allergic to peanut butter.
I'm very busy mr.
Minot, so of course.
Ahem.
I'm sorry.
I also know that he was killed.
Horribly.
And buried.
And I know where the body is.
You have information on an open murder investigation? So have you gone to the police? Not yet.
Why not? Because they're gonna think that I did it.
Man: Did you ever meet mr.
Minot before? Elizabeth: No.
I shouldn't be so surprised, liz.
I know you got the soft spot for the psychotics, but "show and tell?" Hey, coffee boy, while you're at it, I'll have a double half-caf macchiato, please.
Gee, he's still talking? Oh, I don't know.
I stopped paying attention.
Alright.
Alright.
So, you don't know this guy? Never represented him on anything? Nope.
Did he say where he killed him? He said he didn't kill him.
Oh, write that down, john.
That could be useful.
Did he say anything else? Like who's the real killer? Or whether or not the dog ate his homework? Zach, the victim still had his wallet.
Yeah.
Let me see that.
License.
Christopher hedemark.
New bedford.
1992 that expired.
What else? Right now I'm looking at a bag of bones.
More than that, you're gonna have to wait for the lab.
All right, barry, you covered your ass.
Now, was it a homicide? Considering I couldn't find his hands and feet? I'd say so.
Lovely.
Well, if you'll excuse us, ladies, vlad the impaler has agreed to an interview.
He agreed to an interview? Liz.
Please don'T.
Zach: What were you doing there? I was just trying to help! Oh, you were trying to be helpful? Well, you shouldn't have cut him up into little pieces mr.
Minot! That was the bogeyman, not me! Oh the bogeyman? He's not our client, liz.
?right now.
We finally got some bank lines.
Yeah.
You're right.
Why let a little thing like the constitution ruin our chances of being rich and bored? My yelling is hurting you?! You don't like being hurt, mr.
Minot? Mr.
Williams, what is it exactly you're doing? Stay back canterbury, I'm interrogating the suspect here.
Actually, he's a concerned citizen who has come forward with information about a violent crime.
You, on the other hand, appear to be 4-6 inches away from assault.
He had the body.
You can't be serious.
Zach, if I was joking, you would be laughing.
Now get the hell away from my client.
so when we get there, mr.
Williams is gonna want you to incriminate yourself.
So you let me do the talking, ok? I was right.
You're nice.
This has nothing to do with being nice.
Louis, these are very serious charges.
You understand that? Yes.
Sorry.
You were right about my son's picture.
It is a hippo.
I thought so.
Used to drive him crazy because everyone thought it was a train or a house.
It doesn't look anything like a hippo.
How did you know? I have special powers.
Zach: So, I think i understand now.
You were just out strolling in the warehouse district and you decided to stop here and dig up corpses.
Am I right, mr.
Minot? No more questions.
My client came forward voluntarily to show you where he found the body.
We're here now.
Right.
Well, there's nothing to talk about anyway.
You're client's a murderer.
He killed mr.
Hedemark.
He buried him.
And because crazy does what crazy does, he dug him up again.
I told you it wasn't me.
It was the bogeyman.
Let's not speculate, louis.
I know you're nuts, mr.
Minot.
But do you really expect anybody to believe that you found this body? I didn't say i found him.
He told me where to look.
What? He told you? Wait-what? Who told you? Ok, let's stop talking now, louis.
He did.
Chris hedemark.
He came into my head, and he told me.
I told you they'd think I did it.
I'll prepare a motion to suppress, but in the meantime, don't talk to anyone.
Arraignment will be first thing in the morning.
It's going to be ok.
I'm not worried.
I trust you.
You sure know how to pick 'em, canterbury.
And you sure know how to interview them.
Coerced, involuntary, and inadmissible.
Hey, hey.
He practically confessed.
Get used to it.
Sometimes you win.
Sometimes you lose.
That's life.
You know, you should really stick to the civil rights violations, zach.
Philosophy doesn't suit you.
Matt: Hello! In the kitchen.
Hey, how was your day? My day was great, thank you.
You want to hear more good news? I made another appointment with garry, the couples counselor.
Great.
The rich just get richer.
Just don't be late this time.
Ok? Beth? I heard you, ok? I won't be late.
Good morning, children.
Good morning, maria.
So I checked out insanity cases.
We're pretty well covered on precedent.
Chester already made calls about mental health evaluation.
That's right.
Schulman, peters and dr.
Montaya from brown have already agreed to be on our expert list.
So if zach wants to argue insanity he'll have to do it without the 3 best shrinks in rhode island.
The judge will probably release louis to slater psychiatric.
Which is a lot better than him awaiting trial in general population.
I already drafted the motion for a competency exam.
Great.
Nice work.
So that's the consensus? Plead not guilty by reason of insanity? We can't risk a guilty verdict.
Zach'll scream life without parole and probably get it.
I mean, nobody here thinks we should plead not guilty? You mean, say he didn't do it at all? Why, yes, chester.
That's exactly what "not guilty" means.
Ok.
Let's meet in the courtroom.
I want to talk to louis before the arraignment.
How was your night? Nice.
Rambunctious but nice.
What happened to your eye? I told you not to talk to anyone.
Not everyone can appreciate your powers of perception, ok? We think the best plan for you is to plead insanity.
The good about this is it's technically a "not guilty" plea.
Which means they'll place you in a hospital and not prison.
So you think I did it? That's not what I'm saying.
Pleading ngi means that you're not responsible for what happened.
But you think I did it? I think it would be very hard to prove that you didn'T.
Your-uh- your nose is bleeding.
I know.
It does that.
Louis, you don't think there's something wrong with you do you? Well, I guess there must be.
I mean, you don't ever hear voices do you, mrs.
Canterbury? Sam! Hey, great news.
You know i'm feeling generous.
So I've decided to forego this little fight that you're spoiling for.
Let's agree he's nuts.
Let john of arc go to slater.
What's the catch? The catch is this case isn't exactly a career maker.
Some crazy guy killed Not really the O.
J.
Trial is it? No.
I mean, we've all got better things to do.
And by the way, you're welcome.
That was easy.
Man: State of rhode island vs.
Minot.
Louis allan minot, you've been charged with the crime of murder in the first degree.
How do you now plead? We plead not guilty, your honor.
I understand an agreement has been reached with the prosecution? An agreement? Your honor, my client is completely not guilty of these charges.
So I don't see what kind of agreement we could reach.
Your client wishes to stand trial? Considering he has no record and came forward voluntarily, my view is that the charges be dropped and apologies tendered.
Apologies? Barring that, I request a reasonable bail be set.
No way, your honor.
The accused has essentially confessed to a heinous murder.
There was no confession.
There was unfortunately, prosecutorial misconduct.
This is preposterous.
Save it for the trial.
The fact that mr.
Minot came forward is significant.
Plea of "not guilty" entered with a trial date to be determined.
Does this means you think i didn't do it? It means we have a trial to prepare for.
I thought we had a deal.
Uh, no.
That deal was without merit.
I'm spoiling for a fight remember? All right, all right.
You got no defense.
Instead of a nice cozy hospital bed, he can have an 8x12 the rest of his life.
I hope you're happy.
It's amazing.
I can actually feel you glowering, russell.
I'm not glowering.
I'm just trying to remember the last time i heard such a great deal rejected.
I think it was 7th grade when susie monk wouldn't let me get to 2nd base.
It's only a great deal if he's guilty.
Zach's case against louis is wholly circumstantial.
Come on, liz.
Who else would know where to find a buried body other than the guy who buried him? That's not evidence, that's speculation.
Why would he dig up the body? You think louis is looking for a book deal? I don't buy it.
Something else is going on.
Like what? I don't know.
Maybe he is psychic.
You're not serious.
Why does everybody keep saying that to me? Wow.
I've always dreamed of mounting a psychic defense.
I think it's the sheer inadmissibility of it that thrills me.
That and the public ridicule.
That's the spirit.
We'll never get past the daubert hearing.
Maybe not.
I'm pretty sure of american jurisprudence, psychic testimony has never been allowed into evidence.
Well maybe now it's time to start.
Any luck? The closest I've come to parapsychology is the amazing eli guessing I had or knew someone that had a dog.
I just spoke to a lady who said she wasn't going to use her powers until we ordered in pastries.
You know, we're looking for expert psychic testimony and I'm starting to worry there's no such thing.
You should be worried.
Have you seen zach's witness list? He's calling dr.
Ian harris.
I've heard of this guy.
He's some harvard professor.
Goes all over the world exposing psychic frauds.
So fundamentally we're dead.
Keep trying.
You, sir.
Hey.
How'd the interviews go? Ahh, more colorful than credible.
Find any case law? There's a repressed memory case.
Woman recalled sexual abuse after 15 years.
Something a judge could link to parapsychology.
Could be a toehold.
It's pretty weak.
Uh, you've seen louis's file, right? Yeah.
Sure.
Why? Why? Because he spent half his life in a mental hospital.
He was in and out of markham psychiatric 11 times since the age of 17.
3 months after his folks died.
Kid in a crisis ends up in an institution.
After a while, feels like home.
File also mentions he attacked his doctor once during dance therapy.
So he's got a temper.
Does that make him a homicidal maniac? We do not need to plead insanity.
We'll win this motion.
Where you going? I'm gonna go look into the law enforcement side.
See if cops really do use psychics.
Look into the law enforcement side.
What does that mean? Frank? It's a professional visit, russell.
I didn't say anything.
Frank's an ex-cop.
And a valuable resource.
What are you, my mother? I don't know, canterbury.
I think this whole psychic thing is a crock if you ask me.
But I thought cops used psychics from time to time? They do.
But- hold on one second.
There was a case, I don't know, maybe erasmus barrie.
He was real scumbag.
The rapist.
Yeah, they had a really hard time catching him.
Right, exactly.
When they finally did, I remember the shields having a pretty good laugh about a psychic being brought in.
Really? Really.
Come on, liz.
I mean, one way or another, they're all gristers.
You know? I certainly never worked a case where I got anything out of these characters.
But I figure-ahem- since you came all this way, you want to fool around? Not why I came.
But what about all those stories you hear where psychics find missing persons? They're unfounded.
Get down.
Get down.
Just for a second.
The faithless wife's lover.
Shocking.
It's not her fault.
She can't resist him.
Well, she should try.
She does try.
It's no use.
She should try harder.
I forgot.
That's not why you came.
Thanks for the info.
You look gorgeous.
Thank you for coming in, dr.
Petch.
We really appreciate it.
Well, of course.
I've been following everything on tv and wondering how I might help.
Well, basically we need a character witness to testify that louis isn't- well, I believe he isn't capable of the crime he's been charged with.
Oh.
Is that a problem? Well, louis was a sad case.
You know he first came to me at markham psychiatric when he was 17? No family.
No friends to speak of.
Withdrawn and isolated.
I know.
Which is why we don't believe he could have done any of this.
Well, he was also very angry.
Belligerent.
Confrontational.
And at times, even violent.
Really? Well, for instance, years ago I started a dance therapy class.
Concentration, core strength, etc.
Louis hated it.
And once I was simply trying to keep him involved with the class.
And, well this is what I got for my troubles.
Whoa.
Um, so if we were to subpoena you I'm sorry, mrs.
Cabury.
But I think louis minot is capable of murder.
I'm tired of this minefield of things that we can never ever discuss because of what happened.
I'm as heartbroken as you are.
And I always will be.
But our son is gone.
You and I are still here.
Elizabeth, what do you feel about what matt's saying to you.
Someone stole my son.
Some sick bastard took the most beautiful - ok.
I'm seeing anger.
And that's healthy.
Now what else are you feeling? What are you feeling right now? I'm thinking you should take your hand off my knee.
Maybe clip some nose hairs.
Oh! That's really mature! Well, you know what, matt? I'm just not ready to talk about this.
Ok? Our son has been gone for over 3 years.
I'm not saying that we're going to forget him.
Or what happened.
I'm not saying that.
No? Then what are you saying matt?! I'm saying he's not the only thing I miss.
Sorry.
I have to go back to work.
Who's this? This is mr.
Protrero mr.
Canterbury, it is an honor to speak to you.
Auspiciousness is in the air.
Thank you.
Will you excuse me just for a minute.
Thank you.
That's our witness? He has pierced eyebrows.
Yeah.
We asked him to take them out.
But he said it might deplete him.
Ha.
Ok.
We're not putting him on the stand.
Thank you.
But this is an expert testimony hearing, and zach's the only one with an expert.
It's ok.
I think zach's all we'll need.
You had a chance to test my client, dr.
Harris.
What were the results? Inconclusive.
Inconclusive? I assure you that's common.
But you weren't able to prove that louis wasn't actually psychic? If one can't prove a thing is real, mrs.
Canterbury, then it isn'T.
Let me remind you this is sworn testimony.
You're under oath.
I'm aware of that.
I hope so.
I would like you, if you don't mind then, to the court that god exists.
Excuse me? You swore to tell the truth in god's name.
He must be real for you.
Objection your honor.
Where are you going, canterbury? I'm just saying that even this court itself- whether it's the mottos on the wall, or the bibles that witnesses swear on- recognizes the possibility that things can be unproven and still exist.
No further questions.
You're excused, doctor.
Thank you.
Defense? No witnesses? Just one, ur honor.
We call assistant attorney general upton.
Objection your honor, he's not on the witness list.
We filed it days ago.
I apologize.
I'll allow it.
Out of morbid curiosity if nothing else.
??? abies as your boss.
That's right.
It's ridiculous.
Good.
Tell us about erasmus barrie.
Your honor, that has no relevance to these proceedings.
A case that was solved by the same abilities he's trying to preclude, your honor.
What could be more relevant? I agree.
Continue.
Erasmus barrie was a serial rape suspect who had managed to elude law enforcement for 3years.
Is that correct, mr.
Upton? That's right.
But he was found after gloria silvestre, a medium, was enlisted to help the investigation? It wasn't because of her.
We found mr.
Barrie after we reinterviewed his mother.
But who told the police that his mother had lied? That she knew all along where her son was hiding? The psychic.
Speculation! Withdrawn.
One last question for the court.
Who was the lead prosecutor on the barrie case? Zach williams.
Hmm.
Thank you.
No further questions.
Good morning.
How you doing on louis story? We've been going through his background to see if he had any connections to chris hedemark.
And? Hedemark was a patient at louis' hospital- markham psychiatric.
They were there at the same time? They only overlapped a month, and it was nearly a year before the murder took place.
But still, they could've met.
Zach is bound to find out.
We'll look into it.
But markham's psychiatrics's a huge hospital.
I mean, I went to vegas, and no one can prove that I saw wayne newton.
Russell thought it was a big deal.
Russell thought it was a big deal when simon & garfunkel broke up.
Where is he by the way? He went to naryganz general.
The hospital? Is he ok? Who's he at the hospital with? Wait, before you say anything just take a breath.
I said no shrinks! What part of "we're not pleading insanity" is confusing you? I'm covering our options.
It's one thing to win a hearing, but I don't see our defense at trial.
He's psychic.
We can't prove it.
They can't disprove it.
Ok why do we think he is? We don't- I never said he was.
Actually you just did.
Louis doesn't fit the profile of a killer who wants to "share" his crime- by contacting the media or whatever- I know the profile, liz.
Well, then you know louis doesn't fit it.
He's the exact opposite of a show off.
There's another possibility.
You're louis' lawyer? Oh, let me guess the diagnosis? Bi-polar? Schizophrenia? Munchausen syndrome? Uh, it's my understanding that mr.
Minot's psychiatric evaluation results were un-alarming, but you'd need to speak to a psychiatrist about that.
Um, I'm sorry.
You're not his psychiatrist? No, I'm a neurosurgeon.
Elizabeth: That's a tumor? Grade iii meningioma.
The largest one i've encountered by a considerable amount.
He could have been living with it 10Y Which could explain the voices and the nosebleeds.
Tell her about the other signs.
Progressive memory and disposition deficits.
It's not unheard of for a someone's personality to change dramatically.
Even, in rare cases unrecognizably.
What's the outlook? Well, it's stage iii so surgery's not an option.
4 weeks? 4 months? Not a year.
I'm sorry.
You've been saying all along he didn't kill chris hedemark.
And maybe you're right.
Maybe it was the person louis used to be.
Maybe he dug up the body not to brag but to atone? Why not just confess? Doctor said memories could be affected.
Maybe he could remember where the body was.
But not how it got there.
Maybe he is innocent.
As far as he can remember.
That's like 9 maybes, russell.
Yeah.
Ok.
Relax.
I'm on my way.
Zach's got something.
I notarized this myself.
I'd like it entered in court records by the end of today.
What's going on? Prosecution is filing? ??? prior bad acts.
This is ridiculous.
Louis doesn't even have a police file.
He has not history of violence.
I bet he doesn't even pee with the seat down.
Yeah.
He's so cute.
I just want to hug him and hold him and squeeze him.
Get on with it, zach.
With pleasure, your honor.
Louis minot walked into the barrington police department 9 months ago, talking about a body buried somewhere.
So they dismissed him as a loon of course.
Then somebody saw his picture in the newspaper you know what this is, your honor? This is the tactic of a prosecutor worried about a trial.
Alexander bail.
Age 19.
Missing since 1986.
Found buried exactly where minot said he would be.
Mr.
Williams knows that in a country where 49% of the population believes in aliens Missing since 1993.
And 59% believes in angels pretty good chance we're gonna find one juror who believes in parapsychology.
Jonathan demurvius my client is charged with one murder only.
No feet.
No hands.
Same M.
O.
Same M.
O.
All of them with the same M.
O.
, Your honor! State vs.
Thorton.
Screw thorton, liz! It clearly states that evidence may be excluded if its probative value is outweighed by its prejudicial effect.
1992.
Taken from his family.
Mutilated.
Murdered.
Thrown into a shallow grave.
All at the age of 17, your honor.
These are horrible crimes, your honor.
Horrible.
But they have no connection to my client.
If they did, he would have been charged.
Deputy attorney general? Fine.
I'll charge him.
5 additional homicides.
Then the motion to include these prior bad acts is allowed.
Thank you, your honor.
Like I said, liz.
Sometimes you win.
Sometimes you really, really lose.
How you doing, louis? You okay? I'm fine.
I'm really happy about all those people they found.
Somehow it make tngs a lot quieter.
Was I wrong about you, louis? Did you kill all those people? I don't remember.
You don't remember.
I always thought it was the bogeyman.
Louis, aren't you the bogeyman? I guess I must be.
We should get going.
I want to catch zach between press conferences.
I need you to tell me something.
How did you know about sas drawing? Really.
Sometimes i see a person place or thing and I know all about it.
He was all out of yellow.
So he used red and green and blue.
But how did you know it was a hippo? Well, it was an elephant at first.
He made the trunk too long.
So then he put a hippo on top.
So you were wrong.
I mean, you believed a guy that didn't know himself he was lying.
That's barely a mistake.
I say we go right back to the judge and say there's no reason for him to be awaiting trial in high security.
Yes, the charges are serious but so is his condition what? January 19, 1993? Ok try january 5, 1989? ???Really? Great.
Louis might have an alibi.
What are you talking about? That was molly.
She has a copy of one of louis' transcripts from markham psychiatric.
So? He may have been checked in at the time one of the victims disappeared.
Let's go to the hospital.
I want to see if their records corroborate.
What? So we show he killed 5 people instead of 6? It's not going to change his sentence.
All the murders have the same M.
O.
Russell, if louis didn't kill one of them, the chances are he didn't kill any of them.
No, chances are someone made and we wind up??? ???wasting our time when we should be working to get our client moved to better care.
I promise you, we will not waste our time and at the very least i'll get you a taffy.
Come on.
Damn it, russell.
This could exonerate him.
Yeah, could exonerate you from having to admit this is one time you might have gotten something wrong.
What is this, the third grade, russell? I don't have time for one of your "eat an apple a day" lectures.
Are you coming or not? You go ahead.
I'm walking.
Fine! He was here on that date.
But he was listed as outpatient.
So he could have come and gone as he pleased.
Ok.
Thanks.
Um, I'm confused.
Louis was diagnosed with acute pathologies and behaviors.
Isn't it unusual for someone like that to be an outpatient? I wouldn't know that.
But that's what it says-outpatient.
And it was just updated so it must be right.
Updated by who? Dr.
Petch, probably.
Likes to be in charge of stuff like that.
I see.
Paranoia, delusions, dissociative disorders.
Louis suffers an array of psychological impairments.
So you don't believe he's competent to stand trial? In my opinion? Louis is barely competent enough to tie his own shoes.
So, dr.
Petch, let me get this straight.
You're saying that he's not so much a bad man for killing all those people just a sad man? Objection.
Your honor, he's mocking my witness.
Your honor, what's the point of this competency hearing? I mean, he's not even going to be alive to see his trial.
So? I won't stop serving his interests just because of a medical prognosis.
I agree.
Continue.
Dr.
Petch who killed these 6 young men? Who? Objection.
I'm sorry, what kind of person? Could anyone have committed these crimes? I highly doubt it.
It takes a unique persona.
Thank you, doctor.
This is the latest M.
E.
Reports.
They say there were trace signs of sexual trauma.
Wait a minute.
I don't have that.
That's wrong.
Poor forensics.
They weren't raped, doctor? Of course not.
Ridiculous.
How do you know? Listen to me.
This is not about sex.
Objection! This line of questioning is not- let me finish.
Crimes like this are about strength and clarity and power.
Seeing the look on their faces.
That's what it's about.
For who? For louis? Of course for louis.
How else would he know about the bodies? His psychic abilities? Well maybe someone else told him.
I mean, louis always said it was the bogeyman.
I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
Oh, come on.
You're louis' boogieman.
That's what all the patients called you, because you made them dance as part of your therapy.
Isn't that true, dr.
Petch? You know what, I'm done- you're crazier than he is.
Your honor, a petition for a warrant to search dr.
Petch's home.
You're not going into my house! Officer! Private property! I want my client released immediately.
I'm calling the trial judge.
Sometimes you really, really lose, zach.
mom, stop tickling me.
Go ahead.
Go play.
Be brave.
Go ahead.
I'm watching.
Canterbury.
What? When? Wait.
We put in for a continnce.
And the judge agreed.
Don't panic, here's what we're going to do let me call you back.
Sam? Sam? Sam? Sam! Did you see him? Did you see his face? No.
I'm sorry.
What? What is it? What did you see? You answered the phone, mrs.
Canterbury.
You looked away.
I looked away.
You know, most times when I see people, they're already dead, when I see them they're dead.
But here he was alive? Matt: Hello? It's me.
Where are you? Matt, I'm so sorry.
What happened? Are you ok? I'm so so sorry.
Shhh.
What? What? What are you sorry about? I'm sorry because, uh because it's so late.
That's ok.
Just call a cab and come home.
Yeah.
I'm coming home now.