"Previously on Shark:" " I think I'm ready." " Really?" "I want you to be the one." "Eddie's dad has a place in Santa Barbara." "We're gonna go up for the day, okay?" " Home by midnight, right?" " Absolutely." "You're not gonna believe this." "Eddie's car is making a really funky noise." "He thinks it's probably the transmission." "So we gotta stay up here at his dad's place." "I'll see you tomorrow." "You don't wanna do that." "Come on, baby." "We can work this out." "Don't." "Don't!" "Wasn't this place in Better Homes and Rat Holes?" "Deceased is Jeremy Clinton, 41, serious record." "Armed robbery, drugs." "Two bullets to the chest, close range." "Wad like that covers rent on this dive for the next two years." "We got a low-level drug deal gone wrong, and we're here why?" " Shooter says it wasn't about drugs." " They got an arrest already?" "Suspect was here when police arrived." "Right, so this makes a great episode of Cops but I'm missing the high-profile part." "Follow me." "I swear to God, I had no choice." " Sara Metcalfe?" " You believe it?" " She hosted a fundraiser for my dad." " I bet he cleaned up." "Big money." " She's on the board of every charity." " Ready for this?" "She told the cops she was having an affair with the deceased." " Talk about slumming." " Said she came to break it off." "Clinton went after her, she shot him with his gun." "More efficient than a Dear John letter." "Why does a rich, beautiful woman like Sara Metcalfe step out with Larry the lowlife?" "Because, A, beautiful people are never perfect." "And B, after a thousand rubber-chicken lunches at the Beverly Wilshire Larry the lowlife starts looking pretty good." "Not looking so good anymore." "Police have detained Beverly Hills socialite Sara Metcalfe in the shooting death of Jeremy Clinton a Washington State ex-con." "Morning papers, anyone?" ""Society Sweetheart Guns Down Sleazy Romeo."" "Ha-ha." "Charming." "How about the Times?" "Uh, "Metcalfe held in shooting death." "B7."" "Buried it." "Nice to have the publisher on speed dial." "So who's our sleazeball at the crack house?" "Jeremy Clinton's been in L.A. for a year, fresh from a stretch in McNeil Island for robbing three 7-Elevens in one night." "Not exactly a sympathetic victim, is he?" "Records from Sara's cell indicate she's been in touch with Clinton since he got to town." "DNA test of hair on Clinton's clothing yielded matches for him and Sara." "Plus, hairs from an unknown third party." "No conclusive match." " Defense will use that." "The gun?" " Unregistered.38." "Lifted both Sara and Clinton's prints." "She's got a decent case for self-defense." "Just one problem." "Jeremy Clinton was shot twice." "A.38 slug to the chest can slow you down." "Gave her plenty of time to get out." "But she pops him again." "She wanted his ass dead." "I can knock self-defense out of the water." "But if we wanna nail Sara Metcalfe we gotta convince a jury she has a dark side." " And if she doesn't?" " We make one up." "Thank you." " How are you holding up?" " I'm so glad to see you, Jess." "You can step out." "Thank you." " Did you speak to Richard and Jordan?" " They're worried sick." " Did Richard know about this?" " No, I couldn't tell him." " I was going to end it." " Sara, how did this happen?" " I mean, you guys seemed so happy." " We are." "What am I gonna do, Jess?" "I have done so much damage." " What am I gonna do?" " Listen to your lawyer." "And you're gonna get through this." "Everyone believes in you." "I believe in you." "And I'm gonna do everything I can to help." "Shouldn't you be in school?" "I had a free period." "Well, the thing is, you see, I'm busy, so you..." "You haven't said 10 words to me since I got back from Santa Barbara." "What would you like me to say?" " I don't know." "That you're mad?" " What good would that do?" "I explained to you what happened." "Eddie's car broke down." " Right." " What, you think I'm lying?" " I'll show you receipts from the garage." " No, thanks." "If you're gonna punish me, will you just get it over with?" "That whole passive-aggressive thing, it's getting really old." "Excuse." "Sara Metcalfe's attorney's here." "Conference room." "You think you can get to school without your car breaking down?" " Good to see you, Sebastian." " Julian." "I'm hoping that we can resolve this quickly." "Well, I'm a drive-through if the deal's right." "Second-degree manslaughter." "Six years." "Your client blew a guy's guts all over." "In self-defense." "And there are no witnesses." "Well, why not go to trial, kick my butt, set her free?" "Miss Metcalfe feels she's already caused enough pain." "She's not interested in another ordeal." "Even if she wins?" "Do you accept the offer?" " Yeah?" " Ms. Dunmiller?" "If you're from the Health Department, screw yourselves." "We're from the District Attorney's Office." "Ah." "About time." "You processed my claim?" " What claim would that be?" " My hip." "This is a city-funded, low-income building." "I got rights." "We're here to discuss the homicide that took place three doors down." "You told police you heard an argument outside Mr. Clinton's apartment." "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah." "I heard him arguing with a woman." " This guy had some potty mouth on him." " Did you actually see this woman?" "You really didn't read my claim?" "Oh, God." "Okay, she came barreling out and ran right into me, for God's sakes." "And my left hip is still swollen." "See?" "Take a look." "Oh, we'll take your word on that." "Is this the woman who ran into you?" "Well, look, it was dark and she knocked me right on my butt." "Maybe it's her." "I can't really tell." "So when do I get my money?" "I just had a chat with Julian Cook." "Good lawyer." "Seems Sara Metcalfe is willing to cop to involuntary manslaughter." " Since our case is weak, grab it." " Is that what you promised her?" " I'm sorry?" " I doubt it." "I got this system wired." "You think you could visit Sara without my finding out?" " Sara's a friend." " She's also a suspect." "The DA dropping by for a little ex parte chitchat is completely inappropriate." "He understands our prior relationship." "You understand you gave him grounds to quash our indictment and get the entire case dismissed." " Sara's scared." "She's all alone in there." "I had to go see her." "If she killed this guy, you can bet it was self-defense." " Well, how can you be so sure of that?" " Because I know Sara." "When Ben was dying, she came to the house every day." "She brought food, she read to him." "She would sit with him for hours so I could sleep." " I wouldn't have made it without her." " I understand." " Unfortunately, we..." " I know, it's a conflict." "I'm sorry." "Did you advise her on the manslaughter plea?" "I promise I'll give your friend a fair shake but you have to let me handle this." "Cook's filed a motion to suppress Sara Metcalfe's confession." "Don't look at me." " It was a custodial interrogation." " That's a load of crap." "Your Honor." "Prior to being arrested, my client asked the officers if she was free to go." "And they had more questions." "It's not like she was cuffed." " Mr. Stark, I'm..." " The reality is the officers didn't have questions." "They clearly intended to arrest her." "Not a bad idea, since she was willing to tell anybody she shot the guy." "Given the totality of the circumstances Miss Metcalfe should have been Mirandized." "A murderer confessed." "Sounds like the cops did a damn good job." "If it's an arrest that's clearly imminent, as it was here, Miranda must be read." "Motion to suppress Miss Metcalfe's confession is granted." "Thank you." "I never really got the draw of this place." "My dad used to bring us out here." "We'd watch the guys play basketball, work out at Muscle Beach." "There's our guy there." "Kurt Bellows?" "Wait a minute." "Come on, man." "I was gonna check in with my P. O..." "We're from the DA's office." "Jeremy Clinton was your neighbor?" "Oh, here we go." "Look, man, like I told the cops, I didn't see anything." "Yeah, but you didn't tell them you did a stint with Clinton." "Screwed by as many as I've been, you keep your mouth shut." "How did you wind up living in the same building?" " It's a small world after all." " Yo, Mickey Mouse." "By associating with a felon, you violated parole." "If you like it on the outside, drop the attitude and answer." "Look, I got out a couple of months after he did." "Jeremy helped me find a crib." "What's the big deal?" " So you two were friends?" " Jeremy didn't have any friends." "He said he'd pay me to clean, wash his clothes." " Guess what, I never saw a damn dime." " Sounds like you were his bitch." "Ever meet Sara Metcalfe?" "No." "He mentioned her a couple of times, but it didn't sound like they got along." " How do you know?" " A few days before he got shot I heard a chick on Jeremy's machine, and she sounded pretty pissed." "What did she say?" "Something along the lines of, "Go to hell, you son of a bitch."" "Looks like she decided to send him there." "We need to find a way to knock the halo off Sara Metcalfe." "She arrived in L.A. in 1989, married Richard Metcalfe helped build a billion-dollar video-on-demand business." "Eight years ago, started the Metcalfe Trust." " On the board of children's hospitals..." " Yadda yadda yadda." "She's a saint." "And she happened to kill a guy." " Prior to 1989?" " Nothing." " Sorry?" "You said nothing." " I checked the IRS and the Social Security databases." "She didn't exist before she got to L.A." " Ballistics report is back." " And?" "Here." "He won't swing at you." "Slugs out of Jeremy Clinton came from two different guns." " Oh." "Perfect." " You got your piece on you?" " Yep." " Why don't you blow my brains out?" "Maybe we should ask for a continuance." "No way." "The prelim's tomorrow." "Cook's under the gun to show a self-defense theory, right?" "Keep the heat on." "He brings up the guns we bang on the evidence tying Sara to the scene get this thing held over for trial." " And then?" "Figure out what really happened." "Detective McKinley, was the blood on Ms. Metcalfe's clothing found to belong to the victim?" " Yes." "Were Ms. Metcalfe's fingerprints on the recently fired.38 caliber weapon?" " Yes." " Was a slug taken from the victim found to have come from that weapon?" " It was." " Now, at the crime scene did Ms. Metcalfe admit to having an affair and arguing with him moments before his death?" "Yes." "Thank you." "No more questions." "Your witness." " I know." " Nothing, Your Honor." "The defense calls Dr. Russell Barry to the stand." "Is that Russell Barry, Harvard professor every murder trial in 20 years, Russell Barry?" "In a nutshell, this isn't good." "Dr. Barry, have you reviewed the M.E. report?" " I have." " And what have you concluded?" "I found the report to be quite competently prepared." "Here it comes." "Based on your analysis, were you able to make any further determination about the bullet that killed Jeremy?" "I was." "The bullets removed from Mr. Clinton came from two different guns." "The second shot was indeed fired by the .38-caliber handgun found at the scene." "But it passed harmlessly through the lung tissue." "The fatal shot, which nicked the victim's aorta and led to internal bleeding and eventual death was not fired by that weapon." "So in other words the gun with my client's prints on it did not kill Mr. Clinton?" "Correct." "The evidence clearly shows Ms. Metcalfe fired a bullet into Jeremy Clinton." " They're charging murder, not assault." " We have probable cause on the underlying action to charge her with attempted murder." " My client was acting in self-defense." " Make that argument at trial." "As much as I enjoy a good tap dance the prosecution failed to meet its burden of first-degree murder." "I agree." "We don't indict ham sandwiches in my courtroom, Mr. Stark." "Professional courtesy?" "I suggest you re-file charges when you have a cogent theory." "Case dismissed." "Are you gonna re-file?" "No, I'll just graciously accept defeat and try to grow from it." "I've never seen anyone bring an expert to a prelim." "Cook's good." " Obviously not as good as you." " Two different guns." "Gotta be different shooters." "Who has motive?" "Sara's husband, Richard Metcalfe." "He finds out about the affair." "She can't get out, took out Clinton." "Billionaires don't shoot people." "They hire someone." " Does he have an alibi?" " Says he was home with the daughter." " Pretty weak." " I ran Metcalfe's accounts." "Sara made withdrawals every month in increasing amounts for the past year." " The last one was for five grand." " Amount found in Clinton's apartment." " Drugs?" " Do you think she's supporting him?" "Find out." "Metcalfe is a murderer." "I don't care how slick her lawyer is, I'm taking her down." "You're not gonna get anywhere on Sara Metcalfe but Angela Weston's got some skeletons in her closet." "And Angela Weston would be...?" "Mm-hm." "I get it, Cook made you look like an idiot, and you've lost your mind." "So this is just a hallucination?" ""Angela Weston, reported missing, age 17." "Tacoma, Washington, 1989." Sara Metcalfe doesn't exist." "Angela Weston made her up." ""Parents deceased, one sibling, Tracy Weston."" "Lives in Fresno." "There's Angela's record." "Three juvie arrests for drug possession, three for prostitution." "How is this possible?" "People come to L.A. to change their lives." "Unfortunately for Angela, her past caught up to her." "Jeremy Clinton." "Born and raised in Tacoma, career criminal." "Ran hookers there in the '80s." "Including Angela Weston." "Bailed her out of jail twice in 1989." " Your theory?" " Blackmail." "Considering her old habits, maybe drugs." " Second shooter?" " Husband, but we don't have a gun yet." " I just can't believe this." " I'm really sorry, Jess." "People aren't always what they seem." "It just doesn't make any sense." "I don't care who she used to be." "Sara Metcalfe is one of the best people I know." "Maybe she's also a murderer." "When's the last time that you saw your sister Sara?" "I mean, Angela." "It's been, um, 17 years now." "The afternoon that she disappeared she gave me $200." "Made me promise to stay out of trouble." " Did she tell you she was leaving?" " No." "She was in a very bad place." "I kept trying to convince her she should try to get away, but she was scared." "And then one day, she just vanished." "For so long, I thought that Angela must've died." "Back in Tacoma, did you know your sister was...?" "A prostitute?" "Yes." "But that's not who she was." "When our father died, we needed money." "Angela wanted me to go to college." "Do you recognize this man?" "His name is Jeremy Clinton." "How do you know him?" "He's the one that got Angela into drugs and selling herself." "He was crazy." "Especially when he was high." "He used to beat the hell out of Angela." "Of course she would always blame it on some john." "But I knew." "Do you think she left Tacoma to get away from him?" "If she hadn't, it was only a matter of time." "Jeremy would've killed her." " Where is he now?" " We think Angela may have killed him." "If she did he had it coming." " Hey." " Hey." " So can't we at least talk about this?" " I'm late." "Okay, you know what?" "You are not leaving until we settle this." "Okay." "I'm sorry." "I know you must have been worried." "But I swear to God, I did not do it on purpose." "So can't you just ground me, or take away my car or whatever so we can get past this?" "Okay, I don't want you seeing Eddie anymore." "What?" "I think you two are moving way too fast, Jules." "I want you to take a break." " You better be kidding." " It's for your own good, Jules." "Since when do you know what's best for me?" "Since you chose to live under my roof." "So the Metcalfes own this place?" "It's an expensive little hobby." "Must be nice not to worry about money." "When your mom's accused of murder, you've got plenty to worry about." " Jordan Metcalfe?" " Yes?" "We're from the District Attorney's office." "We just have a few questions." "My father told me not to talk to anyone." " Besides, my mom's not on trial anymore." " We have to find out what happened." "You were with your father the night Clinton was shot?" "Yes, just like I told the police." " And if he left?" " He was in his office." "I was studying just outside in the library." "If he had left, I would have seen him." "Well, did you ever hear your father talk about hurting Jeremy Clinton?" "My father's a really sweet man." "He wouldn't hurt anyone." "My parents have helped people." "They've been through so much." "Can't you just leave them alone?" "Angela Weston gets tired of drugs and sex in the Pacific Northwest." " Decides to start over in the city." " She did a good job." " Until recently." " Jeremy Clinton gets out of prison." "Finds out that Angela is now Sara and is filthy rich." " Has a prime opportunity for blackmail." " Explains Sara's withdrawals." "Paying Jeremy not to reveal their past." "The Metcalfes are stars on the A list roots in the community, beautiful daughter the coke-whore thing could prove awkward over cocktails at the club." "Husband tumbles." "Gives him motive to be the shooter." "Let's get a search warrant." "How do we show that he knew his wife was paying?" "Doesn't matter." "We can't put Richard at the scene." "He still has his alibi." "Isaac couldn't shake the daughter." " We need more." " This might help." "A law school pal of mine's in-house at Kelly Union Bank." "So I had him examine Sara's withdrawals." "First, she signed for them herself, but for the last six weeks her husband initialed three of the withdrawals along with her." "Jackpot." "Knowledge of the blackmail." "Now, Julian Cook said it himself, Angela didn't fire that second gun." "Which means that someone else did." "Get me a warrant." "Let's find that gun." "You lied to me." "About everything." "I had no choice." "I told you things I never told my mother." " Things I never told Ben." " And I never repeated them." "And what about Richard?" "He loves you, he would've understood." "Look, I hated myself for a very long time." "Angela did horrible things." "Are you the same person you were in your 20's?" " It's a little bit different." " Really?" "When you first met Ben, you were fresh out of school." " You didn't know a person in this town." " Are you saying I used him?" "I know that you loved Ben and that Ben loved you." "And he introduced you to every power player in L.A." "And look what you became." "People change, Jess." "Hate to break up the tea party." "The original warrant didn't cover Metcalfe's office because he wasn't a suspect." " This is a fishing expedition." " Judge disagrees." "We got a safe." " Would you do the honors, please?" " He had nothing to do with this." " Then it shouldn't be a problem." " Jessica." "I'm sorry, Richard, you need to open the safe." "Would you mind stepping back, please, sir?" "Nine millimeter." "Matches the caliber of the other bullet." "Go figure." "I've been wondering what happened to that gun." "Looks like we get to have a trial after all." "The on-again, off-again trial of Beverly Hills socialite Sara Metcalfe is on again as new evidence has come to light..." "The markings on the fatal bullet match the gun in Metcalfe's safe." " No prints." " Probably wiped clean." "But Sara had the combination to her husband's safe." " Which gave her access." " I thought we were after the husband." "Life's full of surprises." "We stay with Angela." " She was at the scene, has motive." " The judge dismissed our case." "He dismissed our case against Sara, didn't say anything about Angela." " You lost me." " Now that we know her history Sara's motive isn't an affair." "Jeremy was threatening to destroy the new life." "And her criminal record makes her less sympathetic to the jury." "And she had access to both guns." "You got it, kids." "Richard may have been in, he may have been out." "We don't know." "We don't have enough to convict." "But we do know that he was trying to protect his wife." "So we re-file against Sara Metcalfe." "We shake the tree and we see who falls out." "Pretrial motions?" "The defense makes a motion in limine to preclude any mention of my client's past." "Miss Metcalfe's record is absolutely relevant to this proceeding, Your Honor." "It's highly prejudicial." " The violations occurred 20 years ago." " Mr. Stark?" "The defendant's record clearly establishes her motive for killing the victim." "Miss Metcalfe's record should only be referenced if she testifies which she has no intention of." " Nice try." "Whether she testifies..." "I'm inclined to grant Mr. Cook's motion." "Are you joking?" "Watch yourself, Mr. Stark." "Ms. Metcalfe's relationship with the deceased speaks directly to motive." "I'll allow general references to their past." "But defense motion is granted." "Miss Metcalfe's criminal record is off-limits." "At least he didn't dismiss the case." " In my chambers, Mr. Stark." " Oh, you heard that." " Now." " Yes, sir." "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't slap you with a contempt charge and let you spend 48 hours in a cell." "People may wonder why you're throwing me in and letting a murderer free." "I'm protecting rights of a woman who's done more for this community than you." "I didn't realize my past was relevant to this." "It's not." "Neither is Miss Metcalfe's." "Fair warning." "I intend to take a writ to the appeals court." "That's your right." "But the appellate court will take an equally dim view of your brand of street justice." "That's all, Mr. Stark." "I'm reporting this garbanzo to the Commission on Judicial Performance." "Stark lodges an ethics complaint?" "There's a perfect 10 on the irony meter." "Except I'm not signing it." "You are." "Forget it." "Pissing off judges is a bad idea." "Maybe I should just report you." " Something you wanna say?" " Yeah." "You've wanted this thing to go away." "And I would not be surprised if you asked Judge Webb to torpedo my case." "There, I feel better." " This where you take your ball and go?" " Yes." "If you don't straighten this thing out, take me off the case." "Because you lost a motion?" "Webb is a self-righteous blowhard who hates me because I was a defense lawyer who, yes, occasionally crossed the line." " He's judging you based on your past." " Bingo." " Like what you're trying to do to Sara." " One small difference, I didn't kill anyone." "Sara Metcalfe and Jeremy Clinton weren't strangers." "They knew each other for 20 years back in Tacoma, Washington when Sara was still known by her real name, Angela Weston." "Now, Angela grew up in poverty living hand to mouth, struggling to survive." "She dreamed of a better life and of leaving Tacoma forever." "And so Angela, like so many in such dire straits before her moved to Los Angeles." "She changed her name, married had a beautiful daughter, lived a life of privilege." "She reinvented herself." "And never told a single human being about her past." "But then, a year ago Jeremy Clinton, like some film noir villain from out of her past emerged to threaten the secret life that Angela, now Sara Metcalfe had so carefully, so painstakingly concocted." "The evidence will show that he demanded money, she paid him." "As his demands grew, so did Sara's desperation." "Her husband, Richard Metcalfe knew that something untoward was happening." "But rather than tell him about her unsavory past Angela, now Sara decided to end this sordid tale with a gun." "Sara Metcalfe should've called the police." "But instead, she chose to kill a man in cold blood." "And for that, even an upstanding citizen should have to pay." "Thank you." "Well, Mr. Stark's theory was certainly colorful." "There's just one problem." "It's not supported by the facts." "And colorful storytelling aside, this case is about the facts." "The prosecution must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt." "But the problem is, they lack the facts to do so." "You may hear about money changing hands." "But there's absolutely no proof that Mr. Clinton extorted money from my client." "Nor is there proof that my client ever threatened Mr. Clinton." "So much for motive." "The fact is, the gun found at the scene with my client's fingerprints on it did not kill Mr. Clinton." "It is that simple fact which the prosecution cannot overcome." "Who killed Jeremy Clinton?" "Your guess is as good as mine." "But one thing is beyond doubt." "It wasn't Sara Metcalfe." "She didn't do it." "This isn't a case." "It's a sucking chest wound." "The cop's testimony helped us." "Too bad he wasn't allowed to mention that Sara confessed to killing Clinton." "We've still got Kurt Bellows." "Ex-con, perennial lowlife." "We need another witness." "You don't have to be absolutely certain, Wendy." "Just say she looks like the woman who knocked you down." "Like I told you, it was dark." "And where's my settlement check?" " I'm still limping." " After you testify." " Okay." " Now in court, I'm gonna show you this photo." "I'm gonna ask if this is the woman who ran into you outside Clinton's apartment." "And then you say, "That looks like her." You got it?" " Then I get my check?" " Yeah, it's that easy." "Okay." " That looks like her." " You're a natural." "Okay." "That looks like her." "Cook is going to crucify her on cross." "We can't be any worse off than we already are." " That looks like her." " Okay, save some for the big game." "No, no, no." "That really looks like her." " Sara Metcalfe." " No, not her." "Her." " She's the one that ran into me." " The daughter?" "So how does Jordan fit into the puzzle?" "Jordan Metcalfe's DNA matches the hair found on Clinton's body." "A call from her phone hit a tower three blocks from the murder scene 15 minutes before Clinton was shot." "So the daughter was there." "Maybe Jordan found out and wanted to protect her." " It could be her voice the neighbor heard." " There you go." "So she grabs Daddy's gun and goes." "The mom shows up and takes the rap." " Get Jordan on the stand." " They must know we're on to her." "Julian Cook just added another name to his witness list." "Richard Metcalfe." "So you were there the night Jeremy Clinton was killed?" "I followed my wife to his apartment." " Did you think they were having an affair?" " Yes." "So I took the gun from my office." "I just wanted to scare him off." "What did you see when you entered?" "Clinton had a gun in his hand." "He and Sara were struggling." " A second later, the gun went off." " The bullet struck Mr. Clinton?" "Yes, but he kept coming after Sara." "I thought he was gonna shoot her." " So, what did you do?" " I shot him again." "No further questions, Your Honor." " So you were at the crime scene?" " Yes." "You told the police you were home." "Were you lying?" " Yes." " But you're telling the truth now?" "That's right." "So did your daughter accompany you to Mr. Clinton's apartment?" " No." "I went alone." " Is it possible Jordan could've gotten to the murder scene?" " No, she was at home." " How can you be so sure?" " She gave me her word." " Honesty clearly runs in your family." " Objection, argumentative." " Sustained." "Mr. Metcalfe, you kept the murder weapon in your office safe." "But yet you had to know that it would eventually be searched." "Why not get rid of it?" " I don't know, I wasn't thinking straight." " Oh, I think you were." "The truth is we found your daughter's DNA at the murder scene." " Objection." "Refers to..." " Withdrawn." "Is it possible your daughter could have taken your gun to Clinton's apartment shot Mr. Clinton and returned the gun to your safe?" "And you are trying to take responsibility for her actions." " Not true." " Trying to protect your daughter." " No." " What street did Mr. Clinton live on?" "I don't know." "That's the first thing you've said that I actually believe." "No more questions, Your Honor." "I know this is tough, Jordan." " It's my job to get the truth." " We're here as a courtesy." "Then have the courtesy to shut up and listen." "We know you made threatening phone calls to Clinton's apartment." "A witness puts you at the scene." "We know you shot Jeremy Clinton." "I'm sure you did it to protect your mom." "If you confess, I'll do whatever I can to help you." " They won't let me." " Jordan." " Who?" "Who won't?" "Your parents?" " Yes." "They think they're protecting you." "But they can't." "Now, if I have to, I will put you on the stand and force you to tell me everything." " She'll take the Fifth." "She'll seal her mother's conviction." "You're gonna force a 17-year-old to testify against her mom?" " The jury will hate your guts." " They'll hate my guts." "And they'll still convict." "What's it gonna be, Jordan?" "I don't know." "I have to think." "Why don't you talk it over with your lawyer?" " The crime lab guy's here." " Be right back." "I went back over the DNA patterns from the crime scene." " Using hairs from Clinton's shirt." " Right." "I was able to match Jordan Metcalfe's DNA with a strand of hair from the scene." "Then I matched the common DNA between Jordan and Sara." "Mother and daughter share DNA." "Not an episode of Medical Mysteries." "Sarcasm notwithstanding, we got a second matching hit." "I assumed it was Sara and Jordan again, but it wasn't." "Are you telling me Jordan Metcalfe is related to someone else at the scene?" " Clinton was Jordan's father?" " DNA doesn't lie." "Sara was hiding more than prostitution busts." " Think her husband knows?" " Uch." "If he does, they're doing their best to protect Jordan." "When you enter the DNA test, she's gonna know." "Yeah." " What are you gonna do?" " Give Sara a chance to tell the truth and keep her daughter off." " She'll go for it?" "She probably won't come clean to a prosecutor." "But she might talk to a friend." "Jordan had nothing to do with this." "We both know that's not true." "You want what's best for your daughter but if she has to take that stand it's gonna get ugly." "I'm your friend." "I love you." "But please trust me when I tell you that if you wanna save your family you need to tell the truth." "I was 16 years old when I met Jeremy." "He was a bad guy even then." "I got into drugs and other things." "One night, Jeremy got really drunk." "He beat me up and he raped me." "And you got pregnant." "Yes." "I knew I had to get out of Tacoma so I just disappeared." "You came to L.A. and met Richard." "I was staying at a fleabag motel on the corner of Hyperion." "Richard was at the desk." "He was trying to sell his stupid cable boxes." "The rooms didn't even have TV's." "You let him believe Jordan was his daughter." "She is his daughter, in every way that means anything." "Did Jeremy know that he's Jordan's father?" "He figured it out." "A few months ago I stopped paying him, hoping he would go away." "Instead, he came to the house." "He talked to Jordan for a long time." "He realized the resemblance." "He asked her when she was born." "Jeremy was a bastard, but he was not stupid." "But he didn't tell Jordan that he was her father?" "No." "He just asked for more money." "Sara, what happened that night?" "Jordan must've overheard a conversation I had with Jeremy." "Jordan called me from her cell phone." "She had Richard's gun." "She told me that she was going to make Jeremy leave me alone." "I begged her to go home, but she wouldn't listen." "I, uh..." "I drove to Jeremy's apartment." "As I reached the door, I heard a shot." "I went inside." "And Jordan was standing there." "She still had the gun pointed at Jeremy." "He was on his back." "His chest was bleeding." "So, what did you do?" "I told Jordan to take the gun and go home." "I checked the apartment." "I wanted to make sure Jordan hadn't left anything." "And that's when I found his gun." " And I started to leave." " But Jeremy wasn't dead." "No, he was trying to get up." " Why didn't you just leave?" " I was going to." "But then Jeremy started laughing." "He said that it made sense that we would wind up in some cheap dive." "He said that no matter how hard I tried I would always be a white trash whore from Tacoma." "He called Jordan his little girl." "And he told me that he was going to tell her that he was her real father." "I couldn't let that happen." "I could not let him hurt Jordan the way he hurt me." "The M.E. determined the fatal bullet came from Jordan's gun." "Jeremy is dead because of the mistakes that I made." "I will pay for that." "My daughter shouldn't have to." "You let Sara plead to manslaughter?" "Seven years, minimum security." "That's very generous." "What about Jordan?" "Court-ordered counseling." "Probation until she's 21, sealed records." "Think Sara will tell her the truth about Jeremy Clinton?" "Would you?" "I have no idea." "Don't worry." "Sara's brought her past and her present together." "And the world didn't come to an end." "I thought you were determined to punish Sara Metcalfe." "The bad guy's dead." "In my book, that's justice." "Jordan killed Jeremy Clinton, so you've let a murderer go free." "Eh." "Justice isn't perfect." " But you are?" " Thank you for finally noticing." "How's it going?" "I hate you." "I know." "You know, you never even asked if Eddie and I had sex." "Did you?" "No." "But I'm still being punished." " I'm not punishing you, Jules." " Oh, really?" "Then what are you doing?" "I'm just trying to..." "I'm trying to protect you." "From what?" "From growing up?" "Falling in love?" "Hate to break it to you, but some things are out of your control." "Mom would've never interfered in my life like this." "Oh, yeah, right." "Your mom would've rented a room for you guys." "You never would've pulled a stunt like this on your mother." "It wasn't a stunt." "I love Eddie." "You hardly know Eddie." " You can't control my life." " It's the last thing I wanna do." "I'm not gonna sit and watch you make a mistake." "Having sex is an incredibly big step." "So, what?" "All of a sudden you're Superdad, coming in to protect me?" "I sure as hell am gonna try."