The Whole Truth Page #3

No shame in it.

I spent 18 months on antidepressants.

You still on 'em?

A low dosage.

'Cause once

I introduce you in court,

you can't decide halfway through

that it's not your thing.

I'll be there.

Your dad says you've got a

world-class bullshit detector.

Who lied this morning?

On the stand, you mean?

They don't teach

this in law school.

Yes, all witnesses lie.

About what?

Keeping their jobs,

winning the case, money...

Most people skim... morality.

We all want to be good

little girls and boys.

Sex... just assume everyone's

screwing everyone else

unless proven otherwise.

And the big one,

avoiding humiliation.

You'd think folks would be scared

of prison or lethal injection.

Nope.

It's loss of face.

And this morning,

the flight attendant...

Angela Morley?

She seemed evasive

when you asked about

passenger manifests,

looked at her hands

after she answered.

I guess Lassiter

took women on his flights.

And she didn't want to lose her

next job admitting as much.

Next?

The limo driver...

Went out of his way to say he

drove straight to the airport.

So maybe they stopped

to pick up a woman?

And me?

What did I lie about?

You've been on a private plane?

And since we walked

in this room?

You've never taken an

antidepressant in your life.

Not unless bourbon counts.

As you heard,

my client isn't

speaking to anyone,

including me,

which means I have to defend him

without knowing all the facts,

which means I'm finding

out the facts on the fly.

So if your bullshit detector

goes off, you tell me.

Other than that,

you're window dressing.

A mixed-race woman at the table who

thinks your client is innocent.

That's the deal.

Your honor.

I wish to introduce my associate

Janelle Brady to the court.

Relation to Walter Brady?

Yes, your

honor, his daughter.

Fine lawyer.

I got a call at 4:42 P.M.

Domestic violence, possible 187.

And 187 is?

Homicide.

And this is late afternoon

on February 4th.

Yes, sir.

And you responded?

I was the closest car.

I didn't know whether

I should wait

for backup or go in,

but I was told the situation

was under control,

so I went in.

Please hurry.

It's my husband.

Who is that?

Michael, our son.

What did you do first?

I made sure the victim was dead.

He was.

Hello? Loretta?

I called our lawyer.

I'll go.

I should've done this

a long time ago.

What, if

anything, did Mike say?

"I should've done it

a long time ago."

Objection, your honor.

This is inconsistent

with the officer's

prior sworn statement.

Judge, I'm simply clarifying...

Officer steed's

police report states...

"Should've done this

a long time ago,"

not "I should've."

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