L.A. Law1986

Victor Sifuentes:
You never killed Mrs. Schaeffer, did you?

John Dunham:
No, I didn't.

Victor Sifuentes:
Because in fact Willie Kosar called you back and told you to cancel it. Isn't that right?

John Dunham:
That's not right. I just decided to tell the police about it.

Victor Sifuentes:
You just decided to tell the police, and this sudden attack of candor occurred after you were arrested on racketeering charges, didn't it?

John Dunham:
I made a deal. So what?

Victor Sifuentes:
Yeah, you made a deal. You made a great deal. You give them a murder conspiracy in exchange for total immunity in all racketeering charges against you dropped.

John Dunham:
What's the point?

Victor Sifuentes:
The point is you were looking at 12 years minimum, and since you had to give the police something to avoid growing all the fact, would you decided given this murder conspiracy leaving out the part of how Kosar cancelled it.

John Dunham:
That didn't happen. Your client's guilty.

Victor Sifuentes:
Because you say so, right? Tell me, Mr. Dunham, you murder people for a living?

John Dunham:
I refused to answer that on the grounds it'll might incriminate me.

Victor Sifuentes:
Oh, I'm sorry, we wouldn't want anything to incriminate you. Nothing further.

Judge Jonathan Cramer:
You can step down, Mr. Dunham.

Victor Sifuentes:
Uh, Your Honor, I'd like to request a sidebar.

Judge Jonathan Cramer:
We're done for the morning. I will seek counsel in my chambers.