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THE GOOD WIFE #105 "For the Camera" PINK COLLATED 9/16/09 47.
ACT FOUR
44 INT. COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT - COURTROOM #302 - DAY
44
A sidebar. Judge Cuesta, on his bench, runs a pen down a
legal summary, crossing off long swaths of exhibits,
witnesses, barely listening to the counselors standing right
at his bench. Matan, Will, Alicia, Becker. (No whispering: *
there is no jury.)
MATAN *
Your honor, please, this is too
much. Detective Shores was never
found guilty of planting a gun--
WILL
Because the judge suppressed the
gun evidence and the State’s
Attorney declined to prosecute-- *
MATAN *
Is that what Peter is saying?
He directs this toward Alicia. Cuesta shoots a glance toward
Alicia too, then returns to his crossing out, as...
WILL *
Excuse me, sir. You can talk to
me. Leave my junior associate out
of it.
MATAN *
No, come on, let’s face facts here,
your honor--
JUDGE CUESTA
I think that’s what we’re trying to
do, Mr. Brody. *
MATAN *
Detective Shores is an honored *
homicide detective. I have worked
with him for a decade now, and he
has been nothing but professional
and--
JUDGE CUESTA
A perjurer?
MATAN *
Excuse me, your honor--!
JUDGE CUESTA
I don’t like someone staring me
right in the eye and lying.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)