DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

In the matter of the People of the State of California

v. Orenthal James Simpson,

case number BA097211,

we, the jury, in the above entitled action,

find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson,

not guilty of the crime of murder in violation of penal code section 187A,

a felony upon Nicole Brown Simpson, a human being,

as charged in count one of the information.

So what are you saying? That we're fucked now?

Because I gotta level with you, I just don't see it that way.

OJ is, like, the biggest fucking killer of all time, right?

And he got away with it.

And the best part, Leslie,

is that the guy didn't even have to take the fucking stand...

Lyle, they are out for blood.

Garcetti cares about one thing, one thing only, and that is his re-election.

That is why they're trying to gut our case

because they need a win and they need it now.

Fine, I understand that.

Then you need to file a motion.

Wow.

This is even more of a reason that we're not gonna bring on

some shitty fucking public defender, Leslie.

Charles Gessler is the best in LA.

Oh, is he?

Lyle, it's nice to finally meet.

Come on in.

It's not happening.

It's just a no.

So I don't know what we need to do to get this figured out.

My preference would be to have Jill back or call Cochran.

I can't just call Cochran, and you don't have any money.

Leslie, do you know how much money I was able to raise

just this past week?

Well, you know, I'm glad you bring that up because...

That's a great letterhead, by the way.

"In helping me, you're also voicing your support

for so many other abused people."

"We're all survivors together."

"If you can help by pledging an amount on the 15th of each month,

a monthly pledge card to the Lyle Menendez Defense Fund?!"

How many times have I told you to stop writing letters?

Because they will be used against you, and it is a terrible look!

Says the woman making $4,000 a day on Dateline blabbing about OJ,

and attacking the same people who are trying...

-It's called a job, okay? -Okay.

While we're talking about money, may I just mention

that I am still here fighting for your life pro bono.

Did you order a new wig and have it sent to the jail,

and it cost $2,500?

This is from the same guy who did OJ's hair treatment.

-So yes, I did. -Lyle!

I think we can all take a page out of the fucking guy's book, okay?

Because the guy clearly had something fucking figured out!

You know what he had figured out? He had a fucking catchphrase!

And I think that we would all benefit from a catchphrase.

And I think our catchphrase can be,

"If you've been abused, you cannot be accused."

-What? What the fuck is so funny, Erik? -You are unbelievable.

Okay, well, I'm sorry. That's my bad. It's just my life is on the line.

Yeah. Well, you sound like an idiot.

Erik, do I need to remind you why we're here in the first place?

Because of you.

You're the fucking idiot.

And all you had to do was keep your stupid, little mouth shut.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

"Lyle Menendez, in his own words."

-Fuck that crazy bitch. -No.

No. You don't get to do that anymore.

Because you fucked us.

We are fucked. They have hours of you on tape!

-I did not know she was recording me! -And you sound insane!

You sound insane. Do you realize how fucking stupid that was?

Then you go and write all those crazy fucking letters

asking everyone to lie for us?

Who are you?!

All I ever wanted growing up was to be like you.

But do you know what people say about you now?

They say that you look dead in the eyes.

They say your eyes are black.

They call you a psychopath.

We were so close. Lyle, we were almost free.

Yeah, because of me.

It was because of you that we almost got out of here.

But we didn't.

And now we're fucked, and it's all your fault!

All we had to do was hang one more jury.

We had to convince one more person and we'd be out of here.

But that's never going to happen now because no one believes us.

Lyle, everyone hates us. Everyone wants us dead!

And I'm really scared because I don't want to die.

And I don't want you to die. And I hate what we did.

I wish it never happened. I wish I could take it back, but I can't.

And now I'm stuck here in this hellhole.

I'm thinking about it every day while you run around like a fucking crazy person!

The only thing I can do is try and save us! Because it's all up to me now!

And I don't know if I can get back up there and do it again. I don't know.

You better figure it the fuck out 'cause I'm not dying in here

just 'cause you're a pathetic, weak little bitch.

Erik! Hey! Enough!

Fuck! You fucked it up!

-I should've fucking killed you too! -There he is.

-There's my brother. The killer. -You f...

Take this into the courtroom, please,

because I'm ready to get the fuck out of here.

You f...

Nice to see this again.

-Take him out. -Do your job.

You...

You...

So that is their strategy, to put the parents on trial

because the defense fails logically, psychologically, and legally.

It's a phony story that never took place.

- Objection. - Overruled.

You won't be hearing from Lyle Menendez during this trial

because he wrote a book that is more or less a glossary of all his lies.

Objection.

Overruled.

So it will all come down to the testimony of Erik Menendez, the killer,

and whether you're going to believe him.

Objection.

Ms. Abramson, we're not doing this.

-Ugh. -Overruled. Let him speak.

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen, judge people by what they do.

Erik Menendez can say anything in the world,

but remember what Lyle and Erik Menendez did.

You sold Jose Menendez the Alfa Romeo

that he purchased for his son Lyle, correct?

That's correct.

Happy graduation, my son.

- Really? - Yes.

Dad, this car is a piece of shit.

And what was the sticker price for this, quote, "piece of shit"?

-$32,000. -Objection.

What are you objecting to?

That the price matters.

Sit down, please.

-Your Honor, may I approach? -No, you may not.

Lyle was really mad about the Alfa.

I was like, "It's a really nice car."

I can lean over and touch the fucking passenger seat.

This feels like a fucking clown car.

-I feel like a fucking clown! -Okay, okay, okay.

I'm sorry. We'll get you a different one.

We thought, your mother and I, that this was the car for you.

Well, you thought wrong! For fuck's sake.

Let's wrap this up. Sign the fucking papers.

Thank you for buying me a piece of shit.

Craig, you're one of the co-authors of Friends , aren't you?

Not the hit TV show on NBC, by the way.

This is an unproduced screenplay you and Erik wrote.

Correct.

And to the best of your knowledge, is the NBC show

starring Jennifer Aniston and others

about people who viciously murder their parents in cold blood?

Objection.

He can answer.

Uh... No, it's not.

No. Because the screenplay Friends that you and Erik wrote

is about a character named Hamilton Cromwell

who murders his parents.

Objection. Relevance.

If I may. You can't object to everything he says, Counsel.

Craig...

Erik confessed to you. Did he not?

He did.

But it's not the story that they told Dr. Oziel.

No.

Nor is it the same story they told in this courtroom.

No.

What did Erik tell you?

That they uh... they'd gone to the movies and Erik went inside to get his fake ID.

He didn't go in through the front door. He went in through the living room window.

And did he say why?

Yeah, because those doors were quieter,

and he didn't want to wake them up.

So they were asleep.

Yeah. That's what he told me.

Fuck.

And he also told me that when he got back to the car,

Lyle was holding the guns.

You want to do it? Right now.

Let's do it.

Uh-huh.

That was when they murdered their sleeping parents.

Yes.

Yes!

Fuck!

Lyle... We gotta change our fucking clothes.

Look, there's blood! How did I not fucking see that?

And do you believe the murders were premeditated?

-Objection. Strike that from the record. -You're shouting, Counsel.

Well, I'm sorry I'm shouting. I'm angry, so my voice is loud.

I don't care if you're angry. You will control yourself in my courtroom.

Mr. Cignarelli, are you familiar with a film called The Billionaire Boys Club?

Yeah. It's basically what Lyle and Erik did,

rich kids who killed their parents for money.

Objection.

The court is going to hold you in contempt.