L.A. Law (TV Series)

Where There's a Will (1993)

Steven Flynn: Anton D'Arcy

Quotes 

• Jonathan Rollins : Rocky start, huh?

  Melina Paros : Swilling held his own on the cross. Thought I could nail him. Anton, you remember Jonathan.

  [Anton recognized Jonathan] 

  Anton D'Arcy : Oh, yeah, hi.

  Melina Paros : He's gonna help us rethink our attack.

  Jonathan Rollins : Same old problem?

  Melina Paros : Motive. We have to find a logical explanation why someone decides to kill a total stranger.

  Jonathan Rollins : And the idea was a botched robbery?

  Melina Paros : Swilling didn't take anything. He left a wallet full of money, Rolex, jury's not gonna buy that.

  Jonathan Rollins : Anton, in your conversation with Swilling, can you think of anything he might have taken offense to?

  Anton D'Arcy : Uh, no, it was just a usual amicable barroom BS. I spouted off about my father, 3 weeks later, he's dead.

  Jonathan Rollins : Maybe Swilling's nuts.

  Melina Paros : D.A. is ahead of us. Police psychiatrist examined Swilling, says he's weird but sane. My guy said the same thing.

  Jonathan Rollins : So we find another expert.

  Melina Paros : [sighs]  All right, see who you can find.

  Jonathan Rollins : All right.

  Melina Paros : If we can get medical testimony that says Swilling's unbalanced, we have reasonable doubt.

  Jonathan Rollins : I'll get on the phone.

  Melina Paros : Thanks.

• Melina Paros : Are you okay?

  Anton D'Arcy : Yeah, I guess. You know, in a way, this whole thing is really my fault. I mean, if I hadn't been ragging on my father...

  Melina Paros : You two have been having a pretty rough time of it?

  Anton D'Arcy : We've been at each other's throats since the time I was 12. You know that. But I didn't kill him. I mean, if that's what you're thinking.

  Bailiff #1 : Miss Paros? Judge is coming out.

  Melina Paros : Thank you. Anton, for what it's worth, I believe you. Come on.

  [Anton D'Arcy has to go back in the courtroom with Miss Paros] 

• Melina Paros : Since the night I bailed you out, we must have had 100 conversations. You didn't tell me anything about my gambling debts! And I've got to find out about it from a prosecution witness?

  Anton D'Arcy : If I thought it was significant, I would've said something about it.

  Melina Paros : It makes you look like dirt.

  Anton D'Arcy : Come on, you know how my father felt about me. You knew about the trust.

  Melina Paros : I didn't know about this.

  Anton D'Arcy : I didn't want you to know. Look at me, Melina. I'm 30 years old. I mean, you have known idea what it's like not to be a success. You of all people.

  Melina Paros : When you were 12 years old, you started that fire in your father's garage, I was the only one you told.

  Anton D'Arcy : Yeah, and when father asked you if you knew anything about it, you said no.

  Melina Paros : Did you have him killed, Anton?

  Anton D'Arcy : No. God, no. Come on, Melina, if you don't believe me, what's the jury going to think?

  Melina Paros : Is there anything else I should know?

  Anton D'Arcy : No. Nothing.

• [Anton D'Arcy waiting. Jonathan Rollins has arrived] 

  Melina Paros : What did you find out?

  Jonathan Rollins : Hey. Well, I went down to Del Mar where Swilling worked and nosed around. Found out why he was fired. He was forced out by a supervisor, guy named Larry Torica in order to make room for a younger man.

  Melina Paros : So?

  Jonathan Rollins : So Torica was shot by an unknown assailant outside Pandora's night club on December 11th.

  Anton D'Arcy : That's 3 days before my father.

  Jonathan Rollins : Yeah, but Swilling didn't kill Torica. Del Mar cops already checked it out. His alibi's air tight.

  Melina Paros : Are you sure?

  Jonathan Rollins : Oh, yeah. But a witness described our client here to a T.

  Anton D'Arcy : There must be about a 1,000 people who look like me.

  Jonathan Rollins : Yeah, but a 1,000 people didn't valet park outside of Pandora's that night. They wrote down your plate number, Anton.

  Melina Paros : You switched victims with Swilling.

  Anton D'Arcy : You've been watching too much Hitchcock.

  Melina Paros : You switched the victims so that neither of you would appear to have a motive. Makes it impossible to investigate.

  Anton D'Arcy : If that's true, why didn't Swilling just tell that to the D.A.?

  Jonathan Rollins : Because he couldn't, he'd be admitting to two homicides, and risk the death penalty.

  Anton D'Arcy : Look, what I may or may not have done is really my business.

  Jonathan Rollins : I don't think so.

  Anton D'Arcy : This discussion is privileged. And your investigation, such as it is, goes nowhere.

  Melina Paros : I'm withdrawing from this case.

  Anton D'Arcy : Why, because you think I might be guilty? A parking stub is hardly proof of murder, Melina, and in any case, it isn't really your job to judge me. I've got a shot at acquittal here. You screw it up and I'll have your license.

  Melina Paros : You little son of a bitch.

  Anton D'Arcy : Hey, you were the one who always bragged about becoming a lawyer when we were growing up. Defend me, Melina. That's your job now.

  [Melina will find out and she'll be leaving back to the courtroom along with Jonathan. Anton will wait] 

• [Judge Ellis reads the verdict. And hands over back to the Bailiff and return it to the juror] 

  Judge Debra Ellis : Is your verdict unanimous?

  Foreperson : It is, Your Honor.

  Judge Debra Ellis : What say you?

  Foreperson : In the matter of the people of the State of California vs. Anton D'Arcy, we the jury find the defendant not guilty.

  Judge Debra Ellis : Members of the jury, thank you for your time. Mr. D'Arcy, you're free to go. Court's adjourned.

  [D.A. Prentiss Scott is leaving. Anton has something he want to say to Melina] 

  Anton D'Arcy : Congratulations, Counselor.

  Melina Paros : Keep away from me.

  Anton D'Arcy : What? What?

  Melina Paros : I was this close to turning you in.

  Anton D'Arcy : Well, yeah, but you didn't. Hey. Hey, come on. Come on. Is this any way to treat an old friend? I mean what are people gonna think--

  [Melina is through] 

  Melina Paros : Go to hell.

  [the Attorneys Miss Paros and Mr. Rollins are leaving. The three reporters are going to question a freeman Anton D'Arcy.] 

  Reporter : Mr. D'Arcy? We'd like to know why...