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613-DarkMoney

1(Gasping)-Yourehurtingme,Bernard.

-WellItisagoodhurt,isitnot?(Bernardlaughs)Please,no.

Dontkillme!(Choking)Didyouwritethat,Mr.

Tierney?-Idid.

-Youproducethisshow,CallItMurder?-Ido.

Proudly.

-Oh,Imglad.

IsthatColinSweeney?No.

No,thatisafictionalcharacter-namedBernardLoomis.

-Youreawarethatmyclientwasfoundnotguiltyofmurderinghiswife?Iamaware,but,again,

thischaracterisnotbasedonhim.

Isee.

ButyoucastanactorwholooksjustlikeColinSweeney.

Thatsacoincidence.

Eventhoughhehasthesameoccupation,dressesidentically,methiswifeinasimilarfashion,and

eventhoughMr.

Sweeneyswife,likethewifeinyourshow,wasstrangledandfoundburiedinanorchard,andher

decapitatedheadwasdiscoveredinMr.

Sweeneysyard,despiteallofthesesimilarities,youstillinsistthatMr.

LoomisisnotbasedonMr.

Sweeney?-Ido.

-IsnttheonlydifferenceweenMr.

Sweeneyandyourcharacter-thatthelatterkilledhiswife?-Ithinkthattherearemanypeople

whothinkthatMr.

Sweeneydidkillhiswife.

-Sotheresnodifferenceweenthetwo?-Hedidntsaythat.

Argumentative,YourHonor.

-Thisisgalling.

-DIANE:Iwillrephrase.

Idontwishtogall,Ms.

Krause.

Uh,Mr.

Tierney,youwereedbytheTelevisionCriticsAssociationsaying,Allourepisodesare

rippedstraightfromtheheadlines.

Sowhichheadlinewasthisepisoderippedfrom?Iwasexaggerating.

Notalltheepisodes.

-Thisonewasnot.

-Isee.

Theoneepisodeinwhichyourstudioisbeingsuedfordefamation?Again,argumentative.

YourHonor,Iwishyouwouldadmonish-intiffsattorney.

-AndIwishyoudstopoverdramatizingyourobjections,Counselor.