:F2000 (F) - /en4/ /en5/ TIME CODE: 20:00 Lylla and Justin move into the area. LYLLA So Maxine joined the church. JUSTIN The question is, why? And what influence does she have on Trudy? LYLLA Answers to which suggest we may be allies, after all. JUSTIN I'll accept that. LYLLA One question: I haven't seen your client anywhere. JUSTIN She's not here. LYLLA Mrs. Brodey missed the wedding? JUSTIN Apparently so. LYLLA It doesn't make sense. She sent out the invitations, surely an appearance would be part of the charade. JUSTIN I expected her to be here. Susanne believes she is, hiding somewhere, waiting for an opportune time to make a grand appearance. LYLLA From what I know about her, it sounds possible. JUSTIN I don't think so. I think something happened to make her miss it. LYLLA That sounds sinister. JUSTIN Not necessarily. You're right about the charade: this whole business of Trudy joining the church upset her greatly. It was all she could do to send out those invitations. I think a part of her wanted to dismiss it, to just pretend it wasn't happening. LYLLA Whose idea was it to get married in Portland? JUSTIN I'm not sure. Why? LYLLA Trudy could've married anywhere. If it was her idea to come home to marry, then that was rather like putting her mother on the spot. JUSTIN You're still hinting at a relationship between Maxine and Trudy, siding against Helen. LYLLA The possibility should interest you. JUSTIN Maxine gave state's evidence against Helen. It's our contention that the murder was Maxine's idea in the first place, that Helen didn't take it seriously even if she knew about it. LYLLA Did she? JUSTIN She says she did. It was never explicit. Maxine hinted at the possibility of poisoning the cheesecake before giving it to the doctor. And that's exactly what she did. LYLLA And then turned state's evidence against Helen -- and then joined the church. But I don't see the connection. JUSTIN Nor do I -- yet. It would be interesting to clarify the relationship between Maxine and Trudy. LYLLA You know that they're lovers? Or used to be, at least. JUSTIN Yes. LYLLA Then it's very likely Trudy herself may have motivated Maxine's actions. JUSTIN Perhaps. LYLLA My interest, of course, is to contest Trudy's claim to the estate. Conspiracy in the murder of her father would do that very nicely. JUSTIN You have a lot of work to prove it. LYLLA We both have a lot of work. JUSTIN This isn't the best place to do it. LYLLA But while we're here, why not find out what we can? JUSTIN Your use of "we" is getting a little presumptuous. LYLLA All I mean by it is that we both may come upon information the other can use. We have antagonists who may be in this together. JUSTIN True enough. But let us assume no more than helpful cooperation. LYLLA If you're worried about my stealing some of your limelight-- JUSTIN That's not what I meant. LYLLA Then I should apologize. JUSTIN Then do. LYLLA I can see why you're so tough in the courtroom. I apologize. JUSTIN What we have in common, if our speculation is correct, is that we have clients to defend against, if you will, a similar, or somewhat similar, enemy. And that's it. We aren't rivals, for headlines or anything else. LYLLA I've never had a headline in my life. JUSTIN Then don't pin your jealousy, if that's what it is-- LYLLA It isn't. I've never wanted a headline. I don't see what headlines have to do with justice. JUSTIN A moment ago I thought we were here to discuss common legal interests -- now I understand what you really want to do is-- LYLLA Wait -- I apologize again. Sincerely. That's not what I meant at all. JUSTIN Are you misunderstood this often in court? LYLLA Touche. JUSTIN If the shoe fits . . . LYLLA Why don't we plan a strategy? It might be less obvious if I corner Maxine and you corner Trudy. Then we can compare notes. JUSTIN I doubt if we'll learn much under the circumstances. LYLLA I've never met Maxine. She may not even know I'm an attorney. JUSTIN Trudy knows me, of course. LYLLA But it would be quite natural for you to offer your congratulations. We get in the spirit of the wedding, let them talk, and see what happens. JUSTIN An inefficient methodology -- but since I'm here anyway, why not? LYLLA Why not, indeed? JUSTIN After you . . . But Angelo enters as they are about to leave. /en13/ TIME CODE: 23:30 ?"Continue" ?"Bookmark" ?"Exit" :"Continue" Continue