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Nora: Bad enough Mitch Laurence is out on bail, but then to drag us down here this time of night?

Bo: They're looking for the element of surprise.

Hank: Look, Bo is right. Don't beat yourself up about the hearing.

Nora: Oh, I'm just so furious.

Hank: Look, I understand, you know? But listen, I guarantee you, Evangeline Williamson -- she's going to come out here and she's going to bring us everything she's got.

Nora: Yeah, well, she can't believe in her client and that's got to work to our advantage.

Bo: Well, you're back on our side.

Nora: I'm not going to let him walk, Bo. I promise you. You don't think there's anything to this procedural error, do you?

Bo: From what I know, everything was on the up and up. Now, Jason's landing is out of my jurisdiction, so the locals -- they did all the paperwork.

Nora: Oh, great.

Bo: But from what I could see, they did everything by the book.

Nora: All right. Well, we'll see.

Bo: Oh, boy.

Mitch: Beware of punishing wrongfully, for it will not profit you.

Nora: Whereas if we put you away for a lifetime, it will profit us all.

Judge Lee: You'd better have a good reason for dragging me away from a very nice dinner party.

Bo: Don't think you're going to slither out of this one.

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Evangeline: Your honor, the arresting officers failed to follow proper police procedure. He was arrested in Jason's Landing, yet he was booked and mirandized hours later in Llanview. There's more. The warrant to search my client's home was problematic. The commonwealth's case is tainted.

Hank: If the court weighs the technicalities against the enormity of Mitch Laurence's crimes, your honor --

Evangeline: Is it my fault the cops in Podunk don't know their job?

Nora: Ms. Williamson is absolutely correct. Jason's landing is a very, very small town. They've never had to deal with a criminal of Mitch Laurence's magnitude.

Evangeline: Be that as it may, they are sworn to uphold constitutional law.

Judge Lee: I'm inclined to agree with Ms. Williamson.

Nora: Your honor, our office is only asking for more time to continue our investigation. We haven't had access to the arresting officers, and we barely got through reading Ms. Williamson's rather lengthy motion before we got called down here.

Judge Lee: You're not the only ones.

Nora: You believe in justice, your honor. You're well aware of Mitch Laurence's prior crimes. He's not an upstanding kind of guy.

Evangeline: He was never charged.

Judge Lee: Ms. Buchanan, the defense motion applies only to the charge of attempted murder. The other charges still stand. Your case will go forward regardless.

Nora: The charge of attempted murder is integral to our case. It shows the scope of Mitch Laurence's evil intent.

Evangeline: "Evil"? What law school did you attend?

Nora: He was going to cut the girl's heart out! That's the bottom line to which he should be judged by.

Hank: With all due respect, your honor, we request the commonwealth be allowed to bring this case to trial in its entirety.

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Bo: You threaten any member of Viki's family or you set one foot within 100 yards of Llanfair, I will bust you for trespassing. And your bail? Revoked.

Mitch: Oh, I have no intention of trespassing anywhere. I won't have to.

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Judge: Ms. Buchanan, while I appreciate your passion, I can't let it outweigh the merits. However, I have read the defense motion as carefully as possible under the circumstances. You claim improper police procedure.

Evangeline: That's right.

Judge: Well, given the nature of this case, I expect you to present more than hearsay if you want me to kick these charges. Where are your affidavits? That's what I thought. Don't waste my time again, counselor.

Evangeline: Your honor --

Judge: I've heard enough for one evening. Your client's going to stand trial. Start getting prepared.

Bo: Good news?

Hank: The judge tossed their motion.

Bo: All right.

Evangeline: It's just a minor setback, that's all. I'll keep digging.

Mitch: You'd better.

Hank: Ok, look, first thing tomorrow, I want the affidavits from the arresting officers.

Bo: I'll call Jason's landing when I get home.

Hank: You know, this attorney -- she means business. She wants to win this without having to go to trial.

Nora: Of course she does. Wait till a jury hears what he's been up to.

Hank: Yeah, well, if we get a chance to tell them. All right, boys and girls, we won this round. But Mitch Laurence -- he's not done yet.

Bo: Yeah. He'll have a few more surprises.

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Nora: We need to go through this case with a fine-tooth comb and plug up all the holes.

Bo: It's done.

Hank: Do it again, Bo. We can't be too careful.

Bo: Yeah. Look, why don't you guys grab us a table. I'll be right there. Jen. Feeling better?

Jen: Yeah, much. Thank you.

Lindsay: Are you and Nora working late tonight?

Bo: I know you withheld information about what transpired at Mitch Laurence's house. Now, I know that because I know everything that he's done.

Lindsay: We've been having a private conversation here.

Bo: Well, then I'll make it brief. Maybe you just don't understand how serious all of this is, or maybe you haven't realized yet just how dangerous Mitch Laurence is. But I'm going to stop him, and the only way that I can do that is with your testimony.

Jen: I already told you everything.

Bo: You know, it'd be a lot easier on everybody if you would just come forward on your own. But if the district attorney has to subpoena you and then treat you like a hostile witness, I'm ok with that.

Lindsay: Ok, that's enough. You can contact Sam tomorrow.

Gabrielle: Is this a hard day?

Bo: Hey, honey.

Gabrielle: Hi. So how did it go with the judge?

Bo: So far so good. You know, the case is still on.

Gabrielle: Well, that's good. That's good news because that means that this dreadful man -- well, while he's facing this charges, he won't be able to do any more harm than he's already done.