L.A. Law (TV Series)
From Here to Paternity (1992)
Susan Dey: Grace Van Owen
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Garry Lowell : Is your name Robert Henry Richards?
Robbie Richards : Yes.
Garry Lowell : Were you born in Santa Monica, California?
Robbie Richards : Yes.
Garry Lowell : Did Tara McDermott consent to have sexual intercourse with you on September 20, 1991?
Robbie Richards : Yes.
Garry Lowell : Did you have the highest batting average in the national league last year?
Robbie Richards : Uh, no.
Garry Lowell : No?
Robbie Richards : Well, they called my single in the last game and error. So Pendleton won the title.
Garry Lowell : You were robbed. Their California driver's license?
Robbie Richards : Uh, yes.
Garry Lowell : Did you rape Tara McDermott on September 20, 1991?
Robbie Richards : No.
Garry Lowell : Okay. That's it. You can move.
Robbie Richards : So, how I do?
[Garry Lowell looked at Grace Van Owen. Grace nodded to Robbie Richards]
Grace Van Owen : He can hear.
Garry Lowell : Your client's telling the truth.
[Mr. Lowell gets up, and unwrapped the polygraph arm cuff in Robbie's right arm]
Robbie Richards : So how come we can't use this thing in court?
Grace Van Owen : So how come you can't steal second base on a foul ball?
Robbie Richards : Rules of the Game.
Grace Van Owen : That's right. But don't worry, the jury will get to hear you.
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Jonathan Rollins : Didn't Tara McDermott pull away when you first tried to kiss her?
Robbie Richards : No, sir. She kissed me back.
Jonathan Rollins : Didn't she say, "No, I don't want to..."
Robbie Richards : She did. But you had to hear her. She was laughing. She, uh, laid on the ground.
Jonathan Rollins : You didn't push her down?
Robbie Richards : No. That's a bunch of bull.
Grace Van Owen : Don't lose your cool. That's what the D.A. wants.
Jonathan Rollins : She reclined on the ground while you weren't touching her.
Robbie Richards : Uh, no, I was holding her. We went down together. It was sort of frantic.
Jonathan Rollins : OK. Now once you're down on the ground, what happened?
Robbie Richards : Mm, we started to roll around. She seemed to be liking it.
Jonathan Rollins : Now, rolling around, meaning sometimes you were on top and sometimes she was on top?
Robbie Richards : Uh, I think I was on top.
Jonathan Rollins : So you didn't roll. So you stayed on top. What made you think she liked it?
Robbie Richards : The way she was uh... she wasn't just laying there. She was pressing against me.
Jonathan Rollins : But you were on top, so weren't you pressing into her?
Robbie Richards : Well, yeah. We were having sex.
Jonathan Rollins : Well then when you put your arm across her throat...
Robbie Richards : I wasn't trying to choke her. I was holding her hand.
Jonathan Rollins : Her hand?
Robbie Richards : Or... well, one of them.
Jonathan Rollins : So you had both her hands in yours, held, what, over her head?
Robbie Richards : Yeah. Maybe for part of it.
Jonathan Rollins : Which part of it? The part when you entered her?
Robbie Richards : I guess. Yeah. But she wasn't fighting.
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Jonathan Rollins : Not a little? Not even, you know, to struggle...
Robbie Richards : Oh, sure. You know, like... like she was hot for it.
Jonathan Rollins : Robbie, did she guide you in?
Robbie Richards : No.
Jonathan Rollins : That's right. Her hands were trapped over her head. What about her legs? Did her legs fall open?
Robbie Richards : What do you mean?
Jonathan Rollins : I mean, did you use your free hand or your knee to push her legs apart?
Robbie Richards : Well, yeah. It was pretty passionate.
Jonathan Rollins : And the frantic pace escalated.
Robbie Richards : Yes.
Jonathan Rollins : And she was struggling under you?
Robbie Richards : Yes.
Jonathan Rollins : And she was still laughing and yelling no?
Robbie Richards : Eh... it was more like a whisper. You know, like women do.
Jonathan Rollins : What do you mean?
Robbie Richards : Saying no, when they mean yes, you know.
[laughs]
Robbie Richards : Like it's a turn-on or something.
[laughs]
Jonathan Rollins : Oh. So she was struggling like women do when they're turned on, and she was saying no the way women do when they mean yes.
Robbie Richards : Right.
Grace Van Owen : My God. You did it, Robbie. You raped her.
Robbie Richards : No I, no I didn't.
[to Jonathan]
Robbie Richards : Tell her what I meant.
Jonathan Rollins : Hey, man, I don't know what you meant. But I know you just described a rape.
Robbie Richards : Uh, uh, I must have said it wrong. Tell me what I said, I won't say it that way.
Grace Van Owen : You mean you'll lie. I can't put you on the stand.
Robbie Richards : But you said the jury needed to hear me. You said if I didn't testify we could lose.
Grace Van Owen : If I let you testify now, we will lose.