A charming conman acts as his own defense attorney during his murder trial. During the trial, he deliberately tries to taint the jury by flirting with the forewoman.A charming conman acts as his own defense attorney during his murder trial. During the trial, he deliberately tries to taint the jury by flirting with the forewoman.A charming conman acts as his own defense attorney during his murder trial. During the trial, he deliberately tries to taint the jury by flirting with the forewoman.
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James Budig
- David Churchill
- (as Jim Budig)
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on two separate cases/incidents:
- The Gillian Guess case.
- The Ted Bundy case. There are even a number of similarities between the episodes main suspect Richard Morriston and the real-life Ted Bundy, his charming mannerisms and his law school experience to name two.
- GoofsWhile McCoy is questioning Briscoe on the stand, he holds two clear plastic bags of evidence. One contains the pistol murder weapon and the other bag has the stolen merchandise. In different shots, the bags change from hand to hand several times.
- Quotes
Detective Lennie Briscoe: How does a con man bamboozle so many smart women?
Detective Ed Green: Practice, practice, practice.
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Takes Two to Tango
'Hubris' is one of those episodes with a loopy hook for the guilty party that you just have to accept and ride out the fun time. At first I thought the story was absurd. Imagine my shock when after the fact, I find out it's loosely based on a true story. I don't get how people - mainly women - fall in love with murderers, convicted criminals and hatch fantasy romances. Then again, I'm also not a mental health expert or desperate for attention.
A murder robbery at a jewelry store takes a turn when it's found the two pairs of victims were killed hours apart meaning Gail Churchill with her daughter was the intended target. Initial suspicion gets pointed at her ex-husband, but fingerprints come back to a mug shot. Gale's real estate boyfriend Mark Landry (Tim Guinee) who's got a criminal history under another name. In court, he represents himself and zeros in on the jury foreperson (Penny Balfour) who's wooed by his charm, well spoken manner and steps over the line.
The writing is well on the wall before the end of the trial. Past history of coming into women's lives, stealing, murder. A keen manipulator he even gets another lady to supply him with a fake alibi. Around the 40 minute mark the payoff hits and it's worth the wait. Guinee is super effective in his role though we do have to sit thru the cliche of having smart detectives getting key evidence thrown out. For those who are curious about the true crime it's based on look up 'Gillian Guess'.
List of suspects, motives, dirty hidden secrets is L&O's game, their formula but 'Hubris' isn't about that. It's a ridiculous tale that I still can't believe is mirrored in reality, but it never stops being entertaining. Forget his criminal history you might not been privy to - the guy's on trial for killing four people viciously (one a child!) - and you help him out, go out with him, see him as your "soulmate". You can't make this stuff up, people.
A murder robbery at a jewelry store takes a turn when it's found the two pairs of victims were killed hours apart meaning Gail Churchill with her daughter was the intended target. Initial suspicion gets pointed at her ex-husband, but fingerprints come back to a mug shot. Gale's real estate boyfriend Mark Landry (Tim Guinee) who's got a criminal history under another name. In court, he represents himself and zeros in on the jury foreperson (Penny Balfour) who's wooed by his charm, well spoken manner and steps over the line.
The writing is well on the wall before the end of the trial. Past history of coming into women's lives, stealing, murder. A keen manipulator he even gets another lady to supply him with a fake alibi. Around the 40 minute mark the payoff hits and it's worth the wait. Guinee is super effective in his role though we do have to sit thru the cliche of having smart detectives getting key evidence thrown out. For those who are curious about the true crime it's based on look up 'Gillian Guess'.
List of suspects, motives, dirty hidden secrets is L&O's game, their formula but 'Hubris' isn't about that. It's a ridiculous tale that I still can't believe is mirrored in reality, but it never stops being entertaining. Forget his criminal history you might not been privy to - the guy's on trial for killing four people viciously (one a child!) - and you help him out, go out with him, see him as your "soulmate". You can't make this stuff up, people.
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- refinedsugar
- Apr 18, 2024
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