Chapter 664: Detective Henry Lee helps investigate the case
Diane's first episode of the Rosie O'Donnell Show was very effective. The two chatted a lot. The audience knew the gossip about how she and Ronald fell in love, and also heard how Tom Cruise was.
A progressive person (so progressive that sometimes others can't stand it), and some of his love history.
Most of the audience at the scene and on TV were fans of Tom Cruise's age, and they found ample reasons not to believe the rumor started by Quentin Tarantino.
In turn, Paula Wagner, Tom Cruise's business partner, is also digging into who is behind the McCall's magazine revelations.
This magazine has a historical reputation, but has no sales. If a piece of gossip is published in this kind of magazine, it is often difficult for the victim to file a lawsuit due to the circulation of the other party. Because of American law, defamation is calculated based on the reputational damage caused.
Celebrities have no worries when they sue a big gossip media like the National Enquirer, because they can afford to pay. When you sue a magazine with a historical reputation, you often win the lawsuit and cannot pay much money, and it also damages the entire media industry.
relationship.
But Tom Cruise is not in the ranks of ordinary stars. For him, the damage caused by rumors smearing his reputation is much greater than the damage caused by suing a magazine.
In addition, there is no way to prevent a thief for a thousand days, so it is most critical for Tom Cruise's film company to find out the mastermind behind it and prevent it from being used to get magnets in the future.
Therefore, Paula Wagner, as a spokesperson for CW producers, began to sue McCall's magazine and claimed a huge amount of compensation. Since many gossip tabloids also reprinted McCall's magazine reports, these were scattered across the country.
The circulation of newspapers in various places is multiplied by the number of readers of each newspaper, and based on this, the damage to Tom Cruise's reputation is calculated. Coupled with the loss of film projects due to this, this number greatly exceeds McCaw's.
The value of McCall's magazine...
The other party's lawyers proposed a settlement. As long as CW Films was willing to drop the lawsuit, they were willing to give the magazine to the other party. It happened that the magazine's owner, the New York Times, was also seeking to sell the magazine due to its operating losses.
But Paula Wagner's intention was not to get a magazine for free. She actually wanted to pressure the magazine's editor-in-chief to hand over the person who gave him the news.
If McCall's Magazine collapses, the editorial team will not be able to find jobs in the industry because they have brought down America's longest-running women's magazine. Therefore, the editor-in-chief is still negotiating with CW Films, hoping not to force him to give up journalism.
The industry has a tradition of keeping informants confidential.
But Paula Wagner didn't care about this. What she wanted was for the black hands behind it to be exposed. Under her threats and constant pressure, someone in the editorial team finally couldn't stand it any longer and took the initiative to come and explain. They had received a letter from
The anonymous courier package in Los Angeles contained all of Tom Cruise's historical speeches and video materials that could be associated with the issue of orientation. It meant that someone helped them select the topic and verify the sources.
What's more serious is that in addition to the issue of orientation, this package also contains some things that Tom Cruise did in the Church of Scientology. For example, he echoed the teachings of Scientology and did a lot that is far from ordinary people's perception.
Biased propaganda.
For example, mental patients are caused by the bad guys in Scientology being thrown into the crater by the universe, and all kinds of bad genes entering the human brain. Therefore, there is no need to take the medicine prescribed by the doctor, as long as you go to the Scientology Church every week,
Using a multimeter for auditing can temporarily clear...
This negative effect on Tom Cruise is on the same level as the issue of orientation, and will cause serious damage to his acting career.
Paula Wagner used this to persuade Tom Cruise not to speak for Scientology in the future. The crew in which he participated was designated to use expensive recording microphones certified by Scientology, so that he could repay Scientology.
Ducky's friendship.
There is no need to be on the front line of promoting Scientology. John Travolta and Kelly Preston, another couple in Hollywood who believe in Scientology, mention Scientology in public and at most they talk about mountains.
How did Ducky get them through the low points of their lives...
On the other hand, she came to Ronald for help with the anonymous package that appeared automatically in McCall's magazine.
"You mean, this is an attack on us?" Ronald did not reach out to take the package, but his words still revealed that this attack was aimed at him and Tom Cruise together.
of.
Obviously "Interview with the Vampire" is more likely to mislead people about Tom Cruise's orientation than "Top Gun", because the character he played in the former is a bi-directional person...
But the starting point for all the rumors was the movie "Top Gun" that I filmed many years ago. If you don't vividly describe the Lone Ranger played by Tom Cruise in that movie, he took too many baths and was playing volleyball.
How sweaty and so on, the audience has long forgotten the details of that movie.
In addition, in Top Gun, Tom Cruise actually had an intimate scene with Kelly McGillis, but they deliberately did not mention it at all, trying desperately to distort the movie in that direction.
Instead of doing the already-made "Interview with the Vampire" that everyone still remembers, I chose to talk about Top Gun. It's just because I was the director back then.
"Yes, these are all well-organized materials, deliberately hinting in certain predetermined directions..." Paula Wagner wanted to show it to Ronald.
"Don't move..." Ronald stopped her. Although it was very likely that no fingerprints could be found, Ronald still wanted to try his luck. He found Detective Claire from the FBI's Counterintelligence Department.
, talked about the matter in detail, and hoped that she could recommend an expert to help her.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Why do you want me to recommend it? The most famous trace inspection expert in the United States is now in Los Angeles?" Inspector Claire smiled at Ronald
The answer is, don’t seek the far away at the expense of the near.
"Ah, who is that?" Ronald also became interested. In America, there are a lot of experts and masters. In any field, it is very difficult to be recognized as the number one.
"Henry C. Lee...he was invited by O.J. Simpson's team to serve as a trace examination expert on the case..."
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"Is this guy good?" Paula Wagner looked at Henry Lee's resume and was a little unsure. This expert looked like an ordinary Chinese-American, with an unimpressive appearance.
"O.J. Simpson's defense dream team came to find him..." Ronald dispelled the other party's suspicion with one sentence. In order to exonerate himself, Simpson hired many famous lawyers across the country to form a team of defense lawyers known as the dream team.
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In addition to debate experts such as Johnny Cochran and cross-examination experts such as F. Lee Bailey... they also found the most authoritative trace examination expert in the United States under the leadership of Robert Shapiro.
Henry Lee came to question the prosecution's procedural deficiencies in handling evidence, and wanted to use his fame to weaken the prosecution's evidence.
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"Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here. I know you are busy with the OJ Simpson case. You happen to be in Los Angeles. I have a difficult problem here and I need your help..."
Ronald met this expert at home. He looked like a dignified Chinese person, giving people a sense of trust. Henry also spoke in a very organized manner, and you could tell at first glance that he was talking about logic and facts.
Experts with many years of experience in the field of inspection.
"Actually, the price you offered is higher than OJ's, and my helping you is a matter of punishing evil and promoting good. Unlike when I helped OJ, there were voices of criticism from within the system."
Paula Wagner was immediately impressed when she saw the other party in person. Telling the truth like this really made the other party want to believe him. He came to testify in the OJ case, no matter how he argued, he wanted to promote the testing laboratory to comply with the rules.
, the core reason must be for the high appearance fee.
Ronald offered a higher remuneration and there was no burden on his conscience, so Henry Lee said that he would devote 100% to it, which was very reassuring.
Paula also heard the other party talk about several of his own famous cases. A woman was killed by her husband, who was an FBI agent. Her body was chopped up with a wood chipper and sprayed into the lake. It was such a seamless crime, and he still insisted on it.
The DNA of his murdered wife was found in a wood chipper pulled from the lake...
"So, please help my partner, Mr. Tom Cruise, find out who is framing him..." Paula Wagner had high hopes for Henry Lee. After signing the contract and confidentiality agreement, she told the whole story.
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"I have to say that the storage condition of these documents is not very good. They have been handled by many people during the period and are no longer as they were when they were originally sent to the magazine. In addition, these documents were printed with a printer and delivered by the courier company.
, being very careful not to leave any clues about the sender. Have you ever gone to the courier company to ask?"
"I asked, because too much time has passed and no one remembers what happened..."
"Well, such a thoughtful person may not leave any fingerprints or clues that can be traced back to him..." Henry Lee said while wearing gloves and looking at the documents and packaged folders with a magnifying glass.
"Then there's no other way?" Paula Wagner was a little disappointed.
"I shook hands with you when I came in. With such contact, trace amounts of the substances on my hands will be transferred to you, and vice versa. This is determined by scientific theory, so there is nothing wrong with it.
It can be done without any trace. We can still find some clues, which can at least give some directions for further investigation."
Watching Henry Lee's explanation, Ronald and Paula Wagner also felt that they had found the right person. Although they didn't know what he could find out, if he couldn't find out, it might be difficult to find someone else to find out.
Dr. Henry Lee collected all the physical evidence and had a meal at Ronald's house. This Chinese habit coupled with the meal served by the best Cantonese chef in Los Angeles made him very satisfied. After eating, Henry Lee said with a smile:
"Since I accepted the invitation from OJ, you are the first person who has met me without asking me what I think about this case."
"Dr. Lee, did OJ do it?" Diane couldn't help but asked a question that ordinary Americans would ask.
Because Henry Lee is now a well-known criminal investigation expert in the United States. Last year, President William Foster's personal lawyer and deputy director of the White House Travel Department committed suicide. In order to calm the controversy, the White House invited him to investigate.
At that time, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Sherlock Holmes-style cartoons of him holding a magnifying glass in the White House looking for clues. Having seen high-profile cases, Henry Lee assumed that everyone would be interested in it.
"I speculate that some police officers may have made mistakes due to preconceived prejudices or other reasons. However, once the physical evidence is contaminated, for the victim, the day when the truth will be revealed becomes far away..."
Henry Lee is also a very eloquent person when given the right occasion. He mainly talked about the procedural errors in the LAPD's case handling and the various philosophies of American law that do not accept illegal evidence...
"Ronald, you don't seem to be very interested in this case." Henry Lee received a lot of admiring looks from Diane and Paula Wagner, but looked at Ronald a little absent-mindedly.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ah? Oh, actually I completely agree with you, doctor. If the police officer handling the case could collect evidence in full compliance with the law, and did not think subjectively or deliberately
If OJ is to be convicted, it may be harder for the criminal to escape punishment than it is now..."
Henry Lee looked at Ronald and didn't quite believe what he said. Maybe the famous self-made rich man in Hollywood had some unique insights? He repeatedly asked Ronald to share his opinion.
"The judge in this case is Ito, a Japanese judge who was selected by lot, rather than other judges with more authority and experience. This shows that this is definitely not an ordinary case. The court also wants to use the ethnic background of the candidate to judge the case.
Block all possible avenues to attack the justice system using racial bias in cases.
In addition, except for those mock court reality shows in New York, courts in this country basically do not allow live broadcasts. Judge Ito allows the media to broadcast some court hearings every week.
The last..."
Ronald hesitated to speak.
"What do you mean?" Henry Lee's face also became solemn.
"Juror selection..." Ronald whispered...
The jurors in the OJ wife-killing case confirmed that 9 of the 12 jurors selected in the city center were black...
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Henry Lee mainly attended the OJ case as an expert witness. After getting inspiration from Ronald, he did not particularly invest in preparing for testimony. Instead, he spent a lot of time every day with his assistant in Ronald
In the laboratory prepared by De, many tests were done on the package of documents and video tapes. However, there was no breakthrough for a while...
On this day, Ronald did not wait for the mystery of who was attacking him and Cruise to be revealed, but he did wait for news from another player in the industry.
MGM's temporary trustee, Crédit Lyonnais, approached him and asked if he was interested in acquiring this once most powerful studio in Hollywood.
"Why are you asking me if I'm interested? I don't seem to have disclosed any ideas about acquiring a traditional studio, right?" Ronald was a little unsure of what the other party meant. He had to find Ed Bastian, Mi
Shell Cannold, David Simkins and other executives came to discuss, is this an opportunity or a trap?