He won't tell him why and why not, because the cops had told him they hadn't released it to the media yet. Well, whether they released it or not, it was out there. And then you've got Kilduff. And Kilduff takes him to the airport in his car. When he gets in there, OJ is beside himself; he's just grief-stricken; he's in despair. He didn't know what to do. How do you act, ladies and gentlemen, when someone you love has been murdered? I've heard a lot about this, and I don't know the answer. I don't pretend to be a psychologist. I don't pretend to have omnipotent powers of mind-reading. I don't know. There is no rule book; there is no etiquette on how you act. You can't believe it. And so OJ gets on the plane and he sits next to Mark Partridge. And Mr. Petrocelli said to you, ladies and gentlemen, he said -- he told Skip Taft over the phone. He says, I can't talk right now. And then he tells him his whole life story. Basically, OJ's beside himself. He doesn't know what to do. One thing he did, though, ladies and gentlemen, as soon as the police told him they wanted him in L.

and they wanted to question him, and after Arnelle -- Arnelle told him that, the police also told him that the children had gone out the back, and what had occurred had occurred in the front, and his kids were safe, and Arnelle had told him that there was another victim besides Nicole, after he had learned that, he -- And he made calls while he was in the hotel in Chicago. You've seen the phone records. He called Bundy, talked to police there. He called Rockingham. He's calling Skip Taft; he was calling Kathy Randa; he was trying to get back to Los Angeles. He wasn't trying to escape, ladies and gentlemen. He wasn't trying -- he had his passport with -- he always has his passport with him, and he always has a lot of cash -- he wasn't trying to escape; he was trying to get on the first plane he could. And Kathy Randa had booked him on a 10 o'clock flight, first class, back to L.

Okay. I'll see counsel.

THE COURT REPORTER: With the reporter, Judge?

THE COURT: No, without. (Proceedings were held at the bench without the reporter:) (The following proceedings were held in open court in the presence of the jury.)

Ladies and gentlemen, we're attempting to adhere to the schedule that the attorneys have agreed upon. So, tomorrow morning, we're going to start at 8 o'clock. Wake up early. Don't talk about the case. Don't form or express any opinions. Don't listen to any news. Don't read anything about it. See you tomorrow morning, bright and early. Thank you. (At 4:30 p.m., an adjournment was taken until Thursday, January 23, 1997, at 8:00 a.m.)