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After picking up his date (who is not named in the transcript), Spector instructed De Souza to take them to the Grill on the Alley, a Beverly Hills restaurant. They arrived around 8 p.m.
About two hours later, Spector ordered De Souza back to the woman's home, where Spector dropped off his date, then told the driver to return to the Grill.
A Grill waitress (referred to in the transcript only as Kathy) was waiting for Spector outside. They drove to Trader Vic's, an old-line Hollywood hangout at Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, and stayed about an hour.
Spector then told De Souza to take them to Dan Tana's, the retro-hip restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard favored by entertainment industry celebrities since the 1960s, and where Spector had a favorite booth.
They got there around 1 a.m., and after about half an hour, the couple returned to the car, but not before Spector had a face-off with two young men who were standing in front of Dan Tana's, smoking.
One of them said something to Spector, who clearly took umbrage and stood at the car door glaring at them.
Kathy succeeded in calming Spector, and once inside the Mercedes, the producer told De Souza to drive to the House of Blues, a few minutes away on Sunset Boulevard. Kathy protested, saying she had to work the next morning. Spector, slurring his words and appearing drunk, refused to take no for an answer, according to the transcript.
It was almost closing time when the Mercedes pulled up to the House of Blues. About 15 minutes after Spector and Kathy went into the club, Kathy returned with a tall blond woman.
"My name is Lana and I work in the House of Blues," the woman told the driver. "And Mr. Spector said you are to go to her house, drop her and return here."
De Souza was back at the House of Blues in a few minutes, and Lana helped an apparently drunk Spector down some stairs as he left the club. As De Souza opened the door for Spector, the music producer invited Lana Clarkson home. She declined.
Spector asked again. She said no. Then he offered her a ride to her car and she agreed. En route, Spector invited her to the mansion two or three more times. Clarkson finally said yes.
Clarkson directed De Souza to a parking garage on La Cienega, where she moved her car to the street. Spector staggered to a spot near some stairs to urinate.
Then Clarkson got back into the Mercedes.
"It is going to be fast," she told the driver. "I would like to have only one drink."
Spector told her not to talk to his driver, then he ordered De Souza to drive home.
As the Mercedes sped along the Santa Monica, Pomona and Long Beach freeways, Spector and Clarkson talked and laughed as they watched a DVD on Spector's portable player.
They arrived just before 3 a.m. Spector and Clarkson climbed the front stairs to the mansion, Spector leaning heavily on Clarkson, the diminutive producer a half head shorter than the woman.
Waiting for the Break
Lana Clarkson was Hollywood-beautiful, an effervescent, warm and imposing woman, 6 feet tall in heels.
"She loved making people feel good," a friend told the grand jury. "You would never forget it if you met her."
About two hours later, Spector ordered De Souza back to the woman's home, where Spector dropped off his date, then told the driver to return to the Grill.
A Grill waitress (referred to in the transcript only as Kathy) was waiting for Spector outside. They drove to Trader Vic's, an old-line Hollywood hangout at Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, and stayed about an hour.
Spector then told De Souza to take them to Dan Tana's, the retro-hip restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard favored by entertainment industry celebrities since the 1960s, and where Spector had a favorite booth.
They got there around 1 a.m., and after about half an hour, the couple returned to the car, but not before Spector had a face-off with two young men who were standing in front of Dan Tana's, smoking.
One of them said something to Spector, who clearly took umbrage and stood at the car door glaring at them.
Kathy succeeded in calming Spector, and once inside the Mercedes, the producer told De Souza to drive to the House of Blues, a few minutes away on Sunset Boulevard. Kathy protested, saying she had to work the next morning. Spector, slurring his words and appearing drunk, refused to take no for an answer, according to the transcript.
It was almost closing time when the Mercedes pulled up to the House of Blues. About 15 minutes after Spector and Kathy went into the club, Kathy returned with a tall blond woman.
"My name is Lana and I work in the House of Blues," the woman told the driver. "And Mr. Spector said you are to go to her house, drop her and return here."
De Souza was back at the House of Blues in a few minutes, and Lana helped an apparently drunk Spector down some stairs as he left the club. As De Souza opened the door for Spector, the music producer invited Lana Clarkson home. She declined.
Spector asked again. She said no. Then he offered her a ride to her car and she agreed. En route, Spector invited her to the mansion two or three more times. Clarkson finally said yes.
Clarkson directed De Souza to a parking garage on La Cienega, where she moved her car to the street. Spector staggered to a spot near some stairs to urinate.
Then Clarkson got back into the Mercedes.
"It is going to be fast," she told the driver. "I would like to have only one drink."
Spector told her not to talk to his driver, then he ordered De Souza to drive home.
As the Mercedes sped along the Santa Monica, Pomona and Long Beach freeways, Spector and Clarkson talked and laughed as they watched a DVD on Spector's portable player.
They arrived just before 3 a.m. Spector and Clarkson climbed the front stairs to the mansion, Spector leaning heavily on Clarkson, the diminutive producer a half head shorter than the woman.
Waiting for the Break
Lana Clarkson was Hollywood-beautiful, an effervescent, warm and imposing woman, 6 feet tall in heels.
"She loved making people feel good," a friend told the grand jury. "You would never forget it if you met her."
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