1. In the criminal justice systemCopy !req
2. the people are representedCopy !req
3. by two separate
yet equally important groups:Copy !req
4. the police,
who investigate crimeCopy !req
5. and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.Copy !req
6. These are their stories.Copy !req
7. I'm gonna call her.Copy !req
8. You're not going
to call her.Copy !req
9. She gave me her card,
didn't she?Copy !req
10. Uh, no, you gave her
your card.Copy !req
11. Besides, she was, like,
undressing Darby anyway.Copy !req
12. Get out.Copy !req
13. With her eyes.Copy !req
14. Whoa!Copy !req
15. What's your problem?Copy !req
16. I'm hungry, man.
Help a guy out.Copy !req
17. Wait, wait, I'll tell you
what, I'll tell you what.Copy !req
18. You go into that barCopy !req
19. and you give
a guy named DarbyCopy !req
20. a big, wet one right
on the lips?Copy !req
21. I'll buy you a Porterhouse
at The Palm.Copy !req
22. No... pardon
my friend, pal.Copy !req
23. He's in heat.Copy !req
24. That's okay.Copy !req
25. No way!Copy !req
26. Darby's so smart, he should
really learn to lock his doors.Copy !req
27. This is stupid.Copy !req
28. I... I have nothing
to do with this.Copy !req
29. You're right, you're right.Copy !req
30. Never screw
with a man's wheels.Copy !req
31. His golf clubs are
a whole other story.Copy !req
32. You are crazy,
you know that?Copy !req
33. He just got those
Titleists with the ti...Copy !req
34. Couple of yuppies
drank too muchCopy !req
35. decided they'd play
a prank on their buddy.Copy !req
36. They thought they'd break
into a LexusCopy !req
37. but they got the wrong Lexus.Copy !req
38. There's the Lone Ranger
and Tonto over thereCopy !req
39. and I sprang for the coffee.Copy !req
40. Hey, much as I love
seeing your face, GarvinCopy !req
41. pranks aren't exactly
our department.Copy !req
42. Well, one man's prank's
another man's homicide.Copy !req
43. Whoa. That does it.Copy !req
44. I'm going to stay
with the Crown Vic.Copy !req
45. Detroit knows a thing
or two about trunk space.Copy !req
46. Word.Copy !req
47. Well, we don't have
to go farCopy !req
48. to find the murder weapon.Copy !req
49. Let's get a look at him.Copy !req
50. White male, looks to be
in his mid 20s.Copy !req
51. The good news is,
he never saw it coming.Copy !req
52. Uh, name's Gordon Meeks.Copy !req
53. The car's registered
in his name.Copy !req
54. Just bought it last month.Copy !req
55. He should have thought
about leasing.Copy !req
56. Captioning sponsored by
UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISIONCopy !req
57. What do you want?Copy !req
58. We don't know anything else.Copy !req
59. A few more questions.
Your friend Meeks...Copy !req
60. Our friend's name
is Ryan Darby.Copy !req
61. Okay, well, who's
Gordon Meeks?Copy !req
62. Don't you see
what they're doing?Copy !req
63. They think we're
common criminals.Copy !req
64. You did break
into a car.Copy !req
65. It was a prank.Copy !req
66. You know, "ha-ha."Copy !req
67. We work at Bennington Hart
on Wall Street.Copy !req
68. Oh, so, the thing about
being common criminals
wasn't that far off.Copy !req
69. If I didn't feel like
throwing up, I'd laugh.Copy !req
70. Darby!
Thank God.Copy !req
71. Tell them you got
a black Lexus.Copy !req
72. What? I drive a Porsche.Copy !req
73. I'm sorry. I've never seenCopy !req
74. either one
of them before.Copy !req
75. You know what? I'm beat.
Let's just book 'emCopy !req
76. and worry about it
tomorrow morning.Copy !req
77. Damn it, Darby!Copy !req
78. What the hell were you
going to do to my Titleists?Copy !req
79. Oh, another prankster.Copy !req
80. All right. All three
of you out of here.Copy !req
81. Should have
let you rot.Copy !req
82. There's nothing
on this guy Meeks.Copy !req
83. The only prints
on the car were his.Copy !req
84. Well, we got a name
for the deceased.Copy !req
85. That usually comes
with an address.Copy !req
86. Mr. Meeks had a nice life.Copy !req
87. Armani, Brioni, Prada.Copy !req
88. What happened
to "buy American"?Copy !req
89. What happened
to American quality?Copy !req
90. Hey, my suits were made
right on Sixth Avenue.Copy !req
91. Yeah, ten years ago.Copy !req
92. And your point is?Copy !req
93. Whoa.Copy !req
94. Looks like Gordon
hit the Lotto...Copy !req
95. on more than one occasion.Copy !req
96. Lenny, look.Copy !req
97. Maybe it does.Copy !req
98. What?Copy !req
99. Grow on trees.Copy !req
100. Oh.Copy !req
101. Something tells me Gordon
was up to no good.Copy !req
102. There's got to be over
$100,000 in here.Copy !req
103. "DN345. PN937."Copy !req
104. That looks like
some kind of code.Copy !req
105. Think Meeks was
a loan shark?Copy !req
106. I don't think he was
a Colonel in the Salvation Army.Copy !req
107. What are you doing?Copy !req
108. Well, these envelopes
were sealed.Copy !req
109. The cash was probably
going outCopy !req
110. which means that something
had to come inCopy !req
111. to fill that suitcase.Copy !req
112. "947 Fifth Avenue."Copy !req
113. And that address
costs a chunk of change.Copy !req
114. What you want
to do with this?Copy !req
115. Well, there's this Ferrari
I've had my eye on.Copy !req
116. Are you sure Gordon sent you?Copy !req
117. Let's say we're here
on his behalf.Copy !req
118. Because he usually tells me
ahead of timeCopy !req
119. if someone new
is coming.Copy !req
120. Yeah, well,
Mr. Meeks is busy.Copy !req
121. Was I short?Copy !req
122. It looks like it.Copy !req
123. I could have swornCopy !req
124. I counted out five
dimes, like always.Copy !req
125. Ah. "Five dimes."Copy !req
126. So Gordon Meeksisyour bookie.Copy !req
127. Who are you guys?Copy !req
128. Detectives Briscoe
and Green.Copy !req
129. Oh, come on!Copy !req
130. You've got to have
something better to do.Copy !req
131. Slow news day.Copy !req
132. I'm a dermatologist.Copy !req
133. You have any idea
how boring that is?Copy !req
134. I put a few dollars
on a ball gameCopy !req
135. now and then.Copy !req
136. Is that a crime?Copy !req
137. Actually, it is.Copy !req
138. Not if I place
the bet overseas.Copy !req
139. Five grand?Copy !req
140. You must have a lot
of frequent flier miles, doc.Copy !req
141. I call an 800 number.Copy !req
142. I log on to the Internet.Copy !req
143. Either way, the bet
is actually placedCopy !req
144. in Costa Rica, where betting
is perfectly legal.Copy !req
145. Until money changes
hands here.Copy !req
146. Okay, so they haven'tCopy !req
147. worked out all the kinks yetCopy !req
148. but everybody does it,
nobody gets hurt.Copy !req
149. Wrong again, doc.Copy !req
150. Gordon Meeks is dead.Copy !req
151. W-what?Copy !req
152. So you go up or down
five grandCopy !req
153. you get a visit
from Gordon?Copy !req
154. Or Stevie.Copy !req
155. Monday's the day
we balance the books.Copy !req
156. Stevie?Copy !req
157. Strelzik.Copy !req
158. He's Gordon's partner...
boss, actually.Copy !req
159. You know where
we can find Mr. Strelzik?Copy !req
160. You're sure it was Gordon?Copy !req
161. He looked like his photo ID.Copy !req
162. Drove a Lexus.Copy !req
163. In the trunk of his car?Copy !req
164. You'd like it better
if they dumped him
in an alley?Copy !req
165. What my partner meant to say
was in your line of workCopy !req
166. you might expect a little
violence now and then.Copy !req
167. Are you kidding?Copy !req
168. Our clientele is a who's who
of New York money.Copy !req
169. Besides, we don't let
anyone bet moreCopy !req
170. than they can afford to lose.Copy !req
171. Aw, the bookie with a heart.Copy !req
172. We run a legitimate
business, Detective.Copy !req
173. That's for a later discussion.Copy !req
174. For now, can you just tell usCopy !req
175. how long Gordon worked for you?Copy !req
176. Where would you get that idea?Copy !req
177. He didn't work for me.Copy !req
178. We're both employees of First
Run Gaming, Incorporated.Copy !req
179. Let me guess—
incorporated in Costa Rica.Copy !req
180. You know I-I warned him.Copy !req
181. Low profile.Copy !req
182. But he had to show off
with the fancy suitsCopy !req
183. the hundred dollar tips.Copy !req
184. Did Gordon go see any
of his clients last night?Copy !req
185. Yeah.Copy !req
186. Sprewell looked great
in shoot-aroundsCopy !req
187. so I call maybe
a minute before tip off.Copy !req
188. The line's Knicks
minus eight and a half.Copy !req
189. So what the hell,
I put a nickel to win.Copy !req
190. Yeah, but they
only won by eight.Copy !req
191. Tell me about it.Copy !req
192. That toll free phone call
cost me five hundred bucks.Copy !req
193. Hey, what time
did Gordon come by?Copy !req
194. Around 5:00.Copy !req
195. My secretary called me out
of a deposition.Copy !req
196. And your partners
don't mind any of this?Copy !req
197. Hey, we're lawyers, not monks.Copy !req
198. My husband's on Wall Street
18 hours a day.Copy !req
199. So it's either find a lover or
put a couple of bucks on a game.Copy !req
200. Well, I guess doing
the latter's a lot safer.Copy !req
201. If I got caught
doing the formerCopy !req
202. I couldn't afford
to do the latter.Copy !req
203. And your husband
don't mind?Copy !req
204. Hey, with the way
Wall Street's goingCopy !req
205. I'm doing better than he is.Copy !req
206. And at least I can trust
the people I invest with.Copy !req
207. Hey, when Gordon
Meeks came byCopy !req
208. did he come by
to deliver or collect?Copy !req
209. You want to hear stupid?Copy !req
210. I never in my life
bet the Knicks.Copy !req
211. Bad karma, you know,
betting the home team.Copy !req
212. But Sunday night,
I'm surfing the webCopy !req
213. and I see that Allan Houston's
over his cold.Copy !req
214. I get in
under the gun, right?Copy !req
215. Thirty seconds
before game time,Copy !req
216. I log on and take the Knicks
minus the eight for two dimes.Copy !req
217. Hey, a push beats
the hell out of loss.Copy !req
218. Sure, but if Spree
hit the damn free throwCopy !req
219. I would have won.Copy !req
220. And Gordon wouldn't
have had a reason
to come callin'.Copy !req
221. I don't mind losing.Copy !req
222. It's waiting on line at the ATMs
to get the cash that kills me.Copy !req
223. Yeah... especially whenCopy !req
224. they hit back, Susan.Copy !req
225. Oh, this?Copy !req
226. Kickboxing class.Copy !req
227. That's some shiner.Copy !req
228. I forgot to duck.Copy !req
229. Mmm. And what time
did Gordon come back?Copy !req
230. Around 6:00.Copy !req
231. After my manicure.Copy !req
232. I'm just saying it's odd.Copy !req
233. The lady and the lawyer
both placed betsCopy !req
234. on the Knicks
just before tip off.Copy !req
235. He lost, she pushed.Copy !req
236. People have patterns.Copy !req
237. They're creatures of habit.Copy !req
238. The book knows you like
the Jets, so when you call inCopy !req
239. he bumps the line
a half a point.Copy !req
240. Excuse me. How do you
score a half a point?Copy !req
241. You don't. It just means
that there can't be a push.Copy !req
242. A push?Copy !req
243. A tie.Copy !req
244. And intelligent peopleCopy !req
245. throw away their money
like this?Copy !req
246. A dollar earned gamblingCopy !req
247. is better than two earned
working.Copy !req
248. That's the American way.Copy !req
249. To the tune of several billion
dollars a year.Copy !req
250. Yes.Copy !req
251. Okay. Thanks.Copy !req
252. Although I'd love to continue
discussing thisCopy !req
253. you guys are wanted uptown.Copy !req
254. A neighbor called
the precinctCopy !req
255. and let us know someone
cut down the yellow tapeCopy !req
256. you guys put up
on Meeks's door.Copy !req
257. We found the perpetrator
in the apartment.Copy !req
258. How'd he get in?Copy !req
259. She had a key.Copy !req
260. His wife?Copy !req
261. It's hard to say. You'll see.Copy !req
262. For you, Betsy.Copy !req
263. Oh, this is wonderful.Copy !req
264. What are these bums
going to do—Copy !req
265. slap me upside the head
till I break?Copy !req
266. This is Betsy. Sweet young
thing, don't you think?Copy !req
267. Betsy, we're detectives...Copy !req
268. Go ahead.Copy !req
269. Sweat it out of me.Copy !req
270. You can give me
the 12th degree...Copy !req
271. Listen, listen.Copy !req
272. We're investigating
the murder of Gordon Meeks.Copy !req
273. Murder?Copy !req
274. As in dead?Copy !req
275. Yeah. We found him Monday night.Copy !req
276. Stupid, stupid, stupid.Copy !req
277. How could I think
a bum like himCopy !req
278. would ever put
a ring on my finger?Copy !req
279. "Pre-engaged."
What the hell is that?Copy !req
280. Don't ask me.Copy !req
281. All I know is
post-married.Copy !req
282. Did you and Gordon
live together?Copy !req
283. Uh-uh. He said,
"Wait, babycakes,Copy !req
284. till we formalize it."Copy !req
285. What a crock.Copy !req
286. He said I'd have
a ring by Christmas.Copy !req
287. Okay, so that makesCopy !req
288. the $64,000 question,Copy !req
289. "What were you
doing in there?"Copy !req
290. I called the bum
last night.Copy !req
291. He didn't answer.Copy !req
292. I called him again this morning.Copy !req
293. I figured he's dunking
his donut, you know?Copy !req
294. And the police tape
across the doorCopy !req
295. didn't give you a hintCopy !req
296. that something
might be wrong?Copy !req
297. You don't know some of the bullCopy !req
298. he's tried to feed me.Copy !req
299. Hey, can you think of anybodyCopy !req
300. that would want
to hurt him?Copy !req
301. Try every bimbo
in Bensonhurst.Copy !req
302. I answered his phone
a couple of days agoCopy !req
303. and it's some babe
all fancy-shmancyCopy !req
304. like she's puttin' on the Ritz.Copy !req
305. She just hasto talk to GordonCopy !req
306. like it's a matter of life
or death or somethin'.Copy !req
307. When I say he's not here,
she goes nutso screaming at me.Copy !req
308. Do you know
this girl's name?Copy !req
309. Yeah. Yeah.Copy !req
310. Susan.Copy !req
311. Black-eyed Susan?Copy !req
312. You've got to see it from our
point of view, Mrs. Ashman.Copy !req
313. You make an hysterical
phone call to your bookie.Copy !req
314. You end up with a black eye
and he ends up dead.Copy !req
315. I didn't kill Gordon.Copy !req
316. BRISCOE
Fine.Copy !req
317. So, where was it you took
this kick boxing class?Copy !req
318. Okay.Copy !req
319. This was George, my husband.Copy !req
320. But he isn't like that usually.Copy !req
321. Oh, God.
Please don't sayCopy !req
322. "I wouldn't listen."Copy !req
323. I wouldn't. About
the gambling anyway.Copy !req
324. How much were you really
into Meeks for?Copy !req
325. Around 25.Copy !req
326. Thousand?Copy !req
327. Damn Knicks.Copy !req
328. $25,000? Susan spends
more than that on shoes.Copy !req
329. Well, at least then
she has something
to show for it.Copy !req
330. What do you think I do
on Wall Street? I gamble.Copy !req
331. It's the same thing.Copy !req
332. Wouldn't I be hypocritical
to tell SusanCopy !req
333. she couldn't wager
a few dollars?Copy !req
334. Sure, if she won.Copy !req
335. I know if my wife threw away
my hard-earned cash...Copy !req
336. I don't hit women.Copy !req
337. Let's go find her.
Come on, Ed.Copy !req
338. No, no, hold on a second.Copy !req
339. Why would I
kill anyoneCopy !req
340. over $25,000?Copy !req
341. I don't know.
I also don't know whyCopy !req
342. you'd give Gordon Meeks a call.Copy !req
343. We checked the records
on your cell phone.Copy !req
344. Okay.Copy !req
345. I'll tell you the truth.Copy !req
346. Finally.Copy !req
347. Susan swore she would stop.Copy !req
348. Maybe it is a disease.Copy !req
349. She wouldn't tell me
how much she lost.Copy !req
350. I mean, the son of a bitch
was sleeping with her.Copy !req
351. Turning her into
a whore for the money.Copy !req
352. So you killed him.Copy !req
353. If I ever found him,
maybe I would have.Copy !req
354. Susan wouldn't even
give me his name.Copy !req
355. Remember, Mr. Ashman,
we know that you called him.Copy !req
356. I had my lawyers checkCopy !req
357. into this company in Costa Rica.Copy !req
358. They gave me his phone number.Copy !req
359. Meeks just laughed at me.Copy !req
360. Finally, he agreed to meet me
Monday nightCopy !req
361. after his meeting
with his accountant.Copy !req
362. But people like this
have accountants?Copy !req
363. He never showed up.Copy !req
364. As far as I knew they were
"entertainment consultants."Copy !req
365. It was not
tax time.Copy !req
366. Why were they here
Monday night?Copy !req
367. Look, it's a cash business.Copy !req
368. In cash business, sometimesCopy !req
369. profits have a way
of getting misplaced.Copy !req
370. In other words,
somebody ripped
them off.Copy !req
371. Gordon thought it was Stevie.Copy !req
372. Now, how much are
we talking about?Copy !req
373. Almost 600 grand.Copy !req
374. They were really
going at it.Copy !req
375. Gordon wanted me
to go over the booksCopy !req
376. and find proof
that Stevie was stealing.Copy !req
377. Was he?Copy !req
378. Put it this way:
They were short.Copy !req
379. Did Mr. Meeks
and Mr. StrelzikCopy !req
380. leave together?Copy !req
381. They went
for steaks at Paul'sCopy !req
382. around the corner.Copy !req
383. I thought it was
to kiss and make up.Copy !req
384. Mr. Strelzik
is the New York medium;Copy !req
385. Mr. Meeks,
the T-Bone rare.Copy !req
386. And the creamed spinach?Copy !req
387. What do you think?Copy !req
388. Sounds like
they're regulars.Copy !req
389. The chef comes out
to greet them.Copy !req
390. This is their
regular table.Copy !req
391. So, Monday night...Copy !req
392. The usual.Copy !req
393. Maybe a bit more
to drink than normal.Copy !req
394. Both of them?Copy !req
395. Mr. Strelzik, mostly.Copy !req
396. Lennie... this look familiar?Copy !req
397. You mind if we borrow this?Copy !req
398. We sell them;
six for $55.Copy !req
399. Go. It's yours.Copy !req
400. Problem number one: These
knives are hardly unique.Copy !req
401. I checked with a
restaurant supply house.Copy !req
402. Half the steak houses
in the city use these.Copy !req
403. Problem number two?
So quick?Copy !req
404. Beck...Copy !req
405. Well... this one— wiped clean.Copy !req
406. Not a print to be found.Copy !req
407. We're running fibers found hereCopy !req
408. but I wouldn't
hold my breath.Copy !req
409. What about these?Copy !req
410. The prints were too
smudged to read.Copy !req
411. Nada, fellas.Copy !req
412. Yeah, but these are
reading glasses.Copy !req
413. There you go. The
librarian did it.Copy !req
414. Gordon Meeks was 25.Copy !req
415. He didn't need reading glasses.Copy !req
416. But Stevie Strelzik,
on the other hand...Copy !req
417. Meeks realized Strelzik
was ripping him off.Copy !req
418. Strelzik made sure
he didn't tell the big boysCopy !req
419. back at the home office.Copy !req
420. And we've got
a murder weapon.Copy !req
421. Without prints.Copy !req
422. Yeah, but those were
Strelzik's glassesCopy !req
423. next to the dead body.Copy !req
424. Uh-huh.
In Meeks's car.Copy !req
425. They were partners.Copy !req
426. Maybe they went
to the company picnic together.Copy !req
427. Sounds like you don't think
we have enough for an arrest.Copy !req
428. Yes.Copy !req
429. No, no, I'll tell them.Copy !req
430. That was Beck.Copy !req
431. Fibers from the blade
matched the tableclothsCopy !req
432. at Paul's Steak House.Copy !req
433. Hi, sweetheart.Copy !req
434. Is your Dad in?Copy !req
435. Daddy.Copy !req
436. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
437. We'd like to talk
to you, Mr. Strelzik.Copy !req
438. We were eating dinner.Copy !req
439. It can't wait.Copy !req
440. You might want to
do this in private.Copy !req
441. Honey, go back
to Mommy.Copy !req
442. (sighing):
Sweet kid.Copy !req
443. Too bad you're going
to miss her wedding.Copy !req
444. Steven Strelzik,
you are under arrestCopy !req
445. for the murder
of Gordon Meeks.Copy !req
446. Steven?
You have the right
to remain silent.Copy !req
447. Anything thing you say
can be used against youCopy !req
448. in a court of law.Copy !req
449. You have the right
to an attorney.Copy !req
450. Docket Number 57893.Copy !req
451. The People
v. Steven H. Strelzik.Copy !req
452. Murder One.Copy !req
453. Great. Get the day
started off with a bang.Copy !req
454. How do you plead?Copy !req
455. Your honor, the defense objects
to your cavalier attitudeCopy !req
456. and demands an apology.Copy !req
457. Who is this?Copy !req
458. Furthermore, in light
of the lack of...Copy !req
459. Is this going to
take long, Mr...?Copy !req
460. Dworkin. Randolph J.,
Your Honor.Copy !req
461. And yes,
I do have...Copy !req
462. You win, Mr. Dworkin.
I apologize.Copy !req
463. Thank you, Your Honor.
Now...Copy !req
464. Don't push it.Copy !req
465. How does your client plead?Copy !req
466. Not guilty, Your Honor.Copy !req
467. Counselor?Copy !req
468. Due to the heinous nature
of the crimeCopy !req
469. the People request the defendantCopy !req
470. be remanded without bail,
Your Honor.Copy !req
471. Your Honor, I object.Copy !req
472. What murder isn't heinous?Copy !req
473. Good point.Copy !req
474. No bail.Copy !req
475. Next.Copy !req
476. Mr. McCoy. Dworkin, Randolph J.Copy !req
477. I'm honored to cross swords
with a legend.Copy !req
478. I was just telling my client
here— oh, I'm sorry.Copy !req
479. Steven Strelzik, Jack McCoy;Copy !req
480. you've already had the
pleasure, Ms. Southerlyn.Copy !req
481. So I was just telling
Steven all about
the Gelfant case.Copy !req
482. You really knocked it out
of the park in that one.Copy !req
483. Front-page Law Journal.Copy !req
484. My hat's off.Copy !req
485. Sit. Sit.Copy !req
486. Make yourself to home.Copy !req
487. I assume you asked us here
to talk about a deal.Copy !req
488. What did I tell you? Better
than him, they don't come.Copy !req
489. So, I was thinking we could
brush this all under the carpetCopy !req
490. with say, uh, Assault Two.
Suspended sentence.Copy !req
491. Your client's been indicted
for Murder One.Copy !req
492. Hey, we all
make mistakes.Copy !req
493. Maybe you don't understand,Copy !req
494. I'll put an offer
on the table for Murder Two.Copy !req
495. It'll stay there
until I leave this
room, which will beCopy !req
496. in about 60 seconds.Copy !req
497. That's fine.Copy !req
498. That's fine, but, uhCopy !req
499. there is one thing
you should know.Copy !req
500. Mr. Strelzik here is one
of those fussbudgetsCopy !req
501. you know, the type who writes
everything down: names, datesCopy !req
502. dollars and cents.Copy !req
503. The police have already
confiscated his records.Copy !req
504. Of course they have.Copy !req
505. But, you see, it turns out, uh,
Mr. Strelzik has maintained...Copy !req
506. What should we call it?Copy !req
507. Um, a separate set of
records for his moreCopy !req
508. esoteric clientele.Copy !req
509. Are you trying to blackmail us?Copy !req
510. God forbid I should do
such a thing.Copy !req
511. No. No, no, no, no.Copy !req
512. This is just a bit of the old...
give and take.Copy !req
513. Good-bye, Mr. Dworkin.Copy !req
514. What is a Randy Dworkin?Copy !req
515. I checked him out inMartindale.
Harvard Harvard.Copy !req
516. Clerked for Judge Tattleman
in the Southern DistrictCopy !req
517. then worked for six years
for Pettijohn BurserCopy !req
518. turned down partnership
to go out on his ownCopy !req
519. and since then he's had
a really good track record.Copy !req
520. What?
Beating speeding tickets?Copy !req
521. Federal Court actually.
My point isCopy !req
522. is that Mr. Strelzik's
little black bookCopy !req
523. might embarrass a lot
of influential people.Copy !req
524. Did he kill Gordon Meeks?Copy !req
525. We think he did.Copy !req
526. Does anyone in this room
have his or her nameCopy !req
527. in that little book of his?Copy !req
528. Of course not.Copy !req
529. Then convict the S.O.B.Copy !req
530. I'm Jack McCoy,
Mrs. Ruben.Copy !req
531. I'll be prosecuting
this case.Copy !req
532. I have to ask you
certain questionsCopy !req
533. to determine
whether there are anyCopy !req
534. conflicts that would
prevent you from judging
the facts in this caseCopy !req
535. fairly and honestly.Copy !req
536. I understand.Copy !req
537. First, are you acquaintedCopy !req
538. with the defendant
Steven Strelzik?Copy !req
539. No.Copy !req
540. His attorney,
Mr. Dworkin?Copy !req
541. No.Copy !req
542. The defendant in this case
is accusedCopy !req
543. of first-degree murderCopy !req
544. the penalty for which
can be eitherCopy !req
545. 25 years to life in prison
or the death penalty.Copy !req
546. Would your conscience
prevent youCopy !req
547. from applying either one
of those sentences?Copy !req
548. "An eye for an eye,"
that's what I always say.Copy !req
549. Thank you, Mrs. Ruben.Copy !req
550. It's a lovely day today,
isn't it, Mrs. Ruben?Copy !req
551. It's a little warm in here
for my taste.Copy !req
552. We'll see if we can get
the air turned up abissel.Copy !req
553. That would be nice.Copy !req
554. She's fine with me.Copy !req
555. You consider yourself
a gambler, Mr. Nathan?Copy !req
556. I put a couple of dollars
in the Super Bowl pool
at the office.Copy !req
557. That's it?Copy !req
558. I was in Las Vegas once.Copy !req
559. I won a couple of dollars
on the slots.Copy !req
560. Do you know
any chronic gamblers?Copy !req
561. My brother.Copy !req
562. His wife left him
because he playedCopy !req
563. the ponies a little more
than she liked.Copy !req
564. Is there any reason
you couldn't give outCopy !req
565. the maximum sentence
in this case?Copy !req
566. Not at all.Copy !req
567. Thank you, Mr. Nathan.Copy !req
568. He's fine.Copy !req
569. That's a nice tie, Mr. Nathan.
Where'd you get it?Copy !req
570. Barney's.Copy !req
571. Cost you and arm
and a leg, I'll bet.Copy !req
572. Maybe just an arm.Copy !req
573. I love this guy.Copy !req
574. You got to give
Dworkin credit.Copy !req
575. At least he enjoys
his work.Copy !req
576. There's a complaint box
outside Branch's office, Serena.Copy !req
577. That's not
what I meant.Copy !req
578. If you're paid
in cashCopy !req
579. you're just not that
afraid to lose.Copy !req
580. Although, I would
have rejectedCopy !req
581. two-thirds
of his witnesses.Copy !req
582. The facts are against you,
argue the law.Copy !req
583. Law's against you,
charm the jury.Copy !req
584. Gee, was that charm?Copy !req
585. I thought
it was just buffoonery.Copy !req
586. Buffoons don't clerkCopy !req
587. for federal judges.Copy !req
588. The People
of the State of New YorkCopy !req
589. against Steven Strelzik.Copy !req
590. I object, Your Honor.Copy !req
591. We haven't even started yet.Copy !req
592. The People of New York?Copy !req
593. I'd say that's a bit
prejudicial.Copy !req
594. It certainly doesn't meanCopy !req
595. allthe people
of this great stateCopy !req
596. are against my client
from the get-go.Copy !req
597. I know I'm not
against him.Copy !req
598. And you, Your Honor,
you're certainly open-mindedCopy !req
599. on the matter.Copy !req
600. And we can't forget the juryCopy !req
601. because if they're predisposed
against my client...Copy !req
602. Quite cute, Counselor.Copy !req
603. Try it again
and we're talking contempt.Copy !req
604. Much thanks, Your Honor.Copy !req
605. I did their booksCopy !req
606. for three years.Copy !req
607. And filed
their tax returns.Copy !req
608. That's right.Copy !req
609. I encouraged them
to report all income.Copy !req
610. I'm sure you did.Copy !req
611. Now if I could turn
your attentionCopy !req
612. to the night Mr. Meeks
was killed.Copy !req
613. What, if anything,
do you recall about that night?Copy !req
614. Well, they were arguing.Copy !req
615. Gordon... I mean, Mr. Meeks
was accusing Mr. StrelzikCopy !req
616. of stealing some
of the profits.Copy !req
617. Was he?Copy !req
618. Yes.Copy !req
619. But you didn't tell that
to the police.Copy !req
620. Mr. Strelzik
was still my client.Copy !req
621. I had to consider
my professional obligations.Copy !req
622. And now?Copy !req
623. Well, he did kill someone.Copy !req
624. Do I hear an objection,
Mr. Dworkin?Copy !req
625. Why ruin the flow?Copy !req
626. Things must have been tense
in your office that night.Copy !req
627. They were loud.Copy !req
628. I suggested they go have
a drink at Paul's SteakhouseCopy !req
629. around the corner
and talk it out between them.Copy !req
630. Thank you, Mr. Riley.Copy !req
631. You're a Certified Public
Accountant, Mr. RileyCopy !req
632. is that right?Copy !req
633. Yes.Copy !req
634. Am I allowed to deduct
Knicks ticketsCopy !req
635. if I force myself to take
a client every now and then?Copy !req
636. relevance.Copy !req
637. Do you know what
these guys charge?Copy !req
638. Your Honor?Copy !req
639. I know, I know.Copy !req
640. My first appellate caseCopy !req
641. Judge Kornbeck asked me
to define "strict scrutiny"Copy !req
642. as it pertains
to substantive
due process.Copy !req
643. With all due respectCopy !req
644. any first year law student
could do that.Copy !req
645. Perhaps, but there I was
confronted with the majestyCopy !req
646. of the Court of Appeals.Copy !req
647. Nine gods in black robes
looking down at me.Copy !req
648. I froze.Copy !req
649. Then he repeated the question.Copy !req
650. "Counselor, what do you mean
by strict scrutiny?"Copy !req
651. So finally I looked him
straight in the eyeCopy !req
652. I said, "Well, Your HonorCopy !req
653. it's like regular scrutiny
with a girdle."Copy !req
654. Too bad Judge Kornbeck was born
without a sense of humor.Copy !req
655. On the contrary.Copy !req
656. He busted up.Copy !req
657. And so did his eight brethren.Copy !req
658. And you know what?Copy !req
659. I won that case.Copy !req
660. Opposing counsel
had a hundred years
of precedentCopy !req
661. but I made
the judge laugh.Copy !req
662. And we have 12
ordinary citizens.Copy !req
663. And if they like this guy
more than they like you,Copy !req
664. there's a good chance
we could be sucking wind.Copy !req
665. Exactly what is it
you do, Mr. Strelzik?Copy !req
666. I consult in the
gaming industry.Copy !req
667. Let's talk turkey,
shall we?Copy !req
668. You're a bookie.
Is that correct?Copy !req
669. Please speak up,
Mr. Strelzik?Copy !req
670. Adele's got to take
this all down.Copy !req
671. Yes, I'm a bookie.Copy !req
672. Just to get our terms straight.Copy !req
673. You take wagers
on ball games from the public?Copy !req
674. That's right.Copy !req
675. Now, if someone loses,Copy !req
676. say, a lot of moneyCopy !req
677. what, you let 'em slide
for a couple weeksCopy !req
678. until they win the lotto
or Uncle Morty kicks the bucketCopy !req
679. leaving him a pot of gelt?Copy !req
680. That wouldn't be good
for business.Copy !req
681. No, I suppose not.Copy !req
682. So what would you doCopy !req
683. to goose
this unfortunate fellow?Copy !req
684. Gordon... Mr. Meeks was more
the muscle end of the business.Copy !req
685. Just like the movies, huh?Copy !req
686. Objection.Copy !req
687. Yes, I suppose
I'd objectCopy !req
688. to a couple
broken kneecaps myself.Copy !req
689. Enough, Counselor.Copy !req
690. Mr. Strelzik, you were in
the courtroom earlier this weekCopy !req
691. when your accountant Mr. Riley
testified, weren't you?Copy !req
692. Yes.Copy !req
693. He accused youCopy !req
694. of stealing money.
You heard that, did you?Copy !req
695. Yes.Copy !req
696. Dirty liar, isn't he?Copy !req
697. Objection.
Withdrawn.Copy !req
698. To your knowledge,
was Mr. Riley correctCopy !req
699. in his assessment
of your business situation?Copy !req
700. Yes.Copy !req
701. Whoa.Copy !req
702. Did I just hear you testify
under oathCopy !req
703. that you were stealing moneyCopy !req
704. from the people
you were working with?Copy !req
705. Yes.Copy !req
706. In most businesses,
that's a no-no, Mr. Strelzik.Copy !req
707. You had to expect Mr. MeeksCopy !req
708. to be just a tad
upset with you.Copy !req
709. I really didn't care.Copy !req
710. I needed the money.Copy !req
711. And what was so important,
Mr. Strelzik?Copy !req
712. What on Earth could justifyCopy !req
713. in your mind stealing
your company's hard-earned
gambling profits?Copy !req
714. I was sending the money
to IsraelCopy !req
715. to help stop
the senseless murderCopy !req
716. of innocent Jews.Copy !req
717. He sandbagged us,
Your Honor.Copy !req
718. What, I'm supposed
to show you my hand
before you call my bet?Copy !req
719. Let me remind you, Counselor,
this is not a game.Copy !req
720. Damn right it's not.Copy !req
721. My client has devoted
his adult lifeCopy !req
722. to fighting a disease
bigger than AIDS,
bigger than polio.Copy !req
723. Beating the gaming laws?Copy !req
724. No, anti-Semitism.Copy !req
725. They gave Salk
a Nobel Prize.Copy !req
726. You want to give my client
a life sentence.Copy !req
727. He killed an innocent man.Copy !req
728. He was going
to stop himCopy !req
729. from doing what
he knew in his heart
was necessary.Copy !req
730. There was better ways
than murder, sir.Copy !req
731. Yeah? Name one.Copy !req
732. Oh, and before
you tell meCopy !req
733. violence doesn't solve anythingCopy !req
734. think about the Afghani women
who are now permittedCopy !req
735. to show their faces in public
because of violence.Copy !req
736. Think about the black man
in AmericaCopy !req
737. who had his chains unlockedCopy !req
738. because of,
you guessed it, violence.Copy !req
739. And while we're still
on the subjectCopy !req
740. let's not forget
my great-aunt SophieCopy !req
741. who spent six glorious years
in that garden spotCopy !req
742. known as Auschwitz
until American violenceCopy !req
743. said, "Soph,
you can go home now."Copy !req
744. Counsel is asserting
justification, Your Honor.Copy !req
745. That's an affirmative defense
which requires notice.Copy !req
746. I'm not asserting anything.Copy !req
747. I asked my client a question,
he answered it.Copy !req
748. I didn't hear meCopy !req
749. use the word "justification,"
did you? Did you?Copy !req
750. I didn't, Mr. Dworkin.Copy !req
751. You're actually going
to allow this?Copy !req
752. Would you have prepared
your case any differently?Copy !req
753. That's beside the point.Copy !req
754. Answer my question.Copy !req
755. The statute says it's
irrelevant.Copy !req
756. I'll take that as a noCopy !req
757. which means
you haven't been prejudiced.Copy !req
758. The People's objection
is overruled.Copy !req
759. Your Honor, in effect,Copy !req
760. the defendant is changing
his pleaCopy !req
761. to guilty with a reason
at this stage of the trial!Copy !req
762. I heard him sayCopy !req
763. he stole the money.Copy !req
764. I didn't hear him say
he killed anyone, did you?Copy !req
765. No, I didn't.Copy !req
766. If the court will allow us
some timeCopy !req
767. to review our strategy?Copy !req
768. What's the differenceCopy !req
769. since we're making up the law
as we go along anyway?Copy !req
770. You have two choices here,
Mr.Copy !req
771. You can apologize
or you can be sanctioned.Copy !req
772. He apologizes,
Your Honor.Copy !req
773. Well, I managed
to talk him outCopy !req
774. of fining you
a thousand dollars.Copy !req
775. I have a feeling
you're goingCopy !req
776. to be doing
a lot of thatCopy !req
777. throughout this trial.Copy !req
778. Damn it, Jack,
it doesn't matterCopy !req
779. how good our case is
when you antagonize the judge.Copy !req
780. We have other
problems, Serena:Copy !req
781. Ruben, Nathan, Schwartz,
Finkel, Cohen.Copy !req
782. Don't go there.Copy !req
783. We've got at least eightCopy !req
784. and maybe ten Jews
on the jury.Copy !req
785. If your point
is anything otherCopy !req
786. than we should have
paid more attentionCopy !req
787. during jury selection,
I don't want to hear it.Copy !req
788. The fact isCopy !req
789. millions of Arabs despise JewsCopy !req
790. to the point of seeking
their annihilation.Copy !req
791. this is completely
irrelevant.Copy !req
792. This man is on trial
for his life.Copy !req
793. I think he's entitled
to speak his mind.Copy !req
794. You were saying, Mr. Strelzik?Copy !req
795. The notion
that the hatred will stopCopy !req
796. if and when Israel gives up
occupation of the West BankCopy !req
797. is an out-and-out lie;Copy !req
798. propaganda to justify
their mass murderCopy !req
799. to the rest of the world.Copy !req
800. The fact is, the Arab community
wanted Israel destroyedCopy !req
801. long before Jews ever set foot
in the West Bank.Copy !req
802. And what about the money
you sent to Israel?Copy !req
803. It buys wheelchairs
and blood banksCopy !req
804. and other supplies.Copy !req
805. Your Honor, the body was found
in the trunk of a carCopy !req
806. in downtown Manhattan.Copy !req
807. This is all absolutely...Copy !req
808. Sit down, Mr. McCoy.Copy !req
809. Did your money buy weapons,
Mr. Strelzik?Copy !req
810. You can ask that at cross,
Counselor. Now sit.Copy !req
811. But why you, Mr. Strelzik?Copy !req
812. It not me, who?Copy !req
813. Certainly not him.Copy !req
814. You?Copy !req
815. Did you steal money
from Gordon Meeks?Copy !req
816. He bought $3,000 suits,
$500 shoes.Copy !req
817. Yes or no, please.Copy !req
818. It was from our company,
to be precise.Copy !req
819. But Mr. Meeks discovered
you were taking it.Copy !req
820. Yes.Copy !req
821. And he threatenedCopy !req
822. to tell your bosses
in Costa Rica.
Yes.Copy !req
823. And if the people
in Costa Rica knewCopy !req
824. you were stealing,
I suppose they'd be upset.Copy !req
825. They're in a business
to make money.Copy !req
826. So the truth is
what you didCopy !req
827. was not for Israel,
but for self-preservation.Copy !req
828. You didn't want
your legs broken.Copy !req
829. First Run Gaming isCopy !req
830. a publicly traded company.
They might have sued.Copy !req
831. They might have pressed charges.Copy !req
832. I doubt they would
have wanted the bad PR.Copy !req
833. In any case,
they certainly
wouldn't break my legs.Copy !req
834. Did you kill Gordon Meeks?Copy !req
835. No.Copy !req
836. No further questions.Copy !req
837. It's obvious he lied
about killing Meeks.Copy !req
838. Yes, it was.Copy !req
839. It's also obvious
Dworkin opened the door
wide enoughCopy !req
840. for this particular jury
to squeeze through.Copy !req
841. You have only yourself
to kick for that.Copy !req
842. You had the opportunity
to prevent this at voir dire.Copy !req
843. Even if we'd noticed
what he was up toCopy !req
844. disqualifying a juror
based solely on religionCopy !req
845. is a big, fat,
constitutional no-no.Copy !req
846. This is not about religion,
it's about politics.Copy !req
847. No, it's about
premeditated murder.Copy !req
848. Strelzik took the knife
from the restaurant.Copy !req
849. He knew what he was
going to doCopy !req
850. before he did it.Copy !req
851. Only the Honorable Judge Miller
is hell bentCopy !req
852. on obfuscating that fact.Copy !req
853. There's not a chance
on cutting a dealCopy !req
854. with this Dworkin fellow?Copy !req
855. Not on his terms, no.Copy !req
856. We just need
to keepCopy !req
857. the jury focused.Copy !req
858. They're human,
Serena.Copy !req
859. They come with built-in
predispositions.Copy !req
860. Predispositions
this judge appears to share.Copy !req
861. And opposing counsel
knew what they wereCopy !req
862. long before you did.Copy !req
863. Which leaves you sitting
in that courtroomCopy !req
864. looking like a long-tail catCopy !req
865. in a room
full of rocking chairs.Copy !req
866. Let me ask you something.Copy !req
867. If we were trying
a Mafia don who'd
happened to giveCopy !req
868. millions of dollars
to the ChurchCopy !req
869. in front of an all Catholic juryCopy !req
870. would you think the same thing?Copy !req
871. It's not the same thing.
I can't waitCopy !req
872. to hear you explain that one.Copy !req
873. Serena...Copy !req
874. I'm not anti-Semitic.Copy !req
875. Then why are we even
discussing this?Copy !req
876. You tell me.
The fact isCopy !req
877. we don't have the ideal jury.Copy !req
878. Maybe we can't do anything
about that.Copy !req
879. But where is it written we can't
do anything about the judge?Copy !req
880. I'd better not have heard you
correctly, Mr. McCoy.Copy !req
881. It's a perfectly reasonable
request, Your Honor.Copy !req
882. Reasonable? You want me
to recuse myselfCopy !req
883. because I happen
to be Jewish.Copy !req
884. With all due respect,
it appearsCopy !req
885. you are bending over backwards
for this particular defendant.Copy !req
886. You've got a set on you,
you know that?Copy !req
887. It's that Irish thing,
Your Honor.Copy !req
888. That's offensive.Copy !req
889. Oh, and this is
cherries and ice cream?Copy !req
890. Stereotypes swing both ways,
Ms. Southerlyn.Copy !req
891. You don't like how
I run my courtroomCopy !req
892. keep putting your objections
on the record.Copy !req
893. You know that
we can't do that, sir.Copy !req
894. To have those
sitting in judgmentCopy !req
895. who hate you
for no logical reason.Copy !req
896. Gee, I wonder
what that feels like.Copy !req
897. I think we're done here.Copy !req
898. Steven and I have been
married for 16 years.Copy !req
899. And you have no problem
with what he does for a living?Copy !req
900. Would I prefer he
were a doctor? Yes.Copy !req
901. But these days, what with
HMOs and insurance premiumsCopy !req
902. you might not have $600,000Copy !req
903. in cold cash
laying around the apartment.Copy !req
904. Uh, let me ask you, Ms. StrelzikCopy !req
905. did your husband
buy you... big diamonds?Copy !req
906. No.Copy !req
907. Fancy cars?Copy !req
908. We don't have a car.Copy !req
909. Then, uh, how do you
get your daughter
to her private school?Copy !req
910. Rachel's in public school.Copy !req
911. Maybe if your husband wasn't
so carefree with his money,Copy !req
912. you might be able to enjoyCopy !req
913. more of life's simple pleasures.Copy !req
914. Last year, we took RachelCopy !req
915. to Jerusalem for
her bat mitzvah.Copy !req
916. I know... I know, I read about
the violence in the papersCopy !req
917. but once you see
it yourself...Copy !req
918. Objection.Copy !req
919. Overruled.Copy !req
920. Continue, Mrs. Strelzik.Copy !req
921. It's like...
Oklahoma City every day.Copy !req
922. Bombs going off.Copy !req
923. People losing arms, legs.Copy !req
924. Children dying...Copy !req
925. just because
they walk down the streetCopy !req
926. for a piece of candy.Copy !req
927. Can you imagine
that happening here?Copy !req
928. If every day was
September 11th?Copy !req
929. People would be
marching on WashingtonCopy !req
930. to destroy everything
remotely Arab.Copy !req
931. But what does
our president do?Copy !req
932. He warns Israel
to show restraint.Copy !req
933. I sympathize, Mrs. Strelzik.Copy !req
934. But the fact is,
this case is about one deathCopy !req
935. here in New York CityCopy !req
936. and not about a conflict between
Palestinians and Israelis.Copy !req
937. You see, even youCopy !req
938. you've been brainwashed.Copy !req
939. The fact is, there is
no such thing as a Palestinian.Copy !req
940. Before Israel took
the land in the '67 warCopy !req
941. Gaza was owned by EgyptCopy !req
942. and there were
no Palestinians then.Copy !req
943. Mrs. Strelzik...
The West Bank was
owned by JordanCopy !req
944. and there were no
Palestinians then.Copy !req
945. Tell me, where does
this heartfelt bondCopy !req
946. with their long lost land
come from?Copy !req
947. These people hate Jews
becausethey're Jews.Copy !req
948. They want to destroy
Israel, period.Copy !req
949. And believe me, America's next.Copy !req
950. Are you done?Copy !req
951. Did you know Gordon Meeks?Copy !req
952. Of course.Copy !req
953. You socialized with himCopy !req
954. on more than one occasion?Copy !req
955. Yes.Copy !req
956. And you think he deserved
to be stabbed in the backCopy !req
957. and shoved into the trunk
of a car?Copy !req
958. Do I feel badly for him? Yes.Copy !req
959. Will I lose sleep over it?
Not a wink.Copy !req
960. Because he was
the muscle endCopy !req
961. of an illegal gambling operation
who was killedCopy !req
962. in pursuit of
a greater good?
That's right.Copy !req
963. What if he were a heart
surgeon, Mrs. Strelzik?Copy !req
964. What if it were a Nobel Laureate
who got in your husband's way?Copy !req
965. The fact is, he wasn't,
Mr. McCoy.Copy !req
966. What if he were Jewish?Copy !req
967. So do you really think
it would have made a
difference to the juryCopy !req
968. if Meeks was Jewish?Copy !req
969. I really don't know.
Then why'd you ask?Copy !req
970. I was dancing
as fast as I could.Copy !req
971. Here's a hypothetical
for you, okay?Copy !req
972. A group of Jews is taken over
by some bad guys.Copy !req
973. They're given the option:Copy !req
974. give over one of your group
to be killedCopy !req
975. or all of you
will get slaughtered.Copy !req
976. What do they do?Copy !req
977. They unlock the jail cellCopy !req
978. and sacrifice
the vilest criminal they have.Copy !req
979. The Talmud saysCopy !req
980. they should all allow
themselves to be killedCopy !req
981. rather than to give over
even one Jewish soul.Copy !req
982. Since when did you become
a Talmudic scholar?Copy !req
983. That's beside
the point.
Which is?Copy !req
984. Dworkin has turned thisCopy !req
985. into an us-against-them.Copy !req
986. Let's just deal it down.Copy !req
987. Well, you certainly did
a 180 on this.Copy !req
988. I watched the jury
when Mrs. Strelzik
was on the stand.Copy !req
989. Look, I agree with you, Jack.Copy !req
990. Strelzik should
rot in his cellCopy !req
991. for as long as the
State will have him.Copy !req
992. But now you think
we're going to lose.Copy !req
993. You know, my only predispositionCopy !req
994. is that a killer deserves
to be punished.Copy !req
995. Dworkin wanted assault one.Copy !req
996. Let's just play
the old give-and-take.Copy !req
997. If we put man two on the tableCopy !req
998. he will grab it
and run as fast as he can.Copy !req
999. I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
that cab thing was
a whole situation.Copy !req
1000. It's not a problemCopy !req
1001. Mr. Dworkin.
So, why the
chitchat?Copy !req
1002. I'm willing to go down
to man two.Copy !req
1003. Now, don't think I'm not
an appreciative sortCopy !req
1004. but I'm going to have
to say no on this one.Copy !req
1005. As it turns out, there
are considerationsCopy !req
1006. beyond innocence and guilt.Copy !req
1007. Like a stacked jury?Copy !req
1008. Yeah, that's right.Copy !req
1009. Those people,
they all stick together.Copy !req
1010. It's kind of like back
in the day, when Billy BobCopy !req
1011. was on trial
for lynching po' WillieCopy !req
1012. for looking at Betty Lou
the wrong wayCopy !req
1013. and the jury hearing the case
was Goober and Gomer and Beau.Copy !req
1014. It is hardly
the same thing.Copy !req
1015. Why, because we're
the "chosen people"?Copy !req
1016. Well, if that's the caseCopy !req
1017. I wish y'all'd choose
someone else for a change.Copy !req
1018. I'd like to think we've
taken a few steps forwardCopy !req
1019. since "the day," Mr. Dworkin.Copy !req
1020. Why, because there's
no one goose-stepping
down thestrasse?Copy !req
1021. At least the Nazis hid their
sadism from their own people.Copy !req
1022. The Arab anti-Semites
who kill Jews are deified.Copy !req
1023. Their pictures hang
in the public squares.Copy !req
1024. Their families are
compensated financially.Copy !req
1025. But hey, everyone's got
to earn a living, no?Copy !req
1026. Lets, for the momentCopy !req
1027. assume he did it.Copy !req
1028. Steven Strelzik
killed Gordon Meeks.Copy !req
1029. Why?Copy !req
1030. Because he was scared.Copy !req
1031. He was scaredCopy !req
1032. because on the news he saw
people dancing in the streetsCopy !req
1033. after a suicide bomber
killed elderly womenCopy !req
1034. in a social club in Jerusalem.Copy !req
1035. He was scared
because governmentsCopy !req
1036. around the globe
turn their backs
on this killingCopy !req
1037. to pursue oil and other
commercial interests.Copy !req
1038. And he was really scared
because his own country,Copy !req
1039. the land of the free
and the home of the brave,Copy !req
1040. a country which itself was
the recent victim of terror,Copy !req
1041. does not regard men who strap
themselves with explosivesCopy !req
1042. and walk into a pizzeria
filled with JewsCopy !req
1043. as terrorists
worthy of fighting.Copy !req
1044. Somebody had to do something.Copy !req
1045. Steven StrelzikCopy !req
1046. did what he thought
was necessary.Copy !req
1047. Mr. Dworkin's
a first-rate attorney.Copy !req
1048. Hell, he's a magician.Copy !req
1049. He put the facts into a box,
sawed the box in half,Copy !req
1050. and out popped
thousands of yearsCopy !req
1051. of the most despicable hatred
known to man.Copy !req
1052. Like any good magicianCopy !req
1053. he kept you busy
with what he was saying,Copy !req
1054. hoping you wouldn't notice what
he was doing with his hands,Copy !req
1055. hoping you wouldn't catch him
trying to hide a corpse...Copy !req
1056. trying to make
a murdered man disappear.Copy !req
1057. I'm betting
you saw through the trick.Copy !req
1058. So the only question is,
will you pretend it workedCopy !req
1059. or will you makeCopy !req
1060. this illusion disappear?Copy !req
1061. One bookie killed
another bookie.Copy !req
1062. That's it.Copy !req
1063. Period.Copy !req
1064. The defense hardly bothers
to say otherwise.Copy !req
1065. Mr. Dworkin just nowCopy !req
1066. all but said his client
killed Mr. Meeks.Copy !req
1067. Not once did he claimCopy !req
1068. Mr. Strelzik was innocent.Copy !req
1069. Like I say,Copy !req
1070. he's a good attorney.Copy !req
1071. He knows
no one would believe him.Copy !req
1072. Instead, he had
the deeply offensive ideaCopy !req
1073. to use your sympathy for IsraelCopy !req
1074. to put a killer
back on the street.Copy !req
1075. Mr. DworkinCopy !req
1076. wants you to choose culture
over citizenship,Copy !req
1077. visceral hatredCopy !req
1078. over codified laws.Copy !req
1079. He's counting on at least one
of you saying to himself,Copy !req
1080. "I'm a Jew first, and only
after that, an American."Copy !req
1081. I asked you back when
you were selected for this jobCopy !req
1082. whether you could look
at the facts presentedCopy !req
1083. without passion or prejudice,Copy !req
1084. and each one of you
swore under oath that you could.Copy !req
1085. I know it's hard...Copy !req
1086. but if you don't...Copy !req
1087. all of this...Copy !req
1088. is meaningless.Copy !req
1089. Have you reached a verdict?Copy !req
1090. We have, Your Honor.Copy !req
1091. On the only count
of the indictment,Copy !req
1092. murder in the first degree,
how do you find?Copy !req
1093. We find the defendant,
Steven H. Strelzik,Copy !req
1094. guilty as charged.Copy !req
1095. May I?Copy !req
1096. Help yourself.
Hell of a job.Copy !req
1097. You're top of the
legal food chain, Jack.Copy !req
1098. No question about it.Copy !req
1099. You're not upset?Copy !req
1100. Hey, giving money to Israel's
a good thing.Copy !req
1101. Everyone should do it.Copy !req
1102. Murder, on the other hand...Copy !req
1103. Here's to hoping
the Big Guy upstairsCopy !req
1104. has a little more
sympathy for Mr. StrelzikCopy !req
1105. than did the People
of the State of New York.Copy !req
1106. Captioning sponsored by
UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISIONCopy !req