Law & Order 13x14

1. the people are represented

2. by two separate yet equally important groups:

3. the police, who investigate crime

4. and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

5. These are their stories.

6. What do you want?

7. I've been buying my clothes from Sal's

8. since I'm, like, two years old.

9. Which makes him what, 80?

10. You know me; I'm not one to get personal.

11. Here we go.

12. It's just you're, like, the last guy in the borough

13. who wears a string tie.

14. Cheryl said something Saturday, right?

15. You think all we talk about is you?

16. It's all about image, Tyler, and yours needs an upgrade.

17. What's their rush, you think?

18. They probably got to get home

19. to walk the dog.

20. Yeah, that must be it.

21. 23-Charlie, I got a man down on 127th just east of Lennox.

22. Send paramedics.

23. Bus is on the way.

24. Make that the medical examiner, too.

25. That's right; three of them.

26. Wool caps. Flew up that way.

27. Could you pick 'em out of lineup?

28. It was dark.

29. What about you?

30. Sorry. Nobody else around here saw anything, either.

31. He took one hell of a whack to the skull.

32. Lead pipe, baseball bat, something.

33. Anything in his pockets?

34. We're lucky he's still got pockets.

35. Let's leave the social commentary to Andy Rooney.

36. I'm just saying it's an expensive suit— Prada.

37. Maybe he was on his way to church.

38. That's why you've got the badge.

39. Detective...

40. we found this wallet up the block.

41. It was empty except for this.

42. Al Garber, manager of Manhattan Jaguar.

43. This is in the 50s.

44. He's a long way from home.

45. Who knows? Maybe they deliver.

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47. We're sorry.

48. On Lennox Avenue? My God!

49. I take it Harlem wasn't one

50. of Mr. Garber's usual stops.

51. The Hal I know wouldn't go above 96th Street

52. without an automatic weapon.

53. Thing is, you can get away

54. with a lot more on Lennox

55. than you can on Park Avenue and 56th.

56. Can you play golf?

57. As far as I know, that was Hal's only vice.

58. No drugs, no gambling, just golf.

59. I think it gets a little cold

60. on the back nine this time of year.

61. When was the last time you saw him?

62. Yesterday around 5:00.

63. He was going out with a customer.

64. A silver XJR.

65. And nobody noticed

66. he didn't come in this morning?

67. He's the manager.

68. That means he gets to take the cars home

69. whenever he feels like it.

70. Does that mean the XJR didn't come back, either?

71. Like I said, he's the manager.

72. Let me ask you this.

73. Do you still make copies of customer's licenses

74. before you let them get behind the wheel?

75. Sure. I'll get it for you.

76. Please, shoot me.

77. Are you Roscoe Martinez?

78. For another couple of hours, anyway.

79. Hey!

80. Go, go, go.

81. At least he won't put up a fight.

82. If he's not faking it.

83. You take his temperature.

84. I'm sorry.

85. My luck, I had to be on a closing

86. the day they gave flu shots at the office.

87. How long you been sick, Mr. Martinez?

88. Three days.

89. What's going on?

90. We have some questions about Hal Garber.

91. Who?

92. The salesman who took you for a test drive yesterday.

93. Right. Just after I finished a marathon.

94. Hey, he's dead

95. and we think you may be

96. the last person to see him alive.

97. Only I have no idea who he is or what you're talking about.

98. The car dealer who photocopied your license

99. and took you out for a drive.

100. I see you're on top of it as much as my doctor.

101. Six months ago, someone picked my pocket.

102. I'm still waiting for Motor Vehicles

103. to send me a new license.

104. The 3-1 said Martinez reported

105. his wallet stolen back in October.

106. $200 in cash, credit cards, driver's license, the works.

107. And you're thinking whoever stole the car

108. killed Garber and dumped the body?

109. He was using a phony I.D.,

110. which means he was up to something.

111. The canvass came up empty.

112. We're guessing the kids found him dead,

113. rolled him and ran.

114. Any charges on Mr. Martinez' credit cards?

115. Our perp doesn't believe in debt,

116. even somebody else's.

117. Yeah, okay. All right, thanks.

118. Hey, listen, a brand-new XJR, with dealer plates,

119. was ticketed this morning

120. at an expired meter in Murray Hill.

121. Check it for prints.

122. Already done.

123. The ticketing officer called the dealership.

124. They told him what happened to Garber.

125. He called CSU.

126. They came, towed the car to Forensics.

127. Everybody's looking to get a gold shield.

128. Well, this cop may have earned one.

129. Check this out.

130. Blood found on the passenger seat

131. is the same type as Garber's.

132. Prints found in the car match those at the scene

133. of a robbery— a Second Avenue bar called Bartholomew's.

134. So this guy likes expensive cars

135. and expensive drinks.

136. Spivak from Robbery

137. is working on the case.

138. And he's doing a hell of a job.

139. One thing you got to give him, he has balls.

140. Saturday night, midnight, the place is packed, right?

141. This bozo walks right up to me, guns blazing.

142. He fired his weapon?

143. It's an expression.

144. He had a gun out— silver pistol.

145. I wasn't about to argue with the dude.

146. Checking up on me, are you?

147. Somebody has to, Spivak.

148. Your boy just graduated to Murder One.

149. Good. You take him.

150. It's hard to believe this place only had five G's.

151. It's the platinum-card crowd.

152. They pay more for one martini

153. than guys like me spend for the whole bottle.

154. Two in the register,

155. three in a lock box under the bar.

156. That's where we hid the large bills.

157. Place hadn't been open long enough

158. to have former employees.

159. Well, the guy must've been here before.

160. Would've noticed. Spanish kid.

161. What, nohabla espnanol in here?

162. Birds of a feather.

163. Our crowd's pretty white shoe.

164. I figure he had a spotter.

165. Saw Marty here open the lock box.

166. So where are the witness statements?

167. Where are the witnesses? The joint is packed.

168. Nobody sees nothing— except the guy who calls 9-1-1.

169. That would be Darren Tarlow.

170. He's one of our regulars.

171. I'm sitting at the bar with this babe.

172. She is rocking this little sleeveless number.

173. Stops about three inches above her belly ring.

174. We're happy for you, Mr. Tarlow.

175. So I've had maybe tee many martoonis, you know?

176. I got to hit the head.

177. I finish up my business,

178. I head back to my seat at the bar.

179. That was near the register.

180. Yeah, that's right.

181. And I see this Spanish dude sticking a piece

182. in Marty's gut, so I called 9-1-1 on my cell.

183. Was this dude alone?

184. Yeah, as far as I could tell.

185. Maybe your girlfriend saw something

186. while you were indisposed.

187. No, I doubt it.

188. By the time I got back to the bar,

189. Rosalita was gone with the wind.

190. Rosalita. So she was Hispanic?

191. I'm telling you, man, this girl was hot.

192. I had her half in the sack, too.

193. Gun must've scared her off.

194. Does Rosalita have

195. a last name?

196. I wish I knew it.

197. Haven't seen her in there before or since.

198. What the hell?

199. It's not like I could've brought her home to mom anyway, right?

200. Why, your mama don't like girls named Rosalita?

201. Girl's in the rag biz.

202. I saw her New York College of Fashion I.D.

203. when she took out some green to buy smokes.

204. The College of Fashion is all the way across town.

205. Odds are somebody spotted for the guy.

206. "Hi, we're looking for a student named Rosalita

207. "with a hoop through her navel

208. who, because she might be of Hispanic descent,

209. we suspect might have ridden shotgun on an armed robbery."

210. Hey, like the man said, "birds of a feather."

211. Why would she lie to me?

212. I don't know what to tell you.

213. There are no Rosalitas registered

214. at New York College of Fashion.

215. Can't trust anybody.

216. Not at Bartholomew's, anyway.

217. Oh, that's her.

218. Not bad.

219. You see what I'm saying?

220. Stitching is cheap.

221. I wouldn't be caught dead in something like this.

222. Most people can't afford that.

223. Cost and quality have nothing

224. to do with each other.

225. People who know, people with taste,

226. never look at a price tag.

227. Can you believe I get course credit for this?

228. Anyway, after I get my degree, everything changes.

229. Now, this is to die for.

230. It's tasteful.

231. Room to spare.

232. I'd have to work two jobs.

233. She'd be yours forever.

234. A small price to pay.

235. I know I would.

236. Excuse me, but right now, we'd appreciate it

237. if you could tell us about that night at Bartholomew's.

238. Oh, my girlfriend dragged me there,

239. and then ran off with some stockbroker.

240. You know what they say: You can't buy taste.

241. What's your girlfriend's name?

242. Maria.

243. So anyway, she takes off with Mr. Brioni

244. and leaves me with one of the Brooks Brothers.

245. An accountant or ad man or something.

246. Darren Tarlow. Could be.

247. But thank God that man

248. had a small bladder.

249. Otherwise, he would have killed me

250. with his stock picks.

251. So what happened when the guy pulled the gun?

252. I was long gone.

253. As soon as that goofball stood up to go to the bathroom

254. I was out of there.

255. All I'm saying is no good can come from a woman

256. who doesn't look at price tags.

257. How would you know?

258. Okay, no good can come from a woman

259. who second seat's a stickup.

260. Tina? Come on.

261. Oh, is that you talking or...?

262. Oh!

263. Green. Yeah?

264. Uh-huh, okay.

265. All right, thanks.

266. An art gallery was robbed a week ago.

267. The prints match those from the bar and the Jaguar.

268. Cash?

269. Painting.

270. Oh, how tasteful.

271. I feel raped, violated.

272. A picture? It could've been a lot worse.

273. It was a David Burke.

274. I guess that's a horse of different color, hmm?

275. Burke died last year.

276. He won't be painting any more, I'm afraid.

277. It was right there.

278. This thug knew exactly what he was doing.

279. "Dawn" was one of our best pieces.

280. How much does something like that go for?

281. We listed it at 80.

282. But the point is, there's only a handful

283. of the people on the planet that can appreciate its beauty.

284. People come in here every day— they spend twice that

285. for half the painting.

286. So, how do you suppose

287. this art expert got in here?

288. The front door.

289. Middle of the day.

290. God. His pistol was in my face.

291. I already told all this to the other detectives.

292. Yeah, we're working on a related case.

293. Hmm. Serial rapist?

294. Something like that.

295. A wallet for $200,

296. a bar for five grand,

297. an $80,000 painting, a $100,000 car.

298. Hey, he's trading up.

299. It's the American way.

300. Yeah, what's next, a Learjet?

301. Only if it's tastefully decorated.

302. Would you just leave it alone?

303. Can I play, too?

304. Some friend of Ed's

305. who was at the bar the night of the robbery.

306. She ain't a friend of mine,

307. and all I'm saying is, a girl like that

308. could do a whole lot better than a stick-up man.

309. Like what, an art thief?

310. Hey, she disappeared right before the guy pulled his piece.

311. She lied about her name to the citizen who called 911,

312. and her seat at the bar

313. had a bird's-eye view of the cash box

314. filled with large bills.

315. Go see what's hanging up on her walls.

316. Sorry it's such a mess.

317. I've been on operating tables

318. that had more dirt than this.

319. I can't tolerate sloppy.

320. Can I get you guys a water or something?

321. No thanks. We're fine.

322. This is nice.

323. Yeah. An old boyfriend.

324. He dabbles.

325. I'd actually consider purchasing

326. something like this.

327. You'd be wasting your money.

328. Keep your wallet closed

329. until I get my line of menswear on the market.

330. There's a suit I'm working on

331. that'll look dashing on you.

332. Hey, if your prices are anything like the place you work,

333. he can frame it and hang it on the wall.

334. Your ex-boyfriend who painted this— what's his name?

335. Manuel... Lopez.

336. He has a closet full of them, if you're really interested.

337. Just because I work here,

338. doesn't mean I can afford to shop here.

339. And that bothered Tina?

340. Only the best. That's all she ever talked about.

341. You know, one time, I got us tickets toThe Producers

342. back when Nathan Lane was in it.

343. And when she saw that the seats were in the balcony,

344. she walked out.

345. I didn't know there was anything below the balcony.

346. Thank you.

347. So what's she doing with a regular guy like you?

348. The truth is, I had enough of her.

349. Tina sucks the oxygen out of any room she enters.

350. Unfortunately, I like to breathe.

351. Anyway, she found her Prince Charming.

352. How do you know?

353. Saw her a couple of months ago.

354. She had a big red Sorkin.

355. I heard they've got a cure for that.

356. It's a bag

357. by Gaston.

358. Actually the one on her arm must have gone for 20 grand.

359. Do you mind?

360. Go ahead.

361. 20 grand?

362. You suppose Prince Charming

363. actually purchased the pocketbook?

364. Just looks like a regular bag.

365. There isn't a 16-month

366. waiting list for a regular bag.

367. I don't get it.

368. They're made-to-order in Paris.

369. Imagine what they carry inside the bag.

370. You don't understand.

371. It's not the money, it's the status.

372. You haven't had any thefts, have you?

373. This one was ordered

374. by Mrs. Neuworth, two years ago.

375. We keep it in our safe

376. until she gets back from Monte Carlo.

377. Although

378. when Mrs. Guttenberg's was lost en route six months ago,

379. she threatened to bring criminal charges

380. against the courier company.

381. Was Mrs. Guttenberg's bag red, by any chance?

382. What a to-do that caused, let me tell you.

383. Maybe we can talk to the guy

384. that was supposed to deliver the bag to the store.

385. I wish you people would leave Robbie alone.

386. Robbie?

387. Yeah. Roberto Delgado.

388. He's a good kid.

389. He carried a box from the truck into the store.

390. Is it his fault it had rocks in it?

391. Actually, it might be.

392. Well, your associates

393. already put him through the wringer

394. and they came up with nothing.

395. What's French for insurance scam?

396. If we could talk to Robbie.

397. Suit yourself.

398. He quit right after the bag hit the fan.

399. And to tell you the truth, I don't blame him.

400. You want I should stand guard or something?

401. No, it's all right.

402. Yeah, sure.

403. Robbie shouldn't be back

404. until after his shift at the restaurant.

405. Tina with a guy who washes dishes.

406. There's no accounting for taste.

407. Looks like "Dawn" to me.

408. He told me that was for his girlfriend.

409. I didn't really believe him.

410. Oh, no? Why?

411. Well, he's not the smoothest silk

412. in the drawer, if you know what I mean.

413. Hey, Lennie.

414. Oh, he's been busier than we thought.

415. Yeah.

416. How much you want to bet this starts that Jag XJR?

417. Where's that restaurant, exactly?

418. What can I do you for?

419. Yeah, you got a Roberto Delgado working here?

420. Yo, Robbie.

421. What'd he do?

422. What makes you think he did something?

423. You're kidding, right?

424. Roberto Delgado, you're under arrest

425. for the murder of Hal Garber, among other things.

426. Murder?

427. We know you can talk, Robbie.

428. We saw you making a phone call.

429. Hey, if you don't understand—

430. the whole point of this exercise

431. is for us to say you did something bad

432. and for you to either agree or disagree.

433. You keeping your mouth shut spoils our fun.

434. Save your breath, Lennie.

435. What we found in his apartment

436. makes all the noise that we need.

437. Mr. Delgado has a visitor.

438. What'd you do, huh?

439. What did you do?

440. How dare you.

441. He's entitled to a lawyer.

442. We already told him that

443. three times.

444. Yeah, well, he wants one.

445. It would have been nice if he'd said as much.

446. You know, while you're here, Tina,

447. we can read you your rights.

448. Me? For what?

449. For starters—

450. that $20,000 bag hanging from your arm.

451. There's a law

452. against receiving...

453. Oh, come on.

454. This is a knock-off.

455. Isn't it?

456. Well, look, if it is real,

457. I had no idea.

458. Then there's accomplice to armed robbery.

459. The bar?

460. Oh, God.

461. Well, he must've followed me there.

462. You know, I'll bet Ms. Montoya would like

463. to talk to Robbie in private.

464. Are you okay?

465. Are you buying any of that?

466. Well, she does seem to have all her bases covered.

467. You're awfully accommodating today.

468. I've found people tend to open up

469. when we're not around.

470. And if she doesn't?

471. We've got to let her go.

472. I'll take care of everything, Robbie.

473. Okay?

474. You don't say a thing.

475. Yeah, man, 9:00 is fine.

476. All right, bro, later.

477. Hey. Can I help you?

478. I want to thank you for your help.

479. May I?

480. Yeah, sure, go ahead.

481. For being so professional.

482. I've seen the way some cops are... on TV.

483. You treated Robbie like a person—

484. not like a piece of sewer scum.

485. Well, he did kill somebody, Tina.

486. We'll see how it all works out.

487. Whatever happens, I'm sure you'll do the right thing.

488. Maybe I should thank you in advance, you know.

489. A drink...

490. dinner, maybe?

491. Oh, God, there's nothing more in this world

492. that I'd like better than to have a drink with you, Tina,

493. but I've got a lot of paperwork here.

494. It can wait.

495. I don't think it can.

496. See, what I'm trying to figure out here,

497. is how to throw your pretty little butt in jail, so...

498. I mean, you can hang out if you want.

499. Docket Number 378261, People v. Roberto Delgado.

500. Charges are Murder in the First Degree

501. and three counts of Robbery in the First Degree.

502. Oh, I'm glad to see you've kept yourself busy, Mr. Delgado.

503. What's your plea?

504. I'll take that

505. as a "not guilty."

506. My client's an upstanding member

507. of the community, Your Honor.

508. We wouldn't have asked him here if he weren't, Mr. Conners.

509. He's got no priors.

510. He's gainfully employed.

511. It would serve no purpose

512. to incarcerate him prior to trial.

513. Mr. Delgado has no family in the community.

514. And with four felony charges pending,

515. he's certainly a flight risk.

516. The People ask for half-a-million dollars in bail.

517. My client's neverseen that kind of money, Your Honor.

518. Neither have I.

519. Bail is set at $250,000, cash or bond.

520. Next.

521. The bartender at Bartholomew's

522. picked him out of a lineup.

523. The cops found the stolen artwork

524. and the key to the stolen car in his apartment.

525. And last but not least, Hal Garber's blood

526. was on the car seat.

527. So, what is there to talk about?

528. His lawyer called the meeting.

529. Who's that?

530. Dean Conners.

531. Oh.

532. What?

533. Better known as

534. Dean "What are you offering?" Conners.

535. Jack.

536. How've you been?

537. I'm getting by.

538. Look, I'm not going to waste your time.

539. There's no point in going to trial on this.

540. Make me an offer. I'll see what I can do.

541. What'd you have in mind, Mr. Conners?

542. Well... looking at the time and expense involved

543. in prosecuting a Murder One case,

544. we'll plead guilty to the robbery.

545. Sentences to run concurrently.

546. And when he's done his time,

547. we'll throw a ticker-tape parade down Fifth Avenue.

548. But considering Mr. Delgado's condition,

549. I think it's fair.

550. What condition?

551. Come on.

552. You can't tell me you didn't notice.

553. He looks fine to me.

554. There are things that Robbie understands,

555. and there are things that he doesn't.

556. I'm sorry. The last time I checked,

557. "stupid" is not a defense to murder.

558. Hey, you don't have to insult him, okay?

559. Robbie's... slow.

560. So, the way I see it, you got two choices.

561. You can have your shrink talk to him, or I can go ahead

562. with the motion to dismiss the case entirely.

563. I realize you're scared,

564. but I can't help you unless you speak to me.

565. I'm not a cop, Robbie, or a lawyer.

566. Anything you say in this room

567. can't be used in court, unlessyouwant it to.

568. Your lawyer asked me to come here.

569. He wants to help you.

570. I know you can talk.

571. Your friend told me.

572. Tina?

573. Yes.

574. She wants to help you most of all.

575. Well, I don't know.

576. She said to keep my mouth shut.

577. That was before.

578. Tina wants what's best for you.

579. And right now, that's to talk to me.

580. I don't like talking to doctors.

581. What doctors?

582. When I was a kid, my mom thought I could be fixed.

583. How?

584. What's the difference?

585. They didn't fix me.

586. Why do you say that?

587. 'Cause I'm in trouble.

588. Do you know why?

589. 'Cause I took that stuff.

590. But Tina told me not to.

591. So, Tina knew you were stealing?

592. I-I don't...

593. No.

594. Tina would never do that.

595. Do what?

596. Tina's a artist.

597. A real class act.

598. How long have you known her?

599. A long time.

600. When I was in the second grade,

601. we used to play dodgeball, you know?

602. Every time someone tried to hit Tina, I'd block him.

603. That make you feel good?

604. I gave her my I.D. bracelet.

605. It was silver.

606. Like the car you stole.

607. Did Tina like silver?

608. It's her favorite color.

609. Classy.

610. Will you do something for me, Robbie?

611. I'm not stupid,

612. you know.

613. Of course you're not.

614. I'm slow.

615. The man at the car dealership—

616. will you tell me about him?

617. Thought I was a bum.

618. He didn't even want to let me drive a car.

619. What'd you do?

620. I said I'll call my lawyer.

621. Then I showed him a credit card, and he let me.

622. Why'd you hit him, Robbie?

623. Robbie?

624. I'm not going to talk anymore.

625. Without proper testing, I can't be sure.

626. If you put me on the spot,

627. I'd say his IQ was somewhere in the low 80s.

628. Meaning?

629. 100's normal.

630. A person with an IQ of 80 can function in society,

631. hold a job, interact socially,

632. but in most cases is incapable of any abstract thought.

633. You know what I'm looking for, Liz.

634. Yes, he's capable of having criminal intent.

635. But would he, without help?

636. You're referring to Tina Montoya?

637. I doubt he knows the difference between

638. a hundred thousand dollar sports car

639. and a rent-a-wreck.

640. To him, it's just a pretty silver car.

641. Let me guess. Tina has a thing for Jaguars.

642. I get the distinct feeling

643. all she'd have to do ishintshe wanted something,

644. and Robbie would get it for her.

645. But he didn't tell you that?

646. No, but he didn't deny it, either.

647. He wouldn't be the first person

648. with an 80 IQ to confess to a felony.

649. Or to have a room on Death Row.

650. What I don't get is why his attorney

651. didn't have him tested beforehe invited

652. our shrinks to sit down with him.

653. Two words: "Dean Conners."

654. Is that supposed to ring a bell?

655. Dean's not a bad sort.

656. He's just morally opposed to hard work.

657. I don't think he's tried a case in ten years.

658. You got to love a fighter who won't throw a punch.

659. Tell him the lowest we'll accept is Murder Two.

660. And what about Tina?

661. If someone showed up at your door

662. with a $20,000 handbag, what would you think?

663. Does that someone happen to wash dishes for a living?

664. I'll call Van Buren.

665. Caroline Householder. She loved opera.

666. One time, I showed up at her door dressed up like a clown

667. and sang'Ridi, Pagliacci" at the top of my lungs.

668. She laughed...

669. then she slammed the door in my face.

670. I'm sure you were

671. wonderful, Arthur.

672. My point is,

673. guys do goofy things for girls,

674. whether they want them to or not.

675. You want me to ignore the fact

676. that Tina Montoya may have conspired with Robbie Delgado?

677. Do you have any proof that she did?

678. Res ipsa loquitur.

679. She accepted what she had to have known

680. were stolen goods on at least one occasion.

681. At the minimum, she manipulated him.

682. And if she did,

683. I'd like to get her on more

684. than dangling a stolen handbag from her wrist.

685. She was his accomplice

686. in an armed robbery.

687. Only she left the scene before he ever arrived.

688. You know, you don't buy

689. a Sorkin for its utility.

690. It's a status symbol.

691. People who buy them, by nature, liketo show off.

692. Dollars to doughnuts, that Montoya girl will claim

693. that Robbie told her that he bought that bag

694. from some huckster on the street corner.

695. She already did.

696. But I don't think she can say the same thing about a Jaguar.

697. Personally, I can only think of one reason

698. for a person to drive a $100,000 car

699. in New York City.

700. Impressing the Joneses.

701. Tina's what you'd call hard to miss.

702. Men melt all over her.

703. I mean, I'll bet she's shot down

704. every single straight guy in school.

705. She doesn't date, right?

706. Here? No way.

707. She's too good for a mere student.

708. Yeah, when Daddy's loaded,

709. the world is a beautiful place, right?

710. I didn't know.

711. Rumor has it, he owns

712. one of those tony restaurants on Ninth Avenue in the 40s.

713. Four stars, very chichi.

714. So, her clothes, her Sorkin...

715. Daddy, Daddy.

716. And her car?

717. You know, it's funny you should mention that.

718. I actually felt sorry for her.

719. And this is between me and you.

720. Cross my heart.

721. Well, last week, we had our winter show.

722. Real models walking down the runway in students' designs.

723. Anyone who's anyone in fashion is there.

724. It's like our Super Bowl, all right?

725. So, we each get two tickets

726. for parents, boyfriends, whatever.

727. My parents showed up two hours early.

728. How embarrassing isthat?

729. And her father?

730. He sent her the car and driver,

731. but Daddy's a no-show.

732. Tina won a blue ribbon,

733. and there was nobody there for her to celebrate with.

734. I mean, as far as I'm concerned, Daddy can keep his money

735. and his car and driver.

736. Did the car happen to be a silver Jaguar?

737. Yeah. You're good.

738. Remember, you didn't hear any of this from me.

739. A Jagand a driver?

740. Man, I took the E train to college.

741. Once, I hitched a ride in my uncle's cab,

742. and my friends nearly had heart attacks.

743. Well, herfriends are used to it.

744. She's from money.

745. Oh, let me guess. She has daddy problems.

746. It sounds more like daddy has Tina problems.

747. Yeah, can't blame him.

748. Anyway, we have a school full of witnesses

749. that put her with Robbie

750. and what she had to have known was a stolen car...

751. considering he had to kill to get possession of the car.

752. So, we get to do our thing?

753. As soon as possible.

754. Thanks.

755. Did something happen to Robbie?

756. You can ask him yourself.

757. We reserved a nice seat for you next to him

758. at the Defendants' table.

759. Tina Montoya, you're under arrest

760. for Conspiracy to Commit Murder.

761. You have the right to remain silent.

762. Anything you say can be used

763. against you in a court of law.

764. You have the right to an attorney...

765. I got to admit, Miss Montoya,

766. talking without your attorney present

767. makes me very uncomfortable.

768. I don't have an attorney.

769. You're entitled to be appointed one by the Court.

770. I know.

771. The detectives told me already.

772. Look, I didn't do anything,

773. so can we just get this over with?

774. I know what you're thinking.

775. Why don't you tell us?

776. I really did think the bag was a knockoff.

777. Did you ask Robbie where he got it?

778. Okay, maybe I was stupid

779. or ignorant or blind for taking it.

780. But that doesn't make me a criminal, does it?

781. What about the car?

782. Robbie works, you know.

783. He makes money, and he never spends it.

784. He told me he rented the car.

785. If I were you, Miss Montoya,

786. I'd hire an attorney.

787. Wait, wait.

788. (voice breaking): Is it so wrong

789. to want nice things?

790. I never asked him to steal for me, I swear.

791. That night I went down to catch a cab,

792. and Robbie was waiting for me.

793. He was sitting on the hood of that stupid car

794. with this stupid, stupid grin on his face.

795. But he drove me to the school.

796. I don't know what he did before, during, or after.

797. I just took a ride from a friend.

798. And I only know I didn't kill anyone.

799. But you knewRobbiedid?

800. He's my friend.

801. What was I supposed to do?

802. Oh, please! Those big brown eyes

803. staring up at you, and the hand thing?

804. Give me a break.

805. Give me some credit, Serena.

806. And the tear?

807. Robbie didn't stand a chance.

808. That's exactly what a jury might think.

809. You're going to cut a deal with her.

810. You got to pick and choose your battles.

811. We'll offer her a year on the stolen bag, if she'll testify

812. that Robbie told her about the murder.

813. We don't need her testimony.

814. Conners could very well argue

815. that Robbie dropped Garber off,

816. and what happened to him after that

817. was not his responsibility.

818. And the blood on the car seat?

819. How many times you think Garber sat in that seat?

820. Garber was killed

821. during the commission of a robbery.

822. Any way you look at it, it's felony murder.

823. Not it there's an intervening criminal act.

824. You should move to the other side of the aisle, Jack.

825. The pay is better.

826. Speaking of which...

827. Ithoughtthat was you, Jack.

828. Join us.

829. Nah, no, I don't want to intrude.

830. This'll only take a minute.

831. Let me guess. Your client's willing to go to Assault One.

832. Actually, Murder Two.

833. Three counts of robbery, sentences to run concurrently.

834. My client's only requirement is that

835. you don't charge Tina Montoya with anything.

836. He allocutes to everything.

837. I wouldn't have it any other way.

838. I always enjoy doing business

839. with you, Jack.

840. Well, how convenient wasthat?

841. I've picked a lot of pockets.

842. You'll have to be more specific, Mr. Delgado.

843. Eduardo taught me how.

844. It's easy.

845. Tell the judge about the bar, Roberto.

846. The bartender gave me their money.

847. After you pointed a gun at him?

848. Yes.

849. And what did you do with the money?

850. I bought stuff

851. but Tina didn't know.

852. Go on.

853. Tell the judge about the painting.

854. I took that, too.

855. And the car.

856. It was a real class act.

857. Now, I'm confused here.

858. Was this a carjacking?

859. Why don't you tell us about Mr. Garber?

860. He wouldn't get out of the car.

861. So I hit him, with my gun.

862. Wham. Wham.

863. And I pushed him out.

864. And what did you do with the weapon?

865. Huh?

866. The gun that you used to hit Mr. Garber with.

867. What did you do with it?

868. I hid it.

869. Where did you hide it?

870. At the restaurant.

871. There's more than one restaurant

872. in the city, Mr. Delgado.

873. Out back.

874. My client works in a restaurant

875. down on the Lower East Side, Your Honor.

876. Oh, I'm sure you'll tell the police which one.

877. Of course.

878. Okay. Mr. Delgado,

879. do you understand that by allocuting here today,

880. it has the same effect

881. as if you were tried and convicted by a jury?

882. (whispering): Yes, ma'am.

883. Yes, ma'am.

884. Ms. Southerlyn?

885. In consideration of this allocution,

886. the People have agreed

887. to seek no more than the minimum for Murder in the Second Degree.

888. So be it.

889. Uh... Sue.

890. Another one bites the dust, huh?

891. Hey, let me buy you lunch.

892. Sorry, I have to be somewhere.

893. Ah. Rain check, then.

894. The skull was fractured here

895. causing an increase in the cerebral

896. inter-vascular blood volume.

897. and considering the massive swelling,

898. he was probably unconscious

899. for maybe one to three minutes before he died.

900. Could it be caused by the butt of a gun?

901. Sure. That would be consistent.

902. I'm talking about right here.

903. If you touch it, it's sort of tender.

904. Wouldn't take much of a blow.

905. Thanks.

906. It's what I do.

907. Think about it, Jack.

908. In his allocution, Robbie said

909. that he told Garber to get out of the car.

910. He doesn't, so Robbie hits him.

911. Okay, I'm Robbie.

912. I tell you to leave.

913. What do you do?

914. I say no.

915. So how can I hit you here?

916. Coulda hit Garber when he turned

917. to get out of the car.

918. Well, then Garber was doing exactly what Robbie wanted.

919. There'd be no need to hit him at all.

920. You think somebody was in the backseat?

921. Three guesses who.

922. Excuse me.

923. Come in, Detective.

924. You find the gun?

925. There's nothing behind that diner. I'm sorry.

926. You know what? Robbie didn't say the diner.

927. He said the restaurant.

928. There's a difference?

929. There is when your daddy owns

930. a chichi place on Ninth Avenue in the 40s.

931. I'm telling you, you've got the wrong place.

932. Is there another four-star restaurant

933. within ten blocks of here?

934. We get the stars for what's on the table,

935. not what's in the garbage.

936. I'm going to call the boss.

937. Why don't you tell Mr. Montoya

938. we have a warrant?

939. Montoya? Why wouldhecare?

940. Considering he owns the place.

941. In his dreams.

942. Montoya mops up the kitchen.

943. Is he here?

944. What did she do?

945. I didn't say she did anything.

946. 'Cause with a piece of trash like that,

947. nothing would surprise me.

948. Who does she think she's fooling

949. with those fancy clothes?

950. You can wrap the trash up in a box of Cartier's

951. but you can't get rid of the stink.

952. Are you saying Tina's been in trouble before?

953. She's been a pain since the day she was born.

954. Last thing I need is another mouth to feed.

955. A boy can go out and work, but that one?

956. She doesn't know what a hard day's work looks like.

957. She's all about dress-up.

958. I don't know why she told you about me.

959. I ain't no kind of character reference for her.

960. Actually, Mr. Montoya,

961. she tells people you own this place.

962. Yeah, well, I could have,

963. if I didn't have all them mouths to feed.

964. If she brought home nickel one instead of ribbons.

965. Are you talking about the award from the fashion show?

966. I was mopping up, and that trash comes prancing in here

967. like God's gift and goes, "Look,"

968. and shoves that damn thing in my face.

969. "I ain't never going to clean

970. anyone else's kitchen," she says to me,

971. like she's anything better than sewer scum.

972. Case closed!

973. Who did she shoot?

974. I got to ask you,

975. Mr. Montoya, was Roberto Delgado

976. with Tina when she came here?

977. A million guys out there,

978. and she's got to hang out with Señor Huevo.

979. You mean Robbie?

980. Who else? You know why she called him that?

981. 'Cause his brains is like scrambled eggs.

982. Was Robbie here with your daughter?

983. And you tell me— where in the hell

984. did a dummy like El Huevo get a fancy car like that?

985. She lied when she told us she didn't see Robbie

986. after he dropped her off at the affair.

987. It's unlikely that's enough

988. to overturn Robbie Delgado's plea bargain.

989. This girl is bad news, Jack.

990. Once you get to know her.

991. Unfortunately, I don't think a jury's

992. going to get that chance.

993. I am telling you, she killed Hal Garber.

994. She may have been indirectly

995. responsible for his death.

996. That's a far cry from killing him.

997. And considering Robbie confessed...

998. You don't really believe that.

999. I know she can tell a hell of a lie.

1000. I know she can manipulate the male of the species.

1001. Do I know if she can kill? No, I don't.

1002. Then let's find out.

1003. I don't want to get Freudian on you,

1004. but there's a reason a person with low self-esteem

1005. goes into fashion.

1006. To cover up psychological scars.

1007. When they look in the mirror,

1008. they see a far different picture

1009. than the one the world sees.

1010. Unconsciously, they think

1011. they can cover up childhood traumas with fancy clothes.

1012. Would a father

1013. calling a daughter "trash" qualify as a trauma?

1014. What does any young girl want?

1015. Daddy's approval.

1016. Usually, when she doesn't get it,

1017. she'll try harder in school or in sports.

1018. And if she still fails,

1019. if she can't become what daddy wants,

1020. then at least she can look the way he wants?

1021. If that doesn't work,

1022. she raises the stakes.

1023. She designs her own clothes, drives an expensive car...

1024. Could she kill?

1025. Some textbooks say that people

1026. will go toanyextent to improve their self-image,

1027. but you know me well enough

1028. to know I'm not going to diagnose anyone

1029. without observing them first.

1030. Fine. What are you doing tomorrow morning?

1031. Am I missing something here? I read the file.

1032. Someone already confessed to killing Mr. Garber.

1033. We think he was lying

1034. to protect your client.

1035. And all this time, I thought I could read English.

1036. Silly me. I actually assumed

1037. Mr. Delgado's deal was predicated

1038. upon Tina not being charged.

1039. The deal was predicated upon Mr. Delgado telling the truth,

1040. and you lied to us, Ms. Montoya.

1041. You told us that Robbie

1042. dropped you off at the fashion show,

1043. and you didn't see him again

1044. for the rest of the night.

1045. Why? Because some old drunk said so?

1046. If that old man happens to be your father, yeah.

1047. I may have grown up in his house, but he's not my father.

1048. Funny, that's what he said about you.

1049. That man is dirt.

1050. That man is a liar

1051. and he'll say anything to hurt me.

1052. I want to go.

1053. We know that Robbie

1054. could not have been behind the wheel

1055. and hit Mr. Garber at the same time.

1056. Well, argue with him, not us.

1057. There's no way

1058. I can know for sure.

1059. If you had to guess.

1060. Well, it's obvious that she has been scarred by her upbringing.

1061. Could she kill?

1062. I think she could.

1063. John McEnroe was the fastest tennis player

1064. I ever saw, but he couldn't return his own serve.

1065. Meaning?

1066. He's right.

1067. You can't play both sides.

1068. So we're supposed to just let her walk on murder?

1069. Well, right now, I'd be more concerned

1070. in keeping this Delgado fellow from joining her on that walk.

1071. But he's already confessed.

1072. And considering that you've proven

1073. that someone else actually whacked Garber,

1074. any lawyer worth his salt is going to petition the court

1075. to reduce his sentence.

1076. Fortunately, Mr. Delgado's counsel

1077. is Dean "What Are You Offering?" Conners.

1078. Well, Conners may choose to ignore the canons

1079. on exculpatory evidence, but we don't have that luxury.

1080. Remind me, what is it they say

1081. about sleeping dogs?

1082. I do what the canons require, Dean.

1083. I find exculpatory evidence, I turn it over to you.

1084. And I appreciate it,

1085. but my representation of Mr. Delgado

1086. ended when they turned the key.

1087. It doesn't bother you

1088. that he may not have killed Garber?

1089. You're new at this, aren't you?

1090. Wait till she gets a few more miles on her, right, Jack?

1091. The big picture, Ms.

1092. Was justice done?

1093. Okay, maybe not a hundred percent

1094. but a couple of battle-axes like me and Jack will settle

1095. for 50% any day of the week, twice on Sundays.

1096. Robbie may not have swung the hammer,

1097. but he sure as hell held the nail.

1098. Tell her, Jack.

1099. What?

1100. That you're a disgrace?

1101. Oh, come on!

1102. That kid's brains are so scrambled, he doesn't

1103. even know the difference.

1104. That's why you should.

1105. All this time, I thought you were just lazy.

1106. What's the point, Jack?

1107. Let's go.

1108. Mr. Egg?

1109. And his scrambled brains.

1110. That's what Tina's father said she called him.

1111. Could be a coincidence.

1112. Maybe, but Conners was dancing

1113. as fast as he could at the allocution.

1114. Tina's big brown eyes, a couple of well-placed tears—

1115. I saw what she tried to do to you, Jack.

1116. Conners didn't have a hope in hell with her.

1117. Why don't you invite everyone to a sit-down?

1118. You don't give up, do you, Jack?

1119. My fatal flaw.

1120. I'm not on the clock anymore.

1121. I shouldn't even be here.

1122. To be honest, you're not here as an attorney.

1123. Then I've got a desk full of work...

1124. You're here as a defendant.

1125. Conspiracy to Cover Up a Felony.

1126. You got to be kidding.

1127. I'm going to have to ask you a question, Robbie.

1128. You don't have to answer if you don't want to.

1129. Who told you to lie in court?

1130. I didn't lie.

1131. You happy? Sit.

1132. We know you didn't kill Mr. Garber.

1133. Now, that means that you lied at your allocution.

1134. What I want to know is— who told you to?

1135. Mr. Conners?

1136. Or Tina?

1137. You don't have to say anything, Robbie.

1138. Tina can be charged

1139. with subornation of perjury.

1140. Tina never told me to do anything wrong.

1141. No.

1142. He told me what to say.

1143. He has no idea what he's saying right now.

1144. Tina, you didn't do anything wrong.

1145. My lawyer, he-he told me to say that I did it by myself.

1146. Oh, you stupid...

1147. The way I see it, Dean,

1148. you have two choices.

1149. You can keep your mouth shut...

1150. Dean.

1151. and go to prison

1152. or you can tell us all about it

1153. and just lose your license

1154. to practice law.

1155. He's bluffing.

1156. He has no proof.

1157. We'll get through this, sweetie.

1158. Of course we will.

1159. She's good, isn't she, Jack?

1160. 30 years I've been at this.

1161. 30 years trying to knock six months to a year

1162. off the sentence of some piece of dirt

1163. who, when all is said and done,

1164. is going to rot in hell, anyway.

1165. That's some way to measure your life, isn't it?

1166. Counting the time that murderers aren't in prison.

1167. "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons"

1168. and you know what it all adds up to?

1169. A couple of bucks here and there.

1170. A week in Miami Beach twice a year.

1171. What about you, Jack?

1172. Who are you?

1173. I do what my job requires.

1174. That's not enough for me.

1175. I don't know.

1176. Just once in my sorry life,

1177. I dared to eat the peach.

1178. Robbie's Legal Aid attorney

1179. wants to renegotiate his deal.

1180. And?

1181. Eight and a third to 25 seems appropriate.

1182. Tina, on the other hand's, decided to roll the dice.

1183. She's entitled to her day in court.

1184. All I can say is, we better pay extra attention

1185. to the men we pick for the jury.

1186. Not all men

1187. are like Dean Conners, Serena.

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