1. the people are representedCopy !req
2. by two separate
yet equally important groups:Copy !req
3. the police,
who investigate crimeCopy !req
4. and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.Copy !req
5. These are their stories.Copy !req
6. Has the jury reached a verdict?Copy !req
7. We have, Your Honor.Copy !req
8. On the sole count of attempted
murder in the First DegreeCopy !req
9. how do you find?Copy !req
10. We find the defendant,
Darnell MarburyCopy !req
11. not guilty.Copy !req
12. Order!Copy !req
13. I want quiet in here!Copy !req
14. Outside, Marbury!Copy !req
15. Order! Order!Copy !req
16. Order!Copy !req
17. Court officers, escort the jury
out of the courtroom!Copy !req
18. Watch your back,
Marbury!Copy !req
19. They had ballistics.Copy !req
20. They had forensics.Copy !req
21. They had motive.Copy !req
22. Don't forget
the eyewitness.Copy !req
23. Two, actually.Copy !req
24. Rabbit out of a hat,
my friends.Copy !req
25. Rabbit? Hell, it was
more like a hippo.Copy !req
26. Hey, who the hell attacks
an arrest warrant?Copy !req
27. No, no, no.Copy !req
28. An arrest warrant
that was perfectly executed.Copy !req
29. That is why I get the big bucks.Copy !req
30. Yeah, right.Copy !req
31. If only you'd send out
a bill now and then.Copy !req
32. How many times do I have to say?Copy !req
33. You cannot put a price
on civil rights.Copy !req
34. Order us some appetizers.Copy !req
35. I'm going out
for a smoke.Copy !req
36. Not only is
he going to hitCopy !req
37. the front page tomorrowCopy !req
38. but it looks like he's going
to do the doCopy !req
39. with Marian Sherwood!Copy !req
40. Oh, no!
Nobody does Ms. Sherwood.Copy !req
41. I think that's
the 38th amendment.Copy !req
42. Nobody gets an acquittal
with two eyewitnesses, either.Copy !req
43. Oh, can we talk about Cheryl?Copy !req
44. Was that...?Copy !req
45. Vance.Copy !req
46. You guys are going
to love this.Copy !req
47. Is that who
I think it is?Copy !req
48. The one and only
Vance GrodieCopy !req
49. attorney at law.Copy !req
50. Damn!Copy !req
51. He made me trip over my tongue
more than once.Copy !req
52. His buddy says
he came out
for a cigarette.Copy !req
53. Somebody
started blasting.Copy !req
54. Somebody went home
with an empty clip.Copy !req
55. Looks like he got hit
five or six times.Copy !req
56. Anybody see anything?Copy !req
57. A lady saw a guy
run to a side street.Copy !req
58. Speed off in a blue Chevy.Copy !req
59. We're still canvassing.Copy !req
60. How about people
out looking for a gun?Copy !req
61. We're on it.Copy !req
62. You heard about
the verdict, right?Copy !req
63. Yeah, it's all over
the news.Copy !req
64. This must have been
Grodie's victory celebration.Copy !req
65. Can you believe that S.O.B.
Marbury got off?Copy !req
66. Yeah, maybe next time he won't.Copy !req
67. Captioning sponsored by
UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISIONCopy !req
68. He didn't expect the verdict
for a couple days.Copy !req
69. So, this wasn't
a planned get-together?Copy !req
70. No, it was kind
of a tradition.Copy !req
71. You get a verdict,
you buy.Copy !req
72. He called my cell
maybe 8:30.Copy !req
73. And you?Copy !req
74. Oh, um, I was in my office.Copy !req
75. I heard the verdict
on the radioCopy !req
76. and just assumed
Vance would be hereCopy !req
77. with his wallet open.Copy !req
78. Did he carry a lot of cash?Copy !req
79. Vance Grodie didn't do
what he did for money.Copy !req
80. I guess every adversarial system
needs a bad guy.Copy !req
81. Actually, Vance was
the good guy.Copy !req
82. You still didn't
answer the questionCopy !req
83. about the cash.
Are you serious?Copy !req
84. Do you really think
this was robbery?Copy !req
85. What do you think it was?Copy !req
86. Wouldn't want to speculate.Copy !req
87. You're the
closest thingCopy !req
88. we have to a witness,
that's who.Copy !req
89. Look, it's no surprise
Marbury's acquittalCopy !req
90. pissed off a lot of people.Copy !req
91. Meaning cops.Copy !req
92. Just speculating.Copy !req
93. You know, when I went
to take a leakCopy !req
94. there was this guy in there that
was saying things about Vance.Copy !req
95. Like what?Copy !req
96. Like, "How can you eat
with that sleazeCopy !req
97. without getting sick?"Copy !req
98. He was pretty plastered.Copy !req
99. Breathing gin in my face.Copy !req
100. White guy,
5'9", 5'10".Copy !req
101. That's it?Copy !req
102. I didn't get a good look.Copy !req
103. He was in the next urinal.Copy !req
104. 5'10" white guy
who had too much to drink.Copy !req
105. Story of my life.Copy !req
106. Was there anybody here
you hadn't seen before?Copy !req
107. Downing a lot of gin.Copy !req
108. What time we talking about?Copy !req
109. 9:00, 9:30.Copy !req
110. Does a half a dozen
Tom Collins count?Copy !req
111. Yeah, for most people.Copy !req
112. He was one
of those silent types.Copy !req
113. A couple of ladies
tried to cozy up.Copy !req
114. He ignored 'emCopy !req
115. like he had something else
to think about.Copy !req
116. Did he pay cash
or charge?Copy !req
117. Cash.Copy !req
118. He was wearing
a dark windbreakerCopy !req
119. with, like, a golf shirt
under it.Copy !req
120. His shirt had one
of those company logos on itCopy !req
121. but I don't remember what.Copy !req
122. What time did he split?Copy !req
123. I couldn't say.Copy !req
124. I just turned around
and there was a pile of cash.Copy !req
125. But it was before
Vance was shot.Copy !req
126. Okay, thanks.Copy !req
127. Let you know.Copy !req
128. Golf shirt
and a windbreaker.Copy !req
129. That doesn't sound
like the Wall Street type to me.Copy !req
130. I doubt they wear
their Armanis to bed.Copy !req
131. Cops don't sleep
in their blues.Copy !req
132. I don't want
to hear it, Ed.Copy !req
133. Hey, man, I'm just suggestingCopy !req
134. that we go straight
to the horse's mouth.Copy !req
135. Hey, it comes
with the job, right?Copy !req
136. I mean, you sign on,
you got to expect...Copy !req
137. I don't got to tell you guys.Copy !req
138. You sure you don't want?Copy !req
139. No, thanks, man.Copy !req
140. Hey, you know what?Copy !req
141. I can drink as much
as I want nowCopy !req
142. without ever going
to the pisser.Copy !req
143. It all runs down this tube
in this bagCopy !req
144. I got strapped
to my leg.Copy !req
145. I'm so sorry
for what happened to you, Chris.Copy !req
146. What's to be sorry?Copy !req
147. I'm still getting paid
by the jobCopy !req
148. and all I got to do
is answer phones.Copy !req
149. Fat city, right?Copy !req
150. And the best part is
I get a day offCopy !req
151. after the guy that put me here
gets a free pass.Copy !req
152. Who could ask
for anything more?Copy !req
153. You know,
the job's always here for you.Copy !req
154. Yeah, this is it.Copy !req
155. This is my world.Copy !req
156. Marbury took my life.Copy !req
157. And that son of a bitch Grodie
got him off.Copy !req
158. I'm glad he's dead.Copy !req
159. I just wish I could be there
to spit on himCopy !req
160. before the M.E. cuts him up.Copy !req
161. Maybe this isn't a good time.Copy !req
162. Yeah, I'll be better tomorrow.Copy !req
163. Look, man, you know
we got a job to do, right?Copy !req
164. I know what you're thinking.Copy !req
165. You're thinking
someone on the job did this.Copy !req
166. And you should be ashamed
of yourselves.Copy !req
167. Well, he's right.Copy !req
168. Hey, I don't love
this guy Grodie eitherCopy !req
169. but that doesn't meanCopy !req
170. I'm going to turn my back
on his killer.Copy !req
171. Let me hear again all
the evidence you haveCopy !req
172. implicating a cop.Copy !req
173. I'm just sayingCopy !req
174. that maybe Wilson
got togetherCopy !req
175. with a couple of his buddies,
they had a couple drinksCopy !req
176. they start talking...Copy !req
177. Next thing you know
you got a lynch mob.Copy !req
178. Only they would have
lynched MarburyCopy !req
179. not his lawyer.Copy !req
180. Well, maybe
they couldn't find himCopy !req
181. Maybe he's next.Copy !req
182. I got news for you, Ed.
This isn't the Wild West.Copy !req
183. Well, you tell that
to Amadou Diallo's family.Copy !req
184. this whole blue wall thing,
dinosaur.Copy !req
185. Look, you show me
the first drop of blueCopy !req
186. and I'll sit right
beside you on the bandwagon.Copy !req
187. Fine.Copy !req
188. Look, I don't think
Marbury's the first
unfortunate victimCopy !req
189. of sociopolitical
circumstanceCopy !req
190. that Grodie
got acquitted.Copy !req
191. Vance convinces the judgeCopy !req
192. that the radar gun
was miscalibrated.Copy !req
193. So the cop was reckless
in using it.Copy !req
194. And he actually has the balls
to ask for damagesCopy !req
195. both compensatory
and punitive.Copy !req
196. The judge had such a good time
listening to his argumentCopy !req
197. he awarded Vance
a thousand dollars.Copy !req
198. Which he donated
to the ACLU?Copy !req
199. No, he kept a running tab
at the local pubCopy !req
200. open to anyone
who worked legal aid.Copy !req
201. He had a gift.Copy !req
202. Maybe he should
have stuckCopy !req
203. to speeding tickets.Copy !req
204. You don't get it.Copy !req
205. For Vance, the arguing
was an end unto itself.Copy !req
206. Yeah, but unfortunately,
he argued for the wrong people.Copy !req
207. You mean the
underprivilegedCopy !req
208. the poor, the
disenfranchised?Copy !req
209. No, the guilty.Copy !req
210. They're the ones
who need it most.Copy !req
211. The shooting.Copy !req
212. Did it have something to do
with the Marbury acquittal?Copy !req
213. That's one possibility.Copy !req
214. Listen, we were wonderingCopy !req
215. did Vance have any financial
or personal problemsCopy !req
216. that you're aware of?Copy !req
217. Look, we all know
this was an assassination.Copy !req
218. We have cabinets full
of unpopular cases and clients.Copy !req
219. We'll, we'd like to startCopy !req
220. by going through
all your files.Copy !req
221. You're kidding me, right?Copy !req
222. It's their
self-righteousness
that gets me.Copy !req
223. They could say
the same thing about you.Copy !req
224. Why, because I don't think
a cop shot Grodie?Copy !req
225. Come on, Lenny.
Do the math.Copy !req
226. Hey, 1992, I'm testifying
in a double homicide:Copy !req
227. Lloyd and Julie Lippman,
husband and wife.Copy !req
228. It was a break-in
gone bad.Copy !req
229. Now, I got the shooter
nailed cold— Ramon Vasquez.Copy !req
230. The son of a
bitch confesses.Copy !req
231. Grodie gets me
on the standCopy !req
232. starts questioning me about
my extracurricular activities.Copy !req
233. Oh, you mean
the liquid kind.Copy !req
234. He had the jury convinced
I was running aroundCopy !req
235. solving cases
in between shots.Copy !req
236. Hey, man, from what
I hear, you were.Copy !req
237. You want to talk to Chris
Wilson's old partner, fine.Copy !req
238. Wait, wait, wait,
wait a minute.Copy !req
239. What happened
with Vasquez?Copy !req
240. Grodie got him acquitted.Copy !req
241. Two weeks later
Vasquez kills two
high school students.Copy !req
242. You see?
That's what I'm saying.Copy !req
243. That was ten years ago
and you're still mad.Copy !req
244. Yeah, but I didn't
shoot the guy.Copy !req
245. Where can we find Vitelli?Copy !req
246. Let me guess. Homicide?Copy !req
247. Damn it.
I just ran out of cigars.Copy !req
248. That ain't funny, man.Copy !req
249. Your partner needs
to loosen up.Copy !req
250. Thatisloose.Copy !req
251. Look, my shift commander
pulled meCopy !req
252. off the street for this.Copy !req
253. Can we hurry it up?Copy !req
254. How long did you ride
with Wilson?Copy !req
255. Year and a half.Copy !req
256. I was with him
when he got shot.Copy !req
257. Wasn't one
of my better days.Copy !req
258. How was yesterday?Copy !req
259. Top ten with a bullet.Copy !req
260. No pun intended.Copy !req
261. The world's a better place
now that Grodie's worm food.Copy !req
262. Hey, man, talk like that
will make you a suspect.Copy !req
263. Hey, how many legs
does your partner have?Copy !req
264. Calm down.
When it happens to youCopy !req
265. and you see the scumbag
who did it walk awayCopy !req
266. come back and
talk to me.Copy !req
267. Hey, Vitelli,
take it easy.Copy !req
268. Last night I pulled
a four-by-12 shiftCopy !req
269. around the time Oliver Wendell
Sleazebag took a bullet.Copy !req
270. I was on 116th streetCopy !req
271. chasing down a couple punks
who robbed a bodega.Copy !req
272. You want, check the blotter.Copy !req
273. This was a good cop.Copy !req
274. Sure, he was well-liked
by everybodyCopy !req
275. but I can't see
anyone here taking thisCopy !req
276. into their own hands.Copy !req
277. Here's Vitelli.Copy !req
278. He collared two uptown,
7:35.Copy !req
279. We're also going to needCopy !req
280. to take a look
at your roll call.Copy !req
281. What for?Copy !req
282. We want
to know everybodyCopy !req
283. in this precinct
who was off duty last night.Copy !req
284. Between vacations,
sick days and RDOsCopy !req
285. it's more than 20 guys,
including me.Copy !req
286. It's okay, Lenny.Copy !req
287. I'm sure that Sergeant Lawrence
will compile a listCopy !req
288. and forward it on.Copy !req
289. Not a problem.Copy !req
290. There was something
in that blotterCopy !req
291. an entry from last night.Copy !req
292. 1854 hours, Sector George
transporting MOS family memberCopy !req
293. to 100 Centre.Copy !req
294. Unusual to give
a cop's relativeCopy !req
295. a lift to the courthouse
at 7:00 at night.Copy !req
296. It's unusual and against
Department regulations.Copy !req
297. So we got a call from dispatchCopy !req
298. to pick up
Chris Wilson's brotherCopy !req
299. from some car dealer
on 11th Ave.Copy !req
300. What's the problem?Copy !req
301. So you're saying
that command asked youCopy !req
302. to violate the regs?Copy !req
303. When a cop takes it
in the line of dutyCopy !req
304. the regs go out
the window.Copy !req
305. That cop was shot
over a year ago.Copy !req
306. Yeah, well, for some
of us the pain lingers.Copy !req
307. Wilson's brotherCopy !req
308. you drove him
to the courthouse?Copy !req
309. Cap promised Chris
he'd have him thereCopy !req
310. for the verdict,
just in case, you know?Copy !req
311. No, I don't.Copy !req
312. In case he got emotional.Copy !req
313. He wanted his family's support.Copy !req
314. Wilson's brother...Copy !req
315. Kevin.Copy !req
316. Kevin, was he 5'10",
165 pounds, brown hairCopy !req
317. wearing a navy blue
windbreaker?Copy !req
318. Sounds about right.Copy !req
319. I figured Chris would need
the supportCopy !req
320. but it turned out to be me
that couldn't handle it.Copy !req
321. All the kid's been throughCopy !req
322. and he ends up
holding my hand.Copy !req
323. I tell you what,
he's a strong kid.Copy !req
324. Me on the other hand...Copy !req
325. And after the verdict
you and Chris, whatCopy !req
326. went out for a couple?Copy !req
327. No. He wanted to go homeCopy !req
328. so I helped him into his car
and we went back to his place.Copy !req
329. That's funnyCopy !req
330. because a guy that fits
your description to a TCopy !req
331. was drinking gin
in Lafayette Grill last night.Copy !req
332. Right about the time
that lawyer got shot.Copy !req
333. You know, I thinkCopy !req
334. we should take
some quality time
and discuss thisCopy !req
335. under the proper
conditions.Copy !req
336. I want to talk to my brother
about this.Copy !req
337. I think you'll be
talking to us first.Copy !req
338. It's not good, but it's hot.Copy !req
339. What is this?Copy !req
340. You're supposed to lull meCopy !req
341. into confessing to
something I didn't do?Copy !req
342. Back in the day,
we wouldn't use coffee.Copy !req
343. Back in the dayCopy !req
344. cop killers didn't live long
enough to go to trial.Copy !req
345. First offCopy !req
346. your brother's not dead.Copy !req
347. Well, he might as well be!Copy !req
348. You know, you never saw
a two guard with a better shot.Copy !req
349. The kid was like butter,
you know.Copy !req
350. A coach from Rutgers
came to watch him playCopy !req
351. but all that dumb
bastard wantedCopy !req
352. to do was "protect and serve."Copy !req
353. Just 'cause our dad...Copy !req
354. Your dad was on the job?Copy !req
355. In Queens.Copy !req
356. Damnhim!Copy !req
357. You can't blame your dad
for what happened, Kev.Copy !req
358. So, who should I blame?Copy !req
359. Vance Grodie?Copy !req
360. Okay.Copy !req
361. I followed Grodie
into the restaurant.Copy !req
362. I didn't know
what I was going to doCopy !req
363. but I knew
I had to do something.Copy !req
364. And?Copy !req
365. I drank myself into a stupor,
I crawled into a cabCopy !req
366. and I blew my lunch
just as soon as I got home.Copy !req
367. You left out the partCopy !req
368. about bad-mouthing Grodie
in the john.Copy !req
369. What, so that means
I killed him?Copy !req
370. Add it all upCopy !req
371. I wouldn't bet against it.Copy !req
372. I didn't so
much as talkCopy !req
373. to the son of a bitch!Copy !req
374. He was hitting on two babes.Copy !req
375. Maybe one of
them got jealous.Copy !req
376. These "babes" have names?Copy !req
377. How would I know?Copy !req
378. Check Grodie's Palm Pilot.Copy !req
379. The blonde left him her number.Copy !req
380. Grodie didn't have a Palm Pilot
when we got to him.Copy !req
381. Well, that would
be a lot of leadCopy !req
382. just to steal an
electronic phone book.Copy !req
383. I'm not so sure.Copy !req
384. Grodie had Marbury's
address in there.Copy !req
385. Who is it?Copy !req
386. It's the police, ma'am.Copy !req
387. What do you want?Copy !req
388. We'd like to speak
with Darnell.Copy !req
389. He ain't lived hereCopy !req
390. since you locked him up
last year.Copy !req
391. Well, you're his mother, right?Copy !req
392. Don't mind who I am.Copy !req
393. Darnell ain't stupid enough
to come backCopy !req
394. where he knows you're going
to be looking for him.Copy !req
395. Ms. Marbury, your son could be
in a lot of danger.Copy !req
396. Yeah, from you!Copy !req
397. Last time you people came
for himCopy !req
398. you shot up the whole
damn building!Copy !req
399. His lawyer is dead.Copy !req
400. He could be next.Copy !req
401. Darnell can take care
of himself.Copy !req
402. Now, I got food on the stove.Copy !req
403. Hey, Chandra, it's Ed.Copy !req
404. Did you get a hit
on that number
I left with you?Copy !req
405. Yeah, okay, hurry up.Copy !req
406. Mom made an outgoing phone
call about two minutes ago.Copy !req
407. Well, we know it wasn't
for take-out.Copy !req
408. Yeah, 113 West 145th Street.Copy !req
409. Apartment 6B.Copy !req
410. All right, baby, I got it.Copy !req
411. Thank you.
I'll see you later.Copy !req
412. What up?Copy !req
413. You know why we're here.Copy !req
414. Man, we gave
at the office.Copy !req
415. Hey, yo!Copy !req
416. We need to speak
with Darnell!Copy !req
417. Who?Copy !req
418. His lawyer was murdered.Copy !req
419. We just need
some information.Copy !req
420. Tell Rupert
I'm talking with you.Copy !req
421. Look, man, DarnellCopy !req
422. is a witness;
he's not a suspect.Copy !req
423. What if he don't want
to be a witness?Copy !req
424. Maybe he wants
to be the next victim.Copy !req
425. Look, man, tell DarnellCopy !req
426. that we'll meet him
in a public place.Copy !req
427. We'll lay it
all out for him.Copy !req
428. Chicken place across the street.Copy !req
429. Order a Happy Meal
or something... and wait.Copy !req
430. Now you know
how I feelCopy !req
431. on the Upper East Side.Copy !req
432. So, Darnell...Copy !req
433. you've been watching the news?Copy !req
434. Your get-out-of-jail-free ticket
took five in the chest.Copy !req
435. I guess he's in mourning, Ed.Copy !req
436. Whoever did it might
be after you, bro.Copy !req
437. Andyouwant to catch him?Copy !req
438. Grodie was all right.Copy !req
439. He wasn't all about the money.Copy !req
440. Yeah, well, somebody had
a problem with that.Copy !req
441. He didn't deserve
what happened 'cause of me.Copy !req
442. Is that a conscience I hear?Copy !req
443. Something like that.Copy !req
444. That's my fan mail
from the joint.Copy !req
445. I'd appreciate itCopy !req
446. if my current address
stayed confidential.Copy !req
447. Some nasty stuff here.Copy !req
448. "They should string up
spook cop killers like youCopy !req
449. in Madison Square Garden."Copy !req
450. "Garden" spelled with an "i."Copy !req
451. No.Copy !req
452. Get this one.Copy !req
453. "Confess your crimesCopy !req
454. "or God will send
the Angel of Death.Copy !req
455. "You will die.Copy !req
456. Your lawyer will die."Copy !req
457. I was able to identify three
different publicationsCopy !req
458. based on their distinctive
typesets and the textCopy !req
459. on the underside
of the cut-outs.Copy !req
460. Whackos Illustrated?Copy !req
461. Uh, close.Copy !req
462. Uh, House and GardenCopy !req
463. Redbook, and
Tropical Fish Monthly.Copy !req
464. Uh, we ran
a printoutCopy !req
465. of each magazine
subscribersCopy !req
466. in the Suffolk
County zip codeCopy !req
467. we're the letter
was mailed.Copy !req
468. There was one
name in common:Copy !req
469. Thalia Raye Phillips.Copy !req
470. You want to take the Northern
State or the L.I.E.?Copy !req
471. ThatRedbook—Copy !req
472. I'm thinking of canceling it.Copy !req
473. It's getting far too risqué
for my taste.Copy !req
474. Oh, sex, sex, sex.Copy !req
475. Ooh, it's disgusting
is what it is.Copy !req
476. Anyway, I'm sorryCopy !req
477. you two traveled
all the way out hereCopy !req
478. but I don't know anyone
named Mayberry.Copy !req
479. Actually, that's "Marbury"Copy !req
480. Mrs. Phillips.Copy !req
481. Well, of course,
you just told me that.Copy !req
482. Or the one with the funny name?Copy !req
483. Yeah, Vance Grodie.Copy !req
484. I don't know
him, either.Copy !req
485. Did he do something terrible?Copy !req
486. It dependsCopy !req
487. on who you ask.Copy !req
488. We're very sorry to have
troubled you, Mrs. Phillips.Copy !req
489. Thank you very much.
No trouble at all.Copy !req
490. Mrs. Phillips,
what do you doCopy !req
491. with your magazines when
you're done with them?Copy !req
492. The town here has recycling.Copy !req
493. And a nice young manCopy !req
494. in the building
takes them out for me.Copy !req
495. Thank you.Copy !req
496. You mind if we step in,
Mr. Preuss?Copy !req
497. Of course not.Copy !req
498. Anything I can do
to help New York's finest.Copy !req
499. Although you are a
little far from home.Copy !req
500. Well, we're investigating
some suspicious mailCopy !req
501. that was sent
from this area.Copy !req
502. Isn't the post office
supposed to do that?Copy !req
503. They're not as fine
as we are.Copy !req
504. How long have you livedCopy !req
505. out here, Mr. Preuss?Copy !req
506. Three years.Copy !req
507. You go in the city very often?Copy !req
508. No. I'm not
really a city guy.Copy !req
509. Yeah, tell me about it.Copy !req
510. The smells, the traffic,
and forget about the parking.Copy !req
511. No, I bet Mr. Preuss
takes the train.Copy !req
512. He probably has a nice car.Copy !req
513. He wouldn't want
some parking guy nicking it.Copy !req
514. Yeah, what kind
of car do you drive?Copy !req
515. A Chevy.Copy !req
516. What does that have to do
with suspicious mail?Copy !req
517. The Second Amendment, huh?Copy !req
518. I believe
every American is entitledCopy !req
519. to protect his home
and loved ones.Copy !req
520. 9-11 actually
made the masses realize that.Copy !req
521. Yeah, every cloud
has a silver lining.Copy !req
522. While we're here, you mindCopy !req
523. if we take a look
at your weapon?Copy !req
524. Am I being investigated
for something?Copy !req
525. The American Patriot Union?Copy !req
526. What is that?Copy !req
527. Some kind of historical society?Copy !req
528. Maybe we shouldn't talk anymore
until I get a lawyer.Copy !req
529. The Sixth
Amendment, right?Copy !req
530. Well, you can tell him
to meet us in the city.Copy !req
531. Barbecue sauce.Copy !req
532. The American Patriot Union
sells barbecue sauceCopy !req
533. over the Internet.
Is that a crime?Copy !req
534. My partner filed all
the corporate documents himself.Copy !req
535. They're up to date
with Albany.Copy !req
536. Their taxes are paid.Copy !req
537. You're not a
criminal attorneyCopy !req
538. are you,
Mr. Finestein?Copy !req
539. I went to law school.Copy !req
540. Well, then that would qualify
you to try a murder case.Copy !req
541. What?Copy !req
542. Mr. Rib SauceCopy !req
543. here may have
killed Vance Grodie.Copy !req
544. I don't even know who that is.Copy !req
545. I do.
!
You know whereCopy !req
546. all the money
from all that sauce goes?Copy !req
547. We have a lot
of expenses!Copy !req
548. Yeah, guns,
explosives...Copy !req
549. All those copies
ofMein Kampf.Copy !req
550. Maybe I'mnotqualified
for this.Copy !req
551. Don't say anythingCopy !req
552. till you get yourself
another lawyer.Copy !req
553. Just can't trust those people,
can you, Julian?Copy !req
554. Am I under arrest?Copy !req
555. No, but you can
consider yourselfCopy !req
556. our guest until your
new counsel shows up.Copy !req
557. The first blip on the
FBI's radar screenCopy !req
558. about the American
Patriot UnionCopy !req
559. was in Virginia
about ten years ago.Copy !req
560. They're a cross between
the Christian RightCopy !req
561. and some of the
nationalist militiasCopy !req
562. we'd see out West.Copy !req
563. God and guns.Copy !req
564. Bad chemistry.Copy !req
565. Their leader,
Stephen LeClerkCopy !req
566. is serving
federal timeCopy !req
567. for blowing up a car
of a Florida judge.Copy !req
568. So, how close are we
on ballistics?Copy !req
569. A hop, skip
and a jump.Copy !req
570. Preuss' membership
in the gun club lapsedCopy !req
571. so there's no locker, no gun.Copy !req
572. Did you check the American
Patriot Union office?Copy !req
573. I didn't know
theyhadone.Copy !req
574. Well, a warrant
would be nice.Copy !req
575. So would probable cause.Copy !req
576. Well, we could go talk to themCopy !req
577. but I doubt
they'd open up tous.Copy !req
578. What?Copy !req
579. You think they'll talk to me?Copy !req
580. Blonde hair, blue eyes...Copy !req
581. Hell, if you're lucky,
they'll putyouon a poster.Copy !req
582. Oh, gee, thanks.Copy !req
583. I've been following
your Web site for years.Copy !req
584. Whoever does your artwork
is brilliant.Copy !req
585. It's out of the
Nashville office.Copy !req
586. Oh, and what was
that articleCopy !req
587. about defense lawyers
defiling the Constitution?Copy !req
588. That blew me away.Copy !req
589. That was Julian!Copy !req
590. Preuss!Copy !req
591. He runs this office.Copy !req
592. I'm new around here.Copy !req
593. I just left the City
after three miserable years.Copy !req
594. That armpit.Copy !req
595. I don't know how
you lastedthislong.Copy !req
596. If I could get
some literature?Copy !req
597. Yeah.Copy !req
598. You know, I was thinking
about getting one of these.Copy !req
599. How do you like it?Copy !req
600. Oh, there's a newer model
now, the 515Copy !req
601. but Julian says
that it's a waste of money.Copy !req
602. Well, my sister
just bought one.Copy !req
603. I can see what she thinks.Copy !req
604. Maybe you can return it.Copy !req
605. Hi, it's me.Copy !req
606. Yeah, that new PDA
that you bought.Copy !req
607. Was that a Palm 515?Copy !req
608. 'Cause my friend has a 105.Copy !req
609. Of course, I'm sure.
It's sitting here in plain view.Copy !req
610. I lost her.Copy !req
611. She said you
should've splurgedCopy !req
612. on the newer model.Copy !req
613. What's going on here?Copy !req
614. Oh, just collecting
garbage.Copy !req
615. I want to see a warrant!Copy !req
616. Plain sight, baby.
We don't need one.Copy !req
617. Keep an eye on that desktop
until the paperwork gets here.Copy !req
618. Julian Preuss bought the exact
model personal organizerCopy !req
619. that was stolen from Grodie.Copy !req
620. He needed the software
to bypass Grodie's passwordCopy !req
621. and download his files onto
the hard drive of his computer.Copy !req
622. Get back to me when you
translate that into English.Copy !req
623. Preuss has all of the names
and addressesCopy !req
624. of Grodie's friends,
clients and associates.Copy !req
625. That could translate
into a hit listCopy !req
626. for the American Patriot Union.Copy !req
627. But we haven't actually
recovered Grodie's organizer?Copy !req
628. No, but Grodie's law partners
ID'd the files.Copy !req
629. If he didn't take themCopy !req
630. how'd they end up
on his computer?Copy !req
631. This electronic shell game,
you understand it?Copy !req
632. Yes.Copy !req
633. Then charge him
with Murder Two.Copy !req
634. Docket #86661.Copy !req
635. People v. Julian Preuss.Copy !req
636. Murder in the Second Degree,
Robbery in the First Degree.Copy !req
637. How does your client plead,
Mr. Clemens?Copy !req
638. I don't have
all day.Copy !req
639. My client instructs me
to stand mute.Copy !req
640. Mute?
He claims
any responseCopy !req
641. would be an admission
of jurisdiction.Copy !req
642. Is he 730 material, Mr. Clemens?Copy !req
643. Are you crazy?Copy !req
644. No, Your Honor.Copy !req
645. Swell.Copy !req
646. I'm entering a plea
of Not GuiltyCopy !req
647. on the Defendant's behalf.
People on bail?Copy !req
648. Your Honor,
not only didCopy !req
649. the Defendant ambush and murder
an officer of this courtCopy !req
650. but he's also a member
of a terrorist group.Copy !req
651. I object.Copy !req
652. So do I, Mr. Preuss.Copy !req
653. The only difference is,
I'm allowed to.Copy !req
654. Your Honor, Mr.
Preuss has acquiredCopy !req
655. all of Mr. Grodie's
personal files.Copy !req
656. We believe
that makes him a threatCopy !req
657. to other innocent people.Copy !req
658. The People ask for remand.Copy !req
659. You want to respond,
Mr. Clemens?Copy !req
660. Is there any point?Copy !req
661. Actually, no.Copy !req
662. Is this what I get?Copy !req
663. Some liberal hippie
gypsy lawyer!Copy !req
664. The Court appreciates your
color commentary, Mr. Preuss.Copy !req
665. And to show that appreciation,
not only am I going to grantCopy !req
666. the People's request
for remand without bailCopy !req
667. I'm also imposing Special
Administrative Measures.Copy !req
668. That means that
pending trialCopy !req
669. you will have no contact
with anyoneCopy !req
670. except for the gypsy fellow
beside you.Copy !req
671. No phone calls, no mail.Copy !req
672. Looks like you should've goneCopy !req
673. with your first instinct,
Mr. Preuss.Copy !req
674. You know, the one
about standing mute.Copy !req
675. The S.A.M. restrictions
weren't my idea.Copy !req
676. Come on.Copy !req
677. Well, I wish
I could take creditCopy !req
678. but Taylor ruledsua sponte.Copy !req
679. Personal or political?Copy !req
680. Maybe a little bit
of both.Copy !req
681. Preuss' attorney
was dumbfounded.Copy !req
682. She still is.Copy !req
683. Hello, Jack... Serena.Copy !req
684. You're representing
Preuss?Copy !req
685. You know, I had an opening
in my calendarCopy !req
686. and I said to myself,
"What the hell?Copy !req
687. Why not defend
our Constitution?"Copy !req
688. So, here's my notice
of appearanceCopy !req
689. on behalf of Julian Preuss.Copy !req
690. You know what he is?Copy !req
691. I know he deserves better
than some legal aid guyCopy !req
692. who needs a refresher course
in civil rights.Copy !req
693. I thought that you were friends
with Vance Grodie.Copy !req
694. I was.Copy !req
695. But if it doesn't bother Preuss,
it doesn't bother me.Copy !req
696. Besides, this is precisely
the sort of caseCopy !req
697. that Vance Grodie
would've salivated over.Copy !req
698. Representing the member
of a white supremacy group?Copy !req
699. Representing a guy
whose civil rightsCopy !req
700. have been obliterated by some
overzealous government official.Copy !req
701. You know
what I hope?Copy !req
702. What do you hope?Copy !req
703. I hope you never gave
Vance Grodie your home address.Copy !req
704. Oh, come on, Jack.Copy !req
705. I'm bringing an Order to Show
Cause tomorrow in Part 50Copy !req
706. to vacate the Special
Administrative Measures.Copy !req
707. Have a good day.Copy !req
708. Julian Preuss is accused
of a crime, Your HonorCopy !req
709. but that doesn't make him
Hannibal Lecter.Copy !req
710. He's a member of a group
that's on the FBI's watch-listCopy !req
711. of domestic
extremist groups.Copy !req
712. Excuse me, but doesn't
the First Amendment sayCopy !req
713. that he can congregate
with whomever he chooses?Copy !req
714. You are kidding me, right?Copy !req
715. I assure you, Your Honor,
Mr. Preuss did not stealCopy !req
716. Vance Grodie's organizer
in order to beef upCopy !req
717. his Christmas card list.Copy !req
718. Everyone in it
is potentially in danger.Copy !req
719. I see.Copy !req
720. The prosecutor reads minds now?Copy !req
721. Sarcasm isn't
helpingCopy !req
722. your cause, Ms. Melnick.Copy !req
723. I'm sorry, Your Honor.
The law doesn't seemCopy !req
724. to be, either.Copy !req
725. Your Honor, this court
has taken away from my clientCopy !req
726. his First Amendment right
to expression.Copy !req
727. His right to assist
in his own defenseCopy !req
728. his right
to due process.Copy !req
729. It is cruel and unusual to bar
a man not yet convictedCopy !req
730. from all contact
with the outside world.Copy !req
731. In most cases,
yes, it is.Copy !req
732. But because of
your client's potential threatCopy !req
733. to innocent people, I am forced
to uphold Judge Taylor's ruling.Copy !req
734. The Special Administrative
Measures will remain in place.Copy !req
735. Your Honor...Copy !req
736. Not to worry,
Counselor.Copy !req
737. Your client still has
the right to your...Copy !req
738. insightful
repartee.Copy !req
739. Hello, Jack.Copy !req
740. Okay, let's talk turkey.Copy !req
741. What are you up to?Copy !req
742. And don't give me
that party lineCopy !req
743. about Preuss being
a threat to society.Copy !req
744. When you argue, I have this
compulsive need to argue back.Copy !req
745. Really?Copy !req
746. Have you seen the way
he's being treated?Copy !req
747. Haven't had
the pleasure.Copy !req
748. Well, let me tell you.
You wouldn't last 15 minutes.Copy !req
749. I didn't gun down
a member of the Bar.Copy !req
750. And you're so
sure he did?Copy !req
751. How else did he get the files
from Grodie's organizer?Copy !req
752. I don't know.Copy !req
753. Maybe it was taken
by an associate.Copy !req
754. Who also drives a blue ChevyCopy !req
755. and sends letters
from Suffolk County?Copy !req
756. Come on, Jack.Copy !req
757. Let's be reasonable.Copy !req
758. Unless Preuss memorized
Grodie's phone bookCopy !req
759. there is nothing he
could've told anyone.Copy !req
760. Now, that's a good point.Copy !req
761. Perhaps you should've raised
that with Judge Lusky.Copy !req
762. How nice.Copy !req
763. You know, I love you, JackCopy !req
764. but you are really
pissing me off.Copy !req
765. What can I getyou?Copy !req
766. A Kevlar vest.Copy !req
767. A DA was murdered
in Florida last night.Copy !req
768. His name was
Mark Featherstone.Copy !req
769. I never heard of him.Copy !req
770. He's a friend
and classmateCopy !req
771. of Vance Grodie's
from Georgetown.Copy !req
772. Tell me
it's a coincidence.Copy !req
773. His claim to fame is
that he prosecuted
Stephen LeClerkCopy !req
774. who is the founder
of the American
Patriot Union...Copy !req
775. currently serving 25 to life.Copy !req
776. Did you call
the FBI?Copy !req
777. There's more.Copy !req
778. Featherstone was vacationingCopy !req
779. at his fishing cabin
in North Carolina.Copy !req
780. And his address
is on Grodie's organizer.Copy !req
781. Could this fellow, Preuss,
have passed alongCopy !req
782. Featherstone's address
before we arrested him?Copy !req
783. Grodie's organizer was breachedCopy !req
784. just a few hours
before Preuss was arrested.Copy !req
785. The cops are pretty sureCopy !req
786. that Preuss didn't have
any contact with anyoneCopy !req
787. during that time period.Copy !req
788. And the computer technicians
are sureCopy !req
789. that they would've found
an e-mail.Copy !req
790. Featherstone's wife told usCopy !req
791. only those closest to him
knew where the cabin was.Copy !req
792. No one in his office
even knew about it.Copy !req
793. So somehow, Preuss
is calling the shotsCopy !req
794. even though he's separated
from the worldCopy !req
795. by a couple of tons
of steel and concrete.Copy !req
796. That's unlikely.
He would've had toCopy !req
797. have memorized
Featherstone's address.Copy !req
798. Well, Featherstone did convict
his fearless leader.Copy !req
799. If there was one address
he was going to focus on...Copy !req
800. You know, I've
stayed in a lotCopy !req
801. of fishing cabins in my timeCopy !req
802. and they all have addresses
like Three Trout Lane.Copy !req
803. "50 Brook Road."Copy !req
804. Good theory, but the only one
to have contact with PreussCopy !req
805. since he was jailed
is Danielle Melnick.Copy !req
806. Well, let's take a look at her.Copy !req
807. Hold on, Arthur.Copy !req
808. Danielle and I have been friends
for 20 years.Copy !req
809. Your point being?Copy !req
810. ShewasphilosophicallyCopy !req
811. opposed to
the S.A.M. restrictions, Jack.Copy !req
812. And she would not knowingly
break the law.Copy !req
813. Why don't I just ask her?Copy !req
814. That'll give her a chance
to cover her tracks.Copy !req
815. Why don't we see what we can doCopy !req
816. about getting a wire
in the counsel roomCopy !req
817. at Riker's before we rush
to judgment either way?Copy !req
818. Great plan,
only there's a little thingCopy !req
819. called attorney-client
privilege.Copy !req
820. Not when the attorney becomes
a conspirator, there's not.Copy !req
821. Danielle Melnick?Copy !req
822. Preuss had no otherCopy !req
823. visitors than Ms. Melnick.Copy !req
824. We had allCopy !req
825. of the corrections officers take
lie detector tests.Copy !req
826. If Preuss ordered the hit
on FeatherstoneCopy !req
827. he did it
with her help.Copy !req
828. Then you do realize, of courseCopy !req
829. if this eavesdrop
doesn't bear any fruitCopy !req
830. the violation
of attorney-client privilegeCopy !req
831. will probably be cause
for dismissal?Copy !req
832. There are a lotCopy !req
833. of names on Grodie's organizer.Copy !req
834. We're willing to take the risk.Copy !req
835. It's your career, Counselor.Copy !req
836. The file is right thereCopy !req
837. on your hard drive, Mr. Preuss.Copy !req
838. There's not much
that we can do with that.Copy !req
839. We'll find somebody
to say it's not.Copy !req
840. I will not suborn perjury!Copy !req
841. Then, we'll get an expert
witness to sayCopy !req
842. that I was framed.
Oh, my God.Copy !req
843. That the government
put it there.Copy !req
844. Look, Julian...Copy !req
845. You're my lawyer, right?Copy !req
846. You're supposed to believe me.Copy !req
847. Yes, but I'm supposed to be able
to keep a straight faceCopy !req
848. when I present your case
in court.Copy !req
849. The FBI has been all over us
for years.Copy !req
850. I'm guessing
they weren't the biggest fansCopy !req
851. of Mr. Grodie, either.Copy !req
852. Add it up, they kill him,
put his info on my computer.Copy !req
853. It's two birds in one stone.Copy !req
854. Well...Copy !req
855. now you're getting warmer.Copy !req
856. I mean, at least
with that oneCopy !req
857. I won't get laughed
out of the courtroom.Copy !req
858. I know somebody.Copy !req
859. He's a computer genius.Copy !req
860. He'll prove my
story's true.Copy !req
861. Here.Copy !req
862. Take this name and
address to John Burke.Copy !req
863. The man who knows your contact
in North Carolina?Copy !req
864. That's right.Copy !req
865. He'll take care of everything.Copy !req
866. I don't like this any more
than you do, JackCopy !req
867. but Danielle was
playing messenger boy.Copy !req
868. She did it once.Copy !req
869. She's about to do it again!Copy !req
870. You're jumping to conclusions.Copy !req
871. She violated
a judge's order.Copy !req
872. And you're splitting hairs.Copy !req
873. Am I?Copy !req
874. What if the first note said
Mark Featherstone?Copy !req
875. What if it said
50 Brooke Road?Copy !req
876. What if he said he wanted a case
full of Snickers bars?Copy !req
877. I think we owe it
to Mark FeatherstoneCopy !req
878. to find out what it did say.Copy !req
879. I'm going to call Van Buren.Copy !req
880. No!Copy !req
881. I'll take care of it.Copy !req
882. Ever hear
of the telephone?Copy !req
883. I know it's late.Copy !req
884. Yeah, come in.Copy !req
885. You know why I'm here?Copy !req
886. No. Your golden retriever
threw you out?Copy !req
887. Mark Featherstone.Copy !req
888. Who?Copy !req
889. His address was
on Vance Grodie's organizer.Copy !req
890. He was an ADA
in Florida.Copy !req
891. Yeah, so?Copy !req
892. He was murdered.Copy !req
893. What?Copy !req
894. I know Preuss used you,
Danielle.Copy !req
895. Jack...Copy !req
896. And he's doing
it again.Copy !req
897. No, wait, wait, wait, wait.Copy !req
898. We have you
on tape.Copy !req
899. At Riker's... your last meeting
with Preuss.Copy !req
900. All right, wait a minute.Copy !req
901. Just wait a minute, Jack.Copy !req
902. Now, the man gave me an address.Copy !req
903. That is not necessarily...Copy !req
904. I...Copy !req
905. Oh, my God, my God.Copy !req
906. Jack...Copy !req
907. you know that I would never
knowingly...Copy !req
908. You did violate the Special
Administrative Measures...Copy !req
909. Because it was wrong!Copy !req
910. God.Copy !req
911. I'll let you surrender yourself.Copy !req
912. You're charging me?Copy !req
913. Tomorrow morning.Copy !req
914. Jack...Copy !req
915. Jack, it's me.Copy !req
916. Please.Copy !req
917. Please.Copy !req
918. Take care of yourself, Danielle.Copy !req
919. Docket #86904.Copy !req
920. People v. Danielle
Rose Melnick.Copy !req
921. Conspiracy in
the First DegreeCopy !req
922. Manslaughter in
the Second Degree.Copy !req
923. Ms. Melnick pleads Not Guilty.Copy !req
924. In the strongest possible termsCopy !req
925. Not Guilty.Copy !req
926. I'm taking you off
the Preuss case, Ms. Melnick.Copy !req
927. Your Honor, there's no motion
before this court...Copy !req
928. I'm just followingCopy !req
929. what the Eastern District didCopy !req
930. to Shargel in that Gotti mess.Copy !req
931. You can't represent your client
and conspire with himCopy !req
932. at the same time.Copy !req
933. I assume the People
aren't looking for bail?Copy !req
934. These are serious allegations,
Your Honor.Copy !req
935. The defendant was recorded
conspiring to violateCopy !req
936. the Special Administrative
Measures imposedCopy !req
937. by this very court.Copy !req
938. Prior leaks have
already ledCopy !req
939. to at least
one murder.Copy !req
940. Ms. Southerlyn.Copy !req
941. The People are fine
with ROR, Your Honor.Copy !req
942. So ordered.Copy !req
943. I had to ask for bail.Copy !req
944. Just out of curiosityCopy !req
945. what number did you have
in mind?Copy !req
946. I was going to leave that
up to Judge Taylor.Copy !req
947. Look, JackCopy !req
948. neither of us can know
what was in her head.Copy !req
949. Jack...Copy !req
950. you're not supposed
to be talking to me.Copy !req
951. You want
to have your lawyer join us?Copy !req
952. That's not what
I'm talking about.Copy !req
953. I'm talking about the guiltCopy !req
954. that should accompany the royal
screwing of a friend.Copy !req
955. The eavesdrop wasn't my idea.Copy !req
956. Do you honestly thinkCopy !req
957. that I purposely
relayed information...Copy !req
958. Of course not.Copy !req
959. But you must have known
you were playing with fire.Copy !req
960. What are you
saying?Copy !req
961. You're saying I was reckless?Copy !req
962. Or stupid.Copy !req
963. Well, that's great.Copy !req
964. That's just great.Copy !req
965. Maybe I'll use you
as my character witness.Copy !req
966. If Preuss played you, Danielle,
you can do something about it.Copy !req
967. Just tell meCopy !req
968. everything that went on
at Riker's.Copy !req
969. Why bother?Copy !req
970. You have it all on tape.Copy !req
971. You know what I'm talking about.Copy !req
972. Yeah, I do.Copy !req
973. And I'm not going to breach
attorney-client privilege.Copy !req
974. Your client is responsible
for two deaths that we know of.Copy !req
975. Not until 12 citizens say he is.Copy !req
976. Come on, Jack, we'd only be
pretending to look for justiceCopy !req
977. if a client cannot have
absolute faith in the sanctityCopy !req
978. of his communications
with his attorney.Copy !req
979. He usedyouto kill somebody.Copy !req
980. I know that.Copy !req
981. And I hate him, but, uh...Copy !req
982. It's the principle.Copy !req
983. You're damn right.Copy !req
984. And if you don't see that,
I never knew you.Copy !req
985. It's ironic.Copy !req
986. I'm going to risk
everything I haveCopy !req
987. to defend the rights of a manCopy !req
988. who may have killed
Vance Grodie.Copy !req
989. And you know something?Copy !req
990. That is exactly
what Vance would have done.Copy !req
991. Everything still out there
that's supposed to be?Copy !req
992. I take it Ms. Melnick
declined our invitation.Copy !req
993. I had a hard time pushing her.Copy !req
994. I can see her side of it.Copy !req
995. Ah, she waived the Bill
of Rights in your face, did she?Copy !req
996. Well, we can't let law-breakers
use the right to counselCopy !req
997. to facilitateCopy !req
998. their crimes.Copy !req
999. The Constitution is
not a suicide pact.Copy !req
1000. Justice Jackson.Copy !req
1001. Oh, I know you're
more of a Brennan man.Copy !req
1002. Slippery slope
and all that guff.Copy !req
1003. Times change, Jack.Copy !req
1004. The pendulum swings.Copy !req
1005. And law-abiding people get
clocked along the way.Copy !req
1006. You know, back in,
uh, New HavenCopy !req
1007. there was this fellow,
name of, uh, Thornhurst.Copy !req
1008. Is he any relation to the...Copy !req
1009. Yeah, that's him,
sitting as Chief JusticeCopy !req
1010. in the Fifth Circuit.Copy !req
1011. His old man was the
Secretary of State
under somebody.Copy !req
1012. You ran in the right circles,
Arthur.Copy !req
1013. Well, turns outCopy !req
1014. he had a hell of a time
with his Bankruptcy class.Copy !req
1015. Son of a gun worked his butt off
and still got an "F."Copy !req
1016. It doesn't seem
to have hurt him.Copy !req
1017. The thing is,
that "F" wasCopy !req
1018. about to keep him
from graduating.Copy !req
1019. But one of his good buddies
goes to the professorCopy !req
1020. with a whale of a story.Copy !req
1021. Thorny's old man has
heart trouble, he said.Copy !req
1022. And if his firstbornCopy !req
1023. doesn't graduate,
then, who knows.Copy !req
1024. In other words, he lied.Copy !req
1025. Those would be
the precise words.Copy !req
1026. Long story shortCopy !req
1027. the professor
found his own heart.Copy !req
1028. He upped the grade to a "D."Copy !req
1029. Thorny graduated
apple of his old man's eye.Copy !req
1030. I loveCopy !req
1031. a happy ending, ArthurCopy !req
1032. but didn't you just
change the subjectCopy !req
1033. in the middle
of our conversation?Copy !req
1034. You tell me.Copy !req
1035. Have a good night.Copy !req
1036. What's he doing here?Copy !req
1037. Where's my
other lawyer?Copy !req
1038. She's no longer
representing you, Mr. Preuss.Copy !req
1039. She can't do thatCopy !req
1040. without my okaying it.Copy !req
1041. I know that much.Copy !req
1042. In most situationsCopy !req
1043. that's right.Copy !req
1044. And this has evolvedCopy !req
1045. into anything but
the typical situation.Copy !req
1046. As your initial counselCopy !req
1047. of record,
Mr. Clemens has agreedCopy !req
1048. to sit in on this meeting.Copy !req
1049. Don't worry.Copy !req
1050. I'll get a real lawyerCopy !req
1051. before we
go to trail.Copy !req
1052. I appreciate that.Copy !req
1053. That'll be fine if you still
want to go to trial.Copy !req
1054. Why wouldn't I?Copy !req
1055. Because Ms. Melnick told us
everything.Copy !req
1056. She confessed to communicating
with your associate, Mr. Burke.Copy !req
1057. And we are in the process
of negotiating a deal with herCopy !req
1058. for conspiracy to commit murder.Copy !req
1059. You believe her?Copy !req
1060. More than I believe you,
Mr. Preuss.Copy !req
1061. Lawyers!Copy !req
1062. You are turning this great
country into a cesspool.Copy !req
1063. For what?Copy !req
1064. He set me up.Copy !req
1065. He sent that Jew lawyerCopy !req
1066. in here all along
planning to trap me.Copy !req
1067. That-that's got
to be illegal.Copy !req
1068. Sure, I can argue that at trial,
although you'll have...Copy !req
1069. Shut up!Copy !req
1070. What are you offering?Copy !req
1071. One count of Conspiracy
in the First Degree.Copy !req
1072. One count of ManslaughterCopy !req
1073. in the First Degree.Copy !req
1074. Is Ms. Melnick
getting the same deal?Copy !req
1075. On the conspiracy, yes.Copy !req
1076. Sentences to run concurrently?Copy !req
1077. Why not?Copy !req
1078. It's a good deal.Copy !req
1079. If he allocutesCopy !req
1080. that Danielle Melnick acted
without any criminal intent.Copy !req
1081. Oh, oh, oh, I see
what's going on here.Copy !req
1082. Do you think I'm stupid?Copy !req
1083. The jury's still out
on that, Mr. Preuss.Copy !req
1084. Choice A:
You go to jailCopy !req
1085. for the rest of your lifeCopy !req
1086. and Ms. Melnick goes
for 15 years.Copy !req
1087. Choice B:
You're eligibleCopy !req
1088. for parole in 121/////2.Copy !req
1089. And she walks?Copy !req
1090. Your decision.Copy !req
1091. Of course he took the deal.Copy !req
1092. People like that—
their hate only goes so far.Copy !req
1093. Their self-interest goes
a hell of a lot further.Copy !req
1094. One might even sayCopy !req
1095. there was a little cause
and effect going on in there.Copy !req
1096. Judge Lusky's agreed
to drop all of the chargesCopy !req
1097. against Danielle.Copy !req
1098. The Bar Association
Review Board will...Copy !req
1099. Name an award for her.Copy !req
1100. How many other lawyers
would risk what she didCopy !req
1101. for the sake
of client privilege?Copy !req
1102. Remind me to never play poker
with you, Jack.Copy !req
1103. You should have
seen him in action.Copy !req
1104. Told a couple of whoppers,
did you?Copy !req
1105. What's a whopper
when it helps a good buddy?Copy !req
1106. That's what I always say.Copy !req
1107. Mr. Branch's office.Copy !req
1108. Where?Copy !req
1109. What happened?Copy !req
1110. Melnick was waiting
for the elevator.Copy !req
1111. We're still trying
to piece it together.Copy !req
1112. Building security caught herCopy !req
1113. trying to leave
through the parking garage.Copy !req
1114. She was a traitor to America!Copy !req
1115. Traitor!Copy !req
1116. You better be careful, Jack.Copy !req
1117. It looks like
it's open season on lawyers.Copy !req
1118. Captioning sponsored by
UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISIONCopy !req