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who investigate crime
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who prosecute the offenders.
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it was a sign.
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15 years ago
calling from Ill...
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right when I'm deciding
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the job in Chicago—
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why not?
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your whole life
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calls from out of the blue.
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in chance.
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to raise money.
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in the alumni directory.
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two-hour flight.
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every weekend.
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they say about absence.
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with what they say
about abstinence.
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joining the Mile High Club.
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night.
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from the pain
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of inhalation.
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teens, early 20s.
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like happy hour up here?
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eight-year-old.
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actually lives here?
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you missed your floor.
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get to the roof
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on that floor.
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and shouting
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to make a political statement.
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58. Excuse me?
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from China lives there.
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anything weird?
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herself on fire?
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got one shoe.
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on the way back from the ball.
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lives in Penthouse One.
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in Penthouse Two?
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the price just dropped.
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78. I'm sorry.
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for this sort of thing.
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80. Most people do.
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81. They're crazy, you know.
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82. Who, exactly, are we
talking about, sir?
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83. These Falun Gong people.
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84. I'm sorry?
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85. Falun Gong.
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86. They are heretical cult.
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innocent victims
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brainwashed.
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suicide?
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by convincing them
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to stay physically fit—
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things like that.
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to self-immolation?
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95. Sometimes.
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in Tienanmen Square last year.
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thinks he can fly.
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how many of his followers
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on 12th Avenue?
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our consulate is.
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to hotel.
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110. No, you're okay.
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who the dead girl is?
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we were hoping
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118. Well, obviously
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to embarrass my government.
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120. How terrible for her family,
to lose a child to a cult.
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7:00 to midnight.
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the busy time?
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from the office
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evening's entertainment...
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everybody?
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127. That's right.
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visit Mr. Chen tonight?
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129. That would
have been tough.
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and you saw when he got back.
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131. You know, I, uh, thought
about joining the force
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have guests tonight?
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had the piano tuner.
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only entrance
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140. Yeah, there's
a garage entrance
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but you got to get by Hank.
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142. Oh. Hank's pretty good too, huh?
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143. You'll see.
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145. It's a homicide
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tells us otherwise.
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147. I didn't see no Oriental broads
come in this way.
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"Asian women," bro.
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149. Like, we don't have
enough Hebrews in the building.
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150. Now they sell to the Red Army?
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151. If anybody tried to
get in here that I
didn't know, I'd know.
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were in the back seat
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in two years.
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herself, does she?
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161. Exactly.
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did he drop the car off?
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166. Yeah, the Chinatown
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167. OTB.
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at every track in the world.
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weirdos over on
the West Side.
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170. Mm-hmm, that's them.
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171. They're against something.
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what it is.
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173. Well, at least they
don't ask for money
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A.M. passing out pamphlets.
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We're all interested.
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plays the ponies.
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first simulcast race.
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The third at Belmont?
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not rushing off anyplace.
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that Mr. Wong
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the Deputy Consul General says
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think that they can fly.
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192. All right.
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193. It's the greatest gig
in the world.
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goes out to meet her sister.
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for a wash and wax.
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a lunch there.
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Mrs. Schumacher yet today?
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198. No.
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200. No, but somebody
committed suicide
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last night.
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202. It's that,
that O'Grady kid, right?
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203. That one's not
from this planet.
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204. No, actually, it was a stranger.
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how she got into the building.
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maybe you drove her there.
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at Santa Anita.
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another person in that car
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apple pie for breakfast.
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to Mrs. Schumacher anyway.
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to do till lunch.
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any strangers
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uh, in the halls,
at the elevator?
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223. No, I don't go
out much anymore
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Is that your husband?
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he'd bark at the bicycles.
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Schumacher
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about your driver.
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you should bring him up.
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to Mr. Wong.
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you to your driver?
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in the park every day?
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237. Uh... it's,
it's, it's like karate
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was one of them?
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the exercises
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about the health benefits
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but I'm still here.
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into seeing a counselor
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into getting a divorce.
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249. I mean, all these people wasting
thousands of dollars on shrinks
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cures all that ails.
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251. We hear that there's
a lot more to it
than just breathing.
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252. That's right.
It fills a spiritual void.
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253. Falun Gong— it means
"law of the wheel."
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come full circle.
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come here often?
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256. Oh, sure, yeah.
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anything wrong, did he?
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260. No, no, we're looking
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Detectives.
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she sprained her ankle.
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my ankle once.
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for a week.
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in a day or two.
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where would we find
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cuts my hair at Chambliss
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part-time.
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this country
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she did, it's...
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kind of rough.
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292. It would have been easier
if she were hooked on heroin.
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about Falun Gong?
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a search for spirituality
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little kid.
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believe...
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get involved with it?
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18 years ago...
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for their brainwashing.
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is just a way to stay fit.
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of the Chinese government
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these people.
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what Helen was protesting?
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what's going on
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or anything?
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I'm going to be
able to read it.
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by Chip Burton.
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strange reading
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exactly up to speed
on their English.
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for somebody
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at the OTB.
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we'll be right there.
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333. Good. We can finally
put this to bed.
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334. Third-degree burns
over 60% of her body.
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335. Well, we kind of
knew that, Doc.
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there was no carbon monoxide
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before she got torched?
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in her eyes tells me
that she was strangled.
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looking for the suicide note.
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342. The fact is,
you lied, Tommy.
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affects your memory
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if you knew the woman
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the Deputy Consul's apartment.
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it was Helen.
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chasing my tail here.
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you're saying...
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give me a straight answer
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I will beat...
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become American
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stuff like that.
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the same part of China.
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with the language
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on betting the ponies?
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reading material.
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I know.
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your chance, man.
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the next bus to Riker's?
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mom was locked up back in China.
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is illegal over there.
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to help her mom get out
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building
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he could do something.
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easier just to ask nicely.
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take her calls.
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about suing him.
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than we thought.
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into the building?
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herself on fire.
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I went home.
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not perfect
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someone commit suicide.
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know she was strangled?
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with the truth in general.
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with what we got.
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Consul General.
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as long as I can.
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do you have a lawyer?
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but I was at the consulate
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of Chinese businessmen
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to find you
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say that?
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always root
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of Jim Jones or David Koresh.
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a political argument with you.
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like this.
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who screams, "Stop, thief."
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421. You see?
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their own
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would kill another one
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be the first time.
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stomachs open
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thing here
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friends told us
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of legal action against you.
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I never saw her before.
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with her mother
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if I had been sued
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jurisdictional grounds alone.
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found liable for something
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entered against me.
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444. You're right. You could.
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your time, Mr. Chen.
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just doing your jobs.
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Helen's sister said
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a coincidence.
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pointing any fingers
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like that Deputy Consul
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about lawsuits
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wasn't getting sued?
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is new to this country.
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to go to find a lawyer?
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told your boss
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cause to hold him any longer.
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464. (chuckling):
Don't you mean
"probable cause"?
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465. No, I mean
you don't have anything
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466. that even possibly
resembles evidence.
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467. Well, his lies
are getting us pretty close.
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468. I told the truth.
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469. Mr. Chen said he doesn't know
anything about a lawsuit.
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470. He's lying.
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471. Actually,
we checked.
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472. There are no lawsuits
against him in New York.
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473. Of course there aren't.
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474. It's a Federal case.
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475. You need
to speak
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476. to Sally Xiao.
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477. She's on Mott Street.
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478. The Alien Tort Claims Act
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479. and the Torture Victim
Prevention Act.
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480. Each gave us jurisdiction
over Mr. Chen.
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481. You're saying the Deputy Consul
General tortured people?
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482. He was mayor
of a town
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483. where the torture took place.
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484. And they can
sue him here
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485. for something he
allegedly did over there?
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486. That's why America's
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487. the greatest country
in the world.
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488. I don't know—
maybe we're
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489. sticking our noses
where we don't belong.
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490. Why?
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491. Because China's
not sitting on top
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492. of millions of gallons of oil?
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493. To date, there are
481 documented cases
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494. of Falun Gong practitioners
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495. being beaten to death
while in detention.
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496. Only,
from what
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497. we heard, they broke
Chinese law first.
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498. It's not a just law.
It's religious repression.
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499. Oh, you say
religion
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500. they say cult.
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501. Government
propaganda.
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502. Remember, Detective,
Christianity was once a cult.
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503. Helen Quan's mother
has been needlessly imprisoned
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504. for two years,
being fed psychotropic drugs
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505. and beaten till
she was barely conscious.
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506. And you know this because..?
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507. We know.
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508. No offense
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509. but who's spewing
propaganda now?
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510. You can go.
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511. Look, this lawsuit you filed
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512. Mr. Chen says
he never heard about it.
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513. Would an affidavit of service
convince you he's lying?
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514. Hello.
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515. Hmm, says here Mr. Chen was
served with a Federal complaint
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516. two weeks before
Helen Quan was murdered.
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517. Maybe losing
a case like this
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518. is a little more serious
than hopping on a plane
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519. with a default judgment
in your briefcase.
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520. Thank you.
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521. Let's go see if he really was
at the Consulate that night.
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522. In China, I work as driver.
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523. Then I come here with Mr. Chen.
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524. I gotta tell you,
Mr. Yuen
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525. your boss says you're
doing a hell of a job.
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526. Uh, Mr. Chen says, uh,
you're the best.
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527. Best. I know.
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528. The night that
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529. that girl killed herself...
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530. Is terrible.
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531. What was the restaurant
that you took Mr. Chen to?
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532. Mr. Chen and friends
steak eat, 44th Street.
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533. Okay, we have a problem
with that, Mr. Yuen.
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534. Your boss said that
he didn't go to a restaurant
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535. that he was at the Consulate
all night long.
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536. So you're lying
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537. to protect him,
aren't you?
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538. Protect, yes.
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539. I not dishonor
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540. Mr. Chen.
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541. Dishonor?
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542. Yes.
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543. Mr. Chen at girls for money.
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544. Ah, the international language.
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545. I wait for him
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546. to be done
and then take him home.
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547. These girls
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548. where can we find them?
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549. Excuse me, "escort."
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550. Oh, yeah,
I always forget.
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551. Uh, Tuesday night, you
escorted a Chinese gentleman?
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552. Sure, Mr. Chen.
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553. He's some kind of big shot
over at the embassy.
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554. And you're sure that
it was on Tuesday night?
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555. Would you like
to see my Palm Pilot?
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556. Uh, actually...
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557. Well, then why don't
you guys come back?
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558. With a warrant.
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559. I'm in my second year.
Manhattan Law.
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560. So, where did you
escort Mr. Chen?
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561. We didn't go out.
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562. At least I didn't.
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563. But Mr. Chen did?
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564. It was really a party
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565. for these rich guys
over from China.
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566. Tina and I— we showed them
a hell of a time.
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567. And Mr. Chen didn't want
to hang around for the fun?
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568. Nope, he just
gave me some cash.
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569. He said take care of his pals
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570. and then he left
and he came back around midnight
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571. to pick them up.
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572. Tommy Wong
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573. sneaks Helen
into the building.
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574. To do what?
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575. To talk to Chen,
to beg for her mother's release
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576. to sit on the floor
cross-legged in silent protest.
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577. It don't really matter.
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578. In court it might.
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579. Well, Chen's
been lying
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580. from the get-go,
Serena.
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581. The Chinese government
sees these people
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582. as some sort of threat.
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583. We figured Chen
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584. dropped his buddies off
to get their jollies
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585. went home, and found
Helen Quan sitting there.
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586. One thing
leads to another
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587. and he makes it
look like she's one
of those fanatics
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588. into self-immolation
for a cause.
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589. A guy like this
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590. you put the chains
on his wrists
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591. he'll crack like a year-old
fortune cookie.
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592. A Deputy Consul General—
this is way over my head.
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593. There are rules
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594. for consulate
notification.
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595. International issues.
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596. Well, if he
gets nervous
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597. he may split for China.
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598. If gets anywhere near
an airplane, use the chains.
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599. Whoa! Excuse me?
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600. I'm looking for Detective Green.
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601. Well, he's not here.
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602. Maybe I can help you.
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603. Are you working
on the Helen Quan case?
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604. Actually, I'm
in charge here.
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605. Well, let me tell you,
you're doing one hell of a job.
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606. Maybe you should take
a deep breath.
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607. I just came
from the morgue, Detective.
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608. Lieutenant.
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609. She was murdered.
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610. They told me Helen was...
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611. Look, why don't we go
in here and have a...
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612. Don't touch me!
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613. My baby sister was strangled
and set on fire
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614. and the man who did it is
eating dinner at Lutece.
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615. You're referring to Deputy
Consul General Chen?
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616. He's under surveillance.
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617. That's great.
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618. Dad always said
America was a great country.
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619. He said was there was
justice here, laws.
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620. He could recite
the Declaration of
Independence by heart.
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621. You know what?
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622. I'm glad he's dead.
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623. That way he didn't have to see
it was all a big fat lie.
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624. Look, there's
a lot more involved
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625. before we can arrest him.
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626. She was killed at his door.
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627. Who else could have done it?
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628. It's because he's big shot,
isn't it?
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629. What's the use?
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630. Governments...
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631. they're all the same.
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632. I know I said
I like a good fight
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633. but taking on
an entire government
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634. is not quite what I meant.
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635. Chen is a lower-level diplomat.
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636. If he did commit this murder
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637. I don't think China would
go to the mat for him.
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638. I was talking about
ourgovernment.
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639. Another enemy is the last thing
this country needs right now.
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640. Oh, what the hell.
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641. Helen Quan's just one person;
there's a billion more
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642. where she came from.
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643. I'll ignore that.
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644. Since when do we
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645. turn the other cheek
just because
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646. a couple of international
feathers might get ruffled?
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647. I don't think we would hesitate
to prosecute Mr. Chen
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648. if he was a visiting official
from New Jersey.
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649. Are you two quite done?
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650. First off, we don't
have to worry about
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651. our visiting officials
in New Jersey being whisked off
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652. in retaliation
in the middle of the night
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653. to dungeons, never to be
heard from again.
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654. Secondly, our commercial
interests in Newark
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655. might not suddenly
find themselves
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656. taxed out of business
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657. or closed down permanently
with no recourse.
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658. So, the law is the law
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659. unless enforcing it causes
some collateral damage?
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660. That lady outside
in the blindfold
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661. she's got a scale
in her left hand, Serena.
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662. Yeah, and it's the scale
of justice, not pragmatism.
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663. Well, sometimes you can't
have one without the other.
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664. Especially when Pennington,
Cleese is across the aisle.
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665. Your old firm.
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666. Representing my old client.
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667. The whole country
of China
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668. was your client?
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669. Up to 10 million a year
in billings.
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670. So will there be
some kind of conflict here?
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671. Chen wasn't
even in this country
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672. when I represented them.
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673. But...
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674. Don't even think
about it, Arthur.
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675. What?
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676. Arthur was about to suggest
that we transfer this case
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677. to another jurisdiction.
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678. Well, it would prevent
a hell of a migraine.
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679. Take an aspirin.
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680. I was referring toyourhead.
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681. You think I can't win this.
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682. Nothing personal
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683. but Pennington, Cleese has
a lot more money and manpower.
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684. Where you going?
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685. To convene a grand jury.
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686. You don't understand.
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687. We were better off
than most families
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688. and we would be considered
living in poverty over here.
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689. Is that what drew people
to the Falun Gong?
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690. It makes them
search for something
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691. some kind of happiness in life.
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692. You don't sound
like you approve.
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693. I hate them.
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694. None of this
would have happened if...
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695. Please continue,
Ms. Quan.
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696. Helen told me
two or three years ago
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697. the police beat up
members of Falun Gong.
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698. Our mom then joined a group
of others to protest in Beijing.
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699. What did Helen tell you
happened after that?
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700. The Chinese government
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701. doesn't exactly approve
of civil disobedience.
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702. Cops raided the houses of anyone
in connection with Falun Gong
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703. and threw them
into detention camps.
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704. Helen called them "prisons."
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705. And was your mother
one of those taken prisoner?
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706. Helen said she hid in the closet
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707. when they dragged Mom
out by her hair.
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708. When was the last time
you saw Helen?
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709. The day she died.
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710. She didn't really understand.
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711. She thought that if she could
just talk to Mr. Chen...
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712. I knew that would be
a waste of time.
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713. But that doesn't mean
she had to die.
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714. The government started
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715. a full-out campaign
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716. to suppress and destroy
Falun Gong permanently.
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717. Thousands were rounded up
like cattle
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718. and shipped off to detention
centers for "reeducation."
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719. Meaning?
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720. As I understand it
they were beaten
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721. tortured, committed
to insane asylums...
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722. But they weren't
insane.
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723. They hadfaith.
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724. The government only wants
the rest of the population
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725. tothinkthey're insane.
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726. Why did Ms. Quan come to you?
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727. She wanted me to help
get her mother released.
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728. Of course,
I had no power to do that.
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729. But I did find
two Federal statutes
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730. that allow civil action
to be brought against
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731. those who commit certain
human rights violations abroad.
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732. As former Mayor of Tianjin
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733. Mr. Chen was
a potential defendant
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734. in one of these actions.
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735. So on behalf of Ms.
Quan, you sued him?
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736. That is correct.
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737. And if you were successful
in this action
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738. what would happen to Mr. Chen?
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739. There probably
would have been
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740. money damages
awarded to Ms. Quan.
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741. Mr. Chen would have been
recalled to China.
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742. But what my client really wanted
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743. what all practitioners
of Falun Gong want
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744. is for the general public
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745. to be made aware
of their plight.
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746. Then maybe world opinion
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747. would help sway
the Chinese government.
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748. I drive car
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749. for Mr. Chen.
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750. And you've been doing
this for how long?
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751. Two years in this country.
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752. Before that, in China.
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753. Do you remember
the night
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754. Ms. Quan was murdered?
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755. I didn't know.
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756. I thought she set fire
on herself... sacrificed.
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757. Can you tell us where Mr. Chen
was that evening?
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758. At Consulate.
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759. What time did he leave
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760. the Consul?
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761. Mr. Chen not go out.
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762. He stay at Consulate.
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763. For the whole evening?
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764. Yes.
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765. Didn't you tell
the police officers
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766. that you drove Mr. Chen
someplace else?
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767. I take Mr. Chen to Consulate,
then take him home.
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768. Nothing else.
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769. Do you know what perjury is,
Mr. Yuen?
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770. I tell truth.
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771. I could put you
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772. in jail right now, Mr. Yuen!
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773. I not lie.
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774. Then you committed
obstruction
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775. when you lied
to the police.
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776. Police?
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777. Crime...
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778. Mr. Yuen.
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779. You can't lie to the police
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780. or the grand jury
in this country.
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781. America.
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782. Forget it, Jack.
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783. No, I will not.
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784. Can't you see that he's scared?
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785. Who knows what will
happen to him
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786. if he turns on a
ranking official.
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787. That's his problem, not mine.
I'm sure the
grand jury
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788. knew exactly what he was doing.
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789. For his sake, they better.
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790. Okay, go?
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791. So?
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792. They just started
deliberating.
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793. Are they there
for the free lunch
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794. or is there actually something
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795. to argue about?
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796. Chen's driver lied.
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797. Enter one alibi.
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798. Which was contradicted
by the call girl
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799. but... who knows.
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800. Did I ever tell you
about Howard Pincham?
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801. He was my right-hand man
at Pennington.
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802. My guess, he's going to be
opposing counsel
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803. in this affair.
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804. We can't afford even
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805. the appearance of conflict here,
Arthur.
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806. Where do the canons say a couple
of pals can't shoot the breeze?
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807. So, back in the
days when I got
paid for working
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808. the Chinese government
invited me as their counsel
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809. to visit
their beautiful country.
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810. The only problem is, I'm what
the kids today call a "homeboy."
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811. I like to stay home.
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812. So you sent Howard Pincham?
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813. The best perk
he ever got.
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814. He spent the last six months
of '99
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815. touring the country in style.
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816. Yup, except for
a wicked case
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817. of Mao's revenge,
old Howie had a wonderful time.
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818. How'd we do?
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819. It may have been the
quickest indictment
in history.
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820. Ah, now the fun begins.
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821. Ichiro on Seattle
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822. led the league in batting.
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823. Ich-iro, and
he's Japanese.
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824. Oh, Chan Ho...
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825. He's Korean.
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826. All right, what about
the 7'6" center
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827. Dallas just imported?
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828. Okay, but we'll see
what he does against
Shaq in the post.
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829. All I'm saying is...
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830. Hold that thought.
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831. Excuse me. I have a very
important meeting to go to.
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832. Hey, you just
read my mind.
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833. You've got the next
25 to life off, pal.
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834. Li Chen, you're under arrest
for the murder of Helen Quan.
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835. Call the lawyer, Yuen.
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836. I guess you don't have to read
him the rest of the speech, Ed.
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837. Docket #32444.
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838. People v. Li Chen.
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839. One count of Murder
in the First Degree.
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840. How does your client plead?
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841. He doesn't.
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842. Excuse me?
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843. Mr. Chen has
consular immunity.
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844. It's improper
for these charges
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845. to have been brought
against him at all.
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846. I demand
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847. that you release him
immediately.
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848. You know I'd love to,
Mr. Pincham
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849. but your client's charged
with murder
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850. not a parking ticket.
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851. This sarcasm offends me,
Your Honor.
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852. Well, then go back to
the white collar world
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853. where people say "please" before
they screw you to the wall.
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854. Now you've got until 3:00
to give me a plea. One...
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855. Not guilty, Your Honor.
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856. With the stipulation
on the record
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857. that this is not
an implicit submission
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858. to this court's jurisdiction.
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859. You know, Mr. Chen, your
attorney's worth every penny
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860. he's picking from your pocket.
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861. Your Honor, under
the circumstances
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862. the risk of flight is high...
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863. Save your breath,
Counselor.
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864. Defendant is remanded
without bail.
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865. You should've
seen them, Jack.
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866. Talk about weird.
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867. They were just frozen
there like statues.
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868. In this country,
weird is allowed.
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869. Howard Pincham.
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870. Pleasure.
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871. Do you really think
he's necessary?
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872. Your client committed
a serious crime.
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873. Well, even in China
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874. they require a little
evidence of guilt.
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875. He lied to
the police
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876. about Ms. Quan's
lawsuit and his alibi.
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877. And Moses lied
to his people
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878. when he said,
"We're almost there."
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879. You can do better
than that, Mr. Pincham.
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880. I'm just saying
that sometimes
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881. there's a very good reason
to stretch the truth.
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882. I lied about the lawsuit
because I knew
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883. it would make me look
like I had motive
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884. to kill Ms. Quan.
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885. Guess what, Mr. Chen? It does.
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886. And the alibi?
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887. I was at the consulate.
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888. You know, in China,
these people would be in prison
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889. because they are criminals.
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890. Because they happen
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891. to believe in something
you don't.
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892. Because they sabotaged an entire
communication system
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893. taking over a satellite
in China.
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894. Because
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895. they brainwash innocents
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896. into cutting their bellies open
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897. looking for following
the "wheel of law."
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898. The bottom line,
Mr. McCoy—
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899. the girl's lawsuit
was at best frivolous
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900. and at worst, unconstitutional.
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901. It's like suing you in Sicily
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902. for convicting John Gotti here.
Copy !req
903. Either way
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904. I don't think Mr. Chen
or his friends back home
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905. would want the world
looking their way.
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906. I'm sure
you're aware
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907. that I could
go into court
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908. tomorrow and argue
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909. that this whole thing
should be dismissed
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910. because Mr. Chen's
diplomatic status renders him
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911. immune to
prosecution.
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912. Only for acts that fall
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913. within the scope
of his official duties.
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914. I don't think murder counts.
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915. I said I could
go into court
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916. and argue the motion.
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917. I didn't say I would win.
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918. But you'd keep us busy
drafting a brief.
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919. And after that
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920. you could respond to my motion
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921. to change venue
to federal court.
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922. Of course we'd be willing
to save the cost
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923. and hassle of going to trial
by discussing a plea.
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924. For what?
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925. Mr. Chen didn't kill that girl.
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926. You know, Mr. Chen
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927. I've been thinking
of traveling to China.
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928. I'm very happy for you, McCoy.
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929. Of course I'd go to Beijing,
but I'd want to see more.
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930. Would your hometown
be of any interest?
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931. Well, Tianjin is
a beautiful city.
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932. But would an American appreciate
its beauty?
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933. Well, Mr. Pincham
thought so...
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934. Stop.
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935. You visited Tianjin, did you?
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936. That has no bearing
on this case.
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937. On the contrary.
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938. If we go to trial,
I could call you as a witness
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939. to testify
about the detention camps
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940. or lack thereof.
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941. Whatever the
case may be.
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942. That puts you...
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943. No, that puts your entire firm
in a precarious legal position.
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944. Serena, why don't you
start drafting a brief
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945. to have Mr. Pincham's law firm
disqualified?
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946. This is ridiculous.
Perhaps.
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947. But look at all those fees
your firm will lose
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948. if a judge agrees with me.
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949. The fee comes first.
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950. It's the motto
of every Wall Street litigator.
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951. What are the odds
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952. that Pincham will recuse
the firm from this case?
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953. What are the odds
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954. that an elf will pop out
of my desk
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955. and spit cider in my ear?
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956. At Pennington,
the only thing worse
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957. than losing a case
is losing a client.
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958. Especially one with seven zeros
in the year-end bill.
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959. So I wasted my breath.
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960. No.
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961. Right about now
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962. I figure that Pincham and 12
of his partners are squeezed
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963. into a visiting room at Riker's
trying to convince Mr. Chen
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964. to cut a deal.
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965. Let's hope he listens.
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966. You know, Arthur
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967. some people might interpret
what you told me as...
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968. And they would be wrong.
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969. Get you a refill?
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970. Howard?
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971. I didn't think
they let Harvard men
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972. in here unescorted.
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973. I'm meeting O'Keefe
for dinner.
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974. You see this?
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975. The Second Circuit reversed
Barsky.
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976. I could have you disbarred
for this, Arthur.
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977. For having a drink?
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978. You told McCoy
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979. I visited Tianjin.
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980. Just because
you left the firm doesn't mean
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981. you can disclose
confidential information
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982. about my dealings with clients.
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983. If you recall
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984. I skipped your home movies
of that trip.
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985. Splitting hairs doesn't
become you, Arthur.
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986. We'll just have to see
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987. what the Ethics Committee
thinks.
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988. Unless, of course...
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989. Are you trying to
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990. extort a deal out of me, Howard?
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991. A proposal, that's all.
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992. Suppose I turn my back
on this Bar Association thing
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993. and you agree to send Mr. Chen
back to China?
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994. So he can be tried for murder
by his own people?
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995. Exactly.
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996. By a culture
that understands him.
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997. Sounds good.
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998. Huh. I knew
you'd be reasonable.
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999. Reasonable but not stupid.
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1000. Back home, Chen might
receive the medal of honor
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1001. for murdering Helen Quan.
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1002. You love this, don't you?
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1003. Squeezing me into a corner.
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1004. Just doing my job.
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1005. Only Chen didn't
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1006. kill that girl
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1007. and you don't have any evidence
to prove he did.
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1008. And he doesn't have an alibi.
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1009. We know he wasn't feeling
particularly frisky that night.
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1010. If you're talking about
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1011. the call girls,
that's not Chen's thing.
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1012. What is?
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1013. A dry vodka martini
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1014. from the Beekman Hotel
around the corner.
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1015. The bartender
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1016. at the Beekman showed me
Chen's credit card receipts
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1017. for three drinks.
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1018. That would be
a pretty good alibi.
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1019. Then why
didn't he just
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1020. tell us that in the first place?
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1021. Who knows? Maybe he thought
it would somehow lead back
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1022. to the call girls
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1023. which might embarrass
his important business friends.
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1024. Yeah, but we
already knew
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1025. about the call girls, Jack.
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1026. Why would he risk
going to jail for that?
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1027. Maybe he believes
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1028. the American justice system
actually works.
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1029. Chen knows
he didn't kill Helen Quan
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1030. so what's one little lie
to protect friends?
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1031. Yeah, there's a lot of that
going around in this case.
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1032. The driver.
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1033. That's who I'm
referring to.
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1034. He told Briscoe and Green
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1035. that he waited for Chen outside
the call girl's apartment.
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1036. But if that were true,
he would have seen Chen leave.
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1037. As I was saying...
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1038. Then he wouldn't
have told us
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1039. about the call girls
in the first place.
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1040. He would have said
Chen had a drink at the hotel.
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1041. He didn't know Chen wasn't
where he was supposed to be.
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1042. Do you think
he's covering for himself?
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1043. I'm going to talk to him.
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1044. Not yet.
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1045. I knew it.
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1046. As soon as they sold
to them people.
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1047. You mean Mr. Chen.
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1048. Damn Communists.
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1049. Next thing,
Osama'll set up shop.
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1050. What's happening
to this country?
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1051. Put a fence around the island
is what I say.
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1052. Yeah, I hear you.
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1053. Um, I got to ask you
a question or two
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1054. about the night
that girl was killed.
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1055. I already told the cops
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1056. I didn't see no strangers
enter the building.
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1057. I know, but what I'd
really like to know is
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1058. if you saw his assistant
here that night.
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1059. You mean Schwarzenegger?
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1060. Excuse me?
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1061. It's always, "I'll be back."
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1062. Like Arnold wouldn't crush him
like a bug.
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1063. And that night?
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1064. Yeah, he was here.
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1065. Maybe an hour,
maybe a little more.
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1066. Then he went out
to get the boss
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1067. with another "I'll be back."
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1068. We want to talk to you
about your boss.
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1069. Mr. Chen is great man.
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1070. For a murderer.
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1071. He no kill lady.
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1072. Maybe not with
his own hands
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1073. but in this country,
if he told you to do it
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1074. it's just the same
as if he did it himself.
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1075. He not tell me.
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1076. No, I not kill.
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1077. But you were the only one
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1078. in Mr. Chen's apartment
that night.
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1079. No. I wait outside girls.
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1080. It's time
to stop lying, Mr. Yuen.
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1081. Mr. Chen busy for hours.
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1082. So you went to
his apartment?
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1083. Mr. Chen have satellite TV.
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1084. Why she want
to send Mr. Chen home?
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1085. Why she want judge
to send him home?
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1086. I tell her,
"Be nice to Mr. Chen."
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1087. I beg her not
to have judge send him home.
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1088. But she refused.
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1089. She said she want
to talk to him right now!
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1090. I say, "No. Chen not home."
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1091. The lady bang on door
and scream at me.
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1092. "Where is Chen?
Where is Chen?"
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1093. That must have made you angry.
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1094. Chen good man.
He not kill people.
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1095. So you killed her
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1096. so that she would
leave Mr. Chen alone.
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1097. She not believe Chen a good man.
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1098. She say judge send him home.
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1099. And I don't want to go home.
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1100. And if Chen was sued
successfully
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1101. he'd be forced
to return to China
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1102. and you'd have to go back
with him.
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1103. And you'd do anything not
to have to be sent back.
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1104. America...
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1105. have free.
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1106. I stay in America.
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1107. Sally Xiao's going
to represent him pro bono.
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1108. My guess is she'll take Man One.
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1109. Mr. Yuen wanted freedom
badly enough to kill for it.
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1110. Now he's going
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1111. to spend the next
eight and a third
to 25 in Attica.
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1112. Makes you realize
why people in China
are finding religion.
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1113. Makes me glad
I turned down that trip.
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