1. (male narrator)
In the criminal
justice system...Copy !req
2. the people are represented
by two separate yet equally
important groups:Copy !req
3. the police
who investigate crime...Copy !req
4. and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.Copy !req
5. These are their stories.Copy !req
6. (Cop #1)
Two weeks.Copy !req
7. Separate vacations
and no questions asked.Copy !req
8. My marriage
would be perfect.Copy !req
9. Whatever your wife does,
you don't care?Copy !req
10. My wife would spend the
whole time with her family.
I know her every move.Copy !req
11. Yeah. Like I knew
my ex's every move.Copy !req
12. Up ahead.Copy !req
13. Buying or selling?Copy !req
14. They made us.Copy !req
15. Wait, what do
we got here?Copy !req
16. We got a 27-David,
signal 10-10...Copy !req
17. Christopher and Hudson.
Suspicious black Mercedes...Copy !req
18. Sam, Zebra, Union, 766.
Will investigate.Copy !req
19. Hey!Copy !req
20. (Bregman)
Don't shoot.
The money's in the back.Copy !req
21. (Cop #1)
All right, crawl out.Copy !req
22. Don't turn around.Copy !req
23. Keep your arms raised.Copy !req
24. Spread them.
What? What are you...Copy !req
25. Who are you?Copy !req
26. Please!Copy !req
27. Don't turn around,
I said.
I'm not a criminal.Copy !req
28. He's clean.Copy !req
29. Hey.Copy !req
30. He's got the Lotto back here.Copy !req
31. I'm in the
real estate business.Copy !req
32. I deal routinely
in very large sums.Copy !req
33. Yeah, right.Copy !req
34. At 2:00 in the morning,
out of the back seat
of your car?Copy !req
35. I can prove that the money
is mine. I've done
nothing illegal.Copy !req
36. This is Mr. Kattleman,
Mr. Bregman's attorney.Copy !req
37. Oh, Marvin.
Thank God you're here.Copy !req
38. They gonna let us talk?Copy !req
39. Gentlemen, may l
have a moment
with my client?Copy !req
40. It tops $4 mil,
and they're still counting.Copy !req
41. Yeah, but this is Sol Bregman,
not Pablo Escobar.Copy !req
42. Hey, so what?
Let's toss it to Narcotics
and go home.Copy !req
43. I've advised Mr. Bregman
to fully explain why
he was carrying that money.Copy !req
44. My son, Jason,
has been kidnapped.Copy !req
45. I was trying
to pay the ransom.Copy !req
46. Did you actually
talk to Jason?Copy !req
47. Last time they called,
they played a tape
of Jason's voice.Copy !req
48. I could tell he was terrified.Copy !req
49. I haven't heard fear
in his voice
since he was a child.Copy !req
50. Where does Jason work?Copy !req
51. He has his own real estate
business. His office is
in my building.Copy !req
52. We'll need the names
of all his employees.Copy !req
53. There's just
a secretary.Copy !req
54. Look, I didn't ask
for your help.
I can handle this myself.Copy !req
55. We can't let you do that.Copy !req
56. He's my only son.
I'm not gonna sit
on my hands.Copy !req
57. We understand that,
but if you want to help him,
you're gonna have to help us.Copy !req
58. (Briscoe)
We'll also need a list
of your employees...Copy !req
59. especially anybody
who quit or got fired.Copy !req
60. (Logan)
What about his friends,
the people he hung out with?Copy !req
61. I don't know many
of his current friends.Copy !req
62. My son has his own life.Copy !req
63. (Logan)
Let it ring. You got it?Copy !req
64. Don't answer that phone,
Mr. Bregman.Copy !req
65. (Bregman)
I was there with the money.
I was going to pay you.Copy !req
66. I couldn't help it.
I did not call them in.Copy !req
67. I did exactly
as you told me.Copy !req
68. Jason?Copy !req
69. Jason, are you all right?Copy !req
70. Listen to me.Copy !req
71. I'll pay you
anything you want.Copy !req
72. Only, don't hurt him.Copy !req
73. Hello? Hello?Copy !req
74. It's the damn tape again.Copy !req
75. They know you're involved.Copy !req
76. They said if they don't get
the money in two days,
they're going to kill Jason.Copy !req
77. (man)
and you betrayed us.Copy !req
78. (Bregman)
I did not call them in.Copy !req
79. I did exactly
as you told me.Copy !req
80. (Jason)
Dad, it's Jason.Copy !req
81. I'm okay.Copy !req
82. These people are serious.Copy !req
83. Please follow
their instructions,
or it's over.Copy !req
84. They're going
to kill me, okay?Copy !req
85. (Bregman)
I'll pay you
anything you want.Copy !req
86. So, a street-side pay phone,
42nd and Broadway,
lots of traffic...Copy !req
87. prints are a long shot.Copy !req
88. They won't set up another
ransom exchange by phone.Copy !req
89. A note on Bregman's car,
a FedEx, maybe a pizza man.Copy !req
90. And don't count on Bregman
telling us about it.Copy !req
91. What about the gray van
our men spotted?Copy !req
92. Well, from the year,
make, and model,
and a two-letter partial...Copy !req
93. it narrows down
to about 3,000 vehicles.Copy !req
94. Well, Jason Bregman
didn't get carried down
a ladder from his nursery.Copy !req
95. Whoever did it knew
when and where to grab him.Copy !req
96. (Logan)
This guy wasn't a hermit.Copy !req
97. Checking out his lifestyle's
gonna be a lot of manpower.Copy !req
98. Johnson and Samuels
will cover tenant grievances.Copy !req
99. You start with the home front.
And careful.Copy !req
100. Nothing can get him killed
quicker than a headline.Copy !req
101. I never had trouble with him.
What's going on?Copy !req
102. Oh, the old man doesn't hear
from his kid for a few days,
they call out the army.Copy !req
103. Yeah. We're here, and little
Jason's probably snapping
towels at beach bunnies.Copy !req
104. Well, he's a lady's man,
that's for sure.Copy !req
105. Goes mostly for the
bohemian type. Bags of bones
with long hair.Copy !req
106. Looks like he was
a budding David Merrick.Copy !req
107. "Jason Bregman presents
Blue. " Never heard of it.Copy !req
108. Picked the wrong color,
I guess. Is this him?Copy !req
109. Oh, he's game for anything.
Bobsledding, scuba diving. Me?Copy !req
110. Give me a beer and a waterbed.
That's all the excitement
I need.Copy !req
111. He sure keeps
a lot of art
around here.Copy !req
112. Yeah, he deals
in it.Copy !req
113. Takes after his father.Copy !req
114. You know, I hear the old man
has his name written in stone
at the Guggenheim.Copy !req
115. Looks like Jason
might've been headed
toward Times Square.Copy !req
116. "Planet Fantasy,
produced and directed
by Jason Bregman."Copy !req
117. "Promotional reel
for the Lisa Cole Gallery."Copy !req
118. Sounds more like Soho
than 42nd Street.Copy !req
119. Lisa's one of his girlfriends.
A real piece of art.Copy !req
120. (Lisa)
Jason and I go out, but
we're not mutually exclusive.Copy !req
121. So what's Jason done,
besides not
return my calls?Copy !req
122. Well, when was the last time
you heard from him?Copy !req
123. Friday.Copy !req
124. On Saturday we were
going to his rave party,
but he stood me up.Copy !req
125. His party?Copy !req
126. He was throwing it?
Jason's latest enterprise.Copy !req
127. A warehouse, a band,
500 crazy kids...Copy !req
128. and a couple of lowlifes
to keep a lid on things.Copy !req
129. I thought he was
into the real estate business.Copy !req
130. His old man gave him an
office, but it didn't excite
him like his other hobbies.Copy !req
131. These lowlifes
for the parties, did he
hire them out of the want-ads?Copy !req
132. Jason had a need for sleaze,
but he let his partner
handle that end.Copy !req
133. He's the one
who sent you, right?
Why would he do that?Copy !req
134. They had a beef
about fire permits...Copy !req
135. so now this creep thinks
Jason owes him money.Copy !req
136. (Briscoe)
This creep got a name?Copy !req
137. I don't know.
How about Guido?Copy !req
138. He had a lease on one of the
warehouses. I think Jason's
father owned the place.Copy !req
139. Until now,
this kid had no worries.Copy !req
140. Show up for work,
don't show up. He had it all.Copy !req
141. Yeah, if you're willing
to overlook the fact...Copy !req
142. that his old man's money
got him kidnapped.Copy !req
143. (officer)
Here you go.Copy !req
144. (Logan)
Oh, no, I want those
over here.Copy !req
145. Give me the money.
I'll take my chances.Copy !req
146. How about what goes with it?Copy !req
147. This kid couldn't pick up
a paper without seeing...Copy !req
148. Bregman Senior
getting some kind of an award.Copy !req
149. It's a tough act to follow.Copy !req
150. Try following a drunk.Copy !req
151. Sol Bregman's got two personal
accounts. Everything's current
to this morning.Copy !req
152. Would you believe
a seven-figure balance?Copy !req
153. Hey, here's a withdrawal
for $250,000 cash...Copy !req
154. the day after his kid
was grabbed.Copy !req
155. What do you think?Copy !req
156. Down payment
for the kidnappers?Copy !req
157. $250,000's a lot of
walking-around money,
even for you.Copy !req
158. You work for the IRS now?Copy !req
159. Where'd the money go,
Mr. Bregman?Copy !req
160. I had to do something.Copy !req
161. Tell us about it.
We've been known
to empathize.Copy !req
162. After I received
the ransom demand...Copy !req
163. I thought if I could contact
the right people...Copy !req
164. (Briscoe)
Who, the Mott Street crowd?Copy !req
165. In my business,
you meet people.
I thought they could help.Copy !req
166. And they hit you up
for $250,000?Copy !req
167. That's what he said
it would cost.Copy !req
168. (Briscoe)
Who said?Copy !req
169. Jimmy Ameche.Copy !req
170. He leases
some of my buildings.Copy !req
171. He's in business with my son.
These dance parties.Copy !req
172. I would have
given him anything.Copy !req
173. Have a seat.
You have a cushion?Copy !req
174. I just had the laser thing
done on my 'rhoids.Copy !req
175. We'll get you
some extra marshmallows
for your hot cocoa.Copy !req
176. Nice.Copy !req
177. I hope this doesn't
take all morning.
So do we.Copy !req
178. So, you and Jason Bregman
were partners?Copy !req
179. Yeah. I had a building
sitting empty, and Jason had
a way of generating income.Copy !req
180. We heard you two
had a falling out.Copy !req
181. (Ameche)
So what?Copy !req
182. Partners don't
have disagreements?Copy !req
183. Jason's a good kid,
but he has his bad days.Copy !req
184. Yeah. Like the past four.Copy !req
185. I wouldn't know.Copy !req
186. "l wouldn't know"?Copy !req
187. Is that all Sol Bregman
got for his $250,000?
"l wouldn't know"?Copy !req
188. Okay.Copy !req
189. So this is where
I show you mine,
and you show me yours.Copy !req
190. We all know Jason's been
missing since Friday.Copy !req
191. (Logan)
We know.Copy !req
192. The question is,
what do you know that rates
a six-figure fee?Copy !req
193. Sol Bregman called me.Copy !req
194. He figured I could be helpful
with this situation.Copy !req
195. And what are you,
an expert?Copy !req
196. I've got connections,
and I was willing to use them.Copy !req
197. Sure, for a price.Copy !req
198. I had to put some money
out on the street.
You know how this works.Copy !req
199. Sure. We're familiar
with the mechanics
of extortion.Copy !req
200. I wouldn't do that
to a friend.Copy !req
201. Figure, what would
that get me?Copy !req
202. Fellas, can I see you
a minute?Copy !req
203. Sit tight.Copy !req
204. Surveillance
on Bregman's house called.Copy !req
205. He took off in his car around
5:00 a.m. They followed him
to his lawyer's building.Copy !req
206. He went
in the underground garage.Copy !req
207. They still watching him?Copy !req
208. They thought they were.Copy !req
209. He switched cars
with his attorney,
and he slipped them.Copy !req
210. Logan.Copy !req
211. Yeah.Copy !req
212. Uh-huh.Copy !req
213. All right, hold him there.Copy !req
214. They got Bregman
over near the 10th Avenue
freight trestle.Copy !req
215. So we figured the car
was maybe jacked
or abandoned.Copy !req
216. But this guy's just
sitting in the front seat.Copy !req
217. Not a very smart move,
Mr. Bregman.Copy !req
218. I did what I had to do.Copy !req
219. Doesn't this thing have
a car phone? You could've
called us, right?Copy !req
220. They took the phone
and the keys. I was stuck.Copy !req
221. How'd they get
in touch with you?Copy !req
222. Through my lawyer.
He received a call from them.Copy !req
223. If you had told us where
the pick-up was, we could've
been ready for them.Copy !req
224. I didn't know!Copy !req
225. They instructed me over
the car phone. They had me
drive around...Copy !req
226. then they made me come here.
Same as before, lie down
on the front seat.Copy !req
227. After a few minutes,
I heard someone take the keys.Copy !req
228. They opened the trunk,
took the money.Copy !req
229. How many were they?Copy !req
230. I didn't see.
I didn't look up.Copy !req
231. I did what they told me.
Look, it's over. It's done.Copy !req
232. Over for who?Copy !req
233. I'm looking around,
I don't see Jason.Copy !req
234. It's not over for him.Copy !req
235. This guy. What, he thinks
it's a business deal?Copy !req
236. You give them the money,
you get the kid,
like buying a building?Copy !req
237. Hey, if somebody grabbed
my kid, I wouldn't care
what anybody told me.Copy !req
238. I'd hock everything I owned,
do whatever it took
to get her back.Copy !req
239. And I know better.Copy !req
240. Well, they were
feeding him instructions
over the car phone.Copy !req
241. And they had to be someplace
where they could watch him...Copy !req
242. make sure he wasn't
being followed.Copy !req
243. Now, he said it was only
a couple of minutes before
they got the key, right?Copy !req
244. What do you say
we try that bodega?Copy !req
245. (Marty)
Before him...Copy !req
246. the last white guy I seen
around here was Clinton.Copy !req
247. And he had the Secret Service.Copy !req
248. How many calls did he make?
Not Clinton, the other guy.Copy !req
249. I wasn't counting.Copy !req
250. He'd make a call,
and go sit in his van.Copy !req
251. Then make another call.Copy !req
252. What color was the van?Copy !req
253. That was white, too.Copy !req
254. You're watching him
make calls, and you don't
know what he looks like?Copy !req
255. I was listening to Howard.
(Briscoe)
You listen with your eyes?Copy !req
256. Come on.
Tall, short, thin, fat?Copy !req
257. Average guy,
about your height.Copy !req
258. Sharp dresser.Copy !req
259. Had on a yellow jacket.Copy !req
260. Hey.Copy !req
261. LUDs give us three calls
from the deli
to Bregman's car phone.Copy !req
262. Unfortunately, Latents says
no usable prints
off the pay phone.Copy !req
263. Can't catch a break here.
Well, maybe we just did.Copy !req
264. Take a close look
at that.Copy !req
265. Two other calls,
same time frame...Copy !req
266. another number.Copy !req
267. Updating the people
holding Jason.Copy !req
268. Pay phone
in the South Bronx.Copy !req
269. Bastards couldn't live
in Gramercy Park?Copy !req
270. That thing
still in service?Copy !req
271. Dial tone.Copy !req
272. Lot of places
around here
to hide somebody.Copy !req
273. Yeah.Copy !req
274. Or bury him.Copy !req
275. Jason outlived his usefulness
the minute
they got that ransom.Copy !req
276. I'm gonna call the troops.
We'll start a canvass.Copy !req
277. (Logan)
Hi.Copy !req
278. A little late in the year
to be working the garden,
isn't it?Copy !req
279. It ain't too late
for squash.Copy !req
280. I'm Detective Mike Logan.Copy !req
281. This morning, around 6:00,
were you out here?Copy !req
282. I told you
that was drug business.
My wife don't trust anyone.Copy !req
283. Yeah? We're interested
in anybody
who was using that phone.Copy !req
284. A white man, I think.Copy !req
285. Had a brand new car.
He was there
for almost two hours.Copy !req
286. What kind of car?
I don't know about cars.Copy !req
287. It was new and big.
I can only give you
the license number.Copy !req
288. You took down the license?
I'm on Neighborhood Watch.Copy !req
289. I learned
all the correct procedures
in the Citizen Patrol course.Copy !req
290. Now, this last number here
is either a three or an eight.Copy !req
291. You mind if I give her a hug?Copy !req
292. Looks like a shirt
my ex-sister-in-law
once sent me.Copy !req
293. Yeah, smells like
any one of your shirts.Copy !req
294. Yes?
We're looking
for a Shepherd Watson.Copy !req
295. I'm Shep Watson.
What is it?Copy !req
296. Mr. Watson, I'm Det. Logan
and this is Det. Briscoe.Copy !req
297. You mind
if we have a word
with you inside?Copy !req
298. Sure. Come in.Copy !req
299. Excuse the mess.
I'm getting ready for a show.Copy !req
300. What is it?
Is there another robbery
in this building?Copy !req
301. Do you own
a '92 Chrysler with the
license plate 2PR-508?Copy !req
302. Yeah. It's in the garage.Copy !req
303. Where was it yesterday morning
around 6:00?Copy !req
304. We were in the South Bronx.Copy !req
305. Scary. We could have
used you guys.Copy !req
306. What was the attraction?Copy !req
307. I'm looking to do
something big.Copy !req
308. You know, terrestrial.Copy !req
309. Like Christo.Copy !req
310. The artist who covered
the hills of California
with umbrellas.Copy !req
311. Yeah, didn't one of them fall
and kill somebody?Copy !req
312. Well, I'm planning to do
something a lot less lethal
in the South Bronx.Copy !req
313. (Briscoe)
So you're an artist.Copy !req
314. Do you know a Jason Bregman?Copy !req
315. I've heard of him.Copy !req
316. Of course,
his father's very important
in the art world.Copy !req
317. Officers, I don't understand.Copy !req
318. Did I run a stop sign
yesterday?
Were you wearing that?Copy !req
319. I hate winter colors.Copy !req
320. Dumb. Froze my butt off.Copy !req
321. (Briscoe)
Well, how about we thaw it out
down at the precinct?Copy !req
322. (Watson)
So I was in the South Bronx.
I used some phones.Copy !req
323. I mean, I might've used
that phone. I don't know.Copy !req
324. Is there some crime
connected with this?Copy !req
325. Let's talk about 10th Avenue.Copy !req
326. I told you, I wasn't anywhere
near there. You said yourself,
I was in the South Bronx.Copy !req
327. I mean, make some sense
or give it up.Copy !req
328. Yes, you're being ridiculous.
Shep was going to put on
a show in the South Bronx.Copy !req
329. You know,
I dated an artist once.Copy !req
330. The thing I remember is,
before she did anything,
she made sketches.Copy !req
331. We were working
with a concept.
Nothing on paper.Copy !req
332. You mean, like,
just spitballing?Copy !req
333. That's right.Copy !req
334. Mike, why don't you
take Ms. Navarro over
to the other room...Copy !req
335. and see if you can find out
what they were spitballing
about yesterday.Copy !req
336. That's enough.Copy !req
337. Yeah, we want a lawyer.
No more talk.Copy !req
338. I mean, we've tried
to cooperate, but this has
just gone too far.Copy !req
339. They used the "L" word.Copy !req
340. And he's gonna walk them
right out the door. They came
up clean on priors.Copy !req
341. They're not in the system,
and no link to a rental van.Copy !req
342. This is crazy.
We got Watson's car
in the South Bronx...Copy !req
343. and we got Watson's jacket
in Chelsea.Copy !req
344. Yeah, well,
who was driving the car?
Navarro?Copy !req
345. The old lady lD'd
a white male.Copy !req
346. Anything come up
with the canvass?Copy !req
347. Apparently, you found
the only cooperative witness.Copy !req
348. They're still working
their car at the impound.Copy !req
349. These people
gotta be involved.Copy !req
350. Now, can you
keep them happy until
we can check the loft?Copy !req
351. Get a warrant.Copy !req
352. This is art? Maybe
I missed my calling.Copy !req
353. A little much here
for a weekender.Copy !req
354. Well, well.Copy !req
355. Aruba!Copy !req
356. Guess who's gonna
miss the dinner flight.Copy !req
357. What's that,
the squash garden?Copy !req
358. That building, we saw it
from the pay phone.Copy !req
359. More buildings.Copy !req
360. Same block.Copy !req
361. Maybe Jason's current address.Copy !req
362. Maybe we should
get the dogs back.Copy !req
363. (cop)
Hey, Detective.Copy !req
364. I think maybe
we got something.
I heard tapping.Copy !req
365. I listened.
I didn't hear nothing.Copy !req
366. What tapping?Copy !req
367. In the toilet, up there
on the first floor. It tapped
and then it stopped.Copy !req
368. You want to check
the plumbing?Copy !req
369. Plumbing starts
in the basement.Copy !req
370. (Logan)
So when does the guy with the
metal fingernails jump out?Copy !req
371. (cop)
Yeah, right.Copy !req
372. Hey, guys...Copy !req
373. want to work off
some doughnuts here?Copy !req
374. "Docket number 935193.Copy !req
375. "People versus Shepherd Watson
and Helena Navarro.Copy !req
376. "Charge is kidnapping
in the first degree...Copy !req
377. "grand larceny in the
first degree and attempted
murder in the second degree."Copy !req
378. A hat trick. What's the plea?Copy !req
379. Your Honor,
I am informed...Copy !req
380. these defendants are to be
represented by a Mr. Hastings
of Dade County, Florida.Copy !req
381. I request a postponement
until Mr. Hastings arrives.Copy !req
382. He should have
taken the redeye.
Now, give me a plea.Copy !req
383. We're not guilty of anything.
The accusation is ridiculous.Copy !req
384. Si. Not guilty.Copy !req
385. Your Honor, People
requests these defendants
be held without bail.Copy !req
386. I don't see the flight risk.Copy !req
387. (Kincaid)
They received a ransom
of over $4 million...Copy !req
388. and when they were arrested,
they had plane tickets
out of the country.Copy !req
389. Our intention is not to leave.Copy !req
390. It's to stay and clear up
this absurd mistake.Copy !req
391. Fine. Let me give you
permanent residence.Copy !req
392. The defendants will be held
without bail at Rikers,
pending trial.Copy !req
393. (Hastings)
I admire your pace,
Miss Kincaid.Copy !req
394. Fast arraignment,
held without bail...Copy !req
395. and all before my jet
left Miami airspace.Copy !req
396. The fact that your clients
kidnapped a man, shot him,
and left him for dead...Copy !req
397. it inspired a quick reaction.Copy !req
398. The fact that
you're not rushing off
to the grand jury tells me...Copy !req
399. that while
you may have inspiration,
you don't have proof.Copy !req
400. Their car was seen in the
area Jason was found in.
They knew the building.Copy !req
401. And you have alibis for
everyone who's ever relieved
themselves in that ruin?Copy !req
402. When Jason Bregman is off the
critical list, I'm confident
he'll identify your clients.Copy !req
403. Meantime, they sit in jail.
"What's the rush,"
is that the idea?Copy !req
404. If you're unfamiliar
with our procedures, we can
supply you with a manual.Copy !req
405. Manual's the same
in Dade County.Copy !req
406. It's nearly 12:00.Copy !req
407. Why don't we dispose of this
over a plate
of sweet and sour?Copy !req
408. You know, you can't get
good Chinese in Miami.Copy !req
409. We can dispose of it
right now, if your clients
are willing to plead guilty.Copy !req
410. What a shame.Copy !req
411. I hate to eat alone.Copy !req
412. The police have a tape
of the ransom demand.Copy !req
413. Can't they turn some dials
and come up with
a voice match on Watson?Copy !req
414. The tape's
mostly Jason Bregman.Copy !req
415. The other voice
was deliberately distorted.Copy !req
416. They don't think
a match'll hold up.Copy !req
417. It wouldn't be the first time
that you give
the grand jury...Copy !req
418. a dog-and-pony show
without the pony.Copy !req
419. Adam, I know Sol Bregman
is a friend of yours.Copy !req
420. It has nothing
to do with friendship.
Then don't push me on this.Copy !req
421. I won't present
until I get a positive lD.Copy !req
422. The longer you wait,
the better Hastings looks
at a bail hearing.Copy !req
423. Before you know it,
his clients will be peddling
artwork in Panama.Copy !req
424. (Kincaid)
Hastings would be right
at home there.Copy !req
425. According to
the Dade County DA...Copy !req
426. he was the first lawyer
called in to defend Noriega.Copy !req
427. Drug lawyer
with a private jet.Copy !req
428. We could all live
for a whole year...Copy !req
429. on what he must be charging
Watson and Navarro.Copy !req
430. They kidnap your son
and use your ransom
to pay their lawyer.Copy !req
431. I was at
Sol Bregman's wedding.Copy !req
432. Thirty years later,
I was with him
when his wife died.Copy !req
433. I don't care if you have to
juggle bowling balls, I want
you to get an indictment.Copy !req
434. Yes?Copy !req
435. Okay, thanks.Copy !req
436. Jason Bregman's conscious.
He's able to talk.Copy !req
437. Good.Copy !req
438. I was handcuffed
and blindfolded for six days.Copy !req
439. I didn't really
get a good look.Copy !req
440. I'm not sure that
I could identify them.Copy !req
441. They grabbed you
off the street?Copy !req
442. At night,
outside my building.Copy !req
443. Before I knew it,
I was in the trunk of a car.Copy !req
444. (Stone)
Could you recognize
their voices?Copy !req
445. Maybe. I only heard one voice.
There was little conversation.Copy !req
446. I never knew if they were
going to shoot me, or leave me
there to starve to death.Copy !req
447. I think my son has had enough
for one day.Copy !req
448. His doctor was opposed
to this.Copy !req
449. Doctor...Copy !req
450. I'll wait with the interviews
until you think
he's well enough.Copy !req
451. I want to postpone the lineup
as long as possible.Copy !req
452. Then you're not sure
you have the right people?Copy !req
453. My main concern
is with the grand jury.Copy !req
454. Without corroborating
evidence, your son's testimony
may be worthless.Copy !req
455. You expect Polaroids
to be dropped into your lap?Copy !req
456. I want
these people prosecuted.Copy !req
457. Or the next time
we'll meet will be
in Adam Schiff's office.Copy !req
458. Where we meet, sir,
won't affect this case
one way or the other.Copy !req
459. Hastings is sharp.
It won't take him long
to figure out we're stalling.Copy !req
460. Yeah, well,
those clients of his...Copy !req
461. they couldn't have possibly
spent $4 million
in one weekend...Copy !req
462. so if we find the money,
we'll find the evidence.Copy !req
463. Give me a half hour
with a pick and shovel, and
no one would find that money.Copy !req
464. Right. Until the neighborhood
mutt digs up the yard.Copy !req
465. What would Watson
want with this?
Six bolts of calico cloth?Copy !req
466. How about calico umbrellas
for crackheads
in the South Bronx?Copy !req
467. This warrant cover
unopened mail?
It does now.Copy !req
468. You know, for a couple
of starving artists...Copy !req
469. these two weren't
counting their calories.Copy !req
470. Watson's credit card bill:
Raoul's, Provence,
Greenstreet's.Copy !req
471. Well, the drinks
were on the house.Copy !req
472. Invitations to gallery
openings, fashion shows,
cocktail parties.Copy !req
473. Tough life.
Even tougher
when you're careless.Copy !req
474. A past-due notice.
Sutphin Lock 'N' Store.Copy !req
475. This guy with a blow-dry
comes in two days ago,
half hour before I knock off.Copy !req
476. He look anything
like this?Copy !req
477. Sure. With a shave
and reconstructive surgery.Copy !req
478. My guy was young.
$1,000 suit
and a tan to match.Copy !req
479. Had to show him
where the locker was.Copy !req
480. And, of course,
you asked him
for some lD?Copy !req
481. Of course I didn't,
long as he had a key.Copy !req
482. There you go, A-43.Copy !req
483. They say space
is a precious commodity.Copy !req
484. This guy with the Gucci tan,
did you see him leave?Copy !req
485. Yeah.Copy !req
486. Lugging three duffle bags.Copy !req
487. Thanks.Copy !req
488. Hey.Copy !req
489. (Hastings)
Here I was, worried sick
about young Mr. Bregman.Copy !req
490. Turns out he's been playing
grab-ass with the nurses
for nearly a week.Copy !req
491. We're under no obligation
to make him available to you.Copy !req
492. Well, when the prosecutor
refuses the victim
the opportunity...Copy !req
493. to point a finger
at the accused...Copy !req
494. I have to ask myself why.Copy !req
495. (Stone)
Mr. Hastings...Copy !req
496. is your fee hourly,
or do you get a percentage
of the ransom?Copy !req
497. So that's what's got
your Sunday-school nose
all bent out of shape.Copy !req
498. It never occurred to me
to ask my clients
where the money came from.Copy !req
499. We're more interested
in where it went.Copy !req
500. According to a LaGuardia
flight plan,
your jet left for Miami...Copy !req
501. one hour after
an unidentified man
removed three duffle bags...Copy !req
502. from a locker rented
by your clients.Copy !req
503. And now it's buried
in my back yard
at Coral Gables?Copy !req
504. Or in some off-shore bank.Copy !req
505. You could save yourself
the price of sun block...Copy !req
506. by referring to Penal Law
Section 48.05, Sub-3.Copy !req
507. "Property attained for
attorney's fee in good faith
is exempt from forfeiture."Copy !req
508. Well, with a court order, sir,
we can force open your books.Copy !req
509. The old co-conspirator threat.Copy !req
510. Well, go ahead.
God knows it's been tried.Copy !req
511. But if you're looking
for busywork...Copy !req
512. try this one on.Copy !req
513. Order to show cause.Copy !req
514. I want that lineup, Ben.Copy !req
515. (Hastings)
According to his nurses...Copy !req
516. Jason Bregman eats
in the cafeteria
with his father.Copy !req
517. If he can stand in line for
a hamburger, he can certainly
show up for a lineup.Copy !req
518. Your Honor, Mr. Bregman
was unconscious
for two whole days.Copy !req
519. His recollections
are still vague.Copy !req
520. Which means they're not
what you'd hoped for.Copy !req
521. Your Honor, the defense has
no statutory right to demand
eyewitness identification.Copy !req
522. They have the
right of confrontation.Copy !req
523. But only at trial, and no
court has ever extended that
right to include lineups.Copy !req
524. Your Honor, my clients are
already serving a sentence
with no indictment...Copy !req
525. no trial, and just the
faintest shadow of evidence
against them.Copy !req
526. Mr. Stone's doing an end-run
around the Fifth Amendment.Copy !req
527. Ben, I don't like defendants
sitting in a cell...Copy !req
528. while you hold back something
that may get this dismissed.
Let's get on with it.Copy !req
529. Motion granted.Copy !req
530. Okay, I'm ready.Copy !req
531. I'll do my best.Copy !req
532. Bring them in.Copy !req
533. No. Sorry.Copy !req
534. (Jason)
I told you,
I never actually saw them.Copy !req
535. Thank you. Bring in
the other five, please.Copy !req
536. Mr. Bregman...Copy !req
537. please take your time
with this one.Copy !req
538. Number Four,
step forward and read
from the card, please.Copy !req
539. "The Criminal Court of the
City of New York
is hereby established...Copy !req
540. "as a single citywide court,
as provided by sections—"Copy !req
541. (Van Buren)
Thank you.Copy !req
542. Number Five,
step forward and read
from the card, please.Copy !req
543. "The Criminal Court
of the City of New York
is hereby established...Copy !req
544. "as a single citywide court,
as provided by sections..."Copy !req
545. I don't know.Copy !req
546. They all sound alike.Copy !req
547. Motion for a new bail hearing.Copy !req
548. Numbers One and Five.
Better luck
at the track, son.Copy !req
549. God, $200,000 bail?
Might as well drive them
to the airport.Copy !req
550. What do you expect?Copy !req
551. At any rate, I filed
a motion for discovering.
Right.Copy !req
552. And that should keep them
in town at least a week,
answering questions.Copy !req
553. Unless they decide
that a beach house
in the Caribbean...Copy !req
554. would be more comfortable.Copy !req
555. What the hell
was Judge Caffey thinking?Copy !req
556. I sent the photos
of Watson and Navarro
to the Miami Police.Copy !req
557. Someone in their fraud
division identified them...Copy !req
558. as Robert Martin Sennett
and Marlene Manzo.Copy !req
559. Wanted for larceny in Florida.Copy !req
560. And Sennett is wanted
in Nevada on a two-year-old
drug warrant.Copy !req
561. They were never fingerprinted.
That's why they didn't show up
on the system.Copy !req
562. Pick them up on the warrants.
Feed the aliases
into the hopper...Copy !req
563. and we just might get
something more out of this.Copy !req
564. (Kincaid)
The gray van was rented
by Marlene Manzo...Copy !req
565. with a Florida
driver's license.Copy !req
566. The white van was rented
by Robert Sennett
with a Nevada license.Copy !req
567. (Stone)
Different names, same faces.Copy !req
568. They say everyone
has a twin somewhere.Copy !req
569. Still adds up to a molehill
of circumstantial evidence.Copy !req
570. I have buried people
with less,
and I'll bury them.Copy !req
571. Suppose my clients told you
there was a third party?Copy !req
572. Someone who planned this
scheme? What kind of a deal
would you make?Copy !req
573. Suppose they recited
the Iliad?Copy !req
574. What are we
talking about?Copy !req
575. You people never took
a real look at Jason.Copy !req
576. Was that a dictate
from Adam Schiff?Copy !req
577. Jason Bregman planned
his own kidnapping?Copy !req
578. The old man expected him
to work for a living.Copy !req
579. Jason felt
it was unreasonable.Copy !req
580. He came to us.
We didn't go to him.Copy !req
581. He begged you to shoot him?Copy !req
582. The boy wanted realism.Copy !req
583. A dramatic escape
with a bullet
in his shoulder.Copy !req
584. He said he was fine
when we left him.Copy !req
585. (Hastings)
We're ready to deal, Ben.Copy !req
586. You expect me
to believe this?Copy !req
587. Only if you listen
to this.Copy !req
588. (Jason on tape)
These people are serious.Copy !req
589. Please follow
their instructions,
or it's over.Copy !req
590. They're going
to kill me, okay?Copy !req
591. Wait. Let's do it once more.Copy !req
592. Dad, it's Jason.Copy !req
593. I'm okay.Copy !req
594. These people are serious.Copy !req
595. Please follow
their instructions,
or it's over.Copy !req
596. They're going
to kill me, okay?Copy !req
597. Whatever lies
in their stories about Jason,
this can't be ignored.Copy !req
598. Jason claims he was bound
and gagged for six days.Copy !req
599. He should have bruises,
but the doctors who examined
him found nothing.Copy !req
600. Yeah, bleeding to death
in a rathole was also
part of his plan.Copy !req
601. (Stone)
That might have been Navarro
and Watson's plan.Copy !req
602. Better a two-way split
than three.Copy !req
603. (Kincaid)
It's likely Jason
was an accomplice...Copy !req
604. up to the time
the money was paid.Copy !req
605. Now, it's almost impossible
to prove attempted murder...Copy !req
606. without Jason's cooperation.Copy !req
607. So first I tell Sol Bregman
that his son is a thief...Copy !req
608. and then I ask him
to get the kid to cooperate.Copy !req
609. How would you
work that, Counselor?Copy !req
610. I've listened to that tape.Copy !req
611. If those bastards had it...Copy !req
612. it proves that
they're guilty. Am I right?Copy !req
613. (Schiff)
Yes.Copy !req
614. But we're not sure
of what.Copy !req
615. Sol, my people think
that Jason was involved.Copy !req
616. That there was
no kidnapping.Copy !req
617. No. Not Jason.
I won't hear that.Copy !req
618. If I were you, I'd hire
the best criminal attorney
I could find.Copy !req
619. It's outrageous.Copy !req
620. My son was half-dead
when they found him.Copy !req
621. That's true.Copy !req
622. And if Jason
would cooperate—Copy !req
623. (Bregman)
How can you do this?Copy !req
624. We've been friends
for over 30 years.Copy !req
625. You believe that scum
over my son?Copy !req
626. Believe those lies?Copy !req
627. I don't know you, Adam.Copy !req
628. I don't know you at all.Copy !req
629. (Jason on tape)
Wait. Let's do it once more.Copy !req
630. Dad, it's Jason.Copy !req
631. I'm okay.Copy !req
632. If you had a gun pointed
at your head...Copy !req
633. you'd recite
Hamlet backwards.Copy !req
634. They were ready
to kill me.Copy !req
635. I had to make
absolutely sure my father
understood that.Copy !req
636. Mr. Bregman, in all my years
of prosecution,
you are possibly...Copy !req
637. the stupidest criminal
I've ever met.Copy !req
638. Let's go. I don't have
to listen to this.Copy !req
639. Jason, sit down.Copy !req
640. Ben...Copy !req
641. I understand
these lowlifes
would say anything.Copy !req
642. But that you'd put
any stock in their rantings
is incomprehensible.Copy !req
643. Nick, you know
as well as I do...Copy !req
644. that a jury won't find
that incomprehensible.Copy !req
645. Young man...Copy !req
646. with that tape,
Watson and Navarro have
an excellent defense...Copy !req
647. for kidnapping
and attempted murder.Copy !req
648. This is absurd.Copy !req
649. I never saw them
until they shoved a gun
in my face.Copy !req
650. (Stone)
If you want to play it
that way, go ahead.Copy !req
651. But I can prosecute the three
of you for grand larceny.Copy !req
652. Anytime you want to take
this further, Mr. Stone,
just give us a call.Copy !req
653. (Hastings)
It's been a week
since we gave you Bregman.Copy !req
654. I thought I made it clear,
my clients were ready
to discuss a plea.Copy !req
655. I put nothing
on the table, Mr. Hastings.Copy !req
656. And maybe Sol Bregman did?Copy !req
657. Sir, do you really want
to get into that kind
of trouble with me?Copy !req
658. My clients have gone out on
a limb to cooperate with you.Copy !req
659. By making claims
no one can verify.Copy !req
660. You have the tape.Copy !req
661. (Stone)
That's a tape
made under duress.Copy !req
662. We need evidence of complicity
before the kidnapping.Copy !req
663. Search his apartment.
You'll find one of
Mr. Watson's paintings there.Copy !req
664. He collects art.
It doesn't mean
he knows the artists.Copy !req
665. His interest wasn't
as a collector.Copy !req
666. We convinced an appraiser
the piece was worth $100,000.Copy !req
667. Jason hangs it
in a storefront gallery
he rented, and...Copy !req
668. Gone.Copy !req
669. You report it stolen
and split the insurance check.Copy !req
670. I hope you have
the check stub.Copy !req
671. (Watson)
Jason backed out.Copy !req
672. He was afraid his old man
would find out.
But he kept the painting.Copy !req
673. A rider was added to
Mr. Bregman's policy last June
for an oil painting on canvas.Copy !req
674. 36" by 44", depicting
a female nude...Copy !req
675. signed by Shepherd Watson.Copy !req
676. Reported stolen, August 26.Copy !req
677. A claim was filed?Copy !req
678. Yes, but it smelled
a little ripe.Copy !req
679. An instinctive reaction
for an insurance adjuster.Copy !req
680. A loss less than
two months after purchase.
Bells went off.Copy !req
681. We were about to turn it
over to the police.Copy !req
682. What stopped you?Copy !req
683. We received a polite letter
saying that the painting
had been recovered.Copy !req
684. Filing a false claim
still rates as a crime.Copy !req
685. We do a lot of business
with Sol Bregman.Copy !req
686. If he tells us that
no fraud was intended,
we take him at his word.Copy !req
687. You talked to Sol Bregman?Copy !req
688. He wrote the letter.Copy !req
689. I assure you, Adam...Copy !req
690. until you sent me the tape,
I had no idea
what he was up to.Copy !req
691. Spare me the crap.
The minute that you heard...Copy !req
692. that Watson was involved
with the kidnapping,
you should have called me.Copy !req
693. And say what?Copy !req
694. That my son's
a failed criminal?Copy !req
695. I know he has a contribution
to make if he would just...Copy !req
696. connect with something.Copy !req
697. Connect with what?Copy !req
698. This might be the last favor
I ask, Adam.Copy !req
699. Jason's the only one
who got hurt.Copy !req
700. I want you to drop the case.Copy !req
701. I can't do that.Copy !req
702. I'll withdraw
the complaint.Copy !req
703. It's too late.Copy !req
704. Please, Adam,
I've got to protect him.Copy !req
705. You sat there.
You've done nothing,
and you want me to fix it.Copy !req
706. I'm afraid
I might lose him for good.Copy !req
707. You don't get your son
to cooperate...Copy !req
708. you can say goodbye
to him for 20 years.Copy !req
709. (Teller)
Squeeze the rock
as hard as you want, Ben...Copy !req
710. it won't make the blood flow
any faster.Copy !req
711. My client emphatically denies
any involvement.Copy !req
712. Please, Jason, stop the lying.
They're gonna put you
in prison.Copy !req
713. Young man, your own father
doesn't believe you. What do
you think a jury will do?Copy !req
714. A jury doesn't have
any personal stake in this.Copy !req
715. For God's sake, Jason,
I'm not trying to hurt you.Copy !req
716. I'm sure
Watson put you up to it.Copy !req
717. Of course.Copy !req
718. Because you don't think
I'm capable.Copy !req
719. (Kincaid)
We believe
in your abilities, Jason.Copy !req
720. You nearly took your father
for $5 million.Copy !req
721. And I would have,
if he hadn't
called the police.Copy !req
722. Jason—Copy !req
723. That's why Watson
turned on me.Copy !req
724. Thanks to you, I ended up flat
on my face with a bullet
next to my heart.Copy !req
725. I'm sorry, Mr. Stone.Copy !req
726. I can't listen
to any more of this.Copy !req
727. Jason...Copy !req
728. Mr. Teller, is your client
willing to discuss a plea?Copy !req
729. Larceny in the second degree
in exchange
for your testimony?Copy !req
730. He blames his own father
for ruining this
harebrained scheme of his?Copy !req
731. I bet he blames him
for all his failures.Copy !req
732. What is all this rage
against a father who loves him
and dotes on him?Copy !req
733. It's a fairly common
behavioral trait...Copy !req
734. among children
of highly successful parents.Copy !req
735. They love the perks.
They hate the price.Copy !req
736. Let's hope justice is blind.Copy !req
737. Excuse me?Copy !req
738. He's the only witness
I have.Copy !req
739. And God willing,
that jury won't see...Copy !req
740. what a sniveling,
conniving little weasel he is.Copy !req
741. Well, if telling the truth
is a way he can
humiliate his father...Copy !req
742. I think
he'll be very motivated.Copy !req
743. He should be quite persuasive.Copy !req
744. (Jason)
Mr. Watson insisted
on counting the money.Copy !req
745. That took almost
half the night.Copy !req
746. Of course, it was all there.Copy !req
747. If there's one thing my father
is, is pathetically honest.Copy !req
748. (Stone)
So please tell us
what happened after that.Copy !req
749. (Jason)
We drove to Queens.Copy !req
750. Mr. Watson and Miss Navarro
put the duffle bags
in the locker...Copy !req
751. and then we drove back
to town to execute
the rest of our plan.Copy !req
752. And what was
the rest of your plan?Copy !req
753. It's a clever twist,
if my friends had just
stuck to it.Copy !req
754. We decided releasing me
would raise suspicion.Copy !req
755. An escape would be
more convincing.Copy !req
756. Shooting me was purely
Mr. Watson's idea.Copy !req
757. Thank you.Copy !req
758. Your witness.Copy !req
759. Mr. Bregman...Copy !req
760. didn't you shatter your knee
in a bobsledding accident
four years ago?Copy !req
761. That's right.Copy !req
762. Are you fond
of showing off that scar
and bragging about it?Copy !req
763. Some people have seen it.
So what?Copy !req
764. Your father sent you
to Saint Barts to recuperate.Copy !req
765. I can see what you're
getting at, but I didn't
plan to break my knee.Copy !req
766. It was an accident.
It wasn't my fault.Copy !req
767. (Hastings)
I understand.Copy !req
768. Get you to the
real estate business.Copy !req
769. You managed the warehouse
at 631 Dwyer Street?Copy !req
770. It's one of my father's.Copy !req
771. Actually, now it belongs
to First Dominion Bank.Copy !req
772. They foreclosed on it
last year, didn't they?Copy !req
773. That's right, I remember.Copy !req
774. A balloon payment
went past due.Copy !req
775. How was that payment missed?Copy !req
776. Secretary failed to inform me
of the notice.Copy !req
777. And where were you,
Mr. Bregman?Copy !req
778. I was in Palm Beach.Copy !req
779. It wasn't my fault.Copy !req
780. Is anything
ever your fault, Jason?Copy !req
781. (Stone)
Your Honor.Copy !req
782. Withdrawn.Copy !req
783. In the first count of
the indictment, grand larceny
in the first degree...Copy !req
784. for the defendant
Helena Navarro,
how does the jury find?Copy !req
785. Guilty.Copy !req
786. In the second count
of the indictment, attempted
murder in the second degree...Copy !req
787. for the defendant
Helena Navarro,
how does the jury find?Copy !req
788. Not guilty.Copy !req
789. In the first count of
the indictment, grand larceny
in the first degree...Copy !req
790. for the defendant
Shepherd Watson,
how does the jury find?Copy !req
791. (forewoman)
Guilty.Copy !req
792. In the second count
of the indictment, attempted
murder in the second degree...Copy !req
793. for the defendant
Shepherd Watson,
how does the jury find?Copy !req
794. Not guilty.Copy !req
795. The defendants are remanded
into custody, pending
sentencing on February 9th.Copy !req
796. Mr. Bregman, I'll deal
with your sentence
at that time.Copy !req
797. I still don't see
your client, Mr. Teller.Copy !req
798. I spoke to him yesterday,
Your Honor.
He assured me he'd be here.Copy !req
799. Your Honor,
we've been here an hour...Copy !req
800. and I request that you revoke
Mr. Bregman's bail and issue
a warrant for his arrest.Copy !req
801. I'm sure there's
a reasonable explanation.Copy !req
802. It appears that Mr. Bregman
has fled jurisdiction.Copy !req
803. (Judge)
So it does.Copy !req
804. Bail is forfeited.
Bench warrant ordered.Copy !req
805. I have no idea where he is.Copy !req
806. But you knew
he wouldn't be there
in court today.Copy !req
807. (Schiff)
Sol, have you lost your mind?Copy !req
808. I couldn't let him down.Copy !req
809. Well, now you're gonna
help us find him.Copy !req
810. So you can put him in prison
for three years?Copy !req
811. Please, Mr. Bregman,
don't do this.Copy !req
812. You're hindering
the prosecution of a felon.Copy !req
813. My son counts on me,
Mr. Stone.Copy !req
814. I'll always be there for him.Copy !req
815. (Schiff)
And when you're arrested
and put on trial...Copy !req
816. will he be there for you?Copy !req
817. Draw up a warrant
on Bregman, Solomon...Copy !req
818. for hindering prosecution.Copy !req