1. In the criminal justice system
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2. the people are represented
by two separate yet equally important groups,
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3. the police
who investigate crime
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4. and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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5. These are their stories.
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6. Hey, look, you want
a donation to your favorite charity, fine.
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7. Just tell me what
it's gonna cost.
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8. You'd rather pay a kickback
than to put a black man on your payroll.
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9. Let me tell you,
my white brother,
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10. you do business
in this community,
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11. you hire people
from this community.
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12. The hell with that.
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13. Bobby, we're here
to make this happen.
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14. It ain't happening.
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15. Just think what you're
doing, Books, and who you're doing it to.
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16. You don't like
sweet potato pie?
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17. It's like a damn
sauna in there.
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18. What happened
is not good, Leo.
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19. Books is gonna tank
the whole project.
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20. Hey, how about calling us
a car service, huh?
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21. Call 911. It's Mr. Books.
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22. EMS took Roland Books
to Columbia Pres.
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23. The bodyguard
Otis Cooke was laying
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24. on top of him
when we got here.
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25. Doing what he was
getting paid to do.
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26. We got four shells
on the ground. .25 caliber.
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27. This Books' car?
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28. Belongs to his organization.
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29. See the decal? AAC,
African American Congress.
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30. All their cars have them.
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31. Where was Books
coming from?
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32. Around the corner. Viena's.
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33. The hostess, Corrine
Samuels, she said Books had an argument.
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34. Thanks.
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35. Miss Samuels,
I'm Detective Lennie Briscoe.
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36. You witnessed an argument
involving Mr. Books?
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37. With three white men.
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38. He was having
dinner with them,
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39. and one of them got
mad and left early.
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40. Any idea who they were? No.
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41. The short one offered
me his business card.
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42. He said he could
fix our ventilation.
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43. You have the card? No.
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44. I told him we only
use people from the neighborhood.
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45. Well, we'd like you
to try and describe
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46. these three men
to a sketch artist, if you would.
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47. This officer will
take you down to the precinct house, okay?
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48. See anyone on
the street? Maybe a car?
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49. Well, when
I came around the corner,
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50. I heard a car hauling
ass toward Amsterdam.
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51. What about the
two white guys who called 911?
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52. They were over there.
I don't know where they are.
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53. Okay, thanks.
Look, just give your number
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54. to the officer over
there, all right?
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55. All right.
This is cold, man.
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56. Mr. Books was down
for his people. Yeah.
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57. Right now,
his people look a little down.
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58. The second time in
four years a leader of the AAC has been shot.
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59. What do they say,
"It's lonely at the top"?
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60. Yeah. Now we know why.
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61. Books is in ICU
under heavy sedation.
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62. Do we have any good news
for the Commissioner?
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63. Does no news still count?
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64. We got no witnesses,
no prints on the shells...
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65. Let's go with
the obvious suspects.
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66. Books' people forward
his hate mail to our bias unit.
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67. Volume one of four.
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68. The man loves controversy.
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69. A lot of his
pen pals blame him
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70. for his predecessor's
murder four years ago.
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71. Yeah. Marcus Tate.
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72. Mike Logan worked
on that case. It's still open.
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73. Not according
to these people.
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74. They claim Books
staged a palace coup.
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75. Yeah, with Elvis and
Bigfoot. Pass these off to Profaci and Gia.
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76. In the meantime,
find out who knew Books would be at Viena's.
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77. Oh, right. That means
talking to the friendly folks at the AAC.
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78. Is that a problem?
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79. I've read their literature.
They just love white, middle-aged cops.
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80. Mr. Books lectured
at the Historical Society at 7:30.
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81. I don't know what his
plans were after that.
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82. You're his
executive assistant. Isn't it your job to know?
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83. It's not my job
to take attitude from public servants.
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84. We're all a little
jumpy, Miss Watkins.
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85. We don't like this
shooting any more than you do.
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86. Mr. Books keeps
his schedule loose
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87. precisely to avoid
what happened last night.
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88. Well, last night he went
to dinner with these three men.
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89. Any idea who they are?I don't know.
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90. You'll have to wait
and ask Mr. Books.
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91. Maybe if we take
a look at his desk, see what he was working on.
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92. If you think I'm going
to let two cops search his desk...
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93. If we think
you're hiding evidence,
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94. you're gonna have
50 cops up here.
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95. These are
his current projects.
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96. Sickle cell research.
Robeson choir.
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97. Harlem retail mall.
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98. Building contracts.
AAC going into the construction business?
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99. Mr. Books is pushing
for minority hiring.
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100. Yeah, that always
makes contractors happy.
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101. "Hudson Airworks,
Incorporated."
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102. The guy who wanted
to fix the restaurant's ventilation.
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103. I've heard of affirmative
action before. 50% quota. Come on.
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104. We understand one of your
dinner companions was pretty upset about it.
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105. I don't know what
you're talking about. Right.
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106. You were the only
one who didn't hear him yelling?
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107. Who is it,
Mr. Robertson?
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108. Robert Falco.
Falco Structural Steel.
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109. Books was putting him
in a jam with the unions.
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110. How big a jam?
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111. Last year, Falco borrowed
three-quarters of a million dollars
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112. from the pension
fund at Local 838.
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113. Falco's having a hard
time paying them back.
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114. He's been underbid on
a couple of projects.
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115. And the union is
leaning on him hard to make good on the loan.
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116. And the Harlem
contract would solve all his problems.
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117. Yeah, sure, as long as
everyone in Local 838 is on his payroll.
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118. And the union don't have
a minority hiring program, you know what I mean?
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119. After you left the restaurant,
where did you go?
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120. Eddie and me drove
to Cardi's for a nightcap.
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121. I needed a glass of
Barolo to wash down the collard greens.
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122. Who's Eddie? Eddie Page.
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123. He's married to a cousin.
He drives me around.
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124. What time did
you get to Cardi's?
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125. 20 minutes after we
left the restaurant.
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126. Hey, guys, am I
a suspect here or what?
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127. Well, we couldn't
help but notice
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128. how getting Books
out of the way
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129. helps you square
things with Local 838.
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130. Oh, sure. I chew out Books
in front of a restaurant full of people,
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131. then I clip him
an hour later. That's subtle.
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132. In your line of work,
subtlety isn't required.
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133. You want subtle?
Get out of here.
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134. Next time you
want to talk to me, call my lawyer.
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135. Last night?
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136. Yeah, he was here. What time did he come in?
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137. You see a clock
on the wall?
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138. Maybe one of your patrons
looked at his watch.
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139. You know, we can post
a couple of uniforms outside
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140. and ask everyone
who comes in.
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141. Falco came in
around 10:30. He sat at the bar.
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142. How long
did he stay?
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143. He was waiting
for his driver.
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144. Eddie showed up
45 minutes later.
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145. What? Eddie was
running an errand?
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146. Falco didn't say.
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147. Do you happen to know
what they talked about?
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148. Yeah, right.
Eavesdropping on your customers.
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149. They teach you that
at bartender's school.
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150. We went to Eddie's
place in Bay Ridge. He wasn't home.
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151. His super said
he might've taken
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152. a couple days off
to go gambling.
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153. Yeah. We faxed his
photo and particulars
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154. to Foxwoods and
Atlantic City.
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155. So, he's got 45 minutes
unaccounted for. What else?
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156. Well, he's been
upstate a few times.
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157. Truck hijack,
trafficking in stolen goods, weapons possession.
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158. And state troopers
found him in possession of a.25 caliber in his belt,
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159. and a.38 in
the glove compartment.
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160. Sounds promising.
Dig a little more,
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161. you get enough for
an arrest warrant.
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162. Briscoe. Yeah?
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163. Until what time?
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164. Okay. Thank you.
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165. Books is awake
and ready to talk.
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166. Otis opened the door.
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167. I heard a shot.
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168. Then Otis pushed me down.
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169. Did you see
who did the shooting? No.
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170. Otis was on top of me.
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171. He saved my life.
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172. Do you have any suspects?
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173. We're looking
at a few people.
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174. We understand you
had words with a Robert Falco?
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175. Yes.
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176. Is he one of
those people?
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177. Should he be?
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178. Mr. Falco's beholden
to powerful interests.
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179. I was a fly
in his ointment.
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180. Detectives, it's time
for Mr. Books to rest. Sure.
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181. Mr. Books, if you
think of anything else, let us know.
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182. The doctors say
I can go home in a couple of days.
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183. I'll be watching you.
We'll all be watching you.
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184. This time we want results.
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185. He's the reason
I switched to homicide.
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186. The victims don't
usually mouth off to you.
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187. Hey, he wants to
look over my shoulder, be my guest.
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188. Yeah, this is Curtis.
You beeped me?
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189. Uh-huh.
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190. All right.
Tell them to stay with him. Thanks.
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191. Eddie Page showed
up at the Paradise in Atlantic City.
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192. Local cops are
sitting on him.
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193. He's rolling sevens
at the craps table.
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194. Mr. Page?
It's hotel security.
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195. What's the problem?
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196. We need to
come in, sir.
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197. We have a smoke alarm
signal coming from your room.
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198. All right ladies,
you can get dressed now. What is this?
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199. This is between
Eddie and us.
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200. Who the hell is "us"?
What is this?
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201. Detective Curtis,
Detective Briscoe, New York City Police.
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202. New York City.
Come on, guys. I came down here to relax.
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203. Well, relax by
answering a few questions.
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204. Tuesday night.
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205. Your boss was drinking
alone at Cardi's. Where were you?
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206. I don't remember.
What's so special about Tuesday night?
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207. Roland Books and his
bodyguard were shot outside Viena's that night.
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208. Why, and I'm the guy?
You gotta be kidding me.
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209. There's an ADA
drafting a search warrant
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210. for your apartment
in Bay Ridge as we speak.
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211. Okay, stop right there.
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212. I ain't got nothing in
there as it relates to this Books thing.
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213. So tell us a story we like,
and maybe we'll hold off on the warrant.
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214. When Bobby was
having dinner with Books,
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215. I caught this black
kid staring into our car.
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216. He was looking to
boost the stereo.
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217. He already had a backpack
full of Alpines and Blaupunkts.
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218. Yeah, so?
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219. So, he said he had
another 20 units to unload,
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220. so I told him to meet me
outside the Guggenheim at 11:00.
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221. I dropped Bobby
off at Cardi's,
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222. but then the kid
never showed.
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223. This kid give you his name?
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224. KO. Something like that.
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225. Hey, guys, none of
this gets back to Bobby, okay?
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226. Go put your pants on.
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227. I couldn't
commit the crime because
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228. I was busy committing
another crime.
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229. That plays.
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230. Well, we can check
with the 28, the smash-and-grab unit,
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231. see if they heard
of this kid KO. Yeah.
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232. Your client
had a slap hammer and three car stereos
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when he was arrested.
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234. It's his first offense,
Your Honor.
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235. Of course it is.
I'm giving him ROR.
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236. Mr. Orgell,
AP7, January 9th.
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237. Stay away from
cars until then. All right.
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238. Yo, yo, KO. Let's take a walk.
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239. Looks like
a lot of white mos.
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240. This one said you were
supposed to meet him in front of the Guggenheim.
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241. Yeah. But I got clicked
before I got down there.
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242. And you were
outside of Viena's
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243. just before Roland
Books got shot, right?
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244. Yeah.You see anybody
hanging around?
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245. Not on the street.
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246. I saw somebody in a car,
about a half a block from the corner.
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247. What were they doing? Just sitting.
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248. I mean, I only saw
them from behind.
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249. I didn't get any kind
of look, you know what I'm saying?
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250. Can you describe
the car?
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251. Blue Ford.
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252. It was one of
Mr. Books' people.
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253. How do you know that?
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254. I saw their sticker
in the window. AAC.
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255. You see that on a car,
you stay away.
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256. You don't want
one of those people
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257. catching you
boosting their stereo, you know what I'm saying?
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258. So, am I done?
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259. Yeah. Just remember
what the judge told you, know what I'm saying?
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260. You know, I don't remember
seeing a blue Ford on that street after the shooting.
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261. A blue Ford
belonging to the AAC.
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262. Another palace coup?
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263. Unless it was
Elvis in the car.
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264. We lease 26 cars.
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265. Five Town Cars,
the rest are Tauruses and Tempos.
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266. 14 of them are blue.
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267. We'll need the names
and addresses of the people with those cars.
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268. But you're talking about
the entire executive board.
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269. Are we all suspects?
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270. You know, Roland Books
is your leader, not ours.
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271. So why does it seem
we care more about who shot him than you do?
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272. For your information,
I was home with my family
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273. in Saddle Brook
Tuesday all night.
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274. Satima Tate? She related
to Mr. Books' predecessor?
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275. Yes. She's
Marcus Tate's widow.
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276. She serves as
the honorary chairperson of our women's group.
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277. And she drives
a blue Taurus.
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278. I'm not sure
I can help you.
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279. I'm no longer as involved
as I'd like to be in my husband's organization.
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280. Well, where were you
Tuesday night?
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281. I played bridge at
the Third Baptist Church.
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282. Same as every Tuesday night.
Why do you ask?
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283. A blue car similar to
yours with an AAC decal
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284. was seen in the area
just before Mr. Books was shot.
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285. And you see me
driving around Harlem with a smoking gun?
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286. A lot of people
hold Books responsible for your husband's death.
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287. So did I at one time.
But I was wrong.
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288. We've buried the hatchet.
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289. Did you drive your
car to the bridge game Tuesday night?
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290. Yes, I did.
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291. If you don't
mind, we'd like to have a look at the car.
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292. Well, my son
Huey keeps it.
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293. So, he had the car
Tuesday night?
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294. Yes, but he was home.
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295. He called right after
11:00. He heard on the news about Roland.
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296. I went to a movie
across the street from Lincoln Center.
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297. It was with that
Chinese actress, Gong Li.
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298. You go by yourself?
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299. I don't need company
to sit in the dark.
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300. Did you take
your mother's car?
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301. I took the subway.
I don't like to drive in the city.
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302. So, the car stays where?
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303. In a parking garage
down the block from my house.
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304. I haven't used it
since I went up to Litchfield last month.
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305. You know, your mother
lied to us at first about your having the car.
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306. Maybe she suspects you
had something to do with the shooting.
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307. I bet there's a lot more
your mother hasn't told us, right, Huey?
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308. Leave my mother alone. That's up to you.
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309. I have to go
back to work.
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310. Is there any
other way in?
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311. There's a pedestrian
entrance on the other side.
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312. The mud in
the tire treads isn't dry.
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313. This car's been out
in the last couple of days.
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314. Mr. Dobbs, does Mr. Tate
always park like this?
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315. No, he's usually
plumb in the middle.
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316. Except when
he's in a hurry. Hmm.
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317. All right. Thanks.
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318. The Chinese movie was
playing at a multiplex.
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319. Six screens. 1,600 tickets.
Nobody remembers seeing him.
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320. Well, how about
the other 13 blue cars?
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321. All those alibis
checked out.
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322. Well, if Books'
secretary didn't even know he was gonna be at Viena's,
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324. Books' lecture at
the Historical Society
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325. was announced in
all the papers.
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326. Huey could've
followed him from there.
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327. So could everyone
else at the lecture.
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328. LT, he lied
about his car.
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329. Damp mud?
Did you check his aura too?
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330. Hey, we checked the computer.
For what it's worth, he has a jacket.
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331. Criminal mischief,
disorderly conduct, trespass.
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332. In 1991, he broke into
the South African consulate with a friend,
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333. chained himself to a desk
to protest apartheid.
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334. Hey, at 18,
I'd do the same.
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335. Even his mother
acts like he did it.
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336. Talk to people
who know him.
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337. He didn't give us
any references.
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338. Well, what about the girl
he was arrested with. Angela Roney?
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339. That was like five years
ago. I mean, we were in high school.
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340. What makes you think
we stayed in touch?
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341. Oh, getting arrested
together can be a bonding experience.
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342. You know, Bonnie and Clyde,
Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden.
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343. Look,
I gotta get to work.
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344. We'll give you
a note for your boss.
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345. You know,
I don't have to talk to you.
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346. And even if I did
have something to say,
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347. I wouldn't tell it
to two city cops.
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348. Hey, didn't you learn
anything from Mr. Rogers?
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349. A policeman's your best
friend. Now you can leave.
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350. Besides the consulate
arrest, Roney's clean.
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351. She's been on the road.
I checked the national system.
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352. '93, shoplifting
in Santa Cruz.
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353. '94, vagrancy in
Colorado Springs.
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354. '95, she bounced
a check in Tampa.
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355. Never showed up for
court on that one.
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356. I bet she's got
a friend named Thelma.
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357. The bounced check,
is there a bench warrant?
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358. Yeah. But it's like
a $50 fine, Lennie.
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359. Hey, it's enough
to get her attention.
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360. Angela left two hours ago.
Suddenly she's very popular.
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361. So we're not the only
ones looking for her?
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362. She found two cops
with nicer suits.
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363. I doubt that.
They show you any ID?
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364. I made them before
they flipped their wallets.
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365. Federal Bureau
of Intimidation.
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366. One of their
names was Fletcher.
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367. They put Angela
under arrest?
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368. I don't think so.
She had a big grin on her face when she left.
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contacted Miss Roney,
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370. she knew she
could no longer avoid being involved in this case.
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371. She was extremely concerned
about her safety.
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372. That's when she called us.
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373. What's she afraid of?
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374. She has evidence
against Huey Tate.
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375. His father still has
followers in the black community.
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376. Yeah, well. We know
how to protect witnesses, too.
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377. Yes, well, I've heard
about your witness protection program.
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378. It's called
Woodlawn Cemetery.
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379. Let's get one
thing straight.
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380. Books is our case,
and this girl is our witness.
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381. We're not poaching,
Detective.
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382. For now, this is
a local matter.
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383. But we are taking an interest
in Miss Roney's safety.
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384. What evidence does
Miss Roney have?
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385. You guys are
gonna love this.
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386. It's a lot of money.
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387. What if we ask
the wrong person?
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388. Hey, look,
if you want to back out, hey, that's okay.
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389. No, no.
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390. I think of him
standing over my father's casket,
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on his face.
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393. I want that bastard dead.
Blood for blood.
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394. I have to do it.
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395. That's mine.
Let me call you right back.
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396. Okay.
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397. When was
this recorded?
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398. About two weeks ago.
I used my answering machine.
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399. Did you people know? No.
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400. First thing we
heard about it was this morning
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401. when she called us
out of the blue.
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402. Why did you tape
the conversation?
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403. Well, I ran into Huey
a couple of months ago.
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404. And I hadn't seen him
for about four years.
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405. And all of a sudden
he starts talking about killing people.
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406. I don't know,
I just got scared.
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407. I made the tape
to protect myself.
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408. We have problems
with your story, Huey.
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409. You said you
hadn't used your car since last month.
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410. Well, we have
physical evidence
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411. that suggests you
used it last week.
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412. That's not true.
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413. And there's your alibi.
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414. We showed your picture
to the ticket takers,
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415. the ushers,
the candy vendors.
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416. Nobody saw you.
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417. Somebody must have.
I was there.
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418. You weren't there.
You were outside Viena's, waiting for Roland Books.
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419. Waiting to
avenge your father.
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420. I don't think like that.
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421. Didn't you
love your father?
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422. Yes. If someone did that
to somebody I love,
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423. I'd be out of my
mind with hate.
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424. My father taught
me not to hate.
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425. It's natural, Huey.
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426. A jury will
understand that.
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427. You were right
next to your father when he was shot.
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428. I let it go.
I was angry, but I let it go.
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429. No.
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430. I think of him standing
over my father's casket,
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431. that phony look on his face.
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432. I know, baby.
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433. I want that bastard dead.
Blood for blood.
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434. I have to do it.
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435. Tell me what happened
Tuesday night.
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436. I want to call my mother.
I want to talk to a lawyer.
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437. Huey Tate,
you're under arrest for the murder of Otis Cooke
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438. and the attempted
murder of Roland Books. Stand up.
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439. You have
the right to remain silent.
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440. Anything you do or say
can be used against you in a court of law.
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441. Case number
91608, People v. Huey Tate.
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442. One count murder in
the Second Degree.
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443. One count attempted murder
in the Second Degree.
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444. What's your plea,
Mr. Tate? Not guilty.
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445. Your Honor, this was
a premeditated assassination.
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446. The people ask for
remand without bail.
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447. Your Honor, the only
evidence they have is a recorded utterance
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448. made in the heat
of the moment.
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449. I see that in the write-up.
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450. Miss Ross, give me
a number you can live with.
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451. In view of the
seriousness of this crime, two million dollars.
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452. Come on.
My client doesn't have that kind of money.
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453. Your Honor, may I speak
as a friend of the court?
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454. Who are you?Roland Books.
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455. I'm one of
the victims of this crime.
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456. My organization
will post any amount of bail necessary
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457. to secure the release
of Mr. Tate.
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458. We believe he is the target
of a government frame-up
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459. and is in no way responsible
for this cowardly...
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460. Your Honor. Sit down, Mr. Books,
Copy !req
461. and get out
your checkbook.
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462. Bail is set at
two million dollars.
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463. That was just the warm-up.
You wait till trial.
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464. Books will be in front of
the camera every night.
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465. Can't do anything about that.
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466. Maybe you can,
Mr. Schiff.
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467. We'd like this
case disposed of through a plea bargain.
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468. The reason being?
Copy !req
469. Angela Roney
can help us with other investigations.
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470. A trial could compromise
her usefulness as a confidential informant,
Copy !req
471. and expose her
to reprisals.
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472. Well. We'll
see what we can do.
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473. Always nice doing business
with the Bureau.
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474. Well, you think
the boy will deal?
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475. We have the tape,
but no direct evidence he did the shooting.
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476. Find some.
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477. I must've been napping
when they made us a field office of the FBI.
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478. It's not what they want.
It's what I want.
Copy !req
479. A conviction,
not a media free-for-all.
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480. We detected trace
amounts of lead and barium
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481. on the door latch here.
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482. And on the steering wheel.
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483. Gunshot residue? Yeah.
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484. Whatever was on his hands,
it rubbed off here.
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485. All right.
Thanks.
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486. I'd rather have
the murder weapon.
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487. Yeah, I'd rather
be in Hialeah.
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488. Well, we tossed his
apartment, his building, his garage, his workplace.
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489. Here's what we
found in the car.
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490. Hiking the Adirondacks.
Rock Climber's Field Guide. A regular boy scout.
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491. He believes in
being prepared.
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492. Here's a pamphlet on
self-defense classes.
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493. I wonder if they
include small-arms training?
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494. Huey teaches self-defense
twice a week.
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495. He started as
a student four years ago.
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496. When our instructor moved
away last year, he took over the class.
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497. Are guns part of
the curriculum?
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498. No. Just hands,
feet, knees.
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499. We're not the
Harlem militia.
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500. Does he ever talk
about his father's death or Roland Books?
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501. It's obvious
he misses his father.
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502. Whatever he thinks
about Mr. Books he keeps to himself.
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503. It's hard for me to
believe he shot him.
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504. But not impossible?
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505. You don't think we're
trying to frame him?
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506. If you were,
you wouldn't be here looking for evidence.
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507. Do you know
if he owns a gun?
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508. Ms. Scruggs,
I need you to tell me what you know.
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509. Huey was always concerned
about his safety.
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510. He told me he carried
a gun. I even saw it in his backpack once.
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511. Why can't we find
the gun, Mr. Tate? Was it stolen?
Copy !req
512. Did you leave it
on the bus?
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513. How about your witness
is imagining things?
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514. We didn't imagine
the gunshot residue on the car.
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515. We're prepared to
be lenient, Mr. Tate.
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516. You plead to manslaughter
in the first degree,
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517. you serve eight and
a third to 25 years.
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518. We're not interested.
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519. The offer is final.
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520. The offer is irrelevant.
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521. My client was entrapped.
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522. Your Miss Roney
violated his due process rights.
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523. So now you're saying
he committed the crime?
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524. We're not admitting
to anything.
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525. But if you insist
on prosecuting him,
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526. we are going to
plead entrapment.
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527. First of all, whatever
Angela Roney did,
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528. she was acting as
a private citizen,
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529. not as an agent
of the police.
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530. Didn't your FBI
friends tell you?
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531. Two years ago,
she testified as a confidential informant
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532. in a Federal trial
of four cult members in Colorado.
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533. So, once a government
snitch, always a government snitch.
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534. I doubt a jury
sees it that way.
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535. This case is never
gonna make it to a jury.
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536. I'm moving for
an Isaacson hearing and a dismissal.
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537. Come on, Huey.
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538. I didn't do it,
but if I did, she made me.
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539. People v. Butts.
It's a brilliant strategy.
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540. I wonder what else
we haven't been told about Miss Roney?
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541. We didn't tell
you about Colorado
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542. because the Bureau
has a confidentiality agreement with Angela.
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543. And the New York
District Attorney can't keep a secret?
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544. It's ancient history,
Mr. McCoy. When she recorded Huey Tate,
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545. she wasn't acting
under anyone's orders.
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546. I'm hungry.
Anyone want anything?
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547. We'll pass.
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548. I'm gonna need
three hours with her before she takes the stand.
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549. What do
you mean, take the stand?
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550. Huey Tate claims
you entrapped him.
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551. A hearing is set for
the day after tomorrow.
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552. You told me all
I would have to do was to authenticate this tape.
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553. Now I'm not testifying
about anything else.
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554. You don't
have a choice.
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555. Oh, I wasn't
talking to you.
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556. Look, these guys
have me living here in this hotel room
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557. because there are people
running around Harlem gunning for me.
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558. Now, nobody is putting
my face on the 6:00 news.
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559. Angela, he's right,
you don't... No. No. No. It's about time
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560. somebody started
treating me with respect around here.
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561. Look, if it weren't
for me, you would have squat on Huey Tate.
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562. Mr. McCoy, you need
to secure a gag order,
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563. and an order to
close the courtroom during her testimony.
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564. After I ran into
her at the book store, we hung out a few times.
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565. She came on to me,
talking sweet, that sort of thing.
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566. It wasn't long
before we became lovers.
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567. Who first brought up
Roland Books and your father's murder?
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568. She did.
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569. She said a friend of hers
that worked at the AAC
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570. told her Roland Books
had my father killed.
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571. At that time did
you harbor any animosity toward Mr. Books?
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572. No.
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573. I told Angela
I wasn't interested in any rumors.
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574. Did she do or say anything
to change your mind?
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575. Yes.
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576. She said she heard
there was a plot to kill my mother.
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577. Mr. Books was worried
she was gonna take over the AAC.
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578. I didn't believe it.
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579. But every day Angela
would tell me that my mother was in danger
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580. and I started to
think it was true.
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581. So she created a fear
in your mind, is that what you're saying?
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582. Yes. What did Angela
suggest you do about it?
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583. She said I should
find a way to kill Mr. Books.
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584. She kept bringing it up.
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585. At dinner, on the phone,
at night after we made love.
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586. She kept after me
to say yes.
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587. She said killing
Roland Books is what a man would do.
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588. It's what a son should do.
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589. And after weeks of
persistent solicitation,
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590. what did you
finally say to her?
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591. I said I would do it.
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592. But then I couldn't
go through with it. I told her that.
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593. I did not shoot Mr. Books.
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594. Thank you.
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595. Did you tell your
mother about this threat to kill her?
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596. No, I didn't want
to worry her.
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597. Did you call the police?
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598. They didn't do
anything to help my father.
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599. Why should they lift
a finger to help my mother?
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600. Did you tell anyone?
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601. There was no one
I could trust.
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602. Or is it because
this whole story is a fabrication?
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603. No.You always wanted
Roland Books dead,
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604. didn't you?
You blame him for your father's death.
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605. That's not true.
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606. "Marcus Tate was murdered
by men he trusted,
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607. "by men who stole
his mantle of leadership."
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608. Your words, Mr. Tate? Objection.
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609. I'm reading from
a letter to the editor
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610. of Barricade
magazine attributed
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611. to Huey Tate in
their June 1994 issue.
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612. It's irrelevant,
Your Honor.
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613. Under Isaacson,
even if he was pre-disposed to commit the crime,
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614. he can still
have been entrapped.
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615. It goes to credibility.
He just said that he didn't blame Mr. Books.
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616. Objection overruled.
Mr. Tate, answer his question.
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617. I wrote it.
I was very angry and...
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618. Thank you.
No more questions.
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619. He was obsessed
with Books.
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620. He talked
about him all the time. He really hated the man.
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621. Who's idea was
it to kill him?
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622. Huey's.
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623. He asked me if
I thought I knew how much it would cost.
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624. And I made up
some crazy amount,
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625. thinking that maybe
he'd forget about it.
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626. Did he? No.
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627. He decided to do it
himself. I tried to talk him out of it,
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628. but it was like, you know,
talking to a stone wall.
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629. During that time,
were you acting under the direction
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630. of any law
enforcement agency?No.
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631. Thank you.
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632. Angela, how did you become
an FBI informant two years ago in Colorado?
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633. I was a member
of the Children of the Seventh Seal.
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634. It's a bunch of
whacked-out people
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635. stockpiling guns
for doomsday.
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636. I was arrested
with an automatic rifle in my car,
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637. and I was facing
a 10-year sentence,
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638. and Agent Fletcher said
that if I informed on the cult,
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639. they'd drop the charges.
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640. Did you receive
other compensation?
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641. Don't look at those
gentlemen over there. Just answer my question.
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642. They paid me $40,000.
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643. That's 10,000 for
each cult member that you put in jail.
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644. I believe the FBI calls
that pay-for-performance.
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645. Now, how much were you
earning from the bookstore when you met my client?
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646. $7 an hour.
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647. $7.
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648. And you never thought
of earning thousands of dollars
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649. by badgering my
client into making
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650. incriminating
statements on tape?
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651. No. Then why did you
secretly record
Copy !req
652. your conversations with him?
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653. Because I was afraid
that if he killed Books,
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654. the police would think
that I had something to do with that.
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655. Well, if you were
so concerned,
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656. why didn't you
just go to the police before the shooting?
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657. Well, I couldn't do that.
Huey was my friend.
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658. Weren't
the people in the cult also your friends?
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659. You don't have
to answer that. Nothing further.
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660. Angela hasn't served
as a confidential informant since Colorado.
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661. She was never directed
to gather evidence against Huey Tate.
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662. Thank you.
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663. Are you saying
you had no contact
Copy !req
664. with Angela
since you transferred
Copy !req
665. to the New York
field office?
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666. That wasn't my testimony.
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667. I'll take that to
mean you had contact.
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668. Go on, Counselor.
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669. This contact,
was it of a social nature?
Copy !req
670. I'm not at liberty
to discuss it.
Copy !req
671. Your Honor,
could you please direct the witness to answer?
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672. Agent Fletcher,
you will answer Mr. Dubois's question.
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673. I can't, Your Honor.
It would compromise Bureau operations.
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674. Move to strike
the witness's entire testimony.
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675. He can't pick which
question he'll answer.
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676. My client has
the right to confront the witnesses against him.
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677. Your Honor. The question is
material, Mr. McCoy.
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678. Your answer, sir.
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679. The witness' testimony
is stricken.
Copy !req
680. You are excused,
Agent Fletcher.
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681. Mr. McCoy,
any other witnesses?
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682. No, Your Honor.
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683. Then for the purposes
of this hearing,
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684. I find the informant
was acting as a government agent.
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685. Your Honor,
the informant's testimony still stands.
Copy !req
686. She denied acting
on orders of the FBI.
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687. I don't believe her,
Mr. McCoy. I'm granting the motion.
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688. The informant manufactured
a crime by hounding Mr. Tate into an agreement.
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689. The charges are dismissed. Yes.
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690. Books is all over the news
saying it's a great day for American justice.
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691. Thanks to the FBI
hanging us out to dry with a tainted witness.
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692. You're not the first
D.A. to end up on the Federal clothesline.
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693. I want to know
what they're hiding.
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694. What do you think
they're hiding?
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695. That Roney was really
working for the FBI.
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696. Why not? Common sense.
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697. I don't think
the FBI put a gun in Huey Tate's hand
Copy !req
698. and let him shoot Books.
Copy !req
699. I see. FBI never
makes mistakes.
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700. Ever hear of Ruby Ridge?
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701. So now it's a cover-up.
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702. Jamie, there's no
question Fletcher was
Copy !req
703. in touch with Roney
before the shooting.
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704. If we find out why,
we might find grounds
Copy !req
705. to re-argue
the entrapment decision.
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706. Well, Angela didn't come
to work wearing a shirt that said "Property of the FBI."
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707. Had you seen her
with Agent Fletcher before?
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708. No.
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709. How about other visitors?
Or strange phone calls?
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710. Everything about
Angela was strange.
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711. You work for six
months in a bookstore, and you never read a book?
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712. What did she spend
her time doing?
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713. Talking to customers,
Copy !req
714. getting herself
invited to political meetings.
Copy !req
715. Maybe she aspired
to be the Perle Mesta of the New York underground.
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716. What about money?
Did you see any change in her spending habits?
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717. No. She hit me up
for an advance a couple of months ago.
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718. Said she was
coming into some money,
Copy !req
719. but I'm still
waiting to get paid back.
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720. That was about
the time she started seeing Huey Tate?
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721. That seems right.
He came in about then.
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722. I don't know much
about their relationship.
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723. You should talk
to her old roommate.
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724. I always thought Angela was
lying when she said she had friends in high places.
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725. We're not
Angela's friends.
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726. Oh.
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727. I'm not, either.
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728. I just shared
a place with her for a few months.
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729. I found her off
the bulletin board at NYU.
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730. What did she say
about these friends in high places?
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731. They were
supposed to help her with some major score.
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732. Did you spend
much time with her and Huey Tate?
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733. No, they usually
went to his place.
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734. She said I might
get jealous of all the good sex she was having.
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735. How thoughtful.
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736. Did you get the idea
she was using Huey?
Copy !req
737. Yeah, I mean,
Marcus Tate's little boy. That's a catch.
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738. She was definitely
taking advantage of the situation.
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739. What do you mean?
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740. Like when I moved out,
she offered to help.
Copy !req
741. She borrowed Huey's
car without telling him.
Copy !req
742. She even had
her own keys made.
Copy !req
743. I checked her
bank records.
Copy !req
744. Roney's deposited
the same $300 paycheck every week
Copy !req
745. for the last six months.
Copy !req
746. Whatever money
she was expecting from the FBI,
Copy !req
747. she never got it.
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748. She's not on the
FBI payroll. That's good, isn't it?
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749. You can re-argue. There's a wrinkle.
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750. Roney was in the habit
of using Tate's car without his knowledge.
Copy !req
751. And we think she
took his car to go shoot Books.
Copy !req
752. She shot Books?
Why would she do that?
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753. If I knew where
the FBI was hiding her, I'd ask her.
Copy !req
754. Her landlady said she
came by her apartment a few days ago with the FBI.
Copy !req
755. They filled a few
suitcases and left.
Copy !req
756. Get me the US Attorney. Right away.
Copy !req
757. Convene a grand jury,
get a subpoena.
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758. She's in witness protection
I can't tell you any more than that.
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759. You have to comply.
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760. We have 30 days,
Mr. McCoy.
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761. Right now,
we're inclined to move to quash your subpoena.
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762. The Federal interest
in protecting informants
Copy !req
763. overrides the needs
of local authorities.
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764. Why do you want
to talk to her?
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765. To begin with, we'd like
to know where she was on the night of the shootings.
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766. What? Now she's a suspect?
What the hell have you been smoking?
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767. If you really
think she's involved, get an arrest warrant.
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768. Then we'll hand her over.
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769. If we had enough to arrest,
we wouldn't need a subpoena.
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770. This kid stuck her
neck out to make cases for us.
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771. I won't put her
through this bull... Ron.
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772. We'll be in touch
with your office about the subpoena.
Copy !req
773. I'd like a word
with Agent Fletcher.
Copy !req
774. You misjudged
Angela Roney, didn't you?
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775. What? She approached you
before the shooting.
Copy !req
776. She offered to
serve up Huey Tate in return for money.
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777. I don't know what
you're talking about.
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778. She told everyone
she was expecting a windfall.
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779. We're off the record
here, Agent Fletcher.
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780. On or off,
I don't have anything to say.
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781. Roney warned you
Huey Tate wanted to kill Books.
Copy !req
782. You didn't believe her.
You told her to get lost.
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783. No. Never happened.
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784. When Books was shot,
you panicked. You thought you screwed up.
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785. That's why you're
protecting her now, to keep her mouth shut.
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786. But Angela Roney shot Books,
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787. to prove that
you were wrong,
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788. to make you look foolish.
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789. That's a load of crap.
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790. Her old roommate told
us she has duplicate keys to Tate's car.
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791. She drove his car
to shoot Books.
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792. My next subpoena's
gonna be for you, Agent Fletcher.
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793. If you cooperate,
you might save your career.
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794. If not, I'm having
you cited for contempt.
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795. At best, you failed to
stop an assassination.
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796. At worst,
you protected a murderer.
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797. Wait.
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798. Angela was always calling me
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799. about dope deals
and weapons sales,
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800. but every time
I gave her a polygraph, she failed.
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801. Then she came in with
this story about Tate.
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802. She wanted $20,000.
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803. I gave her another polygraph.
She failed again. I blew her off.
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804. After Books was shot,
I thought I was finished in the Bureau.
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805. You just said she
failed a polygraph.
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806. An informant warned
the Bureau
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807. about Arab terrorists
and bombs.
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808. They gave him a polygraph.
They told him to get lost.
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809. Six months later,
the World Trade Center blew up.
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810. What do you think happened
to the agent that screwed that pooch?
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811. This just came from
Fletcher's office.
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812. A set of car keys.
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813. And an affidavit
signed by Agent Fletcher,
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814. stating the keys were
found during a search
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815. of Angela Roney's
belongings yesterday.
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816. Send them to forensics.
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817. There's also
an address of a motel in Long Island
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818. where Angela Roney's
being kept.
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819. The keys fit Huey Tate's car.
Your prints are on them.
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820. We examined your clothing.
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821. We found traces
of gunshot residue
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822. on the right sleeve
of a leather jacket.
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823. And finally, we can't
corroborate your alibi.
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824. It's not an easy case,
but we've convicted with less.
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825. What's the offer?
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826. Murder two, 20-to-life.
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827. Uh-uh.
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828. You offered Huey man one.
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829. You didn't kill
to avenge your father's death.
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830. You killed to
impress people.
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831. I can give you Huey.
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832. He lied at the hearing.
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833. Now, he never backed
out of killing Books.
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834. I mean, he didn't want
to know who or when or where,
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835. but he wanted it done.
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836. Nice story.
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837. You can tell it
to your cellmate for the next 25 years.
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838. Hey, smart guy,
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839. why do you suppose
he never reported the gun missing?
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840. He supplied
the gun to kill Books?
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841. Yeah, that's right,
and for man one I'll tell you where it is.
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842. Murder two,
15-to-life.
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843. Now where's the gun?
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844. Man.
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845. I knew Huey'd go for it.
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846. He wanted Books dead.
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847. All I had to do was
suggest the means.
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848. But then Fletcher and
his stupid polygraph...
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849. For 20 grand,
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850. I could've handed him
a conspiracy count on a silver platter.
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851. I filed a motion to
re-argue the entrapment decision.
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852. With Fletcher's
new testimony, the judge has to find
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853. Roney wasn't
acting under orders from the FBI.
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854. Well, whatever
she did can't be entrapment.
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855. We can re-instate
the charges against Huey Tate.
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856. Good.
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857. Ballistics matched
the gun to the slugs.
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858. But latent found
no prints on it. We can't link it to Tate.
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859. Until you do,
you can't corroborate the girl's story.
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860. You have no case
against Tate.
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861. At least we can
return the gun to its legal owner.
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862. Five years ago,
it was licensed to Otis Cooke.
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863. Books' bodyguard?
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864. Good night.
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865. Mr. Cooke was our
chief of security.
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866. He had permits for
a number of weapons.
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867. There's nothing
unusual about that.
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868. Huey Tate gave
one of those weapons to the woman who shot you.
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869. You don't know when
to quit, Mr. McCoy.
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870. Now why can't you leave
that poor brother alone?
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871. We talked to
your executive assistant.
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872. She remembers after
Marcus Tate was killed,
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873. Otis Cooke gave
the Tate family guns for protection.
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874. Does she have any
direct knowledge of this?
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875. No. She said you would.
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876. That it could
only have been done under your authority.
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877. I don't have any
recollection of any gun being given to Huey Tate.
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878. So, you don't have
any idea how that gun
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879. ended up in
Angela Roney's hands?
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880. For all I know,
she found it on the street.
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881. She claims she got
it from Huey Tate.
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882. She claims he
conspired with her to kill you.
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883. That would make
them accomplices.
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884. Meaning her story
doesn't mean a thing without corroboration.
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885. That's why we're
talking to you.
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886. I have a better
story, Mr. McCoy.
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887. To create a schism within
the black community,
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888. the FBI used a misguided,
pathetic sister to shoot me
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889. and frame the son of
a revered black leader.
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890. It's ridiculous.
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891. Ten years ago,
if I told you
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892. the CIA was selling crack
in my neighborhood
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893. to finance a war
in Central America,
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894. I would've called
you ridiculous.
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895. Far as we're concerned,
this government is capable of anything.
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896. I don't see how
protecting a murderer advances your cause.
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897. Does the spectacle
of black fratricide?
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898. My people need unity
far more than truth.
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899. What they need is justice.
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900. What that is depends
on which end of the bullwhip you're on.
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901. I'll take my
chances with Huey Tate.
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902. You still think we're
trying to frame him?
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903. You might be
right about him.
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904. I don't know.
And what's more, Mr. McCoy, I don't care.
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905. Roland Books arm-in-arm
with Huey Tate and his mother.
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906. Nice to see everyone
getting along.
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907. Got to
hand it to Books.
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908. He turned
a first-class goof-up into an FBI conspiracy.
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909. He's preaching
to the converted.
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910. A black community
primed to expect
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911. the worst from
its government.
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912. Whose fault is that?
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