Cause of Death (2001) - full transcript

Woman on phone:
Please stay with me,
Mrs. Carter.

Help is on the way.

Talk to me, Mrs. Carter.

[ knocking on door ]

[ knocks ]

Woman: HEY, TAYLOR, SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

1-8-7 ON THE HILL.

AW, JEEZ.
WHY ME?

PHIFER ASKED FOR YOU
SPECIFICALLY.

I THOUGHT YOUR BROTHER
WAS COMING OVER.



NO, HE CANCELLED.

WHO WAS IT?

THE MAYOR'S COUSIN.

- LUKE CARTER?
- YEAH.

THE MAYOR,
IS SHE THERE?

NOT YET. PHIFER THOUGHT

SHE SHOULDN'T SEE HER COUSIN THAT WAY.

WHAT WAY?

LET'S JUST SAY HE...

LOST HIS BRAINS.

WE'LL NEED A LOT OF THEM.

WHO DISCOVERED HIM?

WIFE. KNOW HER?

ANGELA CARTER.



OF COURSE YOU DO.
THE RICO INVESTIGATION.

Taylor:
OUR FAIR CITY.

YEAH, THE GARBAGE STRIKE'S
GOT EVERYONE ON EDGE.

I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET OUT OF HERE.

[ police sirens blaring ]

SO, MR. LEWIS,
ARE YOU BACK ON MURDERS

OR IS THIS STILL PART
OF YOUR RICO INVESTIGATION?

- NO COMMENT, JOHNSON.
- ARE YOU TELLING ME

THAT CARTER'S DEATH
HAS NOTHING TO DO

WITH "RACKETEER INFLUENCED
AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS"?

HOW DID YOU
GET HERE SO SOON?

I GUESS LEECHES HAVE
A NOSE FOR BLOOD.

DON'T HOLD OUT ON ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT KAREN
GENARO WOULD SAY.

IS IT BECAUSE
OF THE STRIKE?

IS IT BECAUSE
HE'S THE MAYOR'S COUSIN?

Johnson: ONE COMMENT, PLEASE! COME ON, LEWIS!

MISSY, LEWIS.

THIS IS A TRICKY ONE.

POLITICALLY SENSITIVE.

NOT TO BE EXPEDITIOUSLY
ASSIMILATED.

I GOT TO CONVENE
A SECTIONAL IN THE MORNING

AS SOON AS
THE PRELIMINARIES ARE IN.

YOU BE THERE.

PHIFER?
ENLIGHTEN ME.

WHY AM I HERE?

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.

AND YOU KNEW LUKE CARTER.

THAT WAS
A RICO INDICTMENT.

I THOUGHT WE AGREED
I WAS OFF COP CASES.

GIVE IT TO MISSY,
OKAY?

NO OFFENSE, MISSY,
I NEED PRESENCE
ON THE SCENE,

SOMEBODY WITH
A PUBLIC PROFILE.

NOW, YOU SURE HAVE
SCREWED UP IN THE PAST.

WE KNOW IT,
THE PRESS KNOWS IT
AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS IT.

IF YOU DO THIS RIGHT,
YOU CLEAN THIS UP,

YOU GET A CHANCE
AT SOME PROFESSIONAL
REDEMPTION,

I GET A CHANCE
AT SOME PUBLICITY.

IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION.

JUST GO TO WORK.

TRY AND LOOK OFFICIOUS.

Phifer to press: GENTLEMEN, I CAN GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES--

- HEY, EARL!
- HI.

SO, HOW WAS
THE YACHTING
THIS SUMMER?

GREAT, I GOT SOME
REALLY GOOD WIND.

YOU GUYS REALLY
SHOULD HAVE COME OUT.

WHO'S THE HEAD
CLOWN ON THIS?

I AM.

TALK ABOUT OFFICIOUS.

WHAT'CHA GOT, DE LUCA?

BALLISTICS SAID
A GUNSHOT TO THE HEAD.

REALLY?

LOOKS LIKE
A HEART ATTACK TO ME.

WEAPON?

PROBABLY IN THE BAY
BY NOW.

FANCY SURVEILLANCE.

De Luca: LATEST TECHNOLOGY. FOUR OF THEM,

FOUR CORNERS OF THE ROOM.

VIDEOTAPE?

ALSO AWOL.

WHOEVER DID IT
KNEW THE RECORDER
WAS IN THE CELLAR.

HE WENT THAT WAY.

GOES TO A PED TUNNEL UNDER OCEAN AVENUE.

WE FOUND FOOTPRINTS.

CLASSIC MOB HIT
IF YOU ASK ME.

WHO'S ASKING?

YEAH, WELL--

TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE.

CITY TRASH CONTRACT BID.

IT WAS STUFFED IN HIS POCKET.

NOW, TELL ME THAT AIN'T MOB RELATED.

HMM.

THE WIFE?

[ yawns ]
IN THE DEN.
SHE'S GONZO, POOR THING.

YOU'RE ALL HEART, DE LUCA,
JUST LIKE THE LAST TIME.

HEY, IT AIN'T PERSONAL.

I MEAN, LET'S SET
THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

IT WAS MY JOB
TO INVESTIGATE THE SNAFU
IN THE GENARO CASE AND--

AND SELL MY FILE
TO THAT REPORTER?

I NEVER DID THAT.

AW, SHUT UP.
JUST SHOW ME TO HER.

MRS. CARTER?

MY NAME IS
TAYLOR LEWIS,

I'M THE DEPUTY
STATE ATTORNEY.

YOU'RE NOT UNDER ARREST,

BUT WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOU
IN FOR QUESTIONING.

MAY BE A GOOD TIME
TO GET A LAWYER.

I'M INNOCENT.

YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T
SAY ANYTHING.

DO YOU BELIEVE ME?

I CAN'T COMMENT.

YOU'RE GONNA
TWIST IT AROUND,
AREN'T YOU?

MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE IT'S ME.

GUILTY OR INNOCENT, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.

DOES IT?

EXCUSE ME.

HE'S REALLY GOOD
AT THIS STUFF.

YOU'RE A JERK,
CARMINE.

YOU OKAY?

FINE, THANKS.

I'M FINE.
REALLY.

I WAS JUST WORRIED.

I THOUGHT AFTER A YEAR
MAYBE YOU WERE SHAKING IT.

LOOK, I'M SORRY
I CANCELLED OUR DATE.

SO, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER SUSPECTS?

I DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS ONE YET!

ACCORDING TO PHIFER.

OH, GREAT!
HERE WE GO AGAIN.

DON'T LET WHAT
SHE SAID THROW YOU!

THIS IS A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT SITUATION
THAN GENARO!

HOW SO?
DIDN'T WE ASSUME
SHE WAS GUILTY ALSO?

THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
YOU DIDN'T KILL HER.

OH--

THERE'S A BRIEFING
BEFORE DE LUCA WARMS
HER OVER AT 10:00.

Phifer:
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET STARTED.

OKAY...

LUKE CARTER.

SON OF ARMENIAN
IMMIGRANTS,

BORN IN CHICAGO,
1944.

FIRST ARREST AGE 14.
TRIED AS AN ADULT
FOR MURDER.

BEAT THE RAP.
MOVED TO MIAMI
IN '84

TO START A BEACH
HOT DOG CART
FRANCHISE.

IS THAT THE ONE
WITH THE BABES IN
THE BIKINI FLOSS?

YEAH.

SOLD THE BUSINESS
FIVE YEARS LATER

FOR UPWARD OF
FIVE MILLION BUCKS.

THAT'S A LOT
OF HOT DOGS.

AND BUNS.

YEAH, BABY.
[ laughs ]

AFTER THAT,
CAME TO BALTIMORE

AND INVESTED IN
A GARBAGE COMPANY
WITH HIS PARTNER,

MOE "THE MONGOOSE"
FRITKIN.

"MONGOOSE."
I LOVE THESE
MOB MONIKERS.

WE'RE LOOKING INTO HIM
AS A POSSIBLE SUSPECT

THOUGH HIS ALIBI
SEEMS SOLID.

I WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT THE WIFE.

YES.

ANGELA MAY CARTER, 35.

BORN HERE IN BALTIMORE.

FATHER, LOU, A WELDER.
MOTHER, MIA, HOUSEWIFE.

HAS A DEGREE
IN PSYCHOLOGY.

MARRIED ONCE BEFORE
TO ROY FRANKMAN,

RESTAURATEUR,
"THE ENCLAVE."

HUH, I REMEMBER IT.
GOOD FOOD.

DIED ON A FISHING TRIP
NEAR HOPE ISLAND.

FELL OVERBOARD AT NIGHT,
DEAD DRUNK.

- SHE WAS ON THE BOAT.
- REALLY?

BUT SO WERE FIVE OTHERS.
RULED AN ACCIDENT.

ANY INSURANCE?

A MILLION DOLLAR POLICY.

BUT THE IRS TOOK IT
ALL FOR BACK TAXES.

SHE FILED BANKRUPTCY.

ANYWAY, SHE MET CARTER
A YEAR LATER

AND THEY GOT MARRIED
AFTER A MONTH.

WHAT'S THE ESTATE WORTH?

SIX MILLION, I GUESS.

HOUSE ON THE HILL,
CONDO IN PALM BEACH,

CABIN IN TAHOE.

OWNED A MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP
ON THE WEST SIDE.

VEHICLES--
A LAMBORGHINI,

A MERCEDES,
A COUPLE OF BIKES.

- HE LIKED HIS TOYS.
- SURE DID.

COLLECTED SHOTGUNS, TOO.

THE FINANCIALS
INCLUDE

MINOR STOCKS
IN MUTUAL FUNDS,

LOW YIELD BONDS,

NO RETIREMENT PLAN
AND...

NO LIFE INSURANCE.

THAT HURTS.
WHAT ELSE?

WE FOUND FOOTPRINTS
IN THE UNDERPASS--

BEHIND THE YARD.

NOT A SHOE
IN THE HOUSE MATCHES.

FORENSICS?

BALLISTIC ANALYSIS
POINTS TO A SHOTGUN

LOADED WITH
SUB-OUGHT SHELLS.

HE WAS SHOT IN THE FACE,
AT EXTREMELY CLOSE RANGE.
EXECUTION STYLE.

THEN SHE SHOULD HAVE
HAD SOME BLOOD ON HER.

YEAH, EXCEPT THAT SHE
JUMPED IN THE WATER
AND PULLED HIM OUT.

WHAT ABOUT THE N.A.A?

TO SEE IF SHE
DISCHARGED A WEAPON?

NEGATIVE FIND. AGAIN,
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
WIPED BY THE WATER,

BUT...
CHECK THIS OUT.

TRACE METAL TESTS,

NOT EASILY WIPED AWAY.
IT CAN STICK WITH YOU
AT LEAST A WEEK.

THE BLUE LIGHT SHOWS TRACES ON HER HANDS

CONSISTENT WITH
THE COMPOSITION
OF A SHOTGUN.

BINGO.

ANYTHING ON THE ALIBI?

CATHERINE BICKS-AHMED, 33.

BORN IN TAMPA.

SHE'S MARRIED
TO SHEIK MAFIR AHMED.

SHE'S A FASHION
PHOTOGRAPHER.

SUSPECT SAYS SHE WAS
WITH HER UNTIL 10:00.

ANYONE TALK TO HER?

WE HAVEN'T
FOUND HER YET.

COME ON, GUYS.
GIVE ME SOMETHING SOLID.

HOW ABOUT
A PRE-NUP AGREEMENT?

LEXIS SEARCH
TURNED THIS UP.

IF THEY DIVORCE
SHE GETS NOTHING,

BUT IF HE DIES,
SHE GETS IT ALL.

OLDEST CRIME
IN THE BOOKS.

MAYBE.

WHAT?

I AGREE THAT
SHE'S A SUSPECT,

BUT WE CAN'T RULE OUT
THE POSSIBILITY OF A MOB HIT.

NOBODY SAID
THIS WAS MOB RELATED.

WE COULDN'T GET HIM
ON A RICO.

LET'S NOT EVEN GO THERE.
LET'S STICK WITH WHAT WE GOT.

[ chattering ]

Man: HEY, BOSS!

AL, WHAT'CHA GOT?

JUST IN, A JOGGER
RUNNING BY THE HOUSE

ON THE NIGHT
OF THE MURDER,
ABOUT 9:00.

THINKS HE SAW
A CAR OUTSIDE,

THINKS IT WAS BLUE
AND THINKS THE PLATE

STARTED WITH A "Q"
OR AN "O."

WELL--

I THINK WE CAN
DO BETTER THAN THAT.

YOU'RE MY BEST
INVESTIGATOR.

- SNIFF SOMETHING OUT.
- I WOULD,

EXCEPT THIS CASE STINKS.

IT'S NOT THE CASE THAT STINKS,
IT'S THE GARBAGE!

Man: HOW MANY TIMES IS SHE GOING TO HAVE TO TELL YOU?

SHE FOUND HIM
DEAD THERE!

- AND THE SHOTGUN?
- SHE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

HER ALIBI?

FOR THE TENTH TIME,
LIEUTENANT,

CATHERINE BICKS-AHMED.
BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW
WHERE SHE IS.

SO WHAT THE HELL
DOES SHE KNOW!?

THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR.

NICE GOING, CARMINE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT
A "VOLUNTARY INTERVIEW" MEANS?

SHE HASN'T
VOLUNTEERED ANYTHING.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW!

OKAY, ANSWER ME THIS,
MRS. CARTER,

YOU SAID YOU LEFT
THE PROMENADE
IN ROSEDALE

- AT 10:00 SHARP?
- YES.

YOUR CALL TO 911
CAME IN AT 10:17.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

YOU GIVE HER
FIVE MINUTES
TO PARK,

WALK IN,
FIND YOUR HUSBAND,

PANIC, SOB
AND GRIEVE.

THAT ONLY LEAVES
12 MINUTES TO
CROSS TOWN.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME
TO BELIEVE ANYBODY
CAN CROSS TOWN

- IN 12 MINUTES.
- I DRIVE FAST.

AND I'M
A BUDDHIST MONK!

- WHERE'S YOUR SHOTGUN?
- I TOLD YOU...

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT A SHOTGUN.

SHE'S HIDING SOMETHING.

THE MAYOR'S COUSIN
HAS BEEN MURDERED

AND I HAVE TO
MAKE A STATEMENT.

HOW ABOUT,
"GARBAGE MAN LOSES HEAD,

IF FOUND,
PLEASE RECYCLE"?

THAT'S NOT FUNNY, LEWIS.

THE GUY WAS CONNECTED
TO ORGANIZED CRIME.
HE WAS A HOOD.

IN QUOTIDIAN ENGLISH,
SO WAS ROBIN OF SHERWOOD.

BUT NOT TO THE PRESS.

SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE
PRAGMATIC PREVARICATOR.

BOOK HER.

EXCUSE ME,
LIEUTENANT!

LET ME MAKE SOMETHING
PERFECTLY CLEAR,

UNTIL I HAVE
FURTHER PROOF,

OUR POSITION ON
THIS CASE IS THAT

IS IT NOT MOB RELATED.

OH, OKAY.

AND THIS IS NOT
AN ELECTION YEAR?

IF YOU SPENT
A LITTLE MORE TIME

USING YOUR RICO CONNECTIONS
TO GATHER EVIDENCE,

THIS WOULDN'T BE
A CONCERN, WOULD IT?

ANGELA CARTER,
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST

FOR THE MURDER
OF LUKE CARTER.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

SHE CAME HERE
ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT...

WE'RE RUSHING INTO THIS.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

LOOK AT THE SCENARIO.

EXECUTION STYLE
SHOT TO THE HEAD.

MEN'S SHOE PRINTS
IN THE TUNNEL.

NO MURDER WEAPON.
NO WITNESSES,
NO TAPES!

THIS COULD BE
A PROFESSIONAL HIT
FOR ALL WE KNOW.

SHE TESTED POSITIVE
FOR TRACE METALS.

A POSITIVE READING
YOU CAN GET

FROM TOUCHING
THE BUMPER OF A CAR!

SHE'S GOT NO ALIBI,
AND SHE'S GOT MOTIVE.

I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH.
JONAS?

I AGREE.

BUT IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT WE CONFUTE

WHAT WE DO HAVE
TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

AND WE'LL CONFIRM THAT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SIR.

LEWIS...

MISSY WILL BE IN CHARGE
OF THE BAIL PROCEEDINGS.

WELL--

CONGRATULATIONS.

MY CLIENT PLEADS
NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOR.

PLEA ENTERED.
BAIL MOTIONS?

THE PEOPLE REQUEST
BAIL BE DENIED

DUE TO THE NATURE
OF THE CRIME.

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR!
THE NATURE OF THIS CRIME

IS BEING CONCOCTED
BY THE PEOPLE.

BESIDES, MY CLIENT
PRESENTS NO FLIGHT RISK

AND SHE HAS NO PRIOR
CRIMINAL RECORD.

BAIL WILL BE SET
AT $500,000.

WHAT?

THAT'S EXCESSIVE.
MY CLIENT'S FINANCIAL
SITUATION--

$500,000, COUNSELOR.

THE EXPEDITED TRIAL DATE
WILL BE SET

TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.

DOES THAT SUIT EVERYONE?

SURE.

THAT SHOULD
PLEASE PHIFER.

THE ANSWERS THAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

ARE A LOT CLOSER
THAN YOU THINK.

WATCH YOURSELF.

THAT WAS
HIGHLY IMPROPER!

- EXCUSE ME?
- YOU COMMUNICATED
WITH MY CLIENT!

BULLSHIT.

I'LL HAVE THE COURT
TAKE NOTE OF THAT.

YOU SAW IT,
SHE TALKED TO ME.

OH, COUNSELOR.

I SEE YOU'RE GETTING PERSONAL
WITH THE ACCUSED AGAIN.

WANT AN EXCLUSIVE, CLIVE?

AN EXCLUSIVE?

YEAH.

BUT I THOUGHT
YOU STILL HARBORED
ILL-WILL TOWARDS ME.

NO. CHILD MOLESTERS,

TOXIC WASTE
AND VERMIN--

THOSE I HARBOR
ILL-WILL AGAINST.

ANYTHING LOWER,
I DON'T THINK ABOUT.

NOW LISTEN TO ME,
YOU SEWER RAT!

- YOU LET GO OF ME!
- HERE'S THE EXCLUSIVE.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT GENARO,
OR ME, OR ABOUT ANY COVER UP.

YOU DID ENOUGH
DAMAGE WITH YOUR
VICIOUS LITTLE STORY.

SO THIS TIME,
THE CASE IS CLEAN

AND THERE'LL BE
NO DIGGING,

OR PERSONAL FILES
TO BE BOUGHT.
UNDERSTOOD?

LISTEN, LEWIS,
I'M A JOURNALIST.

PEOPLE COVER UP,
I EXPOSE.

- WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?
- YEAH, SURE.

WELL, I'M NOT GIVING YOU
ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT
THIS TIME.

HAVE A NICE DAY.

De Luca: Any objection to the taping?

Lawyer: Yes.
Angela: No.

De Luca: Okay, let's begin.

First,
may I make a statement?

I am innocent. If you come after me,

you'll be prosecuting an innocent woman.

You'll be convicting
an innocent woman.

You'll be killing
an innocent woman.

Can you live with that?

Clive:
FOR THREE WEEKS NOW,
THE CITY HAS BEEN PARALYZED

WITH A CRIPPLING
GARBAGE STRIKE.

EXPERTS SAY THAT
THE LACK OF RESOLUTION

IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE
TO THE MURDER

OF TRASH KING
LUKE CARTER.

EVER SINCE HIS ESTATE
AND BELONGINGS WERE FROZEN,

ALL CONTRACT TALKS
HAVE STALLED

AND POLITICIANS,
CITY AND STATEWIDE,

ARE AT ODDS
OVER WHAT TO DO ABOUT
THIS EXPLOSIVE IMPASSE.

Phifer:
I UNDERSTAND. YES.

NO, NO.
THAT WAS NOT OUR INTENTION.

WE ARE.

THANK YOU.

WELL--

I'VE JUST BEEN
MASTICATED

BY THE MATRIARCH
OF OUR FAIR CITY.

SHE'S RATHER PERTURBED
WITH CLIVE JOHNSON'S

BROADCAST CONCERNING
OUR CASE.

SHE'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHERE THE LEAK CAME FROM.

WELL, DON'T LOOK AT ME!
I CAN'T STAND THE WORM.

BESIDES, HOW DOES SHE KNOW
IT'S AN INTERNAL LEAK?

FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,

THE BROADCAST MENTIONED
A MISSING VIDEO TAPE,

A SHOTGUN AND THE BLOOD
STAINED TRASH CONTRACT.

AND SHE'S BEING
RELEASED ON BAIL
THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT? HOW?

I HAVE NO IDEA.
I JUST GOT THE HEADS UP
FROM COUNTY 10 MINUTES AGO.

CAN'T WE DO ANYTHING
RIGHT AROUND HERE?

AND WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
YOU TALKING TO HER?

I DIDN'T.

[ telephone rings ]

Secretary on intercom:
SIR, IT'S THE MAYOR AGAIN.

LEWIS, FIND OUT
HOW SHE MADE BAIL.

YES, YOUR HONOR,
WE WERE JUST TALKING

ABOUT YOUR CIRCEAN CHARMS.

YES, WE'RE ON THE LEAK.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE UNDER
THE GUN ON THE STRIKE, YES.

I APPRECIATE THAT
YOU WENT OUT ON A LIMB
TO ENDORSE MY CANDIDACY.

Man: CLIENT PRIVILEGE, COUNSELOR.

BEN, I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

YOU REMEMBER
THE RICO CASE?

WE STILL GOT
A LOOSE END.

CARTER'S CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIALS.

FOUND COPIES
RIGHT IN HIS BASEMENT.

YOU HAVE TERRIBLE
HANDWRITING.

THAT CASE IS CLOSED.

PERJURY AND FRAUD
ARE STILL OPTIONS.

- IT'LL NEVER STICK.
- DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU'LL STILL EAT IT.
MAYBE LOSE YOUR LICENSE.

[ deep sigh ]

TELL ME WHAT THE HELL
YOU NEED.

WAS THE ESTATE BANKRUPT?

ARE YOU DA's PRICKS?

SO, HOW DID SHE
MAKE BAIL THEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE BORROWED THE MONEY
FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL
ALL OF CARTER'S CASH?

LUKE, HE WAS BEING
OUSTED BY HIS PARTNER.

SO HE TRIED TO COME UP
WITH THE MONEY

FOR THE CITY BID
ON HIS OWN.

AND...?

HE BORROWED FROM
THE WRONG PEOPLE.

MEANING?

HE BORROWED FROM
THE WRONG FUCKING PEOPLE!

OH, SHIT!

TOOK YOUR EYE
OFF THE BALL, DOM!

YOU MY FUCKING PRO NOW?

NOT EVEN JACK NICKLAUS
COULD CURE THAT SLICE.

GO ON AHEAD!
I'LL CATCH UP AT THE NEXT TEE!

SO WHY ARE YOU
DISTURBING ME

IN MY PLACE
OF LEISURE?

WE COULD GO DOWN
TO THE 6th STREET
PRECINCT COFFEE SHOP,

THEY GOT SOME REALLY
STRONG JAVA DOWN THERE.

[ sighs ]

SO, WHAT'S THIS
ALL ABOUT?

LUKE CARTER.

YEAH, I HEARD.
FUCKING TRAGIC.

IS IT?

WORD IS HE HAD TO
BORROW FROM YOU

TO SECURE
THE TRASH CONTRACT

AND COULDN'T
PAY YOU BACK.

COUNSELOR,

OUR BUSINESS TODAY
IS MORE CORPORATE.

WE COLLECT DEBTS
ON FORECLOSURES,

SEIZURES AND TAKEOVERS.

NOT MURDER.

THAT BEHAVIOR...

IS FOR THE ANIMALS
IN JERSEY.

AH.

DOMENICO "THE HUMANIST"
VITTORIO, NOW, EH?

YOU FUCKING GUYS.

YOU THINK
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING.

SURE, LUKE AND ME
WAS IN BUSINESS.

BUT HE WAS MY FRIEND
FOR 20 YEARS!

ANYONE NOT SO FRIENDLY?

I COULD FIND OUT
FOR YOU.

YOU DO THAT.

HEY.

YOU WANT MY TAKE?

YEAH, DOM, PLEASE.

SPARE NO DETAIL.

LAST WEEK, ME AND LUKE,
CORNER TABLE,

GOLDEN BEAVER CLUB,
BOTTLE OF CHIVAS,

BLACK SNATCH
DANCING HER SILICONE
TITTIES IN OUR FACE.

HE TOLD ME HE WAS GONNA
DIVORCE HIS WIFE'S BITCH ASS.

DETAILED ENOUGH FOR YOU?

HE SAY WHY?

HE THOUGHT SHE WAS
GONNA HAVE HIM GREASED.

WHAT?

HE FOUND OUT ABOUT
AN INSURANCE POLICY

THAT SHE'D TAKEN OUT
IN HIS NAME LAST YEAR.

THANKS, DOM.

[ videotape playing ]
- Then you called the police?
- Yes.

- And then you pulled him out?
- Yes.

Tell me this, Mrs. Carter,

if you called the police first,

then why was there pool water on the floor?

Maybe the sequence
is wrong.

Maybe I, um...

- pulled him out--
- Do you mean after
you shot him?

Lawyer: Objection! Come on!

You're deliberately leading her,

trying to extort an admission from her.

I didn't do it.
I didn't.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE AGREED
TO A POLYGRAPH

AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
EVALUATION.

AND SHECK IS ALLOWING THIS?

OH, SHE INSISTED.

WHY?

Missy:
SHE SAID
YOU COULD TELL US.

WELL?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

ARE YOU SURE?

YES, I'M SURE.

WHATEVER.

IT BODES GREGARIOUS
FOR OUR SIDE.

IF NOT ALL TOGETHER
EGREGIOUS.

YEAH.

- SHECK.
- HM, COUNSELOR.

THE WAY THIS WORKS
IS THREE-PHASED.

FIRST,
A DIRECT, NO FORMAT
INTERROGATION.

ANYTHING GOES.
THEN EVERYONE LEAVES

AND WE DO A SEPARATE,
STANDARDIZED

POLYGRAPH TEST.
WHEN THAT'S OVER,

I'LL ADMINISTER
A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBE

TO GET A PROFILE
ON MRS. CARTER.

AND THE REASON
FOR THIS

ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE
IS WHAT, DR. FARMER?

IT'S A NEW TREND IN
POLYGRAPH PROFILE TESTING.

USES NORMALIZATION OF SINE
AND COTANGENT CURVES

WHICH HELPS GIVE
APPROPRIATE WEIGHT
TO SUBJECTIVITY

AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS.

OKAY?

SURE.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
BY GIVING THIS DEPOSITION

YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT
TO PROTECTION UNDER
THE 5th AMENDMENT?

YES.

Doctor:
OKAY, I'LL ASK
THREE TEST QUESTIONS

TO SET UP
THE VARIANCE RANGE.

PLEASE ANSWER
THE SECOND QUESTION "NO."

IS YOUR NAME
ANGELA CARTER?

YES.

IS YOUR NAME
ANGELA CARTER?

NO.

WERE YOU MARRIED
TO LUKE CARTER?

YES.

Missy: DID YOU MURDER YOUR HUSBAND?

REALLY, COUNSELOR.
IF THIS IS GONNA BE
FOR SHOCK VALUE--

SHE VOLUNTEERED.

LEONARD, IT'S OKAY.

NO, I DID NOT
KILL LUKE.

DID YOU KILL
YOUR PREVIOUS HUSBAND?

- REALLY, COUNSELOR.
- FINE.

ISN'T IT TRUE THAT
YOUR PREVIOUS MARRIAGE

LEFT YOU FINANCIALLY
UPSIDE DOWN?

YES, I FILED BANKRUPTCY.

DID YOU MARRY
LUKE CARTER FOR HIS MONEY?

NO.

DID YOU HAVE A LIFE
INSURANCE POLICY

ON YOUR HUSBAND'S LIFE
THIS TIME?

NO.

WOULD YOU SAY
YOUR RELATIONSHIP

WITH YOUR HUSBAND
WAS BAD?

NO.

YOU ARGUED, DIDN'T YOU?

ALL COUPLES DO.

HOW MUCH?

LIKE NORMAL, I SUPPOSE.

DID IT GET PHYSICAL?

PHYSICAL?

- DID HE HIT YOU?
- SOMETIMES.

DID YOU EVER
CALL THE POLICE?

IT NEVER GOT THAT FAR.
WE ALWAYS WORKED IT OUT.

REALLY?
THEN WHY DID HE
WANT A DIVORCE?

I THINK YOU HAVE IT
BACKWARDS.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS,

HOW'D YOU FEEL
ABOUT HIS DEATH?

- IT WAS AWFUL.
- AWFUL?

YOU HAVE ADMITTED
BEING IN A BAD,

PHYSICALLY DANGEROUS
RELATIONSHIP.

- THAT DOESN'T MEAN--
- YOU DESPISED HIM...

OKAY, I'M GOING
TO HAVE TO OBJECT NOW.

...THAT YOU HATED
YOUR HUSBAND,

REALLY, COUNSELOR,
THIS CONDUCT IS ABSOLUTELY--

DIDN'T YOU HATE
LUKE CARTER?

YES.

ENOUGH TO WANT HIM DEAD?

YES.

LET ME ASK YOU AGAIN,
DID YOU KILL HIM?

NO.

DID YOU WANT
TO KILL HIM?

NO.

LUKE WAS A VERY RICH
AND DANGEROUS MAN
WHOSE MONEY WAS--

THE ESTATE WAS BANKRUPT.

THEN YOU KILLED HIM
BECAUSE YOU HATED HIM?

I WOULDN'T KILL SOMEONE
BECAUSE I HATED THEM.

MAYBE I'D WANT TO KILL THEM BECAUSE THEY FELT INDIFFERENCE.

LIKE THE INDIFFERENCE

MR. LEWIS FEELS
TOWARDS YOU.

SEE?
NOW YOU FEEL LIKE KILLING.

CARE TO TRY THE MACHINE?

ARE YOU AND TAYLOR
INVOLVED?

NO.

I'M SORRY,
WHAT DOES THIS
PERTAIN TO EXACTLY?

I THINK WE CAN PROCEED
TO THE SECOND PHASE

OF THE POLYGRAPH.
THANK YOU.

Doctor:
IS THIS YOUR NUMBER?

YES.

WELL?

Doctor:
SMOOTH AS SILK.

EVERY TRACER,
TO EVERY QUESTION

IN THE FIRST
OR SECOND PHASE

IS THE SAME.

SHE STUNG THE MACHINE!

Phifer:
HOW THE HELL
DID SHE DO THAT?

Doctor.
EXPERIENCE.

SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE,
SHE GOT THE EXPERIENCE.

FROM WHERE?
SHE DOESN'T HAVE
A CRIMINAL RECORD,

DOES SHE?

Doctor: SHE STUDIED PSYCHOLOGY.

SOME LAB CURRICULUMS
HAVE POLYGRAPH STUDIES.

WHAT ABOUT
THE PSYCH EVALUATION?

SHE'S WITHIN
THE NORMAL RANGE.

MEANING?

HER PROFILE SHOWS

SHE'S NO MORE PATHOLOGICAL
THAN YOU OR ME.

IT'S ALL I COULD
COME UP WITH, GUYS.

NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

I'LL HAVE A REPORT FOR YOU BY DAY'S END.

Missy: SHE KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

SHE KNEW IT WOULD
JUMBLE EVERYTHING.

SHE'S SETTING US UP.

[ telephone rings ]

HELLO.

Taylor, hi, it's Al.

I've run into a wall on this insurance.

THERE'S NO RECORD
ANY PLACE OF ANY POLICY.

IT'S GOTTA BE
OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
WHAT ABOUT CATHERINE?

SHE HASN'T BEEN BACK
TO HER PLACE FOR TWO DAYS.

OH, WELL.
KEEP ON IT.

YEAH, I WILL.

HEY, MAX.

HOW'S THE FOOD?

IT'S OKAY.

TELL ME...

WHAT HAPPENED
AT THAT TEST?

SHE...

PASSED.
THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S IT?

COME ON,
I KNOW YOU.
LEVEL WITH ME.

OKAY, SHE WAS
MANIPULATING ME.

I COULDN'T QUITE
GET A READ ON HER

EXCEPT TO SAY THAT

SHE'S VERY GOOD
AT MASKING REALITY.

MAKING YOU THINK
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT

THAN THEY APPEAR.

IT'S CALLED
FOCUS TRANSFER.
HEAD GAMES.

THEY'RE SECOND NATURE
TO HER.

SHE'D BE VERY
DANGEROUS TO ANYONE
WITH LESS CONTROL.

WHAT, LIKE ME?

IT'S BAD ENOUGH SHE'S
DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS.

- UNLESS YOU KNOW---
- MAX, MAX, MAX...

I CAN HANDLE IT.

FINE.

I GOT A REPORT
TO FINISH.

FOLLOW THAT BIKE!

[ horn blares ]

STICK WITH THE BIKE.

[ bike engine revving ]

ALL RIGHT,
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

HI, BABY.

SEAN, WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I JUST TALKED
TO CATHERINE.

OH, YEAH.

SHE DID FILL ME IN
ON SOME...

VERY INTERESTING
THINGS...

ABOUT LUKE'S DEATH,

ABOUT THE MONEY.

ARE YOU HOLDING
OUT ON ME, BABY?

NO.

GOOD.

I HAVE EVERYTHING
AND EVERYONE...

UNDER CONTROL.

SO JUST BACK OFF.

OKAY.
FOR NOW.

BUT DON'T FORGET,

I'M HERE FOR YOU.

- HER ALIBI IS IN TOWN?
- YUP.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW?
- I SAW HER.

- WHEN?
- EARLIER TODAY.

ON FAYETTE STREET.

WHAT WERE YOU
DOING THERE?

SHOPPING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
CALL IT IN?

I WASN'T SURE
IT WAS HER.

- WHERE IS SHE NOW?
- I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS FOLLOWING HER
IN A CAB AND I LOST HER.

LEWIS, THIS IS A SERIOUS
BREACH OF PROTOCOL.

- WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?
- HELL, I'M TELLING YOU NOW.

ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANT TO SHARE?

YEAH.

DOMENICO VITTORIO
TOLD ME

MRS. CARTER HAS
AN INSURANCE POLICY
ON LUKE.

- YOU'RE KIDDING?
- WELL, IT'S NOT CONFIRMED.

WELL, GET ON IT, MAN!

SHE DID IT.

SURE AS
I'M STANDING HERE.

- PINKY'S, HUH?
- YUP.

A FRIEND OF THE COURTHOUSE CONFIRMED HE PUT UP

- THE SCHMOE FOR MRS. C.
- HE IN THERE?

NOPE, ON THE COAST
RETRIEVING A RUNAWAY.

- SO WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
- WATCH.

CLARABELLE D'ONOFRIO.

SHE'S ALWAYS HAD A THING FOR ME.

I SURE HOPE WHAT WE FIND
IS WORTH THE EVENING
I PROMISED HER.

THAT'S BEYOND
THE CALL OF DUTY.

YEAH, YEAH.
SHE'S ON AN HOUR LUNCH.

DOOR'S OPEN.

[ telephone rings ]

Recording:
You've reached Pinky's Bonds.

Please leave a message
after the beep.

[ beep ]

[ dial tone ]

ANYTHING?

YEAH, A FEW CARTERS--
IN CANTON, NEWBURY, LAKELAND--

NOT THE ONE
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

SHE'LL BE BACK
ANY MINUTE NOW.

LOOKS LIKE WE HIT
A BRICK WALL HERE.

YEAH, SORRY, BOSS.

IT'S YOU I FEEL
SORRY FOR.

LISTEN, UM--

I NEED YOU TO CHECK
SOMEONE OUT FOR ME.

HIS NAME IS SEAN MALLOY,

HE WORKS IN A BIKE SHOP
DOWN ON 13th AVENUE.

SOMETHING I NEED
TO KNOW HERE?

I'M NOT SURE YET.

JUST GO DOWN THERE
AND SEE WHAT HE COUGHS UP.

I'LL ASK DE LUCA TO CHECK
IF HE HAS A RAP SHEET.

Recording:
You've reached Pinky's Bonds.

Please leave a message
after the beep.

[ beep ]

Man: Yes, this is a message for Dick Pinkerton.

Please call Del Harris at Maple Leaf Insurance

about the collateral for the $500,000 bond.

You can reach me at [514] 555-2374.

[ beep ]

MONTREAL!

Phifer: DID WE GET NUMBERS ON IT?

YEAH, $15 MILLION POLICY.
CANADIAN.

- THAT'S $10 MILLION, U.S.
- THIS MONEY SAVES HER NECK.

THAT'S HOW
SHE MADE BAIL.

SHE BORROWED AGAINST
AN ACCRUED VALUE

OF JUST OVER $600,000.

HOW DID WE
MISS THIS?

COMPANY WAS
OUT OF MONTREAL.

WE HAD NO WAY
TO TRACE IT.

SHE KNEW IT, TOO.

Taylor:
FRITKIN-- LUKE'S PARTNER.
WOULD YOU LOOK INTO THAT?

Missy:
WE GOT A STATEMENT.

THEY WERE TRYING
TO OUST EACH OTHER.

BUT HE'S GOT A SOLID ALIBI

AND ALL THE OTHER LEADS
GO NOWHERE,

LEAVING ONLY HER.

MAYBE.

WHEN WE FIRST MET,

THE THING I ADMIRED
MOST ABOUT YOU,

WAS YOUR CAPACITY
TO LOOK PAST
ALL DOUBTS,

ALL CONFLICTING
EVIDENCE,

AND FOCUS IN ON
A CONVICTION.

I GUESS THINGS
HAVE CHANGED.

I'M SORRY IT'S COME
TO THIS BETWEEN US.

WE'RE DISCUSSING
A CASE HERE.

I REMEMBER WHEN
WE COULDN'T FIND
TIME TO DISCUSS THEM.

SHE'S SO WRONG FOR YOU.

MISSY, SHE'S A SUSPECT
IN A MURDER TRIAL.

THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T SAVE HER
IF SHE'S GUILTY!

- I KNOW THAT.
- AND YOU'VE GOT TO
TRY IT LIKE SHE IS!

- I AM!
- THAT'S CRAP.

SHE'S PULLING
YOUR STRINGS.

LETTING WHAT HAPPENED
TO GENARO--

DON'T GO THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO
HEAR ABOUT GENARO.

THAT WAS ANOTHER
MISTAKE WE MADE.

THANKS FOR POINTING
THAT OUT.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

Clive:
WITH THE JURY
SELECTION PROCESS

HAVING BEEN COMPLETED
OVER THE WEEKEND,

THEY'RE READY TO SET IN MOTION
WHAT PROMISES TO BE

A SWIFT CASE AGAINST
ANGELA CARTER,

WIFE OF THE DECEASED,
IN HOPES OF RESOLVING
THE DEADLOCK.

PROSECUTION EVIDENCE GATHERING
HAS BEEN METICULOUS,

ACCORDING TO STATE'S ATTORNEY
JONAS PHIFER,

WHO INSISTS THEY HAVE
A TREASURE TROVE OF EVIDENCE

TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIMS.

GOOD NEWS.

THE CANADIANS ARE TURNING OVER
ALL THE INSURANCE PAPERWORK.

HMM?

HELLO?

SORRY.

WHAT'S GOT YOU
SO CAPTIVATED?

I'M NOT SURE.
MAYBE IT'S THE WAY
LUKE WAS KILLED.

I DON'T FOLLOW.

WELL, WAXMAN'S REPORT SAYS
HE HAD THE CRAP BEATEN
OUT OF HIM.

SO?

SO, LUKE WAS A BIG GUY.

CAN YOU SEE ANGELA CARTER
ROUGHING HIM UP?

CHOKING HIM? BREAKING A RIB?

AND HE DIDN'T
FIGHT BACK.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE
A SCRATCH ON HER.

SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK NOW?

WELL, IT SURE
LOOKS THAT WAY.

MISSY, TAYLOR,
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

FINE.

YOU ALL READY
FOR THE BIG ROLL OUT?

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

- CRUCIFY HER!
- EXCUSE ME?

DEFILE HER AS A WOMAN.

VITIATE HER
AS A HUMAN BEING.

[ whispering ]
GET A LIFE.

Judge:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THIS JURY,

THIS CASE IS NOW IN
ITS PRESENTATION STAGE.

YOU HAVE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.

THE PEOPLE WILL COMMENCE
WITH THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS.

MR. LEWIS?

YES.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

GOOD MORNING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

LUKE CARTER...

WAS MURDERED...

WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT.

THE MOTIVE,
DESPITE ALL APPEARANCES

AND SUGGESTIONS OTHERWISE,
WAS SIMPLE:

GREED;
A $10,000,000

INSURANCE POLICY.

DURING THE COURSE
OF THIS TRIAL

WE WILL SHOW YOU...

HOW THE CARTER MARRIAGE

HAD DEGENERATED

INTO A SERIES OF UGLY...

VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS.

SO...

WHY DIDN'T SHE DIVORCE HIM?

BECAUSE SHE WOULD
BE LEFT PENNILESS.

INSTEAD, SHE TOOK OUT
AN INSURANCE POLICY
IN HIS NAME,

MURDERED HIM
AND THEN TRIED TO COVER IT UP.

BUT IN THE END,

WHEN ALL THE EVIDENCE
IS WEIGHED,

YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE
NO OTHER LEADS,

NO OTHER SUSPECTS,

BECAUSE THE MURDERER...

IS SITTING...
HERE...

IN FRONT OF YOU.

THANK YOU,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MR. SHECK, DO YOU WISH
TO MAKE YOUR STATEMENT NOW?

YES.

YES, YOUR HONOR, I DO.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY,

- I MUST BEGIN BY--
- HOLD ON, COUNSEL.

MRS. CARTER,
AM I TO UNDERSTAND

YOU WISH TO RELAY
THIS MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE?

YES, YOUR HONOR--
ACTUALLY, MR. LEWIS.

YOUR HONOR,
I HAVE TO OBJECT!

- TO YOUR CLIENT?
- COUNSEL IS TRYING
TO SABOTAGE THIS CASE!

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS!

- [ gavel bangs ]
- I AM WARNING THE BOTH OF YOU,

ANOTHER OUTBURST LIKE THAT
AND YOU'D BETTER GET OUT
YOUR CHECKBOOKS.

MRS. CARTER,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
THE IMPLICATIONS

OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

EVEN THOUGH THE CONTENTS
OF THIS NOTE

COULD INCRIMINATE YOU
IN THIS TRIAL?

- I KNOW.
- VERY WELL.

I HAVE NO PRECEDENTS
TO BAR THIS,

BUT IT WILL BE NOTED.
BAILIFF.

YOUR HONOR,
I HAVE TO OBJECT.

I HAVE MADE
MY RULING.

A PERSONAL NOTE
GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE.

YOUR HONOR, THERE ARE
DISCLOSURE ISSUES HERE.

ONLY BETWEEN YOU
AND YOUR CLIENT, MR. SHECK.

NOW PROCEED.

IN AN UNPRECEDENTED
TRIAL OCCURRENCE,

MRS. CARTER PASSED WHAT WAS
DESCRIBED AS A PERSONAL NOTE

TO DEPUTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
TAYLOR LEWIS.

AT THIS TIME,
THE CONTENTS OF THE NOTE
HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED.

AS OUR VIEWERS MAY REMEMBER,
THIS REPORTER LAST YEAR

DID AN EXPOSE ABOUT SOME
OF THE QUESTIONABLE METHODS USED

BY THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
IN THE CASE OF KAREN GENARO.

ALTHOUGH THE CASE
WAS SEALED BY A JUDGE

AND NO EVIDENCE EVER SURFACED
CONCERNING THE ALLEGATIONS,

THE EVENTS OF TODAY CAN ONLY
CAST A FURTHER PALL

ON THE REPUTATION
OF MR. LEWIS

AND THE ENTIRE
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

GREAT, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

AH, CARMINE,
WHAT'CHA GOT?

OKAY--

SEAN MALLOY--

MANAGED CARTER'S BIKE SHOP
FOR THREE YEARS NOW.

SOME CREDIT ISSUES,
A BANKRUPTCY,

YADA YADA YADA.

GIVE THAT TO MISSY.

RAPS:
SPEEDING TICKETS,

ILLEGAL HANDGUN
POSSESSION CHARGE,

A DWI,

ASSAULT CHARGES
FILED BY ONE LUKE CARTER.

WHAT?

NOVEMBER 6, LAST YEAR.
DROPPED TWO DAYS LATER.

- HE STILL KEPT HIS JOB?
- YEAH, HOW DOES A GUY DO THAT?

PFFTH--

YOU CARE TO TELL ME
HOW YOU FOUND HIM?

THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.

YEAH, AND I'M
AN IDIOT SAVANT.

GIVE ME DETAILS OR
YOU DON'T EVEN GET AN ADDRESS.

THANK YOU, CARMINE.

I'M WARNING YOU, LEWIS.
I'M NOT GONNA HELP YOU ON THIS.

TELL THE JUDGE
I WILL FAX HIM A COPY
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Missy:
SHE KNOWS YOU.
SHE'S PLAYING WITH YOU.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT IT IS YET.

THIS IS A WOMAN
WHO BOUGHT INSURANCE
POLICIES ON TWO HUSBANDS

JUST ONE YEAR
BEFORE THEY DIED!

WE KNEW SHE BEAT
THE POLYGRAPH ABOUT
THE INSURANCE ISSUE.

THAT TAKES PLANNING
AND SHE'S BRILLIANT
AT THAT!

WHAT ELSE IS SHE
LYING ABOUT?

I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO ARGUE.

YEAH, WELL, PHIFER WANTS
TO SEE YOU UPSTAIRS NOW.

HE'S GONNA HAVE TO WAIT!

GOOD!
TELL THE JUDGE "THANK YOU."

I'LL PICK UP THE WARRANTS
ON THE WAY OUT.

OH, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

"YOU SCUM-SUCKING PIG."

"YOU'LL BE CASTRATED BEFORE
YOU CAN BLEED TO DEATH.

YOU WILL CHOKE ON
YOUR DICK."

POPULAR GUY.
CHECK THESE OUT.

HE WAS IN FOR 600 G's.

LOOKS LIKE HE LEFT HER
WITH SOME BAGGAGE.

JUST LIKE
HER LAST HUSBAND.

I'LL HAVE BAILEY
CHECK OUT THESE IOUs.

THE MAYOR IS GONNA
HAVE A COW.

IF I WERE YOU,
I'D WORRY ABOUT WHAT
PHIFER IS GONNA SAY.

SON OF A BITCH!
SHE'S DIVULGING EVIDENCE TO US?

THAT WILL DESTROY OUR CASE.
I WILL BE CRUCIFIED
IN THE MEDIA.

FROM THIS POINT ON,
YOU STAY AWAY.

- DO YOU HEAR ME, LEWIS?
- I GOT EARS.

WELL, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,
USE WHAT'S BETWEEN THEM.

SO WHAT DO WE DO
ABOUT THE BOX?

IT MIGHT BE JUST
ANOTHER SMOKE SCREEN.

I THINK MISSY'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE TO REGURGITATE
ON THIS ONE.

YEAH, WELL I FEEL
LIKE THROWING UP MYSELF.

OH, GODDAMN IT,
I'M TIRED OF YOUR SHIT!

WE'VE GOT
A FIDUCIARY DUTY HERE!

YOU'RE RIGHT, WE DO!
BUT HOW DO WE KNOW

HE STILL OWED
ON THOSE NOTES?

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO WROTE THE LETTERS!

AT THIS POINT,
WITHOUT LOOKING INTO IT,

IT WILL JUST START
MORE RUMORS ABOUT
THE MAYOR'S COUSIN.

- WE DON'T WANT THAT.
- I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

I CANNOT WITHHOLD
EVIDENCE AGAIN!

LEWIS, ALL RIGHT!
ALL RIGHT.

PUT ALL YOUR PEOPLE
ON IT.

EVERYBODY. QUICKLY.

UNTIL WE KNOW MORE,
NOTHING IS TO BE DISCLOSED.

- JONAS, I CAN'T DO THIS.
- LEWIS, PLEASE.

GOD HELP ME.

MRS. SUMMERS, COULD YOU
PLEASE TELL THE JURY,

WHAT YOU OBSERVED JUST
THREE DAYS BEFORE THE MURDER?

FIRST UNDERSTAND THAT
I WAS NOT PEEPING.

THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW.

WHAT WITH THE RECENT
EVENTS WE EVEN LISTED
OUR HOUSE FOR SALE.

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

HIGH SOCIETY'S MORALITY
IS NOT ON TRIAL HERE.

SUSTAINED.
MRS. SUMMERS, PROCEED.

I WAS WATCHING PBS,

AND I HEARD YELLING
AND SCREAMING NEXT DOOR.

SO I WENT TO THE WINDOW

AND MRS. CARTER WAS LYING
ON THE TILE,

BESIDE THE POOL.

MR. CARTER HAD PUSHED
HER DOWN VERY HARD--

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR!

SHE NEVER ACTUALLY
WITNESSED HIM PUSH HER.

SUSTAINED.

CONTINUE.

ANYWAY, SHE WAS
ON THE FLOOR,

AND HE STARTED
LAUGHING.

SO SHE BEGAN...

SCREAMING
VULGARITIES AT HIM,

AND THEN SHE SAID
SHE WAS GOING
TO KILL HIM.

WHAT DID SHE
SAY EXACTLY?

"I'M GOING
TO BLOW YOUR...

BLANKING HEAD OFF,
YOU SON OF A BLANK."

YOU COULD FILL IN
THE BLANKS YOURSELVES.

AND HIS RESPONSE?

HE STARTED YELLING BACK.

HE SAID, "I KNOW
ABOUT THE INSURANCE."

AND HE KNEW THAT
SHE WANTED HIM DEAD.

THEN WHAT?

THEN HE WENT INSIDE

AND CAME BACK
WITH A SHOTGUN.

AT THIS POINT
I WAS THINKING,

"OH, LORDY,
HE'S GONNA SHOOT HER!"

- DID HE?
- NO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE HANDED HER
THE SHOTGUN.

I WAS SO FRIGHTENED
I COULDN'T MOVE.

AND HE WAS...

CHALLENGING HER
TO DO IT,

TO SHOOT HIM.

AND I COULD SEE HER
TREMBLING WITH RAGE.

AND THEN...
SUDDENLY...

AND NOTHING.

AND HE STARTED
LAUGHING LIKE
A MANIAC.

SO SHE ACTUALLY
PULLED THE TRIGGER?

SHE DID.

THANK YOU,
MRS. SUMMERS.

Clive:
THIS WEEK'S PROCEEDINGS

WENT INTO WEEKEND RECESS
EARLY TODAY

AFTER SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
BY VERA SUMMERS.

TESTIMONY, COMBINED WITH
THE OTHER EVIDENCE,

WHICH MANY EXPERTS SAY IS
SO DAMAGING TO MRS. CARTER

THAT THE DEFENSE MAY HAVE
TO RETHINK ITS POSITION.

Missy:
TELL ME WHY
WE'RE HERE AGAIN?

Taylor:
I'M JUST TRYING TO
MAKE SENSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.

SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

SHE SHOT HIM
POINT BLANK.

TRACE METAL TEST
SHOWS IT.

VERA SUMMER'S
TESTIMONY TODAY
DISPUTES THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I SUPPOSE
IF SHE HANDLED THE GUN
JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE

IT COULD BE THAT.

JESUS, YOU'RE WORKING
HARDER AT HER DEFENSE
THAN SHECK.

I JUST WANT TO BE SURE.
INDULGE ME, PLEASE.

EARL?

[ gun cocks ]

OKAY?

IF YOU WANT TO RECONSTRUCT
THIS ACCURATELY,

STAND OVER THERE.

- HERE?
- YEAH.

AIM THIS AT HIS CHIN.

MUCH CLOSER.

CLOSER.

CLOSER.

WOW.

I KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT
MY ESTIMATES SHOW.

SHE COULDN'T
MISS FROM HERE.

[ hammer clicks ]

Missy:
WHAT?

WHAT IS IT?

MANNY--
HE WROTE THE IOUs.

GOOD WORK.

DA's OFFICE.

MANNY?

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
REGARDING LUKE CARTER.

[ Russian accent ]
PLEASE, SIT.

LET ME GET YOU
A DRINK, HM?

YOU LIKE VODKA?

OF COURSE YOU DO.

[ Manny yelling ]

Al:
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OH!

WHOA.

[ grunting ]

YOU WANT TO DANCE?

OW!

[ shattering ]

- FUCK YOU.
- EVERYBODY OUT!

DA's OFFICE!
I SAID EVERYBODY OUT!

TAKE IT EASY.

I JUST WANT TO TALK.

SHOW ME A WARRANT,
ASSHOLE!

I'M NOT HERE
TO PLAY GAMES.

I COULD HAVE THIS PLACE
CRAWLING IN BLUES
IN A HEARTBEAT.

I'M CLEAN.

WELL, I GOT THESE THAT SAY OTHERWISE.

FUCK THAT BITCH!

SO HE WASN'T
PAYING HIS DEBTS?

NO, HE WASN'T
FUCKING PAYING UP!
HE HAD US BY THE BALLS.

CARTER HAD YOU
BY THE BALLS?

NO, PHIFER!
LUKE DIDN'T WANT

ANY OTHER RICO CASES
COMING DOWN.

PHIFER?
THESE ARE PHIFER'S DEBTS?

WHO THE FUCK
DID YOU THINK?

HE OWED LUKE
FOR OVER A YEAR,

BUT...
WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU GUYS
HAD IT BACKWARDS!

- THE INQUISITOR?
- OR PROSECUTOR.

TRY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

DICKHEAD.

OH, THIS IS TOO BIZARRE.

YOU HEARD HIM.

YOU REALLY THINK
PHIFER--?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT I'M GONNA
FIND OUT.

McMANUS IS A LOW-LIFE
SCUMBAG WHO'D LIKE

NOTHING MORE THAN
TO IMPLICATE HIM.

MANNY WORKED
FOR CARTER.

THAT'S WHY THE NOTES
WERE IN THE BOX.

IT ALL ADDS UP UNLESS
SOMEONE DOESN'T WANT IT TO.

- LIKE WHO?
- LIKE PHIFER!

LIKE SOMEONE WHO HAS
EVERYTHING TO LOSE
BY THIS DISCOVERY!

THAT'S A BIG LEAP.

ANY BIGGER THAN
ANGELA CARTER KILLING
LUKE FOR HIS MONEY?

- BUT JONAS, HE SAID--
- SAID WHAT?

SAID SOMETHING?
WHAT, ABOUT ME?
ABOUT CARTER?

HE SAID YOU WERE THE REASON
THE RICO PROBE STALLED.

THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED
WITH HER BACK THEN.

SON OF A BITCH.

AND YOU BELIEVED HIM?

YEAH! NO!
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW!

I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ANYMORE!

CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

CAN YOU RUN
A CREDIT CHECK ON PHIFER?

WHAT WILL THAT
ACCOMPLISH?

I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST A HUNCH I'VE GOT.

CAN YOU DO IT?
WITHOUT TELLING HIM?

THANKS, MISSY.

MRS. GEIGER,
YOU'RE IN THE THAI PLANT.

I'M JUST MAKING SURE
ALL IS KOSHER.

I LET YOUR SISTER IN
WITH THE SPARE KEY

YOU KEEP UNDER THE MAT.

MY SISTER?

YEAH, SHE SHOWED UP ON
A FANCY SHMANCY,

YELLOW TRIUMPH DAYTONA.

FUEL INJECTED,
THREE CYLINDER,

WATER COOLED OVERHEAD CAM,

LATEST TECHNOLOGY.

SO, I LET HER PARK
IN THE BACK.

THANKS, MRS. GEIGER.

OH, MY SON'S IN A CLUB.

MAYBE SHE'D LIKE
TO MEET HIM.

I BET THEY'D HIT IT OFF.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

DID YOU FIND
THE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX?

- YES, WE DID.
- DID YOU MAKE
THE CONTENTS PUBLIC?

- NO.
- WHY NOT?

- YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE.
- I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME.

I CAN'T BE HERE.
I CAN'T GO HOME.

I WON'T GO TO JAIL.
WHERE THE HELL SHOULD
I GO ANYWAY?

I DON'T CARE.
I'M YOUR PROSECUTOR.

YOU'RE ALSO THE ONLY ONE
WHO KNOWS I'M INNOCENT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I SAW YOU TRYING
TO MANIPULATE MISSY

AT THE POLYGRAPH TEST.

YOU'RE PLAYING
A DANGEROUS GAME.

I WANT TO TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED.

DON'T.

ARE YOU THAT FAR GONE

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE TRUTH ANYMORE?

WHEN I WALKED IN,
LUKE WAS ALREADY DEAD.

THERE WERE PICTURES
EVERYWHERE.

WHAT PICTURES?

OF ME AND SEAN MALLOY.

SEAN MALLOY?

IT WAS AN AFFAIR
WE HAD SIX MONTHS AGO.

ROUND ABOUT THE TIME
YOU BOUGHT LUKE'S
INSURANCE POLICY?

HE MADE ME FEEL GOOD.
LIKE A WOMAN, OKAY?

WHEN I ENDED IT
HE DIDN'T TAKE IT TOO WELL

- AND HE BECAME OBSESSED.
- OH, SO HE DID IT NOW?

- NO.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE DIDN'T FIND
ANY PICTURES.

- OF COURSE NOT, I TOOK THEM.
- WHY?

BECAUSE I WALKED IN
AND I PICKED UP THE SHOTGUN!

THEN I REALIZED
THE MISTAKE I HAD MADE--

THE PRINTS, THE BLOOD,
THE PICTURES EVERYWHERE.

IT LOOKED LIKE
I HAD DONE IT,
WITH MOTIVE.

SO INSTEAD YOU TRIED
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE

SOMEBODY ELSE HAD
DONE IT.

MOB HITS GO
MOSTLY UNSOLVED.

YOU TAMPERED
WITH EVIDENCE.

IT BEATS MURDER.

[ telephone ringing ]

YEAH?

It's Missy.
Catherine's dead.

- WHAT?
- They found her
an hour ago.

- AHEM!
- HANG ON.

RIGOR MORTIS PUTS
HER TIME OF DEATH

BETWEEN TWO AND
SIX HOURS AGO.

PRELIMINARILY,
IT LOOKS LIKE
STRANGULATION.

PRINT WORK'S
GONE TO THE LAB.

- Was there anything on her?
- WAS THERE ANYTHING ON HER?

THEY'RE STILL LOOKING.

THANKS.

CATHERINE IS DEAD.

OH, NO!

OH, NO.

OKAY--
WHERE'S THE TAPE?

WHERE'S THE SHOTGUN?

LOOK, IN CASE
YOU DIDN'T NOTICE,

AFTER TODAY'S TESTIMONY

AND THE RECENT DEMISE
OF YOUR ONLY ALIBI,

YOU ARE IN AN OCEAN
OF DEEP DARK SHIT.

IF I WERE YOU
I'D BE A LITTLE
MORE FORTHCOMING

ROUND ABOUT NOW.

ANGELA,
WHERE ARE THEY?

[ sighs ]

Angela: CATHERINE'S STUDIO.

NICE HOUSEKEEPING.

LET ME GUESS.

GONE.

[ front door opens,
footsteps ]

[ screaming ]

- MISSY. MISSY.
- DAMN YOU! YOU SCARED ME!

WHAT THE HELL...?

FOR ALL YOU KNOW,
SHE COULD HAVE KILLED CATHERINE!

I WAS WITH HER
ALL EVENING.

WHAT IS IT?

ARE YOU IN LOVE?
WHAT?

IT'S COMPLICATED.

LIKE HELL IT IS!
YOU'RE TRAIPSING AROUND

WITH A MURDER SUSPECT!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

I HAVE A THEORY
AND I'M TRYING
TO PROVE IT.

WHAT YOU'RE DOING
IS UNETHICAL.

MAYBE, BUT I'M TRYING
TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

THERE'S SOMETHING
ROTTEN ON OUR SIDE

AND I'M NOT GETTING
ANY ANSWERS FROM ANYONE.

SO YOU GO TO HER?

I CAN SEE WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.

THAT "POOR
PITIFUL GIRL" ACT,

IT DOESN'T FOOL ME ONE BIT.

AND I'LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING ELSE,

IF YOU'RE GUILTY,
I'LL GET YOU.
I WILL.

I KNOW.

SHE REALLY
CARES ABOUT YOU.

LET'S GO.

[ car alarm blaring ]

[ woman yelling ]

You've reached Al Bailey's mobile voice mail.

Please leave a message.

HI, AL.

I'M TAKING ANGELA CARTER
TO THE COMFORT INN ON 6th.

I NEED YOU TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER FOR ME.

CALL ME.

[ grunting ]

Thug:
Oh, Mr. Carter...

[ chuckles ]

seems like you owe
my boss a little change,

- and we've come to collect.
- Get lost, all right?

[ grunts ]

HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS,
LADIES AND GERMS--

Thug:
Here's the message:

My boss was kind enough
to give you the money,

so you could win
that city contract.

Now it's past due.

Just tell him
I ain't got it, all right?

I'll talk to Dom,
tomorrow, okay?

Oh, okay.

[ grunts ]

Hey, a little gift
from Dom.

That's Mr. Vittorio.

You don't seem
to understand.

It's the change,
tomorrow,

or it's buckwheats,
o-tay?

What the--?

[ laughing ]

[ screams ]

Phifer:
What the hell is going on?

What is so goddamn important
that you would call me here?

SON OF A BITCH.

I need the 600 K
you're into me for.

Didn't we talk
about this?

Look, it's Vittorio, okay?
I'm in deep.

I gotta have
the money.

The way I see it,
I don't owe you a penny,

and if you don't
watch yourself,

you're gonna have another
RICO investigation
up your ass.

Luke, if you can't
look after your debts,

that's not my problem.

- You owe me--
- That's just--

You owe me!

What are you doing?

[ panting ]

[ moaning ]

[ panting ]

DAMN YOU,
WHERE IS SHE?

WHERE?

[ spits ]

[ touchtone beeps ]

[ Lewis' message ] Al, I'm taking Angela Carter

to the Comfort Inn on 6th.

I need you to keep an eye on her for me.

Call me.

Angela: SO WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WITH KAREN GENARO?

OH, IT WAS
A SENSATIONAL CASE.

KAREN GENARO
WAS A DRUG ADDICT.

CRYSTAL METH.

BOTH SHE AND HER HUSBAND
WERE ADDICTED TO IT.

ONE EVENING,
A JUNKIE FRIEND
WALKS IN AND FINDS

KAREN'S HUSBAND
AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS

STABBED TO DEATH.

MULTIPLE WOUNDS.
BLOOD EVERYWHERE.

KAREN WAS IN BED,
THE KNIFE BESIDE HER.

SHE WAS HIGH AS A KITE.

COULDN'T REMEMBER A THING
EXCEPT SOME DREAM SHE HAD

IN WHICH SHE WAS
FIGHTING OFF SOME WOMAN

SHE HAD NEVER
SEEN BEFORE.

THE REAL KILLER?

YUP...

HER HUSBAND'S LOVER,
ALSO A JUNKIE.

WHEN DID YOU KNOW?

DURING THE TRIAL,
MISSY AND I GOT A TIP OFF

FROM A BACKSTREET
HEROIN DEALER.

IT WAS SUCH BAD TIMING.

WE WERE ON A ROLL.

EVERYONE WANTED A CONVICTION
INCLUDING ME.

SO I...

IGNORED IT.

TWO WEEKS LATER,
THE KILLER WALKS

INTO A POLICE STATION
AND CONFESSES.

DNA TESTS
CONFIRMED IT.

IN THE MEANTIME,

KAREN GENARO HAD BEEN
MURDERED IN PRISON.

CLIVE JOHNSON,
A REPORTER, GOT WIND,

DECIDED TO PLAY DIRTY.

HE PAID SOMEONE
TO GET MY PERSONAL FILE.

IN IT WAS A FAVOR
I HAD DONE FOR MY FATHER

A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK,

WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED
FOR SOLICITING

AFTER A DRUNKEN NIGHT OUT
WITH THE GUYS.

CLIVE DID AN EXPOSE ON...

THE BREAKS THAT FAMILY MEMBERS
OF THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

ROUTINELY GOT

AND MENTIONED
MY FATHER'S NAME.

IT BROKE MY MOTHER'S HEART.

YOU SHOULDN'T
BLAME YOURSELF
FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
RIGHT AND WRONG ARE JUST
A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE?

YEAH.

WHEN SOMEONE LIKE PHIFER
CRAWLS INTO BED

WITH SOMEONE LIKE LUKE,

PERSPECTIVE GOES
OUT THE WINDOW.

THEY USED YOU.

JUST LIKE THEY USED YOU
ON LUKE'S INVESTIGATION.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

GAMBLING DEBTS,
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS,

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
EITHER WILL KILL A RICO PROBE.

WHAT?

IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE.

WELL, NOT TO ME,
IT ISN'T.

YOU WERE
THE PERFECT SOLDIER.

RALLIER OF THE TROOPS.

GREAT RECORD.
I MEAN, IF THE CASE STALLED

WHO WOULD QUESTION
YOUR EFFORTS?

EVEN NOW.

FUCK ME.

I ALREADY DID.

YOU'RE A DECENT MAN.

NOT PERFECT,
BUT DECENT.

THERE MUST BE A MORE
SOLID TRAIL TO PHIFER.

THE CONTRIBUTIONS--
WHO KNEW ABOUT THEM?

HMM, FRITKIN.

LET'S PAY HIM
A VISIT.

I'LL CHECK OUT
AND MEET YOU AT THE CAR.

- HI, BABY.
- [ Angela screams ]

SEAN!
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

THINGS ARE HEATING UP.
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU AND ME.

NO, NO, I TOLD YOU
TO BACK OFF.

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING
UNDER CONTROL.

AND I'M TELLING YOU
IT'S ALL BAD.

CATHERINE, THE COPS,
THEY'RE ONTO US--

ONTO THE TAPE!

- WHERE IS IT?
- I GOT IT, BABY.

- OH, OKAY.
- I GOT IT, COME ON.

- WAIT, I CAN'T GO WITH YOU.
- YOU CAN'T GO WITH HIM.

TRUST ME ON THIS.
NOW LET'S GO!

NO! NO!

- [ Angela yelling ]
- HEY!

LET GO OF ME!

ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU HURT?

I'M-- NO.

SEAN HAS THE TAPE.

HE MEANS TO BLACKMAIL ME
WITH WHAT'S ON IT.

WHICH IS?

I THINK YOU KNOW.

MY GOD! THE BRAKES DON'T WORK.

HANG ON.

[ tires screeching ]

[ police radio chatter ]

THE BRAKE LINES
WERE CUT.

LOOK--

I KNOW I CAN BE
A JERK OFF,

BUT YOU GOTTA
TALK TO ME.

- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- SHE MAY NOT HAVE
KILLED HER HUSBAND.

- BASED ON WHAT?
- A LOT OF THINGS.

THINGS I CAN'T REALLY
GO INTO NOW.

BUT DE LUCA,
I COULD REALLY DO WITH

SEAN MALLOY'S ADDRESS.

COULD YOU DO THAT
FOR ME?

I NEED A CAR AS WELL.

THANKS.

CARMINE, ABOUT
THE GENARO THING--

I HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THAT.

I KNOW THAT NOW.
REALLY, THANKS.

IT'S GONNA COST YOU 70 BUCKS
TO GET YOUR WRECK
OUT OF IMPOUND.

AND DON'T MESS UP
MY CAR!

[ chanting ]
MONEY TALKS,
GARBAGE WALKS.

THIS STRIKE MUST BE
PUTTING YOU UNDER
A LOT OF PRESSURE.

DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S STRANGE
THAT WE FOUND

THE TRASH CONTRACT
ON LUKE CARTER'S BODY?

HEY,

I'M NOT THE ONE
ON TRIAL HERE.

- I COULD CHANGE THAT.
- COME ON, THAT'S CRAP.

IT DOESN'T TAKE
A ROCKET SCIENTIST

TO SEE THAT LUKE AND I
WERE TRYING TO PUSH
EACH OTHER OUT.

- LUKE WAS A FUCKING SNAKE.
- "MONGOOSE" EATS SNAKE.

IF LUKE IS DEAD
AND HIS WIFE IS CONVICTED,

- THIS IS ALL YOURS.
- ALL WHAT?

THIS CRAP?
SORRY.

IT'S A LOT OF MONEY
IN THE BALANCE, MOE.

WHO GETS IT?

WHAT KIND OF BOGUS
INVESTIGATION IS THIS?

SINCE WHEN IS
THE ACCUSED KILLER

ALLOWED ON
THE INVESTIGATION?

I SHOULD FUCKING
CALL THE MAYOR.

YOU DO THAT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,
WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER

WHICH OF HER OVERSEAS
ACCOUNTS SHE WANTS

THE MONEY
TRANSFERRED INTO?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I DON'T WANT THE MAYOR.
I COULDN'T GIVE A DAMN
ABOUT HER,

BUT I WANT PHIFER.
I WANT HIS BANK NUMBERS.

SORRY.

CAN'T HELP YOU.

Angela:
YES, YOU CAN.

THEY'RE TAPED
TO THE UNDERSIDE
OF THE TOP DRAWER.

QUITE A CELEBRITY LIST, MOE.

I'LL ASK THE COPS
TO PATROL THE BUILDING.

SHOULD KEEP MALLOY AWAY.

I NEED YOU TO STAY PUT
UNTIL I GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

OKAY?

OKAY.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS
I'VE GOT TO DO.

DID YOU MOVE THE FILES?

JONAS HAS THEM.
HE'S TAKING OVER
THE CASE.

WHY?

HE THINKS YOU'RE
TOO INVOLVED.

TOO CLOSE TO THE TRUTH,
MORE LIKE.

THAT BASTARD!
HE'S COVERING
HIS TRACKS.

HIS, THE MAYOR'S
AND A DOZEN OTHER
NOTABLES.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

ENOUGH TO BRING
THEM ALL DOWN.

DID YOU GET
WHAT I ASKED FOR?

YEAH,
FULL CREDIT HISTORY.

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT JONAS.
HE'S GOT BANK DEPOSITS

AND CREDIT TRANSFERS
FROM OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS.

- IT MATCHES.
- YEAH.

DID YOU SPEAK TO AL?

NO, BUT HE DROPPED
THIS OVER YESTERDAY.

HE DID A DMV TRACE
ON BLUE VEHICLES

REGISTERED IN MARYLAND
WITH PLATES THAT START
WITH "O" OR "Q."

128 MATCHES.

Taylor:
BUT ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS.

Missy: OH, SHIT.

Taylor: JONAS?

THIS IS YOUR CAR,
ISN'T IT?

YEAH.

IT WAS SEEN OUTSIDE
THE HOUSE THE NIGHT

THAT LUKE CARTER
GOT MURDERED.

I HAD BUSINESS THERE,
EARLIER THAT EVENING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US
ABOUT THAT BEFORE?

WHOSE BUSINESS?
THE MAYOR'S?

YOU DON'T WANT
TO GO THERE.

YOU LYING, SELF-CENTERED,
POMPOUS SON OF A BITCH.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

9-7-8-6-7-4-0-2-9,

BRITISH CAYMAN ISLANDS.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT.

AND THAT'S WHY THE RICO
PROBE STALLED, ISN'T IT?

YOU WERE FEEDING ME
BLIND LEADS.

THAT'S WHY YOU WANTED
ME ON THIS.

SO YOU COULD LEAD ME AROUND
IN CIRCLES LIKE BEFORE.

- WELL, DAMN YOU!
- TAY, STOP!

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I WANT.

THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS,
THE GAMBLING,

THE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS.
YOU ARE FINISHED.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE BALLS.

REALLY?
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO ABOUT IT?

SELL MY PERSONAL FILE
TO THAT REPORTER AGAIN?

[ sighs ]

OH, NO, MISSY.
NO, NOT YOU.

CLIVE WAS GONNA
BLOW OPEN WHAT HAPPENED

ON THE GENARO CASE.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN
DISBARRED.

I COULD HAVE!

IT WAS THE ONLY THING
I COULD DO TO KEEP
HIM AT BAY.

- GOD, I'M SO SORRY.
- THIS PLACE IS JUST
ONE BIG STINK-HOLE.

- TAYLOR, LISTEN TO ME.
- NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME.

YOUR RUN IS OVER.

I AM GOING TO
ENSURE YOU NEVER
RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.

I AM GONNA CRUCIFY YOU.

I AM GONNA HUMILIATE YOU
AS A HUMAN BEING.

Clive:
TELL HER TO TELL
THE SENATOR

WE JUST NEED
A SIMPLE STATEMENT.

WE'RE GOING WITH THE STORY
WHETHER SHE'S ON IT OR NOT.

CLIVE, YOU WANT
AN EXCLUSIVE?

YOU, STAY AWAY FROM ME,
OR I AM CALLING THE COPS.

CALM DOWN,

IT'S FOR REAL
THIS TIME.

YOU WERE RIGHT
ABOUT THE GENARO CASE.

EVIDENCE WAS SUPPRESSED.

I KNEW IT.

I APOLOGIZE,
FOR MYSELF AND
FOR MY OFFICE.

WE WERE WRONG.

IT'S ALL THERE.

IT'S A TREASURE TROVE
ON PHIFER, THE MAYOR,

LUKE CARTER, BRIBERY,
CORRUPTION, EXTORTION.

YOU NAME IT.

TAYLOR...?

WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS?

LET'S JUST SAY
THIS TIME

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES.
COME TO MY OFFICE.

[ honks horn ]

Sean:
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

DID YOU CUT THE BRAKES
IN THE CAR?

DID I OR DID I NOT TELL YOU
TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT CAR?

[ dials cell phone, beeping ]

[ rings ]

DE LUCA, LEWIS.

I'M AT MALLOY'S PLACE.
CAN YOU COME OVER?

- [ gun cocks ]
- DROP THE PHONE, CHUMP.

Taylor:
AL, YOU OKAY?

HE'S FINE,
JUST KEEP WALKING.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

I SUPPOSE YOU CAME HERE
FOR THE TAPE.

- SHUT UP!
- [ Taylor grunts ]

SEAN!

I'M PISSED OFF.

KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH
BECAUSE OF YOU?

BIKER HEMORRHOIDS,
I HOPE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
SHOOT ME.

NO.

BUT I'LL DO HIM.

OR WOULD THAT BE
TOO HEARTBREAKING?

YOU SLEPT WITH HIM,
DIDN'T YOU?

- YOU SON OF A BITCH!
- [ Taylor grunts ]

I'LL KILL YOU!
I'LL KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD!

NO, DON'T!

GET AWAY, YOU WHORE!

DOES LOVERBOY KNOW
WHAT'S ON THE TAPE?

I CAN MAKE
A PRETTY GOOD GUESS.

OH, REALLY?

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
SO STUPID AFTER ALL.

SHE PLANNED IT
ALMOST PERFECT,
YOU KNOW?

COME ON, LET'S SHOW
DON JUAN, SHALL WE?

Asshole.

[ gasps ]

[ yelling ]

[ Luke laughs ]

I can't take buckwheats.

I'll fuck everyone.

Even you, my lovely bitch.

Angela:
Luke?

Luke:
Hi, Honey.

[ Luke laughing ]

Fuck you...

and your insurance.

Watch this.

- [ shotgun blasts ]
- [ Angela screams ]

[ water splash ]

Catherine:
Oh my God!
He's shot himself!

We have to call
the police.

No, wait,
let me think.

What do you have
to think about?
He's dead!

Please, hold on, Catherine.
Let me think, okay?

Angela: I need you to do something for me.

Catherine:
What? What? Okay!

It can't look like a suicide.
I'll tell you why later.

- Will you help me?
- Yes.

Okay, I need you
to go to the cellar,

find the videotape,
get the tape...

don't have any prints left.

- Can you do that?
- Yes.

INSURANCE DOESN'T
PAY OUT ON SUICIDES.

Sean:
NO, IT DON'T,
SHERLOCK.

WHAT WE GOT HERE
IS THE REAL SCORE.

RIGHT, BABY?

GIVE ME THE TAPE.
SEAN.

WHY?

TO DESTROY IT.

LATER, BABY,

AFTER WE BLOW HIS BRAINS OUT
AND GET OUT OF HERE.

GO UP TO CANADA
WHERE THE MONEY IS.

Angela:
NO.

THEY WANT YOU
TO BE GUILTY.

IT'S OVER, SEAN.

NO, IT AIN'T.
NOT AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE DONE.

THAT BITCH, CATHERINE,
SHE WAS GOING TO THE COPS.

I TOOK CARE OF IT.

I GOT THE TAPE BACK

FOR US, BABY.

YOU'RE SICK.

- AND YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD!
- [ Angela screaming ]

SHIT.

[ crashing ]

[ car horn blaring ]

[ gun fires ]

OKAY, THANK YOU,
MRS. CARTER.

OKAY, GIVE ME THE SKINNY.

SEAN MALLOY.

YEAH, JEALOUS
EX-BOYFRIEND,

YADA YADA,
IT ADDS UP,
BUT IT DON'T.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN?

OH, PUT IT TOGETHER.

HE HATED CARTER.

MISSY WILL SHOW YOU
THE DEATH THREATS
HE WROTE.

DEATH THREATS?

LIEUTENANT!
I THINK YOU'D BETTER
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

I'LL BE DAMNED.

HE KILLED CATHERINE
AS WELL.

IS THIS FOR REAL, AL?

YES, JUST LIKE
THE BOSS SAID.

OKAY, THEN.
LET'S WRAP IT UP!

SO WHAT NOW?

YOU MIGHT SAY I'M GONNA TAKE
A PERMANENT SABBATICAL.

BUT YOU'RE ABOUT TO EXPOSE
THE BIGGEST CORRUPTION SCANDAL

THIS CITY'S EVER SEEN.

IT'S A PROSECUTOR'S DREAM.

NAH.

IT'S NOT FOR ME.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT
MAYBE TOGETHER WE COULD

REALLY GIVE THEM A RUN.

YOU'LL GIVE THEM
THEIR DUE, MISSY.
I KNOW THAT.

I GUESS WE DO LIVE
BY OUR MISTAKES.

I GUESS.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
TAYLOR.

YOU, TOO.

YOU WANNA GET
OUT OF HERE?

YEAH.

LET'S GO.

De Luca:
HEY, ONE MORE THING.

EITHER OF YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT A TAPE?

[ reporters yelling ]
MR. PHIFER! MR. PHIFER!

Clive:
THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS
CERTAIN CANDIDATES

HAVE BEEN LESS THAN ETHICAL
WITH THEIR CAMPAIGN FINANCING.

- WOULD YOU CARE TO RESPOND?
- CLIVE, AS YOU KNOW,

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED
WITH POLITICAL ETHICS

AND I'VE OUTLINED
A COMPREHENSIVE
REFORM PACKAGE

THAT WOULD MAKE ELECTED
OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE CAMPAIGN
FUNDING.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT
THE OPPOSITION HAS BEEN
SILENT ON THIS ISSUE.

HOW THEN WOULD YOU
RESPOND TO DOCUMENTS

SHOWING MORE THAN
$600,000 TRANSITED

FROM KNOWN MOB SOURCES

TO YOUR PERSONAL
BANK ACCOUNTS?

I'D CHECK MY SOURCES
MORE CLOSELY.

IS THIS CLOSE ENOUGH?

HOW'S IT GONNA FEEL
TO BE PROSECUTED BY
YOUR OWN TEAM?

[ reporters shouting ]

STATE'S ATTORNEY
JONAS PHIFER

ON THE STEPS OF THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE...

[ motorcycle engine revs ]